Arlen Specter: Case Study for Term Limits

Senator Arlen Specter does not seem a bad man and seems raised in good 'ol Midwestern values. That doesn't mean that Nacilburpera always agrees with his stances on the issues as he has repeatedly failed to protect the lives of the unborn. Yet this Republican Party of ours is a nationwide party full of different and yes, conflicting ideas. And although Nacilbupera didn't support him in the '96 Presidential-election Republican primary Nacilbupera was glad to see him run and listened to his calm, reasonable approach to the issues.

Specter severely irked Nacilbupera with his party line-crossing vote of passing this year's so-called "stimulus" bill (aka spending bill) which was a bunch of our money wasted by congress that eventually will have to be repaid. It seemed Specter was becoming increasingly less in common with Nacilbupera values.

Obviously the Republicans of Pennsylvania have had enough of Specter and polls show they are ready to vote him out in the upcoming primaries. Good riddance, we say.

Specter's answer is to switch parties to (he hopes) get elected to a 6th term. His actions demonstrate his primary concern is for power and to get reelected, not to represent the people of his party who have elected him time and time again. It doesn't bother Nacilbupera as much that he switch for ideological purposes, but it does bother Nacilbupera that he switch for reelection purposes: "In the course of the last several months ... I have traveled the state and surveyed the sentiments of the Republican Party in Pennsylvania and public opinion polls, observed other public opinion polls and have found that the prospects for winning a Republican primary are bleak." (CNN) Where is the statesmanship? Where is representation of the people? Can't you see that the people are so frustrated they are turning to tea parties?

Obviously Specter is not a regular subscriber of Nacilbupera and doesn't understand that Nacilbupera is serious about things and when we say we support term limits, that means we support term limits. Indeed in 2012 should our longtime dear and great Senator Hatch--whom we greatly respect and whom has fought many a valiant battle--seek reelection, Nacilbupera will be purposely seeking another candidate. Nacilbupera feels that when these elected officials become endeared to their power it closes down accountability to the people for managing the power the people have entrusted to their elected officials.

Yet one more point remains: his switching potentially alters the Senate to a Democratic filibuster-proof majority. That hands the Democrats complete control of the legislative and executive branches of government. I can feel the ire of Republicans who voted for Specter four years ago to have him switch parties at a time such as this, the last remaining Republican small check on government? I would feel entirely betrayed and would really go to work now on working on defeating his 2010 re-election bid.

Specter demonstrates that he is obsessed with retaining his power and chairmanship and provides us a good example for the case for term limits. Nacilbupera urges the good people of Pennsylvania to elect a better Senator than Specter.

Tea Party!!!

Lisa Benson's politcal cartoon today found online at cartoonistgroup.com really cracked me up. It became the anthem for today's Tea Party celebration. I think the only thing I'd change is to make the guy on the bow Obama, the chief pirate.

Nacilbupera, like many others, was unable to attend a Tea Party today because we are working hard to earn enough money to support our families AND pay our taxes while still giving back to our communities.

Nacilbupera is outraged at the Democratic-controlled US Congress. They have frivolously spent TRILLIONS left and right. This out of control spending will result in future severe inflation and devaluation of the dollar. Worst yet, many of the politicians who got us into this mess such as Barney Frank through his promoting home loans to those who couldn't afford it shrug off responsibility and accountiblity for their actions. (hey hey ho ho Barney Frank has got to go!!!)

But Congress is not solely culpable. Now that Nacilbupera as let Obama have some time in office without criticism, it is time to speak loud and clear: Obama your signing these massive spending bills rates you (so far) as the worst president in modern history. But then again I wasn't surprised because you had no executive experience and your ideals come from a far left socialist agenda.

It is at this time that Nacilbupera gives our support to an alternative plan, a better way:

(1) For the first time in our life, Nacilbupera gives support to the Fair Tax (see http://www.fairtax.org/). The 16th amendment needs to be repealed and IRS abolished. There is no defense for the status quo when Treasury Secretary "Tax Cheat" Geithner can't even get it right. The Fair Tax will also enhance savings as taxes will be increased on consumption. There should be some control in the Fair Tax to prevent particularly those with higher incomes from spending a bulk of their incomes out of country to avoid tax but this is so much better than what we have. Also we will reap a huge effeciency as we rid ourselves of a parasitical tax collecting sector of our economy and federal bureaucracy.

(2) Establish US Congressional term limits. maybe 3 or 4 terms for senator, 5 or 6 for representatives. The Congress is so concerned about controlling business that they are becoming too powerful. This modest proposal would help provide a check on Congress.

(3) Establish a federal balanced budget. Exceptions would include war approved by Congress and a majority vote by the people (its our money; we should have a say if we're going to suddenly spend more for some reason).