ALG Editor’s Note: For the past many months, ALG News has called upon the GOP to reform itself from within, a process that has clearly begun but is far from complete. And as noted in the following featured blog entry, there are members of Congress that believe that the party needs to take a bold new direction:
Already Tuesday night, angry conservatives hinted of retaliation against their party leaders.
“Republicans suffered very serious setbacks in the last two years in both the Senate and the House,” said Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), a thorn in McConnell’s side for months. “We have got to clean up, reform and rebuild the Republican Party before we can ask Americans to trust us again. This must begin with either a change of command at the highest levels or our current leaders must embrace a bold new direction.”
“Republicans must admit the Wall Street bailouts were a trillion-dollar bust, and immediately fight for free-market solutions that create jobs and increase freedom,” DeMint said. “This election reflects a failure of Republicans to keep their conservative promises.”