They Do Hire In Tough Times

I do not know about you, but I am constantly saddened by the job losses throughout the United States. I am saddened by the continued loss of jobs, but I am not disheartened.

Here is why: According to the Department of Labor there were nearly 3 million openings in the United States in February (most recent data). If you have just lost you job or if you are one of the 6.3 million without a job, then this may not seem very comforting. But I want to give you a little hope. Someone is obviously hiring. Job growth may not be what it was five years ago, but there are still jobs being opened.

How Can I Get These Jobs?

First, research. Find out where the jobs are, if you are on the right job hunt, and how to get the right education for that job.

Second, re-educate yourself if necessary. Take advantage of online courses to better your knowledge and career choice opportunities. Get into your local technical school or take part time jobs until you find that job you want.

Third, search for a job as if searching for your job was a full time job. Respectfully hound the personnel directors and heads of departments until you have connected with enough people to have created your own career search network.

Fourth, pray. This should be included in every step. Let God be God; He is always looking to be our Provider, so let Him.

Don't let the negative news about unemployment get you down. I absolutely hate it when they only report job loss and not job creation. The hopeless media outlets can discourage the most optimistic of people.

Do your own research and trust God - there is hope!

Becoming More Positive

How does one become more positive and filled with hope while the media pours death and terror and downfall across the airwaves? How can I project hope when our government is so negative about everything?

I have been thinking about Dave Ramsey's Townhall for Hope. Maybe this is why I have not been blogging in the past week. Not that I do not have anything to say, just that I don't want to be a parrot nor do I want to give a false sense of reality.

Yes, things are tough. But even more importantly, this is America, and we have overcome worse!

There I said it, and I mean it.

Here's some hope:

Spiritual Hope

• Let's remain true to the Judeo-Christian heritage of our nation.
• Let's return prayer to the public places.
• Let's put the study of the Bible back into our local schools.
• Let's teach ethics to our students that embrace Judeo-Christian principles.

Why? Judeo-Christian values are supposed to build up people while showing love to all. Our values are supposed to reflect the heart of Christ:

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."Luke 4:18-19 (NIV)

And then He commissioned us all to:

"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'Matthew 25:37-40 (NIV)

By teaching and reinforcing our heritage, our nation becomes safer and more tolerant. We do not have to pass laws to Christianize the nation if we as Christians are free to exercise our faith and if we will exercise our faith as laid out by Christ.

Government Hope

• Let's demand less federal government.
• Let's recognize the rights of each state which are being trampled by the federal government which is overstepping its bounds. The federal government has become too overbearing.
• Let's demand a better balance of government and stop allowing the president to usurp powers not granted to him.
  
• Let's stop electing Senators and start appointing them once again so they will once again focus on representing their states.

Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God. So anyone who rebels against authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and they will be punished. For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you. The authorities are God’s servants, sent for your good. But if you are doing wrong, of course you should be afraid, for they have the power to punish you. They are God’s servants, sent for the very purpose of punishing those who do what is wrong. So you must submit to them, not only to avoid punishment, but also to keep a clear conscience.Romans 13:1-5 (NLT)

Our representative form of government allows us to make changes and to remove those whom we believe are not best representing our interests. This should generate respect for those who serve in our government because we are the ones who put them there.

If we are doing what is right, we have nothing to fear. But notice that God's design for government is to punish those who are doing wrong, not to make up rules that make the innocent guilty also. So as active citizens we should demand that our government be held to the standards laid out in the Constitution.

Fiscal Hope

• Let's repeal the stimulus package, the TARP package, and any other government incentive into the private marketplace. How's that hope? My grandchildren will not have to pay for our miserable mistakes. That's hope for them!
• Let's repeal the 16th amendment, disband the IRS, and pass the FairTax amendment.
• Let's demand fiscal conservatism and less government.
• Let's get our states to implement financial education into their curriculum in order to curb this insatiable lust for overspending and failed financial policies. Plus, it will give people a better advantage in how they purchase goods and save for their retirement.

Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do. Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority. Romans 13:6-7 (NLT)

The great thing about this verse is that we are encouraged to "pay" our taxes - not have money siphoned from us by the government! This is why we need the FairTax, so we can pay our taxes more honorably than having people yank our teeth out by the root.

I am going to think about some other forms of real hope for America. I am going to work hard at remaining more positive. I am also going to try to be less critical of people and more analytical in my critique of policy by providing alternative answers to key issues.

I hope you enjoy the new me and the true hope this blog represents. Let me know what's on your mind and let's bring hope to the table.

Kathleen Sebelius Is Too Controversial For Position

I am a right to life person. I don't agree with those who believe it is a right to get an abortion. But I also believe that the federal government does not have any jurisdiction over abortion. I believe this is one of those state by state areas. Each state should have the right to decide for or against abortion.

I wholeheartedly believe the United States Supreme Court overstepped its bounds when dealing with this subject. The Roe v. Wade decision is just another example of the Supreme Court making laws instead qualifying them in light of the Consitution.

Kathleen Sebelius has demonstrated that she is heavy into lobby support and has readily accepted funding from abortion doctors in her run for governor. She has already shown that as the abortion money comes in she votes in support the money (see the video below for more information). Her integrity has also been questioned for tax issues (another one of President Obama's tax flunkies).

So I pose the question, can we trust her in a cabinet position? To say no to Sebelius watch this video and go here: No to Sebelius

Politics as Usual Violating Senate Ethics

Senator Feinstein has decided that making money through the backdoor is more important than our economy. She decided to introduce legislation that would move $25 Billion into the FDIC for spending on their special projects. Okay, so this on the surface looks normal. But.....yes, there is a but....

Senator Feinstein's husband is the board chairman of a real estate company that just received a substantial contract with the FDIC. Again politics as usual, and a clear violation of Senate ethics statutes. Even more fishy is that Senator Feinstein is acting in an area that she is not responsible for. She is not on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs which controls funding for the FDIC. [source]

Come Congress, how can you ignore this? How does the media ignore this? Is the golden girl from the Golden State going to get away with this? Maybe so since so many more politicians seem to dip into the same pot. You know they don't become millionaires just by being in Congress. Funny thing how their spouses become millionaires though.....

A Voice of Hope

Gay Marriage and the National Stage

I have tried not to get into the deep when it comes to speaking about homosexuality and the agenda some have in forcing everyone to believe it is okay.

There is now legislation that, if passed in current form, would make it a felony for me to even say that homosexuality is a sin and ministers who preach it from the pulpit could face felony charges for saying it is a sin.

Now, we have a Miss USA contestant who was placed in the spotlight because she answered truthfully and honestly about her view on gay marriage.

Here is my view on the whole subject - homosexuality is not a national issue and should never be protected with a "anti-hate law". Such laws only create more hate and anger. Each state should have the right to either recognize homosexual partnerships (or marriage) or not. It is a state issue!

Yes, I believe homosexuality is a sinful practice. I also believe that looking at pornography, divorce, sex outside of marriage, and cheating on one's spouse are also sinful practices. Why homosexuality has become the "chief" sinful practice attacked by some Christians is beyond me.

The Bible tells us that all sexual immorality is a sin, and those who participate in those acts are on the verge of missing heaven completely. I say "on the verge" because I believe in a loving God who wants to forgive sin and restore relationship with all.

But to demonize a woman for her religious views or to make laws because a very, very, small minority want to silence the religious speech of others is beyond what our founding fathers ever imagined for our nation. It is also beyond anything that God would stand for.

Let the state's decide whether or not they will recognize gay marriage, and let God judge that state. Let's not bring more judgment upon our nation for trying to moralize immoral acts with legislation that tries to silence the majority.

Remember, we are not a democracy - we are a republic - a nation ruled by laws.

Here is a letter on the Hate Crimes Bill:

The enactment of so-called "hate crimes" legislation is a long stated objective of the homosexual agenda.

What "hate crimes" legislation does is lay the legal foundation and framework for investigating, prosecuting and persecuting pastors, business owners, and anyone else whose actions reflect their faith.

The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to mark-up the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 this Wednesday, April 22. They need to hear from you.

