ComMITTed to Romney!

In an affirmation of the pervasive power and far reaching influence of the Editorial Board of CommittedToRomney, President Bush, John McCain and Florida Governor Charlie Crist have now come around to our way of thinking about the energy crisis and have agreed with us that the policy of the United States of America needs to support offshore drilling to help alleviate tight oil supplies.:) (just kidding, but it was fun to write that sentence)

~~John Cronin~~

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080618/D91CDVG01.html

WASHINGTON (AP) - For a quarter-century, drilling for oil and gas off nearly all the American coastline has been banned in part to protect tourism and to lessen the chances of beach-blackening spills.

Then gasoline prices topped $4 a gallon this summer. Drivers and others began clamoring for federal lawmakers to do something about the record price of oil, much of it produced in foreign countries.

In response, President Bush is renewing his call to open U.S. coastal waters to oil and gas development, arguing that it’s high time to battle high prices with increased domestic production. He is planning to ask Congress on Wednesday to lift the drilling moratoria that have been in effect since 1981 in more than 80 percent of the country’s Outer Continental Shelf and to let states help to decide where to allow drilling.

“The president believes Congress shouldn’t waste any more time,” White House press secretary Dana Perino told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “He will explicitly call on Congress to … pass legislation lifting the congressional ban on safe, environmentally friendly offshore oil drilling.”

We could sue the oil producing states when the price of gasoline gets “too high” for us, thereby encouraging the states to withhold supplies to the American market and also encourage another escalation in “protective” tariffs and other job destroying moves……or if push comes to shove we might consider drilling for oil right here in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.

Just a thought.

~~John Cronin~~

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSWAT00953020080520?
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By Tom Doggett

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Tuesday allowing the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices, but the White House threatened to veto the measure.

The bill would subject OPEC oil producers, including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Venezuela, to the same antitrust laws that U.S. companies must follow.

The measure passed in a 324-84 vote, a big enough margin to override a presidential veto.

I don’t claim to be knowledgeable about farm economics. I came across this article by the Editorial Board at IBD and I thought it was worth discussing. If the figures quoted in the article are accurate, then this truly is a Harvest of Shame.

~~John Cronin~~

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=295659764109246

By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:20 PM PT

Agriculture: The subsidy-stuffed farm bill just passed by Congress is a monster that will leave us with less food at higher prices. The president should veto it right away and force this foolish Congress to override him.

Today’s farmer has an average income of just under $90,000, compared with income of about $50,000 for other Americans. Here we’re in an unprecedented farm boom, yet we’ve been led to think we’re bailing out farm families suffering from Depression-era economic conditions.
In fact, the average farm subsidy recipient has $200,000 in income and a net worth of about $2 million. The top 10% of farm earners take in 75% of the subsidies. Put bluntly, Congress’ farm bill subsidizes millionaires and lets you pick up the tab.

Brief article over at HOT AIR touts Mitt Romney for the vice presidential slot.
The article talks about the strength that Romney would bring to the ticket because of his mastery of business and economics. If Mitt is not picked for VP, I think this is what needs to happen.

The McCain campaign needs to send a message to conservatives, IMHO, in two areas of vital importance, or they will not be pleased with the results they get at at the ballot box in November.

1. We need an iron-clad promise to secure our borders and to enforce the existing laws on immigration.

2. We need a comprehensive economic policy that includes making the Bush tax cuts permanent, killing the death tax, balancing the budget and moving to reform the bloated entitlement spending that threatens to bankrupt this country.

Failing to accomplish this, the feckless leadership we have been getting from the Republican Party at the national level, will usher in eight bleak years of Democratic rule.

I know I am repeating myself, but I will say it again. Unless grassroots Republicans rise up and retake this party in order to guide it back toward the conservative principles that made the Party and the country great, we are going to lose this election. If there isn’t two cents worth of difference between the Democrat’s platform and the Republican’s platform, who cares which party wins? Obviously the career politicians do, but I am talking about the voters who have to pay for all of this.

We are not getting our money’s worth!

~~John Cronin~~

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/01/pew-mccain-gaining-at-the-center/

The economy will present a critical test for McCain. He has worked on building economic chops, and his campaign has notable assistance in this area from Steve Forbes and even Mitt Romney. Obama’s stumble on capital-gains tax increases could help narrow this gap, but thus far the McCain campaign hasn’t offered any focus on that gaffe from the April 16th debate.
McCain could use a well-recognized hand on economics as a running mate. I’ve suggested that Romney could fill that role, although Allahpundit has been less enthusiastic. Romney did a great job with fundraising in 2007 and could help fill a critical gap there as well. Now that Jeremiah Wright has managed to splatter himself all over Obama, not too many people would worry about Mormons in the general election. Mormons aren’t known for asking that God damn America or promulgating weird conspiracy theories about HIV and government-sponsored genocides. Wright’s demagoguery has taken the Mormon issue off the table, if Obama wins the nomination.

