The Full Report The takeaways 1. Pass Immigration Reform Yesterday 2. Listen To Minorities 3. Gays Aren’t Going Away 4. Epistemic Closure Is Real (this one's my favorite) 5. Look To The States 6. Stop Being The Rich Guys
Looks like Penisboy, er Priebus doesn't care for the report he commissioned. Yahoo This was to be a roadmap for a new, more inclusive GOP: attract minority voters, support immigration reform and embrace "welcoming and inclusive" attitudes on gay rights. But minutes after unveiling the proposal on Monday, the party chairman distanced himself from it, and some conservatives and tea partyers balked. It all illustrated the GOP's precarious balance as it works to unite battling factions. "This is not my report," Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus told reporters, describing the contents as simply recommendations by a five-person panel — even though he was the person who had commissioned the self-audit after the party lost a second consecutive presidential election last fall. He made the comments immediately after declaring Monday "Day One" of the party's push to change perceptions the audit uncovered — that the GOP is "narrow minded," ''out of touch" and "stuffy old men."
Completely unnecessary. The populace will complain and eventually change their minds for the sole purpose of feeling powerful and relevant. Like any good divorce lawyer knows, boredom and resentment will take hold at some point.
Thumbs down from the National Review Online But for all the analytic exertion, has the document lighted on the source of the GOP’s recent electoral woes, or plausibly plotted a course correction? Unfortunately, the answer on both counts is, not really.
