Giuliani's Contract with America

[DKW 86 7,426]

I like Thompson, but Giuliani's 12 points just make radical good sense. He just simplified his campaign in language that every American can understand and support. This is the same thinking that transformed the 1994 election. Newt must be very mad...

I am making 12 Commitments to the American People. They are intended to lift our vision from the rearview mirror to the road ahead. If I am elected president, I want to be held accountable for the progress we make as a nation.

1) I will keep America on offense in the Terrorists’ War on Us.

Winning the terrorists’ war on us is the greatest responsibility of the 9/11 Generation. We need to continue taking the fight to the Islamic fundamentalist terrorists by increasing the size, strength, and support of our military — beginning with ten new Army combat brigades.

2) I will end illegal immigration, secure our borders and identify every non-citizen in our nation.

We can end illegal immigration with tough but realistic laws that put security first. We need to secure the border with a physical fence and a technological fence. We need to require a tamper-proof I.D. card for all non-citizens coming into the United States and tracking their entry and exit. And we need to encourage Americanization by requiring new citizens to read, write, and speak English.

3) I will restore fiscal discipline and cut wasteful Washington spending. :clap:

Over the next two presidential terms, 42 percent of the federal civilian workforce is due to retire. We should only hire back half, replacing non-essential workers with technology. I’ll ask agency heads to identify annual budget cuts of 5 to 20 percent. With entitlement costs scheduled to explode, we need fiscal discipline to avoid passing an unsupportable burden on to the next generation.

4) I will cut taxes and reform the tax code.

Pro-growth policies lead to broader prosperity. The next president needs to simplify the tax code and keep taxes low — including the personal income tax, the capital-gains tax and the corporate tax. And we can eliminate double taxation and protect family businesses by giving the Death Tax the death penalty.

5) I will impose accountability on Washington. :clap: Need more info tho.

We need to restore Americans’ faith that government can work again. That’s why we’ll implement the first constant measurement of government effectiveness, known as “FedStat,” and put the results online so the public can hold agencies accountable.

6) I will lead America towards energy independence. :clap:

We must decrease America’s dangerous dependence on foreign oil. We can meet this challenge through diversification of our energy portfolio, innovation, and conservation. We must increase public and private investment in nuclear power, clean coal, and alternative-energy sources across the board. America must lead the world in energy-efficient, environmentally responsible, commercially viable innovation, including wind, solar, geo-thermal, ethanol, and biofuel technologies.

7) I will give Americans more control over their health care with affordable and portable free-market solutions.

We can improve the quality of health care while decreasing costs through increased competition. Solutions can include reforming the tax treatment of health care, expanding portable health-savings accounts, encouraging state-by-state innovations, and reforming the legal system.

8) I will increase adoptions, decrease abortions, and protect the quality of life for our children.

We need to take advantage of the common ground in America to reduce abortions by increasing adoptions and assuring that individual choice is well informed. We need to measure our progress toward these goals. We need to reduce the high costs of adoption. And we need to protect our children against sexual predators and online pornography.

9) I will reform the legal system and appoint strict constructionist judges.

America must reform its legal system. We need to eliminate nuisance lawsuits through “loser-pays” provisions. Tort reform can help us reduce costs passed on to the consumer, such as higher insurance premiums. Activist judges threaten to expand the power of the courts beyond the bounds established by the Constitution; we must reassert the proper balance.

10) I will ensure that every community in America is prepared for terrorist attacks and natural disasters.

Homeland security and national security are now inseparable. We need to ensure that local first responders are trained to meet natural disasters as well as terrorist attacks. We must improve information-sharing between local, state, and federal authorities. And we need to repair vulnerable infrastructure to minimize the impact of terrorist attacks and natural disasters.

11) I will provide access to a quality education to every child in America by giving real school choice to parents.

Education reform is a civil-rights struggle and the key to improving America’s competitiveness in the global economy. We need to empower parents and children by expanding school choice. We need to promote math and science, while ending the digital divide.

12) I will expand America's involvement in the global economy and strengthen our reputation around the world.

We need to strengthen our country by engaging aggressively the global economy. The mission of the State Department needs to be focused on acting first and foremost as an advocate for America. Fostering trade and educational and cultural exchange will promote the expansion of freedom.

These 12 Commitments offer an action plan to focus America on the future. Over the course of this campaign, I’m going to present each policy in greater detail. And when we get to Washington, we’re going to put these ideas into action. Guided by these 12 Commitments, we will hand our nation over to the next generation far better than it was handed to us.

[RunInRed 16,426]

This sounds like a lot more of the same mess we've been in the last 6+ years

[autigeremt 6,642]

Nope............different tactics with a solid foundation with this guy. I'm with his mindset on these items. I do not want a "United Socialist States of America"!

[drewau02 0]

I hope that Rudy's contract with America lasts a little longer than Newt's did. Newt's contract ended one year after it begain, during the 1995 government shutdown. Most say that was the beginning of the end for the Republican revolution.

The '94 Republicans promised to abolish the Department of Education. Didn't happen.

The '94 Republicans promised to decrease the size and scope of government. The size and scope of government increased tenfold under Republican leadership.

The '94 Republicans promised to decrease spending. Didn't happen.

The bottom line is that these novice politicians promise us the world and Mars while they're running for office. Then, they get elected, move to Washington, only to discover the cold, hard realities of life in the Beltway. The life of bureaucrats, lobbyists, party bosses who don't share your conservative ideals; great perks that you've never had before. Steak and Champaign dinners with members of both parties. After a while, the whole aura of Washington swallows you up and you became just another face in the crowd. The conservative ideals that you campaigned on are ideals that you no longer have. Now, you're just there because it's the greatest job you've ever had. Plane rides, parties, 5 months of paid vacation, etc. This has happened time and time again.

It's not that I don't believe Rudy. I believe he's sincere in his proposals. All I'm saying is that most of his proposals will get shot dead on arrival. There's too much opposition to over half his proposals and don't expect the coward Republicans in both houses to back him up on anything. If he gets elected of course.

[WinCrimson 61]

Outside of his opening hysterical statement, most candidates will say the same thing.

This is the typical BS we're fed by 99% of politicians. There's no difference in this horse manure and the year 2000's "compassionate conservative." He's not fooling me.

#8? Hillary & Co would tell you the same thing. Yet, she's dubbed a "baby killer" by many I come into contact with while Giuliani, simply by the "R" by his name, gets a "" Strange.