WIC is not an infant food program, it's Women In Combat.

Retired Army Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin, the former head of the U.S. Special Forces Command, says infantry and other front-line units are no place for women, and it has nothing to do with their courage or capabilities: I agree with LT. GEN. Boykin –men & woman have the ability to serve side by side in service, be it law enforcement or the military in a moderate number of situations. How other countries run and train their military should in no way determine how the U.S. runs its military. Leaders of the world's most powerful and effective fighting force, the U.S. military, don't need to listen to media activists recommending that we become a larger version of the Canadian military.  I believe the reality of this decision is a sign that our troops are not getting enough qualified enlistments, are fed up with multiple rotations, are currently dealing with increased effects of fellow soldier suicides, have increased pressures of family break ups, have increased financial pressures to include higher than normal bankruptcy rates, and the list goes on ad infinitum. US MARINES BOOT CAMP and the Special Forces boot camp are different in a multitude of ways from standard initial training for all the services with regards to recruits. All of this posturing and all of the opinions are sadly being made in what amounts to a peace time planning situation.

"The people making this decision are doing so as part of another social experiment, and they have never lived nor fought with an infantry or Special Forces unit," Boykin said in a statement released by the conservative Family Research Council, for whom he now works. "These units have the mission of closing with and destroying the enemy, sometimes in close hand-to-hand combat. They are often in sustained operations for extended periods, during which they have no base of operations or facilities. Their living conditions are primal in many situations with no privacy for personal hygiene or normal functions." Integrating the genders in direct-combat situations "places additional and unnecessary burdens on leaders at all levels," Boykin said. "While their focus must remain on winning the battles and protecting their troops, they will now have the distraction of having to provide some separation of the genders during fast moving and deadly situations.

 When we introduce sex into the equation everything changes – now we finally come to the crux of the main problem - human nature. A certain amount of sexual tension exists in an office environment, especially one filled with young adults of both sexes. However, workers are only together eight hours a day, five days a week, and most of the time; they're working alone, on their own tasks. Even in this environment, two lovers, especially if they aren't getting along, or if one of them is a manager, can be distracting, create problems for upper management, and reduce the productivity or effectiveness of an office. Multiply the sexual tension several-fold for a war overseas, where young soldiers are away from loved ones for long periods of time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, working or even sleeping together as a team in a much more stressful environment.

It's not necessary for the physical & logistical makeup of the U.S. military to be representative of the population and a military career is not a "right, actually far from it. The military must hire and train with the understanding that the next war may have to be fought much differently than the last war - World War II was a different type of war from the Vietnam War (long guerrilla war), which was different from the first Gulf War, just for example. At some point in the future, we may face another war similar in logistics & scope to World War II. Many rules and standards that seem to work in relatively short wars, where the U.S. faces a much weaker foe militarily, may cause problems in a different type of war.

Similarly, policies that can be made to work in a peacetime or a training environment may not work very well at all on the battlefield - Liberal journalists applaud mixed male-female units, but in a long-term, evenly fought, intense war, will the time, manpower, and money needed to enforce policies regarding sex, sexual harassment, and discrimination against women and mixed male-female units help or hurt a d erode our effectiveness?

