Raucus Caucus Faucus

Could any political party have a more desperately disaster of a week? In a blog post from July of 2018, “The Straw That Broke The Donkey’s Back,” I wondered about the lack of leadership of the Democrat Party. In that case it was the outlawing of straws that seemed to be not well thought out. It appears that they are no long playing the long game.

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The current leadership has shown none of the of gamesmanship of the former Democrat Party Leaders. Today the current leaders appear to be so closely tied into what the appearance of political corruption that they are running scare. To be fair the leadership has never faced the one of a kind President Donald J. Trump. I respected Ronald Reagan. However I feel he was too trusting of his political opposition. He expected them to follow through on their commitments. But anyone who lived through those year know that they did not honor their word. From their constant attacks upon him and such betrayals as the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act after which the Congress failed to fund enforcement of the border control provisions.

Nevertheless, George H. W. Bush, in an effort to be “liked”, undid most of the tax and spending reforms championed by his predicator. Which made him a one term president. That has been the problem with the GOP presidents with their relations with the media and the Democrat Party. The Democrats can say whatever they wish, no matter how inflammatory about any Republican, and the Maxis Media (MXM) reinforces the narrative. However, whenever a Republican defends themselves the MXM dutifully attacks them as if they have no right to self-defense. That has changed and the many on the media and the Progressives are lost on how to take back the narrative.

With the change in the political climate the Progressives have opened themselves up to the radical Socialist and Communist. People like AOC are power hungry and don’t seem to care how they obtain it. Even the longtime fan of Communism and Independent, Bernie Sanders has gained a strong foothold amongst their ranks.

I have no doubt that the Democrats will do everything that they can to keep a person who refuses to join the party to run under their banner. However they were shamed into modifying their (very un-democratic) super delegate process after the 2016 nomination fiasco. Contrary to what they claim the actual process puts control of the nomination into the hands of a group of party leaders that can by fiat select the party’s candidate. This is how they excluded the non-party member from running as a Democrat in 2016.

This is where I think things get interesting. A party that claims to hate the Electoral College uses a process that, to some extent, resembles it. By not making the process directly tied to the popular vote they betray the basic rules of democracy. In this case, it is more about control by a select group as compared to allowing more equity based upon the will of the states as a whole. They like the control that the super delegate process because it gives the leaders of the party a veto. I am very sure that they would love the Electoral College if they could control it. This is the very definition of tyrannical rule. Rule by the few over the will of the governed.

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Well this week the Democrats had their first caucus of the 2020 Presidential Election Year and there are a lot of question about why it is taking so long to determine the results. There is a lot of speculation that the results have been held up due to Mr. Sanders was winning. That is almost certainly true due to some interesting results that were release, which showed Mayor Pete winning the most delegates, while Sanders received the most votes. As I write this writing, the head of the party is calling for an immediate “recanvass” of the botched Iowa caucus. To me this raises the specter of more funny business. Even the MXM cannot fully cover up this disaster.

One of my best guesses, and there is other speculating on this, is that the Democrats want to abandon Iowa and most of the rest of the nation in the heartland of the country, that they are unable to control. The leaders of the party seem to be more in favor of letting New York, Illinois, California, and the large Metropolitan areas select their candidate and the winner of the election. They are working hard to do anything to enforce their rule upon the nation and defy the will of the people across the nation. I would also speculate that the totalitarian Communists and Socialist in the party that are pushing this so that they can obtain that power they crave.

Therefore, after this week, the GOP is in a very strong position. The Impeachment fiasco and the implosion of the Democrat’s Caucus in Iowa left the Progressives wounded. However, this is not the time to drop our guard. The Democrats have shown me that they are the sworn enemies of our freedoms and the Constitution as a whole. As they continue to embrace totalitarian Communism I will continue to dedicate myself to defeating them. Until a party emerges that will work to protect our freedoms and the health of the nation as a whole I will do what I can to defeat them. The Democrats are selling snake oil and only helping those who help them.

