On Being a Committed Moderate

There is a culture war going on in America, and too many misguided Americans are stuck on “moderate.”

The Radical Left has secretly been at war with America since the Nineteen-Twenties. Since the Nineteen-Sixties, It has been waging an all-out guerrilla war on American Values and institutions. The very same hippies  and commies and subversives who have been waging this anti-American culture war now sit in positions of power throughout our media and government. They have been sneaky about their intentions for Americans; and so far, they have been very successful in enacting their agenda.

In fact, over the past year, the hippies and commies and subversives have come right out and told everyone they are hippies and commies and subversives. But, Everyday Americans are not listening. And, don’t understand why they should even be concerned.

This has been made possible by the cunning propagandists in the media who push the notion that being compliant is being middle-of-the-road. Consequently, Everyday Americans have bought into the foolish notion of “Moderation.”

Being a Moderate sounds sexy to the politically-ignorant. It gives them a sense of still being in-the-know, when in reality, they don’t know anything. Adopting a “moderate” stance affords people who cannot be bothered to learn about their rights, about the Constitution, and about the Enemy Within, the intellectual Kevlar to continue to be politically-ignorant. And, that is why being a committed Moderate is tantamount to being a committed fool.

Contrary to what the liberal media claims, there is nothing courageous about not taking a stand. There is no nobility in thinking you can be intellectually- and morally-superior by letting other citizens do the heavy lifting so that your freedoms are protected against an ever-growing government. Nor is it the height of civic participation to vote “Present” on crucial, culture-defining issues like Abortion, and Freedom of Speech, and Freedom of Religion, and the Individual Right to Bear Arms.

To be a committed Moderate is to relinquish moral authority on what it means to be an American. Moderates do not want to be hampered by having to have convictions and principles. Thus, they remain the easily-manipulated Chess pieces that they are:  lowly Pawns. Moderates are no more than Pawns in the strategic culture war that is raging. Pawns get used. Pawns get sacrificed. Pawns are expendable.

There is an increase in pride among those who self-identify as Moderates. They seem to think that the “extremists” who are battling for the heart and soul of America, the Tea Party Patriots and the Big Government Statists (Communists), are simply partisan crazies whose efforts and principles don’t reflect Mainstream American principles. They couldn’t be more wrong.

After decades of Communist indoctrination through our school systems, far too many Americans now believe that Reliance on Mother Government is an American Value. Too many of them eschew the notion of American Exceptionalism. Such Americans do not have pride in their nation. Apparently, the Radical Left has won some battles. It has succeeded in converting 20% of American citizens into thinking like communists.

Recently, the nascent Tea Party Movement proves that a great many Americans still do believe in Traditional American Values. We are fighting back against the Radical Left, and the Radical Left doesn’t like that one bit. So, it is attempting to enlist the Pawns who straddle the political fence- the Moderates. The “No Labelers.” The Fools.

As disheartening as it is to have a large portion of the populace buy into the notion that being a Moderate is being “an Average American,” it is the reality that Conservatives must accept. The battle for the hearts and minds of Americans lies in educating Moderates about the cunning of the Enemy Within. And, certainly, radical leftists are the enemy within.

Socialism must be exposed for the dirty word that it is. It has no place in America. If we prevent future Americans from accepting the premise that Socialism is an acceptable political ideology for America, then we can ultimately defeat the hippies and commies and subversives.

For now, we have to work to make “moderation” the dirty word that it has become.  Because the Radical Left has already started to contort the term from being one of a position of indifference, to a position of  honor. There is no honor in being a pawn. And a citizen without honor is not an American.

We must restore Honor in America.

In Defense of the “Rich, Greedy Bastards”

What have the Poor done to deserve a sainted status in this society, while the Wealthy are being demonized by this President and by the Democrat Party at every turn?

The Poor do not start businesses and hire people. The Wealthy do. The Wealthy constitute 1% of our population yet pay 40% of our taxes. The Poor pay nothing.

Being born poor and living that way sucks. I know from personal experience. I also know that working hard, educating oneself, and never giving up can elevate one’s economic status in America. Capitalism enables one to do that. Socialism does not. It just makes everyone equally poorer.

I am sick of hearing Obama trash rich Americans as being heartless and greedy. They are not, as a whole, evil. Just as the poor are not, as a whole, innocent children in need of care-taking by their political masters.

