Right in Alabama - The Conservative Mindset

Now that the election is over and we have all had several days to calm down over the results, we can really start thinking about a strategy for fixing the mess that has gradually formed in Washington. The mess I’m referring to is the Republican elected officials that don’t believe in solid conservative principles. Simply put, we have got to have a reform in the Republican party. Yes, it sucks to be lumped into the group of Republican fools, but with the two party system that is currently in place us conservatives don’t really have a choice. I’ve stated before that I am not happy with the Republican party, and McCain and Bush have a lot to do with that.

A complete change is what this party needs. Out with the old, in with the new. Unlike others, I’d like to see more from Sarah Palin, although I don’t think she should run for president in 2012. She should remain governor for a couple of more terms, and maybe even run for the senate a term or two. One of the media’s biggest arguments against her was her “lack of experience.” Having a term or two of the senate under her belt would negate the no-experience argument since Obama ran on just an incomplete senate term as his experience record. That being said, Palin should definitely stick around as she was the one reason McCain didn’t lose the popular vote by a landslide. Also, having a loss hanging around her neck isn’t as bad as it seems. She didn’t brand herself as a generic McCain/Bush Republican, and that is all that matters. She still has core conservative values, and she should step up to the plate and go to bat with them.

A good place to start with the Republican party reform will be Parker Griffith’s senate seat. Numerous bloggers have compiled a list of potential candidates for the seat, some of which get my attention.

Also, there apparently is already an initiative underway to rebuild the party, as Reactionary pointed out at flashpointblog.com. I haven’t read everything in full detail, but it looks like a great place to share ideas and join the cause.

And as for Obama, he will either get into office and make things worse, or make things better. My guess is going to be the former. Regardless, it is going to be an interesting four years. I look forward to still critiquing his policies as I have done to him and McCain throughout this election.

“Conservatives should be reassured that our president-elect did not seek an ideological mandate in this election, nor did he receive one. The failure of the Republican Party in this election does not represent the failure of conservatism, but of the big government Republicanism that took over our party in 1996. Had the Republican Party not governed as the party of socialism-lite for the past 12 years, our candidates’ concerns about the excessive spending on the other side would have had more relevance.

“Republican efforts to build a governing majority through spending and earmarks have ended in disgrace. The Republican Party can either restore its identity as the party of limited government or go the way of the Whigs. When Republicans decide to come home to the timeless conservatism present at our founding, the conservatism of Abraham Lincoln – which our president-elect graciously acknowledged last night – and the conservatism of Ronald Reagan that won the Cold War and led to unprecedented prosperity, they know where to find us.”

Read the full article here.