Citizen Phil

Ben Nelson (D) Nebraska

Senator Nelson, in all of your years I should think that by now you would have learned that there are some things in life that are simply not eligable for compromise. If only you had noticed the intestinal fortitude of Senator Joe Lieberman.

You see, for Joe Lieberman, there IS an underlying truth that guides his decisions. That underlying truth tells him that it is not okay to compromise on the security of Israel. It is not okay to say that we will agree to Only a Little Threat to Jews in exchange for "whatever."

But it seems that for Ben Nelson, in order to gain some perceived benefit for Nebraska, it is acceptable to agree to Slaughter Just a Few Babies on the dime of all taxpayers.

Senator Lieberman demonstrated that no matter the intense pressure from peers, no matter the personal political cost to career, he has shown his strength of character.

Senator Ben Nelson, it would seem, has shown us the exact opposite.

Health Care Reform or Death by Red Tape

Who could possibly argue that every man, woman, and child in America needs access to health care? The Democrats, led by Barack Obama, are trying to cram a system down our throats that has proved to be anything but the cure. Rather, it is a system that has proved time and again to be an frustrating, uncaring, and downright dangerous.

You can find many in Canada and the U.K. who are warning America not to travel down the same road they are on with health care, but I have just had a glimpse of the problem from a source that had no intention of discussing the subject.

It was one of those documentaries (on Discovery Channel I think) about rare maladies. This one was following a family in Britain. Their child was an extremely tiny individual seemed to have some form of Primordial Dwarfism. Unfortunately, the child did not exactly fit the classic data that would lead to such a diagnosis.

One of the problems these children face, is the constant threat of having brain-bleeds. Normally, such children are routinely given MRI scans to detect such occurrences. Unfortunately, the government health care system would not authorize such scans for this family's tiny child because there had not been a formal diagnosis given.

So, despite the fact that this tiny child was beginning to suffer from headaches, the family was discussing how they were continuing to appeal to the government to get authorization.

This was not a program designed to slam the government health care system of Great Britain, yet it clearly shows what we can look forward to if we go down that path. This tiny child needed a diagnostic test to determine if a life-threatening condition was present. The government, in full bureaucratic form, was bound and determined to deny that expenditure because...

...well, because the system simply is not capable of making sound health care decisions. Decisions that should be made by the child's doctors and parents. If this child dies because of bleeding in the brain, the real tragedy will not be the disease, but it will be the government hangman's noose made of bureaucratic red tape.

Why in God's Name would we allow the Democrats to do this to us? There needs to be health care for all, but please... let us insist that health care for all is done correctly. What kind of fools would ignore such dire warnings from those who have suffered first hand? If your fool is one of those who would do this to us, then put your fool in his or her place right now. Do it before the damage is done!

Copyright ©2009 by Phil Harris

Obama Vote - Piper Payment Looms

Did you vote for Mr. Obama?

Was there ever a time you paused to think, what might the consequences be if liberals held power in Congress and the Presidency at the same time?

Am I simply a fear-mongering fool, consumed by liberalphobic misconceptions and an irrational fear of change? I almost wish that were true.

God save the children... and the rest of us too!

The Human Animal

What creature exists in a whirlwind of grief and joy, worry and relief, desperate need and humbled gratitude? Each of us lives as a testament to the enormity of that which sets us apart from all other life.

It is that which is beyond momentary fits of fight or flight, hunger and satisfaction. We stand alone in the Universe. Our uniqueness is not in the composition of the body, but that which dwells within.

Copyright ©2009 by Phil Harris

Easter - The Reason for the Season

Don Francisco - Playing his song, "He's Alive" at a concert in South Africa.

Listen to the story..

Happy Easter - He's Alive

The Seduction of a Nation - Barack’s Sirens' Song

The Sirens were three seductresses living on an island that was surrounded by cliffs and rocks. Seamen who sailed too near were tricked by the Sirens' enchanting music and voices to come near for a better life. The poor fellows found a gruesome death (not a better life) after shipwrecking on the rocky coast.

Barack Obama’s repackaged song of social justice through wealth redistribution is nothing but a version of Karl Marx’s dream, trimmed and garnished for the ears of worried Americans. Joe Biden, already mesmerized by the idealism of his left-wing Party, is convinced that such comparisons must be a joke.

Unfortunately Joe, there is no joke. The facts are facts, and you and those like you are willing to sail this great nation onto the rocks. You are ignorant of the promise that America has always held for those looking in, that it is possible to dream, take risks, and succeed.

