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Central Planning has been Brainwashed into the American Psyche

2012-01-28T16:51:00.001-06:00

"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?

2012-01-28T05:08:00.002-06:00

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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2012-01-28T05:06:00.002-06:00

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2012-01-28T05:05:00.001-06:00

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2012-01-28T05:04:00.002-06:00

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

2012-01-28T04:49:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-28T04:40:00.000-06:00

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"

2012-01-27T18:45:00.001-06:00

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?

2012-01-27T13:50:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-27T13:25:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-27T08:25:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-27T07:43:00.000-06:00

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!

2012-01-27T07:26:00.001-06:00

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

2012-01-27T07:14:00.001-06:00

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

2012-01-27T07:07:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-27T06:54:00.000-06:00

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!

2012-01-27T06:47:00.000-06:00

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?

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

2012-01-26T18:09:00.002-06:00

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

2012-01-26T16:36:00.001-06:00

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

2012-01-26T16:14:00.001-06:00

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

2012-01-26T06:03:00.000-06:00

We already know around Washington DC sits 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 raft that goes along with big government.

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

2012-01-26T05:48:00.000-06:00

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?

2012-01-26T05:42:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-26T05:29:00.001-06:00

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

2012-01-26T05:13:00.002-06:00

The Romney Book

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

2012-01-26T05:12:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-26T05:01:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-25T21:25:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-25T19:46:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-25T19:39:00.003-06:00

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

2012-01-25T19:31:00.002-06:00

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

2012-01-25T19:30:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-25T17:22:00.001-06:00

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

2012-01-25T17:05:00.001-06:00

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

2012-01-25T16:54:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-25T16:46:00.001-06:00

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...

2012-01-25T06:25:00.001-06:00

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

2012-01-25T06:00:00.000-06:00

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

2012-01-25T05:53:00.000-06:00

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?

2012-01-25T05:46:00.000-06:00

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?

Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address

2012-01-25T05:31:00.000-06:00

Well the Obama campaign kicked off last night during the State of the Union. How appropriate that NBC's Biggest Loser gave up an hour to "the biggest loser." Last night was Barack Obama providing hypocrisy in front of the American people. Promising more big government and entitlements while claiming he wants to cut the deficit.

He claimed he was for less regulations and then launched a tirade to justify more regulations including setting up a federal police force to keep an eye on the banks. He claimed to be a dairy farmer's friend, and yet the war against the raw milk farmer and organic farmer has increased under his watch. The hypocrisy was laid out in front of you.

One of Obama's solutions last night was more federal meddling in education. He proposed more vocational and educational opportunities for the unemployed. Wait a minute, this man spent $1 trillion to create jobs for Americans in his first year, and yet the unemployment rate remains high. You trust this man to spend another dime creating another entitlement--and a few long minutes later he was talking deficit reduction after another federal entitlement was laid out.

Oh, and then there was Obama crossing the boundaries of the 10th Amendment telling states they will keep children in school until they are 18? Seriously, if a 16 year old is being disruptive and interfering with the learning process of other children, why do we want to force them to stay in school if they don't want to be there? The more appropriate solution to this is less government entitlements for drop outs. No food stamps for you!

Then there was Obama the brave warrior. He talked about ending the war in Iraq, but there is still a huge American military presence over there. The last bullets in Iraq have not been fired. He took credit for killing Osama Bin Ladin, yet we never saw the body or proof, and the Seal Team that took him out was shot down just a few weeks later. Then there was the we go Khadafi part of the speech. He failed to mention that leading up to the sudden turn on Khadafi, America was providing billions in aid that ended up in the Central Bank of Libya. There is a lot of things to question about when it comes to Obama's role as commander and chief.

Obama celebrated the return of GM pointing out how government saved GM. He left out the federal government had to attack another company that provides American jobs to save GM. Anyone remember the federal witch hunt against Toyota?

Wasn't that the theme of Obama's speech? Government is the solution to all problems? From saving the auto industry to energy solutions, no American could be successful without government holding their hand. This is Obama's arrogance at its finest. While Obama was pushing the federal government to create green energy for 3 million homes, did you forget all the stimulus money invested in green energy companies that have gone bankrupt and are out of business? Oh the real Obama record was forgotten last night.

Of course, there was pandering to the Hispanic community. In one breath, after years of fighting states like Arizona and their effort to secure their border, Obama claimed his administration is the most active in protecting the border and stopping illegal immigration, but the idea of amnesty for illegals soon followed. If you believe the Obama administration has a record of securing our borders, I beg you to revisit the federal government's fight against the people of Arizona.

Did you notice how the parade of victims was replaced last night? Obama's parade of victims were people who pointed at the federal government as the reason their lives are hell to justify Obama's rhetoric against the GOP. Now Obama parades around Americans who were saved by unconstitutional big government meddling that continues to make victims out of the rest of us by enslaving us to larger deficits. Obama actually took credit for people filling out job applications and getting a job. One idiot he pointed out had tears in his eyes like he had just been touched by the hand of Jesus Christ himself to get the job.

Finally, our founding fathers established the foundation of this country by laying out that all men are created equal. Clearly, as Obama justified his tax policy saying some Americans should pay more and some Americans shouldn't pay at all, all men are not equal under the federal government's eye as they continue to push a progressive tax rate upwards for a select group of Americans.

Obama ended his speech by telling America we are a team and he's got our back. This is the same made who armed Mexican drug cartels with American weapons in hopes of blaming American gun shops in Fast and Furious. If Obama's got our back, he's also painted a target on our backs.

Ozark High School Ready to Give Every Student a Tablet Computer for Class Next Year

2012-01-24T17:07:00.000-06:00

As if Ozark kids don't get enough pixels every day after school whether it be endless hours on the Xbox 360 or in front of the television, Ozark High School is about to deliver more pixels for students to zone out in front of. Starting next year, the school board has approved a tablet computer for every student. Now I don't know about you, but this just seems like trouble brewing.

First off, didn't the school board ask teachers to take salary cuts last year? Now they are wanting to buy every kid a tablet computer? So cut a teacher's salary so kids can have an internet connected distraction in front of them! I thought iPhones were already a problem in the classroom and now the school board, just months after announcing budget problems and asking teachers to take a pay cut, are going to buy large versions of the iPhone at the cost of what $500 to a $1000 a piece for kids to play with in the classroom? How many kids now go to Ozark?

Will they be a distraction in the classroom? Why of course! Here's another problem parents should consider. We already know schools in other communities across the country have used technology like this to monitor their students at home activities. You may recall one Pennsylvania school actually using the cameras on these devices to watch children in their bedrooms. It was quite creepy. Of course technology issued to students like this always poses that threat.

Then parents must face the reality of their irresponsible kids caring for this device. Obviously, a glass screen will not survive an entire year in a back pack--thrown around and pressed up against the books. What happens when the screen break. By the way, students may take the utmost of care with devices like this, but let's say they get left out in a cold car and brought inside the warm house and turned on immediately. Do you know what is likely to happen? Let's just say parents may be left to pay hundreds of dollars to replace the device either way.

Of course, considering a high school education is worth less and less, Ozark Schools can send me all the bills they want. Oh, you are going to withhold grade cards or my child's diploma? Oh well! Last I looked a high school education really doesn't mean much these days. You might earn a job with a name tag on your shirt afterwards after four years at Ozark.

What if the devices get stolen. You know, the kids at the library and gets up to grab a book. Gone in second! Parents are left to pay the price.

I just don't see the value of a tablet in the classroom. There are computers already in the class room that can do everything a tablet can do and more. This is just more look at us, we are Ozark crap that cost taxpayers lots of money while the teachers are told there is not enough money in the budget and they must take pay cuts. Well, what is it? Not enough money or too much money?

It appears if it's about image at Ozark High School, there is plenty of money to spend, whether it be a football stadium with a full-color video scoreboard and astroturf, to the costly United Nation's indoctrination program known as the International Baccalaureate, to now iPads or something similar. However, when it comes to paying good teachers, there doesn't appear to be any money. How can that be Dr. Pace? Care to provide insight Chuck (Fugate)?

I know what you are thinking as I type this. The cost to put text books on a tablet will save the school money. Well, I was told that question was asked by one teacher, and they were told it actually cost more to license the text book for a tablet.

Still, parents are paying hundreds of dollars just in school supplies these days just to get their kids off to school. Why not add a $70 Kindle to the list. That makes sense right? Well, once again the problem comes from the cost to order electronic text books at this time.

Thus, it would be just as advantageous to make kids turn pages in a good-old fashioned book.

Newt Gingrich Proudly Supports $16.1 Trillion in Unfunded Liabilities in Florida Debate

2012-01-24T16:43:00.000-06:00

Did anyone catch Newt Gingrich proudly justifying his support of big government in last night's Florida debate. Here's a little taste:

GINGRICH: Hold on friend, you just jumped a long area here. No, let me be very clear. I understand your technique because you use this consistently. It’s not going to work because the American public sees through you. The US government was not prepared to give people anything like insulin, but they would pay for kidney dialysis. I am proud to have advocated for Medicare Part D because it gives people choices. It is not correct Mitt to describe public advocay and citizenship as lobbying — that is my right as a citizen.

Oh yeah, the Republican expansion of Medicare known as Part D! You know those same rascally Republicans who keep selling the Tea Party they are against the idea of socialized medicine--ready, or so they claim to "repeal and replace" when it comes to Obamacare. It's the replace you should be worried about.

Medicare Part D is government expansion at its worse. Another program that starts broken and will soon bankrupt the United States, and the Republicans' fingerprints are all over it. Heck, Newt is proudly recalling his support for this big government monstrosity.

Here's what you need to know:

According to the latest Medicare trustees report (p. 146), the unfunded liability of Medicare Part D is $16.1 trillion.

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That's right, the Republican expansion of Medicare that Newt proudly supported last night will add another $16.1 trillion to our national debt. My friends, add this with the trillions Obamacare will add, and you can see we are a sinking ship, and trust me these Presidents will act like Francesco Schettino when the ship finally goes down, whether that captain is Obama, Newt, or Mitt Romney.

We are in serious danger here of our economy collapsing because of the national debt, and Newt is promoting more debt. I remind you Ron Paul is the only presidential candidate with a plan to reduce the debt.

Iran is Getting Nukes (Or so the Government Has Said for Nearly Two Decades)

2012-01-24T16:17:00.000-06:00

The hawks are pounding their fists against their chest. Over a trillion dollars spent on fighting wars over the past decade, one based on the lies of weapons of mass destruction, and Republicans continue to debate about honoring the Bush Doctrine with a first strike against Iran. Why? They are dangerous. They are going to acquire nukes.

So the hawks in the federal government who pursue aggressive military strategy prepare to launch another war justified by weapons of mass destruction, and the American people support them ready to slap a support the troops bumper sticker on their car while ignoring the abuse of power and the lack of Constitutional authority that takes place. Rather than a support the troops bumper sticker, how about support the Constitution bumper stickers. Our leaders are once again lying to us about WMDs in order to please the vast military industrial complex who gives huge amounts of campaign dollars to federal candidates. Eisenhower warned us.

Take a look at the headline in the New York Times.

Click to enlarge to see the date of publication

Iran May Be Able to Build an Atomic Bomb in 5 Years, US and Israeli Officials Fear

Now you may think this headline may be right out of the New York Times today, but it's not. This was printed in the New York Times nearly 20 years ago. That's right, this is a lie that keeps getting an extension on life in order to justify more war.

I used to be supporter of the Bush Doctrine and this desire for war. Then I started looking at the facts. We are fed the same rhetoric of fear over and over as America becomes more aggressive in the world. This rhetoric is used to make us look like we have the moral high ground, but it's hard to take the moral high ground when the lies of WMDs continue to lead to the deaths of people around the world that came from orders from Washington.

Judging from the first two paragraphs, the rhetoric never changes from Washington. Americans just buy it up, quickly losing track of time. Thus, Iran is still five years from getting nukes almost twenty years later.

Iran is much closer to producing nuclear weapons than previously thought, and could be less than five years away from having an atomic bomb, several senior American and Israeli officials say.

"The date by which Iran will have nuclear weapons is no longer 10 years from now," a senior official said recently, referring to previous estimates. "If the Iranians maintain this intensive effort to get everything they need, they could have all their components in two years. Then it will be just a matter of technology and research. If Iran is not interrupted in this program by some foreign power, it will have the device in more or less five years."

