It's Halloween, perhaps the most scariest night of  the year.  This year the normal things that go bump in the night won't scare most trick or treaters After all,  when the most liberal administration in United States history has begun to reshape America brick by brick,  what could be scarier than that?  On a side note, let's pray nothing ever happens to Obama,  things will get scarier with a President Biden.  The thought is enough to send chills up and down one's spine.   Come to think of it,  it has been like a bad Halloween movie for Michiganders for the past eight years.  No, not due to Bush's incompetence,  rather  Granholm's  costume "Blond Barbie  Goes to Lansing pant suit" as Michigan Governor.   Enough about Michigan's incompetent Governor.  The real issue here is how to put a stake in all liberal's heart by putting a stop to the socialist programs that will ruin America.

Not to get giddy or over excited about the recent trends in polling, but it looks as though the conservative movement has finally caught some momentum.  The Tea Parties were successful in energizing the public with information on what could be done to stop the Administration for taking over the health care industries.  Talk radio and Fox News have never been more popular as they are now and the Internet is turning into a powerful engine to provide information directly to the people, bypassing the media, the White House and Congress.  The true losers of the Information Age are liberals and their agenda.  The winners are conservatives who longed for information that was factual, reliable and useful.   MSNBC, CNN and their cronies will never understand how their base is shrinking.   Viewers have found that they can no longer trust the news anchors of today,  they just don't make journalists like Walter Cronkite anymore.  (As a side note,  it can be debated that Cronkite was liberal.  However, it is fair to say that he kept his opinions out of the news reports to the point where viewers at least felt they could trust him.)   As stated earlier,   conservatives should not become giddy over this turn in American history.  It is much too early in the "game" to declare a victory.  This next year will be the test as to how strong the resolve is for Conservatives to win the battle. 

Looking at the slate of new bills, programs and taxes the liberals are proposing in Washington D.C. is mind boggling.  It is an amazing thing to watch the Democrats come up with new ways of taxing middle class citizens.  In every bill proposed, whether it deals with health care, cap and trade,  national security, or  climate control, there is a huge bill attached with the tax payer's name on it.   At a time when the economy is in the tank,  liberals are scrambling for ways of  increasing taxes to pay for their wonderful  everyone is equal in Obama eyes' legislation.  Not one of these programs will do anything to boost the economy.  Not one of them will give a laid off GM employee back their job.  Not one of them will make America a better place.  However, we will all be the poorer for them.   Don't lose sight of the goal:  Kick liberals out of Congress and get America back on the right track of financial success.   There will be several key elections to watch this Tuesday which may be the beginning of  sending the old guard packing.  Obama's team are worried, as they should be.

Win or lose on Tuesday,  conservatives should be on their toes.  With the scare that the White House is getting in Virginia, New Jersey and New York,  it is without a doubt that efforts will be doubled to pass legislation before the bigger elections in 2010.  The RNC had better begin to listen for conservative voices and follow them.  American politics has always been a two party system, and it will remain that way.  The only change that may be on the horizon,  is that the Republican party as it stands now, will either have to change their strategy to reflect conservative values or be pushed in with the Democrats while conservatives of the party reform the RNC into a new political group.  For proof of this,  look at the New York Congressional race with Doug Hoffman, a conservative who pushed out the RNC backed Scozzafava days before the election.    Michael Steele,  are you listening?  Are you watching?  Will you be bold enough to stand for conservative principals? 

The new mantra for the Conservative politicians and candidates should be 'CUT AND CREATE."   That is to say cut taxes and create opportunites for job growth.  It is as simple as two plus two equals four.  For liberals it is all about fuzzy math.  For conservatives it is all about what is the real outcome.  For example,  the administration must be drinking more than kool aid when they come out on Friday to say that all is well with the economy and to prove it, the Administration has saved 650,000 jobs.  Seriously,  with unemployment at 9.8 %, which equals to millions being out of work,  Obama wants voters to believe he has saved jobs.  For families who have lost their income,  it is doubtful that this news is comforting.  For those who have intelligence to read between the lines of this latest spin,  this is insulting.  Why hasn't anyone in the media asked the all important question: So you saved jobs.   What will you do besides extend unemployment benefits to get America working again?  Don't ask the government, they never have good ideas.   Novel idea:  cut taxes to businesses to spur job creation. 

