Hi
Today I am going to hold off on the conservative platform to go over some other points. As you can tell from the title this is a comparison to the presidency of LBJ. Johnson ran against Goldwater on a platform that Goldwater was a "shoot from the hip war monger who would escalate the Viet Nam war". After the election, LBJ then actually did escalate the war. It cost him a chance for reelection because it actually empowered the anti war people against him. They combined with the republican people and the popularity of Johnson declined,he knew he would lose reelection. He had no choice but not run.
Now lets update this scenario. Obama ran on a platform of taking the troops out f Iraq immediately Now what does he do, first he reneges on that promise,then he appoints people to his cabinet who actually supported the policy that he decried. One need only to look at his appointments, Hillary Clinton as SOS?. reappointment of Gates for defense. Here is the typical hypocritical actions of our national politicians., Now you can see why I am a conservative. We must drive this point home, this so called attempt at reaching across the aisle doesn't work. The government should be made up of either conservative or liberals, people who advocate one method of governing, not some mixed bag of policy.
During the recent election cycle I sometimes got the feeling of "me too republicanism" was reborn. For those who don't know what that refers to, it is the phrase used to describe the campaign of against FDR when he ran for a third term. The republicans ran on a platform that if FDR could give perks to the people,the republicans could do the same. I ask you. "Why vote for a cheap imitation?" We mustn't fall into this trap ever again.
I will close for now to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. I wish you all the best. Peace and prosperity to all.
Pray that our service men and women can enjoy the holiday in safety.
GOD Bless
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Fix social security
Hi
In todays blog I will address the issue of fixing social security The first step is conservatives must get rid of the argument that any privatization plan will diminish benefits. We have seen this used to strike fear in seniors, and we know this is false. We must carry the ball to these seniors and explain the program to them, that will bring success.
The way social security works an employer deducts a percentage of the employees gross wages before any deductions. The employer must then match this deduction and remit the total to the government. Under a privatization plan instead of remitting this to the government a portion of the total would be sent to a separate account maintained in the name of the employee. It would be invested and the employee would have options as to how it is invested and the employee would be the sole overseer of this account. This nurtures and fosters the spirit of freedom, one controls his own destiny, not the government bureaucracy. Really, which do you prefer? And which do we need? Let's get this going now so this an issue for the 2010 congressional elections.
Under privatization the person would get to keep a portion of his contributions. This would be invested and accrue interest ,tax deferred, until drawn, presumably at a later time. Since the retiree would not have paid in a full amount into the government portion, the retiree would therefore get a lesser benefit. This is what the liberals preach, but it is only a half truth. There is no mention that the portion invested would grow and be available for investment with the control and the earnings going to the retiree. This investment income would more than offset the reduction in the government payout, therefore, more benefits for the retiree. The conservative movement must impress this on the retirees and near retirees or else we will never regain their confidence. Where have the voices of those in power been hiding? We have got to change this.
With the added increase in benefits paid comes another advantage to privatization, the fact that upon retirement the account would belong to the retiree, not the government. It would be available for distribution to the heirs just like any other asset held outside the social security system. Again we hear no voices explaining this to the American people,how come. We have got to start this grass roots movement to ignite the passion and the knowledge of what we want to do and why it will benefit the American public.
Please pray for our service people.
GOD Bless
In todays blog I will address the issue of fixing social security The first step is conservatives must get rid of the argument that any privatization plan will diminish benefits. We have seen this used to strike fear in seniors, and we know this is false. We must carry the ball to these seniors and explain the program to them, that will bring success.
The way social security works an employer deducts a percentage of the employees gross wages before any deductions. The employer must then match this deduction and remit the total to the government. Under a privatization plan instead of remitting this to the government a portion of the total would be sent to a separate account maintained in the name of the employee. It would be invested and the employee would have options as to how it is invested and the employee would be the sole overseer of this account. This nurtures and fosters the spirit of freedom, one controls his own destiny, not the government bureaucracy. Really, which do you prefer? And which do we need? Let's get this going now so this an issue for the 2010 congressional elections.
Under privatization the person would get to keep a portion of his contributions. This would be invested and accrue interest ,tax deferred, until drawn, presumably at a later time. Since the retiree would not have paid in a full amount into the government portion, the retiree would therefore get a lesser benefit. This is what the liberals preach, but it is only a half truth. There is no mention that the portion invested would grow and be available for investment with the control and the earnings going to the retiree. This investment income would more than offset the reduction in the government payout, therefore, more benefits for the retiree. The conservative movement must impress this on the retirees and near retirees or else we will never regain their confidence. Where have the voices of those in power been hiding? We have got to change this.
With the added increase in benefits paid comes another advantage to privatization, the fact that upon retirement the account would belong to the retiree, not the government. It would be available for distribution to the heirs just like any other asset held outside the social security system. Again we hear no voices explaining this to the American people,how come. We have got to start this grass roots movement to ignite the passion and the knowledge of what we want to do and why it will benefit the American public.
Please pray for our service people.
GOD Bless
Monday, November 24, 2008
Eduction???
Hi
This blog is aimed a a workable reformation of the education system in the United States. My conservative friends will say the federal government has no business in education, and to a certain extent I agree with them. Where I disagree is the funding of education. This, like the military and highway systems goes to the national security and well being and I believe it is an item for federal intervention. The federal intervention should be limited to a very small role. It would require a complete overhaul of the Department of Education.
As a starting point, let us look at who educates. Basically, there are three classes of people, the educator, the administrator and the service worker. A closer look into the function of each of these classes would be helpful at this time.
The educator, teachers and aides, are the people who actually stand in front of a class and teach. They prepare lesson plans, homework assignments and testing. They are the core of education. We must develop a policy which completely supports them. This can be done by getting parents involved. All studies, polls and even common sense has shown that parental involvement is essential to education. Where parents get involved, education prospers. Give the parents a voucher system, it will get them involved because it would give parents a true choice of schools, do you think that any one would willingly send their child to a failing school? I don't. The parent would control where the child goes,not some bureaucrat. I referred to studies and polls, well these same studies also discovered that the majority of people, regardless of race, ethnicity and gender prefer a voucher system. So who opposes it, the teachers unions and the union bosses, and through them the politicians. Why aren't the people being served? Just as an aside, a fair tax system would go a long way in alleviating this situation.
The administrators are the people who direct the teachers, they are a " necessary evil ". You cannot have an education system where teachers run around willy-nilly. We need the administrators, but here is the problem. We have an over abundance of administrators, and unfortunately too many of them dwell in the federal department of education. Here is where the conservative movement can make a difference. I always ask my liberal friends, " How many teachers does the education department employ? ' I almost always get the answer, " I don't know. " We all know, the answer is zero. Every body there is in the administrative category. Begs for a simple solution, get rid of the administrators and spend that money on teachers and real education. The money spent in Washington would be limited to just enough to dole out the federal funds with a VERY BRIEF OVER SIGHT. I emphasize, a very brief over sight. The money could be spent much more efficiently by the local schools then by the bureaucracy in D.C. After all, maybe Peoria needs a new building where as Memphis needs a teacher raise to attract new teachers, the local school boards know best. The parents would have more say in local bond issues than any type of influence over the D.C. bureaucracy. Empower the people.
The third category is the service worker, the janitor, the street crossing guard and the people who do the ordering of supplies. Once again we see that this category is best controlled by the local people, not D.C. Because spending would be more open to local scrutiny these people would tend to be more efficient. This is what we need.
