Blaer.
It means "light breeze" in Icelandic, and it's what a mother in Iceland has been calling her daughter for the past fifteen years. The problem? The government of Iceland didn't approve the name so, for her entire life, young Blaer has been identified as stulka or "girl" on all official documents. Now she's suing the Icelandic government for the right to legally use her name. What does this have to do with America? Why is this an omen? Here's why.
In the article on this story I was struck by a sentence which described Icelanders as being "comfortable with a firm state role" (emphasis added) in their lives and therefore not inclined to question the government's right to control what they can name their children. That is exactly the kind of submissive populace that Obama and the secular progressives want to create in America. They want and need a people "comfortable with a firm state role" because they believe state control is fundamental to realizing their version of a compassionate and just society.
Americans need to become comfortable with the government telling them what guns they can own, what light bulbs they can use, what kind of cars they can drive, even what size soda they can buy in a restaurant. Such comfort will make it easier for secular progressives and their president to concentrate more and more power in government, especially the federal government. As Americans become more submissive to and dependent upon the state, looking to it for their sustenance, they will give their votes to the party doling out the goodies, ensuring it permanent political power. And that's the end game; creating permanent power for the Democratic party and making America a one party dictatorship. All for the common good, of course.
But now there's little Blaer, daring to oppose the statist do-gooders in her tiny country. She's "prepared to take her case all the way to [Iceland's] Supreme Court" to protect her "basic human right" to have the name her mother, not the state, chose for her. A name she likes as much as she likes freedom. Her court case is an omen for America but also an inspiration. If a teenage girl can fight to keep the state at bay, so can we. So can anyone. Thank you, Blaer.
Are you listening, America?
Friday, January 04, 2013
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
The Year of No Fear
It's here. 2013.
Today, Tuesday, January 1st begins a new year for the world and, for us Americans, the start of the second term for the Obama regime, and a regime it is.
In the final days of 2012 the Obama Supreme Court ruled against the religious freedom of the Green family, owners of the crafts store Hobby Lobby (and the office supply store Mardel's). The Greens, devout, pro-life Christians, sought a religious exemption to Obamacare's HHS mandate which requires businesses to pay for contraception, including abortion-inducing drugs, in their employee insurance packages. They also sought an injunction against the enforcement of the mandate pending their court fight. Obama Supreme Court judge Sotomayor refused, meaning Hobby Lobby has to comply with the mandate or face millions of dollars in fines. The Greens are standing their ground even though it could put them out of business. They are committed to their faith. I greatly admire the Green family but they are only the beginning of the Obama regime's assault on our constitutional freedoms. Gun owners are next.
In the wake of the horrific massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary school Obama and his leftist cohorts are gearing up to go after our Second Amendment rights. Of course, they're claiming they just want "common sense" gun control to "protect the children", but we know what that really means. Obama's victory in the presidential election last November has emboldened him and we can expect him to start revealing just how far left he really is. We conservatives have to man up and stop him.
For far too long we conservatives have been afraid, yes, afraid to stand up for our values and beliefs to the fullest. We have lived in abject terror of being branded racist, sexist, extremist, bigoted, intolerant, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, etc. by the left. Those words have been their most potent weapons against us, wielded from their pulpits in academia, media, and entertainment. The result has been that we conservatives have too often censored ourselves, modified our beliefs, hemmed and hawed, or did nothing when the times screamed for our action. NO MORE!!!!
We are in a new year, 2013. It will be the year of no fear. There is too much at stake for us to be controlled by fear. Yes, leftists will continue to war against us with all the ferocity that they always have, counting on our fear to paralyze us at crucial moments. That must not happen. The Obama regime is poised to transform our beloved nation into a government dominated, socialist, welfare state. That will be the death of America. We cannot let that happen! Courage must now be the blood that flows through our veins. Courage and cunning and absolute faith that we are RIGHT. Nothing else, nothing less will save our great Republic. Lock and load, conservatives; it's time to fight!
Happy New Year. NO FEAR!!!!
Today, Tuesday, January 1st begins a new year for the world and, for us Americans, the start of the second term for the Obama regime, and a regime it is.
In the final days of 2012 the Obama Supreme Court ruled against the religious freedom of the Green family, owners of the crafts store Hobby Lobby (and the office supply store Mardel's). The Greens, devout, pro-life Christians, sought a religious exemption to Obamacare's HHS mandate which requires businesses to pay for contraception, including abortion-inducing drugs, in their employee insurance packages. They also sought an injunction against the enforcement of the mandate pending their court fight. Obama Supreme Court judge Sotomayor refused, meaning Hobby Lobby has to comply with the mandate or face millions of dollars in fines. The Greens are standing their ground even though it could put them out of business. They are committed to their faith. I greatly admire the Green family but they are only the beginning of the Obama regime's assault on our constitutional freedoms. Gun owners are next.
