Does it Matter?

INTERNET SHOCK: COUPLE LETS YOU VOTE ON WHETHER THEY GET AN ABORTION

After my first knee jerk reaction from the attention grabbing headline. I started looking farther into the story behind the headline.

A married couple in Minnesota, who have had three miscarriages, and are pregnant for the fourth time despite bad outcomes in the past. Wants our opinion on whether to keep the child or not?

The first thing that crosses your mind is this is a hoax. The second crosses your mind that these people are lost and are a typical unmarried couple who don't want the inconvenience of a child in their life.

Well when you read the whole story,it is obvious this married couple trying for the fourth time to have a child, are going to keep their baby. They are also making a statement.

Does it matter? These people have taken this opportunity to use their real life situation to pose a question. Are we serious about defending the unborn? Are they grabbing for their 15 minutes of fame? I don't know, but as a person who believes in the sanctity of life, it doesn't matter. I appreciate the opportunity to step to the plate for my values.

As of this posting the site is showing 80% for give birth, and 19% for getting an abortion. There have also been about 3,000 votes since I have been on the site.

The Pro Life conscience of America is coming forward, and carrying the day. So now the question arises again. Does it matter? Pete and Alisha Arnold the couple who are asking this question, are calling for the Pro Life Community, to put their money where their mouth is. They are right.

It is time for us to move forward by whatever means Constitutionally necessary, and put a ban on abortion once and for all. That includes no exemption for rape and incest. I am at this time going to leave in life of the mother, because I am unsure about that. Yes an abortion doctor will come up with some kind of medical excuse. But I can't say I can come between a woman honestly deciding between her life, and her babies. I also can't say I know any women who would chose their life over their child's if they truly love the child. All other excuses for abortion are out the window in my book, as a self centered denial of God's will.

So let us win this war, let's have the Pro Life Community accomplish what it says it exists for. Until we do that, it really doesn't matter the Pro Life movement exists.

Please take a moment to vote at this website.

http://www.birthornot.com/

Because it really does matter that we stand up, and make a statement for the unborn, who cannot speak for themselves, no matter what the reason. We are asked to make this statement now. Let's make it.

The World View of Service!

Veteran's Day is a day of conflict for people of two World Views. Just like there is cultural conflict between people that celebrate Christmas, and those that don't. Veteran's Day is one of those holidays where people who value Military Service, and those who do not have a conflict.

My limited understanding of the mission of the United States Military is contained in the Declaration of Independence:

When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.

I believe it is our job to liberate oppressed people from Governments who do not respect the unalienable rights of their citizens. Notice at the start of this declaration it says all men. It doesn't say Americans, or any other nationality. It says all men because the Rule of Natural and the unalienable rights it protects are universal. To refuse to accept that is either a misunderstanding of the highest law of any nation. Or a complete rejection of God, and the laws handed down to us from him.

The melting pot that is America has been filled for years by legal immigrants fleeing tyranny. If you check into history most tyrants usually do not value the rule of Natural Law.

The United States Military has had a fine tradition of defending those who have had their unalienable rights taken away from them. We have given our blood and treasure to defending God's law. God commands a sovereign nation formed under his laws to do so.

This would not have happened with out generations of men and women from ALL ethnic backgrounds putting their lives on the line to defend their fellow man.

I find it amazing that people who profess to believe in Natural Law don't seem to understand this. They say they are interested in Liberty, but condemn the very instrument that establishes freedom for us and the rest of mankind.

Time after time nations that have lived by the laws of man, have committed atrocities against their own citizens. It seems every time people who criticize our foreign policy, seem to take the side of the totalitarian regime they claim the United States is.

When we pay particular attention to this part of the Declaration of Independence it becomes clear what we have to do to insure unalienable universal rights for all mankind.

governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security.

Please tell me how an oppressed people with no military capability can accomplish such a task with out our help? Critics say: Well we need to declare all of our wars. I agree. But please tell me how you declare war on a non uniformed enemy, whose homeland doesn't claim them?

Thankfully we have had people in the past who understand this mission God commands us to undertake. I thank the veterans who have participated in the past, and are currently serving on this mission. Especially those who have lost loved ones in the performance of this mission. Every one of you are Great Americans.

Hopefully some people in this country will catch on to the purpose of your mission, and appreciate it. But that will never happen until they accept God's Law, and realize we have been in the past, and currently are, in a war with an enemy who doesn't share a World View that has The Rule of God's Natural Law, as the law that binds all men.

Stagnant State!! Stagnant Results!!

I headed home from the Judge Retention Rally Tuesday Night. My World View had just won. The Rule of Natural Law had been defended. But something didn't feel right.

Today I figured out what it was. The country was looking to return to the fundamentals, through new faces that believe in Common Sense. But the status quo in Iowa is still very much in place.

Let me make this clear the status in Iowa, isn't as quo as it is in Illinois,but it is still status quo just the same. One bizarre development is while the three judges were being fired. The judge who initiated the ruling that caused the removal of the three supreme court judges. Got retained by over 60% of the vote.

It was the eighties all over again in Iowa. Team Ray/Branstad is back. How did this happen? All over the country, and even down ballot in Iowa new faces were getting elected.

Iowa voted to retain an Attorney General that should have been gone along time ago. Everyone needs to lay off Brenna Findley, she ran a good campaign for an office that really most people don't even know exists. The only thing she was guilty of was not having any prosecution experience, and Miller exploited that in the last weeks of the campaign. That weighed heavy with people who do know the office exists, and probably made the difference.

Another bizarre turn. Mike Fitzgerald got retained. Didn't he lose the IPERS money? Matt Schultz won, and he can thank the Tea Party. The Tea Party knew more than any group that his office was in charge of the integrity of the ballot. An issue they are very concerned with.

Iowa's 1st,2nd,and 3rd Congressional Districts remained in Liberal hands. Further proving that Democrats believe in the Rule of Natural Law, that states Marriage is between a man and a woman, and courts, or legislatures for that matter have no right to make a law contrary to that. The judges could not have been thrown out, without voters from these three congressional districts stating that.

As I said before it was the eighties all over again in Iowa. Why? Because this state is stagnant. We are going to lose a Congressional District, because most of the population still living in rural Iowa, are people who voted for Branstad way back when. Their kids have left for other states, or the jobs that kept those communities together left, taking the people with them. Leaving behind laid off workers with no way to replace the lost income. No one lives in rural Iowa anymore who don't have a ton of cash in the bank, or collects a ton of support from the Government.

Iowa is a stagnant state , and because of it, we got stagnant election results Tuesday Night.

What can we do to shake Iowa out of this? I really don't know. The Branstad administration will try to continue the same policies that have led to this stagnation. They will try to bribe out side companies to come into the state, through the states tax base, to create jobs. You will need to hold your newly elected Statehouse person to account. You will need to ask them. What are you doing to keep big Government off your districts back? Bringing more money in from outside of your district, by taking it from someone else's district isn't going to work anymore.

It is obvious the shake up of this stagnation must start with the Republican Party of Iowa. Most of the stagnation I talk about, has been caused by Democrats and their Big Government ideas, and Republicans who see a chance to cash in on it.

Believe it or not the Republican Party is on its way to shaking things up. Matt Strawn, and his staff, and Kraig Paulsen, and Paul Mc Kinley have taken steps this cycle, that should promote policies more responsive to the electorate. They have made the party more customer friendly, and I commend them. The reason this is not so immediately evident, is that many of the County Committees across the state, still think politics is about pot lucks, and dinners instead of getting votes. Matt has started shaking up the stagnation of the Party, and it should start showing up in the years to come.

The reason the Republican Party must lead on this is in the third party vote results. Jonathan Narcisse missed third party status by 500 votes. He is a socially conservative Libertarian. The Libertarian Party of Iowa stuck with their nominee. Eric Cooper got 14,000 votes, and Jonathan got 20,000. If these two were combined Iowa would have an alternative party. As a person who leans very Libertarian, this tells me the Libertarian Party, really doesn't have a Socially Conservative view of the Rule of Natural Law.

The shake up of the stagnation in this state will occur, when the Social Conservatives of the Republican Party, get the Moderates, who really have Socially Conservative World Views to finally speak up and say it. Reagan Democrats have proven they will stand up for Family Values, when the Republican Party gives them a Reagan type candidate. Continuing to Re Reagan RPI needs to be a priority.

Only then will things start to smell better in this state.

It's the Numbers

A candidate was running for office. He had all of the issues down pat. A good conservative, with a proper world view on Natural Law.

A consultant told him. You can't win did you see the numbers? The numbers? Said the candidate. What do you mean? You are way too conservative for this race. The numbers all say the you are all ready in the hole 12% percent before you even begin. The Democrats out number the Republicans in your race by 12%. The polls also show that the voters in your race are moderates. You have no chance.

The candidate was stunned. How can this be? Reagan always won in this District. The candidate then thought, I know Regan must have won because Tax Relief, Gun Rights, and Pro Life supporters backed him in this district.

The consultant didn't know what to say. How could he tell the candidate that those advocacy groups have supported the Democrat in this race ever since Reagan retired as President? It didn't make sense. How do I explain this?

The Consultant decided to tell the truth. The truth is, that when Reagan was President, many of those groups were hungry, and idealistic. They were in politics for the issues. Then the money started coming in from people who believed in their cause.

