What has really happened to America, are we dumb or just numb?

After watching Glenn Beck today, I had a realization hit me like a freight train, (maybe I dozed off and it was a nightmare) and honestly, it scared me half to death!  Is Obama trying to bring about a simple Revolution, or is it worse?  As if a revolution isn’t bad enough? I am sure, that if you read anything I write, you more than likely watch Glenn Beck as well, so, it is to you that I am speaking.

As Glenn is pointing out all of the Creeps, Communists, Marxists, and Mao lovers like Anita Dunn ( did anybody else find the wierd tongue thing of hers a bit creepy, like a snake or something?) , and if you follow the link to see why some love who they believe Chairman Mao to be, Wikipedia has him almost as a hero, below  is a quote from Wikipedia .

He is officially held in high regard in China where he is known as a great revolutionary, political strategist, military mastermind, and savior of the nation. Many Chinese also believe that through his policies, he laid the economic, technological and cultural foundations of modern China, transforming the country from a backward agrarian society into a major world power.

After reading this, it is easy to understand how Obama’s Crew plans on deceiving us, if they can convince us that Mao was a good guy, then we won’t see the revolution that is coming as being a bad thing, until it is too late! (Notice the word I made Bold and underlined, does this sound familiar?)

Now to my point, this deception or “transformation”, began a long time ago, it started out as “tolerance”, we were re-educated,  our kids have been indoctrinated, and we have been nudged into accepting things that before were unacceptable. Now everything is about some “minority” group’s “rights”. It seems that everybody has “rights” except us Redneck , Veteran, Right Wing Extremists.

What I am about to say, in our Politically Correct World, is going to piss somebody off, but I don’t care, these are my opinions, and I am sure that I am NOT ALONE!

Depending on how old you are, you may remember more or maybe less, but, think about this very carefully.

If you heard Obama’s speach, talking about Transforming America, in this clip,

and judging him by who he is getting his advice from,  and then you see who he is putting in charge of everything, the people they look up to, and the cozy way he is acting with Chavez in the picture below.

This affirms his revolutionary connections and his desire to bring the Hispanic community to his side, but, which side is that. is it America’s side or Obama’s? Read this article from Michelle Malkin,

“We will be at the polls in the cities and counties in many states to ensure that the enemy does not sabotage the black vote, which was won through the blood of the martyrs of our people”

Then watch the video below.

Now, doesn’t the Black Panther dude, look a little bit radical to you? If they would have been at the courthouse where I voted, in Texas, the Sherriff’s Department would have arrested them, if some nervous redneck thinking it was terrorists, didn’t shoot them first! Now, hear what Obama says about the US Constitution and “African-Americans.

Hopefully you caught the part about “when the Constitution was written there were no African-Americans”.  I have never seen the country or continent called, Africa America, on the map, at least, not yet. have you? North America, Central America, and South America, yes, they are all there, but no Africa-America. Anyway, Glenn Beck can’t say it, no one in any type of public position can (PC Police will get them), but if you add up all of these things, with the video below,you will see where I am headed.

If you look at all of the liberal changes that have already happened, lets start with the end of slavery, yep, I went there, and yes, I feel that ALL men are created equal and that slavery was bad, but that was the first step in the “transformation of America”. Then came, letting women vote, JFK, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King and all of that, yes, I feel that women are people too and should have the right to vote and so on, stay with me here, I am just making a point.  Don’t you remember when the big issue was “what is the correct term. nigger or negro?” Seriously, I do, adults had it rough, and kids like me heard it, then finally it became black or African-American, but most used the former, not the latter, remember, I am in Texas.

(When I was in school there were but a few black kids, they were really nice kids, and  they were Americans, just like me, we lived in the same neighborhood, many of us walked or rode our bikes to school, we all said the pledge of allegiance, had a morning prayer, and we got along just fine. Today, my old high school has a 10 foot fence, with barbed-wire, around the top and maybe three white kids, and nobody gets along, gangs run the place!)

Think about these things, back when they happened, they were major issues, I am talking about serious Change, remember that word? Things were ok and mellowed out for a long time, Disco happened and then, the gays came out of the closet, and we all had to be “tolerant”, now, its ok to be gay and we are giving our kids classes on gay stuff and so on. Now, after all of these Changes, We Americans are now numb, we can’t say anything about anybody, or we are the bad guy! It has become “unacceptable’ to be white and proud of it! Have you ever heard of “White History or Heterosexual Pride Month? Ask a kid about it, they will call you a racist and or a sexist! Remember the TV show, Black Viewpoint, when can we expect a channel like BET, call it WET , no, not a porn channel, that would be ok, I mean White Entertainment Television. Have you looked at all of the cable channels for everybody, but us rednecks? Ok, we do have a fishing show or two and I can remember when MTV was about Rock Music Videos, now it is all Rap.

