Isn't that the way of all politicians? Dig a deep hole and then claim to have the solution? The "reform" really needs to come from outside any current party or entrenched politico.
No kidding. When the GOP had complete control of government it did not solve a single national problem. Instead, it grew government worse than any Democrat, spent worse than any Democrat, and added more welfare dependents than any Democrat.
FDR's ghost is smiling.
The end result of all this is that there are simply too many people dependent on government now for conservatives to make their case.
From my observations it goes like this: Dig a deep hole with failed policies you previously endorsed, then claim you have absolutely no responsibility for those failed policies or the aftermath, then claim to have the solution to the problems you previously created, all while voting for a regular and substantial pay raises and other bennies like leased Cadillacs, cradle to grave health care for you and your spouse, along with your full salary until you breathe your last, and, of course, you pass legislation that makes your political foundations and slush funds legal because this is where you launder all your ill gotten gains from lobbyists. All this is done on the backs of the American tax payers.
That is modern politics in a nutshell. Did I miss anything?