An Avenue For Prosperity For All

America is being taken down from within.  Quickly, and by design.

One the tools being utilized by those in power to accomplish this feat is by pitting groups, classes and races of our citizenry against one another.  With the help of the ministry of propaganda, the mainstream media, the efforts have been most successful.

Race has been a particularly useful tool by the Obama administration, from the cops acting stupidly in Boston to failing to prosecute voter intimidation in Philadelphia. 

Individuals who question the policies of Obama are considered racist. Groups who offer opposition are labeled terrorists. Vice President Joe Biden called Tea Party Members terrorists, and many of the low information voters lack the necessary acumen to decipher how incorrect this is. If you think these were actions of the past, just yesterday college republicans were turned away after attempting to attend a speech by President Obama at the University of Central Missouri.  They were prevented from attending "for the presidents protection".

There are many other examples, but a shooting in Sanford, Florida provided the optimal platform for those in power to stoke the fires. Even though this event involved a Hispanic and a black, seemingly at the direction of the administration, the media, with particular help from NBC, the case morphed into a major race dividing case.

With local news boiling over in the immediate aftermath of the, I drew some conclusions based upon the information I had gathered.  As the case has settled, with George Zimmerman having been found not guilty by a jury of his peers, after hearing the evidence, I note that some of my initial thoughts were off the mark.

Evidence to suggest Zimmerman was in any way a racist was completely absent.  In fact, evidence suggests the contrary, most specifically noted by media reports that he mentored a couple of young black children.  Also, evidence says Zimmerman did attempt to go back to his vehicle after being directed by the 911 operator, but was met and subsequently attacked by Trayvon Martin. We have learned Martin was a young man traveling down the wrong path having made several recent mistakes in judgement. The state overcharged he case, and based on the evidence, the only verdict that could be reached was innocent as charged.

It is noted that both parties could have prevented the event from happening, but tragically, that did not happen.

Although the state of Florida did not bring the Stand Your Ground Law into the case, leftist progressives have seized the opportunity to rail against the law and are seeking to have it eliminated. I am sure they are unaware the Obama, while in the Illinois state Senate, co-sponsored a bill to strengthen the law in Illinois. Hypocrite?

With the usual race hustlers Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson leading the way, the case has driven a wedge in between normally sensible folks.  Rather than recognizing an individual is legally entitled to protect themselves from being mortally wounded, since Martin was black, the law seems to be readily discarded.  It seems, as Pastor Ken Hutcherson says, many blacks have put their blackness ahead of everything, including God.  This is not healthy.

President Obama, who self proclaims himself as in company with our great presidents, had a once in a lifetime opportunity to be Lincolnite and use his position to strongly enhance race relations, with malice toward none and charity to all.  No such luck.

Obama has been divisive, attacking religion and tradition and encouraging entitlements, which tramples the incentive and spirit of many a man.  In fact, a new poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal submit that race relations have plummeted since Obama took office.

Obama is crushing the economy through his policies, and the unemployment levels among young black men are at historical highs. Without the economic means to improve their lives, many young men in the inner cites have had their opportunities greatly diminished.  Obama also cut significantly the voucher program, virtually eliminating another important vehicle for youngsters to better their educational opportunities.

In Obama's hometown of Chicago, black on black murders of young men is at a tragic and embarrassing rate. Although the bankruptcy of Detroit had been coming at us for quite some time, many of the problems that led to the demise of the Motor City center around the problems associated in the inner city black community. The demise of the traditional family in these communities is beyond alarming, and a central factor in the problems.

Obama has done nothing to assist the situation.  In fact, in attacking the churches, many of which operate schools, vehicles of escape such as education outside the public school system and spiritual opportunities in the inner cities, have been greatly diminished.

Bill O'Reilly has had enough, and blasted all those in charge in a tremendous "Talking Points".



The problems in the inner cities, particularly in the black community, are seemingly out of control.  Race relations are weakening among many, with Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder encouraging the negative discourse.  Obama has wasted a golden opportunity, and unlike Lincoln, finds malice with many and exhibits charity toward elites only.

I do not have the answers to these problems. I think economic enterprise zones as championed by the late Jack Kemp could be helpful given crime can be controlled.  Those in these communities could learn plenty and set solid foundations by embracing faith, reading the writings of Frederick Douglass and implementing the non-violent leadership by example, with respect of the law exhibiting class and dignity of someone they all claim to admire; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

If America could get this corrected and headed in the right directions, imagine the prosperity for all.

Ryan the Right Choice

Four years ago, when John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate, I could hardly curb my enthusiasm.  When the announcement came early Saturday morning that Mitt Romney had chosen Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, I was equally pumped.

