To begin, I am not opposed to health care reform, as long as it utilizes sound economic principles and does not involve any control by the government. Here is my opposition to government control of health care. We can't afford it.
As a country we now spend more than the amount of money realized in revenue by our poorly formed tax system. How does that translate to main street America? On main street we have a word for it; bankrupt. This country has been, and still is, in a depression. Why a depression? Depressions typically begin with a bubble in the securities and commodities sector and involves several rapid hitting recessions affecting every sector of the economy. That happened in the late twenties and thirties. FDR had a response similar to the response today, allow government spending to get America out. The result was that the great depression lasted far longer than it would have if sound economic policies of controlled spending and sound tax reform had been implemented. America did not exit the great depression until the war industry ramped up during World War II when there was controlled government spending and sound tax reform in order to spur our industrial base. During a depression the last thing a sound economic plan calls for is adding to national debt. That has a prolonging effect.
How can we have meaningful health care reform without government control? It involves a staggered approach.
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1) Remove the anti-trust exemption of health insurance companies
I would like to point out to every member of congress that complains about the big health insurance companies that they allowed their power and uncontrolled growth by making them exempt from anti-trust laws allowing the monopoly of territorial markets. Lifting those restrictions would force companies to trim down and cut expenses because the consumer would have more choices and could fire their company if performance fell below their standards.
2) Government Provided Catastrophic Care Insurance
This is the least used health insurance, the cheapest, and yet the largest expense on the books of most insurance companies. This would be a reasonable expense for the federal government because it would not add a significant amount to the size of the federal budget. Taking this expense off the insurance companies books would cut the cost of a typical insurance policy by 40%
3) Tort Reform
End needless lawsuits. It is time to be realistic. If a loved one dies and their earning potential for a lifetime is $1,000,000.00, their death is not worth $10,000,000.00. Much of the cost of doctor's visits and health care cost from providers is the cost of liability insurance coverage. As with anything in the economy, those cost are passed to the consumer.
4) Tax Exemption for Health Care
Eliminate all taxes paid in the health care industry. Again, the health care industry does not pay their taxes, those cost are passed on to the consumer, the largest being the federal government. Can you see the irony, the government is paying the taxes that they levy. That is a shell game that must stop.
5) Re-Writing the Tax Code
Eliminate the income tax and institute a fair tax based on consumption that promotes savings and allows all Americans to pay their fair share based on what they consume. This will double the revenue to the federal government, and the fair tax calls for a prebate monthly for every American to cover the cost of essential services (i.e. utilities, etc). Even with the prebate factored in the revenue to the government almost doubles. This puts more money in the pockets of Americans to afford insurance and spur economic growth to produce jobs.
6) Health Savings Accounts for All Americans
All with reforming the tax code take a portion of the economic surplus and provide $1,000.00 per year for each American in a free health savings account to cover non-covered expenses, and allowing unused amounts to roll over to the next year and be an addition to the yearly contribution. A family of five for instance would have a $5,000.00 yearly savings
contribution.
These are sound ideas that would completely restructure, not only health care, but revenue collection and it would make health care affordable for every one without adding to the national debt. The restructured tax code would be a buffer against economic recession. These are the sound, common sense conservative principles that should be being put forth by so called conservative leaders instead of the game of politics as usual that has neutered the effectiveness of every area of our government.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
How Big Does A Health Care Have to be In Order to be Big Enough
The new House health care bill is now in the neighborhood of 1990 pages. The most important question for Nancy Pelosi and the house Democrats is how big must this beast be in order to be big enough. The projected cost of this bill is $894 billion dollars over the past ten years. The red tape and bureaucracy of past bill is still here. One might wonder to whom members of the house were listening to during the heated town hall meetings this past summer. The true danger of this bill is the same as in the past, the need to raise taxes in order to pay for this bill as it kills competition that controls cost in an open market place.
In the end many house members will again vote on a bill that they do not read because of the sheer size of the bill. Hidden in the fine print are the true evils of a bill that will eventually turn the American medical system from one of the premier systems in the world to a sub par system that takes the control of medical care away from doctors and individuals and puts it in the hands of bureaucrats. One can only hope there are enough representatives in congress that will vote against this monster and send it where it really deserves to be, in the trash can.
The new House health care bill is now in the neighborhood of 1990 pages. The most important question for Nancy Pelosi and the house Democrats is how big must this beast be in order to be big enough. The projected cost of this bill is $894 billion dollars over the past ten years. The red tape and bureaucracy of past bill is still here. One might wonder to whom members of the house were listening to during the heated town hall meetings this past summer. The true danger of this bill is the same as in the past, the need to raise taxes in order to pay for this bill as it kills competition that controls cost in an open market place.
In the end many house members will again vote on a bill that they do not read because of the sheer size of the bill. Hidden in the fine print are the true evils of a bill that will eventually turn the American medical system from one of the premier systems in the world to a sub par system that takes the control of medical care away from doctors and individuals and puts it in the hands of bureaucrats. One can only hope there are enough representatives in congress that will vote against this monster and send it where it really deserves to be, in the trash can.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Republicans, Stand Up and be Proud of Your Record on Race.
Republicans, Stand Up and be Proud of Your Record on Race.
I am sick and tired of being labeled a racist by liberals simply because I happen to be a conservative. It is the height of arrogance and downright stupidity, and it happens all the time. It is time that we as conservative, and republicans especially, stand up and support our record on race in this country and point out that it was we who brought the Democrats kicking and screaming to the table and we are still to a large degree holding them to task as their racism now is clouded in the shadows of low expectation and dependency.
he following is a excerpt from an article by BRUCE BARTLETT from July 2008 After the war, it was the Republican Party that rammed through the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution over Democratic opposition. Republicans also enacted a series of civil-rights laws that culminated in the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which basically did what the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplished.
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875, as well as a number of other civil-rights measures enacted by Republicans to protect the freed slaves. In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the court gave constitutional cover to segregation, effectively prohibiting federal efforts to tackle racial inequality until Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. And any federal civil-rights laws left on the books were repealed by Democrats once they got control of Congress and the White House in 1893.
Nevertheless, Republicans continued to make strenuous efforts to aid African-Americans. In 1890, they passed a force bill in the House of Representatives to send federal troops into the South to protect the voting rights of African-Americans. These rights were being violated everywhere in that region by laws, practices and violence perpetrated by the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups allied with the Democratic Party.
In 1900 (under President McKinley) and again in 1922 (under Harding), Republicans tried to enact an antilynching law. Coolidge asked for legislation again in his 1923 State of the Union message. Unfortunately, Southern Democrats in the Senate routinely filibustered every Republican effort to aid African-Americans.
Even Franklin Roosevelt wouldn't challenge the Senate's Southern caucus. Despite a landslide re-election victory in 1936, including overwhelming majorities in every Southern state, he refused to lend any support to another antilynching bill. Nor would he end the segregation of the armed forces established by Democrat Woodrow Wilson during World War I.
While Harry Truman deserves great credit for ending racial segregation in the military and the civil service, his efforts to pass civil-rights legislation also died from Southern Democratic opposition despite strong support from Republicans, who controlled Congress in 1947 and 1948. This makes Dwight Eisenhower's success in passing civil rights bills in 1957 and 1960 all the more remarkable, since Democrats then controlled both Houses of Congress.
Lyndon Johnson consistently opposed civil-rights legislation while he was in Congress, but as president worked hard to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Neither would have passed without the strong support of congressional Republicans, who provided the margin of victory.
Richard Nixon is said to have developed a "Southern strategy" of using racial code words like "law and order" to gain votes in the South. Yet he did more to desegregate southern schools than any president in history. Nixon also created affirmative action to help break the power of racist labor unions, and minority set-asides for government contracts to aid black entrepreneurs.
Historically speaking, the Republican Party has a far better record on race than the Democrats.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Note to Obama, Please, Please Have Them Hit Back Here.
This is the opinion of an angry conservative that The Conservative Majority proudly supports.
