I’ve been battling with folks on the left for almost a decade and can look back 25 years when I battled alongside them and reach some sober conclusions.  First, I usually wasn’t sober when I was involved with radical leftist groups.  As no one made me take the drink I can’t dismiss once playing for the other side.  All I can do is now work to make right the wrongs I committed against my God and my country.  The second thing I’ve noticed is the left can’t seem to make logical connections.  Which is why I guess the government schools are constructed in the current tense.  You create more liberals when Johnny can’t read and has only the dole as his only resort.  Last week a writer at The Christian Science Monitor bemoaned the lack of modern critical thinkers.  This infers critical thinking is something you can teach.  It may just be some folks are wired differently and can think on several levels at any given time while others don’t have the talent.  I believe I can make this statement because the left argues wiring is the root of all differences between people we used to consider just making lifestyle choices.  Notice I wrote I believe and not I feel.  The only thing I feel is the sometimes knot in my stomach when I’m asked to cheerlead for a cause that makes me uncomfortable.

A Roman Catholic Bishop I once heard saying a homily claimed the knot was part of God’s wiring and a reminder ethics aren’t situational. 

Over the weekend I had quite a bit of time for reading and came across the words of a columnist at The Washington Post.  Jim Hoagland writes the American people are getting angry.  Very, very angry and the anger he believes may get very, very ugly.  Hoagland, from what I know, has never been a paragon of the political right.  He’s just an observer witnessing what a great many others are seeing.  This morning I received an email from one of my friends serving in Iraq.  He was telling me 50 percent of working Americans are just two paychecks away from disaster.

Yesterday I attended a committee meeting of the Sussex County Community Organized Regiment.  A local man with a house just a few miles from where I live hosted it and he has a family, pets and a very good job.  These aren’t people frothing at the mouth and searching for a revolution.  There were ten people in attendance ranging from 19 years old to retired.  There had been an earlier committee meeting where something called “Victory Garden” was a discussion topic.  It appears these bitter clingers have ten acres of land available for tilling and planting.  Members of the group will grow vegetables and then, say it isn’t so, can them for what could be tougher months later this year and early next.  Any member who works on these plots is entitled to share in the bounty.  The barter economy is back. 

Before the session wrapped up there was light banter about the public reaction to creation of the organization.  Liberal bloggers in Wilmington are railing against the toothless right wing goons inhabiting the forests below the ditch.  You know the story.  The salons of the state’s biggest city can’t conceive of how folks can survive without big government.  Worse yet they can’t understand why you wouldn’t want the nanny state in your lives.  The beautiful crime and drug free streets upstate should be convincing, I guess.  Someone mentioned the follow up posts at the blogs contained liberal fears about the good people of Sussex County.  Some worry they’re at a disadvantage because we can handle guns and they can’t but if the figures are correct most of the “Wards of the State” locked up in prisons originally called New Castle County home.  The wards are often locked away because they committed gun crimes and often against liberals even more fearful of weapons they could use in self-defense against criminals. 

I don’t speak for the members of the Regiment but if things get interesting this summer some hungry lefties may be looking for a bite to eat.  God help them.  He just might if they could come to their senses.

A fellow emailed me after the show today and asked why the local GOP has such animosity toward local people organizing for their own political interests. Perhaps because the GOP isn’t looking out for your interests? A County GOP bigwig telephoned the show Monday and implied the folks joining the local “Regiment” were a bunch of knuckle dragging apes looking to shoot up the town. For the record, many of the “Regiment” members are retired police and military. If it makes the GOP feel any better I should mention some of them were “officers” and probably played some very good golf courses. Some of these folks are teachers and bankers and business owners. One is the stepchild, I believe, of a former Deputy Secretary of Defense. The local Republicans are crowing about last year’s successes. The Clerk of the Peace faced token opposition. Sussex County’s only statewide candidate has already voiced his issues. Greg Hastings, one of the finest people I’ve ever known in public life or outside of public life, got little serious support. Oh, some of his colleagues asked if I could help. Otherwise they couldn’t be bothered. Joan Deaver, a left-wing radical, is serving on County Council. Watch the demographics because more are coming. The Republican controlled Council has managed to curtail public dissent. Gosh, fellows, you’re men after President Obama’s heart! Then last week I learned Council members get taxpayer money to throw at causes “near and dear” or in other words to spread around like Philadelphia street cash. Ms. Deaver was the only one calling for an outright ban. The majority settled for being a little bit pregnant and cut the amount somewhat. I do not forget a member of the majority attempted silencing me last summer. For what I thought could be common cause I’ve stayed silent for months. Did you know two of my friends operate a Christian charity? When they approached Sam Wilson for assistance he said he would offer help only if the recipients would agree to be “Saved”. Forced conversion, if you will. Muslims just do it by the sword. It’s now noted he supports silencing dissent at Council sessions and on the radio. He’s a GOP gain. Proud, I know you are! Come, put your cares aside. Let the GOP be your life coach. If they’ll just flash a picture of President Reagan before our eyes we’ll all fall into line and praise Mike Castle. It’s a big tent. Only remember in 1980 the party regulars couldn’t stand Reagan and they don’t really like you.

