Posted on 05/11/2013 11:50:13 AM PDT by Innovative
If Republican leaders were to fully embrace a conservative reform agenda, it would address pressing national needs. It would position the GOP as forward looking, contemporary, and have appeal to swing voters. It would demonstrate a commitment to a brand of conservatism that is practical rather than narrowly ideological. And it contrasts well with today’s reactionary liberalism, by which I mean liberalism that opposes virtually every effort to reform institutions and programs that are sclerotic, outdated, and ineffective.
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There are five obvious areas for Republicans to focus on, beginning with entitlement reform ...
A second area Republicans should focus on is reforming our tax code... Our aim should be to replace the current tax code with one that encourages innovation and investment. The way to achieve those things is to broaden the base by closing loopholes and deductions and lowering and consolidating tax rates. The result will be significantly stronger economic growth and job creation.
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Peter Wehner is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Previously he worked in the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush.
(Excerpt) Read more at dyn.realclearpolitics.com ...
You said it. Let me repeat that:
Cruz is out there fighting, and WHERE IS EVERYONE ELSE?
” You said it. Let me repeat that:
Cruz is out there fighting, and WHERE IS EVERYONE ELSE?”
Sold us out.
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