Boy, does this guys approval rating suck. I still think he can pull it off if he follows a few basic things. First off, I agree that our consumption of gasoline is too high. It makes us vulnerable to the whims of our petroleum importers. The idea of alternative fuels or asking that cars, trucks, and SUV's get better mileage would put us on the right track for energy independence. If Tesla can make an electric car that does 100+ mph and goes 250 miles to the charge, I think that car companies can do the same thing with their vast resources and engineering prowess and make it affordable. Honda did it with the Insight, which I owned one. I loved that car. 650 miles to the tank, light weight, affordable.
Second, the Iraq war is on everyones minds lately and rightfully so. I think the gloves should come off and we should be allowed to hunt down anyone who supports the insurgency regardless of political power. Muqtada al-Sadr is a prime example of this. Start projects that involve jobs, re-establish power and basic services as soon as possible and allow the Iraqi's to get back on their feet. If someone has a job and can feed and clothe their families, they are less likely to take up arms against our troops. If the Iraq war wasn't going on, Bush's approval ratings would be significantly higher. That's not to say that we should go the cowards way out like the Democrats would like us to. I'm saying that if the military says we need to do X, then we need to do X. They are military commanders for a reason. If we pulled out now, the Iraqi government would surely fail and it would be chaos on a grand scale.
Less government intrusion on people's lives. Get rid of various programs that are fast becoming hurtful to peoples everyday lives. The Republican core beliefs include less government, so show it. If a law is passed that you know damn good and well is unconstitutional, don't pass it. Contact attorney's, they'll set you straight.
Involve people from other political parties. Just because they are weak and spineless on a couple of issues, doesn't mean they don't have good ideas on other issues. Democrats love to point out that they left office with a budget surplus. This is true. However, what they don't tell you is that this was the 90's during the Internet's .com bubble. Everything was taxed heavily and thus, when there's a mass amount of investment and new companies popping up all the time, you're bound to see more tax revenue. Our economy is doing fine right now. Sure, the Iraq war is draining resources very fast, but as a whole, we're doing fine. Unemployment is way down, hundreds of thousands of jobs are being created every month, and tax revenue is going well.
Know your strengths and your weaknesses and bring in people who are strong with your weak issues and you'll be a much more effective leader. If Bush does these things, I believe that he can bring his approval ratings up significantly higher.
Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com
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