Conservative Thoughts

Wise Words From Al Quie

2008-10-28T09:22:00.000-07:00

I was fortunate to have heard former Congressman and Minnesota Governor Al Quie address the Kiwanis Club on October 27.
Governor Quie spoke about the courage and strength needed to lead when parties oppose one another because of ideology alone, refusing to do what is right for the citizens, state and country. The Governor's speech gave me unanticipated insight into his wisdom, experience, and his character.
At the end, Governor Quie offered to answer any questions.

From the audience, DFL candidate for House seat 12A, John Ward, asked the Governor what his thoughts were on the importance of early childhood education, a theme Ward has been pushing hard in his campaign.

Without missing a step, the Governor stated that early childhood education should begin with the relationship of the child and its biological parents.
Governor Quie said, "I have been to Russia. I saw the nurses take the children from the nurseries to the State schools to create the new socialist society. Busing 3 and 4- year olds off to schools won't work."
He continued with, "It takes the invisible bond of a child and his biological parents to grow and succeed, not state run schools. We tried that in Minnesota with the Indians of Red Lake, and we destroyed a generation of families."

We should all learn from the Governor's experience and think twice when we are told how early childhood education is the number one solution to our failing education systems.

Cut From The Same Cloth- part 2

2008-10-23T18:38:00.000-07:00

I have watched with eerie fascination how easily Obama slips in and out of his lies.
Yes, lies. For he has been caught in them and on them many times, but has always been presented "Get Out Of Jail" passes from the media.
To my dismay, I have witnessed the same, frightful path being taken by local DFL candidates, emboldened by their messiah's example.
At a recent forum, I watched Bye, Doty, and Ward speak about their goals, including "single- payer" (socialized) health care, more spending on education, more spending on the environment, and more spending on the infrastructure.
When they had finished, Al Doty remarked to the audience, "Take special notice that NOT ONE OF US MENTIONED RAISING TAXES."
Well, I guess if Obama can tell that lie, so can his local candidates.

Socialized Health Care: What's Wrong With It?

2008-10-19T09:01:00.000-07:00

For those of you who may still be confused as to whether or not socialized health care is efficient and effective, please read on.

Just in from Fox News-
During the Fox broadcast Saturday night, October 18th, the "crawl message" (that bit of written information that scrolls across the bottom of the TV screen) read this:

"IN THE UK's SYSTEM OF SOCIALIZED MEDICINE, DOCTORS ARE NOW BEING PAID A BONUS FOR NOT SENDING PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE IS FEAR THAT DOCTORS WILL PUT PERSONAL FINANCIAL GAIN AHEAD OF PATIENT HEALTH....."

Many conservatives, including our candidate for District 12A, David Allan Pundt, have warned that one of the many dangers of socialized medicine is that it will become rationed when expenses get too high for the government to handle.
Here is proof of that prediction.
Never forget the old joke about the quality of Britain's socialized health care system; all it means is that everyone has equally rotten teeth.

Vote "NO" November 4th

2008-10-15T21:02:00.000-07:00

The so-called Legacy Amendment might just have the proper moniker after all.
You see, this sham of a proposal facing Minnesota tax payers will, if passed, be around to haunt us for the next 25 years, if not forever, given the nature of all preceding tax hikes.
What?
You didn't realize that this was just another tax hike?
Yep. Sure is.
Dressed up in warm, fuzzy, innocuous- sounding verbiage about clean air and water, but a tax hike none the less.
Now, before you go off thinking I am against clean water and clean air, let me explain:
The stated purpose of this amendment is fine. We ALL want a clean place to live and raise our families.

However, the methodology to actually DO this is totally, absolutely, and impossibly WRONG for several reasons.
The original intent of this bill from more than 10 years ago, was to give more money and attention to our environment. It was supposed to come from General Funds of Minnesota tax dollars.
But, I get ahead of myself.
Remember the State Lottery? It, too, was supposed to pay for what you are now being asked to approve. THAT money somehow found its way into the General Fund.
In the meantime, our DFL legislature, with its penchant for spending, has drained most of those environmental lottery funds as well.
Now, they are asking us to cough up another $11 BILLION ( yes, billion...) to fund some lofty, as yet undefined, vision of "environmental protection."
Oh yeah, 14% of it will go to "arts" projects, which also remain undefined.
It gets worse.
The control over this $11 Billion will be made by (you guessed it,) an as yet undefined committee. WITHOUT oversight by you, the taxpayer, or the Legislature. And the DNR has made no secret of the fact that they do not wish to have citizens on this decision making committee.
So what does that leave us with?
An enormous money pool to be spent without our approval or intervention, but funded for minimum of 25 years, by tax payers.
The final reason this plan is wrong is that budget decisions should be made in real- time, just like you and businesses have to do. You spend according to the needs and the money available to you AT THE TIME.
If we as citizens are to be charged with making long- range budgetary decisions, why do we need any legislators at all?
Legacy Amendment?
I think not.
I hope you will see this for the money- grab that it is and VOTE NO.

Cut From The Same Cloth

2008-10-15T20:35:00.001-07:00

After listening to the presidential debates tonight, 10/15/08, it has become more than clear that District 12A DFLer John Ward is merely a mime of the liberal agenda.

It's almost a relief: for a second there I almost believed that John "Mr. Rubber Stamp" Ward had had an original thought of his own!

In last week's debates with GOP candidate David Allan Pundt, Ward stated proudly that he favored "universal (liberal euphemism: socialistic) health care" and greater early childhood education investment.
Ward said that "Studies showed that for every dollar invested in early childhood education, there is a direct savings of $12."
For the record, when John first said this to me personally, it was a $14 return on investment.
But tonight, Obama reiterated the $12 return per dollar.
NOW we see where Ward's "studies" came from!

Funny how other independent studies of programs like HeadStart showed that once school children reached about the third grade, any early childhood prep ceased to be a factor compared to those who had not been in such a program.

John Ward favors a "single- payer" health care system, ala Obama.
Early childhood education, with day care and feeding components, ala Obama.

Perhaps they also share the vision that in order for people to be easily manipulated as subjects, they should be indoctrinated as soon as possible?

Debates, continued

2008-10-15T20:03:00.000-07:00

Our candidate, it seems, has failed to energize American voters with his speaking prowess alone.
Yes, McCain is flat and lackluster when it comes to his presentation skills. I don't know anymore; is it his leadership skills as well? I don't think so.
But one thing is for sure, the Socialist candidate is a well- oiled speaker, able to deflect the ( well- deserved) criticisms of his choices of affiliations, friends, and ideology.
Obama is the master of not only deception, he is also the master of deflection.
Did you notice that Obama almost exclusively refuses to ANSWER questions?
Instead, rather than commit to a concrete position, he merely re-states the seriousness of the problem posed in the original question.
How foolish we have become, as voting, adult citizens of America, if we do not reject this silk- tongued impostor and liar.
It's too bad that McCain lacks the necessary skills to push the attack home when the situation not only calls for it, it demands it.
WHY can't anyone seem to be able to simply demand THAT Obama ANSWER,
1.) "WHY do you follow the ideological philosophies of people who unashamedly HATE America?"
2.) "Why is an organization that your campaign has funded (ACORN) embroiled in serious cases of voter registration fraud across America?"
3.) "How can you sit there and say what your Presidential policies will be when you have publicly promised your supporters that it will be other wise?"
4.) "How is it that you can know NOTHING of the pasts of your mentors, yet claim to know everything wrong with America today?"

VP Palin, etc.

2008-10-03T08:46:00.000-07:00

VP candidate Palin did a great job on the debate with Biden October 2nd.
This has got to drive the liberals nuts!
After all, they have tried so hard, along with their media lapdogs, to discredit her and to create the impression that she would fall flat on her keester during the debate. The net effect?
All she had to do was be average to destroy their myth!
And she was certainly better than average! She went toe- to- toe with a 35- year veteran of the B.S. Circuit, and more than held her own.
Because the liberal media set the expectation level so low, she came out a Star.
Yep, it must drive the liberals nuts when their manipulations of reality blow up in their faces.
Now, if we could get McCain to stop pandering with his "bi-partisan approach" to the campaign, we could get somewhere!
John: this is the time for partisan campaigning!
You are not on the Senate floor now with your "Esteemed Colleagues!"

