There's a comment on another one of my posts, which I'm not going to bother to approve*, saying they had a bailout deal before John McCain showed up and the deal fell through because the Republicans were just supporting their candidate, it was just politics, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Give it up.
Even conservative Democrats are saying there wasn't a deal. The rest of the Dem crew are just twisting and avoiding and will never say they were wrong.
The Democrats had the votes to go ahead if they wanted, John McCain or no John McCain. They didn't have the guts to cram their so-called deal down the throats of the American public without the support of Republicans. No guts. They didn't want to be the ones to be blamed if their version fell thought. House Republicans had NOT signed onto it, and many conservative Democrats were relieved when John McCain came in to save the day.
At least John McCain cared enough to be there. He took a huge risk when he put his campaign aside and I appreciate the fact that he was willing to attempt to help, regardless of how much of an impact it may or may not have had. I love how he's handling this, especially his comments this morning about whether to take credit or not! He simply did what he felt was right and Obamababy felt like a phone call or two was sufficient. Some leadership.
It's a proven fact that there was no deal. Nada. The Democrats made a huge mistake in their rush to come out and say there was a deal and they blew it. The only people who are believing their twisting of reality are Obama zombies who'd believe anything that came out of the mouth of their chosen one or his chosen representatives.
* yes, I'm censoring 'cause it's just more twisting of facts and not worth anyone's time.
Showing posts with label leadership. Show all posts
Showing posts with label leadership. Show all posts
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
McCain-Palin 2008 Conference Call On John McCain's Support for the Auto Industry
Today, McCain-Palin 2008 held a press conference call with U.S Congresswoman Candice Miller and U.S. Congressman Pete Hoekstra, both Michigan Republicans, to discuss John McCain's support for the auto industry and his comments today at GM's plant in Lake Orion, Michigan:
U.S. Congresswoman Candice Miller: "It absolutely is important for us -- in order for us to gain the support of many Republican members of Congress all over the country, we have to have the very strong support of Senator John McCain. He is the leader of our party, and you have so many people here in Congress on our side of the aisle that are looking to him for guidance.
"I think his statement was absolutely critical. It solidifies what we have all been saying as members of the delegation, as well as what the CEOs have been saying. It amplifies what all of us have been saying as well, and it really is pivotal, I believe, in making a reality these $25 billion in auto loans, which we absolutely must do to save the auto industry.
"He also condemned the greed on Wall Street at the same time he was putting Michigan workers first by of course offering his very strong support on the loans as we try to retool the industry so that they can produce the vehicles of the future.
"I think it sends a very strong signal to the White House, who has not said too much about this yet, that this is what we need to do. It's not a Republican issue, it's not a Democratic issue, it's an American issue."
U.S. Congressman Pete Hoekstra: "I think it's important that Senator McCain made the comments today over on the east side of the state, and now that he's over on the west side of the state, because when we are talking about helping the automotive industry, this is not just an issue that confronts the east side of the state of Michigan. This is a statewide issue. Over here on the west side of the state, we've got a lot of automotive suppliers that are going to be impacted as new models are introduced.
"This, again, I think, speaks to Senator McCain's extraordinary leadership abilities, because he is looking at each situation. He understands that whatever kind of issue might be facing the next president -- and who knows what, but we know there's going to be huge challenges, whether it's national security or on economics or whatever -- he knows that the big issues that are facing our nation have to be solved in a bipartisan way."
Listen to the Full Conference Call
U.S. Congresswoman Candice Miller: "It absolutely is important for us -- in order for us to gain the support of many Republican members of Congress all over the country, we have to have the very strong support of Senator John McCain. He is the leader of our party, and you have so many people here in Congress on our side of the aisle that are looking to him for guidance.
"I think his statement was absolutely critical. It solidifies what we have all been saying as members of the delegation, as well as what the CEOs have been saying. It amplifies what all of us have been saying as well, and it really is pivotal, I believe, in making a reality these $25 billion in auto loans, which we absolutely must do to save the auto industry.
"He also condemned the greed on Wall Street at the same time he was putting Michigan workers first by of course offering his very strong support on the loans as we try to retool the industry so that they can produce the vehicles of the future.
