tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post2888042669451574292..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: Did the Tea Party "Win"?Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-25550518074782361522011-01-08T17:18:12.359-06:002011-01-08T17:18:12.359-06:00Thanks dad!
Anony - you don't think adding ov...Thanks dad!<br /><br />Anony - you don't think adding over $5T to the debt in 4 years of Madame Speaker is a bad thing? <br /><br />Yes, that is more than what Speakers Delay/Hastert added in the first 6 years of GWB. Even with wars and tax cuts.neomomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830635556787370135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-61724049375692625382011-01-08T15:12:07.256-06:002011-01-08T15:12:07.256-06:00"2 with dems in complete control have done mo..."2 with dems in complete control have done more to ruin this country than anything before..."<br /><br />Hyperbole at its finest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-40305411139492720772011-01-08T12:01:50.165-06:002011-01-08T12:01:50.165-06:00I think I'll choose political atheism. BOTH pa...I think I'll choose political atheism. BOTH parties suck. I seriously doubt anything of substance will change. I also don't want to see complete republican control again, either. Last time was ugly. Granted, these last 4 years, 2 with dems in complete control have done more to ruin this country than anything before, but I just don't think the repubs have it in them.Billiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489132492383133253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-76563882835259283162011-01-08T11:35:03.066-06:002011-01-08T11:35:03.066-06:00I have more confidence in Paul Ryan writing the bu...I have more confidence in Paul Ryan writing the budget than Boehner... which may be why Johnnie B is deferring...<br /><br />However, they better get serious - fast.<br /><br />I'll give them a place to start. <br /><br />1) The United States Institute of Peace - in its entirety (we have a State Dept folks). Then they can sell their fantabulous building on some prime real estate overlooking the Lincoln Memorial for condos.<br /><br />2) All non-profit organization funding. The cream will rise very quickly to the top on which ones are working and worthy.<br /><br />3) The Department of Education. Everything except student loans/grants... for now. Probably better handled by the states.<br /><br />3) The Department of Energy. Everything except the NRC.<br /><br />4) The Department of Agriculture. Everything except actual food inspection. <br /><br />5) The Department of Commerce. Everything except the Census.<br /><br />6) The Department of Housing and Urban Development. In its entirety. Better handled by the states and localities.<br /><br />7) The Department of Homeland Security. Break it back apart and get rid of TSA before they unionize. They made it worse and spent more. Like, something close to a Billion dollars just on a freaking building?<br /><br />8) The Department of the Interior. Everything except mine and equipment inspection.<br /><br />9) The Department of Labor. Everything except OSHA... for now. Our state has its own "star" program that is every bit as stringent as the feds.<br /><br />10) The Departments of Defense, State, and Justice. 10% across the board cuts.<br /><br />11) The Department of Transportation. Keep the "I" system and the FAA. Amtrak can live or die on its own. <br /><br />12) The Department of Health and Human Services. CDC and NIH can stay. The bureaucrats can all go. This would effectively kill ObamaCare on its own.<br /><br />Other biggies like Social Security Admin, Medicare, and the USPS should be stand alones. Much easier to keep the budgets straight and visible. Welfare and food stamps etc should be handled by the states. <br /><br />I would also massively reform taxes - lower rates across the board and get rid of all the loopholes and shelters. The IRS agents that get laid off can go look for Medicare/Medicaid fraud.neomomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830635556787370135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-50877871926405074892011-01-08T11:30:09.013-06:002011-01-08T11:30:09.013-06:00"Mainstream" GOP and pundits like Coulte..."Mainstream" GOP and pundits like Coulter and Krauthammer seem to be missing the big picture here. The TEA Party activists got the GOP back in the majority. The GOP would do well to follow our agenda.Beer, Bicycles and the VRWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976779901265528597noreply@blogger.com