Call me a cynic on this administration getting anything done in a timely fashion.
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Posted on 03/18/2011 8:27:57 PM PDT by rrdog
en. Rand Paul, Republican from Kentucky, had a press conference scheduled for today unveiling his plans for a five-year path to a balanced budget.
- Reduces spending by nearly $4 trillion relative to the President's budget - Achieves a $19 billion surplus in FY2016 - Brings all non-military discretionary spending back to FY2008 levels - Requires the process of entitlement reform, including Social Security and Medicare, with final implementation by FY2016 - Does not change Social Security or Medicare benefits - Block-grants Medicaid, SCHIP, foods stamps, and child nutrition · Provides the President's request for war funding - Reduces military spending 6 percent in FY2012 · Eliminates four departments: - Department of Commerce (transfers certain programs) - Department of Education (preserves Pell grants) - Department of Housing and Urban Development - Department of Energy (transfers nuclear research and weapons to Department of Defense) · Repeals Obamacare
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I agree. Paul Ryan’s plan is something like 20 years. We don’t have that long.
Rand Paul for President 2012. This guy has got what it takes!
First and foremost!
Senator Paul’s plan is one of the best and boldest things that I have ever seen come out of Washington. Kudos to him for having the brilliance and balls to put it on the table.
And 2008 was a big-spending bailout/stimulus year. If it is that easy, why not freeze spending at 2007 levels?
I know you're impressed with him. We're all impressed. But please......he's only been on the job for three months. Let's see how he does after (at least) one term of battle testing, before we nominate him for the top job.
Yeah I thought the same thing. It actually makes you feel like their are at least a few politicians who understand how bad the monetary and fiscal situations actually are when put in proper historical perspective. I just love this plan on so many different levels, but mostly on its bold approach.
I’d be happy if they could even get half of this. I just don’t think they’ll ever be able to override Obama. He’s bent on total destruction of white middle class.
Maybe so, but you can’t do any worse than Zero, and most of the potential Republican candidates who’ve made it known they are running. Zero had absolutely no narrative, but was elected nonetheless on the “promise” of “Hope and Change,” whatever those terms meant.
It's our only hope.
Short of these draconian steps our nation will not endure and Liberty will be lost, finally, in the world.
Man's great experiment will have died.
Everyone seems to find the time to be writing books.
The Tea Party Goes to Washington.
And every Congress member gets a copy
of Rand Paul’s new book.
Haven't you heard? Vacation is on the agenda:
The Senate agreed to adjourn for 10 days, a little Spring Break in following the lead of the House, which already had approved closing up shop through March 29.
But: just before adjourning, the House voted 228-192 to end federal taxpayer funding for NPR.
But: the Senate may not see eye to eye on the timely measure.
First things first: Rand did get into a heated debate on the Light Bulb Law..in last weeks Senate legislative hearing on two energy efficiency bills.
Call me a cynic on this administration getting anything done in a timely fashion.
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He and his father are very smart. I would vote for Rand for President. They also both know the Federal Reserve is a private corporation owned by private banks and NOT the US Govt.
Go read what the Framers said about Central Banks.
The house is burning down. Rand Paul gets it. He is also not a Fed/elitist/CFR/Davos dummy.
Make no mistake. I think Rand Paul is great, but he hasn't done anything more than any garden variety Freeper would have done, had they just been elected to the US Senate.
The fact that the guy has some very bold and sensible ideas, doesn't make him fit to be Commander in Chief. I'm sorry, but I want a proven, battle-tested, world class leader in the White House in 2012.
I refuse to adopt the Democrats' standard of presidential qualifications (i.e., zero).
Yes he does, but he's been on the job exactly how long?
He’s great, has the right ideas and is one of the only honest politicans around. We will give him time to prove himself but I hope one day he will get the urge to run for president. He’s what we need!
Requires the process of entitlement reform, including Social Security and Medicare, with final implementation by FY2016 - Does not change Social Security or Medicare benefits - Block-grants Medicaid, SCHIP, foods stamps, and child nutrition
Cannot possibly achieve this:
Achieves a $19 billion surplus in FY2016
The guy's full of it. It looks like Washington Math has already claimed him as a victim.
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