Category: Opinion & Thought

Hat Tip to my cousin for this, I had heard the time frame compared but not the extent of the work.

“During the 3-1/2 years of World War 2 that started with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and ended with the Surrender of Germany and Japan in 1945, the U.S. produced; 22 aircraft carriers, 8 battleships, 48 cruisers, 349 destroyers, 420 destroyer escorts, 203 submarines, 34 million tons of merchant ships, 100,000 fighter aircraft, 98,000 bombers, 24,000 transport aircraft, 58,000 training aircraft, 93,000 tanks, 257,000 artillery pieces, 105,000 mortars, 3,000,000 machine guns, and 2,500,000 military trucks.

We put 16.1 million men in uniform in the various armed services, invaded Africa, invaded Sicily and Italy, won the battle for the Atlantic, planned and executed D-Day, marched across the Pacific and Europe, developed the atomic bomb and ultimately conquered Japan and Germany.

It’s worth noting, that during almost that same exact amount of time, the Obama administration couldn’t build a functioning web site.“

“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the law of God and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.” John Adams

This premise was put forth to me today and I found it immensely thought provoking.  Why not think of your income as property?  What makes you more upset; when someone takes money your never tangibly see or takes a room of your home and gives it to someone else.

When politicians in Washington take your property weather it’s money or tangible goods and gives it to someone else that’s wrong!   I have no problem doing my fair share to fund the legitimate needs of this county.  But don’t take my hard earned income and give it to someone else for an Earned Income Tax Credit, 99 weeks of unemployment, or any other kind of government handout to able bodied people.  Your property (hard earned money) is taken from you constantly to fund items that you have no control over while elected officials are never held accountable and they certainly never have to do with less.

Please do your part to let your elected officials know they will be held accountable no matter what party affiliation they claim.

The unique liberties that our country offers are being taken away piece by piece.  This has to be stopped now!  Say no farther!

We are Americans blessed by God to have born in the most exceptional country he has ever blessed this earth with and I believe it’s worth fighting for!

The coming days ahead will be a turning point for this country.  Keep it as the founders intended or go further down the path of a socialist pseudo democracy.

The choice is yours.

The quotations below are from the WSJ Opinion Piece by Brian Bolduc.

Senator Byrd thank you for your service to this state.  Even though I disagreed with almost everyone of your political stances I have to believe that your heart was in the right place when it came to WV.  However the billions of dollars in Federal Money that you sent to this state only allowed it to sink deeper into poverty while allowing some mistakenly to believe that progress was being made.

The state now has to maintain a sea of asphalt and concrete that our tax base will never in the near future be able to support.  We now have to maintain large buildings and facilities that we never should have been able to build.  WV has been the beneficiary or victim depending upon your view of wealth redistribution.  You funneled money from other states to your own and allowed every single item to bear your name.  Yet all this money did nothing.

When Byrd became senator in 1959, West Virginia ranked No. 39 in median family income, and No. 42 in per capita income. Today, it’s No. 48 in both categories.

Your continuous flow of money allowed WV the luxury of not having to make the hard choices that needed to be made.  It allowed the budget to be balanced every year and hard choices to be continually put off.  Almost every single bit of “advancement” that came as a result of your work was just more federal money being brought into the state.  We have jails, the FBI center, large hospitals, but very little of the enormous amount of money that you robbed from other states created private investment.  For decades WV has needed to make changes to its tax structure and business climate that would spur private sector growth.  But we never did; the state just allowed Big Daddy to continue to write checks for money that was not his.

51.3% of the state’s economy relies on spending by the local, state and federal government—the highest level of any state. “We’ve created this culture of dependency,” warns Mr. Sobel, “Our human capital is not good at competing in the marketplace; it’s good at securing federal grants.”

