What good is this article?  If I wanted to read the trash that was posted by Politico, I wouldn’t be here looking for “accuracy in media”.  I don’t trust a few quotes out of their context…especially from an untrusted source as Politico.  If you are going to post an article, then do some research and write an article.

What did in the GOP was the coddling of Bush in his numerous deviations from the Conservative approach by the Conservative talk radio hosts and blogs with the notable exception of Michael Savage.

This disconcerted the true Conservatives and confused many among them into believing that Bush or even Liberal McCain could pass for a conservative. Much of the steam and enthusiasm of the powerful Conservative group was taken out of them by this approach.

They also didn’t endorse any of the true Conservatives like Hunter or Tancredo in the primaries.

McCain ran a horrible campaign. Additionally, the Conservative talk show hosts spoke only to a minority of the voters by their constant bash the Liberals programs. The Conservatives weren’t being addressed because they know the failings of the Liberals and don’t need to be reminded. The Liberals are closed minded about this as well as many other things. Only the small percentage of the middle was possibly being addressed.

In order to win, the GOP has to embrace the entire Conservative spectrum in its entirety. The talk show hosts have to hold the candidates nose to the grindstone to insure that they maintain Conservative principles. This worked in the case of Harriet Miers who was replaced by Alito. This approach will energize the Conservative base and allow victory to return to the GOP.

Uh, are you PRAISING Michael Savage?

just askin’.

The “status quo” of the GOP, as developed over the last 15 years, absolutely sucks – - and, finally, the so-called Reagan-era is dead.  The GOP has become too provincialized, too regionalized, too religionist and too UNconservative – - while wasting far too much time and effort beating on dead DEM horses.

Today, there’s NOTHING conservative about the party in terms of the traditional conservatism espoused by Barry Goldwater.

The party would do itself a favor to forget the minority righty rockheads’ “babies, bibles and guns” mantra and return to the purely political (not social nor cultural) conservatism of Goldwater – toning down the militarism, of course.

And, in turn, the looney leftist minority should stop shoving homosexuality, illegal immigrants, San Francisco values and every other minority issue THEY can find in everyone’s faces.

Both parties should return to their traditional foundations and forget about the damned social and cultural warfare over divisive wedge issues that has done nothing except create the divided states of America.

We’ve just elected a new president – - and, yet, the lefty loons and righty rockheads are still pushing their purely partisan bitchin’ and moanin’ to even higher levels than they did during the recently completed campaign!  Extreme idiots all!