Conflicted:  Being a black female voter in South Carolina's January 19th primary and not knowing for who to vote!  On the one hand you know you just have to vote for the FIRST female candidate but on the other hand you're dying to vote for the FIRST black candidate.

You're like the proverbial donkey with two bales of hay to eat but who starves to death because he can't figure out which one to take a bite from. People say "Think of which candidate best serves the interests of your country and will make the best leader".  But you say in return "To hell with that, remember I'm a Democrat and issues never really matter.  Symbolism over substance is the order of the day!"

Now, is that a great definition of being conflicted or what?

We are fast upon a presidential primary that may well define the future direction of the Republican party in America.  Do we follow in the footsteps of Reagan or do we go down the path of John McCain?

Presidential campaigns are about the 3 M's:  Media, Momentum and Money.  Once a candidate achieves critical mass with media and momentum, the money flows in like a river.  If the media cooperates, then its all good but if the media doesn't finger you as their "darling", you'll have a tough "row to hoe".  Right now, the media darlings on the Republican side are Huckabee and McCain while Romney, Thompson and Giuliani have been all but forgotten.  This is where Grassroots Troopers from coast to coast come into the equation.

My philosophy is that it doesn't take alot of people to start a movement but it does take a few crusaders who are committed to the effort and unwilling to give up.  Once those people can get the word out to patriots who care enough about the future of the country, geometric progression will take care of the rest. 

Tomorrow's primary in Michigan could well be the moment where John McCain builds sufficient momentum so that he's unstoppable as a Republican presidential nominee.  To say that this development will be catastrophic to the future of the United States would be the understatement of my lifetime.  You see, this election year we face a compressed primary season where candidates can "slingshot" past each other virtually unnoticed and by the time the "Lion's Share" of Americans notice, IT COULD BE TOO LATE!

Please, if you know someone from Michigan or if you know someone who knows someone from Michigan, think about contacting them for a quick convo about tomorrow's primary.  There are some things to discuss about the background of John McCain and what kind of legislation he has promoted as a so-called Republican.  To wit:

1)   John McCain is a "Joe Lieberman Republican" meaning that he is strong on national defense (which I do indeed applaud) yet socially liberal on policies that WILL AFFECT YOU and your children.  Why do you think that McCain has Lieberman's endorsement for president?  It all begins to make sense now doesn't it?

2)  John McCain only sponsors legislation with liberal democrats such as Ted Kennedy, John Edwards, Russ Feingold and Joe Lieberman.  How come McCain never teams up with conservative Democrats or even other Republicans to sponsor legislation?  hmmmmmm (currently lost in deep thought on this one.....)

3)  John McCain sponsored an amnesty bill which would have legalized some 20,000,000 illegal aliens who defied our laws and snuck across our borders.  When people demanded that the bill place border closure as a first priority ahead of citizenship, McCain branded the opposition as racism!  Are you a racist just because you want the law to be followed?  Yes you are according to John McCain.

4)  When President Bush authored the first tax cuts since the Reagan-era in 2002, in the wake of the sagging economy, he counted on full support from his Republican brethren in the U.S. Senate.  But wait, 2 Republicans saw fit to vote against the tax cuts and I'll bet you're shocked to hear that McCain was one of them!  How did he explain his opposition to the tax reductions you ask?  Well they were tax cuts for the rich, of course.

5)  Many of us complain about career politicians who get entrenched in the Washington, D.C. culture and then fail to respond to the needs of constituents.  John McCain listened to these lamentations and saw fit to change things but did he do it by sponsoring legislation to institute term limits?  No!  Instead he sponsored legislation with one of the most LIBERAL Senators on Capitol Hill to limit free speech for citizens who sponsor a candidate within 60 days of an election.  Campaign Finance Reform was a clear-cut violation of your First Amendment rights but this travesty of McCain's own creation didn't stop there.  Loopholes in this finance law allowed these detestable "527 groups" to form which take in donations from supporters and then use the money to create despicable advertisements which distort and lie with virtual impunity! 

6)  President Bush sought to appoint judges to the Federal bench which would respect the Constitution and not write their own version of the law. What did the Democrats in Congress do when a nominee would come before them for approval?  Why filibuster the judges, of course.  So, instead of requiring a simple majority as had been required previously in history, now these judges needed a "super-majority" of 60 votes or greater.  Republicans sought a change to the U.S. Senate rules to prevent Democrats from blocking judicial nominees in such an insidious and cowardly fashion.  But alas, guess who stepped up, to form a group of Senators who would not allow the rules change?  You got it, good ole John McCain formed the infamous "Gang of Fourteen" who stood in the way so that Democrats could continue their underhanded tactics.

