Sweeping out the Garbage

Anyone who doesn't understand why Larry Craig should resign will never understand. If the GOP is going to be the party of values then it has to live those values. I doesn't matter to me what Larry Craig did in a Minneapolis bathroom as what he has done in the Senate Chamber, and that isn't much.

He voted for the Immigration Bill and has opposed earmark reform. He is part of the problem and needs to go. His stall impropriety is a good reason for him to step down, the quicker the better. And Warner can go with him no need to wait to finish your term John.

I think it is apparent that the GOP faithful have made their feelings known to the likes of John Warner. Its funny how he announced he was not running again in 2008 after the flack he recieved over his troop withdrawal suggestion and his stand on Immigration. John, I seriously doubt the good citizens od Virginia were going to let you stay in office anyway.

If this party stands a snowsball chance of regaining the House, Senate of the Presidency the candidates that represent have to return to conservative values. Additionally, they have to learn to stand up and fight for those values.

Hillary, Hillary, Hillary

Shady campaign finance deals and Clinton go together like bread and butter. How many stories have to surface before allegations stick. From Whitewater to the Lincoln Bedroom, to the Chinese Monks, the list seems endless. But it maybe changing, the NYT ran a front page story about Norman Hsu, amazing, the paper of record reporting on something that reflects negatively on Hillary.

This story may indeed have legs. With Her sizable lead over Obama and Edwards its almost a certainty that they will be doing everything in their power to ensure that it does. I'm sure that Edwards especially is very happy over this alleged scandal given his inclination to "honest" campaign financing. I'm sure the wheels are turning in the Edwards camp trying to come up with an angle to use this story to his benefit.

I also find interesting that this story is breaking just mere days before Fred Thompson's official announcement to run. Is just coincidence that the man who headed up the investigation of Bill Clinton's campaign donations joins the race and a story about possible finance violations breaks in Hillary's camp? Seems kind of suspicious, kind of funny if you ask me. Fred me be Hillary's worst enemy in more ways than one.

Castro Votes

One again a socialist dictator shows their detachment with the American political system. Castro released that he would support Clinton and Obama over all other Presidential candidates. I don't think either one of them should look for campaign donations in south Florida anytime soon.

Neither has officially responded to the endorsement, nor will they. Having a communist dictator on your side isn't exactly a help to your cause. Now some like Gravel might consider it a help but the majority of Americans still care little about having the Cuban dictators support.

Unfortunately this story isn't getting much air time. This disturbs me a bit, is it a signal that the American populace is forgetting the Cold War and the dangers of socialism to our country? We are prone to forget as a nation the valuable lessons we've learned in the past.

This is one lesson we can't afford to forget. Especially with the rise of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and other central American nation leaning left. We need to remember the travesties that socialists governments have done over the years and never accept these leaders as allies. No matter what Sean Penn and Danny Glover say about them.

Nugent

I wish people would get off Nugent. Yes his statements were rude, and crude, and some might say over the top. So What! It is just Nugent. This country has turned into the biggest bunch of sissy people I have ever seen. What ever happened to "sticks and stones, may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"?

Granted Ted was crass, but its Ted Nugent for heaven's sake. We aren't talking about Arlen Spectre here. Nugent is an outspoken proponent of the 2nd amendment and an accomplished hunter to be offended by him waving a gun around and ranting would be like getting offended at your dog for barking. Its going to happen and shouldn't be surprising.

I find it almost hilarious that the left will attack Nugent for his statements, yet remain oddly silent when left wing celebs like Alex Baldwin, Sean Penn and Danny Glover spew their nonsense. Ah but that is different they are attacking that tyrant Bush after all.

What is good for the goose is good for the gander. Don't go after Ted unless you are prepared to go after the dozens of nuts on the left that are saying and doing worse. I think if we were to check the balance sheet their are more entries in the left column than the right.

Gonzales Gone

Schumer and his moonbats and nutroots have their wish. They have ridden another member of the administration out of town. This a case of Washington politics at its worst. The Democrats have their pound of flesh, and the United States has no Attorney General.

Gonzales will have to be replaced but the question is who is going to replace him. Or better yet, who would want to replace him given that this administration has only 16 month left in power. At best it will be a temporary assignment for whoever is lucky (unlucky) enough to make it through the Senate confirmation gauntlet.

Gonzales by all accounts was an effective AG. His only true fault was being too nice. A trait that is of little use in the circle of Capital politics. He should have simplt testified the facts. US Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President. Period.

This entire fiasco is worse than the Scotter Libby witch hunt. It reveals the depths to which politicans will sink in order gain politcal advantage. There was no crime, no conspiracy. The resources and manpower wasted on these useless investigations highlight why DC needs a thorough house cleaning.

Thompson Alert

Fred Thompson has informed FOX to expect him at their debate on the 5th of September. This signals that a statement is forthcoming announcing his official entry in the Presidential race. The whisper campaigns are in full swing, the beltway insiders are mumbling their misgivings, and Fred, well he is doing what he has done all along.... things his way.

