"Two months after Barack Obama’s election, Republicans are struggling to figure out how — or even whether — to challenge or criticize him as he prepares to assume the presidency."The GOP knows they have it in them, the ability to pull a 180 and say the opposite of what they used to say to Bush. Support the President, he's our leader, will now be dissent is key, he has to be held accountable. They are pretty much becoming Democrats in their desire for oversight and real leadership.
The only blip on the map has been Rick Warren and the fading moral majority have no problem with out-of-step religious leaders.
Partisan politics will always be, but now we have a leader avoiding strict ideology and making sound decisions and putting quality people in place. Bush divided this country like no other President, Obama is putting it back together.
Before they start targeting Obama, conservatives and Republicans have to figure out who they are. McCain and Palin were defeated, Hannity and Limbaugh are tired, old, worried men, Bush and neo-conservatism is dead.
The GOP is a broken old record: taxes, abortion, guns, identity politics and malice. They need an entirely new philosophy. Maybe read the Constitution for some ideas.
Source: NYT
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