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by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Rational Nation USA , on behalf of both the editor and the sites occasional contributors, want to thank all who have visited this humble site. It is the hope of the site owner that in some small way this site may have contributed to a questioning of the whole political and governmental environment in the USA. We are indeed in serious trouble and only We The People can right the ship we are all sailing on. The efforts expended over the last twenty months have been gratifying as well as eye opening. But as in most things there is a time when stepping back and taking a deep breath is necessary. Now is such a time for this site owner. After twenty months, over 1100 posts, and many sleepless hours of contemplation it is now time to do just that. Step back, relax, and enjoy the wonderful woman who I have neglected for those twenty months in the misguided belief that I might really be able to make a di

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservationism Barrack giving Mitt props for his instituting of RomneyCare in Massachusetts when Mitt was governor. Barrack's remarks as reported by CNN Politics below. "I know that many of you have asked for flexibility for your states under this law," Obama said during a speech to a governors meeting at the White House. "In fact, I agree with Mitt Romney, who recently said he's proud of what he accomplished on health care by giving states the power to determine their own health care solutions. He's right." Hmm, sounds like they could be campaigning together on the same ticket doesn't it. Here's Mittens response. "We addressed a problem in Massachusetts that was designed to solve problems for the people of Massachusetts," he said recently. "But it is wrong and unconstitutional to take what is designed for one state and say we are going to apply that in eve

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Benjamin Franklin had it right. Today I think one can safely say that since the great experiment in self government (republican government), whose concepts were born during the Age of Reason and the Enlightenment and came to full fruition with the American Revolution, the nation founded on the principles contained in Franklin's quote below has strayed far. "The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken policy. An equal dispensation of protection, rights, privileges, and advantages, is what every part is entitled to, and ought to enjoy." --Benjamin Franklin, Emblematical Representations, 1774 The further we have strayed from the founding republican principles on which this nation was built and grew strong staying true to, the greater our problems seem to grow. We are already in the shadows

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Business Insider points out the obvious in our nations fiscal crisis. The fact we cannot grow our way out of the mess we find ourselves in and that we must cut spending should be obvious. However, in the new vernacular that describes spending as "investments" it is clear it is not so obvious to some in Washington. 2010 US Income and Expense Statement The clock is running out. Read the article here . Via: Memeorandum

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Lets cut to the chaise. Special interests, and the resulting influence they exert on government has been the norm in American politics for years. Business has spent fortunes in the effort to secure government favors in the form of subsidies and tax breaks. Unions have spent fortunes to insure the rights of labor and to gain favor with the government over business. And the beat goes on. From a recent post at The Hill's Blog Briefing Room . A FL-CIO President Richard Trumka gave his blessing Sunday to President Obama's handling of the labor standoff in Wisconsin. Amid some criticism on the left that Obama could do more to boost unions in their demonstrations against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and his proposal to eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers, Trumka said the president was doing just fine. "I think he's doing it the right way," Trumka said on NBC

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism I must confess, the left has a way of perpetually amusing the more reasonable and forever pandering to those that can put and keep them in power. At the expense of the American Republic. Arizona, in continuing its attempt to respond legislatively to control the steady stream of illegal, and thus criminal, immigration is once again vilified by a pandering and bleeding heart cadre of leftist hyperbole. Of course the illegal and criminal immigration goes beyond just Arizona. As we know the apparently impotent Federal Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization and its enforcement arm has essentially done little to nothing to stop and control the flood of illegals into the country. This from NYT's opinion page. Arizona made itself ground zero for a new nativism last year with a radical policing law that encouraged racial profiling and declared the mass expulsion of undocumented immigrants to be offici

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Breaking news... Union thuggery on display in Sacramento California. Truth has a way of presenting the belligerents and thugs. As evidenced here it obviously resides in the union and liberal elements of society. Whatever happened to the civil and respectful discourse demanded by the liberals in MoveOn.org and other liberal organizations? I smell hypocrisy at its ripest. The video's : Breitbart's Big Government has the story. Via: Memeorandum

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Wella, Wella, Wella. Here we see true colors of the emotional, reasonless, and frothing liberal mob mentality. h/t Breitbart TV Via: Memeorandum

