RE: RE: RE: The (Republican) party's over

Steve responds: "If people stop registering as Republicans, the party will die. If people begin registering as Libertarians or Constitution Party, those parties will gain the mainstream as the GOP withers on the vine."

As conservatives, it would seem to me that it would be easier to work towards reforming the Republican Party. Personally speaking, I have complained about the party, but that's the only thing I have been doing...complaining. I'm no longer involved in party politics, so maybe if I did less complaining and more getting involved, things might change on the party level. It seems like when us conservatives get beat in an election, we give up and quit... I know that's how I've been pretty much since your defeat, Steve, in the spring of 2000.

"And yes, if the GOP insists on nominating Giuliani, Romney, or McCain, Hillary will be the next President. In fact, since the GOP field is so fractured, it is unlikely that anyone, including Fred Thompson, will emerge who can unify those factions. Short of some huge faux pas on her part, the Beast in Pants Suits is all but assured of the Oval Office."

I still don't believe Hillary is electable on the national level. As far as the GOP is concerned, if Fred Thompson enters the race, I can see him winning the nomination and the presidency because he appeals to the southern and Midwestern voters who usually decide presidential elections.