Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

109 pages of information. That is what is being presented for signing. From a six page original document to 109 pages.

$700 Billion to bailout, oops - I mean Stabilize, the economy. For a government that is in debt, where did the money come from? Are they making up money as it goes? What will this do to value of the dollar? I have seen the summaries and legislative proposal. Neither explain enough for me to support this.

So I am hereby announcing that I am running for President. I am even starting my own party - The Commoners. The Commoners is for the common man. You see, our government was created on the belief that the common man can rule himself. This great experiment is no longer an experiment. After 230 years of rule, I would say the United States has withstood plenty of turmoil that would have destroyed any other country. Ours is a special country.

The Commoners is a party that believes that the common man can come up with good ideas that will help expand our ability to remain a great nation. It believes that God is central to all understanding of justice. It believes that truth and honesty are the key to keeping a new form of elitism from dominating our lives - the very lives we have the ability to control.

As for a party platform, I think it should have seven common ideals:

1. The FairTax is essential to stabilizing our ability to compete with a global market especially with the rising prowess of China and India. Paying off the national debt is must to shore up the dollar and our ability to remain an economic powerhouse.
   
2. Education is key to moving our nation forward. Science and technology are the current trends of the future and should be rewarded at the local level for those schools that can raise new innovative leaders in these areas. Vouchers are a must and federal standards are the most the U.S. government needs to provide the common man. Education must be controlled at the local level. Financial Education in the high school level is a must and students will have to pass such classes to graduate.
   
3. Healthcare is a must for our nation. The Commoners oppose any legislation that nationalizes healthcare. We have the greatest healthcare in the world. What we need is better communication between the medical fields through more enhanced technology. We need to clean up Medicare and look into provided incentives to industries that are able to provide healthcare to those in need. We need to stimulate plans that help the poor to save money with tax free investments that they can use for education, health care, or other immediate needs. We do this by creating a supplement for low cost insurance for those who make a under certain amount per year. Pornography is a detriment to our society and destroys individuals as well as families, and should be banned. Marriage as seen by the Commoners is between a man and a woman. Abortion is wrong and should be opposed by all. But marriage and abortion, though vital to our identity, should be fought at the state level.
4. Social Security is a problem today. It must be dealt with immediately. The FairTax will help to better secure the finances needed to care for our aging citizens but the finances needed for the future must be secured through encouraged investments and savings at the individual level. People must be taught how to save and invest if we are ever to see Social Security replaced.
5. Energy and the environment are vital to our survival. The Commoners support the Pickens Plan to help provide better security and better energy management for our nation. This environment is our only environment. Though we oppose government taking the land of people, we must provide for more recycling and better treatment of our natural resources.
6. National defense must remain a primary work of the federal government. Immigration enforcement is part of this security and must be the primary goal of this Party. The war against terrorism must continue, and the message of freedom must be made known throughout the world.
7. God is central to governing. The push to rid America of the true God of the Bible must end. Our principles and beliefs all stem from the Bible. Respect for all religious beliefs must be maintained but moral integrity should arise from our Christian heritage.

As time goes on, new issues will be addressed. These however are the seven primary issues that are driving this election. Anyway, those are my musing. Maybe this will catch on in time to get elected. Someone has to stand for something.

As for those I would ask to help govern:

• Vice-President - Newt Gingrich
• White House Chief of Staff - my uncle
• Secretary of State - Karen Handel
  
• Secretary of Defense - I would ask Mr. Gates to remain

As for the others, time would reveal my picks for those positions. What do you think?