I would hope that every American patriot would say, Amen, (so be it).   One of the things that give me cause for hope is the Trump nominee for Attorney General and the federal judge that has stated there needs to be a reopening the Hillary Clinton email investigation.  The latter has to come as a severe blow to the Clinton camp and the Democrats.  Of course, we will hear that this is nothing more than a partisan activist judge making this ruling.  That is in contrast with the silence of the left when Obama judges rule against President Trump. In those cases, the Democrats and MSM insist the judge is just following the rule of law and the constitution.  Interesting how that works, isn’t it?

U.S. District Judge, Royce Lambert said that the spirit of the Freedom of Information Act required such action.  He said that despite the government’s claimed presumption of transparency, “faced with one of the gravest modern offenses to government openness, [the Obama administration’s] State and Justice Departments fell far short” of the law’s requirements in a lawsuit for documents.  But, couldn’t they do whatever they wanted, and should we question their insistence that no wrongdoing had transpired?  After all, to question Mr. Obama is to be racist and to question Hillary is to be sexist, right?  That’s how they view it.  Thankfully, we have finally found a judge that doesn’t see it that way.

I like his words, “fell far short” because it is, in my view, and the view of many others, a mountainous understatement.  Obama claimed that his administration was the most transparent in history or would be.  We discovered over his eight years in the White House that ‘transparency’ meant telling us what he wanted us to know and nothing else.  Transparency to him and his administration seems to mean about the same as Bill Clinton’s definition of “is”.  It is virtually like a preacher saying, “I’m closing now” and then continues to speak for another ten or more minutes.

Judicial Watch filed its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in July 2014 seeking to force the State Department documentation and talking points on the September 2012 attacks on the U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, that left the U.S. ambassador and others dead be released.  The suit began before the revelation that Hillary had used a private email account and server while serving as Secretary of State.  The State Department attempted to ignore, side-step, and do an end-run around the request.  They claimed that additional searches would be required and failed to disclose that they had received 30,000 emails returned by Clinton.  They lied and ignored the legal request for information.

The Judge declared that the government’s actions reflected “negligence born of incompetence.”  He stated also that “At worst, career employees in the State and Justice departments collude to scuttle public scrutiny of Clinton, skirted FOIA, and hoodwinked the court.”  That is a powerful statement from this judge.  We know that Hillary used a private email server and email account was to keep the prying eyes of Congress out of her business as Secretary of State.  She and Obama believed that they could do whatever they pleased and were entitled to do so. 

The State Department could not be expected to give to Congress what it did not possess.  She had them and they had not gone through official channels.  Her supposed out was that she was not conducting official business, but we know she was.  She contended that she sent nothing of a classified nature via private emails, but we know she did.  She contended that there was no exposure or danger regarding our national security, but there was.  It was illegal and deserved further investigation, but it was swept under the rug.  Former FBI Director, James Comey initially called it ‘gross negligence’ but that was changed to be ‘extreme carelessness’ to protect Hillary.  He even admitted that she and some of her associates lied to the FBI.  We know that they attempted to destroy the server and other devices.  All clear evidence of an attempt to cover-up the wrongdoing. 

The fight over William Barr, the George H.W. Bush-era leader of the Justice Department being nominated as the next Attorney General by President Trump.  What are his crimes?  He has spoken favorably of President Trump.  That is a mortal sin to the Democrats and the Media.  Nancy Pelosi has chimed into this imbroglio saying his nomination is “deeply concerning.”  She added, “Barr has spent the past two years auditioning for the job by stoking partisan attacks on our nation’s law enforcement community and encouraging the President to use the Justice Department as a political weapon to pursue his rivals and undermine investigations into Trump and his family’s scandals.”  Sounds like what Obama did, but that was okay, right?  Senator Diane Feinstein could not resist offering her criticism saying that Barr holds, “expansive views of executive power and his partisan statements about pardons, the Mueller investigation, and Hillary Clinton.”  Touch their golden goose and you are unqualified.

