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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas — 2009
‘Twas the night before Christmas and at the White House;/ Our Commander was sleeping, and so was his spouse.
If you’re like me, you’re not at all surprised by the holiday gifts doled out by Harry Reid and friends in order to give the ultimate legacy-saving present to President Obama. After all, pork has been the favorite dish of congressmen for years. What did surprise me was how quickly the details of the dirty dealings made their way into the public realm. Please allow me to advance my theory while making my annual apology to Clement Clark Moore.
‘Twas the night before Christmas and at the White
House;
Our Commander was sleeping, and so was his spouse.
They’d gone to bed early to ward off the blues;
In hopes that the new year would bring them good news.
Progressives were snuggled, asleep safe and warm;
While dreaming of government health care reform.
But I in my doldrums, and sleepless with fears;
Had just nodded off with a couple of beers.
When out of my TV there came such a clatter;
I put down my brewski to check out the natter.
Away to the boob tube I flew in a flash;
To watch a discussion of ill-gotten cash.
The smoke in the backroom was blowing quite thick;
And I thought that my poor mind was playing a trick;
When what to my sleep-deprived eyes should appear
But a panel of Democrats looking severe!
With a little old leader so ready to plead;
I knew in a moment it was Harry Reid.
More rapid than eagles his supplicants came
When he wined them and dined them and called them by name:
Now Sanders, Now Landrieu, Now Ben from Nebraska;
We’ll give you the bridge that we scotched in Alaska!
To the chamber to vote;
Where we plan to play ball;
It’s cash today, cash today, cash for you all!
As wobblers who’ll alter their views so they’ll jibe,
when they meet with a party that’s eager to bribe;
So on went the plan to bewitch and bewilder
By paying the requisite pieces of silver.
And then in a twinkling, I heard in my room;
A voice that would fill any patriot with gloom.
As I peered through the darkness I saw with great dread
St. Hillary appear at the foot of my bed.
She was dressed in a trench coat, the collar up high;
And she wore a mischievous gleam in her eye.
A pair of dark glasses were perched on her head;
And she grinned as she pictured the glory ahead.
Her eyes—how they sparkled! Her manner—how airy!
As she thought of the treachery cooked up for
Harry.
Her droll little mouth was
stretched out in a smile;
And her angelic look gave no hint of her guile.
A tiny black book she held tight in her hand;
And she grinned like a bandit while hatching her plan.
She had a bright look and her cheeks grew so rosy
As she started to write down the deals of Pelosi.
She noted with glee the attempted extortion;
The cash to vote cloture and fold on abortion.
With a wink of her eye in the midst of my dream;
I realized that she’d let me in on her scheme.
She hoped that the papers would swallow the bait;
That they’d never suspect came from mistress of State.
She merrily felt that Obama was toast;
As she faxed all the dirt to the Washington
Post.
She sprang to her feet, from my room she went
winging;
And my joy was so full that I felt just like singing!
And I heard her exclaim, as my eyes welled with tears,
“Happy Christmas Barack, I’ll be back in three
years.”
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Stephanie| 12.24.09 @ 6:43AM
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
Ret. Marine| 12.24.09 @ 7:32AM
"DITTO"
hunter| 12.24.09 @ 9:10AM
Waterloo wrapped in pretty Christmas paper. It ain't over yet!
wanda | 12.24.09 @ 10:49AM
This is oh so true. We must find someone in the GOP to stop her.
Roger| 12.24.09 @ 11:54AM
What can We do?
We can pray, that the American people will muster the courage of our forefathers and fight for our Freedom & Liberties. If our forefathers thought the way most Americans today are thinking, we would still be under British rule! They knew that government cannot and will not heal itself! They understood that once government gains power, they will continue to force their will on the people. "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". They understood the power of "We the People" and took ALL the necessary actions to win the very Freedom we are letting slip away from us!
What can we do? It's time for America to go on strike and put this government back into the Constitutional box it was designed to operate in! Our forefathers knew this, and from their graves they are telling us we must sacrifice no less than they did if we are to remain Free!
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasure. From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most money from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's great civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through the following sequence: from bondage to spiritual faith, from spiritual faith to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependency, from dependency back to bondage."-- Alexander Tyler
The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. – Thomas Jefferson
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. – Thomas Jefferson
Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry. – Thomas Jefferson
If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so. – Thomas Jefferson
It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government. – Thomas Paine
God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.