The report from the Sussex County Regiment is very good.  A website will soon be in operation.  I wasn’t able to attend Saturday’s meeting as I was here at work but I did have a representative in attendance.  Organizers are suggesting they’ll soon have a more permanent meeting place and schedule.  While I’m not trying to “out” any members I will suggest, and this is only a suggestion, the meeting place become public knowledge.  The ultimate decision will remain with the organization’s membership. 

Organizers are also suggesting a large turnout at the March 9 Sussex County Republican meeting.  Not as to create an adjunct for the G.O.P. but to allow members an opportunity to see how a political party functions. 

Let me expand here.  The Sussex County Regiment will not be working to carry water for any party.  One look at Mitch McConnell should tell you the GOP is bereft of ideas and ideals.  I’ve suggested, and again only suggested, the organization stay clear of Brandywine Hundred country clubbers.  Next year members of the local Republican Party will be all smiles publicly when urging you to vote for Mike Castle.  Many of you know the meaning of the word hypocrisy. 

The only method available for contacting the Sussex County Regiment remains email:  sccor2009@yahoo.com.  

Meanwhile, last week the President of The Patriot League of Central New York appeared on my program explaining how you can create these organizations and make them grow and have a lasting impact.  Check out his website:  www.plcny.com.  

John Brady’s leap to the ranks of the Democrats didn’t go unnoticed at the Naval Observatory.  This morning the Vice President telephoned John and welcomed him back to the fold.  It may be that John’s decision will be greatly rewarded with such support.  Like many of you I was disappointed.  As I’ve mentioned many times I’m a former Democrat who left during the Clinton years and then briefly came back to the party when Clinton left office.  Democrats were my dad’s party.  He was an old “labor Democrat” who bolted to vote for Reagan.  Twice.  I left the second time when it became apparent following September, 2001 that the party was working to undermine our fighting men and women.  I don’t like appeasers.  There may be a great many Democrats you can live next door to but I’ve a second and greater reason to keep my distance.  The blood of 50 million babies screams out for justice and Catholics like Biden and Pelosi are blazing trails straight to hell.  The same with the Mormon leading the Senate Majority and toss in a multi-trillion dollar spending plan and apparently Democrats suffer from mass delusion.

All said let’s get back to Mr. Brady.  It doesn’t come up much in polite society here but John is a gay American.  Well placed Republicans never mentioned it but speaking to me yesterday two did.  Apparently John was O.K. while a gay Republican but as a gay Democrat the playing field is altered.  A couple of things of note, what in blazes does that have to do with his ability to hold elective office and why should this suddenly end friendships?  You can’t live in Sussex County , Delaware and not have friends or do business with people who are gay.  Are there people suggesting we place these neighbors behind barbed wire?  If so, who’ll protect your liberty when it’s threatened?  John is my friend.  He has been a good public servant and he certainly is smart enough for any job he tackles.  John Brady is the smartest person I’ve met in Delaware and I’ve even met “Pete” DuPont.  As for the local GOP, politics was once a grass roots effort and I applaud some of the changes being made here, however.  Ultimately the party will follow the national lead and Mr. Steele is no conservative.  A very good friend of mine wanted to get involved with the local Republican Party.  She’s a woman and was told she could be of great help with bake sales.  Bake sales!  Gentlemen of the GOP, this is 2009 and not just in the rest of the United States but as well as in Sussex County . My friend is articulate and extremely photogenic so why is there this effort to assign her to an auxiliary? 