The President and the and the Democratic leadership have asked the "dumb masses" to hit back twice as hard at those of us that oppose the government take over of the medical system. The only reply from "The Conservative Majority" is "bring it own". I say that mainly because I am tired of the Chicago thug politics out of the White House. The only reason such a declaration has been necessary is because honest, hardworking Americans are seeing through the BS being spewed out by this President and Democratic leadership and we do not want the bill of goods you are selling. I am fully prepared to defend my position here and hope that the masses of people who have already spoken out are willing to do the same. No, we are not being placed at the town hall meetings and tea parties by special interests; we are going as a result of our own interest and the interest of this great country. I have defended her proudly on many fronts and often times at my own sacrifice and, damn it, I will defend her against this. This is still my America, the bright shining city on a hill that President Reagan gave us such a brilliant vision of and by God I dare you, President Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, or any of the rest of you to try and take her away. Stand up Conservatives, Republicans, and Libertarians and get into the fight.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
What Did We Learn From the "Beer Summit"?
As the whole world has now heard, President Obama had Henry Louis Gates and Sgt. James Crowley over to the White House Thursday for the now infamous "Beer Summit". What did we learn from this summit. Was it a "teachable moment" on race relations in this country? Yes, if you didn't already know how quickly Obama will pull the race card from his deck. Was it a commentary on the conduct of police officer? No. What we learned was what happens when a President, who is not exceptionally bright, goes off script from what the tel-prompter tells him to say. What we learned was what happens when a President, who has no real ideas on an issue, wants to distract people from his failure.
There were a hundred things that Obama could have done Thursday beside knocking back a cold one with Gates and Crowley. Things like working on real ideas to help the economy and real ideas to work on health care, but Obama has no real ideas. That led him to go back into the Democrat playbook, like he has done with every failed policy he has proposed, and pull an oldie but goody from the pages. When in doubt, stir up a hornets nest by fanning the race issue debate even in an incident that has nothing to do with race. The arrest of Gates was the gift that was laid at the feet of Obama and the media used it to cover the fact that the President is losing the debate on health care.
So Mr. President, we hoped you enjoyed your beer and the great press you received from the media that is so much in your hip pocket. Now, will you please get to work trying to provide real answers for the issues that face this country instead of trying to destroy our economy and way of life with your socialist agenda. Mind the business of being President instead of butting into things that are of no concern to you. If you want a "teachable moment" read a book on basic, fundamental economics and at least act like you are the intellectual that you have fooled the "dumb masses" into believing that you are.
There were a hundred things that Obama could have done Thursday beside knocking back a cold one with Gates and Crowley. Things like working on real ideas to help the economy and real ideas to work on health care, but Obama has no real ideas. That led him to go back into the Democrat playbook, like he has done with every failed policy he has proposed, and pull an oldie but goody from the pages. When in doubt, stir up a hornets nest by fanning the race issue debate even in an incident that has nothing to do with race. The arrest of Gates was the gift that was laid at the feet of Obama and the media used it to cover the fact that the President is losing the debate on health care.
She's At it Again. Nancy Pelosi Now Attacking Insurance Companies
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday went off on one of her now famous rants attacking insurance companies accusing them of trying to derail health care reform and prevent. Rep. Pelosi told reporters the following Thursday.
"It's almost immoral what they are doing.Of course they've been immoral all along in how they have treated the people that they insure. They are the villains. They have been part of the problem in a major way. They are doing everything in their power to stop a public option from happening."
Nancy Pelosi has never been known for her intelligence or her willingness to tell the truth. Her attack on insurance companies is just a ploy to take the attention of the people away from the real problem, which is a health care reform bill being pushed through Congress that the American people do not want. The American people do not trust Washington to run a government health care plan. If the government handles health care the way that it has the "cash for clunkers" program they have a reason to be nervous. Lets face it, if the government can't run a used car lot, how can they run a hospital.
The fact that Nancy Pelosi can stand before the American people and accuse anyone of unethical behavior is the height of hypocrisy. Again, here is another Democrat attacking an American business that provides jobs to citizens and adds to our economy. The medical insurance industry is not perfect, but this is due in part to having to work within the tightening hands of government regulation. And that is the issue. Pelosi and the Democrats do not care about providing insurance coverage to all Americans, they care about the power that universal health care gives them over our lives. That is immoral.
If the Democrats really wanted a real health care plan that would protect Americans against the cost of health care they would present a universal catastrophic care plan. That would protect Americans against the expense of hospital bills and we would in turn be responsible for our general health care coverage. Insurance cost would go down because the insurance companies would not have huge pay-outs to cover hospital expenses and the cost to the government would only be a fraction of the behemoth bill being endorsed by Democratic leadership.
Nancy please, do us all a favor. When you see a pet project blowing up in your face because you are trying to pull something over the American people, don't blame insurance companies, oil companies, or whoever you are targeting this week. Be honest and tell us that you want your way no matter what we think. Better yet step away from the microphone and, as Tyler Perry's Mabel "Madea" Simmons character would say, "put the shut to the up".
"It's almost immoral what they are doing.Of course they've been immoral all along in how they have treated the people that they insure. They are the villains. They have been part of the problem in a major way. They are doing everything in their power to stop a public option from happening."
Nancy Pelosi has never been known for her intelligence or her willingness to tell the truth. Her attack on insurance companies is just a ploy to take the attention of the people away from the real problem, which is a health care reform bill being pushed through Congress that the American people do not want. The American people do not trust Washington to run a government health care plan. If the government handles health care the way that it has the "cash for clunkers" program they have a reason to be nervous. Lets face it, if the government can't run a used car lot, how can they run a hospital.
The fact that Nancy Pelosi can stand before the American people and accuse anyone of unethical behavior is the height of hypocrisy. Again, here is another Democrat attacking an American business that provides jobs to citizens and adds to our economy. The medical insurance industry is not perfect, but this is due in part to having to work within the tightening hands of government regulation. And that is the issue. Pelosi and the Democrats do not care about providing insurance coverage to all Americans, they care about the power that universal health care gives them over our lives. That is immoral.
If the Democrats really wanted a real health care plan that would protect Americans against the cost of health care they would present a universal catastrophic care plan. That would protect Americans against the expense of hospital bills and we would in turn be responsible for our general health care coverage. Insurance cost would go down because the insurance companies would not have huge pay-outs to cover hospital expenses and the cost to the government would only be a fraction of the behemoth bill being endorsed by Democratic leadership.
Nancy please, do us all a favor. When you see a pet project blowing up in your face because you are trying to pull something over the American people, don't blame insurance companies, oil companies, or whoever you are targeting this week. Be honest and tell us that you want your way no matter what we think. Better yet step away from the microphone and, as Tyler Perry's Mabel "Madea" Simmons character would say, "put the shut to the up".
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Conversations with My Son
The more I see and hear from our current leadership in Washington and how it plays out with people I meet as I travel around the Southeast, the more I see that people long for real leadership. I look at my four year old son and I wonder who will be the leader of this great nation that inspires him to dream great dreams and challenges him to do great things. Who will be the leader that has a grand vision for the United States and instills the pride of citizenship in the general populace?
I grew up during the Presidency of Ronald Reagan. Unlike now, when I was growing up there was no cable TV in our home, so when the President spoke, we really had no choice but to hear because he was on all three channels. When I heard President Reagan, the vision of America that he so proudly communicated spoke to me. It would have been easy for that little boy who grew up in poverty in rural South Carolina to become trapped in a poverty cycle, but the great things that President Reagan communicated would not allow that. Reagan was not only a great communicator, be he communicated greatness. His vision of the shining city on a hill filled me with desire to experience what that city had to offer. His words inspired me to be one of the lights in that great city.
My son does not have the benefit of hearing a President communicate that vision of greatness because we don't have that kind of President. We have a President that seems determined to make America pay for the wrongs that he feels her responsible for. Barack Obama is not capable of the greater vision that, when shared by great men like Reagan, inspires men and women to fall love with the ideals of America, to become bigger than themselves and bigger than their surrounding by seeking greatness in all that they do. Barack Obama does not inspire pride and accomplishment. In fact he has shown that he has a propensity to steer people away from these things.
When I have conversations with my young son, I try to pass on to him the same feelings about this country that Ronald Reagan instilled in me. On this page you will find the Reagan farewell address. Listen to it. Be inspired by the words of the great communicator that still ring as true as they ever have. Fathers, have those conversations with your sons that instill the greatness of America in their character. There will never be another "Great Communicator", but there can always be those who communicate greatness.
