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08/30/2004 Archived Entry: "How to Reinvent the G.O.P."

Posted by steve @ 12:23 PM EST [Link]

FIXING THE GOP: (via Hit and Run) David Brooks had a lengthy and fascinating article in yesterday's New York Times Magazine about how best to fix the Republican Party.

As Jacob Sallum points out, however, Brooks' goal seems to be making Big Government a fixture of the Republican Party. If Republicans really only differ from Democrats by the extent to which they would expand government, what would the point be in voting Republican? You get where you want to go by driving faster.

America needs at least one mainstream political party that fights for limited government, even if only in lip service to their alleged ideals.

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If it's only lipservice, then there is no difference between the parties, and pointless to distinguish them.

What Brooks is proposing is - to continue the traffic analogy - a speed limit government. Democrats want the autobahn - spend and keep spending. Small government Republicans want a parking lot with speed bumps - go slow and don't hit anything. Brooks wants to have the 65 MPH government: keep moving quickly, but be careful about it. Not a bad idea - until you get to where he talks about using our power/might to spread democracy. That will break the bank.

Posted by Mark L @ 08/30/2004 10:52 PM EST