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GOP 2.0: Resuscitating The Brand
The following was hacked from the blog Doug Ross @ Journal dated May 14, 2008 titled ”GOP 2.0 - resuscitating the brand”
Indeed. The Republican brand has lost its way. I believe that it's time for citizens to rise up and demand a new Republican Party! I'm calling it GOP 2.0. And I'm perfectly willing to throw out those "Republicans" who are stuck on stupid -- and are stuck in the GOP 1.0 world.
The above are some valid issues that require discussion, examination and dissemination and we need something like this or the “Contract with America” only this time it MUST be carried out. I just heard the Mike Steele is placing himself in contention for Chairman of the RNC. This is a good sign as he has pretty solid Conservative credentials. Here is the definition of Conservative from Merriam-Webster: Main Entry:
con•ser•va•tism
Pronunciation:
\kən-ˈsər-və-ˌti-zəm\
Function: noun
Date: 1832
1 capitalized a: the principles and policies of a Conservative party b: the Conservative party. 2 a: disposition in politics to preserve what is established b: a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, stressing established institutions, and preferring gradual development to abrupt change ; specifically : such a philosophy calling for lower taxes, limited government regulation of business and investing, a strong national defense, and individual financial responsibility for personal needs (as retirement income or health-care coverage) 3: the tendency to prefer an existing or traditional situation to change.
But beyond these issues we need to articulate Conservative values: who we are and what we stand for. So here in this Forum I would like to know what YOU consider the core values of Conservatism to be and how best to articulate those values and the above issues.
I believe that America is a Center-Right country. I don’t think this past election was a mandate for Liberalism it was a trip to the woodshed for Republicans who have lost their way. Similarly I don’t believe that the economic mess the country is in is a result of Conservative economics.
In the final analysis we do not have to convert anyone to the Republican Party and we can do without some who are in the Party. What we have to do is promote Conservatism within the Republican Party. That will galvanize the base and appeal to so called moderates. It will also appeal to a segment of the Democrat Party that haven’t fully consumed the Kool-Ade.
So let’s get started and lay out the values, policies and issues.
Indeed. The Republican brand has lost its way. I believe that it's time for citizens to rise up and demand a new Republican Party! I'm calling it GOP 2.0. And I'm perfectly willing to throw out those "Republicans" who are stuck on stupid -- and are stuck in the GOP 1.0 world.
The tenets:
STRENGTHEN NATIONAL DEFENSE - increase the size, capability and efficiency of our Armed Forces, bringing back our defense spending to historical levels as percentage of GDP.
GAIN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE - open up ANWR and the OCS to exploration; aggressively pursue nuclear energy and green technologies; and incent private industry to aggressively pursue clean, renewable energy sources.
SECURE THE BORDERS - build physical barriers immediately as a precursor to an overarching, sensible immigration policy. If the boat's sinking, you plug the holes first.
DEATH TO EARMARKS - zero tolerance for earmarks.
DEATH TO CORRUPTION - zero tolerance for corruption.
ENGLISH AS NATIONAL LANGUAGE - national unity requires a national language. That language is English.
IMPLEMENT FLAT TAX OR FAIR TAX - simplify the tax system by eradicating a tax code gone mad.
REDUCE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT - provide "whistleblower-style" awards for reducing the size of government and task the IRS (which will no longer have to worry about enforcing the tax code) with achieving the reduction goals on an annual basis
SPUR HEALTHCARE COMPETITION - Address health-care deficiencies - with competitive, free-market solutions, not Government largesse.
ADDRESS ENTITLEMENTS - engage a bipartisan consortium to create a multi-million dollar competition to incent teams from private industry and academia to create solutions for our social security and Medicare liabilities.
This should not be a platform. It should be a promise -- an ironclad commitment -- to voters.
I'm asking for help here. If you agree, please email this post to your friends and/or post it on your blog (no credit or link needed). We need to resuscitate the Republican brand. ASAP.
The above are some valid issues that require discussion, examination and dissemination and we need something like this or the “Contract with America” only this time it MUST be carried out. I just heard the Mike Steele is placing himself in contention for Chairman of the RNC. This is a good sign as he has pretty solid Conservative credentials. Here is the definition of Conservative from Merriam-Webster: Main Entry:
con•ser•va•tism
Pronunciation:
\kən-ˈsər-və-ˌti-zəm\
Function: noun
Date: 1832
1 capitalized a: the principles and policies of a Conservative party b: the Conservative party. 2 a: disposition in politics to preserve what is established b: a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, stressing established institutions, and preferring gradual development to abrupt change ; specifically : such a philosophy calling for lower taxes, limited government regulation of business and investing, a strong national defense, and individual financial responsibility for personal needs (as retirement income or health-care coverage) 3: the tendency to prefer an existing or traditional situation to change.
But beyond these issues we need to articulate Conservative values: who we are and what we stand for. So here in this Forum I would like to know what YOU consider the core values of Conservatism to be and how best to articulate those values and the above issues.
I believe that America is a Center-Right country. I don’t think this past election was a mandate for Liberalism it was a trip to the woodshed for Republicans who have lost their way. Similarly I don’t believe that the economic mess the country is in is a result of Conservative economics.
In the final analysis we do not have to convert anyone to the Republican Party and we can do without some who are in the Party. What we have to do is promote Conservatism within the Republican Party. That will galvanize the base and appeal to so called moderates. It will also appeal to a segment of the Democrat Party that haven’t fully consumed the Kool-Ade.
So let’s get started and lay out the values, policies and issues.
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