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Redstate
The Closing of
the Republican Mind
By: Erick Erickson
January 20th, 2015
The Republicans just beat the Democrats pretty badly. But the
Republicans perceive that they also beat conservatives. The perception
has helped closed the Republican mind. The conservative stalwarts of
the past have given way to the return of the patrician Republicans who
will use government to care for the people, just in different ways from
the Democrats.
The Party of Nixon, Ford, Bush, Dole, Bush, McCain, and Romney intends
to push aside all vestiges of the Party of Reagan. After all, he is
dead. And many Republican leaders wish his fiercest apologists were too.
In Washington, a number of Senate Republicans have signaled they are
now ready to raise taxes on the American public. Rep. Paul Ryan
(R-WI)58%, who is saying now, actually set the stage with his
Ryan-Murray plan that raised taxes on Americans who go through our
airports. Senate Republicans want to increase gas taxes and “user
fees”, allocating those taxes and fees to pet projects.
But the extent of tax increases goes beyond Washington.
After the public in Nevada rejected a tax increase for education put to
them at the ballot, newly re-elected Republican Governor Sandoval
insists the legislature do what the voters said they did not want done.
Naturally, Governor Sandoval says it is for the children...
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