“Parties ebb and flow, people come and go, but principles last!”

Terry Paulson understands what has to happen. While some Republicans are crying about the upcoming losses and others are still behaving in the manner that caused conservatives to reject Republicans, Terry understands that there has to be bold action:

Uniting the party behind a “Contract with America” worked in 1984 because it gave Republicans a focus they could communicate that went beyond any candidate. Many independents found that they were actually “Republicans” but didn’t know it. Parties ebb and flow, people come and go, but principles last!

There’s much that McCain and the Republican Party can unite behind—Cutting federal spending and government regulations, holding the line on taxes, winning in Iraq by leaving when the job is done, securing the border and employer accountability before addressing guest workers, appointing conservative judges who don’t legislate from the bench, and promoting personal responsibility and free enterprise to save the American Dream. Make it simple. Make it compelling, but take a stand for something we can get behind!

That’s all well and good, but there is a problem. Credibility.

The Republicans can preach all the conservative sermons they want, but when the preacher talks about moderation and chastity and is always out getting drunk and whoring around, no one wants to listen to him. For example, how many Congressmen stuck to their word in 1994 when it came to self-imposed term limits, and how many went back on their word? One is too many.

You see folks, intergrity is the foundation of character. Without integrity, no one will want to follow you. Republicans have stood for one thing when running, and done another thing when serving. Not all of them, mind you, but enough to cast a shadow over the entire party. Make all the pledges you want, but you will have to actually do what you say you are going to do before anyone will really buy into it.

There also has to be action by the voters. A serious RINO hunt needs to happen.

This isn’t going to be a quick fix.