The Oklahoma legislature has voted to declare sovereignty under the 10^th Amendment to the Constitution.   This comes just weeks after Texas governor Rick Perry made the same declaration of his state’s right to secede.  Given our nation is no more as the result of northeast and west coast liberals, it is time that we wholeheartedly support the efforts of those who strive for economic freedom and individual liberty.  All I can say is that I am glad that Texas and Oklahoma have a lot of open space because they should expect a huge influx of people if they can pull this off.  I've got a call into Allied Van Lines today!

While common sense seems to prevail in the south central portion of America, the idiots in the nation of New England are at it again with Maine and New Hampshire getting ready to permit gay marriage. Mind you, this was done with legislative fiat without the vote of the people. My guess is if the people had their say so, which they won’t, they would do precisely what Californians did last year and defeat the nonsensical notion that marriage is anything other than the way God intended; between man and woman. 

The number of unemployed is up yet again. Guess this stimulus package is really working wonders on the economy.   Hey, at least the welfare rolls continue to grow which should ensure Democrats another good round of elections.   Did you ever wonder what our Congress would look like if only tax paying Americans were permitted to vote? 

Have you heard that 6 of the 9 new board members on Chrysler will either be government or union appointees? Considering liberals and unions have destroyed our schools, forced manufacturing overseas and undermined free enterprise I give the company six months to die a slow and miserable death under the guidance of the truly incompetent.  Ditto for GM which is really nothing more than a health care administrator that just so happens to make some cars on the side.  

Rather than throwing good money after bad what if the government were to give money only to those who paid taxes.   No more money to GM, AIG or ACORN. No more money to illegal aliens or terrorists. With 140 million tax payers, the government could give every one of them 100,000 dollars which equals about 14 trillion in total expenditure. Given the trillions already spent, this is actually doable.   Let Americans decide what to do with the money with the stipulation that at least 50% must go to paying down debt and 25% going to purchasing of products made in America. There’s no doubt in my mind this would result in the greatest period of economic growth since the days of Ronald Reagan.  

Of course this won’t happen because we all know that of the 140 million Americans that pay taxes most are conservative and government handouts are all about buying Democrat votes which come from the uneducated and uninformed.   So rather than get our nation on track, the liberals in Washington would rather have us wallow in economic misery just as long as they have their jobs…oh yes and their AIG backed pensions. 

Isn’t it amazing how common sense can fix everything? I think someone once wrote a book about it. Maybe it’s time for a 2009 version because it is greatly lacking inside the beltway. 

Christopher Van

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Senior White House Advisor David Axelrod said yesterday that the tea party movement is unhealthy, while fellow liberal James Carville called it damaging to Republicans.   They expressed confusion of their misguided notion that 95% of Americans just received a tax cut.

Perhaps I can help set the record straight.   First, the tea party movement is not only healthy but it is a necessity in a day and age when government seeks to usurp more of our liberties and rights.   Denouncing the tea party movement shows the true disdain liberals have for freedom of speech and expression. Just as the tea party was needed in the years preceeding the Revolution, it is needed now, for now, like then, we are facing taxation without representation. 

Sure, we may have representatives in Washington but do they represent us. Does spending money on studying pig flatulence and building bridges to nowhere reflect good stewardship of the money they steal out of our paychecks each week? The answer is no.   Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid represent a growing underclass of unproductive citizens that are needed for votes; nothing more, nothing less. 

The political class in Washington is what is fueling the fires in the tea party movement.   The blatant disregard for the will of the taxpaying public is why thousands showed up in protest.   The liberal politicians hatred of you and I is precisely why Governor Rick Perry suggested that Texas may secede.  

While secession may not be the answer now, it is certainly an option that all states should keep on the table if America ceases to be America.   If capitalism is replaced with socialism and freedom replaced with censorship, such as the bans on free speech and guns proposed by liberals, then alternative means to overcoming such un-American behavior must be examined.  

Face it, our nation would be better off without places like Seattle or San Francisco.   For the most part, the population east of the Hudson and West of the Sierras is why we are in the mess we are in today. Without the votes from those regions there would be no B. Hussein Obama in the White House and Congress would be overwhelmingly dominated by conservatives who reflect real American values. 

Ridiculous ideas such as gay marriage, appeasement of terrorists or the welcoming of illegal criminals would be met with looks of scorn, as they should be.   Coddling criminals and marching with NAMBLA would likely net someone a jail sentence themselves.