In a brief example of what a political solution caused, we only have to look at history. When Bill Clinton was president, he appointed the governor of one of the Carolinas, a man by the name of Reilly, as head of the department of education. When George Bush ran for office there was a big clamor raised because the confederal flag flew over the state capitol of the state from which Reilly came. The raising of the flag took place while Reilly was governor. Every body wanted to know what Bush thought about the matter, of course the fact that he was governor of Texas and had no jurisdiction in either the flying nor the removal of the flag, this had no sway. The real culprit was Reily, but the media and pundits tried to pin it on Bush. The reason, the media wanted Clinton to be " the first black president"
A good example of why big government doesn't work for the people, but rather for the few select elite ones. Only a good ground swell of conservative ideas can reverse this trend. Let's get started.
Here I add my usual plea ,pray for our brave service men and women.
GOD Bless
This blog is aimed a a workable reformation of the education system in the United States. My conservative friends will say the federal government has no business in education, and to a certain extent I agree with them. Where I disagree is the funding of education. This, like the military and highway systems goes to the national security and well being and I believe it is an item for federal intervention. The federal intervention should be limited to a very small role. It would require a complete overhaul of the Department of Education.
As a starting point, let us look at who educates. Basically, there are three classes of people, the educator, the administrator and the service worker. A closer look into the function of each of these classes would be helpful at this time.
The educator, teachers and aides, are the people who actually stand in front of a class and teach. They prepare lesson plans, homework assignments and testing. They are the core of education. We must develop a policy which completely supports them. This can be done by getting parents involved. All studies, polls and even common sense has shown that parental involvement is essential to education. Where parents get involved, education prospers. Give the parents a voucher system, it will get them involved because it would give parents a true choice of schools, do you think that any one would willingly send their child to a failing school? I don't. The parent would control where the child goes,not some bureaucrat. I referred to studies and polls, well these same studies also discovered that the majority of people, regardless of race, ethnicity and gender prefer a voucher system. So who opposes it, the teachers unions and the union bosses, and through them the politicians. Why aren't the people being served? Just as an aside, a fair tax system would go a long way in alleviating this situation.
The administrators are the people who direct the teachers, they are a " necessary evil ". You cannot have an education system where teachers run around willy-nilly. We need the administrators, but here is the problem. We have an over abundance of administrators, and unfortunately too many of them dwell in the federal department of education. Here is where the conservative movement can make a difference. I always ask my liberal friends, " How many teachers does the education department employ? ' I almost always get the answer, " I don't know. " We all know, the answer is zero. Every body there is in the administrative category. Begs for a simple solution, get rid of the administrators and spend that money on teachers and real education. The money spent in Washington would be limited to just enough to dole out the federal funds with a VERY BRIEF OVER SIGHT. I emphasize, a very brief over sight. The money could be spent much more efficiently by the local schools then by the bureaucracy in D.C. After all, maybe Peoria needs a new building where as Memphis needs a teacher raise to attract new teachers, the local school boards know best. The parents would have more say in local bond issues than any type of influence over the D.C. bureaucracy. Empower the people.
The third category is the service worker, the janitor, the street crossing guard and the people who do the ordering of supplies. Once again we see that this category is best controlled by the local people, not D.C. Because spending would be more open to local scrutiny these people would tend to be more efficient. This is what we need.
In a brief example of what a political solution caused, we only have to look at history. When Bill Clinton was president, he appointed the governor of one of the Carolinas, a man by the name of Reilly, as head of the department of education. When George Bush ran for office there was a big clamor raised because the confederal flag flew over the state capitol of the state from which Reilly came. The raising of the flag took place while Reilly was governor. Every body wanted to know what Bush thought about the matter, of course the fact that he was governor of Texas and had no jurisdiction in either the flying nor the removal of the flag, this had no sway. The real culprit was Reily, but the media and pundits tried to pin it on Bush. The reason, the media wanted Clinton to be " the first black president"
A good example of why big government doesn't work for the people, but rather for the few select elite ones. Only a good ground swell of conservative ideas can reverse this trend. Let's get started.
Here I add my usual plea ,pray for our brave service men and women.
GOD Bless
Friday, November 21, 2008
Multi/Bi/ whatever lingual
Hi
I hope that the crazy title to this blog didn't scare you off, but it is intended to show just what a multi lingual society is up against.
One of the things that we conservatives must do is the furtherance of English as the official language of the country. Yes, it s annoying to speak to some one and hear the all too familiar refrain, "Me no speak English". Hey, get with it, this is the United States. Before I go further I would like to say that this does not apply to those who moved ( Not emigrated ) from Porto Rico. They have been educated under the auspices of the American flag, and this education has been in Spanish. I certainly don't want to punish them for not speaking English. But it does apply to other peoples, be they Spanish or other non English speaking.
You may ask why this is so important, especially in light of our desire to have people keep their culture and family values, well, it is more imperative that we, as a nation, run our trade and society in a manner which is consistent with our sovereignty as a nation. History and the world has many examples of what a multi lingual society can cause. One only look to the expression " balkanization ", it means the severing of a people, and the main cause is a diverse language. Spain has had trouble with the Basque speaking people, Canada with the French speakers in Quebec, the list goes on. Certainly we don't need this.
As an example, I speak a foreign language, learned it as a chid. In my house my parents spoke to me and my brothers in their native tongue and we children answered in English. Guess what, we learned the native language of our parents and my parents learned English. Every body won. We conservative should want this for all peoples, this is perhaps the best way to integrate emigrants into the American society. They can have the American dream.
Another example I would like to use is the history of early migrants to America. I grew up in New York city, i my surroundings people spoke English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Italian. In later years there was a mass migration of Porto Ricans who primarily spoke Spanish. You know what, as a child I learned Yiddish phrases, today I kid around by saying that I speak New York Porto Rican Spanish. But I still speak English. We didn't lose the culture of the migrants, we learned and furthered it. I know what " platanos fritos " are, I know what goes into making a good Reuben sandwich and I know a good pizza when I smell and eat it. Is it too much that we conservatives offer this same cultural education to those who are coming here today? I hope that we will champion the extending of this cultural growth to our new Americans. But, I repeat, this can only be done by having English as a common language. Any conservative candidate should be required to advance the principle that English is the official language of America.
More to come.
Please remember to pray for our service people.
GOD Bless.
I hope that the crazy title to this blog didn't scare you off, but it is intended to show just what a multi lingual society is up against.
One of the things that we conservatives must do is the furtherance of English as the official language of the country. Yes, it s annoying to speak to some one and hear the all too familiar refrain, "Me no speak English". Hey, get with it, this is the United States. Before I go further I would like to say that this does not apply to those who moved ( Not emigrated ) from Porto Rico. They have been educated under the auspices of the American flag, and this education has been in Spanish. I certainly don't want to punish them for not speaking English. But it does apply to other peoples, be they Spanish or other non English speaking.
You may ask why this is so important, especially in light of our desire to have people keep their culture and family values, well, it is more imperative that we, as a nation, run our trade and society in a manner which is consistent with our sovereignty as a nation. History and the world has many examples of what a multi lingual society can cause. One only look to the expression " balkanization ", it means the severing of a people, and the main cause is a diverse language. Spain has had trouble with the Basque speaking people, Canada with the French speakers in Quebec, the list goes on. Certainly we don't need this.
As an example, I speak a foreign language, learned it as a chid. In my house my parents spoke to me and my brothers in their native tongue and we children answered in English. Guess what, we learned the native language of our parents and my parents learned English. Every body won. We conservative should want this for all peoples, this is perhaps the best way to integrate emigrants into the American society. They can have the American dream.
