Nathan Moore's Thoughts
Corker (and Romney) Are Right
Bob Corker derides the stimulus compromise being debated in the United States Senate
Not to be misunderstood – I’m a strong believer in low taxes and creating a structure in this country that people can count on to move ahead and to make investments, but with that has to be the reality that spending has to be under control.
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I would just ask that my colleagues consider this…That, number one, we call this package what it is: a political stimulus package. That we begin, today, dealing in a bipartisan way with the tough decisions that we have to make. And if there are anomalies out there that we need to deal with, where people truly are being hurt, let’s deal with it. That we adopt the … Conrad-Gregg bill to truly deal with long-term entitlements, and that we ask the administration when they bring their budget forth on February 4, to bring forth a real budget that lays out to the American people the deficits that we will have to deal with in the future.
It is indeed a political stimulus package (although not quite as bad as Obama’s tossing of the jingle, and Hillary’s ridiculous subsidies for heating oil), and will likely have little real effect on the economy. What Corker is calling for is akin to what Mitt Romney has already proposed - broad based tax cuts, of both marginal rates and capital gains.
The similarities between our junior senator and Romney are striking. If you supported Bob Corker in 2006, the lone Republican winner in an otherwise disastrous midterm election, I can’t see how anyone but Mitt Romney would be your logical choice.
January 31st, 2008 at 6:48 pm
[...] Nathan Moore: It is indeed a political stimulus package (although not quite as bad as Obama’s tossing of the jingle, and Hillary’s ridiculous subsidies for heating oil), and will likely have little real effect on the economy. What Corker is calling for is akin to what Mitt Romney has already proposed - broad based tax cuts, of both marginal rates and capital gains. [...]
February 1st, 2008 at 9:47 am
Nathan,
First let me say that I’m supporting McCain. I think this link below to an article from the WSJ through RCP is the best summary as to why he is best in a race against the Democratic nominee.
It gives, in my opinion, what I think is a fair pro and con for both Romney and McCain. Though I have no doubt that on economic policy, Romney is superior in his acumen and expertise, I still think the GOP nomination is going to encompass faith in more. Mort Kondracke (I believe) stated on Fox News Tuesday evening that the Republican base may have moved more to the center in this race and Romney may run out of “the base” to win the states he needs. It could also be that Huckabee is soaking up enough of the base to hurt Romney. It could also be, I suppose, that enough evangelicals, especially veterans, are voting on national security alone.
In an event, I think, however you want to define the reasoning, that McCain wins. And the most over riding factor is probably not who has expertise in one area over another, but who can win in November.
Just my thoughts.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/02/the_mccain_calculus.html
Mark