This note deals with a host of
random items. The first item sets the stage for many that follow. It
deals in large measure with a historical perspective of the political
machinations of various progressive presidents and supportive congresses
that produced both the cultural and political chaos we now face. The
second item is a long and detailed piece that compares and contrasts
Cruz and Trump. Agree or not with the author and his conclusions, it is
certainly thought provoking whether you are a Democrat or Republican. I
am neither but found it insightful. The third addresses the losing
battle to defeat the incessant march of progressivism.
Quote: "After Progressivism
replaced liberalism as America’s dominant ideology, liberals faded from
the scene and, like the cheetah, almost went extinct. From 1900 through
1960, as the saying goes, all the prominent liberals in America could
have fit into Murray Rothbard’s living room. Nature abhors a vacuum so
conservatism stepped into the void left by the apparent death of
liberalism. Sandwiched in between progressive Republicans Taft and
Hoover were two men who could be considered conservatives in the
contemporary sense: Harding and Coolidge. Harding did cut spending and
Coolidge kept spending low in his brief tenure; however, neither rolled
back the basic progressive tools of the modern welfare-warfare state,
the income tax and the Federal Reserve. They created no movement and
had little if any lasting influence over American politics. The next
several GOP nominees and Presidents can safely be classified as
progressives: Hoover, Alf Landon, Wendell Willkie, Thomas E. Dewey,
Eisenhower and Nixon." https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/01/james-ostrowski/progressivisms-victory/
Quote: "Electability?
Increasingly, both the polls and the frantic reaction of the Hillary
campaign indicate that, like with the GOP Establishment, Trump is the
candidate they fear the most. What is needed in this nation now is
dramatic, even radical change. What is needed is not someone who will
simply raise Hell, but someone who will be more like a bull loosed in a
terrified china shop. Half measures and regular politicians, “mainstream
conservatives” like Ted Cruz, I don’t think can pull it off. Trump, I
believe, just maybe can." http://www.unz.com/article/why-i-support-donald-trump-and-not-ted-cruz/
Quote: "As if the above flaws
were not enough, constitutionalism has other problems insofar as it
purports to be a bulwark against progressivism. Surely, many
constitutionalists believe that the constitution is a statement of
various underlying objective truths about the world, human nature,
government and politics. This overlooks the fact that progressives are
pragmatists, that is, folks who reject the notion that there is an
objective reality outside our minds that we can know and express in
words understandable to other people. To cite a constitution to a
progressive is like speaking Mandarin to a Martian or English to a
wall. It’s a pointless exercise since pragmatists reject the notion of
objective truth and are solely interested in the practical consequences
of ideas and words. Thus, in the Pork Lawsuit, the five progressive
judges in the majority, including two conservative Republicans, no doubt
believed that state government must have the tools of economic
development to compete with other states and countries that have them.
They were oblivious to whether the Constitution of 1846 was true or
not. It was, in 2011, no longer practical. The bottom line is that the
90 percent of the public that is progressive, elected progressive
governors who appointed progressive judges who gave us a progressive
result, the Constitution be damned! https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/02/james-ostrowski/defeated-progressives/
The rest of the items.
