All That Is Necessary

When Does This Madness End?

By madness I mean the fantasyland the collectivists in D.C. live in.  They continue to spend money they don't have as if nothing is going on.  It is the old "I still have checks so I must still have money" joke.

The proposed budget is insane!  Our national debt is already so large we can barely afford the interest on it, never mind actually paying the principal back!  And yet the morons in D.C want to add another few trillion to the debt.  And Obama's talk of "cuts" was quickly revealed to be nothing of the sort.

People!  This is not sustainable!  This will end, and it will not be pleasant.

We can try and pull on the reins some in November 2010 and 2012.  It may be a case of too little, too late, though.  Still, on a national level it is probably the best we can hope for.  The collectivists are genetically incapable of stopping their spending spree.  Perhaps the Republicans can grow a spine and elect adults to try and clean up this mess.

On a personal level, get prepared for ANYTHING.  Rely on YOURSELF!  The government will not be there to help, and would only cause more problems anyway.

Feeling Less Free?

Do you have that nagging feeling that just maybe we are not as free as we used to be?  That this growth of government, with all the associated taxes and regulations, keeps adding up and never get smaller?  (Under BOTH Democrats AND Republicans!)

Well, you are right.  The Heritage Foundation has put out its "2010 Index Of Economic Freedom" and the USA has dropped to 8th place.  We are no longer in the top "Free" category.  We have dropped to the "Mostly Free" category.  Pretty disgusting for a country that was founded on freedom and liberty.

Here is what the Index had to say about the USA:

"The U.S. government’s interventionist responses to the financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 have significantly undermined economic freedom and long-term prospects for economic growth. Economic freedom has declined in seven of the 10 categories measured in the Index.

Uncertainties caused by ongoing regulatory changes and politically influenced stimulus spending have discouraged entrepreneurship and job creation, slowing recovery. Leadership in free trade has been undercut by “Buy American” provisions in stimulus legislation and failure to pursue previously agreed free trade agreements with Panama, Colombia, and South Korea. Tax rates are increasingly uncompetitive, and massive stimulus spending is creating unprecedented deficits. Bailouts of financial and automotive firms have generated concerns about property rights."

To make things worse, our government seems hell-bent on continuing this slide less freedom.

Elections have consequences.  We are seeing the results of the last several elections. 

Don't make the same mistakes in 2010 and 2012.

Gingrich - Shut Up And Go Away

So Gingrich is now saying the republicans should work with Pelosi.

Newt: GOP would be "clever" to work with Pelosi

Gingrich sees the Massachusetts as a boost for his party, but also as a renunciation of go-it-alone by either party, and thinks Republicans would be "clever" to pass a series of relatively non-controversial measures with "huge bipartisan majorities."

Newt, you had your chance and you blew it.  Then you went and sat on a couch with Pelosi and bought into the Climate Change bulls&*t.

And they say you are considering a run in 2012?!?!?!?  Please, God, NO!

Just shut up already, and leave.

If You Have Kids Or Grandkids You Should Be Very Angry

Heck, if you have nieces, nephews or any young person you care about you should be livid with what our government is doing to them.

What is the government doing?  No less than destroying the American Dream for them.  That's what.  What dream would that be?  To me, it is the knowledge that if you study hard, work hard, take responsibility for you actions, and develop your individual talents (whether as a doctor or a dancer or whatever) you will be able to live you life to the fullest with only minimal interference from a controlling government.  Basically, you are a free human being endowed with "certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness".

That dream is well on its way to becoming a fable spoken of at night around the fireplace about how things used to be. 

*Our children are already saddled with a crushing debt load that simply cannot be paid back.  And the collectivists are adding more debt as fast as possible.  Our kids will pay the price for this orgy of spending over the past few decades.

*The education system has been dumbed-down thanks to the effects of political correctness cheating our kids out of the benefits of rigorous and tough studies.  But don't worry, the kids "feel good" about themselves.

*Our kids are growing up in an increasingly regulated world where initiative and daring are frowned upon and punished by ridiculous lawsuits or government rules.

*Our kids are being exposed to actions of our Presidents, Senators and Representatives that are reprehensible, lacking all sense of honor or virtue.  Our "leaders" and Hollywood have relegated the concepts of honor and virtue to the trash heap of cultural history.

I could go on, but you get the point.  I am furious at what the government is doing to me, I am livid at what they are doing to my kids' future. 

BUT!  There is something you can do for your kids.  Of course, be active in trying to turn away this tide of collectivism at the ballot box, but the more important thing is to prepare your kids.  Teach them responsibility and self-reliance.  (Yes, a good dose of suvivalism won't hurt!)  Teach them that success comes from within them and not from some government handout.  Show them what the government has done to their future, so they know who to blame down the road.  In short, raise them as Americans should be raised, with pride in themselves and our history as a country.  So, even if the country goes to hell, your kids can be prepared to pick up the pieces and do it right next time. 

USA Must Curb Debt - Or Else

This headline hints at the troubles ahead due to the spending spree of our government:

Dollar Crisis Looms if US Doesn't Curb Debt: Experts

Here is a bit of the article:

"The United States must soon raise taxes or cut government spending to curb its debt, and failure to act will risk a crippling dollar crisis as investor confidence ebbs, a panel of experts said on Wednesday.

"It has got to be done. It will be done some day. It may be done with enormous pain. Or it may be done more rationally," said Rudolph Penner, a former head of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget office who co-chaired the 24-strong Committee on the Fiscal Future of the United States."

I agree with the experts" on that statement.  However, I disagree with them on the following:

"In the next year or two, large deficits and more borrowing are unavoidable given the severity of the economic downturn. However, action ought to begin soon thereafter," they said.

