They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.~Benjamin Franklin
Don't discount Ole Ben, perhaps the most brilliant American who ever traveled the fruited plain.
In recent history, at the forefront of this discussion is the Patriot Act, passed in bipartisan fashion in the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001.
Regrettably, I was one who was not initially significantly alarmed by this, for it appeared to me winning the Global War on Terror was critical, with the catastrophic possibility of nuclear weapons being unleashed at or in America. Efforts to combat our enemies, both foreign and domestic, seemingly would require steps beyond historical avenues of attack.
I was all in.
Central among the additional avenues of intercept would be traffic utilizing the new world horizon of the Internet. The ability to institute keen surveillance over this forum would allow our military to be preemptive to attacks through monitoring the global terrorists.
The advantages sounded great, but with the collapsed buildings in lower Manhattan still simmering, we forgot the keen insight of Benjamin Franklin.
In a sensible effort to obtain temporary safety, we relinquished some level of liberty.
Even so, is this as bad as it may seem?
In the spirit of Ole Ben, let us recall some rather recent files in our memory bank. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky will clue you in. Take a listen:
Written in 1949, George Orwell's novel 1984 chronicled what expansive big government control over the masses might look like in a dreary sort of way. Like most who have read the book, it seemed outlandish, something really not possible in America, home of the free and the brave.
Among the tenants highlighted in the novel were public mind control, government surveillance, collectivism persecuting individualism and perpetual war. Don't look now, but 2012 looks quite like 1984.
Regrettably, many Americans who have read the book fail to recognize what is right in front of them; a presidential administration aiming to create a culture of dependency among the society allowing entry levels of tyranny to be implemented. Under this implementation, advertised with a complicit media, the complacent public is being hoodwinked as the erosion of liberty escalates.
The Patriot Act, if memory serves me correctly, was to be a temporary measure to be re-visited annually by the Senate. Although President Obama has declared the war on terror over, erroneously I might add, the Patriot Act continues. It is worth noting that a majority warrants issued under the Patriot Act have little or no association with terrorism.
Unfortunately, the Patriot Act is far from the only thing our citizenry must be concerned with respect to big government surveillance. As Judge Andrew Napolitano points out, the Senate is currently considering further and stunning invasions of our privacy. Major private companies and government agencies track each and every key stroke while you are on their dime, but for the government to seeking intrusive measures on the American people. As the Judge noted, this would be an attack against Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.
Obviously, we are not in "1984", but sadly, our American time capsule is traveling in this direction at increasing speed, by design, driven by governmental elites who in their arrogance think they make superior collective decisions than the individual and independent thought. Tyranny over liberty.
Sadly, the lemmings re-elected President Obama, buying his false narratives and hearing his words rather than taking the time to evaluate his actions and noting the deception. History is re-writing itself, and although we thought many of our citizens had recognized Obama and his big government collective policies were wrong for America, we were wrong.
It is imperative now, more than ever, we present the facts and illustrative real world case studies on what is happening under this oppressive regime. Orwell's 1984 provides us a snapshot into that world, which represents most everything the founders of our country fought against. If we fail, we will all be living in 1984, and we will be unable to summon Crockett and Tubbs for help.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Top 25
College Football
Top 25
1. Notre Dame, 12-0, 1
2. Alabama, 11-1, 2
3. Georgia, 11-1, 3
4. Oregon, 11-1, 4
5. Florida, 11-1,7
6. Ohio State, 12-0, 5
7. Texas A&M, 10-2, 10
8. Kansas State, 10-1, 8
9. Stanford, 10-2, 12
10. Louisiana State, 10-2, 9
11. South Carolina, 10-2, 14
12. Oklahoma, 9-2, 13
13. Nebraska, 10-2, 15
14. Florida State, 10-2, 6
15. Clemson, 10-2, 11
16. Oregon State, 8-3, 16
17. UCLA, 9-3, 17
18. Michigan, 8-4, 20
19. Northwestern, 9-3, 23
20. Northern Illinois, 11-1, 25
21. Oklahoma State, 7-4, 19
22. Texas Christian, 7-4, NR
23. Vanderbilt, 8-4, NR
24. Texas, 8-3, 18
25. Utah State, 10-2, NR
OUT: Louisville (19), Rutgers (22), and Mississippi State (24).
VOTES: Louisville, Rutgers, Michigan State, Southern Cal, Cincinnati, Kent State, Arizona State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Ole Miss, San Jose State, Fresno State, Mississippi State, Baylor.
In a bone chilling windy and freezing day at Iowa City, Nebraska overcame an upstart Hawkeye squad to reach the Big Ten Title game next Saturday, against Wisconsin. Inspirational and injured team leader Rex Burkhead returned with some very tough running to help the Big Red win, as throwing under the stiff and strong wind was limited. DE Eric Martin had four sacks, and was extremely disruptive to the Iowa offense. Unfortunately for the Big Red, starting center Justin Jackson and Baker Steinkuhler, playing the best of his career at defensive tackle, are apparently both our for the year with ankle and knee injuries respectively. The losses at these critical positions will be hard to overcome.
The "trail of tears" along I-10 this morning, as one Luckydog pundit appropriately put it, followed a dismal performance by the Florida State Seminoles as arch rival Florida used dominance in the trenches to wear out and dump FSU at DOAK. Most, including yours truly, expected a defensive struggle, but the Gators would have none of it, running the ball very effectively against the statistically strong Seminoles. Behind a horrendous exhibition by fifth year senior quarterback EJ Manuel, the Seminoles were unable to match the Gators offensively. Given the experience levels on offense of these teams, and the home field, one might have expected the Seminoles to be the team free from execution failures and turnovers. On no. FSU committed five turnovers, four by Manuel, who was coach Jimbo Fisher's prized recruit. It would be tough to beat a middle of the road ACC team with five turnovers, much less an ascending and hungry Gators squad motivated by BCS aspirations. The Gators exposed all the problems FSU possesses, but none were more glaring than the less than stellar quarterback play of Manuel. Certainly, Manuel, who has looked brilliant at times and has had his moments, failed to execute in dramatic fashion Saturday. I could see from my perch in the stands Manuel did not see many an open receivers, overthrew several and was dismal reading the the middle of the field, a problem we noted in our FSU preseason preview. Although UF was running it right down our throat, the inability of the offense to perform left the defense gassed late in the game. Of course, had Manuel directed a scoring drive instead of fumbling the ball way on a strong hit after FSU had somehow taken the lead, the outcome could have been different. It was not, and while it is easy to blame EJ, it is the fault of the coaching staff for the play calling that placed FSU, and Manuel, in the position. Is EJ far and away the best QB on our roster? If so, then certainly the coaching staff should have been coaching around the deficiencies, which they were not. Amid the stinging loss to our arch rival, not to mention perhaps a serious injury to defensive end Cornellius "Tank" Carradine, there are significant issues. Most importantly is the continued membership in the ACC; from financial, performance and stability standpoints. Unfortunately, the coaching staff needs a look over as well, and without question, Jimbo needs to relinquish offensive coordinator duties. Having a veteran team like the 2012 Seminoles underachieve in such grand fashion is unacceptable.
In what has to be considered the most rapid penthouse to outhouse seen in many a moon, Gene Chizik has been terminated at Auburn. The Tigers, just two years removed from a perfect season and national championship with Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton at the helm, were a horrendous 3-9 this season, winless in the SEC in a season the ended with a 49-0 pounding from arch rival Alabama in the Iron Bowl. Alabama led 42-0 at the half. In addition, the NCAA is in full scale investigation. Troubled times on the plain no doubt.
Kentucky, Auburn, Tennessee and Arkansas are four SEC teams on the hunt for coaches...Vanderbilt is a decent football team, and proved that with a resounding win over Wake Forest, who had a very sub par season....Notre Dame stayed perfect, winning over USC at Los Angeles...After Georgia Tech got slapped silly by Georgia, Clemson culminated a descriptive day for the ACC by losing to South Carolina with the Tigers high powered offense stalled....Michigan State became bowl eligible, and is the best 6 win team in the country...The Big East makes the ACC look good, with both Louisville and Rutgers, fighting the conference crown, stumbling badly on Saturday...TCU dumped Texas on Thanksgiving night, and the Horns are nowhere near what they used to be...LSU held on to win at Arkansas, with Hog signal caller Tyler Wilson missing a wide open target in the end zone as time expired.....Tulsa, on the way to the CUSA title game, lost at SMU.....Penn State beat visiting Wisconsin, winning 8 games under new coach Bill O'Brien under all the negative distractions...A&M rolled Mizzou, looking more impressive by the week under Kevin Sumlin, and Johnny Football may just become the first freshman to win the Heisman....Stanford handled UCLA, and will play the Bruins again Friday night in the PAC 12 title game. You have to like what David Shaw has going on at Stanford....Keith Price seems to have been regressing as quarterback for Washington, but threw perhaps the most boneheaded interception of his career in overtime to help hapless Wazzu defeat the Huskies....Okie State had two large leads at OU but lost 51-48 in overtime. What has happened to the formerly highly regarded Sooner defensive unit.....Tom O"Brien has been let go at NC State. Certainly, the win over FSU has lost some luster, but notwithstanding a 7-5 record this fall, the fallout over the treatment of former Pack signal caller Russell Wilson, who transferred to Wisconsin and is now at the helm of the Seattle Seahawks is what I think is the centerpiece of the issue, and rightfully so. If I were at Kentucky, I would immediately call O'Brien......Reports have Frank Spaziani out at Boston College and Danny Hope is out at Purdue as silly season among the coaching carousel is erupting.....Honoring the 2002 championship team at Ohio State, former coach Jim Tressel was given a standing ovation, while the undefeated Buckeyes are ineligible for BCS consideration due to NCAA sanctions under Tressel. Go figure. Well, Ohio did go for Obama, so there you have it.
