Today we should all rejoice for justice finally being served in an incredibly unjust case.
Two border patrol agents shot a drug runner in 2005. Their names are Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean. Osvaldo Aldrete Davila was smuggling marijuana across our southern border when Ramos and Compean shot him in the buttocks as he ran from them. That seems reasonable. However, they were sentenced to 11 & 12 years for shooting the convicted drug-runner.
It was a gross misjustice for them to ever be convicted. But today President Bush relieved many people throughout the country who have been following this case by commuting their sentences.
I can't imagine how excited they and their families are. They will be released from prison on March 20.
Click here for the full story.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
It's Official
Barack Obama is officially the president-elect.
I am disappointed to have a liberal president. But I can honestly say I am very proud of my country to have a black president. This really does show we have come a long way. I do not agree with many of his policies, but he and I both hope for a better America. So I will support his leadership, though it will frequently be with dissenting voice. I pray that he will lead our country in an honorable fashion and we will be better off after his term.
I am disappointed to have a liberal president. But I can honestly say I am very proud of my country to have a black president. This really does show we have come a long way. I do not agree with many of his policies, but he and I both hope for a better America. So I will support his leadership, though it will frequently be with dissenting voice. I pray that he will lead our country in an honorable fashion and we will be better off after his term.
Election Night
It's 10:00pm CDT on election night and Obama is running away with this thing. He has 207 projected electoral votes compared to McCain's 135 right now. Obama is leading in Florida, worth 27, and will obviously win California, worth 55. With those two he will officially clinch the presidency.
I am now turning my attention to the Senate race. This is the compelling story line now: will the Dems win 60 Senate seats for a filibuster proof Senate? If so, I might just transfer from Mizzou to some international school. At the moment they have 54 seats and Republicans have 38. If the red guys can score three more spots, my nerves will be calmed. Until then I will continue to pray over this country's seemingly bleak and blue future.
I am now turning my attention to the Senate race. This is the compelling story line now: will the Dems win 60 Senate seats for a filibuster proof Senate? If so, I might just transfer from Mizzou to some international school. At the moment they have 54 seats and Republicans have 38. If the red guys can score three more spots, my nerves will be calmed. Until then I will continue to pray over this country's seemingly bleak and blue future.
A Frightening Future
I am writing as if Obama has already won the 2008 presidential election. If my expectations are incorrect, then I will rejoice. If they are correct, then I'll continue in my politically unhopeful attitude.
Looking at the next four years and what might happen could give many conservatives a heart attack. We will have elected a president more liberal than possibly any previous office-holder. He has radical ties, radical ideas, big-government plans, and a far-left voting record. He comes to unite America...under a hyper-liberal banner. He's not moving toward the middle to unify, he's sucking us toward the left.
By tomorrow we will have elected a democrat-majority Senate, possibly even a filibuster-proof Senate. We will also have a vast majority of democrats in the House of Representatives. These are the "leaders" who have done only one thing the past four years. Which is to say they have done everything in their power to not let George W. Bush get anything done with his power.
These leaders began their adult lives during the 1960s. These are the people who belong to possibly the most hippie generation of all. Think about that. Obama + powerful hippies = 4/8 years of enormous government growth.
Obama has the same political leanings as FDR and his New Deal. He has the same social ideologies as LBJ and The Great Society. He has the same economic leanings as Jimmy Carter. Three presidents, three eras of government growth (not all of the things coming out of these presidents was bad, but as a whole...). Now, one president, one massive era of government growth.
Hey Everybody! Jimmy Carter already tried to tax the rich. Remember the years after putting that policy in place? Yeah, our economy tanked. Guess what? Our economy is already hurting and Carterism will hurt it even more. We are told that FDR's New Deal programs were not supposed to last forever. Hey Everybody! Guess what? Government programs never go away.
Americans listen up, we are going to take HUGE steps backwards from our position of freedom. A man named John Coleman once said, "The point to remember is that what the government gives it must first take away." Remember that! WE are the government. WE give away four months worth of our taxes every year so that brilliant politicians can decide what to do with it. We should keep more of our money and make decisions which WE feel are best for us. If WE make the decisions instead of THEM, WE will be better for it. If we let THEM, make the decisions, THEY will be better for it. That's a fairly simple concept in my opinion. Taxing more of our citizens' money is equivalent to giving up more freedom.
What this all comes down to is the fact that government programs, as a whole, do not benefit society. If taxing more and spending more was the key to social justice and eliminating poverty, then we would have a complete just society lacking poverty. Yet, we still deal with injustice and poverty so we must change our strategy.
I really can not think about this any longer, it is simply too depressing knowing that the people voting for Obama will be the same people that are hurt most by Obama.
Looking at the next four years and what might happen could give many conservatives a heart attack. We will have elected a president more liberal than possibly any previous office-holder. He has radical ties, radical ideas, big-government plans, and a far-left voting record. He comes to unite America...under a hyper-liberal banner. He's not moving toward the middle to unify, he's sucking us toward the left.
