Showing posts with label Military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Military. Show all posts

11 November 2014

Veterans Day Salute

Thank you to all who have served this, the greatest nation in history. Without your sacrifices, the United States wouldn't be.

Thank you to those who serve now. May your sacrifices not be in vain.

Thank you to all who will serve in the future. May you stand strong, but never needed.

God bless all of our veterans, but especially my Pop-Pop, Riley, who fought the Nazis and is no longer with us; my father, Michael, who fought in Vietnam; and Tammy, one of the best friends I've ever had (and definitely the best internet wife ❤), a veteran of the Gulf War. Thank you for ensuring America remains free.

We didn't serve for the recognition. We served because it was the right thing to do.

We didn't serve to become one of the sheep. We served to keep the wolves at bay.

We didn't serve because we like death and destruction. We served to prevent those things from visiting us.

We didn't serve to save ourselves. We served to save you.

We didn't serve so we could kill. We served to keep you from dying at the hands of the enemy.

We served so you didn't have to...

06 November 2014

The Republican Mandate - And The Repudiation Of Liberalism

I keep hearing political pundits on TV, reading them online, from both sides of the aisle (although certainly many more from the left than right), who keep saying that even though the Republicans ran away with the midterms in historic fashion, they don't have a "mandate."

I'm sorry, but were they watching the same election results as the rest of the country? The rejection, repudiation, and outright dismissal of liberal policies could not have been made any more and absolutely crystal clear.

Republicans, for the first time in about twenty years, have firm ground under them. Their job now is to pull America up out of the ditch liberalism has driven her, and it can't be focused solely on stopping the Empty Suit's agenda, although that's undoubtedly a top priority.

They need to craft legislation that puts Americans back to work. Make America palatable to businesses again by ending unnecessary and burdensome regulations, purge the government from the marketplace as much as possible, as quickly as possible. Yesterday would be nice.

Corporate tax reform is another big issue. Billions upon billions of dollars are kept offshore by businesses to avoid double taxation - once from the host nation, then again by the U.S. Yeah... It's that crazy...

Build a damn fence along the southern border. Deport all illegals - period. Entering the U.S. illegally should forever disqualify you from working here, emigrating legally, or even visiting.

Reinstitute the Welfare to Work requirement and push for mandatory drug testing (that means it must be done, liberals) for welfare recipients. Tighten the restrictions on where and for what welfare money and food stamps can purchase and/or be used. Nobody should be able to buy a video game, or alcohol, or cigarettes, or marijuana.

Strengthen our military - again. There's more than enough wasteful spending in the defense budget that can be slashed, thus avoiding cutting personnel that want to be there. Above all else, TAKE CARE OF OUR VETERANS.

Reduce the size of the bureaucracies and their redundant programs. Root out the waste and fraud inherent in these bureaucracies. Make it easier to demote or fire public sector workers.

REPEAL OBAMADONTCARE.

I don't often disagree with Rush Limbaugh, but I don't believe we won this election so handily solely to stop King DingleBarry in his tracks. The American people don't want a "do nothing Congress." We want a Congress that does what's right for America. ~ Hunter