WE WAITED AND WAITED. HE WAITED AND WAITED. WE WERE WAITING FOR LEADERSHIP. HE WAS WAITING TO MAKE SURE HIS TAN WAS EVEN.  I CAN ONLY SUPPOSE THIS BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT DID NOT SAY ANYTHING HE COULDN'T HAVE SAID WITHIN 24 HOURS.  ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE A CRISES AND ARE LEFT WITH A LEADERLESS VACUUM.  OH, AND IRAN. WATCH IT! 'CAUSE WE ARE OBSERVING YOU.  I CAN HEAR THE TERRORIST SHUTTERING IN THEIR BOOTS NOW!  CAN'T YOU?

A new found education

 

On how we best proceed

 

To cause some sad distraction

 

To publicly mislead

Away from our misfortune

The gaze of those who search

For lies, cheats and extortion

Or we’ll topple from our perch
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Try as we may

The things we say

Have lost their magic glow

We’ve got to teach

Or maybe preach

Obama’s magic show
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So this a time for learning

On how to play the game

When public fires start burning

You find someone to frame

Our own ideas keep failing

We won’t admit we’re wrong

While public trust is waning

We sing our tired old song
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Oh hey, I say

We found a way

To cover up the fuss

We’ll toss the blame

And those we shame

Beneath Obama’s bus
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At first we’ll throw our soldiers

They’re always first to go

We’ll use their codes and manners

To toss them to and fro

So honor keeps them silent

That works out good for us

Stowed quiet and convenient

Beneath Obama’s bus
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So we can find

A real gold mine

Maybe some points to earn

Opinions move

If we can prove

This is Bush’s third term
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Then there’s the old Spy Network

We hate the CIA

And that Bureau likes to lurk

Where our secrets need to stay

Let’s do our best to shame them

Ignore their sacrifice

Expose them for all who hate them

For we can’t pay the price
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What we know

We dare not show

It might just take us down

We’ve worked so hard

This house of cards

To buff Obama’s crown
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Then there it is that sneaky couple

That snuck into our show

Hold on! Only we can hustle

Don’t dim Obama’s glow

Let’s look for more to collar

And throw beneath the wheels

As the public hoots and hollers

Let’s quickly make some deals
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Don’t make us laugh

No proper staff?

You’re looking back at us?

Your transparency

Your expediency

Beneath Obama’s bus
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So we’re in a messy fix

We need a guy to fall

I think I know some tricks

The perfect ones to call

These guys we know are taught

A bullet they are to take

If ever there’s a thought

The President’s life’s at stake
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Oh hey, I say

We found a way

To cover up the fuss

We’ll toss the blame

And those we shame

Beneath Obama’s bus
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So class, I hope you’re learning

What this man has taught us

And ignore the cries your hearing

From beneath Obama’s bus
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The truth is not for teaching

Its words we can’t abide

If hearing is believing

Then all would know we lied
_____________________________

Oh hey, I say

We found a way

To cover up the fuss

We’ll toss the blame

And those we shame

Beneath Obama’s bus

Obama’s Magic Bus

My boys have been “working out with Dad”. Basically, we have been doing pushups. We have started this because the boys have started participating in school-boy wrestling. It was pretty apparent when they started that some work was needed to enhance their physical strength.

So we started pushups. My little guys were frustrated at first that the pushups hurt their arms. I explained that the pain was their muscles getting stronger and they needed to push through it. With childlike honesty and straightforwardness, they asked how in the world I could ignore the pain and keep doing pushups even when it hurts. I replied that I focus on every failure in my life, every time I’ve been told I was not good enough, and every short coming and humiliation to drive me to keep going. My sons looked at me like I had three heads (cue sound of crickets).

I realized my boys had no concept of what I was talking about. My wife and I have worked so hard to provide a good comfortable life for them that the imagery of failure as a driving force for accomplishment was lost on them. That’s understandable, I guess, with boys as young as mine. In time, life will happen and they will have to face its harshness. Hopefully, they can learn how to take their failures and turn it into motivation.

So that’s two little boys. We can smile at their youthful innocence and give them a free pass for now, but what about adults?

We now have grownups in powerful government positions behaving like ten and eleven year olds with no life experience. With terms like “too big to fail” and “bailouts” from individuals who are supposed to be safeguarding the health of our nations infrastructure, one could definitely question the life experience of our leaders today. The truths of failure and success which are the foundation of capitalism have been completely ignored.

In order for a pond to remain healthy it must have an inlet and outlet. The outlet takes the old water out. The inlet receives new water from the stream above. Without an outlet, old water begins to back up and soon stops the pond current from moving. Less and less new water comes into the pond and even begins to redirect elsewhere. At last, the pond stagnates and everything in it dies.

We have done this to capitalism. Capitalism is predicated upon the competition of new ideas and old ideas. When the old ideas cannot withstand the pressure of new ideas the old is pushed out. But government wouldn’t allow that. They stopped up the outlet with bailouts. Now we see a nation in danger of stagnation. Why was our government so attached to the old?

It was many of their own ideas which caused the crises in the housing and banking. So invested were they in their own agendas, they could not tolerate the fact that capitalism had done its job and their weakness. What was that weakness? Socialism.