We cannot borrow our way into a recovery.  It is that simple.  Another drink will not make you less drunk.  Experts never seem to get this point.

In my opinion the political leaders of this country do not have the will or desire to do what is necessary to save our economy, if it is even possible at this point, which I doubt.

Our best hope is that the democrats lose BIG-TIME in the fall of 2010 and 2012, and that the republicans truly have learned their lesson about fiscal austerity.  There will still be pain but we may survive and thrive later on.

Bill Whittle Video - Brings You Down, Then Builds You Back Up

Spend 10 minutes watching this video on Pajama TV by Bill Whittle.  (I can't embed it so you need to click the link.  There is a short intro, just so you know.)

They Stole Our Future, But They Cannot Break Our Will

It is worth every second and will get you pumped for the future.  Some optimism is sorely needed at this point, and Bill Whittle can help you get it.

Republicans Searching Hard For A Clue

Saw this at FoxNews.com:

GOP Chief: Republicans 'Screwed Up' After Reagan

Here is the intro:

"Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele offers a simple explanation for why the GOP may have lost touch with some Americans since the Ronald Reagan era: "We screwed up," he claims in a new book offering a blueprint for the party's resurgence."

Gee, ya think?!?!?!?!?!

The Republicans since the late 90's have been absolutely horrible!  They have been worse than democrats at times, particularly when it came to spending.  They have no excuse.  They did screw up big-time.  That is why they lost in 2006 AND 2008.  Now look at the mess we have to deal with.

Steele says some goods things, such as:

"We must support Republican officials who assert these principles," he writes. "When elected Republicans vote against Republican principles, the voters must withhold their support -- withhold it vigorously and consistently."

And he does criticize both Bushes, McCain and the republican congress that spent like mad.

However, to-date, his actions don't match his words.  Still, it is nice to see.  I'll keep my eyes and ears open for his actions to match his words in the coming months.  November 2010 is too important to slit our own throats on the "right" side.

It Is Still A War, And You Must Still Choose Side You Are On

I wrote this about two months ago, but thought I would re-post it.  If you read the news these days it is apparent the Left is in a full out press to enact the most collectivists laws in our history.  Yes, it is a war.

What war am I talking about?  "The War Within The States".  It is the war between two different versions of the United States Of America. 

On one side you have the group currently in charge.  They are the collectivists, the believers in an all-powerful government.  They believe all wealth and decisions are best placed in the hands of a select few who know better than you how to live your lives.  They are also the voters who vote for these people.  These voters like the idea of a nanny state.  They want to give up their freedom for security.  So, you have the ruling "elite" and their willing serfs that make up one side of the war.

On the other side you have those that believe in the Jefferson statement that "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.", or in Washington's statement of "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action".

In a nutshell, those are the two sides.  YOU CANNOT SIT ON THE FENCE IN THIS WAR.  If you try, you will fall into the collectivist side, whether you like it or not.

This is not a racial, gender or socio-economic struggle.  Your color doesn't matter, your sex doesn't matter, and your current economic level doesn't matter.  Your beliefs and attitude matter.  Do you love freedom, liberty and personal responsibility?  Then you are on my side.

We can win this war.  Not by bullets or riots, but by ballots and emails.  Don't be quiet or think you don't matter.  Pester the hell out of your representatives - at all levels, run for office or help a like-minded freedom-lover to run.  Don't be quiet at that get-together where liberals think everyone there thinks as they do.  Speak up, you might be surprised.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Edmund Burke

Bottom line - this is a civil war for the control of our country.  Fight like you believe it!

Palin Drives Liberals And Country Club Republicans Insane

What is it about Sarah Palin that drives the left and RINOs absolutely insane.  The left is terrified of her and uses EVERY opportunity to try and demean and destroy her.  I can understand that.  I mean, she is a threat to their way of life.  A life of failure, servitude and misery.  But the Republican establishment does the same thing!  For instance, today, or yesterday, I forget, there is a pure hatchet job of a book review of her new book in the Wall Street Journal.  The Wall Street Journal!  (No, I won't dignify it by linking to it.)

Palin probably is the bet representative of what the Republicans claim to represent in decades.  Yet these same Republicans want to destroy her.  I think Palin shows a person's true colors.  If you like her you are probably a true conservative, mostly.  (Of course I disagree with her on s few things. duh.)  If you despise her you are a statist, even if you call yourself a Republican.

I'll tell you why these statists, democrat and republican, hate her.  She is not "one of them".  She is an independent person, not a part of the Beltway Club.  She might upset their gravy train.  She might return power to the actual people.  They cannot allow that.

The Republican establishment better be very careful.  If Palin wants to she could start an independent movement or party that would strip off dang near every conservative out there.  I know I would join her.

Liberals In D.C. - Evil Or Stupid, Take Your Pick

Someone who is a liberal in the government currently in D.C. is either evil or stupid.  Those are the only two options. 

In a nutshell, liberals believe in big government, and I mean BIG government.  A government that intrudes into every part of your life with laws, rules, regulations, fines, etc.  Freedom is poison to these people.  However, after thousands of years of human existence, and fifty-plus years of liberal plans in D.C, we know collectivism, in any form, does not work for long.  It collapses inevitably into tyranny and bondage.  It is the "road to serfdom".

Knowing this historical evidence I can conclude that liberals in D.C. are one of two things:

1. If they know the historical nature of collectivism and all the evidence that it does not work, but they want the control anyway, they are evil.

2. If they think that somehow this time it will be different, and all the people in the world will love us, and that lions will lay down with lambs, they are stupid.

You don't want either type in control of you life.  If you do, then there is something seriously wrong with you.

There you have it.  Evil or stupid, take your pick.