Their seems to be a growing coalition between between the Newt camp and Thompson's. Scuttlebutt has that Fred will announce his official entry via the Internet. A suggestion given to Thompson by Gingrich. Thompson is looking to make his campaign net-centric and what better way than to start by announcing it there.

The Gingrich component is compelling, he has eluded that if Thompson runs he will not and speculation is that he may be tapped by Thompson for a cabinet post should he win the White House. That could be a plus for Thompson if true, many conservatives respect Newt, but not enough to see him make a a run for the White House. Although, Newt is a solid conservative, many believe his is carrying too much baggage from the Clinton years to make a viable run for the Presidency.

So, it appears that Fred Thompson is soon to be official. For those of us who have waited it seems the day has finally arrived. Fred is in! I look forward to seeing the debate and how he handles the race. I hope he put that red truck into the garage for a tune-up, its in for a longer ride than it had to make bake in 96.

Convenient Hypocrisy

True to liberal form, Al Gore's home in Tennessee shows the duplicity of activists like himself. This "do as I say not as I do" mentality is present in the environmental arguments of elitist liberals. Celebrities espouse their concerns for environment while crisscrossing the globe in private jets. And the "Goreacle" lives it daily with his own home. Hey Al, instead of carbon credits how about owning a smaller house?

LOOK OVER THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING TWO HOUSES AND SEE IF YOU CAN TELL WHICH BELONGS TO AN ENVIRONMENTALIST.

HOUSE # 1: A 20-room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house all heated by gas. In ONE MONTH ALONE this mansion consumes more energy than the average American household in an ENTIRE YEAR. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2,400.00 per month. In natural gas alone (which last time we checked was a fossil fuel), this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home. This house is not in a northern or Midwestern "snow belt," either. It's in the South.

HOUSE # 2: Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university, this house incorporates every "green" feature current home construction can provide. The house contains only 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on arid high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal heat pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F.) heats the house in winter and cools it in summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas, and it consumes 25% of the electricity required for a conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Flowers and shrubs native to the are! a blend the property into the surrounding rural landscape.

HOUSE # 1 (20 room energy guzzling mansion) is outside of Nashville,Tennessee. It is the abode of that renowned environmentalist (and filmmaker) Al Gore.

HOUSE # 2 (model eco-friendly house) is on a ranch near Crawford, Texas. Also known as "the Texas White House," it is the private residence of the President of the United States, George W. Bush.

This story circulating the Internet is considered to factual and true according to snopes.com

Truthers

Dylan Avery is a 23 year old director of the truther's cult classic "Loose Change". After seeing this kid its no wonder that these truther nuts are often referred to as dwelling in their mother's basements. All I can say is when your movements leading prophet is a pimple faced kid that looks like he would be right at home playing Doom or Quake in a darkened bedroom, the credibility of your cause is already lacking.

Its not what these people believe that upsets me. Its the fact they exist. One only has to make a stop at Mr. Avery's Myspace page to see that not only does he exist, but he has groupies. It appears by statements left in comments that his followers suffer from the same delusions that he does. Narcissism.

These people care more about their explanation of the "truth" than the truth itself. It matters little that their narrative is full of more wholes than a wheel of Swiss cheese. They don't care that the facts that underpin their explanations where gleaned by experts with little or no education in the fields they profess to have expertise. They ignore the reams and volumes of documentation and testimony by true PhD that refute their claims. In essence its nothing to do with honesty, its all about "conspiracy", Its all about them being the beacon of truth, the Messiah that saves the world. As I said narcissism.

Pearl Harbor, Roswell, JFK, Area 51 and now 9/11. There is a long line of conspiracy theories dating back through history, It is no surprise that misguided individuals would construct one around 9/11. In fact it is inevitable that these type of people would emerge spewing their vile half truths and lies.

For us that find these theories revolting we should never cease in discrediting and disproving them. It is a disservice to the innocent men and women who died that day to allow their memories to be sullied by these maggots.

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Bigot, Homophobic, Racist

I've been called homophobic, bigot, intolerant, racist, close minded and ignorant. And all because I have an opinion and don't mind expressing my views. Why is that liberals resort to calling me names then throw a bloody fit if I label them a liberal, progressive or naive? There is a great disparity between those two sets of terms.

Everyone is entitled to believe what they wish, even if its stupid and wrong in my opinion. There was a day when people with opposing views respected dissenting views and could carry on a civil discussion without attacking each other. Today that seems not to be the case.

Recently, I was attempting explain my view regarding gay marriage to a person I know. Personally, I disagree that homosexuality is a condition a person is born with. That is what "I" believe. I see evidence in the Word of God that this is true. As I said it is what I believe. And for having that solemn belief was labeled homophobic, not only that but ignorant and was accused of violating a homosexual's civil rights by believing what I believe.

The Left's tactic is to marginalize our conservative beliefs, especially if they are Christian. To paint our convictions as being archaic and not in step with modern views. But they miss the point entirely. Most conservatives are quite comfortable with their beliefs, they don't need polls, or a majority to support their views. They are not looking to convert anyone and could care less if anyone else agrees with their position. It is simply that which they believe, nothing more or less.

