After hearing much praise and adulation for John McCain for his recent candid appearance at the Saddleback Church, I started to get used to the idea of John McCain as President of the United States.  I even found that I was experiencing some excitement about the idea when I heard some clips of his very real and down-to-earth answers to Pastor Rick's questions. 
Then I began to hear rumors of his VP pick to be announced very soon.  I have been hearing names like Tom Ridge (pro-choice), and Joe Leiberman?  This is the very problem I have had with Senator McCain all along.  He cares nothing for conservative ideology, so he often goes along with advancing the liberal agenda.
If McCain's pick for Vice President is not a bona fide Conservative, to HELL with it!

Let's see.  The revived Russian Bear is on the move against our allies in eastern Europe and the Caucasus and the Chinese Communists are cheating at the Olympics.  (Imagine that.)   Islamofascism is back on its heels, but still a threat and advancing their cause in the West with characteristic patience.  Iran continues to threaten Israel and the West with possible nuclear weapons.  Mexico continues its invasion across our southern border and I see no evidence that that threat is being taken seriously in our government.   Despite the fact that oil supply/demand margins are still too slim for comfort, our Democrat controlled congress is refusing to entertain the thought of exploring and drilling for our own vast reserves, or using the massive amounts of coal at our disposal, or building nuclear reactors, or anything that might work to help us reduce our dependence on foreign oil. 

We continue to support regimes that hate us and wish every day for our demise.  Many of us refuse to believe that this is a dangerous world, ruled by the agressive use of force.  If we stand by and let evil regimes exercise force without answer, then evil will stand and good will fail.

The world is on the edge.  What did it feel like in Americal in 1939 - 1941 before Pearl Harbor?  Was it a feeling similar to this?  Everything's fine, just ignore what's going on in Europe and Asia . . . just before we were plunged into an Apocalyptic World War? 

How many millions of lives were lost or ruined by WWII?  How many if we had not fought and defeated the NAZI's, Fascists, and Imperial Japanese?  Just remember, they were doing a fine job of eliminating state enemies and undesirables, and stealing their individual wealth prior to the U.S. entering the war. 

If we do not strengthen our nation and our resolve; if we do not stop this silly notion of moral equivalency between Christianity and Islam, between Democracy and Communism/Socialism, between the U.S. ridding the world of the evil dictator Saddam Hussein and Russian imperialist aggression in Georgia; if we fail to recognize evil when we see it and face it down when it raises its ugly head in the world, then I believe that War is inevitable.  Because evil is encouraged by weakness.  Weakness gives way to aggression.  If we are weak and unresolved, if we fail to stand up for goodness and right, we will be on the losing end.

While I have always enjoyed the Olympic Games, I am going to personally boycott this year's edition which begins tomorrow.  It is evident that the Communist Chinese hosts of the Olympics do not hold to the ideals of the Olympics.  The ideals of Openness, Liberty, and Freedom are in a constant state of repression in all of China. I do not believe that Western "engagement" will result in an open, democratic China.  I think my country is stupid for granting MFN status to the ChiComs and continuing it year after year.  They have stolen our military secrets for years, and are even now using them and the great wealth they have received from trade with us, against us.  The Chinese government owns much of our National Debt and if they so desired, could call in that debt, thereby ruining us.  They are not our friends.  They do not deserve the prestige of hosting the great Games of the XXIX Olympiad.  
However, the slogan of this Olympics is "One dream, one world". I suppose that is appropriate.  After all, hasn't that been the dream of all Communists?  One dream, one world (Under our thumb).

It seems that the Democrats cannot stand an open debate on any subject that they know is a loser for them.  Like the Communists of old, Ms. Pelosi just shuts down any debate to the contrary.  In the House of Representatives on Friday, after a hastily called 5-week recess, some of  the House Republicans stayed in the chamber to continue debate on expanding our country's energy exploration.  This in spite of the fact that the Speaker had ordered the lights and cameras turned off.  Go House Republicans!  With $4 a gallon gasoline and projected record winter season heating costs for many Americans, the Democrat's stifling the debate is a big loser issue for them.  THEY CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
Apparently, I'm not the only one who sees a communist party parallel.  Republican Policy Chairman, Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) was quoted as saying, "This is the People’s House. This is not Pelosi’s Politburo."  What do Communist dictators do to the opposition?  They try to silence them, if they can.  I am not saying that all Democrats are Communists or even Socialists.  But I do want to point out that the current leadership of the House and Senate are trying very hard to silence their opposition through strong-arm tactics and their stated desires of a redistributionist, socialist society, with them in control of more and more of our everyday lives, leaving us with less and less FREEDOM!

Barring interference from the Supreme Court, Jose Medellin is due to die today for the heinous crimes of murder and rape he committed in the State of Texas.  He has been breathing the air at taxpayers expense for 15 years now.  It's time to end it.  Take his life as he took the lives of Elizabeth Pena and Jennifer Ertman.  Without mercy.  Kill him.

Just a few days past, Nancy Pelosi stated in a televised interview, "I'm trying to save the planet".  I believe the Ms. Pelosi must have been speaking of some other planet than Earth, perhaps the one she is originally from.  Apparently, she is from some planet where hydrocarbon energy is unnecessary for survival and prosperity.  The planet she is from must be full of peace and harmony, where no evil person seeks to rule over, subjugate, or kill another.  On her planet, economic and military strength of a nation must not be necessary to defend its citizens against such evil despots, or to rescue and free the citizens of other nations. 
I happen be a native of this planet, Earth.  The realities of Earth and the human conditions herein render the production and use of hydrocarbon energy a necessity.  Madame Pelosi, go save you own planet.  The United States of America will save this one if you will get out of the way and let us drill for our own fuel.

It is July here in Texas, and it's hot. But guess what, its always hot in Texas in July. Well that's the weather report.

But here's my take on the assertion that global warming is caused by human productivity. If the Earth is truly in a warming cycle, all of science, history, archeology, and the larnin' I done when I was just a little tyke tells me that it ain't nothin' new. We know there have been historically warmer and cooler epochs in pre-history and historical eras. And as far as I know, there weren't any SUV's or Power Plants or Nukes or enough human activity to make dent at the time.

The "Global Warming Hystericals" haven't proved a thing. All they've got going for them is an apocalyptic fear of some imagined disastrous future and a fraudulent faith that anything man does is harmful to the Earth and Nature, so therefore, man is causing Global Warming.

I am highly suspicious of people who think that all of a sudden our world will come to an end and want to take control over large portions of my life and not to mention the world's commerce in order to save it. What better way to put everyone under control than to convince them that if we don't do as they say, the world will end. That is the essence of their message. They want to control your world. Make you stop driving your car. No grilling in the backyard! Oh, forget about going to work to make a living and put food on the table, your job will disappear because it probably causes pollution, anyway. Get in line for the Government cheese. Oh, wait a minute! Cheese comes from cows, and cows produce methane (a greenhouse gas) in large quantities. No more cows, no more cheese. You're going to have to eat dirt.

All this while Al Gore lives in two mansions and has a bigger "carbon footprint" than I will ever hope to have. Make no mistake. This whole thing, for those who are pushing it the hardest, is about taking control of you, your life, your government, the world. Because, only they can save us.