The gas tax holiday is still a silly idea.

The petroleum reserve isn't that big a dent in the market. I did the numbers.

I don't know the details on number three. We'll see.

Both parties have violently resisted anti-earmark legislation. Earmarks are far from the biggest item in our budget right now, but it does have symbolic value.

Overhaul the Census? Not a bad idea, but is this really a top priority?

High tech air traffic control is also not a bad idea, but again, a top priority? Are unions really the main obstacle here, or just general government FAA inertia?

English as the official language is again, mostly symbolic. I never really could get very excited about it.

Secret ballot for workers is another issue that's worth some attention, but not a top priority. I have no idea how this got to be a Federal issue.

Yes, judges matter. Fighting for them would be a good thing.

What's missing here?

What about immigration issues? Entitlement reform? REAL government spending cuts? Military reforms? Foreign policy and the wars? Energy issues? Environmental issues?

This is the best list he could come up with?

Republicans are in election trouble because they decided it wasn't that much fun to act like Republicans any more. What he calls "the Republican principle of smaller, more efficient, smarter and fairer government" hasn't been in evidence for a few years.