Liberals on the other hand seem compelled to change our minds. They view Christian values as quaint and archaic. They agree with no interpretation of beliefs that involve accountability, and seemed embroiled in a perpetual "gray" area. To them nothing is absolute. Even though the world is filled with them. Relativism is their religion and any system of belief that doesn't allow acceptance of all things is an anachronism. There is no evil and good is defined as what is good for you, regardless of morality. Morals after all are personal standards gleaned after years of self-discovery, not learned behavior passed on from parents to children. Tradition is out, and progressiveness is in.

With all their lofty rhetoric, why are calling us haters, bigots, and racists? If our opinions are so narrow and behind the times why are they even bothering with confronting them? Seems to me if they were so correct the need for confrontation is mute.

Viva La France

I had to read the story twice to believe it. First a unannounced visit by the French Foreign Minister to Baghdad and now a statement that the French are planning to lend aid to the United States in Iraq. Kind of takes your breath away.

Of course there are no details as to the extent of this aid. Yet the fact that they have acknowledged we are doing important work and have offered to help must send shivers up Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid's spines. I mean if the French are seeing the need for a stable Iraq and that plan we have instituted is working, then the bottom is out of the tub for these two and the rest of "the war is lost" crowd.

Not to demean the French offer but I am sure there are some politics behind the scenes. I doubt that they are willing to extend any offer of aid unless there is some quid pro quo attached. In the past the French had close ties to Iraq. Hopefully Sarkozy and the Iraqi government will not be like Chirac and Hussien. If the Iraqi's are going to survive they will need the help of partners like France.

It is heartening see that the relations between the French and ourselves are improving politically. Its not only the Iraqi's that are going to need their help, we need all the friends we can get.

Fight the Law, The Law Wins

Elvira Arellano was arrested and deported. After her and her lawless friends thumbed their noses at ICE for over a year she was arrested while attempting to attend an immigration rally in LA. Chalk one up for the good guys and Americans that still believe that laws are necessary.

This debate over immigration is a winner for which ever candidate seizes it. Guiliana has made some strong anti-illegal immigration statements, and so has 2nd tier candidates Tancredo and Hunter. On the Democrat side, they have been unsurprisingly mute.

Americans all across the United States are sick of feeling that they are losing their country. That is it in a nutshell. DO we want to stop immigration totally, of course not. We want to stop the illegal invasion of our country.

We are tired of going into Wal-marts in certain cities in this nation and not being able to understand the cashiers when they speak. We are tired of illegal immigrant thugs harming and killing our people. We are tired of prisons being filled to overflowing with these men and women. And we are tired of the Federal government sitting on their hands and pandering to special interest pro-amnesty immigration groups.

I have worked with immigrants from Central America, some I suspect were illegal. For the most part they are good hard working people. I have no quarter them. I do have problems with them being here illegally when their are thousands of people trying to come here legally, going through the government system of jump rope for years, making the investment of time and effort to be a legal citizen. Why should I let illegals have a free pass?

The proponents of amnesty say its impossible to deport them all, It is the kind thing to do, It will cost to much to deport them, and my personal favorite - what have they really done that is "illegal"? They broke our LAW, that is what! Pretty much defined illegal in my opinion.

Again this illness of relativism has infected a good portion of the citizens of this nation. You get by the word illegal by calling them "undocumented", you get bay the law by saying, "we lured them here with jobs". I am willing to concede the latter is true, but only because the 1986 Simpson Bill did not enforce the law which said companies could be held accountable for hiring illegal workers. That is changing.

As for Elvira Arellano. see was deported once and returned, that is felony. She used false documents to obtain a job at Ohare Airport. She ignored immigration enforcement action by hiding in a "sanctuary" in Chicago for over one year. And this the face of your movement? I think your movement needs a face lift.

Glimpse of Tommorrow

The MSM presses and air waves are buzzing concerning the joint military exercise between the Russians and Chinese. They wasted no time parading out their military experts expressing their gloom and doom over how the Iraq War has degraded our abilities to counter a Chi-Russian threat. And predictably, how George Bush has ignored other threats in the world.

People if you think that our intelligence miss either of these military forces could moving that amount of manpower and equipment, you need to lay off the Kool-aid. I find it laughable that the media would suppose that we were caught flat footed by this military exercise. It seems that if our intelligence community is that negligent, the liberals really don't have much to fear with the government tapping phones, there probably won't be anyone listening.

This exercise is no surprise, I have always felt the Russians are not trustworthy. They are like a wounded Bear, the conversion to a capitalist society has not gone well for them. They have continually bullied their former Warsaw-Pact ally states with energy embargoes. And Putin is seizing more power daily. He has re-instituted long-range bomber flights for the first time since the end of the cold war, and now this.

As for the Chinese, I don't believe they have any interest in allying themselves with the Russians. It is advantageous for them to keep the them close. That has been Bejings strategy for years. But I see no real threat coming from the Chinese towards the United States. Unless they expect their military to feed the burgeoning growth of their economy, the still need US dollars for that. However, as time advances I do see the relations between the Chinese and ourselves growing cold. Especially, if outrage over tainted products continues.

