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By John Birch Society Mag Says One Of Our Congressmen Is Peachy Keen : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee on 07.09.09 2:54 pm

America is more apt to side with conservatives on a variety of issues. The GOP is moving left. The GOP is losing it’s power and relevance. America moves away from the GOP and the libs take over Washington.

The GOP would have us believe that these are all isolated occurences. I dare say that they are at least related but actually believe that they have more causal relationship. The GOP had it’s highest approval with a conservative at the helm and the farther left the GOP gets, the more it gets left behind. Figures and ratings such as these are, or at least should be, a clear indicator or “wake up call” to the GOP. But alas, to the “powers” of the GOP it isn’t even a reason to push the snooze button. The American people will eventually have their way, does the GOP want to lead the way? Be a spectator in this movement? Or continue to try to stand in the way and stay too far left?

By BCB on 07.09.09 4:28 pm

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By terryfrank.net » Freedom Index: Duncan Scores 100%; Alexander Earns Same Score as Bernie Sanders | The Show on 07.10.09 3:22 pm

America is fortunate to have a Senator like Bernie Sanders. It is a rare thing these days to have a greater regard for one’s fellow citizens than for those who cut a corporate check for campaign expenses.

By SemiPundit on 07.13.09 9:55 am

I hereby retract my editorial letter lambasting Duncan in the Knox Sentinel in 2003 for not supporting the Iraq War. I didn’t know at the time how closely my views match Mr. Duncan’s views on government.

By Ty on 07.13.09 9:35 pm

“It is a rare thing these days to have a greater regard for one’s fellow citizens than for those who cut a corporate check for campaign expenses.”

Yes it is. Apparently not even Sanders measures up – that is, unless you don’t count the unborn as fellow citizens. I guess technically they aren’t yet. He’d rather keep the convicted murderers alive and murder the innocent.

http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Bernie_Sanders.htm

Ty, Rep. Duncan understands that the “War” on Terror™ is undeclared and therefore unconstitutional – as does Dr. Paul. It is not a matter of whether Hussein/Bin Laden/Current Boogieman of Choice is an enemy, but that Congress swore an oath to uphold our Constitution. Any Rep. that:

a) Sends you a newsletter once in a while
b) Includes Rep. Davy Crockett’s “Not Yours to Give” speech in it and,
c) then appears to have some semblance of understanding what Horatio Bunce meant by virtue of his voting record,

should get your support.

You could always write another letter.

By Eric Holcombe on 07.14.09 8:07 am

Actually, my argument was not about his Constitutional considerations of war; it was about his line of reasoning. In the article, he was quoted as saying something along the lines of, “who are we to tell Iraq and Iran that they can’t have nukes or chemical weapons when we have them ourselves?”

To me, this was just about the dumbest thing I’d ever heard.

By Ty on 07.14.09 1:38 pm

First as Washington warned us of no entangling alliances, the U.S. needs to pull our military out of the 100+ countries it has them stationed. Stop the nation building, and cease the overt and covert operations to intervene in affairs of sovereign countries.

Instead of “claiming” the right to tell Iran or Iraq they can’t have nuclear weapons we should tell them and the world in no uncertain terms, if you develop and use those weapons against the U.S. then you will suffer the consequences, the end of life on this earth as they know it. And make it clear, that the U.S. has 18 Ohio class Trident subs with 24 tubes containing twelve 100 kiloton warheads.

When you have a big stick, sometimes you have to wave it around. But also let them know if they keep a safe distance then their sovereignty will not be in jeopardy nor will their country become capped in radioactive glass.

