Listen: Clear-Thinking Republican
“Why should I work hard for Republicans now?” a voter asks Bob Inglis. He thought once Republicans got the majority in Congress, things would be different. He is just the kind of clear-thinking Republican Inglis is looking for. He explains why in this radio commentary.
Listen: Real World Trade
Standing with his wife and young son on their porch in Simpsonville, a man tells Bob Inglis he retooled to become a metal worker after his textile job was gone. He figures that from now on, every career may last only six years. Inglis asks: If Americans can be realistic about global competition, why can’t the United States be more realistic in our trade agreements?
Listen: The Good Old Days
A man in his 50s joins Bob Inglis in a neighborhood discussion and talks about wishing for the “good old days.” Things were simpler and less stressful, he says. Inglis asks whether we would really want to go back. Now is the time to take on the challenges of this generation, he says.
Listen: Not So Pro-Choice
“Inglis, I am not as pro-choice as I used to be,” one woman tells Inglis. “What happened?” Inglis asks. “Ultrasound,” she says. “The pictures show a baby.” The Supreme Court was mistaken, too, Inglis said, when it came up with Roe v. Wade. It is not a mass of tissue. It is a child, deserving our protection. Let’s think clearly about life, and let’s protect it. And let’s comfort those who only now may have realized that they were mistaken.
Listen: Health Savings Accounts Now
“How could health savings accounts help me?” a woman asks Bob Inglis in his radio commentary. “Where would I get the savings?” Right there in the premium you’re paying now, that’s where. If you’ve got managed care insurance with a relatively low deductible, you’re paying through the nose. That’s because the insurance company is there after you sneeze about twice. Now that health savings accounts are available, you can take the first part of the premium you’re paying now and buy a less expensive, high deductible policy. You’ll have money left over. Put that in your health savings account. Use that account to cover that high deductible, roll it if you don’t use it. That’s a clear solution.
Listen: Clear Thinking in Health Care
Bob Inglis discusses a health care solution that works, and it is available now, as a result of some clear-thinking Republicans.
Listen: America- A Collection of Families
“If our jobs go overseas, what is going to happen to our parents?” a woman asks Bob Inglis. Our trade policies need to reflect that priority, Inglis says. The goal of trade policy should be the strengthening of the collection of families that is America.
Listen: Clearer and Warmer
“Republicans in Washington should be stronger and louder,” a couple in Taylors tells Bob Inglis. Republicans may be strongest when they are clear in their governing vision and as for louder, warmth may make our views more magnetic than volume, he says.
Listen: Reaching Out Across Race
“How can we reach out across racial lines?” a white Republican in Greer asks. Some issues cut across the racial divide, Bob Inglis says. But the hurts are deep, and reconciliation requires honesty. Cultural differences make it complicated. The test of conservatism is that it works for everyone.
Listen: Nana
The importance of families in America is driven home after Bob Inglis meets a grandmother who is raising her seven-year-old grandson. The child’s mother died when the boy was 2 months old. “When it’s family, you do what you have to do,” the grandmother explained.
Listen: Conservation Conversation
“Republicans should do more for the environment,” a lady on Greenville’s Eastside tells Bob Inglis. Too often Republicans break out in hives at the mention of the environment, he says. The party of Teddy Roosevelt, should stand for conservation, but there is a big difference between radical environmentalism and conservation, he explains.
Listen: The Worst Bill Ever Passed
In the parking lot of the Boiling Springs Clock restaurant, an elementary school principal told Bob Inglis: “It’s the worst bill ever passed.” He was talking about a Republican bill. Inglis says the criticism may be constructive if it helps regain clarity in the Republican vision.
Listen: The Debt-Laden Family
A Mom joined a recent neighborhood discussion and talked about working a job and a half for job-and-a-quarter pay. “When we had less, we were happier,” she said. Families are spending too much on stuff, and debt is busting up our marriages.” Inglis explains how the government can take some of the pressure off of families.
Listen: A Public Servant’s Perspective
A local judge illustrates to Bob Inglis what it is to be a public servant with perspective. A public servant with perspective knows you don’t become something different when you win an election, Inglis says.
Listen: Faith- The Power To Transform
A Taylors pastor talks to Bob Inglis about the brokenness of our society. Inglis has seen the limits of government, but faith offers limitless potential for transformation.
