“It does not take a majority to prevail…but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.”
-Samuel Adams
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Thomas Paine published Common Sense in January 1776 guiding thought and transforming history. It’s time for us to make a common sense choice and transform America to her former greatness. Iowa’s recount resulted in a Santorum win!
It is my pleasure to endorse Santorum for President not just because his traditional values appeal to largely conservative Latino and Black families, but also to young people, women, and the main stream of the America heartland. With four stubborn contenders in the field, Rick Santorum is the common sense candidate with a high contrast that can not be effectively challenged by Obama.
The grandson of an Italian immigrant, Rick Santorum’s grandfather labored Pennsylvania’s coal mines for a better life and liberty. These same virtues attract Latino and white voters as well addressing the centrality of faith, family and freedom.
To have a strong economy, we must have strong families – because the family is the first economy. Government must recognize this and create an environment for families, small businesses, manufacturing hubs and communities to thrive.
Santorum’s unflagging heart has entwined a powerful coalition of national Evangelical leaders with a committed grassroots army including anti-abortion activists, home-school groups, Tea Party faithful and just the average Jane and Joe of America.
The history is there. Senator Santorum became one of the most successful government reformers in our history, taking on Washington’s powerful special interests from the moment he arrived in our nation’s Capitol. Rick commands respect from the people he represents and colleagues in Washington because they know they can trust Santorum and his core does not change.
Rick Santorum’s common sense solutions bring a bold jobs plan returning the “Made in the USA” brand to manufacturing sectors through Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, his home state of Pennsylvania, and beyond. Yes, he did lose a race in Pennsylvania but that was the backlash year where everyone lost and Democrats prevailed. Those who tout this statistic probably forget that when George Bush lost Pennsylvania by 4 points, Rick Santorum won his seat by 6 points!
Key to a Republican victory is winning Pennsylvania that’s solidly Democrat. Obama insulted them by saying they “…cling to their guns and religion…” We cling to God, our guns, and American values too. Who will capture the 20 electoral votes of Pennsylvania? Rick Santorum defeated Democrats and served his House District plus the Senate in Congress over 16 years. Why did Rick Santorum win multiple races as a Conservative Republican? He gained support of both Independents and Democrats because people could trust him!
Rick Santorum is the candidate I can trust with my wife, my wallet, my guns and my country. Pick Rick Santorum for President. Pennsylvania may decide the presidency and a number of other key swing states have already pointed the way for you to Rick Santorum.  Rick has got the courage to fight for traditional American values and the endurance to lead and govern for WE THE PEOPLE. Not a detailed and dismal trail of broken Barack promises, Rick is consistent and conservative. We can trust Rick Santorum as the President.
This Fall we celebrated by law the 224th Anniversary of the signing of the US Constitution. Others planned “a day of rage,” on the Brooklyn Bridge, and some say “revolution” against the corruption and greed of America’s Wall Street in NYC. A day stretched to weeks and more as the mindless rage continues to spread in other venues across America. Some Americans faced with over 9% known unemployed, and the poverty rate reaching 15.1% are ready to “free America” from capitalism, and suckle the socialist state spawned by Barack Obama, with his unconstitutional czars and administration who repeatedly violate the Constitution at their whim!
After America peacefully remembered 9/11 with the heroes of the New York City Police and Fire Department, groups like “CultureJammers,” “USDayofRage.org,” “People of the NYC General Assembly,” “TaketheSquare.net,” and even “Anonymous” marched on Wall Street. Will this be a different kind of “September terror?” Yes!
A striking parallel comes into view when I remember daddy telling me about the nearly 15,000 WWI veterans that marched on Washington, DC in May 1932. They were called the Bonus Army. These WWI vets were demanding immediate compensation they had been promised. The World War Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 had awarded these veterans “bonuses” in the form of certificates they could not redeem until 1945. They were hungry NOW!
Desperate, without jobs a march on the Nation’s Capitol began, and a tent city was erected. They camped for cash! Just American heros who needed “a hand up,” not “a hand out.” War and depression in a sense invaded America, and there was a culture of chaos.
