THE EXTREMISTS IN THE GOP WON'T CHANGE

I guess if you believe that you have the Absolute Truth then you really can't change; the best you can do is stop listening to others and retreat into your delusions.

GOP bloggers, pundits turn focus to rebuilding
By Mallory Simon
CNN
updated 7:33 p.m. EST, Wed November 5, 2008

Conservative Peter Kirsanow wrote on the National Review that Republicans as a whole must take a hard look at what went wrong, saying "losers usually do" need to reassess their strategy.

Kirsanow urged conservatives to look for opportunities to reach across the aisles whenever possible to help better the country, but to continue to hold steadfast to their ideals.

"On every other occasion, fight," he wrote. "Fight every attempt to entrench a new entitlement. Fight every attempt to redistribute wealth. Fight every attempt to radicalize the courts. Fight every attempt to weaken our defenses. Fight every attempt to restrict political speech. Fight every attempt to revise history. Fight for what's best about America."

Brent Bozell, president of the Conservative Victory Committee and founder and president of the Media Research Center, called Obama's election one of the "greatest political sleights of hands of all time," and blamed the downturn of the Republican party on the liberal wing of the GOP.

While he said that for now, "we are out," he remained confident the party just needs to re-examine its approach.

"Our principles continue to be embraced by the American people," he wrote. "It is our movement that needs rebuilding. That begins today. It's time for conservatives to roll up their sleeves, strap on their boots and get to work."