A Patriot's Prayer

PATRIOT’S PRAYER

A Statement of Conviction

By Don Feder

December 3, 2010

• I am an American. After God, my highest loyalty is to this country.

• I believe America cannot remain one nation unless it is under God. America is no accident. From the beginning, it was intended by the Author of Liberty to fulfill a special role. We couldn’t have gone from 13 disparate colonies clinging to the Atlantic coast to the world’s last remaining superpower in little more than 220 years without the guiding hand of Providence.

• Along with the Founding Fathers, I believe religion is the foundation of liberty, morality and representative government. The First Amendment was meant to protect religion from government and not the reverse. The so-called the separation of church and state (words found nowhere in the Constitution and which would have confounded its drafters) is used not to separate church and state, but affect a divorce between government and Judeo-Christian values.

• I believe in the United States Constitution and in the system of government it established – one of limited powers, inalienable rights, a balance of power and ordered liberty. I believe that the Constitution can only be amended as specified therein and never by judicial whim.

• I believe you don’t have to be the dean of a law school or a Supreme Court Justice to understand the Constitution, just someone who has a sense of history, is logical and understands that words have objective meaning.

• I believe in a judiciary that interprets law, not one that makes law. Judges who distort the Constitution’s plain meaning to achieve their own ends have substituted their will for that of the voters and the Founders. They are enemies of the Constitution and the people, and should be impeached and removed from office.

• I believe in the right to keep and bear arms, as guaranteed in the Second Amendment and which is based on the right to life and the right to defend one’s life, family and property. Private ownership of guns is the protector of hearth and home and the guarantor of liberty.

• I believe in the right to life, from conception to natural death. It is the duty of the state is to protect innocent human life. Legalized abortion (state-sanctioned killing) is the beginning of the unraveling of the social order, which soon leads to euthanasia, infanticide and the rationing of medical services. It is an affront to the law of God and jeopardizes the rights of all.

• I believe in the free-market system as both the most efficient way to provide for human needs and the only economic system compatible with human rights and dignity. The free market is as American as the Constitution. It has brought unparalleled prosperity to this nation and opportunity to its citizens. Today, government is trying to kill that system to achieve utopian ends like “spreading the wealth.” Advocates of the omni-state detest capitalism for its impartiality. In place of a system which rewards hard work, ingenuity and risk-taking, it wants rewards based on political power, payoffs and favoritism.

• I believe in limited taxation to pay for the constitutional functions of government. As government takes more and more of an individual’s income (through taxation, regulation and inflation), it robs him of his time, his labor, and ultimately his life – turning citizens into subjects. What we have today isn’t taxation as envisioned by the Founders, but plunder or serfdom.

• I believe the rich have as much right to their property as the rest of us. A system that penalizes the most productive among us retards economic growth and is a denial of equal treatment, on which this nation was founded.

• If left unchecked, I believe the National Debt and mega-deficits will demolish the economy and lead to a catastrophe on the order of the Great Depression. The National Debt is like a runaway train barreling down a track, picking up speed as it goes, hurtling toward a precipice at the end of the line. For the 60 years before 2008, federal revenue averaged 17.9% of Gross Domestic Product and spending averaged 19.6%. With an out-of-control leftist in the White House, we’re now spending 25% of GDP, and collecting about 15%. It used to be said that we owed it to ourselves. Now, we owe a large part of it to the Chinese and Saudis, who will one day make demands that endanger our national security. Eventually, even Washington’s ability to borrow will reach its limits. Then it will inflate the currency to the point where our economy, built on debt, comes crashing down. Say hello to Germany, 1921-1923.

• I celebrate America’s heroes, history and heritage. I believe America has been the greatest force for good in the world for more than two centuries. Ask the penniless immigrants whose descendants achieved success in every field. Ask the Belgians, the people of Normandy, the Filipinos, the South Koreans and even the Japanese and Germans, whose cities and industry we rebuilt after World War II. Ask those liberated from Dachau and Buchenwald, who shed tears on the uniforms of American soldiers who saved them. A denial of American exceptionalism is based on ignorance, indoctrination or malice.

• I believe we need to begin teaching patriotism again. For decades, Hollywood, the news media, public education and academia have been enemy territory. Elitists have indoctrinated generations to blame-America first. This needs to be countered by a concerted effort to teach the young what America really means, and why love of this country is thoroughly justified.

