The American Spectator

Deborah D| 10.7.09 @ 7:01AM

Why are some Republicans so braindead when it comes to logic and reading the large tea leaves floating around in their cups? Mr. Ferrara, please e-mail your column to those Republicans. I fear for my country as you do. Why don't they?

Alan Brooks| 10.7.09 @ 4:36PM

Not much hope as for now. Since the Cold War ended there has been little to unite the GOP.
But in 2020 you might have Palin elected.

Are you patient enough to wait 10- 11 years? Patience is a virtue.

Dakota| 10.7.09 @ 8:57PM

Brace yourself Deborah, you might be surprised at a tidal wave of out of work Democratic Congressmen and Senators next year. As an independent, I think the so called blue dogs are an endangered species . Check out the Rasmussen polls just released on Senatorial Races next year. Reid, Dodd, Lincoln, etc are already polling well below their potential Republican opponents.In my business, i see the dangerous effects the declining dollar is going to have. Govt. jobs do not create wealth and tax revenue, they only suck up the Nations wealth.

AZ Bill| 10.7.09 @ 7:37AM

I am a lifelong registered Republican. Now I strongly feel the GOP has transformed itself into a bureaucracy that only wants money to spend to raise more money instead of fighting for the Constitution as written and representing the real political issues important to me. Although Republican requests for money give lip service by stating conservative positions, no action is being taken to protect the Constitution. Why? Where was the Republican Party during the recent Washington Tea Party? There were Republicans there of course but no official presence. Why Not? The people were there to protest violations of our Constitution! There must be someone, somewhere who will stand up and tell me who you are, that you are there and you are willing to fight for our Constitution as it was written! Stand Up!!
Where are you? Who are you? We need you!

Michael L. Hauschild| 10.7.09 @ 8:46AM

All those people you strive to find certainly do not exist in AZ. The only thing McCain has done of any significance, and he is doing every thing in his power to undo that, is pick Sarah Palin as a running mate.

CB| 10.7.09 @ 7:59AM

Great article!....but it drives me nuts to read something that has so much common sense in it, and yet NOBODY gets it. Where is that "shout it from the rooftop" politician that keeps driving these points home? I know there are a ton of people like me that go crazy with the thoughts of how easy this is...global warming, CO2 as a pollutant, John McCain as the leader of the Republican Party??? Are you kidding me? What we need is a Common Sense Department...I'll nominate myself to be the Czar...who just throws crap like this out before there is ever a discussion about it...but there are not enough people out there anymore who have common sense to do it! I'm sorry for the full on rant, but this stuff is just so stupid that it gets my blood boiling...what has happened to my country????

LQQKY| 10.7.09 @ 9:11AM

Your comment should read NOBODY IN WASHINGTON! I agree wholeheartedly. The largest part of the problem is the gerrymandering of congressional districts, something which should (but won't) be declared unconstitutional by the next to worthlesss supreme court. With congressional districts as they are, 90% of the congress know that once elected, they will be re-elected, almost without campaigning. I do get it CB but sadly, with things as they are, my vote rarely counts. Another problem is electing senators. This should also be changed back to the old system, but won't be. Those in power make the rules and there is no way in hell that they are going to change their fat cat gravy train back to representing the people. GOP leaders in Washington? BIIIIG YUK!
C.D. Lueders

Rmm| 10.7.09 @ 11:07AM

CB; Ditto brother or sister? You have similar ideas to mine. What a perfectly pathetic choice we had in the 08 election. I became so pissed that I changed party affiliation from R to I. Something has to change and it won't come from Washington. I foresee a true revolution happening in OUR country again.

Dave| 10.7.09 @ 8:02AM

With regard to Mr. Ferrara's thoughts on the Democrats self destructing, I think he may be correct with his analogies of Ice Age and Wolly Mammoths. He just might.

