Why we support the Bus Tour
Wednesday, July 25 2012
Putting our federal finances in order is one of the most critical challenges facing our nation, for both today and tomorrow. No matter what progress we make to improve economic growth and generate jobs, our nation’s current fiscal path puts our collective future severely at risk: jobs, education, health care, a secure retirement, infrastructure, national security, mortgage rates, and the success or failure of thousands of businesses. A U.S. debt crisis could destroy all that we hold dear. And yet many of our politicians have been pressing and pandering for partisan or ideological solutions that have resulted in a stalemate in Washington. We need timely and sensible solutions that presently support our nation and all future generations. We need leadership – and we need it now. The 2012 elections provide an excellent opportunity for voters to challenge our leaders to actually lead. If we put fiscal sanity over partisan politics, our country can avoid catastrophe. We support the $10 Million a Minute Tour and its mission to educate voters about fact-based, non-partisan solutions to restore fiscal sanity.
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Former Elected and Public Officials
Hon. David Abshire – CSPC CEO
Admiral Thad Allen – USCG Retired
Former Rep. Bob Barr (I-GA.)
Hon. Erskine Bowles – Former Chief of Staff to the President (D)
Hon. Charles A. Bowsher – Former U.S. Comptroller General
Former Sen. Bill Brock – Former RNC Chair (R-Tenn.)
General Mike Carns – USAF Retired
Former Rep. Tom Coleman (R-Mo.)
Former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.)
Former Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-Tenn.)
Former Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.)
Hon. Alan Greenspan – Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve (R)
Former Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)
Former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.)
Former Sen. George LeMieux (R-Fla.)
Former Sen. Mel Martinez – Former RNC Chair (R-Fla.)
General Montgomery Meigs – BENS CEO, USA Retired
Former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.)
Hon. Paul O’Neill – Former Treasury Secretary (R)
Former Gov. Ed Rendell – Former DNC Chair (D)
Former Gov. Tom Ridge (R)
Hon. Alice Rivlin – Former OMB/CBO Director (D)
Former Gov. Roy Romer – Former DNC Chair (D)
Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.)
Former Rep. Charlie Stenholm (D-Texas)
Hon. Paul Volcker – Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve (D)
Business and Organization Leaders
Ernie Almonte – Former Chairman of the AICPA
Norm Augustine – Former Lockheed-Martin CEO
Bob Bixby – ED of the Concord Coalition
Stuart Butler – EVP of The Heritage Foundation
Mike Cook – Former Deloitte CEO
Dr. Denis Cortese – Former CEO of the Mayo Clinic
Mike Critelli – Former Pitney-Bowes CEO
Steven Crystal – Crystal Foundation CEO
Michael Davidson – Gen Next CEO
William H. Donaldson – Chairman of Donaldson Enterprises
Carly Fiorina – Former CEO of Hewlett Packard
John C. Goodman – President and CEO of National Center for Policy Analysis
Hon. John Hamre – CSIS CEO
Marie Hollein – FEI CEO
Nancy Jacobson – No Labels CEO
Former Gov. Frank Keating – American Bankers Association CEO
Maya MacGuineas – CFRB CEO
Will Marshall – President of Progressive Policy Institute
Mike Maxsenti – Co-Founder of Rebellious Truths
Barry Melancon – AICPA CEO
Bill Novelli – Former AARP CEO
Hon. Peter G. Peterson – PGPF CEO
Rob Rodriguez – First Pacific Advisors CEO
Ron Shaich- Co-CEO of Panera Bread Company
Herb Shear – GENCO CEO
David Beaumont Smith – Executive Director of the National Conference on Citizenship
Andy Stern – Former SEIU CEO
Paula Van Ness – Connecticut Community Fund CEO
Rev. Jim Wallis – CEO of Sojourners
Josh Weston – Former ADP CEO
Mort Zuckerman – Boston Properties CEO
Other
Morgan Fairchild – Actress and Activist
H. Ross Perot, Sr. – Former presidential candidate
I look forward to attending the tour. Could it visit Indiana? – Brent
While I am sure the bus won’t reach my home state of Hawaii, I am confident the message will! Fiscal awareness, comprehensive moderate solutions, and leadership – this is what David Walker and the Comeback America website and bus tour bring to us. The new revolution is an awakened population seeking reasonable solutions – spread the word – don’t let the bus go off the fiscal cliff!
Thank God for David Walker and the fine work promoted by him and other groups such as the Concord Coalition and Americans for a Balanced Budget Amendment. According to former Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen and so many others, the DEBT is the greatest threat to our country. Finally, someone (David Walker) is willing to share the TRUTH about how to solve this problem, and not just give us nonsense party rhetoric. See you in Jacksonville, FL
Tim Munsell
National VP of Membership
Americans for a Balanced Budget Amendment
Join us at http://www.balanceourbudget.com
Look forward to being in St. Louis ( we will travel from Springfield MO. ) on Sept.18th
Very happy to see the tour will happen – plan to attend in Dallas and hope this get’s the attention of the american people, which it deserves and requires.
I won’t miss this event.
I am hoping to attend, and perhaps even bring my children. These issues are critical and i sincerly hope that the message is heard loud (ly) and clear (ly). Great job!
Look at this organization’s “Restoring Fiscal Sanity” report:
Page 17: “Adopt President Obama’s proposed defense spending reductions.”
Page 19: “Adopt President Obama’s “The First Step” proposed reductions”
Page 21: “a consumption tax (e.g., VAT)…would provide individuals with an incentive to save.”
This is a LEFTIST, Tax-Raising effort ! Look just beneath its general ‘fiscally-responsible’ theme….DON’T think for a minute that it’s conservative….their tax-hiking, defense-cutting plans would destroy our nation.
saw on cspan interested more info
Saw David Walker on CSPAN and was inspired by his nonpartisan, dignified and highly articulate answers to callers. To each caller he responded with plain-English explanations of comments and questions about Medicare, Medicaid, and other highly charged issues critical to Americans’ future. As he said, leadership is our greatest challenge. In a campaign where both sides are mired in petty arguments such as what Mitt Romney paid in taxes (we know he’s rich), Mr. Walker focused on what we need to consider in a time of increasing public and personal debt to begin correcting our policies and programs in a responsible way. His approach is both rare and badly needed. We hope it will help Americans pay attention to the real issues of righting our economy and working toward fiscal responsibility, without which our democracy will suffer far worse times. Americans of all parties should listen carefully to him!