Monday, August 13, 2007

If you don't govern, you can't win

Karl Rove is leaving the White House at the end of the month. He is without question one of the foremost political minds of his generation, but the story of the Bush administration generally and him in particular shows that that isn't enough. It's great to win elections but if you don't use the opportunity you're given, you're still not getting anywhere.

Consider this a call for more policy heft in Republican ranks to go along with the political side. The current crop of candidates has had little of substance to say on the economy or tax system, health care, or other domestic policy questions. There are plenty of Republican intellectuals with strong free-market policy solutions -- let's see some of them.

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