America first

Your loyalty should be to America:

What do you as a voter consider when you pick a candidate either for President of the United States or any other representative?  Are you so party oriented that it doesn’t matter what your candidate does or says, or are you so party oriented that you have already voted in your mind and nothing could change your opinion?  I believe this is what has happened in America.  We have become so divided that our flag, our credo or our rights mean nothing to so many.  They have been so brainwashed that it will take a major catastrophe to change them back to believe in America first.  Whether it be the Unions, either party or right or left it’s all the same.  We need to come together if we want to bring this country back to the greatness that our fathers and grandfathers left us in charge of.  I know I will get chastised by the far right and the far left for my opinions but it’s time they both understood one thing; the majority in this country resides near center, it always has and always will, and until we make the effort to meet in that middle ground we will have turmoil and chaos in our politics.  Dividing us into castes as many politicians and organizations have attempted to do will lead to anarchy and be the demise of the United States of America.  Did you hear the words, The United States of America?  The old adage of divide and conquer has been used over the decades by our political parties and some people seem to have forgotten the principle of America first. 

It’s not a mystery that every candidate always has edged to the middle before an election, even Obama played the middle of the road card in his 2008 campaign and then veered hard to the left during his first term.  We the middle class of this country believe in the following:

1.     We believe man is responsible for his own actions and deeds and should pay the piper for his misdeeds.

 

2.     Welfare is meant to be a boost up when catastrophe hits not a full time occupation capturing generation after generation in its clutches.

 

3.     We believe in the free enterprise system (capitalism) allowing a person the freedom to a build a legal business with the least amount of interference from government.  This is the greatest of all job creators, small business. People who take risks to build industry should not be unduly punished by burdensome fee's and regulations.

 

4.    We believe in a fair tax system that everyone pays into based on their ability to earn.  Penalizing the job creators only penalizes the job seeker.  When a tax collection agency becomes partisan it needs to be replaced with a fair tax that does not punish the achievers.

 

5.    We believe in tort reform to eliminate the frivolous lawsuits that tie up our court system and put the burden of paying higher prices for most items on the back of the consumers.  Our entire medical system problems could have been cured by this move along with allowing insurance companies to compete across State lines.

 

6.    We believe that every ad produced by politicians must stand the burden of proof.  False claims proven lies or twisted truths must be eliminated or the candidate must be totally liable for damages including impeachment.

 

7.    We believe that the so called super pacts must submit all ad’s to the candidate or political party for approval making the candidate or party responsible for the content.

 

8.    We believe all funds from unions and non-profit organizations must be held to a secret vote of the membership prior to disbursement to a candidate or political party and these funds must be divided according to membership votes. (60/40) etc.

9.  We believe in legal immigration, without immigration we will lose our diversity and wither and                die as a country.  To attain this we must close our borders at all cost and deport any who break or have broken our laws with criminal intent, gang membership etc.   We believe that we can solve the problem with those who are already here in this country who have not broken additional laws but they must not be a burden on our Social Security System or our medical system and not be allowed to participate in the politics of America for a period of 10 years or until they are confirmed citizens of the United States.  We also believe in positive identification must be provided at the polls.

10. We believe that the government cannot support a nationalized healthcare yet we can support a special insurance fund for those who cannot obtain healthcare due to existing health problems.  Fraud in this area should be dealt with severely and harshly.  This should be considered a capital crime.

11.  We believe in a commonsense approach to regulation vs personal freedoms, the Constitution is our guide and its basics are not to be interpreted in or for political gain. Judges who legislate from the bench should be impeached and replaced by the electoral process.

We are Americans first and foremost and we will be heard.  The old term of the Silent Majority is passé, and we don’t intend to be silent any longer.  No politician, no union, no party will decide our vote nor our fate. 

 

Will our grandchildren know our freedoms?

