AMERICAN CONSERVATISM IN 2008 AND BEYOND

I want to deprive you and your fellow thieving c0veters of your deprivations of other people's rights and your violations of the rule of law. I expect it will ultimately require a vigilante committee to achieve that.

The post from Okie before Ican's was: "Is criticizing a Democrat now illegal?"

Where is the photo of the little girl smirking with the burning house with the Obama sign in the yard in the background?

... three ******* nut cases ...

The year was 1776, the winter was cold, dreary and wet. General George Washington had recently escaped annihilation at the hands of the British and had retreated from the Battle of Long Island. He had moved what was left of his tattered and discouraged army to Valley Forge Pennsylvania to hunker down for the winter. He was short of gunpowder, bullets and food. 30% of what was left of his army was without boots or uniforms. In fact they had wrapped their feet in burlap and were leaving bloody footprints in the cold snow. Of his original army of 30,000 only 2,400 diehard loyal stalwarts remained. The rest had deserted, believing the war was lost....Supplies were not getting through due to the terrible conditions of the roads and the failure of his Quartermaster Corps. France's support was wavering and to top it off, there was a movement in Congress to replace General George Washington as Commander in Chief......In fact, General Washington had written to relatives that he feared his army would dissolve to nothing and the war would be LOST.....So in this the darkest hour of the Revolution, when failure seemed imminent, when all hope had evaporated what does General Washington do???

He plans an attack. Yes, he plans an attack on an armed garrison of seasoned Hessian Mercenaries in Trenton New Jersey some 20 miles away. To reach the planned battle zone it would be necessary for what was left of his army to cross the ice choked Delaware River, march 19 miles in a freezing cold blizzard, deploy unseen, and attack the Hessians from three quarters. On the evening of December 26, 1776 General George Washington did just that. He attacked. When it was over, he had captured 1,800 Hessians along with all their supplies and war materials. His troops now had all the food and warm clothes and tents and guns and powder and uniforms that they could want.....and he did this with a minimum of casualties. The next day, when the news got out, 15,000 more volunteers showed up. When the news finally reached the French Court, the French King threw France solidly behind the Revolutionists.

So on the darkest day of our struggle, General Washington turned the tables on the British and snatched Victory from the Jaws of Defeat. His password that night was "VICTORY OR DEATH". The General went on to soundly defeat the British several years later at York......The moral of the story "It ain't over until the fat lady sings" and she has not sung yet......

So my fellow patriots, take heart, learn from our history....you are only defeated when you agree to be defeated, and we have not yet begun to fight.....

If they beat us in the Senate, we will fight them in conference. If they beat us in conference, we will fight them in the House. If they beat us in the House over Healthcare, we will fight them over Cap and Trade. We will fight them over Immigration and Amnesty. We will fight them over the gigantic deficit. We will fight them over the staggering debt. And we will fight them in 2010, and in 2012. We will fight them in the House. We will fight them for Senate seats in Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, and Arkansas. We will fight them in Colorado and North Dakota and California and Washington State. We will fight them in Illinois and in New Jersey. We will never, never, never, never give up!

Barack Obama is demonstrating just how [evil he is and/or how] little he understands basic economics. He [appears to believe] growing the government at a rapid rate is what causes prosperity, declaring America must “spend our way out of this recession.” He also in recent weeks scolded “fat cat bankers,” telling them they need to loan more money out in order to get our economy going again. Obama’s [evil and/or] economic illiteracy is plunging our country into economic ruin.

From bailouts, to company takeovers, healthcare reform and stimulus bills: if it involves greater taxpayer involvement Obama supports it.

When Obama reported that the Treasury had received back $200 billion in TARP funds, he declared that he planned to spend that money on a second stimulus while paying down the debt. This is patently untrue. America will not be paying down any debt. The Senate is moving to raise the debt ceiling by over $1.8 Trillion. Actually, we will be borrowing a record sum, as Obama mortgages our future to “spend us out of this recession.”

