(Letter to RNC, continued from Lee County)
Did you ever notice that our (potential) candidates have one annoying habit common to all of their campaigns? They tell us how Democrats have screwed everything up (which is accurate) and they tell us what we “needta” do - as in “We “needta’ secure our borders;” we “needta” create jobs;” we “needta” cut spending.
But aren’t they telling us what we already know? Why aren’t they illuminating us with their solutions to our problems? Is it because they have spent their entire careers getting elected, and little of their time governing? Or is it because when they actually come up with a solution, like the Ryan Reform Plan or increasing retirement age to 70 to “save” Social Security, their solutions are just too damn stupid?
Never underestimate the National Republican Party’s ability to turn a certain victory into a resounding defeat. Our National “leaders” just handed the Democrats the 2012 election. Not only is the Paul Ryan proposal to privatize Medicare and Social Security a disaster, it is, whether the rest of us like it or not, setting the Republican agenda for the next election cycle - and that agenda will be a resounding failure.
If Paul Ryan or anyone else wants us to believe they are the smartest person in the room - they damn well better BE the smartest person in the room. I’m the smartest person in the room, and I would be only too glad to address Republican groups to explain where we just went wrong.
Before it is too late.
Thanks for listening.
Sincerely,
John W. Sawyer III
SAWYER2012.COM
UPDATE: JANUARY, 2012. THEY DIDN'T LISTEN - IN FACT THEY DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO RESPOND.