Vanishing Freedoms

“DARK CLOUDS”                                  

I see dark clouds on the far horizon, and they’re becoming more ominous and larger by the hour. Something is brewing, and it is giving me an unsettling feeling in the pit of my stomach. It’s a feeling I’m unable to shake or ignore.

The signs seem to be all around. I see it in my neighbor’s faces, an uneasiness that shrouds their daily lives. When conversing with them, they talk of everyday trivial matters but consciously neglecting what is truly on their minds, hesitant to discuss the storm that is arising. They talk of the usual pleasantries then sheepishly turn and walk away to perform the daily tasks at hand.

I feel the same when out in public. In the hustle and bustle of the crowd I observe many of the people scurrying to accomplish the chores that maintain their human existence. Everybody is talking, but nobody is listening. Some notice me, most don’t. Those that do notice show a discontent in their demeanor, a ‘wanting’ to reach out to me and talk, but afraid to make the first move. Then there are those passerby’s who are unaware, uninformed and complacent… too busy to look at the gathering storm.

They’re too busy to be bothered by the notion that ‘We The People’ have been sold-out by our progressive brethren, by the self-serving politicians, by a school system that is more concerned with preserving the status quo, multiculturalism, climate change and political correctness than to teach our children basic skills in Math, Science, Economics, English and History… sold out by the ideological media ‘watchdogs’ who crave notoriety, job security and advancement over that of holding our elected representatives accountable to their sacred oaths.

I’m sad… sad for my daughter’s futures and unfulfilled dreams. Distressed that they may never know the benefits I was lucky enough to receive while growing up in the greatest country on earth; heartbroken that they may never again enjoy the multitude of individual freedoms that our founders intended for all Americans.

I hate what our country has become; a nation of self-centered takers, slackers, whiners and abusers… always more worried about ‘What can this country do for me’, as opposed to having a ‘What can we do for our country’ mentality; while rejecting the possibility that a higher order should govern our people and country.

I angrily blame myself for this country’s problems… by not doing enough to protect our nation’s long-held traditions, principles and values. I fear it is too late now to reverse the outcome, no matter what I might do. The clouds are getting closer and darker… now may be a good time to take shelter.

I hold my family close. They don’t even understand why I’m so melancholy these days. I point and say;”Look at the clouds.”

I must put down my pen now… for there is much to do before the storm.

  “We are the Extremists”                                

We are the extremists. I have heard that phrase echoed in the halls of the national capital and repeated by dozens of political pundits and intellectuals. It MUST be true because even some of our honorable representatives, like Chuck Schumer, have said so.

If what they say is true, it’s because people such as I, and like minded Conservative individuals, don’t agree with what the current administration and political allies have done, or are doing in regards to public policy matters such as the progressive social engineering plans, the blatant scorn for the rule of law, Constitutional contempt and the American way of life.

Take for example some of the initiatives and policies this regime has undertaken over the last couple years.

It has bailed out banks, financial institutions and corporations using Billions of taxpayer dollars and has made government the owner of some. Government has cajoled pet corporations and business by giving them special financial incentives in exchange for their unyielding political devotion to the administration’s progressive agenda. Think AIG, Goldman Sack, Citigroup, General Motors and General Electric.

But hey, I’m told by liberals it’s only crony Capitalism at its best.

This regime has appointed dozens of unelected Czars, some of which are self avowed Communists or radical progressives, reporting only to the President and not vetted or confirmed via constitutional norms, while building a powerful Executive branch of government.  Think Mark Lloyd, Vann Jones, Ron Bloom, Ken Feinberg, Anita Dunn and Cass Sustein.

Since many don’t agree with these actions or appointments, we are the ones called extremists.

Hugo Chavez, the Communist from Venezuela, once said that Mr. Obama is “politically to his right” and called him “Comrade Obama” during an interview.

Does this cause alarm with the mainstream news media or the far left? Apparently not, since it was rarely reported to the American masses, but it sure got my attention.

I guess only an extremist right-winger would question such a statement… silly me.

President Obama’s Stimulus package turned out to be a scam of monumental proportions because it did not create private-sector jobs (as tax cuts would do), so what happened? Well, the unemployment rate rose to nearly 10% at one point, with 15 million or more unemployed plus millions more underemployed.

I and many more questioned this waste of taxpayer dollars at the time.

We were branded as loons and Obama bashers at the time, and told we didn’t know what we were talking about.

The President picked a Supreme Court Justice who once said that a “Latina woman” would make better decisions than a “white male”, and also appointed a Regulatory Czar who argued that an animal should have a right to sue their humans in court.

Mr. President said the government would guarantee 90% of all U.S. mortgages while imposing $5 trillion on off-budget debt on the U.S. taxpayer who had loyally made their own mortgage payments, while relaxing credit rules for many first-time home buyers who couldn’t afford the loans in the first place.

He also had the taxpayer assume 80% of all student loans at a cost of $1 trillion over the next decade.

