It’s time to SHAKE THINGS UP. It’s time for fiscal conservatism!

June 8th is the date of the California primary. After a little more than a year of the Obama administration not hearing our voices when we express our concerns over issues such as outrageous levels of spending, bailouts, takeovers, health care, illegal immigration, border security, cap and trade, a vat tax, etc…. we are realizing we must take a stand and make changes to the government in the voting booth. There is so much corruption in government, it’s frightening. For years it all had to do with special interests, and who could line who’s pockets, or a total power-trip of how much control they could gain. We the people have not been part of the picture at all.

We are beginning to get the message that we will have to take a stand to make some major changes in Government. We have our opportunity this coming November to vote out those who have not listened to us. Few in the Congress and Senate deserve to keep their jobs representing the people. Most need to be retired.

I live in California, a state quite liberal. It is also a state that is quickly going under, because of this liberal government. Our state is the poster child of how not to govern. We cannot balance our budget, and in order to keep our state going, our state government is doing its best to pull money from one area to another to make it look like things are balanced, but it is all a farce. They are quick to say that the real problem is that they just need to tax us more. We know we are taxed too much, regulated too much, and our taxation of business is causing many to leave our state.

Now, I don’t know about anyone else, but I really think that it is about time that we make some real CHANGE we can believe in by voting in fiscal conservatives. In the case of the U.S. Senate seat, now held by Barbara ‘can you please call me Senator’ Boxer, I figured that it would be an easy choice with Chuck DeVore. Instead, we have Tom Campbell and Carly Fiorina ahead of Chuck DeVore in the polls. It is hard to comprehend that Chuck DeVore is not way ahead in the polls. I understand he doesn’t have the deep pockets that Carly Fiorina has, but in Chuck DeVore we have someone who takes a hard stance on spending in the California Legislation. He opposed the Wall Street Bailout, while both Tom Campbell and Carly Fiorina supported it. Chuck is also against Cap and Trade and was against AB 32, which we will all soon realize will be a major drain on the California economy in the way of excessive taxes and fees, all in the name of ecology. Both Campbell and Fiorina support cap and trade and AB 32. In addition, anyone that is for the 2nd amendment should be voting for Chuck Devore, as he strongly supports gun ownership. As a matter of fact, any area that you check with Chuck Devore, you know where exactly where he stands, as he steadfast in his beliefs and shows a great deal of integrity. Unfortunately, both of his opponents seem to flip-flop back and forth. I want to know where I stand with a candidate. I want to know that he will be there for the people. I feel confident that Chuck DeVore is the right person for the GOP candidate to run against Barbara Boxer. I am scared to death that with either Campbell or Fiorina, we will not get what we deserve in representation. We need to shake some things up in Government. We need Chuck DeVore.

RISING UP!

It seems we are being attacked from all sides.  Each day there is something new from an Administration that seems to want to destroy this country and “transform” it into something none of us will want.  If you ever have a brief moment when you are feeling down from the fighting off of all their attacks, or when you feel alone in your fight, take a listen, and feel inspired. Then be on your way in your fight to rid our country of this disease trying to destroy our freedoms and the land that we hold so dear.  We will not be defeated.  We must stay strong, and keep up our fight.

We must also get the word out, as I know there are many American’s who are just not tuned into what is going on. They are like I was, just going through my day, not a care in the world, thinking the Government was working for my best interests. If we can just get a person here or there to pay attention and look, they will be shocked at what is going on, and stand with us to defend this wonderful country of ours.

Proud Americans, stay strong! NOVEMBER IS COMING!

Senate Race 2010 – MY ENDORCEMENT!

This week we had Sarah Palin endorse Carly Fiorina for Republican nomination to run against Barbara Boxer for the Senate seat.  What a shock.  Why such a shock.  Everyone in the California tea party movement knows the conservative of choice is Chuck Devore.  Wow, how could Sarah Palin make such a choice.  My only thought is that Sarah Palin feels she need to be standing behind a powerful winner, for once.  If you look at her actions for the past few months, she has been backing candidates I find questionable, causing me to second guess my feelings for her as any future candidate.  We all know that the tea party is composed of citizens who are just so tired of government intrusion in their lives.  They are tired of too much in the way of taxes, and too much in the way of control.  They are tired of the rule of law not being followed, and the illegal immigration is coming to a head.  I had always thought that Sarah Palin stood for those things as well.  Was I wrong?  I think I may have been.

