Eddie Perez: There You Have It

2011 REMEMBERED

2011-12-31T12:59:00.006-06:00

I almost didn’t post this last blog of the year. After reading it to my wife, I saw that it is not an uplifting piece and it’s kind of dark … but I decided to post it anyway … mostly because I write this blog to share what I think, and to get feed back from you…..so here it is and “there you have it”.

The year 2011 has come and gone; a year I’ve been saying would be one that we would like to forget but most likely never will. At the start of the year we saw the beginnings of what was later called the Arab spring that lead to regime change in Egypt and then in Libya. Now the Mid-East has become even more unstable than it allegedly was. Hosni Mubarak abdicated his office in Egypt, and Maummar Gaddafi was captured and murdered in Libya. No one knows exactly which direction either of those two countries are headed in. Will they become representative democracies similar to the United States? Or will they become something entirely different and fall into the hands of radical Islamic leaders as Iran did in the late 1970’s? … I believe the latter will be the case. I said in my blog posting of January 30th, “Tensions are high in the Middle East and no one is safe. Muslims are angry at their governments, but they are angry at the United States as well. The extremists point to our nation and to Israel as the root of all evil … never mind that Muslims are being and have been oppressed primarily by other Muslims. Be it Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran, or Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, you name the Middle Eastern dictatorship and you will find a Muslim in charge … not a Jew or an American”.

This year has been a violent one. The Muslim uprisings were anything but peaceful. Arabs have been killed in demonstrations, reporters have been attacked and CBS News correspondent Lara Logan was gang raped by an Egyptian mob … her attackers chanting “Jew-Jew”. Mexico is a mess and so is Pakistan. There have been attacks in both countries … in Mexico it’s drug-related, in Pakistan it’s Islamic radicalization. As Americans, we should be worried about what happens in those countries because Mexican violence bleeds into the US and because what happens in Pakistan can lead to a nuclear armed menace.

On the war front, Osama bin-Laden was killed and so was the American Anwar al-Awlaki. Osama bin-Laden eluded death for much too long and Anwat al-Awlaki stopped being an American as soon as he joined with al-Qaeda and began plotting to kill Americans in the name of Islam. Americans are safer with both of them dead … but that does not mean that we are safe from Radical Islam, and Muslim terrorism. As we have already seen, there have been terror bombings in Iraq only days after our troops have left. The war against Muslim terrorism continues on. While I’m happy to see our troops come home, I fear that leaving Iraq prematurely (as we did in the 1990’s) will only cause a greater war to erupt there. We may very well find our military fighting against Iraq and Iran as they join together to hold the world’s oil reserves hostage.

Here at home we’ve seen occupy movements become violent. We saw mobs destroy the Wisconsin capital building, and more recently we’ve seen the OWS mobs become violent and unsafe in cities across the country … so much so that the mobs are no longer welcome even on liberal college campuses in California.

The year has been unusual, to say the least. We began with a huge natural disaster in Japan. Then there were the wild fires in Arizona and Texas. The flooding in Tennessee and elsewhere, and don’t forget about the earthquakes that took place in Alaska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia. This year was the first I can remember in which both an earthquake and a hurricane hit the east coast within the same week … EVER. I believe there were some news sources that said that’s never happened before.

As the year progressed we’ve seen new developments take place in presidential politics. We’ve seen candidates show interest in becoming the next US president come and go. Donald Trump was one, some former governor of Minnesota was another (I never bothered to learn his name), my favorite (Sarah Palin) never got in, and then there was Herman Cain. Herman Cain dropped out of the race once he found out that he could not stop false accusations from being charged against him again and again … now he knows what Sarah Palin’s life has been like.

This year hasn’t been a good one for kids or young people. Every week we heard about children being abducted, raped, abused, and killed. Kids have been used for political reasons by special interest groups of all kinds. They have also been targeted by the media and retailers for economic gain. Young people have been attacking and looting businesses and individuals in flash mobs, gang mobs, and in OWS mobs. You heard about all of that … you just failed pay attention to it.

I’m a Dallas Cowboys fan, and this year (just as it has been for so many years now), seems to be another disappointing season for them and for me. They always have a bunch of talented players but they just don’t win games. But the most disappointing thing to happen in the NFL to my mind are the attacks that the Denver Broncos’ quarterback Tim Tebow has endured. Why has he been attacked? … because of his Christian faith. That’s right, because of his faith. Not that long ago no one would have felt it acceptable to attack anyone for being an unapologetic Christian. That saddens me and it causes me to lose hope in my country.

In San Francisco they have Naked Santa’s. Why? … who knows why. While Santa Claus is a secular symbol of Christmas, never the less he’s a saint. Naked Santa’s are an affront to his symbolism of goodness, charity, faithfulness, giving, and modesty. Actions like these also cause me to lose hope in my country, too.

In fairness I haven’t lost hope in my country alone … I’ve lost faith in the western world. Europe is collapsing before our very eyes, Mexico’s falling apart under our noses, and immorality, debauchery, and evil are on the rise everywhere. If you don’t think so, you’d better look again. Like I said, 2011 is a year we would like to forget but most likely never will. Will 2012 be any better? … I pray that it will.

There you have it.
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Eddie

LIBERAL HYPOCRICY

2011-11-04T18:17:00.002-05:00

I’ve never seen a more fitting example of liberal hypocrisy than that of “Occupy Wall Street” mobs. The mobs haven’t been friendly, clean, inclusive, culturally or ethnically diverse, or even very nice. Aren’t those all of the things that liberals profess themselves to be? Am I missing something?

The mobs have been loud, dirty, filthy, nasty, smelly, and violent. I’ve noticed that with almost every liberal mob. It does not matter if it is the mobs that roamed the streets of Arizona protesting the immigration law, or if is the anti-Glenn Beck mobs that gathered at the Washington mall, or government labor union mobs like the ones we saw “occupy” the Wisconsin capital . These mobs can always be counted on to scare people, confront law enforcement, and then leave the place a mess.

Sure we’ve always known that hypocrisy exists in almost every group of people. It doesn’t matter if it is related to religion, law, business, politics, or government. I have seen and heard self-professed liberals say that they support all types of popular culture agendas while at the same time say that they themselves would never actually do any those very same things.

High income earning liberals will almost always say that the public school system is just fine for us regular folks while they themselves send their kids to esteemed private schools. They even often send them to religious schools while at the same time insist that religion be removed from public schools. Theirs is the notion of “do as I say not as I do”.

The list of liberal hypocrisy is endless and grows with each new day, but the OWS movement has brought that hypocrisy into the light of day and in front of the cameras. Yet liberals (especially those in the news media) haven’t seemed to notice, but rather than scold the OWS mob’s for their disgusting behavior they ignore the behavior … similar to how an unfit parent ignores the behavior of a disrespectful child.

President Obama and Nancy Pelosi have both openly supported these mobs, yet in the past they have accused the TEA Party of being unauthentic. Nancy said that the TEA Party was “astroturf”, as if the TEA Party movement is not a true grassroots movement. Do they really expect thinking Americans to believe that the OWS mob is anything more than “astroturf”?

The OWS mob is a movement of left wing losers, boozers, and stoners. But they make up for it by adding old hippies, young hippies, self hating millionaires and billionaires, drifters and perverts into their ranks. Yep, these are the kind of people that are an authentic movement worth paying attention to … I don’t think so.

The OWS mob claims that they are the 99%. I’d sure like to know what they are 99% of. They must mean that they are the 99% of liberal Democrats, because we know there isn’t any room for a conservative, capitalistic point of view within the Democrat party (that is except for those actual capitalist millionaires and billionaires that comprise the leadership of their party and the Hollywood elitist that contribute lavish donations to them). You know who they are, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, The Kennedy clan, George Sorros, Michael More, The Clintons, and so on. Yep they’re all a bunch of rich fat cat 1% hypocrites and they’re the leaders of the Mob.

There you have it.
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Eddie

DECADENCE, DEBAUCHERY, DRUNKENESS, AND FILTH

2011-10-23T17:05:00.002-05:00

Decadence, debauchery, drunkenness, and filth! Yes, that is what I said! I know what you’re thinking … now what are you talking about Eddie?! I’m talking about the “Occupy Wall Street” (OWS) mobs that have popped up in NYC and around the country. I’ve heard some people say that they have no idea what the “occupy” movement is all about. I say what they are all about is being played out right before our eyes … on camera! What they’re all about is this … DECADENCE, DEBAUCHERY, DRUNKENESS, AND FILTH!

Now I know a lot of people are saying that the “occupiers” are a lot like the TEA Partiers. I say that those people are either stupid or blind or both. The TEA Parties have always had a consistent message: they opposed the government bail outs, over spending, increasing the national debt, and Obamacare. They have also been kind and respectful to others and to the environment around them. And above all else the TEA Parties have been safe and CLEAN … for every one.

The same cannot be said of the “Occupiers”. I have listened to radio interviews of “Occupy” organizer from here in San Antonio TX and from Austin TX. Their positions have not been consistent, realistic, well thought out, or at all impressive. I have also seen interviews on television of “OWS” participants in NYC that are just as unimpressive … not to mention the images that have popped up on the internet and on the FOX NEWS Channel. I’ll ask you this question: just which crowd would you feel safer in? … a crowd full of conservative TEA Partiers or in an “Occupy Wall Street” mob full of drunk, drug induced liberals? Now be honest.

Some people have compared the “OWS” mobs with the Woodstock mob of the 1960’s. I agree. Woodstock became a Roman orgy of, you guessed it….. DECADENCE, DEBAUCHERY, DRUNKENESS, AND FILTH! Woodstock was an absolute failure. The crowds became unmanageable, they tore up the fields the concerts were played in, and it became an unsanitary pit. Sound familiar? … yes it does.

The “OWS” mobs are filled with “old hippies that don’t know what to do” and with young people that don’t know what to do either, other than complain and holler “tax the rich!”. What they really mean is take the money.

Whose money do they want to take? … in the end; they want your money! That’s right they want your money. They don’t want mine ‘cause I don’t have any … but you do. Sure they say the rich aren’t paying their fair share, but the reality is that the rich pay most of the US tax burden. But the “OCW” mob is full of useful idiots. They’ve been duped to believe that if we just took more money away from the rich all of our troubles would go away. But they won’t go away because there aren’t enough rich people in the entire country to fill the hole that government has dug ... even if the rich were taxed at 100%.

So who will the next target be? The “somewhat rich” or the “not so rich”, and then “the better off”, and then the “doing OK” and then ultimately they will come after you. Because that is what totalitarian communist do. (OH NO I said the “C” word!) Communists will use any means necessary to achieve their ends. It has been said that the only reason communism has failed is because it hasn’t been tried in the right places. The USSR, China, Cuba, and Indo-China, are all failed communist dictatorships. Those countries weren’t even the proper breading ground for communism to have been born in. Marx said that the industrial nations is were communism would take root. That is where the “People’s Revolution” would erupt. But that didn’t happen.

True communism has never been achieved anywhere in the world. That is because the industrialized west opposed it. In doing so the revolution was stalled, but it has never ended. Planning and plotting has been taking place in our colleges, universities, and labor unions around the world and here in the United States. The War On Terror has distracted many of us from the threat of communist, but it has not distracted them. After all the “People’s Revolution” is one that will never and can never end. Not so long as individuals have free will and freedom.

Our country’s foundational principals used to be this; in order for men to be free and to govern themselves we must first be good. Morals, ethics, and characteristics that were once looked upon as admirable are now laughed at and ridiculed. Virtue is a thing of the past. You can see that openly displayed with “OWS” mob. But Eddie, you’ll tell me, “the “OCW” mob does not reflect the majority of Americans”. But it only takes a small well organized and committed core to achieve great things, that are either worthwhile or worthless. I believe the “OCW” mob is worthless. How do I know this? Because this mod is all about… DECADENCE, DEBAUCHERY, DRUNKENESS, AND FILTH.

There you have it.
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Eddie

WHOSE MONEY IS IT ANYWAY?!

2011-09-27T19:40:00.004-05:00

“It’s the government’s money”….that was said to me by a cousin of mine (a Democrat). We were debating the upcoming 2008 elections at the time, and, of course, taxes became a big part of the debate. It’s difficult to have a conversation with someone when they don’t understand that the money we earn does not come from the government. It is our money not the government’s, and so I dropped the subject with him. I remember wondering how we can have the same blood running through our veins yet have such polar opposite views …. after all our mother and my father were brother and sister!

You may have gathered that I don’t believe that our money is the government’s money. I’ve never thought that at any point in my life….not even when I was a kid! However there are a lot of, or should I say, there are far too many people that seem to think that our money belongs to the government and that the government should be able to set just how much of that money we may keep. I say to hell with that!

Taxes are always a touchy subject, I don’t know anyone that enjoys paying them. I know that I don’t….do you? I have heard some people say that they do not mind paying their taxes, I call those people…………liars.

Right now there is debate in Washington DC on whether or not taxes should be raised on the “rich”, whomever they may be. However, just not so long ago, President Obama and other Democrats were saying that in these tough economic times, raising taxes on anyone is a bad idea. Have things gotten better since then? Or has this bad idea somehow become a good idea? No things haven’t gotten better and it’s still a bad idea.

Millionaires and Billionaires aren’t paying their fair share they say. So I guess Zillionaires are really getting away with it! They say we can’t keep giving them money. I did not know that Uncle Sam was writing checks to those scoundrels! Wait a minute! Uncle Sam isn’t writing them checks is he?! No he’s not….what Democrats and the President want to do is take more money away from them, because, as my cousin said, “it’s the government’s money”.

Warren Buffet’s been saying that taxes should be raised on millionaires and billionaires, however I’ve heard that Mr. Buffet’s been fighting a billion dollar tax bill for years. He says that his secretary pays more in taxes than he does. Well no wonder she does, he’s been dodging a billion dollar tax bill! I’m sure she hasn’t had a zillion dollar tax bill. Come on Warren, a lot Americans were born at night … but not last night. Sounds to me like Warren’s been drinking too many tequila sunrises with Jimmy Buffet … he must be drunk talking that kind of nonsense.

Some people argue, “what’s wrong with increasing taxes on the wealthy four or five percent more?”. I say it’s one thing if you’re increasing taxes from 1% to 6%, but quite another when you increase 23 % to 27% or 28 %. Here’s what’s wrong with it….it’s their money! It is not the government’s. How would you like it if all of a sudden Uncle Sam decides that now you aren’t paying your fair share because your earn more money than other people in the neighborhood? Answer…you wouldn’t.

Let’s not kid ourselves … there aren’t enough millionaires, billionaires, or even zillionaires in the country to have an significant impact on the national debt. Nor will raising taxes address budget shortfalls either. The only way to lower the debt and fix the budget is by cutting government spending and reducing the size and scope of our federal government. I know people are saying that a lot Americans depend on government to provide them with all kinds of services, benefits, and income … but if we do nothing about how the federal government spends our money, very soon there won’t be enough money for any of those things. We’ve created dependency and now that dependency is killing our independent spirit and is stressing our finances.

Why has that happened? … because for almost a century we have let government forget just whose money it is they spend. Whose money is that? … ours, yours and mine, it doesn’t belong to anyone else. That includes money taxed away from millionaires and billionaires. They best way to increase the money flow into the federal coffers is to increase the number of taxpayers paying taxes into the system, not increasing tax rates.

The most common argument for increasing taxes on high income earners isn’t because it will increase federal revenues, because it won’t. The argument becomes: because it is fair. What’s fair about that? My argument always boils down to this: whose money is it anyway!?! Does it belong to the people that work for it, or does it belong to government?

The President has said that he believes in spreading the wealth around. I say that he should believe in spreading prosperity around … but, he hasn’t a clue on how to do it.

This nation has created a monster. We’ve created a monster of debt, of government, of dependence, and of envy. The trouble with monsters is that they always turn on their creators.

There you have it.
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Eddie

HERE’S YOUR NEW JOBS….$BILL

2011-09-16T19:21:00.005-05:00

President Obama spoke before a joint session of Congress on Thursday, September 8, 2011. I did not watch his speech … I never do. That is because I have zero confidence in the man and the political party that he leads. The speech was touted as the unveiling of his new jobs programs and initiatives ...it wasn’t. What it was, was just another campaign speech. He spewed the same old class warfare rhetoric that he’s far too accustomed to using. In his speech he repeatedly told Congress to pass his jobs bill. A bill, that at the time of the speech, no one in Congress had seen. I doubt that even Barack Obama himself had seen the mystery bill. I had to jokingly say that not only had he and the Democrats started passing bills without reading them, but now they were going to pass bills without writing them! .... as I’m righting this blog (today is September 14, 2011) the jobs bill has been in congressional circulation a day or so.

As I said, I did not watch the televised speech, but that does not mean that I didn’t follow up on it. I was not surprised that the speech was long on words (just words) and short on details … that is not unusual for a Barack Obama speech. What did surprise me is that he did not have the presence of mind to acknowledge the upcoming tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Here he was in front of a joint session of Congress live on prime time television and he says nothing. I found that to be remarkable, but what I found to be even more remarkable than that, is that almost no one else in the US did.

I (as well as many others) have said that far too many of us have forgotten what happened on 9-11. We’ve become insulated from it. We don’t talk about it. We don’t hear about it. We don’t think about it. But our enemies do think about, talk about, and hear about it … the attack on our homeland was considered a victory in their eyes. What do most people do when they’ve suffered a defeat? … they avoid the topic. And we has a nation have been doing just that. Yes, we’ve taken the war to them but we’ve not defeated them. I’m a big Dallas Cowboys fan …. but just this past weekend, on 9-11-11, I watched them lose a game they thought they were winning. And I believe we as a nation are on the verge of losing a game we think we’ve won.

We’ve not ended the threat of Islamic terrorism against us and we have not ended the threat of our economic woes either. Recently my wife was very excited that we received a letter in the mail from our credit card company informing us that they were going to lower our interest rate. Isn’t that something! Just because we’ve been paying down our debt and then not adding to it they have decided to lower the interest rate. Now if only Barack Obama, the Democrats, and RINO Republicans would do the same with our national debt … pay it down and then stop adding to it.

Barack Obama’s latest bill does neither of those things. He’s going to borrow some more to pay for mostly government jobs and projects. He’s willing to mortgage still more of America’s future to pay for the mistakes of this and former generations rather than fix those problems today. Affixing a great debt on posterity is un-American and immoral. I cannot say it any better than my cousin Lonnie did and so I won’t …. so I’ll let you read how he felt after hearing President Obama jobs speech, “I was extremely disappointed, that, as we approach the tenth anniversary of the attack on our nation, our president would call for a joint session of Congress to declare to the world that the evil intentions of our enemies; to destroy our financial, governmental and military systems were accomplished. We are broke, leaderless, and our ability to defend ourselves is diminishing”. Lonnie Perez , Sept 2011.

There you have it.
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Eddie

TWO EATHQUAKES AND A HURRICANE

2011-09-02T20:13:00.003-05:00

Two earthquakes (one in Virginia, the other in Colorado) and a hurricane hit the United States in the same week; that’s weird isn’t it? From what I understand, Virginia’s never been hit by both a hurricane and an earthquake in the same week. In that same week NYC Mayor Bloomberg announced that he was not going to allow religious leaders to speak at the September 11th tenth anniversary memorial. That’s not only weird, it ain’t right. But he is going to allow politicians to speak at the event … isn’t that special.

Let’s not forget about the earthquake that rocked Alaska in June, or the wild fires, floods, and drought that have hit the USA. And never mind all of the other natural and manmade disasters that have happened everywhere else in the world this year.

The strangeness never seem to end. In the very week that the US was experiencing earthquakes and a hurricane, the rebels in Libya captured Muammar Gaddafi’s son, and now Colonel Gaddafi is seemingly out of power. While in other regional news, Israel launched missiles into Egypt in retaliation to suicide bombings and missile attacks that have been carried out against them on the Israeli / Egyptian border. Security on the border has weakened since Hosni Mubarak was removed from power in Egypt. The Arab uprisings that have been taking place everywhere in the region are all unsettled and will be for the foreseeable future. In a nut shell, no one knows how the Arab uprisings this year will effect global and regional peace, or the world economy, and what Israel is going to have to do in order to survive as a nation.

But that’s not all of the weirdness we should be thinking about. London burned as riots and flash mobs ran rampant through the streets. Destroying property, neighborhoods, and lives … mostly out of class envy, jealousy, and evilness. The riots were not to protest political or religious oppression, or to remove a tyrannical dictatorship, or to establish democracy. They already have democracy in England as well as political and religious freedom. No, it was mob lawlessness that caused the violence. Some will say it was due to the police killing of Mark Duggan, a known drug dealer, that caused the riots … I don’t agree. I would say that his killing was used as a convenient excuse by the rioters, just as was the case with Rodney King and the LA riots. But it doesn’t take much to move a mob to violence … a riot could have easily erupted after a soccer match.

On the economic front, Standard and Poor’s lowered the credit rating of the United States from AAA to AA+ as a direct result of how Congress and the White House have mishandled fiscal policy. However, Moody’s and other ratings institutions have not lowered the US rating … but that doesn’t mean that they won’t. Billionaire investor Warren Buffet has publicly criticized the downgrade, but that doesn’t change the fact that it happened nor does it mean that other rating companies will not follow suit. The United States has never before had its credit rating lowered. That means that our country is no longer considered good as gold. As a result of that, what has Congress and the White House done to correct this strange turn of events? … nothing. Sure there’s been a lot of talk, but talk is cheap … and the national debt and deficits aren’t.

What will happen next is anyone’s guess. So much has happened this year that I can’t recall all of it … from the Japanese spumoni and earthquakes, to the Arab uprisings, to the Arizona shootings. Here in the US we’ve had wild fires, storms, floods, tornadoes, and now hurricanes. Who will ever forget Joplin, Missouri, being destroyed by a massive tornado this year … or the millions of acres of land that has been burned in fires … or birds falling dead from the sky and dead fish washing up on or beaches and shore lines. I won’t … will you? Gas prices have soared this year and unemployment remains much too high. I have said that 2011 will be a year we would like to forget, but most likely never will.

There you have it.
Pass it along if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue.

Eddie

ROMANS 11

2011-08-16T20:40:00.002-05:00

“Romans 11, Romans 11, Romans 11” … that is what kept popping into my head as I lay in bed one night.

A few weeks ago I was having a debate regarding the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. As an Evangelical Christian I was raised a supporter of Israel. Churches that I went to growing up always prayed for Israel. Pastors that I listened to would preach of Israel and how we must support Israel. So I supported Israel mostly because I was told to.

I’ll admit often times I wondered why Christians were told to do so but I never asked anyone to explain that to me. I just took it on faith that is what Christians do ... kind of like I took it on faith that Jesus came to the world to save me from Hell.

Anyway, as the years passed, I began to understand that Israel reserves a special place with God. I learned that God gave Israel his promise of protection when Abraham found favor with him. I remember reading that in the Bible somewhere. Even with that I’ve never really gotten it … that is, until that thought popped into my head.

You see I haven’t studied the Bible, even though I call myself a Christian. I’ve always considered it the job of preachers and teachers to do that for me. You know, then they could pass along the really important stuff to me. Heck, I’ve never even kept notes. Then again, I’ve always been like that. I almost never took notes when I was going to school … I figured what I needed to know would stick, and that what didn’t, didn’t matter.

So there I am laying in bed when Romans 11 pops into my brain. At first I asked my wife if she knew what was in Romans 11. You see, Lisa was one of those Bible-study- church-on-Sunday-&-Wednesday-night-Christian-singles-club kind of Christians when I met her. So, naturally, I expected that she would know. After all, she was the kind of student that took notes in school and graduated from college with honors. Her answer to me in her “I’m trying to go to sleep” voice was, “I don’t know”.

So the only option left was to read Romans 11. And that is what I did. Not only did I read Romans 11, I read Romans 12 and 13, too. In those three little chapters I found my answer as to why Israel is so important to the world and to Christians in particular. But I also found out why it is important for Jews around the world to support Israel too.

You see, the nation of Israel fulfills Gods promise to reestablish Israel on earth … and God always keeps His word. But because Israel rejected God through Christ, the rest of the world was given access to God through Christ by His grace. So now those of us that truly believe that Jesus is who He says He is, the true living Son of God, we’ve now been given access to God’s promise to Israel. That’s a good thing. But here is the really great thing! We have done nothing to gain access to that promise … Israel did. Now it is our job to pray for and support the nation of Israel so that one day soon Israel will turn to Jesus as its savior. Why do I say this? Because I learned that in Romans 11. I hope and I pray that you’ll learn that too.

I can’t tell you why that thought popped into my head in the natural. I’d never even known that there was a Romans 11 until I read Romans 11. The only answer I have to that is that God placed that thought there for me. He did that so that I would know that yes there really is a profound reason for Christians to pray for and support the nation of Israel. And that reason is this … because He wants Israel to be blessed. He always has and always will. And so long as we agree with Him and obey Him in remembering the special place Israel has in His word we will have access to His blessing through Christ. We are the fortunate ones because all of those blessing have been given to us freely as a result of Israel’s rejection of Jesus Christ our Perfect Lord and Savior.

There you have it.
Pass it along if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue.

Eddie

I’M MAD AT TOM CLANCY

2011-08-03T18:11:00.004-05:00

I’m mad at Tom Clancy!....OK, I’m not really mad at Tom Clancy.

Recently I read a book of his that was published in 1996 titled Executive Orders. Up until then I hadn’t read anything he’s written. I’m not saying that I didn’t know who he is or that he is an author, I just hadn’t read anything of his. Sure, I’ve seen movies that have been made from his books (The Hunt For Red October, Clear And Present Danger, and Patriot Games) and found them all to be great action films. I even liked Alec Baldwin’s portrayal of Jack Ryan (the main character) in The Hunt For Red October. But I didn’t miss him when Harrison Ford took over portraying Jack Ryan in the other films.