Do you ever wonder if paid protesters, folks without jobs, returning veterans or even TEA Party patriots in lawful assembly presenting their grievances to the government would ever be met with lethal force in America? Do you believe in your heart that those sworn to uphold the law and the U.S. Constitution would ever use lethal force against their own citizens? Learn from history.
The police in our nation’s capitol in 1932 engaged the Bonus Army to disperse them, and when facing resistance, shots were fired and two WWI veterans were wounded, and later died. Tragic.
Probably no veteran, or any American alive today would question the loyalty to America, the leadership or courage of Gen. Douglas MacArther, a hero of WWII and the Korean “police action,” who proclaimed the West Point academy motto in his famous speech, “Duty, Honor, Country!”
And yet in 1932, then Army Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur commanded the infantry and cavalry supported by 6 tanks when President Herbert Hoover ordered the army to clear the veterans’ campsites. MacArthur obeyed orders whether it was in his heart or not. The Bonus Army marchers with their wives and children were driven out, and their shelters and meager belongings burned. Facts are stubborn things.
A good question to ask Republican presidential candidates would be, “Should you be elected president, under what circumstances would you order forces at your disposal to attack, put in “camps,” or shoot American citizens?”
Could terror in tough times again pierce NYC or where you live? Glenn Beck often quotes Van Jones who said “The movement of hope and change” will control the people “Top down, bottom up, and inside out” (the later being “your heart part.”) The aim as Jones puts it to “bend history in a new direction.” And you ask “What would that new direction be?” More than socialism! Controlling chaos - more accurately controlling citizens to an unconstitutional life is wrong! It’s the force element that takes it to the next level from simple Socialism to Facism. Yes, Facism involves force. Controlling wealth and its distribution with force is Facism.
Some would re-write history and even the dictionary. Look it up. Let’s celebrate the US Constitution and cherish it everyday, and unite to support it. The “Arab Spring” now hawked here as “The New American Fall” is pervasive in America.
Where are you? You must protect yourself and your family by being in a state of preparedness. Enjoy the measure of freedom we have, and prepare yourself and your family for tomorrow, and beyond. Patriots unite!
The American Principles Project Committee decided who WE THE PEOPLE want to hear in the September 5, Presidential Debate in July, before the primaries and perhaps without enough “principles.” Americans are angry with the lack of principled leadership in Washington, and that arbitrary percentages make the decision of who is included in a presidential debate.
Do you share my rage that big money, conservative TV and talk show hosts, GOP establishment types, and even a highly respected Senator like Jim DeMint are “making the cuts” to imply who you really want for president of the United States in August, September or any month? I am! I am convinced that some are “calling the race” for President and even accelerating the primary dates based on polling and seeking to leverage out candidates who have been in the long haul on the traditional political calendar!
Be certain to see and hear those the mainstream media would prefer remain overlooked. Pay attention to a Statesman, Rick Santorum, one you would be proud to have in the Oval Office - or in your home. I am impressed with the breadth of Rick Santorum’s knowledge and experience; the depth of his solutions; and the height of his vision for America.
Listen thoughtfully to Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann, or others, when they stand up to scrutiny and are vetted by WE THE PEOPLE. DVR the Presidential Debates for review. Press the campaigns for up close Q&A.
I personally invited Rick Perry and Herman Cain to Spartanburg, and encouraged Michele Bachmann to let us put together a different kind of event here. During Ann Romney’s visit I asked her to tell Mitt Romney to come to Spartanburg for my Q&A with the folks. It does not go well in SC, or probably anywhere, when candidates are campaigning for President with consultant-staged media events that ease out the county party, GOP clubs - essentially grassroots leadership, or GOP activists!
Patriots demand vetting. I would like to see any candidate stand up to the nearly 2 hours Q&A Rick Santorum had at a Greenville, SC event with no speech! The people loved it, and simply will not believe the pep rally stuff like Obama did, and others may try. This time they demand serious solutions to serious questions. They want to know the principles in the candidates’ core, not what the latest tracking poll reveals…or conceals.