No one likes to see gluttonous barons of mega corporations on television, living large on exorbitant salaries and bonuses as the rest of us are left to live at the edge of our meager paychecks. But what Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid fail to tell us is that these examples of Golden Parachute encrusted emperors are not representative of what will be changed by a move to Socialism.

The truth is, most of us work for people who have absolutely nothing in common with those we love to despise. More than 98.2 percent of all employers are small businesses who employ more than half of all of us.

According to the Small Business Administration, up to 80 percent of all new job opportunities are created by small businesses, a fact that young college-age voters (who will be looking for new job opportunities) should find especially noteworthy.

There is a simple, but tried and true formula for how this works in America. Regular people dream up ideas. Then they roll up their sleeves to work hard, put their own financial security at risk, and if they can stay ahead of the many roadblocks put in their way, their reward will be a successful small business that by its very nature creates jobs for others.

This is capitalism in a nutshell, and on balance it works. Communist/Socialist examples have proven time and time again that when the risk-reward element is removed, there is no reason for people to stick their necks out. Those who do rise up are those who seek their reward from the power of position, rather than from an investment of heart and soul in a dream.

To be left working for power hungry managers, rather than success driven entrepreneurs, seems to me to be a leap in the wrong direction. In fact, many of those we love to despise work for the love of prestige and power, having long ago earned sufficient millions to satisfy their carnal needs.

Such a mixture is clearly evident in the dysfunction of the Russian economy, a conglomeration of the old socialist systems intermixed with capitalism. That is exactly what will result if we follow the Sirens’ Song of Barack Obama and his plan for more government and forced wealth redistribution.

Jesus was tempted by Satan following a rough time of 40 days without food in the wilderness. The deceiver told him... "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."  Jesus said to him... "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.' "

Barack Obama and the Democrats are dangling such a temptation before the eyes of Americans who are hungry for assurances in a time of worry. It is a Sirens’ song that is soothing and filled with promises for a better life.

As the Siren’s song proved fatal to the sailors who were seduced to follow; only wreckage and disaster awaits us on the rocks of Obama’s vision for America. People are not clamoring to become citizens of Russia, so why in God’s Name would we want to re-invent America to resemble such a place.

Jesus said... "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’"

I would suggest that Americans should take a similar stance. Hard times come and go. Let us keep our faith, keep our eyes on the fact that hard work and the promise of opportunity that exists in this country will see us through as it always has. Jesus knew that despite his immediate needs, to follow Satan’s temptation would have been short-sighted and utterly disastrous.

Turn away from the seduction of the Sirens’ Song that Obama sings, for it will lead to a disastrous future for our children and our children’s children. Obama’s seduction will put this unique great nation on the rocks and history will lament the day that it happened.

Copyright ©2008 by Phil Harris

Obama's Own Words - Ignore Founders, Take Your Money!

Come on people... you won't believe what is being said about Barack Obama, and his drive to change America into a Socialistic Society. Listen to him say it with his own lips on the radio in 2001. This is not an attitude that he used to have. This is what he believed then, and it is what he believes right now.

This is radical leftist idealism in its purest form. TO VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA IS THE SAME AS VOTING FOR FIDEL CASTRO OR HUGO CHAVEZ.

You may think we need CHANGE in America, but let me assure you... this is change that goes way beyond. I hope you understand what has made this country unique in the world, and in fact in all of history.

If you don't understand what I am saying to you, then take the time to figure it out before you vote for Barack Obama. America is at the brink of disaster, and it is our responsibility to see that she does not topple right over the edge.

You may find talk about Redistribution of Wealth to be attractive, but one day it will be your wealth that gets redistributed. Not some rich fat cat. You will soon be viewed as having too much. Believe it or not.

Obama's SS - Mind your history lessons!

So... do you think that Barack Obama's change is a good thing?  What about change that resembles Adolph Hitler's SS?

The SS grew from a small paramilitary unit to an elite force that served as the Führer's "Praetorian Guard," the Nazi Party's "Shield Squadron" and a force with as much political influence as the regular German armed forces. Built upon the Nazi racial ideology, the SS, under Heinrich Himmler's command, was primarily responsible for the crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Nazis during the Second World War.  (Read more about the SS here.)

In a speech by Barack Obama given July 2nd in Colorado Springs, he uttered these words...

"We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

...in other words, a Special Security force that is under his direct control, unfettered by constraints placed on our military forces regarding action against citizens.

He also spoke of civilian service, which includes this...

We'll send more college graduates to teach and mentor our young people.

...which smells to high heaven of the Hitler Youth, and the re-education activities of the Nazis.

