John Boehner made another plea to repair the Department of Veterans Affairs yesterday, damning the agency because: This isn’t run-of-the-mill incompetence. It is arrogance – arrogance that allows our veterans to be lied to, ignored, and, frankly, left to die.1 Boehner talks better than he acts. Like too many of the challenges facing Congress this one has lingered far … [Read more...] about Soldiers Died to Protect America, Not Political Careers
American Values
The American Ideals and Values category includes posts on freedom and liberty, equality and rights, the battle between liberals and conservatives and most important, what it means to be American.
The bulwarks of American greatness espoused by our Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution have been replaced by ideals and values dictated by increasingly divisive, polarized politics.
The growing might of a America's radical left undermines, re-imagines, and destroys our fundamental beliefs about what is good, morally justifiable, and worth protecting at any cost, whether that means protecting the sovereignty of our borders, defending the First Amendment, affirming property rights violated by squatters, or saying no to thriving, pro-terror antisemitism on college campuses.
President Biden's weaponized justice, covert censorship, election manipulation, and autocratic executive orders reimagined our great nation and started us down the path to social, economic, and moral decline.
We no longer live in the America envisioned by our Founders. We have devolved into a vicious, valueless Banana Republic for the sake of delivering overwhelming power to one political party.
Confidence in Government: 19 Ways We Lost It
Corrupt politicians are not the ones who do the most damage. Sure, they undermine our confidence in government and stir up lots of anger and resentment, but once we root them out and the gears of justice start cranking we get rid of them. It’s not like we haven’t had lots of practice. Corruption is not the worst confidence killer The really bad actors in government are not … [Read more...] about Confidence in Government: 19 Ways We Lost It
Marijuana Laws: Legal Weed is a Perfect Tea Party Cause
Revamping America’s marijuana laws is a Tea Party cause made in heaven. With conservatives trying to get ahead of liberal public opinion and election season, legal weed is an issue compatible with even the most extreme right-wing principles. We just need to get over one nagging detail. Conservatives are not comfortable with marijuana. Unlike emphysema and lung cancer from … [Read more...] about Marijuana Laws: Legal Weed is a Perfect Tea Party Cause
U.S. Exceptionalism Loses Its Fight With Government
U.S. exceptionalism became a lost cause when we chose government over greatness. Our vision of an exceptional America was already in a death spiral when Obama made his infamous anti-private sector slur: If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.1 There are plenty of small business owners who would dispute these words, some in … [Read more...] about U.S. Exceptionalism Loses Its Fight With Government
House GOP Leadership Should Promise Real Trust
When we need a government we can trust more than ever, why is Washington still sounding the cry for more jobs? Things have improved since the recession ravaged the job market. Jobs are coming back. What isn’t coming back is something we lost during the recession that has nothing to do with the economy. Under Obama America began to lose its identity and if there was any trust … [Read more...] about House GOP Leadership Should Promise Real Trust