The New Orleans Tea Party

The American Revolutionary War ended in 1783. Only 29 years later, we were in another war with Great Britain. The reasons for the new war, The War of 1812, were many, but it boiled down to the fact that the British didn't accept the United States as a country. They didn't respect the fact that American fought and died for freedom, defeating the British.

What could have happened in 29 years to make Americans so willing to take up arms again and defend their freedom, once again? Did that little taste of freedom, of being Americans, give our country the will to defeat the British again? Could they have enjoyed those 29 years of freedom so much they would do anything not to be under England's control?

Think of Andrew Jackson, Ol' Hickory himself, going to New Orleans to beat back the enemy. He didn't take a large army. In fact, those who fought in the Battle of New Orleans were quite a motley crew. On his "trip down the mighty Mississip," Jackson enlisted the help of many to fight the British. Ol' Hickory stood up against the invading forces with regular army and militia. Kentucky frontiersmen and French-speaking Creole stood with him. Indians, slaves and even women took up arms to fight back the British.

While researching my family tree, I came across a letter written by an unknown woman who lived in New Orleans in 1814. She was writing her sister, fearing this could be the last letter she would ever write. She wrote about how Andrew Jackson and his men came and recruited her husband, sons and slaves to fight the British. So moved by the possibility of England regaining control, she fastened a kitchen knife on the end of a broomstick (seeing the men had taken all the "real" weapons) to defend her country.

I can see her, sitting on her front porch, with her homemade weapon, willing to die for the past 29 years of freedom. I can see the men that were hiding in the swamps and the bogs, waiting to force the British back into the Gulf of Mexico.

That is a Tea Party! After only 29 years of freedom, Americans weren't willing to give up that freedom. Men and women from all walks of life came together, fought and died so their children and grandchildren could experience the freedom they had for 29 short years.

Here it is - 2010 - 227 years from the end of the Revolutionary War and what are Americans up to? Some are handing their freedom to a socialist, left-wing government ran by Barrack Obama and his blind sheep. Then, there are the others. Those who have enjoyed 227 years of freedom and do not want to be forced to buy lousy health care, give up their freedom of religion and of speech and their right to bear arms.

Unlike many Conservatives, I'm not familiar with the current Tea Party. I do know a little bit about, what I call "The New Orleans Tea Party of 1814." That is a tea party I can get behind and support. I love the freedoms that I have and, like the New Orleans woman, I'll put my kitchen knife on my broomstick and defend our country and all it offers me and my family. I prefer my little blog that shares my thoughts, ideas and questions about the present condition of our country, but I will do what is necessary to make sure my daughter enjoys the same freedom I have had my entire life. Like the residents of New Orleans, I'm not willing to give it away.

That makes me wonder about those who support Obama and his blind sheep. Twenty-nine years was long enough all those years ago to defend their freedom, yet 227 years isn't enough for some of us today. I see how they are hypnotized, enthralled and moved by Obama's well-constructed speeches and promises. I see them follow him simply because "he's the president" and must know what he is doing. They like the idea of free stuff and change.

I don't understand it. I enjoy the satisfaction of working for what I have. I like being able to speak and write my mind. I like having a permit to carry a concealed weapon and enjoy taking my gun with me wherever I go. I love going to the church of my choice and worshiping my God as I see fit.

Twenty-nine years isn't a long time. It was long enough for Americans to know they preferred freedom to being under England's boot. My lifetime is long enough for me to know I don't want to be under Obama's boot and I don't want to bankrupt my daughter's future for his empty, useless and frivolous promises.

How long will the rest of America need to be free for them to stop this madness? Better yet, how long will it take for them to start fighting for the freedom they handed to Obama?

Senate Okays Debate On Health Care: Let's Get Busy!

Well, they passed it - 60 to 39 in favor of debating the health care bill many of them haven't even read. Why should they read it? Socialism is socialism, no matter the pretty words used to destroy our country.

Twitter is all a-flutter with "whine today, get busy tomorrow" tweets. Not me. I don't have time to whine. I have work to do. I have 100 senators to call, write, email, tweet to and about. This little gal from Oklahoma is on a mission. My mission is not impossible; it is very do-able. My mission to to stop the spread of socialism and this horrid health care Barrack Hussein Obama is so intent of shoving down our throats.

"Yes, we can!" was BamBam's battle cry.

"Yes, we did!" is my battle cry. The Bible tells me to be like Abraham and to "call things that are not as though they were." Therefore, ObamaCare is defeated and our country is safe from socialist tyranny.