You see, Socialism cannot function in an environment that competes. When Barney Frank and others implemented socialist ideas into the housing and banking industry, it could not withstand the pressure of capitalism. Capitalism demands production. Socialism does not produce; it consumes. Socialism cannot stand unless it has no other competing ideas. That is why our government stopped the outlet. The flow of new ideas would have naturally pushed the socialist ideas out.

So now, the way to knowledge is blocked. Socialism is propped up and we are left with the stagnating stench. This the residue of aristocrats and bureaucrats who did not want to fail and learn from their mistakes.

Knowledge is a blessed thing. It should be sought after, but many see the road that leads to it, recoil and turn back. Knowledge will never compromise the path one takes to find her. It seems to me that some compromise, for themselves, what is true knowledge gained, …. and the current of ideas grows weaker and weaker.

     A little overconfident, Governor,  were we?  The Maine Department of Health and Human Services sent out a communication to all city and town clerks dated October 30, 2009 to conveniently arrive November 3rd (just a coincidence I'm sure).  This memo is quoted as follows:
"Enclosed please find a small supply of the revised form VS2, License and Certificate of Marriage.  These forms have revised headings which now read: Applicant 1 and Applicant 2. instead of Bride and Groom."  Thankfully we have the word of the Gay and Lesbian movement to fall back on that nothing about traditional marriage would change.  They just wanted to participate...except for small changes like irradicating terms like Bride and Groom......Oh wait.....OOOPS!!!  Those pesky, insolent Mainers.  They voted gay marriage down... again.  So...now...what....?  Hey, how about another memo dated November 10, 2009 (to all city and town clerks)quoted as follows: "Since June 2009, we have been reviewing and updating our forms to reflect gender neutrality consistent with policy. Several months ago we changed adoption forms and recently we sent you updated License and Certificate of Marriage.  This second phase of the process was unfortunately seen by some as connected to a referendum vote..." (No really? That is unfortunate.) "...and after some media attention we received calls from a few legislators voicing their concerns with the change.  To keep our focus on our critical work we have decided to continue using the existing form and not to implement the new version.  Please disregard any samples you may have received."  Oh...kay... I'll disregard it maybe...if you can tell me how many tax dollars spent in this little governmental arrogant overreach ...and perhaps you can tell me who is going pay for this.  I have some suggestions.  Perhaps Governor Baldacci would like to forfeit the salary of his lame duck year.  He's been quite cavalier in his spending of the Maine treasury; maybe, he would like to make amends. or there is the Democrats (and Peter Mills) who have voted through every exorbitant  request the Governor asked for.  Maybe they would like to pitch in.....maybe?  Don't hold your breath,but definitely hide your wallet.

    Malaise is defined by Webster as a “vague feeling of illness”.  A more apt description of Augusta’s fiscal policies could not be found anywhere.  As Maine continues to struggle to overcome a worsening fiscal convalescence, there is a simple solution; a cure if you will,….smaller government.
    A collective shudder of pain just ran through the nerve endings of liberals from Peter Mills to Olympia Snowe right over to Anna Pingree.  The very thought of relinquishing their stranglehold on Maine’s financial future would be a horror something akin to a Stephen King fantasy; after all, it’s important that Mainers be reminded how much we need the government.
    Nothing is more disconcerting to an overbearing matron then to have her wards sawing away at the tightly wound apron strings she’s worked so hard to over lace them with.  To prevent this, Socialist do their matronly best to discourage those in their clutches from having any confidence in their ability to navigate the free world of financial independence.  They do this by blinding and addicting people with entitlements.  Many Mainers find themselves caught in a sickening cycle of sub par salaries and consequential bailout handouts which leave us despairing that there is even a hope of prosperity.  We then resign ourselves to government programs….and the apron strings tighten.
    But Liberals face a crisis in Maine.  One of their own making.  The entitlement bait that Democrats (and Peter Mills) use to enslave Maine comes with a price tag.  The strident call to “pay up” is reaching a deafening pitch; unfortunately, Augusta has driven most of the individuals who can foot the bill out of Maine.  Those addicted to the entitlement “Turkish Delight” certainly won’t pitch in….so what now!
    There was the promise of stimulus money, but that doesn’t seem to be working out very well.  Ambulance services in Piscataquis county are being informed the stimulus payments for unpaid services are now being rescinded.  The only stimulus the ambulance companies received was the momentary stimulating thought that they might get paid.  Thankfully, there is some good news.  I was told of a recent report (I kid you not.) that announced that stimulus funds were being used to find out how many lobster traps are at the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Maine.  Phew!….are you as glad as I am that Maine has finally got its priorities straight?  Because the last thing I would want is our hard working  ambulance personnel to get paid when we can have a lost lobster trap census!
    So January is looming large for Democrats (and Peter Mills).  The question for liberals is how to maintain an over bloated monstrous socialist government without any money?  Oh, but those cagey socialist already have a built in fail safe.  It’s called mandates.
    What are mandates you ask?  I’m so glad you asked because I want to tell you.  Mandates are specific services that, through legislative action, the state government requires  the local government to provide in return for subsidies…money.  If the local government does not provide these services they are penalized by the state.  Mandates, by the way, are a screaming violation of the Constitution;  for those who remember what that document is.
    Now Augusta has no money to support its socialist agenda.  So how do they maintain the size of government?  Why they just shift the burden to the local government, that’s how.  You see, liberals can never acknowledge failure.  They deflect blame and responsibility.  Our local towns will be faced with the crushing task of holding up a behemoth government.  The towns can’t pay for the mandates without subsidies.  The state can’t pay the subsidies.  The towns will be penalized if they don’t keep the state’s promise for them….because Augusta Democrats (and Peter Mills) made promises they can’t keep  your towns will have to raise your taxes to support Big Augusta…..
    …Or the towns could show some spine and say….NO!!!!  Mainers let’s unite and tell our selectmen not to knuckle under to Augusta.  Augusta made this mess!  Let them clean it up!  Remember that government cannot solve the problem because it is the problem.  Lets send some conservatives to Augusta in 2010 to start shrinking government.  It is the only solution.  
    So as Augusta liberals try to maintain power without keeping promises to its people, just remember when an ambulance speeds by you to an emergency on borrowed time that somewhere out in the Gulf of Maine a little lost lobster trap will soon be coming home.