Brief article with very good statistics that help to put the Democrat’s petroleum pandering in perspective.

~~John Cronin~~

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=293842906547200

By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:20 PM PT

Oil Shock: When it comes to energy policy, Democrats always talk a good game. But look at their actual record while in control of Congress in the last year and a half. It’s been nothing short of disastrous.

I don’t know the details of Sen. McCain’s proposed cuts on military spending, but my first reaction to any military funding cuts is one of caution. In a time of war when we saw our combat soldiers lacking body armor in the early days of the Iraq war, I am not eager to jump on the band wagon for cutting the armed force’s budget. Having said that, the talk of cutting federal spending is very welcome, indeed. What better way to reinvigorate the American economy than to put spending power back into the hands of the public at a time when all signs point to a looming recession.

What I have heard coming out of the McCain camp is sounding better and better as time goes on. I know I am biased, but I can’t help but wonder if Gov. Romney and the rest of the stalwart budget hawks in the Republican wing of the Republican Party are influencing fiscal policy within the McCain circle. Heres hoping so!

~~John Cronin~~

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/04/20/mccain_vows_to_slash_pentagon.html

By Zachary A. Goldfarb

Presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) pledged Sunday to cut billions of dollars in defense spending, vowing to be special interests’ “worst nightmare,” and aimed to dismiss suggestions that he has an explosive temper.

McCain said on ABC’s “This Week” that he would seek to eliminate the federal budget deficit by cutting spending throughout government. The Pentagon drew special emphasis.
“I am cutting billions and billions out of defense spending which are not earmarks,” he said

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Ok people, you know what I’ve been doing with my life for the past 2 1/2 yrs. I’ve been practically working night and day to get Governor Romney elected President. Well, we all know that the timing just wasn’t right for him this go round. We’ll continue to support him as he goes about making decisions that will affect the future.

But, I have to get back to “real life”. I’ve put expanding my business on hold in the pursuit of helping Governor Romney, and now I need to get going so that I’m in that better of a position to help him out the next go round should he choose to run for President.

I own a corporate software creation, web development, e-commerce (shopping carts), new media (you see how far I was able to propel the blog that you are now reading to #5 in the Google rankings for Mitt Romney…I can do the same thing for your company), Search Engine Optimization (see previous comment about Google ranking for this site), and everything in between company. The company that my husband and I own together is called BlodgetTech (address BlodgetTech. We also handle hosting for our clients, and we’re not your typical hosting company. We offer hands on customer support. We’re available during working hours for non-essential issues, and 24/7/365 for those critical issues. I’ll also be launching a politically “branded” version of these same services soon, so if you know of any politicians that need new media consulting services please send them my way.

Another thing that we are doing just on the side is we’ve launched this TV venture where we’re looking for people who (in the beginning until we start getting a good revenue stream would do it for fun) would like to blog about their favorite TV shows. Just about everyone likes to watch TV, right? So why not join a community of people who enjoy the same shows you do, and offer commentary and analysis about it.

Thanks for everything, and I look forward to servicing whatever needs you might have.

While others have been out on the campaign trail or enjoying the flurry of coming elections in their home states, I have been watching events unfold from the sidelines here in Texas. We don’t go to the polls until sometime in March. In the meantime, the personal nature of this election just stepped up a notch for me and my family.

You see, two weeks ago my husband was laid off. There is talk of the economy slipping and big government types are falling all over themselves to describe the myriad of programs they would use to “fix” everyone’s financial problems. I used to wonder how those promises would sound to me if I were in a serious financial situation. Well, now I know.

They sound condescending. They sound arrogant. Most of all they sound hollow. All they are doing is promising to take money from sources that could really help me out (i.e. businesses that would hire my husband or my in-laws who are in a high income bracket) and disperse it to me and others as long as we will live according to their directives.

Probably the most comforting political rehtoric is that spouted by conservative talk radio hosts. I heard it, again, for the first time the day after my husband was fired. I think it was Sean Hannity, but it could have been someone else. In a voice ringing with passion and sincerity they delivered a brief monologue on the opportunities offered to those who live in this nation. They talked of the opportunity to follow our dreams and build a life for ourselves in spite of any politician or government beauracracy.

Even if Hillary becomes the first woman president (heaven forbid), we will find work and carry on.

That said, the economic future of this nation would be better served by having someone in the White House that would get the government out of the way and let honest people buy, sell, trade and work freely in a capitalist system. Mitt Romney is the only candidate out there who even comes close to be willing to head in that direction.

There are lots of numbers and figures that can be used to make this argument but it’s rather late tonight. I just wanted to ask you, before you go vote in the primary on Super Tuesday–please remember my family. Don’t try and vote us a hand out. Instead, vote for the one man who understands the economy, who understands how to make business productive and successful and who will keep the government in it’s place. (At least for the most part.)

Please, vote for Mitt Romney. Thanks.