Chuck DeVore – Conservative Candidate for Senate in California on Glenn Beck – Part 1
February 9, 2010
George Will Bets Chuck DeVore Will Be Republican Candidate for Senate in California
February 7, 2010
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!
Who Supports Real Budget Reform?
February 5, 2010
From Senate Conservatives Fund:
It’s time to get serious about reducing federal spending and we believe Republicans need to lead by example.
That is why Senator Jim DeMint, chairman of the Senate Conservatives Fund, sponsored a spending reduction package this week that includes two common-sense budget reforms:
- Ban congressional earmarks for at least one year so lawmakers can begin to break their addiction to pork-barrel spending.
- Pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forcing Congress to balance the federal budget each year.
Click here to listen to DeMint discuss the reforms with Sean Hannity.You would think that these two common-sense solutions would be supported by all Republicans. Unfortunately, many Republicans are still addicted to earmarks and will do whatever it takes to keep the congressional favor factory open for business. And believe it or not, there are still some who won’t support a Balanced Budget Amendment.
That is why the Senate Conservatives Fund is keeping a list of the Senators who agree to cosponsor both of these important measures. We’re not going to reduce spending until we force Congress to end its earmark addiction and we’re not going to balance the budget without a mechanism that forces lawmakers to make tough choices.
Click here to see who is serious about budget reform.
Please contact your Senators and urge them to cosponsor S.J.Res. 27, the Balanced Budget Amendment, and S.2990, the earmark moratorium.
We’re also keeping track of Senate candidates who support these reforms, which will be a factor in future candidate endorsements.
The Washington Democrat Plan: No limits on debt, spending, or arrogance
February 5, 2010
Americans for Prosperity - The toughest part of fighting back against big-government liberals these days is to keep up with all the reckless choices they make with our money and freedom.
You might have noticed, for instance, that Senate Democrats just voted to raise the federal “debt ceiling” – the maximum amount Washington politicians can borrow on the backs of our children and grandchildren – by an eye-popping $1.9 Trillion. Let’s just hope and pray that Obama does not know what comes after a trillion.
That’s the largest national debt increase in American history – and it paves the way for yet another wild Washington spending spree our kids and grandkids will have to pay for.
Our friend Steve Moore, a FOX News contributor and Wall Street Journal editorialist, recently pointed out that at his current rate of spending, President Obama will pile up more national debt in just his first 3 years than every other president combined.
You and I know that this massive big government spending threatens our prosperity and kills innovation and private sector job creation. In future years, my four children and yours will see their taxes used to pay for this big spending.
Sadly, it’s already here. This past December, the interest alone on our current national debt cost $100 billion. Here’s the point. We know the threat of this massive spending, but many of our fellow Americans do not. We’ve got to educate them on the dangers of the Obama spend-a-thon. We’ve got to tell them about the proposed $3.8-trillion Obama budget filled with a deficit of at least $1.6 trillion. We’ve got to get more of our fellow Americans involved in the fight for America’s future.
It’s critical that Americans for Prosperity keeps up our aggressive efforts to get these facts out and tell Americans the truth about the Obama-Pelosi-Reid agenda – and that we keep giving common-sense Americans a way to fight back and make a difference.
So, I’m asking you to contribute financially today to our Obama Debt Watch effort – an aggressive, integrated online and grassroots tool to get the facts out to our fellow Americans. CLICK HERE
We’ve got to make sure every American knows and understands why all the spending in Washington – and all the debt being piled up right now – is such a dangerous threat to our economic freedoms. While continuing to make sure they don’t bring back the health care takeover, and while launching another aggressive effort in 2010 to stop the radical environmental agenda, AFP must take the fight to the big-government side on their massive spending spree. The debt they are piling up will kill our economy in years to come.
But, we need your help to launch this new Obama Debt Watch effort.
Tim Phillips
Daily Rant – February 5, 2010
February 5, 2010
When you and I run out of money in our checking account, we do not write any more checks. But that is exactly what Congress and the President are proposing. I understand that Bush did this too, but he is not president anymore. It was a bad idea then, and it’s a bad idea now. Besides, weren’t Democrats complaining about Bush’s deficit? Where are they now when Obama has the pedal to the metal?
“Oh, but he’s so clean and articulate,” they say, “his intentions are good.” The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
By cutting the budget to a $1.56 trillion deficit this year, liberals are patting themselves on the back for fiscal conservatism. Next year it will be a $1.27 trillion deficit and goes down each year afterward. How is that anything to cheer about? It’s still DEFICIT SPENDING! In fact, about the only place they are cutting is the defense budget… the one place where the constitution gives them authority to spend!