However, allow me offer another small analogy of my own. This current edition of D.C. Democrats seems more to me like discovering your attic has been infested with a large family of rats. Oh, sure you can call the pest control guy to come over and clear out the problem. Thing is, by the time he crawls around over those musty rafters, spreads around the bait and waits for the invaders to enjoy a nice last lunch -- the worst may be yet to come: Getting the bill to repair all the damage that this family of munchers has caused to your (a) electrical wiring (b) drywalls and (c) any insulation that requires expensive replacement. And let's not forget that lingering ... aroma.

In the end, the rats may be gone ... but the droppings they leave behind can be stinkin' up the house for years.

I might suggest selling the ol' casa and moving to Montana -- but they'll probably be dealing with what you just left behind: nationalized health care, cap and trade and car lots full of used Saturns.

In a nutshell, once the horse is out of the barn ...

See, this is what happens when Farmer John gets fat, happy and too lazy to lock the coral gate at night.

That my take and I'm stickin' to it.

R Martin| 10.7.09 @ 8:57AM

It's a good take and you're wise to stick with it. The best example of the lingering Democrat rat dung which we might have to deal with is the VAT, and Mr. Ferrara devotes only one sentence to it. Even the dullest among us must recognize that Obama's spending will have to be paid for, and only new taxes (yes, plural) will accomplish that. Once enacted, the hideous European-style VAT will wrap its tentecals around all aspects of American life and commerce and be very difficult to dislodge. No effort should be spared opposing it.

martin j smith| 10.7.09 @ 8:09AM

There are many voters and some political leaders who have some idea of what is going on and on some level that openly Oppose Obama Care and the rest of the left agenda. Sadly not enough. Many of these call themselves Republicans--the "loyal opposition". I have not yet decided if these are just your ordinary currupt politicians willing to make deals with the left or something else. They make me very nervous. Obam is bad enough and at the same time you have an idea what to expect. But when those who call themselves Republicans run a race say as incomeptent as John MacCaine well that is another story and one has to wonder--especially in times when the Voters are yearning for leadership.

Melvin| 10.7.09 @ 8:11AM

One of the main problems of both are parties is, that they have lost the inability to think outside the ideological box.
They have become ideological slaves, that if we spend more tax payer money on an issue that everyone knows will not work, but by virtue of flooding it with money will somehow make it right even when common sense and practicality dictate otherwise.
There is absolutely no independent thought in Washington D.C. all that reside there are drones to the special interest groups/lobbyists that tell the political mouthpieces what to say, how to act, and "do not think we will do that for you, after we conduct a poll."
As odd as this may sound the United States currently does not have a coherent governing body in Washington. The House, Senate, and the White House are more or less doing their own thing, on separate tracks because they have lost the inability to communicate and interact effectively with each other, let alone the American people.
From the immortal phrase of the Joker aka Jack Nicholson from the movie Batman. "What this City needs is an enema!"
That is the only way that the rest of us will force any sanity to take root on Capitol Hill is, during the 2010 mid-term elections is to dump ton after ton of colon cleanser into the Potomac River to force out and clean all the crap that resides there.

Bill L| 10.7.09 @ 8:18AM

I live in New Jersey, and you're right: Christie's campaign has been horrible. In fact, it's even worse than that -- there's been no Christie campaign that I've noticed. The man has been completely invisible for weeks now. My father and I were joking the other day that his strategy must be to communicate with New Jersey voters via brainwaves.

But to be fair to Christie, Corzine has one huge advantage in this campaign: money. For months now, he's been carpet-bombing Christie with negative television ads. It's eerily reminiscent of last year's presidential campaign, when Obama spent McCain into oblivion and you couldn't escape the Obama attack ads.

Which brings me to my point: Republicans aren't going to win elections again until they figure out how to get competitive in fund-raising. Not even a great candidate is going to win if his/her opponent is saturating the airwaves with negative ads and he/she can't finance an effective response.

