Posted on 08/11/2012 9:42:48 PM PDT by tsowellfan
Congratulations to Mitt Romney on his choice of Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate. President Obama has declared that this election is about “two fundamentally different visions” for America. Goodness, he’s got that right. Our country cannot afford four more years of Barack Obama’s fundamentally flawed vision. We must now look to this new team, the Romney/Ryan ticket, to provide an alternate vision of an America that is fiscally responsible, strong, and prosperous – an America that understands and is proud of her exceptional place in the world and will respect those who fight to secure that exceptionalism, which includes keeping our promises to our veterans.
When I think about the direction our country is rapidly drifting in, I can’t help but look at California as a cautionary tale. The Golden State once boasted the entrepreneurial innovation of Silicon Valley, the American creative engine of the arts, economically powerful and beautiful cities from San Francisco to San Diego, and fertile farmlands that helped feed the nation. Now it is descending into financial ruin accompanied by an exodus of middle class Californians leaving for other states. As one writer put it, California’s “fastest-growing entity is government and its biggest product is red tape.”
Obama’s vision for America will make the rest of the country look like California, minus the beautiful scenery and warm weather.
Obama’s America is today’s California – complete with $100 billion taxpayer funded bullet trains to nowhere; out of control environmental extremists who have destroyed family farms and left some of the most fertile farm land in America fallow in order to protect a three inch fish; permanent high unemployment; government policies hostile to small business job creators; crippling high taxes; an abysmal real estate market; bloated government that wastes taxpayer money; endless budget shortfalls due to massive unfunded liabilities; city after city declaring bankruptcy; and a state government run by, in the words of one Wall Street Journal writer, “a brothel of environmentalists, lawyers, public-sector unions and legislative bums.”
We can’t afford Obama’s vision. Our children can’t afford it. Today we are over $15 trillion in debt and running up trillion dollar budget deficits year after year for as far as the eye can see. And our “leaders” have no plan to stop it! President Obama and this Congress don’t even have the fundamental blueprint—a budget!—to outline where they intend to take us as they merrily roll along with their out of control spending and constant increases of our debt “limit.” Our debt to China alone is more than we can ever hope to pay off in multiple generations. Such debt and dependence on foreign nations weakens us in countless ways. And yet our government keeps on spending despite the risks and despite conscientious, hardworking citizens telling them to just stop it. Our debt is growing by $3 million per minute. This debt, in conjunction with Obama’s massive government over-reaches like Obamacare, has strangled the private sector, which in turn has stifled job growth and slowed all economic growth. The only way to get our country moving again is to get back to basics like normal people do with our home and small business budgets! That means we must live within our means, get government out of the way of our job creators, develop the God-given natural resources we have been blessed with to provide real jobs and real energy security, and stop growing government and wasting taxpayer money on D.C. cronyism and useless stimulus kick-backs for favored donors.
Barack Obama’s record is one of dismal failure, which is why he isn’t talking about it. He would rather spend his time demonizing his opponents. The simple fact remains that Mitt Romney is not responsible for the dire state of our economy or the corruption and incompetence of the current administration.
Over the next 86 days, Barack Obama will try to distract us from his record. Many in the media will roll along with him in this mission. We must not let them continue the deception and distractions, and we must not be afraid to call the President out on his lies. His entire record in office exposes the false promises he made four years ago. So, let’s take a moment to remember what candidate Obama said just four short years ago.
Candidate Obama promised us fiscal prudence. But President Obama’s reckless spending and lack of fiscal leadership has led to the downgrading of our nation’s credit rating for the first time in history.
Candidate Obama decried reckless spending and promised to cut the deficit. But President Obama and those in Congress who control the purse strings and “go along to get along” have tripled it. President Obama’s proposed budget was so absurdly and wildly irresponsible that not one member of Congress, Republican or Democrat, voted in favor of it. And yet the Democrat controlled Senate still refuses to pass a budget itself, and this refusal has been going on for years now. That is irresponsible and, much more, it’s unconstitutional.
Candidate Obama promised us a “smarter government,” but President Obama has created a government that’s not too big to fail, but too big to succeed.
Candidate Obama promised us a plan for American energy independence. But President Obama has forced American taxpayers to subsidize bankrupt green energy companies with ties to his campaign donors. And when it comes to the energy we actually use to fuel our economy, President Obama’s administration blocks drilling and drags its feet on the permitting process. Meanwhile, he supports foreign energy developments, but not American made energy development. His administration opposes everything from drilling in ANWR to building the Keystone Pipeline to coal plants, but he’s all for subsidizing offshore drilling in Brazil and sitting back on his thumb while China moves in to pursue oil deals with Canada because his administration blocked responsible energy infrastructure development.