What Obama fails to realize in offering a $5,000 tax incentive to businesses who hire new employees, is that it does not increase jobs that were not already going to be created. It just gives a little kick back to an employer who was already going to hire anyway. Just as most politicians have never been out of the public sector, how would they know this until we business people tell them? Remember, and you business owners out there already know this, companies do not hire people because they get a $5,000 tax break from the government. They hire because they have goods or services that customers want and need and it will help them make a profit. For the most part there is no need to hire people because the economy sucks.
The way to turn things around is for Obama and Congress to give everyone a tax break and reduce regulations, even if it is temporary. The proposal on the table punishes those making over $250,000 with higher taxes. Who in the heck do they think is creating the jobs? It’s sure not that fellow on the corner with the “will work for food” sign. And like I said above, employment won’t come back until the economy comes back. They are tied together.
Everyday I hear liberals on the talk shows saying that government is spending money to boost the economy. Some Florida politician said we need to spend our way to prosperity. How has that been working for those people who go to debt consolidation companies for counseling? It can’t be done. The interest on the borrowed debt alone is staggering. As we’ve pointed out here before, the government can only spend what it taxes or borrows from the private sector. It produces nothing of its own, so like the bucket of water from the swimming pool analogy, taking from one end and dumping it into another does not raise the level of the water.
Liberals have successfully demonized big corporations for years about being greedy. Nobody who agrees with them ever seems to stop and think, “Hey, I work for a big company. If we shut them down, where will my paycheck come from?” Or, “My (father, mother, brother, neighbor, friend, etc.) works for a large corporation. They will be hurt if that company goes out of business.” After all, wasn’t this the reason Obama and the Democrats just had to save the banks or the auto companies? At least, that’s what they said. Now corporations are the bad guys? Besides, most big businesses started as small businesses. Look at HP and Microsoft, for example.
For a solid year this president has been blaming just about everyone he can think of for his failures. Judging by his recent speeches (more than one day so far. Who’s running the white house while he’s out of the oval office? I want to know!) that is not going to end any time soon. At some point, he has to stop blaming Bush and start taking credit for his terrible policies. We warned everyone that this guy was too inexperienced to run the country. Nobody would listen. And if it is not his inexperience that is causing him to make such terrible decisions, I have to think he’s doing it on purpose. It is something I am loathe to consider. Judging by the direction the country is going and the fact that Obama is not changing direction, what else should I think?
- FedUpEditor
What Rush Limbaugh Missed
January 28, 2010
Rush is so ecstatic about the Scott Brown win in Massachusetts that he thinks it can happen again in California. The problem is, he is backing the wrong horse. Carly Fiorina is the only candidate he has mentioned on his show that is opposing Boxer, but a fine conservative is also running who will really serve the people well.
His name is Chuck DeVore. Currently DeVore is in the state government and his term is up this year. He began campaigning for Barbara Boxer’s senate seat early last year and is Senator Jim DeMint’s conservative choice.
RUSH, WAKE UP, MAN. YOU ALWAYS SAY YOU ARE ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF SOCIETAL EVOLUTION. Show it by talking about Chuck!
- FedUpEditor
Daily Rant – January 26, 2010
January 26, 2010
It’s About Character… Not Being A Character!
This post is in response to the Scott Brown YouTube video which is going around the Internet regarding his backtracking on the health care issue. So far, I think we are safe in that neither the House nor Senate bill are anything close to what he describes in this press conference. There are rumors this is being sent viral by the ACORN types out there trying to confuse and divide conservatives. Don’t fall for it!
I may have written either here or on my other blog, about the difference between having character and being a character. The latter can be bought; like the right car, piercing, tattoos, expensive clothes, haircuts, gold front teeth, designer nails, Hollywood fame or whatever. These do not represent having character, though in our culture of celebrity, it seems to have gotten confused.
For example, in Los Angeles, if the stars had character they would have foregone the expensive dresses and tuxedos and the two awards shows which aired last week and gone to Haiti to help out. They would not be content to just wearing colored ribbons to “raise awareness”. I think we are all aware there was an earthquake in Haiti. In their defense, maybe they had to stay and work to pay the taxes which will be siphoned off to send for relief efforts. However, I hear their industry already gets hefty tax breaks from the government.
