GOP Blues

" Right tonight let's bring in Republicans all or call role Fox's -- mr. rose and mountain view California. So what say you about my analysis here mr. -- Well I think if you -- on a very important points Republican Party between now in the 2010 election. As -- it has to begin articulating a positive and optimistic agenda that makes sense to people. Who sit around the kitchen table talk about issues like health care and get their kids educated colonial ethnic community. And that's really vital that we do that it's also important that we remember politics is about addition not subtraction. The attempt by some to read out of our party. Social conservatives is wrong we ought to be looking for is to expand our issues. To be able to talk about things will draw together more Americans we should not be focused on reading people out of the party because they. Stanford traditional values and make company's significant numbers of people who vote for Republican candidates already all right but the Democratic Party -- very successful in demonizing Republicans as a bunch of people. Who was say no -- everything."

" Are bigoted you know because of their social. Issues of gay marriage and illegal immigration. And they've been very very successful doing that and I would say that conservatives are now on the defensive -- Republican Party certainly is but if you take him the patriot issue. The one I guess the fine because this -- stuff that Springsteen does. Believe me and you know that's is all over the left wing media every day -- but where -- now we're dead. Barack Obama the -- the United States and overseas pretty much reinforce that to the rest of the world there -- that -- area. And if the Republican Party would start to seize the high ground and -- we're not that. These people are misguided they don't know you could take. The momentum and swing it right back because -- 6065%. Of Americans see their country is noble."

" Yeah but right now the Republicans are stuck as the party of no because the president. With his party controls -- White House the senate and the house representatives is driving an agenda the Republicans are posted so that actually Republicans are going to be in a position of saying no that's not necessarily a bad thing -- you say. We oppose the Obama spending it borrows too much spends too much taxes too much. We're against that that's a positive you know that's that's somebody gets a lot of positive feedback in -- there's a good -- the independents and Republicans together make a majority of people. In America who have concerns about the Obama budget and it also is -- these issues attacks in borrowing and spending too much give the Republicans a chance to pull off some Democrats as well as game."

" But mr. -- of the economy straightened out a little bit that issue is going to go by the way some well I guess people are going to the economy and you've relieve them from President Obama is gonna take credit yeah for the economy Jorge economy. -- economy is -- straight now that's the American economy -- question is do these things in the minds of ordinary Americans. Hasten the day of recovery. Or retarded and I think the polls are already starting his familiarity and understand all this -- yes Soledad -- you're not you're not gonna let me visual symbolic politics and not involved none none none out. -- Let me finish you got you got you got you've got to deal with the economy because that's something that's really important you gotta deal with kitchen table issues. And I agree with you we've got to stand for a cultural view for patriotic view of America. And seize the opportunities that -- given by Democrats in congress and it fits in the White House there had an -- when it did they what I had to do is -- right when the president went abroad. And basically said America is arrogant. You know if he in France of all places I -- talk about arrogant I mean the French. And and yet he went there in sort of condemned American -- I call it -- apology tour and I think we do need to seize on moments like that. And and contrast our view which is a hopeful and optimistic view of our country's future -- proud and patriotic view of our country's existence. -- And kitchen table issues I have two minutes left -- want to -- your view are you are expecting a liberal Supreme Court justice of course comin' down the road. Any insights and for that. Well -- just this inside I I've I --"

" Part of a five member committee that's -- years at the White House under President Bush preparing for the moment of the Supreme Court vacancy we have thick notebooks on all prospects. We had everything from all of the writings and opinions to college transcripts to tax returns to you know charity dinner speeches you name that we had and we studied those. It was why it was possible. Three months after a vacancy occurred have Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed to the Supreme Court. The Obama administration having come in a hundred some odd days ago has probably not had the time to do that kind of exhaustive research. So I thought it was smart when pres Obama said you know there's going to take at least six months. Because they did they cannot afford to have a -- mistake after having five. It cabinet nominations are five administration nominations with tax problems they can offer -- somebody did not fully and completely vetted and that takes time. But -- to made a couple of interesting points. Barack Obama has a problem in that he voted against two highly qualified nominees of president George W. Bush the Supreme Court Roberts and Alito. He did so after he Senator Obama said they were qualified had the right temperament had to respect for presidents were were imminent had great passion for law I was very laudatory of them. But yet he voted against them so. Having voted against qualified mainstream conservative. Recommendations. Nominees have a conservative president. He can't turn -- now as president say and -- well qualified liberal nominee ought to be given the same benefit of the doubt because he didn't give him the benefit of the doubt. He also voted for a filibuster of Sam Alito. So he cannot say my nominee automatically deserves an up or down -- vote on the floor the United States senate because he himself refused to give an up or down vote on. On Sam Alito are gesture of thanks very much we appreciate."