Chuck Schumer promised a lengthy and difficult fight in the confirmation hearings.  What else would we expect to happen?  After the Brett Kavanaugh hearings, we should have been alerted to the intent and plan of the Democrats in every confirmation hearing from that point forward.  They do not like Whitaker, the acting AG and no one other than a liberal activist would please them.  I say, “Atta Boy, Mr. President.”  If this man is confirmed, I am encouraged that the DOJ may finally take a stand in favor of the Constitution and insist on the Rule of Law.  He may not be what he appears but if he is, I am encouraged.

I take these small happenings as encouragements and pray that the Republicans in Congress, especially the Senate will get with the program and back this President.  If they do, we could reclaim the House, keep the Senate, and the White House in 2020.  Much water will flow under the bridge between now and then, so it is imperative that each of us invest ourselves in the Fight for Faith, Family, and Freedom.

God bless you and God bless America!

Today is January 1, 2019.  It is difficult for me to fathom that we have reached 2019.  When I was a senior in high school and looking forward in time, I could not fathom the year 2000 much less 19 years beyond that date.  I was struggling with the reality of the Vietnam War and the probability that I would find myself there.  The draft was in full bloom and I had watched numerous of those graduating ahead of me receive their draft notices and many of them were hustled to that far land.  It seemed more than a probability but a likelihood that I too would see a land that I knew nothing about and fight a war that I hardly knew why it was being fought.

As fate or life would have it, I did go to Vietnam and spent a year in that country.  I served my tour of duty and returned to San Francisco, California and heard and felt the hate of students from the University of Berkley.  I was incensed at their insensitivity to those men who were being transported in wheelchairs and on stretchers.  We were not, as they called us, baby killers. We were not, as they labeled us, warmongers.  We were young men serving our country in the best way we knew.  We were ordered to that war and went out of a sense of duty and love for our country. 

What will we see in the upcoming year?  With the Democrats now having control of the House of Representatives and their avowed determination to investigate, investigate, investigate rather than legislate it will likely be ugly.  We have a growing economy and if both sides would get together setting aside partisan ideological differences we could see even more national prosperity.  In today’s American politics it seems that Democrats and Republicans fit the saying, “East is East, and West is West and never the twain shall meet.” 

We could look forward to progress toward becoming One Nation Under God, that pursues liberty and justice for all.  We could see healing begin in the many areas we are divided.  I wish I could tell you with absolute certainty that this year will see a return to foundational constitutional principles being observed in Washington, but I do not believe that will be the case.  I believe that this president is purposed in keeping his promises to the voters and Congress is equally purposed in hindering his ability to do so.  We endured eight years of the push to ‘fundamentally transform’ our nation.  We have a president that has shown the willingness to stand firm in pursuing his promises, unlike previous Republican Presidents. 

Those of us who desire limited government, the guarantee of those unalienable rights granted to us by God and the preserved in the Constitution and a Constitutional Republic are viewed by those on the Left as members of the ‘Flat Earth Society.’  Will we see a de-escalation of the chaos, protests, and resistance by those on the Left or will we see an escalation?  Will we see the wedge that has been driven between classes and races begin healing or will we see further divide?  Will we see corruption exposed and justice return to being blind treating both Republicans and Democrats alike?  Will we see the Intelligence Community continue to strive to undermine this President or will we see a restoration of integrity to those agencies?  Will we see our border secured or will the Democrats succeed in eliminating it?  Will we see continued victory against Terrorism especially Islamic Terrorism or will those on the Left succeed in impeding our military’s ability to do their jobs? 

I am not as optimistic about 2019 as I would like to be.  My optimism waned a bit in the loss of the House during the mid-term elections.  Too many of the Republicans in the House and even the Senate seem to either be afraid of the Democrats are they agree with them.  The latter is as likely as the former because the politicians on both sides of the aisle desire Big Government and fight ferociously to keep their position and place of power.  I sometimes wonder if we truly have two different parties or if they are largely the same with a few differences, but nothing substantial.  How can we fix that?  I’m not sure that is possible until 2020 and even then, it is questionable for some districts and states seem intent on sending Anti-Constitutionalist back to Washington term after term.  We can, as individuals and grass-roots organizations take steps to influence the precinct conventions and thereby the State and National platforms, but it will take incredible effort and resilience. Are we up to the task?  That remains to be seen.

