Voices in The Wilderness of Discontent

Voices in The Wilderness of Discontent

RNC Infighting Not Helpful

I think a closer look at the upheaval(too strong?) disagreements within the RNC might be based on traditionalists vs. more moderate and centrist thinking. The Republicans, with the help of the Tea Party, have an opportunity to take control of both the House and Senate, but they can blow the whole opportunity by struggling

for control of the RNC, which is what I perceive is going on. I met and interviewed Steele in Maryland a few times, and I found him forthright, affable, and smart.
Steele, on the other hand, can't be changeable; he must enunciate clearly the principles and policies that are the backbone of Republicans-and Tea-Partiers (no diminution of gravitas intended).
Oh, and one more thing; stop being the spokesman for 'No" and be the proponent of "Yes"-free market solutions for our social problems; business-modeled health care, zero emission pollution and waste baselines for industrial and power production, with carbon taxes on CO2 and pollution emissions, creating revenues for tax credits for remission/cleaning/and new zero-emission production.
A user-fee-based tax system since we are a consumption-based economy. (Were it not for the huge deficits and government over-spending we could have a National Sales Tax of 13-14% -or less if we get spending under control-and eliminate the income tax).
Free-market solutions transparency for banks and financial institutions through increased reporting, higher levels of equity capital, limits on leveraging assets and adherence to "prudent man"-type investing policies; spinoff or sale of government "assets" not needed for Constitutional purposes, and more in that vein.
The reason for picking Steele in the first place was the need for a "new face" of Republicanism; that hasn't changed.
Was Steele a Politically Correct choice? You betcha!
Was he a good choice? Same answer.
Republicans sometimes manage to direct their armaments in the wrong direction and shoot themselves in the foot, or the ass; the first being an accident, the latter on purpose.

Being positive with Solutions will only gain the support of the majority; the marketplace will convince the Electorate of the rightness of offering free-market solutions which are properly constructed and presented.

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RNA Infighting Not Helpful

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