Ignorance, The Death Knell Of Freedom

In a room full of college educated people this afternoon, I made the statement that to begin solving our country's problems we needed to repeal the 17th Amendment. That the states needed to regain their "representatives" in Congress. We needed to go back to the state legislatures electing our Senators. You will not believe what transpired next.

Grow Up, This Is Not A Game

It is high time we change our rules for bills in Congress. It's time that a mere simple majority does not pass a law. The Amendment process is a lengthy, tough process for a reason, so that Amendments are not added lightly to the Constitution.

Laws should be the same. It should take a 2/3 vote to get a law passed so that they are not added lightly. If that were the case, this country would not be so bogged down in laws and regulations. A simple majority is not a mandate, in Congress or the Election booth. 

This is not a game where we keep score and a two point difference is a win. This is the future of this proud Republic at stake. A 51% to 48% vote does not represent a clear reason to pass a law, nor does it make your team and its policies "right" just because you won an election.

It is time to grow up. It is time to make Congress work to pass bills. It is time to take our country back. 

Syria: It's Not Your Office, It's Our Office

Man in Arizona says to +John McCain during a town hall meeting that not one US soldier's life is worth going into Syria. McCain interrupts stating that there will be no troops on the ground, so that is not a conversation that he'll have.

Funny...A man who flew fighter jets in the US Navy says that there will be no chance for lives to be lost. A man who was shot down in Vietnam and spent the rest of the war in captivity. So Senator McCain, our pilots are not troops? That's news to me. If one of our pilots are shot down, captured, or, even worse, killed, that will be okay with you?

Yes, Senator McCain, there will be troops involved, and we will have this conversation. And you should be ashamed of yourself for using semantics to further your agenda. You're a sad man, John McCain.

Who Are You Trying To Kid?

I just listened to John Kerry, testifying before the Senate, say in response to a question from Senator Rand Paul that what they are proposing in Syria was not war.

Okay, let me preface this with the background that I am not an isolationist. I do not feel that the United States can stick its head in the sand and ignore what is going on with the rest of the world.

However, I do not feel that we have any business attacking every little tin-pot dictator that decides to do harm to his own country. My feelings on that are, the oppressed are oppressed only because they choose to be so.

All that said, I want to get to the meat of the matter.

Hole Puncher

Now, this is a hole puncher. Could you imagine being on the receiving end of this 2400 gr. round? Unbelievable.

 

Are You Truly Committed?

Our country is heading in the wrong direction, like a freight train headed for hell. The only way we reverse course and return our country to its true constitutional foundation of freedom and liberty will be through personal sacrifice.

I see many on the internet who say they are patriots. They say that they will do whatever it takes to take this country back, to make it a better place for their kids, a place where their dreams can be fulfilled through hard work and perseverance, a place to enjoy true freedom and liberty.

The Issue of Ignorance And How We Overcome

After being spurred to thought by Shawn Holster's piece in the The Spitcracker Picayune regarding the "You didn't build that." comment made by Barack Obama, it dawned on me where America finds itself, and how it got there.

We got here through lack of education and personal responsibility. We will be forever under this tyrannical Progressive movement due to the electorate not being intelligent enough to see the truth. Our schools have dumbed down our kids to the point that they only look for what they can get, not what they can provide. The leeches on welfare have been given to for so long that they expect to take, not to create. Therein lies the problem.

It's The Vote Counters That Are In Charge

After the partial recount in St. Lucie County, Florida, Allen West's vote total dropped by 100 votes. That, in and of itself, is a worrisome indicator regarding election counts. Coupling that with the vote total of his challenger, Patrick Murphy, it is even more telling.

The recount resulted in a drop of 600 votes for Murphy.

Did We Veterans Fight For This?

On this Veterans Day, almost a week after Election Day 2012, a growing tide of reports continue to come in regarding accusations of fraud. From outright poll intimidation, to reports of poll counts exceeding the voter registration by up to 40%, to untold numbers of absentee, provisional, and military votes not counted.
All of this leading to the question, Is the real president to be Inaugurated?

The Question

The time is here. The question is still pertinent to our country. The answer will decide where we the people are heading in the next four years. We either continue down the path that we are on, or we change direction.

Study the question well before you provide your answer. The future of the United States of America depends on how you answer the question, and how you vote on November 6, 2012.

Some have said that this is the most important election in our lifetime.

I disagree.

FACTOID: Obama Has Recovered Lost Jobs...Not!

Thinkprogress.org and other left-wing organizations are currently  trying to say that Obama has, to date, "recovered" all of the jobs that were lost in the recession. Don't believe their liberal hogwash.