While all of these things have been taking place on my show and in my life a much more sinister subplot is bubbling in the background.  A fellow by the name of Jon Paul Benedict, or that’s his email name, has been sending me messages demanding I campaign for gay marriage.  I suggested he take it up with the man he voted for in last year’s Presidential election..  This only fried J.P. and he gave me grief about being a divorced American.  Yes, it’s true, and this fool Benedict has no clue as to why I’m divorced and my family is off limits.  I’ve mentioned it on-air because people have asked and to say I’m currently married would be a lie.  Then he emailed me to say he and some shadowy organization he belongs to were going to investigate my personal life.  A warning, I’m a big man and I’m the father of a lovely daughter.  Don’t cross me.  Not only would I die for her, pal, I would kill for her. 

I don’t spend much time talking about gay issues on the show.  Oh, I shared a Pat Buchanan column last week for discussion purposes but the issue is really rare on my program.  Also I’ve stated that government doesn’t belong in the marriage business.  Churches and temples can decide who gets married or whatever name you want.  This argument that same sex couples can’t get the same benefits is a wash.  No couples should get any changes in benefits with marriage.  A system of fair taxation counts all equally and not two as one or one and one half.  We’ve got too much government in our lives and if we continue asking Washington or Dover or Trenton to carry us across the puddles then we’ll be nothing more than children with curfews, bed checks and no liberty. 

This is why I don’t like “victim” politics.  Race victims or sexual preference victims or immigrant victims.  It’s destroying us and the intent of The Constitution. 

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If ever there was a quote from my past to carry me through difficult times it comes from Eugene Mastin. “You have to play with pain”, he would tell us. It was August and later autumn of 1977 and it was the one year I played football for the man. He drove us until we ached. He drove us until we cursed him. He drove us until we did things for him we wouldn’t even do for our fathers. We worked so hard on the field that my gut would churn and three days into practice we couldn’t walk on sore muscles. So instead he made us run. We lost just one game that year, defeated 14-7 on a long pass late in a game against our arch rivals. On the bus trip home there was nothing but silence. It followed his words before we left for home. He was so very proud we scrapped for everything we could get before the clock ran out. As I got off the bus when we got back to our school he looked at the expression on my face and gave me a hug.

There were parents believing he drove us beyond civilized behavior. They worried he was overly profane on the practice field and they worried about his volcanic temper. It only made us tighten the circle around him. Heck, he never did anything to me my parents hadn’t done. It’s probably why I flourished working for John Butler for six years from the late 1980s until he left for better pastures. He was a veteran of psychological operations in Vietnam and a Colonel at the local Air Guard Base used to see me and ask after “The General”. It was an appropriate nickname.

I had some tough times then and my dad told me to tough it out. John did the same. It taught me the value of a human being is his/her effort and production and not the paycheck.

Dad, Coach Mastin and John Butler were men of a much distant era. They watched suspiciously as the culture eroded around them. The definitions of hero and success were changing before I even tied my first shoulder pads. The new breed, the parents whining about a coach making men of us, took over the country. A feminized culture is fine for women, I suppose, but judging by the mistakes made by government and Wall Street it hasn’t been good for the men still making most of the decisions.

It’s gut check time. Dad, Mr. Mastin and John got me through every crisis in my life but I’m really worried now. I’ve been talking with merchants and builders and they tell me they’ve never seen anything quite like they’re seeing now. They’re spooked and their customers are running scared.

It annoys me that I can’t even think about things like marriage or settling into a nice home because some idiot in some boardroom believed the new definition of his manhood was ripping off clients, neighbors and relatives. And his clients and neighbors weren’t any better and from what I can see must still believe in The Tooth Fairy. Lordy, over the past decade I’ve lost two jobs, rebuilt a shattered left leg, lived in five places in 3 states and financed retirement for 2 lawyers fighting an ex-wife in court. I was at the gym today and some woman told me I was an inspiration for everyone else there. The fat middle aged guy can really move on the treadmill and stair stepper. He also biked to Washington last summer, for those of you forgetting, because he long ago learned you have to play with pain. You play through it. It’s persistent and constant and it doesn’t ease with age.