    I’m really not gloating, I promise; although, I did post a blog on “the Maine Republican Hick” the eve of the Presidential election by this title.  In this blog, I wrote some predictions on what I thought Sarah Palin’s introduction into the national spotlight would do to the political arena and to the voting citizenry.  Much of my predictions are coming to fruition, but, be assured, I am not patting myself on the back….at all….really….I would never…..think…of doing….that…but did I mention that I wrote a blog/column called “The Palin Proclamation” in….(ahem)…ok, moving on.
    I have found the hatred and fear of Sarah Palin startling even after I predicted it.  (note to reader: extensive patting of ones own back can cause painful cramping in ones arm.)  I think Governor Palin put it best by stating the hatred and disdain of her is really a hatred and disdain of middle America.  This is not an overreach.  Liberal elites are terrified of the idea of empowering middle America.  If middle America were to be aroused and mobilized it would toll the death knell of elite aristocracy.
    So the “Terror of Sarah” continues to mount.  Elites attacked her at her weakest point, her children,  causing her to fall back and regroup.  To their utter consternation,  Sarah Palin is back again stronger then ever.  This is not what the political and media establishment expected.  You see, elites have grown quite comfortable in their ability to exploit the average Americans greatest weakness; their families.
    Sarah Palin is providing the blueprint to the rest of her fellow citizens on how to bring down the beast of elitism.  Ironically, it seems she is incorporating the very facet of her life that the media deemed most vulnerable; family
    As I watch the media coverage of the Palin book tour, I see hints of a new protection strategy.  Brief glimpses of the extended family of Todd and Sarah Palin begin to emerge as they weave a web of armor around their children.  So the very thing elites disdain as weakness is becoming veritable fortress around the little Palins.
    Still, the “Terror of Sarah” continues to climb.  This wasn’t supposed to happen.  The Media elite were certain that after they sent their rabid dogs after Bristol, Willow, and Trigger that Todd and Sarah Palin would retreat protectively to their “place” in Wasilla.  It seems the “retreat” had far more to do with strategy than capitulation.
    From the dust of what seemed a political misstep has arisen a political force.  Yes the Palins have emerged stronger, but it is what has emerged with them that has elitist terror reaching derangement levels.  “Average” Americans are beginning to put their feet into the political arena.
    Like the mother who holds her nose in a dogged determination to clean her teenage son’s room, wholesome honest everyday Americans are holding their nose against the stench of Republican and  Democrat elites and entering the fray of Sarah Palin’s battle.  They have set aside race, religion and even small political differences in a pursuit of one goal.  That goal is to bring down the dragon of the arrogant political establishment.
    In our state of Maine and in other states across the country, people who normally would have recoiled at the thought of entering politics are doing so because they realize now that our Governments are too big, too arrogant, and too out of touch.  This is the Palin Proclamation.   We proclaim to Big Government , “Your days are numbered!”
    Yet, I can’t believe it is completely contingent upon Governor Palin.  I hope it is not.
    We must temper our enthusiasm with the knowledge the Governor is afflicted with the same ailment we all have and that is human frailty.  The attacks on the Palins will only increase feverishly.  The opportunity for failure is high.  With this in mind, we must resolve not to follow but , rather, stand beside the Palins in this fight.
    Our cause is just.  Big arrogant  government must be brought back to where it belongs amongst the people.  As we continue to fight and the elitist beast continues to froth its frenzied attacks, there may be casualties and disappointments.  It should not dampen our resolve.   For the sake of the generations to come, we must dismantle the elite political establishment.  Government in this state and in our nation must once again be “for the people and by the people.”  Maine Conservatives Unite!

