Chief Justice Roberts responds to Obama’s State of the Union
Mar 10th
“To the extent the State of the Union has degenerated into a political pep rally, I’m not sure why we’re there,” said Chief Justice Roberts. Why would the Supreme Court sit there to be degraded and mocked by Senator Schumer and Senator Durbin cowering over them? The Courts opinion basically gave corporations and businesses the same right to the political world as the Unions have. It only seems fair that business owners have the same right to participate in politics as their employees do. To read more click here
McCain vs. Hayworth AZ Senate Republican Primary
Mar 8th
Top 10 Politicians to Follow on ObamaCare
Mar 5th
These politicians should provide an important role in the successful/unsuccessful attempt of ObamaCare. Click Here
Healthcare Bill vote can be bought with Judge Appointments?
Mar 3rd
President Obama plans to buy a vote by appointing a brother of “Swing vote” Congressman as a judge. Here is the great article by the Weekly Standard. They’ve been caught!
Cleaning any extremes in the Tea Party
Feb 28th
It appears to be time to “filter out” any unwanted elements in the Tea Party movement. The movement has been advise to block certain fringe groups from the movement. The purpose is to keep the group attractive to mainstream, everyday middle-America which it represents. To read the article Click Here
NY Times: Where’s the Rangel Story?
Feb 26th
Charlie Rangel Chairman from the Ways & Means Committee was singled out for breaking House Rules on ethic violations. A lobbying group apparently paid for his Caribbean trip. This morning the New York Times hasn’t put the story on their front page. You would think this would be big news for all those whistle blowers at this newspaper. But not for the old gray lady.
Where's the Rangel Story?
Why? Because this is about a democrat/liberal in their home state. They apparently feel they are to protect such persons. Just imagine if a Republican/Conservative being a Chairman was caught in such a scandal, do you think the New York Times would avoid it? They would have the mere rumors of such “horrific acts” plastered all over the front page. They would lead the charge for the ousting of this Chairman. The NY Times must be asleep.
Dems Contradict Themselves
Feb 24th
Is CPAC Becoming Irrelevant?
Feb 24th
The conclusion of the 2010 CPAC convention should have set off alarm bells across the country. Ron Paul (R –TX) won the straw poll with 31% of the vote compared to 22% for Mitt Romney. What is discouraging about the poll is not the winner but the overall reaction accorded to him after the results were shown on screen. Amongst the cheers were the unmistakable sounds of boos for the winner. Obviously the crowd would have preferred Romney to win the poll as he seemed to receive the loudest applause when the rest of the names and vote tallies were read.
My question is simple. What the hell are these people smoking at CPAC? The only legitimate and true conservative wins the conservative straw poll and is booed. This does not sit right, and it sure doesn’t pass the smell test. Congressman Paul has been a long advocate of fiscal conservatism and has put forth legislative efforts to audit the Federal Reserve and correct our broken monetary system. Why would “the base” be so upset with his victory? Maybe it is time to look at these so called leaders and really examine what they truly advocate. Romney is supposed to have been the poster child for conservatism and business expertise but isn’t this the same guy who allowed universal healthcare to become a reality in Massachusetts? This is hardly a conservative notch on the belt to bring to CPAC.
There were even more disappointments at CPAC. Dick Cheney, as Vice President, saw the size of the Federal Government double during his two terms. In addition to this conservative accomplishment, the national debt exploded during the same period. Some may argue that revenues increased under W’s administration, but that still does not pass the smell test. I ask you, my intelligent reader, if you were to get a raise at your job would it make the best conservative sense to go spend your additional money or simply save the money and continue to live within your means? Obviously you know the answer. Then there is Sen. Demint. He finally made some real noise with his balanced budget proposal, but what took him so long? Is it just the fact that a Democrat is in the White House instead, or is it pure concern for our nation’s fiscal irresponsibility? Conservatism and fiscal responsibility have no truer champion than Congressman Paul. His tireless efforts to bring attention to the fraud going on in Washington have largely been ignored and dismissed by many. His predictions of the past are ringing more and more true everyday, and he was booed at CPAC. Maybe now, as our country is on the verge of economic ruin, his warnings will ring loud in the ear of every American and we can finally replace the tired established “phony conservative” figureheads who have destroyed the meaning of the word.