Had enough yet?  Well, I certainly have and you should have as well.  It is easy to listen to someone flap their gums and sound convincing while it is much harder to look up their record and see for yourself where they stand on the issues which challenge our representative republic.  Once Michiganders cast their vote tomorrow and provide momentum to one or more candidates in the field, history will be set in a more definitive direction towards a desired or undesired outcome.  If you have the ability to affect this outcome and my plea has had any impact on you whatsoever, I hope and pray you will take any action that you feel necessary to do your patriotic duty for God, Country and Family.  John McCain is not the right man to lead this country and I know this with all my heart.

My fellow Grassroots Troopers, this country is positioned on the precipice to disaster with mounting fiscal challenges that make our present national debt look paltry in comparison.  Currently, the national debt is at about 9 trillion dollars.  Our future unfunded mandates for social security and medicare costs (which have to be paid at some point) put our debt at more like SEVENTY TRILLION DOLLARS!!!  Meanwhile, our manufacturing has blasted off for the Far East to bolster a communist country which doubles in size every seven years!  We are in the bottom of the 9th inning folks, the bases are loaded and the count is 3 and 2.  Now what are we going to do about it?  WE NEED TO WAKE THESE DUNDERHEADED DOUCHEBAGS UP IF IT IS THE LAST  THING ALL OF US DO!  So, get out there and take 'em to task.  When you hear some potential Dumb-O-Crat voter uttering  silly platitudes like:  "Republicans are for the rich, Democrats are for the middle class and poor.", ask them why they feel the way they do.  Then engage them on the issues I spoke of just now.  Watch them squirm as you embarrass the living dogsqueeze out of them.  Then tactfully suggest (you don't want to end up in a fistfight, of course) that they inform themselves.....PRONTO!

We have less than a year until we go to the ballot box and wage a fierce battle against the TRUE ENEMY within our own borders.  That enemy will not compromise and certainly will not back down, it can only be vanquished as it was in 2000 and 2004.  The counter-culturalists inside our own borders will stop at nothing to bring about a radical and total restructuring of this country that will make you look back someday and say "what the hell happened?"  In some cases, the restructuring has already begun, let's work together to stop it DEAD in its tracks so that all of us may benefit in the long-term.

If you're a "Meat and Potatoes Loyalist" you know the abbreviation "Double D" has nothing to do with female anatomy.  Rather, I use it to describe a HUGE segment of today's attention deficit disorder plagued society, the "Dunderheaded Douchebags".  You know the type I'm talking about, they can recall a super bowl score from 1969 and who the quarterback was for each team but they don't know who their senators are........what a joke!

What's funny is that the same individuals who will lament ad nauseum about crooked politicians and broken government are ironically the cause of their own torment!  Just think about it.  As a representative republic becomes filled with people who pay little or no attention to political matters and all of their attention to "American Idol", Blackberries and IPODS, the republic will begin to come apart at the seams.  Politicians will become unaccountable to the electorate and emboldened, even intoxicated with limitless power to rob your wallet and run roughshod over the United States Constitution, the supreme law of the land.

Why am I talking about this today?  Well, I was just listening to C-SPAN callers and a "Triple D" called in with a baseless rant about how President Bush is responsible for the "single-state recession" being enjoyed by Michigan.  By the way, a Triple D is a "Dunderheaded DETROIT Douchebag" in case you were wondering.  The convoluted, ignorant logic went as follows:  President Bush gave tax breaks to all the rich people which robbed the country of revenues, while at the same time fought a war in the middle east for oil which busted the budget.

Now, it's a saturday and I have much better things to do with my time than take the twisted rantings of a Triple D and try to explain why it is so sophomoric!  Michigan is enjoying a "single-state recession" for one major reason and that is because their solitary industry has not been globally competetive for several years.  Now, is this President Bush's fault?  Hell no.  It is the fault of the auto industry itself.  Of course, it doesn't help that the elected leaders of Michigan, most of which are Dumb-O-Crats, have done nothing to help the auto industry and the overall economy of Michigan.  In fact, Democrat Governor Granholm chose to RAISE TAXES rather than cut spending to close budget shortfalls.  Now there's a sure-fire way to help a collapsing economy, nice job!

