An Opportunity to Shake Up the GOP

The GOP leadership is looking over their shoulders these days because there are a bunch of new and probably more conservative faces who will soon be joining them:

Democrats aren't the only incumbents in trouble this November. With a crop of feisty, fresh-faced conservatives making noise in the House and a wave of Tea Party-backed newcomers determined to join them, senior Republicans could have a mutiny on their hands.

The gap between the old and new schools of the GOP has become apparent as Election Day nears and polls show Republicans increasingly likely to pick up seats -- lots of seats.

Election guru Larry Sabato, at the University of Virginia, released new projections showing a possible 47-seat GOP pickup in the House. Gallup's latest generic poll showed Republicans with a 10-point lead over Democrats in the fall, the largest gap in 68 years.

The opportunity for a shakeup is ripe, but so is the opportunity for a makeover of the Republican Party itself.

"The Republican caucuses in the Senate and the House will change," Democratic strategist Kiki McLean said. "A dangerous place for Republicans to be is establishment leadership."

If it's conservatism that's going to win this election it's conservatism that should lead the party going forward, and those Republicans in leadership who disagree should be moved out of the way. The worst thing for the party and the country would be a conservative wave followed by RINO leadership that spends their time trying to get along with Democrats and Obama. Nothing will kill the momentum faster than that.

And here's an interesting side note - the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee is trying to ban the promotion of a the new book by three conservative GOP congressmen that you see above.  Apparently free speech only applies to Democrats with new books.