Economy

The Republicans are going to set their sights on 2010 to win back House seats and maybe pick up a Senate seat or two. The economy will still be the dominant election factor at that time. That is if there is still a country and President Obama hasn’t allowed our enemies to burn this nation to the ground through appeasement and capitulation. That is another blog topic in itself. In order to win in 2010, the Republicans need to tap into the inherent anger and suspicion many of the American people have regarding our economic prospects and standing.How are they going to do this? First and foremost, Republican candidates need to demonstrate a sense of anger about the economy. They need to go out on the campaign trail and rail against this bail-out and looting of the federal treasury. They need to articulate a message that the tax payers of this country should not be forced to pick up the bill for bad decisions made by individuals and businesses. They need to say that this bail out has been mishandled from the beginning and will only get worse under government control.Republican candidates should hit the stump espousing how liberal democrat policies have contributed to this mess and that their policies will only hurt any recovery. It must be argued that the Democrats in Congress set into play policies that created the home foreclosure catastrophe which was a major catalyst of the current economic down turn. It must also be argued that Democrat plans to raise taxes on anyone during an economic slow down in inherently flawed and counter productive.Republicans lastly should make the case that this country needs to return to its roots of personal and fiscal responsibility. The housing mess came about from people who bought too much house and lenders who let anyone, regardless of qualifications, get a home loan. Greed and lack of personal responsibility are at the heart of this. Republican candidates must go out on the campaign trail and own the issue of economic responsibility and tap into the anger swirling around this issue.