By tomorrow we will have elected a democrat-majority Senate, possibly even a filibuster-proof Senate. We will also have a vast majority of democrats in the House of Representatives. These are the "leaders" who have done only one thing the past four years. Which is to say they have done everything in their power to not let George W. Bush get anything done with his power.
These leaders began their adult lives during the 1960s. These are the people who belong to possibly the most hippie generation of all. Think about that. Obama + powerful hippies = 4/8 years of enormous government growth.
Obama has the same political leanings as FDR and his New Deal. He has the same social ideologies as LBJ and The Great Society. He has the same economic leanings as Jimmy Carter. Three presidents, three eras of government growth (not all of the things coming out of these presidents was bad, but as a whole...). Now, one president, one massive era of government growth.
Hey Everybody! Jimmy Carter already tried to tax the rich. Remember the years after putting that policy in place? Yeah, our economy tanked. Guess what? Our economy is already hurting and Carterism will hurt it even more. We are told that FDR's New Deal programs were not supposed to last forever. Hey Everybody! Guess what? Government programs never go away.
Americans listen up, we are going to take HUGE steps backwards from our position of freedom. A man named John Coleman once said, "The point to remember is that what the government gives it must first take away." Remember that! WE are the government. WE give away four months worth of our taxes every year so that brilliant politicians can decide what to do with it. We should keep more of our money and make decisions which WE feel are best for us. If WE make the decisions instead of THEM, WE will be better for it. If we let THEM, make the decisions, THEY will be better for it. That's a fairly simple concept in my opinion. Taxing more of our citizens' money is equivalent to giving up more freedom.
What this all comes down to is the fact that government programs, as a whole, do not benefit society. If taxing more and spending more was the key to social justice and eliminating poverty, then we would have a complete just society lacking poverty. Yet, we still deal with injustice and poverty so we must change our strategy.
I really can not think about this any longer, it is simply too depressing knowing that the people voting for Obama will be the same people that are hurt most by Obama.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Here We Go
Well, only one day left of obnoxious political commercials. I'm excited to be barraged by commercials for products that I should buy. I can hardly remember a time when I saw product commercials during my television viewing.
On a more important note, our national future is at stake tomorrow. Maybe we could say this at every election, but this one seems like it could be the most influential in the past two decades for the direction our country will take. If you don't want to give the government even more power than it already has...
GET OUT AND VOTE MCCAIN/PALIN!!!
On a more important note, our national future is at stake tomorrow. Maybe we could say this at every election, but this one seems like it could be the most influential in the past two decades for the direction our country will take. If you don't want to give the government even more power than it already has...
GET OUT AND VOTE MCCAIN/PALIN!!!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
If McCain Was Competent...
If McCain was competent his campaign wouldn't be relegated to bringing out past relationships of Obama's during the last leg of the race. He should have known about all of these people - Wright, Phleger, Ayers, Rezko, Khalidi, etc. The American people should have heard an extended list of all of these people and why they are frightening associations for a president. McCain should have made this information public at least a month ago. Now he and Sarah Palin look like they are gasping at political straws when they go after one Obama associate one week, and just one other associate this last week of the campaign. This is the time to educate the people on the negative effects Obama's policies would have on America. This is the time to harp on his terrible foreign policy. This is the time to harp on his class warfare speech. This is the time to tie Obama to Marxism and European philosophies that result in higher inflation, higher unemployment, and fewer freedoms. This is the time to harp on Obama's radical voting record-that he's the single most liberal voting senator and he tries to say he can unify our system. This is the time to call Obama out on his egregiously pro-abortion stance. This is the time to remind people Obama has only been a senator four years (two of which he campaigned through). This is the time to point out Obama's radical views of the Constitution and "social justice" for minorities. This is the time to teach the American people that taxing the rich means taxing everyone. This is when McCain should be giving America economics lessons. This is the time to point out that change for change's sake isn't a legitimate policy. This is when he should point out Obama's plan to increase spending by more than our average annual deficit. This is the time McCain should be hammering home reasons for conservatives to get out and vote. This is the time when McCain should point out he's much more of a unifier of Republicans and Democrats than Barack could ever dream to be. This is when he should remind America that his surge strategy worked. This is the time he should remind America that he knows what soldiers are going through. This is the time when he should be giving America hope. Yet, he and Palin are complaining about media bias and another radical friend. He is correct on both issues, but his timing couldn't be worse. If John McCain was competent...
If the Republican party could nominate someone that could give Americans hope. If the Republican party could nominate someone that could communicate. If the Republican party could nominate someone like Ronald Reagan. If the Republican party could nominate someone who excites the conservative half (and some) of America. If the Republican party was competent...