In his ten thousandth speech of the year, responding to the Republicans’ Pledge to America, Obama spouted this little canard:

‎”It is grounded in same worn-out philosophy: cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires; cut the rules for Wall Street and the special interests; and cut the middle class loose to fend for itself. That’s not a prescription for a better future.”

We have to end the race-baiting, the class envy promoted by the Democrat Party. It is destructive and divisive. Tossing the poor scraps in return for their life-long votes is a shameful practice, and is not, contrary to the liberal mantra, “compassion.”

Over seventy years and two thousand plus social programs, and poverty is still here in America. And, under the Democrats complete control of Congress for three years, poverty has risen.

Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid lie incessantly and claim the Democrats have absolutely no responsibility for where we are economically. Bull shit. Are you buying that? Are you fooled by their nonsense?

We must expect and demand a better class of representatives. Because the ones in office are corrupt and are selling us out in return for personal power.

Not only must we vote them out, but we must all engage in self-governance. We the People are the power in this nation. That is why the Tea Party Movement scares the hell out of the liberal media and the Democrat Party. Even the Republican Party has started getting scared. As well they all should be. Their days of taking our money as if it is theirs to spend on buying votes are over.

No more taxation without representation. No more legislation that benefits unions, illegal immigrants, and other special interest groups.

We are on the brink, as a nation, and our posterity is looking to us and asking, “Why? Why didn’t you fight harder? Why have you allowed the thieves and traitors to steal our futures?”

What are you going to tell your great-grandchildren one day?

New Declaration of American Independence

In the face of decades of unmitigated evil perpetrated by our elected officials against The Constitution, the time has come, once again, for We the People to declare our independence from the tyranny of Oppressive Government.

Those elected officials and their minions who seek to rend our freedoms from us have demonstrated no intention to keep their vows to uphold The Constitution. They have also shown a callous disregard for the welfare of all of this nation’s legal citizens. Said elected representatives threaten us now with unsustainable spending and taxation. They also are attempting to dismantle our societal norms and institutions. In short, We the People are on the verge of being forced into tax slavery.

Anti-Constitutional ideologues in political office are attempting to enact their Progressive social philosophy, which has been proven time and again to be detrimental to American society; as well as an abject failure of political thought. Therefore, to our nationally-elected public officials, who have chosen to disregard our opinions and welfare: We formally renounce recognition of you as dutiful, legitimate representatives.

Your actions have spoken clearly and your intentions to betray our trust and your vows have been recognized just as clearly. Henceforth, you will no longer be allowed to feather your nests on the backs of the American People. There will be limits on your terms of service. There will be cuts to the benefits you have bestowed upon yourselves. You consider yourselves a protected and ennobled class, but you are mistaken. No one in America is better than anyone else. You are not aristocrats. You are not above the law. Your reign is over.

To the entrenched in Washington, D.C., members of both Parties that think We the People will continue to abide your manipulation: You, too, are also on notice. Those wealthy powers you serve will no longer be allowed to control, impoverish, and enslave us. We reject any form of tyranny from any source. We are free people with God-given rights that will no longer be infringed upon in the name of Progressivism or a New World Order.

We the People invoke the guidance of our Founding Fathers, and do hereby declare our intention to fight, if need be, against the vast, amoral cesspool that is Washington, D.C. We will use every weapon in our arsenal to cast off the yoke of your corruption. Come 2010, we will sweep as many of you from power as we are able. In 2012, we will rid ourselves of this anti-American Administration. If, after all this, you choose to continue to wage war against We the People, we will fight back. And, with our numbers reaching up into the hundreds of millions, you do not stand a chance of succeeding.

You will not be allowed to diminish the Sovereignty of the United States of America. You will not be allowed to open our borders to any more of those who refuse to assimilate and improve this country. You will not be allowed to force citizens to fund immoral and unconstitutional nationalized programs. In fact, we will disband agencies and repeal policies that do not demonstrate complete fidelity to the betterment of this country, and which do not operate in a cost-effective manner.

We are not your slaves. We are not cogs in a Big Government machine. Neither are we “Citizens of the World.” We are Americans. And we will not go under. We will fight and die to remain free. While you have chosen to renounce God and his blessings on our great nation, we proudly declare ourselves His children. We will return the Lord to his rightful place as moral center of our Society. We will no longer remain silent against the militant atheism that works in tandem with Progressivism to destroy America and the World.

