Thursday – September 30, 2010
It’s a generational thing:
Yesterday and this week, I have been writing about listening and have advanced the notion about talking to the youth and young voter.
The President is making a pitch to this group; because that’s the only place he can go. Conservatives, Republicans, Tea Party members and all those other groups who believe in the Constitution, liberty and freedom, must do the same.
I find it fascinating to talk to people about how we have gone from following our founding documents to completely ignoring them. I find it fascinating to educate those who have forgotten about the intent and purpose of the founding documents and the people who wrote them. I find it more fascinating to talk about those who have ignored them and those who have respected them. This is the story of the new political debate because the leaders who regard our founding history are the ones that will preserve our liberty and freedom. This is the story that must be told to our youth of the country because they hold our future.
Part of the dialog should be how current history has collided with past history. The question of healthcare, taxes and the villains of Wall Street make for good political fodder in election years, but the discourse of those leaders who bend and twist the truth is why we have confusion and a general lack of knowledge over the important facts of the nation’s story.
I find great counsel in the writings of our founding fathers and the history they made with their story. For instance, George Washington sided with John Adams over the power of the federal government, leaving Thomas Jefferson out of the dialog. However, the limit of federal power over the states and the citizenry has been a question since 1789. I know that if Washington, Adams and Jefferson were alive today they would be appalled at the condition of the country and the condition of the today’s politician.
I always look to past and recent leaders in history. It was Ronald Reagan who said in 1961: “One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine. It's very easy to disguise a medical program as a humanitarian project. . . . Now, the American people, if you put it to them about socialized medicine and gave them a chance to choose, would unhesitatingly vote against it. We have an example of this. Under the Truman administration it was proposed that we have a compulsory health insurance program for all people in the United States, and, of course, the American people unhesitatingly rejected this.”
The question of healthcare is not new, the question of statism is not new, the question over the power of government over the individual is not new. What became new to the question are people like Reagan who knew history and who knew what the right course of action was. What became new are the conservative ideals and ideas that men like the founding fathers and Reagan knew were right and knew that would work. They knew the rights of the individual, not the government, are what guarantee our liberty and freedom. They knew the rights of free enterprise and capitalism would guarantee the liberties and freedom to our posterity.
This is why it is so important to open the dialog of conservative thought and action to our youth. This is why our country has remained strong because the youth who have embraced our traditions will be the leaders who will pass them along.
Reagan also said in 1961: “Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom and then lost it have never known it again.”
Republicans will not turn back the clock on these questions. Conservatives and Tea Party members will not turn back the clock on these questions. They will bring reason to the dialog and they will bring economy to the dialog. They will bring economy by way of personal responsibility. They will bring reason by way of reduced government and they will bring the Constitution back into the legislative process.
The statist, the liberal and the democrat will turn back the clock; they will take liberty and freedom away, because those who have lost it will never know it. This is what the statist does.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: In 33 days we have a chance to defeat the liberal. We also have a chance to educate the youth in this process so they can become part of the turn around. It is a generational thing when you include the young and our posterity.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Listen and you will learn!
Wednesday – September 29, 2010
Listen and you will learn!
On today’s date in 1789 the first Congress of the new United States of America adjourned, I can assure you that it was a lot better than the one we have now.
Listen to the rhetoric. Listen to President Obama. He is still blaming President Bush. Listen to former President Clinton he is knocking the Tea Party candidates and telling us it’s like Alice in Wonderland. Listen to who is out there trying to convince us to vote for the Democrats. They cannot run on their record and convince us that their ideas and their style of governing works.
Senator John Kerry blamed voters with short attention spans for the uphill battle beleaguered Democrats are facing against Republicans across the nation. He said, “We have an electorate that doesn’t always pay that much attention to what’s going on so people are influenced by a simple slogan rather than the facts or the truth or what’s happening.” He made these comments to the Boston Herald.
When Bill Clinton and John Kerry are comfortable, knocking down the opposition with distorted words, you know something is up. We are witnessing the political reduction of the President, his office and the Democratic Party itself. It is not the Republican’s fault; it is not the Tea Party movement’s fault or is it the Independent’s fault. The fault remains in the lap of the elitist and the advisors to the President who are now running like rats from a sinking ship.
This is a good thing, but it is also a dangerous thing. This is when people get desperate and this is when accusations are made and this is when unscrupulous politicians like Clinton and Kerry get an additional 15 minutes of fame. Unfortunately, they get press time and the number one spots on the nightly news cycles.
The president is now saying, to the few that come out to see him, to “buck up.” Mr. President, could it be that and you are the reason why jobs are not being created? It’s not a matter of money, it’s a matter of confidence. Maybe you should start saying that you overreached your vision and it is different from the mainstream.
For those who down talk the patriots in the Tea Party, the patriots who are running for office and those who have come from outside the party structures: what have they done to you? Have they taken away your freedom or your liberty? Have they taken away our posterities chance to enjoy what this country was founded on? Have they organized groups who are hateful and who blame others for their downfall? The new patriot has done nothing, except to wake up and do what they have the right to do.
Maybe we should start telling the president to just “buck up”. Maybe we should be telling him that members of his cabinet and party are like the characters in Alice in Wonderland. Maybe we should start telling Democrats that they don’t pay attention. It is not in our character, nor do I recommend doing that. What I do recommend is making sure you get the vote out and that you remain involved, because what we have going on in our government now should never happen again, never again.
In every race, in the up coming midterms, the new faces of patriots have emerged. The old faces like Rangel, Frank, Boxer, Reid and the others are now feeling the errors of their ways. It is not the fault of an electorate that doesn’t know better. It is the fault of ideas that have not worked in the past and will not work now.
Those who favored the passage of healthcare like Senator Tom Harkin (D) Iowa said: “healthcare is not a privilege, it is an inalienable right.” Congress can not pass inalienable rights. However, they can pass laws that will be interpreted as rights and that is why the President and his party is in trouble. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out what is wrong. However it does take elitists to perpetrate what has been done in the last two years.
The president is now out on the campaign trail talking to the youth of the country. This is where they are targeting new voters. This is where they targeted those that got excited over the words that were used. If there is any communicating that must be done it is to the youth. We have enough good history and enough bad history to tell the story of what has made us great. Part of the story is not what the likes of Frank, Kerry, Clinton, Reid, Boxer and now Obama has done. It is not what Sarah Palin says, it is what our founding fathers have laid out before us that must be communicated. It is about what our true inalienable rights are; life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This is a good starting point. This is what the other side is afraid to talk about!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: There are 34 days to engage the youth and 34 days to ask someone if they need a ride to the poles. Just tell anyone - listen and you will learn.
Listen and you will learn!
On today’s date in 1789 the first Congress of the new United States of America adjourned, I can assure you that it was a lot better than the one we have now.
Listen to the rhetoric. Listen to President Obama. He is still blaming President Bush. Listen to former President Clinton he is knocking the Tea Party candidates and telling us it’s like Alice in Wonderland. Listen to who is out there trying to convince us to vote for the Democrats. They cannot run on their record and convince us that their ideas and their style of governing works.
Senator John Kerry blamed voters with short attention spans for the uphill battle beleaguered Democrats are facing against Republicans across the nation. He said, “We have an electorate that doesn’t always pay that much attention to what’s going on so people are influenced by a simple slogan rather than the facts or the truth or what’s happening.” He made these comments to the Boston Herald.
When Bill Clinton and John Kerry are comfortable, knocking down the opposition with distorted words, you know something is up. We are witnessing the political reduction of the President, his office and the Democratic Party itself. It is not the Republican’s fault; it is not the Tea Party movement’s fault or is it the Independent’s fault. The fault remains in the lap of the elitist and the advisors to the President who are now running like rats from a sinking ship.
This is a good thing, but it is also a dangerous thing. This is when people get desperate and this is when accusations are made and this is when unscrupulous politicians like Clinton and Kerry get an additional 15 minutes of fame. Unfortunately, they get press time and the number one spots on the nightly news cycles.
The president is now saying, to the few that come out to see him, to “buck up.” Mr. President, could it be that and you are the reason why jobs are not being created? It’s not a matter of money, it’s a matter of confidence. Maybe you should start saying that you overreached your vision and it is different from the mainstream.
For those who down talk the patriots in the Tea Party, the patriots who are running for office and those who have come from outside the party structures: what have they done to you? Have they taken away your freedom or your liberty? Have they taken away our posterities chance to enjoy what this country was founded on? Have they organized groups who are hateful and who blame others for their downfall? The new patriot has done nothing, except to wake up and do what they have the right to do.
Maybe we should start telling the president to just “buck up”. Maybe we should be telling him that members of his cabinet and party are like the characters in Alice in Wonderland. Maybe we should start telling Democrats that they don’t pay attention. It is not in our character, nor do I recommend doing that. What I do recommend is making sure you get the vote out and that you remain involved, because what we have going on in our government now should never happen again, never again.
In every race, in the up coming midterms, the new faces of patriots have emerged. The old faces like Rangel, Frank, Boxer, Reid and the others are now feeling the errors of their ways. It is not the fault of an electorate that doesn’t know better. It is the fault of ideas that have not worked in the past and will not work now.
Those who favored the passage of healthcare like Senator Tom Harkin (D) Iowa said: “healthcare is not a privilege, it is an inalienable right.” Congress can not pass inalienable rights. However, they can pass laws that will be interpreted as rights and that is why the President and his party is in trouble. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out what is wrong. However it does take elitists to perpetrate what has been done in the last two years.
The president is now out on the campaign trail talking to the youth of the country. This is where they are targeting new voters. This is where they targeted those that got excited over the words that were used. If there is any communicating that must be done it is to the youth. We have enough good history and enough bad history to tell the story of what has made us great. Part of the story is not what the likes of Frank, Kerry, Clinton, Reid, Boxer and now Obama has done. It is not what Sarah Palin says, it is what our founding fathers have laid out before us that must be communicated. It is about what our true inalienable rights are; life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This is a good starting point. This is what the other side is afraid to talk about!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: There are 34 days to engage the youth and 34 days to ask someone if they need a ride to the poles. Just tell anyone - listen and you will learn.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
5ive weeks to the day!
Tuesday – September 28, 2010
5ive weeks to the day!
The election has snuck up on us. In five weeks, we will have a new Congress and Senate. In five weeks, the President might have his mandate or might be beaten and broken.
I wrote yesterday about the importance of listening. The President gave a speech last week at the National Black Caucus where he used the words “it’s not the man it’s the plan.” Some might just chalk this up to another attempt to drum up support.
But we must not be hasty to chalk this up to campaign rhetoric. The president is talking about the plan of the progressive liberal. He is talking about the power of government, social justice and the slow attempt to take away liberty and freedom.
Part of the plan is to divide and make this country into political groups. Instead of having one face, this country now has a multitude of faces. They are; white, black, hispanic and asian, gay, straight, environmentalist, the NRA, old, young, animal rights activists, socialist, communist, atheist, Christian and Muslim. These are but just a few groups that now represent the faces in the crowd that want a piece of the pie. I didn’t say the dream, I said the piece of pie.
These groups identify with the politician that will give them the piece of pie, but won’t let them know how much it will cost. The cost is taxation without representation. The cost is less liberty, less freedom and your inability to make sound decisions for your family and your posterity.
Another part of the plan is to work through the fringes of the Constitution. The liberal will legislate and the conservative will amend. The liberal will ensure that liberal judges legislate from the bench and the conservative would hope that appointed judges interpret the law based on the intent of the Constitution. The liberal would do away with our founding documents so that social justice would tip the scales of justice to the many faces in the crowd.
The importance of the next five weeks boils down to one thing, listen to what is being said and being told. Listen to the words and be prepared to ask questions. Be prepared to react like Velma Hart. She told the president she was tired of supporting him. This was not a black woman speaking; it was an American who put aside race and the many faces to give the president a message. If you had heard her on the radio you might not have noticed her color, but you would have noticed her message. Her words were not distortions of reality, or fact.
The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, paid a visit to the U.N. last week, as our president addressed the general assembly. The president of Iran spoke two times and our president spoke once. The president of Iran humiliated the U.S., once again, while our president is still willing to speak with the Iranian president. Ahmadinejad knew what he was doing and our president didn’t know. If you listen to the Iranian president, his speech should scare you. His meeting with the New Black Panthers and the Minister Louis Farrakahn should alarm you. If you listened to the words, you would realize these people are working against us instead of fighting for us.
It is possible that some U.S. presidents are weak and when they are, we become weak. It is possible that some U.S. presidents will distort the meaning of words, so that the image becomes distorted. It is possible that some in Congress will go along with a weak president and live the distortion. It is possible that some Americans see through all of this and it is possible that they listen and their vote becomes the reality.
In five weeks, we have an opportunity to make Congress work for us and to make it accountable. In five weeks, we start the journey to 2012. No distortion, just fact. In five weeks we can tell the man that the plan is not working!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A foot note: In five weeks a new plan will be enacted. In five weeks the old plan will be rejected.
5ive weeks to the day!
The election has snuck up on us. In five weeks, we will have a new Congress and Senate. In five weeks, the President might have his mandate or might be beaten and broken.
I wrote yesterday about the importance of listening. The President gave a speech last week at the National Black Caucus where he used the words “it’s not the man it’s the plan.” Some might just chalk this up to another attempt to drum up support.
But we must not be hasty to chalk this up to campaign rhetoric. The president is talking about the plan of the progressive liberal. He is talking about the power of government, social justice and the slow attempt to take away liberty and freedom.
Part of the plan is to divide and make this country into political groups. Instead of having one face, this country now has a multitude of faces. They are; white, black, hispanic and asian, gay, straight, environmentalist, the NRA, old, young, animal rights activists, socialist, communist, atheist, Christian and Muslim. These are but just a few groups that now represent the faces in the crowd that want a piece of the pie. I didn’t say the dream, I said the piece of pie.
These groups identify with the politician that will give them the piece of pie, but won’t let them know how much it will cost. The cost is taxation without representation. The cost is less liberty, less freedom and your inability to make sound decisions for your family and your posterity.
Another part of the plan is to work through the fringes of the Constitution. The liberal will legislate and the conservative will amend. The liberal will ensure that liberal judges legislate from the bench and the conservative would hope that appointed judges interpret the law based on the intent of the Constitution. The liberal would do away with our founding documents so that social justice would tip the scales of justice to the many faces in the crowd.
The importance of the next five weeks boils down to one thing, listen to what is being said and being told. Listen to the words and be prepared to ask questions. Be prepared to react like Velma Hart. She told the president she was tired of supporting him. This was not a black woman speaking; it was an American who put aside race and the many faces to give the president a message. If you had heard her on the radio you might not have noticed her color, but you would have noticed her message. Her words were not distortions of reality, or fact.
The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, paid a visit to the U.N. last week, as our president addressed the general assembly. The president of Iran spoke two times and our president spoke once. The president of Iran humiliated the U.S., once again, while our president is still willing to speak with the Iranian president. Ahmadinejad knew what he was doing and our president didn’t know. If you listen to the Iranian president, his speech should scare you. His meeting with the New Black Panthers and the Minister Louis Farrakahn should alarm you. If you listened to the words, you would realize these people are working against us instead of fighting for us.