Two former All America defensive ends are now thriving as H-Back players in the NFL. Zach Potter of Nebraska for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Bruce Miller of UCF for the San Francisco 49ers.
Top 25
1. Notre Dame, 12-0, 1
2. Alabama, 11-1, 2
3. Georgia, 11-1, 3
4. Oregon, 11-1, 4
5. Florida, 11-1,7
6. Ohio State, 12-0, 5
7. Texas A&M, 10-2, 10
8. Kansas State, 10-1, 8
9. Stanford, 10-2, 12
10. Louisiana State, 10-2, 9
11. South Carolina, 10-2, 14
12. Oklahoma, 9-2, 13
13. Nebraska, 10-2, 15
14. Florida State, 10-2, 6
15. Clemson, 10-2, 11
16. Oregon State, 8-3, 16
17. UCLA, 9-3, 17
18. Michigan, 8-4, 20
19. Northwestern, 9-3, 23
20. Northern Illinois, 11-1, 25
21. Oklahoma State, 7-4, 19
22. Texas Christian, 7-4, NR
23. Vanderbilt, 8-4, NR
24. Texas, 8-3, 18
25. Utah State, 10-2, NR
OUT: Louisville (19), Rutgers (22), and Mississippi State (24).
VOTES: Louisville, Rutgers, Michigan State, Southern Cal, Cincinnati, Kent State, Arizona State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Ole Miss, San Jose State, Fresno State, Mississippi State, Baylor.
In a bone chilling windy and freezing day at Iowa City, Nebraska overcame an upstart Hawkeye squad to reach the Big Ten Title game next Saturday, against Wisconsin. Inspirational and injured team leader Rex Burkhead returned with some very tough running to help the Big Red win, as throwing under the stiff and strong wind was limited. DE Eric Martin had four sacks, and was extremely disruptive to the Iowa offense. Unfortunately for the Big Red, starting center Justin Jackson and Baker Steinkuhler, playing the best of his career at defensive tackle, are apparently both our for the year with ankle and knee injuries respectively. The losses at these critical positions will be hard to overcome.
The "trail of tears" along I-10 this morning, as one Luckydog pundit appropriately put it, followed a dismal performance by the Florida State Seminoles as arch rival Florida used dominance in the trenches to wear out and dump FSU at DOAK. Most, including yours truly, expected a defensive struggle, but the Gators would have none of it, running the ball very effectively against the statistically strong Seminoles. Behind a horrendous exhibition by fifth year senior quarterback EJ Manuel, the Seminoles were unable to match the Gators offensively. Given the experience levels on offense of these teams, and the home field, one might have expected the Seminoles to be the team free from execution failures and turnovers. On no. FSU committed five turnovers, four by Manuel, who was coach Jimbo Fisher's prized recruit. It would be tough to beat a middle of the road ACC team with five turnovers, much less an ascending and hungry Gators squad motivated by BCS aspirations. The Gators exposed all the problems FSU possesses, but none were more glaring than the less than stellar quarterback play of Manuel. Certainly, Manuel, who has looked brilliant at times and has had his moments, failed to execute in dramatic fashion Saturday. I could see from my perch in the stands Manuel did not see many an open receivers, overthrew several and was dismal reading the the middle of the field, a problem we noted in our FSU preseason preview. Although UF was running it right down our throat, the inability of the offense to perform left the defense gassed late in the game. Of course, had Manuel directed a scoring drive instead of fumbling the ball way on a strong hit after FSU had somehow taken the lead, the outcome could have been different. It was not, and while it is easy to blame EJ, it is the fault of the coaching staff for the play calling that placed FSU, and Manuel, in the position. Is EJ far and away the best QB on our roster? If so, then certainly the coaching staff should have been coaching around the deficiencies, which they were not. Amid the stinging loss to our arch rival, not to mention perhaps a serious injury to defensive end Cornellius "Tank" Carradine, there are significant issues. Most importantly is the continued membership in the ACC; from financial, performance and stability standpoints. Unfortunately, the coaching staff needs a look over as well, and without question, Jimbo needs to relinquish offensive coordinator duties. Having a veteran team like the 2012 Seminoles underachieve in such grand fashion is unacceptable.
In what has to be considered the most rapid penthouse to outhouse seen in many a moon, Gene Chizik has been terminated at Auburn. The Tigers, just two years removed from a perfect season and national championship with Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton at the helm, were a horrendous 3-9 this season, winless in the SEC in a season the ended with a 49-0 pounding from arch rival Alabama in the Iron Bowl. Alabama led 42-0 at the half. In addition, the NCAA is in full scale investigation. Troubled times on the plain no doubt.
Kentucky, Auburn, Tennessee and Arkansas are four SEC teams on the hunt for coaches...Vanderbilt is a decent football team, and proved that with a resounding win over Wake Forest, who had a very sub par season....Notre Dame stayed perfect, winning over USC at Los Angeles...After Georgia Tech got slapped silly by Georgia, Clemson culminated a descriptive day for the ACC by losing to South Carolina with the Tigers high powered offense stalled....Michigan State became bowl eligible, and is the best 6 win team in the country...The Big East makes the ACC look good, with both Louisville and Rutgers, fighting the conference crown, stumbling badly on Saturday...TCU dumped Texas on Thanksgiving night, and the Horns are nowhere near what they used to be...LSU held on to win at Arkansas, with Hog signal caller Tyler Wilson missing a wide open target in the end zone as time expired.....Tulsa, on the way to the CUSA title game, lost at SMU.....Penn State beat visiting Wisconsin, winning 8 games under new coach Bill O'Brien under all the negative distractions...A&M rolled Mizzou, looking more impressive by the week under Kevin Sumlin, and Johnny Football may just become the first freshman to win the Heisman....Stanford handled UCLA, and will play the Bruins again Friday night in the PAC 12 title game. You have to like what David Shaw has going on at Stanford....Keith Price seems to have been regressing as quarterback for Washington, but threw perhaps the most boneheaded interception of his career in overtime to help hapless Wazzu defeat the Huskies....Okie State had two large leads at OU but lost 51-48 in overtime. What has happened to the formerly highly regarded Sooner defensive unit.....Tom O"Brien has been let go at NC State. Certainly, the win over FSU has lost some luster, but notwithstanding a 7-5 record this fall, the fallout over the treatment of former Pack signal caller Russell Wilson, who transferred to Wisconsin and is now at the helm of the Seattle Seahawks is what I think is the centerpiece of the issue, and rightfully so. If I were at Kentucky, I would immediately call O'Brien......Reports have Frank Spaziani out at Boston College and Danny Hope is out at Purdue as silly season among the coaching carousel is erupting.....Honoring the 2002 championship team at Ohio State, former coach Jim Tressel was given a standing ovation, while the undefeated Buckeyes are ineligible for BCS consideration due to NCAA sanctions under Tressel. Go figure. Well, Ohio did go for Obama, so there you have it.
Two former All America defensive ends are now thriving as H-Back players in the NFL. Zach Potter of Nebraska for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Bruce Miller of UCF for the San Francisco 49ers.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Spear Opportunity
First of all, may I say up front I am strongly opposed to all the conference alignment we have witnessed in college football over the last decade or so. The last time I thought major movement made sense was when Boston College, Virginia Tech and Miami joined the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Texas started this new wave by refusing to share revenue in the previous Big XII and forming with ESPN The Longhorn Network. Nebraska, with fan loyalty and football tradition rivaling anyone and everybody, was not going to be second fiddle to Texas and bolted for the Big Ten, with Colorado also heading to the PAC 12. Given the situation, I thought the decision to move for UNL was necessary and principled, ensuring stability for Nebraska moving forward.
Many moves among second rate conferences took place in the aftermath, but the most significant was Missouri and Texas A&M leaving the Big XII for the Southeastern Conference. Then, Pittsburgh and Syracuse joined the ACC, a move that was no doubt centered on the hardwood rather than the gridiron, which left the ACC brass giddy. As thoughts of the ACC basketball tournament being held at Madison Square Garden were bubbling, it seems focus on where the money was made, football, was temporarily suspended. In a report on 60 Minutes last night, this focus was in full comprehension by the current Athletic Director at Michigan.
With Rutgers on deck to move on Tuesday, ACC charter member Maryland announced today that the Terrapins will be leaving the ACC for The Big Ten. Maryland and Rutgers are certainly not leaders or legends in anything, so one has to wonder on the merits of this move by Big Ten commissioner Jim Delaney. While it appears they will bring television eyeballs from the New York, DC and Baltimore population centers, I have doubts.
That area has a greater appreciation for professional sports. Last Saturday, against highly ranked Florida State, Maryland could not fill their football stadium even with thousands of Seminoles visiting.
Make no mistake, conference realignment is shifting at a fast and furious pace, and we are far from the conclusion.
Brent Beaird of CollegeSportsNotebook.com concurs, with his crystal ball showing the SEC, after going west, looking east to perhaps North Carolina and/or Virginia.
These events are an alarm bell for Florida State University, which simply must, if not having previously done so, adopt a proactive mindset.
Previously, rumors had Florida State and Clemson heading to what remains of The Big XII, which no longer has a league title game and needs one. But it seems the Seminoles hold a high rate of allegiance to the ACC, who welcomed in the Seminoles in 1992.
