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Which of These Government Programs Could You Live Without?

Last night the Republican Party took to the TV and called out to the citizens of America to take back their country. Some might say, "Take our country back from what?"  Take it back from the elected officials that are over spending, foolishly spending, ''like me" spending, and "we can no longer afford this" spending.  If you did not watch it, shame on you!  If you did not watch it, what was more important?  If you did not watch it, why not?  Our country is in real trouble.  Our country is failing.  Our country is no longer the light to the world.

We have a big job ahead of us and it will demand hard choices by strong leaders that are in it for the future and not for their popularity ratings. Everyone will have to give up some, so all can achieve more.  Our current leaders are spending us into the poor house just so they can stay in the congress and the White House.  

Now is the time for all Americans to realize yesterday was the time to cut spending and reduce the size of this government. Our constitution lays out what our government's responsibility is to it's citizens. Below you will see just how bloated our government has become.  According to our Constitution, the government main responsible is to raise a military during times of war.  There are other responsibilities but look below are what we have become.  

With over $5 trillion in debt, where do you want to cut the budget?  When you look at your paycheck how much of it is going to foolish government programs. Do you even know what those programs are?  Look below and ask yourself, "Is this worth my hard earned dollar?" The left uses scare tactics and will cast doubt and fear into the minds of voters. Notice the Social Security and the military are not on this list.  I think even the old and military will take a cut to make our country great again.

Below are the programs that the new Republican house has proposed cutting. While you read these listed programs ask yourself if this a need or a desire.  We are now living in need.  It is time to put away our desires until we get our needs under control.  Some of these pork barrel programs were put in place to keep an elected official in his cushy office. With gas prices at $3.69 a gallon and with millions still unemployed, can we finally take a hard look at our spending?  Check out the below and ask yourself, can we do without this till we get our budget balanced?  If the answer is YES then it is time to vote for Change and I don't mean the charge that the last guy has given us!

*Corporation for Public Broadcasting Subsidy -- $445 million annual savings. 
* Save America's Treasures Program -- $25 million annual savings. 
* International Fund for Ireland -- $17 million annual savings. 
* Legal Services Corporation -- $420 million annual savings. 
* National Endowment for the Arts -- $167.5 million annual savings. 
* National Endowment for the Humanities -- $167.5 million annual savings. 
* Hope VI Program -- $250 million annual savings. 
* Amtrak Subsidies -- $1.565 billion annual savings. 
* Eliminate duplicating education programs -- H.R. 2274 (in last Congress), authored by Rep. McKeon, eliminates 68 at a savings of $1.3 billion annually. 
* U.S. Trade Development Agency -- $55 million annual savings. 
* Woodrow Wilson Center Subsidy -- $20 million annual savings. 
* Cut in half funding for congressional printing and binding -- $47 million annual savings. 
* John C. Stennis Center Subsidy -- $430,000 annual savings. 
* Community Development Fund -- $4.5 billion annual savings. 
* Heritage Area Grants and Statutory Aid -- $24 million annual savings. 
* Cut Federal Travel Budget in Half -- $7.5 billion annual savings 
* Trim Federal Vehicle Budget by 20% -- $600 million annual savings. 
* Essential Air Service -- $150 million annual savings. 
* Technology Innovation Program -- $70 million annual savings. 
* Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program -- $125 million annual savings. 
* Department of Energy Grants to States for Weatherization -- $530 million annual savings. 
* Beach Replenishment -- $95 million annual savings. 
* New Starts Transit -- $2 billion annual savings. 
* Exchange Programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical Trading Partners in Massachusetts -- $9 million annual savings 
* Intercity and High Speed Rail Grants -- $2.5 billion annual savings. 
* Title X Family Planning -- $318 million annual savings. 
* Appalachian Regional Commission -- $76 million annual savings. 
* Economic Development Administration -- $293 million annual savings. 
* Programs under the National and Community Services Act -- $1.15 billion annual savings. 
* Applied Research at Department of Energy -- $1.27 billion annual savings. 
* Freedom CAR and Fuel Partnership -- $200 million annual savings. 
* Energy Star Program -- $52 million annual savings. 
* Economic Assistance to Egypt -- $250 million annually. 
* U.S. Agency for International Development -- $1.39 billion annual savings. 
* General Assistance to District of Columbia -- $210 million annual savings. 
* Subsidy for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority -- $150 million annual savings. 
* Presidential Campaign Fund -- $775 million savings over ten years. 
* No funding for federal office space acquisition -- $864 million annual savings. 
* End prohibitions on competitive sourcing of government services. 
* Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act -- More than $1 billion annually. 
* IRS Direct Deposit: Require the IRS to deposit fees for some services it offers (such as processing payment plans for taxpayers) to the Treasury, instead of allowing it to remain as part of its budget -- $1.8 billion savings over ten years. 
* Require collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees -- $1 billion total savings. (What take it out of their pay each week!)
* Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees -- $1.2 billion savings over ten years. 
* Sell excess federal properties the government does not make use of -- $15 billion total savings. 
* Eliminate death gratuity for Members of Congress. ($255)
* Eliminate Mohair Subsidies -- $1 million annual savings. 
* Eliminate taxpayer subsidies to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- $12.5 million annual savings. 
* Eliminate Market Access Program -- $200 million annual savings. 
* USDA Sugar Program -- $14 million annual savings. 
* Subsidy to Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) -- $93 million annual savings. 
* Eliminate the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program -- $56.2 million annual savings. 
* Eliminate fund for Obamacare administrative costs -- $900 million savings. 
* Ready to Learn TV Program -- $27 million savings..
* HUD Ph.D. Program. 
* Deficit Reduction Check-Off Act. 
TOTAL SAVINGS: $2.5 Trillion over Ten Years 

My question is, what are all these things doing in the budget in the first place?

We can do better.  We must do better.  It is time for each of us to enter into our Iphones and Blackberrys the first Tuesday in November to begin to put a halt on this foolishness!  You know when you buy a washer, dryer, or refrigerator and it has a sticker on it that says "Energy Star," do you think you could buy it without the the sticker?  We could save $52 million each year from now on!!  Winning!!!! 

