The Day After

3. November 2010 by ReaganBrat.

Yesterday Conservatives voted in droves to elect a Republican Majority to the US House of Representatives.  Today the new majority must begin representation. 

Yesterday was a victory, a small battle.  But the war to restore fiscal sanity will be long and painful. 

The First Act:  A shot across the bow of the Obama Policy 

If Republicans will continue to represent the American people in this war, their First Act must be a shot across the bow.  First, the Republican House should pass legislation to fund the payroll for all Federal employees for the coming fiscal year.  This money will be set aside, so paychecks will not bounce.  This legislation will not guarantee any Federal job or any Federal Agency’s existence.  By passing this legislation first the Republicans will demonstration their dedication to fiscal responsibility.  By passing this legislation now President Obama will be put on notice there will be a budget showdown.  Republicans’ first action will be an offer to save Federal employees from becoming political pawns.  If Mr. Obama or his Democrat Senate rejects this legislation, he and the Democrat party effectively announce that they will use Federal employees’ pay as political pawns.  

The Second Act:  Repeal Obamacare

America opposed Obamacare by 70%.  The Republican House should act swiftly to repeal Obamacare.  If the Senate fails to pass the repeal of Obamacare, Republicans must take names.  Those senators must be held accountable in the next election.  

The Third Act:  Repeal Obamanomics

The Republican House must repeal Obamanomics.  The House must pass a fiscally responsible budget.  They must work hard to go beyond balancing the budget and pay down our debt.  If Mr. Obama and the Democrat Senate reject a fiscally responsible budget, the Republican House must be prepared to shut down government.  Again Republicans must take names.  Those senators must be held accountable in the next election.

In 2009 Federal revenue was approximately $2.1 Trillion, but Federal spending was $3.5 Trillion.  To put this in perspective it would be like spending $35,000 a year on a salary of $21,000, and you already owe $130,000 in credit card debt.  Mr. Obama told us open another credit card, so we can spend our way out of our financial woes.  If we continue Obamanomics, America will file bankruptcy and the debt collectors are not our friends. 

The only way out of trouble is paying down our debt, not amassing more debt.  Government spending does not stimulate economies.  Though short-term memories allows this practice to regularly return, all historical evidence proves this policy is a failure.  US increased spending during the recession of the early 1930s, initiated economic stagnation in America.  Failed US government spending policies in the 1930s resulted in a Great Depression for our nation while the rest of the world merely experienced a recession.  The Japanese government increased spending in the 1990s to stop a recession.  That policy resulted in “The Lost Decade”.  Japan suffered a severe recession for 10 years that has taken another 10 years to recover from.  In 2006 the Democrat congress increased government spending.  As a result America is more indebted, unemployment is at 10%, and our economy teeters on a deepening recession. 

A New Strategy

Republicans must follow a strategy deserving of America. 

Discard Establishment Politics

As a precursor for the newly elected Republican House majority, the Republicans must elect House leadership from Conservative, non-establishment Republicans.  In 2006 America rejected the Republican establishment.  Now four years later with quadrupled deficits and $5 trillion more in debt, America rejected the Democrat establishment.  The American people spoke loud and clear yesterday, crystal-clear political establishment is not the answer.  Americans would be better served by a newly elected Republican as Speaker of the House of Representatives or by a member, such as Michele Bachmann, who is not a member of the political establishment. 

Fiscal Policy Revisited

The Republican controlled House must set a conservative, long-term fiscal policy to pay down the Federal debt and free American business from government control.  Federal funding should not be reviewed old-school to eliminate waste.  Republicans must take a play from the Democrats’ playbook.  As the Bush Tax Cuts were scheduled to expire, all government programs and agencies should be viewed in the same light.  All government agencies and programs should automatically expire.  If a government program is successful, the problem it sought to resolve will be gone.  Therefore that program is no longer needed.  If the government program is not successful, the problem it sought to resolve still exists.  Failed government programs will be allowed to expire. 

Today is the day after…

Posted in General Comments | No Comments »