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

Via Meadia

Front Porch Republic

David Brooks

The Soap Box

Shades of 1994?

With both Pres. Clinton and Obama pushing a controversial overhaul of healthcare with clear majorities in the House and Senate early in there first term to much controversy and opposition, there is lots of talk for and against a repeat of 1994. Back then of course Newt Gingrich and his Contract with America lead a Republican comeback. Whether history repeats itself is a debatable point however some new pols due give credence to the meme.

A new poll has two little-known Republican challengers leading Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) in his re-election bid next year, leading the Rothenberg Political Report to rate the race as a Toss Up.

They also move two other seats, one in Arkansas (Blanche Lincoln) and the other Colorado (Michael Bennet), both Democrats ... from Clear Advantage for Incumbent Party to Narrow Advantage for Incumbent Party.

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