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Election 2010–The Short Version, and The Way Forward

In Super Bowl terms, not a 55-3 blowout, but a solid 35-10 whupping.

Democrats need to seriously reconsider their authoritarian, statist, socialist, “progressive” dreams which have (again) been soundly rejected by the American people.

Republicans need to (for once) follow through on their positive, populist, libertarian small-government promises.

Both parties need to Trust The People.

In order for that to happen, The People need to trust themselves more than they trust their politicians. The solution to America’s problems are not in Washington, D.C. You look at those solutions every morning in your bathroom mirror as you brush your teeth.

Stop waiting for someone else to make your life better, to make other people’s lives better. Start figuring out ways to do those things yourself. That’s the American Way.

Make yourself better. Make the world easier for other people, in big ways, in little ways. Cultivate kindness within yourself instead of envy, generosity within yourself instead of hate, and project that kindness and generosity to everyone you meet.

Changing the world isn’t a big thing. It’s a whole lot of very small things–which all start with you.

Start today.

Election Eve Meditations

How Republicans respond to being shellacked by voters: “What are we doing wrong? How are we not connecting with the electorate? We need to re-earn the trust of the voters.”

How Democrats respond to being shellacked by voters: “The voters are having a hysterical fit. They’ll come to their senses soon and elect us again. The only problem is that we didn’t communicate our message well enough. They love us, they really do, and they’ll realize it before too much longer.”

You tell me which party actually respects your opinion, and your vote.

How To Cut The Federal Budget

This, from the Heritage Foundation[*1] , which is called “surprisingly painless” by the National Review’s Kevin Williamson[*2] :

How To Cut $343 Billion From The Federal Budget[*3]

So much for Obama’s glib talking-point that his political opponents never talk specifics.

Me, I see this as merely a good start towards returning the Federal Government to Constitutional limits–like a river returning to its banks after a particularly destructive flood.

Awaiting howls of outrage from the Democrat special interests in five, four, three, two . . .

Thought for the day

Traveling much, posting little lately . . . but had this thought, meditating on the coming Democrat Congressional Extinction Event known as the 2010 Elections:

The job of the politician elected to Congress is two-fold:
First, to resist those policy proposals that the American public express profound disagreement with, and
Second, to resist those policy proposals that the American public expresses profound agreement with, that the particular politician thinks would be a spectacularly bad idea . . .

If the American electorate lets you get away with the latter, then they get the government that they deserve. And so far, they have.

The reality is that it’s not the Republicans that are “The Party of No.” It’s the Democrats who vehemently insist on telling Americans what they cannot do, in areas of life from what kind of toilet they can put in their house, to what kind of food they eat, to how warm they can keep their houses–it is the Democratic Party that has the explicit policy of telling Americans “No, You Can’t Do It The Way You Want To.”

Now, go out and vote. Vote wisely.

When in Nashville . . .

Visit Dave Ramsey’s[*1] Financial Peace University. We did.

At FPU

More pictures? Sure!

Dave and us

He came out at the hour break and talked with us for most of the time. Snookums of course dominated the conversation with talk of her years as a Lady Vol (Dave is a big Tennessee fan, too). She totally forgot to ask him about the free book she was supposed to get in return for the cut-up credit cards she’d sent him a while back. The stars were obviously in her eyes. Me, I just couldn’t get a word in edgewise. (Just kidding, honey! Mostly.)

Martha’s Place . . . try the muffins!

Martha is the mom of Dave’s radio show producer Blake, who grew up in suburban Kansas City–that was our “in” to get a quick tour of the offices, as we were wearing our Royals shirts. She gets a mention every once in a while on the show–mainly because of the bookstore she runs out in front of the very, very nice building in suburban Nashville where the Dave Ramsey Show originates. (His is the largest and most successful self-syndicated talk radio show. That’s pretty impressive . . .)

It was a lot of fun, but we obviously have to go back now to take care of the various loose ends from the last visit . . .

Wednesday whip

It’s the economics, stupid!

The Fed’s Zero Rate Policy Is Destroying America [*1]

Economic Misconceptions [*2]

Obama Drags Recovery With Raw Deal for Contracts: Amity Shlaes [*3] Tea partying past George Allen [*4]

Night Sweats of a Small Businessman [*5]

Governor Palin’s PAC Outpaces PACs for Obama and Clinton [*6]

A Reform the Tea Party Should Embrace [*7] — Outlaw gerrymandering . . .

Got 401s? [*8] — Democrats are planning to take away your 401K retirement funds. Yes, you read that correctly. The same people who bleat loudly that the “Republicans want to privatize Social Security” want to NATIONALIZE (translation: STEAL) your hard-earned, private retirement funds. Bastards. Why anyone would vote for ANY Democrat is utterly beyond my comprehension.

“Uncommon Knowledge” with Victor Davis Hanson [*9]

Great news: Obama says he’s learned that “there’s no such thing as shovel-ready projects” for public works [*10] — And, how can you tell when Obama is lying? His lips are moving. Remember “if you like your health care plan you can keep it?” Lie. “Shovel-ready?” Lie. His oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitiution? Lie.

Chinese Communists Criticize Country’s Free Speech: ‘False Democracy’ [*11] — Isn’t it weird how, at the same time we stalk towards full-blown socialism, the Chinese Communists slowly are moving in the other direction?

New Survey Confirms that Regime Uncertainty Is Spooking Investors [*12]

Are Democrats really stupid enough to threaten 401(k) plans? [*13] — Yes, I do believe that they are. At this point, what have they got to lose?

On the Bleeding Edge of the West [*14] — Michael Totten, in Israel

CNN Discovers Secret to Failure [*15]

Just Admit it, Newspapers: You’re Scared of Muslims [*16] — In defense of newspapers, it’s not like they don’t have a reason to be afraid of the more radical wacked-out element of Islam . . .