The assault on removing God from American life is in full force. We see headlines almost weekly about lawsuits or court judgments made in the name of separation of church and state that seek to remove any religious references from governmental entities. We are all familiar with the move afoot to remove the phrase "In God We Trust" from our money and courtrooms.
But there are unintended consequences to this secularization of America. God, the God of the Bible, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, is foundational to our country and our liberties. Our Declaration of Independence states "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." Wow, that says a lot in just two sentences.
First off, all of the stuff mentioned in the two sentences is "self-evident". In other words, obvious even to the most stupid of us. Case closed on that one. Thank you Captain Obvious.
Second, we are all created equal. No argument there.
Third, our Creator (God as described above and this is evident from the writings of our founding fathers) has imbued us with "unalienablke rights" (ones that cannot be removed by any means) that include (but are not limited to) life (don't get me started on how this affects the abortion debate), liberty (we are all inherently free) and the pursuit of hapiness (God says, "Go for it!", pursue your dreams). So God grants us these rights, not man, not the government.
Lastly, but not leastly, the government is created by man deriving it's power from the people. God grants the power to the people, people grant it to the government. So, who's in charge? God, then the people, then the government. Now how do you reconcile secularization with the fact that God, Himself, is ultimately in charge of this country? No can do!
You see, there can never be an atheistic America. Can't happen. Our freedom is based upon inherent qualities created in us by God. No God, no freedom. No God, no America.
Now this creates a MAJOR problem for Atheists. If you do not believe the grantor of your unalienable rights exists, then how can you have any? Very serious problem. In fact, how can you support such a notion in the first place? It presumes the presence and existence of God which is the precise antithesis of the atheists belief system. I contend that atheists CANNOT be Americans because they fundamentally reject the idea of God and therefore reject the idea that he has granted us "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". I understand France is lovely this time of year. The atheists should be quite at home there.
Back to my premise. As you can see, in order for there to be an America, there must exist a Creator who established the foundational pillars of this country and our governmental system.
Today, we are constantly assaulted by minority factions who would seek to remove God from our life and government. This assault cannot be sustained without doing major harm to our country. Our Congress should fundamentally reject all legislation restricting the use of God or Jesus in government settings. If there are those among us who are offended by that, then they are offended by the idea of America in general and need to find somewhere else to live.
We get our sense of right and wrong from the laws that God gave to Moses. Our civil laws are based upon these Divine revelations. God is the source of all of our legal system.
This secularization of America needs to be stopped now. We as a people need to rise up and take back our power from Congress. It is our right and our duty according to the Declaration of Independence. Throw out the arrogant elitists who are currently seated in Congress and replace them with normal, hard-working, moral, humble, God-fearing Americans.
The year 2010 is the time to do this. All 435 Congressional seats are being elected. Rise up. Run for office, help with electing Tea Party supporting candidates in your Congressional district. Become involved and do not let an atheistic minority destroy our country and our freedoms. Remember, the only place to go from were we are now is to a Marxist Dictatorship where the government owns and controls everything including your life. Stop Universal Health Care, Cap and Trade and any other hairbrained idea that Mr. Marxist Obama and his Chicago thugs come up with.
2010 is the year to begin restoring God to His rightful place as Creator and ultimate founder of America. God bless America.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Freedom or Slavery: A Fish Story
There is an old adage that goes like this: You give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. But teach a man to fish and you feed him for life. Thus you have the essential difference between communism/socialism/Marxism/progressivism and a capitalistic free market economy.
Marxists (progressives uncloaked) are the people who want to give everyone everything. Let the government provide for you is their philosophy under the guise of sharing the wealth. They would have you be dependent on a big government for your needs. There is only one problem with this. Dependence is the equivalent of slavery. Just as debt makes you beholding to the lender and a slave to him, dependency on government for essential needs creates a form of slavery. You are not free to do as you wish. You are beholding to the government and therefore under their control. This is slavery, pure and simple. Just look at our welfare system and how it has enslaved the poor and uneducated. This form of slavery also fosters crime since people have nothing meaningful to occupy their time.
So are Marxists/communists really interested in the good of all people as they claim? No, they are interested in maintaining power through dependency and slavery and ignorance. True altruism is when you do something for someone that they are incapable of doing for themselves without expecting anything in return. Marxists and communists and socialists are NOT altruistic. Nor can you find a place on this planet where these political/social/economic philosophies function in a truly free society. They create waste, corruption and bureaucracy.
Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Continue giving that man a fish each day and make him dependent on you so you can control him. This is their philosophy.
But with a free market system comes freedom. Teach someone how to care for himself and you create a useful member of society. They pull their own weight and are industrious and happy. They tend not to be criminals because they have meaningful work to do. They have no time for the sloth that breeds the criminal mind. This is what America was founded on.
But what of the indigent and unfortunate among us? Those that cannot care for themselves. What of them? Well, this is where charity comes in. Charity should not be provided by the government. Charity is the realm of private organizations like the Red Cross and the churches. People of faith need to have an opportunity to be charitable to their neighbors. When the government steps into this role, it robs all people of faith of an opportunity to increase their faith through charitable acts. People who are dependent on the government do not participate in charitable acts. They have no time nor inclination to do so. They themselves are needy. People engaged in working in a free market system, on the other hand, usually have more then enough to share with those who have nothing. Charity is the means through which individual redistribution of wealth can take place in a voluntary manner. All churches should be preaching of the obligation of those who have to be generous to those who do not have due to no fault of their own.
So, you see, a free market economy (capitalism) is all about freedom. Marxism, communism and socialism are all about enslavement.
As I recall, we outlawed slavery in this country quite a while back. I would say that settles why we cannot have this Health Care Bill or any of the other socialistic, Marxist legislation our president and the progressives are trying to get passed in Congress. In order for us to remain a free nation, we must embrace and promote our capitalistic system. We must reject any philosophy or legislation that would be a handout. We must only deal in enabling people to work and learn to fish for a lifetime.
Goodnight, America. May God richly bless your work.
-Doug Cochran
Friday, November 20, 2009
Why Obama Cannot and Will Not EVER Fix The Economy
Life can be a bitch. Our president is sure finding that out. The number one priority of the American people: jobs and fixing the economy. The number one priority of our president: Health Care reform. Huh? Wait, doesn't he work for us?
Why the disconnect? I'll tell you why. President Obama cannot fix our economy because it would violate his sacred beliefs and principles (yes, he has them but they are quite different than yours or mine). Therefore, he will focus on something else and leave the economy alone.
What, you ask, is the sacred belief / principle that he holds so dear? It is that our capitalistic system of free enterprise is BAD. You see his dilemma? In order to fix our economic problems and create jobs, President Obama must stimulate business. How does he stimulate business to create jobs? By encouraging capitalism to work like it is supposed to. Ouch! How can you encourage a practice and economic system which you want to FAIL and believe is an obstruction to redistributing wealth?
Tough position to be in. Help your fellow Americans who voted for you by propping up an economic system you are trying to destroy or leave it alone to fail since you believe capitalism to be inherently evil? Hmmm ... I don't think this is a difficult decision. Oh, wait, that's right. He doesn't work for us, the American people. We just elected him. He doesn't owe us anything. Hey, he's entitled to his position as dictator, er, President.
See my point? President Obama cannot, and will not, EVER fix our economic problems. Certainly not when it will further his agenda of destroying capitalism in America. Once our economy fails he can declare capitalism a dismal failure and enlighten us with a better way, Communism (probably by some other name since this one carries so much negative baggage). He is so much smarter than the rest of us, you see. Including our Founding Fathers.
At that point, everyone will be required to ignore history and any present day examples of failed Marxism/Communism/Socialism operating in this world (think China, North Korea, Cuba, etc.). Never mind that Communism never worked for the USSR or that the country is now defunct. Do not be confused by the facts here. Just believe our President when he makes his pronunciation. Trust him.
That brings me to another point. I have finally figured out why, when President Obama speaks, he, as we say here in Texas, "makes my butt itch." When the man speaks he MAKES you want to believe him. I don't know how he does that but I can sense that as can everyone else can. Man, it is a strong urge to just sit back and believe everything that comes out of this mouth. Make me your mindless slave, Mr. President, please! Just tell me everything I need to know.
I unfortunately am a critically thinking human being. Damn that college education and parents that taught me to think for myself. Curse them all! I cannot allow someone to make me a mindless zombie without analyzing whether or not they are telling me the truth. Can no one save me from this madness?
Well, in my insanity, I begin to see the light. The wool that would be pulled over my eyes is lifted and I observe a man who would say whatever I want to hear, true or not, in order to influence me and gain my support.
This became clear to me when President Obama was interviewed in China recently by Major Garrett of Fox News. I listened to our president's responses. He phrased his answers to sound like what Fox News listeners wanted to hear. However, when you evaluated what he was really saying, you realized that he was lying through his teeth. He made statements that he does not believe to be true. He lied, unblinkingly, to Major and, hence via television, to the American public (most of which watch Fox News). I realized that we have a president that will say ANYTHING, true or not, if he thinks it is what the listening audience wants to hear. Liar, liar pants on fire!
America, believe NOTHING this man says. He so frequently mixes fact with fiction that I am sure not even he knows the difference. Truth is truth. Truth mixed with any amount of a lie is: A LIE! No ifs, ands or buts about it. Our president is a bonafide, calculated liar.
As we have seen over the past 11 months of his presidency, Mr. Obamas actions and words almost never line up. So, no matter what he says about WANTING to create jobs and fix the economy, you can take it to the bank that there will be no action to back that up.
The most current example of this is the TARP or stimulus package. In the name of transparency, http://www.recovery.gov was created to track where the money has gone and to document what jobs were saved/created by TARP money. What a debacle! Not only is the information on the site bogus but as a web site professional, I can tell you that recovery.gov is no $18M web site. Yes, $18M is what was paid to revamp the site. That is outrageous. I could have done the job for less than $5M, maybe even less than $2M. What a waste of money.