Now, as far as my endorcement, I do not go with who is most popular, and I am beyond doing what I use to do, which was lean toward the person with the most airtime.  Okay-okay, I will admit, that in the past, I seldom took the time necessary to research candidates, and often made poor choices.  Never again will I do that, as  our country deserves my best efforts.  With the trouble that our country is in, I need to go beyond that, and look at the person.  In doing so, I really do not care if Chuck Devore is the underdog.  I do not care if everyone says he doesn’t have a chance to win.  I have to stand with my convictions and choose the best person for the job.  I look at his track record for the State of California.  I take pride in having followed him for the past year, and watching how he has handled himself through the hard voting of the California budget crisis.  I was so glad that the people of California had him on their side.  He worked so hard in trying to get California on the right track, despite the liberal California government making statements that went something like “well we have the money, we just have to tax more!”  Devore was fighting statement like that from CA government, and looking for the hard, yes hard, but necessary things we need to do to get our state back on its feet.  With all the illegal immigration issues draining on California, and all the environmental issues adding to this drain, among many other issues that are just dragging the once wonderful state of California to its knees, Chuck has been there fighting hard for us. 

Seeing everything that has happened to California and to this great country of ours for the past few years tells me two things, one – that California may not get out of this difficult situation at all, and two – that if Chuck Devore was voted into the U.S. Senate, that he has the strength and integrity to do the right thing for us American’s who are deeply concerned with the Government over-control, and over taxation.  I have watched his strength, and integrity, his conviction, his constitutional principles and his leadership, and I am confident that he will do the right thing.  He states that Carly Fiorina just doesn’t have the track record, and I totally agree.  To me, she is an unknown with lots of money.  I just don’t know if America should be gambling on Carly Fiorina when Chuck has really shown us he can MORE than do the job.  I stand behind him in hopes that the rest of California comes to its senses, and votes him into a position where he can be a part of our getting our country moving back in the direction it needs to, to become strong, free and great again.  America needs stong conservatives.  America need Chuck Devore.

REMEMBERING KENT STATE

John Filo's Pulitzer Prize winning photo from Kent State, May 4, 1970

It is important to remember and learn from occurrences in history.  Having attended Kent State University, each May, I sit and ponder over the events which took place back on May 4, 1970.  Although I attended Kent years after the shooting, I thought long and hard before deciding to attend the University because of that infamous day.  I have to admit, that while I was there, the ghosts from that day seemed to roam amongst all the students, as it was so hard to walk the campus, and all the areas where the events occurred, and not think about those anti-war protests, the national guard, the shootings, and the horrors of that day. 

Protests against the war were at their height in the United States, especially with President Nixon’s’ declaration of sending additional troops into Cambodia just days before.  If nothing else, it is good to remember just how easy it is for things to get out of hand.   The days preceeding the shootings, much destruction occurred in the small quiet town of Kent.  Demonstrations were had, bottles and rocks were thrown, windows were broken, fires were started.  I hate to think of those days, knowing 4 students died that day.  The thought of 4 young lives ending that day, two of whom were not even part of the protest.  Such a tragic, unnecessary loss.  I wish I knew just how it all happened, but I doubt the real truth will ever surface.  All I know for sure was that in a short time span of just 13 seconds, 67 rounds were shot, killing 4, and wounding 9, and changing the lives of so many others.  It should have never happened, but it did. 

Students killed May 4, 1970 - Allison B. Krause, William K. Schroeder, Jeffrey G. Miller & Sandra L. Scheuer

 It was so hard to fathom that something like that could happen in America.  I look at what is happening today.  It is hard for me to compare those events at Kent State, with what is happening now,  but I feel right now what is happening to America is in many ways so far worse than all the anti-war protests of that era.  We hear all too often of terrorist attacks around the world, terrorist shootings in our own country.  Attempted bombings, etc.  The worst of it seems to be the nonchalant way that the current Obama Administration seems to be sugar-coating these events.  Instead, Americans are being treated as the terrorist, and the terrorists are being given special rights.  We are loosing so many things that American’s hold so dear.  Our government has decided that they need to govern every aspect of our lives.  Each day we seem to lose more and more of our freedoms.  More and more corruption seems to surface in Governement on a daily basis. 

