Saul Anuzis and Revitalizing the Republican Party

Ask him if his party plans to be tolerant of other religions, or only christianity (preferably evangelical protestant).

Ask him if his party intends to try to govern this country, or if it's only concern is what he said early on today - to become the majority party.

The GOP has a legacy which places the ownership of the current global economic squarely at their feet. All my adult voting life, the GOP has existed to serve the most fortunate among us all the while attempting to distract our attention with hot button valance issues. Current GOP members of Congress have been very little other than obstructionist. Saul used the phrase "most Americans", which I detest because whenever I hear that phrase what follows does not align with my opinion. Except this time.... when Saul said "...most Americans know hypocrisy when they hear it..."
I know what I am hearing on The Exchange right now!

Your speaker hailed Regan. Can he refresh my memory and tell me what the deficet was when he left office, who it was he sold wepons to that he had to apologize on TV to the US public? I'm an independent voting democratic for fear a republican will get in.

I've seen Republican Party support errode, in part, I believe (from listening to many people) that terms "conservatism", conservative Republican, are strongly linked to the rantings of Ruch Limbaugh (who is given much deference and status by Republican politicians)--as well as the anti-intellctualism of Sarah Palin "wing"--a huge burden for Republicans in New Englnd--? How can this be countered??

You guest is reciting the same old Republican talking points. What I am hearing: deficit spending is bad when enacted by a Democratic president as a strategy to rescue the country from an economic depression. This while standing on a Republican history of tax cuts (for the most wealthy) and deficit spending (which was not accounted for in the Congressional budget) to fund an elective war.

I had hopes to hear something new here!

Laura, Saul slipped in an assertion which I beleive is false and misleading in commenting on healthcare reform, which the Republicans do all the time, and I wanted to call him on it and hear his response. He said that the healthcare reforms being debated go too far because THE PROBLEM IS JUST NEEDING TO ADD A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF AMERICANS WHO HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE. But healthcare reform must address no only that but the out of control costs of healthcare, insurance companies cancelling subscribers who are high risk and have preexisting conditions and the tens of millions who cannot get health insurance from their work because it is not offered or too expensive or so poor quality that it does not cover enough. That's why there is need for far-reaching healthcare reform, not just to enroll the currently uninsured. Laura, please do not let other Republican or anti-healthcare reform guests get away with the kind of asertion Saul did without challenging them or asking a follow-up question. I know healthcare was not the topic today, but he chose to raise it. Thank you.