Stumbling Across the World Stage

So Mr. Obama has been "bailed out" by Russia? It seems to me that he still has a lot of egg on his face. He spent so much time keeping score on the golf course, he lost track of keeping score on the world stage. It would be nice to think that he learned a lesson. A good one would be: that it takes more than a good sounding speech to accomplish anything of meaning. He should also be able to understand that he is not always the smartest person in the room. It is fairly plain that this is a man who doesn't understand the job he holds.

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Now before I make the next statement I will say that I'm not now or have never been a birther. There is no doubt that Mr. Obama was born to an American citizen (his mother) no matter where she was located at the time of his birth. His father may or may not have been a citizen, but that really doesn't play into the argument. If one parent is a citizen and the other is not, then he may have dual citizenship and one of the is citizen of the United States. Anyone who subscribes to the birther theory is buying into the racist tactics of the Hillary Clinton campaign of 2008.

Being a citizen alone is not enough to qualify anyone to be President of the United States. There is no doubt that he was, no matter where he was born, raised outside of the nation. He went to Muslim schools. His lessons were not on American History. He didn't play football or Pledge of Allegiance to the United States. In the famous picture of him on stage and not saluting the flag should come as a surprise to no one. He may have not known that that was the appropriate thing to do, but it didn't hurt him with his base, since they didn't see it for what it was and didn't understand its importance to the nation.

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So now our culturally ignorant president, raised in a foreign nation, being propped up by an sycophant and accomplice media and political party has failed a very important test on the world stage. He has shown not only a complete incompetency but his normal disengagement. But when you threaten acts of war it should never be taken lightly. An unfortunately the president has shown from the beginning an air of aloofness and arrogance that doesn't win friends or convince allies to support you.

So it appears that Mr. Obama will walk away with something he could declare as a victory, but it has sent a message to our allies and enemies. That message is of weakness and incompetency. Let's hope the next crisis comes after he leaves office and his replacement has better leadership skill. Or at least someone who understand more about the nation, its history, and the legacy left by those who laid down their lives to defend it.

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Memos From Monday 2-13-2012

Obama’s Accommodation: The most high, might, and holy Emperor Barack Obama once again has commanded from his throne a new accommodation to replace his compromise. In his wisdom and a show of his ultimate power he announced that the matter of the proclamation to the Catholic Church is settled.

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Somewhere along the way this man seems to think that he has ultimate power. Even though he has been very successful in his efforts to shred the Constitution, those days may becoming to an end. The Democrat Party and their success in cramming the unconstitutional ObamaCare down the throats of the American people. They really believed that they could create a new right, by ignoring the fact that humans are not capable of create new rights. The idea that the government can run something as complex as the health care system in this nation is laughable. The idea that the leader of that party feels that he has unlimited power is frightening. It is time to stand up to this self imposed dictator and overturn his edicts.

So this is were we are as a nation. The President continues to grab power not assigned to him in our governing documents. The Congress ignores the will of the electorate. The courts are creating laws. It seems that no one is interested, but that would be wrong. The Left Stream Media may be complaisant with the Progressive agenda, but the winds of change are blowing. there are enough people becoming aware of the way our freedoms are being betrayed. Now is not the time to lose faith in our neighbors and family. It is easy to think that their is no way to fight those in power, but we still have the ability to take back those freedoms lost.

If the American people of faith don’t unite to overturn this illegal power grab by the current representatives in Washington we will soon be unable to stop the erosion of liberty. Too many people have already lost sight of what has been and is being taken. This attack on the First Amendment and those continuing on the Second Amendment must be stopped. Those who are moving quickly to enslave us must be sent packing. As I see the number of government officials that are choosing to retire leaves me with hope, but we must make sure that those who replace them are willing to put a stop to the status quo.

The Obama accommodation is not within his power to make. It seems that he really believes that he can order independent companies to give away any product or service at his will. He really thinks that his power has no limits. His order violates everything that this nation was based upon. November is the time to show the Obama Administration and Washington the true meaning of limited government and the real meaning of the US Constitution.

