What is amazing to me is how often people do NOT learn from history.  It can be recent or ancient, and they never learn.

A recent Rasmussen Poll says that a ‘Tea Party’ candidate beats Republicans in a national election, but still loose to the Democrats.  People are whipped up in a fury about the insane expansion of government and they are actually buying that a third party candidate could win.  Now lets think about what the poll said.  A Tea Party candidate could beat the Republican, but not the Democrat. 

Well, that’s all well and good if the Republican was the current incumbent and there was no such thing as a Democrat party.  Lets review some history.  In 1912, Teddy Roosevelt broke away from the Republicans to form the Progressive, or Bull Moose party.  The Republicans lost.  What was worse was that the Republican in the race, William Taft was already the incumbent.  It ushered in the beginning of the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, a progressive liberal democrat who supported such things as eugenics and isolationism.  Great.

Woodrow Wilson carried 40 states.  Teddy Roosevelt carried 6 states and Taft carried two.  As expected, many Republicans broke off to follow Roosevelt, but their numbers were two small, and it ushered in a 435 electoral-vote landslide for Wilson.

Lets zoom ahead to 1992, shall we?  Conservative independent (some said progressive, but his fiscal policies were very conservative) Ross Perot ran as an independent against the Incumbent Republican George H.W. Bush, and Democrat Bill Clinton.  Clinton won with a popular vote of over 44 million.  Bush won just over 39 million, and Perot clocked in with nearly 20 million votes.  Examine that carefully.  Twenty million votes could have gone to Bush and easily put him over the top.  Perot did not carry a single state, but he bled enough votes away for Clinton to march to victory.

Conservatives vote for the candidate that they believe is more conservative.  If that doesn’t fall on a major party line, so be it.  Liberals overwhelmingly vote for the Democrat candidate, because they know it will win.  You have socialist party and green party candidates who throw their hat into the ring, but they can never garner strong support.  None of them ever even came CLOSE to getting nearly 20 million votes!

We must come back to our senses people.  First of all, there is no ‘Tea Party.’  The Tea Party groups have a de facto political leader, and her name is Sarah Palin.  But if Sarah Palin ran as a member of a third party, I would not support her, despite how much I admire her.  I know that conservatives will divide our numbers, and the democrats will not.  This time around we do not even have the incumbent advantage.  It will be reminiscent of Reagan defeating Mondale, 49 to 1.

This is not what we want, and not what we need.  I have been to these tea parties.  I support them and find the people are all great people.  They have a great message.  Their fundamental flaw is that they would rather take down the whole system than hijack a party, just like the liberals did with the Democrats decades ago.  If Sarah Palin or Mitt Romney ran as a Republican, I think they would have a solid chance at beating President Obama.  You could run Jesus Christ as a third party candidate in this country and he would loose in a landslide. 

If we as conservatives ever hope to stop the Democrats, we need to unite.  The Republican party is not going anywhere, and only if it did would there be room for a third party, which of course would then be the new second party.  We must not divide our numbers.  We must stand united.  Trust me, they want a third party.  The Democrats in power would love to see a Tea Party organize and run against the Republicans, because they sure as heck would not be running against the Democrats.  It would be no contest.  Trust me, that bitter reality makes me sick. 

If Palin or Romney would enter the race head on, nothing would make me happier.  As a Republican with tea party support, they could probably do it.  The Democrats are not exactly on any favorite lists of Americans, save those in NYC or LA.  The biggest flaw the Republican Party is making, is not embracing these outsiders.  We’ve had enough of Gingrich, boys.  Bring in Sarah. 

United we can win it all.  If we divide our forces, we’ll end up dying by friendly fire. 

Before I really get rolling, I want to take a minute and talk about the horrific events at Ft. Hood that took place yesterday. 

