4 R’s

Dan’s not a career politician. He doesn’t really have a political bone in his body. But when Congress passed a nearly trillion dollar stimulus bill in the middle of the night that no one had read, he shocked his wife, his friends and everyone who knew him: he declared that he could either shout at this TV set for the rest of his life, or he would run for Congress. So look out Congress.

The 4 R’s

Dan thinks the three R’s are great for schools. But Congress need’s 4 R’s:

1.        Read It. Dan actually thinks it’s crazy that this should even need to be said, but the biggest change you could make to Congress is to make them all read the bills they’re voting on. Washington’s biggest messes are coming from legislation no one has read.

2.        Reduce It. We’re $13 trillion in the hole, and on the brink of a financial meltdown that will ruin the nation because Congress won’t stop spending. Dan will. It will be hard. It will take lots of sacrifice. But we can’t leave this debt for our kids to pay back.

3.        Repeal It. The health care bill is a mess. It needs to be repealed, and replaced with real reforms to put patients – not bureaucrats – in charge of health care.

4.        Reform It. Out with the career politicians. Out with the special interests. And in with the voices of taxpaying American citizens who agree that enough is enough.

Day 1

What will Dan Benishek do on his first day in Congress? Dan wants to pull together every new member of Congress (and there’s going to be a lot of them!), both Republican and Democrat, and ask them to all pledge one thing: that together they would work to change Washington, without Washington changing them. Would that be real change?

The Issue is Jobs

While Congress has been squandering trillions and wrecking our health care system, the real issue has been ignored: we need jobs. Dan will judge every piece of legislation that comes before him on a simple test: will this mean more or fewer jobs for Northern Michigan.