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Obama’s Truth: The President once again shows his Chicago roots. His campaign is organizing troops to take to the streets. Could it be that these street troops are going to engage in intimidation? Will we see more tactics that were seen in past Obama campaigns? It is time for a new Attorney General that will actually protect the system and not the people within the system. The idea that once again the President and his allies once again is attempting to control free speech. Never in this country have neighbor turned against neighbor. We can not allow a corrupt President, who only cares about his personal power to corrupt the entire system. The lies that he tells that are then ignored by the Left Stream Media are bad enough, we can not allow him to determine what is the truth or a lie. I will continue to point out the errors of this President and Congress as long as I’m allowed.

$3.8 Trillion Budget: The Idea that $3.8 Trillion and budget are in the same sentence is a crying shame. The fact that anyone could stand up and tell anyone could say that they were going to cut spending while spending over $1.3 Trillion of borrowed money is contemptible. Too many people have lost touch with reality if the majority really believes the tripe that the President put out today. There is no way that we can continue spending money like there is no tomorrow. The fact that any politician could present something called a budget that continues the failed policies of the past.

It is clear that the whole thing is nothing more than political maneuvering. As Harry Reid has refused to consider a budget for over 3 years now, the Democrats continue to blame the Republicans. The President’s Chief of Staff told the nation one of the biggest lies of the last week by saying that it required a super majority to pass a budget. That is a bold face lie. It the Democrats wanted to pass a budget they could have done it when they had a super majority or at anytime during the last 3 years. The calculation has been that they could continue to spend money at an uncontrolled rate. The way that the law has been written, the projects that were in the last budget that was passed must be funded. It also means that any new projects can be presented and funded through a number of ways. So the idea that anyone in the Democrat Party leadership has any desire to control the run away spending. They only wish to blame everything on the opposition so they can maintain their position and power.

It is time for a serious budget and some serious leadership that is willing to protect the nation and the rule of law.

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Thoughts from Thursday 2-9-2012

Obama Goes PAC-ing:
Well once again the President decided to take the path with the most cash. With all the talk of him being able to raise $1 billion for his reelection war chest, there seems that that is not enough. Could it be that he is not raising the large amount of money that they were bragging about? Could it be that all of the rich Democrats that he was sure would back him, no matter what, are not coughing up the donations? Could it be that his campaign chest is not filling up as quickly as he and the machine backing him thought? It seems that the DNC Convention is running into some issues when it comes to funding.

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Could it be that he is see the damage that the GOP Super PACs are doing in the primaries and now beginning to understand how they will be going after him? He has lived a very charmed political life. His opponents have fallen before his campaign and their dirty Chicago style tricks and thuggery. So now it seems that the man who promised to limit his 2008 fundraising, and his opponent did, to the government level of matching funds has once again decided to take the low road. He will do exactly what I expected and is now getting ready to release his Super PAC.

Once again Mr. Obama says one thing and does the exact opposite. If a person really believes in something they will not compromise their principals. Unless of course a person has no core principals of honesty. Over the last few years, since Mr. Obama has come to national prominence, I’ve come to doubt the integrity of the current President. He is willing to do anything, is seems, to win. I can not believe that such a person has the best interest of the American people as his first objective. I would seem that he only wants to win. That winning will not help the nation as a whole. His winning will only continue the pain that he has inflected on those who work hard, follow the rules, and believe that the American dream has not died. His idea of the it will turn it into a nightmare. His Super PAC may or may not succeed, but if he wins due to attacks that it makes on the American system, it will be a lose for all of us.

I can only hope that come November the Obama's will not be PAC-ing but are packing.

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The Obama Compromise:
If you don’t have faith in anything then you can not understand a person who does believe in something greater than themselves. The one thing that I find that those of the Progressive mind set have the least amount of faith in, is the American people. The only thing that they seem to believe in, is themselves. This is really troubling for the country now that progressives have such a strangle hold on the nation.

