Bush: GOP Must Not Become...

President Bush sounds a warning for his party on "Fox News Sunday." He concedes that his party "got whipped in 2008" because of the war but a come back will be difficult "if the party is viewed as anti-immigrant."

Don't be anti-immigrant but remain anti-tax and pro-military. "We shouldn't change our philosophy," he said. "We may want to change our messaging. We definitely want to change messengers. We need a new group of leaders."

Right. New leaders Bush said. Do they still respect his opinion or are just pretending to when Democrats are bashing the man?

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Christopher B. Jan 11, 2009, 2:42pm EST

Respect Bush? I thought the NRCC wanted to condemn him for his "liberal" bailouts in 2008? Unfortunately I don't think anyone will give him repsect, even his own party. The Republican Party needs to change not its message but its messaging. For example take taxes; it's not taxes ... it's spending! The party needs to get back to its roots of conservative spending. We need to return to opposition of new taxes because congress people tend to propose two dollars of new spending for every dollar of new taxes! We failed to make that argument and as a result Bush was just another "Big Spender."

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Jack E. Jan 11, 2009, 3:45pm EST

For now the public is wise to the GOP hypocrites. Bailouts are just what they are called by people that still support capitalism, corporate socialist welfare and only the GOP could pull this criminal action against the public will. Republican= Big government, big cronyism.

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Col. George W. Jan 11, 2009, 8:52pm EST

" The party needs to get back to its roots " That is the core of what the GOP needs to do Christopher. It is time to kick the Neo Conservative Republican Globaqlists out of the party and get back to their basics.

Small government, low taxes, control of government beaurocracy, control of spending, Strong military that protects our country not every country in the world. Limited foreign involvement except for trade.

Jack, for the life of me I can't make sense of your post.

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Charles Temm JR Jan 22, 2009, 8:56pm EST

I do echo George in this one. I also think Bush is right about the GOP sounding anti immigrant. There has to be some middle ground in the illegal debate but so far I see no one articulating it from any point on the spectrum.

I also don't think the war doomed the GOP in 2008 but a combination of things. The war was barely a blip on the radar according to exit and advance polls. We'll see if they can get a message out and get off this quasi Dem light thing. As long as many of us see no difference between the two parties anymore, we'll vote 3d party or give up.

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