The reason I’m mad is because in the book Executive Orders Tom Clancy has an airliner crash into the US Capital Building. This is the second time that a writer whose book I’ve read depicts an airliner being used as a missile on a US building. The first writer I read that depicted that was Joel Rosenberg. He wrote the book The Last Jihad.

In The Last Jihad, Rosenberg has an airliner fly into a building by Muslim terrorists. Ironically he was finishing his book on the very morning of September 11, 2001. In fact, The Last Jihad was Joel Rosenberg’s first attempt at writing a novel. I won’t go into detail about the book, but suffice it to say it was considered to be quite prophetic even though it was published after the September 11 attacks. So I guess I’m mad at Joel Rosenberg too … OK I’m not really mad at him either. To view Joel Rosenberg’s web site click here.

In Executive Orders, Tom Clancy illustrates that Iran and Islamic extremism was the biggest threat to the US in the world in the mid 1990’s and beyond. Not only did he understand that, but he understood that Iran was an equal threat to the Middle East and the rest of the world too. That still holds true today. In The Last Jihad, Joel Rosenberg does the same thing. (I’m not sure if there are others that have written books that have resembled actual events as closely as the books of these two men … it just happens to be that I’ve read their books.) That leads me to this question: If writers of current events fiction are able to accurately depict who our enemies are, what their capabilities are, and the what their intentions are (connect the dots), then why is that our government could not connect the dots?

Clancy also incorporates a subplot in Executive Orders that includes a couple of anti-government types that plan on detonating a truck bomb in Washington DC … does that sound familiar? I don’t know if Clancy added that to the book after the OKC bombing or if it was always a part of the story line. Remember, the OKC bombing took place on April 19, 1995, (the 2nd anniversary of the Waco tragedy). I tend to think it is the latter, since books like this usually take a few years to put together.

He also writes about how our freedoms can be used against us in order to commit a clandestine attack on our country. In the book the US is attacked with weapons of mass destruction (WMD’s). Iranian terrorists travel into the US on various airline flights and detonate biological weapons in cities across the United States causing death and panic throughout the country. That reminded me of just how easily the 9-11 terrorists gained access into the US only to later hijack airplanes on that horrible morning.

Executive Orders also has Iran take over Iraq and merge the two nation together. Sounds pretty farfetched doesn’t it? But just within the last few weeks, as talks are taking place for the United States to leave Iraq, diplomatic talks have also been taking place between those two countries. My instinct tells me that is not a good thing … especially when you consider that China and Russia have a vested interest in Iran.

Tom Clancy and Joel Rosenberg both write fictional books based off of real and made up events. They use their knowledge, skill, imagination, research, and experiences to create their works. After reading their books (and others), it is clearer to me that during the 1990’s no one was paying close enough attention to the threat of radical Islam. Here are some actual events took place in that time: the first WTC bombing, the US Embassy bombings, the OKC bombing, and the USS Cole bombing. All of those attacks took place during the Clinton years. Which leads me to wonder, if authors like these two could figure out who our most blood thirsty enemies are why couldn’t Bill Clinton? So who am I really mad at? ... you guessed it.

There you have it.
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Eddie

FLASH FIRES, FLASH FLOODS, FLASH MOBS AND THE WHITE BUFFALO

2011-07-11T21:39:00.001-05:00

Let’s talk some more about the weird year we’ve been having. The strangeness doesn’t seem to end. Recently the country has been hit with flash floods, flash fires, and flash mobs, not to mention tornadoes and earthquakes; and we still aren’t full swing into the hurricane season!

We’ve had fires flare up in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona yet the news media, and the White House, have barely even mentioned them. Flash foods have hit Texas, Florida, Missouri, Arizona, and so on, but have you heard much about them? Flash mobs have erupted in Chicago, NYC, Philadelphia, and who knows where else. These mobs have raided business and attacked people, and I’ll bet you weren’t aware of them. There is really only one motivation for these mobs … and that is pure evil.

Have you heard about the white Buffalo that was born in Greenville, Texas, this past May? It’s been reported that the calf is not an albino buffalo because its nose isn’t white and its eyes are dark. So that makes the animal significant with American Indians. According to reports Native Americans say the white buffalo is an omen of hard times to come if people don’t change their evil ways. (I wonder if the fact that the buffalo is white and the Indians lost their lands to the white man has anything to with it.) Anyhow, I guess that can be said about all of the events that have happened in the US and around the world this year.

You know what those omens are … wars, and rumors of wars, fires, earthquakes in diverse places, strange events in the heavens and earth, etc. But, the new tops on the list is the great white buffalo! Since the beginning of this year all of the above has happened. Should we be worried? Should we turn from our evil ways? Yes, and yes. But not because of any omen … because it’s the right thing for us to do. As long as I can remember people have said that humans are being warned to turn from there evil ways or bad times will come.

Sometimes we do change our ways … here in the US we’ve ended slavery, child labor, and denying women the right to vote. We’ve even given the right to vote to young adults. In Europe, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and England have all stopped constantly warring with one and other. You get the point, it wouldn’t be fair to say that the world is as evil a place as it used to be, but there is still evil within it.

I happen to believe that God does give us warnings. The Bible says that He does. He’s given us Ten Commandments that we must obey. He’s destroyed cities for their ungodliness, and He covered the world with a flood for that reason too. He’s given knowledge and warnings to profits of things to come, and then fulfilled those prophecies with the destruction that he promised.

I believe that at least some of what’s been happening this year is of a biblical nature. It is undeniable that the United States has lost its way on moral, political, and social issues. It is also undeniable that much of the entire world has fallen into the same decay too.

What else will happen is anyone’s guess, but I believe that before the year is over something will happen that will eclipse everything we’ve seen happen so far. Yes even bigger that the wars that are taking place. Bigger than the fires, and the earthquakes, and even bigger than the tsunami that hit Japan. Why do I think this will happen? Because even if all of what’s happened is being done by the hand of God we haven’t changed our ways. We continue to test God, to defy God, and to ignore His will and instruction that has been given to us. In doing so, we remove ourselves (as nations, and individuals) from God’s protection. That, my friends, is more dangerous than anything you can imagine.

There you have it.
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Eddie

JUDGE BIERY VS MEDINA VALLEY HS

2011-06-07T19:44:00.005-05:00

I have said this before and I will say it again … the founding fathers got a lot of things right when they formed this nation, but they did make a few mistakes. Among those mistakes was this one: lifetime appointments to the courts.

I believe that the US Constitution should be amended to end lifetime appointments. I believe in term limits. I think that not only should the president be limited to two terms, I think that congressional representatives, senators, and judges should also have limited terms as well. I think that senators should be limited to two terms and that congressional representatives should be limited to five two-year terms.

Since federal judges are appointed and not elected, I think that they should be limited to twelve years on the bench of any given court with a maximum of twenty years as a federal judge overall. I also believe that they should have to pass periodic votes of confidence from a legislative body consisting of both senators and congressional representatives in order to stay on the bench. I know that some people will say by doing that the judicial system will become politicized. I have news for you … it already is.

I also believe that judges should have to face consequences for the rulings that they make. In other words they should have to pay for their mistakes. Until they are held accountable for their actions, they will consider themselves beyond reproach.

Judge Fred Biery demonstrates this. He was appointed to the court in 1994, which makes him a President Clinton appointee. He was also a democrat party leader in college, which means that he picked up the 1960 and 1970’s political and social ideologies of the Vietnam era. I have said over and over again that the ideals of that era have caused tremendous damage to the country … especially those ideals that surfaced on college campuses of the day. A lot of leftist thinking made its way into this country back then. Now Fred Biery is a Chief Justice of a court.

For those of you who don’t know who Fred Biery is, he is the Chief Justice of the US district court of the Western District of Texas. He recently ruled that prayer could not be said at the Medina Valley HS graduation ceremony to be held on June 4, 2011. Fortunately he was over ruled by the US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals … but this never should have happened in the United States.

With Judge Biery on the court, an injustice was made against the first amendment. The first amendment guarantees the right to freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press. This amendment does not grant judges the right to infringe on any of those rights in the public square.

We live in a democracy that has established that ours is a government that is accountable to we the people. Remember this …“government of the people, by the people, for the people”. That means majority rules. It doesn’t mean that racial, ethnic, or even political party majority rules.

Clearly Fred Biery does not represent the majority of American’s thoughts … he doesn’t even represent the majority of thoughts on the courts. I’m sure if Donald Trump could do it he’d tell Fred … you’re fired. I haven’t done a lot of research on Fred, but from the little that I have read about him I have found that this isn’t the first time he’s attacked religion … and from what I can gather, it is not going to be his last. That is why I think we should have a system in place to put checks on judges … and not just on federal judges but on all judges no matter what court they preside over. The only way to keep anyone honest, especially a judge, is the threat of scrutiny, ridicule, embarrassment, or legal action otherwise we leave ourselves at their mercy. As the saying goes “the pen is mightier than the sword”, and no one has a mightier pen than a judge.

There you have it.
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Eddie

WHY DUMP ON ISRAEL?

2011-05-30T17:31:00.004-05:00

I don’t know about you, but I don’t understand why the free nations of the world are dumping on Israel. It seems strangely peculiar to me that freedom loving countries such as ours and those in Europe have decided to force Israel into survival mode. Up until May 19, 2011, it had been the support of the United States that guaranteed Israel the right to exist. That changed with a speech President Obama gave on that day. Now it seems that Israel has lost support from the White House. It is true that the current occupant of the White House and his State Department consistently do not speak for, or reflect the will of, the American people. It’s also no secret that all too often they’ve ignored the will of the American people. I think that has happened again with President Obama’s stance toward Israel.

This is a yet another strange event in a year that I have said would be (and has been) filled with strange events. However, this twist in American foreign policy is a strange one indeed. President Obama could not have picked a worse way to announce his new stance toward Israel … just a day before Israel’s Prime Minister would be coming to visit him in Washington (actually, while he was in route). President Obama once again showed us that he does not possess good judgment. I believe President Obama is guilty of (as it relates to Israel) exactly what Texas Governor Rick Perry said about him regarding the US/Mexican border with Texas….“there’s strong evidence that the Obama administration either doesn’t know or doesn’t care about what’s going on on the border”. Governor Perry is right. I think that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must be thinking the same way.

The President has miscalculated again, just as he has so many times before. It won’t be long before he loses support from Congress. If the speech that Prime Minster Netanyahu made before a joint session of Congress is any indication of things to come, the President may have already lost a great deal of Democratic support … especially where his stance toward Israel is concerned. Netanyahu’s speech before a joint session of Congress on May 24, 2011, was interrupted dozens of times with standing ovations from members of both Houses of Congress and political parties. The President has squandered whatever political capital he thought he gained with the killing of Osama Bin Laden, when he turned his back on Israel.

This is just one more example of him either not knowing, not understanding, or not caring about what really matters to Americans … no matter what their political affiliations are. But I can’t lay all of the blame at his feet alone, the news media and Hollywood have given him a false sense of security and they’ve inflated his already immense ego. Even Harry Reid could not support Obama’s latest misguided position.

It is shameful when the leader of a foreign nation sounds more American than the President of the United States. As the Prime Minister said “Israel is what’s righ with the Middle East”. President Obama is what’s wrong with Washington DC, with our nation’s colleges and universities, with liberalism, and with the Democrat Party.

Israel is, and has almost always been, in survival mode. The United States has always stood with Israel and that shouldn’t change simply because this President wills it. I have been told that the US cannot save the world and that we can no longer police the world. I say if we can’t, then who will? … the Russians, the Chinese, the Iranians? None of those nations can … nor do we want them too. That would not be good for Israel, western Europe, or the United States. Like it or not, want to or not, this nation is as Ronald Reagan said: freedom’s “last stand on earth”, and Israel is freedom’s last stand in the Middle East.

I did not hear the Prime Minister’s speech and, even in this day and age, I haven’t been able see the entire speech on line without constant interruption. However, I have read the transcript on CNN.com. There is one line in the speech that I liked best (and there are very many excellent lines that can and should be remembered from it). Mr. Netanyahu said, “My friends, the momentous trials of the last century and the unfolding events of this century attest to the decisive role of the United States in defending peace and advancing freedom. Providence entrusted the United States to be the guardian of liberty. All people who cherish freedom owe a profound debt of gratitude to your great nation”. He is right.

There you have it.
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Eddie

THE PRESIDENT GOES TO TEXAS

2011-05-16T20:37:00.001-05:00

President Obama came to visit Texas. He stopped in El Paso and told us how well he’s done at securing the border. He even promised to build an alligator filled moat along the border if that would make Republicans feel better. Ha-ha … that’s funny! What isn’t funny is that the border isn’t safe and that he hasn’t done well at all at making it safe … not here in Texas, New Mexico, or Arizona. If Mr. Obama were serious about border protection and illegal immigration, he would not have the Department of Justice filing lawsuits against a state (Arizona) that is trying to do what the Federal Government will not do.

After he left El Paso he took Air Force One on a short flight to Austin to whip up campaign funds. Can you believe that he actually found Texans that were willing to donate money for his re-election campaign?!? If that isn’t self-hatred, I don’t know what is. I can hear them now “Hey buddy, lets give Obama some more of our money even though he ain’t helped Texas one bit”. Like Forrest Gump’s mama said, “ Stupid is as stupid does”.

A few weeks ago President Obama granted an interview to a local Texas television station, in that interview he said that he loved Texas … he loves Texas like Rosie O’Donnell loves Donald Trump. A lover of Texas would not let the state burn up in wildfires. He loves Texas like he loves FOX NEWS. But to make things fair, he did send aid to Mexico to fight their wildfires … like the Church’s Fried Chicken lady used to say, “gotta love it”.

But at least Governor Perry stiffed him on this visit, just like when Barrack Obama stiffed him not so long ago. You remember … he wouldn’t even accept a letter from our governor when they shook hands at the Austin airport. That’s just chicken ... stuff. That’s your president for ya, Texas Democrats. Sure he loves Texas …like a dog loves fleas.

I don’t know what is more embarrassing for Texas Democrats … the fact that Mr. Obama hates Texas, or the fact that he’s taking money from them for nothing in return. Reminds me of that old saying “a fool and his money are easily parted”. Texas Democrats, you really should abandoned B H O he isn’t the man you were told he is by your party slave masters and he never will be. It is time ya’ll cut him loose. In fact, it is time for you to take the party back from the liberals, socialists, communists, atheists, elitists that hijacked your party over 50 years ago.

The Democrat party of today is as about as much for the common American as the Republican party of old was the party of the common American. It is not … and neither is President Obama. President Obama is willing to let the Texas border with Mexico go unprotected, he is willing to let Texas burn with wildfires, he is willing to kill Texas off-shore oil production workers jobs, and he is angered when uppity Texas reports ask him genuine questions. So much for “Change you can believe in”. It really should be CHANGED to “Change we can’t believe”! Texas and the nation are suffering because Democrats and RINO Republicans have abandoned their duty to protect and defend this nation from all enemies both foreign and domestic.

There you have it.
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Eddie

2011...WIERD ENOUGH YET FOR YA

2011-05-02T20:56:00.002-05:00

Is 2011 weird enough for ya yet? It is for me. Let’s see, there’s been tornadoes by the hundreds in the US. Here in Texas we’ve had fires, storms, drought, and tornadoes all at the same time. I guess that’s ‘cause everything is bigger, flashier, and meaner here, and there’s more of it. I’m not even going to mention all that has already happened in just the first four months of this year.

So much has happened that news that is only a few weeks old seems like old stuff. Gas prices have increased so much in just a few weeks that the $3.14 gallon of gas that drove me crazy in March now seems to be a distant memory. Do you realize that gasoline in January of 2008 was less than $2.00 a gallon? That means that the price has jumped almost 100% in two years. Pardon the understatement … but that ain’t good.

I’ll bet you’ve already forgotten that Japan has been hit with three earthquakes. You may have already forgotten that Egypt is still in turmoil. How about the Lieberman report stating that the Ft. Hood massacre could have been avoided … does that ring a bell? I’ll bet that you didn’t know that hundreds of terrorists have escaped from an Afghan prison. Yeah, this year is weird alright.

Now the most unexpected thing has happened … Osama bin Laden has been killed. I, for one, was caught off guard by the news. I’d even started to believe that either he was already dead or that he’d disappeared from the earth some how. I, just as many of you, had become frustrated that he was never captured or killed. I thought that should have happened years ago. It felt as if you he’d gotten the last laugh on us.

To a certain extent he still may have the last laugh. His death does not end Islamic terrorism, in fact it really does very little to end it. Other leaders have already risen into prominence over the years, while he became something of a legendary myth. But he wasn’t a myth and in the end he met his maker with a bullet round that was shot into his face by a US Navy SEAL, as Osama bravely used a woman as a human shield. That’s Bin Laden chivalry for you.

It is a good thing that Bin Laden is dead, and President Obama deserves credit for approving the mission that ended O B L’s life. Let’s pray things settle down and that we can soon bring our troops home for good.

There you have it.
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Eddie

AMERICAN FIRST

2011-04-13T17:52:00.004-05:00

I was watching an episode of the 100 greatest players of NFL history. I like to watch programs like that because they can be entertaining and you learn a little something about football players from teams you’ve never followed. I also thinks it’s kind of funny just how seriously they take the topic.

In this particular episode they were presenting Willie Lanier as one of the 100. I remember him - he was really great middle linebacker. Of course when he played we didn’t have ESPN or satellite TV, or any of that stuff. The only way you got to see other teams is when they played your team or on the sports segment of the local news, and on the Monday Night Football Highlights.

So I’m watching this program when I find out that Willie was the first-round draft choice of his team (that was in 1967). Willie Lanier is black, so making him the first-round draft choice was a big deal when he played. You see, he was a middle linebacker, which is the equivalent of a quarterback on the defense. You’d think that he might have been drafted by a team from NYC, Boston, LA, or San Francisco …he wasn’t. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs … they’re from Missouri.

Hanks Stram was the Head Coach of the KC Chiefs back then, in fact he was the team’s first head coach. He was an innovative and successful football coach. In a film clip from an interview he’s shown stating that they didn’t care what skin color a player was or what nationality they were. NATIONALITY? That word got my attention.

Here in lies the problem. Even way back in the 1960’s, being a first-round football draft pick meant that you’d been drafted from a US college. That meant that 99% of the time the player was a US citizen and not from some other country. I remember growing up hearing people say that they were of this nationality or that nationality (some people still say that). Someone might say that they are an Italian, or Mexican, or German, or Polish, etc. But as I grew up, I started questioning their references. Italians live in and are citizens of Italy, Mexicans live in and are citizens of Mexico, Germans live in and are citizens of Germany, and so on.

So when I heard Hank Stram say he didn’t care what nationality a player was, I had to take pause. I know what he really meant was that he did not care about the race, ethnicity, cultural back ground, or the nation of origin a players family roots came from. All he wanted were good players. I’m sure Hank knew that Willie Lanier was not a foreigner and that he is in every way a US citizen.

All I want is for us, as Americans, is for us to come together as one people. As Michael Jackson sang it “We are the World”. Americans come from every ethnic back ground, race, religion, and nationality the world has known. Our ancestors came from Europe, Africa, Asia, and all parts in between. As Americans, we have been far to willing to hyphenate our status as Americans and maintain allegiances to places that we (for the most part) have never been … and to nations that do not consider someone from the United States as a fellow countryman.

So my Italian, Mexican, German, Polish, and Black friends, repeat this after me .... I am an American. Feel free to add anything you like after the word American, just remember we are Americans first. American of Italian decent, American of Mexican decent, American of German decent …. you get the picture. As far as Black Americans go, they are no different than any other racial group within the United States … if you are American, you’re an American first. Until all of us no longer look at each other as anything other than a fellow countrymen, we will never completely be one people.

It is not the differences between us that has made us the greatest nation the world has ever known (I’ve said this before) it is our sameness that has made us great. Some would have you believe that this nation and its form of government and how we do business doesn’t work … if that is true, how did we become such a great nation? That is because that is not true. Our nation became great because of the people, our form of government, and our institutions. A strong foundation was set in place after the American Revolution that this country was constructed upon. That foundation is still structurally sound today. A course was set that has allowed us to become the freest, most prosperous nation the world has ever known, and now the time has come to get back on course. But before that can happen we must be come one.

There you have it.
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Eddie Perez
American

BEEN PRAYING

2011-03-30T19:57:00.003-05:00

I write this blog as a place for me to comment on national politics and world events as I seen them. I don’t usually write about religion or religious topics … mostly because I don’t want to. With that said, I’m a Bible believing Christian. I don’t consider myself to be a Bible-thumping Christian ... I cannot quote scriptures and haven’t memorized Bible verses. Ever since I was a little boy I have believed that Jesus is who the Bible teaches that He is … the Son of God. I’ve never doubted that. I take Bible gospel at its word. I believe that the Holy Bible is God’s word to man.

I’m doubtful about Church. I consider church separately from the Bible. Churches always seem to have a greater dependency on what church leaders have to say than they do on anything else. It doesn’t seem to matter if it is a global church, a mega church, or a store front church. The head of the church always seems to be the focal point of the church. I’m not saying there shouldn’t be a church leadership … what I’m saying is that I don’t put my faith in church leadership. I put my faith in Jesus and God’s word. Most of what I have learned about God and the Bible, I’ve learned from Christian hero’s I’ve known all of my life or on TV from when I was just a little 5 & 6 year old kid. After all, God’s word is easily found here in the United States … which is why I believe that United States has been blessed.

I’ve always been taught that faith in Jesus and having a relationship with Him is a personal choice. With that choice comes a connection with Him that is private … it is yours and His alone. It is not a collective relationship, nor is it based on collective salvation. What I mean by that is we are saved individually by confessing to Him that you know that you’re a sinner and unworthy to be saved, but Jesus will save you even if you can’t convinces your loved ones to accept Him with you … they have to save themselves by coming to Him on their own.

Making that choice is both the simplest and most complex decision a person will ever make. There isn’t a lot to do. There aren’t any fees to pay … so it doesn’t cost you a month’s salary. There aren’t any forms to fill out or paper work that you have to submit (at least not for Jesus, anyway). There aren’t any tests to take, no physicals you have to pass, and forget about having to pass a background check. Jesus won’t ask you for a urine sample, and he won’t even need or want any character references. All you have to do it take a leap! … a leap of faith, that is.

Here is where it becomes complex. Even though Jesus will freely save you, what has really happened when you accept Him is that you have saved yourself from yourself, from the world, from the devil, and from hell. Even though all of that was freely given to you it does not mean that there isn’t an expectation of you from Jesus and from God. That is where the Bible (God’s word) comes in.

The Holy Bible is a handbook. Within it we find out what the rules are and what God expects of us. Jesus’ teachings can be found there and so can the ten commandments (not the ten suggestions). There are instructions on how to properly love and care for one another, on personal and business conduct, and on moral and ethical behavior. No where have I read (or I should say, have I ever heard read) in the Bible that the ends justifies the means. Honesty, humility, charity, integrity, are constant themes in the Bible. So are bravery, selflessness, sacrifice, and long suffering. I believe that all of those themes were true of our country’s founding.

I’ve heard that for almost any question you can find an answer to that question within the pages of the Bible. Kind of like the old spaghetti sauce commercials used to say, “it’s in there!” I have put that theory to test on a couple of occasions and have found that to be true (I won’t go into detail here about them here). I have said that the root of most of the troubles we have today are caused by the lack of good basic morals and ethics. Why do I say that? … because the bible tells me so.

I’m no different than most Christians. I find myself looking for God and praying to Him when I’m in trouble or worried about a loved one. I’m working on that. I’ve started attending a Bible study ( I even bought a Bible … two actually). I’ve also been using the internet to study Bible verses and stories and have been making a conscious effort to pray … I usually pray when I’m driving.

I don’t pray nearly as much as I know I should. But, like I said, I’m working on it. Time and time again I have said in my blogs and when talking with others that 2011 is going to be a year we’d like to forget but most likely never will. That is another reason why I’ve started turning to prayer, to the Bible, and to Jesus. I’ve admitted to people that I don’t think I love Jesus nearly as much as I know He loves me. I’m praying for a more intense connection to Him. I also pray that more people will turn to Him before it is too late in their lives for them to take that leap of faith.

However, I’m a pragmatist. I know that many will come to him and many will not. The Bible says as much. I differ from a lot of (or probably most of) Christians I know in that I believe that more people will suffer the consequences of rejecting Jesus than they’ll even consider. Islamic terrorist are one example. Many of them are educated and have studied theology. They know about the world’s religions and beliefs. That means that they know about Christ and have rejected Christianity for Islam. That’s their choice. Agnostics very often are people that have grown up in some religion or another. They learned about Christ and rejected Christianity. That’s their choice. The same can be said for most atheist, and New Agers. I’ve even know of people that have been to seminary that have turned from their faith. The Bible teaches all of this. As a Bible believing Christian that accepts the good news of Jesus Christ, I have to accept the not so good news too.

I’m not a gambler. I’ve never enjoyed betting. Every once in a while I’ll play cards with friends, never expecting to walk away with any winnings. I’ll gamble away twenty dollars and call it a night. I’m definitely not a gambler where my soul is concerned. I hope you aren’t either. If you haven’t accepted Jesus, consider doing so … I believe you will find that it is the best bet you’ll ever make.

So why did I write this posting? I’m not really sure … it’s just what has been on my mind and I thought I'd shared it here with you.