By Rick Forman on 07.15.09 8:38 pm

Is there a hypocrisy index? John Ensign and David Vitter did so well on the freedom index (90%), how would they do on a hypocrisy index? Both were involved in sex scandals where they cheated on their wives, like Mark Sanford, both were very vocal about calling for Bill Clinton to resign yet have no plans to resign themselves. The party of moral values strikes again with Mark Sanford, Larry Craig, Mark Foley, Ken Calvert… all self proclaimed ‘Christian moral value Republicans’ involved in sex scandals. Now we here of the C-Street Christian fellowship house in DC where 3 DC lawmakers cheated on their wives. Classic GOP! GOP = Gay or Perverted. Hypocrisy has become the hallmark of Christian conservative politicians.

By ellen on 07.17.09 12:29 pm

Mr. Forman, surely you are kidding. Nuclear disarmament should be the goal of every nation on earth; we should lead the way. I do believe, however, that we should be the country that would put the last such weapon on the scrap pile. Nuclear weapons constitute a strength that in reality is an extreme weakness. Possessing them requires countries with competing interests to acquire them as well in an attemp to maintain some sort of parity on the geopolitical field of play.

Although we don’t know if Israel has them or not (their leaders won’t say and we won’t ask openly), we seem to have some firm ideas about how to muzzle Iran’s efforts, of which we somehow are certain. A good first step, if Israel does prove to have them would be to strip them away, engage the rest of the world, and then focus on Iran.

Although they may not know it yet, neither Israel nor Iran wants to be the second nation to inflict the kind of devastation on mankind that would make the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki look like a brilliant sunset.

By SemiPundit on 07.18.09 9:55 am

Semi, I’m not kidding. Multilateral nuclear disarmament is a pipe dream. Rogue nations have not and will never cease their aggression. That’s why they are called despots, dictators and genocidal maniacs. They have existed since time began and will continue.

Why does Iran want nukes? Because Israel has nukes? Hardly. Israel hasn’t threatened Iran with destruction just because it exists. But Israel does reserve the right to self defense.

The genie is out of the bottle as far as nuclear weapons go.

Engage the rest of the world after you make Israel defenseless? That’s asinine. Every arab state around Israel would love that precept to a full scale attack. The rest of the world has been engaged over Iran. It’s called sanctions and our so called allies have been violating the sanctions. Even companies within the U.S. are violating the sanctions. And then there are those despots and tyrants like Kim Jong Il and Putin out there stirring up the pot breaking sanctions and trading military technology.

So to think everyone can come together with lunatics and murderers to have a multilateral disarmament is lunacy itself. What you are advocating would be akin to asking criminals to agree to give up their illegal firearms as well as the law abiding and law enforcement then expect crime to drop. Problem is, weapons are the tools of criminals and they aren’t about to give them up.

By Pogo on 07.19.09 8:31 am

Ellen-

You’ve posted here under multiple names so please don’t be so righteous.

Secondly, you attack the values that you work against. Why does it bother you? You claim it is the hypocrisy, but then again, I’d challenge your sincerity there as well.

If you can show me comments where you have condemned Al Gore and all the rest of the global warming hypocrites who fly all over the world belching carbon, then I will stand corrected.

You must have a bit of credibility however for folks to receive your comments with regard.

By Terry on 07.19.09 5:31 pm

So it is a good strategic advantage for Israel to have a hundred or so nuclear warheads deployed, an advantage both for them and us, since they could strike by proxy for us if it were deemed necessary?

Under what condition would they launch one or more of them? Is the bar set so high that it would have to be above the nuclear threshold, meaning a defense against an offensive nuclear strike, or could it be against, say, a ground invasion by conventional weapons? Only two such weapons have been used in the history of the nuclear age, so I wonder what would be the consequences for Israel if it leveled the major cities of every “enemy” country in the surrounding region.

Suppose as well that Israel was someday successfully invaded and overrun by its neighbors, with those weapons suddenly falling into the hands of governments that are not at all friendly to us?

By SemiPundit on 07.21.09 9:43 am

you attack the values that you work against. Why does it bother you?

Ah Terry, you may not know this but the state that leads the nation with the lowest divorce rate is MA. A blue state where gay marriage is legal. The southern red states on the other hand lead the nation in divorce, teen pregnancy, and online porn…(not to mention obesity, as well).

