August 28, 2010
Rubio: Republican alternative not 'all that complicated'
Posted: August 28th, 2010 09:15 AM ET
From CNN's Jeff Simon
(CNN) –- Marco Rubio, the Republican candidate for Senate in Florida, said in this week’s Republican address that his party’s alternative to President Obama’s economic policies “really isn’t all that complicated.”
The address features a somber Rubio discussing the issue most on the minds of voters — the economy.
Rubio outlined the three pillars of the GOP’s economic plan: Extend the tax cuts that have been in place since 2001 and 2003, shut down the stimulus program and use the remaining funds to reduce the federal debt and repeal the health care bill passed by congressional Democrats and signed by President Obama in March.
Rubio is locked in a three-way race with Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek and Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running as an independent candidate. The three are vying to fill the seat of Sen. George LeMieux, who was appointed by Crist when former Sen. Mel Martinez stepped down last August.
Underlying Rubio’s address is a personal story about his parents and a message about the nation’s children.
The former Florida House Speaker says that he knows “firsthand that it is possible to lose your country because my parents lost theirs.”
Rubio’s parents emigrated from Cuba to the United States before he was born.
“If we stay on the road Washington has us on right now, we will lose our exceptionalism and our country will become no different than any other country in the world,” Rubio says.
“But if we embrace free enterprise, if we accept spending discipline, well then America’s future will be brighter than her history. And we will secure for our children what they deserve to inherit: The greatest nation in all of human history,” he added.
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It seems to me like this plan will require a return to G. W’s policies. They clearly did not work. We had staggering debt. The real estate market was about to collapse. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had cost trillions. Our banking system was about to collapse. General Motors and Chrysler were bankrupt. Employment was dropping like a stone. Short-term credit became frozen and small business, farmers and corporate America lost the financial ability to operate freely. Our balance of trade was way out of balance. Our nation was on the brink of a financial catastrophe similar to the Great Depression.
ReplyDeleteMy personal view is, “Come up with a new bold plan that offers a clear choice for US voters or get out of the way”. President Obama was elected because people wanted a new direction. They rebuked the Bush/Cheney philosophy with their votes. Going back to that failed philosophy would be insane. We need jobs, jobs and more jobs. We need to correct trade agreements that have allowed out foreign debt to balloon out of control. We need to eliminate corporate control of our elected officials and make them work for the people once more. Our country needs a lot of things, but we do not need to return to the past.
The country would be much better off if all politicians sat down and made a sincere attempt to solve the problems at hand. Both parties have spent too much time arguing politics in the House of Representatives and in the Senate and not enough time representing the people. If we make another change, that is what we need to change!