I'd say to the constituents, "Just tell me what you want, how much its going to cost AND who you want me to take the money from. I'll go shake 'em down for you. And I'll publish that."

Combine that approach with a bunch of other typical conservative moves.

Internationally I'd use the U.S.'s ability to promote "liberty" for other people, not just our economic interests. This would be a long term cultivating approach to building democracy in countries where it is desired. This as opposed to propping up dictators that support a few of our positions.

There is this "thing" called sin. It binds and hampers us in some way. Every earthling is subject to it and can't get out of whatever it is.

The only way out is for the supernatural being that created this earth (and maybe universe) to come to earth in a mortal body and let humans kill him. Being a sacrifice like this would give him the power or right to free anyone from whatever the problems of sin are. Huh?

I'd like to know if there is anything in the Bhavagad Gita, Koran, Buddahist, Taoist or other writings that is anything like that.