I’ve always been a staunch supporter of the United States Military, and its personnel. I was coming home from work and saw it on the news when I walked in the house. It was one of the most disgusting displays of humanity that I had seen since September 11^th. This man, Maj. Nidal Malik Hassan, did something deplorable. He was known to be politically against the war, and had spoken about how Muslims should not be made to fight other Muslims. He had had a recent past of poor performance reviews, and decided to take the coward’s way out.

Chanting “Allahu Akbar” (god is great) he turned his guns on his fellow soldiers. He killed 13 and wounded over thirty others. This country and it’s military gave him a chance, a life, and an education. Nearly half a million dollars I hear in that education too. It’s disgusting that this is how he chose to show himself. He ended up being a terrorist, a scumbag, and a disgrace to the uniform.

I want to say that my thoughts and prayers are with the men and women of Ft. Hood. I also want to say that I wish they had killed him when he was taken down.

Okay, now onto what I was originally had written, which deals with the election victories for the GOP this week.

I’ll admit I did a little bit of partying on behalf of the GOP victories.   After losing two straight elections, it was a pleasant surprise to see some life breathed back into the Republican brand. These were not RINO’s taking home the gold either. These people were running as Tax-cutting, small-government, traditional-valued conservatives.  

The State of Virginia was painted red across the board, as Republican Bob McDonnell beat out Democrat Creigh Deeds, 58% to 41%. To have a Republican win with a 17-point margin of victory in a state Obama won soundly last year is fantastic for the GOP brand. McDonnell is not the only one celebrating in Virginia today.   The Republican candidates for Lt. Governor and state Attorney General also won decisive victories. Three-for-three in ‘The Old Dominion State.’

Virginia showed quite a turnaround in exit polling from last year’s results. In polls conducted by Edison Research, we saw a dramatic change from last year. In 2008 the number of people who identified themselves as members of the GOP hug at about 33%. This year it topped 37%. During last year’s election, the number of self-described Democrats was at 39%. This year it is down to 33%. 

Creigh Deeds spent a decent amount of time trying to show that McDonnell’s conservative cred meant that he was oppressive towards women, but according to those polled, McDonnell took women 54% to 46%, and ‘working’ women even preferred him over Deeds 51% to 48%. 

The top issues in Virginia were the economy by 47%, health care by 24% and taxes by 15%. Conservatives and Republicans both showed up in greater numbers than in 2008, and it paid off. 

In New Jersey, it was nothing short of divine intervention. This is the bluest of blue states, and an incumbent Democrat governor should have sailed right through to victory. Christie in fact led the race for most of the past few months. Even with Obama coming multiple times to campaign for him, Corzine still lost, 48% to 44%. (Independent candidate Jim Daggett took the remainder of the vote) 

Independents made up twenty-five percent of the vote, and they favored Christie over Corzine, 60% to 30%. Members of the GOP voted solidly for Christie, 91% and 6% for Corzine. Registered Democrats were less loyal, going 88% for Corzine and 8% for Christie. Moderates for the most part were split, but still favored Christie, 48% to 45%. Conservatives, who were out in huge numbers in New Jersey, favored Christie by 88%.

The most important issues in New Jersey were the economy with 32%, Property Taxes (Highest in the nation) with 26%, corruption with 20@ and health care, 17%.  

In a brief note about the special election of New York’s 23^rd district, all conservatives and Republicans can learn an important message here:

1)      1)  Pick conservative candidates, and not traitorous RINO’s who will either NOT champion liberal causes’ or betray their party by endorsing the Democratic candidate.

2)       2)  Learn whom in the party to trust more. Sorry Newt, but Palin’s endorsement won that round. Not only did her endorsement put Hoffman in the lead for a while, she proved to be a true force to be reckoned with. Hoffman nearly won as a third party conservative candidate in a blue state. People do like Sarah, and her endorsements. 

The elections also brought other surprises. The state of Maine became the 31^st in a row to vote down Gay Marriage. Maine is no red state, and I was sure this was going to pass with popular vote. Barack Obama may have won in what was called an electoral landslide, but he did not win in an ideological one. Many people voted on their anger towards president Bush, which is just moronic. Ya know, because he wasn’t on the ticket! 

