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Democrats ARE For School Choice

Much has been said of the opposition of Democrats to school choice.  If you look at their ranks, though, you can see that they have a solid plan for school choice; school choice for the rich only.  It falls right in line with all their other elitist ideas.

The rich have the option to choose the school that works best for their children.  They exercise that choice in large numbers.  Even among the elected officials in Washington they exercise that choice.  Clearly, they have no problem with the quality of private schools.

Yet, when you look at the failures of inner city schools, and the need for reform and choice, they do everything in their power to remove that choice and keep it far, far away.  Republicans instituted school choice in D.C., yet when the Democrats took power, one of their first moves was to remove that choice.  Apparently, that is a choice reserved for the wealthy, not the poor.

It's interesting that the Democrats still enjoy being labeled the party of the poor.  In every step, Republicans offer real choice and solutions for the poor, seeking to elevate them above where they are and where they are destined to be.  Republicans offer a hand up, while Democrats offer only a hand out.  Republicans are tying to instill the idea that hard work has its reward, and should be offered to all.  Democrats seek class warfare, and to keep the poor under the thumb of the government at the threat of losing their handout.  In reality, it's just another form of slavery.

As long as the Democrats have the media as their lap dog, barking their rhetoric and lies, this perception will never change.  Surely if we could ever get school choice enacted, the poor would see how the "other half" live and desire to get there.  Maybe, then, the tide would turn, and Democrat elitists would be shown to be the evil people they truly are.
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Obama Slowly Destroying America

In the vein of Michelle Obama, today, for the first time in my life, I am embarrassed of my country.

Today, Obama will sign an executive order, rather than suggest legislation, granting federal benefits to same-sex partners of government employees.  This despite the fact that a majority of Americans believe it to be a lifestyle choice and immoral.  This effectively forces those who are opposed and offended by this choice to pay for this choice.  This all the while religion is forced out of the public arena because it might offend someone.

Between this and his extreme liberal abortion policies, he is engaging in the kind of policy that Rev. Jeremiah Wright would suggest gives God reason to condemn America.  Yet, Wright is only concerned with the Jews.  So, yes, I'm very disappointed and embarrassed of what used to be America.

America seems lost now.

**From a previous post on another blog that no longer exists.

Today, Obama is finally going to bow the gay extremists he has been shunning.  He is going to announce, according to an AP source to both Fox News and Townhall.com, that he is granting government benefits to same-sex partners of federal workers.  Nevermind that a majority of Americans believe this lifestyle is a choice and goes against their religious beliefs, he’s going to shove it down our throats.  Christianity cannot be funded or mentioned in government programs on the grounds it might offend someone, but this, which offends many taxpayers, is not open for debate.

Obama, supposedly a Christian, has supported so many things Christians would never support.  He has supported abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and now this.  Every month he takes more and more steps to eliminate the Christian element in our country and alienate Christians.  Yet, so many have abandoned their core beliefs and support him.  This must be why Rev. Jeremiah Wright requested God to damn America.

In the vein of Michelle Obama, I am today embarrassed of my country for the first time in my life.  I served in the Army under Reagan.  I was proud to serve and would have given my life for my country.  I believed in what it stood for.  Today, though, I can honestly say, I would not serve in the military, could not give my life for this government.

With the mounting debt he is running up to the Chinese and the immoral direction he is taking our country I don’t think it will survive much longer.  He keeps apologizing to everyone for our behavior, past of course, surely he will simply sign over the deed to America soon.  He really is out to destroy America, if he hasn’t in spirit already.



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Protected Class

The hate crimes legislation making it's way through Congress raises some serious questions about who, and what, should be protected and whose rights trump whose.  I feel this legislation creates a protected class of people.  These people have used smokescreens to blind the public and gain sympathy.  In actuality, though, they want acceptance and protection for their choice.

There is an article at Ideally Conservative which lifts these smokescreens.  First, this is not about love.  It never has been, it never will be.  No one cares who you love, and in fact, the more people you truly love, the better the world would be.  No, this is all about lust.

Second, this is solely about choice.  We all have choices to make, sometimes even if we don't realize it.  Some make the choice to follow the norm.  Some what to do otherwise and try to change the norm.

I hope you'll check out the article for more in depth thought on this subject.  Our nation's future depends on it.

