The insanity in today’s American politics cannot be explained as mere ignorance, as if ignorance is either mere or simple.  The National Democrats, the ones getting the airtime and the notice are offering policies and advancing agendas that are impossible to achieve.  Yet, millions are buying the spin, regurgitating the rhetoric, and trying to sell the nonsensical.  Millions believe whatever they hear from CNN, MSNBC, the Democrats and the Hollywood mental midgets.  They hear it, they repeat it, they believe it, and they vote for it.  All that without a molecule of thought!  

The fiscal costs of the plans being offered by the Democratic POTUS hopefuls and other visible Democrats are off the chart ignorant.  They pose a financial crisis that any reasonable person should immediately ask, “How will we pay for this?”  The Universal Healthcare or Medicare For All plan being touted by virtually of them in one form or another would cost more than $30 TRILLION over the next decade.  Ocasio-Cortez’s plan is to just cut a few billion from the defense budget and all is handled.  Beyond that, her plan is simple, tax the rich, the middle-class, the poor and everything that moves, and the problem is solved.  After all, “It’s just money and we will pay for it!” 

The Muslim Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has proposed a plan that is so outlandish and far-fetched it should have been immediately laughed out of Washington.  Sadly, it was not only not laughed at but praised as being the smartest plan offered by any Democrat yet!  Wow!  The Liberals have attacked Conservatives for decades claiming that we do not care for the poor.  That accusation is beyond ridiculous.  However, with the media coverage, the continual diatribe of the politicians, and the incredibly pervasive mentality of entitlement and envy, their claims are believed.  Millions believe that if you are a Republican you hate poor people, even if you are a Republican and poor. 

Her plan called, “LIFT +” reveals the increasing fiscal and constitutional insanity of the Left.  Her plan would drastically restructure the EITC and, in her mind, simplify the process.  It is simple and Utopian.  She would simply give $3,000 to individuals and $6,000 to families.  Yep, it is an expansion of the modern idea of the Democrats to have “universal everything” including “universal government control.”  Her plan could be called Universal Income. 

In short, her plan provides that a person making less than $50,000 or a family with a household income of under $100,000 would get the money.  You don’t have to work.  You don’t have to look for a job.  This kind of lunacy makes working undesirable and would kill all incentive to work and provide for your own.  How would you like a bonus of $3,000-$6,000 per year that you don’t have to do a thing to get?  Sounds great, right?  Only until you stop and ask, “Where is the money coming from?”  No, it won’t come from the super-rich, it will come from those of us who work and pay taxes.  It will come from increased in the cost of goods and services.  It will come from higher taxes.  It will come at the expense of our Freedom and Liberty. 

The lunacy of the current push by the Democrats for Abortion on Demand, Open Borders, Gender Nullification, and Socialism is incomprehensible for those using rational thought.  I wish I could attribute this new wave of craziness to “Ignorance”, but I cannot.  I cannot accept the premise that it is simply because those proposing the Utopian ideas are ignorant of economics and the constitution.  I know most of the liberal voters are not well versed in the Constitution.  They have been taught by teachers and professors who are either limited in their knowledge of that document or in opposition to it.  We have multi-generations in American society who are a product of the modern educational constitutional dumbing down.  The price of that mistake is still being determined.

If it is not simply ignorance that is giving rise to these new and destructive proposals, what is it?  I believe that for some of the purveyors of the toxic liberal agenda such as Congresswoman Tlaib it is rooted in their belief system.  Those on the Left who have worked devotedly for decades to push all things Bible, moral, Christian, and historically American out of the public square must have an agenda.  I agree that a significant number of the adherents to the ideology of the Left, the rank-in-file, are not diabolical but constitutional and economically uninformed.  However, those pushing the agenda are far more devious and not dumb. 

I never bought the idea that the former President Barack Obama was the smartest man in the room, but I never believed he was ignorant either.  I believe he was devoted to an ideology, as is Soros, and the political elitists and political establishment.  That ideology is anti-American, anti-Bible, and anti-Freedom.  The ideology of the Liberal Left is, in my view, rooted in the diabolical, not in ignorance. 

I do believe that many of those purveyors of the current insanity are somewhat ignorant of the Constitution.  They appear to have believed what they believe for long enough, their understanding of the Constitution is tainted.  Even Barack Obama lamented that the Constitution was restrictive for his agenda.  His statements demonstrated his understanding of the limitations imposed by our guiding document but were willing to prey on the limited information of the masses and pursue his purposes extra-constitutionally.

America, we can either vote NO on the policies of liberalism or we can consider them innocuous and simply part of the political cycle with all its ebbs and flows and vote for the Left or not vote.  I don’t care how much you dislike the current president, if you consider any of the Democratic hopefuls as viable alternatives or replacements, you are making a grave mistake.  I do not like everything this president has done but he has done more or tried to fight for more of our freedoms than any Republican since Reagan.  What would we have if the Republicans got behind the promised agenda over the next 2-6 years?  What would America look like if the Democrats reclaim the control of the government in all branches? 