Another example I would like to use is the history of early migrants to America. I grew up in New York city, i my surroundings people spoke English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Italian. In later years there was a mass migration of Porto Ricans who primarily spoke Spanish. You know what, as a child I learned Yiddish phrases, today I kid around by saying that I speak New York Porto Rican Spanish. But I still speak English. We didn't lose the culture of the migrants, we learned and furthered it. I know what " platanos fritos " are, I know what goes into making a good Reuben sandwich and I know a good pizza when I smell and eat it. Is it too much that we conservatives offer this same cultural education to those who are coming here today? I hope that we will champion the extending of this cultural growth to our new Americans. But, I repeat, this can only be done by having English as a common language. Any conservative candidate should be required to advance the principle that English is the official language of America.
More to come.
Please remember to pray for our service people.
GOD Bless.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
What congress should do
Hi
Today I will make some suggestions which apply to congress. I believe that if conservatives make this a talking point in the 2010 congressional elections we can recapture the house. One of the things that has always irked me is the way bill become enacted into law. Often, a bill is sponsored and debated by one house and then in the other house it is modified. It goes to a committee which reconciles the two versions. The version agreed upon by the committee must then go back to both houses for passing. However, many times in order to achieve a compromise,changes are made. Some times these changes are not what was debated but "sneak" through because the congress people want the original bill. This is how many bills are pushed through, and it is totally bogus. Special interests are served, not the American people. This should be stopped completely. Conservative candidates should adopt a platform of open and honest government and it should include the cessation of this manner of passing legislation.
Another thing which always bothered me is the manner in which committee assignments are chosen. Seniority is the measure, this leads to people creating their own little kingdom, this is done by limiting or cutting off debate. Even the freezing or tabling of bills is done. Look at all the power men like Senators Stevens of Alaska, Senator Byrd of West Virginia and Congressman Wrangle of New York have held in their years in congress. This gives them additional power and they use this added power as a means to campaign for reelection. Catch 22. This is not what makes for a good democratic government.
The next problem is the tacking on of measures which do not reflect the intent of the original bill. For example,if a bill which funds veterans benefits s in the hopper, any one can tack on a bill which ear marks a sum for farm water irrigation. Would some one please explain to me what farm water irrigation has to do with veterans benefits. Too often this has been done and if the conservative wish to regain control of the house, they must make this an issue. The American people want it and they will support those candidates who stand for this correction.
It is only with a comprehensive policy that the conservative can survive and restore sanity to the running of our government.
I will continue in future blogs to spell out some suggestions, stay tuned.
I ask that you remember our service people and pray for them.
GOD Bless.
Today I will make some suggestions which apply to congress. I believe that if conservatives make this a talking point in the 2010 congressional elections we can recapture the house. One of the things that has always irked me is the way bill become enacted into law. Often, a bill is sponsored and debated by one house and then in the other house it is modified. It goes to a committee which reconciles the two versions. The version agreed upon by the committee must then go back to both houses for passing. However, many times in order to achieve a compromise,changes are made. Some times these changes are not what was debated but "sneak" through because the congress people want the original bill. This is how many bills are pushed through, and it is totally bogus. Special interests are served, not the American people. This should be stopped completely. Conservative candidates should adopt a platform of open and honest government and it should include the cessation of this manner of passing legislation.
Another thing which always bothered me is the manner in which committee assignments are chosen. Seniority is the measure, this leads to people creating their own little kingdom, this is done by limiting or cutting off debate. Even the freezing or tabling of bills is done. Look at all the power men like Senators Stevens of Alaska, Senator Byrd of West Virginia and Congressman Wrangle of New York have held in their years in congress. This gives them additional power and they use this added power as a means to campaign for reelection. Catch 22. This is not what makes for a good democratic government.
The next problem is the tacking on of measures which do not reflect the intent of the original bill. For example,if a bill which funds veterans benefits s in the hopper, any one can tack on a bill which ear marks a sum for farm water irrigation. Would some one please explain to me what farm water irrigation has to do with veterans benefits. Too often this has been done and if the conservative wish to regain control of the house, they must make this an issue. The American people want it and they will support those candidates who stand for this correction.
It is only with a comprehensive policy that the conservative can survive and restore sanity to the running of our government.
I will continue in future blogs to spell out some suggestions, stay tuned.
I ask that you remember our service people and pray for them.
GOD Bless.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Social conservativism
Hi
This blog will attempt to start an agenda for some social issues. The first one that comes to mind is the issue of abortion and right to life. Make no mistake about it, I am extremely opposed to abortion. in my opinion it is akin to murder. I firmly believe that life begins at conception. At this point I have a small difference with my friends on the religious right. This difference is the way I perceive the framing of the issue. In my opinion it should not be the center piece but an ancillary issue. Like it or not, abortion is only important to a small segment of the general population,mostly the anti abortion crowd. I don't propose a compromise of ideals but rather a pragmatic approach. Definitely keep the pro life stance, constantly defend and further it but at the same time don't make it the prime mover. Ideals are great but they don't win elections, and in order to further our cause we need to win. With victory in elections the conservatives can then emphasize the ideals which we proudly feel, and these conservative politicians would be in a position to enact legislation to further the conservative cause. Isn't this better than losing?
A second issue which can be implemented immediately is the advocacy of a law making English as the official language of the United States. In the 2008 election cycle I saw signs where the voters were directed to election polling places, not only were the signs bilingual but the foreign language was actually more prominent than the english. If I saw this, didn't others? How do you think that went over? Just remind people that every where a multi lingual nation was allowed to exist the consequences was a disaster. None survived. I know I don't want this for the United States.
A third issue which I would push is the issue of equal opportunity. Here I feel it is imperative to distinguish this from affirmative action. Under equal opportunity the person is given an equal chance to get a job, housing, loans, etc. For too long we have allowed the liberals to claim this issue. Just remind them that the Equal Opportunity Act was passed by Congress with republican help, liberals like Al Gore, Sr and Fulbright ( Clinton's mentor ) and our old KKK buddy, Robert Byrd opposed this. Why haven't we heard about this, why are we called the racists? We definitely need to make our case.
As the blogs keep coming I will go over more of my ideas, stay tuned.
Now I ask that you pray for our service people.
GOD Bless
This blog will attempt to start an agenda for some social issues. The first one that comes to mind is the issue of abortion and right to life. Make no mistake about it, I am extremely opposed to abortion. in my opinion it is akin to murder. I firmly believe that life begins at conception. At this point I have a small difference with my friends on the religious right. This difference is the way I perceive the framing of the issue. In my opinion it should not be the center piece but an ancillary issue. Like it or not, abortion is only important to a small segment of the general population,mostly the anti abortion crowd. I don't propose a compromise of ideals but rather a pragmatic approach. Definitely keep the pro life stance, constantly defend and further it but at the same time don't make it the prime mover. Ideals are great but they don't win elections, and in order to further our cause we need to win. With victory in elections the conservatives can then emphasize the ideals which we proudly feel, and these conservative politicians would be in a position to enact legislation to further the conservative cause. Isn't this better than losing?
A second issue which can be implemented immediately is the advocacy of a law making English as the official language of the United States. In the 2008 election cycle I saw signs where the voters were directed to election polling places, not only were the signs bilingual but the foreign language was actually more prominent than the english. If I saw this, didn't others? How do you think that went over? Just remind people that every where a multi lingual nation was allowed to exist the consequences was a disaster. None survived. I know I don't want this for the United States.