 It's time to become aggressive against liberals and their agenda.  In 1994,  the Republicans stood up to Clinton and won.  Time to do it again,  with a different twist.  This time,  it is important to not only to win but dominate the political field.  Never surrender.   Never back down.  Most importantly, never ever let liberals win.

The Republican and Democrat leaders are being handed a heavy lesson these days from their constituents.  It has been awhile since there  has been a loud outcry from the public against the government.  Sure every once in a while there would be stories of protest but most Americans sat in their living rooms, turned on Dan Rather and watched what was going on in the world.  The news of the day was just that,  news.  As long as the economy was going along at a steady pace,  people had jobs and children were going to school to learn the basics of english, math and science,  all was well.  However,  things have changed drastically these days.  The news of  the day now hits home harder than before and people are beginning to wake up. It's quite a rude awakening, too. 

The first time MTV aired,  it seemed innocent and fun.  Who wouldn’t want to see their favorite artists perform their songs in mini skits.  It was a smash hit.   Teens became just as excited about an album release as the video debut on MTV.  Does anyone remember the hype about Michael Jackson’s Thriller video?  

As time has gone on, MTV became commercialized, and started pushing the envelope.  Madonna has certainly added her touch with controversial, and sexually charged videos.  Teens loved every minute of  it and soaked in every bit of music, information and entertainment.  The same channel that gave  us Beevis and Buthead were beginning to give advice to 18  year olds on political candidates.  There is something wrong with that picture.  MTV ‘s agenda wasn’t just music anymore.  It became political.  

Antonio Gramsci, a marxist in the 1920’s, wrote that the most efficient means to controlling the culture and thus advancing  the marxist agenda was to dominate the mass media, education and other large institutions.  This idea has been perfected by the education system, where for years they have begun the indoctrination of our children.  No longer is it important for a child to know the basic three R’s, writing, reading and arithmetic.   Students must also be taught to be tolerate of all views but not of traditional values.  Those are harmful.  MTV, movies, television,  video games and other form of entertainment picked up where the education system left off.   The Democrat party is banking on this generation to become drones and follow with out questions. 

The Progressive/Liberal movement has followed this blueprint to a tee.  The sixties provided the first victory in the liberals attempt to push their agenda.  It was in this era that the American culture first encountered the feminists movement, the sexual revolution, and political protests, which were mainly held at the universities and colleges.   From this point on,  it became one battle after another for conservatives to fight back.  Music became louder and language became crude.  Swearing, dare we sound like prudes,  was okay.  Using the F word, was just another way of expressing oneself.  Books challenging traditional thought, such as One Who Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest,  The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and Catch-22, became mainstream reading material.  The books and writers explored the world of drugs,  challenging authority and taking subjects that were once taboo, and bringing them to the mainstream. It was so hip to be dirty, smelly and living in communes. In essence, giving prominence to anti social behaviors.   Books were not the only media that progressed this theory,  movies,TV and news networks all played a part as well. 

On the surface it would seem that the liberal agenda has molded the culture into the society of their dreams.  Abortion is accepted.  Homosexuals have not only come out of the closet but have become very vocal about their lifestyles.  Teen sex is on the rise.  Thanks  to a recent President, teens are experimenting with oral sex.  Recreational drugs is  the new term used to describe  marijuana, speed, and crack.  Things couldn’t look brighter for the liberals, could  they?   As stated, on the surface it would appear that the conservatives have lost the culture.  That is not an accurate picture.

Conservatives will lose the culture war if they wave the white flag of surrender.  There is much grounds that have been won and it is important to strive for a total win.  Especially with the new President in the Oval Office.   The utter failure of recent antiwar movies makes one suspect that the true “main street” American does not buy the lines of the liberals that easily.  Rather,  they look for alternate means of entertainment,  news and education.   This is a gold mine opportunity for leaders in the Conservative movement.  Reaching out to this group would be similar to reaching out to the lost in the Desert.  They are looking for a true conservative leader.    This grassroots movement to preserve the culture must start from the local levels of government.  This is the "Call" of our times.  Citizens must rise up,  raise their voices  and refuse to accept mediocrity.  America deserves better.  Future Americans deserve better.  

