Any candidate for Speaker Of The House that does not pledge to take a chain saw to government spending should be dismissed out of hand.
He can start with elimination of the FBI.
Other places to look for savings are the EPA and the Department of the Interior.
Any fool can see that the Federal Government is a bloated monster intent of swallowing up more and more of the peoples liberty.
Slashing away at government spending is the only possible way of saving the Union.
“Any candidate for Speaker Of The House that does not pledge to take a chain saw to government spending should be dismissed out of hand.”
Just as long as you know only about 20% of the electorate agrees with you.
And after two years the American people will run you out of town on a rail.
By and large the American people give only lip service to balanced budgets, spending, borrowing and deficits.
But if you actually start cutting where the bulk of money is spent, a firestorm awaits.