Candidate Barack Obama promised the American people more transparency in their government. In fact, BarackObama.com still posts his pledge that, “As President, Obama will not sign any non-emergency bill without giving the American public an opportunity to review and comment on the White House website for five days.”
However, the President signed the trillion dollar stimulus bill into law without adequate congressional or public scrutiny. You’d think $1 trillion would buy you time and a better debate — particularly considering that the heavy price tag will be paid for by future generations who do not have a voice in the discussion. Are liberals so fiscally jaded that that the “T” in trillion no longer sounds alarms?
Today, President Obama has the opportunity for redemption by keeping another promise to the American people: veto bills containing earmarks. In Oxford, Mississippi, then Candidate Obama said, “Absolutely we need earmark reform. And when I’m President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.” I urge President Obama to keep his promise to reduce wasteful pet projects by vetoing the massive spending bill, loaded with nearly 8,000 earmarks, that the House passed and the Senate is considering. Following this Administration’s failure to keep their promise of transparency during consideration of the stimulus, it is critical for the President to keep his word on earmarks and veto this pork-plagued bill.
Now is the time for the policies of this Administration to reflect, or at least resemble, their rhetoric. We all must work together with the President to deliver immediate relief for families and put America on a path towards economic recovery. However, I am troubled that promises made are not being kept. While I want to work together for solutions, I’m going to sound the alarm on provisions that move America towards socialism and burden hardworking families.
Neil Stevens
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
Daniel Horowitz
Jake Walker
I'm going to assume then that you Mr Congressman will be on as many Morning news shows as possible, saying the same?? NT
USNJIMRET (Diary) Thursday, March 5th at 9:27AM EST (link)The difference between words and actions is
Steph C (Diary) Thursday, March 5th at 9:43AM EST (link)a chasm as deep and wide as the Grand Canyon. This is not applicable just to Obama but to the state and federal governments at all levels.
If you really care about this country, your rallying cry should b: words and actions. And live by those words yourselves.
Don’t get me wrong. I know you and other members of the Congressional minority are trying but every day, you’re under assault. You’re called names and belittled in a hundred different ways. It would be easy to eventually cave to such a prolonged assault but, sir, the country depends on you standing up and on conservative principles and positions, not giving in to the accusations of obstructionism and hyper-partisanship.
I noted somewhere else on this site that hyper-partisan is the stupidest made up word I’ve ever heard. It’s used as an insult if you don’t give up your principles to go along to get along. My answer to that insult is: Yeah? So what? At least I stand firm on my principles and beliefs.
“[I]f the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.” –Candidus in the Boston Gazette, 1772
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Agreed. As the song says, "You've got to stand for something...
USNJIMRET (Diary) Thursday, March 5th at 10:09AM EST (link)or you’ll fall for anything.”
Aaron Tippin sang it, not sure who wrote it.
Core values are CORE VALUES.
If you are EVER ready to compromise your CORE VALUES for anything then, by definition, they are NOT core values.Go along to get along is how a coward justifies being the victim of a known bully.
or some hip hop for RNC Chair Steele
Hammer2008 (Diary) Thursday, March 5th at 11:14AM EST (link)“You’ve got enemies? Good, that means you actually stood up for something in your life.” — Eminem
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Too much noise! “Noise! You’ll have noise enough before long. The Regulars are coming out.” ~ Paul Revere (April 18th, 1775′s eve…)
Word... homie... (nt)
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Thursday, March 5th at 3:38PM EST (link)Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
Follow @JLenardDetroit
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Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
Plainspoken Hon. Rep. Dr. Broun
Hammer2008 (Diary) Thursday, March 5th at 10:48AM EST (link)“Are liberals so fiscally jaded that that the “T” in trillion no longer sounds alarms?”
Liberals, financially jaded, fiscally cruel.