This last week’s compromise involving religion and forced financing of birth control shows how the President believes that his ability to persuade people is greater than the faith of thousands of years. The attack on the core beliefs of so many people is the height of arrogance by the Administration. I’ve noticed that one characteristic of the President is a total lack of understanding of faith and the heart of the American people. The idea that Americans are willing to toss out centuries of human experience and knowledge for the orders of a government overreaching the authority given to it.

The President does have a strange idea of what the word compromise actually means. His lack of experience shines through when you look at how he handled the whole situation. He seems to think that he could sit down and talk with a couple of leaders in the Catholic Church and convince them that they should deny their faith and accept the will of the government. This is the type of stories that were common in Europe, where Churches and the state shared power by enforcing the will of the rulers. He thinks that a compromise is when he gets everything that he wants. That is not a compromise

The separation of Church and State that the liberals love to misrepresented as a total separation of the Church controlling the State is really the principal of the State not controlling the Church. That is the real meaning of the First Amendment. The idea that the government can suddenly take control of the religious life in this country is at total conflict with the ideas of our founders. The First Amendment and the foundations of our government are more important than the ambitions, plotting, scheming, and power hunger of a few individuals. It is time to demand the repeal of ObamaCare and all of the regulations created so far. This 100 year old plan of the Progressives to take control of the nation and its health care system flies in the face of our God given freedoms and the faith. No matter what we each believe. Today all people of faith must unite to defend and preserve this nation.

So to accept the Obama Compromise is to compromise your principals and turn your back on the freedoms and history of our nation. I'll say no to his ideas and his totalitarian rule.

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The 2012 Quest

Diogenes of Sinope is said to have walked the streets of ancient Greece, looking for an honest man. This journey was considered fruitless. He is also known as Diogenes the Cynic. His cynicism grew from his final belief that it was impossible to find an honest person. I’m not so sure if there is really a truly honest person in the world. It is hard not to be cynical. It is health to have some cynicism in your life. Too much trust can be a dangerous thing, but there are times when you have to trust people. The current leadership in our national government is playing upon this natural cynical nature of people. The use of class warfare to divide and conquer our nation must be the transparency that was was promised at the beginning of the Obama Administration. Considering that they decided to receive an award for transparency in secret, I can only believe it.

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Every four years the United States goes through an exercise to find an individual that is willing and able to lead the nation. We hope to find an honest person to fill the job. I was told once that: Anyone who has done everything required to become President of the United States, should never be given the job. There are times when I believe it. It is said that the road to the White House requires a person to make deals and sell their soul to obtain this job with so much power. Over the years there have been many presidents who were seen as corrupt. Many others are revered as great leaders. For the brief history of the nation, many have stepped forward for consideration for the job, but only a few have been selected. All who have accepted this job come out after their term looking much older than when they entered. It is a hard job and the process used to select the person to occupy it must be very thorough. A comprehensive search and vetting process must occur to protect our fragile republic. This process has been broken at certain times and requires those who protect our liberties to fix it. The lovers of liberty are the people who really understand the price of freedom are willing to pay the price.

Far too many of those who have acquired power today no longer respect their oath of office and are willing to protect the Constitution. The events that have occurred over the 20th century have eroded the system and put those in power who no longer respect the people of the country or our freedoms. They believe that the answers to all problems come from Washington. They see every problem as a way to increase their power and the political parties.

I see a new spirit rising in the nation. The excesses of power over the past few years have awoken many to the dangers we face from those who wish to impose a dictatorial tyrannical state upon us. The imposition of socialistic policies, the militaristic behavior, and the creation of enemy list by the President are the acts that are antithetical to the freedoms that this nation was founded upon. We have a political movement that is working hard to widen the rift in the nation to maintain their power. Next year is the year in which we must find out if we can restore our republic or will we watch the nation continue to slide into tyranny.

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As I wrote about in None of the Above in 2010, I believe that there is a new wind blowing through the nation. More and more people are beginning to trust the political parties and the political class. It is becoming clear that our elected representatives are no longer protecting the nation. They are only doing what will increase and prolong their power. We are getting tired of slick politicians.

