For anyone who believes or claims that Republicans have no ideas (ignoring the Roadmap), here is a simple pledge offered by the GOP for a national agenda. Will following the specific proposals of the pledge fix all of our major problems? Probably not, but the general platform would be a major step in the right direction. Do the Democrats have anything like this to offer? So far, they seem to be running away from their agenda.
The Republicans may be split over some of the specifics of the Roadmap (a topic for another day), but they are united over this pledge, which is divided into several parts that I’ve outlined below. I’ve also listed some of the specific proposals of each area. In each policy area, the Republicans contrast their view with that of the left, and I can’t help but notice how similar their contrasting points are to the three that I recently suggested they make.
Here is a summary of the pledge, which I’ll gladly endorse despite having a few issues with some of the specific proposals:
1) A plan to create jobs, end economic uncertainty, and make America more competitive: stopping tax hikes, small business tax deductions, repeal business mandates of ObamaCare.
2) Stop out of control spending and reduce the size of government: canceling unused stimulus funds, cutting government spending to pre-stimulus and pre-bailout levels, establishing a hard cap on new discretionary spending, cutting Congress’ budget, holding weekly votes on spending cuts, ending TARP, reforming Fannie and Freddie.
3) Repeal and replace ObamaCare: repealing the law, enacting medical liability reform, opening health insurance purchases across state lines, expanding HSAs, prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortion.
4) Reform Congress and restore trust: reading bills, adhering to the Constitution, making it easier to cut spending, advancing legislative issues one at a time.
5) Keep our nation secure at home and abroad: passing funds for the troops without attaching unrelated items, keeping terrorists off American soil, demanding a comprehensive detention policy, funding missile defense, enforcing tough sanctions on Iran, enforcing the border laws and changing immigration policy to allow for local enforcement.
Each policy area is contrasted with the Democrat agenda. The choice in November is clear. We can have more of the left, or we can elect Republicans and hold them to this pledge.
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