Senator Rick Scott’s Contract on America
The man in charge of the GOP’s effort to retake the Senate has some wild ideas
“What are Republicans for? What are they for? Name me one thing they’re for.” A month ago, speaking at a press conference marking the end of his first year in office, President Joe Biden had good reason to be frustrated. That’s because national Republican leaders have largely been silent on what they would do if they were in power right now, instead focusing on attacking the Democrats and trying to pin every problem we face, from the ongoing pandemic to rising inflation, on the president and his party.
Well, now one star of the Republican party, Senator Rick Scott of Florida, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, who has the job of leading his party’s effort to elect more Republican senators, has put forward a bold “Eleven Point Plan to Rescue America” and it’s quite something to read. Here are its key points:
1. “Our kids will say the pledge of allegiance, salute the Flag, learn that America is a great country, and choose the school that best fits them.”
2. “Government will never again ask American citizens to disclose their race, ethnicity or skin color on any government forms.”
