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Mitch Daniels, at the place where all good journeys commence…the first step:
“The Future Of The GOP,” by Peter Robinson – Forbes
“The Future Of The GOP,” by Peter Robinson – Forbes
** Daniels began by contrasting the students in his audience with members of his own generation, the baby boomers. “You have taken the first savvy step on the road to distinction, which is to follow a weak act,” he said. “As a group, we [baby boomers] have been self-centered, self-absorbed, self-indulgent and all too often just plain selfish.” *** Daniels condemned the economic profligacy of the baby boomers in detail. “We have spent more and saved less than any previous Americans,” he said. **
** “In sum,” Daniels said, “our parents scrimped and saved to provide us a better living standard than theirs. We borrowed and splurged … It’s been a blast. Good luck cleaning up after us.” *** “Our parents,” he said, “formed families and kept them intact, even through difficulty, ‘for the sake of the kids.’ To us [baby boomers], parental happiness came first. We often divorced at the first unpleasantness, and increasingly just gave birth to children without the nuisance of marriage. ‘Commitment’ cramps one’s style, don’t you know? Total bummer.” *** “As free people, we agree to tolerate any conduct that does no harm to others, but we should not be coerced into condoning it. Selfishness and irresponsibility in business, personal finances or in family life are deserving of your disapproval. Go ahead and stigmatize them.” *** Be judgmental? Stigmatize bad behavior? An elected official said that? He did indeed. And the audience gave him a standing ovation. **
The first step for the GOP comeback is to acknowledge where we as a nation have been and how we got here. From that point it is possible to devise a sound plan for the future. Mitch Daniels, with humor and frankness, invites the youth of today to enter the political fray and to help right the wrongs of the past to find better solutions for the future.
The article includes links to Mitch Daniels’ speech on YouTube as well as links for the conservative Republican governors in various states who are not, according to Peter Robinson, “shrinking from the message of limited government and personal responsibility…”
Told ya the conservative GOP is not dead. Heck how can it be…we’re still here!!!