Therefore, [continue to] accept and welcome one another, just as Christ has accepted and welcomed us to the glory of [our great] God. - Romans 15:7 (AMP)
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08 February 2019
Quotes of the Day
The
limitation of tyrants is the endurance of those they oppose.
~Frederick Douglass
The only thing that saves us from bureaucracy is its inefficiency.
~ Eugene McCarthy
The ideal Government of all reflective men, from Aristotle onward, is one which lets the individual alone – one which barely escapes being no government at all.
~ H. L. Mencken
~Frederick Douglass
The only thing that saves us from bureaucracy is its inefficiency.
~ Eugene McCarthy
The ideal Government of all reflective men, from Aristotle onward, is one which lets the individual alone – one which barely escapes being no government at all.
~ H. L. Mencken
19 October 2017
27 February 2017
Righting the Wrongs, Re-Visited
I've received a couple of requests to publish this one again, and the weather outside is crummy (icy/snowy, multiple accidents, etc), so here you go:
"I have met with difficulties ... such as I never expected; but they must be borne with. The cause we are engaged in is so just and righteous that we must try to rise superior to every obstacle in its support."
~~ George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler (Dec. 5, 1775)
I have been much troubled of late, regarding the fight which is even now striving for the heart and soul of America. We seem to be two peoples sharing a common border, but very little else.
Beginning over a century ago, school curricula began teaching that the founders of this nation were evil white Europeans. Slowly but steadily, the lives and writings of those who painstakingly crafted this Constitutional republic are forgotten, and in their place, we are served pablum ... the most puerile pap imaginable. One of our daughters' history text, some years ago, had 24 pages about Sacajawea, but ONE PARAGRAPH about George Washington.
Long has the pop culture and the so-called "mainstream" media told us that conservatives are evil, selfish, greedy, and so on. We're told that whatever their struggles, it has little-to-no relevance to today. After all, these are modern times. Didn't you know?
Bull. That's all a crock of the worst kind of garbage.
The men and women who gave their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor - a term which has nearly no modern equivalent - did NOT fight, stand, and often die so that greedy politicians could take care of us. That is NOT government's job, and I don't care who says it is. Anyone who believes that has been deluded, or is deliberately ignoring the truth.
When President Dwight Eisenhow
er addressed the students at Columbia University in 1954, he spoke the following words:Here in America we are descended in spirit from revolutionaries and rebels – men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine.
Absolutely.
We can no longer afford to sit idly by, hoping for the best, while those who hate America are striving to destroy it from within.
The progressives - those who want to progress beyond the Constitution - are in a decades-old struggle to take over this nation, this federation of united States. They know that it cannot be destroyed by conventional means, so they have undertaken to weaken it from within ... to use our compassion, our essential goodness, against us.
They tell us we must "care" about this cause or that ... we must "care" about the hungry, the needy, the disadvantaged. Well, here's a news flash: we do! The citizens of the United States have traditionally contributed more to charity than those of any other nation on earth.
But that's not good enough, they say. The problem is too large, too complex, too daunting for churches, or civic organizations, or charitable foundations to deal with it. Only government can do it properly, they say.
Well, "they" say LOTS of things. President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty in 1965; how's that workin' out for ya? Yay, poverty's gone!
We can no longer afford to sit idly by, hoping for the best, while those who hate America are striving to destroy it from within.
The progressives - those who want to progress beyond the Constitution - are in a decades-old struggle to take over this nation, this federation of united States. They know that it cannot be destroyed by conventional means, so they have undertaken to weaken it from within ... to use our compassion, our essential goodness, against us.
They tell us we must "care" about this cause or that ... we must "care" about the hungry, the needy, the disadvantaged. Well, here's a news flash: we do! The citizens of the United States have traditionally contributed more to charity than those of any other nation on earth.
But that's not good enough, they say. The problem is too large, too complex, too daunting for churches, or civic organizations, or charitable foundations to deal with it. Only government can do it properly, they say.
