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August 5, 2013
Gosh I hate to agree with the Daily Beast, but this article by Lloyd Green (“How to Beat Hillary: Stop the Republican Fratricide”) is spot-on. First just the math: you have to get to 51 (%, that is), and it takes a coalition to get there.
But second, I never thought I’d see a Republican Party that had issues with keeping the promise of Social Security (though we want to do it better than the Socialist Security model that’s going to leave my generation holding the bag), disaster relief (the most basic form of “common defense”), and veterans’ benefits. Veterans benefits??? If we can’t take proper care of our veterans, we do not deserve our country.
This may offend “libertarian purists”, but I’m sorry: how many votes did the Libertarian Party get last year? That’s how a coalition, an alliance, or even a family works: nobody gets all of what they want, so that everyone can get most of what they want. I have little problem with libertarian economics. I have an enormous problem with the core principle of libertarian thought, that the individual is everything. Part of that problem is that it’s Eve in the Garden. Another part of it is that it makes it nearly impossible to get to 51.
Regardless of how we got here, America has confiscated its citizens retirement savings for 80 years and we owe it back. When our neighbors are living in rubble because of a tornado or earthquake, we should help them. And when we send brave sons and daughters to war, we owe them more than we could ever repay.
The Republican Party used to understand these things, no matter how much it might wish to reform aspects of them. Failing to understand those things now will chase common-sense, non-ideological voters — a great many of whom we used to call Reagan Democrats — into the hands of the socialists. And note well, libertarians: once there, they will take far more from us than the cost of some hurricane relief, or an old lady’s pension. They will take everything.
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.