With Mitt Romney now out of the race, the media can now start their attack on the leading Republican presidential candidate. Up to this point they’ve nearly had a “love fest” with John McCain, essentially defending him against the concerns of conservatives.
For weeks the media has disparaged Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity as the "goon squad" for their, ah hem, lack of support for candidate McCain. Flying false flags and characterizing the concerns of conservative pundits more as personality issues and ignoring the real ideological and policy issues these commentators have postulated.
Now, after the Romney withdrawal, the national media suddenly begins its attack on McCain, the AP enumerating his failure to show up for “half” the Senate votes in the past year. All the while demonstrating that while Sens. Obama and Clinton’s failure to show records were less than stellar, they still recorded more Senate votes than McCain.
That is just the initial salvo. Reporting on McCains’s speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the San Francisco Chronicle’s Zachary Coile reported some of the specifics of conservatives disagreements with the front runner.
"It's not just that he voted against the tax cuts - he rallied moderate Republicans and Democrats to oppose the tax cuts"
“… his McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill, which they called an affront to the First Amendment.”
“…McCain is too eager to compromise with Democrats.”
“…his vote against the 2001 tax cuts…”
“…his immigration bill, which failed in the Senate last year…”
“…the Gang of fourteen.”
Suddenly, these and other issues, that conservatives contend reveal McCain’s liberal mindset, are making headlines. This worry, along with McCain’s propensity to link arms with liberal Democrats like Russ Feingold and Ted Kennedy, and even more moderate Democrats such as Joe Lieberman, rankle conservatives who have watched McCain abandon them repeatedly over the years while championing liberal causes.
When the details of the pundits’ disagreement with McCain may have been educational to and had an effect on Republican primary voters, the media was silent. Now, with McCain the frontrunner and presumed nominee, these issues become headlines.
It seems to me this is the beginning of the liberal medias effort to discourage the Republican voter and dissuade them for casting a vote come November. I think their strategy is, if Republicans flee the voting booth, no matter who the Democrat nominee is, Hillary or Obama, they will have smooth sailing to the inauguration.
I have to say I was having problems thinking positively about our now presumed nominee any way. I didn’t support him in our Florida primary, and working up support now is going to be real tough.
James Dobson, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingram, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage all have come out against McCain. But they aren’t the only ones. Conservative voters across the nation have serious problems with John McCain. Those who don’t probably haven’t studied his record.
Granted there are varying degrees of conservativism, and even conservatives will disagree on various issues, but all will find in John McCain to have abandoned them in many of the issues they hold dear. I place myself firmly in their camp.
Friday, February 08, 2008
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Winning the Future
While I have disagreement with some of the specific items listed, the overwhelming majority of this "Platform of the American People's" action items are right on!
This platform is the result of 6 national polls of the American people, asking their opinions of the serious issues facing our nation and the proposed solutions. The polling results are available for review and next to each plank in this "Platform of the American People" the polling results for that plank are displayed.
The broad categories are:
- English and American Civilization
- Immigration, the Border and Assimilation
- Science and Technology
- Prizes
- Energy and the Environment
- Taxes and Jobs
- Social Security and Retirement
- Freedom of Religion
- Defending America
This isn't a Democrat, Independent or Republican document, it is the result of the sincere opinions of a broad representation of Americans of every political stripe. Visit the website, read the platform, make your own decision about this document and how it aligns with you personal values
I can imagine every one of us can find something to disagree on, but I can also imagine that everyone, if we take the time to listen to and understand each other, will find we have more values in common than points of dissimilarity. Visit the website or download the petition to your computer. Download now (You will need Foxit Reader or Adobe Reader)
I have little doubt that except for the most virulent partisan among us, most will agree to most of the agenda of "Platform of the American People." Therefore I'm recommending that everyone take a moment to visit the website, read this treatise on American ideals and if you too can agree with the majority of its tenants, follow through, sign the petition.
The future of our nation it too important and, in the end, we are all really not that different in the values we hold dear.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Who's gonna tote the load?
This Sunday, when asked in an ABC interview about her plan to enforce universal health care if elected, dodged the question of imposing fees and/or garnishing wages to do so. She specifically mentioned enforced enrollment and higher taxes.
Now one could ask, how could she do that to the poor and low income families. The most likely answer is, she wouldn’t. That’s how she would press the issue through and gain broad support of the masses. If they don’t have to pay for it, of course they’ll support it.
So who would she tax and or garnish? Those who are already paying the bill. The middle class and up. Currently the top 25% of income earners pays 86% of income taxes.
You may respond, well, that leaves me out. Think again. If your household has an annual income of $62,000 or more, you are in the group of those paying the bill (2005 Tax Foundation Data). Just as an FYI, the top 50% of income earners ($31,000 and above) pay 96.93% of all income taxes.
So who do you think Hillary or anyone else wishing to garnish wages, impose additional fees and increase taxes on the taxpayer to fund a giveaway to the lower 50% will appeal to? Do you think she’ll have any difficulty getting their support?
NOW! What was your income last year? Which of the above groups will you fall into? The upper 50% of income earners, or the lower 50%? Are you ready to increase the amount of your income you send to the federal government? Think, know the facts before you decide. Free heathcare doesn’t mean free, someone has to tote the load, the short odds are it’ll be you.
Now one could ask, how could she do that to the poor and low income families. The most likely answer is, she wouldn’t. That’s how she would press the issue through and gain broad support of the masses. If they don’t have to pay for it, of course they’ll support it.
So who would she tax and or garnish? Those who are already paying the bill. The middle class and up. Currently the top 25% of income earners pays 86% of income taxes.
You may respond, well, that leaves me out. Think again. If your household has an annual income of $62,000 or more, you are in the group of those paying the bill (2005 Tax Foundation Data). Just as an FYI, the top 50% of income earners ($31,000 and above) pay 96.93% of all income taxes.
So who do you think Hillary or anyone else wishing to garnish wages, impose additional fees and increase taxes on the taxpayer to fund a giveaway to the lower 50% will appeal to? Do you think she’ll have any difficulty getting their support?
NOW! What was your income last year? Which of the above groups will you fall into? The upper 50% of income earners, or the lower 50%? Are you ready to increase the amount of your income you send to the federal government? Think, know the facts before you decide. Free heathcare doesn’t mean free, someone has to tote the load, the short odds are it’ll be you.
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