At the moment I thought I could finally be proud of a decisive and courageous president this news breaks. A “masterful manipulation” by Leon Panetta and Valerie Jarrett ensued in the war room and beyond with a tug-o-war about if, when, and how to take out Osama Bin Laden and proper Chain-of-Command. Long, very revealing and extremely interesting.
Leading from behind is new to this Republic, but not to this presidency. Could the “presidency” be run by a mad black woman or a rogue CIA Director?
“What Valerie Jarrett, and the president, did not know is that Leon Panetta had already initiated a program that reported to him –and only him, involving a covert on the ground attack against the compound.”
A White House insider’s account leaves Americans in a dizzing drift into a black ops hole with this account of what took place, “I was told – in these exact terms, ‘we overruled him.’ (Obama) I have since followed up and received further details on exactly what that meant, as well as the specifics of how Leon Panetta worked around the president’s ‘persistent hesitation to act.’ There appears NOT to have been an outright overruling of any specific position by President Obama, simply because there was no specific position from the president to do so. President Obama was, in this case, as in all others, working as an absentee president.
“I was correct in stating there had been a push to invade the compound for several weeks if not months, primarily led by Leon Panetta, Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, David Petraeus, and Jim Clapper. The primary opposition to this plan originated from Valerie Jarrett, and it was her opposition that was enough to create uncertainty within President Obama. Obama would meet with various components of the pro-invasion faction, almost always with Jarrett present, and then often fail to indicate his position. This situation continued for some time, though the division between Jarrett/Obama and the rest intensified more recently, most notably from Hillary Clinton. She was livid over the president’s failure to act, and her office began a campaign of anonymous leaks to the media indicating such. As for Jarrett, her concern rested on two primary fronts. One, that the military action could fail and harm the president’s already weakened standing with both the American public and the world. Second, that the attack would be viewed as an act of aggression against Muslims, and further destabilize conditions in the Middle East.
“Nothing changed with the president’s opinion – he continued to avoid having one. Every time military and intelligence officials appeared to make progress in forming a position, Jarrett would intervene and the stalling would begin again. Hillary started the ball really rolling as far as pressuring Obama began, but it was Panetta and Petraeus who ultimately pushed Obama to finally act – sort of.
“Panetta was receiving significant reports from both his direct CIA sources, as well as Petraeus-originating Intel. Petraeus was threatening to act on his own via a bombing attack. Panetta reported back to the president that a bombing of the compound would result in successful killing of Osama Bin Laden, and little risk to American lives. Initially, as he had done before, the president indicated a willingness to act. But once again, Jarrett intervened, convincing the president that innocent Pakistani lives could be lost in such a bombing attack, and Obama would be left attempting to explain Panetta’s failed policy. Again Obama hesitated – this time openly delaying further meetings to discuss the issue with Panetta. A brief meeting was held at this time with other officials, including Secretary Gates and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but Gates, like Panetta, was unable to push the president to act. It was at this time that Gates indicated to certain Pentagon officials that he may resign earlier than originally indicated – he was that frustrated. Both Panetta and Clinton convinced him to stay on and see the operation through.
“What happened from there is what was described by me as a “masterful manipulation” by Leon Panetta. Panetta indicated to Obama that leaks regarding knowledge of Osama Bin Laden’s location were certain to get out sooner rather than later, and action must be taken by the administration or the public backlash to the president’s inaction would be “…significant to the point of political debilitation.” It was at that time that Obama stated an on-ground campaign would be far more acceptable to him than a bombing raid. This was intended as a stalling tactic, and it had originated from Jarrett. Such a campaign would take both time, and present a far greater risk of failure. The president had been instructed by Jarrett to inform Mr., Panetta that he would have sole discretion to act against the Osama Bin Laden compound. Jarrett believed this would further delay Panetta from acting, as the responsibility for failure would then fall almost entirely on him. What Valerie Jarrett, and the president, did not know is that Leon Panetta had already initiated a program that reported to him –and only him, involving a covert on the ground attack against the compound. Basically, the whole damn operation was already ready to go – including the specific team support Intel necessary to engage the enemy within hours of being given notice.