It is more than ignorance so do not be deceived.  There is a devious and diabolical plan to destroy America and, in that destruction, we will be destroyed as Free People.  I cannot passively accept that.  Therefore, I commit to staying engaged, involved, in prayer, and to voting in 2020!

God bless you and God bless America!

Forgive me for asking the question but who invented the idea that abortion was a woman’s right to control her own body?  That begs another question regarding that unborn baby’s right to life.  I am all for a woman having the right to control her own body, so long as that control does not necessitate the murder of another innocent life.  I am 100% in favor of a woman having adequate healthcare, but then I am also for men, children, and the unborn having adequate healthcare. 

In most situations where a woman gets pregnant, she had a choice to prevent that pregnancy.  She could have chosen abstinence or some form of protection.  I realize that some of those preventatives fail and the pregnancy is unplanned, but the risk was or should have been known at the time of engaging in coitus. 

I am adamantly Pro-Life and believe that life begins at conception.  Now that I have sufficiently alienated some who are either Pro-Choice or believe that life begins much later I ask for a few minutes of your time to address some issues I see as vital in the discussion of Life. 

I find it amazing and somewhat disingenuous for a person to be an activist for animal rights and an advocate for abortion of a human being at the same time.  I find it astounding that scientist could call a bacterium on Mars or any other planet life and insist that that baby in the womb is not yet a life form.  I have often questioned how liberal proponents of abortion reconcile state laws that protect the fetus in the womb and their willingness to demand abortion on demand, even after live birth. 

There are 38 states as well as the federal government with ‘fetal homicide’ laws on the books.  There are 29 states that have fetal homicide laws that apply to the earliest stages of pregnancy (any state of gestation/development, conception, fertilization, or post-fertilization).  Many of those states are controlled by liberal leftist and strong advocates for abortion.  Those laws treat the fetus (baby) as a potential crime victim separate and apart from the woman who carries it. How can they reconcile that disparity in their argument that that fetus (baby) in the womb is not yet a human being?  If it is nothing more than a blob of tissue how can it be a crime victim? 

Recently the Louisiana Governor defied his Democratic Party and signed into law a strict abortion bill that makes no exception for rape and incest.  The vote in the Louisiana House of Representatives was 79 to 23.  The Democrats have warned the governor that he will be ousted and evicted from the Party over this issue.  The slate of Democratic hopefuls for 2020 are all on-board with abortion and many of the favor incredibly late-term abortions up to and including infanticide.

Bernie Sanders is targeting Illinois Representative Dan Lipinski, a rare Pro-Life Democrat.  He has endorsed the Pro-Choice candidate Marie Newman in her bid to primary Lipinski.  Governor Edwards in Louisiana has been issued a warning or threat by NARAL Pro-Choice America political director, Nicole Brener-Schmitz.  She said, “Governor Edwards, and any other elected official attempting to use political overreach to roll back our rights, is mistaken to think our fundamental freedoms are up for debate.”  That is outrageous!  She further stated, “We are in the majority, and if you are not fighting alongside us, you don’t deserve to represent the American people.” 

Ms. Brener-Schmitz, could I ask what fundamental freedoms are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Creator to that unborn baby?  As a Christian, I find no ground upon which I can support abortion.  As a lover of humanity, I find it reprehensible and ludicrous to argue that a woman has the right to abort that life in the womb because it is her body.  That baby did not ask to be there.  That baby is not a trespasser on private property.  That baby is not a parasite, a blob of tissue, a growth or a mass of cells with no value.  It has a heartbeat by six weeks and by four weeks has a distinct blood vessel formed inside and by five weeks the heart tube begins to beat spontaneously.  That is Life, not tissue!

A mere sixteen days after conception that fetus forms a neural plate, the foundation of the baby’s brain and spinal cord.  By thirteen weeks the baby has well-defined fingers and toes.  By eight weeks the baby will have already gone through two sets of temporary kidneys with the permanent kidneys being formed.  How can anyone call that a mass of cells or a blob of lifeless tissue? 

One of the things that troubles me the most about the abortion issue is the devaluing of human life.  It matters not to me if that devaluing is intentional or unintentional the effect is the same.  Ascribing lifelessness to that fetus (baby) in the womb enables one to become desensitized to life and it is a very short step from abortion to genocide.  No, I do not believe that everyone who supports abortion is a proponent of mass murder but when life become devalued for the unborn how long will it be before it is devalued for the deformed, the elderly, and the mentally unstable? 

Love me or hate me over this stance, but I believe we are treading on dangerous ground morally and spiritually as well as societally if we do not rediscover our value of human life – ALL LIFE!

God bless you and God bless America!        