Today is the day for all freedom loving Americans to fight against those who will overthrow our government and hand our lives to the Globalist who dream of a perfect world. There idea of a perfect world is them in complete control. They claimed that they were protecting the Constitution while ripping it up even more than what the Speaker of the House did to the State of the Union speech.

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Chess, Checkers, or Poker

For many of the people in politics they spend their lives playing games. They’re constantly jockeying for positions and positioning themselves for power. The games they play can and do have different degrees of effect on the population as a whole. Some good and some bad, but sometimes the most benign policies can have the most devastating effects. These plays for power can be even more dangerous when the goals of those playing the game are hidden or obscured by lies and political trickery. It is not surprising to me that during the height of the so called government shutdown the Congress declared that week National Chess Week. Most people did not understand the message that they were sending. They were telling the political class that they were beginning to play a game with the nation.

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After the last election the Democrat party made no secret to the fact that their goal was to destroy the Republican Party. They seem to be doing a good job of it. This would create by default a single party system. There is another name for single party rule. It is called a DICTATORSHIP. One of the first acts of a dictatorship is to eliminate all opposition and outlaw other political parties. Dictators do not negotiate. Dictators do not compromise. Dictators rule through force of will, executive orders, and thug tactics. They suppress any opposition through any means available. They play both chess and poker by both planning their moves far in advance and then executing them or if that fails they bluff their opponent into caving.

The greatest danger of a person who is an egomaniac and has sociopathic tendencies is that you don’t know how far they will go to obtain their goal of total power. It is very possible that they will take a scorched Earth tactic that says: if I can’t have it, no one will. This was the danger warned about with the latest debt ceiling debate. There was a justifiable fear that Mr. Obama would violate the Fourth Amendment and refuse to meet the physical and financial obligations of the nation in order to through the world into chaos. Only an anarchist or dictator would be willing to punish those who he was elected and serve in such a manner.

But let’s also consider that the leadership of the Democrat Party is not as egotistical or sociopathic as it seems. True they had no problem shutting down the government and doing unnecessary things to elevate the pain of the American people. From closing the White House tours due to the Sequester to Barrycading national monuments to closing private businesses and evicting people from private homes due to the so-called government shutdown. They wasted a lot of money to punish people to place the blame on the Tea Party. The Democrat Party leadership went as far as closing overlooks on state highways just to inconvenience vacationers and the random traveler. It was enough to convince a lot of people that with the threats of default being used by not only the president but by the leaders in both parties it could have happened. Yes there were Republicans repeating the threat and not pointing out that it would be a violation of the Constitution for the government to not pay its obligations or that Social Security is self-funded from the SSI trust fund and by law, payments must be made. But that didn’t stop the threats or the fear that this government would ignore the law and The Constitution. It’s not like anyone in any of the leadership positions seem to show any concern for their oath of office.

Checkers
It appears that the leadership of the Republican Party is happy to help the president and Democrats with that goal by destroying the support for the party among its base in the general population. Without popular support and a loyal party base there is no way they can win. The establishment GOP has not only abandoned their base. They have alienated some of their strongest supporters.

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The leadership of the GOP is either extremely stupid or they are in league with the Democrats. There is no doubt that the Republican Party has no love for the Tea Party. They see them as interlopers who are interfering with the finely tooled machinery of Washington. How many times have you heard John McCain or another leader within the GOP talk about how this is not the way we do things in Washington? Yes GOP attempted to take over one of the largest Tea Party support organization, Freedom Works. They’ve worked hard to discredit and discourage members of other organizations because they consider them a threat, not to the nation, but to the power structure of the GOP.

So it seems to some people that the Democrats are playing Chess while the GOP has been playing Checkers. Well I really don’t know if it is that simple. Yes the Democrats want to destroy the Republicans but that would be too dangerous for them until they can take complete control of the nation as a whole. As long as they need an antagonist they want to keep the GOP alive but very sickly. They need an adversary to blame all the bad things that occur. The Democrats still must worry about the state governments. Although they have a strangle hold on Washington, with a very accommodating opposition party, there are state governments that are not falling in line. For your average tyrannical government this is not a problem, but time may not be on their side as long as there is a strong grass roots effort opposing their goals.

