Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Christie Leveling with Voters about NJ's Economic Reality

Christie is just the type of man we need in the national arena. He is so forthright about the need to cut pensions and health care costs for the public sector workers in New Jersey. Imagine what he could accomplish in the areas of social security and the abominable health care bill. If not 2012, I pray 2016!

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Chris Christie Bests Obama in 2012 Poll

In a Zogby poll of 2012 Republican presidential candidates, Chris Christie is the only Republican candidate that would potentially beat Obama. The poll had Christie beating Obama by a margin of 43 to 40 percent. Mitt Romney would allegedly be in a dead heat with Obama while Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee would fall behind the President.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Republicans on the Rise


The number of American adults calling themselves Republicans was at an all-time high in December as it increased by a point to 37.0%. In contrast, the number of people who call themselves Democrats fell by a point to 33.7%. This marks the largest number of Republicans in the nation since December 2004 and the lowest number of Democrats recorded since November 2002.

The number of Democrats peaked at 41.7% in May 2008 and fell below 35% in September 2010. For Republicans, the peak occurred in September 2004 at 37.3% and after that, the number of Republicans remained between 31% and 34% of the nation’s adults until recently. 

If the GOP makes good on its promises to maintain tight fiscal restraints in Congress, maybe we will finally see 4-0!


Thursday, December 23, 2010

America: The Last Stronghold of Faith


I couldn't resist copying and pasting part of this article from Tony Blankley. I hope you will be as inspired and proud as I was in our country when you read it. There is real beauty in liberty.
When a democratic public loses faith in the future -- as France did in the 1930s, as Britain did in the 1970s, and as too many Americans have today -- it is something to promptly correct, not secretly rejoice in. Optimism is a source of our strength.
Of course, in this week before Christmas, Christians are particularly reminded of the reason for optimism and faith -- Jesus was born 2010 years ago to redeem us.

But whatever our religion, or lack of a religion, Americans have solid political grounds for swelling with optimism as we end 2010.

For me, the miracle of the American spirit began to reveal itself in the late spring of 2009. We were still in the midst of an economic meltdown. Our homes and 401(k)s were (and for many of us still are) shockingly reduced in value.

Many of us had lost our jobs or had our incomes substantially reduced. The greatest corporation in American history -- General Motors -- was going bankrupt. The great Wall Street banks that commanded the heights of world finance were illiquid and moving toward insolvency. And the newly inaugurated president, in the early weeks of February, had talked about our economic collapse being a catastrophe from which we might never recover.

Most of the country had turned fearful (I know I was scared -- and so were some very experienced New York financiers whom I personally knew.) President Obama started applying the typical remedies: bailouts, nationalizations, trillion-dollar stimulus -- spreading the wing of the state to "protect" the helpless people.

And then the American miracle occurred; not in Washington, but in the hearts and heads of the American people. The polls started to show that the American people wanted Washington to do less, not more. They didn't want to be sheltered under the wing of the state.

The American people feared the permanent loss of liberty more than they feared the temporary loss of their income or property.

The tea parties self-formed without leadership from above. But millions of people who didn't join the tea parties nonetheless endorsed their sentiments and values -- so that by last month, polls showed that the tea parties were more identified with than the Republican Party, which itself had just won the greatest election victory in well over half a century.

No other people in the world would have responded to economic danger by seeking more liberty and less government protection.

No other people would have thought to themselves, "If I have to suffer economically in order not to steal from my grandchildren, so be it."

We know this is not true of other nations. Just look in the streets of Greece, France, Ireland ... my dear old England found its streets filled with violent people demanding their "right" to retire early or have heavily subsidized university fees or guaranteed government jobs -- even if it means the impoverishment of their progeny.

Such attitudes reflect not a faith in their future -- but an indifference to the future of their civilization.

I believe that 2011 will reveal an American people who will go into the streets not with violence to protest government spending cuts -- but in peace and discipline to protest any failure by their government to make such cuts.

So in this Christmas season, as many of us prepare to fall to our knees in thanks for the gift of our eternal optimism and salvation, let us also celebrate the continuing miracle of the American people's abiding love of liberty -- and acceptance of the sacrifices it will take to keep that liberty.

Merry Christmas, and, pray God, continue to Bless America.


Wednesday, December 22, 2010

2010 Tax-Friendly Politicians and Groups

Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) just issued its naughty and nice list for 2010. In it, it rates various politicians under the category "naughty" if they have taken a position suggesting they are in favor of more taxes and "nice" those that have done the opposite.
As expected, President Obama topped the naughty list along with Robert Gibbs and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson for her campaign to tax and fine emissions-causers. However, there were surprises as Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels made the list for even considering a VAT. 

The nice list encompassed the tea party movement, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie "for staring down government union bosses" (woo woo!) and even Snooki, for busting Obama's inclusion of a 10% tanning tax in Obamacare. And last but not least, House member Charlie Rangel made the list, "for lowering at least one American's tax burden." You gotta love that sarcasm.