Rules for Republicans
1. Level With Us
Republicans have a credibility problem right now, and it is because Republicans have been lying to us, fighting against us, and trying to fool us. They are correct in their assessment that we probably will stay with them anyway, but wrong in their assessment that they will survive the process. We are not stupid, not backward, and have not forgotten the litany of betrayals large and small since we put them in power. Republicans must speak with the same candor and humility that they showed in perhaps five speeches after the last election but before the new congress was seated.
We understand that not all battles will be won, but the GOP has become far too comfortable with the logic of choosing not to fight at all except in rare circumstances.
2. Replace Old Politicians with Young
This works for us every time. The old Republican guard in D.C. is not fit to serve, because they are not fit to lead. We on the right have a shared cultural history of subjugation by Democrats for most of the lifetimes of every single person alive today. Old Democrats have grown skilled at wielding power, whereas old Republicans have become skilled at avoiding responsibility. No matter how familiar with tyhe landscape and parliamentary procedures the old hands may be, the fact is that only Democrats actually benefit from this sort of knowledge. We squander our procedural wisdom with foolish tactics in pursuit of cowardly strategies.
Replace them all, oldest first.
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The Tea Party is not going to leave the Republican Party, but many old guard Republicans will be removed from Washington D.C., one way or another.
1. Cut Spending
Republicans must cut spending in
The holidays are almost over. Soon it will be time to return to the difficult and sometimes unpleasant work of ensuring a conservative victory in 2012.
In 2010, the Tea Party returned the Republicans to power in an historic election. In 2011 the Republicans went out of their way to attack the Tea Party. In 2012, we must therefore defeat Democrats by kicking Republican asses until conservatives can force policy.
We don’t even need a sub-majority within the House, but a bloc large enough and reliable enough that a disorganized campaign can succeed. We do not have and do not want the sort of organization and structure that the GOP has. It would only be a vulnerability for us, as a
TP Seek:
TP Avoid:
- Structure, organization, single leader
