On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave one of the shortest and greatest speeches of his presidency that we now know as the Gettysburg Address. I will give a part of that speech that I believe reflects what is happening in this country today. “ Our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty………Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and dedicated can long endure”. This battle we are engaged in is not a military conflict but a battle for the minds and hearts of the citizens of this country. A battle to save our constitution from those who want to destroy our way of life and the freedoms we have enjoyed for over 230 years. There is a desire by individuals and certain groups to transform out country to a socialist society where all power is placed in the hands of the government, the presidential czars and other appointed personnel. In essence, a dictatorship where the constitution and Bill of Rights are trampled upon.
Since the modern day Tea Party that started on April 15 2009, we have seen the American people stand up and voice their objections to the path this country has been traveling for nearly 100 years that has been brought to the forefront the last 2 years with bailouts, stimulus packages, Cap and Trade legislation and trying to impose government healthcare while accumulating massive deficits that may go into the next century before it will be paid off. Providing of course we can have a balance budget during the same timeframe. The people are demanding a balance budget, reduction in our deficit and a return to representatives that actually will listen and represent the views of their constituents. The American people will no longer be couch potatoes when it comes to expressing their sentiments on issues. It is time for the American people to continue to speak up and demand change we can believe in as long as the change is getting back to what is contained in the U.S. Constitution. We want our elected officials to read the constitution, and to follow this document that many Americans have shed their blood defending.
It was Thomas Jefferson that said the following quote that applies today: “Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories”. That is why we must continue to take this fight to Washington and not relent until our representatives come to their senses or we vote them out in November 2010.
Our elected officials took an oath to defend this country from enemies both foreign and domestic and yet they are failing in this oath. Many of them today are trying to force their ideology on us that is contrary to our constitution and way of life. We are a country of legal immigration where many people in the early 20th century came to this country with the knowledge that with hard work you will become successful. Today, people still come to this country both legal and illegal to grab a piece of that success. And today we have a radical group of elected and appointed officials that want to destroy what has made us the light of the world by trying to force regulations and rules that will prohibit the continue growth of our economy and cause the radicalization of our society that are probably causing our founding fathers to roll over in their graves. We are not a people that want to be fed from the public trough through welfare and other form of handouts.
Over 40 years ago there was another famous American that gave a speech on the Washington Mall telling us that ‘He had a dream.” Well, Americans also have a dream that government of the people, by the people and for the people will not perish from the earth.
My dream is that we have true representation
My dream is that we have a balance budget before we spend any more money on new programs. For every year our elected officials do not balance the budget, they must accept a 10% pay cut.
My dream is that we have election reform where politicians can only accept money from individual constituents not to exceed $1000 and not from big labor unions, lobbyist and large corporations. As long as our elected officials can get big money from these groups their loyalty will not be to the people that elected them but to those that bribed them.
My dream is that we have term limits for our Congressional Representatives not to exceed 6 years for House Representatives and one term, 6 years, for our Senators. The purpose of representation was for the people to volunteer their services to serve the people and not create a position that they would occupy for 20, 30 or more years.
My dream is that we repeal the 17th Amendment and return to what our Founding Fathers wanted initially that our Senators are nominated and appointed by state legislators so they will more represent their state on legislation and not their party, big business and big labor.
My dream is that our Congressional Representatives should not have a lucrative pension and benefits but should have to accept Social Security, Medicare when they reach retirement age wherever they may be working. All pay raises should be voted upon by the public during government elections that are held every two years or longer. Congress should not be permitted to vote on pay raises for themselves.
My dream is that the Americans will continue to wake up and continue their vocal outburst until our representatives get the message. We all know that they are more interested in keeping their job, keeping their party in power, catering to big money and if anything is left to throw their constituents a bone every now and then. Remember come the 2010 elections what your representatives have actually done and if they avoided town hall meetings to meet with those who elected them.
