What in the world has happened to our once great republic? The U.S. Congress has been turned into a festival of legalized bribery. We all know that at least on some level, but when Glenn Beck interviewed Eric Massa the other day, what Massa had to say totally stunned many of us. He told Beck that "you can literally be bought and sold legally" as a member of the U.S. Congress. He also said that members of Congress spend about 5 hours a day just raising money, and that there are special coaches that are brought in that teach them how to do it better. How insane is that?
But one of the saddest things that Massa had to say is that he felt completely and utterly powerless to change the system as a member of Congress. When even a member of Congress can do absolutely nothing about the runaway corruption of the U.S. government, you know that the system is broken.
Do yourself a favor and take a couple of minutes and watch the excerpt from the interview posted below. No matter what your political persuasion is, you have to admit that this is really, really sad....
The following is a letter to new Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown from a disgruntled Tea Party activist that has been getting forwarded all over the Internet. I think that it sums up the feelings of a lot of those involved in the Tea Party movement regarding Scott Brown. It only took him a couple of days in office for him to betray the people who elected him. The truth is that Scott Brown is a RINO - a Republican in name only. He has already shown that he has far more in common with Barack Obama than with anyone in the Republican Party.
So now many Tea Party activists are furious and are going to be working to vote out Scott Brown in the next election. All of the enthusiasm and passion that benefited him this time could very well be his undoing next time around.
Here is the letter from the disgruntled Tea Party activist....
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Dear Scott Brown,
You are a real piece of work, aren't you? I am a member of the Tea Party Movement that went to bat for you. I donated money, that we just didn't have, but, your words spoke of the true "change" we all wanted. I gave up countless hours in email to the good people of your state, in support of you. I worked your phone banks. You made promises that were nothing more than a lie, to get yourself elected. You are nothing more than a RINO!!!!
You voted with the commies on a jobs bill that you knew was just a fraud upon the people. And, the last straw? When I saw you prancing around endorsing Juan McAmnesty.
You, sir, are a fool. WE put you in office, and, hear me well, AH, WE will take you out just as easily. The TEA PARTY MOVEMENT grows in strength, resolve and determination. Enjoy your 2 years, Brown, because.....WE the PEOPLE are coming for you in NOV 2012!!!!!! The Tea Party Movement can make or break anyone....you are aware of this....you were recipient of our good, generous natures. YOU LIED TO US. You are the same as the rest of them, and, I think you are a sad, pathetic, small, little man.
See ya at the polls, BROWN!!!!
Also, during your 2 years in office? WE the PEOPLE will be on you at every word you speak, and, every action you choose to take. You are about to find out what being on the other side of the Tea PArty Movement is really like.
The next U.S. presidential election is nearly 3 years away, but suddenly things are starting to heat up. Not only did Sarah Palin give the keynote address at the recently completed Tea Party convention, but the truth is that she also sounds like someone who has definitely decided to run for president in 2012. In a stunning television interview, Sarah Palin told Fox News that she "would be willing" to challenge Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential race if the conditions are right. When asked directly if she would run, this is what she said....
"I would be willing to if I believe that it's right for the country."
Video of this interview on Fox News is posted below....
That definitely does not sound like someone who is not going to run for president.
In fact, everything about Sarah Palin right now screams out that she plans to run - she is just not ready to make a formal announcement for a while.
So, she is saying the right things about other potential candidates for now. During the Fox News interview, Palin said that there were other potential Republican candidates who are "in as strong or stronger position than I am to take on the White House and if they're in a better position than I in three years, I'll support them."
Recent polls have revealed that the Republican base favors her right now over other potential Republican candidates, and when Tea Party convention organizer Judson Phillips brought up the idea of "President Palin" in a question-and-answer session after Sarah Palin's speech, members of the audience reportedly leaped to their feet and started chanting "Run, Sarah, Run."
So will Sarah Palin run for president in 2012?
Yes.
Not only is she snuggling up to the Tea Party movement, she is also out actively endorsing other Republican candidates and plans to be an active campaigner during the 2010 campaign season.
If she was "retiring" from politics she would not be aggressively out there like this.
Everything she is doing is laying the groundwork for 2012.
But if for some reason Sarah Palin does not run in 2012, when will she run?
Never.
In American politics, you must run while you are hot.
Do you think people like Bob Dole, John Kerry, Dan Quayle or Michael Dukakis would have a prayer of getting elected to the presidency now?
No.
But at one time all of those guys were hot and they all had realistic chances of becoming president.
It is all about striking while the iron is hot.
That is what Barack Obama did.
2012 is Sarah Palin's chance.
Either she gets elected then, or it is almost certainly over for her.
