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WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF MCCAIN LOSES.... AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

Posted by Mike Silverman on Monday, October 13, 2008 9:09:28 AM
No one likes the "what if"... game, when it comes to politics, especially when it's "what if my candidate loses?"  If the McCain/Palin ticket loses, McCain goes back to the senate, Sarah Palin goes back to bringing her full attention to the governorship of Alaska.  Obama will be sworn into office, and the possibility exists that he will have a democrat majority in the House and Senate.  Taxes will go up, a liberal judge will likely be added to the Supreme Court, leaders of terrorist nations will dust off thier diplomatic guest seats and propaganda machines for a visit from President Obama, health care will be pronounced a "right" rather than a privilege and some form of universal health care will pass congress requiring a huge tax increase to fund it, Iran will prepare to reignite the insurgency in Iraq as US troops are pulled out prematurely and Iran will test fire it's first ICBM, the tax cuts Bush signed into law will be permitted to expire causing a lowering of available investment capital and an increase in the loss of jobs, Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, Pelosi, Reid, et al..., will continue to keep thier positions on committees and in leadership roles continuing to sour the country on the role of congress as they continue thier destructive policies, and so much more..., but we will ultimately survive it.  And, it will be incumbent upon us.., the people , to make sure that their debilitating policies are kept visible, that the country knows on a daily basis the damage they are doing, and that the spin doctors don't get away with putting a positive spin on it. We will also need to resurrect Conservatism in the Republican Party.  The weak-kneed drift into the middle-left  out of fear of media attacks for being Conservative and from a world view that looks at being Conservative as a weakness that excludes other ideologies from Republican politics has got to be refocused on solid Conservative planks.  We've got to revitalize the understanding that the Party must stand for clear principles not the muddy "everyone is right" belly flop that tries to draw in the biggest range of people at the expense of a directive based on restoring the founding principles of our country.  This includes supporting fresh new Conservative candidates at the grass roots level.  We will need to lift up the people who share our values and point them in the direction of this country's leadership.  I believe McCain/Palin will win this election if every registered Republican gets to the polls on election day.  But we also need to be prepared for action on the possibility we do not win.
 
- Mike Silverman
 
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THOSE WHO WOULD BE EMPERORS- DON'T UNDER ESTIMATE THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY

Posted by Mike Silverman on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:10:02 AM

Hey,...Secretary Paulson, Mr. President, and all you pundits and critics out there who are wringing your hands and declaring that this is the END OF DAYS for the US economy and so we need to have the 700+ billion dollar debacle created to bail out the big financial players on Wall Street.   One thing to keep in mind, don't under estimate "us" , the people who really make this country work. Don't under estimate the power of the constituency out here screaming at thier senators, thier representatives, "don't you dare do this!".  This is can be seen in one sense as a basic, back pocket issue that is not above the understanding of the masses.   Regular working class citizens look at this and see giant corporations possibly getting massive bailouts, while individuals who had to pay into that gargantuan pool of tax money are not getting bailed out of thier own personal financial problems at home. There is a visible disparity in this debate that is not lost on the average consumer. Talk of massive infusions of tax money to save companies from thier own bad business practices is something that festers in the public mind. Why should the individual at home, have to take responsibility for thier own bad financial decisions, but the big banks and insurance companies get off the hook? And of course, gall of Paulson and , sadly, of our sitting President in this matter, to insist that this is not a matter that can wait for open debate and to demand that our tax money go to this boondoggle this week to be overseen by one man like an Emperor on a golden throne, is simply outrageous.  This is a clear imbalance, and definitely not the American way. If you believe, as our founding fathers did, that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are moral issues, then you have to believe that tax is a moral issue as well since the level of taxation is a measure of the oppressive burden working against those founding moral principles. Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen of our congress, if you want to be on the side of  "the people" , send that 700+ billion back to the public in the form of an income tax rebate for individuals and small businesses all across the country. Then "We The People" will decide whether to bail out the banks by continuing to do business with them or not.
 
- Mike Silverman, Milford MA

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