Posted on 08/09/2010 3:14:46 AM PDT by Scanian
Republicans are starting to think about how to answer the Robert Redford question.
You know the scene. In the 1972 movie "The Candidate," the Redford character, having won the election, turns to his political consultant and asks, "What do I do now?"
Many Republicans fear they'll look as clueless as Redford. They entered this campaign cycle with little hope of winning congressional majorities. Now they have a good chance to do so in the House and an outside chance in the Senate.
Some cynical Republicans say candidates should just harp on their opposition to the Obama Democrats' policies and figure out what to do if they're in the majority when they get there. Others say they should present policy alternatives.
Some young House Republicans have put out a call for voters to e-mail their ideas. House Republican leaders say they'll put together something in the nature of a 1994-style Contract with America over the August recess.
That's a good idea. Politicians like to win elections. But if they're not in the business in order to shape public policy, why are they there at all?
Let's put this in some historic perspective.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
“Force Congress and Senate to telecommute most of the year from their home district.”
Excellent - wish I’d thought of it.
Pardon my French, but that's crap.
The GOP "leaders" desire to prevail on the social scene precedes their election.
We are picking the wrong people, and we are doing it because the right people can't win.
I forgot to add “Investigate ‘Sanctuary Cities,’ cut off their funding and put their governments in jail.” and “Build the d@mn wall.”
You’re probably right. And they accuse anti-RINO conservatives of being “self destructive.”
I first proposed this to a Pol in OK about 15 years ago. It was technically do-able then, but a no brainer now.
The Constitution stipulates that Congress will meet at least once per year but does not stipulate a minimum duration. It would not even require a Constitutional amendment to do this.
It is TIME to DownSize DC!
I suspect that somebody beat you to it!
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