P.S.  In honor of Our President and  the radical left movement, a call to protest has been made.  From Noon to three, Monday through Friday,  everyone should urge their senators and congressmen, to listen to Rush Limbaugh.   If  listening to Rush will keep the socialist agenda for succeeding, As American patriots in the conservative movement it is our duty to listen and urge others to listen too!   

While 2008 is still fresh in the memory,  it seems appropriate here to pause and remember the remarks from the past year that made many of us wonder, "Did they really say that?"  Republicans and Democrats are both guilty of uttering words that make no sense what's so ever.  Having said that,  there are some quotes here that are so disturbingly lacking in intelligence that it is apparent the dumbing down of America is in progress. Here we go the top 10 quotes of 2008. Why ten?  Simply because 2008 was a unlucky year for the Conservative base. and to  honor President-elect Obama’s Kenyan  heritage.  Because  in Kenya,  ten is considered a very unlucky number. Here is to our new fearless leader! 

10. “I’m offering myself up. I’m saying that if I have the background, the capability and the concern to do this and I’m doing this for the right reasons… but I’m not particularly interested in running for president, but I think I’d make a good president. Nowadays, the process has become much more important than I think it used to be.”  - Fred Thompson 

Sorry Mr. Thompson,  but this remark could not be left off the list.  Fred Thompson came out  of no where and stirred the imagination of the conservative movement.  For a brief moment,  many were wondering if Ronald Reagan’s long lost brother had come to save the day.  However, his campaign was doomed when he kept hemming and hawing about jumping into the race.  When  the decision was made,  it was too late.  The moment was lost and the good Senator from Tennessee  revealed that  his heart was not into becoming President.   For future reference,  any candidate who is not particularly interested in running for the office  would just be better staying home.  We need leaders who want to lead.  

9. “I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.” – Hillary Clinton creative memory of  a trip to Bosnia.  

Hillary loves to tell a story.  The problem with this is that there were people who remembered this trip a bit differently.  Also, in the archives,  were films of this very same trip.   Interesting no snipers in this clip. However, there  was a friendly reception   and a small child with flowers to greet the First Lady.  Hillary didn’t get the details right, no big deal.  Anyone could have miscalled this event. 

 8,  “It was the most memorable time of my life. It was a touching moment because I never thought this day would ever happen. I won’t have to worry about putting gas in my car. I won’t have to worry about paying my mortgage. You know, if I help him, he’s gonna help me.” – Obama supporter Peggy Joseph at an Obama rally

By far the saddest statement ever to made in America.  This is the anthem of  this generation: “Ask not what I can do for myself.  Demand what the government will do for me.”  

7. “Tomorrow morning, I will suspend my campaign and return to Washington after speaking at the Clinton Global Initiative…I am directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the commission on presidential debates to delay Friday night’s debate until we have taken action to address this crisis.” – John McCain’s confusing campaign tactic regarding the Wall Street Bailout.  

The intent was nobel.   The outcome was regrettable.  How can a man who survived the tortures of Vietnam, as we were reminded, lose the will to fight?  Easy.  Since returning from Vietnam he has found a new religion:  Compromise.  It’s the easiest tenet to follow.  Just walk over to the other side, and forget your own values.  Well, it’s a good thing we started winning in Iraq.  At least Senator McCain has some consolation in that fact. 

6.  “And guess what this liberal would be all about. This liberal will be about socializing…uh, um… would be about, basically, taking over, and the government running all of your companies.” – Congresswoman Maxine Waters sharing her vision of free market principles if the oil companies didn’t lower prices.  

Why this woman ever gets reelected is beyond an explanation.   It was refreshing for her to finally admit what the Liberal agenda is really all about --- socialism.  

5. I would say that as an ardent, practicing Catholic, this is an issue that I have studied for a long time.  And what I know is, over the centuries, the doctors of the church have not been able to make that definition.    Rep. Nancy Pelosi on Meet the Press,  August 24, 2008 with Tom Brokaw.  

As an ardent, practicing Catholic, as Pelosi claims to be,  it would be easy enough to pick up  a copy of the Catholic Catechism to find the references to important writings of the Doctors of the Church.  It’s all there for anyone, even non-Catholics, to research.  Why has it taken her so long to study this question?   Perhaps, she is looking in the wrong places or asking the wrong people.  

.4. “Obama is an immigrant” – Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico, speaking   Spanish at the 2008 Democrat National Convention. in an interview on French television. 

