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I saw a preview of the New New RNC last night on Fox in a short interview with Congressman Ryan after they called it.
"We need to get back to our roots..." "Smaller government...", "We can't be afraid to stand up for our principles...", "Smaller government..."
When the Republicans are in power it's all you can eat pork, big government spending, and unlimited deficit spending.
But as soon as they get kicked out of power, suddenly they rediscover "fiscal conservatism". The new strategy of the Republican party is going to be about small government, reduced spending, and balancing the budget.
It's how Newt did it in the 80's and it's the only card they have left to play. For the past three decades, Democrats have been the real fiscal conservatives. We need to be sure that we don't let Republicans steal the mantle by fixing the country's problems and reducing the size of the government (as Clinton did) at the same time.
-Jason