It is possible that some U.S. presidents are weak and when they are, we become weak. It is possible that some U.S. presidents will distort the meaning of words, so that the image becomes distorted. It is possible that some in Congress will go along with a weak president and live the distortion. It is possible that some Americans see through all of this and it is possible that they listen and their vote becomes the reality.
In five weeks, we have an opportunity to make Congress work for us and to make it accountable. In five weeks, we start the journey to 2012. No distortion, just fact. In five weeks we can tell the man that the plan is not working!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A foot note: In five weeks a new plan will be enacted. In five weeks the old plan will be rejected.
Monday, September 27, 2010
The season of premiers!
Monday – September 27, 2010
The Season of Premiers!
This week and last week all the networks and cable stations will air their new shows and hopefully come out on top with Emmy Awards. This is the goal. This is why we have fall premiers. Every two years we have elections and the prize is the election to office. The new shows are carefully scripted, as are the new candidates.
Yesterday, was the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy-Nixon debates. The debates were the first televised debates in history. The debates were known as the “Great Debates.” The debates set in motion a new media devoted to cover politics and probably one party. These debates debuted on September 26, 1960. 70 million viewers tuned in to watch then Senator, John F. Kennedy, of Massachusetts share the stage with Vice President Richard Nixon. The first of four televised debates centered on domestic issues. The high point of the second debate was over the disagreement of U.S. involvement in two small islands off the Coast of China, the third debate also covered the question of Vietnam. The fourth and final debate focused on American relations with Cuba.
I bring up the anniversary today, because we are beginning to witness the midterm debates. Some candidates will have them and some won’t. Some candidates will play the game of wanting three while the other guy says I want two. In any case, it is a tradition and some of us look forward to them.
The Great Debates afforded us the opportunity to see the candidates in competition for votes. The contrasts this year will focus on big government versus small government, more federal regulation versus less federal regulation, strict Immigration versus lenient immigration. Other issues will be the economy and healthcare. This is the season of your choice. This is the season that you decide.
I bring up the great debates, because I remember them. I remember the chatter afterwards. I remember the headlines: Kennedy Won! After some deliberation and 50 years of history some other facts have come out. If you listened to the debates on radio Nixon won, but if you viewed them Kennedy won. Kennedy looked young with his tan while Nixon was pale because of the flu and surgery two weeks prior.
If you listened to the debates then and didn’t view the debates you heard the words, because the words were important. The country was on the verge of war. The country was experiencing a new prosperity and the question of civil rights was just beginning. Kennedy went on to win the election by less than 1 %.
The results gave the country a new brand of leader. The results gave the country a vision of youth and a new way to deal with the countries problems and the countries greatness. Just as the country learned to accept the new young leader that was projected by the new media of TV, he was taken from us.
As we enter this fall season, I cannot hesitate to think the following. If the Great Debates didn’t occur we might not have had the assassination. We would not have fought in Vietnam, the Bay of Pigs and the missile crisis would not have happened and the civil rights movement might have been based on personal responsibility, instead of government responsibility. Watergate might not have happened and relations with China might have been delayed. This is a big what if, but every event that occurred then might have been over shadowed by other events just as important. LBJ would not have become President and Nixon might have been able to serve out two full terms.
You see, elections do have consequences. Elections do have an impact on history in the present and the future. In any case, we, as Americans, do have the ability to direct our destiny. By listening instead of just viewing, your opinions will be shaped in different ways. Your opinions will change the outcome of the paths that have been laid out before us.
This week, the Mideast peace talks are at the fracture point before the looming deadline at the end of the month. Last week, the President had a bad week with rumors and confirmations of his top advisors leaving. I think this is good, because I believe this president has gotten bad advice. He has not listened and we, in turn, have gotten the short end.
50% of the nation’s voters give the president poor marks for his handling of the economy, as most Americans lack confidence in the president’s advisors. The jobless rate is inching up once again as the economy is still in the doldrums. 52% of the nation’s voters now say their views are closer to the tea parties. I believe that voters are now playing the listening game rather than the viewing game. According to Rasmussen, 61% of the nation’s voters favor repeal of the president’s healthcare plan. This is the highest level of opposition measured since May.
This election season is the premier of what we will begin to see leading up to November and the election of 2012. The objective is to do more listening than viewing. We will begin to correct the wrongs that have been made in the last two years. The premier this season is about to debut!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: There are 36 days for the premiere of the new season of politics. The debut will be an important one because it will script the way forward to 2012.
The Season of Premiers!
This week and last week all the networks and cable stations will air their new shows and hopefully come out on top with Emmy Awards. This is the goal. This is why we have fall premiers. Every two years we have elections and the prize is the election to office. The new shows are carefully scripted, as are the new candidates.
Yesterday, was the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy-Nixon debates. The debates were the first televised debates in history. The debates were known as the “Great Debates.” The debates set in motion a new media devoted to cover politics and probably one party. These debates debuted on September 26, 1960. 70 million viewers tuned in to watch then Senator, John F. Kennedy, of Massachusetts share the stage with Vice President Richard Nixon. The first of four televised debates centered on domestic issues. The high point of the second debate was over the disagreement of U.S. involvement in two small islands off the Coast of China, the third debate also covered the question of Vietnam. The fourth and final debate focused on American relations with Cuba.
I bring up the anniversary today, because we are beginning to witness the midterm debates. Some candidates will have them and some won’t. Some candidates will play the game of wanting three while the other guy says I want two. In any case, it is a tradition and some of us look forward to them.
The Great Debates afforded us the opportunity to see the candidates in competition for votes. The contrasts this year will focus on big government versus small government, more federal regulation versus less federal regulation, strict Immigration versus lenient immigration. Other issues will be the economy and healthcare. This is the season of your choice. This is the season that you decide.
I bring up the great debates, because I remember them. I remember the chatter afterwards. I remember the headlines: Kennedy Won! After some deliberation and 50 years of history some other facts have come out. If you listened to the debates on radio Nixon won, but if you viewed them Kennedy won. Kennedy looked young with his tan while Nixon was pale because of the flu and surgery two weeks prior.
If you listened to the debates then and didn’t view the debates you heard the words, because the words were important. The country was on the verge of war. The country was experiencing a new prosperity and the question of civil rights was just beginning. Kennedy went on to win the election by less than 1 %.
The results gave the country a new brand of leader. The results gave the country a vision of youth and a new way to deal with the countries problems and the countries greatness. Just as the country learned to accept the new young leader that was projected by the new media of TV, he was taken from us.
As we enter this fall season, I cannot hesitate to think the following. If the Great Debates didn’t occur we might not have had the assassination. We would not have fought in Vietnam, the Bay of Pigs and the missile crisis would not have happened and the civil rights movement might have been based on personal responsibility, instead of government responsibility. Watergate might not have happened and relations with China might have been delayed. This is a big what if, but every event that occurred then might have been over shadowed by other events just as important. LBJ would not have become President and Nixon might have been able to serve out two full terms.
You see, elections do have consequences. Elections do have an impact on history in the present and the future. In any case, we, as Americans, do have the ability to direct our destiny. By listening instead of just viewing, your opinions will be shaped in different ways. Your opinions will change the outcome of the paths that have been laid out before us.
This week, the Mideast peace talks are at the fracture point before the looming deadline at the end of the month. Last week, the President had a bad week with rumors and confirmations of his top advisors leaving. I think this is good, because I believe this president has gotten bad advice. He has not listened and we, in turn, have gotten the short end.
50% of the nation’s voters give the president poor marks for his handling of the economy, as most Americans lack confidence in the president’s advisors. The jobless rate is inching up once again as the economy is still in the doldrums. 52% of the nation’s voters now say their views are closer to the tea parties. I believe that voters are now playing the listening game rather than the viewing game. According to Rasmussen, 61% of the nation’s voters favor repeal of the president’s healthcare plan. This is the highest level of opposition measured since May.
This election season is the premier of what we will begin to see leading up to November and the election of 2012. The objective is to do more listening than viewing. We will begin to correct the wrongs that have been made in the last two years. The premier this season is about to debut!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: There are 36 days for the premiere of the new season of politics. The debut will be an important one because it will script the way forward to 2012.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
What am I doing?
Wednesday - September 22, 2010
What am I doing?
Today, I am preparing to make the changes to the website that I have been working toward. I am keeping the original intent of Pinecone Conservatives intact. I am however, adding more interactive content.
Websites need to serve its subscribers and need to be energized to stay fresh and alive. When I started this site, 14 months ago, I was green. I was a novice and I was developing my voice. Today, more than a year later, I have developed the beginning of a small movement and an organization that will be a voice for conservative values, action and thought.
Some things take time and some things are worth fighting for. Our liberty and freedom took time to develop and in the end it was worth the fight.
Next week, I will have more on the changes and I will have the revised Guide to Conservative Organizing posted and available to view on the site. This is just one item that will begin to tie the loose ends together. I didn’t start Pinecone Conservatives as a one election cycle organization. I started Pinecone, because I believe in conservatism and I believe that there is an energized voter that will take back the country for the sake of the country.
Organizations don’t need big numbers to be successful. Our Declaration of Independence was signed by 56 men. The original Continental Army only had a few officers and it consisted of a few citizens that took up a gun to fight for freedom. Powerful organizations start with a few members and, if the message is pure and true, then they grow.
I am taking the rest of the week off to work with the web master and to refine the home page so that the loose ends are tightened, so that we can move to the next step.
The timing of this next stage will be met with the introduction of the site to a few key political leaders and to conservative members in the press. I hope to have the type of conversations that will enable Pinecone to move ahead.
Our voice and message have been pure and I have ensured that it will remain so.
I hope I have given an answer to today’s title. I will be back on Monday, September 27, 2010.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: James Madison said:” The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” There are 41 days left until the midterms it is never to late to educate and never to late to get involved in the political process.
What am I doing?
Today, I am preparing to make the changes to the website that I have been working toward. I am keeping the original intent of Pinecone Conservatives intact. I am however, adding more interactive content.
Websites need to serve its subscribers and need to be energized to stay fresh and alive. When I started this site, 14 months ago, I was green. I was a novice and I was developing my voice. Today, more than a year later, I have developed the beginning of a small movement and an organization that will be a voice for conservative values, action and thought.
Some things take time and some things are worth fighting for. Our liberty and freedom took time to develop and in the end it was worth the fight.
Next week, I will have more on the changes and I will have the revised Guide to Conservative Organizing posted and available to view on the site. This is just one item that will begin to tie the loose ends together. I didn’t start Pinecone Conservatives as a one election cycle organization. I started Pinecone, because I believe in conservatism and I believe that there is an energized voter that will take back the country for the sake of the country.
Organizations don’t need big numbers to be successful. Our Declaration of Independence was signed by 56 men. The original Continental Army only had a few officers and it consisted of a few citizens that took up a gun to fight for freedom. Powerful organizations start with a few members and, if the message is pure and true, then they grow.
I am taking the rest of the week off to work with the web master and to refine the home page so that the loose ends are tightened, so that we can move to the next step.
The timing of this next stage will be met with the introduction of the site to a few key political leaders and to conservative members in the press. I hope to have the type of conversations that will enable Pinecone to move ahead.
Our voice and message have been pure and I have ensured that it will remain so.
I hope I have given an answer to today’s title. I will be back on Monday, September 27, 2010.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: James Madison said:” The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.” There are 41 days left until the midterms it is never to late to educate and never to late to get involved in the political process.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
What's up?
Tuesday-September 21, 2010
What’s up?
Just look around you. What’s up? The stock market is up. The tea party recognition factor is up. The conservative profile is up. These are all good signs, but we must ask why.
The market is up, because I believe Wall Street is looking ahead at the outcome of the November elections. I believe the tea party movement is becoming more main stream, as people now understand it. The conservative message is beginning to stick with the voter, as the voter now understands what progressive liberalism is all about. I believe the main stream voter is recognizing what has occurred under the Obama administration and they don’t like it.
What else is up? The poll numbers:
* The generic Rasmussen congressional ballot has republicans up to 48% to the Democrats down 38%
* According to Rasmussen 43% say government programs increase poverty in America.
* Current projections suggest that the Democrats would hold 50 seats in the Senate after the fall elections. The Republicans would hold onto 45. There are now five states in the toss up category: California, Colorado, Illinois, Nevada and Wisconsin. What do they have in common they are held by Democrats? Republicans have the edge in four Democrat held seats: Arkansas, Indiana, North Dakota and Pennsylvania. These nine states hold the key to a Republican victory this fall. This is where the work needs to be done.
* New Rasmussen polling shows that 61% of voters favor repeal of the healthcare bill. This is up from last week.
A new number that has now just appeared at Rasmussen is 52% of voters say their views are now more like Sarah Palin’s than Obama’s.
The Rasmussen Reports daily presidential Tracking Poll for Monday, September 20, shows that 26% of the nation’s voters strongly approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty – five percent (45%) strongly disapprove; giving a Presidential approval index rating of -19 that is a negative 19. Last week it was a negative 17 up two points.
* Another Rasmussen number - 50% of voters give Obama a poor rating on the economy.
* Rasmussen reports that 62% say congress is doing a poor job
* 30% say the U.S is heading in the right direction that means, 70% say it is heading in the wrong direction. This number is also up.
While the numbers are up so are the attacks on conservative values, conservative candidates and the tea party. I cited yesterday what Bill Clinton said last week. The President said that the anger is misplaced.
Bill Maher had a story about Christine O’Donnell, the Republican Senate candidate from Delaware. He had a film clip of her saying she dabbled in witchcraft. What he didn’t talk about was the context of the conversation in 1997. She was asked a question about Halloween and an old boyfriend of many years ago. Who doesn’t do “witchy” things around Halloween? A friend called me yesterday and asked my opinion about this story. I laughed and said you have got to be kidding. I also said what we need to identify is who is the bad witch and who is the good witch. Bill Maher reminds me of the Wicked Witch of the West and Christine reminds me of Glinda, the Good Witch of the East. I also said it’s going to take some good witch craft to undo all the bad witch craft that has been performed.
These attacks will be common place this election season and they will increase in intensity. This is what will be up tactic wise when the poll numbers favoring Conservatives, Republicans, Tea Party candidates and, yes, witches go up.
Yesterday, the president and some other economists said the recession is over. However, the economy is not up, job growth is not up, housing is not up, but the positive spin is. According to some, the 19 month recession might be over. However, remember one thing, if a Republican made this claim the media and all the critics would be saying what’s up with this? There are still people losing their homes and their jobs. There are still the poor who are suffering. The President is trying to change the paradigm by asking what the tea party would do to improve things. One thing they would do is get rid of the progressive liberal and their policies. The other thing they would do is to reduce spending and reduce the size of government and its impact on the everyday working citizen.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: With 42 days left until the midterms we cannot depend on the poll numbers alone. Remember October will be upon us along with the October surprise.
What’s up?
Just look around you. What’s up? The stock market is up. The tea party recognition factor is up. The conservative profile is up. These are all good signs, but we must ask why.