It now seems that the kabuki theater in the District of Columbia over the budget battle and the debt ceiling has been won by the Democrats and a major lose for the Tea Party. It seems that way because the media and the political leaders of both parties are busy blaming them for all the trouble over the government budget issues. But is it possible that both parties have overplayed their hands? Could it be that they were only bluffing themselves? Could it be that too many of these so called leaders have spent too much time in government and lost touch with the populace? It is too early to tell, but the idea that we are still back in the 90s when the major networks had a total monopoly on the information given to the public is a bit naive. There are forces at work that make the political games very important to all Americans. Will the GOP and Democrats win their games? Well I don’t know, but it is not a game when you are talking about the lives of millions of people.

The ideas that made this nation the greatest in the world were freedom to succeed or fail by controlling our own destinies. There are people awake to the destruction of our way of life and they want it stopped. We are tired of the corruption in Washington. We want leaders who will protect our rights, not look for ways to circumvent them. We want respect for our views, not condescension from a self-appointed ruling class that uses their power and influence to become millionaires and then use it to solidify their power. We need to remove this every growing government that thinks they know how to run our lives while they run their own. It is time to stop playing games with the middle class, buying off the poor with empty promises that only keep them poor and enrich the rich.

No matter the game being played by the politicians in our capitals, they win and we lose. It is time for a change. We need to realize that the system is not a two party system. It is a one party system playing all of us for fools. It is time to put an end to their games. It is time to look for new leadership that will return us to the original intent of those who created this nation and made it great. It is time for free people to once again be free. It is time for We The People to end the games that are being played by the politicians, no matter if it's Chess, Checkers, of Poker.

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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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Memo from Monday 11/21/11

OWS:
I hate to even write about the Organize Wall Street crowd. I think they have been given too much attention. This disorganized band of Socialists, Communists, Progressives, and assorted uninformed “useful idiots” have not been able to communicate a message that appeals to the 99% they claim to represent. They have however shown that they do speak for many elected Democrats and the Left Stream Media. This display of lawlessness and open display of ignorance of economics is scary. Seeing a bunch of poor spoiled rich kids and 50 something hippies with their iPhones and iPads demonstrating with a bunch of undercover multi-millionaire celebrities is frightening to see. It would be hilarious if not for the underlying message that it sends out to those who understand the danger. Instead of protesting against the crony capitalism that has been set up by the government, they are attacking the basis of our prosperity.

This nation is the most prosperous nation in the history of the world. Our poor are the richest poor people not only in the world, but in history. The whole idea of that the disparity between the rich and the poor is growing means nothing, as long as the wealth of the rich was obtained honestly. (More on that later.) Looking at those that demand the end of, not crony capitalism, but capitalism, and demanding socialism means that they would condemn all but the ruling class to perpetual poverty. Wealth throughout history has been rare and only in the hands of a few. Well today the average person in this country lives in luxury that has never occurred. Sure there are a few select people who live much better than the rest, but that has always been the way things have been. Taking away the wealth from a few of the wealthy is not going to improve the lives of anyone. It will only serve to increase the poverty of us all. You can never raise the boats in harbor by lowering the water level.

While the TEA Party represents the idea that we must return to the Constitution and that the Federal Government has overstepped the power granted to them, the OWS represents tyranny and totalitarianism. Those who organized and funded these socialistic demonstrations have their roots in the administration, ACORN, SEIU, and the Progressives in government. This is why they are blaming Wall Street and ignoring the policies of the Federal Government that not only allowed the corruption but encouraged it. The Cronyism that made millions for those who supported the subversion of our legal system and the slow destruction of the rights of the American people is based in Washington, not on Wall Street.

