Fiscal Responsibility

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 8, 2014)


President Cooper Will Take No Salary;
Will Work For Food & Housing Only!


BLAIRSVILLE, GA – In a stunning announcement today, 2016 Christian Conservative Party Presidential candidate Chuck Cooper revealed that while in office he and First Lady “Sweet Sue” will refuse to take any salary and will serve as President for “food and housing with utilities and an occasional chopper ride to and from the White House and our home here,” he said.

“We won’t need any income unless the current administration decides to steal our life savings (and yours!) with higher taxes, higher energy costs, a de-valued dollar, hidden costs or removed procedures embedded in the secret Obamacare power grab or other sneaky middle-of-the-night strictly partisan policy,” he said.

Continuing he said: “Many, many of us Americans have suffered greatly because of the sense-less fiscal policies forced on us by current and previous Administrations. Liberal leaders don’t seem to understand the math that it takes to balance a budget or the need to do so. They seem to believe that we can spend our way to regained prosperity with money we don’t have. Hogwash! Bullpucky! “The simple math says when you spend more than you have you create debt which will eventually have to be paid,” he pointed out.

“Unfortunately too many politicians willingly pass our rapidly growing debt to those that follow them instead of doing something about it. We are drowning in the unsustainable debt those numb-skulled jerks have created. And, they won’t do diddly squat about it. Economists project our debt will have reached $20 trillion by the time I take office. What’s 20 trillion? It’s the number 20 followed by 12 zeroes for crying out loud,” he exclaimed. That’s an unmitigated sin!”

“Look at it this way: the current population of the U.S. is 309 million people. To eliminate a $20 trillion debt, every man, woman and child in this country would have to pay $64,700. Feds estimate Interest paid on our current debt is $220 billion each year.

“My goodness, most housewives know how to balance a budget to ‘make ends meet.’ If that’s the case, then why in the world can’t our leaders balance a budget to make ends meet for our country?,” he asked rhetorically. “Maybe that’s because so many are career politicians and depend on giving things away to the folks so the folks will continue electing them to office.

“The fact is that those politicians don’t want a balanced budget. Is that a preposterous proposition?” he asked. "Heavens no! Here’s why I say that: Because the goodies to their loyal voters would have to stop and their loyal voters will desert them. Our Executive Branch and Congressional leaders simply don’t want to risk their careers by doing their Constitutionally-mandated jobs,” he concluded, “but with your help we are going to correct that!”

In another “austerity” move, Cooper said he and “Sweet Sue” won’t be doing much world-wide travel like predecessors have done. “I see no need whatsoever in firing up Air Force One and accompanying aircraft and jetting around the world at massive, budget-busting expenses just to see other foreign leaders face-to-face. With today’s technology, we can do that from Washington, DC or Blairsville, GA,” he claimed.

“If foreign dignitaries and diplomats want to meet with us in person, they will be welcomed at the White House,” Cooper promised, “but there won’t be any of those extremely expensive ‘state dinners’ with star-studded entertainers to show off to them.

“That policy means the First Lady won’t have the need for any of those over-priced ‘wear one time’ designer gowns featured later in women’s magazines and society pages that some of her predecessors have purchased at government expense and all the fashion editors drool over.

“We are broke, for crying out loud,” he offered, “and are greatly jeopardizing the lifestyles and opportunities for all of us if we don’t act and act quickly. Our credit cards are maxed to the max,” he said, “and predatory loan sharks like China are eager to own us.”

Cooper concluded by saying: “You can take this to the bank. I won’t be taking any exotic, out-of-country vacations. I won’t be roaming the country raising funds or supporting political allies, either. There are lots of gorgeous vacation spots here within in our own borders. So, if we take a vacation, it will be right here in the US so we can support the local economies.

“And, why in the world would I need to raise funds? For Heaven’s sakes, I’ll be 78 when I take office. Any thoughts of a second term would be pure fantasy. I’ll be blessed to finish the first one.

“So, I’ve got nothing to gain or lose politically by insisting on a balanced budget and by having the courage and guts to make very difficult spending cuts to balance our budget. I will do my part by operating the White House on a very strict “bare bones” budget.

“One more thing.” he explained, “I won’t approve any budget which isn’t balanced and which does not include funds to cut our horrible debt. We don’t have the dollars to continue our spending addiction. It’s time we ‘paid the piper,’” he said emphatically.