Republicans at the Crossroads, Part One: Myths Conservatives Must Conquer, Or Else

It's long past time Republicans began countering three deadly fallacies to which millions of Americans adhere.

“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” — Yogi Berra

by Rod D. Martin
May 25, 2006

With all due respect to Yogi, the question is which fork to take.

With Election Day approaching, and the very real possibility that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid may retake Capitol Hill, conservatives reply that Republicans must quit hiding and start behaving like Republicans again.

This is always the right thing to do. But midterm elections are "base" elections, and since the GOP's conservative base outnumbers the Democrats' liberal base, motivating it and turning it out will ensure a November victory, preparing the way for the bigger majority needed to stop liberal filibusters once and for all.

That is sound, solid advice for every Republican incumbent and challenger.

But it's not the only advice that's needed, both this year and beyond.

It's long past time Republicans began countering three deadly fallacies to which millions of Americans adhere. Until these lies are overcome, the conservative agenda wi…