Posted by
flagwaver on Saturday, February 17, 2007 10:21:47 PM
One of my favorite rap songs was by a group called Blacksheep and was called This or That . The hook basically says " You can get with this, or you can get with that...the choice is yours." That line is especially apropos concerning the GOP as the '08 elections approach.
Right now we are being inundated from all sides telling us that Rudy Giuliani is the right guy for us to choose. After all, "America's Mayor" rose to the occasion after the 9/11 attack on New York and has a good handle on the Islamic threat. And according to many in the conservative movement he is the most electible of the early candidates...and has the biggest name among them.
Now, this is not strictly about Rudy and his candidacy; however, that is the impetus for what I am saying here. I am asking the conservatives what they are going to choose in the upcoming primary season. Are we going to be party voters, or are we going to hold true to our principles?
You see, if you are a Party person then Rudy seems like a dream come true. He is (allegedly) strong on national defense, and he is trying his best to say all the right things about social issues to bring in social conservatives on his side. As a Party voter, you can excuse his stance on gun control and his schizophrenic ramblings about abortion...how he hates it, but how he believes in a "woman's right to choose". A good Party man/woman can easily overlook all of his flaws simply because he may give the Party a better chance of winning in '08.
For the conservatives, we cannot overlook what this man is really about. His enthusiastic support of gun control by itself is a huge red flag for us. If this man is so willing to restrict the rights of the people in this manner to satisfy his liberal leanings, what other rights is he willing to trample on? We look at him and know that he is not in any way, shape, form, or fashion a real conservative; therefore, we cannot give him our support.
But the big picture here is not about Rudy Giuliani, it is about the soul of the GOP. Accepting Rudy or any other WISH Republican as the nominee will signal to the conservative movement that the GOP is no longer for them, that it is more interested in being in power than in really serving the people. And the embrace of the WISH Republicans will be the end of the GOP's chances at regaining power. Conservatives are the heart and soul of the GOP and a steady diet of WISHes will only serve to push the conservatives away. How can we be expected to continue to support a Party that is openly shunning us?
So the GOP needs to choose: This or that? The choice is yours.
*WISH: when it suits him/her