– Daniel Webster
Those who expect to reap the benefits of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
– Thomas Paine
Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. – John Adams
Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils.
--General John Stark
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"
-- Edmund Burke
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. --Andrew Jackson
Freedom is never given, it must be Won. Our forefathers knew this, they counted the cost, fought for their Freedom and Won. Freedom was more important to them than comfort, wealth, status..... We are in the: "from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency" phase of our decline back to tyranny. America today wants her freedom, but is not willing to sacrifice and do what is necessary to Win it! We have become complacent and believe that ultimately the government will eventually solve our problems. That way, we won’t have to be inconvenienced with the burden of defending Freedom & Liberties ourselves . It won't happen. Only "We The People" have the power to win back our Freedom. Only "We The People" have the power to force our government back into it's Constitutional box. Votes will not do it. Only action, by the People, will win our Freedoms & Liberties. Then, and only then, will we be able to elect GOOD men & women to represent us in Washington! That is the message our forefathers are so desperately trying to tell us from the grave:
"Don't let our sacrifice have been wasted".
I fear that as this Country realizes the full impact of what our government is doing there's going to be an armed revolt. And it's not going to be pretty. I believe that American business's and Patriot's need to go on strike, shut business down and stop the flow of taxes to this administration. Many people are now talking about simply withholding taxes, but they will put you in jail for that. They cannot jail you for closing you doors (in effect a true tea party). Non violent but something they CANNOT ignore!
(It has been very effective for the unions why not Americans)
Our forefathers said this:
"The ultimate authority...resides in the people alone."
"It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty of citizens and one of the noblest characteristics of the late Revolution. The freemen of America did not wait till usurped power had strengthened itself by exercise and entangled the question in precedents. They saw all the consequences in the principle, and they avoided the consequences by denying the principle. We revere this lesson too much ...to forget it." -- James Madison
Our forefathers are telling us it's not about the vote, it's about our WILL! We can succeed in preserving our Freedom & Liberties as our Forefathers did:
If we as Americans Still have the WILL!
And what country can preserve its liberties, if it's rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."-- Thomas Jefferson
"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards." -- Samuel Adams
Give the Gift of Freedom in 2010!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
GOD BLESS AMERICA!
victor| 12.25.09 @ 12:22PM
Thank you Roger!
Those quotes are for those who deem the Founders irrelevant and for those whom The Founders have never gone out of style.
Jefferson's words were true then and even truer now.
We now have nealy half (45%) not paying and income taxes and the rest taking up their slack.
I saw someone renaming the Republican Party thus:
GOTP Grand Olde Tea Party.
or even the Four Tea's Party:
Twenty Ten! Twenty Twelve!
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Well done, Lisa. No apology needed. Merry Christmas.
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By Charles Colson
What image does the mention of Christmas typically conjure up? For most of us, it is a babe lying in a manger while Mary and Joseph, angels, and assorted animals look on.
Heartwarming picture, but Christmas is about far more than a Child’s birth—even the Savior’s birth. It is about the Incarnation: God Himself, Creator of heaven and earth, invading planet earth, becoming flesh and dwelling among us.
It is a staggering thought. Think of it: The Word—that is, Logos in the Greek, which meant all the knowledge that could be known—the plan of creation, that is, ultimate reality—becomes mere man? And that He was not born of an earthly king and queen, but of a virgin of a backwater village named Nazareth? Certainly God delights in confounding worldly wisdom—and human expectations.
Thirty years after His humble birth, Jesus increased the Jews’ befuddlement when He read from the prophet Isaiah in the synagogue at Nazareth: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor...to proclaim release to the captives...to set free those who are downtrodden...” Jesus then turned the scroll back and announced, “Today, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
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Margie| 12.25.09 @ 11:43AM
Lisa,
My husband and I say: KUDOS TO YOU!
That was great. May you have a warm and fuzzy Cristmas!
And now on to 2010.
Onward Christian Soldiers, onward as to war!
Victor & Margie
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Roger, thanks for your comments and providing so many historical (and highly relevant) quotes. If more of us don't display our passion to preserve this country with both words AND deeds, the socialist tsunami will destroy all traces of our founding fathers' America. I'm so disgusted with references to "historical moments" by the Left. Obama's election was historical; passage of ObamaCare will be historical. And so was the sinking of the Titanic...
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