There you have it.
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Eddie

WOW NOW JAPAN

2011-03-15T19:34:00.002-05:00

In my first blog of the year I said that I thought 2010 was a strange year and I said that I thought that 2011 would be a strange year, too. In my opinion, 2010 was a disappointing year, but 2011 has been an astonishing one … and we haven’t even been through the first quarter of it yet! I never could have imagined that so many things could happen in such a short time. We see the entire Middle East is in revolt … oil prices, food prices, and global violence is on the rise. That’s all occurred in just January and February alone.

Government unions here in the U.S. are up in arms because states are having to face cutbacks caused by poor decisions that were made in the past. Now the states and the government unions will have to find ways to correct those mistakes. They will have to do so without asking for any more new money from the taxpayers because we don’t have the money for the taking and we will no longer put up with poor government spending. We know that for every dollar a union employee and politician is paid, and every benefit they receive comes from our pockets. In most cases, the benefits and pay government employees and politicians receive is a lot more than the people paying the taxes. If they aren’t careful we the people will fire them all.

I have been saying that 2011will be a year we’d like to forget but most likely never will. I think that 2011 will be forever remembered just as 1776, 1944, and 1968 will always be remembered. Here are just a few of the remarkable happenings we’ve witnessed take place this year: there was the suicide bombing of the church in Egypt, the suicide bombing in Russia, the murdering rampage in Arizona, birds and sea life have turned up dead by the thousands in parts of the country and millions of fish died in California, the Egyptians overthrew their dictator (Libyans are trying to do the same and very many of them have been killed), even more protests are taking place all over the Middle East. In Wisconsin government workers have used the Egyptian turmoil as a false rallying cry for their selfish movement. Disturbingly, the Chinese unveiled their first stealth jet fighter … one that looks almost exactly like ours. It went on it’s first test flight while our Secretary of Defense was paying them a visit ... what a coincidence. Those are just a few of the things that have happened since the first of this year.

And now we have Japan. Japan was hit with the triple crown of disasters … an under water earth quake that triggered a massive tsunami, that then has caused (at the time I wrote this blog) three explosions at nuclear power plants. The magnitude of these disasters was brought horribly to bear as 1,000 bodies of victims washed onto Japanese shores. The death toll will exceed 10,000 it could be in the hundreds of thousands. One official has said that 10,000 are missing from his city alone. Fortunately, Japan has planned for earth quakes and tsunamis, but not of the type and scale that just hit them. Certainly they could never have planned for such devastating disasters to happen all at the same time. Even if they had, there’s no preventing them.

The Japanese have shown tremendous grace and fortitude in dealing with the aftermath of the disasters. There hasn’t been rioting, raping, looting, violence, or disobedience. The people are helping and working with one another peacefully, prayerfully, and civilly. They have been a lesson in politeness at a time when it is most needed. It is a remarkable contrast to what Americans saw happen in New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina. I pray that the Japanese people will not have to suffer anymore than they are enduring right now, and I know that you and millions (no, billions) of others all around the globe are doing the same. And I pray that 2011 will give us a break for a while.

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Eddie

GROWING VIOLENCE IN 2011

2011-03-09T19:31:00.006-06:00

Over the last few weeks we have seen the world become increasingly violent. Unarmed people have been killed in Libya, Iran, and Mexico. Two unsuspecting USAF Airmen were killed and two were wounded in Germany by a radical Muslim. In Lubbock, TX, a radical Saudi Arabian Muslim student was caught planning to attempt bombings here in the U.S. … he’d even targeted the home of former President G. W. Bush.

The Middle East is in greater turmoil that anyone could have ever imagined. As the unrest increases, there is no telling just how much more blood will be shed. In my blog from February 20th I said “if the violence worsens and lives are lost in the Middle East, the media, the President, and pundits will have more trouble and blood on their hands than they could ever have imagined”. As we know now, the violence has gotten much worse. We’ve been lucky so far that no America citizens have been killed … yet.

We haven’t been as lucky in Mexico. Too many Americas have been killed in Mexico due to the rampant violence. But even more worrisome than that has been the unacceptable number of Americans that have been killed by the Mexican gangs on our side of the border (in law enforcement and civilians). Recently, a young 21 year old woman that took on the role of Chief of Police in her town has fled Mexico in fear of her life. Yet our federal government still will not secure the border.

Another disturbing development has been the violence we’ve seen unveiled by government union employees at rally after rally held across the nation … and not just in Wisconsin. By and large, the people attending these rallies do not represent the whole of the unions, they are from the most radical arm of them. For all of the negative rumors that were spread by liberals in the media, and in the Democrat party about the TEA parties being hate-filled, it has been union thugs that have actually been caught on tape behaving hatefully. We don’t hear anything about that from liberal reporters, politicians, or from President Obama.

I don’t know if the world is actually anymore violent today that at any other time in history, but it sure seems that way to me. Maybe it is because so much has happened in just the first two months of this year that I’m sensing it. Not only has there been actual violence, but there is great potential that this year may get even more violent. I believe that high oil prices will cause tensions between nations to rise. I think oil producing nations outside of the Middle East will soon use the Middle East’s unrest to even further blackmail the world with even higher oil prices … in a sense that is already happening. I’m convinced that those nations will attempt to increase their wealth and global influence with this new oil money. If that happens, there is no telling how much more violent the world will get.

Libya, Iran, Mexico, Cuba, China, Afghanistan, etc., have shown us a fraction of man’s inhumanity to man. They’ve also shown us just how easily a small group of radicals can take over a nation or a movement and kill without remorse in the name of revolution, or social justice, or simply in the name of change. The only way for evil to win as Ronald Reagan said “is for good men to do nothing”. Change is coming, and what that change will bring none of us knows for sure, but if it is the wrong change (and I believe that it is) will we simply set back and do nothing?

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Eddie

GULF WAR DISEASESE

2011-02-27T19:15:00.004-06:00

My topic for this blog posting isn’t focused on politics or global events. It’s about Buddy.

I have a friend, Nilda, who cuts my hair. My wife, Lisa, and I have been seeing her for at least fifteen years. Over that time we have gotten to know each other very well. She knows our kids and never fails to ask about them. We’ve met her husband, Buddy, many times at her shop … he even attended our little girl’s dance recital when she was in pre-school. I think that recital was one of the last times I saw Buddy … our daughter is ten years old now, so that must have been at least five years ago.

Buddy is a veteran. He served our country in the US Air Force. He proudly served this nation and fought against Saddam Hussein in the first Gulf War, Operation Desert Shield that later became Desert Storm. Buddy would not be a veteran if he’d had his way, but as times would have it, he lost his job in the military due to a reduction in force (RIF’s they call them) that was brought on the military by the Clinton administration. I believe at the time they said we did not need a large military due to the “peace dividend” that our nation and the world was enjoying at the time. So Buddy was RIF’d out of the Air Force just as very many others were. Probably the most famous military layoff was Tim McVeigh the Oklahoma City Bomber, he was Gulf War vet too.

Buddy moved on with his life and went to work in the hotel business with Hilton Hotels. He moved up, was well liked, was good at his job and with people. I know every time we were together, he was kind and friendly. Nilda says that he was always a happy go lucky guy. Buddy isn’t so happy go lucky today. Buddy is sick. He is very sick and he is dying. Buddy has Gulf War Disease, or Gulf War Syndrome as it is more well known.

You see, Buddy’s been sick for a long time now. This disease is killing him and other Gulf War vets and they aren’t getting the help and medical attention they need from the Veteran’s Administration. Why that is, I’m not sure. Part of the problem is that the disease attacks vets differently causing them to become ill in many different ways. It causes physical problems, medical conditions, and mental disorders that are too numerous to mention. Veterans that have it are dying from chronic illness and many have committed suicide. I have not researched it, but Nilda has and, more importantly, she and Buddy are living it. They’ve seen what it has and is doing to other vets.

Buddy has gotten so sick that he is a shadow of his former himself. Nilda says that he has lost all interest in things that he used to enjoy. He has medical, mental, and physical sicknesses. His hair has thinned and he has rubbed bald spots on his head from rubbing his hands on his head due to headaches that he suffers. He has lost teeth without even knowing it. He has lost weight, his appetite, and concern about personal hygiene … this from a man that used to wear a suit to work.

Nilda tells me there are thousands and thousands of Gulf War vets that are enduring these and (even worse) troubles than Buddy has. She says that many vets go undetected with the illness because they fall off our radar. They either die without ever being diagnosed and treated, or they become dysfunctional and are unable to cope with life and have no personal support system to aid them. Many of their marriages fail. Too many of them become homeless and are left to roam cities and towns untreated. They are forgotten.

This shouldn’t happen to our veterans … that is why the Veterans Administration exist. The VA is supposed to look out for the interest of our vets. The VA is supposed to be a safety net for them, to treat them when they are ill, and help them … especially if a veteran does not have the means to do so … not out of pity, or as a welfare program, but because they are owed that help as veterans. They signed an agreement with their country … an agreement that is to be honored .

Veterans served the nation….in turn the nation must serve them. The US government should not dodge that commitment simply because it is an expensive proposition. But from what I’ve recently heard from Nilda, and from the experience I witnessed watching my father go through the VA system, it is clear to me that money dictates at the VA. Instead of using aggressive action to get vets the help they need, it seems the VA uses aggressive action to skirt and deny patients’ treatment. I’m sure the VA administrators would say something differently, but that is how I’ve seen and heard the VA operate.

Some people say that an issue never becomes personal until it becomes personal. Nilda has kept me up with Buddy’s trials and tribulations for a long time now, but she’s been able to hide the effects of Buddy’s condition from her clients. It wasn’t until recently that she’d even mentioned that he is dying. She’s always maintained her composure and has been upbeat, but knowing that she is losing Buddy to a slow death has to taken its toll on her. It has also made her angry that the US government has been so reluctant to provide Buddy, and veterans like him, the proper medical treatment they need. From what I’ve heard her say, Buddy’s experience with the VA borders on incompetence … for that there is no excuse. She told me that Buddy has never regretted his service to the country that he loves and that he would do it again. Yet he has also told her that he never expected his country to treat him this way.

I know I’ve left out a lot of details regarding Buddy’s story. I’ve done that out of respect to him. However, what he has gone through and continues to go through is happening with far too much regularity to US veterans and it must be stopped.

There you have it.
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Eddie

EGYPT, MEXICO, AND WISCONSIN!?

2011-02-20T18:12:00.002-06:00

No sooner after the riots, marches, protests, and demonstrations successfully disposed of Egypt’s dictator, similar movements have spread all around the region. Actually, those demonstrations were already gaining steam before Hosni Mubarak resigned. Isn’t it interesting, no actually, isn’t outrageous that the news media and political leading class supported the regime change in Egypt calling it democracy in action, but haven’t been nearly as supportive and blushingly complimentary about those actions in Iran? Never mind the lack of broad based coverage of the demonstrations happening in other Middle Eastern nations. Are those countries not demonstrating democracy in action? Shouldn’t we be pressuring the Iranians and others for regime change? Shouldn’t we be calling on them to listen to the wishes of their people? They want CHANGE, too. Shouldn’t those young peoples’ voices be HEARD? No, I guess not … after all, the president says we cannot dictate the internal affairs of sovereign nations (as was his position in 2009). That is, unless that nation happens to be an ally of the United States.

The Iranians openly supported the movement in Egypt. I find it troubling that our media, the White House, and political pundits all did too. I also find it troubling that this nation openly opposed Israel (our best ally in the region) at the United Nations. Actions like that should trouble the rest of our allies, too. Appeasement is a sign of weakness in that part of the world. But if the violence worsens and lives are lost in the Middle East the media, the President, and pundits will have more trouble and blood on their hands than they could ever have imagined.

But enough about the Middle East. This week an American was killed in Mexico again. This time two US federal law enforcement agents were chased down and ambushed on a Mexican highway. One of them was killed. Does Mexico not have an armed highway patrol that could have (and should have) come to the aid of these men? Sure they do! But they didn’t. Mexico isn’t a friend to the United States. They haven’t been our friend for decades, and we as a people should realize that. Mexico has done nothing to foster fairness, hope and equality among its most needy classes. Why should they? … their citizens have been able to simply walk across our shared border to find those things here that they lack at home. When I say that Mexico is not our friend, I mean the political and social elite. Mexicans I’ve known have for the most part been nice, decent people … but they don’t come here to become an American. They come here because Mexico became a hopeless place for them. Americans are no longer safe in Mexico, along our shared border, or in Arizona. Why is that? … because the federal government will not do its job, and because the Mexican crime machine has gotten stronger and more violent.

Hear at home we have seen Government Employee Unions protest in anger over budget cuts and spending cuts that are being proposed by the Governor of Wisconsin. Those very union workers are brining up Egypt as there rallying cry. They are not willing to negotiate on benefits and compensation while tax payers have seen the very same things asked of them. Elected Democrats fled the state so as to make voting on the legislation impossible. In effect, they are not willing to help fix the mess that they have created ... I’d call that “dereliction of duty”. They “drove the car into the ditch” and are perfectly willing to leave it there. Who’d have ever thought that the events in Egypt would be used as a ploy in derailing badly needed government spending cut backs? I’ll tell you who would have thought of it Democrats … and union bosses. OH, my bad, that would just be Democrats. At the demonstration rallies I have seen and heard, the very same types of hate speech and hateful signs that just weeks ago people were accusing the TEA Parties of. You remember that would have been on the same day that a deranged gunman shot and killed people in Arizona and nearly assassinated Congresswomen Giffords. I haven’t heard the President, or news media make an issue of it. I guess when Democrats use them, they are simply exercising their constitutionally protected right to free political speech … but if TEA Partiers do, it’s hate speech.

Well that’s it for now. Here is a recap for 2011: We had the suicide bombing of the church in Egypt, the suicide bombing in Russia, the murdering rampage in Arizona, birds and sea life have turned up dead by the thousands, and the Egyptian dictator stepped down and now protests are taking place as result of it all over the Middle East and in (of all places) Wisconsin. Oh, I keep forgetting to mention the glorious unveiling of the first Chinese stealth jet fighter … you know, the one that looks almost exactly like the one we have …. how’d that happen? They just happened to give it their first test flight while our Secretary of Defense was paying them a visit .. what a coincidence.

As I’ve been saying, 2011 will be a year we would like to forget but most likely never will.

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Eddie

2011 WHAT WILL IT REVEAL NEXT?

2011-02-13T13:04:00.005-06:00

Lets briefly recap events over the past six weeks of 2011. There was the suicide bombing of the church in Egypt, the suicide bombing in Russia, the murdering rampage in Arizona, birds and sea life have turned up dead by the thousands, and now the Egyptian dictator has been replaced by a military ruling body (I’m not sure how that will make things better for the people of Egypt). All of this has happened before St. Valentines Day! I’ll bet some of you have already forgotten about at least one of those things.

On Thursday, February 3rd , the results of an investigation of the home-grown terrorist attack at Fort Hood, TX was released by Senator Joe Lieberman. The report revealed that the terrorist traitor’s attack could not only have been stopped … it could have been prevented all together. Did you hear any broad based news coverage of that? Were the events in Egypt more important to you than the finding of facts that Americans could have been saved from death but were not? … I don’t think so. Americans should be rightfully outraged that a known traitor was not captured and removed from our military service and that the very same traitor was promoted even after his associations and beliefs were known. In effect, they ignored a ticking time bomb to avoid being charged with prejudice. But how can Americans be outraged of it if we don’t know about it and the news media has chosen to not cover the story with any effort? Here is a link you my care to check out. http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/lieberman-fort-hood-massacre-could-have . Political correctness lives on while Americans die.

Just the day before that on February 2nd ,the president signed a nuclear arms agreement with Russia (he signed it without press coverage other than photography). Some say based off of the preamble to the of the treaty, that it places limits on the development and deployment of nuclear defense system technology. That agreement still has to be passed by both the US and Russian legislatures. The Russians are very interested at placing limits on (or I should say at reducing US defenses in) Europe. Why would that be? Others wonder why should this bill be rushed … just as so many of this President’s other poorly constructed bills had been rushed through the previous Congress. These are just two stories that the news media did not cover and report on to you. Instead they focused on Egypt … including my favorite FOX NEWS. That is why I say if you don’t listen to talk radio, you are under-informed. I’ll add that I also read articles on line from differing news agencies and talk about issues with people I meet.

I have a friend that was raised in Zimbabwe (she’s white) and lived in South Africa. She also lived in England because her parents are British. She always tells me how great our country is, yet she is surprised that racism and prejudice exist in the United States. Before you ask … yes she immigrated here legally. I tell her that prejudice and hatred exist everywhere. We often talk about world events, I like to hear her perspective since she’s been in places I’ve never been to and most likely never will. She’s seen war, bigotry, prejudice and hatred at its worse because she lived where it exists. I’ve told her it must seem boring living here after having lived in Africa. She is a born again Christian. The last time I talked to her, she expressed what it feels like to have been a part of a ruling minority race in Africa and the feeling of being a part of the majority in England. She instantly felt a part of England because she could blend in, while in Africa she could not. Yet in England she could sense that England and Europe has become almost Godless … she said she does not feel that here in the United States. Isn’t that wonderful… just when I was starting to believe that we have become a more and more Godless country I hear that we are not.

2011, what will you reveal next?

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Eddie

FEBRUARY 2011

2011-02-08T19:39:00.001-06:00

February has come in with a bang, both figuratively and literally. The unrest in the Middle East that was started in a lesser nation of the region has engulfed Egypt. I originally thought (and still) do that home grown Islamic radicals would try something here in the US this year … I had no clue that Islamists would be hard at work reshaping the political and religious direction of the Muslim nations in the Middle East.

I understand that the people of the Middle East are hurting. Their governments have been oppressive, restrictive, and at times brutal … but I’ll have to ask you, what’s new with that? It is time they came into the modern age and by now they should have had well established democratic representative governments like ours. I never agreed with “W” when he said that a new democratic government in Iraq did not have to resemble ours … I thought he was wrong (there I said it). Our form of government has worked well and is the most successful democracy in world history … our economic system has been too. So why wouldn’t imitating our form of government in the Middle East be a good idea?

I’m not sure why the Obama White House is behind the movement in Egypt to change the government, but did nothing to foster the removal of Iran’s oppressive, antagonistic government when thousands there were demonstrating in 2009. Iran has been a threat to Middle Eastern peace while Egypt has been a stabilizing presence. Iran is an enemy, Egypt an ally … so why such a different reaction from the Obama administration?

When Egypt falls, all holds are off and the next US ally will fall … by that, I mean that I believe that Saudi Arabia will be the next target of the Islamists. If that happens then, of course, Israel will be in the crosshairs of radical Muslims and the Islamists … but before they attack Israel, will they threaten to reduce the flow of oil or will they actually cut the flow of oil off to the world? Either way, it will be an attempt to blackmail the rest of the world and isolate Israel from her allies. If that happens, a global struggle will take place … because once the nations of Europe are starved for oil and the price of it becomes out of control, they will attack the region and take the oil. They will do it regardless of what happens to Israel … and they will do it with or without the United States. Why? … because they need their oil more that we do. We have the resources to sustain ourselves, but we haven’t tapped into them.

Our own natural resources remain unused mostly due to weak political leaders that have never countered liberals and radical environmentalists. If they had, we would be well on our way to energy independence. An energy independent United States would be not only good for us, but for the rest of the world as well. I have always said that a strong United States (politically, economically, and militarily) is ultimately good for the rest of the world. Becoming energy independent does not mean that this nation would abandon our position as the world police. It will allow us to be an even greater influence for good in the world. Any American that believes otherwise has simply chosen to be unwise.

The Middle East is the epicenter of global unrest and that makes it the biggest threat to Americans since we are being targeted for Islamic hatred … if Israel were eliminated that would not change. The events in the Middle East have captured our attention and, to a certain extent, we’ve become somewhat less concerned with other global issues, dangers, and enemies that still confront us. Our debt to China is looming like a hurricane ready to make landfall. Europe is broke and violence has erupted there for the same economic reasons that has caused the rioting and demonstrations in Egypt. Islamists are taking advantage of that unrest … they aren’t letting ala Rahm Emanuel “a crisis go to waste”.

Now, after stating all of the above, there is a flip side. If Egypt can repel an Islamist take-over of the reigns of government and defeat the Islamic Brotherhood in free and open elections, then that will be a major defeat to the radicals in the country. If a more liberal (that’s right, I said liberal) government emerges that supports the same inalienable rights that our founding fathers embraced respecting the rights of religion, speech, and of the press, the entire region will take notice. An Egypt that is still at peace with Israel will be at peace with the United States.

My hope is for the latter. The nations of the region don’t have to change or alter their long held beliefs and customs, but they do need to enter the modern age and end the never ending wars that have plagued them.

WOW what a beginning of 2011!

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Eddie

HAPPY NEW YEAR?

2011-01-30T19:24:00.000-06:00

I’ve written a couple of times about how I believe that 2011 will be a strange year. Maybe I should say that it will very likely be a year to remember … just as 2001, 1968, 1941, and 1776 are all years which standout in history. In each of those years, peoples’ perceptions of each other, their countries, and the world were significantly changed forever. I think 2011 will become one of those years.

January 2011 hasn’t even ended and we’ve seen historical incidents take place here in the U.S. and around the world. Suicide bombings have taken place in Russia and Egypt. A terrible shooting in Arizona was turned into a political spectacle that will carry on through out the rest of this year as one political faction uses the tragedy to vilify the other. Europe is reeling in a financial quagmire and the nations of the Middle East are in turmoil … not just in Egypt, but everywhere … Israel, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, etc., are all in distress in one way or another.

Tensions are high in the Middle East and no one is safe. Muslims are angry at their governments, but they are angry at the United States as well. The extremists point to our nation and to Israel as the root of all evil … never mind that Muslims are being and have been oppressed primarily by other Muslims. Be it Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran, or Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, you name the Middle Eastern dictatorship and you will find a Muslim in charge … not a Jew or an American.

Some will say that it is the United States that has kept these dictators in place … that is only partially true. Every nation, including those in the Middle East, has its own political ruling class … and they are who are responsible for the government. The nations of the Middle East are ruled by way of a monarchy or a dictatorship. There is only one nation in the region that has a functioning track record as a democracy … and that one isn’t Iraq. To blame the U.S. for the sorry state of public affairs in the region is like blaming conservatives for the actions of a lunatic gunman in Arizona. You can make the argument, but it doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. Nations, just like people, are responsible for their own actions.

The year is still young I can hardly wait to see what February will bring.

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Eddie

SUPER CHINA

2011-01-16T21:17:00.001-06:00

I was watching an episode of the Glenn Beck program. He and his guest were talking about how China is fast becoming, or has become, the world’s largest economy. They also were pointing out that China will someday become the premier super power.

Glenn was interviewing two guests, one of them was a businessman that has moved his family to Singapore, the other was a businessman that travels frequently to China to consult with Chinese businesses and with American and international companies taking up business in China. The guest were encouraging Americans to teach their children how to speak and read Mandarin. That reminded me that during the 1980’s, a lot of educators and businesses professionals were saying the same thing about learning Japanese and Spanish (back then Japan was the up and coming economic power).

Not very many of us took that advise, even less Americans had their kids learn how to speak and read those languages. Japan isn’t the economic power that was expected and Mexico and South America aren’t either. China is different. Communists have said that they will kill the capitalist with the very rope they sell us. Isn’t that special.

China learned what the Russians did not. They learned that in order to defeat us they must first economically weaken the west (and United States in particular). Expanding around the globe proved to be way too costly for the Soviet Union … and their communist cradle to grave government became too expensive to maintain. The USSR did not fall because the people revolted .. it fell from it’s own weight..

I’m not sure what to think about these and other business men and women that are putting so much effort into China. I am sure that China’s technological advances would not have come without the help of the Clintons. They have had a cozy relationship with Chinese businessmen since their days in Arkansas. Under their watch Chinese spies even managed to work their way into the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. They also received a lot of other favors that I won’t go into.

China’s communists don’t care about their own people. Most Chinese live a meager existence … they are oppressed, poorly fed and cared for. Personal liberty is not a consideration. With them as the newest great world empire, why would anyone hope for them to be respectful of other human beings from different nations?

China has become rich because they don’t provide essential services to their people and they don’t “spread the wealth”. If they were actual communists, there isn’t any way they could afford to provide for the population as true communism dictates. Why is that? … because they are a dictatorship and there are just too many of them for the country to take care of. If they were to try to take care of them all, they would soon find themselves in the same situation that the Soviet Union did (which is the same situation that Europe and the US is in now) … they would find themselves broke. But since they provide so little to their vast population they have positioned themselves well to impose their will on the rest of the world. How are they doing that? … they are hanging us with the money we borrowed for the rope we sold them.

There you have it.
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Eddie

STRANGE BEGINNING

2011-01-09T20:25:00.002-06:00

In my last blog I said that 2010 was a strange year, I also said that I thought 2011 could be a strange one, too. And yes, we’ve had a strange beginning in 2011. We’ve seen and heard of some remarkable things. In Egypt, Egyptian Muslims used themselves as human shields to protect Christian Egyptians going to church (this is good). In Arkansas, thousands of birds have mysteriously been dying, and in other parts of the country sea life is turning up dead. In the NLF, the Seattle Seahawks (a team with a losing record) won a playoff game. In Arizona, one of the country’s hotbeds (literally and figuratively), has seen a terrible assassination take place.

I know I said that there would be homicide bombings taking place here in the U.S…. but the year is young. However, the bombing in Egypt on New Years day disturbed me. Remember, I’m hoping that I’m wrong about attacks. The first week of this year has been a strange one. Earlier in the week the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (Nancy Pelosi) said that she and the Democrats have been focused on a pay-as-you-go policy regarding spending … has she been drunk or on crack for the last four years? The new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has had trouble keeping himself composed. One of them can’t remember what has happened under her watch, the other can’t stop crying. That’s weird.

