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We have the chance to set a new direction for the GOP, but which one will it be. RebuildtheParty.com allows you to "digg" the ideas you believe are most important to the future of the Republican party. The site provides an excellent basis for the eventual consensus which will be necessary going into 2010 and 2012. This is the first attempt at legitimate discourse within the grass roots of the party on a large, public stage. Let your voice be heard for the future of the GOP.

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Conservatism 101: Back to Basics

Well, its time for the GOP to rebuild, so I thought it was time for primer on the ideals of the Right. Too long has the Republican Party been hijacked by simple-minded yokels who think the most important issue is an fetus and that Africa in a country *cough* Palin *cough*. It is time to return to the ideals that the Right was founded on, capitalism and small government. So let us begin, and I can think of no better instructor for this rebuild then Ronald Regan. I have a speech here of not-yet President Regan speaking on the behalf of Barry Goldwater in his 1964 campaign for president. Goldwater was the father of the modern conservative movement long before it was waylaid by irrelevant social issues, and you can see that pure unadulterated though in Mr. Regan's speech. For those who do not realize what this speech means concerning the conservative sphere, think of it as Phish opening for The Grateful Dead, epic. So ladies in gentlemen, I give you Ronald Regan 10/27/64... the second set is epic.

Ron Paul on the problems facing Obama in office

Does it really look like change out there, Ron Paul says no and I agree. Little will differ in this upcoming term, and this is well known in the Obama camp. The talking heads of change are already out there, making it clear that Obama won't get much done his first year, his first two years, his first term. Hmmm.... that doesn't sound like the change we can believe in, that sounds like typical political maneuvering and back peddling.

Where are the spending cuts President Elect Obama, have they bee replaced by sacrifice now? Weeks ago it was only the rich who had to sacrifice for the nation, now its all of us? Why is this just coming out now that you have been elected. What other new unsocliceted change are you going to spring on us? Hold on folks, this could be a wild ride.

Why I will not cry if Obama wins.

Like in every organization, there are ebbs and flows, and partisan politics are no different. While Obama has won the election, the Republican Party enters a rebuilding cycle, much like sports teams. This does not trouble me, it actually inspires me, and this is why-

1. Bush is out- The Anti-Jacksonian party was born to run against Andrew Jackson, and died after he left office. The Democrat party has become the Anti-Bush party, and Bush is out of office now, who are you going to run against, what’s your platform? With no central figurehead to fight against, focus is lost as is motivation.

2. Messianic Obama- People are looking to Obama like he is the Messiah, not literally, but some one who can deliver us into an “enlightened age.” Well, even Jesus couldn’t live up to people’s expectations, and I doubt Obama will either. Obama has built himself up as such a huge figure of change, and due to that it will be next to impossible to fulfill the amount of change people expect. A perfect example is the video of the woman who said Obama was going to pay her mortgage and pay for her gas; another is the man who committed suicide and left a note asking for Barack to take care of his family. People are expecting more then any president could deliver, and the failure to reach those expectations will play against him in 2012.

3. It’s the Economy, Stupid- Well the mess has been made, and its not going to be cleaned up quick. There are going to be long periods of unemployment and recession under Obama’s first years and probably longer. The burden will increase on the average American as time goes on, taxes will rise, and that 250K number will drop quickly. People are going to be struggling, good hard working people, and they are not going to see the relief they expected, in fact they will see a even heavier load. People will be reminiscent of a time when tax rates were low, and the Republican Party (now Bush Free!) will be there for them to turn back to.

4. Sarah Palin could be trampled by a moose - Pretty self explanatory, I would be very happy if she never surfaced again.

5. RON PAUL- Not to sound like a fervent fanboy of the Doctor, but what he did was something else. He hit a chord within the American people, and hopefully it will now have room to amplify and resonate. People will begin to clamor for small government after the growth of the last eight years compounded with the growth that will accompany an Obama administration. I can see series of Ron Paul Republican congressional candidates pop up in 2010 in places like Montana, Nevada, Idaho, and then possibly grow bigger by 2012. Dr. Paul open a lot of people eyes to what was going on in Washington to a lot of people, and those people haven’t forgotten.

In summation I believe that the GOP has its work cut out for them, but it is not an insurmountable task. With appropriate rebranding the can cut into congress Democratic majority in 2010 (don’t forget those current approval ratings) and hopefully regain the majority in 2012 along with the white house. I believe that Obama would have to do something pretty amazing in order to achieve his expected targets, and I believe he will fail, hell anyone would. Not that it matters though, everyone know the world will end right after the 2012 election anyway.