The core values of the Republican Party are :

             1. LOWER TAXES,
          2. SMALLER GOVERNMENT,
          3. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY, and
          4. STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE.

    Republicans have learned that lower tax rates stimulate business generating more jobs and even more tax revenue.
    Recently, Republicans have embraced larger government. That is the hallmark of the Democrats and such behavior contributed to the defeat of Republicans in 2006 and 2008.
    Republicans have always emphasized individual liberty and the responsibility that goes with freedom. Government handouts to either individuals or corporations are Democrat values. Republicans should remember that.
    Both Republicans and Democrats want a safe and secure United States. Republicans generally have the position that we have to protect and defend ourselves where the Democrats seem to have the position of depending on organizations such as the United Nations.