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Many of us who were once members have continued to sadly watch the self immolation of the Party of Lincoln. The rise of the Tea Party, and the inexplicable deference shown this radical fringe by the Republican leadership continues to drive away voters in the center even when there are no incremental voters to gain on the right. Anyone familiar with the statistical "normal curve" knows that this is suicide. It can only result in a smaller, more impotent, less relevant Republican Party.
Until this point, most of us who have left the party have done it independently, one or two at a time. The process now appears to be accelerating and we see the first of what will probably be a number of traditional Republican organizations who reject their own party.
The Republican Main Street Partnership, a Washington-based group that has promoted moderate GOP lawmakers and policies, will remove the word "Republican" from its title and welcome center-right Democrats in 2013, Yahoo News has learned.
The organization's board of directors voted Tuesday morning to scrap party identification from its title and be known simply as "The Main Street Partnership."
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I think an even bigger symptom is the hate being heaped on Chuck Hagel because he's been nominated for SecDef by the president. His Republican "colleagues" are already warming up to flame the man. In 2000, he was vetted to run as Dubya's VP. In 2006, McCain praised him as being worthy of being secretary of state.
Many of us who were once members have continued to sadly watch the self immolation of the Party of Lincoln. The rise of the Tea Party, and the inexplicable deference shown this radical fringe by the Republican leadership continues to drive away voters in the center even when there are no incremental voters to gain on the right. Anyone familiar with the statistical "normal curve" knows that this is suicide. It can only result in a smaller, more impotent, less relevant Republican Party.
Until this point, most of us who have left the party have done it independently, one or two at a time. The process now appears to be accelerating and we see the first of what will probably be a number of traditional Republican organizations who reject their own party.
From the article you posted:
In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, LaTourette added: “While we have changed our name, we have not changed our values or our mission. We will continue to be a right of center organization and continue to represent the governing wing of the Republican Party
Glad to see more and more throwing the teabaggers in the trash where they belong
From the article:
In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, LaTourette added: “While we have changed our name, we have not changed our values or our mission. We will continue to be a right of center organization and continue to represent the governing wing of the Republican Party
I think an even bigger symptom is the hate being heaped on Chuck Hagel because he's been nominated for SecDef by the president. His Republican "colleagues" are already warming up to flame the man. In 2000, he was vetted to run as Dubya's VP. In 2006, McCain praised him as being worthy of being secretary of state.
Today, they're climbing all over him.
The GOP... devouring their own.
I'm a Nebraskan, and I know and respect Chuck Hagel. Besides being vastly qualified for the Sec of Defense job, he's loaded with common sense, he's a very decent man, and he's always been a straight shooter. The back stabbing from the DC neocons has a lot of conservatives out here shaking their heads. I think lots of republicans don't trust the party to do the right thing anymore, and there's a big opening for groups that distance themselves from the party, but offer a common sense and small business oriented center ground to the rest of us left in the middle. If the group in the article is just changing their name, it isn't going to make much difference if they still support the agenda of the party, vs. being willing to break free and be an independent voice when the R party is wrong (which, lately, is a lot of the time).
On fiscal issues I agree with the goals of the Tea Party. It is the way they are trying to get it done that ain't right. Threats to default on the debt are irresponsible.
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And the wheels continue to come off the GOP