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Although the comparison to the TEA Party were made by many Progressives in an attempt to gain support for this new Progressive movement the reality is quite different. Unlike the claims of racism that were never supported, the OWS gang has demonstrated Anti-Semitism repeatedly. The entire OWS movement was an extension of the so-called Arab Spring. The demonstration with the underlying and overt racism and Anti-Semitic attacks on the Jewish people overstep the bounds and shows that those supporting this so-called movement are hate-filled and does not represent the 99% of hardworking Americans who believe in the freedoms that made this country the greatest on Earth. Their hate for the nation and the average citizen shines through all of the glowing remarks presented by those in the media and government are making. Those supporting those who hate are no friend of the American people and should be shunned. The media continues to declare that all Republicans and members of the TEA Party are racist, with no evidence provided, continues. While ignoring OWS open racism only shows the hate that exists, not in the TEA Party, but in those who repeat this lie.

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Insider Traitors?:
For years I’ve heard that Washington DC was the crime capital of the nation. Well is seems that the real crimes have not been reported. Compelling evidence has been presented by Peter Schweizer and backed up by an episode of CBS’s 60 Minutes that the corruption in the US Congress is much more serious then many of us want to believe. For years many people have wondered how politician go into Government with few assets and leave worth millions. It seems that Mr. Schweizer has solved this “mystery.”

I’ve heard many reasons why Congress is exempt from the laws that they pass. One refers to English common law where in the early days of Parliamentary rule, members of Parliament would be arrested to prevent them from voting. This allowed the King or others members to affect the outcome of key votes and thus hold on to power. Another is similar but the motives are the same. It seems that our once “public servant” see themselves in Imperialist roles as not only above the laws that govern the nation, but above human ethics and morality that make for a safe, secure, and civil society.

Many of those who have sworn to protect the Constitution have been caught with their hand in the pockets of us all. They have not only exempted themselves from the law, but have placed themselves above the law. This proves proof that the nation is no longer governed by laws and equal justice, but is now a nation of individuals who are governed by their own rules of ethics and immorality.

It seems that members of Congress can use insider knowledge, that anyone else would be locked away for using, to manipulate the stock market, invest in land deals, and obtain political payoffs, via IPO stock options to enrich themselves and friends. Such use of insider information is illegal for everyone else, since it can cause major damage to the economy through the manipulation of stock prices. It also allows those in power to protect their investments, while destroying the value of those who are unaware of the privilege information.

This insider trading has been occurring for years. It has allowed many of those in power to preserve that power. It has also perpetuated the culture of cronyism and corruption that continues to rightly destroy the American people’s trust in our leadership in Washington. Looking back at Nancy Pelosi’s speech upon taking the leadership in the house when she said she was going to drain the swamp, I can only say that you can’t trust the alligators to do that job.

Watching the other hand - Fast and Furious:
While everyone was obsessing over the so-called debt ceiling crisis, few are really watching the real story of that week. The Democrats in Congress and the White House needed a crisis to cover the Fast and Furious hearings. It is interesting that this all came to a head the same week that the House started hears on the ATF. Just in case you haven't heard (which is not surprising to me) about F&F then hang on. Starting in 2009 the ATF started a "sting" called Fast and Furious. Under this program the ATF told gun dealers on the southern border state to sell weapons to suspected gunrunners. Thousands of guns were illegally set into the sovereign state of Mexico and into the hands of the drug cartels. The ATF has said that the purpose was to follow the guns and find out who was involved in the illegal operations. The truth seems to be something much more involved.
After all this time this story has not received the light of day that it deserves. While member of Congress and the Obama Administration were demanding stricter gun controls, it is discovered that the violence used to justify the proposed laws is not rooted in the law. The violence was part of an ATF plan to sell the weapons that caused the violence. There are those who say that there is no connection between the two. If you really believe that, then I can only believe you to be a fool.