Jack McClure

7:59 am on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

My my this is a great list - I feel like I've seen something similar come out of Coburn's office or from Ron Paul's campaign. While I agree there are some expenditures in there that IMHO are a lower priority, I have to wonder why isn't defense, inteligence, and homeland security up for grabs here?

To me, the amount the gov't spends on contractors should be cut to $0. All functoins should be rolled into the DoD, so that the nation has an accurate count of what exactly it costs to keep ahead of the curve.

Also, I would start by ending both wars, and requiring (as the constitution requries) that the NATION to go war when the president thinks we should... Not just the president sends the armed forces.

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American Patriot

2:08 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

The primary reason you don't take a knife to DOD, Intel and HSA is because that is the primary function of the federal gov. The rest of the stuff on the list is all about buying votes.

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Jack McClure

2:24 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

@Patriot - Here's my thing - I think lots of the services are duplicitous, and the use of contractors through LOGCAP / outsourcing intel , as it makes me think that these programs need to be scruitinized and combined, as they remove most of the pain for going to war (politically and socially) and keeping up a high level of activity without having a high head count.

It's misleading. And should be cut. If you want to keep the headcount, add them back to the active side.

We spend too much on DoD, Intel, and HSA - it's a primary function to have a military force, but it is not a primary to funciton to "keep us safe" - that's a policing function... last i checked, we can't afford to police the world.

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Racer X

8:37 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

American Patriot- Good point.

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Racer X

8:41 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Jack- I agree, ending both wars would be a great step in the right direction.

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R++ - One of the famous "Dacula Crew"

1:13 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

If by HSA you mean Homeland Security Agency, you darn well better take a knife to it!

That mess needs to start to shrink or be combined elsewhere, it's trouble looking for a future mission...

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Kristi Reed

8:19 am on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

It is really an overwhelming list. It is hard to imagine how we ever got ourselves in this predicament in the first place.

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Racer X

8:58 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

I think we let the Federal government grow to such a size that we could not monitor it because we were busy watching "Happy Days" and "Laverne and Shirley" on the Boob-tube, working 60+ hours a week and trying to raise our families. We also believed everything we saw on TV much like many do the internet. We fell asleep at the wheel.
Before long the Fed got so out of control that it became malignant and started to grow even faster. Now we even have a PRESIDENT who has been on the Government teet his WHOLE life.

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Brian Crawford

1:02 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Fact: The rate of growth in government spending under Obama is the lowest of any President in the last 50 years.

Cynthia Montgomery

10:30 am on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Jack, You make valid points. I believe all programs should be up for an inspection. Even though I am the very last age group to be considered "safe" if SS is changed, I still would give up some so my grandchildren are not paying upwards of 55% of their paychecks to the government. While SS and the military are safe from the programs the Republicans want to cut, I would be willing to agree to some changes to save my country from the fate of Greece and now Spain. While I am sure the above programs were shining lights when first put into action, now it is time for these programs to go on their own power not the citizens back. It goes like this, voting against a program such as the $27 million spent on ,"Ready To learn TV" make a senator or congressman look like he hates early learning for children and who would want that tagged behind his name? Times are good and he votes for it. Now times are not so good. It is time to cut & slash. As I have said before my answer is that each program is cut by 20% for the next three years. With every program being cut no one can say, we are being unfairly targeted. After 3 years programs will have become accustomed to their new budget. If they could not withstand the cut then they are terminated for poor leadership or performance. Other programs showed they could cope with the cuts so, poor management signals wasteful spending. We can no longer allow poor programs draining our coffers. Next freeze governmental hiring. More to come!

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Brian Crawford

5:56 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

So...when I added up the list I didn't get anywhere near $2.5 trillion over 10 years. It was closer to $35 billion a year in savings which is less than 1% of the $3.8 trillion we are projected to spend this year. Got anything more substantial to offer?

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R++ - One of the famous "Dacula Crew"

1:07 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Hey I'll take 5 percent of that one percent right here and you won't even miss it!

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John Cook

7:10 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012

If 35 billion is not "substantial," then why the [explicative deleted] is the President harping about taxing the rich and getting rid of the Bush tax cuts. I finally did some research and found that in his proposed budget, he would raise an additional 700 billion over ten years, which is only $70 billion a year. From the way Obama has harped about taxing the rich, I thought it would eliminate the deficit. But taxing the rich will only produce $70 billion a year in revenue which is less than 1% of the 3.8 trillion we are projected to spend this year. Whether we tax the rich or not, we still have a $1.7 trillion deficit per year. So Brian and Obama--got anything more substantial to offer?

Brian Crawford

6:03 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

And by the way, this country is far from broke. We are the wealthiest nation on the planet. The problem is most of our wealth is in the hands of a very few powerful individuals and families. Time to end tax breaks for billionaires, reinstate the estate tax, and tax capital gains the same as wages.

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Jack McClure

8:58 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

We're a wealthy country only as long as our credit remains in good standing; once that is in question, the deck of cards collapses.

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R++ - One of the famous "Dacula Crew"

1:02 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Oh enough with the estate tax already ...
I know you can't take it with you, but that doesn't mean it defaults to the government.

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Racer X

6:01 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Reinstate the estate tax? Really? Long before my Dad died at 72, what did the government do with what he had paid into "Social Security" his whole life? Squandered it. The government already has my inheritance, there is nothing left of my father to tax.
Now you want to tax whatever a dead man/woman managed to save over what he has already contributed to the money burning furnace that is our government?
That's great.

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dacula_dude

7:53 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Yes, because the American way is to punish achievement.

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John Cook

2:02 am on Friday, September 21, 2012

Have you ever heard of the Bill of Rights? It is part of the Constitution--Amendments 1-10. it guarantees things such as Property Rights. And Freedom of Speech.

But the Supreme Court just ruled that Congress can tax anything it chooses to tax, and that Congress is only limited by whether we evict them at the ballot box. So they could decide to tax you every time you post something on the internet. And you have been posting a lot lately.

Go to Wikipedia and look at the last line of the article about Affluence in America. It says the definition Rich is relative to context. So when the Rich have been taxed into middle-class mediocrity, who do you think Congress will go after next?

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John Cook

2:16 am on Friday, September 21, 2012

France just taxed their billionaires at a 75% tax rate. The French billionaires are applying for Belgian citizenship. France has killed the goose that laid the golden eggs. So who will France tax next?

