It’s nice to finally see a Republican who doesn’t (a) pander to liberals with a “me too” song about how they hate those nasty conservatives, too, or (b) run like a scared child from the bilge continually heaped on society from the Left. As reported by the British Daily Mail, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke at Howard University, a historically black college, and took head-on the lie that the Democrat Party is the friend of black Americans and that the Republican Party is racist.

The lid has yet again been blown off of the radical homosexual agenda. As the Supreme Court held hearings on the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8, Obama spent $350 million on sexual indoctrination classes for children. The timing is impeccable. The radicals are now operating in the light of day what they used to do through deceptive measures.

The Republican Party has a big problem. That is, the conservative base of the party, its grassroots, has become increasingly distrustful of the party’s leadership in Washington, D.C. There really is a visible war between the establishment of the party and its base. Many wonder whether the party is trying to be more like Democrats to appeal to groups it has historically done poorly with rather than selling the free market principles that have attracted majorities over time. Today, Republicans appear as merely an echo, not a choice.

Republicans and conservatives in particular, base their beliefs on the strict interpretation of the Constitution with limited government, free market capitalism and a strong defense. Unfortunately the policies and legislation created by the GOP does not align with the originalist rhetoric. Republicans have found out that it is easier to “talk the talk” than actually “walk the walk.” Consequently Republicans have been accused of becoming Democrat-lite with one-off proposals. If conservatives want to differentiate themselves from liberals, then they must create big, bold ideas for change that align clearly with the underlying conservative principles.