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No Brains, No Energy

Posted by Boomer911 on Friday, June 20, 2008 3:01:17 AM
There are varying opinions as to why oil and gas prices are so astronomically high. Most deal with unrealistic scenarios and outright lies concerning the quandary we are currently in. As usual, a majority of politicians are playing the blame game and want to accuse the other of contributing to the high energy prices. But the truth is far more interesting than all the finger pointing. The economic law of supply and demand is the greatest reason. The world's demand for energy is at an all time high and continues to grow every single day. The supply has not been able to keep up with the demand and therefore, the price goes up. There are various reasons why the supply has not been able to keep up with the demand. Whether it be attacks on supply lines, middle east turmoil, weather related delays, or OPEC's decisions to keep supply consistent by insisting supply should not be increased, supply is low compared to demand. But one of the main reasons the supply has been kept down, specifically in this country, has been the environmental protections placed on oil rich lands in ANWR and off the coasts of the continental United States. These environmental groups are heavy hitters within liberal circles and have been driving the current global warming "crisis". But some blame goes to some ill-fated decisions by republicans as well as the democrats (socialists). After all, it was George H.W. Bush who, in 1990, signed a directive order preventing off shore oil exploration and drilling. The same directive was renewed again by president Clinton in 1998 who extended the order to 2012. The good news is that current president Bush has said he will lift the ban if Congress will okay the off shore exploration and drilling.
 
But to dole out equal blame to both parties for the current situation concerning our domestic oil and energy is a little unfair and frankly, not true. The reduction in refineries and the environmental restrictions placed on ANWR have been the direct result of the left and their appeasement to the "green" lobbyists. Simply put, the biggest reason the oil supply is down in this country is due to the democrats crazy environmental policies. Yet even today, given the high prices at the pump, they will still not allow the supply to increase so we can have some relief. Barack Obama has stated that we cannot drill our way out of the problem. I have to say that I finally agree with something the man has said.... he's right. But where Obama is wrong is that this drilling would provide us some relief until we have developed and perfected alternative fuels to replace our dependency on oil. Besides, the oil would be from within our borders and not from the middle east or Central America, reducing our dependency on foreign oil, the mantra of the left for the last decade. The people of this nation, and specifically the members of Congress, need to realize there is no magic quick fix for ending our dependency on oil. We are an oil nation and our entire economy is based off of the use of oil for energy. In fact, there is not one sector of the economy that is not effected by high oil prices.
 
The Department of Interior has released a statement about the new domestic oil and gas finds in which it said "estimates put the amount of energy in these off-limits areas at 19.1 billion barrels of oil and 83.9 trillion cubic feet of natural gas—approximately 30 years' worth of imports from Saudi Arabia and enough natural gas to power America's homes for 17 years. It should also be noted that these initial estimates tend to be low."  Can we not use these sources now so we can have some relief and get the economy rolling again? What would be wrong with using all the sources of energy we have to help out the average American while we work on perfecting alternative energy sources? The democrats deserve most of the blame for our crisis by implementing Big-Government regulations that have prevented energy companies from tapping America's bountiful natural resources.
 
The only plan I have heard from democrats concerning a solution to the crisis we face is a "windfall profits tax" on the oil companies. Can anyone explain to me how more money in the hands of the government helps us pay less and ultimately gives us relief at the pumps? (Boy, if you let a democrat talk long enough, they will prove your point for you.) This plan is laughable at best and shows the democrats inability to understand the basic economic principle of supply and demand. 
 
