Dick Armey has a good article on how the Republicans screwed themselves:
Where did the revolution go astray? How did we go from the big ideas and vision of 1994 to the cheap political point-scoring on meaningless wedge issues of today -- from passing welfare reform and limited government to banning horsemeat and same-sex marriage?

The answer is simple: Republican lawmakers forgot the party's principles, became enamored with power and position, and began putting politics over policy. Now, the Democrats are reaping the rewards of our neglect -- and we have no one to blame but ourselves.

You know, I love Armey and Bob Barr, but where were they when they actually had the power? Armey was playing the stupid political games, chasing Bill Clinton rather than getting the Contract passed.

Read Tom Coburn's book if you want to see what Armey was doing at the time.

Good article, man. CNN just had an hour special called "Where the Right went Wrong" that I enjoyed as well.

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