    I’m really not gloating, I promise; although, I did post a blog on “the Maine Republican Hick” the eve of the Presidential election by this title.  In this blog, I wrote some predictions on what I thought Sarah Palin’s introduction into the national spotlight would do to the political arena and to the voting citizenry.  Much of my predictions are coming to fruition, but, be assured, I am not patting myself on the back….at all….really….I would never…..think…of doing….that…but did I mention that I wrote a blog/column called “The Palin Proclamation” in….(ahem)…ok, moving on.
    I have found the hatred and fear of Sarah Palin startling even after I predicted it.  (note to reader: extensive patting of ones own back can cause painful cramping in ones arm.)  I think Governor Palin put it best by stating the hatred and disdain of her is really a hatred and disdain of middle America.  This is not an overreach.  Liberal elites are terrified of the idea of empowering middle America.  If middle America were to be aroused and mobilized it would toll the death knell of elite aristocracy.
    So the “Terror of Sarah” continues to mount.  Elites attacked her at her weakest point, her children,  causing her to fall back and regroup.  To their utter consternation,  Sarah Palin is back again stronger then ever.  This is not what the political and media establishment expected.  You see, elites have grown quite comfortable in their ability to exploit the average Americans greatest weakness; their families.
    Sarah Palin is providing the blueprint to the rest of her fellow citizens on how to bring down the beast of elitism.  Ironically, it seems she is incorporating the very facet of her life that the media deemed most vulnerable; family
    As I watch the media coverage of the Palin book tour, I see hints of a new protection strategy.  Brief glimpses of the extended family of Todd and Sarah Palin begin to emerge as they weave a web of armor around their children.  So the very thing elites disdain as weakness is becoming veritable fortress around the little Palins.
    Still, the “Terror of Sarah” continues to climb.  This wasn’t supposed to happen.  The Media elite were certain that after they sent their rabid dogs after Bristol, Willow, and Trigger that Todd and Sarah Palin would retreat protectively to their “place” in Wasilla.  It seems the “retreat” had far more to do with strategy than capitulation.
    From the dust of what seemed a political misstep has arisen a political force.  Yes the Palins have emerged stronger, but it is what has emerged with them that has elitist terror reaching derangement levels.  “Average” Americans are beginning to put their feet into the political arena.
    Like the mother who holds her nose in a dogged determination to clean her teenage son’s room, wholesome honest everyday Americans are holding their nose against the stench of Republican and  Democrat elites and entering the fray of Sarah Palin’s battle.  They have set aside race, religion and even small political differences in a pursuit of one goal.  That goal is to bring down the dragon of the arrogant political establishment.
    In our state of Maine and in other states across the country, people who normally would have recoiled at the thought of entering politics are doing so because they realize now that our Governments are too big, too arrogant, and too out of touch.  This is the Palin Proclamation.   We proclaim to Big Government , “Your days are numbered!”
    Yet, I can’t believe it is completely contingent upon Governor Palin.  I hope it is not.
    We must temper our enthusiasm with the knowledge the Governor is afflicted with the same ailment we all have and that is human frailty.  The attacks on the Palins will only increase feverishly.  The opportunity for failure is high.  With this in mind, we must resolve not to follow but , rather, stand beside the Palins in this fight.
    Our cause is just.  Big arrogant  government must be brought back to where it belongs amongst the people.  As we continue to fight and the elitist beast continues to froth its frenzied attacks, there may be casualties and disappointments.  It should not dampen our resolve.   For the sake of the generations to come, we must dismantle the elite political establishment.  Government in this state and in our nation must once again be “for the people and by the people.”  Maine Conservatives Unite!

     It’s really a bittersweet victory, isn’t it?  We’ve won another battle in the war to protect marriage but it’s tempered by the knowledge that, until we pass a Constitutional amendment to protect marriage, this war of ideals will continue to be fought election after election.
    Still, thanks must be divvied out to all the deserving participants.  First, a whopping sarcastic thanks to Governor Baldacci.  With his approval rating hovering somewhere around -50%, I’m sure that his endorsement of the “No on 1” campaign probably helped put the “Yes on 1” over the top.
    Of course, who can forget those wonderful felons who ran around Bangor stealing “Yes on 1” signs.  All that zealous effort slinking around the city in the dead of night piling up felony convictions I’m sure made a lasting impression on the majority of Mainers who believe in a…HONEST FAIR DEBATE.  There was even a few zealots who made their way up to Atkinson with a black magic marker.  Yeah,…Ah, yes…felony with an artistic flair.  The “Yes” was crossed out to say “No” with Adam and Steve scrawled over the top of the adult figures.  How original!!!  The rest of the “artwork” can’t be discussed in a public forum.  Suffice to say that those Mainers who traveled that road through Atkinson en route to Bangor for work every morning, were given food for thought on the tactics of the “No on 1” campaign.
    Some may say their behavior is not indicative of the “No on 1” people.  I wish that I could agree.  In an election night concession speech, Jesse Connolly, campaign manager for “No on 1”, vowed not to rest “until we know where every single one of these votes lives.”  He has since back tracked from that statement, but, as a wise man once said, “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”  We know that in California those who signed  a repeal referendum were viciously harassed by gay activists.  I hope this is not Mr. Connolly’s intent.  Jesse Connolly would find, with a little research, that the major difference between Californians and Mainers is that the Maine citizenry is heavily armed.  Maniacs are not easily harassed.
    Mr. Connolly, in the future, let’s confine our tactics to the confines of civil debate.  “Where people live” is none of your business and it’s none of mine.  The public forum is our battle ground.  Let’s keep it there!  Michael Heath similarly crossed the line into the personal and he was asked to step aside.  I’m wondering , Mr. Connolly, if your colleagues should not ask the same of you.
    The “No on 1” campaign could learn from the spirited debate I carried on with Nancy Rotkowitz during the election cycle.  I want to sincerely thank and commend Ms. Rotkowitz for her courage and candor.  She interjected herself into the debate in a civil and respectful manner.  I don’t think I agreed with anything she said, but I did respect her straightforward approach.  I look forward to more debates, Nancy.
    Finally, huge thanks to Bob Emrich, for the tireless work and strong spirit as he helped to lead the fight to defend traditional marriage.  He even took the time to take my call and advise me in my own research for a secular historical defense of marriage.
    The fight goes on.  So Mainers stay unified and vigilant.