Rick Z| 10.7.09 @ 9:54PM

** Sigh **
Jon Corzine has been supremely inept in balancing revenue and expenses for NJ. The state's unfunded liabilities have just grown under his tenure as Governor.

That said, Christie has campaigned with all the vigor and incisiveness of Bob Dole. Christie went from a double digit "anyone but Corzine" lead into a dead-even heat ... and Corzine's wealth will carry the day.

JBobs| 10.7.09 @ 8:37AM

In a perfect world.... there would be a chance for a breakaway third party revolt of true conservatives. But our system is unfortunately plagued with a two party stranglehold populated by the socialist Dems on one side and mostly McCain Repubs on the other. The freedoms won for us by the founders are currently in the final stages of being smothered out by our government... with no easy return at the ballot box.

Michael L. Hauschild| 10.7.09 @ 8:52AM

You might show me a fat cat Senator, you might show me a 24/7 campaign mode congressman, but I seriously doubt you can show me a "McCain Repub" outside of the RNC.

factis| 10.7.09 @ 8:51AM

FTA: "Congressional Republicans underestimate the grassroots anger that will not tolerate support for President Obama's leftist agenda."

Why don't Republicans speak up loudly? Why does Senator John McCain act like nothing happened? Senator McCain acts and speaks as if he believes what he is doing is correct.

Representative Joe Wilson allowed his emotion to get the better of him but "YOU LIE!" says it all about most of the Republicans and Democrats, too.

You say, Mr. Ferrara, that you are like Paul Revere here, sounding a warning. It's nice that you took the time to write this common-sense article. But the warning was actually sounded loud and clear in D.C. on Saturday, September 12th 2009. I've been in the Pasadena California Rose Bowl when it was packed and the D.C. crowd would have filled several Rose Bowls.

It was a big gathering of all ages, colors, creeds, and nationalities. A huge peaceful crowd calling for exactly what you are calling for in this article. And what? Nothin'. That's what.

McCain is still jabbering uselessly. You are writing articles saying what every person of good will already knows. And the radical New Fascist Left in D.C. is passing new law writing new regulations 24/7. The U.S. Government is hiring thousands of new bureaucrats (AFl-CIO) while other U.S. employers are downsizing.

Check these links about 1000 new "cybersecurity experts" being hired by DHS. Does anyone really believe the New Fascist Left aren't planning on seriously curtailing the flow of information in cyberspace?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITI.....index.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/.....85208.html

The New Fascist Left in Washington D.C. has the bit in their teeth. They are riding roughshod over everything and everybody. Their goal is money and power. It's ON and the Republican Party leadership is just sitting there, looking and sounding like John McCain. Old pharts.

Frank Natoli| 10.7.09 @ 9:00AM

No, here in NJ Christie is not up by four. As of yesterday he's down by one. I wonder why?

It's not because he's running a surprisingly lousy campaign. In fact, he's running exactly the campaign anyone with a room temp or better IQ expected.

And it's not because of the Democrats. They didn't vote in the Republican primary.

It's because of the Republican voters in NJ. They had a truly excellent conservative in the primary, Steve Lonegan, but said "no thanks, I prefer the Democrat-lite candidate, Chris Christie".

So now Chris Christie should campaign as if Steve Lonegan was calling the shots? What sense does that make? The fact is, we've lost the role of government argument. Hardly anyone speaks of it, Mark Levin every night 6pm to 9pm being not the Paul Revere but the Cassandra exception. Until the voter, Republican and Democrat, is enlightened as to the proper role of government, conservative candidates will not survive the primaries, and even if they do, will not survive the election itself.

My 28 year old son, God bless him, is a conservative but he never heard a role of government discussion in all his school years. The present argument is over which way big government should act, not whether government should be big in the first place.

That is the problem.