Well, "they" say LOTS of things. President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty in 1965; how's that workin' out for ya? Yay, poverty's gone!
Oh, wait.
One of the things our domestic enemies tell us is that the Constitutional is just an old document. They say it's no longer pertinent to us, today. Oh, really? Patrick Henry said
One of the things our domestic enemies tell us is that the Constitutional is just an old document. They say it's no longer pertinent to us, today. Oh, really? Patrick Henry said
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government – lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.
That Constitution lays out a few specific duties for the "General Government", as Thomas Jefferson phrased it. It also specifically says that anything not specifically spelled out in that document as being the responsibility of that government, is deliberately reserved to the States, or the People. That's the 10th Amendment (in case you've been under a rock for the last few years). But the Progressives in government, and their appointees who legislate from the judiciary, have been warping that for a long time now.
Those who love this Union, and the Constitution, and revere the idea that governmental authority flows upward from US, not downward from the government, are now waking up to find the burglar's nearly out the door with all our possessions.
You think you're free? Do you have a permit for concealed carry in your wallet? Did you have to get permission to exercise your unalienable natural right, the one which shall not be infringed?
Ihre Papieren, bitte.
Don't tell me about your driver's license; driving is a privilege, rather than a right. Unfortunately, too many have never been educated as to the difference.
This war - and make no mistake; it is a war for the heart and soul of this country - is here, now. You've watched that General Government ignore the voice of the constituency. You've seen them dismiss concerned and angry citizens at meeting after meeting; talking down to upset voters as if they were unruly children. After all, they say, they know what's best for us. Just shut up and listen, and they'll tell you.
Is your existence so dear that you'll pay any price in taxes, in licenses and fees and fines and penalties, in thousands upon thousands of new laws making your freedom a crime? Or, as Patrick Henry said, "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?" You know what I mean, folks. Big Brother the Nanny will tell you what's best, after all.
The massive entitlement programs which have been put in place, to enslave generations of Americans, will be tough to dismantle. But we must try. We can't allow the promise of a free lunch to bankrupt us. Unfortunately, the politicians are seemingly ignorant of TANSTAAFL. They need to be educated.
No more. Stand up, my friends. We can not allow this to continue.
I know that many of you are already doing what you can. To those, I say, "Bravo!" But many of us could do more. Our elected officials must understand that we will NOT sink back into slumber while they continue to destroy our liberty, one new regulation at a time.
Just a couple of years ago, the Democrats informed us - while they berated the previous administration in the most hateful and derogatory terms - that dissent is patriotic. Oh, really? Then why were the Tea Partiers told to sit down and shut up? Why did the Rethuglican Party coopt the Tea Party movement? Why are conservatives called the same names now, by those still in power? Now dissent is not only unpatriotic, they say, but "hate speech".
As long as there's any hope that peaceful protest will still work, we must be peaceful. But we must also be insistent and steadfast in our determination that they have gone too far. The day could be fast approaching when we may not be able to do - or say - anything at all about it.
Those who love this Union, and the Constitution, and revere the idea that governmental authority flows upward from US, not downward from the government, are now waking up to find the burglar's nearly out the door with all our possessions.
You think you're free? Do you have a permit for concealed carry in your wallet? Did you have to get permission to exercise your unalienable natural right, the one which shall not be infringed?
Ihre Papieren, bitte.
Don't tell me about your driver's license; driving is a privilege, rather than a right. Unfortunately, too many have never been educated as to the difference.
This war - and make no mistake; it is a war for the heart and soul of this country - is here, now. You've watched that General Government ignore the voice of the constituency. You've seen them dismiss concerned and angry citizens at meeting after meeting; talking down to upset voters as if they were unruly children. After all, they say, they know what's best for us. Just shut up and listen, and they'll tell you.
