I think my in-laws were there... that's a good turnout for such a small town, isn't it?
Yeah, It’s a town of under 4,000 people I think. The draw for the crowd was several speakers, including Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite.
nutmeg wrote:
I think my in-laws were there... that's a good turnout for such a small town, isn't it?
She was generally well received. Perhaps not for the best reasons, though. But there were some surprises. I was surprised to see one thing. She went against the Obama administration on Cash for Clunkers, saying if they couldn’t run that, how could we expect them to run a national health care system. The problem there is Ginny Brown-Waite voted for Cash for Clunkers (twice, once to set it up, then again to give more funding to the program). Many of the people I spoke with were aware of her votes, though. And most think she didn’t represent them well on that.
The other problem is the biggest thing she has against the health care proposals is the cuts in Medicare. She’s trying to position herself (and the GOP to a large degree) as the ones defending and “saving” Medicare. In her defense, she represents more Medicare beneficiaries than any other Congressperson in the House, and it would be political suicide to say anything against that popular program at this time.
We’re in agreement on this point.
sourcery wrote:
Politicians are effects. Voters are the cause. Stop blaming the politicians, and start taking responsibility for yourself, your future and your country. If you expect "leaders" of any political party to save you, you will be disappointed.
And I do actually do much more than just sit at my computer. Not a week goes by that I don’t write at least one letter (often several) to my Congress Critter and to my Senators. They hear from me often.
I also talk to friends and neighbors about the situation, trying to spread the word about freedom, the constitution, and why we are where we are. I’m also seeing some things that we need to do to start to turn things around. That’s going to be the hard part. It will take more than just a conservative Congress in Washington, though. The problem is much deeper than that, and the solution will need to be broader.
We won’t get anywhere voting for the party of “simmer” though. There has to be a party of “turn it off,” a party of smaller government, more states rights and individual rights, and more liberty and freedom for the people.
I hate to post and run, but I have errands this afternoon. I will be checking back this evening, and expect many more posts from me, not just explaining the current situation, but outlining some steps to get things moving in the direction of freedom and smaller government.