Now that I’ve thrown down the gauntlet, what am I going to do personally?  Am I going to speak and write about what we should do while sitting on the sideline or am I going to get my feet wet, hands dirty and dive into the dirty water of the political arena locally?  If I do not dive in I guess I should stop speaking and writing for that would appear to be hypocritical and reactionary rather than proactive.  I see inactivity as perpetuating the problem rather than pursuing the solution. Therefore, I am researching how to become involved locally at the precinct level.  I do not feel that my purpose is to be a candidate for political office but to have a voice in platform and choice of candidates. 

Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “I have a dream…”  Well, I have a dream of a restored revitalized constitutional republic in America.  Is it possible?  I cannot say definitively that it is, but I refuse to be deterred from my belief that it is and my willingness to invest all to ensure it.  That is my commitment for 2019 and 2020.  If we fail in 2020 I will have to reevaluate what I am doing and consider the steps needed for survival and the fight.  I am not saying I will throw in the towel if we fail in 2020 rather that we may be forced into survival modes for those desiring our destruction will become fully emboldened and will cast aside all restraint.  I realize that we may never reach the 2020 elections before full-scale chaos become a reality, but I am preparing as though we will.

May God bless you and may God guard, guide and govern America again!

Obviously, I cannot answer that question with absolute certainty on most things, but there are a few possibilities that I believe are virtual certainties.  Before I get into them I feel the need to express my love for this nation.  I served in Vietnam in 1967 and watched the hatred, abuse, and disrespect a very large segment of this country heaped on my fellow veterans.  Even in the face of the ridicule and name calling, we looked past the haters to the Republic and proudly declared and declare that we served under the American Flag for the cause of Freedom.  No, I am not trying to defend or criticize the war but those of us who served did not deserve the abuse hurled at us.  Nor, is the current president of the United States deserving of the vitriolic hate being spawned by the media, the Left, Hollywood, and the activist.  The office of President should never be treated with such utter contempt. 

I was not and am not a fan of the former president Barack Obama.  His policies were, in my view, detrimental to the advancement and progress of our nation.  His personality was grating, at times, because of his arrogance and refusal to admit wrong, culpability, or responsibility for the failures we endured.  His smugness and open defense of what has been called Islam and even what he called radical Islam while talking down Christianity troubled me. 

His world apology tour decrying American Exceptionalism was like waving a red flag in front of a bull.  When he attempted to bypass the Congress, the Courts, and the Constitution using Executive Fiats it caused me to fear for my nation.  However, he was the duly elected president and I respected that office.  Yes, I criticized his actions and wanted Congress to throw up roadblocks to his policies that were dangerous to our System of Government.  But if we allow our concerns or even dislikes for the individual tarnish our respect for the office, we do great damage to our Republic.

Now that I’ve had my rant, let’s look into the future and see what 2019 might bring us.  In the realm of politics, I can guarantee that the Democrats will pursue and dogged path of Investigate, Investigate, Investigate rather than Legislate, Legislate, Legislate.  However, they will attempt to pass bills and coerce the Republicans to comply that will further the ‘fundamental transformation’ of the Obama administration.  Their base is demanding impeachment.  Their base is demanding destruction.  Their base is demanding indictments.  They will leave no stone unturned in their pursuit and we will see two long years of legislative chaos and probably abuse from some governmental agencies under their control. 

Will that be good for the country?  Will, it set a precedent that will endanger all future presidencies?  Quite possibly because when one side of an issue becomes vicious and determined to inflict as much harm to the other as possible it creates an environment of revenge and retaliation.  Politically, if one political party engages in what I expect from the Democrats in Congress, the Republicans may seek their pound of flesh if or when they regain power.  That is not good for America that is not good for Freedom.  My concern is that this is the new norm in Washington and the madness advanced by the Media will make politics a battlefield and strip Congress of its ability to govern.

