Friday, July 29, 2022

Di Leo: Eight Critical Steps to Restore the Republic - Illinois Review

Di Leo: Eight Critical Steps to Restore the Republic - Illinois Review  By John F. Di Leo - 

"...Even so, it’s not too soon to talk about what the next GOP Congress needs to do.  And this time, some of the absolute musts are unusual.

First, a few ground rules: 1. Republican legislators have a tendency to say “if we don’t hold the executive branch, there’s no point wasting our time on things that won’t get signed.”  Wrong...

2. There are tons of issues that Republicans shy away from.  Cold fear of being called “racist, sexist, anti-gay,” and a hundred other insults has terrified Republicans to the point that they won’t say a word about the crippling welfare state, our emasculated military, the insolvency of Social Security, and perhaps a hundred other subjects.  We simply cannot afford such fears anymore.  

For decades, Republican squeamishness has given the Democrats carte blanche to use those very issues to undermine not only the United States, but Western Civilization itself. Stand up or go home..."

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