You say I am working against moral values? It is completely apparent that the conservative voting states are the worst. My point is the hypocrisy.

Speaking of moral values… former Fox News producer Jake Tapper was sentenced to 10 yrs today for child-pornography. You know Fox News, the favorite news outlet for conservatives where recently anchor Brian Kilmeade suggested that Americans are not pure because of ethnic intermarriage. It’s the white kkkristian channel – fair and sooo balanced. lol!

By Ellen on 07.21.09 2:06 pm

Ellen-

Again, you ignore my point, instead pulling out the sins of the right.

You did not address my point. If you are offended by hypocrisy, what say you of your global warming carbon offenders? Eh? Are you offended that Congress will not have to abide by the same health plan as the public?

My point is that you have no problem with hypocrisy as witnessed by your failure to point it out where it exist on the left. Your outrage is over the right.

That I hold moral values offends you. You don’t have to live by them, but I will still hold them and make my own judgments no matter how long the list of offenders you choose to print.

By Terry on 07.21.09 4:06 pm

You seem to think that everyone who acknowledges man’s contribution to global warming believes in a man made solution. Wrong. That is where liberals and conservatives differ. We think. We don’t all buy cap and trade but at the same time we don’t ignore science. We don’t all speak the talking points like you are fed… global warming = bunk, Obama = socialist, guns = good, abortion rights = bad, etc… that is the nature of conservatives: unbending, unadaptive, regressive…it’s all very dualistic, just black and white. Liberals are a much more thoughtful and flexible bunch. Diversity is our strength. Quite the opposite of your shrinking GOP, now a just a homogeneous bunch of regionalized southern white christians that think they’re on a moral mission from god. Instead they represent the least educated, most obese, and are much more likely to get become pregnant as teens, divorced, and use pornography. These are facts, proven by well known demographics.

By Ellen on 07.22.09 1:51 am

Ellen-

You give me quite the chuckle. You talk about diversity and then set about typing up your arrogant blanket stereotyping. Did you actually read what you typed in light of your promotion of diversity?

Again, you still wont’ point out any hypocrisies of the left, can you? Just more of the same name calling. Ellen, the left has had their way with numerous policies, like welfare, for over 40 years. And the facts show miserable failures.

I wouldn’t call that diverse. It’s neurotic. Repeating the same failing behaviors and policies over and over and over and over again….all the while expecting different results.

By Terry on 07.22.09 1:27 pm

Every ‘generalization’ I’ve said is not ‘name-calling’ – it is verifiable demographic fact.

Heh, look at the graph of the National Debt over the last 40 years and notice under which presidents it increased, which presidents it decreased.
http://zfacts.com/p/318.html

By ellen on 07.22.09 4:00 pm

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By Freedom Index « Right Minded Online on 08.11.09 10:22 pm

Terry, most republicans did well on this index, as all they have to do is vote against the democrats. You need to compare their score when they (the republicans) ran the show. It isn’t anywhere near that good.

Economic Stimulus. H.R. 5140, the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, passed 385-35 on January 29, 2008 (Roll Call 25). It would provide about $150 billion in economic stimulus, including $101.1 billion in direct payments of rebate checks (typically $600) to most taxpayers in 2008 and temporary tax breaks for businesses. Creating money out of thin air and then spending the newly created money cannot improve the economy, at least not in the long term. (If it could, why not create even more money for rebates and make every American a millionaire?) The stimulus has no offset and thus increases the federal deficit by the amount of the stimulus because the government must borrow the rebate money. A realistic long-term stimulus can only be achieved by lowering taxes through less government and by reducing regulatory burdens. Marsha Blackburn voted FOR this bill.(Source: The New American – July 21, 2008)

Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman.
She is no conservative.
See her unconstitutional votes at :
http://bluecollarrepublican.com/blog/?p=614
Mickey

By Mickey on 08.12.09 7:41 pm