The National debt is over $12 TRILLION and growing, the current yearly interest payment on that is $300 BILLION. The current Federal budget deficit is $1.4 TRILLION. That is not enough, so Congress is voting for a new health care plan which will add more to the red ink. I will not even go into the debate on how well other government programs are run or seem to always run up higher costs then predicted. It is not carved into any mountain top that this country can not go bankrupt. We and our grandchildren will be paying for debt until we and they are no more.
With all the above, our member in Congress, Melissa Bean is concerned that abortion rights has been left out of the current version of the health care bill. Since that will cost the taxpayer even more money it should be put into the bill, maybe that will be the straw that will break the back of the Treasury of the United States and throw the country into bankruptcy.
We should remember her YES votes on increasing the national debt come next November.
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From the perspective of the conservative audience at the debate, I would tend to agree with your overall assessment of the debate. I thought every candidate seemed to demonstrate their conservative credentials well enough and I would strongly support any of them in a race against Melissa Bean.
Unfortunately, whoever wins this primary will have to run in the general election in a district where conservatives are not the majority of the voting public (if we were we wouldn't have Melissa Bean). This means that the Republican candidate will have to also win over independents and perhaps some Democrats. So one of the key questions I have in deciding which candidate to support is who is most likely to take away the moderate voters from Melissa Bean?
This is one of the reasons that I am very disappointed that Maria Rodriguez is not a stronger candidate. Her gender and last name would be an asset against Melissa Bean. Unfortunately, she has a very poor grasp of the issues and a difficult time thinking on her feet (she never took advantage of her 30 second rebuttal time).
However, I also have some serious concerns about Joe Walsh's ability to appeal to non-conservative voters. He is passionate, but he would be very easy for Bean to paint as an extremist. He not only proudly stated that he would not support abortion in the case of rape or incest, but he also clearly stated that he even "struggles" to know if it is OK when the mother's life is in danger. If Bean gets a copy of that video footage (there were cameras there including ABC 7), she has a very powerful campaign commercial.
Likewise, I probably agreed with 98% of what Greg Jacobs had to say, but the way he communicates and comes across would be a real liability in the general campaign. He looks and comes across more like an angry drill sergeant than a compassionate grandfather.
Of the six candidates I think those best able to beat Melissa Bean would be John Dawson, Chris Geissler and Maria Rodriguez. I think Dawson came across as passionate, but likeable. His key issue is jobs/the economy which is also the issue that most concerns today’s voters. It seems that he could articulate conservative principals in a persuasive, but likeable manner. I also think his background in both education and business will play well with voters.
Geissler did a good job. He seemed likable, but not memorable. The fact that he took a leave of absence from his job to run for office could be a significant advantage to him in the primary and general election.
If the majority of voters will decide for whom they vote based on TV ads and campaign literature, then Rodriguez could still be a decent candidate. If she has to debate Melissa Bean or do too many town hall type events she is going to struggle.
I also think Dirk Beveridge was OK. He has the potential to be competitive against Bean. His We Do Care organization would appeal to voters and he held his own in the debate, but I’m not sure how well he’ll appeal to non-conservative voters.
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