Beer for My Horses| 10.7.09 @ 3:36PM

That's right, Frank. The critical question is always "What should government do?" And by corollary, shat should it not do. Of course we need government to provide "pure public goods" e.g. national defense, because markets can't or won't. But we don't need govenment to provide the things that markets are capable of providing if only government would butt out. Such a simple concept, but the politcal class just does not get it.

John Higgins| 10.7.09 @ 9:06AM

The party that gave us John McCain is now running Christie up north and is supporting Crist down south. Mark me down as disgusted with the GOP and willing to jump to a 3rd party that is CONSERVATIVE.

Tim| 10.7.09 @ 9:14AM

GIVE US MEDIOCRITY!

JimP| 10.7.09 @ 9:24AM

Two issues with this column: 1) Mr. Ferrara must not read the comments on conservative blog sites if the thinks he and the others he named are the only people who want a Reagan Rep Party; and 2) Mr. Ferrara should give us his ideas on what steps exactly he believes will help us to remake the GOP. Sending money isn't, and hasn't been, enough and there's precious little of it to spare these days. We 'no name' Reaganites have been writing, calling, emailing, attending Tea Parties, 9/12 Protests etc. Please, tell us what else you think we should be doing. What do you believe will be effective, Mr. Ferrara? What's it going to take, short of violent revolution, Peter? We're out here, we're motivated, we're primed. You wrote a good column. Now tell us you're plan for how to get rid of McCain, Graham, Snowe and all the others in the GOP who are screwing things up.

Respectfully,

JimP

JimP| 10.7.09 @ 9:26AM

Correction(s): please excuse my misspellings. My frustration with the GOP got the better of my editing.

Any DOJ People here?| 10.7.09 @ 9:37AM

FROM RWN:

Obama's Attorney General, Eric Holder, has apparently hired a cadre of left-wing, Democrat campaign bloggers to troll through the Internet looking for news stories and blog posts that denigrate the Obama agenda. After such websites are found it is the job of these secret lefty bloggers to leave comments that come to the support of Obamaism in the comments sections. It seems that Eric Holder has created his own little propaganda unit in a valiant effort to become the Bloggi Riefenstahl of the Obama era.

As reported at The Muffled Oar, a blog that first broke the story of Holder's secretive blogging unit -- dubbed the "Blog Squad" by blogger Isaac Muzzey -- Holder has housed this unit in the Office of Public Affairs at the Department of Justice. It also appears that former John Edwards staffer Tracy Russo is part of this special unit.

A site called whorunsgov.com reported back in May that DOJ hired Russo to do "media outreach for the whole department." It is, according to whorunsgov.com, the first time such an effort has been made at DOJ.

Of Russo's duties, The Muffled Oar says:

Not only is the Department of Justice Blog Squad going to reach out to nontraditional media like TPM Muckraker or the Muffled Oar, but they are also tasked with fostering anonymous comments at conservative leaning blogs such as the Free Republic. They are also tasked with fostering anonymous comments, or comments under pseudonyms, at newspaper websites with stories critical of the Department of Justice, Holder and President Obama.
If indeed this is what DOJ media outreach does it would most certainly qualify as "astroturfing." Astroturfing is the action of using fake commenters and multiple screen names on all sorts of sites to push a similar opinion to create the appearance of a grass roots movement and make it seem as if there are all sorts of individuals naturally supporting a product or political movement.

It most certainly is a creepy, propagandistic sort of effort that Holder's office is involved in and it is one that certainly seems an immoral one. After all, it most certainly is lying to the public if there are a handful of DOJ employees casting about on hundreds of different websites pretending that they are just your average citizen coming to the support of the Obama administration. But is it illegal? Hans von Spakovsky of National Review's the corner blog certainly thinks so.

