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Message to the GOP: It's time to Nut Up or shut Up

Submitted by Rev. John on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 10:57
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I'm sure you've heard the one about, a guy walks up to the bar and the bartender says, "There's no way, no how the Republicans can win this year." And while you would expect that from fair and balanced media outlets like "Newsweek" and MSNBC, there are a growing number of our own people walking around feeling the same way. And if they haven't already given up, they're threatening not to vote everytime John McCain has the slightest idea that isn't in lock step with "The National Review."

So when I see articles like in today's Wall Street Journal, " Not All Democrats Want To Ride Obama's Coattails," I say to myself, "Self, just why the hell can't we win?" Instead of giving up or whining whenever our candidate doesn't pander specifically to us, let's brainstorm on ideas on how to take the fight to a Democrat controlled congress with a 9% approval rating. For example, there was one part of the WSJ article that caught my attention:

"Operatives from both parties predict that there will be about 75 competitive House races in November. Among the most vulnerable are 26 freshman Democrats and one freshman Republican."

Those are 26 freshman democrats who were voted into Congress on promises, most of which congress didn't even come close to fulfilling.  The biggest  is how the D's were going to lower gas prices. Remember Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer being driven down the block in their SUV's to hold a press conferences at the local gas station? So here's my idea...what if we campaigned on John McCain's "Lexington Project" the same way we did with the "Contract for America" back in 1994?

At $4.20 for a gallon of gas I can't think of a better contrast than McCain's energy plan where no idea is off the table (including alternative energy, conservation, and off shore drilling) and the D's plan (as per a recent article from Politico.com) of, "driving less and waiting for the wind." If Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi think driving less is the winning argument, maybe they'd like to write my boss a letter excusing me from having to drive to work.

Campaigning on the Lexington Project is just one idea. Maybe instead of giving up so easily, our time would be better spent brainstorming on more.

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Make it more comprehensive

Submitted by ecs1749 on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 11:45.

It's too bad the Lexington plan didn't get more traction - as evident from the lack of interest on this blog (no comment since July).  I believe it's a far more balanced approach than the radical idea of Barack Obama.  To make it more comprehensive, it should high light the support of solar and wind alternative energy since the other side is trying to highlight only the Nevada part of the plan and claim they are the "green" side.  To make the plan more credible, it should include support for energy storage projects such as pump storage projects to address the main problem of these renewable energy sources in that wind and sun is never available when you need it.  Just like what the fed did with the Hoover Dam, launch a fed supported pump storage project to store up all these wind and sun energy and have them create electricity when needed.  This is the one thing missing from the Dem's plan (and from the Lexington project as well).  It would make the Lexington stands out as a more comprehensive plan.

No more "Drill, baby, drill"

Submitted by ecs1749 on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 11:58.

Sarah Palin's "Drill, baby, drill" comment is VERY offensive to lots of people.  I beleive it's damaging to the complain.  She need to drop that slogan and discuss more about the Lexington plan.