The market is up, because I believe Wall Street is looking ahead at the outcome of the November elections. I believe the tea party movement is becoming more main stream, as people now understand it. The conservative message is beginning to stick with the voter, as the voter now understands what progressive liberalism is all about. I believe the main stream voter is recognizing what has occurred under the Obama administration and they don’t like it.
What else is up? The poll numbers:
* The generic Rasmussen congressional ballot has republicans up to 48% to the Democrats down 38%
* According to Rasmussen 43% say government programs increase poverty in America.
* Current projections suggest that the Democrats would hold 50 seats in the Senate after the fall elections. The Republicans would hold onto 45. There are now five states in the toss up category: California, Colorado, Illinois, Nevada and Wisconsin. What do they have in common they are held by Democrats? Republicans have the edge in four Democrat held seats: Arkansas, Indiana, North Dakota and Pennsylvania. These nine states hold the key to a Republican victory this fall. This is where the work needs to be done.
* New Rasmussen polling shows that 61% of voters favor repeal of the healthcare bill. This is up from last week.
A new number that has now just appeared at Rasmussen is 52% of voters say their views are now more like Sarah Palin’s than Obama’s.
The Rasmussen Reports daily presidential Tracking Poll for Monday, September 20, shows that 26% of the nation’s voters strongly approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty – five percent (45%) strongly disapprove; giving a Presidential approval index rating of -19 that is a negative 19. Last week it was a negative 17 up two points.
* Another Rasmussen number - 50% of voters give Obama a poor rating on the economy.
* Rasmussen reports that 62% say congress is doing a poor job
* 30% say the U.S is heading in the right direction that means, 70% say it is heading in the wrong direction. This number is also up.
While the numbers are up so are the attacks on conservative values, conservative candidates and the tea party. I cited yesterday what Bill Clinton said last week. The President said that the anger is misplaced.
Bill Maher had a story about Christine O’Donnell, the Republican Senate candidate from Delaware. He had a film clip of her saying she dabbled in witchcraft. What he didn’t talk about was the context of the conversation in 1997. She was asked a question about Halloween and an old boyfriend of many years ago. Who doesn’t do “witchy” things around Halloween? A friend called me yesterday and asked my opinion about this story. I laughed and said you have got to be kidding. I also said what we need to identify is who is the bad witch and who is the good witch. Bill Maher reminds me of the Wicked Witch of the West and Christine reminds me of Glinda, the Good Witch of the East. I also said it’s going to take some good witch craft to undo all the bad witch craft that has been performed.
These attacks will be common place this election season and they will increase in intensity. This is what will be up tactic wise when the poll numbers favoring Conservatives, Republicans, Tea Party candidates and, yes, witches go up.
Yesterday, the president and some other economists said the recession is over. However, the economy is not up, job growth is not up, housing is not up, but the positive spin is. According to some, the 19 month recession might be over. However, remember one thing, if a Republican made this claim the media and all the critics would be saying what’s up with this? There are still people losing their homes and their jobs. There are still the poor who are suffering. The President is trying to change the paradigm by asking what the tea party would do to improve things. One thing they would do is get rid of the progressive liberal and their policies. The other thing they would do is to reduce spending and reduce the size of government and its impact on the everyday working citizen.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: With 42 days left until the midterms we cannot depend on the poll numbers alone. Remember October will be upon us along with the October surprise.
Monday, September 20, 2010
What is going on with that?
Monday – September 20, 2010
What is going on with that?
This week Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be at the U.N. to attend the United Nations General Assembly meeting. He is scheduled to speak two times. This week, we will hear about Iran’s quest for nuclear energy being peaceful and that the rumors of
Nuclear weapons development is unfounded. What’s going on with that?
We will be hearing that he is meeting with intellectuals and members of the world wide press. Turkey has now developed a huge trade relationship with Iran, while Russia and China now have built significant trade credits. These are all disturbing developments for our nation and the free world. Hillary Clinton said last week that, “I have grave reservations about the Islamic Revolution.”
Our Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is powerless to enforce the sanctions that have been in place for at least four years and there are no high level meetings set for Ahmadinejad’s visit. While our President was campaigning, didn’t he run on the platform of open negotiations with no preset conditions? Didn’t he say that a nuclear armed Iran would not stand? Didn’t he say that sanctions would drive the Iranians to the bargaining table? Didn’t he say he was the one that could bridge the gap with understanding and openness? What’s going on with that?
Any question of Iran’s nuclear program and their support for terrorism around the world will be down played by our press and the world press. Any questions of how the Iranian government is treating dissidents will be down played by the press again. We will hear about Ahmadinejad’s quest for peace and about how Iran will conduct themselves as a the Islamic leader in that that part of the world. What is going on with that?
We will see a choreographed dog and pony show and we will see how Iran skirts the issues, while speaking of peaceful outcomes, if the world would just go along with their concept of how society should be governed in the 21st century, under Islamic law.
The sanctions have not worked. Any question of a military solution is now off the table and we might have no choice but to accept a nuclear armed Iran. The question is: can they be trusted to obey the rules of the club. Our foreign policy practice of containment is the point of danger because it has given us a nuclear armed Iran. This is what you get when you have an in experienced man at the helm of the ship of state. This is what you get when you have a Secretary of State whose only purpose was to broaden her resume. This is what you get when you have intellectuals trying to rule with reason when the other side is pushing you back. What is going on with that?
We will now have to conduct ourselves in a manner of being a subordinate to Iran for at least another two years! What is going on with that?
This week we will hear more about the tea party candidates not winning in the general. We will hear about the tea party candidates being to one sided and being extreme. The Republican Party will have to make a choice either they support these candidates or run the risk of losing more in the long run than winning in the fall.
This week the tea party candidates will be in the spotlight. They will be asked questions of the press not for information but to see if they can be tripped up. This is what the Democrats will be focusing on this fall in these crucial power tipping races.
Last week, former President Bill Clinton met with the President. He told Obama that he needs to do less blaming and focus on his strengths, his accomplishments and what he intends on doing for the country. Could this advice be good or bad, what is going with that? If the president does that, he will not have anything to say. If he can’t blame anyone, then the fault rests on his shoulders. If he talks about his accomplishments, he can’t ignore the majority of Americans who want his crowning piece of legislation, healthcare, repealed. If he talks about what he wants to do for the country, it will only scare more Americans.
Is Bill Clinton really a friend of Barrack? Is Bill Clinton readying the playing field for Hillary? Bill also said that the tea party candidates and the tea party movement, in general, is creating an insurrection. This brings me back to the premise of the founding of this country.
Our founding fathers were committing an insurrection with every speech and every protest against the King and England. King George III was part of the ruling elite. Bill Clinton is part of the ruling elite, as well as his wife and the President. If we didn’t have an insurrection we would not have the Bill of Rights, our Constitution and the writings of Thomas Paine, the words of Sam Adams, Patrick Henry, Washington and Jefferson. I think you get the rest of the story. As Thomas Paine wrote;” These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: There are 43 days left until the midterms. If an insurrection is occurring then at least 51% of the voting public is behind it! What is going on with that?
What is going on with that?
This week Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be at the U.N. to attend the United Nations General Assembly meeting. He is scheduled to speak two times. This week, we will hear about Iran’s quest for nuclear energy being peaceful and that the rumors of
Nuclear weapons development is unfounded. What’s going on with that?
We will be hearing that he is meeting with intellectuals and members of the world wide press. Turkey has now developed a huge trade relationship with Iran, while Russia and China now have built significant trade credits. These are all disturbing developments for our nation and the free world. Hillary Clinton said last week that, “I have grave reservations about the Islamic Revolution.”
Our Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is powerless to enforce the sanctions that have been in place for at least four years and there are no high level meetings set for Ahmadinejad’s visit. While our President was campaigning, didn’t he run on the platform of open negotiations with no preset conditions? Didn’t he say that a nuclear armed Iran would not stand? Didn’t he say that sanctions would drive the Iranians to the bargaining table? Didn’t he say he was the one that could bridge the gap with understanding and openness? What’s going on with that?
Any question of Iran’s nuclear program and their support for terrorism around the world will be down played by our press and the world press. Any questions of how the Iranian government is treating dissidents will be down played by the press again. We will hear about Ahmadinejad’s quest for peace and about how Iran will conduct themselves as a the Islamic leader in that that part of the world. What is going on with that?
We will see a choreographed dog and pony show and we will see how Iran skirts the issues, while speaking of peaceful outcomes, if the world would just go along with their concept of how society should be governed in the 21st century, under Islamic law.
The sanctions have not worked. Any question of a military solution is now off the table and we might have no choice but to accept a nuclear armed Iran. The question is: can they be trusted to obey the rules of the club. Our foreign policy practice of containment is the point of danger because it has given us a nuclear armed Iran. This is what you get when you have an in experienced man at the helm of the ship of state. This is what you get when you have a Secretary of State whose only purpose was to broaden her resume. This is what you get when you have intellectuals trying to rule with reason when the other side is pushing you back. What is going on with that?
We will now have to conduct ourselves in a manner of being a subordinate to Iran for at least another two years! What is going on with that?
This week we will hear more about the tea party candidates not winning in the general. We will hear about the tea party candidates being to one sided and being extreme. The Republican Party will have to make a choice either they support these candidates or run the risk of losing more in the long run than winning in the fall.
This week the tea party candidates will be in the spotlight. They will be asked questions of the press not for information but to see if they can be tripped up. This is what the Democrats will be focusing on this fall in these crucial power tipping races.
Last week, former President Bill Clinton met with the President. He told Obama that he needs to do less blaming and focus on his strengths, his accomplishments and what he intends on doing for the country. Could this advice be good or bad, what is going with that? If the president does that, he will not have anything to say. If he can’t blame anyone, then the fault rests on his shoulders. If he talks about his accomplishments, he can’t ignore the majority of Americans who want his crowning piece of legislation, healthcare, repealed. If he talks about what he wants to do for the country, it will only scare more Americans.
Is Bill Clinton really a friend of Barrack? Is Bill Clinton readying the playing field for Hillary? Bill also said that the tea party candidates and the tea party movement, in general, is creating an insurrection. This brings me back to the premise of the founding of this country.
Our founding fathers were committing an insurrection with every speech and every protest against the King and England. King George III was part of the ruling elite. Bill Clinton is part of the ruling elite, as well as his wife and the President. If we didn’t have an insurrection we would not have the Bill of Rights, our Constitution and the writings of Thomas Paine, the words of Sam Adams, Patrick Henry, Washington and Jefferson. I think you get the rest of the story. As Thomas Paine wrote;” These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: There are 43 days left until the midterms. If an insurrection is occurring then at least 51% of the voting public is behind it! What is going on with that?
Friday, September 17, 2010
How far are you willing to go?
Friday – September 17, 2010
How far are you willing to go?
I have a short retraction. Yesterday, I mistakenly said it was Constitution Day. I should have written tomorrow instead of toady. Today is Constitution Day. Originally, it was called Citizenship Day. (http://www.constitutionday.com/)
I don’t have to remind you to read your Constitution and make sure others do the same. I don’t have to remind you that the Constitution makes law out of the fundamental principles of our freedom. I don’t have to remind you that we are responsible for the upkeep and the understanding of what the document means.
My only question is just how far are you willing to go to ensure our leaders understand what the Constitution is? Just because some politicians pull a copy of the document out of their breast pocket does not mean they understand it. It does not mean they know the history of how it was written and why it was written.
There is one thing for sure. I have identified what Party and what politicians view the Constitution as a hindrance rather than a guide. George Washington said: “The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.”
This fall will mark the 2nd year of the Obama administration. This fall will be the most important midterm in the history of the country. This fall we have an opportunity to oust those politicians who view the Constitution as a hindrance, rather than a guide. This fall we need to prepare ourselves to get out the vote in our neighborhoods. Make sure that you contact the candidate that you feel is conservative and that you feel is ready to bring change. Ask the question: How far are you willing to go? It’s a simple question with a simple answer.
This fall, the Democrats will run on a platform of social justice and social progress. The only thing is that a platform of this type ruined the Housing Industry, killed jobs and made us weak as a nation and stripped our inherent ability to better ourselves. As the Democrats are speaking today about tax cuts, ask one question. When did a democrat ever give a tax break? New statistics show that 1 in 7 Americans are now at the poverty limit. This number has never been so high. Social justice will rob every citizen of their prosperity. Social Justice Initiatives, such as redistributive economics, kill economic growth and extinguish the spirit of entrepreneur ship and free market principles. Just today The City of Las Vegas said it cost them 111 million jobs to retain 54 jobs. This is not social justice it is social injustice.
The Democrats cannot run on economic issues and they cannot run on passing healthcare. With the majority of Americans asking for the repeal of the health care bill your candidate should be telling you how he or she will support any effort to do that.
Remember that pesky document that we are celebrating today there are now twenty states suing the federal government over parts of the legislation that would require you to purchase government run healthcare.
James Madison the father of the Constitution said: ”With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators.”
Most Progressive politicians avoid discussing traditional values. Traditional values are what made this country great. Europe has drifted away from traditional values and is now realizing the errors of their way. In a FOX News dynamic opinion poll 87% of people polled are concerned about the secularization of our society. The Constitution does not prohibit religion, but guarantees that you a have the right to worship and that the government cannot establish what religion to enforce. This is something to celebrate today, but we should not celebrate secularization.
Are traditional American values based on poverty? Are traditional American values based on secularization? Are traditional American values based on Americans being employed by stimulus money? This is not the America that we know and this is what needs to be changed in America today. Madison wrote: “All power is originally vested in, and consequently derived from, the people. That government is instituted and ought to be exercised for the benefit of the people; which consists in the enjoyment of life and liberty and the right of acquiring property, and generally of pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. That the people have an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to reform or change their government whenever it be found adverse or inadequate to the purpose of its institution.”
The reason I am bringing up these diverse topics today, on Constitution Day, is that we have guarantees and we have limits. This fall these limits and our guarantees will be at issue. Just how far are you willing to go to educate yourself on the topics and communicate what you have learned? Just how far are you willing to go to bring a new interest in the Constitution, not only with friends and relatives, but with the candidates themselves.
I end today with this:”The happy Union of these states is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world.” James Madison
Madison knew just how far he was willing to go!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: Just 46 days separate us from renew or more of the same. Just how far are you willing to go to renew the American Spirit that your Constitution guarantees.
How far are you willing to go?
I have a short retraction. Yesterday, I mistakenly said it was Constitution Day. I should have written tomorrow instead of toady. Today is Constitution Day. Originally, it was called Citizenship Day. (http://www.constitutionday.com/)
I don’t have to remind you to read your Constitution and make sure others do the same. I don’t have to remind you that the Constitution makes law out of the fundamental principles of our freedom. I don’t have to remind you that we are responsible for the upkeep and the understanding of what the document means.
My only question is just how far are you willing to go to ensure our leaders understand what the Constitution is? Just because some politicians pull a copy of the document out of their breast pocket does not mean they understand it. It does not mean they know the history of how it was written and why it was written.
There is one thing for sure. I have identified what Party and what politicians view the Constitution as a hindrance rather than a guide. George Washington said: “The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.”