It was in a similar hearing last Congress that Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL) admitted that under the legislation pastors could be arrested for hate crimes.

The act would establish a new FEDERAL offense for so-called "hate crimes" and add "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" as protected classes. It will mandate a separate federal criminal prosecution for state offenses.

Adding "sexual orientation" to thought crimes legislation gives one set of crime victims a higher level of protection than it gives to people like you and me.

ALL people deserve to be protected from crime, not just certain groups.

Sign our Petition TODAY to say equal protection under the law means equal protection for ALL. Please join the over 22,000 people who have already signed this petition. If you have already signed, please forward to ten of your friends and ask them to sign.

Fight Hate Crimes!

Here is Why We Dream Dreams

Yes, I am jumping on this bandwagon. She has a great voice. Watch Simon's eyebrows raise and the the cheeky face he makes. Blown away....Enjoy

Susan Boyle Video

Where is Change Going?

I ask this simple question as I see more and more disturbing reports from the White House.

For example, the economic speech given by President Obama was held at Georgetown University, a Catholic private college. Upon request from the White House, Georgetown was asked to cover up any references to Christ behind the podium "because the presidential speeches have a U.S. flag theme."

Now, before I go on, I have absolutely no idea if other press conferences are run in this fashion. I remember when President Bush gave speeches that there always seemed to be a background that dealt with his speech. Those speeches also seemed to come in neutral places where a background could easily be warranted.

My concern is that this comes so soon after our President denied the Judeo-Christian founding of our nation. It also comes after claims that our government is changing its stance toward Iran and is now open to talks with murderous regimes like that of Cuba and dictators like the one in Venezuela. To top it off, the DHS has cast veterans and anti-abortionists in the same light as eco-terrorists and white supremacists. And what about the incessant desire to allow money to be paid overseas for abortions and embryo stem cell research?

Where is change really going? How many more values of our nation have to be trounced before we reach "change"?

Follow-up from yesterday:

The Drudge Report has posted the ratings for the news outlets - who was reporting the real news of the day?

FOX RATINGS SURGE ON PROTEST COVERAGE 8-11 PM ET

FOXNEWS 3,390,000
MSNBC 1,210,000
CNN 1,070,000
CNN HEADLINE 909,000


FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,980,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 3,239,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 2,947,000
FOXNEWS BECK 2,740,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 2,401,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 2,185,000
COMEDY DAILY SHOW 1,777,000
MSNBC OLBERMANN 1,499,000
COMEDY COLBERT 1,446,000
CNNHN GRACE 1,336,000
CNN KING 1,292,000
MSNBC MADDOW 1,149,000
CNN COOPER 1,021,000

I guess my sarcasm about Cooper didn't go over too well...he was dead last. Comedy news outdid CNN! MSNBC and CNN have a right to be angry - people aren't listening to them. So who is really throwing a tantrum.....

Nancy Pelosi's reaction to the Tea Parties - You are AstroTurf - only good enough for being walked on....



By the way, Janeane Garofalo believes anyone who protests unfounded government spending is racist. Here is a link to the racism remarks from a white woman talking to a white man in a white run studio: Olbermann actually calls her "a more serious note"....is that since she has become a expert on the brain? When is her character on 24 going to get the axed? Her character is oppressively boring.

Oh no...I mentioned abortion and tax reform in the same post - does that make me a right-wing extremist racist with a small brain incapable of rational thought? Hope all the friends at my multi-cultural church don't find out {sarcasm - not about the multi-cultural church, that's real}.

CNN - Garbge In and Garbage Out

By now you probably have seen the report by Susan Roesgen on yesterday's TEA Parties. If not, here is a sample of "unbiased" reporting:



This is a "prime example" of what is going on? Do you mean a prime example of biased reporters instigating mean spirited dialogue by baiting a man holding his 2 year old? And how much money did FOX News put into this event they must have started and promoted? So much for true grassroot movements.

This is why CNN, MSNBC, and Headline News all have lower viewership than FOX. About the only good thing going for CNN is Anderson Cooper (maybe he could jump ship - just a thought). I will not get into the hate filled diatribes by NBC (MSNBC)....