I'm putting legs on the many prayers I'm praying for our country. I'm doing all I can to stop this nonsense before it gets even more out of control. Please join me! Below is the list of all 100 senators, their addresses and their phone numbers.

Use it. Stop this fiasco now. Don't do it for me or for yourself. Do it for my four year old daughter. Do it for your children and grandchildren. Do it for my grandfather who lost his hearing defeating Hitler in World War II. Do it for all of those who sacrificed and suffered so we can be free. Do it for the party of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. Ensure that we are, once again, that "shining city on a hill."

It isn't "morning in America" yet, but it will be soon. Work with me so we can all see that beautiful sunrise again!

The list of all 100 senators:

Akaka, Daniel K. (D-HI) 141 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6361

Baucus, Max (D-MT) 511 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2651

Bayh, Evan (D-IN) 131 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5623

Begich, Mark (D-AK) 144 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3004

Bennet, Michael F. (D-CO) 702 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5852

Bingaman, Jeff (D-NM) 703 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5521

Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) 112 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3553

Brown, Sherrod (D-OH) 713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2315

Burris, Roland W. (D-IL) 387 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2854

Byrd, Robert C. (D-WV) 311 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3954

Cantwell, Maria (D-WA) 511 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3441

Cardin, Benjamin L. (D-MD) 509 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4524

Carper, Thomas R. (D-DE) 513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2441

Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D-PA) 393 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6324

Conrad, Kent (D-ND) 530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2043

Dodd, Christopher J. (D-CT) 448 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2823

Dorgan, Byron L. (D-ND) 322 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2551

Durbin, Richard J. (D-IL) 309 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2152

Feingold, Russell D. (D-WI) 506 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5323

Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) 331 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3841

Franken, Al (D-MN) 320 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5641

Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (D-NY) 478 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4451

Hagan, Kay R. (D-NC) 521 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6342

Harkin, Tom (D-IA) 731 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3254

Inouye, Daniel K. (D-HI) 722 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3934

Johnson, Tim (D-SD) 136 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5842

Kaufman, Edward E. (D-DE) 383 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5042

Kerry, John F. (D-MA) 218 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2742

Kirk, Paul G., Jr. (D-MA) 317 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4543

Klobuchar, Amy (D-MN) 302 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3244

Kohl, Herb (D-WI) 330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5653

Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) 328 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5824

Lautenberg, Frank R. (D-NJ) 324 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3224

Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) 433 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4242

Levin, Carl - (D-MI) 269 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6221

Lincoln, Blanche L. (D-AR) 355 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4843

McCaskill, Claire (D-MO) 717 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6154

Menendez, Robert (D-NJ) 528 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4744

Merkley, Jeff (D-OR) 107 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3753

Mikulski, Barbara A. (D-MD) 503 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4654

Murray, Patty (D-WA) 173 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2621

Nelson, Ben (D-NE) 720 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6551

Nelson, Bill (D-FL) 716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5274

Pryor, Mark L. (D-AR) 255 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2353

Reed, Jack (D-RI) 728 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4642

Reid, Harry (D-NV) 522 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3542

Rockefeller, John D., IV (D-WV) 531 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6472

Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) 313 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6542

Shaheen, Jeanne (D-NH) 520 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2841

Specter, Arlen (D-PA) 711 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4254 

Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI) 133 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4822

Tester, Jon (D-MT) 724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2644

Udall, Mark (D-CO) 317 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5941

Udall, Tom (D-NM) 110 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6621

Warner, Mark R. (D-VA) 459A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2023

Webb, Jim (D-VA) 248 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4024

Whitehouse, Sheldon (D - RI) 502 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2921

Wyden, Ron (D-OR) 223 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5244

Sanders, Bernard (I-VT) 332 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5141

Lieberman, Joseph I. (ID-CT) 706 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4041

Alexander, Lamar (R-TN) 455 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4944

Barrasso, John (R-WY) 307 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6441

Bennett, Robert F. (R-UT) 431 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5444

Bond, Christopher S. (R-MO) 274 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5721

Brownback, Sam (R-KS) 303 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6521

Bunning, Jim (R-KY) 316 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4343

Burr, Richard (R-NC) 217 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3154 

Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) 416 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3521

Coburn, Tom (R-OK) 172 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5754 

Cochran, Thad (R-MS) 113 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5054

Collins, Susan M. (R-ME) 413 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2523 

Corker, Bob (R-TN) 185 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3344 

Cornyn, John (R-TX) 517 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2934 