Heed our warning: You started this war. We will end it. We will purge the evil influences of Progressivism from the soul of the body politic and reinstate patriotism and morality as cornerstones to the archways of our freedom. Abuses against the greater society by anti-American groups that constitute the minority of the population will no longer be ignored.

Individualism will ever remain integral to our society. However, we will vociferously challenge the legal and cultural perversions of our basic tenets by any minority, under any guise. This is America. Home of the Brave and Land of the Free. Not, Cradle of the Dependent and Grave of the Enslaved. Through faith and lawful endeavors, we will be free once more. We will be great again. And, we will not fail.

This is our Declaration.

The Absolute Worst President Ever

As soon as the first food shortage or terrorist attack occurs here in the United States, President Obama will be held accountable.

Obama is so grossly incompetent, that even a regular joe like me can make such a critique with absolute certainty. He surrounds himself with other incompetents and traitors, while dancing to the tune of apocalypse played by former ballerina-cum-tough guy-cum-Soros Wannabe, Rahm Emmanuel. Meanwhile, the real Soros, the evil bastard who is intent on destroying the United States, pulls the strings while making billions devaluing the dollar.

There isn’t a single foreign policy decision Obama has made in the past 100 days that is sound or for the benefit of this fine country. Obama is trying his best to be Mr. Popular, traveling to such bastions of liberty as Cuba and Iran, besmirching this nation and emboldening our enemies. What an absolute disgrace. Never has an American president exhibited such contempt for his country while simultaneously exhibiting such unparalled narcissm. In fact, every member of his cabinet seems to suffer from this disorder.

Take Defense Secretary Gates (please). This military genius has just broadcast to the world that the U.S. “cannot” stop Iran from acquiring nuclear capability. Thus, he shares or military options and decisions with our enemies, emboldening them to proceed full-tilt with their aspirations. How will America be able to do anything effectively when Gates, the President, and ABC reporters reveal top secret information that will hamstring our intelligence agencies and operations? And, His Imperious Changer-of All-Things-American, Barack Obama wants to simultaneously weaken us militarily. No nukes for us, but if Iran and North Korea and Pakistan want to go nuclear, NO PROBLEM?

Obama also wants to get rid of our ability to keep intercontinental missiles from hitting us. No more “Star Wars,” he brags smugly. What an absolute jackass. Who elected him!?

Oh, yes. The “progressive and enlightened.” Thanks, you suicidal, weak-minded fools. We’ll be sure to slam the door on you when you come begging for food or medical supplies after the next “man-caused disaster.” You will reap what you have sown, you abject losers. You really believe you aren’t about to be taxed into indentured servitude? Even if Obama unjustly takes EVERYTHING from the rich, he STILL will be unable to pay for all your entitlement goodies (aka voting bribes). He will destroy this country’s economy forever! Is that the change you voted for? Do you still believe in it? God help us all if you do.

Now, at the start of a SWINE Flu pandemic, Angry Old Man Napolitano has kept the borders open, and will not allow airport officials to wear face masks to protect themselves. Is she insane!? Even if the flu symptoms don’t initially kill Americans who catch it, such orders are lunacy. What happens if the flu mutates once again and DOES start killing vast numbers of Americans? It will be far too late then. But, we all know that Obama and his minions don’t want a good crisis to go to waste. So sayeth the Machiavellian Emmanuel. After all, how better to justify Universal Health Care?

Despite all of the evidence that exists that PROVES socialized medicine does not work, Obama and Hilary Clinton are intent of pushing it through. Canada and European countries that have instituted such medical bureaucracies have all recognized the failure of such systems and are working to get away from them. But, not Obama. He is determined to redistribute wealth and by golly he WILL give illegal aliens their medical entitlements. Got to bolster the voter ranks come 2010 and 2012, dontcha know.

By the way, how is it allowable for the president to take control of the 2010 Census? Why is no one stopping this power grab? His ACORN horde will run roughshod over the next two elections with impunity; just as they did during the past two elections. With their Obama-given $6 billion, there is no limit to what they can accomplish on behalf of the Democrat Party. They just may be able to achieve one-party rule! Hail Obama and the New Communist Party.

