What the Moderate Republican Stands For

Republicans came to power as the party of big ideas, and without returning to that model they could be looking at a long winter. Additionally, those big ideas need to focus on Middle America. Three issues that could work are conservation, reform and localism.

Conservation- a return to the Teddy Roosevelt model of conservation. One doesn’t necessarily have to buy into global warming to appreciate the need to protect the natural resources we have.

Reform- the federal government is bigger than ever, and won’t be getting any smaller over the next four years. Republicans need to fashion themselves as national reformers. Much of Middle America wants the government as safety net, but bloated bureaucracies breed corruption that needs to be dealt with.

Localism- this is the lynchpin that brings it all together. If we bought our food locally, shopped locally, governed locally, many of the issue we now have to deal with would go away, or at the least become manageable.

Below is a collection of writers who speak about the things that matter. Some are Right, some Left and some Center, but all intelligent and rational voices.

The American Conservative » Rod Dreher

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Via Meadia

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Front Porch Republic

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David Brooks

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The Soap Box

The Truth Behind Obama's Approval Numbers

Kellyanne Conway has an interesting piece over at Human Events on why the President's approval numbers do not present the whole picture when it comes to how the nation feels about his administration.
Approval ratings for the person should not be confused with approval ratings for the person’s policies. President Obama’s approval ratings tend to be about 15-20 points higher than popular support for some of his policies. For example, the latest Newsweek figures give the new POTUS a 61% approval rating, but in the same poll, less than one-half of Americans offer their support to the way he is handling the economy (48%), taxes (48%), and the federal budget deficit (42%).

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