Bailout A Bust For America

2008-10-03T08:18:00.000-07:00

Isn't it funny, in a very sad way, how the liberals are latching onto the Wall Street mess to further their ambitions?
They have very poor memories of just who created this stink bomb and when.
Now, every liberal candidate is out beating the drum to pin the blame on Bush.
At the same time, they have insisted on a pork- laden mess of a bill, but now call it "Financial Rescue" instead of a bailout. More than 80% of the American people responded negatively to the bailout, so the Masters of Semantics (Congress), renamed it to something they thought was more palatable(yuk!)
Of course, the new Rescue had to contain things like cash -blink of an eye- to Detroit (!?)to encourage auto makers to do what they do anyway; engineer automobiles.
Money for education and solar energy, biofuels, and mental health coverage on par with medical coverage. Of course, the liberals want it to fund unpaid mortgages for the "poor" as well.
What have these things to do with Wall Street finances?
NOTHING!
The sad part is, this bailout is itself a gamble. There is no proof that putting the taxpayers on the hook for the irresponsibility of others will even work!
Yes, bail out the small, honest lenders that have hung on to their own mortgages. But not the reckless Vegas- like mob on Wall Street or the people who never should have been given loans in the first place. These are two segments of society that don't pay taxes anyway, and now are about to get taxpayer bailouts.
And oversight for the plan? Laughable! The same clowns who watched this mess unfold before their very eyes are the same ones charged with oversight now. It borders on criminal.
I urge every one of you to contact your senators and congressmen in Washington to rebuke them for once again failing to listen to their constituents.
This bandaid approach will be costly and, I believe, make this pain last even longer than it should.
Cavuto said it best: "In capitalism, some people are supposed to fail."

Duck and Run

2008-09-02T13:08:00.000-07:00

In local campaigns, it's time for some debates; on TV and on radio.
David Allan Pundt, our Republican endorsed candidate for House Seat District 12A, will face off against current DFLer John Ward on radio station 3Wi (95.9 fm locally) Wednesday, September 3rd at 9:00 a.m.
It should be quite interesting and entertaining to hear Mr. Ward squirm in his chair when pushed about the out- of- control spending preferred - and voted upon- by the DFL majority in St. Paul.
For instance, Ward's support of the DFLiberal Gas Tax Bill increase during some of the most trying economic times we have seen in quite a while is difficult to justify. He claims the money is for "roads and bridges" but forgets to mention the loads of cash going to light rail.
Yessir, we get to bail out, then re- fund, an amusement ride for the Twin Cities.
Just what Crow Wing County residents need......
Then there's the issue of legislators putting another constitutional amendment on the ballot to allow themselves to raise their pay, their per Diem, AND pay themselves $1200 a month ALL YEAR LONG for their housing subsidies! Not bad for a 3- 4 month per year job. (Sarcasm intended.)
If we, as a voters, pass this amendment, the DFL won't ever have to ask us for the money again. It will become automatic, by law!
We, as voters, MUST vote this amendment down in November, along with the other amendment, the Dedicated Funding for Conservation and the Arts.
Both are nothing but DFL reasons to stay in your wallet -by law- for ever and ever.
I can't wait to hear John Ward try to mumble out of this!
TUNE IN 9/3/08 9:00 a.m. on 95.9 fm, 3Wi radio!
More debate info to come!

You Decide

2008-09-02T13:04:00.000-07:00

I think the protesters at the RNC in St. Paul portray the vivid differences in the two parties, their members, their objectives, and their ideologies.

For example, just how many windows did you see smashed in Denver during the DNC by rampaging Republicans?
Just how much pipe bomb making material was confiscated from conservatives in Denver?
How many stored gallons of human waste were the Republican supporters in Denver caught with?
How much literature was printed by the Republicans in every conceivable language promoting protest and hatred, not to mention offering to bus those agitated people to the DNC?

You get my point.

The liberal agenda is not about saving America. It is not about unifying America. It is not about making America better, or safer, or stronger, or more intelligent.
It is about anarchy. It is about taking control of the United States of America and turning it into something none of us will even recognize as American.

Change. What kind of change?

Hope. Hoping for what?

Look at the actions of supporters for the Democrats. Look at what their ACTIONS say about the liberal agenda.
You decide what kind of America you want for yourselves and your grandchildren.

Conservatives: COME OUT OF HIDING!

2008-08-09T16:39:00.000-07:00

Where have you been, conservatives? Enjoying the lakes, the warm weather, the sun?
GREAT! Good for you! This IS the time of year we all live for and dream about.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but THERE IS AN ELECTION COMING.

Yes, yes, I know; the State Fair hasn't even started yet. But by golly, you can bet your asses that the Democrats have not been sitting on their bums sun- tanning!

It is TIME to start thinking about the future of America. The one we all take for granted when we sit in lawn chairs with a cold one, enjoying the weather and our company and families.
Victory in November has HUGE ramifications this year; this is possibly the most important election year in United States history.
There is so MUCH at stake. Not just who is the controlling party, but the ideology of our national history, culture, and heritage rests with this election.
Come on, conservatives. What the hell are you waiting for? GET MOVING! GET INVOLVED! GET YOUR CHECKBOOKS OUT!
Are you waiting for the day when we can get together and reminisce about freedom????

Time To Call A Spade A spade...

2008-08-09T16:09:00.000-07:00

John Ward, State Representative for District 12A, has been lining his pockets --- ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE MINNESOTA HOUSE- with more of OUR tax dollars.
Seems Johnny and his buds at the capitol decided they needed raises.
They gave themselves raises in per Diem (money per day) from $66 to $76 dollars per day.
OK. Fine. I have no beef with per Diem's.
But Johnny and his pals decided that they shouldn't have to show any PROOF
for what they claim they spent (ie., receipts, or vouchers.)
No big deal, except that if you and I want to claim something as a deduction for an expense, we need every shred of evidence as proof, up to and including a blood test to prove we spent it.
Why are John Ward and his DFLiberal pals allowed to skate, taking our tax dollars without proof of pain or misery on their part?

OK. that's bad enough on its own.

But John Ward and the DFL legislature ALSO voted to give themselves a year- around housing subsidy of $1200 per month- - - EVEN WHEN THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT IN SESSION!
Can you imagine that? When John wants to take his best gal to a Minneapolis play in November, YOU get to PAY for his apartment! Who CARES that the legislature is NOT IN SESSION?
These clowns are raking in $31,000 for a PART- TIME JOB of 4 months or less, PLUS $14400 for their housing!!
Plus $77 per day spending allowances without having to show receipts!
This truly IS Minnesota Welfare, but not the kind you and I ever imagined or anticipated.
Tell ALL your representatives NOW that you will NOT STAND FOR THIS WASTE OF OUR TAX DOLLARS!

John Edwards....

2008-08-09T15:57:00.000-07:00

My my, John. It's so amazing that you, as a liberal mouthpiece for morality, have been caught with your pants down, so to speak....

You say, "My wife and my Lord have forgiven me, so I will move on."

You forgot about US, John. WE haven't forgiven you, and you will NOT just "move on," despite your fervent wishes.
Another liberal phony, two- faced liar exposed.
Here's the FUNNY part: John claims that during the last two elections, he has become self- centered and narcissistic......
The Breck Boy has ALWAYS thought he is another 'God's gift' to mankind.... just like the other Messiah threatening our freedoms.

Perceptions and Truths

2008-06-04T20:08:00.000-07:00

I have been rather amazed recently reading on-line posts and comments to news stories by many Americans in general, but especially the readers of the Brainerd Dispatch.
So many of them seem to labor under the impression that President Bush has led the United States into a recession and a deficit.
Must I remind these astute readers/ posters of their 8th grade Civics Class lessons?

The President does not spend ANYthing. He does not write ANY bills. He does not write ANY laws.

The Congress, in general, has that dubious distinction, and the House of representatives in particular, when it comes to appropriations.

The President can but sign a bill or veto a bill.

So when talking with your friends and neighbors, gently remind the liberal- leaners of just who spends the money of America, and just who is responsible for our current tax and spend nightmare.

Still More Questions About Obama:

2008-06-04T19:49:00.000-07:00

Why is it that when Barack Obama's chief fund-raiser is CONVICTED of fraud, money laundering and bribery Wednesday after a trial that exposed a corrupt culture of payoffs and campaign finance abuses plaguing Illinois politics, (and not just charged, in today's litigious society) the media merely reports him as "A political fund raiser?"

After this and all the other events, like his ministers, why aren't more Americans asking questions about Obama's moral fiber, background and associations?
Because he is black?
Untouchable?
Allegedly charismatic?
I don't get it.
If this were John McCain, the American media would be publishing his obituary by now.

