Although I'm no longer a Republican, I still have wishes that they'd return to the party that made me join in the first place. When I came to the Republican Party, I found a nice mix of folks from various backgrounds that bonded over the conservative principle of limited government influence in our daily lives.
What I find today is a party that is more united over skin color and religion than any political ideology. I find that today's Republicans don't really care about the expansion of government as long as they are the ones to benefit. They'll go back to conservatism if they don't see themselves or their cronies benefitting from the government intrusion. This is what I call Republicanism and it's a far cry from conservatism.
This leads me to a column from newmajority.com. I also believe that Michael Steele should be chosen to lead the RNC. Of course, there are things that I disagree with him on. But, I think that he can be an obvious choice to take the party from a bunch of flag carriers to a party that is representative of the vast conservative nature of our country.