• I believe political correctness is killing our country. National security, law enforcement and social stability are now subordinate to group sensitivity and spurious claims to equality. Scrutinizing passengers who are most likely to commit terrorist acts is decried as racial profiling. Recognizing the reality that married couples (men and women) do society’s vital work is said to offend those with alternative lifestyles. The military becomes a laboratory for social experiments. To raise the self-esteem of the aberrant, we willingly sacrifice cohesion and combat effectiveness. Political correctness has become a national suicide pact that ordinary Americans never agreed to.

• I believe in public service, not career politicians – those who primarily serve themselves, at the public expense. The idea of an individual holding elective office for a quarter-century or more is obscene. It’s hard to say which is more of a threat to representative government: those who crave political power so much that they cling to it with a death-grip, or an electorate so feckless that it repeatedly gives it to them.

• I believe in the America of individual liberty, patriotism and honor. I believe in the America of George Washington and John Adams, of Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln, of Teddy Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge and Ronald Reagan.

• I honor the brave men who fought to defend America, as well as those who fight today – from Concord to Yorktown, from Gettysburg to San Juan Hill, from the Argonne to the Bulge, from the Chosin Reservoir to the Tet Offensive, from Kuwait to Kabul. Politicians talk about freedom. Columnists write about it. Members of our armed forces bleed and often die to defend it.

• I stand with the Pilgrims, the Puritans and the Pioneers, the earliest settlers on these shores and the intrepid Americans who pushed west, settling this vast continent – with the farmers and ranchers, the merchants and mechanics, the workers, entrepreneurs and inventors. America is a monument to their perseverance and vision.

• I believe a nation that cannot defend its borders has surrendered its sovereignty. Immigration issues should be decided by the American people based on the national interest – not by political elites and activist judges, based on expediency, a misguided altruism, multicultural fantasies or a sense of guilt. The Statue of Liberty says “give me your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” not give me your criminal class, your mooches, and those who refuse to assimilate -- all of them here illegally. I am outraged by driver’s licenses and in-state tuition for illegal aliens. This isn’t compassion but a slap in the face to hard-working, law-abiding Americans, including the immigrants who came here legally.

• I believe America’s language is English. Along with our common ideals, it’s the glue that holds together a diverse people. From the Mayflower Compact to the Declaration of Independence, from Washington’s Farewell Address to Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, from the Constitution to the latest Congressional enactment, America’s story has been written and spoken in English. I reject anything that detracts from the primacy of our mother tongue – including bilingual education, bilingual ballots, “press 1 for English,” and every other form of language pandering.

• I believe American identity is based on belief not blood – heart and head -- not race, religion or ethnicity. An American is identified by what he believes, not the happenstance of birth. Everyone who believes what Americans have always believed, everyone who fights for America, is an American, regardless of how he worships, where he was born, or the color of his skin. In the words of Shakespeare’s Henry V: “For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother.”

• I believe we need to stop dividing Americans along the lines of race and ethnicity and start uniting them. The more the nation is polarized as us-versus-them, the less likely we are to hang together in times of trouble. Multiculturalism and racial-identity politics teach minorities that they are members of a race, ethnicity or community first, and Americans second -- if at all. We need an electorate which will vote not as Latinos, blacks, workers, retirees, businessmen, etc., but as Americans for America.

• I believe the chattering class is rife with treason – not treason as defined in law, but treason of the heart. They repudiate the ideals on which this country was founded, identify with our enemies and believe our history is an unbroken saga of exploitation, oppression, and imperialism. To justify their hatred of America, they re-write history and obsess about our mistakes, while ignoring our triumphs. The traitors in our midst run the gamut from the clergyman who calls on God to “damn” America and the college professor who glorifies the murder of American soldiers, to the filmmaker who uses his art to slander his country and the actress who made propaganda broadcasts for the enemy in time of war and lied about the treatment of American prisoners. If they despise America so much, why would it take a bunker buster to get them to leave?

• I believe defending America must be the first priority of our national government. We live in a world of prowling predators – barbarians with weapons of mass destruction. Thus it has been. Thus it will be, as long as human nature endures. The principal role of government is to protect us from savages at home and abroad. Liberty is guarded by men who walk the ramparts. Much as we may wish it were otherwise, a world at peace is a dangerous delusion. Pacifism, disarmament and internationalism are as irrational as imperialism and aggression.

