Rockford Committeeman, 3rd Ward, 7th Pct.
After significant defeats in 2006 and 2008, the RNC is striving to “rebrand” the GOP. Without a doubt, the majority of the electorate is no longer in favor of the dominant philosophy that has guided the Republicans for a decade. While it is wise to take stock of the Party at the national level, we, in the countless counties of this Great Land must guard against a one-size-fits-all GOP being thrust upon us. We must strive to find our way out of the wilderness as well, lest the national “rebranding” lead us to the fate of New Coketm.
There is a great tumult in the air, as evidenced by the display of passion at the recent Tea Parties. Disdain has been shown towards protesters who are deemed foolish to object to tax policies that will put money, albeit very little, in their pockets. The passion is, perhaps, not so much foolishness, as it is wisdom to see there are no “free lunches” and the price paid by posterity is too high. However, passion without a plan soon dissipates. Let us not allow a dissipation of this energy. Rather, let us endeavor to promote a distillation of new ideas and new plans.
By convening this think tank, we aspire to articulate policies of governance that will capture the imagination of the electorate and remain solidly within a Conservative framework of:
• Defining what government should be in the business of doing and letting the Private Sector do the rest.
• Taking care of governance at the most local level the particular task will allow.
• Spending the fewest tax dollars possible for the best return on the People’s money.
• Fostering individual freedoms most carefully, for Freedom is inalienable to all Mankind and government should be loathe to hinder it, only doing so when the Greater Good hangs in the balance.
If you would like to contact the author, Robert Brokish, you may
e-mail him at robertbrokish@aol.com.
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