still sinking...

Just read the latest BreakPoint. Colson lays down some much-needed smack on Republicrats for being total hypocrites when it comes to pork spending. It's amazing that such legalized bribery of the masses has survived in a supposedly democratic government for so long. Well, I guess it's not so amazing, really. It just proves there are enough stupid voters for that crap to actually work. It seems the eventual downfall of any representative government is the ability of hordes of idiots to elect a body of leaders that reflects their inability to lead themselves.

But this brings me to a topic that is both one of my greatest pet peeves and one of my favorite blogging/writing/talking points. In light of the recent blatant hypocrisy and repeated failures to deliver on promises or even stand on principles, you GOP types need to remind me again why you swear by the Republican Party and especially Dubya. Your supply of reasons was almost empty at the last presidential election and Republicrats have only been shooting themselves in the foot since, so you can't have much left to work with. The sinking ship is almost under...time to bail and start supporting a group with some backbone and respect for truth. As much as I'd like to stand by Bush, his many failures from budgets to immigration to affirmative action to Miers seem to reveal that he just really is that bad of a leader and that bankrupt in principles. That's mighty unfortunate but that's the reality from where I'm sitting. I mean, how many times can we assume his latest antics are just a vote-grabbing prelude to him showing his true colors? And a lot of the Republican Party is just as bad, as evidenced by the fact that some of his most atrocious liberal policies gain support from supposed conservatives.

It's a shame the prez won't just stand on what he believes. (Assuming, of course, that he actually believes what he claims to; that could be a stretch.) In times like these we desperately need more of the strong leadership he has shown on occasion. But, unfortunately, his penchant for basing policies on opinion polls leads him to foul up just about every domestic policy he get his hands into, and this has me more than a little concerned about his ability to lead a continued war effort that could bring lasting stability. We need to be over there for the purpose of cultivating some semblance of a just and orderly society, not to throw together another band-aid fix that will blow up in our face in a few years. This goes hand in hand with the conclusion of the first paragraph, that is, voters will elect a government that's consistent with their own views and intellect. If we turn over the reins to a representative democracy to a land full of radicals, making little or no attempt to reform the culture, what kind of government should we expect? Yet I'm afraid Bush is far more likely to pander for votes and give up if the going stays tough than stick to his guns and keep up the fight.

Tancredo '08, baby. One of the last vestiges of hope in a disgraced party. The guy is far from perfect but at least he's shown a willingness to match is walk to his talk on some issues.