Rebellion

Republicans vs. Bush

The RNC challenges the president on the bailout.

Just when you thought it couldn't get much worse for Republicans, the Republican National Committee comes along sponsoring a resolution opposing "socialist" solutions to save capitalism. Those would be the same socialist measures favored by the president. "We can't be a party of small government, free markets and low taxes while supporting bailouts and nationalizing industries, which lead to big government, socialism and high taxes at the expense of individual liberty and freedoms," said a co-sponsor of a resolution. Typically the RNC's job is to raise money for candidates and surface every four years to write up the party platform. But not anymore. "It is now time for the RNC to assert itself in terms of ideas and political philosophy," Arizona GOP Chairman Randy Pullen said. "If we don't do it now, when will we?"