Last week’s Democrat Convention may have been enjoyed by haters, radical abortionists, or masochists, but it demonstrated the failure of the party to live up to its name, especially with the “God vote” fiasco where the NOs were overruled by the teleprompter. After all, this is the party for which it is OK for the dead to vote without showing ID. So, it is time | Read More »
Often in the days when I worked overseas, my only source of news was CNN International. Two memories stick in my mind. In the first, a CNN reporter was in Manila covering a so-called anti-American demonstration. Behind the reporter were 5 or 6 people milling around, none of them carrying any signs. I’ve been to Manila, and worked with many Filipinos. Believe me, you will | Read More »
These are discouraging times, more than three years of abuse of power, disregard for the rule of law and the Constitution, and disdain for the rights of the states and the will of the people. Despite all this, polls indicate a substantial number willing to vote for more of the same. Evidently, some people haven’t been stopping by Red State. Judging from the comments, those | Read More »
The following appeared at AmericanThinker.com March 31st. I am posting it here because I think it is a good strike down to some of Obama’s favorite lines. THE VALUES OF PERICLES Pericles is the name I’ve given the red-tailed hawk we see circling over the empty field behind our house. In Pericles’ natural state, his actions are based on what enhances his own life. | Read More »
Ma’am I have noticed your recent campaign ads on the St. Louis TV stations, those evil Republicans who want to take away granny’s medicare, and those evil multimillionaires and oil companies. Spare me! Can’t you people ever come up with anything new? This is so trite and fake! Don’t you have something positive to say? Why don’t you run on your record? Well, on second | Read More »
Dear Rush, I was very disappointed to hear of your apology to “Ms” Fluke. She doesn’t deserve it! The word you used describes her behavior exactly . Of course, we all know that the behavior of a liberal is beyond criticism. Only we, the unwashed masses uneducated into liberalism, can be criticized. Has anyone ever apologized for calling us “bitter clingers” or “teabaggers?” Has anyone | Read More »
Dawn on November 3rd, 2010 brought a blazing sunrise. I haven’t felt this good in years. The rising sun has sent many arrogant politicians packing for a much-deserved retirement. The American people have witnessed the brave new world of “hope and change” and didn’t like what they saw. As heartwarming as the day is, dark spots still remain in the land. Californians pushed the accelerator | Read More »
Just as Parliament in 1774, you are passing Coercive Acts aimed at your own people. If you think the American People will not resist, you are mistaken. While I deeply hope there is no violence, you will reap what you have sown. Perhaps you believe all of us will now be willing parasites ready to feed on your latest hand-out, and you will have created | Read More »
Congressmen (esp. Senators) returning home for their January break deserve to run into a hornet’s nest of angry e-mails, letters, and phone calls. I know previous communication attempts have been futile, but let’s not give up now. No Congressman should be allowed the delusion that what he or she is doing is popular. They need to experience the Cowpens strategy. At the Revolutionary War battle | Read More »
Open letter to Claire McCaskill, D-MO Ma’am, As promised in my previous letter, I will no longer refer to you as Senator because your yes vote on the “health care” bill violates your most basic duty as a Senator. The Constitutional purpose of a Senator is to represent their state, but your yes vote will burden your own state with unfunded Medicaid liabilities. If that | Read More »
An open letter to Senator Claire McCaskill, D-MO Dear Senator, You declared on Fox News Sunday that you would vote no for any health care bill that is not deficit neutral. Yet, despite this statement, your vote is evidently being counted as a yes. This is a contradiction. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services state that the bill will cost more than projected, thus | Read More »
An open letter to Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Senator McCaskill, The evidence suggests that you intend to vote for the so-called health care legislation currently under consideration in the Senate. Why any rational person would do such a thing is impossible for me to grasp. Perhaps you really believe this is a great thing you are doing. Most of us in Missouri know a cow | Read More »
