No Rest

With Obama on vacation I thought it would be a good time to recall his promises not to rest. (Also can be found at marklevinshow.com):

• April 9, 2009 "And we will not rest until we reach a day when not one single veteran falls into homelessness" 

 

• May 11, 2009 "I will not rest until the dream of health care reform is finally achieved in the United States of America" 

 

• November 2, 2009 "We will not rest until we are succeeding in generating the jobs that this economy needs"

 

• November 23, 2009 "I will not rest until business are investing again, and businesses are hiring again"

 

• January 28, 2010 "We will not rest until we build an economy that's ready for America's future"

 

• March 5 2010 "I’m not gonna rest & my administration is not gonna rest in our efforts to help people who are looking to find a job"

 

• May 26, 2010 "We will not rest until this well is shut, the environment is repaired and the clean up is complete"

 

• July 8, 2010 "My administration will not rest until every American who is able and ready and willing to work can find a job"

Ironically, Obama is the most rested President in my lifetime.  By the grace of God Americans will hopefully soon give him the opportunity for an extended vacation.  While Obama's supporters are resting in various occupied parks, Constitutional Conservatives are working around the clock to vote him out of office on November 6, 2012. 

To Debate or Not To Debate

So Donald Trump invites the leading Republican candidates to a debate and all but two, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, decline.  This is odd given the celebrity of Trump will likely cause some people who have not watched the debates or who are bored with the current debates to give the candidates some of their TV viewing time. Here are the candidates excuses in the order in which they declined:

1. John Huntsman – Thought debate would require kissing
2. Ron Paul – Trump is a distraction
3. Mitt Romney – Too busy focusing on two other debates
4. Rick Perry – Too busy
5. Michele Bachmann – Not really sure why she is not participating

Understandably, Trump is rumored to be considering canceling the debate, although it is not clear if it is his to cancel.  However, canceling this debate means the terrorists (RINOs) win.  The Republican establishment is trying to control the process.  They are desperate to keep outsiders like the Tea Party and Trump from having too much influence on the GOP campaign. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus bluntly expressed concern with the debate because Trump won’t rule out an independent run.  Apparently the way to make The Donald less likely to run is to run away from him. The GOP establishment is twisting the arms, legs and necks of the candidates to not participate in the Trump debate.

Should Trump cancel this debate? It’s not very often that I find myself in a position to give advice to The Donald so I’m going to jump all over the opportunity.  I say:

1. Do not cancel the debate.
2. At the start of the debate announce the names of all the candidates that were invited as if they were to come on stage.  Have podiums or seats available for them.
3. First question to Gingrich and Santorum.  Do you have any comments to make regarding the five candidates that choose not to attend this debate?  
4. Stick to issues that you have substantial knowledge on, such as China, real estate, business, etc.  Use your knowledge to challenge the candidates’ responses.  If you are not fluent on a topic, don’t bring it up.
5. Final question to the candidates should be, “I’m having another debate two days before Super Tuesday.  Will you attend?”
   

And lastly and most importantly, be The Donald!  One of these men may be our President which means he will be working for you and me.  Let’s make sure that we hire the right guy. 

Constitution Slaughtering

On November 30, 2011 Congress lifted a ban that it had put in place in 2007 that resulted in the prohibition of slaughtering horses for food consumption.  A quick search of the web revealed the expected headlines: 

 Congress to America: You Can Now Watch Horses Races While Eating Horse

Mr. Ed, It's What's for Dinner

Mommy, What Do Horses Taste Like?

Horse Meat Could Be Coming to a Supermarket Near You

Also on the web were reactions like these:

“I couldn't sleep last night after hearing this. I am sick to my core & frightened to think about the future of our horses. I'm at a loss for words... greed appears to be the prevailing compass in our society, overshadowing both commonsense & moral constitution. *tears*”

“This puts it in perspective. Pardon a single turkey while sentencing thousands of horses to a horrible death”

“There are lots of other animals out there for human consumption other than beautiful horses. So rethink this for all the horse lovers out there in this world. Would you like it if they made dog and cat slaughter houses and use your pet?”

I understand why people are upset. What I don’t understand is why they are not outraged over an even more inhumane slaughtering that is taking place, the slaughtering of the Constitution.

The question all Americans should be asking is:

Where in the Constitution is the enumerated power granting the federal government the ability to regulate the slaughtering of horses (or any other animal for that matter?)