OK. So we all KNOW the media is against Conservatives.
But what aren't Conservatives more vocal in their demands for truth, fairness, and balance of information?

Get vocal, folks.
WRITE letters and emails to your local newspaper editors. WRITE to your Congressmen and Senators. WRITE to your Governors.

DEMAND truth and full disclosure.

It's Time

2008-06-02T20:07:00.000-07:00

It's time for Conservative America to unite. Time to defeat anti- Americanism once and for all. Time to defeat Obama and the socialists.

It's time to unite behind John McCain.

I know. That may be a bitter message for some Republicans to swallow. But it is TRUE.

The day for us to individually back Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Guiliani, Thompson, or whomever, HAS COME AND GONE.

Do we need or want to look like the democrat fools who keep bickering, lying, and trying to manipulating their OWN party system? Of course not. I say lying because Hilary said she didn't even care about delegates from Michigan, "Because they broke the rules." NOW she wants them. NOW she is bitterly complaining the "party" has stolen her delegates and given them to Barack Hussein, even though he didn't even CAMPAIGN IN MICHIGAN.

We are, and should be, above that kind of crap.

In Rochester, we came together in unity for our Party. Let's keep the momentum going.
It WILL be a tough fight.
After all, the opposition is offering FREE living.
But we all know that free is a misnomer at best, a lie at it's worst.

It's time to put aside differences and stand behind the Grand Old Flag.
It was put best at the convention: There are two things that are the greatest threats to America.
1. an unsustainable fiscal policy.
2. the Islamic fundamentalist.

BOTH Hillary and Barack miserably FAIL in addressing theses issues.
There is but one clear choice when it comes to the threats to America:

JOHN McCAIN.

Brainerd Disgrace

2008-05-19T16:47:00.001-07:00

I read, again, this Sunday in the Brainerd Disgrace, er, I mean, the Dispatch about the terrible woes of the schools here in town. Closings and the like.

Because the Referendum Failed.

The referendum failed???
Don't you mean the School Board failed to correctly use their finances? That they spent money that did not have?
That they failed to comprehend that the average citizens cannot live beyond the teacher's union's means?

Get over it.
The public voted and the School Board was exposed as the money- grubbing institution it has become.

It's for THE CHILDREN.

My ass, it's for the children.

Election Reminder

2008-05-19T16:29:00.000-07:00

As the Minnesota Legislature closes their session, PLEASE remember a few things:

1. Thanks to the DFL -led legislature, we have been saddled with the largest tax increase in Minnesota history.
2. We went from a $400+ million dollar surplus to a deficit approaching a billion dollars. (yes, a billion.)
3. Time has been wasted by the DFL on bills which do NOTHING to improve ANYTHING, but limit your abilities to make decisions; nothing more than a series of shows of CONTROL over you lives. THE MORE YOU GET USED TO SMALL, KNIT- PICKY THINGS, they feel, THE EASIER IT WILL BE FOR YOU TO ACCEPT TOTAL DOMINATION OVER YOUR LIVES.
4. We are paying all- time high fuel prices, and now compounded with a new state gas tax increase. Why? Because the DFL got caught with their collective pants down. For 30 years THEY have neglected roads and bridges in favor of meaningless and costly social engineering programs, benefiting few, costing all.
5. LIGHT RAIL will never benefit Brainerd in your childrens' lifetime.
6.Remember who has cost you what, and what little you have to show for it other than fewer freedoms.

7. Most of all, REMEMBER THAT ALL OF THESE DFL CLOWNS ARE UP FOR RE-ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.
Vote them out just as quickly and surely as you can.

Seaparation Of Mosque and State

2008-05-19T16:15:00.000-07:00

Back from an extended vacation and other commitments, but here goes:

If the current situation with the Muslim school in Inver Grove Heights isn't a wake- up call to all of America, I don't know what is.
This school is run by Islamic fundamentalists.
Fine, OK.
But they are using PUBLIC EDUCATION (with matching public funds) to teach Islamic law, including mandatory prayer time for students. ON the campus. IN the school.

Where the hell is the *&%$&**! ALCU NOW?

Why is there no public outcry from those legal haters- of- America, who decry the very MENTION on God in public U.S. schools?
Nowhere to be seen.
If this does not clearly paint the agenda of the socialist left, nothing does.
I urge you to DEMAND of your representatives and senators to STOP this flagrant violation of Minnesota law.
Remember the words of Teddy Roosevelt, who said we welcome anyone to America as equal Americans. But ONLY if they abandon their old countries and EMBRACE America as their one and ONLY new home, with ALL of their loyalties to America.

Thank You, Representative Bachmann

2008-03-19T08:09:00.000-07:00

Michele Bachmann made it clear where the problem lies with the US House of Representatives not voting on the Intelligence bill, which allows the government to monitor terrorist phone calls in real time. She has challenged Nancy Pelosi publicly to explain why the measure has not hit the House floor.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, displaying an appalling abuse of power, decided that the measure simply would not get to the House floor. Period.
If it cannot even be voted on, it couldn't possibly pass.
Pelosi has done this in spite of the fact that even her fellow liberals have supported the bill as essential to America's security.
She decided it wasn't.
What gall! What a disgrace!
Better yet,
What can we do to remove Pelosi, this enemy of the state, from office? She is personally acting in a way that places American security in grave danger.
Aren't there laws against treason? Seditious Acts? Something that can be done to stop these kinds of traitorous acts?
I urge each and every one of you to contact your U.S. Representative, (http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml) and ask them to demand an appearance on the House floor to vote on this bill. Pelosi may be the Speaker, but she cannot be allowed to act as dictator to all of our Representatives.
We must act, America, before it is too late.

Great Editorial

2008-03-19T08:04:00.000-07:00

Please go to this link for an excellent editorial that appeared today in the Bemidji Pioneer. It really spells out the actions of the DFL- controlled Minnesota Legislature very clearly.

http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=14590§ion=Opinion&freebie_check&CFID=17246576&CFTOKEN=82060976&jsessionid=883056f9cab645363968

Be Careful What You Ask For............

2008-03-16T15:58:00.000-07:00

Endlessly, we hear ObAma chant that it's time for CHANGE in America.
Well, since 2006, things have changed, but not the way we'd like them to.
For instance, consider this:

A little over one year ago:

1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) Democrats assumed the majority in both houses of congress ( the 2006 newly- elected officials sworn in 1/2007)

With the Democratic Congress we have seen:

1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) the cost of regular gasoline is over $3.08 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate
(stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.

America voted for "change" in 2006 (per Pelosi and Reid), and we got it!
How much more "CHANGE" (now, per Obama) can we stand? How much more of this type of change do we want?
At the local level, people like John Ward and his socialist cronies have decided that you still have too much control over your money. He has, in the last few weeks, seen to it that a larger portion of your money and your decision- making ability has been stolen from you.
The liberal agenda for change is the kind we need to firmly, uniformly, and absolutely reject.
Now, in November 2008, and forever.

Dems Lose Further Credibility- (if that's possible)

2008-03-13T17:30:00.000-07:00

The dems want a couple of do- overs, it seems, in Florida and Michigan.
The DNC earlier this year said that both states would be punished if they insisted on moving up the dates that they held their primaries.
Well, both states did it anyway. The punishment was supposed to be the loss of their delegates to the National Dem convention.
Geee whizzz- guess what?? The DNC now wants to SEAT those delegates, somehow, someway.
Talk about a paper lion! Really good teeth, DNC.
Of course, Hillary is all for the idea now, even though she agreed earlier that those states should lose their delegations.

What a phony bunch of two- faced hypocrites.

Same- same, every one of them, from John Ward to Margaret Kelliher to Amy Klobuchar to Nancy Pelosi to Hillary and barack.

Does that sound mean?
Tough.

AG Office and Unions

2008-03-12T08:56:00.000-07:00

I see headlines and stories detailing the mess at the Minnesota Attorney General office.
Apparently the Assistant Attorneys General want to unionize the office. All previous Attorneys General have resisted the urge to unionize, including, to her credit, Lori Swanson, the current DFL A.G.
The largest union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, has been trying for quite a while to organize the Assistant A.G. group.

Great. Just what we need.

Another union pulling the strings of political motivations for state attorneys.

As if lawsuits by the State of Minnesota didn't already have enough political motivation behind them!

