Young Guns : A New Generation of Conservative Leaders (26 page)

centralization of,
131
–32

and choices for America’s future,
113

CNN survey about,
22

control by,
172

Democrats’ views about,
20

and dependency agenda,
42

and differences in American politics today,
111

dissatisfaction with,
133

Frank’s comment about,
129

goal/purpose of,
108
,
134

growth/expansion of,
22
,
42
,
107
,
111
,
129
,
148
,
150

intrusion by,
20
,
25
,
134

jobs in,
15

and need for change,
11
–12,
13
,
68
–69

Obama’s views about,
63

as obstacle,
143

progressives’ views about,
111
,
132

Reagan’s comment about,
113

redefinition of relationship between Americans and,
106

and Republican platform,
167

Republican views about,
20

and Republicans’ alternative jobs plan,
71

and Republicans in early 2000s,
150

and Republicans’ reconnection with founding principles,
134

and Ryan’s Roadmap for America,
138

size of,
11
–12,
20
,
41

smarter,
41
,
63
,
167

spending as perpetuating big,
75

takeovers by,
13
,
87
,
100
–102,
111
,
132
,
184
,
187
,
189

technology use in,
164
–65

and tipping point,
135

in Western Europe,
42

and Young Guns candidates,
172
.
See also
limited government;
specific topic

Guantánamo Bay,
70
,
83
,
84

Halvorson, Debbie,
189

Hamas,
84

Hart, Gary,
4
–5

Hastert, Denny,
78

Hawaii: Djou 2010 campaign in,
185
–86

Obama 2008 vote in,
185

Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of,
101
,
102

health care: and alternative strategy of Republicans,
178

antimarket character of,
68

backroom deals/corruption concerning,
76
,
94
,
96
–97

and big government,
63
–64,
106
,
107

as broken system,
63
–64

and choices for America’s future,
112
–13

and commitment of Young Guns,
179

and competition,
104
,
107

as completing progressive agenda,
9

costs of,
64
,
76
,
77
,
100
,
102
,
103
,
105
,
106
,
107
,
110
,
116
,
118
,
136

debate about,
86
–87,
93
–94,
104
,
105
–6

and debt/deficit,
64
,
100
,
102
–3

Democrats’ work on,
70

and dependency,
42

and elections of 2009,
96

employer,
104

exclusion of Republicans from,
99

financial crisis as excuse for,
95

and insurers crossing state lines,
105
,
107

and jobs,
75

and media,
86

for members of Congress,
137

as missed opportunity,
106
–7

and need for vision of change,
9
,
10
,
13

1960s program for,
120

and Obama at House Republican retreat,
91

opposition to,
75
,
86
–87,
95
–96,
99
,
106

passage of,
98
–99

and pre-existing conditions,
101
,
106

and principles,
105

problems with,
100
–103

and progressive vision,
132

and promises of Democrats,
68

and “public option,”
100

and quality of care,
75

and regulation,
104
–5

repeal of,
76
,
77

Republican proposal for,
75
–77,
104
–6

and size of government,
63
–64

and spending,
64

and stimulus bill,
102

takeover of,
13
,
87
,
100
–102,
111
,
132
,
184
,
187
,
189

and taxes,
75
,
76
,
77
,
104
–5,
107

and technology,
104
–5

and tipping point,
110
,
132

universal,
112
,
136

votes for,
97
,
106

and Washington Way,
96
–98,
106

and winning at any cost,
100

writing of,
76
,
96

and Young Guns candidates for 2010 elections,
172
,
184
,
187
,
189
.
See also
Medicare

Heller, Dean,
149

Hensarling, Jeb,
46

Hezbollah,
84

home-buyers credit,
49

hope,
22
–23,
31
,
41
,
62
,
69
,
172

House banking scandal,
26

House of Representatives, U.S.: “deem and pass” in,
98
,
99

Democratic control of,
148
,
157

and legislative agenda,
45

1994 Republican class in,
27
–28

procedures of,
156

“report card” for,
151
–52,
153

Republican losses in,
40

Republican solidarity in,
157

Republicans as minority in,
44

Resident Commissioners of,
44

2006 Republican class in,
148
–49,
151

yearly retreat of Republicans in,
91
–92

House Republican Economic Recovery Working Group,
47
–52

housing,
59
,
60
,
74
,
87
,
113
,
153
,
158
,
178

Hurricane Katrina,
24

ideology,
62
,
69
,
108
,
111
,
130

Illinois: Kinzinger 2010 campaign in,
188
–89