On Tuesday the nation’s first androgynous President took office. Or at least he appears that way for many of you believing he’s in touch with his feelings. Those are the people that voted for Mr. Obama. Let me tell you I’ve an entirely different impression forming. I don’t agree with the man on most issues relating to government’s role in my life and I abhor his views about infanticide, however. There are some old grainy films of The President playing basketball as a teenager and we’re all familiar with so many elements of his life story. This guy is as tough as nails. Those of us on the right underestimated him until he grabbed the big prize. He knows you have to play with pain. Are you ready for what’s ahead?

It’s raining.  It has been raining almost steadily since I woke Election Day morning.  It’s a few minutes of 3:00 P.M. Wednesday as I start writing this.  I won’t finish in one setting.  It’s scheduled to rain throughout Thursday, when I’ve a live 4-hour broadcast scheduled from a hotel balcony.  Looking out at the steady downpour it doesn’t escape me it represents how I’ve felt about recent events in this country.  The rain follows a drought, one that crossed over two summers on this peninsula.  Just weeks ago a farmer told a Salisbury, Maryland newspaper he feared his fields would catch fire.  Last week we finally had some rain.  Then Indian summer followed over the weekend.  It was 75 degrees Saturday when I went to an event called Punkin’ Chunkin.  I was there when the sun set in the west and I watched it sink across the broad and flat terrain.  Then I drove home with the sunroof open and the lovely breeze. 

It has come to an end, my people’s monopoly on the sometimes aptly named White House.  Now the fellow with the platitudes tossed to adoring crowds like so many rose petals must govern.  As one writer said, Mr. Obama can best manage American decline.  Nobody talks about the future of a vast empire.  They talk of decline and living with less.  It’s our gift for our children and grandchildren.  A United Nations report suggests we ration meat.  Two servings per week in the industrialized world and the report warns alcohol production must cease in order to divert resources to feeding billions.  Where it was once believed people best managed their own decentralized affairs we now have a President-Elect claiming he’s a citizen of the world.  It has come to pass.

What can he accomplish by fiat?  I was reading today there isn’t a constitutional basis for the Wall Street bailout.  Government makes decisions and we get whipsawed and then we wonder how it all crumbled around us.  By crumbling I’m talking about individual liberty.  Another fellow wrote if you expect government to provide you healthcare you must be aware a neighbor is picking up the tab.  I’m willing to help folks I see in need but have always considered I’m the best judge of what I can provide.  When I’ve been flush I’ve written checks to feed the homeless and to put coats on the backs of the cold.  When I’ve been cold and hungry I’ve had friends throw me a lifeline.  Decisions they made of their own free will. 

Now we’re entering a new phase of human history and I fear.  I’ve been accused of bigotry for suggesting some of you voted for Obama without considering what he really represents.  I’ll toss you one positive about this election.  Many young people living in our teaming cities have believed they’ve only a handful of options in life.  In some cases just two, pushing a broom or dealing drugs.  Obama’s election offers an alternative but beyond I can’t see how “change” and “hope” will fill any tummies or turn the ship of state around.  Now he must govern.  It isn’t an easy task and it’s made more difficult because he’s accepted the argument his work is to best manage decline.  You see the paradox, don’t you?  Hope and decline don’t really share any victory platforms. 

For all of you who get the warm feeling liberals get from bathing in rose petals I remind you it’s cold and damp and the long range forecast isn’t comforting. 

(refresh often for live updates)

BREAKING: (according to sources)
– FOX NEWS PROJECTS WIN FOR OBAMA/BIDEN

DELAWARE UPSETS!

– BENNETT DEFEATS DONNA STONE
– SCOTT DEFEATS NANCY WAGNER
– WILLIAMS DEFEATS VALIHURA

7:58

Fox News Projections

Obama: Delaware/Vermont
McCain: South Carolina/Kentucky/Oklahoma

8:04:

Obama takes same states Kerry did in 2004: Ill., Pa., N.J., Md., Mass., Conn., Me., DC., Del., N.H.;

McCain takes Tenn., S.C. and Okla

8:05 — WGMD Local Election coverage starts.