At the heart of any union you will find a hotbed of socialism. Unions routinely and completely preach a message of socialism to their members under the guise of "collective bargaining" and "social progress."
You think that message doesn't trickle down into their members' politics?
Unions have become obsolete in modern times. They have outlived their usefulness. They have become nothing more than vehicles of socialism.
The teachers union and AFSCME included.

For those of you who feel offended by my remarks, just look at what UNIONS have done to our educational system in Minnesota. Just look at what they have done to lower the competency level of teachers. To lower the quality of what and how our children are taught.

Keep the unions OUT of the Attorney General office.

Oberstar Gets a New Hip

2008-03-12T08:53:00.000-07:00

Jim Oberstar recently had surgery for hip replacement.

I suspect his old one failed under the weight of all the graft and pork he had been carrying in his pocket after so many years as a liberal Congressman.

The Math About DFL Tax Increases

2008-03-10T08:43:00.000-07:00

This is a piece written by a friend of mine from Crosslake, MN.
Used with permission.

Based on what I can find and read on the Internet, and based on my math, we find the following:
The BIPARTISAN efforts and hard work of the United States congress, after studying and analyzing the current economic situation, decided to send approx. $150,000,000,000 (150 billion dollars) to U.S. taxpayers. The bill was approved by president George Bush. IRS estimates show that 130,000,000 (130 million) taxpayers will receive a check from the IRS. (130 million families/individuals paying taxes as compared to a US population of 302 million people, or 43% of the US population constitutes a taxpayer/family.)
This means that each taxpayer/family will receive, an average of $1154 as a rebate from the IRS to stimulate the economy.

At almost the same time, the partisan, DFL controlled legislature of Minnesota, after studying and analyzing the current economic situation in Minnesota, passed a "transportation bill" that increased taxes by $6,600,000,000 (6.6 billion dollars.)
Governor Pawlenty vetoed it, but the democrats and six moronic Republicans made it law by over-riding the veto.
This increase comes from a combination of increased gasoline taxes, a sales tax increase and an increase in vehicle registration fees and excise tax on new vehicles.
Since the population of Minnesota is 5.5 million, and using the 43% figure to calculate how many tax payers/families there are in Minnesota, we find that 2.36 million taxpayers/families will be saddled with this new burden.
That works out to $2796 per MINNESOTA taxpayer/family.

So we owe the democrats and the 6 turncoat Republicans that voted to overturn Pawlenty’s veto, a huge thank you (?)
Not only did they nullify the federal government's effort to stimulate the economy by "stealing" the rebate from all Minnesota families, they exceeded even this by forcing and expecting all of us to pony up an extra $1642 each, on top of it.
So much for improving the economy in this state.

How is it possible that the Democrats and turncoat Republicans in the Minnesota state legislature can even consider, let alone pass, a bill like this, especially after the governor's veto?
Are they better informed, or do they have better judgement than the BIPARTISAN wisdom of the Congress of the United States?
Do they think we live in a different country and economy?
What country do they live in?

All Minnesota tax payers, please remember this in November.

This Just In

2008-03-09T16:01:00.000-07:00

Sounds from the Crow Wing County Republican Convention indicate that there will be another GOP challenger to DFLiberal incumbent John Ward for our State Representative.

GREAT!
You see, Mr. Ward, among other blunders, had the "courage" (?) to give us a tax increase- the largest in state history- during one of the worst economic situations we Minnesotans have faced for some time. It's time to show Mr. Ward just how we feel about his "gifts" to us.

Pretty hush- hush on the GOP candidate's name, but watch for more news later this month.

Time to take back Minnesota. Time to take back America.

Stay tuned...........

Reminder:

2008-02-29T09:31:00.000-08:00

Please see blog post from December 13, 2007.

Thanks:)

Thanks for Nothing

2008-02-29T08:59:00.000-08:00

Holy cow! I have just learned, via the Brainerd Disgrace, that we should be thanking our DFL legislators (along with the Republican rogues who voted with them) for their courage in passing the Gas Tax!
Pardon me if I don't dash out to buy "thank you" cards.

Let me see:
Thank you for making it more difficult each day to keep up with the cost of living the Minnesota Good Life?
Thank you for completely ignoring ANY other solution to the problem?
Thank you for wasting the money on social projects that was supposed to have gone to infrastructure maintenance all along?
Thank you for pouring billions into light rail which we now have to bailout, and for building more light rail, to be bailed out at a later date, with more tax increases?
Thank you for spending more instead of trimming somewhere else in the budget?
Thank you for making us among the highest taxed states in the nation?

If you love social re-engineering, then thank them. If you like someone telling you what you can and cannot do with your personal life, thank them. If you think a few thousand riding light rail will in ANY way improve your life, thank them.

You know, I just don't think I will send any thank you notes to these people.

I only hope that when you are driving to the polls in November on roads that are still bumpy and pot hole- filled, and still crossing unsafe bridges, you will REMEMBER just who tricked you into thinking they were going to do anything about the problem.
And just who has been squandering your money and your trust so dangerously for so long.
Tell the liberals "THANKS FOR NOTHING."

Whaaaaaaat?

2008-02-27T17:05:00.000-08:00

You mean Obama says he will consider keeping troops in or sending more troops to Iraq IF al-Qaida appears in Iraq???
Are we to believe that al Qaida isn't already in Iraq??
Barack HUSSEIN Obama is a lying, deceptive fool.
He (and Hillary as well) refuse to make their stances a matter of public record. One day, we need to fight the war on terror, the next day we don't. One day we have an enemy, the next we should wait until an enemy is identified. Bullshit.

This man is a socialist. A communist.
Nothing more.
Nothing less.

Grow up and recognize that we, as Americans, are under attack.
From within.

Fallout? Let's Hope So

2008-02-26T08:27:00.000-08:00

The news is abuzz today with reports of the override of Governor Pawlenty's veto on the Transportation bill. The GAS TAX.

Six GOP legislators turned their backs on state conservatives by voting to override.

So will there be "fallout" as the news outlets claim?
I certainly hope so!
But not just like the fallout claimed by the Minneapolis Trib, where rogue GOPers would lose party jobs, lose support from within.
I am talking about the Representative Marty Seifert kind of fallout. House Minority Leader Seifert points out that when the CITIZENS finally see and feel the financial impact of this bill, they will revolt and reject the liberal tax and spend legislature of today. They will send in a conservative replacement team in the November elections.
Let's hope so.
Let's hope all voters (conservative and Democrat) finally see liberals for what they are and the damage they have done.

No Room For Racism- No Sympathy For Segregationists

2008-02-25T22:05:00.000-08:00

Barack Obama's church affiliation has been under public scrutiny the past few days.
A Christian church, he proudly proclaims.

Great. People should have a faith to ground them in their thinking, to guide their morals, and foster their ideals.

Except in this case, his church only admits blacks to become members of the congregation.
You see, it is a black church. It supports and promotes, he claims, black values, black society, and black progress.

This sounds unbelievable. I cannot even imagine the furor that would erupt if any white candidate (for any office) announced that they were Christian, but attended a church closed to blacks.
But I must also admit that I am baffled at how exclusionary groups like the Black NCO clubs can exist in the armed forces. How the Black Police Officers Association can be allowable. Or the Congressional Black Caucus (please see my post from August 28, 2007.) The list of other examples goes on and on.

Racism has and IS being used as a political tool. Oddly enough, it is being held out an an example of the evil the liberals are trying to defeat.
So how come this liberal (Obama) is safe even though he engages in exclusionary practices?
Before you get excited, this is not about being Baptist. Or Methodist. Or Catholic.
This is about why it is OK for one group to be segregationists, but not another.
I for one am sick and tired of double standards.
For instance, if the "N" word is so despicable and deplorable, then why is it not universally condemned in both black and white society? Yet we all know who can and who cannot get away with using the "N" word.
If discrimination is also so deplorable and condemned, then why do we allow IT to go on anywhere?
Certain groups of people want to have their cake and eat it too: they want equality. They want fairness. They want the same things as everyone else.
But at the same time they want special considerations. Special rules. Special treatment.
That is NOT equality. That is NOT fairness.
This system is a disgrace and we all know it. I am done with Political Correctness.
Right is right and wrong is wrong.
This is clearly wrong.
Obama should condemn the 'blacks only' policy of his church.
Don't count on him doing so.

Do Not Be Alarmed

2008-02-24T11:55:00.000-08:00

Don't be alarmed.
I thought I would just reassure you that there is a Republican running for the Presidency.
Yes, I admit it. You would never know that by watching the television.
But don't let them fool you, someone other than Obama or Hillary is actually running.