Hate SOPA? Well the Government Knows You Will Really Hate ACTA

2012-01-24T05:59:00.000-06:00

I was so proud of the Internet community pointing out the government's attempt to censor the Internet last week. Those who tried going to Wikipedia pages were blocked with a SOPA message. Google had a graphic blocking out their logo. Across the Internet it was clear, we don't want our government to kill the First Amendment and censor the Internet.

This government doesn't give up and they are always looking for the next edge in acquiring more power over the people. Now we have ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

ACTA bypasses the sovereign laws of participating nations, forcing ISP’s across the globe to adopt these draconian measures.

Worse, it goes much further than the internet, cracking down on generic drugs and making food patents even more radical than they are by enforcing a global standard on seed patents that threatens local farmers and food independence across the developed world.

Despite ACTA’s secrecy, criticism of the agreement has been widespread. Countries like India and Brazil have been vocal opponents of the agreement, claiming that it will do a great deal of harm to emerging economies.

I’ll have more on the agreement as it emerges. But to briefly sum up, ACTA contains global IP provisions as restrictive or worse than anything contained in SOPA and PIPA.

ACTA spans virtually all of the developed world, threatening the freedom of the internet as well as access to medication and food. The threat is every bit as real for those countries not involved in the process as the signatories themselves.
ACTA has already been signed by many countries including the US, but requires ratification in the EU parliament and the US Senate.
The entire monstrosity has been negotiated behind closed doors and kept secret from the public. Technocrats, beholden to the deep pockets of the entertainment lobby, have masked the agreement behind the misnomer of “anti-counterfeiting” when in fact it goes much, much further.

If you thought SOPA would break the internet, ACTA is much worse. And it could become law across the global economy without so much as a murmur of opposition.

Red Spotlights: Pre Crime Law Enforcement Technique or Big Brother's Scarlet Letter

2012-01-24T05:52:00.000-06:00

We all know the story of The Scarlet Letter where a woman is marked with an "A" for having an adulterous affair. Now New Jersey Police may have their version of a modern day Scarlet letter as red lights will mark people the police feel may commit a crime.

According to the report, police officers monitor hundreds of video feeds from across the city and opt to brand would-be criminals with a red glow if they believe they are about to engage in a crime, such as a street corner mugging.

“Whereas London has talking cameras, we’re about to deploy light projecting cameras, better known as light-based intervention systems.” said William Robinson, Police Chief for East Orange. He added, “The message to criminals is, we’re observing you, the police are recording you, and the police are responding.”

So if the police see you on a video feed and you look suspicious they will call you out with a red searchlight in New Jersey. Guilty before proven innocent.

Newt Lies About Being a Goldwater Republican: Newt Admitted Long Ago He is Rockefeller Republican

2012-01-24T05:40:00.000-06:00

The 1964 presidential election was lost by Republicans not because the Democrats ran a better candidate, but the GOP killed off a Barry Goldwater presidency from within their own ranks. Much like today, the GOP is fighting for its identity and the blue-blood country club Rockefeller types don't like us Constitutional conservatives. That's what brought down Goldwater and paved the way for the liberal Richard Nixon who committed great crimes against the Constitution.

There is a man running for president this year that reminds me of Nixon. Newt is arrogant, liberal, and well capable of a lie. I have been meaning to write a comparison of Newt and Nixon for quite some time, but there never seems to be enough time in the day these days.

So anyway, last night at the Florida debate, Newt tells another whopper. He's a Barry Goldwater Republican.

"I went to a Goldwater organizing session in 1964. I met with Ronald Reagan for the first time in 1974. I worked with Jack Kemp, and Art Laffer and others to develop supply side economics in the late '70s. I helped Governor Reagan become President Reagan. I helped pass the Reagan economic program and worked with the National Security Council on issues including the collapse of the Soviet Empire," Newt Gingrich said at tonight's debate.

Here's Newt many years ago saying he was a Rockefeller Republican.

What does Newt's record prove? Is he is Goldwater little 'r' Republican or is he a big government Rockefeller Republican?

Well it's not hard to find out that Newt has supported big government more times than not. He was instrumental in helping Hillary get passed components of Hillarycare after Hillarycare failed like SCHIPS. He pushed for HIPPA and the federal mandate that forces you to buy healthcare. He supported cap and trade taxes, and I could on and on. I think you get my point. Barry Goldwater would not have supported these issues. Newt is no Barry Goldwater Republican.

Gingrich Thinks Romney's Tax Returns Are of Interest, but it Could Be Newt's Tax Returns that Get People Talking

2012-01-24T05:30:00.000-06:00

Newt Gingrich is pushed for Mitt Romney to release his tax returns. Mitt has offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands to avoid the IRS. Newt wants to make it a political issue for Mitt for Brains. When it comes to brains, Newt may be showing he has fewer considering word has it Newt has been cheating the IRS too.

Newt Gingrich avoided tens of thousands of dollars in Medicare payroll taxes in 2010 by using a technique the Internal Revenue Service has consistently and successfully attacked. Republican Presidential candidate Gingrich and his wife, Callista, treated only $444,327 of what they got from Gingrich Holdings. Inc. and Gingrich Productions as compensation to them, while reporting a whopping $2.4 million of their earnings from these corporations as profits or dividends. Medicare taxes are levied at a rate of 2.9% on an unlimited amount of compensation and self-employment income (say, from a consulting contract, speeches or a book) but not on profits from a business.

“It appears that he is not paying his fair share of Medicare tax,’’ Robert E. McKenzie, a partner in the Chicago law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP concluded, in an email to Forbes, after reviewing Gingrich’s 2010 tax return. McKenzie, a past chairman of the Employment Tax Committee of the American Bar Association Tax Section and a member of the IRS’ Advisory Council, added: “There are a multitude of cases where the IRS has successfully challenged the improper tax strategy of this candidate and his accountants. Service businesses are only allowed to distribute a fair return on investment from an S corp. as profits exempt from Medicare taxes. The remainder of profits must be paid as salary subject to a 2.9% Medicare tax levy.”

Is Mitt Romney Paying People to Pose as His Supporters?

2012-01-24T05:15:00.002-06:00

This man was paid to wear a Mitt Romney t-shirt and appear to be a Romney supporter.

Doctors Aren't Real Thrilled With Newt Gingrich and the GOP's Federal Meddling in Healthcare Either

2012-01-23T21:08:00.001-06:00

We have heard plenty of doctors speak out against Obama and Obamacare. We know many have threatened to leave medicine once Obamacare is fully implemented. While I will first state I will never defend Obama's unconstitutional federal healthcare mandate and Obamacare, we need to remember that Republicans are just as guilty as Obama in trying to create a federal program that interferes with your healthcare. Doctors are now pointing out Newt Gingrich and the GOP's unconstitutional power grabs for the control of healthcare.

Doctors to Gingrich: Republicans Need to Repent on “Healthcare”
By Jane M. Orient, M.D.,

Newt Gingrich and other Republicans promise to repeal ObamaCare, but doctors remember what they did in 1996. Just after they “defeated” ClintonCare, they changed its name and enacted the very worst parts of it.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) started out as a short act to improve “COBRA” coverage that allows workers to extend employer-sponsored insurance for a time after changing jobs. But about 300 pages mysteriously appeared, grafted onto this supposedly insignificant bill.

Republicans evidently don’t read the bills either. They appeared to be shocked when I called this addendum to their attention, and its remarkable similarity to parts of the Clinton plan. In fact, parts were practically a verbatim “cut and paste.”

One portion amounts to the criminalization of medicine with huge penalties—fines and even long prison terms—for minor coding errors that used to be considered billing disputes. Hundreds of millions of dollars were shoveled into federal enforcement programs, which often seem to be entrapment programs. There’s a giant new cottage “compliance” industry adding to the costs and hassles of Medicare.

Another part of HIPAA is the “Privacy” Rule, which is really a disclosure rule. This creates all kinds of vexing rules that hinder patient care (no more whiteboards with patients’ names on them!) or block communication with family or a patient’s private physician. But it authorizes disclosure to hundreds of other entities, including insurers or government agencies, without patient consent.

Then there are standards for electronic claims or records. These facilitate creation of a giant database containing everyone’s personal information to enable central planning and monitoring—and potentially punishment of physicians who deviate from the political agenda.

Later laws build on this. One is the HITECH Act, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“Stimulus” Act) of 2009. And ObamaCare adds heavier penalties, more rules, and more money for enforcement.

Gingrich is a long-time advocate of “health information technology” (HIT). American medicine makes use of computerization in many ways, but Gingrich thinks it lags far behind Wal-Mart, and that a massive electronic changeover would greatly reduce costs and improve quality. Many physicians urge caution, as HIT has serious potential hazards for patient safety as well as privacy. Gingrich and many others appear to want to impose rapid implementation of government-dictated technology from the top down, without waiting for the free market to pick the winners and losers.

Republicans have other laws to answer for: the Clinton fall-back plan of health insurance coverage for children (SCHIP or KidCare), the Clinton-Gingrich automatic fee cuts to physicians if Medicare spending exceeds a certain target (the “Sustained Growth Rate” or SGR problem that Congress overrules year after year); and a huge new entitlement, Medicare Part D (prescription drug coverage), which added trillions to Medicare’s unfunded liabilities. Gingrich, though not in Congress in 2003, lobbied heavily for Part D, calling it “the most important bill to vote on in your career.”

Gingrich reveals his progressive bent in telling Glenn Beck that “no private corporation has the purchasing power or the ability to reshape the health system.”And since we already have Medicare, it should cover other medical items that seniors need.

In a free market, of course, it is the purchasing decisions of millions of free men and women that reshape the system. And we can’t return to limited government by expanding the errors that we previously made.

Like Romney, Gingrich has favored an individual mandate to purchase insurance. This is the big-government, progressive answer to the problem that some do not or cannot meet their individual responsibility to pay for the medical services they use. Progressives force physicians and hospitals to provide unlimited free care, and then to compensate for it, propose a mandated third-party payment mechanism in addition to taxation.

Republicans need to remember that government is the problem, not the solution. We have had a bipartisan march toward government control of medicine. The answer is not Clinton-Lite or Obama-Lite, but rather a return of the power to make medical decisions to patients and physicians.

Mitt Romney's Worrisome Comment About Federal Mandates, Medicare, Obamacare from South Carolina

2012-01-23T17:00:00.000-06:00

I have been saying for almost a year now Republicans will fail in repealing Obamacare. First, it was the Republicans along with the Heritage Foundation that came up with the main ideas for Obamacare. They are pushing Mitt Romney towards the nomination, who gave Obamacare a test run in Massachusetts. Finally, there is power in this, and you are kidding yourself if you still believe the GOP is about small government and power to the people.

With that said, there was an exchange at the South Carolina debate that provides further insight into my prediction. Obamacare and the federal mandate was the topic of discussion and Mitt Romney's answer is alarming.

To set up the answer, Rick Santorum attack Romney on Romneycare at the debate, which sets up the response from Mitt Romney. Here's the transcript:

MR. SANTORUM: The biggest -- the biggest thing we have to do is elect a president. I think Newt's right. The problem is that two of the people up here would be very difficult to elect on, I think, the most important issue that this country is dealing with right now, which is the robbing of our freedom because of "Obamacare."

Governor Romney tells a very nice story about what his plan is now. It wasn't his plan when he was in a position to do a plan. When he was governor of Massachusetts, he put forth "Romneycare," which was not a bottom-up, free-market system. It was a government-run health care system that was the basis of "Obamacare." And it has been an abject failure, and he has stood by it.

He's stood by the fact that it's $8 billion more expensive -- (applause) -- than under the current law. He's stood by the fact that Massachusetts has the highest health insurance premiums of any state in the country; it is 27 percent more expensive than the average state in the country. Doctors -- if you're in the Massachusetts health care system, over 50 percent of the doctors now are not seeing new patients -- primary care doctors are not seeing new patients. Those who do get to see a patient are waiting 44 days, on average, for the care.

It is an abject disaster.

He's standing by it, and he's going to have to have to run against a president -- he's going to have to run against a president who's going to say, well, look, look at what you did for Massachusetts, and you're the one criticizing me for what I've done? I used your model for it.

And then -- (cheers, applause) -- then we have Speaker Gingrich, who has been for an individual mandate, not back in the time that just was -- Heritage was floating around in the '90s, but as late as -- comments (since/in ?) 2008, just a few years ago, he stood up and said that we should have an individual mandate or post a $150,000 bond. How many $150,000 bondholders do we have here who can post a bond for their health insurance?