I grew up during the Presidency of Ronald Reagan. Unlike now, when I was growing up there was no cable TV in our home, so when the President spoke, we really had no choice but to hear because he was on all three channels. When I heard President Reagan, the vision of America that he so proudly communicated spoke to me. It would have been easy for that little boy who grew up in poverty in rural South Carolina to become trapped in a poverty cycle, but the great things that President Reagan communicated would not allow that. Reagan was not only a great communicator, be he communicated greatness. His vision of the shining city on a hill filled me with desire to experience what that city had to offer. His words inspired me to be one of the lights in that great city.
My son does not have the benefit of hearing a President communicate that vision of greatness because we don't have that kind of President. We have a President that seems determined to make America pay for the wrongs that he feels her responsible for. Barack Obama is not capable of the greater vision that, when shared by great men like Reagan, inspires men and women to fall love with the ideals of America, to become bigger than themselves and bigger than their surrounding by seeking greatness in all that they do. Barack Obama does not inspire pride and accomplishment. In fact he has shown that he has a propensity to steer people away from these things.
When I have conversations with my young son, I try to pass on to him the same feelings about this country that Ronald Reagan instilled in me. On this page you will find the Reagan farewell address. Listen to it. Be inspired by the words of the great communicator that still ring as true as they ever have. Fathers, have those conversations with your sons that instill the greatness of America in their character. There will never be another "Great Communicator", but there can always be those who communicate greatness.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Will the Minimum Wage Keep the Economy in Recession?
As of July 24th the federal minimum wage will increase from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour. This will have a negative impact on the economy and will prolong the climate of job loss that we are already suffering through. There is a "feel good" sentiment concerning raising the minimum wage because everyone approves of people at the lower end of the economic scale making more. Here is the problem and the reason that this will harm the economy and especially the lower income earner.
When a business is faced with a tax hike or an increase in wages it is paid one of two ways, neither of which is buy the business itself. The cost are either embedded into the cost of goods and services which, in turn, raises the price of things we use or purchase or businesses learn to operate with less staff which causes job losses. The idea that businesses in America, the majority of which are small businesses, just absorb the cost of these things is not realistic.
Because Congress did not delay this increase in the height of this recession, job losses will not doubt increase and the depth of these losses will be prolonged. Those Americans that this wage increase was designed to help will be closer to poverty than ever. There is another way to raise wages in this country.
Real wages will increase when business is given an environment to invest and create without the smothering hand of a burdensome tax system that penalizes the very things that create wealth, spur investment, and raise wages. A real prescription for the healing of our ailing economy is to reign in taxes, reign in an intrusive government, and to reign in the out of control agenda of Democrats and to restore an environment where achievement and production are rewarded. Only then will real wages rise in a sustained growth that has a real impact on ordinary Americans.
When a business is faced with a tax hike or an increase in wages it is paid one of two ways, neither of which is buy the business itself. The cost are either embedded into the cost of goods and services which, in turn, raises the price of things we use or purchase or businesses learn to operate with less staff which causes job losses. The idea that businesses in America, the majority of which are small businesses, just absorb the cost of these things is not realistic.
Because Congress did not delay this increase in the height of this recession, job losses will not doubt increase and the depth of these losses will be prolonged. Those Americans that this wage increase was designed to help will be closer to poverty than ever. There is another way to raise wages in this country.
Real wages will increase when business is given an environment to invest and create without the smothering hand of a burdensome tax system that penalizes the very things that create wealth, spur investment, and raise wages. A real prescription for the healing of our ailing economy is to reign in taxes, reign in an intrusive government, and to reign in the out of control agenda of Democrats and to restore an environment where achievement and production are rewarded. Only then will real wages rise in a sustained growth that has a real impact on ordinary Americans.
The Only Thing Stupid is the Presidents Comments
"But I think it's fair to say, No. 1, any of us would be pretty angry," Obama said. "No. 2, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home. And No. 3 — what I think we know separate and apart from this incident — is that there is a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately, and that's just a fact."
The President's comments attacking the Cambridge police department are the height of stupidity. President Obama is well accustomed to throwing the race card into a debate. He did it skillfully in his Presidential election campaign while placing the blame on his opponents. First Obama himself said that he was not aware of all the facts surrounding the case. Here is what Obama does know. He knows that he is in the middle of a debate on health care that he is losing and he threw the Cambridge police under the bus to cause a distraction from that debate. When will this stupidity stop. I heard a news commentator say during the presidential campaigns that Barack Obama was comparable to Ronald Reagan in that he was a great communicator. I disagree. Barack Obama may be a great speech reader, but he does not communicate great things. That is why the greatness of Reagan as a President endures. Reagan communicated bold visions and great dreams for America and raised the idea of greatness in the American people. Obama communicates low ambition and mediocrity to the American people. Reagan's America was one where the citizens achieved greatness and accomplished great things. Obama's America is one where the people underachieve and sit dependent on an over sized government like panhandlers on the side of the road. Reagan's America was growing and thriving. Obama's America is faded and withering under the burden of a socialist agenda that is restricting growth.
It is time for the stupidity to stop and that begins when the President goes back in the White House, closes the door, sits down, and SHUTS HIS IGNORANT MOUTH!!!
Maybe Rush Was Right
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh made waves earlier this year by saying that he wished Barack Obama would fail. The point was that he wanted the policies of the President to fail because his policies would do tremendous harm to this country. Seven months into this Presidency, we see that maybe Rush was right. Look at what he has done so far. Obama has engineered the bankruptcy of two of the three big car companies leaving one in the majority control of the auto workers union and the other under the control of the federal Government. He has pushed through the largest pork bill in American history under the guise of a stimulus plan. He has disgraced America around the world by apologizing for things that we need not apologize for. He is trying to force a vote on the most a health care bill that will destroy the health care industry in this country. There is no end to this man's liberal ambition. He is pushing an agenda and it doesn't matter how many jobs are lost or who loses their home. That will not affect Obama. Yes Rush, I do hope he fails, for freedom's sake, for Americas sake, for my young son's sake. If the America that our children grow up in is to look like our parents America instead of the old Soviet Union; if we want America to succeed we should all want Obama to fail.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Thank You, Jim DeMint
The Conservative Majority would like to extend our thanks to South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint in his staunch opposition to the attempted forced vote on health care reform by the President and Democrats in Congress. At a time when we needed a voice to be heard over the madness, Sen. DeMint provided that voice. As a result of the opposition of members of congress like Senator DeMint and the unfavorable view that the majority of Americans have of the Democrat health care reform bill, Senate majority leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate vote would not take place before the August recess. We need more leaders to stand up and fight this now obvious liberal socialist agenda that threatens the very fabric of this nation. If Obama is allowed to succeed what it means to be an American will be changed forever, and not for the better. Stand up Republicans in the house and Senate and follow Sen. DeMint's example. Let's stop this madness before we loose our country.What This Conservative Believes
This post is in response to several liberal blogs I have read who interject what they think conservatives believe in their post. As a conservative let me tell you what I believe.
As a conservative (and let us be honest it is not right/left, it is conservative and liberal) I believe the following.
- I believe in the Constitution.
- I believe that everyone, no matter what their ethnic or religious background, has the ability to achieve and that America provides the greatest opportunity to achieve of any nation in history.
- I believe the individual is responsible for the consequences and rewards of their own actions and decisions.
- I believe that the United States, based on the writings of our founding fathers and their ideas and vision of this republic, was created as a fundamentally Christian nation without respect to a particular sect or denomination of an established Christian movement. In other words the ideals of America ,as found in our founding documents, had their basis in Christian thought held common by all various institutions of Christian belief.
- I believe that all people, without regard to racial or religious backgrounds, are guarantied the rights and liberties as established in the Constitution and it is the responsibility of our government to uphold these rights for everyone.
- I believe that people, when presented the opportunity to succeed without encumbrances from outside forces that benefit from oppression, have a desire to achieve and are capable of greatness
- I believe the the framers of the Constitution set forth a set of positive liberties and the Constitution promotes those liberties as a means of obstruction to limit the powers of an invasive government.