Being an old codger I find myself constantly thinking back to my youth and the way I remember things from history.  I wonder now that the Progressives have taken over our schools and universities and practically turned us into part of the European Union what our children and grand children will really know of the great history that is the basis for our development as a people and a country.  Will they understand the freedom that our grandfathers sought by coming to America?  Will they even know what an entrepreneurial society it took to build this great country?  Every day I see us slipping farther and farther away from what I remember as America.  I hear people talk about deserving government aid because that’s their right.  By design we are not a Democracy, we are a Democratic Republic that is something our forefathers made sure of when they crafted the Constitution.  The problem with a Democratic Republic is that a cunning minority can control the people.  That’s exactly what’s happened to the United States, over the years the Progressive movement has taken over both political parties.  The Democrats have gone from being the Truman conservatives of the 40’s & 50’s to the liberals of today and the Republicans are slowly splitting into two factions, the conservative and the liberal.   This leaves only the Progressive Liberals in total control.  For decades here in America we had been raised to be what our fathers were.  If dad was a Democrat by God I am too.  If he was a Republican so are we.  During the decade of the 60’s a change came about in the world, the hippy culture was born.  Son’s and daughters defied mom and dad and found the easy life of the commune where they could make up the rules as they went.  They were mesmerized by the new found freedom.  Thank God a few grew up and realized that it was a lot more gratifying to earn a living and support themselves than to sit in airports and train stations and beg for food. 

The problem is that places like The University of California at Berkley existed where far left professors molded the minds of many who grew from hippy to collegiate into progressive zombies.  These are many of our leaders today in power.  Those who grew from hippy to worker are now realizing that we are paying for this experiment in the socialist utopia we now call America.  This situation was predicted back in 1777 by a Scottish professor who said that once the population discovers that they can vote themselves free money from the treasury the country will bankrupt and disappear. 

If you went to every home in the country and asked the following questions I think you would find that even though they don’t realize it there are more conservatives than liberals:
  Questions;

1.       1.  Do you think the government should take up to half of what you earn to support those who do not want         to work?

2.      2.  Do you feel the government has the right to decide whether you have a needed operation or not                    depending on your health record and your age.

3.      3.  Are you for or against open borders here in the United States or should we have controlled immigration          as we have in the past?

4.      4. Do you believe that marriage is sacred and between a man and a woman or should anyone be allowed to       marry whomever they want including polygamy that’s coming next?

5.     5.  Do you believe anyone has the right to kill a 3^rd trimester baby that is perfectly capable of surviving on it’s      own or should the right to abort end at the 1^st trimester of pregnancy?

Why are we allowing this minority to dominate our lives and destroy our beautiful way of life?

Where do we find the next Superman?

Where do we find Superman?  Our next president is going to be the most important person we have ever elected.  The Country is in shambles compared to the recovery of the 80’s.  For some reason our present administration seems to think that by constantly adding to the free services of the government they will somehow pull this country out of its doldrums.  Americans are a special breed they thrive on self achievement and hate to be force fed.  Americans are the result of many things none of which involved government welfare.  Americans came from many countries and melded their traditions and talents into one great society.  They suffered through two World Wars, Korea and Vietnam as well as Afghanistan, Iraq and now Afghanistan again.  The 1^st & 2^nd generation of most American families worked their way through the Great Depression with an I will survive attitude and they did it without help from any safety net.  They subsequently came out of this with an I can do whatever it takes to feed and clothe my family attitude.  Sorry to say most of this generation has passed on and left us with a generation that has been coddled and cared for their whole lives.  How can we expect this generation to rebuild America into a World Power again when all they seem to want is more government services?  

Thank God there are still some good families who taught their children right from wrong and instilled pride in self accomplishment.  These are going to have to be our new leaders as this country can’t take more of the same socialist theories of cradle to the grave care.  We have gone from the shining light on the hill for all others to desire and dream of to the Soup Kitchen mentality of whose bringing me my next meal.  The men and women who built America built it upon a dream of freedom and free enterprise.  No one gave them a stimulus to start out with the exception of real opportunity and the freedom to go forth and succeed.  As the years have gone by the one thing that our Fore Fathers worried about has come to be and that is excessive power in government.  The entrepreneur  is now throttled with over regulation, over taxation and fee’s that would choke the old timers to death.  Small business is barely hanging on now we are taxing their last bit of strength with Obama Care.  70% of Americans are employed by what is considered small business.  These businesses are run by families who legitimately care for their employees and during these times many go without profit just to keep their employee’s working, just hoping that by some miracle it will all turn around again. 

