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Ray Haynes

A Summary and Explanation

I believe one can explain almost all of what happens in politics and government by reference to the rules of politics are set out in the last 10 days. They were developed through my experience in politics and elected office. Here they all are in one spot, and if you need more information about what the rules mean, you can reference the individual explanations:

Ray Haynes Rule of Politics

  1. “In this country, there is the evil party and the stupid party and it is not hard to tell which is which.”
  2. “Republicans lose elections because they break their campaign promises. Democrats lose elections because they keep theirs.”
  3. “Democrats are intensely partisan, and they prove that partisanship by screwing Republicans whenever they are in power. Republicans are intensely nonpartisan, and they prove that nonpartisanship by screwing Republicans whenever they are in power. So it doesn’t matter who is in power, Republicans get screwed.”
  4. “At some time in political history, Democrats married Unions as their partner in the path to political power, and Republicans married the business community as theirs. The Democrats’ partner is faithful, the Republicans’ partner cheats all the time.”
  5. “There is always a good excuse for bigger government.”
  6. “There are two ways to approach your time in elected office. You will either become an advocate for the people to the bureaucracy, or you will become the mouthpiece of the bureaucracy to the people.”
  7. “Democrats want to increase spending for education and social services, and cut transportation and public safety. Republicans want to increase spending on transportation and public safety, and cut spending on education and social services. They reach a compromise to get a budget by increasing spending on everything.”
  8. The real battle in society is not, as Marx states it, between the working class and the rich. It is between the ruling class and the entrepreneurial class.”
  9. “The purpose of the political process is to persuade people to entrust you with power.”
  10. “The greatest threat to our Republic is the unelected and unaccountable bureaucracy”

If you are ever confused about what is happening in politics and government, these rules can help explain it. How can the Republican Party lose an election? Rule 2. How come government spending continues to rise? Rule 7. Why is government unresponsive and difficult to navigate? Rule 10. Political and governmental problems first by reference to the rules, and then, knowing the rules, solutions can be found and implemented.

Why is DOGE and Trump’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal government so important? Rule 10. Why is there resistance to implementation of those efforts? Rules 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10. The bureaucracy and the swamp will always have the press and the institutional structures on their side, those who want to protect freedom and our Republic will have the voters on their side. Not every voter, since so many people benefit from the status quo, but a majority of voters will be with them, and will, as current polling data shows, support the effort to dismantle the swamp, no matter how those seeking to change the status quo are attacked by those who profit from the status quo.

So Republicans, remember Rule 2, 3 and 4. Govern with the idea of overcoming Rules 5, 6, and 7. And recognize the real battles as defined in Rule 8, 9, and 10. If we are to hand down the legacy left to us by the generations who died to make this country free, engaging in that fight is critical. Our children deserve that much from us.