The State of the Republican Party is Strong!
The Miers nomination has transformed the Republican Party. It has not weakened the party as many liberal media sources would love lead you to believe. What this has done is wake up the Republican Party. This has riled and united the conservative base. We must utilize this united base by returning to a traditional conservative platform. Fiscal responsibility, small government, states rights, second amendment rights, social security privatization, lower taxes, and other conservative values must be returned to the agenda as the primary focus in the upcoming elections. The revamp of the conservative agenda is crucial in the upcoming congressional elections in 2006 as well as the presidential elections in 2008.
The return to a traditional Republican agenda is necessary in order for the Republican Party to gain more seats in the House and Senate in 2006 and 2008. This past term the conservatives in Congress have drifted away from their conservative ideals. There was the highway bill, the Kennedy drafted education bill, and other pork barrel spending bills. It is time to stop trying to appease the Democrats. The Republicans have a majority in the House and the Senate. The agenda that has allowed the Republicans to achieve this majority must be furthered.
FEMA is being criticized as not being the save the world organization that the liberals want it to be. It is time for Congress to define that the state and local governments are primarily responsible for hurricane relief. We cannot rely on our federal government to show up at every hurricane landfall. This would result in ridiculous government spending. It just costs way too much to move an organization like FEMA.
The Republicans must also cut other spending. Running a government in deficit is not what the Republican Party stands for. It is time to trim the social programs that have been unsuccessful in improving poverty rates in our country. They must cut taxes to allow the Republican solution to poverty, economic growth. These straight forward ideals must become more than just words and talking points. It is time for congress to take action. If they do not, their jobs may be in jeopardy.
In order to advance the traditional conservative Republican agenda, the Republican Party must choose the right presidential nominee in 2008. As much as CNN wants it, John McCain is not the right guy. He is too moderate. We need someone who is a traditional conservative Republican. We need to have someone who is vibrant, straight shooting, and not afraid to say he or she has a conservative agenda. We need a nominee who will preach a fiscally conservative agenda that involves cutting social programs. This will anger the left, but who cares? The left will vote democrat anyways. We don’t care what they think. We are not trying to please the Left. We are trying to embody the ideals of those who are advancing the conservative movement.
It is time that the Republicans take a stance. The Republicans have worked for years to build this base. It is now time to shift from being the minority voice to being the majority voice. The majority must set the tone of the federal agenda. The Miers nomination has riled the Republican base and brought fourth what the Republican Party platform is. A revert to the traditional conservative ideals is a must. It is time to stop trying to please the left. It is time to advance the agenda that the majority of America supports.
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