Today, we are in the new politically correct world where  kids are indoctrinated into a liberal coma, where competition is bad, pass or fail is now a star or a smiley face, everybody gets graded on a curve that is determined by race, affirmative action weeds out those that can pass the tests, and replaces them with those that can’t, just based on quotas, and the PC police will get you if you say or do anything about it. We  fear offending someone, or we get sued and if a white guy kills a black guy, or if a straight guy kills a gay guy, the penalty is even worse than if you switch the situations, what is up with that? Murder is murder, isn’t it?  One plus one is two, two plus two is four. What is right is right, what is wrong is wrong, but now, everyone is afraid to say so!  We used to live by basic rules, now, everything is complicated, everything is ok, except, to say it’s not ok! What happened to “equal” rights? Do you see my point here? America is numb, not dumb, we are paralyzed with fear and paranoia!

With everybody now afraid of everybody, something is happening that most people are oblivious to, Obama is using his own Liberal base against them, and everyone else! With America so divided, the PC police, food cops and so many previously “unacceptable” groups having more power over the ones that used to say that those groups actions were “unacceptable”, Americans just really want it to be over! We all just want American’s to get along and be proud to ba an American. Some of us have woken up and see what is happening, and we don’t like it. Hopefully, we are getting in Obama’s way, or at least slowing down his efforts, until more people see what is happening and can vote him and the rest of the Marxist out of office. starting in 2010. Otherwise, Obama will start his revolution where those that have, won’t and those that don’t have will, at least that is what those that don’t have think, because they have been indoctrinated and re-educated for so long! Have you noticed that the town hall and tea party folks are mostly the over 35 group? We can remember what America used to be like, before the progressives took over. Global warming? Come on, stop already, the gig is up, Al Gore was wrong!

Think about this, now they are wanting to divide us even further, putting new taxes on everything, this puts smokers against non-smokers, thin people against fat people, and so on, but why? It is all about control, once the people of America have so many restrictions, it will be just like all of the other things that used to be unacceptable. In other words, if you complain about control, you will be singled out, but, by then it will be too late! We are already seeing the beginning, anyone who disagrees with this “Transformation” or revolution is called a redneck extremist!

Lets sum it all up, we have Obama’s friends, Reverend Wright and his Black Liberation Theology, Bill Ayres and The Weather Underground, and the rest of them that nobody paid any attention to, “before” the election, then, during the election, The Black Panthers and ACORN (before, during, and after),  SEIU, Chavez and Obama’s “Apology Tour” immediately after the election, then, Obama appoints a bunch of Czars with extreme views, and no oversight, add this to the bailouts the takeover of General Motors, giving over half of  the company to his Union buddies, Cap and Trade, all of the proposed spending on Health Care, Green Jobs, then the new taxes like the VAT (Value Added Tax) etc, and even a Nobel Peace Prize, after 12 days in office, so, whats next?

Look what happened to Rush Limbaugh, because of  “racist” comments, fake or otherwise? Here is a fake one that he supposedly said, “slavery had its merits” , whether he said it or not, is that so bad? After all, what happened to free speech, doesn’t Rush deserve an opinion? I mean, as un PC as it is, I would have to almost agree to a certain extent, after all, at least slaves couldn’t complain about unemployment and we didn’t need welfare. Has anyone gotten in trouble for the Rap lyrics basically talking about killing white people cops, or whatever? Why can rappers call each other “nigga” , but I should refer to that word as the “N” word? Did you hear about the big party, Fiesta Latina and Obama’s speech in New Orleans? Yes, he was there apologizing for the old “white” government that failed them, have you figured out who the people are that will be rounded up and slaughtered, like Chairman Mao did? What happened to whats left of the America we love, without hyphens, where we are all just called Americans?

I hope I am wrong, but, if not……………………………..

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Email from Senator John Cornyn 4-16-09

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Email from senator John Cornyn 4-13-09

21st Century Threats
‘Unproven Technology’ Lays Basis for Missile Defense

The following op-ed ran in today’s edition of the Defense News, which can be accessed here.

On April 5, North Korea launched a missile – and sent the world a wake-up call.