• I believe that, ultimately, American security rests on the family. Families keep America strong. The family is the incubator of civic virtue. At its best, it passes patriotic values to the next generation. As much as our military, the family guards the flame of liberty. Who undermines the family – including marriage – subverts America.

• I believe Israel and America share a unique bond. In the course of human history, they are the only two nations where the vision preceded possession of the land. American values stretch back to Sinai, and come to the West through Jerusalem, Rome and Geneva. Absent Ancient Israel’s encounter with God, there would have been no America. To turn our back on Israel would be to betray ourselves.

• I believe Islam is the deadliest foe confronting America. Terrorism is almost the exclusive province of Islamists. Islam is the religion of peace the way German is the language of diplomacy. Orthodox Islam is an ideology at war with American values – religious tolerance, equality before the law and non-aggression. September 11, 2001 was not Islam’s declaration of war on America, but a milestone in a clash of civilizations that’s been going on for over 1,300 years. What fascism was during the ‘30s and ’40s, what communism was from 1917 through the Cold War, Islamism is today.

• I believe America needs patriots as never before. Defeatism and disengagement are unacceptable. Each of us owes this country far more than we can ever repay. To withdraw from the fray is a betrayal of the patriots who came before us – the Continental soldiers who left bloody footprints in the snow on Washington’s retreat from New York, the patriots who starved and froze at Valley Forge, the patriots who stormed Cemetery Ridge (and those who held the ridge), the Lost Battalion of the Argonne, the Marines on Guadalcanal, the heroes who landed on Omaha Beach under withering fire, the Battling Bastards of Bastogne, those who fought with the sword and those who fought with the pen, those who first beheld this blessed land with tear-filled eyes, and those who refused to give up when all seemed lost.

• God bless America, if not for ourselves then for our fathers. If this generation is less worthy of His blessing, may He remember the generations that came before us, going back to Plymouth and Jamestown. God make us worthy of your blessings. When we live up to our national motto – In God we trust – then will we truly deserve to be blessed

Bullies

In the last couple weeks bullying has come to the front as the new scourge of America. We will be told that we need to have the Department of Education, and the legislature spend money and pass laws to outlaw this practice. I think the best way to end bullying is to start at the top.

In Hollywood we have celebs tweeting and talking about ending it, yet they put out shows like "Bad Girls Club", "Jerseylicious"and not to mention TMZ just to name a few. All of these promote bullying, fighting and with TMZ, stalking. Shouldn't Hollywood set a good example by ending programs like these?

How bout unions? How many "scabs" have been intimidated or physically harmed for doing nothing more than crossing and imaginary line? How about the people that didn't join the union? Do you really think the union workers just let these workers go? Why do you think they want card check? So they can see exactly who voted against them. Maybe they should set an example by not using intimidation as business as usual.

How bout politicians? In California Jerry Brown's entourage calls Meg Whitman a "whore", isn't this a form of bullying? Sarah Palin is called everything but a child of God from the left. Our own President is now using his bully pulpit to go after the Chamber of Commerce for opposing him! These aren't terrorists or enemy's of the state, but the shops on main street! If the government is serious about bullying shouldn't they scold our President first?

If you want to end bullying maybe the first thing we should do is set an example for our kids. This will do more than any amount of money or laws could do.

Immigration song pt. 1

Living in Pennsylvania you might think I don't have any reason to rant about illegal immigration(and that is what it is, not undocumented workers). However I'm right smack dab in the middle of apple country. Migrant workers have been a part of this part of the country for eons. My father remembers picking peaches with Mexicans, Dominicans, Guatemalans and even Haitians as a teenager. They came to this country, like my ancestors, looking for a better life. They found a hard life ahead of them with 12+ hours of grueling, back breaking and tedious work. They did it because it was still better than having their children living in squalor "back home". They knew that their children would be able to go to school, go on to college and be able to sit at a desk instead of climbing a tree. My roommate in college was a son of a migrant worker. He never learned Spanish because as his parents said "English is the language of this country. If you want to be successful you need to speak English" Of course he felt the real reason was so his mom and dad could talk about him and his siblings without them knowing what they were saying. He was proud of his Mexican heritage, but always considered him an American. He would get angry when people would ask "what he is" and would always answer "I'm American what are you?" When ever I think about the illegal immigration issue I always think back to his parents Mr. and Mrs. Garcia. They worked hard to become citizens and were proud of the fact they did it right. They would grumble about the people that lived in their neighborhood that were illegals. They rightly felt that it paints all Latinos as illegals. They felt they were leeches that figured out a way to play the system. They saw the neighborhood change from a middle class "little Mexico" to a poor neighborhood filled with crime. Instead of worrying about what grades their kids got, they now had to worry about whether they would join gangs and start doing drugs. They lost their oldest son to drugs because it was easier for him to try to "fit in" than to study and graduate school. His parents both worked(his father 2 jobs) just to make ends meet, and were upset that they didn't have enough to move out of the neighborhood. They were very strict with their other kids to make sure they didn't fall into the same trap. When they showed up to graduation they were so proud of the first Garcia to graduate college, even his father cried tears of joy(something Adam said he never saw before). This is why I will never oppose legal immigration.