And don't be surprised to see your "earthy-crunchy" green environmental friends doing handstands at the thought of high gas prices at the pump. All those "pick-up truck driving conservatives" they abhor are getting what they deserve, a popular consensus throughout coffee shops and college campuses the world over. They think they can get us off oil to save "mother earth" from global warming by watching us all pay through the nose for a fill-up. The Heritage Foundation says it best: "The most important thing to remember as the debate over energy prices becomes a major issue in 2008 is that liberals want Americans to pay higher energy prices. That is why they sue to stop natural gas drilling in Wyoming, new refineries in South Dakota and coal power plants nationwide . The whole purpose of the Lieberman-Warner carbon capping bill was to increase the cost of energy to force Americans to use less of it. But now Americans are beginning to catch on to the left’s game, and they are not happy." In fact here is the link to The Heritage Foundations comments on 3 liberal myths concerning the lefts new message when it comes to oil: http://blog.heritage.org/2008/06/20/morning-bell-holding-the-left-accoubtable-on-energy-prices/
 
More government interference and regulations along with higher taxes on oil companies is definitely not the answer to our problems. We need to increase the supply in order to offset our demand and only then will Americans feel any sort of real relief at the pumps.
 
Here is a great link to a story about what democrats (socialists) think is the best solution to our gas prices. Guess what..... it has something to do with more and bigger government! http://www.foxnews.com/urgent_queue/index.html#a54ef44,2008-06-18
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Political Musings......

Posted by Boomer911 on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:50:21 AM
As usual, I feel it important to pass along good information. Here are some great articles and links to cover some interesting topics including the war on terror and the democrats (socialists). I have also included some great quotes as well. Enjoy!
 
“Congress is spending us into a hole. We hear about the cost of earmarks and the Iraq war. But what about ‘entitlements’? That’s the government’s ironic term for programs that transfer money from people who earned it to people who didn’t. Entitlement? How can you be entitled to someone else’s money? To finance ‘entitlement’ programs, the government threatens force against the taxpayers who provide the money. Why are people who favor compulsion called humanitarians, while those who favor freedom are stigmatized as greedy?... What we really need is a top-to-bottom freeing of the economy, including the health-care industry, and massive cuts in government both spending and taxes. This would leave us wealthy enough to take care of ourselves, with private charity assisting those who can’t manage.” —John Stossel
 
On being CONSERVATIVE...read this!
 
   “I would define a conservative, first as one who believes in the Constitution as it is written. That takes care of free speech, freedom of religion, the right to petition the government, the right to keep and bear arms and, in the words of William O. Douglas in one of his saner moments, ‘the right to be let alone. Second, a conservative believes in small, limited government at every level. Along with this he believes strongly in individual responsibility. That is, a person or a family should take care of itself and turn for help to government only when all other means have been exhausted. It also means that society, before government, has a duty to take care of its own. Government should be a resource of last resort. Third, a conservative believes taxes should be levied for the purpose of financing the limited responsibilities of government such as providing for the common defense, catching and incarcerating criminals, minting money and filling potholes. Taxes should not be levied for the purpose of redistributing wealth... One other thing I think a conservative believes is that the parents, not government, are and should be responsible for the upbringing and behavior of their children.” —Lyn Nofziger
 
Here is an article that is so important, it should be passed on to everyone. The information that is put forth by the democrats (socialists) is one of half truths and outright lies. This article should be read by everyone who wishes to have an open and honest debate concerning the war Iraq and its justifications. It can be found at http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-kirchick16-2008jun16,0,4808346.story 
 
John Yoo has written one of the best commentaries on the recent Supreme Court decision to allow the "detainees" (prisoners of war) the right to the civilian courts to protest their incarceration. A right, by the way, that our own military does not have. The article is called The Supreme Court Goes To War and it is a must read. It can be found at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121366596327979497.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries
 
In one of the more honest approaches to the war in Iraq, The Economist tells how Iraq is becoming more stable. Just this morning I was reading about countries investing in Iraq because public opinion has turned and the situation is improving. For those of you who don't know, we are winning the war on terror. The article is again a must read and can be found at http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=11535688
 
 
 
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"A Despotic Branch" - A Runaway Judiciary

Posted by Boomer911 on Friday, June 13, 2008 4:45:28 PM
"[T]he opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their, own sphere of action, but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make the Judiciary a despotic branch."
 
                                                                                             - Thomas Jefferson in 1804 letter to Abigail Adams
 
The above quote shows the genius of Thomas Jefferson. His ability to see the weakest link in our new form of self government is one of great importance if only for the fact that his greatest fears concerning the judiciary seem to have come to fruition. Jefferson's warning speaks volumes to what he felt was the greatest threat to our freedoms, the whims of a few elite judges to overrule and circumvent the will of the people.
 
