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Sorry I am not going to take Pledge to America seriously until I see the red pencil come out and identify specific cuts to programs. I have some ideas that might ruffle feathers in both directions.

As far as the Laffer Curve working with Bush’s tax cuts and even lower marginal rates will be even better, go back and take a look at the evidence. Look at unemployment under Clinton and then Bush. Sorry I need something more to hang my hat on. We start a $1T+ war with Iraq without a funding source, and we wonder why our budget is in the toilet. At 70% I am pretty darn sure we are the other side of the curve. At current rates I am not convinced (especially with the evidence of the higher rates under Clinton). What appears to have happened with the Bush cuts was an early but unsustainable increase in the revenue stream. I really don’t see ill effects from when Clinton increased the top tax rate from 31% to nearly 40%. We had a strong period of economic growth, had our federal deficit down, etc.

The Republicans have become a one trick pony (tax cuts). I am sorry to say this given that I do have conservative leanings, but come up with a list of recommended specific cuts with reasons.

Granted I can’t vote for the other guys either, but I guess I will sit at home this November.

When times are good you don’t run deficits so that when times are bad, you have some flexibility.