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A CHALLENGE — CAN YOU DEFEND YOUR PRINCIPLES?

December 18, 2009 Leave a comment

This is post for those folks whose eyes light joyfully at the prospect that President Barack Obama might succeed in delivering upon his campaign promises.  Can you defend what Obama wants to do?

The Health Care Bill

Ostensively, the Democrats intend to provide health care for everyone.   That sounds nice, but someone has to pay for it.  So I have some questions.

  • Is the Constitution relevant?  Where in the Constitution is Congress given empowered to set up a health system?
  • Is health care a right?  What exactly is a right to health care?  Does this “right” give our government the authority to take money from one group of citizens and give it to another group of citizens?  What sort of health care is covered by this “right.”
  • Do you think unreasonable to read aloud a bill hundreds of page long that no one has read (see 3rd UPDATE:Senate Health-Care Talks Come Down To Wire)?
  • Do you think it appropriate to use government funds to pay for abortions?  You understand, of course, that some taxpayers believe each abortion murders an innocent.
  • Does getting health care done before Christmas justify violating the rules of the senate (see here)?

Global Warming

Supposedly the science on global warming is settled.  Yet yesterday, snow fell on Copenhagen, Denmark for the first time in 14 years (see here).  So our president, Barack Obama, finds himself flying from one snowstorm to another.

  • Is the science settled (see here and here)?  How is science “settled”?  What constitutes incontrovertible scientific proof?  Is it scientific consensus, or is something else involved? 
  • Does global warming justify our government making “investment” decisions?  What qualifies Federal politicians, predominately lawyers, to make “green” investments with the taxpayer’s money (see here, here and here)?
  • What if the costs of global warming “fixes” involves people starving and dying (see here and here)?  If the science is not settled, is that okay?

Education

With its attempt to pump ever more money into education, the Federal Government threatens to nationalize our education system.  This can be made to sound good.  See here, for example.  However, in the long run federal involvement enables spendthrift behavior by state and local governments (see here and here).  Ultimately, if the Federal Government is not restrained, all state and local governments must lose control.

  • What in the Constitution justifies a Federal involvement in public education.  Do we really need or want an Education Czar?
  • Because government both owns and operates the public education system, it is without any doubt a socialist institution. Because the public education system is a socialist institution, it must inevitably (by example) teach/promotes socialism to the children it instructs.  Is that a good thing?  Should we be promoting socialism?  Would national socialism be an improvement?  Why?
  • Is school choice a better alternative?  If not, can you explain why you think politicians make better educational decisions for children than their parents?

Taxes

Democrats here of late seem to be using every opportunity to raise our taxes.  Outgoing Governor Kaine want to raise taxes (see here).  The Federal Government is burying tax increases in such things as the health care bill (see here) and in the so-called Cap and Trade bill (see here).

  • The right to collect taxes is fundamental to the existance of government.   What do you think is the primary purpose of government?  We need taxes to fund government.  What should government be spending our money to do?
  •  How does one morally justify taxes?  How do you morally justify the use of force to make people pay their taxes? 

When you are so ready to tax the stuffing out of your neighbors, is it not time you considered the morality of taxes?  What sorts of spending justifies government taking money from the citizens it is suppose to protect?

Take Your Pick

Nobody has to answer all the questions above.  However, if you are an Obama supporter, should you not have at least one reason for voting for that guy that you can explain?

WHY OUR NATION IS SLOWLY GROWING MORE AND MORE ALARMED

December 13, 2009 8 comments

I got the following in an email from someone I regard as serious and level-headed.  I think it well illustrates why people are slowly growing exceedingly nervous about President Obama, particularly with the support he is getting from the socialist Democrats in Congress.   In addition to the fact what President Obama and the Democrats are doing to our country is extreme, the corporate news media does such a lousy job it is hard to separate fact from fiction. 

