Democratic senator dings the GOP for going a decade without new ideas

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Democratic senator dings the GOP for going a decade without new ideas
Bob Casey said of Republicans, "Other than tax cuts for wealthy people and big corporations and right-wing judges, what do they stand for?" Good question.
Oct. 1, 2021, 11:22 AM EDT
By Steve Benen


Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania told Talking Points Memo yesterday that his party's ongoing negotiations are part of a "healthy" debate, which his rivals on the other side of the aisle should try to emulate.

"I think it's a debate in our party about priorities and dollar amounts — I think it's healthy," Casey said. "The Republicans haven't had a new big idea in more than a decade. If you can tell me, if you can contradict me, I'm open to it, but other than tax cuts for wealthy people and big corporations and right-wing judges, what do they stand for?"

The senator wondered aloud about the GOP's plans on health care, climate change, and workforce development — ideas Democrats are trying to tackle in their Build Back Better legislation, which Republicans want no part of.

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But in 2021, Casey isn't the only one who doesn't know "what they stand for." In fact, it was just last summer when Republican officials decided they'd go without a party platform for the first time since 1854.

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/democratic-senator-dings-gop-going-decade-without-new-ideas-n1280572

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1. Not accurate, republicans have had plenty of new ideas in the last 5 years alone

Tariffs. Well, rather old idea historically speaking, but new for republicans and modern politics.

Doing just about whatever Russia wanted, that's new.

Praising North Korea and its dictator, that's a new one.

Abandoning nato allies, that's new.

Promoting a virus, that's certainly new. I mean, republicans have never been big on health care, but the idea of actively promoting behavior that spreads a lethal disease among Americans is new.


So yeah. Lots of new ideas. None of them good, of course, but certainly new....

[andym]

2. GOP has no new ideas since Reagan

Tax cuts, deregulation, and roll back social changes, especially abortion, welfare, affirmative action, and gay rights. That's it.

[Efilroft Sul]

3. I don't think the GOP has had a good idea since Sen. Goldwater went to the Nixon White House.

And that was August 7, 1974 — over 47 years ago — when Goldwater and other GOP senators told Nixon he would be impeached in the Senate and that he should probably resign beforehand.

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4. This topic should get way more exposure than it currently does.

Other than obstruction, what does the GOP stand for and how are GOP reps actually representing their constituents? Unless there's gobs of money involved, they aren't.