In the wake of the horrific massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary school Obama and his leftist cohorts are gearing up to go after our Second Amendment rights. Of course, they're claiming they just want "common sense" gun control to "protect the children", but we know what that really means. Obama's victory in the presidential election last November has emboldened him and we can expect him to start revealing just how far left he really is. We conservatives have to man up and stop him.
For far too long we conservatives have been afraid, yes, afraid to stand up for our values and beliefs to the fullest. We have lived in abject terror of being branded racist, sexist, extremist, bigoted, intolerant, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, etc. by the left. Those words have been their most potent weapons against us, wielded from their pulpits in academia, media, and entertainment. The result has been that we conservatives have too often censored ourselves, modified our beliefs, hemmed and hawed, or did nothing when the times screamed for our action. NO MORE!!!!
We are in a new year, 2013. It will be the year of no fear. There is too much at stake for us to be controlled by fear. Yes, leftists will continue to war against us with all the ferocity that they always have, counting on our fear to paralyze us at crucial moments. That must not happen. The Obama regime is poised to transform our beloved nation into a government dominated, socialist, welfare state. That will be the death of America. We cannot let that happen! Courage must now be the blood that flows through our veins. Courage and cunning and absolute faith that we are RIGHT. Nothing else, nothing less will save our great Republic. Lock and load, conservatives; it's time to fight!
Happy New Year. NO FEAR!!!!
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
A Looming Victory For Republicans and Conservatives
After the hugely disappointing loss to Obama for the White House on November 6, Republicans and conservatives got news today which shows that capturing the presidency isn't the be-all-and-end-all of political power in the United States.
Today, Michigan's Republican-dominated House of Representatives approved bills that will make that state the 24th right-to-work state in the country. Republican Governor Rick Snyder is poised to sign the bills into law within a few days, but union protestors are out in force trying to stop him, so it's not a done deal, yet. However, the shrillness, meanness, and irrationality of the protestors--they compared right-to-work supporters to Nazis and Japanese militarists--reveal desperation induced by impending defeat. So, yes, I think Republicans and conservatives can go ahead and celebrate.
The results of the presidential election caused much angst among conservatives and Republicans. Lost in the grieving was the reality that the GOP controls not only the majority of the nation's governorships but also the majority of the state legislators. That is power. And Republicans in Michigan have used that power to give freedom of choice to the workers of that state.
Celebrate good times! Come on!
Today, Michigan's Republican-dominated House of Representatives approved bills that will make that state the 24th right-to-work state in the country. Republican Governor Rick Snyder is poised to sign the bills into law within a few days, but union protestors are out in force trying to stop him, so it's not a done deal, yet. However, the shrillness, meanness, and irrationality of the protestors--they compared right-to-work supporters to Nazis and Japanese militarists--reveal desperation induced by impending defeat. So, yes, I think Republicans and conservatives can go ahead and celebrate.
The results of the presidential election caused much angst among conservatives and Republicans. Lost in the grieving was the reality that the GOP controls not only the majority of the nation's governorships but also the majority of the state legislators. That is power. And Republicans in Michigan have used that power to give freedom of choice to the workers of that state.
Celebrate good times! Come on!
Sunday, November 18, 2012
America: Not Worth An Iron Dome
Iron Dome.
Remember that name. That's the moniker of Israel's missile defense system that has shot down most of the rockets Hamas terrorists have been raining down on the Jewish state in recent days. The system was designed to intercept and destroy short range rockets and artillery shells. The Israelis recognized the need for a missile shield during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, when Hezboallah fired more than 4000 rockets into northern Israel. With US financial backing, the Iron Dome defense system was developed and first deployed in in March of 2011. Since then it has shot down over 400 rockets, sparing Israeli civilians much suffering and death. Clearly, a missile defense system can work. But our newly reelected president doesn't believe America deserves one.
If you recall, in 2009 Obama cancelled plans to deploy an interceptor site and radar in Poland and the Czech Republic that would've protected America and its allies against a primarily Iranian missile threat. Obama cancelled the site and radar--and put America and it's allies at risk--in order to appease the Russians. The president thought it more important to "restart" our relationship with Moscow than do everything possible to protect the US. He also apparently thought that being liked by the Russians was more valuable than the goodwill America would've garnered from the Poles, Czechs, and other Europeans who would've been protected by the shield. So now, three years later, America (and her allies) have no defense against missiles from Iran or anyone else. Yet, Iron Dome shows that a missile shield can work. Yes, ID is designed for short-range projectiles, but it still shows that an anti-missile defense system can work. But America doesn't have one because it would make the Russians mad. So thinks Barak Obama.