The kicker here is not just that the site has bogus information but when the contract for the site revamp was requested by one Congressman's office, they got a completely redacted contract. Yes, that means that all pertinent information on the contract was BLACKED OUT! Well, that's only done for national security reasons (or to hide something you don't want the American people to know about) and I'm pretty certain that there were no national security secrets in that contract. What a farce! I bet once, if ever, the actual contract is revealed, we will discover that all that money was paid to some Obama Chicago crony. More evidence, as Michelle Malkin has put it, of the culture of corruption surrounding President Obama.
So, we are stuck for the moment with a lying, corrupt politician for a president. This can be partially corrected in 2010 by voting out politicians who enable the president to be corrupt and replacing them with God-fearing Americans who love this country and our free enterprise system. The final correction can come in 2012 when we elect a president worthy of the office.
Do not be fooled, America, Health Care Reform is a diversion. Our real problem will never be dealt with because it would further perpetuate an economic system that our President has vowed to destroy. Unfortunately, for Mr. Obama, the free market system is recovering in spite of his doing nothing. His next move to stop the recovery, Cap and Trade and more taxes.
Good night, America. Sleep soundly because God is watching over this nation. He brought it into existence and will not allow it to be destroyed as long as we honor Him.
-Doug Cochran
Why the disconnect? I'll tell you why. President Obama cannot fix our economy because it would violate his sacred beliefs and principles (yes, he has them but they are quite different than yours or mine). Therefore, he will focus on something else and leave the economy alone.
What, you ask, is the sacred belief / principle that he holds so dear? It is that our capitalistic system of free enterprise is BAD. You see his dilemma? In order to fix our economic problems and create jobs, President Obama must stimulate business. How does he stimulate business to create jobs? By encouraging capitalism to work like it is supposed to. Ouch! How can you encourage a practice and economic system which you want to FAIL and believe is an obstruction to redistributing wealth?
Tough position to be in. Help your fellow Americans who voted for you by propping up an economic system you are trying to destroy or leave it alone to fail since you believe capitalism to be inherently evil? Hmmm ... I don't think this is a difficult decision. Oh, wait, that's right. He doesn't work for us, the American people. We just elected him. He doesn't owe us anything. Hey, he's entitled to his position as dictator, er, President.
See my point? President Obama cannot, and will not, EVER fix our economic problems. Certainly not when it will further his agenda of destroying capitalism in America. Once our economy fails he can declare capitalism a dismal failure and enlighten us with a better way, Communism (probably by some other name since this one carries so much negative baggage). He is so much smarter than the rest of us, you see. Including our Founding Fathers.
At that point, everyone will be required to ignore history and any present day examples of failed Marxism/Communism/Socialism operating in this world (think China, North Korea, Cuba, etc.). Never mind that Communism never worked for the USSR or that the country is now defunct. Do not be confused by the facts here. Just believe our President when he makes his pronunciation. Trust him.
That brings me to another point. I have finally figured out why, when President Obama speaks, he, as we say here in Texas, "makes my butt itch." When the man speaks he MAKES you want to believe him. I don't know how he does that but I can sense that as can everyone else can. Man, it is a strong urge to just sit back and believe everything that comes out of this mouth. Make me your mindless slave, Mr. President, please! Just tell me everything I need to know.
I unfortunately am a critically thinking human being. Damn that college education and parents that taught me to think for myself. Curse them all! I cannot allow someone to make me a mindless zombie without analyzing whether or not they are telling me the truth. Can no one save me from this madness?
Well, in my insanity, I begin to see the light. The wool that would be pulled over my eyes is lifted and I observe a man who would say whatever I want to hear, true or not, in order to influence me and gain my support.
This became clear to me when President Obama was interviewed in China recently by Major Garrett of Fox News. I listened to our president's responses. He phrased his answers to sound like what Fox News listeners wanted to hear. However, when you evaluated what he was really saying, you realized that he was lying through his teeth. He made statements that he does not believe to be true. He lied, unblinkingly, to Major and, hence via television, to the American public (most of which watch Fox News). I realized that we have a president that will say ANYTHING, true or not, if he thinks it is what the listening audience wants to hear. Liar, liar pants on fire!
America, believe NOTHING this man says. He so frequently mixes fact with fiction that I am sure not even he knows the difference. Truth is truth. Truth mixed with any amount of a lie is: A LIE! No ifs, ands or buts about it. Our president is a bonafide, calculated liar.
As we have seen over the past 11 months of his presidency, Mr. Obamas actions and words almost never line up. So, no matter what he says about WANTING to create jobs and fix the economy, you can take it to the bank that there will be no action to back that up.
The most current example of this is the TARP or stimulus package. In the name of transparency, http://www.recovery.gov was created to track where the money has gone and to document what jobs were saved/created by TARP money. What a debacle! Not only is the information on the site bogus but as a web site professional, I can tell you that recovery.gov is no $18M web site. Yes, $18M is what was paid to revamp the site. That is outrageous. I could have done the job for less than $5M, maybe even less than $2M. What a waste of money.
The kicker here is not just that the site has bogus information but when the contract for the site revamp was requested by one Congressman's office, they got a completely redacted contract. Yes, that means that all pertinent information on the contract was BLACKED OUT! Well, that's only done for national security reasons (or to hide something you don't want the American people to know about) and I'm pretty certain that there were no national security secrets in that contract. What a farce! I bet once, if ever, the actual contract is revealed, we will discover that all that money was paid to some Obama Chicago crony. More evidence, as Michelle Malkin has put it, of the culture of corruption surrounding President Obama.
So, we are stuck for the moment with a lying, corrupt politician for a president. This can be partially corrected in 2010 by voting out politicians who enable the president to be corrupt and replacing them with God-fearing Americans who love this country and our free enterprise system. The final correction can come in 2012 when we elect a president worthy of the office.
Do not be fooled, America, Health Care Reform is a diversion. Our real problem will never be dealt with because it would further perpetuate an economic system that our President has vowed to destroy. Unfortunately, for Mr. Obama, the free market system is recovering in spite of his doing nothing. His next move to stop the recovery, Cap and Trade and more taxes.
Good night, America. Sleep soundly because God is watching over this nation. He brought it into existence and will not allow it to be destroyed as long as we honor Him.
-Doug Cochran
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Should the Lord Tarry
Now, I'm a WYSIWYG kind of guy. What you see is what you get. I try to be as transparent as possible so people always know where they stand with me. No secrets, constantly honest (it's the best policy, you know). I'd make a HORRIBLE politician in Washington because I refuse to play those games. I won't lie to you but I also will not be brutal with the truth. Truth without love is very brutal.
I firmly hold to the belief that Jesus is coming back for the Christians. I loved the Left Behind series of books and read all of them. Scripture seems to indicate that it will happen and I'd like to believe that God will have mercy on His children prior to the 7 years of really bad luck for everyone else. However, can I state it as a fact? No. Am I dogmatic about it to the point of not listening to dissenting opinions? No.
Since that is true, I often think about what the future will be like for my grandchildren. Here they are just last night before going trick-or-treating.
Freedom in our country is based on two principles. One, that we are endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights. Two, that our government should protect these rights. The government should protect the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Not take it away. Marxism removes those rights and assigns them to the government. The government then has the right to your life, your liberty and your happiness. Not you. Just ask the people living under the working examples in our world today.
Marxism is an atheistic system. It DOES NOT and CANNOT promote freedom of religion. Under Marxism, God does not exist and therefore it is the government who grants you whatever rights you have. So, first I lose the right to worship the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and secondly, I cannot pursue life, liberty and happiness unless the government tells me that I can. We move from what is best for the individual to what the government thinks is best for the collective.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong but it seems that for the last 200+ years, all these "individuals" in our nation have done a pretty good job of taking care of those in need. The Red Cross and the Salvation Army are two shining examples. However, these life-saving organizations are falling on hard times due to a lack of donations by Americans. Why is that? The economy? Maybe. But I think I have a different perspective. If the government (and my taxes) are taking care of poor people and the underprivileged, why should I contribute to these organizations? That's double dipping and my income is limited as it is. Sound familiar? Hey, pretty much everybody's had that thought.
So, when the collective is taken care of by the government, we, as individual citizens tend to pull back from caring about the collective. However, if the government was not there, we as Americans would rise up and find a creative way to take care of the problem. Americans are not selfish, greedy people as "progressives" would have you think. The average American is quite compassionate towards his neighbor. However, if the government is already taking care of them, that leaves me nothing to do. So I don't do anything.
Therefore, the answer to Health Care, poverty and other issues affecting the poor and downtrodden is to let the American free system take care of it. Just like with Katrina and 9/11, we Americans rise to the occasion to help those in need. No government intervention required. American hearts are HUGE. And that also extends around the world. We are the most giving nation on earth.
I go back to the central theme of this blog of replacing everyone in Congress in 2010 again. If not for ourselves, let's do it to give our kids a chance. If not for our kids, let's do it for our grandchildren. Get involved. Help me out. Run for office. Pray. Contribute money. Do something.
I don't know about you, but I would rather call our leader Mr. President than Comrade or Supreme Commander. How about you?
Good night, America. May you sleep the innocent sleep of my grandchildren tonight.
-Doug Cochran
I firmly hold to the belief that Jesus is coming back for the Christians. I loved the Left Behind series of books and read all of them. Scripture seems to indicate that it will happen and I'd like to believe that God will have mercy on His children prior to the 7 years of really bad luck for everyone else. However, can I state it as a fact? No. Am I dogmatic about it to the point of not listening to dissenting opinions? No.
Since that is true, I often think about what the future will be like for my grandchildren. Here they are just last night before going trick-or-treating.
Cute, huh?
