The Voice of Reason

Terrorist attacks are not caused by the use of strength. They are invited by the perception of weakness.
- Vice President Dick Cheney

I find it amazing that the Democrats can't come up with anything so profound as this statement by Mr. Cheney. Certainly amongst them there is ONE person who truly understands where we stand as a nation. But then again, I am talking about Democrats.

Last night, in the thirty seconds before my blood pressure hit critical mass, I heard Dick Gephardt talking about how imperative it is for us to include such "world powers" as France in any of our efforts to rid the world of the terrorist vermin that have infected it. How ridiculous is that?

France is the world's greatest has-been. They have no military clout and they have no economic clout. France's economy has been wrecked by the "intellectuals" that have been running it (into the ground) for the past 30 years, and France hasn't been an effective military world power since Waterloo. Besides that, the French hate us. They have had a chip on their shoulder at least since we pulled their burnt bacon out of the fire in the 40s. (We did it again in Vietnam too, by the way.) If you want to see what America will look like if the Democrats succeed in creating a completely secular society, just look at France. Absolute chaos.

I think that all of the people that have been speaking at the Democratic convention have been taking mind altering drugs. That, of course, assumes that they would have something for those drugs to operate on, (which is a HUGE assumption) but one always does try to give the benefit of the doubt. One thing that does amaze me is the way that the Democrats regurgitate the same little sound bytes verbatim. You would think that there would be one of them that could figure out a way to restate the party line without quoting it word for word. I guess the benefit of the doubt is too generous.

I am not blind to President Bush's weaknesses. He is soft on illegal immigration. He hasn't taken advantage of the Republican controlled House and Senate to get his appointees put in place or to control the runaway spending in the Congress. And his policy regarding the protection of American industry hasn't produced the most impressive results. All of this is true, but I have to weigh that against what he has accomplished since he took office: terrorists are on their heels and haven't succeeded in attacking us since 9/11, two countries have been liberated from oppressive regimes, the economy has grown at its fastest pace since Reagan was in office, he has restored dignity and honor to the office of President, and he has cut taxes. That's pretty impressive. In addition to that, the President has made many decisive moves based on the information that was available to him and hasn't wavered from those decisions regardless of the opinions of vocal opponents. For all of these things he has my undying respect and trust. We haven't had many Presidents as honorable as George W. Bush and history will be very kind to him, regardless of his detractors around the world and in the Democratic Party.

Thank you, President Bush for helping America to find her spine again. Your policies echo those of another President that I respected greatly:

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.
- President Ronald Reagan

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
- President Ronald Reagan

The ultimate determinant in the struggle now going on for the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas-a trial of spiritual resolve: the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish and the ideals to which we are dedicated.
- President Ronald Reagan

To sit back hoping that someday, someway, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last--but eat you he will.
- President Ronald Reagan

You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children's children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done.
- President Ronald Reagan

History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
- President Ronald Reagan

The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a just God would grant them mercy on this beachhead or the next. It was the deep knowledge -- and pray God we have not lost it -- that there is a profound moral difference between the use of force for liberation and the use of force for conquest.
- President Ronald Reagan

It was leadership here at home that gave us strong American influence abroad, and the collapse of imperial Communism. Great nations have responsibilities to lead, and we should always be cautious of those who would lower our profile, because they might just wind up lowering our flag.
- President Ronald Reagan

The Democrats may remember their lines, but how quickly they forget the lessons of the past. I have witnessed five major wars in my lifetime, and I know how swiftly storm clouds can gather on a peaceful horizon. The next time a Saddam Hussein takes over Kuwait, or North Korea brandishes a nuclear weapon, will we be ready to respond? In the end, it all comes down to leadership, and that is what this country is looking for now.
- President Ronald Reagan

We need true tax reform that will at least make a start toward restoring for our children the American Dream that wealth is denied to no one, that each individual has the right to fly as high as his strength and ability will take him. . . . But we cannot have such reform while our tax policy is engineered by people who view the tax as a means of achieving changes in our social structure.
- President Ronald Reagan

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong. There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right. Winston Churchill said that "the destiny of man is not measured by material computation. When great forces are on the move in the world, we learn we are spirits -- not animals." And he said, "There is something going on in time and space, and beyond time and space, which, whether we like it or not, spells duty."
- President Ronald Reagan

Folks don't like talk of being inconvenienced or of duty, they would rather be promised pie in the sky. The simple fact is that there is no reward without struggle, and it has been that way since Adam chose to sin in the Garden of Eden. Thank goodnes our Commander-In-Chief understands this and has taken steps to assure that the flag won't falter on his watch. God bless President George W. Bush.