Winston Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
“A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen.”
This raises a great question. How good are the current leaders of the United States at being politicians by Churchill’s standards? I would say based on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, not very good. Problem is, the leaders in Congress and Mr. Obama are doing a great job of spending money now, only to be paid by those (myself, my children, and my grandchildren) in the future. The problem with this is, without the ability to predict the future, there is no way to effectively assume that this spending will: 1) provide the desired effect now or ten years from now 2) not send the country into a financial crisis down the road. Congress, I plead with you for the future of this great nation. Please stop spending money we do not have. The money to pay these expenditures may not be there in the future in a greater time of need. In the end, Mr. Obama’s administration and the Democratic-controlled Congress have shown us they are good at the explaining why something did not happen. I just do not want this to be the case in twenty years when it can all be resolved in the present.
It is about time someone notices the Indiana Healthcare Reform enacted under Gov. Mitch Daniels (R). At least in reference to the current debate that is. Adding to this, it is also important to note the complete failure of TennCare. Between the two, President Obama and Congress should have a basis for the kinds of reform that will work and the kinds that will not. Thank you former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich (R). This is why in the week leading into the Summit a week ago Thursday, you and Minority Leader Boehner (R) were stressing the importance of governors at the Healthcare Summit at the Blair House. Gov. Daniels and Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) would have made great additions to the debate held for the American people. Maybe then it would have been productive and not just Obama’s “political theater.” After all, they have been dealing with the healthcare issues for much longer than twelve months. All in all, true bipartisanship means the effective input of ALL government officials, GOP and Democrat. Let’s get this right by breaking the healthcare bill up and only passing the affordable, necessary actions. America’s foreseeable future depends on it.
Read the Wall Street Journal article on Indiana’s healthcare reform – HERE
Read this blog post on TennCare’s failure from The Republican American – HERE
Karl Rove just posted the following poll results on his website. – HERE Mr. Obama, it seems pretty clear to me that the American people do have a particular feeling about this healthcare issue. Let the polls do the talking.
Please forgive any broken links – we are currently re-structuring the website prior to a major push for expansion.
Thank you.
Ronald Reagan 40th President of the United States—October 27, 1964
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“You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there
is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down. Up to man’s age-old
dream — the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order – or down to the ant
heap of totalitarianism. Regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those
who would sacrifice freedom for security have embarked on this downward path.
Plutarch warned, ‘The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads
among them bounties, donations and benefits.’”
A great thought from President Reagan on Socialism. Obviously, healthcare is the biggest topic of debate right now. I wonder what he would have to say about this issue? Actually, I do not really have to wonder because he recorded the following broadcast on the subject (see VIDEO). Socialism is creeping up on the United States. Mr. Obama, the American people no longer want the “bounties, donations, and benefits” you and the Democratic members of Congress have to offer. We want our liberty. We want our freedom.