Crapo, Mike (R-ID) 239 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6142

DeMint, Jim (R-SC) 340 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6121

Ensign, John (R-NV) 119 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6244

Enzi, Michael B. (R-WY) 379A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3424

Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) 290 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5972

Grassley, Chuck (R-IA) 135 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3744

Gregg, Judd (R-NH) 201 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3324

Hatch, Orrin G. (R-UT) 104 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5251 

Hutchison, Kay Bailey (R-TX) 284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5922

Inhofe, James M. (R-OK) 453 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4721

Isakson, Johnny (R-GA) 120 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3643

Johanns, Mike (R-NE) 404 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4224

Kyl, Jon (R-AZ) 730 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4521

LeMieux, George S. (R-FL) 356 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3041

Lugar, Richard G. (R-IN) 306 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4814

McCain, John (R-AZ) 241 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2235

McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) 361A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2541

Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) 709 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6665

Risch, James E. (R-ID) 483 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2752

Roberts, Pat (R-KS) 109 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4774

Sessions, Jeff (R-AL) 335 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4124 

Shelby, Richard C. (R-AL) 304 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5744

Snowe, Olympia J. (R-ME) 154 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5344

Thune, John (R-SD) 493 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2321 

Vitter, David (R-LA) 516 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4623

Voinovich, George V. (R-OH) 524 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3353

Wicker, Roger F. (R-MS) 555 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6253

Obama In 2012!

Obama in 2012! Yeah! Let's go for it. Barrack Hussein Obama, I have big, huge plans for you in 2012. I'm excited and everyone else should be as well. Talk about change we can believe it! I can hardly sit still from the anticipation. Here are just a few plans I have for Obama in 2012:

1. Start on his presidential library. Every president gets one, even the socialist ones who lead blind sheep around. Stick it on the south side of Chicago. We all know how much BamBam loves that area and wants to see it improved.

2. Write another book. I suggest titling it "Dreams of a One-Term President." Talk with Jimmy Carter; I'm sure he has some ideas on different directions you can take your book. I wouldn't go with the "Yes We Can" thing you used before because "no you didn't."

3. Go on a book tour. Start off in those socialist countries you want America to be like. China and Cuba are sure to open their doors and hearts to you and your book. Don't count on big sales there, though. They don't have any money to buy your book. The few books you do manage to sell will probably be used as kindling or toilet paper; they have huge lines to buy such luxuries there.

4. Run for mayor of Chicago. I'm sure the ACORN and your other friends can round up enough votes for you to win. There are a lot of cemeteries where they can find votes for you. Remember to register all the pets to vote that way you can win by a Beagle.

5. Refuse protection from the Secret Service. You don't have a lot national secrets to tell. You've shown us you don't have a clue about our national security so if you were kidnapped the only secrets you could share is that America doesn't like socialism, tea party goers are not to be taken lightly and the party of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan is not to be underestimated. That is already public knowledge, though.

6. Listen to Shellie whine about how she isn't proud to be an American because you weren't re-elected. After all these years of marriage, I'm sure you are really good at that already. Console her the best you can. Encourage her to go back to work in a hospital so she can screw over more folks needing health care.

Those six ideas for what Barrack Hussein Obama can do in 2012 should keep him busy for a while. After that, he can disappear from the limelight. The country will soon forget him the way he forgot our country.

Sorry...Have to add a number seven. Can't leave this one out...

7. GET OUT YOUR SUNGLASSES, BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, BECAUSE WE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THAT SHINING CITY ON A HILL THAT RONALD REAGAN SERVED AND LOVED SO MUCH!

How Much Is a Trillion?

The bumper sticker on my car reads "I'm an English major, you do the math." That is my life story. Contrary to what I was told in high school, the only time I ever needed to know what X was equal to or the number of degrees in a triangle was when I was in college getting my English and Public Relations degrees. I can pay my tithes, count change and balance my checkbook. That is all the math I ever needed to survive. Until now.

With Barack Hussein Obama's health care plan, I need to understand math much better than I do now. His numbers are unknown to me. His numbers are much to complicated for this simple gal.

One hundred dollars will buy me a new tire. Well, maybe one new tire.

One thousand dollars would be an excellent Christmas for our daughter.

Five thousand dollars would buy us a good new-to-us (AKA used) car.

Twenty thousand dollars would buy us an okay new car.

Fifty thousand dollars might be a down payment for a house.