A third issue which I would push is the issue of equal opportunity. Here I feel it is imperative to distinguish this from affirmative action. Under equal opportunity the person is given an equal chance to get a job, housing, loans, etc. For too long we have allowed the liberals to claim this issue. Just remind them that the Equal Opportunity Act was passed by Congress with republican help, liberals like Al Gore, Sr and Fulbright ( Clinton's mentor ) and our old KKK buddy, Robert Byrd opposed this. Why haven't we heard about this, why are we called the racists? We definitely need to make our case.
As the blogs keep coming I will go over more of my ideas, stay tuned.
Now I ask that you pray for our service people.
GOD Bless
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
More on immigration policy
Hi
This blog will be about the additional steps to fix the immigration policy. In my previous blog I said that we conservative need to establish a good viable immigration policy, now I will expand this idea.
The policy should contain several elements:
First - a comprehensive plan to secure all of our borders. it has always struck me as ironic that we guard the border between North and South Korea with more intensity than we do our own borders. I know first hand, my Army days included service along the DMZ. Why not patrol our borders the same way? Politics, politicians are afraid of alienating the hispanic vote. It actuality means that we are ceding our sovereignty to aliens, who wants that, not the American people, Let us as conservatives make this an issue
Second - we need a policy which recognizes that people from some countries want to come here more than others. Incorporate this concept into our immigration policy. Under the current policy we allow an many people from Mexico as we do from Madagascar. This does not make any sense, we need Mexican people to immigrate, so why put up artificial barriers which only serve to create more illegal immigration.
Third - In order for any plan to work it must contain a workable and enforceable work program. This must be part of any plan and must contain both work permits and strict and harsh enforcement for noncompliance. For the illegal worker immediate deportment, for the employer immediate and stiff fines. The employer should not be permitted to participate in any future work permit plans. If we get serious this will work.
I know that the illegal immigration problem causes havoc on all of our institutions, one only need to look at border cities such as El Paso, San Diego and others to see that our schools, hospitals and housing are all chocking under the burden of illegal immigration. Even our jails and penal system is adversely affected. We, as conservatives must get our message out, the public will support us because this is what the people want. Just try to help the grass roots movement and above all keep the faith. remember that the majority of the American are currently "right wing" leaning.
Plese pray for our brave service people.
GOD Bless
This blog will be about the additional steps to fix the immigration policy. In my previous blog I said that we conservative need to establish a good viable immigration policy, now I will expand this idea.
The policy should contain several elements:
First - a comprehensive plan to secure all of our borders. it has always struck me as ironic that we guard the border between North and South Korea with more intensity than we do our own borders. I know first hand, my Army days included service along the DMZ. Why not patrol our borders the same way? Politics, politicians are afraid of alienating the hispanic vote. It actuality means that we are ceding our sovereignty to aliens, who wants that, not the American people, Let us as conservatives make this an issue
Second - we need a policy which recognizes that people from some countries want to come here more than others. Incorporate this concept into our immigration policy. Under the current policy we allow an many people from Mexico as we do from Madagascar. This does not make any sense, we need Mexican people to immigrate, so why put up artificial barriers which only serve to create more illegal immigration.
Third - In order for any plan to work it must contain a workable and enforceable work program. This must be part of any plan and must contain both work permits and strict and harsh enforcement for noncompliance. For the illegal worker immediate deportment, for the employer immediate and stiff fines. The employer should not be permitted to participate in any future work permit plans. If we get serious this will work.
I know that the illegal immigration problem causes havoc on all of our institutions, one only need to look at border cities such as El Paso, San Diego and others to see that our schools, hospitals and housing are all chocking under the burden of illegal immigration. Even our jails and penal system is adversely affected. We, as conservatives must get our message out, the public will support us because this is what the people want. Just try to help the grass roots movement and above all keep the faith. remember that the majority of the American are currently "right wing" leaning.
Plese pray for our brave service people.
GOD Bless
Monday, November 17, 2008
Illegal immigration
Hi
Today I will state my views on the illegal immigration problem which we are facing. During the 2008 election cycle I heard neither major party candidate mention the issue, but it does exist. The reason there was no discussion of the problem is that both candidates have the same solution, why bother debating an issue upon which both agree. The rub is that the American people do not agree The vast majority of Americans believe in a stronger border, control of illegal immigration and above all else, no amnesty. Neither candidate seems to feel this way. The problem is that there seems to be no mention or discussion of the solution but the same old tired way of handling the problem, Amnesty, let the problem cool off for a while and then complain and recycle the supposed solution. By doing it this way the parties can"buy" votes with favors which the American people do not want. How about some person stepping up to the plate and facing the problem head on? There is a void and this is where the conservatives should hammer away at the issue. Conservatives should speak with one voce, if elected we will fix the problem, and even more important, if elected the conservatives should fix the problem. Show leadership. The American people will reward you. Ronald Reagan did and he got reelected by a land slide. Remember the anger the American people showed when the so called Latino civil rights advocates organized a pro amnesty march. They flew the Mexican flag higher than the American flag, were the American people really ticked off. Let's recapture this ground swelling and turn it to use for the conservative movement.
The anger got so strong that it actually spawned a joke, " Calling illegal immigrants as undocumented is the same as calling drug dealers unlicensed pharmacists." The first step in creating a grass roots movement is to get the people interested in the issue, well this joke got many of my friends interested. We need to keep up the intensity, make it an issue in our primaries and carry it forward. Show some spine. We have sat on the side lines too long.
Potential candidates should start now to carry this message to the people , mention it in speeches, tell friends, discuss it on talk shows and remind the public that the illegals are coming here and robbing the American people of those rights which we have earned.
Some say that the Catholic Church should not harbor these people, well here I have a suggestion which would alleviate the argument. The church should feed, clothe and help these illegals, they are children of God. But the church should not harbor them and should stress to these illegals that they are stealing and should immediately stop.
In a previous blogs I have discussed a method of fixing the immigration problem, I refer you to this blog. My system is not the only solution but it is a workable one which would cure the problem. There is no question that we must do something, and that which party or movement does act, the American people will stand behind you. Come on guys and gals, get moving.
Stay tuned, more to come.
Please remember our brave service people in your prayers.
GOD Bless.
Today I will state my views on the illegal immigration problem which we are facing. During the 2008 election cycle I heard neither major party candidate mention the issue, but it does exist. The reason there was no discussion of the problem is that both candidates have the same solution, why bother debating an issue upon which both agree. The rub is that the American people do not agree The vast majority of Americans believe in a stronger border, control of illegal immigration and above all else, no amnesty. Neither candidate seems to feel this way. The problem is that there seems to be no mention or discussion of the solution but the same old tired way of handling the problem, Amnesty, let the problem cool off for a while and then complain and recycle the supposed solution. By doing it this way the parties can"buy" votes with favors which the American people do not want. How about some person stepping up to the plate and facing the problem head on? There is a void and this is where the conservatives should hammer away at the issue. Conservatives should speak with one voce, if elected we will fix the problem, and even more important, if elected the conservatives should fix the problem. Show leadership. The American people will reward you. Ronald Reagan did and he got reelected by a land slide. Remember the anger the American people showed when the so called Latino civil rights advocates organized a pro amnesty march. They flew the Mexican flag higher than the American flag, were the American people really ticked off. Let's recapture this ground swelling and turn it to use for the conservative movement.
The anger got so strong that it actually spawned a joke, " Calling illegal immigrants as undocumented is the same as calling drug dealers unlicensed pharmacists." The first step in creating a grass roots movement is to get the people interested in the issue, well this joke got many of my friends interested. We need to keep up the intensity, make it an issue in our primaries and carry it forward. Show some spine. We have sat on the side lines too long.
