Saving the republican party...Worth It?

The recent defeat of the Senate Immigration bill has breathed life into the republican party. My negative attitude towards the bill was that it would strike a death blow to the party that was once home to conservatism. That a bill so vile on it's face could come so close to being passed is a testament to why the republican party is in serious trouble. The conservative base will not vote for a monkey with the letter (R) next to his name. The conservative base expects candidates to govern on the promises that they made. When the right strays and takes up a spending barrage that dwarfs the liberals , conservative voters stay home. Conservatives in the house and the slim margin in the Senate that helped in defeating this heresy have given the republican party a chance to ward off certain defeat.

The republican party has strayed and many conservatives are fed up and have taken the view that America needs to see how bad the left can screw things up. I don't ascribe to this view. If Hillary Clinton wins the presidency with a democratic congress they can cause great harm to this country that I love. Allowing prospects such as high taxes, national health care, the fairness doctrine, more abortions, a continued war on Christianity, another Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the court etc. are not worth it for me to prove a point. The republicans are the best hope for this country.

What must be done is actually quite simple, at least in theory. Conservative candidates must take on the entrenched party machine that governs in Washington. It's not easy to defeat these incumbents but in this climate of disgust it might just be possible. If these Senate elitists see a few of there colleagues defeated maybe they will start to wake up. The national republican party needs to find a mainstream voice that will carry on the legacy of Ronald Reagan. Our national presidential candidate must tell people why low taxes are good for the economy. They must explain the threats that face this nation and express why they have the stones to say "the hell with the media" and do what needs to be done. Our candidate must stand up for traditional values and the millions of Americans who are under assault by secular progressives. We need the rest of our leaders to stop attempting to appease the left wing and stand up for what is right. If our party would just stand on principle and communicate conservatism effectively we would once again feel proud to call ourselves republicans.