It worked, Reagan got their issues to the fore front of the American Conscience, and more money came, in bigger amounts per donor than before, because they were effective advocacy groups. There is nothing wrong with this, they were doing a good job, and deserved to be rewarded accordingly.

But something happened along the way. Many of the founders of these advocacy groups retired, and turned the organizations over to others, who were not there during the early years. Most businesses are not run as well, by the people who take them over from the founder. They usually don't have the same motivations, that got them into the business, that their predecessor did. These newbies had gotten used to a certain level of income. Also if the groups funding dropped and they lost influence in the system, they would be the ones who destroyed the firm. They would be losers.

So they took the lazy approach. What are the registration numbers? The numbers show Democrat? Well lets find a Democrat who will vote on my issue, and get him in there. What about the other issues? To heck with that. I am responsible for keeping a prominent firm in my industry alive, and I am not going to take the chances that my founder took, on guys with bad registration numbers like Reagan. My founder had nothing to lose, I do.

So that is how you end up with Conservative organizations you could trust, when Reagan was President, supporting Liberals. It is about MY issue advocacy firm and nothing else. They can vote for tax relief, and vote against gun rights, and right to life. They can vote for a right to life, and vote against tax relief, and gun rights. They can vote for gun rights and vote against tax relief, and a right to life. These groups believe there will never be another Ronald Reagan, who was right on all of those issues. Besides many of the largest donors for these firms didn't like Reagan. He was a bit too small town for them.

One thing we can thank a system like this for, is there will probably be a new major party in Iowa come November 3rd. The odds are pretty good, that to be in that party you will have to be for tax relief, a right to life, and gun rights. One or two out of three will not count. Otherwise you wouldn't have any need for the new party. The other two will give you the single issue you are looking for.

The Convention and Varnum Revenge

There is quite a debate going on right now over the possibility of a State Constitutional Convention, and the Judge Retention Vote. The two are interrelated, but it is leading to some interesting voting trends the year.

I voted FOR the Convention because I believe it will be a vehicle that will lead to some permanent solutions, to problems we are having in this state. I also voted no on EVERY judge on the ballot. But, not out of the Varnum Revenge that the Pro Retention, and Judiciary Ruling Class claims.

I have been voting every judge out for a number of years now. If I had a relative who was a judge. I would vote that relative out, simply to get them back to earning an honest living. All joking aside. The best way to keep our system clean is to Term Limit everyone. The judge retention vote is how the judges are term limited. I believe in giving We the People more power, by letting their duly elected Governor choose whether any sitting judge should be reappointed. Which of course we do need to change that selection process, since it truly does not serve We the People. A Convention is a good way to change that process.

The Judge retention vote, is the beginning battle, in whether we are going to follow the US Constitution or not. It is Un Constitutional for people to take titles of Nobility in this country. Since anyone with a legal degree, becomes an Esquire, we are talking about a Judicial Branch that is seeking to institute a ruling, or aristocratic class of people, our ancestors left their homelands to get away from.

To my Non Interventionist friends. Since I probably do not need to take my shoes off, to count the number of countries in this world that are Republics based on the Rule of Natural Law. For us to not stand up for that principle World Wide, is simply not who we are. Who will stick up for current legal immigrants who have come here for the same reasons that our founders did? Immigrants from Iraq, Afghanistan, China, North Korea, Viet Nam, come to mind off hand.

Well back on topic. Sorry. To simply state that one judge is more talented than another judge smacks of elitism in itself. The basic requirement to be a judge is a fundamental faith in the word of God, and Common Sense. These two tools are all a judge needs to rule on the Constitutionality of Law. Since we are getting rulings, that either violate the Rule of Natural Law, or doesn't make any Common Sense, I would say the Judicial Branch needs to clean its own house. These Judicial Branch problems are happening, because we are not selecting Judges on merit, but on Heritage.

This election on November 2nd is only another chapter in this war on the separation of powers, the Three Branches of Government were devised to ensure that We the People lived in Freedom. The outcomes on November 2nd will only lead to further confrontation from two different World Views of what Government and our Society was intended to be.

Don't commit Varnum Revenge. Vote ALL of the judges out. Term Limit anyone who has been in their current office over four terms. Only then can we start down the path to a Government that serves We the People.

A Post from Jen Green

I have been a little flat for blogging lately. So I thought I would post this awesome blog from Jenn Green. She really gets it right.

What She Thinking
By Jen Green of WHO Radio

People keep telling me that for change, we have to get Republicans back into the statehouse. I get the same robocalls, blanket emails, and mailers you do. But you know what? That's not it. We don't need Republicans. We need heroes—heroes of conviction.

I have a little tip for all candidates running for office. I'm part of a key demographic, and I think you should want to know what I'm looking for.
I'm looking for a hero. You see, I've got lots going on in my life. I have a husband, kids, minivan, a job, and even a few pets. They all demand my attention almost a solid 18 hours a day. There's a constant pile of laundry, lunches to make, bathrooms to clean, carpools to organize, lawns to mow, meetings to attend. So, to be honest, I don't have much time to devote to politics.

That's where you come in.

I want to know that there's someone there taking care of Iowa for me. This is one of those jobs, that for now, I have to delegate to someone else. You know, like how early Americans elected a man like George Washington or John Adams, sent him to Washington, and he did his job—he duked it out (sometimes literally) and fought for the things that were right. He didn't worry about poll numbers or 24-hour media. He didn't worry about sound bites or “you tube.” He just fought first for his ideals, second for his country, and finally for his constituents.

I want a leader.

I want someone I don't have to keep an eye on. I want to trust him. No, I don't expect you to be perfect, have a perfect past, or be a choir boy. But, I do expect you to conduct yourself with integrity even when you screw up. Don't make excuses. Don't blame it on someone else. Take responsibility and accountability. Then move on and get your work done.

I want a warrior. Please listen to this very carefully: I don't want someone to work across the aisle. I don't want someone to compromise. Look where “bipartisanship” has gotten us! I'm not sending you there to be nice or make friends. I'm not sending you there to form secret handshake agreements or play give-and-take. I'm sending you there to take a stand.

I want a statesman.

I don't want someone to go there and do what he feels is right. I want him to do what IS right. And don't sit there and tell me you don't know the difference, or that there is no objective standard for what's right. That's baloney. Whether or not they were Christians, all of our country's forefathers had this in common: they believed in the Biblical principles of right and wrong. What's more, they read the Bible and believed in the One who gave it to us. They believed in good, patriotism, and liberty—all of which are ideals based on the objective principal of Truth put forth in the Bible.

So, if you want my vote, you'd better be ready to fight for what's right based on TRUTH, and I mean big "T" truth.

I know I keep using the male pronouns here, but I'm not excluding women. If you're a woman who can go to the Capitol and show these men what it means to be a statesmen, a leader, a fighter, a warrior, you go for it, girl, and I'm right there with you. I'll use whatever voice I have to send you there, if you're willing to fight.

You'll have to fight against the likes of Gronstal and even (unfortunately) those who say they are on your team. However, they instead base their moral compass on their feelings, their own agenda, or their lack of courage. Truth is often you'll have to vote against your own feelings. It may be lonely and tough sometimes, but if you represent me the way you promise, I'll always be behind you.

The way I see it anymore being a politician is a disgrace.

Politicians have made a career of compromising their public seat. My demographic doesn't want politicians anymore. We want heroes. We want statesmen. Being a statesman is an honor. It's much like being a parent. It's not a job, it's a responsibility.

And it's not a right or an entitlement. If you want a public seat, you should be willing to debate your opponent in public for that public seat. I need to see with my own two eyes that you can stand up for the issues against another person on a stage. If you won’t do that why should I assume that you will fight in front of an entire legislative body? Or in a private room full of folks trying to buy your vote?

So candidates, if you want my vote remember this: with my vote I give you my trust. With my vote, you represent my hope. With my vote, you protect the Truth. When you're willing to accept that responsibility, then, and only then, will you get my vote.

An Open Letter to the JCRCC

Dear Jackson County Republican Central Committee

Before you kick me off your committee. I resign. I should have resigned a long time ago, but for some reason, I thought things may eventually change.

So you are Kicking me off for supporting a non Republican Governor candidate. That candidate is the ONLY non republican I have been supporting. I have voted absentee this year, and openly supported every Republican who has not served or will serve over four terms in office. I believe in Term Limits. It is the biggest reason I am not supporting our nominee.

I thought the Republican party was a big tent. Obviously it is not. The very fact that there is a bylaw restricting members from openly campaigning for non party candidates indicates that. Come to think of it. Is there a bylaw? My understanding is that there is only one copy of the bylaws, and they have been under revision for three years. The one copy that we supposedly have, is never brought to the monthly meetings. The revision has been permanently on the meeting agenda every month, since someone pointed out that there really is no copy of them for anyone to refer to.

The thing I find really cowardly is you would send me a certified letter notifying me of this. One member did try to talk to me about this, but must have been told not to.

Now the rule you are talking about, I have seen in other counties rules, and you did hand out some piece of paper with it, and other non sense on it. But I don't recall a vote to adopt it by the local committee. The chairperson said, these where passed by the State Central Committee, and we had no choice but to follow them. Which if you recall I did not agree with. I don't agree with it.Also I do recall on that list that a member can be kicked off if they don't attend three meetings in a row. I have only been to one regular meeting this year (last winter), and one special convention. I should have been kicked off long ago.

