So Florida Goes to the Polls to Nominate an Abortion Supporting, Gun Controlling, Obamacare Pilot Program Operating Republican

So Florida heads to the polls with Mitt for Brains Romney well in the lead according to the polls. Romney should gain his largest win of the primary season today, and I am left scratching my head wondering why looking at the Romney record.

You see, the Romney record looks an awful like the Obama record, which means come October when the general election heats up and the debates are on, all things to hold against Obama in an election suddenly becomes neutralized.

Romney is the abortion supporting, gun grabbing, tax and spend, government mandate loving Republican who looks no different than Obama. In fact, the case could be made Romney raised taxes more time than Obama, and Obama's 40% approval rating is five points higher than Governor Romney's approval rating in Massachusetts at this point in each man's term.

So Florida will ensure liberalism sweeps through the GOP this year giving voters little choice, and despite the Romney record, people still want to believe he is a conservative. He's not, but he will destroy the conservative movement if elected.

Florida reminds me once again that George Carlin was right about the voting public. They are clueless. They suck! Liberal republicanism and moderates don't win national elections! Dole, McCain... and coming soon to the list--ROMNEY.

Mark Steyn on Newt Gingrich: Time for Big Dreams and a Time to Wake Up

More conservatives are diving into comment on Newt Gingrich's suicide mission to the moon and the fact Ron Paul is the only Republican talking deficit reduction in the 2012 campaign. Here's Mark Steyn:

Newt, meanwhile, has committed himself to a lunar colony by the end of his second term, and, while pandering to an audience on Florida's "Space Coast," he added that, as soon as there were 13,000 American settlers on the moon, they could apply for statehood. Ah, the old frontier spirit: I hear Laura Ingalls Wilder is already working on "Little House In The Crater."

Maybe Newt's on to something. Except for the statehood part. One day, when America gets the old foreclosure notice in the mail, wouldn't it be nice to close up the entire joint, put the keys in an envelope, slide it under the door of the First National Bank of Shanghai, and jet off on Newt's Starship Government-Sponsored Enterprise?

There are times for dreaming big dreams, and there are times to wake up. This country will not be going to the moon, any more than will be the British or French. Because, in decline, the horizons shrivel. The only thing that's going to be on the moon is the debt ceiling. Before we can make any more giant leaps for mankind, we have to make one small, dull, prosaic, earthbound step here at home – and stop. Stop the massive expansion of microregulatory government, and then reverse it. Obama has vowed to press on. If Romney and Gingrich can't get serious about it, he'll get his way.

Doonesburry's Garry Trudeau Lost on Utopia: Begs Ron Paul to Quit

Garry Trudeau begs Ron Paul to quit the race in one of his latest Doonesburry comics. Trudeau accuses Ron Paul of trying to create a Utopian society? I am sorry, but I thought our founding fathers was trying to create a society of free people based on self-responsibility, which is Ron Paul's own philosophy.

Trudeau is a liberal progressive, and I didn't see him accusing Barack Obama of creating a Utopian society under the guise of hope and change. I mean you will never hear a Ron Paul supporter excited about the possibility of the government's Utopian free flow of gasoline and rent money exampled in the following Peggy Joseph clip.



Garry Trudeau obviously doesn't understand the concept of Utopia and a Constitutional Republic.

George Carlin on Obama, Newt Gingrich, and Mitt Romney

On paper, there is little difference between Obama, Newt Gingrich, and Mitt Romney. The main difference I see is Obama has a D behind his name and Newtster and Mitt for Brains have R behind their names. When you look at their record you will see how they all supported Obamacare's mandate, gun control, global warming and cap and trade, and a number of other issues. For Mitt for Brains, prior to 2005 when his presidential aspirations began as an unpopular governor of Massachusetts, he probably would have taken on Obama as to who was a great friend to a woman's abortion rights. All three helped grow huge deficits that led or will lead to more taxes. Truth be told, Newt and Mitt are responsible for more taxes than Obama himself.

For some reason, the average republican voter ignores these facts this year because getting Obama out is job number one even if they decide to replace Obama with someone who looks on paper to be Obama.

George Carlin had a lot to say about such voters.

Newt Gingrich Endorsed Obamacare in May of 2009: Newt Positioned to Profit From Obamacare

We know Mitt Romney ran the pilot program for Obamacare in Massachusetts.

In fact, we have already seen the start of this process in Massachusetts, where Mitt Romney’s health care reforms were nearly identical to President Obama’s. Romney’s reforms increased the demand for health care but did nothing to expand the supply of physicians. In fact, by cracking down on insurance premiums, Massachusetts pushed insurers to reduce their payments to providers, making it less worthwhile for doctors to expand their practices. As a result, the average wait to get an appointment with a doctor grew from 33 days to over 55 days.

Newt Gingrich has been busy pushing and preparing to profit from Obamacare too. The above video is from May 2009, as Newt was endorsing Obamacare.

"We believe…that everyone must have health-insurance," Gingrich says. "Or if you are an absolute libertarian, we would allow you to post a bond, but we would not allow people to be free-riders, failing to insure themselves and then show up at the emergency room with no means of payment."

Even more damning is Gingrich's praise for Obama's healthcare reform legislation, which he says is a "model we will be advocating."

Of course, for those who don't know, Newt sits on the board of GE's Healthymagination with Tom Daschle. Healthymagination is poised to make billions from Obamacare, and Newt will profit too for his efforts with Daschle--who happened to write the book on socialist healthcare in the United States.

One of the parts of Obamacare Newt has been passionately pushing is the idea of federal control of your health records. Healthymagination is coming up with the technology to make that a reality, and since Newt has already sold his country out for a buck, Obamacare is obviously the next great profit center for Gingrich.

For Your Next Concert, Don't Bring Marijuana--BRING WALNUTS

So I know you are probably getting pumped about the new Van Halen tour. You probably planning to bring your stash right? Well a new drug may make the concert far more enjoyable. Are you ready for this? Are you ready for the new high according to the Food and Drug Administration?

The FDA is saying walnuts are drugs. Yeah, you might even have one of the drug producing trees in your front yard.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, that is precisely where you should find them. Because Diamond Foods made truthful claims about the health benefits of consuming walnuts that the FDA didn’t approve, it sent the company a letter declaring, “Your walnut products are drugs” — and “new drugs” at that — and, therefore, “they may not legally be marketed … in the United States without an approved new drug application.” The agency even threatened Diamond with “seizure” if it failed to comply.

The FDA’s letter continues: “We have determined that your walnut products are promoted for conditions that cause them to be drugs because these products are intended for use in the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of disease.” Furthermore, the products are also “misbranded” because they “are offered for conditions that are not amenable to self-diagnosis and treatment by individuals who are not medical practitioners; therefore, adequate directions for use cannot be written so that a layperson can use these drugs safely for their intended purposes.” Who knew you had to have directions to eat walnuts?

So do you smoke the shells or inject the nut into your vein?

Ronald Reagan Becomes the Environmentalist During the Cold War: How Reagan Saved the Whales

The environmental wackos out there love to attack conservatives and Republicans as being environmentally unfriendly. Unfortunately, this has led some Republicans to do some pretty stupid things like Richard Nixon signing off on the Environmental Protection Tyranists Agency.

Now a movie is coming out from Hollywood that shares with the world how Ronald Reagan helped save some whales trapped under the ice near the Soviet Union.



Yes, Hollywood gives credit to Reagan for making the call to the Soviets asking them to save the whales.

On October 7, 1988, an Eskimo hunter found three California Gray whales imprisoned in the Arctic ice. In the past as was nature's way, trapped whales always died.

But this time incredible things began to happen:

More than 150 journalists from four continents representing at least 26 TV networks converged on the tiny Eskimo outpost of Barrow, Alaska, where on a chilly day the wind- whipped temperature can drop to 150 degrees below zero. Total cost of the media coverage and rescue - more than $5,795,000.

Millions of people watched while the President of the United States and the General Secretary of the Soviet Union joined in the rescue of the three imprisoned whales.

All because the struggle of the three trapped whales could be shown on global television, a democratic government a half a world away nearly collapsed.

The media paid up to $200 to Eskimo entrepreneurs for a one-way 5-mile dog sled ride to the whale site, and if they didn't have enough cash for the return trip, they would have to wait until they were saved by rescue helicopters.

The most remarkable bond produced by the rescue connected a decorated combat Colonel in the Alaska National Guard and a lovely White House aide 7000 miles away. The two met, over the phone, fell in love and married - all because of three hapless whales.

Until recently the Russians operated the largest commercial whaling industry in the world. Then, as the result of just one phone call the Soviet Union sent two huge icebreakers to free the whales. Overnight the Soviets became instant environmentalists. Today, the Russians remain the world's largest killers of Gray whales.

Yet, through the miracle of modern technology, the rescue of three whales caught in the Arctic ice captured the imaginations of hundreds of millions of people who for a brief moment in time felt that the world had become a better place for ourselves and the creatures who share it with us.

