Dang it, Barack, I'm a conservative, I'm not a monster

You know, I'm pretty shy about expressing my opinions on things...(;-D) but at a time when the idiots in the mainstream media (MSM) are doing everything they can to villainize and discredit everyone who dares disagree with them, I think I should put my two cents in the jar.

Here's the deal...I'm not a Republican. Never will be. But, I'm sure as hellfire and homemade chocolate cookies not a democrap, AKA the Democratic Socialist Party. In the last 4 months since taking office, Barack Obama and his buddies in Washington have done their very best to screw the proverbial pooch as fast as possible. Somehow, between signing off on well over a trillion (with a T) dollars in federal money to bailout failing businesses, and trying to close a prison containing dozens of hardened war criminals hell-bent on killing Americans, our beloved President has found time to craft and attempt to force-feed a $3.75 trillion (with another T) budget. Never mind the fact that about $1.25 trillion of that is DEFICIT SPENDING. That's like me taking out a $50,000 loan to pay off my $27,000 student loan and trying to pass it off as a good idea.

On top of that, the President is doing a good j-o-b at expanding the federal government's scope of power at a rate not seen since the Roosevelt era. Pretty soon, when I open my refrigerator in the morning, a government-employed midget will pop out and inform me of what my government-mandated breakfast is going to be. Anybody see a problem with this?

Since when were the banking and automobile industries any of Uncle Sam's business? Since when was the federal government supposed to bailout and even reward reckless and imprudent business practices in the housing and financial sectors?

Does anyone in Washington even read the Constitution anymore? Maybe they have conveniently forgotten about a little thing called the 10TH AMENDMENT. Let me refresh your memory, since I doubt many of us have it memorized:

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

By that token, a large portion of what the government does on a daily basis is unconstitutional. Also, several major departments have no constitutional right to even exist...

Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Labor
Department of the Interior
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Reserve
Internal Revenue Service
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Communication Commission
Social Security Administration
Welfare
Medicare/Medicaid
etc....

To clarify, I am not commenting on whether any of these listed departments and agencies are necessary or whether they do any good for the American people. I am simply saying that the federal government has no constitutional right to perpetuate their existence. Many of these entities listed would be much better suited to be operated at the state and local levels. Further, many of them already are and see a completely repetitive and costly duplicative existence being paid for by the taxpayers.

What is my point? Here's my point. I'm an American who's sick to death of my government taking my money and my freedom and giving me little in return. I'm tired of receiving inferior treatment because I'm an educated, white male. I'm tired of criminal, illegal immigrants being offered education,healthcare services and sanctuary because people are worried about being seen as racist or bigoted. I'm tired of my savior Jesus Christ getting thrown under the bus in favor of supposed religious freedom in America (when you're free to express your religion as long as you're not a Christian, because then your belief system suddenly becomes offensive).

I believe in the individual right of every single American to receive equal treatment and protection under the law. I don't care if you're black, white or purple-polkadotted. I don't care if you're gay, bi-sexual, straight or just plain perverted. I don't care if you grew up in the projects or on the country club. I don't care which sexual organ you find between your legs. You should get equal treatment.

Equal means no special treatment for anybody.

Equal means don't go crying to the government for a handout because you don't feel like working. Equal means you get the same shot at medical as me and everyone else, regardless of where you were born. Equal means if you're gay and you want legally-recognized union for you and your partner, then get a civil union and leave the marriage licenses for the heterosexual couples they were intended for. I don't have any particular dislike for homosexuals, I'm just tired of hearing them cry for special treatment. Equal also means that you don't get healthcare coverage handed to you. Go out there and work for it like everyone else has to. Healthcare is not a right, it is a benefit of legitimate employment.

If you want universal healthcare, move to Canada. Go see if there are any doctors left up there, and ask them what they think of universal healthcare.

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Oh, and abortion is murder. Plain and simple. There's no way around the fact that abortion ends the life of a living, growing human being. Your mother was pro-life and you are living proof of it. Every last person out there who is in favor of abortion was successfully brought into this world by someone who wasn't. Think about it.

We, the living, are trying to play God and determine who is allowed to enter the realm of oxygen-breathing humans. Oh, the great irony.