Time for the tough love you Triple D's.  Ya'll better wake the hell up and take a look around you to see what your elected leaders are doing LOCALLY!  You want to take the easy, cowardly route and blame President Bush as your handy SCAPEGOAT.  Has it occurred to any of you that President Bush is going into his FINAL YEAR as president and will be out of there before you know it?  What are you going to do then?  Maybe you'll fall back to blaming Governor Engler or better yet, Mitt Romney's dad.  Yeah, that's the ticket!

Ross Perot, Jimmy Carter, James Webb and John McCain, what do all these men have in common?  Is it that they serve to bastardize the U.S. Constitution, grow the size of government and subvert YOUR liberty?  Well kinda, sorta but they have something else in common that is much more thought provoking.  Answer?  All of them are graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis.

You remember Ross Perot don't you?  Known as the "hand grenade with a bad haircut", he got into the 1992 race only to get out and back in again.  He claimed that doctored photos of his daughter's wedding were aired in a dirty tricks campaign that necessitated his early exit, WHAT A NUT!  His fickle (female-like) behavior resulted in an electorate that lost faith in him but he still managed to hold onto enough would-be Bush voters to give us the Clinton presidency.  Someday when the Freedom Tower is built at the spot of the WTC complex, a sign should be placed which reads:  "This tower courtesy of Ross Perot and his ill-fated 1992 presidential run".

Jimmy Carter, a one-termer from the peanut fields of Georgia, is to this day the bane of our existence as Americans.  Will this guy just go and die already?  I mean come on Jimmy, your brother Billy knew when to exit stage left, why don't you?  Well Billy did have that alcoholism thing after drinking case upon case of "Billy Beer", Jimmy probably learned from his brother and stayed off the sauce.  The Carter presidency was by all objective accounts, an absolute nightmare extraordinaire.  Unable to effectively delegate authority, he micro-managed all aspects of his administration's operation, right up to the point where he was throwing a hail-Mary pass to the Iranians.  Attempting to pay them off in exchange of our hostages who had been in captivity for over a year.  The United States was the laughing stock of the world under Jimmy Carter and our economy was an utter disaster.  Good ole Jimmy keeps us Navy grads proud to present day, each time he stands up for Palestinian animals who blow up innocent Israelis with suicide bombers or launch rockets into Haifa.

Then there's that recent electoral sensation in Virginia, James Webb.  When I was a pleber at the "Boat School", his book "A Sense of Honor" was required reading.  Seems ironic, that since being elected to the U.S. Senate from Virginia, Webb has lost all sense of honor.  He has teamed up with the counter-culturalists who run the Democrat-led Congress repeatedly, to bring about defeat in our War on Terror.  It was James Webb himself, who tried to pass a restriction on troop state-side rest periods to tie President Bush's hands so that he would be unable to continue the progress in Iraq that we now celebrate.  When General Petraeus engineered the surge at the President's request, Webb teamed up with majority leader Harry Reid in demagoguing the effort and declaratively stating that it would fail, period!  Hey Colonel North, the academy folklore was that you and Webb did some boxing in Halsey Field House during your 2nd class year.  I think you should have hit Webb in the head a little harder, Colonel.  You might have shaken a few of the rocks loose.

Last but not least, we get to the final Naval Academy alumna, good ole John McCain.  A man who can turn on you and snap at your nose like a pit-bull, just ask Maria Shriver!  History is replete with moments when McCain let his temper get the best of him, including during the 2000 campaign when he went "postal" on Sean Hannity during a phone interview and hung up on him.  Keep your eye on John McCain during these debates and watch as a torrent of frustration will cause him to glare and mutter under his breath.  He's like a train-wreck on two legs, just looking for somewhere to happen.  Speaking of train-wrecks, let's deal with his legislative record as a U.S. Senator, shall we? 