It was Ronald Reagan who made that call, and the rest is history as the whales were saved. After the phone call, the Soviets finally send the icebreakers to fee the whales.

Republican Congress Promises Budget With More Big Government: Must Fix Medicare

The last time the Republicans tried to fix Medicare, they created another $16 trillion in unfunded liabilities. Medicare Part D was born.

Now, the Republicans prepare to take government spending off the table for the 2012 election as they promise a budget full of more big government spending, specifically Paul Ryan's call to fix Medicare. Noting the past, the Republican's have not done well fixing Medicare in the past. Fixing an entitlement with more big government spending will remove this issue from debate in 2012, just like Republicans are doing with Obamacare and a number of other issues.

Republicans are going to work off the budget the House GOP passed last year to come up with its proposals for the next fiscal year budget, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said Sunday, adding that the GOP is "not backing off of any of our ideas, any of our solutions."

Ryan, R-Wis., speaking on "Fox News Sunday," said the budget isn't written yet, and won't be ready until March, when bean counters have the "base line," or current budget figures used as the template for budgeting.

"I and my members of the Budget Committee will write this budget in March and then we're going to bring it to the floor. We think we owe the country actual solutions based upon our founding principles to get this country on the right track," Ryan said.

The Medicare reform put forth by Republicans proposes a voucher system called "premium support" that would give seniors money to go buy private health insurance. Democrats railed against it last year, saying the average cost would mean seniors are paying $6,000 more per year for health care.

Ryan said the plan doesn't affect anyone currently 55 or older, but Americans are going to have to come to grips with the fact that Medicare will be broke in a decade.

"The Congressional Budget Office also says Medicare is going bankrupt in 2021. The trustees at Medicare say that there's $37 trillion unfunded liability. If you take a look at our reforms, which don't change any Medicare benefits for a person 55 or above, and says for people 54 and below, when they'll retire, they'll have a list of guaranteed coverage options over by Medicare just like we do it in Congress and federal employees have, and we're not going to subsidize the wealthy as much as everybody else. And we're going to subsidize the poor even more. That saves Medicare. That fixes Medicare," he said.


Mr. Ryan, government healthcare like Medicare isn't a founding principle, you dolt! Just another bandage to cover the bleeding.

Editorial: Newt Gingrich Betrayed Ronald Reagan

Because the Gipper is not here to say, “There you go again!” to Mr. Gingrich, and because the choice of a new president is so critical to the nation today, it falls on us who served with Reagan and are still around to tell America the truth about Mr. Gingrich and his repeated attempts to thwart Reagan’s cornerstone achievement: the defeat of global tyranny in the form of the Soviet Union and the final rejection of communism as a failed experiment.

Although Mr. Gingrich was an unknown congressman after being elected in 1978, he was one of the very few Republicans who voted for the creation of the Department of Education under Jimmy Carter, a position Reagan abhorred and a central campaign whipping boy in the 1980 campaign. That telltale vote should have prepared us for Mr. Gingrich’s regular ridicules of the president, but we were too occupied with reversing Mr. Carter’s disastrous economic policies at the time to pay attention to a gadfly at the fringes. Nowadays, Reagan is universally appreciated as a hero of vision and determination, but at that time, the battles we fought were challenging, and popular opinion (at least as defined by Washington) often was against us.

The cocktail-party set thought capitalism was the past and socialism the future; they thought Reagan was provoking the Soviet Union when he should have been negotiating with them. The elect in Washington were against every tactic Reagan used to bring down the “evil empire,” and they were many: missiles in Europe aimed at the Soviet Union; research and propaganda for “Star Wars” defense; robust intelligence efforts in Central America, Central Europe and the Soviet Union; communication wars fought by new efforts at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Voice of America and Radio Marti; giant increases in the withered defense and intelligence budgets.

Colleagues such as William J. Casey, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick and Caspar Weinberger were heroes on the front lines of this effort, and they would have lambasted Mr. Gingrich at his first self-serving attempt to attach himself to Reagan’s name. But they are no longer with us. They were our friends, and those of us who served with them cannot stand by and watch Mr. Gingrich claim that he was in any way a part of this noble effort that saved freedom on the face of this earth.

Mr. Gingrich called the Reagan administration’s efforts against the Soviet Union a failure. He went so far as to say that the president had “weak policies which are inadequate and will ultimately fail.” At other times he said the administration had “no strategies to defeat the empire … the burden of this failure must be placed first on President Reagan.” He called Reagan’s efforts to defeat communism in the Third World “pathetically incompetent.” Unbelievably, for the record, he said, “Measured against the scale and momentum of the Soviet empire’s challenge, the Reagan administration has failed, is failing, and without a dramatic change in strategy will continue to fail. … President Reagan is clearly failing.”

These were irresponsible statements designed to capture media attention and favor from a press corps that loved to hate Reagan and relished finding a GOP critic. But they were much more dangerous. These were statements delivered for the record on the floor of the U.S. Congress. They were used by liberals bent on defeating the very tactics necessary to defeat the Soviet Union. It was a near-treasonous case of self-serving rhetoric by Mr. Gingrich.

When Reagan finally brought Mikhail Gorbachev to the table to shape the surrender, I was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, where the first meeting would take place. Here was Mr. Gingrich’s characterization of those meetings: “the most dangerous summit for the West since Adolf Hitler met with [British Prime Minister Neville] Chamberlain at Munich in 1938.”

Historians often try to rewrite history. Presidents make history. Ronald Reagan saved our nation from economic and military decline and in the process, saved the world from the worst totalitarian regime that has ever existed. To do it, he had to ignore Newt Gingrich. Thank God he did.

Ambassador Gerald P. Carmen worked in the Reagan administration and was chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party.

Ron Paul Wins Tennessee Straw Poll

The way the media is talking is Ron Paul's candidacy is dead. Everyone knows Florida is full of northeast liberal voters that retired to the sunny beaches. There's your reason Romney is winning Florida.

With Virginia up in play and Republican shenanigans to keep Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum off the ballot, Paul is expected to win and shake things up in Virginia. New straw polls released this weekend show momentum in Tennessee and Colorado. Paul won both.

Infidelity Road Leads to Herman Cain Endorsing Newt Gingrich

You just have to ask what the conservation was like when Herman Cain called Newt Gingrich to announce his support. Cain may have asked, where did you get the cajones to ask your wife for an open marriage? Or how did you get all those women to satisfy you orally without returning the favor--remember one former Newt mistress said Newt told her they could never have intercourse--only oral sex--because it was tougher to get caught.

This weekend infidelity road had Newt and Cain crossing paths.

Herman Cain unexpectedly showed up at a GOP dinner in West Palm Beach on Saturday night to give his endorsement to Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich. The polls here though, are showing Gingrich needs a boost in the Florida Primary on Tuesday.

"I hereby officially and enthusiastically endorse Newt Gingrich for President of the United States," Cain said to cheers, with a smiling Gingrich at his side.

You figure Bill Clinton himself would want in on the action too at some time, although an endorsement would never come from the legend himself.

Jack Welch Warns GOP if they Don't Treat Ron Paul With Respect, They Lose in 2012

Newt Gingrich Attacks Romney on Capitalism but Praises Romneycare

So Newt Gingrich is once again showing he is no conservative. Just a couple weeks from attacking Mitt Romney on Bain Capital for making a profit, Newt is now praising the liberal side of Mitt for Brains--specifically Romneycare with its mandate that inspired Obamacare. Now just in case you don't know the history, Romneycare which became Obamacare was written by the Republicans with the Heritage Foundation in 1994 as an alternative to Hillarycare.

This weekend Newt spoke in favor of Mitt for Brains.

"Governor Romney’s made very clear that he favors absolute repeal of Obamacare," said Gingrich. "I also think in all fairness to Governor Romney that he vetoed many provisions that the liberal Democrats in the Massachusetts state legislature added to the bill and they overrode his veto."

Yet, last week, when Romney campaign consultant Norm Coleman was asked which part of Obamacare Mitt Romney would work to repeal, the federal mandate was not part of his answer.

HOST: What elements [of ObamaCare] can realistically be repealed”

COLEMAN: Two that come to mind: The Independent Payment Advisement Board…Resistance to the 2.3% medical device tax.

So just how dedicated are Mitt Romney and the Republicans to repealing Obamacare? Well, remember they wrote the bill and there is always power in Washington power grabs that both parties crave.

Here's what is in store for the United States if Romney isn't committed to repealing Obamacare, which former Senator Coleman leads me to believe. The New York Post writes:

In fact, we have already seen the start of this process in Massachusetts, where Mitt Romney’s health care reforms were nearly identical to President Obama’s. Romney’s reforms increased the demand for health care but did nothing to expand the supply of physicians. In fact, by cracking down on insurance premiums, Massachusetts pushed insurers to reduce their payments to providers, making it less worthwhile for doctors to expand their practices. As a result, the average wait to get an appointment with a doctor grew from 33 days to over 55 days.

