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The Republicans, on the other hand, don't seem to have a definite agenda other than getting re-elected and hopefully -- not losing ground. They repeatedly give us candidates who represent ideas that are anathema to the party base and present them as a "take it or leave it" proposition. For years, we've taken it. We're not -- most of us -- taking it any more. We have closed our checkbooks, and we will keep them closed until we are heard -- and the party responds.

The Republican Party will begin to get better funding when they divest themselves of the good 'ole boy network and appoint principled men to positions of power within the party. The passing over of Jeff Flake is but one example of maintaining the old system instead of proving to the core of the party that they are serious about changing the guard. John Campbell and Dr. Tom Coburn are other examples of men with principles who should be elevated within the party structure. But no -- we continue to foist off Arlen Specter and his ilk as party leaders.

Instead of supporting Tom Coburn in his (apparently one-man) campaign against irresponsible spending, they rail at him and vote against his bills. How many voices were raised in support of the corrupt Ted Stevens -- yet Mr. Coburn is under attack by the left on ethics charges for delivering medical services for free, and he gets virtually no support from his Republican colleagues. Why? Because he has tried to reel in
their pork spending habits.

Show us the party is serious about returning to it's principles, Mr. DeLay, and maybe those purse strings will open. Until then ... I don't think so.
-- Bruce J. Emmott
Merrick, New York

Tom DeLay not being a paleoconservative, Obamacon or "liberalterian" is doing what real conservatives do -- hammer Democrats. Despite being the first to get the knife in the back from the right he's not bitter. Instead, he's still fighting the real enemy -- Democrats. Wouldn't it be nice if conservatives would quit mimicking cry baby liberals and start hammering the Democrats and kicking their effete posteriors? The last election is history -- we can still win this one unless a majority of us prefer the easy path of losing and just sitting around and whining. As for me and my house, we're picking up our hammers.
-- Michael Tomlinson

Ho hum. It must be the dog days of summer. Who gives a rat's ass about Tom DeLay? What a waster of ink. Lay low, DeLay, just hang around with your K Street boys, make your big bucks and ride quietly into the sunset.
-- Charles R. Jackson

Jeremy Lott replies:
It was only possible for it to be a waste of ink if you printed it out. The American Spectator website has a very small carbon footprint.

TOUCH FREEDOM BASE
Re: The Prowler's In and Out of Action:

Come on! We expect a conservative mag to give us the hard truth, no matter how unpalatable. You really expect McCain to reach out to the pro-Freedom base? And McCain will be singing La Cucaracha while he hoses us the peons down. Any attempts to raise an umbrella in the defense of Freedom will be ruled to run afoul of McCain's of McCain's foul McCain-Feingold.

We cannot win with McCain yet we will have lost if McCain wins. Are we going to go like sheep to the slaughter? Or will we find the courage of our Founding Fathers, rise up, and take the party that left Reagan back from McCain?

McCain can take his grand "immigration" reform and.... And I say that even though the aliens in this once Free land illegally are God's children.

Down with McCain. Up with Freedom.

What good is victory in Iraq if Iran has nukes?

Waging war on a tactic will bring us nothing but tears.

We are so major leagued screwed.
-- Ralph Diamond
Annapolis, Maryland
PS: I pray that my cri du Coeur for Freedom does not run of foul of McCain's foul McCain-Feingold.

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