No Mr. President, the Private Sector IS NOT fine...

It was President Obama's latest ridiculously out of touch statement. "The Private Sector is doing just fine." He then went on to claim it's poor poverty ridden government that really needs help. (I know...a liberal claiming government is in dire straits...never saw that one coming!)  There's only one major issue with Obama's math...IT'S FALSE!

First and foremost, still 8% of Americans are unemployed, three full years after Obama claimed unemployment wouldn't go above that number. Just as importantly, an additional 10% of Americans are underemployed...working part time instead of full time. (According to Gallup.)

Secondly, the Private Sector ALWAYS bore the brunt of the recession. Government, friends, actually has grown significantly since December of 2007. 

 

Take a look, friends. Federal government continued to add jobs until about First Quarter 2011, at which point they dropped a few but still remain 11.6% in the black in terms of hiring since December 2007. State governments are at a slight negative, a drop of -1.3% aggregate since 2007, but even so they saw a spike for a solid two years and did not begin any real drops until around 2011. Local governments are at an aggregate of -2.8%, but like states, they didn't even begin to drop below their starting point until 2010. 

Now for the why states and local governments are dropping as is the Federal government from their four year high: THEY WERE TOO BIG TO BEGIN WITH! That's right, friends. Government was doing too much, and yes, had too many bureaucrats.  Now, all of a sudden, poor old government is being forced to move toward living within it's means. It's just not fair is what it is...government has to live within it's means, so now it's suffering. 

Sorry, Mr. Obama, government is not suffering. It's just finally catching up with the realities the rest of us have dealt with for quite some time now.  Government was spending too much, employing too many redundant bureaucrats, wasting our hard earned dollars. Now they are seeing some cuts in their spending (which was too high to begin with). Poor government.

This, my friends, is the President we have. This President who believes government being asked to cut their spending like the rest of us had to do years ago is just plain cruel. This President wants to stay our President. We must not let him. Let's elect Somebody Else in 2012.

Why All Four GOP Candiates (and a Radish) Would Make a Better President than Obama

Over the seven days, we've analyzed how all four Republican candidates (and a radish) would make a better President than Barack Obama.  Today, here's a recap of why all five would be better than Obama:

Why Ron Paul Would be Better than Obama:

- Cut $1 Trillion from the budget in year one.

- Eliminate five cabinet level Executive Branch departments.

- Cut Federal Workforce by 10%.

- Return Spending to 2006 Levels (putting the deficit at less than 10% of today's deficit).

- Lower corporate taxes.

- Repeal the 16th Amendment (Which allows Federal income tax).

- Return the bulk of governmental power to the States where it belongs.

Why Rick Santorum Would Be Better Than Obama:- Repeal Obamacare.

- Reform our immigration system to make it harder to enter illegally and easier to enter legally.

- Stand up for the rights of every human being, born and unborn, to be alive.

- Repeal ALL major Obama Era new regulations that squash business growth.

- Cut $5 Trillion in spending over 5 years.

- Reduce Federal Non-Defense Spending to 2008 Levels.

- Reform Medicare and Social Security to make it a sustainable program for generations to come.

Why Mitt Romney Would Be A Better than Obama:

- Cut income tax rates across the board by 20%.

- Cap Federal Spending at 20% of GDP.

- Return all Non-Defense Spending to pre-2008 levels.

- Repeal Obamacare.

- Repeal Dodd-Frank and replace with streamlined, modern regulatory framework.

- Amend Sarbanes-Oxley to relieve mid-size companies from onerous requirements.

- Open America’s energy reserves for development.

Why Newt Gingrich Would Be Better than Obama:

- Repeal Obamacare.

- Institute an optional 15% Flat Tax for all Americans

- Unleash American Energy Production (all of it, not just "Green Energy)

- Pass a Federal Balanced Budget Amendment

- Reform Social Security to make it a sustainable program for generations to come.

- Control our border by January 1, 2014

- Enforce the 10th Amendment by affecting a transfer of power back to the states and the people.