 Who knew that it would become public on UTube?  What an interesting thing for Bill Richardson to say.  Perhaps he should enlighten us on how to deal with this information.  Will it be improper to note that President Obama is the  first African-American to hold the office or  should it be said that he is  the first African to hold the office?  Not to worry,  the main stream media is not asking for clarification on the statement and it was said in Spanish.  Which means, the gringos won’t understand it anyway and this little slip of the tongue will be forgotten.  Maybe. 

3.  “I need to know if she really thinks dinosaurs were here 4,000 years ago….I want to know that, I really do, because she’s going to have the nuclear codes.” - Celebrity Matt Damon attempting to look or act smart about politics.

First off,  Mr. Damon,   Sarah Palin would not have had the nuclear codes.  Secondly,  don’t you  think it would be more important to know about  United States Government, foreign policy,  or even economics to run for Vice-President.    If the only concerns you have for someone running for office is that they believed in Dinosaurs,  then a three-year old would meet your requirements.  Why is it that the mainstream media believes that Hollywood starlets are not only talented but geniuses?  There is truly a logical reason why  people like Matt Damon become actors and not brain surgeons. 

2.  "It's time to be patriotic ... time to jump in, time to be part of the deal, time to help get America out of the rut."  Joe Bidden, Democrat Nominee for Vice President on Good Morning America.

Millions of tax payers are already very patriotic.  Every day that hard working Americans get up to go to work, they are paying their fair share and then some to the money pit called the United States Government.  Taxes are just another way of controlling the masses, keeping the little people dependent on Big Government.  The question that should  have been asked of Senator Biden, is this,  “How  patriotic are  you Senator Biden?  Will you being paying more taxes or are you choosing not to be part of the deal ?” 

Last but not least the number one quote of 2008 was uttered by President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama. 

1. ”Well, uh, you know, I think that whether you’re looking at it from a theological perspective or, uh, a scientific perspective, uh, answering that question with specificity, uh, you know, is, is, uh, above my pay grade.” – Barack Obama at the Saddleback Presidential Forum answering the question “At what point does a baby get human rights, in your view?”

 Now that  Obama is President, will Rick Warren be able to ask this question again?  After all, he must have gotten a raise by now.  Not a chance.  This questions is probably still above his pay grade.  Simple question Mr. President, real simple.   Yet, you can’t even answer it, God help us when there is another question which is above your pay grade.  We will be doomed. 

There it is, the top ten quotes of 2008. It will be interesting to see the top ten for 2009.  

The RNC did it again.   They just don't get why they lost the 2008 election.   It would be nice if they would stop listening to their critics in the mainstream media and get help for the Sally Field Syndrome.   "They Like me! They really Like me!"  Well, let's set the record straight for the RNC.   It would be an honor to  present the BoneHead of the Year Award to RNC Chairman Robert Duncan.  Mr. Duncan you may  pick up your award anytime.  As a service to the RNC, who at this point should be reminded time and again why they are no longer getting donations, the reason for  the defeat in 2008 for the Republicans. Here are the top ten reasons why the GOP lost 2008 presidential election.  

1.  PC ruined the party.  No not the computer silly.  Political correctness.  During the campaign our beloved old geezer candidate said that he was going to run a proper campaign.  That he would not  drag his opponent's name in the ground.  Really?  McCain never had the spine to run for president in 2000 much less in 2008.  The fact that Obama's associations could not be brought up for discussion because it may seem racists was one of the dumbest moves of the GOP efforts.  No, let's not tell everyone who this guy really is.  It didn't matter if Barack Obama was pink --- his associations mattered big time and the candidate who promised to fight backed out on the very first try.   Nice job. But when it came down  to the wire, he finally started in on the Rezko stuff.  Well it was a little too little and a little too late. 

2.  The media just loves Obama and therefore so do the Elites.  Which brings us  to the wishy-washy, I will cross the isles to compromise with my fellow man  candidate,  who bent over so far, he couldn't tell which side he was on.  McCain basically let the media dictate what his policies were and hoped for the best.  His campaign slogan was  good but instead of Country First, it should have read "Compromise First." 

