It is good to be home.  I spent a couple weeks traveling to DC and the Northeast.  My son looked at a few colleges and took a class at Georgetown, but now we are home and ready for the push to school start and November elections.

I wrote earlier about the travesty of the United States ceding territory to the drug dealers from Mexico.  The people in the state of Arizona recently passed legislation that will help them stem the flow of illegal immigration into the State.  The Federal government, under the “leadership” of our socialist president has seen fit to sue Arizona for passing a law that covers enforcement activity that is a Federal responsibility.  Unlike that idiot Holder, I actually read the law, and it mirrors the Federal statute on illegal immigration.

Holder decided that this law was terrible without reading it.  Why does the Federal government believe they are the solver of all problems?  Oh yea, they are a bunch of socialists!  They have healthcare, car companies, banks, investment firms, mortgage lenders, and many other institutions that belong in the private sector.  Those liberals believe they know what is best for us.  Now they believe that they know what is best for Arizona.

Back when Big Sis Napolitano was governor of Arizona, she sent a bill to the Republican led Federal government for the cost of incarcerating illegal immigrants.  The bill was for $217 million.  I guess she thought it was a good political move and brought to attention the incredible hardship illegal immigration brings to the State of Arizona.  She also declared a state of emergency along the border.  Now that she is part of the socialist administration, I guess this is no longer an issue. 

A recent study by Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) puts the cost of illegal immigration at $113 BILLION.  Guess what part of this incredible figure the feds pay for: $29 billion.  That leaves the states to pick up the rest of the tab.  Why shouldn’t states pass laws to protect themselves? 

The people of Arizona have the right to be secure.  They have the right to protect themselves from the illegal invasion of their borders.  They have the right to enforce laws that the representatives of the people enact.  I am pro-immigration.  Besides the fact that we are all immigrants, I and my brothers are married to women born outside this Country.  Let me re-phrase, I am pro-legal immigration.  If the Federal government wants to increase the number of immigrants allowed in the Country, adjust the quotas.  We cannot afford to let this continuous flaunting of our laws to continue.  The law abiding and tax paying citizens deserve to have their taxes and limited resources used to the betterment of the Country, not to have those hard earned taxes used to pay for the consequences of illegal immigration.

Having been in law enforcement for more than 23 years, I have developed an attitude that we should not accept lawlessness. When criminals believe they can act with impunity, it is up to the official charged with protecting the citizenry to step up, take action, and return the affected areas to a condition that allows law abiding citizens to feel secure in their person. It is disgusting that the Federal government does not see this situation the same way.

Since October 2006, 3500 acres in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge have been off-limits to American citizens because of the danger of violent drug traffickers entering the United States of America from Mexico. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service closed the area and said they have no plans to re-open it. I guess they will just ignore the problem, keep closing areas of the Country, and hope the lawlessness stops.

This situation is completely unacceptable. We cannot allow pieces of our nation, our National Parks, or our cities to be ruled by criminals. I can see the meeting with my bosses now. “Captain, there is a significant amount of gang activity in neighborhood X. Please do something about it.” I don’t think I would last very long if my response was to make the area off-limits to law abiding citizens. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service posted signs to keep us out of areas in the park. I guess I could ask them to send me some signs to put up around neighborhood X. That would do the trick! NOT! I think my bosses would say something like “If you can’t get the problem solved, we’ll find someone who can.” That needs to be done here.

We need to control our borders and punish those who cannot respect our laws. Intense enforcement action of drug and immigration laws should be vigorously implemented. It is a travesty of justice that parts of America can be closed because we refuse to stand up for law. Can you imagine shutting down portions of Washington D.C.? This is no different. We must require the officials charged with protecting the Country to do their jobs, or they should be replaced.

I wake up every day hoping to hear news that Obama was removed from office.  To even speak the name “Obama” turns my stomach.  Will the ways that he can show his contempt for the ideals our Country was founded upon ever end?  His presidency, his administration, and his friends are an embarrassment to the long and storied history our Country enjoys.

