The Saint
I am a former Perot independent that voted for the McCain/ Palin ticket. I did so not out of fear of socialism, at least not the term itself, but instead out of an unswerving devotion to the ideas of merit and a common nationalism. Though Obama is an excellent public speaker, he was presented to the public without a critical examination of his political background, including both an examination of his resume, and the resume of his Marxist campaign manager {google Axelrod}, or perhaps George Soros for that matter.
Where I think that the Republican party went wrong was that it didnâ??t even so much as address the pressing problems our society faces such as: outsourcing, price discrimination in healthcare, taking a leadership role in industry, and instead stuck only with taxation rhetoric, and deregulation/ free market diatribe. The party was also out of touch with the realities of race in America and the effects of rampant immigration. If the editor feels like editing, or removing this post due to a queasy feeling about race, then be aware that the author is part- Amerindian. If these few social ideals/ socialism had been addressed by the Republicans/ lobbyists, then perhaps an Obamanation may have been averted.
Meanwhile the banking system has harnessed our future efforts for its own welfare. The banking system is now all but nationalized, and along with the soon-to-be nationalized auto industry will bankrupt the nation. The banks wonâ??t care since they will be banking on your tax dollars.
Sincerely,
Frustrated in Florida
We Republicans have to stop Blogging and start doing. Here is something we can all do:
Republican Senators who voted for the Stimulus Package were Sen. Specter (R-PA), Collins (R-ME), and Snow (R-ME) may need defeated in the next election however there is an interim step that can be taken by the Republican Leadership that would make life quite stressful and embarrassing for these three. Without the vote of these 3, the Stimulus package would not have passed.
Senator Spector is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Senator Snowe is the ranking member of the Senate Small Business Committee
Senator Collins is the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee
As ranking member is a Senator who is a member of the minority (in the present the Republicans) and who has a status above their colleagues. You can find out more about the ranking members at http://www.senate.gov/general/common/generic/officer_responsiblities.htm
Ranking members for each committee are appointed by the leadership. Ranking Members have the following privileges amongst others:
1. Larger and more attractive office
2. Larger staffs
3. Bigger budgets
4. More status
The Republican Senate Leaders, McConnell, Kyl, Alexander, Cornyn, and Ensign can remove the ranking privileges of these Senator's for not voting on the most important position of the caucus the Stimulus Bill. Tell everyone you know to contact each of these Senators, who are the Republican leaders in the Senate, at the following numbers and tell them to remove the ranking privileges of Senator Collins, Snowe, and Spector.
Senator McConnell - (202) 224-2541 - Minority Leader
Senator Kyl - (202) 224-4521 – Minority Whip
Senator Alexander - (202) 224-4944 – Conference Chair
Senator Cornyn - (202)-224-2934 – Conference Secretary
Senator Ensign - (202) 224-6244 – Committee Chair
In addition, you can call the House Republican Leaders and urge them to call their Senate Leadership colleagues (above) and to urge their Senate counterparts to remove the ranking privileges of Senator’s Collins, Snowe, and Spector The House leaders are:
Rep. John Boehner - (202) 225-4000 – Minority Leader
Rep. Eric Cantor - (202) 225-0197 – Minority Whip
You can also call your Senator or Representative to do the same thing. You can find their numbers for the Senate at http://www.senate.gov/index.htm and for the House at http://www.house.gov/
With your help we can be successful in altering the Stimulus Bill in conference to better reflect our values. This will only happen if we can bring Senators Collins, Snowe, and Spector back into the fold. If we can’t then we’re probably better off without them and new blood in these ranking member leadership positions. This issue may be the most important issue in our country’s history. Don’t sit by and let it just happened.
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Posted: February 12th, 2009 | Report This Comment