It sounded like a good idea to the left, but I cringed when I heard the news.

The Health Care legislation, which was crammed down American’s throats using arm-twisting, sleazy backroom deals and political payoffs, would provide pay for all abortions without regard to the Hyde Amendment, and provide full health care (including private doctor visits) to immigrants without proof of legal residence. It would also prove to cost the cash strapped taxpayer another $ 1 trillion over 10 years.  

When passed, it was described by the progressive intelligencia as the greatest single piece of legislation since the “New Deal”.

Many like me almost choked on the news.

When Obama promised to “spread the wealth around” did people know it meant wiping out the welfare reform act of 1996 and increasing annual welfare spending by 39% to almost $1 trillion a year by the end of his first term? If the progressive left did understand, they supported it with glee and jubilation.

I just shook my head…

The protector of the ‘free world’ has distanced our traditional friends and coddled our long-time enemies. When the ‘anointed one’ has suggested that our country might “arm” the rebels in Libya, knowing our intelligence services pondered the possibility that the rebels might include former Al Queada, Taliban fighters and sympathizers.

The military must be pulling their collective hair out with that news.

When he, the President, continues to borrow and spend our country into bankruptcy to the tune of $4 trillion in three years, inflating our dollar into worthless paper and continues to shake-down the taxpayers to pay for public sector union wage and benefit packages, the far left continues to praise the President as a defender of workers rights and protector of the middle class.

Upon the start of his administration, his first major speech overseas was given in the Muslim world where he proclaimed “one of the great strengths of the United States is… we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation”.

These actions were outrageous to me.

This President continually refuses to enforce existing national immigration laws designed to protect American citizens that would secure our sovereign borders from foreign penetration/invasion. This regime also joined the country of Mexico and sued the state of Arizona to force that state to continue to allow illegal immigration.

Those who objected were called racist.

And he again refuses to follow Federal Court rulings to allow deep water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico while placing America in a precarious energy position by not helping to make America independent of foreign energy sources.

And finally this rogue administration has unilaterally refused to uphold a national law that pronounces/defines marriage to be between a man and a woman (DOMA- defense of marriage act), calling it unconstitutional without the legal authority to say so.

Again, we on the right have been lambasted as backward, Neanderthal and bigoted homophobes.  

The list keeps getting bigger and bigger, and some Americans like myself, might consider these impeachable offenses if they were ever challenged in a court of law.

According to the enlightened left and this ruling politburo, it is the fault of the extreme right which has gotten this country in such bad shape over the years. Our countrymen are also told over and over that this is the right change for our country, and they advise others that we Conservatives are extremist and the ones to fear.

If this is wacko extremism, then we need more of us extremists to shout the message.

As I sit here on a New Years evening, tired and of having my fill of college football for the weekend, I began to channel surf looking for alternative viewing pleasure. I came upon a program I have heard much about, but failed to ever watch. The show is called “V”.

I always had a fondness for good Sci-Fi movies or television programs, so I decided to give the program a watchful eye. I was instantly struck by the storyline, which was that alien beings coming to earth from a far planet were befriending the unsuspecting earthlings… but with less than honorable intentions.

In fact, these space aliens came to conquer, control and enslave mankind for their own selfish and self-interested motives. They basically came to use mankind as their personal farming stock while conspiring to deprive them from their individual freedom and liberty.

These aliens, you see, were actually lizard like life forms that needed a new and plentiful food source. They had found just what they were looking for in the unsuspecting, gullible and naïve human population.

For the lizard aliens to succeed in their dastardly plot, they would have to unarm, befriend and gain loyalty of their helpless target by apparent acts of kindness and goodwill, all the while using deceit, dishonesty and treachery to achieve their goals.

The lizard people, with their vast technological superiority, would disguise themselves to look just like the human race. They would ingratiate themselves to humans by offering to, and healing those with incurable illness, assist mankind to vastly increase their food production, act as mediator and bring peace to a confrontational global populace and increase mankind’s technological expertise. The aliens could ill afford a global rebellion and wanted the conquest of earth to be peaceful, thus they would go to extreme measures to mask their true plans.

The aliens made many friends in government, businesses and churches… and in every country worldwide. They used the media to spread their propaganda message, in that they were here to help mankind and had no intention to do any harm.

I’m not sure if the writers and producers knew the parallels they had drawn between fiction and real life events, and that they were eerily similar to our current situation between our tyrannical government and the American people.

Like the invading aliens, our government has used deceit, dishonesty and treachery to rob Americans of their God given freedoms for the express purpose to control each and every one of us.

Our current government has usurped our Constitution, hence our freedoms have been threatened by ignoring personal property rights (GM, Chrysler bailouts and ownership), infringing on speech rights by FCC regulations of the internet overriding the contrary edicts of the court and congress, using these same taxpayer bailouts to corrupt our banking, mortgage and financial institutions while leading our nation into monetary and financial insolvency.

