Penalties of Arrogance - Hope in the Future

At least to conservatives, arrogance helped bring the Republicans down. This is a sad reminder of the stark differences in the Republicans who went to Washington in 1994 and the ones who served in 2006. What is even sadder is that many of those who were elected in 1994 became those in 2006 whom the Republicans looked at as out-of-touch, arrogant, and part of the Washington establishment.

Overwhelmingly, respondents feel that new leadership is needed. The message sent by conservatives was clear. Republican officials and leaders had lost their way. The party of reform had become the party of the status quo. The silver lining in all of this is that if we recognize where Republicans failed and make the needed changes, we can come back from these electoral defeats. Republicans must remain reformers. We must reduce the influence and reach of Washington, not embrace it. If we remain servants to the cause, America will not abandon us. Our ideas are strong. Now is the time to embrace those ideas and put leaders in place who will advance them. Full Story by Bobby Eberle