I have to say, David Frum has been a conservative I can respect because he is willing to confront his own party when they went crazy.

I wonder, if because Frum is a former Canadian who came to America thus has a two world view point that makes him immune to swallowing the GOP Kool-aid? I say so because I lived for a decade plus in Europe that also made me get away from the GOP cult world view as well because I was exposed to another way of life and thinking. Just wondering.

Another good analysis by Frum below.

PS: I know he was linked to the “axis of evil” neocon marketing gimmick by the Bush WH (and thus should be on my enemy’s list) but I figure Frum was there to do a job as a speech writer/word smith not a policy maker.

thedailybeast.com

David Frum: How the GOP Got Stuck in the Past

Nov 11, 2012 10:48 PM EST

The finger-pointing misses a bigger truth: Republicans have become estranged from modern America. Why fixating on the old glory days is bogging down the party’s future.

Don’t tell me it was close. Don’t blame it on Hurricane Sandy or Gov. Chris Christie. When eco­nom­ic conditions are as bad as they were in 2012 and the incumbent wins anyway, that’s not “close.” That’s the challenger party throwing away a sure thing.

After-the-fact finger pointing and blame shifting will miss the bigger truth. The Republican Party is becoming increasingly isolated and estranged from modern America. In the quarter century since 1988, there have been six presidential elections. Only once—once!—did the Republican candidate win a majority of the popular vote, and then by the miserable margin of 50.73 percent.

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