Tax Policy Just the Tip of the Iceberg

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TOPIC FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2008, 4 PM CDT

If you watched the Presidential debate on Fox News this past Tuesday, maybe you heard the comments of Nina Easton with Fortune Magazine.

"We're witnessing tonight something quite profound and that was the sinking ship of free-market Republicans keel over, groan, and fall to the bottom of the sea. John McCain, without much notice, proposed a $300 billion dollar plan to nationalize home mortgages. ... And this is before he went on to attack Barack Obama on obscene spending and government control of health care. I thought it was an amazing moment." - Nina Easton, Fortune Magazine

McCain claims he'll lower taxes and Obama will raise them. Obama claims he'll lower taxes for the middle-class, increase spending, and still have a net budget decrease. Does anyone trust either candidate?

Taxes are just the tip of the iceberg. Economic policy goes far beyond taxes. Obama and McCain both favor government subsidy of housing. This works against private property rights and personal responsibilty. Neither candidate has any apparent opposition to fractional banking. Neither candidate has taken serious action to strengthen the value of the dollar. McCain opposes progressive taxation. Obama is clearly for progressive taxes. If the government owns and runs everything, progressive taxation won't matter anymore, and we have even talked about the National Retirement System, or wage and price controls.

Has McCain caved on Free Market economics? Was he strong on economic policy in the first place? If we don't see a major change in the campaign very soon, we'll all be singing, "Welcome to the Socialist States of America". God Save the U.S.A.

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Are you planning to watch or listen to Rick Warren's Presidential Forum this Saturday night? ... We'll you're going to need a place to vent afterwards ... and I mean without beer cans.


Join me on The Word, 99.3 / 98.5 FM Radio in Austin, or on-line at http://www.theword993.com/. We'll analyze Warren's program and take live calls, so you can "vent" from 9 - 10pm CST.


Saddleback Church and Faith in Public Life will co-host the "Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion" this Saturday evening from 7-9 pm CST. Pastor Rick Warren and the Presidential nominees will be dealing with issues such as poverty, AIDS, the climate and human rights. The forum will be simulcast live on The Word. You can read more details on the forum using the following links.


Saddleback Civil Forum - Event web site


Rick Warren on His Upcoming Presidential Forum - One News Now


Pastor Snags Obama, McCain for Joint Appearance - CNN

"Well, I don't support anybody for president publicly. I never endorse. I never campaign. You know, as a pastor, I don't really think that's my role. I have to shepherd both sides of the flock. And I have a church full of Democrats and a church full of Republicans and a church full of independents. So, I think they're both amazing men. I've known them for a long time. They're both very, very different. They have both different theories of government, different theories of leadership, different approaches to life. And I -- what I do is I think, because I know them, I think I can set up an environment that people can actually say, oh, so that's what that guy's really like. And I think I can do that for both John and for Barack." - Pastor Rick Warren, Saddleback Church

Join me live on-air this Saturday night at 9pm CST, and let's vent ...

Barna Report Shows Support for McCain Among Qualified Evangelicals

The mainstream polls indicate that evangelicals are evenly split between McCain and Obama. A new Barna report paints a very different picture when evangelicals are "qualified" in the Presidential poll. Barna's qualified poll greatly reduces the number of evangelicals in the country, and shows much greater support for McCain among "evangelicals".

Presidential Race Tightens as Faith Voters Rethink Their Preference
Using the common approach of allowing people to self-identify as evangelicals ... John McCain holds a narrow 39% to 37% lead over Sen. Obama.

Using the Barna approach of studying people’s core religious beliefs produces a very different outcome. ... and Sen. McCain holds a huge lead (61%-17%) over the Democratic nominee.

The difference is in how you define an evangelical. With the Barna method the voting block is greatly reduced, and the political alignment comes through more clearly. Other the other hand the power of the voting block is marginalized.

For what's it's worth. Your thoughts are always welcome...

God Save the U.S.A.

