At the RightOnline conference in Pittsburgh the final panel had some discussion of why we need to elect leftist Republicans (RINOS). The panel seemed in agreement that it was more important to gain control of the senate or the house than it was to be ideologically pure. I disagree and the corporate ethics problem as well as political history backs me up.

First, a little corporate history, unlike many on the right I do have a problem with Big Business. First they go Big and Multi-National and then they forget where they came from.

Second they quickly become focused on this year's bottom line and worry less about the mid to long term future. This lack of foresight is what puts them in the position of needing bailouts.

Combine the first issue with the second and you essentially have massive multi-national corporations that are on the one hand begging the US taxpayer for a bailout while on the other hand having absolutely no loyalty to the US as a nation. The nation that allowed them to be what they are. GM and Chrysler both looked at bailouts from the EU if I recall correctly. Is there anybody thinking GM or AIG or Citi cares about or has significant loyalty to the US?

Finally as Erick’s Diary, and the comments in it, point out they begin using our money (from Product sales) to directly oppose what we stand for. The left knows how to organize a real boycott of those who oppose them. The right? We just keep funding and supporting the companies that fund the left. Sometimes you get exactly what you deserve.

Let Arlen Spector be a Republican if it means we get control or let Jim Jeffords be a Republican if it means we get control. So we just held our nose and let them be Republicans and we didn't primary them and in return they showed their loyalty when the chips were down and we actually needed them right? Most here know, of course, when the chips were down; Jeffords handed the Senate to the Democrats and Arlen handed the filibuster proof majority to the Democrats.  Are we going to be foolish enough to think Snow wouldn’t do the same? Short term gain means long term pain.

We have made the same short-sighted mistakes as Big Business; we focused short term on the bottom line instead of practicing a long term strategy. We would have been better off kicking Jeffords out by primary or general election, same with Spector. As for Spector, Jeffords, Snow, etc, they probably can't even tell you what state they are from. Those on the right in the power structure have also forgotten where they come from. Let’s be honest; for the last eight years it didn't matter much who controlled the House and Senate.

The establishment right forgot it was the little guy who wanted SMALLER, LESS INTRUSIVE government that got them elected in the first place. Part of the reason they forgot; a significant minority of their Republican colleagues never believed to begin with. Our guys were rubbing elbows with Republicans that never understood what conservative meant. It's a contagious disease. I tell my kids, "They are the company they keep," how is my senator any different?

First we had a short-sighted, win at any cost view. Second they forgot where they came from. Finally they started spending our money on stuff directly opposed to what we believe. Same story as Big Business, remember when Wal-Mart had a buy “Made in the US” policy? No I don’t oppose free trade just unfair trade.

Sometimes a football or basketball coach realizes that the old “talent” they have is just phoning it in and they are left with a choice; let a bunch of halfhearted guys win enough games to show a winning season or start trading them off for draft picks. If they trade for draft picks they know they will have a few bad seasons at minimum; but once the new guys get the hang of the big leagues they may have a shot at the playoffs.

As Biden would say, “It’s time to rebuild the team to be more patriotic. It’s time to payout more RINO’s.”

We need to get rid of the short-sighted attitude that says we must have a winning season at the expense of getting to the playoffs. We need to get rid of the RINOs that have forgotten where they came from even if it means a couple of losing seasons.

The truth, while the vast majority of the country is conservative; the right has not had 10 winning seasons in the last 100 years based on an actual roll back of the statist agenda. We keep playing defense and predictably we keep giving up ground. We spent more than 10 years in Vietnam winning the “hearts and minds,” but we still lost. It is not enough for conservatives to say we are winning the hearts and minds (the battle of ideas) or we will lose this fight too.

If we try to purify the party and fail what have we lost? When I say purify I don’t mean party line voters I mean liberty line voters. Has our current approach stopped the steady march of the statist over the last 100 years? The only serious threat to the progressives in the last 100 years was Ronald Reagan. You remember him the extremist? One man didn’t stop the march and as soon as he was gone the socialists redoubled their efforts. Maybe a serious electoral threat from Americans at a few Republican Senators and Congressman would cause them to rethink their loyalties.

Ramblings from the Right

Sowell “Perhaps the scariest aspect of our times is how many people think in talking points, rather than in terms of real world consequences.”

Dr. Anne Doig President CMA "We all agree that the system is imploding, we all agree that things are more precarious than perhaps Canadians realize"

Coulter on Kathleen “Ole Miss” Parker "Oh, and one more thing. I was once employed by MSNBC. Speaking as an MSNBC insider, I regret to inform you: We MSNBC-ers hate the military, loathe cops, despise the South and absolutely detest Christians. No really, take it from me -- I'm an old MSNBC hand"

CincyConservative "The Democrats are furious, and are mobilizing real organized, astroturfed groups like SEIU, to oppose mainstream Americans, and as we see in Tampa and St Louis, this is going to lead to violence and further alienation of the American people."

Michelle "If, however, you are a member of Congress confronted with silly questions about whether you have read the bill, feel free to giggle."

Socrates "The right to health care implies only that the government must not interfere with our attempts to care for ourselves and others."

Patrick Bohan "As usual, Obama says the right things, but how many times has he said the right thing and turned around and did something else. Obama is good at deceiving the public and preys on gullible Americans that cling to and take his messages as gospel. It is time for Americans to stop listening to all of Obama’s words and look at his actions."

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