I think it probably proves that the Republican Party is dead and it just has not been given the funeral yet!!!!
Jerry From: missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com [mailto:missourilibertycoalit...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Martz Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 12:52 PM To: missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [MoLiCo] Fw: Charlie Shields Removes Chuck Purgason If it weren't for the arrogance of the democrats the republicans would implode due to stupidity. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Eric Vought <evou...@gmail.com> wrote: On Jul 12, 2010, at 5:04 PM, Linda Herd wrote: I've been ranting and raving to Carl about this very thing. I am so glad that you have written to Senator Shields concerning this. I was not aware of Mr. Purgason but I will vote for him if he is against the Corporations who feel it necessary to govern a country through their money and influence. I see the governors ruling almost entirely by who gives them this money. I've been saying for years that lobbying using money (power) should be illegal. Some say that would not be a good idea. The world has always been run by a few corrupt people and history verifies this. I would just hate to think that I would give in to this if I were ruling. However, I decided to plan so that I would not need money. I have done that so far and I know power and money do not really make one happy. I am not searching for that now and never have, but the ego (devil) can lure people with its many wiles. This is the letter I sent to Mr. Shields: Honorable Sir: I am an active Missouri Republican voter, former (2008) and future (2010) Republican Committeeman, who is not in your district, but I am writing because I am very confused as to why a Republican State Senator would remove a Republican Committee Chairman because he opposed a government bailout we cannot afford--- a bailout to a company which is not even in financial trouble. You say we have to do this in order to compete with other states who are offering cushy deals to Ford: 1) Missouri has given Ford cushy deal in the past and they still closed the plant we were trying to bribe them to keep open. Now they have their hand out again. Where will this stop? 2) You are taxing other businesses, including mine, who are not threatening to leave Missouri (yet?), and 3) We don't have the money to give them anyway. Has it escaped your notice that we are anticipating *at least* a $1 Billion shortfall next year? What departments are you proposing to eliminate to free up this money for Ford? I used to be a New York state resident. I left there to raise my family in Missouri because this is one of the few states where it is still affordable to run a farm-based business. New York has destroyed its economy. They offered lots of deals just like this one to get large businesses to stay. The businesses stayed as long as the deals kept rolling and left as soon as they stopped. In the meantime, all the small and medium businesses went under. New York never recouped the money it spent on incentives in the form of taxes or local business. They just kept throwing money down the hole until the money ran out. But the biggest question is why I have to explain this to another Republican at all. I don't write angry letters very often, but I have to admit that I find removing a committee Chairman, whose job is to stop bills we cannot fund, for doing *exactly* that job, and because a Democratic Governor says "Jump!" leaves me rather steamed. Hopefully this is a misunderstanding which can be straightened out. Sincerely, Eric Vought "Faith does not absolve us from trying to understand our world and make moral distinctions with the eyes and brain given us. Religion is as much responsibility as direction: Duty not Distinction." -- This is a Free Speech forum. 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