Posted on 02/09/2011 7:20:02 PM PST by STARWISE
David Keene, the longtime chairman of the American Conservative Union, stepped down on Wednesday as the leader of the organization, one day ahead of the first of its annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Keene had chaired the organization since 1984 and will still preside over the annual conservative gathering. His impending exit had been anticipated, but not the timing.
Al Cardenas was selected to succeed Keene. Cardenas was born in Cuba in 1948, and has been a player in conservative politics since the Reagan presidency.
“I look forward to taking advantage of the new energies we see today in the conservative movement to make this storied organization even more influential in the future” said Cardenas in a press release.
AGAIN I SAY
I am all for REAL COST SAVING MEASURES accross the board.. but a shell game with the public money is NOT acceptable. I am told that the problem is on the HIGH END of the FRS incomes not the LOW end.. so why are we trying to make the lowest paid FRS employees “pay into the system” again with PUBLIC DOLLARS so it really does not save the taxpayers a dime.. just a shell game...
I have suggested that we make the FIRST $30,000/yr EXEMPT from employee contribution and everything over $30,000/yr the employee can contribute... 5%, 10%, 15%... whatever it takes to get the budget under control... this will at least try to keep our lowest paid employees off food stamps
Not to mention getting rid of a LOT of jobs that serve no real public service... Gov. Rick Scott is doing a GREAT job there !
I am open to REAL discussion on the issue, but a shell game is NOT acceptable.. and does NOTHING to save the taxpayers a dime... and runs the risk of putting more State Employees on welfare..
I am discussing the core issue - you don't want to bear any of the burden of balancing the state budget - that apparently should be up to someone else.
And that is the problem with trying to shrink government - no one wants to take a hit in the process.
But what does all this have to do with CPAC... nothing really.. but it does serve the purpose of sorting out the RNC/GOP/DNC coalition drones from the REAL grass roots conservative movement that is going to EXPLODE in 2012 !
Get on board or get out of the way folks !
I happen to be in the over $30,000 category so my proposal WILL result in a personal hit to my take home pay so why must your continue to say otherwise?
Everyone will have to take cuts to balance overspending. That's the problem. Once you start exempting one group, others will want to be exempted as well.
furthermore I suggest that the FRS ALLOW employees who are in the INVESTMENT PLAN to make ADDITIONAL VOLUNTARY TAX EXEMPT CONTRIBUTIONS as an incentive for OPTING OUT OF THE the PENSION PLAN.. By the way I have been IN the INVESTMENT PLAN since it was created....
you failed to address my argument that a take home pay cut for employees who make LESS than $30,000 will create additional problems... I remember the days when I had to go to the “cash advance” loan shop and take out a 1000% short term loan to buy groceries and prevent bouncing a check...
Okay so let’s start by crunching the numbers on exempting the first $25,000 or even $20,000? That way the folks on the low end of the food chain can actually put some food on the table?
You are the one who introduced the topic into the thread. And then you turn around and blame my response to that topic as some kind of effort to derail the thread?
You just proved the premise of post 57.
why must you hurl personal attacks on me instead of discussing the issue.
Look whose calling the pot black......... You come and take over a thread with your personal issues which have nothing to do with CPAC and Keene resigning per se. You do your efforts more harm than good with your actions, imo.
lol... good cheap shot dirtboy.. I am okay with discussing the FRS on this topic because it really is an issue that separates the “R’s” from the REAL conservatives who want REAL solutions not shell games with the PEOPLE’s money... which is what CPAC used to stand for.... follow the money folks.. sigh... :( follow the money..
actually I believe I have effectively connected this discussion to the root of the problem that CPAC is having.. the catering to the MONEY instead of the CONSERVATIVES is a serious problem accross the board
Your opinion and mine is you harm your cause by hijacking threads as you do. If you want to discuss your issues then start a thread on that topic and don’t hijack others.
My FIRST post on the issue was removed by the ADMIN because of a footnote that I wrote regarding my ping list...
My FIRST post on the issue was ON TOPIC and read as follows.. footnote regarding ping list removed.
CPAC is DEAD FOLKS ! As is ANY organization that is financially linked to the RNC/GOP !! As I keep saying over and over again 2012 will be the year that INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVES pull away from the money pit that is controlled by the RNC/DNC coalition of corruption ! You might not like it but it is happening right before your eyes ! Wake up American Conservatives and join the NON-PARTISEN process for electing CITIZEN REPS to the United States House of Representatives !
My “cause” is advancing CONSERVATISM in American politics which is also yours I hope..
Momma I didn’t do it, honest........ LOL
lol :)
How about because you’ve been asked by me and numerous others MANY, MANY times to remove us from your ping/Bill Escoffery/GOOOH spam list, and you’ve never done it? Then you make a post on here (comment #51, which has now been removed by the moderator) which insults anyone who doesn’t agree with your idiocy and would like to be removed from your ping list. Jerk is really not the right word. You’re actually another word that begins with a and ends with hole, but I won’t say that here.
Now, take me off of your ping list!
So the truth is a cheap shot. You really are a world-class jerk.
You were removed the first time you asked.. I will double-check the list and ensure that you are not on there twice.. my public aplogies to you sir
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