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.