Did you know that Barack Obama supporters in Missouri, particularly Chief's of Police, Sheriffs, and Prosecutors, have banded together in a group called... "The Truth Squad", who's purpose is to "go after" anyone running advertising that is deemed to be "untruthful." 

Obama campaign cracks down on misleading TV ads

September 23rd, 2008

The Barack Obama campaign is asking Missouri law enforcement to target anyone who lies or runs a misleading TV ad during the presidential campaign. (Watch Newscast.)

Now, perhaps there is nothing wrong with pointing out untruthful, misleading information. But in this case, there is an implicit threat from law enforcement and the courts, that if you make political claims about Barack Obama, you will be arrested and prosecuted.

Does that sound like America to you?

I think that Barack Obama's Special Security Force, and his Missouri Truth Squad, composed of law enforcement and criminal prosecutors sounds a bit too much like Saudi Arabia's morality police. I think that these "thoughts" that are running through the head of Barack Obama forewarn of a very real danger to freedom loving citizens of the United States of America.

Have you never wondered to yourself, how the people of Germany could have allowed the Nazi scourge to become so powerful, or how the people of Germany could seemingly condone the horrific actions of their leader, Adolph Hitler and his minions? Have you ever wondered how the people of the Soviet Union could allow themselves to become virtual prisoners of their own country? What led up to the requiring of papers to travel from one city to the next?

I am afraid, fellow citizens, that this is exactly how such things happen. Let us learn from history, reject the false promises of socialism, and not allow such ego maniacs to become President of the United States.

I hope that sounds like good advice, because it is.

© by Phil Harris

The McCain Obama Debate

Do you think that Barack Obama scores points with Americans, when he reminds us that his father came from Kenya, to take advantage of our college system, and in the same hour talks about all the American children who do not have that same access?  I don't think so.

Do you think that Barack Obama scores points with Americans, when he has so obviously changed his stated views for the purpose of winning the Presidency? For instance, one year ago he said that as President in his first year he would absolutely be willing to sit face to face in dialog with rogue leaders of countries such as Iran, North Korea, Cuba. Today, he says he didn't mean exactly what he said (even though he did in fact mean it at the time.)

Do you think that the American people have a basic understanding, that Barack Obama is a radical left-wing socialist, and that he would transform American into a socialist nation. That his plans for this country call for the transfer by government of wealth from one class of Americans to another, is simply socialism in its most raw form.

Barack Obama stated in the debate tonight, that he will raise taxes, taking money from those who can and do provide jobs, and forcibly give it to those who pay no taxes at all. The long and short of this plan, is that jobs will be eliminated, pay will be reduced, and Americans will become dependent on the government. The sad fact of the matter is, that government is incapable of being successful in that role, and on the way to collapse, the limitless opportunity we all currently have available to us will disintegrate.

If this is what Americans really want, let us not waste time with Barack Obama. Let us instead just hand the White House keys to Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. That is the model for change that Barack Obama has in mind, no matter how eloquently he disguises his plans.

I would prefer that Americans stop this insane march to Obama's Pied Piper song, and borrowing the words of a famous General regarding the ignorance of some, if you continue to follow the socialist Obama, you are just plain "Stuck on Stupid."   

If you buy into the decades-old liberal determination to establish a socialist society for America, you may as well believe in Santa Claus. The trouble is, believing in Santa Claus will not bring our great nation to her knees, while believing Barack Obama certainly will.  Really!

© by Phil Harris

Obama puts ambition above duty... Again.

With a looming financial crisis, and a deadline for Congress to act before the week is done, Barack Obama has once again demonstrated a complete lack of concern for the office he currently holds.

Today, Barack Obama is a U.S. Senator, and he is obligated to give the business of the United States his top priority. But he has rejected Senator McCain's call to suspend campaign activity, including the scheduled Friday debate, so that the two Senators can do their duty, and be available to debate and vote.

Barack Obama had this to say...  "

“I believe we should continue to have the debate” on Friday.

“Presidents are going to have to deal with more than one thing at a time,” the Democratic candidate said. “It’s not necessary for us to think that we can only do one thing and suspend everything else.” He said that he and McCain have large campaign planes that can get them out of Mississippi and back to Washington quickly.

...which translates to... I want to be President, and nothing is going to stop me. Not even the fact that I am one of 100 Senators who should be completely focused on the current crisis facing the country. No sir.

Source:  McCain Halts Campaign over Financial Crisis

And you think Obama will be looking out for you?

Fat Chance!

© by Phil Harris