Obama: AFP is amusing
By JR Hoeft | Thursday, September 30th, 2010 | PolicyThe president seems to think advocates of lower taxes, limited government, a broader energy policy, and reduced spending are “amusing”.
Not so fast, sir.
“We don’t think the country’s economy is a laughing matter,” said Ben Marchi, AFP’s Virginia Rep. “I can only hope that the President will one day learn that we cannot spend our way to prosperity, and that spending away our future and the future of our children is not a joke.”
It’s not a joke. It seems the president has failed to learn what matters to real Americans and not Beltway Americans: we want this country to succeed, not fail right in front of us.
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Ben Marchi and AFP are self-serving losers. They make their money from people who are dumb enough to send donations to these outfits rather than to the political parties who have the expertise to elect candidates or to the candidates who actually cast the votes when they get elected. What percent of money goes into staff hands at AFP rather than to elect conservatives. It’s like a hamster wheel in a cage – it rolls around but doesn’t go anywhere.
I agree that Marchi is a loser, but more than that, I think he is just plain wrong. Fact is, tax cuts, or worse, the insidious effect of failure to maintain our infrastructure, is the cause of the lack of prosperity, because american businesses must devote their capital to correct the failure of government to maintain and sustain the systems that support our work force, our businesses, and our prosperity. If government is empowered to maintain roads, schools, infrastructure, and a regulatory system that protects consumers and provides a level playing field for commerce, then we all prosper, not just the corporate barons and billionaires.
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@Ron
So you attack the messenger, not the message. Seems that your anger should be directed toward Barrack Obama whose laughing at people who want lower taxes, limited government and broader energy policies. You then attack a conservative group that supports this agenda and opposes Barrack Obama. Appears that someone else may have a self-serving agenda.
Meanwhile, your federal tax money is supporting 300 UNION, socialist and communist organizations to herd people to Washington for a Glenn Beck wannabe rally. Maybe you should look at the guy whose really laughing at you for supporting that fake rally. http://action.onenationworkingtogether.org/partners
Who’s the true hamsters?
Mike Barrett attacking “corporate barons” is like Bill Clinton attacking adulterers.
Ron and Mike-
I wholeheartedly disagree with you.
AFP is issue-based organization focused on the issues. That’s not a hamster in a wheel cage. I’ve attended many an AFP event locally and they’re focused on unabashedly getting the issues out there and educating voters on Congressional voting records, especially Boucher and Periello here in Virginia. Their efforts could very well effect some of these contested races across the state this year.
Meanwhile, the party’s focused on getting people elected and most politicians are focused on getting themselves elected. Very few people are focused on the actual issues at hand…except AFP.
And, Mike…your “system” quite frankly sounds like socialism at it’s best. An actual unbiased level playing field is based only in a free market economy, not achievable through MORE government regulation and spending. Glad you and Obama agree on the direction this country should take, though.
Well Jack, your naivete is showing. Left entirely to its own devices, capitalism results in the accululation of power and the absence of regulation. A bit of regulation goes a long way. The fact that I have to remind you of this a few years after the melt down of our financial system due to greed and risky behavior of wall street is even more amazing still. I too do not advocate more government spending than is necessary. The fact that for AFP, like Grover Norquest, any government spending is too much, is a repulsive idea to me.
I read your blog nearly every day and like to learn and understand those with whom I disagree politically. I would appreciate it if you would stop implying that I am somehow non-existent or fake.
Thank you.
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