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I read an October 28, 2009 article by JB Williams over at Canada Free Press titled “Tangible Tea Party Tactics” in which Williams argues that a primary tactic should be to take over the GOP. Williams frames these tactics as tangible and at first glance, he would seem to be correct and perhaps even plausible. But, is that really the point of the Tea Party Movement? Is it really a movement that seeks to simply replace the current crop of liberal democrats in the Congress with a conservative group of republicans? While I laud the idea and the passion behind...

Have you noticed and absence of phrases like “as the Founders wrote” or “as we’re directed by the Constitution” from liberal democrats. Hmmmm, I wonder why? Could it be that they no longer recognize the Constitution as authoritative? Is it possible they’ve strayed so far from the principles of the Republic that they no longer submit themselves to the authority of the Founders writings? I think so. Their silence is deafening. We’re living in surreal times, times where the “living” constitution has supplanted the real Constitution and it’s going to take some heavy lifting to get back on course, if...

This is a difficult column to write, but the reality is, the American Experiment ended last night, certainly as the Founders understood it. “When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” - Ben Franklin The ole’ prophet Ben Franklin called this one and we’re living it now. Barak H. Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid just ushered in the nightmare Franklin feared all under the guise of stimulus. And as a little aside, Obama also just about delivered a knockout blow to conservatives. Naively and blindly, we silly conservatives put our...

I have a disabled son. He’s had a pretty tough go of it during his short 15 years on the earth and because of the “stimulus” hurried through Congress, it quite possibly is going to get a lot harder for him. You see, there are tiny (huge) provisions in Title IV of HR.1 called the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act or the ‘‘HITECH Act’’. Senator Tom Coburn lambasted this act with the following press release. Under this rather innocuous title, my son’s health care needs will eventually be a cost effective decision not a safety and...

Take a minute to read this wonderkind’s idea. And we wonder why we’re in trouble. Geeez. I own a company myself and while my income is far less than Mr. Hastings, I would NEVER offer more of it to the federal government…never. Instead, if he’s so caring about the less fortunate in the country and wants to “invest” into it via tax policy, perhaps he should reconsider and provide half of his salary to people in his company…even if he already has a program, he can always add more to it. Or how about a local charity or abused women’s...

chiv·al·ry (sh·v’·l-ry) n. pl. chiv·al·ries 1. The medieval system, principles, and customs of knighthood. 2. The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women. 3. A manifestation of any of these qualities. 4. A group of knights or gallant gentlemen. I’m coining a new phrase today; Economic Chivalry. Combining economic and chivalry, I come up with this: ec·o·nom·ic chiv·al·ry - pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities in a manner that idealizes knighthood qualities such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry. Going…going..GONE. Honestly, is there anything brave, courteous, honorable, or...

Well, it’s that time of the year, get ready to hear a bunch of hack politicians in Congress and the White House utter completely nonsensical phrases like: * “May God Bless this great country” * “May God continue to bless this great country” * “God Bless America” * “May God bless all of us” * Fill in the blank that politicians lie about God blessing. Alright, got your attention? I know, I know, how dare I speak for the Almighty (and I do mean Almighty with all reverence). I’m an evangelical Christian but think that what I’m about to write...

The rhetoric floating out in the world wide web is unmistakable and uninspiring, it lacks courage. Yes, we complain exceedingly well about how bad Obama will be or how horrendous the bailout is/was, etc, etc. We complain about the decline of a once great nation, how morality is old school and accepting the inevitable is the “new conservatism”. Blah, blah, blah. Where’s the leadership, where’s the battle plan, where’s the courage of our convictions? Care for some “straight talk”! I read over and over how the public schools have been used over generations to inculcate our children with socialism and...

Here’s the real problem, a real frog-in-the-kettle dilemma; most people embrace a belief that the government is good (benevolent) or at worst, innocuous. How far from the truth they are. Benevolent: benevolence - an inclination to do kind or charitable acts Innocuous: Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent; Inoffensive; unprovocative; not exceptional. Are these the terms we should use when describing the federal government? Certainly our Founding Fathers would not have thought of a centralized government in those terms, but how things change in a short 200+ years. We’ve now almost completely lost any apprehension or healthy fear of the...

America is on the verge and it’s no joking matter. This financial tsunami just off shore has been building for decades and is about to come crashing on beaches across the country. Sadly, there really isn’t much we can do to stop it though one thing is for sure, even if we could, we’re not even close to the real solution. Until someone is willing to take a stand against the tyranny that awaits us, things are just going to decline real fast…real fast. Why so gloom and doom you ask? Well, almost everyone offering a solution is missing the...

“Hey Mac, go heavy on the mayo, mustard and ketchup but hold the pickles” we tell the local NY hot dog vendor. So are we treated to a modern version of this from out talking heads and think-tank experts “hey Mac, go heavy on the tinkering, pontificating and ranting…but hold the solutions.” We’re a full month and a half into President-Elect Obama’s reign and to no surprise, its a pretty ugly picture; as Mark Steyn puts it: “We’re in the fast lane to Bailoutistan.” As usual, Steyn’s use of sarcasm is dead-on; but, so is Rush, Glenn, the guys at...

So, how did the federal government become such an albatross that hangs around our neck? This certainly wasn’t the intent of our Founders; they envisioned a small federal government and a more robust state government. Answer: In 1943, the Congress in all their wisdom and in cahoots with FDR passed the Tax Payment Act of 1943. Take a guess what this wonderful piece of legislation did? This beauty provided the federal government with the power of law to sneak its grimy fingers into your back pocket, lift out your wallet and slip out a few bucks…anytime it wants to. You...