[Son House]

The economic freeze is coming earlier than expected because Romney is not offering a Conservative Economic Solutions in contrast to continuing the Democrat’s Liberal engrained Progressive Income Tax Policy.

Even the ‘new’ Republican Economic plan for 10% and 25% rates is disappointingly Progressive, they just don’t get it, no matter what the tax rate revenues collected are about 18% of the GDP, so why not low tax rates and more job opportunity? No, instead Republicans insist on offering Democrat lite.

[kabar]

I share many of your concerns about Reps just wanting to make the welfare state run more cheaply and efficiently and not roll it back. The problem is whether the American people and the culture of dependency that most embrace can accept the real austerity measures that will be necessary to get our economy back on track. Anyone who thinks that this can be done painlessly thru some changes in our tax code doesn't understand the magnitude and substance of the problem.

Unless entitlements are reformed significantly, the entire house of cards built on the welfare state will collapse. Does the political will exist to make the necessary changes or will it take a debt crisis to force the political class to act regardless of public opinion?

[Cheerio]

No, instead Republicans insist on offering Democrat lite.

I agree - the GOP will lose every time they run as a RAT Lite. And don't remind me of how close McLame was right before the RATS blew up the markets (and don't think they didn't pull the switch with their buddy Soros at the lead). $500 BILLION in funds disappeared in 1 hour......and then

September 24, 2008: 10:20 PM ET
"The market is not functioning properly," Bush said. There is a widespread loss of confidence. America could slip into a financial panic."
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke have spent the past week lobbying for the Bush's proposal. They have met with lawmakers privately and been grilled on Capitol Hill on successive days.