Financial Crisis Video

Please check out the following Youtube video. It is a little lengthy (about 10 minutes), but well worth the time. It is a very good explanation of the current financial crisis, how we got to this point and who is responsible. Please watch it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU6fuFrdCJY

Who won the debate?

There is no question in my mind that John McCain won the debate hands down. I found it very interesting that Obama actually agreed with John McCain multiple times (I believe 9 times); of course, McCain did not return the favor. I agree with John McCain that we do not need a president who would be doing "on the job" training. Obama is so clearly unfit to lead - it boggles the mind that there actually are large number of people voting for him. His arrogance and blatant misrepresentations made me want to throw a shoe at the TV - every time I see it on the news, I find myself yelling at the TV. John McCain clearly has character, experience, and a clear command of the issues. I'm sure the "drive-by" (mainstream) media - better known as NBC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, etc. - will paint a different picture, but the choice is clear in my eyes. McCain won in all respects.

Will the debate go on?

Well....we'll know in a few hours at most if the Presidential debate will go on as scheduled this evening. John McCain is certainly putting "Country first" by saying he will not show up if there is not a resolution in the financial crisis. What does Obama say? SHOCKER! He says he'll show up anyway. Well....it could be funny....Obama flip flops so much, perhaps he could debate himself. I can get a visual of him sitting on one side of a debate table expressing one opinion and then flipping over to the other side of the table for the opposite opinion - that seems to be his M.O. I guess Obama thinks it will look bad to vote "present" as he has on so many other issues - he might actually have to take a stand (and stick with it). I can't imagine even he is so shallow that he would get on a plane to Mississippi with the country in financial crisis. Wait a minute....what am I thinking....of course he would be that shallow! Time will tell......

Voting my conscience

As you can tell from the name of my blog, I am a conservative. There are fundamental values and principles that I believe in. I can’t separate (nor do I want to) what I believe in God’s word versus what I believe in the government. In my mind, it should be one and the same. For example, if the pastor of my church stood up and said “it is perfectly fine to kill unborn babies”, I would think he had lost his mind. If he said “if a child is born and the parents don’t want it, just don’t provide medical assistance if the child needs it.....sooner or later it will die”, I would seriously doubt not only his ability to pastor the church, but I would doubt his humanity. But…my pastor wouldn’t say that – on the contrary.

I heard an interview of a young lady who lived through a botched abortion – I can’t in my wildest dreams conceive how anyone can believe that it is right to murder an unborn child. I also heard the interview of a nurse (Jill Stanek) who saw a down syndrome baby, a result of an abortion and born alive, put away in a soiled utility room to die. She couldn’t stand the thought of this baby dying alone, so she held it and cradled it for the 45 minutes that it lived. The nurse explained the process of the abortion – evidently, there is an abortion called "induced labor abortion", and for this procedure, the physician inserts a medication into the mom's birth canal that dilates the cervix, and the intent is for the baby to be delivered prematurely. They're fully formed, but very small. Between 10-20% of these babies survive.

There was a Born Alive Infant Protection Act that Obama voted against when he was a State Senator in Illinois. This would have provided legal rights to babies that survived botched late-term abortions and allow them medical attention. Obama opposed this bill that would have allowed these precious babies to be given medical attention (dear friends, this is called "infanticide"). I guess everyone has “rights” except the unborn and the children who are born prematurely when their parents don’t want them. What’s next? If the elderly become “inconvenient”, will they be killed as well?

I can’t in good conscience vote for someone who would condone and support such an outrageous, ungodly concept. People ridicule John McCain and Sarah Palin for their pro-life views. They are treated as if they are out of their minds. What’s wrong with this picture? I have no desire whatsoever to vote for someone who goes completely and totally against what I believe and most importantly, against God’s Word. My vote goes to McCain/Palin.

I guess I'm "White Trash"

Last week, Canadian journalist (if you can call her that), Heather Mallick, described Sarah Palin’s supporters as “white trash,” compared the vice presidential candidate to a “porn actress” and called her daughter’s boyfriend a “redneck” and “ratboy." She also described Palin's home state of Alaska as “frontier state full of drunks and crazy people.” I guess I should be upset, but all the liberal wackos like her that make outrageous comments like this just fire up the conservative base even more. I would say "no problem.....I'll cancel her vote out", but then she's Canadian and won't be voting in our election. If it's "white trash" voting for the McCain/Palin ticket, then call me white trash. But in reality, I'm a proud American who is thrilled about the prospect of a McCain/Palin ticket in the White House. Heather Mallick could only wish that she had a fraction of the dignity, grace and intelligence of Sarah Palin.

What possessed me to create a blog?

I have always been very opinionated, especially as it pertains to politics, but never have I been so fired up as I am right now as time draws closer to the 2008 Presidential election. I must confess that initially, the very last candidate that I wanted to see on the Republican ticket was John McCain. I thought he leaned much too far to the left and was much too liberal to suit me. I was a Romney supporter (and still have total admiration and respect for Governor Romney). So....when it became evident that John McCain was going to be the nominee, my husband and I both said that although we weren't thrilled, we would "hold our noses" and vote rather than the scary alternative of Obama.

The day Senator McCain was announcing his running mate, I was on pins and needles, and so hopeful he would pick Romney and outraged at the prospect of him picking Lieberman or Ridge. Then....along comes Sarah Palin. I was very hesitant at first and wanted to learn more about her, but the more I learned, the more I loved her. She has the same values and beliefs that I do! How exciting! Senator McCain, in my opinion, made one of the most brilliant political moves of all times when he chose Governor Palin. It was especially effective given the fact that days beforehand, Obama basically turned his back on Hillary Clinton - what a slap in the face for her (and believe me, I am no fan of Hillary - just the opposite).

Sarah Palin has energized the party and has certainly energized me! I have become more and more interested in the issues and more and more convinced that the best thing for this country would be if McCain/Palin win the election in November.

So, why did I decide to create a blog? Because I wanted to express my opinions in writing on a regular basis because as I said at the beginning.....I'm very opinionated when it comes to politics!