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@WSJ Editorial: Iraq’s Remarkable Election #tcot

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It takes a cynical mind not to share in the achievement of Iraq’s national elections. Bombs and missiles, al Qaeda threats and war fatigue failed to deter millions of Iraqis of all sects and regions from exercising a right that is rare in the Arab world. Even the U.N.’s man in Baghdad called the vote “a triumph.”

On Sunday, 61% of eligible voters came out in Anbar Province, a former extremist stronghold that includes the towns of Fallujah and Ramadi. In the last national elections five years ago, 3,375 people—or 2%—voted in Anbar. The other Sunni-dominated provinces that boycotted in 2005 saw similar numbers: over 70% turnout in Diyala and Salaheddin and 67% in Nineveh, all higher than the national average of 62%. American Presidential elections rarely have such turnout.

Even as the number of U.S. troops declines, a sustained U.S. commitment will serve Iraq, the larger Middle East and American strategic interests.Read more at online.wsj.com
 

@WashTimes Editorial on #SLA: Stop the orgy in Congress #tcot

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When government grows, prosperity shrinks. So does freedom. With those powerfully simple truths in mind, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, Texas Republican, and Rep. Mike Pence, chairman of the House Republican Conference, on March 3 introduced one of the most intriguing constitutional amendment proposals in years. Their Spending Limit Amendment merits great attention and with a few tweaks will deserve enthusiastic support.
“You cannot have unlimited government and unlimited opportunity,” Mr. Hensarling said Thursday on a media conference call. He’s right. So was Mr. Pence when he repeatedly emphasized that limited government and minimal debt are essential elements to national security. That’s because domestic spending sprees crowd out available resources for security and because overspending often puts us in hock to foreign governments that buy our debt.
Nitpicking aside, the amendment makes a ton of sense. Members of Congress who won’t sign onto it ought to be held to account. Read more at washingtontimes.com
 

Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Editorial: One Good Idea For Taming Federal Beast - #SLA

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Republican U.S. Reps. Mike Pence of Indiana and Jeb Hensarling of Texas are proposing an ugly but necessary club that will also get attention and be a little harder to ignore.
We can’t tax, borrow or grow our way out of the problem.
There simply must be spending restraint.
This proposal will be, in its own way, as problematic as Gramm-Rudman. Constitutional amendments are tough going, and Congress will remain clever about avoidance. But at this moment in Tea Party America, it will command attention and add to the momentum that common sense seems to be gaining. Read more at www.news-sentinel.com
 

@IndyStar: If health reform is mandatory, then paying for it should be as well #healthcare

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During last week’s health-care summit, President Barack Obama pointed out a fatal flaw in the most recent major expansion of a federal entitlement: When a Republican-controlled Congress and the president (George W. Bush at the time) pushed through a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients in 2003, they neglected to include a means for paying for it.

Unfortunately, the current president and a now Democratic-controlled Congress appear determined to make the same mistake.

The president, in pushing the Senate’s version of health-care reform, insisted again this week that the plan not only would be fully funded but would actually reduce the federal deficit.

To arrive at the conclusion, however, is to believe in a seemingly miraculous revival of fiscal discipline in Washington. Although not impossible, it’s far from likely.

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If health reform is mandatory, then paying for it should be as well.Read more at www.indystar.com
 

My post on @TheDailyCaller about our Constitutional Spending Limit Amendment #SLA #tcot

With our nation facing a fiscal crisis, it is time to fundamentally change the way Washington spends the taxpayers' money. Unless we change course, the public debt will consume the entire economy in less than fifteen years. Runaway spending and record debt will make future generations of Americans less free, less prosperous and less secure.

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A crisis is quickly approaching that will undermine the strength of our country and rob our children of their future prosperity. When it comes to getting our nation’s fiscal house in order we are running out of options and the time to act is now.

After a decade of runaway federal spending, the appetite in Washington to spend without regard to the taxpayer is still strong. Lawmakers from both political parties have broken their promises for fiscal responsibility and therefore have broken all historical records for deficits and debt. Our children will soon pay the price.

