During the debate last night I saw two men who both wanted to hold the highest public office in the land. In previous years there were definite differences in the two candidates, one was far to the left while the other was far to the right. Last night, I saw a Marxist and a really, really bad democrat wanna be. Now I understand why Joe Lieberman likes McCain so much. Obama
is just too far tot he left and McCain, well, he's just about right.
The problem with John McCain is that he just doesn't get it. My fellow Republicans, we made a tremendous mistake in making this guy our nominee. What would last night have been like if Obamahad to face down Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee or Guiliani? Any of those four would have swept the floor with Obama. They would have pasted him and Obama would now be down for the count.
Instead we have a guy who wants to talk about earmarks. Well, earmarks are a bad problem but they are a small, small problem in America. Truth is most Americans don't even know what an earmark is. Most probably think its that little shadow that appears mysteriously on a piece of paper when you hold it up to the light. He likes to talk about being a "maverick". If I have to hear that one more time I'm going to pull my hair out. McCain's not a maverick. If he was a Maverick he would offer up a true plan. How would this suit you?
First, we eliminate capital gains, taxes, corporate taxes, inheritance taxes, and marriage penalties by instituting a new tax code. One that is simple enough that it eliminates the April 15th tax day by having "every" American pay a percentage of their income each week to the government. This would also eliminate the class warfare game the Democrats like to play when it comes to taxes. Money would flow into the treasury at the tune of $13 trillion as some estimates would indicate. We could retire the deficit within ten years.
Institute a health insurance plan that provides health insurance for those who need it. This isn't for people who get a cold and think they have to go the emergency room, but for people who have diabetes or cancer and can't buy health care through insurance providers because it costs too much.
We reform social security by first removing the FICA funds from the general budget and two, setting up a personal payment plan for each American to invest a small portion of their money in mutual funds, money markets, IRAs or annuities. They also have the option to leave it where it is.
You want to make sure social security gets fixed, force all Congressmen onto Social Security when they retire.
Give the "ordinary" American a chance at governing by instituting term limits on House members. 12 years and that's it pal, now it's someone elses turn.
Hey McCain here's a novel idea for ya, try balancing the budget. Instead of socializing these bad mortgages, lets take a new approach as a government and spend only what we bring in.
Reform education, not by throwing money at the problem but by turning over the power in our schools to the principals and the community PTAs. Money never made for a good education. Ben Franklin went to a school that didn't even have a floor and he became one of the greatest of all American scientists and philanthropists.
Defense spending should increase not decrease. No soldier of ours should ever be without the very best that we can give them. That includes the highest starting pay grade that we can afford. This country is too rich and too powerful to ask our bravest men and women to do the most for the least. We should pay them before we ever write the first WIC check or issue the first food stamp.
Increase the value of the dollar by putting it back on the gold standard. Stop printing so much. You can't continue to print the American dollar and expect the value to stay high, so stop it.
Energy Independence - Drill here Drill NOW!!! Pay Less. WE should drill every where we can. Nothing should be off limits. We should also invest billions in alternative energy resources such as nuclear power, solar and wind power, natural gas and clean coal. We should also invest billions in building the infrastructure to provide these alternative fuel sources.
End the strain on food prices by getting American farms back to growing rice and corn for sustenance rather than for fuel. The experiment with ethanol is over. It was a good try but it was a dismal failure. Now we should get farmers back into the food growing business and out of the fuel making business.
Iraq War - we need to get out as soon as possible by setting a timeline for withdrawal. If the Iraqi government is not ready to assume control of its own interests at that time then America can not abandon its enemy but the Iraqi government must pay the bill. American forces will assume control of the Iraqi oil fields and collect all the profits to fund our troops for the time we are there and we give only the remaining balance to the Iraqi government.
Immigration is a big problem but instead of an amnesty bill for all why not offer this as a possible means of gaining American citizenship. If you want to come to this country you can gain citizenship by doing a four year stint in the Armed Services. They will receive excellent pay and college tuition benefits and after four years they can come out as full fledged citizens. If they don't make it through, we give them a free ride back to where ever they came from.
America should make human rights a top priority. The Cross doctrine would identify a certain criteria for when American forces should intervene and if crimes against humanity occur and they fit that definitive criteria then America should step in, hunt down and crush anyone who would do harm to our brothers.
Gay Marriage - Marriage is a religious institution and it should stay between a man and a woman. Still gay couple should have the rights and privileges as a husband would or a wife. There should be a legal status that allows them to be at their partner's side when they are sick and have the same benefits as a married couple would have in the event of death.
Abortion should be protected in the even of rape, incest, or the life of the mother is in jeopardy but "just because" abortions must stop. It should be left up to the state OB/GYN boards to look at every case and judge on merit whether or not that abortion meets that criteria. If an abortion is done and does not fit the criteria then the doctor should have his/her license suspended. In the event of a second offense during the life span of his/her career, the doctor should have his license revoked for a period of one (1) year, after a third offense during the lifespan of his/her career the license of said doctor should be revoked permanently.
And finally if asked if I would ever call on Americans to sacrifice, my response would be very short and to the point. Americans have sacrificed enough. It is time now for the government to sacrifice. It is time for bureaucrats to sacrifice and it is time for politicians to sacrifice. Americans already give more than they should be asked to give while politicians get wealthy, lining their pockets with special interest money and sweet heart deals from companies looking for political favors. Its time for government to sacrifice its time for the government to start paying its fair share back to people that it is meant to serve.