We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Famous words from The Declaration of Independence, but how much weight do they really carry today?
The attack on these rights begins at conception. While created equal, many men's lives are snuffed out while still in the womb. Equal opportunity doesn't exist for the millions of aborted babies each year. They are all equal in value, and inherent worth as humans, but many never have the chance to recognize the potential that beats inside their tiny chests. Twenty-two percent of all pregnancies in America are aborted! If a child is fortunate enough to actually be born in America, they will find from their first breath on, that environment and personal decisions will be the main factors in how equal we actually are.
The rallying call of late seems to be equality. Folks are marching in the streets under the banner of equality. The disturbing facet of the chant is that most are chanting for equal results, and not equal opportunity. The only way to guarantee equal results is to take away from the high end of the spectrum and redistribute to the low end of the spectrum, leaving the result as a wash somewhere in the middle. So the equal results equation necessitates subtraction. Subtraction. Taking away from. There is a curious condition in the human makeup, that we don't like things being taken away from us. From a two year old's toys to a Union Member's Collective Bargaining Right's, we don't respond well to subtraction. In the economic sense it will punish those at the successful end of the spectrum, taking away from their motivation. Giving freebies to those at the low end of the spectrum does them no favors either. It steals their sense of accomplishment, the thrill of the hunt, and the satisfaction of success, that is so necessary in finding fulfillment.
Equal Opportunity or Equal Results?
The rights addressed in the Declaration of Independence are of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Liberals of today have attacked the right to life, with abortion, and they have misunderstood the pursuit of happiness. It is the PURSUIT of happiness. Your government does not have to guarantee your happiness. The right of Liberty, should open the door for you to pursue your own happiness.
Equal Opportunity?
If the left truly believed in equal opportunity, then they would support school choice programs. There are millions of kids held hostage by teacher's unions in terrible schools. They have no opportunity. They are hardly equal. Give them opportunity, give them choice. This really isn't complicated, freedom of choice when it comes to schools, right to life when it comes to babies. It's all about equality.
All Men Created Equal?
Not hardly. There are men that work much harder than I do. There are men that invested more time and energy into an education than I did. There are men that are much brighter than me, and have business savvy that I'll never possess. There are men that received fortunate breaks, that didn't fall my way. Are we all equal? Not by a long shot. Should I have a claim on the wealth that their lives have afforded them? Not at all. We are not guaranteed equal results. Parity in possessions is not a fundamental right under The Constitution or The Bill of Rights. I prefer a Government that guarantees me an opportunity, but doesn't take it away from me if I manage to succeed. If our government just gives us a chance, the ingenuity, hard work, and perseverance of the American people will shine out to the rest of the world. Just give us opportunity, not equality.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Market Updates
An upbeat mood drove Wall Street today as investors celebrated the fact that someone has FINALLY stood up to the union thugs. With Democrat Senators AWOL for the fifth day in a row, the state of Wisconsin is on the fast track to balance their budget. Speculation that WI Republicans may pass a bill that would fund the stay of Democrats at out-of-state resorts indefinitely, drove all three major indexes higher today.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Just a Few Questions For Libs.
Why is it that Liberals Despise Christianity, but stumble all over themselves trying to prove that Obama is one?
Why is it that Liberals love, and refuse to speak ill of Muslims, but knock down any insinuation that Obama might be one?
How is it that Liberals are so infatuated with the idea of being "Citizens of the World", and not "Americans", but they blather and blather trying to prove that Obama was born in America? They bristle at the idea of Obama being born in Kenya. Do they have something against Kenya?
Why is it that Liberals love, and refuse to speak ill of Muslims, but knock down any insinuation that Obama might be one?
How is it that Liberals are so infatuated with the idea of being "Citizens of the World", and not "Americans", but they blather and blather trying to prove that Obama was born in America? They bristle at the idea of Obama being born in Kenya. Do they have something against Kenya?
Friday, February 18, 2011
Market Updates
The Dow closed up today on news that all of Wisconsin's Democrat Senators were still out of town.
The S&P and Nasdaq both closed lower on news that 185 Congressmen were still supporting the murder of Babies.