Friday, July 9, 2010
The Spy Swap
The Spy Swap
Ever wonder why we were so quick to swap the Russian spies we arrested in this country? They were here for approximately 10 years engaging or attempting to engage in espionage by attempting to make contact with government employees who could provide Russia with valuable information. Remember they have been in this country for some time and yet we are quick to deport them back to mother Russia without a court trial or other attempts at plea bargaining for us to obtain what if anybody did they contact and bring into their fold for espionage. So, the question is who did they contact, who did they turn and what positions did they hold inside our government? With the spy swap, we will not be able to get this information and one must wonder why the Obama administration was so quick to have this swap made without any further investigation. Could it be the spies that are in place in our government are still there providing information to mother Russia? Of course, all this will fit in with the socialist government that Obama is attempting to force upon us. Remember he has surrounded himself with admitted socialist, communist and Mao lovers. Just some food for thought not that my allegations are based on any fact, but it must make one wonder.
Ever wonder why we were so quick to swap the Russian spies we arrested in this country? They were here for approximately 10 years engaging or attempting to engage in espionage by attempting to make contact with government employees who could provide Russia with valuable information. Remember they have been in this country for some time and yet we are quick to deport them back to mother Russia without a court trial or other attempts at plea bargaining for us to obtain what if anybody did they contact and bring into their fold for espionage. So, the question is who did they contact, who did they turn and what positions did they hold inside our government? With the spy swap, we will not be able to get this information and one must wonder why the Obama administration was so quick to have this swap made without any further investigation. Could it be the spies that are in place in our government are still there providing information to mother Russia? Of course, all this will fit in with the socialist government that Obama is attempting to force upon us. Remember he has surrounded himself with admitted socialist, communist and Mao lovers. Just some food for thought not that my allegations are based on any fact, but it must make one wonder.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Taxes and the so called Rich
Ever wonder why the rich, like George Soros, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, the Kennedy's, Sen. John Kerry and wife as well as other super rich too numerous to mention never really complain about Congress and the president trying push for higher taxes on the rich. Well, it is simply that the rich know how to protect their money and are not really affected by tax increases. They invest their money in tax free bonds and overseas investments as well as other sources that the average citizen has no idea and does not have the ability or income to follow their lead. That is why, taxing the rich had never produced the income claimed by the Socialist Democrats and only when those earning below the so called $250,000 level are taxed is the desired result reached. However with 49% of our workers not paying taxes, we are creating a two tier society, that will become dependent on government for survival that is exactly what we see in socialist European countries. Since Congress has never seen a dollar they could not spend, no matter how much income is obtained from taxes, unless spending is cut drastically, our deficits will increase beyond our ability to pay back and the result will be either drastic tax increase or a complete collapse of our economy that drastic tax increases will create. This is exactly what the Obama administration desires since he can then overthrow our Constitution and form a government of Socialist principles. A form of government that history of the world has shown has never worked, but put all power in the hands of elected and un-elected bureaucrats. When was the last time any country has spent itself in prosperity. If that was possible, we would all be borrowing like crazy to become rich. Awake America and realize that unless you throw out the Democratic controlled Congress our country will not be recognized in the next two years. Not that Republicans are our saviors, but it will remove the president's ability to force through legislation that we have seen the overwhelming majority of citizens do not want. It will also send a message to the Republicans that if they do not defend the Constitution as written, they will be replaced by those candidates that will in the 2012 election. Our Founding Fathers made sure that there would be power to the people through the vote and detested big government.
Bill, Hillary and the US
Sometimes we have a tendency to forget things politicians do and it is important that these things are never forgotten. Recently, Bill Clinton had nothing but praise for Sen. Robert Bryd, a former KKK Grand Wizard who helped recruit numerous Klan members, attempted to block Civil Rights legislation in the 50's as a House member and in 1964 while in the Senate. He was an avowed racist at that time and whether he had an Epiphany or saw the handwriting on the wall politically we will never know and only the soul of Sen. Byrd and God can answer that question. But, for Bill Clinton to praise Sen. Bryd and criticize former Sen. Trent Lott for his praise of Sen. Strom Thurmond on his 100th birthday is typical of the hypocritical politicians in the Socialist Democratic party.
During the Clinton administration we had Hillary attempt to pass a healthcare bill through secret negotiations and then under the illusion that even a Democratically controlled Congress would approve the measure. Of course we know that did not happen. Then we had the travelgate debacle where Hillary, who by the way was not voted into any office at he time, had all those in the White House travel office that handled all travel request from administration personnel fired. Hillary was successful in putting in place her friends, high powered Hollywood producers, Harry and Susan Thomason. Not illegal but highly unethical. Of course, ethics, morality and responsibility were not a primary concern of the Clinton administration and never has been in their lifetime so far.
