Doin' a job on US!

Even as the Obama malAdministration tries to silence conservatives who have been warning us and citizens who are fed up with the wholesale treasonous takeover of our government, many in the middle of the political spectrum, and a handful on the Left are finally waking up and speaking up. One of the more prominent tactics being used now is the push for so-called "net neutrality". The only thing they want to neutralize is an opposing viewpoint.

Everything this quasi-communist (and I'm giving them the benefit of doubt) cadre touches - whether in government, the economy, or the culture - begins to show growing stress fractures as the facts become known. For instance, the stimulus bill was supposed to give the economy a shot in the arm, but the shot was more arsenic than antidote as we learn the White House overstated the number of jobs created. Even stalwart Obama defenders such as CBS News are finding their claims hard to swallow.

(Certain) Visitors welcome. The White House has announced a new 'transparency' policy of disclosing visitors to the Oval Office. Along with a smattering of 'normal' people, the published list (so far) is a veritable "Who's Who" of leftist radicals and ideologues. Of course, as might be expected, the list includes a high percentage of like-minded industrialists and Hollywood names who have given their money and lent their reputations to advancing the leftist agenda.

I really can't understand why some of the richest people in America, who made their fortune by way of capitalism, would be so ready to destroy that institution. I can only think of a couple of reasons: they're stupid (which doesn't make sense unless they're savants only in raking in piles of money and total idiots in every other area of life -- although that is a possibility), or they think somehow they'll ingratiate themselves into the new regime (ask the Hitler-era German industrialists how that scheme worked out). Whatever their reasoning, they obviously expect to be in the upper tier of the socialist regime, while relegating everyone else to economic poverty, moral hopelessness and political slavery. No communist tyrant (or their sycophants) has ever chosen to live in the same squalor they wanted to force upon their subjects. And I don't believe any communist regime can sustain itself very long without capitalism, which makes it's attempts to ruin capitalism a suicidal form of governing.

Communism - the great leveler (supposedly) and eventual goal of socialism - kills creativity and destroys incentive, and the infrastructure always degrades because no one gives a damn. It has always depended heavily on what it can beg, borrow (without paying back) or steal from the actual productive western nations. Ever since World War 2, Russia has received massive foreign money and other aid, primarily from the US. We sent them food (SPAM was always a big seller in the USSR) when Stalin was murdering his own farmers, and sent over entire factories to help the Soviets with their war production. China would not be the powerhouse it is today if not for Nixon opening the doors to trade and western markets for buying their cheap, low-quality merchandise. This same parasitic relationship still occurs in every totalitarian nation. When the Left finally succeeds in taking us down, they will only put the final nails in their own coffin as well. Unfortunately, I will find no satisfaction in telling them, "We told you so!"

The danger within. Former NJ Superior Court Judge (and current Fox News legal analyst) Andrew Napolitano gave a stirring speech and warning about the rapidly growing danger of our government's abuse of power. Learn from one who understands the Constitution and the dangers we face.

But the story is larger than merely our leaders' abrogation of political power away from the people. It's also about organizations on the outside of government which are increasingly operating like semi-covert government organs themselves. And it's about an entire segment of the population that has been fed a diet of lies and anger against conservative values they cannot comprehend.

Case in point: Hannah Giles, the courageous young woman who helped expose the depth of corruption and depravity within ACORN, openly wonders why no one else is looking into it. For all the baseless diatribes hurled against it by the Left, Fox News is the only major news organization that has dedicated airtime and research into how this organization of "community organizers" helped engineer the 2008 presidential election.

The vast majority of no-longer-mainstream media has either paid mere lip-service to the stories of government corruption and the infiltration of Marxist ideologues, or have ignored them altogether. It's no wonder that a quickly growing segment of the American population is turning off the old media and relying on Fox News (not to be confused with Fox Entertainment), talk radio and internet news sources to learn how and who's working to dismantle our freedoms, steal the fruits of our labors and erase our heritage.

Incidentally; if you're confused about the terminology of liberal, conservative, socialist and libertarian, here's a great 4-minute breakdown.

Rising tide? Last time, I told you about the special election for the congressional seat of New York's upstate 23rd district that was vacated when Republican John McHugh took Obama's bait and accepted a post as Secretary of the Army. Independent conservative newcomer Doug Hoffman threw his hat into the ring because he could see no difference between Democrat Bill Owens and liberal Republican Dede Scozzafava. Now, Scozzafava has seen the handwriting on the wall (or at least, in a new Sienna poll), and has dropped out of the race.

Not surprisingly - to many conservatives, at least - Scozzafava threw her endorsement to the Democrat, Owens. It's another indication of how far left the Republicrats have moved. politicians. Most of the rank-and-file voters, busy with their own lives, haven't noticed the gradual shift. As a former lifelong Republican myself, I finally realized that the party has long been infiltrated by increasingly left-leaning liberal-cum-socialists. The rest of the nation is watching this race intently, if for no other reason than to see if conservative principles really are what voters are seeking in their leaders.

Anatomically correct? As if his ego wasn't big enough, former president Bill Clinton was on hand Sunday for the unveiling of an 11-foot-tall statue of himself, not coincidentally located on a street named after him in Pristina, Kosovo. It was the Kosovars' way of saying thanks for sending US forces in to save the ethnic Albanian population from the purge by the Serbs.

Yeah, Right!

Have you ever noticed that when people become power-hungry and infatuated with their own presence, no amount of control over others ever seems to be enough.

