Republicans must not Rebrand, but rather must Rediscover themselves
The Republican Party does not
need to be re-branded as pundits claim, it simply needs to return to
the core values that make it great-a commitment to personal freedom,
individual integrity, and global American leadership. Oh yeah, and it would be nice if someone besides Democrats defined it.
SF Chronicle political writer Carla Marinucci describes how Schwarzenegger and McCain are striving to rebrand the GOP to be seen as the party of the center (click here to read her article). The GOP IS and always has been the party of the middle- the middle class. THAT is where it needs to return.
The last 20 years since President Reagan have been about helping elites reshape and redefine America. Whether
Hillary’s health plan, the Kyoto protocol, the UN determination of
Middle East policy, it has all been about elites telling Americans what
is right for us to do.
The American people, and
especially the middle class, are tired of hearing about this crisis or
that and what government needs to do. They are willing to
work and work hard, but they need to know with certainty that they will
reap the fruits of their labors-NOT that they will be frivolously taken
away to fund a new government program.
The California Chamber Releases its List of Job Killer Bills
Here we go again….more bills listed by the California Chamber of Commerce that could damage economic recovery and cause the loss of jobs in California. For a number of years, the CalChamber has listed bills that Chamber officials believe will restrict business and force job loss. The list of this year’s bills can be found here.
The Chamber cited 33 bills in six categories. The categories are Barriers to Affordable Housing; Costly Workplace Mandates; Economic Development Barriers; Expensive, Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens; Fuel Price Increases; and Inflated Liability Costs.
Why press for more burdens when jobs are needed to boost the economy and overcome the government deficit? But it happens every year. The CalChamber has been an effective agent in fighting to maintain job growth in California by bringing attention to these job killer bills.
Standing in the Schoolhouse Doorway
The budget theater continues on the grounds of the State Capitol with high school students protesting the Governor’s budget cuts and being exhorted on by the Superintendent of Schools Jack O’Connell. Watching this spectacle two things came to mind.
First, why weren’t these kids in school? And second, although we have been going through this exercise about education spending and proposed cuts during every budget season for I don’t know how many years, the problem never seems to get resolved. We keep spending more money with not much to show for it in turning out the kind of educated workforce our economy needs now and into the future. Although California kids should rank high nationally in how to skip school and protest since they get a lot of practice.