Big cities are not typically Tea Party territory, but if the new Republican members of Congress apply their libertarian principles assiduously to a few key federal policies, they could do much for urban America.

The 2010 elections have ended, and the House and Senate Leadership choices have been made, but the Republican Party still faces yet one more crucial choice: selecting the next RNC Chairman.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has a horrible reputation for “gaffes” that highlight Republican missteps in the glare of the media. But there was a nugget of truth in his election night comments that many in the mainstream media missed or ignored.

American voters are not merely displaying Republican tendencies in 2010 after siding with the Democrats in 2008, he said, but they are showing that, more than anything, they are clearly angry at what they are getting from their political leaders today.

That is a lesson that, after this week’s elections, should resonate in the halls of both the DNC and the RNC. Hopefully that will bring about a change in how politics are conducted in Washington over the next two years. The American people have now given the Democrats the same message they handed Republicans with the election of President Obama in 2008: The era of tolerating partisan bickering is over. Voters want results from their elected officials, or they want new elected officials — simple as that.

The D.C. Republican Party is, fittingly, taking a conservative approach to this year’s elections.

On Tuesday, the Pew Hispanic Center released a new report which reveals the extent to which the Republican party has managed to alienate the fastest growing voter group in the U.S.

I am amazed that the controversy surrounding the proposed Muslim mosque and community center in New York City at ground zero is still going strong. America has turned into a country where if you don’t agree with someone, you are painted as a bad person. This is exactly what is going on in New York City.

Those who oppose the project have lost the legal battle, but now they are attempting to turn it into a political battle. I find those in opposition full of hypocrisy, especially those in the Republican Party.

When President Obama used the word “empathy” to describe one of the qualities he looked for in a Supreme Court nominee, Republicans ripped into him (and rightfully so). Our legal system is based on the law, not how one feels about a given case or person involved in a case.

Now, when it comes to the proposed mosque at ground zero, these same people want the Muslim community to be “sensitive” (i.e. empathetic) towards the family members of those killed and others impacted my 9/11. Mind you that everyone agrees that the Muslims have the legal right to move forward with the project—not even the most vocal opponent argues this point.

In 1872, Susan B. Anthony led a delegation of women to the GOP convention in Philadelphia. At the convention, Anthony lobbied for women’s suffrage. As a result of her efforts, the Republican Party became the first national party to recognize the role of women in its Platform, stating:

“The Republican Party is mindful of its obligations to the loyal women of America for their noble devotion to the cause of freedom. Their admission to wider fields of usefulness is viewed with satisfaction, and the honest demands of any class of citizens for additional rights should be treated with respectful consideration.”

In his book White Guilt, conservative, Shelby Steele, from Stanford and fellow researcher for the Hoover Institute argues that liberal politicians, like Harry Reid and Barbara Boxer, in the 60s inspired redress programs that caused damage to African Americans over the long run. These policies of redress according to Steele emanated out of “white guilt”, but ultimately led to prejudice. American white liberal “guilt” helped to establish the governmental system for the breakup of the traditional African American families by removing any notion of personal accountability. Steele defined white guilt as being a “complete vacuum of moral authority wherein a stigma is cast upon an entire group of people regardless of what they do or say.”

Also, due to the very real historical wrongs of segregation and slavery, liberal whites see redressing as the only way to regain “moral authority”, so liberal white politicians used government funded programs to reclaim their moral goodness. Liberal whites want to prove their own worth so to do so they must exonerate themselves of any suspicion of being racist by making sure they are aiding a needy minority. Unfortunately and conveniently for them this has become the mantra of liberal Democrats and it is in their best interest to keep perpetuating the idea that minorities are handicapped groups that require government assistance to rid themselves of poverty.

With all the talk about how Obama is not doing well and that the Democrats are expected to lose seats in November, it’s not surprising that there are a lot of Republicans thinking that everything is coming up roses for them. All the talk of a decades-long Democratic majority has dried up and the GOP seems energized by the growing Tea Party movement. The recent wins by Nikki Haley and Tim Scott also show a party that at least seems more acceptable to women and minorities.

But while I believe that the Democrats will lose seats in Congress in the fall, and while I believe it is a good thing to see a woman of Indian-origin and an African American man win in South Carolina, I fear that things are not all well for the party that I have call home. There are serious demographic issues that the Grand Old Party has not dealt with, and if they refuse to do any time soon, they will be in a world of hurt.

“While Juneteenth is a day of great historical significance to the black community, it is also a day that every American should take pride in as our Nation took an enormous step towards providing equal rights and liberties to all Americans.

For a generation, the Republican Party’s demographic problem has been summed up in three adjectives: too old, too white, too male. That’s why GOP officials are thrilled by the prospect of a South Carolina gubernatorial nominee whose profile boasts another three adjectives—young, Indian-American, female.

Suddenly, the historically monochrome Republican Party is flashing a few glints of color, with thirty-eight-year-old Nikki Haley the most prominent representative of a class that represents something of a breakthrough.

The congressional and gubernatorial primaries held so far this year have put the GOP on the verge of electing an array of diverse new faces to high office, which stands to upend the party’s country club image and perhaps even diminish one of the most enduring punch lines in American politics.

It seems as though every time a shot for progress is made for the Republican Party, a salvo is returned in the culture war within the GOP

With the ever growing immigrant population from Latin America, the Republican Party will lose more ground to the Democratic Party unless we turn things around.

It is our sincere pleasure to share this very special announcement with you. The debut book, Silence Makes the Loudest Sound: A Conversation between African Americans and the Republican Party

Republicans continue to play a dangerous game of politics that may give them short term victory, but will ultimately destroy their brand and viability. They are allowing fellow Republicans to enter territory that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.

Republicans would argue that they can’t “control” what others say and that people have the right to “freedom of speech.” All this is true, but there is such a thing as enabling a person to engage in destructive behavior. You don’t have to strike the match that causes a fire to be culpable. Spreading gas in a building and walking away while someone else lights the match is enough for both parties to be guilty!

Republicans have indoctrinated Sarah Palin into actually thinking that she has a future as an elected official. She is an empty vessel that they fill with words that she has absolutely no understanding of. She is a pretty face, who uses folksy language and one who excites and rallies a fringe element of the party. No political strategist (Republican or Democrat) takes Palin seriously.