- Joined
- Dec 9, 2009
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- Location
- Houston, TX
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Conservative
It is not Obama (or presidents alone), but our congress critters, that allow more federal spending than federal taxation. Obama may completely agree that it is OK to spend more than he dare ask for in direct taxation, but he alone cannot make that decision. The republicants always talk of balancing the federal budget but refuse to actually do so. A majority of our congress critters clapped like trained seals when Reagan, Clinton, both Bushes and Obama asked them to spend more than federal taxation supported.
Our politicians have learned that they can create a permanent job by buying votes and never really doing their job. That is why I love the state of TX with its part time legislature which is what our Founders envisioned. I am a strong believer in a Congress that lives and works out of its home state and is responsive to the people for their actions. I never supported term limits at the Federal Level but that has sure grown on me. It is time to clean house but that isn't going to happen. It really is too bad that our bureaucrats keep running for their next election vs. doing the job they were hired to do. I have no use for either party but realize that at least the Republican Party today is closer to my point of view than the Democrat Party