This is not a joke. It is happening right before our eyes. And the quisling media is covering for the unconstitutional actions of President Obama. There is enough evidence already to prove he has no intention of upholding the Constitution and should be immediately impeached. Too bad the turncoats are guarding the White House. Obama’s overreach of power into private industry (in order to support his financier supporters) is evidence enough. That, and his disregard for the will of the majority of the American people makes him an usurper.

I don’t know how much more damage this administration and the media can inflict on our country before things go to pieces and Obama institutes martial law. I do know this: Americans are not Europeans. We will not abide Obama turning this country into a New Weimar Republic. The Tea Parties are just the beginning. Patriotic Americans throughout this nation will embrace their constitutional rights and stop that from happening.

In the meantime, Obama’s presidency is about as respectable at that of Fidel Castro or Hugo Chavez. All three seem to define elected office as carte blanche permission by voters to remake society. In their delusions of grandeur, each is doing so for the worse.

When Obama Attacks “The Rich,” He Attacks America

President Obama is every bit the socialist I feared. His incessant threats to tax the rich into oblivion are just the first steps toward destroying our economic system and replacing it with the failed philosophy of Socialism. His use of class warfare rhetoric is intended to provoke a populist movement against capitalism by first pinning the blame for our current financial distress on “the greedy Wall Streeters and the Rich.”

Aren’t the majority of Democrats in office also rich? So, shouldn’t we be blaming them, as well? In fact, there should be calls by Republicans for investigations into Frank, Dodd, and other Democrats who obstructed oversight of Fannie Mae. Wall Street alone didn’t cause our woes. The blame can be pinned almost entirely on corruptocrats in Congress for creating and forcing economically-unsound policies on our bank industry.

Now, when Obama attacks the rich in America, he is really attacking America itself.  He is attacking capitalism. He is intent on perpetuating the biggest assault on our freedoms under the guise of social justice.

Yet, what justice is there in robbing a person of what he has worked hard to attain? What justice is there in denying the unborn their right to life? What justice is there in destroying the greatest country that has ever existed? Obama, following his Black Liberation Theology principles, seems to believe America MUST make reparations and redistribute wealth in order to make up for the scourge of slavery.

Well, Mr. President, aren’t you enslaving future generations in order to make your unamerican aspirations a reality? There is no justice when you grant one group special privileges by denying basic, Constitutional rights from another group. I think we have learned that over the past two hundred years. It is becoming apparent that the President and the Congressional Democrats are intent on passing extreme liberal legislation in order to remain in control indefinitely.

I fear any group that intent on acquiring and retaining power. All Americans should fear the current hoard of liberal-socialists in office. They view themselves as elected-for-life aristocracy.

These politicians have absolutely no shame in destroying fellow Americans. That is what they seek to do. But, they seek to destroy only rich, CONSERVATIVE Americans. Democrats are already attempting to find a covert way to silence Conservative speech. Soon, they intend on heaping tax upon tax upon Conservatives. Meanwhile, Democrats will devise ways to avoid abiding by the very same rules they want to force the rest of us to live by. Middle-Class citizens will soon find that Obama’s foolish and irresponsible policies and budgets will bankrupt America into a second- or third-rate nation.

We must stop these traitors. And, make no mistake. That is exactly what they are.

Will we allow a man of dubious birthright to destroy our country? I pray we don’t. He and his treacherous enablers have only their own interests at heart. They must be removed. Every last damned one of them.

If Capitalism is “Dead,” Then So is America

It boggles the mind how liberals are making political hay of the current financial meltdown; especially considering it was they who are primarily responsible for it. Over the past two weeks, they have been actively promoting the idea that it was the practice of free-market capitalism that resulted in this debacle. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi even had the unmitigated gall to proclaim, “We bear no responsibility for it.” Nothing could be further from the truth.

Governmental intervention by the Democrats, and their implementation of coercive regulations are responsible. So, too, is the rampant corruption within and without the GSE agencies involved. Chris Dodd, Barney Frank are the most responsible; for their lies and corruption prevented any oversight that could have prevented this meltdown. Republicans for years have called for oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac. Yet, it was the Democrats who prevented it. Now, they blame the President.

It was not the “failed policies of George Bush,” but rather the failed policies of liberal-socialism that resulted in the biggest world-wide economic disaster since the Great Depression. Period. Left alone, the market would be humming along just fine, as it has for over two hundreds years.