This fall will mark the 2nd year of the Obama administration. This fall will be the most important midterm in the history of the country. This fall we have an opportunity to oust those politicians who view the Constitution as a hindrance, rather than a guide. This fall we need to prepare ourselves to get out the vote in our neighborhoods. Make sure that you contact the candidate that you feel is conservative and that you feel is ready to bring change. Ask the question: How far are you willing to go? It’s a simple question with a simple answer.
This fall, the Democrats will run on a platform of social justice and social progress. The only thing is that a platform of this type ruined the Housing Industry, killed jobs and made us weak as a nation and stripped our inherent ability to better ourselves. As the Democrats are speaking today about tax cuts, ask one question. When did a democrat ever give a tax break? New statistics show that 1 in 7 Americans are now at the poverty limit. This number has never been so high. Social justice will rob every citizen of their prosperity. Social Justice Initiatives, such as redistributive economics, kill economic growth and extinguish the spirit of entrepreneur ship and free market principles. Just today The City of Las Vegas said it cost them 111 million jobs to retain 54 jobs. This is not social justice it is social injustice.
The Democrats cannot run on economic issues and they cannot run on passing healthcare. With the majority of Americans asking for the repeal of the health care bill your candidate should be telling you how he or she will support any effort to do that.
Remember that pesky document that we are celebrating today there are now twenty states suing the federal government over parts of the legislation that would require you to purchase government run healthcare.
James Madison the father of the Constitution said: ”With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators.”
Most Progressive politicians avoid discussing traditional values. Traditional values are what made this country great. Europe has drifted away from traditional values and is now realizing the errors of their way. In a FOX News dynamic opinion poll 87% of people polled are concerned about the secularization of our society. The Constitution does not prohibit religion, but guarantees that you a have the right to worship and that the government cannot establish what religion to enforce. This is something to celebrate today, but we should not celebrate secularization.
Are traditional American values based on poverty? Are traditional American values based on secularization? Are traditional American values based on Americans being employed by stimulus money? This is not the America that we know and this is what needs to be changed in America today. Madison wrote: “All power is originally vested in, and consequently derived from, the people. That government is instituted and ought to be exercised for the benefit of the people; which consists in the enjoyment of life and liberty and the right of acquiring property, and generally of pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. That the people have an indubitable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to reform or change their government whenever it be found adverse or inadequate to the purpose of its institution.”
The reason I am bringing up these diverse topics today, on Constitution Day, is that we have guarantees and we have limits. This fall these limits and our guarantees will be at issue. Just how far are you willing to go to educate yourself on the topics and communicate what you have learned? Just how far are you willing to go to bring a new interest in the Constitution, not only with friends and relatives, but with the candidates themselves.
I end today with this:”The happy Union of these states is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world.” James Madison
Madison knew just how far he was willing to go!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: Just 46 days separate us from renew or more of the same. Just how far are you willing to go to renew the American Spirit that your Constitution guarantees.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Are you comfortable with the word REVOLT?
Thursday – September 16, 2010
Are you comfortable with the word REVOLT?
What’s in a word? A few letters make up the spelling, words can be an adjective or a noun and words can bring about great change!
The word revolt is defined as: 1 to renounce allegiance or subjection (as to a government): REBEL 2 a: to experience disgust or shock to turn away with disgust: to cause to turn away or shrink with disgust or abhorrence, a determined armed uprising a movement or expression of vigorous dissent.
There has been a silent revolt over the course of this primary season. With every contest that has been fought and that has been voted on the revolt of the people have been felt. Not necessarily by the liberal, but by the conservative and the Republican Party. The revolt that has taken place has not occurred by the liberal or the elite. It has happened by people who take the politics of today seriously.
If you analyze the last series of contests in the primary season you will see the incumbent Republican being replaced by a new form of candidate. This new form of candidate is out to change the complexion of Washington and the complexion of a Government that is spending our prosperity and taking away our liberties and freedom through political initiatives.
When you view history and what occurred in our revolution 235 years ago you will see that there was a revolt. There was a revolt of thought there was a revolt in action and there was a revolt to insure our prosperity of our posterity. It took men and women who were not afraid to put themselves out there through words, thought and finally action.
The revolt we are witnessing today is the same revolt that culminated in our revolution. The revolt we see today is the same revolt that ordinary men and women recognized during the forming of the country. The word revolt became a way to express oneself 235 years ago. The word revolt is now being used in the public forum.
“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.” – Thomas Jefferson (1743-1846), U.S. President, Letter to Abigail Adams, 22 February 1787
Jefferson knew what the word revolt meant, but he also knew the value of the expression behind the word. This is why our forefathers became comfortable with the word and its meaning. This is why we have a country today and this is why our posterity will have a country tomorrow.
All is not done, this is only the beginning. I said yesterday, this turn around or this revolt will last decades. It will outlast some of us, but this is why we revolt. The revolt today is centered on the question of big government or small government. The revolt today is centered on the question of looming deficits, because of an entitlement society. The revolt today is over immigration and healthcare. The revolt today is over personal responsibility versus government taking care of you from cradle to grave. These are all questions that have grown out of our revolution and revolt 235 years ago.
“ Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day. But a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period, and pursued unalterably through every change of ministers, too plainly proves a deliberate systematic plan of reducing us to slavery.” – Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson knew what tyranny was and he knew that a soft tyranny would soon result after our revolution.
“The ground of liberty is to be gained by inches, and we must be contented to secure what we can get from time to time and eternally press forward for what is yet to get. It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.” – Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson knew that liberty would be the basis for future revolts. This is why he said we must gain it in inches from time to time.
“To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude. I place economy among the first and most important of republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared.” – President Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson and the other forefathers knew about prosperity and that our posterity would be threatened through perpetual debt. They knew that a future revolution would be fought on the economic ground with theses questions. Like our forefathers, we do not profess an armed conflict, but rather a battle of intellectual reason and intellectual thought over progressive liberal ideals versus conservative values. When we consider what side of the fence to be on, remember our forefathers were conservatives before the question of progressive liberal politics became the threat!
Today is Constitution Day. Celebrate the word revolt because this word created the freedoms we enjoy today. The word revolt is important to our democracy.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: We have 47 days to embrace the word revolt. Become comfortable with the word because the outcome was worth it.
Are you comfortable with the word REVOLT?
What’s in a word? A few letters make up the spelling, words can be an adjective or a noun and words can bring about great change!
The word revolt is defined as: 1 to renounce allegiance or subjection (as to a government): REBEL 2 a: to experience disgust or shock to turn away with disgust: to cause to turn away or shrink with disgust or abhorrence, a determined armed uprising a movement or expression of vigorous dissent.
There has been a silent revolt over the course of this primary season. With every contest that has been fought and that has been voted on the revolt of the people have been felt. Not necessarily by the liberal, but by the conservative and the Republican Party. The revolt that has taken place has not occurred by the liberal or the elite. It has happened by people who take the politics of today seriously.
If you analyze the last series of contests in the primary season you will see the incumbent Republican being replaced by a new form of candidate. This new form of candidate is out to change the complexion of Washington and the complexion of a Government that is spending our prosperity and taking away our liberties and freedom through political initiatives.
When you view history and what occurred in our revolution 235 years ago you will see that there was a revolt. There was a revolt of thought there was a revolt in action and there was a revolt to insure our prosperity of our posterity. It took men and women who were not afraid to put themselves out there through words, thought and finally action.
The revolt we are witnessing today is the same revolt that culminated in our revolution. The revolt we see today is the same revolt that ordinary men and women recognized during the forming of the country. The word revolt became a way to express oneself 235 years ago. The word revolt is now being used in the public forum.
“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.” – Thomas Jefferson (1743-1846), U.S. President, Letter to Abigail Adams, 22 February 1787
Jefferson knew what the word revolt meant, but he also knew the value of the expression behind the word. This is why our forefathers became comfortable with the word and its meaning. This is why we have a country today and this is why our posterity will have a country tomorrow.
All is not done, this is only the beginning. I said yesterday, this turn around or this revolt will last decades. It will outlast some of us, but this is why we revolt. The revolt today is centered on the question of big government or small government. The revolt today is centered on the question of looming deficits, because of an entitlement society. The revolt today is over immigration and healthcare. The revolt today is over personal responsibility versus government taking care of you from cradle to grave. These are all questions that have grown out of our revolution and revolt 235 years ago.
“ Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day. But a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period, and pursued unalterably through every change of ministers, too plainly proves a deliberate systematic plan of reducing us to slavery.” – Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson knew what tyranny was and he knew that a soft tyranny would soon result after our revolution.
“The ground of liberty is to be gained by inches, and we must be contented to secure what we can get from time to time and eternally press forward for what is yet to get. It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.” – Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson knew that liberty would be the basis for future revolts. This is why he said we must gain it in inches from time to time.
“To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude. I place economy among the first and most important of republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared.” – President Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson and the other forefathers knew about prosperity and that our posterity would be threatened through perpetual debt. They knew that a future revolution would be fought on the economic ground with theses questions. Like our forefathers, we do not profess an armed conflict, but rather a battle of intellectual reason and intellectual thought over progressive liberal ideals versus conservative values. When we consider what side of the fence to be on, remember our forefathers were conservatives before the question of progressive liberal politics became the threat!
Today is Constitution Day. Celebrate the word revolt because this word created the freedoms we enjoy today. The word revolt is important to our democracy.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: We have 47 days to embrace the word revolt. Become comfortable with the word because the outcome was worth it.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The question of this election season: Are you comfortable?
Wednesday – September 15, 2010
The question of this election season: Are you comfortable?
There have been many questions that have been asked of our political leaders about the direction they are taking us. There have been many questions asked about the President’s heritage. There have been many questions that have been asked about Obama care and the Obama economy. I can go on and on with this list.
The one question that we have not asked and that I am now asking you is are you comfortable? Let me ask that again. Are you comfortable? I don’t mean are you comfortable in the couch you might be nestled in or in the car that you drive. I am asking, are you comfortable with the direction that your government is taking you? Are you comfortable with the questionable background of the President’s unanswered background? Are you comfortable with the deficit the economy and the unknowns of Obama care? Are you comfortable with the government telling you how much of your money they want to spend? Are you comfortable with the unprecedented growth of your government in the past two years?
Are you comfortable with the government taking away your rightful property through taxation and robbing our posterity, because of the deficit? Are you comfortable with the loss of liberty and your freedom, as it relates to the growth of government and how government policy affects you and your family’s wellbeing?
Are you comfortable that a policy initiative, such as healthcare, is now being decided by the courts? If this was a good bill, it would have been passed on its merits and not by socialist policy wonks behind closed doors. Are you comfortable that a President and a Congress have screwed up the economy so much that they are now saying they want a tax break for middle class Americans? You might say yes, what’s wrong with that? What’s wrong is that the President is rebranding the Bush tax cuts to call it the “Obama tax cut for the middle class.” This might be plagiarism; this might be stealing some intellectual property. Are you comfortable that the president has to rebrand something that works and calls it his own? Are you comfortable that the conservatives said that the president’s plan would not work?
Are you comfortable with the elected leaders who have tossed the Constitution aside because of ideology and their brand of politics? Are you more comfortable now than you were two years ago, 4 years ago, 6 years ago and even 8 years ago? These are the questions we should be asking ourselves and our neighbors.
Yesterday was the last set of primaries leading up to the November election. Are you comfortable with the people running for office in your district? Are you comfortable with the candidates who want to lead your state and the country in the House and Senate? Are you comfortable with liberals, republicans, rhinos (republicans in name only) the independents and tea party candidates?
In considering your vote, remember one thing. There were a few Republican Senators that made it possible for Obama care to see the light of day by voting for the bill to go back to the House for a vote. This is what we call a rhino. It doesn’t matter who they were, the only thing that matters is they voted for this liberal bill.
These are the candidates that we must start to work out of the system. Yesterday, I advanced the notion of not voting for anyone with a (D) behind their name. Today, I am advancing the thought of voting for the most conservative candidate. These might be Republicans. If they are and they are elected, hold them to task on the votes they make. Hold them to task on their future voting record and let them know, if they sway from conservative principals, they will not serve another term. This is how we work liberal leaning politicians out of the system.
If liberal leaning office holders become a permanent minority then those who work for government will also become a permanent minority.
It took the progressive liberal sixty years to get to this point in policy initiatives and in control of the government. It might take the conservatives sixty years to do the same, but it must be done.
This election is only a start. This election is a new chapter and it must be written.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: With 48 days left until the midterms and the primaries over, we can now start to ask the question are you comfortable?
The question of this election season: Are you comfortable?
There have been many questions that have been asked of our political leaders about the direction they are taking us. There have been many questions asked about the President’s heritage. There have been many questions that have been asked about Obama care and the Obama economy. I can go on and on with this list.
The one question that we have not asked and that I am now asking you is are you comfortable? Let me ask that again. Are you comfortable? I don’t mean are you comfortable in the couch you might be nestled in or in the car that you drive. I am asking, are you comfortable with the direction that your government is taking you? Are you comfortable with the questionable background of the President’s unanswered background? Are you comfortable with the deficit the economy and the unknowns of Obama care? Are you comfortable with the government telling you how much of your money they want to spend? Are you comfortable with the unprecedented growth of your government in the past two years?
Are you comfortable with the government taking away your rightful property through taxation and robbing our posterity, because of the deficit? Are you comfortable with the loss of liberty and your freedom, as it relates to the growth of government and how government policy affects you and your family’s wellbeing?
Are you comfortable that a policy initiative, such as healthcare, is now being decided by the courts? If this was a good bill, it would have been passed on its merits and not by socialist policy wonks behind closed doors. Are you comfortable that a President and a Congress have screwed up the economy so much that they are now saying they want a tax break for middle class Americans? You might say yes, what’s wrong with that? What’s wrong is that the President is rebranding the Bush tax cuts to call it the “Obama tax cut for the middle class.” This might be plagiarism; this might be stealing some intellectual property. Are you comfortable that the president has to rebrand something that works and calls it his own? Are you comfortable that the conservatives said that the president’s plan would not work?
Are you comfortable with the elected leaders who have tossed the Constitution aside because of ideology and their brand of politics? Are you more comfortable now than you were two years ago, 4 years ago, 6 years ago and even 8 years ago? These are the questions we should be asking ourselves and our neighbors.
Yesterday was the last set of primaries leading up to the November election. Are you comfortable with the people running for office in your district? Are you comfortable with the candidates who want to lead your state and the country in the House and Senate? Are you comfortable with liberals, republicans, rhinos (republicans in name only) the independents and tea party candidates?
In considering your vote, remember one thing. There were a few Republican Senators that made it possible for Obama care to see the light of day by voting for the bill to go back to the House for a vote. This is what we call a rhino. It doesn’t matter who they were, the only thing that matters is they voted for this liberal bill.
These are the candidates that we must start to work out of the system. Yesterday, I advanced the notion of not voting for anyone with a (D) behind their name. Today, I am advancing the thought of voting for the most conservative candidate. These might be Republicans. If they are and they are elected, hold them to task on the votes they make. Hold them to task on their future voting record and let them know, if they sway from conservative principals, they will not serve another term. This is how we work liberal leaning politicians out of the system.