Those are the tenets of my conservative thought and they have served me well. My opposition to liberalism is the desire on the part of liberals to interject socialist ideals into the Constitution which, in effect, destroys the very framework of this republic and destroys the grand vision that our founding fathers had for the United States.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
America Beginning to Give Obama the Cold Shoulder
For the first time in his Presidency Barack Obama has seen his overall approval rating drop below 50% according to Rasmussen's daily Presidential tracking poll. This after a long week where the President has tried to ram a health care reform bill through congress that would cripple the already weak economy with bloated spending and increased deficits. As the promises that Barack Obama made during his Presidential campaign continue to fail to live up to his claims, the American people are opening their eyes to his failure. The majority of Americans do not want to go in the direction Obama does. Americans did not want socialist medicine in 1994 and they do not want it not. The people around Obama see the growing tide of political opinion are turning from him, thus the rush to push health care reform before the people learn too much about what is really in there. Why the rush? Because health care reform as Obama wants is intended to do one thing, drive private insurance companies out of business leaving socialized health care as the only option. All of this is being done at the same time the time the administration is trying to make us believe that they want a "choice". After we have already seen a multi-billion dollar stimulus plan that has set back our economic recovery, the American people are not buying what Obama is selling. Here are some results from Rasmussen.
Americans view of the way Obama is performing his role as President
30% strongly approve
38% strongly disapprove
Believe the stimulus package has helped the economy
25% yes
Approval among likely voters
49% approve
51% disapprove
Democrats
83% approve
Republicans
80% disapprove
Obama is still popular with the most liberal side of the Democratic party, but the American people are not there. Recent polls show that Americans still to lean conservative in their political views. The weariness in the Obama policy is beginning to reflect in congressional races. Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, who has been re-elected by large margins in the past, has only a 4% lead over her challanger, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina.
Americans view of the way Obama is performing his role as President
30% strongly approve
38% strongly disapprove
Believe the stimulus package has helped the economy
25% yes
Approval among likely voters
49% approve
51% disapprove
Democrats
83% approve
Republicans
80% disapprove
Obama is still popular with the most liberal side of the Democratic party, but the American people are not there. Recent polls show that Americans still to lean conservative in their political views. The weariness in the Obama policy is beginning to reflect in congressional races. Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, who has been re-elected by large margins in the past, has only a 4% lead over her challanger, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
An Answer to a Comment.
I want to answer to a commenter on a recent post about Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor. This is an argument that my readers might be interested in. First, let me say that Rightardia followed our comment rules and made his point rationally and this is a good debate, so I will leave his comments here for all to review. Thank you Rightardia for your comments. By the way I will link his blog so that the readers here can see an opposing view if they like. The comments are below, but before we get to Sotomayor, let me correct some things that were said. First, "The Conservative Majority" is not a misnomer because according to polls done as late a July 15th a majority of Americans consider themselves to have become more conservative than liberal. Refer to this article from Gallup.com. (link) A July 15th Poll from the same site has these results.
40% consider themselves conservative
35% consider themselves Moderate
21% consider themselves Liberal.
Second, I could care less about the ABA ranking as the ABA has been very inconsistent over the years in who they give their highest ranking to.
Third, I realize that Sotomayor will be confirmed, but I doubt if it will be by 75. I still contend that this is a nomination that should be fought simply because of Sotomayor's legal aptitude.
On her record, of the decisions that have been reviewed by higher courts, including the Supreme Court, her record is as follows:
Overturned - 8
Upheld with Bias by the court (which means that they disagreed with her statutory reasoning) - 2
Upheld 2
66% of her reviewed cases have been overturned. That does give her one of the higest overturn rates of any sitting judge. Of the four that were upheld, two held at fault her judicial reasoning behind the decision. Is that the type of Justice we need on the bench?
The cases are listed below. I stand by my post, these are my facts.
Rightardia said...
Sotomayor will be confirmed. Ge over it. She is replacing a center left justice who is retiring so the change on the court is a wash. All the GOP is trying to do is activate their base.
If one of the conservative justices retires in the next 3.5 years, a real fight will s art because it will threaten the 5-4 conservative majority. You post is 'much ado about nothing.'
July 21, 2009 4:53 PM
Carl said...
You are absolutely wrong. She is replacing a an almost far left justice who had the distinction of being appointed by a center right Republican President. The responsibilities of the Supreme Court and how they affect our Constitutional liberties is much ado about everything. This Justice is far to the left of who she will replace, and her incompetence as judge is reflected in the fact that she is one of the most overturned judges on the federal bench. I wonder if she, the "Constitutional law professor" who has appointed her, or any other Democrat in Washington has even bothered reading the Constitution.
July 21, 2009 6:50 PM
Rightardia said...
Check Intrade. Sixty five per cent of Intraders expect her to get 75 votes. You are misinformed about Sotomayor's judicial record. She has been overturned by the Supremes less than her peers.
She also got the ABA highest rating. Where do you get your information--Rush? He isn't a journalist and doesn't have a degree.
BTW the term 'conservative majority is a misnomer. You are the minority.
http://rightardia.blogspot.com/2009/07/intrade-prediction-market.html
July 22, 2009 5:09 AM
Cases Reviewed by the Supreme Court
• Ricci v. DeStefano 530 F.3d 87 (2008) -- decision pending as of 5/26/2009 (OVER Turned)
• Riverkeeper, Inc. vs. EPA, 475 F.3d 83 (2007) -- reversed 6-3 (Dissenting: Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg)
• Knight vs. Commissioner, 467 F.3d 149 (2006) -- upheld, but reasoning was unanimously faulted*
• Dabit vs. Merrill Lynch, 395 F.3d 25 (2005) -- reversed 8-0
• Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. vs. McVeigh, 396 F.3d 136 (2005) -- Upheld 5-4 (Dissenting: Breyer, Kennedy, Souter, Alito)
• Malesko v. Correctional Services Corp., 299 F.3d 374 (2000) -- reversed 5-4 (Dissenting: Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer)
• Tasini vs. New York Times, et al, 972 F. Supp. 804 (1997) -- reversed 7-2 (Dissenting: Stevens, Breyer)
• Affirmative Action (New Haven firefighter case): Sotomayor was part of a three-judge panel that ruled in February 2008 to uphold a lower court decision supporting the City of New Haven's decision to throw out the results of an exam to determine promotions within the city's fire department. Only one Hispanic and no African-American firefighters qualified for promotion based on the exam; the City subsequently decided not to certify the results and issued no promotions. In June 2008, Sotomayor was part of a 7-6 majority to deny a rehearing of the case by the full court. The Supreme Court agreed to review the case and heard oral arguments in April 2009. Ricci v. DeStefano 530 F.3d 87 (2008)
• Environment (Protection of fish at power plants): Sotomayor, writing for a three-judge panel, ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency may not engage in a cost-benefit analysis in implementing a rule that the "best technology available" must be used to limit the environmental impact of power plants on nearby aquatic life. The case involved power plants that draw water from lakes and rivers for cooling purposes, killing various fish and aquatic organisms in the process. Sotomayor ruled that the "best technology" regulation did not allow the EPA to weigh the cost of implementing the technology against the overall environmental benefit when issuing its rules. The Supreme Court reversed Sotomayor's ruling in a 6-3 decision, saying that Sotomayor's interpretation of the "best technology" rule was too narrow. Justices Stevens, Souter, and Ginsburg dissented, siding with Sotomayor's position. Riverkeeper, Inc. vs. EPA, 475 F.3d 83 (2007)
•* Taxes (Deductability of trust fees): In 2006, Sotomayor upheld a lower tax court ruling that certain types of fees paid by a *trust are only partly tax deductable. The Supreme Court upheld Sotomayor's decision but unanimously rejected the reasoning she adopted, saying that her approach "flies in the face of the statutory language." Knight vs. Commissioner, 467 F.3d 149 (2006)
• Finance (Rights of investors to sue firms in state court): In a 2005 ruling, Sotomayor overturned a lower court decision and allowed investors to bring certain types of fraud lawsuits against investment firms in state court rather than in federal court. The lower court had agreed with the defendant Merrill Lynch's argument that the suits were invalid because the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 required that such suits be brought only in federal court. The Supreme Court unanimously overturned Sotomayor's ruling in an 8-0 decision, saying that the federal interest in overseeing securities market cases prevails, and that doing otherwise could give rise to "wasteful, duplicative litigation." Dabit vs. Merrill Lynch, 395 F.3d 25 (2005)
• Health Insurance (Reimbursement of insurance benefits): In 2005, Sotomayor ruled against a health insurance company that sued the estate of a deceased federal employee who received $157,000 in insurance benefits as the result of an injury. The wife of the federal employee had won $3.2 million in a separate lawsuit from those whom she claimed caused her husband's injuries. The health insurance company sued for reimbursement of the benefits paid to the federal employee, saying that a provision in the federal insurance plan requires paid benefits to be reimbursed when the beneficiary is compensated for an injury by a third party. The Supreme Court upheld Sotomayor's ruling in a 5-4 opinion. Justices Breyer, Kennedy, Souter, and Alito dissented. Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. vs. McVeigh, 396 F.3d 136 (2005)
• Civil Rights (Right to sue federal government and its agents): Sotomayor, writing for the court in 2000, supported the right of an individual to sue a private corporation working on behalf of the federal government for alleged violations of that individual's constitutional rights. Reversing a lower court decision, Sotomayor found that an existing law, known as "Bivens," which allows suits against individuals working for the federal government for constitutional rights violations, could be applied to the case of a former prisoner seeking to sue the private company operating the federal halfway house facility in which he resided. The Supreme Court reversed Sotomayor's ruling in a 5-4 decision, saying that the Bivens law could not be expanded to cover private entities working on behalf of the federal government. Justices Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer dissented, siding with Sotomayor's original ruling. Malesko v. Correctional Services Corp., 299 F.3d 374 (2000)
• Intellectual Property (Distribution of freelance material): As a district court judge in 1997, Sotomayor heard a case brought by a group of freelance journalists who asserted that various news organizations, including the New York Times, violated copyright laws by reproducing the freelancers' work on electronic databases and archives such as "Lexis/Nexis" without first obtaining their permission. Sotomayor ruled against the freelancers and said that publishers were within their rights as outlined by the 1976 Copyright Act. The appellate court reversed Sotomayor's decision, siding with the freelancers, and the Supreme Court upheld the appellate decision (therefore rejecting Sotomayor's original ruling). Justices Stevens and Breyer dissented, taking Sotomayor's position. Tasini vs. New York Times, et al, 972 F. Supp. 804 (1997)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Healthcare Battle, It Is About Power
On Monday Barack Obama, speaking on healthcare reform at a Washington hospital, said "This isn't about me. This isn't about politics. This is about a health care system that is breaking America's families, breaking America's businesses, and breaking America's economy". If President Obama believes this he is not listening to the American people, a majority of whom do not support the President's handling of health care. So why push this agenda through congress so quickly? Because this is about power not healthcare, it is about power.