However, the landscape is changing; like struggling for footing in an earthquake, and billions of dollars and the future of the university is at stake. FSU has spent a fortune in blood and money building a football tradition, not withstanding currently sitting as ACC basketball champions.
Previous actions have recently showed the ACC was continuing to build from a basketball mindset, and that is not the FSU pedigree. The Seminoles seemed content to remain loyal to the ACC, but with Maryland now gone, and with potential replacements far below FSU in most every academic and athletic level, FSU must now look to depart. Now.
Teams in the SEC, Big Ten and Big XII are guaranteed millions more annual dollars than FSU is in the ACC, and over time, with another four years of economic underachievement at best looming, FSU cannot afford to fail to seek to maximize future opportunities academically, athletically, and of course, financially. Hopefully, the FSU Board of Trustees has been war gaming these potential issues and has planned avenues of approach.
The horrendous economy has stadiums across the country, even programs which typically are sold flat out like Florida, Michigan and South Carolina, with thousands of empty seats. FSU, whose massive stadium upgrade is far from paid for, is no exception.
A huge factor in a move would be these leagues forming equivalents to the Big Ten Network. The SEC is close, and The Big XII could get with ESPN and have The Longhorn network evolve into a Big XII network.
Although Florida State is considered a national program, the SEC is without question the better fit geographically and when considering football tradition, but the Big XII is an intriguing option as well. Annual games against Texas and Oklahoma are attractive. The Big XII would welcome a footprint in Florida, which may in a backward way turn out to be a reason the University of Florida relaxes their opposition to FSU joining the SEC.
Florida State is taking an ACC hit as we speak, unable to climb in the BCS poll to reach a higher payout bowl game, due to the weakness of the conference, leaving money and exposure on the table. Maryland leaving further discredits the ACC, and leaves the future of the conference shaky and down trending.
Given that, much like Nebraska a few years back, Florida State needs to be proactive and make the best deal available to move in very short order to secure stability and the capitalize on future economic opportunities. It appears, particularly from a football perspective, the Atlantic Coast Conference will not represent that opportunity.
Texas started this new wave by refusing to share revenue in the previous Big XII and forming with ESPN The Longhorn Network. Nebraska, with fan loyalty and football tradition rivaling anyone and everybody, was not going to be second fiddle to Texas and bolted for the Big Ten, with Colorado also heading to the PAC 12. Given the situation, I thought the decision to move for UNL was necessary and principled, ensuring stability for Nebraska moving forward.
Many moves among second rate conferences took place in the aftermath, but the most significant was Missouri and Texas A&M leaving the Big XII for the Southeastern Conference. Then, Pittsburgh and Syracuse joined the ACC, a move that was no doubt centered on the hardwood rather than the gridiron, which left the ACC brass giddy. As thoughts of the ACC basketball tournament being held at Madison Square Garden were bubbling, it seems focus on where the money was made, football, was temporarily suspended. In a report on 60 Minutes last night, this focus was in full comprehension by the current Athletic Director at Michigan.
Make no mistake, conference realignment is shifting at a fast and furious pace, and we are far from the conclusion.
Brent Beaird of CollegeSportsNotebook.com concurs, with his crystal ball showing the SEC, after going west, looking east to perhaps North Carolina and/or Virginia.
These events are an alarm bell for Florida State University, which simply must, if not having previously done so, adopt a proactive mindset.
Previously, rumors had Florida State and Clemson heading to what remains of The Big XII, which no longer has a league title game and needs one. But it seems the Seminoles hold a high rate of allegiance to the ACC, who welcomed in the Seminoles in 1992.
However, the landscape is changing; like struggling for footing in an earthquake, and billions of dollars and the future of the university is at stake. FSU has spent a fortune in blood and money building a football tradition, not withstanding currently sitting as ACC basketball champions.
Previous actions have recently showed the ACC was continuing to build from a basketball mindset, and that is not the FSU pedigree. The Seminoles seemed content to remain loyal to the ACC, but with Maryland now gone, and with potential replacements far below FSU in most every academic and athletic level, FSU must now look to depart. Now.
Teams in the SEC, Big Ten and Big XII are guaranteed millions more annual dollars than FSU is in the ACC, and over time, with another four years of economic underachievement at best looming, FSU cannot afford to fail to seek to maximize future opportunities academically, athletically, and of course, financially. Hopefully, the FSU Board of Trustees has been war gaming these potential issues and has planned avenues of approach.
The horrendous economy has stadiums across the country, even programs which typically are sold flat out like Florida, Michigan and South Carolina, with thousands of empty seats. FSU, whose massive stadium upgrade is far from paid for, is no exception.
A huge factor in a move would be these leagues forming equivalents to the Big Ten Network. The SEC is close, and The Big XII could get with ESPN and have The Longhorn network evolve into a Big XII network.
Although Florida State is considered a national program, the SEC is without question the better fit geographically and when considering football tradition, but the Big XII is an intriguing option as well. Annual games against Texas and Oklahoma are attractive. The Big XII would welcome a footprint in Florida, which may in a backward way turn out to be a reason the University of Florida relaxes their opposition to FSU joining the SEC.
Florida State is taking an ACC hit as we speak, unable to climb in the BCS poll to reach a higher payout bowl game, due to the weakness of the conference, leaving money and exposure on the table. Maryland leaving further discredits the ACC, and leaves the future of the conference shaky and down trending.
Given that, much like Nebraska a few years back, Florida State needs to be proactive and make the best deal available to move in very short order to secure stability and the capitalize on future economic opportunities. It appears, particularly from a football perspective, the Atlantic Coast Conference will not represent that opportunity.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Tastes Great
In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase final race, with five time champion Jimmie Johnson having some mechanical issues, Brad Keselowski drove his #2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger to the 2012 Sprint Cup Championship.
This was the first championship for Keselowski, who now joins 2000 Sprint Cup Champion Bobby Labonte as the only drivers to win both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Championships.
Brad is a neat guy and well deserving, as is his car owner, Roger Penske. Close many times, particularly with Rusty Wallace as a driver, this is the first NASCAR championship for the Captain.
The #48 Lowes Chevrolet team of Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus were very gracious in defeat.
Congratulations to Roger Penske and Bread Keselowski!
See you at Daytona in February!
This was the first championship for Keselowski, who now joins 2000 Sprint Cup Champion Bobby Labonte as the only drivers to win both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Championships.
Brad is a neat guy and well deserving, as is his car owner, Roger Penske. Close many times, particularly with Rusty Wallace as a driver, this is the first NASCAR championship for the Captain.
The #48 Lowes Chevrolet team of Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus were very gracious in defeat.
Congratulations to Roger Penske and Bread Keselowski!
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| Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski/photo @Kenny_Wallace |
Top 25
College Football
Top 25
1. Notre Dame, 11-0, 3
2. Alabama, 10-1, 4
3. Georgia, 10-1, 6
4. Oregon, 10-1, 2
5. Ohio State, 11-0, 5
6. Florida State, 10-1, 6
7. Florida, 10-1, 8
8. Kansas State, 10-1, 1
9. Louisiana State, 10-2, 9
10. Texas A&M, 9-2, 10
11. Clemson, 10-1, 11
12. Stanford, 9-2 14
13. Oklahoma, 8-2, 13
14. South Carolina, 8-2, 12
15. Nebraska, 9-2, 15
16. Oregon State, 9-2, 16
17. UCLA, 9-2, 17
18. Texas, 8-2, 18
19. Oklahoma State, 7-3, 21
20. Louisville, 9-1, 20
21. Michigan, 8-3, 22
22. Rutgers, 9-1, 24
23. Northwestern, 8-3, 25
24. Mississippi State, 8-3, NR
25. Northern Illinois, 10-1, NR
OUT: Louisiana Tech (19) and Southern Cal (23)
VOTES: Southern Cal, Utah State, Washington, Vanderbilt, San Diego State, Wisconsin, Arizona, Louisiana Tech, Cincinnati, Boise State, Baylor, Michigan State, Texas Tech, San Jose State, West Virginia, Kent State and Tulsa.
Florida State used a physical running attack behind a stellar effort by Devonta Freeman to get an early lead and defeat a Maryland team beset by numerous injuries. A late TD drive by Maryland took some shine off an otherwise high grade performance by the Seminoles. FSU spread it around offensively against a decent Terrapin defensive unit and was sound on defense as the Terps were limited offensively. The game was just what the doctor ordered in preparation for the arrival of arch rival Florida to Tallahassee on Saturday.
Taylor Martinez became the all time leading passer in Nebraska history throwing for 308 yards as Nebraska beat Minnesota in Lincoln on senior day. Martinez also is the leader in total yardage for the freshman, sophomore and junior seasons for the Big Red. Rex Burkhead could not go, but Ameer Abdullah ran strong and Quincy Enunwa and Kenny Bell played well also. Pelini has now won 9 games each of his five seasons at Nebraska, and the Big Red are in position to earn a few more by winning at Iowa as a favorite on Friday and securing a spot in the Big Ten title game with a trip to the Rose Bowl on the line.
Tom Osborne is retiring as Athletic Director, and was most appropriately honored at halftime. Osborne also participated in the tunnel walk and led the 'Huskers on the field. Osborne is a great man and his contribution to the University of Nebraska is invaluable. TO leading the Big Red out of the tunnel to Hail Varsity brought a tear to my eye. A big thanks to Coach Osborne, for whom it is about much more than winning; and he did a good plenty of that.
