Thursday, September 24, 2009

September 24, 2009 - WHY DOESN'T SOMEONE DEMAND THAT OUR LAWMAKERS "READ" THE BILLS THEY PASS?

Once again, I am on my soap box. I have several boxes but this one deals with a subject that irritates me the most:

Obama and his followers keep trying to "spin" everyone into thinking that the conservative protestors are simply "troublemakers." How dare he?

Noooooooo...we only want to be informed. Informed...read my lips Obama...informed. Some of you will say that he is constantly informing us. But do we believe his beautifully crafted words? No, most people don't. Why? Everytime he makes a speech about the healthcare plan, it is different from the previous one he has given. The democrats keep changing the bill. He wants us to take him at his word and accept the bill when they have not even come up with a final bill yet. They are resisting posting the final one online so that some of us might read it.

The democratic lawmakers are insisting that the healthcare bill be passed right away, whether it is read by the members of the Congress or Senate who are going to vote on it...or not. THEY JUST WANT IT PASSED...NO MATTER WHAT.

This is insanity! I am beginning to think that the world is going mad because so many illogical decisions are being made.

Everyone who votes on "any" bill in both houses should have to "prove" that they have read it. Otherwise, they are simply voting along party lines and the bills might not be in the interest of "all" Americans.

Our government should represent "all" Americans and not just the wishes of the democrats and the liberals of our nation. It should be illegal to vote on something you have not read. As I said...this is insanity.

In spite of what the democrats and liberals think, we conservatives want change but we want "informed" change. We are not as gullible as some of you and WILL NOT simply take someone's word for something (even if he is our President.) We want our lawmakers to make sure that the bills being passed are in the interest of "all" Americans. Change for the sake of change is not always good. Some of these changes might destroy the very fabric of our captalistic society and eventually lead us toward a socialistic regime.

It is absolutely amazing to me that the democratic leaders can get away with this "my way or the highway" behavior!

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

September 23, 2009 - THE CONSERVATIVE BACKLASH TO BIG GOVERNMENT

The following has been copied and pasted from Townhall.com:

Dear Fellow Conservative:

Right now, something is happening in America that, try as they might, the liberal media can't stop simply by distorting or ignoring it. I'm talking about the surging opposition to President Obama's plans to "remake" America (his word) from an independent republic of freedom-loving, self-reliant citizens into a Euro-socialist nanny state.Call it a backlash. Call it a counter-revolution. Call it a conservative comeback. Call it what you will -- but it's real, it's massive, and it's about to boil over into something the liberals can't deny any longer. How do I know? Because it's my job, as editor in chief of HUMAN EVENTS, to report on things that the liberal media won't. And everywhere my staff and I look these days we see the signs of this extraordinary political uprising...

IN THE POLLS showing a sudden and dramatic erosion in President Obama's approval ratings -- and an even steeper, faster decline in support for his neo-socialist policies

ON THE STREETS of mainstream America where "tea party" tax protests and other expressions of populist outrage are spreading like wildfire from town to town, city to city nationwide

IN STATEHOUSES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS where voters are forcing legislators -- by popular referendum if necessary -- to roll back the tax-and-spend policies that have brought so many states and localities to the brink of bankruptcy

ON THE AIRWAVES where conservative TV and radio personalities such as Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity are soaring to new heights of popularity -- while the ratings for liberals like Chris Matthews and Keith Olberman are plummeting

ON THE BESTSELLER LISTS where books like Mark Levin's " Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" and "Glenn Beck's Common Sense" have dominated for months, outselling liberal tomes by hundreds of thousands

AND EVEN, AT LONG LAST, IN CONGRESS where, after years of selling out conservative principles, a small but growing number of Republicans are loudly voicing and voting those principles once again -- despite the loud complaints of the liberal media.What's driving this extraordinary phenomenon? In a word -- outrage.

After trusting Barack Obama's soothing promises, and the media's constant reassurances, that once in office he would "transcend" partisan politics, Americans quickly realized they had elected the most radical leftist ever to serve as President of the United States. They also realized that for all Obama's talk of "transparency" and "accountability," his administration was creating the conditions for a level of political sleaze, corruption and back-room wheeling-and-dealing far worse than anything Washington has seen in a very long time. And now that the gap between Obama's smooth-talking rhetoric and his actual performance has finally become plain to anyone but the most besotted of his admirers, Americans have had enough.

