Republican 'campaign promises'

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Jim in CT

Johnny D, you sound like someone who is so blinded by your opposition to one party, that you can't register what they are saying (I could be wrong, I don't know you).

Cut insane spending. Reduce massive federal entitlement programs that provide a disincentive to excel. Reduce taxes, putting money in our pockets, which can only have a stimulative impact on the economy. Work towards balancing the budget. Secure our borders and encourage legal immigration. Scrap Obamacare. Military tribunals, not civilian trials, for captured terrorists. Stand up to labor unions.

Am I going too fast for you? What about that don't you understand? Is that not more specific than "hope and change", which was someone else's campaign promise? Now THAT'S bland.

You're right, you don't know me at all, especially considering almost every one of my voting decisions on Tuesday will be in line with the Conservative-minded position.

Every election is an exercise in futility; voting for the candidate that's less of a scum bag than the other one. I show up to the polls with the mindset of "Hopefully this guy won't screw things up as badly as the other guy would have." There are a handful of social and moral positions that weigh into my decision.

The point I'm trying to make is that politicians are just salesmen. They promise the world and use simple language so that people who watch them on tv can go "yeah, that sounds wonderful".

It's easy to make a vague statement like "I'm going to put more money in your pockets". A critical person would reply "with crushing debt, an out of control welfare program, two wars and a deficit over $1 trillion dollars - how the hell can he do that?" Now, if the politician can answer that question with a reasonable plan, he's got my vote. However, you turn on the TV, they promise you the world and provide no method to actually deliver it - hence my statement "All bland, open-ended promises with no actual method to produce." It goes for both sides of the aisle.

You know what I liked most about Scott Brown (aside from the fact he wasn't that heinous woman Coakley), it was that Brown campaigned with a position of "we're F*cked. I have a set of conservatively minded financial values and I will work with those across the aisle to get them done." And that is exactly what he's tried to do.