**The post from Ideally Conservative, which no longer exists.

As the “Hate Crime” bill makes its way through the Senate, having already passed the House, Christians and Conservatives have complained that the bill will be used to silence speech not in agreement with the Left’s “progressive” ideas.  We have stated our concern that it will be used to possibly jail those who speak their mind on “controversial” subjects.  We have repeatedly been told that something like that would never happen, that we have the right to say what we want and only those who actually commit crimes will be punished.  They have stated that the “incite” phrase of the bill wouldn’t, even couldn’t, be used against preachers and protesters.

Well, hold on to your hats!

Wacko Keith Olbermann has already lashed out over the killing of mass murderer George Tiller.  On a recent rant show of his, he unleashed on blogger Jill Stanek for her pro-life stance and speech.

The winner, Jill Stanek of the infamous WorldNetDaily, who did not get the point in the assassination of Doctor George Tiller, that you can be complicit in such a crime, even if you never met the man nor his assassin.

As you can see, already we are hearing, not only here but elsewhere in MSM land, that we on the pro-life side are to blame for the death of this killer.  Nevermind that there have already been far more people from the pro-life movement who have denounced his killing than you’ll ever hear Muslims denounce the violence of terrorist killing in the name of Allah.  It’s just further proof that if the “hate crime” legislation is passed, we can kiss our 1st Amendment freedoms good-bye.



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Senator Specter Finally Gets Something Right

Today, Sen. Arlen Specter (RINO-PA), announced that he is leaving the Republican Party when he seeks re-election in 2010.  Actually, he left the Republican Party a long time ago, he finally has the decency to make it official.  This RINO will not be missed by the core (read: conservatives) of the party, neither.

Read more on this topic by Jay Period at Ideally Conservative.

**The post from Ideally Conservative, which no longer exists.

After years of wrong votes and embarrassing his party, one of the biggest RINOs in Congress finally gets something right; Arlen Specter will switch to the Democratic Party for the 2010 election.  In his own words, the Democrat Party is more in line with his beliefs than the Republican.  This would be because the Republican Part is closer to a conservative party than the Democrats will ever be.

Arlen has been a pro-choice, tax-and-spend Senator for quite some time.  He has voted anti-life on many occasions and voted for the recent Stimulus debacle.  He has, in fact, been the poster child for the definition of a RINO.

The funny thing is that he claims he came into office as part of the “diversity” that swept in with Reagan.  That makes me wonder if he read anything Reagan believed in.  Considering Reagan ushered in a revival of conservative principals, Arlen missed that one, too.

For years I was disappointed in Pennsylvania Republicans that they couldn’t put an end to Specter’s reign of liberalism.  At least now he’ll help them out by getting out of the way.  Of course, the funny thing will be when Democrats won’t vote for him because they won’t forgive him for his former allegiance.

So, along with many, many other true Conservatives, we say “thank you and good-bye” to Arlen.”  Good riddance.


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Slavery Making A Comeback

It seems we Conservatives will once again be fighting the evil of slavery.  President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Reid are trying to revive the old practice and dress it up in the clothes of Hitler's Youth.  GIVE and SERVE are two pieces of legislation Hitler would have been proud of.  Interesting, considering the left has been calling Bush a Hitler for years, and that slavery will make a comeback under this administration.

Read more at Ideally Conservative by JayPeriod.

**From Ideally Conservative, which no longer exists.

With the impending GIVE and SERVE legislation now before Congress, slavery is making a comeback, thanks to the Democrat Party and President Barack Obama.  The ACLU has fought for years to keep criminals in prison from having to work hard, claiming you can’t make them work against their will, yet now Pelosi, Reid and Obama want to bring slavery to a youth near you.

These two slavery bills will force young people to “give” two years of service in the public sector.  They will have no say in the matter.  This volunteer legislation is clearly involuntary servitude.

This is just a mandatory expansion of the AmeriCorps program.  This program has, in the past, benefited groups like ACORN and help lobby congress on behalf of individuals and legislation beneficial to the left.  So, of course Democrats see nothing wrong with it.  They’re superior and their causes greater, remember?

