II. TARP. I want it
repealed and I want no further funding supplied to it. We told you no,
but you did it anyway. I want the remaining unfunded 95% repealed.
Freeze, repeal.
III. Czars. I want the
circumvention of our checks and balances stopped immediately. Fire the
czars. No more czars. Government officials answer to the process, not
to the president. Stop trampling on our Constitution and honor it.
IV. Cap and Trade. The debate on global warming is not over. There is more to say.
V. Universal Healthcare.
I will not be rushed into another expensive decision. Don't you dare
try to pass this in the middle of the night and then go on break. Slow
down!
VI. Growing Government Control. I want
states rights and sovereignty fully restored. I want less government in
my life, not more. Shrink it down. Mind your own business. You have
enough to take care of with your real obligations. Why don't you start
there.
VII. ACORN. I do not want ACORN and
its affiliates in charge of our 2010 census. I want them investigated.
I also do not want mandatory escrow fees contributed to them every time
on every real estate deal that closes. Stop the funding to ACORN and
its affiliates pending impartial audits and investigations. I do not
trust them with taking the census over with our taxpayer money. I don't
trust them with our taxpayer money. Face up to the allegations against
them and get it resolved before taxpayers get any more involved with
them. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, hello. Stop
protecting your political buddies. You work for us, the people.
Investigate.
VIII. Redistribution of Wealth.
No, no, no. I work for my money. It is mine. I have always worked for
people with more money than I have because they gave me jobs. That is
the only redistribution of wealth that I will support. I never got a
job from a poor person. Why do you want me to hate my employers? What
do you have against shareholders making a profit?
IX. Charitable Contributions.
Although I never got a job from a poor person, I have helped many in
need. Charity belongs in our local communities, where we know our needs
best and can use our local talent and our local resources. Butt out,
please. We want to do it ourselves.
X. Corporate Bailouts.
Knock it off. Sink or swim like the rest of us. If there are hard times
ahead, we'll be better off just getting into it and letting the strong
survive. Quick and painful. Have you ever ripped off a Band%u2011Aid?
We will pull together. Great things happen in America under great
hardship. Give us the chance to innovate. We cannot disappoint you more
than you have disappointed us.
XI. Transparency and Accountability.
How about it? No, really, how about it? Let's have it. Let's say we
give the buzzwords a rest and have some straight honest talk. Please
try - - please stop manipulating and trying to appease me with
clever wording. I am not the idiot you obviously take me for. Stop
sneaking around and meeting in back rooms making deals with your
friends. It will only be a prelude to your criminal investigation. Stop
hiding things from me.
XII. Unprecedented spending. Stop it now. Take a breath. Listen to the people.