Oxford's dictionary defines evil as "profoundly immoral and malevolent." In taking a serious look at what Barack Obama and the Democrats in congress are doing to this nation, one must try to determine their intent.
Many conservative pundits and talk show hosts have been postulating that although misguided and mistaken, the ideas being put forth by the liberals in Washington are well-intentioned. Whether it be raising taxes to pay for a massive boondoggle such as a nationalized health care system, cap and trade to save the planet from climate change, or genuflecting to our enemies in a vain attempt to stop them from blowing up the world with their nukes, some on the right give the left a pass by saying "they mean well, they just don't get it."
What conservatives are either missing or unwilling to admit, is that there is a deliberate attempt by the left to destroy this nation. The liberals hate this country and everything it stands for. They always have, and they always will. They are not patriots.
The left wishes to see our country humbled and humiliated in the eyes of the rest of the world, to see us get what they believe is our comeuppance for sins of the past.
To that extent, they want to destroy our economic system, and leave us vulnerable to attacks by those who wish to see us brought to our knees. The intent behind this can only be described as pure evil.
The founding fathers put forth a nation designed to wrench free its citizens from tyranny and oppression. They knew that an overreaching government can only stifle the spirit of a people yearning to be free. They didn't consider King George to be misguided but well-intentioned. They knew that the oppression he was imposing on his people was done consciously and with careful consideration. And any attempt to subject a citizenry to unjust and prolonged control can only have malevolent thought behind it.
To say that Barack Obama and the liberals have the best interest of the nation at heart is ludicrous. They have only their own self-interest at heart. They want to expand their power base, while diminishing the power of the people to prosper and grow through the freedom that less government control provides.
Any rational human being can only come to the conclusion that pure evil is behind an attempt to permanently damage our country and its way of life to the extent that we may never recover.
This is evil that must be stopped. Wake up, people.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Palin's Move A Risky One
Sarah Palin's abrupt decision to step down as governor of Alaska has left many people on both sides of the aisle scratching their heads.
Palin has successfully survived fifteen ethics complaints. Her Lt. Governor, Sean Parnell who will succeed her at the end of this month, said Sunday that "she has plenty of time now within which to define how she will further her core values."
Her announcement leaves open the possibility that she will run for higher office. Some on the right, such as William Kristol of the Weekly Standard, have said her move was 'crazy like a fox', and that this will be the launching pad for a GOP presidential bid.
The reasoning that putting the distractions of her current office behind her to concentrate on a higher calling doesn't wash with some, however, who believe that she will be viewed as a quitter. Others have said that if she believes that resigning the governorship will help her to avoid further scrutiny, she is sadlymistaken. Mike Huckabee, appearing on Fox News Sunday, said "it could be a brilliant strategy. The point is we don't know. It's risky in that there's no forgone conclusion as to whether it will play out."
Palin is a polarizing figure in American politics. She has a huge fan base, who like her spunk, her down-to-earth attitude and her common sense approach to the issues.
But she has her detractors who view her as less than competent. Quin Hillyer, in a piece in the American Spectator, wrote that "Sarah Palin's resignation is an appalling dereliction of duty and a highly cynical move to set herself up for a presidential run for which she is manifestly unqualified."
It is highly doubtful that Palin's resignation means that she is retiring from public life. More than likely, it is probably a move meant to keep her popularity as a national figure high, even as her popularity within her own state continues to decline.
The issue of whether she should have finished out her term as governor before launching a campaign for higher office is the one that has people talking. If she was afraid that running for a second term as governor and losing would make her damaged goods as a presidential candidate, she could have simply chosen to sit out the next gubernatorial election. But why quit in the middle of here first term?
We don't know the answer to that question yet. But if indeed she has aspirations for higher office, her move may prove to be a risky one.Sunday, June 28, 2009
One More Tragic Celebrity
The man can only be considered a tragic figure in history.
An ego a mile wide, yet insecure at the same time. His parents were both pathetic losers. He grew up seeking the adulation of others, feeding off the constant attention. Surrounding himself with people of questionable morals and values, who took advantage of him, riding his coattails as he climbed the ladder of success through superficiality.
He abused drugs, as many celebrities did. He engaged in questionable acts, as those seeking fame and fortune often do.