Cynthia Montgomery

7:17 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Brain, this is just part of the list that is being considered. I am sure your addition is far superior to any one else. I can not for the life of me understand how someone as great as you is not up in Washington yourself leaving this country back to greatness! I am sure the left wing from Greece is still bellowing about how their are in great shape and that the right are just running around crying, "The sky is falling The sly is falling!" This list is not enough for me as it does not tackle the root of the problem this country has. People that work hard and need their money to live on are tired of giving their money to those who are not working for it. Next there are too many people that are wanting others to give more of their money to the government but when asked, "How much more are you willing to give from your very own paycheck the left loudly states, "NOT MY WALLET, THEIR WALLET!" I am ready to get a nice ham and cheese on rye and enjoy the convention. I will also be boycotting ABC for their coverage of the convention. Whites, blacks, women, hispanics,women and men spoke buy ABC only showed that white men were the only speakers! Boo on ABC and Boo to their racist panel and directors. Brian did your parents leave you anything when they passed or did you immediately turn it over to the government after all they did not make the money, the government did! LOL! You and your left liberals are waging a hate campaign against those in this country that have succeeded.

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Roy McCreary

9:33 am on Saturday, September 1, 2012

AMEN!
Great article. I honestly believe that the liberals are on their way out.

Racer X

8:42 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

I think we could save a few bucks by turning off Brian's respirator.

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R++ - One of the famous "Dacula Crew"

1:05 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Hey we need Brian's Science... I'll let you insert your own pet name here.

But that's right, we didn't build that either..

Cynthia Montgomery

11:56 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Mike, Brian has a place in this debate. He offers a look at the mind set of the other side. Let's face it, he has a horrible position to promote. He needs some extra air as he has a hard job trying to promote a failing president who can't run on his record so he must run on the blame platform and that takes a lot of energy and hot air! Even when given a great list of cuts, instead of agreeing with the offer or offering his own parties plan, he can only place blame on the addition of the stats. Kinda sad when you think of it. Trying to be on the Obuma train this election takes a lot of guts as most have taken down their faded poster of Obuma, the one with the halo, and moved on over to the side of success and hard work. Join us Brain, we can find a job for you on this side and we have much more fun at our conventions! Tune in tomorrow night to the fox coverage of the NRC and enjoy being among hard working winners instead of sour puss meanies.

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Brian Crawford

2:43 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Gee Cynthia, thanks for sparing me. I'm touched.

Racer X

5:50 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

At some point in every man's life he has to make the realization that 99% of his problems are his own doing. Either through bad choices or just simple ignorance. Until he makes that realization, he will never be more than a boy, nor will he earn respect. Only until he realizes he knows nothing can he begin to really grow. Some never figure that out.
When I have a situation that needs to be dealt with I look in the mirror.
When people like Brian have a situation that needs to be dealt with, they look everywhere else.
That, I believe, is the biggest difference between the far left and the rest of America.
It's 5:45am and I am just up and beginning my work day while Brian is just settling in to sleep. Perhaps he is right. Maybe he does need the government to take care of him. That doesn't mean the rest of us do.

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Cynthia Montgomery

9:37 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Why is success and personal responsibility such a bad word with the left and the Obuma crew. Because without people that need to be cared for they have no one to vote for them. As the Bible says, "There will always be the poor among us." Most believe that the truly poor do need a safety net yet Oduma and his crew believe we all need to be controlled by the government and lets face it, it is easier to keep people under control if they are poor instead of hard working, dependent and not self sufficient, and needy without their personal wealth. Obuma is accomplishing that by taxing even after death. We should have known from the smoke machines and greek columns of his last campaign that things were not going to be much different. He has to use smoke and mirrors to look like he has accomplished something and just like Greece, we are now crumbling. The SS system was already in need of reforming and so what does he do, raid it of billions to prop up his Odumacare program. How can any person not see that the man behind the curtain is nothing more that a mouthpiece with nothing to say and less to do to fix our country. In the Wizard of Oz, there was nothing behind the curtain but a little failure of a man trying to maintain his image with a lot of smoke & mirrors. We can do better & we must do better. If you have never voted before, go register & vote. If you are registered, educate yourself and go vote. If you vote normally take 5 people with you & go vote.

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Brian Crawford

9:53 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Let's get something straight Cynthia, no one on the left, at least no one I know, believes in punishing success. That is a well crafted right wing talking point created to divide us. What we believe in is community. It's also rather hypocritical for someone who opposes the personal health care mandate to claim the high ground on personal responsibility. You seem to have no problem with the government controlling women's reproductive choices or telling folks who they can marry if I recall.

GregRodgers

10:06 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

How about cutting corportate welfare....Oil Subsidies comes to mind? We keep giving them money...they keep raising the price and paying execs huge bucks. How about that one?

Brian, I am not on the left and I agree that the whole "Punishing Success" is a well crafted right wing talking point.

However, a lot of corporate success comes from tax breaks. That would be money that we pay in order for others to become successful. The right seems to forever be for corporate welfare, but welfare for the needy is always the first to go.

Now I am not saying I believe in Welfare mooching for the poor. (It shouldn't go on forever) I think welfare for business and poor is something that needs to be reformed.

Cynthia...I would not be upset if many of the items on that list were pulled back.

Obamacare can stay though....

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Cynthia Montgomery

10:52 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Brian, You seem to have no issue with the taking of the life of the unborn. It is all in how you see it. Years ago when Roe vs Wade came into our lives, we had no ultra sound machines or the knowledge that indeed a human being was growing inside your daughters & mother. As the women's rights & abortionist groups would tell women,"It is just a clump if cells!" We now know that was a lie. Babies are born now in the 5 and 6 month and live. My own nephew was born weighing less than a pound and is a productive tax paying member of society. It is the left that does not want to acknowledge that indeed they are killing, while agreed an unborn human being, they are indeed human beings. I could care less about what a woman does with her reproductive organs; pill, IUD, or to abstain from sex. However once she is determined to engage in the only action that will produce a fellow human being and does indeed produce a fellow human being, it is then I fall back to my belief that it is the least of us that need protection from those who would take their lives. I do not want to control a woman's reproductive choices, far from it. But I must stand up for my fellow helpless human being just as I stated above that the poor among us will always be in need. The left has no record to stand on so they must bring up emotionally charged topics for they have NOTHING else. I say you can always tell how much trouble the left is in when they want to talk about the woman's uterus! Marriage?
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Brian Crawford

11:41 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012

You don't honestly believe that our understanding of human gestation was that primitive in 1973 do you? Abortion wouldn't have become an issue in this election if the GOP hadn't done everything in it's power over the last 2 years to outlaw it. There have been thousands of pieces of legislation introduced nationwide, including here in the state of Georgia, the intention of which is to block women's access to safe medical abortions. The other day Paul Ryan indicated in an interview that he believed rape was just another form of conception. Does that mean life begins at rape now? Nobody "likes" abortion but many of us believe that is a decision that should be left between a woman and her doctor.

