Posted by
Always To The Right on Thursday, November 06, 2008 2:24:20 PM
After the second straight losing cycle, Republicans want new leadership in the party — and they may well get it.
In 2007, the House Republicans replaced most of the leadership
positions, with a promise to strengthen the party’s “branding”. That
didn’t work out well, and now Republicans understand that “branding”
isn’t enough
Blunt resigned thsi morning from his position as Minority Whip, after
the Post published this article. That only leaves John Boehner, who
has already said he will fight to retain his spot at Minority Leader.
That has some activists seeing red, such as Erick Erickson at Red
State, who has a more pungent take on the question
In looking back at the 110th Congress, both Boehner and Mitch
McConnell did a pretty good job in derailing Pelosi, Reid, & Co
from their efforts to lose the war and run wild with taxpayer money.
Part of that can be attributed to the threat of vetoes from George
Bush, who finally figured out how to accomplish them. In fairness,
though, both Boehner and McConnell did their share in forcing Democrats
out of the lane on left-tilting policies.
The question will be whether we have candidates ready for that task
now. In the meantime, though, let’s forget about “branding” and focus
on a return to the principles that unite the Right: limited government,
fiscal responsibility, free enterprise and property rights, and peace
through strength. We need leaders who can restore our credibility on
these issues.