NEVER TOLERATE TYRANNY!....Conservative voices from the GRASSROOTS.

Pledge to America

"If the GOP's record of fiscal fecklessness were not
enough reason to doubt its newfound commitment to curbing 'Washington's
irresponsible spending habits,' the [Pledge to America's] failure to
address entitlement and defense programs would be. The Republicans say
they want to 'have a responsible, fact-based conversation with the
American people about the scale of the fiscal challenges we face and the
urgent action that is required to deal with them.' That's hard to do
when only a small share of the $3.8 trillion budget is open for
discussion, and then only in the vaguest terms. The Pledge to America,
which seems to be based on the assumption that America has a short
memory, castigates Democrats for 'their out-of-control spending spree.'
Republicans, you may recall, had a spending spree of their own during
George W. Bush's recently concluded administration, when both
discretionary and total spending doubled -- nearly 10 times the growth
seen during Bill Clinton's two terms. ... As of last week, however, the
Republicans pledge to 'make the decisions that are necessary to protect
our entitlement programs for today's seniors and future generations.'
Such as? Sorry, that's all you're getting before the elections. ... Even
if you trust the Republicans when they say 'we have a plan' to cut $100
billion from the budget, that amounts to just 8 percent of the current
$1.3 trillion deficit. And why trust them? As the Pledge to America
warns, 'It's not enough' to 'swap out one set of leaders for another.'"
--columnist Jacob Sullum