Posted by Jon Fleischman at 12:06 pm on Feb 08, 2014 Comments Off on Republican Control Is Not The Goal — It’s A Means To An End
A poignant reminder to all of my friends with whom I am working
hard to maintain our Republican majority in the House, build a
Republican majority in the Senate, and capture the White House with
a Republican in 2016…
From 2002 – 2006 we, as a party, had achieved all of those
political goals — the “triple crown” was achieved. Yet, we did not
achieve our end-goal as a party. After all, the purpose of a
political party is not merely accumulating power — it is expending
that power to achieve your goals (as articulated in your platform).
During those four years when the GOP ran the table in DC, federal
spending increased, regulations increased, and entitlements
expanded. It was a horrible chapter in our party’s history, from my
perspective.
I bring this up as a reminder to all of those out there who
wonder why there seems to be such a strong effort, by conservatives
in the party, to make sure we have more strong Constitutional
conservatives in our House and Senate GOP Conferences, and likewise
with our GOP nominee for President. Because we’ve been to this
dance before.
That is why I will back a Constitutional… Read More