we don t need a new idea, the idea is america and it still works. you spoke also. what was your message, about reframing the discussion about a centralized government. my message was that individuals and voluntarily associations can help care for people much better than government can. we can take care of ourselves and others much better without the brood be omni prepbs of assent ra liesed government dictating how we live our lives from washington d.c. that s the message of what we call civil society, the fact that families and individuals working with voluntary associations and religious groups can do a great job if government will stay out of way. bill: what you re saying is take the discussion away from the focus on government and putting it on what, the family, and the community and selfreliance. precisely. those are the things who have made america great. we are great as americans not because of who we are, but because of what we do. government can t create these voluntarily a
issues that women care about, they re economic issued that women care. they re the issues women would rather be talking about rather than contraception because this is where we need to be doing the work. rick, did it surprise you last wheek when the romney campaign was abosked about wome and there was a pause? my mom was a single mom, she worked and she didn t have she had a high school education, she now has a masters, went to school afterwards. a lot of the women, there is unequal pay. and there are things that can be done about that. i m not sure i want the government dictating. look what women have done. i ve worked for women almost all my life. they all got paid more than me. but they have started their own businesses. i mean most smalled byes are started by women because they don t want to be in the marketplace where they are
would say, they don t like obamacare. they don t like government dictating all of these kind of decisions. what about jason s point about presentation and tone? that there s a kind of censorious or moral way that he presents them that is off putting. even to traditional moralists and particularly women. i think he should focus on economics, a lot of the speeches are economics. he tends to respond to social issues when asked. that s the way that he feels right here. he does feel it. but my point, i think he has a great story to tell about economics that i think a lot of women voters would like. but even when he does address the social issues, it s the idea that it s a big turnoff to american voters is largely, it s an idea that has more currency in the media circles that we travel in than among actual voters. it s the argument for romney is that he s going to reduce the margin of defeat in new
would say, they don t like obamacare. they don t like government dictating all of these kind of decisions. what about jason s point about presentation and tone? that there s a kind of censorious or moral way that he presents them that is off putting. even to traditional moralists and particularly women. i think he should focus on economics, a lot of the speeches are economics. he tends to respond to social issues when asked. that s the way that he feels right here. he does feel it. but my point, i think he has a great story to tell about economics that i think a lot of women voters would like. but even when he does address the social issues, it s the idea that it s a big turnoff to american voters is largely, it s an idea that has more currency in the media circles that we travel in than among actual voters. it s the argument for romney is that he s going to reduce the margin of defeat in new york and california, that s
you want big, literally physically intrusive government dictating to doctors how to practice medicine? then ron paul is your guy, mr. liberty. wow. that brings us back to the meeting of conservative religious right types in texas. for all of ron paul s radical anti-abortion libertarian heresy, time magazine reports that the only three non-mitt romney candidates at the religious right they are considering at the ranch are newt gingrich, rick perry an rick santorum. not only jon huntsman but radical anti-abortion big government interventionist ron paul, they somehow with the religious right they don t cut the mustard, they re not being considered. republican politics are weird. and they are really internally inconsistent and they are therefore, radically unpredictable, which at times like this on fridays like this in political seasons like this, which is why i have the best job in the world.