Yet people continued to enable him, telling him what he wanted to hear. "You're the greatest", they'd say. "You've got it all. You can do anything!" And he ate it up. He was, after all, a part of pop culture as much as anything else.
No one ever held him to account. No one dared criticize him. He was never taken to task. Those few who knew the truth about him, those who saw the disaster that was his life were not allowed in his inner circle. And anyone who got close to exposing him was dismissed immediately.
There were scandals in his life that made huge headlines. Somehow he managed to skate by most of them.
He was a celebrity. He was a rock star. He fashioned himself a king. And his adoring fans bestowed that title upon him and coronated him with their undying love.
His fans swooned at his appearance. They gathered in all four corners of the globe just to get a glimpse of him. In fact, he was bigger in Europe and other parts of the world than he was here in the United States.
Of course, there were those who saw through the facade. There were people who could tell that beneath that sleek exterior, lay a chasm filled with emptiness.
Many in this nation are in mourning right now because of this man. They are deeply saddened. Their grief is profound. There is a deep sense of loss because of what his very existence meant to our country.
He will continued to be talked about. He lives on after all, and his legacy will build over time. Someday, he may even be a bigger figure in history than those who came before him. He may overshadow Elvis in popularity for all we know. Only time will tell.
For now, those who shed tears because of this man can find comfort in the fact that eventually he will be replaced with someone else.
Hopefully, this new person will not allow the trappings of celebrity to get the best of him or her. They will instead, act responsibly. They will not be an embarrassment to this nation as this "rock star" was before them.
Yes, he will be replaced. No one is irreplaceable. Not even this celebrity.
Not Barack Obama.
An ego a mile wide, yet insecure at the same time. His parents were both pathetic losers. He grew up seeking the adulation of others, feeding off the constant attention. Surrounding himself with people of questionable morals and values, who took advantage of him, riding his coattails as he climbed the ladder of success through superficiality.
He abused drugs, as many celebrities did. He engaged in questionable acts, as those seeking fame and fortune often do.
Yet people continued to enable him, telling him what he wanted to hear. "You're the greatest", they'd say. "You've got it all. You can do anything!" And he ate it up. He was, after all, a part of pop culture as much as anything else.
No one ever held him to account. No one dared criticize him. He was never taken to task. Those few who knew the truth about him, those who saw the disaster that was his life were not allowed in his inner circle. And anyone who got close to exposing him was dismissed immediately.
There were scandals in his life that made huge headlines. Somehow he managed to skate by most of them.
He was a celebrity. He was a rock star. He fashioned himself a king. And his adoring fans bestowed that title upon him and coronated him with their undying love.
His fans swooned at his appearance. They gathered in all four corners of the globe just to get a glimpse of him. In fact, he was bigger in Europe and other parts of the world than he was here in the United States.
Of course, there were those who saw through the facade. There were people who could tell that beneath that sleek exterior, lay a chasm filled with emptiness.
Many in this nation are in mourning right now because of this man. They are deeply saddened. Their grief is profound. There is a deep sense of loss because of what his very existence meant to our country.
He will continued to be talked about. He lives on after all, and his legacy will build over time. Someday, he may even be a bigger figure in history than those who came before him. He may overshadow Elvis in popularity for all we know. Only time will tell.
For now, those who shed tears because of this man can find comfort in the fact that eventually he will be replaced with someone else.
Hopefully, this new person will not allow the trappings of celebrity to get the best of him or her. They will instead, act responsibly. They will not be an embarrassment to this nation as this "rock star" was before them.
Yes, he will be replaced. No one is irreplaceable. Not even this celebrity.
Not Barack Obama.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Walpingate May Prove Obama's Waterloo
The scandal brewing in Washington regarding the firing of an Inspector General who was in the process of investigating one of Barack Hussein Obama's cronies is threatening to rock the very foundation of his presidency.
Gerald Walpin, who until recently was the chief watchdog for Americorps and other service programs, was terminated because he exposed misuse of federal grant money by Kevin Johnson, the mayor of Sacramento and a close friend of Obama's who heads a non-profit education group. Johnson also misused Americorps volunteers for personal purposes by having them work in political campaigns and wash his car.