I keep hearing the Republican party is a big tent. How can we be a big tent, if we do not allow for freedom of speech among our leaders? The unwritten policy of neutrality during primaries is also non sense. It is another unwritten by law, that is not written down, so it can be violated when some one in leadership wants to violate it. If the Republican Party is a big tent, our leaders should all be able to express their opinions, especially in primaries, and we should all respect each others opinion. That is the HONEST way to do it.

If you want to censure me for supporting a publisher who does NOT accept, Tobacco, Gambling, and Alcohol advertising, has some innovative new ideas to fix our state, and when Planned Parenthood dropped a SIX FIGURE check on his desk, to advertise with him, he GAVE IT BACK. Then kick me off. I don't want to be part of a party that can't seem to nominate candidates with those values.

While you are at it maybe you better talk to Lee Grassley. Who told me in front of all six members of a Media Com film crew in Cedar Rapids, and Jonathan, that he was voting for Jonathan. I guess he is a turn coat too, huh? Go to this link: http://narcisseforiowa.com/wp/?p=314, and check out the picture.

I also want to appeal to my BVP friends. I know you promised to sit this campaign out if Bob did not win. I commend you for keeping your word. But if you continue to sit this out you are only weakening your position, showing your approval of this ridiculous policy. Remember silence is consent.

Let me close in thanking the committee. I never realized I was so powerful, and influential, that little old me, not marching in lock step, with the party drum beat would draw such a reaction. When the State Central Committee censured Kim Lehman for standing up for life, I should have realized then, that I wasn't associated with any party that held the Rule of Natural Law as the Highest law of the Land.

Let's Be Consistent!!

I read Steve Deace's blog today, and was inspired to write this. Many people wonder why 40% of Evangelicals voted for Obama. I tell them it is because he was the honest one.

Think about it. He is doing everything he told us he was going to do.Then this week he again told everyone, despite his agenda is destroying his party's election season, that he was going to carry that agenda out in the next two years. Maybe he is stubborn. Humans tend some times to confuse commitment to stubbornness. He is showing me, that he is confident, that he was honest with the American people about who he was, and America was comfortable with that, because he won. I can't argue with his thought process on this. I also commend him for not changing his agenda, when it is obvious it is very unpopular.

Now before you call me a traitor. I have talked to many Viet Nam veterans, who had more admiration, for the integrity, and valor of the Viet Cong, than our South Vietnamese allies. That didn't mean they liked the enemy. They merely respected the enemies valor, and commitment.

As per Steve Deace's blog today. Staci Appel can count herself with Obama, in being honest about who she is. She is telling the absolute truth about herself. She also happens to be lying about Kent Sorenson, so I can't say she is honorable.

Consistency has been a strength of the Democratic Party. They present their ideas to the public on a consistent basis, and never back down from them. They have core values that are easy to understand, and they cling to them. That type of commitment endears THEIR voters to them. That is how Pete Stark, Maxine Waters, Chuck Rangel, ETC get reelected every time. Their constituents admire their consistency, because they are consistent. What else can you expect from a party whose mascot is a jack ass?

Here is an example of how Republicans are inconsistent. A friend of mine is supporting Tom Tancredo for Colorado Governor. I support Tom for Governor.

The other day, this friend posted a comment about Dan Maes the Republican nominee for Governor, essentially calling him an unpatriotic egomaniac. I was stunned. This person knew better than that. We are conservatives we don't make such statements that a Mike Castle, Lisa Murkowski, or Charlie Crist supporter would make.

There does seem to be some questions about Dan Maes.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2010/0903/With-Dan-Maes-in-Colorado-governor-race-can-GOP-just-get-along-Nope

This friend did not take being called out for inconsistency very well. I will not share the response. Haven't heard anything since. But it is a look at the fundamental problems going on in Republican circles. My friend who defended, Joe Miller, Marco Rubio, and Christine Odonnell, for the personal attacks that were made on them, committed a personal attack on Dan Maes. Very inconsistent behavior.

For Conservatism to make a come back. We Conservatives must be very, very consistent. If the Republican Party is to hold on to the large victory they will be seeing very soon. They will have to take on the responsibility, of being consistent.

The newly elected Republicans, will need to be the Republicans, the party platform tells the American people, Republicans are supposed to be. The new majority will need to show the same commitment to their agenda, that Obama and Staci Appel, and other Liberals have shown to their agenda. So far, I haven't seen a great sign of consistency on a party, or personal level among Republicans, or Conservatives. If they don't become consistent. Conservatism is over.

A Broken Pledge?

Until Thursday Night this week. I had never been to a Tea Party meeting. I enjoyed meeting people outside the World of the Two Parties, who seemed more interested in improving our government, rather than being an influential member of a political party.

The Republican's Pledge to America seemed to be a recognition of how fast the people in this meeting had gained influence by going outside the party establishment. By not playing the game, but changing the way the game was played. I was in a room with a movement that created the equivalent of the forward pass in football.

No longer was the party establishment able to grind out public discourse yard by yard. No longer will they clog up the middle, for no gain. The Tea party has thrown a screen pass around them, or went long down field on first and ten, caught them flat footed, and scored. The Pledge seemed to confirm that.

Then something happened. First District Congressional Candidate Ben Lange came in, and the group gave him some time for a speech.

Ben seems to be doing well. You can't go anywhere in Eastern Iowa with out seeing one of his signs. He is up against the Democrats sacred cow Bruce Braley, the apprentice to the Sith Lord Harkin.The man who will literally be the figure head leader, of the Democratic Party in Iowa after this election.

Ben tells us about his new ad. Which can be seen here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV-dZOxdFRk

I had not seen the ad at the time. When I got home and watched it, I was very,very impressed. There is the message. There is the spirit we need. Ben is right it isn't about Republicans and Democrats. It is about doing the right thing. At last someone gets it. Braley is on his way to the meat locker.

But hold on. During his speech. The one that Ben tells us about his new ad, he mentions that he is receiving some bad emails about it. I figure wow he really has the Democrats worried. WRONG!! The nasty emails are coming from the RNC, WHAT!! They don't like the bipartisanship expressed in the ad. Ben isn't promoting the label. ( My words.) They don't like that it isn't about Republicans and Democrats.

I am dumb founded. Didn't the leadership just Pledge to Work for America first? Who didn't get the memo about that at the RNC?

A little over a week and the Republicans have broke the Pledge. Or maybe the Pledge was designed to manipulate the Tea Party? Something about this is very fishy or my name isn't Lattimer, and it isn't. Could the RNC really have lied to America? If they haven't. Why hasn't the rest of the RNC got on board on the policy? How can the Republicans implement their pledge, when they can't get the whole team organized, to change a major philosophy for the party.

Oh I get it parties don't believe in philosophy any more. They believe in science. Money+Polling+Organization= Winning Message. The issues really don't matter. We don't need to listen to what people want. We have scientifically determined what they want to hear.

Ben Lange has shown he is listening. He has stepped up and said I can do this for you. He isn't saying you NEED me to do this for you. That is the difference between selfless service, and self service.

The RNC broke their Pledge to America by condemning Ben's message.

Colbert Needs to Pledge

Republicans made a good move in coming out with something of substance this week in their Pledge to America. Many people are wondering if the Republican leadership may have had their fingers crossed behind their backs.

To tell you the truth. I don't know. We have seen this before. Anyone remember 1994? But we do need to remember many of the people on the press conference were not there in 1994. If they were, they should have been Term Limited long ago. But that is another column.

I think we need to give the current leadership a break and see what happens. One thing that does concern me though, was the members of the press conference. I didn't see Steve King, Michele Bachmann, Duncan Hunter Jr, John Culbertson, Louie Gomert, etc. People I totally trust about their values. I do like Mike Pence. I do believe he is solid on his values. But I would also say he was the only one, that I could give that status too.

It is almost like he was a token appointment to the house leadership team. Some one that the base really trusts, that the elites think can keep the rabble of the party under control and on the team.

Yes, I like the pledge, I liked the Contract in 1994 also. So Republican leadership, please keep both hands in front of you for now on.

Stephen Colbert is a leader on public opinion? Give me a break. Colbert, I think you need to take a pledge, and pledge to never go to Washington again and waste the Tax Payer's employees time, and our money. Your defense of the status quo for our illegal immigration problem, by making fun of those who want a change, was despicable. How do I know this? CNN thought you were funny. That is proof enough.

Maybe they don't have an immigration problem in Beverly Hills. But you insulted the Patriots that want to defend and preserve this country, by calling them racists who don't want to do manual labor. You are the joke. Go back to back to your Comedy Channel, and the fantasy that is your life.

The Debate on Entanglements

America's Foreign Policy, although not on the fore front in the minds of American's this election season. Is a splitting point on getting things accomplished this year, and has been for a long time.

Liberty minded people believe as do I, that war must be declared by Congress. But the debate goes on as to whether America's Foreign Policy since World War II has been Constitutional or not.

In the strictest sense of the form it isn't. But if we look at the non interventionist policies that led to World War II. It is understandable a change in that policy was necessary. Lives could have been saved if America had been concerned with developments in Germany before the war broke out.

History has proved many people were aware of the Anti-semitic policies of the Third Reich around the World yet the World, and specifically America did not intervene.

The break down of the American system of Government currently in process. Took a turn towards restoration this week. Liberty minded people can take heart that they prevailed this week, and are in the process of putting our government back to it's founding heritage.

This has been delayed by the divide among Liberty minded people, over Foreign Policy, and is sure to raise it's head again after Nov 3rd. Something the current coalition that is Taking Back Our Country cannot afford.

