Brushfire of Freedom

The Conservative Cowboy

The title of this week’s blog is a very simple question; however the ramifications of the answer are vital to the health of this Nation.  Now there have been many different items throughout our short history that has differentiated us from the rest of the world, but the one constant from the beginning was a sense of pride in our country, ideals and people.  

Now I am afraid that many people in the nation have lost that pride, I see it in Washington with all of the new government handouts and so called “social programs”.  I see it in the work ethic of younger generation; I see it every time our Commander in Chief apologizes to the rest of the world for “intrusive” United States foreign policy.

We are American’s, and it is time that we started acting like it, where is the Nationalism that we have held so vital in our beliefs since the beginning.  I attribute much of the change to FDR’s new Deal, and all of the subsequent legislation that came about during LBJ’s time in the white house; Massive government spending and an increase in the amount of control and size of the government in our lives.  For those that don’t believe me tell me one program from the new Deal that is still in operation and turns a profit?  I would wager that all of them are outdated and obsolete, but we cannot fix them, we have to come up with even more legislation.  Take the social security act of 1935 for example.  I know I will never see a dime of that money which I have so diligently put into this system, and for what?  We can’t even pay the people that contributed from the beginning.  For average American families, social security tax is one of the largest taxes we pay.  The government is already running on IOU’s so I can forget about using any of that money.  Here’s an idea, let me set my own money aside and invest in my own retirement.  Give me the opportunity to decide how I want that money spent.  Pride comes from self-respect and self worth, no better way to redeem it than by allowing me to put money aside every paycheck and watch my nest egg grow.  I feel pride when I walk into work every day and earn my living because I know I am setting myself up for those golden years.  When that day comes where I am able to say goodbye to the working class and start my retirement, I have every bit of confidence that I will feel proud of the work I’ve done.   

Let’s get back America to feeling strong and confident about this great nation.                                                      

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 Brushfire of Freedom

The Conservative Cowboy

One more election about change just occurred in our great nation.  However, this one was more about the change in the middle.  You see there is a new political trend beginning in our country, and it is all caused by people who really don’t know wha t they want from their Government.  One minute they want “Change” and elect the most Liberal president to ever hold the office and the next they want less Government in their lives.  I could blame this new mindset on a whole lot of reasons but frankly I just don’t have the time to illustrate how our nation has become fickle and at the whim of the MSM.

Now on to the real insightful stuff.  I am quite disappointed in the way my state voted not only on the candidates running but especially on the amendments to our state constitution.  “The Ugly Three” as they were called by the various unions and labor groups, as well as one very dear to my heart preventing any penalty for not having health insurance.  Now as much as this amendment makes sense to write into law it also would have been a slap to the face of every idiot in Washington that voted for that horrible health care bill that was Obama’s pride and joy.

Back to “the ugly three”, for those of you not living in the state of Colorado I will give a quick overview of what these amendments stood for.  One was very simple; a limit on how much the state can borrow in the form of bands for things like road work, telecommunications projects, etc.  One took the states right to keep any property taxes that were above constitution limits.  And the third lowered the state sales tax and limited the fees for telecommunications services and vehicle registration fees.

I am going to wait a moment and let that sink in for you.  

There were typical arguments that the state would not have enough money to fix our roads, or that the prisons and schools would not be able to borrow extra money when they needed it, the list goes on and on and on about how all of these services would go away.  Well what I don’t understand is why the Government can just keep raising taxes when cost go up and the private sector has to cut costs.  Why does a RTD bus driver make close to $20 an hour to do a job that doesn’t even require a high school diploma but the a person with the same qualifications makes minimum wage Burger King.  Why is the Government allowed to run everything they touch in the most inefficient manner possible?  Everyone griped when Bush didn’t put some of those Defense contracts out to bid because they were afraid that without competition we would pay too much for each Fighter jet.

Well I say that these three items were a good way to tell the Government that when your checkbook doesn’t balance you need to tighten your belt like the rest of the people in this country.  

So to sum up this little rant, everyone is so happy that the GOP took the House, we can fight back, I feel the same way political gridlock will be nice for the next two years, but we will go down the same road again, and again, and again until people stop reading headlines and actually read legislation before they vote for it.  Until people can realize that taxation is getting to the point that it is ridiculous, and how does the government get away with it?  They hid it in gasoline, tobacco, luxury goods, property tax, sales tax, and that list goes on and on and on.  We won back the House and gained ground in the senate but I am not as optimistic as the rest of the people on the right because we failed in everything else that actually would bring this country back to the power that it once was.      

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The Conservative Cowboy

The democrats are pleading to the American public, “don’t vote angry”  my question is, do we vote any differently?  The middle and left voted angry in 2008.  Americans always vote angry, it seems to be the only way we can get anyone to the polls.  If everything were going well then we would have even smaller voter turnouts than we do now, you see anger brings us to the polls.

I won’t take you too far back in history, it happened in 08, and it happened in 98, one for each side of the political spectrum.  You see you will always have your hardcore on the right the left and the middle, you know the ones that vote in every election possible, and then you have the people that sit on the fence all the time and only come down to vote.

