Jennifer Rubin seems to think so. I tend to agree.
You get the idea. We are told repeatedly by pundits and media scolds that political parties must be positive and creative. That is true. But when a party is out of power it must also know what to oppose and what ideas and policy positions separate it from the ruling party. A minority party must be able to recognize bad policy and have the nerve to resist it.
It is easy to forget how much of Ronald Reagan’s message in 1980 was “Not Carter.” Re-read Reagan’s 1980 acceptance speech at the 1980 GOP Convention and it will remind you that the Reagan Revolution was in large measure a reaction against the failed and misguided policies of Jimmy Carter.
By focusing today on Not Obama, Republicans avoid the temptation to begin throwing one another outside an already shriveling tent. For Republicans, with so many (including some of their own) urging them to form a circular firing squad and declare the other guys not “real Republicans,” it is critical to remember what unites them. Watching Obama methodically dismantle free markets and substitute group therapy for a realistic and robust foreign policy, Republicans are once again reminded of the numerous issues on which 90 percent of them – and many Independents and even moderate and conservative Democrats – can agree.
There is still plenty of time before the 2010 elections to expand and elaborate on what policies Republicans might pursue if they were returned to power. But Not Obama is a start. And the best kept secret in Washington is that Not Obama policies poll very well. (Well, the secret is not so well kept anymore.)
Hey, it worked for Obama. Why can’t it work for us? Pick your target, personalize it, freeze it. It’s time to turn the tables on the statists and fight fire with fire.
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We need solutions. We need action. Trying to refute his claims might help but we need a positive action plan for restoring state sovereignty, limited government and local control. Stressing those three are positives rather than whining about him.
That said, health care will be the death knell of the Republic. Top that with Illegal Amnesty and we are the new home of the Happy Marxist.
Time to take to the street peacefully.
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We need a warrior to lead us out of this darkness. It’s time to take to streets, peacefully, I think times running out for that. Personally I can’t wait for huntin’ season.Gonna give these liberal scumbags a lesson on 2nd amendment rights. They can cry and scream like the scum they are and that can be their 1st amend. they so try to restrict on anyone not in lock step.
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