As for my opinion, I am glad people have a right to protest what they believe to be wrong. Susan's crappy reporting said that this was all about the "anti-government" crowd. NO IT IS NOT!

Those who attended these events are not anti-government. We love our country and our Constitution. If Susan thinks that being for the Constitution, and against socialist policies being enacted by Congress, is anti-government, then is she saying she is pro-socialism?

Come on, get a real reporter CNN. I do not advocate watching Jon Stewart for news but he can be entertaining, just watch....I found this on RedState.com....

Tax Day Is Here Again - yelp!

I turned in my taxes several weeks ago. Yesterday, I received my first return. I am still waiting on the state.

{sarcasm warning} For a million other people, however, there is a scramble to get their taxes done, as if April 15th just appeared on their calendar yesterday. I hate it when annual days sneak up on me, don't you? I mean whoever expected April 15th to appear on April 15th. Like Christmas. Who would ever think that it appears on December 25th, and I have a year to get ready for it and save for it? And July 4th on July 4th? {sarcasm end}

Well, if you don't have you taxes done, you still have time. Limited time, but time.

The big news for the day are the over 500 tax rallies being held throughout the United States. If you have a chance, then drop by one near you. I hear of numerous ones in Atlanta, GA, Loganville, GA, Columbia, S.C., New York, New Jersey, Texas, Sacramento, CA, and countless others. I name only the ones I have heard about but you can go here to see if there might be a rally near you: Tax Day Tea Party

Consider the FairTax as you file or watch others panic to file today. If the FairTax passed you would not have to keep this day on the calendar. In fact, April 15th would become just another day to enjoy life instead of creating undue stress and depression.

Besides,

• With the FairTax you decide when and how you will pay your taxes.
  
• With the FairTax everyone will get a very fair tax prebate so the poor would no longer pay taxes and the wealthy would not feel left out.
  
• With the FairTax, pork barrel spending would have to end because Congress would actually have to pay attention to the budget or face the voters.
  
• With the FairTax, Congress will actually have to cut spending and "try" to become more fiscally responsible (or is that an oxymoron).
  
• With the FairTax, the IRS will be abolished (or you could turn them into hounds to go after black market cheats).
  
• With the FairTax, Congress will be held to a set tax maximum (23%). They will not be able to raise taxes at will.

Go to a rally today and let your voice be heard. Sign the FairTax petition.

Here is a song by a great American - Lloyd Marcus

The Dirty Dozen: 12 New Policies That Undermine Civil Society

by Jennifer A. Marshall and Katherine Bradley [source]

