Yeah, I remember when there were just THREE
networks,(plus maybe that public channel), and
where it seemed that all three spoke with the same
voice; all were "liberal", and supposedly enlightened
; and, as for any mention of Ayn Rand, she was
considered a nut. I do not languish for that
situation to return.

Rush is as much of the problem as he is the solution. He panders to his audience, does not have a principled stand on most issues, and is anti-reason. Rush is a true conservative in the mold of Edmund Burke and David Hume

Human nature invites corruption in any organization. Either way, you must overcome it. Starting over might make you feel good but it will be as effective as pushing on a rope.

The Lament (nice term) is based on the premise that the liberals are actually philosophically correct. The Collaborative Conservatives are just saying, "Media that advertises the actual non-liberal opinions of the people whom I am supposed to be representing is interfering with my getting 'a slice of the pie'."

Romney wants to see himself as the secret heir-apparent to the Democrats, allowing a change of name of the reigning party, but preserving the same ideology. This requires that both parties be on the same team, and pass the baton back and forth occasionally to indicate the token presence of a two-party system.

All is not lost (said ironically), because what this is actually about is 'power'. Were the shoe on the other foot, and Conservatism the popular philosophy, you would see the same migration happening to the Liberals. The most difficult thing to obtain is a set of parties that have distinctly different philosophies, even if one of them is not 'winning' at the moment. All that Romney is saying is, "I want to Win."

Jan

I've often thought that he and/or another conservative or libertarian celebrity should break away to form a sincere, viable non-establishment party.

The GOP has been corrupt for 155 years since its inception despite numerous attempts to reform. The voters have to abandon it, or the power and corruption will continue. Power corrupts; no one is immune.

bsmith,,,, excellent post...you've been reading my mail. I am 75 and a 50 year believer in Ms. Rand and Objectivism... the older I grow, the fewer people I know that have the faintest idea of what politics is all about and how it affects all facets of live in America... they just don't get it. Most people I am around think they can escape scott free from responsibility of learning, voting and standing up for America and the human race. How niaeve ? most Americans are. too much TV,or sugar? or booze??? We will get screwed if we don't wake up and fight for freedom...it can be lost or taken from us.

Republican :: Crony Capitalist
Democrat :: Socialist

Sic transit gloria Bill of Rights

Either you have not read much of Ayn Rand or you are not remembering what you read. She had written about the decline of the USA since at the least Atlas Shrugged. Limbaugh is a day late and a dollar short. Rand wrote about both parties equally showing how destructive each IS!

No. You must personally in and in large numbers change your local, state and national GOP. That means you have to personally take action, starting at your local Republican headquarters. It takes time and effort, and there will be no thanks for it. But it CAN be done. The radicals learned this lesson long ago.

We not only LISTEN to the insane, we voted
one in!

Politics goes to those who show up. For the first time in my 64 years, I spent yesterday doing cold calls for a local conservative candidate. I hated it, but it was necessary.
You must go outside of your comfort zone and take action if you want change.

Clearly, the GOP is as much the enemy as the left.

O has his orders given to him by those who groomed him and paid for his rise to authority, not the American people. Romney, at least according to his words, was a wolf in sheep's clothing. Would we been better off with him rather than O? Yes. But it would just have been a less accelerated pace to the same ends. Its a damn shame that I had given him more respect than he was due.

I thought that Mitt was an honorable and decent person and would have preferred him to what we have. At the same time, I feared his election because his ideology is the same as the Democrats, just in a different wrapper and his management skills would have allowed him to push more of his agenda through. Obama has a knack of making even those of his own party want to oppose him and has no interest in negotiation.

Agreed, I'd say we dodged a bullet except that we didn't.

Then they are insane.
Don't listen to the insane.

So how different would the country be with President Romney? Not much judging from these comments.

He, like many others, believe in fighting from the inside. The trouble is the GOP elite have a cleat on their throats.

When will Rush state the obvious solution?
LEAVE THE GOP. Form a new small government pro-liberty party. Leave the "politicians" behind.