Billy Currington has a country song that includes the lyrics, “God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy.”  That is a somewhat humorous song but is apropos in today’s political world.  My twist to that line in the song is, “Democrats are crazy.”  That is, those who are advocates of the myriad of illogical positions being advanced by the National Democratic Party. 

I’ve heard so many things I’d like to call ‘stupid’, but my Mamma told me not to use that word.  I guess I could call them ‘idiotic’ but the overly sensitive to any appearance of insensitivity would come after me with a vengeance for my intolerance.  So, I guess I’ll refer to the words of the song, modify them and say, “They are Crazy!”  That is the only explanation I can give for some of the inane policies being advanced. 

We continue to see the massive influx of illegals at our southern border, the burden it has and is placing on America and Americans is enormous.  Yet, the Democrats continue to insist that this is a ‘manufactured crisis.’  They are right, and they are wrong!  It is a ‘manufactured crisis’ but not manufactured by Donald Trump or the Republicans.  It is manufactured by those outside forces inspiring, funding, facilitating, planning, organization, and implementing the invasions.  It is a crisis and the threat from and by some incredibly dangerous and nefarious sources grows exponentially daily. 

The Democratic extremists have fine-tuned their radicalism on many political hot potatoes.  Abortion is a clear example of their extreme radicalism.  The very idea that that baby in the womb is not a living human being and deserving of protection is more than radical it is incomprehensible if not diabolical.  The push for Socialism which disregards the statistical data of history and the proven failures everywhere it has been attempted is an example of blind radicalism.  The demand for Socialized Medicine with Universal Single-Payer Healthcare is beyond clueless it is, in a word, ‘Crazy!’

The Democrats, at least the National Establishment’s Platform, places the security, safety, and well-being of the illegals above and ahead of Americans.  The illegals are pushed to the head of the line for care, provisions, and protection.  Our veterans are still fighting and longing for a smidgen of the care and concern given to those who ignore our laws and flaunt their illegality in our faces.  Our American homeless would love to have a fraction of the concern, the “caring” Democrats have for illegals. 

With the Sanctuary Cities and even Sanctuary States, the insistence that we must immediately and sweepingly modify our laws to give amnesty to the illegals because, in the words of one Democrat, “they have earned it” should alarm every legal American.  They have earned nothing!  They have stolen it but not earned it!

President Trump has brokered a deal with Mexico which has the potential of alleviating some of the strain on those charged with border security.  I won’t go into all the details, as I know them, but on the surface, it appears a good beginning.  His threat of heavy tariffs on Mexican exports has paid off, it seems.  Since about 80% of Mexican exports come to the United States his threat of a 5% tariff was enough to spur the Mexican government and business community into positive actions.  Of course, to the Liberal Left Trump is an evil villain.  They ignore the fact that he is getting results and results that are good for America. 

Mexico is reportedly going to put about 6,000 troops along the border to prevent people from crossing illegally.  I say, “About time!”  Beyond that, Mexican National Guard Troops will be deployed across Mexico to help curb the flow of illegals into the United States.  Again, “About time!” 

Nancy Pelosi has argued and criticized the President saying, “Threats and temper tantrums are no way to negotiate foreign policy.”  Seriously, Nancy?  With what you and the Democrats have done in your name calling, superfluous diatribe, rhetoric, and doing harm to America for the past 2 ½ years you seriously want to talk about “threats and temper?”  Senator Chuckie Schumer declared with his words dripping with sarcasm, “Now that Trump has solved the immigration problem we won’t be hearing about it anymore.”  Senator, if you had a shred of decency and concern for America, your failure and his success would cause you to applaud his small victory.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency has reported that by the end of May there were 676,315 illegals apprehended at the border this year!  There were over 144,000 in May.  How again is this not a crisis and a very serious problem, economically, socially, and regarding national security? 

Recently, a captured ISIS terrorist confessed to an ISIS plot to have English-speaking terrorist and ‘westerners’ cross the border and attack U.S. financial targets.  The ‘westerners’ were European citizens who have gone to Syria to fight for ISIS and are now returning to their homelands.  ISIS wants them in the U.S. to continue their jihad.  How again is this not a crisis?

In the Sanctuary cities and states the local and state police are prohibited from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement “ICE” and the result is criminals are allowed to escape the long arm of the law and are protected by the people supposed to be protecting us.  How again is this not a crisis?

The Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN), one of the loudest anti-Semitic members of Congress said, “It is un-American to criminalize immigrants for wanting to come to this country for a better life.”  She said, “This is why ICE needs to be defunded.”  Seriously, Congresswoman, you want to defund the agency charged with protecting our borders and thereby our national sovereignty and the American people.  That sounds un-American to me, but then I do believe that is what you are.

Considering this, I guess I’ll have to stick with my reference to and modification of the lyrics of Billy Currington’s song and say, “Liberal Leftists Extremist Activist Democrats are Crazy!”  You have to make your own determination but that’s how I see it and another reason I am a NEVER DEMOCRAT VOTER in the foreseeable future.