Question for you to ponder this day:  Why is it that John McCain always teams up with hardcore socialists when he does most anything in our nation's Congress?  McCain-Kennedy, McCain-Feingold, McCain-Lieberman and McCain-Edwards-Lieberman are some of the lovely, legislative combinations he can brag about.  We all know that McCain-Kennedy was the massive AMNESTY program that would have given 12 to 20 million illegal aliens a welcome invite to enjoy America and all her trimmings such as welfare, medicaid, food stamps and even social security!  Of course, listening to McCain today it sounds as if he wasn't in favor of amnesty, he's assuming you have a short memory span, kind of like a puppy!  How about McCain-Feingold for all you "cheeseheads" out there who know about Russell "Foolsgold".  Campaign Finance Reform was nothing more than an ASSAULT ON YOUR LIBERTY!  It restricts free speech within 60 days of an election and gives the power instead to these "527 groups" who have exploited loopholes in the legislation.  Thank you for giving us these subversive groups like "MoveOn.org" and "Center for American Progress", Senator McCain you've done one heck of a job......NOT!  Then there's tax cuts, did you know that John McCain was one of ONLY two GOP senators to vote against the Bush tax cuts?  That's right, he felt they were tax cuts for the rich and demagogued them as such, LOOK IT UP!  Using this kind of class warfare, McCain sounds more like a liberal Democrat, I think he should change parties pronto and give Hillary Clinton a run for her money.

The bottom line is this:  If McCain didn't spend 5 plus years in a Vietnamese POW camp, we wouldn't even be talking about him as a presidential candidate right now.  He's got no business being our president and as far as being a senator goes, that's Arizona's problem.  I'm done with THIS guy!

This is from a column I wrote locally on September 16th 2006 and highlights just how out-of-touch and ridiculous John McCain can really be:

News has been leaked that torture is happening at one of the nation's service academies, namely the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD.  "Torture at a college in America, impossible!" you may say with righteous indignation.  Yet according to the definition of torture posed by many people in the country these days, it is a "fact"!

One of these people is Senator John McCain (R-AZ), who along with myself, is a graduate of the "Boat School" as we like to call it.  Put simply, McCain feels that types of "degrading and humiliating treatment" should not be applied to captured TERRORISTS who are undergoing interrogation by the CIA because this is akin to torture and violates agreements in the Geneva Conventions Act.   Although THIRTY years stand between our attendance, this blurred distinction includes some of the same treatments the Senator and I received during our plebe (freshman) years at Annapolis.

Thus, following the logic of McCain and others, torture is occurring at a nation's service academy and the institution should be shut down until the behavior is investigated and stopped.  This week, I will be writing letters to local newpapers and the Secretary of the Navy, asking for this to happen ASAP.  What's fair is fair!  If we are going to blur the lines and use backwards logic with captured terrorists, we must use that same logic with our own citizens.  Midshipmen are being "tortured" at Senator McCain's alma mater and he's done nothing about it!  

As I watched Ron Paul spout off during the Fox News SC debate, it suddenly hit me that he has more in common with Hitler than he probably knows or certainly would like to admit.  Just think about Ron Paul's approach to the middle east, what he wants to do if elected president and it will all make sense.

Ron Paul has a sizable following of people in this country, most of which have no clue about our Founding Documents and how the government works.  All you have to do to trip up a Paul follower is bring up the concept of Federalism and the Supreme Court's decision in the Roe v. Wade case.  Then sit back and watch their eyes glaze over with a cloud of confusion, I've tried it and it makes for wonderful entertainment!

All these Ron Paul types know is that government sucks and it needs to be reduced to as small an entity as possible or dispensed with altogether!  Just get rid of it already and let every man fend for himself.  We can be like the "Wild West" again in these 50 United States so just go out, strap on your six-shooter and let the good times roll.

The dirty truth with this movement is that they're thirsting for handy scapegoats, one of which is government and another of which is the Jewish state of Israel.  If you listen to Ron Paul as he talks about our meddling in the middle east, how it's costing us billions of dollars and destroying our level of respect  in the world, you begin to see that he is blaming the Jewish people for most of our foreign policy predicament.  Tell me something, didn't Hitler use the Jews as a handy scapegoat back in the 1930's and advocate their persecution just for that reason?  Well Ron Paul isn't doing that directly but he is advocating their abandonment, which will leave them all alone to defend themselves against an onslought of radical Islamic power from all sides.

The end result will be the same as it almost was in the 1940's.  With America out of the equation at the behest of Paul, groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah and the Palestinians can pick up Hitler's mantle without any opposition whatsoever.  As I said earlier, Ron Paul may not realize it but he has more in common with Hitler than he'd like to admit.

The Democrat party of today is not the party of John F. Kennedy and Henry "Scoop" Jackson, we all know that to be true.  Today's Democrat constituency is made up primarily of liberals but do most people know that they can be split into two separate and distinct groups?  It is essential for Grassroots Troopers to know this as they work their very best to awaken America so that it can be saved before time runs out.

