Posted by
"Mind and Morals" Michael Coyne on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 3:25:00 PM
“A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished
when he quits.” ~Richard M. Nixon
The same holds true for our party. Last night, we were
defeated. John McCain lost the Presidency to the most extreme big-government
liberal of our time. Moreover, the Democrats have a brand new super-majority in
Washington, controlling both houses of Congress by noteworthy margins.
I spent half the night trying to explain to my fellow
Republicans that all is not lost. They fear for America’s future; some are
convinced that the Republican Party may even be in jeopardy. I outright refuse
to adopt such a defeatist attitude. I am not a quitter.
Readers, I assure you: my resolve has never been stronger. I
was not broken by Obama’s win last night. Rather, I was emboldened. I was
reminded that now, more than ever, is the time to fight. The time to fight
tooth and nail to maintain our identity as the party of limited government,
moral leadership, and National strength.
America will weather an Obama presidency. The Democratic
Super Majority will last only two years; my sights are on 2010—the
year we take back congress. It is our principles that founded America, and it
will be our principles that win back the American electorate.
Beyond that, we have three names we need to watch: Mitt,
Ron, and Sarah. The Republican Party is absent many new faces and strong
leaders. But if one of these three people begins to act now; he or she can realistically
poise him or herself to become our Party’s standard-bearer within the coming
four years. Or who knows? Maybe someone better is waiting, just biding time
until a brand new Republican Star is born.
The American People are unlike any other people in the
world. We openly resent the inflation of the Government. We will not stand for a
government taking our money, our liberties, and our ethics away from us. We
don’t want the Government providing for us; we would rather provide for
ourselves. One of the three people mentioned above can, if allowed, lead us to
victory and back to becoming a Republican Party that our forebears would be
proud of.
Let the Democrats celebrate today. Tomorrow, the Republican
Party must resume a fighting stance. Do not ever give up.
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By the way, since I am a big fan of playing a hunch, there
is one final name I want to put out for our Party to consider very carefully:
John H. Hoeven of North Carolina. He is a good conservative, and the
longest-serving current Governor in America. Just a name to contemplate for a
while…