Is your existence so dear that you'll pay any price in taxes, in licenses and fees and fines and penalties, in thousands upon thousands of new laws making your freedom a crime? Or, as Patrick Henry said, "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?" You know what I mean, folks. Big Brother the Nanny will tell you what's best, after all.
The massive entitlement programs which have been put in place, to enslave generations of Americans, will be tough to dismantle. But we must try. We can't allow the promise of a free lunch to bankrupt us. Unfortunately, the politicians are seemingly ignorant of TANSTAAFL. They need to be educated.
No more. Stand up, my friends. We can not allow this to continue.
I know that many of you are already doing what you can. To those, I say, "Bravo!" But many of us could do more. Our elected officials must understand that we will NOT sink back into slumber while they continue to destroy our liberty, one new regulation at a time.
Just a couple of years ago, the Democrats informed us - while they berated the previous administration in the most hateful and derogatory terms - that dissent is patriotic. Oh, really? Then why were the Tea Partiers told to sit down and shut up? Why did the Rethuglican Party coopt the Tea Party movement? Why are conservatives called the same names now, by those still in power? Now dissent is not only unpatriotic, they say, but "hate speech".
As long as there's any hope that peaceful protest will still work, we must be peaceful. But we must also be insistent and steadfast in our determination that they have gone too far. The day could be fast approaching when we may not be able to do - or say - anything at all about it.
07 January 2017
23 June 2016
27 October 2014
This Is Worth Reading Again
As we head to the polls next month, perhaps something like this would be handy to keep in mind. (Note: in the speech, Dr. May refers to events of 2009 and 2010, but I reprint this in its entirety, because the principals involved are timeless...)
Ladies and gentlemen, this is a time for courage.
We are gathered here today on the plains of West Texas in common purpose. We are here to remind our government that this is our country, we the people are still in charge, and our government is still our servant and not our master.
Our nation’s founding document is the Declaration of Independence. It tells us that our rights come from God and not from a small group of elite men and women.
Our constitution starts with the words “We the People.” Our constitution was written for ordinary Americans like you and me. Our constitution protects us from our government and from the politicians.
Our President has complained that our constitution gives ordinary people too much protection.
He has ridiculed us for the high value we place on our Bibles, our guns, our personal property, and our liberty. He tells us we do not deserve to keep the money we have earned.
We are told freedom has not worked. Personal responsibility, free enterprise, and liberty have not been effective. Our government will now make more of our decisions for us.
Other than our military, I can think of not one government agency I have ever found to be helpful.
And speaking of our military, how about those Navy Seals blowing the heads off those three terrorist pirates? Don’t you just wish our entire government would function with such efficiency, professionalism, and courage?
We watch in disbelief as our beloved United States is weakened economically, militarily, and morally by a radical President and his eager accomplices.
What has taken generations to build is systematically destroyed and replaced with the same socialist evil that brought poverty, destruction, and despair to untold hundreds of millions.
The problems we face today have occurred because we have not defended our nation from socialism. For too long we have allowed the wrong people to make the worst possible decisions.
The Bible warns us of class hatred. The radical leadership of our government daily fans the evil flames of class envy.
Our European and Canadian friends beg us to not make the same socialist mistakes they did. The President of the European Union warned our President that his socialist economic plans are taking the World down the “road to Hell.”
The path to power for socialists includes taking God and guns from the citizens. Without spiritual and physical protection, people cannot defend themselves and their liberty. They soon become slaves.
We are angered that our President apologizes for the exceptionalism and heroism of the United States of America. We are deeply troubled he told others the United States is not a Christian nation.
We are angered that we have been called cowards and racists because we oppose socialism. Socialism is not racial; socialism is an equal opportunity destroyer.
We are angered that a recent Department of Homeland Security report has singled out our military men and women who are returning home as being radical threats.
The report also characterizes you and me as right-wing extremists and radicals because we favor smaller government and lower taxes.
