Boehner Says GOP Finally Gets It

When stumping for Republican House hopeful Allen West in Florida today, House Minority Whip John Boehner told the audience that Republicans will do an about face if allowed to govern Washington in 2011 with a majority in Congress. He said the party finally understands that they spent too much money and grew government under Bush and would not repeat past mistakes. To prove his point, Boehner says he will propose a spending cut every week he is speaker. 

Boehner's comments gel with the recent "Pledge to America" the party rolled out last month. "In the pledge, Republicans propose cutting spending by repealing the Democrats' healthcare law, instituting budget caps, reforming government-controlled housing lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, cutting non-discretionary spending to 2008 levels and canceling future TARP payments."

West, a newcomer and fiery addition to the GOP who spoke after Boehner, stated that he would "hold [Boehner's] feet to the fire" on his pledge to cut spending. He believes the GOP doesn't need gimmicks and paper promises to do what is absolutely necessary for the country's survival and he has no problem saying it. I love his straight-forward, take no prisoners approach and hope that he beats his opponent Klein, in November. We need more like him.  

More Populist Rhetoric from Obama

Democrats are rightfully bewildered and don't know how to use Obama this fall, but maybe they should just tell him to hide and quit making them look so desperate. On his website, Obama is claiming that Republicans are holding the middle class tax cuts "hostage,” because the GOP wants a bill that would extend all of the tax cuts made by President Bush. And what else? He's claiming that the GOP refusal to extend only some of Bush's tax cuts will force him to borrow another $700 billion "to provide an average tax cut of $100,000 to millionaires and billionaires." His populist rhetoric and threats are insulting. Does he really think the American people believe if he does not collect more in taxes from those earning over $200,000, that the country will be propelled to borrow money to close that gap? No amount of ridiculous rhetoric will overshadow our disgust with his "one-party government" that has and will continue to seek more tax increases to support any liberal policy he dreams up, all the while having no concern for an “unsustainable level of deficits its own spending has produced."