Let's not forget Newt has been a proponent of the federal mandate too. Newt is pushing the idea the federal government should control your health records and has made no secret he supports the national healthcare database. In fact, Newt sits on the board of Healthymagination with Tom Daschle. Healthymagination is part of General Electric, a company bailed out to the tune of over $140 billion by the federal government, who is poised to make billions from Obamacare.

The Unconservative Gingrich Record

NEWT GINGRICH'S VOTING RECORD

04/02/1987 - He cosponsored the 1987 Fairness Doctrine

10/22/1991 - He voted for an amendment that would create a National Police Corps.

03/—/1993 - He Voted for sending $1.6 Billion in foreign aid to Russia.

11/27/1994 - He supported the GATT Treaty giving sovereignty to the U.N.

04/25/1996 - Voted for the single largest increase on Federal education spending ($3.5 Billion)

04/10/1995 - He supported Federal tax dollars being spent on abortions.

09/25/1996 - Introduced H.R. 4170, demanded life-sentence or execution for someone bringing 2 ounces of marijuana across the border.

01/22/1997 - Congress gave him a record-setting $300,000 fine for ethical wrongdoing.

11/29/2006 - He said that free speech should be curtailed in order to fight terrorism. Called for a "serious debate about the 1st Amendment."

02/15/2007 - He supported Bush's proposal for mandatory carbon caps.

09/28/2008 - Says if he were in office, he would have voted for the $700B TARP bailout.

10/01/2008 - Says in an article that TARP was a "workout, not a bailout."

12/08/2008 - He was paid $1.6m by Freddie Mac to halt Congress from bringing necessary reform.

08/03/2010 - Advocates attacks on Iran & North Korea.

11/15/2010 - He defended Romneycare

01/30/2011 - He lobbied for ethanol subsidies.

01/30/2011 - He suggested that flex-fuel vehicles be mandated for Americans.

02/13/2011 - He criticized Obama for sending LESS U.S. tax dollars to Egypt.

02/15/2011 - His book said that he believes man-made climate-change and advocated creating "a new endowment for conservation and the environment."

03/09/2011 - He blames his infidelity to multiple wives on his passion for the country.

03/15/2011 - Says that NAFTA worked because it created jobs in Mexico.

03/19/2011 - He has no regrets about supporting the expansion of Medicare drug coverage. (Now $7.2T unfunded liability)

03/23/2011 - He completely flip-flopped on Libyan intervention in 16 days.

05/12/2011 - He was more supportive of individual health-care mandates than Mitt Romney.

10/07/2011 - He said he'd ignore the Supreme Court if need be.

- Gingrich voted for an increase in the debt ceiling in 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1984

- Gingrich voted to permit the Federal Reserve to purchase Treasury Debt

- Bailed out savings and loan institutions in 1991. $40B Bank bailout

- Gingrich voted to strengthen the federal home loan agencies

- Gingrich voted for increased powers to the FDIC to bail out struggling savings and loans through reorganization, purchase of bad assets, or recapitalization.

- Gingrich voted in favor of the Chrysler Bailout in 1979

- Gingrich voted for an oil windfall profits tax in 1979, which was signed by Jimmy Carter.

- Urged the House to repeal the War Powers Act and give the Presidency more power.

- Urged Clinton to expand military presence in Bosnia.

- Gingrich voted against a provision requiring congressional approval prior to deployment of U.S. troops into Central America in 1983.

- Gingrich voted to increase CIA secrecy and against any requirement that the President report covert activity to congress before it is initiated.

- Gingrich voted for Jimmy Carter’s “Energy Mobilization Board.”

- Gingrich voted for an increase in taxes on coal producers in 1981

- Gingrich voted for a 5-cent increase in the gas tax to fund highway and other mass-transit projects.

- Gingrich was one of the few who voted against the 1984 bill requiring the President and Congress to submit a balanced budget

- Gingrich voted for congressional pay raises

John Boehner and the Republicans First Failed Year in Control of the House of Representin'

Congressman Billy Long came home to his district promising voters "we got 'er done" on the $100 billion in spending cuts. That was a lie that came to symbolize the failure of John Boehner's leadership in the House during the first year. Republicans couldn't even come up with $100 billion in spending cuts as Congressman Long and other Republicans couldn't cut wasteful spending like sponsorship for NASCAR teams. In the end, the American people got a few spending cuts--maybe a third of what they promised. There is much debate about the final numbers, but it appears maybe $30 billion got cut. It never got past the house and the deficit keeps rising under Boehner's control.

The first year started with the reading of the Constitution and the promise each bill delivered to the House floor would be required to give reference to which enumerated power gives Congress the power to pass the bill. This was another failed policy of Boehner's. The Republicans that did do it played the same game as Democrats. They didn't refer to the Federalist papers making their own definition of things like the General Welfare clause. Then when bills came up for vote that demanded more power for the federal government such as the Patriot Act or the National Defense Authorization Act with its power to detain Americans without due process, the Constitution was never considered.

As Obama grabbed for more power using executive orders to build his dictatorship, Boehner and the GOP was notably absent--not fight in their bellies--only complaints. The problem here is these same Republicans supported very same actions of George W. Bush when Democrats controlled Congress. The American people are the losers as representation fails them and more power is given to Washington. This isn't what the Tea Party aligned with many members of Congress over when the Tea Party formed this mandate for Boehner.

Spending hasn't gone down. The Boehner led Congress did one of its most horrible acts in passing the debt ceiling. They didn't just pass a debt ceiling, they made sure they would never have to vote on passing another debt ceiling ever again. Debt ceilings are now automatic. They can only be stopped if Congress introduces a bill to stop them, and then, even if that gets passed, they risk an assured veto from the president.

Oh sure, the passed a resolution in the House to repeal Obamacare, but it was only symbolic. Many of these GOP legislators are supporting the big government GOP candidates whose fingerprints are all over the boondoggle known as Obamacare. Mitt Romney signed into law ran Obamacare in Massachusetts as governor. Newt Gingrich worked with the Heritage Foundation to draft pretty much what we know as Obamacare now. Rick Santorum carried the weight on his shoulders of Medicare Part D--an expansion that created another $16 trillion in unfunded liabilities. And you still believe the GOP is the party of small government?

The first year of Republican control under John Boehner has been disgraceful. Broken promises, no leadership, and more spending and big government. Where is the Tea Party calling the Republicans out? There are only a few with the courage to do so.

Central Planning has been Brainwashed into the American Psyche

"Do you know why Papa Smurf wears a red hat?" Mr. Bill Jeffries looked for the answer in the Strafford Junior High history class. Clint Maples, a funny guy and friend, exclaimed "because he's a communist." That'....

Here we are in another presidential election trying to figure which man GOP or Democrat will best take care of us--babysit us. This isn't how it was supposed to be. This much power was never to be assumed by one man according to the founding fathers.

Remember this Smurfette from 2008 named Peggy Joseph hoping to find her Papa Smurf to help her get through life?



Look around, everywhere in American society from TV focuses on one person to lead the rest. That's what we have turned our president into. In all reality, he has become an elected king handing out executive orders like a tyrant when he doesn't get his way. Oh the people, they look up to him like a king. He is the only man in the country that is supposed to have answers about everything that effects this country. The truth is, it just wasn't supposed to be this way.



George Washington served honorably as president noting it was a boring job. There just isn't much responsibility the Constitution gives the president. Yet, look how much power the presidency has gained with through #44. The president lays out budgets now and begs Congress to approve them, but the Constitution says that's the job of Congress. The President no longer looks to Congress to declare wars before he drops bombs on foreign lands. When Congress is on recess, the president takes on himself to create new positions without Congressional approval.

The presidency has centralized power it was never meant to have. Then you look at the people, all eager to elect a new president every four to eight years all eager to hear things like Newt Gingrich unconstitutionally plan to create a colony on the moon. Article Two doesn't give the president this power or any powers similar to it. A president is responsible for executing the laws of the land, being the commander and chief of the military, and keeping Congress in check from growing to powerful. The details of the job are much more limited than what we expect from the president today.



I have to say Americans have been brainwashed in society in believing there can only be one leader and the rest must follow. Look around, that's how we are taught. We see it in TV shows--and the best example of that was Mr. Jeffrie's in Papa Smurf.

Americans have forgotten that states really have the power through the 10th Amendment. The federal government has limited power. The power is supposed to be spread out between the three branches of government and the 50 individual states.

Here we are in another election, and this time we have Republican forms of Peggy Joseph begging Newt and Mitt to take care of them in one way or another, just like the NASA crowd in Florida. There is no difference. Just like Peggy Joseph, the Florida NASA crowd begs Newt to tell them how government is going to put fuel in their cars and help pay for their mortgage by rolling out more federal programs. NASA for these Floridians is nothing more than another federal program that throws big federal dollars into the Sunshine State for an unconstitutional act of space travel--you won't find that authority in the Constitution. While these Floridians may not be the lazy slob that Joseph is, they still have their hands out looking for federal dollars. Few states really benefit from NASA in the ways Florida, Alabama, Texas, and California. What Newt says is he is willing to redistribute wealth from the other 46 to keep these people's fuel tanks full and their mortgages paid even though NASA has proven to be another over hyped, inefficient, expensive government program that would operate better in the private sector. Of course the federal government will never allow a truly free market in space travel. It will always be over regulated.