"The Constitution...is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary which they may twist and shape into any form they please."
 
                                                                                               - Thomas Jefferson in 1819 letter to Judge Spencer Roane
 
It certainly would seem that the last month has been a perfect example of what Jefferson was talking about. The California Supreme Court overruled the will of the people and decided same sex marriages was a Constitutional right protected under that very document. Although 61% of Californians voted to make law the definition of marriage to mean "between a man and a woman", the courts somehow found a "right" for homosexuals to marry. Now I have read the Constitution many times and I have yet to stumble upon that right, or the "right to choose", and whole host of other so-called rights the courts have imposed on the American people.
 
And just when you thought the courts could not have sunk any lower, the United States Supreme Court voted yesterday to allow alien combatants the "right" to habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is a constitutional right for U.S. citizens, but now that right has been extended to people who have been captured fighting against the United States, fighting and attempting to kill our beloved men and women in uniform, just as if it they were part of the American system. Fred Thompson's opinion sums it up rather well in his latest article at townhall.com when he wrote the courts have created "a new right for our nation’s enemies commiserate with the displeasure that they and the rest of the “enlightened” people have with this “war,” Guantanamo and the Bush Administration."  I wonder what the terrorists think of this "right"? They now have the freedom to fight their detention in a system of law they openly abhor and were captured fighting against. Let me remind you that these "detainees", or prisoners of war, have been captured taking up arms against the United States and are not citizens of the U.S..
 
The American people should know the adherence to legal precedent is the bedrock of the rule of law. And the fact is, the legal precedent concerning combatants captured in times of war had been established. But nevermind the precedent right? Nevermind the U.S. Constitution right? This last month is not the beginning of such decisions by a runaway court. The courts have been bypassing the people's will for decades now. Liberals view the courts as their last best hope for pushing through their agenda without allowing the American people to have a say on such issues. Liberals know the American people would never vote for such radical views so they look to the courts to impose their agendas. And the sad fact is that these courts have put the Constitution last as their guideline to make their decisions and used everything but the Constitution, including global public opinion, to make their rulings. When one branch of government has taken on the Constitutional role of another, we no longer have a democracy.
 
One alarming point that needs to be brought up is the statement Barack Obama has made concerning his views of the courts and the judges that should be appointed to those courts. "We need somebody who's got the heart … the empathy to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom, the empathy to understand what it's like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or old. And that's going to be the criteria by which I'm going to be selecting my judges."  Really Barack? How about having your criteria be judges who interpret the Constitution? How about those who adhere to the rule of law? How about those who recognize the role of the judiciary as set forth by the Founding Fathers in our Constitution? You might recall Obama voted against the confirmation of Justice Antonin Scalia because his record showed "extraordinarily consistent support for the powerful against the powerless."  In other words, a judge should base their decision on an abstract notion of fairness instead of the Constitution.
 
Never has there been a more important election for America than the one this fall. We cannot afford a president Obama to nominate radical, leftist judges to our courts if we have any hope of restoring the courts to their original Constitutional role. Democrat Senate majority leader Harry Reid has already held up the judges Bush has nominated by not allowing them to be brought to the floor for a vote. Reid is counting on Obama winning and an even larger majority in both houses of Congress after the elections this fall. If he gets his wish, the Bush nominess will disappear, leaving Obama the distinct pleasure of putting his radical judges on the courts. We cannot afford this scenario and its time to act.
 