If liberal leaning office holders become a permanent minority then those who work for government will also become a permanent minority.
It took the progressive liberal sixty years to get to this point in policy initiatives and in control of the government. It might take the conservatives sixty years to do the same, but it must be done.
This election is only a start. This election is a new chapter and it must be written.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: With 48 days left until the midterms and the primaries over, we can now start to ask the question are you comfortable?
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
For all the progress!
Tuesday – September 14, 2010
For all the progress!
The President said last week, at a jobs rally in Milwaukee, “For all the progress we’ve made, were not there yet.” This is a scary proposition! The only way to counteract that is to not vote for anyone with a “D” behind their name. This Midterm election will be a referendum, if people are motivated and if they spread the word.
You might ask what word? Just use the words that the President used in Milwaukee. Use his radical thoughts to draw a picture of just how far off base he is from the main stream and from the Founding Fathers.
Use the words of his cabinet members and or others members of his administration. Cathleen Sebelius, the nations 21st Health and Human Services Director, said,“Those who talk negatively about the President s Healthcare bill will be held to account when the law takes affect.” In other words, you will lose out on the bidding process and you will be put out of business. Since when does a government employee wield such power? What has happened to freedom of speech?
Just about every critic of the president on this issue has said contradictory things about what has been put into the bill. Pelosi said we must pass the bill so we can find out what is in it. The President said last week, “We never said it was going to be free.”
Cathleen Sebelius said, “The essence of good government is trust.” When our politicians ask for our trust and then turn around and rob from our posterity and threaten us for discussing the issues in a public format, then we cannot trust their intentions, no matter what they say.
The matter of healthcare will be an issue the Democrat cannot run away from. Today the courts will hear arguments as 20 states sue the Federal Government over the Healthcare bill. We, as a people, should not let the Democrats run from it, because it will cost us in untold ways if we do. The bill was passed dishonestly and with the intent to deceive.
Howard Fineman wrote today, Obama misread his mandate. “Obama’s 2008 victory was a personal one,” says Bill Galston, an adviser to President Clinton. “It wasn’t a vote for a more expansive view of the role and reach of government.” The stimulus, on its own, wasn’t the problem. It was the thousands of easy-to-caricature pages of new legislation that came on top of it, all of which revived the Republicans’ “big government” narrative. Obama—an overachiever, the guy who fills up a second blue book on the extra-credit question—tried to do it all. His chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, eager to please the new boss, declared before Inauguration Day, “Never allow a crisis to go to waste. There are opportunities to do big things.” But in doing big things, they failed to fully attend to (and be seen attending to) the immediate economic needs of the middle class. “There hasn’t been the laserlike focus on the economy there could have, and should have, been,” says a top Democratic strategist who declined to be named criticizing the White House. Take health-care reform. Ten years hence, perhaps, it will be seen as the signal achievement of the Obama years. But for now, it’s an unpopular law that took a divisive year to enact, that liberals and conservatives loathe, that is full of bureaucratic and fiscal IEDs, and that drained attention from dealing with the economy. If you disagree, look at Obama’s speech last week in Cleveland. In 47 minutes, he mentioned health care for about 25 seconds.”
While the President and his minions such as Cathleen Sebelius talk of threats and are working to dismantle the cornerstone of our country remember what Obama said: “For all the progress we’ve made, were not there yet.” This is a good thing because they should not be there making these changes in the first place.
The Progressive will move to a secularist society, this is there goal. Many Americans have a Christian faith. Our founding, as a country, was based, not on secularism, but on a Judeo-Christian belief system and structure. The men and woman who settled in Jamestown and who saw Plymouth Rock for the first time did not believe in secularism. They were people of faith and they wanted that faith to grow as the country grew.
The government we have today and the leaders of this government now prefer secularism to that of faith. This is why our Constitution is not being followed and this is why government is growing and expanding. Depend on your faith and make sure your representatives know that. There is no difference between a Democratic liberal and a Republican that wants to be seen as moderate. It will take time to turn the tide from Progressive liberalism to that of Conservatism. It can be done. Just look at the model our forefathers left for us and don’t let the government do anything but.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: In 49 days we must have faith in our fellow citizen to know that secularism is the model of the progressive. I have faith in you to know that conservatism was the model of our Forefathers. Our reward for all our progress will be a government that listens and a government that does not threaten.
For all the progress!
The President said last week, at a jobs rally in Milwaukee, “For all the progress we’ve made, were not there yet.” This is a scary proposition! The only way to counteract that is to not vote for anyone with a “D” behind their name. This Midterm election will be a referendum, if people are motivated and if they spread the word.
You might ask what word? Just use the words that the President used in Milwaukee. Use his radical thoughts to draw a picture of just how far off base he is from the main stream and from the Founding Fathers.
Use the words of his cabinet members and or others members of his administration. Cathleen Sebelius, the nations 21st Health and Human Services Director, said,“Those who talk negatively about the President s Healthcare bill will be held to account when the law takes affect.” In other words, you will lose out on the bidding process and you will be put out of business. Since when does a government employee wield such power? What has happened to freedom of speech?
Just about every critic of the president on this issue has said contradictory things about what has been put into the bill. Pelosi said we must pass the bill so we can find out what is in it. The President said last week, “We never said it was going to be free.”
Cathleen Sebelius said, “The essence of good government is trust.” When our politicians ask for our trust and then turn around and rob from our posterity and threaten us for discussing the issues in a public format, then we cannot trust their intentions, no matter what they say.
The matter of healthcare will be an issue the Democrat cannot run away from. Today the courts will hear arguments as 20 states sue the Federal Government over the Healthcare bill. We, as a people, should not let the Democrats run from it, because it will cost us in untold ways if we do. The bill was passed dishonestly and with the intent to deceive.
Howard Fineman wrote today, Obama misread his mandate. “Obama’s 2008 victory was a personal one,” says Bill Galston, an adviser to President Clinton. “It wasn’t a vote for a more expansive view of the role and reach of government.” The stimulus, on its own, wasn’t the problem. It was the thousands of easy-to-caricature pages of new legislation that came on top of it, all of which revived the Republicans’ “big government” narrative. Obama—an overachiever, the guy who fills up a second blue book on the extra-credit question—tried to do it all. His chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, eager to please the new boss, declared before Inauguration Day, “Never allow a crisis to go to waste. There are opportunities to do big things.” But in doing big things, they failed to fully attend to (and be seen attending to) the immediate economic needs of the middle class. “There hasn’t been the laserlike focus on the economy there could have, and should have, been,” says a top Democratic strategist who declined to be named criticizing the White House. Take health-care reform. Ten years hence, perhaps, it will be seen as the signal achievement of the Obama years. But for now, it’s an unpopular law that took a divisive year to enact, that liberals and conservatives loathe, that is full of bureaucratic and fiscal IEDs, and that drained attention from dealing with the economy. If you disagree, look at Obama’s speech last week in Cleveland. In 47 minutes, he mentioned health care for about 25 seconds.”
While the President and his minions such as Cathleen Sebelius talk of threats and are working to dismantle the cornerstone of our country remember what Obama said: “For all the progress we’ve made, were not there yet.” This is a good thing because they should not be there making these changes in the first place.
The Progressive will move to a secularist society, this is there goal. Many Americans have a Christian faith. Our founding, as a country, was based, not on secularism, but on a Judeo-Christian belief system and structure. The men and woman who settled in Jamestown and who saw Plymouth Rock for the first time did not believe in secularism. They were people of faith and they wanted that faith to grow as the country grew.
The government we have today and the leaders of this government now prefer secularism to that of faith. This is why our Constitution is not being followed and this is why government is growing and expanding. Depend on your faith and make sure your representatives know that. There is no difference between a Democratic liberal and a Republican that wants to be seen as moderate. It will take time to turn the tide from Progressive liberalism to that of Conservatism. It can be done. Just look at the model our forefathers left for us and don’t let the government do anything but.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: In 49 days we must have faith in our fellow citizen to know that secularism is the model of the progressive. I have faith in you to know that conservatism was the model of our Forefathers. Our reward for all our progress will be a government that listens and a government that does not threaten.
Monday, September 13, 2010
They're playing the hand they have been dealt!
Monday – September 13, 2010
They’re playing the hand they have been dealt!
This week, we will begin to see how history will repeat itself and how our leaders are going to play the hand they have been dealt!
On Friday, the eve of 9/11, I wrote about why Jefferson went to war against the Muslim to fight the Barbary Coast Wars. Jefferson not only fought the war to win, he created a Navy to be victorious. The Marine’s hymn has these words: “From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli.” This Barbary Coast War was fought to stop the ransom of American sailors and American ships by the Muslim rulers in Turkey, which controlled much of the Mid East. This was the Ottoman Empire.
The Muslims would hold our sailors and ships for ransom. The total ransom paid was about 20 million dollars. The ransom was over the use of trade routes. These trade routes were crucial for our economy and the building of trade for the young United States. The Muslims knew it and we had no choice, but to pay for these open routes, until Jefferson said enough is enough. Needless to say, we won the war and the trade routes opened and free trade flourished.
This week, Iran has said they will release one of three hikers that have been held in captivity. The hikers are all young Americans who have been imprisoned on charges of spying and working for the CIA. The young woman, who will be released for a bail payment of $500,000.00, is ill. Iran has said they are doing this to “promote the dignity of woman.” This is nothing short than ransom and history repeating itself,
The Mideast peace talks will highlight the news this week, as the second round of talks begins. Both sides have dug in and have talked about their differences openly in the press. Some say this is encouraging. But, if history repeats itself, we will see that this is only another precursor for failed talks.
Israel is pushing for recognition, as a Jewish State. Hamas will never recognize this, nor will the Palestinians. The British gave the land to the Jews, because it was theirs to give. Israel will never move out of the West Bank and will never stop their expansion of settlements there. Hamas is a terrorist group that is being supported by Iran and the Palestinians are being supported by both. All three want to see an end to Israel. One group might be more moderate than the other, but the three will never give into recognizing Israel as a Jewish State. Past history shows that the fragile peace there only lasts as long as the next terrorist attack.
This week, the Democrats will pile onto John Boehner, Republican Minority Leader, from Ohio. Congressman Boehner is the next assumed Speaker of the House, if the Republicans win in November. If history repeats itself, the Congressman will show his moderate side. In my opinion he should not act like a moderate, he should draw a picture of what the Obama, Reid and Pelosi government has done to you and me.
In my opinion, he should act tough and get some very thick skin, because he will become the villain if he doesn’t. He will become the man who will give the tax breaks to the rich. He will become the man who makes the middle class and the poor pay. He will become the man who gives Wall Street a break and breaks Main Street. All this has been done by Obama, Reid and Pelosi. This is what Boehner should now be saying. He should have conviction and he should be giving the statistics. If history repeats itself, most of the claims by the Democrats will go unanswered. In fact the democrats are now saying that Boehner was a part of the eight years that got us into this mess.
The post 9/11 observance will be discussed. And the post 9/11 tragedy will resume with the countdown to the ten year anniversary coming next year. George Bush took the spotlight this year, because of what happened under his watch on 9/11/01. There was much credit given to President Bush this past weekend by the President and the V.P. I believe people are just starting to see the hand that George Bush was dealt.
I also believe that people are starting to see the failure of the present administration, because the hand they have been dealt has only gotten worse. This administration said they had the solutions and they had the talent to deal with the hand they have been dealt.
The hand they have been dealt is no worse than some other Presidents. The difference is and what history has shown is that other Presidents and administrations didn’t complain and the plan they had was good for America. If history repeats itself, Americans will see the hand that has been dealt to them, not by Bush, but by Obama.
In each case, and each storyline in today’s FORUM, you can clearly see that there has been a hand dealt and the history behind that hand has not changed much!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: In 50 days remember your history. Over the course of the next 50 days relate some of this history to the people you know and have them do the same. In 50 days you all should realize the hand that you have been dealt. You can make history by dealing a hand yourself.
They’re playing the hand they have been dealt!
This week, we will begin to see how history will repeat itself and how our leaders are going to play the hand they have been dealt!
On Friday, the eve of 9/11, I wrote about why Jefferson went to war against the Muslim to fight the Barbary Coast Wars. Jefferson not only fought the war to win, he created a Navy to be victorious. The Marine’s hymn has these words: “From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli.” This Barbary Coast War was fought to stop the ransom of American sailors and American ships by the Muslim rulers in Turkey, which controlled much of the Mid East. This was the Ottoman Empire.
The Muslims would hold our sailors and ships for ransom. The total ransom paid was about 20 million dollars. The ransom was over the use of trade routes. These trade routes were crucial for our economy and the building of trade for the young United States. The Muslims knew it and we had no choice, but to pay for these open routes, until Jefferson said enough is enough. Needless to say, we won the war and the trade routes opened and free trade flourished.
This week, Iran has said they will release one of three hikers that have been held in captivity. The hikers are all young Americans who have been imprisoned on charges of spying and working for the CIA. The young woman, who will be released for a bail payment of $500,000.00, is ill. Iran has said they are doing this to “promote the dignity of woman.” This is nothing short than ransom and history repeating itself,
The Mideast peace talks will highlight the news this week, as the second round of talks begins. Both sides have dug in and have talked about their differences openly in the press. Some say this is encouraging. But, if history repeats itself, we will see that this is only another precursor for failed talks.
Israel is pushing for recognition, as a Jewish State. Hamas will never recognize this, nor will the Palestinians. The British gave the land to the Jews, because it was theirs to give. Israel will never move out of the West Bank and will never stop their expansion of settlements there. Hamas is a terrorist group that is being supported by Iran and the Palestinians are being supported by both. All three want to see an end to Israel. One group might be more moderate than the other, but the three will never give into recognizing Israel as a Jewish State. Past history shows that the fragile peace there only lasts as long as the next terrorist attack.
This week, the Democrats will pile onto John Boehner, Republican Minority Leader, from Ohio. Congressman Boehner is the next assumed Speaker of the House, if the Republicans win in November. If history repeats itself, the Congressman will show his moderate side. In my opinion he should not act like a moderate, he should draw a picture of what the Obama, Reid and Pelosi government has done to you and me.
In my opinion, he should act tough and get some very thick skin, because he will become the villain if he doesn’t. He will become the man who will give the tax breaks to the rich. He will become the man who makes the middle class and the poor pay. He will become the man who gives Wall Street a break and breaks Main Street. All this has been done by Obama, Reid and Pelosi. This is what Boehner should now be saying. He should have conviction and he should be giving the statistics. If history repeats itself, most of the claims by the Democrats will go unanswered. In fact the democrats are now saying that Boehner was a part of the eight years that got us into this mess.
The post 9/11 observance will be discussed. And the post 9/11 tragedy will resume with the countdown to the ten year anniversary coming next year. George Bush took the spotlight this year, because of what happened under his watch on 9/11/01. There was much credit given to President Bush this past weekend by the President and the V.P. I believe people are just starting to see the hand that George Bush was dealt.
