29 January 2009
Principles Over Popularity
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: Constitution in Peril .
Here is a heads up for the GOP leadership; whenever our society is leaning towards morality, as they did after 9/11, conservatism makes an upswing. Conversely, when society is in the moral gutter, liberalism rules the day. That means, if we want to be popular when wickedness prevails, we have to join them. Personally, I think being popular is not what our goal should be. That way leads to ruin and that is why pure democracy never endures. Instead, we should hold firm to principles and not be tossed with the changing political fads. Our leadership is obsessed with popularity because many of them have come to put their political power ahead of the good of the party.
Senate GOP leader says party must change
Jan 29 03:14 PM US/Eastern
By LIZ SIDOTI
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) – After crushing defeats in back-to-back elections, the top Senate Republican warned Thursday that the GOP risks remaining out of power in the White House and Congress unless it better explains its core principles to woo one-time faithful and new loyalists.
Okay, sounds good so far…
“The results of the two recent elections are real, and so are the obstacles we face as a party,” Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told the Republican National Committee on Thursday. “My concern is that unless we do something to adapt, our status as a minority party may become too pronounced for an easy recovery.”
No, we do not change our support for Constitutional principles, we wait for circumstances to bring the country back to a state of morality.
“The situation is challenging, but it’s far from irreversible,” McConnell added, a dash of optimism in an otherwise stark assessment of where the Republican Party went wrong as he provided a road map for how it can right itself.
Where we went wrong is by turning to the left.
He spoke to Republicans gathered in Washington to choose the next national chairman; five candidates are trying to unseat former President George W. Bush’s hand-picked RNC chairman, Mike Duncan of Kentucky. The vote is Friday.
Implicit in McConnell’s message was the concern that the Republican Party under Bush strayed from its beliefs, resulting in drubbings in two straight elections.
This I agree with.
While McConnell praised Bush as a man of principle, he said: “We can all agree, sad as it is, that he wasn’t winning any popularity contests. And history shows that unpopular presidents are usually a drag on everybody else who wears their political label.”
Again, obsession with popularity instead of what you first said, simply do a better job of explaining principles…education is the answer.
McConnell called for the GOP to embrace its conservative principles—and resist diluting its message—to bring people back and attract new rank-and-file. Still, he added: “It’s clear our message isn’t getting out to nearly as many people as it should … Too often we’ve let others define us. And the image they’ve painted isn’t very pretty.”
Excellent!
He acknowledged GOP fears that certain demographics from certain regions have shunned the party. And, he warned: “In politics, there’s a name for a regional party: it’s called a minority party.”
Just eight years after Republicans controlled the White House and Congress, the GOP finds itself out of power and trying to figure out how to rebound while its foe has grown much stronger. The Democratic Party is empowered by a broadened coalition of voters—including Hispanics and young voters—who swung behind President Barack Obama’s call for change.
Don’t worry. When liberal policies fail, people will begin again to learn that there are consequences for actions and that personal responsibility cannot be foisted onto the government. They will learn that if you do not allow the child to fall, she will never learn to walk. Socialist bailouts and vain promises will only be an echo to prove the hollowness of their substance.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9610U9O1&show_article=1
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