Does this make you proud of our
dear leader? It speaks volumes as who he really is. This is tantamount
to aiding and abetting the enemy...if not that one could certainly say
he is consorting with the enemy. http://www.libertynewsonline.com/articles/article_301_38251.php
I hate to say this about our president, but he acts more like a rabid
Muslim than a US president. This is totally ridiculous. http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/02/obama_in_radical_mosque_calls_for_other_religions_to_be_tolerant.html
And what he does here is nothing
short of criminal. If this was not the consequence of a direct order
from Obama, he is still guilty because he permits the lawlessness to
take place and the consequence is he is willfully abetting harm to our
country and its citizens. Get this. Quote: "In a shocking reversal of
policy, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are being told to
release illegal immigrants and no longer order them to appear at
deportation hearings, essentially a license to stay in the United
States, a key agent testified Thursday. What's more, the stand down
order includes a requirement that the whereabouts of illegals released
are not to be tracked. "We might as well abolish our immigration laws
altogether," suggested agent Brandon Judd,
president of the National Border Patrol Council." And, "The go free
policy, he said, has prompted thousands of Latinos to cross the border,
and among them are hundreds of criminal foot soldiers, according to other testimony." http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/border-agent-we-might-as-well-abolish-our-immigration-laws-altogether/article/2582401
This article describes the
attributes most Americans want in our president. As you read it you
will learn that not all candidates fit the bill, especially Hillary
Clinton. http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/02/i_want_a_president_for_americans_who_follow_the_rules_go_to_work_and_obey_the_law.html
The
word games she plays are unbelievable. She should never set foot as a
government official in any capacity in any government building,
anywhere, much less the White House. http://hotair.com/archives/2016/01/31/video-hillary-clinton-is-finally-confronted-with-her-classified-data-non-disclosure-agreement/? Another assessment of the criminality of this woman. http://spectator.org/articles/65339/hillary%E2%80%99s-email-scandal-envelops-intelligence-agencies
Their
lawlessness, rather their repeated flaunting of the law, make these two
the leaders of the destruction of respect for our nation's laws.
Quote: "When you compare what Mrs. Clinton did with the charges brought
against General David Petraeus – to which he pleaded guilty - it comes
down to this: Is justice still alive in America, or do we have one
system for ordinary people and those not in favor and another system for
the rich and powerful?" And, "This is the decision
[FBI findings] coming soon to the desk of Attorney General Loretta Lynch
as delivered in the form of a criminal case report delivered by FBI
director James Comey." And, "What will Obama say to her [Lynch]? In
professional or ethical terms, he should simply tell her to follow the
evidence and do her duty as she sees fit. In realistic and political
terms, that is something else. Can Hillary take Obama down with her if
he allows an indictment to go forward? Can she say that Obama knew about
her private server all along-as he surely must have? Can she spill the
beans on what Obama did and said on the night of the Benghazi attack?
There are so many considerations out there." http://eaglerising.com/29512/how-barack-obama-and-hillary-clinton-are-murdering-the-american-justice-system/
One thing is for sure. If Lynch does not issue an indictment, chaos
will follow. Here's another person, her successor, who has seriously
failed the nation and sent at least one Unsecured classified email to
Hillary from his Unsecured ipad. https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/02/01/revealed-john-kerry-sent-hillary-a-secret-email-from-his-ipad-in-2011/ The whole bunch of them should be in jail.
This
is one far left billionaire criminal looking out for his crony criminal
government friend. He has in the past been indicted for criminal
activities (in France) and it looks as if one of his partners in
crime will soon enjoy that type of notoriety, too. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/01/29/the-voters-of-iowa-should-take-note-mark-levin-offers-his-succinct-thoughts-on-debate/
This is a country whose leaders
have plenty of common sense and seem to have honest regard for their
country and its people. Meanwhile, from the President on down, our
leaders are irresponsible, egocentric, self serving and routinely ignore
the public in pursuit of their objectives. This item puts the
differences on full display. http://beforeitsnews.com/politics/2016/02/iceland-forgives-entire-populations-debt-mainstream-us-media-silent-2775542.html
As usual Thomas Sowell speaks wisdom in volumes. http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2016/02/02/random-thoughts-n2113187/page/full
There is a reason why so many Americans are angry. http://spectator.org/articles/65385/anger-makes-total-sense
How is this representative of
the progressive/liberal/Democrat's self declared vaunted sense of
fairness? It is another overbearing mandate by government on private
enterprise. Funny isn't it the before the government started imposing
itself in the economy it was doing pretty well. No more. This "great"
idea in noting but another socialistic bad idea to take over anything
and everything in our nation increasingly socialistic economy. As if it
is not already bad enough thanks to these type of foolish and
destructive policies. And tell me this. When was the last time the
government showed a propensity for fairness in the way it treats people
who disagree with it's policies? This is nothing more than promoting
the interests of one favored government special interest group over
another. It completely ignores the right of business owners to make
hiring, firing and compensation decisions. It is after all HIS
business into which HE vested HIS interests, energy and resources. It
does not belong to the government. The government has NO business
messing as it now does with private enterprise and mandating the
policies that pick winners and losers in the game of life. http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/02/new_obama_regulation_white_males_lose_lawyers_and_democrats_win.html
Now read this. If you don't
think the federal government is a ravenous, out of control, monster bent
on controlling every aspect of our lives, you are wrong. Quote:
From a policy perspective Bernie
Sanders reminds us that the political left thinks the idea of a family
unit is so old fashioned. He, like so many progressives and liberal
Democrats, think all children belong to the state. Remember Hillary
Clinton's book "It takes A Village"? She contends that the government
led village rather than parents need to raise children. Those who hold
family values dear should run from those holding Bernie's view as fast
as they can because socialist/leftist policies do not rhyme with family
values. Don't think so? Examine the welfare state and IRS governing
rules. http://www.redstate.com/2016/01/30/bernie-sanders-trash-talks-repubs-love-families-cant-stop-talking-families-um-burn/?
