"Republicans Hope to Save Their Party By Modeling Themselves After George W Bush"

[applegrove]

Republicans Hope to Save Their Party By Modeling Themselves After George W Bush

By: Sarah Jones at Politicus USA

http://www.politicususa.com/republicans-hope-rebrand-modeling-party-success-george-bush.html

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At a party meeting in Los Angeles last week, Republicans struggled again to rebrand their party, according to Time Magazine’s Swampland blog. Zeke Miller wrote, “The RNC points to the accomplishments of Republican governors as models for the party at large — including Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s Medicaid reform efforts and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s efforts to promote teacher accountability. They also point to former President George W. Bush’s pre-9/11 agenda of compassionate conservatism as a helpful model.”

Bush’s pre-9/11 “agenda” was in operation for a short eight-ish months, during a time of a budget set by the previous administration. He ran on immigration reform, education reform, an expansion of Medicare with the unpaid for Part D, and lower taxes for the rich. The first didn’t happen, and the latter two added to the deficit that the current Republican Party keeps saying is so evil. Bush also found ways to do very hyped up “giveaways” like a tax refund check, instead of a refund that was automatically calculated like Obama’s was.

In 2000, George W. Bush also ran on privatizing Social Security, “Young workers should be allowed to voluntarily invest part of their Social Security taxes in a personal retirement account. Young people should be able to build a bigger nest egg by investing in safe, secure investments like bonds, stocks and mutual funds. No government investment of Social Security funds in the stock market. People should be able to invest; not politicians. Social Security’s disability and survivors support must be preserved. No Increase in Social Security Taxes. They already take 12.4% of a worker’s paycheck. Governor Bush will work with Republicans and Democrats to pass a bipartisan reform that protects Social Security. Already, his approach has drawn praise from leading Democrats.” Bush tried to sell Social Security privatization after he was reelected in 2004, but was quickly shot down.

Are the Republicans saying they need to come up with a giveaway like Medicare Part D? This suggests a profound lack of confidence in the very economic platform they just affirmed days ago, not to mention the actual policy positions of Republican representatives, who are pushing to privatize Medicare (see the Ryan budget).


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[AzDar]

1. El Oh El

They are lost[...

[applegrove]

3. I know. I hope the GOP get slapped by the public when they try to pretend they 'care'.

[pscot]

2. Oh. That'll work.

[sakabatou]

6. Was going to say the same thing

[still_one]

4. The only way they could save their party is move to the center, and they won't do that

[JHB]

5. A knock on the door, some Jaws theme music, and someone mumbling "candygram"...

That's all "compassionate conservatism" is. Don't open the door.

[KittyWampus]

8. LAND SHARK!

[lpbk2713]

7. O - kay

Fine by me.

[Arugula Latte]

13. This strategy should open a lot of doors for the Republicans

[liberalmuse]

9. Brilliant idea!

I mean the opposite of that.

[steve2470]

10. They need to run Romney/Palin in 2016

That would revive the party, FOR SURE

[Arugula Latte]

14. Maybe work McCain in there, too, somehow.

The party needs some fresh new faces.

[Rex]

11. BAWHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[Blue Owl]

12. Go for it, dipshits

Should work out real good for you. Real good.

[Coyotl]

15. LOL

I needed a good belly laugh.

[Brother Buzz]

16. You just keep thinking, Butch. That's what you're good at.

[mick063]

17. Republicans will rewrite history like they always do.

Totalitarian regimes always do this to build legitimacy with folks entering the political scene. Iran claims the holocaust never happened. The GOP claims the ocean isn't rising. Same concept. impose your agenda based on lies.


FDR was a beloved President, but that is not how the GOP portrays him. So it goes with George Bush except in the opposite direction. In two decades he will be a American hero and all of the great harm he did will be forgotten. Never mind that it was under his watch that the plutocratic coup gained huge momentum. The 1% will rebuild his image.