I doubt that the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) has received an ethics opinion from Justice’s Professional Responsibility Advisory Office (PRAO) saying that it is acceptable for OPA employees to be harassing critics of the department through postings that deliberately hide their DOJ affiliation (a practice that is not very “open” or “transparent”). DOJ lawyers also ought to be aware of ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4, which states that it is professional misconduct for a lawyer to engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. If the report in The Muffled Oar is correct, tax dollars are being used directly for such dishonest, deceitful behavior.
I must say, it's hard to disagree with von Spakovsky (if that's his real name! -- a little joke there).

Mr. von Spakovsky also makes a perfectly pertinent point to wrap up his blog post on this matter. He wonders if the Obama administration will ever learn the difference between political campaign and the "entirely different responsibility it now has to enforce this nation’s laws in an objective, nonpartisan, nonpolitical manner"?

I think that the question is a good one. After all, after nearly a year in office, we have yet to see the end Obama's constant blaming of Bush for every little problem he runs up against not to mention the constant campaign speeches and appearances on TV at every hour, day and night. One gets the uneasy feeling that President Barack Obama has yet to put in an actual day's work as he constantly campaigns for office instead.

Galen| 10.7.09 @ 10:04AM

If indeed there is a "Blog Squad" its existence is violative of many criminal laws.i.e. hatch act etc.

Margie| 10.8.09 @ 2:27PM

Mr. Galen.
Has a criminal law ever stopped a criminal Democrat?

martin j smith| 10.7.09 @ 10:42AM

There is an attitude in some circles that call themselves Republican and yet appear not to strongly support three significant concepts: One is free market economics two strong national security and thirdly the Bill of Rights in our Constitution. In addition they appear to fear stating freely their critique of the left opposition. Third they seem to fear being specific about their solutions . John McCaine is an example of such a person. He feared confronting Obama's policies and his associations that were radical. The influence of these associations shows itself in Obama's policies and speeches . So its no wonder those who look to to leadership do not give money.

Yosemeti Sam| 10.7.09 @ 10:48AM

Memo to Sarah Palin:

Do not last minute endorse this effete
- aka RINO - Christie for NJ governor.

This RINO candidate is more up senator
McGoos' alley to endorse.

Best to let NJ remain the evinced 'boil' of a
showcase state Democrat party corruption.

Etiquette Man| 10.7.09 @ 11:48AM

The GOP is dead. The quicker we put a stake through its heart, the better. Like John McZombie, all it's doing is wandering aimlessly, taking up space, and making strange, incomprehensible noises from time to time.

Third party is impossible? Check your history. The Republican Party emerged only after the Whig Party imploded, as the GOP is doing now.

Lincoln was a Whig, before he was a Republican.

If, on Monday, Rush and the lesser lights of conservatism were to declare the creation of a new "American Conservative Party," on Tuesday the new party could win an election.

Sadly, as right on substance as Rush and Co. are, politically speaking they are part of the problem--sticking their fingers in a GOP dike that should--like GM and Chrysler--be allowed to fail.

This idea that the GOP can ever again become an effective vehicle for conservatism is an example of the triumph of hope over experience.

Cordially,
EM

Al Adab| 10.7.09 @ 2:09PM

Creation of the Conservative party would require the action of those currently in the House and Senate, all too few sadly, to stand aside, meet in the cloakroom and announce their membership in the party. Then it could be considered a reality. The experience of the Progressive (bull moose) party should give us pause. Too great a focus on personality and not enough on issue led to its demise. That is an error to be avoided. It's not the "who" but the "what" and that what is the Constitution and its limited government.

Cris Worth| 10.7.09 @ 12:16PM

The phoniness of the GOP started with Ike when he had a grand opportunity to roll back the New Deal but didn't even try. Goldwater called him out on this and said Eisenhower practiced dime store New Dealism. As the story goes Nixon enforced and made additions to the Great Society and W. Bush handled illegal immigration like any bald faced liberal would. The two party system has failed-GOP is far worst because of failed expectations dramatically so 2001. The dawn at last has come to conservatives, no salvation with the GOP, the last hope barring divine intervention is for a constitutional convention to reconstruct the government and rebuild the economy and American society for American citizens.

