28 Jan 10: President Obama looked like he was on the campaign trail last night in his State of the Union Address. There were many promises about what he is going to do, but no indication that he is going to change his ways of “talking” rather than “doing.”
It is remarkable how little has been [...]
27 Jan 10: Mayor Bloomberg has changed his opinion about the trial of alleged “September 11 mastermind” Khalid Sheikh Mohammed taking place in New York’s federal court. His reasons for now wanting to keep the trial out of New York are based on economics, not security. Cost estimates for the trial are as high as [...]
I Pledge to…
…Do what I Say
…Respond to your concerns
…Be Accountable to you
…Not accept earmarks; No Pork
I Will Fight for…
…protecting the Constitution.
…term limits.
…developing American energy; no Cap & Trade.
…restricting government involvement in our lives.
…privacy; stop efforts to inventory our lives.
…a “Fair Tax”; abolish the income tax.
…a strong national defense.
…protecting our nation’s sovereignty; no submission to a [...]
22 Jan 10: The Pentagon has released its report into the Fort Hood shootings. There is not one mention of Major Nidal Hasan by name, and, even more incredibly, there is no discussion of whether the killings may have been related to Islam. It has been suggested that there was a reluctance to offend those [...]
21 Jan 10: There is talk that President Obama wants a second stimulus bill to help create jobs. The first bill was passed because unemployment was rising and the administration wanted to make sure that the rate was capped at 7%. Now, with the stimulus bill in place, the unemployment rate is over 10%. Government [...]
20 Jan 10: Members of Congress must conduct their lives so that all their activities are beyond reproach. As a public servant, each member of Congress must be accountable to the people for all their actions, whether or not on the floor of the House or Senate. Decisions made for personal gain cannot be tolerated. [...]
19 Jan 10: The Massachusetts Senate election has shown that the people have rejected what is happening in Washington. The federal government has been “hijacked” by politicians who are working for their own self interests. The people are getting wise to this and want a real change – a change back to basics … a [...]
18 Jan 10: Politics is alive and well in Washington, D.C.! After facing criticism for a proposed tax on “Cadillac” health plans (see my blog dated January 9, 2010), President Obama and Congressional Democrats figured out how to fix the problem. They will exempt unions from the tax! How’s that for fairness? This is [...]
17 Jan 10: The Obama Administration’s decision to prosecute 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his cohorts in civilian court is irresponsible. It is a travesty to give the same constitutional protections afforded American citizens to dangerous foreign terrorists seeking to destroy the United States. I condemn this decision.
The destruction of the World [...]
16 Jan 10: Thomas Jefferson said “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.” We have seen evidence of the truth of this statement over the last year. There has been an unprecedented growth of government, in both spending and regulations. When government increases, our personal freedoms decrease. [...]