You and I are average citizens who believe just like most of our fellow Americans. We want our government to leave us alone and to keep its hands off our money, our religion, or guns, our private property, and our lives.
We demand that our government stop spending money it does not have.
Stop confiscating our money and private property.
Stop printing money.
Stop subsidizing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the other failed financial institutions and companies.
Mr. President, stop appointing tax cheats to positions of power and influence.
Mr. President, secure our borders.
Mr. President, do not divert money from our missile defense, F-22 Raptors, and other vital military equipment. This gives encouragement, aid, and comfort to our enemies. Protecting us is your number one job.
Mr. President, do not give voting rights to millions of illegal aliens and felons. You have no more right to create new voters for your benefit than you do to use our money to buy the 2010 and 2012 elections.
We gather peacefully here today because there is a growing concern for what our government is doing to us and to our future. We fear for the very survival of our republic.
Yet there is much to make us hopeful and to fill our hearts with optimism and courage. This is still our country!
The constitution of the Unites States belongs to "We the People". Our constitution still protects us from our government.
Call every possible elected official, including our President, Vice President, and the Speaker of the House. Demand that they stop stealing our money and giving it to ACORN and their other political supporters in order to buy votes.
Call [your senators and representative]. Thank them. Urge them to do much more. Remind them now is a time for action and not for campaigning.
Volunteer to work on our 2010 census. Confront ACORN. Keep our census honest. We must not allow our President to take control of our census for his political advantage.
We must replace as much of our far left congress as possible in 2010. Get involved. Do not let the ACORN control our 2010 election.
Talk with someone every day who does not understand our nation’s history and our great heritage. Tell them why the United States is a good and prosperous nation. It still remains that brightly lit city on the hill. It still is the best hope for all mankind.
Talk with all of the young people you can find. They are our future. Many do not understand what they have and that their future is being destroyed.
Encourage your elected State officials to pass legislation that will protect us from our Federal government ... Thank them and pray for them.
This is a time for strong peaceful action. Let us pray that We the People can quickly return our government to its constitutional responsibilities.
Our President and Congress were elected to be our servants and not our masters.
May God help our President and congress to quickly realize the error of their ways and stop their reckless and unwarranted spending, cut our taxes, and reduce the size of our Federal bureaucracy.
If they do not, may God grant us the courage and determination to vote them out of power next year.
May God richly bless and protect each of you, and our Constitution, as together we pursue liberty!
Dr. Donald May, Lubbock, TX - 4/15/09
Ladies and gentlemen, this is a time for courage.
We are gathered here today on the plains of West Texas in common purpose. We are here to remind our government that this is our country, we the people are still in charge, and our government is still our servant and not our master.
Our nation’s founding document is the Declaration of Independence. It tells us that our rights come from God and not from a small group of elite men and women.
Our constitution starts with the words “We the People.” Our constitution was written for ordinary Americans like you and me. Our constitution protects us from our government and from the politicians.
Our President has complained that our constitution gives ordinary people too much protection.
He has ridiculed us for the high value we place on our Bibles, our guns, our personal property, and our liberty. He tells us we do not deserve to keep the money we have earned.
We are told freedom has not worked. Personal responsibility, free enterprise, and liberty have not been effective. Our government will now make more of our decisions for us.
Other than our military, I can think of not one government agency I have ever found to be helpful.
And speaking of our military, how about those Navy Seals blowing the heads off those three terrorist pirates? Don’t you just wish our entire government would function with such efficiency, professionalism, and courage?
We watch in disbelief as our beloved United States is weakened economically, militarily, and morally by a radical President and his eager accomplices.
What has taken generations to build is systematically destroyed and replaced with the same socialist evil that brought poverty, destruction, and despair to untold hundreds of millions.
The problems we face today have occurred because we have not defended our nation from socialism. For too long we have allowed the wrong people to make the worst possible decisions.
The Bible warns us of class hatred. The radical leadership of our government daily fans the evil flames of class envy.
