re: #102 Guanxi88

I don’t see why the party couldn’t coalesce around a few simple core principles:

1) Lower taxation
2) Reduced spending
3) Limited scope of government
4) Free markets
5) Liberty at home
6) Strength abroad

Doesn’t seem to be all that controversial.

It doesn’t seem at all controversial to me, either; in fact, this is exactly the sort of platform I’d favor for the GOP.

Note, however, that (3) and (5) imply support for gay marriage, abortion and a host of other things the Religious Right will start foaming at the mouth over. The proper response to such froth is simply, “To the greatest extent possible, we believe that people should be free to live their own lives as they see fit without interference from government at any level.” Period.

The GOP should stand for creating an environment where myself and everyone else will be left alone by government as much as possible. I’m perfectly capable of making my own moral and ethical decisions, thanks, and I don’t need government help in that quarter.