Top Money Candidates Are NOT Conservatives

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What does a conservative stand for? Most conservatives I know believe in limited government, fiscal responsibility, free markets, energy independence, low taxes, minimum regulations and maximum freedoms. I agree, but do the top money candidates running for the U.S. Congress believe in these conservative principles? I don’t believe so.

Judge-executive Thomas Massie

According to his website, he believes, “Congress has the power of the purse. I will encourage them to cut real spending by one-percent each year until the budget is balanced.  This is commonly referred to as the “Penny Plan.” Cuts of one-percent per year is hardly austere and, if implemented soon, can balance the budget by 2019.”

This plan makes no sense to me. The Penny Plan would reduce federal spending by 1% over six years for a total of $228 billion. This reduction will reduce annual spending from $3.8 trillion to $3.6 trillion. The federal revenue is only $2.2 trillion. Even though he has repeatedly said that the federal debt is his number one concern, his plan illustrates that he does not believe that federal spending is the problem to our debt crisis. Continue reading →

Wars on Terror & Poverty Were Never Meant To Be Won

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America is broke! The federal government spends $3.8 trillion annually while only collecting $2.2 trillion. Our record-setting debt is now approaching $16 trillion. Every candidate “talks” about reducing the debt, but details are hard to gather. Here are two areas that Congress must address if our debt crisis is going to be solved.

The United States continues to fight the War on Terror (10 years) and the War on Poverty (50 years). Can these wars be won? The more I research these “wars,” I keep reaching the same conclusion. I don’t believe big government has any intention of winning the war on terror or poverty. Could that statement possibly be true? Continue reading →

Congressional Pay Based on Merit, Not Pension Gimmicks!

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A few candidates have grabbed headlines by stating they would not accept a government pension. On the campaign trail, I’ve called that pledge cheap political theater. It’s irrelevant if one person does or does not collect a pension. If you don’t want or need the money send it all back. Don’t grandstand about it. It’s time for cheap political gimmicks to exit politics and return to high school class president races where they belong. America needs members of Congress to solve massive problems. Results matter, not gimmicks.

Politics is the only profession where rhetoric and image is more important than results. I believe a more relevant discussion is how “We the People” should compensate each member of Congress.

I would propose legislation called The U.S. Congress Accountability Pay Act. I’m a businessman who believes in pay for results. This Act would establish specific goals for Congress. Here are a few of my personal goals: Continue reading →

How Would You Vote On Gov’t Spying?

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Is Congress fighting to protect our freedoms? It seems everyday the Dudley-Do-Rights in Congress pass legislation to reduce our freedoms and expand big government all under the benevolent goal of protecting Americans.

On April 26th, the U.S. House passed H.R. 3523, The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). The House passed the bill by a vote of 248-168, Congressman Geoff Davis abstained. H.R. 3523 stated purpose is “to provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities, and for other purposes.” I always hate that last part – for other purposes.

Congress believes this latest attempt to gain control of the internet is critical for our national security, but then again isn’t every bill sold to Americans to protect us from some dark and sinister force. It’s purpose is to gain control of activities on the Internet. Now it gets scary! Continue reading →

Common Sense Foreign Aid Act

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Let’s put this issue in its proper perspective by removing eight zeros from a few numbers to help us understand it better. The federal government spends $3.8 trillion ($38,000) per year. America’s annual foreign aid is $53 billion ($530). It’s not a huge amount, but waste is waste and all federal spending waste must be eliminated. Remember, Congress cannot find $2.4 billion ($24) to rebuild the Brent Spence Bridge in Northern Kentucky. Congress is becoming an embarrassment.

What is the purpose of foreign aid anyway? Foreign aid is used for military ($15 billion) and economic ($38 billion) aid to 182 or 95% of all countries. The United States tries to buy strategic alliances and influence with taxpayer money.

Here is a breakdown of where the 182 countries that receive U.S. foreign aid are located: Continue reading →