The Democrats have looked for this power grab for years. When the American people saw the Hillary Clinton plan during the Clinton administration there was a revolt. That fiasco plan was a major contributing factor to the Gingrich revolution and the mass removal of Democrats in 1994. So how is it different this time around? Easy, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are pushing a vote on a bill before it is even written.
Hillary Clinton provided a detailed written plan that the American people could see before a vote was taken, and the American people were outraged. Not so this time around. The Congress is voting on a bill that is not written, so no one knows what will be in the bill that they support. Does anyone thinks that Pelosi is beyond lying to the members of her on party to get a vote and then have anything that she wants in the bill. Of course she isn't. She has already done so on the stimulus, that provided no stimulus, bill. This is not about healthcare, this is a democratic socialist power grab, and it will break our economy. The fact is the healthcare system in America works. There are improvements that could be made, but that would happen if the governments hand was not already in the game with Medicare.
The free market would fix this problem. In a discussion with my own family doctor on this matter, he told me that he wished that he could take his three hundred patients, charge them $1,000.00 a year and provide them with unlimited visits provided that no one files insurance. That way he could operate his office with himself, one LPN and one CNA, with the possibility of a part time RN. For $85.00 a month, his patients would spend less on healthcare and he would make more for his services because of what he loses in filing fees and caps placed on services by insurance and Medicare. Medicare was his biggest culprit.
I am "the American people". I go to a job every day and work to provide for my wife and son. I am not a millionaire and I am not being "kept" by the welfare system like a cheap mistress. I am middle class with a car payment and a mortgage, and I like my health insurance and want Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid to keep their hands off of it. When the President says "It is not about me" he is lying to the American people and if Congress goes along with this lie, they will suffer the wrath of the Americans, like me, when this unwritten bill sees the light of day.
Note to Obama, As California Goes So Does America
California state legislators have come to an agreement to help ease the state budget shortfall in the form of billions of dollars in budget cuts, the opening up drilling off the Santa Barbara coast to raise up to $1.8 billion dollars, and no tax increases. The Obama administrations needs to stand up and take notice at what got California did to get into this situation. These are some of the contributing factors:
1. Increased government spending on socialist programs
2. Increased taxes to cover those programs
3. No fiscal discipline in the state legislature.
4. Unfriendly business environment with unreasonable climate control legislation.
5. Business leaving the state because of tax burden
Does this sound familiar? Barack Obama's Socialist Agenda has the federal government on the California track for disaster, and the engineer does not have his hand on the break. The outrageous spending he has planned for a health care plan that no one wants, climate control legislation that no one needs, and government power grabs that voters last November were too blind to see. Change we can believe in? No, this was change that anyone with half a brain could see coming. There is nothing new here. This is tried and true democratic politics and socialist manipulation.
California (with the Democrats kicking and screaming) has come to a point that they had to confess that their grand socialism does not work. Now they need to go one step farther, cut taxes. John Kennedy, Ronald Regan, and George W. Bush each found that cutting taxes increases revenue and spurs the economy. Here is another fact, at the beginning of every recession in the past seventy five years has happened with a democrat controlled congress, and this is why. Democrats love big government and that is expensive. Democrats also do not have a clue about the nature of economies. Sam Walton had a philosophy, "pile it high, stack them deep, and sell them cheap". There is an economic concept in that statement. Walton cut prices so that he could increase his customer base thus raising revenue. The same works for government. Cut taxes to spur investment creating jobs and increasing revenue.
California has not had a conservative epiphany, but they have moved a few paces down the right track. America's federal representatives must start looking at that same track and start planning their journey. If we continue down the path of Obama, there may not be a lot of America left in four years when this joke has to end.
1. Increased government spending on socialist programs
2. Increased taxes to cover those programs
3. No fiscal discipline in the state legislature.
4. Unfriendly business environment with unreasonable climate control legislation.
5. Business leaving the state because of tax burden
Does this sound familiar? Barack Obama's Socialist Agenda has the federal government on the California track for disaster, and the engineer does not have his hand on the break. The outrageous spending he has planned for a health care plan that no one wants, climate control legislation that no one needs, and government power grabs that voters last November were too blind to see. Change we can believe in? No, this was change that anyone with half a brain could see coming. There is nothing new here. This is tried and true democratic politics and socialist manipulation.
California (with the Democrats kicking and screaming) has come to a point that they had to confess that their grand socialism does not work. Now they need to go one step farther, cut taxes. John Kennedy, Ronald Regan, and George W. Bush each found that cutting taxes increases revenue and spurs the economy. Here is another fact, at the beginning of every recession in the past seventy five years has happened with a democrat controlled congress, and this is why. Democrats love big government and that is expensive. Democrats also do not have a clue about the nature of economies. Sam Walton had a philosophy, "pile it high, stack them deep, and sell them cheap". There is an economic concept in that statement. Walton cut prices so that he could increase his customer base thus raising revenue. The same works for government. Cut taxes to spur investment creating jobs and increasing revenue.
California has not had a conservative epiphany, but they have moved a few paces down the right track. America's federal representatives must start looking at that same track and start planning their journey. If we continue down the path of Obama, there may not be a lot of America left in four years when this joke has to end.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
"Centrist" Republicans Will Cave on Sotomayor.
