Republicans Take Control of the House of Representatives in an Historic Election

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted. I just haven’t seen anything in the last several months that made me feel like writing, but the win on November 2 by the Republicans has given me something to comment about. In an historic election Republicans took control of the House by gaining an astounding 60 seats. As a result, Republicans now control the agenda in Congress.

In January, Republicans must run hard at the issues and undo the destructive policies of the Democrats. Republicans must repeal Obamacare, make the Bush tax cuts permanent, and reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They must kill Cap and Tax, and must address the problems with the Finance Reform bill that was passed. They must address the size and scope of the Federal Government, and they must put an end to earmarks.

There must be no compromise in the first year. Republicans must draw the line on the issues and make the Senate and the White House take a stand. It is a concern of mine that some Republicans will be too eager to run to the compromise table. This is a mistake. By doing so we are surrendering our positions and ignoring the will of the American People. We must first fight hard and make everyone reveal where they stand on the issues, and only after can we even begin to think about compromise. But we must not give in on any of our positions until they give in on theirs, and maybe not even then.

Now in this election, it is the first time the House has flipped and the Senate has not. Don’t be concerned. There were fewer Democrat seats up than Republicans. There were only 16 Democrat seats to 18 Republicans, and the Republicans took 6 seats from the Democrats. In 2012 the Democrats will have 21 seats to the Republican’s 10. There are also two Independent seats. That is a lot of seats for the Democrats to defend in a Presidential election. The class in 2012 is the same class that gave the Democrats control of the Senate in 2006. Republicans could gain control of the Senate in 2012 and they should.

The Republicans over the next two years must hold to conservative principles of fiscal discipline, low taxes, and economic growth. I’ve had discussions with friends that the reason Republicans lost control of the House and the Senate in 2006 was because they strayed from conservative principles and lost their way. I explained that conservatives lost faith in Republicans because they were acting more like Democrats, compromising on principle and acting against the will of the American people. I’ve explained that when Republicans campaign on conservative principles and hold to traditional values, they win. Tuesday’s election is proof of that opinion. If Republican’s don’t hold to conservative principles and do as I’ve suggested above, then they will not hold onto the majority in 2012.

Extremus