COLUMN: 10-10-2007
Based on the Republican debate yesterday, none of the leading three Republicans actually has any history that should make them the nominee of the GOP. Based on the latest poll numbers that show them leading, it's clear that most Republican voters are more interested in trying to win than in maintaining any core values. This is a recipe for allowing the Democrats to win, despite the American people's disagreement with the liberal positions they advocate.
Rudy Giuliani is clearly trying to use the 2002, 2004, and 2006 Republican strategy of fear-mongering to wash away his extreme liberal views on virtually every issue. While it worked in 2002 and 2004, the 2006 election showed that the American people were not going to be frightened into voting for corrupt officials who promised security and instead turned to the Democrats to clean up the government, despite the conservative views of the majority of Americans. Mitt Romney has showed himself to be a pandering candidate of convenience, following the Bill Clinton model. Swinging to the views of the current electorate is the opposite of what America needs to do right now - we need a strong leader to clean up the extremely messy situations of the economy, foreign trade, overgrown big government, illegal immigration, and our national debt. Fred Thompson has shown himself to have always been more interested in his Hollywood career than in public service. After starting his career as an unsuccessful actor, he used his acting skills to get elected and then used his position of influence to move right back to Hollywood after only 8 years in office. Although he has taken the advice of many who have suggested that he could follow the footsteps of Ronald Reagan towards the presidency, the differences between the two men are night and day. President Reagan had always expressed significant policy positions and interest in advancing America throughout his career. Senator Thompson has only shown an interest in his own acting career and has run for office as a secondary way of becoming more famous.
The Republicans are clearly lost and will lose the election with any of these nominees. Unless something unexpected happens (a different nominee or a strong third party candidate with an actual chance of winning), it looks like we're doomed to at least four years of a liberal Democratic administration until the true conservatives emerge (either as Republicans or outside the GOP, if necessary) with an agenda that will get Americans excited about their values again, like the Contract with America in 1994.
Rudy Giuliani is clearly trying to use the 2002, 2004, and 2006 Republican strategy of fear-mongering to wash away his extreme liberal views on virtually every issue. While it worked in 2002 and 2004, the 2006 election showed that the American people were not going to be frightened into voting for corrupt officials who promised security and instead turned to the Democrats to clean up the government, despite the conservative views of the majority of Americans. Mitt Romney has showed himself to be a pandering candidate of convenience, following the Bill Clinton model. Swinging to the views of the current electorate is the opposite of what America needs to do right now - we need a strong leader to clean up the extremely messy situations of the economy, foreign trade, overgrown big government, illegal immigration, and our national debt. Fred Thompson has shown himself to have always been more interested in his Hollywood career than in public service. After starting his career as an unsuccessful actor, he used his acting skills to get elected and then used his position of influence to move right back to Hollywood after only 8 years in office. Although he has taken the advice of many who have suggested that he could follow the footsteps of Ronald Reagan towards the presidency, the differences between the two men are night and day. President Reagan had always expressed significant policy positions and interest in advancing America throughout his career. Senator Thompson has only shown an interest in his own acting career and has run for office as a secondary way of becoming more famous.
The Republicans are clearly lost and will lose the election with any of these nominees. Unless something unexpected happens (a different nominee or a strong third party candidate with an actual chance of winning), it looks like we're doomed to at least four years of a liberal Democratic administration until the true conservatives emerge (either as Republicans or outside the GOP, if necessary) with an agenda that will get Americans excited about their values again, like the Contract with America in 1994.
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