Where Were We?

Many on the left and in the mainstream media are asking, “Where were all those protesters when President Bush was running up his deficits?”

Where were we?

We were writing our government representatives in the House and Senate asking them to stop the madness…AND being ignored.

We were calling our government representatives in the House and Senate asking them to stop the madness…AND being ignored.

We were e-mailing our government representatives in the House and Senate asking them to stop the madness…AND being ignored.

We were sending petitions to our government representatives in the House and Senate asking them to stop the madness…AND being ignored.

WELL…WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE IGNORED ANYMORE!!!

While President Bush’s spending was out of control and he ran up a $1.8 trillion deficit…most of that coming in the last year of his administration, due largely to the stimulus checks mailed out to tax payers last May and the $787 billion bailout package passed in October...we were fuming. The pot was beginning to boil.

But, now we feel the stakes are too high to just write, call, e-mail and petition our government representatives in the House and Senate, we see the need to take action on a much louder scale which cannot be ignored. Enough is enough. We want the madness to stop. We want the government, who works for us, to listen to us and stop ignoring us. WE WILL BE HEARD...one way or the other!!!

F.Y.I.

Contrary to the popular propaganda spewing from the left and the mainstream media, the “Tea Parties” held on April 15th were not sponsored or promoted by the FOX News channel. They were not sponsored or promoted by right wing extremist groups. They were not sponsored or promoted by the Republican Party. They were not sponsored or promoted by any right wing talk show host or Republican politician. They WERE sponsored and promoted by concerned conservatives from all political persuasions and walks of life who were exercising their Constitutional rights to peaceably assemble, to peaceably disagree with their government and to speak freely about those disagreements.

For those on the left, including Democrat and Republican politicians and news organizations like CNN and NBC, to marginalize and discredit the millions of American citizens who participated in the 800 plus rallies around the country is…using the same word one Democrat leader used to refer to the rallies...despicable.

At one rally, held in Atlanta, a CNN reporter…and I use that term loosely…walked up to a man holding a small child and asked him to explain why he was at the rally. As he was trying to explaining his reasons, she rudely cut him off by saying, “Don’t you realize you’re eligible for a $400 tax cut?”

She was visibly appalled that this poor, misinformed pauper was not kneeling down and praising Obama for his generous $13 per week…which, by the way, will be decreased to $8 per week in January, 2010…tax cut. After all, didn’t Obama promise a tax cut to 95% of working Americans? He kept his promise…didn’t he?

Are the left that shallow and ignorant to believe that the American people are just going to sacrifice their Constitutional rights for a mere $13 per week or for any other sum? Some are, but WE ARE NOT FOR SALE!!!

Are the left that shallow and ignorant to believe that the American people are just going to sit by and watch their Constitution shredded and their rights taken away? Some are, but WE WILL NOT…WE CAN NOT BE SILENT ANYMORE!!!

The conservative movement is being revived from the ground up and it is gathering steam. Conservatives from all political parties have finally realized they are not alone…there are others who feel the same way they do. Conservatives have finally found their voice and their cause…WE WILL PROTECT THIS COUNTRY…WE WILL PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION…WE WILL PEACEABLY RISE UP TOGETHER…WE WILL MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD!!!

If those on the left continue to ignore us they are going to get a BIG surprise. WE’RE MAD AS HELL AND WE’RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!

The World Still Looks to America for Leadership

No matter what the Obama Administration, the liberals on both sides of the aisle, the mainstream media, or the rest of the world says; the world still looks to America for leadership.

Case in point:

Somali pirates have been terrorizing the high seas for months, yet no one has done anything about the problem. The world’s leaders have acted spineless and helpless…UNTIL an American ship was hijacked.

First, the brave captain offered himself up as the sacrificial lamb to protect his crew and the precious cargo they were carrying to the needy in Africa. The ship was allowed to continue on its course, while the captain was detained in a raft by four young Somali pirates.

Second, a ransom was requested in exchange for the life of the captain. Don’t they know America has never negotiated with terrorists or kidnappers?

Third, after five days adrift at sea, the captors agreed to have their drifting raft towed behind an American navy vessel.

Finally, on Easter Sunday, one of the captors put his gun to the head of the American ship captain. That was a fatal mistake for him and two of his comrades. In an effort to protect the captain, Navy seal sharp shooters took out three of the pirates simultaneously, killing them instantly. The captain was rescued and the remaining pirate was taken into custody.

Now, let’s fast forward to today. After two days of heightened hijacking activity, including the attempted capture of another American ship in retaliation for America’s actions in protecting its citizen, France FINALLY showed some guts by confronting one of the Somali pirates’ mother ships. They fired on it and took eleven pirates into custody. YAY!!!! It’s about time. Like always, until the Americans lead the way, no one makes a move.

I never thought these words would cross my mind, but they have…so…here goes…THANK YOU President Obama for standing strong against the Somali pirates and showing the rest of the world that America is still strong.

I am a woman of my word. When Obama won the presidency I promised that I would praise him when I thought he was right and oppose him when I thought he was wrong. FINALLY, he has done something that I can praise him for…and it didn’t hurt a bit.

A Time for Choosing

Some critics of the conservative movement, who say WE are trying to redefine ourselves, have a very limited understanding of who WE really are. WE are not the Republicans who hold political office in Washington D.C. THEY may be trying to redefine themselves, but WE are not.

THEY may have walked away from conservatism in an effort to make themselves more appealing to moderates, independents, democrats, minorities, etc., but WE have not.

THEY may have walked away from their conservative values, but WE have not.

THEY may be lost, but WE are not.

Our political leaders have abandoned US, their conservative constituents, and THEY no longer represent US or our beliefs.

WE are the true standard bearers of conservatism, THEY are not.

Ronald Reagan was truly the last, great conservative leader. He understood what it meant to be a conservative. He understood what was necessary to make this country great and WE, the citizens of the conservative movement, await the day when another true conservative leader will emerge to take the lead and represent us on the national stage...may that be Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, or another.

With that in mind, here is a video of a speech given by Ronald Reagan in 1964...yes...I said 1964. Although this video is almost forty-five years old, the message still holds true today. The liberals of 1964 are no different than the liberals of 2009...except that they have a lot more power and the ability to enact their agenda without any hindrance...and the conservatives of 1964 are no different than the conservatives of 2009...except that WE have very few representatives in Washington D.C. Pay close attention and you will understand that nothing has really changed over the past forty-four plus years.