8:06 Voter Turnout HUGE!

by 3:00 50% voter turnout in DE

HOB 85% turnout by 7:15 - - Mariner Middle School 81%

FOX NEWS PROJECTS: Obama Wins MA, MD, IL, DC, CT, DE, NJ, ME; McCain Wins OK, TN

8:09 John Brady calling from i-95 — “I’ve been campaigning in Sussex… in Wilmington… it has been a momentous experience for me personally running on a statewide ticket, i’ve learned a lot.. I’m anxiously awaiting.. I want to first thank everyone who voted for doing their duty today. I am satisfied I did everything I could to send the message across Delaware”

8:15 - Dan Gaffney “AP and others calling Delaware for Jack Markell”

8:19 Trish Hinders talks to Jack Markell supporter http://www.wgmd.com/images/stories/audio/Election/trish1.mp3

8:23 Dan Gaffney — Big Voter Turnout on the 41st District

8:24 — Bill Lee concedes election to Jack Markell with zero districts reporting.
Audio from Wilmington with WGMD’s Andy Lynch

8:30 - Obama takes PA. N.H, Conn, NJ, Del, Md, D.C., Ill. Maine, Vt
McCain Ok, Ark, Ala, Tenn, Ky, SC according to Fox News

8:32 — Mari Lou “Warm Rain didn’t keep voters away”
// Trish Hinders “It’s had an interesting effect… people are waiting for Markell to come to the ballroom” people beginning to celebrate Markell victory.

8:33 Scott Wilkens at Sussex Dem HQ — waiting for results — “great turnout!” — “no final numbers” “amazed by the number of people that came out..”

8:36 Obama 102 / McCain 49 (foxnews)

8:37: Fox News: PA with 21 electoral votes for Obama and NH (4)
Obama 103 / Mccain 54

8:40 — Dan Gaffney “We Have A Governor Markell”

8:41 - McCain takes Alaska (foxnews)

8:43 — No numbers coming in yet — Joe Cicannti at Sussex Election HQ — exepecting results in the next few minutes.. “overall number of voters” responsible for delay.

8:44…McCain camp objects to Fox (and others) calling PA for Obama. (Listener report Pat Patterson)

8:45 Bill Colley “within the next 70 minutes we’ll have all the answers on the presidential election.”

8:50 Scott Wilkens “things looking so far so good for the democrats in delaware”

Trish Hinders Rep HQ in Wilmington; Chris Coons “We are still waiting for any kind of results” led everyone in a resounding chant of “Yes We Can, Yes We Can” — everybody kind of in the dark right now

AP from WGMD’s ML — AP calls Mike Castle for reelction of Nagle. AP calling Biden for Senate.

Joe not heard any rumors of computer glitches.

Audio from 8:50 Trish/Scott/ML/Joe

8:56: “Transmission problem in New Castle County affecting whole state”

9:00 fox news: Kansas, North Dakota Wyoming for McCain
Wis, NM, Minn, NY, Rhode Is. Mich for Obama

Obama 180 / McCain 81

9:05 — Dem win Senate in NH and NM (foxnews) Fox News on projecting PA for Obama

9:06 — Bill Lee speech in Wilmington

“I called Markell to congratulate him” “all the major networks calling it for Markell… for the sake of me and my family.. the fate of DE is in his hands and I wish him success..” “Jack is taking us in the wrong direction” “I expect the rep. part to come around and will turn this thing around in a hurry… we have a couple of races behind us to give us better results than this one has.. we’re hanging on for Copeland and Brady… [with Castle] we’ll be able to establish a platform for the party based on rep. principles.. for me, not a sad ending… we had a marvelous campaign.. Jack earned the mantle of change from that government.. i apologize to you that i was not able to do what i wanted to do.. i did it because i thought we had a scenario were we could provide you with a victory… i failed you… i apologize.. you did not fail me.. as long as you’re honest… you’ll never hang your head.. your first loser of the night is going to get out of the way.. this is not a bad night for me…”

Trish Hinders “Yes We Can” chanting in Wilmington…

Joe in Georgetown: “right now we are hearing that John Atkins won the race” / Biff Lee wins… the numbers are starting to come in now.. ???? … QUESTIONABLE …

Listener response: 9:06…McCain can’t get any more than 284 electoral votes at this point.

9:16 — with 11% reporting in MATT DENN IS LEADING — CASTLE AHEAD 63% –

9:19 == Sussex Election HQ JOHN ATKINS WINS — BIFF LEE WINS

Pat Patterson on the blog: 9:20…My home state, Ohio, goes to Barack Obama.

Don’t blame me…I voted for Chuck Baldwin.

