Source: Rush Limbaugh
URL Source:
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/dai..._big_theory.gu
est.html
Published: Nov 21, 2003
Author: Rush Limbaugh


Limited Government Is Dead - For Now

November 21, 2003


Unlike the farm and unemployment extension bills, or any of the other bills
that expand government and force us all to work more days as slaves to the
government, the energy bill is being filibustered. USA Today reports, "House
Republican leaders coaxed conservatives to support a sweeping Medicare drug
bill Thursday, arguing that health-related tax breaks and measures to curb
spending on health care should outweigh discomfort at creating a new
government benefit for 40 million Americans."



Well, that's bunk. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) said, "If you have
to be pure, you can't accomplish anything on the left or the right and you
can't govern." DeLay is making the best of a tough situation. He shouldn't
have to, because the nation isn't clamoring for this bill, which will force
all of you to pay for Bill Gates' pharmacy bill when he turns 65. Some
people genuinely want it, but those people are wrong. There is a lot of
politics going on here.

Bush and Karl Rove have made their goal of destroying the Democrat Party
clear from Inauguration Day. They're accomplishing this by sealing Democrat
vote blocs with a big-government agenda. The AARP has been targeted with
this $400 billion bill, even though 76% of seniors already have coverage and
there's very little demand for a new huge entitlement that dooms our
children to more days of tax serfdom. Keep in mind that the AARP is no
longer solely an advocate of retirees. They start stalking new members at
45, which is why they've taken that word out of their name. They back this
bill because they back big government, and it helps them sell their AARP
Travel Agents, AARP Castor Oil, etc.

These entitlements will eat up money for our security and other priorities,
while the deficit rises skyward. Democrats oppose the bill now because, #1,
they don't think government ever takes enough of your money to fund their
vote-buying schemes, and #2, if anyone is going to get credit for growing
government he better not have an (R) after his name. Ted Kennedy will
eventually decide to "fix" this bill rather than fight it, and by "fix"
he'll mean expanding it and killing off the small test programs for medical
savings accounts. It's fun to watch the spectacle of the Democrats attacking
the AARP, but, sadly, the bottom line is that the GOP is all for growing the
federal government. Limited government is dead - for now, anyway.




As Matt Drudge signed off last week he said to the effect that it will be
good to have RUSH LIMBAUGH back so he can hold Bush and the Republicans feet
to the Fire over Big Govt again

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Since when has letting the government (more precisely, the top 50% of
earners who pay 96% of the total income tax burden) pay for something
like this, made that something cheaper? Things only get cheaper when
real people have to shell-out their own hard-earned money for it,
instead of getting it from millions of anonymous taxpayers. When people
spend their own money, they shop around for the best price. This
program is just another big money pit that will put more drag on our
economy, like it has all over Europe. One of two things WILL happen.
The prices will go up, or the quality will go down. That's the history
of all unnecessary government involvement in subsidies. If they want to
help the poor, put the money for their prescription drugs in a personal
medical savings account. They can shop around for the best price and
keep what they don't spend.

two wheels


On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:30:49 GMT, "Bobsprit" wrote:

Source: Rush Limbaugh
URL Source:
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/dai...t/the_big_theo
ry.gu est.html
Published: Nov 21, 2003
Author: Rush Limbaugh


Limited Government Is Dead - For Now

November 21, 2003


Unlike the farm and unemployment extension bills, or any of the other
bills that expand government and force us all to work more days as
slaves to the government, the energy bill is being filibustered. USA
Today reports, "House Republican leaders coaxed conservatives to
support a sweeping Medicare drug bill Thursday, arguing that
health-related tax breaks and measures to curb spending on health care
should outweigh discomfort at creating a new
government benefit for 40 million Americans."



Well, that's bunk. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) said, "If
you have to be pure, you can't accomplish anything on the left or the
right and you can't govern." DeLay is making the best of a tough
situation. He shouldn't have to, because the nation isn't clamoring
for this bill, which will force all of you to pay for Bill Gates'
pharmacy bill when he turns 65. Some people genuinely want it, but
those people are wrong. There is a lot of politics going on here.

Bush and Karl Rove have made their goal of destroying the Democrat
Party clear from Inauguration Day. They're accomplishing this by
sealing Democrat vote blocs with a big-government agenda. The AARP has
been targeted with this $400 billion bill, even though 76% of seniors
already have coverage and there's very little demand for a new huge
entitlement that dooms our
children to more days of tax serfdom. Keep in mind that the AARP is no
longer solely an advocate of retirees. They start stalking new members
at 45, which is why they've taken that word out of their name. They
back this bill because they back big government, and it helps them
sell their AARP Travel Agents, AARP Castor Oil, etc.

These entitlements will eat up money for our security and other
priorities, while the deficit rises skyward. Democrats oppose the bill
now because, #1, they don't think government ever takes enough of your
money to fund their vote-buying schemes, and #2, if anyone is going to
get credit for growing government he better not have an (R) after his
name. Ted Kennedy will
eventually decide to "fix" this bill rather than fight it, and by
"fix" he'll mean expanding it and killing off the small test programs
for medical savings accounts. It's fun to watch the spectacle of the
Democrats attacking the AARP, but, sadly, the bottom line is that the
GOP is all for growing the federal government. Limited government is
dead - for now, anyway.




As Matt Drudge signed off last week he said to the effect that it will
be good to have RUSH LIMBAUGH back so he can hold Bush and the
Republicans feet to the Fire over Big Govt again



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