Potential candidates should start now to carry this message to the people , mention it in speeches, tell friends, discuss it on talk shows and remind the public that the illegals are coming here and robbing the American people of those rights which we have earned.
Some say that the Catholic Church should not harbor these people, well here I have a suggestion which would alleviate the argument. The church should feed, clothe and help these illegals, they are children of God. But the church should not harbor them and should stress to these illegals that they are stealing and should immediately stop.
In a previous blogs I have discussed a method of fixing the immigration problem, I refer you to this blog. My system is not the only solution but it is a workable one which would cure the problem. There is no question that we must do something, and that which party or movement does act, the American people will stand behind you. Come on guys and gals, get moving.
Stay tuned, more to come.
Please remember our brave service people in your prayers.
GOD Bless.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Help for the economy
Hi
In my writing about the conservative movement there must be a mention of the economy. We need a conservative approach to "fixing" the economy of our nation. What this fixing should be is an almost classic " laissez-faire " policy. Before you start to turn off let me explain. Under laissez-faire the government does not interfere with commerce, but we know that is neither desirable nor practicable. What is needed is a minimal interference. Some things must be done by government, imagine if we tried to hire an army without the government doing it. What I propose is the minimal interference with normal trade. Look at the record, take the executive department, congress, republican and democratic parties. Would you trust any of them with your household budget? I know I wouldn't. Big government forces this upon us, isn't it ironic, we make the money but they want to tell us how to spend it, we have the children but they want to tell us how to raise them. This is what I call nerve. Where do these people get this idea that they know better than we do. I say if they want to spend, get a real job and spend your own money, not ours. Have kids and raise them the way you want. Here is the irony ( I know maybe redundant but this merits repeating ) these are the same people who cannot run their own cafeterias. The old saying, " Physician, heal thyself", applies. Congress and the executive department has gotten to the point that they think they know the answers, well, I got news for them. Getting elected doesn't give them some magic elixir that solves problems. We all know what get problems solved, American ingenuity and sweat. Let's unleash this energy, rid the people of the albatross from around our necks, let us solve our own problems.
We see the bailout of the banking system and Wall Street, a problem caused by government trying to dictate our lives, and it serves as an example of what meddling can cause in our economy. The taxpayer foots the bill. What else is new. Now the liberal congress is talking of bailing out the auto industry. Speaker Pelosi is saying that it is to protect jobs. It most certainly is not, it is to protect a group that donate to liberal politicians, the autoworkers union bosses. Why didn't Mrs Pelosi say anything when the unions and the auto makers negotiated contracts that were totally unreasonable? Now, the shoe is on the other foot, - bad management, unwarranted labor contracts and just plain greed have made the auto makers noncompetitive, now we should bail them out. Get real. The conservative movement should strongly oppose this bailout. We need to send a message, no bailouts.
As I said in my prior blog, the fair tax would eliminate this type of government give away of our hard earned tax dollars. We need change, real change. A grass roots ground swell of conservatives is what can cure this ailment. Let's get going.
I'll keep up with my blogs so stay tuned. Remember if you like what I say, tell your friends and neighbors, but if you don't like it, please tell me.
Please pray for our service people.
GOD Bless
In my writing about the conservative movement there must be a mention of the economy. We need a conservative approach to "fixing" the economy of our nation. What this fixing should be is an almost classic " laissez-faire " policy. Before you start to turn off let me explain. Under laissez-faire the government does not interfere with commerce, but we know that is neither desirable nor practicable. What is needed is a minimal interference. Some things must be done by government, imagine if we tried to hire an army without the government doing it. What I propose is the minimal interference with normal trade. Look at the record, take the executive department, congress, republican and democratic parties. Would you trust any of them with your household budget? I know I wouldn't. Big government forces this upon us, isn't it ironic, we make the money but they want to tell us how to spend it, we have the children but they want to tell us how to raise them. This is what I call nerve. Where do these people get this idea that they know better than we do. I say if they want to spend, get a real job and spend your own money, not ours. Have kids and raise them the way you want. Here is the irony ( I know maybe redundant but this merits repeating ) these are the same people who cannot run their own cafeterias. The old saying, " Physician, heal thyself", applies. Congress and the executive department has gotten to the point that they think they know the answers, well, I got news for them. Getting elected doesn't give them some magic elixir that solves problems. We all know what get problems solved, American ingenuity and sweat. Let's unleash this energy, rid the people of the albatross from around our necks, let us solve our own problems.
We see the bailout of the banking system and Wall Street, a problem caused by government trying to dictate our lives, and it serves as an example of what meddling can cause in our economy. The taxpayer foots the bill. What else is new. Now the liberal congress is talking of bailing out the auto industry. Speaker Pelosi is saying that it is to protect jobs. It most certainly is not, it is to protect a group that donate to liberal politicians, the autoworkers union bosses. Why didn't Mrs Pelosi say anything when the unions and the auto makers negotiated contracts that were totally unreasonable? Now, the shoe is on the other foot, - bad management, unwarranted labor contracts and just plain greed have made the auto makers noncompetitive, now we should bail them out. Get real. The conservative movement should strongly oppose this bailout. We need to send a message, no bailouts.
As I said in my prior blog, the fair tax would eliminate this type of government give away of our hard earned tax dollars. We need change, real change. A grass roots ground swell of conservatives is what can cure this ailment. Let's get going.
I'll keep up with my blogs so stay tuned. Remember if you like what I say, tell your friends and neighbors, but if you don't like it, please tell me.
Please pray for our service people.
GOD Bless
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
More on energy
Hi
In my last blog I mentioned several things about how to deal with our energy problem, today I would like to make some additional comments. I referred to T. Boone Pickins in my prior blog and this is what I understand his thinking to be. Both he and I are for the immediate start of drilling for oil, both off shore and in ANWAR. It makes no sense to import oil when we have reserves available. I mentioned in that blog that drilling would help our economy and our national defense. We conservatives must get the message out, the people who are holding drilling up are those liberals in congress who are beholding to the special interest conservationalists. We need to recapture our government. Remind them of how both Rep Nancy Pelosi and Sen Harry Reid acted when gas prices were in the $4 per gallon price range. This could easily happen again, so we must be prepared.
Obama, during the presidential campaign, kept saying that conservatives ( McCain? ) opposed alternative fuels, well President Elect, we do not. What we oppose is political rhetoric that solves no problems. Do you really want Americans to be vulnerable to OPEC and others for their security? I know that I don't.
We should start now to beat the drum for solutions, additional refineries, clean coal plants and nuclear plants. Come on lets really get the ball rolling. Now to my " good friend" Senator Schemer from New York, so what if it takes 10 years to see this domestic oil. just the idea of drilling would dampen the spirits of oil exporters. They would not be so quick to raise prices because they would know that their days are numbered. How come you liberals can't see the obvious?
Remember, get out the message, keep up the explanations and above all keep the faith and belief in conservative ideals. I know we will win out.
Here I ask for your prayers for our brave service people.
GOD Bless.
In my last blog I mentioned several things about how to deal with our energy problem, today I would like to make some additional comments. I referred to T. Boone Pickins in my prior blog and this is what I understand his thinking to be. Both he and I are for the immediate start of drilling for oil, both off shore and in ANWAR. It makes no sense to import oil when we have reserves available. I mentioned in that blog that drilling would help our economy and our national defense. We conservatives must get the message out, the people who are holding drilling up are those liberals in congress who are beholding to the special interest conservationalists. We need to recapture our government. Remind them of how both Rep Nancy Pelosi and Sen Harry Reid acted when gas prices were in the $4 per gallon price range. This could easily happen again, so we must be prepared.