The gloom and doomer's have also forgotten a very important deterrent that we possess. Our nuclear capability isn't their to give the liberal kooks something to protest. Its there to remind nation threats like a regressed Mother Russia that yes, you might be able to win a force on force conflict with us, but it won't advance your position if you have no home to return to. As theirs serves to remind us of the same.

I've contended for years that the cold war has never ended. The only thing that has changed is the names of the participants and the number of nations involved. The old politics of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) and peace through superior firepower is as viable today as it was 30 years ago. We need not ignore it.

Good Ol' Fred

Fred Thompson is about to drive the MSM and Washington Beltway crowd nuts. He has said numerous times that he is "thinking about", "looking into" and "testing the waters", everything but a formal announcement that he will seek the White House.

Judging by the coverage that the MSM give him you would think that he has declared. The Nut York Times have published several hit pieces about him and his wife Jeri. Just this week at the Iowa State Fair he was attacked for riding a golf cart and wearing Gucci loafers. I mean come on folks he is nearly 70.

I have heard him called an insider, a lobbyist, too old, unhealthy, and lazy. I can't imagine how he will be painted when he finals joins the fray. Personally, if his name were Jack Abramnoff, was 96, and six months to live he would still be a better choice than anyone on the Democrat side of the nomination. Of course I am biased.

Actually, his time as a lobbyist isn't a detractor to me. I don't like special interest groups of any type providing money political candidates that includes women's groups and unions, not just oil and tobacco companies. It could be advantageous to have a President that understands that system. I can't think of anyone better to deal with lobbyist reform than a former lobbyist. SO really whats their point?

His age and health? Who cares? He gets around pretty good for a guy his years if you ask me. And Jeri? Again, what is their point? The guy has a wife twenty years younger than himself. Big deal. Doesn't seem to bother most Democrats that Bill was cheating on Hillary with a girl 30 years younger.

The one I absolutely love is that he is an actor. It seems the last time we put an actor in the White House things worked out pretty good. Hollywood liberals should be happy to see one of their own make to the highest office. I would rather have a President in the White House that was an actor, than a President in the White House that is an actor.

Thompson has said he is going to rub a campaign like one we have never seen in American Presidential races before. As long as he stays real and addresses the questions with real answers he will accomplish that very lofty goal. I am hoping he hits the trail speaking a clear concise message to the American people. If he does, he stands a very good chance of making it an interesting campaign run.

Where is John Wayne?

The response of the Utah Governor and media in the wake of the collapse that killed three of the rescuers is very disheartening. It also depicts vividly the lack of integrity that we as a society have if the rescue work is permanently halted. 50 years ago it would have been unthinkable to stop a rescue operation before it was finished, no matter what the danger.

I know it seems logical and right to limit the losses, but this is a rescue operation. It can't be looked upon as anything else. If a fireman gives his life attempting to save a life do we stop fighting the fire and abandon those trapped? No! This is America not France.

Americans have always been a people that will do whatever it takes where ever it is needed to save people from harm, or at least we used to be. Has this disease of relativism, which has crept into the national psyche, impacted us so that now we are willing to give up before the end is seen?

Is this narcissistic contemporary view blinding us? What has happened to "there is nothing greater than to give ones life for his brother"? Is it just an archaic Christian concept that has no place in our modern "enlightened" society? If so, Lord Jesus have mercy upon our souls.

When good is reduced to what is good for yourself. When welfare of others is replaced by the welfare of yourself. When pessimists are plentiful and optimists are few. Then it is understandable that our society will quietly allow a travesty like this to take place. And not even view as such.

While the powers to be investigate and procrastinate six miners could possibly be alive in that mine waiting, hoping and praying. We used to be nation of doers, a nation filled with men like John Wayne, God fearing people. Now what are we? Certainly not God fearing, for if were every time something this happened we would be running into danger, not away from it. It should not take a major catastrophe to bring our people up to this task. Terrible things happen everyday.

There is a community in Utah that believes today is their 9/11.

Look Closer

Any American that wants to stick his head in the sand believe that 9/11 was a fluke better see more than another reason the Iraq war is lost in this most recent truck bombing. Its shows the calculating way that Al Qaeda chooses its targets and the planning used. They didn't just roll up into this village and blow themselves up, this took planning just like the WTC bombings did.

The assumption that it takes little skill to stage an attack like this is wrong. It may be popular to think that these are just random acts of violence, but that is inaccurate also. Its takes great skill and planning to wreak this level of savagery, something that terrorist have plenty of unfortunately.

I have expertise in explosives, I was a military Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician for 15 years, I know what it takes to make an explosion. You don't just wake up one morning and set one off. It takes the right material and knowledge of explosive firing trains.

There literally thousands of explosive materials and each have their own unique properties and uses. The target and effect desired determines the material needed. Additionally it also determines the detonation train which can be as simple as a match or as complicated as computerized timers or specialized switches.

