Thoughts for Thursday - 10/14/10

Why do politicians say that a billion dollars is not a lot of money when it comes to government spending, but when the Tea Party spends a million dollars it is an outrage amount of money or from illegal sources?

The Wall Street Journal used the term Radical Moderates in a article several years ago. I was wondering what their rally chant would be? How about: "WHAT DO WE WANT? WE DON'T KNOW! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? AH, WHENEVER!" Could it be that the independent America voters have begun to realize that our elected representatives are mostly big government liberals? Could it be that both parties have moved so far to the left that those in the center are seen as right wing radicals? Are could it be that those in power, no longer relate to the rest of the nation and are so far removed that they think that they are all powerful?

The President in today's townhall meeting on MTV said we must focus on what we are doing to future generations. Does that include the trillions of dollars in debt that the government is passing along to those generations? Does that also include the destruction of liberty and what was once the best healthcare system in the world?

Is it right for a person who is Pro-abortion to call someone who is Pro-Life, anti-children? If you support the mass murder of unborn children it would seem that those who desire to allow for the "on demand" death of a totally innocent human is anti-children.

The President says that DADT will end under his watch. But didn't he say that he would listen to the results of the study on the affect on the troops? For once would he please stop his arrogant ways and listen to people who know, not the people with agendas and think they know. Butonce again he seems to put his agenda over everything else.

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Well with only a few weeks to go before our elections, there are terrorist attack warnings. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that the government is doing this to have an affect on the election outcomes. They might think that they can have the same results as the attacks as those in Spain.

Also on the terrorist threat; the news is reporting that "the terrorists may already be in the country." Well some people may think that the terrorists could have crossed our southern border. But the President and the Secretary of DHS has said that the border is more secure than it has ever been. If this is true, and the National Government is doing everything to protect the citizens: Then how could such a thing happen? It's not like the government is suing states to protect illegal aliens: Is it?

From the episode of "The View" this week with Bill O'Reilly it is clear that two of the regulars on the show are "truthers." Why else would they become so upset and deny that "radical Muslims" were behind the attacks on 9/11? They already got rid of one "truther" on that program. Would someone ask Rosie "what's her name" how they make steel beams if steel does not melt? Do they harvest steal beams from trees? No they are forged. Is it time to get the rest of these "truthers" off the air?

Have you seen the new commercials about stopping Medicare fraud? You would think that it had only been made illegal. So for years the government did not enforce the law, but know to try and sell their very unpopular healthcare deformation law, they now make it sound as if this is something new.

Also on Medicare. I was just wondering if we should contact Andy Griffith directly for all those free things he is promising in his commercials? Is he going to take personal responsibility for any of those promises if they turn out to be "smoke and mirrors?" I fear that too many will remember him as "Andy Taylor" and may not know that he is a very partisan Democrat. He's just another liberal.

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Rights Vs. Right

The uproar over the Ground Zero Mosque and now the threat to burn Korans has an interesting connection. We hear that the opposition to the Mosque is intolerant and that the Imam has the right to build his Mosque anywhere he wants. A majority of Americans have said that they agree that the Imam has the right to build it, but it is not right and spits in the face of human sensibilities. The "Main" Left Stream Media also tells us that his First Amendment Rights guarantees his religious freedom. No matter what anyone thinks or how anyone feels there are those who will push ahead with this victory Mosque. The Left Stream Media is saying terrible things about everyday people who hear the facts and are appalled by the intolerance of their feelings. But those who seem to be so concerned about the feelings of the Muslims only show intolerance for the American people. We are a tolerant people, but we have been abused for too long.

Once a pastor in Florida announced that he was going to burn Korans on the 9th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11 a fire storm started in the media. Once again cries of intolerance and racism filled the air. We heard it said that they had the First Amendment Right to burn the Korans, but the Muslim world would use it against the US. It kind of sounds like the same argument used against the Mosque. Those who hide behind the Bill of Rights want it both ways. I don't believe in book burning, but I wonder if it might be a good idea to have a tit for tat. Maybe it would be OK to burn one Koran for every Bible burned by Muslim nations. Of course I'm not serious. I believe in the market place of ideas. But it must be a fair market. We must also protect our freedoms. Those who wish to overthrow our way of life through lies, threats, deception, and violence must be fought with all of our abilities. We can not surrender without a fight. But the fight should be political. We must once again stand up for right, not might. We must not cave to intimidation.