    This past Sunday I was “chauffeuring” my wife to the various shopping locals in Bangor.  As I drove around the city, I noticed a lot of “No on 1” signs were out, but the “Yes on 1” were non-existent.  I notified those in charge of the Bangor area, expressing my frustration to their lack of vigilance.  I was appalled to learn that many “Yes on 1” signs have been placed next to “No on 1”; but, amazingly, by the next morning all the “Yes on 1” signs  had mysteriously “disappeared”.  Now, unless there is portal specifically designed to suck “Yes on 1” signs into the political correctness nether, I think we can use good old fashioned Mainer common sense to figure out what happened to those signs.
    Sadly, this points to a deeper more troubling issue within the gay marriage movement.  It is about power acquired through any means including circumventing the will of the people.
    No state populace has ever voted in a Gay Marriage law, not even California.  So the gay movement lobbied activist judges to overrule the people and enact laws contrary to the beliefs of the citizenry.  Here in our state, liberals have lowered themselves to stealing political signs.  Newspapers are editing out specific facts from op-eds they deem hurtful to the gay agenda.  Even the tired old accusation of “racist’ is being dredged up.  (I didn’t realize homosexuality was exclusive to a specific race.)  What does all this tell us?  Liberals are desperate.
    So as we see the negative reflection of desperation, should we as concerned citizens cower in its glare?  No, fellow Mainers, we cannot afford to wallow in apathy any longer.  The political establishment is defeat able.   You may say its always been like this,; but I say, it doesn’t have to stay like this.
    Let us become desperate.  Desperate to protect our families.  Desperate to rebuild our state. We can’t wait any longer.  Despite the many millions of dollars gay activists pour into this state to influence the vote, we hold the vote.  We are the final say.  Let them name call, distort and hide the truth, and , can you believe it, steal “Yes on 1” signs, we will still vote.
    Don’t be ashamed to defend your children and grandchildren.  Disdain and ridicule from the media is hard to take, I know, but this issue demands citizen resolve more than any other.  This is not a popularity  contest.  This about our children’s future, our states future, our nations future.  Let us draw a line in the sand and vote.  Let  us all vote yes on 1.…we still hold the vote.

    Yea, it really is to me.  Not that I have a man crush on the guy or anything, but he certainly seems like a man my friends and I would hang with.
    Anyone who has read any of my columns at any length will soon realize that my wife and I are strong supporters of Sarah Palin.  To us, she represents a hope that somehow a dose of common sense can still be injected into Washington.  But common sense is an attribute that should also be applied liberally to our support of Sarah Palin.
    So what has that to do with Todd Palin?  (When I say Todd Palin, I’m also inferring the whole family.)  Todd and Sarah Palin are faced with the Herculean task of not only maintaining their family unit in this present society (which is a monster we all face) but to answer the call of a desperate nation at the same time.  Powerful forces are pulling at this couple demanding hard choices.  We have watched them make some and have been impressed.  Unfortunately for the Palins, the hard choices will not end.  They will continue to come.
    So Todd represents a litmus test for us as supporters to gauge Sarah.  Why, you ask, do we need such a test?  Sarah Palin is terrific!  She is also (brace yourself) human.  While her upbringing and faith fill me with a strong hope that she is immune to the temptation of power, I’m reminded that the path she walks is littered with the carcasses of many grounded and faithful heroes.  Like you, I am heartened to see that her speeches are few and far between so she can quickly escape back to Alaska to be with Todd and her gorgeous children…her real reality.
    There are many in this arena, where Todd and Sarah do battle, that disdain their “attached at the hip” approach.  The concept of “one flesh” is repulsive to many of the elite, even those supposedly on “their side”.  The combined power of the husband and wife Palins will threaten some.  They will try to wedge them apart.  Thankfully Todd and Sarah Palin seem to be one step ahead of them by always having Todd, beaming Piper, or beautiful Willow or Bristol “attached to her hip” wherever she goes.  It’s hard to wedge people apart that are fused together.
    Obviously, Sarah Palin is a beautiful powerful woman.  She now operates in a place where the beautiful and the powerful become so obsessed with those two attributes that they become hollow shells that live only for more beauty and more power.  They succumb to a vicious cycle of flattery, guile, and spousal upgrades all in search of a new rung on the power ladder.  So we are concerned that power may corrupt her, too.
    The Bible describes powerful women through the portrayal of two females.  First, Abigail was a beautiful, wise woman who rose above her own negative circumstances.  She used her giftings to stop a powerful man from unjustly destroying an entire village.  Jezebel, equally powerful but treacherous, used her feminine wiles to manipulate men and nearly destroyed her country.
    I think Sarah Palin has the personality of Abigail from the Bible.  I think Todd and Sarah long ago made a commitment to fidelity,  to their children, and to avoiding the “appearance of evil”.  I know that sounds Puritan, Biblical, and Victorian, but hey, it works.
    With a note of caution, Sara and I continue to support the Palins.  Remember, if she fails, loses sight of Todd, and destroys her family it doesn’t change our cause.  I sound callous I know but conservatism must march on.  It is the only hope for our nation.  For those of faith, if she crumbles beneath the challenge like so many before have done, it doesn’t change God.  He is bigger than failure and can heal and restore.
    The Palins are doing all the right things.  Staying close at home, using the computer as a weapon  for truth, and keeping their little ones close is their essential strength.  I’m glad to see they know how to use a computer because there are others out here, namely myself, who are having a hard time catching up.  I don’t know, but there is just something about a roomful of men standing around with cell phones  twittering…. That makes me uncomfortable…I queess I just can’t get past the lingo…ahem.
    We are in a battle for this nation.  A battle of ideals…virtue against corruption.  So I fear for Todd and Sarah Palin but I believe in them.  They must not lose sight of each other.  Whatever happens, I will continue to fight for my country.  So in the words of our greatest conservative….“Trust , but verify”