We are constantly being told that forcing people to buy health insurance with the threat of fine or imprisonment is just as harmless as requiring drivers to purchase auto insurance. The analogy is comparing apples to kumquats and fails on several counts: The requirement for auto liability insurance is a state mandate. The states may impose such a mandate in accordance with the 10th Amendment | Read More »
MY PLEDGE I pledge: I will not pay for government-mandated health insurance. I will not accept government (some else’s) money to buy mandated health insurance. I will not pay any fine levied on me for refusing to pay. I will oppose any attempt to extract a fine from me by force. I will oppose this use of force by my own government against me by | Read More »
President Obama recently tried to make the case that it was a moral obligation to support his health care ideas. Pardon me, Mr. President. If you want to pay someone else’s medical bills, be my guest. If you propose to put a box on tax returns to be checked for a voluntary contribution, that’s fine, but that is not what you are proposing. You want | Read More »
Unfortunately, Senator McCaskill “represents” me in the Senate. The following is my response to her canned response to me. I appreciate your response to my letter about Cap and Trade. However, the response did not address any of my concerns, seemingly a canned piece. I have an engineering degree and know science when I see it. Global Warming is not. I have researched the issue, | Read More »
I’m sure this will anger some, but I am fed up with all the attention to Michael Jackson. The guy sang like a shrill little girl and talked more like Mickey Mouse than a real person. Here was a man(?) who liked to sleep with little boys and whose skin mysteriously turned white. A man apparently addicted to prescription drugs which may have led to | Read More »
My father ran a barbershop on Main Street for more than forty years, known to many in Piedmont who enjoyed a talk about politics or a good joke while getting a trim. Dad was a man of iron will and integrity who ran his life his way and thought for himself. His sister Louise said, “Like our father he was truly an individualist.” He taught | Read More »
To the Honorable Ronald Wilson Reagan Dear Mr. President, I never met you, but it would have been a distinct honor to have shaken your hand. As I watched your funeral procession, tears came to my eyes, along with millions of your fellow Americans. To the extent that our country is that “Shining City on the Hill,” you, Sir, relit the lantern. Sadly, | Read More »
The storm clouds of liberal taxation are once more looming on the horizon. In spite of Joe Biden’s reassurance that it is patriotic to pay even more, it’s time for some straight talk. What does it mean to “pay taxes?” According to my little Webster’s New World Dictionary (2003), the word “tax” is defined as: a compulsory payment of a percentage of income, property | Read More »
This is, of course, a continuation of Part I. Resistance is not futile, but we have to figure out what exactly to do: 3. BRAINSTORM This is the place, Red State and other sites. I don’t know what to do, I’m groping in the dark. I will say what I think, but good ideas are desperately needed. Who among us has all the answers? This | Read More »
I never thought I would say this, but, President Obama (my, how that sticks in the throat!) I want to thank you. You and Senator Reid (I sent him a letter already), Speaker Pelosi, and all the other Democrats on my rogues list have awakened me, aroused me from a semi-slumber, caused me to realize the danger posed to my beloved country. Had it not | Read More »
Let’s Roll! No better time than Memorial Day to start taking back our country. Much like the passengers on Flight 93 who were told by the hijackers not to worry, we the passengers on hijacked Flight 1776 have to take action. Let’s roll! I haven’t been at this long, starting to blog after my disgust with the Presidential election. I have been pleasantly surprised at | Read More »
The immigration policy of the US is easy to understand. In fact, it can be summed up in one word “NO.” Control the border to prevent a flood of illegal workers — NO Control the border to control drug traffic — NO Control the border to block the entry of terrorists — NO Control the border to control violent gangs and kidnappings — NO Control | Read More »
While grilling outside yesterday, I lay down and watched the clouds drift by overhead with a warm breeze on my face. I thought it’s great to be alive, even with all the rabbit-brains in Washington. After dinner, I sat down to read a book I found at the used book store. It was called The Statist Review of History. After reading this, I understand at | Read More »
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