The Conservative Thread: Back to Basics. Pass the Lasagna and Have a Flower!!

[JB111107]

Here's another bumper sticker or maybe a window sticker:

ohh I need one of those...anyone make them?

 

[SwedishMeatball]

Here's another bumper sticker or maybe a window sticker:

 

[Tink & Goofy]

Oh, hey! That dig at Nancy Reagan? He had it wrong; it wasn't Nancy who had a seance in the White House; it was HRC.

But I'm sure he'll slam her soon enough, too.

 

[agentpleakley]

hehehehe are we watching the same show?
I'm disgusted over the next segment as well.

Must be. I've been sick all week. UGH UGH UGH UGH. Positive side of the whole thing - by the end of 4 years, I should have a lean mean fightin' machine bod!!

Here's another bumper sticker or maybe a window sticker:

I so want one.

 

[TLSnell1981]

My mother is still crying over the election. She has friends in Germany (former east Germans) and they are laughing at the stupid Americans for voting the socialist in office. Americans sold out for a few bucks and some slick words.

 

["Got Disney"]

Oh my dear lord -- someone make me turn the news off... a Caribbean nation is re-naming one of their mountains Mt. Obama --

pukey smiley please

I asked DH what coin or Bill they will put Obama's face on and he said ...the penny because he needs to start small

El freako Rev Wright is claiming that the media used him as a "weapon of mass destruction".

He's a piece of work

good grief...not only did I miss like the last 20 or so pages of the last thread, I wake up and see there's a new one and it's nearly 40 pages in already!!!

I can't remember if I posted or not, but Jacob didn't make it home on Tuesday. Monday he had ALOT of things done and they took their toll on him, and he had a "brady" episode, which means his heart rate dropped more than 50% below normal, and he stopped breathing for more than 20 seconds. The nurses had to pick him up and stimulate him to get him started breathing again. The doctor that morning had said she felt it would be better to hold off another day or two before discharging him. At first I was a little ticked but in hindsight I'm so thankful. Had I taken him home or even roomed in with him that night he would have died while in my care because he wouldn't have been on the monitors that went into alarm when he stopped breathing.

Because of that, he's on a 5 day "countdown" where he has to go 5 days without another episode before they will consider discharging him again. He's got 3 days down so far and he's in the midst of day 4 right now. We're looking at Sunday night rooming in and Monday discharge now.

Since he had not had any episodes prior to this one, they are pretty sure it was just stress from having to much done to him in such a short time. He got a HepB shot, circumcision, tylenol, change in his milk fortification, new bottle to feed from, and increase in breastfeeding (he's only on breastmilk but getting it from a bottle for 5-6 feeds per day-we went to 3), all in the course of just a few hours.

I think of all the things that any new mother fears, and having him stop breathing is probably my worst one, because he could do that when I'm not there. I'm not pushing anymore to get him home, I'll just bide my time and let him get stronger first...besides, Tuesday is my 1st wedding anniversary, so we'll have something else to celebrate

Breath Jacob Breath....hope he can come home soon they are sending him home with a monitor correct

I don't get it...I got points for quoting an article that described the procedure for a late-term abortion that Obama SUPPORTED, yet that abortion thread is allowed??

That's because your special like that

 

[Humphrey Bear]

Conservatism: More relevant than ever

November 6, 2008| By Ed Feulner


How fitting that, having campaigned on conservative themes throughout the fall, President-elect Barack Obama's acceptance speech concluded with words that should warm the heart of conservatives everywhere.

"This is our time," he said, to "reaffirm that fundamental truth that, out of many, we are one. That while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can."

An abiding belief in our country's greatness, tinged with optimism, has long been a cornerstone of conservatism. And Obama's been tacitly leaning toward conservative ideas since he became the Democratic nominee. Even though his record indicated he was the most liberal candidate in (at least) a generation, he ran as a conservative on major issues like taxes (promising to cut them), the military (vowing to add some 92,000 new troops) and energy (saying he'd at least consider offshore drilling).

This is no surprise, since poll after poll showed Americans remain fundamentally conservative.

For example, an October Rasmussen survey found that 59 percent of voters agree that government is the problem and not the solution. Just 28 percent disagree with that conservative tenet.

On taxes, the same survey found that 58 percent of voters favor tax cuts over another stimulus bill containing new government spending. Only 32 percent think the government should pass another economic stimulus package.

Another survey, taken less than a week before the election by the Tarrance Group and Lake Research Partners, showed that 57 percent of Americans called themselves "somewhat conservative" or "very conservative." Only 35 percent consider themselves "somewhat liberal" or "very liberal."

The problem is that both political parties have failed Americans.

In recent years the Republican Party, which in Reagan's hands carried the conservative standard to new heights, lost its way. Federal spending now tops $25,000 per household annually, and the coming Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid costs of 77 million retiring baby boomers threaten to add another $12,000 per household to the taxpayers' annual tab. Yet neither party offers a solution to the entitlement crisis or a real plan to cut spending.

Again, the generally conservative American people sense this. A Rasmussen poll shows 59 percent of Americans would vote to replace the entire Congress if they could do so. Back in August, Rasmussen found that a mere 9 percent of likely voters approve of the job Congress is doing, while half say it's doing a poor job. That's even lower than the 25 percent approval rating voters give President Bush.