Several coaches will be terminated soon. We have already seen Joker Phillips be fired at Kentucky, and this morning, effective immediately, Derek Dooley is out at Tennessee. Not sure this was all his doing, but Tennessee is not going to tolerate being winless in the SEC and getting pummeled by Vanderbilt.....Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee are three from the SEC that are searching for a coach, and rumor has tied Bobby Petrino to Kentucky.....Many SEC teams seemed out of gas over the weekend as Georgia pulled away from Ga. Southern, Florida was sleep walking, again, and South Carolina was tied with Wofford as the fourth period began.......LSU outlasted Ole Miss at home, helped considerably by a late 83 yard punt return.....UCLA took it to USC, and laid a physical whipping on the Trojans, a preseason #1 who now has 4 losses......Oregon State demolished Cal, and Bear coach Tedford has to be on the hot seat.... Michigan State lost at home to a good Northwestern team, the Spartans fifth loss by less than a touchdown......Miss. State broke open a close game and pounded Arkansas....OU scored with seconds remaining to win at Morgantown and take out West Virginia, a preseason favorite that has five losses, not withstanding 778 total yards by West Virginia with WV running back Tavon Austin running for 344, averaging a mind boggling 16 YPC on 21 carries.....Okie State pounded Texas Tech.....Quarterback Nick Florence can flat sling it, and a wounded K-State found that out as the Sports Illustrated #1 cover team got jynxed and blasted at Waco.....Meanwhile, the Quack Attack was grounded at home by a physical Stanford defense, and the Cardinal utilized a solid offensive game plan of short passes, physical running and clock management to upset the host Ducks....Clemson threw up 62 on NC State, but gave up 45....Miami throttled a hapless USF.....UCF lost at Tulsa, but will likely play them again in the CUSA title game.....Notre Dame a deserving #1, sitting undefeated after blasting Wake Forest...Michigan dismantled Iowa but lost their top running back with a broken leg...Va. Tech survived on road at Boston College....GT beat Duke, and like just about everyone else, is still alive in the ACC Coastal....Maryland and Rutgers are rumored to be moving to the Big Ten, which makes absolutely no sense....Missouri was taken out late at home against Syracuse.
Top 25
1. Notre Dame, 11-0, 3
2. Alabama, 10-1, 4
3. Georgia, 10-1, 6
4. Oregon, 10-1, 2
5. Ohio State, 11-0, 5
6. Florida State, 10-1, 6
7. Florida, 10-1, 8
8. Kansas State, 10-1, 1
9. Louisiana State, 10-2, 9
10. Texas A&M, 9-2, 10
11. Clemson, 10-1, 11
12. Stanford, 9-2 14
13. Oklahoma, 8-2, 13
14. South Carolina, 8-2, 12
15. Nebraska, 9-2, 15
16. Oregon State, 9-2, 16
17. UCLA, 9-2, 17
18. Texas, 8-2, 18
19. Oklahoma State, 7-3, 21
20. Louisville, 9-1, 20
21. Michigan, 8-3, 22
22. Rutgers, 9-1, 24
23. Northwestern, 8-3, 25
24. Mississippi State, 8-3, NR
25. Northern Illinois, 10-1, NR
OUT: Louisiana Tech (19) and Southern Cal (23)
VOTES: Southern Cal, Utah State, Washington, Vanderbilt, San Diego State, Wisconsin, Arizona, Louisiana Tech, Cincinnati, Boise State, Baylor, Michigan State, Texas Tech, San Jose State, West Virginia, Kent State and Tulsa.
Florida State used a physical running attack behind a stellar effort by Devonta Freeman to get an early lead and defeat a Maryland team beset by numerous injuries. A late TD drive by Maryland took some shine off an otherwise high grade performance by the Seminoles. FSU spread it around offensively against a decent Terrapin defensive unit and was sound on defense as the Terps were limited offensively. The game was just what the doctor ordered in preparation for the arrival of arch rival Florida to Tallahassee on Saturday.
Taylor Martinez became the all time leading passer in Nebraska history throwing for 308 yards as Nebraska beat Minnesota in Lincoln on senior day. Martinez also is the leader in total yardage for the freshman, sophomore and junior seasons for the Big Red. Rex Burkhead could not go, but Ameer Abdullah ran strong and Quincy Enunwa and Kenny Bell played well also. Pelini has now won 9 games each of his five seasons at Nebraska, and the Big Red are in position to earn a few more by winning at Iowa as a favorite on Friday and securing a spot in the Big Ten title game with a trip to the Rose Bowl on the line.
Tom Osborne is retiring as Athletic Director, and was most appropriately honored at halftime. Osborne also participated in the tunnel walk and led the 'Huskers on the field. Osborne is a great man and his contribution to the University of Nebraska is invaluable. TO leading the Big Red out of the tunnel to Hail Varsity brought a tear to my eye. A big thanks to Coach Osborne, for whom it is about much more than winning; and he did a good plenty of that.
Several coaches will be terminated soon. We have already seen Joker Phillips be fired at Kentucky, and this morning, effective immediately, Derek Dooley is out at Tennessee. Not sure this was all his doing, but Tennessee is not going to tolerate being winless in the SEC and getting pummeled by Vanderbilt.....Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee are three from the SEC that are searching for a coach, and rumor has tied Bobby Petrino to Kentucky.....Many SEC teams seemed out of gas over the weekend as Georgia pulled away from Ga. Southern, Florida was sleep walking, again, and South Carolina was tied with Wofford as the fourth period began.......LSU outlasted Ole Miss at home, helped considerably by a late 83 yard punt return.....UCLA took it to USC, and laid a physical whipping on the Trojans, a preseason #1 who now has 4 losses......Oregon State demolished Cal, and Bear coach Tedford has to be on the hot seat.... Michigan State lost at home to a good Northwestern team, the Spartans fifth loss by less than a touchdown......Miss. State broke open a close game and pounded Arkansas....OU scored with seconds remaining to win at Morgantown and take out West Virginia, a preseason favorite that has five losses, not withstanding 778 total yards by West Virginia with WV running back Tavon Austin running for 344, averaging a mind boggling 16 YPC on 21 carries.....Okie State pounded Texas Tech.....Quarterback Nick Florence can flat sling it, and a wounded K-State found that out as the Sports Illustrated #1 cover team got jynxed and blasted at Waco.....Meanwhile, the Quack Attack was grounded at home by a physical Stanford defense, and the Cardinal utilized a solid offensive game plan of short passes, physical running and clock management to upset the host Ducks....Clemson threw up 62 on NC State, but gave up 45....Miami throttled a hapless USF.....UCF lost at Tulsa, but will likely play them again in the CUSA title game.....Notre Dame a deserving #1, sitting undefeated after blasting Wake Forest...Michigan dismantled Iowa but lost their top running back with a broken leg...Va. Tech survived on road at Boston College....GT beat Duke, and like just about everyone else, is still alive in the ACC Coastal....Maryland and Rutgers are rumored to be moving to the Big Ten, which makes absolutely no sense....Missouri was taken out late at home against Syracuse.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Lane Change
In the aftermath of the results of the election, there has been plenty of gloating and commentary floating around. Much of the discussion has centered around the Republican Party, in efforts to identify and outline the GOP deficiencies.
Seemingly everyone has weighed in. Karl Rove offered excuses and Bill Kristol wants to join Democrats and raise taxes. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal came out swinging earlier today. In my view, most of these folks cannot see the forest for the trees.
A longtime respected friend and associate of mine, and Obama supporter, immediately called for the restoration of the Republican party to national relevance; by casting off the Tea Party. It should be noted that Mitt Romney, considered by almost everyone a superior candidate to John McCain, got a decidedly lower vote total. In my analysis of what could have caused this difference, the diagnosis centers around Sarah Palin.
Certainly, the GOP should not take direction from progressive arm chair quarterbacks like my friend. The conclusions they draw make sense to those aiming to continue the transformation of America, but to those who remain true to the foundations our country was founded upon, they should be strongly rejected.
My aforementioned friend thinks the Tea Party wing of the Republican party, of which Palin is affectionately associated with, is extremist. Among the tenants I have observed at the numerous Tea Party rallies I have attended are fiscal sanity, limited government, personal accountability and responsibility, opposition to increasing entitlements, the rejection of the Obamacare and the love of God, family and country. God heavens, if this is extremist, we lost the country a long time ago.
Old school Democrats have lost their party to elite extremist progressives, and out previous post "Knowing Kennedy" points out a significant example with respect to taxes. Regrettably, the post race analysis tells us many GOP folks sat the election out.
I conclude that this is because the GOP at the top levels is too close to the Democrats in positions. Mitt Romney is a fine man, and many thought, including me, he ended up being better suited to go up against Obama at this time. But, that thought process was incorrect.
Contrary to my friends opinion, the GOP needs to further embrace the Tea Party, not distance itself from it. Free market principles are indeed the best path to prosperity, and it is all-inclusive. Massive entitlements and controlling governmental influence reduces opportunities and incentives, curbs economic freedoms and reduces economic output, all the while robbing individuals of their hopes, dreams and dignity.
With Obama winning 51% of the votes, far from a mandate, many on all sides are calling for major GOP compromise, including progressives who masquerade as republicans. No.
The GOP must do a much better job of selling ideas and promoting the all inclusive promise and rewards of free enterprise. When coupled with the tenants considered important by the Tea Party, a platform for prosperity can be embarked upon by all.
This platform would be similar to the ideas and principles put forth by Ronald Reagan. At this time, with calls for compromise ringing loud, we should stand on our principles. Our differences with the progressives need to presented be in stark contrast; a time for bold colors, no pale pastels.
