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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (46196)	9/27/2010 10:02:17 AM
From: Peter Dierks	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) of 71588

The GOP's Pledge: Someone's been listening Friday, Sep. 24, 2010 Expecting bold, principled leadership from top Republican officials in Congress has been an exercise in futility for years. So it is a pleasant surprise to see that House Republicans under John Boehner are putting forth a strong governing agenda and pledging to uphold it. Maybe they learned something from Ovide Lamontagne's Senate campaign this summer. Or maybe they realized that they really did need to restore trust with the voters. To regain that trust, on Thursday they issued a new Pledge to America. It is not radical. Rather, it is a reaction to radicalism. It is a proposal to pull back from the extremism of the Obama/Pelosi agenda (and the excesses of the Bush years) in a manageable way. Republicans pledge, among other things, to pass no tax increases; require congressional approval for the biggest regulations; cap discretionary spending; roll back spending to pre-stimulus, pre-bailout levels; end TARP and federal support of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; place sunsets on federal programs; "require a full accounting of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid"; require legislation to identify where in the Constitution it is authorized; put bills online 72 hours before they are voted on; and pass market-based health care reforms. Does the pledge go far enough? No. But it gives voters a distinct choice this fall between two well-defined agendas and a document with which to hold Republicans accountable if they fail to follow through. Clearly, Republicans in Washington are listening. And that's change America can believe in. unionleader.com

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