For openers, the Republicans should start taking about how falling oil prices are giving working Americans the tax break the Obama administration begrudges them. Next, the GOP should hammer away at how our roads, bridges, and tunnels are crumbling, and push for an infrastructure initiative. If building America’s highways was good enough for President Eisenhower, and is also expressly endorsed by the Constitution, how can the Republicans go wrong by rebuilding America?
Yes, the party has been opposed to public works projects, but the reality is that America’s infrastructure is deteriorating, and the longer we wait, the greater the problem becomes. Obviously, such a campaign should be tied to the fact that America’s workforce is dwindling, with men and women, but particularly men, dropping out and spending their days staring at the internet or glued to television.
In the end, talking about family values is one thing; doing something about them is something else, and without well-paying jobs, marriage is quickly becoming one more totem of the upper reaches of the social ladder. Scolding Blue America may feel satisfying, but it doesn’t mesh with the reality that the high-end Deep Blue suburbs of Larchmont and Newton are places where families thrive and worship.
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