I am also certain that we will see an escalation of problems along our southern border.  We will see a renewed push for amnesty and the awarding of citizenship to illegals. There will be court case after court case challenging every action that this president takes.  There will be a virtual witch hunt into Justice Brett Kavanaugh trying to impeach him.  There will be attempts to block funding for President Trump’s agenda and measures.   There will be political gamesmanship in the Senate attempting to block every judicial appointment.  There will be muckraking and attempts to damage this president in the public view hoping to sway the Independents and Undecided Voters to come over to the Liberal Leftists Socialist side of the aisle and defeat him in 2020 should he run again.

What we need is for both political parties to sit down and discuss issues based on substance, not emotion or partisanship.  We need for both political parties to put America and Americans ahead of their political ambitions or their party’s ascension to power.  Will that happen?  It hasn’t in a very long time and I do not anticipate it in 2019 or 2020.  However, we serve a big God who can move on the hearts of men and women and allow or engineer situations that can cause them to have an epiphany and wake up.  That is my prayer.  It is too late to elect people who will follow the Constitution, the elections are over.  However, it is not too late to apply pressure to every elected official and keep the pressure on.  If we do not become involved, we will lose our Republic and our Freedom.

As the New Year unfolds, it is my hope and prayer that each of you who read this, and all Americans find peace in their hearts and enjoy prosperity.  We have an immeasurable treasure in what our Founding Fathers and the Framers of our American Constitution gave us.  We have a Constitutional Republic and a system of government unlike any in the world.  It has served us well for over 240 years and can serve us into perpetuity, but it must be diligently guarded and defended.  Ronald Reagan had it right when he said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream.  It must be fought for, protected, and handed on to them to do the same.”  Benjamin Franklin’s response to the question about what kind of government they had produced is apropos today.  He said, “A Republic if you can keep it.”

I ask that you join me in fighting to Keep the Republic and our Inalienable Rights!   God bless you and God bless America!

That was a charge leveled at me by a very devoted Progressive Liberal Leftists Democrat recently.  He said, “Roy, you wouldn’t criticize Trump if he took a dump on Pennsylvania Avenue in the middle of rush hour.”  I laughed, and asked, “Is that the best you can do?”  He was trying to use hyperbole and sarcasm to prove his point and I laughed.  I have said from the beginning of this administration that I will applaud that which I believe to be good for America and Constitutional and criticize that which I believe is wrong on both counts.

Now, let me put on my ‘critic’s hat’ and talk about the Deficit and Debt.  However, to talk about that I must place my focus on what is causing the current deficit and point my finger at those truly the blame.  If some of that falls on the President, so be it.  What is driving the deficit?  The simplistic answer is spending.  If that were my only response I would rightly be labeled Mr. Obvious.  The Budget is the problem and the method by which we arrive at our budgetary numbers is as well.  What we are spending money on is a culprit and the unwillingness of those in Congress to address those issues is problematic.  We are where we are because of a lack of fiscal restraint, judicious budgeting, and unrestrained and ever-growing entitlements.  Those are some, not all, the causes. 

The Tea Party formed largely because many of us were alarmed at the National Debt reaching $13 Trillion and climbing at an alarming rate.  That concern and unification of conservative voices spanning a very wide spectrum of our society gave the Republicans the House of Representatives and then in 2014 they gained control of the Senate.  Most of us, who identified with or participated in the Tea Party Movement believed this was going to result in some needed measures to stem the fiscal hemorrhaging.  Sadly, those Republicans capitulated to the Democrats so frequently and feared standing up to President Obama we saw little of the desired result fiscally.

The National Debt has now climbed to $22 Trillion and growing at an alarming rate.  That is not what we hoped for or expected when President Trump was elected.  We knew it would take time to apply the proper tourniquet and hoped for the Republicans to keep the House and do their jobs.  They failed to do that on several fronts and now the bleeding is likely to not only continue but escalate during the next two years.  Who do we blame for this hemorrhaging of money we do not have?  My simple answer is everyone in Washington.  But, the answer is far more complicated than a simplistic statement.

