Congressional Republicans Stray

During my two week hiatus, I was able to take a good look at the current state of the Republican Party. What I have discovered is that after successess in 2000 and 2004, the Republicans have demonstrated that they are not very interested in serving the wishes of their base constituency.
Lately, they seem more interested in spending us into oblivion, including President Bush who seems to have not yet met a bill which he didn't like.

They also seem unable to agree on a united and vigorous response to the attacks made by Democrats regarding the war, intelligence leaks and Tom Delay's legal troubles. Just like in California (ask Arnold Schwarznegger), they are allowing the Democrats to define them and to set the national discussion.

This bodes ill for the Republicans in 2006. Instead of adhering to Conservative principles, i.e. tax cuts, strong national defense, strong borders and small government, they are hell bent on proving that they are no different than the Democrats.

We, the base, are damn sick and tired of being railroaded by the minority party. When is Sen. Frist going to wake up and realize that the opposition does not play fair? When is the GOP National Commitee going to realize that they must MAINTAIN an energized base?

All of these difficiencies are a reflection of leadership and right now we as a party are sorely lacking in that department. We always seem to be reactionary, instead of being constantly on the offense. With Delay and Karl Rove effectively out of the picture, which is also our own fault, other talented individuals must step up to the plate to fill the void.

Finally, I am very concerned that when 2006 rolls around, the GOP will behind that eight ball
in reinvigorating the base. They need to clean up the mess they have created and take control of the national agenda. Hurry boys, times awastin!