It has used taxpayer money to pad the pockets of advocates to the progressive agenda from public sector unions, to the major contributors to the President’s campaign and former fundraisers.

Passing a sweeping healthcare measure into law without the consent of the majority of Americans using sleazy backroom deals and arm-twisting thug tactics to advance a long sought government run far-left agenda.

Advancing crippling domestic energy policy that is making our country more dependent on expensive and unreliable foreign sources.

We as a country continue to distance our true friends and coddle our real enemies around the world.

All of these progressive advancements have been accomplished with a wink and a nod from the admiring and biased media accomplices, and from the obliging smiling deceitful government that has used it as a veil to cover itself from its true intentions.

Our government has gone to great measure to comfort the uninformed and unsuspecting populace, saying that these actions are to strengthen and bring prosperity back to our country. They say, just “trust” them to do the right thing and give them “more time” and everything will get better in the future.

Mat 7:15 – Beware of False Prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Mat 7:16 – Ye shall know them by their fruits…

Mat 24:11 – And many false Prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

And like the unsuspecting humans in the TV script, many in our population, like sheeple, are gleefully following the false Messiah to the slaughterhouse.

The 10 Planks of the Modern Liberal Manifesto.

This list is in no special order and all listings are equal to the next one.

1. Always Blame a Republican or Conservative.

When looking for a solution to a problem, the Modern Liberal will look for blame first on why their version of a solution (either, past, present, or future) has or will fail. You will hear a Modern Liberal bring up the Bush’s and Reagan in any attack or retort to their beliefs. They will however leave out the failures associated with Clinton, Carter, or other Democrats and Liberals. Rather than accepting fault for one of their party, the Modern Liberal will likely look for blame in a Conservative or Republican closely related with the time frame and place blame there. The recent housing bubble/crisis saw a lot of this type of finger pointing.

2. Change is Good.

The Modern Liberal thinks everything as we know it is broken and only ‘change’ can make it better. This has to do with anything under the sun including, but not limited to, industry, environment, healthcare, and even our personal lives. Sometimes, ‘change’ just for the sake of ‘change’ is all the reason needed to involve the Modern Liberal. Those who think the ‘status quo’ is fine are viewed as backwards and generally ignorant. To put a label on these people the Modern Liberal will resort to calling them names of a negative nature in their own sphere of influence. Right wing bible thumping gun toting rednecks or Tea-baggers anyone?

3. The Government Knows Best.

The Modern Liberal believes the only true solution to any problem is more government control. Deep down the Modern Liberal has become a lazy soul with vacuum of authority, waiting to be told what to do. As a matter of fact, the Modern Liberal would love to trade the stresses of ‘individualism’ and ‘liberty’ for lifelong instructions laid out for them on how to live every aspect of their life. The Modern Liberal will point to the vast Government studies to show proof of how the individual needs the government to show him/her direction, rather than letting the individual control their own existence.

4. The End Justifies the Means.

The Modern Liberal will do anything in the present or near future, regardless of what it is, if the end result is what they want. The Modern Liberal generally has an ideological goal, and will see it as a betrayal if the present isn’t manipulated to their standards, in order to make the ‘end result’ they wish for possible. Sacrifices or manipulation at any cost to the individual, or our liberties, are a small price to pay to justify the end result.

5. Presentation is better than Rooted Values.

‘Style over Substance’ is a coveted liberal mainstay. The Modern Liberal will side with the flashier and exciting candidate or politician regardless of their background and values. We have seen this with the recent elections of Obama. Obama is a politician who was elected who had no leadership background, but possessed shady ties, had good speech writers, a great authoritarian grip on what was made public, and a flashy, young image. Modern Liberals overlooked a lot of key warning flags in lieu of the fancy logos and hip slogans that went with the campaign. Deep down, the Modern Liberal is easily sold on hollow short term style points or materialistic values, rather than core principles, traditional or proven long-term values. Statesmanship, integrity and virtue are largely unknown qualities to the Modern Liberal.

6. Large Corporations and Business are Evil for us.

The Modern Liberal views all businesses, especially ones they are lead to believe as bad for the environment, as evil. Modern Liberals will take every chance to demonize these industries while leaving out the good they do for the country, and possibly the world. A lot of times the Modern Liberal will not know why they hate these companies and industries and will usually spout off liberal talking head points and/or nonsensical word of mouth arguments, void of facts. Expect to see hatred for all oil companies and companies the media has been critical of, without reason as to ‘why’. In desperation, the Modern Liberal will try to tie Republicans and Conservatives to the evil deeds committed by these entities.