I just find it ironic that this President will be the one to reinstate slavery into the United States.  Remember, though, it was the Republicans who fought to eliminate slavery, who fought for and won civil rights legislation, and have fought for freedom and the Constitution over the last 100 years.  Slavery and elitism has been a mainstay of the left and Democrats for a long time.

Some have even likened this program to the Hitler Youth movement in Nazi Germany.  I can see the similarities.  Again, it’s ironic that the left has been calling Bush and the Republicans facists and nazis for years, yet since they have been in power, they are taking over the private sector, banking and now reviving an old Hitler program.


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Nazi North Carolina, USA

I have made a point to point out judges who overstep their bounds when it comes to homeschooling.  From a judge in Utah who tried to strip a mother of her kids over homeschooling to the California 2nd Appeals Court trying to strip the California Constitution of its freedom to homeschool, these judges really rile me up.  We homeschool our daughters, but as a conservative, I also believe it is the right of every parent to determine how their children are raised.  Now, it’s happening again, this time in North Carolina.

Today, on WorldNetDaily, an article is reporting that Judge Ned Mangum is the latest in a growing line of judges deciding they will determine what is best for children, not their parents.  Judge Ned Mangum, presiding over a divorce, has determined that even though the children, ages 10, 11 and 12, are all at least two grades ahead, it would be in their best interest to be re-inserted into the public school system so their mother’s “narrow” views won’t harm them.  This invasion of rights, coming from someone sworn to uphold the Constitution is nothing short of treason.

Everyone involved in this case, from the judge to the father of the children and his attorney, all acknowledge that the children are receiving a premium education and are years advanced of their peers.  No one doubts the mother’s love and care of the children.  The only concern they have expressed is that they children may not be receiving enough “socialization” in the process.  This despite the fact that the mother has them involved in several activities, including a swim team and church.

It’s not as though these children have never been in public school.  They have only been homeschooled for the past few years.  Before that, they were in the local public school system, where they struggled.  The mother pulled them from that atmosphere so they could have the best possible education.  They have excelled since, catching up and passing their peers.  This, though, is not good enough for the adulterous father and treasonous judge.

Is this important to those outside the homeschooling community?  You better believe it!  While it may attack homeschooling today, it could impact other rights in the future.  And, if Sen. Diane Feinstein has her way, the U.S. will adopt an UN treaty on children’s rights, which will effectively strip parents of all rights and decisions regarding their children.

So, I hope you’ll join me in expressing outrage at Judge Ned Mangum.  Most of the time these judges are unelected officials and removing them from office can be very difficult.  The time may have come to begin accusing these so-called “defenders of freedom” of treason and having them arrested to remove them from office.  We cannot allow the judges to trample our rights and steal them from us.  Demand they do their job and defend freedom and personal rights.



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Change???

During his campaign, we heard two words from Obama; hope and change.  Hope is pretty ambiguous.  How can we really measure that?  Could it be the doom and gloom that have pervaded the first 50 days of his Presidency?  Could it be when he told us it might take a while before we see improvement?

Change, though, is really easy to measure.  How do his actions differ from those of previous administrations?  Are the proposals a move in a different direction from where we were heading?  That’s where I have to take issue with the Obamessiah.

Has there been change?  Yes, there has.  He has reversed the Bush policies of keeping terrorist off our soil.  He closed Gitmo and tribunals against terrorists and will bring them here so they can use ACLU lawyer to finish what they started.  He has reversed Bush policy by exporting death by sending taxpayer dollars overseas to support abortion on a global scale.  He has reversed Bush policy by allowing taxpayer dollars to be spent to fund an immoral and extremely ineffective research, embryonic stem cell research.

In these areas, we must ask ourselves, though, is this change good?  Each of those policies seem to be steps on the wrong direction.  They take us further and further from the moral high ground and self-protection.  They destroy our country.  Just like the change Hitler, Lenin and Stalin brought to their countries, this is not good change.

But, hey, its change, right?

In other areas, though, has he really brought change?  Has he really reversed the policies of Bush when it comes to spending?  He just signed a massive stimulus bill that has no more oversight than the TARP bill Bush pushed on us.  He is about to sign a $410 billion spending bill that has far too many pork projects, just as bills Bush signed in his waning years in office.  He has agreed to continue the failed policy of “No Child Left Behind” (or as I like to call it, “Every Child Left Behind”), meaning there will be no improvement in the education of our children for at least one year, most likely more.  Aren’t these areas we really needed change and areas where he promised change?

