Jindal, oe of our stars recently went wobbly on this with with a knee jerk criticiam of Cheney that was over the top and bespoke a real fear of the PC police ad his youth.

We will NEVER represent the center right majority of this nation as long as we fear speaking the unapologetic unabashed conservative truth.

God’s providence is handing us the gift of libs on parade during a great recession. We must hang it on them.

Erick,
How do we participate? Meaning the non-politicians. Or is it just a politician-only forum?

Erick

This looks like a a great development. A Republican group addressing real issues with real answers…what a concept. Hopefully they will cook up Contract With America II which will serve as common ground for all Republicans.

Read you loud and clear Mr. Erickson.

In the letter, glad that national security gets equal billing in the list. The Ds know they are vulnerable on this issue and will do anything to get it out of the mix before the congressional elections. We must not let them divert attention from their disastrous policies.

And I better not hear one word in support of a carbon tax or anything related to it.

Tell me how John McCain can be included with Republicans who are interested in speaking with one voice as a meaningful opposition to Obama and his fellow travelers?
McCain is a political joke which he has demonstrated all too often.
Until Republicans with a back bone ditch the likes of McCain, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, and all the other spineless weasels now “representing” the Republican party they might as well give up any hope of succeeding.

I’ve been really depressed about the lack of initiative I’ve seen from current GOP congressesmen and Senators vs the Domestic Terrorist-in Chief.

Key word is current. This is a fine step for current but we have to have some serious consideration in upcoming primary elections about current. It may be time for better alternative.

This is a fine first step for procrting America from the socialists but we need to make sure to present the right individuals who will protect our freedom and capitalism.

Please leave Newt on the bench with or without Nancy to ponder how he fell off the bus. We don’t need him in 2010.

how is it unaffordable if they are low income? Most if not all community college is tuition is lower than the full pell grant amount. If they get a full pell grant most get money back even after the cost of books and supplies. Maybe I’m missing it but I think they are incorrect on that statement. There is also the SEOG grant and many states have their own state specific grants dependent on income level.

How do we get involved?

I don’t know how seriously I can take this effort with McCain involved. Is there a way to contact these people to let them know we’re supportive of the concept but McCain’s involvement bespeaks, IMO, a lack of seriousness in addressing real reform.

DeMint, Vitter, Inhofe, Coburn, etc sign on. I see a few house members I like there, nothing in the senate. It is a start I guess

to say it is just a bunch of generalities would be to give it more depth than it deserves. All Americans DESERVE the best health care? All Americans DESERVE the best education? We MUST use alternative fuels?

I wish we lived in a Utopia as much as the next guy, I think I DESERVE a date with Kathy Ireland. But if they are going to start a new Contract with America, they should be more specific. I read little about small government and maximum liberty.

are uniting and we are much more aggresive than those tenets.

Want to wait till unemployment is 12%? cool

We’ll be waiting for you.

The blood letting of the party with this timing. With enough pressure, the new strain of Conservatisim will be purer, focused, and stronger-ultimately, with real results.

This is a good part of the start.

Make sure that “no Republican is left behind” in order to make it an EXCELLENT effort. Everyone should be included and participatory to this CAUSE.

Bravo!

As long as John McCain and Jeb Bush are involved, it is suicide for us. How dare these nut cases hog the stage at this late date? With all their years of wealth and access, they have ruined our lives.Bush has publicly chastised us recently, McCain is the reason we have lost the country. I see this as an attempt to shut us up. In my view, they are as deadly serious about keeping us out (and Sarah of course) as I am of getting rid of every name on this leaders’ list.

The GOP has to get back together. If we put forward a new “Contract with America” styled solution with youthful and fresh leadership we can create a wave in 2010.

Some of us are going to have work for the greater good. I am afraid that too many in our party are playing a zero sum game.

Like so many above, when I saw McCain’s name listed, I knew what to expect from this effort. The letter reads from the “moderate, big tent” playbook. It is nothing more than pandering. As GC said, we need strong leaders that are willing to forget PC, who have the guts to point out that Obama and the Libs are rushing us into Socialism, and a country in tatters and ruins. Then come up with some strong, doable ideas that will lower our taxes, give us back our freedoms, keep us safe from those that hate us, and want to see us on our knees, and give the power back to the people and the states.