This happens for a lot of reasons I am sure but in my mind it is the simple fact that Americans don’t feel that they are going to make a difference unless there is turmoil or that they just don’t care.  I really think that there is a good mix of both, and they are on both sides of the political spectrum.  

So to make a short story shorter, Americans will vote angry in the upcoming midterm elections, and we will vote angry in 2012 if things have not turned around.  It is unfortunately the only way that some Americans will get out and vote.  It will be this way until our politicians worry more about their constituents than their re-election.  Until that happens there will be huge shifts from left to right and right to left.  Luckily we will get rid of some of the socialist thinkers in Washington today and replace them with some people that will hopefully get this country back on track.  Hopefully we can repair some of the damage that was done the past year and a half; hopefully we can stop the bleeding.

Until then I hope that all Americans vote angry! I know that I will be.

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Brushfire of Freedom

The Conservative Cowboy

Brushfire of Freedom

The Conservative Cowboy

By: Darryl Worley

I heard a song this week, and I was very impressed by the lyrics and the resolve presented by Darryl Worley.  I have always liked Darryl’s songs; he is not influenced by the MSM, and simply writes songs about how he feels.  I think that music is one of the most powerful forms of expression, and can personify everything about individual life, social norms, and current events.  Music can remind us of feelings, events, and emotions, and individual songs can bring us back to any of those feelings of the past, present, and even future in some cases.  Well this song provides a perfect example of how many Americans feel right now, and how I have been feeling since the election season started in 2008.

“IF YOU SEE ME HOLD MY HAND OVER MY HEART BEFORE I START THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
THERE'S A REASON, IT'S TO HONOR THOSE WHO DIED
AND IF YOU SEE ME CLOSE MY EYES AND BOW MY HEAD BEFORE I BREAK BREAD WITH MY FAMILY
IT AIN'T A HABIT, IT'S IMPORTANT AND IT'S MY RIGHT
I WORK HALF A YEAR FOR ME THE OTHER HALF FOR UNCLE SAM
WHILE HE'S BAILING OUT THOSE SINKING SHIPS AND DROWNING THE LITTLE MAN

I WATCH THE NEWS AND HAVE TO WONDER IF THIS COUNTRY'S GOING CRAZY
TALKIN' BOUT HOW MUCH THEY LOVE IT HERE BUT HOW THEY WANNA REARRANGE IT
I'M JUST YOUR AVERAGE JOE AND THAT MAKES ME SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW
THERE'S A BUNCH OF US OUT HERE THAT FEEL THE SAME
GONNA KEEP OUR GOD, OUR FREEDOM, A LITTLE MONEY IN THE BANK
Y'ALL CAN KEEP THE CHANGE

NOW THE FAT CATS ON THE HILL ACTING SO BRILLIANT
AIN'T SMART ENOUGH TO NOTICE THAT WE'RE ANGRY
AND AMERICA'S IN TROUBLE
IF THEY DON'T WISE UP AND STOP
BUSTING OUT THE BLOCKS THAT WERE LAID AS A FOUNDATION
THIS NATION COULD WAKE UP IN A PILE OF RUBBLE
THEY SAY WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS BUT IT'S A BIG 'OL SHAME TO ME
THAT COMMON SENSE AIN'T NEAR AS COMMON AS IT USED TO BE

I WATCH THE NEWS AND HAVE TO WONDER IF THIS COUNTRY'S GOING CRAZY
TALKIN' BOUT HOW MUCH THEY LOVE IT HERE BUT HOW THEY WANNA REARRANGE IT
I'M JUST YOUR AVERAGE JOE AND THAT MAKES ME SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW
THERE'S A BUNCH OF US OUT HERE THAT FEEL THE SAME
GONNA KEEP OUR GOD, OUR FREEDOM, A LITTLE MONEY IN THE BANK
Y'ALL CAN KEEP THE CHANGE

I'LL BET OUR GRANDPAS ARE GETTING DIZZY
DOWN THERE IN THEIR GRAVES
ROLLING OVER AND OVER, OVER WHAT'S GOING ON THESE DAYS

I WATCH THE NEWS AND HAVE TO WONDER IF THIS COUNTRY'S GOING CRAZY
TALKIN' BOUT HOW MUCH THEY LOVE IT HERE BUT HOW THEY WANNA REARRANGE IT
I'M JUST YOUR AVERAGE JOE AND THAT MAKES ME SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW
THERE'S A BUNCH OF US OUT HERE THAT FEEL THE SAME
GONNA KEEP OUR GOD, OUR FREEDOM, A LITTLE MONEY IN THE BANK
Y'ALL CAN KEEP THE CHANGE”

One reason that I am posting this on my blog is that many of the radio stations will not play this song, I know because since I have heard it I have called every station that I knew to request this song be played.  I heard the song on FM 99.1 (K99) here in Denver and since then they are the only country station that will play this song, I suppose it is because the song is to “racy” for most of the stations in the area, and I would guess most of the stations in the country.  The other reason I posted this song is praise to Darryl Worley, and I implore you to pay the $0.99 to download this song on iTunes or rhapsody or any of the other music site that you use and support Darryl Worley for going against the grain and vocalizing the attitude of the majority of Americans.

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