Is Senator Mitch McConnell Willingly Wimping Out?

Here is a press release I received minutes ago regarding U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) apparent outrageous and insane surrender on the out-of-control government spending issue and giving in and giving up on holding the line on the raising the ceiling on the debt. The release came from the Americans for Limited Government.

ALG Blasts McConnell Plan to Give President Unilateral Authority to Raise Debt Ceiling


July 12th, 2011, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today released the following statement on a Senate Republican proposal to give the White House singular authority to raise the debt ceiling without congressional approval:


"Under the Senate Republican proposal, Congress would cede its constitutional power to borrow on the full faith and credit of the U.S. in deference to the Executive Branch. All of this, apparently, to solve a short-term political problem for Republicans seeking to avoid blame for a failure to pass an increase in the $14.294 trillion debt ceiling.


"This abdication of responsibility is puzzling to say the least. When spending is this out of control, and the only thing keeping it in check is the congressionally authorized debt ceiling, why would Congress cede its say on the nation's finances?


"If Republicans give sole power to raise the debt ceiling to Barack Obama, it will be a colossal failure of this Congress."

DON’T Raise the Debt Ceiling, Cut & Cap Spending!

www.CutCapBalancePledge.com

Why Evil Exists in the World Today, Part 8

We see evil all around us today. TV, newspapers, and radio all chronicle the ravages of evil. Today I conclude my series on “Why Evil Exists …” I resume my “Armor of God” series next week.

If you wanted someone to love you, wouldn’t you want them to love you of their own free will, rather than because they had no other choice.

Satan Will Be Eternally Destroyed

Satan will be cast into the Lake of Fire.

Revelation 20:7-10, “And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Will you be joining Satan in the Lake of Fire?

Sadly, many will join Satan in the Lake of Fire to be tormented by fire endlessly.

They are the children of the devil.

Matthew 13:24-30 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

Matthew 13:36-43 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Those who did not help Christians will join Satan.

Matthew 25:41-46 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Those who take the mark of the beast will accompany Satan.

Revelation 14:9-11 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

Whoever’s name is not written in the Book of Life will suffer eternally with Satan.

Revelation 20:11-15 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Many follow the path to destruction.

Matthew 7:13, 14 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

However, few follow the narrow way; Jesus is the only way to God.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

The question is, “Would you like to join Satan in the Lake of Fire?” If not, then you can pray to God confessing to Him that you are a sinner. Invite Jesus into your heart. A sample prayer is, “Lord Jesus Christ forgive me of my sins and come into my heart.”  Satan will be cast into the Lake of Fire.

Freedom Flotilla 2 and Gaza’s Hobby, “Guns, Guns, Guns”

I guess I missed the story of the second attempted “Freedom” Flotilla. The “Freedom Flotilla 2 was another attempt to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. In this post I first include a quote about the story from Jim Holt (of TheGatewayPundit.com), then second a funny satirical song by an Israeli group (Latma) about the incident.

“Even the Obama-inspired ship was a failure – Last year Barack Obama’s good friend Rashid Khalidi raised cash for a ship named “The Audacity of Hope” to smash through the Israel’s Gaza Blockade. After months of fundraising his group finally raised enough cash for the mission. The Obama-inspired ship set out to join this year’s Gaza-bound “Freedom Flotilla 2″ with several prominent leftists and Obama supporters on board.” --- Jim Holt, www.TheGatewayPundit.com in “The Audacity of Failure… Islamo-Leftists on Obama-Inspired Flotilla Ship Throw in Towel.”

Hat tip goes to LatmaTV for producing the video below. The YouTube description accompanying the video reads, “After its international hit We Con the World, Latma, Israel's premier satire website brings you The Audacity of Dopes Band singing "Guns, Guns" Guns" in honor of this year's attempted flotilla to Hamastan in Gaza.

I don't watch traditional television so I am not sure that ABC, CBS, Fox, or NBC reported this event.

