"Frank Ryan is a person with insight, integrity and the energy and drive to make things happen. He is committed to helping others and lives out that mission every day."
Skip Counselman
Baltimore, MD
Rebuilding America
A time for Serious Solutions to Serious Problems
As an American citizen, a retired Marine, a small business owner, a volunteer, and, most importantly, as a father, I know that our Nation is faced with problems and challenges that grow more serious daily.
Politicians and special interest groups have joined to hijack our government for their own benefit. Incumbency is nearly assured by campaign finance laws that stack the deck in favor of officeholders. The concerns and welfare of individual Americans have become secondary to the needs and ambitions of professional, lifetime politicians and the special interests that support them.
Our Nation is at a crossroads. The time for waiting is over.
When I ask younger people if they think they will receive social security benefits, the answer is invariably a resounding no. Yet these same young people are expected to pay into a system from which they will receive no benefits. This problem came about because, for decades, Congress absorbed the Social Security Trust Fund into the general fund and squandered it on irresponsible spending intended to buy votes. The markers the Congress left in the Trust Fund have come due. This is but one of the serious fiscal problems America faces, but it is one that eventually touches everyone.
Congress' solution has been to issue more IOU’s. Even though Congress does not seem to believe that America can fail, they are wrong. Nothing is too big to fail, including the United States of America.
March 29, 2010
National Debt - National Security Threat
The greatest national security threat to the United States is our national debt. A determined enemy could bring us to our knees without firing a shot. Just as President Reagan helped bring down the Russian empire in a classic economic chess game in the 1980’s, the United States faces a similar risk in 2010 and beyond.
February 22, 2010
Video: Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (Ret) Addresses 800 Berks Patriots 1/16/10
Frank Ryan was keynote speaker at a rally sponsored by the Berks County Patriots on January 16, 2010. It was an inspiring event. Organizers were hoping for a turnout of two hundred. They – and we – were delighted that more than 800 people were admitted to Leesport Market Hall. Unfortunately, a hundred or more were turned away when the hall was filled.