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Friday, July 30, 2010

The Republican Party Needs to Offer Solutions; not Just Being the Party of No

Former Vermont governor and Democratic National Party Chairman Howard Dean and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich both made appearances on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace.  They were speaking about the racial controversy over Shirley Sherrod last week.  Aside from last week's controversy, Dean stated that the Republican Party was a party of  "no" and devoid of ideas.  All the Republican Party does was say "no" to President Obama's agenda and doesn't offer solutions of their own, according to Dean.  Dean was making a comment about Newt Gingrich running for president.  He stated that even though he didn't agree with many of Newt's ideas, he think he would be a good candidate to run for president because he does offer ideas, unlike many already in the Republican Party.  One thing Dean's right about is that Newt does offer ideas.  Even though I don't feel Gingrich is the man we need for president, he is a very brilliant man and does offer some solutions.  Not too long ago he started the "American Solutions for Winning the Future" and holds some of those conferences across the country.

Over the last year and a half, the Republican Party has been known as the "party of no" because of their objection to President Obama's agenda concerning the stimulus bill, the healthcare bill, and the financial regulatory bill, to name a few.  There have been many that have said the Republicans aren't offering anything much in the way of solutions to solve our country's problems.  I remember reading an article posted on "World Net Daily" probably last year from columnist Star Parker who said the Republicans need to offer solutions and not just be known as the "party of no".  I concur with her wholeheartedly.  It's not difficult to say no when you disagree with something.  However, to offer a solution that would be an alternative to the current solutions being proposed is a totally different matter.  First of all, the Republicans should say "no" whenever President Obama or the Democratic Congress propose a bill that's unconstitutional.  The Republicans should be the opposition party whenever the Democrats try to push forward legislation that will lead our country into socialism.  I also believe vice-versa as well.  If the Republicans are the majority in Congress and they push forward bills that's terrible for the country, then the Democrats should oppose them.  Both parties should be a check on each other, especially when one party holds the majority in Congress.  That doesn't happen that much.  Both parties are working towards the same goals, except one party is pushing us toward socialism much quicker than the other one.  There must be opposition when the majority party is wrong.  We will have a dictatorial government when both parties are seemingly working together.  I'm not opposed to the Republicans nor the Democrats saying no if the party in power is wrong. 

I'm not criticizing the Republican Party for saying "no" to President Obama's socialist agenda.  What concerns me is there's no strong leader that's emerged for the Republicans that's taken a stand for right and wrong.  We don't have any Republicans running for national office that possess great speaking and leadership abilities that can comprise a document similar to the "Contract With America" to articulate what the Republicans stand for.  We need a candidate to emerge that can be a spokesman for the Republican Party.  We need Republicans that possess great leadership skills and is great in public speaking.  We need candidates to articulate their vision for America and what needs to be done to stop President Obama and the Democrats' socialist agenda.  We need Republican candidates that can offer solutions to the problems that Congress and the president have created for the last several decades.  The Republican candidates need to make much of the U.S. Constitution and stand for its principles.  They need to stand against the agenda of Obama, Pelosi, and Reid, and offer their own vision and solutions to the political problems in America.  They need to understand that the private sector is the source of job growth and we need to renegotiate on these treaties that have resulted in the loss of millions of manufacturing jobs over the last sixteen years.  They need to recognize that America needs a strong manufacturing base if it's going to recover economically.  They also need to recognize that you don't impose tax increases during a recession.  We need to reduce taxes on businesses and eliminate foolish regulations that inhibit job creation.  We also need Republicans that will stand for the federal enforcement of our immigration laws and stop the tide of illegal immigrants into America.  We also need some Republicans that will have the backbone to try to repeal the recently passed healthcare bill, which is unconstitutional and will make it more difficult for small businesses to hire people because of the high costs that will be associated with the recently passed healthcare bill.

The most important thing we need in a candidate is we need for a candidate that understands American history and knows the foundation that built America.  They need to have a respect for the Judeo Christian foundation that built America.  The Bible says that any nation that forgets God will be turned into hell.  Yes, we need for the Republicans to say no when the opposition wants to destroy our national sovereignty and turn us into a socialist country.  The problem is we only hear bits and pieces from various Republican politicians on solutions to America's problems.  That gets lost in the wind.  We need a candidate that can speak for the Republican Party that can offer and articulate solutions that's necessary to turn America back to its roots.  Saying "no" alone won't accomplish the task.  We need genuine solutions to accompany those "no's". 

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