Liberty Reborn

I was channel surfing last Wednesday night when I saw Frank Luntz on FOX News. He had with him one of his focus groups and was asking them questions about the Massachusetts special election where Scott Brown, a Republican, rocked the very blue state to its Birkenstocks.

Americans keep getting taught important lessons. Americans however also keep ignoring those important lessons. Who knows why exactly they do this. Perhaps they are just too stubborn and too desirous to live in a world that does not exist. We all know that fools abound and surround us so it would not be that hard to imagine.

Upon the news that Republicans in the House of Representatives stood firm against Porkapolooza 2009 (aka the Obama Stimulus Plan) I immediately got the question, “Are you proud of Republicans now?” from someone that has been very upset at my harsh tones levied at the GOP over the past couple years. My answer? In short, no.

With Halloween just a few days away it is important to make sure everyone understands the rules for Trick or Treating. These rules do vary depending on your political ideology as follow.

The entire fiasco going on right now involving banks, investment houses and other financial institutions can be summed up with a simple four word question; “What do I care?” Yes, this question applies to the attitude exhibited by nearly all involved from those in government, to those that ran these businesses to the very people themselves that put their money into these institutions or took out loans they could not afford and knew they could not afford. For years they have been applying an attitude of simply, “What do I care?”

I have not forgotten, nor will I forget.
A day in September and going to work.
On the way there I was planning my day.
Hearing the news of an attack on our home.
Watching on television as the twin towers were set ablaze.
I have not forgotten, nor will I forget.

John Edwards has run around the campaign trail over the past few years crying about how there are “two Americas”. He is right too. Although not in the way he believes. He believes that the “two Americas” are the “haves” and the “have nots” and where the nefarious “haves” are constantly working to keep the poor, incompetent “have nots” down. But in reality the “two Americas” that really do exist are where you have some so-called Americans (like most Democrats and many Republicans) who work tirelessly to destroy liberty fighting against Americans struggling to maintain their inalienable rights.

Those who have a tendency to lean to the left talk a lot. Often they do so in very loud voices to attempt to filibuster any opposition to them. But it is not the fact that they talk a lot or even loudly that gets them into trouble. What gets them into trouble is that they talk a lot without uttering much of substance. What they do is ramble on and usually spout off about things that sound really good to their own ears but make little sense and that do not stand up under scrutiny.

The dictionary defines change as something “radically different” or to “undergo a modification”. So here is a riddle. When is change not change but just more of the status quo? When it’s Barack Obama’s version of change of course.

Blessed are the peacemakers, especially those that did not return. Memorial Day is the day we honor those that died in battle fighting not just for Americans, but for all people who yearn to have the blessings of liberty.