At times like these, I think about what would this country be like for my grandchildren if Jesus does not come before they grow up. Sobering thought. I want to make sure that I have done everything now to make this nation one that they can prosper in and enjoy. Marxism does not give me a thrill up my leg on that issue. Our democracy and free market economy does. These are the things that have made America great. These are the things that will keep America great. I don't want a fundamentally transformed country. I want this one with some improvements. Marxism and communism are NOT improvements. Just ask the people living under Marxism and communism. Do the citizens of Cuba or Venezuela think they have a great place to live? Where do citizens of those countries flock to? Maybe the President's advisers (and Mr. O himself) should take a trip to one of these places or, better yet, Communist China. Hey, they may own us soon any way since they are buying up all our debt.Freedom in our country is based on two principles. One, that we are endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights. Two, that our government should protect these rights. The government should protect the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Not take it away. Marxism removes those rights and assigns them to the government. The government then has the right to your life, your liberty and your happiness. Not you. Just ask the people living under the working examples in our world today.
Marxism is an atheistic system. It DOES NOT and CANNOT promote freedom of religion. Under Marxism, God does not exist and therefore it is the government who grants you whatever rights you have. So, first I lose the right to worship the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and secondly, I cannot pursue life, liberty and happiness unless the government tells me that I can. We move from what is best for the individual to what the government thinks is best for the collective.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong but it seems that for the last 200+ years, all these "individuals" in our nation have done a pretty good job of taking care of those in need. The Red Cross and the Salvation Army are two shining examples. However, these life-saving organizations are falling on hard times due to a lack of donations by Americans. Why is that? The economy? Maybe. But I think I have a different perspective. If the government (and my taxes) are taking care of poor people and the underprivileged, why should I contribute to these organizations? That's double dipping and my income is limited as it is. Sound familiar? Hey, pretty much everybody's had that thought.
So, when the collective is taken care of by the government, we, as individual citizens tend to pull back from caring about the collective. However, if the government was not there, we as Americans would rise up and find a creative way to take care of the problem. Americans are not selfish, greedy people as "progressives" would have you think. The average American is quite compassionate towards his neighbor. However, if the government is already taking care of them, that leaves me nothing to do. So I don't do anything.
Therefore, the answer to Health Care, poverty and other issues affecting the poor and downtrodden is to let the American free system take care of it. Just like with Katrina and 9/11, we Americans rise to the occasion to help those in need. No government intervention required. American hearts are HUGE. And that also extends around the world. We are the most giving nation on earth.
I go back to the central theme of this blog of replacing everyone in Congress in 2010 again. If not for ourselves, let's do it to give our kids a chance. If not for our kids, let's do it for our grandchildren. Get involved. Help me out. Run for office. Pray. Contribute money. Do something.
I don't know about you, but I would rather call our leader Mr. President than Comrade or Supreme Commander. How about you?
Good night, America. May you sleep the innocent sleep of my grandchildren tonight.
-Doug Cochran
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Freedom Is Not Free
Currently I am sitting in a Starbucks in Hillsboro, TX sipping a Tazo Tea Chai Latte and getting free Internet while my wife shops at the Outlet Mall next door. Wonder how many folks in Marxist/Communist countries can:
So, that begs the question for Marxists (and any others opposed to democracy and/or capitalism), "Just how would your system of government and economic system improve upon our situation as Americans?" Any takers? The definitive answer is that these other systems of government and economy CANNOT improve what our founding fathers set up. They were one smart bunch of dudes.
Now, that is not to say that improvements in our governmental and economic systems are not needed. Indeed they are. However, a complete change of the basic systems is not warranted. What is wrong with these people who want to "fundamentally transform" America? Well, that is an easy one. They want all the power now residing with the people of this country consolidated into their hands.
There is an old saying about human nature that is at work here and in the Obama
White House. "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". I don't know who said it but it is as true as the day is long. A person in charge without accountability will become corrupted. No one is exempt from this rule of human nature. We have seen it play out in history time after time. This is why there is no transparency at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. They are all corrupt already and just want to consolidate their power.
No one can argue that accountability is almost non-existent in Washington. We need representatives who believe they are serving the people who elected them. Way too many members of Congress believe that they are smarter than their constituents and that they are somehow entitled to their position of power. They forget that the power is on loan from us, the American people. We need to retain that power or we will end up with a Dictatorship or some form of a Communist government.
Now, I'm trying to be fair here because people like Sam Johnson (my Congressman) are the exception to the rule instead of being the rule. Sam is a true American hero and listens to his constituency. He is humble, fair and honest. How many are there in Congress like Sam? I don't know but it is obviously not enough. If there were, they would be calling arrogant prima donas like Speaker Pelosi on the carpet when they call Americans Nazis or brown-shirts. Shame on her. She should have been censured by the entire House in a non-partisan vote with no dissenters. I won't hold my breath for that one.
So what is Mr. Hope and Change offering us any way? Hope for what? Hope we won't notice as he pulls a fast one on us? We've already seen the "Change" our President and his associates want. They want to "fundamentally transform" America. Into what? It's got to have something with Marxism. I mean either our President is an idiot or he's perfectly aware of the ideologies of the people who are his close advisors. Ya think? He knows exactly who they are and whole-heartedly endorses their points of view because he shares them. We're not stupid Mr. Obama. We know a skunk when we see one in spite of how you want to convince us that we are looking at a rhino. Smell something yet? Yup, it stinks.
Anyone want to venture a guess as to why the President seems to not want to focus on the #1 problem that Americans are concerned about? It's the economy stupid! Jobs and the economy. DUH! Health care needs work, granted, but it is not at the top of our list. However, to fix the economy, you have to work within our capitalistic system. If you already believe it is fundamentally evil and unfair then and were planning on replacing it with a supposedly fairer economic system that will "redistribute the wealth" (oooh, can you say Marxist/communist here?) you NATURALLY would ignore the problem until you can get your changes in place. Allow the current system to collapse on it's own. Regulate it to death, take over businesses under the guise of "BAILOUTS" because some companies are just "too big" to be allowed to fail. Tax all those evil profits.
A friend wrote to me on Facebook recently and commented that, although he does not agree with everything I write in this blog he finds my musings mentally stimulating. I hope that is true of everyone who reads these blog entries. My intent here is to stimulate people to think about what is going on in Washington and how that is affecting our country.
I began this blog entry talking about freedoms. As the title says, our freedoms are not free. They have come at great price. Much American blood has been spilled to ensure them. We should value our freedoms more than gold. And there should be a vicious fight when someone attempts to deprive us of any of these freedoms.
Our government is intending to do just that, deprive us of our freedoms. Freedom of speech, freedom to pursue life, liberty and happiness. If our economic system is ruined and then "transformed" into something other than capitalism, we will lose those freedoms. If our govenmental system is "transformed" into a Marxist regime, we will lose our freedoms. We have thrived for over 200 years BECAUSE of our democracy and capitalism. Today's technology and ease of lifestyle owes everything to these pillars of America. Do not allow a bunch of elitists in Washington to "fundamentally transform" us into Cuba or China or, God forbid, North Korea. Only democracy and capitalism in combination with each other will keep us free and prosperous. Yes, there is work to be done but cutting down the pillars of America can only do one thing, collapse our society.
Hence the need to replace the Marxists and seditionists in Washington with REAL Americans. And the 2010 election is an optimal time to do it. How will you help? Will you help? It won't happen without you being involved. Run for office, actively campaign, blog your fingers off. Do something, I beg of you.
Definitely, comment on this blog and/or be a follower. Encourage me. Criticize me. Tell me you get a thrill up your leg each time you read my blog. In other words, give me feedback. All comments welcome, positive or negative. But post your comments here for others to read. You too be intellectually stimulating to American.
Good night, America. God bless you with the sleep of those resting in His arms.
-Doug Cochran
- Travel to another city without restrictions
- Have the freedom to post blogs without government intervention
- Enjoy the wealth of Starbucks outlets we have with comfort and convenience
- Attend a fun wedding like we did last night without fear
- Pray as we did last night at the wedding in the name of Jesus without retribution or censorship
So, that begs the question for Marxists (and any others opposed to democracy and/or capitalism), "Just how would your system of government and economic system improve upon our situation as Americans?" Any takers? The definitive answer is that these other systems of government and economy CANNOT improve what our founding fathers set up. They were one smart bunch of dudes.
Now, that is not to say that improvements in our governmental and economic systems are not needed. Indeed they are. However, a complete change of the basic systems is not warranted. What is wrong with these people who want to "fundamentally transform" America? Well, that is an easy one. They want all the power now residing with the people of this country consolidated into their hands.
There is an old saying about human nature that is at work here and in the Obama
White House. "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". I don't know who said it but it is as true as the day is long. A person in charge without accountability will become corrupted. No one is exempt from this rule of human nature. We have seen it play out in history time after time. This is why there is no transparency at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. They are all corrupt already and just want to consolidate their power.
No one can argue that accountability is almost non-existent in Washington. We need representatives who believe they are serving the people who elected them. Way too many members of Congress believe that they are smarter than their constituents and that they are somehow entitled to their position of power. They forget that the power is on loan from us, the American people. We need to retain that power or we will end up with a Dictatorship or some form of a Communist government.
Now, I'm trying to be fair here because people like Sam Johnson (my Congressman) are the exception to the rule instead of being the rule. Sam is a true American hero and listens to his constituency. He is humble, fair and honest. How many are there in Congress like Sam? I don't know but it is obviously not enough. If there were, they would be calling arrogant prima donas like Speaker Pelosi on the carpet when they call Americans Nazis or brown-shirts. Shame on her. She should have been censured by the entire House in a non-partisan vote with no dissenters. I won't hold my breath for that one.
So what is Mr. Hope and Change offering us any way? Hope for what? Hope we won't notice as he pulls a fast one on us? We've already seen the "Change" our President and his associates want. They want to "fundamentally transform" America. Into what? It's got to have something with Marxism. I mean either our President is an idiot or he's perfectly aware of the ideologies of the people who are his close advisors. Ya think? He knows exactly who they are and whole-heartedly endorses their points of view because he shares them. We're not stupid Mr. Obama. We know a skunk when we see one in spite of how you want to convince us that we are looking at a rhino. Smell something yet? Yup, it stinks.