I remember when Romney said in a closed meeting that 47% of the people will never vote for him because they are addicted to subsidies and government handouts.  You know what he was right, about 47% of the people are receiving government monies or they are working because of the massive expansion of government.   Those of us who still pay our own way are also paying the way for those who have fallen into this abyss.   As our numbers grow fewer our percentage of participation will have to go up in order to support this massive exodus from the workforce the only way this type of government can survive is with total control of your lives, from what you eat to the type of work you will be expected to perform to help the State support you.  We all know how well Eastern Bloc countries did with this form of government. 

Like I said where will we find Superman?  Someone from our midst must step out and lead this country back to its basics and relight the fires of self determination that we were all born with.  Beware of the charlatans that make promises that are too good to be true.  We need to find someone with a proven track record of achievement who is capable of leading not another Hope and Change narcissist  who can only campaign not lead.  Gee, didn’t we have that available  in the last election? 

Happy Birthday President Reagan

To me this is a very important day in American history.  For a brief period in this country we had a leader that was not only a true patriot but out of the entire world he was the most respected American President in our modern history.  Some will say it was out of fear that many world leaders came to his side but I say the only fear came from those who opposed freedom.  Ronald Reagan would be 102 today and had he lived with a clear mind would still be the one man that could make sense out of what is happening to our country.  Happy Birthday President Reagan, I sincerely hope your reward in heaven is a great one.  You gave America dignity and hope along with great prosperity, God Bless You.

A message for SeaHawk fans

I know my audience with this blog is limited but together we can make this viral.  Being a Seattle SeaHawk fan I wagered a little on the game.  Not being a gambler it was just $100 that paid $215.  I propose that all those Seattle fans who won on the game take a portion of their windfall and donate it to the Shriner’s Hostpital for Children.  Let’s show how generous Seattle fans are.   Just let the charity know that this is from your winnings.  Tell them Go Hawks! I hope that the Shriner's will let us know how much we can raise.  I’m pledging ½ my winnings.  Now do your part and forward this to as many as possible and see if the SeaHawk fans are as good a bunch of Americans as I think they are.

PLEASE KEEP THIS GOING

How did we get here?

How did we get here?  In the Revolutionary War Nathan Hale said "give me liberty or give me death".  In the Civil War brother against brother fought either to free the Slaves or for States rights depending on what side you were on. In WWI and WWII we fought to rid the world of dictators and madmen who wanted to control Europe and beyond.  Today we are fighting for our own salvation against radical religious zealots who want to control the world and bring it back to the mid-evil period.

I bring these things up because I ask the question; why would we choose now to decrease our military?  Why would we now decide to capitulate our gains in Afghanistan and Iraq and allow these murderers a chance to rebuild their forces.  Americans are being misunderstood when it comes to war.  We have the technology to win in the Middle East we just don't have the leadership that has confidence in our abilities.  Yes we are tired of war but mainly we are tired of losing when we are forced to play under rules of engagement that favor the bad guys.  Our fighting men should never be put under the control of nations other than our own.  War is an evil thing brought on by evil malicious people.  The war we are in now is the oldest war in recorded history and started around 1096.  We cannot win this war by isolating ourselves and pretending 9/11 can't happen again.  We have to be proactive in our approach and keep these animals locked up.  We are constantly warned about collateral damage to civilian areas yet those civilians house and hide our enemy.  In some cases we are not allowed to return fire in a residential district as to avoid so called civilian casualties.  This method of operation has caused many casualties on our side. 

I believe we should pull all of our troops out of the area if we don't intend to win.  The NSA that has been so great in watching Americans and our closest allies should aim their focus on the Middle East together with 24 hour surveillance by armed drones we can cause enough chaos in the region that the so called civilians will force the insurgents out.  Never again should we allow anyone to send our troops into harm's way without giving them the Rules of Engagement that will allow them to protect themselves and with a plan for total victory.  A war cannot be fought in the polls, when a politician decides a war is over the outcome usually is in question.  Take a look at Korea for example, a political war that has never ended except for the brave men and women who gave their lives.          

