Deficits by Design?

From LouisvilleTeaParty.org

"NIGHTFALL IN AMERICA

(This analysis offered by ex-governor of Delaware, Pete du Pont)

Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page did an analysis of the federal government’s debt that will be held by the public over the coming decade:

• When the Democrats took control of Congress in 2007, the debt held by the public was 36.2 percent of gross domestic product.
• It rose to 40.2 percent the next year.
• This year it will be about 63.6 percent, next year 68.6 percent, then 77 percent of GDP in 2020.
• And the Obama administration’s budget estimates 218 percent in 2050.

The reason for these rising deficits is the huge increases in federal spending — the intended growth of the federal government — that Congress and the president are pushing, says du Pont:....." read more LouisvilleTeaParty.org

The Savaging of Paul Ryan

Savaging of Paul Ryan- FrontPageMagazine Vasko Kohlmayer:

"Paul Ryan’s Roadmap bucks this trend and seeks to reverse our disastrous course with a series of commonsense measures. Here are some of the plan’s highlights:

• Allowing those under 55 to invest over one-third of their current Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts, similar to the Thrift Savings Plan available to federal employees;
• Placing future Medicare beneficiaries (those currently under 55) into a semi-private programs similar to those currently used by Members of Congress;
• Reducing the tax code into two rates: 10% on income up to $100,000 for joint filers and $50,000 for single filers, and 25% on taxable income above these amounts;
• Eliminating the alternative minimum and the death tax;
• Doing away with taxes on interest, capital gains and dividends;
• Replacing the corporate tax—currently the second highest in the industrialized world—with a business consumption tax of 8.5%;
• Imposing a 10 year discretionary spending freeze....." Front Page Magazine
  

Clearly Sarah Palin needs help

Clearly Sarah Palin Needs Help: John Ziegler Daily Caller

"Is the most famous woman in American political history;

• Has more money both personally and politically than she probably knows what to do with;

• Has found a place in public life that has largely ended the attacks on her family;

• Is the most sought after public speaker/endorser in all of politics;

• Has more influence over the media’s agenda than anyone but the president;

• Appears to now be completely immune to media attacks;

• Is the leader in just about every poll for the Republican presidential nomination and has a virtually unfiltered platform on by far the largest cable news channel;

• Is perceived by many as the leader of the most potent grassroots movement in modern American political history;

• Is the author of the most purchased political book in recent times; and..." John Ziegler Daily Caller

Trey Grayson launches radio ad

Trey Grayson launches Radio ad

from : Bluegrass Politics

"Republican Trey Grayson’s campaign for the U.S. Senate has launched its first radio ad.

The one-minute spot strikes a positive tone and stresses Grayson’s efforts to reduce government spending as Kentucky’s Secretary of State since 2003.

“I’m running for Senate to stop the wasteful spending and keep our country safe from the terrorists who want to kill us,” Grayson declares.

Grayson does not mention his key opponent in the primary, Bowling Green eye surgeon Rand Paul, who launched his first TV ad of the race last week. That spot focused on national security issues.

Grayson’s campaign manager, Nate Hodson, said the ad started Monday on “statewide conservative radio.” He declined to elaborate or to say how long will it air and its costs...." Bluegrass Politics

Kentucky Billion Dollar Shortfall?

Kentucky Billion dollar shortfall?
from Kentucky Club for Growth

"We finally cracked open the state's "Budget in Brief" document for the coming 2011-2012 budget cycle. The following graph of spending, found on page 16, is all you need to know about why the state is being forced to make cuts..." see graph at Kentucky Club for Growth

McConnell's Strategy for 2012

McConnell's Strategy For 2012

from Elephant's in the Blugrass

"Politico reports on Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's plan for picking up Republican seats next year

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has settled in on his election-year strategy: Identify issues that unite his caucus but divide the other party, then use them to drive a wedge between the White House and congressional Democrats.

At the top of his list: the administration’s handling of terrorism cases..." Elephant's in the Bluegrass

Palin and McConnell wage proxy battle in Kentucky Republican Senate primary

"The Senate Republican primary in Kentucky has emerged as a proxy battle between two leaders of the factionalized Republican Party, Sarah Palin and Mitch McConnell.

At stake is the direction of the Republican Party, which Republican leaders in Washington fear could turn off middle-of-the road voters if it lurches too far to the right...." The Hill