Posted by
Playful Walrus on Saturday, January 10, 2009 12:00:00 AM
Even if Franken's shenanigans are rejected and the GOP keeps that Senate seat from Minnesota, the Democrat party will be close to having a filibuster-proof Senate majority.
What does this mean?
1) Each and every Republican in the Senate needs to stay clean, and stubbornly defend themselves from any accusations of wrongdoing. The last thing we need right now is a GOP Senator being removed and then replaced with a Democrat. The MSM and the Democrats will be gunning for you. Behave like you have a private investigator documenting your every breath. You probably do.
2) Each and every Republican in the Senate needs to stick to authentic conservative principles, championing limited government, and effectively communicate with the electorate in a proactive way that supports conservatism and contrasts it with what the Democrats are doing.
Reaching across the aisle gained McCain nothing but a back strain. You can't outpromise the Democrats when they are handing out things at the expense of taxpayers. You will not gain "centrist" voters by acting like a Democrat. They vote for Democrats when they want Democrats, not Republicans. Voters will respect consistency and integrity, even if they don't always agree with your votes.