Candidate Obama promised us “the most transparent administration in history.” But in addition to refusing FOIA-requested documents, President Obama’s administration regularly holds meetings outside the White House and off the official White House visitor list with lobbyists and corporate interests they don’t want us to know about.
Candidate Obama promised to unite all America, but President Obama has cynically divided us again and again in his efforts to win reelection by playing identity politics and class warfare and pitting one group against another.
Candidate Obama promised us a “fundamentally transformed” America, and that is the only promise he’s delivered on. We can see now what his idea of “hope” is. Now we want change. He has failed to lead, so We the People must lead. And our leadership starts at the ballot box on November 6th.
Please continue to focus on the presidential race and on helping Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, but it’s also imperative that we get involved in the nation’s important House and Senate races. These candidates need our help to ensure that our next president has a responsible and ethical Congress that actually gets things done for America. Now on to November!
- Sarah Palin
If only Sarah had helped Ryan with his speech today to make it a bit more memorable... However, according to Bloomberg News his fiscal straigtforwardness has made him a power house fundraiser, with more than 2 million more in his coffers compared to the next Congressional representative. And today so far, as Rommney’s pick, he has brought in at least 2 million today.
Now Rommney’s got to stop referrring to Congressman Ryan as “that man” as he did over and over again this morning.
Things are looking up.
Actually he did stop once on Saturday when he introduced him as the next President. LOL!
She said the Gop-e didn't want her and she was right.
Disgrace what they have done to her. All that she has given
since she came on the national stage; she was treated do disgraceful because she didn't go along with the corrupt republicans in Alaska. I am not voting Romney; will vote conservatives down the ticket. May we win there.
She said the Gop-e didn't want her and she was right.
Disgrace what they have done to her. All that she has given
since she came on the national stage; she was treated do disgraceful because she didn't go along with the corrupt republicans in Alaska. I am not voting Romney; will vote conservatives down the ticket. May we win there.
Sorry for the double post.
Ask her why she isn’t our candidate, not us. The nomination was hers for the taking but she decided back in October not to even give it a try.
She will keep Pres Romney in check. We need Check and balances.
Thanks Alberta’s_Child for your reply. And now I’m fairly squarely in the camp that we got to promote Romney, but I wonder if the “he’s an effective executive” point you make is the best argument to use around here anyway. No doubt he is a good exec, though lots of us have been shaking our heads about his apparently inept staff, but a bigger thing is that many were upset that Mitt used to say that “O is a nice guy, he’s just in over his head.” Well, O’s neither nice nor over his head. He’s a radical leftist, and he succeeded in getting his signature Obamacare through. And don’t do like Dukakis and try to make the election about “competence, not ideology” when the glaring thing is O’s extremism. And don’t try to make it “about the economy” either, when it is about O’s extremism. People don’t want a tecnocrat manager, that seems to be just what we’re stuck with. Krauthammer said that Mitt should “show some ideology.” Maybe with Ryan as vp a new leaf has been turned.
Here’s the 20 second video
Yes, they mentioned Obama is the same on Aug 23 back in the day
I’m in, Sarah. All the way in.
God bless you, Sarah Palin, and all your family and dearly loved ones. This soldier stands squarely at your side!!! Time for all good, loyal, dedicated, patriotic Americans to come to the aid of their country, and....join the Romney/Ryan team in full force to rid America of this evil force of Obama and his “hate America” Democrat Party!!! Onward, folks, we have a country to save and take back!!!
Thanks tsowellfan. Good night, all. Got to get to bed early to make it to 8am mass tomorrow. Lots to thank God for.
I agree we need more conservatives in Congress. However, allow me to point out something to you - if Obama wins, and we do regain a majority in the Senate and hold on to the house - it won’t make a bit of difference. Look at how he has run afoul of Congress with his fiats. Think about that. We believe in our government and Constitution, however, this usurper DOES NOT! He will do what he wants to do - come hell or high water - and no one has or will lift a finger to stop him.
So, while I’m not thrilled with Romney - I will vote for him because we can’t trust another 4 years of zero. Remember his words to the Soviets - wait until he is re-elected - he’ll have more freedom then.
Now, what say you?
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Sarah should be the candidate....
I guess you didn’t live in MA and weren’t in the GOP when he was governor of MA.
Go Sarah!
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