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Stimulus – Epic Failure

I heard a pastor say that you can either be humble, or be humiliated. The chart below, adapted from the slick packet used by the Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama to sell America on mortgaging our future, details how the arrogance of the Obama administration is meeting its nemesis. Far from the mild [...]

What About Earmarks?

The following comment was posted in another blog page. I thought it deserved a full-throated response.

Ed,

This is my major gripe..Republicans who claim fiscal conservatism. voted against the stimulus,..but still earmark funds, and lobby for constituents to get stimulus funds.

Hey, I will vote and donate $$$ to a candidate, incumbent who, votes for reduced spending, AND [...]

Carnahan’s Conversion to Fiscal Responsibility Dubious

My opponent Russ Carnahan recently released a statement on fiscal discipline.  Here is a quote:

“Without restoring fiscal responsibility, our economy can’t fully recover. The large deficits we inherited as a result of reckless borrow-and-spend policies of the last administration have put pressure on funding for important priorities such as job creation. We are long [...]

Dec Jobs Report: Stimulus – Money for Worse than Nothing

In order to bring you this unemployment update, we interrupt our effort to get Congressman Russ Carnahan to come to his district to explain the soon to be voted on health care scheme rather than spending taxpayer money on a slick brochure legislation.

When Congressman Carnahan voted in favor of the stimulus bill he voted to saddle [...]

Statement of Ed Martin on Carnahan’s Vote to Lift the Debt Ceiling to Unprecedented Levels

I have a statement on the House vote increasing our nation;s debt limit over in our media section.

Dec. 16, 2009 – Statement of Ed Martin on Carnahan’s Vote to Lift the Debt Ceiling to Unprecedented Levels (Acrobat)

Lessons from the Boston Tea Party

Benjamin Franklin noted that the smart thing for Britain to do was to make doing business in the colonies cheaper for East India Company but his wise counsel was ignored and revolt followed.

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The Boston Tea Party, from which the Tea Party movement [...]

Statement of Ed Martin Regarding More Spending Votes by Russ Carnahan

I have a statement on the House vote on the Omnibus Spending bill over in our media section.

Dec. 10, 2009 – Statement of Ed Martin Regarding More Spending Votes by Russ Carnahan (Acrobat)

November 09 Jobs Report

Congress may realize that deficit spending is no way to run the country, but their solution will not be to cut spending, it will be to raise taxes.

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This has been a tough year for Americans looking for stability [...]

What Do We Have to Show?

Russ Carnahan may be proud of his work making sure Nancy Pelois’s agenda passes with as little maintenance as possible, the results are not too much to be proud of.

Even though I trust the “created or saved” numbers about as far as I can throw  an aircraft carrier, these numbers are dismal even by the [...]