Now to include women will force the SOP and command structure to address a myriad of factors not the least of which - the entire structure has NO PRIVACY what-so-ever, NO modified PT TRAINING, NO SEPARATE SHOWERS, sleeping on board ships, sleeping-eating-living in open air foxholes. In other words NO PRIVACY of any kind to speak of. Morale and unit cohesion are pooh-poohed by the left, but have historically been a very important element in military success or failure - In athletics, professional coaches understand this, and those with a basic understanding of human nature and a general knowledge of military history should also understand the importance of morale and unit cohesion. To modify a female’s physical nature to endure US MARINE BOOK CAMP or Special Forces would deform the female entirely, over extend muscle build up, require haircuts, NO MAKE UP of any kind. They would be required to run distances with the same time frame and distance as males without exception, the O courses, MEDICAL CARE in LINE UNITS do NOT have anything even close to OBGYN, CORPSMAN not trained to deal with a plethora of female issues. Have you ever crossed a swamp with green slime on the surface and then get out, buddy up and check for leeches? How is that going to work? They can enter and be in parts you can’t think of. When deployed in theatre areas ‘monthly’ can NEVER BE USED as someone else has to carry the share. Women can die more quickly to being in swamp waters with a virus a lot easier than men, and for the most part men do not worry about those issues. A TRAINING PACK and rear echelon pack is much lighter than a GRUNT PACK, then you add to that the joy of a  vest 'flak jacket that rubs nipples raw, in some cases to the point of bleeding, staying in a fighting position or bunker for days without coming out, they share the pot and again NO PRIVACY, in a tank, the crew may not get out and use the side of the road or a bush for days, so the ammo can pot has to suffice, no privacy again. GRUNTS just do not have that luxury.  Your budge rips off the clothing to get at the wound to treat the issue, silk would be dangerous because it melts under heat, hence why you go with cotton briefs. Sometimes grunts come across a stream and post guards in combat so troops can rinse off as it may have been weeks since a real bath, and yet again NO privacy.

Physical strength still matters - Some political elites and media commentators have noted that a lot of military equipment can be operated by pushing buttons and that strength tests and the lowering of physical standards for women are irrelevant & unimportant. The problem is that in a war, especially a longer, more intense war, like World War II, soldiers may have to perform tasks that they were not originally trained to do. Versatility is a desirable characteristic in a soldier. Strength can also affect speed and endurance, which are crucial on the battlefield. "If a soldier is wounded in battle...a collocated support soldier may be the only person in a position to evacuate the wounded soldier on his own back. In this environment, women do not have an equal opportunity to survive, or to help fellow soldiers survive. Lives should not be put at needless risk just to satisfy 'diversity metrics' for the career ambitions of a few."

Could a woman grab a man and slice his throat? China troops have over 200 hours in hand to hand combat techniques. US MARINES earn rankings or are not promoted – period. Pugal sticks, knife fighting - yes NO HOLDS BARRED. I could envision it now in Boot camp, and that would be the easy part. There could be no expectation that any slack is given because to offer that slack is to endanger the other marines, other troops, other team members. The average BOOT MARINE PLATOON or SF qualifiers are formed with about 60 to 70 boots. The graduation numbers vacillate quite a bit, most of the time even with men in decent shape; over half are discharged or dropped from the program. The talking bobble heads in the news media clearly have absolutely no idea.

Admittedly, this is less of a problem for peacetime troops, or in recent wars where we've had an overwhelming battlefield advantage and the engagement is considered short-term, but we don't know what the future will bring - a protracted, more evenly matched, deadlier WWII type war will bring this problem to the forefront.  The intense male bonding of a "non-sexual" nature was crucial to unit cohesion, morale and effectiveness in many past wars.  Regarding sex, what's going to happen if a leader appears to show preferential treatment to his lover? Critics will counter this is against SOP and policy therefore it should never happen – but we all know how that works out don’t we?  What if he has to pick a few soldiers for a dangerous mission - will his lover be included?  What happens to morale and cohesion if some soldiers are receiving sex on a regular basis and some are not?  This issue alone could affect a myriad of situations that we have never had to solve to this point. What if some soldiers are extremely jealous or show stalking tendencies?  What happens if a soldier is willing to literally fight for his/her love interest? Is this going to amount to what some claim will be just a distraction or in fact will it be a cascade of problems that snow ball into an avalanche?

I am sure, and confident, that ANY FEMALE can try to take the tests and post the PT, time, & numbers. MEN TRAIN FOR WAR. It’s not fun – it’s brutal, no holds barred, and NO RULES BUT FIGHT TO WIN period, even if they had to bite the nuts off the man trying to kill them. IT has absolutely no similarities to anything in the movies like it or NOT. KBAR in the GUTS and drag the KNIFE SIDE TO SIDE GUTTING the person, all the while accepting that both will be cut in knife fighting, it goes both ways. In another view as the man your fighting is begging for his life for you to back off, pausing for a split second turns the tables and he guts YOU. GRUNTS FIGHT TO WIN, to SURVIVE. IN USMC or Special Forces you EARN your right to be there, and what you do, NO ONE offers you an EASY WAY, or a free ride, YOU EARN IT, work to keep it, and understand that LIVES OF OTHERS ARE ON THE LINE and depend on your follow through. If you cannot give an order to a man, or woman in this case knowing full well they may very well  get killed or die in the process – this is NOT THE PLACE to begin to practice. IT HAPPENS, PEOPLE DIE, it’s not politically correct and it’s worse than the words written here. Accept that and understand it but PC will not keep you or the person next to you alive.