At the end of 2008 just before Obama took office the employment to population ratio was 62.2 percent. Today, it is only 58.5 percent. We're still net 4.7 million jobs below the peak we had before the recession.

Bottom line? Obama can talk about creating jobs all he wants. He hasn't. This poor level of performance is unheard of in a post-recession recovery.

Zogby: Romney Behind McCain In 08

Breaking from Newsmax.com Zogby: Romney Running Worse Than McCain in ‘08 President Barack Obama received a surprisingly strong bounce after the Democratic National Convention, and now leads GOP challenger Mitt Romney by nearly 6 points according to a new JZ Analytics poll. The national poll of likely voters shows Obama leading 47.7 percent to 42 percent, and indicates that Romney is not polling well enough among some conservative demographic groups: NASCAR fans, evangelicals, and the so-called “Walmart voters.”

His Full Name is: Willard Mitt Romney

This was written by a journalist for the Florida Times Union Newspaper, Sandy Strickland. I feel that we would do well to read it and remember what is at stake here. Please share this with your friends, church, neighbors and co-workers. The stark reality of the differences between this man and his opponent are beyond telling. Plus, this is the truth, not manufactured lies that will be shown on television.

In Case You Have A Short Memory

One reason that most of us want President Obama out of the White House would be his sheer inability to lead in times of crisis. Only one real critical incident has taken place during his term as President. Here, I will provide you with an accurate account of his actions, along with the thoughts of some of his biggest sycophants.

Enjoy...

Oil Spill Timeline from RightChange on Vimeo.

“I Inherited This Mess”

I'm so sick of Obama saying that he inherited this mess. If he was interested in seeing the U.S. prosper, he would have already stopped the downward spiral.

Don't be taken in by this excuse-making, rabble-rousing, poor excuse for a POTUS. The only thing positive that this guy has done in the last three years is show us what we don't need in a POTUS.

Infertility And Adoption

I recently read an excellent piece written by Bobbie Jo Rohrberg on LipstickAndPolitics.com, National Infertility Awareness Week: Try A Little Tenderness.  Bobbie Jo's piece nicely summed up all the issues that most infertile couples experience.  I decided to to take the contents of my comment that I posted to her article and use it as my own blog post.

My wife and I attempted to have children for 12 long years, unsuccessfully.  We visited some of the best clinics available.  We endured the shots, poking and prodding associated with infertility diagnosis.  We worked through it right up until the doctors wanted to get more specific as to who was the cause.

That's where we ended our quest.  My wife and I did not want to know who was creating the issue. Not for selfish purposes.  We just did not want the other to be burdened with the fact that they were the reason for our not being able to bear children.

Judicial Review is ‘Beyond Dispute’, But…

Attorney General Eric Holder, in replying to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals request for explanation on President Obama’s comments regarding his view of Judicial Review, stated in a three page response that it was ‘beyond dispute’ that judges had the authority to overturn federal laws.

Reading further into the letter, specifically the last paragraph, one finds this juicy tidbit, “The Supreme Court has often acknowledged the appropriateness of reliance on the political branches' policy choices and judgments.”  While seemingly innocent, this points to one of the biggest issues facing this country, today.

The Executive Branch has become, in it’s eyes and the public’s, above the rest of our co-equal branches of the Federal Government.

Not My Women!

It's a sad, sad day when we can sit by and watch this occur in this nation. What happened to all the real men?

Just A Flag?

As an American with family on this continent dating back to before the Revolutionary war, and a veteran of the U. S. Army, I find it very disconcerting that there are Americans who can disrespect our flag.

To do so is to disrespect the people who have fought, the blood that has been shed, and the lives that have been lost all in defense of this symbol of America.

In 1776, the flag, containing the same seven red and six white stripes that it does to this day with only a field of thirteen stars, was created. It’s not known if the flag flew before the Continental Army thrown against the British forces during the War of Independence, but blood was shed and lives were lost in it’s defense.

A Once Proud Republic

The Declaration of Independence was written to voice the grievances of the people against the British Crown. The United States Constitution was written to protect the people from being forced to ever again endure the treatment laid bare in the Declaration of Independence.

The Founders agonized over the details of both so that this country would not become what the colonists had fled. The Constitution was only meant to enumerate the powers of the Federal Government that were specifically necessary to protect the rights of the people, with the rest coming under the purview of the separate States. Additionally, the only way provided to change the Constitution was through the amendment process.

We no longer resemble that nation built on the Constitution.