Both sides of the issue have compromised, in order to get candidates elected that will respect the rule of law this nation was founded on. This is sure to go away on Nov 3rd.

In advance let me state my position to my fellow Liberty minded friends, who think differently than I do. The founding fathers really had no problem in America getting involved in foreign affairs.

Many people who do not agree with me, say George Washington said to not get involved in Foreign entanglements. I have done some research on this, and believe that is not correct.

Lets look at Washington's profile in the National Archives. Towards the end of the profile this passage reveals Washington's Foreign Policy agenda. It also reveals that he has been taken out of context on the entanglements statement

( In foreign affairs, despite opposition from the Senate, Washington exerted dominance. He fostered United States interests on the North American continent by treaties with Britain and Spain. Yet, until the nation was stronger, he insisted on the maintenance of neutrality. For example, when the French Revolution created war between France and Britain, he ignored the remonstrances of pro-French Jefferson and pro-English Hamilton.

Although many people encouraged Washington to seek a third term, he was weary of politics and refused to do so. In his "Farewell Address" (1796), he urged his countrymen to forswear party spirit and sectional differences and to avoid entanglement in the wars and domestic policies of other nations.)

In this passage we see that Washington did not want involvement in Foreign Affairs. Because he felt America was not strong enough to be involved on the World Stage. America was too young and under developed Militarily to get involved. Notice he also warned against party loyalty, and fighting between states. His foreign policy warning was in the context of America not being strong enough. It had nothing to do with the morality or immorality of Foreign involvement.

I truly believe since Washington presided over the Constitutional Convention that wrote our Constitution. He would have said at that time, that America did have a right to intervene in foreign countries for moral purposes. But was not strong enough to do so.

How is it America can intervene for the morality of it? It is that passage in the Constitution that all men are created equal, and are born with unalienable rights. It didn't say anything about Americans only, or countries with a King or Queen. Even in an aristocracy God is involved. We happen to believe that the power comes to us from God. Aristocracies believe the power comes from God to a King or Queen, or potentate.

The thought crosses my mind. Was there such a thing as Communism back then? I don't believe there was. Either that or the Founding Fathers were not aware of it. Communism of course has no God involved at all. So I believe the founding fathers would have said it is alright, to ensure that all of the people of the Earth, have the unalienable rights handed down to us from God,and communicated to us through the Bible. I believe they would have taken the moral authority to liberate those who are oppressed by a system where God is not involved. Notice Hamilton, and Jefferson wanted to do just that. But Washington knew America was not strong enough to carry out that mission.

For the Liberty agenda to continue past Nov 2, those in the Liberty movement will need to reject the rhetoric of Ron Paul, and accept the rhetoric of Rand Paul on Foreign Policy. Let's face it. You can't prove to me that our Foreign Policy is evil and an attempt at War Profiteering. I also cannot prove to you that it isn't.

One thing is for sure. I have history on my side. The intent of the founding fathers is clear in the passage shown. You need to come up with something more concrete than taking Washington out of context.

Until you do. All you are doing is driving potential allies out of our movement who think like I do. I haven't lost a child from the execution of America's Foreign Policy. They have, and they do not need to compromise. They have earned the right not to.

Change is Coming?

Last nights election results was a victory for common sense traditional American Conservatives. Is change on the way? Maybe nationwide. But in Iowa?

On the same night the establishment took a huge hit nationally, an ugly display of the Iowa Political establishment in the form of the Governor's Debate took place. At least that is what I am taking from a Des Moines Register report, that I do not doubt for one minute is accurate. It is.

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/09/14/gov-debate-a-brain-suck-might-be-more-fun/

I must admit. I did not see the debate. I spent the debate time in a meeting, for my local statehouse candidate, who still believes in service to his community. I suspect I was not alone across the state.

The Governors race, and the nominees both parties have produced, reflects a disconnect with the general public, and further endangerment of Iowa losing its first in the nation Presidential status. After all how can we expect cutting edge Conservative Presidential Candidates to come here if the Iowa Republican electorate isn't reflective of the change that is obviously echoing across the nation?

Americans are interested in solutions to the problems facing our society. Our children's inheritance is being mortgaged, in the name of temporary job creation, that no one can even begin to buy a house with. We are seeing a decline in basic government services, despite paying more in taxes for them. This big, bloated, ineffective government, the establishment of both parties has produced is, also circumventing our unalienable rights, and under mining the corner stone of our society, the American Family.

After last night change is coming. But what of Iowa? Is this the best we can do for the public debate of our Governors race? Have we allowed our political system to become a reality TV show? We are in need of ideas not the scripted rhetoric of Professional Wrestling.

There are two more debates yet. There is still time to have an open conversation about the issues facing our state. Jonathan Narcisse should be allowed in the debates.

The fact that the debate seemed to turn in to a family squabble between two siblings, gives legs to the criticism many are making that the two parties are in bed with each other.

Iowa needs to wake up. Change is coming. Let Narcisse in the debates. Let freedom ring.

Culture War Lost?

Bill OReilly talks all of the time of the Culture War going on in America today. The moral compass OReilly and many Americans grew up with seems to be spinning out of control. There seems to be no direction, other than the change that Obama has promised the American people.

Furthering this agenda is the trend that the Republicans are heading for a big win this November. Its 1994 all over again. It sure is.

After two years of Bill Clinton. The American people were ready to slow him down. He was implementing change too quickly, and endangering Americas Cultural Heritage as a moral country. Anyone but a Clinton crony. The Contract for America laid out good ideas to solve problems America was facing. Candidates who signed onto it got elected in droves. We asked ourselves. Did that candidate believe in the Defense of the unborn? Well, maybe he is a little soft on that. But we need change, we need that Democrat out. Did the Republican I am voting for give me a clear statement on his position of what marriage should be? Well he is a little soft on that but we need change.

In the race for Iowas Governors Office, Iowans have been given the choice of two incumbents. One with four incompetent years of service, the other with sixteen years of relatively competent service, FISCALLY.

This is leaving Social Conservatives out in the cold. Past compromises Gov Branstad has made on cultural issues, has made him an unacceptable alternative, to the other candidate who may not even have the integrity that Gov Branstad has. Make no mistake, I have no trouble with Gov Branstad personally. I think he is a good person, with personal convictions that are Socially Traditional, but he has set them aside in order to Govern. This is a result of being in office too long. This is a compelling reason for term limits. Public service is supposed to be service not a career.

The tactic for Social Conservatives in Iowa this fall, is to get as many Social Conservatives elected as possible down ballot, to off set the Social Moderate gains the Republican establishment will make, because the money that got their Democrat opponent in office, realize that they need to play the other side of the aisle this cycle.

This maybe a major set back in the Culture War. Although the battle at the top of the ticket seems lost, they believe they can still keep the cause alive through down ballot victories. Social Conservatives need to get into the Governors race immediately.

I was listening to Rush yesterday, and he was talking about New York's 1st Congressional District, where a solidly conservative candidate he supports was given a primary opponent, by the Washington establishment. WHAT? The Republican establishment is confronting the leader of the Revolution of 1994? YES It has changed that fast. The Republican establishment is no longer lead by people who want Ronald Reagan, or Barry Goldwater conservatives in it. They are now part of a ruling class that believes themselves above American cultural tradition. Here in Iowa the confidence of a victory for the ruling class, is starting to show in the grass roots.

Already there have been instances of candidates who are Republican nominees for down ballot races being slighted by the Branstad establishment. They are either being dis invited to fund raisers. Or showing up at events and not being introduced when they were introduced the last time the event was held. They are basically being ignored if they come down too hard on those divisive social issues, that have been a cornerstone of America Culture.

To Iowa's Social Conservatives. The strategy of getting socially conservative candidates in down ballot is not going to work. You are not going to get enough of them in to have any effect on the power play that is State Government. The power is in the Governors office. There is a candidate I have found has the World View we are looking for to defend traditional American Culture. He is Jonathan Narcisse. If we can rally behind him. It is possible a victory can still be had for us. If not at least we can get close enough to make Branstad consider our way of thinking. The Branstad campaign has made an attempt to reach out to us because they know they need us. We all know once the election is over it will be the same thing again. They will not need us til the next election.

So please get on board to help Jonahtan Narcisse. He is the one candidate in the Governors race who is carrying our banner. Branstad is going to be the winner in a Culver, Branstad race. If Branstad wins big he will grab the mandate of that big win, and run rough shod over any candidate you get in down ballot. Life will be very rough for them up on the hill in Des Moines. So much so they may not run for reelection.

The front line of the culture war is Iowa. You have less than 60 days to keep that fight alive. If the election is held right now. The culture war is over, and the change Obama promised is on its way, with no chance to stop it.

The Girls Know When It Is Over First

After a hectic week of moving into a different house. I got a chance to catch up on my pod casting. For years I have labored in the Grass Roots for the Republican Party. I carried the party banner, and took jobs the party establishment would't do anymore. This last primary season has made me realize I am a Rino. I am a Registered Republican, but the Republican Party of Ronald Reagan I believe in doesn't exist anymore.

The person who made me realize this was Jen Green. Like my self she had been in the Grass Roots for allot of years, and Ken Mehlman coming out of the closet was the last straw. Mehlman the former Chair for the Bush campaign, and long time Republican operative, admitted he was gay and was working against the social conservatives in the Republican Party to stop their agenda. This was enough for Jen. She was out of this relationship. She was issuing a restraining order by changing her voter registration.