Missing In Action Again

Sorry that I have once again neglected the blog, but I am having to problems with the blog. First, I am so busy with my new job that I don't have the available hours to keep up with all the news and be able to digest the BS.  Second, is related to the first and that is the fact that no mater how many calls to arms and pleas for change nothing ever changes.  We just had another increase in the debt ceiling, with such little fanfare that it shows that now that the election is over so is giving a crap about our future.  The American people have spoken and have chosen the path of destruction.  It used to be a free country and the people have spoken, so what is left to say?

I guess what I am saying is that I will keep the blog up and going, but the entries will be few and far between for now.  I will spin things up again when one of two things happen, either I find a bunch of time on my hands or the fire returns and I have more to say.  I do appreciate all those who read this blog and I do value our interactions.  If you ever want to up a line of debate or a take on a topic please post a question to this post.  I will do some study and try to answer the best I can.

I still love this country and I know that we can turn it around.  I also know that it takes winning elections and putting like minded people in office.  It also takes keeping their feet to the fire, but sadly I don't currently have the time for that task as I am working to support four generations in my family.  I feel you must do what you can always, but all things start with your family and taking care of them is priority one.  I work and support them because this economy has made life much harder for all of us.  There is much to do in this country, but for now I pass the torch to others as I have only so much to give.

I hope to hear from you all and I will answer any questions or requests the best that I can.  God Bless America and Keep Her Strong.

Fiscal Cliff: Negotiation Failure could be the Best Option

Fiscal Cliff: Negotiation Failure could be the Best Option

The clock is running down and the two sides couldn't be further apart.  In the end we will get some weak resolution that cuts nothing and raises taxes.  The current crop in Washington don't have the stones for real change, so they we parade around the news all month and then basically do nothing and then proclaim victory before New Year.

The real result is that deficit spending will continue at $1T a year rate until the whole mess collapses down around them.  The good news is that the current occupant of the WH will enjoy the fruits of his labors in full measure.  I didn't think that it would have been any different under Romney and said as much here several times.

We have no one in Washington that was to actually reduce spending for fear of special interest backlash.  Fine, this is the hand we have been dealt and we need to prepare for the result.  Our economy is going to implode as our ability to service our debt becomes impossible, either through higher interest rates or continued deficit spending.

I think is will be the higher interest rates as the world wises up to the fact we have zero intention of paying a dime of it back.  It is good that the implosion happens on the Joker's watch with his buddy Reid in the Senate because when the fiscal conservatives make their move no one will be listening to the guys that were leading us into this mess and did nothing to stop it.

We need heroes of fiscally conservative polices that show us there is a better way then spending our selves into bondage.  We need to show government austerity can turn this nation around.  We could follow the Chile model for Social Security, smaller government which results in small government spending, and remove centralized unresponsive government. The money comes from the people and short make the shortest trip back to the people.

We don't need the feds involved in education.  We don't need huge wasteful organizations who sole mission has proven an utter failure, DoE.  We need to prioritize the activities of our federal and state governments to provide use the correct services they are responsible for and not use Washington as a money laundering operation.  I don't need 10,000 people in Washington tell my local teacher what they need to teach.  That is why we have an elected school board and parents.

Reliance on foreign oil has only grown while under the watchful eye of the DoE and they way out came from companies looking to make more money via new methods of energy extraction.  So why do we need a huge government agency, which is an utter failure involved at all?

