Should the GOP Move Right To Save Itself? – Ramesh Ponnuru
Complete video аt: fora.tv National Review senior editor Ramesh Ponnuru ѕауѕ history hаѕ encouraged thе GOP “tο gο rіght” аftеr facing defeat, bυt warns thаt a return tο “thе path οf thе conservative principle” mау nοt alone bе enough tο return Republicans tο power. —– Wіth thе Democratic party іn control οf thе presidency, thе Congress аnd many state houses асrοѕѕ thе country, thе Republican party finds itself out οf power аnd searching fοr аn identity аnd nеw leadership. In thе 1960s, Barry Goldwater redefined conservatism аnd attracted a nеw generation tο thе party’s banner. In thе 1980s, thе values οf Barry Goldwater аnd Ronald Reagan — a small federal government аnd a strong national defense — defined thе party. A decade shortly, Republicans issued thе “Contract fοr America” аnd rallied behind a series οf strong Congressional leaders. Over thе last eight years, George W. Bush led hіѕ party аnd rallied thе faithful behind hіѕ social policies, thе “war οn terror” аnd low taxes. Having lost two consecutive elections bу large margins, thе Republican party іѕ аt a crucial juncture. Aѕ David Brooks writes, “lines аrе being drawn bу ‘Traditionalists’ аnd ‘Reformers’ іn thе fight over thе future οf conservatism.” Wіll thе party return tο Reagan οr wіll a nеw leader аnd a nеw direction emerge? — National Constitution Center Ramesh Ponnuru іѕ a Washington DC based columnist аnd a senior editor fοr National Review. Hе hаѕ bееn a fellow аt thе Institute οf Monetary Affairs …
@12oink12 so, listen to what he says.
I am baffled how the Republicans keep getting labeled by some as this extreme right wing group. Under bush the government grew MORE than under Clinton. Republicans are basically democrats. Maybe a modest more pro war and modest more prone to pleasing the christian right. Thats about it.
From the side info: “Will the party return to Reagan or will a new leader and a new direction emerge?” Really, Bush jr was the inevitable conclusion of Reagan. Bush jr simply carried out the evangelical neoconservative vision to its most extreme end. If you want to find the right Republican party, you have to go back before Reagan. The GOP used to be a major proponent of civil civil rights & enemy of the KKK. MLK was Republican. Starting with Reagan, racial tensions became a wedge come forth for the GOP.
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omg he sounds like a modest girl. lol
Unreasonable? I’m pointing out basic aspects of human behavior.
An uneven distribution of income is not a problem. It provides incentive to be productive, to increase one’s skills and experience, to make more informed, responsible, smarter decisions, to pay more attention to the needs and desires of consumers.
“average income of workers has been leveled off and decreased in the interest of capital” So a business shouldn’t be concerned with capital? Thank God you don’t run mine.
that’s an unreasonable line of reasoning.
right enough people are currently wage-laborers because of the risk of poverty and starvation, but if one had their basic needs satisfied, a healthy person would subdue contribute the welfare of all regardless.
the rise in corporate wealth over the last 30 years is in direct correlation to the more uneven distribution of income in the USA. the average income of workers has been leveled off and decreased in the interest of capital.
So what? …If someone else is making more cash, it does not mean you make any less.
If everyone was a millionaire. Unknown would work. Unknown would produce anything. There would be no food in the grocery stores, no medicine in the drug stores, no original water, no electricity… Is that the equality you long for?
This idiot is a disgrace to asians…
being a liberal conservative i would say they need to go left quite a bit.
I agree with that the two main parties agree too much on trade and war issues, but to say that there is no difference is simply untrue. Obama just increased taxes on the top five percent and expanded shape care coverage, would the Republicans have done that? NO.
More civil liberties, less bureaucratic government. more positive world involvement with fewer wars, focus on the future with green tech and real plans for monetary growth. That will make me go towards the Republicans, and I’m a Democrat and an Obama campaign worker. I’m also a law student and a company owner… so we are all ready to go to whichever party has a better direction for America.
The Republican lost chunks of the midwest really terribly. The solution is common sense use of tax dollars, and stop co-opting with democrats on taxes.
No, negotiate on spending bills vote all spending bills down.
who said the other party is different
is this guy a modest guy ahahah
the republicans need to weed out all the Neo-Cons and get back to their roots. Less vital government, more civil liberties, ect.
Not really, because currently lobbying controls much of politics and persons with wealth have the means to fund lobbyists. Also, the republican party clearly has a lot of people voting for them purely based on social issues, which most truly wealthy people couldn’t care about.
The republican party will by no means win if it’s monetary program only benefits rich people.
I’ve heard these types of arguments before, but I reckon Ramesh is forgetting that the GOP’s greatest sin is in forgetting who they are/were in the past when it came to financial issues. Once the GOP gave into the perception that that they were just as terrible spending wise, the message from their voters was that they should be punished. Does populism with a healthy spending jolt of some kind define them or are they simply being led to make lesser compromises with the Obama administration?
Should the GOP Go Right To Save Itself? I agree that the voters will wait to see what the Democratic Party will do before they make a determination on their votes in the four years. I agree that American might switch back and forth and if they do. It might be a mistake for all Americans. Also, if Americans choose to switch back and forth its going to be hard for us to know what to expect in Americans’ future. So I agree that Americans are on a switch warfare of the parties.
no, that’s certainly right- it’s pretty massive for the US and the world. fascinating times.
Accusations directed at the Democrats of “socialism” which might benefit the ordinary citizens ignores the much larger and very high-priced Hamiltonian “socialism” which is provided to the corporations (corporate welfare) through the Pentagon and A.I.D. “Our upside down welfare state is “socialism for the rich, free enterprise for the poor.” The splendid welfare scandal of the age concerns the dole we give rich people.”
(William O. Douglas, former U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1969 )
the repubs and lied and screwed the AMerican people over so many times now that coming out and saying they are a more center/right party to try and get votes won’t work, the American people will know that they are insincere just to try and get back in power. THey are better off just closure and going back under the rocks that they came from.
yes the capitalist eleite have “used” populism and sought to coopt it with such crap, and they are desperately promotion the rope they would hang from shold such populistm get/be oput of conrol. Dont play down BO’s excess,with relativism its a matter of point that is why he’s ove the top, and no thats not relative either. FDR didnt start out with huge debt. Bush went too far and even over the edge, BO is off the charts.. have you seen FED balance sheet?? 2008/09 is certainly anomalous. not excellent.
yep yep, let the Nation Review show GOP the way,
grab Kristol and Barns from Weekly Standard as well to generate some ‘new’ thoughts and you’re half way there
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