“It just doesn’t matter…”

When Obama wrote a book and said he was mentored as a youth by Frank, (Frank Marshall Davis) an avowed Communist, people said, “It just doesn’t matter…”

When it was discovered that his grandparents were strong Socialists & sent Obama’s mother to a Socialist school, introduced Frank Marshall Davis to a young Obama, people said, “It just doesn’t matter…”

When people found out that he was enrolled as a Muslim child in school and his father and step father were both Muslims, people said “It just doesn’t matter…” .

When he wrote in another book he authored “I will stand with them (Muslims) should the political winds shift in an ugly direction” regarding the Palestinian issue, people said “It just doesn’t matter…”

When he admittedly, in his book, said he chose Marxist friends and professors in college, people said “It just doesn’t matter…”

When he traveled to Pakistan after college on an unknown national passport, people said “It just doesn’t matter…”

When he sought the endorsement of the Marxist Party in 1996 as he ran for the Illinois Senate, people said “It just doesn’t matter…”

When he sat in a Chicago Church for twenty years and listened to a preacher spew hatred for America and preach Black Liberation Theology, people said, “It just doesn’t matter…”

When an independent Washington organization, that tracks senate voting records, gave him the distinctive title as the “most liberal senator”, people said, “It just doesn’t matter…”

When Palestinians in Gaza set up a fundraising telethon to raise money for his election campaign, people said, “It just doesn’t matter…”

When his voting record supported gun control, people said it didn’t matter. When he refused to disclose who donated money to his election campaign, as other candidates had done, people said, “It just doesn’t matter…”

When he received endorsements from people like Louis Farrakhan, Muammar Kaddafi and Hugo Chavez, people said, “It just doesn’t matter…”

When it was pointed out that he was a total, newcomer and had absolutely no experience at anything except community organizing, people said, “It just doesn’t matter…”

When he chose friends and acquaintances such as Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn who were revolutionary radicals, people said, “It just doesn’t matter…”

When his voting record in the Illinois senate and in the U.S. Senate came into question, people said, “It just doesn’t matter…”

When he refused to wear a flag, lapel pin and did so only after a public outcry, people said, “It just doesn’t matter…”

When people started treating him as a Messiah and children in schools were taught to sing his praises, people said, “It just doesn’t matter…”

When he stood with his hands over his groin area for the playing of the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance, people said it didn’t matter.

When he surrounded himself in the White house with advisors who were pro gun control, pro abortion, pro homosexual marriage, anti-capitalism, anti-free markets, pro-government control over everything and wanting to curtail freedom of speech to silence the opposition, people said it didn’t matter.

When he aired his views on abortion, homosexuality and a host of other issues, people said it didn’t matter.

When he said he favors sex education in Kindergarten, including homosexual indoctrination, people said it didn’t matter.

When his background was either scrubbed or hidden and nothing could be found about him, people said it didn’t matter.

When his first act as President, literally within 5 minutes of taking office, he signed executive order #13489 that sealed his own records, people said it didn’t matter.

When the place of his birth was called into question, and he refused to produce a birth certificate, and continues to spend millions in court to keep the material sealed, people said it didn’t matter.

When he had an association in Chicago with Tony Rezko, a man of questionable character, who is now in prison and had helped Obama to a sweet deal on the purchase of his home, people said it didn’t matter.

When it became known that George Soros, a multi-billionaire Marxist, spent a ton of money to get him elected, people said it didn’t matter.

When he started appointing czars that were radicals, revolutionaries, and even avowed Marxists and Communists, people said it didn’t matter.

When he stood before the nation and told us that his intentions were to “fundamentally transform this nation” into something else, people said it didn’t matter.

When it became known that he had trained ACORN workers in Chicago and served as an attorney for ACORN, people said it didn’t matter. When he appointed a cabinet members and several advisors who were tax cheats and Socialist, people said it didn’t matter.

When he appointed a science czar, John Holdren, who believes in forced abortions, mass sterilizations and seizing babies from teen mothers, people said it didn’t matter.

When he appointed Cass Sunstein as regulatory czar and he believes in “Explicit Consent”, harvesting human organs without family consent, and to allow animals to be represented in court, while banning all hunting, people said it didn’t matter.