“Panetta then made plans to proceed with an on-ground assault. This information reached either Hillary Clinton or Robert Gates first (likely via military contacts directly associated with the impending mission) who then informed the other. Those two then met with Panetta, who informed each of them he had been given the authority by the president to proceed with a mission if the opportunity presented itself. Both Gates and Clinton warned Panetta of the implications of that authority – namely he was possibly being made into a scapegoat. Panetta admitted that possibility, but felt the opportunity to get Bin Laden outweighed that risk. During that meeting, Hillary Clinton was first to pledge her full support for Panetta, indicating she would defend him if necessary. Similar support was then followed by Gates. The following day, and with Panetta’s permission, Clinton met in private with Bill Daley and urged him to get the president’s full and open approval of the Panetta plan. Daley agreed such approval would be of great benefit to the action, and instructed Clinton to delay proceeding until he had secured that approval.
“Daley contacted Clinton within hours of their meeting indicating Jarrett refused to allow the president to give that approval. Daley then informed Clinton that he too would fully support Panetta in his actions, even if it meant disclosing the president’s indecision to the American public should that action fail to produce a successful conclusion. Clinton took that message back to Panetta and the CIA director initiated the 48 hour engagement order. At this point, the President of the United States was not informed of the engagement order – it did not originate from him, and for several hours after the order had been given and the special ops forces were preparing for action into Pakistan from their position in Afghanistan, Daley successfully kept Obama and Jarrett insulated from that order. This insulation ended at some point with an abort order that I believe originated from Valerie Jarrett’s office, and was then followed up by President Obama. This abort order was later explained as a delay due to weather conditions, but the actual conditions at that time would have been acceptable for the mission. A storm system had been in the area earlier, but was no longer an issue. Check the data yourself to confirm.
“Jarrett, having been caught off guard, was now scrambling to determine who had initiated the plan. She was furious, repeating the acronym “CoC” and saying it was not being followed. This is where Bill Daley intervened directly. The particulars of that intervention are not clear to me beyond knowing he did meet with Jarrett in his office and following that meeting, Valerie Jarrett was not seen in the West Wing for some time, and apparently no longer offered up any resistance to the Osama Bin Laden mission.
“What did follow from there was one or more brief meetings between Bill Daley, Hillary Clinton, a representative from Robert Gates’ office, a representative from Leon Panetta’s office, and a representative from Jim Clapper’s office. I have to assume that these meetings were in essence, detailing the move to proceed with the operation against the Osama Bin Laden compound. I have been told by more than one source that Leon Panetta was directing the operation with both his own CIA operatives, as well as direct contacts with military – both entities were reporting to Panetta only at this point, and not the President of the United States. There was not going to be another delay as had happened 24 hour earlier. The operation was at this time effectively unknown to President Barack Obama or Valerie Jarrett and it remained that way until AFTER it had already been initiated.
“President Obama was literally pulled from a golf outing and escorted back to the White House to be informed of the mission. Upon his arrival there was a briefing held which included Bill Daley, John Brennan, and a high ranking member of the military. When Obama emerged from the briefing, he was described as looking “very confused and uncertain.” The president was then placed in the situation room where several of the players in this event had already been watching the operation unfold. Another interesting tidbit regarding this is that the Vice President was already “up to speed” on the operation. A source indicated they believe Hillary Clinton had personally made certain the Vice President was made aware of that day’s events before the president was.
“The now famous photo released shows the particulars … of that room and its occupants. What that photo does not communicate directly is that the military personnel present in that room during the operation unfolding, deferred to either Hillary Clinton or Robert Gates. The president’s role was minimal, including their acknowledging of his presence in the room.
“At the conclusion of the mission, after it had been repeatedly confirmed a success, President Obama was once again briefed behind closed doors. The only ones who went in that room besides the president were Bill Daley. John Brennan, and a third individual whose identity remains unknown to me. When leaving this briefing, the president came out of it “…much more confident. Much more certain of himself.” He was also carrying papers in his hand that quite possibly was the address to the nation given later that evening on the Bin Laden mission. The president did not have those papers with him prior to that briefing. The president then returned to the war room, where by this time, Leon Panetta had personally arrived and was receiving congratulations from all who were present.