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Hillary....To The Dustbin of History

Posted by Boomer911 on Thursday, June 12, 2008 3:06:32 AM
Oh Hillary......we hardly knew thee. Oh how I wish that was true. The truth is we have known Hillary and her husband Bill for quite a while now. And after the defeat at the hands of Barack Obama in the democratic presidential primary, one cannot help but wonder if the American political spectrum is about to be void of the former first couple? Bill gave a hint of the his impending departure from the public eye just before the final state primaries in which the final nail was hammered into his wife Hillary's campaign. But can we assume ol' Bill is telling the truth? I think so. I think Bill has had enough. He has seen his standing and legacy as the democrats best president since Kennedy go up in smoke due to gaffe after gaffe on the campaign trail. No longer are they the "can't do wrong" Clinton's. In fact, I have seen loyal Clinton democrats turn their backs on them as they have fallen under the spell of Obama, and that is something I thought I would never see. Suddenly all the claims and bad discretions of past scandals seem to hold water now to the same people who just about a year ago would have gone to bat for the Clinton's on any issue and fight to the end to honor the Clinton name. Oh, how the times have changed.
 
It is well that this is the outcome for the Clinton's. Soon we will be rid of them. Bill will continue whatever it is that he does and Hillary will continue on the fake relationship with the state of New York and perhaps seek another term as senator but as national politics are concerned, they are finished. Obama will never ask her to be his VP so I wouldn't be worried about that. But with her loss, the democrats have given the Clinton's a backstabbing send off, worthy of just what they have given the American people.
 
 
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My Run -In With Obama

Posted by Boomer911 on Monday, June 09, 2008 1:20:19 PM
In January of 2007, my brother and I were traveling home and sitting at a traffic light on Jackson and Loomis in the great city of Chicago. As we were sitting there discussing the days events, I happened to be looking over at one of the local businesses, a camera shop, when the door swung open and a tall, lean, and lanky man walked out of the shop and began fumbling with something in his hand. I immediately recognized the man before me as one Barack Obama, our democratic senator who was more well known for a political speech in 2004 than anything else. I alerted my brother to whose presence we were lucky enough to embrace and said, "Hey there's Barack Obama!" I rolled the window down and yelled to the senator from the Soviet satellite state of Illinois, "Hey, Barack!" The senator raised his head and for a brief moment forgot about his task, as he raised his hand to wave to us and shout "What's up?" The senator continued on and began fumbling again with whatever it was he had in his hand, the light turned green, and we continued on our way home.
 
We sat in silence for a moment when finally I said, "Its hard to believe but we may have just seen the future President of the United States." See, I knew the democratic party was grooming this well spoken black man for a future shot at the presidency. But what I didn't know then was that it would be so soon. I had heard the speech he gave at the democratic (socialist) national convention as the key note speaker and knew how prestigious an honor it was to be able to address a national audience. But not in my wildest dreams did I think the young and inexperienced senator from Illinois was going to join the next fight for the highest office in the land.
 
There are many times when I see Obama on the television or hear a clip on the radio and I am reminded of our brief encounter. There was no security or secret service around him, no screaming mobs of fans swooning at every blink of his eye, no one fighting to touch him or take his picture, no fainting women, no one...............no one. See, the senator didn't need the security then because he was largely unknown to the common man who doesn't pay too much attention to the political world. But only a year and a half later, he is one of two men who stand before the doorway to history and will only get to enter the doorway if the American people welcome him in this November 4th.
 
How could it be that a man who was relatively an unknown a year and a half ago, a man who has some questionable relationships with racist preachers, a man who has said he would end the war in Iraq regardless of what the generals have to say, a man who has a questionable voting history in the U.S. Senate when he was there,  and a whole host of other questions, be on the brink of capturing the Presidency of the United States? And whats more frustrating is that we are chastised by liberals and Obama's supporters for trying to find out a little more about a man who came out of political obscurity to be the front runner for the office. The fact is we need to find out as much about Obama as we can. He doesn't have the long career in politics that John McCain has had so there is very little to go off. I think if the American people dig a little deeper to see what Barack Obama stands for, they will run from him like a collapsing, burning building. We just need to dig.
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More Political Musings......

