For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. ---Ephesians 6:12
"The age of casual Catholicism is over; the age of heroic Catholicism has begun. We can no longer be Catholics by accident, but instead must be Catholics by CONVICTION." ---Fr. Terrence Henry TOR, Franciscan University of Steubenville
Looks like the ACLU is up to its usual harassment of local schools and other organizations they assume are too weak to fight and too willing to buckle. But they didn't count on The Alliance Defense Fund! And just who are THEY? Well, they're lawyers for Jesus, basically. And from what I once heard from one on a Sunday morning in Stockton, CA at church (guest speaker), they keep very busy fighting against those who would fight against our constitutional rights to freedom of religion.
In the video above, you'll hear about how the ACLU is trying to force a GA school district to remove internet filters from school library computers, thereby allowing lesbian, gay, and transgender sites to be accessed by the very children that school swears to protect. And no doubt, when the kiddies aren't subjected to sexually explicit content on these sites, there will be attempts by those sites to recruit those impressionable children. How disgusting that so many predators are vying for access to our country's youth to exploit and sexualize them before the age of consent. And even more disgusting that the ACLU is blazing the path for them!
Where does the ACLU get its funding? The video below is older --2007, I believe, but I doubt things have changed much. Let Bill O'Reilly shed some light on this...
I love Rick Santelli's rants. He always puts notions that have fallen askew back in their proper perspective.
I agree with Rick that regardless of the details of the S&P report showing Republicans sharing the blame for not agreeing to tax increases to go with tax cuts, the most important thing we know is that we are on the WRONG PATH. History shows that with any increase in taxation, increases in spending are soon to follow (Parkinson's 2nd Law: Expenditures rise to meet income). And this is because the politicians act like they have more money for pet projects.
Plus, it's my opinion that S&P was attempting to be a bit too politically correct in trying to spread blame evenly. The Democrats were never interested in reducing the debt, and it took Republican (Tea Party) pressures for the Dems to consider ANY reductions in their horrendously high projected increases in the debt ceiling and runaway spending, both of which have become "routine." Remember, even after the downgrade President Obama made a speech promising more spending on even more social programs with money we don't have. They still think the solution is to spend, spend spend. THAT should've been at the top of the list of reasons for the downgrade, not because the Tea Party tried to stop the Democrats.
But the biggest reason of all to question the motives of S&P for any blame given to Republicans is that back in April they gave a negative outlook (threat to lower rating in future) if the government didn't reduce the deficit by $4 trillion, which Cut, Cap, and Balance would've done. It was the Republican party which tried very hard to pressure the Dems into passing this bill in order to avert a downgrade.
And the key word is LEADERSHIP. As she states in the above video, Obama has shown NONE. He blames everyone else for the mess he claims he inherited, and then goes on vacation. WATCH THIS VIDEO.
And in so doing, Senator Kerry used inflammatory rhetoric to make his case, claiming that "Congress was held hostage..," and "People wanted to literally cut the baby in half." Senator Kerry has been a member of Congress (in both House and Senate) long enough to remember government shut-downs, several dozen filibusters, and other parliamentary maneuvers done by members of both parties in efforts to get their way. His effort to get the media to put a gag on dissenting opinion just shows how desperate the Democrats are in their efforts to retain power long enough to transform our nation into something second rate. Or maybe he simply misses being relevant.
One thing is certain. There is one group of people who are serious about fixing the debt problem, and there is another group who isn't. The Republicans have proposed Cut, Cap, and Balance which would go far in reversing several decades of irresponsible fiscal management. You may or may not agree with how the plan works, but you have to admit it IS an attempt, at the very least.
Senator Reid had a plan...to do something...but that something had little to do with the debt situation except to raise it. And President Obama had no plan at all. But after the "compromise," the President did voice his support for new spending on new social programs which would require the debt ceiling to be raised even further. So when the Democrats in power say they're in favor of solving the debt problem... they are actually in favor of someone else (republicans) taking the heat for a watered-down plan (compromise) that does virtually nothing but get democrats re-elected.
Senator Rubio is a fresh face with an up-to-date perspective on the silliness of these dinosaurs who got us into this mess, and offers his opinions. It's worth watching the 14 minute video just to see him slam Senator Kerry. Heh.
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Also, I want to add that not everyone I link to below marches lock-step with me on every issue. But I link to them nonetheless because I think they are righteous. They have taken sides in their respective battles, political and/or religious, and have chosen wisely. May you do the same.
