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Supreme Court Needs at Least One Veteran

March 30, 2010 by Daniel

The members of the Supreme Court.

Phyllis Schlafly, contributor at Townhall.com, discusses the importance of having a Veteran serve in the Supreme Court. An observation that not many people have taken the time to look into, Phyllis offers her exceptional take in her latest article. Please take the time to read and understand the importance of having our Veterans continue their service to not only the country, but its people as well.

For as long as we can remember, the U.S. Supreme Court has included at least one military veteran. Recent examples include Republican-appointed Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who died in 2005, and Justice John Paul Stevens, who is expected to resign this year.

The Democrats have not placed a veteran on the Supreme Court in nearly half a century. When President Obama fills Stevens’ seat, will the High Court be left without anyone who has military experience?

Veterans in the U.S. Senate should make sure that such an embarrassment does not occur. Cases concerning the military appear every year before the Supreme Court, and our nation will not be well-served by a court lacking in military experience.

“Somebody was saying that there ought to be at least one person on the court who had military experience,” Stevens himself declared in a recent interview. “I sort of feel that it is important. I have to confess that.”

Stevens is a liberal, but he loves our nation as veterans do. In 1989 in Texas v. Johnson, Stevens dissented when the Supreme Court by 5-to-4 OK-ed a so-called free-speech right to burn the American flag.

Stevens wrote: “The case has nothing to do with ‘disagreeable ideas.’ It involves disagreeable conduct that, in my opinion, diminishes the value of an important national asset.”

Obama’s disdain for the military is no secret, and the leading names on his short list for possible Supreme Court appointment are as anti-military as he is. The number of veterans in Congress has declined to about 21 percent, but that’s enough for them to make a public demand that high court diversity include a veteran.

To continue reading, click HERE for entire article at Townhall.com

Filed Under: National Tagged With: Conservative, Military, Supreme Court

The Patriot Declaration

March 25, 2010 by Daniel

The Patriot Declaration | The Patriot Post

Examples through time have rendered and echoed the true essence of Liberty and Freedom, while many have taken to the radical ideology that has reshaped the political landscape and definition of America. True patriots – while there are many – include Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, Adam Smith, Banjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and, after today, Mark Alexander with the official issue of The Patriot Declaration.

This document, stands side by side with the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Mount Vernon Statement. Provided in full, here is the text of The Patriot Declaration as it appears at the Patriot Post. (For the PDF version click HERE.)

The Patriot Declaration

By Mark Alexander · Thursday, March 25, 2010

“Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which inevitably awaits them if we basely entail hereditary bondage on them.” –Thomas Jefferson

Across our great nation, there is a groundswell of protest against the leftist agenda of those now holding power in the Executive and Legislative branches of the central government.

The tenor of this grassroots movement is growing louder as its number swells and its purpose becomes defined. It is a protest characterized not by a roar for revolution, but by a clarion call for restoration — repair of our Constitution’s authority and return to its standard for Rule of Law.

George Washington proclaimed, “The Constitution, which at any time exists ’till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People, is sacredly obligatory upon all.”

Further, as Alexander Hamilton made clear in Federalist No. 81, “[T]here is not a syllable in the [Constitution] which directly empowers the national courts to construe the laws according to the spirit of the Constitution….”

Much less so is there any provision for the Executive or Legislative branches to rely upon interpretation of such language as that in the “Commerce Clause” to justify all manner of government intrusion, such as the newly implemented nationalization of health care.

James Madison, author of our Constitution, wrote, “I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents… If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a limited one, possessing enumerated powers, but an indefinite one… The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. … There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.”

Similarly, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “[T]he States can best govern our home concerns and the general government our foreign ones. I wish, therefore … never to see all offices transferred to Washington, where, further withdrawn from the eyes of the people, they may more secretly be bought and sold at market. … [W]hen all government … shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another. … Were we directed from Washington when to sow, and when to reap, we should soon want bread.”

Undoubtedly, the author of our Declaration of Independence would have already demanded, again, that the Tree of Liberty be refreshed with the blood of Patriots and tyrants.

