So Gov. Mark Sanford fled the country for a liaison with his mistress and then lied about what he was doing until the press found out the truth. And this was supposed to be the Republican up and coming star who was going to take on Obama in 2012?
If you google 2012 Republican presidential candidates you begin to realize the complete dearth of leaders within the party. From Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney to Sarah Palin and Haley Barbor, the list is a mix of has beens and nobodies. That's why Republicans were so anxious to promote Sanford to the top of the list. This despite the fact that nobody outside of South Carolina either knew or cared about him just over a year ago. His rise and fall is similar to Sen. George Allen who was supposed to be the conservative choice in 2008. Too bad he couldn't even win re-election in his home state.
This desperate yearning for a presidential candidate is a sign of how misguided our party has become. It won't matter who leads us as long as the party's only answer to every question is less taxes and a ban on gay marriage. Whether you agree with those issues or not, they still don't address the main concerns of most Americans.
Rather than constantly jumping from one supposed hot candidate to another who will hopefully lead us out of the wilderness we would be better off to do some soul searching and rediscover what the Republican message should be in the future. A message that addresses concerns over rising health care costs, sustainably managing our natural resources and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. No one candidate is going to do that for us; even the ones who haven't cheated on their spouse.
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fetz any republican that does not believe or fight for lower taxes is a losing canidate. Look John McCain ran on adding the health care tax on benefits, only to give it as a credit if you buy your own plan. Obama said it would be the largest increase of taxes in many of generations. He was crushed on that BO ran 16 ads for $44 million on that one issue. It killed McCain he was never able to define his position properly on it.
Republicans have forgotten the message that more government is less freedoms. Reagan is right, Govt is the problem not the solution. Everything the dems are doing right now will not only destroy the country but it will lead to the breakup of the union. To do it as Dem light only delays the results of what the Democrats are going to get. The older I get the more libertarian I become.
CJ
CJ
You're right, Fetz. The Republican brand is hurting for many reasons, most of which are self-inflicted. Of course the democrats are in trouble too. They're committing hari-kari before our eyes with their all-out commitment to drive this nation off the cliff into the pits of socialism and tyranny as fast as they can.
What kind of future will there be for my boys? What will be left of this once noble land? How will their generation repay the massive debts from all this ridiculous spending? Our ivory towers are filled with poisonous ideas.
JW
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