Government tends to expand. Left-wing governments tend to expand exponentially.
They defend this expansion in many ways, not the least of which is portraying those who resist as heartless, greedy, mean-spirited trolls. You know, the kind of people who like putting puppies in a blender.
The coming administration's initiatives, coupled with an even more radical Congressional leadership and a fawning media means the GOP has its work cut out for it. We must find, develop and deploy people who can sell self-discipline, personal responsibility, deferred gratification, entrepreneurship, restricted government presence in peoples' lives and a whole host of sound bites that convince people that liberty is vastly superior to equality.
The response will be to portray that philosophy as frightening, retrograde, cruel and downright uncool.
This is gonna take some serious skill, audacity, courage, sense of humor and a pinch of chutzpah. You know, folks who can make puppies in a blender sound GOOD.
Discuss.
They defend this expansion in many ways, not the least of which is portraying those who resist as heartless, greedy, mean-spirited trolls. You know, the kind of people who like putting puppies in a blender.
The coming administration's initiatives, coupled with an even more radical Congressional leadership and a fawning media means the GOP has its work cut out for it. We must find, develop and deploy people who can sell self-discipline, personal responsibility, deferred gratification, entrepreneurship, restricted government presence in peoples' lives and a whole host of sound bites that convince people that liberty is vastly superior to equality.
The response will be to portray that philosophy as frightening, retrograde, cruel and downright uncool.
This is gonna take some serious skill, audacity, courage, sense of humor and a pinch of chutzpah. You know, folks who can make puppies in a blender sound GOOD.
Discuss.
The message must relate as well as the messenger. Most people who have worked for certain organizations know that "corporate culture" isn't just about making the work place friendly. It is about creating a vision that is conveyed, unerstood, articulated and practiced up and down the ranks, from the guy in the mailroom to the CEO. That is what has made many of the biggest, longest lasting and succesful companies a success.
The Republican party needs that type of "culture" and "message".
The Republican Party stands for (or at least since the term "Compassionate Conservatism" came into vogue), Borrow and Spend. As in issue Debt and Expand Government. What is it for the last eight years? ... $4.8 Trillion in additional deficits, plus $1.2 Trillion in The Great Wall Street Rape of '08, and counting.
It is McCain's support for the latter, and the complicity of all Republican CongressCritters that's got us in the pickle that we are in.
FEH, I say! If this is what The Grand Old Party has come to, I want nothing more to do with it.
Now, where's that littler of Golden Retrievers at? I've got Mr. Oster's grand oeouvre revved-up and ready to go.
The Republicans spend today with what they are going to borrow tomorrow. Promissory notes payable by our grandkids thankyouverymuch.