Those at the helm of the federal government, by way of overreaching executive orders, legislative malfeasance and judicial diktat, have abandoned their sacred oaths to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” and to “bear true faith and allegiance to the same…”

Though our Constitution provides the people with an authentic means for amendment, as prescribed in Article V, liberals have altered that august founding convention well beyond any semblance of its original intent.

They have expanded its scope beyond recognition in order to win the allegiance of special interest constituencies, who then ensure perpetual re-election of their sponsors, by way of political and economic agendas structured on Marxist-Leninist-Maoist collectivism.

Short of revolution, and consistent with the restoration of Rule of Law, we declare that our government’s scope must be contracted to its original constitutional intent. We understand that it will take political courage, time and deliberation to undo all the insult to our Constitution, but undo we must.

If we fail to accomplish this task, and Rule of Law is overwhelmed by the rule of men, tyranny and anarchy will prevail, and the ultimate arbiter of the law will depend not upon constitutional rule but ultimately, and crudely, upon which of the rivals possesses more firepower.

As a standard-bearer for Essential Liberty, the restoration of constitutional limits on government and the judiciary, and the promotion of free enterprise, national defense and traditional American values, The Patriot Post has received calls from grassroots leaders across the nation to put forth a conservative manifesto — a plan of action to restore the integrity of our Constitution. After great deliberation, today we are releasing The Patriot Declaration (see PatriotDeclaration.US), in order that we might rally around a uniform proclamation to restore Constitutional Rule of Law.

As Benjamin Franklin said famously when signing the Declaration of Independence, “We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we will all hang separately.”

Who are “We” in support of this Patriot Declaration?

Preamble

We are American Patriots, defenders of First Principles and Essential Liberty.

We are Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and public servants standing in harm’s way at home and around the world, who are loyal, first and foremost, to our revered oath to support and defend our Constitution.

We are grassroots leaders and local, state and national officeholders who, likewise, honor our sacred oath.

We are moms, dads and other family members nurturing the next generation of young Patriots.

We are farmers, craftsmen, tradesmen and industrial producers. We are small business owners, service providers and professionals in medicine and law. We are employees and employers. We are in ministry at home and missionaries abroad. We are students and professors at colleges and universities, often standing alone for what is good and right.

We are consumers and taxpayers.

We are voters.

We are not defined by race, creed, ethnicity, religion, wealth, education or political affiliation, but by our devotion to our Creator, and the liberty He has entrusted to us, one and all.

We are Patriot Sons and Daughters from all walks of life, heirs to the blessings of Liberty, bequeathed to us by our Patriot Forebears.

Patriot Declaration

We the People, blessed with the inheritance of Liberty paid for with the lives and fortunes of Patriots before us, hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, that to secure these Rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, and that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.

WHEREAS, our nation is at a critical historic juncture, where we must choose between Rule of Law and rule of men; and

WHEREAS, our nation is confronting significant political threats to Liberty from within our borders and from enemies abroad; and

WHEREAS, our national Constitution is the singular guidance for Rule of Law and the defense of liberty; and

WHEREAS, our elected leaders have forsaken their oath to support and defend our Constitution, placing the future of American Liberty at great peril;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, We the People of these United States, in order to restore a more perfect Union, re-establish Justice, re-insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, pledge to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, as established at great cost in lives and treasure by our Founders and defended by generations since, and commit to undertake the following actions to restore constitutional integrity and Rule of Law, or be subject to expulsion:

FIRST, that constitutional authority be established for any national legislation entered before Congress, citing the specific authority enumerated in our Constitution empowering Congress to enact such legislation, thus ensuring that such legislation does not amend the plain language of our Constitution, which prescribes its own method for amendment in Article V, or be subject to a point of order;

SECOND, that all legislation explicitly cite its compliance with the Tenth Amendment to our Bill of Rights, “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,” thus ensuring that the central government does not usurp the powers reserved to the States or the People, or be subject to a point of order;

THIRD, that all legislation and regulation imposed upon the nation apply equally to all members of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of government;

FOURTH, that fiscal responsibility be enumerated in our Constitution by way of a Balanced Budget Amendment, including zero base-line accounting principles, to be put before the states and the people;

