The Pendragon's Hall

Michael Reagan had an interesting piece in the local paper today telling Republicans, in essence, to just shut up and support their Party unless they want to lose in '08 as well. He could be charged with not thinking for himself, but he noted that even his father would vote the Party line regardless of his opinion beforehand. Any of the Republicans on tap (well, at least Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani for his money) are just as good as Ronald Reagan. The Pendragon has long wished for more party loyalty from Republicans. After all, in New York, Governor Spitzer is now ordering major cuts to services--shutting down hospitals, trimming back Medicaid, closing up nursing homes, all ostensibly to balance the budget. When someone like Ronald Reagan, or George W. Bush, who have an R after their names on the ballot suggests cutting funding for school lunches or trimming Medicaid, the liberals get all bent out of shape screaming about how Republicans are trying to stiff the poor and abandon the children. Along comes Mr. Spitzer, with the nice fat "D" after his name, and he can cut anything he wants without a peep from the liberal sector. If they can show such solidarity, so can we. Hillary is the one to beat and if her name appears on the ballot in '08, Republicans need to unite like never before--even if the candidate is one of the lame New Yorkers or the inept former Speaker of the House. So if the Democrats are smart, they will nominate one of the other candidates, who has a shot at siphoning moderates away from the Republican nominee.