Ron Paul won't speak at convention, won't endorse Romney, still dividing party.

[ironglow]

Ironglow, tell me this: under which republican administration has federal total spending been less than that of the previous administration?

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  The question is...Which party sponsored that bill?  .......Do you 'give up' !

Why wasn't it vetoed or voted down?  As I already told you..congress is in recess..election year you know..
 
But even though the Annenberg sponsored, lefty leaning "Fact Check" admits it has been done..  http://factcheck.org/2012/08/about-those-republican-cuts/
 
    Perhaps they delayed complete introduction, hoping to get a Republican house, senate and presidency..whereby they knew they would be getting the bill through....
....But if enough otherwise conservative voters refuse to put Obama out with their votes, then of course those provisions will likely never see the light of day..



Of course the answer to which republican administration spent less than the previous administration is none, it has never happened, at least in the last hundred years.


Now the question is why? (now I don't know all the reasons, but I can think of a few).

[Minnesota1]

Ironglow, tell me this: under which republican administration has federal total spending been less than that of the previous administration?

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  The question is...Which party sponsored that bill?  .......Do you 'give up' !

Why wasn't it vetoed or voted down?  As I already told you..congress is in recess..election year you know..
 
But even though the Annenberg sponsored, lefty leaning "Fact Check" admits it has been done..  http://factcheck.org/2012/08/about-those-republican-cuts/
 
    Perhaps they delayed complete introduction, hoping to get a Republican house, senate and presidency..whereby they knew they would be getting the bill through....
....But if enough otherwise conservative voters refuse to put Obama out with their votes, then of course those provisions will likely never see the light of day..



Of course the answer to which republican administration spent less than the previous administration is none, it has never happened, at least in the last hundred years.


Now the question is why? (now I don't know all the reasons, but I can think of a few).

Excellent points!  But one liners are easier as is voting for parties that can't win or have any power to change the course of a sinking ship.  Thanks for your posts.

[ironglow]

Ironglow, tell me this: under which republican administration has federal total spending been less than that of the previous administration?

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  The only proper guage is amount of increase ..
 
  ...Does the 2012 dollar buy as much goods and services as the 1995 dollar?  How about the 1955 dollar?  The 1935 dollar?
  Maybe the 1905 dollar..  Hmm... each year the cost of living" is greater in dollars & cents, not really hard to figure out.
     I want to make it  clear, I'm not defending the Republicans..nor do I believe any single pied piper politico is going to save our  nation.  I am primarily in favor of getting rid of the socialist/Marxist, Chicago mob now ruling over us, and replacing them with something better..not perfect, nothing man-made is.. but an improvement. 
      .............How about pitching in to help?

[Singleshotsam]

I agree with Ironglow about getting rid of Obama, BUT, should Romeny get elected you have to automatically shift gears and start being very critical about getting the Republican party to change it's leftist ways.  We know that Romney as president buys us at least 4 years to set the gears of actual change in motion, but we cannot allow one day to pass after Romney takes office to start the process.

I would suggest to Romeny that his first order of business as pres should be to start leaning on Congress to balance the budget.

[blind ear]

We got where we are by voteing out of fear and want rather than courage and the needs of our childrens future. ear

[SHOOTALL]

There is a need for a third party . It needs to start on the local level and grow . Trying to compete at the top level with out a foundation is going to do more harm than good because much of the country has no clue what you stand for and you don't have a track record as a party .

[powderman]

   

[blind ear]

+1 Ron Paul. If he makes a ballot I will vote for him. I know that there is no chance of him makeing a ballot. I am sick of watching the Republicans railroad  the election/nomination process from begenning to end.  ear

[ironglow]

I agree with Ironglow about getting rid of Obama, BUT, should Romeny get elected you have to automatically shift gears and start being very critical about getting the Republican party to change it's leftist ways.  We know that Romney as president buys us at least 4 years to set the gears of actual change in motion, but we cannot allow one day to pass after Romney takes office to start the process.

I would suggest to Romeny that his first order of business as pres should be to start leaning on Congress to balance the budget.