However, news that 240 Members of Congress had Passed the Bill defunding Planned Parenthood pushed Gold up 0.25%.
The S&P and Nasdaq both closed lower on news that 185 Congressmen were still supporting the murder of Babies.
However, news that 240 Members of Congress had Passed the Bill defunding Planned Parenthood pushed Gold up 0.25%.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wisconsin or Egypt?
By now everyone has seen the reports. An angry mob crowding into the government center. Demanding a change! The rage, and outrage has spilled into the streets. No I'm not talking Egypt, that was last week. This week it is Madison, Wisconsin. Yes a violent uprising in the Midwest. I personally think that after a long winter, those folks have just gone stir crazy!
Fortunately we still live in a Democracy(Technically a Constitutional Republic). I know that our president called the riots in Egypt democracy, but we don't work that way in America! The VOTES in November speak a WHOLE lot louder than the protests in February! There might be 10 or 20 thousand people, bussed in, now marching in the streets, but 1.2 MILLION voters chose Governor Scott Walker to get the state out of financial ruin, at the ballot box!
How Did Wisconsin End Up Here?
In 1959 The Wisconsin Education Association gained the right to Collective Bargaining. This was the first such law in the United States.
Taken from the Wisconsin Education Association Council's website...
What followed was an unholy alliance of big union money, confiscated from members, given to Democrat politicians who pushed through sweetheart deals for the union, all paid for on the backs of the hardworking taxpayer's backs. Isn't it ironic that the first powerful union is now shutting down the democratic process in the state it holds hostage?
I wonder in President Obama is going to stand and declare that what we are seeing in Madison is democracy in action?
In 1959 The Wisconsin Education Association gained the right to Collective Bargaining. This was the first such law in the United States.
Taken from the Wisconsin Education Association Council's website...
Early activists and organizers turned WEA into the Wisconsin Education Association Council...[which] would represent teachers in contract negotiations and could legally collect and contribute money to political candidates. |
What followed was an unholy alliance of big union money, confiscated from members, given to Democrat politicians who pushed through sweetheart deals for the union, all paid for on the backs of the hardworking taxpayer's backs. Isn't it ironic that the first powerful union is now shutting down the democratic process in the state it holds hostage?
I wonder in President Obama is going to stand and declare that what we are seeing in Madison is democracy in action?
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Liberal Civility
As we all know the call of the hour is for civility. Actually that has been the clarion call of the left for decades now.(When it suits their purpose.) The left has attempted to remove all aggressiveness, displays of masculinity, competition, etc, from the public realm. The only acceptable display of masculinity is when it comes from a woman. They seem to like frilly boys, and tough girls.
"No Bullying!" has been the mantra from our schools, and it has now spilled over into the social networks as well. No dodgeball in school, it's too violent. There are no losers allowed anymore, everyone who participates gets a ribbon. This is their social and civil philosophy as well. If you participate in breathing, you get a prize. A PRIZE? Well what do they win? Show 'em Jenna. For simply breathing here in the United States of America, you get a Free Education, Free Housing, Free Healthcare, Free Cellphones, Free Electricity, Free Heating, Free Food, Free Childcare, Free Transportation, and a Nanny that will watch what you eat for you!! If you should be so foolish as to work a job however, some of these winnings will be unavailable to you.
Back to civility... I was astonished at how the left reacted in blaming Sarah Palin for the tragic shootings in Tuscon, Az. Military terms have been used in politics since the beginning of politics. The word campaign itself is a military term. But the left instantly tried to neuter, and remove all passion from the other side of the debate. Political Correctness became the preferred method of Censorship. No longer are we allowed to talk of "Defeating" or "Targeting" the opposition. For that matter, I don't even know if we are allowed to have "opposition" any more.
Sensitivity is the objective. We don't want to offend anybody. This is why we don't "target" young men of Middle Eastern descent at our airports. We are careful not to offend. Now we do strip searches, and nude body scans on every one except the young Middle Eastern men, because we still don't want to offend them.
It's Amazing what you can find on Facebook! Hypocrisy is so quickly exposed. Just surf around on a few of your liberal friends' photo pages... Hmmmmmm. It's curious. What ever happened to Civility?