7. Wealthy People Don’t Deserve their Money.

The Modern Liberal will grow envious and jealous of someone richer than them. The Modern Liberal will take smaller moves to try to take from the rich and give to the undeserving (non-productive) poor. These moves might be socialization programs such as Universal Healthcare and other types of subsidies for the poor. The Modern Liberal will outright attack the position of the rich and wealthy and blame them for the poor’s plight in society. The Modern Liberal will make comments such as ‘the money made by the rich was made through the blood and sweat of the poor’ and ‘the poor deserve more of a stake in the profits’ made from the well to do. In the end, the greed that drives them to attack the wealthy is the same demonized greed they accuse others of having.

8. Your Race, Sex, Religion, and Beliefs Matter.

The Modern Liberal will take great strides to judge and divide people based on their race, sex, religion, and personal beliefs. The Modern Liberal believes in, and actually helps, organizations who try to separate the different aspects of humanity into specialized groups. These groups empower the specific attribute of the group core, while driving wedges within the normal fabric of society. The Modern Liberal likes to point out the ‘differences’ in people as a sense of empowerment, and driving societal wedges with other ethnic groups as a result. The Modern Liberal would rather focus on what ‘divides us’, rather than what ‘unites us’.

9. The Constitution is a “living, breathing thing”.

This is a term used a lot by the Modern Liberal. By phrasing the Constitution such as this, they mean the document is intended to be ‘changed and evolved’ over time to meet changing conditions of society, or by those who see it as an obstacle. They fail to realize that the Constitution was intended to be a ‘static’ document containing ‘absolutes’, created by the Founding Fathers as a basis that protects the people from the power of the government. However the Modern Liberal sees the Constitution as the complete opposite, and believes it was designed to limit the people to the ‘will’ of the government. This is evident by the many progressive amendments that have been added over time by either a ‘government created crisis’, ‘reaction measures to a short term issue’ or to ‘appease a world view’ at the time.

10. Throwing Money at Problems Fixes Everything.

The Modern and Past Liberal are known for throwing money, albeit unorganized at times, at problems in hopes they will go away. The earliest instance of this is the “New Deal” started by Franklin Roosevelt and the most recent being the “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009”, massively pushed through congress and signed into law by Barrack Obama. Both programs ballooned our deficit and general debt to record levels during the time they were signed into law, and both showed little, if any, progress in return for their investment. Barrack Obama was chastised by world leaders for wanting to spend more (thus increasing debt/the deficit) to improve the economy in 2010. The Modern Liberal is not concerned that the US Government is one the largest debtors in the world, but will stop at nothing to spend additional hard earned taxpayer money, if they are able to do so. The Modern Liberal will also make no mention, or avoid the topic, when asked how this will affect future generations, simply because the Modern Liberal only thinks in themselves in the ‘here and now’, rather than the impact on future generations.

The United States was born from the revolution against tyranny. Our ‘Founding Fathers’ were wise and intelligent patriots and foresaw this tyranny could manifest itself in many forms of government, including Feudalism, Monarchism, Fascism, Militarism, Communism, Economic and National Socialism. They fled that tyranny to build a better and more noble place, a place where freedom was manifest.

They believed in the dignity of the individual, and that we as individuals, have a right to live freely, and pursue avenues which motivates us not because man or government says so, but because these are God-given natural rights.

As the Declaration of Independence states:

“All men are created “equal”, they are endowed by their creator with certain Unalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”.

These truths were paramount in the ‘Founding Fathers’ vision of our new country. They also possessed a deep suspicion of an overreaching central government where “a few” dictate to the “many”.

Our nation’s principles and values were born from Judeo-Christian beliefs. That is, shared values and concepts that are held common to Judaism and Christianity. This tradition is the fundamental basis of Western morality and legal codes. Additionally, America is a “nation of laws”. The law of the land must be followed by all its citizens to have a “civil society”.

Among the shared moral traditions are “religious scriptures”, the “Ten Commandments” and the concept of “moral responsibility”. Individuals must have a high “moral” fiber if our republic and freedom is to flourish, and ‘morality’ is impossible without religious principles.

Faith was always a part of, and interwoven in the American experience since its founding, as illustrated by our public national monuments and symbols. The Washington Monument, the National Capital Building and the American currency are examples of these religious, and more specifically, Christian values.

The Washington Monument has on its East face an inscription: “Laus deo”, which is Latin for “Praise be to God”. The Capital building which houses the Supreme Court has a depiction of Moses holding the Ten Commandments with the world’s law givers facing him. In fact, there is Bible verses etched in stone all over Federal buildings and Monuments in Washington D.C. Lastly our currency has the phrase “In God We Trust”, and “E Pluribus Unum”, Latin meaning, “out of many, one”.

Patrick Henry, patriot and Founding Father once said:

“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians… not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ”.

Additionally, the development of “Republicanism” is the evolution of Judeo-Christian influence on America, that is, the governing of a nation, as a “Representative Republic”, by the populace electing our “Heads of State”. The individual, whether in a minority or majority, will always have their basic human rights protected by the equitable laws that apply to all.