Don't worry no matter what happens this month, we will run skipping and singing over the fiscal cliff because he are already over it and head to the ground.  This is just a merry little skit to fool the people into thinking the Clowns in Washington can fix it.  Prepare yourselves for the future, payoff personal debt, put your house in order, and protect what is your own.  The puppet show in Washington is a distraction as we fall into the abyss of debt.  There are still things we can do, but most importantly is take care of our families and get rid of our own debt.  It is going to get very ugly before it gets better (see 1929-1939).

Good luck and God bless.

Why the Heck Not

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/11/learning_to_love_simpson-bowles.html

This seems to be a reasonable solution to the option of do nothing.  If Congress does nothing in the next couple of weeks, we will have just allowed things to be worse in the long run, but that isn't really different than if they do something stupid.  Force the Democrats to accept Simpson-Bowles and own the result, vice allowing them to pin failed policy on the Republicans which they are lining up to do right now.  They have zero plans for compromise and they are going to paper the Republicans as out of touch and unyielding regardless of the outcome.

So pass Simpson-Bowles put them on the defensive if they can't pass it as well. The American people want change in the way Washington is run, while still getting the goodies, so show that we are willing to agree to Simpson-Bowles.  How are they going to argue that it isn't fair and that we didn't cut enough defense?  They can try, but at 21% spending and revenue it is going to be hard to say that things aren't fair.

Will it fix things? No, we are still going to crash and burn because we will never collect the 21% GDP in revenue and real spending will never be cut by the Democrats.  But they will have to explain to the people why the economy is crashing and burning with higher taxes and more government.  The burden will be all on them to show how taxing and spending is/was a good thing for the middle class.  They won and now they will own the train wreck if we allow them to conduct.  It seems crazy to advocate for failure, but that is all that is left to us at this time.

We tried and failed to use reason, now it is time to bring on the pain.  Welcome to the new America of socialism and chains.

Higher Taxes, What A Great Idea!

There are several economist that have a different take on the the Starve the Beast plan and there seems to be some validity in their point.  They say that it doesn't work because the negative feedback loop of high deficits isn't working.  Cutting revenues isn't working, it is only leading to greater deficits.  So what to do to fix the mess?  You allow taxes to rise and allow people to suffer the full weight of this bloated pig.

I believe in austerity to prosperity as a reason to shrink the government, but who is willingly going to give up the goodies the politicians have been passing out for years.  Especially true, if there is zero pain involved to running up a huge National Debt.  If you have a brain in your head, you know that you can't keep running up debt and not expect the economy to collapse.  So, you need fix the mess before that happens and starving the beast isn't working, so why not let Obama raise taxes and force the pain on the people that elected him.

Let's bring on the pain, lets raise the rates on everyone because we all know that just raising the rates on the top 2% isn't going to get the job done.  You need to go all in and add 3-5% for everyone and see what happens.  If that doesn't make them squeal then how about 5% more.  This sounds insane because it is because the much simpler solution is to cut spending, but that is never going to happen, so raise taxes through the roof.

I know this goes against my grain, but I am all in on higher and higher taxes to pay for the cost of this bloated beast.  It will cause the whole thing to pop like a pork filled balloon.  It will get people's attention when they are struggling more and more to keep up with Congress' spending.  The rich will survive, but it will be the middle class that will feel the real burden and the poor will be completely screwed.  ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!!

You voted this maniac back into office, so America stand the hell by.  I say tax and spend your way to prosperity because the rich will pay the way.  Just remember that the rich will soon be anyone making over $50K a year, so enjoy the crap sandwich your vote has brought on this country.

Here is another thought, it is going to be a race between high taxes and huge deficits to see which one implodes the economy first.  It is doom time and if you want to survive then I recommend that you payoff all your debt and if you can move to Central America, at least their you can live like a king on what will be left of your precious 401K and since they have already done the banana republic thing your saving should be safe.

The American Dream is on the ropes and Congress is going to raise taxes, so for the first time in my life I say raise the roof and let the pain come.  The idiots that elected all those spendthrift Congressmen and this socialist president need to feel Russian level of pain to pull their collective heads out of their butts.  Pain is a great teacher and school's in for America.

