A MODERN DAY REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Thank you, Massachusetts! It is apropos that this decisive action to elect Senator Scott Brown should happen in the place where the Minute Men fired "the shot heard round the world" and began the American Revolutionary War. The colonists battled an oppressive British government who continued to tax and spend without consent of the people in America. Sound familiar? The people of Massachusetts have rallied again and given hope to the entire country.

President Obama's comments the day after the election were very telling. He said that the American people "did not understand" (his ideology) and were "angry" (for the last 8 years!). He said that he would have to communicate with the American people in a different way so that we would understand what he is trying to accomplish (or what he wants us to know). He sounded like a parent who had errant children and he needed to talk sense into them and change their behavior! He doesn't consider his agenda as unpopular, just how we "understand" it! So he'll probably lie to us again, but this time, we can't afford to believe him! (I can't wait to hear what he says in his State of the Union address!)

The dangerous thing about the ideology of President Obama, his czars, the Democratic leaders in Congress is that they are "progressives".

The progressive ideology is different from just being a liberal. It wants to break free from what they consider to be a false and divisive form of government, the Republic as established by our founders and our system of checks and balances. They believe that government is the bestower and protector of the rights they assert should be afforded equally to everyone. They think that the Constitution should be a changing document to accommodate the needs of society. Progressives believe that "the ends justify the means". If they can't achieve their goals one way, they will just take a different direction to accomplish the same thing, because it's for the "good" of all.

President Obama and his Chicago style of governing, has even more radical ideas than most progressives. He was mentored by radicals and he has chosen radicals to serve in his administration. His own narcisism makes him believe that HE knows what is best for us (like our parent), and he will do anything necessary to force his agenda on the American people.

He will continue to portray the banks and private businesses as the "bad guys" because that's what progressives believe. These entities are a threat to the power and control of the government. He will continue his push for federally controlled health care. He will continue to push for Cap and Trade. If he can't get these issues passed through Congress, he will accomplish it through his czars and the agencies that he controls. He will bribe, threaten and twist arms in Congress and in his administration to get what he wants. Beware!

Unfortunately, we have 3 more years of this. With a more conservative Congress, perhaps we can put up more barriers in the road and slow spending and taxing to a crawl. We need to have the courage of the Minute Men of Massachusetts, and fight them where we live--at the ballot box! We must vote out the progressives and liberals, who have caused our economic problems. We must elect people who have firm conservative values that, in the past, have always led to prosperity and have protected our freedom.

THE BANKS AREN'T THE ENEMY!

In my 65 years of being a politically aware citizen, I have never experienced a presidential administration with such an aggressive agenda to blame private industry and portray them as the enemies of the people. At a time when so many people are suffering the effects of a poor economy, it is easy to hold up the banks as the bad guys--bad guys that should be punished by taxation! According to Obama, oil companies, financial institutions, banks, insurance companies, and even doctors and hospitals, are greedy, dishonest and abusive of their powers.

He makes a huge issue of bonuses and compensation of executives in private industry, as though, somehow, their compensation is taking food out of our mouths! Why is it that we hear nothing about the compensation of the union leaders, who, by the way, were huge contributors to his campaign, and who are regular visitors to the White House. We hear nothing about compensation to the executives of Chrysler and General Motors, because cronies of Obama control those companies. We hear nothing about the huge bonuses given to the CEOs of Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac! We hear nothing about bonuses to AIG executives. We hear nothing about huge bonuses and wage increases given to federal employees in a time of deep recession. We only hear about the compensation of employees in industries targeted by the administration.

Now President Obama is pounding the banks in an effort to justify his plan to pass additional taxation on banks, under the guise that this is somehow "payback" for the tarp funds that were paid out! Unless my memory fails me, the TARP funds were forced on many banks by the government, and many banks were initially not allowed to pay back the loans when they attempted to do so! Much of the money, however, has been paid back, with interest! Banks rushed to pay the TARP funds back when they realized the extent of control that the federal government asserted over them. The administration didn't like that. They want the control. So now they want to control them by taxation!

President Obama is framing the banks as the enemy--an enemy who must be punished by taxation. Will taxing the banks help the average person in any way? Is this going to make getting a loan at a bank any easier? You and I both know that any taxation on the banks will filter down to the people who use those banks. The banks will increase the fees we pay for banking and borrowing to compensate for these new taxes! Taxation on any industry always filters down to the consumer. Banks, like all other businesses, pay many taxes and comply with numerous government regulations. This tax on banks is just another attempt to bring in more money into the federal coffers and to gain more control over banks.

President Obama is following Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" perfectly. He is making enemies out of the very institutions who support our economy and provide the means for people to maintain and improve their standard of living. According to him, these institutions are "bad" and must be punished and controlled by government in order to protect the people! This is another step in destroying our capitalistic system and replacing it with government control, known as "socialism".

Just listen to the Obama, Pellosi, and Reid rhetoric. It always blames someone and it always accuses other entities of being the "bad guys" who must be controlled and/or punished by government. Anyone who disagrees with them is the "enemy". In reality, the REAL ENEMIES of the American people are in the WHITE HOUSE and in CONGRESS!

LET YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES KNOW THAT YOU OPPOSE A BANK TAX!

300 LUCKY PEOPLE! WHO WILL BE UNLUCKY?

There are 300 people walking around today thanking their lucky stars that a terrorist's ignition device failed on their flight! While disaster was averted, we must consider what a tragedy this would have been had that terrorist been successful.