FIFTH, that said Balanced Budget Amendment contain a provision requiring a three-fifths majority of votes by members of Congress to raise direct or indirect taxes, and acknowledgment that the legislature has no authority to raise taxes for purposes that are not expressly authorized by the Constitution;

SIXTH, that said Balanced Budget Amendment contain a provision that direct taxes be levied at an equal ratio to all Americans, ensuring that the cost-burden of government is shared equally by all, and consistent with Article I, Section 9, which provides “No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed” which would unduly single out individuals or minority groups for undue punishment;

SEVENTH, that said Balanced Budget Amendment contain a provision that the withholding of taxes by an employer is the option of the taxpayer;

EIGHTH, that said Balanced Budget Amendment acknowledge the interdependence of economic freedom and political freedom by provision that any bill before Congress must enumerate its implications against the exercise of free enterprise, or be subject to a point of order;

NINTH, that a Legislature Accountability Amendment to establish term limits for all members of Congress, similar to that of the 22nd Amendment, Section 1, limiting terms for the Executive, be put before the states and the people; and,

TENTH, that Rule of Law as established through the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God, entitles the People to unalienable Rights such as Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness, and severely limits the government from any infringement upon those rights.

THUS, be it known that for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

Sign The Patriot Declaration

Fellow Patriots, throughout history the burden of ensuring that the flame of liberty burns bright has fallen upon the shoulders of a few patriotic men and women. But as Founding Patriot Samuel Adams noted, “It does not take a majority to prevail … but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.”

Through this Declaration, we, the tireless minority, publicly deliver hope and inspiration to our countrymen and, indeed, the world, and we send a message to those who have forsaken their oaths to support and defend our Constitution, who have abandoned Rule of Law for selfish pursuits: Don’t Tread on Us, or you will surely suffer the political consequences.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Conservative

Responding to Obamacare

March 24, 2010 by Daniel

Barack Obama and Joe Biden before signing Obamacare

Now that Obamacare has been signed by President Obama, attack plans take shape to diminish its level of socialism. One of those ideas comes by way of Dick Morris, contributor for HumanEvents.com

Responding to Obamacare: Restore, Defeat, Defund, Repeal

Let’s begin our reaction to the passage of Obamacare by remembering Winston Churchill’s famous formulation with which he introduced his war memoirs:

In defeat: defiance.

In war: resolution.

In victory: magnanimity.

In peace: goodwill.

Now is the time for defiance! Here’s what we must do:

1) Restore the Medicare cuts mandated in this bill. Block the reduction of physicians’ fees by 21 percent scheduled to take effect this fall. Override the cuts in Medicare that require annual approval by Congress. Challenge the Democrats over each and every cut. Try to peel away enough votes to stop the cuts from driving doctors and hospitals to adopt the course already taken by the Mayo Clinic in refusing to take Medicare patients.

2. Defeat the Democrats in the 2010 election! Start with the traitors who voted no in November and then switched to a shameful yes when it counted in March. Then go on to win the open seats in the House and Senate. And then fight to replace as many Democrats as possible. Remember: Any Democrat who voted no would have voted yes if they had needed his or her vote. The only way to repeal Obamacare is to vote Republican.

3. Defund. Once we get the majority in both chambers, defund appropriations for the Obamacare program. The bill passed by the Congress and signed by the president is simply an authorization measure. Funds must be appropriated for it each year by Congress. Through zero funding these changes, we can cripple them before they take full effect.

4. Repeal. And, once we defeat Barack Obama, we need to proceed to repeal this disastrous plan before it can ruin our health care system. Then, we must replace it with a Republican alternative that relies on the marketplace, tax incentives and individual responsibility to provide health care to all Americans.

Above all, we must finally learn the fundamental lesson this political process we have been through has to teach: that there is no such thing as a conservative or moderate Democrat.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: administration, Conservative, Health Care, Obama

The Civil War Against Americanism

March 23, 2010 by Daniel

Tea Party Protesters | AP Photo

There is no question that many feel as though there has been an inherent attack on American and its exceptionalism. With the stampede on American Liberty by way of the recent passing of Obamacare, there is much merit to the charge.

