“As ‘loyal’ opponents, conservatives would avoid the ‘politics of personal destruction,’ which successfully demonized individuals for their principled convictions during the past 15 years but consequently eroded American’s faith in the ability of all elected leaders to solve the pressing problems facing our country. Conservatives will need to band together to defend one other to succeed in changing the tone of the debate.
This ‘loyal opposition’ should base its policies on the two pillars of conservatism – a bedrock belief in limited and efficient government and a passion for reform of the services government must provide. Our guiding principles should be that government should not grow faster than people’s ability to pay for it, that it is immoral to indebt the next generation to pay for things in the here and now, and there is always a better, improved way to deliver government services.”
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