10 % AND LESS CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL ...

Recently an important poll by some important polling agency indicated that Congress gets a 10 % approval rating from the American people. Good or Bad ?

Good if it means we have very high expectations of our legislators and are not pleased with their performance.  Good if we expect our lawmakers to be the very smartest and wisest among us.

Bad if the ratings prove we the voters are consistently duped into electing bozos every election cycle. Bad if we expect little more than free goodies from our government. And, bad if we expect our legislators to spend every penny from the Treasury to fulfill all our wants and needs in return for our vote.

I shutter to imagine the state of our nation if congressional approval registered at 80 or 90 %. Would a very high ratings mean we were approaching a Utopian society or that most of us had drank too deeply from the stupid bucket ?  I believe most voters would quickly admit that their representative is a pretty good fellow and the real clowns in congress are folks from the other states.

Should we worry that we've already elected too many pretty faces and charlatans ?  Hell yes. Will we do anything about it in 2014 and 2016 ?

CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL

In 2013 I attended  a convention of  the CUFI (Christians United for Israel) in Washington DC.  I was impressed by the speakers, but overwhelmed by their message.

For over 65 years, Israel has been our greatest ally in the mid east, and the only place in the region treating it's women as first class citizens.  This tiny nation, since it's inception,  is surrounded by enemies feverish to destroy it's people and nationhood. Practically everyday neighboring madmen; ax, shoot, stab, and bomb innocent Israeli men, women, and children. Yet, Israel remains the only political entity in the region with a stable political system,  robust economy, and deep friendship with America.  Israel stands alone in preventing the middle east from plunging into a total nightmare of chaos and revolution.

The United Nations, Israel's neighbors, and many other nations seek to discredit The Jewish Homeland at every turn. In his tenure of incredible ineptitude, President Obama has allowed an "Arab Spring" of mayhem while shunning the only stable nation in the region. His envoys regularly consult with the dictators and puppet leaders of the Arab states, but ignore consultations with  the only government capable of confronting Iran and it's nuclear threat.  Why is Obama allowed to direct billions of dollars of aid to the enemies of the United States and Israel in the region ?  His administration seems anxious to be friend and fund despotic leaders. Asking Israel to surrender land won in the wars of aggression against it, and return to it's 1967 borders, is like asking the USA to return the rebel states of our Civil War to the Confederacy.

Based upon deep biblical considerations and the common sense reality of supporting a great ally we should support Israel. Whatever your religious flavor it's  just good common sense to support a  loyal nation friend that is Israel. It's record of human rights, especially for it's women, marks it as a progressive nation which deserves to live forever. Speak up for Israel and insure your congressional representatives understand that we have a true international BFF in Israel.

NO MO' MONEY FOR MOTOWN

The combination of corrupt unions, crooked politicians, and an apathetic population has destroyed a once great city.

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century workers needed unions.  Perilous work conditions, poor wages,  and few job benefits justified the reforms provided by unions.  However, when the wealth of union dues and organizing became apparent, the movement became infiltrated with greedy and criminal leaders.

The necessity of political leaders must always be carefully monitored by voters. When elections become something other then appointing competent representatives, the public treasury becomes  the whore of elected charlatans.

When too many citizens become enslaved in a political system that buys votes with handouts, apathy in civic matters is bound to occur.

Simply stated, the greatness and vitality of Detroit was sucked out by self serving union leaders aided by incompetent political leaders who consistently duped uniformed and apathetic voters.

The lessons of a  economically dead Detroit should be apparent.  However,  given voter ignorance and apathy coupled with political corruption alive in so many places, the death of Detroit may be the start of a national epidemic.

President Obama promised Detroit would not go bankrupt. Is anyone surprised with another empty promise from our incompetent president ?  At least for a while, looks like "no mo' money" or "Obama stash" for Motown !

TIME TO KILL THE IRS ?

Getting reform in our federal government seems almost impossible. Both major political parties are guilty of purposefully maintaining waste and fraud to sustain their power bases. Congress consistently funds more money to every agency of the federal government. There are too many career overpaid bureaucrats in Washington. Many of these civil servants are largely unaccountable and more interested in increasing their budgets then efficiently fulfilling their department goals. The President usurps his constitutional responsibilities by appointing czars and simply hammering his agenda into law by skipping congressional review and approval. Citizens voting for lawful change have become impotent because too many dead, illegal alien, and stupid people are allowed the vote. All the media talking heads of radio and television are converting no one but simply preaching to their liberal and conservative choirs. Too many Americans are addicted to welfare. These people willingly surrender their vote to the political party offering the greatest array of free goodies. Like the once mighty Roman Empire our nation is stumbling in chaos, and may fall from greatness.

In my opinion their is only one solution. Kill the IRS by shutting off it's lifeblood - money !

Simply SLOW the monetary tributes which animates the Kingdom of DC. By legally DELAYING PAYMENT to the IRS, the government may get a strong message. In response the government will  either war on it's citizens and corporations to get the money or listen to the voices of reform. The IRS is probably the greatest monster of all federal agencies. It declares suspected backsliding taxpayers guilty without a presumption of innocence. It exists in a bizarre world full of so many regulations, it can justify any fine or imprisonment without a logical explanation. It defies serious congressional review. With it's collection of taxpayer funds it pays all the bureaucrats, their agencies, and the bigwigs of the federal legislative, judicial, and executive branches. The IRS provides life and growth to a  government which is not honestly and efficiently serving it's taxpayers.

Is it time for a revolution ?

Hell yes. But, before we bear arms let us seek reform by shutting off the source which funds all the corruption, waste, and fraud of that most surreal place on the Potomac.  There have been too many sensible alternatives to the present tax collecting system to ignore. By killing,  taming, or replacing the IRS ogre,  federal government leaders may once again respect "we the people" as much more then a line from history.  Individuals and corporations can and should  LEGALLY DELAY their IRS payments and this may send a message.

The lives, labors, and tears of too many American patriots and citizens built this exceptional nation, and we cannot allow a handful of miserable politicos to destroy it. We owe it to future generations. Let's use our minds before using firearms. Perhaps killing the IRS softly is a good beginning.

HONORING NELSON MANDELA

Nelson Mandela's long life included persecution,  imprisonment, and a triumphant return to power. He was likely a communist and at times didn't much care for the United States, but he will be remembered as a great hero in South Africa. Additionally, he should be honored as a leader who prevented a horrible blood bath and civil war in his beloved nation.

In a world of brutal despots, vindictive leaders, and power crazed politicians, President Mandela was  exceptional. He consistently sought out peace, lived humbly, and never became addicted to absolute power. His behavior, tenor, and performance was closer to that of Gandhi, Martin Luther King, or George Washington than most world leaders over the past few centuries.

As this outstanding man finished his life,  he should be honored and remembered as a patriot to his nation and the black peoples of Africa. Our world would be a better place if there were more Nelson Mandelas.