The United States is still a center-right nation. People may have voted in change last year, but it wasn’t what they thought it was going to be. This is only the beginning. They woke up the sleeping giant, and the conservatives are being led to the polls once again.  

I will take any opportunity to start off things with a delicious pun, so lets get started!

President Obama and the democrats health care reform seems to be in, ‘critical condition.’ 

Ba dum bum.

Now I know that no one really objected to H.R. 3200 of course until they read it.  I have been working through it, and I must say I am terrified.  After only 50 pages into the 1000 plus page bill I found myself breaking out in a cold sweat and wishing I still consumed alcohol.  It’s all in there.  This will be part of a three part blog series where I will go over parts of the bill, using direct quotes and translation to the best of my ability.  I have two dictionaries and a thesaurus to understand the bill, but I’m working on it!

I wanted today to start off with a simple comparison.  It starts off with the now famous ‘death panels’ remark by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin made on her Facebook page.  She spoke that there would be bureaucratic panels and advisory boards that might eventually come to decide which people could live and which could die.  Of course, she was not saying that someone with a Donkey pin on his shoulder and a set of horns could sneak in during the dark of night and literally pull the plug on grandma. 

What she was saying was that eventually it could come to the point where a panel would have to choose whether to save one life or another.  What is worrisome to her and many other people across the country is how we would gauge which life to save.  Would it be over whom was a more productive member of society, the younger and stronger being saved so that they might contribute more?  Could it be simply a matter of money?  Your surgery might cost less than mine, so you get to live, and I get the pain pills.  It doesn’t matter how it is decided.  It simply should not be allowed to ever happen.

There are many people who work in the Obama administration who are well known.  Rahm Emanuel is the president’s chief of staff, but someone who may not be so well know would be his brother, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel.  Dr. Emanuel is a top advisor to the president for medical policy.  The quote that is coming up again and again from Dr. Emanuel is from his advocating medical decisions being made on a system, which “produces a priority curve on which individuals aged roughly between fifteen and forty years get the most chance, whereas the youngest and older people get chances that are attenuated.” 

‘Angels and ministers of grace, defend us.’

Of course, Dr. Emanuel has said that his method of thinking has evolved.  It’s amazing this happened so quickly, since many of his views were written in January of this year!  It must also be a huge coincidence that he did not retract his views until he was called out on it. 

This kind of plan would of course favor the strong and leave behind the weak.  It comes eerily close to falling in line with the earlier ideals of perfecting society, perfecting people.  The early twentieth-century progressives believed in saving the ‘really fittest’ so that society could move forward without those who were considered undesirable by society polluting the gene pool.  They also believe that those who soak up the most health care, the elderly and the chronically ill, would be free up much needed money if they were allowed to die at a younger age. 

Lets go back to the progressive movement of the early twentieth century.  This is not just a progressive ideology but a mindset as well.  It is a bridge between socialism and secularism.  Authoritarians and statists, joining hands with a common view.  It is a viewpoint often seen in stark opposition from most conservative viewpoints.  We’ll go to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary for a definition on the Progressives:

Progressive: one believing in moderate political change and especially social improvement by governmental action

Progressive leaning ideologues come loaded with hubris.  They have a belief that people can be helped, or rather ‘helped along.’  Some other well-known progressives in history were Adolf Hitler, and Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger.  At the time it was called The American Birth Control League.  Sanger had written books pamphlets and papers about how the lesser fortunate denominations of humans, such as the Aboriginal population of Australia (which she believed to be the lowest species of human, just above the ape) should not be allowed to reproduce or contribute further to the human race.  She was also opposed to American blacks, and the waves of Asian and catholic immigrants.

There were many other undesirable people that were brushed aside during this time period.  People with physical handicaps were ignored or institutionalized.  Those with forms of mental retardation were forcibly sterilized and hoped to no longer have an impact on society.  Presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were two very well known progressives, despite being on opposite political parties!  Wilson, a democrat, held the belief that the human race was something that could be improved upon.