Its is very disturbing that conservatives run around proclaiming fiscal responsibility but none have yet to actually practice it. The one person who would actually implement policies to get us going in the right direction is constantly dismissed and ignored. Hopefully with this straw poll victory, Congressman Paul’s message will be ignored no more.
The Mount Vernon Statement – Have you signed it?
Feb 19th
Constitutional Conservatism: A Statement for the 21st Century
We recommit ourselves to the ideas of the American Founding. Through the Constitution, the Founders created an enduring framework of limited government based on the rule of law. They sought to secure national independence, provide for economic opportunity, establish true religious liberty and maintain a flourishing society of republican self-government.
These principles define us as a country and inspire us as a people. They are responsible for a prosperous, just nation unlike any other in the world. They are our highest achievements, serving not only as powerful beacons to all who strive for freedom and seek self-government, but as warnings to tyrants and despots everywhere.
Each one of these founding ideas is presently under sustained attack. In recent decades, America’s principles have been undermined and redefined in our culture, our universities and our politics. The selfevident truths of 1776 have been supplanted by the notion that no such truths exist. The federal government today ignores the limits of the Constitution, which is increasingly dismissed as obsolete and irrelevant.
Some insist that America must change, cast off the old and put on the new. But where would this lead — forward or backward, up or down? Isn’t this idea of change an empty promise or even a dangerous deception?
The change we urgently need, a change consistent with the American ideal, is not movement away from but toward our founding principles. At this important time, we need a restatement of Constitutional conservatism grounded in the priceless principle of ordered liberty articulated in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
The conservatism of the Declaration asserts self-evident truths based on the laws of nature and nature’s God. It defends life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It traces authority to the consent of the governed. It recognizes man’s self-interest but also his capacity for virtue.
The conservatism of the Constitution limits government’s powers but ensures that government performs its proper job effectively. It refines popular will through the filter of representation. It provides checks and balances through the several branches of government and a federal republic.
A Constitutional conservatism unites all conservatives through the natural fusion provided by American principles. It reminds economic conservatives that morality is essential to limited government, social conservatives that unlimited government is a threat to moral self-government, and national security conservatives that energetic but responsible government is the key to America’s safety and leadership role in the world.
A Constitutional conservatism based on first principles provides the framework for a consistent and meaningful policy agenda.
- It applies the principle of limited government based on the
rule of law to every proposal. - It honors the central place of individual liberty in American
politics and life. - It encourages free enterprise, the individual entrepreneur, and
economic reforms grounded in market solutions. - It supports America’s national interest in advancing freedom
and opposing tyranny in the world and prudently considers what we can and should do to that
end. - It informs conservatism’s firm defense of family, neighborhood,
community, and faith.
If we are to succeed in the critical political and policy battles ahead, we must be certain of our purpose.
We must begin by retaking and resolutely defending the high ground of America’s founding principles.
February 17, 2010
Edwin Meese, former U.S. Attorney General under President Reagan
Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America
Edwin Feulner, Jr., president of the Heritage Foundation
Lee Edwards, Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought at the Heritage Foundation, was present at the Sharon Statement signing.
Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council
Becky Norton Dunlop, president of the Council for National Policy
Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center
Alfred Regnery, publisher of the American Spectator
David Keene, president of the American Conservative Union
David McIntosh, co-founder of the Federalist Society
T. Kenneth Cribb, former domestic policy adviser to President Reagan
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform
William Wilson, President, Americans for Limited Government
Elaine Donnelly, Center for Military Readiness
Richard Viguerie, Chairman, ConservativeHQ.com
Kenneth Blackwell, Coalition for a Conservative Majority
Colin Hanna, President, Let Freedom Ring
Kathryn J. Lopez, National Review