This form of representation guarantees that all voices will be heard and that your elected officials should represent your views in the Central Government, whereas, the people virtually steer the course of the country. You are absolutely free to work as hard or as little as you prefer. Your own success or failure is totally dependent on the individual, and on individual ingenuity, intelligence, perseverance, innovation and ambition.

Simply put, the sky is the limit as to ones success, if you so desired to work hard and invest in yourself…I believe, to a great extent, any limitation is self imposed.

Again I stress, all men are created equal… however equal outcomes are not a guarantee, which is a main cornerstone of ‘Capitalism’. No one is owed anything. Outcomes and fortune totally depends on the individual choices one makes in life. The combination of Republicanism, Faith, Freedom, Capitalism and Free Markets became the driving engine of the greatest nation in earth’s history.

For much of American History, the balance between government authority and individual liberty was understood and universally accepted by all Americans and our government. Federal power was confined specifically by what was detailed in the Constitution, and no more. This power was further limited by dispersing it among three federal branches – the executive, judicial and legislative branches. The majority of power would remain with the states, and ultimately, the people.

This system of ‘Checks and Balances’ would guarantee that the central government would not become too powerful and encroach on the people’s liberty.

As I learned through my college history and journalism studies, to ensure our freedoms and liberties the ‘Press’ was given the important responsibility as prime watchdog and overseer of the government. The founders believed that the media, occupied by professional, honest, honorable, objective and unbiased citizens would carry out their responsibilities and apply any checks and balances to any government corruption that might arise. It was thought that ‘shining a light’ on any abuse would surely outrage the populace into demanding corrective action and rectifying of any wrongdoing by the government.

However, little did our founders know that this important and crucial responsibility would be eroded, by the very ones whom were entrusted as ‘watchdogs’… by the biased, ideologues and unethical political hacks, whom were employed by the media in the years to come.

Equally disturbing has been the intrusion of these same ideologues, and politically biased individuals into every level of U.S. educational system.

As is the case in the mass media, Hollywood and Washington D.C. many in academia live in a social and occupational bubble, surrounded by people with the same basic attitudes, beliefs and world view… usually absent of Constitutional direction. Hence, becoming blinded and out-of-touch with the ‘mainstream thought’ and sentiment of the country as a whole.

Generally speaking, during my college years there was more objectivity in academia, where the faculty regularly honored opposing political viewpoints and opinion, independent/critical thought and encouraged debate and fact-finding. But even I experienced some professors who were very left of center and rigid in their opinions regarding politics and the country, and openly advocated their progressive positions in their teachings.

Nowadays, there is a definite mindset with a growing number of educators to stifle individual thought, especially when challenged with Conservative arguments and viewpoints by their students. In fact, there are numerous examples and attempts by schools and educators to indoctrinate the children into a more progressive and politically correct point of view.

Even current textbooks, many of which are written by educators, display a more progressive slant to the nations founding and important American historical events, but void of our founding principles, history and information that addresses the basic goodness of the people and that of our country.

Alarmingly, there is a concerted effort by those with a revisionist academic agenda, and many far left-leaning entities, to portray the United States as an unfair, mean, racist, discriminatory and unjust country… a totally skewed and corrupted portrayal of our great land.

So, in hindsight, where did the U.S. go wrong?

Simply, the American people became more ignorant, ill-informed, complacent and apathetic as to their country’s heritage, and to the values and principles that were so important in the founding of our unique country. Individualism is being replaced with Collectivism, Capitalism replaced with Socialism, moral ‘absolutes’ replaced by moral ‘relativism’.

Decades have passed while Progressivism has crept into every facet of our country’s institutions, culture and traditional policies, while most of the people have been remiss of their civic duties. Faith in ‘something greater than ourselves’ has become an afterthought.

It’s up to the individual to separate ‘fact from fiction’ and propaganda. Sadly, for various reasons, we as a people have forgot that this is an obligation, not an option, for each and every American.

Our people and country are faced with many questions to answer, and obstacles to combat… a knowledgeable, involved and determined American populous is needed to restore the country to its founding principles.

In short, America must awake from its civic slumber.

“All that’s necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” – Benjamin Franklin

In conclusion, the nation has arrived at a game changing crossroads…

Does it take the path of the progressive vision, which means bigger government intrusion into everyone’s lives, more borrowing and spending with monies we do not have as a nation, higher taxes and less personal wealth, more social divisiveness, and most importantly… less personal freedoms and individual rights?

Or does she take a path that was pre-ordained by our founding fathers vision of what our great country was to be, and sanctified by the Constitution? A country that was founded by man’s yearning for individual freedom, limited government…free from oppression and tyranny, and blessed by God’s intention that every man is free to follow a path that is important to him, based on traditional values, principles and laws which have proven over the millennia to be just and forthright.

Thankfully, we as American citizens and as free peoples still have the ability to make these crucial decisions for our unique and blessed country. What path our country chooses will soon be determined with thundering consequences for the world, our nation and its people.

