Originally Posted by Blade

How can conservatives re-capture the republican party? One can hear it now - with a likely loss of the presidency in November, lib "republicans" will claim the republican party has to be just like the liberals - this is a very old cycle in the republican party, going at least back to the 1930s. We had a half-liberal, Bush, and before that Bush the elder. If the republican party gets more lib than it already is, then that means it's not about an idea, conservatism, but rather just a bunch pf people who desire political power, and will do anything to get it - in other words, liberals. And why should we support such a party? If the choice is between two liberal parties, then might as well just tend to our business, and find personal ways to circumvent the destruction of liberalism where and when we can.