Within the first quarter of 2009, the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress have advanced a number of policies that will undermine family and religious freedom in America. Together they show a serious disregard for parental rights, human dignity, freedom of conscience, and civil society in American life. In these difficult economic times, policymakers should recognize and empower the vast resources of family, religious institutions, and civil society. Instead, Congress and the Administration have systematically promoted policies that debilitate the protective and problem-solving capacity of these fundamental institutions. Undermining Family, Faith, and Freedom 1. Discouraging Charitable Giving. Even as charities struggle to make ends meet during the economic recession, the President's budget would reduce the amount higher earners can deduct from their income taxes for their charitable giving. Faith-based ministries and other non-profits serving the public good are dependent on the generosity of others through charitable giving. Individuals targeted by this proposed policy are some of the most significant supporters of these charitable causes. The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University estimates that households with the highest incomes will reduce their giving annually by 4.8 percent, or $3.87 billion, in response to this policy change. 2. Blocking Educational Opportunity for Low-Income D.C. Students. Due to a devastating policy included in the omnibus bill, the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program is in danger of ending after the 2009-2010 school year. Since 2004, this program has provided approximately 3,700 scholarships worth $7,500 each for low-income children to attend safe and effective private schools of their choice. Evaluations show that parents are very pleased and test scores are moving in the right direction, with students regaining lost ground.[1] President Obama has made a smart choice in sending his daughters to private school rather than the D.C. public schools. Low-income parents should have the same opportunity to choose safe and effective schools for their children. 3. Reducing Abstinence Education. The omnibus bill reduces spending on the Community Based Abstinence Education program by $13 million while increasing family planning funding by $7.5 million.[2] A Heritage Foundation report indicates that the government spends $12 to promote contraception and safe-sex education for every dollar spent to encourage abstinence.[3] Evidence shows that abstinent teens report better psychological well-being and higher academic achievement while avoiding risky behaviors.[4] Further, a 2004 Zogby poll revealed that 96 percent of parents want teens to be taught that abstinence is the best option.[5] 4. Rolling Back Conscience Protections for Health Care Professionals. The Obama Administration has announced plans to eliminate a regulation that protects the conscience rights of doctors and other health professionals who object to participating in controversial procedures such as abortion or sterilization. 87 percent of respondents to a March 2009 poll believe it is important to "make sure that health care professionals are not forced to participate in procedures and practices to which they have moral objections."[6] 5. Subsidizing Planned Parenthood. The omnibus bill includes a provision that increases the profits of Planned Parenthood and manufacturers of contraceptives. Under Medicaid, drug companies are required to pay rebates to the Medicaid program. Certain sales offered at discounts can be excluded from the calculation of the "best price," reducing the rebate owed to Medicaid. The omnibus bill expands the exclusion to cover discounted sales of contraceptives through additional family planning clinics. The result is that drug companies can sell contraceptives at deeply discounted prices, and these lower prices increase profits for the clinics that resell them. Ironically, while forfeiting higher rebates from the sale of these contraceptives, the President's budget proposes to increase other drug rebates. 6. Restricting Parental Notification and Expanding Family Planning. The President's budget seeks to expand family planning services through Medicaid. Initially proposed as part of the stimulus bill, this provision was eliminated after attracting negative attention. Now back as a part of the budget, the proposal would likely allow states to disregard the income of an applicant or recipient for family planning under Medicaid. This would allow a child--no matter what his or her family's income level--to be eligible for free family planning services without parental notification. In addition, the proposal would supersede current law and would likely not allow states to provide coverage without including family planning services. 7. Using Tax Dollars to Finance Abortion Abroad. On January 23, the President overturned a policy that prohibited the use of U.S. tax dollars for family planning organizations that provide abortions and abortion counseling overseas. 58 percent of Americans disapprove of this decision by the Obama Administration, according to a February 2009 USA Today/Gallup poll.[7] U.S. taxpayers should not have to pay to export this controversial practice abroad, where it serves as poor public diplomacy for the nation's commitment to life and liberty. 