But that is just one destructive component of the political
progressive/social Democrat left. Here is another really bad ingredient
in their devious bag of tricks. http://eaglerising.com/29376/the-problem-with-socialism-math/ Here is another reason to be concerned about Hillary's candidacy. http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/how-a-turkish-clerics-network-has-penetrated-the-clinton-campaign-and-american-education/
This
Oklahoma University professor explains, in part, the reason so many
Americans, especially young people support Bernie Sanders. Quote: "David
Deming is an arts and sciences professor at the University of Oklahoma
in Norman, Oklahoma, and he is not like the person most of us imagine
when we think of the modern American professor. No, Professor Deming
isn’t a fascist brown-shirt who wants to shut down free speech, thought
and opinion on the campus. He’s not an outspoken socialist who seeks to
ridicule and berate his conservative students into silence. He’s not a
militant atheist who openly mocks and derides his Christian students.
Professor Deming believes that the college classroom is place for debate
and open-mindedness." And here is a quote from an op-ed he recently
wrote, "Socialism isn't so much
a legitimate economic system as it is a moral failing. It will always
exist because ignorant people will always want something for nothing. If
we want to retain our freedom and prosperity, then we must educate our
children that the purpose of government is to secure liberty, not
provide free lunches." You might want to read the entire op-ed at the link at the end of this article. http://eaglerising.com/29601/professor-explains-young-voters-attraction-bernie-sanders-proves-american-education-system-failed/
This
is an excellent review of the President's blindness (and that
of Islamic apologists of all stripes) to the dangers of scriptural
Islam. Quote: "The Obama administration has thoroughly politicized
national security (just as it has politicized law enforcement and most
everything else), so I would not disappoint you by saying the
president’s approach to “violent extremism” is all ideology and no
cynicism. By bleaching out the ideological catalyst for mass-murder
attacks and attributing them to “extremism” without acknowledging what the killers are extreme about,
Obama promotes an ugly moral equivalence between jihadists and his
political opposition, whose members are habitually smeared as
“extremists.” It is no surprise that, while unable to bring itself to
concede that the Fort Hood massacre was a jihadist attack, the Obama
administration was issuing Homeland Security Department memos that
profiled conservatives and U.S. soldiers returning from war as potential
violent extremists." https://pjmedia.com/andrewmccarthy/2015/12/22/obamas-denial-of-the-jihads-ideological-roots-gravely-endangers-the-nation/ Here is an assessment of McCarthy's piece and added thoughts. http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/12/obamas_denial_of_theological_roots_of_islamic_terror_endangers_the_nation.html
Do
you still believe Obama when he lies to us about how great the economy
has done under his disastrous leadership? Quote: "The U.S. has fallen
from the 6th freest economy in the world, when President Barack Obama
took office, to 11th
place in 2016. America’s declining score in the index is closely
related to rapidly rising government spending, subsidies, and
bailouts." http://dailysignal.com/2016/01/31/americas-economic-freedom-has-rapidly-declined-under-obama/
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