Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal talks about how stopping earmarks is the path back to a majority:
The key parts:
It’s about opposing these earmarks, these bridges to nowhere.It’s about going after corruption. Whether they’re Republicans or Democrats, we can’t make excuses for them. It’s about being on principled positions. … Republicans aren’t going to get the majority simply by being cheaper Democrats. We’ve got to stick to our core principles and understand the reason that conservatives go out and vote is they want lower taxes and effective, competent government. They’re not looking for earmarks or cheaper versions of liberal programs.
Why aren’t more people saying this stuff? This guy is single handedly reshaping his state after running on reversing a history of corruption.
In particular, why haven’t the Republicans offered an ethics pledge like a tax pledge? We have a couple of primaries that will be a showdown over ethics. Sean Parnell in Alaska (give here) but who else?