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November 01, 2006
Grading the GOP
Kim Du Toit has a message for the GOP.
Okay, you bastards, I held my nose and voted the straight Republican ticket. Don’t jump up and down for joy, because this—and I mean it sincerely—is your last chance.
Taxes: You’ve done okay on taxes (ie. lowered them), although a little more work towards a flat tax would have been appreciated.
Guns: No problem there—at least you held the line, and let the foul Assault Weapons nonsense expire. Now let’s start rolling back some of the more egregious anti-gun nonsense.
Immigration: Not too bad—although the rest of the nation would support even stronger measures to eliminate illegal immigration. At least the House whacked the Senate “amnesty” plan. Get tougher.
Foreign policy: Also not too bad. You supported Israel during the Hezbollah attacks (good) but punted the North Korea and Iran problems (bad).
War On Terror: The Military Commissions Act passed into law, as well it should have. Nice job.
Iraq: Unlike most, I don’t think you did too badly on this one. You tried being Mr. Nice Guy, and it didn’t work. Now start kicking butt. Or start making “partition” noises, to shut the Shi’ites and Sunnis up. Ignore the peaceniks.
All the rest: You guys suck. You suck so bad, it’s difficult to imagine how the Democrats could have been worse. It’s a good thing that my triggers are taxes, guns, illegal immigration and foreign policy—because you did okay on those.
But all the rest: spending, campaign finance reform, judicial appointments, whatever—it’s two years of ineffective blundering you should wipe from the slate, and start again.
Biggest suck job: Social Security. Despite all the bluster about “political capital”, you guys lost this one, and lost badly. So we’re going to saddle our kids and grandkids with the bill. How nice.
Like Kim, I'm extremely frustrated by the performance of the congressional GOP over the last few years, especially their free-spending, big-government ways. Honest government, and less government is what I want from the GOP, and that's been sadly lacking.
On the other hand, Kim's right: they haven't done too badly on most items, and there's no viable alternative (yet) on the political scene.
The Democrats? Please, it is to laugh.
As they used to say in the days of Mayor Daley's Democratic machine, "Vote early, and vote often."
Don't forget to vote, and remind your conservative friends and family to cast their ballots, too. It's important.
Posted by Mike Lief at November 1, 2006 07:44 AM
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