It’s about time - we as a nation - get back to our founding fathers and rid this country of those that have ill will for it!
It’s now or never -
Where can we find the Plege with out the hackery of CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, Pelosi, Obama, and the Democrats??
Let’s Roll must reverberate throughout this nation!!! We owe it to our forefathers; we owe it to all those that sacrificed to keep us free including America’s Greatest Generation; we owe it to our children and grandchildren. We are at war for our survival as a free nation.
We must take back our country on November 2nd.
How about:
“Eliminate two laws for every new one written”
It looks like a wonderful document in terms of the fumdamental ideas, but it’s clearly not up to the compositional standards of the Founding Documents. Why couldn’t they have avoided the phrases that ended with prepositions, such as this one: “by keeping faith with the values our nation was founded on” ? This is pretty shabby for a document that could have been a classic. It should have said “by keeping faith with the values upon which our nation was founded.”
We shall see.
We offer a plan to stop out-of-control spending and reduce the size of government.
With common-sense exceptions for seniors, veterans, and our troops, we will roll back government spending to pre-stimulus, pre-bailout levels, saving us at least $100 billion in the first year alone and putting us on a path to balance the budget and pay down the debt. We will also establish strict budget caps to limit federal spending from this point forward.
We will launch a sustained effort to stem the relentless growth in government that has occurred over the past decade. By cutting Congress’ budget, imposing a net hiring freeze on non-security federal employees, and reviewing every current government program to eliminate wasteful and duplicative programs, we can curb Washington’s irresponsible spending habits and reduce the size of government, while still fulfilling our necessary obligations. We will also prevent Washington from forcing responsible taxpayers to subsidize irresponsible behavior by ending bailouts permanently, canceling the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), and reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Instead of pushing off our long-term fiscal challenges, we will reform the budget process to ensure that Congress begins making the decisions.
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/09/22/gop.pledge.to.america.pdf
They can stick their ‘repeal and replace’ healthcare where the sun don’t shine.
Looks good to me.
Let’s roll.
Our Plan to Repeal the Job Killing Health Care Law and Put in Place Real Reform
o Repeal the Costly Health Care Takeover of 2010: Because the new health care law kills jobs, raises taxes, and increases the cost of health care, we will immediately take action to repeal this law.
o Enact Medical Liability Reform: Skyrocketing medical liability insurance rates have distorted the practice of medicine, routinely forcing doctors to order costly and often unnecessary tests to protecy themselves from lawsuits, often referred to as “defensive medicine.” We will enact common-sense medical liability reforms to lower costs, rein in junk lawsuits and curb defensive medicine.
o Purchase Health Insurance Across State Lines: Americans residing in a state with expensive health insurance plans are locked into those plans and do not currently have an opportunity to choose a lower cost option that best meets their needs. We will allow individuals to buy health care coverage outside of the state in which they live.
o Expand Health Savings Accounts: Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are popular savings accounts that provide cost-effective health insurance to those who might otherwise go uninsured. We will improve HSAs by making it easier for patients withhigh-deductible health plans to use them to obtain access to quality care. We will repeal the new health care law, which prevents the use of these savings accounts to purchase over-the-counter medicine.
o Strengthen the Doctor-Patient Relationship: We will repeal President Obama’s government takeover of health care and replace it with common-sense reforms focused on strengthening the doctor-patient relationship.
o Ensure Access For Patients With Pre-Existing Conditions: Health care should be accessible for all, regardless of pre-existing conditions or past illnesses. We will expand state high-risk pools, reinsurance programs and reduce the cost of coverage. We will make it illegal for an insurance company to deny coverage to someone with prior coverage on the basis of a pre-existing condition, eliminate annual and lifetime spending caps, and prevent insurers from dropping your coverage just because you get sick. We will incentivize states to develop innovative programs that lower premiums and reduce the number of uninsured Americans.
o Permanently Prohibit Taxpayer Funding of Abortion: We will establish a government-wide prohibition on taxpayer funding of abortion and subsidies for insurance coverage that includes abortion, this includes enacting into law what is known as the Hyde Amendment. We will also enact into law conscience protections for health care providers, including doctors, nurses, and hospitals.
Words without action are useless.
Shut up and act!
A lot of slogans here. Show us the legislation and the results - how many jobs will this produce and how soon?
Mental picture of drunk weaving in front of long-suffering spouse, saying - “REALLY!! I’ve CHANGED!! TRUST me!!”
In the currency of recent behavior, words become particularly cheap.....
I scanned the 21 pages and am more than less than impressed.
I was hoping the Republicans learned something over the past two years. This pledge reads more like a lobbyist inspired attempt to trick the American people into believing things will change under a Republican majority.
Perfect example:
“Roll back non-discretionary spending to 2008 levels before TARP and stimulus.”
So they’ll still feed at the trough with earmarks at the same level as 2008... which just happens to be a year when earmarks were at record levels!
A real “pledge” would eliminate ALL earmarks!!!!
So the Republicans have changed.... they’ve exchanged stripes for spots, but they’re the same fat cat chasing after the Rats. While we foot the bill.
Don’t say it unless you mean it.
Look out! The Pubbie plan calls for repealing Obama’s health plan and replacing it!
What do the Republicans plan to replace the national care plan with? Sounds like another national plan:
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Of course, Americans remember that President Obama argued his government takeover of health care was the single most important thing we could do to address our growing debt crisis. This notion has since been thoroughly discredited: we now know the new health care law will mean more financial pain for seniors, families, employers and the federal government. We offer a plan to repeal and replace the government takeover of health care with common-sense solutions focused on lowering costs and protecting American jobs. We will enact real medical liability reform; allow Americans to purchase health coverage across state lines; empower small businesses with greater purchasing power; and create new incentives to save for future health needs. We will protect the doctor-patient relationship, and ensure that those with pre-existing conditions gain access to the coverage they need. We will permanently end taxpayer funding of abortion and codify the Hyde Amendment.
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Senator Brown said on his inauguration that he’d go to Washington and teach them how to do it right, like they did in Massachusetts.
Let’s get one thing straight here.
Both parties have been lifting our skirts from behind. I want to see that acknowledged.
I look down in this thing and see spending compared to the economy or some such, and Bush comes out smelling like a rose. The guy increased our national debt by 92% during his term in office.
Damn it, I want some frank admissions and a promise to do a hell of a lot better out of this document. Prattling off self-serving self-righteous numbers and explaining that we are the party of fiscal responsibility flies in the face of truth. We have not been in recent years, and I want to see some recognition of that.
This is my rule of thumb on all this. This is the sort of things I’m looking for. I want an honest apology for the mistakes made.
That being said, I have only skimmed this very superficially. If an apology is forthcoming, this is what I have been demanding. If not, it’s more evidence of avoidance and smoke and mirrors.
Even when they approach doing the right thing, this party can’t help shooting itself in the foot.
An honest admission, is the first step of corrective measures in just about every aspect of life.