Anyone want to venture a guess as to why the President seems to not want to focus on the #1 problem that Americans are concerned about? It's the economy stupid! Jobs and the economy. DUH! Health care needs work, granted, but it is not at the top of our list. However, to fix the economy, you have to work within our capitalistic system. If you already believe it is fundamentally evil and unfair then and were planning on replacing it with a supposedly fairer economic system that will "redistribute the wealth" (oooh, can you say Marxist/communist here?) you NATURALLY would ignore the problem until you can get your changes in place. Allow the current system to collapse on it's own. Regulate it to death, take over businesses under the guise of "BAILOUTS" because some companies are just "too big" to be allowed to fail. Tax all those evil profits.
A friend wrote to me on Facebook recently and commented that, although he does not agree with everything I write in this blog he finds my musings mentally stimulating. I hope that is true of everyone who reads these blog entries. My intent here is to stimulate people to think about what is going on in Washington and how that is affecting our country.
I began this blog entry talking about freedoms. As the title says, our freedoms are not free. They have come at great price. Much American blood has been spilled to ensure them. We should value our freedoms more than gold. And there should be a vicious fight when someone attempts to deprive us of any of these freedoms.
Our government is intending to do just that, deprive us of our freedoms. Freedom of speech, freedom to pursue life, liberty and happiness. If our economic system is ruined and then "transformed" into something other than capitalism, we will lose those freedoms. If our govenmental system is "transformed" into a Marxist regime, we will lose our freedoms. We have thrived for over 200 years BECAUSE of our democracy and capitalism. Today's technology and ease of lifestyle owes everything to these pillars of America. Do not allow a bunch of elitists in Washington to "fundamentally transform" us into Cuba or China or, God forbid, North Korea. Only democracy and capitalism in combination with each other will keep us free and prosperous. Yes, there is work to be done but cutting down the pillars of America can only do one thing, collapse our society.
Hence the need to replace the Marxists and seditionists in Washington with REAL Americans. And the 2010 election is an optimal time to do it. How will you help? Will you help? It won't happen without you being involved. Run for office, actively campaign, blog your fingers off. Do something, I beg of you.
Definitely, comment on this blog and/or be a follower. Encourage me. Criticize me. Tell me you get a thrill up your leg each time you read my blog. In other words, give me feedback. All comments welcome, positive or negative. But post your comments here for others to read. You too be intellectually stimulating to American.
Good night, America. God bless you with the sleep of those resting in His arms.
-Doug Cochran
Thursday, October 22, 2009
From Nothing Came Everything
Following on from my last post, all Marxists (true Marxists, that is) share many characteristics. Besides a common hatred of free enterprise, free speech and just about any type of personal liberty, Marxists are Atheists. They have to be by definition.
Yes, Karl Marx was among those intellectuals and brilliant people who believe that all that we see came from nothing. Sound like nonsense? Well, it is. Nothing cannot create something but that is exactly what the Big Bang Theory preaches. All the matter in the universe was compressed into a single dot and it exploded. And the dot was so small, it was virtually non-existent, nothing, if you will.
This all, of course, relates back to one of the founding fathers of Marxism, Charles Darwin. His book was a tremendous influence on Karl Marx and, consistent with Marxist principles, none of the 5 world Marxist regimes encourages freedom of religion. Imagine that. Atheists running the country not allowing freedom of religion. Amazing. Makes sense if you think about it.
Now Charles Darwin started out well enough. He had just graduated from Bible College when he went on his famous journey aboard The Beagle. However, Charlie was influenced by others of his day who denied a special Creation event by God Almighty. These "progressives" said that all we see took a long time to come into being and was self-directed. There was no overseeing force and, certainly, no God controlling everything.
There is a story I love to tell that is well documented about the father of modern science, Sir Isaac Newton. Few doubt that he was one of the greatest scientific minds to have ever lived. Did you know that Sir Isaac was a devout Christian and believed in a litteral 7-day creation? Probably not. The school books tend to leave out that juicy tidbit. Or that he wrote more Bible commentaries than he ever did scientific papers?
One day Sir Newton had delivered to him a working model of our solar system which he had commissioned from a master clock maker. When you turned the wheel, all the planets rotated around the sun in their proper orbits and the model planets were in the correct porportions in their distance from the sun. It was a marvel to behold. Upon it's delivery, Newton invited an atheist friend of his over to see it. The man was astounded. He examined the fine craftsmanship and the attention to detail with great awe. After a while, he could not contain himself and he had to ask Newton who had built such a magnificent model. "Well, no one built it", replied Newton. The atheist thought Newton had not heard him and repeated the question. Sir Isaac repeated his answer. The man became irritated that Newton was now responding as wished. He went on about the model and it's features and how it was obvious that it had been created by a person of great skill. Then Newton replied to his friend, "So you are convinced without seeing the craftsman that this fine machine had a designer and manufacturer and yet this is a mere representation of the magnificent original which you claim does not have any creator?" The atheist was without a reply. He knew Newton was right.
Creation is a no-brainer. It is intuitively obvious from everything that has been made. God's signature is on it all. Yet atheists refuse to see. Marxists are of this ilk as well. This means that we have a man in the White House who, in spite of his claims otherwise, does not believe that God really exists. Marxists do not believe in God because atheism is a natural outcome of the Theory of Evolution. Charles Darwin said as much and Richard Dawkins, numero uno atheist in the world, states this unequivocally. Darwinism leads to atheism. Pure and simple. Marxism is based on Darwinism so Marxists are therefore, by necessity, atheists. Our President and those surrounding him that claim to hold Marxist beliefs are atheists. What happened to "In God We Trust"?
Let this sink in. There are tremendous ramifications for our nation having atheists running a country founded on Christian principles by Christian men.
More tomorrow.
Good night America. In God I trust and I pray for our nation. Sleep secure.
-Doug Cochran
Yes, Karl Marx was among those intellectuals and brilliant people who believe that all that we see came from nothing. Sound like nonsense? Well, it is. Nothing cannot create something but that is exactly what the Big Bang Theory preaches. All the matter in the universe was compressed into a single dot and it exploded. And the dot was so small, it was virtually non-existent, nothing, if you will.
This all, of course, relates back to one of the founding fathers of Marxism, Charles Darwin. His book was a tremendous influence on Karl Marx and, consistent with Marxist principles, none of the 5 world Marxist regimes encourages freedom of religion. Imagine that. Atheists running the country not allowing freedom of religion. Amazing. Makes sense if you think about it.
Now Charles Darwin started out well enough. He had just graduated from Bible College when he went on his famous journey aboard The Beagle. However, Charlie was influenced by others of his day who denied a special Creation event by God Almighty. These "progressives" said that all we see took a long time to come into being and was self-directed. There was no overseeing force and, certainly, no God controlling everything.
There is a story I love to tell that is well documented about the father of modern science, Sir Isaac Newton. Few doubt that he was one of the greatest scientific minds to have ever lived. Did you know that Sir Isaac was a devout Christian and believed in a litteral 7-day creation? Probably not. The school books tend to leave out that juicy tidbit. Or that he wrote more Bible commentaries than he ever did scientific papers?
One day Sir Newton had delivered to him a working model of our solar system which he had commissioned from a master clock maker. When you turned the wheel, all the planets rotated around the sun in their proper orbits and the model planets were in the correct porportions in their distance from the sun. It was a marvel to behold. Upon it's delivery, Newton invited an atheist friend of his over to see it. The man was astounded. He examined the fine craftsmanship and the attention to detail with great awe. After a while, he could not contain himself and he had to ask Newton who had built such a magnificent model. "Well, no one built it", replied Newton. The atheist thought Newton had not heard him and repeated the question. Sir Isaac repeated his answer. The man became irritated that Newton was now responding as wished. He went on about the model and it's features and how it was obvious that it had been created by a person of great skill. Then Newton replied to his friend, "So you are convinced without seeing the craftsman that this fine machine had a designer and manufacturer and yet this is a mere representation of the magnificent original which you claim does not have any creator?" The atheist was without a reply. He knew Newton was right.
Creation is a no-brainer. It is intuitively obvious from everything that has been made. God's signature is on it all. Yet atheists refuse to see. Marxists are of this ilk as well. This means that we have a man in the White House who, in spite of his claims otherwise, does not believe that God really exists. Marxists do not believe in God because atheism is a natural outcome of the Theory of Evolution. Charles Darwin said as much and Richard Dawkins, numero uno atheist in the world, states this unequivocally. Darwinism leads to atheism. Pure and simple. Marxism is based on Darwinism so Marxists are therefore, by necessity, atheists. Our President and those surrounding him that claim to hold Marxist beliefs are atheists. What happened to "In God We Trust"?
Let this sink in. There are tremendous ramifications for our nation having atheists running a country founded on Christian principles by Christian men.
More tomorrow.
Good night America. In God I trust and I pray for our nation. Sleep secure.
-Doug Cochran
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Marxist, Marxist, Everywhere A Marxist
Does the name Van Jones ring a bell? The former White House Green Czar who slithered away in the middle of the night is now a vague memory and an article in the Fox News archives.
Van Jones was an avowed Marxist. Now, for those of you who were asleep in World History class, Marxism is named for Karl Marx. He is credited with coming up with this idea that we can all share equally (yes, communism is a logical result of Marxism) and that capitalism is a bad, bad thing. Capitalism (our present economic form) exploits workers and creates a class system according to old Karl. The owners get rich and the workers are not fairly compensated for their work. In fact, if the retail price of something is the value of the worker's work, then the employer is keeping the difference between what he pays the worker and what he charges for the product. We know that as PROFIT but Marxism sees it as EVIL. They believe that extra money should go to the worker.
