Jindal

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You're wound up tighter than d1ck's hatband...relax.

Jan 25, 2013, 11:02 AM [ in reply to LOL, right. They just need to be more "moderate" right? ]

The GOP has shot itself in both feet in the last two presidential elections. Did we really expect that McCain and Romney could win national elections? I couldn't vote for McCain and had to hold my nose to vote for Romney.

If the GOP wants votes, focus on fiscal issues. As Gingrich eluded to in the article, exposing wasteful government spending is key to building support. Nobody wants to throw away money, it's a universal theme. Topics like gay marriage and abortion have no place on the Republican platform and will only serve to divide anyone that considers themselves a conservative.

Gay marriage is a church issue not a political issue, I'm fine with recognizing a civil union to handle end of life and probate issues...but whether or not somebody is considered to be married, well, that's a church issue.

Abortion is kryptonite to the GOP. You wanna divide the party right down the middle...just serve it up. Like it or not, abortion will always be available...that ain't gonna change. Fielding any national debate on it only allows the religious right a forum to embarrass themselves and the party, i.e. "legitimate rape".

The GOP can win on immigration issues and solid conservative fiscal policy. There needs to be a definable path to citizenship and a fair guest worker program. Honestly, immigration needs to have both parties involved, but why not take the lead on it and build political capital for your candidate.

On the fiscal front, GOP needs to address corporate taxation...it needs to be standardized. The standard rate is so high, it causes corps to create lobby specific loopholes that only benefit a few, while shifting the burden onto smaller companies. Make it beneficial for large and small corps to keep their money in the US by not taxing the crap out of them.

I don't know why you fear the term "moderate", it's merely a label that the far right likes to employ to little effect. The GOP needs universal themes that "moderates" and the far right can agree on to build support for a national leader. Else, we'll be looking at another Democrat in office in '16.

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shedding the "rich old white man shtick", the party needs leadership badly. I applaud Jindal for giving it a go, but in the past, he hasn't been the most media savvy guy. There should be other folks with similar ideas, willing to step. up and develop a solid front for the party.

Why couldn't the GOP support civil union licensing and tax classifications that are the same as they are for marriage? As for marriage being a church issue, I don't know about you, but I didn't feel married because of a license. I felt married when I entered into the covenant/commitment with my wife in a church ceremony. If churches want to perform wedding ceremonies for gay couples that's there business, not the government's.

Military spending is ridiculous. The Pentagon needs to learn how to do more with less...period. Hopefully, Hagel will get confirmed and he can accomplish some of his goals of paring down wasteful spending there. I think we can still provide superior defense for our nation while cutting military spending.

As for constitutional issues you mentioned...that's a bit tougher and I don't think it would help the GOP to take hard and fast stances on detentions, wiretapping, etc...Gotta take them case by case and not apply blanket policies. I'm all for liberty, but those guys in jail at Gitmo do not need to get out.

CISPA and other internet regulation, GOP should never support anything of that nature. Some within the party will argue about it, but as a whole party, need to leave that issue alone.

I'm on the fence about wiretapping, raids, government "coming to get you" issues. If it takes out a group that is planning to blow up a building in my town...good. If they nab a neighbor for posting nudies on reddit...not good. I can justify it's worth...but it makes me uneasy at the same time.

Jindal " the GOP needs to stop being the stupid party"..

Out with the old and in with a new more conservative

If the GOP doesn't get its act together and represent the

Re: If the GOP doesn't get its act together and represent the

Riiiight. Because the GOP opposed civil rights, right?

Scokolicious***

Jindal's right, the GOP is a ridiculous mess. The

LOL, right. They just need to be more "moderate" right?

I think you may need more fiber in your diet...***

Wow, good one. Tell me where I'm wrong.***

I was not saying youre wrong.

That I agree with. The problem is that there are actually 3

You're wound up tighter than d1ck's hatband...relax.

amen, brother.***

i've been saying all of this for years, but unless you have

If gay marriage is a church issue, then why does the GOP

In sticking with my original theme of the GOP

Hahahahaha

The thing is, government control of social issues isn't

Thats exactly my point. Social conservatism and the

old Sac

Sadly it wasn't about Red & Blue in the case of Civil Rights

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