Spring Break
New Republican mindset, leadership needed
Dwight Wozich
Issue date: 4/15/09 Section: Forum
The results of this year's presidential election have made it clear that the Republican Party must change or it will become a non-entity in American politics. The fact that the American people were willing to elect a man with openly socialist ideals rather than risk "another Bush" is a sign that traditional conservative views must change or our great country will be subject to years of the harmful economic and social practices of the Democratic Party that waste our nation's wealth and emasculate our foreign policy clout.
The question is how can the Republican Party change without compromising its values?
Traditionally, the foundations of the Republican Party have been based upon fiscal responsibility and strong religious conviction, two qualities that are becoming spare in an increasingly liberal America, where our citizens and businesses believe they are entitled to government handouts and religious institutions are viewed as oppressive cliques.
First, the Republican Party must rid itself of the indiscriminate spending practices and corporate favoritism it developed under the Bush administration.
During George W. Bush's presidency, our national debt increased to its highest level ever. In part, this had to do with increased payouts to aging baby boomers from federal entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.
On the other hand, a great deal of money was wasted through large construction contracts in Iraq for companies like Halliburton with questionable ties to the Bush administration. Another mark against the Bush administration was the wasteful bailout of the financial industry earlier this year. The Bush administration backed legislation that gave billions of taxpayer dollars to unscrupulous and greedy CEOs who had ruined their companies through bad investment decisions.
The intention of the bailout was to correct the struggling financial industry. Instead, AIG, Fannie Mae and others took the bailout funds and paid their executives exorbitant bonuses.
The question is how can the Republican Party change without compromising its values?
Traditionally, the foundations of the Republican Party have been based upon fiscal responsibility and strong religious conviction, two qualities that are becoming spare in an increasingly liberal America, where our citizens and businesses believe they are entitled to government handouts and religious institutions are viewed as oppressive cliques.
First, the Republican Party must rid itself of the indiscriminate spending practices and corporate favoritism it developed under the Bush administration.
During George W. Bush's presidency, our national debt increased to its highest level ever. In part, this had to do with increased payouts to aging baby boomers from federal entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.
On the other hand, a great deal of money was wasted through large construction contracts in Iraq for companies like Halliburton with questionable ties to the Bush administration. Another mark against the Bush administration was the wasteful bailout of the financial industry earlier this year. The Bush administration backed legislation that gave billions of taxpayer dollars to unscrupulous and greedy CEOs who had ruined their companies through bad investment decisions.
The intention of the bailout was to correct the struggling financial industry. Instead, AIG, Fannie Mae and others took the bailout funds and paid their executives exorbitant bonuses.
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Rockne Andrew Roll
posted 4/15/09 @ 1:18 PM PST
YAWN! This has all been said before. BORING!
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