Immigration reform

Let’s try to tackle Immigration.  First of all we have certain laws that already deal with most immigration problems.  The idea that we need comprehensive reform is strictly a political response to a problem that does need attention but can be solved with commonsense.  We are the only country in the world that doesn’t strictly defend our borders.  Get caught crossing into any other country and you’ll be treated very badly, you won’t be given free food and housing and free medical.  You may need medical attention by the time you are reunited with your home country.  If you have been here because of the lack of border security for the last 10 years and have stayed out of trouble, you probably deserve an opportunity to earn the right to stay here.  You don’t automatically deserve the right to vote or the right to benefits from the government.  There are opportunities like enlisting in the military to gain citizenship but demanding citizenship just because you have been here is not going to fly with most Americans.  Being an American is more than anything a piece of paper can make you.  First most Americans are 2^nd and 3^rd generation immigrants, we are not saying we got ours and we don’t want anyone else to have the opportunity.  We are saying our parents and grandparents came here legally and fought through the red tape and the bigotry they encountered without benefit of welfare or any other free programs.  They came here and became part of the fabric of this country.  They weren’t here just to take advantage of the system and then go home. 

Americanism is a way of life and we don’t take our freedom lightly.  It is the result of millions of our brethren who gave the ultimate sacrifice by protecting those rights.  It’s the result of commonsense laws that have been in effect for generations, many ignored in recent years that have led to this problem.  It’s the result of a patriotism that is part of our lives.  When we see people tearing down our flag and putting up a foreign flag like happened a few years ago in California we are infuriated.  When we see masses of illegal’s jamming our Emergency Hospitals ruining the best medical system in the world we are not going to turn the other cheek.  When we see Billions of additional dollars being spent to print all of our laws in many languages, naturally it gets under our skin.  When our relatives came to America they had to learn our countries history, language and to show they could support themselves.   They found tough going, many were treated badly because of their heritage and their different traditions but they stood together and fought for their rights.  They became part of this fabric we call Americanism. 

As you see here in the United States we all don’t always agree, we each in our own way fight for what we think is right and eventually we come together as one.  When I see those who flee their own country I wonder why instead of fleeing why they don’t work to create their own democracy in their own country.  When our country was born it was a small group of people who came together to battle the British for our freedom.  The war was terribly one sided and our army was nothing more than a tattered bunch of farmers who felt freedom was worth more than their individual lives.  A government is nothing more than its people and when the people rise up and say enough either the government listens or it falls.  Here in America it’s done by voting and that is why we are so adamant about our citizenship.  Giving one the vote who doesn’t know or understand what America stands for is giving away everything this country has built.     

If I could give the peoples response to the State of the Union;

If I could give the peoples response to the State of the Union;

I come before this august body with a heavy heart.  We are on the cusp of a great change in America, one that will have a lasting effect on our children and on those who come after them.  We the American people have lost the will to be the leader of the free world.  We have become a pawn of the United Nations rather than the leader of nations. We find ourselves floundering in the wake of those countries that would do us harm.  The spirited soul of America has become the dim light of socialism.  This only took a few years to accomplish but should not be much of a surprise to those who stood by and watched it happen.  The people of the United States found that they could fill their life's needs through the coffers of the treasury and at this point over 50% are on some type of benefit program that they selfishly call an entitlement.  I'm not speaking of the Social Security or Medicare programs as these were paid for by those who receive their benefit.  I refer to the  expanded welfare programs that have become a replacement for work for many.  Generations of  family's find comfort in their benefits at the expense of the working class, a class however that is shrinking substantially by the day.  No one I know begrudges giving a family in need a hand up as the welfare program was intended to do.  But now we have a zillion other agencies who give away our money daily to those who have no desire to join the workforce.  Free Housing for life, free cash, free phones, free food, free clothing, free education, free medical just to name a few.  These freebies add up to more than I make in a year yet I have to pay for them and still support my own family.  The graft and corruption that has been allowed to permeate these programs has added a stench of death to our great country.

