The Great Patriots

Webster describes a patriot as: one who loves his or her country and supports its authority and interests. Conversely Samuel Johnson said: Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

In the last 8 years or so it has become extremely popular to label ones self as a patriot. Those who supported the Iraq war declared themselves patriots. Those who opposed the war declared themselves patriots. Those who supported George Bush and those who opposed him declared themselves patriots. Even some members of the PUMA movement went down that same path declaring themselves the great patriots of the country. I’m sure some who lay claim to the title patriot do love their country more than their own self interests, but I daresay it’s few and far between as most of the self proclaimed patriots have a personal agenda that drives them. In fact the term patriot has been thrown around by so many diverse groups, many of which are little more than hate groups, the meaning of patriot has become diluted and virtually meaningless.

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Sarah Palin Wins The Debate- Rope-A-Dope!

When Sarah Palin was announced as the VP candidate the left wing blogs and media went so far overboard against her it had the effect of amplifying the effectiveness of her convention speech. This energized the base beyond expectations, and beyond the levels that would have been achieved if she had been treated fairly.

In the weeks leading up to the debate the same pattern was repeated. The Gibson and Couric interviews caused even some conservatives to start wondering. Again she was underestimated, and again the effect of her performance has been amplified.

There is great relief amongst conservatives tonight as Palin turned in a winning performance and eliminated doubts that she can handle herself and the issues. The left has no answer to deal with Sarah. The polls will tilt back towards McCain over the next several days. Rope-A-Dope!

La La La La….I can’t hear you.

I’m sure you’ve witnessed it at least once in your life….a defiant 5 or 6 year old with fingers in his ears, la la laing and exclaiming that he can’t hear you.  The Democratic Party, Obama and the DNC have decided to take that tact with the Hillary Supporters.  They refused to hear us before the Rules committee took votes from Hillary Clinton and awarded them to Obama; they refused to hear us as they forced Hillary out of the race; and Obama refused to hear us when he selected a VP nominee.

The Democrats have lied about who and what the PUMA’s are, what their goals and desires are and have done everything to marginalize and dishearten us.  Hillary Clinton has even designated “whips” to stand in front of PUMA’s at the convention with Obama signs to pretend dissension doesn’t exist.

Well, guess what, DNC and Obamacrats – when you start talking about unity we know you are full of it….unity to you means capitulation by us to your desires.  So, when it comes to unity we can’t hear you.

As we engage in this battle of wills the definitive determination of who won will be revealed in November.  I have every idea that November 4 will be the day that the PUMA’s will ask the question…CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?

Yes We Can, but Will We?

Most of us have witnessed at least one Barack Obama rally with the thousands of young people chanting yes we can. Much has been made of his supporters being the new Democrats and how they are energizing the party. But is all this enthusiasm really going to translate into Democratic votes from the young?

The old, bitter Hillary Clinton supporters have repeatedly warned that the young are fickle. They may show up to vote and they may not. Of course, their warnings have been made light of and the Obama supporters have ridiculed the very idea that their interest may wane after the excitement of the primaries.

Well, I think we can chalk one up for the wisdom of age. Polls show that yes, the under 30 voters are fickle.

And there is some evidence that the balance of enthusiasm has shifted and that young people — who seemed to turn out and vote for Obama in unusually high numbers in the primaries and caucuses — are no longer so enthusiastic about him.

The first bit of evidence comes from the July 10-13 ABC/Washington Post poll. It asked registered voters if they were “certain” to vote. Only 46 percent of voters under 30 said they were — substantially lower than the 66 percent who said so in the ABC/Washington Post poll taken Feb. 28-March 2, at a time when Obama was enjoying a string of primary and caucus victories and before the sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright were circulated on youtube.com on March 13. The 46 percent of young voters saying in July they were certain to vote was far lower than the 79 percent of 65 and over voters who said they were. SOURCE

I personally expect the numbers to be even lower as The One continues to disappoint his more liberal leaning young supporters with votes like his FISA vote. Now that he has put off-shore drilling on the table I think even more of them will see that he isn’t as all about change as they thought and his rock star status will continue to diminish.

Meanwhile, the PUMA/Just Say No Deal movement is flourishing with media coverage and increasing numbers.

It appears that YES WE CAN isn’t the real issue, WILL WE is.