I’m not against foreign aide, but it needs to benefit the United States. It’s a tool that often times is used against ourselves. The worst examples are the those that denounce us after we fund them (United Nations and the Palestinians)
The same can be said for foreign trade. Remember when Congress had to vote annually for MFN status on China? Communist countries should have very limited access to our financial system and definately should not have more favorable trade rules than free countries. It’s not just a trade issue, it’s a foreign policy issue.
The same is true for immigration and defense.
I;m not either really. Any country that is aligned with us and if it’s beneficial to do so, I’m all for it. But most of the FA is a total waste.
But take a page from the Dem book. Play hardball and put it on the table. The public, dems included will not want granny to lose the SS check. The dems have done this for years. Turn it back on them on every issue.
No need to raise tax, cut FA.
No need to starve the poor with a choice of food or gas/high gas prices, Drill more.
All those issues are easily winnable if the Repubs would just stop the pussified crap and play verbal hardball whether they mean it or not. The majority of dems would go against Obama on all of them if the Reps would push it.