As Reagan said, on these principles there will be no compromise.
No time for lane changes. Lets get the message clear, and win the day on the battlefield of ideas.
Seemingly everyone has weighed in. Karl Rove offered excuses and Bill Kristol wants to join Democrats and raise taxes. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal came out swinging earlier today. In my view, most of these folks cannot see the forest for the trees.
A longtime respected friend and associate of mine, and Obama supporter, immediately called for the restoration of the Republican party to national relevance; by casting off the Tea Party. It should be noted that Mitt Romney, considered by almost everyone a superior candidate to John McCain, got a decidedly lower vote total. In my analysis of what could have caused this difference, the diagnosis centers around Sarah Palin.
Certainly, the GOP should not take direction from progressive arm chair quarterbacks like my friend. The conclusions they draw make sense to those aiming to continue the transformation of America, but to those who remain true to the foundations our country was founded upon, they should be strongly rejected.
My aforementioned friend thinks the Tea Party wing of the Republican party, of which Palin is affectionately associated with, is extremist. Among the tenants I have observed at the numerous Tea Party rallies I have attended are fiscal sanity, limited government, personal accountability and responsibility, opposition to increasing entitlements, the rejection of the Obamacare and the love of God, family and country. God heavens, if this is extremist, we lost the country a long time ago.
Old school Democrats have lost their party to elite extremist progressives, and out previous post "Knowing Kennedy" points out a significant example with respect to taxes. Regrettably, the post race analysis tells us many GOP folks sat the election out.
I conclude that this is because the GOP at the top levels is too close to the Democrats in positions. Mitt Romney is a fine man, and many thought, including me, he ended up being better suited to go up against Obama at this time. But, that thought process was incorrect.
Contrary to my friends opinion, the GOP needs to further embrace the Tea Party, not distance itself from it. Free market principles are indeed the best path to prosperity, and it is all-inclusive. Massive entitlements and controlling governmental influence reduces opportunities and incentives, curbs economic freedoms and reduces economic output, all the while robbing individuals of their hopes, dreams and dignity.
With Obama winning 51% of the votes, far from a mandate, many on all sides are calling for major GOP compromise, including progressives who masquerade as republicans. No.
The GOP must do a much better job of selling ideas and promoting the all inclusive promise and rewards of free enterprise. When coupled with the tenants considered important by the Tea Party, a platform for prosperity can be embarked upon by all.
This platform would be similar to the ideas and principles put forth by Ronald Reagan. At this time, with calls for compromise ringing loud, we should stand on our principles. Our differences with the progressives need to presented be in stark contrast; a time for bold colors, no pale pastels.
As Reagan said, on these principles there will be no compromise.
No time for lane changes. Lets get the message clear, and win the day on the battlefield of ideas.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Top 25
College Football
Top 25
1. Kansas State, 10-0, 2
2. Oregon, 10-0, 3
3. Notre Dame, 10-0, 3
4. Alabama, 10-1, 1
5. Ohio State, 10-0, 5
6. Georgia, 9-1, 6
7. Florida State, 9-1, 7
8. Florida, 9-1, 8
9. Louisiana State, 8-2, 9
10. Texas A&M, 8-2, 13
11. Clemson, 9-1, 10
12. South Carolina, 8-2, 11
13. Oklahoma, 8-2, 12
14. Stanford, 8-2, 16
15. Nebraska, 8-2, 17
16. Oregon State, 8-2, 14
17. UCLA, 8-2, 17
18. Texas, 8-2, 18
19. Louisiana Tech, 9-1, 20
20. Louisville, 9-1, 15
21. Oklahoma State, 6-3, 21
22. Michigan, 7-3, 24
23. Southern Cal, 7-3, 25
24. Rutgers, 8-1, NR
25. Northwestern 7-3, NR
OUT: Mississippi State (22), Texas Christian (23)
VOTES: Northern Illinois, Texas Christian, Texas Tech, Wisconsin, Kent State, Washington, UCF, Mississippi State, Baylor, Vanderbilt, BYU, Michigan State, Penn State, Cincinnati, San Diego State and Arizona.
Florida State was in Blacksburg on Thursday night to take on a struggling but talented Virginia Tech team, who has won at least 10 games each of the past eight years. FSU got leads but due to mind boggling play calling and a myriad of boneheaded mistakes, found themselves trailing very late in the game. Rashad Greene stepped up taking a short pass over the middle for a touchdown saving the day. Earlier in the drive, James Wilder Jr got a first down on a 4th and 1 with a stellar individual effort. FSU has no business having these inferior teams in contention for wins, but they seem unable to bury these teams. The Seminoles are like a gazelle trapped in shopping mall. They can beat anyone, but they allow inferior teams to hang around and exponentially raise the degree of difficulty in winning. There is consensus that Jimbo Fisher should relinquish the offensive coordinator duties.
Nebraska hosted Penn State and proceeded to dig themselves a huge hole, falling behind 20-6. With blood pressure in the sea of red at alarming levels, Taylor Martinez brought the 'Huskers back again to win 32-23, outscoring the Lions 26-3 to close the game. With a home contest with Minnesota and a trip to struggling Iowa to close the schedule, Nebraska will be favored to win the division and meet Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game with a trip to the Rose Bowl on the line. With Rex Burkhead sidelined much of the year, Ameer Abdullah has really stepped up and is playing at a top level. Pelini got in shouting match with safety Daimion Stafford, which was ugly and was caught for the television audience to see. Later in the game Stafford made perhaps his best play as a 'Husker, grabbing a pick six which really turned the game. So there you have it.
Legendary Texas Longhorn football coach Darrell Royal passed away earlier last week. Royal coached the Longhorns from 1957 to 1976, winning the 1969 National Championship and grabbing a share of the title in 1970. Royal came to Texas after two seasons at Mississippi State, where interestingly enough, his Aggies failed to score in his tenure against state rival Ole Miss, losing 14-0 in '54 and 26-0 in '55. For six straight seasons in the late 60's and early 70's, Royal and his Longhorns were fixtures at the annual Cotton Bowl Classic. In 1996, Texas renamed their stadium to the Darrel K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Royal coached dozens of outstanding players, but none reached the pinnacle of the game quite like bruising running back Earl Campbell, one of the best to ever suit up in college or professional football.
Georgia Tech was hitting on all cylinders winning 68-50 at North Carolina.....Hot and cold NC State smashed Wake Forest.....Michigan got lucky to get to overtime hosting Northwestern, but won it....Johnny Football helped the Texas Aggies build a 20-0 lead and hang on with a last second interception with #1 Alabama in the red zone to win 29-24 in Tuscaloosa. Boy, does the future look bight in Aggieland.....As bad as FSU looked, the Florida Gators looked worse, getting a walk off blocked punt return for touchdown to beat UL-Lafayette in front a a less than capacity crowd in Gainesville. Although the Gators pulled it out, they were some kind of exposed.....K-State took out TCU, and now a date with Texas seems the only chance they stumble....Oregon continues to be explosive, blasting Cal at Berkeley.....Vandy won at Ole Miss, and will be bowling.....Claiming abusive behavior, Washington State receiver Marquiss Wilson, the Cougars best player, quit the team. New Wazzu coach Mike Leach has had issues in this regard previously, so we shall see as it gets investigated....Georgia blasted Auburn at Auburn, and Gene Chizik is on the hot seat, as is Derek Dooley at Tennessee, who lost at Rocky Top to Missouri in four overtimes...Syracuse got a big home victory over previously unbeaten Louisville...Okie State clobbered West Virginia, whose hopes for a banner year have crashed.....Virginia came from behind to beat Miami in the last seconds in a wild one in Charlottesville. Even still, it looks like Miami in the ACC title game with the presumed opponent of Florida State....Notre Dame remained undefeated winning at lowly Boston College....Could Florida State meet Alabama in the woulda coulda shoulda Ornage Bowl?
Top 25
1. Kansas State, 10-0, 2
2. Oregon, 10-0, 3
3. Notre Dame, 10-0, 3
4. Alabama, 10-1, 1
5. Ohio State, 10-0, 5
6. Georgia, 9-1, 6
7. Florida State, 9-1, 7
8. Florida, 9-1, 8
9. Louisiana State, 8-2, 9
10. Texas A&M, 8-2, 13
11. Clemson, 9-1, 10
12. South Carolina, 8-2, 11
13. Oklahoma, 8-2, 12
14. Stanford, 8-2, 16
15. Nebraska, 8-2, 17
16. Oregon State, 8-2, 14
17. UCLA, 8-2, 17
18. Texas, 8-2, 18
19. Louisiana Tech, 9-1, 20
20. Louisville, 9-1, 15
21. Oklahoma State, 6-3, 21
22. Michigan, 7-3, 24
23. Southern Cal, 7-3, 25
24. Rutgers, 8-1, NR
25. Northwestern 7-3, NR
OUT: Mississippi State (22), Texas Christian (23)
VOTES: Northern Illinois, Texas Christian, Texas Tech, Wisconsin, Kent State, Washington, UCF, Mississippi State, Baylor, Vanderbilt, BYU, Michigan State, Penn State, Cincinnati, San Diego State and Arizona.