"I think it sends a very strong signal to the White House, who has not said too much about this yet, that this is what we need to do. It's not a Republican issue, it's not a Democratic issue, it's an American issue."
U.S. Congressman Pete Hoekstra: "I think it's important that Senator McCain made the comments today over on the east side of the state, and now that he's over on the west side of the state, because when we are talking about helping the automotive industry, this is not just an issue that confronts the east side of the state of Michigan. This is a statewide issue. Over here on the west side of the state, we've got a lot of automotive suppliers that are going to be impacted as new models are introduced.
"This, again, I think, speaks to Senator McCain's extraordinary leadership abilities, because he is looking at each situation. He understands that whatever kind of issue might be facing the next president -- and who knows what, but we know there's going to be huge challenges, whether it's national security or on economics or whatever -- he knows that the big issues that are facing our nation have to be solved in a bipartisan way."
Listen to the Full Conference Call
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Great op ed on earmarks, bridge to nowhere
Release from the McCain-Palin campaign is below, but I just have to comment first! I read the stuff on Fact Check about Sarah Palin's record. I've read quite a bit about her, watched the shows they have about her life and am listening to both sides. I have to say that the more I learn about her, the more impressed I am and the more certain I want her in the White House.
Sarah Palin is up-front, honest to a fault, has a wonderful family, an extremely supportive husband, a foundation of faith that is admirable and is just an overall wonderful person. She is the real deal and rare in Washington. I think she is going to be one who isn't corrupted by the town and the politics.
The more Barack and his minions attack her, the more I find to like about her and the less respect I have for Obama and the Dems.
"My Senate colleague Barack Obama is now attacking Gov. Sarah Palin over earmarks. Having worked with both John McCain and Mr. Obama on earmarks, and as a recovering earmarker myself, I can tell you that Mrs. Palin's leadership and record of reform stands well above that of Mr. Obama." -- Sen. Jim DeMint
"Yes, Palin Did Stop That Bridge"
Sen. Jim DeMint
The Wall Street Journal
September 10, 2008
"But, you know, when you've been taking all these earmarks when it's convenient, and then suddenly you're the champion anti-earmark person, that's not change. Come on! I mean, words mean something, you can't just make stuff up." -- Barack Obama, Sept. 6, 2008
In politics, words are cheap. What really counts are actions. Democrats and Republicans have talked about fiscal responsibility for years. In reality, both parties have a shameful record of wasting hundreds of billions of tax dollars on pork-barrel projects.
My Senate colleague Barack Obama is now attacking Gov. Sarah Palin over earmarks. Having worked with both John McCain and Mr. Obama on earmarks, and as a recovering earmarker myself, I can tell you that Mrs. Palin's leadership and record of reform stands well above that of Mr. Obama.
Let's compare.
Mrs. Palin used her veto pen to slash more local projects than any other governor in the state's history. She cut nearly 10% of Alaska's budget this year, saving state residents $268 million. This included vetoing a $30,000 van for Campfire USA and $200,000 for a tennis court irrigation system. She succinctly justified these cuts by saying they were "not a state responsibility."
Meanwhile in Washington, Mr. Obama voted for numerous wasteful earmarks last year, including: $12 million for bicycle paths, $450,000 for the International Peace Museum, $500,000 for a baseball stadium and $392,000 for a visitor's center in Louisiana.
Mrs. Palin cut Alaska's federal earmark requests in half last year, one of the strongest moves against earmarks by any governor. It took real leadership to buck Alaska's decades-long earmark addiction.
Mr. Obama delivered over $100 million in earmarks to Illinois last year and has requested nearly a billion dollars in pet projects since 2005. His running mate, Joe Biden, is still indulging in earmarks, securing over $90 million worth this year.
Mrs. Palin also killed the infamous Bridge to Nowhere in her own state. Yes, she once supported the project: But after witnessing the problems created by earmarks for her state and for the nation's budget, she did what others like me have done: She changed her position and saved taxpayers millions. Even the Alaska Democratic Party credits her with killing the bridge.
When the Senate had its chance to stop the Bridge to Nowhere and transfer the money to Katrina rebuilding, Messrs. Obama and Biden voted for the $223 million earmark, siding with the old boys' club in the Senate. And to date, they still have not publicly renounced their support for the infamous earmark.