Our European and Canadian friends beg us to not make the same socialist mistakes they did. The President of the European Union warned our President that his socialist economic plans are taking the World down the “road to Hell.”
The path to power for socialists includes taking God and guns from the citizens. Without spiritual and physical protection, people cannot defend themselves and their liberty. They soon become slaves.
We are angered that our President apologizes for the exceptionalism and heroism of the United States of America. We are deeply troubled he told others the United States is not a Christian nation.
We are angered that we have been called cowards and racists because we oppose socialism. Socialism is not racial; socialism is an equal opportunity destroyer.
We are angered that a recent Department of Homeland Security report has singled out our military men and women who are returning home as being radical threats.
The report also characterizes you and me as right-wing extremists and radicals because we favor smaller government and lower taxes.
You and I are average citizens who believe just like most of our fellow Americans. We want our government to leave us alone and to keep its hands off our money, our religion, or guns, our private property, and our lives.
We demand that our government stop spending money it does not have.
Stop confiscating our money and private property.
Stop printing money.
Stop subsidizing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the other failed financial institutions and companies.
Mr. President, stop appointing tax cheats to positions of power and influence.
Mr. President, secure our borders.
Mr. President, do not divert money from our missile defense, F-22 Raptors, and other vital military equipment. This gives encouragement, aid, and comfort to our enemies. Protecting us is your number one job.
Mr. President, do not give voting rights to millions of illegal aliens and felons. You have no more right to create new voters for your benefit than you do to use our money to buy the 2010 and 2012 elections.
We gather peacefully here today because there is a growing concern for what our government is doing to us and to our future. We fear for the very survival of our republic.
Yet there is much to make us hopeful and to fill our hearts with optimism and courage. This is still our country!
The constitution of the Unites States belongs to "We the People". Our constitution still protects us from our government.
Call every possible elected official, including our President, Vice President, and the Speaker of the House. Demand that they stop stealing our money and giving it to ACORN and their other political supporters in order to buy votes.
Call [your senators and representative]. Thank them. Urge them to do much more. Remind them now is a time for action and not for campaigning.
Volunteer to work on our 2010 census. Confront ACORN. Keep our census honest. We must not allow our President to take control of our census for his political advantage.
We must replace as much of our far left congress as possible in 2010. Get involved. Do not let the ACORN control our 2010 election.
Talk with someone every day who does not understand our nation’s history and our great heritage. Tell them why the United States is a good and prosperous nation. It still remains that brightly lit city on the hill. It still is the best hope for all mankind.
Talk with all of the young people you can find. They are our future. Many do not understand what they have and that their future is being destroyed.
Encourage your elected State officials to pass legislation that will protect us from our Federal government ... Thank them and pray for them.
This is a time for strong peaceful action. Let us pray that We the People can quickly return our government to its constitutional responsibilities.
Our President and Congress were elected to be our servants and not our masters.
May God help our President and congress to quickly realize the error of their ways and stop their reckless and unwarranted spending, cut our taxes, and reduce the size of our Federal bureaucracy.
If they do not, may God grant us the courage and determination to vote them out of power next year.
May God richly bless and protect each of you, and our Constitution, as together we pursue liberty!
Dr. Donald May, Lubbock, TX - 4/15/09
31 July 2014
25 October 2012
Still Wondering How to Vote?
Submitted for your consideration:
In less than two weeks, you'll have a choice to make. Ask yourself which candidate is more likely to insist that the government is more important than you are - and then vote accordingly.
" For example, under what circumstances may the State justly place its welfare above that of a citizen?" .......
"...as I see, are no circumstances under which State is justified in placing its welfare ahead of mine."
"Good. We have a starting point."
~ Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
In less than two weeks, you'll have a choice to make. Ask yourself which candidate is more likely to insist that the government is more important than you are - and then vote accordingly.