These are two folks who don't present the clear contrast that I do, who was the author of health savings accounts, which is the primary basis of every single -- (cheers, applause) -- conservative reform of health care. I was the author of it back in 1991 and '92, 20 years ago. I've been fighting for health reform, private-sector, bottom-up, the way America works best, for 20 years, while these two guys were playing footsies with the left. (Cheers, applause.)

MR. KING: I want to bring Congressman Paul -- I'll bring him into the discussion in just a moment, but Senator Santorum directly challenged the governor and then the speaker. Governor, you first.

MR. ROMNEY: Well, so much of what the senator said was wrong. Let me mention a few of the things.

First of all, the system in my state is not a government-run system. Ninety-eight -- 92 percent of the people had their own insurance before the system was put in place, and nothing changed for them. They still had the same private insurance. And the 8 percent of the uninsured, they bought private insurance, not government insurance. And the people in the state still favor the plan three to one.

And it certainly doesn't work perfectly. Massachusetts, by the way, had the highest insurance costs before the plan was put in place and after, but fortunately, the rate of growth has slowed down a little less than the overall nation. And one of the things I was proud of is that individuals who wanted to buy their own insurance saw their rates -- when they were not part of a big group -- saw their rates drop by some 40 percent with our plan.

Is it perfect? Absolutely not. But I do believe that having been there, having been on the front lines, showing that I have compassion for people that don't have insurance but that the Obama plan is a 2,700-page, massive tax increase, Medicare-cutting monster, I know how to cut it. I'll eliminate it. I will repeal is and I'll return the -- I'll return the power to the states, where the power for caring for the uninsured ought to reside constitutionally. Thank you.

MR. SANTORUM: Yeah, I'd like --

MR. KING: Senator Santorum, he says your facts are wrong.

MR. SANTORUM: Well, they're simply not wrong. The fact is that, yes, you're right, Governor Romney, 92 percent of people did have health insurance in Massachusetts, but that wasn't private-sector health insurance. A lot of those people were, as you know, on Medicare and Medicaid, so they're already on government insurance, and you just expanded it, in fact. Over half the people who came on the rolls since you put "Romneycare" into effect are fully subsidized by the state of Massachusetts, and a lot of those are on the Medicaid program. So the idea that you have created this marketplace and -- and -- with this government-run health care system where you have very prescriptive programs about reimbursement rates, you have a very prescriptive program just like what President Obama is trying to put in place here, you're arguing for a plan -- you're defending a plan that is top-down. It is not a free-market health care system. It is not bottom-up. It is prescriptive in government. It was the basis for "Obamacare." And we do not draw a distinction that it's going to be effective for us just because it was the state level, not the federal level. (Applause.)

MR. ROMNEY: (Chuckles.)

MR. KING: If you want, Governor, quickly.

MR. ROMNEY: Sure, absolutely.

First of all, as you probably know, Medicaid is not a state program. All right?

MR. SANTORUM: Of course it is. It's a state and federal program.

MR. ROMNEY: Medicaid is as demanded by the federal government, and it is -- it's -- it is a mandate --

Of course Romney is right. Americans don't get a say Medicare or Social Security. That wealth is confiscated from every working American who pays taxes. It is a mandate. What have the Republicans taught us about these mandates?

Have they tried to repeal them or shrink them? No! They expanded them.

The truth is Republicans love mandates just like Obama loves mandates, and Mitt's answer reminds of this. In fact, it should be pointed out, Santorum, who is trying to play holier than thou in this argument because he was long out of government by the time Obamacare rolled around for a vote, was a key player in the Medicaid expansion, an expansion of the federal mandate, under President George W. Bush. That's right. Republicans voted to expand that mandate--not repeal it.

Romney plays with words government-run, but he knows his model is the exact model of Obama minus a couple minor changes.

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.

So let's be honest here. Republicans have no record of repealing unconstitutional mandates, only expanding them. Another reason I am not holding my breath believing Mitt and the Republicans are going to save us from Obamacare. Even if they do, they are promising to replace, and Mitt Romney's expertise in this matter isn't exactly stellar, and we both know Newt Gingrich and Mitt support the mandate.

Jon Huntsman Words Come Back to Haunt After Endorsing Liberal Mitt Romney

2012-01-23T16:44:00.001-06:00

Jon Huntsman endorsed Mitt Romney after dropping out of the race. Considering Huntsman's tough words against Romney, his endorsement doesn't carry much weight.

After Endorsing Pro-Choice Mitt Romney, Billy Long Tweets Pro-Life

2012-01-23T16:23:00.001-06:00

The March for Life is taking place in Washington, DC. It should be no surprise Congressman Billy Long is trying to get in on the action with his look at me, look at me tweets.

Long has made numerous pro-life tweets today as he tries to get the electorate to forget he endorsed this man for president:

Congressman Long, if you are so worried about those 1448 abortions, then why are you endorsing the most liberal of the Republicans who tried to outdo Ted Kennedy on who is a greater friend to pro-choice women? Mitt Romney only changed his position on abortion when rumors came out in 2005 he was planning to run for President. They call that political expediency Congressman Long, and I thought you were "fed up" with how that game in DC was played.

Rather than post facts about abortions since midnight, maybe Congressman Long should consider how many abortions took place under the policies of Mitt Romney. After all, as Newt Gingrich pointed out, Romneycare included funding to Planned Parenthood.

TSA Thugs Hold Constitutional Senator Rand Paul Captive

2012-01-23T16:11:00.000-06:00

The headlines read today the TSA thugs are holding Senator Rand Paul. Ron Paul issued a press release about the federal government's detention of Senator Paul at the Nashville airport alerting the TSA their days are numbered.

“The police state in this country is growing out of control. One of the ultimate embodiments of this is the TSA that gropes and grabs our children, our seniors, and our loved ones and neighbors with disabilities. The TSA does all of this while doing nothing to keep us safe.
“That is why my ‘Plan to Restore America,’ in additional to cutting $1 trillion dollars in federal spending in one year, eliminates the TSA.

“We must restore the freedom and respect for liberty that once made American the greatest nation in human history. I am deeply committed to doing that as President of the United States.”

Senator Paul was detained for standing up for his Constitutional rights.

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was briefly detained this morning after a standoff incident with TSA officers In Nashville.

In a telephone interview with AP, Rand Paul confirmed that an “anomaly” on his knee was picked up by a full body scanner. Paul said he asked for another scan, but the TSA insisted he submit to a pat down by airport security.

After refusing the pat-down on the grounds that it was an infringement on his rights and “private property”, Paul said he was then “detained” in a small cubicle and consequently missed a flight to Washington for a Senate session. Paul was also due to speak at the March for Life later today in DC.

Here's probably the real reason why Senator Paul was detained:

Senator Rand Paul was caught at security carrying a pocket Constitution. This is a known handbook for terrorism.

The scanner was right - Rand Paul is a threat to big government.

GOProud Lucas Case's Hypocritical Presidential Endorsement and Gay Marriage: More Romney Denial From the Establishment

2012-01-23T06:01:00.001-06:00

Media hound and Republican operative Lucas Case is making every moment count of his coming out party. A few weeks ago, to no real surprise, he announced he was gay while attacking the GOP using democratic talking points like intolerant. Case obviously ignored the GOP accepted his gayness for years as he was propped up as a player in many campaigns around Missouri to the disbelief of many considering his big mouth and lack of skills.

One of the things driving Lucas Case is Republicans who won't accept and allow gay marriage. St. Louis Today reported:

The 24-year-old Branson man, who until recently was U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Steelman's political director, is very unhappy about how his party treats gays and lesbians. Like so many people like him — and there are many in the Republican Party — he has heard the slurs, sat through meetings in which gays were bashed, and watched the party develop more and more anti-gay positions.

He's sick of it.

Not long ago he called me and asked if I'd help him get his story out.

"I think people should know there are a lot of gay Republicans," Mr. Case said. "It shouldn't be an issue."

But it is a very big issue indeed. Missouri Republicans were key to a constitutional amendment passing overwhelmingly in 2004 prohibiting same-sex marriages. They generally opposed the effort by President Barack Obama to get rid of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that banned gay servicemen and women from being honest about their sexuality.

In perhaps the ultimate endorsement of hypocrisy, Case has been militant on social media with his endorsement of Mitt Romney for president. Going even as far as attempting to launch a Twitter campaign using that progressive tool of labeling the Republican a racist.

Mr. Case and his boyfriend, who he hopes will soon get to meet Kathy Griffin are obviously either ignoring the facts about Romney or are just plain hypocrites when it comes to Case's campaign for gay marriage.

You see, like abortion Mitt Romney flip flopped on the issue about the same time he decided one term as Massachusetts governor was enough and rumors came out that he was planning to run for president.

In the 1994 Senate race, Romney aligned himself with Republican Massachusetts Governor William Weld, who believed in fiscal conservatism and supported abortion rights and gay rights, saying "I think Bill Weld's fiscal conservatism, his focus on creating jobs and employment and his efforts to fight discrimination and assure civil rights for all is a model that I identify with and aspire to."[259]

As a gubernatorial candidate, and then as Governor of Massachusetts, Romney again generally operated in the mold established by Weld and followed by Weld's two other Republican successors, Paul Cellucci and Jane Swift: restrain spending and taxing, be tolerant or permissive on social issues, protect the environment, be tough on crime, try to appear post-partisan.[258][260]
During his time as governor, Romney's position on abortion changed in conjunction with a similar change of position on stem cell research.[126][nb 14] Also during that time, his position or choice of emphasis on some aspects of gay rights,[nb 15] and some aspects of abstinence-only sex education,[nb 16] evolved in a more conservative direction. The change in 2005 on abortion was the result of what Romney described as an epiphany experienced while investigating stem cell research issues.[126] He later said, "Changing my position was in line with an ongoing struggle that anyone has that is opposed to abortion personally, vehemently opposed to it, and yet says, 'Well, I'll let other people make that decision.' And you say to yourself, but if you believe that you're taking innocent life, it's hard to justify letting other people make that decision."[126]

Romney speaking in October 2007 before the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.
This increased alignment with traditional conservatives on social issues coincided with Romney's becoming a candidate for the 2008 Republican nomination for President.[267][268] He displayed a new-found admiration for the National Rifle Association and portrayed himself as a lifelong hunter.[nb 17] He downplayed the Massachusetts health care law,[7][258][268] became a convert on signing an anti-tax pledge,[4][7] and backed away from further closings of corporate tax loopholes.[119] He also displayed aggressiveness on foreign policy matters such as wanting to double the number of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.[268] Skeptics, including some Republicans, charged Romney with opportunism and having a lack of core principles.[126][153][258][272] The fervor with which Romney adopted his new stances and attitudes contributed to the perception of inauthenticity which hampered that campaign.[4][221]

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Of course during the debate, we see this flip flop on Roney's support for gay rights.

But -- but to say that -- that marriage is something other than the relationship between a man -- a man and a woman, I think, is a mistake. And the reason for that is not that we want to discriminate against people or to suggest that -- that gay couples are not just as loving and can’t also raise children well.

Romney's flip flops on issues happen around 2005. This being important because he would announce soon after he was a "conservative" running for office.

There is an illness in the Republican party when it comes to Romney. While Lucas has a very rare case of the illness, a great strain of the illness comes from other issues. That illness is this ability to realize that Romney really hasn't stood for anything you agree with, but you still have this desire to support him.

For Case, it's this obvious hypocrisy in which he called out Missouri GOP leaders for opposing gay marriage while at the same time endorsing Romney. For most Republicans, it's this desire to ignore Romney's past--which promotes abortion, gun control, more taxes, bigger government, socialized medicine, and other issues that have never been a published part of the Republican platform. For some reason, people just want to ignore that Romney really doesn't represent what they stand for as they are ready to push that button in November for him.

It's almost like there is this denial who Romney clearly is despite so much evidence that proves what Romney really is.

US Trained Afghan Troops Begin Killing Our Allies

2012-01-23T05:29:00.000-06:00

I have been a vocal critic of the United States foreign policy of providing military training for the very same Muslims that we say are dangerous. A couple months ago I pointed out we attacked Iraq for weapons of mass destruction that never existed, and now we are arming the same people with weapons that cause lots of destruction like M1 Abrams tanks. I asked, what are we going to do when these people, and they will, used these weapons against us. Well, that may be starting to happen to some capacity.

