Apr 21 2008
Armor is a Constitutionalist
Armor wants to reform Medicare and Medicaid, and he opposes universal health care and congressional earmarks. In Iraq, he favors a continued presence in the country but not “actively fighting for a long period of time.” On the infamous “Road to Nowhere” in Swain County, he favors following the lead of county officials, who’ve opted for a cash settlement from the federal government rather than having the road built.
He said he believes the major issues facing Western North Carolina come down to four words: “That’s jobs, jobs, jobs and education.” Tourism is relatively healthy, he said, but agriculture and manufacturing need attention, partly through better enforcement of international trade relations.
Armor bristles at the notion that the economy is in recession, saying we may be “in a rough patch,” but the media is inaccurately portraying it. While he approves of the recent federal bailout of investment banking firm Bear Stearns because its collapse could have triggered a larger problem, in general Armor says he believes “the markets have their own solutions.”
That goes for gasoline, too, which has skyrocketed in price recently.
“Whether we like it or not, gas prices at this level or slightly higher are stuck with us, unless the government decides to start subsidizing gasoline for private cars or cut its taxes, and the highways depend on those taxes,” Armor said.
John Armor is a great candidate and the kind that the Republican Party is lacking at all levels. We need people in Washington that are going to actually read and abide by the Constitution’s limit of Federal powers. I approve of Armor’s positions on reforming Medicare and Medicaid. Entitlement spending is growing rapidly and will balloon out of control with the retirement of the Baby Boomers. Spending on Medicare and Social Security is expected to reach 25% of the Federal budget by 2050. This has to be dealt with now and we need members in Congress who won’t be afraid to get out there and tackle them.
I disagree with Armor on the “Road to Nowhere” and I made that clear in a post a few weeks ago. It is an enormous waste of money, but other than that he is opposed to earmark spending. He has by far more positives than negatives and would be a quality challenger to Shuler in November.
Hell Yeah, man!!