Representatives have to get EPA under control

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-epa-is-earning-a-reputation-for-abuse/2012/05/03/gIQAucvzzT_story.html

Now that Obama has won four more years and has shown an inclination to support EPA power-mongering, it's critical for concerned citizens who care about the state of our economy and the employment rate, not to mention liberty, to call their representatives and tell congress to develope a backbone and stand up to the EPA. This agency has to be controlled.

Go, Mia, Go

Issues

Fiscal Discipline		Smaller Government		Personal Responsibility
Washington does not have a revenue problem; it has a spending problem. Balancing the budget is only part of the solution. We must cut federal spending to begin to restore America’s economic strength and citizen liberties.		The United States of America is a federal republic of 50 sovereign states. The federal government must be confined to the enumerated powers granted by the Constitution.		American society must return to valuing and rewarding hard work, independence and personal responsibility. Government dependency on entitlement programs and welfare is a failure.
Jobs		Tax Reform		Energy
Government does not create jobs, the private sector does. Government simply needs to get out of the way.		Our taxation system must be made more fair, more simple and more transparent.		Explore and develop fossil fuel sources responsibly to provide energy and jobs Utah needs, continue to explore alternative energy sources.
Military		Illegal Immigration		Social Security
Equip our armed forces, and engage only when there is a defined national security objective and with the consent of Congress, not the United Nations.		Protect our borders and remove the magnets. Only after we have plugged the hole in the boat can we begin to deal with the water in it.		We must keep the promises made to our seniors to provide for their retirement while we move aggressively to more solvent alternatives.
Healthcare		Education		Regulation
Government mandated health care goes against free market principles and personal liberties. The more socialized our health care becomes, the fewer choices people have.		Local control is paramount in education. The federal government has proven it cannot produce outcomes better than local decision makers.		Excessive government regulation is stifling business growth, profits and innovation, which negatively impacts jobs. We must reign in some regulatory agencies and eliminate others.
Religious Freedom		Lands		2nd amendment
For far too long we have been nudged from religious freedoms that formed underpinnings of our great nation to religious oppression. We cannot allow this fundamental liberty to continue to be trampled.		The federal government has too much control over Utah's public lands. We must take action to reasonably and responsibly access this land for recreation, jobs, energy and public education funding.		Our right to bear arms is fundamental to American liberty and must not be infringed.

What's there not to like? I support Mia Love, even though this Mormon thang's a little weird -- the Mormons are producing political clout.

 http://www.love4utah.com/issues1

Palin, Christie and Ryan - in search of change and vision

I think all three of these potential candidates made good decisions, and for different reasons. Chris Christie is the governor NJ needs, and Paul Ryan is needed in congress. Getting savaged in the media and fighting against Romney is probably not worthwhile at this point. A new President is not going to do much good unless individual states are strengthened and congress is transformed through the cleansing of professional, corrupted politicians who care only about maintenance of power and prestige.

Sarah Palin better serves a private sector effort to strengthen and diversify voices speaking out about various issues which affect us all. Whether you agree or disagree with Palin, she's a strong proponent for limited government and a free market, and we need more voices like this.

I would like to see popular personalities with influence begin calling for a withdrawal from the mideast. I'm not talking about isolationism -- I'm talking about an innovative defense effort at home to combat terrorist threats, then a dynamic movement of free market activity to lead the way globally toward a future of peaceful trade with no wars.

I understand the realities of the dangerous world in which we live, but if there are public and private leaders with strong voices who can change the topic to peaceful, free trade, this will go a long way toward setting the future tone of international relationships. We're in a time when strong individuals have to step forward and set that tone, reveal a vision that inspires. But unless we change the nature of our out-dated mindset regarding the military/industrial complex, we won't have the integrity to lead. We need a much smarter, less militaristic approach to the mideast. If the mideast is determined to follow radical Islamists, there is not much we can do except protect ourselves and punish any attacks, but if we can convince the world we're heading in a different direction, good things might happen.

It's much more complicated, I know, than giving a few speeches, but withdrawing from the mideast with conditions will be a big step toward changing the old relationship with mideast countries. The conditions being that if they leave us alone, we'll leave them alone, and if they want to trade peacefully, then we're more than ready -- however, if we're attacked, our new policy is to punish and leave -- no more games; no more nation building; no more dictator-payoffs; no more aid; no more lying and pretending. We're ready to change the Game, and they can either accept the terms of peace, or they can pay the consequences of spreading violence. We can't change the past, but we can change what we're doing today.

Glenn Beck 4/26/2011 -- courage

On Beck's show he made a point about the media's obsession with irrelevant issues like Trump and Obama's birth certificate and whether or not Obama did Easter right, while, in the meantime, the President is grabbing more power and the Fed continues its suicidal monetary policy. Kudoes to Reason Mag for the charts, which Beck used to show the incredible increase in the last 3 to 4 years in the money supply.

Beck's point is that media divert attention from problems created by statism. A big, interventionist government is necessary to maintain a powerful State, and if the President can act unilaterally without resistance from congress, as he did in Libya, then all the better for the powerful State. The problem with a powerful State is that it transcends our control. There is very little courage in congress, so the answer lies in the private sector. The problems which have piled up under Bush and Obama are just too much. The public will have to intervene, now. It will require courage.

Morning Joe 3/24/2011 -- The Failure of Statism

On Morning Joe today the main topic was Libya, our involvement and the confusion regarding our mission and purpose. On the show were Mark Halperin, Sherrod Brown, Peggy Noonan, Mika's father, the Time's editor and the regulars. Even Obama supporters are finding it difficult to justify our involvement in Libya, and the only justification they hold on to is the possibility of Qaddafi slaughtering thousands of Libyans if we had not acted. This is problematic in several ways. There is no evidence Qaddafi would have carried this out, or that his military would have obeyed the orders, plus, France, Britain and the Arab League can provide humanitarian assistance without America's help. Also, we can't prevent these tragedies all around the world, especially when the situations are volatile and draw us in to extended battles which cost America lives and treasure.

Underneath the debacle in Libya, our financial crisis, high unemployment and the continuing disaster of Obamacare is a reality -- the failure of statism. Despite all the differences, we are heading to an end similar to the fall of the Roman Empire, Germany's collapse before Hitler, the collapse of the USSR, the decline of the British Empire and Japan's economic decline during the last two decades. The common thread running through all these collapses is statist management of that which cannot be managed from central control.

With the almost-comical consequences of Obamacare being revealed weekly, it's apparent that America has reached the end of statist control, and the only thing left is collapse or restructuring our government system. Statists need more and more efficient control from fewer people as time goes on. Statists like Ezra Klein have bemoaned the filibuster because it interferes with technocratic management. Both Bush and Obama grabbed more executive power because statism demands this type of unfettered decision making, Congress has been weak, and now Obama can just order a strike on a country like Libya with an open-ended involvement and no input from our representatives which can end up in a disaster the majority didn't support. If we were being attacked, it would be different, but we weren't being attacked.

State power which is controlled by fewer and fewer people has reached its limit -- 70 to 80 years is about the maximum this type of power and control can last in a complex society. We either move further along the path to collapse and incompetent despotism, or we move in the direction of limited government and a free market and non-intervention in foreign affairs. We need to decide soon -- the spiral quickens.