Conaway Vows to Keep on Spending!

Go to the 2:03 mark and listen to our Representative giving up on the fight before it's even begun!

A "CR" is a Continuing Resolution, which really means a Continuing Lack of Resolution.  It means a complete failure to tackle the tough problem of excessive spending, it means passing the buck - literally - to the next generation. Congressman Conaway is telling you plainly what he's going to do:  spend in 2013 at the same rate we're spending in 2012.

How much are we spending in 2012?  In February 2012, we had a world-record, highest deficit in the history of mankind $231 billion deficit.  That's $738 for every man, woman and child in this country - in one month.  In March we had a $198 billion deficit.  That's right, in two months, almost half a trillion dollars in deficit spending.  And this is the level of spending that Congressman Conaway is telling you that he will support.  Why?  "We have to keep the government going," of course.

What we really need is for someone to actually hold the line and force accountability into the national decision-making process.  This is what I've been hearing from you on the campaign trail:  "We, the truly reasonable people of this country, are ready to solve this problem now!"  

This is a false dichotomy:  "Either we pass a CR or the government shuts down."  Clearly, neither of these choices is acceptable.  But if the President - whoever is elected - cannot lead us to a solution with the power of the bully pulpit, the House that Represents the people must act to stop this runaway government train.

If you vote for me, beware:  I will demand a balanced budget, and I won't wait for a Balanced Budget Amendment to force me to act.  This is our country, in which we govern ourselves.  It is our country, where we are free to do the right thing, even if it is hard.