Do more than just complain...

Republicans are bound to see big gains in the 2010 elections. I hear about several Democrats retiring from Congress. However, in order to become the party in power, Republicans need to put forth a positive vision for the country. So far, they are simply playing defense. We know little of what they would do if they return to power.

Let's assume the massive health care bill gets derailed prior to Obama's State of the Union address. Republicans should offer to work with him and pass parts of the bill, which would be acceptable to them. An example would be insurance exchanges for small business. Likewise, Obama should show some bipartisanship (which has been sadly lacking so far) and fully accept a Republican idea, such as selling insurance across state lines.

If this massive bill does pass, well, then all one can do is hope for the best. Democrats will tout this bill as progress for the upcoming elections, however it will be too early to know if the bill does any good. Republicans will undoubtedly tout the reckless Democrat spending as proof they should be voted out.

Me? Well, yes I would vote for a moderate Republican or two to help rebalance things. However their record from the past decade does not endear me to them. They got off track with a bunch of religion related issues (gay marriage and abortion), instead of working on issues that affect us all. The Neo-Con's reckless foreign policy agenda scares me.

Republicans beware: any religion-based platform will cause me to vote for Libertarian or other third-party candidates.

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