I-Libs (I for Ignorant):  This group makes up about EIGHT-FIVE percent of the liberals who vote for Democrats.  Simply put, these people are liberal because of what they DON'T KNOW as opposed to conservatives who believe so strongly in freedom and limited government because of what THEY DO KNOW!  More on these dunderheads in a moment because they are the biggest and most important group.

C-Libs (C for counter-culture):  The poster child for this group is the Clintons, of course.  These are the 60's kids and consist of many radicals who seek a New American order of socialism or "soft communism" to be infused into American society at virtually every level.  Our educational and governmental institutions are infested with these counter-culturalists, sad to say.  They are policy makers who aim to produce rules and regulations which make Americans as susceptible as possible to control by the "state".

Frankly, I could care less about the C-Libs except when it comes to keeping them in the minority so they can go loony-tunes and make complete fools of themselves!  I am most concerned and frustrated with the I-Libs because in many cases, these people are good, patriotic, wholesome Americans.  Problem is, they're ignorant as all get out and that leads them to vote Dumb-O-Crat!  This was made clear on television tonight as pollster Frank Luntz showed members of focus groups after the Democrat debate.  As he made his way down the line asking each potential voter what they thought of the candidates and their performance, I began screaming at my television with frustration.  Predictably, each voter uttered the same silly, vague, feel-good tripe.  Phrases such as:  "he's not real", "she really seems to have a handle on things" and "he doesn't have fire in his belly".   What in the hell does "fire in the belly" mean"?  I thought that was what you got after eating the 5 alarm chili at the chili cookoff with your local fire department! 

My fellow Grassroots Troopers, this country is positioned on the precipice to disaster with mounting fiscal challenges that make our present national debt look paltry in comparison.  Currently, the national debt is at about 9 trillion dollars.  Our future unfunded mandates for social security and medicare costs (which have to be paid at some point) put our debt at more like SEVENTY TRILLION DOLLARS!!!  Meanwhile, our manufacturing has blasted off for the Far East to bolster a communist country which doubles in size every seven years!  We are in the bottom of the 9th inning folks, the bases are loaded and the count is 3 and 2.  Now what are we going to do about it?  WE NEED TO WAKE THESE DUNDERHEADED DOUCHEBAGS UP IF IT IS THE LAST  THING ALL OF US DO!  So, get out there and take 'em to task.  When you hear some potential Dumb-O-Crat voter uttering the same silly platitudes I mentioned earlier, ask them why they feel the way they do.  Then engage them on the issues I spoke of just now.  Watch them squirm as you embarrass the living dogsqueeze out of them.  Then tactfully suggest (you don't want to end up in a fistfight, of course) that they inform themselves.....PRONTO!

We have less than a year until we go to the ballot box and wage a fierce battle against the TRUE ENEMY within our own borders.  That enemy will not compromise and certainly will not back down, it can only be vanquished as it was in 2000 and 2004.  The counter-culturalists inside our own borders will stop at nothing to bring about a radical and total restructuring of this country that will make you look back someday and say "what the hell happened?"  In some cases, the restructuring has already begun, let's work together to stop it DEAD in its tracks so that all of us may benefit in the long-term.

Perhaps you are immersed in the post-Christmas doldrums.   You've played with all your new stuff but it can't keep you from thinking about your "busted-out" waistline.  Have a laugh as you read these NEW Democrat slogans.  Only funny because they're true folks!

Putin Putin, he's our man, if he can't restore communism.....nobody can!

Democrat and Demagogue.....both start with "Dem".  Coincidence?  I think not.

We'd rather buy oil from terrorists than make it ourselves, because we're smart.

We've got more in common with Ahmadinejad than we thought!

We can twist the truth into a pretzel and still get people to believe us.

We've done more for President Bush's legacy than the terrorists!

Watch as our presidential candidates have a 3-way socialistic orgy.

We're against illegal wiretapping, unless we need to snoop on the tramps that Bill slept with!

The Democrat party:  Stupid ignoramuses need to belong to something, right?

We're not happy until you're not happy.

Sure we're pusssies, but we're also liars and hypocrites, what's your point?

We change our position because one position is just too uncomfortable.

We're for free speech, until you disagree with us, then we'll shut you up.

Equal rights matter, particularly when it comes to terrorists and criminals.

We'd rather concern ourselves with the spotted owl than an unborn child.