Rick Santelli’s Righteous Rant Against Government Spending

Hat tip goes to the Rush Limbaugh Show for providing a link to the Rick Santelli's impassioned plea to stop excessive wasteful subversive government spending NOW!

We Gotta Stop the Tax and Spenders in Both Parties!

On Tuesday, the day after the Independence Day holiday the USA Today ran an editorial, “GOP rigidity on taxes threatens debt deal.” I took that editorial as to be heavily slanted or biased toward the Democrat Party position. What impressed me was that they simultaneously published an opposing view offered by Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, titled, “Just say no to higher taxes.” Here is an excerpt of what Norquist said his opposing editorial.

Barack Obama became president the federal government was spending $2.9 trillion a year of taxpayer money. Today, less than three years later, federal spending has jumped to $3.8 trillion each year. What are we getting for the extra $1 trillion spent in our name each year? Chicago-style government. Taxpayer-funded goodies for the politically connected.

…While Americans lucky enough to work (unemployment has increased from 7.8% on his inauguration day to 9.1% today) earn an average of $60,000 a year in salary and benefits, federal workers now average more than $120,000 in salary and benefits. Obama is Robin Hood in reverse.

What we receive for Obama’s wasted trillion-a-year in new debt, piled atop mounting trillions, is a gangster government. We got an ever growing government which rewards its gumbas for their faithful support with our hard-tax dollars.

Now is the time for the Republicans to stand and to emphatically say “No” to the tax and spenders. We have reached beyond the end of the road and must begin to correct our course now, while we still can. We are counting on the House of Representatives to take the lead because it seems that leaders of both parties will not or cannot lead in this battle.

So You Just Got Back from Jury Duty, part 1

Gay Pride Parade Sponsors

From Citizens for Community Values:

Dear Friends,
Starting tomorrow, perversion hits the streets of Downtown Cincinnati. Fifth Third Bank, P&G and Kroger are all supporters of this appalling display. 
Indianapolis hosted Indy Pride 2011 last month. PNC Bank and Fifth Third Bank were both involved—PNC Bank as a sponsor and Fifth Third Bank as a vendor.  Click here to see what they supported in Indianapolis. 
If you are a member of either of these banks, a customer at Kroger or a consumer of P&G products, will you please contact these establishments and respectfully share what you think about their involvement with this event and the indecent public display?
Please e-mail or call: 
PNC Bank (Indianapolis event)Fifth Third BankKrogerP&G
Thank you for your help. 

Phil BurressPresident, Citizens for Community Values

This is really ironic considering that it overlaps with the North American Christian Convention.  Hopefully the participants of this convention will be able to interact will these gays and their supporters in way that will cause them to repent of this wicked perversion.  Here is a sample letter to write:

Homosexuality is a disgusting and degrading perversion of the wonderful gift of sexuality that God has given us. I am appalled that P&G chose to sponsor the Cincinnati Pride Parade.  I will avoid buying P&G products because of this.

Texas Senate TSA Hearings and Public Testimony 6-27-11

The “Negotiator” (2011), Smash Summer Movie Hit Starring Barack Obama

Hat tip goes to DRScoundrel.com for posting this video and pictures today on their website.




Cut the Crap, Mr. President!



Cut the Spending, Mr. President!



Bumper Snicker: Trickle Up Poverty

Bumper Snickers

Hat tip goes to DRScoundrels.com where I came across this most appropriate bumper sticker.

Budget Battle: Dems trying to game GOP

“The game is simply how much can the Obama, Pelosi, Reid axis of fiscal evil game the Republicans. How much can they get the GOP to give up? What can they do that might give them a shot at turning 2012 from a disaster to only a bad year?


“… Obama, Pelosi and Reid know what they want. They want fictional budget cuts that will be played out over years in the future. They want these delayed budget cuts that can be undone by future congresses. They also want tax increases. ” --- Judson Phillip, in the www.TeaPartyNation.com article, "The game is afoot," 7/5/2011.