Why A Radish Would Be Better than Obama:

- This radish would not veto a Congressional repeal of Obamacare.

- This radish would not veto a Congressional repeal of Dodd-Frank.

- This radish would not veto a Congressional bill to cut taxes.

- This radish would not veto a Congressional repeal of Obama Era regulations.

- This radish would not veto a Congressional bill to open our domestic oil fields.

- This radish is without question, naturally born in America. I've seen the garden it's from and it's in America.

- This radish will not take a vacation every couple months on the taxpayer's dime.

Are any of these candidates perfect? No way!  One of them is an emotionless vegetable for Heaven's sake...and another one is a radish!  But every one of them would be a better President than the one we have now!

In 2009, President Obama told us unemployment would be at 6% by now if we passed his Stimulus.  He was wrong.

He also said unemployment wouldn't go above 8% if we passed his stimulus plan.  He was again wrong.

In 2012, let's elect a President who won't give rosy predictions then move the goal line when he fails.

Let's elect Somebody Else in 2012.

It doesn't take a leader to give great speeches off a teleprompter written by somebody else. 

In 2012, let's put Somebody Else at the Presidential Podium...this time someone who will lead.

In 2008, Obama promised that he would improve relations with Middle Eastern Nations...

...apparently that meant letting them thumb their noses at the world and build themselves nuclear weapons.

In 2012, let's elect a President who Islamic nations actually fear.
Let's Elect Somebody Else in 2012.

Why This Radish Would Make a Better President than Obama

Last week, we spent time discussing why each of the four remaining candidates would make a better President than the one we have now.  Today, we're going to discuss why this radish would in fact be a better President than the one we have now:



- This radish would not veto a Congressional repeal of Obamacare.

- This radish would not veto a Congressional repeal of Dodd-Frank.

- This radish would not veto a Congressional bill to cut taxes.

- This radish would not veto a Congressional repeal of Obama Era regulations.

- This radish would not veto a Congressional bill to open our domestic oil fields.

- This radish is without question, naturally born in America. I've seen the garden it's from and it's in America.

- This radish will not take a vacation every couple months on the taxpayer's dime.

Is this radish a perfect candidate for President?  Of course not.  For starters, it's only got a two week shelf life.  Secondly, it's not Constitutionally eligible to be President since it hasn't attained the age of 35 years old.  Also it's a radish.  But still, it would be a better President than the one we have now. 

Obama called Bush's $400 Billion deficits irresponsible.

Then he took office and ran up more than double that each year.

In 2012, let's elect someone more responsible. 

Let's elect Somebody Else in 2012.

Why Newt Gingrich Would Make a Better President than Obama

Recently, Biblical Conservatism has been presenting our Somebody Else in 2012 Campaign.  The goal is, above all else, to defeat Barack Obama in 2012.  So, in the coming days, we're going to discuss why each of the remaining four candidates, even if they may be less than your ideal candidate.  Today we're going to talk about Newt Gingrich. Here are some of his platforms:

- Repeal Obamacare.

- Institute an optional 15% Flat Tax for all Americans

- Unleash American Energy Production (all of it, not just "Green Energy)

- Pass a Federal Balanced Budget Amendment

- Reform Social Security to make it a sustainable program for generations to come.

- Control our border by January 1, 2014

- Enforce the 10th Amendment by affecting a transfer of power back to the states and the people.

Is Newt Gingrich a perfect candidate?  No.  But he is one of two candidates who I believe will absolutely govern according to conservative principles if elected. He governed as a conservative in his four years as Speaker of the House and for his 22 years in the House of Representatives.  He will make America strong again and he will make government less relevent in our lives.  Most importantly, Newt will make a better President than the one we have now.

Obama, like all Liberals, wants you to believe that if we can convince ourselves that certain spending is really really super-duper important, the money now grows on trees.

It doesn't.

In 2012, let's elect a fiscally responsible leader.  Let's elect Somebody Else in 2012.

