THE SLEEPING GIANT STIRS

the official police estimate, which is always a lowball number, was 37,000 for the July 4th TEA Party.

I just sent this to one of my Senators (Hutchison) and my Rep. (Granger) (only reason to not go to Sen. Cornyn is that my work computer doesn't show the CAPTCHA image for anti-spam on his e-mail form):

The Obama Administration's response to the situation in Honduras has been horrible. Just as in the US, the Administration doesn't respect Constitutional law and the courts. It is time for the leaders of the House and Senate Republicans, and the party itself, to comeout with strong statements in support of the rule of law in Honduras and opposition to dictator-wannabe Zaleya and his godfather, Hugo Chavez. So far, only Rep. Ilena Ros-Lehtinen of Florida has had the courage and integrity to publicly stand up and say that Zaleya was PROPERLY and LEGALLY removed from office. I urge you to issue a statement and to go before the cameras and back her up!

It should enrage and inflame every American to work 24/7 to ensure he's a bad history lesson before the end of 2009.

osama obama must go!!!!!

seems to be the favorite weapon of the Obama administration. Gibbs shows us that every day. Obama shows us any time a reporter dares to ask him a real or follow up question.
So, let them belittle us. It will only encourage us to stick it to 'em.

Obama's idea for his new health insurance czar is clearly a violation of the 10th amendment (states' rights). It will be a position that tells states and their people which insurance plans they will be allowed to have in their states.

Just another example of Barry's disregard for the Constitution.
I was listening to Judge Napolitano the other day. He is outraged at the huge violations Obama and his administration and the congress and senate are committing against the Constitution.
He said that someone in congress or someone who ends up suffering damage because of the un-Constitutional policies will have to bring suit and then it will have to work it's way up to the SCOTUS. He said this happened with FDR and as back then, it will take a few yrs. to happen now.

Several THOUSAND in a SPARSELY populated area at this one: http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/525 776.html?nav=515

The Libtards are like the Europeans who IGNORED the threat of Hitler until it was too late. We WILL take back the country!

I am OF COURSE using Hitler ONLY as an analogy!

I so wish your posts were the kind of stuff our electorate reads and hears from the MSM daily. Maybe then the willfuly deaf, dumb and blind would start to open their ears, mouths and eyes to the ugly reality of our Narcissist in Chief. The one they put in office. Maybe then they would stand up and speak up for their country, their Military and their childrens futiures. Great post. Keep up the good work. Miss you.

Liberals are terrified of opposition. They do their best to act if things are alright, but in fact those that are in opposition of Obama and his childish spending sprees scare the living daylights out of them, since they believe only their ideals work. Apparently they don't!

I urged the Senators to fight the Health bill and Climate Bill and chastised my Representative for voting with Pelosi instead of watching out for the people of KY>

I agree with your essay, of course.

Here's what's more interesting to me. As you said, we knew this was going to happen when we voted last year for Barr. We discussed it.

The real bottom line is: what will be the response of the people to unfettered liberalism?

Because that really is the determinant of where we go from here.

If the electorate and the GOP just roll over and play dead, then it's over, we're in an oligarchy already (as you wrote), the Great Experiment's over and it ended in failure, and someone should turn off the lights.

However, if we see a resurgence of true and traditional conservatism, then there's still hope.

I do see some small signs: the GOP does seem to be growing a spine on some issues. But I'm not seeing any change in basic strategy away from the California Strategy -- "moderates" as the mainstay -- and that's very problematic.

The real key won't be next year's election, IMO, but what candidates are backed by the GOP for the 2012 Presidential campaign. If they get behing "moderate" McBonehead/Bald Hillary types again, then that party -- and maybe the country itself -- is just dead.

Then we'd have to get an effective alternate in action, a la the GOP replacing the WHIGs, if this country's to have any future at all.

This stuff takes time. Is there enough time left?

That's really the question.

The democracies of the past ultimately failed; Greece, Rome (East and West), Sparta, Carthage. Even the modern versions haven't fared all that well: the Weimar Republic, Great Britain becoming a weakened socialist morass.

