Was Barack Obama born in Kenya? He says no, yet a biography he used from 1991 to 2007 indicates he was in fact born in Kenya. His literary agent claims it was an error, yet he didn’t see fit to correct it until 2007, when he began his run for the Presidency. Just a coincidence, I’m sure.

House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama

Barack Obama wants Congress to raise the debt ceiling again. Democrats love spending and will vote for any increase he wants, while Republicans will fight any increase without major spending cuts. That just about sums up the argument, on a very simple, superficial level.

The National Debt is a growing problem which needs to be addressed. Unfortunately, the President and Congressional leaders don’t see it as a problem. They say they do, but they don’t

Barack Obama has done a horrendous job as President. Federal spending is out of control and the National Debt is growing rapidly. John Boehner and the Republicans have every right to demand major spending cuts. Unfortunately, there are two problems. First, they should have started acting as the debt ceiling police years ago when George W. Bush and his predecessors were President. They also need to propose meaningful cuts, not just token cuts to appeal to the base.

As for the Democrats, they’re even worse. Are there any in Congress who have a fiscally responsible bone in their body? Do they have any plan to address the National Debt? If they do, I’m not seeing it.

We need to balance the budget

immediately

. There is no reason, other than a lack of poitical courage and common sense, that the budget can’t be balanced in a single year. Sure, the draconian cuts would make some people angry, but if you’re afraid to make the big decisions, you shouldn’t run for office.

Even if Mitt Romney wins, both parties could have primaries in 2016.

I was thinking about the 2016 Presidential Election recently. That’s right, 2016.

I’ve seen several stories that have mentioned the possibility of Hillary Clinton or (hold the laughter) Joe Biden running in 2016. Here’s a question: If Barack Obama loses, which I think seems likely, will he run again in 2016? If so, we could see a repeat of the 2008 election.

This scenario also led me to think about Mitt Romney’s chances in 2016 if he should win in 2012. I’m not referring to the General Election, but rather the primary. Romney will be the Republican nominee in 2012, but if he becomes president, is it a foregone conclusion that he would win in 2016? I don’t think so.

By now, we all know how much flip-flopping Romney has done over the years. If he wins and moves too closely to the middle during his first (only) term, I could see a ground-swell of support for a primary opponent. If he is victorious, he should keep this possibility in mind.

Over the past couple of years, there have been many Republicans in Congress who have been defeated by opponents who are more conservative. Is it really far-fetched to think that the President would be held to the same standard?

Autopsy results seem to support George Zimmerman's account

Some of the autopsy results in the Trayvon Martin case have been released. They show that Trayvon Martin had two injuries. The first was the gunshot wound. The second injury was to his knuckles.

If George Zimmerman’s account of the incident is true, then Martin’s knuckles were likely injured while he was busy breaking George Zimmerman’s nose, giving him two black eyes, or slamming his head into the sidewalk. Here’s a point to ponder: If George Zimmerman started the altercation, then where are the injuries on Trayvon Martin?

This week’s issue of Newsweek features a photo of Barack Obama with a rainbow halo and a headline proclaiming him as the “First Gay President.”. Of course, Barack Obama isn’t gay, it’s just Newsweek’s way of shocking people and grabbing headlines. I guess they’re not confident in the quality of their writing, and decided to use tabloid techniques to sell magazines.

It could also be a reaction to Time Magazine, which decided to place a picture of a woman breast feeding her child. That alone would be questionable, but when you take into account that the child was pretty big in comparison to his mother, it seemed very strange. Actually, sick is probably a better word.

For me, the topic of the articles isn’t the question. It’s their need to sensationalize articles in order to grab attention in a way that is unrelated to the story. As these techniques continue, the line between news magazines and publications such as The National Enquirer will continue to blur, and journalistic integrity will continue to deteriorate.

A very big kid breast feeds on the cover of Time Magazine.

Quick question: Is Barack Obama the first black President, or the 44th white one?

What does Mitt Romney really believe?

The more I think about it, the more I think I might be too conservative to be a Republican. On both the local and national level, I’ve seen things that have made my head spin. It has me wondering if I would be better off as an independent, without the baggage associated with the hypocrites and flakes.

Republicans have rightly criticized Barack Obama for his socialist-leaning views, and their warning that things will get worse if he were to be reelected. My problem is with the revisionism and lack of insight amongst many in our party.

