I saw a poll today that indicated if the Founding Fathers were alive today they would disapprove of what is gong on in Washington. I believe if the Founders were alive today they would be meeting in the root cellar of a pub drinking rum and speaking in whispered tones of revolution. More later. -Lew-
We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately. -Ben Franklin-
You have to go to Breitbart.tv and watch the video of an exchange between Chris Matthews and Howard Dean as they discuss Scott Brown’s victory. Dean is insisting that, according to his polls, the voters in Massachusetts overwhelmingly want Obamacare with the so called public option. That is the reason, according to Dean, that they voted for Brown…to send that message to Washington. Huh? Even Matthews has a problem with that theory. Please take a few moments to view this classic example of the left unhinged.
Obama, the boy king, spent a few moments on MLK Day serving up hot food and hyperbole to his subjects at a Washington, D.C. homeless shelter. Unions and wavering Democrat Senators get multi-billion dollar sweet heart deals and the poor get a ladle of publicly donated food. That pretty much sums up Obama’s progressive agenda.
Meanwhile, Michelle Obama appears in a PSA asking for donations for Haitian relief efforts. Perhaps Mr. Obama could have donated the cost of flying Air Force One, his entourage, the Secret Service and the accompanying ground and air support units to Massachusetts on Sunday to stump for Democrat Martha Coakley? How many Haitians would that have fed? -Lew-
Want to know what Obama’s beloved unions have done for America? This must read article outlines how the union destroyed a great American car company. You can find it here. More later. -Lew-
“…We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness…” Text from the Declaration of Independence
“So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that Slavery is abolished. I believe it will be greatly for the interest of the South. So fully am I satisfied of this that I would have cheerfully lost all that I have lost by the war, and have suffered all that I have suffered to have this object attained.” General Robert E. Lee
They tell us, Sir, that we are weak — unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak, if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power.
Three millions of People, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Beside, Sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of Nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, Sir, is not to the strong alone. It is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, Sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable and let it come! I repeat, Sir, let it come
It is in vain, Sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace! — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the North will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that Gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery! Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! – Patrick Henry, March 1775
I was going through my archives and ran across an old article by columnist Joe Sobran. It is a very timely article regarding the Constitution, post-Constitutional America, and constitutional counterrevolution. An excellent read on a critical issue. It is still posted on-line and you can find it here: How Tyranny Came To America
At last count Obama had appointed nearly forty “czars” to help him “fundamentally transform” America. What is a czar? By definition a czar is an absolute ruler; “…one who holds and exercises the powers of government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions.”
Obama’s “czars,” some of whom are unabashed Communists, Marxists, and self-proclaimed leftist revolutionaries, are poised to take control of every aspect of your life. They will be answerable to no-one but the president and control the distribution of billions of dollars in taxpayer money all without congressional oversight or restrictions. By giving these so-called “advisers” the power to circumvent Congress, Obama has effectively circumvented the will of the American people.
But Obama could not hope to achieve this without the help of his “progressive” allies. Senator Harry Reid, Representative Nancy Pelosi, and a host of other “progressives” in Congress have hitched their wagon to Obama’s star. They will trash the Constitution and sell out the American people all for a seat at Obama’s table and a slice of the power pie. And make no mistake; this is all about power. It is about control, about centralized government, about their socialist agenda. And it is about time for the American people to put a stop to it.
No political party or group can ever be allowed to amass the kind of power that Obama and his band of progressives seek. We fought a revolution to break free from a tyrant and a centralized government corrupted by absolute power. The Constitution was written to ensure that no such form of government would ever take root in America. Read the document. It is a testament to the foresight of it’s authors. They gave the American people power over the government because they knew man’s strengths. They gave the government limited power over the people because they knew man’s weaknesses.
Hundreds of thousands of men have died on battlefields all over the world defending the Constitution of the United States and the freedoms that it stands for. Are we going to let a group of mealy-mouthed, power hungry politicians and a handful of left-wing czars dishonor those brave souls that fought and died for our freedom? I think not.
Stand up and stand out. Speak up and speak out. Petition the government for a redress of grievances. Hold your representatives accountable. Demand answers. Exercise your First Amendment rights. Exercise your God-given rights. Let’s fight them here, on ground of our choosing. It’s very good ground.
-Lew-
Abraham Lincoln never slept in the Lincoln Bedroom. His 11 year old son, Willie, died of typhoid fever in that room in 1862. The autopsy and embalming of the murdered President was performed in the room in 1865.
