Matt Moran | Confident and Conservative

The fabric of liberal agenda in American begins with two ideas: an ignorant individual and control. The idea that the individual himself or herself is ignorant and unable to cope or survive on his or her own leads to the belief that the goverment must control the individual. It also leads to the ideas that the government knows better how to spend money for the individual; knows better how to offer healthcare for the individual; knows better how to educate the individual and/or the indivduals child; and knows better how to plan retirement for the indivdual. Of course, the individual is not ignorant - so the government must make the individual ignorant via public education. That, however, is a much bigger problem and an issue for another time. The topic at hand today is the plan of attack for liberals. The plan begins with an attack on the institution that has for so long defined this country, the institution that provides so much for the individuals of this country: the family. An attack on the institution of family is an attack on America. Liberals understand that the family provides many of the needs for an individual; by removing the institution of family, in effect, individual reliance on government will become inevitable. Continue Reading »

Article from Concord Monitor Online

Folks, John Edwards has a new socialist plan for America. Think I’m kidding? Read on.

In this article from the Concord Monitor Online Edwards outlines some things he’d like to do if he is elected President. Included:

• Savings Accounts for the low-income
• A Minimum Wage Increase
• And a plan called “College for Everyone”

But it isn’t really the plan that alarms me so much as to the way he presented it. “I think if we want to fund the things that I think are important to share in prosperity, then people who have done well in this country, including me, have more of a responsibility to give back,” he said.

Those that have done well in this country, including himself, have more of a responsibility to give back? What responsibility? I don’t have the responsibility to give anything to anyone, much less, back. I don’t know about you, Johnny, but nobody has given me anything, ever; I have worked for everything I have. Tell me why I should give what I’ve bent my back for, what I’ve blistered my hands for, what I’ve diligently and tirelessly worked for to someone else, simply because they don’t have it?

Ladies and gentlemen, this country was not built on equal prosperity - only the opportunity to be all you can be. You deserve what you earn, and you earn only what you’re willing to work for. Ronald Reagan said, “A communist is someone who reads Marx and Lenin, an anti-communist is someone who understands Marx and Lenin.” Well, I understand Marx and Lenin - apparently John Edwards does not. Sharing in prosperity was not something is country founded on and is not something we should even consider.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anti-war demonstrators marched in a dozen U.S. cities on Saturday to call for an immediate end to the war in Iraq and a cut-off of funding by Congress. << Taken from Reuters.com

http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USN2722736420071028

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you — [insert dramatic drum roll here] ignorance at its finest. Before I get started, however, let me point out that I unconditionally and impartially support the 1st amendment rights of anti-war protestors, and for that fact all protestors. They have every right to express their discountenance with the war in Iraq, and when I say the right - I mean, the right - as in, not even going to try and go around that. In fact, I encourage political activism; it will help to educate us all and strengthen the United States.

In some cases though, I must just stop and laugh at the ignorance of some people. Protestors today called for Congress to cutoff funding for the war “now.” Well, “now” is not going to do any good. In fact, cutting off funding, or not appropriating the funding requested — would kill more soldiers than it would save. Cutting off funding is not a viable method to bring the troops home. Notice the Democrats in Congress have not tried that yet - and we all know democrats are doing everything they can to lose the war in Iraq. It would take a year, maybe two to bring all the troops, tanks, planes, supplies etc home from Iraq and would cost millions, maybe even billions. Cutoff funding and this process would just be slowed.

But this is my favorite part:

“Leslie Kielsen, a local UPAJ organizer, said the “half a trillion” dollars spent on the war was money that could have been used for education, housing and to feed the hungry.”

Hah! That’s a good one. Does Leslie Kielsen actually think it is the government’s job to educate, house and feed the people of the United States? Well, Leslie I’m sorry, it is not the government’s job to educate, house and feed - but I’ll give you kudos Leslie, the government does not know this either. It is, however, the government’s job to protect this country and its interests around the world.

Now, the support for a fellow American in dire need is something I think every person in this country stands for, as do I. But there is a difference between an American in dire need and a welfare-tit bred American. This country needs to be weened off the government bottle. Education is something every American should have, but the government has proved itself ineffective at educating; therefore, it should not do it. Homelessness is a growing problem in this country but it is not a problem that government should or can solve. Temporary subsidized housing for those in need is a great idea - permanent subsidized housing for those merrily sucking away on the government tit and bottle, on the other hand, is a horrible idea.

Like I said, I support their right to protest - but wow.