I really like what he did in this video. Very effective.

But I really do think that we need to have a better discussion regarding earmarks rather than just saying that they are evil and we shouldn’t do them. Primarily because an earmark, in and of itself, does not add to the budget! The earmark says that $x that is in the budget goes to this specific project (typically in my district and to my supporters). Yes, most earmarks are bad. But if you earmark a part of the transportation budget to go to improving a stretch of interstate highway in your district that needs improving, is that bad?

The examples are many of awful earmarks. But the reason that they are awful is: 1) they are mostly unconstitutional programs that are being earmarked; 2) even when they are constitutional, they are not important; 3) many times they are political kickbacks; 4) they indirectly bloat the budget because they are the above, yet there are legitimate things that should be in the budget and the budget has to be increased to get the legitimate stuff in.

Pence did a great job on the delivery, my hat’s off to him.

I like the videos and his messages have been effective…but has anyone asked him how much of the government’s money he’d save if he didn’t keep printing all this off?

Democrats demonstrate, again, how NOT to conduct Foreign Affairs (Defense related)…

SOS Clinton announces (AP newstory here) the US will reach easy, early, quick, Arms agreement (read: SELLOUT OF AMERICAN DEFENSE AND INTERESTS AGAIN, typical for ANY Democrat administration). Failing to learn the “Peace through Strength” lessons of History, we enter the repeat of Democrat history/cycle of Surrender First Doctrine and Defense Cuts.

We all know that you do not go out in Public announcing deals you don’t have a firm grasp are all but assured. For this administration, it is not as if they are ignoring that adage it is they clearly don’t care and are willing and looking for an excuse (as I and others (see: RS:robmikpet: National Defense Targeted Again (just one recent discussion that I had the link handy) around RS have discussed) to TERMINATE the Missile Defense Projects and any sham agreement to that affect is fine by them.

Russia and the Terrorists have gotten the message, Obama is all for show and definitely Chamberlain not Churchill. The message is clear: The Era Of American Weakness Has Returned! The War in Afghanistan will go on for show, as the Democrats used it as the “that’s where the Taliban was that had to do with 9/11″ and they will want to save some face about avenging 9/11. The risk, of course, is their ineptness causing (getting us into) that greater/wider War many think is going to come if Pakistan (see: Feinstein (D-CA) Torpedoes Pakistan / Loose Lips Sinks Policy… er…. Countries…. er…. Ships) doesn’t get the “delicately” handled support it needs to remain afloat.

We’ve all heard Obama say “I intend to go through the Budget line by line and eliminate programs that don’t work and other waste.” Lie, no – half truth (as usual)…. those of us that paid attention, of course know, what he meant was the usual Democrat cuts of reviewing the “DEFENSE BUDGET” and cutting (read: gutting) it. That is a promise he and Dodd, Frank, Conyers, etc, that have been clamouring for years about, will keep…. to the Nations detriment, AGAIN!

All bills should be read aloud in congress.

It will give more disclosure.

It will slow them down from doing more damage.

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord:
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.
I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps,
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps:
His day is marching on.
(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His day is marching on.
I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel:
“As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal;
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel,
Since God is marching on.”
(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Since God is marching on.
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat:
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.
(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Our God is marching on.
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,
While God is marching on.
(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
While God is marching on.
He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave,
He is Wisdom to the mighty, He is Succour to the brave,
So the world shall be His footstool, and the soul of Time His slave,
Our God is marching on.
(Chorus)
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Our God is marching on.

America is pretty awesome. Lets keep fighting to keep it that way.