So like Democrats cheered four years ago as Obama promised more federal central planning, Republicans do the same thing this year. The American people have been brainwashed into believing central planning is the American way, and we must elect the right manager to ensure proper central planning.

Isn't that sad!

Why is it Okay for GOP to Push Partnerships With Space Industry, but Obama is Wrong for Green Energy?

It's not. Both are unconstitutional. Both are wrong. Have you noticed GOP presidential candidates sound just like Obama--just substitute space for green energy and there is no difference between Obama, Mitt, and Newt. Give it a try.

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Gingrich and Romney is Obama When it Comes to Government Holding the Hand of American Industry

What is the difference between Obama wanting to spend your tax dollars to work with private industries to develop green energy and Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney wanting to spend your tax dollars to explore space to develop new technologies?

There is no difference. They both violate the Constitution creating power the federal government isn't allowed according to the Constitution.

The Hill Predicts Ron Paul Will Defeat Mitt Romney in Virginia

The GOP race is about to get interesting according to the Hill. Before we get too far in their prediction, we know Rick Santorum is probably done. He's tired and out of money and is taking this weekend to figure out his next direction. Considering his money didn't stretch far after winning Iowa, it's not hard to see Santorum is finished. As well, we know he and Gingrich won't be on the ballot in November. This sets up the race between the only Constitutional conservative in the race --Ron Paul-- and Mitt for Brains Romney, the liberal.

The Hill writes:

In a dramatic head-to-head contest that will win huge attention throughout the political world, I now believe that Ron Paul will defeat Mitt Romney in the Virginia primary. The implications could be enormous. This result would dramatize the fact that a majority of Republican primary voters favor a candidate more conservative than Mitt Romney. This prospect could also inspire the mother of all money bombs for the Ron Paul campaign.

If I were the campaign manager for the Gingrich and Santorum campaigns, I would be suggesting that all conservatives vote for Ron Paul in Virginia. Ditto the conservative movement leaders from all conservative points of view and throughout the conservative media.

So far, the pundit debate has largely missed the point that Mitt Romney has hovered between 26 percent and 38 percent in various state votes and polls. It is ridiculous for anyone to suggest "this race is over" or "this race will soon be over" (as many pundits wrongly have) because, obviously, the nominee will need 50 percent-plus-one of all delegates. I emphasize delegates.

What is certainly unique about Virginia, so far, is the prospect of a straight Ron Paul versus Mitt Romney contest, with no other candidates. If this does not change, the Virginia vote will be a pure play of Romney versus Paul, and also a contest purely of Romney versus the conservative movement, which I would expect to unify behind Paul for the Virginia vote.

Missouri GOP Governor Candidate Dave Spence Praised Obama's Stimulus: "Saved Our Bacon"

Here's another reason to vote for Bill Randles in the Missouri Gop Governor primary come August. It appears his opponent is causing quite a wave in the ranks of the GOP. He is on record saying Obama's stimulus "saved our bacon" noting that Missouri brought in $4 billion in stimulus (many of those dollars allocated by deceptiCONs like Roy Blunt). Take a listen to the clip that is causing Dave Spence some problems of his own.



Mr. Spence, it added to the national debt an unreasonable amount of money. Isn't our bacon cooked when those bonds come due and America can no longer afford to pay them?

Did Mike Moon Pick Up His First Endorsement in His Challenge Against Congressman Billy Long?

Matt Canovi

It appears Mike Moon may have picked up his first endorsement in his Republican challenge of Congressman Billy Long. The Gun Show with Matt Canovi appears to be at least leaning towards Moon, if not endorsing him on one of the latest posts on his KSGF radio show Web site.

Now earlier this month, Billy Long endorsed Mitt Romney for president. Romney is no friend to the Second Amendment. Romney pushed for more gun control in Massachusetts including:

Romney supported the Brady Bill.

Romney called for the elimination of semi automatics.


Romney advocated for tougher gun control laws promising not to chip away at the gun control laws already in place.


Romney supports mandatory firearm owner ID's (FOID).


Romney supports a five-day waiting period on new gun purchases.


Romney supports the Federal Feinstein gun ban.

Congressman Billy Long's Tax Payer Funded Office Photo Project

Remember how Congressional Candidate Billy Long complained how the liberals were bankrupting this country? For the life of me I can't figure out how Billy Long is saving us from bankruptcy. Every time I turn around I see his name associated with wasteful government spending from appropriating funds to sponsor NASCAR teams to having one of the highest paid Congressional staffs of all freshmen Congressmen. This next story really gets me.

Billy Long loves to tweet how much money the Democrats are costing us in Washington. I don't disagree, but the problem is Billy Long thinks out of his ass and doesn't do much saving himself. His Congressional newsletter gives another fine example.

The 7th District is made up of ten unique counties that contain many natural wonders and historical sites that contribute to rich and interesting communities and cultures. To celebrate the beauty and diversity of the Ozarks, I am holding a contest on my website to choose Ozark landmarks from each county that will be professionally photographed and displayed in my Washington, D.C. office.

Oh the embellishment of the blah 7th District! Other than lake country, there's not much to see from Marshfield to Joplin. Apparently Billy Long believes there is--so much he appears to be hiring a professional photographer at tax payer expense to photograph places in all ten counties. Professional photography services aren't cheap. This little project may sound harmless but it could cost taxpayers thousands of dollars.

Why not ask high school students to take pictures of their favorite Southwest Missouri landmarks and send pictures to Long's office for consideration? That would save tax money and these high school kids would have the a memory of their picture hanging in a Congressional office. Or how about asking amateur photographers across the Ozarks to join in? Once again minimal investment from the taxpayer.

We are nearing $16 trillion, and if we are going to make a dent in it, expenditures big and small must be eliminated. Congressman Long doesn't seem to understand this, but you can be sure he will tell a lot of people he is still fed up this year all the way to November.

Newt Gingrich's Northwest Ordinance: The Death Star

Newt's Northwest Ordinance speech in Florida was missing background music.



Rebuilding the country we love now involves the heavy hand of government expanding the American empire to the moon at the estimated cost of hundreds of billions if not trillions of dollars. Moon statehood is Newt's dream and the moon may be the death star for the United States already sickened with nearly $16 trillion in debt.

9/11 Bracelets: US Transportation Security Administration Honors 9/11 By Sending Money to China

Thousands of TSA workers owe their livelihood to airplanes striking the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon. This is a truth of life that I have come to realize. The loss of a few turned into a government job for the many--a very tyrannical government job that insults the Fourth Amendment and has too many Americans being felt up and humiliated. So we shouldn't be surprised the TSA wanted to honor the day that created their very existence.

So what did they do? They bought memorial bracelets like the one's Lance Armstrong made popular with his Livestrong campaign to defeat cancer. The TSA ordered 70,000 bracelets to commemorate 9/11. Guess where they were made?

China. Your tax dollars went to China for these bracelets. Rather than funding American jobs, our government gave the Chinese more of our tax dollars.

The wristbands were among as much as $84 billion in U.S. contracts (USBOTOTA) awarded for foreign goods and services in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, mostly through exemptions from legislation designed to restrict such deals. Foreign purchases by federal agencies also included rocket launchers and machine guns from Bulgaria, as well as generic cholesterol medication for U.S. veterans that came from plants in India.

What a way to honor a few Americans by an organization that humiliates many Americans!

Ron Paul Differs With Ronald Reagan in the Best of Ways During Florida Debate: Repeal the 16th Amendment!

Yesterday, we looked at the friction between Ronald Reagan and Newt Gingrich. Reagan being the great conservative revolution leader and Newt riding on his coattails to feed his need for power. Reagan didn't care much for Newt as evident in the Reagan diaries, and Newt didn't embrace Reagan often criticizing Reagan's policies and standing with the left.

So Ron Paul was asked yesterday during the Florida debate if he would continue Reagan's tax policies and tax levels. Paul said absolutely not. Paul's answer was the right answer, while Newt's answer continues the Federal Reserve's enslavement of all Americans through the federal income tax.

Tax reform was also an issue given significant attention.

Gingrich has proposed a 15 percent flat tax, which he says will “shrink revenues to meet the size of government.” Santorum dismissed the flat-rate idea, instead proposing to lower the top taxable rate from 35 to 28 percent.

“Ronald Reagan had a 28 percent top rate. If it was good enough for Ronald Reagan, it’s good enough for me,” he said.

Paul took a position at odds with Reagan, one of the Republican Party’s untouchables.