Ballistic missiles in the hands of rogue states, potentially armed with weapons of mass destruction, remain one of the most serious security threats of the 21st century. Change of administrations in Washington does not change this strategic imperative: Free nations must defend themselves from ballistic missile attack through robust and layered missile defense capabilities.

North Korea’s launch continues a ballistic missile development program that is now four decades old, and which many believe is the most advanced in the developing world. North Korea’s Taepo Dong-2 long-range missile has the potential capability to strike Hawaii, Alaska and possibly the West Coast of the United States.

Many observers agree that North Korea has proliferated elements of its missile program, along with those of its nuclear program, and has helped accelerate development of dangerous capabilities in Iran and other nations. Iran’s capabilities, in turn, could threaten all our allies in Europe, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East, including Israel.

Despite the growing risk, the new U.S. administration seems determined to scale back our missile defense capabilities and leave us and our allies more vulnerable.

On the same day that North Korea tested its new capabilities, President Barack Obama announced that America’s capabilities would be subject to new restrictions. He said in Prague that our missile defense partnership with NATO, including a tracking radar to be based on Czech soil, would go forward only if it is cost-effective and proven, and if the threat from Iran persists. These qualifications may seem reasonable, yet they signal unreasonable cutbacks throughout our missile defense program.

The next day, Defense Secretary Robert Gates made clear which U.S. missile defense capabilities meet the administration’s new standards. Approved for more funding are the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, the Standard Missile 3 program, and the conversion of six Aegis cruisers for missile defense.

Defunded or delayed are the Multiple Kill Vehicle program, the Airborne Laser program and additional ground-based interceptors in Alaska. Overall, the administration plans to cut funding for missile defense by nearly $1.5 billion, or about 15 percent.

Reading between the lines, we can see the new administration’s priorities. They recognize our proven but limited capability to destroy missiles in the midcourse and terminal stages of flight, yet they resist developing new technologies that would defeat such missiles much earlier, in the critical boost phase. In Europe, what they haven’t left out of the budget they seem eager to give away at the negotiating table.

And while trillions of dollars in domestic spending are justified as economic stimulus, new defenses against ballistic missiles – built right here in America – must overcome much higher hurdles from the budgetary bean counters.

FIXING THE PRIORITIES

The administration has set the wrong priorities, partly because it takes too lightly the growing missile threat from rogue states, but mostly because it has failed to recognize three crucial developments over the past 25 years.

First, new technologies have proved the skeptics wrong. During the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan’s vision of defenses against ballistic missiles was dismissed as science fiction. Today, our nation has deployed ground-based interceptors, early warning satellites, land- and sea-based radars, and an integrated command, control, battle management and communications infrastructure. Together these components give us an emergency capability against a limited long-range ballistic missile attack, yet each of them, decades ago, was merely an “unproven” technology.

Research, development and deployment of today’s unproven technologies are the key to improving our defenses in the decades to come.

Second, the administration seems unaware of the sea change in international public opinion on the issue of missile defense. At the close of the 20th century, our allies and friends were still very skeptical of missile defense. Yet, consistent and patient diplomacy by the Bush administration changed all that. Today, our nation has cooperative agreements on missile defense with the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy, Japan and Australia.

We are working with Poland and the Czech Republic to give NATO a missile defense capability, and with Israel to improve its defenses against medium-range rockets. India, France and many other nations have expressed interest in cooperating with us on these technologies. Cutting back on U.S. missile defense capabilities makes no sense when so many allies and friends want to deepen their cooperation with us.

Third, support for U.S. missile defenses now crosses partisan lines. Five of my colleagues, including Independent Joe Lieberman and Democrat Mark Begich, wrote President Obama following his administration’s proposed funding cuts for missile defense. They urged him to reconsider these recommendations and to continue development of an integrated, layered defense against the ballistic missile threat.

I share my colleagues’ concerns, as do millions of Americans across the political spectrum. The president has inspired so many with his vision of crossing ideological divides to pursue common, long-term objectives. Building the infrastructure of missile defense presents a tremendous opportunity to make that vision a reality.

President Obama, like every commander in chief, must make difficult choices to protect our people, advance freedom and defend our strategic interests. I applaud his surge of forces in Afghanistan and appreciate the additional defense capabilities he appears willing to fund. Yet I will oppose any cuts to missile defenses, and to any program that gives us a fighting chance to deter and defeat the security threats of the 21st century.

