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

Ron Paul 2012?

Ron Paul is heading back to Iowa next month. While he is admittedly a bit out there, having his voice as part of the conversation kept things interesting in '08. Here's to hoping he makes a return in '12.

3 comments:

conservo said...

I hope not. His nuttiness give us a bad name!

October 21, 2009 9:04 AM
Beth said...

Except Conservo that he has been right on many things, such as our dollar. If he wasn't such an isolationist, I think he'd have a bigger following.

October 21, 2009 2:55 PM
ruger1776 said...

Isolationist?? He is an isolationist because he doesn't believe in attacking countries to spread the American empire?? Idiots....WAKE UP!! We have no money!! But, go ahead and vote another idiot Republican in office. He will screw you just as the Democrat presidents screw them.

November 1, 2009 10:41 PM

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