POLITICS AS USUAL CONTINUES

As I feared, even the Republicans in Congress still haven't gotten the message. Republican leaders in Congress refused to include newly elected members in their backroom negotiations and compromise with Obama about extending the Bush tax cuts.

This is just the beginning. Have you seen the recommendations of the deficit reduction "task force"? How about a national sales tax of 6.5% for starters? In fact, 15% would be fine if they'd do away with the income tax and the IRS, but of course that's not in the plan. What I've seen about details of the plan entails cutting the military budgets, keeping department budgets from increasing year to year, freezing most federal employees pay for 2 years, and minor cuts to various programs, none of which are social giveaway programs. That's right, we'll still be buying cellphones for welfare recipients (so they can conduct their drug dealing business), giving $2000 to people in work retraining programs to buy cars, etc. etc. So, bottom line: we'll cut a few billion in spending, (remember the deficit is nearing 14 trillion) and get the rest from increased taxes.
Oh, surprise surprise, Congress is exempt from the pay freeze.

Don't give up, our work is not done yet. We got a good start in the past election, but 2012 will be even more important. Knowing how short term the memory of most voters is, we need to keep up the dialogue, keep striving to educate family and friends.

God bless,
Dumb Farmer

THE BRAINWASHING OF OUR YOUTH

For the past 20 to 25 years, our educational system has been controlled by leftist liberals. Our teachers have all been submersed and indoctrinated in socialism and political correctness by our colleges and universities, and therefore pass it on to their students.

I recently had a personal example of just what they've done. I had a long interesting conversation with a very bright University of Florida grad student. I was totally flabbergasted by how thoroughly he had been brainwashed. Here are some of the things he truly believed:

People who watch Fox News and listen to talk radio are morons.
Republicans, and Tea Party people in particular, are cold hearted bastards who would enjoy watching people starve to death.
09/11/01 was perpetrated by Bush and Cheney.
Health care is a right of every person in this country, citizen or not.

Folks, I kid you not, he sincerely believed all those things, and this is a young man who obviously was very intelligent. If I were to guess at his IQ, I'd say in the 120 to 140 range.

The only argument I tried that had any effect on his liberal viewpoint was this:
There are only two "unalienable" rights any human being has.

1. The right to believe or not believe in God. (Otherwise known as "free will", granted by God Himself.)
2. The right to die.
Every other "right" that you have as an American citizen has been bought and paid for with the BLOOD of patriots, and the grief of their loved ones left behind. Despite what you may think, you do NOT have the RIGHT to be fed, clothed, housed, and given free health care and education because you happened to be lucky enough to be born in this country.

Maybe, just maybe, I got him to put that wonderful intellect to work reexamining his core beliefs. I pray that is so.

God bless you my friends,
Dumb Farmer