Posted by Boomer911 on Sunday, June 08, 2008 2:21:59 PM
1)  While I think most of us conservatives differ tremendously with our socialist (democrats) counterparts, it is important to pass on great quotes or statements concerning the liberals ability to not be able to see the forest for the trees. We begin with a great quote from The Heritage Foundation's economist J.D. Foster, when he says this about the democrats:
 
      “They propose higher tobacco taxes to discourage smoking. They propose higher taxes on liquor to discourage drinking. They propose vastly higher taxes through cap-and-trade contraptions to reduce carbon emissions. So what do they expect will happen when they raise income tax rates?”
 
Having said all of that, The Patriot Post covers the news concerning our democratically controlled houses of Congress with this:
 
         "Democrats in the House and Senate passed the $3.1-trillion 2009 budget plan this week, a nonbinding resolution, as they patted themselves on the back for their fiscal responsibility. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) boasted that the budget plan would “strengthen the economy and create jobs. It will provide tax cuts for the middle class, and it will restore fiscal responsibility by balancing the books by 2012 and maintaining balance in 2013.” The fine print reveals the secret to this promise. The plan assumes that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost nothing after next year. It also anticipates that the Bush tax cuts will expire by 2011. In other words, Democrats are about to hit Americans with the largest tax hike in history. And that doesn’t include the Alternative Minimum Tax, which Democrats continue to ignore as it prepares to hit more than 20 million middle-class families."
 
2)   I feel it important once again to draw attention to the fact we are destroying Al Qaeda around the world. But in spite of the many accomplishments of our wonderful men and women in our Armed Forces, Nancy Pelosi had the unbelievable gall to utter the following:
 
      “Whatever the military success, and progress that may have been made, the surge didn’t accomplish its goal, and some of the success of the surge is the good will of the Iranians—they decided in Basra when the fighting would end, they negotiated that cessation of hostilities—the Iranians.” —House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
 
 
3)    In another show of weakness and appeasement, Great Britain refused to stand up for its culture and Christian heritage by telling two Christian evangelicals to stop handing out leaflets in a Muslim neighborhood or face the threat of being beat up. Now here is where the story gets confusing because British authorities seem to be saying they are not willing to get involved should the Christians get attacked by Muslims. In fact, it almost sounds as if they are saying they would deserve the attack. Am I wrong or is this appeasement?
 
 

 

 
 
 
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Obama's Buddy Found Guilty of Corruption

Posted by Boomer911 on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 8:11:27 PM
A long time friend and business associate of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, Antoin "Tony" Rezko was found guilty today on 16 of 24 counts of corruption. Rezko was accused of raising money for political candidates, chiefly Illinois govenor Rod Blagojevich and Illinois Senator Barack Obama. Obama, as we all know, is now the Democratic presidential candidate and this link to a convicted fundraiser on corruption charges could be the icing on the cake for the Illinois senator.  It will prove a political liability for Barack Obama, who once counted Rezko as a friend and fundraiser, as the likely Democratic presidential nominee heads into the general election campaign against John McCain. Obama said he was saddened by the conviction. And for those of you who deny a link between Tony Rezko and Barack Obama, I would direct you to the Chicago Tribune's web page specifically designed to show the link between the two. It can be found at   http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-obamarezko-connect.swf,0,4929416.flash and I would advise everyone to pass this along to as many as possible.
 
The RNC's Mike Duncan released this statement today:
“On the day Barack Obama hoped to unite his party after wheezing over the finish line and claiming the Democrat nomination, a jury in his hometown of Chicago convicted his longtime friend and fundraiser Tony Rezko of multiple felonies.  This is further proof that Obama’s high-flying rhetoric is just that and in no way represents the kind of change our nation demands.  Today’s verdict and Obama’s friendship with Rezko raise serious questions about whether he has the judgment to serve as president.”

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More Success Despite the Democrats.....

Posted by Boomer911 on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 2:21:00 AM
Once again I awoke this morning to find some good news in the war on terror. This time its from a British newspaper but the results are nonetheless important. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/frontline/2062440/Afghanistan%27s-Taliban-insurgents-%27on-brink-of-defeat%27.html     I would like to remind others that this theater of the war continues on but does not get the attention due to the fighting in Iraq which has seen its fair share of success as of late. I would invite you to read the previous posts for the link to the Washington Post article concerning our destruction of Al Qaeda and the global terrorist network. I will close with my favorite quote of all-time:  
    
 
             "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill
 
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Just Some Political Musings......

