GOP In Serious Trouble
By Chuck Baldwin
January 24, 2006
Pamphlet #359  
 
One does not have to be a prophet to see that the future of the
national Republican Party is very bleak. It also seems that the GOP
is willingly assisting its own demise.
 
In the first place, the GOP has betrayed its conservative base-big
time! "Republicans may like to brag that they are the party of
Ronald Reagan and are dedicated to the policies and principles for
which [Reagan] stood, but they are acting more like members of
the party of Lyndon Johnson." Those words were written by
Michael Reagan, President Reagan's son. He is right, of course.
 
Michael Reagan also wrote, "Republicans, those vaunted
champions of fiscal integrity and honesty in government, showed
just how they are dedicated to my dad's principles by greedily
looting the federal budget of billions of dollars to fund their pet
projects and keep the voters back home happy and in a mood to re-
elect them."
 
Reagan also chronicled the way Republican congressional leaders
promised individual members of congress up to $14 million "in
free earmarks," if they would support (which they did) the massive
$286.5 billion transportation bill. According to Reagan, "[T]he bill
came to a total of 6,300 earmarked projects costing the taxpayers
$24 billion."
 
Reagan correctly noted that "This is a clear case of bribery. The
people being bribed were members of Congress. The people
making the bribes were members of Congress. Congressmen
bribing congressmen." Of course, if anyone in the private sector
behaved as do members of congress, they would be in prison!
 
The sad truth is, in terms of fiscal responsibility, the Bush-led GOP
have become the most irresponsible spenders in U.S. history!
Instead of re-electing them, we should be prosecuting them for acts
of criminality!
 
However, not only has the GOP abandoned its conservative base, it
has done nothing to stem the tide of millions of illegal aliens,
mostly Hispanic, that are pouring across our southern border. In
fact, it has deliberately aided and abetted this phenomenon.
 
President Bush's amnesty program has encouraged illegal aliens to
cross the southern border in record numbers. Furthermore, Bush's
coziness with Mexican President Vicente Fox has only served to
facilitate this problem.
 
Fox promotes illegal immigration to America, because he knows it
is a huge source of revenue for his country. For example, in 2004,
illegal aliens in America sent more than $16 billion back to
Mexico. According to press reports, this amounts to Mexico's
second largest source of foreign currency after oil exports.
 
Of course, illegal immigration is a curse, not a blessing, for the
United States. America's education, insurance, and medical
systems are currently reeling from the stress and strain being
produced by illegal immigration.
 
Even more telling is the fact that by 2050, Caucasians will be a
minority race in the U.S. This is already the case in several
communities in America's great Southwest. The main reason: the
vast numbers of Hispanics who have illegally migrated to our
country.
 
As Pat Buchanan noted, Hispanics tend to vote Democrat by large
margins. To think that they could be enticed to vote Republican (at
least in large numbers) is only wishful thinking.
 
Beyond that, we have not even factored in fall-out from current
congressional corruption scandals and the power-lust of the Bush
White House. Bottom line: the GOP is in serious trouble. (For that
matter, the whole country is in serious trouble, thanks to both
major parties in Washington, D.C.)
 
It would be nice to believe that the GOP could see the error of its
ways, repent, truly embrace genuine conservative principles, and
get serious about protecting our borders. It would be nice if Ted
Kennedy came clean about Chappaquiddick, too. However, one
has about as much chance of happening as the other.
 
Therefore, unless a serious independent movement can take shape,
one committed to conservative principles and constitutional
government, prepare yourselves for long term Democratic
majorities.
 
© Chuck Baldwin
 
 
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