From the New York Times:

“American and other coalition forces here are being killed in increasing numbers by the very Afghan soldiers they fight alongside and train, in attacks motivated by deep-seated animosity between the supposedly allied forces, according to American and Afghan officers and a classified coalition report obtained by The New York Times. A decade into the war in Afghanistan, the report makes clear that these killings have become the most visible symptom of a far deeper ailment plaguing the war effort: the contempt each side holds for the other…”

It's time we get out of these wars and quit sending billions to these Middle Eastern countries so they can build up a military that will be used against us.

Newt Wins: Don't Go Thinking the Conservative Won the South Carolina Primary

2012-01-22T08:29:00.000-06:00

The spin coming from South Carolina is the conservative rallied in the final days to beat the liberal Republican Mitt Romney. If Newt Gingrich is "conservative" then a major definition transition is now complete.

While Mitt Romney is clearly a liberal, he made a good point as South Carolina was looking for its modern version of Reagan to spread a conservative revolution. He pointed out how Newt was running around South Carolina claiming to be part author of the Reagan Revolution economic policies. Romney's team went digging into the Reagan diaries looking for ammo. They discovered Newt was mentioned once in Reagan's diary, and it appears Ronald Reagan didn't think much of Newt Gingrich.

Let's look at one possibility why.

And here's Newt Gingrich on the socialized plan called Obamacare:

Not only does Newt praise Obamacare, he also pushed for the mandate that forces Americans to purchase healthcare insurance, which will drive up costs like it did in Massachusetts, and he works for General Electric's Jeff Immelt at Healthymagination, a company poised to make billions form Obamacare.

So do you think you found the conservative South Carolina?

About the Only Difference Between Obama and Romney that I Can Find Is...

2012-01-21T05:32:00.002-06:00

Obama voted to kill newly born infants by voting against the Born Alive Infant Protection Act in Illinois. Romney didn't have a chance to cast that vote.

Obama Sings, Romney Sings, Too Bad Fixing This Country Isn't That Easy for these Bozos

2012-01-21T05:19:00.000-06:00

Just a day after Obama decides he's a singer, Mitt Romney tries to one up Obama by singing to Tea Party betrayer Governor Nikki Haley.

Mitt Romney added a festive air to an end-of-the-campaign rally today, singing Happy Birthday to one of his top backers: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.

Romney noted that it's an especially big day for Haley: "She turns 40 years old."

Now if only fixing this country was this easy, well it's really not that hard, but both of these bozos pretending to be lounge singers in the middle of the campaign believe the solution is more central planning from Washington. They are both liberal and are clueless about the limits of government the Constitution sets. Our Republic would be a much better place if both Obama and Romney quit their day jobs.

Danger: The Day the Rock Star Aura Returned to the Obama Campaign

2012-01-20T19:09:00.000-06:00

I doubt last night's performance of Barack Obama singing Al Green's "So In Love With You" was impromptu. This was staged. It was staged to recapture that rock star aura of Obama 2008, which many of us thought died when people realized Obama was just more of the same.

Mark this performance and date on your calendar because image and not substance gets people elected in America. This appearance at the campaign fund raiser will be used to help Obama gain momentum over the haughty Mitt Romney or the geeky sex freak Newt Gingrich.

This is the Obama you don't want coming out on election year.

It's Over for Newt Gingrich: Poor Attendance Cited as Reason Campaign Even Canceled

2012-01-20T15:44:00.000-06:00

The allegations from the ex wife combined with the fact people see through Gingrich's act looks like it caught up to Newt. Gingrich, who declared he would be the nominee, is now having problems getting people to show up at his campaign events.

Newt Gingrich has cancelled a campaign appearance in South Carolina because of poor attendance.

The Republican presidential candidate was scheduled to speak to the Southern Republican Leadership on Friday. But a campaign spokesman told reporters that he would no longer be appearing due to poor attendance.

There were just a few dozen people in the audience at the College of Charleston's arena, where the event was taking place.

Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are Playing Footsies With the Left

2012-01-20T14:16:00.000-06:00

Last night's debate was entertaining. There were times when I was cheering both big government Republicans Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum on. Had only they weren't hypocrites to the mud they sling, they might look appealing on the ballot come November. As we know, neither of these two are Constitutional conservatives.

The attacks against Mitt Romney and his Romneycare, which Obama adopted as his own, were on last night. Newt pointed out Romneycare funded Planned Parenthood.

The most memorable exchange on Romneycare/Obamacare last night came from Rick Santorum launched an attack against both Romney and Gingrich, who let's not forget was part of those Republicans that worked with the Heritage Foundation to draft today what we know as Obamacare.

We know Romney isn't apologizing for the boondoggle known as Romneycare. In fact, Romney passionately defends it despite the New York Post providing the reality of healthcare in Massachusetts where insurance premiums for health care are the highest in the country.

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.

So here's Santorum last night:

Governor Romney tells a very nice story about what his plan is now. It wasn't his plan when he was in a position to do a plan. When he was governor of Massachusetts, he put forth "Romneycare," which was not a bottom-up, free-market system. It was a government-run health care system that was the basis of "Obamacare." And it has been an abject failure, and he has stood by it.

He's stood by the fact that it's $8 billion more expensive -- (applause) -- than under the current law. He's stood by the fact that Massachusetts has the highest health insurance premiums of any state in the country; it is 27 percent more expensive than the average state in the country. Doctors -- if you're in the Massachusetts health care system, over 50 percent of the doctors now are not seeing new patients -- primary care doctors are not seeing new patients. Those who do get to see a patient are waiting 44 days, on average, for the care.

It is an abject disaster.

He's standing by it, and he's going to have to have to run against a president -- he's going to have to run against a president who's going to say, well, look, look at what you did for Massachusetts, and you're the one criticizing me for what I've done? I used your model for it.

And then -- (cheers, applause) -- then we have Speaker Gingrich, who has been for an individual mandate, not back in the time that just was -- Heritage was floating around in the '90s, but as late as -- comments (since/in ?) 2008, just a few years ago, he stood up and said that we should have an individual mandate or post a $150,000 bond. How many $150,000 bondholders do we have here who can post a bond for their health insurance?

These are two folks who don't present the clear contrast that I do, who was the author of health savings accounts, which is the primary basis of every single -- (cheers, applause) -- conservative reform of health care. I was the author of it back in 1991 and '92, 20 years ago. I've been fighting for health reform, private-sector, bottom-up, the way America works best, for 20 years, while these two guys were playing footsies with the left.

I know. Don't you want to give Santorum kudos. And then you remember he was a big part of the Medicare expansion project just a few years ago, so his hands really aren't clean from socialized medicine either. Had Santorum set the example, he may have earned a few points.

Ron Paul Delivers a Pro-Life Beauty at South Carolina Debate

2012-01-20T08:07:00.001-06:00

While the abortion argument should be left to the states since the federal government has no Constitutional authority to decide on such an issue, I feel Ron Paul's debate answer last night at the South Carolina debate was a beauty. He nearly got ignored by the establishment and main stream media and nearly didn't get the chance to answer the question.

Then Ron Paul delivered a beautiful answer.

“John, once again, it’s a medical subject. I’m a doctor!” Paul beamed. “No, I do want to make a couple comments because I can remember the very early years studying obstetrics and I was told — it was before the age of abortion. I was told taking care of a woman that’s pregnant, you have two patients. I think that solves a lot of the problem about, you know, when life begins and all.”

I guess when the establishment's favorite, Mitt Romney, talks like this...

...you would probably do what you can to prevent Dr. Paul from delivering such a powerful answer that once again puts Mitt for Brains in his place.

Newt Gingrich Strikes Mitt Romney Hard on Abortion and Planned Parenthood Funding in Massachusetts

2012-01-20T07:24:00.001-06:00

Mitt Romney is the liberal Republican most of the Republican establishment embraces for president. Considering the Romney record, pro-life groups and the religious right should be most concerned. It's not hard to forget Romney attempting to be more liberal than Ted Kennedy on a woman's right to choose.

Thanks to Newt Gingrich last night, we get some more insight to Romney's sudden shift for life. Romney says he became pro-life as Governor of Massachusetts. However, Romneycare once again shows the hypocrisy of Romney.

GINGRICH: Governor Romney has said that he had an experience that made him Pro Life. Romneycare does pay for abortions and brings Planned Parenthood into it but no right to life groups. A branch of Mass government funds planned parenthood. If you are genuinely pro Life how are these things occurring?

Of course Romney had an excuse, but this has always been the problem of government thinking they have the responsibility of providing their citizens of healthcare.

While Romney did try to wiggle around the question, he did say this of Romneycare, "It’s true that in that 70 page bill I mention Planned Parenthood but it’s only that one mention."

Well I guess one is all it takes to push funding for Planned Parenthood. Why else would it be in there other than to appropriate tax dollars to Margaret Sanger's project?

Mitt Romney Loses Iowa Caucus: Why Isn't It Being Reported Rick Santorum Got Most Votes in Iowa Caucus?

2012-01-20T06:54:00.000-06:00

Mitt Romney won right? Eight votes on Iowa Caucus night separated Romney from Rick Santorum right? Well not exactly.

The Republican establishment's fixation for liberal Mitt Romney is keeping the true Iowa story off the front pages. Obviously, there is a problem with the Iowa count since eight counties precincts have gone missing.

That's big news in itself when you consider the concentrated efforts of Republicans to discount Iowa shortly before the primary as Ron Paul was surging and their favorite candidate, Mitt Romney, wasn't gaining any traction. Now we find out Mitt Romney didn't win Iowa's popular vote at all. I haven't heard much said about that as we go into South Carolina.

The Iowa Caucus Web site reports:

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum will be listed in Republican Party of Iowa records as the winner of the party’s 2012 precinct caucuses, but his 34-vote victory over GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney will be accompanied by an asterisk.

That’s because party officials said Thursday that results from eight of the 1,774 precincts were missing when they conducted the vote certification process, meaning they likely will never know what the final tallies were for the candidates who competed in the Jan. 3 balloting.

The certified results of 1,766 precincts made public Thursday showed Santorum with 29,839 votes, followed by Romney – a former Massachusetts governor – with 29,805, Texas Rep. Ron Paul in third with 26,036, former House speaker Newt Gingrich with 16,163, Texas Gov. Rick Perry with 12,557, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann – who quit the race one day after Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses – with 6,046 and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman with 739. Party officials said 121,503 votes were certified.

So we have eight counties missing in a state where Ron Paul was surging and the Republican establishment lived in fear. Ironically, it seems nobody is talking about the mysterious Santorum victory of Iowa.

Republicans Wouldn't Commit Election Fraud Would They?: Iowa Caucus Opens Questions of Election Rigging

2012-01-20T05:45:00.003-06:00

The further removed I have gotten from the 2000 presidential campaign, the more skeptical I have become of the Florida vote and the recount. I hate to say it, but the pieces were in place for a fixed vote. Of course, we know Democrats play these games too. It's all about the power Mordor on the Potomac promises and men will do what they have to in order to gain the power. Our Republic is being stolen from us by the power brokers ready to fix electronic voting machines, tamper with chads, or throw out votes... which it appears the Republicans may be doing in Iowa to ensure a Mitt Romney victory. When you realize the manufacturers of voting machines are making campaign contributions to their favored party, you see how quickly the integrity of an election could be compromised.

I heard Mike Church talk about eight county precincts missing from the results of the Iowa Caucus yesterday on his show. This is becoming all to common in the quest for Mordor's power.

Republican officials in Iowa today said that there was no clear winner in the caucus held there on January 3. Party officials said results from eight of the 1,774 precincts were missing when they conducted the vote certification process, meaning they likely will never know what the final tallies were for the candidates.

Now remember, Ron Paul was leading Iowa and ready for an upset and Iowans weren't thrilled about Romney at all going into the Iowa Caucus. Suddenly the impossible happened. After two weeks of the Republican establishment insulting Iowas, saying their Caucus wouldn't count if Paul won, we may see more tomfoolery in front of our eyes in regards to Iowa.

Eight counties missing? Wanna bet those were Ron Paul strong counties?

So the Republican party once again is pushing that time old question. Why should I vote? My vote really doesn't matter. That just may be the honest truth.

In the end, Romney, a supporter against most things the Republican party says they don't stand for like abortion, gun control, more taxes, bigger government, and socialized medicine, may truly be a candidate pushed through the primary by a rigged system.

January 20, 2013, Noon EST: Obama or Romney

2012-01-20T05:24:00.002-06:00

One year from today, at noon eastern time, it appears we will either be swearing in Obama's second or Obama 2.0 (Mitt Romney). Is this the choice you want in November? The records of both of these men point to more government, socialized medicine, gun control, no clear understanding of the Constitution, more taxes, and more abortions. There is little difference between the two. What are you going to do to ensure Americans have a real choice?

