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     It is apparent that the folks directing Republican operations today have lost their way. We will not win elections in the future by continuing to appeal to the moderates -- the independents. That ain't conservatism.
     Yes, we keep hearing that unending refrain. But think about it: did John McCain win by espousing amnesty for illegal aliens? By spouting pseudo-environmental nonsense? By proposing thinly disguised National Healthcare? Republicans make damned poor Democrats. They really need to stop imitating the opposition and then pandering non-stop to the folks on the other side of the aisle.
     They really don't get it that we conservatives prefer to work for what we get. That we don't want their "stimulus" welfare handouts. That we actually do support the troops and feel this is the greatest country on the face of the earth.
     The present Republican leadership is not nearly as outraged as we are about the sanctuary cities and the criminal illegal aliens they permit -- no, encourage -- free access to our communities to prey upon our citizens.
     They buy the notion that stem cell research will yield miracle treatments for everything from cancer to paralysis to yellow toenails. They don't recognize that the high flown promises have been being made by the research community for twenty some years now without any recognizable results.

     Maybe we should, but it ain't gonna happen. They are firmly entrenched and they control the process. There's a reason why encumbents are re-elected time after time. They control the machine. Remember the Term Limits movement of a few years ago? Elected officials hated that idea, despite giving it lip service -- kinda.
     It would really be great if we could pry their fat posteriors from the all-too-comfortable chairs upon which they sit after a couple terms. But they control the process. It ain't gonna happen.
     The founders of our great republic envisioned a kind of citizen legislator who went home to work at a real job every year. Indeed, it worked that way at first. Not today. These politicians are entrenched in lifetime sinecures with pensions, for pete's sake! Why would a person volunteering to serve his or her country deserve a pension?
     We advocate a whole different procedure for staffing the House and Senate. Make it like jury duty. A kind of national lottery in which you may get stuck with the onerous job of serving your nation for two years. We don't think that any man or woman off the street could possibly do a worse job than the turkeys we keep electing. And it would eliminate the elections, too. Because the two bodies of drafted members would select one of their own to be stuck with being President for that same two years... Come on! Wouldn't the elimination of the painful elections be worth it?
     Okay, okay. We'll get serious...

     During the campaign, once our Sarah had been selected, we purchased and wore the McCain-Palin Baseball Caps. Got a lot of comments, too. After the election, we couldn't remove the McCain part of the embroidery fast enough by clipping the stitching. Actually made the cap a lot better looking with just the "Palin" emblazoned on the top.
     We continue to wear the caps every time we head out into civilization from our remote sanctuary in the boondocks.
     It really is amazing how many folks comment with things like, "I really like your hat!" But very few of the old codgers like us -- it has been surprising how young the folks have been (students working in restaurants, checkers at the market, etc.) It gives us great hope for the future, especially since we live in one of the few western Colorado counties that went way blue on November 4.

     We haven't a clue as to whether or not our notions have a potential for traction. If they do, great. This book might serve as a kernel for a movement from the bottom up.
     You may download this book at no charge from our web site. In addition, you are hereby given permission to upload the book to your own web site for free download by your visitors. The only proviso is that you not charge for downloads.
     Plus, we are more than happy to grant you plagiarism rights, as well. If your skills are better than ours, copy this sucker and rewrite it. We won't mind. The whole point is to get the conservative ball rolling.
     We know eight other folks who are like-minded who would help us make up the first of the tensgroups right here in the middle of the San Luis Valley of Colorado. So if you want to carry it further, you've got a tiny start right here.
     If not, we are content at our cumulative ages to remain what we've always been: voices in the wilderness.