I wonder what the rest of this month will bring.

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Eddie

1-1-11 STRANGE LITTLE DATE ISN’T IT?

2010-12-31T14:11:00.002-06:00

1-1-11 seems like a strange little date to me. I think that this next year will be a strange one indeed … maybe even stranger than the one just ended. So many strange things happened in 2010 that I can’t begin to recount them all hear. We had a strange year if you ask me … but I think 2011 will even more strange.

Everything from sports to politics last year was disappointing for me. We saw Congress pass laws that the majority of Americans did not support. We saw them do nothing to improve the nation’s economy, secure the border, curtail illegal immigration in any meaningful way, or end the Jihad against us. Change we could believe in became change we could scoff at. Then the Democrat Congress, which was amongst the busiest Congresses at doing its will rather than the peoples’ will, ended there reign with a mad lame duck rush of laws that once again the majority Americans did not support … how strange was that? No wonder so many of them will be staying home in 2011.

The Dallas Cowboys were a big disappointment in 2010. It was supposed to be their YEAR! They’d even been predicted to be the first NFL team to host the Super Bowl in their own home stadium …. BUT NOOO! …. they screwed that up royally.

Barack Obama has proven to be a big disappointment to his supporters that are honest enough to admit it. He was even a bigger disappointment to the silly conservatives, Republicans, and independents that did not vote for Bill Clinton, and whom had voted for GW twice. All I can say to them , ala Dr. Phil, is…“WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!?”. Didn’t 2009 give you a clue? I mean really. Heck, the campaign should have been enough. I know you were mad at the Republicans, mad at GW, mad about the economy, mad at wall street, mad about the housing collapse, and mad at the world. You got pissed off in 2006, and were even angrier in 2008. Now guess what? … you’re even madder today! Why would that be? … because the man you said was the smartest to ever run for the office, and the Democrats you elected the years before made things even worse instead of better.

For me, 2010 is one I’m certain never to forget … especially in my work life. I won’t go into detail about it here, but it was unusual to say the least. I’ve taken part in some high profile assignments, some low profile work, and even did some work related to counter terrorism. I also endured a false accusation (that was later dismissed). It has been a very strange year for me, to say the least.

I even had the bitter sweet realization that my little girl isn’t a baby anymore …. this year just a day or two before Christmas, she told her Mom that she did not believe in Santa Claus. When Lisa asked her why she didn’t, Emily told her “I don’t believe reindeer can fly or that elves can make electronics”. Our son, JT (6), gave us a shocker the day after Thanksgiving while we were on our way to look for a Christmas tree, when he blurted out that he does not believe in Santa Claus. When we asked him why not, he said, “I don’t believe in anything I can’t see!”. Now where did he get that kind thought process from? HUM.

I think 2011 will have its share of disappointments as well as triumphs. In our house, if things don’t change too dramatically, we expect to lower more of our debt and maybe even get a little ahead of the game. I’m working on a plan to be fit by fifty (I’ll turn fifty next December). I’d started the idea when I turned 47 thinking that 3 years was PLENTY of time to achieve my goal … well guess what somebody didn’t get the memo from himself. So my challenge to myself is to work not on my weight so much as on my waist. My goal is to go from a 44-46 (depending on the pant style) to a 38-40. I know, that isn’t exactly thin … but it’s achievable! Hopefully my work life will become more mundane, but I know that I will still have at least 3 of my assignments carry over into 2011.

I’m certain that a lot of TEA partiers (like me) are going to be in for a disappointment with the new US Congress ... which is why I’ve said that we must be vigilant toward them. I’m sure that there will be a great temptation for them to try and revert to the old go along to get along mentality in order to keep the left wing media off of their backs, and weak-kneed RHINO’s happy. The year 2011 will only insure that the 2012 elections will be even more eventful to watch than to 2010 elections were. I’ve been very upfront with whom I support to be the next US President, and I know that Sarah Palin is well aware of the attacks that are going to be coming at her. Funny, isn’t it, how the left vilified her as VP for lack of experience while at the same time praising a man that had no experience for the highest office on earth. I like her and don’t care what anyone has to say about that … especially from anyone that voted for Barrack Obama. Even less from those that voted for Obama that claim they did not voted for Bill Clinton but did vote twice for GW (like San Antonio radio host Paul Alexander).

I’m a little more optimistic about the Dallas Cowboys. But I’m not going to jinx next season by revealing my hopes publicly. OK OK! … I hope they go all the way next year. I don’t think that Tony Romo will lose his job to anybody. Jones will name the Red Head, head coach. The kicker is gone (or at least put back on kickoffs only). Some of the DB’s will be cut, as will poor Sam Hurd (hate for them to do that). They will also get an new offensive line and line coach. Dave Campo will be gone again.

My biggest concern for 2011 isn’t what will happen in Washington, but what will happen with the Jihad. I think that 2011 will see more home grown terrorist activity. I think it will be somewhere here in the southwestern United States and it will be on a large scale. I’m thinking a dirty bomb, or a raid by terrorist on civilians, or homicide bombers exploding themselves in public places. I also think that there will be more border violence that will lead to more American bloodshed. I hope I’m wrong on all of those accounts.

My other concern is that California and New York will come to the Congress looking for bailout money … they will of course get that money and we will all have to pay for their mistakes and I’m afraid that will lead to violence. Never mind that the rest of the world is unstable and in turmoil. I hope I’m wrong about this too.

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Eddie

COLTON RUSK USMC

2010-12-19T20:42:00.003-06:00

Earlier this month a fine young man lost his life … he was only twenty. He was handsome, athletic, helpful, and kind. He didn’t lose his life driving drunk, taking a crazy dare, or by doing something foolish. No, he died defending our freedom in Afghanistan. He hadn’t even been in uniform for a whole year yet. His name was Colton Rusk and he was a Marine. I never met Colton, in fact I don’t even know his parents … but my wife does. She is from the same small town of Orange Grove, Texas (not far from Corpus Christi).

We went to his funeral service, as did many others, to pay our respects to his family and to show our appreciation for the sacrifice he gave. Lisa (my wife) has known his parents for years, but as things would have it, she’d never met Colton because by the time he was born she’d moved away from home. She’d just recently reconnected with her old home town in October when we went there for homecoming weekend … she even visited with Colton’s Mom and Dad that very weekend (just 2 weeks after Colton’s deployment).

The funeral made me feel both sad and gratified. Sad for the loss the family has suffered and gratified that there are young people like him around that aren’t ashamed of their country and believe in serving it. I was impressed to find out his motto was “Don’t be afraid to go after your hopes and dreams, but don’t be afraid to be willing to pay the price,” … and pay the price he did. He paid the ultimate price. Jesus said, “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends”.

I was also sadden at the thought of losing one of my kids. It is one thing to lose a loved one suddenly, and even more devastating to lose a child that way. We worry about our kids safety and keeping them healthy. We feel sympathetic to friends and family that have lost a child due to an accident or illness. But a military Mom and Dad live with the constant fear of getting that dreadful notice that their son or daughter will not ever be coming home again. How do you deal with that? It is easier in times of peace, but we lose Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines at those times too … but in time of war, those notices come much too frequently.

We are blessed with having an all volunteer military. Those men and women know that they are entering into a contract that is literally a life or death package. Thankfully men like Colton willingly volunteer. I have several cousins that are serving in the armed forces today … my prayer is that their parents never have to face the loss that Colton’s family is going through now. My brother-in-law retired from the Navy this year and, fortunately for us, he made it through twenty years unharmed (even though he’s been involved in both Gulf Wars). But in retirement working for a company in Afghanistan his base was mortar attacked. That left us all worried. But he was safe. I only wish that more families could say the same thing.

The funeral also left me impressed with we as a people. There were so many that went to the visitation, and to the Church and still more lined Hwy FM624 all the way from Calallen to Orange Grove … and then more at the Cemetery, too. I’d never seen such a turnout. I’ve lived in or near San Antonio, TX, all of my life … it is a major military town, an Army and Air Force city in fact. Yet I haven’t seen anything like this. A friend of mine lost his father during the first gulf war in 1991, in fact his father was amongst there very first casualties of that war. He was killed when the C-5A he flew in crashed in Germany. The crew consisted of mainly Air Force reservists from San Antonio, my friends father was one of them. Looking back, I don’t think the funeral for those victims (as sad as it was) was as moving as that of PFC Colton Rusk.

Freedom isn't free...we are free because of the brave.

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Eddie

THE NEXT AMERICAN REVOLUTION

2010-11-25T21:23:00.001-06:00

The next American revolution or civil war won’t be started by conservatives, Republicans, or by Bible believing Christians … it will be started by the far left wing of the Democrat party, by union extremist, and by Communists. If you haven’t noticed, it’s already begun. It isn’t conservatives that have said they are going to fundamentally change the country … it was the left wing lead by Barrack Obama and liberals too numerous to mention.

Left wingers in government (at the local, state, and federal levels) have been far to willing to encroach on our liberties with little regard of our disapproval. Local governments routinely enact ordinances and policies that restrict us from doing what we please in our own homes and businesses. They create enactments that they have no intentions of enforcing and have neither the capability or resources to enforce them with. State government has been just as bad only on a larger scale. Legislatures have passed laws and budgets that they then turn around and ignore. The Federal Government is simply a mess.

The left has attacked traditional marriage … who’d have ever thought that would happen? We are now able to get hardcore porno movies “beamed” into our homes … not so long ago that could never have happened. People have sex changes on a regular basis (that’s just incredible), which affects the birth certificates of people that have a sex change … because now that man/woman is no longer the male/female on the original birth certificate. Who finds this kind of confusion acceptable? ... left wing liberals. They have no problem changing things that are better off left alone. They are radicals and support radical ideas regardless of weather or not those ideas are good, make sense, or are moral … after all, theirs is a cultural war, not a hot war. (However, I’m starting to think that the left is beginning to embrace violence.)

I know a lot of you are already thinking, “but Eddie that’s crazy talk! You’ve been listing to too much talk radio … Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Glenn Beck have made you loony.” While I do like and admire them, I also listen to others … but mostly I’ve paid attention to what others say (especially those who have lived through and been persecuted by radicals). I also have paid attention to Christians that I admire that are both ministers and lay people … and I read history. For most of my life I’ve heard about signs of the end times and how this world will fall into moral corruption. I view liberals, communists, and humanists as corrupt, untrustworthy, and dangerous … and we should always be aware of their actions.

Communist are the worst, because they have shown a willingness throughout modern history to shed blood in order to take power. They don’t care about ballots … if they can’t win with the ballot they have no problem resorting to bullets. I know what you’re probably thinking, “but Eddie there aren’t communist in the USA!” Oh yes there are, and they have found favor in our colleges and universities, in unions, and even with some within the general population. Why is that? … because they’ve been duped. I don’t know who is more a dangerous - a foolish Communist or a committed Jihadist.

When could a movement like this have started and how could we not notice? I always point to my least favorite era … the 1960’s. It has been a slow roll, but a steady movement nevertheless. With the election and take over of the Federal Government by Democrats in 2006 and 2008, and with President Obama in the White House, the left went on a rampage. They believed that the Republicans had been given a deadly defeat, that they would control the Federal Government for decades, and that the Republicans would become inconsequential … they misread the election and became arrogant with power.

Here is where my fear of a bloody revolution by the left comes into play. The election in November 2010 was unforeseen by the left. They did not understand that Americans do not and never have supported radically changing the nation. We didn’t ask for or approve of the government bailing out businesses weather or not they were giant banks or car companies. We did not ask for or approve of the government running those banks or car companies and we definitely did not approve of Obamacare. So what did we do? … we the people voted out Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives in record numbers … and it seems that we will do it again in 2012 if they don’t get the message. But they won’t get the message because they have an agenda, and just as Nancy Pelosi and friends did not realize American’s suspicions of the healthcare bill; they haven’t gotten the election yet. But when they do and when they understand there isn’t any hope of Americans willingly changing how we live, worship, govern ourselves, and do business, they will become dangerous.

I believe the next American revolution will not be one of states rights or of freeing an oppressed people, but it will one rooted in creating an oppressive government controlled by a ruthless ruling class of politicians. It will also be one of sectional rivalries and rural versus urban values. I also think that it will not only be started over politics and power, it will be over money. Not for the money the country owes to other nations, but for money that will be transferred from one state to another. American politicians on the left and those more interested in maintaining a powerful central government will use their power to force states to pay for the mistakes of California, New York, and Michigan. That will create a backlash they will not have foreseen and cause tensions between the states … that tension will quickly increase and could lead into a bloody war.

I do not believe that liberals understand just who it is they are laying with. They can’t tell the difference between the viper or the wolf and that will be just as costly for them as it will for everyone else in the United States. Dictators and tyrants always hide their motives under the false covering of good intentions. Liberals are pacifists that never see through their oppressors until it is to late. Why is that? … because as I’ve just said, they’ve been laying with them … laughing at and ridiculing the very people that will first be attacked before they in turn are attacked by them. Who are they? … Communists, Atheists, Intellectuals, Globalists, and radicals that have been laying in wait to radically change the USA. They are now seeing that Americans will not simply allow a takeover without a fight … only there aren’t enough of us that are willing to even consider that those types of individuals even exist in this nation.

The attacks on 9-11, the financial collapse, and world disorder has worked to a certain extent as a distraction for those who seek to weaken the United States and see a fundamentally changed world emerge. While many of us have been worried about Jihad and finances, we haven’t paid attention to other threats we face as a nation and people. Old threats like communism, and Godlessness have never gone away and seek to destroy us still … only now there is a movement within the country that is sympathetic to their cause. I hope I’m wrong for all of our sakes.

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Eddie

Virtue & Vice

2010-11-18T21:02:00.003-06:00

When did we stop encouraging virtues? Was it some time in the last two weeks? … the last two years? … the last two decades? From my perspective, it’s been since the mid-1960’s. Have you looked up the definition of virtue? A quick Google search will bring up these definitions: moral excellence, goodness, righteousness ….and the quality or practice of moral excellence or righteousness….get the picture?

It seems that at this time in our American history, virtue is no longer a principle we care to practice or reward. Virtue is a word that I’ve seen repeatedly throughout the writings of our founders. They believed that without virtue, man is lost. It’s not uncommon for pop culture to mock and ridicule those that would try to live by a high set of values that are in and of themselves extremely difficult to maintain. Why is it difficult? … because it is not easy. It is much simpler to give in to vice than it is to maintain virtue.

Lying, cheating, and stealing are now considered almost as necessary in our everyday lives as is eating, drinking, and sleeping. I know that lying, stealing and cheating are no more necessary in our lives today as it was before the 1960’s. I don’t know anyone that trusts a known liar and cheat … nor do they trust anyone that is valueless (except when it comes to politics).

The best example I can give of this willingness for Americans to accept a virtueless politician would be Bill Clinton (bet you thought I’d say Barrack Obama). Bill was a known lying, cheating, immoral man. He could not be trusted to keep his word or his vows, yet the press and large numbers of Americans (mostly Democrats) supported him as a politician. While on the other hand, my favorite politician in America right now is Sarah Palin. Sarah is the anti-Clinton. She is known for saying what she means, she’s faithful, religious, and independent … all attributes our founding fathers had and encouraged. Yet she is vilified (mostly by Democrats) in the press and by some in her own political party. She has been faithful to her spouse (Bill hasn’t) … she’s been truthful in her actions (Bill hasn’t) … she left the Governor’s office so as not to be a strain on her state and family (Bill left the Governor’s office to be an embarrassment to the Presidency, to Arkansas and, his family).

But I won’t stop there. Sarah did not abort a baby she knew would have special needs. She and her daughter both kept their babies when the easy option would have been to kill them. Yet, instead of being applauded for their courage and virtues, they’ve been attacked by the media and liberals. Bill Clinton has never shown any courage in any situation (for that matter neither has Hillary). Bill humiliated his wife in front of the nation and world and even had her publicly lie for him. Sarah has brought honor to her husband and family. Sarah has been vilified for doing the right things … Bill is championed even though he has no redeeming qualities. Sarah is labeled extreme … Bill is embraced.

It seems that we have decided that all things good are extreme and all things that used to be consider vice are now an acceptable norm, whether it’s legalized gambling, legalized marijuana use, prostitution, pornography, and homosexuality. I haven’t watched much network TV in the last 5 years, but now it seems as if every show includes a gay couple that is the sane couple and the traditional couples are the ones in turmoil. Talk show host are now gay or reformed drug addicts. Comedians think of themselves as enlightened political and social commentators (when in fact they aren’t anything more than the court jesters of old that are meant to be laughed at). Gay couples are not the norm today any more than they were at any other time in history. Destructive behavior is just as destructive now as it has ever been, no matter what pop culture has to say about it. Once virtue is lost, it cannot be recovered … that is why virtues have to be cultivated, nurtured, and reinforced …. vice is easy! ... sin is fun (and it taste good too). Is vice now virtue and virtue vice … or vice versa? Of course not! .... it just seems that way.

Political correctness and fear of ridicule has caused a shift to take place in this country that has weakened the moral and ethical foundation the United States was founded upon. Liberal professors, social elites, opportunist politicians and Hollywood entertainers have used their influence with the media to mount an attack on those of us that believe common sense, common values, and common interest are what made this country great as well as our system of government.

Diversity of culture, race, and ethnicity has also been a major advantage we have in this country … but not because of those things that make us different from one another but because of those things that make us the same. Our common agreement with the preamble of the constitution that we are all entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Our common religious beliefs in God, The Ten Commandments, moral and ethical correctness (not political correctness), and social and personal virtue. Vice hasn’t changed because the times have changed … the only thing that has changed is the power and influence of the popular culture on our society and government. That hasn’t been a change for the better, the change has negatively impacted almost every aspect of American life. Families are broken, men are less manly, women don’t trust men, and sexual perversion is on the rise … all because we have left virtue behind to pursue vice.

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Eddie

Noverber 2010 Elections

2010-10-31T15:57:00.002-05:00

The elections on Tuesday are going to be interesting. The U.S. Congressional elections are the ones that I am most interested in. Congress is where I believe a large degree of the troubles the country is facing originates from. Congress passes the laws and regulations that govern the country … they also control the purse strings.

It is clear that Congress hasn’t been held accountable for the mess it’s created. I’m almost 50 years old and for most of my adult life I’ve been hearing about the dangers of deficit spending and the growing national debt. I’ve also heard year in and year out about how government entitlement programs have been consuming more and more of the nation’s tax revenues. It is the job of Congress to distribute our money and control expenditures. Americans have been promised by both Democrats and Republicans that this Congress or that Congress is going to come into Washington and straighten out and clean up the halls of Congress and restore our physical house ... no more business as usual! … but they haven’t.

This Congress has been the most active Congress that I can remember. They have passed bills that haven’t been read, that were not popular with the American people, and that have had little effect on the general welfare of the nation. Our physical house is out of order, deficits are larger, the debt is inconceivable and unsustainable, and (to add insult to injury) spending is out of control. Yet the Congressional leadership claims that they haven’t been given enough credit for all the good they’ve done. Members of the House of Representatives have even scoffed at the idea of reading the bills. Nancy Pelosi once said that the health care bill would have to be passed in order to find out what was in it! (That is because no one in Congress knew what was in it.) To make matters worse, they also increased the size and power of the Federal Government.

That is why Tuesday’s election will be so interesting. It has been this Democrat controlled Congress in combination with President Obama that has created the feared and vilified Tea Party movement that has awakened voters at this time in history. We are aware of the dangers of increasing the power of the central government (just as the Founding Fathers warned us against). Thomas Jefferson said, “a government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have”.

However, I can’t blame this Congress alone. The 2004 Congress, the wars, the collapse of the economy, and some poor decisions made by President Bush had a lot to do with bringing in the current Congress. Americans became angry and lost trust in the Republicans … so they voted them out in 2006 and again in 2008. Now Americans are even madder. They don’t like being ignored by thier elected Representatives, Senators or the President. Nor will they accept divisive rhetoric from them either that pits race, ethic groups, social class and regional interest against each other. Americans will not, accept leaving a poorer, weaker, less free, and indebted country to our kids and grandkids.

We understand Congress is most responsible for the laws passed in 2009 & 2010 that have been detrimental to the country and it must be corrected. This mid-term election is the most important election in my lifetime … what happens on Tuesday will affect the United States for years to come. I’m supporting the Republicans … and if they win that is when the real work will begin for those of us that voted for them. A lot will be required of us … we will have to be vigilant and watchful of what they do, how they do it, and by whom. We will have to hold their feet to the fire, as well as provide them with support in order to help them keep up their resolve to do what is necessary to preserve our country for ourselves and posterity. Thomas Paine wrote in his pamphlet Common Sense “extending millions for the sake of getting a few vile acts repealed .... is unworthy the charge, and is using posterity with the utmost cruelty; because it is leaving them the great work to do, and a debt upon their backs, from which they derive no advantage.” We cannot leave future Americans with a crushing debt to pay because this generation would do nothing.

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Eddie

Why I Support Republican Candidates

2010-10-23T00:34:00.002-05:00

I support Republican candidates mostly for moral and social reasons. I have often said that Republican and Democratic politicians are more alike than not. They’ve gone to the same schools, live in the same neighborhoods, and belong to the same clubs and organizations. The real difference between then usually is their position on moral and social issues.

Very often I call local radio programs and point out that conservatives like me don’t have any real choice between the two parties. Democrats cater to liberalisms, so that leaves us with the Republicans. If you are pro-life there’s no room for you with the Democrats. If you support traditional marriage, your best bet is with Republicans. If you’re against open homosexuality in the military, then you won’t find help from the Democrats.

But it doesn’t stop with those issues … the health care debate was never really debated and the Democrats forced their law down our throats. Since 9-11, Americans have been calling for our border to be secured, but the Democrats (with the help of moderate and liberal Republicans) have yet to secure it despite the fact that Americans along the border have been killed and our Border Patrol and law enforcement officers have been attacked and fired upon. I must say it has been conservatives that have been at the forefront of these issues calling on the federal government to take action, only to have our concerns fall on deaf ears by our leaders in both parties. The only allies we have had has been the conservative Republicans.

Earlier this year when the controversial Arizona immigration law was being attacked by liberals and moderates they openly misrepresented the law … even President Obama and A. G. Holder said things about the law that were untrue. Mr. Holder and Homeland Secretary Napolitano (a former Governor of Arizona) stood before Congress and made false statements about the law … and then had to admit that they hadn’t even read the law before they made those statements. How many times have we heard about Democrats not reading laws over the last two years? The Arizona law mirrors federal law, it would allow local law enforcement to do the job that federal law enforcement can’t seem to do. What has been the response to that law by the Democrat President of the United States and his Attorney General? … they sued the State of Arizona. When the President of Mexico Felipe Calderon made an address before our United States Congress and berated the law that eventually was duly passed by the State of Arizona legislature and signed by the Governor, Mr. Calderon received a standing ovation from the Democrats in Congress. Just who’s side are they on? It is actions like these that leave me no choice but to support Republicans.

I know that some of your are going to say “but Eddie the Republicans aren’t perfect” and “they are the party of the rich and powerful”. Those types of statements could not be more wrong. Ideological differences cut along all lines of social status and income levels. Those issues alone are not what divides us. It is ideas, morals, ethics, and traditions that cause us to choose sides. I have to support those that I believe are most like me and support the country as I have come to understand it (and how I believe the founders intended it). You must do the same. I do not believe that the Democrat leaders of today are like me. Too many of them have been educated by “blame America first” professors that are socialist (some of them are outright admitted communists) … that bothers me. I would think it should bother you too.

There are way too many of us that have allowed ourselves to made to feel guilty about being an American, and that we are somehow undeserving of our good fortune and blessings as a country. Some have bought into class envy, social jealousy, and prejudice. While almost all of us live a more leisurely life than our parents and grandparents did, we somehow think that we deserve more and that our government should provided for us … even if that means that they take from one group and give to another … that is not American. That is what the old world does, we left that world behind with the Declaration of Independence. Americans should never allow the mindset of government dependence to enter our consciousness … that will lead us into subjugation.

Democrats are full of wonderful sounding (even companionate) rhetoric, but their past history and present day actions tell otherwise. They are the party of slavery, they are the party of the KKK, they are the party of abortion, they are the party that attacks traditional marriage, they are the party that attacks our Christian Judaic morals and ethics, and they are the party that socialist, communist, and world dictators admire and have friends within. I am not comfortable with a party with that kind of a past history, while at the same time holds it’s current reputation, and enjoys favor from foreign enemies.

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NO DEMOS FOR ME

2010-09-07T20:14:00.007-05:00

I don’t spend much time on local politics - my interest is in what happens in Washington. National politics is where the power lies. Local politics is more nuts and bolts. I am a conservative, politically, socially, and economically. I am liberal in the sense that I believe that we are all created equally and that people of all races, religions, and ethnic backgrounds can live together peacefully and respectfully. I believe that men and women should be paid the same for equal work, and that men and women who love each other should be able to marry no matter what … and I think most American’s feel the same way.

I have not voted for a Democrat since 1996 because I could no longer give my vote to a party and its candidates that would support a man (Bill Clinton) that I felt was void of virtue. Dishonest, unfaithful, cruel, and abusive are just a few of his shortcomings that come to my mind. He has been given far too much credit for good things that happened during his time in office. He lost Democratic control of the Congress because people like me paid attention to the direction he and the party were trying to take the country. Because of that, Republicans gained control of Congress and the country was better for it.

Ted Kennedy is another politician that caused me to stop voting for any Democrat (even if I would have liked to have voted for some of them). He was a failure as a husband, a father, and a man - not much more has to be said about him. Robert Byrd is another - I cannot respect anyone in politics that has been a member of the Ku Klux Klan no matter the reason or how long ago. The list goes on and on. But in 1996 I had enough. After Democrats in the House of Representatives circled the wagons around Bill Clinton, the party lost me.