02 June 2011
Where-Are-They Now Dept: Joe Miller
From a copyright story by the Associated Press:
FAIRBANKS -- Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller has formed two new political action committees.
~ snip ~
15 September 2010
No Surprise Here
"Your ideological score is 86/400. This makes you extremely conservative. The average score for Americans is 209.5".
They didn't mention the libertarian leanings, but you get the point. Want to take the "Progressive quiz"? Go here.
Spotted at Lucrative Pain*
*Don't get excited, folks. She's a massage therapist.
They didn't mention the libertarian leanings, but you get the point. Want to take the "Progressive quiz"? Go here.
Spotted at Lucrative Pain*
*Don't get excited, folks. She's a massage therapist.
12 September 2010
The American Dream: LIBERTY
In one of the best modern definitions of "liberty" I've seen recently, my friend DR over at The Maritime Sentry wrote this:
You'll be glad you did.
The American dream is to live free, to have the ability to succeed or fail, practice our own beliefs, and raise our children in peace without an intrusive government undermining parental authority. I am suspect of all these people who keep claiming the American dream is about material possessions or financial success. I would rather live my life poor and free than rich and oppressed.If you haven't checked out his blog, you should. DR & his wife, SR, are passionate defenders of liberty & America. Go. Read.
You'll be glad you did.
17 August 2010
11 April 2010
Righting the Wrongs
"I have met with difficulties ... such as I never expected; but they must be borne with. The cause we are engaged in is so just and righteous that we must try to rise superior to every obstacle in its support."
~~ George Washington to Major General Philip Schuyler (Dec. 5, 1775)
I have been much troubled of late, regarding the fight which is even now striving for the heart and soul of America. We seem to be two peoples sharing a common border, but little else.
Beginning nearly a century ago, school curricula began teaching that the founders of this nation were evil white Europeans. Slowly but steadily, the lives and writings of those who painstakingly crafted this Constitutional republic are forgotten, and in their place, we are served pablum ... the most puerile pap imaginable. One daughter's history text, some years ago, had 24 pages about Sacajawea, but ONE PARAGRAPH about George Washington.
Long has the pop culture, and the so-called "mainstream" media told us that conservatives are evil, selfish, greedy, and so on. We're told that whatever their struggles, it has little-to-no relevance to today. After all, these are modern times. Didn't you know?
Bull. That's all a crock of the worst kind of garbage.
The men and women who gave their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor - a term which has nearly no modern equivalent - did NOT fight, stand, and often die so that greedy politicians could take care of us. That is NOT government's job, and I don't care who says it is. Anyone who believes that has been deluded, or is deliberately ignoring the truth.
When President Dwight Eisenhow
er addressed the students at Columbia University in 1954, he spoke the following words:Here in America we are descended in spirit from revolutionaries and rebels – men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine.Absolutely.
We can no longer afford to sit idly by, hoping for the best, while those who hate America are striving to destroy it from within.
The progressives - those who want to progress beyond the Constitution - are in a decades-old struggle to take over this nation, this federation of united States. They know that it cannot be destroyed by conventional means, so they have undertaken to weaken it from within ... to use our compassion, our essential goodness, against us.
They tell us we must "care" about this cause or that ... we must "care" about the hungry, the needy, the disadvantaged. Well, here's a news flash: we do! The citizens of the United States have traditionally contributed more to charity than those of any other nation on earth.
But that's not good enough, they say. The problem is too large, too complex, too daunting for churches, or civic organizations, or charitable foundations to deal with it. Only government can do it properly, they say.
Well, they say LOTS of things. President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty in 1965; how's that workin' out for ya? Yay, poverty's gone! Oh, wait.
One of the things our domestic enemies tell us is that the Constitutional is just an old document. They say it's no longer pertinent to us, today. Oh, really? Patrick Henry said
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government – lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.That Constitution lays out a few specific duties for the "General Government", as Thomas Jefferson phrased it. It also specifically says that anything not specifically spelled out in that document as being the responsibility of that government, is deliberately reserved to the States, or the People. That's the 10th Amendment (in case you've been under a rock for the last year). But the progressives in government, and their appointees who legislate from the judiciary, have been warping that for a long time, now.