The United States of America has made mistakes during our history.  I believe our top redeeming quality is that eventually, we try to right our wrongs.  Changing minds, laws, and culture is a slow process.  We are certainly far from perfect, but risking a comparative argument, we are the best Country in the world.  I don’t see the exodus of our citizens and illegal guests to other countries.  That being said, what were people thinking when 65 million of them voted for this liberal extremist?

Back to the issue at hand…since 1968, the President of the United States has placed a wreath at the grave at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery the vast majority of the years.  Sometimes foreign commitments have kept the Presidents from going to Arlington.  This year, a President that is surrounded by liberal extremists has decided it is more important to go on vacation to Chicago than to be at Arlington on Memorial Day.  What a weak excuse for missing an important American tradition.  Obama will scurry back to Washington to honor that great American hero Paul McCartney.  That will be, I’m sure, an important national event that the President is obligated to preside over, unlike the silliness of putting a wreath at a tomb.

Obama is a disgrace as a President.  He does not protect this Country, he appeases our enemies, bows to everybody, and apologizes for everything.  How bad is he? He is so bad that his presidency makes me long for the good old days of Jimmy Carter.

On May 22, 2009, I published my first blog.  It only took four months of living under the rule of our current President to motivate me to become more active in politics.  This has been an interesting year.  It has also been an education.  (I never thought I would participate in a demonstration.)

I started writing a blog because I hate the direction our Country is going.  The liberal agenda is contrary to the vast majority of principles this Country was founded upon, and contrary to the majority opinion.  In writing the articles, I have had to think about what I believe, and competently defend conservative stances.  The background research done on each entry has assisted me in clarifying the issues in my own thought process.  It has made me a better debater and has also focused my arguments to be more persuasive.

One thing that has surprised me is how hostile and divided the opposite ends of the political spectrum are.  I have been called every name in the book.  I usually do not allow those filthy comments to be posted.  I also realize that I frequently am sarcastic, demeaning, and hostile toward those idiot liberals (oops, sorry) that believe they have some special knowledge or insight on how my life should be lived.  My friends know that I always seem to write more passionately when Obama does something that really irritates me, like calling me a right-wing extremist.  I have to say that I do enjoy writing angry and I try to illicit emotional responses from others, both for and against me.

Thank you for reading my blog this year.  Thousands of people have visited the site and hundreds have left comments.  This is my 40^th post.  There have been times when there is so much to write about it is a little overwhelming, and then there have been weeks where I haven’t felt the motivation to write.  I would also like to thank the guys from work for the spirited discussions that have been the impetus for many of the posts.  

I hope to keep writing for many years to come.  Unfortunately with Obama and his hoard of extremists, I should have an almost infinite amount of material to keep me busy.

Previously I have written about the dismal performance of our free and independent press in performing their duties as the watchdog for our republic.  I have bitterly complained that the liberal bias shown by the mainstream media gave us a socialist president with their blind dogmatic regurgitation of the leftist talking points.  Now the hand that fed them, slaps them on the nose while yelling “bad dog.”

The newest extremist put forward by the socialist administration is Elena Kagan, Supreme Court nominee.  I have several problems with Ms. Kagan, and it seems members of the media do also.  The first interview was done with a Whitehouse staffer asking the questions!  I feel pretty confident that most media outlets would not ask difficult questions of the nominee, but having your own staff play the part of reporter is outrageous. 

The video has been edited and cut together.  It is easy to see that the administration is only showing us what they want us to see.  I, being the helpful guy I am, decided I would try to recreate the parts of the “interview” that were deleted.  Here, to the best of my knowledge, are the parts of the “interview” that are on the cutting room floor:

Administration Junior Staffer Lackey Interviewer:  What is your opinion of military service and the role of the military?

Radical Supreme Court Nominee:  As my good friend Senator John Kerry pointed out, we all know military personnel are baby killers and do nothing but help to oppress people throughout the world.  That is why I banned them from recruiting on the campus of Harvard when I was the Dean.

Whitehouse Little More Senior Editor:  That is a great point Ms. Kagan, but unfortunately that warmonger Bush got us involved in an illegal war that we are stuck in.  We have to try to convince people we like the military or they won’t feel safe.  We will have to skip this answer.