Take note of these names, Senator Richard Lugar (Indiana), Senator Mel Martinez (Florida), and Senator Olympia Snow (Maine). These three Republican Senators are set to cave in to political pressure, or there own liberal leanings, and vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as the 111th Associate Justice to the Supreme Court. I know there is political pressure to confirm Sotomayor because she is a woman and Hispanic, but do those things matter. I say that because of this fact that no one has had the common sense to address. The Constitution is a fixed document. Before a liberal dies of shock yelling at the computer screen "it is not, we can amend it", I know that. The Congress and the states can institute the amendment process. Once an amendment is ratified, the Constitution is again a fixed document. As far as the Supreme Court is concerned, the Constitution is fixed. The opinions of an Associate Justice, their life experience, gender, ethnic background, or religious beliefs should be immaterial in the confirmation process. What matters is their view of the Constitution as it concerns the intent of the framers and the subsequent amendments. A white man or a Hispanic woman should come to the same decision if they are strictly abiding by the Constitution and not trying to legislate from the bench. The Republicans need to do two things. One, they need to fight the liberal agenda being pushed by Barack Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi. Two, they need to eliminate from there ranks the spineless "moderate" wing of the party. The shot was fired across the conservative bow by Obama with this nomination. If there was any doubt that he is a liberal, now there should be no doubt. Republicans, a note for your future, the only reason that there is any bi-partisanship in Washington right now is so that you can share in the Democrat humiliation once their liberal, socialist policies destroy our economy and eventually bring upon our leaders the wrath of the people at the voting booth. Republicans, distance yourselves now and fight this agenda.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Has Al Frankin Quit His Day Job?
Wednesday Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor faced tough questions from Senate Republicans, and then there was Al Franklin. Unfortunately the biggest joke in this former comedian's career may be on us. While Senate Republicans were trying to learn what Sotomayor's political philosophies and leanings are on key issues that affect our personal liberties, Al was more interesting in if Sotomayor could remember the case that Perry Mason lost. That is correct, he did not care how she would vote on something as trivial as, let's say, THE CONSTITUTION. He was more concerned with a fictious case that appeared on T.V. decades ago. Granted we live in a society where the "dumb masses" (don't try saying that five times fast) are more concerned with Michael Jackson than watching our country being stolen from us daily in Washington, but this was ridiculous.
This is what I have come to expect from celebrities who decide to enter politics. Here is a note for people who would vote for Alec Baldwin as he looks at a journey into political life. People in Hollywood live in a fantasy world. Their lives revolve around pretending to be something or someone they are not. That is why I laugh when Democrats haul celebrities in to testify at this hearing or that, not because they are an expert on an issue, or even know anything about it, because they played a character that was familiar with the issue. Ordinary America lives in the real world. We understand the issues in Washington from the point of view of people that the things transpiring in Washington really affect, not from some ridiculous philosophy inspired from not being in touch with reality. America, stop putting our future in the hands of people who have no basis in common sense reality. Tell the want to be celebrity politicians, if they can not show some good old fashioned common sense, not to quit their day job.
This is what I have come to expect from celebrities who decide to enter politics. Here is a note for people who would vote for Alec Baldwin as he looks at a journey into political life. People in Hollywood live in a fantasy world. Their lives revolve around pretending to be something or someone they are not. That is why I laugh when Democrats haul celebrities in to testify at this hearing or that, not because they are an expert on an issue, or even know anything about it, because they played a character that was familiar with the issue. Ordinary America lives in the real world. We understand the issues in Washington from the point of view of people that the things transpiring in Washington really affect, not from some ridiculous philosophy inspired from not being in touch with reality. America, stop putting our future in the hands of people who have no basis in common sense reality. Tell the want to be celebrity politicians, if they can not show some good old fashioned common sense, not to quit their day job.
Why Can’t Our Judges Just Read the Constitution?
The Freedom from Religion Foundation has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in
First, let us examine the Constitution from the premise that words mean something. To put it another way, each word that we use has a definition. The definition of a word is not implied, it is what it is. That being said, this is what the first amendment to the Constitution says.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
There have been many rulings by the Supreme Court regarding the government and it role, or lack of a role, in regards to religion. The overwhelming consensus in most of the decisions has pull government and religion away from each other. First, almost all of the church/state cases that end up at the Supreme Court do not concern just religion, they concern the Christian religion. Second, the Constitution does not prevent the government, its leaders, or institution from endorsing a religion or from openly acknowledging God. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” Let’s examine these definitions.
Endorse - to approve openly <endorse an idea>; especially: to express support or approval of publicly and definitely <endorse a mayoral candidate>
Establish - to approve openly <endorse an idea>; especially: to express support or approval of publicly and definitely <endorse a mayoral candidate> to introduce and cause to grow and multiply <establish grass on pasturelands>
These are two different words with two different definitions. The first amendment says that the government shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. What does that mean? It means that the government can not pass a law that would establish a government religion or state church. When the government puts engravings on its currency a pledge is recited that references God there is no establishment of religion. The Christian religion is several thousand years old. One can not establish what is already in existence. The Constitution does not say that the government can not endorse religion. Our founding fathers time and time again tied the establishment of this republic and its founding principles to the religious principles that they held so dear. Separate the republic from their faith, in fact they wrapped the republic with the tremendous regard that they had for their faith and used their Christian principles in establishing this country. Most of our founding documents refer to God and the personal writings of our founding fathers confirm their beliefs that this was to be a Christian nation. Our judges need to read the Constitution and the writings of these great men whose signatures reside on that document. If our judges would read the Constitution with the understanding that the framers chose their words carefully so that this would remain a free nation with an open and embracing attitude toward the Christian faith on which it was established.
A Little Story to Make You Think
And it came to pass in the Age of Insanity that the people of the land called America, having lost their morals, their initiative, and their will to defend their liberties, chose as their Supreme Leader that person known as "The One".
He emerged from the vapors with a message that had no meaning; but He hypnotized the people telling them, "I am sent to save you. My lack of experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego, and my association with evil doers are of no consequence. For I shall save you with Hope and Change.
Go, therefore, and proclaim throughout the land that he who preceded me is evil, that he has defiled the nation, and that all he has built must be destroyed." And the people rejoiced, for even though they knew not what "The One" would do, he had promised that it was good; and they believed.
And "The One" said "We live in the greatest country in the world. Help me change everything about it!" And the people said, "Hallelujah! Change is good!"
Then He said, "We are going to tax the rich fat-cats."
And the people said "Sock it to them!"
"And redistribute their wealth."
And the people said, "Show us the money!"
And then He said, "Redistribution of wealth is good for everybody."
And Joe the plumber asked, "Are you kidding me? You're going to steal my money and give it to the deadbeats?" And "The One" ridiculed and taunted him, and Joe's personal records were hacked and publicized.
One lone reporter asked, "Isn't that Marxist policy?" And she was banished from the kingdom!
Then a citizen asked, "With no foreign relations experience and having zero military experience or knowledge, how will you deal with radical terrorists?"
And "The One" said, "Simple. I shall sit with them and talk with them and show them how nice we really are, and they will forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah! We are safe at last, and we can beat our weapons into free cars for the people!"
Then "The One" said, "I shall give 95% of you lower taxes."
And one, lone voice said, "But 40% of us don't pay any taxes."
So "The One" said, "Then I shall give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah!! Show us the money!"
Then "The One" said, "I shall tax your capital gains when you sell your homes!"
And the people yawned and the slumping housing market collapsed.
And He said, "I shall mandate employer-funded health care for every worker and raise the minimum wage. And I shall give every person unlimited healthcare and medicine and transportation to the clinics."
And the people said, "Give me some of that!"
Then he said, "I shall penalize employers who ship jobs overseas."
And the people said, "Where's my rebate check?"
Then "The One" said, "I shall bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will skyrocket!"
And the people said, "Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we don't care for that part about higher electric rates."
So "The One" said, "Not to worry...if your rebate isn't enough to cover your expenses, we shall bail you out. Just sign up with Acorn and your troubles are over!"
Then He said, "Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted. Let's grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches, free medical care, bilingual signs and guaranteed housing..."
And the people said, "Hallelujah!!" And they made him King!
And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers. Others simply gave up and went out of business and the economy sank like unto a rock dropped from a cliff. The banking industry was destroyed. Manufacturing slowed to a crawl. And more of the people were without a means of support.
Then "The One" said, "I am the "The One" - The Messiah - and I'm here to save you! We shall just print more money so everyone will have enough!"
But our foreign trading partners said unto Him, "Wait a minute. Your dollar is not worth a pile of camel dung! You will have to pay more..."
And the people said, "Wait a minute. That is unfair!!"
And the world said, "Neither are these other idiotic programs you have embraced. Lo, you have become a Socialist state and a second-rate power. Now you shall play by our rules!"
And the people cried out, "Alas, alas!! What have we done?"
