Monday the 23nd: I not only write on and keep up with the world of domestic politics, I address my comments to my congressional representatives. Here is my memo to Rep. Nunes - for all the good it might do.




From: John Smithson vpjohndavid@aol.com

To: Rep.Nunes ; vpjohndavid
Sent: Sun, Dec 22, 2013 10:00 pm


Very disappointed in the GOP's ability to get anything done regarding the several investigations.  But,  more than this,  I am amazed that none of you in congress,  whether in the house or the Senate,  have any intentions of working legislatively for a decrease in the powers of the presidency.  The fact that Obama or whoever now has the tools (signing statements, executive order,  executive privilege that can extends to a 50 member "Czar" staff AND  their staffs, and the power to legislate via regulations) coupled with his power to command the military, domestically,  has not escaped me.  While Obama has been 
pretty much "neutralized" at many levels,  still,  he has the power to rule as if a dictator,  power not given at the time of the founding,  powers that continue to enhanced by a congress that believes "trust" is more important than legislative boundaries.  In fact, 
it is clear that he has neutralized congress and , especially,  the GOP.  He has made a joke of the legislative branch,  and we have 
three years to go.  

And Boehner's war on the Right is disgusting.  "We" gave you all the power of the House and our reward?  to work for our demise as an influence within the GOP.  I suppose you are part of this crap.  Very disappointed.  Try winning another national election without the Right.
Of course, you all have made that effort.  In 2012,  Palin and her constituency were almost completely ignored.  We are not going away.  We have compromised our principles for 40 stinking  years,  yet,  Boehner insists that we are "anti-compromise."  The fact of  the matter is this:  "we" have been promised smaller government,  lower taxes, and an increase in Constitutional governance for  at least 4 decades.  Promises made but not kept.  In 2006,  the silent Right,  got sick of it and said "go to hell"  and you all lost the House and Senate,  but you did not listen to our rebellion.    In 2008,  you all were embarrassed by the McCain campaign while we stayed away from the polls in mass,  We won the 2010 in a landslide  -  we,  the teaparty Right.  We did that.  And, still,  you all refused to listen to our voice or acknowledge our power and our leadership.  

Although I cannot speak for the millions who  are in this "movement" and sick and tired of being lied to by the very people we believe in and support,  I do believe my posting,  here, is representative of a huge number of constituents.  You will decide for yourself.  But, again,  know this:  "we" are your ticket to political continuance,  unless,  of course, you can convince the "moderate"  collective to take our place at the polls.  Apparently this is a bet the Boehners of the world are willing to make,  again and again.

How about this:  let's have the Left "compromise" for a change?  

A constituent and very angry primary voter, 

Please pass on my comments.  I do believe they are representative and the cause of concern for the future of the GOP..  

J Smithson
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And my comments do not stand alone. 


From Palin's Facebook

No one can argue with the fact that Paul Ryan’s compromise budget bill raises taxes and increases spending. Show me one Republican who got elected on that platform. Spare America the Orwellian word games. If the government is taking money out of your pocket to fund its growing Big Brother operations, it’s a tax. Whether money is taken from you via your phone bill, your airline ticket, or your income, it’s a tax. If politicians can’t be honest about this, it’s time to go home. 
The TEA Party’s very acronym stands for “Taxed Enough Already.” We sent these politicians to Congress in an historic landslide election in 2010 with a mandate to stop the runaway spending train bankrupting our nation, not to wave to it from the station or – heaven forbid – increase its speed. And yet, here we are still pretending that there are no real world consequences to running up near trillion dollar deficits year after year with no end in sight.
So, where does this leave us? We can sit back and accept the increased spending "Compromised Plan" with increases in taxes and spending, or we can charge ahead to at least preserve the very modest Sequester cuts American workers already fought for. If we go with the first option, we simply kick the can down the road yet again and wait for the inevitable real world consequences of bankruptcy (see Detroit for an example of what’s in store). Or we can go with the second option and probably get clobbered by the media (so what's new?!).
The Political Establishment will no doubt tell us that a budget battle will distract us from the fight against Obamacare. But that excuse is just the latest variation in the Establishment’s old canard that they’re keeping their powder dry for the next big battle which never seems to materialize because they’re always too busy waving the white flag and following the path of least resistance until election day.
Enough is enough!
Here’s the deal, folks. The media will clobber us no matter what. We do not want more taxes. We want Congress to rein in spending and live within its means. (What's so radical about that?!) Americans have gotten quite an education recently in wasteful government spending as we’ve all seen how the federal government can blow a billion dollars on a website that doesn’t work. 
Do these members of Congress really think they can justify every tax dollar they spend and still demand more from hard working Americans by increasing our taxes?
2014 is just around the corner. If any member of Congress thinks raising taxes and increasing wasteful spending is a winning strategy to run on, then by all means they should vote for the Ryan budget. We’ll be watching.

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