On the Eighth Day of Christmas

On the eighth day of Christmas
The Bluenecks said to me
Balance the budget…

Peace in Iraq
Rove with a pink slip,
No domestic spying,
Better education,
An anti-torture law,
A budget with a heart,
And a rebuilt New Orleans.

Representative Harold Ford of Tennessee says , “… it is immoral for our government to live beyond its means and pass on billions of dollars of debt that our children and grandchildren will be forced to pay.” Read his open letter on the budget to opponent Ed Bryant here.

Yet after inheriting a budget surplus, the Bush administration backed up by a Republican-led Congress have run up a staggering eight trillion dollar National Debt. At this rate, our grandchildren will be paying for the reckless spending of the Bush/Delay/Frist budget.

Though many Republicans claim to be fiscally conservative, the image of budget-balancing Republicans is a myth. The only President in my lifetime to balance the budget was a Democrat. With the exception of Bill Clinton, Republicans have been in the White House for the past 20 years, and during that time the debt ratio has doubled. Now Republicans are using the deficit to justify deep cuts to programs that help working Americans.

Bluenecks want a balanced budget that isn’t morally bankrupt. The House budget bill will cut Medicaid, food stamps, student loans, child care and other people-helping programs. Tennessee Representative Harold Ford Jr. is running for Frist’s seat in the U.S. Senate, and he supports a constitutional amendment to balance the Federal Budget. We want a government for the real moral majority among us who support budget surplusses yet recognize our responsibility to the poor, the orphan, and the widow.

What can Bluenecks do? Read more about Ford here, here,
and here. Compare him with GOP opponents Ed Bryant, Van Hilleary, and Bob Corker. Then cast a vote for fiscal restraint by voting for Harold Ford Jr. for the U.S. Senate.