Posted by
Gary A McAvin on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 6:43:27 AM
Do we wonder why the Republicans lost the House and Senate? They forgot what the GOP stands for! The Republicans, stress the importance of:
- Religion, this country was founded upon Judeo-Christian religious beliefs.
- Moral values, high morality is necessary for America’s survival.
- America’s History, the Republicans are quite knowledgeable about the history of this country and refer to the historical founding’s often.
- The Constitution, The Republican Party is a party that believes in the Constitution and other documentations by the founding fathers.
- Lower or even no taxes, the GOP party supports lower taxes.
- Limited government on economic issues,
- The GOP favors business, Republicans believe in Capitalism, where everyone stands on there own two feet.
- The GOP is against abortion and fetal stem cell research.
So; if they followed these issues and campaigned on them, why did they lose? Because they didn’t! The GOP folded in crisis. They have become a potpourri party. They tried to appeal to all voters across the board without offending any! They tried to copy and integrate the issues that Democrats campaigned on. They tried to appear as a blanket party, and lowered their standards to fight in the mud, and sometimes stood for issues that they were normally against.
Can you break the standard and still curry favor with conservative voters? Can you have immorality within the Republican Party and still hope to get elected? Can you have an inflated runaway budget and get elected? No, you cannot violate the conservative voters trust and still hope to be elected. The Democratic Party can violate any moral code, violate any creed, have no religious beliefs, and still be voted into office! Why, because that is what they now stand for. However; they did not stand for corrupted values at one time.
The difference between the GOP and the Democratic Party over the course of their perspective histories were negligible at times. Meaning; you could hardly tell the difference between the two parties. The shifts that occurred politically, would lead one to believe (and some still do) that it really doesn’t matter which party is in control, as they are both similar in beliefs! For instance; FDR would lead this nation in prayer during the hard times of the Depression and WW1, he was a Democrat that quoted from the Bible. How many Democrats embrace the Bible now? Very few; and usually only during their election campaigns is the Bible referenced, and then only for election or re-election purposes.
Simply put: The GOP lost because they violated the founding principles of the Republican Party. The corruption within a supposed moral based party, was more than some voters could tolerate. One of the poster boys and GOP party’s brain trust; Newt Gingrich, (along with others) started the GOP in the right direction with the “Contract with America”. Remember what that written contract was all about?
“As Republican Members of the House of Representatives and as citizens seeking to join that body we propose not just to change its policies, but even more important, to restore the bonds of trust between the people and their elected representatives.
That is why, in this era of official evasion and posturing, we offer instead a detailed agenda for national renewal, a written commitment with no fine print.”
http://www.house.gov/house/Contract/CONTRACT.html
Newt Gingrich started the Republican Revolution in 1994 with this contract, and then fell victim to infidelity himself! Has this Contract with America continued? No this contract has been forgotten! Can the voters embrace a man and a party that does these things? I am still very upset with this person to this very day because of his double standard life!
Several more incidents of immorality surfaced in the GOP. This; coupled with financial corruption within the higher ranking party members, repulsed the voters and caused their own defeat. People couldn’t even hold their nose and vote Republican after these issues came to light within the GOP Party. Now the deficit is beyond payable. This debt cannot ever be paid! And; this was under the Republican controlled House, Senate, and Presidency! GOP Party; you forgot the foundation and principles of the GOP! The Grand Old Party? Not!