From the sketchy details that have come forward on this attack its apparent to me that several bombs were deployed seems feasible judging by the size of the area destroyed. This reveals some hidden sophistication, these devices would have most likely detonated nearly simultaneously. That would require a high degree of training or a very advanced detonation method.

When you couple this kind of skill and knowledge with a radical agenda you end up with many dead innocent people. The absolute worse thing that we can do as a nation is discount the ability of these people or miss what each one of these attacks represent. They are telling us about the determination and capability of these people. It should serve as a reminder of the danger they pose not just Iraqis, but to us.

Radicals

They are here, they have always been there, they will always be here. Its just that it seems like there are more because they have found ways to make their voices louder. Today there is a twist, the radicals are seeing the successes that groups like Al Qaeda have disrupting normal life and increasingly making the jump to terrorism.

We have seen several foiled plots in the last few months, luckily for the prospective victims of these alleged attacks the attackers were not well trained, telegraphed their actions and were arrested. Luck is a fickle friend. I wouldn't base the safety of anyone in this nation solely upon it, but the apathy of this nation forces reliance upon it.

The arguments against the PATRIOT Act and NSA's wiretap program are plentifully and some of them I agree are valid. Franklin was wise to say that "Anyone who gives up liberty for security deserves neither". However Mr. Franklin didn't have the threat of suicide bombers blowing themselves up in the streets of Philadelphia. I wonder how Franklin, Adams and Jefferson would respond to these threats. Unfortunately, we don't have the luxury of hearing their point of view.

SO where does that leave us? It is obvious that terrorists have found a method that works well in against a free society. The question is, can we come up with a counter that stops them. Preferably before blowing up a crowded shopping center killing dozens of innocent people.

Reactive tactics are not going work against these cowards. Our approach has to be proactive. I understand the concerns over the loss of civil liberties, but if wiretapping and actions like it are not the answer, then what are? The opponents are very good at articulating their misgivings, but I have not, as of yet. heard them forward any alternatives.

I personally feel that we will see the events that are currently happening in other nations happen here. America will not be immune from terrorists, foreign or domestic. In my opinion, for us to have an avenue of recourse to prevent needless death and not pursue it makes us complicit to these heinous events. Doing nothing isn't an option we can afford, even if the threat were remote.... and its not.

Joe, Let's Talk Faith

Joe Biden aid in statement one of the reasons the Democrats have been beaten in the last two general elections was because they were afraid to talk about faith. He then went on to offer up Bill Clinton as the model of faith for the party. Bill Clinton? I was inclined to agree with Mr. Biden's assessment until he brought Clinton into it. If Bill Clinton stands as their model of faith, an adulterer and liar, then no wonder they have lost.

Actually Joe better watch throwing words like "faith" around, the liberals with have a fit. His statement might even be construed as an admission to the importance of faith to the majority of the American people. That is an issue that causes agnostic and atheist liberals to foam at the mouth. They have spend decades trying to marginalize God for one of their own to recognize his important has to be maddening to them.

One of the major reason that the Democratic Party has lost much of its support over the years is the stand that they have taken on faith issues. Their stand on issues such as abortion and homosexuality puts them at odds with a majority of believers, Christians in particular. So, is this a signal of a sea change in the party? I doubt it. Its nothing more than attempt to draw support.

Biden's statements should in all serious be heeded solemnly by the Democrats. Faith is an important issue for the majority of voters. But in order to talk about their faith, they must first have faith. That is the issue, talk is cheap.

Most persons that are sincere believers know when someone is truly a person of faith. It shows in their actions, not in their words. This is what politicians, liken Biden, miss, they think they can "talk" faith. I doesn't work that way, you have to live it. And if you live it, you don't have to talk about it... it shows.

Boards are Creeking

The shaky platform that the Defeat-o-crats have build for themselves is getting even weaker and a few more timbers are cracking. The UN has elected t expand its roll in Iraq. That has really got to sting. The UN is ready to step back into Iraq? That has to speak volumes up the real condition on the ground there, even to the experts of denial.

Fiengold, Murtha, Pelosi, and Reid have to be scrambling for cover amid the news coming from the war. And how can you have any empathy for them. They bet on the President being as big an idiot as the Hollywood and elitists liberals said he was.

Instead he tore a page from history and pulled an Abraham Lincoln. Abe Lincoln looked for nearly four years, and went through over a half dozen commanders, some of them twice, before he found Grant. This president has apparently done the same with David Petraeus.

Michael Yon says: "Petraeus may well prove to be to counterinsurgency warfare what Patton was to tank battles with Rommel, or what Churchill was to the Nazis." I'll add that after Lincoln put Grant in command it was only a year before Lee surrendered at Appomattox. We can only hope the same result is on the horizon for Iraq and the Democrats in 2008.

President: "Progress in Iraq"

During his weekly radio address the President took a deserved opportunity to tout a few of the successes our brave soldiers have accomplished on the battlefields of Iraq. He trumpeted the state of Ramadi and Anbar as signs that the tactics are working and Al Qaeda is off balance and on the run.