But yea verily, it was too late. The people set upon "The One" and spat upon him and stoned him, and his name was dung. And the once mighty nation was no more; and the once proud people were without sustenance or shelter or hope. And the Change "The One" had given them was as like unto a poison that had destroyed them and like a whirlwind that consumed all that they had built.
And the people beat their chests in despair and cried out in anguish, "Give us back our nation and our pride and our hope!" But it was too late, and their homeland was no more.
You may think this is a fairy tale, but it's not.
It's happening RIGHT NOW!
He emerged from the vapors with a message that had no meaning; but He hypnotized the people telling them, "I am sent to save you. My lack of experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego, and my association with evil doers are of no consequence. For I shall save you with Hope and Change.
Go, therefore, and proclaim throughout the land that he who preceded me is evil, that he has defiled the nation, and that all he has built must be destroyed." And the people rejoiced, for even though they knew not what "The One" would do, he had promised that it was good; and they believed.
And "The One" said "We live in the greatest country in the world. Help me change everything about it!" And the people said, "Hallelujah! Change is good!"
Then He said, "We are going to tax the rich fat-cats."
And the people said "Sock it to them!"
"And redistribute their wealth."
And the people said, "Show us the money!"
And then He said, "Redistribution of wealth is good for everybody."
And Joe the plumber asked, "Are you kidding me? You're going to steal my money and give it to the deadbeats?" And "The One" ridiculed and taunted him, and Joe's personal records were hacked and publicized.
One lone reporter asked, "Isn't that Marxist policy?" And she was banished from the kingdom!
Then a citizen asked, "With no foreign relations experience and having zero military experience or knowledge, how will you deal with radical terrorists?"
And "The One" said, "Simple. I shall sit with them and talk with them and show them how nice we really are, and they will forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah! We are safe at last, and we can beat our weapons into free cars for the people!"
Then "The One" said, "I shall give 95% of you lower taxes."
And one, lone voice said, "But 40% of us don't pay any taxes."
So "The One" said, "Then I shall give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah!! Show us the money!"
Then "The One" said, "I shall tax your capital gains when you sell your homes!"
And the people yawned and the slumping housing market collapsed.
And He said, "I shall mandate employer-funded health care for every worker and raise the minimum wage. And I shall give every person unlimited healthcare and medicine and transportation to the clinics."
And the people said, "Give me some of that!"
Then he said, "I shall penalize employers who ship jobs overseas."
And the people said, "Where's my rebate check?"
Then "The One" said, "I shall bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will skyrocket!"
And the people said, "Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we don't care for that part about higher electric rates."
So "The One" said, "Not to worry...if your rebate isn't enough to cover your expenses, we shall bail you out. Just sign up with Acorn and your troubles are over!"
Then He said, "Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted. Let's grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches, free medical care, bilingual signs and guaranteed housing..."
And the people said, "Hallelujah!!" And they made him King!
And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers. Others simply gave up and went out of business and the economy sank like unto a rock dropped from a cliff. The banking industry was destroyed. Manufacturing slowed to a crawl. And more of the people were without a means of support.
Then "The One" said, "I am the "The One" - The Messiah - and I'm here to save you! We shall just print more money so everyone will have enough!"
But our foreign trading partners said unto Him, "Wait a minute. Your dollar is not worth a pile of camel dung! You will have to pay more..."
And the people said, "Wait a minute. That is unfair!!"
And the world said, "Neither are these other idiotic programs you have embraced. Lo, you have become a Socialist state and a second-rate power. Now you shall play by our rules!"
And the people cried out, "Alas, alas!! What have we done?"
But yea verily, it was too late. The people set upon "The One" and spat upon him and stoned him, and his name was dung. And the once mighty nation was no more; and the once proud people were without sustenance or shelter or hope. And the Change "The One" had given them was as like unto a poison that had destroyed them and like a whirlwind that consumed all that they had built.
And the people beat their chests in despair and cried out in anguish, "Give us back our nation and our pride and our hope!" But it was too late, and their homeland was no more.
You may think this is a fairy tale, but it's not.
It's happening RIGHT NOW!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Republicans Need to Filibuster Sotomayor
Senate Republicans need to filibuster Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. How is that possible if there is now the infamous 60th vote for democrats in the Senate? It is possible because of one rule in taking matters to a vote.
"The Chairman shall entertain a non-debatable motion to bring a matter before the Committee to a vote. If there is objection to bring the matter to a vote without further debate, a roll call vote of the Committee shall be taken, and debate shall be terminated if the motion to bring the matter to a vote without further debate passes with ten votes in the affirmative, one of which must be cast by the minority."
If the Republicans would unite and vote in the negative to move Sotomayor’s nomination to a vote before the committee, the matter would be stuck in the debate phase. Understand that this would depend on the weak conservative links like Sen. Lindsey Graham holding firm, something he has fell to do in the past. This would cause some negative blow back to this, but this nominee is dangerous to the freedoms granted to Americans by the Constitution.
The talking point of Democrats is to define judicial activism as when the decisions of the court do not agree with what “you” believe. Wrong. The job of the Supreme Court is to hold laws passed by Congress up to the scrutiny of the defined powers granted government by the constitution and strike down those laws if they overstep the bounds that the founding fathers set on the federal government. Judicial Activism takes place when a judge bypasses the congress and creates law by the crafting of judicial decisions. The founding fathers created a wonderful system that, when used properly and within the bounds of the Constitution, prevents one segment of government from circumventing the Constitution without a check from other branches to balance their authority. When judicial activist judges create law, there is no check and the Constitution is ignored. Sonya Sotomayor is a judicial activist. She is one of the most overturned judges in our federal judicial system because she either does not understand the Constitution when rendering decisions or intentionally ignores it. Either is unacceptable. We must make a stand not against this administration and its hard left leaning. Republican Senators, show some brass and stop this nomination or let them nominate her over your proverbial dead political bodies. If you will return to your conservative credentials you will be resurrected by the conservative majority speaks out at the voting booth in 2010.
Is It Time for California’s “Boxer” Rebellion?
During a hearing on the levees in New Orleans Sen. Boxer threw one of her infamous childlike tirades when Brigadier General Michael Walsh, in a sign of military respect, continually called her ‘Ma’am.
"Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I'd appreciate it.”
My first question to Sen. Boxer is this, “Who do you think you are, you arrogant and pompous cow, to dare talk down to an honored member of the United States military?” This is just one in a long line of childish outburst that demonstrates the ignorance of this woman. California, it is time to send Boxer home where she belongs; a “boxer rebellion” if you will. It appears that former Hewlett –Packard CEO Carly Fiorina may be running for the Republican nomination for the Senate. California, Fiorina is a bright hardworking woman who actually has accomplishments in her life. Compare that to Boxer who is just a loud mouth politician with no accomplishments in the real world and a bad attitude. The sad fact is this California, Boxer is still popular there as 51% of the people approve of the job that she is doing. Unfortunately, she is as intellectually bankrupt as the state is financially bankrupt. Wake up California; it is time to rebel against stupidly and arrogance. It is time to send Boxer home.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Will Health Care Reform Be Planned Parenthoods New War on the Black American Family.
In a carefully and deviously crafted amendment by Sen. Barbara Mikulski to the health care reform bill, Planned Parenthood and its 295 clinics that perform abortions are included in the bill's definition of community health services. This classification gives Planned Parenthood a foothold in poorer communities that, in many large cities, are predominantly minority communities. This could begin the next Planned Parenthood war on black
The liberal agenda has had devastating consequences in the black community. Democrats have tried to trap entire segments of the black community into a cycle of dependency that is, at the very core, racist and has destroyed many black families. As a result we see a majority of mothers raising children with no father in the home, looking instead to token leaders like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and organizations like the NAACP that have a vested interest in this oppression. Right at the center of this liberal agenda is the abortion issue.
Regardless of the position on abortion that one takes a study of the history of
Planned Parent
hood was formed by Margaret Sanger (originally known as the American Birth Control League). Sanger was a proponent of negative eugenics which had as is primary tenet the prevention of reproduction by people who had genetic defects and undesirable traits. In other words, a follower of negative eugenics philosophy would make mandatory the sterilization of anyone who had a history in their family of birth defects. As for the term undesirable traits; that term is so broad that it could include anyone based on ideology, physical build, or skin color.
