Santorum: Tide turns against Obama

Former US Senator Rick Santorum says recent victories by Republican candidates are the direct result of the radical agenda Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats are pushing, but Republicans must offer a clear alternative if they expect to win back the House and Senate in November.

From his new column:

Congressional Republicans cannot count on this kind of tone-deafness alone to win in November. They have to respond to legitimate voter frustration with a positive agenda that includes tax cuts to create private-sector jobs, spending cuts to reduce the trillion-dollar deficit, and policies that keep foreign terrorists out of our civilian courts.

And don't let the Democrats move off of health care. Offer constant amendments to cut health-care costs by reforming the private insurance market and the legal system, as well as measures to increase the number of insured through tax credits for buying insurance, paid for by real budget cuts.

Commonsense problem-solving will look good next to a return to the pathetically counterfeit campaign rhetoric of hope, change, bipartisanship, and transparency. Let's get to it.

Read the full column at the link below:

The Elephant in the Room: Tide turns against Obama | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/28/2010