The problem with his policy is that it doesn’t work [for the good of America]. Government spending has never created prosperity. Every dollar the government spends must be taken from someone else. Government engages in wealth transfer not wealth creation. Borrowing money and running sizable deficits is transferring wealth from the future generation, which faces paying off Obama’s credit card. The bill must be paid someday. Obama is robbing future generations in order to support his binge spending.

Obama’s first Stimulus was nothing more than a slush fund of money, used by Democrats to support their liberal pet projects. $6 Million worth of stimulus money lined the pockets of Democratic pollster Mark Penn who used it to create three jobs. $18 Million from the stimulus went to fund Obama’s recovery website, which reported on jobs saved and stimulus money spent in Congressional districts that do not exist. With that kind of success rate it should surprise no one that Obama’s approval rating has plummeted to 45%. American voters understand government spending is not the recipe for recovery.

Recently, Obama met with leading bankers, individuals he referred to as “fat cats.” In his meeting Obama pushed these banks to lend more and loosen up their capital requirements on loans. Nobody is arguing that these banks need or deserve the outrageous bonuses they have been pocketing after Obama bailed them out with the taxpayers’ dime, but the idea that they need to lend more is nearly ludicrous.

The reason the housing market collapsed in the first place was because Congress pushed Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to loan nearly half of their assets to families with incomes below the national median. Coupled with the Community Reinvestment Act, which forced banks to make imprudent loans, overzealous lending created an artificial housing bubble that collapsed. After the CRA was expanded in 1995, bank loans going to low- and moderate-income families increased by 80%. These were the same banks that were later attacked for being predatory for taking undue risks. They were making poor loans, but it was at the behest of a federal government that was trying to artificially increase home ownership amongst people not equipped for the responsibilities of home ownership.

Fast forward back to today, Obama is now encouraging banks to make more loans, asking banks to take more risk. This is the same Obama who has criticized banks for making risky loans in the past. By creating business climate uncertainty Obama is not helping our country to stabilize. Obama’s conflicting messages are confusing. Which “Obama” are banks suppose to listen to; the one who demonizes risky behavior, or the one who demonizes banks for sitting on their assets?

Obama’s meeting with bank leaders was simply political theatre as was his recent “jobs” summit. Jobs aren’t created by bureaucrats sitting around talking. They are created when people are free to innovate and create without undue fear of erratic government behavior. If the government would cut back on its’ wild spending, cut taxes and promote a stable regulatory environment, the private sector would start creating new jobs.

Harry Reid has slipped unconstitutional language into his healthcare bill that would bar future lawmakers from making changes to the legislation.

The terrible and nasty things Obama and his Democrat party have done, are doing
and have planned will only instill a great hope within the Conservative movement.

The Obamanation will not last long and it will be up to the American Conservative
to pick up the pieces, repair the damage and move forward. Real change is coming.

No need to scream, Ican.
I thought EMPHASIS was necessary to get your attention.

My question is this: are there any races in the House where you expect to see a primary pitting an incumbent moderate Repub against a conservative Repub? Yes!

Isn't that a big part of the test of the American Conservatism movement as it relates to the Republican party?
Yes!

You seem to believe that the Conservatives will sweep aside the moderate wing of your party, the moderate wing of the Democrat party and the Independents in order to defeat the Liberal Democrat "coveters" in 2010.
Yes, I think that!

Realistically, don't the Conservatives have to take control of the Republican party apparatus first?
Yes! And, the Tea Party and its allies are currently in the process of doing that (e.g., Nevada). I expect many in those moderate wings will switch to conserving our constitutional republic (COCR). Many Independents have already switched to COCR. I expect a great many more will do so.

My question is this: are there any races in the House where you expect to see a primary pitting an incumbent moderate Repub against a conservative Repub? Yes!

Why Has Parker Griffin changed to the Republican Party? His party is currently in the Majority in Congress along with a radical leftist Democrat in the White House. Perhaps those who consider themselves Democrats/Progressives/Liberals would indulge us with an answer.