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Published Brownsville Herald February 22, 2009

I am usually optimistic but of late the storm of trials that has fallen upon us is getting to me. The Democratic machine of Illinois that gave us President Obama continues to demonstrate what politics today is really like and the credibility of our supposed representatives with the new revelations of Senator Roland Burris in the “Blago Chronicles.” Is this politics as usual today?
The recent Mallard Fillmore cartoon caption said, “I must be getting old.”
I remember when I could tell the Republicans from the Democrats.
It shows us that even the conservative commentary is losing confidence in the here and now of the traditional alternative.
Then to top it all off and in vindication of my tirades of the last year, the current Newsweek blasts out, “We are all Socialists Now!”
Who brought us to the door of socialism with the “buying and exercising ownership control of our banks, effectively nationalizing them? The Republican administration. More »

Published Brownsville Herald  February 8, 2009

Recently, As a representative of the Libertarian Party, I was invited by Sergio Sanchez to join him on his “Open Phones” Radio Show, to comment on the Economy Stimulus Package.

The turn in discussion was quite critical and gave support to the idea that it was mostly a spending package designed to repay the political idealists for the votes in the last election.

The discussion substantially focused my previous concern at the impact of the package in specific and the trends towards socialist cultural engineering they portend.

I have long thought that helping our sick and poor neighbors was primarily the responsibility of their neighbors usually through local religious institutions. I believe that time and resources I provide are best and most efficiently managed locally and by the church or charitable organizations that are most knowledgeable about the real needs. The elites and rulers in Washington do not care as much for the people as they do about getting reelected where the charity only cares about satisfying all the needs.

Currently, the United States Government is the largest charitable organization in the World with the Catholic Church in second place.

It would seem that the government is trying to displace religion in our culture and the churches are even helping by begging the government to send checks and supporting the political agendas that would absolve their responsibilities to their flocks. More »