For us conservatives, Romney usually is quite efficient at delivering good speeches, but his commitment to the principles we subscribe to require us to extend a leap of faith.  By bringing in Ryan, who has long championed conservative principles, this seemed to be a move to offer a sense of security to his potential administration.

More importantly, as we have written on many occasion, Ryan is the smartest guy in the room when it comes to understanding the most important issue of the day; the financial crisis our country is in.  While others sit around running the mouth, Ryan put forth a bold plan to put America back on a path to prosperity.

Ryan and his plan has many critics, as sound thinkers join the progressive big government advocates as opponents, but the Ryan roadmap provides a basis for action to upset the current path progressives of both parties have put us on. While critics hammer Ryan, I applaud his bold leadership.

Ryan, a protege of the great Jack Kemp, has a double major in Economics and Political Science from Miami of Ohio and follows the economic theories advanced by the great Milton Friedman.  Ryan spoke with the MacIver Institute recently on the 100th birthday of Friedman regarding the dismal economic status of America under President Obama. Take a listen:


This morning, at a campaign event at The NASCAR Institute in Mooresville, NC, NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip provided the opening greeting for a Romney-Ryan rally, which had the men flanked by a pair of Sprint Cup stock cars. Since the addition of Ryan to the ticket, I have noticed the rhetoric of Romney has sharpened. Once you dodge the non-sensible Democratic attacks, such as portraying Mitt Romney as a felon, the framing of the debate is simplistic. As Ryan and Romney spell out, the choice is quite clear.  Here is the deal:



Of course the Democrats would be out attacking whoever was chosen with lies and innuendo, but the choice of Ryan gives the Romney campaign street credibility that it is most serious about attacking the critical issue of our time, the financial disaster we find ourselves in due to very poor economic decision making by both parties; parties that lost sight of the principles of governance our nation was founded upon.

The Obama campaign will label Ryan, and thus Romney, as radicals who will end Medicare as we know it and punish the middle class.  For anyone with a lick of common sense, it is obvious this is far from the case.  Meanwhile, the push by the Obama administration to encourage welfare is immoral and seeks to rob citizens of their identity, crashing of the system to ensure those in need turn to government for assistance, losing control of their lives due to their dependencies.

Our growing entitlements are sinking our economy and are quite simply unsustainable.  Medicare as we know it should end, replaced with a program that can support itself, most likely through privatization, with the changes not forced upon anyone currently 55 or over.

Common sense applications to fiscal problems that threaten our national and economic security, utilizing free markets and free enterprise to encourage and support entrepreneurship and risk taking is representative of the vision of Romney and Ryan; helping to bring the promise of the great experiment of America back from near ruin.

I am all for it!

FDIC Economic Wizard Seidman Dies

On the heels of losing another famed Great American on the economic front in Jack Kemp, I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of another as former FDIC chair and CNBC economics commentator Bill Seidman died today.

Seidman, 88, was a crafty veteran of the economic political theatre and was the chief architect of the Resolution Trust Company which rescued the real estate market decades ago. In fact, I recently wrote if he might be available to help us out yet again.

In an era lacking common sense, Seidman rose above the fray and fired out plain spoken intellectual rhetoric on the economic issues of the day. He forgot more than most knew.

I will certainly miss those segments on CNBC with Seidman. He was a great gentleman a a true titan in banking and economics.

The gang at CNBC mourn the loss, including Sure Herrara, Erin Burnett, Larry Kudlow and Jim Cramer.



Larry Kudlow, an old friend and colleague of Seidman, posted the following tribute:



With the passing over the last few weeks of Kemp and Seidman, the economics department up in Heaven has dramatically improved. Rest in peace Bill!

Conservative Patriot Kemp Throws Last Pass

Supply side conservative and NFL All Star quarterback Jack Kemp has unfortunately passed away due to the insidious disease of cancer.

Although I never met him, I always appreciated him and his story. Kemp was cut several times and traveled a lengthy road en route to his legendary football career, never giving up and persevering. He was league MVP while with the Buffalo Bills of the AFL.

Kemp was also part of the Reagan Revolution, co-authoring the Reagan tax cuts which ignited the greatest bull market in history. By all accounts, he was a neat guy.







An American conservative patriot, Kemp will be sorely missed. Maybe Ronnie will have a beer waiting for him. Meanwhile, Cancer must be stopped and you can help by visiting HERE.

UPDATE 5-4-09

CNBC's Larry Kudlow, who knew Kemp for some 35 years from their days working under Reagan, penned a wonderful column on Kemps contributions. Kudlow also got together with Art Laffer and Robert Rahn, former Reagan economic advisers, and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, to remember Jack Kemp. It is worth your time: