Hey, Could We Spend a Little Bit of Primary Season Talking about Policy?

National Review ^ | September 15, 2015 | Jim Geraghty - Morning Jolt

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Yes, yes, Scott Walker doesn’t have enough pizazz or excitement for some Republicans. Let’s just toss out this bold agenda while we’re at it.

>>>Walker will propose eliminating the National Labor Relations Board, which he will say has “become a one-sided proxy for the big union bosses — often at the expense of taxpayers and workers.” He will also propose eliminating “big-government federal unions,” saying the time members of those unions spend on union efforts takes away from the time they spend doing their jobs serving the American people.

Walker’s plan would also make Right to Work nationwide, giving employees in both the public and private sector the choice of whether or not to join a union. Federal unions would be required to disclose the amount of money devoted to political activity, and unions would be prohibited from withholding those funds from members’ salaries. Walker would also force unions to disclose compensation paid to union officials, among other expenditures.<<<

Yes, yes, Republican primary voters, I know you want a non-politician who’s never spent time in office, and who’s never attempted to pass a far-reaching, ground-breaking, deeply consequential bill through a legislature in the face of fierce opposition. Why would we want somebody who’s done that sort of thing before, right?

At least Republicans are unified about . . . oh.

>>>One of Walker’s Republican rivals challenged the plan, too, saying it is the wrong message for the GOP to send to unionized workers. “Instead of treating all union members like they are the enemy, it’s time we invite them to give some of us in our party a try,” former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said.<<<

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Beating Union Bosses and giving workers their money and rights has always been a big part of Walker's appeal and a main ingredient of his campaign.

Scott Walker: My Plan to Give Power to the People, Not the Union Bosses [PDF].

Walker's putting out plans [with more in the pipeline].

Obamacare [which MASSIVELY grows government and union clout].

Scott Walker: Day One Patient Freedom Plan [PDF]

[DoughtyOne]

Scott Walker

Scott Squawker

[Hojczyk]

Walker would be good but he has to show that he can win…

[Buckeye McFrog]

Problem is when they talk about policy 90% of the time their policies suck.

[CPT Clay]

Amen, but Trump is so entertaining. Policy seems boring in comparison.

[Uncle Miltie]

GOPe rides again.

[Resolute Conservative]

Pay attention. Cruz is on policy every day.

[chris37]

Anytime I spend precious time out of my life listening to someone from the GOP tell me what they are going to do, they don’t do it.

So I quit listening.

[DoughtyOne]

No no, Scott’s campaign says he’s the only one talking about ‘real’ issues.

If that’s what they want to run with, fine. LOL

Talk about your JV team.

[Parmy]

In my humble opinion, there is time enough for policy discussions after the nominees have been chosen. I don't think that there is any room in the cacophony of sound that is a primary campaign with so many in one party running for the same office.

Furthermore, why would the eventual winner want to tip his/her hand and give his/her opponent in the other party ammunition to use against him/her in the final campaign for the Presidency?

[Safetgiver]

Problem is when they talk about policy 90% of the time their policies suck......Or the Congress gets hold of it, changes it, lets no one see what it says and someone says “What the H is this?” when it becomes law.

[circlecity]

Why bother? They talked all about policy for the 2014 midterms: Amnesty, Obamacare, etc. And what happened? As soon as we voted them in they ran away from every promise they made choosing instead to work with the enemy. I don’t trust a single policy position any single politician runs on because they won’t follow through.

[BRL]

Why talk policy when there is no discussion about how much media demonization they will endure to follow thru. Gop policy discussions are to sucker the base to vote for spineless back stabbers

[GOPJ]

Jim Geraghty - Elites talk ‘policy’ every election. Then they go to Washington and spend their time feathering their own nest, beefing up their war chest to run again, and discovering DC culture... a culture that become the excuse they use for screwing over the people who elected them.

I'm pleased these lowlifes learn how to order wine... I'm thrilled they've finally seen a ballet and rub shoulders with billionaires... but frankly I'm not interested in the ‘policy papers’ their staff's write up - caged off reports handed to them by political consultants.

So please STUFF the lies, STUFF the fake policy papers and STUFF the teleprompters. If a candidate can't speak without the words someone else has written for him - or her - it's all I need to know. I'm NOT going to vote for a puppet - with words written for him - speeches written for him - policy papers written for him... ALL to be tossed as soon as he/she hits DC.

Really, eff the phonies and their handlers and their corrupt pig elites buying the whole system. Oh, and eff the MSM that's so clueless and vile they want us to fall for the same tricks... forever.

[ripnbang]

Agree...policy is important. But so is getting elected. To do that you have to be a candidate people believe in and appeal to. The policies are a very important part of that, but so is charisma, and leadership and timing. As There are those that have “it” and those that don’t. Unfortunately Walker doesn’t. He appears (and I know appearances shouldn’t count, but they do) totally out of his league when it comes to the national stage. Can Walker garner 20,000 people to fill an arena? He can’t gather a small crowd at a tailgate party in Iowa...and he’s a known quantity in Iowa.

[lewislynn]

Problem is when they talk about policy 90% of the time their policies suck.

Or they're just talking through their asses lying...Mostly lying.

[JayAr36]

Hey, Could We Spend a Little Bit of Primary Season Talking about Policy?

I thought we did that last time.

[DoodleDawg]

...saying the time members of those unions spend on union efforts takes away from the time they spend doing their jobs serving the American people.

Says the man spending all his time away from his job serving the people of Wisconsin.

[Jim Noble]

Hey, Could We Spend a Little Bit of Primary Season Talking about Policy?

Primary season starts February 9, 2016. That's in five months.

But, until then, we've been all about policy. Jim Geraghty and NRO just haven't been paying attention, #NROrevolt

Here's the policy:

1) Make America Great Again.
2) Close the border with Mexico
3) Deport the illegals
4) Bring the jobs back
5) Screw the cheap labor express
6) Make the bankers work for a living.

We have not had such a rich and substantial policy discussion in more than three decades.

[lewislynn]

Walker will propose eliminating

We haven't heard that repeated too many times.

It's not working anymore Scott. Get with the program or get the F^&% out of the way.

What we want to hear is: Walker will eliminate...

'But gee, I made the proposal but we just don't have the votes. We need more (GOPe) Senators the next election cycle' IN 6 FRIGG'N YEARS!

McConnell is already parroting that "we need a like minded President" shit.

HEY MITCH. Been there done that, didn't even get a tee shirt.

We don't want you or a President that thinks like you.