Did we really believe he was about this kind of change, though?  As a Senator, he was responsible for an unbelievable amount of pork in each and every bill he actually voted on.  He couldn’t have cared less about the people’s money then, why would he now?  And, isn’t NCLB really an education bill Democrats wanted, they were just upset a Republican President got it through?  It seems to fit the Democrats style; bring the top performers down to the level of the below average, they feel better about themselves and the low standards make it look like everyone is succeeding.

None of this even takes into account the ethical vacuum he continues to bring with him.  Ethics are void in Washington and his cabinet picks magnify that.  Knowing, though, of his associations with people such as Bill Ayers and Rev. Jeremiah Wright, are we really surprised?

Seeing the kind of change he really supports and the kind he is incapable of bringing, I wonder how long the honeymoon will last?  I’m not sure it will last a full 100 days.  I certainly hope it won’t.  Our country can’t take much more change from this guy.



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Historic Day

Despite what we think or believe about Barak Obama, today truly marks an historic day.  Today, he becomes the first non-American to become President of the United States of America.  That, my friends, is historic.

Oh, and he's the first African American to become President. (Sorry, Bill!)

All this aside, I hope this becomes a day when we can finally put racial tension and anger behind us.  We are now the first nation in history to have someone from a minority group to be democratically elected to lead their nation.  For this to happen, it took a great number of whites to vote for him.  Even among those whites who did not vote for him, most did not do so because of his skin color, but because of his awful policies.  Sure, there will be those whites who truly hate him for his color, but let's be honest, there are blacks who truly hate whites for their skin color.  Racism, as I have stated before, is not reserved for only one race.

As Conservatives, we can now proceed in one of a couple of ways.  First, we can be bitter and do everything in our power to take this man down.  That, of course, would make us no better than the Reid's and Pelosi's who are so destructive to our country.  Second, we can go forward working to protect our nation from dangerous policies, realizing the man is separate from his policies, showing the nation how to respect someone you disagree with and how consumed with hate the Democrats are.

In either event, Conservatives need to regroup and prepare for 2012 so we do not have to endure a full eight years of these horrible policies.  We should not surrender nor roll over.  It is time to fight.

For this historic day, I am proud to be an American, showing the world no matter how evil they think we are, we are the best nation on Earth.

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The Terrorists Are Coming

For the past 7 1/2 years, President Bush has kept us safe from terrorists.  He has kept them at bay, chasing them around the globe and fighting them on foreign soil.  He has kept the ones we've captured out of our country by keeping them at Gitmo.  We have taken steps, through things such as the Patriot Act and listening to phone calls of those who speak to terrorist, to keep them out of our country and from having any footing at all in our counrty.

Now, with most likely his first act, President-elect (PE) Obama is going to close Gitmo and bring many, if not all, of those terrorists into our country and give them their day in our courts.

These are people who have shot at our troops, planned attacks on our homeland and have no desire but to kill or be killed in the fight against freedom.  PE Obama feels that these are the people he wants to bring here and give them taxpayer funded trials and house them in prisons where they could potentially meet others who abhor American and our freedoms; thugs, rapists, child molesters and gang members.  He wants that to be his first act.

One thing is for sure, it will definitely set the tone for his Presidency.  He is willing to make his first act be their next act in trying to bring an end to America as we know it.  Of all the things he could do with his first official act, he wants this to be it.

Here is where the true danger of this election will rear its ugly head.  We now have a man in office who honestly thinks these people just need "justice" and understanding, then they'll go back home and be our friends.  They'll convince their friends to like us, as well.  This is either stupid or naive.  Or both.

Let the insanity begin.

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Auto Bailout

What comes around, goes around.  For decades, the UAW has poured billions of dollars into elections to get Democrats elected into office.  No matter what Republicans offer, the UAW uses worker's union dues to fund the campaigns of their Democratic opponents.  Yesterday, the UAW was at the mercy of the Republicans to save their cans.

The UAW will no doubt use this as a rallying cry in the next election to get their workers to revolt against Republican candidates.  They will remind their workers of the vote that could potentially bring an end to their gravy train.  They'll ask those worker to put into office candidates who will go along with their status quo.

