The President Who Wants It All
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 4th, 2013 12:08 am by HL
The President Who Wants It All
Fred Barnes, Wall Street Journal
President George W. Bush made bipartisan deals with Democrats on education, energy and, shortly before leaving office, the bank bailout known as TARP. President Reagan got together with Democrats on tax reform and Social Security. President Clinton reached agreement with Republicans on welfare reform, balancing the budget and Nafta's free trade. Mr. Clinton also negotiated reform of Social Security, a landmark compromise that died (before being announced) when the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke.”Each president defined these deals as success, as principled compromises,”Keith…
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Carlson & Patel, Daily Caller
If someone had woken you from a dead sleep 20 years ago and asked what the Republican Party stood for, you would've had no trouble answering: Fiscal restraint, a strong national defense and lower taxes. Those were the three pillars of the GOP. The party's brand was clear. Voters understood it, and many approved. In the days before Obama, Republicans won seven out of ten presidential elections.Things have changed for the muddier. Scratch the surface and you'll find there is no longer a consensus among Republicans on foreign policy. Fiscal restraint? Years of earmarks, record…