God bless you and God bless America!

What is the end game or goal of the push for Socialism in America being championed by the Left today?  It is more than universal healthcare, that would be bad enough, but it is far more iniquitous.  It is CONTROL!  However, that is too simplistic a statement and needs more elucidation to be transparently lucid for everyone both the skeptic and curiously concerned.

The argument of the Democrats and some RINOs that the few million uninsured do not have access to healthcare is fallacious.  The mandate of law is that an Emergency Room cannot deny care to anyone based on their ability to pay.  They receive the same treatment as those with insurance or cash.  Our healthcare system is heavily regulated and managed by the government. 

The actual cost of healthcare is hidden from most Americans, insured or uninsured due to the distortion due to federal and state subsidies.  Third Party insurers foot most of the bill and few shops around for the best price.  After all, we want the best care, not the cheapest, right?  There is little question that our healthcare industry could use some competitive reform, but when the government is involved reform becomes transformation into their control, not our benefit.

The Democrats are all clamoring for some form of Universal Healthcare now being labeled as “Medicare For All”.  I tremble when I hear that discussion and grow weak in the knees when people who should know better buy into the scam and scheme, thinking it will make things better or Free.  It will do neither, but alas, I keep sounding the alarm and beating the drum and nobody wants to march, so I may be wasting my breath, but try I must.

The Left wants a ‘single-payer’ system of FREE healthcare.  The truth is they know, and we should know that Free Healthcare is an Oxymoron and a fantasy.  What they want is for you and me, the taxpayer to pay the bill for everyone.  They want Medical Socialism and that is only the tip of the iceberg.  Once you hook people in dependency on the government you gain the upper hand and once addicted to the dole, like drugs, it is difficult to be weaned off the governmental sugar-tit. 

Every country that has any form of Socialized Medicine has some form of rationing, denial, or extended delay for treatment.  How is that better?  Those willing to trade liberty and freedom for an entitlement do not care about the factual data of people in Canada and the U.K. waiting months if not years for surgeries available in the United States almost instantly.  Sadly, many think in terms of their bottom line financially rather than what could and will happen regarding needed healthcare.  The healthy, the young, the invincible do not think beyond today and until it impacts them directly they are oblivious to the dangers.

Bernie Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez are two of the leading proponents of Democratic Socialism in America.  The increase in membership in the Democratic Socialists of America has increased since 2016 and that is troubling.  Gallup released a poll that indicated that 40% of Americans believe that ‘some form of socialism is good for America.’  Sadly, most of that 40% have no real definition for Socialism other than it contains some form of ‘freebies’ and that is a hot button for them.  It may be healthcare, school loans, tuition costs, or some entitlement they embrace, desire, or seek.  Whatever the cause is, the spin of the Media, the Democrats, and some Republicans are that our Economic System is broken and therefore something must be done. 

Most discussions on Capitalism vs Socialism do not deal with the perils of Socialism only the flaws of Capitalism.  That skewed presentation entices many to buy the rhetoric that Socialism is a panacea for our economic and other issues in America.  The fanning the flames of envy and greed is a major culprit, and few seem to understand that when the government provides it demands something in return.  It would be akin to borrowing money from the loan shark and for a $5 loan, you pay back $7-10.  You give up control and relinquish the decision making to the bureaucrats and politicians.  That is not Freedom or Liberty and not the America of our Founders and the Framers.

Our best defense against Socialism is the Constitution. But with so few politicians understanding it, having read it, or embracing it as the final authority for American government it is frequently relegated to meaninglessness.  Have you read the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist of America (DSA)?  If not, you should.  Article II of their Constitution states, “We are socialists because we share a vision of humane social order based on popular control of resources and production, economic planning, equitable distribution, feminism, racial equality, and no-oppressive relationships.”  That may sound good on the surface but if you examine it closely you readily see that their definition implies a set of institutional arrangements that would inevitably limit freedom of choice.  Is that what you want?

Their desires and designs are clear to any who will take the time to vet them and read or listen to their stated objectives. Let me give you this token of their stated view: “Our task is formidable. Democratic socialists must secure decisive majorities in legislatures while winning hegemony in the unions,” writes Bhaskar Sunkara, editor of Jacobin magazine, in his Socialist Manifesto. “Then our organizations must be willing to flex their social power in the form of mass mobilizations and political strikes to counter the structural power of capital and ensure that our leaders choose confrontation over accommodation with elites.”

A conflicting poll to the 40% favoring Socialism is the Gallup poll that found 77% of Americans are happy with the “overall quality of life in America.”  Also, 65% are satisfied with the “opportunity for a person to get ahead by working hard.”   Additionally, 53% like the “influence of organized religion.”  We have the most robust economy we have had in decades with real disposable income rising.  The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that all Americans have enjoyed an increase of post-tax income since 1979.  Do we really want to go back to a time without smartphones, the Internet, the extensive cable television and laparoscopic surgery? 