I guess the people who reelected him forgot about that.
Remember that name. That's the moniker of Israel's missile defense system that has shot down most of the rockets Hamas terrorists have been raining down on the Jewish state in recent days. The system was designed to intercept and destroy short range rockets and artillery shells. The Israelis recognized the need for a missile shield during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, when Hezboallah fired more than 4000 rockets into northern Israel. With US financial backing, the Iron Dome defense system was developed and first deployed in in March of 2011. Since then it has shot down over 400 rockets, sparing Israeli civilians much suffering and death. Clearly, a missile defense system can work. But our newly reelected president doesn't believe America deserves one.
If you recall, in 2009 Obama cancelled plans to deploy an interceptor site and radar in Poland and the Czech Republic that would've protected America and its allies against a primarily Iranian missile threat. Obama cancelled the site and radar--and put America and it's allies at risk--in order to appease the Russians. The president thought it more important to "restart" our relationship with Moscow than do everything possible to protect the US. He also apparently thought that being liked by the Russians was more valuable than the goodwill America would've garnered from the Poles, Czechs, and other Europeans who would've been protected by the shield. So now, three years later, America (and her allies) have no defense against missiles from Iran or anyone else. Yet, Iron Dome shows that a missile shield can work. Yes, ID is designed for short-range projectiles, but it still shows that an anti-missile defense system can work. But America doesn't have one because it would make the Russians mad. So thinks Barak Obama.
I guess the people who reelected him forgot about that.
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
The Election
I'll admit it. I'm a coward. I'm not watching the election returns because it's too nerve wracking. The stakes in this election are higher than for any other presidential election in my life. And not only the presidency but the stakes for Congress are high as well. For the first time in my life I'm actually fearful of the outcome of a presidential election. When Obama ran in 2008 I was apprehensive about a victory for him because I knew he was way more radical than he was letting on. Still, I didn't know precisely how he'd govern so I wasn't scared of the idea of an Obama presidency. Now I know what Obama in power looks like, and that's why I'm scared, not just apprehensive, this time around. Four more years of Obama can damage this country almost beyond repair. I really believe that and that's why I'm too nervous to watch the returns. I will find out tomorrow who won tonight. I will listen to talk radio on the way to work and I will learn if sanity resides in the White House or if the lunatics are still in charge of the asylum.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Day 31
This started on October 1st but I just heard about it yesterday. And what is "it"? As of October 1st Medicare will fine hospitals for readmitting too many patients within 30 days. Yes, you read that right. If you've been discharged from the hospital but suffer a relapse or complications, your hospital will be penalized if it readmits you within a month. Up to 2200 facilities could be hit with fines as high as $125,000. This is one of Obamacare's cost-cutting measures. Some consumer advocates support this "reform" but critics say it could compromise health care for the elderly, the poor, and the chronically ill because they are the people most likely to be readmitted.
This isn't how Obamacare was sold to us. During the contentious fight to pass the legislation, Americans were told that it would insure the uninsured, improve health care, reduce costs, and even create jobs. Now we see that Obamacare extends government control over how hospitals handle their patients. And this control has the potential to harm the most vulnerable among us, the very people liberals claim to care about the most.
This provision of the Affordable Care Act has only been in effect for a few weeks. It remains to be seen how it will play out. For now, Medicare is fining hospitals for readmissions on just three medical conditions: heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia, but that could change in the future. The whole thing is frightening. What if you develop complications after treatment and need to go back to the hospital? Would you have to keep a record of how many days it had been since your discharge? What if only 30 days had passed? Would you have to wait until day 31 to be readmitted? That could be one day too late. Welcome to government health care, America.
This isn't how Obamacare was sold to us. During the contentious fight to pass the legislation, Americans were told that it would insure the uninsured, improve health care, reduce costs, and even create jobs. Now we see that Obamacare extends government control over how hospitals handle their patients. And this control has the potential to harm the most vulnerable among us, the very people liberals claim to care about the most.
This provision of the Affordable Care Act has only been in effect for a few weeks. It remains to be seen how it will play out. For now, Medicare is fining hospitals for readmissions on just three medical conditions: heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia, but that could change in the future. The whole thing is frightening. What if you develop complications after treatment and need to go back to the hospital? Would you have to keep a record of how many days it had been since your discharge? What if only 30 days had passed? Would you have to wait until day 31 to be readmitted? That could be one day too late. Welcome to government health care, America.
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