Conservatism is a big tent, and our policies of low taxes, a strong military and personal responsibility are good for wealthy elites and blue-collar workers. It was no surprise to conservatives that Joe the Plumber recognized that, along with millions of others.

Obama ran to the right, claiming 95 percent of Americans would get a tax cut under his administration, because polls show broad support for that conservative principle. To cite just one example, an Americans for Prosperity survey two years ago showed 62 percent of Americans want to extend the Bush tax cuts, as opposed to 25 percent who want to allow taxes to rise. Sixty-one percent of Americans want a permanent elimination of the death tax, as opposed to 22 percent who want it brought back in 2011.

Today, Republicans who have lost touch with their conservative roots are in trouble. Conservatives, on the other hand, are thriving.

Our ideas enjoy more outlets than ever before, crushing liberal ideas in the free market. Our viewpoint dominates hundreds of talk radio programs and scores of national magazines.

Conservatives have also achieved a staggering presence on the Internet. Look no further than Townhall.com, the largest online conservative portal. It links to some 450 conservative columnists; to a hundred-partner organization that include conservative think tanks and other policy organizations; and to more than 8,000 Internet blogs dedicated to every conceivable issue.

As the new Congress is sworn in, conservatives stand ready to reach out, offering our support and our popular ideas.

In short, you'll find us on your local newspaper's front page, not on its obituary page, for decades to come.

Ed Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation (heritage.org)

http://www.myheritage.org/archive/articles/2008/conservatism-more-relevant.html

 

[Tink & Goofy]

Shepherd Smith just mentioned hussein's jab at Nancy Reagan. He also quickly mentioned his phone call to a former First Lady.
Did he possibly hear backlash and call her to apologize?

My mother is still crying over the election. She has friends in Germany (former east Germans) and they are laughing at the stupid Americans for voting the socialist in office. Americans sold out for a few bucks and some slick words.

Gee, from hearing the left talk Europe is ecstatic that 52% elected a socialist.

Sorry, Europe, if anything happens and ya'll get in trouble again I don't think we're going to be able to come help you anymore. Not after he takes office.

 

[JB111107]

The Heritage Foundation is good people

They used to be one of my accounts at my last job. I loved working with them. I wish I could work FOR them from here in Texas.

 

[Michelle67]

I agree with Honu. The zoo would be awesome. But I have to bring my son.

That would be cool but it is sooooo not zoo weather! Maybe we'll get some clear and cold later this month. My kids would come too. Honu, you can act my kids' ages if you want; they are 5 and 9.

JB, I'm sorry Jacob didn't get to come home, but I'm glad he was where he needed to be when he had a crisis. I hope he continues to grow and thrive at the rate he has been, and is home soon. Happy Anniversary, too.

Here's another bumper sticker or maybe a window sticker:

I really liked the O'Bummer one too. Does someone actually sell that one, or did one of you guys make it too?

 

[agentpleakley]

I went out searching for the O crap sticker. I found these

 

[Tink & Goofy]

He did call Nancy Reagan and apologize. Good for him.

Ahmadinejad sent a congratulatory note to obama. North Korea also says they're willing to talk to him.
Geez. A congrats note from a terrorist. Nice.

Michelle~ We could do the aquarium, as well, if the weather is going to stink. The zoo is better, though.

 

[agentpleakley]

zazzle has the o crap stickers.

 

[SorcererDonald16]

Yup, Tink & Goofy, it was just on my radio that Obama "called Nancy Reagan and apologized for his careless joke."

Apparently he's been hanging out with Joe "Foot-In-Mouth" Biden too much.

 

[rie'smom]

ohh I need one of those...anyone make them?

1.Get sticker paper or peel and stick paper for your printer.

2.Right click the image and save it to your desktop.

3.Print.

4.Cut to the proper size.

That's the best that I can do. I learned to CAS (copy and steal) from the Creative Disigns thread. We do it all the time to make autograph books,etc.

 

[TLSnell1981]

Yup, Tink & Goofy, it was just on my radio that Obama "called Nancy Reagan and apologized for his careless joke."

Apparently he's been hanging out with Joe "Foot-In-Mouth" Biden too much.

This is why he's so scary. He thinks he's so smart and cute. Wait until he says something flip about one of our enemies....

 

[juligrl]

Geez, y'all do a lot of chatting! I can't keep up!

 

[wardfamily1]

Separated at birth:

 

[Michelle67]

He did call Nancy Reagan and apologize. Good for him.

Ahmadinejad sent a congratulatory note to obama. North Korea also says they're willing to talk to him.
Geez. A congrats note from a terrorist. Nice.

Michelle~ We could do the aquarium, as well, if the weather is going to stink. The zoo is better, though.

Eh. I don't like the Seattle aquarium. I'd live with it, but I'd rather do the zoo too. We'll just have to look for some sustained cold (instead of wet) weather.

 

[agentpleakley]

He did call Nancy Reagan and apologize. Good for him.

Ahmadinejad sent a congratulatory note to obama. North Korea also says they're willing to talk to him.
Geez. A congrats note from a terrorist. Nice.

Michelle~ We could do the aquarium, as well, if the weather is going to stink. The zoo is better, though.

How many phone calls do you think he got before he decided to make an apology?


Some dude called into Hannity today - praising Obama with a poem. Hannity asked him do you really think he is the messiah. And the guy responded that Obama was proclaimed the messiah. You really can't make this stuff up.

Ward I really need the batsignal.