"Grassroots" GOP to unveil their "Pledge To America" in a suburban Virginia hardware store...

[Amerigo Vespucci]

WASHINGTON — Six weeks before midterm elections, House Republicans vowed to cut taxes and federal spending, repeal President Barack Obama's health care law and ban federal funding of abortion as part of a campaign manifesto designed to propel them to victory in November and a majority in the next Congress.

The "Pledge to America," circulated to GOP lawmakers Wednesday, emphasizes job creation and spending control, as well as changing the way Congress does business. It steered clear of controversial issues such as Social Security and Medicare, big drivers of deficit spending.

It pairs some familiar Republican ideas – such as deep spending cuts, medical liability reform and stricter border enforcement – with an anti-government call to action that draws on tea party themes and echoes voters' disgruntlement with the economy and Obama's leadership.

"Regarding the policies of the current government, the governed do not consent," reads a preamble to the agenda. "An arrogant and out-of-touch government of self-appointed elites makes decisions, issues mandates, and enacts laws without accepting or requesting the input of the many."

Republicans are favored to add substantially to their ranks, perhaps enough to seize control of the House. Details of their plan emerged as President Barack Obama tried to reintroduce voters to his health care overhaul law, a signature issue of his first two years that Americans don't much like or understand. Democrats, who pursued overhaul for decades, have been surprised by its unpopularity.

GOP leaders are set to go public with their plan Thursday at a hardware store in suburban Virginia, choosing a location outside the nation's capital that's in keeping with the plan's grassroots emphasis.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/22/republican-pledge-to-america-tax-spending-cuts_n_735876.html

[RKP5637]

1. Yeah, in the "screw" department. n/t

[gratuitous]

2. But in violation of their own pledge

One of the points of their pledge leaked to the media is a promise that all legislation will be posted on-line 72 hours before any vote. The pledge itself? Sorry, motherfuckers, but you don't get to see it before you sign on.

[OhioBlue]

3. what the hell?

the "self-appointed elites"? I am guessing they mean our Democratically elected President and Democratically elected representatives in the House and Senate? Screw them and their disregard for our Democracy. They like to reference the constitution so often, I would love for them to point out where the executive or legislative branches are to make decisions based on the Minority party wishes, fringe loudmouths, John Boehner's bar talk or even that of daily tracking polls.