Mrs. Palin has proven courageous by taking on big spenders in her own party. In March of this year, the Anchorage Daily News reported that, "Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is aggravated about what he sees as Gov. Sarah Palin's antagonism toward the earmarks he uses to steer federal money to the state."
Mr. Obama had a chance to take on his party when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offered a sham ethics bill, which was widely criticized by watchdog groups such as Citizens Against Government Waste for shielding earmarks from pubic scrutiny. But instead of standing with taxpayers, Mr. Obama voted for the bill. Today, he claims he helped write the bill that failed to clean up Washington.
Mr. Obama has shown little restraint on earmarks until this year, when he decided to co-sponsor an earmark moratorium authored by Mr. McCain and myself. Mr. Obama is vulnerable on this issue, and he knows it. That is why he is lashing out at Mrs. Palin and trying to hide his own record.
Mrs. Palin is one of the strongest antiearmark governors in America. If more governors around the country would do what she has done, we would be much closer to fixing our nation's fiscal problems than we are.
Mrs. Palin's record here is solid and inspiring. She will help Mr. McCain shut down the congressional favor factory, and she has a record to prove it. Actions mean something. You can't just make stuff up.
Read The Op-Ed
Sarah Palin is up-front, honest to a fault, has a wonderful family, an extremely supportive husband, a foundation of faith that is admirable and is just an overall wonderful person. She is the real deal and rare in Washington. I think she is going to be one who isn't corrupted by the town and the politics.
The more Barack and his minions attack her, the more I find to like about her and the less respect I have for Obama and the Dems.
"My Senate colleague Barack Obama is now attacking Gov. Sarah Palin over earmarks. Having worked with both John McCain and Mr. Obama on earmarks, and as a recovering earmarker myself, I can tell you that Mrs. Palin's leadership and record of reform stands well above that of Mr. Obama." -- Sen. Jim DeMint
"Yes, Palin Did Stop That Bridge"
Sen. Jim DeMint
The Wall Street Journal
September 10, 2008
"But, you know, when you've been taking all these earmarks when it's convenient, and then suddenly you're the champion anti-earmark person, that's not change. Come on! I mean, words mean something, you can't just make stuff up." -- Barack Obama, Sept. 6, 2008
In politics, words are cheap. What really counts are actions. Democrats and Republicans have talked about fiscal responsibility for years. In reality, both parties have a shameful record of wasting hundreds of billions of tax dollars on pork-barrel projects.
My Senate colleague Barack Obama is now attacking Gov. Sarah Palin over earmarks. Having worked with both John McCain and Mr. Obama on earmarks, and as a recovering earmarker myself, I can tell you that Mrs. Palin's leadership and record of reform stands well above that of Mr. Obama.
Let's compare.
Mrs. Palin used her veto pen to slash more local projects than any other governor in the state's history. She cut nearly 10% of Alaska's budget this year, saving state residents $268 million. This included vetoing a $30,000 van for Campfire USA and $200,000 for a tennis court irrigation system. She succinctly justified these cuts by saying they were "not a state responsibility."
Meanwhile in Washington, Mr. Obama voted for numerous wasteful earmarks last year, including: $12 million for bicycle paths, $450,000 for the International Peace Museum, $500,000 for a baseball stadium and $392,000 for a visitor's center in Louisiana.
Mrs. Palin cut Alaska's federal earmark requests in half last year, one of the strongest moves against earmarks by any governor. It took real leadership to buck Alaska's decades-long earmark addiction.
Mr. Obama delivered over $100 million in earmarks to Illinois last year and has requested nearly a billion dollars in pet projects since 2005. His running mate, Joe Biden, is still indulging in earmarks, securing over $90 million worth this year.
Mrs. Palin also killed the infamous Bridge to Nowhere in her own state. Yes, she once supported the project: But after witnessing the problems created by earmarks for her state and for the nation's budget, she did what others like me have done: She changed her position and saved taxpayers millions. Even the Alaska Democratic Party credits her with killing the bridge.
When the Senate had its chance to stop the Bridge to Nowhere and transfer the money to Katrina rebuilding, Messrs. Obama and Biden voted for the $223 million earmark, siding with the old boys' club in the Senate. And to date, they still have not publicly renounced their support for the infamous earmark.