Florida State was in Blacksburg on Thursday night to take on a struggling but talented Virginia Tech team, who has won at least 10 games each of the past eight years. FSU got leads but due to mind boggling play calling and a myriad of boneheaded mistakes, found themselves trailing very late in the game. Rashad Greene stepped up taking a short pass over the middle for a touchdown saving the day. Earlier in the drive, James Wilder Jr got a first down on a 4th and 1 with a stellar individual effort. FSU has no business having these inferior teams in contention for wins, but they seem unable to bury these teams. The Seminoles are like a gazelle trapped in shopping mall. They can beat anyone, but they allow inferior teams to hang around and exponentially raise the degree of difficulty in winning. There is consensus that Jimbo Fisher should relinquish the offensive coordinator duties.
Nebraska hosted Penn State and proceeded to dig themselves a huge hole, falling behind 20-6. With blood pressure in the sea of red at alarming levels, Taylor Martinez brought the 'Huskers back again to win 32-23, outscoring the Lions 26-3 to close the game. With a home contest with Minnesota and a trip to struggling Iowa to close the schedule, Nebraska will be favored to win the division and meet Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game with a trip to the Rose Bowl on the line. With Rex Burkhead sidelined much of the year, Ameer Abdullah has really stepped up and is playing at a top level. Pelini got in shouting match with safety Daimion Stafford, which was ugly and was caught for the television audience to see. Later in the game Stafford made perhaps his best play as a 'Husker, grabbing a pick six which really turned the game. So there you have it.
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Georgia Tech was hitting on all cylinders winning 68-50 at North Carolina.....Hot and cold NC State smashed Wake Forest.....Michigan got lucky to get to overtime hosting Northwestern, but won it....Johnny Football helped the Texas Aggies build a 20-0 lead and hang on with a last second interception with #1 Alabama in the red zone to win 29-24 in Tuscaloosa. Boy, does the future look bight in Aggieland.....As bad as FSU looked, the Florida Gators looked worse, getting a walk off blocked punt return for touchdown to beat UL-Lafayette in front a a less than capacity crowd in Gainesville. Although the Gators pulled it out, they were some kind of exposed.....K-State took out TCU, and now a date with Texas seems the only chance they stumble....Oregon continues to be explosive, blasting Cal at Berkeley.....Vandy won at Ole Miss, and will be bowling.....Claiming abusive behavior, Washington State receiver Marquiss Wilson, the Cougars best player, quit the team. New Wazzu coach Mike Leach has had issues in this regard previously, so we shall see as it gets investigated....Georgia blasted Auburn at Auburn, and Gene Chizik is on the hot seat, as is Derek Dooley at Tennessee, who lost at Rocky Top to Missouri in four overtimes...Syracuse got a big home victory over previously unbeaten Louisville...Okie State clobbered West Virginia, whose hopes for a banner year have crashed.....Virginia came from behind to beat Miami in the last seconds in a wild one in Charlottesville. Even still, it looks like Miami in the ACC title game with the presumed opponent of Florida State....Notre Dame remained undefeated winning at lowly Boston College....Could Florida State meet Alabama in the woulda coulda shoulda Ornage Bowl?
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Post Race Analysis
Absolutely stunning.
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| President Obama |
Boy howdy, did I have it wrong.
I am in good company, joining Ann Coulter, Charles Krauthammer, Glenn Beck, Larry Kudlow, Michael Barone, Karl Rove and Dick Morris. Among those who had it nailed was Larry Sabato.
What area of my analysis was so flawed that led me draw conclusions that were so in error? Well, as incorrect as I was, arm-chair quarterbacking seems useless. However, the area I have zeroed in on leads to a larger point.
I agreed wholeheartedly with the post race analysis of David Barton, who centered in on decades of education that failed to accurately present the fundamentals of being knowledgeable and participatory in the pursuit of economic freedom, complete with lacking moral perspective.
Individuals in the age range of say 20-34 grew up within the technological age, with exponential increases in product advancements. For many, hard work and ethics were not necessary to acquire many materialistic items, and the basis and desire for the pursuit is lacking.
Furthermore, Obama and Biden and their surrogates operated in a most immoral fashion throughout the campaign, lying and ridiculing opponents allowing them to win at any costs necessary. If I acted like that at my job, I would be fired as we are asked to operate in maximum efficiency adhering to rules of common decency and decorum.
Obama lies in speeches, sounding quite good to the American Idol crowd, but actually does not pursue any of the common sense seemingly obvious courses of action he mentions. Reducing the debt, which exploded under his watch, and increasing energy, which his instruction has handicapped, are two examples from his victory speech last night.
The Republican Party needs to do a much better job of dismantling the falsehoods they are painted with, and doing a better job a presenting the case of establishing economic freedom, something the public education system has failed miserably to do.
Mitt Romney would have been a terrific representative as President of the United States, and unlike 51% of my fellow citizens, I was pained to learn he would not have that chance. Romney, and Paul Ryan, are fine men.
I fear for the future. President Obama will continue to spend, increasing taxation and regulation along the way. His warm smile fronts a jaded mask, and a man who is not at peace and will aim to demonize those who dare to oppose him in his wealth transformative efforts.
For those who did not learn it in school, we remember Lady Thatcher, who quipped "Socialism is great until you run out of everyone elses money."
I have a news flash for you; we are out of money.
I am in good company, joining Ann Coulter, Charles Krauthammer, Glenn Beck, Larry Kudlow, Michael Barone, Karl Rove and Dick Morris. Among those who had it nailed was Larry Sabato.
What area of my analysis was so flawed that led me draw conclusions that were so in error? Well, as incorrect as I was, arm-chair quarterbacking seems useless. However, the area I have zeroed in on leads to a larger point.
I agreed wholeheartedly with the post race analysis of David Barton, who centered in on decades of education that failed to accurately present the fundamentals of being knowledgeable and participatory in the pursuit of economic freedom, complete with lacking moral perspective.
Individuals in the age range of say 20-34 grew up within the technological age, with exponential increases in product advancements. For many, hard work and ethics were not necessary to acquire many materialistic items, and the basis and desire for the pursuit is lacking.
Furthermore, Obama and Biden and their surrogates operated in a most immoral fashion throughout the campaign, lying and ridiculing opponents allowing them to win at any costs necessary. If I acted like that at my job, I would be fired as we are asked to operate in maximum efficiency adhering to rules of common decency and decorum.
Obama lies in speeches, sounding quite good to the American Idol crowd, but actually does not pursue any of the common sense seemingly obvious courses of action he mentions. Reducing the debt, which exploded under his watch, and increasing energy, which his instruction has handicapped, are two examples from his victory speech last night.
The Republican Party needs to do a much better job of dismantling the falsehoods they are painted with, and doing a better job a presenting the case of establishing economic freedom, something the public education system has failed miserably to do.
Mitt Romney would have been a terrific representative as President of the United States, and unlike 51% of my fellow citizens, I was pained to learn he would not have that chance. Romney, and Paul Ryan, are fine men.
I fear for the future. President Obama will continue to spend, increasing taxation and regulation along the way. His warm smile fronts a jaded mask, and a man who is not at peace and will aim to demonize those who dare to oppose him in his wealth transformative efforts.
For those who did not learn it in school, we remember Lady Thatcher, who quipped "Socialism is great until you run out of everyone elses money."
I have a news flash for you; we are out of money.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Believe in America
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The evidence is in and the case for the defeat of President Barack Obama has thoroughly been made.
During the campaign, one candidate has stood out as Presidential, aiming to restore America to our promise in an all inclusive manner, not dividing, bur respectfully bringing together our citizenry, and that is candidate is Mitt Romney.
President Obama said in a campaign stop last week that you should vote for revenge. Revenge? Thinking along those lines against our fellow citizens is in strong contrast to the very fabric of our nation.
Abraham Lincoln is quoted as saying "With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds." Obama is no Lincoln.
Under President Obama, government has smothered the entrepreneurial spirit and handicapped the hopes and dreams of the individual, promoting a culture of dependency which robs America of her true identity.
Ronald Reagan said "Government growing beyond our consent had become a lumbering giant, slamming shut the gates of opportunity, threatening to crush the very roots of our freedom."
As William Jennings Bryan said, "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice.”
On Tuesday, I will be choosing free market capitalism and the power of the individual versus expansive government limiting freedom and opportunity for all.
Grab your neighbors and join us in supporting Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan to restore America to greatness.
It is time for America to stand up and choose freedom tomorrow, not oppression. Not for revenge, but for love of country!
God Bless America!
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Bailout Bull
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| Pontiac GXP |
But my relationship with GM has soured considerably due to their relationship with President Obama, under whose direction came the closure of the Pontiac division. Obama and GM are joined at the hip with the unions, not the shareholders, the benefactor of the bailout.
Regrettably, it was President Bush who got the ball running on the auto bailout. Chrysler, which took the bailout, is now owned by Fiat. Ford, (F:NYSE), did not accept bailout money and is doing fine.
Under the bailout, President Obama did not follow protocol and left the preferred shareholders with nothing while funneling cash to the unions. Obama's team punished dealerships who were republican donors while keeping open those who donated to Democrats. With GM under foot, Obama forced them to focus on developing vehicles designed to accommodate green energy sources, rather than seeking a profit producing vehicles the market wants.
The auto bailout has become a significant topic of discussion during the campaign, and its very relevant in Michigan and the key swing state of Ohio. Although the facts differ from the rhetoric President Obama has been delivering on the campaign trail, the issue has been favorable to Obama rather than Mitt Romney, whose father George Romney was formerly chairman and president of American Motors Corporation.
Obama touts General Motors (GM:NYSE) as bailed out and saved, but the stock price of GM would have to moue than double for the company to stand on its own with the taxpayers to be made whole.
There are many more troubling facts that those in Ohio, and across the nation, are likely not aware of. Glenn Beck did an outstanding job covering the topic recently on his radio program. This is important, so please take the time to listen in the entirety.