How can this be fixed; It does little good to talk about all our woes without offering a fix for the long term.  First before we can fix a problem we have to understand it's cause.  America is not just a country, we'll use the name the United States for that.  America is a way of life that has been developed over generations.  Americans rallied to the cause in WWII, we built an industrial complex that dominated the world.  We offered our lives to the people of Europe and the South Pacific.  We didn't ask for anything in return other than their loyalty and friendship.  Very few waited for the draft to call their number, most stood in long lines at the various recruiting stations.  We were the shining beacon on the mountain of freedom for the world.  When Korea came along two things were very different, we knew we were fighting a political ideology for a divided country.  Few knew anything about the Korean Peninsula and even less about the political ramifications of communism.  Fathers who had returned from WWII had little desire to see their sons and daughters become involved with this police action and the press was extremely adversary to the war.  Thus the birth of the anti war movement that became the Hippy culture, that has evolved into the liberal society we find running the country today.  Viet Nam replicated the same type of political involvement as Korea and only built a bigger wall between the youth and the establishment.  Our politics and our patriotism changed rapidly, it was no longer considered an honor the serve by the youth of the 60's they openly defied the government which led to many confrontations in the streets of the United States. These kids were taught that Americans were imperialistic and drained other countries of the wealth.  The young hippies were now being taught by the past generation who started the anti war movement and the drug culture that went with the lack of parental guidance that accompanied the movement.  Parenting as it was known in the world prior to the 60's was nowhere to be found, parents who cared found themselves faced with the Dr. Spock culture that destroyed any thought of disciplinary action and in fact passed laws against physical discipline even by parents. 

How do we get back to the American way of life?  How do we instill pride in our country when our teachers and professors are brainwashing our kids with Anti Americanism and a liberal slant on the world?

The United States has been attacked from inside by well place moles whose only job in life is to keep the fires of Socialism burning in the hearts of our youth.  They have done this quietly over the years by using the education system to infiltrate the American way of life through the children of America.  They have lied, cheated and coerced their way into the politics of America to ensure their future.  They have taught Americans to expect their government to provide everything and have done so using our money to bribe the population into submission. 

The answer lies in the money, the government has no money of its own and must rely on we the people for its cash.  Cut off the money and you destroy the fuel of socialism.  This November we have what is called a midterm election and it can be the start of the recovery.  We can elect an entirely new group that has the moral character to stand firm and be resolute in their beliefs.  We can work together to shrink the size of government and bring back industry to American workers.  We can quit buying those things that are made in China and other adversary nations and replace them with ours and other friendly nations products.   We can reinstate the draft not for just military but to spend 2 years working to help those in need in our own county.  Like a Peace Core but at home in poverty areas.  Some can be teachers through a mentoring program for slower students others may intern in government and other industries that are growing rapidly in the new economy.  Where else can we expect our future leaders to come from? Lets give these new leaders a chance to live and understand what the American Dream and the American way of life is all about.  If we fail they will fall farther into the dark hole of socialism expecting all things to be provided.  

Will America survive?

Why is it that so many of those who consider themselves Liberals attack those who they disagree with foul and obtrusive language.  Do they think we will be shocked and back off our beliefs?  Some are so rooted into their philosophy that they actually believe the proven lies that have come from the Obama Administration.  All the language and attitude does is show their contempt for all that is America.  When a person resorts to shock language and tries to belittle those who think opposite, all they are doing is showing their inability to legitimately debate their cause. 

I have never backed down from a legitimate debate but when the opposition resorts to foul and abusive language I feel they are not worth my efforts.  After all a debate is generally to try to sway a person to your way of thinking and when the opposition has no real basis for a position and is just spouting rhetoric it makes debate useless.  The real shame comes from the misplaced trust that is being perpetrated by the Democratic Party on those who have been loyal for decades.  I have a lot of friends who are Democrats but none that I know of are Socialists.  They have been and probably will be Democrats for life not realizing what their party has in reality become.   Being an Independent I will always vote for the person that I feel is the best for our City, State, County or Country.  Both party’s have become ideological icons only interested in power.  I will admit that I generally find that I lean more to the Republican side due to the Conservative nature of my feelings. 

Don’t believe the story that we are so far apart that our country will never be the same.  I talk to Dems and Reps every day and in total we are not that far apart, it’s the leadership that is holding this country back not the people.

Why can't Conservative learn the art of politics?

Here we go again, when will our people learn the art of politics.  Now I consider myself a Conservative but I find all this rhetoric against the so called Rino’s disturbing.  All we need to do is temper it down and win an election for a change and then clean out the trash.  All we have been doing is putting targets on the people that we need on our side to win.  Romney for example wasn’t the Conservative we wanted but by not voting for him we got 4 more years of socialism, happy about that?  Had we come together without all the infighting we could have won the Senate and cleaned house on Obama Care. 

