The Contract with America Lives

townhall ^ | 3-6-06 | Tim Chapman

[Libertarian444]

Pence's heart is in the right place, but unfortunately, even this modest budget-cutting proposal has ZERO chance of getting through this Congress. The revolution of 1994 seems like a million years ago. {Sigh}

[jla]

Be sure to see post #8.
If you loved Ronald Reagan and all that he stood for you will most assuredly appreciate the Republican Study Committee's top ten legislative priorities for 2006.

[yellowdoghunter]

Most excellent, thanks for the ping!!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks so much for the ping and for the link as well.

[trubluolyguy]

Remind me again, which is which? :)

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I think the good guys are the party against illegal immigration....does that help any?

[libertarianben]

Good luck with that. Wonder if Bush will veto this or not. The very fact I have to ask this question is sad.

[gidget7]

Whoooohooooo Go Mike Pence!

Pence in '08

[LibertarianInExile]

"Many of the votes that were there for the first Contract should still be there for the second."

BWAHAHAHAHAHAA! Yeah, and I bet they'll vote to impeach Clinton, too!

This is exactly what the Republican Congress should be doing. ..five years ago.

To fix the public perception mess they're in, they need to start passing some constitutional amendments, not budgets. Still, this is better than nothing.

[relent_less]

"RSC to Release Balanced Budget in Press Conference Tomorrow (3/07/06)"

"Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN), chairman of the House Republican Study Committee (RSC), and Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), chairman of the RSC’s Budget and Spending Taskforce, together with other RSC members will introduce a balanced budget based on the 1995 “Contract With America” budget tomorrow."

Mike Pence rocks...I think he'd work well as George Allen's Veep in '08.

[relent_less]

"To fix the public perception mess they're in, they need to start passing some constitutional amendments, not budgets."

Not necessarily, imho...you know what would shock the political world? What if the GOP proposed to spend less money next year than they are spending this year. No inflation adjustments, no baseline budgeting...we're just gonna spend less in '07 than we're slated to spend in 2006.

It's just crazy enough to work...lol!

[Flora McDonald]

How 'bout Pence/Condi, Condi/Pence, Allen/Condi or Condi/Allen?

[TASMANIANRED]

Yes,yes,yes

[LibertarianInExile]

"you know what would shock the political world? What if the GOP proposed to spend less money next year than they are spending this year. No inflation adjustments, no baseline budgeting...we're just gonna spend less in '07 than we're slated to spend in 2006. It's just crazy enough to work...lol!"

And SO crazy it'll never happen without a judge forcing it to.

What Congresscritters have shown the cojones to do this? Only a few--think 'voted against bridge to nowhere,' and there are a few RINOs looking for cover in that pack, btw.

[jla]

Off topic, but could someone please phonetically spell Albermele (as in the county)?
Is it al-berma-lee?

[Sun]

bump

[Sun]

"Mike Pence rocks...I think he'd work well as George Allen's Veep in '08."

While I'd rather see the ticket the other way around, George Allen has more name recognition, so Allen/Pence might be a winning ticket, and Pence could run for president next time around.

It's still early, though, and Pence still has plenty of time for name recognition.

[WOSG]

"Tomorrow will be the opening battle for the budget.This v battle could well determine the future of conservatism and the majority or minority party status of the GOP."

WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMAN/WOMAN TO SHOW SUPPORT.

I just did.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

More rearranging the Titanic deck chairs.

If SS/Medicare/Medicaid aren't addressed, then any reform bill that "cuts" gov't spending is dead in the water.

[RHINO369]

Not true, if we let SS medicare run wild til its impossible to pay for its a good excuse to cut the programs.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The sensible compromise would be for the federal government to take over Medicaid, and let the states pay for housing/education/highway funding/the arts/etc.