The week began with a vote on a clean raising of the debt limit which had been requested from the President, Secretary of the Treasury, and some 100 House Democrats. The measure failed considerably and did not even garner 100 House Democrats to support it. The following day we had our House GOP Conference "field trip" to the White House, because that is exactly what it ended up being. What I witnessed was quite disturbing: a rigid ideological President who does not realize his fiscal policies are failing -- and he has no plan.
I am very concerned about the carbon footprint of having five buses of 240 House GOP members going to the White House. Seems to me the opposite would have been far more prudent, with the President instead coming to Capitol Hill. The following day, the Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner, came to visit the House GOP Freshman and indeed it was yet another wasted trip. In just eight short minutes, the Treasury Secretary assured me that he does not have a clue when it comes to enacting spending cuts and spending control measures as part of the revitalization of our fiscal and economic policies, including mandatory spending reforms, which the President stated he agreed on Wednesday. It would seem that after Friday's abysmal jobs report numbers, which included half of the reported job growth coming from McDonald's (a recipient of an Obamacare waiver, by the way), one would think there would be a change in course. Nah, just dig in your heels, and follow the same failed policies. We have seen a 40% increase in Americans on food stamps since the President took the oath of office. Gasoline prices have gone from around $1.89 a gallon to close to $4 on average for regular unleaded. There are three critical aspects which we must rectify. First, we must restore confidence with our job creators and consumers. Second, we must ensure the proper amount of regulation, providing access to capital for our small business owners. Lastly, we must provide certainty for the private sector and investors to create long term viable and sustainable economic and job growth. The other point of order I wish to address is the so-called "Arab Spring" - truly a "Muslim Brotherhood Nightmare." Those who view the events across North Africa and the Middle East with Western rose-colored glasses are completely misreading the situation. The goal of the Brotherhood has always been to restore an Islamic Caliphate, a borderless empire which shall be ruled by one leader. They have no respect for the secular leadership, autocratic, despotic dictators which permeate this region. However, under the guise of "Democracy" and dare I say it, "Change" they are toppling these regimes one by one - and we have no competent understanding of who shall fill the void. One need only look back in history when the same occurred in Iran and we all witnessed, and continue to witness, the revitalization of the 7th century radical Islamic state model under the guidance of theocrats. Under this guidance we have seen the resurgence of Islamic terrorism, state sponsored from this very same Iran. There is no Arab Spring, but there is an Islamic mystery as to who shall not only fill the void in these countries, but where shall the seat of power for this 21st Century Caliphate be established? Iran or Turkey? Libya is falling apart, and I shall not support our President's violation of our law, the War Powers Act of 1973. The leader of Yemen has departed and we know that is where al-Alawi has found refuge. Most troubling, thanks to the President's foreign policy faux pas statement, is that we now see the "Palestinians" threatening a direct move to the United Nations for declaration of a state, as they confront Israel along the 1967 borders. Please read my Extension of Remarks here. <http://email.address-verify.com/q/RKBHzaPFYJuNFK2QYg7ESd1S4PmiuVuZ9euhwmLhO 9W_aEyGrdQkA8elQ> Let us never forget that the armies of several Arab nations, were the belligerents in 1967 - and they lost. Israel shall not return to those borders which shall result in their demise. If we want peace in that region, we need a willing peace partner. Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah entering into a reconciliation pact with Hamas, facilitated by Egypt, is not what I call a willing gesture for peace and recognition of the modern day State of Israel. 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