Denver, CO

Ok this blog post isn’t just for Denverites, it’s for all tax-paying Americans.

Just a friendly reminder to pay those taxes if you haven’t already.

And you may want to think about how much taxes you’ll be paying next year, the year after, and the year after that.

Click here to take a peak at the rapidly escalating national debt of the U.S. This a debt that we have to all pay off (eventually) in tax money. Just how much debt do we have? I’ll give you a hint:

the number nine followed by twelve zeroes

Make sure you talk to coworkers, friends, family, classmates, teachers, business leaders, and local politicians about this number. That’s twelve zeroes that we all are paying for.

To figure out how much we owe:

divide nine followed by twelve zeroes
by
three followed by eight zeroes

more on this later…

1. He Supports the Constitution. (Wow, Go Figure!)
2. He Believes In Religious Freedom.
3. He Has Never Voted For A Tax Increase.
4. He Is Against Public Funding Of Abortion.
5. He Is Against Funding Abortion Abroad.
6. He Is Against The National I.D. or Real I.D. Act.
7. He Believes In The “Just War Theory”.
8. He Supports The Rights Of Private Property Owners.
9. He Wants Us Out Of The U.N.
10. He Wants Us To Trade With Nations And Not War With Them.
11. He Is For 2nd Amendment Rights.
12. He Opposes NAIS.
13. He Wants To Shrink The Federal Government, Not Expand It.
14. He Has No Plans To Start A War With Iran Or Anyone Else.
15. He Wants To Bring Our Troops Home.
16. He Does Not Belong To The CFR (Council On Foreign Relations).
17. He Has Not Received Campaign Contributions From Rupert Murdoch (Like Hillary).
18. His Running Mate Most Likely Will Not Have Shot Anyone In The Face.
19. He Wants To End The I.R.S..
20. He Wants To Cut Spending?? Really, Cut Spending.
21. He Is Against Eminent Domain.
22. He Is Against The NAFTA Superhighway.
23. He Is Against The North American Union Or SPP
(It Exists- Google It).
24. He Is For The Principle Of Sound Money.
25. He Is Against The Idea of The Amero Money System
(Google It).
26. He Is Against The Federal Reserve’s Monopoly On Monetary Regulation.
27. He Is Philosophically Opposed To Big Government.
28. He Voted Against The Misnamed Patriot Act That Stripped Us Of Our Rights.
29. He Is For The Bill Of Rights.
30. He Knows The Meaning Of Liberty .
31. He Was 1 Of 4 People That Supported Reagan Early On.
32. He Has Been Married For 50 Years, Which Is An Achievement These Days.
33. He Is Not Married To Hillary.
34. His Supporters Love Him.
35. He Is A Once In A Lifetime Candidate.
36. Because His Record Is Consistent.
37. He Is Against Funding The So-Called War On Drugs
(Another Unsuccessful War).
38. He Is Actually Against Funding Many Unsuccessful Federal Programs.
39. He Does Not Want To Ruin Healthcare By Nationalizing It (Like Hillary, Obama, et al.)
40. He Is A Student Of History.
41. He Votes In Accordance With The Constitution.
42. He Will Not Forcibly Implant Us Or Our Troops With Microchips Or Like Devices
(It’s For Your Safety, Of Course).
43. He Is The Only True Conservative, In The Traditional Sense, left.
44. Republicans Love Him Because He Is For Small Government.
45. Democrats Love Him Because He Will End The War For Oil.
46. Libertarians Love Him Because He Wants The Government Out Of Their Business.
47. He Is The Only Electable Republican Candidate.
48. He is Against The Creation Of A Surveillance Society
(See London ).
49. He Supports Home School Rights.
50. He Wants To End The Corporate Welfare System That Is Destroying Our Government’s Credibility.
51. He Tells It Like It Is. He Is Truthful.
52. He Reads.
53. As A Doctor, He Is Informed On The Healthcare Issue.
54. He Has Not Been Hannitized.
55. He Has The Courage To Speak Out Against What Is Wrong.
56. He Will Be Good For The Economy
(Freedom Generally Is Good For The Economy).
57. He Wants Us Out Of The WTO And Like Organizations.
58. The I.R.S. Is Scared Of This Guy.
59. He Is Smart Enough To Prefer Gold Over Paper.
60. He Knows The Term FIAT-CURRENCY and knows what it means.
61. He Wants To Secure Our Borders.
62. He Favors Guarding Our Country Over Policing The World.
63. He Opposed The War In Iraq From The Beginning.
64. He Authorized The Hunt For Osama Bin Laden.
65. He Believes Local Governments Are Better Suited To Handle Their Own Issues.
66. He Is Willing To Listen And Reason With Others.
67. He Is A Christian Who Believes Christ Was Right When He Said, “Blessed Are The Peacemakers”.
68. He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
69. He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
70. He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
71. He has never taken a government-paid junket.
72. He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
73. He voted against regulating the Internet.
74. He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
75. He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
76. He Is Against Selective Service Registration.
77. He Is Against A Mandatory Draft.
78. He Is Still Not Married To Hillary.
79. He Has The Support Of The Youth.
80. His Campaign Has People Across The Country Motivated.
81. His Supporters Are Enthusiastic.
82. He Is Educated.
83. He Wants To Apply The Golden Rule In Government
(How Radical).
84. He Believes in Freedom Of Speech.
85. He Believes In Individual Rights
86. He Believes Those Rights Come From Our Creator.
87. He Does Not “Move With The Herd”.
88. He Has Delivered Over 4,000 Babies And Values Life.
89. He Doesn’t Have To “Act The Part” Because He Is What He Is.
90. He Has Not Waffled On The Abortion Issue As Every Other Republican Candidate.
91. He Has Faced Tremendous Opposition With Dignity.
92. He Is Optimistic
93. He Values The Traditions That Have Kept Us Free.
94. He Understands That Monopolies Are Bad Things.
95. He Understands The Difference Between Individual And Government Responsibility.
96. He Understands Inflation Is Not Just The Prices Going Up, But Rather The Value Of Money Going Down.
97. You Will Feel Good About Your Vote For A Change.
98. You Will Know You Have Done The Right Thing.
99. For The First Time In A Long Time, You Will Not Be Voting “For The Least, Worst, or Lesser of 2 Evils”.
100. You Will Help Undo The Damage Done To Our Country Over The Last Several Decades.
101. He Is Our Last Hope For A Free Nation.

