AMERICA - The Right Way!! (Day 2118) [Remember the Trade Center!!]

As we settle into the nighttime of dispair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again.

We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, and whose lives we cherish as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm.

Jim Webb has now had his Alexander Haig moment. Declaring victory even before commonwealth officials have verified that vote counting was done accurately. This process they refer to as a "canvass", where they check each precincts reporting against tabulations to ensure votes were put in the correct column. Already nearly 4,000 votes for Allen were incorrectly tabulated against Webb. Allen, for his part, has a measured response to the situation. He will wait for the canvass to complete before issuing any statements. On the part of the commonwealth, the canvass is proceding very, very slowly. Only a handful of precincts have completed work. Considering the closeness of the race, this is probably a good thing.

If Jim Webb's precipitousness is a measure of the other party's reaction to Tuesday, we are going to have a long two years until we return to full power. We must do, in that period, what we must do.

First and foremost, we must protect ourselves physically. A group of masogonists have assumed the mantle of authority in the House of Representatives, and are at the brink in the Senate. Only to the extent it will serve their thirst for control, will these cretains do anything to protect the citizens of the Nation from attack. It's simply secondary.

The other party will seek to end the war in Iraq. We say fine, we'll just veto your action. IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE! YOU NEED SOMETHING TO VETO!

Already, we are getting reports of how this will take place. The House Ways and Means Committee leftists are opening talking about spending bills that will not contain any money for operations in Iraq. It's that simple, they will defund the war.

That said, there are still alternatives. It would take an affirmative action (dictionary definition here folks) on the part of the legislators to prevent any money from being spent in Iraq. The President would be in a bind, however, as he would have to divert money, carefully, from other areas where legislation was loosely written. That carries a public relations risk on two fronts--first, the program that gets guttted will now become a PR issue, and secondly, the legislators will complain the White House is trying to take away their appropriations authority. We'll come back to that.

Defunding the war in Iraq is popular with the other party. They apparently have no synapses in their gray matter that will allow them to understand that we are fighting the terrorists--over there, not over here. If there's no "over there," then they will be over here. We should undertake whatever personal measures we feel we have to do to cope with such a situation. If you live in attack prone areas, such as myself, get your wills in order. Talk to your loved ones, develop plans, and make sure everyone knows what they need to do.

Now, where does the other party intend to go? Pelosi says she is not out to Impeach the President, yet. The war, however, is their big hot button, and they will lay the trap with defunding. As mentioned, the President could use other funding to keep the war going, but then the Judiciary Committee will lay claim the President is usurping Congress' sole authority under Article I to appropriate money and, as the courts have consistently ruled, designate how it is to be used. This will be the canard used to conduct the impeachment.

But that's not the only place we need to plan. We need to plan financially. If the House Members of the other party do pull off their gambit to impeach, then the ability of the President to resist onerous legislation will be compromised. In comes the taxation. After all, one high-ranking witch-looking individual in the Senate has already stated those who earned must part with the fruits of their labor "for the greater good". What is the greater good? Lowering medicare prescription costs--since producers cannot do that, government subsidy.

But let's not stop there. The eko-wackos are in charge of the shop too. Like three dollar per gallon gas? It'll be back. Again, two arguments for it on the part of the left--first, you were used to paying that amount, and secondly, it's to punish the criminal leaders of the oil company. So keep that in mind as you pay at the gas pump--three dollars per gallon is bad when it's going into the company to pay for the cost of production, but it's good when it's going into the company to pay taxes to the government.

So, our immediate, near-term, focus should be on our personal affairs. After we get these in order, then we focus on bringing down the corrupt left.

Yes, corrupt. They complain about the Republicans, but there have only been a few, but very celebrated (maybe because we are, as a party, pretty good), instances. Look at what's going into power. A prospective candidate for Majority Leader lived in an apartment where a homosexual escort service operated from. A pornographer, if the Virginia results hold, will be in the Senate. The junior senator from New York has numerous fund raising issues yet to be resolved. The Represenative from the 5th District of Maryland has numerous instances of "sweetheart" land deals with "preferential" tax treatments, never resolved. And the beat goes on. And we must beat that drum every chance as we move forward.

Then there's the number one target. The incoming Speaker. Every misstep, every misstatement. Every time she talks to reaching into our wallet, every time she seeks to emaciate the War on Terror, every time she does anything contrary to common sense, WE NEED TO BE THERE. We need to, and WE WILL speak up.