“He taxed too much. My goal is to get rid of the 16th Amendment,” said Paul, of the amendment that allows the government to levy an income tax. “The only way you can do that is not run a welfare system and a warfare system.”

Ron Paul Florida Debate Highlights

Hey Ed Martin, Give it Up? You Are Obviously Unelectable!: Martin Enters Third Race This Election Cycle

Ed Martin has switched races again this crazy campaign season. Martin can't get his footing for any race, but for some reason he hasn't figured out that maybe he just isn't electable.

Here's a man who quickly entered the US Senate race and dropped out when he was doing worse than Sarah Steelman--and we know from fundraising reports there is a lack of enthusiasm for her campaign. Then he entered the House race for Todd Aiken's seat. Remember he ran against Russ Carnahan two years ago and lost despite Carnahan being one of the ultimate Congressional dolts, and so he jumped districts heading to Aikenland. That didn't last long because there was no enthusiasm for Martin in that race either.

So rather than accept that people see through his false conservative/Tea Party ego, Martin is going to enter another race. Now there was rumors Martin may enter the governor's race, but it's official now, Martin enters his third race this season by announcing his bid for Attorney General.

What is it about a real job that scares these politicians? Why do they feel after losing election after election, primary after primary, that they are the way? Martin definitely falls into this pattern.

Ron Paul Stance on Newt's Plan for Moon Colony and Statehood

Newt Gingrich has a dream of Moon statehood. That's right, Newt wants Congressional representation and electoral votes for the man and the moon.

Before last night's Florida debate, Newt gave a speech in Florida outlining Moon statehood.

“When they have 13,000 Americans living on the moon, they can petition to become a state.”

“By the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American,” Gingrich added.

So the debate focused yesterday not on the seriousness of the problems facing this country, but on Newt's silly plan to spend at least a trillion more turning the moon into Newt's Death Star--death star because plans like this will kill the United States economically with more useless debt. Ron Paul commented on Newt's plan for the Death Star:

Congressman Billy Long Doesn't Understand the Basics of Debt Reduction: Stop Spending Billy!

There is a basic rule in every American home. If you are deep in debt, frivolous spending does't get you any further to getting out of debt. Money must be redirected at the debt and comforts and bling must be put on the back burner until the debt is paid off. Don't ask me. Ask Dave Ramsey.

Apparently Congressman Billy Long doesn't get it. Remember he ran on the premise "the liberals are bankrupting this country." While I can't argue with that, the Republicans are bankrupting it too. Need proof? Look at the unfunded liabilities Medicare Part D created--$16 trillion--and we can thank George W. Bush and the Republicans for that.

So what has "fed up" Billy done since getting to Washington? Well, he has shown he doesn't understand you have to cut all frivolous spending if you are going to get out of debt. In his first month in Washington, he voted to continue federal funding of NASCAR teams. This cost taxpayers nearly $30 million last year as it's not cheap to put a federal sticker on Dale Earnhardt Jr's car.

While Rand Paul was giving back a good portion of his office's budget back to the Treasury after his first year, Long maintained one of the most costly offices among freshmen in Congress. Now we are seeing Long spending more of your money frivolously. All I can say is Congressman Long, when the deficit goes down to a healthy level that doesn't threaten enslaving all Americans with unmanageable taxes then maybe you can justify sending a professional photographer around each county in Southwest Missouri to take pictures of landmarks that have probably been photographed thousands of times. What am I talking about?

The 7th District is made up of ten unique counties that contain many natural wonders and historical sites that contribute to rich and interesting communities and cultures. To celebrate the beauty and diversity of the Ozarks, I am holding a contest on my website to choose Ozark landmarks from each county that will be professionally photographed and displayed in my Washington, D.C. office.

Care to speculate how many thousands of tax dollars are being spent on this project? Was it earmarked or did it come out of Long's office budget that should be tightened and returned to the Treasury like Senator Paul did.

Nearing $16 trillion in debt, and of course Long did vote for the debt ceiling bill which created automatic debt ceiling increases, NASCAR sponsorship and frivolous office decorating must be stopped. This money needs to be used to pay down the deficit, for it is helping bankrupt this country.

Ozark High School Band's Brian Perkins Suspension Brings Out the Totalitarian Side of the School Board

Ozark High School Band teacher Brian Perkins was silently suspended from duties last month. It's unclear why Perkins was suspended but one thing is certain, the Ozark School Board continues to work in total secrecy in a totalitarian sort of way.

We have seen this in the past as the Dr. Gordon Pace, Chuck Fugate, and the school board has limited debate on the International Baccalaureate, a globalist initiative ran by the United Nations that doesn't have Ozark and American values in its best interest. When one parent asked about the IB's conflict with American values, Fugate told the parent "I don't care." With the suspension of Perkins once again the school board works under the radar without answering many questions from parents.

The Christian County Headliner tried to get answers about Perkins departure. They were snubbed in the most arrogant and tyrannical sort of ways. The Headliner has an interesting editorial today which they note the school board demanded the paper only report the good news about the school district and stop asking so many questions about things that could possibly embarrass the district:


The editorial staff at the Headliner News studied hard over the last month on how to present the story about Ozark High School Band Director Brian Perkins’ absence or suspension. Because few were comfortable going on record with comments, we could not attribute some of the information we obtained. And we couldn’t report on many of the conversations. But we must tell you that our sources are credible and well-placed; but they were afraid to talk.

When parents contacted the Headliner News because they couldn’t get satisfactory answers from the school district, it was our responsibility to follow up—that’s what we do. But we also have to tell you it wasn’t easy. We were faced with two choices: Inform the public on what we know and risk casting aspersions on an innocent individual needlessly or not informing the public and risk shirking our duty and enabling a culture of denial and deceit. Neither is particularly appealing.

We were also faced with silence from the district. Superintendent Dr. Gordon Pace, who has the authority, according to the district’s employee handbook, to suspend a teacher, would not confirm or deny that action. There is no other way to find out what occurred. We are not privy to personnel records.

The only way we, or anyone knows when, why, where or how a teacher is disciplined is if the district releases the information. But don’t be fooled, the rumor mill does not discriminate when filling in the blanks.

So we would caution the public from jumping to any conclusions other than the obvious one—a well-liked teacher’s been absent from the classroom for about two months with no real explanation. But we felt the subject matter was significant enough to let you know that there is or was an investigation going on and our sources indicated that this was not an isolated, one-time incident.

News organizations are often faced with balancing what the people should know with privacy rights of individuals. We weighed the evidence and made the judgment that at least the patrons of Ozark School District needed to know what we know.

When reporter Emily Letterman raised questions about the issue at December’s school board meeting , it was suggested that the Headliner News report good news. We do that regularly every week.

The Headliner News reports the news, whether it is good or bad, pretty or ugly. That’s our job.


So we now have elected officials and public servants in Ozark trying to control the news cycle. Are they teaching the First Amendment at Ozark these days or has been swallowed up the global globbityglook of the UN's International Baccalaureate? We know the goal of the IB and the UN is to establish the UN's human rights doctrine as world law that would overrule our Constitution. This is thuggery similar to what I saw when I lived in Chicago. Public servants telling a newspaper what to and what not to print!

Now here's some background about what I know. Just a few weeks before the suspension, Perkins was travelling every weekend with students at band competitions, something where parental supervision is more than apparent. Ozark Band parents are dedicated followers of the band during the competition season. There was an overnight trip to St. Louis the last weekend in October.

The suspension corresponds with this schedule leaving many to believe there may have been some inappropriate behavior. Let's not forget these events require parents everywhere to pull them off, so the likelihood of that seems unreasonable. If Perkins is being charged with inappropriate behavior with a student, which I don't believe is the case knowing all the good things I have heard about Mr. Perkins, Dr. Pace, Chuck Fugate, and the rest of the school board has a responsibility to parents to inform them what may have been taking place with their children.

Once again, we see it is Dr. Pace's strategy along with the school board to keep parents in the dark, just like they have with the anti-American agenda of the International Baccalaureate they push upon Ozark kids.

Now Republicans Are Backing Down from Repealing Obamacare: Mitt Romney is the Center of the Attention

I told you the Republicans wouldn't repeal Obamacare. There is too much power in it, and like Medicare, the Republicans will soon find ways to expand it on their terms when they are in power. Now we are seeing evidence of the Republicans backing down on their promises to repeal.

Former Republican Senator, the one so bad he lost to Al Franken, now serves as an adviser for Mitt for Brains. In an interview, Coleman was asked which provisions of Obamacare would be repealed. Rather than answer all of them, he only named two.



HOST: What elements [of ObamaCare] can realistically be repealed”

COLEMAN: Two that come to mind: The Independent Payment Advisement Board…Resistance to the 2.3% medical device tax.

That's it? Coleman didn't even mention the unconstitutional federal mandate. Of course, his boss Mitt Romney believes there is nothing wrong with the mandate despite the Constitution giving the government no authority to force Americans to engage in commerce.



Of course, there is little difference in what Romney did and what Obama did. The results are going to be the same.