Back to Scott Brown. He gathered campaign donations based on his opposition to the health care plan that congress was considering, plain and simple. Those donations came from all over the country, so regardless of what he says about representing his state first, he owes all of us for helping him win over Coakley. Now he says, everyone is “entitled” to health insurance? How so? I agree if we are expecting them to pay for it. This makes it a privilege not a “right” as it has been presented to us by politicians.
I do think we have the “right” to buy any insurance plan we want, even if it is being offered by a company in another state. This competition will go far to help lower the costs. I also recommend employers start giving their employees the value of health insurance in dollars along with their salary to let them choose their own health insurance. That way employees can see how much everything really costs. Finally, we need tort reform with a cap on what can be paid out for lawsuits. This responsibility will build character.
In my opinion, politicians are lacking in this commodity. The fact that they can be “bribed” to vote for legislation with which they disagree confirms they have no character. If a bill is wrong, it’s wrong, no matter how much money one gets for changing sides. I know this is a pretty strong accusation, but I stand by my claim. In fact, listen to any politician and you hear about the need to “reach across the aisle” to write legislation. BULL. If it’s a bad law, there is no amount of crossing over that will make it better. And why is it Republicans are expected to cross over, while Democrats are not?
I originally had intended to write today about Obama’s society as he envisions it. This also ties into character. He and Democrats have, for the longest time, tried to set it up so there is no chance to fail. Examples like bailing out Wall Street entities on the verge of collapse or car companies about to implode are just the latest tip of the iceberg.
Look at past social programs like section 8 housing. I have tenants who are on subsidies and if they try and get off or make too much money, they lose their benefits. How is this helping lift them from poverty? The answer is, it isn’t. And by giving up the chance to fail, by default, they are also giving up the chance to succeed. That is not what the United States is all about; I think it’s our saving grace. The majority of people still think this is the greatest country on Earth and that the opportunities are limitless if you work hard and want it enough.
After all, how many of you would go to a movie where, instead of vanquishing evil or succeeding over huge obstacles, the hero or heroine settle for mediocre? And how many best selling books are there called, “How to Be Average”. Maybe in Europe, but not in the United States.
Most of us do not want a job with the government or a union where people are judged, not by how well something gets done but by how long they have been doing it. The same is true for education. Besides, as I have pointed out before; if there is no private sector pumping money into the government through taxes to pay for jobs in the bureaucracies, there would be no funds at all unless they were borrowed or printed. And then how would we ever expect to pay back those obligations if nobody was out there to tax? You can bet that is what China is asking itself right now.
Mr. Obama and his Democrat pals have now taken over all student loans. Did you know that if you go to school and then end up in the public sector your debt will be forgiven after a certain number of years? This has been around since 1958 for teachers and other low income borrowers. But if you are the least bit successful, you will have to repay the debt in total. How is that government’s incentive to succeed? How does that speak to character? In fact, I submit if you become successful, it would make more sense if the debt was forgiven sooner because you would be making up for it by being in a higher tax bracket and by contributing positively to our economy!
I, for one, think all these debt forgiveness programs being advertised on the radio are dishonest. When I make an agreement, even if it is a bad one, I do my best to honor it. I understand every situation is different, but after declaring bankruptcy over 30 years ago, I felt horrible about it. My credit was ruined for 10 years. I vowed I would never do it again. What did I learn after the bankruptcy fell off my credit report? Nothing! I went out and was in debt again after only a few months. Fortunately, I hooked up with some good influences and was able to turn it around in time. This is why I am so big on financial education for the masses. I believe the public would then demand politicians balance the budget.
This all comes back to the subject of character. Today, my word means something. I say what I mean and I mean what I say. For years Washington has been full of Congressmen and Senators who tell the truth only when it’s convenient or… when they are caught! And sometimes, as with Nancy Pelosi, even then they stick with the lie like she did about the CIA enhanced interrogation techniques. That is also not true of most of our politicians which is why I believe we need new leaders. And 2010 is the perfect time to do it.
- FedUpEditor
Hitler Finds Out Scott Brown Won Massachusetts!
January 24, 2010
HUD/FHA APPROVAL UPDATE
January 24, 2010
In November 2009, the Federal Housing Administration issued new requirements outlining their lending requirements for condominium associations. 
U.S. Approvals, a company that provides HUD/FHA and VA project review services published an updated summary of the requirements.
If you want to know why the housing market collapsed, which led to a world-wide recession and the new FHA restrictions, I recommend A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers by Lawrence G. McDonald. It is a riveting story.
