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Opinions/Editorials Title: KARL ROVE: Seize the Day, GOP KARL ROVE: Seize the Day, GOP By Karl Rove Published July 08, 2010 | The Wall Street Journal
During the last week, President Obama doubled down on a losing political bet, further cementing the Democratic Party's reputation as the champion of bigger deficits, higher spending and more government. He did so just as the public is crying out for lower deficits, less spending and less government. In his Saturday radio address, Mr. Obama attacked Republican opposition to additional stimulus spending, saying they "just don't get it." Maybe they do get it. The first, $862 billion stimulus bill of 17 months ago has after all failed to work the president's promised magic. Last Thursday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined the president in his bad bet by offering up the economic gem that extension of unemployment benefits "creates jobs faster than almost any other initiative you can name." Really? Faster than, say, cutting personal income tax cuts or slashing the corporate tax rate? Rank-and-file congressional Democrats do not seem eager to follow Mr. Obama and Mrs. Pelosi down this road. For example, the House barely passed its $127 billion "Stimulus II" spending bill in late May by a vote of 215 to 204, with 34 Democrats joining all but one Republican in voting no. At least 20 of those Democrats come from districts at risk this fall. Democrats who represent swing districts are increasingly wary of supporting higher spending, taxes and deficits, or ceding greater power to the federal government. These issues are driving independents and other swing voters into the GOP column. To maximize their gains, Republicans must go beyond promising to slash Democratic spending and reverse the Obama agenda (as important as these are). They also need to offer a competing agenda for increasing jobs and prosperity, and outline the concrete steps they will take to get back on the track for economic growth. Republicans have a receptive audience: Americans overwhelmingly believe prosperity comes from entrepreneurs and free enterprise, not government. Republicans must emphasize that they stand for small and medium-size business—and stand foursquare against crony capitalists who seek advantage by partnering with big government. Karl Rove is a former senior adviser to President George W. Bush. He is a Fox News contributor. To continue reading his column in The Wall Street Journal, click here. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Karl (amnesty for illegals) Rove. A symptom of what's wrong with this f**ked up system. If I could, I would. #2. To: Ignore Amos (#1) While I agree with you about the illogical amnesty he and Bush supported, that doesn't mean what he writes here is totally off base. Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. #3. To: Badeye (#0) During the last week, President Obama doubled down on a losing political bet, further cementing the Democratic Party's reputation as the champion of bigger deficits, higher spending and more government Karl Rove wrote this? Does Medicare Part D ring a bell?
#4. To: go65 (#3) The increases of the deficit under Bush were unacceptable. Ask any Republican voter. Owe-bama tripled that deficit in 16 months. Its long past time Owe-bama and his followers stopped trying to hide behind Bush. You own the Congress, you own the Whitehouse. Its your problem, and you've made it WORSE. Along with the economy. Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. #5. To: Badeye (#4) The increases of the deficit under Bush were unacceptable. Ask any Republican voter. That's laughable, considering we had similar increases in the deficit under Reagan and Bush I Saying that Republicans oppose deficits is a bit like saying the Pope opposes celebrating Christmas.
#6. To: Badeye (#4) Owe-bama tripled that deficit in 16 months. BTW, that's another falsehood, sort of like "obama doubled unemployment"
#7. To: go65 (#6) Sure it is GO, sure it is. Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. #8. To: go65 (#5) (Edited) Saying that Republicans oppose deficits is a bit like saying the Pope opposes celebrating Christmas. They overhwlemingly contributed to the re-election of three of the biggest spenders that the nation has ever seen: Nixon, Reagan and Boy Blunder. The irony is that the Dems forced Reagan/Bush to put the RTC bailout on budget. Had that been done off budget, the deficit would have kept on falling as it had when the dems had reclaimed the Congress in '87 and Poppy may have been re- elected.
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