Cynthia Montgomery

12:13 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012

BRIAN, Do you really believe anyone is going to believe in your twisted words anymore? I guess Mitt killed that lady too. Your in fantasyland when it come to life & death but then again, all you have left is lies & half truths. Once there is a third person involved in the killing of another human being, that person should have a say especially if it is the person being killed.. I choose to believe that each person's life holds value, even if that person is a tiny innocent unborn soul. Your party is just putting words into the mouths of R & R because you can't speak about the foolishness of the past 4 years. If your child was about to be killed and you and your wife wanted to take its life, do you believe your child should have a say? If your child was too young to form a defense who would you want to defend his life...the government right? You want the government to be in every other part of our lives why not to defend a helpless child, an infant, an 8 month old, a newborn or a pre born. Brian, women were told they were only aborting a clump of cells. Were you there? Did you accompany someone to a death date? The tide has changed in this country since many can snow ee the faces of their children on 3D months before their own flesh and blood are born. Make no mistake, they are living breathing human beings. What is the difference between them being inside or them being in an ICU unit. If a mother wanted to kill her baby while in ICU, she would she be arrested? Well?

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Brian Crawford

12:57 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Embryos don't breathe in the womb, they are totally dependent on the placenta to receive oxygen and nutrients. I think Roe v Wade got it about right in terms of viability. Non viable embryos are not children, nor persons for that matter. They are not capable of life on their own. But again, I think all of that should be left between a woman, her doctor, and her God

I love babies, I was present for the birth of both of my children. They were loved and welcomed into the world by adoring parents. Is it fair to bring children into the world that aren't loved, or wanted? Children born into addiction, neglect or abuse? I wish every child was loved and wanted but that simply isn't reality. This is an emotional, complicated issue with no clear answers but Republican politicians continue to use it to gin up support from their base. Here's the Ryan interview I cited, the remarks are at the 1:00 mark: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-slansky-/paul-ryan-said-something-_b_1832377.html

Cynthia Montgomery

2:13 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Brian,there you go again deciding for ALL who deserves to live under your "Quality of Life Standards." We have adopted family members. I can assure you they believe that they deserved a life regardless of what you think. Millions of couples are going to around the world to adopt a child. SO your "NOT LOVED & NOT WANTED" just does not hold up anymore. Sorry Brian, your 30 year old ideas & rhetoric just can stand up to today's science anymore. I guess you still think the earth is flat also. I have found that most men that have paid for an abortion either have remorse or must profess that it was never a human life to begin with. Either way it is a heavy load to carry. Oh, the sins of their fathers. You can decide with your god. God said, "I, formed you in your Mother's womb." ,I formed you," meaning God himself designed this human being."In your mother's womb," meaning I gave you life in the womb. There is one more that comes to mind, Thy shall not kill. He is a forgiving God. Your man said, "If either of my daughters got pregnant, I would not want them to have to deal with that mistake!" I guess it is all in how you view human life; a mistake, a clump of cells, a non viable embryo, or a creation of God. Will He say, "I know you not! or Welcome my child?" We each will be responsible for the way we chose to live our lives and for how we treated the least of us. "For what ever you do to the least of my brothers, that you did unto
me." Abortion is no answer, it is a death.

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Duluth2

8:20 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Cynthia, since you are so against abortion, why in the world would you want to cut funding for Title X Family Planning? Seems like a goal both the right and left could agree on is to reduce unwanted pregnancies, and the money goes to provide preventative health services in addition to family planning.

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Cynthia Montgomery

11:31 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Duluth2, I do not believe the JOB of the government is to fund this type of program so whether I agree with the program or disagree with the program, I believe government can NOT be all things to all people. I believe the job of the government has been made very clear in the Constitution and the Amendments to the Constitution. Please help me to find some where, anywhere, in our great constitution where our founding fathers stated that the job of this government was to pay for the reduction of unwanted pregnancies and to help families learn how to limit the size of families? It is time to quite spending money on projects and programs that simply do not belong within the scope of our country's constitution. This is about how we think our country and our taxes should be spent. I think our country should stop spending money on programs like those above because that is WHY we are going broke. If you think our country needs to spend money on this program, then YOU begin a business and fund it privately. Our country needs money for important things not for Everything! Educate Yourself about our constitution and then Vote!

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Duluth2

7:48 am on Friday, August 31, 2012

I think the government has an interest in public health. I seriously doubt we are going to agree on this one. Happy Friday everyone.

Cynthia Montgomery

11:43 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012

Brian, Just had a chance to listen to the link and all I can say to you is, REALLY? Really? It is a sorry day when you get that from what he said. So Sad that it has me shaking my head at your level of thought. I have heard that the Demo's are resorting to hit and run with their paid area commentators and now I believe it! Really? Surly you can do better that this! Or in the famous words of your soon to be fired Demo lady when asked about her lie about a newspaper quote, "IT DOESN"T MATTER!" The left is so far behind in what it means to be an American that you have resorted to making up lies and facts to drop in venues like this in the hopes that no one will check it out and you will convert some voters. I only know one person that would fall for this type of "marketing" and while he is a wonderful caring person, he does have diminished abilities. We are smarter than you give us credit for. Today's voter will not sit by and let this type of lie pass anymore. NEXT!