  How do you think the Progressive’s attained power? They started by taking over our schools and brain washing commonsense out of our educational system.  They infiltrated the local politics and gerrymandered the election boundaries to guaranty their victory.  They pretended to be middle of the road Americans lying to the uninformed masses until it was too late.  We can continue to eat our young and kill our chances for a better future or we can learn from our last mistakes and out progress the progressives.  Mainstream America does not want Socialism problem is that they fail to recognize it when they see it.  Our system has generally been life to death Democrat or life to death Republican.  It’s not like that anymore and we have to understand that the party’s are not what they were.  We as Conservatives are not going win by destroying those closest to our way of thinking and allowing those who are opposite of our beliefs to continue to be victorious, our country can’t stand another defeat of commonsense.   What would a Hillary Administration be capable of doing to way of life.  Are you willing to risk that?

Thank God for Obama

Thank God for Obama, just think when the Conservatives take over they can now use the entire power grab that Obama has been accumulating over the last few years.  What’s good for the Goose is good for the Gander.  Using executive privilege to pass whatever he wants, to appoint judges with only a 51% vote in the Senate.  Wow this is going to be fun especially the down grading of Obama Care. 

We Conservatives have to understand that to get elected we have to shade the truth just like the Liberals have.  Obama ran to the middle of the road until he was elected the first time and then we acted like little children in 2012, stamped our feet and stayed home from the polls because the Republican nominee wasn’t conservative enough in the second election.  It’s time to grow up and play the same game to take over the Congressional and Executive branches of government.  We spend our time self destructing fighting each other decimating the party.  All I hear is the mainstream republicans hate the Tea Party and vice a versa.  Each community, each State, each District is supposed to elect the candidate that they feel will do the best job for their constituency.  Forget national politics for now and get back to the grassroots where your vote counts.  If we don’t get back control our country in the 2016 midterms we will be beyond help.  Get involved or give up on all America has stood for, it’s up to you.  Don’t you think we would be living a lot better had we elected a Romney administration than we are now, haven’t you had enough yet?  I don’t expect who ever we elect as the next President is going to be able to turn this titanic around without help from a friendly Congress and Senate.  It’s important we work to put them in during the Midterm elections to avoid any more of this slide to Socialism. 

2016 has got to be the beginning of the change.  Another term with Obama with Reid in control of the Senate will do tremendous harm.  If we can gain control of the Senate we can stifle his ability to continue to tear down our American way of life.  Start by electing local politicians who have your values, so much of local politics is carried on through the Good Ole Boy syndrome instead of who will be the fighter to take on Washington’s overstepping of our rights.  Good government at home spreads the word and will grow and spawn new leaders for our future.   It’s time to reach out and find the new Reagan, he’s or she is out there waiting to be discovered.  God Bless America.   

Whose the greatest generation

What is it about the human race that if you work hard to make something seem easy they will think you have more that you're holding out.  IT shows just how easy it has been to turn a hard working country into an entitlement paradise for many.  The more you give the more they seem to want.  The Progressive's count on this to push their agenda down our throats. Can you just imagine what it would be like to bring a depression era head of household feeding 4 children into today's United States.  They would think the world had gone mad.  Free food, free housing, free medical, free education, free money and of course a free cell phone.  Plus the fact that people get paid for being out of work even if they turn down a chance for employment.  This would be too much for a person who walked the streets tirelessly just find enough odd jobs to feed his kids that day.  The only food he or she would save for themselves was a little stale bread and whatever they could find to put on it.  I tell you this because my father and mother lived during that period and had to do those things to survive.  Work was exchanged for food and clothing, no one had any money to spend. 

Reverse that picture now and send the perennial welfare recipient back to the depression era and just watch how long they would last.  I'm drawing this picture for you because that's where we are headed if we don't make some very decisive and quick changes.  Life as we know it cannot sustain itself going further and further down the path of Trillion dollar debt.  Sooner or later the piper will come calling and if we don't have the ability to pay the bill our country will go the way of the Roman empire, nothing but ruins to see for miles.  So as you pick up your next Welfare Check or Unemployment reward and you haven't done your best about getting a job, think about what it's going to be like for your children and grand children, do you think they will call you the greatest generation?