The New York Post reported:

In fact, we have already seen the start of this process in Massachusetts, where Mitt Romney’s health care reforms were nearly identical to President Obama’s. Romney’s reforms increased the demand for health care but did nothing to expand the supply of physicians. In fact, by cracking down on insurance premiums, Massachusetts pushed insurers to reduce their payments to providers, making it less worthwhile for doctors to expand their practices. As a result, the average wait to get an appointment with a doctor grew from 33 days to over 55 days.

A Vision of Newt Gingrich's Moon Colony: The Federal Government in Action

The big news the last 24 hours has been Newt's Florida speech pandering the NASA crowd. Were nearly $16 trillion in debt with over $100 trillion more in unfunded liabilities, and Newt wants to establish the moon as a colony and eventually make it the 51 state in the union.

“When they have 13,000 Americans living on the moon, they can petition to become a state.”

“By the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American,” Gingrich added.

So I have been pondering what Newt's colony might look like, and I figured out the way the federal government is these days, 13,000 may not be that hard to come by.

With all the government bureaucracies, there will be much opportunity to expand government to create the 51st state--a state consisting mainly of federal employees. You obviously start with NASA because the astronauts will be the original settlers. Then from there it really gets quite wacky as things often do with the federal government.

Obviously, the EPA would get involved, because you have to have them protecting life on the lifeless surface of the moon. Can you imagine the regulations?

The Interior Department would have to stake their claims on craters as National Parks. No development where an asteroid violently bombarded the moon because that will soon become part of the great American heritage under Newt's plan.

Then of course, the IRS would have to set up shop. You know, can't have colonists hiding their assets in the Caymen Craters or other off-galactic accounts.

You can't leave the TSA and Department of Homeland Security out of the equation. Someone has to feel up grandma after she leaves for earth after a week of spending with over radiated grandchildren living beyond the Van Allen radiation belts. I wonder if they would expose grandma to more radiation considering the amount she took in just getting to the moon?

You get the picture? The moon soon would become polluted with federal filth and 13,000 people would be reached in little time. Newt's goal is eight years, an arrogant prediction that we would actually elect this bozo. This is the vision I see when Newt talks about Moon statehood.

All of this is just so absurd!

Federal Growth Makes Washington DC the Fastest Growing Area in the the Country

We already know around Washington DC sets many of the richest counties in the United States. Now, Washington is becoming one of the fastest growing areas in the country.

The numbers help tell that story: D.C. ranked 35th in rate of population growth from 2000 to 2010, according to the Census Bureau. It also experienced faster growth than any state from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2011, netting a 2.7 percent population increase.

What took place in that time period? Obama expanded government through stimulus and other big government programs increasing the need for more federal employees, lobbyists, government sucking junkies (corporate welfare office established) looking for handouts, lawyers looking for their share, and the rest of the rift raff that goes along with big government.

The 51st State to Be the Moon in Newt Gingrich's World: Newt's Death Star

Newt Gingrich has his sites on creating his own Death Star. Death because the United States doesn't have the money considering we are 16 trillion in debt.



Yesterday I pointed out Newt wants to create a stimulus program to colonize the moon. It goes much farther than that. Newt doesn't just picture a colony, he also sees representation in Congress for the moon people as well as electoral votes. As well, Newt is already planning his second term.

“When they have 13,000 Americans living on the moon, they can petition to become a state.”

“By the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American,” Gingrich added.

Pouring trillions to colonize the moon and turn it into the 51 state, considering the cost to sustain life on its lifeless surface will only further bankrupt the United States and lead us to its death. When China stops funding the debt, those people who colonized space the moon will be left to die when their government subsidies run out.

Newt Gingrich Doesn't Speak Favorably of Ronald Reagan: Would Berlin Wall Stand if Newt Had Been President?

We know from the Reagan Diaries, Ronald Reagan didn't think much of Newt Gingrich. In 1988, Newt Gingrich seemed quite excited about the Reagan Revolution coming to an end.



Now of course, we know what change brought. Remember the term "no new taxes." George H.W. Bush did raise taxes and he moved the Republican part and the country to the left, and he lost in 1992. Americans weren't craving new. They liked the policies of Ronald Reagan, which was evident in 1984 when Reagan was by a landslide only losing one state.

Now National Review Online also points out to Newt's insults to Reagan in an interesting article that once again points out Newt is no Reagan conservative.

In the increasingly rough Republican campaign, no candidate has wrapped himself in the mantle of Ronald Reagan more often than Newt Gingrich. “I worked with President Reagan to change things in Washington,” “we helped defeat the Soviet empire,” and “I helped lead the effort to defeat Communism in the Congress” are typical claims by the former speaker of the House.

The claims are misleading at best. As a new member of Congress in the Reagan years — and I was an assistant secretary of state — Mr. Gingrich voted with the president regularly, but equally often spewed insulting rhetoric at Reagan, his top aides, and his policies to defeat Communism. Gingrich was voluble and certain in predicting that Reagan’s policies would fail, and in all of this he was dead wrong.

The fights over Reagan’s efforts to stop Soviet expansionism in the Third World were exceptionally bitter. The battlegrounds ranged from Angola and Grenada to Afghanistan and Central America. Reagan’s top team — William Casey at CIA, Cap Weinberger at DOD, and George Shultz at State — understood as he did that if Soviet expansionism could be dealt some tough blows, not only the Soviet empire but the USSR itself would face a political, technological, and financial challenge it could not meet. Few officials besides Ronald Reagan predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union entirely, but every one of us in positions of authority understood the importance of this struggle.
But the most bitter battleground was often in Congress. Here at home, we faced vicious criticism from leading Democrats — Ted Kennedy, Christopher Dodd, Jim Wright, Tip O’Neill, and many more — who used every trick in the book to stop Reagan by denying authorities and funds to these efforts. On whom did we rely up on Capitol Hill? There were many stalwarts: Henry Hyde, elected in 1974; Dick Cheney, elected in 1978, the same year as Gingrich; Dan Burton and Connie Mack, elected in 1982; and Tom DeLay, elected in 1984, were among the leaders.

But not Newt Gingrich. He voted with the caucus, but his words should be remembered, for at the height of the bitter struggle with the Democratic leadership Gingrich chose to attack . . . Reagan.

The best examples come from a famous floor statement Gingrich made on March 21, 1986. This was right in the middle of the fight over funding for the Nicaraguan contras; the money had been cut off by Congress in 1985, though Reagan got $100 million for this cause in 1986. Here is Gingrich: “Measured against the scale and momentum of the Soviet empire’s challenge, the Reagan administration has failed, is failing, and without a dramatic change in strategy will continue to fail. . . . President Reagan is clearly failing.” Why? This was due partly to “his administration’s weak policies, which are inadequate and will ultimately fail”; partly to CIA, State, and Defense, which “have no strategies to defeat the empire.” But of course “the burden of this failure frankly must be placed first on President Reagan.” Our efforts against the Communists in the Third World were “pathetically incompetent,” so those anti-Communist members of Congress who questioned the $100 million Reagan sought for the Nicaraguan “contra” rebels “are fundamentally right.” Such was Gingrich’s faith in President Reagan that in 1985, he called Reagan’s meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev “the most dangerous summit for the West since Adolf Hitler met with Neville Chamberlain in 1938 in Munich.”

Of course, we know Reagan was right, and in 1989 after Ronald Reagan left office we witnessed the miracle of freedom coming to Eastern Europe as the wall fell down. Had Newt Gingrich lead this country, it may still be up today.

I Refuse to Support Ron Paul Group's Petition Doesn't Support True Conservatism: Petitions Ron Paul to Drop Out of the Race

In the grand scheme of things, Ron Paul is a credible candidate nearly winning Iowa and putting on a good performance in New Hampshire. In two out of the three primaries he has proven he has attracted large amounts of voters and deserves to be in this race. Yet, the very presence of Ron Paul irritates the GOP enough that they are willing to risk alienating a large percentage of voters in the primary before the general election in November. Many of these voters are tired of the insults and have sworn they will not vote Republican even against Obama.

Well the insults keep coming despite that. Now there is a petition on Facebook demanding Ron Paul bow out of the presidential race.

An online petition sponsored by the Facebook group "I refuse to support Ron Paul" calls on the Texas Congressman to end his bid for the GOP Presidential nomination and exit the party.

The petition takes aim not only at the Texas Republican, but also his more militant, cult-like followers.

"We have had enough of the stupid demands of the those who support Ron Paul for President. The time has come for true Conservatives to Rise Up and Take a Stand!" the petition reads in part.

Well tell me who are "true Conservatives going to take a stand for?"

Mitt Romney who grew government, raised taxes, supported abortion and gun control, and of course ran the pilot program for Obamacare?

Or how about Newt Gingrich, who supports the federal mandate to force people to buy healthcare, supports the federal government's control of your healthcare records, lobbied to get Congress to look the other way as big government Fannie Mae was creating a housing bubble ready to burst and destroy the economy, or sat on the couch pushing for cap and trade and global warming with Nancy Pelosi?