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Brian Crawford

10:26 am on Friday, August 31, 2012

Where's the lie? Ryan was asked if he believes rape victims should be allowed access to legal abortion and his answer was "Look, I've always been proud of my pro life record and I've always adopted the idea, the position, that the method of conception doesn't change the definition of life." It seems obvious to me that what Ryan is saying is:

a. I oppose abortion even in the case of rape (which btw has been his publicly stated policy for some time), and
b. Rape is just another form of conception, which is true.

The inference, based on a belief that life begins at conception, is that life also begins at rape. Show me where I'm wrong. I'm not hiding or twisting anything. I gave you the video and gave you the quote. The bottom line is that your candidate has a very extreme view of abortion rights. I would think that would thrill you.

The interesting thing to me, and I'd never quite thought of it this way, if you hold the extreme position that life begins at conception then Ryan's view is absolutely correct. The method of conception shouldn't matter, even if the mother's life is at stake. Who's to say one life is more valuable than another. It should also be clear that this view rules out certain types of contraception and would outlaw the method of in-vitro fertilization used to conceive 2 of Romeny's grandchildren.

Cynthia Montgomery

9:06 am on Friday, August 31, 2012

Brain, I am sorry but I will not expend anymore time with you as you try to connect the dots that can only been seen in your head. Your leap frogging thought processes are wearing thin on me and so many others. I do appreciate a formidable opponent yet, you have removed yourself from that category with this frog hopping technique. Go back to South Cobb where you still hold some respectability. Readers, this is what the NRC was all about last night. We need men of substance to lead this country. We need men who value jobs, families, and life and not men who look to place blame by trying to twist words they think they have heard because, let's face it, they have nothing else to run on but half truths and full lies.

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Brian Crawford

11:23 am on Friday, August 31, 2012

Still waiting for you to show me how I've lied. And I agree we need men who value jobs, family and life, but while Republicans claim to defend the unborn their economic policies cost jobs, hurt families and devalue living breathing children. Their cuts to Medicare alone will leave millions of children without health care. Romney's whole campaign so far has been based on lies, they've even admitted "we won't be dictated to by fact checkers."

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Bruce Scroggins

9:01 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Part 1

Demagoguery and Intellectual calisthenics: you twist the Constitutional absolutes; to you own meaning, as you twist in… your meaning of life from a scriptural proof text. You set a adherence to a meaning of life, from scripture then add in the Constitution position as some trump, but it's just a matter of interpretation Constitutionally.

The Constitution is not as narrowly read as you state, nor is your scriptural absolution and unless a person is spiritual, your eloquence is foolishness to those who are not spiritual. The Meaning for all, as Citizen of the United States of America, is Freedom of Religion and Freedom... from Religion, so you fall flat, mixing them to re-enforce your meaning of life and citizenship, let alone “personhood”.

Make your case purely from you doctrine of Faith, Pure and undefiled for the world and work to leave out anything that would align itself to the Gospels of Jesus Christ, you do a disservice in this line of mixing.

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Bruce Scroggins

9:02 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Part 2

Fail you do in mixing the Gospel, with your interpretations of the Constitution and then you engage in, as I said at the top “Intellectual calisthenics”, you claim a righteousness of conclusion, (unable to explain it) between the two, were none exist, you lead many to have a weak faith in both, (easily Preached, do you believe my report?), using supposed superior, understanding of both, but you have neither, not in your vehement worldly protestation, there is no understanding.

Even your distain for those who dare to argue to points alone, you show your arrogance, by claiming they, what was your words… “Jump around, and you refuse to connect the dot” yet you could not connect, or disconnect, or argue, one point as, separate from another, rather, when it got deep, you dismissed your engaged as a waste of time.

Ok, I’ve done that many time myself, it your way of retaining your superiority, I get that. Well I have little time for the game of Scripture here… Constitution there, see I’ am better than you… but what have to won?

Interesting excursion into the Right‘s Thinking. What was most interesting was how commenters attributing acts by Conservative Republicans Tea Party small g and little c’s to the Left.

No more Intellectual calisthenics, I’ am done.

GregRodgers

9:14 am on Friday, August 31, 2012

Right...."We need men who value jobs, families, and life and not men who look to place blame by trying to twist words they think they have heard because, let's face it, they have nothing else to run on but half truths and full lies....."

And if you are saying that the Republicans are these people then I have a bridge to sell you in the desert....

Ryan lied about Obama and the GM plant.....Romney lies about when he left Bain, jobs he outsourced, offshore accounts, destoyed hard drives from Mass State computers....

Are you trying to say...Romney/Ryan are the men you mention?

Please all Politicians lie and twist words..... (Dems and Republicans)

I recall Reid saying Mitt has paid no taxes...really? How the heck does he know has he seen the returns....I know WE haven't.

I love how Romeny dropped the Birth Certificate quote...but said it was a joke. Really?

Come on Cynthia.....do you really believe what you write or just say it like Mittens when he says he was just joking.

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Cynthia Montgomery

9:31 am on Friday, August 31, 2012

I love the name MIttens for Mitt. Just like most people with cats and dogs know, the cat of the family (Mittens) looks smaller, softer, more vulnerable but, as we all know the cat rule the house! Maybe your guy's cheesy smoke and columns did it for you last time around but, then he was an unproven. Now he has a record and a poor one at that. His time is up and we are all the better for it. It is so hard to believe that any man would continue to follow him one more day much less 4 more years.

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GregRodgers

1:21 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012

Ordered Bin Laden killed did it....got out of Iraq, got Obamacare done (something many others in the past tried and failed at) what is it...42 months of private sector growth. Those are what come to mind...

Lets see..Ryan...part of an Obstructionist group whose approval ratings are the lowest in the history of this country. Romney....was really governor for 2 yrs. The last 2 he spent running around the country trying to become president and raised fees and taxes through the roof in Mass. Also, all the vulture capitalist stuff.

Yeah.....your guys sound like real winners too!

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GregRodgers

1:23 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012

Oh yeah...and Obamacare was your guys Idea first....forgot all about that!

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Racer X

2:55 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012

Greg- Actually, Bush ordered Osama Bin Laden killed. It just happened while Obama was warming his butt in the right chair. The same chair we are going to vote him out of in November.

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GregRodgers

10:49 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012

I see..Obama cannot blame Bush for the mess we are in when he is no longer in office ...But Bush can claim killing Bin Laden when he is no longer in office...