In the years that have followed, the party has done nothing to change my mind. I often say that until the Democrat party leadership is changed and the party direction is corrected, people like me will not vote Democrat. I believe Democrat majorities in Washington are not good for the nation because, as the party leadership goes, so does the country. Politicians like Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, William Jefferson, Maxine Waters, and the like leave me to wonder how they ever got elected. A party that would support and praise them is not for me.

I wrote all of the above back in September of 2009. Here it is a year later and nothing has changed and now I am only more convinced that the Democrat party is not for me.

It is Democrats that have attacked things that most Americans hold dear. They have attacked traditional marriage, the sanctity of life for the unborn, and US sovereignty. They have ignored the rule of law while at the same forcing new laws onto the American people that the majority of Americans do not support. They haven’t learned lessons from the recent past. When Bill Clinton won his first election he had a tough time moving things in a congress that his party held the majority of … sound familiar?

Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama both are guilty of misreading the American people. Both of them came into office and immediately began to overreach because they foolishly thought that they were given a mandate to implement changes that run counter to the will of the American people. Their policy initiatives haven’t been very different; however, Barrack Obama has used race as a weapon to move his liberal progressive movement forward. Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi have continually blamed Republicans for holding up their agenda when they have all the Democrat votes needed to get most their bills passed. Why haven’t they been able to move their agenda more swiftly? … because some Democrats in Congress know that they are not working with or for the will of the people they represent. They know that they are causing themselves political harm back home by being in lockstep with the party leadership. However, in the end they’ve stuck with party rather than with the people of their districts and states.

By circling their wagons around Barrack Obama, just as they did with Bill Clinton in the1990’s, the Democrats are losing the political middle ground. They are losing independent voters and Republicans that voted for Obama because he (as then talk radio host Paul Alexander and self-proclaimed Conservative Republican told me) was too smart to make the kind of mistakes that G. W. Bush made. Never mind that Paul Alexander could not prove that statement … it was more of a feeling than it was fact. To add insult to injury, he is losing Democrats that are out of work and don’t have any hope that he (just as when Jimmy Carter was President) and the Democrats have a plan they can trust or BELIEVE IN. It has also become apparent that this group in political leadership simply does not understand how average Americans have to live. We are cutting back at home while DC continues to borrow, spend, and squander our money!

Republicans and Democrats are entering a new era ... one where they will have to re-learn that elected officials serve at our will to do our will, we are not here to be ruled by their will. They should know that we are paying attention and that we will not sit idly by anymore. No party is safe from removal. The Democrats learned that in the 1990’s, the Republicans learned that in 2006 and this crew will learn in November not to miss around and try and fundamentally change this nation we love.

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Eddie

THE US AND BIBLE PROPHECY

2010-08-01T14:04:00.004-05:00

I’ve tried to keep my religious opinion out of my blog (not that I’ve never expressed them, but I write this blog as a commentary of how I see things politically with in our country). I don’t write about local or state politics, I focus on what is going on in DC. However, I do believe that religion does and should play a factor in how we are governed … and so did the founding fathers. I do not, and have never, supported a national religion, but at the same time I disagree with anyone that states we are not a religious country or that we are no longer a Christian nation, because that could not be farther from the truth of who and what we are as a nation.

I am a Bible believing Christian. I believe that Jesus is who the bible says He is … the Son Of God. I also believe in biblical prophecy. I am no bible scholar, just as I’m not a legal scholar, or a scholar of any kind. I count on scholarly people to help me with my understanding of things. I listen and pay attention to those who have a calling to preach and teach about those topics that compel them. I listen to political minds that I agree with and I do the same thing when it comes to religion. I’m not alone in that philosophy … almost everyone follows teachings that they agree with in matters of religion, politics, finances, education, etc.

From what I’ve read and heard from experts in biblical prophecy, they almost all agree that the United States does have any significant role in bible prophecy. The US does not appear in biblical prophecy. Some experts believe that may be simply because the United States did not exist in biblical times, while other say it is because the United State is not significant in prophesy. I’ve been raised believing that the return of Jesus is near, just how near no one knows. When I was young, I thought His return was very near and that I would see His return. As I got older, I started to believe that the chances of me seeing His return were slim … after all, there are millions of Christians that have passed away believing that they would be alive to see His return, but did not.

When I hit my thirties, I became more convinced that I would not see the return of Jesus Christ. I did not stop believing in Him or give up on being a Christian, but I thought it may be centuries more before we see His return. Now, I’m not as good a Christian as I ought to be, and I probably don’t love Him as much as I should … but Jesus isn’t done with me yet. Here lately, a lot has happened that has caused me to wonder just why the United States does not have a significant role in prophesy. Aren’t we the greatest nation the world has ever known? Aren’t we the freest people on earth when it comes to religious and political liberty? Aren’t we the most powerful country in the world? Aren’t we a primarily Christian nation? So why aren’t we as important a nation as the others mentioned in prophesy? I’m not saying our nation should be mentioned literally in the bible, because many nations aren’t either, but bible experts have been able to determine which countries play a significant role and have identified them through biblical text.

As a child, some of the first stories I heard were from the book of Revelations and end times prophesies. I’ve seen movies and heard stories about all the things that would be signs of the end times. It hasn’t been until recently that I’d heard that the United State not only hasn’t had any role in prophesy but, more interestingly, the US is not at all significant in the end times. Why is that? Again, experts say it is because this country must not have any great role to play in those times. Why might that be? They will say it is because we will no longer have power and influence when those times come. I never would have believed that in the past. The United States is not a significant country when the end comes? … no way. I’d have thought that those people had gone off of the deep end and were religious loons ... but things are different now. With the world economies in trouble (ours included), with a crippling debt and no clear plan of dealing with that debt, our nation (as well as others) will soon be broke. I think that we are broke already, that is why we have such staggering debt. At some point, that debt will become so unmanageable that the country won’t be able to pay it and loans will go into default. Those loans are to other countries … now do you think when the time comes that this nation will simply roll over and hand ourselves, our position, and our sovereignty to our debtors? No … but, as a nation without economic strength, we will be a nation without influence. Sure we will have a military (that won’t be able to buy fuel and weapons) and modern cities (we won’t be able to provide basic services to) and an infrastructure (that we will not be able to maintain). Why will that be? … because of the actions our government has been taking for at least the last 30 years (some say for even longer than that), and the ever faster and bigger run-a-way spending that is happening now with the current leadership in DC.

I have been reading and listing to President Obama’s philosophies for at least three years. Me and millions of Americans have known all about his radicalism and of those he has chosen to surround himself with. However, those people have been around before … how many of them that are with him now were with the Clintons? What Bill and Hilary Clinton could not do, he has done. However, not all by himself … he’s had the help of a willing Democrat leadership, a Congress that has chosen to serve him instead of the people from the districts and states they represent, and Republicans that seem to have forgotten that the Congress is there to be a check on the White House and the Courts. Together they have placed a burden on the American people and, by default, on our nation that can kill it or severely weaken it. That is the plan of many of the people that are in power now … they don’t want to kill the country, they just want to weaken it and put it in its proper place. They call themselves citizens of the world instead of their country. Obama believes that … and so do a lot of others we’ve sent to Washington DC. We must never forget that we the people are our nation … not those in political office and government bureaucrats.

Biblical prophecy does not include the United States … up until now I could not understand why … now I do. We have people in power that are no longer willing to give God credit for our blessings of freedom and liberty and a President that openly states we are no longer a Christian nation. When did he get to decide? His plans (if what I am hearing is correct) and the plans of the socialists and communists that are advising him won’t make us a more perfect union, but will make us a lesser, inconsequential nation in the eyes of the world … and, I fear, in the eyes of God.

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Eddie

I'M TROUBLED

2010-07-09T21:29:00.001-05:00

I’m troubled. It seems like there are an awful lot of Americans that have come to think of their country as being mean spirited, intolerant, imperialistic, and bigoted. They have come to believe that it is acceptable to be sympathetic to our country’s enemies, in war, immigration, and business.

Many American will not acknowledge that we are at war with Muslims (albeit they are radical Muslims) not simply terrorists. Not facing up to who we are at war with doesn’t change that fact. It is not to say that every Muslim is our enemy, but when we have attacks executed against US soldiers by other Muslim US soldiers, it makes you worry.

There is an alarming number of Americans that simply do not believe in national sovereignty and are willing to let people into our country illegally, yet many of them live in gated communities surrounded by tall fences. Do they live behind those gates and fences to keep their families from escaping to freedom? No … it is to keep others out that don’t belong in the neighborhood.

Then there are folks who say that capitalism and business (especially big business) are ruining the country. Never mind that capitalism and business is what has given us the highest standard of living of all of the developed world. I don’t know if you have noticed or not, but a great many of them have prospered and grown wealthy as a result of capitalism and business.

We are in a time that I thought I would never see. The United States Attorney General has filed a law suit against The State of Arizona for attempting to address illegal immigration, yet this very same AG had dropped voter intimidation charges against The New Black Panthers (a very anti-white anti-American organization). He has also voiced a willingness pursue criminal charges against the CIA for using harsh interrogation tactics on terrorists. I wonder just who’s side he’s on. With an AG like him, criminals and terrorist should feel very safe from prosecution … but cops and agents better watch their backs … that leaves you and me less safe.

Our nation, and we as a people, have never had to worry about both an outside enemy that is hell-bent to kill and destroy us, while at the same time have to worry about a political movement from within that is hell-bent to fundamentally change these United States.

There are way too many politicians (including our President) that have become complacent with our safety when it comes to the wars our military is fighting, with the border and immigrant violence, with our economic future, and with our energy needs. I am worried and troubled at just how well my kids will have it here in our country if we don’t reverse the trend we started in 2006 when we handed our government over to the liberal progressive movement that has infected Washington DC in both political parties. Yes, I’m troubled … and I think that you should be too.

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Eddie

THE FAITHS OF OUR FATHERS

2010-06-08T19:43:00.004-05:00

I’ve been reading a small book I picked up about our founding fathers. The book is titled THE FAITHS OR OUR FATHERS..WHAT AMERICA’S FOUNDERS REALLY BELIEVED it was written by Alf J. Mapp, Jr.

I have always believed that the founding fathers were men of conscience. They seem to have all been men of substance, bravery, courage, and vision. They knew at the time that they were risking there lives, liberty and pursuit of happiness so that future generations of Americans would not have to. They were men willing to sacrifice their lives and good fortune for a cause they knew was greater than themselves. Only men (and women) of faith and devotion have that kind of character.

Most of the founders were Christians, yet they were not all of the same denomination and some did not claim any denomination. They supported religious freedom but that there should not be a sanctioned church in the U.S. However, they did not support removing God from governance. They were also pragmatic in their approach to forming a new nation and realized that there would have to be compromises in order to keep the states together.

Here is a quote that caught my attention from Charles Carroll of Carrollton, he was the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence and the only Catholic to sign it. I’ll admit I never heard of him before I read the book. The quote is from a letter he wrote to his son, “Without morals, a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore, who are decrying the Christian religion, whose morality is so sublime and pure, which denounces against the wicked, the eternal misery, and insures to the good eternal happiness, are undermining the solid foundations of morals, the best security for the duration of free governments”.

I have said in the past (and on my blog) that the lack of good basic morals and ethics is it at the root of most of our troubles as a nation and people. I always seem to forget another key component our founding fathers always referred to, and that is an adherence to virtue. Honesty, fidelity, loyalty, and integrity are all virtues that have eroded through the decades here in the USA. Behavior that used to be considered disgusting, perverted, immoral and indecent just thirty years ago are now considered acceptable, and the country have suffered because of it.

We as a people are no better of now in the 21st century by lowering our cultural standards than we were as a people at the time of our founding. Certainly our lifestyle has improved but when it comes to things higher than ourselves, we are not the people we once were. We cannot match the commitment it took of our founding fathers to radically change the face of government. They turned the tides of time to create a nation that is tolerant of competing ideas in religion, politics and social interaction. In their wisdom came about the foundational documents that insure and protect our freedoms while at the same time recognize that those freedoms do not come from government, they come from God. This nation was founded with a reverence of our creator without establishing a state religion so that every American can worship God freely (or not worship) and still be considered in every way a citizen of the United States of America.

Also, in their wisdom, they placed limits on government so that it cannot take on the form of a tyrant to the people. Thomas Jefferson said, “ when the people fear government you have tyranny; when the government fears the people you have liberty”. Did the founding fathers live up to all of their ideals? Of course not, however as the author wrote in the book “Of course they did not always live up to their ideals. People who do have low standards”.

Another document I would recommend reading (and is included in the book) is the Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom. This particular passage in the statute stuck with me “…that to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinion which he disbelieves is sinful an tyrannical…”. The rest of the statute is good reading too.

I believe that I possess a good understanding of the nation’s founding and why we became the greatest nation on earth. I also believe that the further we stray away from the principles, virtues, and morals the founders embodied, the less likely we are to stay the greatest nation on earth.

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Eddie

Stop The Complaining

2010-05-16T19:44:00.001-05:00

We live in the greatest country the world has ever known. Our lifestyle is the envy of the world. Sure, there are places where luxury rules … but those countries have small populations, they do not stretch from sea to shining sea, or are as diversely populated as the United States, and they are not Super Powers.

For far too long, we as Americans have been fed the notion that we are a nation that does not care for the poor and the needy within our midst … nothing could be further from the truth. I will say that we have become more and more calloused to one and other, but that is a sign of the times. However, when disasters take place here and abroad, this nation stands ready to offer aid … not only from government but from, individuals, civic and church groups, and from the rich and the poor alike. No one ask, “Will the Americans help?” … they know we will.

We’ve been accustomed to having everything we need to survive. Clean water, plentiful food supplies, electricity, you name it, virtually everyone of us has what we need. That cannot be said for other nations around the world. Not that we have all we want, for some that will never happen. There are far too many that covet what others have, yet are unwilling to do what is necessary to achieve them … and unfortunately, a large percentage of us don’t have the talent or means to do so. In this country (and in every country) there exists “the haves” and “the have-nots”. However, by any measure, we that live in the United States have it better than almost anywhere in the world.

In the 1960’s LBJ started his war on poverty. That war has been a failure as the poverty rate in the U.S. has remained the same or worsened. But I ask you to take a close look at those that live in what we call poverty. I come into contact with the poorer among us everyday in my line of work. What I find there astonishes me. I will walk into a home in dilapidated condition that is not fit to live in and what to I find? … I find large screen TV’s (almost always they have more than one), expensive clothing and jewelry, alcohol, and drugs. Instead of making good use of what little they say they have, they squander it. But if you were to ask someone from a third world country if what I’ve seen is poverty they would not agree, they would say that we don’t know what poverty is.

As our politicians have become more willing to use class envy to win elections and gain power, they have become successful at having Americans believe that they are deprived. They use this tactic to pit us against one and other, never pointing out that most achievers get what they have fairly … instead they accuse them of taking advantage of the less fortunate. Why do they do that? … because it is easier to stir up anger than it is to encourage self improvement. They have made it acceptable to take from one group to give to another, rather than have it be socially unacceptable to be dependant on government or charities. Yet what most Americans never realize is that what is taken from one group is used up by government on government and those that are in need never really get the help that the government promised. That is why the war on poverty has been a failure. Government is as dependant of a mechanism on the successful as are the needy. As Ronald Reagan said, “Government is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem”.

The United States is the third most populated country on earth. I’ll bet you didn’t know that. Yet we have the highest quality of life, higher than countries with far less populations, and far better than in China or India. That is why I say stop complaining and start complimenting our nation. If we don’t do that as a people, no one will. Tell the President and his wife that we live in a down right great country and not a down right mean one. Tell the Democrats and Republicans to respect the constitution and our individually protected rights. We do not live in a socialist collective, we live for ourselves. Until we are willing to take responsibility for ourselves, we cannot help anyone else. It’s been proven in the past that when Americans are left alone to prosper without government intrusion, we have always lifted each other up and spread prosperity (not wealth) around.

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Eddie

Bill Clinton The Tea Parties and The Oklahoma City Bombing

2010-04-25T15:25:00.002-05:00

Bill Clinton was not a great President. He single-handedly lost the Democrat majority in Congress by thinking he was given a mandate to grow government and change American institutions. He tried to nationalize healthcare with “Hillary-care”. He tried to force the military to allow homosexuals to serve openly. He reneged on his promise to lower taxes. In the end, he failed to nationalize healthcare, he compromised on the homosexual issue with the “don’t ask-don’t tell” policy, raised taxes, and lost Congress … government even had to shut down under his watch (and we all found out that the sun will still rise even when government is closed). He’s received credit for the good economic times during the 90’s, but he did not balance budgets until the Republican Congress did it for him. I will say that he was a better President than Jimmy Carter … but when he left office, the country was in an economic recession.

I have always said that Bill Clinton is a failure as a man, a husband, a father, and a President. His administration was among the most investigated and had some of the most (if not the most) convictions of any. Why am I writing about Bill Clinton? … because he (like Jimmy Carter) just will not go away. In a recent interview, he tried (as he did when he was in office) to attack conservatives and accuse them of instilling hatred of government. Back when the Murrah building was bombed in Oklahoma City then-President Clinton went on radio and accused conservatives of fomenting hatred. If you will recall, that building was bombed on the anniversary of the Waco massacre (yet another Clinton failure). Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols developed their hatred on their own. At that time, Bill Clinton tried to (as he still does today) use divisive rhetoric for political gain … the very tactic he accuses conservatives of using.

Conservatives do not hate this country, nor do we want it overthrown or fundamentally changed. That is what the Clintons and the Obama administration strive for. When Mr. Obama took office, he brought in the whole Clinton team … from Leon Panetta to Hillary … the only one missing is Bill.

In 2004, I read The Third Terrorist, a book written by journalist Jayna Davis about the Oklahoma City bombing. I’ve also read the 9/11 Commission Report. After reading both of these publications, I’ve been convinced that Bill Clinton left us unprotected from Islamic Terrorism. In The Third Terrorist, Jayna Davis uncovered connections to Iraqi and Islamic terrorist networks long before September 11th. The 9/11 report pointed out that al Queda was at war with us; we were not at war with them. Most of the al Queda attacks prior to 9/11 happened during the Clinton administration (the attack on USS Cole, the embassy bombings in Africa, the first World Trade Center attack, and the Murrah Building attack in Oklahoma City all took place under Clinton’s watch). Remember the Black Hawk down incident in Mogadishu, Somalia? … that happened during his watch, too. Bill Clinton did nothing to secure us from Islamic Terrorism. What he did do (and has done recently) is shoot his mouth off by attacking concerned Americans and labeling them as dangerous. More dangerous than who? .... him! Bill Clinton - go home, give Monica a call, and keep quiet.

I’m re-reading the 9/11 report and the book by Jayna Davis because of Bill Clinton’s irresponsible comments. Over the years, I have tried to find out more about Jayna Davis but could not find out much. I’d started to believe that she had gone into hiding or was under protection. However while doing my research for this blog, I found an article written by her just this past Friday (4/23/10) in which she reminds us of Bill Clintons demagoguery. Here is a link to her posting: http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2498824/posts God bless you, Jayna Davis.

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Eddie

The Race Is Done

2010-04-14T21:48:00.000-05:00

Will Hurd lost the run-off election to Francisco “Quico” Canseco. I will be voting for Mr. Canseco because there is no alternative … we simply cannot send Ciro back to Washington DC. Mr. Canseco can beat Ciro. Why? … because Ciro is beatable and Texas and the country will be all the better for it.

My concern is that I believe Mr. Canseco will be a run of the mill Congressman. Will Hurd is not run of the mill. I believe that his loss is our loss too. Will would have been a stand-out Congressman. Why do I say that? … because he always has been outstanding in whatever he’s done. Will is going to go on and do great things and be an effective voice for the Republican Party and for conservatives. Men and women like Will, will bring a new generation of conservatives into the party, as well as women and minorities. He and the young people around him will show others that it is cool to be Conservative and a Republican and that the two can go hand in hand.

I’m thankful to Will and his campaign manager Barry Hammond, I got more from the campaign that I ever put into it. I know that they will stay in the fight. Our country needs leaders like them in the coming years. We aren’t out of the woods, we are just entering them. We are going to need more young conservative men and women with solid values, morals, and ethics to lead us through those woods and march with us during the difficult times that lay ahead. Will was already battle tested when he entered the race and Barry has proven to be ready, willing and able to take on a fight. I have every confidence they will be back stronger, bolder, and more determined to make a difference than ever.

Thank you Will Hurd and Barry Hammond for renewing my faith in the next generation of leaders.

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Eddie

The Run Off Is Here

2010-04-11T23:36:00.003-05:00

The run off election for the Texas Republican Party Primary is on Tuesday April 13th. As I’ve mentioned on my blog before, I’m supporting Will Hurd. I encourage you to support him as well. I hope those of you who live in the US 23rd Congressional district will go out and vote (if you have not early voted). Remember; if you voted in the Democratic primary, you cannot vote in Tuesday’s run-off. If you voted in the Republican primary last month, you can vote again this month (even if you did not vote for Will Hurd). Lastly, if you haven’t voted in any of the primaries, you may vote in Tuesday’s run-off.

I support Will because we agree on the issues, ranging from taxes and economic growth and jobs, to national defense, military readiness and the wars we are still waging, to national security and border protection. He is pro-life and so am I. He does not support “Obama-Care” and neither do I. He is a strong conservative and so am I. What I know more than anything is that a great many of you support conservative issues and principles, but for some reason have not found yourselves comfortable voting for Republicans. To quote the Obama campaign, it is time for “Change we can believe in”.

By sending good solid conservatives to Washington and by having them to stick to conservative principles we can save the country … wait, what I should say is we can save our government from itself. This government has lost its way, is out of control, and is power mad. Now is the time for Americans to set aside wedge issues that are meant to turn us against one and other and come together to send men and women to Washington D.C. that respect the Constitution and basic American principles and values. I believe that Will Hurd is just that kind of individual.

I had a friendly conversation with a gentleman a few weeks ago, a Democrat. He asked me why I would support Will over Francisco Canseco. We exchanged ideas, but in the end I told him this, “if Will was able to get terrorist to work with the U.S., I think he can get Democrats to work with us, too”. He looked at me and said, “ that’s a good point”. Some of you may not know that Will was in the CIA and served our country in Afghanistan and in other dangerous counties. I know that once Will goes to Washington, with his background and personal biography that the other members of Congress will be receptive of him. Will has strong leadership and organizational skills, has great judgment and character assessment instincts, and he follows a strong moral and ethical compass … as he has shown with his campaign style. Will Hurd will be a great Congressman, I hope you will consider voting for Will over Mr. Canseco on Tuesday and again in November against Ciro Rodriguez.

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Eddie

Under Attack

2010-04-06T20:51:00.002-05:00

You are under attack! Whether you believe it or not, anyone that believes that the United States is the most prosperous, freest, and greatest country the word has ever know has a target on their back. Sounds extreme doesn’t it?…that’s because it is.

If you’ve noticed the Tea Party movement has received a lot of attention from the Liberal Press and Democrats in elected office. What I’ve noticed is that they not only attack the most effective leaders and speakers, but (and this is more unnerving to me) they are targeting the law-abiding participants that attend the meetings and rallies. Never mind that a good many of the attendees are Democrats and Independents, and of all races. They target them by calling them “Tea Bagging Redneck Hicks” and racist, yet I never hear them calling any of The New Black Panthers racist , Islamic terrorist, or radical Hispanic groups racist. No they call law abiding citizens demonstrating their Constitutionally protected right to free political speech as racist.

The targeting does not stop with the Tea Party movement … religious institutions are under attack as well. Everything from posting The Ten Commandants and Christmas displays in public places to praying at public school sporting events, and in school cafeterias has been targeted no matter the denomination. But the most ridiculed of all religious covenants has been marriage. Marriage is under attack and has been for more than four decades. First it was the free love movement of the 1960’s that came with the drug culture. Marriage was scoffed at as old fashioned and unnecessary. Next came the universal acceptance of divorce and the breaking up of families. Many of us, myself included, lived with someone outside of marriage, even though we knew that someday we were going to marry. Which brings us to today, now the movement is to pervert marriage by accepting people of the same gender as married. Marriage, for better or worse, has been the foundation of the American family and has made us strong. Weakening marriage has lead to tremendous misery and pain in families and for the country. If you don’t think marriage has been targeted and that those of us that still support traditional marriage are not targeted….guess again.

Capitalism is under attack as well. If your work for yourself in return for pay, guess what?… you are a Capitalist. If you work for someone else or for a company in return for pay, guess what?…you are a Capitalist. Moreover you are participating in the free market. Now if you add to your work a mark up for profit you are now not only a Capitalist you are a GREEDY Capitalist at that. When government takes over major manufacturers and banks, where else will they turn?…to you and your business. If government can see fit to force everyone to purchase a product, such as healthcare, capitalism is severely injured. When our government is allowed to do something that extreme, it can force you to do anything…you are under attack.

Free speech is under attack. When government is allowed to place limits on when and where political or religious speech can be used it can then place limits on any speech. The first Constitutional amendment was written to protect religious and political speech. It was not written so that Hollywood, Larry Flint and Hugh Hefner are able to spread their message (although it does just that), it was written so that Americans are free to worship God and question government without any fear of government. It also forbids government from establishing a religion, so that there is no official Church of the United States. It does not remove God from being worshiped in the public square. I am not a constitutional lawyer, but here is how it reads, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and petition the government for a redress of grievances.” If you do not think that this most important amendment is under attack…guess again. This amendment protects you and me from government…when it’s ignored, you and I are under attack.