Some "Thank You's" Are In Order

2008-02-24T11:45:00.000-08:00

A big THANK YOU to all you conservatives who came out and made the Crow Wing County Republican Fundraising event a success!
It was well attended, and guests had a chance to visit with many of our elected GOP officials. THANKS AGAIN!

And yet another THANK YOU to all of you who came out for the Caucus meetings in your areas. It was a huge turnout, and many new faces were enlisted as volunteers, election judges, and delegates to the County Convention.
Don't forget: the convention is 9:00 a.m. March 8th at the Central Lakes College.
See you there!

Dedicated Spending Wastefulness

2008-02-24T10:57:00.000-08:00

The DFLers have succeeded in placing the amendment to permanently fund "conservation" on the November 2008 ballot.
I sincerely hope that voters will recognize this call for an amendment for what it is: another attempt by the DFLiberals to get in our pockets and in control of yet another aspect of our lives.
Budgetary issues, like how much we should spend on conservation, should be handled by our elected officials in real time. Depending on what financial resource options are available at the time.
Budget issues can and will be volatile. That is the reason why budgets are created (or at least, allegedly...)
So why does the DFL- controlled legislature want this amendment?
Because it will empower them to spend money on 'conservation' and the 'arts,' even if they do not need to.
Because it will require them adding more and more layers of rules, restrictions, and provisos on the public. After all, (key soothing piano music) "it's for the environment."
Minnesota has a long history of irresponsible spending. But rather than attempting to find even ONE program that could be trimmed or eliminated, our officials in St. Paul choose to look for more and more ways to generate revenue. To spent carelessly on pork and social re-engineering efforts.
A few years ago, the citizens of Minnesota were talked into having a state lottery, whose proceeds were supposed to fund conservation efforts.
THAT money mysteriously found its way into the general fund.
POOF! Never to be seen again.
Rather than fixing the problem of how that money got waylayed and preventing it from happening again, our legislature wants to now simply pull more money from your wallet to pay for it!
The DFL claims we are in danger of losing our culture and heritage. That claim, ladies and gentlemen, is truly bogus.
I firmly believe that Minnesotans are smart enough and proud enough of their heritage to not let it slip away.
Do not be swayed or fooled by innocent- sounding language and emotional tugs are your heartstrings. We can and we will fund conservation in Minnesota without a need to "over-spend by law."
The DFL's history of irresponsible spending does not have to become our legacy.
Vote "NO" in November on the Dedicated Funding Amendment.

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An Example of Waste In Minnesota

2007-12-20T10:16:00.000-08:00

I recently enjoyed two trips to South Dakota to go pheasant hunting.
I was traveling with a friend of mine who happens to be a retired Minnesota Department of Transportation bridge crew worker.
His job, as the title suggests, was to go out on assessment visits, and then complete repairs as needed to bridges. (And, no, he was not assigned to the district where the I- 35 bridge collapsed.)

As he and I drove along the South Dakota interstate, he suddenly asked me, "What do you notice about these bridges?"
I had to reply like any other layman; "Nothing in particular."

He went on to point out that every bridge was identical in structure to the others.
So what? you might ask.
He continued by adding that by making these bridges structurally identical, they were able to mass produce components economically, thus saving a lot of South Dakota tax dollars.
Great, I thought.
But what really got my attention was when he told me that, in Minnesota, each and every bridge is a separate, uniquely- designed piece of work.
Each one has to have an engineering firm design it and sign off on it's integrity, and so on.
As you can imagine, this customization quickly adds up on the bottom line.
It struck me as yet another example of how Minnesota's Legislature has gotten very good at over- spending, and very bad at fiscal responsibility.
You will NOT find the DFL-led legislature bragging about this one.
Demand more of your Legislature. Vote for a return to a Conservative Minnesota next time around!

Certain Truths Certainly Become "Inconvenient"

2007-12-20T09:35:00.000-08:00

President Bush held a press conference today to discuss the late- in- the- year budget bill from Congress that he signed.
Several important details were mentioned, but two of them really stood out as signs of what people in Congress really think. Including liberals.

First, and most obvious, was the continued funding for the U.S. War On Terror.
In spite of all the posturing and incredible waste of time liberals spent chest thumping, insisting NO budget would pass without an arbitrary withdrawal deadline, it passed easily, and the fight against terror goes on.
Why?
Because it is the best thing to do. Because it HAS to be done. All gum- flapping aside.

The other topic was the new energy bill that passed.
It calls for, among other things, more alternative fuels research, higher economy standards for the auto industry, and vastly more bio fuels available for use by the year 2020.
This is fine. Rather conservative in its approach.
What it quietly does not speak to and cater to is all of the ballyhoo and hype over Al Gore's green house gas and carbon footprint crapola.
Why?
Because the extremism of the liberal alternatives offered as solutions are not effective, meaningful, or popular.

These two issues clearly point out that all the liberal grandstanding, all the socialist rhetoric is all about one thing, and one thing only:
Control of peoples' actions, and therefore, control of peoples' lives.
The war and the environment are simply being used as liberal propaganda tools to divide the country. If the liberals succeed in manufacturing a sense of chaos and doom, they have a greater chance of seizing ultimate control in America.
IF liberals in Congress really believed in the socialistic nonsense they claim to promote in public, it would be displayed in their VOTING.
It is not. At least on the issues of great importance like security and energy.
Even the liberals know and demonstrate, by way of their votes, that the primary purpose of all their 'anti' message is not to build anything positive. It is merely to unsettle what exists today, amid their hope to come out on top when the dust that they have created finally settles.
Liberal Congress would not have allowed an energy bill, sans a stronger global warming element, to pass IF THEY BELIEVED IN IT as deeply as they claim.
Liberal Congress would not have funded the war on terror, without a troop withdrawal clause, to pass IF THEY BELIEVED it to be the solution as they claim.

This does NOT mean socialism is not a threat to our country. It is indeed. Liberals still want to have a Big Brother government to tell its citizens what's best for them.

What it clearly demonstrates is that liberal politicians put the control over citizens above the greater good of the nation.
They are willing to risk YOUR future to gain complete political control in America.
This is politics at its very worst. Shame on them.

Enough, Already

2007-12-20T09:11:00.000-08:00

I saw a news headline today concerning the turmoil of the I-35 bridge collapse.

I, for one, am really sick and tired of our liberal media dragging out the same old, tired, dog- eared phrases to propagandize a story.

I refer to the reporting on the DFL- led Legislature and its non- stop quest to turn the bridge nightmare into a political issue, with a Republican in the hangman's noose.

Because the FEDERAL investigation failed to produce a suitable GOP fall- guy, the state DFL wants to pursue their OWN investigation. Such action will surely produce a witch to burn.......

So, the liberal media, with its rank and file staff of dinosaurs from the 60's, cranks up the presses and PROCLAIMS the issue as (are you ready for this?)

TRANSPORTATIONGATE.

Good God. Do you think the media could be any more obvious?

By putting "gate" at the end of any topic, the media immediately attempts to create the notion of scandal. Of wrong- doing. Of a culprit.

Transportation money has not been available in the past budgets mainly because DFL focused its efforts on finding new and unique ways to waste our tax dollars, instead of paying the infrastructure bills when due. Now it's a game of finger pointing, and the media lap dog is doing all that it can to continue the game.
Enough, already.

Remember:

2007-12-13T19:44:00.000-08:00

Term limits
US out of the UN
UN out of the US

Liberal Lip Service? part 2

2007-12-13T08:48:00.000-08:00

In a post made yesterday, 12-12-07, I referenced an apparent turn- about in official government sentiment towards religion and Christmas.

"Sorry, but you are hearing this from a skeptic. One who has seen socialists scrambling to cling to their footholds before. Socialists trying to placate the masses with some 'positive strokes' from their puppets."

My point about lip service is that politicians, particularly liberal politicians, have a funny way of pretending to agree with you right before an election. They tend to say what people want to hear. They make token gestures to pacify the public. To distract them, so to speak.

The current salve is religion and the Christmas season.
(THIS should keep them quiet!)

Skeptic? You bet I am.
In the recent past, the balm-of-the-day has been
- gun control/ Second Amendment issues: (John Kerry "crawling on his belly with his trusty shotgun, looking for deer?")
- support for the war on terror: (who could be the most forceful on the issue?)
- immigration reform: (which of them could run in place fastest without ever getting anything done?)