Obamacare is an abomination that deserves to be struck down by the Supreme Court. The only positive thing about this legislation is that it mobilized conservative organizations to take action. The problem is that some Republicans agreed with some of the basic tenets of Obamacare in the past and only changed their mind when it became politically expedient to do so.

We have Mitt Romney, author of Romneycare, whose healthcare plan as Governor of Massachusetts bore a striking resemblance to Obamacare. Now, he’s attempting to split hairs, grasping for details that differ between Obamacare and his own socialist scheme. Besides Romney, there’s Newt Gingrich, who was a vocal proponent of a mandatory health insurance, until it became politically unpopular. Plus, let’s not forget about Newt’s couch time with Nancy Pelosi.

Those who oppose Obamacare also bemoan the ever increasing size of government, growing deficits, repeated debt-limit increases, and an intrusive government. Here’s the problem: During the Bush Administration, we had the prescription drug plan, increases in the size of government, growing deficits, repeated debt-limit increases, and an intrusive government. Sound familiar? Granted, these similarities are far worse now than during the Bush administration, but where were the Republican complaints between 2001 and 2008? This failure to speak up has caused many Republicans to look like hypocrites, which damages the party’s credibility.

Any Republican candidate would be better than Barack Obama, but this still puts us in the lesser-of-two-evils mindset. With Mitt Romney poised to become the Republican nominee, I expect him to do the right thing for as long as it is politically popular to do so. That’s why it’s important for fiscal conservatives to stay vigilant and continue to voice our displeasure with big government and attacks on liberty. We cannot become complacent.

For those who are fans of fine art and small government, artist Jon McNaughton has created another painting you might want to check out. I’d also suggest visiting Jon McNaughton’s official site, which has a dizzying array of beautiful art work.

Trayvon Martin

When I first heard about Trayvon Martin’s death, I was stunned. How could a kid walking to a convenience store for an iced tea and a bag of Skittles be killed? From the initial reports, Martin was killed by George Zimmerman, who appeared to be a loose cannon. Why would he murder a kid buying a snack? Was Trayvon Martin profiled because he was a black teenager? There were lots of questions that needed answering, including why George Zimmerman wasn’t charged and arrested for murdering Trayvon Martin. Of course, a funny thing happened on the way to answering those questions: The truth began to leak out.

According to early reports, it appeared that Martin was targeted by a racist white man. Well, George Zimmerman isn’t white. He’s hispanic, identifies himself as hispanic, and has almost the same skin color as Barack Obama, who said that Trayvon Martin resembles what his own son might have looked like. To this point, there’s also no evidence that Zimmerman has a history of racist behavior.

By now, we’ve also seen pictures of Martin which were probably taken a few years ago, rather than recent photos. Trayvon Martin was a man, and not the boy portrayed by many in the media. Keep this in mind when you read about how Trayvon Martin followed George Zimmerman as he walked back to his truck, punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground, then repeatedly slammed Zimmerman’s head against the sidewalk. Not only did Zimmerman have injuries which required medical attention, but witnesses corroborated his story.

Since Martin’s death, the media have done a great job of turning it into a story about race. The finishing touches are visits by Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, who never miss an opportunity to use a tragedy for personal gain.

Besides race, liberals have used this opportunity to attack Republicans. First was their criticism of the “Stand Your Ground” law, which allows people to defend themselves rather than flee. Some liberals have blamed former Florida Governor Jeb Bush for signing the bill into law. After all, why not take an opportunity to blame a Republican for a death, if you can? Not surprisingly, these liberals ignored one tiny fact: The bill passed the Florida House overwhelmingly, and the Senate unanimously? I think that’s called bipartisan support. I’d also like to add another inconvenient fact for liberals: George Zimmerman is a registered Democrat.

From the New Black Panther Party putting a bounty on George Zimmerman’s head, to racist t-shirts, degenerates like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, and clueless celebrities attempting to post his Zimmerman’s address, there’s no doubt that there is no desire to consider the other side of the story.

George Zimmerman has been tried and convicted in the court of public opinion, and nothing but a guilty verdict will suffice. Let’s hope that any on-going investigations are completed without political or media influence

Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown jokes about Rick Santorum.

Here is a joke I thought you might like, courtesy of Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown:

“I’m hopeful that all of you are actually following presidential politics. I see that both Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum now have secret service with them on the campaign trail and in Santorum’s case, I think it’s the first time he’s actually ever used protection, so yeah, yeah. Just saying,” Brown said.