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Obama:big mouth or diplomat?

If you saw Obama and his town hall meeting in Istanbul, I bet you missed one key thing that he said, that definitely, had to be heard by someone other than just myself.

Obama, while answering questions about U.S. Relations with Muslims, he said “maybe we should put the mothers in charge”, I bet that went over real well! If you don’t “get it”, I will explain.

This comment just shows how little President Obama actually knows about this subject, why? Do you remember seeing how the Taliban were treating women? Do you wonder why the Muslim women have to wear a burkha? Why the women were not allowed to go to school? Why these countries that have Sharia law are so opposed to the U.S.? It is because we believe in equal rights and freedom for everybody, not just men!

By saying that maybe the mothers should be in charge, he is saying that these male dominant societies should be, in their minds, reduced to following a woman. That sounds like an insult to me!

Like it or not, any place that requires a woman to cover herself up, completely, due to their religion, and thousands of years of history, is not likely to appreciate what he said, I just wonder if anyone else will catch it, so that they can spin it into being some sort of “innocent” accident, you do remember the reactions to the cartoons showing Mohammed?

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I bet North Korea is scared now! I say we should have barbecued him!

I bet North Korea and Kim Jong il are just shaking in their shorts! Barack Obama and the U.N. are going to have a meeting! That is kind of like saying, ‘well, he did it, now what do we do?’ Are there no leaders left in the world? Here is the kicker, Mexico’s ambassador is the one in the barrel this month! Oh boy, can we talk about the illegals while this meeting is going on? I feel so safe, had that been a nuke, it would have been like way too late, something would have been glowing by now! If the world is going to follow Mexico’s lead, we are done for! What are they going to do, send aome illegals to take over North Korea? Read the story below, that is Comrade Obama’s Statement.

From the BNO Newsroom.

Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC (BNO NEWS) – “North Korea’s development and proliferation of ballistic missile technology pose a threat to the northeast Asian region and to international peace and security. The launch today of a Taepo-dong 2 missile was a clear violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, which expressly prohibits North Korea from conducting ballistic missile-related activities of any kind. With this provocative act, North Korea has ignored its international obligations, rejected unequivocal calls for restraint, and further isolated itself from the community of nations.

We will immediately consult with our allies in the region, including Japan and the Republic of Korea, and members of the U.N. Security Council to bring this matter before the Council. I urge North Korea to abide fully by the resolutions of the U.N. Security Council and to refrain from further provocative actions.

Preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is a high priority for my administration. The United States is fully committed to maintaining security and stability in northeast Asia and we will continue working for the verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula through the Six-Party Talks. The Six-Party Talks provide the forum for achieving denuclearization, reducing tensions, and for resolving other issues of concern between North Korea, its four neighbors, and the United States. North Korea has a pathway to acceptance in the international community, but it will not find that acceptance unless it abandons its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and abides by its international obligations and commitments.”

Here is an excerpt from FoxNews.

UNITED NATIONS —  The U.N. Security Council approved an emergency session Sunday to deal with North Korea’s rocket launch.

So, now what?

Diplomats at the U.N. say the U.S., Britain, France and South Korea already have begun discussing a possible Security Council resolution to reaffirm its existing sanctions on North Korea.

Is anybody out there?  Hello, what was that loud bang? Oh look, my doggy just melted! Come on people, another resolution? Like did the last one work? It is a bit like sending a pedophile to prison and rehab, IT WILL NOT WORK! What was it, 17 U.N. Resolutions before we actually had the balls to take out Saddam? Can anybody see the pattern here but me?

I have made this next segment of the quote above bold, so that you can read it in its full context, “I urge North Korea to abide fully by the resolutions of the U.N. Security Council and to refrain from further provocative actions.” What? Obama URGES North Korea? I guess Biden was right? Maybe they already had this worked out?

I am sorry, if I had been the Commander in Chief, and had told North Korea, the same words that Obama did before, what was it? Something about an at of aggression? I would have been forced to keep my word, in other words, That fat, perverted, North Korean Bastard would now be Barbecue! Between us, South Korea and Japan, we could have smoked that half of the continent, and made some growing room for South Korea! After all, what are the Chinese going to say, we now owe them TRILLIONS of dollars! That would be like a dope dealer killing a junkie, they wouldn’t get paid if we were at war! Now, that is diplomacy!

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Finally, someone is going to stand up to Iran!