When he appointed Kevin Jennings, an overt homosexual, and organizer of a group called gay, lesbian, straight, education network, as safe school czar and it became known that he had a history of bad advice to teenagers, people said it didn’t matter.

When he appointed Mark Lloyd as diversity czar and he believed in curtailing free speech, taking from one and giving to another to spread the wealth and admires Hugo Chavez, people said it didn’t matter.

When Valerie Jarrett was selected as Obama’s senior White House advisor and she’s an avowed Socialist, people said it didn’t matter.

When Anita Dunn, White House Communications director said Mao Tse-Tung was her favorite philosopher and the person she turned to most for inspiration, people said it didn’t matter.

When he appointed Carol Browner as global warming czar, and she is a well known socialist working on ‘Cap and Trade’ as the nation’s largest tax hike in history, people said it doesn’t matter.

When he appointed Van Jones, an ex-con and avowed Communist as green energy czar, who since had to resign when this was made known, people said it didn’t matter.

When Tom Daschle, Obama’s pick for health and human services secretary could not be confirmed, because he was a tax cheat, people said it didn’t matter. When as president of the United States, he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, people said it didn’t matter.

When he traveled around the world criticizing America and never once talking of her greatness, people said it didn’t matter.

When his actions concerning the middle-east seemed to support the Palestinians over Israel, our long time friend, people said it doesn’t matter.

When he took American tax dollars to resettle thousands of Palestinians from Gaza to the United States , people said it doesn’t matter.

When he upset our European allies by removing plans for a missile defense system against the Russians, people said it doesn’t matter.

When he played politics in Afghanistan by not sending troops the Field Commanders said we had to have to win, people said it didn’t matter. When he started spending us into a debt that was so big we could not pay it off, people said it didn’t matter.

When he took a huge spending bill under the guise of stimulus and used it to pay off organizations, unions and individuals that got him elected, people said it didn’t matter.

When he forced the takeover of insurance companies, car companies, banks, etc, people said it didn’t matter.

When he took away student loans from the banks and put it through the government, people said it didn’t matter.

When he designed plans to take over the health care system and put it under government control, people said it didn’t matter.

When he set into motion a plan to take over the control of all energy resources in the United States through Cap and Trade, people said it didn’t matter.

When he announced he was returning the masterminds of 9/11 to New York City to stand trial as ordinary criminals — not war criminals — and thus allow them the benefits from our system of jurisprudence, the mainstream media loved it and the people said it didn’t matter.

(Oh really? Go ask an FDNY FF, NYPD Cop, NY EMS, NY Port Authority Cop or Transit Worker, or a 9/11 Families member who was at the World Trade Center 9/11/2001 and see if it matters!!!)

When he finally completed his transformation of America into a Socialist State, people finally woke up, but it was too late as Obama is determined to make America over into a Marxist/Socialist society.

All of the items in the preceding paragraphs have been put into place. All can be documented very easily.

If you are an Obama Supporter, please recognize that you have elected a president who is a ’socialist’. There is simply no debate about these facts..

We all must pull together or watch the demise of a society that we all love and cherish. If you are a religious person, pray for our nation.

Never before in the history of America have we been confronted with problems so huge that the very existence of our country is in jeopardy.

Please, find the truth, it will set you free. Our biggest enemy is not China, Russia or Iran; no, our biggest enemy is the current contingent of politicians in Washington DC led by the Progressive Left Liberals who support the previously mentioned things.

Wake Up America! There’s still time in 2010 to take back America and send a message LOUD and CLEAR to those who think , “It just doesn’t matter…”

I happen to think “it does matter.”

This website, The Fundamental Transformation of America, is apparently the original source for the diatribe above.  How did the author’s name get separated from his article.  I do not know.

