Some House Republicans are still carrying on their protest on the floor of the House. The White House says they will not answer the call for a Special Session because the majority leadership still sets the agenda and no one can force them to do an up-down vote on energy/offshore drilling.
Call, email or write to your House Democrat(s) now and demand that they return to D.C. and put offshore drilling (and other sound energy policy) to a vote.
Tags: agenda, Bush, Congress, energy, House, leaderhip, Special Session, up-down, vote, W, White House
Posted by E!!
on July 02, 2008
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I recently ran across this blog post by David All that says the Republican party needs to stop having a core set of principles and/or a limited agenda and be more like iTunes and NetFlix – i.e. offer conservative, libertarian, and independent voters more and varied choices under the larger brand “Republican.”
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I’d like to hear more about the “choices” Mr. All thinks the GOP ought to offer in order to endear people to the “brand.” I do see the wisdom of having lots of worthy mini-causes flying under the flag of the Conservatism and drumming up support through issues that click with different voter groups.
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I’m just concerned that when you start talking about “branding” and “diversification” you sound more like a corporation trying to make a profit than a political party rooted in unwavering values. A loyal following and free-flowing cash are needed to win elections, true.
But is this Coca-Cola, or is this the Grand Old Party of the Republic?
I think we must stick with the traditional ingredients of cold-filtered Conservatism and persuade people - through the intelligent and passionate presentation of facts and ideas - that it is well worth preserving.
Tags: agenda, Conservative, Independent, Libertarian, principles, Republican, values