In 1939 Sanger began the Negro Project. Sanger employed black religious leaders with socially left views to promote the idea of sterilization in the black community. Her true motive was made clear in this statement from a letter to Clarence Gamble.
“We should hire three or four colored ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities. The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a religious appeal. We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members.”
Is this liberal philosophy dead? On July 2nd Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told New York Times reporter Emily Bazelon this.
“at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said this of Sanger after receiving Planned Parenthood’s Margaret Sanger Award
“I admire Margaret Sanger enormously, her courage, her tenacity, her vision… when I think about what she did all those years ago in Brooklyn, taking on archetypes, taking on attitudes and accusations flowing from all directions, I am really in awe of her.”
Senator Barbara Boxer of
The war on the black American family continues and it is time that conservatives stand up and declare no, liberals will not be allowed to destroy the black community, Hispanic community, or any other community in
Friday, July 10, 2009
It is Time for Real Ideas for Real Problems
At the Group of Eight summit President Obama, referring to economic recovery, said that a “full recovery is still a ways off”. Could it be that the economic recovery is so slow in emerging because of the reckless economic policies of the current administration along with the current congress. The President and Congress have yet to offer any legislation that will have any meaningful simulative effect on the economy. The only stimulus the President seems to be interested in is increased government spending which is not stimulus.
We must learn from the example of Franklin Roosevelt. The left says that FDR did not go far enough with his huge government spending plans during the depression. A reasonable analysis of those years reveals that he in fact went too far and it delayed growth and prolonged the depression. In fact, had it not been for the economic boom created by World War II, the great depression might have lingered for another fifteen or twenty years.
Government spending does not promote an environment for investment and productivity. The addition of massive amounts of debt robs the economy of the growth created by personal investment.
There are proven methods that will cause the economy to begin a period of growth.
1. Cut the capital gains rate to 10% for everyone. This will spur capital investment by businesses and personal investment giving banks a supply of cash that will not require the printing of money by the Federal Reserve.
2. Offer tax immunity allowing every American business that has money sheltered in off shore accounts to bring that money back to America tax free if it is used to spur investment and create jobs.
3. Replace the federal income tax with a national sales tax, preferably the fair tax. If the math is explained and people can look past democratic fear mongering, the fair tax is a fantastic idea. Imagine this; you want to buy a recliner that cost $300.00. Under our current tax system $100.00 dollars of that recliner is embedded taxes. If the tax code is replaced the cost of that recliner becomes $200.00. If you add a 25% sales tax, the cost becomes $250.00. Under the fair tax the cost of the recliner goes down $50.00 and you are allowed to keep your entire pay check. The resulting stimulus to the economy would be 1,000% more effective than the current
stimulus debacle.
4. Cut government spending.
5. Cut the corporate tax rate to 10%.
These are real solutions that will work for America and create business and jobs.
The Democratic mantra on these plans sounds like this, corporate welfare, corporate giveaway, and the like. Let me explain to the democrats what corporations are responsible for.
1. Creating jobs.
2. Creating Wealth
3. Innovation.
4. Investment.
Obama and his followers talk of corporations as if they were the coming anti-christ. In fact here is what corporations are. They are companies that produce goods and services and HIRE PEOPLE. In other words they are where we work. When liberals attack corporations they attack our jobs and people are put out of work. As liberals attack the big oil companies with their left wing agenda, which one of the thousands of jobs that will be lost does anyone think will not affect the unemployment rates. The people who work at the "big corporations" are our neighbors, our friends, our mothers,our fathers, and more than likely ourselves. The next time democrats and the President attack "big corporations" recite the attack over and over in your head, but replace the word corporation with your company name. Who he just attacked was you and the job that he is targeting could be yours. Now get mad and fight back.
It is time to for the voice of common sense to be heard America.
We must learn from the example of Franklin Roosevelt. The left says that FDR did not go far enough with his huge government spending plans during the depression. A reasonable analysis of those years reveals that he in fact went too far and it delayed growth and prolonged the depression. In fact, had it not been for the economic boom created by World War II, the great depression might have lingered for another fifteen or twenty years.
Government spending does not promote an environment for investment and productivity. The addition of massive amounts of debt robs the economy of the growth created by personal investment.
There are proven methods that will cause the economy to begin a period of growth.
1. Cut the capital gains rate to 10% for everyone. This will spur capital investment by businesses and personal investment giving banks a supply of cash that will not require the printing of money by the Federal Reserve.
2. Offer tax immunity allowing every American business that has money sheltered in off shore accounts to bring that money back to America tax free if it is used to spur investment and create jobs.
3. Replace the federal income tax with a national sales tax, preferably the fair tax. If the math is explained and people can look past democratic fear mongering, the fair tax is a fantastic idea. Imagine this; you want to buy a recliner that cost $300.00. Under our current tax system $100.00 dollars of that recliner is embedded taxes. If the tax code is replaced the cost of that recliner becomes $200.00. If you add a 25% sales tax, the cost becomes $250.00. Under the fair tax the cost of the recliner goes down $50.00 and you are allowed to keep your entire pay check. The resulting stimulus to the economy would be 1,000% more effective than the current
stimulus debacle.
4. Cut government spending.
5. Cut the corporate tax rate to 10%.
These are real solutions that will work for America and create business and jobs.
The Democratic mantra on these plans sounds like this, corporate welfare, corporate giveaway, and the like. Let me explain to the democrats what corporations are responsible for.
1. Creating jobs.
2. Creating Wealth
3. Innovation.
4. Investment.
Obama and his followers talk of corporations as if they were the coming anti-christ. In fact here is what corporations are. They are companies that produce goods and services and HIRE PEOPLE. In other words they are where we work. When liberals attack corporations they attack our jobs and people are put out of work. As liberals attack the big oil companies with their left wing agenda, which one of the thousands of jobs that will be lost does anyone think will not affect the unemployment rates. The people who work at the "big corporations" are our neighbors, our friends, our mothers,our fathers, and more than likely ourselves. The next time democrats and the President attack "big corporations" recite the attack over and over in your head, but replace the word corporation with your company name. Who he just attacked was you and the job that he is targeting could be yours. Now get mad and fight back.
It is time to for the voice of common sense to be heard America.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Is America Beginning to Wake Up?
The Rasmusen Polls today shows the picture of a Country that is beginning to wake-up to the realization that President Obama and the Democratic Party are wrong for
| Perceptions of Obama | Results |
| Strongly Approve | 30% |
| Strongly Disapprove | 38% |
| Taxes will go down | 10% |
| Gov't spending will go up | 73% |
| Obama on economy - Ex/Good | 39% |
| Obama on nat'l security - Ex/good | 42% |
| Leadership - Ex/good | 51% |
| Views Society as fair | 44% |
| Politically Liberal | 70% |
| | 59% |
| Troops Home - End of 1st term. | 66% |
| Obama on energy - ex/good | 50% |
| Supreme Ct choices too liberal | 41% |
| More ethical than most politicians | 38% |
| Ethics Ex/Good | 45% |
| Trust Obama on Economic Chrisis | 30% |
| Trust on issues | Dem | GOP |
| Health Care | 46% | 42% |
| Education | 41% | 38% |
| Economy | 41% | 46% |
| War in | 41% | 45% |
| National Security | 40% | 49% |
| Abortion | 39% | 46% |
| Social Security | 37% | 42% |
| Taxes | 36% | 52% |
| Immigration | 34% | 40% |
| Gov't Ethics/Corruption | 33% | 34% |
Is Obama still Popular? Overall yes, but as more and more people watch government move in to invade more areas of our live through the Obama backed health care plans and the cap and trade bill (which looks like it came from the Madoff ponzi scheme playbook), America is beginning to wake up. It is time for conservatives, both Democrat and Republican, to stand up and caucus together to fight this liberal agenda. Stop believing the lies of the Democratic controlled media that conservatism is dead. It is very much alive, and these poll results prove it. Even in an election where
Did Pennsylvania Senator Arleen Spector switch parties because the Republican Conservative message as presented could not get him elected in north-eastern states? No!!! He switched because he is a liberal and it was time to reveal his true leanings. To that end I say good riddance. This message needs to be relayed to other senators like
I am an ordinary citizen and I speak for ordinary citizens. Raise yourselves out of slumber Congress, and take notice that
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