The RINO is finally out of the closet…well at least one of them. Most Americans have long understood that Arlen Specter was not really a Republican and certainly was not a conservative. His voting record is littered with nanny state programs and my guess is he probably voted for the messiah himself.  

Certainly losing a Republican in the Senate is not good, if that person were a Republican. Remember, the magic number to overcome filibusters is 60.   Democrats now have 60, but the reality is that they had 60 before because Specter overwhelmingly voted with his pals across the aisle. 

What needs to happen now is for Democrats to push their agenda and push it hard.   They need to diligently work to silence free speech and the right to defend your loved ones from criminals. They need to openly admit their admiration of terrorists and loathing of  real American values.   Now that they have what their leaders will consider to be a mandate it is time that they officially declare war on family values, national defense and God.   I’d add in capitalism but that war started with the election of Obama. 

By showing their true colors perhaps Americans will begin to realize the error of their ways.   They will begin to see the disdain that liberals have towards the values upon which our nation was founded.   Economic freedom and individual liberty will be kicked to the curb with their onslaught of nanny state entitlement programs designed to do nothing more than buy votes.    As Specter joins the party of the entitlement class (read the unproductive wastes on our society) he will get to witness firsthand how they react at getting more handouts which is no different than a junkie getting their next fix.

Certainly losing Arlen Specter is not a loss in the long run as it gives Republicans a chance to become the vocal minority who can do nothing more than sit idly by and watch the filibuster proof Senate degrade and demean America and our values.    But it is critical that they seize upon this moment. They need to make a national spectacle out of each and every un-American issue brought to the floor by Democrats.

From bailouts to amnesty for criminal aliens, the GOP has a golden opportunity to expose Democrats and their Marxist/socialist ideals.   From gay marriage to coddling felons the few conservatives left in Washington need to make a mockery of anything and everything that liberals stand for because those values are exactly why we are in the pickle we are in today. 

Conservatives need to set forth a new Contract with America that calls for the resurrecting of the land that liberals have destroyed.   It can contain ten simple items that will instantly expose the failed ideology of liberalism.  

1.       Make English the official language

2.       Build a fence and build it now. 

3.       All free healthcare, welfare and education for illegal’s and their children is hereby terminated. If you don’t like it, leave. 

4.       Become energy self sufficient by drilling here and drilling now.   ANWR and the coasts are fair game and when people realize that gas will be a buck a gallon they’ll quickly jump on board.

5.       Create fairness in education with tuition tax vouchers and use the competition to put the insidious teachers union out of business. 

6.       Pass the Fair Tax and abolish the income tax and the IRS.   It’s a no brainer and if you don’t agree then you obviously haven’t read the book.   www.fairtax.org …learning it, know it, live it.

7.       Make people pass a test for the right to vote.   You have to pass a test to drive, for graduate and for many professions…all with far less consequences than a negligently cast ballot.  

8.       Impose a five year moratorium on the hiring of all non-military federal personnel.   It probably won’t be long enough to get rid of the bureaucratic disaster liberals have created but it will be a start.

9.       Declare a war on bailouts! Never again should we be using our tax dollars to support those who can’t support themselves.   If a company fails let it fail. 

10.   Outlaw political correctness and impose lengthy jail sentences on those who dare to try and violate our right to free speech. 

It’s amazing how simple fixing this country could be if our elected leaders would just do their job. 

Christopher Van

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