Administration Junior Staffer Lackey Interviewer:  Ms. Kagan, what aspects of the First Amendment do you think we should repeal first?

Radical Supreme Court Nominee:  As I have argued before, the motive of the government is the most important factor when restricting free speech.  Government can restrict speech if the speech may cause harm.  Harm is defined as incitement to violence, hate-speech, threatening or “fighting” words. 

Whitehouse Little More Senior Editor:  When you’re right, you’re right.  We have to stop people from saying naughty things, especially if they are talking about us.  Let’s do this, we will cut this answer out and after you are confirmed, you can side with the savior’s new leftist solicitor general in getting rid of this silly amendment. 

I’m sure there was more, but you get the idea.  We are getting another radical that no one knows anything about and the media will give a pass to because they are not doing their jobs.  We need a free and independent press to protect our freedoms.  We are not getting that.  I would ask each of you to pray for the health of Roberts, Alito, Scalia, Thomas, and Kennedy.  If we lose one of them, we are in big trouble.

The Senate race in Florida could be more competitive than it needs to be in November.  I wonder when politicians will put the needs of the Country ahead of their own? 

Governor Charlie Crist is now 23 percentage points behind former Speaker of the Florida House Marco Rubio, and that race for the nomination appears to be over.  Mr. Rubio is picking up endorsements from the heavy hitters in Republican politics recently, and it seems the Governor is reserved to the fact that he has lost the Republican nomination.

But here’s the rub, should the Gov lose the nomination to Rubio, will he run as an independent?  I think Governor Crist has been a member of the Republican party for 24 years.  That is 24 years of support of his many campaigns, forwarding his policies, and providing a political machine for his ambitions.  If he leaves the party and runs as an independent, he may win, but the real hazard is splitting the Republican vote and then we would have the real possibility of having that empty suit Meek as a Senator.

If you look at the polls, both Rubio and Crist whip Meek in a straight up vote.  In a three way race, Rubio is still in the lead, but the margin is small.  Much too close to risk putting a liberal like Meek into a Senate seat.  By the way, what possessed Meek to leave a Congressional seat that would have been his for life?  What a bone-head move.  More on that later…

Remember the last time we split the Republican vote?  Ross Perot ran for President and we ended up with that overly-sexed Clinton.  (Thank God he was impeached.)  Those people who voted Perot were not going to vote for Clinton.  He split the Republican vote and we got Clinton elected by a plurality (another bit of solace).

Governor Crist should run against Speaker Rubio.  When that winner is decided, the party should come together to ensure we smoke Meek in the general election.  Senator Nelson is up for re-election in 2012, we are going to need a strong candidate for that fight.  Either Rubio or Crist can run for that seat.  Wouldn’t it be great to have two Republican Senators from Florida?

After multiple bailouts of the auto, banking, insurance, and mortgage industries, the Stimulus Package, and now the assimilation of health care, we are in so much debt, I don’t think we will ever be in the black again.  This $938 billion debacle signed by the socialist now occupying the White House may push us off the cliff we have been teetering on. 

A trillion here, a trillion there, pretty soon we are talking about real money.  We have to stop bleeding money.  We need to elect candidates that will enact a law requiring a balanced budget.  In an era of limited and diminishing resources, the Federal government needs to be put on a diet.  There are priorities that each of us need.  The founding fathers did a pretty good job enumerating them in the Constitution.  The past Republican administration overspent and that makes me mad.  This socialist administration is spending like they own the printing press.  They don’t, we do, and until they feel the flex of the American electorate, they will continue to bleed us for every cent they can get.

I truly hope the fervor over this latest spending spree holds over till November.  These elected officials are spending our money like drunken sailors and Obama is paying off congressmen like Stupak with our tax money.  Did you see that Stupak’s district got almost $1 million in airport grants two days before the vote?  Maybe the useless executive order on abortion was not the determining factor in his yes vote.  I think it would be good to see what these “servants of the people” have gotten us into.

