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April 21, 2006

"A Setback or a Rout?"

National Review has a good editorial on what Republicans need to do before the fall elections.

Senate Republicans should push to confirm Bush’s nominees to federal appeals courts — and force Democrats to defend putting social liberalism ahead of the law. Congressional Republicans should restrain spending growth this year. Bush should insist on it. He can start by vetoing the “supplemental” spending bill Congress is now cooking up. In the name of Katrina relief, it would spend $700 million to move a just-rebuilt train route a few miles to help some casinos.

Republicans are set to make a modest improvement in health care this year, reducing regulations on small businesses that want to provide coverage for their workers. And they must try to revive their signature domestic issue: taxes. They ought to push to extend the tax cuts that have fueled the economic recovery we are in. Looking down the road, they should endorse a tax reform that reduces the tax burden on families.

Even if they recover some spirit and energy, Republicans are likely to lose seats this fall. But they have some influence over whether this election is a setback or a rout. It is up to them how they wish to use it.

Read the whole thing.

Posted by slublog at April 21, 2006 07:57 AM

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