12/27/12, "Radtke: GOP: the party that stands for nothing," Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jamie Radtke
"I ran for the United States Senate this past year in a Republican
primary. As I knocked on doors, attended events and spoke to thousands
of people, my opening statement was the same each time: “I think both
parties have made a real mess of things. We need new politicians who
will stand on principle once again.” Invariably the response was the
same: “I couldn’t agree with you more!”
You have to look no further than the recent tea party movement to see
the extreme dissatisfaction individuals have with their Republican
representation. The genesis of this grass-roots movement came under
President George W. Bush. The 2008 election losses by Republicans were
substantial, not because Democrats voted against Republicans, but
because many independents and Republicans opposed Republicans.
Similarly, the opposition to Republican leadership continued to reveal
itself in the 2010 and 2012 Republican primary challenges.
Why? Because
the current Republican Party stands for nothing.
.
The challenge that the Republican Party faces is both moral and
philosophical. Can a political party flourish by standing for nothing?
The
Republican Party has a rich heritage of standing unwaveringly on
principle and insisting on the observance of a moral code. The party was
initially founded to thwart the insatiable appetite Democrats had for
spreading slavery to new states in the 1800s. In the 1980s, Ronald
Reagan stood against communism and rightly called for the end of an evil
empire that imprisoned its own people. Reagan also championed lower
taxes for working families and small businesses, arguing that money
rightfully deserves to stay with those who earned it. And for 40 years,
Republicans have been tireless defenders of innocent life. As a result, a
majority of Americans now disfavor abortion. These moral issues have
defined us as a party.
As a Republican Party, we have built upon
these foundational principles and extrapolated congruent policies on
fiscal matters, free enterprise and rule of law. We have long argued
that we should live within our means. Continually spending more money
than we have and amassing trillions in debt is wickedly selfish and
sentences our children to a future of economic hardship.
Republicans
have steadfastly defended the right of laborers to keep the money they
earn for their time, talent and effort. No government or individual has a
moral right to your property — even children can plainly see this.
Republicans have also consistently stood for the rule of law. We
strongly believe in people being treated fairly. If the law is arbitrary
and capricious, then justice is not possible. However, the government
posture has been to treat people unfairly and inequitably, punishing
immigrants who spend significant time, money and years to go through the
legal process toward citizenship, and rewarding illegal immigrants by
allowing them to remain here virtually unchecked.
The Republican
Party has undergone a negative shift in principles, message and goals.
We became a party that modeled deficit spending for Democrats and paved
the way for entitlement expansions with Republicans’ Medicare Part D
initiative. We transitioned from being a party of “read my lips, no new
taxes” to tax increases under the elder Bush and concessions on tax
hikes and debt ceilings under Boehner and Cantor. We have established a
pattern of conceding on tax increases while forsaking spending
restraints. Now Republicans want to abandon the rule of law, waffle on
marriage, and soften on abortion. Where does that leave us? As the party
that stands for nothing.
The Republican Party is now driven by
political expediency. As a result, it has engaged in corporate cronyism
to fund and expedite its effort of winning elections and achieving
power, with little desire to accomplish anything of substance except for
the perpetuation of incumbent power. You cannot be a party that stands
for nothing and expect to survive. It doesn’t inspire followers and it
won’t grow the party.
Republicans need to embrace their heritage.
We should be the party that leads in shaping our culture. Americans are
looking for politicians who live by their convictions, defend the
innocent, advance economic liberty and guard civil liberty.
We
have been the party of big ideas, bold action and unwavering principles.
Being the party of nothing achieves nothing, as we have seen these past
few years. We need to stand for what is right by returning to
time-tested principles that brought economic prosperity and expanded our
economic liberty.
As I tell my three children, “There is no
excuse for not doing what you know is right, no matter what others may
think of you. In the end, doing what is right will pay off.” If
Republicans heeded this parental advice, not only would the party be
better off, Americans would be better off." via Free Republic
"Jamie Radtke ran for the Virginia Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2012."...
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