Comments on: Democrats to Railroad Through Another Super Secret Massive Spending Bill

By: Praying

Praying — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:09:27 +0000

I’m feeling pretty much like dontreadonme. It’s like this demon that keeps slapping you down, and you struggle to your feet, only to be slapped down again. Stimulus. 2009 gov’t budget. Tarp 1. Tarp 2. Card check. amnesty. It just keeps coming. I think there are a lot of “us” out here – the people without a voice, but only because we haven’t gotten our collective voices together. Rick Santelli did a lot to motivate me – and a lot of other people. Some friends and I are planning to go to Chicago this summer for a tea party. Heck, I don’t know what I ‘m going to do there, but I think the synergy will be good. But Cold Warrior is right, too – we have to make a difference on the PARTY level. A bunch of crazy revolutionaries won’t do any good unless they can come up with concrete platforms and relevant, principled individuals to run for office. Individuals who will not bend over at the first breeze. Individuals who take the history and liberty and freedom of this country to heart. We can’t wait for someone else to do it – it’s gotta be us. Whenever I feel like giving up – I just think about my kids. I’ve got to do this for my boys. I will do things for my kids that I’d never do for myself. So find something that you’re willing to put above yourself, and do it for that if you can’t do it for yourself. The future of the country depends on it.

By: ColdWarrior

ColdWarrior — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:24:54 +0000

We need DEEDS now, not just words. Calling talk radio stations doesn’t DO anything. Twittering and ranting in chat rooms about what’s happening doesn’t DO much. The only reason I’m posting this here is in hopes YOU, who are reading this, will consider DOING SOMETHING MEANINGFUL to change your government back to its Constitutional limits. To DO that, we need to strengthen and change the Republican Party back to its Reagan era strength. How do WE do that? The BEST way to strengthen and change the Republican Party into one that again clearly advocates conservative principles is to . . . drum roll . . . HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN ITS RANKS who accept, understand and advocate conservative principles. I’m not talking about just registering as a Republican, I’m talking about YOU, yes, YOU, who’s reading this, not “the other guy,” but YOU — becoming an A REAL, ACTIVE MEMBER of the Republican Party by becoming a real, live, functioning Precinct Committeeman. That’s the bottom rung on the leadership ladder in the Party. By becoming a Precinct Committeeman, you get to ACTUALLY VOTE for the Party leadership. YOU GET TO CAST A VOTE FOR YOUR LOCAL REPUBLICAN LEADERS UP TO THE COUNTY LEVEL, AND THEN GET TO ELECT ELECTORS WHO ELECT THE STATE AND NATIONAL PARTY LEADERS. If those who accept, understand and advocate conservative principles become a majority IN THE PARTY RANKS, guess what? The Party leadership voted in will be those who accept, understand and advocate conservative principles. This just happened here in Arizona.
It’s not hard to find out how to become a Precinct Committeeman. Do some googling to find your county Republican Party web site. Find out which Legislative District you live in. Find out when the next meeting of that Legislative District Committee meets. Then go to the meeting and tell the chairman you want to volunteer to be a Precinct Committeeman. You’ll have to gather a few signatures to get on the ballot. Once the election comes around, you’ll be elected. Meanwhile, volunteer to DO SOMETHING in support of your conservative values and principles WITHIN THE PARTY. You will be leading by example. Many of the moderates are moderates because they don’t know how to think and be conservative. You can show them by your DEEDS.
Now get to it!

P.S. “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.”

Thomas Paine, December 23, 1776, The Crisis.

By: djemi

djemi — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:05:31 +0000

I watch the Money show on CNN this weekend and I found myself laughing at all of those graph that they were showing, you know they were showing time frames that surpported there arguement, much like the graphs/evidence that the global warming poeple point to. Anyway it struck me that the mean housing price still has about $40,000 to decrease to be in line with a more historic levels.

By: bk

bk — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:26:25 +0000

then his transparency rules don’t apply.

And there’s nothing to stop Pelosi. Most of the so-called Blue Dogs will whimper and do as they’re told.

And there will be enough RINOs in the Senate to make it happen.

By: DONTREADONME

DONTREADONME — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:35:36 +0000

I just got caught up in a defeatist attitude. Real easy to do that. After doing some work for the last few hours, I came back and looked at my comment and said, DTOM way to go off the reservation. This is why I usually write a coarse email then wait until morning to send it. 99% of the time I will not send that email the next day, I guess I should do that with comments especially if they come out like that one above.

By: JLenardDetroit

JLenardDetroit — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:38:15 +0000

Obama lies… and the MSM looks right through it….

Yes, the 3 stooges (TomCollins, SnowJob, and Spectacle) will remain afflicted with BiPartisanship Disease …. in the name of “do something” ….

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:09:31 +0000

another piece of legislation that Larry, Moe and Curly in the Senate can vote for and stab their fellow Republicans in the back over.

By: civil_truth

civil_truth — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:53:01 +0000

This was a reply to DONTREADONME, not Erick.

By: civil_truth

civil_truth — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:51:44 +0000

Guy, if we all split up and try the rugged survivalist approach, they’ll just mop us up one by one. It’s too early to bug out – that’s the whole trap of “shock and awe” – to dishearten opposition beyond the facts on the ground. So keep you pecker up, as the Brits would say, and hang in there for the fight, which is still far from lost.

Even another half trillion is nothing compared to the privations of the civilian population during WWII and its aftermath. So get some perspective here.

By: DONTREADONME

DONTREADONME — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:29:22 +0000

I can not understand what the heck is going on in this country, where are the boundaries for our Government and where is there so called Fiscal Responsibility. I feel like, me, my wallet and my job are on the brink of being railroaded by my own Government. All of this, I mean all of this, is what I and all of you warned people about, did they listen NO. Now neither them nor I can stop it now, because: 1) They (politicians) do not care 2) people think the politicians know what they are doing 3) 2012 for anew president may be too late 4) winning elections mean you can do what ever the heck you want.

Anyway, this is the last straw for me, I give up. I can not do anything other than, buy lots of non-perishable goods, two assault rifles (in addition to my small arms cache), hunting rifle, hunting bows, a wood burning fire place and a bunch of axes. Yes, I am serious, this can not keep up without breaking the back of something, and I will be prepared for that when the time comes. I feel like my voice is inaudible. So that being said. I give up trying to be heard on these issues.