I am both happy and sad at the days that are to come for my beloved state of WV.  I am happy that maybe finally the elected officials will be made to force changes that will hopefully allow the state to grow.  I am sad that it has to be done in such a compressed time frame.  With only about 20 to 30 years of coal excise taxes left we have less than a generation to make changes that could have started in the 60’s and 70’s.  WV’s workforce is strong and dedicated but they lack the opportunity to work and fulfill their potential. Until the business climate in WV is improved its economic status will continue to deteriorate.

 

An economy that grows because of government spending and not private sector investment is nothing more than redistribution of wealth.  The faucet has now been turned off its time for WV to make the hard choices.                  Jake Stapleton 07-10-10

Today is Memorial Day here in the United States.  Often the true meaning of this holiday is overlooked and treated as nothing more than a three day weekend.  Memorial Day is a day that we should take time to honor those men and women who died to bring us the freedom that we enjoy today.  Here is just one example

Samuel B. Roberts 

Continue reading “One Name of Valor That Spans Generations”

While eating lunch on Sunday Jess (my wife) and I were talking about the “Health Care” vote and how abortion was becoming one of the defining issues.  I indicated to her that Congressmen Stupak was holding out a block of votes to get anti-abortion language in the bill.  As it turned out today Stupak did sell his soul tonight for an executive order (nothing in the bill) that has no effect on the law that he would enabled to pass.  All the piece of paper accomplished was to give him and several weak politicians a little bit of cover that will not hide them from the retribution of their voters in the fall.  (But I digress) As the conversation progressed Jess said that she never thought she would hear me being against abortion.  This is an issue that we have never agreed on prior to me coming to Christ.  Then it occurred to me that if you look at politics with a pure political prism or if politics is your religion then your views are remarkably different.  Now that I look at politics as a Christian I now have a different take on several issues.

For instance as a conservative I find what happened with the Health Care vote despicable.  As a Christian I have peace in my heart that if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior that’s all that matters.  There is not one other thing on this Earth that is as important as accepting Christ.

As a conservative I am outraged by the fact that in violation of the US Constitution a law was just passed that requires me to buy something.  As a Christian I have peace in my heart that if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior that’s all that matters.  There is not one other thing on this Earth that is as important as accepting Christ.

As a conservative I am outraged that our representatives voted yes in direct contradiction of at least 55% or their constituents (more than the 51 needed for reconciliation).  As a Christian I have peace in my heart that if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior that’s all that matters.  There is not one other thing on this Earth that is as important as accepting Christ.

As a conservative I am disappointed that so many people in this country are not engaged in the political process.  As a Christian I have peace in my heart that if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior that’s all that matters.  There is not one other thing on this Earth that is as important as accepting Christ.

As a conservative I am outraged by the fact that if not repealed my insurance company will be driven out of business.  (How are they supposed to compete with someone who does not have to make a profit and can print money?)  As a Christian I have peace in my heart that if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior that’s all that matters.  There is not one other thing on this Earth that is as important as accepting Christ.

As a conservative I am outraged by the fact that 219 representatives voted to spend $1,500,000,000,000 dollars of taxpayer money without reading the bill.  As a Christian I have peace in my heart that if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior that’s all that matters.  There is not one other thing on this Earth that is as important as accepting Christ.

I think you get my drift.

My politics have always been conservative and a large defining part of my life and identity.  At every point in my life up till now I would have described myself as an American first and foremost above all other things.  But all that has been pushed aside by becoming a Christian.  It is a huge change that has occurred and one that really just occurred to me today.  I will always be passionate about my politics, but now I just see that larger picture.

So tonight even though things did not go my way politically I will still say a prayer and have peace when I sleep.  For I know that all things on Earth happen in accordance with God’s plan even though it may not be my plan.

Father God

Please forgive me where I have failed and trespassed against you this day.  Thank you for allowing me to be born in the most amazing, free, and blessed country on your Earth.  As a Christian first I want your will to be done in all things.  Please give me the discernment to know when to fight, to know when to pray, and the continued opportunity to share you with the world.

It is in your son’s precious name I pray Amen.