Take, for example, "the Governator"- aka Arnold Schwarzenegger. Even though he's fired hundreds of thousands of rounds from every weapon imaginable in his movies, he recently signed a new law which will severely limit ammunition sales in California. Among its odious provisions, it will require ammo buyers to be thumbprinted, as well as filling out a form for every purchase of handgun ammo, even though there are many carbines that also use pistol ammo. Even after all that, it would limit individual sales to 50 rounds per month. That's not even enough for an average day on the range.

OK; just as a reminder: If you have to get permission, it isn't a right. Rights are granted by God, and are supposed to be protected by the government. By logic and nature, individual rights are essentially paired with responsibilities, and some people - or all people at some times - will choose to ignore those responsibilities, at which point it is the duty of government to reign in the irresponsible ones; but one's rights should only be revoked when their actions impinge on the rights of others. Some of our choices will displease some people who make different choices (choice being the operative word). Privileges, on the other hand, are granted by government, which can and does revoke them at will.

Our God-given rights should be obvious, but society has robbed us of that clear recognition. Every human being, created by God, has a right to /a responsibility to:

1. Life / Don't murder, or condone the murder of innocents

2. Liberty / Don't take the liberty of another

3. Pursuit of Happiness (originally spoken of as the right to own private property or engage in commerce) / Don't steal

4. To worship as you please / or not (the one thing God doesn't grant is a right to worship other 'gods'. We still get to make that choice, but He holds us accountable for the choice we make. Choose wisely.)

5. Speak our mind freely, but truthfully / Prevent others from speaking the truth or lying about others

6. Make voluntary contracts (with spouse, business, etc.) / Violate our contracts

7. Defend ourselves, our families, our social order (nation) from foreign or domestic attack /not attack others without due cause.

Before going on, please note what isn't listed as a right - free medical care, free education, free money, free home; you get the idea. Government is incrementally neutering and removing our rights, and has been doing so for a long time. In their place, government has been substituting a wish list of things we should be able to work for, not expect.

The Left began in earnest by removing God from the public schools - thereby attacking the first part of the First Amendment and abrading the social/moral conscience; and then by legalizing a killing spree on the most defenseless of humans. Their top two targets are the First and Second Amendments, because those are the lynchpins for all the rest of our enumerated constitutional rights, and upon those rest the tenets of a civil society.

If a tyrant can prevent you from speaking out against injustice or arming yourself for protection or rebellion against tyranny, none of the other rights really matter, and will easily fall when it becomes convenient to cancel them. We've seen the attacks on the freedom of speech as the Obama malAdministration seeks to demonize, isolate and silence Fox News. As to the case in point: if this new California ammo ban stands, it will surely spread to other states. A toothless tiger is not so fearful, and an unarmed populace is a nation of sheep for the shearing.

What next; sponge bath? Bombastic Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez is renowned for his grasp (as in, taking it away) of what makes life worth living. His latest revelation is that his countrymen are using far too much water bathing and showering. He is now calling for them to stop singing in the shower to save water and electricity. Calling baths and jacuzzis "anti-communist", he noted that "Some people sing in the shower half an hour. No kids, three minutes is more than enough. I've counted, three minutes, and I don't stink." Yes, well; that's his opinion.

Frankly, I can't understand how a nation so rich in petroleum as Venezuela is so hampered by electrical shortages. Many nations are powered by huge diesel or steam generating plants. Could it be because Chavez is - like so many dictators - squandering his nation's wealth on his military buildup and his support for uprisings in neighboring countries?

Shock and surprise! Remember how President Obama was kissing Putin's (and every other world dictator's) butt earlier this year on his 'Blame America Tour', crowing about a "new era of peace" and other B.S.? It turns out that while Obama has been sucking up, the Russians have been developing and testing a new multiple-warhead ICBM, which the Russians call the RS-24 and the Pentagon has designated as the SS-27. This is a direct violation of the STrategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). Conservatives have been telling us for decades that the Russians have violated every treaty they've ever signed, and it's been proven over and over again how true that is.

What's the popular definition of insanity? Oh, yeah; repeating something over and over, expecting a different result. As I've noted before, the Russians are resurging as a global military threat, while we are purposely being weakened by our own government. Who is looking out for your safety? Look in the mirror.

No contest. New York State politics has always been a sideshow in the scheme of things, and it's seldom boring. In the state's northern 23rd Congressional District, a race is heating up in a special election between the Democrat and the Republican candidate, Dede Scozzafava. The problem is that the Republican Party's choice of pro-abortion, pro-cap-and-trade Scozzafava puts her pretty much on the same platform as the Democrat. And the party chose her over newcomer Doug Hoffman, a true conservative who has received a glowing endorsement from Sarah Palin. The former Alaskan governor lauded Hoffman, saying, "...Doug Hoffman has not been anointed by any political machine...[he] stands for the principles that all Republicans should share: smaller government, lower taxes, strong national defense, and a commitment to individual liberty."

It would be the irony of ironies if this New York regional election were to become the watershed moment for a national move toward conservatism once again. Already, some Republicans in other states are trying to ride Hoffman's coattails, even in a California contest. However, there is no mention of the Republican candidate being a conservative, so it may just be the wind (or just more political hot air) talking.

Leave the kids alone! Yet another video has surfaced of young school children being Obama-nated. This trend reminds me more and more of the Hitler Jungend, who were indoctrinated at the earliest ages to be totally loyal to the man instead of the nation. Is this the preparation for Obama's civilian national security force?