Comments on: Obama reforms welfare reform: because he can

By: Artfldgr

Artfldgr — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:07:06 +0000

the slogan!!!

Try OB and your sure!!!

wait… isnt that taken already?

By: Curtis

Curtis — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 22:52:34 +0000

Damn straight, OC. It’s your second career. However, to mean it you have to write a letter for Johnathon Pollard’s release.

Kidding. Just kidding.

By: Occam's Beard

Occam's Beard — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:28:46 +0000

I’m flattered, but if you really think so … I’ll give it a shot!

By: Curtis

Curtis — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:38:11 +0000

I contacted Romney’s compaign. I’m in California, so, well, whatever I do in a volunteer way I hope will make an impact. Wouldn’t that be awesome to see California go Romney.

I met Dov Fisher yesterday. He is a rabbi who writes occasional articles for American Thinker. He is one smart person. But that’s not what comes through as much as an aura of kindness and goodness. You know when you meet someone and you can just tell because their whole focus is on you?

It was a Shabbat morning service and the weekly portion of Torah was about a man who had killed a man who was citing open rebellion against G-d. Now, this was a special case and the lesson isn’t that orthodox Jews should go around spearing people. But they should maintain a standard which is not apologetic and which calls all Jews to a fuller and deeper committment. In other words, there’s only so much deviation possible until G-d’s discipline asserts itself.

Rabbi Fisher related how there was this prominent Jewish sociologist, who, in the sixties stated there weren’t going to even be any Orthodox Jews by 2000.

He was wrong. Today they number about 30% of the Jewish community. And consider their repopulation numbers, in 40 years, they will be 60%. The behavior of selfish people (and selfish may mean rational) is not conducive to “mulitply and fill the earth.”

Here’s a guy I like:

The attempt made in recent decades by secularist thinkers to disengage the moral principles of western civilization from their scripturally based religious context, in the assurance that they could live a life of their own as “humanistic” ethics, has resulted in our “cut flower culture.” Cut flowers retain their original beauty and fragrance, but only so long as they retain the vitality that they have drawn from their now-severed roots; after that is exhausted, they wither and die. So with freedom, brotherhood, justice, and personal dignity – the values that form the moral foundation of our civilization. Without the life-giving power of the faith out of which they have sprung, they possess neither meaning nor vitality.”‘ –Will Herberg

By: LisaM

LisaM — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:20:08 +0000

Occam, I encourage you to contact Romney’s campaign. At the risk of sounding ridiculous, I offer my own experience. I posted an idea for a Romney commercial on another thread here. It was to use video/audio of Obama ridiculing Hillary for including a mandate in her health-care plan. A commenter encouraged me to send it to Romney. I did, and a week or so later, they came out with a commercial that was almost word-for-word what I had sent. Probably coincidence, but there’s a minute chance that they used my idea. It can’t hurt. And, after reading your posts for a couple of years, I can say that your ideas and wording are much better than mine.

By: J.J. formerly Jimmy J.

J.J. formerly Jimmy J. — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:10:56 +0000

Occam’s, Romney’s site to contact him with suggestions is here:
http://www.mittromney.com/contact-us

Go, man!

By: Occam's Beard

Occam's Beard — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 03:28:42 +0000

Your wording is great. You should apply to be a speech writer for Romney. Seems his staff needs some help.

Texexec, thank you for your kind comment. In the unlikely case that the opportunity should arise, I’d be pleased to help turn the Red tide in any small way I can.

By: J.J. formerly Jimmy J.

J.J. formerly Jimmy J. — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:53:29 +0000

texexec: “Don’t think that’s his index finger, J.J. ”
You’re right! What was I thinking? Middle finger salute would have been better. Well, at least you got my drift.

By: rickl

rickl — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:12:14 +0000

Francesca Says:
July 14th, 2012 at 9:41 pm

I simply cannot understand how these things can happen under our system. Doesn’t the Congress have the power to limit or stop these actions?

They certainly do. Apparently, they choose to look the other way.

By: Francesca

Francesca — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:41:48 +0000

I hope someone can help me understand where the President gets the power to undermine a duly voted upon and passed law; to refuse to implement a passed law; to pronounce executive orders whenever he feels like it; to hire Czars who have the power to make regulations without being accountable to anyone other than Obama. I simply cannot understand how these things can happen under our system. Doesn’t the Congress have the power to limit or stop these actions? Thank you for any information.