Posted by
Cal Samuel August on Thursday, June 07, 2007 3:06:42 PM
Conservatism has lost its way in the last few years. While Democrats seem to have been unified leading up to last year's elections, Republicans have proven to be far from unified. It seems that many of them took their constituents for granted.
Conservatism is the fuel of Republican winning. Wishy-washy non-conservatives sometimes win, but as Rush Limbaugh regularly argues, true conservatism fires up the base.
While Newt Gingrich has not entered the percolating presidential race, and probably will not judging from what seems to be his near disappearance from the public stage in recent weeks-though I heard he recently distanced himself from the sinking Bush ship as most Republicans seem to be doing at this stage-he has set forth a manual of conservative principles that you may want to read.
Republicans must recall what they stand for. True conservatism is a rallying cry that has the power to fire up the Republican base. Unfortunately, there has recently been a difficulty seeing the forest for the trees.
The handbook and manual for true conservatism that I'm talking about is one you've probably heard about, and hopefully even read. In "Winning the Future" Newt lays out smart principles for a 21st century America. Newt, like or dislike him, is a great idea person, and many of the ideas are principles Republicans can unite behind.
Republicans can find their way again by taking a close look at this book, and reading the concise "21st century Contract for America" at Newt.org Don't miss it. -Cal Samuel August