As someone noted above, where is Demint & Inhofe & Palin and a few others? Yet we see names like McCain, Cantor, McConnell and Boehner, all of which have proven voting records that can’t seem to stick with even remotely Republican principles like not voting for the 90% bonus tax, the TARP funds and couldn’t muster the guts to stand up to some of Obamas most horrible appointments. There is no question in my mind that McCain is looking at his 2010 re-election race. If he wins reelection, he will appologize for belonging to this group, and he will slap the Republicans in the face again for another 6 years.

This group should change it’s name to the National Council for a Little Less Left America, or National Council for Socialism Done Our Way.

Or even the sense of fiscal responsibility?

Even Olympia Snowe (who only practices fiscal conservatism sporadically and certainly not recently) in her recent Arlen Spector lament recognized that fiscal conservatism is the glue that Ronald Reagan used to unite Republicans under the big tent.

Anger at the lack of fiscal conservatism is the main reason that Republicans got thrown out of power in 2006 and 2008.

Anger at the lack of fiscal conservatism is the main impetus for the TEA Party movement.

And these so-called leaders are too clueless to recognize that and don’t even mention fiscal responsibility or small limited Federal Government as a guiding principle? Or maybe it is that they are all a bunch of GWB style big government Republicans and they are just as addicted to taxing and spending as the Democrats. They just want to spend it differently and just as they were before, direct a lot of it to K-Street.

The discussion of the economy, health care and energy sound very similar to Democrat talking points. All about how government is going to secure these things for us. I guess the devil will be in the details. Still, this is a poor way to frame the debate on these topics. It essentially says, we agree with dems that something must be done. We just want to do it a little different. If only they would propose a simple no non-sense limited government solution. They could address all three problems in a way that respects individual freedom and conservative principle.

The reason they don’t offer such a proposal. Is because they themselves don’t believe in limited government. They feel they and they alone can solve our problems. Wrong, only individuals making decisions for themselves. Free of manipulation and coercion from the government. Can make the best decisions for themselves. We don’t need more legislation or contracts. We have the Constitution. If only they had the guts to follow it.

I have beef with their national security discussion too. No matter how bullish you are on foreign policy and national security. You must ask yourself. When they say we have the best. We must stay the best. Ask yourself, How far are you willing to go? Will you do as the Soviet Union? Spend so much money chasing a dream that you hinder the very people you are protecting. I believe it is dangerous to continue this charade. The idea that America must the best and most powerful military, intelligence and security apparatus in the world. We need what is required to keep us safe. Nothing more. Note the best money can buy or the most advanced in the world. Just what is needed to do the job. How many billions/trillions have been spent by government. So we can have the best money can buy. The best education money can buy. The best health care money can buy. The focus should not be on the best or most advanced. It should be based on what is needed to defend America. Nothing more, nothing less. This best and most approach tells me they don’t know what we need. So they will just make sure we spend a ton of money on it.

Does anyone remember the 08 campaign????? Are we really stilll looking to McCain, McConnell, and the rest of the TARP yea invertebrates for leadership? If the first real people on board this thing dont jetison the political dead weight it will never get off the ground!!

And coming from me, for whom John McCain was my dead last choice for the Republican nominee, that’s saying something. Maybe Sarah has worn off on him some, maybe he’s realizing where the core of the GOP is, but if he wants to at least pretend to be a real Republican, what the heck, I’ll encourage him.

If he backstabs us again, though, I’ll call for his head on a pike.

All Republicans should be invited to join. Just because a senator/congressman has voted for or taken a stance you did not appreciate it doesn’t mean he is not worthy. Maybe getting them involved, instead of ostracized, will move them to a more mainstream Republican position. Kicking them to the curb for a vote that some don’t appreciate is a sure way lose. (Specter aside in this arguement as he is just chicken*&#t to debate his beliefs)

If you look at even the best Republicans (Reagan included), I’ll bet there are issues on which posters at this site would disagree.