Simply put, the GOP does not want to upset the apple cart with any more fights over defunding Obamacare, continuing resolutions to keep the government open, and the debt ceiling they feel they cannot win. What this strategy fails to observe is that in 2010, the out of control Congress in the nation’s capital was very much the focus that the grassroots sought desperately to take out of power.

Sobering and true words from Erick Erickson at RedState today. He likens the soldiers of the Left to the Orcs of JRR Tolkien’s Middle Earth (something many people, including myself, have done), because the reckless hate and some other characteristics are so similar.

Are you still trying to figure out what the President’s campaign slogan, “Forward” means? In 1798, Thomas Malthus’ “An Essay on the First Principles of Population” became the precursor to countless evils and the justification for murdering millions of people. Malthus’ ideology was kept in check in a world governed chiefly by the Judeo-Christian worldview.

Politics is the art of governing or the practice of exercising control over a community. What separates political control from simple persuasion is the threat or use of force. Most people don’t think much about the tyrannical nature of politics when force is combined with the thousands of pages of federal law on the books. Every law limits our freedom. For the oppressed in the society, it matters little if the rule of the government is based on the divine right of kings or a 51% majority of one political party.

When my grandmother was born, a horse was the normal means of transport. When my granddaughter was born, the International Space Striation was the brightest light in the night’s sky. In other words, things change. When I sat on the couch and watched the first man walk on the moon with my grandmother, she didn’t believe it was real. When I tell my low information neighbors that the International Space Striation is the brightest light in the night’s sky, they don’t believe it is true. In other words, human nature doesn’t change.

As we approach Christmas this year we must not forget December 23rd, the anniversary of the momentous resignation of General George Washington. When the War for Independence came to a close, General George Washington was tempted by the offer of nearly unlimited power in these united States. His officers in the Army sought to draft him as King of the fledgling country. His popularity was unanimously acknowledged while on the other hand the reputation of Congress was beneath dismal.

As much as I am incensed by the constant harangues in the news against Phil Robertson and any others who would take God’s side in their religious worldview, the actual GQ article leaves me a great deal less sanguine about the reaction of the public toward A&E’s firing him, which will most likely mean the cancellation of the show. Being a harsh critic of reality TV in general, I am going to maintain my opinion of “Duck Dynasty.”

“What has happened to America?” We’ve all heard this question asked many times, and probably even asked it, ourselves. And if we’ve given it any kind of meaningful thought, we know there is not just one thing that has gone wrong with our wonderful Country, but a combination of many things, on many levels.