If we can lose this war, things can be just like they were after Vietnam!

We've done more for the cigar industry than Fidel Castro!

Truth is relative, facts are boring, just make stuff up!

And a few more for you to snicker at:

Obama, Clinton and Edwards:  Reminding us of a movie called "Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest"

Liberalism:  Its like putting together a jigsaw puzzle where none of the pieces fit!

Democrats are the good-hands people, put out your hands and say to everyone: "I'm a Democrat today, fill up my hands, FILL UP MY HANDS!!!"

There's nothing democratic about the Democrat party.

Hey Hillary, See You Next Tuesday!

Future book I'm working on about Democrats:
Snobs, Liars and Hypocrites (oh yeah...and cowards too!)

What's the difference between a Republican and Democrat voter?  A Republican asks a candidate "What are you going to do for my country?" while a Democrat says "What are you going to do for ME?"

If you're a "Meat and Potatoes Loyalist" you know the abbreviation "Double D" has nothing to do with female anatomy.  Rather, I use it to describe a HUGE segment of today's attention deficit disorder plagued society, the "Dunderheaded Douchebags".  You know the type I'm talking about, they can recall a super bowl score from 1969 and who the quarterback was for each team but they don't know who their senators are........what a joke!

What's funny is that the same individuals who will lament ad nauseum about crooked politicians and broken government are ironically the cause of their own torment!  Just think about it.  As a representative republic becomes filled with people who pay little or no attention to political matters and all of their attention to "American Idol", Blackberries and IPODS, the republic will begin to come apart at the seams.  Politicians will become unaccountable to the electorate and emboldened, even intoxicated with limitless power to rob your wallet and run roughshod over the United States Constitution, the supreme law of the land.

Why am I talking about this today?  Well, I was just listening to C-SPAN callers and a "Triple D" called in with a baseless rant about how President Bush is responsible for the "single-state recession" being enjoyed by Michigan.  By the way, a Triple D is a "Dunderheaded DETROIT Douchebag" in case you were wondering.  The convoluted, ignorant logic went as follows:  President Bush gave tax breaks to all the rich people which robbed the country of revenues, while at the same time fought a war in the middle east for oil which busted the budget.

Now, it's a Friday night and I have much better things to do with my time than take the twisted rantings of a Triple D and try to explain why it is so sophomoric!  Michigan is enjoying a "single-state recession" for one major reason and that is because their solitary industry has not been globally competetive for several years.  Now, is this President Bush's fault?  Hell no.  It is the fault of the auto industry itself.  Of course, it doesn't help that the elected leaders of Michigan, most of which are Dumb-O-Crats, have done nothing to help the auto industry and the overall economy of Michigan.  In fact, Democrat Governor Granholm chose to RAISE TAXES rather than cut spending to close budget shortfalls.  Now there's a sure-fire way to help a collapsing economy, nice job!

Time for the tough love you Triple D's.  Ya'll better wake the hell up and take a look around you to see what your elected leaders are doing LOCALLY!  You want to take the easy, cowardly route and blame President Bush as your handy SCAPEGOAT.  Has it occurred to any of you that President Bush is going into his FINAL YEAR as president and will be out of there before you know it?  What are you going to do then?  Maybe you'll fall back to blaming Governor Engler or better yet, Mitt Romney's dad.  Yeah, that's the ticket!

I'm here screaming expletives at my television set in an exasperated fashion over none other than Palmetto Bug- sized brains in South Carolina!  Yes, I know there are doctors willing to treat me for my inner rage but I'd rather vent here and put it on the Meat and Potatoes record for all loyalists to witness and comment upon.

In earlier columns, I have opined about Frank Luntz and his focus groups (which I'm sure would make Mister Perjury proud since he focus grouped EVERYTHING).  Luntz gets a bunch of "local schmokels" together and asks them a series of questions after a presidential debate.  I'm not sure of his methodology used to voidire the participants but judging by the responses he got, none of them were political science majors in college!