And, yes, I do feel tremendous compassion for those poor women who are victims of rape and incest. That is why I can't imagine asking them to bear the pain of their experiences on top of the horrible shame and regret that taking the life of their unborn child would bring them.

The simple fact of the matter is that abortion is a banner issue for so many because it is a foundational matter of pride and conceit. Women want freedom to rule their own bodies, regardless of how their actions might affect another life. The overwhelming majority of abortions performed in America are done as a means of post-conception birth control. Plain and simple. You want to argue that point...bring it.

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I'm a conservative. I'm a fan of small federal government, and powerful state and local government. I'm a fan of "we the people" and holding our representatives accountable. I'm a proud supporter of our military, paramilitary and every last soul who stands in defense of American freedom. I fully support the office of the President, even when I don't support or respect the decisions of the man currently holding that office. I'm a fan of guns, red meat, baseball, cotton candy, pickup trucks, fireworks, Blue Bell ice cream and Shiner Bock. I'm as ardent a patriot as you'll ever find. I double-dog dare you CNN-watching, bailout check-cashing, Obamanations out there to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God.

But until then, to all you liberals out there who want to throw rocks from your pretty glass houses, just remember that every time you lie, twist the truth and point your finger at me...you've got three pointed right back in your face.

Good day, all.

Finally, our rights have been protected

Kudos to the California State Supreme Court today. The high court voted 6-1 to uphold a voter initiative known as Proposition 8 that banned homosexual marriages in California.

You can read about the whole story here.

In a time when 5 states have already legalized homosexual marriage (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Maine - effective 9/1/09 and Vermont - effective 9/14/09), and all 5 of those decisions were made via state judicial action, it is nice to see that someone in the government still understands "We the people..."

The citizens of Iowa are already mobilizing a voter initiative of their own to overturn the state supreme court's decision regarding same-sex marriage. In a recent Gallop poll taken, approx. 60% of Iowans polled were against gay marriage.

Homosexual activists and special interest groups are fighting tooth and nail to keep any and all voter initiatives off the November ballots. And for good reason! The only way for them to legalize gay marriage in the first place was by circumventing the will of the people by using liberal judges to push through special interest rulings.

So, long story short...good job California! It's nice to see the land of fruits and nuts get something right for a change.

A confession

I am a hypocrite.

My words and my actions don't match up.

I have been fighting off this nagging guilty feeling for a while now, and tonight it got the best of me. The things I say are important to me, the things I say I believe and want to strive for...well, I don't do those things. I take the easy way out more times than not. I'm a coward when it comes to actually living out my faith.

I look at my brother, Erick, who refuses to call himself a Christian because he is not willing to submit to the lifestyle of a Christ-follower....and I am deeply convicted. I'm convicted because Erick and I are extremely similar in our behavior, in the words that come out of our mouth, in choices of entertainment and lots of other things. Erick is true to himself and his professed world view. However, I claim to be a follower of Christ. There are certain things that I can't hold against people who don't choose to follow Christ...and certain things that the Bible says we MUST hold against people who claim the name of Christ in their life.

I got drunk Saturday night. Excessively drunk. I am 25 years old, and I wasn't driving any vehicle that night, so I did nothing illegal. Yet, I feel terrible in my inner man because I know that I willingly disobeyed what the Bible commands me to do.

I have slipped into habits of vulgar and coarse talk. I now find expletives peppering my normal vocabulary. I would be mortified if my pastor heard these words out of my mouth, yet I'm OK with my friends and fraternity brothers who don't know Jesus hearing them. I am a hypocrite. I am why people don't go to church. I am why people aren't interested in Christ.

I am also completely heartbroken over this fact.

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This is the point where my brother rolls his eyes and thinks "here we go again, another supposed revival..." because he's tired of my vacillation. I'm the guy Revelation 3 talks about who gets spit out of God's mouth.

What's my point, you ask? Why am I confessing this on a blog for all to see? Is this a "look at me" moment? No, I just wanted to be real. I wanted everyone to know that I recognize my sin and I am going to bow before the throne of God, beg forgiveness and strive for restoration to the man of God I desperately want to be.

I am searching for my life purpose. I don't know specifically what it is right now. Please pray for my restoration and for wisdom and guidance. I am a broken man in need of healing.

Praise God for His grace and mercy to me. I don't deserve any of it...