Posted by Boomer911 on Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:00:00 PM
Well it seems Hillary has finally seen the writing on the wall and has decided to at least consider admitting her chances are slim to none in recieving her party's nomination. To many of the democrats (socialists) this has come too late and many feel it should have been done months ago. Its hard to figure out what the Clinton camp is thinking in deciding their next move. I personally feel she is not going to concede the entire election to Obama and will drag it out to the convention and may I say, that doesn't bother me one bit. If we are lucky enough to see Hillary continue the fight all the way to the convention, we might get to see the second installment of the '68 democratic convention. If that is the case, the damge done to the democratic party might be incalculable. We may see a split in the factions and witness hundreds of thousands of voters who feel disinfranchised flee to never look back. In any case, it would make for some great reading for conservatives and a definite advantage for McCain.
 
Which brings me to my next point.......John McCain and the conservative vote. I will be the first to admit, McCain was not my first choice to represent us this fall. But the fact is, he is. I am dis-heartened by the number of Republicans who have not come to terms with this fact and vow to stay home instead of voting. Believe me, this is your right as an American and you can do what you will. But faced with the alternative, Barack Obama, why would we cut off our face to spite the nose? The idea of a Obama presidency scares the hell out of me. I have never seen a candidate who has policies this radical, leftist, and idiotic. To me, Obama makes George McGovern look like Ronald Reagan. Probably the most amazing thing is he doesn't hide his views from the American public. Yet at every rally, there are thousands cheering as he tells them how he plans to thwart free enterprise, individual freedom and responsibility, the free market, the troops fighting in Iraq, and so on. This man has stepped in it so often, I find it hard to believe there are people still willing to listen to his ramblings. His plans for our nation are vague yet sound so wonderful to the masses that many have put away their brains and willed their future to a man we really don't know much about. But hey......he's not George Bush, right? What we do know about him should scare the hell out of people but again I go back to one of my earlier posts when I asked if liberals really know what they are endorsing? Do they know the history of their movement and politics? Call one of them a socialist and they look at you like your an idiot. The fact is a great majority have not a clue as to the precepts of liberalism or socialism. So faced with that dilemma, can we not rally around the lesser of two evils and send McCain to the White House? There are times when we have to be friendly to those we question because faced with the alternative, we would be much worse off. I would encourage all to look at our support of the Soviet Union during WWII, support for Afghanistan against the Russians, Iraq over Iran during their war, and so on. Barack Obama will lose the election this fall because of his leftist policies. While I feel America drifts towards socialism everyday, I do not feel America will embrace his radical plans just yet. If I am wrong.....God help us.
 
I find it hard to believe there are people who think Obama's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq is smart and will benefit our nation. Why would we leave after all the blood and treasure spent while we are so close to winning this war? I would again ask you to view the article from the Washington Post and tell me if retreating now makes any sense? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/29/AR2008052904116_pf.html   Does Obama think our retreat would not embolden the enemy? Doesn't he know they will be burning our flag and parading down streets in the middle east? Doesn't he know they will be saying they defeated the "great Satan" and that they drove the infidels from their lands? Doesn't he know it will increase recruiting for the terrorists? With the news from many sources that Al Qaeda is on the brink of destruction, its hard to quantify how much longer the war on terror has gone on due to the democrats enabling the enemy to fight on. I do not doubt for one minute that Al Qaeda leaders have been telling their fighters to "hang on......America is getting weak and public sentiment for the war is waning. The democrats are about to force a surrender and they are turning their own people against the war."  Its hard to tell how long they have tried to hold on and continue the fight, hoping America would act like the "Paper Tiger" Osama Bin Laden said we were. The Soviet Union found people like Obama and todays democratic party as allies and referred to the left in this country during the cold war as "useful idiots". It appears the idiots are at it again, giving aid and comfort to our enemies during a time of war. In any other terms, this would be classified as treason.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Success Despite The Democrats

