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Tag: Common Sense

Dave Ramsey's Common Sense Fix

Posted by Kevin Smith – 9/30/08

I’m throwing my support behind Dave Ramsey’s suggested plan to fix this mess. I’d love to blog more on this, but I’ve got no time! I must spend it calling my congressmen. (I can’t just email, apparently Americans have already overwhelmed the congressional email servers to the point of a crash!) In the meantime, you should all read his plan and take the steps to let your congressmen know! Right now Dave’s site is being slammed and running slow, so here’s a download of the plan in PDF form.

This isn’t a bailout, and it doesn’t reward recklessness by letting Wall Street line their pockets with tax payer money. Read it for yourself, and feel free to discuss it here.

And a poll for fun!

Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.

UPDATE: Good luck even getting the House or Senate website to load. They’re being slammed as well. And once you even get the House website to load, you see this. Apparently there are a lot of people upset about this proposed (and currently the one-time failed) $700 billion bailout.

UPDATE II: I was able to get through to the Senate’s site, and I found the numbers for my Senators. For my fellow Tennesseans, I provide their numbers. Call them and leave a message. No need to be too verbose, they only count calls in aggregate, so just voice your rejection of the $700 billion bailout and your support for Dave Ramsey’s plan. Mention, as well, that if they vote again for the bailout and not in support of a more sensible plan, they will lose your vote in the fall. And I mean it. If Alexander or Corker vote again in support of the bailout, I’ll be voting for their Democrat challenger.

Lamar Alexander (R-TN): (202) 224-4944

Bob Corker (R-TN): (202) 224-3344

Why I like Glenn Beck

Posted by Kevin Smith – 6/26/08

He’s a conservative, but not a Republican. I feel like that, too. I can’t honestly push my values out of the way in favor of the party nod. And they’re liars, too. Both parties.

After all, the Republicans said they stood for smaller government, but the size of our government grew enormously under a Republican president and a Republican majority in Congress. Democrats said they stood for an end to the war in Iraq, but for better or worse, nearly two years after taking over Congress, they don’t even have a timetable for withdrawal.

What does he believe? Oh, I love and quite agree with this one:

A conservative believes that our inalienable rights DO include the pursuit of happiness. That means it is guaranteed to no one.

My point? Friends, quit your belly aching. The Government couldn’t bring you happiness even if it tried. All we want the Government to do is protect our right to pursue it.

A conservative believes that there are no protections against the hardship and heartache of failure. We believe that the right to fail is just as important as the chance to succeed and that those who do fail learn essential lessons that will help them the next time around.

Read the rest of a conservative’s mantra here.