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    Last week I was humbled to find that my horizons, my perspective was in desperate need of broadening.  There are moments in our lives that effect the course of our personal history.  How we handle these pivotal times can alter the path of our life's pilgrimage forever.
   So again last week, while roofing in 90 degree weather with 100% humidity, my friend, who also wishes to remain anonymous voiced his strident opinion about the relevant issues of the day.  Here I will quote him, though from behind the veil of anonymity.  He said, “I don't know if I can stand to hear anymore of this horse pucky from Obama!”  
I was taken a back.  While I claim to have at least a layman's grasp of the English language, I confess that I was not aware of this equine term.  What was it's origin?  Of course the inevitable societal implications must be reconciled.  Driven by my thirst to delve in the existential, I pressed my friend to expound by asking, “What exactly is horse pucky ?!”
   At this point my first anonymous friend (the original) rolled his eyes and sighed, “Well we know what Andy's next column will be about.”  So my friend has been proven to have a prophetic gift.  It should be noted here that the crew I work with have now become the Posse of the Anonymous.  With my original anonymous friend being it's head. I can't be in the posse because you know my name and to be anonymous you must be nameless....because that's what ....anonymous....means....
   In other news,  research has shown that horse pucky is the exact opposite of horse sense, both metaphorically and anatomically.  Thankfully,  someone has come to give us a living, vibrant example.  
Peter “now knee deep in the till” Mills has written an op-ed on his reason for running for Governor.  Mr. Mills wants us all to believe that he has been fighting all these years against fiscal irresponsibility.  Obviously, Mr. Mills thinks we all can't read.  He forgets that Mainers operate on a concept foreign to liberal politicians like him...common sense.  Peter Mills, you cannot cover up your voting record.  It will show, Mr. Mills, that you encourage the liberal spending spree that has imperiled Maine's financial viability for generations to come.  That is a pungent representation of horse pucky.  At www.meconservativevoice.wordpress.com there is a place for politicians like Peter Mills called Horse Pucky Hall.  If you can think of others that should reside there, please visit the site and nominate them for sentencing. I promise the judgment will be quick, fair and sarcastic.