Fellow White Houser Anita Dunn has praised Chairman Mao of China as one of the two political philosophers she looks to often. Mao, when he was in charge of killing off as many Chinese as possible, was an avid Marxist so one could conclude that Ms. Dunn does not think that being a Marxist is a bad thing. We might even stretch a point to say that she favors Marxists since she looks to them for guidance.
Our golden-boy president has also stated that he is a Marxist and bragged about hanging out with all the Marxist professors when he was in college. I have not heard him renounce that so one has to conclude that he still favors Marxism and communism over Democracy and capitalism.
Well, a Marxist White House causes a big problem for America. We are not a Marxist nation and do not have a communist form of economics driving this country. And Marxism seems to be historically linked with several very bad things by American freedom standards.
First off, Marxism is anti-capitalism. Now being a small business owner myself, I have a real problem with that. Marxist hold that only the government should run businesses because they will magnanimously equally distribute the wealth from the enterprises. Let's look at how that's working out for the Marxist countries (communist countries) of the world.
There are 5 Marxist (Communist run) countries in the world:
Got your attention? So why do all these White House people want to make us a communist nation? Why do they hate capitalism? Why do they embrace and admire Marxism when it only leads to misery for 90% of the nation? Why is the news media not asking these questions (OK, with the exception of Fox)?
Obama and his cronies seem to be trying to do everything they can to stifle free enterprise. It is our free enterprise system which has made this country great and prosperous. Could there be another agenda? Could they be trying to set us up for a Dictatorship? In spite of their claims otherwise, all Marxist nations are basically dictatorships. Cruel dictatorships, I might add.
What makes this so attractive? Well, POWER is the answer. I believe that Barack Obama is going to attempt a power grab and to set up a dictatorship in America if he can get all the elements in place. If he destroys our economic system and collapses our currency, he can create a crisis big enough where he can declare our current form of government defunct and establish (via a coup or "revolution" in Marxist language) a dictatorship with him as the head. Think that's off the wall? It's happened before in other countries.
However, this is America and our history as a people is to fight to the death when our freedoms are threatened. Do you love your freedoms and rights? Do you love them enough to die defending them? You may be called on in the future to do just that.
This is just one of the many reasons why these people need to be voted out of office in 2010. The House and Representatives and Senate need to be taken over by the people of America. We need to create a revolution of our own in these governing bodies. Without control of Congress, Obama will be rendered impotent. With real Americans running things, he will be unable to carry out his agenda.
America, unite. Throw out any one in Congress with more than two terms. In fact, in this first round of cleansing, they all need to go. Get involved. Run for office. Help out with the Total Recall 2010 campaign. Spread the word. Send $$$$.
We need to take back our country from the hands of the Marxists.
Goodnight, America. Sleep well.
-Doug Cochran
Van Jones was an avowed Marxist. Now, for those of you who were asleep in World History class, Marxism is named for Karl Marx. He is credited with coming up with this idea that we can all share equally (yes, communism is a logical result of Marxism) and that capitalism is a bad, bad thing. Capitalism (our present economic form) exploits workers and creates a class system according to old Karl. The owners get rich and the workers are not fairly compensated for their work. In fact, if the retail price of something is the value of the worker's work, then the employer is keeping the difference between what he pays the worker and what he charges for the product. We know that as PROFIT but Marxism sees it as EVIL. They believe that extra money should go to the worker.
Fellow White Houser Anita Dunn has praised Chairman Mao of China as one of the two political philosophers she looks to often. Mao, when he was in charge of killing off as many Chinese as possible, was an avid Marxist so one could conclude that Ms. Dunn does not think that being a Marxist is a bad thing. We might even stretch a point to say that she favors Marxists since she looks to them for guidance.
Our golden-boy president has also stated that he is a Marxist and bragged about hanging out with all the Marxist professors when he was in college. I have not heard him renounce that so one has to conclude that he still favors Marxism and communism over Democracy and capitalism.
Well, a Marxist White House causes a big problem for America. We are not a Marxist nation and do not have a communist form of economics driving this country. And Marxism seems to be historically linked with several very bad things by American freedom standards.
First off, Marxism is anti-capitalism. Now being a small business owner myself, I have a real problem with that. Marxist hold that only the government should run businesses because they will magnanimously equally distribute the wealth from the enterprises. Let's look at how that's working out for the Marxist countries (communist countries) of the world.
There are 5 Marxist (Communist run) countries in the world:
- The People's Republic of China - Hey, there's a place I'd like to live (jk). How about you? Justice is swift and I'm sure those Chinese are rolling in dough from the "equal" distribution of wealth by the government. I mean, yea, it's a dictatorship and all and there's no freedoms found here like in America but, hey, it's Marxist through and through.
- The Republic of Cuba - Well, we all know what a great guy Fidel Castro is. I mean, just look at the prosperity of the Cuban people. Not sure, with such a great system of government, why so many of them are trying to cross the Atlantic to get to Florida. It is a mystery.
- The Democratic Republic of Korea - North Korea. Ya gotta love old Kim Jong Il. What a nutty character. Hey, they'll soon have nukes and be expanding their territory. I'm sure life there is easy, peasy, lemon-squeezy.
- The Lao People's Democratic Republic - Laos to us Vietnam-era kiddos. No doubt that they are living in the lap of luxury thanks to the wonderful workings of communism. Not free but, hey, you have to pay a price for progress.
- The Socialist Republic of Vietnam - Good old North Vietnam. Once again, I'm sure life is grand there.
Got your attention? So why do all these White House people want to make us a communist nation? Why do they hate capitalism? Why do they embrace and admire Marxism when it only leads to misery for 90% of the nation? Why is the news media not asking these questions (OK, with the exception of Fox)?
Obama and his cronies seem to be trying to do everything they can to stifle free enterprise. It is our free enterprise system which has made this country great and prosperous. Could there be another agenda? Could they be trying to set us up for a Dictatorship? In spite of their claims otherwise, all Marxist nations are basically dictatorships. Cruel dictatorships, I might add.
What makes this so attractive? Well, POWER is the answer. I believe that Barack Obama is going to attempt a power grab and to set up a dictatorship in America if he can get all the elements in place. If he destroys our economic system and collapses our currency, he can create a crisis big enough where he can declare our current form of government defunct and establish (via a coup or "revolution" in Marxist language) a dictatorship with him as the head. Think that's off the wall? It's happened before in other countries.
However, this is America and our history as a people is to fight to the death when our freedoms are threatened. Do you love your freedoms and rights? Do you love them enough to die defending them? You may be called on in the future to do just that.
This is just one of the many reasons why these people need to be voted out of office in 2010. The House and Representatives and Senate need to be taken over by the people of America. We need to create a revolution of our own in these governing bodies. Without control of Congress, Obama will be rendered impotent. With real Americans running things, he will be unable to carry out his agenda.
America, unite. Throw out any one in Congress with more than two terms. In fact, in this first round of cleansing, they all need to go. Get involved. Run for office. Help out with the Total Recall 2010 campaign. Spread the word. Send $$$$.
We need to take back our country from the hands of the Marxists.
Goodnight, America. Sleep well.
-Doug Cochran
Friday, October 2, 2009
More Facts and Figures
Man, I am finding these stats on the 2010 elections fascinating and exciting.
Two Democrats that I think really need targeting to be removed from office are Harry Reid from NV and Nancy Pelosi of CA.
Reid already is getting nervous. A recent Rassmussen Poll has the republican challengers at 50% and Reid at 40%. I'm sure Harry is shaking in his boots. In fact, he's so nervous that he worked out a sweetheart deal on a recent bill amendment. The deal is that his state will not have to pay the increase in Medicaid costs for the next 5 years. Not bad for NV but bad for the other states. He's desperately trying to score points with the folks back home. He's vulnerable and he knows it. I enjoy seeing him sweat. The only down side? The challengers are both party-tied Republicans. If either of them was willing to eschew their partisanship for this election, America could win that seat in the Senate, not the Republicans.
Now don't get me wrong. I don't hate the Republican party. I just think that partisan politics is what has gotten us into this mess and more of the same will just muddy things further. We need Americans in office who are not affiliated with any political party or who are willing to leave their partisanship at the door when they enter Congress. Fat chance of that happening with Reps and Dems.
Nancy Pelosi is another story. She is from the 8th District of California. Right smack dab in the middle of Liberal USA, San Francisco, CA. Getting her displaced will be a challenge. However, there is hope. In the last election, Nancy only got 71.7% of the vote. The LOWEST percentage she's ever gotten in an election and she's been re-elected 9 times! Is it possible that the voters of SF are getting tired of Grande Dame Pelosi and her obnoxious superior attitude? I certainly hope so.
More good news. Both Pelosi and Reid have VERY unfavorable ratings. Pelosi has an unfavorable rating of 57% and Reid has one of 49% according to Rassmussen. Well, if 57% of voters don't like Pelosi, there is hope that we can get her unseated. She's supposed to be safe in this election. Let's show her that NO ONE IS SAFE.
So, I need people in Nevada to work on getting Harry Reid displaced and folks in San Fran helping to buy Ms. Pelosi a one-way ticket back to where she left her heart. Can you help?
There is nothing I would love more than to see both Reid and Pelosi go down in flames next November. Remember your weapon against oppression is your vote. Use your weapon wisely. Vote for an American, not a party-affiliated snob.
Good night America. I will be back with more soon.
-Doug Cochran
Two Democrats that I think really need targeting to be removed from office are Harry Reid from NV and Nancy Pelosi of CA.
Reid already is getting nervous. A recent Rassmussen Poll has the republican challengers at 50% and Reid at 40%. I'm sure Harry is shaking in his boots. In fact, he's so nervous that he worked out a sweetheart deal on a recent bill amendment. The deal is that his state will not have to pay the increase in Medicaid costs for the next 5 years. Not bad for NV but bad for the other states. He's desperately trying to score points with the folks back home. He's vulnerable and he knows it. I enjoy seeing him sweat. The only down side? The challengers are both party-tied Republicans. If either of them was willing to eschew their partisanship for this election, America could win that seat in the Senate, not the Republicans.
