“Just Words?” Yes, Unfortunately
May 22, 2009Among the most amazing phenomena in American politics today is the continued belief by our elected leaders’ that we the people cannot read through their rhetoric in order to understand the straight facts.
Take, for example, Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s Op-Ed in today’s New Hampshire Union Leader. Rarely have I seen a clearer example of a politician’s words not matching her deeds.
Despite supporting a nearly trillion-dollar “stimulus” bill financed exclusively through deficit spending, despite voting for a bloated omnibus spending bill stuffed with almost 9,000 earmarks, and despite agreeing to a $3.4 trillion budget reconciliation bill – the largest in U.S. history – Sen. Shaheen says “we need to get back on the path to a balanced budget.”
A good first step on that path might have been to simply say “no” to at least a portion of the unprecedented growth in government over just the past hundred-or-so days.
If Rep. Paul Hodes has his way, he’ll join Shaheen in the U.S. Senate after the 2010 election. The very thought should make every taxpayer cringe.
Like Shaheen, Hodes supported the entire spending binge undertaken by the politicians in Washington. Is this the same man who, as a candidate for Congress, said, “I would be an advocate for fiscal responsibility and balanced budgets?”
The same man who said, “The American people understand we cannot pursue a borrow-and-spend fiscal policy?”
The same man who said, “We must rein in government spending, reduce the size of the government workforce, re-invent and consolidate government programs and agencies, reduce corporate welfare and roll back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans?”
A few weeks ago, hundreds of thousands of Americans, and thousands of Granite Staters protested the reckless spending in Washington by holding “Tea Parties.” That ought to have put the politicians on notice that the people are no longer listening only to their words but also following their actions closely. And when the words and the deeds don’t square, it only serves to anger the public.
NHeck
May 22, 2009
Fred- was it just words when you supported Mike Gravel in the Democratic Primary for President or was it just money when you donated to Barack Obama?
I know we are supposed to believe that you had an epiphany and realized how stupid it was to support Obama, and you are spending plenty of money to convince us of that. But how can we believe your feelings are real when it is obvious to me at least this is just political oppotunisim so you can run for office?
I would suggest you run for Governor or State Senate but as you listed your residence in Cambridge MA within the last two years that would disqualify you of that.
Dorothy
May 23, 2009
Fred, whatever your motivation for starting STEWARD, you are on the right track. I, too, cannot believe that our elected officials (used loosely) still think we are too stupid to dig out the facts. Even a grandmother like me can access the web or, thankfully, watch “fair & balanced” to get some perspective so as to make common sense decisions. And with everything being recorded these days, how do they think they can get away with “do as i say(the first time) not as i do(when i change my mind)” when it comes down to voting on issues that will affect our every lives, and even my grandchildrens’ lives, we need to hold them accountable…….and blaming the past never has, and never will change the present, nor determine our future as a free nation………………thanks, Dorothy Nazarian, born and raised in NH
New Hampshire
May 26, 2009
Does this explain your own stupidity for voting for Obama? How does someone suddenly get smart after supposedly being hoodwinked by this slick puppet? We all knew what he was and what he would do if elected, why not you?
Folks I would not trust this STEWARD guy — he’s an opportunist if I ever saw one. WE don’t need anymore saboteurs in the GOP.
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