Mission Accomplished:
Today it was announced that the “Super Committee” was unable to come to an agreement to cut the deficit. What else is there to say? Is anyone really surprised? How can you expect to put together the most entrenched and partisan members in Congress and expect anything other than disagreement? It can only be that the mission of this committee was to do nothing. There is no common ground between the two parties. The Democrats need issues to run on next year. The Republicans also must satisfy their base. But party is not as much a problem as ideology. The Progressive Socialists in both parties only want to increase their power at any cost. Their goal is to increase the power of Washington and destroy the freedoms that have made this country great. We must throw the Progressives in Congress and the White House out of power before they accomplish that final mission.

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Fighting Back

What do you believe? Who do you trust? Do you trust someone who will not defend themselves? Do you trust someone who is unable or unwilling to defend their beliefs? Do you trust a person that stands by while others misrepresent their positions? I know that it makes it hard to support someone when they don’t respond to misrepresentations, half-truths and outright lies. When someone allows someone to do this, then the average person is going to believe the lie.

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During the 80’s and 90’s ever time anyone talked about are tried to put limits on the out of control spending in Washington, they would be accused of terrible things by the Democrats or their surrogates. The media would then play the charge that “the Republicans wanted to starve granny, or kill the homeless” or some other charges. When there is an attempt to bring sanity to Washington spending, they are call extremist. The problem with what they are saying is that each time it is said; they are attacking people who are intelligent enough to know that this uncontrolled spending would one day destroy the country. Each time the Republicans ignored or failed to defend their position, it only seems to say; that they did not really believe in what they are saying and doing.

For far too many years the political leaders in Washington have engaged in the practice of buying voters with borrowed money. At the same time many voters feel disenfranchised due to these types of actions. We are told what we want to hear and then are betrayed. Whether it’s another “stimulus” bill which goes to pay off political supports or TARP, I feel and it seems that many other American feel as if they are stabbed in the back. We watch as Washington continues to rob the country of our wealth and freedoms. As Washington continues to overstep their constitutional limits and marches the nation into financial disaster, many feel alone and powerless. As proof I only have to point to the Congressional approval ratings.

But all is not lost. The rise of the TEA Party is shaking up the “powers that be” and brought in some new faces to Congress. There are some really principled people that stepped up and are working toward the goal of returning our government back to “We the People.” But we still face many leaders in the Republican party that are politicians first, Americans last. These Progressive Republican’s goals are the same as the Progressive Democrats. They just want the “credit” for spending the money. Those days must end by purging the Progressives out of power.

We must send more constitutional representatives the capital. It is not too late to find or to stand up for the country. You are not alone. The so-called “Main Stream Media” does not represent the main stream view. It is time to make sure that we have people who really believe in the Constitution, including our political and economic system.

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We need more people like Allen West in Congress, who is not afraid to fight back when attacked. There is no doubt that he was not attacked, even if not by name. It is clear who she was attacking and she has not and could not truthfully deny it. It is time to be a little over the top. It is time to make the Progressives true victims of defeat. It is time to point out that there is no plan for prosperity on the Progressive side. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a despicable person and I applaud him for fighting back against the demagoguery of the serious issues facing this nation. Wasserman Schultz was not expecting to be called on her attack.

The Democrat party has allowed the current crisis to fester. They are the ones who failed to even present a budget for this year. They are the ones who passed a bill designed to take control of the American healthcare system, against the well of the American people. They are the ones who are spending trillions of dollars to payoff political supporters and the labor unions. Their party is actively attacking the Constitution by refusing to enforce the nation’s borders. The Progressives in our government answers are to: Loot the treasury, divide the people with the use of class warfare, and destroy prosperity.

The Progressive Socialist must be defeated. To accomplish this we must have people who believe in this country and its foundation. Those who stand for the status quo must be removed from the government and replaced with those who will defend the nation. If we fail to save our Constitution and allow the government to continue to spend with no limits there will be no more freedom. We will leave nothing but slavery to those who follow us. I only pray that there are enough people left in this country that understand the reality of what is being done to this nation and that our freedoms are on the line.