Meet the Democrat Presidential Candidate that is More Pro Life than Mitt Romney

2012-01-20T05:14:00.000-06:00

This year's presidential field is confusing. The Republican establishment is pushing Mitt Romney. Romney's record speaks for itself, but it doesn't speak for the Republican party that I grew up supporting. In fact, the establishment's push for Romney confirms the GOP has gone far left; after all, the Romney record includes support for abortion rights, gun control, more taxes, more government, and of course more socialized medicine.

What makes this confusing is challenging Barack Obama in the Democrat primary is a man whose pro life record is one the GOP would normally embrace and the Democrats would throw out. Of course, those reading by now should know I support pro-life causes, but feel the 10th Amendment gives the states the right to choose.

Randall Terry is running for president as a Democrat. On Super Bowl Sunday, he has bought airtime to run the following commercial.

Randall says abortion is the most important issue facing this country in 2012. I personally think it's an issue Washington uses to divide us while they are doing other things to destroy our liberty, so perhaps he is right. Washington has a history of using social issues as curtains when they are pushing for more controversial power grabs.

None the less, you can't really argue Mitt Romney is more pro life than Randall. After all, Romney did try to out compete Ted Kennedy as to who is the bigger friend of a woman's right to choose is.

Marianne Gingrich on Newt's Request to Accept His Adulterous Lifestyle

2012-01-19T20:13:00.000-06:00

The big secret about Newt that came out today is his ex-wife Marianne says Newt begged her to have an open marriage.

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Rick Perry's Coming Betrayal of the Tea Party: A Mitt Romney Endorsement

2012-01-19T20:08:00.000-06:00

Rick Perry is out. Governor Gardasil officially announced today he was dropping out of the Republican primary. So you know what this means.

After months of attacking Mitt Romney, Rick Perry will fall in line in a couple weeks and do what the establishment tells him is good for his career, that is if he wants a future in the Republican party. Remember, Perry was one of those outspoken Tea Partiers that will soon be like the other Republicans who betrayed the Tea Party.

Gone will be the Tea Party rhetoric from Perry's lips--after all, he is Karl Rove's project--the same neocon icon that shaped the Bush administration. Oh sure, Perry sounded good addressing the Tea Party, but this is the same governor of Texas that walked all over private property rights and forced women in his state to take the controversial Gardasil drug.

Soon Perry will forever betray the Tea Party, endorsing Mitt Romney, despite Romney's record of growing government, raising taxes, and of course running the ultimate big government boondoggle, Romneycare--the pilot program for Obamacare.

How About a Little Acoustic Van Halen: You Really Got Me!

2012-01-19T19:58:00.001-06:00

Newt's Ménage à Trois: First Wife Says Newt Wanted Other Women to Come to Marriage Bed

2012-01-19T18:02:00.000-06:00

Tonight, explosive new accusations will be made against Newt Gingrich on national TV. We already know Newt Gingrich had affairs like his nemesis Bill Clinton. We have heard rumors Newt was pretty nasty as a husband, including delivering divorce papers to his wife recovering in the hospital and saying she wasn't pretty enough or young enough to be first lady. Tonight's allegations will give further insight to Newt.

We have heard Newt likes blow jobs and would tell lovers blow jobs were safe when you are a politician compared to intercourse. Now in Newt's marriage bed with his first wife, Newt apparently demanded they bring another woman to bed so he could have a ménage à trois. More details to come...

Ron Paul Returns to Call for Repeal of Section 1021 of National Defense Authorization Act: Indefinite Detention of Americans

2012-01-19T05:55:00.001-06:00

My Congressman, Billy Long, voted for the indefinite detainment of Americans without due process despite having a rode hard and put up wet pocket Constitution in his suit coat. Most of the Republicans who made so many promises to the Tea Party did too.

Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act ignores Article III Section III of the Constitution, which lays out the ground for treason, and it gives the federal government more unconstitutional power.

Ron Paul took a day away from the South Carolina primary campaign trail to fight for our Constitution yesterday calling for the repeal of Section 1021. Here's his speech on the House floor.

Looks Like Tax Raising Mitt Romney is Hiding Money from the IRS

2012-01-19T05:42:00.000-06:00

Multi-millionaire presidential candidate Mitt Romney liked to raise taxes and fees in Massachusetts as governor. It appears he doesn't have the same enthusiasm for paying taxes himself.

Although it is not apparent on his financial disclosure form, Mitt Romney has millions of dollars of his personal wealth in investment funds set up in the Cayman Islands, a notorious Caribbean tax haven.

"His personal finances are a poster child of what's wrong with the American tax system," said Jack Blum, a Washington lawyer who is an authority on tax enforcement and offshore banking.

On Tuesday, Romney disclosed that he has been paying a far lower percentage in taxes than most Americans, around 15 percent of his annual earnings. It has been Romney's Republican rivals who have driven the tax issue onto center stage. For weeks, Romney has cited a desire for privacy as his reason for not sharing his tax returns -- a gesture of transparency that is now expected from presidential contenders.

Official documents reviewed by ABC News show that Bain Capital, the private equity partnership Romney once ran, has set up some 138 secretive offshore funds in the Caymans.

Thursday May End Newt's Campaign Newt Gingrich's Ex Wife Says She Could Destroy Newt With One Interview

2012-01-19T05:32:00.000-06:00

We have all heard the stories of how Newt Gingrich has treated his ex wives. Newt said of his first wife she is not pretty or young enough to be first lady, and then he delivered divorce papers to her as she was recovering in the hospital.

Now his second wife is speaking up providing more credibility for those who doubt the accounts that have been told of Newt's marriages. It appears Newt's campaign may be rocked by her words this Thursday.

Drudge reports:

Marianne Gingrich has said she could end her ex-husband's career with a single interview.

Earlier this week, she sat before ABCNEWS cameras, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

She spoke to ABCNEWS reporter Brian Ross for two hours, and her explosive revelations are set to rock the trail.

But now a "civil war" has erupted inside of the network, an insider claims, on exactly when the confession will air!

ABCNEWS suits determined it would be "unethical" to run the Marianne Gingrich interview so close to the South Carolina Primary, a curious decision, one insider argued, since the network has aggressively been reporting on other candidates.

A decision was tentatively made to air the interview next Monday, after all votes have been counted.

Gingrich canceled a press conference on Wednesday to deal with the matter.

"He believes that what he says in public and how he lives don't have to be connected," Marianne Gingrich, Newt's wife of 18 years, explained to ESQUIRE last year.

One Year Left of Obama of Four More Years?: Four More Years No Matter the Outcome

2012-01-19T05:28:00.000-06:00

Tomorrow marks the third anniversary of Barack Obama's inauguration. I really thought I would be far more excited than what I am. I figured Obama would be well on his way out the door, but leave it to the Republican party to screw that up. They seem intent on running another John McCain--that's liberal Republican in case you are unaware.

So, tomorrow should mark 365 days left of another disastrous presidency. We left the disaster of George W. Bush, which ended with the housing market exploding, TARP, and the beginning of bailouts, and now we have nearly $6 trillion more in debt in three years as Obama played a dangerous game of spend, spend, spend while creating, like Bush, more entitlement programs.

So what are Republicans pushing in our direction as the solution? Mitt Romney, an man who on paper doesn't look much different than Obama. Oh sure, he may have an R behind his name and that's enough to make most ignorant voters feel good about their vote come November, but the truth is, the way things are shaping up, whether or not Obama wins or not, it appears we are going to get four more years regardless.

Look at the facts.

On stimulus, both Obama and Mitt agree.

On TARP, both Obama and Mitt agree.

On bailouts, both Obama and Mitt agree.

It gets worse. On healthcare, Mitt ran the pilot program known as Romneycare which Obama adopted as his own. 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.

On gun control, we know Obama has been working hard to create situations to gain more acceptance of gun control laws. Mitt Romney's record has been supporting these same laws including the Brady Bill and a semi-automatic ban in his home state.

Both Obama and Mitt Romney has a record for growing government and spending more money. Of course taxes they love!

Their abortion records only find one real difference. Mitt Romney battled Ted Kennedy as to who was a greater friend of abortion rights, while Obama was the only man in Illinois to vote against the born alive infant protection act.

So the way I look at it, if the race this comes down to Obama vs. Romney, and it's very likely it will, we are getting four more years of Obama anyway you look at it. Not really what I had in mind when they announced Obama the winner in 2008.

Nikki Haley Ignores Mitt Romney's Extreme Liberal Side for More Patriotic Military Talk that Ignores $15 Trillion in Debt

2012-01-18T05:59:00.000-06:00

The is a push in the GOP to portray Ron Paul as an extremist in hopes of getting Mitt Romney the nomination. I find this funny considering Romney's record is extremely liberal--support for abortion, gun control, more taxes, more government, more spending, and of course more government control of healthcare.

Tea Party sell-out Governor Nikki Haley is playing this game of turning Ron Paul into the extremist while turning the cheek on Romney's liberal record. She is doing so by pushing this South Carolina loves war rhetoric the Republicans have been using to create wars that are in essence destroying our Constitution and our civil liberties.

Here's the disappointment now establishment Haley's push for Mitt Romney along with other Republican misinformation:

Fox News moderators shunted Ron Paul aside in Monday night’s South Carolina debate, and the aggressive crowd booed his response on whether or not assassinating Osama bin Laden was legal. Some commentators also thought Paul had a weak performance. That’s all right with Republicans, who are striving to portray Paul as an extremist who doesn’t represent the party. “South Carolina is a very strong military state,” said Gov. Nikki Haley, who has endorsed Romney. “Very strong military state, patriotic state, and so I don’t think that that part of his message resonates in South Carolina.” South Carolina GOP chairman Chad Connelly said Paul had campaigned less in the state than others. “I don’t know if he decided to play here less or anything. I’ve kind of been the one saying, ‘Please, come on in, get in the state.’”

Ron Paul doesn't support a weak military. He wants to return the military to its Constitutional state, that is using it for a common defense. Paul's plan doesn't weaken the defensive element of the military in anyway. Tea Party sell-out Haley has adopted the establishment's talking points. Isn't it sad, nearing $16 trillion in debt and we have all the money in the world to increase our $660 billion military budget, which equates to nearly 50% of the world's total military budget. That's a fact the GOP doesn't want you to realize as they push their deceptiCON hack Romney to the White House.

I wish someone would really ask governor Haley about Romney's liberal record and see how well she defends it.

Riley Collier Flies the Confederate Flag and Republic High School Bans his Truck

2012-01-18T05:21:00.000-06:00

Apparently the history teachers at Republic High School are still teaching the Civil War was about slavery and the northern states were good and the southern states were bad. Of course, you don't have to look far to realize there just isn't much truth in this. In fact, look at Lincoln's Inaugural Address where Lincoln actually talks about supporting a Constitutional Amendment that makes slavery permanent. Oh yeah, it's in there.

I understand a proposed amendment to the Constitution—which amendment, however, I have not seen—has passed Congress, to the effect that the Federal Government shall never interfere with the domestic institutions of the States, including that of persons held to service. To avoid misconstruction of what I have said, I depart from my purpose not to speak of particular amendments so far as to say that, holding such a provision to now be implied constitutional law, I have no objection to its being made express and irrevocable.

Or perhaps Republic High School's history teachers don't teach the Confederate States Constitution actually banned the importation of slaves into Southern States.

The importation of negroes of the African race from any foreign country other than the slaveholding States or Territories of the United States of America, is hereby forbidden; and Congress is required to pass such laws as shall effectually prevent the same.

In other words, no slave ship ever sailed with the Confederate Flag sailing above it. That hasn't stopped Republic High School in Republic, Missouri from telling one student their truck is banned from school property if they choose to continue to fly the Confederate Flag. Something tells me Republic High School needs to worry about being historically correct and worry less about being politically correct.

KY3 reports:

Riley Collier loves flying the flag in the back of his pickup -- the Confederate flag.

"Just trying to express myself; it's just like bumper stickers or anything of that nature," said Collier.

He ran into a big problem, though, when he took it on his school grounds. Collier said school officials warned him to stop flying Ole Dixie.

"They said they could view the flag from inside the building, so it was a distraction to students apparently," said Collier.

So he took it down, but continued to fly it to and from Republic High School. In response, the school suspended Collier's driving privileges for 30 days.

"It would be easier and it would pacify them, but I just don't see why I should," said Collier.

When he earned his driving privileges back, his flag came back and that led to his second driving suspension.