We know that in the 1992 election, Bill Clinton secured only 43 percent of the popular vote and in 1996 only 49 percent. But, you would think that he won by a landslide in both elections when you listen to the Socialist Democrats. We know with the sex scandals he was involved in, Monicagate, and other females, Paula Jones, Gennifer Flowers, Sally Perdue, Juanita Broaddrick and Kathleen Willey to name a few, that he was more preoccupied with sex than the country's affairs. Unless you consider these as engaging in the country's affairs. We also had the Whitewater scandal where Clinton supporter took the fall for this great president.
Thanks to the great Attorney General Janet Reno, we had the shooting at Ruby Ridge in 1992, the Waco debacle in 1993 where it seems government overreacted, but since it was a Democratic administration it was given a pass by the media. Just imagine if this had taken place during the Bush administration. Then in December 1993 we had the bombing at the World Trade Center that was an attempt by, what we later learned was Al Qaeda inspired, but fortunately failed to bring down the building. Although, some members of Al Qaeda was prosecuted for this crime, there was no pursuit by the Clinton administration to go after this terrorist organization. One of the masterminds of this attack was Ramzi Yousef who was captured in 1996. He was also a master bomb maker. We also know that in 1995, in Oklahoma City, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was destroyed by a bomb blast that killed 169 women and children. The two involved in this domestic terrorist attack, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were apprehended and convicted. What the public was not told was that these two may not have acted alone. It is known that Nichols was in the Philippines at the time Ramzi Yousef was there and it is believed from testimony that neither McVeigh or Nichols had the expertise to devised such a bomb that was a near perfect replica of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. But we may never know this answer since we had a Justice Dept. supervised by our great Attorney General Janet Reno, similar to what we see with Eric Holder today. We also know that Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden had planned to hijack 10 planes over the Pacific and use them as weapons to attack this country. Sound familiar. In 1998 we had the bombings of our embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Tanzania. In response, Clinton had military strikes using bombs and Cruise missiles, attacking camps in Sudan and Afghanistan. It had been reported that we blew up an aspirin factory and a few camels. Such a meager response only reinforced Bin Laden's intent to attack our country. In addition we had the attack on the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, the USS Cole and a foiled attack on the USS The Sullivans and we know there was no serious retaliation. Bolden by this lack of serious response, we had to suffer through 9/11 and then and only then did we respond with sufficient force. Lest we forget, when and until the Taliban and Al Qaeda are destroyed, we must remain in Afghanistan. "Our job will be done when victory is won". If we leave before that, this will prove to our adversaries around the world to just drag out any conflict and the US will eventually leave. In any conflict there will always be collateral damage to buildings and innocent civilians, but this is a product of military conflict and we cannot deter our efforts to destroy those who are out to exterminate us. Our military arsenal must be used to defeat our enemies before they are successful against us. Kill them before they kill us should be our motto. Not political correctness on the battlefield that we see today. Battles are fought with guns to kill the enemy not lawyers.
During the Clinton administration we had Hillary attempt to pass a healthcare bill through secret negotiations and then under the illusion that even a Democratically controlled Congress would approve the measure. Of course we know that did not happen. Then we had the travelgate debacle where Hillary, who by the way was not voted into any office at he time, had all those in the White House travel office that handled all travel request from administration personnel fired. Hillary was successful in putting in place her friends, high powered Hollywood producers, Harry and Susan Thomason. Not illegal but highly unethical. Of course, ethics, morality and responsibility were not a primary concern of the Clinton administration and never has been in their lifetime so far.
We know that in the 1992 election, Bill Clinton secured only 43 percent of the popular vote and in 1996 only 49 percent. But, you would think that he won by a landslide in both elections when you listen to the Socialist Democrats. We know with the sex scandals he was involved in, Monicagate, and other females, Paula Jones, Gennifer Flowers, Sally Perdue, Juanita Broaddrick and Kathleen Willey to name a few, that he was more preoccupied with sex than the country's affairs. Unless you consider these as engaging in the country's affairs. We also had the Whitewater scandal where Clinton supporter took the fall for this great president.
