Hensarling: I went toe-to-toe with President Obama
February 6, 2010
[Editor's note: Why is it when anyone disagrees with the president or any Democrat, they are labeled as a radical idealogue? All this from left wing radical idealogues! Chris Matthews needs to go. He has brought down his network's ratings long enough!]
Last Friday, I challenged President Obama on national television about his plans to triple the national debt and put government spending on a path to equal almost 25% of our national economy. If you watched ‘Fox News Sunday’ or ‘Meet the Press’ this weekend, you saw it.
Not only did President Obama refuse to answer my question, he questioned my integrity. He said, “That’s factually just not true and you know it’s not true.” I worked hard to become an Eagle Scout, and I consider myself a man of honor. When I am wrong, I will be the first to admit it. But I’m not wrong.
I am now being attacked on the pages of the New York Times as a “radical ideologue” and Daily Kos called our exchange the “most contentious of the afternoon.” ‘Hardball’ host and former Tip O’Neill staffer Chris Matthews called my math “budget bologna”. Clearly the Left is out to discredit me simply because I laid bare the harsh realities about the record-setting spending coming out of Washington.
I’m going to need the full support of grassroots conservatives to push back against the smear campaign the Left has launched at me because I dared to publicly challenge President Obama’s dangerous spending. Will you follow this link to make an immediate donation to help me fight back?
On his radio program Monday, Rush Limbaugh came to my defense. He said, “…Obama actually implied Hensarling was lying in his question about this, but he’s right. The Democrats ran Congress starting in 2007, all of 2008 — and, of course, all of last year. The Democrats ran Congress starting in 2007, all of 2008 — and, of course, all of last year.”
Will you join Rush in helping me fight back against the tax-and-spend Left? Each dollar you generously give today – whether it’s $10 or $100 – will enable me to continue speaking up for fiscal conservatives across the country.
As the #2 Republican on the House Budget Committee it’s my job to know the facts about the federal budget. I have not been afraid to push Republican leaders to take more conservative positions. Our nation simply can’t afford to spend at a dangerous rate that passes trillions of dollars in debt on to our children and grandchildren.
Apparently President Obama hasn’t heard the cries of anger from millions of taxpayers across the country, because his 2011 budget will triple the national debt and puts government spending on a path to equal 25% of the entire U.S. economy.
I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of Washington politicians who claim to be fiscally responsible yet propose budgets that place our nation on the brink of bankruptcy…
I am sick and tired of politicians who pass a trillion dollar stimulus plans that left us mired in 10% unemployment…
…and I am sick and tired of $3.8 trillion Washington budgets costing $32,539 per American household.
Are you sick and tired, too?
I want to rescue the American people… and most importantly, our children and grandchildren… from the fiscal tsunami of deficits and debt that Team Obama and Pelosi have in store for them. So, please join me today and make a generous donation of $10, $25, $50 or more – any amount will help us build a national movement to hold President Obama and the Democrats accountable for the direction they are taking our country.
Sincerely,
Congressman Jeb Hensarling
P.S. On Saturday, I was called “a leading voice among fiscal conservatives” in the Dallas Morning News. While I appreciate that recognition, personal accolades mean little to me personally while we are on a path to fiscal ruin. I stood up to President Obama, will you stand with me? Join my campaign to protect the family budget from the explosive growth of the federal budget with a generous donation of any amount you can afford to give. Let’s send President Obama a message that we want the out of control spending to stop!
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