I’ll ask you to ask your self who upholds our great American traditions - the Republicans or Democrats, Conservatives or Liberals, Capitalist or Socialist, Christians or Communist?…..be honest as you think that over and do your research.

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Eddie

Fundamental Change …. Fundamental Tyranny

2010-03-19T18:45:00.000-05:00

During the first Clinton administration we looked at and rejected nationalized health care. We thought it was a bad idea then and feel the same way today. Now the Democrats and the “smartest President ever” are going to force it into law. They are going to pass it without having read the final bill … because there is not one (this trend has to stop), and disregarded the will of the people.

They are betting that after they go against our will that we will find out just how wrong we were about not wanting to nationalize healthcare. They foolishly believe that Americans who have not purchased healthcare insurance in the past will be grateful to be forced to buy insurance now under penalty of law. Americans will have to first pay for health insurance before paying for food, shelter, clothing, utilities, and transportation. Some families don’t buy healthcare insurance by choice because they can afford to pay for their healthcare needs without spending money on insurance. All Americans can purchase healthcare insurance today if they so choose, but they do not. There are several reasons, but mostly because, 1) they don’t want it, (2) they don’t think they need it, or (3) they cannot afford it. Making those that cannot afford it buy it is not going to make their lives any better … in fact, it will add to their burden and cause them even more unhappiness.

It will make insurance providers happy. Anytime the public is forced to buy a product, it creates a revenue stream that did not exist before and it lessens risk and softens business losses. The cost insurance companies take on is more than counter-balanced by the new policies they will sell. Why? … because now you will have to buy healthcare coverage whether your employer offers insurance or not. Many companies will opt to let you buy coverage on your own … Why? … because they will no longer have to offer insurance to retain employees. You will by law have to get it … whether you want to or not. The Democrats (and Republicans, for that matter) are not telling you that. Insurance providers count on you never (or almost never) filing a claim. Most of us, especially younger people, will go months (if not years) with little need of healthcare services. Insurance has always been a product that we purchase to protect ourselves. We don’t buy it to protect others, or to protect other insurance providers, or to protect our government. Nationalized healthcare is all about protecting government interest, not yours.

I will not say that we do not have troubles. Medical cost are high, but nationalizing insurance will not change that. The next step will be to nationalize healthcare providers … that is where cost is most expensive. Here is where government, or I should say the current leadership in DC, is looking at next. Controlling healthcare providers is how Washington will move into directly controlling you. You will be forced to adhere to government standards, just as our men and women in the military are forced too. Once the government is allowed to force you to buy health insurance, they will be able to force you to do anything … that is fundamental change … that, my friends, is tyranny … and that is where we are headed if we do not stop them now.

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Eddie

And The Race Is On!

2010-03-05T21:11:00.001-06:00

As most of you know I’ve been supporting Will B. Hurd in his run to win the nomination in the Republican primary to be the party’s candidate to run for U.S. Congress in my home district. As of Tuesday, March 2nd, we are one step closer to reaching that goal. I’d like to say that he has already won the nomination, but we fell short of our goal of 51% of the primary votes cast. I’m disappointed in coming up short, but not discouraged. Will has worked hard to make the campaign a success … and in all respects it has been. After all of the ballot counting was done, he received the most votes. This from a candidate who was told to stay out of the race because he could not win. Now we begin a run-off election campaign and the race is on!

When I first met Will, he told me that he was committed to winning and that he would need the help of others to do it … including people like me and you. He always says that this campaign is not simply about him going to D.C., it is about us. He also guaranteed that he would work harder than anyone to reach our goal … and work hard he has. Will has physically been in as much of the district as one man can possibly be. He’s attended candidate forums, various functions, large meet and greet meetings, and small in-home meet and greets. He’s talked to large groups and small groups alike … from a crowd of dozens to a group of eight or ten (as he did in my home). Will has worked to earn every single vote he’s gotten and he hasn’t taken any of them for granted. I like Will and trust that he will continue to work hard … to win the run-off … and then the general election this November … and as my Congressman. I fully expect that he will become the next Congressman of the Twenty-Third District.

When Will started the campaign, he knew that he was going to be a long shot … he knew that he was going to be out-spent and less-known than the assumed front runner, Quico Canseco. Will has said, “we won’t have the most bullets, but we’re going to shoot straightest”. After the March 2nd primary, his was the shot “Hurd” around Texas and the Republican Party. Will has not had party support, he is winning with a grass roots movement and with the help and support of a first-rate staff. His Campaign manager, Barry Hammond, is just as committed to taking back Congress as anyone and is a solid conservative (I like him, too). In fact I haven’t met anyone supporting him that I haven’t liked. I’ve met more Aggies than I ever knew existed and they are determined to help send him to Congress … they know him from the time that he was their class president and they know just how capable he is. Meeting them, and Will’s parents, helped convince me that he was worth knowing and supporting.

There are just a few weeks left before early voting begins for the run-off and then the actual election. Will is still working to meet as many of you as he can and going to meet and greets. If you are interested in learning more about Will or attending/hosting a meet and greet, it is not to late … check out www.texansforhurd.com or Facebook for details or call the campaign office at (210) 957-2375.

Please consider voting for Will in the run-off. If you voted in the Republican primary, you can vote again in the run-off for Will even if you did not vote for him at the primary. If you did not vote at all in either party primary you can still vote in the run-off. I cannot stress enough how important it is to send people to Washington, D.C. that we trust. I trust Will Hurd and am convinced that he will work to help stop runaway spending and the radical changing of our country. I know that once he is in Congress, he will take a prominent role in the House of Representatives and use his skills and talents to help persuade and influence other members of Congress (in both parties) to redirect and correct the wrong actions that we have seen them take in the last few months and years.

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Eddie Perez / U.S. American

Left Wing Contempt

2010-03-03T22:18:00.004-06:00

I’m sure you’ve noticed that those on the left could careless if they insult those of us who think differently from them. They never hesitate to let us know just how smart and tolerant they are and how ignorant others are. Even though, all the while, they are anything but those things. They prefer to level insults in broad about ways. For example they enjoy telling women that are pro-life or that have a conservative point of view just how stupid they are by making fun of and ridiculing some of the most prominent conservative spokeswomen in the country such as Sarah Palin, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, and Michele Bachman. They foolishly expect us to believe that they are not attacking everyday American women or that they are not deriding like-minded conservative women. They proudly display their arrogance.

The men and women of the United States know contempt when we see and hear it. In the past few days and weeks, many on the left (Rosie O’Donnell, Jeanine Garofalo, and Bill Maher to name a few) have said some of the most vicious, angry words about their fellow citizens that I have ever heard. It amazes me that their corporate employers and sponsors keep them around … perhaps it is because they do not disagree with their point of view. Their favorite targets are Christians, Conservatives, Tea Partiers, Whites (men and women, even though most of them are white), Pro-lifers, and did I mention Christians. It is not just those in entertainment, it is also coming from the Democratic Party , Congressional leaders, and the White House. They don’t recognize that the very intolerance they accuse others of is what they are most guilty of themselves. If that isn’t the pot calling the kettle black, then I don’t know what is!

The left is getting louder, they see that they are losing influence with Americans of all kinds - rich and poor alike. They are losing influence with Blacks, Hispanics, Asian, Native Americans, and Whites at ever increasing rates. The reasons are many, but mostly it is because Americans are waking up to the fact that the left has every intension or remaking our country … and we don’t want that. Yet they force their plans onto the people, even though they can hear us telling them to stop.

A time is coming where sides will soon have to be taken. Do we stand by the great American traditions established by the Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War and our Constitution? Do we stand for individual freedom and for the right to let the states decide how best to govern themselves? Do we stand for a weak central government with limited powers or for a strong oppressive one? You must ask yourself if the left reflects the best of American traditions or some new ideal of a mediocre USA, no greater than any other nation on Earth.

Yes they are angry. They’re angry because we will not listen to them. They are angry because they cannot get their way. They are angry because they cannot come to agreement with one another on how best to impose their will. They are angry that we have a system that allows the people to have a voice in how we are ruled. They will attack every tradition and guiding American principle that stands in the way of a radically changed United States. The question is are you willing to stand in their way, are you willing to obstruct their plans or will you simply go along to get along? In the past, the left has had every reason to believe just that. I’m betting that they will soon find out that We the people of United States of America will not simply go along to get along anymore.

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Eddie Perez / U.S. American

Laws, Morals, and Ethics..Oh My!

2010-02-14T18:58:00.003-06:00

I’ve been busy working a ton of overtime the last few weeks. It seems as if I haven’t written in a long time. A lot has happened in that time … there has been some really big news here in San Antonio and around the country. San Antonio has gotten some poor press with mothers killing their children, Toyota stopping production, and the national coverage of a retaining wall failure in a new home subdivision near the area I live in Helotes, Texas.

Nationally, the President has finally been called on his campaign promises he has not kept (or even attempted to keep). From his broken promises, to televise healthcare negotiations, to his failure to lower the unemployment rate and save or create new jobs, and even for not knowing what a Navy Corpsman is.

A new tell-all book has come out detailing John Edwards’ moral and ethical transgressions, written by the very person that was enabling him. (I won’t be reading that book.) A lot has happened and it has gotten me thinking about the root cause of such things. Is it because we don’t have enough laws? … or the right laws? … I don’t think so. The irony within laws, codes, regulations and ordinances is that they only effectively control the law abiding. The law abiding usually share common qualities, they are generally honest, hard working, moral and ethical. I have for a long time said that a lack of good morals and ethics is the root cause of most of our problems as a people. How many times do we hear of a law or some type of enactment written to satisfy a real or perceived public concern?

The range of laws is broad and far-reaching. They are written to punish or control all matters of concern, from minor inconveniences to more major problems. Many times, if we just investigate a little we find that a law already exists that pertains to the issue that is not enforced or has been forgotten. Laws exist at every layer of government and they are meant to control you and me. They limit how loud we can play a car radio and dictate how we dispose of our garbage. There are laws that punish crimes and how we describe them. We have white color crime, organized crime, hate crimes and crimes against humanity. Why do laws (rules) exist … or more importantly, why are they broken? It always boils down to morals and ethics and the lack thereof. We see it in every thing we do.

I happen to have spent most of my working life in construction-related businesses. I’ve seen what can happen when greed, opportunity and temptation collide. It is a perfect storm for disaster. Shortcuts take place, things are overlooked or ignored often causing unintended consequences; either some one gets hurt or something goes terribly wrong. Construction building and trade codes, engineering specifications, and the use of proper materials are usually the areas where deception is targeted. In the end, what we usually find out is that someone (or a group of people) have allowed a moral or ethical breakdown take place.

Our ethical standards and moral positions are how our reputations are earned. They are the reason behind our reasoning. We have become too accustomed to accepting lying, cheating, and stealing as the way of the world. In the 1960’s we entered the “if it feels good do it” era and our moral and ethical foundation has been severely damaged because of it.

I’m no saint and have never said I was, but I write this blog as a political commentary. I’m trying to sound a warning that we are in a time where we must pay close attention to who we elect at every stage of government because our nation has suffered enough at the hands of morally and ethically bankrupt politicians and bureaucrats. There is a trickle-down effect that takes place in our country that causes me to believe that as our leadership in government, politics, business, education, and so on go … so goes the country. When we have political leadership that reflects strong moral conviction combined with high ethical standards, our nation mirrors those traits. In contrast, we’ve seen the same effect take place when our leaders are less moral and ethical.

Some say that it is foolish to set our standards so high that they are not achievable or sustainable. They say it creates falseness and hypocrisy and they are right, but it gives us something to strive for. By lowering expectations and loosening our moral and ethical beliefs, we become a less perfect people and a less perfect union. I myself will always believe that we are created by God to never stop working at becoming a more perfect people, in order to form a more perfect union.

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Eddie Perez / U.S. American

United States, the U.S….What’s That Spell!

2010-01-24T21:29:00.002-06:00

Have you ever noticed that the initials of the Unites States spell us? Funny, isn’t it, that a country founded by religious outcasts and freedom seeking souls (mostly from Europe, a place not known throughout most of its history for its unity and harmony among nations) would found a nation where all of them from over there would evolve into all of us over here …the U.S.

But I won’t stop there … most of the nations of Africa and Asia have been warring people and have been brutalizing each other for centuries. Even the nations of the new world in South and Central America are not as friendly to one another as they could be they are not united.

I refrain from calling myself an American … I try to describe myself as much as possible as a citizen of the United States or the U.S. (and a Texan). In my writings, I try to avoid referring to the our country as America … I do my best to use United States. It is significant to me that we always remember that we are one nation composed of states held together by documents meant to unite a common people with a common cause, while at the same time allowing the states to remain free and independent enough to govern themselves in a way that will suit the will of the people of each state best.

I like that the initials spell out a word that best describes who we are. Us is a simple word that can be easily be swapped with the word we (as in we the people), another simple, yet descriptive, word. We mostly use us and we when identifying with each other positively such as with family and friends, as a team, and as a nation. We often use them or they typically as a negative way to identify others. I don’t know who first said it, but I like this saying, “if we stand together united, no one can defeat us” … it sounds like something a coach would say doesn’t it? … I’ll bet it is from the Bible.

We are at a point in our country’s young history when it is important to remember why the United States was founded. We are a nation that was born in a time when individual rights, liberties, and concerns came second to those of a king and of oppressive, imperialistic nations. Had the colonies been territories of France, Spain, or Italy, the revolutionary war would still have had to been fought. The founders knew that a powerful central government limits the rights given to us from God … that is why limiting government is the foremost function of our Constitution … not the over-reaching control of We the people ...us: you and me.

We are now in a time when we must recognize that there are factions at work among us that desire we be at odds with each other. They (Republicans and Democrats, immigrants, both legal and illegal alike ) believe that they can do better than our founding fathers and that they can keep our nation together by eliminating our union. However, there are people (like me) that look to our constitution as the corner stone of our union. Our desire is to keep our union safe from harm by putting away our differences … just as the framers of the Constitution did in order to create these United States … in order to create US.

There you have it
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Eddie Perez / U.S. American

Dirty Harry Reid and The Lap Dog News Media

2010-01-15T17:38:00.002-06:00

Does anyone really expect that the Democrats in Congress will punish Harry Reid for his blatant racist remarks that have been uncovered in a new tell all book? Of course not! He wasn’t punished by them or the news media (their lap dogs) when he said that the war in Iraq was lost, or when he called President Bush a loser and a liar, or while he’s pushed bills through the Senate. No … they won’t punish him.

Trent Lott lost his leadership role for simply saying something nice to the old Senator Strom Thurmond on his hundredth birthday (what was he supposed to say, “you’re a mean old man and I hope you die”!). Strom Thurmond has been accused of being a racist segregationist … never mind that the old guy was a Democrat and he ran for President as a “Dixiecrat” … years later he switched parties. No, Dirty Harry won’t lose his position … the Democrats won’t do that, and the news media will not keep up any pressure on them. What Mr. Lott said to Strom Thurmond was said in jest, Dirty Harry Reid’s words have been said in all seriousness. Radio talk show host are held to a higher standard by the news media … yet the hosts are not elected, they cannot introduce law or make policy, he or she is just a commentator. But if any one of them said some of the things that Mr. Reid has, the coverage would be nonstop, just as the coverage of Mr. Lott’s verbal mishap was constantly reported. When Senator Read said the “war is lost” the news media did not hold him to task and the Democrats supported him. When Rush Limbaugh said he hoped President Obama “failed”, we did not hear the end of it. Who is more consequential: the Senate Majority Leader or a radio host?…you be the judge. Lott apologized for what he said and his apology was graciously not accepted … he was replaced as the Senate Majority Leader. Dirty Harry should’ve been gone already.

When actions like this take place, it only reinforces why I (and people like me) will no longer support the Democrats. It is also why the news media is now looked upon with little admiration. The news media can no longer be counted on to keep us informed … we have to do that for ourselves. It is clear to millions of Americans that the news media is now in league with the Democrats…either by choice or by chance. If it is the latter, that’s all the more reason for them to have lost their esteem. Some in the news paper business wonder where all of their readers have gone. They haven’t gone anywhere ... you left them.

Ronald Regan said he did not leave the Democrats … they left him. That holds true today for millions of Americans, but it isn’t just the Democrats that left us the majority of the news media has too. The people are not blind, we are not stupid, and we do pay attention. We will not be taken for granted anymore and we will no longer give them our unguarded trust. However, the Democrats and the news media have been slow to catch on … they think we are the same sheeple they’ve come to know … well, here’s some news… we are not sheep. We have found new ways to communicate with each other and find out information without them. We’re smarter, better informed, and better organized than ever before and unless they come back to serving us, the common ordinary people of the United States, they will find out what it is like to become marginalized and ignored.

There you have it
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Eddie

Why’d I Start This

2010-01-10T16:09:00.002-06:00

I started writing this blog in order to reach you. I know that a lot of you are not news junkies like I am, and you don’t have as much interest in politics like I do. You don’t always keep up with what is happening at city hall, the county court house, the state capitol, or in Washington D.C. … not because your don’t care, it just hadn’t seemed to be necessary and you’re busy.

I have also been guilty of not paying attention to local and state politics .... my interest has been in Washington. I think local government is more focused on the nuts and bolts of running the counties, cities, and towns … state government has that same function, only at the state level. However, federal government is where power and control over all of us stems from. I’m also aware that in writing this blog, I provide some of you with information or of new stories you haven’t heard about. I know this because you’ve told me.

In talking and visiting with you I’ve discovered that a lot of us think what is happening in Washington is just politics as usual … but we are not in a time of politics as usual, it is a time of radical change and I have taken it as a responsibility to you and my country to spread the word.

I’m concerned now more than ever before about national politics and the direction Washington D.C. is taking us. I’m doing things I’ve never done before … this blog is one of them, doing volunteer work for Will Hurd’s campaign is another, and we have even given our first ever campaign contribution. That was a big deal because I’d told myself that I would never do that … I would show support with my vote. Making campaign contributions is something I thought rich people did. I thought it was a waste of money, and did not guarantee that a politician or political party would do what they promised. I also thought that if a politician wanted it bad enough, they should put up their own money. Meeting and getting to know Will Hurd has caused me to change my way of thinking. I have found that if we want good people to run and serve us, in most cases, they will need our help.

Our country is at a crossroads in history, and a big reason for that is due to Congress. We must take the Congress back from Democrat control in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. I am supporting Will Hurd because we have to remove Cero Rodriguez from office … not because he is a bad man, but because he does not represent us well. Rodriguez does not reflect our core values or our political concerns effectively. Congress can only be changed one seat at a time and his seat is one that I can help with. There are others but they don’t have as much of an impact on my family and friends here in Helotes, San Antonio, or in the state.

There are times when I have become discouraged and think that I should just accept the fact that the country will be forever changed … but then I meet others that are getting involved in ways as never before (just as I am doing). I met a man this weekend who is a small business owner … he and I talked about how we have been awakened into action. He is also doing things he’s never done before and sees the importance of taking back Congress. He has also decided to support Will Hurd and is focused on helping make things better for small business owners like himself.

We both understand the false assumption that we should not support Republicans because we are not white … and we both find it offensive that others would tell us that because of skin color or surname, we are expected to support a party that does not reflect who we are as men, individuals, or ethnic group. I find this closed-minded attitude offensive whenever others expect me to vote Democrat just because of my last name … and even more so that the Democrats take it for granted that Blacks and Hispanics will always vote for them. Blacks and Hispanics are partly to blame for giving Democrats that assumption and false confidence. I and others are working to use that false confidence against them to take our country back. Once we do that and get back on course, we will be able to return to life as usual … but not to politics as usual.

There you have it.
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Eddie Perez

Black President: Blessing or Curse (Part II)

2009-12-31T14:22:00.000-06:00

I’ve done something I hadn’t done with my blog before: respond to another’s blog posting … and up to this point I haven’t written a two part blog … so here is Part II.

Having a Black President in the United States is neither a blessing or a curse … it is simply the result of a regular occurrence that happens here every 4 to 8 years (we get to pick a new one). A President, no matter who they are, cannot be a blessing or a curse simply by their being … not even Barrack Obama. It is clear to me that any President may become one or the other (a blessing or a curse). Primarily, the times mold the President … Presidents seldom mold the times. There are exceptions like George Washington and Ronald Reagan … but not many.

Mr. Obama is not a messiah (even though Louis Farrakhan said he is) and he is not the smartest man to have ever run for and held the office. If he does not wake up and right the course he’s heading down, then he will become a curse. The national debt is already a curse we’ve been handed. Nationalizing private companies is a curse and radically changing health care will be a curse. I won’t blame him alone for those things…he’s had the support of Congressional Democrats along the way (the majority of which are not Black).

In her blog, Black President: Blessing or Curse?, she accuses Caucasians of fighting the President on “every turn” and “as a matter of fact, it is every Republican in addition to Caucasians that have a problem with the way this country is currently being run”. She could not be more wrong … painting Whites with such a broad brush discounts all of them that do support the President and the Democrats wrong-headed plans. If she were to study election polls, she would even find out that “rednecks”, “uneducated”, and “ignorant” Caucasians voted for Mr. Obama in high numbers. How arrogant!

The writer and President Obama himself have complained that he inherited an economy in crisis, with overwhelming debt, and huge deficits. Last I heard, Mr. Obama was a sitting Senator and a member of the majority party controlling Congress when the budgets, the bailouts, and the failed stimulus packages were passed … he voted in favor of them all. That (to my mind) means that he not only did not inherit those problems he helped create them and the circumstances that lead to them.

It is disheartening when we hear of this kind of dribble coming from an educated American of any race or ethnicity. She helps reinforce the position Rush Limbaugh has taken on his radio program: that President Obama’s supporters will use race as a battering ram on anyone that opposes his and the Democrats’ policies or that points out their shortcomings and failures. Rush is right … and her blog proves it. That in itself should cause her to do some rethinking. Hopefully, she will discover that she lives in the greatest country on earth for anyone Red, Black, Brown, Yellow, or White to live in and pursue happiness.

There you have it.
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Eddie

Here is a link to her blog: http://www.blackplanet.com/your_page/blog/view_posting.html?pid=455910

Black President: Blessing or Curse

2009-12-28T17:46:00.006-06:00

I’m having trouble with something … a friend sent me a blog link that I found disturbing: a blog titled Black President: Blessing or Curse?. The writer (a woman of African-American descent) made this statement, “we have finally reached the pinnacle of historic events to where a blatant racist society has finally opted to elect a black president”. I don’t agree with her. A blatant racist society would never, never elect a President of a different race…ever! Why would it? … that should be blatantly clear to anyone. But, alas, we are not a blatant racist society or country … or perhaps she doesn’t know the meaning of the word. I’ve read and re-read her blog, but I have not found the blessing part of having Mr. Obama as President in it (maybe she’s still working on that … or waiting for some blessings to occur).

According to my friend, the lady is very nice, well educated, and is pursuing her doctoral degree on a full scholarship. (Now would a blatant racist society really allow that?) I don’t support President Obama … does that make me a racist? No, it doesn’t. I don’t support him on the issues. I also think he has a poor decision making ability and is a terrible judge of character … but most of all, I don’t align with his political philosophy. I wonder what her stance would be if our President were J.C. Watts or Allen Keyes (the man that ran against Obama for U.S. Senate) or even Colin Powell? Heaven forbid a person of Black or Hispanic descent should be a Republican or (greater still) conservative. I think what would happen is exactly what we saw happen to Sarah Palin. She did not receive support from women’s groups or hard line feminists because she did not fit their ideal of a feminist. President Obama does not fit my ideal of a U.S. president.

She made this reference contrasting President Obama vs. President Bush by stating that Bush “allowed for Katrina victims to wallow in their own vomit, feces and urine as if we were still on slave ships. Do you think President Obama would stand by and let his people suffer in a state of emergency of that magnitude if it were to occur now?” I’m not sure what she means by “his people” … I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt and assume she means Americans in general. She must have forgotten that Whites, Hispanics, and elderly people were left behind as well. Doesn’t Ray Nagin share some responsibility for not successfully evacuating the city before hand? … or how about Governor Blanco’s inaction? … nope – it’s all Bush’s fault. If given the opportunity, all I would say to her is what General Honore said at the time: “don’t get stuck on stupid.”

She talks about hateful cartoons of President Obama and of assassination attempts. Mr. Bush had plenty of those … there was even a movie made about assassinating him. I found her position off-base and out of step with where we are today as a nation. I don’t think that she has a good foundation to build an argument on. She is entitled to her opinion (however wrong I think it may be), but I’m not sure I’d be the only one that thinks she’s wrong. I’ve included a link to her blog at the end of this posting so that you can read it (if only to find out what some people are thinking). Sadly, I’m sure there are more out there like her.

There you have it.
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Eddie

Reference: http://www.blackplanet.com/your_page/blog/view_posting.html?pid=455910

The War On Christmas

2009-12-20T19:22:00.006-06:00

The war on Christmas is alive and well. Even though we do not see merry x-mas signs every where in stores and shopping centers anymore, the war is on. In some places it is subtle while in others it is outright and disrespectful. It is alive and well in government, our public schools and colleges, as well as with social liberals, atheists, and agnostics.

What brings this up, you might ask? A friend of mine received a call at work one morning from his son at school (I’m leaving out his name even though he said I could use it here) … his son called to ask his Dad if he could watch a movie. Surprised by the question, he asked his son why he was calling him for permission, and just what movie was it that required a call. Actually it was three movies … he needed his permission to watch.....now hold your breath…the Christmas Story, A Christmas Carol , and worst of all…….How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Horrible isn’t it? … at least it wasn’t The Exorcist, JAWS, or Debbie Does Dallas! Astonished by the question and answers he received from his son (and after giving his son’s teacher the go-ahead on the movies), he hung up the phone, looked over at us and said, “I don’t know if I should laugh at this stupid call or get pissed off”.