There has been much discussion given lately regarding what type of political candidate would be the best to vote for if the choices came down between a Republican, Libertarian, Democrat, or a Tea Party Conservative.

That would preclude and eliminate any Democrat from contention from the very start and here is my reasoning.

I thought about what my father had told me so long ago, in that the Democrat Party represented the ‘common’ people and the Republican Party the ‘rich’. I think at one time long ago, that was true statement. But I have questioned and debunked that appraisal many years back and feel strongly that it no longer applies. In my eyes, the Democrat party has changed dramatically since 1968, as has the Republican party… but to a lesser extent.

If one was truly objective while examining the two major political parties, it’s easy to see that there are just as many, so called, ‘rich’ Democrats in power as there are Republicans. All politicians campaign on the platform that they represent the ‘common man’ better than their rival.

My view is that the Democrats are using the downtrodden and ill-informed as pawns in a political chess game for the sole purpose of acquiring more power and influence over the populous, all the while usurping/circumventing the Constitution. And I believe it laughable that any one party, as Democrats claim, have a monopoly on ‘compassion’ for the American people.

Additionally, with progressives in control, our nation is replacing traditional faith and Christian doctrine in our culture with a new deity… a bigger and more powerful central government bent on controlling all aspects of the American people’s lives.

Bipartisanship is defined by the Democrats as… “Republicans or Conservatives must cave-in, acquiesce or, give-up their values, principles and beliefs and support the Democrat liberal policy initiatives.” They have said, “Conservatism is dead” and the main stream news pundits brag, “The era of Reagan is over”, while never saying the “Era of F.D.R. is over”, all the while the Progressives try and resurrect Roosevelt’s policies and ideas, and then take them to an extreme, as is the case with the Obama administration.

I’ve asked myself the question many times: “If Conservatism is indeed dead, why have these people spent so much time and effort demeaning, chastising, and bad mouthing Conservatism?”

I’ll give you the short answer. It’s because the liberal leaning entities continually fear Conservative opposition and alternative common sense solutions that threatens their flimsy ‘house of cards’ policies. The progressives know that under intense scrutiny, their arguments do not hold truth or sustainable solutions to our country’s problems. So they throw up smoke-screens to deceive the public and use diversions in an attempt to counter the right’s fact based arguments… but to the extreme ‘left’, it’s really all about acquiring more power, control and influence by advancing their progressive agenda under the noses of the American people.

The liberal Democrats continually tell John Q. Public with which Conservative figure they most fear in the political landscape by relentlessly attacking them personally and publically in the media, or by their surrogates whom are allied with the Democrat party, ridiculing people such as Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Marco Rubio and Michelle Bachman as examples.

The truth of the matter is that many ‘career’ politicians whether Republican or Democrat use their government position for their own selfish reasons. They enrich their greedy peers by enacting policies and laws that apply only to the constituents and usually hurt the general public, but not themselves. The majority of the whole legislative community has become an elitist group… void of true and honorable statesmen.

For instance, the Washington politician has access to a Health Care program that is second to none, and they also give themselves annual raises without commensurate results or by the consent of the people, and grant themselves special perks and benefits without public knowledge, mostly behind closed doors or in the middle of the night… cloaking themselves from the public view.

Career politicians entrench themselves in their government positions, growing their huge campaign and re-election war-chests, acquiring more and more power, virtually making it nearly impossible for the electorate or a political challenger to dethrone an incumbent. Many times, the longer the politician stays in power, more graft and corruption usually follows.

I’m starting to feel that the only solution to this problem is to enact term-limits on all congressional members, much like we limit the president to two four year terms.
It is up to the general populous to make a more wise voting decision when picking their representatives. It’s been my observation that the smart constituent should always view ‘results’ and the past record of the candidate, politician or political party, and not the hollow promises made or spewed ‘intentions’ of the candidate or an elected official.

It is commonplace that many in D.C. fail to take responsibility and accountability for their policy decisions, especially when these policies are proved harmful and a gigantic failure to the country.

Character is a critical barometer when judging candidates. I define true character as ‘what a person does when nobody else is watching’, and does that person follow high moral ethics in his/her personal life. Integrity and credibility is an indicator of good character, and this has little to do with party affiliation, it has more to do with the individual and the principles they stand for.

The problem and real issue boils down to, “If confronted with the choice of moderate Republican (RINO) vs. the true ‘Conservative’ candidate, who would be the best alternative for our troubled country?”

For those in the Republican Party who favor a moderate candidate (A Republican Blueblood from the Country Club Crowd or the Ruling Class Elite), representatives such as John McCain, Arlen Specter, Charlie Crist and Lindsay Graham always come to mind.

With Republican moderates help, and without getting into specifics, the progressive agenda that has been implemented and followed in our country over the past 40 years has done much harm to our society.