What's in a letter?

Today it was reported that Senator Robert Byrd has passed away. The man is synonymous with pork. His state of West Virginia is the headquarters for Homeland Security and the Coast Guard's operational systems center(never mind the fact that WV is landlocked) The left wing media is praising this conscience of the senate. In fact when reading any article today on him, his past as the Exalted Cyclops of the Klu Klux Klan, is reported like it was just a youthful indiscretion, not unlike doing one too many keg stands at a frat party. It wouldn't upset me as much if I didn't remember how Sen. Strom Thurmond was treated after his death, which coincidentally was almost 7 years to the day. I have posted the USA today link for you to read for yourself, I will only highlight a few things.

In Sen. Byrd's you have to go to the 9th paragraph to find out he was in the KKK, and the 20th to find out he was the exalted cyclops(the leader of a Klaven). But its brushed aside because he saw the light and backed Obama.

Sen Thurmond obit in the first paragraph we find out he was a segregationist. In the 3rd we find out he ran for president on an anti-civil rights platform. It says " He ran as a Democrat but soon picked up the banner of racial segregation" So I guess he wasn't a Democrat during this time? In fact most of the article is about him being a ravenous racist.

I have heard that Byrd may be lying in state in the US rotunda. Do we want a man who once wrote to the Klan (3 years after he "quit) " The Klan is needed today as never before and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia" and "in every state in the Union." I say no, and likewise I wouldn't have wanted Sen. Thurmond to lie in state either. Both were a black eye to this country, and yet only one still is. Wonder if that has to do with the letter "R" after his name?

Sen. Strom Thurmond's USA Today obit

Sen. Robert Byrd's USA Today obit

Shame

Shame on you Democrats:

You allowed your fringe element to take control of your party. You aren’t the Democrats of JFK’s time. He wouldn’t even be a Democrat today. You’d run him out of the party! You went from “Ask not what your country can do for you,” to “Just let us take care of you from cradle to grave”

Shame on you Republicans:

You’ve shown time and time again you have about as much backbone as a wet sponge. The last Republican with a spine was Ronald Reagan! You forgot what the party is about. You back moderates and chastise conservatives. You’re so worried about being liked by the other side. News flash the other side will never accept you! When was the last time you saw the majority of the left step across the aisle for you?! The only reason you’re outraged now is because you think the tea party has your back. Watch how quickly they leave if you turn your back on them!

Shame on you Unions:

You forgot why you were created. When was the last time you had a strike because of a safety issue? Your job was to make the job safer for the worker. Your job wasn’t to line the pocket of the union leaders. Your job was to have “the back” of the worker. Not to line the pockets of politicians. You take up social issues that have nothing to do with your “brotherhood”. Take a look around Union bosses, do you really think Lenny from the Teamsters union cares about same sex rights? No he’s worried about having a job next year. Hoping his company doesn’t close shop when it realizes it can't possible pay out all the benefits you squeezed out of them.

Shame on you Hollywood:

You forgot you're just actors. Nobody cares how you feel about politics. Its great you make an ungodly amount of money. And that you want to put your face out there for some charity. But if you think the average American cares how you vote, you are sadly mistaken. Mertle from Kansas has never pulled a lever because Will I Am or Ashton Kutcher told her to vote Obama. What happened to the Hollywood that made movies that glorified the positive things about American values, instead of just tearing down everyone of them. People are craving another Rocky, something to make them feel good again.