Republicans Kill Me.....hahaha!!

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R++ - One of the famous "Dacula Crew"

12:00 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

No it was just rightly pointed out that the killing of Ben-laden was another Bush policy that was continued...

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Brian Crawford

7:50 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

Bush wasn't interested in Bin Laden. He was much more concerned about his cash cow in Iraq. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PGmnz5Ow-o

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Racer X

8:10 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

Brian- I just watched the video you posted. While I agree Bush was not the best example of an American president, all I took away from the video is that he himself was not so concerned about finding Obama.....I mean Osama, as he was in stomping out al-Qaeda. Osama had very effectively disappeared. Bush knew it was just a matter of time and had people to handle that for him.
I am grateful to Obama for taking up his rifle, storming that compound in Pakistan and killing Osama himself though, what a man! Oh....wait a minute.....He didn't do that.....the MILITARY did that.

Cynthia Montgomery

9:46 am on Friday, August 31, 2012

Duluth2, I also believe the government should be involved in PUBLIC health as in CDC type issues (tainted vegetables and Bird Flu Epidemic). I do not want Uncle Sam worried about my form of birth control and how many children I should have. It is time for Americans to step back and realize that Government can not and should not be all things to all people. It is strange that you want the government to be involved in your daughter's method of birth control yet they better stay out of her decision to do away with her child. It is more about how one views life than how we see the job of government. There are not amy unwanted children only bad parents. Choose lLife!

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Cynthia Montgomery

11:55 am on Friday, August 31, 2012

Blah Blah Balh Oh I am so scared they will cut our the Social Security, double my taxes, take my house away, deport my children, send all jobs over to China and shoot my dog! Anyone who would believe the tripe that the demo are putting out are fools!

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Tammy Osier

7:13 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012

To the point of the blog- somene said something a bit ago on the radio that he didn't wnat to take the country back to what it used to be citing racial segregation. He was corrected that it has nothing to do with that, but back to living within our means and not betraying the public trust and making politicians movie stars. I think that's what the term means too.

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Tammy Osier

7:17 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012

Cynthia, just the other day a pregnant woman was killed by her irate boyfriend. He ran over her with his car. He is being charged with a double homicide. Now, according to the law, killing the child is considered a murder. Yet, when it's done deliberately, it's considered a right. I never have gotten that one. I always liked something that Mother teresa said. She said, "How can it be a right to tell someone else that they have no "right" to live? Either her or Reagan said that.
But concerning the other - I just think it's refreshing to finally have what I call an adult conversation for a change. When Reagan spoke, you felt at ease, that a grown up was in control. Condi Rice was brilliant as usual, Mrs. Martinez, Paul Ryan, and of course, the most presidential of all, Marco Rubio. So nice to hear people speaking from their hearts about us, we, not, I, I, I. I came away with the feeling that it was about us - our country and that both men were speaking to us, not at us. Not the obama show. Of course, the left is crying fowl and racist! So mature. lol

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Cynthia Montgomery

1:21 am on Saturday, September 1, 2012

Tammy, I know what you mean. But look at it this way, we realize that to overturn Roe vs Wade, in one fell swoop will never happen. SO we must take it step by step. Most decent people now believe that if you kill a woman and her baby dies you have kill the baby because you took its life source - the mother. So now the laws have changed so the you can be charged with double murder. As that become the norm we will move the line again - further back. Week by week we will save these tiny souls. When I hear someone say THESE CHILDREN ARE NOT WANTED I just want to say maybe the selfish parent does not want their own flesh and blood but millions of couples that can not conceive are right now waiting on a list to have a baby. I believe there are no unwanted babies just confused parents. I believe that as science continues to advance, we humans will continue to view life at an earlier age in the womb.Technology has taken away the hidden baby in the womb for all to see. Now it is an absolute that a life is being snuffed out with each abortion. At what point does a fire become a fire? It does not have to be a bonfire to be a fire and so too with life. I also felt like those who spoke at the NRC were leaders not "hollywood politicians." Talking to an empty chair was pure genius as in reality that is what we have had for the past 4 years. If we had no one in the chair we would be just as good or even better off than we are now.Thank you for speaking up. We need more to speak up!

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Kimberly Gilmer Rockefeller-Reeves

12:37 pm on Tuesday, September 4, 2012

I can live without every damn one of them and probably a ton more!!!!!

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Tammy Osier

7:38 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Cynthia, years ago, when I first started writing for a newspaper, I wrote a story on the anniversary of Bush's oveturning the ban on partial birth abortion. My research was phenomenal! The arguments from doctors on the House floor would give you chills. But one thing stuck out to me was a comment by someone who said that back in the early 60's, a baby was just a blob. That's all we knew. But now we have 3D and 4D. We KNOW it's a baby. Basically, ignorance is no longer an option, but they use it anyway because we have bought into the mantra of rights without using common sense. You know?

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Cynthia Montgomery

11:53 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Tammy, You are so right. I have a very heartfelt belief in the right of every human being. I have friends that use abortion as a from of birth control. I have learned to love the sinner but, hate the sin. I have never been in their position and so I can not be their judge, He will be the judge and jury. I believe that there are millions of unborn souls in heaven waiting to meet their mothers and fathers when they arrive. Outside abortion clinics are strong loving people, praying for the children that are leaving this earth each day through abortions. There is no one inside the building trying to save their lives quite the opposite, their only thought is to take the life. Prayers are going up for these children as they die. To pray for children being aborted is a very hard job. Knowing that as their life is ending, you are there so for them so, they have not died alone. I hope that as science continues to advance, in the womb, so that more will see that life is worthy to protect and not to waste. I agree that a woman has a right to her body, right up to the point that she is pregnant with another body. At that point, there are two lives that must be considered. I can not understand partial birth abortion in today's science world - sick murder. Our society is moving from valuing life to treating life as human trash and it is just so sad.

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Brian Crawford

7:27 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

So here's my question Cynthia, as a Christian I too have faith in the promise of eternal life and that our time here is fleeting. I also believe as you that infants are innocents and that God has a special plan for their passing. Does it not follow then that we should not interfere in the eternal lives of those who are spared the trials and tribulations of this world? Why is it better for them to be born into a life of suffering and abuse as unloved and unwanted children. If heaven is the ultimate reward for us all isn't the issue then between God and the mother? Isn't her soul the one we should be more concerned about? Food for thought.

