Morgan, I agree in principle w what you've said. However, I know that there are at least several Republicans that agree with the President at any one time on a given issue. On those issues they could get their main points of discussion in their heads and discuss why they agree w the Pres and why the Dims are wrong. Likewise, if they do not totally agree, they could say, we think our plan is better than the President's plan on X because yada, yada, yada and we want to work with him and others to formulate the best plan on X for the American people. Unfortunately, some of them get in front of a camera and cannot and/or do not respond effectively to the Dims attacks or putting the Republicans points and plans forward. The Pubbies don't have the MSM behind them (for the most part, it's just the opposite) so they need to be able to articulate the truths well in front of the camera when they do have the chance.
As we all know, a lie told often enough becomes the 'truth'.
I don't want the Republicans to lie, but if they repeat the truths in a similar way often enough perhaps those will become the 'truths' to the American people and give them more insight to the Dims lies and spin.
Truth is, I agree with everything you said. I also want more forceful responses.
The only reason I can think of for GOPers not being more forceful and authoritative is fear. I'm guessing, but I believe too many Republican congressmen and women, are afraid they will lose their next election IF they do not appeal to moderates. They believe they cannot take positions that might alienate their base and they are afraid of both Democrats and most major newspapers/media demonizing them for conservative positions and voting records.
When a conservative says he wants to reform education, the media claims he's trying to eliminate it and the people on the right insist he's keeping a failed institution alive when it really needs to be closed. Ether way, he can't win.
CO has offered moderate Republicans for years and lost elections. We have supported rich, well known and popular, so-called moderates and lost. Yet, our side keeps convincing itself that this is the path to victory.
I watched a Chrissy Matthews show last week...and he had on a dem and GOP congresscritter (sorry, my brain has frozen and I can't remember right now who they were)...
but, it was SO blatant in the amount of time that Chrissy have the dem to just talk and talk....and the GOP would say a sentence and Chrissy would interrupt and then throw it BACK to the dem...
by the end of the interview, the GOP guy was just shaking his head...because it was just not even close to a "fair" debate...
Just once, I would love to see a GOP guest just get abrupt and tell the host that he won't participate unless he gets his chance to speak...and throw in into Chrissy lap..see what happens.