If the Democratic Socialist win, we will see a massive expansion of the Supreme Court with liberal Socialist Activist Jurist and the revamping if not the removal of the Electoral College.  We will see Medicare for All, Open Borders, Free everything that will bankrupt an already bankrupt republic.  We will see government mandated housing, transportation, parenting, size of family, gun control, higher taxation, and a massive loss of Freedoms and Liberties.  Doubt me if you please, but this is more than a nuisance it is destruction.

God bless you and God bless America!

Before I tell you what I’m talking about I want to address the unrelenting diatribe and spin by the Democrats, those who hate Donald Trump, the Media, and the high-ranking member so both the Mueller Team and the various federal bureaus.  I can barely comprehend the pressure and personal antagonism that the President must have felt during this inconceivable and incomprehensible attack on him, his family, and anyone associated with him.  Most people, wielding the power of his office, would have mashed Mueller like a bug. 

I heard and read an interview with John Dowd, the man who is a legend in his own right in the Department of Justice’s Strike Force 18.  He was the head of that group, a group within the DOJ’s Organized Crime and Racketeering Section.  He engineered, spearheaded, and oversaw massive and incredibly complex investigations directed at the underworld of organized crime.  His work was nothing short of incredible!

Donald J. Trump was masterful in securing Dowd’s services once the Muller appointment was a reality.  Dowd and co-counsel Ty Cobb continuously interacted with the Mueller Team and led the fight for the President’s interest and for America.  The Mueller Team was laden with angry activist Democrats who wanted Trump’s head on a platter and didn’t care how they got it.

The anger still boils over in the hearts and minds of those who see his election as a usurpation of their rightful control of the government.  Rightful in their minds, not mine.  The strategy that unfolded was one that few would have consented to but was a stroke of brilliance and gives a solid foundation for the denouncing of the investigation and the antics now being engaged in by the Left and those RINOs in Congress who detest the man, Donald J. Trump.  It is not ideological but personal!

The strategy was ‘total transparency.’  I don’t care what you’ve heard or even that you may have bought into the deception and perception that Trump is obstructing justice, not cooperating, and is a criminal.  Those are unfounded accusations I don’t buy and won’t sit silently while they are bandied about.  Bill & Hillary Clinton were anything but transparent with the Ken Starr investigation.  Barack Obama was anything but transparent in the many inquiries during his time in office.  Remember Benghazi, Fast and Furious, his college transcripts, birth records, and much more.  No, I am not trying to raise the birth issue, just citing his actions to keep things from the public.

John Dowd was asked in the interview, “When did President Trump say, ‘fire Mueller’?”  Dowd’s amazing and truthful response was, “He never did.”  Dowd affirmed that he was there at the time the report says that McGahn, mentioned that.  He affirmed that he (Dowd) was assigned to deal with Robert Mueller and he briefed the President daily.  He asserted that he met with Mueller or Quarles for eight months every week.  There was no attempt on the part of Donald J. Trump, the 45^th President of the United States of America to impede the investigation or failure to cooperate.  That will rankle some, but the truth is the truth.

He said that the President had a message for Robert Mueller that nobody on the Left will acknowledge.  The message contained four statements.  According to Dowd, President Trump instructed him to convey to Robert Mueller that he (Trump) respected what Mueller was doing.  Secondly, the President want Mueller to know that he had his full cooperation.  Thirdly, he wanted Mueller to get the task completed as quickly as possible.  Fourthly, he wanted Mueller to know that if he needed anything else to just let him know.

Rod Rosenstein participated in the planned and attempted coup in appointing Robert Mueller.  His actions gave the President no opportunity to have Mueller vetted and that would have revealed the nefarious purposes and the partisan coup.  Dowd rated Mueller’s performance during and after as an “F” and referred to his work in the Strike Force 18.  There are so many things lacking in the investigation and actions that violate everything good law enforcement and prosecutorial would never have allowed. 

Mueller needs to be thoroughly cross-examined by the Republicans and find out when he knew there was no collusion.  He needs to be forced to fully reveal the depth of the involvement in the Steele dossier by the Clinton Camp, the DNC, and even the Obama administration.  There are many things Mueller needs to have his feet held to the fire over but to deny that the President has cooperated is ludicrous. 

President Trump has continued to work toward the fulfillment of his campaign promises in the heat of this battle and under the daily attempts to triturate him and his agenda.  How Republicans can allow personal repulsion for a person blind them to the dangers of allowing the Leftists back in power is beyond my ability to comprehend. 

If we are honest we must acknowledge that providing millions of documents and allowing members of his staff to be interviewed is far more transparent than any of our previous recent presidents.  We also must admit that he has done more conservative things than any president since Reagan.  I do not endorse all the verbiage used by President Trump and I have not agreed with everything he has done, but I appreciate his willingness to strive to keep his promises and fight for our freedoms as well as stand up to the bullies of the world.

