#258 - Joe Wilson Quote

Call 'em like you see 'em.



"You lie!"
-Congressman Joe Wilson, South Carolina
Shouted towards President Obama during health care speech.

#177 - Tea Party 2009

These men Knew what they meant,
and meant what they said.
-Treasured Map "TEA Party" 2009-

"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution."
-Abraham Lincoln, former President 1861-1865


"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
-Theodore Roosevelt, former President 1901-1909


"Those are governed best who are governed least."
-Thomas Jefferson, former President 1801-1809


"The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy."
-Woodrow Wilson, former President 1913-1921


"In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress."
-John Adams, former President 1797-1801

#176 - Tea Party 2009

These men Knew what they meant,
and meant what they said.
-Treasured Map "TEA Party" 2009-

"It might be more worthwhile if we stopped wringing our hands and started ringing our congressmen."
-Author Unknown

"If people behaved like governments, you'd call the cops."
-Kevin Throop

"When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves."
-George Pataki

"If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?"
-Author Unknown

#172 - Tea Party 2009

These men Knew what they meant,

and meant what they said.
-Treasured Map "TEA Party" 2009-

"Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is history of resistance."
-Woodrow Wilson, former President 1913-1921


"Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom."
-John Adams, former President 1797-1801


"A splendid storehouse of integrity and freedom has been bequeathed to us by our forefathers. In this day of confusion, of peril to liberty, our high duty is to see that this storehouse is not robbed of its contents."
-Herbert Hoover, former President 1929-1933

"Absolute freedom of the press to discuss public questions is a foundation stone of American liberty."
-Herbert Hoover, former President 1929-1933

#168 - Tea Party 2009

These men Knew what they meant,
and meant what they said.
-Treasured Map "TEA Party" 2009-

"It is also in the interests of a tyrant to keep his people poor, so that they may not be able to afford the cost of protecting themselves by arms and be so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for rebellion."

-Aristotle

"The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals."

-James Monroe, former President 1817-1825

"There exists a law, not written down anywhere, but in our hearts; a law which comes to us not by training or custom or reading; a law which has come to us not from theory but from practice; not by instruction but by natural intuition: I refer to the law which lays it down that, if our lives are endangered by plots or violence or armed robbers or enemies, any and every method of protecting ourselves is morally right."

-Marcus Tullius Cicero

#160 - Tea Party 2009

These men Knew what they meant,

and meant what they said.

-Treasured Map "TEA Party" 2009-

"The purpose of a tax cut is to leave more money where it belongs; in the hands of the working men and working women who earned it in the first place."
-Bob Dole

"Congress can raise taxes because it can persuade a sizable fraction of the populace that somebody else will pay."
-Milton Friedman

"Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages."
- H.L. Mencken

#157 - Tea Party 2009

These men Knew what they meant,
and meant what they said.
-Treasured Map "TEA Party" 2009-

"You can not stop the spread of an idea by passing a law against it."

-Harry Truman, former President 1945-1953

"We need not fear the expression of ideas- we do need to fear their suppression."

-Harry Truman, former President 1945-1953

#148 - TEA Party

Recently all across the country Americans who were sick and tired of excessive taxes and the direction President Obama is leading this country decided to take a stand. They wanted their voices heard, loud and clear. So they gathered in cities all over the US to protest. They called it "Tea Parties," Tea standing for Taxed Enough Already.

I'll be quite honest. I did not vote for Mr. Obama. I do not believe in his policies, his agenda, or him. I do not agree with much of anything he has done as President in his first 100 days in office, and I am tired of him blaming all of our problems on his predecessor instead of taking ownership of what he is responsible for. I do believe that we are now less safe then we were before he arrived, and for the first time in my life that I can remember, I am afraid for America's future.

Most of all I am angry about the enormous amount of debt that this President (and a Democratic run Congress) is piling on this country. I am angry because my kids, Turner and Jaxson, are now saddled with this incomprehensible number of dollars. My kids deserve a better America than I had, I think we owe that to all our children.

I really wanted to be out there with all the other protesters on the Tea Party day. I too wanted my representatives to hear my voice of displeasure with the job we have entrusted to them. I wanted to be out there for my kids. Unfortunately I could not be out there on the front lines, I had to work when the protests were happening during the day.

So because I could not participate on the actual day, I decided to change up my blog format for the next month. This is my own personal Tea Party. This is for Turner and Jaxson.

If you follow my blog at all you know that this is all geared towards my sons. These are my words of wisdom for them, so they can grow up to be strong, wise, Godly men. I had a recent post that said: "Pay attention to the teachable moments in life." Well boys, the times we are living in right now are a teachable moment for you.

The American people voted for "Change" in the 2008 Presidential election, and change is what they are getting. Although after the first 100 days in office for this President many voters have buyers remorse. This is a mistake that I don't want you to repeat.

The next month will be dedicated to teaching Turner and Jaxson about America, Freedom, Taxes, Government, War, Rights, Liberty, Patriotism, and much more. This is our Tea Party.