Pray for the Kennedys

It was revealed yesterday Senator Ted Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor; the prognosis of which is not good.

For the record, I am not a fan of Senator Kennedy. His leftist politics, whether overspending on our public schools, trashing the Armed Forces, and his teaming up with Senator Amnesty John McCain in an attempt to grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens are not in our best national interest. His personal life has also been one of disgrace. One need only remember the Chappaquiddick Incident where, after driving a car off a bridge, Senator Kennedy waited till the next day to call authorities. The accident resulted in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne. Even more sinister is that evidence exists Ms. Kopechne survived some time on an air bubble. Had Senator Kennedy called authorities that night, she may have survived.

But, I have also seen first hand the affects of brain cancer. My mother was diagnosed in May of 2005 and went to be with the Lord November 21st that same year. Between May and September, she lost her ability to walk and had trouble speaking. Her left had (she was left handed) could not move, and by the time of her death, she was completely bedridden. I can honestly say, politics aside, I do not wish this on ANYBODY. Whether you agree with Senator Kennedy or not, keep him and his family in your prayers.

I pray for healing but most importantly, I pray Senator Kennedy comes to a saving faith in Christ and gets right with the Lord.

The Kennedy family will have many challenges in the days and weeks to come.

Proud of the President

I can say the President did something I am proud of.

In Israel, President Bush blasted the appeasement crowd equating their ideas with foolishness. He then went on to cite examples from history talking about the situation pre World War II.

What have Democrats, particularly those in the Barrack (Husein, that's his middle name after all) Obama camp done? Have they countered Bush's statements with explanations and rebuttals denying Obama will NOT dialogue with terrorists; he's serious about prosecuting the War on Radical Islam? Not at all. In a sound bite on the news this morning, Obama, Clinton, and Kerry all claimed Bush was taking a cheap shot. It was a political dirty trick they say.

When a side refuses to defend its position and immediately accuses those holding different opinions of playing dirty, that ought to send up red flags. This is a favorite trick of the Left. You know, when a minister calls certain behavior sin, liberals call him a "bigot" or "hate monger" When a conservative speaks out against killing unborn babies, they are accused of "denying a woman's right to choose."

I question Obama and the rest of the Democrats who, instead of defending their position, heap accusations on Bush for telling it like it is. It makes me think they are either not being sincere with the American people, or cannot defend their indefensible position. (They can't by the way, history has proved this time and time again)

Kudos to President Bush for telling the truth about appeasement. Keep it up Mr. President.

Tax Hike Proposal Fails

Heard last night the TCC Tax Hike proposal failed. The margin was between 10-12 % for both propositions.

hhhhhmmmmmm. Maybe people have had enough. With the rising cost of gas, food, and other necessities, maybe taxpayers are tired of paying higher and higher taxes? KIT, County Commissioners, City Councils, anybody listening?

VOTE

Because my daughter had a school play, WW and I had the day off. After watching the performance, grabbing breakfast, and running errands, both of us voted.

It took a couple minutes, from signing my name in the registry, picking up my ballot, and making my mark to vote NO.

don't forget to vote today.

A Bad Habit that is Hard to Break

For some time our City and State governments have been practicing a bad habit. This habit has gotten pretty expensive to the average taxpayer and (hopefully) will cost some elected officials their jobs.

Oklahoma and locally Tulsa have practiced the nasty business of money mismanagement, or a more general practice, when there is a problem, throw money at it hoping it will solve the issue.

Take our state. Our legislature, with the help of many Republicans I'm ashamed to say, voted to give roughly $60,000,000 (notice the number of zeros) of tax payer (read YOUR and MY money) to a bunch of rich businessmen to relocate the Super Sonics to Oklahoma City. To add insult to injury, the team will be named the Oklahoma City Super Sonics. Check out Michael Bates and Mad Okie's blogs for more information. Why is our state in the practice of favoring one type of business over another? Let all those zeros rattle in your head the next time you drove over a pot hole marked road. BTW, how many roads can 60 odd million fix?

Our City government is guilty of the same crime. Whether it's Corporate Welfare approved in the Vision 20/25 packages a few years ago, or our leaders, unable to control or prioritize their spending, decide to raise utility rates, the result is the same. Hard working Tulsans, already tapped out by the rising cost of gas and groceries, are expected to pick up the tab by paying more taxes. I've even heard our government wants to raise taxes to fund rode maintenance. Noble gesture doing what government should be doing in the first place, but why not look for other solutions FIRST and not last?

Now the powers-that-be are at it again. On May 13th, Tulsa Community Collage is asking for a property tax increase for higher education. I've lost count how many commercials I've seen begging hard working Tulsans to fork over more of their money to fund TCC. Even News Channel 2 has gotten in on the action. A couple weeks ago they ran a story about the petition generated by TCC. Of course, not one part of the story was devoted to the opposition. For more information, check out Michael Bates blog.