8. Taxpayer Funding for Controversial, Unproven Embryonic Stem Cell Research. President Obama issued an executive order authorizing federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. It also repeals a 2007 executive order that encouraged the National Institutes of Health to explore alternatives to embryonic stem cell research that do not involve destroying a human embryo. While advocates of embryonic stem cell research discuss the potential cures, many medical advances have already been achieved by ethically sound, alternative stem cell research.[8] 9. Violating Religious Groups' Equal Access on College Campuses. The stimulus package offers funds for the renovation of colleges and universities. These funds are prohibited, however, from use in the renovation of facilities used for gatherings like religious worship or sectarian instruction. This provision can be interpreted broadly enough to keep groups such as the Catholic Students Association or the Fellowship of Christian Athletes from meeting in buildings renovated with these funds. 10. Rolling Back Successful Welfare Reform. The stimulus package undermines the fiscal incentive structure that drove national welfare reform. The 1996 reform rewarded states for decreasing their caseloads and putting people into jobs. As a result, the number of welfare caseloads shrunk by more than 60 percent, and child poverty fell by 1.6 million. The stimulus bill moves in the opposite direction, creating a new $5 billion cash welfare program that pays states when their caseloads rise. This new program gives states an incentive to grow their rolls, decreasing their motivation to move people into jobs and self-sufficiency. 11. Expanding Dependence on Government. The stimulus package combined with the omnibus bill and the President's budget represents a massive expansion of overall welfare spending. The stimulus bill alone will add nearly $800 billion in new spending over the next 10 years on programs like food stamps, government housing, and Medicaid.[9] Significant changes to Medicaid and SCHIP--programs intended for low-income Americans--have extended eligibility to families well into the middle class, costing taxpayers an extra $25 billion over 10 years. 12. Leaving a Legacy of Debt to Future Generations. Since its start in January, the 111th Congress has already spent more than $2 trillion in response to the recession, and that figure could go much higher, incurring an enormous debt that will have to paid by future generations. The stimulus package alone represents an added debt burden of $9,400 per household in America.[10] Weakening America These 12 policies represent a troubling new direction in social policy. They will leave Americans less equipped to provide for themselves and their neighbors in the midst of trying times. Policymakers can ensure America's social welfare, economic stability, and capacity to lead in the world by pursuing policies that encourage stable family formation; show respect for parental rights, conscience, and the role of religious institutions; and create positive incentives for work, thrift, and private initiative. In the first quarter of 2009, the Administration and Congress have pursued policies that move in the opposite direction. Jennifer A. Marshall is Director of and Katherine Bradley is Research Fellow in the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society at The Heritage Foundation. [1]U.S. Department of Education, "Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts After Three Years," March 2009, at http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20094050/pdf/20094051.pdf (April 7, 2009). [2]The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, Public Law 111-8, page 411, at http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/2009_Con_Statement_DivF.pdf (April 2, 2009). [3]Melissa G. Pardue, Robert E. Rector, and Shannan Martin, "Government Spends $12 on Safe Sex and Contraceptives for Every $1 Spent on Abstinence," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 1718, January 14, 2004, at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Abstinence/bg1718.cfm. [4]Christine C. Kim and Robert E. Rector, "Abstinence Education: Assessing the Evidence," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2126, April 22, 2008, at www.heritage.org/Research/Abstinence/bg2126.cfm. [5]Robert E. Rector, Melissa G. Pardue, and Shannan Martin, "What Do Parents Want Taught in Sex Education Programs," Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 1722, January 28, 2004, at www.heritage.org/Research/Abstinence/bg1722.cfm. [6]Kellyanne Conway, "Key Findings on Conscience Rights Polling," letter to interested parties regarding the polling company, inc./WomanTrend survey, April 8, 2009, at http://www.freedom2care.org/docLib/20090407_090408 SurveyPressPacket.pdf (April 9, 2009). [7]Jeffrey M. Jones, "Americans Approve of Most Obama Actions to Date," Gallup, February 2, 2009, at http://www.gallup.com/poll/114091/Americans -Approve-Obama-Actions-Date.aspx?version=print (April 2, 2009). [8]David Prentice, William L. Saunders, Jan Ledochowski, and Lukas Lucenic, "Adult Stem Cell Success Stories--2008 Update: July-December," Family Research Council, January 12, 2009, at http://downloads.frc.org /EF/EF09A32.pdf (April 2, 2009). [9]Robert Rector and Katherine Bradley, "Stimulus Bill Abolishes Welfare Reform and Adds New Welfare Spending," Heritage Foundation WebMemo No. 2287, February 11, 2009, at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare /wm2287.cfm. [10]Brian M. Riedl, "Obama Budget Would Double the National Debt," Heritage Foundation Commentary, March 24, 2009, at http://www.heritage.org/press/commentary/ed032409e.cfm. This total was calculated by dividing the stimulus bill's cost ($787 billion, plus approximately $324 billion in net interest costs) by the estimated 118 million U.S. households.