Al Adab| 10.7.09 @ 1:01PM

The GOP needs to understand that the public reaction to DEM administration overreach has little to do with a Republican alternative and more to do with Preservation of Liberty and Restoration of Constitutional Government.

The Conservative movement brought the GOP success in 1980 and 1994. It is the same movement today which represents a true alternative to the DEMs. and the accomodationist GOP. Republicans could make no bigger mistake than to assume they represent the viable alternative to Statism.

Ken (Old Texican)| 10.7.09 @ 1:16PM

A third party guarantees Obama's re-election...period!
Get Over It!

We at Team America are trying our darndest to identify and nominate conservative candidates within the Republican Party. Forget party labels!
Help us identify great candidates in your neighborhoods.

Al Adab| 10.7.09 @ 1:47PM

Absolutely Ken,
Only if the Conservative movement re-invigorates the GOP is there hope (to coin a phrase) for the all to necessary restoration of our government. Team America is a great place to start. Too much focus on party alternatives when the true alternative is Conservatism.

Louis Jenkins| 10.7.09 @ 1:57PM

“….carbon dioxide a pollutant to be severely regulated under the Clean Air Act, even though CO2 is a naturally occurring substance in the atmosphere essential for the survival of life on the planet.”

CO2 is an essential element for life, so is an inquisitive, consciously aware, knowledgeable citizen voter who knows manure from shinola. And just like CO2 those kind of people are being regulated and outlawed. They’re called ‘terrorists’ by the very institution that outlaws CO2. They risk arrest, and persecution from the state run media, ACORN, the Soros crowd, for expressing their Constitutional rights. It is not just CO2 or God given rights that we're hemorraging!! It is a systemic loss.

“But the Democrat party is in a death spiral similar to the last days of the wooly mammoth during the Ice Age.” I got news for you Mr. Ferrara, so is the GOP. The GOP is like a turtle, its head has been lopped off and it doesn’t know its dead. It has tried to mimic the Democrats, and has lost of its reason for existence. It is no longer an alternative to liberalism but a copy, yet it falsely believes it can rely on true Conservatives for its salvation.

Our and our children’s country has been taken from us by lies, illegal un-Constitutional acts and laws enacted by an elected nest of vipers from both sides of the aisle, and by UN members in league with those very same vipers. The GOP should be constantly warring for smaller, less intrusive government, but it hasn't. It cooperates to graduate.

Oldefarte| 10.7.09 @ 2:35PM

Excellent editorial! Even though it touched upon only several state political races, the conservative focus should become on all national upcoming elections. Conservative publicans such as the AS should concentrate on detailing the political profiles of all candidates in upcoming elections, both state and federal. Taxpayer/voters should then study such list and vote FOR any/all candidates that profess a truely conservative philosophy and promise to be guided in their legislative voting accordingly. If a incumbent Republican is/has played 'footsie' with these liberal Democrats, A Republican [or conservative Democrat if necessary] challanger should be voted for. I've been a Republican voter all of my life, but party labels do not matter to me due to the current state of affairs. The true test of a candidate will be their affiliation with conservatism and its principles. Tea parties and protests are noble and fine, but, unless taxpayer/voters actually go to the polls and vote for true conservatives beginning next year, words of protest are useless. In order to save this country [as Peter Ferrera suggests], you must go VOTE FOR CONSERVATIVES!!!!!!!!!!

Kerry Marvin| 10.7.09 @ 2:43PM

Behold the Turtle, Who Never gets anywhere without, First sticking his neck Out!

For there is the rubicon we all must cross, Dithering about what party, Stands Up?

Get your head out of your nether parts First. Then stick your Head Up and LOOK around for the Train that's Comming down on U.S.

Read the Writting on the Wall, or "BILL"
Note the Signatures, and Hold them Accountable.

Follow the Money, and Cast your vote!