Posted by Boomer911 on Friday, May 30, 2008 10:00:00 AM
I awoke this morning to some of the best news one could hear when it comes to the safety and well-being of our nation. An article in today's Washington Post finally reveals some good news about the United States battle against terror. While there has been a lot of good news on the war on terror, this is the first big article in a while to grace a mainstream liberal newspaper. This is indeed good news and should be passed along to as many as possible. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/29/AR2008052904116_pf.html
 
We need to continue the fight and not be satisfied by just winning. We need to keep our resolve and destroy Al Qaeda completely. This country and all the free world will be safer when this fascism has been swept into the dust bin of history.
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The Roots of The Left -Part 2

Posted by Boomer911 on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:00:00 PM
One cannot discuss socialism or communism without briefly discussing the "father of Communism", Karl Marx. Marx is most famously known for The Communist Manifesto, written along with Freidrich Engels, in which he lays out his assessment on sociological and political theories. His approach is indicated by the opening line of the The Communist Manifesto (1848): “The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles”.  This line is very important as it sums up the lefts criticisms of capitalism and the American economy. In fact, one of the major precepts of defining struggle in the capitalist society by socialists (communists) is to always shape their argument from the view of the oppressed vs. the oppressor. No one uses this method more effectively or deliberately than todays Democratic party. You can see it every election cycle as they go out to the base of their party and proclaim..... You are being oppressed! Think about it.........If you're black, a woman, a homosexual, a Hispanic or any kind of ethnic minority, etc., chances are you're being oppressed and the usual culprit to the Democrats is conservative, white, Christian men, who run all the big corporations. Yes, this "party of the people" has used class struggle to keep them in positions of power for years, but I digress. The class struggle Marx refers to is  synonymous with class conflict and it is this conflict that Democrats use to stir emotion and shirk responsibility for the empty promises made at election time by blaming their failures on the "oppressors".
 
No where is this more apparent than with the black turnout every election cycle for Democrats. It was estimated that 90% of all blacks who voted in the 2004 Presidential election, voted for John Kerry. And we see this trend continue to trickle down the lines to our local and municipal elections where in most large cities like Philadelphia and Chicago, there has been a heavy bureaucratic machine controlled by Democrats in place for generations. This idea of infusing race struggles with class struggles goes back to communist-Marxist ideology. In a letter to Friedrich Engels in 1882 Karl Marx wrote: "You know very well where we found our idea of class struggle; we found it in the work of the French historians who talked about the race struggle."  Perhaps I will let the Democratic Socialists of America make my point for me. The following are direct quotes taken from their website:
 

"The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the largest socialist organization in the United States, and the principal U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International. DSA's members are building progressive movements for social change while establishing an openly socialist presence in American communities and politics.

"At the root of our socialism is a profound commitment to democracy, as means and end. We are activists committed not only to extending political democracy but to demanding democratic empowerment in the economy, in gender relations, and in culture. Democracy is not simply one of our political values but our means of restructuring society. Our vision is of a society in which people have a real voice in the choices and relationships that affect the entirety of our lives. We call this vision democratic socialism - a vision of a more free, democratic and humane society.

    We are socialists because we reject an international economic order sustained by private profit, alienated labor, race and gender discrimination, environmental destruction, and brutality and violence in defense of the status quo.

    We are socialists because we share a vision of a humane international social order based both on democratic planning and market mechanisms to achieve equitable distribution of resources, meaningful work, a healthy environment, sustainable growth, gender and racial equality, and non-oppressive relationships."