Shame on you Educators:

You care more about your paycheck than why you’re teaching. And the ones that do care don’t speak out against a fellow “brother”. Are you scared to be paid based on performance? If schools were a business you’d be shut down. You’re more worried about zero tolerance than you are of the fact we are behind everyone in test scores. The majority of colleges now have to have remedial classes for incoming freshmen! And if little Johnny can't read it must be because he needs Ritalin. I have a relative that taught, and told me this story. A student was in 7th grade reading at a 3rd grade level was in summer school. She told me that her job was to make sure that he doesn't drop lower than 3rd grade. Not to get him to 7th grade level!

Shame on you Parents:

For thinking that its just the teachers job. If you want your child to have a chance in this world, to do better than you, then you have to make sure their education is top notched. That means taking an interest in them. If that means they hate you because you’re making them do their homework instead of playing Wii so be it. You’re their parent not their friend. You have plenty of time to be their friend once they’ve graduated college. While we’re at it, stop thinking little Johnny is an angel. If 3 of his teachers say he’s a brat then guess what…HE”S A BRAT!! Give the teacher your phone number, tell them that you want to know if your little angel is being a devil in class. You ask for the teacher’s number for when your kid says “but I don’t have homework”. Look at what they’re teaching your kids. If you have a problem with it, tell them. If they don’t listen, yell louder. Get more people involved, chances are you’re not the only one thinking it. Remember you’re the consumer, you wouldn’t take this from a pizza joint! Anything the school doesn't teach you think they should, then its your job to do it!

Shame on you churches:

You preach love and charity but only show it to your congregation or others that pray the way you do. When you collect the plate how much of it goes into your immediate community? You preach about how same sex marriage is an abomination. Yet the church has the same divorce rate as the outside world. Congregation you’re not without blame. You hear every Sunday the truth to salvation, but you’re either too scared or too lazy to tell your neighbor. Sure you show up to church whenever you can, but you expect your pastor and the deacon board to spread the gospel. You spend at the most 2 hours in worship with the Lord, come Monday you’re back to acting like a heathen.

Shame on you American Public:

For buying into D.C. version of the American dream. They want you to be consumers instead of savers or producers. You buy a house that you can’t afford, a car you don’t need , and then scream when you find out Washington is spending money they don’t have. You treat saving like a disease. You get angry at businesses that go overseas, but then only want to buy the cheapest product on the market. You can’t have it both ways.

Shame on you American voter:

You know that the politicians in Washington are morally bankrupt, and yet you keep reelecting them. You bitch and moan about all the spending and then you don’t show up to vote. You complain that both parties are crooks, and then you buy into the crap that voting 3rd party is throwing away your vote. There’s no such thing as a throw away vote. You keep voting 3rd party, splitting the parties, they’ll start leaning your way. You have no one to blame but yourselves for the state of this country.

Shame on you media:

We expect you to be inquisitive when it comes to the government. And you are, as long as the person in the Whitehouse is on the right. I clearly remember the scourge of the 80’s was homelessness. Then suddenly in 93 it disappeared overnight. I’m sure it had nothing to do with Clinton taking the reigns. You care more about hit pieces than just showing the facts and letting your readers decide. Two college kids get the scoop about corruption in ACORN and you ignore it. After years of sitting quietly the American public stand up to big government and you either ignore them or you call them racist or “teabaggers” Remember when you stood up for the underdog? You spend more time covering Hollywood and sport stars private lives than you do corruption in DC. Newsflash let the E!, ET, Extra and Inside edition’s cover this, you stick with real news. The public is starving for the truth, and you feed them slop! This is why your viewers/readers are leaving you in droves.

Most of all shame on me:

It took me 27 years and some terrorists using planes as missiles for me to start paying attention. After that it took me 9 more years and the birth of my son to get off my butt and do something about it.

A guide to a great Tea Party

Do not make this a Republicans against Obama rally.

This is counterproductive. The media wants to hear us scream about Obama, makes a good sound byte. They are trying to tell people that this is because we're upset "our guy" didn't win. This has to be because Washington isn't being a good steward to the money we let them use. Replace the word "Democrats" with "Washington" Remind people that this is a party of the people, not of parties.

Do not identify yourself as a Republican!

Again this goes back to the first item. They want the people watching at home to think this is a bunch of republicans that hate they aren't in power. Instead identify yourself as a conservative. Be sure to mention you're upset at both parties for spending like drunken idiots.

