Ben Domenech, co-founder of Redstate, has started a new blog — Red America, hosted by the Washington Post.

In his second post, Ben gives a clear trumpet call to the media and to Republican leaders who have forgotten conservative Americans:

The reason there are political openings for these neo-triangulation strategies [of the smart Democrats], however, is almost entirely the fault of Republican leadership. On issue after issue, Republicans have given in to the wisdom of the MSM and the beltway talking heads instead of listening to their constituents and the conservative political base. On the size of government, on immigration and on issues of federal power, Republicans have adopted the same Washington strategies that doomed the Democrats in the 1994 cycle, as this article yesterday illustrates. They’ve grown fat and happy on pork contracts, and forgotten why they were sent to this town in the first place.

Even President Bush is guilty of this - would a White House that put principle before patronization, listened to its base, and remained focused on election season ever make the gargantuan mistake of nominating Harriet Miers? Of course not . . .

Already there is a storm of protest from the liberals.

Hat tip: Suitably Flip and Michelle Malkin.