Collier has the support of his dad.

"To my knowledge there's nothing in any of the school handbooks that says you can't do it," said Gene Collier.

"We don't articulate every rule and regulation; no school district could do that. We don't have the manpower, time, hours, energy to do all that," said Republic School District Superintendent Vern Minor.

While Minor can't talk about this specific situation because the law prohibits school leaders from commenting on students, Riley's father has plenty to say about the flag flap.

"Maybe as a parent I should have said no, but I didn't because I know Riley is trying to be someone, he's trying to get his own self-esteem and everything, and I didn't see him doing no wrong flying the confederate flag," said Gene Collier.

Others did see something wrong with it. Collier said school officials told him they wanted the banner put away because some people were offended.

Perhaps, if Republic High School and other public school systems actually taught history, then perhaps people would not be offended. It's not hard to search for facts and realize the North was imposing unfair taxes upon the South when the South seceded. So Northern troops went marching South to the blasphemous tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic claiming they had God's blessing and were morally superior. They weren't, not even close.

For in Lincoln's letter to Horace Greeley we find out the truth about why Lincoln has the blood of 600,000 Americans on his hands. It was neither to free the slaves or maintain the union. It was a pure attack on the 10th Amendment.

I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be "the Union as it was." If there be those who would not save the Union, unless they could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree with them. If there be those who would not save the Union unless they could at the same time destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery.

Of course there was nothing Constitutional about sending troops to South Carolina to intimidate the South into war. Secession after all is a responsibility of the states to keep the federal government in check.

I say Riley Collier has done no wrong. Let him proudly fly his flag, and I hope more Republic High School students will come to his defense and fly the Rebel Flag too.

Unfortunately the school doesn't think so. The first driving suspension lasted thirty days, and after the thirty days, the flag came back as did the suspension. Collier is right. The flag has nothing to do with racism.

Distorted Perceptions: SuperPACs and Their Influence on the "Aware" Public (and What You Can Do to Fight It)

2012-01-17T20:13:00.002-06:00

People have this primitive interest in conflict. It's embedded into everyone's and every animal's psyche. All animals duke it out for mates. People do this as well, even though we are civilized and more advanced. Battlefields are everywhere. The fields, forests, and deserts of the physical world, and the language used in the intellectual world.

Like war past the Renaissance time period, the intellectual battles of today follow certain rules and guidelines. Debates are supposedly structured so that everyone gets an equal amount of time and equal opportunity to rebuttal. A more ruthless arena is the field of "public perception". This war is fought with selective information and members of society that have great influence speaking for other people in society that have great influence. Like debates, there are certain rules that the participants must abide by; however, that's only for credibility's sake. No one is stopping others from going out and just ruthlessly bashing somebody else for supporting something. You do that though, and your credibility goes nowhere but down. Cliched example, the dude who yelled "fire" in a movie theater when there was no fire. Not only did he get people killed, but nobody ever listened to him again. Candidates for the US President must abide by general unwritten guidelines too, including dressing nice no matter what the appearance, speaking eloquently, and keeping your jabs at others short and poignant, except for debates.

There seems to be a disturbing trend forming in the intellectual battlefields however; and that trend is the SuperPAC. Stephen Colbert is doing a great job at pointing out the trends, including; but not limited to, deferred foreclosure of donations. The worst thing though is they have no credibility right out of the gate. SuperPACs can be formed at a whim, take millions of dollars, and use those donations to make just the most nasty, slanted, propagandized material this side of the early twentieth century. Seriously! There is supposed to be no formal link between presidential candidates and SuperPACs (and Campaign for Liberty supporters/members will make a VERY CLEAR delineation of this; to the point that Campaign for Liberty material being published with candidate material is frowned upon), but you can't help but get this intrinsic feeling that at the highest levels; there has to be some connection. This supposed non-connection can be twisted and used in ways that are dangerous to public perception. For one, presidential candidates do NOT have to approve anything a SuperPAC comes out with; since there's that separation. Also, SuperPACs are NOT subject to the donation limits that campaigns are, because they're not tied to the candidate. This means anyone (including corporations) can give anything. The trend is the SuperPAC with the biggest number in the checkbook usually winds up having the most public influence. Gingrich got mad after Romney's SuperPAC slammed him. It was a well-timed attack too; just before the Iowa Caucus. As a result, Gingrich lost a fair percentage of votes from Iowa pre-Caucus to the final results (writer's note: I think this is a great thing), link will be updated when I can find concrete numbers.

Solution:

The solution is rather simple, and one I'm sure you heard repeated time and time again; from your friends to that crazy old guy that used to be on Fox News. Look at the issues. Look to principle. Don't get caught up in the attacks. Don't stay fixated on how one candidate can just absolutely smash on another one. Look at each candidate's history and cast your vote for the one that represents the stances you take on various societal issues. It really is that simple. This solution has two effects. One; your vote is more honest. If your views are reflected the most accurately by that whack-job Libertarian in the ten-gallon hat, scribble his name down! This destroys the concept of a wasted vote, as you voted on principle. Two; how do you get bullies to stop bullying you? You either fight back, or ignore them. These SuperPACs, just like bullies, are looking for a reaction. Don't give it to them! Nothing would be more insulting than a group of people spending millions to get absolutely no reaction.

Mitt Romney Raised Taxes on Gun Owners to Promote Gun Control

2012-01-17T18:22:00.002-06:00

Mitt Romney is no fan of the Second Amendment. We have already covered his embrace of Sarah Brady and the Brady Bill and his semi-automatic ban. Did you know he also raised taxes on guns in Massachusetts?

Moderate Mitt Romney Raised Taxes on Massachusettts Gun Owners

And Here Comes the First Term Congressional Excuses From Billy Long as Predicted

2012-01-17T17:23:00.001-06:00

Congressman Billy Long told Southwest Missouri he was fed up. Then he went to Washington and failed to come up with meaningful spending cuts, co-sponsored bills to grow the Department of Homeland Security, voted to fund one of the most fraudulent law suits against the federal government known as Pigford, voted for the Fourth Amendment kolling Patriot Act, the National Defense Authorization Act with it's indefinite detainment language, and of course the debt ceiling increase of $2.4 trillion. Yes, this isn't what Southwest Missouri bought into when they sent the smack talking auctioneer to Congress.

Now, as predicted, Billy Long is making excuses as challengers are now announcing within the ranks of the GOP they will challenge Long in the primary. We knew Long would say the job is much harder than he expected and that he is just getting his feet wet. That's exactly what he wrote in the Politico.

By REP. BILLY LONG | 1/16/12 8:25 PM EST

The voters of Southwest Missouri sent me to Washington because I was fed up.

I was fed up with out-of-control spending and an out-of-touch Washington. Fed up with the way Washington works and the poor results that it keeps churning out, year after year, no matter who’s elected. Fed up with more spending, more bailouts and more carelessness by our officials, elected to serve the country, not protect their reelection chances.

The American people are tired of the policies that are destroying our economy, redistributing our wealth and adding to the debt that our children and grandchildren will have to pay. It recently started with the Troubled Asset Relief Program, then the economic stimulus package, then “Obamacare.” All are big expensive programs that few wanted and no one had any idea how to pay for — just more expenses to put on the country’s credit card. For years, the debt ceiling was raised without so much as a whimper.

Long says Americans are sick of policies that are destroying this country fresh from his vote for automatic debt ceiling increases that will take place without a vote of Congress. In other words, Billy Long is voting for policies that are destroying this country while saying he above that.

Then there is the anger over TARP. However, Congressman Long continues to endorse TARP supporting politicians like Roy Blunt and Mitt Romney. How much change for the better does Congressman Long really want when he chooses to endorse the same people supporting the polices he curses?

I’m not a politician. I’m a former small businessman of 30 years and a former morning talk show host. I’ve signed the fronts of paychecks all my life and had never run for political office. Many of my colleagues in the freshman class of 2010 share my background. They’re small-business owners, doctors, nurses and car salesmen, pizza shop owners and exterminators — just regular people who decided they needed to get involved in politics to change the direction of our nation. Like the Founding Fathers, they want to serve their country, then go home to live under the laws they helped create.

Billy Long is not a politician? While Nancy Pelosi was reading the Constitution on the House floor, Billy Long was absent meeting with a lobbyist. Then the first bill Long introduces on the House floor isn't anything that sends a message to Washington he is fed up. No, it's political payback for a $5000 campaign contribution from the National Auctioneer Society.

I came into office on a wave of public approval for the ideas that I ran on: smaller government, lower taxes and more liberty. We had a mandate to control spending. Unfortunately, I think everyone, including myself, underestimated how dysfunctional our government has become.

I might have run as the fed-up candidate, but I was hopeful that, with a little bit of wit and will, common sense could prevail. But the realities of not having a Republican-controlled Senate or White House slapped me in the face. Most politicians care more about getting reelected than about doing the right thing. Sadly, even among the core group that does want to accomplish real change, folks all too often end up in a circular firing squad attacking each other, rather than taking aim at the politicians who jealously guard the broken system that benefits them.

Given my business background, I was shocked to learn that there are many members of Congress, mostly in the Senate, who don’t even support having a budget. A business can’t run successfully without a budget to keep track of revenue and expenses. Refusing to even operate under a budget is a powerful symbol of the “money-is-no-object” attitude that still runs Washington. As the old saying goes, common sense isn’t common, at least not in Washington.

Yes Congressman Long, you had a mandate to control spending, but passing funding for Dale Earnhardt Jr's National Guard Chevrolet was more important than making serious cuts. That's right Congressman Long, you voted to put stickers on stock cars which has cost taxpayers over $100 million over the last decade, and you want us to believe you are still fed up?

Big-spending politicians are at least clever. They’re clever enough not to operate under a budget because they don’t want to put their agendas down on paper for everyone to see.

With a new majority in the House and the backing of the public, I thought we could start making some much needed reforms. I quickly realized, however, that Harry Reid’s Senate was going to stand in the way of the House and the public. We passed dozens of bills — 28 on creating new jobs alone — but the Senate did nothing.

Oh yeah Billy, it's all Harry Reid's fault. Looking back at the HR1 debate last year with Republicans in the majority of the House, the John Boehner led Congress couldn't even deliver $100 billion in spending cuts that you promised. Rather than admit the the people of southwest Missouri you had failed, you went to the microphone in Larry the Cable Guy fashion telling us you got it done. In the end you didn't even get a third of the cuts you promised Congressman Long, because you were too busy thinking cutting things like NASCAR sponsorship would be irresponsible.

I felt terrible each week as I made the trip back to Southwest Missouri with nothing to report but more roadblocks from the Senate. The White House, of course, could have intervened with its Senate allies to get things moving, but President Barack Obama is just as worried about getting reelected and just as happy to stop the progress of the House.

When it comes to bad economic ideas the president is like the last fellow sitting at the table, but it’s the American people who are stuck with the bill.

Not to be too depressing, we have made a lot of progress. House Republicans and the wave of freshman Republicans were able to change the conversation in the country. Before I got here, the question was, “How much taxpayer money can we spend?” Now the question is, “How much can we cut?”

Overall, I’ve learned that changing the way things are done in a fundamentally flawed Congress isn’t easy. Democracy is inherently messy. But as a wiser second-year congressman, I know that I must work even harder if anything is going to change.

It’s tough being away from my family, friends and neighbors back home, but I know I’m serving them by trying to do the right things for the right reasons every single day. I’m honored and humbled to be able to do this service for my community and my country. And I look forward to the difference I can make in 2012.

Mr. Long look at your record. You oppose the Constitution supporting the Patriot Act and indefinite detainment of Americans without due process. You voted for a debt ceiling bill that removes the burden of Congress to ever face the American people again with another debt ceiling vote. You failed in coming up with meaningful spending cuts to present to the Senate. You co-sponsored more big intrusive government through expansion the Department of Homeland Security. You agreed to give billions of dollars away in the Pigford lawsuit.

So perhaps it is your decisions in Washington that should make you feel terrible, and rather promise that you are going to make a difference in 2012, why don't you come back home and do what you do best--auctioneer. Your record contradicts your rallying cry for reelection. You aren't going to be able to hide from it this year, and considering the $2.4 trillion more in debt you voted for and all that is going to come after that thanks to automatic debt ceiling increases, you really have not done any of us any favors Mr. Long.

If There Was a Military Draft, Would Americans Still View Ron Paul's Foreign Policy as Crazy?

