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Change must begin with us. That simple slogan best epitomizes the message and leadership former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is offering the Republican Party. America will never believe that Republicans represent "change" until we ourselves make some dramatic changes.
In the past, instead of changing a corrupt system, too often GOP leaders have been corrupted by the trappings of their office. Instead of using that power to make needed change, they have been blinded by that power and end up promoting the status quo. We have allowed "compassionate conservatism" to morph into nothing more than "Democrat-lite." Just to show how far we have fallen: in 1987, Ronald Reagan vetoed a bill that had 121 earmarks, saying "I haven't seen this much lard since I handed out blue ribbons at the Iowa State Fair." Compare that to 2005, when we stuffed a transportation bill full of more than 6,300 earmarks, many of which were completely unrelated to the core purpose of shoring up our aging infrastructure system. Reagan conservatives should be - and I believe, are - appalled by this reckless behavior from their leaders.See the full content of this document
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Listen to Mitt ; Gop Should Change Itself
Voters sent us a strong message in the 2006 elections that they were tired of Republicans acting like Democrats and conducting Washington business as usual. You see, th...
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