Advise to the GOP
The hottest game in town seems to be giving advise to the GOP on the direction the party should take to regain favor with the voters. It seems a bit ironic that much of it is coming from the Democratic party and their sycophants. Unfortunately much of the remainder is coming from the "Beltway" and media types in New York City.
They are no doubt, smart people. The only problem is that their circle of communicants is their own - the other press, the politicians, the political staff, etc. There is a greater and greater disconnect between the politicians and media and the rest of the three hundred million folks in country - especially those of us in the "fly over" zone. "You couldn't see the forest for the trees" is certainly an appropriate metaphor.
In Hans Christian Andersen's the "Emperor's New Clothes" the moral of the tale was that what people wanted to believe, or those in power wanted them to believe,and it blinded them to the fact that the Emperor had no clothes on. It took a little boy to blow the whistle on the deal.
I am seventy- five years old. When I was thirteen, the GOP controlled the House of Representatives. It wasn't until 1994 when I was sixty-one that they had control again. The reason they had control was a contract with the people based on the precepts given them by Ronald Reagan - smaller government, more individual freedom, lower taxes and a strong national defense. The reason they lost control was they abrogated those agreements and betrayed the people's confidence.
Many would like to say that the country's changed,that people want more government and that for the Republicans to regain favor they must be "Democrat Light" - the old Bob Michael line of "go along to get along." I say baloney. Look at the polls and issue after issue shows that public opinion is "center-right". Look at the April 15th tea parties. Possibly a million, if correctly counted, stood up and said enough is enough. We want our country back. The people feel disenfranchised . The only time their representatives in the House and Senate recognize their existence is when they want their vote and their money. American politics is emulating the politics of Rome at the end of the Republic.
In the movie "Jaws" Quigg is talking about the shark. He painted the shark as one great eating machine. His whole existence is finding something to eat and eating it. An American politician's life is money- money to get re-elected with. Have you tried to reach your representative in Congress lately. Good luck.
The Republican party can again espouse the principles of smaller government, more individual freedom, lower taxes and a strong national defense, and, if they can convince the voter that they mean it and will stick to it and fight for it, they can regain control of Congress.
The ultra conservative editorial writer of the 1950's, Tom Anderson once said, " the only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow stripe and a dead skunk." Tell it like it is Tom. The Democrats are calling the Republican party the party of "no". By embracing once more the ideas above, they can become the party of "yes"
They are no doubt, smart people. The only problem is that their circle of communicants is their own - the other press, the politicians, the political staff, etc. There is a greater and greater disconnect between the politicians and media and the rest of the three hundred million folks in country - especially those of us in the "fly over" zone. "You couldn't see the forest for the trees" is certainly an appropriate metaphor.
In Hans Christian Andersen's the "Emperor's New Clothes" the moral of the tale was that what people wanted to believe, or those in power wanted them to believe,and it blinded them to the fact that the Emperor had no clothes on. It took a little boy to blow the whistle on the deal.
I am seventy- five years old. When I was thirteen, the GOP controlled the House of Representatives. It wasn't until 1994 when I was sixty-one that they had control again. The reason they had control was a contract with the people based on the precepts given them by Ronald Reagan - smaller government, more individual freedom, lower taxes and a strong national defense. The reason they lost control was they abrogated those agreements and betrayed the people's confidence.
Many would like to say that the country's changed,that people want more government and that for the Republicans to regain favor they must be "Democrat Light" - the old Bob Michael line of "go along to get along." I say baloney. Look at the polls and issue after issue shows that public opinion is "center-right". Look at the April 15th tea parties. Possibly a million, if correctly counted, stood up and said enough is enough. We want our country back. The people feel disenfranchised . The only time their representatives in the House and Senate recognize their existence is when they want their vote and their money. American politics is emulating the politics of Rome at the end of the Republic.
In the movie "Jaws" Quigg is talking about the shark. He painted the shark as one great eating machine. His whole existence is finding something to eat and eating it. An American politician's life is money- money to get re-elected with. Have you tried to reach your representative in Congress lately. Good luck.
The Republican party can again espouse the principles of smaller government, more individual freedom, lower taxes and a strong national defense, and, if they can convince the voter that they mean it and will stick to it and fight for it, they can regain control of Congress.
The ultra conservative editorial writer of the 1950's, Tom Anderson once said, " the only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow stripe and a dead skunk." Tell it like it is Tom. The Democrats are calling the Republican party the party of "no". By embracing once more the ideas above, they can become the party of "yes"
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