I will be straight with everyone - I don’t have the answer at this very moment. In fact no one knows or can predict precisely what will happen in the next couple of years with any real certainty.

Still, my intuition screams that we will be in for a rough ride, as long as people put their own selfish interest above that of the nation. That would include the GOP regains control of a legislative body.

Why,  might you ask? I see humility in few who are currently seeking public office.

There are those who seek to destroy this nation from inside out by subverting our laws while attempting gain personal advantage by writing their own interest into those same documents. Oddly enough, it is believed by these same people  that enough voters will be either bought off or replaced that it makes the policy a okay.

Wrong.

Then there are those who act as if United States Constitution is a religious document and brandish it as if it were a weapon of brute force. God save those who may not agree with their interpretation or who believe other wise.

Yet I know only too well why many feel compelled to lash out in this manner with the daily bastardization of our nations foundation by those in Washington. I hear the call my self.

Still, it is equally as wrong.

Our founding fathers got it right, power does come from the consent of the governed.

Similarly, Ronald Reagan high lighted a very important functional aspect of that notion.  Our elected officials must remember this and work with an attitude of humility.

We should try to highlight what is best about our nation and move forward with policy which reflects our founders intent as much as the law its self.  It is not the letter of the law with regards to the Constitution which needs reviving but the spirit.  I am burdened down with the lack of leadership who simply wants to do the right thing with an attitude of humility.

To that end I would urge people to note that regardless of who ends up in control of the levers of power in November, without a change in attitude we will be heading in the same direction as four, six or even eight years ago.

2 Chronicles 2:14 says it best:

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

I pray that Americans and those running for public office understand the gravity of the situation and choose what is right, because its right.

We need to win this fall in the worst possible way. Not because of pure partisanship, but it is the only thing that will save this nation from falling into a dark state of socialism, if not out right communism.

On the surface it seems like things could be worse with a number of radical anti-freedom, anti-American bills queued up in Congress and the economy looking to be in recovery.

That belittles the significance of what is occurring in front of our eyes. The government is in full nationalization mode - taking over of several industries while quadrupling our debt striping the most basic of freedoms to determine our own fate via the passage of Obamacare.

With our nation shrouded in such darkness you would believe opposition would unite and people would focus on breaking the back of the policies creating the problem and destroying what made this nation great.

People get it, too. With every tweet I read and person on the street I discuss happenings in our nation with it is apparent people are mad as hell. We all know and agree that the government has gone too far. Way too far. The power needs to be returned to who it belongs to, us.

This is where our common ground ends, unfortunately.

In the search for political scalps or muscle flexing we seemingly end up in a tirade which produces scorched earth campaigns. This not only splits our efforts and undermines our goals, it serves the needs of those who seek to control us.

There is a reason why Reagan preached the 11th commandment.

Am I saying backing Rubio or Stutzman was wrong? No way. That is what primaries are for. He is the right man for the job. Crist’s changing of parties proves what Erick said before regarding the double standard conservatives are forced into during contentious elections. We must “playing nice.”

However, while we are striving to produce the best candidate who serves our nation, we should also not char participant’s policy positions beyond recognition. To do so is plain dumb and intellectually dishonest. Period.

It is for this reason I opposed “purity” tests and approach primary claims without policy backing with skepticism. We should have each others backs, without there being a knife involved in the process.

In my state, Sarah Steelman’s flirting with a U.S. Senate candidacy serves as a perfect example. Early on she attempted to smear Roy Blunt on earmarks (see my post on earmark demagoguery)  and smooze Erick Erickson while trying to figure whether she could win a GOP nomination for United States Senate. She never did follow through with her inquiry, but left plenty of ink for Democrats to use while the rest of Missouri was getting to know Roy. I should note Steelman joined the “Blunt Brigade” later.

We have one shot at returning the power base to the people and limiting our government.

We either lose the me first attitude and contempt for others within our movement or our nation loses what remaining freedoms we enjoy.

It is our choice.

I ran across this on the internet today and had to post this. It is an incredible story of a wounded veteran who lost all four limbs in Iraq, but who is thriving. It is an incredibly inspiring must see story.

According to the Wallstreet Journal, all workers will be required to carry a biometeric national identification card.

Under the potentially controversial plan still taking shape in the Senate, all legal U.S. workers, including citizens and immigrants, would be issued an ID card with embedded information, such as fingerprints, to tie the card to the worker.

