30 Years of American Energy Policy in 3 Minutes

Glenn Beck once again does the job that average Americans won't, or something like that. This is really no surprise to the vast majority of us, and you could probably put together a similar video in regards to Social Security, Medicare, Immigration, and Tax Reform. Every election cycle the same horror stories and after the elections the same results. Nothing!
Can we pleeeeeze get some fresh blood up in CONgress? Folks that did not know FDR personally. Maybe people who were not charter members of AARP. Keep the Iraq Vets for Congress in mind this election cycle. Adopt a anybody but the incumbent mentality.
Anywhere here is your video, enjoy!

Something That Needs To Be Said Again

This speech originally came to the public attention in 2006, but it is just as relevant today as it was then, and something I felt was worth repeating. Remember these words as you relish the coming days of hope and change whereby we once again return to the good old days before September 11, 2001 when we pursued our enemies with lawyers, writs, and subpoenas instead of with guns, rockets, and planes.

Men----Don't ever think that the kids running around on some university campuses protesting, breaking things and whining have anything on you. You are privileged to have that one advantage that all covet---you will know - about the goings on in Iraq, Afghanistan, Djibouti, the Philippines, the Balkans and many other places. Your head will not be filled with the empty theory of those who---in actuality know very little because they lack the intestinal fortitude to commit to anything which requires risk. I'm speaking of the snide, arrogant sort who spend all day blaming America for every wrong in the world before going home to sleep at night under that blanket of freedom provided by better men----men like you.
LTC Randolph White addressing graduates of the U.S. Army Infantry School 2006

You have to watch the whole video, especially if you haven't seen it before. It is a little over 12 minutes in length, but it is time well spent.


On a related note, last night I spent two hours listening to LTC (Ret) Allen West, who is running for Congress in Florida. For those not familiar with Mr, West, he is the officer, who upon learning that a prisoner they were holding had information about an imminent attac--not only on him but his unit also--decided to question the suspect. When that suspect was less then forthright with the information he knew he possessed he pulled out his 9mm pistol and fired a shot past the insurgent's head. He got the information he needed, no soldiers were wounded or killed in the following action they had to take and LTC West was forced to resign. I cannot think of a better person to send to Congress. At least you know he will stand up for you. The other good news about LTC West's tour in Iraq--he suffered only one casualty in his unit, a soldier killed in a vehicle accident, and he was the commander of a 1000-man battalion.

If you have the time or want to download the show he appeared on here is your link. He is straightforward and not a big fan of Mr. Obama.

William Russell Back in the Race

Received via email.
William Russell, a retired LTC (Lieutenant Colonel) U S Army who is running for Congress in Murtha's district is back on the ballot in Pennsylvania. He was taken off the ballot earlier because a court ruled that he did not have enough required signatures on his petition when he originally decided to jump in the race. To get back on the ballot the voters in this recent primary had to write in his name. The Pennsylvanians came through for him.

According to the partial returns he has 1607 4700 votes so far according to National Review. He needed a thousand. Unless Jack Murtha can find some other way to get him disqualified Jack, no friend of the Marines, Murtha will have a Republican opponent this time.

Can Mr Russell beat Murtha? That remains to be seen, but if some sort of throw out the incumbents movement sweeps the nation he has a chance. I would hope the people of Pennsylvania are tired of being embarrassed by this Nancy Pelosi butt kissing clown.

Maybe the people of Pennsylvania thought Obama was elitist, maybe not, but what is certain is that Jack Murtha needs to be handed his walking papers. His words and actions in congress inspired the enemy and account for them continuing the fight longer then they might have otherwise, meaning he caused the deaths and causalities of more service members.

So from a guy in Georgia to the folks in Pennsylvania in this congressional district, please send Murtha packing to the old folks home he has earned. Hell it probably even has his name on it bought and paid for by the US taxpayers.

Others veterans running for congress on the Republican ticket can be found here.