She is right, many of us for years have looked at the party platform, and voted for the Republican nominee, even though that nominee didn't seem to believe in our platform. I am still, at this moment wondering if I should change my registration. There are Republican candidates on the ballot that do believe in the platform, that I want to vote for, and support. They are not Republican establishment though. Just like the guy in a broken relationship, who wants to keep trying even though it hasn't been good for a long time. I feel a need to try again. She has forgiven him when he has been in the wrong, and he has shown his appreciation for that, by continuing the behavior she has forgiven him for. She has finally given up on him and he can't understand why. :)He just knows if we try one more time, it will all be fine. He keeps coming around and she has to get a restraining order.

Listening to Vicki Stogdill on The Deace Show podcast, is another example of the girls know it is over first. Having been a long time activist, and married to a man who owned a long established small business, she for years thought the Republican Party, she was in support of, had the values she had. It was socially conservative, and a defender of small Main Street businesses. She had never seen many of the corporate donations both parties were collecting, from corporations that were actually in favor of sending jobs overseas, and shutting down main street, and move those businesses to the Mall. She is running for the Statehouse as an Independent. She is not going to keep taking the abuse anymore.

I remember the first time I was wondering if the Republican Party was an adversary of the Democratic Party, or a partner in a WWF sanctioned wrestling match where the winner was predetermined. At the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis we were at a breakfast sponsored by an Indian Casino Group from the Southwestern United States. Our host the President of the Group, admitted he had been in Denver the week before, and hosted a breakfast for the Democrats. I should have caught on then. But hey I am a guy. We aren't quitters.

So thanks Jen and Vicki for being the strong women the feminist movement wants women to be. But always condemn if they aren't Democrats. To you guys out there waiting for the restraining order. I leave you with the words of that great philosopher Groucho Marx.

Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.
Groucho Marx

A Common Cause A Common Heritage

Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally has shown us America, and the vision of the Founding Fathers is still alive and can pull us through as it has in the past.

It is obvious to me, being a Beck fan from his CNN days, (It was the ONLY show I watched on CNN) that after one year of the 912 Project being in place, that it wasn't what Beck had envisioned. Many Social Moderates and Non Intervention foreign policy activists had infiltrated the 912 Groups, and that is not what Beck wanted. 912 had reminded us of our common cause Freedom. But it hadn't reminded us of our common Heritage. The Rule of Natural Law.

The rally and the Friday Night event Divine Destiny was a clarification by Beck that the problem is more than an attack on freedom in our Government. It is the attack of our Cultural Heritage that is the problem.

By recreating the I Have a Dream speech Martin Luther King Jr gave 47 years ago. Beck reminded us of when this country had basically attained the vision of the Founding Fathers. Until Martin Luther King Jr., not all Americans had the unalienable Rights communicated to us through the bible. There was segregation and inequality for the community King was in. They were not given the same rights of participation in our Government, yet they were required to obey the same laws.

Alverda Kings speech confirmed to us that her Uncle truly was a conservative, and Poverty Pimps like Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson have usurped his legacy, and perverted the meaning of his movement. Ms. King's defense of traditional marriage, and the unborn, and her statement that her uncle would not agree to anything else but a defense of those two fundamentals of our society. Has brought us back to the common Heritage expressed in the original speech 47 years ago.

That common heritage, especially the ability to worship God in your own way is what draws us all together. The Defense of those around the World who are not granted those unalienable rights is the main mission of the United States Military. Many Non Interventionists would say that the Founding Fathers warned about getting involved in Foreign entanglements. I would say they warned about getting into the wrong Foreign Entanglements. Making sure the Freedom we bring for others, is the Freedom we enjoy here. I believe that was effectively portrayed Friday Night and Saturday Morning. There were many examples of Veterans who have put their lives on the line for their fellow man. Should we only Liberate Countries who follow our Diversity of Religious expression? I don't believe so. But if by liberating them, they adopt our Diversity. Then so be it. A theocracy chosen out of Freedom, is better than one chosen by tyranny. Would you not agree?

Because America is not a theocracy, sometimes we run into conflict about theology. Many in the Evangelical Community has criticized Beck for not believing in Jesus Christ. Beck states that he does. Only he and God knows, and the attacks on him were unfair. I believe the interpretation of the Bible by Evangelicals is correct. I also believe the Founding Fathers intended followers of all Religious faiths, that believe in the Rule of Natural Law were to be citizens.

Are atheists American Citizens? I would say yes. Are they UN American? Well if they do not believe in the Rule of Natural Law, and at least concede that it is the rock this country is built on. I would say yes. This country is founded on the Rule of Natural Law. To not at least acknowledge that. Is to deny the purpose of America in itself. I believe you can acknowledge the rule of Natural Law and not necessarily be a Christian. The Constitution was written for that expressed purpose. The Diversity of Religious beliefs showcased this weekend confirms that. I did not hear any of leaders reject the Constitution because it may be based on Biblical principles.

The other awesome part of the weekend, especially Sunday. Was the pronouncement of American exceptional ism and accomplishment. By having the rally by the reflecting pool, Beck reminded us it is the duty of every generation, to take on the hard tasks and solve problems, so the next Generation doesn't have to.

Our two party system has let us down. It is nominating candidates in a manner of the elitism our founding fathers left Europe for, and many Americans have paid the ultimate sacrifice to prevent. The two party system no longer does honor, to the very heritage, and honorable sacrifice the people of America are expecting of it. This is evidenced by the economic tricks both parties seem to be immersed in, and the refusal to change that policy, despite the fact they know they are leading us down the road to economic Armageddon.

The solution for us and our children, is to pick out the very few public servants still left who believe in the rule of Natural Law. Perhaps it is necessary for an Alternative Party to do this. So far a third party movement has not been effective. Why? Most of them neglect to recognize the honorable mission of the United States Military. I am sorry, the troops are the policy. You can't support the troops, and not support what they do. Many who do support the troops, are Socially Moderate, like a McCain or John Kerry. They overlook cultural norms that preserve the family and promote freedom. They think because they have their family unit intact, what ever happens in our country, cannot affect them. After all they are the ruling class we are not.

This weekend was an enormous start to Restoring Honor. By restoring Honor we will Restore Our Country. The 912 and Tea Party movements need to decide if they are being served in a two party system that has yet to catch on to the fact that Americans believe in the Institution of Traditional Marriage, and Defense of Unborn Life. They also believe their fellow man deserves to live that way, by sending their children over seas to Defend Freedom.

I urge all in the 912 and Tea Party movement to think this over hard. You got credit for getting Scott Brown elected, and he has ended up being part of the ruling class. Until you unite on the Social Rule of Natural Law, and the Defense of unalienable rights defended and advanced by our military. What happened this weekend will go for naught.

GOP Ground Swell ?

The polls are showing well for the GOP for this falls election. One thing I believe is being overlooked is the high undecideds yet on many of these polls.

If this were twenty years ago, I would have confidence of a GOP landslide. Of course Reagan was still on the American conscience, and not a figure of history, that is being spun into what ever legacy, unscrupulous historians think they want to make of him.

These same unscrupulous historians seem to be involved in many of the campaigns of GOP nominees. Many of them are taking candidates that might not necessarily have Reagan's World View, and spinning them into some one people will vote for, who still have Reagan's World View.

This is being done by running a People Magazine, personality driven campaign, rather than running on solutions to our current problems.

The very essence of this is being portrayed in the Brad Zaun Campaign. Zaun being a very Reagan like candidate, has been the victim of a campaign staff that is a little out of touch of their candidate.

The ill advised press release 14 Reasons to Replace Leonard Boswell, issued just before the State Fair. Allowed Boswell and the Des Moines Register to throw the switch and attack Zaun on his ideas, and his personal financial life. This happened because Zaun's campaign for some reason did not understand that he was ahead.

The polls coming out this week shows Zaun survived the attack by Boswell and the Des Moines Register about his ideas. But the Zaun campaign is still waiting to see if the financial problems will affect his numbers. The reporting of this by a popular online Republican magazine, which I will take as acurrate, indicates a lack of total confidence that Zaun's response to his financial problems may not pacify the electorate.

This indicates to me that the Zaun Campaign, or the person reporting it, do not have a a full understanding of Reagan the politician. Zaun's interview with the Register about his past financial problems was awesome. It was Reagan. Zaun has nothing to be ashamed of, and he stated it and gave compelling reasons, and hope to those currently in a similar situation. Zaun will not lose numbers over this. He actually has improved his position. He is one of the people. Boswell should be ashamed to use the financial responsibility card when he is voting for irresponsible spending in the House everyday. Zaun came out of this very well because he handled this himself. I urge him to continue this trend.

Zaun's race is quickly becoming a microcosm of elections all over the country. He has a ten point lead.But there is 12% undecided out there. Many races are in the same shape. Since Zaun has faced an attack a little earlier than most leaders he is in position for victory. The question is what does he do from here.

Zaun needs to be Zaun. He needs to continue on and push his ideas, and never allow personalities to be drawn into his race again. He needs to wear Reagan's shoes that fit him, perfectly, and look good on him. He needs to ignore the machine that promotes RINO's in the election process. ( Reagans In Name Only) He doesn't need that dishonesty and it almost cost him the election.

I love the rhetoric of campaigning, the red meat it feeds you. I love a good medium well done steak, and twenty years ago 14 Reasons to Replace Boswell would have worked. Not today. Today the electorate knows this country is up against the wall. The enemy is at the gate, and it is not being destroyed by military conflict. But by the destruction of our Social and Economic system.