Is every assertion in this email or Matt Bruce’s article true?  No.  The issue over the birth certificate, for example, appears to be a farce (see here).  So is the tripe about Obama standing with Muslims (see here).   Nonetheless, I know quite a few of the charges are true enough.   During the last presidential election, I did this post, PRESIDENTIAL PROS AND CONS: BARACK OBAMA — Updated 26 Oct 2008.  Admittedly, I have not maintained the links, and some news articles I referenced, for example, have disappeared.  Just the same, I found out quite a few things about Barack Obama that scared me. 

After the election, I stopped looking for more skeletons in Obama’ closet.  What is the point?  Isn’t what Obama wants to do bad enough?  That is why I concentrated my efforts on opposing Obama and the hate America first crowd that supports him.   However, if that is what it takes to convince someone that Obama is dangerous to our nation, I will happily investigate specific challenges to the list above.  It won’t be particularly difficult, and I have nothing to lose.   I would be mildly relieved I cannot verify at least some of the charges above. 

There are, of course, other lists.  This one, A List of Things About Obama That Are Not Rumor, provides references.  Like my own post, it makes it quite clear some of the charges are true. 

So what is the point?  What Conservatives need to remember is that we need to be conservative.  Before we repeat accusations, we need to verify the source and make certain it is credible.  We cannot assume a chain email, even if it sounds true, is true.

How are the Liberal Democrats responding?  Are they trying to verify the charges?  No.  When confronted with such charges, Liberal Democrats mostly whine about the meanness of the people who supposedly hate Obama and make stuff up.  Here are a couple of examples.

WHEN AN OLD POLITICIAN SPEAKS

December 6, 2009 Leave a comment

What a hoot!  You may wish to read Wilder: Why Creigh Deeds Lost by L. DOUGLAS WILDER.  Then go read Does Anyone Know What Wilder’s Talking About?  It is apparent Wilder has Lowell of Blue Virginia totally confounded.  That is, what Wilder is saying goes right over Lowell’s head.

What is Wilder talking about?  To put it succinctly, he is saying, ”I told you so!” – as nicely as he can.  Note the accompanying advertisement for Wilder’s column.  Here is where Wilder made it quite clear he would not be endorsing Deeds.

Categories: Democratic Party, Humor

TELLING THE TRUTH DESERVES CENSURE?

September 15, 2009 Leave a comment

This is a sign of how bad things have gotten.  Don’t we all know President Barack Obama was lying?  Yet now we live in an era when calling the lies of a liar lies deserves Congressional censure.

Bitterly divided along party lines, the House formally rebuked Republican Rep. Joe Wilson Tuesday for shouting “You lie” at President Barack Obama during last week’s nationally televised speech to Congress.

The rare resolution of disapproval was pushed through by Democrats insisting that Wilson, a South Carolina lawmaker, had violated basic rules of decorum and civility in his outburst. Republicans dismissed the vote as a political “witch hunt” and a waste of precious time and taxpayers’ money.  (from here)

Admittedly, Wilson’s behavior was inappropriate.  We all must respect the office of the president.  Thus, Wilson did apologize, and President Barack Obama accepted his apology.  Now, the same crowd that defends the most abominable behavior in their own party members want Wilson to grovel before them.  That is sick.

Unfortunately, too many in Congress will use any device to win.  They do not even consider slander, libel, or simple lies off limits.  Anything that works is all that matters.  To better understand how their rules work, consider this post, Calling the Obama Race Card a Year and a Half Ago.  Then note this column, Boy, Oh, Boy, by Maureen Dowd.

In some minds whether what Wilson said is true or not is irrelevant.  In fact, these people refuse to discuss the truth of Wilson’s simple statement.  What is beneath their contempt is that he would dare to refuse them.   Anything except that.  So it is that to get at one man, Dowd smears the entire state of South Carolina.  That is the degree of the irrational foolishness we must contend with.

Other Views

From On High considers Dowd’s accusations of racism in two posts.  In his post, Jerry Fuhrman We’re Racists. Yada Yada Yada … and In I Get So Tired Of This references columns that ridicules the accusation.  Fuhrman considers Dowd’s accusations laughable.  The problem, of course, is that the fools making such accusations expect us to take them seriously, and too many people do.

