Now is not the time to quit. You are not a spoiler. Newt can win SC on his own. You can come in second or third. You have seen it for yourself in the crowds that have come to see you in SC. When Newt wins SC it will be a three man race. The voters are turning away from Santorum. You can come in second or third place then Florida will be the new battle ground. You are the only true TEA PARTY candidate. Erick is going against his own strategic advice. This is a marathon not a sprint. When Newt beats Romney in SC it is a whole new ballgame. Hang in there and keep up the great job in the debates. You will win this in the end. This is the absolute definition of faith. There is a certain motto I like to live by and it is this: “Faith and Patience”. If you have both you will endure till the end.

Governor Perry, you are the only one in the race with the record to take down Obama.  As you are well aware the Lord puts us all through the fire to make the best of us rise to the top.  This is why many of us are wholeheartedly behind you.  You have been through the fire and you will rise to the top.  As I say consistenly to my players, keep on plugging.  You will win this.  Please don’t give in or give up.  The United States of America deserves better and the The USA deserves you as its next President.  I and many others are with you till the end.

Faith and Patience.

God’s Speed Brother Perry!

I have strolled down many roads this primary season.  I have been intrigued by many of the candidates, some of  who have had their rise and fall.  They all have excellent attributes in one way or another that can attract a conservative voter.  Even the former speaker who reminds me of the old “E.F. Hutton” commercials brought me on board for awhile despite his couching liaisons.  However, the road I currently find myself on once again is the road with Governor Perry.  I know that I am solidly on this road now.  I know this because this is the first time my wallet has opened this primary season.

Now the question you may be asking yourself is why would I go back down this road with a candidate who registers at 8% in my own state.  My answer: I am not an “American Idol” type of voter and frankly I believe most voters are becoming less so.  Our great country is in trouble and at a major crossroads.  The majority of Americans instinctively know this.   I am more interested in what a candidate is saying, not how he is saying it. Governor Perry brings to the table a strong conservative record, bold ideas, and policy positions.  I won’t go into detail here since it has been addressed so well in previous posts.  All I want to do is share the fact that I have followed this race daily for quite awhile and have performed my own research/vetting process.

As stated above, I have been down some differing roads during this primary process.  In fact, many of us out there have done so.   Are there really that many folks out there that are so wishy-washy?  The answer to this question is an emphatic NO!  I beleive as many others do, that this may be our last chance to pull our country back from the brink and “right” its course.  I like many others take that charge very seriously and my vote accordingly.   Together we must take this historic opportunity and get it right.

I have weighed the pros and cons of all of the candidates.  As we all know, they all have flaws.  However, there is one who has led as the governor of a state  the last ten years primarily as a consistent conservative.  He is also one that says what he means and means what he says.   Make no mistake, that is a very important attribute in a leader.  It was one of the things I admired most about President Bush.  The only problem was I didn’t always agree with what President Bush was saying.   With Governor Perry I view getting the best of both worlds.  Present are all of the outstanding leadership qualities of President Bush packaged into a true consistent conservative.  By the way, are you all like me and very pleased that the phrase that pays “compassionate conservative” has now and rightly so, been replaced with the qualifying “consistent conservative”?

To use the old adage, Governor Perry is the candidate I would most like to have a beer with just like President Bush was.  However, while having our beers, Governor Perry and I would be talking about how government should stop being looked to for solving our problems.  Instead, we would be conversing about how to get government to be less intrusive in our lives.   I have noticed that, when folks drink  they tend to want to talk about solving the world’s problems.  In this case Governor Perry and I would be talking about solving our great country’s problems and agreeing about how to do that probably 85- 90% of the time.  With President Bush that entire conversation probably would not even take place. (Yes, I know he does not drink.  That is not the point.)

Well for what it is worth, this is why I am now back on the road with Governor Perry.  However, this time it is not a stroll.  This time it is a pedal to the metal ride in a Mustang 5.0 drive to fix this country.  This will probably be the best chance in my lifetime to really help “Right” this Country.  I for one do not want to keep veering to the left.  It won’t be an easy task.  We may even have to take drastic measures like shoot a tire on the right side while doing 65mph to get the movement back in that “right” direction.  It may shock us at first.  I will definitely be bumpy.  But it will begin taking us in the direction, not that we want to go but where we need to go.

I have asked myself  which of these candidate is the one that is talking about such possible drastic measures and seems to have the guts to try to carry them through?  To me it is the same one who called Social Security what it really is and did not back away from his remark when challenged on it.   Even today he still refers to it accurately as a “Ponzi” scheme .   Therefore,  in the great state of South Carolina, on January 21st, 2012 I will be voting for Governor Perry.

In closing, as my father used to say in his deep theatrical voice, “and that, will do it”.

Due to this:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,99945,00.html

I feel the need to share this:

I am a ninth grade public school teacher who regularly gets discouraged at the amount of students who come from broken families.  To me these are the students who desperately need a relationship with God, especially if they are boys.   As we all know God is being torn from the public arena across the country.  However, he is still in our schools everyday in the Pledge of Allegiance.    Late one night, God laid on my heart a simple strategy to follow.  I simply stated to my students, “I feel we need God to bless this school and some people in this school, so during the pledge when we get to “under God”  I am going to shout that part to give praise to God, if you would like to do that as well feel free”.  I would say 85% of the class did so.   It was incredibly heartwarming and hopeful.    We now do this everyday and the enthusiasm hasn’t changed.  I want to pass this along because it seems to be a way to get God’s presence and divine blessings back in our schools.  It also does not appear to violate any rules since it is said everyday across the country anyway and is kept completely voluntary.  If you feel the same please pass this on to any educators you know and we may be able to make this a nation-wide occurrence.   May God continue to bless America and the many young people who desperately need him.

