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Posted on 05/18/2008 2:32:09 PM PDT by Cyropaedia
While Newt Gingrich is correct in warning that Republicans in Congress face formidable odds in November, his proposed nine-point "action plan" does not measure up as a solution to the crisis.
Some of Newt's assumptions are undeniably sound, such as the folly of hitching congressional campaigns to McCain’s non-existent coattails. And it is true that the Republican Party's crisis is the result of "catastrophic collapse of trust in Republicans." What are missing from Newt's plan are policy measures that match his apocalyptic rhetoric.
Of Newt's nine proposals, only a few attack major problems. Yes, declaring English our official language would be a giant step forward, and educating the public on the freedoms at stake in federal court appointments is a winner. But sound policy ideas alone will not defuse the voter cynicism which overshadows 2008 unless they address the problems that gave rise to the cynicism. I'm sorry to say that many of Newt's proposals seem more designed to help incumbent Republicans fight the do-nothing label than to help mold a bold Republican Party platform.
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3 points would do it for me.
Run conservative, govern conservative and stay conservative.
Of Newt’s nine proposals, only a few attack major problems.
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I read his new book and paid special attention to his chapter on education. His education plan is a conservative nightmare. Horrible!
the McCain people seem to be doing the calculus that they can just abandon the conservative base of the party and pick up the extra votes in the middle.
It doesn’t look like this strategy is working.
And it doesn’t look like McCain has the kind of people around him who know how to change to meet a changing situation.
“Mutiny at the Convention: The Last, Best Hope for Conservatives in ‘08”
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