In the last 5 days I’ve received two phone calls from a young erstwhile supporter of
Republican Tim Walberg for US Congress. Walberg was the Congressman for my district until Democrat (Socialist) Mark Schauer beat him in the 2008 election cycle. Schauer and Walberg serve as the perfect example of Tweedledee Republican and Tweedledum Democrat. As a matter of principal they don’t disagree on very much. Where disagreement arises is only on the question of degree.
For example, Schauer is a classical socialist redistributionist. He revealed that by voting for Obama’s Death care legislation. Yet, when “conservative” Walberg was in office he also had no problem spending taxpayers money as the letter below reveals. Walberg sent this when he was still in office.
Dear Friend:
As I travel the 7th District, I have met with numerous religious groups, elected officials, non-profit organizations, school leaders, and small business owners who have all expressed one common message – times are tough, budgets are tight, and funds are scarce. Since I’ve been in Congress, I have discovered that a valuable and under-utilized source of assistance for religious groups like yours is federal grants.
Religious organizations, in particular, help the community strengthen itself through social functions, charitable work, and by providing a safe haven for those in their hour of need. I know, however, that these valuable services come with a cost, and this is where I encourage you to explore the potential for federal grants to help you fund your community building endeavors.
In order to share what I’ve learned and what may be of great interest and support to you, I am hosting workshops on How to Access Federal Grants on … I encourage you to attend. The first session from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. will discuss how to properly write a proposal to obtain federal grant from a Grant Writing Specialist from the University of Michigan….
Respectfully yours,
Tim Walberg
Member of Congress
Now, keep in mind that this clown is supposed to be conservative. He’s so conservative that he wants to teach his constituents how to most effectively suckle up to the teat of the Federal government in order to get their share of the ill gotten booty.
This is a guy who rails against excessive taxation. So on one hand he complains about the Feds taxing to much but on the other hand he encourages and teaches people to behave in such a way that the excessive taxation must continue. It’s the glaring inconsistency of being against higher taxes while at the same time being for the spreading of money around and for setting up seminars so your constituents can learn how to access the Federal pool of money created by the higher taxes that you putatively oppose. This kind of stuff just wants to make me scream!
Next, I wonder if Congressman Walberg realizes that the reason budgets may be tight and funds scarce (first paragraph in his letter) is because people are being over taxed. Does he realize then that his promotion of “accessing Federal Grants” leads to budgets being tight and funds being scarce?
One wonders if Congressman Walberg ever considered that one way to build a community is by letting people in the community keep their money. That money that Congressman Walberg wants religious organizations to access is money that was stolen from other people in other communities.
Walberg is no conservative! Walberg has no problem with stealing from one group in order to give to another. His only problem with Statist Government would be when the Statist Government isn’t redistributing money in the direction Walberg would like to see it go.
You would think a former Evangelical pastor like Walberg would take seriously the 8th commandment, but I guess it’s ok to steal as long as it is for a good cause.
It’s hard to say if guys like Walberg do more harm in the ministry or in politics.
I appreciate my young friends desire to be politically active but there are better people than Tim Walberg to spend his effort upon.
Oh … and by the by … I will change my mind on this only if former Congressman Walberg publicly repudiates this letter and promises never to do anything like it again.
