Ft. Hood Tragedy

I am sure you are all aware of the horrific act of terrorism that occurred earlier this week at Ft. Hood, Texas. My thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and the families of the fallen. I’ve have been most appalled at our President’s reaction and the reaction and coverage of the mainstream news media.

When are these fools going to recognize the threat posed by militant Islam? How many 9-11’s, embassy bombings, and Ft. Hood massacres must occur before the politically correct left in this country pull their collective head out of a dark, smelly orifice? The simple fact is that Islamic extremists are in no way interested in dialogue, compromise, or peace!! In fact, as I understand their brand of Islam, to bury the hatched anywhere other than an infidel’s head is displeasing to allah (no Microsoft word, I will NOT capitalize the name of a god that demands the blood of the innocent!!). Not all Muslims are killers, in fact most are reasonable people that simply want to live their lives in peace. Unfortunately there exists a sinister brand of Islam that calls for the conversion or destruction of all unbelievers by whatever means necessary. Failure to recognize and react to this threat in the vain hope that it will resolve itself is childish, unrealistic, and frankly pure foolishness. The only way to stop an enemy who will not negotiate or agree to peaceful coexistence is to ruthlessly exterminate them. (What a politically incorrect thing to think, much less say!!) Like it or not we are locked in a death match with a minority of the Muslim population that have whole heartedly embraced a belief system that calls for the conversion or eradication of ALL who do not believe as they do. Main stream Muslims are foolish to believe that when the extremists are done with us that they will be spared.

From what I can learn, it appears that the soldier responsible for this act of treachery and murder was a practicing Muslim. It also appears that he displayed several warning signs of potential violent action. Finally, there are witness accounts that seconds before he started shooting he yelled “Allah Akbar!!” which is Arabic for “God is Great!!” Now if it swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is probably a duck. If a murderer worships like a terrorist and talks like a terrorist, and finally acts like a terrorist, then he is probably a terrorist and should be labeled as such!!

I have one final observation. Bullets stopped this act of mass murder. Think about that for a minute. This killer was stopped with hot lead. His victims were unarmed and incapable of neutralizing the threat that faced them. If just one of the soldiers in that room had been armed there might not be a body count to report. Law enforcement responded in a very timely manner (they were on the scene and engaging the terrorist in about 4 minutes) but in that short time he was able to end the lives of all too many people. Guns in responsible hands saved lives. If there had been more guns in responsible hands there might not have been any lives lost! Victims cease to be victims when they have the capability to defend themselves. Contrary to the picture the left in this country paints, guns can and do save lives! This may be the saddest, best argument for the right to keep and bear arms that I have ever seen.

And so we are betrayed....

With the passage of the health care bill by the house the democrats in congress have made it absolutely clear what it is that they seek. The seek nothing short of absolute control of each and every American life. I have read as much of that travesty of a bill as my limited time would allow and from my reading and what I have gathered in the media about the bill it is NOT going to positively affect the health care of a majority of Americans. That leads me to one disturbing conclusion. Many of our leaders are seeking the swiftest way to gain as much control over our lives as possible. Nearly every facet of your life can be construed as to have an effect on your health. If the government is paying the bills for your health care you can be DAMN SURE that they are going to be peering into every nook and cranny of your life to insure that you are living in the healthiest manner possible so as to keep their costs down. They will do all of this while loudly proclaiming that they only have your well being at heart. What happened to rugged individualism and self reliance?? What happened to being master of your own destiny? WHAT HAPPENED TO PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY?!?!! If they truly wanted increased competition to drive down costs they would have torn down the artificial barriers that keep health insurance companies from selling their products across state lines. If they had done this one thing it would have radically increased competition and not cost the tax payers a dime.

No, this can only be about power. Power over your personal choices, over your possessions, over your life. We can only hope that the Senate will find the will to do the right thing and deny the House and President the current legislation.

Frankly, if this legislation does become the law of the land and you voted for Obama and all his stooges in Congress, don't you dare come crying to me when you get sick and the uncaring, unwieldy bureaucracy can't react fast enough to get you the care and treatment you need to recover. Don't you ever complain about taxes, waiting to see a doctor, or you grandma dying to me. As you have sown, so shall you reap. My only regret and fear is that I and my family will be taken down with your ship. When you cead the responsibility of managing your own affairs to others, don't whine to me when they don't give them the same priority and attention that you would. In a government run system you are a number, not a person. You become something less than human when you allow others control over your life. I am so angry and saddened that it is almost a palpable emotion. Don't complain to me or any of the millions of others who warned of the dire consequences of this legislation.

I hope and pray that we can stop this before it is too late, however my hopes aren't high. The democrats in the Senate are perhaps even less receptive to public outcry that their counterparts in the House.

Don't worry, I won't give up the fight. To quote John Paul Jones, "I have not yet begun to fight!!" I will write and call and campaign to stop this and failing that I will write and call and educate and campaign to roll it back!!! If you haven't yet made your voice heard, NOW IS THE TIME!! We nearly defeated this in the House, let us see if we can't beat this piece of socialism back in the Senate. DO NOT GIVE UP!! I feel like I've been kicked in the gut and I'm not going to quit!! You shouldn't either!!

EVIL FLOURISHES WHEN GOOD MEN REMAIN SILENT, AND IN REMAINING SILENT THEY BECOME COMPLICIT IN ACTS THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE CONDONE!!

DO NOT BE SILENT!!!

Updates

I apologize for not adding any new posts lately. I work in the ag industry and fall is our busiest time of the year. I also purchased a house in September that requires extensive remodeling, so between work and working on my new home, time has been in short supply. I have a new post in the works, however it needs a little tweaking before its worthy to be published.

I would be remiss if I didn't urge you to call your congressmen and tell them to vote "no" on the current health care reform bills. I'm currently wading through the 1900+ pages of the house bill and taking notes on it, however, I don't think I'll make it all the way through that sorry excuse of a bill before the House votes. 72 hours simply isn't enough time for the average working person to read what is essentially a 2000 page bill.

Finally, I leave you with this: All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to remain silent, and in remaining silent they become complicit in acts they would not otherwise condone.