Benjamin Netanyahu has let it be known that he is not going to allow Iran to get nukes! Netanyahu has also put the ball in  Barack Obama’s court, basically stating, Stop Iran or I will. I have been waiting on this for a long time now, Netanyahu is just about the only leader in the world, and he was just sworn in, that has the balls to stand up to this crazy, extremist, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, or Ahmad-the-nutjob as I call him, and, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei .

We all know that the U.S. is having financial problems, the whole world is, and Obama’s spending spree has made it even worse, but someone has got to do something to stop Iran from getting nukes, otherwise, our financial problems will seem trivial compared to the threat of a nuclear Iran!

I especially like this quote from Netanyahu, “You don’t want a messianic apocalyptic cult controlling atomic bombs. When the wide-eyed believer gets hold of the reins of power and the weapons of mass death, then the entire world should start worrying, and that is what is happening in Iran.” This pretty much puts it all into perspective, or at least it should.

For those that are of the belief, “Peace at all costs”, all I can say is, cover you eyes and ears and stick your head in the sand if you want, but someone must stand up to these evil monsters in the world. Don’t be scared. I say to Benjamin Netanyahu, “Do what you have to do, since America has been emasculated, a self inflicted injury, by electing an ultra liberal, entitlement funding, fiscally irresponsible, and basically spineless government, somebody has to do what is needed!” I mean come on, changing “The War on Terror” to “Overseas Contingency Operation” and “Terrorism” to “man-caused disasters”, is that weak or what? Thank God there is still one “leader” left in the world!

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An Email from Senator John Cornyn 3/30

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Economy Problems: Mexico Scares Me! Look-out for Chavez!

As the entire world is having economic problems, what is next? Mexico has always been a “Third-World” country, but it is getting even worse, much worse, so what happens if the Mexican government completely collapses? You know how many people  are already coming here to get away and to make a living, if the entire thing down there goes bad, what will happen? Here is an article by Glenn Beck on FoxNews.com, “As Goes California, So Goes America”, read this for but one scenario, a very real situation, even if Mexico doesn’t fall apart.

Look at the events in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez has pretty much set himself up as dictator, and the idiots that live there voted for it! Hmm, reminds me a bit of our most recent Presidential election here! It just goes to show you, if you promise people something for nothing, they fall for it every time! What is really scary, and should give people even more reason to worry, is who Chavez’s friends are, look at the picture, Chavez and Ahmadinejad look pretty chummy!

I know why they are laughing, they are talking about how they and Obama are going to wreck the U.S. and take over the entire North American continent, like Canada would do anything. Ffirst it starts out socialism, then its communism! Why would any of that make Ahmadinejad happy? Simple, Chavez and Obama take the West, Putin takes Europe and Asia, and Ahmadinejad takes the Middle east and Africa! With America out of the way, since Obama is helping them, the disease of socialism can spread, the U.S. becomes a poor country, and then we are all here just wondering what happened! Funny thing is that nobody seems to know what is bad about socialism. You can’t blame Bush for that one!

Yes, that is a severely exaggerated opinion of but one possible scenario, and I pray to God that Obama is not going to let it go that far, but, my point is, It Could Happen! Remember  “Yes, We Can” and “Change You Can Believe In” and all of the rest? Americans were acting like the lemmings down there in Venezuela, I have to say, I am embarrassed, I am a Proud American, and to see where we are headed is a big dissappointment.

There always have been poor people and there always will be. The whole point of Free Markets and Capitalism is so that if you work hard enough you can make it to the top, way above the bottom, the whole point of Socialism is to make everybody the same, and, if you look at Venezuela, that means everybody but the Dictator is poor! Yes, Capitalism can also be described as “Survival of the Fittest”, people and businesses may fail, but, it is that opportunity to make it back to the top!

I heard an old German saying that translates to something like this; A man who makes a lot of mistakes, works hard, A man who makes no mistakes, is a lazy dog! How many mistakes have you made?

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Iran’s Ahmadinejad: How long will the world put up with him?

Everytime you turn around this guy is giving the world the finger, how long will this be allowed to last? He has stated so many times, everyone should have heard it by now, that he wants to get rid of Isreal, come on world, wake up!

Here is an article on the most recent outburst, found on FoxNews.com, Iran’s Ahmadinejad: ‘Not Feasible’ for Israel to Exist, does any one out there even care?

