April 10, 2013

It has been five months since the election of Nov 6, 2012. My head can't frame words to express my heart's disappointment in the majority of American voters who appear to value empty rhetoric and entitlements more than they value liberty and responsibility. For this, I am truly sad.

Tomorrow is Election Day

OK, I'm sure nearly everyone in the country is nervous today. At least, if they aren't, they must have their heads in the sand somewhere the sun doesn't shine and the rain doesn't fall.
I work at the polls tomorrow, so that will ease my nerves a little through the day, especially since I am an Idahoan and don't have to worry about the general direction of voters in my state.
Come on, Americans -- let's do this!!

Making Calls Today

At 9:00 a.m., I went in to make some calls to Ohio voters through the online Romney-Ryan campaign outlet and had made only a couple before the notice came on my screen that there are "No More Voters" to call.
Wow. That's saying something about the organization of the campaign and the impetus of this movement. The identification methods for getting the vote out "on the ground" is better than it has ever been, and now, it appears the only thing left to do is pray . . . no problem!!

A Vote for Mitt Romney

A vote for Mitt Romney is a vote for the return of America as the great country it was and can be again.

Voted Yesterday

Yesterday, Helen Perry and I took Dorothy Browning and Evelyn Chase to the polls to vote early. We had thought we would have an easy time of it, but the lines were long. We talked to some officials about moving up in line due to the ill health of Evelyn and Dorothy. Fortunately, they let the four of us cut in line. We ended up getting finished within an hour. What a relief! Evelyn and Dorothy could never have stood in line 10 minutes, much less a couple of hours. Afterward, we went for pie at Marie Callendar's. I had strawberry-rhubarb ala mode, and it was delicious. Dorothy bought the pie for all of us. I'm feeling lots better today and think Romney is going to win. Just a few more days of this suspense!!!

Huge Storm on the East Coast

The name of the storm is Sandy, and it's already on record as being the second most devastating storm in the nation ever. Katrina was first just a few years ago. The timing of the storm looks to be an advantage for Obama because he is able to use the mainstream media to appear across the nation looking presidential and acting like a leader should--but too late for the lives of the Libyan ambassador and three other brave Americans who were killed because of his lack of leadership when they were struggling for their very lives just a few weeks ago. The Libya story gets almost no play in the media, which has a strong bias for Obama. I'm a little discouraged tonight.

America's Role in the World

"Internationally, President Obama has adopted an appeasement strategy. He believes America's role as leader in the world is a thing of the past. I believe a strong America must--and will--lead the future."

-- Mitt Romney --

Business Is About Dreams

"Business and growing jobs is about taking risk, sometimes failing, sometimes succeeding, but always striving. It is about dreams. Usually, it doesn't work out exactly as you might have imagined. Steve Jobs was fired at Apple. He came back and changed the world."

-- Mitt Romney --

Washington's Liberal Politicians

"Sometime I wonder whether Washington's liberal politicians truly understand the greatness that is America."

-- Mitt Romney -- 

Honoring the Military

"We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation secure."

-- Mitt Romney --

Free Enterprise

"Free enterprise has done more to lift people out of poverty, to help build a strong middle class, to help educate our kids, and to make our lives better than all the programs of government combined."

-- Mitt Romney --

American Principles

"We believe in individual initiative, personal responsibility, opportunity, freedom, small government, the Constitution. These principles, these American principles are key to getting our economy back to being successful and leading the world."

-- Mitt Romney --

What Makes America Great

"What makes America the greatest nation in the world is the heart of the American people; hardworking, innovative, risk-taking, God-loving, family-oriented American people."

-- Mitt Romney -- 

When Government Takes Money From the People

"I spent my whole life in the private sector, 25 years in the private sector. I understand that when government takes more money out of the hands of people, it makes it more difficult for them to buy things. If they can't buy things, the economy doesn't grow. If the economy doesn't grow, we don't put Americans to work."

-- Mitt Romney --

The Family Here at Home

"America cannot continue to lead the family of nations around the world if we suffer the collapse of the family here at home."

-- Mitt Romney -- 

Leadership

"Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses."
                                 -- Mitt Romney --

On Dependency

"Dependency is death to initiative, to risk-taking and opportunity. It's time to stop the spread of government dependency and fight it like the poison it is."

-- Mitt Romney --

Religious Liberty

"Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action."

-- Mitt Romney --

The Invisible Hand of the Market

"The invisible hand of the market always moves faster and better than the heavy hand of government."

-- Mitt Romney --

Welfare Without Work

"People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of self esteem."

-- Mitt Romney --