Once in a ......

Monday – June 13, 2011

Once in a ……..

You have heard all the old expressions: Once in a blue moon, Once in a while, Once every now and then and, the most obvious, Once in a lifetime. These lines should be a part of how we approach, view and conduct ourselves in the 2012 election.

Once in a blue moon, we are presented the opportunity to elect a true leader that will correct the failures of the Democrats the Progressive Liberal and don’t forget the failures of President Obama.

Once in awhile, we all must take part in the process, own it and dedicate ourselves to make it work.

Once every now and then, it becomes necessary to revive the spirit of ‘76 and act to bring about a revolution, not only in ideas, but in the ideals that our forefathers set before us.

Once in a lifetime is all we can stomach of the failed policies of the left the progressive liberal and the type of president Obama has turned out to be.

Last week, I began to detail the main reason, in my opinion, why President Obama should not be president and why he doesn’t deserve another term in office. The question I asked last week was: how can you fix the problems when you don’t believe in what you are being asked to fix? I believe that this President does not believe in fixing what needs to be fixed, because he does not believe in the power of America, its greatness or the foundations upon which America was built.

In looking for the right candidate or the picture perfect candidate, we must not forget the most important aspect of victory; this is unity. It takes unity of spirit, unity of mind, unity of dedication and unity of ideals to win. I cannot predict who the nominee will be, nor can I predict if it will be a woman or a man. What I can predict is this; if unity doesn’t occur, then we will be in for another four years of failure and another four years of descending down that slippery slope that we are all far to familiar with.

I have had many conversations with liberals about their liberal agenda about how they organize and for what reasons they organize. Here, in the State of Michigan for example, there is a petition to recall the Governor. A newly elected Republican Governor is a threat, because he is reducing the small business tax. This approach, for instance, is felt by the liberals to take funds away from education. What the liberal doesn’t understand is that when start up businesses are encouraged to open or existing businesses are challenged to grow due to pro growth policies, because of incentives and low tax rates more people will be hired. When more people are employed, more people will be purchasing the items they need to live on. When this occurs, more tax revenue is generated. When more revenue is generated, more state funds can be given to education.

What the liberal hopes for is that business is demonized for making a profit. However, when profits are made, more revenue is generated up and down the revenue channel and this includes taxes. It’s the same old story, demonize the rich, and the poor will vote for Democrats. What the poor don’t realize is that when more revenue is generated, businesses grow. This creates the opportunity for a state to afford the programs, in real time, that help the poor when they are in need of help. It doesn’t make any sense to keep the poor - poor or to prohibit the investment that a state, like Michigan, can and always has made to help those who need the help.

I had a conversation with a golf buddy over the weekend and he asked what I thought about the known Republicans who are now in the race. I answered his question and then went on to say who I think will really shake things up if they get in. I thought of Governor Rick Perry of Texas and former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin.

He was not aware of Perry. I said Governor Perry has had the most success in applying free market principles in his state, Texas. However, he is now being criticized by many on both sides for wanting to hold a prayer meeting for other State governors. I said with all the success he has had how does a prayer meeting threaten anybody? Part of the Spirit of Revolution, in 1776, was how prayer and faith in your God was sought by those who wanted to be free to pray. The left and some in the Republican Party seem to think this is a threat.

I went on to talk about Sarah Palin running on the Republican ticket. He felt she will be harmful to the Party, because of the way she talks and projects herself. I said she is polarizing, but who isn’t these days? I asked what has she ever done to you and or anybody else? He couldn’t answer that question. No one can, when asked!

Once in a blue moon, once in awhile, once every now and then and once in a lifetime, a candidate comes along that we know about. Rick Perry is one of them. We know his track record and we know about him. The State of Texas has record high employment. The State of Texas has one of the lowest Small Business taxes in the country. The State of Texas has a real and continued revenue stream. We know, for the most part, that there is no dirt on him, because he is squeaky clean.

Once in a blue moon, once in awhile, once every now and then and once in a lifetime a candidate comes along that we know about. Sarah Palin’s life is now an open book. We know where she came from. We know how long she served as Governor. We know she was successful in many endeavors as Governor. We know in detail all there is to know about her 24,000 emails that she wrote as Governor, because the New York Times solicited their readers to review the e-mails for dirt. We now know there is no dirt and we now know there won’t be, because she is squeaky clean.

Many Americans are asking for a squeaky clean politician. Many Americans are asking for politicians to be truthful. Many Americans, even some Democrats, are asking that there leaders clean up Washington and make it work for them. Once in a blue moon, once in awhile, once every now and then and once in a lifetime we might have a real opportunity to make history and elect a person with all the attributes that I just spelled out. Don’t count a Perry or a Palin out. Don’t let the fact that someone wants to pray or someone can’t, in your opinion, speak the way you think someone should. Don’t let these small things ruin a chance to usher in a true leader that knows the story of freedom and liberty.

Tonight is the New Hampshire Republican candidate’s debate. All those who have thrown their hats into the ring will be present. This debate will clearly bring a front runner into focus. We must make sure, going forward, that the leading candidates focus on what the spirit of America is and what the Spirit of ‘76 means to liberty and our freedom.

Don’t be fooled by big ideas or big new programs, because we now know that they never work. Don’t be fooled by the rhetoric. I will support the candidate who believes in hard work, less government, lower taxes and the can do spirit that many have forgotten about.

If someone promises hope with change, I will ask you how all that hope and change has worked out for you?

Gregory C. Dildilian
Founder and Executive Director
Pinecone Conservatives

A footnote: The field on the Republican side will be impressive. Who ever becomes the candidate we must insure the Spirit of ‘76 is projected loud and clear because once in a blue moon, once in awhile, once every now and then and once in a lifetime, we have a real opportunity to make history! Greatness is here. We just need to look for it in a truthful way.