Archive for July 4th, 2007
When are people going to wake up?
Could Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards actually be right about something? Not where to go to get a haircut, mind you, I mean about there being two Americas.
There is the vibrant America . . . and the stagnant one.
There is the America of ever-increasing wealth, innovation, creativity, of a dynamic economy, new jobs, new products and services. Choices galore.And there is the politician’s America: The regulated America, the subsidized America, the earmarked America. The failing America.
In one America it is what you produce that gets you ahead. In the other it’s who you know.In one America, to earmark some money means setting aside funds (into savings) for a purchase — a car, house, college.
In the other America, to earmark is to grab from taxpayers to give to cronies. It is the highest rite of career politicians: buying their votes with other people’s money. Oh, there have been reforms, sure. But a recent bill in the House had 32,000 earmark requests.In one America, we decide what we pay for. We choose constantly about little things and big. We call the shots. Or we walk down the street and associate with someone else. So we have some faith in those we work with.
In the other America we vote. But we rarely get what we vote for.Maybe that’s why the new Democratic Congress just registered the lowest approval rating in poll history.
It surely ain’t because folks love the Republicans.This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
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You can show your support for the Constitution, freedom and liberty by purchasing one of these commemorative Ron Paul Liberty Dollars. They are available in gold, silver or copper.
In celebration of The 4th of July, 2007 you are invited - even urged - to flex your independence with the Volunteer Network’s ’secret weapon’ - the Ron Paul Dollar bringing new meaning to the U.S. Mint’s “Presidential Dollars” and symbolizing the Congressman’s values. WOW! Now the Internet’s favorite Presidential candidate has his own money to help turbo-charge his shot at the White House.
Impossible, you think? Long shot? Dark horse? Think again. This election is different. Want to stand this Presidential election on its head? Well guess what? As utterly amazing as it may seem, we the people, could actually get Ron Paul nominated. Why? Because there are so many Republican liars running for President and the field is so fractionized, that a classic dark house candidate could win. And that is amazing!
I ordered a numbered silver dollar. The image below shows the fine detail put into these coins. Click the photo for a larger version.
Read more about it: Liberty Dollar
HT to Ray for pointing this out.
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This is what the Fourth of July is all about.
This week Americans will gather around the grill, attend parades and watch fireworks displays, all in the celebration of the signing of our Declaration of Independence. At the same time, we will have thousands of bureaucrats, troops and agents stationed in countries across the globe being paid by American tax dollars.
On the anniversary of our declaring our own independence from the British, it is certainly appropriate that we reflect on the nature and spirit of independent nationhood. While our founding fathers were individual men in a historically unique situation, they posited that the principles upon which they rested our national independence were timeless.
If we truly honor the men who brought about Independence Day, we would do well to spend at least as much time reflecting on the Declaration of Independence, and the principles upon which it is based, as we spend at the cookouts, parades, and fireworks displays. With the trend toward globalism that has been with us for the past century, we should be specifically thoughtful about how our celebration of independence can be made consistent with the policies that have been advocated by the American government – as well as many of the nation’s elite – or what we used to call the Eastern Establishment.
Continue Reading: Recapturing the Spirit of Independence by Ron Paul
