Words Of Reason For Wednesday Morning

I found this today and completely agree. Please pass this on as the author has requested. Here's the original site. Enjoy and remember we are all Americans regardless of who's in the White House. Vote Tuesday.

President Bush or President Kerry, My President Either Way

31 October 2004

I am working for a victory for President Bush. I think Kerry is a bad man and would make a terrible President. Nobody who has followed my writing on this blog for the past two months or in the wider world for the past year would ever misunderstand that. I also believe that President Bush is going to win a solid victory on Tuesday, and I am praying for an undisputed, clean election.

People with my political beliefs, myself included, made a terrible mistake in the Clinton years. We decided en masse that because he was such a dreadful man, because he was so destructive to the office, that he was no longer our President. That he was illegitimate. That we hated him.

This was a profoundly bad thing for America.

Yes, he was a bad man and he did some terrible things and he was, in fact, profoundly destructive to the office of the Presidency. But we on the right lost sight of something: we were not responsible for what Bill Clinton was. We were responsible for what we were.

Our country is predicated on the idea that we don't need to have civil wars and hyper-partisan destructive political conflict, because we provide a mechanism for the people to select our leadership. If the people vote for you according to the pre-existing rules, then hey, you're the leader.

This arrangement is in danger. It was in danger in the 1980s from the right, and it is in danger today from the left. If Kerry wins, then it will be the right's turn to be the ones tearing down the fragile network of customs and beliefs that holds our nation together. I don't think we should do that. I don't want to be a part of doing that again. I did it in the 1980s and it was stupid and destructive and wrong of me. I'm sorry about it, but the only thing I can do about it now is to resolve not to do it again.

If John Kerry wins, reasonably fair, reasonably square, then he will become my President and I will support him. That doesn't mean I won't fight him like the devil on all the many, many things he will do that are wrong and bad; I will. That doesn't mean I won't criticize him ferociously and with a partisan growl; I will.

But I won't declare that he is an illegitimate leader.

I won't undermine him in front of the national leaders that he has to relate to in order to do his job.

I won't call him President-Select Kerry if the Supreme Court has to intervene, again, to keep the electoral machinery moving.

I won't print up bumper stickers in 2008 saying Re-Unelect Kerry.

I won't, in short, do any of the things that the nauseating anti-Bush left has done in the last four years. I did that stuff with Clinton, and now that I've grown up a little bit, and now that I've seen what it looks like when the other side does it to my guy, and now that they've held up a mirror, it's a little bit sickening, and I'm more than a little bit ashamed.

Here's what it boils down to, folks:

If John Kerry wins the election, reasonably fair, reasonably square, then he becomes my President and your President.

If George Bush wins the election, reasonably fair, reasonably square, then he remains my President and your President.

This is my pledge, my promise, my what-have-you. It's written down, in black and white. Call me on it if I renege.

I ask everybody who reads this to do two things if they agree with me.

One, say it loud and say it proud, the winner of the 2004 election is my President, and whether I like him or not, whether I agree with him or not, I'm not going to be a Michael Moore-style flaming gasbag asshat about it.

Two, pass the link along. Send it to your friends, post it on your blog, whatever. It's important. We are one country, and we have to pull together whether we agree with one another or not.

Hail To The Victors

Please excuse for me not posting yesterday. I had to have my heart restarted after watching a classic battle between Michigan and Michigan State. To my great delight Michigan prevailed after falling behind by 17 points with a triple overtime winner. This is only the 3rd time Michigan has come from that far behind to win and I am proud to say I have witnessed 2 of the 3 and was at one.

My one and only trip to The Big House was the Michigan/Virginia game in Charles Woodson's freshman year, Tiki Barber was on that Virginia team as well. Michigan came from 17 down to win that game in regulation time.

Saturday game was far more critical for Michigan since they sit atop the Big Ten standings tied with Wisconsin and the two teams do not play each other this year due to the quirky Big Ten schedule. As it stands, Michigan's lone loss is to the hated Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. I have always said that a successful Michigan season only need include victories over Norte Dame, Michigan State, and Ohio State. They could go 3-9 every year in my book as long as they beat those three teams.

Till tomorrow, or later today Happy Halloween........................

What To Expect From A Heinz-Kerry First Lady

I ran across this:

The Product: Heinz Ketchup.
You Assume: When you buy a bottle of ketchup that says “20 oz.” On it, you get 20 oz. of ketchup.
Would They Lie To Us?: Bill Baker of Redding, California, bought a 20 oz. bottle of ketchup for his wife’s meatloaf. The recipe called for 20 oz. exactly, but when they poured it into a measuring cup, it was an ounce and a half short.
Exposed: Bill got ticked off. “If it says 20 ounces, it should be 20 ounces,” he said. He called the state’s Division of Measurement, setting off a five-year statewide investigation of H. J. Heinz Co. What did they find? Heinz’s bottled products, from the 20-ounce to the 64-ounce size, were regularly 0.5% to 2% short. That may not seem like much, but officials estimated that Californians had been cheated out of 10 million ounces – 78,124 gallons – of the red stuff. That’s $650,000 worth of ketchup. Heinz was ordered to pay $180,000 in civil penalties, and agreed to overfill their bottles for one year – by about 10 million ounces.

