tangent4ronpaul
09-01-2010, 09:44 AM
I got a "ballot" from the NRSC, and while I was initially pleased that they cared about what I thought should be the focus of the Senate GOP strategy and policy, it became immediately obvious that they were completely out of touch with the US public, were telling me what their agenda was so I could tow the party line and that it was really a fundraising letter disguised as a ballot.
Q1) which issues should republicans highlight in this years policy debates?
Permanent tax relief - always popular, but what is meant is not raising taxes instead of cutting them, as far as I can tell.
Saving Social Security - old folks with pitchforks and torches ain't a pretty sight.
Judicial Nominations - they need a majority to block
Marriage/Values - I can't seem to find the section of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to regulate either... The gvmt telling the public what VALUES are acceptable??? This is insane!
Medicare reform - are they TRYING to loose?
Border Security - and they are going to do what differently since they were in power last time?
Homeland security - No police state, thank you! - we really don't need a USASTAZI and we certainly don't need to build DHS a HQ building 5 times the size of the Pentagon, as they are currently doing!
Energy policy - lifting the drilling ban - good, I doubt they are going to lift a finger to kill cap and tax.
Military/Defense spending - they want more of it! No thank you! How about ending the wars?
Other - wow! - they want to know what I think... though the space provided for my comments makes twitters 140 character limit on tweets look extremely generous!
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So what would you like to see their agenda be? I'll give it a start:
Fix the economy / Audit/End the Fed
Kill Obamacare - all of it, not just the individual mandate
Stop spending money you don't have
End the wars
Significantly reduce the size and power of the federal government
chime in! - it's your turn...
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Q2) Which of the Dems liberal policies do you oppose the most?
Raising taxes by trillions of dollars - yeah repeal those!
Cutting the US defense budget - I'm in favor of their cutting it!
Undermining traditional marriage - hu?
No reforms to save Social Security - yeah, the GOP has done so much here...
Blocking US energy independence - sorta...
U.N. control of the war on terrorism - where did this come from? How about ending this useless "war".
Other - generous with comment space this time, might be able to get half a tweet in there!
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Your time to point out real issues again... a few:
Obamacare
Bailouts
Spend, spend, spend
the power grabs
the warmongering
massively growing government
Your turn!
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Q3) Dem spread the wealth vs Repub tax cuts, who do you want driving?
Q4) Activist vs Constitutional judges
Q5) most effective media to use countering dems: TV, radio, Newspaper, Town Hall Meetings (YES!), Internet websites, TV Debates (YES!), E-mail, Talk radio, Other (good third of a tweet space here)
Q6) Will you help the NRSC fight for our Republican agenda and the candidates that support it?
yes - followed by many suggested dollar amounts
There is no "NO" option...
If this is really the Republican Agenda, we are in serious trouble!
-t
Q1) which issues should republicans highlight in this years policy debates?
Permanent tax relief - always popular, but what is meant is not raising taxes instead of cutting them, as far as I can tell.
Saving Social Security - old folks with pitchforks and torches ain't a pretty sight.
Judicial Nominations - they need a majority to block
Marriage/Values - I can't seem to find the section of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to regulate either... The gvmt telling the public what VALUES are acceptable??? This is insane!
Medicare reform - are they TRYING to loose?
Border Security - and they are going to do what differently since they were in power last time?
Homeland security - No police state, thank you! - we really don't need a USASTAZI and we certainly don't need to build DHS a HQ building 5 times the size of the Pentagon, as they are currently doing!
Energy policy - lifting the drilling ban - good, I doubt they are going to lift a finger to kill cap and tax.
Military/Defense spending - they want more of it! No thank you! How about ending the wars?
Other - wow! - they want to know what I think... though the space provided for my comments makes twitters 140 character limit on tweets look extremely generous!
=============
So what would you like to see their agenda be? I'll give it a start:
Fix the economy / Audit/End the Fed
Kill Obamacare - all of it, not just the individual mandate
Stop spending money you don't have
End the wars
Significantly reduce the size and power of the federal government
chime in! - it's your turn...
=============
Q2) Which of the Dems liberal policies do you oppose the most?
Raising taxes by trillions of dollars - yeah repeal those!
Cutting the US defense budget - I'm in favor of their cutting it!
Undermining traditional marriage - hu?
No reforms to save Social Security - yeah, the GOP has done so much here...
Blocking US energy independence - sorta...
U.N. control of the war on terrorism - where did this come from? How about ending this useless "war".
Other - generous with comment space this time, might be able to get half a tweet in there!
=============
Your time to point out real issues again... a few:
Obamacare
Bailouts
Spend, spend, spend
the power grabs
the warmongering
massively growing government
Your turn!
=============
Q3) Dem spread the wealth vs Repub tax cuts, who do you want driving?
Q4) Activist vs Constitutional judges
Q5) most effective media to use countering dems: TV, radio, Newspaper, Town Hall Meetings (YES!), Internet websites, TV Debates (YES!), E-mail, Talk radio, Other (good third of a tweet space here)
Q6) Will you help the NRSC fight for our Republican agenda and the candidates that support it?
yes - followed by many suggested dollar amounts
There is no "NO" option...
If this is really the Republican Agenda, we are in serious trouble!
-t