“In my initial communication to you of these events I described what unfolded as a temporary Coup initiated by high ranking intelligence and military officials. I stand by that term. These figures worked around the uncertainty of President Obama and the repeated resistance of Valerie Jarrett. If they had not been willing to do so, I am certain Osama Bin Laden would still be alive today.
“There will be no punishment to those who acted outside the authority of the president’s office. The president cannot afford to admit such a fact. What will be most interesting from here is to now see what becomes of Valerie Jarrett. One source indicated she is threatening resignation. I find that unlikely given my strong belief she needs the protection afforded her by the Oval Office and its immense powers to delay and eventually terminate investigations back in Chicago, but we shall see.”
Events that clearly lend credibility to this Account are Obama being jerked from the golf course to go to the war room, the moving of Leon Panetta to Secretary of Defense where he would be put on a short leash, and a military genius General Petraeus placed as CIA Director. How strange for all these events to occur in such a short period of time! Obama couldn’t fire all of them. He would have reasoned, probably at Jarrett’s insistence that he could not leave people in those positions. He could however rearrange the leadership roles grasping for a Chain-of-Command, and likely save face for Jarrett.
It was the right thing to do to take out Bin Laden. Certainly patriots however pressured executed the mission! Bin Laden is gone. America is in a dizzying drift into a black ops hole with President Obama not unlike the hesitation in dealing with the pirates.
In 2012 let’s get more than promises, let’s get clear vision, meaningful words, and authentic leadership in a presidential candidate for “the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
Outback Steakhouse is one of my favorites. The company aims to please, and yet “No Rules, Just Right” can have a twist to it. There are rules for medium rare as well as how customers are served. The people appreciate this. Certainly, one doesn’t just walk out after the meal saying, “No Rules” - you have to pay, and that’s just right.
Spartanburg County GOP Convention had a generally pleasant convention April 9, 2011. However, it is sad to see an arrogant attitude displayed in the 2009 SCGOP Convention find its way to county convention process this year. Delegates to the state convention May 16, 2009 may remember well that after one introduced himself and stated to the chair that he represented Spartanburg County, the Temporary President, Bobby Harrell, asked in a condescending tone, “And who are you?” Then the motion to slightly amend the SCGOP platform was silenced with a “slight of the tongue” from a person on the platform behind the chair.
That parliamentary maneuver from Robert’s Rules incensed us then as was very clearly voiced to those who served in the “360 on the SCGOP Convention” evaluation May 30, 2009. These negative Party attitudes necessitate staking rights to insure that no rules subvert the pleasure of the people in convention.
Customs and rules obstructed what’s “Just Right” for the Spartanburg County GOP Convention, April 9, 2011, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Temporary President, Mr. David Britt, evidenced this when he announced “I’M going to get us out of here, as I said, by 1:00 p.m.” Later Mr. Britt disallowed a request to move a resolution from the floor, by repeating “This is NOT OUR CUSTOMARY procedure.” Is it customary for a single-issue resolution having received overwhelming support at the precinct level to be suppressed in the county convention? “Tradition” must not trump respectful speech. Will it be allowed at the state convention, or are we just fulfilling a “program” and then “Go Party?”
Again the chair disallowed an appropriate request for a 2/3 vote to suspend the rules and consider a motion from the floor. While the parliamentarian poorly advised the chair, a “Party attitude” that wreaks of an arrogant mindset holds hostage the convention with strict rules, agenda and a stopwatch. This suppresses the voice of WE THE PEOPLE and smacks of that same cocky attitude displayed by those on the platform of the 2009 state convention.
Delegates, pay close attention to the agenda and the LATER RULES hastily presented at the beginning of a convention! These could be modified.
Momma used to holler down the basement steps, “Don’t make me come down there!” The SC Patriots may come down when the right of the people is snatched by a “Ruler” - and we will not be alone.