I also believe that people are starting to see the failure of the present administration, because the hand they have been dealt has only gotten worse. This administration said they had the solutions and they had the talent to deal with the hand they have been dealt.
The hand they have been dealt is no worse than some other Presidents. The difference is and what history has shown is that other Presidents and administrations didn’t complain and the plan they had was good for America. If history repeats itself, Americans will see the hand that has been dealt to them, not by Bush, but by Obama.
In each case, and each storyline in today’s FORUM, you can clearly see that there has been a hand dealt and the history behind that hand has not changed much!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: In 50 days remember your history. Over the course of the next 50 days relate some of this history to the people you know and have them do the same. In 50 days you all should realize the hand that you have been dealt. You can make history by dealing a hand yourself.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Ten years and counting:
Friday – September10, 2010
Ten years and counting:
Tomorrow, we will gather as a nation to observe the 9/11 tragedy. Tomorrow, we will gather to observe the day this country was attacked. We seem to forget that.
There is still a debate about the war on terror. There is still a debate on where to fight the enemy. In fact, there is now a debate on who the enemy is. There is still a debate on how to fight the enemy. Next year, these questions will still be unanswered.
A new dimension of the debate is whether a Muslim Mosque should be built at Ground Zero. A new dimension of the debate is whether a pastor in Florida should hold a demonstration and burn the Muslim holy book, the Koran. While bibles are being burned in Afghanistan and Christians are not allowed in areas of the Muslim world, we are asked to be tolerant. That is what this nation does. We tolerate abuse, insurrection and even assaults on our liberty and freedom.
You know the issues and I will not say if the Imam is right or if the pastor is right. What I do know is that both activities are senseless and do offend. So why don’t the Imam and the Pastor call it a day and back down. Culture and religion prohibit them. One side uses the Constitution for protection and the other uses the Constitution to prove a point. Both are wrong and both are dangerous provocations.
9/11 will soon be used as reason to provoke, instead of a reason to observe and become united.
The U.S. now has a rating of 4th place in the global economic report. The U.S. is ranked as 87th in Economic stability. Our own Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said, “Our rising debt levels undermine our capacity to react and it sends a message of weakness.” “We are not free to act, because we can’t afford it.” Hillary also said, “Our debt is a national security issue.” These were the same reasons, in the 70’s, while Jimmy Carter was president, that we became weak and that made and broadened the path to the attack on 9/11.
The Christian/Muslim debate, conflict, call it what you may, has been with us for generations. The decisions of the past always make a problem for current and future generations. The British government gave the Muslim land to the Jews. It was their land to give. Now it is an American problem. The Muslim question has been with the U.S. for all of our existence. The Barbary Coast Wars were fought to eliminate the Muslim who was holding our sailors and trade ships hostage. Thomas Jefferson created the Navy to fight the threat.
On 9/11 this country was attacked and provoked. Our Commander in Chief then went to an immediate war footing. This was the right thing to do. Our current Commander in Chief opposes a war footing and favors an apology based foreign policy. Our current Commander in Chief has put this country into a decline, just like it was in the 70’s. The result will be the same.
What has changed since 9/11? Iran has gone nuclear. There are 60 countries that are now trying to do the same. Our nuclear arsenal is diminishing. We have not improved our weaponry and most weapons have reached their shelf life. Terrorism is not being talked about, but it is on the rise and the threat is greater than ever. Our enemies number a greater part of the world. Our allies don’t trust us and will question our policies when ever an opportunity arises. Our economy is nearing the breaking point. Our debt has never been higher and our weakness is now our liability.
Yesterday, I wrote that Americans are not afraid to correct a wrong. I also wrote that bad decisions are what we hate. Americans hate to see the country in decline and we hate to see our unity threatened by the events that occur due to bad decisions.
Tomorrow, observe the unity and observe what that attack left us. Then ask yourself: who the real enemy is.
Today, I leave you with what was said by the President:
"Our enemies have made the mistake that America’s enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat."- George W. Bush, President of the United States
These words are still true today, but they can also be viewed from the perspective of looking inward!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: For last year’s observance of 9/11 please go to the archives on the FORUM page. Last year there was a year and 53 days to the Midterm. Today there are 53 days look at what has happened in one year. That should be reason enough to vote those who were in Congress then out now.
Ten years and counting:
Tomorrow, we will gather as a nation to observe the 9/11 tragedy. Tomorrow, we will gather to observe the day this country was attacked. We seem to forget that.
There is still a debate about the war on terror. There is still a debate on where to fight the enemy. In fact, there is now a debate on who the enemy is. There is still a debate on how to fight the enemy. Next year, these questions will still be unanswered.
A new dimension of the debate is whether a Muslim Mosque should be built at Ground Zero. A new dimension of the debate is whether a pastor in Florida should hold a demonstration and burn the Muslim holy book, the Koran. While bibles are being burned in Afghanistan and Christians are not allowed in areas of the Muslim world, we are asked to be tolerant. That is what this nation does. We tolerate abuse, insurrection and even assaults on our liberty and freedom.
You know the issues and I will not say if the Imam is right or if the pastor is right. What I do know is that both activities are senseless and do offend. So why don’t the Imam and the Pastor call it a day and back down. Culture and religion prohibit them. One side uses the Constitution for protection and the other uses the Constitution to prove a point. Both are wrong and both are dangerous provocations.
9/11 will soon be used as reason to provoke, instead of a reason to observe and become united.
The U.S. now has a rating of 4th place in the global economic report. The U.S. is ranked as 87th in Economic stability. Our own Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said, “Our rising debt levels undermine our capacity to react and it sends a message of weakness.” “We are not free to act, because we can’t afford it.” Hillary also said, “Our debt is a national security issue.” These were the same reasons, in the 70’s, while Jimmy Carter was president, that we became weak and that made and broadened the path to the attack on 9/11.
The Christian/Muslim debate, conflict, call it what you may, has been with us for generations. The decisions of the past always make a problem for current and future generations. The British government gave the Muslim land to the Jews. It was their land to give. Now it is an American problem. The Muslim question has been with the U.S. for all of our existence. The Barbary Coast Wars were fought to eliminate the Muslim who was holding our sailors and trade ships hostage. Thomas Jefferson created the Navy to fight the threat.
On 9/11 this country was attacked and provoked. Our Commander in Chief then went to an immediate war footing. This was the right thing to do. Our current Commander in Chief opposes a war footing and favors an apology based foreign policy. Our current Commander in Chief has put this country into a decline, just like it was in the 70’s. The result will be the same.
What has changed since 9/11? Iran has gone nuclear. There are 60 countries that are now trying to do the same. Our nuclear arsenal is diminishing. We have not improved our weaponry and most weapons have reached their shelf life. Terrorism is not being talked about, but it is on the rise and the threat is greater than ever. Our enemies number a greater part of the world. Our allies don’t trust us and will question our policies when ever an opportunity arises. Our economy is nearing the breaking point. Our debt has never been higher and our weakness is now our liability.
Yesterday, I wrote that Americans are not afraid to correct a wrong. I also wrote that bad decisions are what we hate. Americans hate to see the country in decline and we hate to see our unity threatened by the events that occur due to bad decisions.
Tomorrow, observe the unity and observe what that attack left us. Then ask yourself: who the real enemy is.
Today, I leave you with what was said by the President:
"Our enemies have made the mistake that America’s enemies always make. They saw liberty and thought they saw weakness. And now, they see defeat."- George W. Bush, President of the United States
These words are still true today, but they can also be viewed from the perspective of looking inward!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: For last year’s observance of 9/11 please go to the archives on the FORUM page. Last year there was a year and 53 days to the Midterm. Today there are 53 days look at what has happened in one year. That should be reason enough to vote those who were in Congress then out now.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
What America Hates!
Thursday – September 9, 2010
What America Hates!
I wrote sometime back about the greatness of American ideals, our tenacity and the ability to, not only get things done, but the ability to apply ingenuity. America has produced some of the greatest innovations, some of the greatest ideas and some of the most important things that we now take for granted.
The last manufacturing facility to produce incandescent light bulbs is closing. The plant is located in Virginia and it has direct ties to Thomas Edison. I read about Edison and what I have found out is that he was a maverick. He was an inventor and he didn’t give up. He was tenacious and he had a dream. His dream was to light up the world, with a light inside of a glass bulb.
He made many attempts, but in the end he persevered. In the end, he brought a country from an agrarian to that of a manufacturing giant. His single light bulb led the way to many of the electronic devices we have today. It was because of Edison that industry could work around the clock.
It was because of Edison that an idea became reality. Many in industry and government tried to stop him, but they did not succeed. This tiny plant that is closing is the symptom of a country in decline. This tiny plant in Winchester, Virginia employs about two hundred people. This will add to the unemployment figures in a few weeks.
The reason this plant is closing is that in 2007, Congress passed a law to prohibit the manufacture of incandescent light bulbs, in favor of a new fluorescent light bulb that is produced off shore. This new light bulb is “green” and is supposed to save the earth. We will see. The decision that was made by this Congress has caused so many of the problems we have today. This is another symbol or legacy that the Liberal will leave in their path of destruction.
Edison never imagined that his light bulb would be replaced. He never imagined that it would be replaced by a decision made in the U.S. Congress. Edison was a symbol of American greatness that fostered ideas and that created a product and an industry. All this came from a simple pencil sketch. Edison’s invention was another example of what can be done if one is left alone and if government doesn’t get involved.
By 2014, we will not be able to buy an incandescent light bulb produced here in the U.S. In fact, we will not be able to buy any incandescent light bulb any where. Our choice for light and our choice of product selection is being curtailed by government.
As America wakes up, America will realize what it hates. It doesn’t hate the system, it hates the bad decisions that come from the system. It hates the decisions that destroy free enterprise and that destroys the results of idea’s through regulation and government control.
America hates the policies that put it in decline. America will solve the problem that the problem makers create. This is for sure, because America is not great, because of the government it is great because of its people.
In two days, we will once again observe the tragedy of 9/11. In two days, we will once again feel the hate and see the scare that was left for us by a few who hates us. Our generation, just as the last one, remembers the tragic events that shaped our national life. We remember when JFK, RFK and Dr. King were taken from us. We remember when O.J. was on the run and we remember 9/11.
We remember where we were when each of these events took place. We will remember future events, good or bad. This is the human condition. Some events we can alter and some we can’t. Let’s take the ones we can’t alter and pray that they don’t leave a hole like the one in New York. The ones that we can alter, lets pray that we make the right decisions. Americans will never fault anyone for a good decision, but when a wrong decision is made it is our duty to correct that wrong.
Americans don’t hate the color of some. We don’t hate the nationality and religion of some. We don’t hate that some can’t do for themselves. We are a nation of diverse and generous people. It is part of the fabric that makes us American. Part of the fabric is the ability to create and retain wealth so that we can decide what to do with that wealth. Most of us do the right thing and we contribute of ourselves so that others can benefit. It is part of the system that makes it possible for a young man to become president of an association, a company and even a country. This is what others hate and this is what we must be vigilant over.
When a small manufacturing plant closes, it affects us. When a leader is taken from us, it affects us. When a national symbol is taken from us, it affects us and this is what we hate. Americans hate to correct the wrong, but we do it because no one else will. The memory of 9/11 will take many years to overcome. The anniversary of 9/11 is three days after my birthday. This year it was my 56th. I hate the memory of that day, because it has affected my life. I remember where I was and the feeling that I had. I cannot correct that, but what I can do is make sure I vote and make sure I am active in the process.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: 54 days remain until the Midterms two days remain until we observe 911. With days remaining for these two events our only option is to participate and be involved.
What America Hates!
I wrote sometime back about the greatness of American ideals, our tenacity and the ability to, not only get things done, but the ability to apply ingenuity. America has produced some of the greatest innovations, some of the greatest ideas and some of the most important things that we now take for granted.
The last manufacturing facility to produce incandescent light bulbs is closing. The plant is located in Virginia and it has direct ties to Thomas Edison. I read about Edison and what I have found out is that he was a maverick. He was an inventor and he didn’t give up. He was tenacious and he had a dream. His dream was to light up the world, with a light inside of a glass bulb.
He made many attempts, but in the end he persevered. In the end, he brought a country from an agrarian to that of a manufacturing giant. His single light bulb led the way to many of the electronic devices we have today. It was because of Edison that industry could work around the clock.
It was because of Edison that an idea became reality. Many in industry and government tried to stop him, but they did not succeed. This tiny plant that is closing is the symptom of a country in decline. This tiny plant in Winchester, Virginia employs about two hundred people. This will add to the unemployment figures in a few weeks.
The reason this plant is closing is that in 2007, Congress passed a law to prohibit the manufacture of incandescent light bulbs, in favor of a new fluorescent light bulb that is produced off shore. This new light bulb is “green” and is supposed to save the earth. We will see. The decision that was made by this Congress has caused so many of the problems we have today. This is another symbol or legacy that the Liberal will leave in their path of destruction.
Edison never imagined that his light bulb would be replaced. He never imagined that it would be replaced by a decision made in the U.S. Congress. Edison was a symbol of American greatness that fostered ideas and that created a product and an industry. All this came from a simple pencil sketch. Edison’s invention was another example of what can be done if one is left alone and if government doesn’t get involved.
By 2014, we will not be able to buy an incandescent light bulb produced here in the U.S. In fact, we will not be able to buy any incandescent light bulb any where. Our choice for light and our choice of product selection is being curtailed by government.
As America wakes up, America will realize what it hates. It doesn’t hate the system, it hates the bad decisions that come from the system. It hates the decisions that destroy free enterprise and that destroys the results of idea’s through regulation and government control.
America hates the policies that put it in decline. America will solve the problem that the problem makers create. This is for sure, because America is not great, because of the government it is great because of its people.
In two days, we will once again observe the tragedy of 9/11. In two days, we will once again feel the hate and see the scare that was left for us by a few who hates us. Our generation, just as the last one, remembers the tragic events that shaped our national life. We remember when JFK, RFK and Dr. King were taken from us. We remember when O.J. was on the run and we remember 9/11.
We remember where we were when each of these events took place. We will remember future events, good or bad. This is the human condition. Some events we can alter and some we can’t. Let’s take the ones we can’t alter and pray that they don’t leave a hole like the one in New York. The ones that we can alter, lets pray that we make the right decisions. Americans will never fault anyone for a good decision, but when a wrong decision is made it is our duty to correct that wrong.
Americans don’t hate the color of some. We don’t hate the nationality and religion of some. We don’t hate that some can’t do for themselves. We are a nation of diverse and generous people. It is part of the fabric that makes us American. Part of the fabric is the ability to create and retain wealth so that we can decide what to do with that wealth. Most of us do the right thing and we contribute of ourselves so that others can benefit. It is part of the system that makes it possible for a young man to become president of an association, a company and even a country. This is what others hate and this is what we must be vigilant over.