Frankly, it is shocking that ANY American would gleefully tout the end of capitalism. It is the economic system that has enabled generations of Americans and immigrants to work hard and find success. It enables social mobility and the realization of our rights as free people to achieve, succeed, and be rewarded for our efforts. In short, capitalism is intrinsically tied to our prosperity as a nation and the continued survival of The Constitution.

Any American who seeks the death of capitalism, seeks the death of this country. Socialism is a failed philosophy. It has been for hundreds of years. Yet, misguided groups and individuals continue to promote it as the panacea to the world’s ills. Whether it is naivete, arrogance, or complete disassociation with reality, proponents of socialism are a threat to any free society.

Socialism degrades the human spirit by making the individual subordinate to the State. The State becomes the source of power in society, not the People. This is so fundamentally counter to the precepts of The Constitution, that it is not outrageous to say that socialists are un-American subversives. Ironically, they claim to want to uphold The Constitution, yet their very actions and words belie that claim.

As a patriotic citizen of this, the greatest society that has ever existed, I refuse to accept the revolting claims of Congressional Democrats, who are pushing the “This is the end of Capitalism” meme. Such traitors should be tossed out of office immediately.

Unfortunately, these subversives have indoctrinated generations of Americans into believing they must be dependent on the State in order to survive. We have much work to do.

Though socialists have drained the American Spirit from almost half of our population, we can counter the rhetoric. We can develop entertainment and media that promotes American Values and encourages freedom. We can take a solid stand against those who would separate us from our rights and property. We can fight.

Freedom is not free, nor is it lasting. It is as ephemeral as smoke wafting from the extinguished torch of liberty. Now is the time to stoke the flames and fight against the corruption of our country by members of both parties. America the Beautiful is begging us to save Her.

Will we?

Arrogance

I had lunch this weekend with a colleague and friend. He and I inevitably end up talking politics and religion. As he is black, his views are informed from a perspective and experience different from my own. It is an experience he often cites during our debates. During this recent discussion, he called the United States a “young, arrogant nation.”  The moment he made this statement, I was rankled and on the defensive.

Because I am so fatigued by the endless insults against our nation by those from without this country as well as from within (read: the Media-Activist Complex), I could not help feeling otherwise. As I tried to debate him on various points, he too became upset. The focus of our conversation was on the cultural conflict we have been experiencing for the past forty (perhaps even 221+) years. His position is that this cultural conflict is the natural maturing of a culture toward Liberalism. My premise is that Liberalism is the antithesis of progress, and is, rather, the catalyst for cultural degradation.

He cited the cosmopolitan elegance and multiculturalism of European countries, which, unlike America, instill in people a maturity that we don’t have. In rebuttal, I pointed to the fact that these cultures have all but crucified God Himself, by arrogantly dismissing Him from their cultures. “But, religion should be a private thing,” he replied. To which I countered, “Jesus Himself said that fellowship is a crucial component for being a Child of God.” So, to me, attempts to eliminate God from public life is not only a mischaracterization of Jesus’ teachings, but a very dangerous thing to be happening to our country.

It is my position that because of the liberalism that pervades them, European countries are in a state of decline. What my friend extolls as “maturity,” (the acceptance by a culture of the changing of or loss of its traditions and founding values), I view as “resignation.” This maturity my friend is admiring is really the loss of self-respect by such a culture. According to my friend, this process is natural. As we age, we come to accept things as they are, and to not to get upset about that which is minor. I suppose socially unhealthy rates of out-of-marriage births, economic miasma arising from oppressive governmental policies, and the cultural subversion by Islamists of European societies as the result of unfettered immigration are ‘minor’ things.

Of course, it is natural not to want to fight the fight any more as you get older. That’s because old people do not have the strength, drive, and energy that young people have to be able to do so. Interestingly, our Congress is populated by octogenarians. You would think that at some point, they would know when to step down and let the next generation resume the battle. But, since their battles are merely verbal ones, and, their weapons are not much more than lies, deception, and pork barrel payoffs, I suppose it isn’t surprising they go against my contention. After all, what better fountain of youth is there than power?

