April 30, 2011

Personal Responsibility is the GOP's Winning Issue For 2012

By Bill Wagner
Job One for a leader is vision and strategy; policy and programs follow, not the other way around.  Debt and deficits are important, but by focusing everything on green eye shade/inside the Beltway/size of government calculations, not only is the GOP not presenting the positive pro growth implications of fiscal responsibility, it is completely missing the big picture of who we are and what type of country we want to live in.  We can certainly disagree with the class warfare vision being articulated by the current Administration -- tax the successful, redistribute wealth, steer the country toward equality of outcomes not opportunity, and expand the role of the government -- but at least they are clear about it.What is missing is a counter vision that recognizes this is all about freedom and who ultimately controls choice -- we the people, or the government.  The simple fact is that there aren't enough of the so called "rich" to fund the grand plans of the...(Read Full Article)