In the article quoted above the author expresses the hope that House Speaker Boehner will not get suckered or played by the axis of fiscal evil into agreeing to any kind of tax increases and thereby alienating the GOP base that so invigorated a dying political party last November. These are real tax increases the Dems want to extricate from the Republicans. Tax increases will fuel their wanton spending, while simultaneously driving forward their socialist agenda and appeasing their multi-diverse special interests.


This same axis of evil will promise meaningless mega future budget cuts, but will give little up in terms of immediate spending curtailment. In other words, they will lie with abandon to get their way. They will use lying in the same way that Muslims use it to accomplish their political-militarist-religious goals. The end justifies the means.


The Republican Congressional leaders will doom themselves, their party and America if they do not heed the cry of their base and the majority of Americans with a single minded purpose to stop the wasteful spending that continues to drive up the deficit and debt of our nation. If this causes a government shutdown over raising the debt roof, so be it. If the Republicans cave on this issue, like they meekly did on the FY2011 budget fiasco, many will be looking for new careers!


The Dems strategy is to “Take a mile and give an inch.”

Obama-Romney Running Mates? Not so strange bedfellows

Campaign 2012

“Motor City hospitality dictates a Michigan message to Mitt that our struggling families, entrepreneurs and workers think Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama are not rivals, they're running mates.” --- U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter, R- Michigan, Presidential Candidate, found in Alaska Dispatch article, “10 facts about Thaddeus McCotter and his run for president.”

Red Skelton’s Pledge of Allegiance … Under God

Being the 4th of July, independence Day 2011, it would be good to be reminded of what comedian Red Skelton once said about the pledge.





Hat tip goes the www.TheLookingSpoon.com for posting this great reminder.

An Imaginary Independence Day Chat with Obama

Another hat tip goes to TheLookingSpoon.com for posting the YouTube video, “A Chat With Obama About Independence Day.” This is some creative stuff!

 

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY, ALL!

Project Gunrunner Fast and Furious

Check out this excellent New York Post cartoon starring U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and a gun.

Click here.

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter: The Change in Obama’s Hope and Change

U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter from Michigan announced Saturday that he is running for President. Here is a YouTube video where McCotter comments  about the change wrought by President Obama. Hat tip goes to GlennBeckClips.com (@GlennBeckClips) for their tweet, which included a link to this video.



Here is a brief excerpt from McCotter’s speech given on the floor of the House of Representatives in early 2010:

“…71% of Americans think the Federal government is a Special interest. In the wake of this Healthcare debate, despicable, dysfunctional process and product, it is clear that the most dangerous Special Interest is Big Government and President Obama is its Lobbyist…”

Dear Jon: Please step aside for a constitutional conservative!

Campaign 2012

Obama's Ambsassador to China, Guilt by Association?

Recently announced Presidential Candidate Jon Huntsman joins the left-of-center GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich in the race to the top job. These are RINOs.

Haven’t we learned from of 2008 and the 2010 elections that the majority of Americans do not want Big Government politicians of ANY ilk? The establishment, traditional, country club Republicans do want another George W. or John McCain. They want to perpetuate the conversion of America to socialism and to eventually submit to global governance. It is just a matter of degrees in party leadership elites. Bush I and Bush II were just socialism lite, while Obama has proven to be hard-core socialist in nearly everything he does and does not do like insisting on raising the debt without any restrictions whatsoever.

We need someone in the White House who respects the constitution and America’s founding principles, not a revamped or, revised, a new more relevant constitution that comports to a left leaning vision.

Getting back to former Utah Governor Huntsman, who is also the media’s choice, just like John McCain was their darling. McCain was their favorite, until he was officially nominated and then they media championed Obama. The Huntsman campaign sent me an email that began:

I can tell you with confidence I will be a different kind of president. Just look at my record as Governor of Utah, and you will see I am the candidate who possesses a completely unique package of skills, values and leadership that can finally, actually change our country...