We have all worked so hard to make a better life for our children, and I fear their lives will be spent digging themselves out of a hole of debt.  Yes, again we are at war, but I myself think that with the memory of the 911 attacks, it is hard to say we should not be fighting the terrorists that seem to hate those that believe differently than they, so vehemently that they feel they have to kill us all.  

So again, we are protesting in America.  We are protesting for our rights and our freedoms.  We are protesting the debt of our country, we protest the Government control and Government corruption.  So far it seems our Government does not hear our voices.  Come November, our voices will be heard, and with the correct people voted into office we will hopefully gain some of our freedom back, and begin to turn America back into –  America the free. 

IT TAKES MORE THAN WALKING ACROSS THE BORDER TO BECOME AN AMERICAN CITIZEN

Wow!  My own congressman Duncan D. Hunter Jr. – my hero today!  I could not believe he had the nerve to say what he said.  At a tea party rally in Ramona (I wish I knew about it as I would have loved to have been there), Congressman Hunter spoke at length, honestly concerning the trouble California is in, and how he is thrilled about the law in Arizona, as possibly being a starting point for change. 

I do not see what Duncan Hunter is saying as racist.  We have laws that are not being enforced, and illegals should go back and stand in line with the rest of the immigrants that go through all the right channels to become citizens.  I am just thrilled to hear someone with the nerve to say it out loud.  I salute Duncan D. Hunter Jr. of the 52 district, CA, as well as Arizona Governor Jan Brewer.  They are both standing up for America.  Why is it that Washington doesn’t simply enforce the law – maybe because deporting the illegals means they lose their vote?  That’s all it is. 

“We’re not being mean, we’re just saying it takes more than walking across the border to become an American Citizen.”  I agree Congressman, I agree.

WE SHOULD ALL FEEL A BIT FREER TODAY!

In 1934, a cross was erected in the Mojave Desert of California to honor our nation’s fallen soldiers.  It was erected by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.  For years there has been a fight to remove this cross.  For years it has been covered over with a plywood box. 

Courtesy of the Liberty Legal Institute

By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court has stated that this cross shall be allowed to remain, despite the objections of people who feel it is wrong to have a religious symbol of any sort in a public park. 

AP file photo

I am not a religious person, but I do take comfort in seeing religious symbols, whether it is in a cemetery, or a park, or driving by a church.  I guess I take comfort that we have the ability to believe what it is we would like, and do not take offense to those who believe differently than myself, as long as people are not TELLING me I must believe one way or another.  If anything, I take offense to anyone feeling they have the right to tell anyone that a cross must be removed, or a tree cannot be place in a park at Christmas, as I see these instances as an infringement on our freedoms. 

I applaud the Supreme Court for their decision to allow this cross to remain, and wish I was the one out in the desert with the privilege of being able to remove this ugly plywood box from the cross.  I will take pride in seeing it my next time in the Mojave Desert, and I will feel a little freer.  I also hope that this paves the way for the Mt Soledad cross in San Diego, and the many other crosses throughout the country.  After all, I don’t think about religion when I see one of these crosses.  I think about those lost.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEW GM!

I agree that we should take a look at the new GM. This is a car company that should have gone into bankruptcy, and then should have decided whether it should reorganize, restructure, and rebuild, or close it’s doors for good. With restructuring, they would have probably been able to come back with a product that could gain the respect of the American people.

What happened instead was a government bailout to the tune of about $50 billion, according to CNNMoney.com. This does not include GM Auto Supplier Support Programs: another $5 billion, nor does it include money to GMAC in the tune of $13.5 billion, or money to Chrysler for $15.2 billion.
Now, GM CEO Ed Whitacre states that they (GM) have repaid their government loan, in full with interest. However, at closer look, what GM did was repay an $8.1 billion government loan with additional TARP money – SMOKE AND MIRRORS.