In 2007 we were promised “hope and change” by then candidate Barack Obama. To many Americans he appeared to be an outsider. Unfortunately instead of hope we got inflation, rising unemployment, record wasteful government spending, class warfare, three dollar plus gas prices, attacks on individual freedoms, socialized medicine, and unprecedented growth of the federal government. The power shift from the individual to Washington has been breath taking over the last few years is frightening. This betrayal of the faith of the public must be corrected. I can only hope that we can continue the work that began in 2010. If enough people are left that love our freedoms and understand that the policies of Washington will enslave all of us then we can reverse our course and save the nation.

The choices in leadership, we make in 2012, will determine our destiny. I still feel that our two party system is broken. Both parties seem to have the same goals. The growth of the number of progressives in the government representing both parties is pushing us deeper into socialism. By not accepting more of the same from the political leadership we can once again restore our representative government. We must replace the politicians in Washington with citizen willing to defend the Constitution and protect the freedoms of this nation.

So far I am still undecided on whom I will support next year, but I can not and will not support the reelection of President Obama. His time in office has been bad for this nation. His lack of life experience and overall personality do not make him suited for the office he holds. I don’t trust him or his judgment. But with whom do we replace him with next year?

Our fate is in our hands and we must make sure we choose the right person to lead us out or the mess that has been created by the Progressives. Just as Diogenes was unable to find an honest man in ancient Greece, it is impossible to find a perfect candidate. After all no one is perfect, but we can find a qualified person who would be better than the current occupant of the executive suite. It is important that we don’t become too obsessed with finding someone who agrees with everything you want. We must find a person who is will to actually follow the laws of the land, stop the crony capitalism, and once again turn the nation to true prosperity. This is a quest that we must continue into 2012 and not falter until the republic has been fully restored. We owe this to those who come after us, just as our forefathers gave it to us.

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Thoughts for Thursday 12-22-11

Sending up the white flag…again. Dear Speaker; I’m very sad on how this whole “payroll tax vote” affair played out. You don’t seem to understand the game that the President and the Democrats are playing. You can not trust them. They’re play a no holds barred game. To me it seems as if they played you like a cheap violin. It’s beginning to make me wonder if you are qualified for the job that must be done. The future of this country and our liberties are on the line. The low ratings of Congress should not be read as the public is mad because you are not giving us enough. We are made because you are taking too much. Congress is not operating with the health of the nation in mind.

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The rise of the TEA Party was to rein in the out of control government. We want you to communicate the values of this nation. You need to act smarter. The President and his gang of thugs are not going to play fair, so you can not trust them. You must stop playing their game and look ahead and understand the traps they are setting for you and the American people. The American people will support you if you continue to appear weak. We want strength and you are making the president look strong than you.

You must know by now that the Left Stream Media is your enemy. They hate you just because you are a Republican. They only support the goals of the Democrat party and the goals of the Progressive Socialist. Unless you support the goals of the Progressives then you need to take a stand for what you believe. If you love this country then you must stop playing and begin to represent the conservative views that put the Republicans in the House as the majority. Do you wish to continue to alienate voters are do you want to bring those who feel the system has turned against them?

It is time for true Constitutional Conservative leadership that supports the values of our founders. The status quo is no longer acceptable to many Americans. The promise of hope and change swept President Obama into office, but it was not the hope or change that was expected. The change that he has represented is a even faster move to socialism and tyranny. That is not the values that made this country great. Next year will be another year of transition. It will either spell the end of the country or the beginning of its rebirth. We need leaders that will defend the American way and defeat the enemies of our country, not work with them.

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Stealing Votes: With the conviction of 2 Troy, N.Y. city officials and two Democratic political operatives it is clear that the voter fraud that we have been told does not exist is occurring. With Democrats standing in the way of every effort to verify the integrity of the electoral system, it is becoming clear why. Efforts by, mostly Republican officials, to create a system of fair and free elections have been blocked at every turn by Democrat officials. These Democrats continue to create a system that disenfranchises voters. I can only believe that those who wish to disenfranchise voters and overturn the will of the people should never be given power. These are people who no longer support our republic and only wish to maintain their power. If allowed to continue there will be no hope for our freedoms.