I'm really sick and tired of our leaders in both parties seeing me and the rest of the taxpayers as nothing more than a piggy bank. Tulsa, and the rest of Oklahoma, you have a choice. Either settle for the status Que and pay higher taxes or send a clear unmistakable message to our elected leaders. Tell them you're sick and tired of them giving money to pay for their pet projects.

Vote NO May 13th.

Next time your elected official is up for reelection, check their voting record. If they are wasting your money on projects government has no business doing, send them packing.

Remember, it's YOUR money, not THEIRS.

Help our elected leaders break the bad habit of not spending your money correctly. It can be done.

Rain

So I'm sitting here while WW is watching American Idol and all day it has done nothing but rain.

We already had to dope up one of the dogs and my German Shepherd has taken to the bathroom, her place of solace during a thunderstorm.

I know rain is good and we will probably be wishing for some in August but I'm ready for some sunny weather. I hear a golf course calling my name.

My backyard is gong to look like the jungles in Nam after all this rain.

Election 08

This whole election has been, from the git go, strange to say the least.

First Republicans nominate Amnesty John, who it seems, has pretty much given the finger to his conservative base. I could blame a bunch of people for this blunder. First off, the states who have open primaries allowing Independents and Democrats to vote in what should be a Republican primary. Of course you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out the Dems. They will simply vote for the weakest candidate; one who will alienate the Republican base causing them not to vote ergo handing the election to the Dems. You know? Somebody who has made a carreer of smoozing up to liberals and endorsing issues contra to a good conservative's concience (Hint think Amnesty John)

I am also amazed at the number of "Republicans" who at the drop of a hat have endorsed Amnesty John. Some of these are clearly RINOS, but others like Frank Keating and Tom Coburn should know better. Way to go Republicans. You nominated a canidate who will have the hardest time beating Obama or Clinton.

On the elephant's side, this is an interesting race indeed. Will Conservative Republicans trust McCain? Will he succeed in uniting the Republican party? This is a going to be a huge undertaking as many, including this blogger, simply don't trust him. Infringing on our First Amendment rights,siding up with liberals like Ted Kennedy to peddle amnesty and chiding North Carolina Republican grassroots for running a commercial taking Obama's racism (in the form of his pastor) to task doesn't help his case. Time will tell.

Not to be outdone, the Democrats have also run an interesting primary. First, you have Hillary, somebody with more baggage than a frequent flayer. Even riding on the coat tails of Cigar Bill isn't enough for Hillary to clench the Dem ticket; then again, maybe that's her weakness.

Now it looks like the Dems will hand the ticket to Barack Obama. This Senator, besides earning the title of one of the most liberal senators, doesn't think we ought to engage the terrorists. OK, I need to type a retraction; Obama does believe we ought to engage, he just thinks we need to TALK instead of taking the fight to them. It's no wonder he's been dubbed the Neville Chamberlain of the 21st century.

But Thar's not all for our little naive senator. For the last twenty years, Obama has sat under the feet of a blatantly racist pastor. This pastor, who has abused his Pastoral duties by using his pulpit to spew hatred is the one Obama has aligned himself with. Maybe I've been too busy watching DVDs but I don't hear many on the donkey side asking hard questions of Obama like oh, why did he sit under the teachings of this hate monger for so long?

I tell you, it's gonna be an interesting election.

United Methodist Courage

Recently the United Methodist Church held their General Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Thanks to the efforts of Godly UM delegates and renewal groups sickened by the church’s continued move towards the left, the GC, in a vote of 517-416, voted to maintain the church’s biblical stance on homosexuality.

Al Mohler had a radio program devoted to this subject and his guest host was Mark Tooley. Mr. Tooley, who is head of a UM Renewal group, discussed the victory. Mr. Tooley discussed the importance of this victory and predicted this was the last great hurrah for the UM lefties. First, many of the churches that are bastions of liberalism are in the Northeast and West Coast; both areas have experienced dramatic decline for some time. Simply put, these areas do not have enough manpower to mount much of a liberal offense. Secondly, many of the stalwarts for Biblical truth are delegates coming from Africa and the American South. Not surprisingly, these regions are experiencing dramatic increases in church membership. In layman’s terms, it’s a numbers game, we have more people than they do.

This fact was not lost on the Left as several liberals tried to decrease the influence of international delegates.

This behavior shouldn’t surprise anyone. Liberals are the same the world over. Whether they are in the Public Schools, Colleges, government, or in the mainline denominations, the Left can’t stand the free exchange of ideas. If they don’t like what you say, they do their best to muzzle you by enacting “hate speech” laws, monopolizing what’s taught in school, or limiting the influence of those who disagree with them. When a side can’t compete in the marketplace of ideas, they will try to silence the opposition.

Kudos to the UM church for not compromising their Biblical stance on human sexuality. Let us continue to pray not only for the UM church, but ALL churches who are in a fight for their denominational soul.

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