[glesica]

But have any Republican elected officials actually put these policies into action? I mean, let's take Scott Walker. What has he done in Wisconsin? Seems like a lot of giveaways to the wealthy and not much else. This despite having a pretty solid mandate as mandates go these days (given that he survived a recall).

There are lots of reasonable-sounding proposals on various topics on both sides of the aisle (mostly from think tanks). The important thing is what happens when a party actually gets into government.

[ZoeZoeBee]

To your point, what has the Obama administration done when it comes to these issues while it has had power, especially considering the pretty strong mandate he had with control of both houses and a super majority in the Senate. The important thing is what happens when a party actually gets into government....

[infinite8s]

He used up most of his mandate pushing through health care reform.

[rayiner]

Unemployment ticking under the national average, real budget reforms, and dismantling public unions. There are a lot of blue states that could use a Scott Walker.

[guelo]

> Unemployment ticking under the national average

Wisconsin's unemployment has been lower than the national average since before Walker took office.

> dismantling public unions

Except police and fire unions because it was more a political attack on the left's power base than a principled stand.

[protomyth]

Can you detail Gov. Walker's "What has he done in Wisconsin? Seems like a lot of giveaways to the wealthy and not much else."? I am not familiar with those parts of his policies?

As to the rest, I pointed out in another comment that the tax system is too nice a tool for politicians to alter.