One of those convicted in this case, defended his acts by saying; “everyone does it.” This type of defense shows a total lack of respect for our system of justice. This person is so blind to his own corruption that he assumes that everyone is corrupt. There is no excuse for this type of activity by anyone. With the same allegations that caused the investigation into the primary in 2008 there is now a shadow over the Presidential election.

The constant refrain from the left is that any attempt to make our electoral system honest is “voter suppression.” But now that more and more Democratic Party voter fraud becomes public, it is clear that the left can not win on their ideas. They feel that they must usurp power and impose their will. This political corruption must come to an end. The idea that one group feels that they must maintain their power no matter the means can no longer be accepted. Anyone that really believes that protected the integrity of our elections is somehow unfair should be run out of the political system. They are imposing tyranny upon us all.

Greatest Presidents of all times?
Once again the President shows that his ego is much larger than the man. As he marches the country deeper into bankruptcy he compares believes that he is the fourth greatest president in history. Of course you have to consider who he thinks is the top three. His choice of FDR and LBJ says as much about his core beliefs as it does about anything else. FDR took this country the closest to dictatorship than any president in our history. His rule by executive order, front loading the SCOTUS, and socialistic programs prolonged “The Great Depression” and damaged the republic. LBJ and his devastating war in Vietnam and “Great Society” programs continued and accelerated the march toward national slavery. I know that Lincoln is looked upon by many as a great leader, but his emergency orders that lead to the death of thousands of Americans is not something to look up to, well unless you envy the power that he took in a time of national emergency.

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Power and Privilege

One of my early memories was going to a political rally with my parents. I remember hearing two adults talking about the candidate. In this conversation one person was questioning the candidate’s character. The answer to this question was basically: Hey the best thing we can do is send him to Washington where he can’t do as much harm. This statement shows some of the political naivety of the person and the times. The mid 60s was a time when few people were touched by the Federal government. It was a time when local politics outweighed those of the national government.

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Today it is over 40 years later and few are as naive and believe that those in the US Congress can do little harm. With the National debt passing the $15,000,000,000,000.00 ($15 trillion) fueled even faster by the Federal Government’s takeover of the healthcare system the increasing amount of regulations that are suffocating the economy it is hard to not see that Washington is not the place to send people who are not trustworthy. As more and more power is transferred away from the state and local governments those in the new national government have set up a system of power and privilege that is unlike anything ever seen in the nation’s history.

There is a major problem with the actions of those who say they are in Washington to serve the nation. With the release of information that shows that those in Congress have abused the power given to them and now believe that they are above the code of ethics that once guided the nation. This sense of privilege to wealth and power has enriched those in power and harmed the nation. I was not surprised to see evidence that members of Congress have engaged in insider trading, been bribed with options for IPO stock, and used their power to gather wealth through means that would be illegal for anyone else. In these cases they have exempted themselves from the laws they pass. They also write their own ethics rules. Such power and privilege undermines the foundation of our republic. It is no wonder that their approval ratings are so low. Few people would ever agree that our so-called “public servants” were elected for the purpose of self enrichment.

No one is sure how deep the corruption in Washington goes. Over the years there have been too many things done the only speak to corruption so deep that it is the rule, not the exception. Over the years, more and more of the actions taken have been in direct opposition to the will of the people. It goes deeper than the passage of ObamaCare, but it is the most glaring example of imperialistic rule. It is an example of our government grabbing power with the stated idea that: Once the American people began to get the benefits it would be impossible to repeal it. They hope to corrupt the entire nation in the same way that they have been corrupted. When a national leader states openly that: “That we must pass the bill to find out what is in the bill” they no longer care about serving the public.

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The only defense to this corrupt behavior that I’ve heard was: that nothing that has been done was illegal or violated the ethics rules of Congress. Just because they exempt themselves from the same laws that the rest of America are subject to does not mean that it is moral. Just because they determine that insider trading does not violate their ethics, doesn’t mean it is not unethical. This whole affair calls back to the behavior of monarchies, dictators, and tyrants throughout history. When those who rule lookdown upon those who they are supposed to be protecting, they have lost the humanity required to govern. They seem to believe, and with some good reasons, that they can do anything. They have been able to bribe us with our own money and many of us happy with it. This is not the form of government that many of us expect. Those of us who believe that the nation was built on freedom and honest hard work want those who we send to serve to be ethical, honest, and believe in protecting our Constitutional freedoms. This is not done through insider trading, dishonest self-enrichment, and unethical behavior.