When a small manufacturing plant closes, it affects us. When a leader is taken from us, it affects us. When a national symbol is taken from us, it affects us and this is what we hate. Americans hate to correct the wrong, but we do it because no one else will. The memory of 9/11 will take many years to overcome. The anniversary of 9/11 is three days after my birthday. This year it was my 56th. I hate the memory of that day, because it has affected my life. I remember where I was and the feeling that I had. I cannot correct that, but what I can do is make sure I vote and make sure I am active in the process.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: 54 days remain until the Midterms two days remain until we observe 911. With days remaining for these two events our only option is to participate and be involved.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
My Pal Joey:
Wednesday – September 8, 2010
My Pal Joey:
Last week, we found out that my companion of almost 12 years has diabetes. The prognosis is not good and we have decided not to go the route of insulin treatment because of his advanced stage. My Pal Joey has been loyal. He has been there every second with me when I was down. He has given me joy and has never complained. The only vacation he has taken was to the Bed and Biscuit, when we took our vacation.
My Pal Joey came to us when we needed a pet. I never thought that a dog would be so connected to me and I connected to him. Any body that knows me knows that I am a devout dog lover and knows that I love My Pal Joey. Joey and I have had a routine for nearly 12 years. We take our early morning walk and we end our day with an evening walk. We go places and we enjoy our trips to visit family and friends.
My wife Lisa picked Joey out of the litter, because he came to us. She woke up that morning and said its time, we need a dog.
The merchants in our town know Joey and he is the mascot of sorts with the Fire Station No.1. My neighbors volunteer to take care of him when we are going to be late. Our mail man Barry always has a treat; and Joey loves his treats.
My dog, my pet, my companion had a job and he excelled at it. Never complaining, never showing up late. Joe has thick skin and he stands his ground when we wrestle. He plays fetch like a champion and he loves being outside.
At night, he curls up by me. At night, his eyes tell me, “don’t worry about the day, it will be alright tomorrow”. Just as his eyes are telling me now, I will be ok just be there for me. I have always believed that dogs are a good judge of character and they will bring the best out in you. My Pal Joey has done that for me.
I bring up this story, not for sympathy, but because the President brought dogs into his picture of the world. Over the weekend he said, “my critics talk about me like a dog.” The President said this as he was addressing a crowd in Milwaukee. He was talking about yet another stimulus bill. This time it was about infrastructure, and green highways. As the president said, “what we are talkin’ about here.” Mr. President, what I am talking about is your failure. You cannot bring a dog into this picture and draw a correlation. People and your critics talk about you, not because you are a dog, but because you have failed. You have failed as your party will fail and will become a regional party.
My dog has not failed me yet and when he leaves this life, he will be a memory that will never leave me or my family. Dogs do not fail, but people do.
Mr. President, you have given your critics, our enemies and the people we fear most a vision that your skin is not thick. Just as Paul Krugman, from the New York Times said, “you lack vision.”
Your own party is now running from you. You have failed to enact their agenda, as well. This is another story for another time.
Unemployment is at 9.67%. This is not anybody else’s fault. The party in control has been complaining about the Republicans saying “No” to everything. They should, because they know your policies are wrong. Mr. President, your party is in control. You guys make the rules and you guys propose the laws. The Democratic Party can make law and they can enact the law, without the Republicans. Mr. President, you cannot play the blame game any more, but we can and we have plenty of evidence.
I took the comments of the President to heart, because it tells volumes about a person when they bring the argument to a public FORUM and they make a comment about dogs. I take note when a person distorts the loving kindness of a dog and masks that around a tasteless joke. This tells us leagues about the man who now has let the world know he has - thin - skin.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: With limited days left until my dog faces the inevitable, I will not let my dog down I will do my job because he has done his!
My Pal Joey:
Last week, we found out that my companion of almost 12 years has diabetes. The prognosis is not good and we have decided not to go the route of insulin treatment because of his advanced stage. My Pal Joey has been loyal. He has been there every second with me when I was down. He has given me joy and has never complained. The only vacation he has taken was to the Bed and Biscuit, when we took our vacation.
My Pal Joey came to us when we needed a pet. I never thought that a dog would be so connected to me and I connected to him. Any body that knows me knows that I am a devout dog lover and knows that I love My Pal Joey. Joey and I have had a routine for nearly 12 years. We take our early morning walk and we end our day with an evening walk. We go places and we enjoy our trips to visit family and friends.
My wife Lisa picked Joey out of the litter, because he came to us. She woke up that morning and said its time, we need a dog.
The merchants in our town know Joey and he is the mascot of sorts with the Fire Station No.1. My neighbors volunteer to take care of him when we are going to be late. Our mail man Barry always has a treat; and Joey loves his treats.
My dog, my pet, my companion had a job and he excelled at it. Never complaining, never showing up late. Joe has thick skin and he stands his ground when we wrestle. He plays fetch like a champion and he loves being outside.
At night, he curls up by me. At night, his eyes tell me, “don’t worry about the day, it will be alright tomorrow”. Just as his eyes are telling me now, I will be ok just be there for me. I have always believed that dogs are a good judge of character and they will bring the best out in you. My Pal Joey has done that for me.
I bring up this story, not for sympathy, but because the President brought dogs into his picture of the world. Over the weekend he said, “my critics talk about me like a dog.” The President said this as he was addressing a crowd in Milwaukee. He was talking about yet another stimulus bill. This time it was about infrastructure, and green highways. As the president said, “what we are talkin’ about here.” Mr. President, what I am talking about is your failure. You cannot bring a dog into this picture and draw a correlation. People and your critics talk about you, not because you are a dog, but because you have failed. You have failed as your party will fail and will become a regional party.
My dog has not failed me yet and when he leaves this life, he will be a memory that will never leave me or my family. Dogs do not fail, but people do.
Mr. President, you have given your critics, our enemies and the people we fear most a vision that your skin is not thick. Just as Paul Krugman, from the New York Times said, “you lack vision.”
Your own party is now running from you. You have failed to enact their agenda, as well. This is another story for another time.
Unemployment is at 9.67%. This is not anybody else’s fault. The party in control has been complaining about the Republicans saying “No” to everything. They should, because they know your policies are wrong. Mr. President, your party is in control. You guys make the rules and you guys propose the laws. The Democratic Party can make law and they can enact the law, without the Republicans. Mr. President, you cannot play the blame game any more, but we can and we have plenty of evidence.
I took the comments of the President to heart, because it tells volumes about a person when they bring the argument to a public FORUM and they make a comment about dogs. I take note when a person distorts the loving kindness of a dog and masks that around a tasteless joke. This tells us leagues about the man who now has let the world know he has - thin - skin.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: With limited days left until my dog faces the inevitable, I will not let my dog down I will do my job because he has done his!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
The pains of our labor!
Tuesday – September 7, 2010
The pains of our labor!
Only 15 % of the nation’s voters view Labor Day as important. I hope all that read this today had a great holiday. I did and I did work. I labored!
I also have a friend who encouraged me to keep going with my writing and building the site. Thanks Glenn!
Most voters continue to favor the repeal of the nation’s health care law, but a plurality believes that repeal of the controversial law measure is unlikely. The latest Rasmussen Report’s national telephone survey finds that 56% of likely voters favor repeal of the law, with 45% who strongly favor it.
The Rasmussen Reports daily presidential tracking poll for Monday, Labor Day, reflects that 26% of the voters strongly approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. 46% strongly disapprove, giving the President an approval index rating of -20 that is a negative 20.
The last report that I featured, over a week ago, had the President at a negative 17. Good news for us, bad news for the Democrats and America.
Last week the FOX News dynamic poll said that 53% of voters did not think that the President should be re-elected. These are 56% of the people who vote and who have worked and who are still working in the work place. This 56% represents a part of the labor force who have seen what is happening and who understand what has happened by the ill fated policies of the president and his administration. The President will go on another tour this week to announce yet another jobs program, more government stimuli and more debt. They will say they didn’t spend enough and that the Republicans are the Party of NO!
What they don’t understand in Washington is that until business gets confidence in the president there will be no job growth and no economic growth. These 56% know what labor is, because they know the pains of their labor and they are ready to fire the CEO, they get it!
As we celebrated Labor Day, we celebrated the working men and women of this country. And as we celebrated the pains of their labor, Union officials were getting ready for an unprecedented effort to expand their coercive powers over America’s employees and America’s employers.
Their goal is to expand the number of workers forced to pay union dues or fees and accept mandatory union representation, just to keep their jobs.
The Union Officials ambitious agenda goes beyond the scope of any other political election and or midterm race. By their own words, big labor officials are gearing up for their most aggressive midterm election political blitz ever. Remember, a great part of that stimulus money went to unions and some of that money will go towards this blitz.
They are focused on a series of unprecedented power grabs and pay backs. This should send shivers up any workers spine. The National Right to Work parties are mobilizing and will do what they can to combat these efforts. Throughout this country, there are more than 12 million American workers who are forced to pay union dues, as a condition of keeping their jobs. Sadly, many workers feel they have no choice, but to pay for organized labor’s extensive political activities, while others are still unaware of their right to object.
The start to the political season is upon us. It is up to all of us to start objecting, it is the American thing to do. It will be the pains of our labor that will provide a victory this fall.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: There are now 56 days until the midterms. There are only 56 more days to realize that it is the pains of our labor that have made this country great don’t let anyone take that away form you.
The pains of our labor!
Only 15 % of the nation’s voters view Labor Day as important. I hope all that read this today had a great holiday. I did and I did work. I labored!
I also have a friend who encouraged me to keep going with my writing and building the site. Thanks Glenn!
Most voters continue to favor the repeal of the nation’s health care law, but a plurality believes that repeal of the controversial law measure is unlikely. The latest Rasmussen Report’s national telephone survey finds that 56% of likely voters favor repeal of the law, with 45% who strongly favor it.
The Rasmussen Reports daily presidential tracking poll for Monday, Labor Day, reflects that 26% of the voters strongly approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. 46% strongly disapprove, giving the President an approval index rating of -20 that is a negative 20.
The last report that I featured, over a week ago, had the President at a negative 17. Good news for us, bad news for the Democrats and America.
Last week the FOX News dynamic poll said that 53% of voters did not think that the President should be re-elected. These are 56% of the people who vote and who have worked and who are still working in the work place. This 56% represents a part of the labor force who have seen what is happening and who understand what has happened by the ill fated policies of the president and his administration. The President will go on another tour this week to announce yet another jobs program, more government stimuli and more debt. They will say they didn’t spend enough and that the Republicans are the Party of NO!
What they don’t understand in Washington is that until business gets confidence in the president there will be no job growth and no economic growth. These 56% know what labor is, because they know the pains of their labor and they are ready to fire the CEO, they get it!
As we celebrated Labor Day, we celebrated the working men and women of this country. And as we celebrated the pains of their labor, Union officials were getting ready for an unprecedented effort to expand their coercive powers over America’s employees and America’s employers.
Their goal is to expand the number of workers forced to pay union dues or fees and accept mandatory union representation, just to keep their jobs.
The Union Officials ambitious agenda goes beyond the scope of any other political election and or midterm race. By their own words, big labor officials are gearing up for their most aggressive midterm election political blitz ever. Remember, a great part of that stimulus money went to unions and some of that money will go towards this blitz.
They are focused on a series of unprecedented power grabs and pay backs. This should send shivers up any workers spine. The National Right to Work parties are mobilizing and will do what they can to combat these efforts. Throughout this country, there are more than 12 million American workers who are forced to pay union dues, as a condition of keeping their jobs. Sadly, many workers feel they have no choice, but to pay for organized labor’s extensive political activities, while others are still unaware of their right to object.
The start to the political season is upon us. It is up to all of us to start objecting, it is the American thing to do. It will be the pains of our labor that will provide a victory this fall.
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: There are now 56 days until the midterms. There are only 56 more days to realize that it is the pains of our labor that have made this country great don’t let anyone take that away form you.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Fill that hole!
Friday – September 3, 2010
Fill that hole!
Did you ever get that sinking feeling? You know, the one that makes you feel uneasy and you just can’t put your finger on it. We, as a nation, will be united once again on 9/11. It shouldn’t take a disaster to unite a nation, but this one did and it will continue to do so.
However, this year there is a feeling of uneasiness. We have discontinued the military mission in Iraq, without a declaration of victory or success. We are threatened by a nuclear armed Iran and the Mideast is still the zone of terror that culminated with 9/11.
The uneasiness at home is also felt in the economy and the ever looming deficit. The uneasiness is brought upon us by progressive politics that have consumed a generation’s wealth and made it impossible for a future generation to prosper. The uneasiness is felt by a still empty hole where two towers of strength once stood. The United States created the skyscraper. The United States had the freedom of will, thought and ideals that contributed to the strength of the Towers. The Towers loomed in the distance for miles around. And then one day, they were destroyed and a hole was created.
The hole is a symbol of an overregulated, over budgeted, looming bureaucracy. The hole is the symbol of torn hearts and a torn society. The hole should be filled and the hole should become a tower of strength once again.
My uneasiness comes from another tower that will be built before the hole is filled at ground zero. The tower I am referring to is the Islamic center that is being proposed by the Imam, an Islamic cleric.
This Islamic Cultural Center that is being proposed, at the site of Ground Zero, in New York City, has created much controversy. It should. We should be appalled at the thought of the city government and the federal government granting its support.
This Imam has controversy surrounding him. I have written that the Imam will request some sort of religious declaration to have our laws be compliant with Sharia law. The Imam was given church status some years ago. This makes the Imam and his organization tax exempt. He never will file any tax returns, his source of income can not be divulged and his spending can never be investigated. In other words, our laws are being used against us. For 16 years the Imam has owned many apartment buildings in the New York City and New Jersey. These apartments were purchased with government grants. These apartment buildings are in a state of neglect and disrepair. In other words, they are tenements and he is a slumlord. The inhabitants of the apartment buildings are forced to pay rent with cash or a cahier’s check which makes it impossible to report accurate income. The Imam has defaulted on over two million dollars in loans on other real estate. My source for the information is FOX news. The other news outlets are not reporting this story.
The other news outlets are reporting that this Imam is a moderate. He has been quoted as saying that, “Israel should become another Arab country and the Jewish population there should become a minority.” This is not a moderate speaking. This is a radical Imam speaking. John Adams said, “The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.”
Our own State Department is paying for the Imam’s trip to raise capital for the building of this mosque and cultural center. Our own government bought 3000 books that he wrote. The books title is What’s Right With Islam. The price of these books was $10,000.00 (ten thousand dollars). This money came from our tax dollars. This money could have gone to charity to help down and out Christian, Buddhist and even atheist families in need.
The more I hear about this Imam, the more uneasy I become. This is a controversy and it plays into the hand of the radical Islamists. Our laws are being twisted for a purpose and we should be concerned about it. We should be concerned that the hole at Ground Zero is still empty and we should be concerned about the message that it gives.
We should be concerned about the favorite status that this Imam is being given and we should demand to know where his money comes from and who he is associated with! This is why an empty hole leads me to have an empty feeling!
As I do on every Friday, I leave you with a quote. Today, it is John Adams’ turn to make you think of a reason to organize. He said, “Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people”.
Have a great Labor Day and a restful Holiday!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: There are 60 days to Election Day, take this weekend and do some research about John Adams. He was all about knowledge and the importance of preserving our liberty.
Fill that hole!
