GOP: Rest in peace

Republicans are digging their own grave. It is sad. I like Republicans. I love lower taxes, and economic freedom. However, do either of these represent anything that has happened under Bush? Well, maybe a tax cut. But economic freedom?

...Hardly.

Time Magazine ran a piece about how Bush's interventionist policies arguably nationalized our financial market AND subsidized our housing market more than France.

So, what is the point of having a Republican Party? None, unless you are also staunchly conservative regarding social issues. But to all Republicans who read this. I don't think this is smart. Please understand, I know where you are coming from. I don't support abortion or same-sex marriage. But I also understand that both these issues are NOT just black and white from a legislative standpoint. I think I'll expand this argument in another post sometime.

Either way, back to my point. Republicans have long deserted there conservative economics, and have become a party of fear. Fear of the enemy. Fear of change. Fear. Fear. Fear. Here's an excerpt from the recent CPAC:

"Ronald Reagan must be turning over in his grave," said David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union, which sponsored the three-day conference to explore ways of leading conservatives out of the wilderness. "But the American people will soon discover that Obama is no FDR or JFK, but a 21st century reincarnation of Marx and Lenin who is determined to lead the nation down the path of socialism."

Honestly. Did anyone in the GOP actually go to school? Do you know what Marx even wrote about? He didn't write about establishing social programs. He talked about capitalism imploding itself. And Lenin? Do you realize the disservice you are doing to America by associating Obama with a man who purged his political opponents and forced people into labor camps?

What ever happened to great Republicans like Eisenhower, Lincoln, and William F. Buckley? Oh I know. People like that became Democrats.