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Gov. Huntsman will be different alright, he will not be a constitutional conservative. According to OnTheIssues.com some of Huntsman's values are listed below, Obama has been very effective in bringing change to America - unfortunately the wrong change. i am afraid Gov. Huntsman will be carrying out the same unwise changes that the current President has implemented.

Cap and Trade – he is a believer in man-caused global warming?

• Make Utah the premier destination for renewable energy. (Jan 2009)
• Congress should cap greenhouse-gas pollution. (Nov 2007)

Homosexual Agenda – he supports it

• Supports civil unions and other rights for same-sex couples. (May 2011)

Healthcare – he has flip-flopped on requiring individual mandate

• Supported individual mandate in 2007; opposes it now. (Jun 2011)

Immigration – he is pro-illegal immigration

• Vetoed repeal of college tuition for illegal immigrants. (May 2011)
• Border fence repulses me; inconsistent with America's image. (May 2011)

With at least these four key issues, I don’t see a great deal of difference between Huntsman and the current occupier of the White House. He doesn’t even concur with alleged platform of the GOP. He is antithetical to much of what a constitutionalist or Tea Party participant believe. Basically he is an Olympia Snowe-Susan Collins kind of a Republican, which isn’t good … I like Upstate Voice Scott’s description of Huntsman, “a Progressive NEOCON,” a more apt handle could not be presented!

Why Evil Exists in the World Today, Part 7

We see evil all around us today. TV, newspapers, and radio all chronicle the ravages of evil. I am continuing a new series today, taking a break from my current series, “Armor of God.”

If you wanted someone to love you, wouldn’t you want them to love you of their own free will, rather than because they had no other choice?
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The angelic rebellion led by Satan

You may notice that it was Satan who caused Job’s difficulties. Yet God said that Satan had moved Him against Job without cause. This means that it was God’s power that Satan was using.

Satan has a multitude of angelic followers (devils or demons). In revelation 12:4 they are referred to as the stars of heaven. They could not be the stars that shine in the sky for they would destroy the earth if even one hit it. Also, they are so far away they could never reach the earth within a short amount of time. .

Revelation 12:1-9, “And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”

Satan caused a third of God’s angels to follow him. They came to earth and are deceiving people into doing what Satan wants. Don’t be one of those fooled by Satan. Realize that following deception is one of the causes of evil on the earth.

We the People Convention held in Columbus, Ohio, Day Two

I had the opportunity and privilege to attend the second day of the two-day inaugural We the People Convention held at the Columbus Convention Center in downtown Columbus, Ohio yesterday and today. Over 1,000 fellow patriots attended this inspiring event. Many Tea Party Movement participants, constitutionalists, libertarians, and conservatives attended this milestone event. There were four breakout sessions in the morning and three in the afternoon. The keynote speaker at the luncheon was John Fund, Wall Street Journal writer, author and speaker. Herman Cain, presidential candidate and businessman, was featured at the evening banquet, which I did not attend.

A variety of state and national organization participated as exhibitors. Heritage Foundation, Americans for Prosperity, and the John Birch Society were a few of the national constitutional and conservative organizations.

John McManus, President of the John Birch Society conducted an especially informative session which exposed Neo Conservatives such as William F. Buckley, Dick Cheney, the Bush I and II, John McCain and Newt Gingrich. He really opened my eyes to the shortcomings and dangers of the Neoconservative movement in the Republican Party. For one thing they tend to be supportive of many socialistic and unconstitutional policies.

One of the reasons I attended this convention were the sessions on internet tools and how they could be used to advance the Tea Party Movement and its push to limit the size and scope of government, obtaining fiscal accountability, and reigning in the out-of-control power grab, freedom robbing and spending habits of big government.

I talked to one of the convention volunteers and he said that the convention would be held again in 2012. This year’s and next year’s convention will be critical in equipping and in rallying the troops and to use all tools and resources at our disposal to defeat the enemy. That is, to continue the purging of the Congress and Presidency of NeoCons, RINOs, and Democrats, which began in November 2010. Our very future and existence as a nation depends on it!