Would things have been any different, though, had the Republicans got on board and voted for the bailout?  Would the UAW have thanked them by donating to their campaigns or suggesting workers elect them?  Of course not!  They would have donated millions to their opponents and called them every name in the book.  In other words, nothing would have changed.

Maybe, the UAW should have stayed out of politics, all together.

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Constitution...What Constitution?

By now, I'm sure you've heard all the hoopla over President-elect Obama's citizenship.  There have been more than a dozen lawsuits filed by citizens and former candidates to stop the Electoral College from finalizing the past election on the grounds that the President-elect has not provided iron-clad proof that he is a U.S. citizen.  To this point, both courts and the President-elect have ignored document requests and deadlines, most citing the lack of standing the plaintiffs have to bring the suit.

These suits will not stop.  Well into his term, more and more people will bring these suits to ask for proof.  There is only one way for Obama to put these suits, which his staff call "garbage," to rest; produce an official copy of his birth certificate.

Much like Sen. John Kerry four years ago, the production of an official document could put an end to the endless claims.  Yet, here we are four years later, and Kerry has not produced the requested documents, which he promised to do.  I fear the President-elect will follow the same way.

We live in a society in which we are innocent until proven guilty.  Yet, there is still the idea of, "what have you got to hide?"  If Obama is confident of his citizenship, he has nothing to fear in releasing the document.  If he indeed has no such document, don't we the people have a right to know?

So, what will happen?  Nothing, I suppose.  The courts have stated that it is the responsibility of the Congress and the Democrat Party to ensure he fulfills the Constitutional requirement of being a "natural born citizen."  In our current state, that's like asking the fox to watch the hen house.  In other words, nothing will be done and this will haunt us for the duration of his term.  History could very likely reveal that he was, in fact, the first unconstitutional President.

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Presidential Pardons

There have been a few things that have really gotten under my skin about President Bush.  One of those was his unabashed push for amnesty for illegal immigrants.  He wanted to give them a "path to citizenship" rather than a boot out of the country and permanent ban.  He clearly missed the will of the people on that one.

The other item has been his refusal to pardon two true American heroes; Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.  These two men were defending our nation from illegal activity and are now sitting in a federal prison while the drug-running illegal immigrant they were trying to stop has been given immunity and free medical care.  All the President has to do is pardon them and this extreme injustice will come to an end.

Instead, he makes light of the process and program by "pardoning" two turkeys the week of Thanksgiving.  He also took the time to pardon someone who shot a bald eagle, the very symbol of America.  Yet, he can't find it in himself to pardon two men that most of Americans, on both sides of the aisle, want out of jail.

I hope in his waning days, President Bush will do the right thing and listen to the American people and pardon these two great men.  Otherwise, it looks like he is at the behest of the Mexican government by leaving them to sit our their unjust prison sentences.  We'll know soon.

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Is Socialism The Only Option?

Bailouts are the rage of the season.  Banks want them.  Automakers want them.  Who knows how far they will go before someone says, "enough."

We keep hearing that these banks and companies are "too big" to let them fail.  We can't let GM go under or we may lose 3 million jobs.  We can't let AIG go under or we may lose retirement funds and insurance.  The list just goes on and on and on.  So, our government just keeps writing checks to the uber-large corporations, borrowing money to do it, and tell us it's for our own good.

The problem, though, is now we, the people, have become the largest group of enablers on the planet.  AIG keeps sending execs on junkets to exotic places and automakers keep paying union workers 6 and 7 times what a minimum wage earner makes, plus benefits that would make a Congressman jealous.  We're told we just have to suck it up, tighten the belts and understand that these companies can't change the way they do business.

If someone has a habit of getting drunk and sleeping in their own vomit, we understand that to continue to give them drinks is to contribute to that habit.  We do the "tough" thing and tell them to get over it, grow up and become a better person.  To fail to do so marks one as an enabler.  Enablers can be those who allow husbands to abuse their wives, allow drug users to continue to get high and destroy their lives, among other things.  Enablers need to be treated for their condition, just as the one they are enabling.

Yet, our government is throwing money at these poor, poor business models and not holding them accountable for changing.  GM never stood up to the union, now they are paying the price of out of control wages and benefits.  They don't want to suffer or change, so they threaten the government with massive unemployment if they are not given more money.  Rather than change their business model, they just want another "fix."