Dennis Prager, writer and contributor for Townhall, echoes the same sentiment.

It’s a Civil War: What We Do Now

 terrible thing happened to America on Sunday, March 21, 2010.The country took its biggest step ever down a road diametrically opposed to its original intent of keeping the state small so that the individual can be free and great.

Therefore, in this unprecedented crisis of values, this is what needs to be done:

  1. Know and teach America’s core values.
  2. Recognize that we are fighting the left, not liberals.
  3. Democrats should be referred to as Social Democrats.
  4. Work tirelessly to repeal the bill.
  5. Our motto: “The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.”
  6. Do not let other matters distract.
  7. Acknowledge that we are in a non-violent civil war.

Thank God this civil war is non-violent. But the fact is that the left and the rest of the country share almost no values. The American value system and the leftist value system are irreconcilable. If the left wins, America’s values lose. If American values prevail, the left loses.

After Sunday’s vote, for the first time in American history, one could no longer confidently believe that the American system will prevail. And if we don’t fight for it, we don’t deserve it.     Read the entire article HERE.

Filed Under: National Tagged With: Conservative, Health Care

The Immigrant Party

March 23, 2010 by Daniel

Immigration Rally in Washington | Reuters

Since the introduction of the new 2010 census, there has been an increase in the amount of debate over illegal immigration and the negative effects it would create. The main thing would be how many electoral districts would benefit, while others would suffer losses. Patrick Buchanan has a well written essay on the very topic.

The Sydney Carton Party

“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.”From “A Tale of Two Cities,” Sydney Carton’s words, as he rode the tumbrel to the guillotine, came to mind on reading the latest statistics on what open borders has done to a Republican Party that altruistically embraced it.

The Center for Immigration Studies reports that, since 1980, some 25.2 million immigrants have entered legally and been granted permanent status with “green cards” to work and become citizens.

“Immigration, Political Realignment and the Demise of Republican Political Prospects” is the title of the CIS report, which understates the crisis. Bottom line: The more immigrants in an electoral district, the more grim the GOP prospects.

Certainly, the main cause of this is the fact that America’s borders remain open, and ready to take in and house those who wish to become citizens. However, without proper legislation it has allowed an influx of illegals to enter and drastically change the political map.

The more immigrants who come in and become citizens, the more Democratic the country becomes.Why? Almost all immigrants, legal and illegal, are poorer and less skilled than Americans, and depend far more upon government.

According to CIS, of recent immigrants who became citizens by 2008, by 55-30 they identified as Democrats. Among immigrants who have not yet become citizens, 70 percent identify as Democrats, 15 percent as Republicans. The sooner Democrats get them naturalized, registered and voting, the sooner the bell tolls for the Grand Old Party.

Understandable is it that the Democratic party would appear to be beneficial to illegals seeking citizenry, being that they seem to offer so many entitlement programs to “help” them succeed. On the contrary, without the proper education as to how the Liberty of America and its way of Life, they see the Republican party as a roadblock to their prosperity.

So, what is to be done?

First, an offensive against the administration for laxity in enforcing our immigration laws against businesses that hire illegals. Each time a business is forced to let illegal workers go, the jobs go to some of our 25 million unemployed and underemployed.

Second, a Put-Americans-First moratorium on legal immigration until U.S. unemployment falls below 6 percent.

However, there should be a third and very important issue. It should be that the Republican party become one of education and embracement to those who are already here. They should not only educate them as to proper citizenship, but educate them to what America really is. One of Freedom, Prosperity and Liberty.

Filed Under: National Tagged With: Conservative, immigration

Conservatives Speak at CPAC; Issues Lead the Charge

February 21, 2010 by Daniel

Ron Paul and Mitt Romney

One of the most anticipated things to come with CPAC is the straw poll, and with the results from this year is what Conservatives have been rallying about for the last year or more. The main thing to take away is that strong Conservative/Libertarian issues lead the way.