Sadly, the campaign rhetoric Obama is soaring with, on both the fronts of GM being solvent and who is actually shifting jobs to China, is alarmingly false.
On the campaign stump recently, Obama says we know him, and can trust him. Indeed, we know him as a liar on numerous issues and note we can always trust him to be not trustworthy.
Sandy A Case Study In Big Government Failure
As Amity Shlaes noted in the opening words in her fantastic book The Forgotten Man, floods change the course of history.
So do hurricanes.
Shlaes noted the effort of Herbert Hoover in the aftermath of the floods of 1927. George Bush was excoriated for the efforts of the government in the aftermath of Hurricane Katina in New Orleans, we think unfairly.
This past week, our fellow citizens in the northeast have been hit with a hurricane for the ages in that neck of the woods. Millions of people have been effected by Hurricane Sandy, and there are areas that will never be the same.
President Obama joined New Jersey Governor Christ Christie to tour the hard hit areas, and while throwing in a few political jabs, pledged immediate and sustained help from the Federal Government. FEMA is on the ground.
These efforts have been a colossal failure. Unlike ignorant Kayne West and the progressive Democrats nationwide, we recognize that Obama is not going to go out with a shovel and is not responsible for the government failing to help those in need.
Tempers are flaring, and residents of the area are blasting the political leaders who have been eloquent in running their mouth but short on achievement levels. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, top of the list of the political elites who think government should and can run your life better than you can, got an earful.
There is a bigger issue at play here.
Government is not the solution to the problem, government is the problem. Obama and Bloomberg represent the big government entitlement crowd who seek a citizenry of dependency where they gain and expand their power. But even as the balance sheet of the agencies tasked with this work expand exponentially, the failing results are sadly the same.
CNBC's Larry Kudlow visited with Amity Sclaes, who wrote and outstanding column, for ironically enough, Bloomberg, noting that distasters create bigger, not better government. Take a listen:
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the government relaxed or temporarily suspended environmental regulations in an effort "cut the red tape" to speed up delivery of energy sources for the folks. These are regulations that should not exist, and by the government taking this action they confirm these regulations hamper the market system from operating at optimal efficiency.
There is a place for limited government in this regard, but the local governments, churches, citizen groups, charities and the citizens of the community are best equipped to effectively deal with these types of disasters. The federal government can be on stand by to assist if requested.
As the cameras roll out on Staten Island today, what we see once again is the failure of big government to handle the job, even with a bloated budget and slews of technocrat administrators.
As we approach election day, the words of Ronald Reagan ring loud. Government is not the solution to the problem, government it the problem. Check out the Rockaways on Staten Island and Rockaway in Queens for proof. Unfortunately, the situation continues to worsen. Please keep thse folks in your prayers.
Limited government and free market principles have been and remain the best path to prosperity.
So do hurricanes.
Shlaes noted the effort of Herbert Hoover in the aftermath of the floods of 1927. George Bush was excoriated for the efforts of the government in the aftermath of Hurricane Katina in New Orleans, we think unfairly.
This past week, our fellow citizens in the northeast have been hit with a hurricane for the ages in that neck of the woods. Millions of people have been effected by Hurricane Sandy, and there are areas that will never be the same.
President Obama joined New Jersey Governor Christ Christie to tour the hard hit areas, and while throwing in a few political jabs, pledged immediate and sustained help from the Federal Government. FEMA is on the ground.
These efforts have been a colossal failure. Unlike ignorant Kayne West and the progressive Democrats nationwide, we recognize that Obama is not going to go out with a shovel and is not responsible for the government failing to help those in need.
Tempers are flaring, and residents of the area are blasting the political leaders who have been eloquent in running their mouth but short on achievement levels. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, top of the list of the political elites who think government should and can run your life better than you can, got an earful.
There is a bigger issue at play here.
Government is not the solution to the problem, government is the problem. Obama and Bloomberg represent the big government entitlement crowd who seek a citizenry of dependency where they gain and expand their power. But even as the balance sheet of the agencies tasked with this work expand exponentially, the failing results are sadly the same.
CNBC's Larry Kudlow visited with Amity Sclaes, who wrote and outstanding column, for ironically enough, Bloomberg, noting that distasters create bigger, not better government. Take a listen:
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the government relaxed or temporarily suspended environmental regulations in an effort "cut the red tape" to speed up delivery of energy sources for the folks. These are regulations that should not exist, and by the government taking this action they confirm these regulations hamper the market system from operating at optimal efficiency.
There is a place for limited government in this regard, but the local governments, churches, citizen groups, charities and the citizens of the community are best equipped to effectively deal with these types of disasters. The federal government can be on stand by to assist if requested.
As the cameras roll out on Staten Island today, what we see once again is the failure of big government to handle the job, even with a bloated budget and slews of technocrat administrators.
As we approach election day, the words of Ronald Reagan ring loud. Government is not the solution to the problem, government it the problem. Check out the Rockaways on Staten Island and Rockaway in Queens for proof. Unfortunately, the situation continues to worsen. Please keep thse folks in your prayers.
Limited government and free market principles have been and remain the best path to prosperity.
Top 25
College Football
Top 25
1. Alabama, 9-0, 1
2. Kansas State, 9-0, 3
3. Oregon, 9-0, 2
4. Notre Dame, 9-0, 4
5. Ohio State, 10-0, 6
6. Georgia, 8-1, 8
7. Florida State, 8-1, 7
8. Florida, 8-1, 9
9. Louisiana State, 7-2, 5
10. Clemson, 8-1, 10
11. South Carolina, 7-2, 11
12. Oklahoma, 6-2, 12
13. Texas A&M, 7-2, 14
14. Oregon State, 8-1, 13
15. Louisville, 9-0, 15
16. Stanford, 7-2, 16
17. Nebraska, 7-2, 20
18. UCLA, 7-2, 24
19. Texas, 7-2, NR
20. Louisiana Tech, 8-1, 21
21. Oklahoma State, 5-3, 25
22. Mississippi State, 7-2, 17
23. Texas Christian, 6-3, NR
24. Michigan, 6-3, NR
25. USC, 6-3, 18
OUT: Texas Tech (19), Boise State (23), West Virginia (21)
VOTES: Texas Tech, Northwestern, Penn State, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Kent State, Iowa State, Arizona State, Michigan State, Ohio, Washington, Vanderbilt, Toledo, Northern Illinois, Baylor, UCF, Duke, San Diego State, Boise State and Rutgers.
Florida State was off, and travels to Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech Thursday night. The Hokies played very poorly losing at Miami on Thursday night, and Florida State needs to put a big whipping on them to have any chance of getting in position for a chance at the title, which, quite frankly, seems out of reach even if the Seminoles win out. Anything short of a three touchdown victory would be another disappointment.
Nebraska, left for dead again trailing 24-14 with 8 minutes to go, roared back and took out Michigan State in East Lansing 28-24. Usually, Taylor Martinez is undoing the mess created by boneheaded coaching, penalties and defensive errors; but on this day, T-Magic had to bail himself out, since he threw 3 horrendous interceptions, two in the red zone, helping give MSU that lead. But when it counted, Martinez got it done, and did it mostly with his feet, rushing for 205 yards. Officiating was atrocious, and although most note a bad call in the 'Huskers favor late, but there were several bad calls which really hurt the Big Red. Blood pressure not withstanding, the land of corn will take the win and continue to control our own destiny. Hard to believe the Spartans have 5 losses, but this why they play the game. The Big Red has its sights set on the Rose Bowl, and the top obstacles in reaching that goal are behind the 'Huskers. Discipline and mental toughness are needed to reach the Roses, but this is not the strong point of the Big Red.
UCLA, with James Franklin setting the all time Bruin rushing record, pulverised visiting Arizona 66-10. UCLA can light up the scoreboard, but then we though Arizona could as well.....Vanderbilt blasted Kentucky, who needs a coaching change...Speaking of a coaching change, the hot seat Derek Dooley is on at Rocky Top almost turned into an inferno as the Volunteers had to charge back to hold off Troy 55-48 behind the arm of Tyler Bray....Notre Dame took three overtimes to take out Pitt at home, and Lou Holtz and Mark May sweated it out in the ESPN studios....Arkansas survived Tulsa...TCU won at West Virginia in dramatic fashion, and now face K-State and a potentially wounded Collin Klein. The Cats had enough firepower to take our offensive minded Okie State....LSU threw everything at Alabama, but got beat in the final minutes as the Crimson Tide continue their march for a back to back title....Oregon scored at will at USC, but the Trojans threw up 50 also, so maybe the Duck D is not championship caliber.....Denard Robinson was out for Michigan, but they still got the W at Minnesota....Penn State hammered Purdue, and don't know what has happened to the Boilermakers....Florida played poorly but Missouri had four turnovers and could not get the win...USF QB BJ Daniels is out for season after ankle injury....You have to imagine the future is bright at Texas A&M with Johnny Football at the helm....Virginia hammered NC State in Raleigh, really stunning considering how bad UVA has been this year, and FSU loss at NC State looks worse by the day......After falling behind, Georgia smashed Ole Miss...Stanford crushed hapless Colorado...USM is 0-9, mind boggling since they were 12-2 a year ago......San Diego State won at Boise State, which does not happen very often.