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism All hail the wisdom of President Barrack Husein Obama! Speaking in the tone of past Presidents {GWB immediately comes to mind} he and his sidekick, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, have called for the immediate relinquishing of power by Libyan despot Moammar Gadhafi. Of course they have no viable plan to fill the void once Gadhafi is gone. Unless perhaps to saddle the US with another foreign entanglement in an area we are not welcome and have no business in. While it is laudable a representative republic such as the United States of America soundly condemn the practices of repressive regimes worldwide, it is not for us to determine the domestic fate of another sovereign state. The outcome of the current unrest in Libya should, and must, rest solely with the government of Libya and the response of its people to their governments decisions. From USA Today: President Obama told German Chancell

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism The Southern Poverty Law Center has just named Pamella Geller, a Manhattan blogger , and her group, Stop the Islamization of America a hate group. Branding the group a posse"of anti-Islamic protesters" the SPLC proves yet once again they are nothing more than a far left totally out of touch with reality fringe organization. Pamella Geller's work to educate people on the dangers {and evil} of   extreme Islam should be applauded. Aside from the fact Islam denies women basic civil and human rights,  Islam also preaches Jihad  which means struggle.  To the extreme Islamist it is interpreted to mean struggle against  all who are non Muslim { infidels }and refuse to be subjugated to Islamic or Sharia law . Why it is the left refuses to acknowledge the truth behind extreme Islam and it's desire to dominate the world is beyond understanding. Anyone who has taken the time to educate themsel

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism As the world watches the unrest enveloping the middle east, with every one rallying around the call for democracy in a region that has essentially never experienced much liberty, perhaps it would be wise to give thought to what one wishes for. John Adams summed up democracy quite well in his 1763 essay on Man's Lust for Power. "[D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man's life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these will soon mould itself into a system of subordination of all the moral virtues and intellectual abilities, all the powers of wealth, beauty, wit and science, to the wanton pleasures, the capricious will, and the execrable cruelty of one or a very few." --John Adams, an Essay on Man's Lust for Power, 1763 Reference: Original Intent, Barton (338); o

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation   USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism With Mitt Romney a likely 2012 presidential candidate his Massachusetts Healthcare Plan, hereafter called RomneyCare, is certainly to become an issue. In fact Mike Huckabee is already calling for Romney to admit his plan is a failure. "Ever since the debate over (the national) program began, it’s been compared to RomneyCare, the failed statewide health-care program implemented by none other than my fellow GOP member Mitt Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts,” Huckabee says in the book. “Any critical assessment of this program will show that it failed … and yet the Obama administration decided to emulate it in its pursuit of a national health-care program.” Romney, through his spokesperson said he was very proud he was able to get all residents covered when he was Governor of Massachusetts. "Mitt Romney is proud of what he accomplished for Massachusetts in getting everyone covered,”

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism As I remain on temporary hiatus, of necessity this post shall be brief. I was sent a link to an outstanding article by one of my readers. After reading it the time it took me to decide to run it here was all of two seconds. From Perspective, the article is entitled "The tale of three presidents: the Playboy, the Cowboy, and the Wonder Boy". Written by Dr. Michael Youssef it is one of the most insightful articles I have read to date on the performance of three U.S. Presidents over the last eighteen years and how it set the stage for a rising extreme radical Islam. Excerpts followed by link. Most social scientists would agree that world events do not happen in a vacuum. Political forces, whether they are accidental or deliberate, in succession or a single action, give rise to political and social movements. After the fall of the Shah of Iran, Islamic expansionists began looking for ways and

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism The year: 1796 The place: A Free Nation The setting: A farewell address from a true leader The impact: Obviously minimal It has been said those who fail to learn from the mistakes of the past {history}are doomed to repeat them. Given the present state of affairs it is certain those words words ring true. " Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government." I have pondered this excerpt from President George Washington's farewell address to the nation many times over. Each time I do his words serve to highlight his wisdom. It also leads one to the conclusion that as a nation we have chosen to learn little.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservarism Yup, the issue is heating up. Governor Walker, facing a 3 + billion dollar deficit, is attempting to do what he was elected to do. Perhaps the unions have a valid concern with respect to the bargaining issue. The Governor sure has heck has real concern with respect to the WI state budget deficit. The result of failure to stop the bleeding and gradually reduce the state debt will likely bankrupt the state of Wisconsin. Governor Walker is being criticized for giving businesses tax breaks designed to keep existing business in the state as well as making it attractive for new businesses to start up in the state. The result should be a net increase in private sector employment. This is a good thing is it not? At any rate, as you look around and see the federal government with a debt it cannot possibly continue to sustain {and pumping out paper money like water coming out of a perpetually open spigot}, s

