Missa...Misses the Point

Call me a political geek, but I love wandering around political candidate websites and dissecting their stances and positions. So recently I found my way to Democrat Congessional candidate Missa Eaton’s campaign site and checked out her “Five Point Plan”. Seems like every candidate feels the need to have a “five point plan”. I’m just not sure exactly what Ms. Eaton’s “plan” really is...sounds like more platitudes than plan.

So here is Missa’s message...that seems to missa the point. My responses appear in RED.

Missa's Message (Not sure what the actual message is here…other than muddled.)

Job Creation & Economic Development

·         Encourage Public/Private Partnerships (We’ll even say pretty please!)

·         Incentivize Private Job Creation (You mean we haven’t tried this already?)

·         Focus Public Re-investment for Local projects (A…okay…what exactly does that mean?)

·         Create Incubator Programs to Put Local Residents to Work (been there done that…)

·         Establish Retraining Programs for Unemployed & Underemployed    Residents to Prepare Workforce for New Businesses & Industries (Here’s a news flash…we already spend billions on these programs…yet we still have unemployment above 8%)

Social Security and Medicare Protection

·         Strengthen Social Security Trust Fund (WOW…That sounds great! What exactly is your Plan?!)

·         Eliminate the Income Cap for Individuals (We need more redistribution of wealth!)

·         Fight Against the Privatization of Social Security (Another shocker from the Democrat playbook…yes we wouldn’t want people to have control over their own money…)

·         Fight Against the Medicare Voucher Program (Yes by keeping Obamacare alive so we can continue to drain money away from Medicare)

·         Ensure the Solvency of Social Security & Medicare for Everyone (Again…SOUNDS GREAT!..What’s your plan??)

Investment In Our Future: Education Initiatives

·         Establish Early Childhood Education Guarantees (What are you going to guarantee? The funding of the program or the that kids actually learn something?)

·         Create Smaller Class Sizes (Is it really the job of the Federal govt to fund schools/teachers?)

·         Revise "No Child Left Behind" (To say what?)

·         Support Higher Education Including Trade Schools & Community Colleges (Now there is a bold concept!)

·         Address Student Debt Crisis (Really…what isn’t a crisis these days? Okay…your Plan?)

Access To Affordable Healthcare

·         Safe-Guard Small Businesses and Nonprofits From Rising Insurance Premiums (Exactly how do you do that? Do you support Tort Reform? Injecting marketplace into healthcare?)

·         Protect Patient's Rights (Now there is a bold concept!)

·         Allow Medicare & Medicaid to Negotiate Pharmaceutical Rates

·         Protect Women's Health Care (Now there is a bold concept! What exactly do you mean when you say Women’s healthcare? Sorry but abortion does not equal healthcare.)

·         Promote Cost Savings & Efficiency In The Health Care System (Now there is a bold concept! Now what’s your plan??)

American Energy Sustainability

·         Eliminate the $41 Billion Oil & Gas Industry Subsidy (and how will we search for our own energy resources? You might as well just tie us to high oil and gas prices from unstable middle east countries!)

·         Invest in Research for Alternative Energy Sources (One word…Solyndra. If that’s not enough I could add all of the other failed companies who recieved Obama subsidies)

·         Institute the Sustainable Communities Initiative

·         Protect Water Sources & Wild Lands Especially in Shale Areas (God forbid we tap into our on energy resources and create jobs in PA)

·         Reduce America's Carbon Footprint (Now there is a bold concept! What’s your plan??)

If you feel the need to run for public office and you feel the need to release a “five point plan” it might help if you actually had…A PLAN.