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page will share ideas about local development issues, as in cities and
counties. In short, the goal will be to highlight what is
demonstrably producing results, and to challenge liberal assumptions.
That doesn't mean that conservatives have a monopoly on
good ideas for local governance. It just means that when good
outcomes are demonstrably achieved at the local level, we want to help
share them as a model for others to consider in their own communities.
Likewise, we want to be watchful about the spread of programs which
demonstrably fail, regardless of how they originated politically. |
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Keep it simple. Send a clear message
to Washington. If you do this, we will work to defeat you. |
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Thanks to the NY Times and Karl Rove.
Surprise yourself. Do your own 2008 election analysis. |
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"All politics
is local". That's where the American
Revolution began. We need to get back to basics as conservatives
and confront the liberal insurgency movement in American states through
major
cities like Chicago, Detroit, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Boston, etc. Look where it got them. |
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Spammer in Chief - the rise of
populism in America, and the Organizing for America initiative |
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The insanity of education at any price.
What values are we teaching our future workforce? |
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A "modest proposal" for a federal
Education Stimulus Plan. Invest in the kids, not colleges. |
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Editorial:
Santa Claus is coming to town. The wish lists of the economic
development lobby. |
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states are facing budget crises, forcing them to make cuts (and seek federal
bailout money, which risks losing even more power to the federal
government). While companies quickly shed thousands of employees when
the economy goes into a recession, government officials resist this and
insist that it is at times like these when their services are most
essential. All of them? Really? There's no room for cuts?
National Association of State Budget Officers:
http://www.nasbo.org
One of the fastest-growing labor union groups for a long
time has been government employees.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees: http://www.afscme.org
We will bankrupt ourselves if we don't push back to defend
the limits on government power and spending. It has already helped to
drive much of our industry overseas. Although it might seem tempting
to argue that we should outsource a large part of our bureaucracy to lower
cost places too, we really need to cut it back to essentials and improve the
quality and productivity of the government services we deliver.
Competition forces businesses to become very lean.
Government faces very little pressure to do so. |
Referrals and research tools - Where to grow a business |
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American City &
County - magazine about local government (Penton Media) - not political
in focus |
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