I have but one question, if Kerry wins and his wife is put in charge of health care reform ala Bill/Hillary, can we expect similar treatment in our health plan? I can see it now, sorry Mrs. Smith, we did not have quite enough blood to complete you dialysis so you will feel a couple pints low for a day or two. Enjoy................

The PC Police Strike Halloween

Happy Halloween to all those who are allowed to celebrate, lol I almost fell out of my seat when I read this pile of bullshit. Read the article below. Remember this Halloween, beware the Politically Correct Police. Later...............

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/

An Open Letter To John Kerry

Senator Kerry,

I would like to explain why I can not vote for you and why I would encourage every American not vote for you. Allow me to take your agenda point by point.

(1) Your position on the Iraq. I do not believe for one second that you will do what needs to be done to help the Iraqi people in their path toward freedom. I feel that based on your changing positions and your aversion to war and our military, you will leave Iraq as soon as you can. The only thing I can give you credit for is your service to this country in Vietnam, thank you. This would be a terrible mistake and allow the Iraqis to fall under a Taliban like government. You have done nothing but be critical of the efforts of our military and allies, not to mention your changing position on funding the war. Let me refresh your memory, in an interview with Tim Russert of NBC this past spring you were asked about funding for the Iraq War. Mr. Russert asked you if you thought the funding at the time was adequate, your response was that the funding should be increased and when asked by how much, you responded by however much it takes to win. Now you are out on the campaign trail saying that the President has allocated too much money for the Iraqi War effort and even lying about the amount. Do you understand why the American public simply does not trust you on this issue?

(2) Your position on the War on Terror. I think your recent comment on terrorists being a nuisance sums up your entire position on terror. You are squarely in the Clinton camp on this one. You have stood shoulder to shoulder with the Clinton Administration as they launched worthless missile strikes on ambiguous targets in a reactionary policy that does nothing to prevent future attacks. Listen carefully, terrorism is not a nuisance nor is it a matter for law enforcement. Terrorism requires a proactive military response, end of story. If we move away from this policy, the fight against terror will surely come to our shores and be fought on the streets of America.

(3) Your position on Economics. I am sure that you know this or have been told, but 80% of the jobs in this country are created by small businesses and not large government programs. Your plan to repeal the tax cut on Americans making over $200,000 would hurt job creation since most small business owners pay their taxes at the personal tax rate rather then a business rate. This may be economics 101 but 80% of the income tax in this country is paid by the wealthiest 20%, do you mean to suggest that they pay a larger share? Being a rich man yourself, can you explain why then you avoid paying your fair share by using loopholes in the tax code? Is this another case of doing what you say but not what you do? Class warfare is one page you should have thrown out of the Democrat plan book.

(4) Your position on Health Care. Let’s take a look at the current Flu shot “crisis” as an example of what you’re proposing for our entire health care system. The shortage of Flu shots is directly a result of failed government price controls put in place by the Clinton Administration to achieve the worthy goal of immunizing each child. The price controls combined with rampant lawsuits have forced American vaccine companies to conclude that they simply can not do business in this environment, thus our dependence on foreign supplies of the Flu vaccine. Your health care policy if implemented will have the same effect and the world-class health care system we enjoy today will be reduced to the Canadian or British model at best. If the vaccine and pharmaceutical companies can not make a profit then the first area to suffer is research and development. R&D is the hallmark of our world class health system, and without it, we are faced with the prospect of a Third World health system.

(5) Your position on Social Security. Whether you like it or not, Social Security needs to be fixed, adjusted, or something done to preserve the benefits that we pay to current and future seniors. Your recent statement that Social Security is fine and you’re not going to “tinker” with it is just misleading and wrong. If you’re elected President you will face two choices as the baby boomers retire, either raise the retirement age or decrease benefits. If you choose to ignore the problem as you have stated is your plan, then I and my children will have to make other plans for retirement because Social Security as we know it will cease to exist. Senator, this problem requires some “thinking outside the box” and not someone such as yourself who wants to stick your head in the sand.