Coach Fess

P.S. I hope I have not violated any posting rules.  Please forgive me if I have, I just felt this needed to be shared with as many people as possible.

Senator McConnell,

I regret the tone I have to use here but my duty as a Patriotic American Citizen requires it.  Sir, if  you do not fight this leftist President and his horrendous policies that will leave our great Country bankrupt and threatened I will do everything financially in my power to make sure you are not sent back to Washington.  The people want this country back from a treasonous media and the well intentioned but incredibly damaging Centrists and Leftists.  Therefore, we will begin to take it back at the ballot box next primary season.  To help you avoid this, I will use an illustration from my home state of South Carolina.  Start leading and fighting for our conservative constitutional principles like Senator Jim DeMint.  Do not compromise our founding principles for the sake of getting something done like Senator Lindsay Graham.  It is not action for the sake of action that people are demanding take place in Washington.   It is common sense political action that we want.  For example, secure the borders before passing immigration reforms.  Or cut taxes to stimulate our economy instead of throwing out money to everyone and their brother.  Blocking bad legislation is your duty as minority leader.  After observing this man and his minute record the past two years I can confidently say that any policy that is offered by this President is bad legislation.

On a personal note, even though I am the great grandson of a former U.S. Senator of Ohio and former Chairman of the Republican National Committee I equate myself as just an average citizen.  Being a public school teacher and football coach I am about as “Average Joe” as you can get. However, as with millions of other “Average Joe’s” out there, I have been blessed with an enormous amount of common sense.  Common sense tells me you don’t waste more money when you are already in debt.  It also tells me that you don’t sit back and let your country go to hell in a hand basket without a fight.  Conservatism is hard sir.  Liberalism is easy.  As we all know what ever is hard to do in the end is worth doing.  The ease way “liberalism” is never ever prosperous and extremely damaging.  Please fight Senator and get all other Congressional Republicans in the fighting mood as well. 

Again, I more than likely should not be using this tone but these are the crossroads our great Country is facing at this time.  Average Americans are fed up and we are going to start fighting back at the ballot box.   For those Congressional Republicans that decide to “bridge the partisan divide” and not fight for our Country, its ideals, and founding principles, do not expect to go back to Washington.  Personally, my pocketbook will open and deliver to all Conservative Republicans nationally and their primary challenges.  I have an easy template to follow in the actions of Jim DeMint.  The candidates that most closely resemble him in their actions and words will get my money and support.

In closing sir, I am quite confident that I am not alone.   You may take personal offense with my remarks but quite frankly I don’t give a damn.  My country is too important to me and to my children who will inherit it.   If my wife and I want our children to grow up in a European country then we will move there.   However, we like millions of other Americans do not want that.  We want our three boys to grow up in the United States of America, the greatest country on the face of the Earth that man has ever known.   The actions of Republicans right now will determine what this country will resemble in the future.   In the last 100 years the amount of socialism and fascism that has crept into this country little by little is astounding.   Senator how much more are you and your peers willing to let come in and how fast?   Please ponder this question with all of the seriousness it deserves.  Literally, millions of Americans are counting on you and your minority party status to defend the American way of life.  Fight the good fight sir.

With a hopeful abundance of future respect and gratitude,

Simeon David Fess

I am no longer referring to Obama as Senator Obama. John McCain hit the nail on the head when he called him Senator Government. I want a T-shirt that says Senator Government on it and a slash through it. Then a caption like “Let’s not spread the wealth around”.

Is has become increasingly clear to me that John McCain has zero political courage unless it deals with an issue going against his own party. He is a patriot and a good man but let’s be honest his political courage has been on display this past week and it is non-existent. He seems to be following W’s path of taking the high road and staying above the fray. Boy hasn’t that worked out well for W. I don’t know how many I speak for but in my opinion W’s poll numbers would be much higher if he fought back against the Democrats and the MSM (see Katrina). Americans like winners, fighters, and underdogs. We will always rally around them. We don’t like to lose and hate to tie. This is not a normal time in our Country or in politics. We are engaged in a once in a lifetime political war. We all know that in war you either win or lose. You don’t tie (see bipartisanship). A majority of Americans are Conservative and they want Liberalism defeated once and for all. This is the time, issue, and opportunity to do just that. I and many others are just sitting here waiting for someone at the top to ride into town, take Liberalism by the throat and kicks it outdated, dangerous, and incorrect premise to the curb permanently. Literally, our Country as we know it is at stake. To me this is not an exaggeration.

What has become enormously frustrating to me and I believe many others, is that we are losing this war. Frustrating may not be strong enough of word because we are losing a war with the truth and facts on our side. Just like Katrina the truth and facts of our current “crisis” plainly spell out the root cause of this problem was created and fostered along by Democrats. However, our leader of our party will not point this out and hammer it home. WHY?

I know he said he wouldn’t take it if offered. I know he would be a great Supreme Court nominee. Here is the but…If McCain is only going to serve one term wouldn’t it be great to have Fred holding the mantle in 4 years? Obama is tanking in the polls. Would the grumpy old men ticket really be that much of a turn off or would it be a comforting ticket in troubling times? Also, wouldn’t it be the best damn VP debate slap down in the history of VP debates?
McCain and Fred are friends. McCain seems to be gravitating to the conservative view. Why not have Fred there to help ensure that transformation continues and solidifies?
I guess it is just wishful thinking on my part…

Update:
Don’t underestimate too that the Russians are back….You remember how Fred feels about Russians. Well maybe that is his character in Hunt for Red October but he delivers the line so convincingly…