The left must come to learn they are wrong, and we are right. That is why we are the Right--because we are just, good, and correct. And we understand that Americans are at their best when they are left alone by their Government, to be free to pursue their legal and good intentions to make this land a better place.

That is what we are about, and that is the message we will send for the next two years from every rooftop, from every mountain, from every platform. Freedom will ring once again once power has been restored to those who will exercise it judiciously, not simply because they have it.

It is our birthright to be free. We will fight for that freedom, even if it is against an oppressive political force.

The water is receding from the beach. The next wave is forming. It is our wave. We will ride it in.

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Hi everybody!!

My soldier is home!!!

..........or back in the state, at least!!

Here’s how the day went:

His battalion left Kuwait in the wee hours of the morning. We got an update around 8:30 a.m. that they were about to take off from Amsterdam and were on a direct flight to Volk Field in Wisconsin and were expected to touch down at 4:50 p.m. We left here shortly after noon...............the weather was perfect..............an unusually warm autumn day, partly cloudy, slight breeze. Just perfect.

We got there in plenty of time to stop at a truck stop and grab some lunch, then headed for the airfield. We checked in, and headed for the parking area; got pulled over for a random car search. After parking, we walked over to where everyone was gathering; went through security, and got to the hangar area just in time to hear the announcement that the flight was delayed 45 minutes.

We waited for Katie to get there (a bit late, as usual.:) Once she was there we walked around...............there was a LOT of excitement in the air. Lots of people had signs, there was a food vendor selling everything from pizza to pumpkin pie & cheesecake; the Family Readiness Group had a table in the hangar where they were giving away freebies to all of the kids, and cookies, punch & coffee for the adults. There were a couple of media trucks, and a few reporters working their way through the crowd.

The sun was setting, and they turned on some huge outdoor lights so we could see. All of a sudden there came an announcement that if we looked to the east, we could see the lights of the plane approaching. Of course everybody got REALLY excited then. We watched as the lights got bigger & bigger & then the plane was there and ON THE GROUND.

Katie’s cell phone rang almost immediately and we all got to say a few words to Ev. They had to go through customs but actually did all of that on the plane.

They guys were released from the plane in groups of about 10 or 15. They walked over to the hangar and as they passed between the hangar and the fence where we were standing each of them received wild cheers and applause. Everyone was craning their necks to see their loved one. Ev was in one of the very last groups. We were all jumping up and down and waving but he didn’t see us. Finally Katie yelled HI HONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at the top of her lungs. He finally turned & saw us & grinned & waved.

After walking through the hanger the guys were released fo spend time with their loved ones. Katie spotted him first & ran over & got a smooch & a hug. Then the rest of us got our hugs, I of course was crying.:)

We had about an hour & a half to spend with him before the battalion had to board the buses to head for Fort McCoy for demobilization. We spent most of the time just making small talk........he asked about the elections........had hadn’t heard anything........and was very surprised to hear about Rumsfeld’s resignation.

I had brought him a bag of cheese curds so the 5 of us (Mr. ML, our older son Jake, Ev, Katie, myself) stood around sharing the bag of cheese curds and chatting.:)

At one point I whispered to Katie that I was sure she & Ev would appreciate a little bit of time to themselves, so they walked around a bit, holding hands & whispering sweet nothings etc. etc. etc.:)

After a while there was a short ceremony, an official “welcome home”, with a few dignitaries, including the lieutanant governor of Wisconsin, & someone representing Russ Feingold, & some Army brass. The speeches were VERY short (here’s one example: “GO BADGERS! ON WISCONSIN!! WELCOME HOME!!!!!!!!”)

Then we had a little more time to visit........and then the announcement came that it was time for them to board the buses.

So, one more round of hugs, and he was off to demobilization.

All the way home (in the dark, nervously avoiding the many deer that seemed to be everywhere) I marveled at the huge sense of relief I felt. I guess I’d gotten so used to the constant sense of worry & stress, really almost a physical thing, that now that it’s gone, well, it’s just a marvelous feeling.:)

I want to take this opportunity to stay a great big heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you for the constant support, prayer, and kind words over the past year. You made it easier to bear, and I will be forever grateful to all of you!!!

I mentioned all of you FReepers to Ev last night; he also sends his thanks, and he wants me to tell you “Hats off to you!”.................for all of your support, prayers, care packages, etc.

My prayers will continue for all of our troops. May they all be safe. May they all have a homecoming as wonderful as my son’s.

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!

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