A Winning Strategy

While I am an unapologetic social conservative, I agree that the formula to defeat Barack Hussein Obama does not involve an emphasis on abortion but a focus on jobs and the economy. If Todd Akin had not uttered the now infamous "legitimate rape" comment, then social issues could be highlighted more, but now, reiterating Obama's shortcomings in domestic policy and heralding the Romney-Ryan path to recovery should be enough to prevail.

A Real Surprise

I must admit that I did not guess that Clint Eastwood would be the mystery speaker at the GOP convention. I am not someone who venerates celebrity by any means but am glad that Clint will vote for Mitt.

Ryan Really Resonates

Paul Ryan spoke. The Wisconsin Republican rallied the base, but he did so much more. Ryan proved that he will not be a walking punchline like the gaffe-prone Joe Biden, but that he is a policy heavyweight, capable of taking the reigns of the Presidency in the eventuality of tragedy overtaking Mitt Romney. Paul Ryan in his convention speech demonstrated that he will contribute to turning the nation around in meaningful ways from his first day as Vice President. The only problem with such a wonderful performance by the Number Two on the ticket is that Ryan has set the bar so high for his Number One, so Mitt Romney better have the speech of his life ready for tonight.

Genuine Optimistic Patriotism

The Grand Old Party knocked one out of the park yesterday with the inspiring nominating convention in Tampa. Along with the obligatory and proper concern expressed for those in the path of Hurricane Isaac, Republican speaker after speaker did not merely highlight the dismal failure that is Barack Hussein Obama but more importantly, how America can rise back. The formula that was articulated may be summed up as "less government will mean more prosperity". The GOP celebrated America's greatness and did not apologize for American exceptionalism. Ronald Reagan may have passed on but his legacy is alive and well in the Republican Party and the next President of the United States Mitt Romney.

Just Plain Wrong

The GOP is going to honor Texas US Representative and Presidential aspirant Ron Paul at their convention. They should not. Ron Paul is a blame America first, Israel-bashing Jew baiter. If that does not disqualify the cantankerous libertarian who is retiring from Congress, then his remarks saying if he ran things, the September 11 attack would not have happened, should strip him of any tribute. Paul is saying Osama bin Laden had ample justification to assail America. This train of thought is much worse than "legitimate rape" for it blames the victim, the USA, for three thousand deaths and by implication, for all the deaths in the war that has followed. Al Qaeda is a nihilistic Wahhabi menace that despises our very freedoms and would have murdered Americans whether or not our troops were in Saudi Arabia and even if we had no ties to the Jewish State. Just look at the Madrid bombing. Was the Spanish military present on the ground in the Arabian Peninsula? Could anyone say Spain has been particularly friendly with Israel? No, Dr. Paul, in effect you just said a woman was raped because of her provocative dress with your contention that if you had been in charge, the would have been no 9/11.

Whale Watching Woes

While Norwegians and Japanese kill whales like there is no tomorrow and the US government does nothing to stop the horror, an American woman may go to prison for feeding whales. According to CBN, Nancy Black, who researches these gigantic mammals and operates tours that educate the public about whales, could face as much as twenty (20) years in prison because she encouraged the whales to approach her boat by securing part of the whales' own kill to the hull. Were the whales harmed by her action? No whales were injured by Nancy Black, no other animals were hurt by Black as the whales were eating an animal they had already killed, and only a power mad administration would try to make a criminal case out of her action. I witnessed a similar over-zealousness with regard to manatees, as state and Federal authorities are determined to impose their will over our own citizens while letting foreigners (far beyond the marine mammal issue) rape the natural world.

To Run From

Barack Hussein Obama and his cadres in the dinosaur press are trying to eviscerate Mitt Romney for remarks he did not make, that Romney does not believe, and which the former Governor immediately repudiated. Obama must destroy the way people perceive Romney because Obama has a dismal record of his own that he can not run for reelection on but must run away from to garner the votes of the ignorant and the gullible. Before his ascension to the Presidency, Barack was a blank slate, an empty canvas as Rush Limbaugh has so aptly pointed out, on whom the American people could project their wishes, hopes, and dreams. Obama now has proven himself in office to be a radical whose only affinity for the free market is of the crony capitalist Solyndra variety. Obama has not fulfilled his promise to bring unemployment under eight percent and he has not shown how his "laser focus" on jobs will improve the situation if he wins a second term. Obama has cut the legs out from the middle class, is chipping away at the rich, and will finish off the economy if he has four more years to turn the United States even more socialist.