Libertarians...now ours chance..

The Republican party is down, but not out; Cycles seem inevitable in a 2 party system. Whats the next course of action? Hide under the blankets and hope that everything is going to be all right? One possibility, but I doubt it. I think how, or more importantly, when the party bounces back depends greatly on how the new administration is perceived on the job they are doing. Obama and friends really need to mess up bad, like the Beatles did by saying they were bigger than Jesus. Obama's approval rating has to be in the tank, right around Bush's current level( 27%http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Presidential_approval_rating ), for the Republicans to even consider sending a viable candidate to the White House in 2012. The govenors are meeting to discuss a possible candidate for 2012, but why waste a budding politician on an election that looks cloudy at best? If Michael Dukakis can be sacrificed, the Republicans can surely withstand losing another Bob Dole.

Im sure the Republicans will lose some members as penalty for the Bush mishaps and its now time for the damage control team to earn their keep. I offer this: spend the next 4-8 years reinventing the party. Better mobilization efforts, rediscovering conservative fiscal policy, refocusing on states that got the party to this level, candidates that arent on death's door step. Maybe it is also time to start getting away from religon and politics. All this talk about Evangilists and the Christian Right...blah, blah, blah....Religion and politics do not work together. As a moral code, yes, but as a government, it becomes contridictary of what the state needs to achieve. Next, when asked, just say Bush who? Act dumb, it never happened. The era of spend , spend, spend is done; no more from a right winger. Republicans need to go back and try to take back roughly 1-2 % from every eligible voting group. They need to redefine what their platform is and stop with the BS. Be a pioneer in the political world and shoot from the hip. Explain to the American public how these issues will affect them, clearly define where they stand, and for the love of God, stop going back to predetermined talking points in a debate.

Finally, I propose 2 interesting candidates ( NY Times mention one): Colin Powell and Paul Ryan, even though I think Mr. Ryan is more of a 2020 reality. When Powell was Sec. of State, he was one of the most conservative Republicans in the chain of command. And sources say, http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EPF/is_n5_v95/ai_17459252 he would have had a viable chance in 1996. He may a bit old , but it would be interesting to see Obama v Powell in 2012. Dont burn me at the stake here, but wouldnt Powell v Obama really boil down to the issues?