I expected the Democrat Response to his message to be some scathing denial of the progress and how we have "lost" this conflict and nothing can be done to change that. Instead the Defeat-o-crats roll out Ellen Tauscher, D-California, will a rambling statement about how the war has depleted our military and only "her bipartian" legislation can save the military from the insane policies of this administration.

It amazes me how these fruits speak about military matters as experts and authorities having never once served a single day in a combat zone, but they have all the answers. Rubbish, the only thing this Democrat Congress has is an ever growing problem with their surrender policy in a conflict that obvious isn't lost after all.

As a retired military man who has served in a war zone and dozens of other less than desirable places I can say this. When in uniform I understood as my compatriots did, there were going to be times we had to put aside ourselves for the good of the mission. Liberals will never ever understand the mind of the common G.I. because they can't get themselves out of the way long enough to see that there are indeed times when the good of the many outweigh the good of the few.

A soldiers indoctrination in the military is about driving this point home. Transforming selfish motives into selfless actions. Its a part of that "brainwashing" we in the military are forced to endure, yea right. As aforementioned, it is idiotic notions like this that prevent these liberal geniuses from seeing the truth.

If you ask a G.I. in Iraq if he wants to go home what do you expect him or her to say? No, I really like it here, I hope I can come back to visit. I do not think so. If you go to South Korea and ask a G.I. serving there the same question you would get the same answer as from the one in Iraq, Hell Yes, get me out of this God forsaken hell hole!

Families of soldiers, sailors and airmen are hit hard by these deployments, I am not denying that. But unlike the liberals in Hollywood and San Francisco these patriotic people understand the necessity for sacrifice. They understand and believe in duty, honor, country. DO they like having their loved one in harm's way, of course not. But, they know its part of serving.

When you serve you know these types of missions can come along. And if you don't or just want game the system for educational benefits or enlistment bonuses then you don't belong in the uniform. The U.S. military is an entity founded and sustained by honor. When you join the military expects you uphold the oath you take when you are sworn in. They expect you to have made the decision to serve for the correct reasons. That oath says you will serve where and when needed by the President. And that often means where bad guys are shooting at you. It goes like this:

"I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice."

And the part that liberals really love; "So help me God."

So really what was Ellen Tauscher's point? Nothing, it's just another political smoke screen to hide their idiotic stand on the Iraq War. An attempt to shift focus away from the encouraging news coming out. The fact is that the ground is crumbing from beneath their collective liberal feet each time another word of progress leaks through the press. And the ruse that public opinion supports them is evaporating daily.

And Where is Jack Murtha?!

Just where in the hell is that blowhard Jack Murtha now? Seems that what many of us suspected all along is true, Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt is innocent of the charges that he killed innocent Iraqi's in a 2005 incident in Haditha. He was cleared of all charges by a general officer reviewing his case Wednesday. Completely innocent, he was simply doing his duty.

However, I will never exonerate Murtha for the vitriol he spewed against this Marine hero in the wake of the allegations. "Cold Blooded Killers", I remember Jack. He is a hack politician and I hope that the next election he faces he gets hammered by his opponents for those heinous statements.

I had a gut feeling just by the firestorm this story fanned in the media that the allegations were overreaching. WE and that means YOU too Murtha, should never second guess the actions of military when under fire. Combat is not like a riot in South Central and shouldn't be viewed that way. This is not a police force conducting these operations, these are trained soldiers. We were not there, we didn't see what he saw. We should be careful to never condemn a soldier until the facts are heard. Especially if the one asserting condemnation has never seen, or will ever see, a single day of combat.

The real travesty in this story is that when this story broke it was national news for several news cycles. How many news organizations have given more than a grudging few seconds to this brave kids acquittal? And Murtha? He's still hiding under his desk. Hack.

Consequences

President Bush today gave his strongest warning yet to the Iranians that interference in the Iraqi conflict would mean they will face the "consequences" of those actions. Of course as soon as those words fell upon the media's collective ears the truthers were firing up their notebooks and blogging away. "See.... Emperor W is going to invade Iran, marshal law is coming, our civil liberties are finished.... etc. etc."

What I really get frustrated with is why it is so difficult for the public to grasp the necessity of keeping the pressure on the Iranians. They are actively engaged in frustrating the war in Iraq. That can't be tolerated but it isn't the only thing that they are doing that is a concern. They are also actively developing nuclear material for a weapons program. If you believe it is for nuclear power you are just being naive.

If it were truly for nuclear power, they could buy fissile material cheaper than they could make it themselves. Offers have been extended and rejected by the Iranians. Why? Because the material used in a nuclear reactor cannot be weaponized, it isn't the correct atomic weight for a fission weapon. The correct material for a weapon has to be purer and can only be made using centrifuges. Which by the way they have and are currently running. Make no mistake they intend to make a weapon. Something which we the world cannot allow to happen.

Iranian nukes are a problem for us, but are an even larger problem for the other nations in the region, chiefly Israel. Digest this, the Iranians have overtly threatened Israel, therefore they have every reason to believe that if the Iranians make a weapon they will use it. We have to understand that Israel is not going to sit idly by and allow it to happen, they bombed Iraq in 86 because of Hussein's threat of weapons development. There is little doubt that if the world sits on its hands Israel will strike the Iranians.

