The Republican Party's formula to get back power... DO NOTHING DIFFERENT

[ck4829]

As we noted a few weeks ago, former Ohio Secretary of State and current Family Research Council fellow Ken Blackwell is seeking the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee. In recent days, he's secured several "high-profile endorsements from the Club for Growth, Gun Owners of America and prominent conservatives like Steve Forbes" and now it looks like he is taking the next step in his attempt to consolidate his standing as a front-runner by announcing that he's found a like-minded running mate:

Texas Republican Party Chairman Tina Benkiser has teamed up with Ohio´s Ken Blackwell in the contest to lead the Republican National Committee over the next two years.

The Washington Times has learned Mrs. Benkiser has decided to forgo a run for RNC national chairman and instead to run for co-chairman, a traditionally less powerful position that historically, with one exception, has been held by a woman.

“If I ran for chairman, I decided after looking over the field, it might contribute to dividing the conservative vote and allowing a moderate to win,” she told The Times in a phone interview Tuesday.

In the draft of a letter to be sent to other voting members of the national committee, she writes that she “decided to run for the co-chair position because a chairman candidate has emerged who has everything it takes to help us restore our party and return to our winning ways. Ken Blackwell has the courage and experience to both lead and inspire us to achieve great things as a party.”

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Mrs. Benkiser, a practicing attorney in Houston, is an evangelical Christian who, like Mr. Blackwell, opposes same-sex marriage and legalized abortion but, also like him, emphasizes “pro-growth” economic polices of low-taxes, small government and reduced regulations on business where possible.

So, in other words, they want a government that's in your bedroom but not in the corporate office.

A. It's stupid and we all know it
B. We've tried that approach and it has failed... quite decisively too (Where have Blackwell and Benkiser been for the last 8 years; in a coma, in outer space, just not paying attention?)
C. Looking at points A and B, we should should say to the GOP, "GO FOR IT!"

[derby378]

1. Oh, THAT'S gonna work for them...

They promise small government, and they instead inflate the size of government. They promise lower taxes, and then you're suddenly unable to secure a grant to fun medical research. They promise fewer regulations on business, and then impose more regulations on the abilty of the public to complain when corporations betray the public good.

Yeah, I see nothing but rainbows and sunshine ahead for these whackos.

[Romulox]

2. Right now, the Democrats are letting them get away with it by parrotting the Pukes

as closely as possible.

[FiveGoodMen]

3. Agreed.

If D's keep talking like R's, the R's will get back into the driver's seat.

And even if they don't...if Dems carry out puke policy, we're hardly better off just because we're being stabbed in the back by our own.

(Why are Pelosi, Reid, and Lieberman still in their positions?)