Why Mitt Romney Would Make a Better President than Obama

Recently, Biblical Conservatism has been presenting our Somebody Else in 2012 Campaign.  The goal is, above all else, to defeat Barack Obama in 2012.  So, in the coming days, we're going to discuss why each of the remaining four candidates, even if they may be less than your ideal candidate.  Today we're going to talk about Mitt Romney.  Here are some of his platforms:

- Cut income tax rates across the board by 20%.

- Cap Federal Spending at 20% of GDP.

- Return all Non-Defense Spending to pre-2008 levels.

- Repeal Obamacare.

- Repeal Dodd-Frank and replace with streamlined, modern regulatory framework.

- Amend Sarbanes-Oxley to relieve mid-size companies from onerous requirements.

- Open America’s energy reserves for development.

Is Mitt Romney a perfect candidate?  No way.  He's actually my third choice from the current GOP field for the nomination.  He's got a record of being less conservative than I'd like our nominee to be.  But he has real business experience and is very good at pulling cars out of ditches.  And, above all else, he'd be an infinitely better President than the one we have now.

"Jobs created or saved" makes just as much sense as this product.  Liberals have said for years "it would've been worse if we hadn't done X" without proof.  Truth is Obama's liberalism
has stalled the recovery.

In 2012, let's elect a President who does what works, not what's failed.  Let's elect Somebody Else in 2012.

The truth is if we give our businesses a good environment, they will do the investing.  Let's get government out of the "investment" game.  Let's elect Somebody Else in 2012.



Why Rick Santorum Would Make a Better President than Obama

Recently, Biblical Conservatism has been presenting our Somebody Else in 2012 Campaign.  The goal is, above all else, to defeat Barack Obama in 2012.  So, in the coming days, we're going to discuss why each of the remaining four candidates, even if they may be less than your ideal candidate.  Today we're going to talk about Rick Santorum. Here are some of his platforms:

- Repeal Obamacare.

- Reform our immigration system to make it harder to enter illegally and easier to enter legally.

- Stand up for the rights of every human being, born and unborn, to be alive.

- Repeal ALL major Obama Era new regulations that squash business growth.

- Cut $5 Trillion in spending over 5 years.

- Reduce Federal Non-Defense Spending to 2008 Levels.

- Reform Medicare and Social Security to make it a sustainable program for generations to come.

Is Rick Santorum a perfect candidate?  No.  But he's got a solid conservative record and is one of two candidates that I am 100% certain would govern according to conservative principles if elected.  He believes in freedom and the American family.  And most importantly, Rick Santorum would be a better President than the one we have now.

Why Ron Paul Would Make a Better President than Obama

Recently, Biblical Conservatism has been presenting our Somebody Else in 2012 Campaign.  The goal is, above all else, to defeat Barack Obama in 2012.  So, in the coming days, we're going to discuss why each of the remaining four candidates, even if they may be less than your ideal candidate.  Today we're going to talk about Ron Paul.  Here are some of his platforms:

- Cut $1 Trillion from the budget in year one.

- Eliminate five cabinet level Executive Branch departments.

- Cut Federal Workforce by 10%.

- Return Spending to 2006 Levels (putting the deficit at less than 10% of today's deficit).

- Lower corporate taxes.

- Repeal the 16th Amendment (Which allows Federal income tax).

- Return the bulk of governmental power to the States where it belongs.

Is Ron Paul a perfect candidate? Absolutely not.  He's actually my fourth choice of four from the remaining field, and to be honest, some of his foreign policy scares me.  But he'd be a far better President than the one we have now.