Now, my friend and I didn’t get very far in our discussion, as I recognized that every time I raised a question about morality, he would counter by asking, “Ah, but according to whose morality?” Each time he’d do so, it would confuse me. As Christians, I would have thought that he and I would automatically view morality as derived from God’s Word, the Holy Bible. But, instead, he often discounted the Bible (and religion as a whole) as the filtered control mechanism of governments past and present.

I would not refute his implication that the Bible was the result of convocations that have edited the “Inspired Word of God” (and, three hundred years after the time of Jesus, at that). Or, that Christianity is the amalgam of Jesus’ teachings with the rituals and practices of many pagan cults, along with successive infusions into the dogma by Roman emperors and by priests of the Catholic Church. With such a revised tome of truth and wisdom, it is easy to question its accuracy and relevance.

But, relevant it is, for Truth is immutable. It does not change over the ages, nor is it completely erased as the result of revision or whitewashing. Just like our Constitution. I argued that this country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles, and that The Constitution still contains the governing wisdom we need to serve as a relevant instrument for running this country. To this, my friend said Puritanism has lead to many a cultural foible, and that The Constitution is really not that important. Instead, he said, it is The Declaration of Independence that is more culturally important.

I wasn’t sure what to say to that beyond realizing my friend is a dyed-in-the-wool Liberal who reinterprets the Bible just as he reinterprets our founding documents. The fact is that the Declaration and the Constitution serve two completely different purposes. And it is apparent that a large segment of our population does not understand this. They also are uneducated about just how integral God was to the people who forged both documents.

As our conversation wound down, I expressed my concern about militant atheism, which has teamed up with liberalism to subvert this country. As I wrote in my previous commentary, atheists these days seek not only the removal of religion from the public square, but the destruction of God Himself. They have great disdain for Faith. Ironically, these same people become devotees of causes and movements with the same religious fervor of a Jesuit priest. Such arrogance.

Which brings me to the point of this commentary. I realized that even the most talented, most powerful, and most intellectual among us can be blinded to Truth because of Arrogance. Why do Hollywood stars flock to a made-up religion that charges them to be audited? Why do politicians invariably become corrupted and break their vows to serve their constituents? Why do university students so easily become seduced by romanticized representations of a murderous Cuban henchman and by the failed policies of Communism?

Arrogance.

Once a person starts to reject God- the fountainhead of truth- and starts to believe he knows all there is to know, that person becomes blinded to Truth’s presence in this world. Such a person will begin to believe that he is smarter, better, and wiser than everyone else. And, soon, he will begin to crave power; the power to reshape the world, to make it a “better place.” Consequently, this champion of progress will seek to control what others think or do, so that there is no war, or hate, or injustice.  Only a Socialist Paradise on Earth- with him on top of everyone else, of course, to make sure they are all equal. Even if it’s all equally poor and miserable.

Arrogance. There is none so blind as He who will not see.

If It’s Good Enough For God…

I want my taxes cut. Politicians can propose and enact all of the social programs they wish, but first, I want my taxes cut. Permanently.

I want more of the money that I earn to be under my control. Not under the control of the government; and especially, not under the control of Socialists like Hillary Clinton. I work for my money. I earn it. It’s mine. I don’t presume to claim ownership over her money, so I don’t understand why she seems to think she has a right to take control of mine.

Actually, my view is that any money I earn is really ”God’s money.” I’m just stewarding it for Him. The Lord blessed me with certain gifts with which I have been able to earn a nice living. I am trying to use my gifts even more so I can have a great living.

So far, I’ve been a fair-to-middling steward. But I am trying to do a better job. Isn’t our Government essentially stewarding our tax monies? Shouldn’t we expect it to do a better job utilizing our monies in a more effective manner? I sure do! But, as we have seen from over seventy years of social engineering through government spending, it hasn’t. Or can’t. Or won’t.

There are some who think it is just to take money from wealthier citizens and to give the appropriated amounts to poorer citizens. That is about as unAmerican a concept as I can imagine. What is just about taking the money earned by one group and giving it to another group that hasn’t earned it? Not only is it not just, it perpetuates class warfare and instills a sense of victimhood in poor citizens who buy into that philosophy. As a person who experienced poverty from childhood up into his late twenties, I find this Robin Hoodlum philosophy demeaning and insulting. 

