Fire Saxby Chambliss

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This morning at the Paulding Republicans meeting I attended, Micah Gravley (Chairman for Saxby in Paulding County) challenged those in attendance who voted for Allen Buckley to vote for Saxby in the runoff.  He said he understands that voters are frustrated with Saxby.  He insists that Chambliss has gotten the message sent by voters on November 4, and is confident that Saxby will be more fiscally conservative moving forward.

After the meeting, I introduced myself to Micah and spoke with him as I was heading out.  I told him that if Saxby is recognizing he needs to be fiscally conservative, I want to hear it from him.  I told him that when Allen Buckley finishes his pledge to fiscal conservatism, that I’d like to see Saxby sign it.

Micah told me that there are some new commercials coming that will focus on Saxby’s intended commitment to fiscal conservatism.  He also said something about Saxby going door-to-door…?  I’m not totally sure about what he meant - if Saxby would actually be knocking on my door or if some of his supporters would.  He did tell me to come to rallies and try to get Saxby to answer my questions.

Honestly, I’m not ready to vote for him.  I need to hear a pretty convincing repentance for the past 6 years and a clear plan for the future before I’m willing to consider casting my vote in his direction.

This week should be interesting though.  The Republicans are bringing in the big names to campaign for Saxby, Buckley should have his fiscal conservatism pledge finished, and the mud-slinging TV commercials will bombarding our living rooms 24/7.

Allen Buckley is in a win/win situation.  No, he won’t be our next Senator, but he’s in a unique position as we enter this (probable) runoff election.

Buckley is preparing a commitment of reasonable fiscal responsibility.  The candidate that agrees to it gets Buckley’s support and (most likely) a hefty percentage of the votes that were cast for Buckley on Election Day.

Neither Chambliss or Martin have a reputation for being fiscally responsible, and I suspect that neither will rush to agree to Buckley’s terms.  We’ll have an alleged “for the people” Republican dodging an commitment to fiscal responsibility - while the nation watches.

With the Senate runoff race being a critical race for both parties, this is going to be a perfect opportunity to address some serious issues while we have everybody’s attention.  It’s a win/win situation, and we voters need to make sure we capitalize on it.

This self-described Republican with Libertarian leanings is leaning more and more towards the Libertarians each day.  An email received from the Buckley campaign shows how Chambliss’ voting record proves he is a big government Democrat.

The following bullet points are quoting the email from the Buckley campaign.

• $1.5 trillion of debt between 2001 and 2006
• a 75 percent increase in nondefense spending from 1995 through 2007 (35 percent, when adjusted for inflation)
• 7 percent growth in government on average per year from 2001 through 2006
• expansion of Medicare by addition of Part D (which then Comptroller General David Walker called “probably the most fiscally irresponsible piece of legislation since the 1960s”)
• farm subsidies and pork in general
• “National Watermelon Month!”
• No Child Left Behind (a bureaucratic mess with little positive to it)
• Gang of 10-one of the worst deals in the history of deals.

Wait. What? National Watermelon Month?

Anyway, take a good look at those points before you go vote.  There’s only one fiscal conservative running in this race, and it’s certainly not Chambliss.

The idea for this came up in conversation today, and I just couldn’t resist.  Some more of the really serious content is on the horizon.  Stay tuned.