A right-leaning disgruntled Republican comments on the news of the day and any other thing he damn-well pleases.
Conservative groups span country in effort to defund ObamaCare
Aug 22, 2013 Reported By Nadia Ramdass,
WKRN, Nashville News, Nashville Weather and Sports
Nearly seven hundred people were in attendance at last night's health care town hall reports Channel 2.
From Heritage Foundation:
Members of Congress left Washington for the month of August, but even though they’re back home, few are hosting town hall events to hear from you, their constituents.
So Heritage Action is standing in the gap: bringing education on the critical issues and our message of Congressional accountability to critical cities across the country—including Nashville.
Join Jim DeMint, your neighbors, friends, and other local conservatives at the Heritage Action Nashville town hall meeting.
At the town hall you will:
At this town hall meeting, you will learn how your voice, when added to the growing chorus of conservatives across the country, can make the all difference.
- Meet your neighbors and friends that are willing to take a stand for conservative principles.
- Hear directly from Jim DeMint on the critical fights facing conservative—and how we can win.
- Get educated on key issues like defunding Obamacare.
Don’t miss your exclusive opportunity to meet Heritage President Jim DeMint on August 22nd in Nashville.
What you need to know about the event
Date: August 22, 2013
Time: Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. Town Hall Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Franklin Marriott Cool Springs, 700 Cool Springs Boulevard, Franklin, TN 37067
Cost:Free for conservatives. RSVP required.The Nashville event has reached its maximum capacity and they are no longer accepting new RSVPs.
WHAT: Tennessee Citizen Action’s “A Tennessee for All” Town Hall is a direct response to the extremism that Jim Demint and Heritage Action for America (aka The Heritage Foundation) are bringing to middle-Tennessee this week with their “Defund Obamacare Town Hall Tour.” Heritage Action for America are coming to town to rail against Obamacare and to spread a message of obstruction. Our message? We want to engage with government and create solutions that work for everyone.
WHO:
- Senator Estes Kefauver – Consumer protection, antitrust, and civil rights pioneer (portrayed by Greg Welsch)
- Molly Secours – Writer/Filmmaker (www.mollysecours)
- Michele Johnson – Executive Director, Tennessee Justice Center (http://www.tnjustice.org)
- Councilwoman Erica Gilmore
- Kelly Gregory – Breast Cancer Survivor
- Clare Sullivan – Nurse Practitioner
- Sam Rutherford – Student
WHEN: Thursday, August 22, 2013; Registration at 6:00 PM; Town Hall from 6:30 – 7:30 PM
WHERE: UAW Local 737, 6207 Centennial Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee
From Senator Jim DeMint: Why I Oppose the Tax Deal
Many of you have contacted me about the bipartisan tax deal reached between President Obama and Republican leaders. I've carefully reviewed the legislation and I wanted to explain to you why I cannot support it.
First, I do not want to see anyone's taxes go up and I have been fighting for years to permanently extend all the tax rates. I disagree with the President that we cannot afford to extend these rates for everyone. It's the people's money and we should not raise taxes on hardworking American families.
But this bill does much more than simply extend tax rates.
For starters, it includes approximately $200 billion in new deficit spending and stimulus gimmicks. That's a lot of money that will have to be borrowed from China and repaid by our children and grandchildren. If we're going to increase spending on new programs, we must reduce other spending to pay for it.
The bill also only extends rates for two years. We don't have a temporary economy so we shouldn't have temporary tax rates. Individuals and businesses make decisions looking at the long-term and we're not going to create jobs without giving people certainty as to what their taxes will be in future.
The bill also fails to extend all of the tax rates. It actually increases the death tax from its current rate of zero percent all the way up to 35 percent. One economic study shows that this tax increase alone will kill over 800,000 jobs over the next ten years.
Finally, the bill now includes dozens of earmarks for special interests, including ethanol subsidies, tax breaks for film and television producers, give aways for Puerto Rican rum manufacturers, favors for auto racing track owners, and a hand out for businesses in American Samoa.
The President called Republicans "hostage takers" this week but he should be pointing his figure squarely at himself. We've known for years that these tax rates were going to expire but he did nothing about it until the last minute. Now Americans are being told they have to accept hundreds of billions in new spending and stimulus gimmicks, an increase the death tax, and a bunch of unnecessary earmarks or their taxes will go up.
I'm not going to be bullied into voting for things that will hurt our country because politicians in Washington ignored the problem until it was a crisis.
Many of you fought hard to elect new leaders to the Senate this year with the expectation that they would fight deficit spending, tax hikes, and backroom deals. I take that commitment very seriously and I'm prepared to vote against this bill even if I'm the only one in the Senate to do so.
I appreciate the efforts made by my party's leaders to negotiate this deal but I believe Americans deserve much better. This deal should be rejected and then fixed. We can easily extend these tax rates without increasing spending once the new crop of Republican senators, including Pat Toomey, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Mike Lee, and Ron Johnson, are sworn in. The President has already conceded that taxes cannot go up and we'll have more Republicans in Congress in a few weeks to fight for a better deal.
Thank you for supporting the principles of freedom and for your continued encouragement. I will continue to do my very best to be your voice in the United States Senate.
My Comment
I am with Senator DeMint. This bill should not pass. It is time for Republicans to stand firm on cutting spending. This is old fashioned vote buying and deal making. The deficit is going to bankrupt this nation if we do not get serious about cutting spending and growing the economy.
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