A Soul for a Bowl of Pottage

There is a story in the Bible about how Jacob stole Essau’s birth right for a bowl of pottage.

Well, I keep getting asked what I intend to do for people if elected.  It is a question about how cheap the souls of the voters are.

 

The founders designed a society where we would have economic stability, wealth, and political freedom.

Simply said there are four principals to get there and I promise to gage my decisions based upon them.

Non-Intervention, ie do not start wars finish them.  Wars dislocate the economy and are, at best risky business.

 

Currency Stability- all governments finance themselves three ways taxes, borrowing and theft.  Currency not supported by taxes and borrowing is supported by theft.  This is why you are paying double the price for gas you paid in 2001 even though the cost has gone down 35%.  Simply put government currency manipulation stole your buying power.  I promise to do all I can to stabilize the currency.

 

Free Trade.  Not government blessed trade.  No one fights with their business partners, so trade is the path to peace, and the founders knew it.  At home this means the least regulation on business as possible.  I was up in the country last week and heard the Missouri Hospital Association argue that we needed to rob (tax) to cover their charitable costs.  But at the same time, we shouldn’t open up competition in the medical field to drop those costs.  Free Trade means we all face the rough and tumble of the market.

 

Finally limit the power of the government.

 

Simple ideas.  I thought that changes to a society where you can plan and prosper was plenty of reason to vote for my programs.  It is not for some.  

 

If you think you are getting something from a politician except protection of your right to try and better yourself then you are sadly deluded.  If you think that you will vote for the politician with the biggest promises than you forget that he who has the gold makes the rules.  Personal greed is no way to hire a public servant.  

 

When you expect to get trinkets from your politicians in return for your freedom and prosperity, you deserve the slavery you suffer.

 

DAVEBROWNING

Did I hear the Revolution Begin?

Berg v. Obama

Well one and all, I am afraid I just heard the dime drop on a revolution.

 

The most fundamental right produced by our revolution was the right not to be ruled by foreigners.

 

Now a federal judge in Pennsylvania says we do not have that right?  

 

Frankly I want to give Obama the benefit of the doubt.  I suspect that he was born in Kenya and does not know it because Obama’s Mama was such a flake.  I believe she lied to everyone.  

 

We had a situation like that in Jackson County with a friend, George Owens.  George was running for Sheriff and his opponents claimed he was running under an alias.  Turned out he was.  His parents had died when he was just a toddler, and the Owens’ took him in raised him as an Owens, put him in the family bible, in the wills, the whole bit.  On top of that even though he had never been formally adopted the Owens boys and girls all called him their brother and meant it.  George never new he was not an Owens.

 

I am hoping Obama’s situation turns out to be something like that.

 

All the same the birth certificate on his web site is a clear forgery, not complying with the law of Hawaii at the time.

 

This stuff is chilling to say the least.

 

I do not like Obama.  I think he is a skilled liar.  I have no intention of voting for either Obama or Insane McCain.

 

That said, I do not want him becoming president with a cloud like this hanging over him.  I want the matter cleared up.  I want to be able to hate him without believing that he is a foreign puppet.  If he is a puppet, if he is a foreigner then the powers  that be have shredded our constitution.

 

That is a matter that must be expatiated in blood and I am too stove in for that game.

 

DaveBrowning

Blind Pig Graves

There is a country saying; “Even a Blind Pig finds a acorn every once in a while”.

 

For most of his career Sam Graves has been that “Blind PIG” supporting every mistake of the administration from NAIS to the occupation of Iraq.  To a supporter of constitutionally limited government, it has been a dismal record.  His record would not predict it but somehow Blind Pig Graves found the acorn of truth and voted against the bailout.

 

This time Blind Pig Graves got it so right that he deserves to be quoted:

 

October 3, 2008

Graves Statement on Bailout Vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves issued the following statement on today’s vote: 

“I voted against the bailout bill on Monday because it gave $700 billion to those on Wall Street who created this mess while doing nothing to protect taxpayers or the small businesses affected by the economic crisis. I voted on principle, and those principles have not changed. The only difference between today’s bill and the last bailout bill is an extra $100 billion in spending and giveaways to special interests. 

“There is no question that we must act to protect the lifesavings of our retirees, the college savings accounts of our children, and the access to credit that our small businesses depend on to make payroll.  Unfortunately, bailing out Wall Street will not do anything to help Main Street and will only encourage the behavior that put our economy in the position it is in now.

“From the beginning, the Administration and House Leadership have failed to consider other options that would protect the taxpayers and protect Main Street.  Their approach to our current crisis is only setting us up for another crisis down the road. With jobs, businesses and our entire economy at stake, Congress and the President have rushed into a bad decision that fails to address the real problems that caused this crisis.

“I hope and pray that this bill works, but I fear, that by failing to address the real problems, Congress has only passed on $800 billion of debt to our children and grandchildren.”

 

September 29, 2008

Graves Statement on Bailout Vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Sam Graves issued the following statement on today’s vote:  

 “The actions of a few on Wall Street and at Freddie and Fannie have imperiled our entire Financial Market both at home and internationally.  Ignoring fundamental accounting principles, sound  risk-management practices, and responsible moral leadership, these individuals have brought our nation to the brink of financial disaster. 

 “Congress’ attempt today to ‘right these wrongs’ with an unprecedented $700 billion bailout neither properly punished the wrongdoers nor adequately protected the innocent taxpayers, investors, and retirees.

  “Rather, this failed bailout effort was nothing more than a blank check with no real safeguard for taxpayers, investors and retirees, and I fear it would have had the unintended consequence of rewarding the criminal and morally reprehensible behavior that created this disaster with little or no guarantee for millions of Americans that have already suffered from their irresponsibility.” 

I oppose Sam Graves in this election.  I think I would do a much better job than he has done.  But, when a man stands up for principle and lays out the problems as honestly as he has done, he deserves our commendation.

 

Thank you Sam, I would be hard pressed to lay out the situation any better myself.  DAVEBROWNING