For example, Michael-In-Norfolk – - Coming Out In Mid Life has supposedly known all along about the increasing racism in the Republican Party.  See South Carolina’s Joe Wilson and GOP Racism.  Then have pity and pray for the poor man.

Categories: Democratic Party, culture

WHAT DISTINGUISHES CONSERVATIVE FROM LIBERAL THOUGHT

September 9, 2009 1 comment

Some people have tried to reduce political divisions to different notions about personal and economic autonomy.  For an example, see the chart below.

Others see the issue as a purely moral one.  That is illustrated by the following cartoon.

I fear what distinguishes Conservatives from Liberals is a bit more subtle.  As we grow to maturity, we are suppose to learn how to think logically.  Unfortunately, many of us fail to learn how to think properly.  Instead of learning how to think properly, many learn a sophisticated rationalization (otherwise known as an ideology unfounded in logic and fact).

There is no easy way to learn how to think properly.  Logical thought requires self discipline and starts with well-considered, time tested assumptions.   To a large extent, we inherit both our self discipline and our assumptions from our parents and teachers.  Without good instruction, we are already far behind.

The understanding of what is required for logical thought distinguishes modern Conservatives from modern Liberals.  Conservatives are not geniuses or better people, but they do more often insist upon disciplined logic that begins with time tested assumptions.  Conservatives insist that we will not and cannot arrive at the desired effect unless we execute the appropriate cause.  Liberals, on the other hand, insist their programs will work just because “it is the right thing to do.”

Look at how Liberals deal with a “crisis.”  Don’t they argue that with the Will and the right Leader, we can and will succeed in overcoming the crisis.  What do Liberals do what when their Anointed One does not have this marvelous Will at his command?  Don’t they then try desperately to fix the mess they have made?  Don’t they stubbornly seize powers they have no right to exercise?  Thus, we end up with a “plot” to create a dictatorship that arises from nothing more astounding than prideful ignorance.

Where does Liberalism’s faulty thinking stem from?  We have been taught in an education system which is increasingly socialist in character.  The structure of this system does not marry the effect that parents desire with an appropriate cause.  Socialism empowers politicians, not parents.  Socialism makes politicians and special interests its customers, not parents and their children.

As consumers, when we have a choice, we go to the supplier most able to fulfill our needs.   The prospect of that money in our hands instills discipline in suppliers.  As consumers, we are in control because we have and control our own money.  Paying the bill, the cause, produces the desired effect, the product or service we want.

When we pay taxes, we give responsibility over to politicians to fulfill our needs.  We also give up a huge amount of control.  Our  money is no longer in our hands.   We cannot force suppliers to compete for our dollars.  We can only rail against politicians about an illogically constructed system.

And our school system is atrociously illogical.  Four different levels of government –  Federal, state, county, and a School Board — run our schools.  When we have a problem, who do you blame?   Can they even hear you?  Don’t those same politicians also run all kinds of different enterprises such as Social Security, Medicare, the military, police forces, roads and mass transit, welfare, and so forth?  When you complain about the school system, won’t your complaints be drowned out by untold numbers of complaints about so many other problems?  Even if your school board member hears you, his authority is mightly constrained by Federal, state, and county mandates.  So what is he suppose to do?

Thus, our schools work poorly.  Instead of learning Western history and literature founded upon a sound understanding of reading, writing, and arithmetic, our children learn to rationalize with isms such as socialism, environmentalism, multiculturalism, secularism and so forth.  Thus, we are too often poorly educated, confused and ignorant.  Almost inevitably we tend to elect socialists whose promises sound so good, but whose leadership only worsens an already bad situation.  Continuing to vote for socialists must in the end result in the creation of a Marxist or Communist state.

So what can we do?  We can vote for who want to lead us instead of dominate us.  We can vote for men and women who respect our right to keep and spend the bulk our earnings as we each think appropriate.