Obama, during the presidential campaign, kept saying that conservatives ( McCain? ) opposed alternative fuels, well President Elect, we do not. What we oppose is political rhetoric that solves no problems. Do you really want Americans to be vulnerable to OPEC and others for their security? I know that I don't.
We should start now to beat the drum for solutions, additional refineries, clean coal plants and nuclear plants. Come on lets really get the ball rolling. Now to my " good friend" Senator Schemer from New York, so what if it takes 10 years to see this domestic oil. just the idea of drilling would dampen the spirits of oil exporters. They would not be so quick to raise prices because they would know that their days are numbered. How come you liberals can't see the obvious?
Remember, get out the message, keep up the explanations and above all keep the faith and belief in conservative ideals. I know we will win out.
Here I ask for your prayers for our brave service people.
GOD Bless.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Energy policy
Hi
In this blog I am going to give my opinion of what the conservatives should do for an energy policy.
You can go back to the years when Jimmy Carter was president to find out that we had an energy problem. The first task is to face the fact that we do have an energy deficit, but both major parties have either contributed to this deficit or turned their back on it. Guess what, it didn't go away. Now the conservative movement should bring this to the fore in the discussion of the policy of the American government. Neither major candidate addressed this during the election cycle of 2008, because neither had a good plan. One said drill but not in ANWAR the other was for taxing the energy companies. Do either of these make sense? ANWAR is an area of over 19 million acres, drilling would be limited to a limited few acres and would not harm the nature preserve.
The solution is simple, remember in my discussion of the fair tax I mentioned the magic three words, money, money,money. Here the magic potion is an initial and two words, - T. Boone Pickens. Yes, the guy that was on TV championing wind power. Isn't a shame that no body in either party seems to listen to him, yet look at his credentials. he has done more to generate, locate and deliver power than all of the congress, the president, the president elect, and the cabinet. Because he will not give them money he is neglected. This is a super opportunity for the conservative movement, let's step in and act. Pick the man's brain, he is ripe and willing. He is a true American. I have seen letters to the newspaper written by liberals and they accuse him of a nefarious agenda. Typical of the small mind, try to keep some one from success, God forbid he should become successful and make money. We should ask this man to take center stage and work with our power companies and develop a good working energy plan.
One of the areas where we seem to fall down is the area of research and development. Are we duplicating costs? Could this be addressed and eliminated? Yes, simply have the government charter a company for the purpose of research in the field of energy. Before you scream at me for government intervention, I would have the government charter the company, as a co-operative, with NO GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT. Remember, Congress is privatizing their own cafeterias, can we trust them with our energy companies? I don't think so. These companies could trade the shares through our stock exchange system.
We are currently giving away our finances to other nations. A good sound energy platform would stop the give away, create American jobs and generate wealth for Americans. It would have the additional wind fall of helping preserve our security. Just think of what would happen if we were to go to war and nations in OPEC either would not, or could not supply our oil. Where would we be? I for one, would not like to have to live through that scenario.
As I have stated in other blogs, we conservatives must be assertive but not pushy. Live and preach the conservative ideals, common sense tells me that we would prevail. Support those who think like we do and have the interest of the nation at heart, not the so called " I am going to solve your problems' " crowd. One thing we do not need is empty rhetoric.
Here is my usual request, pray for our brave warriors.
GOD Bless.
In this blog I am going to give my opinion of what the conservatives should do for an energy policy.
You can go back to the years when Jimmy Carter was president to find out that we had an energy problem. The first task is to face the fact that we do have an energy deficit, but both major parties have either contributed to this deficit or turned their back on it. Guess what, it didn't go away. Now the conservative movement should bring this to the fore in the discussion of the policy of the American government. Neither major candidate addressed this during the election cycle of 2008, because neither had a good plan. One said drill but not in ANWAR the other was for taxing the energy companies. Do either of these make sense? ANWAR is an area of over 19 million acres, drilling would be limited to a limited few acres and would not harm the nature preserve.
The solution is simple, remember in my discussion of the fair tax I mentioned the magic three words, money, money,money. Here the magic potion is an initial and two words, - T. Boone Pickens. Yes, the guy that was on TV championing wind power. Isn't a shame that no body in either party seems to listen to him, yet look at his credentials. he has done more to generate, locate and deliver power than all of the congress, the president, the president elect, and the cabinet. Because he will not give them money he is neglected. This is a super opportunity for the conservative movement, let's step in and act. Pick the man's brain, he is ripe and willing. He is a true American. I have seen letters to the newspaper written by liberals and they accuse him of a nefarious agenda. Typical of the small mind, try to keep some one from success, God forbid he should become successful and make money. We should ask this man to take center stage and work with our power companies and develop a good working energy plan.
One of the areas where we seem to fall down is the area of research and development. Are we duplicating costs? Could this be addressed and eliminated? Yes, simply have the government charter a company for the purpose of research in the field of energy. Before you scream at me for government intervention, I would have the government charter the company, as a co-operative, with NO GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT. Remember, Congress is privatizing their own cafeterias, can we trust them with our energy companies? I don't think so. These companies could trade the shares through our stock exchange system.
We are currently giving away our finances to other nations. A good sound energy platform would stop the give away, create American jobs and generate wealth for Americans. It would have the additional wind fall of helping preserve our security. Just think of what would happen if we were to go to war and nations in OPEC either would not, or could not supply our oil. Where would we be? I for one, would not like to have to live through that scenario.
As I have stated in other blogs, we conservatives must be assertive but not pushy. Live and preach the conservative ideals, common sense tells me that we would prevail. Support those who think like we do and have the interest of the nation at heart, not the so called " I am going to solve your problems' " crowd. One thing we do not need is empty rhetoric.
Here is my usual request, pray for our brave warriors.
GOD Bless.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Fair tax - part II
Hi
Back again to wrap up the fair ( flat ) tax matter. In my previous blog I touched upon the subject and stated that I considered it mandatory for any conservative resurgence. Today I am going to spell out why I consider this so vital.
The 2008 election cycle really spelled out how important money is today in our current electoral system. The candidates are forced to campaign long and hard, neglecting their jobs ( But not their salaries ), The 2012 cycle has begun, they are already planning how to raise money. Take the money out of the equation and you have a much cleaner election. In our present system candidates are more concerned about money for reelection than they are about doing the right thing. Most of this money comes from lobbyists, despite what Obama wants you to believe. He contradicts himself,- on one hand the poor cant afford health care but they can afford to make donations to his campaign. Give the American people credit for knowing that is a lot of bilge. Since the lobby groups try to buy influence they rely heavily on tax breaks and similar perks. Enactment of the fair tax would remove the tax benefits from the equation, no longer would there be a need for groups to lobby, Since the lobbyists would gain no benefits from exerting influence, they would slowly disappear. Money as a factor is either minimized or completely negated. Because politicians would lose out on getting campaign financing from lobbyists, they would eventually lose the desire to run. who wants to spend money on a job where there is not a great payoff in power and money, especially given that about half of the people dislike you. Thus, the need for term limits would disappear.