Here's one man's idea of civility directed at Sarah Palin.
ISLAM
"No Bullying!" has been the mantra from our schools, and it has now spilled over into the social networks as well. No dodgeball in school, it's too violent. There are no losers allowed anymore, everyone who participates gets a ribbon. This is their social and civil philosophy as well. If you participate in breathing, you get a prize. A PRIZE? Well what do they win? Show 'em Jenna. For simply breathing here in the United States of America, you get a Free Education, Free Housing, Free Healthcare, Free Cellphones, Free Electricity, Free Heating, Free Food, Free Childcare, Free Transportation, and a Nanny that will watch what you eat for you!! If you should be so foolish as to work a job however, some of these winnings will be unavailable to you.
Back to civility... I was astonished at how the left reacted in blaming Sarah Palin for the tragic shootings in Tuscon, Az. Military terms have been used in politics since the beginning of politics. The word campaign itself is a military term. But the left instantly tried to neuter, and remove all passion from the other side of the debate. Political Correctness became the preferred method of Censorship. No longer are we allowed to talk of "Defeating" or "Targeting" the opposition. For that matter, I don't even know if we are allowed to have "opposition" any more.
Sensitivity is the objective. We don't want to offend anybody. This is why we don't "target" young men of Middle Eastern descent at our airports. We are careful not to offend. Now we do strip searches, and nude body scans on every one except the young Middle Eastern men, because we still don't want to offend them.
It's Amazing what you can find on Facebook! Hypocrisy is so quickly exposed. Just surf around on a few of your liberal friends' photo pages... Hmmmmmm. It's curious. What ever happened to Civility?
Here's one man's idea of civility directed at Sarah Palin.
I won't bother posting comments, because this is a family show. It's very confusing looking at the photo-shopped pictures on the lib's pages, concerning Sarah Palin. She is either a porn star, America's greatest threat, or the Devil, the opinions are pretty evenly split. It is quite interesting that they can't quit talking about her though. Anyways, Cross+hairs on a map, or this?.... Civility?...Hypocrisy?
ISLAM
Do you remember a few years ago, when that newspaper ran a cartoon of Mohammad with a bomb in his turban? Remember the embassies that burned? The death threats? That will teach them for insinuating that Islam is violent! Remember Mohammed is simply a prophet, he is not the God of Islam. A mere man. And yet people died for daring to insult his memory. The liberals stood in unison with the Radical Muslims,(and Yes, I know that there are millions of peace loving Muslims in the world.) that all the world should respect their beliefs. "Where is the sensitivity?" they asked.
CHRISTIANITY
Back to Hypocrisy... When someone places a crucifix in a bowl of urine, the left was quick to label it as "Art".
They defend tax-payer dollars going to support the "Art" display of Jesus engaging in homosexual activities.
A wee bit of a double standard perhaps????
Back to Facebook... I was very disappointed to run into this post last evening.
Now is this offensive? Remember Jesus was not just a prophet of the Cristian religion, He is the God of the Christian religion, in the flesh. Most Christians would find this extremely offensive whether it depicted Ronald Reagan or Barak Obama. This is not a political statement. It is an offensive one. What was even more disturbing were the comments that followed. After I stated my disapproval, this guy proceeded to try to justify his hatred of Christianity by citing the crusades, and the Salem Witch Trials. I implored the man(term used liberally) to please stay relevant and possibly even in the current century. What does the actions of an evil group of people have to do with today. It doesn't matter what flag of religion they carried their oppressions out under, they simply were not Christian in their act or conduct. Hateful man goes on to name Jim Jones and David Koresh as his reasons for being offensive to all Christians. WHAT? Two psychos, that were soundly renounced by mainstream Christianity. After begging the man to not use someone else's hate to fuel his own, to be bigger than bigotry, he deleted all my posts, but not his offensive photo.
An edited taste (for decency's sake) of some of the comments.
And How about another one?
I guess respect and decency toward others is a thing of the past.
What do you think? Offensive discriminatory behavior toward Christians, or is it just all in good fun. Tasteful art. Please leave your opinion below. Thanks for reading.
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