The Republican Party is often called “the stupid party.” A post-election message from the outgoing Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman underscores that Republicans are still in denial.
American voters – black, white, independent, evangelical – have rejected the Big Lie that the Iraq debacle is about “expanding freedom.” Some excerpts:
Our messages of expanding freedom at home and defending freedom abroad persist as the right answers for our nation. Indeed, many of the Democrats who won yesterday embraced our platform and our values. Last night, however, the voters sent a message, and we need to make sure we receive that message loud and clear. We need to recommit ourselves to conservative reform. Our leaders must work to provide bipartisan solutions to the challenges facing our country, and demonstrate the highest standards that our Party expects and the nation deserves.
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Your commitment is about more than politics. It is about more than Party. It is about our philosophy, our nation, and our future. And that is why your involvement over the last two years was so important ... and your involvement over the next 727 days is even more so.
So please accept the thanks of a grateful President and a grateful party. It's time to regroup. And then let's get back to work.
The new RNC chairman really should update the database. In the meantime, I'm loving it!