That is the reality of American politics.
She is one of the most polarizing figures in the history of American politics already, but the truth is that right now Sarah Palin is very hot with the Tea Party crowd.
2012 is her shot - if she is willing to go for it.
And she will be.
But she may not be the only conservative female running in 2012.
Michele Bachmann is also a huge Tea Party favorite and she is lurking in the background and is evaluating what direction the political winds are blowing. Already there are websites that are urging her to run for president in 2012. She has a ton of support among conservatives and she is getting a ton of face time on the news channels.
So could we see a Palin vs. Bachmann duel for the Republican nomination?
You never know.
Or perhaps they will end up joining forces and running together.
The majority of Republicans now believe that Barack Obama is a socialist. According to a new survey conducted for Daily Kos by polling firm Research 2000, 63 percent of those who identify themselves as Republicans say that they believe that Barack Obama is a socialist. Of course the liberal blogs are having a field day with this one. After all, it is ludicrous to think that any major U.S. politician is actually a socialist, right?
Well, where I come from if it walks like a duck and if it quacks like a duck then we call it a duck.
So is Barack Obama a socialist?
-Obama believes that the government should run the economy and he has already taken over some of America's biggest corporations and has given government bailouts to many of the biggest banks.
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-Obama believes in big government and he is expanding the number of people working for the U.S. government to over 2 million people this year.
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-Obama believe in raising taxes and in massively increasing government spending.
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-Obama has almost got his government takeover of the U.S. health care system pushed through Congress.
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-Obama is pushing a "cap and trade" carbon tax scheme on the American people that would give the U.S. government unprecedented control over U.S. businesses and over the intimate details of our personal lives.
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-Among Obama's mentors during his formative years were some of the most radical socialists and communists in recent U.S. history.
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-Obama is continuing to build the Big Brother police state infrastructure that other administrations started which is stripping away our civil liberties and turning us into whimpering servants of the almighty central government. This is exactly what other major totalitarian socialist governments throughout history have done.
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If you study history, the parallels between what is going on right now in the United States and what happened during the rise of other socialist regimes throughout history is absolutely stunning.
The truth is that the America that we all grew up in is systematically being dismantled. Once it is gone it will almost be impossible to get back. We encourage you to visit our new blog entitled The End Of The American Dream where we will be exploring the destruction of the American ideal and how this is going to impact all of us in the years ahead.
Posted by Admin | Posted in Politics | Posted on 31-01-2010
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Those who are expecting Scott Brown to be the next great conservative "poster boy" are about to be greatly disappointed. The truth is that the newly enthroned Senator from Massachusetts is openly pro-abortion, is perfectly okay with individual states deciding to legalize gay marriage, and has already told Republican leaders that there will be times when he will be voting with the Democrats.
What in the world?
Didn't conservatives and tea party activists just spend weeks working their butts off to get this guy elected?
And on the marriage issue that you brought up, it's settled here in Massachusetts, but I believe that states should have the ability to determine their own destiny and the government should not be interfering with individual states' rights on issues that they deal with on a daily basis.
So Scott Brown is perfectly okay with Massachusetts or any other state deciding to legalize gay marriage?
Wow! That sure does not sound like a conservative revolution at all.
It does not appear that Scott Brown is anything like the hardcore conservative that will be fighting tooth and nail to stop the Obama agenda that may tea party activists thought that they were electing.
The reality is that Scott Brown is going to be one of the most liberal Republicans in the history of the party.
In Washington D.C. we seem to have two parties now - the Democrats and the "not quite as radically liberal" Democrats.
True conservatives are a dying breed in Washington.
The truth is that we have been duped again.
When are we going to learn that we should never cast a single vote for any candidate who is pro-abortion?
Ever.
It doesn't matter how many tax cuts you pass - if the United States continues to kill about a million babies a year by abortion we are not going to be blessed.
There have been approximately 50 million babies murdered in the abortion mills of America since Roe v. Wade in 1973.
Blood is on the hands on this nation.
If we do not stop it now, when are we going to stop it?
The truth is that we are going to reap what we sow.
The only hope for a turnaround in the United States is for a radical moral awakening to take place.
And electing pro-abortion Republicans to Congress is not going to help one ounce.
What in the world has happened to our once great republic? The U.S. Congress has been turned into a festival of legalized bribery. We all know that at least on some level, but when Glenn Beck interviewed Eric Massa the other day, what Massa had to say totally stunned many of us. He told Beck that "you can literally be bought and sold legally" as a member of the U.S. Congress. He also said that members of Congress spend about 5 hours a day just raising money, and that there are special coaches that are brought in that teach them how to do it better. How insane is that?