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Once again Chris Matthews, MSNBC's resident blow hard gets it wrong. First the clip. And now the facts presented by Noel Shepard at Newsbusters . In reality the vast majority of the police and firefighter unions supported Walkers opponent, 310 of 314 to be exact. Politifact , weighing in on this issue had this to say: During the campaign last November, leaders of the Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Association and Milwaukee Police Association appeared in an ad supporting Walker and blasting his opponent, Democrat Tom Barrett. Walker also won endorsements from the West Allis Professional Police Association and the Wisconsin Troopers Association Walker didn’t get the endorsements of two statewide unions, the Wisconsin Professional Police Association and the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, which both backed Barrett. For the record, the governor told the Milwaukee Journal Sentin

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Once again we see the tolerant and peaceful religion of Islam on display. Gary Smith, the head of religious education at Central Foundation Girls' School in Bow, east London was brutally attacked by four men wielding a knife, and iron bar, and a cement block. Mr. Smith suffered a slashed face and fractured skull. His crime? Teaching Muslim girls religion. This horrific act is typical of the extremist that cling to a religion still stuck in the 7th century. The Details . Slashed victim Gary Smith was left with a fractured skull Four men launched a horrific attack on a teacher in which they slashed his face and left him with a fractured skull because they did not approve of him teaching religion to Muslim girls. Akmol Hussein, 26, Sheikh Rashid, 27, Azad Hussain, 25, and Simon Alam, 19, attacked Gary Smith with a Stanley knife, an iron rod and a block of cement. Mr Smith, who is head of r

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Texas Considering Allowing Firearms on Campus  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is preparing to give college students and professors the right to carry guns on campus, adding momentum to a national campaign to open this part of society to firearms. More than half the members of the Texas House have signed on as co-authors of a measure directing universities to allow concealed handguns. The Senate passed a similar bill in 2009 and is expected to do so again. Republican Gov. Rick Perry, who sometimes packs a pistol when he jogs, has said he's in favor of the idea. Texas has become a prime battleground for the issue because of its gun culture and its size, with 38 public universities and more than 500,000 students. It would become the second state, following Utah, to pass such a broad-based law. Colorado gives colleges the option and several have allowed handguns. Supporters of the legislation argue that

By: Pamela D. Hart As I mentioned in a previous post , Media slants, omits, and to be perfectly blunt, lies. There is no way the American public can make a rational decision when we can’t get unbiased details pertaining to important issues facing our country, and quite frankly, our lives. There is a state war brewing in Wisconsin, which is probably the first in many to come, with states being cash strapped and cuts imminent. Governor Walker is under attack by many on the Left because he’s taking on the Union. Public workers-- teachers, police officers and fire fighters, are being called “bottom feeder free loaders” by Rush Limbaugh , because they are protesting at the state capital. And the media, both Left and Right, is making it worse by not giving the public the FACTS. Rachel Maddow and some left-winged blogs have informed their audience that Governor Walker inherited a surplus of $121 million, and gave away $140 million in tax breaks (there are tax cuts, but they don't go into

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism The final segment in the seven part series on Radical Islam. After hearing the facts you be the judge.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Part six of the seven part series.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Part five of the seven part series.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Nidal Malik Hasan, Major, United States Army, Radicalized Jihadist. It has been said the greatest dangers often lurk within. That passive refusal to see the evidence and acknowledge it's dangers can be the undoing of a people and nation. Wall Street Journal, February 16, 2011. In a month of momentous change, it was easy to overlook the significance of another revolutionary event. Who would have believed that in the space of a few weeks the leaders of the three major European powers would publicly denounce multiculturalism and declare, in so many words, that it was a proven disaster and a threat to society? One after another they announced their findings—Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Great Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy. Multicultural values had not only led to segregated communities: They had, Mr. Cameron noted, imposed policies o

