John McCain Plea for Action

[jhv48]

Yesterday, the Senate began debate on an economic stimulus package that is intended to get our economy back on track and help Americans who are suffering through these difficult times. Unfortunately, the proposal on the table is big on the giveaways for the special interests and corporate high rollers, yet short on help for ordinary working Americans. I cannot and do not support the package on the table from the Democrats and the Obama Administration. Our country does not need just another spending bill, particularly not one that will load future generations with the burden of massive debt. We need a short term stimulus bill that will directly help people, create jobs, and provide a jolt to our economy.

I believe we need to evaluate every bit of spending in this stimulus proposal with one important criteria - does it really stimulate the economy and help create jobs - if the answer is no, it does not belong in a so-called stimulus package. Furthermore, the stimulus must include significant direct relief to American workers in the form of payroll tax cuts and programs to help homeowners keep their homes. Finally, we need an end game to this stimulus so that when our economy recovers, these spending programs do not remain permanent and saddle our children with a skyrocketing national debt.

I appreciate the discussions President Obama is having with my Republican colleagues, but the time for talking has come to an end and we must now begin some serious negotiation. But as of yet, Republicans have not been given the opportunity to be involved. The House of Representatives passed a stimulus bill without a single Republican supporting it. In the Senate, the Democrat leadership is trying to jam the existing proposal through regardless of reservations from a number of members. With so much at stake, the last thing we need is partisanship driving our attempts to turn the economy around.

I have long been a fighter against wasteful spending in Washington and long an advocate for a balanced budget -- that will never change. I realize we face extraordinary challenges with our economy today, but that is not an excuse for more irresponsibly from Washington. I hope you will join me in saying no to this stimulus package as it currently exists by signing this petition.

http://www.countryfirstpac.com/petition/economic.aspx

Sincerely,

John McCain
Chair, Country First PAC

[427 S/O]

That's all fine and good, but also call, email or write your law makers. Some time back I read a piece about how to resolve issues or getting someones attention, was to write a letter. Let me tell you that works really well, the author said if someone takes the time to actually write a letter, the recipient knows your dead 'serious'. It worked for me on 3-4 occasions.

[VRM]

I've already written the jackasses 'representing' my state. I told them exactly what sort of pork spending should NOT be included in any stimulus package.

[cobra de capell]

John is a jackass - yes, wasteful spending, but what about the impact of illegals in this country? He needs to just go away.

Plus, he lost to BO - can you even imagine that?

[Fred Douglass]

...either the two "K" boys (Kennidee and "Ketchup" Kerry) and/or my Rep. is (yet another) socialista Dumbocrat! Big chance there, eh?

So-o-o-o-o, I wrote to the RNC Chair (Michael Steele-who shoulda been our first black president!) and John Kyl (Senate Minority Whip) and told them to make sure there were no Republican Senators' fingerprints on this perfidious and toxic POS measure.

Hopeless. The spineless "Me Too" RINOs will endlessly rearrange the deck furniture on this putrescent piece of Marxist pap, no matter what we do. Then they'll wag their tails and beg for a milkbone from Bella Pelosi*!!! Unfortunately, that will shift a lot of free-enterprise things into Fed/Gov on a permanent LBJ basis.

Glad I was launched in '45. That's NINETEEN Forty-five, for youse wags! Ar-ar-ar.

*Jay Severin's (96.9 FM in Bahstin) term for the Wicked Witch of the West.

Chow,