I've always thought that's an unfair attack on conservatives, and a bit of a trap if we buy into it. By definition, most of us conservatives don't believe in government solutions in the first place. We believe that people would be better off with much less government intervention, and in particular the federal government taking less of a role in their lives. So, attacking Republicans for not proposing federal solutions to problems is accepting the Democrat framing of the issue. We should not do that.
Opposing Democratic efforts for the federal government, and government in general, to take a greater role in our lives is having an agenda, and it is a solution.
Now, I suppose that may be a point of view that is common among small government conservatives, but isn't as common among conservatives populists. But just because a smaller government approach doesn't address the issues in the way populists might prefer doesn't mean it is not addressing the issues.
So, attacking Republicans for not proposing federal solutions to problems is accepting the Democrat framing of the issue. We should not do that.
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I NEVER said that the solutions should be federal. I repeat...NEVER. Solutions should be be centered around reducing the size, scope and power of government. But what do the Republicans ever do to achieve that? They can’t even bring themselves to defund NPR for crying out loud.