Third Party Isn't the Answer

"Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and revitalized second party, raising a banner of no pale pastels, but bold colors which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people?” - Ronald Reagan It continues to baffle me that so many conservatives are actually talking about voting Third Party in 2012 to "make a statement."  I honestly want to shake these people.  My response is: well zippity doo da you and your "statement" are going to get this country stuck with four more years of Obama and more "change" that is going to remake this nation into something our founding fathers wouldn't recognize.  For the record, I'm talking to conservatives here.  You libertarians who might decide to go to Gary Johnson, well, that's your perogative and I guess I can respect it.  Conservatives, however, you're shooting this nation in the foot with that kind of vote.  Honestly, friends, I'm not trying to pick on anyone here, but do you remember what happened the last time people gave "statement votes" to a third party candidate because the Republican nominee was less than conservative.  Do you remember? The Election was Decision 1992.  Ross Perot was running against the growing deficits (the like of which we'd now give our right arm for today) and other fiscally conservative messages.  At the end of the day, Clinton beat Bush (41) by about 5.5% nationally.  Perot, remember, received 18% of the vote.  Even if Clinton and Bush split Perot's vote, Bush would've won handily. Instead we got Clinton, and a big push for liberalism for two years, until Newt Gingrich and the GOP were elected in a landslide and forced Clinton to move to the right. Friends, sometimes it's better to elect a George H.W. Bush than to deal with a Clinton.  Only one difference: Obama is far worse than Clinton.  President Clinton did not care about ideology.  If he needed to govern to the right of Warren Harding to be popular he would've done it.  The man was a weather vane.  Obama on the other hand is a rigid ideologue. If that means voting for Romney, fine.  It's better to halt the Obama-Liberalism advance. I expect taht Romney will be, at worst, George H.W. Bush as President.  (Actually I think he'll be more like Dwight Eisenhower personally.)  Or if you can't have your first choice of the two conservatives, trust me, when you research their plans you'll find that the other guy is a pretty nice consolation prize. (I've endorsed Gingrich, but I would be happy to throw my support behind Santorum.)  If you're a Ron Paul supporter, let me ask you this: Even if it means halting the spending in it's tracks, isn't that better than Obama continuing to add to his spending? Friends, we must not allow ourselves the personal toy of a third party "statement vote." I believe America as founded is at stake.  Perhaps we won't be able to reverse the flow of the river this election, perhaps we will.  but if we can't reverse the flow, at least let's put up a dam.

Reactions to the CNN-AZ Debate

Last night, the four remaining Republican candidates met for their first debate in a long time in Arizona.  It’s been so long that you’re not going to remember the notes from the last debate.  As a matter of fact, I’m going to refrain from putting in my notes from the last debate, since it was nearly a month to go. 

However, since we last saw the candidates debate, much has happened, so let’s quickly review that:  After winning South Carolina, Newt Gingrich has essentially tanked.  He needed a really great debate last night.  Meanwhile, Rick Santorum has surged.  Senator Santorum has surged for the precise same reason that Gingrich had previously rocketed up: he’s effectively communicating conservatism.  Real conservatism wins.  Period.  Ron Paul has…well…kept being Ron Paul.  Finally there’s Mitt.  Mittens has stayed where he’s been…an acceptable but not preferable choice.  A lot of conservatives are still screaming that Mitt’s a liberal or a moderate…the later is sort of true, although what a “moderate” is has moved right since the GOP nominated John McCain. 

So let’s play a round of everyone’s favorite debate game, Buy, Hold, Sell or Sell All:

Newt Gingrich Hold (Buy): Newt had the opportunity to do two the best things that he does.  One, he got to slam dunk CNN for continuing to bring up the baloney about birth control.  Two, he got the chance to be the above the fray wise sage in the debate. His best moment was talking about how the same media that is harrumphing about birth control ignored the fact that Obama voted against a law to say that an unborn child who survived abortion procedures, including partial birth abortion procedures.  Once again, it’s another media double standard.  However, I don’t think Newt got the type of screen time he needed to rebound.  I hope I’m wrong.  I think Super Tuesday is going to be Newt's last stand if he doesn't win a few states.  We shall see.

Ron Paul Sold (Sold):  Ron Paul was Ron Paul.  He did make a good point on the contraceptive issue.  He’s right, the problem in and of itself isn’t birth control birth control is a reasonable medical tool) but the way people use it to live a consequence free life.  (I’m paraphrasing.)  It’s a good point.  That’s why I don’t have a problem with true contraception (while saying again and again that abortion isn’t contraception, it’s a simple difference between).  I’ve said before and I’ll say it again, I agree with Ron Paul on about 85% of issues.  Tonight Paul highlighted that 85%.