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Gross Fiscal Mismanagement

Have you seen the commercial the government is running where a guy says he's waiting for the "credit fairy?" His friend tells him that there is no such thing as the "credit fairy." After years of uncontrolled spending by the federal government I find it amazing that they are spending even more of our money to tell us about controlling our personal credit. It doesn't take too much of a stretch to say that government spending has been out of control for many years. Year after year Congress has spent money as if there was never going to be an end to it. I know that for several years we had surpluses, but those surpluses were not what they seemed.

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During those years the Social Security "trust" fund was taking in more money than it paid out. Those funds were spent by Congress. Without those revenues the numbers would have looked differently. Each time you hear a politician talking about the Clinton Era budgets, remember that such talk ignores a major funding source. With the increase in the retirement rate and the cut in the Social Security "tax cut" this so called trust fund is now a liability not an asset. With these years of gross financial mismanagement the people who were responsible to protect the country and its future have totally ignored their responsibilities. This is not something that resides in just one party or the other. It is an issue with individuals not party alone.

I blame those who were and are still in Congress from both parties for the current crisis. This is not a crisis that was unforeseen. Anyone paying attention could see this coming decades in advance. This whole debt ceiling debate has been a set up. Please remember that Congress never passed a budget for 2011. This is the responsibility of Congress in which they failed to do with a purpose. The leadership in the Democrat Party understood that they would lose control of the House if history repeated itself. It is not hard to understand that they understood that they felt that they could manipulate public opinion and twist the arms of Republican members to betray their promises.

You must understand that politicians don't want solutions to problems They need those problems to have issues that they can blame on others and promise to fix. They are willing to pass laws that do nothing but increase their own power and those who support their reelection. This type of "leadership" is the reason why our nation is in over $14,500,000,000,000.00 in debt.That is only the debt in Treasury Bonds and not the other obligations such as Welfare, Medicare, and Medicaid. This unsecured debt is estimated to be over $114,697,000,000,000,00 or in words $114.697 trillion.

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The only plan put forward by the President is to increase spending and taxes. Now I know that is not what he seems to be saying, but you must listen to not just what he is saying now but what he has been saying since he has been in office. Unless he is totally stupid there is no way he can claim that he did not know that the credit limit was going to be an issue this year. Not knowing this would occur would be totally irresponsible and an act of incompetency. But his party has presented no answer. They only want to blame the TEA Party and the Republicans.

It is time for more Americans to stand up and say that our so called leaders must stop allowing problems to become a crisis in order for them to push an agenda. Those in power wish to increase their power and enrich their friends by robbing the nation. Obama and the current and former leaders of the Democrat Party have no answers other than class warfare. The greed of the left and the corruption of our government continues to weaken the country. Their answer is to punish the productive, enrich themselves, and bride those who only look to government.

So no. The credit fairy does not exist for the individual or for the government. It is time to look at reality and realize that government can not continue to spend money without limits. The corruption must end. Government must shrink. Raising taxes on anyone at this time will only punish the producers and reward no one. By raising taxes at this time the economy will slow even more and decrease revenue to the treasury.

The answer can only come from less government not more. Maintaining the tax rates and cutting spending will encourage growth in the private sector. Increase taxes and government has only depressed growth. But we have elected officials who see productive people as bad people. The proof is undeniably true that as government grows you have fewer workers producing and paying taxes. This is a death spiral that we are entering with too many cheering it on.

Those in power of both parties are divorced from the reality and wish to only maintain power by any means. We must realize that the more we expect from the government the more they take away. Our freedoms are on the line. Once we lose our freedoms, freedom will be lost to the world. Don't be fooled by the double talk and the blame game. This debt crisis is a manufactured crisis of the Democrat Party. The blame is on their hands. If they had answers that worked then there would be no problem. It could have been solved long before it became a crisis. Don't forget the words of President Obama's former aid: "Never let a crisis go to waste."

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