    There is so much imporatant information in the preceeding paragraphs that I will refer to them quite often as I make my points. If you have to read them again, do so. It is important to understand what they are saying. Essentially, when they say they will use democracy as a "means and an end", they are saying they will use democracy itself to bring it down and implement their "socialist utopia". They will use our democratic principles of  free press and expression and the right to assemble, among many others, to light the flame of "revolution". They know that in a true democracy, as long as the argument is put forth as a struggle, the means to destroy it lie within its freedoms. Also, notice how they continually refer to racial, gender and economic equality as struggles. Now think of how a government would go about implementing the changes necessary to promote so-called racial, gender, and economic equality. Perhaps they could support hiring quotas based on race and gender regardless of the qualifications of the applicant by continually lowering the standards of excellence. Perhaps they could redistribute wealth from the people who have, to the people who have not. Do these sound familiar? We already have them through "affirmative action" and a stifling tax policy that merely suffocates the free market principles that capitalism involves. It should be noted that I am all for equality. But how we achieve equality is through individual responsibility and the right to pursue a better life based on merit and achievement that the capitalist system thrives on. Success is always the reward for hard work. Democrats want to skip the hard work part and punish those who are successful by taking more of their money and giving it to their constiuents through "entitlement" programs. And the cycle of life continues for their people, the opressed,  represented by the "party of the people", the Democrats.

    Let me once again go to the source for their positions. Here is another exerpt from the Democratic Socialists of America:

            "A democratic commitment to a vibrant pluralist life assumes the need for a democratic, responsive, and representative government to regulate the market, protect the environment, and ensure a basic level of equality and equity for each citizen. In the 21st century, such regulation will increasingly occur through international, multilateral action. But while a democratic state can protect individuals from domination by inordinately powerful, undemocratic transnational corporations, people develop the social bonds that render life meaningful only through cooperative, voluntary relationships. Promoting such bonds is the responsibility of socialists and the government alike."

    It is amazing how wonderful the idea of equality sounds. But a closer look at the policies and the means to achieve this "utopia" begs a questioning of just how they hope to achieve their goals. And this is where an apathetic and un-informed electorate comes into play. The people of this nation are not interested in politics and ideologies. They see government interference into the marketplace to achieve equality as a constitutional mandate.  And so the march to socialism goes on.

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The Roots of The Left - Part 1

Posted by Boomer911 on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:00:00 PM
Back in 1927, an American socialist named Norman Thomas, who ran for President on the Socialist Party ticket six (6) different times, stated, "The American people would never vote for socialism but under the name "liberalism" the American people will adopt every fragment of the socialist program."  And with this one statement, we see the link from todays Democratic party to the early leftist movements in this country. Its a pretty fascinating comment to say the least. Stop and think for a second how many friends or acquaintances you have or how many people you hear and see on television and radio, proudly proclaiming their liberalism and then read the above quote again. Liberalism, or being "progressive", is worn like a badge of honor today. But one has to wonder how many of them know the history of their ideology? Do they have any idea that the views they hold and the direction they are taking this country would make Marx or Stalin happy to know the "revolution" still moves forward even today? Nikita Kruschev, a premier of the former Soviet Union, once said "We cannot expect the Americans to jump from Capitalism to Communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving Americans small doses of Socialism, until they suddenly awake to find they have Communism."  And with this quote, we see the ultimate goal of the left....Communism. Ask yourself again, how many of those people who proudly proclaim themselves as liberals realize what they are endorsing? My guess would be very few. We have to ask ourselves how we have come to the brink of adopting socialism and all its precepts into our political system without so much as batting an eye? Why can't they see the downfalls of such a system and lessons so horribly learned from history? Perhaps 19th century historian Alexis de Tocqueville said it best when he stated, "Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude."
 
In order to understand where we are going as a nation, we need to understand from where it is we came. I cannot stress the importance of understanding our founding documents and the intentions of our Founding Fathers. Without knowing what our system of government was designed to do and the roles of each of the branches of government, how can we know when this government has become to powerful and exceeded its constitutional authority? We need to understand capitalism, the free market, and basic economic principles, to understand what drives our nations prosperity, allowing its citizens the chance at the "pursuit of happiness"  mentioned in our Declaration of Independence. Having said all of that, I cannot make this blog a lesson in history as it would take up too much of my time without allowing me to discuss issues. However, there will be times I will cite history and ask the reader to do their own research to further understand the issue. Plus, it is a great check on the facts and ideas I will put forth and I encourage all questions.
 
 
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