Pence is In!
Mike Pence is going to do it. Just . . . um . . . not run for President. No, Mike Pence announced this morning that he is going to disappoint conservatives nationwide and make conservatives in Indiana very happy by running for Governor of Indiana. Guess I’ll have to move to Indiana now, or something. Count me all in 100% with Mike Pence for Indiana .
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Pence is In!
Recent economic reports of Obamanomics have shown dismal GDP growth, rising jobless claims , an anemic dollar , and soaring inflation ; all indications of stagflation. There are two components to stagflation; high unemployment and high inflation. The unemployment, along with the weak economic growth, is due in large part to Obama’s Keynesian fiscal policy of overtaxing, overspending, over-subsidizing, and over-regulating. While the profligate spending and corporate welfare are also responsible in part for inflation and the devaluation of the dollar, the major culprit is Obama’s Keynesian monetary policy of near-zero interest rates and printing money (QE I and II). Both reckless spheres of Keynesian economics are supported by corporate cronies on Wall Street who benefit from true “handouts to the rich” to the determent of the rest of us through price-hiking market distortions. Unfortunately, there is no single silver bullet to ending the cumbersome socialist fiscal policy (although, a spending amendment would go a long way). The pernicious monetary policy, however, can be eliminated through one act of Congress; ending the Federal Reserve’s mandate to control the economy ( H.R. 245 -Mike Pence). In 1977, Congress vested the Federal Reserve with a dual mandate of stimulating the economy and job growth in addition to keeping a stable currency. This has allowed the Fed to become a fourth branch of government by initiating its own stimulus policies of printing money. These stimulus policies exacerbate the fiscal stimuli of the other branches of government by devaluing the remaining dollars that we own (non-borrowed money). Hence, as much as Obama’s trillions in stimulus and bailouts have bankrupted the country, Ben Bernanke’s $600 billion monetary stimulus has attenuated the value of our remaining savings and spiked the cost of vital commodities across the world. Additionally, their rash intervention in the credit market was one of the big culprits of the housing crisis. Thus, while the Fed seeks to achieve a dual mandate of low unemployment and low inflation, they are ultimately inimical to both goals. It’s time for House leadership to bring Mike Pence’s H.R. 245 to a floor vote and end the Fed’s overreach into our economy. The same Wall Street Democrat corporate cronies who work tirelessly on behalf of bailouts and fiscal stimulus have also promoted and benefited from monetary stimulus. This is our opportunity to stand with the majority of the country who are harmed by stagflation and stick a fork in big government and big Wall Street. It’s also time for presidential candidates to get serious about this issue and articulate to the average voter how the deleterious policies of the Fed are a direct result of anti-free market intervention. Sarah Palin has hit this early and often; others must follow suit. Democrats have long planned to counter the populist outrage against big government with righteous indignation against the unpopular Wall Street power players. The candidate who exposes the truth about Democrat corporate cronyism and explains its relation to the high cost of living, will be the next president. Earlier this week, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke asserted that low GDP growth and inflation will be “transitory.” Republicans must show him that the only thing transitory in this era of perennial stagflation is his ability to destroy our economy.
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Are Mike Pence and Chris Christie Paying Attention?
In a pretty shocking Wall Street Journal/NBC poll Donald Trump is ranking number two among potential GOP contenders for the President. Mitt Romney edges him out by a few points into the top slot. There is a very simple reason for this: the field is ‘meh.’ Certainly partisans for the various candidates are excited about their various candidates. But the general consensus from conservatives is “none of the above.” Donald Trump is filling the void right now. Around the country I keep hearing conservatives wish Mike Pence would reconsider. But there is a growing chorus of people asking, “What do we have to do to get Chris Christie to run?” Christie has been adamant that he is not running. That is not stopping many an activist — largely a group of people who do not even know whether the guy is actually a conservative or not — from praying hard on a daily basis that he run or Mike Pence reconsider. Conservatives are not excited about the field. Sarah Palin seems to not be running. Mike Huckabee seems to not be running. I put these two here not because I am not intending to ignore them, but to avert the hate mail I will get for not mentioning them I will just reiterate that they are not right now taking pro-active steps to run. Many conservatives have decided they are not running. That might change. For now though, many in the media will want a rational explanation for why Donald Trump has soared into the second place spot. The first rational explanation is that the poll is wrong. The second rational explanation is that the rest of the field is a big yawn. Say what you will about Donald Trump, but he has the veneer of excitement regardless of how credible you may think he is or is not. In the mean time, Mike Pence and Chris Christie might want to rethink their present positions.
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Are Mike Pence and Chris Christie Paying Attention?
Mike Pence’s Decision to Skip 2012 — and the Stiff Competition He Might Face in 2016
Filed under: Republicans , 2012 President , Conservatives , Matt Lewis and the News , 2012 Elections Running for Indiana governor instead of president might make a lot of sense for Pence, though if he has big plans for 2016, he might want to consider how tough the competition will be then.
Pence is Out
As many of you are hearing, Mike Pence will not be running for President. Many conservatives across the spectrum from fiscal to social had been rallying hoping for Pence to run. I was one of them. While Indiana Republicans can rejoice at a stellar candidate with a clear field for Governor, conservatives looking for inspiration in the 2012 Presidential field will have to keep looking. It is disappointing, but not unexpected. The field is now wide open for a candidate to shine with conservatives. I would only say that 2012 is not like 2008 and I think before settling conservatives are going to have to take a serious look at some of the fresh faces who might enter. As for me, I am going to sit on the sidelines and do as I have always done — publicly weighing both the pros and cons of the field, no doubt making everyone mad along the way.
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Pence is Out