These are people that value self preservation and bipartisanship with those politically left of center, over that of representing our country’s true Constitutional tenets. That is, they are advocates of cooperation with forwarding a ‘limited progressivism’, but willing to throw out strict Conservative principles and values for political convenience and expedience.

In other words, many Republicans such as RINOs (Republican in name only candidates) are not Conservatives.

I would contend that RINOs are much worse than Democrats simply because they give political cover for the liberal and Progressive agenda by using the argument of bipartisanship as a way of forwarding their destructive anti-Constitutional policies.

I’ve also heard arguments that moderates are the only people who can win in largely Democratic leaning states such as New Jersey, Massachusetts and New York. That claim is an unmitigated falsehood with the recent election of Conservative candidates in city and state government within those localities.

As I see it, character issues and flaws are much more prominent with candidates and politicians whom embrace and occasionally accept the destructive radical progressive agenda. On the other hand, true Conservative candidates, grounded in the nation’s founding principles are more intent to follow Constitutional and moral tenets, willing to abide by philosophies which enrich our country, and not themselves.

The only way this country will ever return to its founding principles of limited government and fiscal responsibility is to reverse the progressive damage that has been done over the last several decades. This healthy and needed change can only be accomplished by stopping and rolling back the Progressive agenda by electing true Conservative candidates that embrace our Constitution.

With our country currently teetering on the edge of financial and social ruin, the decision should be a ‘no brainer’… and it is for me. That is, whether they be a Libertarian, Republican or Tea Party candidate, I will be voting for the most Conservative candidate that is running for political office.

“That government is best which governs least.” – Thomas Paine

The evidence of destructive liberal policies are all around us in our once great dynamic and energetic cities… cities such as Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., Los Angeles to name a few. Most of these municipalities and their states have been governed for decades by liberal progressives that promote a larger government, supported by higher taxes, excess spending and general policies that are unfavorable to family, and business and industry that supply the jobs needed for a financially viable, healthy and vibrant economy. Prosperity and vitality has been replaced by slums and despair.

Curiously, in an added footnote, many of these cities and states are union heavy localities, who for many years have supported the Democrat Party and its policies. But that’s a discussion for another time.

The decay and devastation has just accelerated since the ‘New Deal’ and ‘Great Society’ initiatives, especially in the black community. As an example, North Omaha (Omaha’s black community) was once a flourishing and prosperous area of commerce that has since struggled to recapture its once thriving and proud history. This common scene has been duplicated in many major cities across our country.

It’s true that the racial turmoil of the late 60’s, in conjunction with the destruction of many of the local business establishments helped devastate the commerce that was so prevalent in these specific communities, as well as other prominent cities around the nation. Thankfully, that sad period in our nation’s history is mostly behind us. The pigment of ones skin should never, or ever be an excuse for the failure of an individual to prosper… and our country has done much to remedy that societal problem.

Additionally though, I believe the implementation of malevolent Federal entitlement programs and hurtful policies that contribute to ongoing social decay actually impaired businesses and the people from becoming more affluent, self-sufficient and successful.

Crime, poverty, social unrest and lack of community continue to haunt these particular neighborhoods. Breakup of the family unit is prevalent and commonplace.

The people that reside in these affected municipalities have become more dependent upon government solutions and handouts which stifle ambition, resourcefulness and the incentive to succeed on their own.

It is imperative that our citizens begin to examine more closely the ‘results’ of these harmful policies, and not just the promised government solutions or espoused ‘intentions’ of our political leaders.

Remember, government does not produce our nation’s wealth… it just confiscates it, redistributes it and consumes wealth that is produced by the achievers of our nation.

In addition, if industry, corporations and business cannot afford to stay in business because of burdensome regulations and taxes within that environment, they permanently leave or close their doors, unable and unwilling to hire the additional workers to grow their businesses.

This is currently being demonstrated in states such as California, Michigan, New York and New Jersey, where there is a mad dash by industry and individuals to leave these locations to more business friendly states with lower taxes, and to alternate environments where jobs and opportunity are more plentiful.

Without a healthy environment for the economy and crucial job creation, the citizens cannot financially support themselves or their communities. Neighborhoods collapse into disrepair and are no longer able to sustain its people. The city and state lose a vital tax base for needed revenues that power their local economies.

Without the promise of jobs, the citizens resort to crime and unproductive activities that not only hurt their neighborhoods, but also to the state and the country as a whole. Instead of reversing these detrimental policies, the city, states and federal government perpetuate the problem by governmental hand-outs to those downtrodden that are affected by these expensive and unhelpful policies.

This has become a vicious downward cycle with ever increasing taxes and spending to solve this expanding problem. With no hope for a future, and continuous monetary assistance from government entities, these affected people lose all hope for self-reliance, ambition and incentive is crushed along with self-respect and the ability and desire to succeed.

The individual becomes a sloth… a ward of the state and an easy targeted constituency for the progressive cause.

