I’m almost done with the post-mortems. In fact, I am done with them. I’ve read more than enough about the whys and wherefores of this loss over the course of the last 36 hours or so and I just don’t want to read any more. We lost, that’s it. Buck up. Move on. (ed: Did you just say Move On? Why, yes…yes, I did!)
I didn’t link to anyone yesterday, and I had my reasons—chief among them being I wanted to read as much as I could before deciding who best represented my opinion. (Hey, it’s my blog, right?) After due thought and consideration, here are the two post-mortems that resonate most clearly with me. Your mileage, of course, may vary.
First, Dean Barnett writing at Hugh Hewitt’s blog:
Most importantly, we didn’t lose because our countrymen suddenly misplaced the virtues that make
And you know what? They were right. In the closing weeks of the campaign season, I felt like I was a lawyer who had a bad client while writing this blog. That client was the Republican Party which had broken its Contract with
Second, Fred Barnes, in his usual venue:
THIS ONE IS PRETTY EASY TO EXPLAIN. Republicans lost the House and probably the Senate because of
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Already the wails of the immigration restrictionists are rising, insisting Republicans lost because they weren't tough on keeping illegal border-crossers out. Not true. The test was in
What Americans want is a full-blown solution to the immigration crisis. And that will come only when Republicans come together on a "comprehensive" measure that not only secures the border but also provides a way for illegals in the
Immigration was a big failure of Republicans over the past two years, but hardly the only one. Republicans cast themselves as the party of reform, but they didn't reform anything. And heaven knows, the public is eager for a lot to be reformed, starting with Congress itself and moving on to taxes and entitlements.
The choir is encouraged to read both essays. You may or may not agree with me, but I think these two guys hit the nail on the head. Back to basics, GOP…back to basics.
So, are you going to get some rest now? I have no time to think about politics or rest, there is still money to be raised for Team Air Force! ;)
ReplyDeleteThere's no rest for the wicked. I thought you knew that!
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