Mitt Romney Buy (Buy):  First and foremost, I want to say that it definitely sounded like Mittens had stacked the room.  It was almost comical how the audience cheered at Romney getting his tail kicked for making terrible points.  It was so out of line and cheering bad points.  Often it was two people cheering at completely inopportune times.  Not only do I think the Romney camp stacked the audience, they absolutely sucked at it.

Now to Mitt.  He got his butt kicked early on.  It was like watching Socrates debating a vacuum cleaner.  (For those of you from Palm Beach County, FL, Socrates was, at least in the writings of Plato, one of the finest debaters in the history of ever.) 

Rick Santorum Buy (Buy):  Santorum went back and forth between debating well and debating like a vacuum cleaner.  He spent a lot of time giving Romney the same look that Newt was previously known for (you know that look…the one that says “What are you, stupid?”  Then Senator Santorum found his swing and started hitting the ball hard.  He also absolutely hit it out of the park on his previous statements about birth control and the sexual licentiousness that birth control does make possible, but yet stating that “just because he’s talking about it doesn’t mean he wants a government program to fix it.  That’s not what (conservatives) do that’s what (liberals) do!”

Senator Santorum also took Mittens to the woodshed on his Obamacare attack.  It was beautiful.  Once again, Senator Santorum showed why he’s a very good second choice for me and for conservatives.  I believe he will govern as a conservative, he will take the fight to Obama if he’s our nominee.  Right now Santorum is my second choice…but it’s not by much. 

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Debate Winner: Rick Santorum

This race has heated up.  It’s starting to look like a two man race, but that can change on a dime in this campaign.  Either way, we must defeat Obama.  So let’s allow this race to decide the best available candidate, but at the end of the day each of these candidates has one major thing in common: Every one of them will be a better President than the one we have now.

Biblical Conservatism Launches Somebody Else in 2012 Campaign

As some of you may have noticed, at the end of last week, this blog has started posting reasons why we must defeat Obama in 2012.  I am referring to this campaign as "Somebody Else in 2012."  The reason for this campaign is, above all else and all candidate preferences, we MUST defeat Barack Obama in 2012. 

He has already done much to try to change our nation into an entitlement society and to make more people dependent on government for life.  He's played class warfare as well as borrowing and spending trillions to bring about economic recovery and it has failed. 

Some of you may be asking: Haven't you endorsed Newt Gingrich?  Yes, I have, and my endorsement stands.  I do believe out of the four candidates remaining that Newt is the best and most conservative choice.  However, the Someone Else 2012 Campaign is focused on the general election.  Specifically, I am pledging, and I am asking you to do the same, to agree to support whomever the 2012 Republican nominee is, even if it isn't your candidate.  We must not allow Obama to be re-elected, because without the check of another election, Obama will be more brazen with his liberalism and will push his socialist agenda harder and farther. 

I'm asking you to get on board.  Help spread the word for our Someone Else 2012 Campaign.  You can be kept abreast of all Someone Else 2012 posts by either following me on Twitter or liking Biblical Conservatism on Facebook to ensure you know of every new post. Help please by retweeting and sharing the links to the Someone Else 2012 posts. 

You can also help by talking to your friends, family, and coworkers and demonstrate why Obama is a failure.
We can do that by reminding them of all Obama's broken promises (since the Drive-By Media isn't going to do it).  Remind them of Obama's own words, like when he promised that if we passed his stimulus unemployment would not go above 8%. It then went above 8%, up to 11%, and hasn't gotten below 8% yet.  (It's back on the rise, by the way, up to 9% again.)

We must defeat Obama in 2012, even if it's with a stop-gap President. So let's pledge to support the eventual Republican nominee, even if he isn't perfect, because he's going to be a better choice than Obama.