In a lengthy interview on my radio program, Walpin said he was fired for doing his job, and that the reasons that have been given for his dismissal, that he was incoherent and disoriented, are baseless.
Some prominent Republicans, including Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa and Representative Darrell Issa of California are calling for a more complete explanation. Grassley wants to know what role if any Michelle Obama may have played in Walpin's firing. Senators Mike Enzi of Wyoming and Orrin Hatch of Utah sent a letter to the White House requesting more information. The protocol surrounding the termination of Inspectors General was not even followed.
For an administration that promised transparency and open government, the lack of full disclosure regarding Walpin's firing reeks of a personal vendetta and a subsequent cover-up.
Nothing short of a full congressional investigation is called for in this case. But with the Democrats controlling the House and the Senate...good luck.
Gerald Walpin, who until recently was the chief watchdog for Americorps and other service programs, was terminated because he exposed misuse of federal grant money by Kevin Johnson, the mayor of Sacramento and a close friend of Obama's who heads a non-profit education group. Johnson also misused Americorps volunteers for personal purposes by having them work in political campaigns and wash his car.
In a lengthy interview on my radio program, Walpin said he was fired for doing his job, and that the reasons that have been given for his dismissal, that he was incoherent and disoriented, are baseless.
Some prominent Republicans, including Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa and Representative Darrell Issa of California are calling for a more complete explanation. Grassley wants to know what role if any Michelle Obama may have played in Walpin's firing. Senators Mike Enzi of Wyoming and Orrin Hatch of Utah sent a letter to the White House requesting more information. The protocol surrounding the termination of Inspectors General was not even followed.
For an administration that promised transparency and open government, the lack of full disclosure regarding Walpin's firing reeks of a personal vendetta and a subsequent cover-up.
Nothing short of a full congressional investigation is called for in this case. But with the Democrats controlling the House and the Senate...good luck.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Obama Surrenders To Radical Islam
With the dropping of the phrase "war on terror" and his recent diatribe in Cairo, Barack Hussein Obama has effectively waved the white flag at the radical faction of Islam that would seek to destroy us.
Hussein Obama, now recognizing his Muslim roots, has reached out with open arms to the very people who on September 11, 2001 murdered nearly 3000 of our fellow citizens in one of the most horrific attacks ever perpetrated on a nation.
Why is he doing this?
For one of two reasons. Some would have us believe that by Hussein Obama embracing Islam, the violence and jihad will end and we will reach some sort of common ground on which to forge a new relationship. Others say that Hussein Obama is in the camp of the jihadists, winking and nodding at thugs like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose re-election in Iran was fixed by the government because they know that the United States has reversed over 30 years of policy regarding their nuclear ambitions.
Evidence seems to indicate the latter view.
Through his cozying up to the Islamic world, Hussein Obama has also thrown Israel under the bus, leaving them under a severe threat of annihilation by enemies such as Iran and the Palestinians hell bent on their destruction.
One can only conclude that Hussein Obama is a radical Islamic sympathizer, now proudly admitting that he is one of them, prostrating our country before them, and surrendering the United States to their agenda of conversion or obliteration.
Allah must be smiling.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Obama's Muslim Outreach Has Dangerous Implications
The world apology tour rolled on this past week as Barack Hussein Obama continued his mea culpa for everything the United States has stood for, and reversing over 30 years of policy by indicating quite strongly that Iran has the right to pursue its nuclear ambitions. To be precise, he said Iran has the right to nuclear energy, but since there is no way to verify that their uranium enrichment program will be used solely for the peaceful purpose of nuclear power, by implication he has offered to let them build a bomb capable of wiping Israel off the face of the earth.
Obama also threw Israel under the bus, by pushing for a Palestinian state and telling Benjamin Netanyahu to back out of their settlements.
Did we not see this coming as far back as the presidential campaign? We know Obama is no friend to Israel. The Israeli people are also keenly aware of this fact, and although they continue to use restraint in their rhetoric towards those who would seek their annihilation, how much longer will it be before it is incumbent upon them to launch a preemptive strike against their enemies?
This whole idea of a Muslim outreach should make anyone who remembers that fateful day in September of 2001 want to vomit. We lost almost 3000 of our fellow citizens in the horrible attacks of 9/11. And although it is a radical faction of Islam that was responsible for the vicious murder of innocent lives, the more moderate Muslim community has failed to speak out against the hatred and violence. Whether this is due to a fear of reprisals, or because of a tacit approval of this jihad remains to be seen.
