Posted by
Red on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 11:56:17 AM
We need to control the debate. For too long the democratic/liberal principles have prevailed. We have spent our time defending our positions. It is not enough to argue defensively in response to their claims, I mean how did we become the bad guys? We have to create new ones of our own to force them to redefine theirs.
For instance, education, we currently have the no child left behind, a tougher approach but we should be doing more. Lets examin the system and question the bureaucracy, the methods and the curriculum. I would ask people to consider the option of expelling children who do not do well when they turn 16, which is the legal working age. Push the issue of how much of our resources should be put inot a system that is not working?
Question the issue of health care - Ask yourself and them what they think how much coverage a person actually needs to have. Think about it, how often do you see the doctor? How often do you have an emergency? How often do you have an operation? A doctor visit is about $100-$150 for a simple problem. Most people can pay that bill. For emergency's there are emergency care outfits that you can use rather than a hospital emergency room cost is probably about half the cost of an emergency room which starts at $1,000. There are options out there to fit ones needs. Do some research add it up it cannot cost what you are paying for insurance coverage. Also take note of the fact medicine has become a big business not a care service. Democrats argue using the insurance comapies pay policies, how would the government any different? If care is nationalized we will loose our choice of coverage, the when and where of care and will be paying more than we have too.
There are a lot of issues or platform topics that can be debated on our level. Ask the question why, what and how for any topic. Ask yourself, who is bringing this up? Question the expert's knowledge and motives. Who is the expert and what are their qualifications. Haven't you notice on the usual media programs or even in the newspaper, the expert is from a university or a PAC, or a columnist. How do we know that opinion is valid , correct, or even universal. If your anything like me it usually doesn't match mine.
I am a conservative republican and proud of it because I ask those questions, I read, I have traveled, I went to college and can put two and two together to get four. I do not buy the liberalism and with every passing day my belief that their actions and beliefs are bad for us grows stronger.
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