I am a George W. Bush fan, but he was no fiscal conservative.  When he entered office in 2001, the Federal deficit was $5.7 trillion.  When he left office in 2010, that number had grown to $10.7 trillion.  That is an 88% increase in our debt in eight years.  I guess the only thing that kind of lessens the impact of the increase is the use of the majority of the money for post-9/11 security measures.  Of course, there were those two wars where we are still spending incredible amounts of money.

Since our current socialist president has taken office, he has put the checkbook to extreme use.  We may have an ink shortage soon.  Our estimated deficit at the end of this year is $14.5 trillion.  How about that, 26% in two years!  That’s not the bad news.  In 2012, when our socialist president will be thrown out of office, he will leave us with a total debt of $17.4 trillion.  That is a 63% increase in debt in only 4 years. 

I would now like to thank each of those uninformed 65 million people that voted for “change” for the personal debt of $58.000 for each man, woman, and child in this Country, most of which is owed to the Chinese.  This spending has to stop.  Support and vote for candidates that will hold the line on spending and this redistribution of wealth.

I believe in the free market system.  I am a capitalist that believes if you can’t compete, you should be allowed to fail.  With our current socialist president, we now own all kinds of businesses we shouldn’t.  We have propped up businesses that should have gone bankrupt.  There is a price to pay for bad business decisions like exorbitant salaries, inadequate loan application evaluation, or inferior product design. 

You and I could not do anything about the recent rash of government bailouts, except remind those representatives who voted for them that they will be out of work come election day.  There is a group that we, as capitalists, can affect through our spending habits.  Entertainers!  I don’t sign up for boycotts, I don’t carry the flag around.  I simply refuse to give money to people that, in my opinion, are un-American, extreme liberals, or just plain jerks.  Why should I spend money for people I consider to be idiots to perpetuate their lifestyles?

I get teased at work once in a while because of my refusal to patronize certain stores, or watch certain movies because of who is in it or who is producing it, etc.  I often say the list is long but distinguished.  People like Sean Penn, Alec Baldwin, George Soros, Michael Moore, Keith Olberman, Morgan Freeman, and Tim Robbins turn my stomach.  Why would anyone think it was funny that I refuse to give them my money to continue bad mouthing the Country that made them rich.  I usually don’t join Facebook groups, but I did join this one:  Americans Against Anti-American Actors and Artists. 

I am always disappointed by the paparazzi society we live in.  The hero worship of superficial puddle deep celebrities keep us from actually paying attention to important issues like where the Country is going, or what the government is actually doing.  The total lack of attention that a large part of our fellow citizens pay to important issues infuriates me.  The lack of attention has real consequences, it could result in a radical extremist occupying the White House.  Oops, too late!

Did you ever read “Animal Farm” by George Orwell?  It seems the current socialist administration is well versed in the tactics of attacking critics of the government.  In the book, one of the pigs, Squealer, was tasked with spreading propaganda and rhetoric to consolidate the power of the government and squelch dissenters.  Our newest Squealer is Mr. John Brennan, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.  Mr. Brennan says that critics of the Obama administration’s handling of terrorist incidents serve the goals of al-Qaeda.

Okay, I guess anyone that has a problem with Janet Napolitano’s assessment that the system worked concerning the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day is working for al-Qaeda.  How many times must we be insulted by this administration?  I have already been labeled and then I self-reported as a right-wing extremist, had my neighbors asked to report on me as someone that is talking negatively about healthcare, (which I also self-reported) and now I am being accused of helping al-Qaeda. 

I would encourage you to read Mr. Brennan’s comments.  There are many examples of typical liberal elitism condescension.  Doesn’t everyone know that this administration knows what is best for us and we should follow direction like good little subjects?  He suggests that critics of the administration are hypocrites and clueless.  He also says that no one needs to lecture the administration about the fact that this nation is at war. 

