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Is it now time to organize massive tax resistance? Maybe then the Democrat party, or at least its leaders, as well as liberals and leftists, will understand how unacceptable their death culture and American holocaust is?
Not sure if some of them will ever understand matters of conscience.
-- C. Kenna Amos Jr.

THE RINO DISEASE
Re: Larry Thornberry's GOP Soul Check:

Putting aside platitudes, such as "It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees," which is a sentiment shared by many Americans, certainly, if not especially, conservative Americans, losing while standing for principle still has ethical and moral repercussions, just as winning and leaving principles behind does. America is suffering under the rule of Obama, in part, because the GOP refused to offer a principled and true conservative alternative to The One. Time after time, Republicans have nominated candidates they believed could win elections knowing full well the candidate was a RINO. Better to have a Republican in office than a Democrat goes their thinking. While some elections did go in favor of the Republicans, the results consistently go against long term party interests. The candidates, once elected, diluted the philosophy and brand name of the party. The seismic shift of the last election was a direct result of Republicans' fiscal irresponsibility.

Governor Crist is much like President Obama. Crist has charm and charisma. He is also a restless, political animal who is continually seeking the next higher office. Lastly, like Our Dear Leader, he is an empty suit. But unlike Obama, he lacks a core philosophy to which he can cling when the political storms strike. This very lack of political commitment would make Crist a particularly dangerous senator if elected.
If elected, Crist, along with current RINO Senators, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley and Olympia Snow, would give Obama and the Democrats the "bipartisan" cover they so desperately seek. The danger is not only would the Dems not need sixty votes to become veto proof, but that the loyal opposition would be held equally culpable for the financial and social destruction. Simply stated, RINOism is a disease that attacks the body politic.

Maybe Crist is more electable than Marco Rubio, but if the NRSC were to support Rubio, a Republican with solid conservative principles, a victory might still be possible. On the other hand, to paraphrase a Nazarene philosopher, what good does it do a party to gain majority control if it loses its soul?
-- I.M. Kessel

ROGUE LADY
A beautiful woman who’s smart
Has spun on it’s head the art
Of wise punditry.
Oh, say can you see
A wink and a grin on her part.

We who cheer Sarah on will know
The satisfaction of “we told you so”.
Amid liberal rage
She took full stage
Saying “Mind if I call you Joe?”

Arriving with the speed of the luge,
She brought fresh air in deluge.
Rubbing sleep from our eyes,
Our spirits now rise
With the rogue lady in red wearing rouge.
-- Mimi Evans Winship