If the Republican party could nominate someone that could give Americans hope. If the Republican party could nominate someone that could communicate. If the Republican party could nominate someone like Ronald Reagan. If the Republican party could nominate someone who excites the conservative half (and some) of America. If the Republican party was competent...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Poverty Monopoly
I would say it's unbelievable that the Democratic Party has the monopoly on the poverty vote, but it's not unbelievable. It is frustrating though. I think it is fair to say that the demographic below the poverty line is less educated than the middle class and upper class. Thus, it seems logical that the poor would be more easily swayed by election year rhetoric. And there is no greater modern rhetorician than Barack Obama.
The Democrats have a great message for voters: "Vote for us and we'll ease your problems." Obama's message to voters is that he will "spread the wealth around" because that's "good for everyone". He'll then take us out of an "unnecessary" war and spend that money to help the poor pay for medical expenses.
According to the National Taxpayers Union, Obama's plan involves cutting National Defense and International Relations spending by $72.6 billion dollars. Yet, he wants to spend an increased $139 billion in health care. His total spending plan will increase government spending by $292.9 billion. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the US has had an average deficit of $285 billion the past four years. We are talking about spending an increased amount MORE than the current average deficit. And Obama plans on paying for that with increased taxes on the rich. YEEEEAAAH, RIIIIGHT.
According to the Laffer curve, a well-known economics tool, raising the tax RATE does not ensure raising tax REVENUE. The idea is that the higher the RATE is raised, the less incentive workers have to work hard for raises and to invest their earnings. The more of my income that I get to keep, I will work harder, produce more, and invest my money more frequently. So, raising the tax rate on the rich will not necessarily produce more tax revenue for the politicians to spend. In fact, the rich might just quit spending their money on trifles and save more. They will almost certainly hire fewer employees.
While this philosophy might sound like "social justice", it actually hurts the poor more than the rich. Ruppert Murdoch has lost over half of his value over the past few months. He's still a billionaire though. Employees of Murdoch will feel the hurt more than him. On one side, Murdoch's product prices will rise to offset taxes imposed on the supply-side, making our money less valuable. Inflation is a silent killer. On the other side, some will get lower wages, some prospective employees will not be offered jobs, and some employees will be laid off. These are the people that Obama wants you to think he's fighting for. We've seen these policies before with Jimmy Carter. They failed then and they will fail again. Obama may ask voters to overlook history in order that he may be elected. But once the effects of Obama's policies hit America, the poor will once again look to an up-and-coming politician for relief.
Government was never the answer to our problems. Government is not the answer to our problems. Government will never be the answer to our problems. Government IS the problem. If government spending were the solution, poverty would have ceased to exist in America decades ago. We keep throwing money that we don't have at issues that we don't understand and get frustrated when the problems don't go away. I yearn for the day a true conservative runs for office and coherently tells the American people this truth. Maybe then America will turn from its way of blindly following the deceiving ways of Obama and friends.
The Democrats have a great message for voters: "Vote for us and we'll ease your problems." Obama's message to voters is that he will "spread the wealth around" because that's "good for everyone". He'll then take us out of an "unnecessary" war and spend that money to help the poor pay for medical expenses.
According to the National Taxpayers Union, Obama's plan involves cutting National Defense and International Relations spending by $72.6 billion dollars. Yet, he wants to spend an increased $139 billion in health care. His total spending plan will increase government spending by $292.9 billion. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the US has had an average deficit of $285 billion the past four years. We are talking about spending an increased amount MORE than the current average deficit. And Obama plans on paying for that with increased taxes on the rich. YEEEEAAAH, RIIIIGHT.
According to the Laffer curve, a well-known economics tool, raising the tax RATE does not ensure raising tax REVENUE. The idea is that the higher the RATE is raised, the less incentive workers have to work hard for raises and to invest their earnings. The more of my income that I get to keep, I will work harder, produce more, and invest my money more frequently. So, raising the tax rate on the rich will not necessarily produce more tax revenue for the politicians to spend. In fact, the rich might just quit spending their money on trifles and save more. They will almost certainly hire fewer employees.
While this philosophy might sound like "social justice", it actually hurts the poor more than the rich. Ruppert Murdoch has lost over half of his value over the past few months. He's still a billionaire though. Employees of Murdoch will feel the hurt more than him. On one side, Murdoch's product prices will rise to offset taxes imposed on the supply-side, making our money less valuable. Inflation is a silent killer. On the other side, some will get lower wages, some prospective employees will not be offered jobs, and some employees will be laid off. These are the people that Obama wants you to think he's fighting for. We've seen these policies before with Jimmy Carter. They failed then and they will fail again. Obama may ask voters to overlook history in order that he may be elected. But once the effects of Obama's policies hit America, the poor will once again look to an up-and-coming politician for relief.
Government was never the answer to our problems. Government is not the answer to our problems. Government will never be the answer to our problems. Government IS the problem. If government spending were the solution, poverty would have ceased to exist in America decades ago. We keep throwing money that we don't have at issues that we don't understand and get frustrated when the problems don't go away. I yearn for the day a true conservative runs for office and coherently tells the American people this truth. Maybe then America will turn from its way of blindly following the deceiving ways of Obama and friends.
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