The same is happening in the banking and investment business.  They don't want to change the model of extreme compensation for execs, so they demand we, the taxpayers, foot the bill for billion dollar bonuses and compensation packages.  We are told that if they are not helped, they will fold and take the Dow with them.

And we enable them.

So, is socialism the only answer?  Will we have to accept government control and "share the wealth" plans to keep these people under control?  Will we need the government to pass laws to bring these businesses down to size?

I'm afraid that without some common sense and self-control among these businesses, we will have no other choice.  The unions will refuse to renegotiate contracts and accept "reasonable" compensation, they will be the end of their own paycheck.  If CEOs don't realize the very people they are threatening will be the ones that clamor for their heads on a platter, they are doomed to be thrown over the cliff of socialism and see their kingdoms fall.

I am a strong proponent of capitalism.  I believe the best way to encourage someone to work hard is to have a reward at the end of the road.  Socialism does nothing but promote class warfare and slothfulness.  Yet, I also believe that uncontrolled greed should be made to suffer the consequences of its actions.

If these companies won't control themselves, they should be allowed to suffer the consequences.  Will some innocent people suffer, as well?  Sure.  Are some of those "innocent" people part of the problem?  Maybe.  Will it kill our contry if GM or a few banks cease to exist?  No.

So, what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.  New companies, stronger companies will arise and fill the void.  Maybe they will learn from the error of their predcessors.  Maybe those still in existance will learn those same lessons.  Surely if GM goes under, Ford, Chrysler and the union will not allow that same fate to befall themselves.  They will revamp and restructure and survive.

So, is socialism inevitable or the only answer.  God, I hope not.  Only time will tell, though.  If there are not some changes and if the enabling does not stop, we may not be able to stop it.

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Where Do Republicans Go From Here?

The election is over and the people have spoken; the Republican party is out of touch.  For the second straight national election, Republicans have been handed defeat and a message.  After the last election, they did not get the message, obviously, but will they get it now?  Where does the party go from here?

There has been much speculation since Tuesday night that there was a division within the McCain/Palin camp as to who was to blame for the loss.  It's clear that before he picked Palin, there was very little energy in the Republican campaign.  Palin, for whatever shortfalls she may have had, got the conservative base interested in the election.  She did not support amnesty, did not favor limiting free speech, and did not work to alienate conservatives just to win a few moderates.  The election was as close as it was because of her.

Clearly, the Republican Party must move backward to go forward.  They need to go all the way back to the Reagan era and collect themselves.  They must eagerly embrace conservative values, fiscally and socially, and put candidates up for election who embody these values.  They must remove from office and leadership those individuals who are the furthest from these values.  No more "Log Cabin" Republicans.  No more pork spending Republicans.  No pro-illegal Republicans.  No pro-choice Republicans.  We must be the true conservative party, or it is time to start a new one.

There are many faces on the horizon who can do just that.  Sarah Palin and Bobby Jindal are just a couple that come to mind.  The Party must begin to promote and recognize them.  They must parade them out and give them serious face time.  They must tout their records and accomplishments.  There are others, too, that must be given the spotlight.  These individuals can show the American people that the Party has heard their message, loud and clear.

Finally, they must cast off those who do not fit this mold.  Those in congress who have helped the Left grow government to unimaginable size, those who feed at the pork trough must be left to fend for themselves.  The Party must put up REAL conservatives to battle against them and fund them.  They must invest in the defeat of these closet liberals and let the new crop know that those kinds of actions and votes will not be supported.

If the Republican Party will follow this direction, the country will respond, seeing that the message has been received.  If, though, they feel the need to trot out more middle of the road, big spending fat cats, I can't blame them for voting Democrat.  At least the Democrats let you just who they are.

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An Obama Presidency

So, what could be the worst thing that could happen if Obama were to win on Nov. 4?  Would it really mean the end of our nation?  Our world?  Would any of us really feel a difference?

I'd like to make a few predictions as to what to expect should the Obamessiah win.