3. All the blame can not go squarely on McCain's shoulders.  It should be shared with the rest of the Republicans who didn't do a darn thing to stop the out of control spending of a Democrat congress.  Let's see, a bailout for every bank and insurance company.  Wait a minute.  It should be noted that  McCain did a  nobel deed of stopping his campaign to  go back to work to fix the problem.  Um.  What was his idea?  Still searching for the answer, this will have to be answered at a later date. 

4. No leadership.  None, zilch, nada.  Not from President Bush who stayed out of sight for the most part because the GOP is embarrassed of him.  Why?  We will search that answer along with McCain's idea.  The only rising star that came out of the election on the Republican side was Sarah Palin.  When the media attacked her, the GOP said nothing.  Wow.  Can't say a nasty thing about Obama but Sarah was fair game?  Would this be a gender or color issue?  Or both? 

5. The message about the middle class was taken over by liberal zealots who believe that the only way to help the middle class is to tax them or put them on welfare.  Sorry for the misrepresentation.  The only way to help themselves was to promise more taxes or welfare for the middle class.  What an option.  Don't forget about spreading the wealth too.  Where  has that worked?  Again.  More research needed on that one, perhaps Obama's little minions will be able to dig that one up or make it up.  One or the other, right?   McCain never stayed on message.  He jumped from fighting the good fight, to let's go green to We all want to be like Joe the Plumber.  

6. We need to include everyone into the Party.  Really?  So does  that mean if a conservative Latino were to join the party they would be denied?  No where in the party's platform does it say ONLY WHITES NEED APPLY.    The Republican party as it is understood by most Americans is a party which is pro-life, pro-capitalism and smaller government.  Anyone who has these values are welcome into the party.  So when Mr. Duncan says "The 2008 election was a wake-up call for Republicans to reach out and bring more people into our party," it is disturbing on many levels.  The least of which is that he is buying into the notion that Republicans are white bigots.  No sir, that would be the KKK.  Try talking with them.  A side note to this is the reason why Duncan feels this way.  The song "Barack the Magic Negro"  offends him.   Well, sir you offend me and before labeling the song racist, read the words and then read an article from the LA Times called "Obama the Magic Negro."  Call me if you need clarifications. 

7. Along with wanting to dump the current President who has done a tremendous job in keeping America safe for the past eight years, former President Ronald Reagan, May he rest in eternal peace, was thrown overboard.  Republicans who have been in office for far too long, have begun to think that platform that Reagan ran on in the 1980's are for the record books and no longer valid.  Remember this when the Democrats try Cart'er's plan again and see the wonderful mess we get into with the economy. As if it is not already a mess. 

8.  A candidate and a party who are  afraid, ashamed  and annoyed to be conservative.  Plain and simple.  If they don't get over that they will never win again. 

9. The grumpy old guy wants to look hip, so he goes on Saturday Night Live to lampoon himself as a last minute attempt to get votes.  Whoever thought that this was a great idea on McCain/Palin team should be driven out of the business of advising political candidates now.  Don't look back.  Don't hope for another chance.  Just go.  The crowd which is  in tuned with SNL are not watching the program because they love Republicans.  They are watching because they hate Republicans.   This is not the normal hate.  It is the, "I hate you so much I want you to die"  crowd.  That's real friendly. 

10.  Republicans are  out of touch.  They have forgotten who brought them to power in the beginning.   Hardworking, middle class Americans who believe in the American Dream.  Time to go back to the beginning and re-read the constitution.  If Republicans continue to discount what the voters are saying, then it is time to find a party that will listen.  It is not the Democrats, they wouldn't know the American Dream even if it bit them.  It's time for common folks to rise up and take leadership of this party or perhaps start a new one.  Move over... there just might be a librarian looking to make a few heads turn. 

If the RNC wants to see donations go up, walk the conservative walk, talk the conservative talk and take action. 

From this  moment on, regardless of how I feel about our current government, it is my American government.  There are many issues that trouble me about this new Administration that will take control in January 2009,  the least of which is the overall tone and agenda.  Many years ago, I saw a bumper sticker, that said "I love my country, I fear my government"  and thought to myself that idea is ridiculous.   After all, every country needs a government and the American Republic system seems to be the best in the world.  In America the right to free speech, to assemble peacefully and practice our religion of choice remains to be the hallmark of  a great nation.  Today,  this phrase hits so powerfully close to home.  Fears of having those basic rights taken away are becoming very real.  However, fear has either the power to make one inactive or active.  The fighter in me picks the later.