The ID card plan is one of several steps advocates of an immigration overhaul are taking to address concerns that have defeated similar bills in the past.

Anyone else have a problem with being tagged like an animal and being asked to present your papers? I do. I hope many also do.

Lets keep our eyes and ears open on this matter for details.

In the power point presentation, leaked to the Politico, made fun of the three by creating characters of Cruellela DeVill, the Joker and Scooby Do.

The following response from both Democrats and Republicans was one of outrage and embarrassment. Almost to the point of censorship.

Republicans to tuck their tail and run in response to the leak. The media is apparently trying to hype the matter in a manner which makes me wonder if they are trying to distract people from the forth coming debate in the House of Representatives on government ran health care.

What concerns me most, however, is the duplicity in coverage over the matter.

All three of those elected officials in various public forums, insulted President George W. Bush in the past few years. Whether it be calling George W. Bush a loser, claiming the man was incompetent or out right lying about policy (see blaming Bush for everything wrong in our nation).

In media land it seems to be perfectly okay to attack President Bush (or Republicans) in any and every possible way while Democrats are apparently deities who cannot be spoke against.

My own feelings are simply that the individual who created the illustrations should be let be. They have every right to protest their voice and exercise freedom of speech.

Just as Pelosi, Obama and Reid are all free to voice their opinions - so should others be able to do so in opposition. Believing any other way flies in the face of the principles our nation were founded on, and what makes us such a great nation.

From my understanding on the issue, Bunning is asking for Senator Reid of Nevada (D) to find the 15 billion or so from other sources of revenue as a pose to deficit spending.

Why is this important?

Well if we go back to the Presidential debates last year, one can remember a then Junior Senator Barack Obama claiming that ear marks didn’t matter, that they were an insignificant amount of the budget.

John McCain argued that the larger point that it was a symptom of wreckless spending. In the end, McCain was dead on regarding Obama’s fiscal policies.

More over, though, what came to my mind was the figure provided in the debate. It as roughly 20 Billion (Factcheck.org says there was roughly 17 Billion in earmarks).

To that end, if Senator Reid and Barack Obama were serious about fiscal constraint they would propose cutting earmarks completely and spending that money on employment benefits.

I some how doubt this will happen.

With 2010 elections taking shape I have fielded several emails asking me why, outside of twitter, have I parted from the scene.

Instead of going into a long diatribe about the past eight to ten months and a struggle with stewardship of time, I believe its best I just punch forward and dive right in.

Be looking for me to post more frequently and engage on a host of issues.

The downside is that I cant go back and write a “see I told you so” regarding the political climate - or the failure of the Kansas City Chiefs to succeed in any capacity.

The up side is that maybe I can flesh out more of my thoughts here instead of trying to squeeze them into a 140 character rant.

I recently took advantage of Blizzard’s factional change option and switched to Alliance.

The transition was fairly smooth.

What I dont like, however, was that I lost quite a number of achievements related to the Argent tournament faction which apparently is lost in the transition.

Similarly, the wrath gate experience is lost..

I can understand from a technical perspective how this works, but still - thats weeks of work gone. Unless, of course, I were to switch back to Horde and would get those achievements and reputation back.

Finally, I would add that I am encouraged by the forthcoming patch 3.3 - or release of Ice Crown Citadel. The content looks incredible.

More later.

I couldnt help but repost this after seeing it on National Review Online. There are a lot of good quotes in in a monologue scene out of Dragnet regarding our nation. I cant help but wonder how many people dont know how good we have it and are willing to trade our freedom and liberty for a bureaucrat’s reassurance of security.

Many times it helps when we look to history when trying to understand the present. This can be applied to the current “health insurance reform” debate.

Democrats and socialist then were trying to pass much of what is being attempted now, but in a more mild form.

The principles and dangers which Reagan espouses in the speech still ring true.

The ultimate question is not how to help reach people who do not have health insurance. It is a question of freedom and whether or not the government can or cannot control our lives.

People know this. The writers of the bill know this.

To that extent the larger question which remains to be seen is whether or not people, without a leader, can withstand whither coordinated counter attacks by Democrats and their allies. Similarly, what how far will the Obama administration and its counter parts in the Senate and House of representatives go to consecrate the law into stone.

Of course, the glimmer of hope is that people engaging themselves in the process and reminding there representatives of their wishes to hold on to freedom. This echo of Reagan’s call for civil involvement during the debate then rings true now.