Sunday, February 13, 2011

KUDO'S TO THE FRESHMEN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

For too long we heard a bunch of clap-trap from our establishment Republicans. Wanting our vote, they would promise the voter all sorts of things, then renege blaming the house rules or claiming their counterparts were just more sophisticated, politically. But there is a "new day dawning" to borrow a quote from Congressman West. The freshman class has caused the establishment R's to make good their promise to slash 100 billion dollars from the budget in their first year. Of course McConnell and  Boehner were trying to pass  the notion that the year is already one third over so a 50 billion dollar cut was all they could possibly find. Not so, say the freshmen. And isn't it a bit curious that every budget passed has no problem with  30 or 50 billion dollar earmarks, but we just can't find a way to cut 100 billion.

It's very possible, the insistence from the freshmen will cause the Obama people to claim if the requests are not removed, the budget won't pass, and the R's will be the blame for shutting down the government. Well I say, SHUT IT DOWN, we can't afford all their crazy spending habits anyway.

And what about that straw poll; Ron Paul wins again. Mitt Romney is likable but he gave Massachusetts what Obama has given the entire USA. Romney IS an establishment Republican and shouldn't get near the presidency. We're done with smooth talkers, now we need someone to walk the talk, Ron Paul is that sort of guy. He no longer talks scarily about closing the IRS, or the FBI or the Federal Reserve, but he still abhors those agencies because of what they have morphed into. No matter what tax system we have, we need an agency to make those collections and distribute those collections into the treasury; we need spies, we need a  new tax code and a return to the full intent of the constitution, no matter what we call the agency. Ron Paul, is not alone in his distaste for powerful agencies that control us instead of we controlling them. The TEA party was born out of that "fed-up-with-emism". Just look at the departments and what funding they get. What ever happened to capitalism? Do you mean to tell me there is no one out there that wouldn't want to be the next Bill Gates or Steve Jobs? Well, how can that happen when the government has taken over the creative agencies of this country through funneling our taxes into departments and colleges so THEY can come up with next great thing, under federal regulations, of course.

Farmers get way too much money to grow food they should be growing on their own because that is what farming is all about; then they can reap the profits, but the costs would be drastically reduced to the consumer because right now the government pays farmers NOT to grow stuff. Farmers have insurance options to protect them against losses, and if they cannot be successful at farming, then they ought to get another job, not expect taxpayers to prop them up.

The government wants to spend more money on education; our system is one of the most costly in the world and yet, according to the D's we aren't keeping pace with the world. Well, how is it, we can't compete with other countries that spend less and have better educational outcomes?

You all know the drill. So, let's keep their feet to the fire. We voted new thinking, new promising, new creative people into office because we are fed up with the same-o-same-o. Get behind them and assure them they are on the right track. For once in your life, make a phone call, send an email and encourage these people to stay the course. We need to rid this country of the establishment and instill free thinkers, who have a vision that America is the greatest country in the world with the most creative people in the world. This country IS the shining light upon the hill, and we want, nay we demand the new politicians to restore our glory.

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