God bless you and God bless America!

Yes, I am beating the drum of warning again and will beat it repeatedly until someone, anyone, and hopefully, everyone listens and takes the proper action.  We got in this mess through being proverbial ostriches burying our heads in the sand and allowing political apathy to reign in our society.  That was our mistake and one that can be must be rectified immediately if not sooner.  There is no more time to tiptoe around the tulips and sit on the fence.  That ship has sailed and will never return.

Recently on D-Day’s 75^th Anniversary, many reflected on what was won in that encounter or set in motion to obtain.  In my mind, the worst tyranny in human history was defeated in WWII.  I agree with some who have suggested that the Left in America have similar despotic leanings.  I am convinced that if the Democratic Party should resume power in perpetuity we would witness that kind of despotism again.  God forbid that we should be so apathetic, ill-advised, or filled with such immense distaste for a president more maligned than any in my lifetime we allow that to transpire. 

America is truly in a state of disarray societally, politically, and even spiritually.  People are confused, angry, discontented, and hate is boiling over on many fronts in this magnificent nation.  The Left pretends to believe that Donald Trump is a tyrant and wants to be a dictator.  I am convinced that is as far as night is from day from the truth.  His actions reveal his desire is for America to prevail and be restored to her former state of greatness.  He believes in American Exceptionalism, something the former president did and does not.  He believes in a strong America and that our greatness was rooted in our goodness, something the former president did and does not.  He believes in the America people and places us ahead of all others, something the former president did and does not. 

The attitude of the liberals and the actions over the past two and one-half years by the Democrats and some Namby-Pamby Republicans, has revealed the depth of the angst and desire to protect position and power by the political elite.  That does not bode well for America the Beautiful, the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave. 

The Left offers no viable solutions to our ills.  Their only platform is Trump and his perceived shortcomings and depravity.  He, like each of us, is a flawed vessel and has his own warts, as do we all.  The devotion of the Left to failed ideas of the past and failed economic systems of any era is troubling and dangerous.  The allegiance of the Democratic Party to the supremacy of the Central Government is an ominous and imposing threat that cannot be ignored.  The belief of the Left that all rights come from the government not from God smacks with despotism.  The devaluing of human life in abortion on demand is only a short step from wide-scale genocide and euthanasia.

            It is imperative that all Conservatives, Constitutionalist, Patriots, Christians, and Lovers of Freedom recognize the schemes of the Left and resist their clear propositions.  I will list a few areas that we must open our eyes to and take defensive and offensive action against.

            It is mandatory that we recognize their desire to keep the public in a constant state of turmoil and political flux.  They want to stir up bitterness and animosity between genders, races, and classes.  They are devoted followers of the idea of “Divide and Conquer.”  They will never recognize anything good that Donald Trump or the Republicans do.  They presented everything he does as tainted and filled with ulterior motives designed to harm the little man.   They will insistently blame him and the Right for any failures or problems, even those of their own making.  They will never accept blame or responsibility for failures. 

If we fail to recognize their strategy of selling the idea that government in the hands of the ‘enlightened’ can solve any problem and make life a virtual utopia, we suffer.  The enlightened to the Left are those on the Left!  They never leave room for any alternative ideas, theirs are the only possible pathways to enlightenment through entitlement.  They follow the model of “Tell a Lie big enough, loud enough, and long enough and it will be believed.”  Some of them have become pathological and now believe their own lies.  Facts are stubborn things but easily ignored if you are willingly blind.

We must never lose sight that the Left has lost all respect for the dignity of human life.  That is a condition absolutely essential in producing the mindless, brainwashed, sheep who will docilly follow the state’s edicts.  The animosity and violence that goes hand-in-hand with that mentality can only end in the utter destruction of all semblances of Freedom and Peace.  Anyone who disagrees with their postulations and positions is deemed mortal enemies and must be eradicated. 

Their current position and insistence that abortion must be unfettered at any stage of development reflect a depraved mindset that is traumatic to anyone respecting human life.  Euthanasia and genocide are akin to that mentality and empowers the state beyond any reasonable bounds.

I believe that if Donald Trump does not win reelection we will hear the death rattle of the Republic under the iron-fisted, jack-booted tyranny of the Left.  I know I am being harsh, and many will poo-poo that as nothing more than fanatical alarmism.  I will be summarily dismissed and rejected by those of that mentality.  However, many, I believe are beginning to see the handwriting on the wall and are realizing that there are no bounds or depths to which the Left will not stoop or go to achieve their objectives. 

I suggest that you pause and acknowledge that in the two and one-half years of Donald J. Trump as president, the claims and warnings of the Left have not materialized.  He assuredly has some character flaws and is very unorthodox in his approach to government.  However, he has not displayed or employed any of the dire warnings the Left insist that are an integral part of his DNA and desire.  He, in my view, represents the best opportunity that the Republic must assemble and muster, if necessary, the will and resources in the spirit of another D-DAY landing to stop the Left.

