Duh! Cameras are going to be in the room! Asking Republicans not to attend would be like asking the President not to meet with the Dalai Lama in public and to have him escorted out of the White House through the back door by the trash! OOPS, let me rethink this for a minute.
Those on the left would say that Republicans should attend to show a bipartisan spirit and to avoid being looked at as the party of NO! You know, those obstructionist radical Republicans!
Those on the Right say that there is no problem being considered the party of NO, especially when one considers the policies the party of NO can stop by sticking together. I'm not sure what those in Scott Brown's camp would say (that is if he has any left).
What scares me here is that John McCain is on the Republican Senate Team slated to meet with the Prez and his cronies. Mr. reach across the isle himself' although Scott Brown looks like he is going to make a run at that title. I think Jim Demint, Mike Pence and Jim Boehner should lead any Republican meeting with Obama and they should keep their hands in their pockets to assure no reaching across the isle is in play.
What should Republicans do in this Summit Meeting? They should SAY NO through demonstrating that the solution to health care reform is founded in supporting the Free Market Capitalist approach they have outlined several times; not through instituting socialist policies . They should ask the President and his cronies which current government run program, or company they plan to pattern their government run health care system after to insure fiscal responsibility. The Post Office, Am Track, Freddie, Fannie, Social Security perhaps?
No pressure here, it's only the future of our country at stake. Look, the current conservative movement afoot in our country would love for the Republicans to continue to be considered the party of NO. NO to more spending, NO to Cap and Trade or any Global Warming Voodoo policies, NO to any new taxes or tax hikes, NO to granting terrorists Constitutional Rights, NO to weak borders, and absolutely NO to the Democrats health care take over!
As a matter of fact, when it comes to the President's policy agenda, a good tag line for Republicans in Congress should be: JUST SAY NO!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Tea Party Or Teetotaler?
I like to read Neal Boortz "Nealz Nuze" every morning because I like the way he sees things, that and the fact he introduced me to the Fair Tax. This morning he mentioned that the Fair Tax had disappeared from the Contract From America Site managed by the Tea Party Movement.
The effort here is for folks to vote on the top ten items that should be in the Tea Party Contract From America. Well, in my humble opinion, if the Fair Tax is not part of the Tea Party Contract From America, then I believe such a contract should be called the TEETOTALER CONTRACT FROM AMERICA. What have Tea Party leaders done? Let themselves be co-opted by mainstream Republicans?
I firmly believe that Fair Tax supporters and activists were the fore-bearers of the Tea Party Movement. I mean, just take a look at then number of Fair Tax signs that show up at any Tea Party Event! How could the Tea Party not support the Fair Tax?
Let's take a look at what I believe are some of the basic principles of the Tea Party and how they relate to the Fair Tax and the impact the Fair Tax would have on our country.
Basic Principle 1.
I believe that by and large the people that make up the Tea Party movement believe that politicians pay more attention to special interests than the voting public, crave power and will do what ever is necessary to keep it. That politicians don't think they have to listen to us, so they don't. As a solution, I believe that Tea Party members want to support politicians that want to change that mind set and will go to Washington to be true to that belief.
Fair Tax Solution:
The Fair Tax does away with the current tax code and the IRS. Such an event begs these questions: How do politicians today retain power over you and I? Through the ability to reward one and punish another through the TAX CODE! Who persuades politicians to manipulate the tax code for personal, or group benefits? Special Interests! If you believe this to be true, then one could argue that political types that do not support the Fair Tax want to keep their power over you through the tax code, and those that do support the Fair Tax want to put power back in the hands of the people. What a great way to validate Tea Party Support for any Republican Candidate!
Basic Principle 2.
Politicians are spending us blind, they are building debt that our children and grandchildren will be paying off, if our economic system does not collapse first! Part of this issue I believe is that Tea Party supporters do not believe that government can create jobs or stimulate the economy through throwing our tax dollars against it. Rather it is the private sector that creates jobs and will do so when there is consumer demand and less uncertainty.
Fair Tax Solution:
The Fair Tax does away with federal income withholding taxes of all types. These dollars flow directly into each tax payers pockets each pay period, not through a one time stimulus. What to do with that raise? Go out and buy something? How do you pay off debt? Revenue. Taxes reduce revenue, lower taxes increase revenue, what would no payroll taxes do to revenue? Any politician that supports the Fair Tax must be a believer in Capitalism and understands that the private sector creates jobs and prosperity, not government. What a great way to validate Tea Party Support for any Republican Candidate.
