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To all of those whose have served, and especially those who gave the supreme sacrifice, thanks from a grateful nation.

GOD BLESS ALL THE FALLEN SOLDIERS IN IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN

Well, here we are: the morning after the night before once again. I suppose the next several days will tell the tale of what has transpired and what we can really expect with the death of campaign rhetoric.

Have we taken the national checkbook out of the hands of the spoiled, irresponsible children who stole it from their mother’s purse four years ago and bankrupted the country? Or have we simply replaced old faces with new, fresh ones to suck out the last few remaining drops of our blood?

Many would expect moods to be ecstatic and exuberant this morning after a conservative victory in the House of Representatives and a sound wake-up call in the Senate to leftist socialists who reigned there. But they are not.

I believe that the general mood across the land this morning is that of a street fighter who is still standing after the fray but worse for the wear nonetheless. No one wins a fist fight; just one side gets beat up worse than the other.

And the American people are still standing but near beat to death. There is not much to celebrate this morning other than we survived another night in the ring and are here to look forward into the uncertain future before us with the “thousand-yard stare.”

While the President and his groupies try to convince us that “the recession is over,” reality is not bearing that out. All things being equal and fairly assessed, we have not quite reached the bottom of it yet.

Any significant signs of recovery are far off in the distance; possibly as far out as 2014 or beyond. That being the case, there is not much inspiration to put on party hats and blow noise makers over yesterday’s election returns.

We have been “hoped” until it hurts and “changed” until we’re choked. The general mood of the country this morning is:

“Yeah, yeah, yeah, we hear what you’re sayin’, but we’re watchin’ what you’re doing. If you fail to make that popping sound, the one your head makes when extracted from your backside, you too, will be a former Senator or Representative at the first opportunity.”

Last night’s winners had better understand that with sober clarity; whether newbies or returned incumbents. The American people are sick and tired of going around and around in circles with you people. There is no play left in us.

Not a single member of Congress has one iota of job security this morning and those that think they do are too ignorant to hold office or are complete fools. This applies to the left, right and in-betweeners equally.

We, collectively as a nation, are no longer going to foot the bill for your insanity. We are weary of being condescended to and thought stupid. We are not.

The only reason we have tolerated this arrogance this long is because we were so distracted making more money to give to Congress to throw down ever increasing numbers of new black holes. No more, folks, we’re done with it.

Let your Marxist keepers; Soros, Gates, Buffet and the global elitists et al, take a vow of poverty and donate all their wealth to these sinkholes if they want it all so badly. I am holding my breath until that happens – NOT.

* The Federal Reserve is nothing but an organized crime syndicate to launder tax money into the coffers of wealthy socialist globalists. It needs to be abolished now, not tabled for future discussion that never happens. It needs to go now; today.

* No more bailouts to any private sector entities: this is just another laundering mechanism to separate the taxpayer from their money and put it into the pockets of the globalists and labor union bosses to be used against us in the future by under-the-table election contributions. It is theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception.

* Kill the health care reform bill dead in it’s tracks before it inflicts any more damage onto our broken economy. It was foisted upon us against our majority will by the socialists seeking to capture more permanent votes looked-in by government-owned unions.

Universal health care would be great in a perfect world, but we do not live in one. Utopia is an illusion perpetrated in Marxism; it does not and cannot exist by the very essence of human nature.

* Expanding government is not job creation, it is only increasing our nation tax burden. Reduce government, reduce taxes and let the private sector do what they do best – create new jobs through expansion and new start-ups.

* Abolish the IRS and the Federal income tax. It is unconstitutional – it circumvents life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and cripples the initiative of entrepreneurship. It’s absurd and vile in its very nature; aside from the fact that it is illegal.

* Either we have a national, enforced immigration law or we don’t. You can’t be a little bit pregnant. If our federal government either can’t or won’t secure our borders against the invasion we are experiencing, get out of the state’s way to protect themselves. Period. End of story.

States have every right to expect the federal government to protect them from this onslaught, they are paying for it with their tax dollars. If the federal government fails them, they retain the right to succeed from the union, guaranteed in the constitution, if their welfare is in jeopardy. Congress and the president know this but continue to ignore their cries.

Now is the time for swift, definitive action on this matter. States are being overrun by armed gangs of criminals inciting anarchy in our midst. They have taken over areas of states and now have turned them into lawless regions within our national boundaries.

What exactly is it going to take for Washington to take action (besides bringing lawsuits against those that would stop in the absence of federal help)? The closest we have seen them come to action is a push to make criminals (illegal aliens) naturalized citizens en mass.

