South Carolinians are voting in the primaries today (Saturday). If the most recent polls are correct, Newt Gingrich should eke out a victory. This development would mean that Santorum narrowly wins Iowa, Romney cruises in New Hampshire and Gingrich nails the first Southern contest. Delegate apportionment is all over the map, but it appears that Ron Paul will be hanging in there in second place with committed delegates. Newt’s victory (if it occurs) would suggest that Republicans of South Carolina detest the main stream media more than they loathe marital infidelity. Newt’s response to CNN’s John King’s opening question in the Thursday night debate seems to have catapulted him into a true contender despite the allegations from his former wife, Marrianne. The situation, as they say, is fluid. The steady one is Dr. Paul which is reflective of his consistency and reliability. Santorum is having difficulty gaining traction and Romney often appears to be weak and indecisive. Stay tuned. Florida is next.
While most political watchers were focused on the goings-on in South Carolina, the Congress and the Executive Branch absconded with more of your liberty and increased our national indebtedness. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary for HHS, RULED that all private health insurance plans MUST include certain contraceptive aids with NO co-pay for everyone in the plan….regardless of gender or moral and religious objections. The dictate is not only offensive, but it will make the private plans more costly for everyone….companies and insured. If I were cynical ( and I am), I would think this is a blatant attempt to put financial pressure on private insurers and companies thus increasing the likelihood that they might prefer a government insurance plan in the future.
Public outcry and reactions forced the tabling of the SOPA legislation in the House. Supporters of the over-reaching effort to protect copyrights and intellectual property admitted that there were some vaguely written portions of the bill that could allow bureaucrats a broad area for engaging in 1st Amendment mischief. The bill was shelved…..for now. Be prepared because it will probably reappear as an obscure amendment to an appropriations bill sometime in the near future. Statists of the two old parties do not give up in their efforts to exercise control over us. They merely postpone the most egregious efforts until our interests are focused elsewhere.
The anti-human, anti-progress progressives won a small victory when President Obama delayed his decision about the Keystone Pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast because of “environmental concerns.” Actually….as he often does, he blamed the delay on someone else….his own Department of State…because of the international aspect of the pipeline’s crossing our border with Canada. Trans-Canadian, the company that is developing the pipe line announced that they were trumping the Socialist-in-Chief by constructing a domestic line from the Dakotas to the Gulf thus avoiding for now the international aspects. I’ll wager the federal government and its Marxist leader will devise, create, make-up or discover another compelling reason for refusing to allow more private sector jobs and energy independence. I do not recall ever witnessing such a collection of anal orifices in our country in my lifetime. We’ve always had them lurking around trying to undermine liberty and increase government power, but it seems as if they have metastasized almost beyond treatment. Radical surgery appears to be our last best hope. Electing another statist with a slower-moving agenda will not do, we need a surgeon who’s capable, consistent and committed to the task of putting the monster back into its cage.
If any of the candidates for President says they would have signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), they should immediately be dismissed as a serious contender for the office. Their answer indicates one of two things: they see no problem with the military detaining U.S. citizens without trial or habeas corpus rights….which makes them an enemy of the Constitution of the United States and an adversary of freedom; or they are too stupid, ignorant and clueless to serve. Why anyone….let alone a serious candidate for Chief Executive…would endorse increasing the power of the Federal Government at this time is beyond comprehension for any person with reasonable cognitive ability.
Government is force (see Bastiat, The Law). Even in its most benign applications it represents an oppressive passive coercion. It may introduce legislation, rules or regulations that clearly violate the natural rights of individuals, but if the aggrieved parties lack the resources or the power to fight back, their liberties will be denied forever as the government moves on to the next unwitting victim. Promoting a larger footprint for government at any level suggests that one is either a masochist or a collectivist. Both maladies are evidence of sickness and must be exorcised and discarded. “Soft” tyranny always hardens as time moves on. Tyranny is deadly. It kills the spirit, the soul and the dreams of the people. It must be restricted and defeated every time it rears its ugly head. Liberty must prevail….first, foremost and forever!
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