To separate the Fair Tax solution from the Tea Party Movement is a bad idea. The Tea Party Movement should be the movement of Pam, Sally, Bob, and Sam not Gingrich, Romney, and Steele.
The effort here is for folks to vote on the top ten items that should be in the Tea Party Contract From America. Well, in my humble opinion, if the Fair Tax is not part of the Tea Party Contract From America, then I believe such a contract should be called the TEETOTALER CONTRACT FROM AMERICA. What have Tea Party leaders done? Let themselves be co-opted by mainstream Republicans?
I firmly believe that Fair Tax supporters and activists were the fore-bearers of the Tea Party Movement. I mean, just take a look at then number of Fair Tax signs that show up at any Tea Party Event! How could the Tea Party not support the Fair Tax?
Let's take a look at what I believe are some of the basic principles of the Tea Party and how they relate to the Fair Tax and the impact the Fair Tax would have on our country.
Basic Principle 1.
I believe that by and large the people that make up the Tea Party movement believe that politicians pay more attention to special interests than the voting public, crave power and will do what ever is necessary to keep it. That politicians don't think they have to listen to us, so they don't. As a solution, I believe that Tea Party members want to support politicians that want to change that mind set and will go to Washington to be true to that belief.
Fair Tax Solution:
The Fair Tax does away with the current tax code and the IRS. Such an event begs these questions: How do politicians today retain power over you and I? Through the ability to reward one and punish another through the TAX CODE! Who persuades politicians to manipulate the tax code for personal, or group benefits? Special Interests! If you believe this to be true, then one could argue that political types that do not support the Fair Tax want to keep their power over you through the tax code, and those that do support the Fair Tax want to put power back in the hands of the people. What a great way to validate Tea Party Support for any Republican Candidate!
Basic Principle 2.
Politicians are spending us blind, they are building debt that our children and grandchildren will be paying off, if our economic system does not collapse first! Part of this issue I believe is that Tea Party supporters do not believe that government can create jobs or stimulate the economy through throwing our tax dollars against it. Rather it is the private sector that creates jobs and will do so when there is consumer demand and less uncertainty.
Fair Tax Solution:
The Fair Tax does away with federal income withholding taxes of all types. These dollars flow directly into each tax payers pockets each pay period, not through a one time stimulus. What to do with that raise? Go out and buy something? How do you pay off debt? Revenue. Taxes reduce revenue, lower taxes increase revenue, what would no payroll taxes do to revenue? Any politician that supports the Fair Tax must be a believer in Capitalism and understands that the private sector creates jobs and prosperity, not government. What a great way to validate Tea Party Support for any Republican Candidate.
To separate the Fair Tax solution from the Tea Party Movement is a bad idea. The Tea Party Movement should be the movement of Pam, Sally, Bob, and Sam not Gingrich, Romney, and Steele.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Health Care Reform; A Tea Party Activist View
First, let me say that I am not a spokesman for the Tea Party Movement, but I am most definitely part of the Tea Party Grass Roots initiative, so I believe that I can frame a view from the Tea Party Perspective, and that is what I would like to do concerning the current health care bill and what Republican Congressional members should say when asked about the future of the current bill.
Over the last several days, I've seen multiple interviews on Fox News where a Democrat and Republican are asked their view as to if the current bill can be salvaged with Republican input. You know; "Can't we accomplish something to take to the American People if we just work together?"
For the Republican, I believe the answer should be easy; NO. Here are three simple talking points Republicans could use that I believe would embrace the Tea Party Movement View:
As to the second point, the Republican stance should be that legislation should not create more government bureaucracy, rather it should eliminate it.
The last point should speak for itself. Now if Democrats want to reach across the isle and take the steps listed above, we should talk, if not Republicans should listen to their Tea Party Roots and say.......... Let's talk again in November.
Over the last several days, I've seen multiple interviews on Fox News where a Democrat and Republican are asked their view as to if the current bill can be salvaged with Republican input. You know; "Can't we accomplish something to take to the American People if we just work together?"
For the Republican, I believe the answer should be easy; NO. Here are three simple talking points Republicans could use that I believe would embrace the Tea Party Movement View:
- Any Reform to our current system must embrace our free market system and ensure less government intervention.
- Any Reform to our current system must not create any new government agency, any new government jobs or incur cost.
- Any Reform to our current system must include tort reform.
As to the second point, the Republican stance should be that legislation should not create more government bureaucracy, rather it should eliminate it.
The last point should speak for itself. Now if Democrats want to reach across the isle and take the steps listed above, we should talk, if not Republicans should listen to their Tea Party Roots and say.......... Let's talk again in November.
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