In the first year of the Obama presidency we have now seen 2 major terrorist attacks, Ft. Hood and Northwest Airlines. I have no doubt there will be more.

Does anyone wonder why, with all President Obama's efforts to appease the Muslim nations and make America look like a kinder, gentler country, that the terrorist attacks on America are increasing?

Why, with President Obama's promise to close that horrible Guantanamo Bay prison, does AlQaeda seem to be increasing in size and strength? After all, we are told that AlQaeda uses Guantanamo Bay as a recruitment tool, so one would surmise that the closing of the prison (specially constructed to house dangerous terrorists) would lessen AlQaeda's ability to recruit members?

Why! Because that logic is ALL WRONG! AlQaeda was recruiting members long before Guantanamo Bay prison was ever constructed, and will continue to do so long after it is closed. The motivation of this terrorist organization is simply religious extremism and hatred.

I recall that, after 9/11, the Bush administration kept our homeland safe from domestic terrorism for almost 8 years! Already, barely 1 year in office, Obama has 2 strikes! Will a third strike make him OUT or will our nation just have to suffer the consequences?

Terrorists respect and fear only one thing - POWER. Unless America shows strength of will and a determination to seek out and destroy terrorism wherever it may hide, we might as well make up our minds that we will be the victims of continued attacks against our homeland. These muslim extremists have a goal to destroy all of us who are not of their blood. We are Infidels and need to be exterminated, according to their beliefs. There is nothing we can do to change that. Our only choice is to be stronger than they are. To fight them wherever they exist and to protect our homeland at any price!

Unfortunately, in President Obama's recent speeches, I don't hear that determination. I hear a President who only wants to be on the "defensive" and is not very good at that, given the botched security with the recent airline disaster attempt.

I don't have a lot of confidence in the Obama administration's ability to keep terrorists from our shores, when they can't even keep uninvited guests out of the White House! Think about it!

We are on a weak and ineffective course in the fight against terrorism. We have 300 lucky people still alive. The people at Ft Hood weren't so lucky. How many more unlucky people will we have before we can vote out the President who has given us change that could very well kill many of us!

GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

The health bills in Congress rob you of your constitutional rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness! Here are a few of the provisions in the bills that fail the constitutionality test.

The mandate included in these health care bills to make people purchase health insurance exceeds the government's constitutional authority. Senator Orin Hatch said on the Senate floor, "If Congress may require individuals to purchase a particular good or service . . . We could simply require that Americans buy certain cars . . . for that matter, we could attach the problem of obesity by requiring Americans to buy fruits and vegetables." The Constitution does not give the government the authority to require that citizens purchase ANY products, including insurance.

Section 3403 of the Senate bill establishes a commission to CUT Medicare spending. As if that isn't bad enough, it also states that the law CAN'T be changed or repealed in the future! If Congress does this, it means that any bill passed by Congress could never be changed or repealed! That totally undermines the Constitutional representative government. The Constitution gives us the right to elect a new Congress, to repeal what a previous Congress has done, and to change anything that Congress does by the appropriate vote.

Some Congress members claim the "general welfare clause" of the Constitution empowers them to impose a mandate to purchase health insurance. They are taking the phrase out of context. The Constitution gives Congress power to tax and spend for the general welfare, but not to make other kinds of laws for the general welfare (like mandating citizens to purchase insurance)!

The Senate bill (pages 320-324) claims the "interstate commerce" clause of the Constitution gives Congress this authority. For half a century the states have regulated health insurance. In fact, individuals are barred from buying insurance in any state except where they live, the antithesis of interstate commerce.

In 1995, the Supreme Court admonished Congress ( US vs. Lopez) against using the commerce clause as a basis for expanding lawmaking. The case involved the federal government assuming authority over areas that were under the authority of the states. The court ruled that Congress must stick to its Constitutionally enumerated powers.

Congressional majorities have frequently resorted to the commerce clause to justify their lawmaking. In 1935 the Supreme Court declared the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional. In FD Roosevelt's first term, under the NIRA, the federal government attempted to micromanage local businesses, setting wages and hours. The NIRA was declared unconstitutional!

Nothing in the Constitution permits the federal government to intrude into decisions made by doctors for privately insured patients, except on narrow issues such as drug safety. But the Senate bill makes you enroll in a "qualified plan" and then says that only doctors who do what the government dictates can be paid by your plan. Qualified plans can only contract with doctors who follow the regulations established by the Dept. of Health and Human Services!

The "takings clause" of the Fifth Amendment bars government from taking your property without compensation. It should protect everyone - including insurance companies. The Senate bill actually caps insurance company profit margins well below current levels, thus robbing private shareholders of their profits. What will stop Congress from putting caps on profit margins on other businesses that they wish to target?

These are only a few of the Constitutional conflicts in the health bills that have passed in Congress. Now, ordinary citizens, like you and I, will have to stand up for our Constitutional rights.

THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUE WITH THIS GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE BILL IS THAT IT SETS A VERY DANGEROUS PRECEDENT! It will give the federal government almost unlimited power to intrude in every facet of our lives, and in every facet of our economy. It will lay the foundation for single payer health care as it forces private health insurance plans out of business. It is extremely dangerous to our personal freedoms.

Congress and the President needs to be reminded that the Constitution defines and limits their powers. They are not dictators or kings who can act at their whim. They are elected representatives of the American people. It seems that they have forgotten this!