McDonnell announces that he will fight big government by creating more government!
Republicans are so cute. The sad thing is, Republican politicians and their know-nothing minions (of course by “minions” I mean legions of “old, angry white people” accompanied by a smattering of self-loathing minorities) read a sentence like this and think “yep, that’s a good idea!” because they lack basic critical thinking skills.
McDonnell’s inauguration speech also took aim at leaders Washington. “The founders recognized that government closest to the people works best.” In an effort to curb the growth of government, McDonnell quickly created a commission on government reform and restructuring.
I mean, really? That’s like me announcing that I’m going to quit drinking alcohol while at the same time downing a bottle of champagne.
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J. Tyler Ballance Says :
January 17, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Creating a commission is a well worn method of deflecting decision making in all levels of our government.
The Governor likely has several agencies that he wants to target for reductions, but he doesn’t want to pay the political price for having to make the decision purely from the Executive branch. With a commission, he can at least deflect some of the accountability for cuts that are proposed. Both sides use commissions for this purpose, as well as for the legitimate advice such panels can provide.
My chief concern is the degeneration of the quality of our interactions among partisans. It is not at all helpful to characterize those on the Republican side as know-nothings and angry White people. It is far more instructive to examine why these folks are angry and come up with Democratic party programs that address those issues.
Here in Virginia, we have citizens who support Democrats some of the time and Republicans at other times and sometimes they just sit on their hands and skip elections altogether. This is the vast silent majority that has gained such infamy in our political history, but especially in Virginia, these are the crossover voters who decide our every election.
To have so many voters unaffiliated is frustrating to professional politicians, but it requires that all sides moderate their rhetoric and work harder to appeal to a much more broad audience. To build effective political coalitions, Democrats need to run campaigns that address real solutions to the issues, while being careful not to alienate those who might hold different views, because as history has shown, those who oppose you today, may be part of your winning coalition tomorrow.
Let’s have the Democratic Party be the Party where the citizens can look for positive leadership, and real solutions. Let’s be the Party that, once again, is the champion of the worker and who leads America back onto the road to prosperity.
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