Now don't get me wrong. I don't hate the Republican party. I just think that partisan politics is what has gotten us into this mess and more of the same will just muddy things further. We need Americans in office who are not affiliated with any political party or who are willing to leave their partisanship at the door when they enter Congress. Fat chance of that happening with Reps and Dems.
Nancy Pelosi is another story. She is from the 8th District of California. Right smack dab in the middle of Liberal USA, San Francisco, CA. Getting her displaced will be a challenge. However, there is hope. In the last election, Nancy only got 71.7% of the vote. The LOWEST percentage she's ever gotten in an election and she's been re-elected 9 times! Is it possible that the voters of SF are getting tired of Grande Dame Pelosi and her obnoxious superior attitude? I certainly hope so.
More good news. Both Pelosi and Reid have VERY unfavorable ratings. Pelosi has an unfavorable rating of 57% and Reid has one of 49% according to Rassmussen. Well, if 57% of voters don't like Pelosi, there is hope that we can get her unseated. She's supposed to be safe in this election. Let's show her that NO ONE IS SAFE.
So, I need people in Nevada to work on getting Harry Reid displaced and folks in San Fran helping to buy Ms. Pelosi a one-way ticket back to where she left her heart. Can you help?
There is nothing I would love more than to see both Reid and Pelosi go down in flames next November. Remember your weapon against oppression is your vote. Use your weapon wisely. Vote for an American, not a party-affiliated snob.
Good night America. I will be back with more soon.
-Doug Cochran
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Opportunity of a Lifetime
It's too good to be true.
I did a little research today on the Senate and House elections of November 2010. The facts blew me away.
The Senate has 36 of the 100 seats up for grabs and the House of Representatives has ALL 435 seats being voted on in this election.
Do you realize what that means? We could make a historic impact on American politics in one single election. If we could fill the 36 Senate seats with independent, non-partisan, moral, responsible citizens, sanity would control 36% of the Senate. That's huge! And in the House, if all incumbents could be unseated by rational candidates, the revolution would be complete. America would return to normalcy almost overnight!
President Obama would have no venue for his liberal, left-wing policies. Bills would get read and debated before being voted on. Congress would actually be working for the people of the United States rather than the special interest groups that have bought influence for years. Politics in America would be instantly transformed. True transparency would come to Capital Hill.
Be still my heart! However, to make this happen will take a lot of work. There is only 14 months until the election and a ton of work to be done. Funds need to be raised, candidates chosen and placed on the ballots and word of this movement needs to get out to every American voter.
I have already sent out an email to everyone I know and my wife has done the same. I am hoping that those that get the email will forward it to everyone they know and it will go viral around the US. I have my fingers crossed. I have already gotten a few encouraging feedback comments and they all have been positive. If you've received the email, please pass it on to everyone in your email address book. I need tons of help here.
I feel very much like David going up against Goliath. I've got 5 stones and a slingshot, he's got heavy armor and a huge sword. All we need is one well-placed stone, though, to down the giant. I have faith that we can do it.
This historic opportunity will not come again for another 6 years for Senate seats or 4 years for House seats. This means that Nancy Pelosi can be given her walking papers and we won't have to tolerate any more of her insults to the American public.
Some of the races are uncontested. We need to get candidates in there to give people a choice. Some of the races seem to be a sure thing for the incumbent. We need to challenge them with our candidates. Some of the races only have partisan (Repub or Demo) candidates. We need to give people a choice to break away from party politics.
I'm not afraid of hard work in the face of overwhelming odds. Are you? If not, let's band together and let Washington here that cry of Patrick Henry's: "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Join me in making history.
Good night, America. Sleep the sleep of a clear conscience.
-Doug Cochran
I did a little research today on the Senate and House elections of November 2010. The facts blew me away.
The Senate has 36 of the 100 seats up for grabs and the House of Representatives has ALL 435 seats being voted on in this election.
Do you realize what that means? We could make a historic impact on American politics in one single election. If we could fill the 36 Senate seats with independent, non-partisan, moral, responsible citizens, sanity would control 36% of the Senate. That's huge! And in the House, if all incumbents could be unseated by rational candidates, the revolution would be complete. America would return to normalcy almost overnight!
President Obama would have no venue for his liberal, left-wing policies. Bills would get read and debated before being voted on. Congress would actually be working for the people of the United States rather than the special interest groups that have bought influence for years. Politics in America would be instantly transformed. True transparency would come to Capital Hill.
Be still my heart! However, to make this happen will take a lot of work. There is only 14 months until the election and a ton of work to be done. Funds need to be raised, candidates chosen and placed on the ballots and word of this movement needs to get out to every American voter.
I have already sent out an email to everyone I know and my wife has done the same. I am hoping that those that get the email will forward it to everyone they know and it will go viral around the US. I have my fingers crossed. I have already gotten a few encouraging feedback comments and they all have been positive. If you've received the email, please pass it on to everyone in your email address book. I need tons of help here.
I feel very much like David going up against Goliath. I've got 5 stones and a slingshot, he's got heavy armor and a huge sword. All we need is one well-placed stone, though, to down the giant. I have faith that we can do it.
This historic opportunity will not come again for another 6 years for Senate seats or 4 years for House seats. This means that Nancy Pelosi can be given her walking papers and we won't have to tolerate any more of her insults to the American public.
Some of the races are uncontested. We need to get candidates in there to give people a choice. Some of the races seem to be a sure thing for the incumbent. We need to challenge them with our candidates. Some of the races only have partisan (Repub or Demo) candidates. We need to give people a choice to break away from party politics.
I'm not afraid of hard work in the face of overwhelming odds. Are you? If not, let's band together and let Washington here that cry of Patrick Henry's: "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Join me in making history.
Good night, America. Sleep the sleep of a clear conscience.
-Doug Cochran
Monday, September 28, 2009
Mr. President, Lead By Example
President Obama is a huge proponent of redistribution of wealth in our society. He has bemoaned the fact that the civil rights movement did not address this issue. It was supposed to address redistribution of wealth? Boy, that's news to me. I thought it was all about equal rights.
Now the concept of redistribution of wealth is simple. Those who have are forced to give to those who don't so that everyone ends up with the same amount, Comrade. If this sounds like communism or socialism, it is. But I digress.
I challenge our President to put his money where is mouth is and to lead by example. I suggest Mr. Obama redistribute HIS wealth to show us how it's done. In fact I have the perfect place to start: Air Force One.
Air Force One (there are actually two, one for backup) is the President's private plane. However, those planes cost us taxpayers between $220 and $240 Million dollars a year to maintain (these are LOW estimates). The 2007 fuel bill for AF1 was $6 Billion (yes, you read that right, that's a "B"). Whoa, wonder what the MPG is on that baby! Oh, and since we know that oil prices tend to rise, every $10 jump in the price of oil costs us another $610M in jet fuel.
By all estimates that I could find, the operating cost of Air Force One is around $68,000 per hour. That is one luxurious ride.
By eliminating AF1 (both of them) and donating that money to charities that feed the poor and to organizations that provide health care for the indigent, I think our President could make a significant dent in improving the lives of impoverished inner-city Americans.
Before Washington starts talking about taking away my hard-earned money, they better start doing some serious cost cutting in their own budgets and luxury perks.
Redistribution of wealth is hogwash. Our President has outright disdain for our entrepreneurial economy. Well, as a small businessman, I say "phooey to youey". I intend to keep my wealth and contribute to help the poor as I see fit. You want my wealth to redistribute? Good luck prying it out of my cold, dead hands because that's the only way you're going to get it, Mr. Obama.
Our country's greatness rests on the backs of independent small businesses. 70% of all people who work, work for a small business. There will be no redistribution of wealth without a serious fight from the American people. We earn it, we're entitled to keep it.
Mr. President, you know what you can do with your "progressive" ideas of communism and socialism. They're not "progressive", they are "repressive". And to promote these ideas is to promote 21st century slavery. There does not exist a democracy anywhere in the world that is as successful as America whose economic system is socialistic. In fact, all the socialistic/communistic nations are run by dictators.
Is that your intent, Mr. Obama? To become our dictator? Fat chance!
In the words of Patrick Henry, "Give me liberty or give me death." And I am more than willing to put my money where my mouth is on that issue.
Good night, America. God grant us all a peaceful sleep tonight.
-Doug Cochran
Now the concept of redistribution of wealth is simple. Those who have are forced to give to those who don't so that everyone ends up with the same amount, Comrade. If this sounds like communism or socialism, it is. But I digress.
I challenge our President to put his money where is mouth is and to lead by example. I suggest Mr. Obama redistribute HIS wealth to show us how it's done. In fact I have the perfect place to start: Air Force One.
Air Force One (there are actually two, one for backup) is the President's private plane. However, those planes cost us taxpayers between $220 and $240 Million dollars a year to maintain (these are LOW estimates). The 2007 fuel bill for AF1 was $6 Billion (yes, you read that right, that's a "B"). Whoa, wonder what the MPG is on that baby! Oh, and since we know that oil prices tend to rise, every $10 jump in the price of oil costs us another $610M in jet fuel.
By all estimates that I could find, the operating cost of Air Force One is around $68,000 per hour. That is one luxurious ride.
By eliminating AF1 (both of them) and donating that money to charities that feed the poor and to organizations that provide health care for the indigent, I think our President could make a significant dent in improving the lives of impoverished inner-city Americans.
Before Washington starts talking about taking away my hard-earned money, they better start doing some serious cost cutting in their own budgets and luxury perks.
Redistribution of wealth is hogwash. Our President has outright disdain for our entrepreneurial economy. Well, as a small businessman, I say "phooey to youey". I intend to keep my wealth and contribute to help the poor as I see fit. You want my wealth to redistribute? Good luck prying it out of my cold, dead hands because that's the only way you're going to get it, Mr. Obama.
