Editorial by Stephen Frank: GOP Needs to Stand Tough or LOSE in 2014

Editorial by Stephen Frank: GOP Needs to Stand Tough or LOSE in 2014

Editorial by Stephen Frank, 11/23/12

If you believe the LA Times, Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, the only way for Republicans to win again is to “compromise” on principles. For instance, the GOP is told that there is a case for same-sex marriage, the legalization of marijuana and illegal aliens, plus higher taxes on “the wealthy”

“The Conservative Case for Same-Sex Marriage

Former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman writes in the Wall Street Journal:

“Some misperceive the issue of marriage equality as exclusively progressive. Yet what could be more conservative than support for more freedom and less government? And what freedom is more basic than the right to marry the person you love? Smaller, less intrusive government surely includes an individual deciding whom to marry. Allowing civil marriage for same-sex couples will cultivate community stability, encourage fidelity and commitment, and foster family values.”

Were the legislative Republicans in Washington to adopt this “modified: agenda” the public will love us. What are they smoking? This is a recipe for disaster.

This transparent effort to change values will not gain votes—instead the evangelical base will stay home and denounce the Republicans. Higher taxes? Those paying the new taxes will not donate to the Party that sold them out. Worse, those who lose their jobs because investors lost incentive to participate in the market place will be angry.

It seems to me that in the last fifty years the Democrats have had a simple policy. Divide the Republicans so they can not win. They want two, possibly three new Parties, to assure easy, cheap victories at the expense of families, jobs and freedom.

Try giving amnesty and a road to citizenship to criminals from foreign nations. That will put a lot of honest Americans out of work and increase welfare and government giveaway costs. Those who lose job folks to these folks “legalized” by government will be angry and lose the energy to vote—why vote for a Republican or Democrat if they seem to care more about criminals than honest hard working Americans? Would it even make a difference to go to the polls?

In England upwards of 120,000 elderly “die” in government hospitals each year. Die may not be the proper word—murder would be closer. Elderly and very sick patients have water, food, medicine and life saving procedures withheld. According to the British newspaper, the Daily Mail, family members need to come to the hospital to provide food and water, plus change the bedsheets—nurses monitor the patients, do not care for many of them. Of course, there is a massive doctor shortage. Here is the United States we will have a 52,000 doctor shortage by 2015—and 30 million more patients per ObamaCare.

The Death Panels have already decided NOT to provide life saving medicines for women with certain forms of breast cancer. Medicaid reimbursement goes down, so why should hospitals and doctors take special care of a patient—time is money.

It is tough enough to win elections. Until 1994 the Republican Party was a Democrat Lite Party—i.e. President Bush raised taxes and in 1992 conservatives had no trust in him and Clinton became President. Newt Gingrich gave the Party a real Platform—not hundreds of pages but ten easy to understand values—and we won, big time.

The lesson is simple—act like the Democrats and you are a minority Party. Provide leadership and values, we win. It is up to Boehner and McConnell, our Washington legislative leaders to lead—otherwise the GOP will go back to the 1960’s and 70”s—the Party of compromise and no ideas.