They have had enough of the out-of-control spending on bailouts and "stimulus" that have sent the federal deficit soaring to $1.8 trillion for 2009 alone -- and even higher down the road -- threatening to bankrupt our nation, destroy our currency, and impoverish our descendants for generations to come

They have had enough of Obama's crusade to replace private health care with a government-run system that will empower federal bureaucrats to make life-and-death decisions about your medical care -- and that will put all your private medical records in a government database (don't worry, they promise never to use them to harm you)

They have had enough of Obama's proposed tax hikes and tax "surcharges" to pay for all his spending programs that will drive U.S. tax rates higher even than the welfare-state economies of Europe (New Yorkers, for instance, could face a combined federal-state income tax rate of nearly 60 percent)

They have had enough of the appalling rogue's gallery of crooks, cronies, tax cheats, and political big-spending leftists that Obama has appointed to the highest levels of our government -- while firing or abruptly "retiring" official government watchdogs who have blown the whistle on his cronies and their schemes

They have had enough of the outrageous threats to investigate and prosecute Bush-era anti-terrorist agents and officials for the heroic work they did in keeping our country safe

They have had enough of the endless procession of unelected "czars" President Obama has appointed -- 32 at last count! -- to bring one sector after another of our economy and government under his direct control (come to think of it, why don't we just call him "Czar Obama"?)

They have had enough, in short, of how President Obama and his allies are rapidly destroying so much of what has made our country prosperous and free -- while arrogating to themselves a degree of power that would make Hugo Chavez blush.And what about you, my friend? Have you had enough? Are you ready to join the swelling ranks of Americans who are determined to put a stop to this madness? Are you ready to add your voice to theirs in demanding an end to this assault on our liberties... an end to this era of fiscal insanity... an end to this government "of the cronies, by the cronies, and for the cronies"? If you are -- if you are among those who refuse to tolerate even for one more day what is happening in our nation's capital, then I have only one thing to ask of you...

Join the conservativecounter-revolution today. Visit Townhall.com for more information. The article above is written by an anonymous writer for Townhall.com.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

September 19, 2009 - POEM TO LIVE BY

Don't Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must but don’t you quit.

Life is queer with it twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out,
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tin of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit,
It’s when things seem worse, that you must not quit.

-by unknown author-
Some time ago, someone on the internet said the poem was by Theodore Roosevelt. I have done another search tonight and someone states that it was penned by Jill Wolf. If anyone knows for sure who wrote this poem, please email me. It is a very famous poem and a lot of people would be interested in knowing who is the author of this poem. Audrey

Monday, September 14, 2009

September 14, 2009 - BETTER TO DARE MIGHTY THINGS

I am simply going to type one of my favorite poems for those who have not heard it before:

FAR BETTER IT IS TO DARE MIGHTY THINGS

To win glorious triumphs,
Even though checkered with failure,
Than to take rank with those poor spirits,
Who neither enjoy much nor suffer much,
Because they live in the grey twilights
That know no victory nor defeat.

-Theodore Roosevelt

Sunday, September 13, 2009

September 13, 2009 - THANK GOODNESS FOR FOX NEWS CHANNEL

Someone told me today that the New York Times did not cover the 1.5 million gathering of common, ordinary Americans who were protesting the health care plan in front of the white house yesterday (9/12/2009.) Also, it was minimally covered by other media outlets. Can you believe what is happening to us as Americans?

A friend and I were discussing how glad we are that Fox News Channel covers these types of situations as they should be covered. If it wasn't for them we might wake up in the year 2013 and wonder "What happened? Why do we have this type of health care? How did we get where we are?"

We are certainly not being properly informed by the major networks. The left wing liberals think that Fox is a Republican network but actually they are only a "conservative" channel. It is not that Fox leans to the "right" but that the "left" leans so far from the middle that it seems that Fox is a right wing network.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

September 10, 2009 - OBAMA'S LATEST HEALTH CARE SPEECH

I am sure a lot of people tuned in to hear Obama's latest speech on health care reform.

He was a little more specific in stating what the plan will include...if he can be believed...and it was not just a bunch of pretty words by a great orator.

He says that he will reduce the fraud and unnecessary elements out of medicare, etc. If you remember, he stated in one of his campaign speeches that he was going to go line by line and take out all of the unnecessary earmarks of upcoming bills. Did he do that? No...he added a whole bunch of unnecessary ones and did not take out a single one. He has made a lot of pretty speeches that have not been backed up by "action." Since being in office, he has not reduced anything in any bill but has signed off on bills that are "loaded" with unnecessary items that could wait until we get in better financial shape.

I do not think he acted very Presidential when he sternly accused the media and Republicans in spreading untruths about his bill. He acted as if he had been extremely explicit, during past speeches, on what was going to be in the health care bill and that the bill itself was easy for people to understand. He tried to imply that everyone was being stubborn and partisan in not going along with him. The problem has been that he has been extremely ambiguous about the bill which has been declared as being indiscernible by educated people. He is amazing!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

September 8, 2009 - OBAMA'S SPEECH TO SCHOOL CHILDREN

I am sure that there are a lot of people who are wondering why there is so much fervor over Obama making a speech to school children and with some parents going so far as to refusing to allow their children to listen to this speech.