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   Right on..get the Obammy out...buty don't allow the Reps to lay back..  Keep after them to make good on these promises:
 
     
 
 

List of _ _ _ _ _ Budget Cuts, WOW
Notice Soc.Sec. and the Military are NOT on this list.
These are all the programs that the _ _ _ _ _ House has proposed cutting.
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* Corporation for Public Broadcasting Subsidy — $445 million annual savings.
* Save America’s Treasures Program — $25 million annual savings.
* International Fund for Ireland — $17 million annual savings.
* Legal Services Corporation — $420 million annual savings.
* National Endowment for the Arts — $167.5 million annual savings.
* National Endowment for the Humanities — $167.5 million annual savings.
* Hope VI Program — $250 million annual savings.
* Amtrak Subsidies — $1.565 billion annual savings.
* Eliminate duplicative education programs — H.R. 2274 (in last Congress), authored by Rep. McKeon, eliminates 68 at a savings of $1.3 billion annually.
* U.S. Trade Development Agency — $55 million annual savings.
* Woodrow Wilson Center Subsidy — $20 million annual savings.
* Cut in half funding for congressional printing and binding — $47 million annual savings.
* John C. Stennis Center Subsidy — $430,000 annual savings.
* Community Development Fund — $4.5 billion annual savings.
* Heritage Area Grants and Statutory Aid — $24 million annual savings.
* Cut Federal Travel Budget in Half — $7.5 billion annual savings
* Trim Federal Vehicle Budget by 20% — $600 million annual savings.
* Essential Air Service — $150 million annual savings.
* Technology Innovation Program — $70 million annual savings.
* Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program — $125 million annual savings.
* Department of Energy Grants to States for Weatherization — $530 million annual savings.
* Beach Replenishment — $95 million annual savings.
* New Starts Transit — $2 billion annual savings.
* Exchange Programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical Trading Partners in Massachusetts — $9 million annual savings
* Intercity and High Speed Rail Grants — $2.5 billion annual savings.
* Title X Family Planning — $318 million annual savings.
* Appalachian Regional Commission — $76 million annual savings.
* Economic Development Administration — $293 million annual savings.
* Programs under the National and Community Services Act — $1.15 billion annual savings.
* Applied Research at Department of Energy — $1.27 billion annual savings.
* Freedom CAR and Fuel Partnership — $200 million annual savings.
* Energy Star Program — $52 million annual savings.
* Economic Assistance to Egypt — $250 million annually.
* U.S. Agency for International Development — $1.39 billion annual savings.
* General Assistance to District of Columbia — $210 million annual savings.
* Subsidy for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority — $150 million annual savings.
* Presidential Campaign Fund — $775 million savings over ten years.
* No funding for federal office space acquisition — $864 million annual savings.
* End prohibitions on competitive sourcing of government services.
* Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act — More than $1 billion annually.
* IRS Direct Deposit: Require the IRS to deposit fees for some services it offers (such as processing payment plans for taxpayers) to the Treasury, instead of allowing it to remain as part of its budget — $1.8 billion savings over ten years.
* Require collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees — $1 billion total savings.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ABOUT?
* Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees — $1.2 billion savings over ten years.
* Sell excess federal properties the government does not make use of — $15 billion total savings.
* Eliminate death gratuity for Members of Congress. WHAT???
* Eliminate Mohair Subsidies — $1 million annual savings.
* Eliminate taxpayer subsidies to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — $12.5 million annual savings WELL ISN’T THAT SPECIAL
* Eliminate Market Access Program — $200 million annual savings.
* USDA Sugar Program — $14 million annual savings.
* Subsidy to Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) — $93 million annual savings.
* Eliminate the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program — $56.2 million annual savings.
* Eliminate fund for Obamacare administrative costs — $900 million savings.
* Ready to Learn TV Program — $27 million savings.. WHY??
* HUD Ph.D. Program.
* Deficit Reduction Check-Off Act.
* TOTAL SAVINGS: $2.5 Trillion over Ten Years
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