Our country's greatness rests on the backs of independent small businesses. 70% of all people who work, work for a small business. There will be no redistribution of wealth without a serious fight from the American people. We earn it, we're entitled to keep it.
Mr. President, you know what you can do with your "progressive" ideas of communism and socialism. They're not "progressive", they are "repressive". And to promote these ideas is to promote 21st century slavery. There does not exist a democracy anywhere in the world that is as successful as America whose economic system is socialistic. In fact, all the socialistic/communistic nations are run by dictators.
Is that your intent, Mr. Obama? To become our dictator? Fat chance!
In the words of Patrick Henry, "Give me liberty or give me death." And I am more than willing to put my money where my mouth is on that issue.
Good night, America. God grant us all a peaceful sleep tonight.
-Doug Cochran
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Two Parties, Lots of Waiting
As long as I can remember, there have been the Republicans and Democrats. Each party demonizing the other. My parent's philosophy was simple. Republicans good, Democrats evil. Simple but untrue.
The more I think about this (basically) two-party system we have, the more it does not make sense to me. These political parties are powerful organizations that control what candidates are offered up for the election and then dictate the policies which that candidate will implement from the President all the way down through Congress. The word bi-partisan has no meaning. A Repub is a Repub and a Demo is a Demo. Oh, there's some leanings toward the center (Blue Dog Demos) but everybody pretty much stays to their own party.
Wait, this is a government "of the people, by the people and for the people." I don't read the words Republican, Democrat, Libertarian or the name of any political party in there. However, the political parties are there with their hands out like all the lobbyists and PACs seeking favors from the powerful because they contributed heavily to their campaign. That means our political parties engage in just as much influence peddling as everyone else out there that they condemn.
Last time I looked, the title of the office was President of the United States of America and the Congressmen and women of this country were in the United States Congress. These offices SERVE the people of the United States of America NOT the political parties. However, it does not work that way.
Hence, I am advocating in Total Recall 2010 that potential candidates we would support should renounce membership in either party and run as an independent candidate. No, not a candidate of the Independent Party but just an unaffiliated candidate. One who states his or her platform clearly and is open to any kind of checking into their background that might be necessary to make sure they are worth of our trust as Americans.
We need people of good moral character in office come November 2010. True, not that many seats are up for grabs in the next election but it is a start. And it will make the career politicians REALLY nervous if we can get just one candidate elected. Because where there is one in 2010, there will be more in 2012. So I urge you to support this movement in any way you can.
Career politicians need to go. Term limits for Congress need to be implemented. Government needs to be shrunk back to a reasonable size and removed from intruding on our lives. Big government is not the answer.
We are Americans and we can take care of ourselves. We are not a nation of welfare recipients or little children with our hands out. We want to have our hands busy building, creating, inventing, innovating and being constructive, productive and profitable. A working America is a strong America and Entrepreneurs are the engine that keeps Americans working and keeps our economy running.
That's my thoughts for tonight America. God bless us all.
-Doug Cochran
The more I think about this (basically) two-party system we have, the more it does not make sense to me. These political parties are powerful organizations that control what candidates are offered up for the election and then dictate the policies which that candidate will implement from the President all the way down through Congress. The word bi-partisan has no meaning. A Repub is a Repub and a Demo is a Demo. Oh, there's some leanings toward the center (Blue Dog Demos) but everybody pretty much stays to their own party.
Wait, this is a government "of the people, by the people and for the people." I don't read the words Republican, Democrat, Libertarian or the name of any political party in there. However, the political parties are there with their hands out like all the lobbyists and PACs seeking favors from the powerful because they contributed heavily to their campaign. That means our political parties engage in just as much influence peddling as everyone else out there that they condemn.
Last time I looked, the title of the office was President of the United States of America and the Congressmen and women of this country were in the United States Congress. These offices SERVE the people of the United States of America NOT the political parties. However, it does not work that way.
Hence, I am advocating in Total Recall 2010 that potential candidates we would support should renounce membership in either party and run as an independent candidate. No, not a candidate of the Independent Party but just an unaffiliated candidate. One who states his or her platform clearly and is open to any kind of checking into their background that might be necessary to make sure they are worth of our trust as Americans.
We need people of good moral character in office come November 2010. True, not that many seats are up for grabs in the next election but it is a start. And it will make the career politicians REALLY nervous if we can get just one candidate elected. Because where there is one in 2010, there will be more in 2012. So I urge you to support this movement in any way you can.
Career politicians need to go. Term limits for Congress need to be implemented. Government needs to be shrunk back to a reasonable size and removed from intruding on our lives. Big government is not the answer.
We are Americans and we can take care of ourselves. We are not a nation of welfare recipients or little children with our hands out. We want to have our hands busy building, creating, inventing, innovating and being constructive, productive and profitable. A working America is a strong America and Entrepreneurs are the engine that keeps Americans working and keeps our economy running.
That's my thoughts for tonight America. God bless us all.
-Doug Cochran
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Who's Lying Now?
Is your head spinning? Mine is. All the information and counter information that is being leveled at us is mind boggling. And everyone says the other guy is lying.
I have come to the conclusion that our President lies with the greatest of ease. He can look the camera square in the eye and tell the American people a fact that he knows is not true. He's not mistaken, he's a bold-faced liar. Naturally, those that voted for him will disagree with me.
So I'm thinking that the Republicans are giving out valid facts. Newt Gingrich appears on Bill O'Reilly's program. They are discussing Health Care like everyone else is. Newt states that costs can be lowered dramatically by doing one simple thing, allowing insurance companies to compete across state lines. Both O'Reilly and I are amazed that it would be so easy and the solution seems so simple.
Well, the old saying that "if it looks too good to be true it probably is" applies here. Wow that seemed like such a simple solution. What is wrong with the Democrats that they can't see that our free market system would single-handedly bring a significant lowering of insurance premiums if we would just open up the market? Hmmm, I later learned that I was deceived.
The following day, I go into a client's office. This client's business is the online administration of Health benefits. They have an online system that I have worked on as a programmer on and off for 4 or 5 years. I am currently working on a project for them so I am there all day long. I mentioned what Newt Gingrich said the prior night to a fellow programmer. "Bullshit" cries the owner from his office. I am taken aback. He comes out of his office and I ask him what he means. The owner proceeds to explain to me that the cost of health insurance is determined by WHERE YOU LIVE and the hospitals in that area. Not by competition with other insurance carriers. It is also a result of State regulations and a lot of insurers do not sell in states because they do not want to accommodate the state's regulations. News to me!
Now, the owner of this company has 20 plus years experience selling insurance and is a man of great character. He does not lie and he does not cheat. He is as fair a boss as one could ever find. So, I tend to take him at his word based on his character and experience and knowledge.
He also enlightens me to the fact that the insurance lobby has been trying desperately to educate our lawmakers about just this fact and Congress is not listening. Well, as Americans, we know how that feels to have Congress ignore what we are telling them.
Is anybody going to give us the straight dope on Health Care? My goodness, who do we believe. Everyone sounds off like an authority and no one is checking their facts before they pontificate. Give me at least one HONEST and CLEAR communicator who makes sure he knows what he's talking about prior to sounding off.
This brings me back to the reason for the Total Recall 2010 project. We need to get these "seasoned" lawmakers OUT! They have all been playing in the sewer of Washington for WAY too long. I'm not sure there's an honest one among them. OK, maybe Congressman Sam Johnson of Texas and Ron Paul. Maybe. Who knows? Would they tell us the truth even if it would cost them their political career? I'd like to believe that but I just don't know any more.
No more career politicians! No more lies! Let's clean house and elect lawmakers who are honest and transparent and who will tell us the truth even if it costs them dearly. Men and women of outstanding character and moral fiber.
Let's remind Congress that their power is ONLY on loan from us, the American people, the real power in America.
I have come to the conclusion that our President lies with the greatest of ease. He can look the camera square in the eye and tell the American people a fact that he knows is not true. He's not mistaken, he's a bold-faced liar. Naturally, those that voted for him will disagree with me.
So I'm thinking that the Republicans are giving out valid facts. Newt Gingrich appears on Bill O'Reilly's program. They are discussing Health Care like everyone else is. Newt states that costs can be lowered dramatically by doing one simple thing, allowing insurance companies to compete across state lines. Both O'Reilly and I are amazed that it would be so easy and the solution seems so simple.
Well, the old saying that "if it looks too good to be true it probably is" applies here. Wow that seemed like such a simple solution. What is wrong with the Democrats that they can't see that our free market system would single-handedly bring a significant lowering of insurance premiums if we would just open up the market? Hmmm, I later learned that I was deceived.
The following day, I go into a client's office. This client's business is the online administration of Health benefits. They have an online system that I have worked on as a programmer on and off for 4 or 5 years. I am currently working on a project for them so I am there all day long. I mentioned what Newt Gingrich said the prior night to a fellow programmer. "Bullshit" cries the owner from his office. I am taken aback. He comes out of his office and I ask him what he means. The owner proceeds to explain to me that the cost of health insurance is determined by WHERE YOU LIVE and the hospitals in that area. Not by competition with other insurance carriers. It is also a result of State regulations and a lot of insurers do not sell in states because they do not want to accommodate the state's regulations. News to me!
Now, the owner of this company has 20 plus years experience selling insurance and is a man of great character. He does not lie and he does not cheat. He is as fair a boss as one could ever find. So, I tend to take him at his word based on his character and experience and knowledge.
He also enlightens me to the fact that the insurance lobby has been trying desperately to educate our lawmakers about just this fact and Congress is not listening. Well, as Americans, we know how that feels to have Congress ignore what we are telling them.
Is anybody going to give us the straight dope on Health Care? My goodness, who do we believe. Everyone sounds off like an authority and no one is checking their facts before they pontificate. Give me at least one HONEST and CLEAR communicator who makes sure he knows what he's talking about prior to sounding off.