Or how about Rick Santorum who pushed for another $16 trillion in unfunded liabilities with the Medicare Part D expansion and well as other big government crimes.

The I Refuse to Support Ron Paul Facebook page isn't being honest about True Conservatism. I am calling them Out. Fortunately, organizer Kevin Cook has only attracted 43 petitioners to his Facebook page.

Mitt Romney's Liberal Record Outlined

The Romney Book

Bungalow Bill's Constitutional Wisdom? A Name Change in the Works?

I am considering a name change. The GOP has moved to far to the left and they have hijacked the name conservatism. Just the other day, I had to hear my own Congressman, Billy Long, who ran on a platform of being "fed up" say Mitt Romney is the only conservative in the race.



Conservative? Well if being a tax and spend liberal who grew government, supported abortion and gun control, and then launched the pilot program for Obamacare is conservative, then I am definitely no longer a conservative.

Of course that description above is not conservative, but Republicans are desperate to beat Obama and they continue to fail to vet their candidates while shutting out the conservative and libertarian base, something Ronald Reagan said was important to the party. In doing so, they are redefining the word conservative, and I would go as far as claiming killing off the Reagan conservative image of the party with their new definition.

So if Romney is what it means to be conservative, considering his past that is comparable to Ted Kennedy from meddling in state run healthcare programs to being a passionate abortion rights supporter, it will be impossible for me to identify with these new conservatives (liberals). A name change may be in order.

Governor Jan Brewer Calls Obama Weak on Immigration Day After State of the Union

Obama's kick off campaign speech otherwise known as the State of the Union made some huge claims. One of those claims was Obama has been very tough on illegal immigration.

I believe as strongly as ever that we should take on illegal immigration. That’s why my Administration has put more boots on the border than ever before. That’s why there are fewer illegal crossings than when I took office.

Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer writes on her Facebook page how Obama scolded her over passages in her book on the very subject of Obama, illegal immigration, and Arizona trying to enforce their own border policy because the federal government under Obama is weak on immigration.

I greeted President Obama today in Arizona with the intention of talking to him about jobs and the economy.

However, after I greeted him, the President immediately turned the conversation to my book, Scorpions for Breakfast (www.scorpionsforbreakfast.com), criticized it and then walked away. He let me know that he didn't like the way I recounted our meeting in the Oval Office after I signed SB 1070 in 2010.

The bottom line is our border is not secure and I again invited him to visit the Arizona border.

I believe America wants a secure border before addressing "comprehensive immigration reform" and granting amnesty to illegal aliens. On this issue, we'll have to continue to disagree on what's best for America.

I'll keep fighting for Arizona and the rest of America who want a secure border.

Newt Gingrich Pushed for the American Police State Even Before 9/11

When I think of September 11, 2001, I think to how the federal government's rhetoric spoke if we let the terrorists change our way of life the terrorists win. Ten years later it's not hard to see how liberties were lost and freedoms killed as the federal government began instituting its police state around the country and Americans were soon labeled as possible terrorists in report after report.

As I was scanning YouTube videos tonight enjoying Star Wars clips, I typed in "Newt Gingrich Imperial March." I had been joking that Newt needs theme music now that he has announced he wants to use your tax dollars to stimulate an effort to colonize the moon. Let's call it Newt's Death Star.

Interestingly enough, I found this video where Newt is consulting on the Hart-Rudman Commission--advocating for the creation of the Department of Homeland Security to be run under FEMA before the attacks on 9/11. It's almost as if the Hart-Rudman group knew the attacks were coming. Newt's words are not only eery, they are a reminder that Newt Gingrich cares less about your Constitutional rights as he pushes possibly the greatest bureaucratic threat to our civil liberties ever to be established in the United States--the Department of Homeland Security.



The FEMA connection is most interesting. FEMA is sold as a helping hand during times of emergency. However, this insight once again provided by Newt is a reminder that FEMA also has a military purpose, or why else would you put the Department of Homeland Security underneath their jurisdiction? I find this video to be disturbing to say the least.

The American Empire

It was once said the sun never sets on the British Empire. All that changed when the British Empire could no longer afford to maintain and fight all the wars within its empire. The sun did set on the British Empire.

Nearing $16 trillion in debt, the sun will soon set on the American Empire, unless we figure out that our Founding Fathers warned against the spread of imperialism through military thuggery. I don't think the average American really understands how vast the American Empire really is, and it's expanding throughout the Middle East now.

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How do suppose we are going to continue to fund the Empire?

The USS Liberty Sequel May Start the War Against Iran: USS Enterprise False Flag

I found the following video interesting about how the war with Iran may start. To give you a little history, Israel attacked the USS Liberty in 1967 with Lyndon Johnson's approval to get the US involved in the Six Day War.

Now with the USS Enterprise preparing to retire, it could become the USS Liberty of its time as the false flag that begins the war against Iran. I don't for one believe Iran, who hasn't invaded another country in 150 years, would attack the Enterprise. I wouldn't put it past the powers that be that has used this false flag technique not just with the Liberty but in the Gulf of Tonkin, which led the US finally entering the Vietnam War.

So, with that history behind us, take a look at the video that points why the USS Enterprise may be the target of a false flag that could lead to a war against Iran.

New CNN Poll Shows Ron Paul Wins Against Obama and Newt Gingrich Loses

Nearing $16 Trillion, Gingrich Wants to Expand the American Empire to the Moon

When John F. Kennedy spoke of going to the moon, there seemed like there was nothing America couldn't do. Nearly $16 trillion in debt later, many are wondering how much America can afford to do. Apparently Newt Gingrich is ready to spend more in hopes of creating a Kennedyesque image that just won't play out in 2012.

Newsmax reports:

Newt Gingrich is promising to establish a permanent base on the moon by 2020 if he's elected president.

Gingrich, the former House speaker, told an overflow crowd gathered on Florida's space coast Wednesday that he wants to develop a robust commercial space industry in line with the airline boom of the 1930s. He also wants to expand exploration of Mars.

The pronouncements appeared to thrill the crowd of roughly 700 people. Florida's space coast is still suffering from a recent round of federal cuts to the space program.

But how would Gingrich pay for it?

The Republican presidential contender says he wants to offer prizes to help stimulate investment by the private sector.

In other words stimulus money where Newt picks the winners and the losers. Good grief! If the private sector wants to colonize the moon they should do so without creating more debt. This is just insane considering the amount of government spending that continues to add up every year.

Boston Bruin's Tea Party Goal Tender Turns Down Invitation From Obama for Stanley Cup Visit to White House

The Boston Bruin's goal tender Tim Thomas, who has the Tea Party's creed "don't tread on me" on his goalie mask, turned down an invitation from Obama to join his Bruin teammates at the White House for a Stanley Cup celebration. Thomas noted on his Facebook page:

"I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People," the message read. "This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government.

"Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL.

"This is the only public statement I will be making on this topic. TT"

Looks like left wing sports journalists have a target to pick on while Tim Tebow is in the off season. I salute Mr. Thomas for putting the founding principles first!

Nancy Pelosi Continues to Threaten Newt Gingrich With Insider Information That Will Keep Him From the White House

Nancy Pelosi isn't backing down. She has long claimed she knows enough dirt about Newt Gingrich to keep him out of the White House. She seems quite sure of it in one of her latest interviews.

We know Newt Gingrich isn't a saint. We know the Republicans chased him out of town as Speaker. So what is it that Pelosi knows about Newt that keeps her talking. Newt probably should expose it before Pelosi does for the benefit of beating Obama.

Rand Paul Responds to Obama's Campaign, Oops, State of the Union Address

Rush Limbaugh Calls Ron Paul a Terrorist, but Limbaugh's Criminal Record is More in Line With Terrorism According to the Federal Government

After 9/11, the federal government's rhetoric included if you give money to drug dealers, you are funding terrorism. Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh called Ron Paul a terrorists on the show I once loved. Yet, looking at Dr. Paul's record I don't see anything that leads me to believe Rush's words are credible. However, Limbaugh's criminal record which includes an arrests for his pain killer addiction is in line with the government's rhetoric about funding terrorism. I hate to say it, but based on the evidence, Rush Limbaugh is the terrorist based on the government's rhetoric.

On his show yesterday, Rush said:

“Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has been detained by the TSA at the Nashville airport,” Limbaugh announced on his show Monday. “Now if this had been Ron Paul, you couldn’t really blame the TSA.”

“You have to admit Ron Paul almost sounds like an Islamic terrorist sometimes,” he added with a chuckle.

Boy doesn't this comment tell you all you need to know. Ron Paul has spent his entire career promoting Constitutional conservatism and Limbaugh compares that to Islamic terrorism. That's idiotic and downright scary in my opinion, especially coming from Rush.

