Christians are Slackers

Christians are political slackers. We have failed to defend the values upon which this country was founded. We have failed to defend the Constitution and we have failed to defend our military men and women who have pledged to defend this country with their very lives if necessary.

As we approach the birthday of our nation, most get all teary-eyed when the flag is raised and the “Star-Spangled Banner” is played. Unfortunately this yearly display is rarely followed by the actions necessary to keep this country “the land of the free” and “the home of the brave.” Continue reading “Christians are Slackers” →

Obama finds A– to Kick

Earlier this month, in an interview with Matt Lauer, Barack Obama, lowered the standard for the nation’s chief of state when he used a vulgarity in an interview for the “Today Show.” Consumed with frustration over his inability to turn back the tide on the Gulf Coast, Barack Almighty delivered the now infamous line, “I want to know whose a – – to kick.” On Tuesday, he found one. No! He found two – the American people and the American economy.

In his Oval Office address to the nation, Obama was a cross between a slick politician and a bully.

Who is getting bullied? We are. Continue reading “Obama finds A– to Kick” →

Voting in a Perfect World

Primary elections are far more important than general elections, but most citizens don’t really wake up politically until a week before it’s time to go to the polls in November. Then, they look at their choice and complain that there are no good candidates. They choose between what they consider to be the lessor evil, or worse still, simply check the box beside “incumbent,” whoever he or she is, and complain about how things never change.

This year, things are similar, but different: similar in that the primary turnout is low but the difference is in the intensity of those who are going to the polls. That is a result of the tea party movement, a group of independent-minded citizens who are determined to take back their government from career politicians, whom they consider have put this country on a path to economic collapse. Continue reading “Voting in a Perfect World” →

ObamaCare Inch by Inch

ObamaCare, HillaryCare, national health care, universal health care and single payer are all euphemisms that have been used for socialized medicine.

Why all the euphemisms? It’s because socialized medicine has been a abject failure and has never been able to deliver on its advertised promise of better health care for less. In fact, the hallmark of socialized medicine is just the opposite. It delivers less quality health care and the costs skyrocket with every passing year until. . . rationing is imposed.

Some of you are under the notion that we dodged a bullet with ObamaCare, that the so-called “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” left the president far from his initial goal. Continue reading “ObamaCare Inch by Inch” →

Obama’s kinder, gentler “Death Panels”

Truth is in short supply in Washington.

That is why recent statements made by Donald Berwick, President Obama’s Nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, are both refreshing and chilling.

Here’s what Dr. Berwick had to say in a 2009 interview with Biotechnology Healthcare:

“The decision is not whether or not we will ration care – the decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open.” Continue reading “Obama’s kinder, gentler “Death Panels”” →

McCain running Scared

He won the Republican nomination for President. He hasn’t had a primary challenger for his Senate seat in two decades. He’s 10 to 12 points ahead in most polls. He’s a fat-cat senator sitting on a pile of dough (his own and that of those who benefit from his votes). So, why is John McCain running scarred?

The defeats of five-term Senator Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania, three-term Senator Robert Bennett in Utah, and fourteen-term Rep. Alan Mollohan in their party’s primaries.
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Political Earthquake in Utah

When an earthquake hits, once the shaking stops, those still standing breathe a sign of relief. The uneducated assume the danger has passed and go on about their business. The wise, head for an outdoor clearing or seek appropriate shelter knowing full well that the first tremor can be a foreshock of a much bigger earthquake to follow.

On Saturday, a political earthquake occurred in Utah. Senator Robert Bennett, an 18-year veteran and a member of the Upper Chamber’s Republican ruling elite, lost his bid for another six-year term, when he was denied his party’s nomination at the state convention in Salt Lake City.

It’s hard enough to defeat an incumbent congressman in a primary and next to impossible to defeat a sitting senator! Was this the “big one” in 2010, or simply a harbinger of things to come? Continue reading “Political Earthquake in Utah” →

“Dumb and Dumber” on Arizona Immigration Law

There have been a lot of ridiculous comments on Arizona’s new immigration law but California’s governor Arnold Schwarznegger and Latina pop star Shakira get my vote in the category of “Dumb and Dumber.”
On the Tonight Show last week, Schwarznegger called the law a grand “mess.” Then, he went on to criticize the federal government for not passing immigration reform. The Schwarznegger prescription: “Let people come in legally and work here because we need the workers.”

Wow! What an interesting comment from the governor of a state with one of the highest rates of unemployment in the nation! Continue reading ““Dumb and Dumber” on Arizona Immigration Law” →

Not another Federal Power Grab!

It’s not enough that Barack Obama and the Democrats want complete control of health care, the financial system and the air above, now they are advancing a bill that will control the land beneath our feet.

You can forget the property provision of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution and tear up any deeds you may now possess. If this bill passes, that property you own won’t be worth more than the paper those deeds are written on unless you have the blessing of Big Brother’s bureaucrats. Continue reading “Not another Federal Power Grab!” →

How to put the fear of God into the GOP

Ouch!

That check I just put in the mail to the IRS really hurt!

Unfortunately, if something isn’t done, and done soon, to roll back the size of our bloated government, that is the smallest check I’ll be writing to Uncle Sam in my lifetime.

Rolling back the government is easier said than done. It’s a lot easier to take a bone away from a hungry dog. For that matter, it’s a lot easier to take a chunk of meat away from an angry lion. Many well-meaning politicians have tried only to discover that the folks on the receiving end of the government’s largess make those carnivores seem like pussy cats. Continue reading “How to put the fear of God into the GOP” →