This brings me back to the reason for the Total Recall 2010 project. We need to get these "seasoned" lawmakers OUT! They have all been playing in the sewer of Washington for WAY too long. I'm not sure there's an honest one among them. OK, maybe Congressman Sam Johnson of Texas and Ron Paul. Maybe. Who knows? Would they tell us the truth even if it would cost them their political career? I'd like to believe that but I just don't know any more.
No more career politicians! No more lies! Let's clean house and elect lawmakers who are honest and transparent and who will tell us the truth even if it costs them dearly. Men and women of outstanding character and moral fiber.
Let's remind Congress that their power is ONLY on loan from us, the American people, the real power in America.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Isn't This A Bit Overboard?
That's basically the question a friend asked me recently (actually his question had something to do with babies and bathwater but I've condensed the essence here).
Well, my response is NO and the reasoning behind this is as follows. Those who have been part of the Washington system for more than one term are, for lack of a better word, tainted. You can't play in the mud for that long and not get stained. Know what I mean? We need fresh eyes in Washington looking for corruption and posing the hard questions about why we do things as they are done now.
If we elect candidates with the qualifications I have proposed in my Purpose document (see prior post for a link to it), they would be people of character. They would be appropriately aghast at things normal people SHOULD be aghast at.
This past Sunday, President Obama gave an interview to ABC News. When questioned about the ACORN scandal, the President's comment was that the behavior on the videos was "inappropriate". INAPPROPRIATE? You've got to be kidding me. Any normal person responds to those videos with outrage over such behavior being funded by their tax dollars. Why the soft response? I'll tell you why. Because such "inappropriate" behavior by ACORN is no surprise to our President. He's known about it for years and that's why he minimizes it. Besides, he's so closely tied to ACORN that strong criticism of that organization might spill over onto himself.
So, I believe we need to clean house in Washington of anyone who has been there longer than one term. Single-termers might still be salvageable (hopefully) and useful. The point is that in order to root out the corruption in Washington, we need to get at the root of the problem: the elected officials with no moral character who allow themselves to be seduced by big money.
Also, term limits will be important for the ongoing maintenance of a corruption-free government. Anyone elected knows that they are on a short leash from the American public and won't tend to get too comfortable in their leather Congressional floor chair.
I understand the viewpoint that this is extreme thinking and action here. However, our founding fathers obviously thought it important enough to guarantee our right as American citizens to turn over our government if it was not serving us. I think we are in that situation right now. Unresponsive government needs to be replaced by responsible and responsive representatives.
Americans are frustrated that their government is not listening to them and is taking an arrogant and racist attitude towards us if we attempt to disagree with them.
Time for some Red Queen action here. "Off with their heads!"
America, let's show them who's really in charge.
-Doug C.
Well, my response is NO and the reasoning behind this is as follows. Those who have been part of the Washington system for more than one term are, for lack of a better word, tainted. You can't play in the mud for that long and not get stained. Know what I mean? We need fresh eyes in Washington looking for corruption and posing the hard questions about why we do things as they are done now.
If we elect candidates with the qualifications I have proposed in my Purpose document (see prior post for a link to it), they would be people of character. They would be appropriately aghast at things normal people SHOULD be aghast at.
This past Sunday, President Obama gave an interview to ABC News. When questioned about the ACORN scandal, the President's comment was that the behavior on the videos was "inappropriate". INAPPROPRIATE? You've got to be kidding me. Any normal person responds to those videos with outrage over such behavior being funded by their tax dollars. Why the soft response? I'll tell you why. Because such "inappropriate" behavior by ACORN is no surprise to our President. He's known about it for years and that's why he minimizes it. Besides, he's so closely tied to ACORN that strong criticism of that organization might spill over onto himself.
So, I believe we need to clean house in Washington of anyone who has been there longer than one term. Single-termers might still be salvageable (hopefully) and useful. The point is that in order to root out the corruption in Washington, we need to get at the root of the problem: the elected officials with no moral character who allow themselves to be seduced by big money.
Also, term limits will be important for the ongoing maintenance of a corruption-free government. Anyone elected knows that they are on a short leash from the American public and won't tend to get too comfortable in their leather Congressional floor chair.
I understand the viewpoint that this is extreme thinking and action here. However, our founding fathers obviously thought it important enough to guarantee our right as American citizens to turn over our government if it was not serving us. I think we are in that situation right now. Unresponsive government needs to be replaced by responsible and responsive representatives.
Americans are frustrated that their government is not listening to them and is taking an arrogant and racist attitude towards us if we attempt to disagree with them.
Time for some Red Queen action here. "Off with their heads!"
America, let's show them who's really in charge.
-Doug C.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Total Recall Document Uploaded
Here's the link to the Total Recall document as promised:
http://www.cochransoftware.com/TotalRecall/TotalRecall.pdf
Comments and suggestions welcome.
-Doug Cochran
http://www.cochransoftware.com/TotalRecall/TotalRecall.pdf
Comments and suggestions welcome.
-Doug Cochran
In the Beginning
Inspired by the Tea Parties, the 9/12 Project, Fox News and the recent 9/12/2009 march on Washington, I am beginning this blog to air out my thoughts on today's political situation and how to possibly fix things.
By choice, I am a conservative Independent. I once was a member of the Republican Party but am eschewing party politics for two reasons. One, partisan politics does not appear to be getting us anywhere and, two, the Republican party seems just as corrupt as the Democratic party to me. So, I take this opportunity to declare myself an Independent. I am not beholding to any groups ideals except those which I choose to adopt.
And speaking of corruption, I have gotten the distinct sense that the entire Washington system is riddled with corruption on both sides of the aisle. It seems to me that in order to get rid of the corruption, we must first apply that well-known surgical technique of cutting out all visible infection.
We, as American citizens, are not helpless or powerless to remove this corruption from the halls of Washington. This is why I propose Total Recall 2010/2012/2014 as a project to remove ALL career politicians from office and to prevent us from ever getting into this situation again.
Everyone wants to blame someone for our present circumstances. Well, I believe that career politicians are to blame. They are either corrupt and in bed with special interests or have just been in office so long they have forgotten just who their REAL boss is, us the American people.
Politicians should respect their constituency and posses a healthy fear of losing their privilege of power bestowed by the American people upon them. I have recently seen demonstrated, by people like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the disdain and arrogance which Congress harbors towards us regular citizens. Well, my response to that is that we should put the fear of God into them. They believe they are safe or, more pathetically, that they are truly representing their constituents. Neither of those things are true, I believe and we need to make a public statement to our leaders:
"We are the American people and we are in charge, not you!"
I believe the best way to drive this message home is to vote ALL incumbents out of office in the November 2010 elections and replace them with people who will do our will and represent us appropriately. Then repeat the process in the 2012 elections by replacing everyone including the President. The final cleanup would be in 2014 to pick up any lingering Congressmen who might have their terms expire in 2014.
As this turnover is taking place, we need to put term limits (2 terms max) into place for all Congressional seats. That will prevent us from ever having professional politicians again. Our Constitution allows us to clean house periodically in a peaceful manner and we should avail ourselves of it's powers granted to us, the people.
But who do we elect in place of the current corrupt politicians? Glad you asked! I have worked up a Purpose Statement for this project/organization along with a Platform that a candidate should support in order to be assisted by TR2010 in getting elected as well as a Candidate Profile which gives voters a point of reference to judge whether or not a candidate is worthy of the honor of representing us in US government. I will post that document here as I finish it this weekend.
But, now you have the general gist of what I am going to attempt to accomplish with Total Recall 2010/2012/2014.
There is more to come so stay tuned.
-Doug Cochran
By choice, I am a conservative Independent. I once was a member of the Republican Party but am eschewing party politics for two reasons. One, partisan politics does not appear to be getting us anywhere and, two, the Republican party seems just as corrupt as the Democratic party to me. So, I take this opportunity to declare myself an Independent. I am not beholding to any groups ideals except those which I choose to adopt.
And speaking of corruption, I have gotten the distinct sense that the entire Washington system is riddled with corruption on both sides of the aisle. It seems to me that in order to get rid of the corruption, we must first apply that well-known surgical technique of cutting out all visible infection.
We, as American citizens, are not helpless or powerless to remove this corruption from the halls of Washington. This is why I propose Total Recall 2010/2012/2014 as a project to remove ALL career politicians from office and to prevent us from ever getting into this situation again.
Everyone wants to blame someone for our present circumstances. Well, I believe that career politicians are to blame. They are either corrupt and in bed with special interests or have just been in office so long they have forgotten just who their REAL boss is, us the American people.
Politicians should respect their constituency and posses a healthy fear of losing their privilege of power bestowed by the American people upon them. I have recently seen demonstrated, by people like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the disdain and arrogance which Congress harbors towards us regular citizens. Well, my response to that is that we should put the fear of God into them. They believe they are safe or, more pathetically, that they are truly representing their constituents. Neither of those things are true, I believe and we need to make a public statement to our leaders:
"We are the American people and we are in charge, not you!"
I believe the best way to drive this message home is to vote ALL incumbents out of office in the November 2010 elections and replace them with people who will do our will and represent us appropriately. Then repeat the process in the 2012 elections by replacing everyone including the President. The final cleanup would be in 2014 to pick up any lingering Congressmen who might have their terms expire in 2014.
As this turnover is taking place, we need to put term limits (2 terms max) into place for all Congressional seats. That will prevent us from ever having professional politicians again. Our Constitution allows us to clean house periodically in a peaceful manner and we should avail ourselves of it's powers granted to us, the people.
But who do we elect in place of the current corrupt politicians? Glad you asked! I have worked up a Purpose Statement for this project/organization along with a Platform that a candidate should support in order to be assisted by TR2010 in getting elected as well as a Candidate Profile which gives voters a point of reference to judge whether or not a candidate is worthy of the honor of representing us in US government. I will post that document here as I finish it this weekend.
But, now you have the general gist of what I am going to attempt to accomplish with Total Recall 2010/2012/2014.
There is more to come so stay tuned.
-Doug Cochran
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