 the gop pledge needs more  the ldquo gop pledge rdquo is a giant step in the right direction however we have seen too much talk and not enough action from both sides of the isle in congress in the past it is time to make the tough decisions and face the facts that as a country we are broke regardless of who has the majorities in the house and senate after the election the spending binge has to stop for an analysis on the ldquo gop pledge rdquo and where it falls short by gene healy from the cato institute rsquo s article titled  ldquo gop pledge lacks both cuts and courage rdquo  212  