We survived the Great Depression, which will be seen as a cake walk after the next few years.  The rich will live comfortably with higher taxes because they have options for hiding the money, but if you are living paycheck to paycheck or government check to government check then live is going to be very very unpleasant.  As money is sucked away to pay more taxes at every level, prices rise, and people can't afford gas and food.

It is going to be ugly until we wake up to the fact that if you are able bodied you need to work and pay your own way.  Socialism does not work and continues to fail the world around, but it is so seductive with its maximum for minimal work.  I am hoping the strong American tradition of hard work makes a comeback and that people get really pissed off that they have to work to support those sucking the government tit and living better than they do.  There will come a time when life is so miserable that the people will finally wake up and through off the shackles of socialism and restore this country.  I only hope I live long enough to see it happen.

Where do 'We the People' Stand?

All right, the Elections are over & completed as it applies to ‘we the people’ and now the question becomes are we as a Nation any better off because of the choices we’ve collectively made? Have we managed to advance our country and improve our standing in our part of the country or the world? Are we going to improve in a direction that hardworking, honest, diligent people will have their lives improve on a daily basis? Have we reached the stage that we’re willing to answer the hard questions about how we self-govern? 

History says that BHO will continue Rule by Decree as usual without restraint; Congress will do nothing to reverse those decrees (EO's) yet may attempt to give the American people the appearance that they are trying to rein in the madness. In the long run the American citizens will suffer maliciously at the hands of their chosen government for another several years. There is a belief that because this was the last election for BHO all the restraints are off. He speaks of revenge in his campaign against people who do not align with him. It is surprising that an elected official would choose to speak about some citizens in the country he was just re-elected to represent in that way. If memory serves, bullies act and speak that way … Do we really have to fear that the elected leader of our country intentionally wants to extract revenge on some citizens?

Recent history shows us a glaring fact … The United States of American is fractured along partisan ideological lines with diametrically opposed views. That outlook is accurate and difficult to dispute. Many people have taken their political identity and ideology to a level of belief rather than opinion. This entrenches those people’s thoughts and ideas into a much narrower path and reduces any potential for commonality. To seek a lowest common denominator in this vast sea of extreme polar positions becomes almost impossible. This appears to be much worse than a newly divorced couple trying to agree on anything, even if their lives depend on it. It seems that we, as a country, are unable to even agree on the color green which is a very true but very sad statement.

History tells us we can brace for more and higher unemployment, smaller Paychecks due to higher taxes, and the initial stages of hyperinflation due to the Federal Reserve’s unrestrained "Quantitative Easing". We The People will now begin to see what the consequences of our choices will produce when it comes to electing individuals who are supposed to "Represent" US, but make the conscious decision to decide to represent corporations and big government because they want to enrich and elevate themselves above the common man and turn a blind eye toward the people over whom they have been chosen to ‘RULE’ rather than represent, and vote according to the Constitution. We have only ourselves to blame for NOT properly vetting the Candidates and eschewing the political elites to rally behind an honest, forthright human being.

We all too often listened to the Lies and mistruths of the Media, who propagate the messages of those who direct them. There is NO Real Journalism that exists in this country any more, only Opinion and Propaganda, yet WE refuse to hold them accountable in any form or fashion. We, as a nation, have abrogated our responsibility to watch closely and review those individuals chosen to ‘serve the people.’ The standard for public service has ceased to exist. One can lie, cheat, steal, ignore, and abuse the very citizens you’re elected to represent just as long as you provide those citizens with the comfort they crave.

There are many among us who have gone the extra mile to bring salient facts and education to the masses. The Policies whose titles state one thing but the content carries an entirely different message. We appear to have forgotten that words mean something and most often retain a true definition throughout time. Our founding fathers spent an enormous amount of time ‘word-smithing’ the founding documents … The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and The Pledge of Allegiance. Why are there so many today willing to believe that those words, as written, have somehow evolved of changed meaning in a little over two hundred years? We were, and should be, a people of character. Stealing has always been stealing despite centuries of time. Have these words … “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union …” changed in how we see them? 