Well, needless to say, that telephone call reinforced my view that the war on Christmas is alive and well here in the United States. I thought it was more prevalent in Northeastern states or California … or in places known to be more progressive … but it’s not. This happened in South Texas and it is shocking to me. I hate to make all things political (even though I write this blog for that reason), but I’ll ask you to ask yourself; who is it that brings on these moronic movements? Is it Democrats or Republicans? Be honest… it is not Republicans … it is by Democrats, liberals, communist, and those on the left.

I know that there is not solely a war on Christmas, it is actually a much broader war to marginalize Christians and Christianity in our country. We have a President that recently said to an international body (and in front of Muslins) that we are no longer a Christian country, but a country of laws. How does that differentiate the United States from other lesser nations? … after all, every nation can proclaim they are a nation of laws. Iran, China, North Korea, Pakistan, and Mexico can make that claim. Never mind that in every village, town, city, county and state you will find a Christian church of one denomination or another. Often there are churches next to churches. Catholic churches are near Baptist churches, Methodist churches are near Lutheran churches. Guess what happens after services are over at these churches? … they do not come out shooting. No, they lunch together, work together, play together and best of all govern together … so how can Mr. Obama claim that we are not a Christians nation. What we are is a Christian nation that is not just for Christians … anyone can be an American.

Over 80% of Americans claim they are Christian. This is far greater than the 52-53% that put Mr. Obama into office … and yet he claims we are not a Christian nation any more. Exactly what country does he think he lives in? … the United States or the United Emirates? I’ll bet some of that 52-53% disagree that we are no longer a Christian nation.

So why the battle over Christmas? Is it because at Christmas time Christians hi-jack planes to fly them into buildings, or is it that we run around dancing wildly killing, burning, and beheading nonbelievers in the streets, or is it because we stand in the way of fundamental change? A funny thing happens in wars….the attacked will fight back.

Christmas time in America has always been a happy time of year. It comes in winter when spirits need lifting. It comes for the faithful and nonbelievers alike … that is the wonder of Christmas, that is because of the wonderfulness of Christ.

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Eddie

A Call To Arms

2009-12-17T22:14:00.004-06:00

Even though there is not large popular support for greater government involvement in healthcare, the Democrats are marching on toward it. Stop and think for a moment … we’ve seen rally after rally and town hall meeting after town hall meeting against government healthcare. The Tea Party movement picked up steam because the Democrats and President Obama are forcing the issue onto Americans. What we haven’t seen are rallies and meetings in support of it. I have been to a Tea Party and I know people that have been to Tea Parties … while most of the attendees do not support Democrats or did not vote for Mr. Obama, a lot of them did vote for Mr. Obama … and they say this is not the change they anticipated from Obama and the Democrats.

Democrats lay claim to championing the needs of the poor and minorities. Currently there is a large minority of Republicans, and Independents on Capital Hill that do not support government run healthcare. We do not see large minority groups or poor people holding marches and rallies supporting goverment healthcare anywhere in the streets of our cities and towns ... what we do see is a ruling class forcing their will … a will that will bankrupt the country and restrict healthcare - not expand it. The Democrats are tyrants and bullies … they believe that only they have the correct answers to our problems … yet it has been mostly Democratic policies approved by Congress for the last 80 years that brings us to this chapter in our history. We cannot be fooled into believing that the last eight years under George W. Bush got us here … if you and I were to buy that, then we would have to believe that the American revolution was fought for selfish reasons and not to remove tyrannical British oppression from the colonies.

We have to understand that the Democrats in Washington DC are in fact tyrants, I’ve heard it called soft tyranny. Mark Levin (talk radio host, attorney, and author) in his best selling book Liberty and Tyranny states: “The modern Liberal believes in the supremacy of the state, thereby rejecting the principles of the Declaration and the order of the civil society, in whole or part. For the Modern Liberal, the individual’s imperfection and personal pursuits impede the objective of a utopian state. In this, Modern Liberalism promotes what French historian Alexis de Tocqueville described as a soft tyranny, which becomes increasingly more oppressive, potentially leading to a hard tyranny (some form of totalitarianism). As the word ‘liberal’ is, in its classical meaning, the opposite of authoritarian, it is more accurate, therefore, to characterize the Modern Liberal as a Statist.” I believe Mark Levin is correct. Thomas Jefferson said “when the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people there is liberty.” I’ll ask you whom should we fear? The Democrats that are forcing their will onto us with a narrow majority … or normal everyday Americans that want a responsible government that is accountable to us, we the people.

Our government has saddled the country with a suffocating debt that is unsustainable. Thomas Paine wrote in his pamphlet Common Sense “extending millions for the sake of getting a few vile acts repealed.... is unworthy the charge, and is using posterity with the utmost cruelty; because it is leaving them the great work to do, and a debt upon their backs, from which they derive no advantage.” It is cruel to acquire debt and expect others to pay for it … only a tyrant would do such a thing (in our case it is a ruling party of tyrants). The bailouts have not bailed us out, the promised stimulus has not occurred. How arrogant it is for our President to give himself a B- grade and at the same time call the bankers he worked to bail out Fat Cats when he is feeding them! Government borrowed money to save powerful influential forces at the expense of the nation.

Are we headed to a Dictatorship of the proletariat that Marxist believe must come before communism can take root? Read the works of Marx, Lenin, Stalin, and Mao. Take time to find and read The Communist Manifesto (it is easily found on the internet) … it may as well have been written by Howard Dean. There is only one problem with a dictatorship of the proletariat taking place…you have to have a proletariat! {Proletariat: The class of industrial wage earners who, possessing neither capital nor production means, must earn their living by selling their labor.}

We do not have a proletariat class as described by Marx. In fact, Russia and China did not have a large industrial class of workers when their communist revolutions took place. No matter what the Democrats and Liberals have to say in our modern day United States, we do not have any large oppressed classes of people. I am not saying that there are no unhappy Americans … we all know that is not the case. However, let us not forget that all Americans are free and may possess property and capital and participate as much or as little in the free-market and government as they choose.

We are currently being railroaded by Statist in the likes of Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders, on a pathway to hardship. What do all of them have in common? … they are Democrats and only one of them has the honesty to proclaim himself a Socialist. Republicans are not blameless; however, it appears that they have seen the danger of the Statist and have decided to be obstructionist at a time when we need them to be.

Thomas Jefferson said “a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing” … and at times like these, a necessary thing. This is my call to arms. Not in armed conflict with fellow Americans, but an engagement, armed in truth and honest information. We must re-educate Americans on our Constitution, and the reasons why there is a United States. We must show them the blessing of liberty we have received from having freedom of religion as well as from free-market capitalism. We must show reluctant Democrats the failure of their leaderships ways and that it is time for them to abandon ship and save the United Stated from unnecessary harm.

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Eddie

Eric Holder Must Go

2009-12-09T23:16:00.003-06:00

The Attorney General is not elected, he does not serve by the will of the people he serves at the will of the President. However, we cannot only blame the President for appointing him to office…we must hold the Senate accountable as well. Both sides of the Upper House of Congress approved him; therefore, Republicans share as much of the blame as Obama does … including the two close friends: Senator John McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham … is it any wonder why John McCain is not now President McCain?

Mr. Holder may be an even worse Attorney General than Janet Reno. Remember her? Does anyone care about her or where she is now? Of course not - she was that bad. Mr. Holder was Deputy Attorney General under Janet Reno, he worked for and obtained pardons for Puerto Rican FALN bomb making, murdering terrorist of the 1970’s, in spite of objections by the Justice Department not to. He helped with the Mark Rich pardon, a tax cheat and fraud broker that also traded with Iran during the Hostage Crisis. Mark Rich is a traitor. These are bad people and he helped pardon them. Mr. Holder has stopped action against the New Black Panthers for voter intimidation tactics in Philadelphia. He is going to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) to New York City for trial … a trial he could well lose, and one that will put the people of New York City in peril. He wants to investigate the former President and Vice President, as well as the CIA for criminal charges relating to terrorist interrogation. Why?

Exactly whose side is Mr. Holder on? He works for President Obama, so I must assume the things he has done and is doing now meet with the President’s approval. Recent news stories indicated that Mr. Holder did not consult with security officials before making his decision to bring the KSM trial to New York. Why would he do such a thing … and why would Mr. Obama allow it? These men are dangerous. Will Americans have to be killed here at home again before men like Holder and Obama are held to task?

Eric Holder is a threat to the safety and security of us all. He has worked to release killers and thugs for political purposes and takes sight on those that are sworn to protect us for that same reason .. in doing so, we are left unsafe. Why would any agent with the CIA, the FBI, or Homeland Security trust the Department of Justice with him in charge? … I wouldn’t. Put yourself in their shoes … how comfortable would you be with an Attorney General who has worked actively and enthusiastly to pardon murdering terrorist and traitors and who has also worked equally as hard to punish people who work to protect us from harm? With him in charge, there is always the threat of prosecution for protecting you and me.

President Obama and Mr. Holder are forcing inefficiency into the security apparatus and military components that protect us. They cannot effectively protect us if they fear being fired or charged with a crime for doing their job. I’m sure there will be times when an action will not be taken out of indecision or from frustration with the current administration. I think that is what happened in Fort Hood and that is why Navy SEALs are being court-martialed now. That is not good for America. Eric Holder must go … before he strikes again.

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Eddie

I Turned 28 For The Twentieth Time

2009-12-06T14:24:00.007-06:00

I turned 48 years old on December 2nd. What a birthday I had. First I wake up and find a birthday card from Lisa (my wife) and a copy of Sarah Palin’s new book waiting for me by the coffee pot. Then, Emily (my little girl) gave me a great hand made birthday card that was lovingly thought out. Next, I got to go to the Get Motivated seminar courtesy of my employer. Lastly, I stopped by Will Hurd’s home for a campaign session with other supporters. Not a bad birthday, I’d say.

I’ve been to a few motivational seminars over the years and have found them to be overrated, but not the Get Motivated seminar … it was GREAT … the absolute best I’ve ever been too. I saw a side of General Colin Powel that I did not know existed … he was funny, informative, and he even poked fun at himself. Terry Bradshaw killed us … he was funnier than on TV. But I must say that being in the same place with President George W. Bush was an honor and a privilege I will never forget. I have to admit, I got a little choked up (he is the only President I have ever admitted loving).

There you have it, I loved President Bush (still do) and I think history will treat him well in spite of the economic evens that happened at the end of his second term. How refreshing it was to see him again. He spoke for about a half hour, not from a teleprompter but from the heart, alone on stage with a microphone in his hand and a smile on his face. He talked about prayer. He said when he was young he did not put much weight into prayer, but as he matured he turned to prayer. He said that although he could not prove it, he believes it was the prayers form the American people that helped sustain him. He talked about his father’s unconditional love for him and how we as fathers need to love our children unconditionally. He told us that, in spite of how things appear today, the United Stated is still the greatest country on earth and that we are the most blessed country the world has ever known. He told us that Americans can still pursue there dreams and achieve them, more so than in any country, and that government will not make them come true … we just have to do the work to accomplish them. Government has a role, but it needs to be limited and unintrusive. What a difference he is from President Obama.

Mr. Obama believes that government has the answers to all our troubles, yet it carries most of the blame for the mess that we are in. Mr. Bush credits the U.S. for making the world a safer better place. Mr. Obama apologizes to the world and begs for forgiveness for making it safer. Mr. Bush worked with Democrats. Mr. Obama leaves out the Republicans. Mr. Bush took part in every national day of prayer … Mr. Obama, this year, did not. Mr. Bush acknowledged the faith Americans have in God and his personal faith in Jesus when he was in office. Mr. Obama says we are not a Christina nation but merely a nation of laws and does not honor Jesus now that he is the President. Mr. Bush kept terrorist captive in Guantanamo Bay. Mr. Obama thinks it is a good idea to bring the worst of them to New York City and endanger the Hudson Bay.

Will Hurd, whom I am supporting for Congress and have offered to do volunteer work for, is the same kind of American as President Bush and I. Will believes in the country just as much (if not more) than I do. After all, he’s served the country in the CIA and now is ready to serve in the U. S. Congress if elected. I love our country, but have never served it. Will speaks from the heart … I have yet seen him use prepared text when he speaks before a gathering. I have been ridiculed for being a conservative and supporting Republicans for years by other Hispanics, and I’m sure Will gets some of the same treatment from other African-Americans for the same reason. Yet I believe the reason Republicans are appealing to us is because we have not allowed ourselves to be mislead by the false promises and failed policies Democrats have been behind. I also believe that culturally, the Republicans (especially conservatives) more closely hold and encourage the same values that Blacks and Hispanics have always held dear. From our love of family, belief in marriage, and faith in God, to our commitment for a better future for our children and grandchildren. The Democrats often scoff at these core values or, at minimum, refer to them as old fashion … I don’t think they’re old fashion, and I take it personally when they are scoffed at. It was nice to be with others willing to lend him a hand with his campaign on my birthday.

I left the seminar with renewed faith in our country … not just from what the former President said, but from all of the speakers. It was the most pro-American, pro-faith event I have been to (including the Tea Party in front of the Alamo). It helps to know that my conservative point of view is in line with such great Americans. We should not be ashamed of our country or of our faith in God. It was even more encouraging to me to see that the thousands that were there in attendance felt the same way. I did not hear one moan, or groan, or even a sigh from anyone around me. Surely we were not all conservatives. Large sections were sent by there employers just as I was, and yet there seemed to be a harmony of thought and agreement in the air. It was an over all uplifting experience. Like I said in the beginning…what a birthday I had.

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Eddie

Navy SEALS Charged for Scaring Terrorist

2009-11-25T21:25:00.005-06:00

Have you heard about this? … three U. S. Navy SEALs are being charged with assault for punching a terrorist they captured. If you think I’m joking, guess again. This is chilling. If I were serving in the military today, I would not be looking to re-enlisting. If you’ve read my blog entry “What Are We Doing In Afghanistan”, you will recall the Navy SEALs that were killed because they were aware that the media could make them out to be the bad guys instead of the enemy. That awareness cost them their lives (but not their honor or reputations).

Now we hear that three SEALs are being charged with assaulting the mastermind of the Fallujah bridge atrocity where Americans working for Blackwater security were murdered, burned and hung for display. According to FOX News, the murderer was handed over to Iraqi authorities to whom he made the complaint. This statement from the FOX News story is very telling: “The military is sensitive to charges of detainee abuse highlighted in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. The Navy charged four SEALs with abuse in 2004 in connection with detainee treatment.” Should we be so sensitive as to care how murdering terrorist are treated? … I don’t think that the terrorist cared about our public opinion when the Americans they captured were murdered, burned, and be-headed.

Do you know what the abuse was at the Abu Ghraib prison? … to put it simply we were mean and scary to terrorist … we didn’t even water board them. I bet you thought maybe we burned, tortured and be-headed them … no we did not. But now, because these SEALs were mean, they are having exactly what the deceased SEALs feared would happen to them … persecution from their own … not from the media in this instance (although it won’t be long until this is the case), but from the military.

What should we expect when we’ve just heard that the investigation of the Fort Hood massacre has been stopped. Why? … I guess it is because the bad guy was one of our own … we killed two birds with one stone. He had to be a bad guy because he was in the American military and a killer … never mind that he is an Islamic terrorist. Why can’t we dig more into it? We are being told to believe the cock-eyed story that he worked alone … I haven’t bought into that.

I believe that hanging our own is unacceptable. Why would any Soldier, Sailor, Marine, or Airman have confidence in their chain of command or leadership when they hear of acts like this? … it is a treason of sorts. It shows a fear of the enemy and (even though they are not stronger or more courageous than our warriors) that they can still win. Actions like these are perceived as weak and cowardly and causes them to think that they have the upper hand. It gives them a voice that could not be obtained on their own. They can say, “look at the Americans, even their leaders know that they are criminals”.

I am no expert on military or international relations (and in all honesty I don’t care what Islamic extremist think of our treatment of detainees). I believe that we should do things that make sense to the American people, as well as the parents, spouses, and children of our military personnel. We should show that we support our men and women in uniform and that we stand by them above all others … not just on the field of battle, but in the media and in the courts. Our warriors should feel safe from their command leadership and on their bases. We should not stand to let these three SEALs to be made a politically correct example. They should never again be left in danger due to political correctness, whether it’s from a soldier turned traitor on base or from their command leadership. Charging the SEALs will unleash a dangerous ripple effect through out the military. It will cause our soldiers to hesitate and second guess themselves just … as the SEALs that were ambushed in Afghanistan did (now they are dead).

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Eddie

Left Wing Confusion

2009-11-22T14:42:00.003-06:00

I got into a political exchange on Facebook a couple of days ago. I stated that I would rather be on the right and correct than on the left and confused. This exchange really got me thinking … one should be able to back-up a statement (or point of view) like that with a good argument.

Confusion, to my mind, is an uncertainty of thought, or a inability to understand something clearly. I used same sex marriage in my Facebook exchange as one example of left-wing confusion. Most societies (including ours) have understood marriage as being between one man and one woman. This concept should not have to be explained to anyone … that is, unless your are confused. Marriage (in western culture) has not needed to be explained or defended as anything other than one man and one woman. We don’t have to debate what the definition of is … is. Gay marriage is being forced onto the majority of Americans … not by the will of the people, but by the will of a small number of left-wing judges.

I also believe (just as our founding fathers did) that our rights come from God, not from government … American history is clear on that. Our forefathers used terms such as “divine providence” and “endowed by our creator” in reference to God … not mother earth, the universe, a monarch, or (least of all) government. The left has confused that notion to such an extent that many Americans have become inclined to conceal their faith in God to avoid ridicule.

Currently the left is confused as to who’s the bad guys and who’s the good guys. They attack our military and intelligence agencies as being brutal and thuggish, yet fail to recognize that our enemy is brutal, thuggish, cruel and uses terrorism to kill us. Even though they attack with an effort to kill anyone and as many as possible, we fight them with a concentrated effort to avoid as much unnecessary killing as possible. The left forgets that the best way to fight fire is with fire. It puts us all in danger to confuse the good guys from the bad guys.

Our left-wing President and his Attorney General have decided to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the mastermind of 9-11 and the highest ranking terrorist we have captured , on trial in New York City. If putting him to trial on our soil is such a great idea, why not try him in Washington D.C? Why not? … because they are confused, not stupid. The President and Attorney general have so confused their responsibilities to the American people and the citizens of New York from their personal ideals that they cannot see the danger in their actions. Having KSM in New York and not expecting something bad to happens is like putting Bonnie & Clyde in a bank and not expecting it to get robbed. Foolishness!

New York is as much a target for additional terrorism today as it was on 9/11 … with KSM in town it will only become more so. It is not hard to imagine a homicide bomber making his way to the building and setting off a bomb … he wouldn’t even have to make it inside. Or how about Al Qaeda setting off a dirty bomb in Manhattan or some lone sleeper cell like Major Hasan “losing it” at just the right time. There is no room for left wing confusion in matters of security.

Left wing confusion has been costly to our national culture and security. They often resort to accusation when they cannot effectively defend a position. They say that they are for freedom of choice and that those on the right are not. They say they are for letting people be people and that they do not want someone else’s morality imposed on them. I think it is more correct to say that those on the left are the ones trying to impose their version of morality (or immorality) and government onto the rest of us … and it is them that are intolerant, closed-minded and arrogant.

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Eddie

The Trouble with Peace Loving Muslims

2009-11-12T21:44:00.003-06:00

The trouble with peace loving Muslims is that they have let hate piddling Muslims define their religion for the rest of us. The treasonous attack in Fort Hood, Texas, by a Muslim officer only adds to the distrust. When an Army officer fires upon and kills his fellow comrades, it calls into question not only the loyalty of the officer, but of the faith as well. I don’t personally know any Muslims; I’m sure I deal with Muslims and don’t know it, but an incident like this causes people like me to wonder about Muslims in general.

I never hear of Muslims turning in or capturing terrorists. I never hear of them turning on hate-spewing clerics or religious leaders. Never. What I do hear is that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance and that we have nothing to fear from Islam. Really? Why shouldn’t people who know little of the faith not be fearful? Terrorism by Muslims is nothing new. Ask any Israeli or any one that was stationed in the embassies that were bombed in the 1990’s … or witnesses of the first World Trade Center attack … or the 9/11 attacks … and now at Fort Hood … do they believe there is nothing to fear from Islam? I think you might find that some have a different opinion.

When will Muslin (especially American Muslims) take action against the extremists in their midst? When will they take the lead in removing the threat? They haven’t done a thing in decades... and even less since 9/11. Some will say that they have. Some say that they fear retaliation from the extremists. Others will say it is not Muslims’ responsibility.

The 9/11 terrorists were living among us … moreover they were living and interacting with other Muslins and religious leaders among us. Don’t you think there were just a few of them that were aware of their motives? It is not hard to imagine that they were given aid and support. Major Hasan received aid and direction from somewhere … from someone. These killers have been taught it is acceptable to kill those that believe differently from them. What concerns me most is that this teaching is being fostered in Mosques here in the U.S.

It is no longer acceptable to tell Americans that incidents involving Muslims here at home are simply isolated and not related to Al Queda …. it doesn’t matter whether or not if it is related to global terrorism. There have been foiled attempts in Florida, Buffalo, New York, and Dallas by poorly organized young men … an Army recruiter in Arkansas was killed by a lone Muslim … enough is enough! Now we hear that the FBI had identified Major Hasan as a known threat … by protecting his rights and being overly cautious, good people were killed. What happened to the victims’ rights to life and liberty?

Our government’s first responsibility is to protect us from all enemies - foreign and domestic. They did not protect the victims from domestic enemies in Fort Hood … they did not protect victims from our enemies on 9/11 or countless other times when Americans have been killed by Muslim terrorists (regardless of whether it was by the PLO, Hamas, Hezbala, Al Queda, or a lone attacker).

Islamic terrorism is not our problem … it is a Muslim problem. Peace loving Muslims are all to willing to pass blame onto political, cultural and religious circumstances rather than taking responsibility for the hatred that is encouraged within some of their ranks. The Muslim population is very small in the U.S. There is not a Mosque in every town and neighborhood. I believe that when attacks take place, there are a good many Muslims that are not taken by surprise … their numbers are just not vast enough for me to believe otherwise. Where do they pick up their ideals? Is it from some Muslim evangelist on TV or radio? Is it from you? It’s not from me. It’s imported from their homeland and fostered by their religious leaders.

Americans may complain about government’s failure to insure our security and their inability to “connect the dots” that lead up to terrorist attacks … and they do so justifiably. However, the best way to not be attacked is for Muslims to stop known terrorists and bigoted religious leaders from taking action and spreading their dangerous ideals among believers. By denying them a platform, aid, and comfort, they can help rid us of the menace. It is up to peace loving Muslins to remove the cancer from within their body.

Until peace loving Muslins show that they love all life as their own and turn in (and turn on) the extremist element that lives among them, no one is safe from them … including other Muslims. If there is only a small percentage of extremists within the Muslim faith, then surely there are greater numbers that are able to counter and over-power them. However, there must be a willingness to do so … and that is what I believe is missing.

Some in the media are worrying and warning that there may be a backlash against Muslims in the U.S. because of the killings in Fort Hood (as if a back lash has ever really happened in the past). There has been a concentrated effort, not only by our government but by every day Americans, to avoid any serious back lash. Government (in the form of our political leadership, bureaucrats, and lawyers … not our hard working agents and investigators) has once again failed to keep us safe here at home. But it’s not just the government who has failed … Muslims have failed us as well. It’s time for our efforts to be met with an equal effort by Muslims to end jihad against non-Muslims here and globally. Only when that happens will we then be able to call them our friends and allies in the fight against Islamic terrorism and embrace them as fellow Americans without suspicion.

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Eddie

The Death Penalty

2009-10-27T21:37:00.003-05:00

The Death Penalty

I have always been a supporter of the death penalty. In fact, I have felt that it is has not been used often enough. It has been referred to as “the ultimate punishment for the ultimate crime”, and “killing criminals that kill”, and “an eye for an eye” … it has not seemed unreasonable to me. I have even thought that those who ruin the lives of others should be put to death, i.e., rapists, child abusers, molesters, abductors, arsonists, and thieves. I have recently added those that ruin the financial lives of old people and retirees. There are “buts” coming … but wait. Remember Enron and Bernie Maddoff? … they stole the financial future and security from thousands of people. I’ll bet if you asked some of the people whose lives have been ruined, more than a few would like to see the ultimate punishment used in their cases. I know that will never happen, but there should be a very harsh punishment for them.

What brings this up you ask? Former Texas Governor Mark White said in an interview published in the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News that the death penalty no longer deters murder, that long delays between convictions and executions show there is no swift justice and that he's increasingly concerned the law isn't administered fairly. I agree with him that the law is not administered fairly, but that’s nothing new. The law is not blind and The Golden Rule often comes into play … . you know it … “he who has the gold, rules”. If you have enough money or have a case that is high profile enough, the best lawyers line up to take the case. Some do it for the fee that can be fetched from the criminal (think back to OJ and his Dream Team) and others do it for the potential fees that will come from taking on a high profile case.

Mr. White is wrong about the death penalty being a deterrent. In fact, I’m not sure it has ever been a successful deterrent. I view the death penalty as punishment, pure and simple. Criminal punishment deters very little crime; if it did, there would be no need for jails and prisons. No one would steal, sell drugs, rape, extort, or (quite simply) break the law. Humans are not that nice. Mr. White is right about the death penalty not being administered fairly. How would you feel if you were on death row and you heard about a woman drowning all five of her children and getting away with it due to insanity? I think I’d say that justice was not served and that the death penalty is not fair.