A puzzling aspect to all of this outreach nonsense is the sudden emergence of Barack Hussein Obama's Muslim roots.
All during the presidential campaign, Obama and his minions went out of their way to downplay any connection he had to the Islamic world. Thou dared not speak his middle name without being properly chastised. The revelation that he spent time in a madrassa as a youth was dismissed as irrelevant, immaterial and a distraction from his message.
Now, however, Obama proudly proclaims his Muslim heritage, and it is just fine and dandy to use his middle name. Now his past is a convenient truth as he attempts to coddle those who would seek our destruction.
This cozying up to the Islamic world has dangerous implications to the United States and its citizens.
The Islamic world does not view Obama's outstretched hand as a sign of friendship. They view it as weakness, and a radical ideology that advocates conversion by the sword will utilize this weakness to take advantage of the opportunity to attack our nation again.
If Obama believes that by placating these hate-filled idealogues he will be better able to fulfill his constitutional obligation to protect our country from enemies both foreign and domestic, he is sadly mistaken.
Frankly, however, it is unlikely that this is the reasoning behind this outreach.
More likely is the fact that his Islamic past has shaped his world view to the point that he is actually simpatico with their values and their stated goals.
And that puts our nation at peril.
Obama also threw Israel under the bus, by pushing for a Palestinian state and telling Benjamin Netanyahu to back out of their settlements.
Did we not see this coming as far back as the presidential campaign? We know Obama is no friend to Israel. The Israeli people are also keenly aware of this fact, and although they continue to use restraint in their rhetoric towards those who would seek their annihilation, how much longer will it be before it is incumbent upon them to launch a preemptive strike against their enemies?
This whole idea of a Muslim outreach should make anyone who remembers that fateful day in September of 2001 want to vomit. We lost almost 3000 of our fellow citizens in the horrible attacks of 9/11. And although it is a radical faction of Islam that was responsible for the vicious murder of innocent lives, the more moderate Muslim community has failed to speak out against the hatred and violence. Whether this is due to a fear of reprisals, or because of a tacit approval of this jihad remains to be seen.
A puzzling aspect to all of this outreach nonsense is the sudden emergence of Barack Hussein Obama's Muslim roots.
All during the presidential campaign, Obama and his minions went out of their way to downplay any connection he had to the Islamic world. Thou dared not speak his middle name without being properly chastised. The revelation that he spent time in a madrassa as a youth was dismissed as irrelevant, immaterial and a distraction from his message.
Now, however, Obama proudly proclaims his Muslim heritage, and it is just fine and dandy to use his middle name. Now his past is a convenient truth as he attempts to coddle those who would seek our destruction.
This cozying up to the Islamic world has dangerous implications to the United States and its citizens.
The Islamic world does not view Obama's outstretched hand as a sign of friendship. They view it as weakness, and a radical ideology that advocates conversion by the sword will utilize this weakness to take advantage of the opportunity to attack our nation again.
If Obama believes that by placating these hate-filled idealogues he will be better able to fulfill his constitutional obligation to protect our country from enemies both foreign and domestic, he is sadly mistaken.
Frankly, however, it is unlikely that this is the reasoning behind this outreach.
More likely is the fact that his Islamic past has shaped his world view to the point that he is actually simpatico with their values and their stated goals.
And that puts our nation at peril.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Republicans Must Oppose Sotomayor
Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Barack Obama's pick to replace David Souter on the United States Supreme Court, will be confirmed. Nothing anyone can do or say can prevent that.
Republicans are falling all over themselves trying to determine whether it is in their best interest to make a show out of fighting her nomination. The infighting among conservatives escalated to a head this past week with Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich calling her a racist, and former congressman Tom Tancredo comparing the organization La Raza, of which Sotomayor is a card carrying member, to the Ku Klux Klan without the white hoods.
Are these accusations and comparisons accurate? Should conservatives fight tooth and nail to prevent her confirmation when they know the votes are not there to stop it? Or is it political suicide for the GOP to go after this woman when Republicans are trying to court the Hispanic voter base?