U.S. Navy 1, Pirates -3

Congratulations to the United States Navy and their bravery in rescuing an American hero, Captain Richard Phillips. This is an easy Kudos moment in our resolve to stand against sea terrorist from Somalia.

Now the sea terrorists want revenge for the death of the three recalcitrant terrorists while pointing AK-47s at the captain. Well, if they really want a war, I say give the Somalian government six weeks to clean up their act or their coast will be obliterated.

Okay, maybe cooler heads will prevail in this moment.

• I want to congratulate President Obama for making the choice of ending this in the best possible manner.
  
• I think the commander who made the call to end the lives of the sea terrorists deserves a commendation for acting so swiftly in command.
  
• The three seals who fired the shot - Gentlemen, may God watch over you and bless you!
  
• To Captain Phillips, thanks for your heroism in the line of fire. Great men save lives.

To the Somalia sea terrorists - Give up or face the same fate!

Tax Rallies Throughout America

There are tax rallies throughout America this week. Atlanta will host Hannity and friends on April 15th at the Georgia capitol.

Whether your rally cry is for the Fair Tax or for a Tea Party make a difference in your town!

Do you have one you wish to highlight? Leave your comments........

• April 11: Join Neal Boortz in Jacksonville, FL for a FairTax "Save the Nation" Rally
• April 15: Join Neal Boortz in Columbia, SC for another FairTax "Save the Nation" Rally
• April 15: Sean Hannity will be at the Atlanta Tea Party

Democracy or Republic?

I absolutely get turned in knots when people think of the United States of America as a democracy instead of as a Republic. Look at what our founding fathers thought of democracy:

John Adams (An Essay on Man's Lust for Power; August 29, 1763)

[D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man's life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these will soon mould itself into a system of subordination of all the moral virtues and intellectual abilities, all the powers of wealth, beauty, wit and science, to the wanton pleasures, the capricious will, and the execrable cruelty of one or a very few.

(letter to John Taylor; April 15, 1814)

Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

James Madison (Federalist No. 10; November 23, 1787)

[D]emocracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.

Fisher Ames (speech in the Massachusetts Ratifying Convention; January 15, 1788)

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and ignorant believe to be liberty.

This is why they use the word republican as our form of government. To them, democracy was a call of the wild. It would erode the very character of human nature and cause more calamity than having a king. Unfortunately, people have used ignorance to spread the "doctrine" of democracy.

Though the republican form of government was not the best and ideal way (for on earth there will never be a perfect rule of law outside of God's rule), our founders thought that government should at all times answer to the citizenry.

What did they really think about the republican form of government?

James Madison (Federalist No. 39)

If we resort for a criterion to the different principles on which different forms of government are established, we may define a republic to be, or at least may bestow that name on, a government which derives all its powers directly or indirectly from the great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding their offices during pleasure for a limited period, or during good behavior.

Alexander Hamilton (Federalist No. 9; 1787)

The regular distribution of power into distinct departments; the introduction of legislative balances and checks; the institution of courts composed of judges holding their offices during good behavior; the representation of the people in the legislature by deputies of their own election... They are means, and powerful means, by which the excellences of republican government may be retained and its imperfections lessened or avoided.

Thomas Jefferson (letter to Francis C. Gray; 1815)

Although a republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes irresistible.

George Washington (Farewell Address; 1796)

The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad, of your safety, of your prosperity, of that very liberty which you so highly prize.

So the next time someone calls our form of government a democracy, correct them and point them back to our founders. There is not any good reason for ignorance except laziness.

Stand on the American Principles, and we shall survive. Cloud them over, and we shall divide.

Make America great. Support a local tax revolution near you and send Congress and our President a message that we are a nation constituted by sovereign laws, and we will not take kindly to those acting in bad behavior to subvert our country with universalist myths.

Have a great Easter!

Liberals Embracing Communist and Tyrants

I am not sure about you, but I become more and more concerned with the concentrated effort of the ultra liberal democrats who insist on meeting with tyrants and communist - people who radically hold views that are against our values and ethical standards. What good will come from acknowledging behaviors of such people?

Take for example the recent visit by three Congressmen to Cuba. Now, I do hope for restored relations with Cuba, but the same tyrant who readily asked for the nuclear arsenal of the Soviet Union to be placed in his land is still the same tyrant who holds his people in the threat of starvation because of his evil views.

President Obama calls us Christ-less, Congress is going to tyrants like Castro and Iran to negotiate, and we are left to believe this is the new way to go. What about this new appointee who believes that our national laws should no longer be governed by our constitution but instead by international law? Then President Obama (a head of state!) bows to another head of state - the king of Saudi Arabia? I don't think any President should ever bow to another head of state! Did we surrender?