This administration never ceases to amaze me in their arrogance.  They believe that only they know what is good for us.  I know that I have zero confidence in this administration’s ability to protect the citizens against attack.  They said last week that we would be attacked in the next three to six months.  That seems like they have just accepted the fact that the terrorists will be successful.  I think it would be a good thing to try and stop that attack.  Let’s try to use intelligence resources and the vast Federal law enforcement community to protect us, rather than say…concentrate on reading Miranda Rights to terrorists after a failed attack.

If we survive the next three years, and if the administration allows a vote for President in 2012, I pray that the people of this Country remember that we are not socialists, we do not believe the government can solve all our problems, we are a Country built on principles of freedom and individual rights.  Come on 2012.

On Saturday, South Florida Conservatives hosted an impressive group of candidates for national office at a Freedom Forum I.  There were four candidates for the House of Representatives, Robert Lowery, Corey Poitier, Edward Lynch, and Bernard Sansaricq, and Marco Rubio, a candidate for the United States Senate. 

And then there was a disappointing crowd.  I would guess there were about 200 people there.  I don’t believe that people didn’t really know about the function.  I told about 80 or so people, and it was on the blog several times and was read by hundreds of people in South Florida, and that was just me.  So where was everyone?  Does the win by Scott Brown in Massachusetts mean we can take a break?  That win means we have an opportunity, it is not a foregone conclusion that Republicans will sweep elections in November.  We must work for the wins.  We cannot assume that this will happen on its own.  I encourage each of you to donate money , time, or both to these candidates.  Only with our support can they bring some semblance of rationality back to this Country.

Luckily for us in South Florida, there are an excellent group of conservatives that need and deserve your support.  Last night I had the opportunity to hear them speak, and then talk to them as they answered questions and just talked to the crowd.  I talked to my son about having the opportunity to speak personally with men that would be making the tough decisions about the direction of this Country in the future.  It was an incredible experience.

Now on to the candidates…I voted for Charlie Crist for Governor.  However, after hearing Speaker Rubio and looking at his platform and what he believes in, I will be supporting him.  I have a problem with Governor Crist’s support of Obama’s stimulus bill.  I believe the only conservative in the running for Senate from Florida is Speaker Rubio and he is the only one that I believe will stand up for conservative principles in Washington DC.  To donate money or time to this campaign, go to http://marcorubio.com.

Mr. Robert Lowry is running against that idiot Debbie Wasserman-Shultz.  That should be enough for you to break out your checkbook and give him whatever he wants.  Regardless of his opponent, Mr. Lowry is an engaging intelligent man.  I spoke to him for several minutes.  He seems genuinely concerned for people and spent last week in Haiti helping with the relief effort.  To donate money or time to this campaign, go to http://lowryforcongress.com.

Mr. Corey Poitier is a high school government and economics teacher in North Miami.  He is running for the seat for some unknown reason vacated by Kendrick Meek.  Mr. Poitier spoke about inspiring students and improving education, and being fiscally responsible.  He is in a very crowded field and in need of our help.  To donate money or time to this campaign, go to http://poitierforcongress.com.

Mr. Edward Lynch also spent the last week in Haiti.  It is so inspiring to see leaders go out of their way to help in times of crisis.  He talked about one of my favorite topics:  Energy Independence.  He spoke about the large amounts of money we send to people who don’t even like us, and the fact that we have plenty of oil here, we just need to access it.  This would also create thousands of jobs.  To donate money or time to this campaign, go to http://electlynch.com.

Last, but certainly not least is Mr. Bernard Sansaricq.  This is a man that makes you want to stand up and shout “God Bless America” when he describes why he is running for Congress.  Mr. Sansaricq is a former President of the Senate in Haiti.  He spent his teen years in America, and after Aristide was placed in power by Clinton, he came back to America and became a citizen.  He is an inspiring speaker that is running against that crook and impeached Federal Judge Alcee Hastings.  How Hastings continues to get elected is mystifying.  Please support Mr. Sansaricq in his race.  To donate money or time to this campaign, go to http://sansaricq4congress.org.

Okay, there is my report on Freedom Forum I.  Please join me for the next one and support conservative candidates.  Together we can affect the direction of this Country.  I got this today from a good friend.  It is definately worth your time to watch!