That is the reason the undecideds are so high in many of these races. America is waiting to see if the Republican Party is being run by the Reagan way of thinking again, or by Reagans in Name Only.

Return of the Empire

The primary results of last night reflect a muddled landscape for the Republican Party. Although the Jedi coaliton is making effective progress in returning the party to the fundamentals embodied in the platform. The evil trade alliance still has its power hold on the Republic.

Senator Murkowski's loss to her Palin led opponent shows that Palin still holds a strong hold in her home state. A very shaky one though as shown by the results. Marco Rubio as the Republican nominee in Flordia shows good momentum in that state, although a narrow loss by Bill Mccollum has maybe been a set back for Huck Pac.

This gets to a question of consistency on Huckabee, and Palin's endorsements. So far Huckabee is showing a better track record than Palin. He has endorsed basically conservative out siders and very few insiders. Slowly changing the party by a coaliton of fundamental conservatives who have been in the party and talented new comers intent on principle first party second. Although Palin has many followers with the same philosophy as Huckabee supporters, she has been off the mark when endorsing, jumping in late and backing the candidate with the most momentum.

The results of the Arizona Senate primary last night really does reflect the state the Republican Party is in. The Oligarch's won another one last night. Won it handily, and sent a message that the ruling oligarchy class is still in control. Elements of both parties are setting an agenda, not from a conspiracy stand point. But from a like mindedness that is causing a mixed bag of choices for who the American people will hire as their employees.

This oligarchy believes in a class structure of heredity, not accomplishment, and it is hurting the Republic. Can the destruction and creation of an empire be on the way?

The answer is a repeal of the 17th amendment to the Constitution. It changed the way we choose our Senators from being elected by your State House to being elected by the public. This amendment has caused the very corruption it was intended to stop. Our founding fathers intended the U.S. Senate to be the representative body chosen by your State Legislature. Your Senator was to be accountable to your State Legislature, now your State Legislature is accountable to your Senator. This has created the large political machines we are looking at today,that is being manipulated by special interests.

I believe one persons special interest, is another persons necessary spending. It is all a matter of perspective and who is receiving the payoff. The only solution to big Government spending can only be by going back to the spending authorized in the Constitution. The current situation of publicly electing your Senators has allowed those special interests to infiltrate and control our Government.

Iowa is a shining example of this. Tom Harkin, and Chuck Grassley both have completely different world views. But they are both on perpetual reelection because the special interests funding their campaigns, don't have to influence an entire State House. They only have to give the two U S Senators funding and let them control who is serving in the State House. Totally against the vision of the founding fathers. It has also created the inconsistency of all Senators on the issues that infuriates all of us. John McCain is the shining example of this. Because they are not allowed or have chosen to not be allowed to serve from a basis of their world views, they have to go with what the special interest funding is saying.

So take notice. The Oligarchy is alive and well. It is entrenched in both parties. The current strategy of the two biggest leaders of the Jedi, Huckabee, and Palin, are getting mixed results from their endorsements, because they are trying to change a Republic with a corrupt Senate. They don't realize the Empire is here and the Republic has collapsed.

But there is still hope. As long as the Constitution is still the law of the land, and as long as people who believe in original intent, realize that Natural Law supersedes the Constitution there is still hope.

ABC and NASCAR

Nascar is one of the most popular sports in America today. It not only incorporates the competition of running faster than the other guy. It also encompasses many skills that Americans use every day.

The first thing one thinks of off the bat is of course mechanics. Nascar race teams also use Sales, Hospitality, Engineering, Customer Service, and many other skilled trades in their line of business.

I believe a correlation can be drawn in the coverage of the Nascar race Saturday Night by ABC, and the decrease of quality in American culture.

For example although ABC does need to sell ads to make the event pay for itself. ABC had gone out and sold so many ads the quality of their presentation suffered.

Keeping track of the laps that were missed during commercials Saturday Night. I came up with a conservative total of 134 laps missed. The race was 500 laps long. That means I missed 26% of the race.

ABC has had this problem before. They came up with the solution of using a split screen, so you can see the race and the commercial at the same time. I guess maybe this made the advertisers unhappy. I don't know. But I can tell you missing 26% of the race, to watch commercials that are mostly concerned with pulling off some kind of gimmick, rather than promoting Quality, and Value, has made ABC and Nascar's customers very unhappy.

This is not an uncommon problem ABC and Nascar is going through. It permeates through our entire society.

Every day the Government, in the attempt to create a need, and fill it to get votes, imposes more and more burden on the already strained productivity of Americas economy.You really can't blame the Government. We have allowed this to happen. We continue asking what America can do for us, rather than ask what can we do for America. We reward people running for office who are adept at creating a need, than finding a need and filling it.

Of course the only need that Government should fill, Freedom, is contained in the pages of the Constitution, and the Constitution is a terrible thing for those who believe in creating a need or don't believe in Freedom. Look at what our public servants are running on. Creating jobs, creating tax breaks, creating dependency on Government programs for Social Services, picking winners and losers.

Essentially creating a ruling class that really don't have to live like the people they rule.

What has led to this is a fundamental shift in selling ideas in this country. Salesmanship is taught as learning to sell a pencil. The thought process is. If I can build value in an item most everyone has, I can build my market share. The problem is most people already have pencils, and pretty much have found a use for them. I believe the term is called selling the same old thing.

Now if I come from an old fashioned approach of Find A Need and Fill It. I have just automatically created value that is useful for all involved. The seller and the customer. The problem with this approach, ( or modern America thinks this is a problem) is it requires me to listen first. Otherwise how can I find out what the need , or problem is? That is called market research. Honest market research tells me what demographic my product fits into. Today we work from the context that we know what you want and we need to find the right message to make your demographic realize it. That is the difference between a Republic and an Oligarchy. Both function under the Democratic system of Government. One listens to what you think. The other tells you what you should think.

So ABC. The market research I am hearing out here, is many race fans are not happy with only seeing 74% of the race. They are paying Satellite, and Cable fees to see the whole race. Race fans like many Americans know what they want. You also know from your ratings that viewer ship is dropping. Of course if you are losing viewers you will be losing advertisers to other sports who are seeing an increase in viewer ship. (NFL)? First hint: the NFL doesn't cut away during a play. They wait for a time out. There were seven caution flags Saturday Night you cut away on only four of them. When you came back from commercial breaks we were treated to more ads from the announcers.

America like NASCAR and ABC needs to reexamine their business model. That business model needs to be written based on what you hear, not on what you want people to hear.

In the case of America, that business model has already been written. It is called the Constitution. It was written after our founding fathers heard about freedom, and learned about it. They took the best parts of other Governments through out history and threw out the bad parts of those systems that market research showed did not fulfill a need or provided value to their citizen's.

A return to the fundamentals of providing value is the only thing we need to restore this country.

Comebacks and Brett Favre

Let me start this off by saying that Sage Rosenfels is from my hometown. So I am a little biased on this. It was announced last night that Brett Favre is returning for another year to the Vikings. What Favre has done the last few years by extending his career with special treatment, has really set an elitist tone for the country.

Favre returned to Minnesota last night with the usual press coverage including the local traffic helicopter from one of the Minneapolis media outlets. One wonders how traffic flow went with out the helicopter covering it. Or maybe traffic was held up with a tax payer funded motorcade to get Favre to the practice facility?

Now it may sound like I am not a Favre fan. I actually am, and love to watch him play football. But I think you get to an extreme when it comes to some things and in the Favre case this is it.

Sage Rosenfels has been in the NFL 10 years. He has paid his dues. Everywhere he has gone he has always been stuck behind another Quarter Back that was paid more and they have had to play the higher priced QB. Or he has ended up in the situation he is in now behind a Hall Of Famer, despite good results when he has played. Just last Saturday Night Sage led the Vikings to a victory with over 300 yards passing, and 3 TD passes. Sage is ready to be a full time NFL Quarterback. Has been for several years.

I do not expect Favre to go through the usual schedule of training, etc required of all NFL players to play the game. Favre even admits he can't do it anymore. But what happend to the American Tradition of sportsmanship and fair play? Farve has been given special treatment to continue a Hall of Fame career and is not required to match the same standards as his NFL contemporaries. As much as I like Brett Favre. There comes a time when you have to say I have had my shot, and I need to make room for younger people who can do it.

The same thinking that has enabled Brett Favre to continue playing, has crept into our political system. We have a Governor candidate trying to make a come back. This candidate has had a hall of fame career. He has won four Super Bowls, three more than Brett Favre, and many fans of his team are excited to see him play one more season. They can't see anyone else who can do the job. His franchise tried many younger Quarter Backs who performed well and were capable of taking over, but for some reason they want him back in there.

Just like Brett Favre. I like this candidate very much, and consider him to be a good guy. Way better guy than his other opponents in the league. For the most part this guy is an honest guy. One of the players on his team asked him recently why the front office was ignoring them despite the fact that they were on the same team, and he gave her an honest answer. He said look. I know this person will not be as good as you when I take over the Quarter Back position. But only so many people from one team can win every season, and your position has been penciled in to be filled by the other team. I mean come on the people backing your competitor for this job, hold a big block of season tickets in this league, for both home and away games, and we are certainly not going to tick them off.