The enumerated powers are found in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. There is nothing in this Article I, Section 8 remotely resembling a constitutional power to ban or not ban the sale of horse meat and the slaughtering of horses for their meat.  So absent a specific enumerated power in the Constitution, how does the Constitution want us to deal with this issue?  The answer is found in amendments 9 and 10:

Amendment 9 - The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment 10 - The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

This is so simple even our Congressmen should be able to understand it. Absent an enumerated power, each state decides whether or not horses can be slaughtered in their state and whether or not horse meat can be sold for consumption.  Absent any state laws prohibiting horse slaughtering or sale of meat for consumption, the power to decide belongs to the individual.

Constitutional Slaughtering is happening every day and is exponentially worse under the Obama regime.  Each time it happens “We the People” lose more of our liberty.  When our Federal Government attempts to violate the constitution, no matter what the issue, we need to react.  We need to let them know that we choose liberty over tyranny, freedom over slavery.  We took the first step towards restoring our constitutional Republic in 2010.  We need to take another step in 2012.

Ron Paul, I Have A Better Idea

Ron Paul, listen to me and listen good.  I have heard you talking about not talking about not running as a third party candidate.  As a result the papers, TV news shows, Facebook and Twitter are talking about your not talking, non-stop.  Let’s say for a moment that you are serious about a third party run (which I don’t believe, by the way.) Would you be doing it to defeat the eventual Republican nominee or to actually become POTUS?

Let’s assume you want to be POTUS.   You have given the conventional way to win the convention more than enough opportunity to work but Stevie Wonder can see that you have been getting shafted in the debates and in the media. There are just too many candidates right now. The media is focused on the perceived leaders.  You have a reputation as living a bit too off on the fringe to be considered a serious potential nominee. Hence, they spend time elsewhere.

Before you have the ultimate hissy fit and go third party I want you to consider this.  Isn’t there a pretty big party already in place where only one bad boy is running?  Isn’t that party more lost than your current party (which I concede has lost its way too.)  

Yes Ron Paul, you should switch parties and run for the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States.  Think of the media attention.  You would be huge.  You would be like Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade float huge. You would be the Underdog float!

Now think about the debates.  Just you and him, one on one, week after week, month after month, getting equal time to answer questions and put forth your vision for America.  You would clean his clock.  You would bloody his nose.  You would knock out a few teeth.  You would crack his teleprompter.

Could you beat Obama?  Of course you could.  He’s a Marxist.  The democrats don’t want a Marxist, they want a liberal.  You are a Lib.  (OK, you are a Libertarian but we may need to abbreviate to win.)

We keep hearing that the current Democratic Party is “not your father’s democratic party.”  Capitalizing on the sexist aspect of this expression, your campaign slogan could be “Ron Paul, the Democrat Your Mom and Dad HOPE You Will Vote For!” Bumper stickers, T-shirts, hats, newspaper ads, TV ads, radio ads, all with this message.  For TV and radio we will get a Kennedy sound alike to deliver the message, someone from Romney’s home state.  It will sound like John Kennedy is asking democrats to vote for you.

Once you win the Democrat nomination, then it will be time for the ultimate revenge.  You will get to go head to head with the Republican Party nominee, who may possibly be a RINO.  Mano-y-mano there is no Republican currently running that you can’t hold your own with.  As the Democratic candidate you will have the support of the main stream media.  You should cruise to a victory on November 6, 2012.

You are famous for thinking thoughts that others cannot imagine.  What I am proposing is not simply your only path to victory; it is the path that the stars have aligned to illuminate.  Do it Ron.  Do it for America. Do it for Rand. Just do it Ron!

Looking in the Mirror

It's been almost two years since the life of Tiger Woods started to hook and shank.  I remember thinking back then that I never imagined that I would look into my mirror and thank God that I was not Tiger Woods. 

A few days ago, one of the top five coaches in the history of college football was fired for his actions, or lack of actions, in connection with the recent scandal at Penn State. Again, I am looking into my mirror, thanking God that I am not Joe Paterno.

There are still some people out there that I wouldn't mind trading places with.  Please don't disappoint me. I don't think I can handle another superstar's fall to Earth.

Down Goes Frazier

Down goes Frazier for the final time. I expect in a couple weeks there is going to be one heck of a boxing match in Heaven between Frazier and Marciano.  Howard Cosell will be calling the action, Sinatra singing the National Anthem.  Rest in peace Jolt'in Joe. Thanks for many great memories.

The Twitter Neighborhood

I've found, much to my surprise, that the people I interact with on Twitter fall in to one of three categories. There are the spammers and rude people that I block, the good people that I wished lived around the block and the wonderful people that I wished lived on my block.  I wonder which category you fall into?