Mrs. Palin has proven courageous by taking on big spenders in her own party. In March of this year, the Anchorage Daily News reported that, "Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is aggravated about what he sees as Gov. Sarah Palin's antagonism toward the earmarks he uses to steer federal money to the state."
Mr. Obama had a chance to take on his party when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offered a sham ethics bill, which was widely criticized by watchdog groups such as Citizens Against Government Waste for shielding earmarks from pubic scrutiny. But instead of standing with taxpayers, Mr. Obama voted for the bill. Today, he claims he helped write the bill that failed to clean up Washington.
Mr. Obama has shown little restraint on earmarks until this year, when he decided to co-sponsor an earmark moratorium authored by Mr. McCain and myself. Mr. Obama is vulnerable on this issue, and he knows it. That is why he is lashing out at Mrs. Palin and trying to hide his own record.
Mrs. Palin is one of the strongest antiearmark governors in America. If more governors around the country would do what she has done, we would be much closer to fixing our nation's fiscal problems than we are.
Mrs. Palin's record here is solid and inspiring. She will help Mr. McCain shut down the congressional favor factory, and she has a record to prove it. Actions mean something. You can't just make stuff up.
Read The Op-Ed
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Tell 'em like it is Rudy Giuliani!
The press is being sexist. Period. What I can't quite figure out is are they leading the Democratic Party or is the Democratic Party giving them marching orders? Or am I being silly thinking there's a distinction?
Mayor Rudy Giuliani On CBS' "Early Show"
"Barack Obama has never governed a city, never governed a state, never governed an agency, never run a military unit, never run anything. Sarah Palin has been a mayor. She's been a governor. She has a record of reform. She has a record of leadership. She's run a budget." -- Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Mayor Rudy Giuliani
CBS' "Early Show"
September 3, 2008
Mayor Rudy Giuliani: "Barack Obama has never governed a city, never governed a state, never governed an agency, never run a military unit, never run anything. Sarah Palin has been a mayor. She's been a governor. She has a record of reform. She has a record of leadership. She's run a budget. So, why are all these questions for her? Has anybody ever asked Barack Obama, can you bring up your two kids and be president of the United States? They are asking 'can she be vice president and be a mother?' Come on."
CBS' Maggie Rodriguez: "So you're saying you have no doubt and mothers shouldn't either, that she can do it?
Mayor Giuliani: "Where are the feminists? I mean is it just the early feminist groups? Where are they?"
Rodriguez: "I think they are fair questions. It's a lot to judge."
Mayor Giuliani: "They are questions. I don't know if they're fair questions. You can ask any question you want, then to designate it as a fair question. You know, can you be a mother and be a vice president? We've had a lot of fathers run for president and no one has ever asked them, 'can you be a father and be president?' Don't tell me there isn't a difference there."
Watch Mayor Giuliani
Mayor Rudy Giuliani On CBS' "Early Show"
"Barack Obama has never governed a city, never governed a state, never governed an agency, never run a military unit, never run anything. Sarah Palin has been a mayor. She's been a governor. She has a record of reform. She has a record of leadership. She's run a budget." -- Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Mayor Rudy Giuliani
CBS' "Early Show"
September 3, 2008
Mayor Rudy Giuliani: "Barack Obama has never governed a city, never governed a state, never governed an agency, never run a military unit, never run anything. Sarah Palin has been a mayor. She's been a governor. She has a record of reform. She has a record of leadership. She's run a budget. So, why are all these questions for her? Has anybody ever asked Barack Obama, can you bring up your two kids and be president of the United States? They are asking 'can she be vice president and be a mother?' Come on."
CBS' Maggie Rodriguez: "So you're saying you have no doubt and mothers shouldn't either, that she can do it?
Mayor Giuliani: "Where are the feminists? I mean is it just the early feminist groups? Where are they?"
Rodriguez: "I think they are fair questions. It's a lot to judge."
Mayor Giuliani: "They are questions. I don't know if they're fair questions. You can ask any question you want, then to designate it as a fair question. You know, can you be a mother and be a vice president? We've had a lot of fathers run for president and no one has ever asked them, 'can you be a father and be president?' Don't tell me there isn't a difference there."
Watch Mayor Giuliani
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