California Conservative

This Strib article reads like a press release for another ‘moderate’ Republican group. Its thinking is as predictable as it is flawed. Here’s just one of its ad hominem attacks that’s as rooted in reality as Grimm’s Fairy Tales:

“Look for the Club for Growth to oppose Simmons…Castle and (Florida Gov. Charlie) Crist in favor of ideologues who can’t win,” the REP said. “Such political narcissism may make the purists feel good about themselves, but it is not a sound basis for building an electoral coalition that can win again in what is still a center-right country.”

First, it’s important to note that the GOP’s running of spineless moderates have contributed to blowouts the last 2 election cycles. It’s laughable to take their advice seriously, especially with that historical perspective. Second, it’s absurd to think that Charlie Crist is the GOP’s savior, especially considering Marco Rubio is a charismatic, eloquent true conservative whereas Crist might be to the left of Linc Chaffee.

There’s a line from the movie Roadhouse that should be applied to the Crist-Rubio matchup. Red, the auto parts store owner, tells Swayze’s character to “never marry an ugly woman. They take all your strength.” The application to politics is that we shouldn’t run candidates that people aren’t excited about.

During last year’s primary season, article after article spoke about the Democrats’ enthusiasm gap. Running a lefty like Crist will sap the activists’ enthusiasm quickly and thoroughly.

Let’s think of this, too. The energy provided through the tea parties was powerful. Those attending the tea parties are ready for revolution. To run a candidate like Charlie Crist is telling the activists “Start the revolution without me.” Gladly.

It’s informative to compare and contrast the 2004 election with the 2006 and 2008 election disasters. In 2004, Karl Rove made certain that the base had lots of things to be excited about. He made sure picking strict constructionist judges was a central theme of the campaign. Tax cuts were another central theme of the campaign, too. Volunteers showed up in droves. I recall reading articles that the Ohio GOP being so overstocked with volunteers that they sent their excess volunteers to Pennsylvania to maximize their efforts in that state.

We experienced volunteer shortages in 2006 and 2008, mostly because we ran away from the base of the party.

REP advocates new ideas based on well-established conservative principles, such as conservation of the nation’s natural resources, and urges the GOP to recall that Reagan accomodated a range of Republican thinking.

I won’t pay attention to that sentence because it’s 100% BS. Reagan was a believer in the big tent but saying that conservation was part of Reagan’s agenda is absurd. One of the first things Reagan did after the inauguration was to end the greencapping of oil wells. He dramatically increased domestic production, too.

The tone of the article had the feel of a press release from this obscure organization. That’s what you get from the Agenda Media these days. Unfortunately, it’s what we get from the NRSC, too.

Technorati Tags: NRSC, Charlie Crist, RINO, Rob Simmons, Election 2006, Election 2008, President Bush, Election 2004, Karl Rove, Marco Rubio, Election 2010

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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