Why GOP frosh said yes to debt deal: But while the freshmen justify their Monday evening votes, they are starting to sound a little bit like Washington dealmakers. “The speaker has given the freshmen class everything we’ve asked for,” said Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.), a nurse and political newcomer who was elected without support from the national party but has been a strong supporter of their efforts in the debt ceiling negotiations. “I have no reason to be indifferent.” [In other words, they’re already drinking that DC Koolaid and being bought off with little more than words. Remember them in November 2012! – JS]
Liberals Force Choice Between Economic and National Security: Congressional conservatives fought hard to drive down spending toward a balanced budget, while protecting our defenses, and without raising taxes. The Ryan budget plan and the Cut, Cap and Balance Act were good steps in that direction. But the final deal, driven by liberal leaders on Capitol Hill and in the White House, sets up America for the worst possible outcome later this year—both job-killing taxes and safety-risking defense cuts—while entitlement spending goes on and on.
According to Gallup, twice as many Americans identify themselves as conservative than liberals. (41%-21%) [Shouldn’t we have a viable conservative party? – JS]
Redistribution and the Church: First, as I argued in a previous article, the Bible is absolutely clear that those who have must share with those who have not. John the Baptist, Jesus, Paul, John, James, all tell us that the rich are obligated to help the poor. So yes, in that sense, redistribution is a part of living faithfully before God. … On the other hand, simplistic, communal redistribution schemes are neither Biblically-mandated nor effective in truly helping the poor. 
[Even I could understand this simple video so our spendocrats really need to watch it! It’s about GDI not GDP].: From Basic Economics for Financial Journalists and Other Dummies
How the Hobbits Take Washington: The nation has been talking about a balanced budget amendment for years; like 213 years. The earliest recorded endorsement on the topic seems to be the soon-to-be third President, Thomas Jefferson, criticizing the spending habits of the second President, John Adams… In a week that Apple Computer is reported to have more cash on hand than the United States Government, I contend that the [Tea Party] Hobbits are poised to take Washington, despite the rebuke of John McCain. [ In other words, as conservatives, a balanced budget amendment should be our primary goal as we are never going to get politicians to do anything meaningful about reducing their power base – your money! JS] A Tea Party Triumph: The debt deal is a rare bipartisan victory for the forces of smaller government. [ Bull! This is simply a veiled stab by the WSJ at the Tea Party movement telling us to behave now that our RINOs have managed to kick the can down the road again. Somebody is going to have to show me how debt reduction against a rising base line spread over 10 years compared to spending increases that are almost immediate of the same amounts reduces anything. I suspect that we are going to see that this deal actually resulted in debt rises of trillions not cuts of billions. Worse yet we are replying on promises, not actualities.– JS]
[The latest RINO mantra on the fiscal situation seems to be look “how much we’ve changed the terms of the debate in this town”. Ya! Changed the debate but nothing else… The Democrats got their limited cuts against a rising baseline for no real cuts at all and managed to kick the deficit can through 2012 so they don’t have to face an embarrassing debate before the elections. As far back as most can remember, debt ceiling raises now with future spending reductions later have almost always resulted in no real spending reductions at all. Our RINOs don’t seem to understand the simple fact that principles, by definition, are not compromisable. They also don’t seem to see that compromising a bit every year on a negative just leads them closer and closer to the end desired by their opponents in the first place.– JS]
"Somebody recently figured out that we have 35 million laws to enforce the ten commandments." -- Bert Masterson
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