Someone will say, “But what of the media or perhaps the reputation of a censured official?” The November 2010 election evidenced that THE PEOPLE have had enough! ENOUGH being run over rough shod because elected leaders communicate, “I know what’s best for the people.” We continually see this in the way “business” is done in the Capitol, and we’re not going to take it anymore.
Calm down. OK. Scripture admonishes us to “speak the truth in love.” It may more literally be translated “Truthing in love.” It’s an attitude from the heart. I can have Christian love for a person and disagree with that individual’s political pattern of going against the people served. We can attack the political pattern, but should an individual be singled out?
In my view this response, “You don’t want to have a floor fight ALL afternoon, do you?” lacks respect for The People’s Voice and their sacred honor. Our Founding Fathers invested long afternoons in sweltering Philadelphia heat forging words for our cherished liberty and freedoms. Should we expect less today in air-conditioned comfort?
Robert’s Rules parliamentary procedure is a METHOD whereby a body MAY be able to do business in a respectful fashion. While not an expert, in over twenty years of chairing, I allowed persons to speak respectfully and Robert’s Rules, or “convention rules” were never used as a WEAPON to circumvent the voice and choices of the people.
The GOP is not well served by having ”open secrets” hidden behind “rules.” Our vote is secret. The voice is not secret. Actually, there are higher rules than Robert’s Rules - starting with the 1st Article, “The right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” If the Party plans to govern by the the constitution, let’s remember what comes 1st.
President Abraham Lincoln encountered grave challenges that shattered the union, and prayerfully, he was able to significantly restore it. It was far more than “The Late Unpleasantness” as The War Between The States is sometimes called. America is still scared with a lingering agony as a consequence. Civil wars are always painful. Mr. Obama did not come to the presidency in Washington, DC to advance his agenda with blue skies and smooth sailing, but with multiple crises in banking, insurance, auto industry, real estate, the world economy, 3 wars and more.
Now is President Obama’s opportunity to seize “the cutting edge” by taking bold and decisive leadership, a strategy that he has not yet effectively used. It would take Lincoln-like leadership to do it.
The president could stun “both sides of the aisle,” and indeed America by addressing real budget cuts plus addressing entitlements.
This kind of leadership is not without precedent. Remember, President Lyndon Johnson’s career in the senate where he sought to obstruct civil rights. Preconceived persuasions and obvious scars did not prevent Johnson’s 180 degree turn in his presidency. He transfigured the Democrat Party in 1964 shocking his base and the country’s political perspective when he championed the Civil Rights Act. Whatever your view of him may be, I think we can all agree that this was a “signature moment” for President Johnson’s legacy.
What President Obama does and says now frames his lasting legacy. That’s my message to him. It is clear that Barack Obama paid more attention to launch his 2012 election campaign today rather than to launch debt reductions through cuts in spending and taxes. That action would increase revenue, create jobs and stimulate the economy. If President Obama uses the leadership of his office and does a 180 embracing his opposition’s legislation with real spending cuts that the US House approved, he pulls off a legacy not unlike President Johnson.
Someone will point out that President Obama needs a second chance with the American people and his Obama legacy. Hunkering down and offering escalated taxes, veiled as “contributions,” with only 1/3 of the US budget on the table for discussion will probably cost him the White House.
One can not play politics and govern the nation at the same time. Americans would appreciate enlightened leadership from the president, but it eludes Obama in the dark councils around the Oval Office. Where is the Lincoln Legacy? He wants it - and could realize it with noble presidential leadership. A second chance at a memorable legacy will not be realized if the president does not change course.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomes NATO’s decision to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya plus take over part of the international operation command. Wordsmith the NATO “agreement” on Libya with whatever words a thesaurus may suggest and one can only write a recipe for chaos, conquest and control. Jefferson wrote accurately,
“If there is one principle more deeply rooted than any other in the mind of every American it is, that we should have nothing to do with conquest.”