Rengle just got Another Pass from the Dimocratic Sloth's in CON-gress. Well Go figure!
I Digresss I Guess.

When will we get these Carpetbaggers Out of Congress?
2010! Never Again! ... 2012! With Resolve!

james| 10.7.09 @ 3:19PM

Christie's campaign manager needs to see this, but since he's probably just like Christie it won't make any difference.
I hate third parties (unless they affect democrats) because they bring calamaties like Bill Clinton, but, that aside, every single word of this is money. This is the clarion call I've been looking for. If we don't drive a stake through John McCain's heart the United States is going to disappear, and soon.
Sarah Palin, please come home.

Osamas Pajamas| 10.7.09 @ 3:20PM

Fantastic article, should be sent to everyone YOU know and everyone THEY know. While statist bullshirt is what one can always expect from the Democrat party, I remain astonished by the recalcitrant statism of some Republicans. The choice has always been between the individual and the collective --- the market or the state --- and peace, freedom and propsperity ---- versus the cold, dead hand of authoritarianism or totalitariansim. Imagine what a revolution it would be to marry the libertarian and conservative free-market ideals with the wealth of the Republican party! If you want to be an opposition party --- THIS IS IT! If you want to be more of the same --- OhBummerstan --- then why vote for a Republican when you can vote for the dyed-in-the wool statist of the Democrat party --- that oddball mixture of Nazis, fascists, socialists, communists, and welfare statists?

Margie| 10.7.09 @ 4:07PM

Why do you think the Democrat mouthpieces are always spouting on about how the GOP has failed.. it is dead, etc? They know what they're doing. Every time one of us Repubs joins the gang of "let's vote third party" you listen to them. You give your vote to the Left. Why not stay in the Party and all the more fight for it. Why should we let the RINO'S take over our Grand Olde Party?!!!

Louis Jenkins| 10.7.09 @ 5:17PM

With all due respect, the GOP has failed. Conservativism is an idea that will not fail so long as we adhere to its principles. When the self acclaimed leaders of the party, or we, go astray, then it does fail. ie, in Jan.-Feb. 08 McCain was coronated to be the presidential candidate, even though a lot of us knashed our teeth, threw ashes over our heads, and had fits of agony. We knew the conservative effort was doomed to failure right out of the box. Yet most conservatives voted for the lukewarm candidate of the two. Now that's failure, as there was no real conservative stake in the nominee. The Liberals never give an inch, compromise is always by the Conservatives, now that's failure. When a RINO is elected, and goes along with Liberals on almost every issue (ie Snow, or Snarlen Arlen) that's failure. The news media gleefully points out these crossovers as mainstream Republicans, that's failure. No one in their right mind wants to weaken the GOP, but its leadership's failure to understand its own Conservative principles, or our willingness to go with the leaderships mis-guidance, is a 'death by a thousand cuts.'

Margie| 10.7.09 @ 7:50PM

Mr. Jenkins,
Just the other day I said I had had it. That I was unregistering from the Republican Party, not posting anymore, not gonna listen to Rush anymore. I was so discouraged. But you know what? The next day I put Rush on and he (as usual :^) was saying everything I was thinking about. I'm as frustrated as you are with the GOP. BUT! A 3rd Party isn't going to work. Why once again divide the conservatives from the Party and give the election to the Democrat Socialists? Yes I voted for McCain. Because I knew that our Party would be in office. It's just plain old reality that to moan and complain about the RINO'S and not vote is giving your vote to the Leftists. I think we need to restore the GOP, by voting for conservatives, and spreading the word about them so others will vote for them, not leave it or give it to the Left. I honestly don't see any other way. But thanks for kind reply to me, it's appreciated.

Michael Tomlinson| 10.7.09 @ 6:52PM

Please note the McCain Republicans are in the Northeast and Midwest two of the three regions that gave us Barack Obama. How can anyone trust these voters when they've proven with Obama and Franken they lack the good sense of simple self-preservation. If New Jersey re-elects Corzine they deserve everything they get and more. The toilet of American can only get worse.

