and government control of fannie mae and freddie mac which will prove to be the mother of all belau to the american taxpayer. it is at the root cause of the economic crisis, totally ignored by president and congress. we propose to impose a federal hiring freeze on all non- security employees. federal payrolls should not increase and cause small- business payrolls to decrease. we will root out government waste and sunset outdated programs. the closest thing to eternal life on earth should not be a federal program. we will reform the budget process, one that actually focuses on the long term, one that focuses on the next generation, not the next election. the practice of borrowing almost 40 cents on the dollar, much of it from the chinese, sending the bill to our children and grandchildren is not just unsustainable, it is unconscionable with this pledge, republicans will save the american dream as a drowns in a sea of red ink. we will make a bigger and brighter for the next generation. we will not allow the torch of liberty to be mortgaged. it will be handed off to the next generation. >