Did you ever get that sinking feeling? You know, the one that makes you feel uneasy and you just can’t put your finger on it. We, as a nation, will be united once again on 9/11. It shouldn’t take a disaster to unite a nation, but this one did and it will continue to do so.
However, this year there is a feeling of uneasiness. We have discontinued the military mission in Iraq, without a declaration of victory or success. We are threatened by a nuclear armed Iran and the Mideast is still the zone of terror that culminated with 9/11.
The uneasiness at home is also felt in the economy and the ever looming deficit. The uneasiness is brought upon us by progressive politics that have consumed a generation’s wealth and made it impossible for a future generation to prosper. The uneasiness is felt by a still empty hole where two towers of strength once stood. The United States created the skyscraper. The United States had the freedom of will, thought and ideals that contributed to the strength of the Towers. The Towers loomed in the distance for miles around. And then one day, they were destroyed and a hole was created.
The hole is a symbol of an overregulated, over budgeted, looming bureaucracy. The hole is the symbol of torn hearts and a torn society. The hole should be filled and the hole should become a tower of strength once again.
My uneasiness comes from another tower that will be built before the hole is filled at ground zero. The tower I am referring to is the Islamic center that is being proposed by the Imam, an Islamic cleric.
This Islamic Cultural Center that is being proposed, at the site of Ground Zero, in New York City, has created much controversy. It should. We should be appalled at the thought of the city government and the federal government granting its support.
This Imam has controversy surrounding him. I have written that the Imam will request some sort of religious declaration to have our laws be compliant with Sharia law. The Imam was given church status some years ago. This makes the Imam and his organization tax exempt. He never will file any tax returns, his source of income can not be divulged and his spending can never be investigated. In other words, our laws are being used against us. For 16 years the Imam has owned many apartment buildings in the New York City and New Jersey. These apartments were purchased with government grants. These apartment buildings are in a state of neglect and disrepair. In other words, they are tenements and he is a slumlord. The inhabitants of the apartment buildings are forced to pay rent with cash or a cahier’s check which makes it impossible to report accurate income. The Imam has defaulted on over two million dollars in loans on other real estate. My source for the information is FOX news. The other news outlets are not reporting this story.
The other news outlets are reporting that this Imam is a moderate. He has been quoted as saying that, “Israel should become another Arab country and the Jewish population there should become a minority.” This is not a moderate speaking. This is a radical Imam speaking. John Adams said, “The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.”
Our own State Department is paying for the Imam’s trip to raise capital for the building of this mosque and cultural center. Our own government bought 3000 books that he wrote. The books title is What’s Right With Islam. The price of these books was $10,000.00 (ten thousand dollars). This money came from our tax dollars. This money could have gone to charity to help down and out Christian, Buddhist and even atheist families in need.
The more I hear about this Imam, the more uneasy I become. This is a controversy and it plays into the hand of the radical Islamists. Our laws are being twisted for a purpose and we should be concerned about it. We should be concerned that the hole at Ground Zero is still empty and we should be concerned about the message that it gives.
We should be concerned about the favorite status that this Imam is being given and we should demand to know where his money comes from and who he is associated with! This is why an empty hole leads me to have an empty feeling!
As I do on every Friday, I leave you with a quote. Today, it is John Adams’ turn to make you think of a reason to organize. He said, “Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people”.
Have a great Labor Day and a restful Holiday!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: There are 60 days to Election Day, take this weekend and do some research about John Adams. He was all about knowledge and the importance of preserving our liberty.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
How did we do it before?
Thursday – September 2, 2010
How did we do it before?
How do we get back our standing, our pride, our Independence and the freedoms that we fought and died for?
It was a simple formula, it was called a revolution. It was a philosophy and not an ideology. It was a philosophy of creating wealth and securing Independence for our posterity’s freedom.
On today’s date, in 1789, the Department of the Treasury was established by Congress. At the inauguration of the constitutional government, in 1789, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington’s former military aide and a renowned financier, was appointed the first Secretary of the Treasury and thus, he became the architect of the structure of the Department. Desirous of a strong, centrally controlled Treasury, Hamilton did constant battle with Thomas Jefferson, then Secretary of State, and Albert Gallatin, then a Congressman, over the amount of power the Department of the Treasury should be allowed to wield. He designed a Treasury Department for the collection and disbursing of public revenue, but also for the promotion of the economic development of the country.
It was simple formula. It was managed by men of honesty and by men who conducted themselves beyond reproach. This was also part of the simple formula. Our founding fathers new the importance of wealth and the importance of Americans creating and retaining their wealth. The Census department just released its report on spending. In 2009, the rise in spending went up by 16% to 3.2 trillion dollars. The President and the Treasury have spent more money than anytime in recorded history. The deficit will rise to 1.3 trillion. Before the Obama administration, the deficit was in the low billions.
It was estimated that 70% of the Wall Street Bankers voted for this president and donated heavily to his campaign. Most of the funds that have been released by the treasury went to the Unions and went to private industry in the form of bailouts. The question of the bailouts will be debated for many years. True capitalism and free market principals would have had the companies go through bankruptcy, under normal procedures. The Constitution also has something to say about government involvement in the matters of Congress and the treasury when it comes to the disbursement of the funds. That is another discussion and another debate.
Today, we have too much government intervention and not enough free markets. Today, the government has spent more money in the market place and has destroyed the markets they said would be helped. We need a wealth generating community, instead of a community that is propped up by the Treasury. Today, we have too much regulation that strips the market from being free. In Oregon, a family had a lemonade stand for a fund raising event. The city fined them for not having a permit. A church was fined, because the bake sale items were not cooked in an approved kitchen. These events are small, but they are indicative of what big government does and they are indicative of what the Treasury can do when they are given unbridled authority. I began the FORUM today with two words: Philosophy and Ideology. A Philosophy, in general, will set you free. An Ideology, in general, will confine you.
In Ohio, a poll was taken. The question was: who would you rather have as President, Bush or Obama? 50% of the respondents said Bush and 42% said Obama. Obama won Ohio two years ago. I believe the respondents who said Bush knew the difference between Philosophy and Ideology.
I brought up these examples to illustrate the difference between the philosophy of earning wealth in a free market and the Ideology of controlling a free market.
Thomas Jefferson said: “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property – until their children wake up – homeless on the continent their fathers conquered”.
Jefferson lived by a philosophy. If he were alive today, he would be protesting the ideology of the man in the White House and the man at the Treasury. He would be applauding those who start a lemonade stand and those who support a Church fundraiser. I can assure you of this, because I believe I, too, know the difference between Philosophy and Ideology!
When we organize, remember the difference. It is the key to success, because the philosophy will free you!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: Day 61 is here it is a philosophy of liberty, freedom and knowing that men like Jefferson were right.
How did we do it before?
How do we get back our standing, our pride, our Independence and the freedoms that we fought and died for?
It was a simple formula, it was called a revolution. It was a philosophy and not an ideology. It was a philosophy of creating wealth and securing Independence for our posterity’s freedom.
On today’s date, in 1789, the Department of the Treasury was established by Congress. At the inauguration of the constitutional government, in 1789, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington’s former military aide and a renowned financier, was appointed the first Secretary of the Treasury and thus, he became the architect of the structure of the Department. Desirous of a strong, centrally controlled Treasury, Hamilton did constant battle with Thomas Jefferson, then Secretary of State, and Albert Gallatin, then a Congressman, over the amount of power the Department of the Treasury should be allowed to wield. He designed a Treasury Department for the collection and disbursing of public revenue, but also for the promotion of the economic development of the country.
It was simple formula. It was managed by men of honesty and by men who conducted themselves beyond reproach. This was also part of the simple formula. Our founding fathers new the importance of wealth and the importance of Americans creating and retaining their wealth. The Census department just released its report on spending. In 2009, the rise in spending went up by 16% to 3.2 trillion dollars. The President and the Treasury have spent more money than anytime in recorded history. The deficit will rise to 1.3 trillion. Before the Obama administration, the deficit was in the low billions.
It was estimated that 70% of the Wall Street Bankers voted for this president and donated heavily to his campaign. Most of the funds that have been released by the treasury went to the Unions and went to private industry in the form of bailouts. The question of the bailouts will be debated for many years. True capitalism and free market principals would have had the companies go through bankruptcy, under normal procedures. The Constitution also has something to say about government involvement in the matters of Congress and the treasury when it comes to the disbursement of the funds. That is another discussion and another debate.
Today, we have too much government intervention and not enough free markets. Today, the government has spent more money in the market place and has destroyed the markets they said would be helped. We need a wealth generating community, instead of a community that is propped up by the Treasury. Today, we have too much regulation that strips the market from being free. In Oregon, a family had a lemonade stand for a fund raising event. The city fined them for not having a permit. A church was fined, because the bake sale items were not cooked in an approved kitchen. These events are small, but they are indicative of what big government does and they are indicative of what the Treasury can do when they are given unbridled authority. I began the FORUM today with two words: Philosophy and Ideology. A Philosophy, in general, will set you free. An Ideology, in general, will confine you.
In Ohio, a poll was taken. The question was: who would you rather have as President, Bush or Obama? 50% of the respondents said Bush and 42% said Obama. Obama won Ohio two years ago. I believe the respondents who said Bush knew the difference between Philosophy and Ideology.
I brought up these examples to illustrate the difference between the philosophy of earning wealth in a free market and the Ideology of controlling a free market.
Thomas Jefferson said: “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property – until their children wake up – homeless on the continent their fathers conquered”.
Jefferson lived by a philosophy. If he were alive today, he would be protesting the ideology of the man in the White House and the man at the Treasury. He would be applauding those who start a lemonade stand and those who support a Church fundraiser. I can assure you of this, because I believe I, too, know the difference between Philosophy and Ideology!
When we organize, remember the difference. It is the key to success, because the philosophy will free you!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: Day 61 is here it is a philosophy of liberty, freedom and knowing that men like Jefferson were right.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Why did he do it?
Wednesday – September 1, 2010
Why did he do it?
Last night, the President gave his second address to the country on prime time TV and , the cable channels.
He looked presidential and he sounded like he wanted to be president. However, pesky little details, like the war in Iraq, were getting in his way, so he decided to end it. He never gave credit or acknowledged the success of the war. Don’t get wrong I am happy to see our troops come home. They have done an honorable job even though the President opposed their mission and why we were there to begin with.
What most of you might not realize is that another Gallop poll was released and it showed that the Republicans had a 10% lead in the generic ballot. Some might say “so what”? This is an important poll, because it was started in the 1942 election year cycle it has been an indicator ever since. In the history of the poll there has never been such a wide difference in the party that was in the lead. The Republicans lead the Democrats 51% to 41%.
The President had to do something, so he did what most presidents do when they need to look like they are in command, they give a speech. What most people don’t realize is that this plan to get out of Iraq was created and negotiated during the Bush administration. In fact, the whole Iraq timetable did not change with this president. He just adopted the Bush plan.
What this President has done, without a Bush plan, was to get embroiled in Afghanistan. This question is still not answered and we are working towards a date in July of next year to start reducing troop levels.
The President said: “Now its time to turn the page”. He says the top priority is the U.S. economy and putting Americans back to work. Is he just now getting it - if he is, then something else is seriously wrong?
It took George Bush the better part of two terms to get some of the American people mad at him. It has taken this President just a little over a year to get 51% of Americans mad at him and his party. What we forget is that George Bush was demonized and was made fun of for the eight years he was in office. The opposition to Obama has just peaked and he is now complaining only after two years of his presidency. We never heard George Bush complain or threaten or say he doesn’t like all the misinformation about him. The difference between G. W. and B.H.O. is the ideology, the maturity and the experience to be the nation’s chief executive.
Yesterday, I ended the FORUM with a quote from Abraham Lincoln he said:
”To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.”
If we take the president’s words and take him seriously about not complaining and about not protesting what his agenda is doing and what his agenda is meant to do, we then become cowards. And that is just where this President wants us to be.
I think the words were specifically chosen for the venue last night. I think the President sees America as a problem in the world and I think he sees the opposition in the light they need to be seen in. The opposition is now a threat to his agenda and the polls show it. This President cannot arrest us all. He might just end up like most Presidents; alone and forgotten about. You may not realize it, but more people still talk about Bush and many still talk of Reagan. The President they want to forget about is good ol’ Jimmy Carter. Do you remember how bad the economy was under Carter and how the rest of the world viewed America.
History does repeat itself. Even the poll numbers mirror the dissatisfaction!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: In 62 day’s history will be repeated the only difference will be the gap in the numbers. It could be a truly historic event!
Why did he do it?
Last night, the President gave his second address to the country on prime time TV and , the cable channels.
He looked presidential and he sounded like he wanted to be president. However, pesky little details, like the war in Iraq, were getting in his way, so he decided to end it. He never gave credit or acknowledged the success of the war. Don’t get wrong I am happy to see our troops come home. They have done an honorable job even though the President opposed their mission and why we were there to begin with.
What most of you might not realize is that another Gallop poll was released and it showed that the Republicans had a 10% lead in the generic ballot. Some might say “so what”? This is an important poll, because it was started in the 1942 election year cycle it has been an indicator ever since. In the history of the poll there has never been such a wide difference in the party that was in the lead. The Republicans lead the Democrats 51% to 41%.
The President had to do something, so he did what most presidents do when they need to look like they are in command, they give a speech. What most people don’t realize is that this plan to get out of Iraq was created and negotiated during the Bush administration. In fact, the whole Iraq timetable did not change with this president. He just adopted the Bush plan.
What this President has done, without a Bush plan, was to get embroiled in Afghanistan. This question is still not answered and we are working towards a date in July of next year to start reducing troop levels.
The President said: “Now its time to turn the page”. He says the top priority is the U.S. economy and putting Americans back to work. Is he just now getting it - if he is, then something else is seriously wrong?
It took George Bush the better part of two terms to get some of the American people mad at him. It has taken this President just a little over a year to get 51% of Americans mad at him and his party. What we forget is that George Bush was demonized and was made fun of for the eight years he was in office. The opposition to Obama has just peaked and he is now complaining only after two years of his presidency. We never heard George Bush complain or threaten or say he doesn’t like all the misinformation about him. The difference between G. W. and B.H.O. is the ideology, the maturity and the experience to be the nation’s chief executive.
Yesterday, I ended the FORUM with a quote from Abraham Lincoln he said:
”To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men.”
If we take the president’s words and take him seriously about not complaining and about not protesting what his agenda is doing and what his agenda is meant to do, we then become cowards. And that is just where this President wants us to be.
I think the words were specifically chosen for the venue last night. I think the President sees America as a problem in the world and I think he sees the opposition in the light they need to be seen in. The opposition is now a threat to his agenda and the polls show it. This President cannot arrest us all. He might just end up like most Presidents; alone and forgotten about. You may not realize it, but more people still talk about Bush and many still talk of Reagan. The President they want to forget about is good ol’ Jimmy Carter. Do you remember how bad the economy was under Carter and how the rest of the world viewed America.
History does repeat itself. Even the poll numbers mirror the dissatisfaction!
Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives
A footnote: In 62 day’s history will be repeated the only difference will be the gap in the numbers. It could be a truly historic event!
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