Margie| 10.7.09 @ 8:00PM

Mr. Tomlinson,
There is so much corruption in the state of New Jersey. It is so sad and so aggravating to see it. We had a wonderful conservative here by the name of Bret Schundler who ran for Gov. a few years back. The RINO'S wanted nothing to do with him. He is a great guy and a Sarah Palin, Ronald Reagan conservative. You see, it isn't ALL the voters here that want the sleazy Corzine to be re elected. The question is, will a voter be willing to vote for the imperfect Christie, or be willing to let their vote go to Corzine and the Socialists by not voting at all?

Grant| 10.8.09 @ 3:21AM

Yo,
You work for Corzine, then?

Margie| 10.8.09 @ 2:25PM

Grant~Not sure how you got that from what I said.

Grant| 10.8.09 @ 3:04AM

Regarding climate change:
1. Norwegians were farming sheep in Greenland long before Columbus was born.
2. Their colony died out because global cooling meant sea ice blocked their ships from Norway.
3. Every educated Minnesotan knows what "Glacial Lake Agassiz" means. The numb skulls on the left can't suppress Glacial Lake Agassiz.
4. How can any serious scientist credit models that predict man-caused global warming when the largest variable is uncontrolled, i.e., solar output.
5. The ONLY experiment in man-caused global warming was the administrative grounding of airline traffic after 9-11-01. Personally, I'd like to see all Federal and Left-wing air travel eliminated in order to replicate those results.
6. It is well past time to purge Schmidt and his ilk from our party. We face an enemy who has taken mescaline. Therefore, the rules have changed, indeed, mutated beyond recognition. These non-stationary corpses have to be taken out of the fight to be neutralized.

Alex| 10.8.09 @ 3:52AM

I do get it CB but sadly, with things as they are, my vote rarely counts. Another problem is electing senators. I have not yet decided if these are just your ordinary currupt politicians willing to make deals with the left or something else. share ROLEX WATCHES, Replica Watches.

ghonadz| 10.8.09 @ 1:49PM

LOL. You brain dead climate change deniers are the ones who are headed for the dustbin of history. Denying science and reality is not going to win you elections. You are delusional fools.

Bill30097| 10.8.09 @ 7:45PM

Global arming is a myth. The sign of the end of the mini warming trend are there for any honest person to see. The effects of the sun cycles outdo what man does by a factor of hundreds to one. You are the fool, lack of ghonadz.

Bill Beahan| 10.8.09 @ 7:43PM

Mr. Ferrara has written an excellent article with hich I agree 99%. I also agree with a commenter that it would be a huge mistake for Palin to be associated with the RINO Christie in any way whatsoever. However mr. Ferrara made one mistake when he said "No one except me, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and a few smart pols, such as Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin, wants what would really sweep all before it, a Reagan Republican Party. " There are 2 names that do not belong there:

1. Gingrich - couch /Pelosi on behalf of Al Gore - no more needs to be said.

2. Hannity - the GOP primary for governor this year was very close until Hannity started having RINO Christie on his radio show and deliberately snubbed the Conservative opponent of the Rino. Like last year when Hannity had McCain on his shows so much and was fawning over him so much. I lived 15 years (92-07) in NJ and have a lot of friends there. Hannity has some splainin' to do. Until then forget him.

If Christie wins, he will be like Christie Todd Whitman. Come in and then by acting like a not as liberal Democrat and turn off NJ voters to the GOP as nothing more than Democrat light.

PCP Smoker| 10.8.09 @ 8:38PM

This Christie is another Christie Todd Whitman. This creep needs to lose and needs to lose a lot of weight. The NJ GOP should have selected his look-a-like: Bobby Bachaliara.

Let NJ be taxed to death. Who cares.

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