Just like poor old Sage, this talented new comer to the league is being slighted by the front office despite obvious qualifications. This also happened to the other Governor candidates in training camp who were new and their chance had come up to become the starter. For some reason the front office ignored the standards required of a starting role and went with the veteran who was maybe past his prime.

Thank you Brett Favre for creating the mind set that maybe it doesn't have anything to do with performance. That it is who you know. Not what you know. Thank you for reminding us that here in America we work hard for an opportunity, access that opportunity, and then move on to a new opportunity, so that some one younger has a chance at it.

I will still back the Vikings because of Sage Rosenfels. I may even watch more football this fall and not even pay attention to the Governor Bowl. I may tune in for the half time show, but the ads aren't even going to be interesting.

Zaun Loses the Edge!!

As I had feared last week. Instead of covering the fair, the press covered The Zaun Campaign's attempt to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. So far it has been successful.

In response to Zaun's 14 Reasons to Replace Leonard Boswell the Des Moines Register has issued this opinion:


A thistle to Brad Zaun for a pathetic lack of originality when it comes to health care. The Republican running for Congress called the new health reform law a "disaster" and proceeded to roll out the same tired ideas – health savings accounts, tort reform, etc. – for fixing the system. Members of his party didn’t reform health care when they were in the majority. Now that Congress and the president enacted reform (it is the law, guys), the Zauns of the world just can’t stop saying "no." They should try harder to come up with fresh ideas.

Make no mistake the Register is wrong. These are great ideas. They are responding to calling out Boswell in the presentation of those ideas. Because they do not want the general public to think they are standing up for Boswell they attack Zaun's ideas. It is obvious the Register staff likes Boswell. Most big Iowa papers are dominated by Democrats. Notice I didn't call them Liberals. Liberals write for the Village Voice, Rolling Stone, and other Cannabis friendly publications. Democrats write for the Des Moines Register.

Many of you will not want to hear this but the 14 Reason's to Replace Leonard Boswell caused a reaction from the Democrats at the Register, that reflects their readership. Otherwise they wouldn't have any readers. The reason for the reaction is calling Boswell out by name. Calling for the replacement of Boswell is the lack of originality here, not the Health Care ideas.

Time after time Republican challengers think that because their opponent got in by personal negative attacks, they should campaign on a personal negative attack basis.Republicans fail to realize that reminding the very people you are trying to reach, that they voted for a bum last time, you are asking them to admit a mistake. Remember what the famous Iowa Boy John Wayne always said. "Never apologize it's a sign of weakness". In a state full of Hawkeye Basketball, and Cubs Baseball fans it is impossible to tell them next year is now. Just as they emotionally attach themselves to their sports teams, they emotionally attach themselves to their politicians.

Leonard Boswell to them is the War buddy they all hung out with. He is the guy who sees to it they receive their benefits they have earned. He is an enlisted man. Not an officer. He is a guy who did the dirty work saw the action first hand and survived the risks. They don't care what he has done so far. They are concerned if you can do a better job. But telling them the person they already hired is incompetent and they have made a bad choice, will never work. To get them to admit that would be admitting a weakness. I can't help it that is how Democrats, and Independents think. Those Democrats and Independents all read the Des Moines Register.

Reagan understood the mind set of the typical American. After all that is what we are talking about here. The typical American citizen who loves the underdog, is tolerant but not too tolerant to defy tradition, or reject the truth of common sense. Look at marriage and holidays. Both are very high in the opinion polls yet.

To sum this up. Imagine you go into a potential employers office. The first thing you say without telling the new boss one thing about what you can do for them is. I am better than anyone you have working for you now. Or I used your product once and so and so did a poor job. Your new boss who is hiring you for the same job may react negatively. You haven't even told him why you can be a valuable member of his business. You haven't shown you understand what his business does, or tried to understand the new boss's view on things, for that matter. I mean we are forming a working relationship here. Relationships are a two way street. Maybe the employee, who he has been happy with for several years, is past his time, has discussed quiting, but the boss was unsure how to replace him? Or business is good and he needs another employee in that department? Think you will get the job?

To Intervene or Not to Intervene!!

There is a great debate among Libertarian minded people about Americas's foreign policy. If we believe in Natural Law and that Natural Law applies to all people, ( I don't recall God saying Americans only in the bible about that) then we must assume that helping people in other countries establish the rule of Natural Law should be one of America's goals, or even responsibilities.

A great many Liberty minded people believe America should only be involved in Congressionally declared war. That if a President deploys troops it should only be with the permission of the Congress. The Constitution does make a case for this.

Since World War two was the last war considered Constitutionally legal by those of Libertarian persuasion. I think it is worth looking at the policy that led to World War two.

Monday night at 7pm central, there is going to be a movie on Turner Classic Movies called The Mortal Storm.

Mortal Storm, The (1940)
The Third Reich's rise tears apart a German family.
Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan Dir: Frank Borzage BW-100 mins, TV-PG

Notice the year this movie was made. Several immigrants from Germany had come to America by this time and was telling everyone what was going on. Many in the Hollywood Community were concerned. This is a big change from today where many in Hollywood seem to sympathize with the tyrants. The cultural denigration of Germany that is portrayed in this movie is too significant to ignore. The Politically correct tone the Third Reich insisted on and it's effect on education is stunning. Until 1940 Hitler allowed the foreign press to follow him everywhere. If you search Life magazine photos he was drawing crowds the size of which major rock concerts and sporting events draw today in out side venues.

Despite all of this evidence that Hitler was building an tyrannical totalitarian state that did not tolerate opposing points of view and discriminated against certain members of their population, the World stayed out of German affairs, and instead tried to appease Hitler, with little evidence they even criticized him for his policies.

The appeasement of Hitler cost many lives in the long run, and set a tone for America's future foreign policy. No longer were we going to allow such a thing to happen. We learned the lesson's of tolerating tyranny and have followed through on it since.

It can be argued by many Libertarians that America has used Third Reich tactics to impose on it's own citizen's freedom. Traffic cameras are one example. Hitler set up movie cameras at different spots around Germany to observe the population. I can go on and on here about things the government maybe doing to take Liberty away from us. There have been many examples,and Libertarians do an excellent job pointing them out.

But until Libertarian minded people come to the realization that America is the world's only true super power, and we traditionally have come to the aid of those who have been denied The Rule of Natural Law around the World. You will never break the monopoly the two major parties have on the political process. Of course the Libertarian movement also needs to reaffirm a belief in the Rule of Natural Law, or do you just stop at the Constitution?

Please take a moment to view this movie Monday Night. If you cannot see it at that time, be sure to set your DVR. Just like for many years It's A Wonderful Life got ignored til America realized it needed the movie and the values in it. This movie can become a lesson for this time in history pertaining to learning from the past to avoid making the same mistakes today.

To my non Interventionist Libertarian friends. Until you come to grips with this issue , you will never gain the relevancy necessary to influence the political system, and ensure the Liberties we all know are under attack foreign and domestically. Take a moment and talk to some one from Germany,the Phillipines, Russia, China, South Korea, Viet Nam, ask them what they think of America's foreign policy. Remember the contents of America's melting pot came from other countries.

Zaun Let's Boswell Back In !!

Brad Zaun is in the middle of a winning campaign at this point in time:

http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/?p=8598

Brad has done an excellent job so far. To have these kind of poll numbers against an incumbent Congressman is awesome. But the Zaun campaign may have just let Boswell back in.

Somebody has come up with a press release series called: 14 Reasons to Replace Boswell. I feel this is a big mistake. Reason number one. Never, never bring your opponents name into your own pressers when you are leading. Serious mistake here. This rule counts the same as if you were an incumbent. Incumbents don't help promote their opponents by calling them out by name in the media. You are the incumbent in this case because you have already closed the sell with the swing vote. You have also endangered your 10 point lead with independents, and the 26 percent of Democrats who already like you by constantly reminding them they voted for Boswell.

You have gotten where you are so far by being genuine. By talking about solutions that will make our country better for future generations. You didn't need to do this. Hammering Independents and Democrats over the head with their bad choice in the past is the same thing as saying hey dummy you made a mistake. You certainly didn't treat your customers in the hardware business like that when they returned something did you?

You have 12 more reasons to get out there,and you should get them out there this month, and hope the voters that you have built your lead on are at the fair and not paying attention. This could lead them to sympathize with Boswell and tighten your race. Get this out of the way asap and keep being the Brad Zaun that won the primary.

P.S Personal attacks don't bother me. :)If I lived in Third District I would vote for you no matter what. They do bother Independents, and Democrats though. Many of whom vote emotionally. That is why every one's Congressman is corrupt except mine. Talk about your issues and stay on the game that got you where you are now.

Who Should We Vote For?

I am posting this in response to Steve Deace's blog on Monday. You can see it here.

http://www.whoradio.com/pages/stevedeace.html?page=2

When trying to decide who to vote for. I try to apply these five principles, in accessing the candidates qualifications.

Our Principles:

1. The Natural Law handed down to man from God, communicated to us through the Bible is the ultimate Law of the Land. Natural law supersedes all Laws written by man.

2. Life is precious and should be protected.

3. Marriage is between a Man and a Woman, and is a tradition that must be preserved.

4. We believe in the limited Government the Founders envisioned for this Nation, expressed in the Constitution.

5. We believe that all people are endowed by God with unalienable rights, and America should continue it's tradition of Defending Those Rights by Peace Through Strength

So applying these to the hypothetical candidates Steve has listed in his blog. Let's see who to vote for.