First, socialism would finally finish off capitalism.  Obama, with the help of Pelosi and Reid, would begin an immediate shift in policy.  They would pass tax increases, which might eventually reach all the way down to those earning $40,000 to $50,000 (for starters).  While they would begin by taxing the "rich", to pay for the giveaways they desire, that would be a very fluid definition.  Things such as expanded higher education funding, nationalized healthcare and expanded tax credits for the poor would not stop at the very top.  As taxes go up, revenue goes down.  That's common economics.  Would they decide they couldn't afford everything they want to do?  No, they would just increase taxes on the way down until they can get what they want.  That is larger government and larger government control.  The by product will be to drive small businesses out of business and drive larger businesses out of the country.

Second, they will institute a national healthcare system that will eliminate the current model of private insurance companies.  They will regulate the costs and payments.  This will drive more and more doctors and nurses out of the field, as they will no longer be able to afford to pay their loans and it will no longer be desirable to be a doctor.  It just won't make sense.  Companies will end their offering of insurance, pushing employees to the federal policy.  To afford healthcare, just as in places like Canada and England, the government will have to make determinations on who should be eligible for care, using the "quality of life" criteria.  That means many won't get care because they just can't justify the cost for their lives.

Third, Obama, Pelosi and Reid will try to codify abortion into the Constitution.  They realize that at this point it is on shaky ground, at best.  There is no "right" to abortion in the Constitution and it would only take a plurality of Justices to overturn it, especially if the people will it.  They will also fight to overturn the ban on partial-birth abortions and to remove protections for the just born who might require a little help to make it.  They would use their national healthcare and the "quality of life" argument to end the lives of thousands of pre-mature or failed abortion babies.  Their assult on the unborn would escalate.  Eugenics would make a strong comeback.  Also, expect to pay for embryonic stem cell research, even though it has never produced any medical advances, as adult stem cell research has.

Fourth, hate crime laws would become stronger and stronger, making the Bible a book of "hate speech."  You need only look at your local college campus to see what hate speech codes bring about.  You can look at Canada, where pastors are sued and convicted of hate speech if they choose to preach from certain passages.  The First Amendment will take it's most brutal assault since McCain-Feingold.  It will erode until we don't recognize it at all.

Fifth, over time, Obama will appoint judges who will ensure that "gay marriage" becomes the next "right" found in the Constitution.  Even states who have passed amendments to their constitutions will find those laws ruled unconstitutional.  States will be forced to accept these unions, paying for healthcare and granting tax breaks to those their people do no desire to do so to.  Minister's who refuse to "marry" such couples will be brought to task under the previously mentioned hate crime laws.

Sixth, gun control laws will be stricter and stricter.  The appointment of activist judges will make this easier over time.  As time goes on, our Second Amendment rights will go the way of our First Amendment rights.  The Bill of Rights will become less and less relevant.  You could expect mini Waco's in your neighborhood.  It might even be your home, next.

Seventh, expect terrorist activity worldwide to explode.  With the appeasement attitudes that Obama holds, terrorists will be emboldened.  They will attack innocent people the world over.  They will attack our interests and those of our allies.  They will use that same attitude to force "tolerance" within our own country, aided by the hate speech laws, to force people here to accept their activity and laws.  In countries around the world, Muslim communities are being allowed to enact Sharia laws and override local courts where they contradict.  As they expand their communities, so will their influence.

Eighth, expect more and more energy policies to be "green" friendly.  Taxes on petroleum, coal and other forms of "dirty" energy to be used to extinguish them.  We will pay more at the pump and more on our utilities as they are taxed more to "punish" us for not being green.  The farce that is global warming will become the only accepted science, just like Darwinism is the only science allowed in the classroom.  Anyone who questions global warming will be labeled a quack and removed from the public square.  We will be forced to pay for research and technology which support this bad science.

Finally, expect our sovereignty to be sold out to the U.N.  Our role on the global scene will gradually fade and we will not be a major player.  We will see the U.N. garner a larger role and we will be forced to agree, fund and implement whatever they desire.  We will shrink on the world stage until we are no longer relevant.  With our economy shrinking due to overburdening taxation, it won't bother the rest of the world.  Those who have hated us for our freedoms and prosperity will gladly write our eulogy and will be glad to ridicule us and claim that they "American Experiment" did not work.

So, how dangerous will it be to elect Obama?  Not so bad; if you hate America, that is.

***This article has been reposted at Ideally Conservative , a new blog by JayPeriod.***

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