I have said this many times before, and I will continue to push this idea. The Republicans are terrible steward's of the nations money. They inherited a surplus and gave us a deficit.
Don't tell me the Republicans know how to manage the deficit. They have not balanced a budget in the last 30 years!!! As a result the dollar is trading at a 1 year low verses the Euro and near a 5 year low verses the yen.
There are plenty of Republicans that I call "Dad Republicans" because their political philosophy resembles my Dad's. They are
Socially Liberal and fiscally conservative. These are the voters that will be natural allies of the Democrats, but we have to sell them on the Democratic party. Over and over again, the Democrats need to hit Bush on fiscal policy.
They need to say the following IT'S OBVIOUS THAT LAURA BALANCED THE CHECK BOOK BECAUSE BUSH DOESN'T KNOW HOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every time the Bush proposes a program or an idea, the Democrats should respond in unison. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR IT!!!!
Before the election, the Washington Post reported the Bush administration was going to request an additional 80 billion for the war in Iraq. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR IT!!!!
Bush wants to push through social security reform by introducing personal savings accounts. Fine. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR IT!!!!
Bush wants to reform the tax system. Fine. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR IT!!!!