There are things that only Democrats can do and get away with. No, I am not just talking about sex scandals, drugs use, open corruption and saying racist things. They can do some good things as well.
Republicans wanted health care reform with Tenncare. The screams went out. We all wanted to kill granny. Nothing happened. Phil Bredesen comes in and doesn't even reform the system, he just cuts the sickest people off. Nary a peep of complaint or protest from the left.
Republicans have wanted charter schools to get kids out of failing schools and into performing schools for years. They could never make it happen. Obama comes in and it passes. No screaming. Nothing.
Republicans have wanted to do something about low performing teachers or at least rewarding high performing teachers for years. The TEA screamed "NEVER!". Now it is looking like it may come to pass or at least get a good look over.
When Democrats stick with clasic Republican principals things work. Obamas economic stimulus package is nothing. It hasn't stimulated much growth of anything except the growth of government bureaucracy and debt. The one thing that has taken a jump is new car sales. How did he do it? A cash rebate in the form of "cash for clunkers".
While there is a difference in what a Republican would do to stimulate the economy (A Republican would probably offer a similar tax cut to the buyer stimulate growth and hopefully curtail debt). It is still similar in philosophy in that when you lower the price on a good or service it stimulates growth of that good or service. Raise the price and it retards the growth.
Republican economic principals for years.
If only we could get Democrats to realize more often that the same principals work for social programs we might get somewhere.
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