From the time I was five, I worked. I LOVED to work. It meant I could earn money and buy things my parents couldn’t afford to buy for me or my brothers; things like decent food, clothing and toys. And, candy! I weeded gardens, washed cars, delivered newspapers, and sold lemonade. As a teenager and young man, I worked as a bus boy, fast food employee, waiter, laborer, video store clerk, camp counselor, and so on. All of which paid very little. But it paid. And, I knew that if I worked hard enough, I could make more money. No matter how poor we were, I usually felt hopeful that the future would be better.  

However, there were times when I was very young, because of my father’s alcoholism and/or flakiness, we had to wait in long lines to collect welfare. Usually, it was after we had been evicted from yet another rental. Those were humiliating times for me. Hours spent in large, impersonal (and smelly) government rooms; lines of morose people looking down at the floor in despair or resignation. I always worried that my father would give up, too, and accept defeat. That welfare would become our way of life. Sometimes I thought I would give up, as well.

Thankfully, that didn’t happen. Though my parents eventually divorced, my desire to do better for myself grew stronger. I’ll take adversity over hand outs any day.

My current views on money, poverty, and fairness were shaped by my life experiences. And, it is my faith that guides me toward the wisdom of understanding that enslaving another in a cycle of poverty is not compassion.

Until such time as every wealthy member of the Democrat Party gives away all of their money to the wretched and oppressed, I am not interested in their thoughts about what I do with my money.

So, no more taxation by misrepresentation of compassion. The Constitution specifically says, ”to promote the general welfare,” not “to create a welfare state.” The only level of taxation I find acceptable is: 10% to the Federal government and 10% to the State government. No more. If 10% is good enough for God, 20% total sure as heck should be good enough for the government.

Cackling Commies and Socialist Scum

I remember a time, not too long ago, when the idea of Socialism in American politics would have been unthinkable. At least, unthinkable to patriotic Americans. Now, the face of Socialism is laughing (or rather, cackling) at us from New York State as she runs for President of the United States of America.

To say that I am distressed by the flagrant promotion of Socialist ideas by this woman, and by her brethren in the Congressional Democrat Party, is an understatement. I am absolutely appalled. What the hell has happened to politics in this country? Daily, we are assailed by fresh insults to our national character. And, these attacks are not just from the Left.

Weak-willed Republicans pander to “the Center,” but really are just trying to assuage ultra-Liberal operatives. RINOs like these are every bit as deceitful and ruinous as Code Pinko, Moveon.borg, and George “I’m Going to Reshape America” Soros. Who are these damned people to try to change our values and traditions?

They are traitors.

Traitors to American values like self-reliance, self-determination, and love of God. Make no mistake about it: Americans are a faithful and true people. We believe our country stands for sterling principles. Truth, justice, and the American Way is not an “outmoded slogan.” It is a statement; one that encapsulates a very worthy code of ethics, and which helps to define our very way of life.

Yet, the Far Left despises that way of life. Since the Sixties, they have worked in earnest, secretly at first, now unabashedly, to undermine our culture. How self-loathing does one have to be to work against one’s own people? I have pondered this imponderable since 2004, when Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry, et al, made it clear they hated our Military and our Country. They undermined our war effort, undermined our Military, and subverted our President. They are traitors. Traitors who bend the truth and change the rules without shame.

Those on the Left have been changing the rules since 2000, when the Democrats started their unrelenting push for power at any cost. When things don’t go their way in Congress, they change procedural rules. When things don’t go their way in elections, they change electorial traditions. When reality doesn’t reflect their skewed view of life, they lie. And lie. And lie. And lie. They besmirch, denigrate, and LIE.

How long will those of us who still believe in the greatness of our country allow these lies to go unchallenged? I’m not talking to the Rush Limbaughs, Sean Hannitys, and Michael Savages of America; you folks have been every bit as patriotic and vocal as we need you to be. No, I’m talking about the other yous: you regular, all-American Joes, like me. When will we finally get off of our collective, silent asses and scream, “Hell no! I will NOT let America go under. I will NOT let liars tell me my country is not exceptional. I will NOT be silent any longer!”

This is our challenge; to be willing to fight this war. It is a cultural war whose outcome will determine the fate of our dear country. It is the greatest war we have fought to date. And, it rages in the hearts and minds of every Patriotic American. I hope you decide to enlist.

As you fight this war, stand fast against the gales of cackling laughter. Be resolute against the soul-sapping Socialist values that are eroding our national character. Be brave! After all, America is still the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. Remember?