1994 Redux?

Could it happen? The mood of the country seems quite ripe for a Contract with America type of movement. It seems quite clear that a solid majority of Americans are having buyers remorse over what this President and his Democrat cohorts are doing. The problem for the GOP in trying to capitalize on this mood is that they have no credible leaders in D.C. All the credible voices on fiscal responsibility are no longer serving in the House or the Senate. The people outside of D.C. such as Gingrich, Romney, Palin, etc. all have their own issues in other areas be it they are a severe target of the media, have skeletons in their closet, or are just not trusted by the Conservative base of the GOP.

The one guy who has shown what fiscal responsibility and limited government should look like is Bobby Jindal the Governor of Louisiana. Whether or not voices like his can be heard over the madness that is the GOP leadership remains to be seen. If these voices are not heard and if the GOP just runs the same pork-barrel spending RINO's then they will be much less likely to win next fall.

The GOP won big in 1994 because they opposed what Clinton and the Democrats were doing, but they also showed they had alternatives. It wasn't just saying that things like Socialized Medicine, Higher taxes, et al. were bad for the country, the GOP showed what they would do if given the chance. It is imperative that the GOP plans for healthcare, energy, taxes, the deficit, Afghanistan and Iraq be articulated by credible candidates. The mainstream media will not allow their plans to be articulated on their airwaves, at least not by the kinds of voices who people will find believable. Therefore, the GOP will have to utilize the tea party events, the town hall protests, talk radio, and the local media outlets in every congressional district in order to get their message heard.