The demise of the Republican party

Kathleen Parker, a columnist who once fancied herself a conservative, has solved the puzzle about why the Republican party imploded this election (here). Ms. Parker seems to think the issue with the GOP is G-O-D. Says the madam,

"To be more specific, the evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the GOP is what ails the erstwhile conservative party and will continue to afflict and marginalize its constituents if reckoning doesn't soon cometh."

Oogedy-boogedy? Ouch. I'm hurt.

She seems to think that the Republicans have kow-towed to Christians for too long simply to keep their votes. No, Ms. Parker, the Republican party is the natural place for Christians because it closely holds to principles that jive with the word of God (when its not busy redistributing America's wealth to irresponsible banks or businesses that make mediocre vehicles and that employ a mass labor mafia).

For years socially liberal fiscal conservatives have wanted the Republican platform to lighten up on issues like abortion and homosexuality. The problem with doing that is that based upon recent performance, if the Republicans abandon a strong stand on moral issues, they are fiscally (and tragically) indistinguishable from Democrats.

Ms. Parker's solution begs the GOP to appeal to a wider constituency. In otherwords, she longs for the progressive Republican. Ma'am, they're called Democrats, and they've already made a moral shambles of one party.

She concludes asserting that either the Republicans need to shift or there will be a need for another party in America. What she doesn't grasp is that if the Republicans do shift there will become another party in America. It will be something that holds firmly to conservative, and yes, biblical, principles.