I just say this as a reminder. Don't be so quick to think liberals have suddenly gone melancholy. Their socialist agenda remains firmly in place.

Go Figure

2007-12-13T08:32:00.000-08:00

DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, it appears, will not be investigated by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
Ritchie had used his official government website to solicit campaign contributions, and sent them to a few Republicans by mistake(?)
That is a no- no, banned by state and federal law.
It was reported in rather terse form that "none of the allegations would violate state campaign laws, so the board doesn't have jurisdiction to investigate." End of story.

Funny.
Something tells me that if a Republican held the office and did the same thing, the coverage and the public outcry (by the media) would have been different.
Why, I'd bet that if Ritchie was from the GOP, and his part-time secretary's roommate's boyfriend's best buddy got a DUI, it would be THOROUGHLY investigated in the mass media.
Can you spell B- I- A- S ?

Hi'ya, Mike!

2007-12-12T18:19:00.000-08:00

This just in

From the USELESS (and who cares?) INFORMATION DEPARTMENT:

This blogger is very pleased to see the recent surge in the strength of the Mike Huckabee campaign.
I was hoping Mike would enter the fray more than 3 years ago, based on his public position and comments on welfare reform, the Second Amendment, immigration reform, and personal responsibilities.

And as always, remember

Term Limits
US out of the UN
UN out of the US

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

"Thank You, and Merry Chistmas!" to Our Soldiers

2007-12-12T18:08:00.000-08:00

Please, friends, take a moment to say a personal "thank you" to our soldiers, Marines, and sailors serving overseas this Christmas season.
You can do it in a simple personal prayer.

Or here's another idea:
Send a note or a Christmas greeting card to one of our wounded and recovering young men or women in service.
You can send them to the following address:

We Support You During Your Recovery!
c/o American Red Cross
P.O. Box 419
Savage, MD 20763-0419

Be sure to affix adequate postage. Cards must be received no later than December 27. Cards received after this date will be returned to the sender.

Remember who, and what, they are fighting for:
All of us, and our way of life.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Liberal Lip Service?

2007-12-12T17:42:00.000-08:00

I hear lately that different levels of governments around the nation are quickly passing resolutions to officially recognize the value and existence of Christianity and the positive nature of Christmas in America.

Well, well well.

Let me take just a moment to stop whistling and applauding....... you fumbling, waffling, self- serving professional office holders.

Am I supposed to feel good about this? At least feel good YET?
Let me remind you, representative, senator, congressman, mayor, governor, president:

WE, THE PEOPLE, NEVER NEEDED YOU TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND EXISTENCE OF CHRISTIANITY IN AMERICA!

Sorry, but you are hearing this from a skeptic. One who has seen socialists scrambling to cling to their footholds before. Socialists trying to placate the masses with some 'positive strokes' from their puppets.

Is this a trend? I don't know. Yet.
Let's welcome this departure from the ridiculous political correctness that has plagued our country for too long. From the profoundly idiotic attempt to "separate" church and state by destroying all vestiges of religion.
But let's watch the future actions of our elected leaders. Let's see whether or not they keep rejecting the nonsense of the secular progressives.
Let's see what happens from now until the 2008 elections.

And most importantly, what happens AFTER the 2008 elections.
THAT will cast them all in the true light.

As always, please remember:
Term limits
US out of the UN
UN out of the US

MERRY CHRISTMAS

It's About Time!

2007-12-12T17:30:00.000-08:00

Hello again. Been away for a while, but back in the saddle. Here goes:

I listened with great interest to folks like Bill O'Reilly and Joe "Garage Logic" Souchery recently.
As well as entertaining, it was, I must admit, absolutely DELIGHTFUL to hear both of them express some outrage and, well, rage, Period.
Both seem to have reached the limits of their composure over subjects dealing with the ridiculous "political correctness" of the new, liberal viewpoint on religion in general, and Christmas in particular. And about the absurdity of people like Albert Gore receiving the Nobel PEACE prize for for merely flapping his gums.
Well, about that I can say two things:

1.) IT'S ABOUT #$@*&&*$#@!! TIME!

2.) I HOPE AMERICA IS LISTENING!

PS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Schools Of Radicalism

2007-11-16T11:48:00.000-08:00

In another, not- so- quiet testimonial to the rampant communism of American academia, recent signs have appeared on campus. Right here in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA.
Central Lakes College, to be exact.
Signs by (allegedly) and for students apparently promoting the wonderfully liberal ideals of "hatred" and "ruin."
And with the obvious blessings of the CLC staff, it seems.
These posters were advertising and promoting an "Anti- Republican National Convention" fundraising party, tempting our eager young minds at CLC to "ruin" the GOP party.

Yes, yes. Fairness. Equality. The presentation of FACTS to students of higher learning.

What a load of BUNK. Separation of church and State? How about the separation of education and politics?
It is just about impossible to get through college, it seems, without running into entire staffs of Karl Marx- wannabes.
It's time for a change, America.
But not the kind of change the communists populating our governments and schools want to see.
Time to take back our country.
God Bless America.

BRAVO, President Bush! You missed a few key names, but BRAVO!

2007-11-01T13:44:00.000-07:00

BRAVO, President Bush!
Your speech at the Heritage Foundation on November 1st was excellent.
WHY haven't you been hammering this message for the last 2 years?

The United States is at WAR. No question. To ignore this is suicide.

Mr. Bush correctly stated that today's inactivity and foot dragging by Congress harkens back to debates decades ago over resisting action when Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin first talked about launching a communist revolution, when Adolf Hitler began moves to establish an "Aryan superstate" in Germany, and in the early days of the Cold War when some advocated accommodation of the Soviet Union.
He also correctly identified, in addition to the historical names above, the equally dangerous names of Bin Laden and al Qaida, and muslim extremists all over Iraq and Afghanistan.

Bush said any denial of war is dangerous.

"History teaches us that underestimating the words of evil, ambitious men is a terrible mistake," Bush said. "Bin Laden and his terrorist allies have made their intentions as clear as Lenin and Hitler before them. And the question is, will we listen?"

Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-.N.Y., running for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, took issue with Bush's comparisons.

Of course she did. Not a mystery why, either.
Birds of a feather and all that type of thing, you see.

GOOD SPEECH, Mr. President. Thank you for taking on the socio-communist movement that is today manhandling Congress and threatening the future of America.
Thank you for reminding American Conservatives what is at stake here.

Only you missed a few key names to add to your list of DANGEROUS PEOPLE to WATCH:

Hillary Clinton
George Soros
Harry Reid
Nancy Pelosi
Michael Bloomberg

I thought about including Charlie Rangel, but he's such a buffoon, even I have a hard time taking him seriously!

VOTE "No" November 6th, and WHY

2007-10-20T17:05:00.000-07:00

IF you are not convinced by now that:

The teachers UNION runs our education system,

The Minnesota Teachers Union is the most powerful, well-staffed (58 lobbyists, compared to 4 for the Mayo Clinic) lobby in the state,

The money rarely or NEVER reaches our children in the classrooms,

More and more money will NOT solve the problem of under- or- uneducated kids,

And IF you are tired of the never-ending demand for more and more money, with fewer and fewer positive results,

THEN
I plead with you to give FULL attention to the Brainerd Independent School District 181 appeal for a FIVE- FOLD increase in the revenue per student.
Yes, that's right. I said FIVE times the increase over today's budget- per- student.
It is time for you to ask yourself (and more importantly, the Brainerd School Board) just WHAT EXACTLY our children are getting out of this.
Sure, sure. I know. "Kids First."

Great. I agree.

But WHAT are the kids getting for YOUR tax dollars?
New programs, all aimed at
LOWERING the level of education, fewer teachers per student,
more time spent on non-English subjects,
and MORE DOLLARS spent into the coffers of the teachers' union and their lobbyists,
and into the bank books of more and more over-paid anarchists that run our schools.

TAKE BACK YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION.

BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF.
WHEN did any taxpayer, from Minnesota or any other state, see a FIVE- FOLD increase in the educational advancement of their children?
RESIST political nonsense hiding behind the guise of "our children."
Ask more of your school board.
Better yet,
VOTE THEM OUT at the earliest convenience.
And for the children's' sake, VOTE NO on November 6th, 2007.

"Universal" Health Care Update from the UK

2007-10-18T20:06:00.000-07:00

I recently listened with great interest to a radio report (CBS 10-16-07) concerning Great Britain's Universal (socialized) dental coverage.
It seems that, yes, the British do indeed have dental coverage under their socialized plan, and getting approval for work to be performed is quite easy and common.