You either have to be rich or crazy to get away with murder or avoid being put to death. When justice is not served, it shows a calloused disregard for the victims who have been killed by the criminally insane. If someone considered criminally insane broke into your house, robbed a bank, shop lifted, or crashed into your car guess what would happen? They’d be expected to pay for the crime or the damage … no one would let them off because they’re insane and therefore can’t be held responsible for their actions.

The times that we do hear of the innocent being unfairly convicted (whether it involves the death penalty or incarceration), is when improper or illegal actions are taken by a District Attorney or Law Enforcement investigators. I recommend reading John Grisham’s book The Innocent Man … it is the only non-fiction book he has written. It gives us a glance at how law enforcement and a willing district attorney can ruin people’s lives. Remember the alleged rape by three Duke University lacrosse team players of an exotic dancer? They were wrongfully accused by District Attorney Mike Nifong. It was found that Mr. Nifong was trying to use the case to advance his political career. Fortunately, that was discovered before he could send the players to prison. The players were eventually acquitted, but not before their reputations (and the reputations of their families) were severely damaged and they were forced to pay the high financial cost of putting up a defense. Even Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton became involved in this case. In the end, the district attorney was disbarred and had to spend one day in jail … how harsh. We have a legal system that requires regulation and over site and perhaps even an overhaul, but not the sentences given to punish criminals. While theses cases did not occur in Texas, we have our share of them that go undiscovered.

Mr. White should be more concerned about keeping innocent people from being wrongfully charged and convicted instead of having the death penalty done away with. If he has changed his mind on the death penalty for personal reasons, he should just say so rather than disguising his concern for innocent people being executed.

I don’t know if the State of Texas has actually executed someone that is innocent. If we have, then restitution should be paid to the families and charges brought against the wrong-doers in law enforcement, the court system, and anyone else that was knowingly involved in the injustice. If mistakes were made causing some innocent person to be executed, we still owe the family restitution and to clear the name of the accused so that they may at least rest in peace.

My mind has not changed. I believe that there are those that should be put to death for their actions … including those that claim insanity (because they, too, have executed the innocent). For those that have been wrongfully executed or incarcerated, the government must pay to make amends … but we must also hold ourselves accountable for electing prosecutors of poor/low morals and integrity, for electing judges that pay little attention to our laws (and even less attention in the courtroom), and for not keeping a watchful eye on law enforcement. It is our job as citizens (and human beings) to protect ourselves from government and to force government to control itself.

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Eddie

Health Care

2009-10-16T11:39:00.001-05:00

Health Care

I’ve been thinking about health care. I don’t know anyone who was so worried about health care coverage that it was number one on their list of government objectives. I don’t think that involving government in health care anymore than it already is makes sense or is a good idea. Government health care will not be free. Businesses and individuals will be forced to buy coverage that they either don’t want or can’t afford … requiring them to buy it will not make it any less of a burden on them. We have a government option already in place with the public hospital systems that are supposed to be a safety net for the needy. Health care is expensive and always has been. We do need to control cost, but government has never been successful at that.

I have an idea … why don’t they take over electric distribution? It’s already run by government - the infrastructure is built and it is something that would be hard to mess up.
It is cheaper than health care and when we have power failures they are always fixed. Hospitals have back-up power, so we don’t have to worry about the government leaving them in the dark. Now then, here is what we do … we let the rich, BIG Business and labor unions pay for electrical power for all the rest of us so that we can buy health care coverage. But why stop there? Why not let them pay for all of our utilities? … electricity, water, sewer, telephone and (in this day and age) television and internet service … then we will really save money. I’m sure once the rich are paying for all of that, and they see how well the poor (those making less than $250,000 a year) are doing, they will be motivated to pay for even more things: housing, education, infrastructure, defense, government … after all, they have a never-ending supply of money. Wait a minute! … they don’t have a never ending supply and they already pay for most of those things.

Healthcare is a responsibility and there has been irresponsible activity in healthcare with billing, pricing, and use. When spending money that is not your own, the effects is not felt … but there are still consequences (and run away cost is one of them). The only place government should be involved is to make sure crimes are not committed and that regulations are followed. Government (or I should say politicians and bureaucrats) are not qualified to take over the running of even the insurance component of healthcare. Public pressure and dissatisfaction with the price of health care will be what brings cost back under control … the more government gets involved, the longer it will take to correct. Government-run health care is not about health or care, it’s about control … control of the population and of the industry. Insurance companies, hospitals, and doctors are getting the message to correct health care cost or be run out of business and be put under government control. I can’t believe that they want that.

There you have it.
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Eddie

What are we doing in Afgahnistan

2009-10-10T10:49:00.003-05:00

WHAT ARE WE DOING IN AFGHANISTAN?

What are we doing in Afghanistan? Why does our country continue to fight wars with one hand tied behind our back? Why do we try and fight limited wars, when our past experience tells us that limited wars are not successful? By now we should have learned the lessons of Korea, Vietnam, and the 1st Gulf War, that limited war has only delivered us the loss of young American lives and treasure without victory.

Last week eight soldiers were killed in Afghanistan as they were overrun by the enemy … they were simply out-numbered. We’ve asked our military to “do more with less” and still comply with highly restrictive rules of engagement … this has put them and coalition soldiers in a vulnerable position. They have to preserve their lives and provide for their safety, all while worrying about media reaction to their actions and the possibility of facing criminal charges for defending and protecting themselves. For reasons that I don’t understand, General McChrystal’s request for reinforcements has been met with reluctance and indecision by the President.

We have now been fighting in Afghanistan on the cheap for eight years. I’ve been reading the book Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell, a Navy SEAL from Texas. He tells about an operation in which a team of four (that’s right, four) Navy SEALs are sent on that ends up being jeopardized because they are stumbled upon by some unarmed, unsuspecting sheep herders. The SEALs were observing a village for a high profile leader when they were found. Realizing the rules of engagement do not allow the killing of unarmed civilians (even if they are suspected to be the enemy), they made a decision that day that cost three of them their lives because they were devoted to the cause of upholding their honor over preserving their lives. They knew the best military option they had that day was to kill the sheep herders to protect their concealment … but they did not … they let them go. They knew that once word got back that unarmed civilians were killed, the media would vilify them and that they would be charged as murderers. They knew they were not murderers, but they also knew that they left themselves exposed by letting them go. You’ll have to read the book to get the rest of the story, but these four men were sent out to do an impossible mission without a guaranteed plan of extraction and too few men. They were attacked by a group of more than one hundred … maybe just one more SEAL may have spotted the sheep herders before they ever got too close. They fought for their lives valiantly while they were wounded and dying. Mr. Luttrell, by God’s grace, survived and has now told their story.

The day that we started bombing in Afghanistan is still fresh in my mind because it happened on the same day that we celebrated our daughter’s first birthday (October 8th ) … she just turned nine years old. We are still engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan, but now we will not call it a war on terror even though we have our military personnel fighting and dying. I wonder if they still think we are at war. I watched the 60 Minutes interview with General McChrystal and was left bewildered and confused. He spoke about sharing and trusting and not showing an aggressive face to a people whose culture pays close attention to symbolism. He said that we have to show that we trust and respect them. Trust and respect has to be earned by those that have given aid and shelter to a movement that is trying to kill you and me. I am not an expert in foreign affairs or the science of war, but something just does not seem right with me about how we are doing things in Afghanistan.

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Eddie

Asleep at the Wheel

2009-10-02T18:17:00.003-05:00

Asleep at the Wheel

I have a feeling that President Obama is asleep at the wheel. Has he forgotten that he is the Chief Executive of our country and not for the entire world? Last week he spent time at the U. N. blaming his country for the world’s troubles for everything from climate change (global warming) to terrorism. He basically accused his country of torture by stating that we would no longer torture. He was praised by dictators and tyrants alike - how nice. The Libyan Dictator even said that he hoped Obama would be our President forever. Hugo Chavez loves him! I don’t know about you, but that troubles me.

It took Obama 10 months to have a meeting with his top military commander in Afghanistan and he has not answered his request for additional troops (I like to call them reinforcements) that he believes are needed to win the war. He drags his feet on the most critical job he has, but flies off to Copenhagen to lobby the Olympic Games to be held in Chicago (in which he was unsuccessful). I don’t believe the Olympic Games are a high propriety for the country (they are not even a high priority for Chicagoans - certainly it is not a job for the President of the United States). Again, asleep at the wheel!

He continues to apologize about America, when no apology is necessary. We have a right to defend ourselves and avenge the attacks of 9-11 by what ever means is at our disposal … but we don’t. We have been even-handed, careful and deliberate, which is why millions have not been killed at the hands of the United States, but have been liberated from tyrants and oppression in Iraq and Afghanistan. “We are the world” to steal a line from Michael Jackson. Not long after 9-11, I met a woman whose husband flies helicopters for Saudi Oil. Her husband said that a Saudi Arabian newspaper described Americans as “people of every race, from every country on every continent, every religion and every ethnic group on earth” … that sounds pretty good to me. Yet Obama apologizes to a body of nations that cannot make the same claim - that is shameful of him. He must wake up and take a stand for the Unites States - his country! The greatest nation the world has ever known.

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Eddie

Progressive Past

2009-09-24T21:55:00.005-05:00

Progressive Past

I have a quote for you: “The world is going to change radically, and I am satisfied that governments will have to do many things which are now left to individuals and corporations. I am satisfied, for instance, that the government will have to take over all the great natural resources - all the water power, all the coal mines, all the oil fields, etc. They will have to be government-owned.”

Who said that?
A) Hillary Clinton
B) Barack Obama
C) Bill Clinton
D) None of the above.

If you answered none of the above you’re correct because Woodrow Wilson said it. He also believed that a President must be a philosophical man, capable of thinking in world terms … sound familiar? The current President (and other like-minded politicians) are saying similar things today. I bring this up because President Wilson was a progressive … so was Teddy Roosevelt. The progressive movement of today is not fielding new ideas, they are carrying on the tradition of liberal/progressive elites in power who wish to radically change not only government and business, but our way of life … not just here in the United States, but globally as well.

Their ideas are not new - they are the same old tries at growing government by promising help when the real intent is to control. They believe only a certain like-minded governing class should have controlling power and that the masses really cannot govern themselves. Their power is taken away from them periodically through elections, but they never give up on their (poor) ideology.

Here’s a quote from President Obama’s White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel: “Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it's an opportunity to do things you couldn't do before." Now we have a mortgage crisis, health care crisis, Wall Street crisis, economic crisis, employment crisis, and automobile crisis. Which one can we waste? Greed rules here because the White House and Congress are not willing to let any crisis go to waste … it’s an opportunity to do things you couldn’t do before. But what they could not calculate or foresee was that Americans love this country and are not willing to let the “smart ones” fundamentally change it.

Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers, “In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed: and in the next place oblige it to control itself.”
Oblige it to control itself, imagine that.

Today we have a government that is out of control and has lost its way. We must take it back by adhering to the incredible plan laid forth by Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, and the rest. A plan that set us on the path to becoming a great nation and people. We must turn away from the liberal/progressive notion that says we are no longer that great nation of people, but just another member of a global community. The world depends on the United States of America being a country that is strong (economically and militarily) and never changing in our core beliefs or in our founding documents. Ultimately, a strong independent United States is good and necessary for the rest of the world.

There you have it.
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Eddie

Texans for Hurd

2009-09-20T16:24:00.006-05:00

Have you heard of Texans for Hurd

Yesterday afternoon I met a man who seeks to run for U.S. Congress his name is --- Will B. Hurd (that is his real name - not a stage name). He has an impressive resume (go to his website to learn more at www.texansforhurd.com), he’s tall, nice looking, and accomplished. He is easy to approach and has an authentic smile. He worked for the CIA and may know things that, if he told us, he would have to kill us. Kidding. He’s a local kid that has done good. He’s from San Antonio, TX and currently lives in our suburb community of Helotes, which is one of the fastest growing communities in the country. I like him. I liked that when he spoke to us collectively, he did not use prepared text - that tells me he believes in what he is saying and is genuine.

Mr. Hurd is coming into politics at perhaps the best time for a new face. Many of us are paying closer attention to politics than ever before (especially national politics). I told him that people like me are looking for boldness from our politicians. We want them to mean what they say and say what they mean. Just as Ronald Regan said in 1975, “Our people look for a cause to believe in. Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and revitalized second party, raising a banner of no pale pastels, but bold colors which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people?”

What we don’t want is a new face without ideas. I often tell folks that the problem with Democrats and Republicans is there is not a great deal of difference between them. Most of them have gone to the same schools, they live in the same neighborhoods, and belong to the same organizations. We are not looking for a kinder, gentler Republican or a compassionate conservative. Using those types of words implies that conservative Republicans are not and never have been either gentle or compassionate, when the reverse is true.

Mr. Hurd seems to have what it takes to get started in politics. He is a patriot and he already has a loyal following that know and believe in him. If he can get every Aggie under 40 to vote for him - he’s in. I don’t know him well enough yet, though. I plan to attend a few more events and hopefully get to know him and learn more about him and I encourage others to do the same. So check out his website and page on Facebook (or ask some Aggies about him)!

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Eddie

Racism

2009-09-18T22:24:00.005-05:00

Racism

Racism is not a word we should throw around loosely, like jackass, or loser. By throwing it around, we not only diminish the word, but (more importantly) the action … not just when we are debating politics, but in the rest of life. Racism cannot be used as an accusation simply because of disagreements. Racism is defined by history not just the dictionary. Racism brought on U.S slavery, German death camps, and South African apartheid. Racism, to my mind, is a hatred of other races and believing that your race is superior to all others.

Racism fuels the Neo-Nazi and The New Black Panther movements. Remember that the German Nazi Fascism of WWII was a socialist populist progressive movement and the New Black Panther movement supports the Democrat liberal progressive movement of today. Danger lurks with them, not with Americans that don’t agree with the ever expanding growth of our government that this Progressive/Liberal President and Congress are undertaking.

Anyone that believes racism is fueling the protest happening in our country is irresponsible and has chosen to ignore the progress our country has made relating to race. The opposition and protest are not simply about health care, but an ever increasing expansion of government control and power over our population (not to mention a crippling national debt).

My family and much of my extended family and relatives are living proof of the progress we’ve made in the U.S. My wife and I are not of the same race, our children are considered mixed race, and we are the new face of America. I have many cousins whose families would be considered of mixed race and their kids have had kids of mixed race. In our home we do our best to be race neutral - we explain that God makes us all different on the outside but we are all His and we are all the same on the inside … that is how I believe we should look upon each other.

I’ve had to pay more attention at home because my daughter is very perceptive. I used to like to tell racial jokes and poke fun of the different races, but now I’m careful. I don’t want them learning or picking up bad habits from me just as I picked up bad habits from grown ups when I was a kid. I can’t blame my parents because my Mother was a saint and I don’t remember my Dad using a lot of racial jokes. Most of the jokes I picked up are the result of listening to Richard Pryor or on construction sites … but jokes aren’t the problem - actions are.

Discrimination is the issue. We haven’t really addressed that, but I would not limit it to racial discrimination. People are discriminated in a variety of ways - there’s ethnic, religious, and gender discrimination as well as educational, occupational, and class discrimination. People are discriminated against for how they look, smell, and behave or if they are fat, skinny, or ugly. People are discriminated for anything, from the home they live in to the neighbor hood they come from and even for what they drive.

Acceptance is tough - it is what we have to work on. However, not on politics and social issues - we have a right and a duty to stand on principles that matter to us even if they vary strongly from someone else - even if that means we are at odds with the first non-white President of the United States. That doesn’t make you a racist, it shows we have the freedom and liberty guaranteed by the Constitution of these United States to protest our government and them in elected office.

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Eddie

Football Analogy

2009-09-13T14:32:00.002-05:00

A Football Analogy

I’ve been a Dallas Cowboys fan all of my life. Most of my memories of the team begin during their hey-day of the 1970’s when the team became “America’s Team”. In a way, the Dallas Cowboys symbolize what is right and wrong with United States of America.

The Cowboys have a tradition of winning. During the ’70’s they won with style and class that made other teams (dare I say, even entire cities) green with envy. Their success earned them respect on the field of play and in business boardrooms. Those teams were great.

In the early ’90’s, things changed with Jerry Jones. The team became a winner again, but with an entirely different ethic. The team took an Al Davis (owner of the Oakland Raiders) ethic of “Just win baby” nothing else matters. In a way it works. The team makes lots of money, more than it ever has … but are they “America’s Team” anymore? Not really. They are not respected and looked at with admiration as they used to be. Respect is earned. What you do matters, how you do it matters, and who you do it with matters. Maybe things will change in the coming decade - we’ll see.

Our country was built upon a foundation of strength, fairness, self determination, freedom, and liberty. That foundation was reinforced with individual accountability. Americans were considered good. We went to church, were fair, brave, honest, hard working, generous, it is this list of superlatives that made us great. Without these attributes, we never could have achieved so much in the short time that we have been a nation. Yes, there is hypocrisy - no people or nation has ever been exempt from it. Yes, we have faults and wrongs have been committed - let those with out sin please step forward.

We are a nation that has become dependant rather than independent. We’ve let our long held beliefs, morals, ethics, honors, and traditions erode. We’ve allowed the privileged class, in combination with the under-privileged class and political liberalism, to ridicule, mock, disregard, and cast away much of what was good in the United States. We live a more leisurely lifestyle then at any other time in history - yet if you were to listen to some, you would never know it. Personal wealth has replaced personal responsibility. Expecting a hand-out has replaced lending a hand in business and at home. “Yes we can” has replaced “yes I can” - the implication being that the Untied States is no longer the land of opportunity and we have to depend on collectiveness to achieve our hopes and dreams. I don’t buy into that thinking and I don’t think most Americans do either.

I look at the Cowboys and hope that some day a new ethic will emerge that more closely resembles the team that I grew up with. I look to our country with the same hope that we will renew our commitment to become “a more perfect union” never satisfied with what is wrong and correcting our shortcomings as a nation and a people and to refocus on those virtues that build great things.

There you have it.
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Eddie

Remember September 11

2009-09-08T22:44:00.003-05:00

Another 9/11 is here. Eight years have passed and we are still at war against a movement that is set on killing Americans, for no other reason than because we are Americans. It’s that simple. That is why were attacked. No one country attacked us. We were attacked for social and religious reasons. I think we forget that. We also were attacked because we are a friend and ally to the people and country of Israel. Most of us forget what a prince of our supposed ally, Saudi Arabia, said after delivering a financial aid check to then Mayor Rudy Giuliani; he implied that we had it coming due to our stance in the Middle East. After he found that out, Mr. Giuliani gave the check back.

We are at war primarily with Arab Muslims in Afghanistan where many Arabs have gone to be trained under Osama bin Laden and in Iraq (Al-Qaeda had training camps in Iraq long before the war). We took the war to them there, so that we would not have to fight them here. If you read the 911 Report, you will learn that Al-Queda (and Muslims generally) places a high emphasis on keeping infidels out of Arabian soil. It drives them on to drive us out. However, even if we pulled out of Iraq right now, they would still strive to kill us.

We were not engaged with Al-Queda before 9-11 yet they struck. We are not at war with a nation or group of nations. We are threatened by a global Islamic movement that is intent to subdue or kill non-Muslins (and even Muslins that are not Muslin enough). Prior to 9-11, I hadn’t heard of Al-Qaeda. I’d heard of the PLO, Hamas and Hezbala and I knew that they were dangerous. These Islamic terror networks are set on a global mission. Even if they could remove the U.S. and Israel from the picture, their mission would not be complete. Their intent is to restore an Islamic empire. I keep that thought in mind.

I have watched a beheading and torture video captured in Iraq on the internet. I think all of us should so that we are aware of the nature of the Islamic threat we face. The news media will not describe what Muslin terrorist have done and will do to captured prisoners. The media reports that our protectors are criminals. Torture and kill is their preferred treatment of infidels, and they would do that to you if given a chance. They flew planes into the buildings hoping to kill thousands more than they did. The intent was to have people die the most horrible deaths imaginable, by burning to death or being crushed under the building rubble. Had the planes been flown into the buildings just a little later that morning, there could have been fifty thousand dead at The World Trade Center alone.

So complain about where we have chosen to fight, or how long it has taken, and the military lives we have lost if you wish - I will not. I am grateful to the military personnel and their families for the sacrifices they have made to keep everyday Americans from being killed here at home. I’m flying Old Glory to remember that day. Texans learned that after the fall of the Alamo the battle cry was “Remember the Alamo”. Perhaps our citizen cry should be “Remember September 11”. We have been safe here at home, but for how much longer?

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Eddie

About judges

2009-09-06T09:44:00.001-05:00

Regarding Judges

I have a problem with judges. I think we place them in too high of a regard. (I think that way about a lot of professions … but judges hold a special place with me.)

Our country’s founders were honorable and courageous. They pledged their treasure, their reputations, and their lives to found this new nation, but there are some things that they did not get right - and one of those things is lifetime appointments to the bench. I don’t think anyone should be given a life time appointment to govern (and govern is what they do). They govern without accountability, without fear of repercussions, or punishment for wrong actions and mistakes - none of us have a deal like that. I have thought for a long time now that federally appointed judges should have to face re-appointment on a regular basis. They have to earn a vote of confidence before they are put on the bench and they should have to keep that confidence in order to stay.

Last week a State Judge in New Hampshire ruled that a home schooled child had to be enrolled into a public school - not because she wasn’t being well educated, but because she was not receiving group learning and social interaction. Where does the Judge think this kid is - ON MARS? Most parents of home schooled kids are members of church and civic groups. They enroll there children in activates outside the home - little leagues, swimming classes, the arts, and play dates so that the kids get interaction. How many times have we seen home schooled kids win the national spelling bee? They’ve seemed normal enough to me and well-rounded. I have family members that have home schooled their kids. Those kids have grown up, gotten married, have kids of their own and are doing well. Some how they picked up interpersonal learning and social skills (lucky for them a “brainiac” judge never got hold of ‘em).

How many times do we hear of some “honorable judge” letting dangerous felons back onto the streets to rob, hurt, sell drugs, or kill again? How many times have they let a child molester, a child rapist, or a child abductor back into society just to have them finally kill an innocent child? One time would be too many, but we hear of it over and over again.

What do some judges fear? … losing re-election! Cry me a river. Judges make these kinds of decisions because they know they can. It doesn’t cost them anything. They become foolishly arrogant. Now, I know I’m painting with a broad brush here but because of the few, many must pay.

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Eddie

Obama speaks to school kids

2009-09-03T23:03:00.000-05:00

Maybe you have heard that the President is going to broadcast a speech to or school kids next week. A lot of people are up in arms about it. Some are saying that he’s trying to indoctrinate our kids. I say they should have been worried about that a long time ago … the schools have been indoctrinating them for years. Others say that the president should be reaching out to kids and that he has right to do so. I believe that elections have consequences. The Democrats have taken control of Washington and think that they have been given a mandate to fundamentally change the country. I know this because that is what President Obama himself said about the last election.

Now many Americans are learning that Obama and the Democrats meant what they said and they don’t like it. Where is the best place to fundamentally change the country? With our children. Where do most of them spend their day? At school, where Mom and Dad trust them to be taken care of, educated, and nurtured. I don’t think it is outrageous for the President to speak to school kids - it may even be commendable - that is if it were just to encourage kids to study and grow (not to ask kids to ask themselves how they can help the President and pledge him their support). It sounds like what has happened in recent history when radicals take control of government - they groom the children in their image and over time turn them against the hand that has fed them. In America we only have to look back to the 1960’s to understand the change that is taking place.

As I said, elections have consequences and we are paying them. Today there are 40% of us that will follow this new government to a cliff and jump off, another 40% that will never accept the changes that are coming, 10% are wondering what they have done, and the rest just don’t care.

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Eddie

Government Control

2009-08-30T18:41:00.000-05:00

Dear Family & Friends,

The last time I sent out an e-mail to you, I warned that we would have to be vigilant toward or new Democrat-controlled government. My biggest fear was that our American culture would be under attack. In another e-mail I said that the Democrat party had far too many socialist and communist tendencies (I should also have included fascist).

We now have a government that, in less than a year, has taken control of banking and investment companies, auto companies, and is headed full-on to taking control of the health care system. But they won’t stop there - there are other targets in their sites.

Some may wonder why there has been such a passionate reaction toward the health care takeover. I wasn’t surprised by the reaction. When the government began the bailouts last year, Americans were concerned but did not feel threatened. We’ve gotten used to the political back and forth on budgets, deficits and national debt and, for the most part, we do not feel effected. It’s not that we are not affected, but we have simply learned to accept it. With healthcare, all Americans - young and old, rich and poor, black and white - all feel threatened. I believe that now enough of us know – Democrat, Republican, liberals, conservatives, and moderates - that there is a movement afoot in Washington to take control and dictate our actions, choices and lives. Where is the best place to begin: HEALTHCARE. Who can argue about providing healthcare to everyone? It sounds wonderful. If you do argue against it you’re called selfish, cruel, and uncaring. Some will even say that you are racist if you do not agree with the President. Never mind that government healthcare just seems un-American. It hasn’t worked well in other countries and yet communist dictators sing the praises of it.

We are being threatened from within by our federal government with subjugation through healthcare. Liberty and freedom are under attack in a way that many Americans feel cannot be stopped. We have a media that will not report honestly about our descent. Members of congress dismiss our concerns as “not a true sampling of the American people”. Many believe that the country will be forever CHANGED. A change that we do not support, that cannot succeed, and will be difficult to correct. Healthcare has helped us to discover the true intention of Democrats in Washington.

There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if you think I don't have a clue.

Eddie