Now, I don’t know about you, but I feel extremely strongly about truthfulness and integrity in America. I hate people who lie, and mis-represent themselves for any reason what-so-ever. So for GM to state that they have paid back all money with interest makes me extremely angry, especially since quite a bit of bailout money went to pay for employee retirement & healthcare money that GM didn’t have. The rest of America is taking a major hit in the wallet, yet I do not see Unions, nor do I see Government workers hurting in the least. Obama speaks of fairness – but I see nothing fair in the lies being told to the hard-working American people.

GM – I am taking another look. Before this commercial I told myself it would take an awful lot for me to ever consider buying a GM product. This new commercial has caused me to indeed take a second look. I am appalled at the audacity. I think you owe America an apology and a truthful account of the money given to GM. I wouldn’t spend a second thinking about purchasing a GM car. My taking a look at the new GM has made me sick to my stomach, as I know that us hard-working American taxpayer is footing the bill for their lack of ability to run the company right and keep the unions in line with the rest of the country. Another look at GM just reinforces my distrust, strengthening my reasoning behind my pledge to never buy a GM car. GM before this new commercial, I was not real keen on GM, but you nailed your coffin shut, and lost me as a future GM car buyer.

Real Change We Must Believe In – SERIOUSLY!

Don’t you think it is about time we start getting serious about making changes in the political arena.  We have had more than a year of the Obama administration with bailout after bailout on top of Bush’s bailout.  We have had government take-overs of banks and car companies.  We are soon to find that our health care will now be decided by government bureaucrats, and with 30 million additional people in the system, is there anyone out there that truly believes care will not be rationed to some degree?  The same government that cannot run the post office in the black, has a tax code so complicated that they themselves can’t figure out how to pay their own taxes.  We have a government that is leaning so public interest that the last thing on their minds are the people they are sent to serve.  They are listening to big business, big banks, big unions, and us little tax payers are on the bottom rung, barely hanging on, and being told to shut up and get out of the way. – and this from our President???  It all seems to be a game of how much money can government spend, and how many people can they pay off to keep their jobs. 

Chuck Devore for U.S. Senate

Fiscal conservatives believe in policies that avoid deficit spending.  A novel thought!  A fiscal conservative usually looks to reduce overall government spending and looks to lessen the national debt (boy, do we need that!).  Deregulation of the economy, and lower taxes are often employed by a good fiscal conservative.  Just think of the possibilities.  With all this in mind, isn’t it easy to say that the best way out of all this mess is to vote out of office, the big spenders in both parties, as many Democrats and Republicans alike, have been good at spending this past decade. 

It is time for real change, the kind we must believe in.  It is essential for us to vote into office, fiscal conservatives.   Conservatives who would take a serious look at the mess we are in and stop with the game playing, and figure a way out.  A good place for California to start is to replace Barbara “can you please call me Senator” Boxer.  Now, I do not for a second think that the right person to replace Boxer is either Tom Campbell or Carley Fiorina.  I firmly believe the right person for the job is Chuck Devore.  I believe he would be strong enough to do the job for the people of California as well as the people of America, and will be there to help get things moving in a positive direction.  it is about time we do what will work, and vote in a fiscal conservative, as it has been the lack of fiscal conservatism in office that has gotten us in this mess.  California, are we not tired of the mess our state and the rest of this country is in, now SERIOUSLY!  Let’s take a stand, and make a change we can believe in, and show the current politicians we are tired of not being heard.  We deserve a voice.  We deserve DEVORE! 

I hope that you too are ready for real change.  Please consider a donation to the Chuck Devore campaign, because our state and our country deserves better!

Figured it all out.

I have been struggling with the changes that have been occurring in the United States.  Changes that many would say started with a new President, but I know these changes occurs prior to that date.  Although I understand much happened prior to this date, but to me, my recollection was the first bailout which was signed by President Bush.  I lost quite a bit of respect for him that day, as stated in his bailout speech “I’m a strong believer in free enterprise, so my natural instinct is to oppose government intervention. I believe companies that make bad decisions should be allowed to go out of business”, and then contradictory to his beliefs, he signs the bill.

