Only a few months into the new administration and America has gotten exactly what the voters wanted—a boat load of change. With the changes we’ve seen, we’ll soon long for the good old days. The best thing about this current political situation: with the choking portion of liberal good intentions wrapped around government waste and abuse the words Democrat and liberal will soon become obscenities. (more…)
President Obama is going to Saudi Arabia in June to meet with King Abdullah. On this trip I would recommend one piece of essential equipment for his kit:
With this he will be able to bow even lower than last time to better humiliate himself and the American people.
So, what is wrong with following custom of bowing to a King? The problem is one of sovereignty. When one bows to a monarch it is a recognition of your subjection and their superiority. In a monarchy the monarch is sovereign and the people are subjects. In our nation the people are sovereign and the leaders are employees.
It would be nice if Mr. Obama would remember why he is the most powerful man in the world—because he was chosen to lead the most powerful nation on earth. The Saudis need us to buy their oil more than we need them to sell it to us. Hopefully Mr. Obama will remember the sovereign to which he owes allegiance and acts of respect—the American people.
“If your friend jumped in the river would you follow?” Moms of every generation are famous for that line and even today, as a grown man, it is hard not to roll my eyes at it. This question has been used universally to deny permission to take part in stupidity. It has various versions as well: ‘in the river,’ ‘off a bridge,’ or ‘over a cliff.’ I would propose asking this question of 49 of the 50 states. It is always said: “as California goes, so goes the nation.” Should our nation continue to follow California? (more…)
After promises to close Guantanamo Bay the Obama administration seems to have woken to the realities of the world we live in. For too long the foreign policy of the left has been “blame America first.” In their view the evil in this world is not people who would kills innocents and blow themselves up out of insane religious zeal. To the left, the only evil in this world is the United States. The country that has freed more people, opened more doors to the unfortunate and given more generously than any other nation on earth is evil and wicked because we refuse to give up our freedoms to build their Utopian dream world, where everyone is equally poor and the individual submits for the sake of the collective. (more…)
Barack Obama has found a source to fund his plans for healthcare reform and at least to hear it from him it will not involve a tax increase. He plans to “close loopholes” in the tax code and from the resulting funds, pay for nationalizing our healthcare. The lengths to which this administration will go even force the English language to bow to him is unbelievable. You see, raising taxes is unpopular, but tax loopholes for corporations and rich fat-cats are evil. There is a popular myth that corporations and the rich do not pay enough. Mr. Obama hopes to use the ignorance of the average American to get them to cheer his version of tax “Twister.” (more…)
Anyone involved in politics ends up on hundreds of mailing lists, both email and snail-mail. Recently I received an email from John McCain asking me to take part in a poll. This proves that he did not read my response to his last email for support. Had he read it, he would have deleted my name for sure. As for the poll, I usually just delete these because they are worded in such a way to swing the results toward a previously intended direction. The questions will have multiple choice questions that do not even come close to my position, so they are always useless. This one was a perfect example. Here is one of the questions:
Do you believe in limited measures to control climate change or sweeping legislation with the process supporting other priorities of the Administration? (more…)
One thing I try to do is point out valuable resources to help readers be informed. One such resource was discovered today and, though I don’t agree with him on everything, you will find the following blog of some interest: neoprophet
My favorite part is the great definition of Neofederalism and he gives some good explanation of plans to help many of the problems we face today, so check it out.
For the first time in his career Arlen Specter did the right thing—he switched sides. The only thing I have never understood is why the GOP has supported him for so long. Party loyalty and whom to support will always remain a mystery. I have heard the arguments that he is electable and we need this seat. However, when the party decides to lay-aside the beliefs of its base to support the ugliest dog at the show, why does it then turn around and expect the base to vote for that candidate?
When explaining his move, Specter tried to sound Reaganesque—claiming he had not left the party, the party had left him. Actually, he had never been in the party. He was always been (to suitably mangle the metaphor) a Jack Ass in an Elephant suit. When explaining his reasoning he pointed out that over 200,000 Pennsylvanians had switched from Republican to Democrat in the last election and of course he assumed these were the moderates and liberals who would support Specter. Am I the only one who remembers Rush’s Operation Chaos? This tactic to keep Hillary in the race so the Democrats would keep eating each other was a very powerful tool and thousands of Americans—especially in PA—took part by switching parties for the primary. I wonder how the media will spin it when they all switch back for the next election.
One thing that is quickly learned by any observation of American politics: memories are short. The biggest threat to those who would undermine our system and take away our freedoms is a voter with the power of recall. Had people remembered McCain in the 2000 election, he could have never been the candidate in 2008. Hopefully the people of PA will remember Arlen Specter’s history of obfuscation and disloyalty to take this opportunity to get him out of office.