Some in and amongst us have lost their will to be self-reliant and self-sufficient.  Some have made the decision to walk away from personal choices and freedom in order to embrace cradle to grave hand holding from a bureaucracy. Personal responsibility is almost as common as black and white movies. Rules that numerous generations grew up with have fallen by the wayside, dusty and unrepeated for years. Dependency is a growing social illness that appears to have no boundaries and governments so eager to propagate this illness, contain the masses, and garner additional power as a result. Our founding fathers had enough foresight to warn us about this foreboding consequence. Sadly, just like a pre-teen child, we’ve decided that we know better and shun any advice we may benefit from.  Many look to other nations around the world and believe that Lady Liberty and the United States should alter her over two-hundred year course to pursue a more common path, a more diverse path, a more worldly path …  We have been separated by dozens of generations to King George and we’ve chosen to forget hard lessons learned in the past. The current thinking seems to be that we have advanced far beyond anything expected or perceived and oppressive rule such as existed in the 1700’s could never happen now. If only that were accurate …..

We desperately need to return to self-sufficiency, as individuals and as a nation. We need to embrace our fortitude, courage, honor, values, character, morality, honesty, and standards that made our country a nation so long ago. One positive step in the right direction each day is a beginning. Will we falter – maybe – no one is perfect BUT where there is a will, there is a way. Many reflect on the founders and seek strength in their resilience and perseverance to stay the course. If they were capable of succeeding, we should be able to follow in those footsteps. Never forget that public service was ORIGINALLY to serve the people and was never meant to co-opt power and authority OVER the people. The political elites do not believe this, but the PEOPLE hold the ultimate authority over themselves and THAT has never been delegated away to a chosen few. American citizens have never been, are not now, and will never be political servants. Educate ourselves, educate our friends and family, and educate any willing person you run across.

Someone Else Calling for Third Party

Herman Cain Calls for Creation of Third Party

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Nov 7, 2012

By Todd Starnes
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is calling for the creation of a third political party — saying it is clear to him that neither major political party is willing to address the nation’s economic problems.
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“We need a third party to save this country,” Cain told American Family Radio host Bryan Fischer. “This country is in trouble and it is clear that neither party — is going to fix the problems we face.”
Cain agreed with Fischer’s assessment that conservatives are growing tired of being ignored by Republican party leadership — and that many believe the GOP no longer speaks for them.
Cain said it was troubling that Mitt Romney received fewer votes than John McCain did in 2008 — suggesting that many conservatives did not vote on Tuesday.
“I don’t believe the Republican Party has the ability to rebrand itself against the mainstream media machine that blatantly works to support this president and other liberals as well as the Democrats,” Cain told the radio host.
Cain said it would take money, leadership and at least 50 coalitions to create a viable third political party.
“You need one for every state because of the whacky rules state by state that they have that make it difficult for a third party to emerge,” he said.
He said the new party could be made up of not only disenfranchised Republicans — but also Democrats.
“There are just as many disgruntled Democrats would probably be a part of this movement as there are Republicans — who are sick of the political class,” Cain told American Family Radio. “Realistically, it is more viable today than it has ever been.”

The Day After

Well here we are sitting with a bunch of broken hopes and dreams for what might have been.  We rode the roller-coaster and in the end we didn't enjoy the outcome.  Was it any real surprise that Obama won a second term?  Did we have such high hopes that we didn't see this train wreck coming?  Are our dreams for a better tomorrow permanently dashed, with this more than likely outcome?

We can sit around and bemoan our fate and say how is it possible that the Joker won re-election.  The fact is Romney was very few people's first choice and the fact that he lost to a sitting president by so little is actually a miracle.  Does this mean we can sit around and do nothing because we lost?  No, because now is the time when almost 50 million Americans feel they have been screwed by the system.  These 50 million Americans are going to be angry and hurt, so we have to show them there is light at the end of this tunnel of darkness.

We need to show them that the Republican party is a joke and they couldn't even oust a piss poor president like the Joker. The next four years are an opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of progressives because the economy is only going to get worse under such collectivist leadership.  Businesses will only continue to ship jobs over seas.  Prices are only going to continue to rise.  Taxes are going to shoot up.  Misery is going to be the order of the day.