What kind of message is that sending to the rest of the world? Sneak in without getting caught and you can be one of us without going through the formality of legal citizenship required by legal immigrants? Is that really the message we want to send the world?

* As long as there has been standing armies on earth, there have been homosexuals in the military. And always will be. I find no cause they should be granted special dispensation because of it.

Gays in the military is a non-starter in concept. The federal law (Uniform Code of Military Justice) says it is a no-go. It is illegal. Period. End of story. It’s the law.

No state, federal or supreme court justice has authority to legislate a change to that law from the bench. Nor can they override it by virtue of their personal opinion or agenda. They are jurists not legislators.

That change must be done by the Congress who is empowered by the constitution to pass the laws that govern our military. Justices only have authority to enforce existing laws.

Along the same lines, it is the business of individual states to handle issues of marriage within their borders. The Federal government has no justification to set policy and laws pertaining to such. This is another non-starter on the Federal level.

In light of the larger picture we have in front of us, I consider issues on homosexuality to be of small import nationally because they represent a very small portion of the population overall. We have much, much bigger fish to fry than deciding who sleeps with whom. These are state decisions and the Feds need to stay out of our bedrooms.

This piece could go and on through perpetuity I suppose and still not cover half of what we are facing. But I believe it’s a fair assessment of some key areas that need to be addressed yesterday if not sooner.

Again, congratulations to all conservative winners in the election, but that was yesterday. It’s already old news today and we are watching our state and national capitols with anticipation of what is soon to follow.

Do the best you can folks, but remember, do the best you can for your constituents and not for yourself. The next election is just around the corner…

On historic night, Republicans sweep House Democrats from power

To: All Veterans of America

We know it’s a bit early but we’d like to give you an early heads up and ask for your assistance in spreading the word about some very good news: and the news is this: Applebee’s would like to say THANK YOU!

This upcoming Veterans Day (Thursday, November 11, 2010), Applebee’s will thank our nation’s veterans and active duty military by inviting them to their neighborhood Applebee’s for a free meal.

On this national day of respect and remembrance, Applebee’s is honored to salute veterans and active military for their service to our country.

As you may recall, Applebee’s initiated this program nationwide for the first time last year. As a result, we provided over a million free meals to members of the military.

Veterans Day turned into a military reunion at Applebee’s in neighborhoods across the country.

Veterans and active duty military from across generations enjoyed great food as they shared stories from their time serving our country.

This year, Applebee’s in offering a new Veterans Day menu, which includes some of its signature and favorite items.

So that as many veterans and military personnel as possible are aware of this open invitation, please share the news across your various communication channels.

Here are the details:

· All U.S. veterans and active duty personnel with proof of current or former military service will eat free at all Applebee’s in their respective neighborhoods on Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, 2010.

· Proof of service includes the following: U.S. Uniform Services Identification Card, U.S. Uniform Services Retired Identification Card, Current Leave and Earnings Statement, Veterans Organization Card, photograph in uniform or wearing uniform, DD214, Citation or Commendation.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We will send a follow-up reminder with a press announcement and link to summary video closer to the date.

Please feel free to pass and post the attached flyer around at your discretion.

Again, thank you!

Derek Farley
for Applebee’s
derek@dfpr.com
704-926-6580

Originally posted on ConservativesForum.com

This recent piece in Yahoo News shows the Obama trend continuing even in light of the pending election: It’s Bushes fault, the Republicans are hindering progress.

Malarky, Mr. President. It just ain’t so and we are tired of that redundant tripe. The problem is your policies have failed and taken us even further into the abyss of a government gone mad.

The American people are tired of hearing that nonsense. On November 2nd, we are sending you a mandate that even a blind man could see:

* stop blaming conservatives for the problems you birthed – Bush didn’t do it, you and your liberal Congress did it

*stop putting political correctness in front of nation security and our troops in the field

* Don’t try to block the repeal of the foisted Obamacare program when the Conservatives own the House

* stop the radical, insane spending of borrowed monies

* stop Congress from voting itself a raise when it denied the same to SS recipients and disabled vets (for the 2nd year running)

* close our national borders to invasion

* stop buying up industrial entities with taxpayers money

* and quit pandering to your special interest groups (the gay parade, labor unions and the liberal left media)

That just scratches the surface but should be enough to convey the notion we are not too tickled pink with you right about now.

But as we can already see, it’s going to be more of the same old, same old. We are not just tired of it Mr. President. We are SICK and tired of it.