Now, I personally believe that no bailout would have been so very hard for America, but I can’t help but believe that this first bailout began a chain of events that have plummeted America into more of a downward spiral then if nothing had been done at all.  We also have to consider that in the hands of the Government, it would be ill handled, and now looking back, we are not only seeing that the bailout has in fact been poorly handled, but it has made it easy for President Obama to later enact the takeover, and or control of banks, car companies, and now health care, and student loans, to name a few.  Capitalism should have been left to correct itself, and if Government felt it had to step in, it could analyze and place controls to prevent future problems in these areas.  President Obama stated that we must help the homeowner keep his home.  But there was no way that the Government could place controls to help the homeowner, who under normal circumstances, could have kept making payments on their home, but now walk away in frustration of a system failing to help those it was sent out to help. 

I hope that these many people who left their keys on the counter, and walked out their front door for the last time will pick themselves up, and begin again to built themselves a life.  These people who got caught up in the frenzy with all the others who truly had no business buying a home, but were given the means only because it was felt that everyone should have the american dream, even if they cannot afford it.

I really shouldn’t complain all that much.  I still have a job, and purchased the home I live in way back in the late 80’s.  Our payment, after putting 10% down, is manageable.  I do have to say that all that has happened has affected me in a way that was hard to figure out.  I noticed that so much more often I would find myself watching a movie, and breaking into tears over some heart-warming story of a person triumphing from adversity, but making it in the end.  I just figured it was understandable that with everything that had been happening to our country, especially in light of the bailouts, and takeovers, that is was understandable to be a bit more emotional. 

I was watching, of all things, a documentary on “A Chorus Line”, and toward the end of the movie, found myself crying my eyes out and thought “what the hell is wrong with the fact that I cry at the drop of a pin”, and it dawned on me.  I am crying because I am watching people who worked hard and struggled to be in this production of The Chorus Line.  Years and years of hard work, being turned away hundreds of times, but occasionally getting a bit part here or there.  These performers worked so hard to get what it was they wanted.  If they didn’t work that hard, they would not be in the play – THEY DESERVED IT.  They weren’t handed it just because we should “spread the jobs around”, as in President Obama’s “Spread the wealth”.  That is what hitting me so hard these days, I see people struggling through hard times, and they struggle, and work hard, and when they make it, it is so much more wonderful than someone simply handed a job, because everyone should have a chance.  They are right that everyone should have a chance, but they are missing one thing, and that is that chance should be given if the person works hard to get there.  Another thing I notice is that when someone really toils to get where they want to get, it is so much more appreciated.  When someone is simply given something, they begin to think it should be expected, and they tend to sit back, do little, and wait for the next handout.

I am realizing that I am also crying because in light of all these bailouts and take-overs, and seeing many Americans expecting to be given things, as in the woman who exclaimed to the news after Obama was elected “I won’t have to worry about putting gas in my car, I won’t have to worry about paying my mortgage”, there are too many Americans just sitting back waiting for the next thing they can get without the hard work, thinking it is expected.  I, personally like the feeling I get after conquering a hard task at work, looking at the results and thinking ‘I did that”.  I am proud. 

So now I wait and hope that America can get back on their feet and instill in the Americans that like the feeling of getting something for nothing, but maybe it is better working hard for it yourself.

HELL NO YOU CAN’T!

In such a sad day in America, this speech will give me hope and keep me going.  It is but a few in the Senate and the House that will fight for our freedoms and liberty.  Only a few have the integrity to stand up for what is right for America.

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 I was so glad that I was in my car prior to House Republican Leader John Boehner’s speech today.  I was so inspired by that speech, I cried as I drove home, hearing him call out congress.   The vote later that evening may have been a blow to the American people, but it will be people like John Boehner who will be there fighting for our freedom and liberty.   We have lost this fight, but we have only begun to fight.  We will prevail if we can rise up, stand firm, and replace the progressives liberals in government, starting in November.  We must remember this fight for a long time to come so that we prevent this from happening again.  We got lax this past election, but it is up to us to never let this happen again.  As John Boehner said in his speech “Shame on us, shame on this body, shame on each and every one of you who substitutes your will and your desires above those of your fellow countrymen!”  Unfortunately, I do not think that the Democrats who had any part in passing this legislation understand how they have failed the American people.  We must replace them with people who will know that they are there to represent us, that know that they work for us, the American People!  Thank-you John Boehner, you have given me hope for my future, my parents who are on medicare, and my child’s future as well.  Thank-you.