Well put Doctor Broun. I am so thankful you are our congressman here in Georgia. This is creeping socialism and it is done intentionally, not out of ignorance. Keep sounding those alarms, do not let up. Just as you did during last fall’s bailout debate. Had Sen. McCain continued to give voice as you did, he would be president today:
“This is a huge cow patty with a piece of marshmallow stuck in the middle of it and I am not going to eat that cow patty.” —Representative Paul Broun
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Too much noise! “Noise! You’ll have noise enough before long. The Regulars are coming out.” ~ Paul Revere (April 18th, 1775′s eve…)
"I'm not gonna eat that cow pattie"
Hammer2008 (Diary) Thursday, March 5th at 11:10AM EST (link)Here’s the video highlight URL, which got a lot of play on FoxNEWS and other networks:
(40 seconds) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKgx5FlVStQ
(8 mins; titled “The BailOut Fiasco: The speech that killed the bill?”) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeEK4NJ4kM8
(h/t Slobokan)
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Too much noise! “Noise! You’ll have noise enough before long. The Regulars are coming out.” ~ Paul Revere (April 18th, 1775′s eve…)
Stay strong Rep. Broun!
AHALgal Thursday, March 5th at 12:00PM EST (link)As one of the very few who will say it like it is, please keep it up! Thank you for not backing down to the tsunami of pacifists who would rather sell their own souls to the devil than fight for liberty.
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Cong. Broun
victor_cocchia (Diary) Thursday, March 5th at 12:09PM EST (link)You are as spot on today as you were during our talk at CPAC. I think that it behooves the party, and the American people, to get you and your message out there as much as possible. I agree with the poster above who says you should try to get on as many of the Sunday morning talk shows as possible so that you can continue to spread your message.
Kudos to you.
“It’s not tyranny we desire; it’s a just, limited, federal government.” -
Alexander Hamilton
yeah, but.... ah.... it's all Emergency Spending, you know.... (Dem stuttering)
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Thursday, March 5th at 3:34PM EST (link)But this is a CRISIS bordering on a CATASTROPHE… It is ALL Emergency spending and therefore EXEMPT!
WARNING: SARCASM even though I thought it be obvious, some Obama voters might think I was serious so I thought I should put the disclaimer…
Seriously though…. This is the empty-headed mindset of those that would support, or just looking for any reason/excuse, to explain away the obvious and out-and-out LIE Obama told. Not like this was/is his only Lie. Getting it all out AROUND the MSM which covers for ObamaBinBiden and his merry gang of Reds is our challenge.
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
Follow @JLenardDetroit
(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
Reminder: Bi-Partisanship is AGAIN against Spending... no MSM coverage....
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Thursday, March 5th at 4:36PM EST (link)I sure hope the Congress-critters (rather than staff) actually comes back and reviews these things once they’ve been put forth in the Congress-critters names… just sayin… but to the point….
Bi-Partisan support forms AGAINST ObamaBinBiden OVER-SPENDING…. As Blue-Dogs (and even non-Doggies on the Democrat side) FINALLY begin to speak out (see: Politico: Moderates uneasy with Obama plan)…. Since ObamaBinBiden wants to continue to push the Bi-Partisanship Disease angle, where are the Republicans reminding folks that the Bi-Partisanship is DEMOCRATS JOINING WITH REPUBLICANS AGAINST THE SPENDING?!?!?
Again, the Facts/Truth you’ll only get here at RedState!
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
Follow @JLenardDetroit
(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
Bi-Partisan: Looking back, it was 11 Democrats (opposed) vs 3 Republicans (supported) Stimulus
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Thursday, March 5th at 4:50PM EST (link)see more specifics on that here (RedState discussion) which includes yet more links to the 11 Democrats that opposed the Spending….. Again, if the great unwashed America wants to be hung-up on this Bi-Partisanship garbage (and they are falling for it hook, line, and sinker) we MUST get the FACTS out about how, when, where the REAL Bi-Partisanship is in regard to the ObamaBinBiden agenda.. and it is AGAINST THE SPENDING!!!
Yet I hear nothing of it from Republicans anywhere on my TV….
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
Follow @JLenardDetroit
(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)