I’ve been pondering this after reading about the NRCC lost 3 straight special elections. The answer is now clear. It’s time to stop pussyfooting around. It’s time to start rebuilding. I’m not worrying about Minnesota House seats. John Kline and Michele Bachmann will be fine. Erik Paulsen should keep MN-3 in GOP hands. What I’m worrying about is having leaders who don’t give a damn about Reagan’s principles. It’s been fashionable this year to dismiss Reagan. Ed Rollins started it. Mich Daniels told us to get over Reagan.

The day the Republican Party forgets about what Ronald Reagan stood for is the day that the Republican Party becomes Liberal Lite. Some think it’s already there. I’m not sure I’d disagree, though I’m not that fatalistic.

The good news for Minnesotans is that we’re building a strong farm team here. There are other glimmers of hope elsewhere, too. Jeb Hensarling, Mike Pence, Jim DeMint and Tom Coburn are helping rebuild the party. What we need is someone with a Reganite vision of conservatism. That person must have a confidence that liberty and prosperity are the cornerstones of Reagan’s conservatism. That person must be an optimist. That person must be a leader with well-thought through convictions.

It’s always been my contention that people didn’t understand Reagan’s greatness. Tip O’Neill and others thought of him as an “amiable dunce.” Far from it.

We don’t need another Reagan. We just need a true conservative leader. We need someone who doesn’t pick RINOs when he can have a conservative.

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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

1. http://www.constitutionparty.org/view_states.php?state=CA

   Comment by T. A. Gray — May 15, 2008 @ 6:46 am