Will somebody please tell Speaker Boehner that Republicans lost the general election? In his address on the election and the looming fiscal cliff, he began with the obligatory congratulations and promises of cooperation, compromise and unity, but near the end of the speech, his dialog became infused with "will not" "does not", "cannot", "isn't" and his tried and true "under the right circumstances".
As Republicans (yes I remain a Republican) we must recognize that the philosophy of obstructionism, exclusion and drawing lines in the sand is what is driving moderate Republicans into the demographic of ticket splitters and far too often out of party politics altogether. We can surrender the Republican Party to the Tea Party extremist or return to a moderate party of fiscal conservatism, military conservatism, social balance and inclusion, and above all a platform that recognizes the values of a majority.
The talking heads speak to the next four years as defining President Obama’s legacy. I would submit, that the next four years will define the legacy and potentially the demise of the Republican Party if serious introspection doesn’t take place at the top. Remember, we are supposed to be the “United” States of America.
Please wake up Mr. Boehner, or your legacy will be that of the man who drove this country over two cliffs; the fiscal cliff and tragically the party cliff. Obstinence, which you insisted on for the last four years, will not serve the nation nor the party in the coming four years.
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