We need to move away from anything that was proposed by Connie Mack! I am a resident of Florida and I still cannot believe how we let Nelson so easily win the Senate seat by putting forth such a troubled candidate as Connie Mack. Where was the GOP leadership, they knew Mack would have trouble with the election due to his background, such as failing to pay child support, missing more votes than any member of the house, bar room brawls....etc...I still scratch my head on why the GOP did not push for a stronger candidate in Florida, Nelson was ready to be beat.
Mack was an awful candidate, but the Penny Plan is a good one. Voters were on our side from 2009-2010 when we presented logical, fair solutions to our problems. In 2012, we stopped doing that for some reason. Why Mack wasn’t pushing this plan during his campaign is beyond my understanding. Why Romney and Mack didn’t champion it together in FL is also foolish. As usual some idiot consultants were against it, so they both ran listless campaigns.
The Penny plan is a fair solution. For the sake of this sequestration, proposing it only on discretionary would even be sufficient. Our financial woes will not be solved in one bill considering a Reid Senate and Obama White House.