Those who love this Union, and the Constitution, and revere the idea that governmental authority flows upward from US, not downward from the government, are now waking up to find the burglar's nearly out the door with all our possessions.
You think you're free? Do you have a permit for concealed carry in your wallet? Did you have to get permission to exercise your unalienable natural right, the one which shall not be infringed?
Ihre Papieren, bitte.
Don't tell me about your driver's license; driving is a privilege, rather than a right. Unfortunately, too many have never been educated as to the difference.
This war - and make no mistake; it is a war for the heart and soul of this country - is here, now. You've watched that General Government ignore the voice of the constituency. You've seen them dismiss concerned and angry citizens at meeting after meeting; talking down to upset voters as if they were unruly children. After all, they say, they know what's best for us. Just shut up and listen, and they'll tell you.
Is your existence so dear that you'll pay any price in taxes, in licenses and fees and fines and penalties, in thousands upon thousands of new laws making your freedom a crime? Or, as Patrick Henry said, "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?" You know what I mean, folks. Big Brother the Nanny will tell you what's best, after all.
The massive entitlement programs which have been put in place, to enslave generations of Americans, will be tough to dismantle. But we must try. We can't allow the promise of a free lunch to bankrupt us. Unfortunately, the politicians are seemingly ignorant of TANSTAAFL. They need to be educated.
No more. Stand up, my friends. We can not allow this to continue.
I know that many of you are already doing what you can. To those, I say, "Bravo!" But many of us could do more. Our elected officials must understand that we will NOT sink back into slumber while they continue to destroy our liberty, one new regulation at a time.
Just a couple of years ago, the Democrats informed us - while they berated the previous administration in the most hateful and derogatory terms - that dissent is patriotic. Oh, really? Then why are the Tea Partiers told to sit down and shut up? Why are conservatives called the same names now, by those in power? Now dissent is not only unpatriotic, they say, but "hate speech".
As long as there's any hope that peaceful protest will still work, we must be peaceful. But we must also be insistent and steadfast in our determination that they have gone too far. The day could be fast approaching when we may not be able to do - or say - anything at all about it.
25 August 2009
"Palinettes" Lead Republican Revival
In a copyright story in the Times Online, they report that "conservative women" whom some wag has termed "Palinettes" are appearing as possible candidates for political positions across the country.
You can go to the link and read the whole thing, then come back. I have an issue with something they say:
You can go to the link and read the whole thing, then come back. I have an issue with something they say:
"Meet the Palinettes, a new generation of clever conservative women who are emerging as some of their party’s most effective critics of Democratic rule. Like Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor who has become a conservative icon, they combine shrewd political instincts with eye-catching personal histories."Unlike Palin, most of them are carving out a moderate political path that Republican officials hope will help the party to compete for the middle-of-the-road voters [emphasis added] whom it lost in droves to Obama last year."
My problem? They Just Don't Get It.
Sarah Palin kicked open the door. True enough. And I'm happy to see women expressing conservative values getting involved in politics at all levels. But Sarah didn't make the HUGE splash that she achieved by appealing to moderate voters.
Gov. Palin is a conservative first, and a Republican second. She's not trying to resurrect the Republican party per se, except insofar as it's the best current candidate for a party that at least used to represent what she is.
If there were an Independent Party of widespread, national presence, I have no doubt that she would be front-and-center there, cheering on those want to take this country back from the liberal-slash-progressives who are trying to destroy it ... and us.
Don't be fooled by cheap imitations. If there is a conservative candidate running where you live, then by all means support her or him. Don't be concerned about party affiliation.
Actions speak louder than words, and conservative candidates don't lose sleep worrying about how to attract "moderate" voters. Any conservative worthy of the name will know better. You don't chase them ...
