After The Implosion - What Now?

As I write, I am listening to the Presidenttake 3 million illegals to walk those across, a few
announce the resignation of Don Rumsfeld. While Idedicated followers will find the necessary cover
for one do not hold Rumsfeld solely responsibleunderneath the flood).So, what do we do? For
for the current situation in Iraq (there is plenty ofone, we need a clean sweep of the leadership in
responsibility to share) I do somehow wonderthe Republican branches of the Congress, Hastert,
what would have been had the President startedBoehner and Blount must go in the house. Frist is
with a fairly clean slate of Secretaries and freshalready gone in the Senate, but maybe the
eyes after the 2006 elections. It reminds me thatautomatic choice of McConnell should not be so
the end effect of stasis is often disease.Theautomatic. This is part of the problem that got us
Democrat Party now holds the reigns of power inhere, we need to select leaders on the basis of
the House and probably the Senate. If we aretheir Integrity (do not get me wrong -McConnell is
smart, we will not fall into the trap that thea man of integrity), I mean integrity to the
Democrats fell into in 2000. Allen should concedeprinciples of the party. Seniority cannot trump
and put this to rest. We can gain nothing here incommitment to the principles of the party.We
fighting to overturn a result that appears solidneed leaders ready, willing and able to fall on the
enough to resist the challenge.The Republicansword in furtherance of freedom, less
Party has fallen because it forgot who it was andgovernment, and national security. We need party
became just another "Party In Power". Its' greedleaders that will fight the fight with the same
in managing the treasury of the people has beenintensity that the Democrats showed over the
unequaled since the era of Johnson. The earmarklast 6 years. We cannot sit back on traditions and
mechanism corrupted every aspect of thedecorum when our opponents will not do the
process (only in favor of those powerful enoughsame. I am not sure about you, but I do not for
to lobby) and even had the proponents believinga moment, believe that the Democrats will afford
the rewards far outweighed the risks. You cannotus the same accommodations on power sharing
expect the blatant greed made infamous by Tedthat Trent Lott gave the Democrats in 2002.We
Steven's outrageous greed in support of a veryneed to also now clarify in our hearts the purity
small portion of his constituency would notof our ideals and assert the authority of our
eventually fall on the enablers to pay the price.convictions to not just be led down a dead end.
And he was not alone.The arrogance of theWe must reassert the grassroots control of the
party's approach to governing, diminished its abilityparty to reestablish the solidarity of the
to argue the morality of the important issues ofunderpinnings. We must be ready. Two years
the day. It also distracted them from fighting thehence, the love fest the Democrat Party
fights that needed fighting. Consequently, theycurrently is enjoying will have eroded severely
could point to no substantial accomplishments thebecause they will find their base eroded by the
last 2 years (other than a very dubious Medicarebrilliant strategy that got them the win here
Prescription Drug Bill-one that hastens the(moving the critical races into the center ideology
bankruptcy of the system and further erodesby selecting conservative candidates to run). Their
any semblance of free-market governance overleft wing base will find it very difficult going if they
the health care economy).Further, we had a partythink they have clear sailing to assert a far-left
continuously assert leadership on the nationalagenda.The Democrat Party is not so short
security issue, selling it's soul to big business andsighted and will be looking down the road as they
to hispanic voters by allowing 2-3 million illegals tomove forward. The retreat from the extreme
flow across the border every year arguing all thepositions of the left will fracture the coalition. Sure
while that this flow is critical to the economy andthey will throw some fresh red meat to the base,
comes at no net cost, with no security risk andbut I do not expect any moves to impeachment
no inherent unfairness in forgiving the breach ofand despite what they have been declaring about
the law they engage in, including the felony of IDsolutions to the situation in Iraq, I think they will
Theft.Even those (few) of us who have not seenbe hard pressed to hold the majority to effect a
the very real tangible costs of the influx, knewpullout. Despite the love between Harry Reid and
intuitively this was not true and understand theKOS, this will cause great problems internally.One
very, very, very, real danger it poses to us. Thelast thing, Mr. President, I know that you were
next terrorist attacks will be facilitated by ourprobably absent the week they discussedthe veto
inability or unwillingness to secure the borders. Thein Poli Sci class. You would do very well to study
next attacks may very well be nuclear and beup and begin to understand the power and
sufficient to collapse our great Republic if Osamausefullness of the power embodied in this
and his followers execute on his plan to detonateconstitutional tool.
nuclear weapons in our 7 largest cities (it won't