The Culture War

Oh, The Humanity...

I know, I know, it's been beaten to death; "The Culture War". But seriously folks, speaking as a member of the younger generation, where is the accountability for the deterioration we've seen to America's young culture? After wiping my tears of laughter from viewing Sean Penn's speech at the Awards this weekend, I realize the real root of the problem is a derivative of the answer. Technology has lead to instant gratification. Before generations X,Y,Z, etc. life lay before us in the flesh. Your job was real, your marriage and children were real, your "leisurely" activities were real. Today, the internet and its accompaniment of technological innovations provide a veil of false anonymity for people to do as they please. The perverts, porno maniacs, ideologues, all are able to engage each other without a sense of accountability. These cowards who use the internet as a medium for their progressive agenda have been plucking away at the traditional American lifestyle by offering our citizens "instant gratification". Good things come to those who wait, is that the saying? By offering the secular progressive movement in this country a medium such as the internet that requires little work to project their ideas to its mass audience, the idea of anonymity has enticed too many good people to pursue instant gratification.
Just imagine telling your fathers as they returned from WWII, that a hard working law abiding clean living Christian would be on the outskirts of the main stream media, alienated for refusing to give in to life's temptations.
This is the electorate that massive government, and liberal social views appeals to because in the masses there is no accountability, just anonymity.

The home-ownership nightmare

By: Bob Steinburg

Many Republicans in Congress felt that if mortgage relief had to be given it should be given to all homeowners with mortgages. They proposed lowering all mortgage rates to four percent.

According to a telephone survey conducted last week by Rasmussen, 51 percent of Americans agree with this approach, while 45 percent oppose any federal mortgage subsidy.

If Congress had adopted the Republican plan, the additional money that would have been saved in monthly mortgage payments by reducing existing mortgage rates from an average of six percent to four percent would have been significant. On a $200,000 mortgage, discretionary spendable income would increase by $3000 per year, or $250 per month. On a $100,000 mortgage, the savings would be $1340 per year. In addition, the National Association of Realtors state that for every percentage rate drop in interest, between 350 and 400,000 additional home sales are generated.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailyadvance.com ...

Federalism Still Alive? NH For Secession?

All talk?

The New Hampshire state legislature continued definition Monday February 3, of HCR 6 "designed to specify under which conditions the state may secede from the federation of the United States of America." The outline of the bill is seen here.

The Granite State has made a habit of proclaiming it's state motto "Live Free Or Die" every ten years ago which has amounted to just talk. However, it is interesting to see this proclamation of our nation's founding federalist principles, at a time of unprecedented Federal Governmental intervention. In the day of our forefathers, the federal government's primary concern was national security, and in just over two centuries it has become Social Security. Any person remotely familiar with the federal powers vested in the Constitution understands that there is no authority to force a citizen of the state of New Hampshire to contribute tax revenue for a citizen in California, or any other state for that matter...

The Tea Party Is Here!

From Michelle Malkin's website:

"The New American Tea Party page from “a coalition of citizens and organizations concerned about the recent trend of fiscal recklessness in government…dedicated to the Washington, D.C. effort specifically sponsored by the American Spectator, the Heartland Institute, Americans for Tax Reform, the National Taxpayers Union, Americans for Prosperity, and the Young Conservatives Coalition” is here."

The Rick Santelli (CNBC market anchor) news rant was the shot heard round' the world, or web. Last week while reporting from the NYSE trading floor, Santelli expressed the anger and frustration felt by many hard working Americans who are now responsible for helping those home owners who chose to accept risky mortgage loans and can no longer make the payments.

Even Joe the Plumber would see the absurdity in providing aid for home owners who have borrowed beyond their means, and who most likely will never be able to afford the final amount due on their mortgage. So, why might Obama try this you ask?

By stagnating the foreclosures in the housing market by heavily taxing those who have borrowed responsibly, a significant redistribution of wealth would occur. Down the road once those home owners who have received aid begin to default again, Obama will likely attempt to enact further legislation to repeat the process. This foolish act will be the topic of our first of three posts on the Stimulus.

Live Free or Die!

The Time Has Come!

The American people have caught whiff of the dismal tide that began sweeping through our Nation after the bungled attempt by the Obama Administration and Congress to shove an unprecedented $787 billion stimulus bill down their throats.

Please check back throughout the week for our three part series on the deception and corruption that is at the heart of the Stimulus bill, along with the potent implications the bill has for our civil liberties as Americans.

Along with the Stimulus bill, this week we will be looking at the other radical changes that have been proposed during President Obama's first month in office; and what it is you're not hearing from the mainstream media ...