The Ideology of the Republican Party?

I can't speak for the Republican Party; I am a registered Republican but I have no idea what direction we would go in. But if we did some of the things you suggest we would cease to be who we are; from the G.O.P.'s formation back in 1854 we were a party based on values; the first of which was opposing slavery. Today our values are things like opposing gay marriage 9even though I myself support gay rights), opposing abortion, and being against stem cell research. Plus most of the Republicans do not favor high regulations of corporations; but as President Bush said the recent collapse of mortgage companies was a very special exception. As far as your notion of "guaranteeing a certain quality of life for all its citizens", its a basic Republican belief that its each individual citizens and/or family's responsibility to ensure this; and most Republicans favor as little government involvement in both the free enterprise market and in line of thinking. So in other words; if they did all of this they would cease to be who they are; it seems like you are trying to turn them in to the Democratic Party.

I think that what they need to do now is watch how the Dems mess up for the next few years, such as if the economy suffers after taxes raised or if overtaxed companies are forced to lay people off; and exploit it both in the 2010 mid term elections and in the 2012 Presidential election. You see the thing is we were planning on countering Hillary for so long and weren't prepared for Obama to come out of no where. And if there's any kind of attack or "test" during an Obama administration (which of course I hope to God there is not); Obama's lack of foreign policy knowledge can be exploited as well. We need a candidate that has both popularity and has an appeal to the center. Both Sarah Palin and Bobby Jindal has been mentioned. Several others who ran this year are still around. Personally, I'm hoping Newt Gengrich runs.

It does seem you at least have an understanding of why you like Obama; unlike some other sheep.

The switching to ideologies has been a practice of both parties through both the 19th and 20th Centuries. One prime example is Conservation of resources and Health were started by Republican Administrations of TR and Taft. Republicans still believe and foster programs of reforestation and soil replishment, but the Democrats have taken beyond that and to an extreme to show the voters that they more concerned about it than Republicans. Republicans passed the Conservation Act and Pure Food and Drug Act. There are examples of both parties trying to get electorate to vote for them by going to an extreme with ideologoes of the other political party. Prime example is the falsify data on the global warming. Just look at the Palar bear herd which at a all time high this year. A doctor who is good friend of mine has studied the Polar bear herd for last 25 yrs has laugh at people reporting that Polar bear herd is declining.

I'm a young Republican and I wasn't able to vote because I am only 17, but I supported Obama more than McCain because I felt he was better for the country and he matched the way I see Christianity more than McCain. Also I agreed with him more on education reform, health care, taxes, and a few other fiscal issues.

I believe in banning gay marriage, banning abortion, and i'm stuck on stem-cell research at this moment because I really have to research the whole issue of it, and it is really the only thing I don't know much about policies wise. That's why I am a Republican though.

What distances me from most Republicans though is that I believe in progressive solutions to meet conservative goals or find what is better for Americans. I believe in supporting a universal health care system, finance public education and support better teachers, I support the welfare system, I support a good and fair adoption system, and I support family planning. I support these things for two reasons: First, people are more likely not to want abortions, which helps to make it more easy to ban abortion without much problems. Second, I believe those things are good to move America forward.

I believe in keeping buisnesses from becoming too powerful and keeping regulations so that not only can smaller companies have a chance, but also drive a more productive and more creative economy. I also believe that limiting power from buisnesses is something good for Christianity because it fights corruption to a degree.

Also with our foreign policy I believe we should be more diplomatic and peaceful. Come up with a good solution that will keep the other countries happen, but also prevent America from losing economically or having to go to war. I however, also believe that we should not be afraid to use military when it is the best solution to the matter at hand, which is very rarely.

I think we need to start coming up with more bold ideas, the reason Ronald Reagen was a good president was because he came up with bold ideas. We shouldn't be trying to go by everything he did anymore, that's not bold and that's not reforming the government policies to support all the people.

Theodore Roosevelt is my favorite president in history because I agreed with him on almost everything and I believe he had the greatest character and courage than any Republican since Abraham Lincoln. He believed in a government that worked for the people of all classes with fair play, but support for the working middle class because they are a driving force in the America economy.

This is the way I believe the Republican Party should start thinking and I am seriously thinking about starting a political career when I get to the right age. Now maybe I won't be able to reform the party because I might not come to the age of running for an office until after reformation happens, but I personally believe the political figure head should be there not only to lead the people, but to talk with them and bring their voices to the political position and political issues they are working on.

Libertarian, but I have a question for you on this statement

"America back in action which means strong regulation of the MegaCorps (which are currently starving our economy and forcing us to be more dependent on foreign trade then we are comfortable with)"

Did you know that governmental laws created these MegaCorps in the first place rather than the free market?

So, in essence, you are asking for the creator of the chaos to fix their chaos.

The Republican Party is being torn apart by hard right religious fundamentalists who believe the party should go back to being a Christian Moral Party and True Republicans who believe that the party has strayed too far from it's roots of small government, low taxes, less spending, and personal freedoms free of religious imposition. Whichever way they choose to go is still to be determined.

The religious fundamentalist side of the party was unhappy with moderate McCain and the old school side of the party is unhappy with the decisions of the current administration because they conflict with core Republican ideals.

In times past religion was not as prominent in the Republican Party as it is today. During the political realignment in the 60s religion became a significant part of the party thus anti-homosexual, pro-life, and other Christian ideals were incorporated into the party's ideology.

They may not apologize but I definitely see some reform and a return to basics when the in-party fires die down. They lost pretty badly. As such, they will reform and win in 8 years as per usual.

Hussein will destroy small business if he follows through on his empty promises. Fat chance of that though cause every promise he makes he breaks.

Whenever the country gets to chose they chose on the side of conservatives.

Hussein won because racist blacks voted 99% for him and conservatives didn't come out to vote for the liberal McCain.

Get it?