One principal of a school states that the school's schedule is so rigid that they cannot fit it in today.

One principal states that the lesson plan for the teachers to follow afterward contains too much "hero worship" and does not allow for independent and critical thinking of the children.

I think there are many reasons that parents are balking but I think the main reason is: Everyday, it is becoming more and more evident that Obama and his associates are very "socialistic minded" and some parents are afraid that the "young minds" of their children will be impacted by the words of the President in a negative way.

Their fears are probably unfounded and he might give a wonderful and inspiring speech that will motivate the children. The problem is...who is our President? What really drives him? Is he trying to turn Americans toward Communism? His legacy today is being judged/written based on his past associations and goals which have leaned heavily left and toward Marxism.

Socialism has become a "dirty word" in the minds of most of us Americans. While socialism might work for some countries, we Americans fear that we would eventually wind up like Russia and Cuba, to state only a couple of dysfunctional countries.

Monday, September 7, 2009

September 7, 2009 - LABOR DAY

I hope everyone enjoys the day!

This is a great quote:

"Work spares us from three great evils: boredom, vice, and need."

Audrey

Friday, September 4, 2009

September 4, 2009 - WHO DO WE TRUST? OBAMA VS REAGAN

The following message/segment was copied and pasted from the web site of The League of American Voters website:

Our great president Ronald Reagan passed away in 2004, but he said something that still resonates today.

Reagan said: "One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine. It’s very easy to disguise a medical program as a humanitarian project. Most people are a little reluctant to oppose anything that suggests medical care for people who possibly can’t afford it.”

Boy does that resonate!
It sounds like President Reagan had the foresight to see the dangers of Obamacare.

The following is common knowledge:

Every time we turn around, there are some of Obama's buddies popping up and creating more suspicion as to Obama's goals for America.

The latest one is Van Jones, our Czar for green jobs. He is a self-proclaimed communist among other anti-American policies and he is one of the latest Czar's in Obama's long list of Czars. Jones apologizes for his past remarks and thinks that this statement should simply wipe away a long list of terrible remarks regarding America.

This is just about as stupid as it would be if he was guilty of committing murder and thinking that by simply apologizing that it will make everything just fine and dandy and that his past actions/remarks/theology makes absolutely no difference as he functions as a Czar. This is the Obama way of handling things...just fluff it off...while insulting the intelligence of the American people, expecting them to swallow this type of excuse for Obama bringing another flaming liberal into the white house.

The following is an opinion by Audrey Phillips, the writer of this blog:

As noted by the turnout to the tea parties and townhall meetings, we still have a lot of very wise American citizens who have the good sense to question what is going on but there is still a very large segment of Americans who are simply "gullible" and bordering on "ignorant" because they swallow everything Obama says/does/stands for "hook, line and sinker" without questioning his motives or goals for America. WATCH WHAT HE DOES, NOT WHAT HE SAYS. He is a smooth talker/salesman.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

September 3, 2009 - BEST POEM IN THE WORLD

I received this poem in my email with unknown author:

BEST POEM IN THE WORLD

I was shocked, confused, bewildered
As I entered Heaven's door,
Not by the beauty of it all,
Nor the lights or its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven
Who made me sputter and gasp--
The thieves, the liars, the sinners,
The alcoholics and the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade
Who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor
Who never said anything nice.

Herb, who I always thought
Was rotting away in hell,
Was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
Looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here?
God must've made a mistake.

'And why's everyone so quiet,
So somber - give me a clue.'
'Hush, child,' He said, 'they're all in shock.
No one thought they'd be seeing you.'

JUDGE NOT.

Remember...Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian
any more than standing in your garage makes you a car .

Every saint has a PAST....
Every sinner has a FUTURE

September 3, 2009 - DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES?

I have a friend who has a posting today about miracles. Miracles do happen.

"A miracle may be accurately defined, a transgression of a law of nature by a particular volition of the Deity, or by the interposition of some invisible agent." - David Hume

Instead of everyone arguing over the health care issue, our time might be better spent in praying to God for his guidance and a miracle would certainly help.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

September 2, 2009 - Amusing? Interesting? Thought provoking?

I received this email this morning by author unknown:

Let me get this straight. Obama's Marxcare will be written by a committee whose head says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn't read it and whose members will be exempt from it, signed by a president who smokes, funded by a treasury chief who did not pay his taxes, overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that is broke.

What could possibly go wrong?

Audrey note: To me, this says a lot!