9:20 — “still no Sussex County Numbers”

9:23 — Gerald Hocker Wins “I’ll work as hard as i can, not only for the 38th, but for the people of Sussex County” — HOCKER Audio

9:26 — other sources.. ABC News projecting Obama 195 McCain 76

9:28 — Scott Wilkens with Prelim results — 33rd district — Bob Walls leads Peterman..

9:30 other sources.. ABC News projecting Obama 195 McCain 90

RECAP — BILL LEE CALLS IT QUITS/MARKELL WINS == HOCKER WINS == SUSSEX HQ SAYS ATKINS/BIFF LEE WIN == CASTLE WINS == BIDEN WINS SENATE == AP OBAMA WINS DE/MD/PA

9:32 — Trish speaks to upstate voter…

BLUE STATE

with 83% of votes.. MATT DENN WINS 64% — STEWART WINS 64.4% OF VOTE — MARKELL WINS 71.6% GOVERNOR

9:41 — Absentee numbers causing trouble in Sussex (Audio)

9:43 — Gary Downes leads Simpson 52% - 42% “We might be staying up with the folks in California tonight!” — Scott Wilkens Milton!

9:46 — News Agencies Obama 200 / McCain 130

BLUE STATE!

9:49 – Terry Spence loses in the 18th to Michael Barbieri — Vince Lofink loses! 48.7 - 48.3 — dist. 29 Thornburg loses to Charles Paradee III 50.1 49.9 — Valahura loses! to Williams — Donna Stone loses to Bennett. Wagner loses to Scott.

Stewart “it’s been a hard campaign.. looking to delawarians for help”

10:04 Copeland is defeated (audio from copeland)

“Hello my name is Charlie Copeland, and I’m a republican… it’s a tough environment out there, you all have seen the numbers.. it’s hard to beat George Bush.. i think we had a great race.. we had a ticket top to bottom that was full of quality candidates that went out there and told the truth.. we have a lot of problems that won’t be solved by more spending… we need to be the loyal opposition, we need to come together and help make sure delaware gets back on the right track.. let’s be honest this state has been run by dems for 16 straight years.. and where exactly are we? i view this as a night to say ‘let’s reload let’s get back on the horse and start moving forward”

10:15 - ML “I’ve never seen anything like this… this is the most amazing thing I have ever seen”

10:19 TRISH HINDERS ON MARKELL’S SPEECH (audio)

10:20 JOHN BRADY CONCEDES (audio)

“I’ve learned a lot, I’ve met a lot of great people.. numbers were just not with me.. this is not the end of the big guy.. i say that for one main reason… my license plate says big guy and i renewed it for 2 more years.. i’m back to work tomorrow as recorder of deeds… you may see me two years from now.. and four years, who knows what i’ll be running for!”

10:30 Pete Schwartzkopf talks DEM victories (audio)

“I was the very first one confirmed as a winner tonight… we thought Nancy Wagner’s race could go either way… Terry Spence went down.. Valihura.. Lofink.. We picked up 8 seats.. We had a good group of people out there.. they worked hard.. they fought hard.. and were successful… Six short years ago we were down to 12 people in the house.. we’re up to 26 right now.. (will be running for majority leader) trying to figure that out within the next week”

10:35 caller Rick (audio) (funny!)

“Spence and Valihura, the architects of the smoking bill ‘bye-bye!’”

10:41 Bill Colley “McCain Can’t Win”

11:02 — FOX NEWS PROJECTS BARRACK OBAMA AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Current Obama 284 McCain 145 — Stay tuned to WGMD 92.7 or on the web at www.wgmd.com for more election coverage and live with Dan at 5:30am

–END OF WGMD LIVE BLOG–

So the plumber isn’t named Joe? It’s his middle name. No surprise here. We aren’t allowed to speak middle names in this campaign. The name which can’t be spoken, familiar to people of faith, which means the candidate, will now be known as “I am that I am”. When you go and vote tell them “I am” has sent you.

I’ve been putting together some strings of ideas. A story on NPR told me the world financial system was now so complex we need to be part of international regulation of the markets. U.S. sovereignty will be surrendered to a new world financial order. Days before I read a report from a U.N. committee. It recommends that meat be rationed to 2 servings a week in order to provide equally for all people of this world. Considering much of the world eats very little meat the paper targets the industrialized world or primarily English and French speaking North America. You’ll need a U.N. card for grocery shopping.