I am sorry if I get out of line on this one, but this Ahmadinijad guy is just plain evil! I can envision even more from him since he no longer has any reason to fear the U.S., after all, Obama is going to go hang out with him at some point, right? So, what kind of message are we sending the world? As I see it, Obama getting elected says: “We Surrender!” Now that Obama and Palosi, have guaranteed us to be broke for another century or two, what can we do?

Simple, here is my plan; First, we call up Isreal, tell them hey, you might want to get everybody out, you can have a chunk of Arizona, down by the border, that way they can handle security there. Second, we fire off a few dozen of our ICBM’s and make the middle east glow! Hmm, now I sound as bad as Ahmad the Nutjob, but I can’t think of any other way, and after all, the nukes are paid for! As bad as that sounds, you sometimes have to get extreme when the consequences of doing nothing are even more extreme! You know, “Fight fire with fire!”

Actually, I don’t think we have to worry about doing anything, Isreal knows how Obama feels about them, so I imagine they will take care of it themselves!

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The $1,000,000,000,000 Mistake

		U.S. Representative Michael McCaul 10th District of Texas 5929 Balcones Drive, Suite 305 Austin, TX 78731 (512) 473-2357
	For Immediate Release February 13, 2009 The $1,000,000,000,000 Mistake By Congressman Michael McCaul
	(Washington D.C.)- {For a time when the nation is full of talk of change, the Democrat leadership in Washington seems committed to repeating the mistakes of the past. The so-called stimulus package presented to us this week is no stimulus at all. In reality, it’s a Trojan Horse for billions of dollars in pork barrel spending. Democrats have said repeatedly that there is not a single earmark in this bill. In fact, the stimulus bill itself is one giant earmark, a massive collection of unnecessary spending, pet projects, and kickbacks to well-heeled contributors. While I do support some provisions of the bill such as the tax relief and investments in infrastructure, only 17% of this $1 trillion bill provides new tax relief and less than 10% provides new roads and bridges. This economic crisis demands leadership. It demands immediate tax relief for working families, and help for America’s small businesses, giving them the funds they need to stop the layoffs and hire more employees. It demands that we stabilize home values, and yes, give assistance to the unemployed. All these goals are fulfilled in an alternative plan that I support, but to which the Democrats gave little consideration. We cannot spend our way out of debt. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says that long-term, this package will do more harm than good. And the President’s own analysts and economic advisors say the Republican plan, which institutes long-term, meaningful tax cuts for individuals and small businesses, will create twice as many jobs for half the cost of the stimulus package. According to their calculations, this alternative stimulus would create an estimated 490,000 jobs in Texas, compared to only 204,000 in the final bill. At a critical moment in America’s history – when our nation desperately needs strong, principled leadership – Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid are bent on taking advantage of this crisis and manipulating the fears of American taxpayers to their own ends. Instead of creating jobs, they’re focused on pushing through massive overreaches of government. Consider Welfare spending. One measure in the bill seeks to take limits off of Welfare spending that President Clinton imposed 12 years ago. University of Texas professor and former assistant Health and Human Services Secretary Benjamin Sasse, explains that, “Through a little noticed provision of the stimulus package that has passed the House of Representatives, the bill creates a fund that is open-ended.” Sasse explains the provision would essentially remove the five year limit on federal benefits and jeopardize the requirement that recipients begin working after two years of government support. The stimulus package also includes a step toward government-run healthcare. It creates a new entity of bureaucratic oversight, the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, to monitor your treatments. Thanks to this stimulus package, government will be looking over the shoulder of your doctor, preventing him from giving you any treatment they deem “not cost-effective.” How does putting a bureaucrat in Washington in charge of your health care stimulate the economy? How does it create jobs to roll back welfare reform, unleashing an endless stream of government handouts? Perhaps my favorite line item in this stimulus package is for $300 million to purchase golf carts. Something’s wrong with this picture when an economic stimulus package includes $300 million of hard-earned taxpayer money for buying $40,000 apiece golf carts. No one seems to know where they’ll even be used! In times of crisis, history should be our guide. It’s worth remembering an old statement from Henry Morgenthau Jr., the famous Treasury Secretary under President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression, who confessed, “We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before, and it does not work.” Printing money we don’t have will only result in inflation thereby increasing interest rates on credit card purchases and home mortgages. Spending the equivalent of a million dollars a day for the next three thousand years is not a solution, and it is not leadership to saddle our children with the cost of our poor decisions. It’s time to get Americans working again, and working for themselves – not for paying off the salaries of more bureaucrats and the costs of pork barrel spending. Michael McCaul represents the 10th Congressional District of Texas (####)

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