At this point in history, we're the longest-lived extant democracy (a republic is a form of democracy). But there's no God-given guarantee to our survival as such. We could easily become the UK.

That's the real danger with the ideas of "universal healthcare", amnesty, and other like programs: they create ever larger classes of people dependant on the government handout, and therefore ever more people who won't vote out the liberals who sign those checks.

Very problematic.

"Atlas Shrugged" in real life.

The States need to recover control of the Senate. That august body was designed to be the representatives of the State Legislatures and MUST be recovered by them. A flat out repeal of the 17th seems unlikely, but the Legislatures can regain control by insisting upon control of the nominees. Extremely difficult, but possible. The 'letter' of the 17th can be obeyed, by allowing the 'voters' to 'vote', but the States can reassert their Constitutional authority.

Then we might be able to SLOW DOWN the headlong dash to oblivion.

Brian,

Don't disagree that a Republic is a 'form' of democracy, but please remember that our Founder's feared direct democracy, knowing it to be tyrannical rule by the mob.

Hence their attempts to balance the Federal Legislature by providing 2 votes/State Legislature with a longer tenure, to counter the cause du jour impulses from the House.

I'm fully aware of that. That's why I wrote that a republic is a FORM of democracy.

Direct democracy is three foxes and a hen voting on what's for dinner.

representative gov't than a limited one. Furthermore, Soros is wrong in criticizing the tea parties. I disagree with the views of those who run the tea parties but their demonstrations are an exercise in democracy

Was pretty sure you did understand the difference; just wanted to be sure.

THAT is a lot of folk out in the streets! Kudos to them.

The fact that Blowbama sided with Castro and Chavez says it all.

He should already be IMPEACHED for violating the law with Walpin.

I myself will NEVER stop taking Blowbama to task, LONG after he's gone.

Indeed, the movement is growing.

The Crawfish emailed it to his Reps/Sens and I have NO PROBLEM with folks doing that as long as they give credit.

Good post and I agree. They are running scared and it's beginning to show.

Well done. It may not HELP but at least we're not rolling over for them.

One, D*MN GOOD POSTS.

Two, when you running for office!?

Three, your Pt 2 was o/s. The libs are BANKING on more and more Peggy the moochers.

Thanks for posting.

I would like to see a recall amendment written in wherein a state can recall a "rogue" Senator.

Amazing how when CONSERVATIVES mount a protest,it is deemed a FAILURE,but when LIBS protest(how one can tell the difference between their protests and day-to day life is beyond me)it is considered GOOD,and a SUCCESS.As to the REMF,nothing wrong with him that a couple more years of hitting the sauce won't fix. F him.Remember one small,but salient point re: GM. THEY went to the giverment FIRST.Not the other way around.THAT is why they richly deserve the failure that is coming their way.Common sense and history should have been their guide here.Sadly,it looks as if they tried to go the easy meal route.

Thanks for your positive comment about the Tea parties being an exercise in democracy.

I see you recognize that a government that can totally silence on wing can soon silence all wings.

Dash... LOL.

Yeah.... I know you're not familiar with my writings, but I can assure you I know the difference. But I appreciate your pointing that out. A surprising number of people simply DON'T know that crucial difference. Indirect democracy versus direct democracy.



Gunny, thanks, pard.


We may all have to end up being John Galt.

It seems the Officer Corps in a small Caribbean understand what their Oath to protect and defend their constitution means.

WHEN will OUR officer corps figure it out???

I could be as optimistic as some here.

But I think Jefferson nailed it when he said:

"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."

I have to agree with you, yet again.(I hate when that happens!)

This has been observed by others I'm sure, but in the Tytler cycle, I would say we are at the "From apathy to dependence" stage.

The giant stirs, but don't underestimate the lilliputians.

Yes.

The 17th... along with the 16th and the first section of the 14th...and possibly a few others... need to be done away with.

I just finished reading the book "The 5,000 Year Leap" and my eyes have NEVER been more open. It is a phenomenal piece of work. (I am currently reading the Federalist Papers for good measure)

People didn't turn out in huge numbers at the Pittsburgh Tea Party, but that was due to poor advertising (I know the woman and she is NOT the brightest bulb.) I wish I had more time to help organize, but my son consumes my limited time.