The same report also urges prohibition of alcohol. Apparently brewing cold beer takes food from the mouths of children in Bangladesh. Since we can’t be trusted to do the “right thing” the world government will reshape our conscience. Don’t object or you’ll lose the ration card and be left with an empty rice bowl.

How convenient for the globalists the financial panic. For many years I’ve derided conspiracy theorists who spoke of a currency called the Amero, the North American Super Highway and Washington’s submission to the United Nations. Now I’m starting to take these claims seriously.

Which candidate most likely to assume the White House would take us in this direction? Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden are primary sponsors of the “global tax”. Nearly one trillion dollars would be funneled overseas in an effort to end poverty (Apparently no one before has ever thrown money this direction). We’ll also need a trillion or so for single payer health care. We’ll control costs by limiting what your doctor can earn. You may remember surgeons in the Soviet Union often were paid less than construction crews. Not to disparage blue collar workers but your doctor has years of student loans on the books.

Unless of course you make education “free” and control teacher pay. This should only cost the treasury a trillion or trillion and one half. With a national debt expected to reach 11 trillion dollars next year you’re probably worried the national credit card will be maxed pretty soon. Not to worry, the Chinese have agreed to continue financing the debt as long as we agree to worldwide control of financial markets and ultimately subject our government and the will of the people to control of a world body. It’s all so easy but for the United States Constitution. No need to worry, Obama will appoint Justices who’ll smooth the rough edges. He owes the Chinese, my friends, they’ve bankrolled his campaign.

Lastly, you’ve likely heard President Obama and his Congressional friends, riding a rising tide in both houses plan to put the Fairness Doctrine back in place. Effectively silencing talk radio hosts nationally and at the local level who may dare tell you “I am that I am” is a false God.

Joe Biden, champion of common folks, shops at Home Depot.  Guess the little guy who owns the local hardware store doesn’t get “Uncle Joe’s” business.  Mrs. Palin could’ve pounced on this one Thursday had she not been under strict instructions to follow her script.  How about Joe Danko?  I’m not sure I’m spelling the guy’s name the right way but in my notes it’s how it appears.  He’s the man “Uncle Joe” talks with at the gas station.  When Biden goes to fill up his 350 he talks with Joe Danko and asks how much it costs to fill up the Danko truck.  Danko doesn’t know because he has never been able to afford a fill-up.  Guess “Uncle Joe” could always recommend the train but it probably doesn’t pass near the Danko home or business.  Palin should have pounced at that point.  It was early in the debate and she could’ve replied Danko could afford gasoline if Biden would get on board with offshore drilling.

The candidates played for a tie.  Apparently the instructions were to be as cautious as possible in a still relatively close race.  McCain needed a knockout punch.  Palin had the opportunities.  It makes me wonder if Bobby Jindal would’ve followed instructions or vamped when the opportunity arrived.  If nothing changes from now until November Obama will be in The White House and Americans will be buffeted by the storm.  Then, again, McCain is proving he isn’t the tonic.  Most of this year’s GOP candidates didn’t have much more to offer. 

So where do we go from here?  Start storing the canned goods and dried beans but most importantly keep your powder dry.  I believe the positive is the military will side with Middle America.  It mirrors our values.  This isn’t the end.  Jefferson offered a blueprint.  “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants” he not only warned but also suggested.  Jefferson’s modern counterpart was an earlier Arizonan.  ” I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!” spoke Barry Goldwater.  McCain may be missing his mentor’s words but I haven’t. 

My parents weren’t the easiest people to live with when I was growing up.  It always appeared they were making things more difficult for us than need be.  At a young age I was handling firearms and fishing poles and no one ever offered a “time out” when I wasn’t a good boy.  The approach helped me survive some very lean years as a young broadcaster making 200 dollars a week while paying rent and a student loan. 

There are a great many people sending me tips about survival.  Yes, I agree debt loads should be reduced and I agree we need an ample supply of non-perishable foods but mostly survival requires wit and grit. 

I’m fully confident the nation will come out of the tumult with a restoration of traditional virtues as well as an original sense of liberty.  The folks who never heard the word no, experienced a paddling or who don’t have the brains to head for higher ground during a flood won’t have a clue.  God help them.