Instead of reducing the size of government, and excess government spending, supporting individual and corporate tax cuts, economic incentives and creating a favorable environment for commerce and job creation… now local governing bodies around the nation and the Federal Government’, led by progressive leadership, is enacting injurious fiscal and social policies, then taking them to the entire nation for implementation.

However, the increase in crime and destructive activities cannot, and should not be blamed totally on economic reasons. There has been a larger fundamental shift in culture from my younger years.

Most of the families who lived in my neighborhood during my youth were of modest financial means too, but a vast majority didn’t resort to criminal acts or destructive behavior on account of their impoverished conditions. In fact, this form of restrained social behavior was also exhibited during the ‘Great Depression’ years in the U.S. as a whole, where the people survived on much less than what the people do today.

Our societal decline has been caused by factors other than mere economics. It has been a basic breakdown of our long held traditions and values that once supported our American culture and families, and all willfully supported by our current progressive government and their damaging initiatives.

As a people we continue to fight this decline using ineffective means, such as throwing and squandering massive amounts of money at social problems, when what we face are deep cultural and philosophical problems that cannot be solved by only monetary means.

As a country we face a crisis of the soul and societal direction.

It may be harsh but true, but I believe the majority of our people now know the ‘change’ that was promised us by this current radical far-left wing government was just a sales pitch, an illusion… and outright propaganda designed to build a imaginary Utopia… which can never be built.

In our soul searching… do our people continue to subscribe to the damaging progressive agenda of the last several decades… or do we re-adopt the plan of our country’s Constitutional founding? That is, ethical, limited and responsive government… governed by the people, instead of by non-representing representatives and bureaucrats.

And lastly, are ‘we the people’ willing to again follow proven, long-held traditions and the laws of a civil society that are just and forthright, in other words… one that’s guided by principle and morality.

The healthy change that is needed won’t be an easy transition for our citizens, and time is running out quickly for our country.

In fact…the time to choose is nearly upon us…

A nice humorous video for your viewing enjoyment.

Obama Bumper Sticker Removal Kit – Available at BSRemoval.com – feat. Brad Stine

“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have… – Thomas Jefferson

The seeds of ‘Big Government’ were sown during the Woodrow Wilson and the Theodore Roosevelt administrations with the establishment of the progressive income tax, Federal Drug Administration, the Federal Reserve Bank and the League of Nations in the early 1900’s. Along with these events, a populist mentality was established that said government should and was the preferred entity to solve societal and world problems.

But during the Great Depression of the 1930s, a radical and fundamental change occurred that altered the nature of American society. It was called the “New Deal”. The Democratic controlled congress, along with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, instituted a huge array of federal social programs, entitlements, taxes and regulation that circumvented the boundaries of our Constitution by violating state sovereignty and private property rights.

When the Federal courts tried to intervene in stopping these intrusions into the states and individual rights, Roosevelt threatened to pack the court with like minded liberal justices who would advocate his policies, a tactic still used today to change American society when the majority of the general public opposes government policy. Instead of amending the Constitution seeking permission to grant the government additional powers or change established law, as the founders intended, it is simply given more authority through judicial activism and court orders by unelected judges who aren’t accountable to the American people.

Simply put, and so accurately espoused by Mark Levin, Roosevelt’s policies left the U.S with a legacy of massive, unaccountable corporation which has become the nation’s largest creditor, debtor, lender, employer, consumer, contractor, grantor, property owner, tenant, insurer, health-care provider and pension guarantor, with more and more power given to the central government with every new program initiated. In turn, individual freedom and states authority are being reduced exponentially.

Sadly, the American people’s perception of this authority has fundamentally changed also. The basic founding concept that the “Central Government works for the people”, is being replaced with the false notion that, “Government has the ultimate power that dictates policy”, which in turn, grants freedom and benefits to all states and its people.

In reality, elected representatives and the Federal government are given their powers by the people, and it’s the people for whom they work for and serve, as stated in the Constitution.

However, big government controls more of our economy than ever, it controls more of our daily lives more than ever, and it is changing the fundamentals of our society at an ever increasing and alarming rate. In many ways these profound internal changes are more insidious and destructive than the outside threats of aggressor nations.

The additional threats we now face, are from within… gradual and incremental revolution conveniently cloaked in the flag and patriotism, thus fooling the unaware, ill-informed and un-informed populous. Many of these changes and actions are calculated and deliberately intended and designed to separate the people from their U.S. Constitution and the founding principles.

I tend to believe that the displaced socialist and communist remnants of the failed Soviet state of yesterday had found refuge in the modern U.S. progressive movement and the Democrat Party of today.

Big Central government sponsored “Nannyism” and “Collectivism” is replacing “Rugged Individualism” and “Capitalism”. And as many noted policy makers, historians and scholars have pointed out, once you lose freedoms, it’s almost always impossible to get them back, unless by force.

Reality v. Saldana

Recently there has been a push in California for AB1394, this video’s author test some statements supposedly made by Lori Saldana. Enjoy!