    They said we were divided.  The gleeful consensus worldwide was the United States  was no longer  united.  So as we teetered on the brink of splintered nationalism real or imagined (I lean towards imagined), up stepped one man to bring us back to our American roots.  Striding forward into his practiced messianic pose, this man realized that the sea change was not anything he could believe in.  It certainly was not what he had hoped for.  Those pesky Americans have the audacity to fight for their freedom.  Yes, Barack Obama, you have succeeded in unifying America like no one else could.  
    Unfortunately for the President, the country is  unifying against him not for him.  As pressure mounts on the White House, its’ true colors begin to immerge.  The administration has become more overt and clumsy in the application of Chicago thug politics.  Much to the chagrin of all the Presidents henchmen, the rest of the nation is not so cowed by gangster politics as perhaps Illinois is.
    Sporting the worst six month approval rating since World War II, President Obama has taken the shroud off his socialist agenda.  Americans who could not before can definitely see the Marxism now.  Both Democrats and Republicans are voicing their outrage at town hall meetings…. which is what…. Town hall meetings… are for…. I thought that was … what… they… were….?
    Well, Nancy Pelosi thinks differently (in many ways).  She expected the citizens to listen raptly, smile fawningly, and gaze in abject worship as they were “informed” of their new healthcare regime.
    THE PEOPLE DIDN’T CAVE!!  THANK GOD!!  They acted like Americans.  They stood up to their politicians and revolted against the Government.  Patrick Henry would be so proud!
    The Democratic Party’s’ response to the exercise of civil liberties was to call grandmothers, veterans,  and other hard working Americans thugs, mobsters, and disruptive anarchists.  The DNC reaction could be because it immediately suspects a replication of  its own tactics or the party of liberals does not comprehend and utterly disdains the power of individual Americans coming together to stand against an oppressive Government.  I think quite possibly both.
    At any rate, the Democrats have banned  all town hall meetings.  Such a shame too… I was so looking forward to Rep. Michaud, Rep. Pingree, Sen. Snowe, and Sen. Collins coming back to Maine and explaining to all our mobster and gangster senior citizens how ObamaCare was going to cut their benefits.  Now that’s entertainment!…. And so bi-partisan, too!
    What Barack Obama has come to painfully realize is that, outside of  Chicago, Americans disdain oppression.  Americans despise hypocrisy.  An administration that has occupied itself with the propagation of socialist lies now finds itself face to face with a nation that is shouting  “Don’t tread on me!”.   
 

   Remember the old crime drama movies? There was always the lone crusade for justice who stood against the gangsters and their evil ways. The lone ranger always frustrated those of compromised morals by being impervious to their methods of temptation and corruption. Finally, in the end, the mob attacks the greatest weakness of an honest person, the innocent ones they love.

   This is what has happened to Sarah Palin since the Presidential election. Predictably, the liberal Democrats have been terrified of her and have followed the Obama game plan of eliminating your opposition before they can challenge you. The first tactic was to bury her in a mountain of frivolous law suits, forcing her to incur debilitating legal debt. Much to the chagrin of these political mobsters, the Governor of Alaska seemed dogged in her determination to fight on.

   So, the Obama lackeys were called in; the media. Nothing else had worked. You would have thought that piling a half a million dollars of debt on her would have made Governor Palin more interested in the stimulus money. I’m sure that some politician in Alaska could have shown the Governor how to redirect that money to her benefit. No, she stood by her conviction and ignored the temptation.

   There was only one chink in the shining armor of Sarah Palin. Her little girls. The Obama network went to work sending their media thugs into attack. They hurled the most insidious, hateful things at these innocent girls. So this weekend, we found out that above all, Sarah Palin is a mother. She’s pulling back to protect the innocents’ she loves.

   The Obama gangsters are pretty smug right now. The end justifies the means, I’m sure; after all, it’s just a conservative’s children. But Governor Palin will be back. Remember, she’s done this before when oil executives stonewalled her efforts of reform. She’s a fighter. She’ll be back.

   But what is more disturbing? The Obama administration’s record of gangster thug tactics or the Republican party’s deafening silence. While the Palin family has twisted in the wind taking cheap shots from the Democratic Party, the Republicans have been disgustingly…silent. I’m shocked and appalled that my party has not offered to help pay for the legal bills that the Palin’s have accrued battling the Democrats. Shame on the Republicans!

   Could it be that the Governor from Alaska knew that in the 2010 election her family would not only be facing hit-men from the Democrats, but also Republicans? You see, Sarah Palin is an honest person, that’s why Americans love her and politicians hate her.

   Sarah Palin will be back. If she runs for President in 2012, ask yourself this. Do you want to elect an honest person or do you want to bow down to gangsters?

   There is a phenomenon sweeping our state. It is not unique in its’ concept but certainly in its’ scope. I’m not sure the state of Maine has ever had this many petition drives happening at once. I find this encouraging as it seems to indicate a growing dissatisfaction with the liberals who are in power in Augusta.

   You would think that Democrats would be feeling that uncomfortable hint of apprehension before an impending storm; but, in true fashion, the party of socialism is so blinded by their own conceit that they cannot see the torches and pitchforks waving before their very eyes. Yes, this is what these petition drives exemplify. A torch and pitchfork frustration mounting throughout Maine. Liberalism has failed Maine. It has impoverished Maine…and now, because it has no answers, liberalism is ignoring Maine.

   I listened to a Democratic Senator talk on one of the local morning shows concerning this very topic. When asked to explain the magnitude of the amount of petition drives, this Senator sniffed out her best oh, those wonder peasants response by saying, “Oh, they’re just exercising their civil rights.” That’s true, but she’s acting like it’s a commonplace activity. It’s not supposed to be! We’re supposed to be able to trust our Representatives to represent us; instead, we have been forced into digging political fire lines to contain the blazing socialist inferno of Augusta that wants to consume every tradition, freedom and revenue left in the state of Maine. It’s not “just” a matter of course. These are last ditch efforts to save our state from blind politicians.