The Left believes the State is Supreme and if they get their way, we will be without our Freedoms.  The government will cease to recognize our Inalienable Rights.  No private property will be safe, and we will become the surfs of the federal government.  If you can abide that, then bury your head in the sand and allow it to happen.  If you, like me and millions of others cannot, then take up your arms (intelligence and vote) and let’s defeat them in 2020.

God bless you and God bless America!

Thank you for asking, but No I Did Not!  Let me explain why so you won’t think I am not interested in the positions of both sides, so I can speak to the differences.  I did not watch either of the first Democrat debates because I Read, I Research, and I Reason.  Of course, that invites more clarity and the defining of what I mean.  I realize that immediately some who are locked into listening and some on the Left will take offense to that position. 

So, let me go into a little more detail on what I mean. 

I READ:

What I mean by that is I read, as profusely as possible, all the material I can find about the positions, conditions, and declarations of all political candidates that I can.  I love America so much and have invested enough of my life in defending her, I long for information that will enhance that fight.  I have, for decades, tried to educate as many as possible about the Constitution, our founding principles, and what is really happening, not simply political spin.

I read conservative articles and liberal articles attempting to wade through the minutia to uncover a little grain to go with the fodder.  I have long believed that there is a balanced position in life where moderation and sanity can provide progress and the betterment of all concerned.  However, some of the positions of the modern Democrats are so outlandish there is no common ground, no middle ground, and no balance.  Therefore, I find myself rejecting those positions summarily.

I RESEARCH:

I have for a long time sought to know the real position of various political candidates, not just what they say in the soundbite moments of a campaign.  I am far less interested in what they say on the stage in a debate or more accurately, an audition than what the record reveals.  If they have served in any political office, I want to know how they voted, their long-term positions, and overall record.  Politicians have a nasty propensity to say what they think people want to hear at any given moment, so I’m not particularly moved or impressed with stage performance.

I want to know their positions on taxes, healthcare, abortion, the 2^nd Amendment, the 1^st Amendment, the border, and national security.  That is not an exhaustive list but enough to identify what I research.  Once, I have determined from studying as large a swath of time as I can find information, I feel I then know the candidate and do not need to hear a television or radio audition in which they try to sell me some political snake oil or advance a flawed and failed policy. 

Additionally, I research, how many times they have stood in opposition to the standard party line and how many times, have they reneged on their campaign promises in order to be a good party soldier.  Those are important characteristics for me. 

Can a person change?  Of course, I have over the years, but my core positions may have morphed a bit, the core position of conservatism, constitutionalism, and faith have not.  I still believe that our inalienable rights come from God not government.  I believe that private property is, or should be, untouchable by the federal government.  In that, I believe that my thoughts are my private property, and nobody has the right to tell me how to think. 

I REASON:    

I am deeply saddened, in modern times, at the absence of reason, common sense, and critical thought.  Students are no longer taught to think critically in school. I don’t mean be critical but think!  Frequently they are taught to buy the company line (the line of the professor and his/her political ideology) without question.  By critical thinking, I use the standard definition of “objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.”  Some have argued that the five basic skills of critical thinking are:  the analytical, communication, creativity, open-mindedness, and problem-solving.  I was taught that in the home and in school.

The Bible tells us, in the words of the prophet Isaiah, “Come now, and let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”  I would argue that it is impossible to “be ready to give an answer for the hope that is in us” if we do not use logic and reason.

In my years of managing people and being under management, I have found that reason and critical thinking are a valued commodity in both the workplace and in life.  Therefore, to suggest it is not vital in politics would be contrary to rational reason and sensibility.

I endeavor to never make political decisions based on my personal situation but on the Constitution and what is rationally the best for the whole.  When I hear the Left trash this present economy as though we were in the throes of another Great Depression I find that both laughable and lamentable.  When I hear them insist that America and legal American citizens are obligated to provide healthcare and other entitlements to illegals, I both laugh and cry.  Critical thinking is clearly not a part of their repertoire

So, I did not watch the Democrat Auditions for the nomination of their party, not because I do not consider the Democratic Party a threat or the need to know what their positions are.  I did not watch because I Read, I Research, and I Reason.  I believe, without knowing specifically what each of them said in the audition, I know their position. Therefore, why subject myself to the health risks of anger which would elevate my blood pressure?  Why subject myself to attitudes that would cause me to have to repent? 

You must do what you believe is necessary for you to make an informed decision, I am and will continue to do the same. I have not budged from my position of defending and being willing to fight for Faith, Family, and Freedom.

God bless you and God Bless America!

In our presidential elections, most of the time, if not all the time, our choice with the view of victory is binary.  There may be other options we could choose but if we have any hope of winning an election it is generally one or the other.  We can argue from any position we choose that our rejection of one or both candidates is the best course of action and the only principled option.  We may insist that our choice will send a message but not have any lasting or long-term effects on the nation.  We may, but I believe the dangers are far more significant today than at any time in our history.