The Nuclear Option Is Not Unclear

Thomas Sowell published an article in Jewish World Review on June 5th. It is worth your time to read; simple and to the point. America faces many dangers these days, and our next President will have to be clear about which side of the nuclear battlefield he is on. Sowell knows where the candidates stand. What about you?

Thomas Sowell on Obama and McCain

God Save the U.S.A.

The Marxist, the Moderate & the Missing Candidate

It was certainly a turning point in my respect for Governor Mike Huckabee. After Gov. Huckabee ended his presidential campaign and joined Senator McCain on the campaign trail, he made the following statement,

"[McCain's] conservatism is unquestionable".

I almost fell out of my chair. I walked away from the TV in anger. That statement is a real problem in this country boy's mind. Obama is a Marxists; McCain is a Moderate, and true conservatives are now missing from the race, if they were ever present. How many moderate McCain positions would you like for me to cite? If you don't believe Obama is a Marxist, maybe you should read the Communist Manifesto.

Huckabee's blanket statement about McCain reflects the current lack of guts, character, and integrity in U.S. politics. Of course McCain's conservatism is questionable. President Bush's conservatism is questionable as well. The conservatism of our entire nation, including the Republican party, is questionable at this point in history.


Friends, when analyzing the 2008 Presidential campaign, my computer system produces the following error: "Right Candidate Not Found". I ask all of you to examine the founder's policy positions. I ask all of you to look at basic government philosophy, economic policy, education policy, social policy and foreign policy. Contrast where we are today against the Communist Manifesto and the Humanist Manifesto. It is clear where we are headed. We have drifted so far to the left, we are headed toward socialist/communist ideas and many don't even recognize it, nor are they concerned.


Now, having said all of that, here comes the big moment... at this point I plan to vote for John McCain. I know plenty of social conservatives are unhappy with McCain, and I share that frustration. On the other hand, Obama will clearly take our nation further toward socialism. He will expand government programs rapidly and make more people dependant upon the system. He will not be liberating any people that are in bondage, he will be signing more up, and they'll love him for it.


I believe in personal liberty and personal responsibility. I believe in a working America that can compete in any market place WITHOUT the aid of the federal government. I believe in families that take care of themselves, and neighbors that help widows and orphans.


If you vote for Obama, be prepared, you will see an unprecedented decrease in personal liberty. Your children will not be handed the America we once knew. McCain represents the status-quo in many ways, but what choice do we have? "Right Candidate Not Found" is the slogan for the 2008 Presidential race. McCain is an electable choice for Moderate policies over those of Karl Marx. This would buy more time to turn the path of our nation back toward our founding principles.

I urge to look at the policies of Bob Barr & Chuck Baldwin. These guys are more in touch with our Founding principles than most. There would have to be a radical up-swing in their viability as a candidate before I could cast a vote in their favor, but I do encourage you to consider their policies.

God Save the U.S.A.

Robert Novak Doesn't Recognize the Plague

Today's GOPUSA news included an interested article from Robert Novak, "McCain, Huckabee And The Evangelicals". Novak wonders aloud if Huckabee is helping or hurting McCain, and if Huckabee really supports McCain or not. Novak suggests that Huckabee and Michael Farris view an Obama presidency as a plague that America deserves and which fulfils prophecy. You can read Novak's view for yourself on the following link. This writer disagrees with Novak.

http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/rnovak/2008/rdn_05121.shtml

The scary part of Novak's article is that he doesn't blast the socialist ideologies of Obama. Militant evangelicals are the apparent enemy in Novak's mind. The last I checked socialist and communist ideologies were the enemies against which American soldiers have fought upon numerous occasions. Countless American boys have given their lives fighting such governments, and now it's being welcomed at home.

Thanks to the Humanist ideologies inculcated into our public education system, many Americans now tend toward socialist policies. Many Americans stand behind the socialist ideas of Hillary and Obama, not to mention a good number of Republican policies. Apparently Novak doesn't think that to be as big of a threat as evangelicals.

My friends, do not be disillusioned. Socialism is on the rise in America. Evangelical or not, are you going to stand and fight, or welcome it in?

God Save the U.S.A.