One hundred thousand dollars might buy us a small house in a small town.

Three hundred thousand dollars would be a nice house in a nice area of town.

A million dollars is the budget for an extremely cheap movie.

Ten million dollars might buy us a small house in Beverly Hills.

Fifty million dollars might make a decent movie with actors we've heard of.

How much is a trillion dollars? Is it one hundred thousand million? Or is it one million million dollars?

Please excuse my lack of knowledge on how much a trillion dollars is equal to. Once you say "a million dollars," my head starts swimming amidst all the zeros. I can't begin comprehend how much a trillion could be. Yet...

BamBam wants us to pay several trillion dollars for his health care idea. He's already given away trillions of dollars to bail out big business. By the way, as a taxpayer I'm part owner in GM and I haven't gotten my company car yet. Has anyone else gotten their company car? Anyway...

How much is this several trillion dollar plan of his going to cost me? If I made $100,000 a year and gave every penny of it to pay for this plan of his, how many years until it's paid off. If everyone in my town of 50,000 people made that same amount, how many years until the trillions of dollars he wants to spend is paid off? Sorry, but I have to keep the numbers simple.

I think it would be a long time. Of course, on top of BamBam's brain child, we still have to pay to keep the roads paved, schools open and all sorts of other things. We won't have to worry about keeping our country safe from the jihadists that seek to destroy us because BamBam wants to cut our military and national security budgets.

That's a lot of money for something we already have. Yes, we have health care. Folks have it through their employers. Others have it because they pay for it privately. Others have it because other Americans pay for their medicare and medicaid. Of course, there are some who don't have any health insurance. Then again, some folks drive fancy and expense cars while others drive old cars and other walk or take the bus. That is the way it is. Just because we were created equal that doesn't mean we all live equally. And, that is fine with me.

Back to my original question - How much is a trillion dollars? I think I know. It is too much. It is much too much for us to pay for a health care plan that won't work; a plan that take us one step closer to socialism. Socialism, which by the way, has yet to work anywhere it has been tried.

Health Care In America

One of the biggest problems I see with government run health care, insurance or whatever they are calling it today is the fact that the American government has enough on its plate already. Obama (I prefer calling him "BamBam") and the rest of his left-wing, liberal Socialist followers (AKA blind sheep) do not seem to understand that there are too many unsolved problems in this country already.

What about education? The schools are broken and need to be fixed. Public schools are no place for children yet they are still attempting to educate our future. The books are old. There aren't enough teachers. What teachers we have are underpaid. Fix that and then move on to the next problem.

What about our roads? Bridges are falling apart. Highways need to be paved. We aren't even safe driving from place to place. Fix our roads and other infrastructure and then move on to the next problem.

What about our military? Our troops need equipment. They need guns, bullets, protective gear and all sorts of other things civilians can't begin to guess. Protect them and give them the power to protect us from our enemies. Take care of our military and then move on to the next problem.

Oh, yeah, almost forgot. We are fighting two wars. Turn our military loose and let them do what they've been trained to do. Let them fight the Islamic extremists who want to see us destroyed. Let them protect us and Israel.

What about Israel? We need to make sure they have their country back. God isn't going to let anyone take the land He gave them. Despite everything, God has never turned His back on His people. We should follow His example and do the same. We need to make sure Israel exists peacefully. Take care of Israel and move on to the next problem.

What about our financial problems? Let's get our country out of debt. Stop paying the bills of huge businesses that made bad financial decisions and get our country back on track. Stop giving away money that you don't have and start making some of your own. Take care of our national debt and move on to the next problem.

What about unemployment? Maybe if Americans had jobs they could pay for their own health insurance. Novel idea - paying your own way. Stop shipping our jobs overseas and let Americans earn our own way. Take care of unemployment and move on to the next problem.

What about illegal aliens in America? Send them back where they came from. Stop letting them drain our resources. Stop paying to educate their children, feed and clothe them. They are criminals and should be treated as such. Take care of the illegals in America and move on to the next problem.

What about the other problems? The list is longer than my arm. I could keep listing them, but it is obvious already there are other things we need to take care of first. Social security. Abortion. Socialism. Removing God from our country. Fix them and then think about health care.

My daughter is four years old. She knows the rules. She eats what is on her plate and then she can have more - even a dessert. As parents, we know not to heap more than she can eat on her plate. We call it common sense. It isn't so common anymore. Scary thought here...Follow our simple example...

BamBam and your blind sheep, eat what is already on your plate and then go on to health care.