When it was announced that Texas Congressman Ron Paul was at the top of the list at 31%, there were boos. And then, a resounding applause when former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was announced with 22%. But why Paul before Romney? After all, some argue that Romney is the real winner and discrediting Ron Paul. However, when you look at what Paul has been talking about over that last few elections, one can’t help but think that Ron is now getting his turn at the limelight.

Part of the unscientific poll is to get an idea of where people stand on current issues. The theme of this year at CPAC was spending and the size of government. Both are top priority issues both Paul and Romney are proponents of. When asked, “Which ONE of the following comes closest to your core beliefs and ideology,” 80% of the people responded with, “My most important goal is to promote individual freedom by reducing the size and scope of government and its intrusion into the lives of its citizens.”

While favorability was part of the poll, those nembers can change almost at an instant. So again, we are brought back to the issues.

Which of the following issues is MOST, and SECOND MOST IMPORTANT to you personally?

  • 52% – Reducing size of Federal Government (35% 1st | 17% 2nd)
  • 33% – Reducing Government Spending (12% 1st | 21% 2nd)
  • 18% – The War on Terrorism (8% 1st | 10% 2nd)
  • 18 % – Lowering Taxes (6% 1st | 12% 2nd)          . . . MORE

Taking a look at those numbers really show you what people find important, but it also shows that people are educating themselves on the current issues. They aren’t so concerned about health care, as they are about reducing the size and reach of the government. They are educated about just how much the administration is spending and at what rate. So what should the Republican party do? The poll asked that same question, and people responded with 58%  cutting federal spending, 23% reducing the federal debt, and 15% cutting federal taxes.

Going back to trying to discredit Ron Paul would be absurd. He is a viable candidate. As viable as Romney. But, it is how these two build off the momentum created from the convention. Ron Paul has continued to say the same thing over and over again, and he would only have to present his record to prove his viablity against the more popular Mitt Romney.

Filed Under: National, Politics Tagged With: Conservative, election, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul

CPAC Straw Poll Results

February 20, 2010 by Daniel

Ron Paul

The 2010 CPAC straw poll results are in, and they are:

  1. Ron Paul
  2. Mitt Romney
  3. Sarah Palin
  4. Tim Pawlenty
  5. Mike Pence
  6. Newt Gingrich

As the results were read, there was a great deal of applause for Ron Paul. However, an eruption that shook the walls of the conference when the name Mitt Romney was read.

Filed Under: National, Politics Tagged With: Conservative, election

The Mount Vernon Statement

February 18, 2010 by Daniel

mount vernon statement

The Mount Vernon Statement speaks for itself. Courtesy from Heritage.org

Constitutional Conservatism: A Statement for the 21st Century

We recommit ourselves to the ideas of the American Founding.Through the Constitution, the Founders created an enduring framework of limited government based on the rule of law. They sought to secure national independence, provide for economic opportunity, establish true religious liberty and maintain a flourishing society of republican self-government.

These principles define us as a country and inspire us as a people. They are responsible for a prosperous, just nation unlike any other in the world. They are our highest achievements, serving not only as powerful beacons to all who strive for freedom and seek self-government, but as warnings to tyrants and despots everywhere.

Each one of these founding ideas is presently under sustained attack. In recent decades, America’s principles have been undermined and redefined in our culture, our universities and our politics. The selfevident truths of 1776 have been supplanted by the notion that no such truths exist. The federal government today ignores the limits of the Constitution, which is increasingly dismissed as obsolete and irrelevant.

Some insist that America must change, cast off the old and put on the new. But where would this lead — forward or backward, up or down? Isn’t this idea of change an empty promise or even a dangerous deception?

The change we urgently need, a change consistent with the American ideal, is not movement away from but toward our founding principles. At this important time, we need a restatement of Constitutional conservatism grounded in the priceless principle of ordered liberty articulated in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

The conservatism of the Declaration asserts self-evident truths based on the laws of nature and nature’s God. It defends life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It traces authority to the consent of the governed. It recognizes man’s self-interest but also his capacity for virtue.

The conservatism of the Constitution limits government’s powers but ensures that government performs its proper job effectively. It refines popular will through the filter of representation. It provides checks and balances through the several branches of government and a federal republic.