With the Democrats in control of Congress for the next two years, the budgetary funding for Immigration is and should be a major concern.  Will they provide funds for border defense and security?  It is not likely.  Will they seek to provide more funds for entitlements which include the illegals sneaking into or walking into our country?  Without question, they will.  During the years the Republicans held the House of Representatives the national debt grew by $8 Trillion.  Yes, Obama was President, but the Republicans could and should have offered more resistance in giving him everything he wanted in the budgetary process. 

About 88% of that debt came from the public share.  President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget has introduced budget cuts but, as usual, Congress’ use of Baseline Budgeting has taken cuts and made them increases.  The smoke and mirrors of that type of budgeting are dangerous and should end.  We need a Zero-Based Budget, not a Baseline Budget. 

Spending has increased and according to some studies, without drastic measures, our debt will continue to increase into perpetuity even during robust economies.  It is estimated that the debt will be over 175% of our GDP in 30 years without some immediate and gut-wrenching reductions. Guess who that would make us?  You guessed it if you said Greece.  Destruction from self-inflicted fiscal wounds is becoming a real possibility for our Republic. 

Unfortunately, those in Congress on both sides of the aisle have been reluctant to talk about ‘spending cuts’.  I am in favor of tax cuts because they truly spur the economy but if you cut taxes and fail to cut spending even with the increased revenue you perpetuate the debt problem.  We are at a critical point fiscally and some estimates that I trust have reported that in the next fiscal year we will spend as much money on interest as we spend on Medicaid.  That should knock your socks off.  Medicaid is a black hole of fiscal costs that is unsustainable and if we have more interest on our debt than that expenditure, we are murdering ourselves.

Allowing the debt to continue to grow, as it is, will mean higher interest rates and that will prove to be bad for the economy.  It will also mean that there are less private investments and the revenue stream will begin to dry up.  The result will be increased taxes rather than reduced spending and the vicious cycle will continue until our economy completely collapses. 

We need for the President to use his veto pen to ensure that his desired budget proposals are enacted.  The Republicans in Congress needs to stop being participants in the debt increases that the Democrats are proponents of.  America, we are in trouble fiscally.  I am concerned and somewhat convinced that if President Trump stands his ground on spending and the Republicans back his play it will prove costly in 2020.  If he allows the debt and deficit to continue to expand at the current rate he will be blamed.  If he takes measures to stop this disaster, he will be blamed for hurting people.  He is in a no-win situation Unless those of us not in government can rally enough support and educate enough people of the real problem the days look dark.

If we continue the path of ever increasing entitlements for everyone and the unrestrained and unsustainable spending, we destroy ourselves.  Conservatives and Constitutionalist need to unify and send a message to Washington that we not only expect but demand fiscal restraint and genuine reduced spending.  With our federal revenue up, we could be reducing the deficit not expanding it.  But, Republicans and Democrats alike are afraid to take the politically dangerous stance of belt-tightening.  My Congresswoman and both Senators hear from me about the budget and will continue to hear my arguments for not only reduced spending but a shift from the Baseline approach to the Zero-Based method.  That goes for every expenditure of our government, both foreign and domestic.

God bless you and God bless America!

My immediate focus is the pathological or serial liar, James Comey, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  His mask has fallen off if it was ever on in recent weeks.  His endless assertions of “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember” coupled with his press conference where he called for All Democrats to bury the hatchet and nominate someone to defeat Donald Trump and save America from this evil person. (His view, not mine).  His contradictory and outright lies are so many it is virtually impossible to count, but I’m sure some have.

It was James Comey who decided to conduct the Trump collusion investigation from the FBI headquarters.  Therefore, how could he not remember, know, or be able to give explicit details on what happened, when it happened, and why it happened?  Was he that incompetent? Were his associates that deceptive and able to hide from him their activities? Were his associates so adept at CYA they provided cover for their boss at every turn?  I assert that Mr. Comey remembers every detail with crystal clarity and has lied repeatedly to Congress, the President, and the American people.  When will he be indicted?  Let me answer that, likely never.

He and Robert Mueller have repeatedly entrapped people into not being fully forthcoming with the FBI and indicted them.  However, the repeated lies of Hillary Clinton and her associates have been overlooked, justified, or excused.  Why?  If the FBI can selectively pick and choose which false statements they are going to pursue as criminal excusing the Democrats but not the Republicans, that is a dangerous game. 