... you make the conservative idea so appealing that they come to us. Ronald Reagan (aka Ronaldus Magnus) did it, and so should we.
21 July 2009
Palination is now www.ThePalination.com
The Palination blog has already made someone angry, so we must be doing something right!
Within the next three days, it will be accessible at www.ThePalination.com ... please be patient as we make the transition.
Thanks!
Within the next three days, it will be accessible at www.ThePalination.com ... please be patient as we make the transition.
Thanks!
07 July 2009
Must. Talk. About. Sarah.
There's not much going on here that isn't splashed all over the national news, but I'd look for Fox News to have the least amount of 'spin' administered to Sarah Palin's comments.
I'm still getting questions from Lower 48 friends about "what's up with Sarah?" as if there were some secret known only to Alaskans. Well, read on.
There's a line of reasoning that states, "the simplest explanation that fits all available facts is usually best." Here's what the main-stream media (bless their darling hearts and empty heads) will never get: she means what she said.
Sarah Palin is surrendering the governorship because it's the best thing for Alaska.
The press will NEVER understand that there are still a few people in public office who are not professional politicians. Those few are performing what they believe to be a public service, with a servant's heart. They're not in it to make money, nor to win riches and acclaim - even where that's possible (like Chicago, among other places).
Some are doing this because it's in the interest of their community, town, or State. Such is Sarah Palin. She had a number of things she wanted to accomplish; she has either accomplished, or at least started, those things.
She went as far as she could ... then the Dimocrits and their willing accomplices in the MSM ganged up to stop her. Applying Alinsky's Rules for Radicals, they took the ethics laws that she sponsored and began using them against her.
Those cronies have effectively tied the Governor's hands, paralyzing her staff with day after day of requests for documents, copies, reports, and composing replies to ethics complaints from literally only a handful of people. It's my understanding that a couple of people submitted multiple complaints, including the guy ... must be charitable (/teeth grinding) ... who filed another complaint against her yesterday.
As a private citizen, Ms. Palin will be able to say, go, and do whatever she wants. Look for her to start making the talk show rounds, doing a lot of public speaking, and campaigning for conservative candidates across the country.
If you thought Governor Palin was a ball of fire, wait until you get a load of Sarah Palin, private citizen.
I'm still getting questions from Lower 48 friends about "what's up with Sarah?" as if there were some secret known only to Alaskans. Well, read on.
There's a line of reasoning that states, "the simplest explanation that fits all available facts is usually best." Here's what the main-stream media (bless their darling hearts and empty heads) will never get: she means what she said.
Sarah Palin is surrendering the governorship because it's the best thing for Alaska.
The press will NEVER understand that there are still a few people in public office who are not professional politicians. Those few are performing what they believe to be a public service, with a servant's heart. They're not in it to make money, nor to win riches and acclaim - even where that's possible (like Chicago, among other places).
Some are doing this because it's in the interest of their community, town, or State. Such is Sarah Palin. She had a number of things she wanted to accomplish; she has either accomplished, or at least started, those things.
She went as far as she could ... then the Dimocrits and their willing accomplices in the MSM ganged up to stop her. Applying Alinsky's Rules for Radicals, they took the ethics laws that she sponsored and began using them against her.
Those cronies have effectively tied the Governor's hands, paralyzing her staff with day after day of requests for documents, copies, reports, and composing replies to ethics complaints from literally only a handful of people. It's my understanding that a couple of people submitted multiple complaints, including the guy ... must be charitable (/teeth grinding) ... who filed another complaint against her yesterday.
As a private citizen, Ms. Palin will be able to say, go, and do whatever she wants. Look for her to start making the talk show rounds, doing a lot of public speaking, and campaigning for conservative candidates across the country.
If you thought Governor Palin was a ball of fire, wait until you get a load of Sarah Palin, private citizen.
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