A Disturbing Trend

It looks like I'm not the only one who's become increasingly incensed over the flagrant spending by an out-of-control Republican Congress. Townhall blogger Dan Mitchell points to three articles - all published today - from well-known conservatives/libertarians who are sick of "compassionate conservatism" and its ambition to duplicate the liberal version of the welfare state.

If Republicans insist on adding to this government distention, they may not have to worry about whom they run in 2008 because conservative Republicans are just principled enough to stay home on election day and hand victory to the Democrats. I've feared for some time now that GOP chair Ken Mehlman's outreach to black voters could have disastrous consequences, especially if Republicans are hellbent on attracting blacks to the party using the same strategy that's worked for Dems the past 70 years: buying them.

I've been meaning to write about Condi's chances in '08 for some time now, but events over the past two weeks have essentially prevented it. In a nutshell, I'm warming to the idea of a Rice campaign - if for no other reason at the moment than the fact that she's extemely intelligent and she isn't a politician - and it's no secret that if she could secure 20-25% of the black vote, Democrats wouldn't win another election for God-knows-how-long. The only problem is, I think Republicans know they can accomplish this with the right amount or money. But who really cares who's in charge if both parties vow to grow government and keep us dependent upon them?