We can cite many instances where lobbyists rely on political help, These examples cover both major parties. Just to cite a few - Senator Stevens, why do we need a bridge to nowhere? Senator Byrd, why do we need you to control spending and see that so much pork has been given to your home state, Senator Dodd, ( Congressman Barney Frank, Senator Conrad, and even Obama are included in this ) why do we need Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to give public funds to you to run your campaign? No money needed, no influence peddling. Plain and simple. Senator Biden, you ran with Obama on a platform of change, does that mean you are going ti root your lobbyist son out of Washington. If so, when? I don't think I am going to hold by breath until this comes about. This is only a small sample of how money corrupts, we don't deserve it and we don't need it. This is why I think that the fair tax would solve this problem.
Stay tuned for further blogs.
Join with me in prayer for our brave service people,
GOD Bless.
Back again to wrap up the fair ( flat ) tax matter. In my previous blog I touched upon the subject and stated that I considered it mandatory for any conservative resurgence. Today I am going to spell out why I consider this so vital.
The 2008 election cycle really spelled out how important money is today in our current electoral system. The candidates are forced to campaign long and hard, neglecting their jobs ( But not their salaries ), The 2012 cycle has begun, they are already planning how to raise money. Take the money out of the equation and you have a much cleaner election. In our present system candidates are more concerned about money for reelection than they are about doing the right thing. Most of this money comes from lobbyists, despite what Obama wants you to believe. He contradicts himself,- on one hand the poor cant afford health care but they can afford to make donations to his campaign. Give the American people credit for knowing that is a lot of bilge. Since the lobby groups try to buy influence they rely heavily on tax breaks and similar perks. Enactment of the fair tax would remove the tax benefits from the equation, no longer would there be a need for groups to lobby, Since the lobbyists would gain no benefits from exerting influence, they would slowly disappear. Money as a factor is either minimized or completely negated. Because politicians would lose out on getting campaign financing from lobbyists, they would eventually lose the desire to run. who wants to spend money on a job where there is not a great payoff in power and money, especially given that about half of the people dislike you. Thus, the need for term limits would disappear.
We can cite many instances where lobbyists rely on political help, These examples cover both major parties. Just to cite a few - Senator Stevens, why do we need a bridge to nowhere? Senator Byrd, why do we need you to control spending and see that so much pork has been given to your home state, Senator Dodd, ( Congressman Barney Frank, Senator Conrad, and even Obama are included in this ) why do we need Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to give public funds to you to run your campaign? No money needed, no influence peddling. Plain and simple. Senator Biden, you ran with Obama on a platform of change, does that mean you are going ti root your lobbyist son out of Washington. If so, when? I don't think I am going to hold by breath until this comes about. This is only a small sample of how money corrupts, we don't deserve it and we don't need it. This is why I think that the fair tax would solve this problem.
Stay tuned for further blogs.
Join with me in prayer for our brave service people,
GOD Bless.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Money
Hi
Today I will start to explain what I think are the ways to correct the problems the American people face. We have all heard it said that in buying real estate 3 things count, - location, location and location. Politics has its own version of that saying, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY""" Look at how much was spent on this last presidential campaign, it makes me laugh that the liberal politicians decry the wealthy but they spend hundred of millions to get elected. Where does that money come from. it comes from the wealthy fat cats. You and I with our $50 or $100 donation are an afterthought. When it comes time to enact legislation who do you think the same politicians favor, those same fat cats, we are still an afterthought. History is replete with examples and from both parties. Hey, Bill O'Reilly, " Who is looking out for the working guy? "
The problem is getting the money out of politics, McCain-Feingold tried but it only made the shift to these so called issue oriented organizations. It empowers the Swift Boat Veterans, George Soros and those of that mind set.
I extend the idea that a flat or fair tax would eliminate this problem. I have written before about this type of tax but I will review it. Basically a flat or fair tax is one levied on spending, not income. If you earn $20 an hour and you work for 10 hours, you get $200 on payday. ( 10 x $20. ) The government is financed by means of a tax levied on the sale of goods and services. The rich still pay more because they spend more, things like social security, medicare and prescription drug coverage would still be paid. For you senior citizens who have been told that you will lose benefits, don't believe it. It is a lie. The guy who has pioneered and championed the cause of a flat tax is Neal Boortz. Read his books and go to his web site if you want more information about the fair tax. He explains it better than I can.
Once we have accepted the idea of a flat tax ( Please excuse me but I use the terms flat and fair tax interchangeably, they are similar but as I said Neal Boortz can explain it better. ) The problem facing us is the inertia of the politician or maybe the ill will of these politicians, a fair tax would diminish the power of the government, or, read the politicians. For us this is a plus, for them a negative. The people would control the purse strings, not the yo-yos in Washington, we need this.
To start, when you get questioned about your opinion make certain that you state positively you are in favor of those politicians who favor the flat tax. In the state primaries vote for those candidates who are on board, and above all let them know why you have voted this way. They will get the message. Only a swelling grass roots movement can bring about this change. It is up to us.
In later blogs I will refer to the flat tax because this tax has an effect on many issues, so hang on and stay tuned in. See you next time.
Remember our brave heroes in harms way and pray for their safety.
GOD Bless.
Today I will start to explain what I think are the ways to correct the problems the American people face. We have all heard it said that in buying real estate 3 things count, - location, location and location. Politics has its own version of that saying, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY""" Look at how much was spent on this last presidential campaign, it makes me laugh that the liberal politicians decry the wealthy but they spend hundred of millions to get elected. Where does that money come from. it comes from the wealthy fat cats. You and I with our $50 or $100 donation are an afterthought. When it comes time to enact legislation who do you think the same politicians favor, those same fat cats, we are still an afterthought. History is replete with examples and from both parties. Hey, Bill O'Reilly, " Who is looking out for the working guy? "
The problem is getting the money out of politics, McCain-Feingold tried but it only made the shift to these so called issue oriented organizations. It empowers the Swift Boat Veterans, George Soros and those of that mind set.
I extend the idea that a flat or fair tax would eliminate this problem. I have written before about this type of tax but I will review it. Basically a flat or fair tax is one levied on spending, not income. If you earn $20 an hour and you work for 10 hours, you get $200 on payday. ( 10 x $20. ) The government is financed by means of a tax levied on the sale of goods and services. The rich still pay more because they spend more, things like social security, medicare and prescription drug coverage would still be paid. For you senior citizens who have been told that you will lose benefits, don't believe it. It is a lie. The guy who has pioneered and championed the cause of a flat tax is Neal Boortz. Read his books and go to his web site if you want more information about the fair tax. He explains it better than I can.
Once we have accepted the idea of a flat tax ( Please excuse me but I use the terms flat and fair tax interchangeably, they are similar but as I said Neal Boortz can explain it better. ) The problem facing us is the inertia of the politician or maybe the ill will of these politicians, a fair tax would diminish the power of the government, or, read the politicians. For us this is a plus, for them a negative. The people would control the purse strings, not the yo-yos in Washington, we need this.
To start, when you get questioned about your opinion make certain that you state positively you are in favor of those politicians who favor the flat tax. In the state primaries vote for those candidates who are on board, and above all let them know why you have voted this way. They will get the message. Only a swelling grass roots movement can bring about this change. It is up to us.
In later blogs I will refer to the flat tax because this tax has an effect on many issues, so hang on and stay tuned in. See you next time.
Remember our brave heroes in harms way and pray for their safety.
GOD Bless.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Ground rules and truisms
Hi
In my last blog I said I would lay out what I feel should be a good agenda for the conservative movement in the United States. My first thought is that we should get some things straightened out so we are all on the same page. Listed below are what I call truisms. These should be kept in mind because they apply to all life situations.
1. Conservatives are not by nature mean spirited evil people, we are the same as everybody else, we laugh, cry and mourn just as well as liberals.