I do not believe that there is a large shadowy conspiracy and there is no looming new world order.  There are however, people who hold common ideals.  People have held these kinds of ideals before, and others that were equally harmful.  When people who hold them come into power they can do a variety of damage.  There are still many people in office who consider themselves to be progressives.  Democratic house speaker Nancy Pelosi comes to mind first and foremost.     

Ironically, and I do say this not to try to stab anyone’s scientific beliefs, those who seem to believe in darwinism and evolution the most seem to be rather selective on where it applies.  If it is with animals on the Galapagos Islands it’s fine, but if it’s in your own backyard, then that’s something else.   It had better make sure it stays with the animals it seems!

Again I must stress once more that I do not believe in a huge conspiracy, no fifth column that needs to be toppled.  But, just like a group of fundamentalist Muslims might wish to impose Sharia law on those who do not share their beliefs, people who have money, power and influence might wish to organize things the way they see fit.

They will always believe they know what is good and what is right.  They believe they have the appropriate view for all.  Detractors try to say that the conservatives and religious among us will try to force our beliefs on others.  In reality, most conservative Christians and Jews want to be left to their own devices, and would respectfully do the same.  If they truly believe the books they have read, they would lead by example and hope that others follow.  They would not want anyone to come along whose arm they had to twist.  I wish I could say the same for the secularists and progressives…

They use money and power to influence the politicians and people.  When that fails, they will use the law.  They will truck in busloads of people in SEIU and Acorn shirts to intimidate the opposition.  They will camp out on your front lawn or spam you with e-mails. 

They have the hubris to believe that people need to be tended over like sheep.  People like President Obamas science czar John Holdren, who wrote in his textbook “Ecoscience” in the 1970s, about forced abortions, sterilants in drinking water and reducing the overall population of the planet for it’s own good.  The have the gaul to know not only what is best for themselves, but for everyone else too.  The little people simply do not have the status or brains to choose for themselves they will say…

When questions come up about individual liberty and freedom, or a persons right to choose for themselves, they will stare blankly at you.  How could you possibly not see it from their point of view?  They will see humans not as their fellow beings but as Lego’s and tinker toys from which they can create a new image.  If they are defeated, there will come a time for them to try again.  They will constantly hold up to the ideal that they can make people, ‘better.’

In the next two blogs that come, I will show how some of these ideas are not entirely gone…

Today as I was getting ready to go to my dentist appointment, I paused and watched a flash on Fox News.   I was appalled to see that a gunman had walked into the Washington DC holocaust museum with a loaded gun in his hand, and opened fire.  He carried a rifle in his hands in plain sight and did not make it very far into the building, as he was yet to pass the entranceway or metal detectors.  (A brilliant man no doubt, as he obviously had some scheme to get an unconcealed rifle past the guards and metal detectors)

The security guards ordered him to drop the weapon, which he did not.  They shot at him then and he soon thereafter returned fire.  The gunman fatally shot one of the guards down, and he himself was wounded. He is currently lying in critical condition in a DC area hospital.  His name is James Von Brunn, and he is a known white supremacist author and website leader.  He has fallen far from his time as a Captain in the Navy.  He has published books on how the blacks and the Jews are out to ‘pollute the white gene pool.’  He also served time in prison, for which he blamed the ‘negro jury’ and the ‘Jew judge.’  Obviously, a model citizen…

            A holocaust museum brings to mind an anti-Semitic crime at the heart of its motivation.  For those of you playing the home game, this means a crime against a Jewish person.  What is even more trouble was how many people I thought could have fit this type of crime as the perpetrator: there are far too many groups of people who could have been suspected of committing a crime this disgusting.   Aryan supremacists, Klansmen, and radical Islamofacists all spring to mind readily, and still there are more.  I am reminded of the liberal protestors who during last summer when Israel was pounding away at the militants in Gaza proudly marched through the streets holding up signs that said “More Ovens For Jews.”  I’m also ashamed to think of the so-called Christian fundamentalists who are extremely anti-Semitic from the pulpit (Source: www.godhatesfags.com - these clowns are the more well known of the bunch).  Personally, I think they are a disgrace to the name of Christianity.  At the close of World War II, our soldiers helped to liberate the Nazi concentration/extermination camps such as Buchenwald, and Dachau.  General Eisenhower told his men to take photographic and video records of the atrocities committed there.   The buildings, the survivors, and victims were all documented. 