With all this depressing news ahead, what are we to do to keep our own sanity.  We have to show people that there is a different way.  We've had years of Republican rule, that resulted in financial ruin.  We've had years of Democrat rule that only made things far worse.  It is time for a new option.  We need a new fiscal conservative party that drives this country back from the cliff.  This new party is about restoring prosperity through government austerity, which will be a direct contrast to the Joker and his agenda of big brother government.

The one thing that can not happen is for this party to allow the fiscal conservative brand to be stolen by the social conservatives.  It is time to put the social cons in the corner and fix this country.  You are more than welcome to be a fiscal conservative, but leave your theocracy at the door. 

We could have won the Senate if it weren't for dumbass comments on rape, who the hell thinks that rape is a gift from God and who are you to tell that victim they are a monster for making the toughest decision of their lives.  I don't believe in abortion, but that is a very personal choice.  For the heathen out there that doesn't have God in their heart, it might be the right choice for them.  If God wanted that baby born, he would have given it to different parents, He orders all things. 


We should do everything in our power to fix the tragedy, but it should not be the only issue.  It should not stand in the way of fixing the greatest country on Earth.  We need to love our way back to greatness by showing people there is a better way than the government dole.  We need to show them that there is something more for them and there is reward for making adult choices.  The reward is not instantaneous, but it is there and even better than the government dole.

We have the internet and social media to show people that they don't have to rely on the old ways of doing things.  We can show them that facts about government austerity leading to prosperity.  We have to show them that depending on themselves is better than depending on the government.  It is going to be a rough couple of years until the next election, but it is an opportunity to get a message of hope out that there. 

So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, dry your tears, and ready yourself for a bumpy ride.  This isn't the end, but just another opportunity to start a new.  People always need hope when things are at their worst, and things are going to be really bleak. Did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?  If it is worth having, then it is worth fight for.

Obama is Number One

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/11/number-one_loser.html

That is on the list of worst Presidents of the United States, the only guy thanking him for his auspicious rise to the top is the former number one, Jimmy Carter. Shortages with talks of fair shares, while neither are subject to their misdeeds are the hallmarks of a President out of touch with America.  They both were swept into office after years of Republican stupidity and now hopefully Obama like his predecessor will be swept right back out.

The American people want to work and they want to feel good about themselves.  They don't want to be told that while losing their shirts, they aren't doing enough so the government needs everything else.  Most Americans like to think that they are middle class and above, which most are, and that a brighter future awaits them and their kids if they continue to work hard.  Carter & Obama both doused that hope with their cries for higher taxes and greater government involvement in our lives.  Reagan understood and restored the thought that there was hope in America and the American Dream is still alive and well.

Tuesday we have the opportunity to throw another failed president on the trash heap of history.  We have the opportunity to reinvigorate the American Dream and to put our fiscal house in order.  It will require sacrifice of each and every American, but this country is worth it and so are our kids.  We need to cut the government to the bone and put an end to government PEZ dispenser. We need to take care of those that truly need it and allow those who can to take care of themselves.  We all need to pull our own weight no matter how considerable that may be.

One more for the trash heap and one giant leap for the American Dream. 

Don't Get Out the Vote

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/11/if_youre_not_reading_this_please_dont_vote.html

Very good take on why anyone voting should be informed and not just some moron that can make it to the booth.  Keep turnout out small and see real change in government.  Having to actually represent the people that pay taxes and work hard to make this country great.  The moron vote is leading this country to ruin, with their high school popularity contests of who promises to give us more.

We need to grow up and take voting seriously, do your damn homework and make a serious effort to know what you are voting for in this election.  Arizona does a very good job of informing the voters on each box on the ballot, so people can make informed decisions if they want to.  It took my wife and I about 2.5 hours to fill in our ballot last weekend.  Even then we could have spent more time searching for information on some of the candidates, but we felt that if they weren't accessible then they really didn't need to be in office.

I encourage everyone to vote, but only do so once you are informed and know what you are voting for otherwise sit on your sofa and what the returns.  Let the people who do their homework take care of things, just like back in high school.