Stand Up — Now or Never

This is the finest article describing what’s wrong with the “establishment” Republican Party that I’ve come across in years, and explains better than I can why I have given my support to specific candidates, not to the RNC  (or  Libertarian or any other “official” group) to squander on their linguini-spined selections. It’s rather long, but quite inspiring to me. Street Fighting and sticking together is what progressives do best, and we’d darn well better learn how to give it right back to them, or our conservative cause is doomed.  Anyone, please try to convince me I’m wrong!

Here are just a couple of excerpts from the article that I hope will whet your appetite to read the whole thing:

…”The Republican Party has allowed its enemies to define it. Its moderation has convinced voters that it’s crazy and dangerous because without raising its voice and fighting back, the only things they know about it comes from its enemies.”

…..“Instead of bringing passion to their fight against the left, Republicans misdirect their passion into circular firing squads. There have been more passionate Republican attacks aimed at Ted Cruz in a single month than there have been against Barack Obama in an entire year.”

…..”The midterm [2010] reversal happened because a bunch of people wearing costumes and waving yellow flags began arguing with Democratic politicians trying to sell their constituents on a disastrous health plan. The plan is still disastrous and the people with the costumes are still out there, but the GOP would like them and Ted Cruz to go away and stop interrupting their plan to win in 2014 by impressing the public with their moderate program of reasonable compromises.”

Whether you think “The Tea Party Brand” is worn out, some even say “toxic” —- if we who all hold dearly to the principles of true conservatism, regardless of any formal party affiliation, or “independent” (see here) —- if we don’t learn to fight back for what we believe in, and stop with all the talk of compromise and moderation and letting the other side define us, then we can kiss good-bye the country most of have grown up in.

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