The Republican Party looks like a ship without a Captain. The Party has no one to blame but itself. If the 2006 elections were a shot across the bow then, the 2008 election became the torpedo that put the Republican ship to the floundering place it is today. Sex Scandals with the likes of Larry Craig and Mark Foley, the questionable activities of Tom Delay, Dennis Hastert and Scooter Libby gave Americans a reason to look in another direction for leadership. The nail in the coffin came, when the economy went south and George W. appeared to take a melancholy attitude. The money that Secretary Paulson offered up as a solution looked more like a final looting of the Country’s Treasury.
The party needs to take a step back and re-evaluate where they are and where they need to be in order to get the American people to listen to them again. Sure, the base always will listen but, the base is not enough to win national elections. The Independent Vote, along with capturing the youth attention, is what I believe will be needed. Right now, there is no one who can rally the wagons together. Bobby Jindal was a train wreck in his first try and he does not appear to be gaining any ground either. To me, Eric Cantor, is a joke and John Boehner is a face from the old guard.
I believe Newt Gingrich is correct. I believe a splinter group of Conservatives could break away from the Republican Party if they can not reach a united front. Would a third party be a bad thing? I do not know. I do believe that the two party system may grow if the ship does not get a Captain soon.That's how I see it.
I agree but I think the answer is more then a 3 party system. Perhaps a 15 party system. Perhaps we should make it a federal law that prohibits any private broadcasting agency to charge for public service anouncements (of course with restrictions to limit "mudslinging") then alot of point of views could be heard and all of a sudden you would create a large vacuum that would be filled by the most middle person available and all of a sudden the best interest of the most people would be the agenda and as a result...TRUE DEMOCRACY. Imagine that?????!!!!
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