However, getting a dentist to actually DO the work appears to be quite a problem.
Apparently, English dentists doing Government work are so backed up, it may take 2-3 years to get an appointment with them. Some people are actually pulling their own teeth with pliers, putting their crowns back on with Super Glue, or paying for another dentist out of their own pockets if they can afford to.

Just imagine: Hillary and Barack want us to have the same great coverage!!
Equally insured. Equally treated.
With equally rotten teeth.
Now THAT'S the socialism we all know! Um, ummmmmmmmmm! Makes you want to bite into a hard apple, doesn't it?

Charlie Rangel: An Indecent Proposal

2007-10-18T19:47:00.000-07:00

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-NY, has repeatedly stated that he thinks the US needs a military draft.
He says it would "more equitably spread the sacrifices" made by young soldiers.

Charlie- it's an ALL- VOLUNTARY Army.

How does an all-voluntary force serve inequitably??

Representative Rangel, GO HOME with your racist nonsense.
We all know the truth; all you want to do is initiate a draft so you can immediately declare it "racist" because only the poor, minority, blah blah blah serve in the services, blah blah blah.

Even Pelosi, the soulless wench, thinks you are a moron and has repeatedly denied you.
Get a clue.
SHUT UP AND GO HOME.

A Rose By Any Other Name, Part 2

2007-10-18T19:19:00.000-07:00

Barack Obama recently said through the headlines that he favors universal health care in America. Hillary, likewise, favors her own version of the same.
You must understand; "universal" is the not-so-scary-warmer-and-fuzzier term for "socialism" in the vocabularies of folks like Obama and Hillary.
(Please see my blog post dated August 11, 2007.)

Quoting Obama, he said that Democrats, "need to cling to the core values that make them Democrats,
the belief in universal (socialized) health care,
the belief in universal (socialized) education,
and that we should be AGNOSTIC in terms of how to achieve those goals."
Let me review the term' agnostic' with you from the American Heritage dictionary:

ag·nos·tic (āg-nŏs'tĭk)
n.
1. One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
2. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.
—Synonyms 1. See atheist.

These neo-socialist preachings should once and for all fix in the minds of Americans everywhere what people like Obama and H. Clinton really are:
communists.

Friends, it is Marxism-101 that tells us the communists do not RECOGNIZE GOD.
The STATE is their God.
These people actually want YOU to elect leaders who will embrace the State above any God.

Just remember what it really means when the neo-socialists use the term "universal" to describe their plans for the future.

Sincerity in Liberalism?

2007-10-10T08:56:00.000-07:00

One has to question the sincerity, and therefore, the integrity of the Democrats (those Sociocrats, you know.)
The recent radio ads aimed aimed at Michele Bachmann regarding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (known as SCHIP) are a good example of how devious the liberal side is.
Bachmann voted against expansion of SCHIP, along with many other Representatives in the US House.
A liberal consortium of activist groups and unions are mounting a radio ad campaign to win her seat in Congress, based solely on her SCHIP vote.

While this in and of itself is the same as running right at the rookie linebacker making his first appearance in an NFL football game, the SCHIP ads are dangerously misleading to voters.

In order for Minnesota to rank at the level of the national SCHIP goal numbers, Minnesota would have to FALL in coverage level.

That's right.
You see, Minnesota already has a greater percentage of children with insurance than the SCHIP goal calls for. In fact, among the highest rates for insured kids in the entire nation.

The political value of Bacmann's seat in Congress is the goal here, not insured children.

The democrats are singling Michele Bachmann out for pure politics, NOT for our children's best interests.

Where Have the Teeth of American Ethics Gone?

2007-09-12T13:03:00.000-07:00

Forgive my limited years on this planet, but wasn't there once something called "treason" in America?
Wasn't it once forbidden, and therefore illegal, to act in a seditious manner to separate America?
Weren't these kinds of acts regarded as somewhat serious offenses?

Yet within our very own United States Congress, we have Representatives from the west and southwest that have announced publicly, as Hispanic-Americans, their intentions to retake lands (in their words) stolen from Mexico and secede from the Union.

We have a U.S. Senator ( or two..) who has actively worked for the U.S. Communist party to assist in the disruption and over-throw of America.

Why are these people not charged with any crime? Once elected to Congress, just how far do you have to go in order to be considered "breaking the law?"

A Failure-Based Plan

2007-09-12T12:21:00.000-07:00

The situation has worsened for the Sociocrats (Democrats) in American politics.
The signs of improvement in Iraq due to the Bush plan are evident, and the report from General Petraeus reflects positive results.
The words have barely left the Generals lips, and Sociocrats are denouncing it as "unworkable" and "irrelevant."
They have been adamant about an immediate withdrawal from the War On Terror up until this point.
Why?
Because theirs is a failure-based plan. The last thing they want is positive results in the U.S. War On Terror.
Their rhetoric has been, from the beginning, an attempt to deceive the American public that America was lied to by President Bush. That all Americans want us to unilaterally surrender in the War On Terror.

The very worst case scenario for liberals is for the U.S. to be successful in Iraq.

Think about it: the Majority party of the United States requires the U.S. to fail in Iraq in order to retain its grip as Majority party.
They do not want a successful America. Not in Iraq. Not in Afghanistan. Not in America. Not anywhere in the world. They have maintained they were "given a mandate" in the last election, and are exploiting this opportunity fully as a means to destroy America.
American success in Iraq bares the liberals publicly as the liars that they are, and their Communist agenda is exposed and becomes clear.
God Bless America. Pray for continued U.S. success.

Pendulum Effect of Diversity

2007-08-28T13:46:00.000-07:00

I am going to start this one out with an apology up front:

I AM SORRY IF ANYONE PERCEIVES THIS IN ANY WAY AS BEING DISCRIMINATORY.

But I will push on with the thought that, sometimes, a legitimate question just needs to be asked.

Why does it seem that when victim and oppressor trade places, it's OK to continue the relationship, but with roles reversed?

When is reverse discrimination any better or different than the discrimination it was supposed to replace?
In this case, I refer to the recent news coverage concerning the Congressional Black Caucus.
News came forward about Representative Stephen Cohen, D- Tennessee, being denied entry to the Congressional Black Caucus.
Representative Cohen is white.
Representative Cohen denied that he had been refused entry to the CBC, stating he had not applied for membership. He went on to say that he was sure he would be granted membership in the CBC if he so applied and requested.
OK. All very nice. Very politically correct. Everything is hunky-dory.
There's one nasty little wrinkle, though.
CBC leader Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D- Michigan, said Rep. Cohen would indeed be refused entry if he applied, because membership is limited exclusively to blacks.
I must be missing something.
Aren't exclusionary organizations, based solely upon race, being discriminatory? Isn't discrimination the issue that thousands fought to correct in the last 45 years in our new, open society?
How long will we let ourselves be fooled into allowing situations like this to continue?
Does Rep. Cheeks Kilpatrick want us to believe that CBC membership policy, in and of itself, promotes something legitimately useful?
di·ver·si·ty [di-vur-si-tee]
1. the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness.
2. variety; multiformity.
3. a point of difference.

u·ni·ty (yōō'nĭ-tē)
1. the state or quality of being one; singleness.
2. the state or quality of being in accord; harmony.
3. singleness or constancy of purpose or action; continuity.
How long will we be party to this nonsense where diversity alone is supposed to lead us to unity? The words are diametrically opposed by very definition.
To be of any value whatsoever, the primary function of diversity must be to truly recognize the benefits of our differences, and not to continue discrimination because of them.

Good News For All: Decrease In Poverty Rate

2007-08-28T12:25:00.000-07:00

Another blow was dealt to liberal deception today.
Recent Census Bureau analysis has shown a dramatic drop in the national poverty rate.
Since President Bush took office.
Three times the decrease claimed by Clinton back in 2000, which even Census officials called "statistically insignificant" at that time.

See link

http://home.peoplepc.com/psp/newsstory.asp?cat=topstories&id=20070828/46d39dc0_3421_1334520070828-399360720

Yes, leftists, distortion of the facts, funny math, and outright lies will not change the truth:
Fiscal responsibility, tax incentives, and more personal responsibility DO work for the betterment of the United States.
Great job, Mr. President.
And thanks!