What frustrated me most was the discussion of Fred Thompson's performance and the absence of one singular word:  CONSERVATISM!  That's right, not one individual in the room stated that Fred is an unabashed conservative and it scares me to wonder why!!  Could it be that none of these focus groupees know specifically what a conservative is?  If so, this is alarming.  Get ready for a strong statement that will shake your eardrums to their core you Palmetto bugs.  If you are unable to articulate what the vision of conservatism is, then you have absolutely NO BUSINESS being a Republican, period!  Let me spout off a few tenets of this philosophy:

1) the strength and greatness of America lies in its individuals and their inexorable drive for freedom.
2) each individual has talents which must be harnessed in order for them to achieve their own level of success.
3) when people are knocked down repeatedly, it is their OWN rugged individualism and self-reliance that gets them back on their feet and keeps them productive.
4) government must exist for the good of its people but its power must be LIMITED in scope.
5) each of us should do the right thing for American society because it is the right thing to do.
6) our freedoms come from God and nobody can take them away, especially not the state.

This is by no means a complete list, just a basic "starter" list for what conservatives believe.  For people in a focus group to NOT be able to recognize conservatism as Fred Thompson's greatest strength, it tells me that millions of Americans do not understand this most basic philosophy.  My hope for future Frank Luntz groups is that Republicans show an intellectual capacity to articulate this vision.  Our nation is depending on it!

...and the Academy Award for best "crocodile tears" moment while starring in a presidential election role goes to:  (drum roll please) Hillary Rodham Clinton!

Folks, I just saw the video of Shrill-ary at some town hall-style event where she really gets personal and even sheds some tears over the how tired she is, how sad she is and how she'll keep on fighting for America's future.  How desperate the Clinton camp must be to resort to this style of campaigning!  My goodness.

Yes Shrill-ary, your like-ability is in the toilet but you will not raise it up by shedding crocodile tears during an impassioned plea for New Hampshire votes.  There would only be ONE way to improve your like-ability and that would be to go rent the Delorean from Dr. Emmet Brown, set the date on the computer to January 20, 1993 and accelerate that sucker to 88 miles per hour.  Then hum Huey Lewis and the News' "Back in Time" to yourself and hope you don't run into a building when you come out of the time warp.

If you were able to go back to that point Madame Hillary, you could rewrite history.  You'd be able to remove the demagoguery and bitter partisanship that characterized you and your husband's political approach.  Problem is:  YOU were the one who drove all that bitter partisanship that resulted in a polarized nation, the likes of which no political analyst or historian has ever seen since the Civil War!  Even though Newt Gingrich's mom is no longer with us, the words she whispered to Connie Chung still live on. 

What exactly did she say Hillary, surely you remember don't you?

People are trying to figure out why a state with the motto:  "Live Free or Die" is having a collective orgasm over a Republican like John McCain who has been infected with the "RINO virus".  What is the RINO Virus you may ask?  Well it is when you continuously sell-out the Founding Fathers' vision for America by joining with left-wing, new age "outside the Constitutional box" thinkers who want to radically reshape the America we love!  The RINO virus slowly corrupts you to the point where you do things like pass legislation which limits free speech and leads to subversive "527 Groups".  Thanks alot for that "MoveOn.org" group John, we appreciate that.

At the risk of ticking off some "Granite headed" types in New Hampshire, I'm going to call a spade a spade.  The simple fact is that this state is infested TODAY with typical liberals.  Remember the "Meat and Potatoes saying" for liberals:  "They are snobs, hypocrites and liars."  Case in point, hypocrisy.  When I lived in North Billerica, MA back in the early 1990's, I was victim to a growing trend and the massive traffic it spawned on route 3.   It seemed that real estate values in southern New Hampshire were going through the roof as more and more Massachusetts lefties were "pullin' chocks" for the Granite state.  The reason?  to DODGE MA taxes!  So today, we find this second in the nation primary to be decided by "Bay Staters in disguise".  In fact, it could be argued that Massachusetts gets TWO state primaries and that is certainly not fair!  Isn't it ironic and reprehensible that these snooty liberals who ran from Massachusetts to New Hampshire nearly 20 years ago, feel that it is ok to vote for liberal candidates who will raise YOUR taxes?  That is always the case with selfish hypocrite liberals, they care only about themselves, to hell with you and the rest of the country!

We should all mandate that four years from now, when the next presidential primaires take place, states like Iowa and New Hampshire be PUT AT THE BACK OF THE PACK.  Why not start the presidential primaries in southern states?  One could certainly mount a convincing argument why the south deserves to be heard first in any presidential contest.  The south is growing, optimistic, traditional, patriotic and not obsessed with growing the size of government at the expense of our freedoms.  Oh wait, I just gave the exact reasons why entrenched socialists in the news media and our government DO NOT want primaries to start in the south!  How absolutely silly of me.....