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Drop "Pro Business"

Submitted by eow on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 09:14

I just heard that David Frum is launching a new website called "New Majority" next month. Like many conservatives, Mr Frum, is trying to help get conservatives back on track. In the interview with NPR, Mr Frum kept referring to the republican party as the "Pro Business" party. I suggest that an early step in reforming the republican party would be to drop "Pro Business" as part of its platform.

Republicans are supposed to be conservatives, and conservatives are supposed to favor a stricter interpretation of the constitution. Therefor I would expect that there would be some basis for a"Pro Business" plank in the constitution. I see none. Show me how a conservative interpretation of the constitution gives the government any authority or responsibility to be pro business, or to be pro any particular group.

This part of the reason why the republican party is in such disarray. There is no longer and rational conservative argument that can be made for any of its major planks.

Mr. Frum is going to have a difficult time building a New Majority when he uses phrases like "pro business". Correctly or incorrectly many people are distrustful of "business". Tagging the party as "Pro Business", does nothing more then turn off a large number of people who otherwise might be interested.

Especially in this time of the liberal ascendancy we need strong rational conservative arguments. I hope that Mr Frums new website can help conservatives do just that.