If they do not strike Iran, then the very real possibility exists the Iranians will strike Israel. Either event is unacceptable. Both would rapidly escalate and both would leaved the United Sates no option but to intervene. If we intervene so will the Russians and China. And if that happens..... well read the book of Revelation.

We have to keep Iran from developing weapons, If they do any number of scenarios could happen and none of them are good. I am thankful we have a President, for now, that recognizes the danger the world faces from a nuclear Iran and is prepared to deal out the consequences.

Parade of Victims

Last night's Democrat debate featured the standard AFL/CIO fare, a parade of questioners that either lost their husband, lost their homes, or lost their health insurance. All sad stories and my heart really goes out to these people. Not only because of their misfortunes, but because they honestly believe that the crew of Democrats gathered actually had a plan to help them.

There is not very many people I bump into that that haven't had their fair share of tragedy either personally, or in their families. I and my family have had some ourselves. Of the aforementioned and especially myself three things hold true. One, we got through, two, we did so with out the help of any government agency, and third we are stronger and better people for it.

I am a Christian and my trust is in the faith I hold in Jesus. It saddens me when I see people, many who claim to be Christian, look to our government when they need to be looking much higher than that. God is the answer to our problems not Hillary Clinton, although there are times she thinks she is God.

I wasn't always a man of faith, I used to be an Atheist, then an Agnostic, then a Buddhist. Finally, after my life was a total wreck and I was totally broken, I met the Lord. It took me until my thirties to learn that the answers I sought were with me all along. God never left me, though I tried and tried to run from Him. And it happened, a life changing event and I can never go back to the way I was anymore than I can return to my own youth. It is a personal epiphany that defies explanation and only understood by those who have experienced it. I didn't learn the truth, I met the Truth and realized that He is the one I am to rely upon, not myself, not others, and certainly not the government.

This is the crux of the battle between most conservatives and the liberals. They deny the truth and seek to replace it with a facsimile, the all inclusive government. We conservatives of faith, know that government can't replace God, but should facilitate his work here on earth and impede it. We know that governments can't protect us from misfortune, we also know that God allows us to weather these storms not because he hates his children, but because he wants to see us grow

Unfortunately, there are people in this world that allow problems to overcome them, rather than overcoming the problems. And worse there are ruthless people who will exploit those less fortunate for their own political and personal gains by creating a permanent "victim" class in this nation. After all there is no need for big government if there are not plenty of people that depend upon it for help.

Please Don't Arrest Our Kids

In July you may remember a story involving letters sent to newspapers throughout the country containing a threatening message to Goldman Sachs. Today another letter claiming that the threat was a hoax perpetrated by teenagers surfaced at Newsday and the Daily News.

In the letter it is described how the original letters were directed at Goldman Sachs because the parents of the teenager were having trouble with the company. The handwritten letter is signed: "three frightened kids and six frightened parents." And it is well that they should. However, I have a few questions.

First, why is that I smell a liberal? Could it be that only a liberal would be foolish and cowardly enough to think that writing a letter to FBI and sending it to a newspaper is how you handle the fact that your teenager just broke three or four federal laws masquerading as Al-Qaeda?

Secondly, what would compel a group of parents to seek cover from the media, rather than an attorney unless they were a naive bunch of progressives? I really don't think that confessing to a crime in the national news is going to do much more than ensure yourself a speedy trial when the FBI catches you. An event which I am certain will come to pass.

Lastly, what ever happened to discipline? Something tells me that had these misguided parents spent as much time teaching their children morals, as they did than partaking in business with one the world's largest investment firms, this mistake may not have happened.

Of course I am just a heartless conservative, I say Buffy and Becky need to feel the swift kick of reality right in their pampered little bottoms. The last time I checked a hoax terrorist threat is still against the law. And mistake or not accountability is the paramount lesson here.

I have to chuckle. If I had perpetrated something like this when I was a teenager, my Daddy would have put me in a headlock dragged me to the jail himself. The only thing that may have been printed in any newspaper would have been my obituary.

Brainless, Godless, and Plain Wrong

I don't know why I continually submit myself to the barrage of vile rhetoric on display at blog site like the DailyKos? I guess I just love to hear the unceasing vitriol of how conservatives are close-minded, war-mongering, insensitive, uncaring, gun loving, Nazis. How we have destroyed this country with our religious beliefs, civil liberties with our War on Terrorism, and the environment with our gas guzzling SUV's. I guess we conservatives are just "Bad" people. Think I go hang me head and cry.

I have always contended that its not a matter of close mindedness that causes my opposition to the liberal views, its the fact that I have made up my mind. A stance alien to the relativistic minds of the left. To them all options must remain open, even ones that have never worked or will ever work. And its that component of the liberal mind that frightens me the most. Their naivety.

Barrack Obama and his insightful comments toward Pakistan for example. I'm sure that he factored in the anti-America factions he has incited against Pervez Musharraf who's government is already in a tenuous position. Is this the type of foreign policy genius that we need running the country? Hollywood liberals seem to to think it is, given their support for Obama.

