5 thoughts on “I Like This Phrase”

  1. It would be great for the Republicans to come up with an organized alternate to the Obama plans. I think that’s the key lesson of the 1994 “Contract with America”. They didn’t let the president make all the decisions and keep the initiative.

  2. I’ve read a few articles about something different and perhaps more interesting than the “Contract With America.” A group (IIRC, tea party members) is organizing to create the “Contract FROM America” online. The goal is to come up with a top 10 list of policy ideas, then pledge to support only those politicans who will sign the contract regardless of party. I don’t know if it’ll work but the idea is interesting.

  3. The “Contract with America” website is up. I’m a bit dubious whether they have enough protection in place to prevent fraudulent voting (they just ask for a name and email address). The voting options aren’t all that exciting either. For example, one of the voting options is “Protect the Constitution”:

    Require each bill to identify the specific provision of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to do what the bill does. (Proposed by: Brooke Storrs, Midland, MI)

    The “commerce clause” stamp would get used a lot. I suppose it’d be useful to explicitly justify bills on Constitutional grounds, but I think it’d be the work of a moment to find appropriate excuses for any bill ever passed by Congress.

  4. And why, suddenly, should any thinking, voting age, sober adult believe they’ve changed? Because they said they WILL? I haven’t seen a change yet. They keep saying they WILL change, if they can just get the chance. And certainly, they’ve never had a chance before now.

    If they want to show us a change, how about they tell Obama to take his Health Cate meeting and stick it. Have them put forward a plan to allow insurance sales across state lines and have them talk about throttling down on insurance settlements, and let’s hear something about lowering taxes.

    But I’m not going to wait up until I hear the announcement.

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