In their places of power the leadership has seemed to sell out the country to the lobbyist and the narrow special interests of those who are willing to buy the privilege. The Dodd/Franks Law was supposed to be an answer to the problems that caused the banking crisis of 2008. One of many issues with this law is the timing. Why was this bill passed before the actual issues that caused the problem were identified and understood? How did the debit card fees charged to retailer cause the near collapse of the economy? Why did it do nothing about the real problems in the banking system? Could it have something to do with the corruption of the authors of the bill? Barney Frank defended Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac up to the crisis. Chris Dodd as head of the Senate Banking Committee was way to close to the problem and temptations that his position allowed. What do we not know about his involvement with the insider trading scandal? I trust neither and believe that the rush to pass this bill into law had more to do with covering tracks and less with solving problems. It only appears to be another “feel good” law that shows that they had done something. Whether it did any good or not, it made people think that the problem was solved.

Would it not have been a better solution to once again outlaw interstate banking and separate the brokers from the bankers? With the system created by the repeal of Glass/Steagall Act of 1933 in 1999 allowed banks to grow into what is now known as “too big to fail.” Instead of making a more stable banking system it has created a situation where a failure in one major market endangers the entire economy. It opened the door to the Federal government now is able to meddle in the operations of these large nation banking institutions. Leaving state regulators in less control of what should be a state’s responsibility. It also lead to the crisis of 2008 since banks were open to the bulling by groups such as ACORN as they sought approval for the mergers needed to build the nationwide banking powerhouses.

Another thing not fixed by Dodd/Franks was that they did not separate the commercial banks from the investment banks. You would think that the failure of Lehman Brothers in 2008 would have caused an honest, ethical, and sane person to reconsider the danger of combining the two types of banks. The failure of the system in 1929 and once again in 2008 should prove that the risk involved in such large organizations should be limited by limiting the scope of such failures. But since 2008 to today there are fewer banks. These banks now hold more money and are a greater danger to the security of the national banking system. By once again moving away from the too big to fail model and to smaller state based banking the Federal Government will have less say in the day to day operations of banks.

It is impossible to end all corruption, but the question remains on how we can limit the corruption in Washington and our state houses. The power and privilege of such offices presents too many temptations and a total lack of virtues, ethics, and morals seems to be the norm with many of the elder politicians. With the riches that many have amassed through various means it makes it difficult to remove many of the life time members. There is also the fact that many of those who are suspected of being corrupt have large monetary supporters outside of their districts and home states. There is also the problem of uninformed and corrupt individuals that support them. Another issue is that our elections have become the cloud of suspicion, due to the lack of voter verification imposed by the Democrat party. As long as our electoral system is suspect, then there is always the possibility that the American people no longer are in control of the nation. This truly means that the republic is dead.

I pray that it is not too late to save our nation. I see the TEA Party as a major movement that could reignite the understanding of our country and what makes it so special. My biggest fear is with the number of people who ignore and or ignorant of the dangers that face our nation. Those who are living off the corruption don’t want the people to understand or know the troubles the nation face as we go forward. They don’t want us to understand the dangers of the national debt to this generation and all of those who come after it. They tell us that they are going to fix the debt while continue to increase spending. They cut Medicare payments to shift it to a takeover of the healthcare system, and tell us that it is not a problem.

The system may be beyond salvaging but not the Constitution. We must look at our system and determine how to fix it. There have been changes to it that must be repaired. There must be an educational process to undo the lies told and the truth restored. Our founding fathers created the greatest nation on the planet. No system is perfect, but I do believe that ours is recoverable. We as a people must take back control from those who have set up a system designed to reward the powerful and privileged. As long as we have a government that places itself above the population we are no longer a nation of laws. By continuing down this road we are doomed to servitude to a tyrannical and imperial government.

