7) Fight for spending cuts now. The congressional GOP’s nearly united front against the stimulus bill and complete unity against the health-care overhaul were good initial steps. More is needed. The GOP should resist increases in domestic spending on every parliamentary front. Great gestures matter. As part of this resistance, Republicans should renounce earmarks. They shouldn’t wait for Democrats to go along. The House and Senate GOP caucuses should walk away from earmarks, leaving Democrats alone to defend this symbol of D.C.’s degeneracy.
The GOP has a real chance — hope they won’t blow it.
They need a leader, like Newt was in 1994, to unite them over a national conservative platform.