When Jimmy Carter was the Democratic nominee I had many Christians, who longed for a Christian in the White House, insist that they had to vote for him because he was a Christian.  I tried to explain, from my perspective, that whether he was a born-again believer or not, he would be a very bad president.  We had just gone through the scandals of the Nixon administration and a bad taste was in the mouth of many.  Believers were crying for someone other than the typical politician to be elected and believed Carter was that man.  The groundwork of the Democrats during and after Nixon, which have continued to this day was and is to divide the nation and play on unfounded fear.

After four years of Carter, many Americans on both sides of the aisle woke up and realized that Ronald Reagan offered a different view of politics. He spoke of an America that was encouraging, hopeful, and refreshing.  We knew there would be challenges and difficulties and although Reagan was not perfect he was a respite from the destruction of liberalism and the disastrous economic and foreign affairs policies of the Carter era.

The “coup” of Ross Perot and those that bought his spin while rejecting George H.W. Bush as being too Big Government, too World Order, and too liberal gave us William Jefferson Clinton.  I had people tell me as they voted for Perot that they knew they could not win but Clinton would only be a temporary president and a minor bump in the road.  Although Clinton might not have been dramatically different than Bush, the Clinton era opened the door for the toxicity of liberalism to become entrenched in American politics. 

There was much that I did not like about H.W. but I am still experiencing some of the pain that came through the policies and actions of Clinton.  His supposed success economically can be largely attributed to the Republican efforts in Congress and the failure of the Democrats to impose the regulations and taxes they truly wanted to the degree they wanted. 

The Clinton liberalism and impropriety turned off enough Americans that we were spared the lunatic Al Gore and George W. Bush became president.  George W. like his father and predecessor Clinton did some things that drove me up the proverbial wall at times, but when I consider the choice between George W. and Al Gore, I rejoice that Bush won the election. 

The dual elements of Political Correctness and Fear gave us Barack Obama.  Of course, I add to that the distaste for both Romney and McCain who were anything, but conservatives gave us 8-years of Obama and the damage of that administration will never be reversed fully under our current system. 

I had people tell me in both those elections that Obama was a temporary blip in our American progress and we would, as we always have, survive.  We have survived, in a manner of speaking but Obama’s stated desire to ‘fundamentally transform’ America has and is having lasting effects.  He continues today to trash our American spirit and exceptionalism and undermines our system of government worldwide. 

My problem with conservatives and those of faith who insist that voting against or not voting for Donald Trump is in the best interest of the Republic is that we are not dealing with Democrats of the John F. Kennedy era.  We are dealing with a mentality that wants to strip us of our liberties, impose on us their definition of political correctness, and transform America into a Socialist nation.  Therefore, if we vote against or withhold our vote from the Republican candidate in the presidential election we are inviting more destruction than we can imagine.  Times have changed, and this binary choice is more imposing than at any time in our history.

There are things about the man, Donald Trump, that I do not like.  I have never argued that he is a true conservative. I have never argued that he is a righteous man.  I have never argued that he is not loose with his lips, at times.  However, much of the promised agenda is a good thing, in my view.  Has he been successful? Only partially.  Why?  Not simply because the Democrats put up roadblocks and seek to obstruct everything but because the Establishment Republicans have failed to back him.  We could have gotten healthcare done and I blame the Republicans in Congress as much or more than the Democrats.  We could have gotten the Border taken care of in a very powerful way, but the Republicans have failed to back him. 

I consider Donald John Trump a pragmatist.  I see him as a businessman who sees a problem and seeks to find a solution.  I see, in him, a man who wants solutions not simply another round of ‘can kicking.’  He has endured an assault like no president in the past and hopefully, no president in the future will endure. 

The Democrats have made it clear they have no intention of working with him and are hell-bent on destroying him.  They want more than his removal from office, they want his complete destruction.  Sadly, there are Conservatives, followers of the Constitution, Patriots, and Christians who so object to the man they truly believe they must help defeat him.  I ask, at what cost?

Trash me if you please for supporting this President.  He has demonstrated a propensity to fight back, not always as I would have preferred but he has not cowered into the shadows like previous Republicans.  I don’t know who the best president in my lifetime has been, but I do know who the worst has been.  The worst, hands down, in my view, was Barack Hussein Obama followed closely by Lyndon Banes Johnson and Jimmy Carter.  You may have a different list.  I loved both Reagan and Eisenhower and I am not ashamed to call Trump my president.

I will vote against the destruction of America by voting for the Republican nominee for president in 2020.  You have the same right to your opinion and choice as do I, so if we disagree we disagree but we are still Americans and hopefully seeking the same thing, Restoration of the Republic to her Constitutional Status.

God bless you and God bless America!