(6) Your position on Immigration. I actually had not heard your position on immigration with the exception of your ducking of the question in the 3^rd Presidential debate. I paid your website a visit to find your plan for immigration, which I had to search for since it was not listed on your main platform page. After reading your stance, I find it vague and pandering to big business’s needs for cheap labor and your own party’s need for voters. For the record, I feel that both parties have failed the American people on this issue and have serious disagreements with the President’s plans for immigration. You offer no solution that will protect this country from the hoards of illegals crossing our borders each day.

I do have one thing to congratulate you on Senator. You claim to be a “uniter”; well you have managed to completely reverse the definition of “uniter”. Here’s the new definition according to your actions:

• You divide American by race with your “Jim Crow” tactics.
• You divide American by economics with your pitting of the rich vs. everyone else in a battle of class warfare.
• You divide American youth against everyone by your false claims of a coming military draft.
• You divide American seniors against everyone by your false claims of privatizing Social Security.
• You divide American men and women with your exaggerations of unfair compensation.

Senator Kerry here’s wishing you luck upon your return to the Senate, May you continue what you started, 20 years of missing committee meetings, voting on the wrong side of issues and overall incompetence.

Sincerely,

The Mad Tech.

The Greatest Show Ever, After Seinfeld

Has anyone seen Draw Together on Comedy Central yet? I generally only watch South Park on the channel; I can't stomach Jon Stewart any more. I actually stopped watching him last year, but this is not about him.

Draw Together is the first cartoon reality show featuring cartoon characters from different genres. First of all this is the most offensive, non-politically correct show in the history of television and is marketed as such so people can't say they were not warned. Now for those very reasons that may turn some people off, make me think it will be a great success. Thus the backlash against the politically correct continues. Check the link out below. Later.................

Drawn Together

The Ohio Ballot Fix Of '04

Notice anything wrong with the ballot above? Mainly that the numbers for each candidate don't line up. If I was a betting man, I would say that for this county that the ballot layout is on purpose. I have included 2 links below with more information on this scam in Ohio. Enjoy.....

http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/topstories/

http://www.cleveland.com/politics/plaindealer/

The Truth Straight From Iraq

This is exactly the kind of stories that the Pro Kerry Information Coalition does not want to report for fear of helping the President in some way. The job of the news to simply report and at that they fail each and everyday.

If you search the net for soldier blogs and other news sources, you will find that we are actually accomplishing quite a bit in Iraq and for the most part our troops are proud of their efforts. The first complain my brother and others in the 101st Airborne had when returning from Iraq was that the media is only reporting half the story. Perhaps this stems from the fact that even at home all we get is negative news because that is what "sells".

I encourage everyone out there to speak to members of the military that have served in Iraq and search the web for the news that is not being reported, starting with the article linked below.

To all our brave men and women serving this nation at home and abroad, Thank you again for your service and God bless you.

http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/31117.htm

Something Funny To Cut The Pre-Election Tension

Found this over at Insanely Inane Thoughts
Surf over and check him out.
Enjoy........

Why did the chicken cross the road?

GEORGE W. BUSH
We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is either with us or it is against us. There is no middle ground here.

TONY BLAIR
I agree with George.

COLIN POWELL
Now at the left of the screen, you clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road.

HANZ BLIX
We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed access to the other side of the road.

SADDAM HUSSEIN
This was an unprovoked act of rebellion and we were quite justified in
dropping 50 tons of nerve gas on it.

RALPH NADER
The chicken's habitat on the original side of the road had been polluted by unchecked industrialist greed. The chicken did not reach the unspoiled habitat on the other side of the road because it was crushed by the wheels of a gas-guzzling SUV.

PAT BUCHANAN
To steal a job from a decent, hard-working American.

MARTHA STEWART
No one called to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the farmer's market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into question.

JOHN LENNON
Imagine all the chickens crossing roads in peace.

KARL MARX
It was an historical inevitability.

VOLTAIRE
I may not agree with what the chicken did, but I will defend to the death its right to do it.

RONALD REAGAN
What chicken?

SIGMUND FREUD
The fact that you are at all concerned that the chicken crossed the road reveals your underlying sexual insecurity.

BILL CLINTON
I did not cross the road with THAT chicken. What do you mean by chicken?
Could you define chicken, please?

MOSES
And then He said "Let the chicken cross the road."

HOMER SIMPSON
The chicken crossed the road because....oohhh....DONUT!!!

DONALD TRUMP
The chicken crossed the road?!?You are FIRED!

DOUGLAS ADAMS
42

Michael Jackson
I didn't do anything with the chicken.I enjoy being with chickens because that makes me feel like a chicken inside.

MORPHEUS
There is no road.

Ok, One Last Time For Those Of You In The Back.

I can't believe this has become such an issue, ok I can. The Pro Kerry Information Coalition aka the mainstream media can't help but trip all over themselves running this false story. Once and for all here is a great article that sums it all up. The link is below. Later..........

http://www.washingtondispatch.com/opinion/