   So with unrest and frustration bubbling throughout the state, one would think this bears good fortune for the Republican party in a revolution of power; except that the Republican party is so blinded by the desire to self-destruct, that it can’t see the torches and pitchforks either. Factions within the party are trying to oust conservatives from their midst. It seems that moderates have forgotten that it is conservatives who are the poles holding up the tent. Kick out the poles and all you’ve got left is a tarp. That’s just something for Democrats to walk on. Let’s not be ashamed to be conservatives and give hard -working Maine a hope for a freer, brighter, less government future. Conservatism works. Let’s use it.

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. I’m hoping that Senator Joe Perry was just trying to inject some levity into the despair of the times we are in. Sadly, I fear that Mr. Perry may actually believe what he said on Fox News concerning the Democratic Party in Maine. Even more alarming, is the strong possibility that the good Senator thinks the citizens of Maine believe him, too. It seems that if one wallows in lies long enough one can inoculate himself against the truth.

In case you haven’t heard, Senator Joe Perry told Fox News that Maine Democrats have “a history of lowering taxes in Maine.” (You can pick your jaws up from the floor now.) This from a member of a party that has created the the richest entitlement program (Medicare) in the United States; so rich it is near bankruptcy. The Democrats historical (or hysterical) answer to the ballooning Mainecare budget… raise taxes. One of the proposed new taxes for this year was a “non-motorized watercraft” tax. Any law enforcement officer can tell you that an inner-tube is considered a “non-motorized watercraft”. So is there a tax differential between the skidder inner-tube and the family car inner-tube…and oh, I’m sure this is true… there must be eco-friendly tax breaks for those who use a “Prius” earth friendly, go green inner tub

This is the same party that has taxed all the industry out of the state of Maine. This is the party that has raised the fuel tax so high in Maine that truck drivers had to drive their trucks to Augusta to try to get some national attention, leaving Governor Baldacci cowering in his office, afraid to come out.

The “dirty little secret” Joe Perry doesn’t want you to know is that the Democrats’ overspending and over taxation has left Augusta in such a budget crisis that liberals had their backs to the wall. In desperation they allowed…you’ll never believe this…the Republicans to do a little cutting; not a lot, mind you (we wouldn’t want to actually fix the problem), just a little.

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. The Democratic party platform has always been: 1.) Democrats make a mess 2.) Democrats blame the Republicans 3.) Republicans clean up the mess 4.) Democrats take the credit for it.

Senator Joe Perry reminds me of another Joe who is a gaff-a-minute and believes his own lies. He’s the Vice-President. I hope Governor Sarah Palin doesn’t mind if I borrow a line from the Vice-Presidential debate, “Say it ain’t so, Joe!”

Coliseum of Shame

   Recently, there has been quite an uproar over David Letterman’s hateful, disgusting and perverted comments directed at the Palin women. I confess I did not hear the idiocy dribble from Letterman’s lips directly, but have heard them described and paraphrased over the past days. That was revolting and putrid enough for me.

   One comment by a talking head on a news program has confused me; perhaps, even angered me. It was observed that Letterman’s’ ratings had boosted by the controversy. Are we, as a people, so voyeuristic and degraded that we would be enticed to watch a program to hear and see a dull, listless, bland “comedian” trash, smear, and trample the honor of innocent young women? Shouldn’t we have better things to do then stay up late and watch a dirty old man giggle impishly about the violation of little girls? How about getting some sleep so our work performance is not effected in the maintenance of our precious jobs?!? No, it’s not just Willow this “man” (I’m not sure I should use that noun) attacked but all the sweet young ladies, of this country, she represents.

   I’m reminded of the Roman Coliseums. The Romans had strong stomachs and they liked their sports bloody and violent. In time, the gladiators were not entertaining enough for some. Those thrill seekers sought a new shocking reality to watch. Why not innocent everyday people with no military training and have them do battle with gladiators, ravenous beasts and overwhelming odds? What fun to watch the feeble helpless attempts of a poor farmer trying to protect his wife and little ones from rape, pillage and dismemberment; and better yet, let’s make sure they are all Christians. That way we can eliminate that annoying sect of people we don’t like. I’m sure there were many Romans appalled by this, but for some reason the Coliseums still remained full to watch this debauchery. It took a decree by Caesar to stop one of the darkest times in World History.

   Americans have a strong stomach for the verbal battles that happen in Washington and in our media. We like political battles to be hard and hot. The verbal battles can be vicious, and to be truthful, we like it that way. But little girls should not be thrown into this coliseum not should any woman’s honor be attacked in this arena. We must maintain our decency as a nation. We cannot throw innocents into our political pits for public entertainment.

   Thankfully for Willow Palin, her mother is quickly becoming one of the great political minds of our time, and is more then capable of wielding her intellectual sword to fend off that filth that has attacked her daughter. But for those who tuned into Letterman in hopes of seeing the Palin girls smeared… shame on you! To those who tuned into that late show to see what was going on…shame on you! None of us should do anything to condone or cause Mr. Letterman to prosper.

   As my friend, who wishes to remain nameless said, “Where is A-Rod in all of this?” Why is he silent? He should decry Letterman and sue him for using his name in such perversion. I agree. As for me, I’ve never watched David Letterman and don’t care to start; although, if Todd Palin (you know, Iron Dog Todd Palin) were to ever meet David Letterman on the street…I just might pay to see that.