Stay on the message of taxes and big spending!

This is not the time to spout off about how you think Obama is going to take away your guns, create a new world order or that he hasn't proved that he's a U.S. citizen. This is not the purpose of the tea party. There will be time to address these issues later. For this to be a productive protest you need to win the minds and hearts of Joe Six pack watching at home. As near as I can tell no one likes taxes! Mention that you want a smaller government. That you trust that people are better at running their lives than Washington is.

Puff your numbers up!

This is an old protesters trick. For instance, if you only have 20 people and they ask how many are there say "We are proud to have close to 100 people out today, not to mention the 100's more stopping by in support of this". I realize this may create a moraldilemma for some. So in that case mention that you are only a small part of a movement that is over 6000 city strong.

Smile and be polite!

This is the most important thing. If you are screaming, yelling, and looking ticked off you will come across as a wack-job! Think about when you see some liberal protesting acting like this...what do you think of them? If someone is trying to "get your goat" come back at them with kindness. Don't be surprised if this happens. Anarchists, the Coffee Party and Huffington Post have already said there will be counter protests, infiltration, and citizen journalists at the rallies. Also don't scream at the media. We know how they will spin this!

Follow up afterwards!

Write a letter to your local paper mentioning how much of a success this was. Talk about how you sent a message to Washington that they have to be better stewards of our money. Talk to your neighbors and colleagues about the rally. Keep the buzz going about this. Tell them about future protests if there are any in your area.

Check your spelling!

This is one of the most important things. Nothing can ruin a protest like some idiot that can't spell. This will be the one thing that the media zooms in on! So when you make your signs, t-shirts, etc. check it and have someone else look as well. Also take some time on your signs, don't make it look like a 3rd grader with a crayon did it! If you want, print out signs from this website: Signs

Liberals drinkin' haterade

The right has often joked that many on the left are Kool-Aid drinkers. However it's come to my attention that they've replaced kool-aid with "haterade". They've been drinking this so long I think its messed up their logic. You be the judge.

Conservatives hate African-Americans! According to them, we don't want them in our party of rich white boys. When they find they're wrong, that there are conservative African-Americans and what's more they're welcome in the Republican party(and Tea party for that matter) we're told "Those guys are sell-outs. They're Uncle Toms." Huh? I guess the only good black man is one that says "Yes Massa" to the Democrats.

All members of the Tea Party are racist! That's right ever single one of them. Why, because a congressman said he was called "n!gger" and spat on. Not one shred of evidence has surfaced(even though 1000's of cameras were rolling at the time), and the congressman has now said "I never said that happened. Now this is the same left that tells us not to jump to conclusions when a Muslim starts shooting up an army base or tries to blow up a plane with his undies.

Conservatives hate women! I could mention that the majority of tea partiers are women. But I'd rather like to point out how the left treats Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin is the new George Bush. They call her dumb, a bimbo, about every chauvinistic thing possible. They've even thrown tomatoes at her at a book signing. Once again if they aren't carrying the liberal water bucket they can go to hell!

The Tea Partiers are violent! Let's review. A Black tea partier beaten in St. Louis by(dramatic pause) a union thug. Sarah Palin assaulted with fruit by(dramatic pause) a lefty that bloggers call "a hero", Rep. Eric Cantor is threatened by(dramatic pause) a crazy Obama supporter. The Tea Party express bus gets pelted by eggs by (dramatic pause) more union thugs! Do I need to continue?

Conservatives are the dumbest people in the world! Now I can't say every conservative is a Mensa member, however I can say I've never heard one of them claim that Guam would flip over if there were too many marines on the island!(I'm looking at you Rep. Johnson) They also haven't asked a wheelchair bound senator to stand up(that was a BFD Biden)

No one has the right to tell a woman what to do with her body! But its okay for you to tell me that I have to buy health insurance, and what kind? Its okay for you to tax soda, anything with salt, and ban trans-fats? Heck smokers are having to go the way of Anne Frank, hiding in an attic under the cover of darkness to smoke!

Conservatives always want to keep minorities down! Really? Then why was one of the first things of the Obama administration to get rid of school vouchers? Why hasn't Obama ended the "Don't ask don't tell policies?" Seems to me you guys talk a good game, but then don't back it up!

I'd continue but I'm sure some lib-troll has already spit out his haterade and is convulsing over his keyboard.