Obama, for his part, says attempts to undermine her nomination by conservatives will fail "because Judge Sotomayor's 17-year record on the bench — hundreds of judicial decisions that every American can read for him or herself — speak far louder than any attack; her record makes clear that she is fair, unbiased and dedicated to the rule of law."
He claims that her comments that "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life", were taken out of context. Yet these were not off-the-cuff remarks. They were delivered as written in a 2001 speech at the University of California's Berkeley School of Law. Sotomayor made it quite clear what she meant.
Sotomayor's membership in La Raza should also be a cause for concern. La Raza has promoted driver's licenses for illegal aliens, amnesty programs and no immigration law enforcement by state and local police. La Raza as an organization may not reach the level of the KKK, but it certainly promotes rewarding those who have broken the law to enter this country.
And Sotomayor is an activist judge who believes in legislating from the bench. She said the "Court of Appeals is where policy is made." She's wrong , of course. It is the job of the judiciary to apply the Constitution to the law. Nothing more.
Sotomayor is also anti-Second Amendment. as a candidate for a position on the highest court in the land, she presents a tremendous danger to the nation our founding fathers established.
This has the GOP in a quandry.
True, Republicans are a party in disarray at the moment. They do need to reach out to the Latino community. Hispanics are generally Catholic, conservative, pro-life and pro-family. The GOP is afraid of risking the loss of a conservative constituent base it so desperately needs.
However, to sacrifice the same principles that most in the Hispanic community espouse for the sake of placating others would be a mistake that could cost Republicans in the long run.
If the Republicans are ever to return to prominence, they must return to the values that made them a great party in the first place. The only reaching out they need to do is to the conservatives they have disenfranchised and alienated for so long.
Sotomayor will not change the composition of the court. It is exchanging one liberal for another. But the principle of standing for what is right remains a valid one.
Republicans must oppose the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor.
Republicans are falling all over themselves trying to determine whether it is in their best interest to make a show out of fighting her nomination. The infighting among conservatives escalated to a head this past week with Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich calling her a racist, and former congressman Tom Tancredo comparing the organization La Raza, of which Sotomayor is a card carrying member, to the Ku Klux Klan without the white hoods.
Are these accusations and comparisons accurate? Should conservatives fight tooth and nail to prevent her confirmation when they know the votes are not there to stop it? Or is it political suicide for the GOP to go after this woman when Republicans are trying to court the Hispanic voter base?
Obama, for his part, says attempts to undermine her nomination by conservatives will fail "because Judge Sotomayor's 17-year record on the bench — hundreds of judicial decisions that every American can read for him or herself — speak far louder than any attack; her record makes clear that she is fair, unbiased and dedicated to the rule of law."
He claims that her comments that "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life", were taken out of context. Yet these were not off-the-cuff remarks. They were delivered as written in a 2001 speech at the University of California's Berkeley School of Law. Sotomayor made it quite clear what she meant.
Sotomayor's membership in La Raza should also be a cause for concern. La Raza has promoted driver's licenses for illegal aliens, amnesty programs and no immigration law enforcement by state and local police. La Raza as an organization may not reach the level of the KKK, but it certainly promotes rewarding those who have broken the law to enter this country.
And Sotomayor is an activist judge who believes in legislating from the bench. She said the "Court of Appeals is where policy is made." She's wrong , of course. It is the job of the judiciary to apply the Constitution to the law. Nothing more.
Sotomayor is also anti-Second Amendment. as a candidate for a position on the highest court in the land, she presents a tremendous danger to the nation our founding fathers established.
This has the GOP in a quandry.
True, Republicans are a party in disarray at the moment. They do need to reach out to the Latino community. Hispanics are generally Catholic, conservative, pro-life and pro-family. The GOP is afraid of risking the loss of a conservative constituent base it so desperately needs.
However, to sacrifice the same principles that most in the Hispanic community espouse for the sake of placating others would be a mistake that could cost Republicans in the long run.
If the Republicans are ever to return to prominence, they must return to the values that made them a great party in the first place. The only reaching out they need to do is to the conservatives they have disenfranchised and alienated for so long.
Sotomayor will not change the composition of the court. It is exchanging one liberal for another. But the principle of standing for what is right remains a valid one.
Republicans must oppose the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor.
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