Do we now run scared every time a threat is made? The Left Stream Media seems to support the Islamic goals. For too long these media companies have attacked anyone who question the motives of any Islamic leader. They hide the duplicity of the Islamic leaders and mislead the American people. Now the Imam who is behind the Mosque at Ground Zero has issued what can only be seen as threats. He said that he knew what the headlines in the Middle East would be, well of course he does, he in effect wrote them on CNN as he spoke. Now that he has returned from his taxpayer paid tour to visit with his friends in the Middle East and continued to show absolutely no respect for the feelings of the American people we must stand resolute in our opposition to this transgression upon the memory of 9/11. This is not what we as a sovereign people should stand for from anyone. This open disrespect for the American people and our values is a slap in the face and we should keep this in mind and never forget this second attack at Ground Zero.

Christians across this nation are beginning to understand that their religion is in danger. They've seen constant escalations of attacks upon their faith. They have seen attacks from within and without by those who harbor hate and those who have used faith as a weapon against them. For many years Christians have turned the other cheek as their teaching have said that they must forgive those who transgress upon them. But that does not mean silence in the face of those who would try to destroy the underlying beliefs of Christians and misrepresent those views to destroy our freedoms.

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The Bill of Rights protects Americans from having certain right transgress upon by the government.But there are rights that go beyond those spelled out in the Constitution. With the freedoms that we have in this country comes responsibilities. Those responsibilities are the things we must do to maintain civility. Those who attack and threaten violate this basic obligations. For an Imam to claim to be a moderate and then make the statements made on CNN on 9/8/10 makes more Americans wonder what Moderate Muslim really means.

Would it be OK if a group of Muslims burned a cross in front of every church across the nation? Would it be different if they only burned them in front of churches that had mostly white congregations? If so then when did cross burning become civilized? We must have not only civility but sensibility in this nation. Those who currently hold elected office and those who try to shape national opinion are not willing defend our nation or our society.

So now we see the intolerance of the Islamic faith. Christians are not rioting in the streets and attacking Saudi Arabian embassies across the world is protest to the daily destruction of the Christian Holy Bible. We don't see beheading of those who destroy and deface Churches. But we are told repeatedly that Islam is a religion of peace, but as I look to Islamic nations I see little peace making and mostly hate, enslavement, and intolerance. From people that say that they don't lie, they say different things based upon who they are talking to, sure seem to be telling a lot of lies.

Every American should be outraged by the way we have been treated by our elected officials and the fifth column media in this country. We are being betrayed and ignored. As a thinking American you need to consider the situation that now faces us. We can not run scared every time we are called names by a intolerant radical who seems to only wants to destroy our freedoms by using our own laws against us. They may have the Constitutional rights to build their mosque just as those same rights to burn any book they wish, it is just not right for either to occur. Remember this as you make your choice in the November elections and where you get your news. If our elected officials are willing to disregard the sensibilities and be this disloyal to the American people as a whole: Then how can we ever trust them in the future? If we don't stand up for our rights and what is right, it is clear that no one will.

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The Blinding Light of Power

Former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich appeared On Fox New Sunday today (8/22/2010). In his own way he sought to defend himself and explain his actions as Governor of Illinois. He said several times that what he was doing was "political horse trading." Every time he said that, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. Rod Blagojevich is an example of someone from the Chicago Political Machine. Unfortunately too many of the political leaders in this country may feel the same way. They see political favors and power as something that should be traded. Instead of looking for the best person for a job they look to patronage. Instead of honest belief and loyalty they prey on fear and intimidation. Too many politicians have been blinded by the light of power.

I can not speak for all Americans, but I know that what I don't want our elected official to engage in political horse trading. Political patronage just breeds more corruption. Mr. Blagojevich does not see anything that he has done as wrong. This is one of the saddest parts for the citizens of Illinois. The fact that these types of politician only see power as a tool to maintain their own position and not to serve those that gave them their responsibilities to society. It seems that they have forgotten their swore duty and think that maintaining that power is good for everyone. This selfish quest for power can have nothing to do with money or wealth. It has everything to do with corruption.

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As a citizen I do expect selflessness from our public servants. I don't want people who only seek political patronage. I want people who are willing to consider the good of us all, not the good of a select few or members of one political party. I don't want people who have sold their souls to a single idea and are willing to listen to all good ideas. I'm tired of see politicians demonize anyone who disagrees with their ideas.


Many in government seem to think in black or white terms. I keep hearing the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader in the Senate claim that all opposition to their agenda is from partisan Republicans. They seem to not understand that the larger of the political voting blocks is the independents. This November we must remember the words of Blogo and how he sees nothing wrong with the abuses of power he so willingly used with no feelings of guilt. We must remove those leaders who can not understand their responsibilities to this country because they have looked too long into the blinding light of power.

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