2. Liberals are not smarter than conservatives. Just because some one has some letters after their name does not qualify them to feel superior in intelligence, this may be hard for some to grasp but it is true. I use the example of an incident that happened while I was taking Army basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. One of the other recruits in my basic training class was a Harvard graduate. This guy was the most inept screwed up person I met. At one point the sergeant told him that he was so bad marching that when the sergeant gave the order to " Forward march ", this guy was already out of step. But the incident that really stands out in my mind took place when we were marching to a rifle range. We had to carry silhouette targets with us and he was assigned to carry one. For those of you who are not familiar with this type of target it is a life sized cutout of a person with the lower body missing but mounted on a length of wood to give it a full figure look. Many of you have seen them in movies and on TV. It had snowed the day before and the snow melted, turned to water and then iced up. Walking on the ground was like walking on an ice skating rink. To compound the situation the day was windy. My "friend" carried the target by the board with the outline in the air. Needless to say he blew all over the place until he was told to lower the target and hold it length wise so it didn't act like a sail. I hope this isn't what Harvard teaches but it does give an example of the so called mental elite. Just remind your liberal friends when they try to intimidate you by acting as if they are the smartest person around. No one philosophy has a monopoly on brains.
3. When the discussion turns to a thorny point and your adversary tries to shift the talk and make some one out as the villain just keep the conversation on point. The old adage applies, "Don't kill the messenger if you don't like the message."
4. Never use the excuse that one can d o bad things and should not be blamed because some one else has done worse. This is a very poor position to take and not only shouldn't you accept this argument but you should not use it either. Two bad acts do not make a right one nor do they justify a bad act.
5. Always try to stay civil, maintain your composure and give logical reasons for your position. It is easier to catch flies with honey than with vinegar. ( I know, who wants to catch flies, but I have an answer for that - if you play left field for the Red Sox you do want to catch flies Ha Ha, just a little humor. ) Stay friends with your opponent, in the long run it will help your cause. That is the goal.
6. Some people throw number, facts and figures out with reckless abandon. Don't do this, always back up your statement with sources and references. Several years ago I was watching a TV program on the Catholic Network. The topic was world over population and the guest speaker was debunking this argument. She stated that the entire world population could fit into a space with the area of the State of Texas, and the population density would be equal to the density of Brooklyn, New York. She really made her point with the next statement - If you have any doubts, just look up the numbers and do the arithmetic. She knew the value of good statistics and how to project them.
7/ Liberals try to intimidate opponents by statements such as : "You really don't believe that ". Stick to your guns, tell them that you do believe what you are saying. People who hold a precarious position will try to throw your argument off by deriding your position, don't let this happen. Be polite but firm.
These are some of the points that I hope will help us in getting the conservative message across.
Remember to pray for our brave service people, GOD Bless.
See you soon.
In my last blog I said I would lay out what I feel should be a good agenda for the conservative movement in the United States. My first thought is that we should get some things straightened out so we are all on the same page. Listed below are what I call truisms. These should be kept in mind because they apply to all life situations.
1. Conservatives are not by nature mean spirited evil people, we are the same as everybody else, we laugh, cry and mourn just as well as liberals.
2. Liberals are not smarter than conservatives. Just because some one has some letters after their name does not qualify them to feel superior in intelligence, this may be hard for some to grasp but it is true. I use the example of an incident that happened while I was taking Army basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. One of the other recruits in my basic training class was a Harvard graduate. This guy was the most inept screwed up person I met. At one point the sergeant told him that he was so bad marching that when the sergeant gave the order to " Forward march ", this guy was already out of step. But the incident that really stands out in my mind took place when we were marching to a rifle range. We had to carry silhouette targets with us and he was assigned to carry one. For those of you who are not familiar with this type of target it is a life sized cutout of a person with the lower body missing but mounted on a length of wood to give it a full figure look. Many of you have seen them in movies and on TV. It had snowed the day before and the snow melted, turned to water and then iced up. Walking on the ground was like walking on an ice skating rink. To compound the situation the day was windy. My "friend" carried the target by the board with the outline in the air. Needless to say he blew all over the place until he was told to lower the target and hold it length wise so it didn't act like a sail. I hope this isn't what Harvard teaches but it does give an example of the so called mental elite. Just remind your liberal friends when they try to intimidate you by acting as if they are the smartest person around. No one philosophy has a monopoly on brains.
3. When the discussion turns to a thorny point and your adversary tries to shift the talk and make some one out as the villain just keep the conversation on point. The old adage applies, "Don't kill the messenger if you don't like the message."
4. Never use the excuse that one can d o bad things and should not be blamed because some one else has done worse. This is a very poor position to take and not only shouldn't you accept this argument but you should not use it either. Two bad acts do not make a right one nor do they justify a bad act.
5. Always try to stay civil, maintain your composure and give logical reasons for your position. It is easier to catch flies with honey than with vinegar. ( I know, who wants to catch flies, but I have an answer for that - if you play left field for the Red Sox you do want to catch flies Ha Ha, just a little humor. ) Stay friends with your opponent, in the long run it will help your cause. That is the goal.
6. Some people throw number, facts and figures out with reckless abandon. Don't do this, always back up your statement with sources and references. Several years ago I was watching a TV program on the Catholic Network. The topic was world over population and the guest speaker was debunking this argument. She stated that the entire world population could fit into a space with the area of the State of Texas, and the population density would be equal to the density of Brooklyn, New York. She really made her point with the next statement - If you have any doubts, just look up the numbers and do the arithmetic. She knew the value of good statistics and how to project them.
7/ Liberals try to intimidate opponents by statements such as : "You really don't believe that ". Stick to your guns, tell them that you do believe what you are saying. People who hold a precarious position will try to throw your argument off by deriding your position, don't let this happen. Be polite but firm.
These are some of the points that I hope will help us in getting the conservative message across.
Remember to pray for our brave service people, GOD Bless.
See you soon.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Election 2008
Hi
Well it's finally over, we have a new president elect. Congratulations to Senator Obama on his victory. Now that the argument is over I believe that those of us who opposed him should now join forces and support him. By that I don't mean we should capitulate on issues, but we should stand behind him as our president. It is our duty to live by the laws properly enacted but at the same time offer our resistance to laws with which we do not agree. One of the things that I disliked about the liberal establishment is the manner in which they attacked President Bush. They torpedoed him at every turn, now let us conservative be above that kind of nonsense.
During future blogs I will lay out my agenda for a conservative movement and I hope that those of you who have read my writings will continue to do so. I ask that if you like my blogs, please tell your friends and neighbors, but, if you don't like them, please tell me.
Let us enjoy the life afforded to us in this the greatest nation on the earth.
Pray for our armed forces. GOD Bless.
Well it's finally over, we have a new president elect. Congratulations to Senator Obama on his victory. Now that the argument is over I believe that those of us who opposed him should now join forces and support him. By that I don't mean we should capitulate on issues, but we should stand behind him as our president. It is our duty to live by the laws properly enacted but at the same time offer our resistance to laws with which we do not agree. One of the things that I disliked about the liberal establishment is the manner in which they attacked President Bush. They torpedoed him at every turn, now let us conservative be above that kind of nonsense.
During future blogs I will lay out my agenda for a conservative movement and I hope that those of you who have read my writings will continue to do so. I ask that if you like my blogs, please tell your friends and neighbors, but, if you don't like them, please tell me.
Let us enjoy the life afforded to us in this the greatest nation on the earth.
Pray for our armed forces. GOD Bless.
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