Problem is that Romney tried to be everything to everyone, and ended up being nothing to anyone but those who vote GOP as a matter of habit.I consider Obama to be socially and economically ruining this nation. I am not prepared to back off one subatomic particle.
I think some of you have misconstrued my message.
I'm not asking anyone to compromise their principles.
What I'm referring to is the tendency of the losing party to eat it's own.
The blame and finger pointing.
The "Romney was too moderate" blames the moderates.
The "It was the social issues" blames the social conservatives.
The "folks who wasted there vote on Paul and Johnson cost us the election" blames the libertarians.
The permutation are endless.
We are a coalition party...alienating any coalition member hurts the party.
The point of my thread is that we need time to reflect and present opinions on how to proceed...not tear off a leg of the stool berate it as the the fault.
That's what I mean by distancing oneself from defeat..."It's not me, I'm right, it's THOSE guys who are to blame"
The ego almost demands that response.
We need to fight that urge, changeling it into something more productive.
Does that clarify my intent?
If this election shows anything, it's that Americans will go for a principled Marxist over a wishy-washy Etch-a-sketch.