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Part four of the seven part series.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism I am at a complete loss for words. A long time independent conservative, a strong advocate of limited government, an advocate of laissez faire capitalism, with libertarian leanings I can not even find the words to comment on the South Dakota House Bill 1171. It is such a bill as one might find existent in a extremist and repressive Islamic Theocracy. It is supported along a party line vote. Republicans are the supporter of this ill advised and dangerous bill. While I do not approve of  the language, "murdering abortion doctors will be legal", and I have not used this site as a source for information in the past, SD House Bill 1171 is so egregiously profane I found myself in general agreement with the following article. Generally staying away the abortion debate this report pushed me into the fray of it all so to speak. There are times when one simply believes they must register in, even if they

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Here is a little something that progressives and conservative might want to consider. However, because the words make so much common sense it is likely neither will. "It is a wise rule and should be fundamental in a government disposed to cherish its credit, and at the same time to restrain the use of it within the limits of its faculties, 'never to borrow a dollar without laying a tax in the same instant for paying the interest annually, and the principal within a given term; and to consider that tax as pledged to the creditors on the public faith.'" --Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Wayles Eppes, 1813 Is it just me or does it seem odd that fiscal conservatives and advocates of Jeffersonian principals seem not to understand his practicality and sense of responsibility? Given our history fiscal responsibility went out the window in America about 70 years ago. The question is, does th

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Part three of the seven part series.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Forgive my skepticism, but  please people, do not anticipate change anytime soon. Short of an Egyptian style revolution. As House conservatives push for ever-deeper spending cuts, a tough question confronts GOP leaders: What sweetener will convince their rank and file to swallow bitter budget medicine? In the past, that sweetener would have been earmarks, the local pork barrel projects that lawmakers could trumpet to constituents back home. Now earmarks are gone, or at least drastically curtailed, banished first by Republicans and more recently by President Obama and Senate Democrats. Some argue that earmarks will now simply go underground, and that lawmakers will channel federal money to pet projects through federal grants, tax credits, and other avenues. No doubt the business of bringing home the bacon will continue, and Washington lobbyists who’ve built a lucrative industry out of earmarks are al

by: Jes Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism H/T to Prof and Right Klick  who posted these fine video's. I loved them so much I just had to bring them over to RN USA . Anxiously awaiting to hear what the resident liberal troll has to say about the truth and clarity with which Herman Cain makes his case.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Part two in the series of seven

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism The first of a seven part series on radical Islam.

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism I just love the new phrase that Obama has sold to the faithful, and that includes the lame stream liberal media. Spending, and trillion dollar deficits have been assigned the new official term of investments. Lets get one thing straight.... Obama coined the phrase "investments", which is nothing more than a slick snake oil salesman's attempt to confuse the American people and gain support for a huge domestic social spending agenda. That and to insure his pre-determined socialist plan to slip his destructive socialist agenda by the American people and force his spendthrift deficit spending through a willing Congress before anyone noticed. If spending becomes an investment in America's "future" how can lots and lots of it be a bad thing? You may want to refer to Keynesian economic theory for a answer to that one. Then ou will undoubtedly want to check ut Hayek's more rationa

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conseratism It's looking more and more as if the half term Governor from Alaska is priming for a 2012 Presidential run. This is not good news to those of us who actually want to see a person with conservtive bona fides and real gravitas in the white house.Sarah Palin is, in this writers opinion lacking in both. I find it quite interesting that she turned to an old guard Republican operative {read RINO}in her choice to fill the chief of staff position on her political action committee, Sarah PAC. Michael Glassner, who served as a longtime adviser to Robert Dole has agreed to sign on to run Palin's political operation and possible bid for the presidency in 2010. From CNN : Sarah Palin has added a veteran Republican strategist to serve as chief-of-staff for her political action committee, Sarah PAC, CNN has learned. Michael Glassner, an attorney and longtime adviser to former Kansas senator and president

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Freedom and liberty....  the principle that no single entity, or government has the right to subvert the rights of any individual  through force, or enslave them to the whims, dictates, or desires of another entity, whatever that entity may be. Freedom and liberty are the inalienable rights of all men and women who inhabit this earth. No one has the right to subjugate another to their beliefs, be they religious, secular, or any other reason. The right of the individual to their life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness {reference the Declaration of Independence}, as determined by their abilities and their effort, should be denied to no one. The freedom of opportunity is a right that was realized, at least for some, in all its fullness in America following the American Revolution. Principles and ideals that were borne of the Enlightenment and The Age of Reason became the rallying cry for America