2012-01-17T06:19:00.000-06:00

Tense times, America has been at war for over ten years. Recruiting numbers are down. Little Johnny is a couple weeks graduated from high school--good looking kid, start quarterback, high school sweetheart by his side. His life is in front of him were the messages of high school graduation--so much to look forward to.

Then one day Johnny heads to the mailbox. Three months ago he registered and now his number had been pulled. Young Johnny must report for his military physical in two weeks--no debates, no freedom. He is required or face the consequences of dodging the draft.

So young Johnny kisses his girl goodbye, and with pseudo courage he's off the basic training--not as a volunteered but forced against his will by a country that claims we are free. Johnny's girl cries every night, his mom's a mess, and his dad shares an ounce of that same courage--proud.

Johnny gets his orders--front line infantry. Soon he finds himself in the middle of a firefight, his battle buddies, drafted too bloodied and dead all around him. In a war started with the fear of weapons of mass destruction where none were found, Johnny runs for cover as a grenade from the enemy is launched at his position. A flash of light, and Johnny's mom gets a visit from two men dressed in green with a note from the Department of Defense. We are sorry...

This day could come as America creates more war in the Middle East, just like it came for hundreds of thousands of other American boys. When and if this day comes, and the United States takes your first born, will you still believe Ron Paul's foreign policy stance is crazy? Or will you still side with the federal government still incapable of presenting any credible evidence of weapons of mass destruction?

Agenda 21: EPA Blocks Idaho Family from Building House on Their PRIVATE PROPERTY

2012-01-17T05:44:00.000-06:00

More unconstitutional power by the EPA: no dream house for you! Agenda 21 is quickly coming to the United States, and we are now seeing instances where the federal government is keeping people from building their dream house on their own land.

Fox News reports:

Since 2007, Mike and Chantell Sackett have been fighting to build their dream home on the Idaho lot they bought years ago. The Sacketts say they had gotten local permits and spent thousands prepping the land for construction - then the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showed up.

The EPA told the Sacketts their property contained wetlands and issued a compliance order mandating that they return it to its original state or risk facing fines starting at $37,500 per day.

The Sacketts say they were stunned, and asked the EPA for a hearing on the matter. The agency denied their request, so the Sacketts decided to file a lawsuit. The EPA has argued that the agency is equipped to handle complaints like the Sacketts through administrative procedures, and that landowners have no constitutional right to proceed from a compliance order directly into federal court.

This is straight out of the Agenda 21 playbook. More and more Americans will soon find out they don't have any rights to the property they own to enjoy it and live on it as the EPA presence will be seen on private property all over the country, and of course there is no Constitutional authority. This is tyranny--plain and simple.

Ron Paul Debate Highlights From South Carolina

2012-01-17T05:33:00.000-06:00

Ron Paul was on last night, which you can see immediately as he points out he couldn't get enough in about the Rick Santorum record that he would have liked in one minute. Here's debate highlights from last night.

Hottest Google Search in South Carolina? "Ron Paul"

2012-01-17T05:28:00.000-06:00

Ron Paul's surge in South Carolina in recent days is noted in Google searches in South Carolina. Note more and more South Carolinians are looking at Ron Paul on Google and while Mitt Romney searches are down.

Valerie Jarrett Uses MLK's Birthday to Politic for Barack Obama

2012-01-17T05:23:00.000-06:00

I guess Barack Obama didn't get the memo. Martin Luther King was a Republican, and even members of his family have been upset at the direction of this country from the Obama administration--like more funding for abortion and Planned Parenthood. That didn't stop Valerie Jarrett from using Martin Luther King's birthday to politic for Obama.

"Teachers, and firefighters, and policemen, whose jobs are now in jeopardy because Congress--well let me be specific--because the Republicans in Congress," Jarrett told the crowd. According to the CBS affiliate in Atlanta, at this point, "Before she could finish her sentence, people in the congregation were laughing, and applauding."

Mitt Romney Electable? Mitt Romney Won't Even Win His Home State

2012-01-17T05:16:00.001-06:00

The Republican establishment pushes this idea that only Mitt Romney is electable against Barack Obama. This is a myth.

In fact, when you look at this race, it's hard to imagine that Mitt Romney wins let alone win the one thing that is normally a given in a presidential race--your home state. The last time we saw this was when Al Gore lost Tennessee against W.

Mitt Romney's first problem is he is a liberal. He was a militant defender of abortion. He supported more gun control. He grew government and raised taxes. Of course, he gave Obamacare a test run in Massachusetts. Romney's already having problems energizing conservatives, and the religious right is just as skeptical about Romney considering his reputation as a flip flopper and his strange Mormon religion. We know when the base isn't energized, Republicans don't win.

I don't even think Romney can win Massachusetts. Forget the Scott Brown phenomenon. Chances are Brown's service in the Senate will be cut short as the love of the pick-up driving Senator has quickly faded. It's not going to carry over and help Romney.

Then when you look at Romney's approval rating as governor of Massachusetts, you realize here is a man that was far more unpopular as governor than Obama is as president. Romney left office off with an approval rating six points lower than Obama's lowest approval rating, and it's obvious Romney can't even win his home state.

Then you look at the Romney record, which includes the scarlet letter called Romney care...

the New York Post reports:

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.

how do you beat Obama by electing someone that neutralizes most of the arguments you can make against Obama?

Perhaps the Republicans don't want to win. I can think of one reason why. There is power in Obamacare, and after all, the Republicans along with the Heritage Foundation blue printed Obamacare.

The Republican Three: More Big Government (New Ron Paul Commercial)

2012-01-17T05:03:00.001-06:00

The latest Ron Paul commercial is brilliant and right.

Polygamy Porter: The Official Beer of the Mitt Romney for President 2012 Campaign

2012-01-16T21:10:00.000-06:00

When Mitt Romney celebrates fooling more voters he's a conservative on primary night, he celebrates with Polygamy Porter by Wasatch Beers. Yes, hiding the fact you were militant in defending a woman's right to abortion, covering up your gun control record, and of course hoping Americans won't figure out you grew government, raised taxes, and ran the pilot program for Obamacare in Massachusetts is stressful work. At the end of a long day of pretending he's something he's not, Mitt Romney relaxes with a six pack of Polygamy Porter, the official beer of Romney 2012.

Polygamy Porter, Why Have Just One! Bring some home to the wives!

Neocon Dana Loesch Doesn't Understand the Ethos of the American Soldier

2012-01-16T18:34:00.002-06:00

Dana Loesch continues to prove herself to be a useful tool of the deceptiCONS and the industrial military complex. She claims she is Tea Party, but many in St. Louis know how she used the Tea Party to self promote herself while kissing the establishment's fanny. She wound up on CNN as a commentator, but her recent support of the Marines pissing on dead bodies earned her a spot on RT labeled as one joke of a journalist.

Ms. Loesch, as a former member of the United States military, I remember a painting on the walls of my training facility. The painting had a caption under it that said the American servicemen doesn't love war, but when called upon, they are ready to fight and they do fight respecting humanity. Throughout history, our military has always treated its own first who were injured on the battle field and then our allies. The humane nature of our soldiers than search battlefields for our enemy and we offer them lifesaving humane medical treatments. It is not in our nature to go pissing on the dead. Nor would we tolerate it Ms. Loesch if our enemies pissed on our dead.

Ms. Loesch obviously doesn't understand the ethos of the American solider, and what these men did was disrespect a long heritage of outstanding service in decades of tradition. These Marines don't deserve a million cool points Dana.

They are an embarrassment to their uniform considering the ethos of the uniform and the tradition of the uniform. I am afraid that too many liberals are discounting the value of life with their abortion desires, and I am afraid that too many neocons like Loesch are discounting the value of life with their promotion of wars. What happens to society when life is no longer of value, well, we can look at history for that. Many dictators recorded in history have performed many despicable acts because they discounted the value of a life based on ethnicity, religion, or other criteria.

A million coolpoints Dana? This is something I would expect from a Keith Olbermann rant, not someone who speaks at Tea Party. Based on the teachings of the founding fathers, all men are created equal and are endowed inalienable rights by their creator, Dana. God doesn't discriminate. This very act was disrespectful to the uniform.

Billy Long: The Liberal Named Mitt in Massachusetts Bankrupted His State

2012-01-16T11:30:00.000-06:00

Oh it's so much fun that Congressman Billy Long endorsed Mitt Romney for President. Billy Long, the man who was fed up with big government endorses the big government, career politician, liberal Republican for president!

Do you remember this commercial Long launched during his first election campaign?

"The liberals in this country are bankrupting this country."

And then he endorses Romney and has been up until the wee hours of the morning text messaging his support to Romney in hopes convincing other Congress Critters to jump on the Romney big government express while ignoring the financial truth about the mess Romney left Massachusetts in.

In fact, not only did Mitt Romney refuse to cut the overall Massachusetts budget, he expanded it. Dramatically.

The Massachusetts state budget was $22.7 billion a year when he took office in January of 2003.

When he left office four years later, it was over $25.7 billion – plus another $2.2 billion in spending that the legislature took "off budget." (Romney never reminds us of this fact.)

The net effect of budgets proposed and signed into law by Mitt Romney? An additional $5.2 billion in state spending – and a similar increase in new taxes. Every year.

Yes, the liberal Mitt moved his state closer to bankruptcy Congressman Long.

What did that mean to the people of Massachusetts Congressman Long, who by the way signed Grover Norquist's pledge for no new taxes? Why it meant more taxes and fees for the people of Massachusetts.

Mitt Romney proposed three new taxes while campaigning for governor: a new tax on vehicles, a new tax on campaign donations, and a new tax on building construction. They didn't get much fanfare in the media and were quickly forgotten.

Right before the 2002 election, he ran millions of dollars in ads portraying himself as a "no new taxes" governor. The media refused to set the record straight.

But that was only the beginning.

Each of the four years Romney served as governor, he raised taxes – while pretending he didn't. He claims he only raised mandatory government "fees." But government mandatory fees are nothing but taxes, and taxes are nothing but mandatory government fees. Romney's new tax-fees raised hundreds of millions of dollars in new tax revenue for the state government every year.

He also increased several taxes by "closing loopholes" to enable collection of a new Internet sales tax and by passing legislation that enables local governments to raise business property taxes. This, he claims, is not raising taxes.

Of course Romney grew government. Last year, Barack Obama praised Romney for giving Obamacare a test run in Massachusetts. The results of this test run are in according to the New York Post:

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.

I thought Billy Long was fed up of these big government, career politician types. It's now more obvious than ever he was just saying that to get elected just like the career politicians do.

Then there was that reminder in the commercial "Billy Long is pro-life," and Billy "will protect our values."

If Billy Long is committed to pro-life causes, why is he endorsing a candidate whose abortion support roots run deep. In fact, Mitt Romney attempted to argue with Ted Kennedy that he was the greater champion for a woman's right to choose. It was only when Romney was considering a national election under the Republican label did he change his tune on abortion.

So basically, what we have here in one endorsement, is Billy Long's entire promise (fed up) to Southwest Missouri broken in a single endorsement. If Billy Long was truly fed up, Mitt Romney would be the last words on his lips when combined with endorsement.

Ron Paul Surging in South Carolina, While Liberal Mitt Romney's Poll Numbers Fall

2012-01-16T05:59:00.000-06:00

Good news to announce this morning. With the South Carolina Primary just over a week away, it appears more and more people are worried about the very liberal side of Mitt Romney. How liberal is Mitt Romney you ask?

Well in 1994, Mitt for Brains actually battled Ted Kennedy in a fierce debate demanding he was a better friend to a woman's right to choose than Kennedy himself.

We know the conservative base is not thrilled with Romney, and it appears more and more people are giving Ron Paul the nod. In South Carolina, Romney's numbers have begun to fall and Ron Paul's are rising. You know what this means. There will soon be an orchestrated attack by the GOP establishment against Ron Paul, while ignoring Romney supports gun control, abortion, more government, more taxes, and of course launched that thing in Massachusetts we now call Obamacare.

Mike "Mish" Shedlock writes:

Gingrich has collapsed, and although Mitt Romney and Santorum were the initial beneficiaries, only Ron Paul is on a sustained surge.

If Perry and Huntsman dropped out and endorsed Paul (I think Huntsman will do that eventually, but probably not until after South Carolina primary) Ron Paul could conceivably carry the state.

Regardless, trends for Ron Paul are extremely favorable.

Jon Huntsman Apparently Has a Weather Vane Too: Huntsman to Endorse Liberal Mitt Romney

2012-01-16T05:50:00.000-06:00

You might remember Jon Huntsman effective and accurate commercial detailing Mitt Romney as a liberal who will say anything to convince the Republican base he is a conservative?

