(1) Extremely powerful interests: government and their contractors, universities, MSM, financial institutions, agribusiness, “the elderly”, “minorities”, auto dealers, unions, and tens of thousands of lobbyists are vested in the Welfare-Warfare state.

(2) “Pulling the plug” is very drastic and it will take a lot of willpower and dedication to systematically DISMANTLE the welfare-warfare state over 20 – 60 years.

(3) Even among those who support individual liberties, distracting social issues such as gay marriage (etc.) can be used by the politicians as a means of disrupting any consensus to dismantle government.

I do recommend that those who participate in “tea party” movements see the movie “Meet John Doe” on how movements can be manipulated by those with money. Statists like Mitt Romney are chomping to get all those juicy “tea party” votes so that we can enact HIS health care in 2013 instead of Obama’s in 2009. (Oh boy!)

Going OFF-TOPIC – I learned this week that Maimonides said that one cannot repent when one “steals from a thief” (because there is no one to ask forgiveness of) – does that apply to getting a government grant?

I’ll pound it home. I used to vote Republican but now I absolutely loathe and hate the party of Lincoln and bankers. I don’t like the Democrats either and would never vote for one unless Andrew Jackson or Thomas Jefferson or such came back from the grave.

I won’t choose either but I am less angry with the dumb party than with the evil party.

Amen to that.

Minority leader John Boehner (pronounced B-oh-ner in my book) looked as if he spends most of his day in the tanning booth. Asked why he voted for the Bush bailout he dished op a serving of “we were on the brink. The system was ready to lock up, blah-blah blah”. He then stated that he would do the same again, demonstrating that he is no different in kind then the current administration, only degree. He then followed up by stating it was unfortunate that the money was not spent they way it was meant to be. It’s too bad no one pointed out to him that if the economy were truly on the brink [it is, but bailouts are not the answer], and by his own words the prescribed remedy was not followed (i.e. the 700 billion not spent to fix it), then obviously the economy was not on the brink and we would have had at least the same outcome (sans banker bonuses) had they done nothing. This contradictionseemed to escape him.

Jean Schmidt was questioned and she stated that “the courts have all the power”, apparently unaware that as a Congress person she has the power to try to impeach a renegade judge and to at least not fund the mandates that emanate from the bench. Clearly not the sharpest of gals, she at least did not dodge the questions. She was also caught on tape remarking to a person questioning the legitimacy of BO’s birth that she agreed with them, but the court didn’t.

John Kasich [a FoxNew Republican to the core] was there and in my opinion was the most believable of all the pols. He is running against Ted Strickland here for governor and I will support him, tan notwithstanding. (As a native Californian and former Huntington Beach resident and surfer I am always amazed at these Midwestern tans, but that is off topic.)

At any rate, the theme at all these events is that it is families that are showing up with their kids and they recognize BS when they hear it. They don’t want to hear it anymore. It is my belief that if there was ever a time in this country that a true Statesman was needed, it is now. We the People recognize that the “Representatives” have not been representing us for a long time. We are tired of paying their salaries.

I would urge all readers to just show up at an event, if nothing else. It is remarkable to see the people there and then to contrast that with the characterizations in the media. Goebbels is alive and well in the USA.

I am part of them.

[And we salute you and ask that you posts more reports about what went down at the marches.–IM]

Intellectual’s have their place, but isn’t it the Ivy league (among others), Intellectual blue-blood types from the right and left, with their Cass-style theories who have, for the most part, gotten us in this mess we are in now?

Now if you take a book-smart intellectual and combine it with some okie farmer common sense , now you got a force that’s hard to beat.

When we combine all of our talents and abilities we have proven we can move mountains and is a recipe for success .

When we holler and snipe at each other, and try to make the case that “I am better than you,” that is a route to failure.

Please keep destroying your credibility. “The wheels of justice turn slowly but grind exceeding fine.”