Our sovereignty as a nation is being sold to the highest bidder. Sovereignty, for those who have forgotten the definition, means "government free from external control."

Our constitution is the governing law for our federal government. Popular opinion from socialist and communist is not and should not ever be our standard for our rule of law!

But in my opinion, this shows the direction of those in leadership. They want socialist rule here in the United States, and the only way to get socialism is to push Christianity out of the workings of public policy, act as if we have never had Christian leanings, and then placate the differences between us and "the world."

Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written: "He catches the wise in their craftiness" ; and again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile." 1 Cor 3:18-20 (NIV)

God gave us sovereignty to rule ourselves so we would not fall trap to the lies and deception that the world preaches. Social welfare is good to a point. Socialist health care and rule however stand against all that our nation has fought to build. Don't let your minds wander to these socialist propagandists.

Thanks for reading my tirade for the day.

President Obama Makes Bogus Claim

President Obama's trip overseas continues to challenge the morality and sovereignty of our nation. Now, he says that America is not a Christian nation. I guess he hasn't read anything written by our founding fathers.

Look at what John Adams said:

[W]e have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. . . . Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

What about Benjamin Franklin:

I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that "except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the Builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and bye word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom and leave it to chance, war and conquest.

I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business, and that one or more of the clergy of this city be requested to officiate in that service.

How about the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (1824):

No free government now exists in the world, unless where Christianity is acknowledged, and is the religion of the country.

Or Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence:

The only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and liberty is the object and life of all republican governments.

And that guy known as the first president, George Washington:

Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of man and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connexions with private and public felicity. Let it simply be asked, Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths, which are the instruments of investigation in Courts of Justice?

And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle. It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. Who, that is a sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric?

Should I go on? Here is a list numerous other writings from our founders: Historical writings

Our freedom stands alone on the principles of the Christian faith so soundly followed by our founding fathers. Yes, some were deists, but even they leaned towards the Christian God. Besides a deist is one who believes in God but believe that God doesn't take an active role in man's affairs.

Virtue was important to these men and they knew it was foundation for our constitution. As John Adams says:

[I]t is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue.

We cannot turn our backs upon God now. Mr. President, get it right. Stop pandering to the leftist view of demeaning the Christian faith which minimizes its impact on our entire society. Without our Christian beliefs, this nation would not exist - I guarantee it!

Addicted Leadership

This is the last of a few posts on credible political leadership. As you can see it deals with addicted leadership. Addictions can range from gambling to drinking to sexual immorality.

For many people, they do not see the problem with gambling or drinking , especially if done in moderation. Okay, then why does Paul say this:

It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall. Romans 14:21 (NIV)

Now, Paul was talking about eating things that some thought were sinful, but he added a tag line - "...or to do anything else..." That is an important note. What do addictions do to people?

Addictions are crutches. They are mental disturbances in the mental processes of those addicted. Drugs, for example, cause differing affects on the brain through chemical processes. Those same chemical reactions happen with other addictions as well (even gambling).

Addictions alter the mind. Is that the way you want leaders to lead, with altered minds?

Gamblers have problems with debt, embezzlement, forgery, and fraud, not to mention physical ailments, abusive tendencies, and more.

Alcohol can cause ailments such as dizziness (want a dizzy person ready to push the war button), talkativeness (means people are not listening), irritability, mood swings, and impaired judgment as well as being linked to domestic abuse, suicide, vehicular manslaughter, and depression.

Leaders are supposed to set the example not become one. Addictions (or tea-totaling) also drive the addictions of others. Paul wanted to get people to understand that what we do in public and in private does affect the manners of others.

Credible leaders set the standard and do not bend from it. This is the type of leader I want in political office. Just think of having someone in office who thinks that debt is wrong and runs their life debt-free....

Are we not gambling with the future of America every time we elect officials who may have addictions? What gamble do we get from the "cocktail" parties given in the White House when the President wants something out of Congress? How many "deals" have been made under the influence of alcohol?

We need political officials who will act differently and with the understanding that God will withdraw His Spirit from any nation that abuses His sovereignty.

The elections are coming next year for many in Congress. How will you vote? Are you ready to demand credible leadership?