Well, that video was removed from the official Huntsman YouTube channel yesterday. Huntsman is going to endorse the hypocrite he described in the commercial. What does that say about Huntsman character? He knows Romney is a fake, but hey there could be some power in a cabinet position for Huntsman. Can't risk not having some power in a Romney administration no matter how liberal or how much of a hypocrite he is, right Jon?

Enemy Expatriation Act Will Strip You Of Your Citizenship for Permanent Internment

2012-01-16T05:46:00.000-06:00

Well, don't you love post 9/11 America, the land of the police state. Remember our politicians in Washington told us after 9/11 we can't allow the terrorists to change our way of lives or they win. Well, in the days that followed, the Patriot Act was passed and the transition to tyranny was set.

Last month Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act. You may remember Lindsey Graham debating on the Senate floor for passage of the bill noting that it will indefinitely detain American citizens without due process if they are deemed an enemy of the state. It passed in both houses and Obama signed it a couple weeks ago.

Congress didn't need to pass such a provision. Our Constitution in Article III Section III already covers treason, and as usual our Constitution is fair on the matter. These tyrants ruling Mordor on the Potomac have other plans--like the total destruction of American society as we know it while giving you the illusion of safety. Remember Benjamin Franklin warned us, those who give up liberty for security deserve neither.

Now we find out what the next step is. It's called the Enemy Expatriation Act. It sets up robbing Americans of their citizenship so Congress can get away with bypassing their Constitutional rights.

When Barack Obama inked the National Defense Authorization Act on New Year’s Eve, the president insisted that he wouldn’t use the terrifying legislation against American citizens. Another new law, however, could easily change all of that.

If the Enemy Expatriation Act passes in its current form, the legislation will let the government strike away citizenship for anyone engaged in hostilities, or supporting hostilities, against the United States. The law itself is rather brief, but in just a few words it warrants the US government to strip nationality status from anyone they identify as a threat.

What’s more, the government can decide to do so without bringing the suspected troublemaker before a court of law.

Under the legislation, “hostilities” are defined as “any conflict subject to the laws of war” and does not explicitly state that charges against suspects go to court.

Like I said, this is clearly unconstitutional and violates not only the Bill of Rights but Article III Section III. We will be watching the list of legislators that vote for this. I bet many of them ran as Tea Party types.

Congressman Billy Long Endorses the Republican Gun Grabber for President

2012-01-16T05:37:00.001-06:00

Congressman Billy Long promised us he would protect our gun rights. His endorsement of Mitt Romney isn't an endorsement that should give you any faith in Billy Long's intentions to protect the Second Amendment.

Last week, Long endorsed Romney calling him the "true conservative" and it appears the Republican establishment is singing the Coke song around Romney, desperate to get Obama out of office. However, it seems no one in the GOP including Congressman Long is taking the time to vet Romney. Romney is no friend to the second Amendment.

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.

Yes, Congressman Long went to Washington promising to protect our gun rights with a shining endorsement from the NRA, but it appears Congressman Long could care less about our gun rights based on who he is endorsing for President.

Mitt Romney: Gun Grabber

Obama is Scared of Mitt Romney?

2012-01-16T05:28:00.000-06:00

I read yesterday where the Obama campaign is saying they are scared of Mitt Romney. I approach these words with caution and you should too. I don't believe for one instance Obama is scared of Romney, and I also believe a Romney nomination guarantees four more years of Barack Obama.

I look at Obama's words as playing the ignorant American electorate, who vote not because they deeply research the issue, but because how someone looks on TV. This has often been the case since the famous Kennedy Nixon debate.

Does it seem logical that someone running for office would actually leak their worst fear? Of course not. It does seem quite logical that you want people to think you are scared of a Romney nomination because the case to beat Romney would be the easiest to present to the American people.

First, Mitt Romney was the liberal governor of Massachusetts. We already know Romney, like John McCain before him, is not energizing the conservative base. Conservatives are desperate to find a candidate to beat Romney, which explains the flavor of the month phenomenon we have seen as candidate after candidate gets vetted. Obama knows Romney doesn't energize the conservative base and there's many good reasons why.

Romney was a staunch supporter of abortion rights.

Romney pushed for socialized healthcare.

Romney supports gun control rights.

Romney grew government.

Romney increased spending.

Romney raised taxes many times in Massachusetts.

You see, conservatives aren't going to energize behind Romney, and I have already stated if Romney is the nominee, I will vote third party--tired of feeling dirty for compromising my conservative ethos for the Republican's move to the left like in 2008 with the moderate Maverick. I would have voted third party that year, but Sarah Palin saved the GOP from even a bigger embarrassment at the polls. I don't do that this year, no matter who Romney picks as his running mate.

I think Obama knows this, which is exactly why he will lead people to believe he is scared of Mitt Romney. Deep down inside, Obama knows Romney is even worse for conservatives than John McCain was.

Who is Right on Medical Marijuana?: Mitt Romney or Ron Paul

2012-01-15T08:45:00.000-06:00

When my grandfather was dying of cancer, he and my grandmother asked their doctor is their anything they could to keep him from violently throwing up from the chemo therapy medicine. The doctor was quick in his response. Marijuana will relax your stomach muscles and help you keep food in. At the time when my grandma told me this story, I had bought into the federal war on drugs. Now I see how evil the war on drugs really is.

It was Fast and Furious that opened up my eyes. Our own government through the Obama administrations desire to kill the Second Amendment shipped guns down to the drug dealers south of the border in hopes of blaming it on American gun shops.

It's amazing something the earliest of American settlers grew is now the basis of billions of dollars in wasted tax dollars that are infringing on American freedoms. The Christian County Headliner reported three days ago:

In 1619 Jamestown Colony, Va., enacted laws ordering farmers to grow an essential crop for the colony's survival used for everything from paper and clothes to fuel and rope. In 1937, Congress banned the growth of this same plant.

What is it and why was it banned? The answers: Hemp and as the story goes, because William Randolph Hearst wanted it that way.

"The prohibition of cannabis coincided with the growth of many competing industries of the 1930s and '40s, most notably timber for paper and the emerging plastics and petroleum industry for nylon," said Amber Iris Langston, campaign director of Show-Me Cannabis Regulation. "William Randolph Hearst owned thousands of acres of timber to use for his own newspapers. An acre of hemp can produce four-times the amount of paper as an acre of timber in only one year."

They forgot to add even George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew it.

Let's look at this from the perspective of two presidential candidates. We have an interesting video contrasting both Mitt Romney and Ron Paul not specifically just on marijuana, but on the Constitution and states rights. Take a look:

So you have Mitt Romney's answer which is he would not legalize. I find this interesting because there doesn't seem to be much Constitutional thought in Romney's answer. Considering Romney's record, I also find it interesting that Romney fought for a woman's right to choose, but is quick to close the door on someone else's right to choose.

So in Romney's world, it's okay to end a pregnancy even though the life within has no say in the matter. However, try to make a free choice to breathe in some air, and Romney doesn't think you have that right to choose.

Then there's that Tenth Amendment. Now Romney likes to justify his expansion of big government in Massachusetts known as Romneycare, the pilot program to Obamacare, as an exercise in the 10th Amendment. However, when it comes to marijuana laws, it's obvious Romney will ignore the 10th and keep the federal prohibition of hemp in place despite there being no real Constitutional authority for the federal government to tell states what crops they can grow in their states providing those crops don't cross state lines and violate other states' laws. You see, Romney is using the 10th Amendment merely as a prop to escape the fact he socialized medicine in Massachusetts, which received the praises of Barack Obama.

Now compare that to Ron Paul. He doesn't execute the tone of unconstitutional federal authority against the man. He states simply and correctly this is a states rights issue. He is correct in doing so.

Of course, there is Ron Paul's professional opinion as a physician. Ron Paul uses this ethos and his years of considering this matter through analysis and studies not to discount the fact that marijuana may be useful against illness. I find this particularly refreshing considering how drugged up society is with mind altering drugs produced by the pharmaceutical companies. For some reason, if big pharma produces mind altering drugs like Prozac or Ritalin, it's approved through the federal government and celebrated by society. We are drugging our kids and population with these chemicals while quickly discounting marijuana simply because the politics of DC tell us it's bad. Wanna bet the long term effects of Prozac and Ritalin are far more dangerous than the long term effects of medical marijuana?

Obama Vs. Romney on Abortion: One Slight Difference Between the Two

2012-01-15T06:17:00.000-06:00

In recent days, the American Conservative called Mitt Romney "Obama 2.0." Romney is the most liberal Republican ever to fun for President, and no matter how many times you slap the word "conservative" on a sign with Romney's name on it, you can't change the truth. From growing government, raising taxes, pushing for gun control, pushing socialized medicine, and even abortion there just isn't a whole lot of difference between Romney and Obama, and that goes for their approval ratings too.

Obama holds a slight edge at this point in his presidency as to where Romney was at this point as governor of Massachusetts. Obama is in the low 40s and Romney was in the mid 30s. When it comes to slight edges, Romney has a very slight edge over Obama on the issue of life. What separates them should disgust you.

Throughout is career, Mitt Romney has been a staunch defender of a woman's right to choose. Romney actually tried to out debate Ted Kennedy of who the greater supporter of abortions was as he ran for Massachusetts Senator in 1994.

Of course, here's Obama promoting abortion using his own family too.

A baby is a punishment President Obama? Which leads me to the point. What difference is there between Obama and Romney when it comes to abortion. Well, as rumors flew in Massachusetts that Romney would not run for a second term as governor and was looking at higher office, he suddenly decided he was pro-life--knowing it was highly unlikely Republican voters would support a pro-choice candidate. It was political expediency that changed Romney's mind, and that's the worst kind of politician. Say anything and do anything to get elected.

We know Barack Obama said anything and did anything to get elected in 2008. Not much difference there. The only real difference between the two on the issue of abortion is this:

Barack Obama was the only man in Illinois who voted against the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, and that's saying something since Obama had the reputation for voting present on most bills. In other words, Obama's views on abortion are so draconian he fought against a law that would protect babies from being put in a janitor's closet and left to die.

When it comes to being pro-life champions, neither candidate fits the mold. Republican obviously aren't concerned these days when it comes to protecting life considering their push for the liberal Mitt Romney and his record of supporting pro-choice causes.

Gingrich is Done: Newt Booed at South Carolina Rally After Attacking Capitalism

2012-01-15T05:49:00.000-06:00

Newt Gingrich needs to drop out of the race. The man who once declared he will be the GOP's nominee is now getting booed off the state at campaign events in South Carolina.

At a forum hosted by Mike Huckabee with 800 undecided South Carolina Republicans, Newt Gingrich was loudly booed when he criticized Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital, according to a Republican who attended the closed-press event.

“They were really angry,” said the attendee. The forum will be aired on Fox News tonight.

The booing came when Gingrich mentioned Romney’s name. I am told Gingrich was gently reprimanded by Huckabee who reminded him that the ground rules for the forum stipulated that the candidate were not allowed to attack each other.

But who should be more mad at here? Obviously Newt has made his bed and it has cost him any chance at the nomination, but what is this push by the GOP, who have ridden on the talking point for the last four years that nobody took the time to vet Barack Obama, are laying out rules where they don't vet their own in the forums. "Play nice boys."

I can only think that Republicans are really scared that Americans will soon figure out Mitt Romney is a pro-choice liberal who the American Conservative calls Obama 2.0.

Correction on Billy Long's Vote to Detain American Citizens Without Due Process

2012-01-15T05:43:00.000-06:00

I watched the National Defense Authorization Act like many patriots with the greatest of interest. After all, members of our own Congress ignored Article III Section III of the Constitution to redefine treason and give the POTUS more tyrannical power by denying Americans due process guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Here's Senator Lindsey Graham on the matter.

So where did my Congressman vote? Well originally when I went to look in the Congress application for Android and iPhone, it showed Congressman Billy Long was absent on the vote. Going through votes last night, it does appear Billy Long with his rode hard and put up wet pocket Constitution in hand voted like others who betrayed the Tea Party and the Constitution for passage of this bill.

So thank you Billy Long for helping further transform Barack Obama into a despot, along with the rest of your Tea Party betraying Republicans like Vicky Hartzler. I know many conservatives that won't be voting for her again this year either. It seems Hartzler and Long say a lot of words that make you think they don't like Obama, but they have clearly joined the GOP in handing him lots of power without making any serious challenges to BO's power grabs.