- Thomas Jefferson, letter to William Short, July 28, 1791
Is there a goal of naked conquest, or at least chaos, veiled in a cloak of protection for a recently arrived US citizen who cared for people in a hospital threatened by Libyan soldiers having an evil intent? It is disconcerting to me that there is no authentic agreement on realistic rules of engagement for NATO or on the removal of Muammar Gaddafi. One can only imagine how the military personnel feel!
Are we really to believe that “Operation Odyssey Dawn” is humanitarian? The word “Odyssey” can be defined here as an “odds-on chance.” Will this be a new Barack Hussein Obama campaign slogan,
“Take a chance on more change!”
Once again patriots ask, “Change what?” Define it. Absent a predetermined objective and strategy there is no way to win this “war” militarily or politically.
We learned in previous wars there is no way to win without air superiority. In Vietnam we also experienced that even air dominance can not win a war. Can a multi-national coalition of 28 nations launching a military intervention, half-hearted by some, succeed? NATO’s pattern of indecisiveness matches the incompetence of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton who dreamed up this fly by night coalition.
President Obama’s perception of the U S Constitution as a “flawed document” has left him without a compass to guide foreign policy by the shores of Tripoli and my heart goes out to our military. Neither the promise of transparency nor USA unity from coast to coast has been fulfilled by this administration.
Having the demeanor of the emperor once again, President Obama did not engage Congress to the degree that he engaged international “partners.” He values the “wisdom of the world” while continuing to ignore the Founding Documents and the words of the Founding Fathers.
Barack, in his rush to judgment, sows chaos and conquest that will reap calamity. Are we to rebuild Libya along with Iraq and Afghanistan? The administration seems to think it needs a war to politically win in 2012. And at what cost in blood and treasure? Am I heartless?
Hardly! There is no selective moral outrage! I care about the Libyan civilians being slaughtered, in the same way that I care about female protestors given “virginity tests” by Egyptian soldiers, and the thousands of displaced Ethiopians whose churches and homes were torched by “Muslim extremists.” Now, after several years of relative peace - following an unofficial ceasefire with Hamas - militants have launched devastating attacks on the Israeli people, firing rockets into Israeli cities once again creating war and a humanitarian crisis. Why is the U S military not engaging to protect these precious Israelis out of “humanitarian” concern? Where was the U S military during the genocide of Rwanda, Sudan, and the indiscriminate ravaging of Darfur? Perhaps these people are too black or too “Jewish.”
I fully support the U S military! I question the reasons, the twisted foreign policy to be in conflict with the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. While I hate what Gaddafi has done, this chaos is neither for barrels of oil nor the terrorist attack on Pan Am 103. It’s a third war America does not need. It’s a fly by nightmare.
Whether you have little or no experience or are a zealous conservative your attitude and actions can shape the GOP, the platform — and ultimately candidate choice.
In reality its pretty simple. With Tsunamis plus the foreign and domestic upheaval you may be tempted to succumb to fears or unsettling thoughts of your overwhelming schedule — the world seems to be spinning out of control. The links to clips below will answer some questions you may have about how one patriot can make all the difference for you and your family.
Check them out! Even if you did not become a delegate yet, you can still be involved in your precinct along with networking precincts and the county GOP. We have a number of others networking in our area. Check the link to email me to link up with others in your area.
If your time is limited click on “Why Join Precincts” and the link for “A Patriotic Example.” That will help you get started now in this election cycle. Many thanks to Bill Rhodes who produced my “fireside chats.”
Get Involved in the Process
Why Join Precincts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9LrjjbsLFE
Recruiting Others
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg6y1LdVAHU
The Paperwork
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeimGp_0-Tc
A Patriotic Example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYYo0R2TYFE
Last night was the 237th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. A couple of years ago patriot activists launched an all-out assault campaigning for a different government. TEA Party citizens joined with me in the struggle to win November 2, 2010 with an extreme makeover of congress!