This is the next big battle in the GWOT

The next big battle in the GWOT (Global War on Terrorism) is shaping up and it is going to be fought in the ballot box. The Republicans have a slate of candidates to challenge some of the firmly entrenched enemy, er congress critters and we know from the last mid term election that the Dems have theirs also. From my personal observations on how political party lines are drawn among military members it would appear that Army and Marine Corps veterans trend to Republican or conservative parties while the former members of the Navy and Air Force tend to be more liberal. My own personal theory on this is that it has to has to do with proximity to the enemy that the veteran experienced. When you have seen the enemy face to face and been on the ground and seen just what sorrow and suffering can be inflicted onto people by brutal dictators and oppressive regimes it tends to make you real conservative real quick.
Here are the veterans running for Congress on the Republican side and here is a slate of those running under the Democrat banner.
Let me state that in the upcoming election it is apparent we will wind up with a liberal in the WH, it just depends on which flavor of liberal you want. It is therefore more important then ever before to get conservatives, notice I didn't say a party, into some seats in the congress to oppose what will surely be another era of big government and nanny state thinking. Yes I do think that those on the Republican ticket tend to be more conservative, but as the last couple of years have shown us that is no longer a hard and fast rule.
Being a veteran does not grant you any sort of superiority over anybody else, but it does give you is a value system and I would hope the moral fortitude to stand up in the face of criticism and not shift your stance based on the pop culture headline of the day. Moral courage is far harder to come by in some cases then physical courage. That is why teenagers worry more about how they are perceived among their peers then they are the outcome or consequences of their actions. We don't need people with teenage mentalities serving in federal government.
So give the vets a look, they are not all misfits who only went into the service due to a lack of other options no matter what the prevailing wisdom is in newsrooms across this country.
One last tip, if a candidate proclaims himself to be a member of the IVAW, Iraq Veterans Against the War, it is probably best to pass on that person. That group has been found to be filled with so many phonies, fakes, and outright liars that the entire group should be avoided.

First Casualty Among the Veterans for Congress

It isn't completely over yet but isn't it ironic that the first casualty is the challenger to John Murtha. Meet LTC William Russell

A state judge yesterday ruled that the lone Republican running in the primary for the Western Pennsylvania seat did not collect enough signatures to make the ballot.

Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson said Republican candidate Bill Russell's nominating petition contained only 993 valid signatures, seven fewer than required.

That left Mr. Murtha, 75, a Democrat, without opposition in the primary or general election.

Mr. Russell, 45, left the Army two years short of retirement and moved from Washington, D.C., to Johnstown to challenge Mr. Murtha. He said yesterday that bad weather and other factors made it difficult to collect enough signatures in the heavily Democratic district.

For more information on veterans running for congress go here.

All is not lost for Mr Russell however.

Mr. Russell, citing a lack of money, said he was not planning an appeal to the state Supreme Court but would entertain a write-in nomination. To qualify as a write-in, Russell would need at least 1,000 votes and would have to be the top vote-getter in the Republican primary.

He still has one more shot, so I implore all Republicans in this PA district get out the vote and this piece of garbage, Murtha, out of office. I hope he is enjoying himself at his little pork barrel celebration tonight.

Iraq Veterans for Congress

Here are some veterans running for congress worthy of consideration.

I have pretty much given up on voting for any of the candidates for president in this year's election; however, I still feel it is important to vote for the congressional races.

The only thing that will be able to hold the executive branch in check will be the congress, and not a congress made up of Democrats who only seem interested in issuing so many statements of support for our enemies, insisting on investigations of everything from the stuffing in teddy bears to steroids instead of the actual job you were sent to do.

Here are some veterans running for congress in various districts on the Republican ticket. Some of the names may be familiar, each has their story, but more importantly, I think they have a better grasp on what is needed to address the problems this country faces in the 21st century. For those who care to look at a calender it is 2008 not 1960 and old rhetoric and solutions are not going to solve the problems of the present.

Please take a few minutes to check them out, regardless of your party persuasion and you just might find somebody who better represents you then your current congress critter. It is time to get rid of the old senior citizens roaming the halls of congress. Even if your guy is Obama, who is all about change, how you going to accomplish that if you still have the same old hard line politicians in place?

Let's throw out all of the incumbents and get people who will move us forward and quit all the whining.

If there is one thing our military has proven it is they have the ability to adapt and overcome any obstacle and that is exactly what is needed. I wish our congress was as nimble and efficient as the military.