I continue to find it inexcusable that Mr. Comey and other leading Democrats can say one thing one time and another the next time and not be held accountable.  Take General Flynn’s case.  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), on May 11, 2018, sent a letter to FBI Directory Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein stating that Mr. Comey testified that the FBI did not think that General Flynn lied.  That was from his testimony on before the House Intelligence Committee where he told those Congressmen that FBI agents had interviewed General Flynn and “saw nothing that indicated to them that the General knew he was lying to them.”   His unredacted testimony reveals that the FBI Agents did not detect any deception on the General’s part. 

General Flynn was doing his job during the transition period, but the FBI under James Comey opened an investigation on the General for doing his job.  Behind closed doors, Mr. Comey testified to Congress in his latest testimony that the General lied.  Mr. Comey, which testimony of yours is the truth?  Mr. Comey, can’t remember or doesn’t know so much but he knew enough to write a book then developed convenient and selective amnesia.  How convenient.

James Comey, the DOJ, and every other governmental agency involved knew that the FISA warrant was a fraud or based on unverifiable opposition research paid for by the Clinton camp.  He even confessed, previously, that the Steele dossier was unverifiable and unsubstantiated.  He knew that when they went to the FISA court but used a fake piece of intelligence, probably lying to the Judge to get the warrant to spy on the Trump team and even Trump himself.  He even told the President in his briefing that the dossier was “salacious and unverified.”  So much for non-partisan and unbiased, right?

How about the government contracts that Mr. Comey and Mr. Mueller leveraged for personal enrichment?  Mr. Comey left the Justice Department and was hired by Lockheed Martin for upwards of $6 Million for one year.  His security clearance could be a factor but couple that with his longtime friend Robert Mueller was running the FBI and then we saw $100 Million Dollar contracts being handed out to Lockheed Martin.  Coincidence?  You tell me.

When the Inspector General noted that the FBI had confirmed that there were lies told to the agents by Hillary Clinton and several of her associates, I thought, here come the indictments.  But alas, I was wrong, and I knew in my heart there would be not such indictments because that investigation was conducted while Hillary was running for and presumed to be the likely next president.  They were both protecting her and doing some CYA for themselves should she become the President. 

The double standard, the two-faced actions, the clearly partisan and biased actions of FBI agents so tainted the process that they devalued their worth greatly.  After his testimony before the House Committee, he held a press conference where he made some astounding statements.  Astounding, if he is what he has claimed to be, unbiased and non-partisan.  His own words defy that position and unmask him as a Liberal Leftists Democrat Activist posing as the standard bearer for values and morality.

He told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace, “All of us should use every breath we have to make sure the lies stop on January 20, 2021,” Comey told an audience at the 92nd Street “Y” on New York City’s Upper East Side. He all but begged Democrats to set aside their ideological differences and nominate the person best suited to defeating Trump in an election. “I understand the Democrats have important debates now over who their candidate should be but they have to win. They have to win.”  Mr. Comey didn’t you mean we, not they because you are clearly in that number.  You suggested that if Trump were impeached one-third of the country would think their president had been ousted by a coup.  Don’t you mean one-half because that’s how many voted for him?

Mr. Comey and those of his ilk need to be held accountable for their trifling with the law and the truth.  If there is justice in America any longer, there must be an investigation, a real one, into the violations by Hillary, Obama, Holder, Lynch, Comey, and many others not just an attempt to bring down the sitting president by selectively going after his associates on whatever charge they can muster.  I am against corruption no matter where it is found.  I am also against, using the FBI, CIA, IRS, or any other governmental arm as a political weapon as is visible in today’s activities.             

It is time to restore integrity to our government if that is possible and ousts every person who follows an ideological belief that is detrimental to our Constitutional Republic.  That net needs to be thrown over Democrats and Republicans alike who are guilty.  We can move forward and see America restored if the Congressional Republicans will back the President as they promised to do in seeking election or reelection.

God bless you and God bless America!