Top 25
1. Alabama, 9-0, 1
2. Kansas State, 9-0, 3
3. Oregon, 9-0, 2
4. Notre Dame, 9-0, 4
5. Ohio State, 10-0, 6
6. Georgia, 8-1, 8
7. Florida State, 8-1, 7
8. Florida, 8-1, 9
9. Louisiana State, 7-2, 5
10. Clemson, 8-1, 10
11. South Carolina, 7-2, 11
12. Oklahoma, 6-2, 12
13. Texas A&M, 7-2, 14
14. Oregon State, 8-1, 13
15. Louisville, 9-0, 15
16. Stanford, 7-2, 16
17. Nebraska, 7-2, 20
18. UCLA, 7-2, 24
19. Texas, 7-2, NR
20. Louisiana Tech, 8-1, 21
21. Oklahoma State, 5-3, 25
22. Mississippi State, 7-2, 17
23. Texas Christian, 6-3, NR
24. Michigan, 6-3, NR
25. USC, 6-3, 18
OUT: Texas Tech (19), Boise State (23), West Virginia (21)
VOTES: Texas Tech, Northwestern, Penn State, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Kent State, Iowa State, Arizona State, Michigan State, Ohio, Washington, Vanderbilt, Toledo, Northern Illinois, Baylor, UCF, Duke, San Diego State, Boise State and Rutgers.
Florida State was off, and travels to Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech Thursday night. The Hokies played very poorly losing at Miami on Thursday night, and Florida State needs to put a big whipping on them to have any chance of getting in position for a chance at the title, which, quite frankly, seems out of reach even if the Seminoles win out. Anything short of a three touchdown victory would be another disappointment.
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UCLA, with James Franklin setting the all time Bruin rushing record, pulverised visiting Arizona 66-10. UCLA can light up the scoreboard, but then we though Arizona could as well.....Vanderbilt blasted Kentucky, who needs a coaching change...Speaking of a coaching change, the hot seat Derek Dooley is on at Rocky Top almost turned into an inferno as the Volunteers had to charge back to hold off Troy 55-48 behind the arm of Tyler Bray....Notre Dame took three overtimes to take out Pitt at home, and Lou Holtz and Mark May sweated it out in the ESPN studios....Arkansas survived Tulsa...TCU won at West Virginia in dramatic fashion, and now face K-State and a potentially wounded Collin Klein. The Cats had enough firepower to take our offensive minded Okie State....LSU threw everything at Alabama, but got beat in the final minutes as the Crimson Tide continue their march for a back to back title....Oregon scored at will at USC, but the Trojans threw up 50 also, so maybe the Duck D is not championship caliber.....Denard Robinson was out for Michigan, but they still got the W at Minnesota....Penn State hammered Purdue, and don't know what has happened to the Boilermakers....Florida played poorly but Missouri had four turnovers and could not get the win...USF QB BJ Daniels is out for season after ankle injury....You have to imagine the future is bright at Texas A&M with Johnny Football at the helm....Virginia hammered NC State in Raleigh, really stunning considering how bad UVA has been this year, and FSU loss at NC State looks worse by the day......After falling behind, Georgia smashed Ole Miss...Stanford crushed hapless Colorado...USM is 0-9, mind boggling since they were 12-2 a year ago......San Diego State won at Boise State, which does not happen very often.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Not Close
Not close, nor should it be.
Often, a presidential election is thought to be the most important of our lifetimes. I thought the Bush-Kerry matchup was due to the importance I placed on, appropriately so, the Global War on Terror.
But make no mistake; this election is the most important since 1860.
President Barack Obama seeks to complete his fundamental transformation of the United States of America and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney seeks to stop his administration and restore America to the foundations and principles, most notably free enterprise, our Founding Fathers set for our course.
As The Drudge Report noted, it is going to be a long and nervy weekend.
Back in March, we posted a piece predicting the electoral college after the election would resemble the football stadium at The University of Nebraska; a sea of red. Many people who supported the historic candidacy of Obama are not supporting him again, while nobody who voted for McCain-Palin now thinks Obama is worthy.
Most of the polls say it is very close, but some influential pundits have seen what we saw. Dick Morris says Romney will win in a landslide, although today, due to Hurricane Sandy, Morris felt his feet getting cold.
Whole Morris shakes more than usual, today, perhaps the most knowledgeable of all the election prognosticators, Michael Barone, says Romney will win handily. Barone knows county voting trends in swing states like college football coaches know recruiting hot beds, and is usually right on target.
Romney should win handily, for America is in very sad shape due to the stewardship of Obama and his anti free market policies and dangerous foreign policy positions. For example, just this week, we got the following:
*a massive coverup regarding the events in Benghazi, where we failed miserably in foreign policy, protecting those charged with doing the business of America and untold lies that have been presented to the American people. The situation gets worse as information continues to drip out.
*an unemployment rate which is no lower than it was the day Obama took office, even with all the tinkering the administration is doing with the real numbers. Plainly stated, significantly less people are fully employed than when Obama took office due to these individuals leaving the work force.
*after presenting himself above partisanship, the lowest level of discourse seen in many of moon, with administration members constantly spewing disrespectful and divisive rhetoric. Obama's chief consult Valerie Jarret, a communist, has threatened those who did not support Obama, which seems bordering on illegality to me.
*an America scared to death regarding their constitutional rights, including the second amendment.
* a illustration of how government fails in supporting the people as thousands remain without power, food and energy in a cold, disaster stricken northeast even after Obama toured the are and promised sunshine. One should recall the words of Ronaldus Magnus that government is not the solution to the problem, government is the problem. Unions are impeding problem solving, as usual, and those waiting for the government help are bitterly disappointed. Tempers are flaring, and rightly so given the failure of delivering energy to those in vital need.
*the collapse of the free market system, expansive entitlements aimed at transforming America from a free market based society to a socialistic society beholden to government distribution of service.
*food stamp usage at record levels, and those who can no longer benefit from food stamps claim disability, and gather entitlement benefits in this regard. A culture of dependency is being created by Obama.
BAHL Revere could go on for days with the horrendous news of the state of America. There is no doubt, that unless your family benefits from the crony capitalism implemented by the Obama administration, your standard of living has fallen dramatically in the last four years.
We must regain control of America, or we may be launched into a thousand years of darkness, an existence under government control robbing individuals of their identity, curtailing opportunities for free market expression and capitalistic economic growth.
America has had enough, and as Michael Barone points out, we are poised to thwart to socialist movement. However, we must remain committed to victory. We must hit the polls with our hair on fire to cast a ballot for those who aim to Restore America.
Given the destruction of America over the last four years, this is an easy decision. We must cast our ballot for Mitt Romney, and Restore America!
Often, a presidential election is thought to be the most important of our lifetimes. I thought the Bush-Kerry matchup was due to the importance I placed on, appropriately so, the Global War on Terror.
But make no mistake; this election is the most important since 1860.
President Barack Obama seeks to complete his fundamental transformation of the United States of America and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney seeks to stop his administration and restore America to the foundations and principles, most notably free enterprise, our Founding Fathers set for our course.
As The Drudge Report noted, it is going to be a long and nervy weekend.
Most of the polls say it is very close, but some influential pundits have seen what we saw. Dick Morris says Romney will win in a landslide, although today, due to Hurricane Sandy, Morris felt his feet getting cold.
Whole Morris shakes more than usual, today, perhaps the most knowledgeable of all the election prognosticators, Michael Barone, says Romney will win handily. Barone knows county voting trends in swing states like college football coaches know recruiting hot beds, and is usually right on target.
Romney should win handily, for America is in very sad shape due to the stewardship of Obama and his anti free market policies and dangerous foreign policy positions. For example, just this week, we got the following:
*a massive coverup regarding the events in Benghazi, where we failed miserably in foreign policy, protecting those charged with doing the business of America and untold lies that have been presented to the American people. The situation gets worse as information continues to drip out.
*an unemployment rate which is no lower than it was the day Obama took office, even with all the tinkering the administration is doing with the real numbers. Plainly stated, significantly less people are fully employed than when Obama took office due to these individuals leaving the work force.
*after presenting himself above partisanship, the lowest level of discourse seen in many of moon, with administration members constantly spewing disrespectful and divisive rhetoric. Obama's chief consult Valerie Jarret, a communist, has threatened those who did not support Obama, which seems bordering on illegality to me.
*an America scared to death regarding their constitutional rights, including the second amendment.
* a illustration of how government fails in supporting the people as thousands remain without power, food and energy in a cold, disaster stricken northeast even after Obama toured the are and promised sunshine. One should recall the words of Ronaldus Magnus that government is not the solution to the problem, government is the problem. Unions are impeding problem solving, as usual, and those waiting for the government help are bitterly disappointed. Tempers are flaring, and rightly so given the failure of delivering energy to those in vital need.
*the collapse of the free market system, expansive entitlements aimed at transforming America from a free market based society to a socialistic society beholden to government distribution of service.
*food stamp usage at record levels, and those who can no longer benefit from food stamps claim disability, and gather entitlement benefits in this regard. A culture of dependency is being created by Obama.
BAHL Revere could go on for days with the horrendous news of the state of America. There is no doubt, that unless your family benefits from the crony capitalism implemented by the Obama administration, your standard of living has fallen dramatically in the last four years.
We must regain control of America, or we may be launched into a thousand years of darkness, an existence under government control robbing individuals of their identity, curtailing opportunities for free market expression and capitalistic economic growth.
America has had enough, and as Michael Barone points out, we are poised to thwart to socialist movement. However, we must remain committed to victory. We must hit the polls with our hair on fire to cast a ballot for those who aim to Restore America.
Given the destruction of America over the last four years, this is an easy decision. We must cast our ballot for Mitt Romney, and Restore America!
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