Issues: Government Needs to Stop and Listen
March 11th, 2010

With the manner in which the federal government spends our money, it should not be surprising that they could misplace $1.2 trillion. But according to the Congressional Budget Office, the Obama Administration’s estimates of how large our deficit will rise by 2020 missed the mark by that amount.
 
As the only candidate in the Third District Republican Primary who has advocated for true reform and reduction in the way the government handles the taxpayer dollar, I have stood for reform of the earmarking practice of packing legislation with pet projects favored by politicians and I have called for taking actions that will force Washington to cut spending.

While other candidates pound the podium in speeches and call for spending cuts, they never tell you how they will get us to true reductions - preferring instead to stand by the same old way of doing business that has taken our nation in the wrong direction.
 
Nearing the final days of President Obama’s drive to take over health care, Americans are looking for representation that honors their wishes and respects their voice. In every way possible, we have told the politicians that we do not want the Obama/Pelosi plan. Instead of listening to us, this government tells the American people to sit down, shut up and enjoy our new health care system. Instead of hearing our calls for cuts in spending, they pass more legislation that adds to our debt while placing our economic security at risk.
 
With each day, we learn new details that confirm our rejection of the liberals’effort to take over more and more of our lives. This week, the Wall Street Journal reports on the plan to use the health care bill to also take over the nation’s student loan program, proving that liberals will continue their efforts to expand government until we replace them with people who will restore common sense to our government. The $67 billion in “savings” Obama claims will occur when the government takes over the student loan business comes with a price tag of $77 billion. Only in Washington can a $10 billion increase be called “savings.”
 
It’s fair to ask how student loans affect health care. The answer is simple...

they don’t.

But liberals see an opportunity to use the health care effort to ram through more government expansion plans that will not pass on merit and hope we are not watching.
 
At each event I attend, I hear from Tennesseans who are not only frustrated with the direction Washington politicians are taking the country, but are equally frustrated by a government they feel doesn't level with us, doesn't want to hear our opinion and continues to spend our money with no regard for the damage they are doing to our children’s future.
 
This is why I have stood for reform of the way Washington does business. Only then can we restore faith and confidence that our government is responsible and honest with the people it serves.

Posted by Robin Smith

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