GOP "A Pledge To America" Proves The Party Is Ideologically Bankrupt
The GOP “A Pledge To America” is nothing but a sham. It offers no concrete examples on how it would reduce the budget deficit, reduce spending, or ensure every American has healthcare. This document should provide the narrative necessary for anyone opposing a Republican to prove that their only interest is to lower taxes implicitly ensuring that the rich is taken care of while the middleclass pickup the crumbs they leave.
Mathematics is absolute and there is nothing in their pledge in which a valid mathematical formula could be applied to have a positive effect on our economy. The difference between the GOP and President Obama is that he at least tries to apply mathematics to his policies whether you like them or not.
Republicans live in an alternate state of reality.
UPDATE:
Here is an example of how GOP misinforms. Take a look at what they did with the chart as exposed here by Ezra Klein
JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | 09/22/10 10:38 PM |
WASHINGTON — Six weeks before midterm elections, House Republicans vowed to cut taxes and federal spending, repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law and ban federal funding of abortion as part of a campaign manifesto designed to propel them to victory in November and a majority in the next Congress.
The "Pledge to America," circulated to GOP lawmakers Wednesday, emphasizes job creation and spending control, as well as changing the way Congress does business. It steered clear of controversial issues such as Social Security and Medicare, big drivers of deficit spending.
It pairs some familiar Republican ideas – such as deep spending cuts, medical liability reform and stricter border enforcement – with an anti-government call to action that draws on tea party themes and echoes voters’ disgruntlement with the economy and Obama’s leadership.
"Regarding the policies of the current government, the governed do not consent," reads a preamble to the agenda. "An arrogant and out-of-touch government of self-appointed elites makes decisions, issues mandates, and enacts laws without accepting or requesting the input of the many."
Republicans are favored to add substantially to their ranks, perhaps enough to seize control of the House. Details of their plan emerged as President Barack Obama tried to reintroduce voters to his health care overhaul law, a signature issue of his first two years that Americans don’t much like or understand. Democrats, who pursued overhaul for decades, have been surprised by its unpopularity.
GOP leaders are set to go public with their plan Thursday at a hardware store in suburban Virginia, choosing a location outside the nation’s capital that’s in keeping with the plan’s grassroots emphasis.
It calls for every bill to cite its specific constitutional authority, a vote on any government regulation that costs more than $100 million annually and a freeze on hiring federal workers except security personnel. It also has a "read the bill" provision mandating that legislation be publicly available for three days before a vote.
Officials have described the agenda as the culmination of an Internet- and social networking-powered project they launched earlier this year to give voters the chance to say what Congress should do. The "America Speaking Out" project collected 160,000 ideas and received 1 million votes and comments on the proposals, they said.
Much internal debate ensued among party leaders, rank-and-file lawmakers and GOP activists about the contents of the agenda, including whether it should include a reference to "family values" – which some strategists argued could alienate the independent voters Republicans are courting
Republican ‘Pledge To America’ Centers On Spending Freeze, Tax Cuts