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Racer X

7:56 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

Brian- Good post. I too believe that this is an issue between God and Mother. As a Conservative, I can not abide by any more Governmental control. I believe issues like this need to be handled by society itself rather than Big Brother. Many of these children would would end up in miserable situations and doing nothing but contributing to the disease our world has contracted.
In Cynthia's defense, not all unplanned pregnancies result in a life of suffering and abuse, many end up in the loving homes of people who had no idea what an actual blessing a child could be while many are adopted by folks who can't have kids of their own, which makes me wonder, who are we to decide to end a life? I never met a woman who regretted having her baby while I have met many who regretted having an abortion. This makes it easy to see Cindy's side of the argument too.
At the end of the day, I see this as a moral question. The Feds are the last people to look to for morality. Where there are laws, there are ways around laws. I believe morality has to come from home, not the Government.

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David

8:06 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

Brian, I have seen you write some really stupid things on this site. But to justify abortion by saying it gets babies to God faster stands high at the top of stupidity.

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Brian Crawford

9:10 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

Please explain to me why you think it's stupid David. I can understand if you don't believe in eternal life but that is an entirely different discussion.

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Brian Crawford

3:16 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012

I'll forgive you for that David, turn the other cheek and all. Who said anything about murdering babies? We're talking about an unborn fetus. I think the SCOTUS got it right basing abortion rights on viability. And I'm not FOR abortion, I'm for it being none of my d@mn business what a woman does with her body. You only seem to care about the fetus which we all seem to agree God is providing for and show no compassion for the mother who is faced with a terrible decision.

Racer X

6:36 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

The best anti-abortion measure available to us right now is good parenting. By raising kids with good moral fiber, excellent self esteem and good old common sense. Abortion is never going to go away legally but it can be greatly curtailed if we raise our kids to be smart (birth control), better disciplined (good values) and less spoiled.
If we can do that, then only the children of the far left will be getting aborted which has got to be good, from a Darwinian perspective.

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Brian Crawford

9:16 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

You had me up until that last little bit of snark. You know Mike, if you spent an afternoon fishing with me you might learn that Liberals may be poor fisherman but we're good people just like you.

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Racer X

11:12 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

Brian- The last part was an attempt at humor. I have many friends who are democrats and very nice people. Also, I don't doubt the Far Left are poor fisherman, which explains their need for the Government to take care of them.

Cynthia Montgomery

10:14 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

If you believe in the survival of the fittest theory, then I can see Brian's viewpoint and Mikes comment. When my husband hears about a stupid or mean action that results in a death he say's,"Well, that is just the culling of the heard." Demos & Repubs are all God's children. We each come here trying to get back home. We are each on a journey that provides us with human choices during our lives. In the end, we will be judged for our actions (if you believe in a higher power, most religions have some form life & after death beliefs). Some choose life, some choose death. Brian, you logic holds no water, for if you believe that children should be killed if they "might" be in a bad family, why not "get rid" of the children already born that are in a bad situation. Your solution before birth should hold even more strength to children already born for they are feeling the imagined pain you are always imaging for a unborn soul. To follow your weak reasoning that you are doing a child a favor, why not start a program where you decide how "BAD" a child's life is & then end that child's life? That makes about as much sense as to say, Hey it is ok to kill this unborn soul because they might have a bad life. That liberal logic has never held any truth for me. I would think the liberals would develop programs to help the pregnant like many churches have done. This is just one reason that many do not like liberals, Brian. they are selfish. I know demos, I just wonder about them.

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Racer X

11:17 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

Cynthia- On a side note, did you hear about the guy that did a "dine 'n dash" at the Waffle House in Athens last week? He left without paying for his meal, ran across Atlanta Highway and got struck and killed by a truck. Instant Karma. The only real victim in that scenario was the poor guy driving the truck that this fool ran out in front of. He gets to live with that horror for the rest of his life because of an idiot.

Cynthia Montgomery

10:38 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012

Brian, If you saw a grown woman & a newborn baby with there was a car coming at both of them, which one would you grab out of danger. Most would choose the newborn as the woman has the ability of move out of the way on her own power. With that thought in mind, I ask you, why would you not want to save that same baby one day, one week, or one month earlier, when they were in the womb? Your comment, " Brian @ Does it not follow then that we should not interfere in the eternal?" Forget the end to this comment - lives of those who are spared the trials and tribulations of this world?" The first part you got right! The later part is not for you to decide. I know people that came from sick families & NONE of them say, "Hey, I wish someone would have come in and killed me because I was in a bad place!" If you believe in that then you should be killing all our men & women protecting our country because they are being hurt. Of course I can continue to draw your illogical theory on and on but, I believe I have made my point! No,we should not interfere in the eternal lives of anyone! If you believe that human life is precious and you would not kill a person because they came from a bad home then I can not understand how you can spit the same logic out year after year. There are no unwanted children just confused parents. I do not believe anyone should be killed because they have a confused or bad parent, do you? Liberals use logic that do not hold water when you play them out.

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Cynthia Montgomery

12:37 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012

Mike, If you have a mind and heart then you, like the truck driver, may very well be troubled throughout your life at your part in killing the man, even though you had no real thoughts before hand to run into the man that is now dead. However, think about the confused parents of those that choose to end their unborn child's life. It is an action that continues to travel with them throughout their lives. A man who recognized in pain the birth date of his aborted child, a woman that sees a baby and wonders if her child would look as sweet, a grandmother that prays for her aborted grandchild, are all experiences that continue for their entire lives. Thankfully, we have a forgiving God but, we are still held accountable for our actions. Forgiven yet, accountable.

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Racer X

12:50 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012

Cynthia, That is my point. I know from experience how the truck driver must feel. Very few people give consideration to the driver.
What you say about living with abortion is very true and it would not be a choice for me.

C.J.

1:26 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012

RE: "Check out the below and ask yourself, can we do without this till we get our budget balanced?"

Cynthia listed the cost of these programs; she has not indicated their benefits. It only makes sense that we need to know their benefits before we can do a cost/benefit analysis.