And speaking of Hollywood liberals, Sean Penn. Penn is visiting Hugo Chavez on a journalistic mission. What exactly does a high school dropout know about journalism? He's a fairly decent actor and should stick to that. These adolescent displays of misuse of his celebrity only confirm his overt hatred of President Bush. A hatred that has become a mental disease in his case. Visiting with a vocal anti-American dictator like Chavez only marginalizes his opinions.

And opinions on Daily Kos are rampant. Anti-Semitic, Anti-military, and Anti-America are common themes. Yet every major Democratic candidate felt compelled to attend this yearly convention. Some of the statements made by them would never be uttered outside this progressive forum, especially Hillary Clinton's. I can't see how you can make statements to one group of your supporters that wouldn't dare speak to others. But that is the liberal mind, everything said is relative. In my opinion that is just plain wrong.

FISA

Perhaps the President is on to something. If he needs to get a bill through Congress just wait until the day before they are due to go on break to ask them. Seems they always work hardest when they are about to head off for one of their many paid absences.

Even though this important legislation passed it came with a six month string attached. But at very least it is a fix that is workable, even if it will have to be brought up again to made permanent.

In all serious what needs to happen is to send FISA to the junkyard. It does not lend itself well with the rapid time frame necessary to obtain intelligence. The process is slow, outdated and an outmoded legal framework that hasn't kept abreast with technology. Imagine that, a government program that is a relic of the Cold War.

In 2007 the old system of copper wires have passed away and the era of "light" is now the standard. Faster and infinitely more reliable. It is now possible for a person in Paris to call a friend in Italy via a switch in Chicago Illinois. That is why the FISA issue was taken up.

When our soldiers obtain a cell phone number from the pocket litter of a detainee our intelligence personnel need to be able act on it. Without having to spend 48-72 hours getting permission from a FISA court judge.

I am actually amazed that this was acted upon before the congressional break. Perhaps are Democratic congress people aren't nearly concerned about this administration violating civil liberties as long as it happens in a foreign land.

Didn't Take Long

In the wake of the 35W bridge collapse it didn't take long for the liberal nutroots to start playing the blame game. And it only took a day for democrat politician to join the fray. The Iraq War and of course the President are cited as the chief conspirators.

It is sad that even before the recovery operation can be completed you have self serving individual capitalizing on this tragedy. The notion that the Iraq War is contributing to the decline of infrastructure is the worst fabrication yet.

How can a federal action be responsible for a state problem. True federal oversights and money factor into the maintenance of our highways and bridges, but the bulk of the responsibility rests with individual state government.

If this tragedy shows anything, it is the level of ineptitude that exists not just in federal bureaucracy but also on the state and local levels. Minnesota has a 2.1 billion dollar budget "surplus"! As most, not all, but most states do. Here in Indiana we are running a 600 million dollar surplus, yet residents of Aboite Township in Allen County just saw their property taxes increase 57% after a recent annexation into the City of Fort Wayne.

Are you telling me that the President of the United States is directly responsible for inspecting and repairing every piece of infrastructure in this country? If so I guess I have been calling the wrong person concerning the potholes on my drive to work. You'd think that is the case listening to the media and reading the comments from the left-o-sphere. Of course, I shouldn't be surprised they, after all, do believe that the government should handle everything.

It is just sad that an event that should bring this nation together are used as a partisan issue to divide. And using it further a political agenda is an absolute travesty. Unfortunately the current political climate we live in has no morality to prevent it.

Obama Won't Drop The Bomb-a

This guy just isn't going to quit. His latest is that under "No" circumstances should the United States ever use nuclear weapons. Well there Barrack, there's nothing like having a few thousand one megaton paperweights laying around gathering dust, eh? Hey since we aren't going to use them maybe we can sell them to fund that multi-trillion dollar health care system you're peddling.

I am wondering, if we never should use a nuclear weapon, does that mean the two that we already used were a mistake? Is that the next brilliant statement "Mr. Foreign Policy" will make. This guy really has no clue.

I mean what has this guy really done? He a freshman Senator, before that he served in the Illinois legislature. He really hasn't governed anything and he wants to be the head of the United States government. Why? Because he looks good, has sexy girls making music videos about him, because Hollywood adores him? Not!

Why Gore Has Followers

Obama Wants to Bomb-a Pakistan

Mr. Obama is talking tough, well tough by Democrat standards anyway. In Mr. Obama wise opinion we are fighting "on the wrong battlefield" in his considered estimation. He went on to state that he would authorize attacks in Pakistan against Al Qaeda if President.

The arrogance is amazing. Condemn the military action in Iraq as being wrong then in the same stroke issue a threat of military action in a different area. I'm sure this will set well with the anti-war crowd. Lets get the troops out of Iraq and send them to invade one of our only allies in the region. One with nuclear weapons no less. Something tells me that Pervez Musharraf wouldn't vote for Barrack Obama if he could.

His thinking is so wrongheaded its not worth commenting on. Its so wrong headed that even Hillary sees it..... and that is pretty bad.