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GOP Pledge to America.

Part of this "Old Whine in New Bottles" as Mustang Bobby calls it states the following:

" In a self-governing society, the only bulwark against the power of the state is the consent of the governed, and regarding the policies of the current government, the governed do not consent.

An unchecked executive, a compliant legislature, and an overreaching judiciary have combined to thwart the will of the people and overturn their votes and their values, striking down long-standing laws and institutions and scorning the deepest beliefs of the American people.

An arrogant and out-of-touch government of self-appointed elites makes decisions, issues mandates, and enacts laws without accepting or requesting the input of the many

...The American people are speaking out, demanding that we realign our country’s compass with its founding principles and apply those principles to solve our common problems for the common good

...We pledge to honor families, traditional marriage, life, and the private and faith-based organizations that form the core of our American values."


I will vote in this election and for the first time I will cast a ballot that is against as much as it is for. It is important for everyone to see that the Republican party put our country in this mess (under the "worst president ever") and they just want more of the same for themselves. They want that unchecked executive.... (Remember Free Speech Zones where anyone who objected to W an C had to go to protest...Remember the middle finger salute that Bush gave us as he drove by. Remember the signing statements that said I am not going to enforce this law or this part of the law?) -

Self appointed elites? I don't feel Bush was elected but was rather appointed by a Supreme Court over the will of the people.

As far as what is going on now in this country. Conservative billionaires are financing a "Tea Party" of thinly disguised racists who are out there making the most outrageous statements with no basis in fact to scare people into voting for the most outrageous, outlandish people possible....I mean really how could the majority of American people really want someone in the Senate or the House who expresses the view that humans and mice have been cross-bread and we have mice with human brains or any of the myriad other statements that these people were making. Real Republicans are not that nutso.

I get depressed when I think of how gullible the folks in Delaware are to put that person on the ballot and as for the opportunist from Alaska and the man from Arizona...He thinks if you just repeat something over and over it will be true. Accepted as true perhaps by people who don't do their research but that does not make it true.

Yes, I AM disappointed in the Democrats because they step up to the plate and refuse to even swing for fear of missing (whoever thought I would use a baseball metaphor?) but considering the alternative of having these people back in power I would crawl out of a sick bed to vote and NO ONE who really values the American way of life where we do believe in helping each other and taking care of each other should do otherwise. Corporations are powerful and they have a lot of money but they cannot tell us how to vote once we have that ballot in hand. That is up to us and our conscience. Look though the same old same old from the Republicans and cast your ballot appropriately. We do not need a return to the way things were.

As for the Democrats - If by some fortunate stroke of fate you do hold on to Congress you had better tell the President to give up trying to govern by bi-partisan politics. It has not worked so far. So far the Republicans have used every trick in the book to block and stop. It is time to forget about them and do what is right for America. That should be the real Pledge to America. Not this phony screed from the Republicans.

I just found this over at Firedog Lake....(Yes, I know it is a left leaning blog) - Their take on The Republican Pledge to Screw America Again..

A guy over at Time Magazine (thanks John)

said this:

Are you mad as hell?

Are you mad at Wall Street Pay and bonuses?
Then why vote for the party that also gives them tax breaks?

Are you mad at Wall Street greed?
Then why vote for the party that wants to give them social security?

Are you mad at the federal debt?
Then why vote for the party that created it?

Are you mad at health care reform?
Then why vote for the party that stifled it?

Are you mad at Congress?
Then why vote for the party of NO?

Are you mad at illegal immigration?
Then why vote for the party that obstructs immigration reform?

Are you mad at unemployment?
Then why vote for the party that punishes the jobless?

Are you mad at Socialism?
Then why vote for the party that funds corporate welfare?

Are you mad at the direction that America is going?
Then why vote for the party that filibusters recovery?

It’s time to break the conservative chokehold on America.