A Constitutional conservatism unites all conservatives through the natural fusion provided by American principles. It reminds economic conservatives that morality is essential to limited government, social conservatives that unlimited government is a threat to moral self-government, and national security conservatives that energetic but responsible government is the key to America’s safety and leadership role in the world.

A Constitutional conservatism based on first principles provides the framework for a consistent and meaningful policy agenda.

  • It applies the principle of limited government based on the rule of law to every proposal.
  • It honors the central place of individual liberty in American politics and life.
  • It encourages free enterprise, the individual entrepreneur, and economic reforms grounded in market solutions.
  • It supports America’s national interest in advancing freedom and opposing tyranny in the world and prudently considers what we can and should do to that end.
  • It informs conservatism’s firm defense of family, neighborhood, community, and faith.

If we are to succeed in the critical political and policy battles ahead, we must be certain of our purpose.

We must begin by retaking and resolutely defending the high ground of America’s founding principles.

February 17, 2010

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Conservative

2010 Coservative Political Action Conference in Washington

February 18, 2010 by Daniel

2010 CPAC in Washington

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this year is being held in Washington, D.C. from Thursday through Sunday. The key speaker for today was Mitt Romney, but he was not the only power player to show their face. Marco Rubio graced the microphone, as did NRA leader Wayne LaPierre.

While there are many quotes to pick from, probably the one that stands out the most was when Romney said, “When it comes to pinning blame, pin the tail on the donkeys.” As it did cause the crowd to erupt, it is the tone it places on the Obama administration as they seem to be doing just that. Blaming everyone else for what they have done.

It also sets the tone for a presidential run from Romney in 2012.

RCP – Romney says Obama failed America

“President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and their team have failed the American people, and that is why their majority will be out the door,” Romney told a gathering of conservatives, a certain critical constituency in the upcoming Republican primary fight.

“He has prolonged the recession, expanded the pain of unemployment, and added to the burden of debt we will leave future generations,” Romney said.

Romney argued that Obama broke his promises of transparency and a new kind of politics. And Romney charged Obama with “the most blatant and reprehensible manifestation of political payoff in modern memory” by cutting a health care deal with unions.

Pumping up the GOP, Romney said: “The people of America are looking to conservatives for leadership, and we must not fail them.”

He said conservatives would strengthen the economy, U.S. security, and the nation’s families, though he acknowledged that not everything on the agenda is popular.

Still, he said: “The American people have shown that they are ready for truth to trump hope. The truth is that government is not the solution to all our problems.”          . . . MORE

WashingtonPost – Conservative Political Action Conference begins in Washington

Romney sounded similar themes as he defended his party against allegations from Democratic leaders that Republicans have become “the party of ‘no.’ ”

“Before we move away from this ‘no’ epithet the Democrats are fond of applying to us, let’s ask the Obama folks why they say no — no to a balanced budget, no to reforming entitlements, no to malpractice reform, no to missile defense in Eastern Europe, no to prosecuting Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a military tribunal, and no to tax cuts that create new jobs.

“You see, we conservatives don’t have a corner on saying no,” Romney continued. “We’re just the ones who say it when that’s the right thing to say.”          . . . MORE

FoxNews – ‘Freedom’ Just Another Word for . . . Big Debate at Conservative Conference

“Freedom” is the buzzword at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference — from freedom from government “tyranny” to the freedom to earn a living.

And as the themes of freedom and liberty enjoy a resurgence among conservative activists, many of the people attending CPAC this week — an estimated 10,000, according to the American Conservative Union, which sponsors the event — say the burgeoning Tea Party movement has given voice to their concerns.

“It’s about every kind of freedom. When government grows bigger, citizens become smaller,” said Christian Callahan, a spokesman for “Let Freedom Ring,” a conservative nonprofit with a booth at CPAC.

Callahan said President Obama’s economic policies — including the auto industry bailouts, the skyrocketing budget deficits and the massive stimulus bill — have encroached on economic freedom and free market ideals.

“They are taking our choices away from us,” he said.          . . . MORE

Filed Under: National, Politics Tagged With: Conservative, election

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