"News" Not Always Reality

2007-08-28T08:23:00.000-07:00

There is little question as to the slant taken in the typical "mainstream" media.
It is decidedly leftist, with far too few exceptions.
OK, so this is no real news to anyone who understands personal freedom, personal responsibility, less government, and lower taxes and actually reads, watches TV or listens to the radio.
But even I am sometimes amazed and disgusted with the news concerning Iraq that we are fed as citizens. 99.9% of the time it is the most negative, discouraging, and bleak news we hear each day.
We keep hearing the comparison between Vietnam and Iraq.
I don't see it, personally, except maybe in one glaring instance: Daily BODY COUNTS from the press.
I read a news article today that was posted by the Associated Press.
Although it ran 19 paragraphs long, it was rather short. By that, I mean each "paragraph" was but perhaps a sentence or two.
However, 10 of these paragraphs referred to body counts, numbers of victims, ages of victims, genders of victims, numbers of which faction were killed, and so on.
More than 50% of the content told us nothing more than what the headline had already said, with the exception of telling and re-telling HOW MANY WERE KILLED.
I have a rudimentary understanding of journalism's role in society.
That role deals with disseminating facts and information.
But where has the balance gone? What happened to merely reporting events as they unfold?
Surely, there must be something happening in the U.S. War On Terror to give encouragement and hope.
Yes, we need to learn what is going badly.
But don't we also deserve to hear what is going well?
The truth should not end up in the Editor's waste basket because of political bias.

Voter Fraud

2007-08-17T06:55:00.000-07:00

What is it about voter identification that makes Sociocrats (liberals) tremble in their boots?
Why do the people of the United States of America have NO way of verifying that only real, live (as in living...) citizens are voting in our elections? More importantly, verifying that they only vote ONCE at only one polling place?
Organizations like Move On and Push command tremendous support from the Sociocrats. These organizations also refuse to cooperate with any attempts to correctly identify voters that they bring to the polls.
Yet when confronted with allegations of voter fraud, the liberals cry, "Racism!" They indignantly huff, "This is nothing more than a poll tax intended to keep the poor and minorities from voting."
Well then, why not have a FREE state ID card for every citizen who does not have a drivers license? Or at least an incredibly inexpensive card?
Surely, there cannot be that many Americans left who do not drive these days.
For little expense, we can help ensure that our polls are clean.
This issue, along with term limits and border security, should be in the upper tiers of reasons that voters contact their political leaders.

A Rose By Any Other Name

2007-08-11T17:41:00.000-07:00

"A rose by any other name," is a line of poetry familiar to so many of us.
But when does a rose no longer remain a rose?

I, for one, have long wondered. I am curious about modern Democrats.
WHEN are they going to just DO IT?
WHEN are they going to stop all the nonsense?
WHEN will they stop pretending to represent the working person?
WHEN will they simply admit WHAT they truly have become?
WHEN will they drop their misleading label, altogether, from the ballot choices?

My friends, I refer to the moniker "Democrats."

WHEN will they come out of the closet and BE TRUTHFUL about what THEY REALLY ARE:
SOCIALISTS? Communists?
Come on now: you cannot be in favor of income redistribution, open borders, taxes only for the "rich," expanded rights to more and more 'minority' groups, government control of all aspects of life, and other such lunacies WITHOUT being a Socialist.
IF America TRULY wants Socialism, by popular vote, then I personally think Americans are stupid.
But let me continue by saying; I do NOT think Americans are stupid.

Let's put Democratic feet to the fire.
Let's demand that they come out in public for what they really are; Socialists. Or Communists. Either way, it's an awakening for America.
That way, the ballot choices will be slimmed down come election time.
Maybe even the liberals in Florida will recognize which is which between candidates.
Hanging Chad aside.............

Obituary: Mr. Common Sense

2007-08-11T16:32:00.000-07:00

Obituary:
Mr. Common Sense

My parents introduced me to Mr. Common Sense early in life and told me I would do well to call upon him when making decisions. It seems he was around for my early years, but less and less as time passed by, until today I read his obituary.
PLEASE join me in a moment of silence in remembrance. For Common Sense had served us all so well for so many generations.
Obituary:Today we mourn the passing of a beloved friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for so many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm, life isn't always fair, and maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not children, are in charge.)
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place.
Reports of a six- year- old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Mr. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job they themselves failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer aspirin, sun tan lotion,or a band aid to a student, but could NOT inform parents when a student was pregnant and wanted an abortion.
Mr. C. Sense took another beating when the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses, criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense lost the will to to live when you could not defend yourself or your family from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue YOU for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live after a woman failed to realize that a cup of coffee was scalding hot. She spilled a little in her lap and was promptly awarded a HUGE settlement.
Mr. Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents,Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.
He is, however, survived by three stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim.
Not many souls attended his funeral because so few realized HE WAS GONE.
If you still remember him, pass this on.
If not, just join the majority and DO NOTHING.

-author unknown

Dangerous Ground For Long- Time Conservatives

2007-08-10T06:00:00.000-07:00

There are some extremely serious issues facing many long- time conservatives.
Of course there are still the historical differences between liberals and conservatives. But politics can no longer be treated with a "business as usual" attitude in Minnesota and the rest of America.
Liberals have become more mean- spirited. More vicious in their attacks. Nothing is off limits to them, it seems, in order to take control.
Consider politics of years gone by. For example, the Presidential election of 1964.
Johnson versus Goldwater.
Yes, yes, Johnson won huge. We know this.
But this race is widely regarded as among the first elections decided primarily by ideology.
Goldwater and Johnson had different ideological approaches to doing what they felt was best for America. Each man thought their approach the correct one.
In the past, I believe, ideology defined the path you took to the same location.
But one thing held true: both truly wanted, in their own way, what was best for America.
Not so today.
Today we still have differing ideological approaches, but with a sinister twist.
One side, the conservatives, still wish to do what is best for America. They wish to preserve the values that made this country and have kept it what it is; the envy of the entire world.
The liberal side, however, not only does NOT wish to preserve American values, it wishes to transform America into something other than America. Something none of us even recognize.
A Socialist State.
Am I exaggerating? How about the redistribution of wealth? (Let's tax the rich to cover the bottom half.) How about government control of everything? (Public welfare, medical coverage, our children's education, property rights.) How about watering down our traditions? (Diversity, failure to control borders, expansion of "minority" status, attacks on the stock market as a tool only for the "rich.")
This is Marxism 101, ladies and gentlemen.
Yet today I continue to see conservatives seemingly unaware of this.
Conservatives are still polite, largely, with a desire to play fair. Play by the rules. Avoid the cheap shot.
Why, just yesterday, I heard Bill O'Reilly take a call from a listener who stated he felt Hillary Clinton was the biggest liar in politics. Mr. O'Reilly responded, "Well, she has an issue with honesty. But she probably has lied only a little bit more than any average politician."
This may be a true enough statement, but Bill was awfully gracious to a person who has been caught in a dizzying array of lies and untruths, all the while attacking others, notably George Bush, as liars.
Fellow conservatives, please continue to be polite. Do not stoop to the levels of liberal politics.
But please do not become so casual with American politics to think that liberals will also play fair and/or act honorably.
Keep your chin up, yes. But keep your guard up as well.
The liberals wishing to change America are aware of what is at stake.
Let's us keep aware of the same.

How Should Minnesota Transportation Money Be Used?

2007-08-10T05:46:00.000-07:00

It should be divided among our current infrastructure needs: roads, bridges, tunnels, etc.
How it is divided was seen to last session by the DFL (yes, the same DFL that is decrying Pawlenty's 2007 gas tax bill veto as the reason for the 35 bridge collapse!)
Last year, as you recall, the DFL pushed through a BOGUS amendment to the State Constitution in the now-infamous "Vote Yes" campaign.
In this campaign, voters were HOOD- WINKED into voting, by way of suspicious verbiage, for a split of transportation money where "at least" 60% of the infrastructure (hint, hint: roads and bridges...) money was to go to alternative transportation.

Yup. Light Rail. The Trains To No Where.

Now, those same Socialists-in- poor-disguises are calling for MORE taxes to go for "bridges," etc. all the while wringing their hands that we have "ignored" our roads and bridges.
What nerve! What gall! What a diabolical plan to derail the democracy in this State once and for all!
HOLD FAST, GOVERNOR PAWLENTY! DON'T GET HOOD-WINKED INTO A SPECIAL SESSION WITH AN EXPANDED AGENDA!
And for God's sake, Governor (and public at large), don't forget WHO orchestrated the financial division of transportation money last year!

There is far more at stake than mere money.