It is time to fundamentally change the way Washington spends taxpayer money and establish constitutional safeguards that will force the federal government to live within reasonable means. That is why I am proud to join Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) in proposing the Spending Limit Amendment.

We should never be forced to sacrifice our moral responsibilities out of economic necessity.Read more at dailycaller.com
 

@IBDeditorials Editorial on our Constitutional Spending Limit Amendment

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The three have proposed a Spending Limit Amendment to the Constitution that would restrain the federal government to the average expenditures of the post-World War II era — 20% of the U.S. economy. It would take a declaration of war or a two-thirds vote by Congress to waive the spending constraints.

Tea Partyers will no doubt be impressed by the fact that the idea comes from no less than Thomas Jefferson. In 1798, the Declaration’s author wrote: “I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our government.”

There really is no credible argument against the idea. In common-sense fashion, the constraint would be suspended during a declared war, and any other real emergency would surely be recognized as such by two-thirds of lawmakers.

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@WSJ: Democrats Chase Health Votes #healthcare

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At least a half-dozen House Democrats who voted against the health-care bill say they are now undecided, and President Barack Obama says he is willing to embrace several Republican ideas to collect more votes.

Democrats are gearing up for a vote on the overhaul as soon as late this month. They face an especially tough fight in the House, where the ranks of the undecided also include some lawmakers who voted yes before but say they no longer favor the Democratic bill.

Republicans rejected Mr. Obama’s latest overture and repeated their call for the president to start over on health care.

Although it is adopting some Republican ideas, the White House isn’t expecting Republicans to abandon their opposition. Instead, it hopes to win public support—and wavering Democrats—by painting the process as open and collaborative. In remarks Wednesday, the president will emphasize that he has taken “the best ideas from both parties,” a White House official said, and urge swift action.Read more at online.wsj.com
 

Clean Skies: Congress Mounts Challenge To EPA GHG Oversight #AESG #EPA #tcot #GOP

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House Republicans have launched the chamber’s campaign against the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act using its new endangerment finding.
The House Republican Resolution would block the EPA from regulating GHGs under the Clean Air Act by nullifying the agency’s endangerment finding, the legal underpinning for EPA to regulate greenhouse gases in addition to other pollutants.Read more at www.cleanskies.com
 

My op-ed with Rep. Hensarling on our Constitutional spending limit amendment #tcot

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Fiscal storm clouds are upon us. In five years, federal spending has skyrocketed to 24.7% from 19.9% of our economy. That’s the highest level since World War II. Borrowing has ballooned the national debt to $11.9 trillion from $7.3 trillion, a five-year increase equal to the accumulation of debt between President George Washington and President Bill Clinton.

The situation is dire, but don’t take our word for it. “U.S. fiscal policy is on an unsustainable path to an extent that cannot be solved by minor tinkering,” Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf said recently. Former Comptroller General David Walker called the rising costs of government entitlements a “fiscal cancer” that threaten “catastrophic consequences for our country.”

Our spending problems are tantamount to generational theft and fundamentally alter the American ethic. We cannot have both unlimited government and unlimited opportunity.

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@GOPLeader op-ed on AOL news: “Who’s Listening to the American People?” #healthcare #tcot #GOP

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For all the ink spilled over Thursday’s health care summit, it really boils down to one question: Who is listening to the American people?

Americans want Washington to scrap this job-killing government takeover of health care and start over with a step-by-step approach that will lower health care costs.
That’s not the “Republican” view. It’s is the view of the American people. They know the bill that is set to be rammed through Congress will cause their health care premiums to go up and the quality of their health care to go down. They’re asking their elected leaders in Washington to stop and start over on reforms that reflect the realities families and small businesses face today.

Republicans have offered a commonsense plan squarely focused on lowering costs. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has confirmed that it will lower premiums for families and small businesses by as much as 10 percent. All the details are available at HealthCare.GOP.gov.
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