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Interview May 31, 2010 · 5:24 · 5 min

Can conservatives actually fix Washington?

  • If conservatives get elected, will they actually fix things or just play the game?

A host voices conservative disillusionment since Reagan: elected conservatives 'tell you what you wanna hear' then play the game. Dave Funk argues one principled member of 435 can't do much, but a wholesale housecleaning of 60-80 conservatives would pick the Speaker, set committee chairs, and use the power of the purse to cut spending 30-40% and force a budget veto showdown with President Obama; unlike 1995's shutdown, he says, today's internet, Fox News, and talk radio mean the left no longer controls the message.

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