You can still find photos today of the General touring the Ohrdurf concentration camp in April of 1945.   He listened as the survivors told of the crimes committed by the SS.   He was careful to make a record of everything seen by him and his men, prophetically stating that one day, people would deny that these events had ever taken place.

Today that prediction has become as unfortunate a reality as any.  The president of Iran calls for Israel to be wiped off the map.  There have been ‘international peace conferences’ which have turned into Israel and US bash-fests.  President Obama’s pastor of twenty years, Rev. Jeremiah Wright today came out and said that Obama has not spoken to him in a year, because “those Jews won’t let him.” 

Anti-Semitism draws together the strangest of bedfellows.  White supremacist groups have been said to be in communication with al-qaeda, as their common enemy is the same:  The United States government.  Al-qaeda has declared war on us because of our close relations with Israel, as well as whatever else is bunching their underwear that particular day.  As for the white supremacists, they are probably still on that whole kick on how Israel and the Jewish people control the banks and government, attempting to take over the entire world.  (Someone should tell these geniuses that Israel right now is just trying to survive day-to-day, and doesn’t really have the time for that sort of thing.)              

When the state of Israel was created in May of 1948, there was a space set aside for the Palestinian people as well.  It was in the country of Jordan.  The Jordanians set the precedent later on of using the Palestinians as chess pieces, and excuses to attack the state of Israel.  Don’t believe for one second that the president of Iran is welcoming these people with opened arms.  I doubt he will ever extend the invitation or set out a welcome mat for them.  Many of the oil rich Arab countries today do not wish to help out the Palestinians in any way unless it will let them gain leverage over the people of Israel.  They have done nothing but fuel the anger the Palestinians have, instead of help it.  

After all the wars, attempted invasions and rocket attacks I know I would not ask Israel to give up any more land or make any more concessions.  This has all been tried before.  Presidents Carter and Clinton both held conferences with Arab and Jewish leaders, trying to broker a deal.  Both times Israel was forced to make concessions and we have seen how well that has worked out so far.

There are generations of people who have been raised to believe the Jewish people are their blood enemy.  They are brainwashed to the point where they will strap bombs to their women and children and send them to a crowded marketplace.  To make it worse, there are people of European descent, who still cling to the oldest and stupidest of stereotypes.  During the middle ages of Europe, the Pope decreed that all followers of Christ could not become bankers or handle large sums of money, as the profit would invoke sin.  This led the profession of bankers to be taken up by one of Europe’s minority groups: The Jews.  This ended up being a severe miscalculation, as it only caused jealously from those of the gentile persuasion.  This has lead to centuries of persecution and stereotypes still peddled by comics and presidents from oil rich nations today. 

Call me a skeptic, but I do not believe that a two state solution will change any of this.  President Obama is reportedly trying to get a two-state solution on the table from Israel by July.  As I have written before, I am glad that Benjamin Netanyahu was elected to the office of Prime Minister.  His country cannot afford mediocre or soft leadership at a time like this.

I have two hopes, at a time like this.  I hope that our government does not take advantage of this situation today at the DC museum.  Rahm Emanuel has said that one should never waste a ‘serious crisis’, and I can just see this being used as an excuse to crack down on other ‘right wing extremists.’  (As a right wing extremist, I’m offended to be compared to a scumbag like James Von Brunn)

I also hope that Israel and her people know that even if our president does not appear to stand with her, there are many of us who do.