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| |  Forget change: GOP eyes retro strategy
Republicans are hatching a political comeback by dusting off a strategic playbook written nearly two decades ago.
Its themes: Unite against Democrats’ economic policy, block and counter health care reform and tar them with spending scandals.
Those represent the political trifecta that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich bet on in 1994 to produce a historic Republican takeover of Congress.
Now, some Republicans believe President Barack Obama’s one-two push on the economy and health care reform is setting the stage for a new round of significant gains, if not a total takeover.
“There are two models that Republicans are looking at,” said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform.
“One is 1990, [President George H.W.] Bush gets together with the Democrats at Andrews Air Force Base, raises taxes and loses the next election,” he explained. “The other is 1993, Democrats have a series of proposals to spend and tax. Republicans vote no and regain the House and Senate.”
With passage of the $787 billion economic stimulus behind him, the new president is now turning to health care, expected to be a primary topic at Monday’s Fiscal Responsibility Summit at the White House.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19158.html
Still, no ideas about how to fix the economy or improve the lives of Americans. Just dribble about how to regain power.
Priorities.
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Feb 24, 2009, 03:06 PM
Re: Forget change: GOP eyes retro strategy
OK, the Alan Keyeses and the George Bushes and the Richard Shelbys of the world had eight years to put their mark on the nation, and look what THAT did for us.
Positioning themselves as obstructionists will not win them back the hearts of Americans. If they'd had any good ideas, they should have put them in place while they were in power, instead of whining and getting in the way now that voters have given the other party a chance to try things its way. As it is, this nation is a much less stable, poorer, and angrier place than it was eight years ago.........now that's what I call an abomination.
I don't necessarily agree with everything President Obama and Congress are trying to do.........but for crying out loud, let's try it their way for a while and see if it works! The neocons had their chance and blew it, and if they wish to ever find their way back into our good graces, they need to stop badmouthing everyone, grow a little humility, and work on some IDEAS for a change.
Jes' sayin'........
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Feb 24, 2009, 04:23 PM
Re: Forget change: GOP eyes retro strategy Originally Posted by VivaLasViejas  OK, the Alan Keyeses and the George Bushes and the Richard Shelbys of the world had eight years to put their mark on the nation, and look what THAT did for us.
Positioning themselves as obstructionists will not win them back the hearts of Americans. If they'd had any good ideas, they should have put them in place while they were in power, instead of whining and getting in the way now that voters have given the other party a chance to try things its way. As it is, this nation is a much less stable, poorer, and angrier place than it was eight years ago.........now that's what I call an abomination.
I don't necessarily agree with everything President Obama and Congress are trying to do.........but for crying out loud, let's try it their way for a while and see if it works! The neocons had their chance and blew it, and if they wish to ever find their way back into our good graces, they need to stop badmouthing everyone, grow a little humility, and work on some IDEAS for a change.  , Marla deah.
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