For example, her list shows $530 million in annual savings for cutting Department of Energy Grants to States for Weatherization. But if such grants create jobs (i.e., create more taxpayers) to implement energy efficiencies in homes and buildings, create more long term energy savings than the initial cost, and contribute to reducing our dependence on foreign oil (thereby leading to defense savings), then maybe we should be asking our elected representatives to increase these grants instead of cutting them.

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/index.html

She can correct me if I'm wrong, but Cynthia's post seems to assume that every government program listed are expenses....never investments. Contrary to what many Republicans say, there's a big difference. Investments put money to work now in order to have more of it in the future. Eisenhower invested in highways. Kennedy invested in space exploration. We all invest in education. The list goes on.

So again, without looking at both sides of the ledger, it's impossible to assess the value of such programs.

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Cynthia Montgomery

5:22 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012

CJ, the duty of the government is listed very clearly in the Constitution. When you try to be all things to all people you fail to be anything to everyone. Our government is fat, lazy and over burdened. It is the will of the people that will provide these programs if wanted and needed. I hear about a government program that cost the tax payers over 3 million dollars and only 6 people took advantage of putting storm windows and insulation in their homes. Yet, the office rent, staff paychecks and training cost, cost of ads, and so on and so on took all 3 million. Now you tell me, why did it take a 3 million dollar program to help 6 people to put energy efficient window in their home. We can do better, we must do better. It is time to get rid of the current administration that loves to give money away for no other reason than to garner votes.

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Cynthia Montgomery

5:37 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012

CJ You should not spend money you don't have. Even worse you should not spend money you have to borrow from China. Why pay back $1.20 for every dollar you borrow. Every program is foolish and worthless if you DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR IT, NO MATTER how much people might save. If your home has no money and you owe $560,000 in past spend items then why would it be smart to pend another dime on windows when you haven't got a dime and you owe thousands? Liberals think spending will get us out of this mess and Repubs know you mist cut cost and spending until things get under control. The problem is too many think like Cj and not enough think like CM. How much do you owe? How much debt do you carry each month as you continue to spend, spend, spend? It is time we all become a master of our spending instead of a slaves to our debt. That goes for our homes and our country. Just saying!!!

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C.J.

6:03 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012

RE: "You should not spend money you don't have."

Cynthia,

Have you ever taken out a mortgage loan to invest in property that you expect to grow in value before you pay it off? How about a car loan to allow you to get to school and/or work so that you can make more money than the cost of the car? How many successful businesses are you aware of that grew steadily over time without borrowed money (if you're unsure, check the balance sheets of every Fortune 500 company)? How many cities, counties, and states do you know that operate without borrowed funds? You claim to want the federal government to operate like a home or business, but then you complain when it operates like a home or business.

Incidentally, we didn't go from deficits to surpluses in the 1990's by cutting spending; we did it by putting Americans to work and growing the economy. If you truly care about deficits, then you can help by calling your congressman and senators to ask them to pass the American Jobs Act.

Cynthia Montgomery

11:39 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012

CJ, I have had up to 4 house loans at one time (one is now paid off). I have 3 car loans (all three are paid off), & I have NO CONSUMER DEBT. You are missing the point of my words. Our country is borrowing money on programs we don't need. I follow the policy of WANT & NEEDS Financing. I may want a new red dress but do I need a new red dress? If my check book shows a plus then I go & buy a red dress in either the want or need position. If I am in the red, I have no money & I will not go buy the dress, even if it is a need. To continue to place my future finances in a dire position is foolish. Just as our country does not need many of the above programs, I do not need a red or blue dress if I have not money. When I have my finances back under control, at that point, I can the look at buying a new dress. Liberals can always find a way to spend other people's money & from the looks of obama, he is a free spending liberal. He is a class hater racist & fuels the financially uneducated & gullible poor people into thinking that by placing blame on the rich, for being successful, he can garner their votes. If he taxes the rich to death, he could only pay off less than 1% of the trillion dollars in debt he has run up! He is running his campaign on the rich against the poor. From now on I want you to do one thing for me, every time he says the RICH replace that world with BLACK or GAY & see just how money racist he is. But the financially uneducated & poor buy his line! SO SAD!

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R++ - One of the famous "Dacula Crew"

11:52 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2012

I have 3 car loans (all three are paid off),????

Are we actually applying current Federal level accounting principles here or what??
(Smiles)
Replace have with HAD and it adds up on my calculator anyway.

Cynthia Montgomery

12:08 am on Friday, September 21, 2012

CJ, Nice words but let's be honest, they are just words. Every business in America is hurting & obama is part to blame. If you decide to go on a picnic & look outside & see black storm clouds, are you going to go? Sane people will wait until the storm has passed & the weather is more predictable. Enter obama with his war on businesses, with his hate words, his hostile regulations, & business breaking health care cost. Business leaders & owners are not going to hire (end the unemployment crisis) until they see the STORM CLOUDS ie ..obama is gone. I am a small business woman. I no longer have a paid assistant due to the economy and I will not hire one again until I am sure there is someone in the White House that knows what I go through as a small business owner. obama does not understand business. obama has only attended 33% of the weekly held National Security meetings, obama has us right back where we were before 911 with his weak leadership & lack of foreign policy. Have the muslin extremist settled down? NO! His father was Muslim.His half sister is Muslim. He professes to be Christian. In the Muslin faith, turing your back on the family faith is seen as the bottom of the shoe to Muslins. Are we being attacked for his not following his father's faith or a movie? Or is it his lack of leadership? The Middle East is on fire & all the media can say is Romney said so & so. The White house controls ABC & CBS. Undereducated & the poor don't know any better than to believe.SAD

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Cynthia Montgomery

12:14 am on Friday, September 21, 2012

R, Hey, it is midnight and I just got back from my second job, give the girl a break, Besides, I always have a grammar mistake in place for the liberals to cling to as their logic is so illogical! Most of the time i use a ; instead of a ' it just sets them on fire!!! LOL Your adding machine is correct, paid off. Note Note!!

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R++ - One of the famous "Dacula Crew"

12:24 am on Friday, September 21, 2012

Unfortunately by the way, the item below adds up too...

"I am a small business woman. I no longer have a paid assistant due to the economy and I will not hire one again until I am sure there is someone in the White House that knows what I go through as a small business owner."

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