Candidate A:

Candidate A seems to pass number one until we find out he considers Health Care a right. Hardly a mandate handed down by God. On number two he fails because of he is Pro Life in name only. Number 3? FAILED BIG TIME. Number 4 failed: His public record shows no basis what so ever of belief in original intent. Number 5 Failed : Just because he is a war veteran, doesn't mean he is into Defending his fellow man. His positions on the other issues leads me to believe I can't trust him on Defense. Anyone hear of John Kerry? Actually I think I will call candidate number one John Kerry. Thumbs down on this guy!!

Candidate B:

Since Steve has made all three candidates male. I am making the Atheist Libertarian a woman, who doesn't go to Ron Paul events, but rather is beloved by Conservative Women's groups. This candidate passes number one because she is really a closet Christian who believes in original intent, but loves the pot lucks that the Conservative Women Groups put on, and doesn't want to be kicked out of them. I giver her a thumbs up on number 1. Number 2and Three: She passes, she is solid on life and marriage. I cut her some slack for not wanting to make waves, and have her sisters in the movement question her womanhood. Now you say she maybe a little weak on marriage and Pro Life. But she does have a previous voting record I can rely on. ( I can count on her to do the right thing). Numbers 4 and 5 are easy. She has shown all along a believe in limited Government. Since Defense has not come up in her past. I have to give her the benefit of the doubt. Gee I guess we can see why it is the year of the woman. :) If this candidate were a man he would fail miserably for having no ca hones. But since she is a woman and naturally has no ca hones I can live with her.

Candidate C:

FAILED ON EVERYTHING. Don't be confused he doesn't fail number one because he is a Divorce e. Reagan was a divorce e. So Evangelicals when a candidate with a Divorce in their past pops up. Don't fall for it. The liberals are playing you and you fall for it every time. It turns you off to great candidates and helps liberals get elected even though they have a divorce also. Why? You weren't going to vote for the Liberal either so you stay home and the Liberal wins. It is a turn out trick. The main thing is if a candidate can pass my five criteria it is really about who they are now. Not who they were then. Adultery on the candidates part does compel you to stay home. I do fall for that one every time. No adultery? Cut them some slack.

Well that is my take on our political, no win scenario. Just like Kirk. I changed the test so I get some one to vote for. Have no doubt. Even though I vote for Candidate B. I realize I am still not voting for a die hard Conservative. It is very hard to find a Conservative with the steadfastness of a Reagan. Being realistic and not cheating on this test. Taking the candidates as they are, and they being the only choices on the BALLOT. I leave that race blank and look at other races on the ballot. This store didn't have what I was looking for. I need to go to the next store down the street.

Culver Not That Bad!!

Now before you report me to the Branstad Campaign take a moment to hear me out. You have to admit that title caught your attention. :)But in this case it Culver is saying he isn't doing a bad job.

Data released this week shows that Iowa is in second place in the nation in debt per capita. Iowa is only in debt for every man woman and child in the state for $73 each. Only Nebraska is ahead of us at $15.

This of course might leave Culver to claim he is doing a good job, and I have heard some pressers on the radio saying something about his tight fiscal policies. But really what he is saying is come on, I haven't been that bad. Look at the others.

Here is where we go wrong. We accept his premise. His opponent responds by saying there aren't any IJOBS spending in those results. Well there wasn't any IJOBS spending in the other states figures either.

The response to Culver, and what Culver should be saying is that the goal should be $0 per capita. Culver should admit he failed and Branstad should call him a failure. Anybody reading this remember asking the State of Iowa, or the Federal Government for that matter to put each of us in Debt? To further complicate it both the state and federal Government have put our children, who really don't have any voice in the process, into debt. Hey isn't it fraud if some one charges something to your credit card you didn't approve?

The Oligarchy that is currently running America would say we did approve it. We voted for the policies and programs that have incurred this debt. They would say you voted for us to make those decisions for you, and because it is such a big responsibility, we must spend a million dollars to go to Spain, and other places where the rest of the World's oligarchs play. I can't argue with this. Anybody running for office on a pay as you go platform doesn't get elected. Why? We don't hold our Government to the same standards we require in the world of sports.

Imagine the manager of your favorite baseball team sitting down with his owner. The owners says,Joe I have to fire you. The manager says but look at my record. I have been your manager for the last three years and I am only 73 games under .500? He further says that he is in second place in the league for managers with three years experience or higher. First place is only 15 games under .500. So if I am a oligarch. I have to make sure no managers serve more than three years because all managers with under three years service are the only ones with winning records. Either that or we are in a league where no one has a winning record. It would also explain why politicians like Golf. It is the only sport where a negative result is good. That is how we allow our Government to work.

We need to apply our standards in sports to our elected Officials. I am not calling for Government surplus either. Look at what happened to the $900 million surplus that was there when Branstad left office? It got spent.

Our approach to Government should be that we are in one of the major golf tournaments where the winner ends up at even par. Only then can we be assured that our tax dollars are at the right percentage of our incomes, and we will preserve the freedom our founding fathers envisioned for future generations.

Ron Paul Endorse Social Moderate John Dennis!!

Adding to a bizarre turn of public policy initiatives. Socially Conservative Ron Paul has endorsed Social Moderate John Dennis of California for Congress. Dennis is running against Nancy Pelosi. What is wrong with that you ask? On John Dennis site, http://www.johndennis2010.com/issues/ there is no mention of Abortion. When his staff was asked about this they said that Mr Dennis believes this is a States Rights Issue. The usual moderate response when one does not want to take a stance on abortion or gay marriage.

Investigating further we find Mr Dennis is endorsed by Rogueon.org http://rogueon.org/ Rogueon.org is the same group that endorsed Moderately Pro Abortion Scott Brown (or so Scott says he is Pro Life I can't tell) Rogueon has the following on their website about Social Issues: RogueOn.org advocates for common sense restoration of America with a Federalist approach to Constitutional Liberty and a States Rights approach to social issues.

The question must be asked is Ron Paul, who I believe him when he says he is Pro Life aware there are Socially Moderate people in Campaign for Liberty? Or is he looking the other way? Why did Students for Liberty applaud having GOPRIDE, an openly gay Republican group, show up at CPAC last week? What is Rogueon Rogue about? Very interesting questions. Is this the admission of a problem Republican's need to make, before they can regain credibility with the rest of America? If I am a Father or Mother of Military Service Personnel, do I want to be part of a Republican Party that includes Campaign for Liberty, and Ron Paul who often goes too far in their criticism of my kids? The answer to these questions I believe will be the redemption of the Republican Party, and the healing it needs, to become credible to America again.

Joe Stack Was A Quitter!!

If you are a fan of the old TV Show Kung Fu you will remember the episode where Grasshopper was sitting by a Monkey with his hand caught in a vase. Master Po came by and said "What have we here?" Grasshopper said "This monkey seems to have his hand stuck in this vase and can't get it out, although his wrist seems way to small for the opening." The Master said "Try pulling his hand out." Grasshopper did and indeed it came out. Master Po picked up the vase turned it over and an apple rolled out. Grasshopper said "That's what he was after. The apple and his hand was too big to come out of the vase opening at the same time. That stubborn Monkey has been sitting here all day trying to take the apple out, when all he had to do was turn the vase over." Master Po said " See to it you remain smarter than this Monkey and know when to let go of things that no longer serve you"

Joe Stack's insane reaction to his financial misfortune only goes to illustrate what a quitter he was. If he truly understood America, he would have understood that he could always try again. But he quit on himself, and the broken American system he decided wasn't founded on the Liberty he proclaims to believe in. How this furthered his Micheal Moore, Campaign for Liberty Worldview, by becoming a martyr for those causes is hard to see.

What I believe is missing in the analysis is what can happen when you are a Fiscal Conservative only. Think of it Joe Stack lost his house and fortune, and felt he had nothing left to live for, despite having claimed bankruptcy three times before. Being Fiscally Conservative didn't do him any good here, in fact it probably led to his demise.

How can I say Joe Stack wasn't Socially Conservative? Well Joe told God that Joe's time was up. If he had any Value for Life at all, he would have understood that God tells us when our time is up. Suicide is more than a call for help as the analysts would have you believe. It is a rejection of God's plan for us. There was a reason Joe lost everything, he quit and refused to let God show him. Having been a person who turned a house in before that I could not afford, I have a perspective on it. God was telling me to let go of something that no longer served me. Losing my house actually was a very freeing moment for me. It freed my life up to pursue other things than enslaving myself to a mortgage I could never pay off.

America needs to learn this lesson, every time we raise the debt ceiling, we are enslaving ourselves and future generations to a debt that we all know cannot be paid off. Now how the recognition of Fiscal Conservative policy doesn't run hand and hand with the Social Conservative policy, of a God given Right to Life, and a time tested cultural belief that Marriage is between a man and a woman is hard to see.

Just like losing a house I have in the past voted for candidates who: 1. Were a little weak on Pro Life, and 2. would not tell me they are for Traditional Marriage. But I told myself anyone would be better than what is in there now. Then I sat back and watched them vote in the economic policies that has led to the economy we currently live in, and quite possibly the demise of a way of life that existed for over 200 years.

America has learned to an extent to let go of something that no longer serves them. They are leaving the Republican and Democratic Parties in droves. The question is will they be smart enough to turn the vase over, and not let Fiscal only Conservatives, or certain Libertarians who are not founded in God's Worldview fool them into thinking they are voting for change?