The Conservative Party officially endorses Representative Paul Ryan’s budget and voucher proposal since it’s the only thoughtful Plan we’ve seen that saves Medicare. In reality, Ryan’s Plan should be implemented in two years if America wants to demonstrate it is serious about curbing our crippling National Debt. Waiting 10 years just kicks the can down the road…again.
Despite all the calculated media disinformation, obvious Democrat demagoguery and typical Republican penchant for avoiding difficult decisions, it’s clear that Paul Ryan’s budget is the only game in town when it comes to saving Medicare. Neither of the two major parties and none of America’s political “leaders” has exhibited the political courage to submit alternative plans. President Obama is AWOL and focused on getting re-elected while Democrats are using “Mediscare” to regain Congressional control; they propose nothing yet attack everything. GOP hopefuls, on the other hand, are hopeless in the face of early polls suggesting Americans will punish them in 2012 if they even hint at modifying this popular program. The NY 26 House loss just exacerbates Republican fears of demonstrating leadership. That means we’re left with Mr. Ryan’s Plan.
Sadly, the American public shoulders the genuine responsibility for this looming catastrophe. We stubbornly retain our “Party like it’s1999” entitlement mentality at the expense of this nation’s ability to sustain our future. We’ll have nobody but ourselves to blame as Medicare (and related programs like Medicaid, Food Stamps & Welfare) dies a gruesome death when America’s super-sized debt explodes in our faces. And that day is approaching sooner than anyone in the Republi-Dem Party dares acknowledge. China and Goldman-Sachs will call the shots then and Ryan’s Plan will look munificent in comparison.
Although the House passed Ryan’s budget, too many Republicans have distanced themselves from it by issuing platitudes about it “being a good start.” No GOP presidential candidate has openly endorsed it and five Republican Senators just voted against it. Of course Democrats, liberals and their media cheerleaders only care about gaining political power at the expense of everything, the viability of Medicare included.
Incumbents in both major parties care more about getting elected than properly managing the affairs of this nation. Democrats want political power while Republicans want political cover.
That leaves only the Conservative Party standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Mr. Ryan in his courageous and principled attempt to save America. Ryan is a true patriot who sought political office for the right reason; he is the exception to the norm. Medicare/Medicaid is more than $370B in the red and still bleeding because it’s fiscally unsustainable. Even raising the tax rate to 100% for all incomes above $250K will not rectify the problem. America’s National Debt is north of $14T and climbing.
Despite these clear and present dangers, however, most of our hide-bound politicians cling to the misguided notion that retaining the status quo helps seniors avoid getting pushed off the cliff. Mr. Ryan and CP-USA understand it won’t. “Now is not the time to go wobbly”, Ryan said. “Democrats are going to run these attack ads regardless. This is time for leaders to be leaders.”
The Conservative Party reserves the right to consider and support alternative plans when/if they are made public. Until such time, CP-USA endorses Paul Ryan’s budget and Medicare voucher plan. It’s the only sincere and well-researched strategy in play today that saves Medicare in some fashion and helps mitigate the growth of our National Debt.
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The Conservative Party (www.conservativepartyusa.com) will rectify the consistent failures of the current two-party system. CP-USA is America’s True “Second Party” and represents the next step in the evolution of the Tea Party.
H. M. Hervey
Chairman, CP-USA
hmhervey@cp-usa.org