Thanks to the great Attorney General Janet Reno, we had the shooting at Ruby Ridge in 1992, the Waco debacle in 1993 where it seems government overreacted, but since it was a Democratic administration it was given a pass by the media. Just imagine if this had taken place during the Bush administration. Then in December 1993 we had the bombing at the World Trade Center that was an attempt by, what we later learned was Al Qaeda inspired, but fortunately failed to bring down the building. Although, some members of Al Qaeda was prosecuted for this crime, there was no pursuit by the Clinton administration to go after this terrorist organization. One of the masterminds of this attack was Ramzi Yousef who was captured in 1996. He was also a master bomb maker. We also know that in 1995, in Oklahoma City, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was destroyed by a bomb blast that killed 169 women and children. The two involved in this domestic terrorist attack, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were apprehended and convicted. What the public was not told was that these two may not have acted alone. It is known that Nichols was in the Philippines at the time Ramzi Yousef was there and it is believed from testimony that neither McVeigh or Nichols had the expertise to devised such a bomb that was a near perfect replica of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. But we may never know this answer since we had a Justice Dept. supervised by our great Attorney General Janet Reno, similar to what we see with Eric Holder today. We also know that Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden had planned to hijack 10 planes over the Pacific and use them as weapons to attack this country. Sound familiar. In 1998 we had the bombings of our embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Tanzania. In response, Clinton had military strikes using bombs and Cruise missiles, attacking camps in Sudan and Afghanistan. It had been reported that we blew up an aspirin factory and a few camels. Such a meager response only reinforced Bin Laden's intent to attack our country. In addition we had the attack on the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, the USS Cole and a foiled attack on the USS The Sullivans and we know there was no serious retaliation. Bolden by this lack of serious response, we had to suffer through 9/11 and then and only then did we respond with sufficient force. Lest we forget, when and until the Taliban and Al Qaeda are destroyed, we must remain in Afghanistan. "Our job will be done when victory is won". If we leave before that, this will prove to our adversaries around the world to just drag out any conflict and the US will eventually leave. In any conflict there will always be collateral damage to buildings and innocent civilians, but this is a product of military conflict and we cannot deter our efforts to destroy those who are out to exterminate us. Our military arsenal must be used to defeat our enemies before they are successful against us. Kill them before they kill us should be our motto. Not political correctness on the battlefield that we see today. Battles are fought with guns to kill the enemy not lawyers.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Same Water Fountain?
If seems that all these people have been drinking from the same water fountain.
Congressman Pete Stark
Speaker, Nancy Pelosi
Senate Leader, Harry Reid
Congressman Alan Grayson
V.P. Joe Biden (Bite-me)
Senator Lindsay Graham
RNC Michael Steele
Congressman Pete Stark
Speaker, Nancy Pelosi
Senate Leader, Harry Reid
Congressman Alan Grayson
V.P. Joe Biden (Bite-me)
Senator Lindsay Graham
RNC Michael Steele
Oil spill
We had 107 offers from 44 countries immediately after the Gulf oil spill and yet as we entered over 72 days, the Obama administration finally has decided to accept some help from foreign countries. Just think if these Gulf states had supported President Obama in his election bid how quickly the response would have been. I am not claiming that politics has anything to do with the lack of immediate response from the Obama administration, but just think how the spill would have been addressed if Obama and company had listened to the governors of these states from day one and accepted help worldwide from those experts that had handled such incidents previously.
Senator Bryd
Senator Robert Bryd, a former member of the KKK, Grand Wizard, a no vote on civil rights in the 50's and 60's is praised by President Obama and other Democrats and yet when former Senator Trent Lott offers praise for Senator Strom Thurmond when he died, he was ridiculed to the point of resigning as Republican Senate Leader and the harassment continued and yet, the hypocrites in the Democratic party see no problem in praising a former racist. Even though Strom Thurmond changed his stance just like Sen. Bryd did, the Democrats can only accept this change when it is one of their own. If one was to examine the 1964 Civil Rights voting on this issue, they would discover that it was the Republican support that enabled this bill to pass and not the Democrats and yet the Democrats and the liberal media fail to mention this. It was the racist Democrats that wanted to continue slavery in the south after the Civil War and put all kinds of roadblocks to prevent blacks from voting, but this is also never mentioned. When will the voting public wake up.
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