However I will be taking steps in other ways. I am calling. I am writing. I am attending the Tea Parties with my son. I talk to my friends and neighbors and let them know what is going on and what needs to be done.

People are talking. This is OUR Government. This is OUR country.

The Constitution is nothing anymore to most people. I hear people tell me that it's "open to interpretation."

No. The Constitution is clear. It is straight forward. It is being interpretted to fit what the liberals WANT. It is being cherry picked. But mostly it is being trashed. I saw a sign from one of the tea parties that had the Constitution taped to it and it said "Found in dumpster behind Congress."

More true words have never been spoken.

Time to VOTE THEM OUT.


Great job. I'll be sure to pass it on!

I've always told you we agree on more than we disagree.

Ah, the Tytler quote! One of my favorites!

I totally agree. We may well have gone on to that stage already.

Hell, we may be galloping into the "tyranny" phase!

I sent that same note to Senator Cornyn via Facebook, and he actually replied about an hour later. He said that he was having a presser yesterday afternoon (wonder how widely THAT was covered...haven't checked news yet this AM) and that he and 16 other GOP Senators had written a letter to be given to Hitlery! and The Messiah, and distributed to the press. So there ARE a few standing FOR law and order in Honduras against the desires of the leftists Hugo, Ortega, Castro, Obama, Hitlery!, and the ditz in Argentina.

I've been disappointed by Presidents(Nixon).
Bored with them (Ford).
Embarrassed by them (Karter).
Was proud of them (Reagan).
Felt betrayed by them (Bush 41).
Disgusted by them (Klinton).
Been downright angry with them (Bush 43).

Never deep down hated or feared one until now.

Obama sucks. This bumbling clown is a nightmare. With each passing day it becomes more and more clear that a free nation and an obama presidency cannot co-exist.

UP THE REVOLUTION!

I'm on this like Obama voters on a welfare check and a dime bag.

Here's the letter written by Senator DeMint, and co-signed by 16 other GOP Senators (including John Cornyn of TX and clyde's Senator, Tom Coburn). http://demint.senate.gov/public/_files/2009-07-08_Letter_t o_Clinton_on_Honduras.pdf

I'll have a LONG paragraph with multiple links on this subject in my column tomorrow evening.

maybe we should never have scrapped the Articles Of Confederation...

Wyoming, that is very independant. A dem governor, but he'd be a conservative just about everywhere else.

But I think our reps, especially sens Enzu and Barasso will help set the stage in the senate...

But, yeah, folks are waking up to what they now see, and they don't like it.

So . . . it's finally happened. My original identity no longer recognized. All my posts expunged.

I've been banned from Townhall.com. And that leaves me with just one question - What took you so long to prove what I've pointed out repeatedly: Conservatives love freedom of speech -- but only for themselves.

The larger truth is that American right-wingers hate all forms of freedom.

It's conservatives who are ever eager to suppress differing opinions, words, writings and art -- from the McCarthy witch-hunts and the rock 'n' roll record burnings of the '50s to their perennial demands for bans on certain books, movies, television programs and public gatherings; for the firing of teachers and professors, the jailing of "communists," anti-war protesters and doctors who perform abortions.

I could continue to return here under various sock puppets as I've done now, and continue to berate and abuse you un-American, racist b4stards, but I'm not going to waste my time. By silencing my voice once you have more than proved my point.

But just because I won't be posting, don't imagine me to be gone. I first dropped by here the day after Barack Hussein Obama was elected president to see whether the sewer-scum who infest Townhall.com would be so stupid as to threaten his life or suborn armed insurrection. As it happened, I caught sewer-scum-in-chief Gunster doing the latter -- twice -- and forwarded his illiterate posts to the FBI. I've no way of knowing whether they followed up or not, but I suspect they did, since the language in Gunny's psycho rants became immediately more moderate. I think he got the word.

So remember, rightoids . . . you may not hear from me, but I’ll be here, watching, ever ready to drop a dime on you traitors whenever you step out of line. Count on it.

-Ivan