“As the government stands, I despise and abhor it. I speak as one poor individual - but when I speak, I speak the language of thousands. If I am asked what it is to be done when a people feel themselves intolerably oppressed, my answer is to overturn the government.” - Patrick Henry
The peaceful and persistent TEA Party patriots were a key factor in all November victories including the 112th Congress. Now extreme makeover launches with these elected officials ready to be sworn in January 5, 2011 at what I call “112 Congressional Parkway.”
Tim Scott, District 1
Joe Wilson, District 2
Jeff Duncan, District 3
Trey Gowdy, District 4
Mick Mulvaney, District 5
Congratulations to all these House members, plus a great reelection Senator Jim DeMint! Election eve I told Trey Gowdy that to put the vote in perspective Jim DeMint had beat him in my own precinct, Anderson Mill Elementary School, by 19 votes. Puzzled? You must remember that DeMint and Gowdy were not running for the same seat, so Trey smiled at me savoring the magnitude of his victory for the House of Representatives - so very close to the popular Senator Jim DeMint!
Now we must work with them to insure the extreme makeover because this is just one of the victories to change congress. In his acceptance speech, Trey Gowdy declared that when his “time was up” he wanted it to be said of him that “He changed Congress and didn’t let Congress change him!”
I was encouraged by that and more recently when Trey told me his new office is situated in Washington, DC where he can easily communicate with the other offices of the SC delegation. Mr. Gowdy reports progress with all SC Republicans holding together in the struggle.
Congressman Tim Scott of South Carolina is one of two black Republicans elected along with Florida’s Congressman Allen West. They joined Republican conservatives to change the way business is done in Washington.
It’s not like TV and completed at the end of the show. May the one, true Almighty God grant them wisdom beyond their years to makeover the Nation’s Capitol - reclaiming the republic.
Waste management for swine, and elevating access for children to the performing arts and other education programs may be good legislation that can stand or fall on a separate vote. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced a $1.27 trillion 1,924 page omnibus spending bill containing nearly 7,000 such earmarks worth over $8 billion - the week before Christmas. Yes, and all this has to be approved by midnight Saturday or the government shuts down.
Sterling leadership has a whole new meaning. Citizens pay the silver! So what do the American people want to put in Harry’s stocking this Christmas? A lump of coal! The same for others who support this atrocity in governance.
One would think that after getting what Barack Obama called a “shellacking” in the November elections, that Congress would have gotten the message to stop. What did the lame politicians learn in last month’s election? It seems that they only learned that their days are numbered for pillaging the Country and our children. Their action plan along with Obama’s strategy is - better swiftly shovel this down America’s throat, again.
Gallup’s recent poll reveals 83% of Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing - more than any other Congress. And why do citizens so detest the 111th Congress? The reckless way it spends other people’s money, is a huge reason - the money of WE THE PEOPLE.
Vanity projects buying votes in the bill include:
$175,000 Shellfish Safety Testing Pilot, MA
$1,000,000 Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative, HI
$500,000 Highly Migratory Shark Fishery Research Program, CA
$200,000 Gunshot Location System Expansion Project, AL and MA
$1,000,000 Public Safety Communications System Upgrade, FL
$250,000 Elevating Access to Performing Arts Education for Children by Enhancing our In-frastructure and Enriching Structure, NY – Yep, Charlie Rangel
$10,000,000 Glenville State College, Glenville, WV
$2,000,000 Land Acquisition Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
$500,000 Large Millimeter Telescope -University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
$1,000,000 Great Basin College - Direct Use Geothermal Demonstration Project (NV)
Pretty soon we are talking about real money?
This bill is insane! I wonder if Dirty Harry from NV learned anything in this November election? Thanks to all who contacted their elected officials resulting in a surprise move last night by Sen. Reid. He realized he did not have the votes so he withdrew the Omnibus bill. I really sense that Dirty Harry never learned how to “play nice” in Kindergarden, and the Democrats continue to play “Congress games” wasting precious time.
A one-page continuing resolution that keeps the government funded at current levels, for a month or so, until the next Congress is sworn in and deals with the issue, is the only way to go. Perhaps this will prevail. But watch out. Other 11th hour bills are coming with earmarks. If it smells like a pig and oinks like a pig…it’s pork!
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