Don Serbur Asks: "Why Be A Republican?"

In Serbur's article, "Why Be A Republican?," he outlines the many ways that the Republican party leadership has failed conservatives. An excerpt:

    Over the years, Democrats have made the unacceptable acceptable: abortion, anti-Semitism, drug abuse, gambling, gay marriage, and on and on and on. Satan no longer has to hide behind his shades because Democrats run the country now — and Republicans blame Trump supporters.

    While Democrats did all this, Republicans sat on their hands crying tax cuts. Democrats are the irresistible force while Republicans are the quite movable object.

    But Republicans are Styrofoam when the nation needs granite. No wonder Republicans cringe in fear when they hear the words Make America Great Again — the battle cry of Trump AND Reagan.

    We need a Republican Party that puts America first.

    That means kicking illegal aliens out.

    That means ending trade with Red China.

    That means reducing the federal government and increasing our liberty.

    That means balancing the budget and creating a surplus to pay down the national debt.

    We do not have such a party. We have the Grandstanding Old Party.

    Trump found that out as president. He learned in 2020 that Republicans in Washington do not care if Democrats steal elections. Republicans in Washington don’t care if the FBI tricks their voters and sends them to prison. Republicans in Washington don’t care if we waste trillions on wars, welfare and ruin.

    But go ahead, Washington, blame your losses on me for objecting for the failure of Republicans to make a difference. They stand for nothing because nothing is what they are.

The problem for Americans is that Republicans represent the elites. Maybe a different faction of the elites, but the elites nevertheless. Which means they support the policies that benefit the elites. That is why they don't cut government--because that would mean weakening the elites. That is why they don't do anything about limiting immigration, border security, or expelling illegals--because the cheap labor benefits elites. That is why they tacitly support liberal causes such as abortion and LGBTQ causes (remember that it was Robert Gates that opened the doors of the Boy Scouts to the groomer crowd)--because those are the current cause célèbre among the elites. 

    Unfortunately, there is no alternative political party. The Republican leadership knows this and, so, they know that election-after-election conservatives will pinch their noses and vote for a Republican. Trump has been the only serious challenge to the Republican leadership.