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Irrational Thinking

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Tuesday night I just could not resist watching the O’Reilly Factor to see the interview with Whoopi Goldberg*. Something she said triggered an old memory. When she was asked about a poll on the public’s response to the Ground Zero Mosque, she said that she did not believe it. She also refused to believe that there are far more attacks on Jewish people in the US than Muslims. In both cases it seems that her personal views override her willingness to ever consider that what she believes may be wrong. Some may call it arrogant. But I think it goes deeper than that; I believe it is irrational.

In this video she states that the Japanese did not attack the US at Pearl Harbor. I think the point that she was trying to make was that all Japanese people were not responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor. That would connect to the idea that the US is not at war with all Muslims. The problem with her thinking is that the Nation of Japan attacked the US. The Second World War was not a fist fight between FDR, Adolf Hitler, and Emperor Hirohito.

Like too many Liberals Ms. Goldberg seems to forget about the war crimes committed by the Japanese Army in Korea and China. The Nation of Japan was building an Empire and was ruthless in their pursuit of growing it. Unlike WW2 the current war with radical Islamist we are fighting an enemy that crosses ethnic lines. Yes, the 911 attackers were Arab, but since then this is not the case. The driving force is a religious ideology. Of course there was a religious ideology. The use of the Shinto religion to appeal to the warrior’s loyalty was the reason behind the willingness of so many solders to sacrifice themselves for their country. The use of national pride and religious beliefs have been major forces in battle since the start of organized warfare.

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When I heard this interview, I thought of a “person in the street” interview from several years ago. A person was asked about some government statistics. Her answer was: “That can’t be true, because I don’t believe it.” Now this may be an antidotal example, but it is another example of defective thought processes. It is a shame that more people don’t understand logic and are unable to think critically. It seems that most people live their lives and only believe what they chose to believe. This is a dangerous philosophy of life. I would be like walking down the train tracks and saying: That train can’t harm me, since I don’t believe in trains.

Our nation has too many people who seem irrational. I know a person who is a Demcrat, a Progressive Socialist, a member of SDS, believes that George W. Bush stole not just the first, but the second election, and hates all Republicans. . We’ve discussed the 2000 and 2004 before and this person can not talk about it without going into near hysterics. I’ve actually seen this person stick their fingers in their ears whenever facts are presented that challenges their ideas. This person is a “respected” College Professor.

This type of irrational thought extends to the leadership of the Democratic Party. With the largest lose of seats by a single party in over 50 years the Democrat’s not only kept their same leadership, but seem to completely misread the reason behind their lose. They still think that the reason is simply because they did not explain themselves enough. They are sure that their policies of class warfare, political corruption, unsustainable spending, and tax manipulation are the best policies for the nation. They seem to be so sure that they know better than everyone else that their answers are the only ones. I guess spending so much time in Washington has left them so out of touch that they are unable to thing rationally.

This extends to the Administrative Branch. There are the instances of the DOJ not enforcing voter rights laws while legally attacking the State of Arizona on immigration. The support for The Dream Act that will backdoor amnesty for illegal aliens while the majority of American opposes it is another. Of course what rational person who is serving as President of The United States refer to the citizens as “the enemy” while speaking on a program that targets foreign nationals who are invading our nation.

I can see no other answer to these events. This is a dangerous time for this nation. With so many people in respected and positions of power who are showing signs that they are not able to think logically, how can we expect to succeed as a people or nation?



* Disclosure: I was once involved with a Whoopi Goldberg project. I was paid for the work that I originally preformed, which I donated to charity. Ms. Goldberg took it upon herself to change the rules in the middle of the game and refused to follow through with a promised reward for additional work preformed. She decided to break the agreement that had been made for this work and showed that she is a person that does not honor their word. So I felt that she owed me a personal debt. It is not the amount owed and is not the point, but this episode did color my overall opinion of her. My past experience does not change what she said and has no affect on my opinion of the interview. From her own words I believe that my overall opinion is justified.

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