I am sure in a few months, Rush Limbaugh will be passionately pushing for one of the liberal Republicans, Mitt, Newt, or Santorum, despite they pretty much stand for everything Limbaugh says he is against whether it be big government, federal mandates, gun control, global warming, and one of them was quite passionate about supporting a woman's right to choose. None of these men honor Ronald Reagan, the inspiration for his show.

Ron Paul supports so much of what Rush claims he stands for--small constitutional government, the right to bear arms, elimination of many bureaucracies, life, anti-global warming, etc. In fact, based on all the years I have listened to Rush, which is over 20 now, Ron Paul is more in line with the conservatism I learned from Limbaugh, not the other three.

Here's Rush, pushing this idea that Ron Paul is a terrorist. It's just so sad. I used to admire this man. The TSA attacking the Fourth Amendment isn't conservative, and attacking a man who is willing to stand up against it and call it for what it is doesn't deserve to be called a terrorist.

After 20 years of listening to Rush, I just don't have the desire to listen anymore. He is obviously part of the Republican establishment that cares nothing about the values of Reagan as they move to the left, and he obviously doesn't care much for those who defend the Constitution--especially the part that our military is to be used for a common defense--something the Bush Doctrine violates with it's aggressive wars based on lies.

Obama Praises General Motors & Batteries for American Jobs During the State of the Union, but...

Last night State of the Union had Obama celebrating the hand picked winners of government. Socialism was on display, but there was a huge hypocrisy in all of this.

Obama bragged last night:

On the day I took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. Some even said we should let it die. With a million jobs at stake, I refused to let that happen. In exchange for help, we demanded responsibility. We got workers and automakers to settle their differences. We got the industry to retool and restructure. Today, General Motors is back on top as the world’s number one automaker. Chrysler has grown faster in the U.S. than any major car company. Ford is investing billions in U.S. plants and factories. And together, the entire industry added nearly 160,000 jobs.

We bet on American workers. We bet on American ingenuity. And tonight, the American auto industry is back.


And then he went on to boast how his administration has created more jobs by producing batteries like the Chevy Volt uses.

What’s true for natural gas is true for clean energy. In three years, our partnership with the private sector has already positioned America to be the world’s leading manufacturer of high-tech batteries. Because of federal investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled. And thousands of Americans have jobs because of it.

That's not exactly the case. Most of the manufacturing process of General Motor's high tech batteries didn't create many American jobs because most of the manufacturing of GM's batteries are made in Korea. Some assembly then takes place when most of the manufacturing finally ends up in Michigan.

More Federal Control of the Internet May Put Pressure on Google to Block 9/11 Conspiracies

The federal government may soon be putting pressure on Google and other search engine providers to censor certain materials. Does Google have a responsibility to help stop the spread of 9/11 denialism, anti-vaccine activism, and other fringe beliefs?

Slate writes:

People who deny global warming, oppose the Darwinian account of evolution, refuse to see the causal link between HIV and AIDS, and think that 9/11 was an inside job have put the Internet to great use. Initially, the Internet helped them find and recruit like-minded individuals and promote events and petitions favorable to their causes. However, as so much of our public life has shifted online, they have branched out into manipulating search engines, editing Wikipedia entries, harassing scientists who oppose whatever pet theory they happen to believe in, and amassing digitized scraps of "evidence" that they proudly present to potential recruits.
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A new article in the medical journal Vaccine sheds light on the online practices of one such group—the global anti-vaccination movement, which is a loose coalition of rogue scientists, journalists, parents, and celebrities, who think that vaccines cause disorders like autism—a claim that has been thoroughly discredited by modern science.

While the anti-vaccination movement itself is not new—religious concerns about vaccination date back to the early 18th century—the ease of self-publishing and search afforded by the Internet along with a growing skeptical stance towards scientific expertise—has given the anti-vaccination movement a significant boost. Thus, Jenny McCarthy, an actress who has become the public face of the anti-vaccination movement, boasts that much of her knowledge about the harms of vaccination comes from "the university of Google.” She regularly shares her "knowledge" about vaccination with her nearly half-million Twitter followers. This is the kind of online influence that Nobel Prize-winning scientists can only dream of; Richard Dawkins, perhaps the most famous working scientist, has only 300,000 Twitter followers.

The article continues:

Today, anyone who searches for "is global warming real" or "risks of vaccination" or "who caused 9/11?" on Google or Bing is just a few clicks away from joining one of such communities. Given that censorship of search engines is not an appealing or even particularly viable option, what can be done to ensure that users are made aware that all the pseudoscientific advice they are likely to encounter may not be backed by science?


The options aren't many. One is to train our browsers to flag information that may be suspicious or disputed. Thus, every time a claim like "vaccination leads to autism" appears in our browser, that sentence would be marked in red—perhaps, also accompanied by a pop-up window advising us to check a more authoritative source. The trick here is to come up with a database of disputed claims that itself would correspond to the latest consensus in modern science—a challenging goal that projects like “Dispute Finder” are tackling head on.

The second—and not necessarily mutually exclusive—option is to nudge search engines to take more responsibility for their index and exercise a heavier curatorial control in presenting search results for issues like "global warming" or "vaccination." Google already has a list of search queries that send most traffic to sites that trade in pseudoscience and conspiracy theories; why not treat them differently than normal queries? Thus, whenever users are presented with search results that are likely to send them to sites run by pseudoscientists or conspiracy theorists, Google may simply display a huge red banner asking users to exercise caution and check a previously generated list of authoritative resources before making up their minds.

In more than a dozen countries Google already does something similar for users who are searching for terms like "ways to die" or "suicidal thoughts" by placing a prominent red note urging them to call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. It may seem paternalistic, but this is the kind of nonintrusive paternalism that might be saving lives without interfering with the search results. Of course, such a move might trigger conspiracy theories of its own—e.g. is Google shilling for Big Pharma or for Al Gore?—but this is a risk worth taking as long as it can help thwart the growth of fringe movements.

So how long will it be before the federal government writes it's next internet censorship bill like SOPA to include forcing search engines to only produce searches on government approved internet materials?

The Polls Speak of the Unelectability of Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney is Just Too Liberal

Newt Gingrich is surging in polls across the country in the Republican primary. His main opponent at this time is Mitt Romney, a man who had a lower approval rating than Barack Obama when he was governor of Massachusetts. While that fact may seem like it would give Gingrich an advantage in the national election, it clearly does not. A recent Fox News poll proves how unelectable Gingrich is.

According to a Fox News poll, 56 percent of the American people have an unfavorable opinion of the former speaker. Only 27 percent hold a favorable opinion. By two to one, the nation has a negative view of Newt. And as Newt has been a national figure for two decades, to reverse the impression he has left on the country would require an immense volume of positive media, free and bought.

And Newt is getting neither.

So can Mitt Romney save us? Well, there is a reason he wasn't well liked as a governor. He increased spending, big government, and taxes in Massachusetts. The Romney record isn't going to sit well with the conservative base. Then when you combine his record for supporting abortion, funding Planned Parenthood in Romneycare, and pushing for more gun control, it's going to be hard for Mitt to gain the support of the Tea Party, Constitutional crowd, and conservatives.

When you consider the dynamics here, it's funny these two men continue to push the idea they are electable and Ron Paul isn't.

So Why Aren't the DeceptiCONs Talking About Bombing Saudi Arabia Back to the Stone Ages?

The war drum beats louder for war against Iran. Since the mid-90s our intelligence community has warned Iran is just a few years from having nukes. Here were are 20 years later, and the intelligence community hasn't changes its story even though there is no credible evidence Iran is close. The federal government has created another WMD lie to keep the industrial military complex churning. Soon we will bomb the snot out of Iran. It's coming as tensions build.

A miss article that I haven't heard much talk about is another Islamic country in the region's desire to acquire nuclear weapons now. We are talking the same country that Osama Bin Ladin called his home at one time, and who has ties to terrorism. Of course, we are too busy using their oil to care. Check out the headline.

The New York Times wrote on December 6, 2011:

A Saudi prince, in a remark designed to send chills through the Obama administration and its allies, suggested that the kingdom might consider producing nuclear weapons if it found itself between atomic arsenals in Iran and Israel.

The prince, Turki al-Faisal, who has served as the Saudi intelligence chief and as ambassador to the United States, made the comment on Monday at a Persian Gulf security forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The remark confirmed Western fears about the potential for an arms race in the Middle East if Iran moves to produce a nuclear weapon.

So the question here is, are the Saudi's really preparing to produce nukes, or is this more propaganda designed to pressure politicians into an aggressive attack against Iran?

Of course, why not just bomb Saudi Arabia back to the stone ages too for their desire to acquire nuclear weapons?

You see, it's America's hypocritical foreign policy that will continue to send billions to Saudi Arabia whether they have nukes or not despite their ties to terrorists. There are ties.

It's like Pakistan. Pakistan has nukes and we know they harbor terrorists, but that hasn't stopped the United States from sending billions in foreign aid to Pakistan.

Iran, a country that hasn't' invaded another country in over 150 years, well that's a different story. Anyone see the hypocrisy here?