Being an election season, the Denver scene is quickly warming up to politics. So today’s blog will explore:

How Two-Party Politics Hurt American Choice and Democracy

For anyone paying attention to election primaries, there are some significant divisions among, and within, the two political parties of the U.S.

Case in Point:

Sen. John McCain will be receiving President Bush’s endorsement soon, despite the two being opposed and having ‘feuded bitterly’ in the past. You can read that New York Times article here
For those of you who have really been paying attention, there are even some Republicans who have pledged to vote for the Democrats over their nominee McCain (Ann Coulter) and those who say McCain is ‘not a conservative’ or ‘not conservative enough.’

And then there’s Clinton and Obama who are in a neck and neck race. There is even speculation -though both candidates agree its premature- that they would run on a joint-ticket. You can click here for that article from the Associated Press.

And then there is Representative Ron Paul. You may not have heard of him because the media does not give him credit nor attention. If you truly haven’t heard of Ron Paul and his policy ideas, then its high time you were informed. You can start by visiting his website here. And it is high time everyone become aware of this Republican candidate for President.

Continued, for those of you who haven’t paid studied our U.S. history and history of our government, Ron Paul and his proposals seem like a new wing and view within the Republican party. In reality, Ron Paul is more representative of the true and original Republican Party, representing the true ideas and intentions of the Founders.

But candidates like Ron Paul won’t be given a presence or a platform during the presidential election, unless of course, they run on a 3rd party ticket. This Two-Party practice is not helping American Democracy. There are many Republicans who would have liked to vote for Ron Paul in the presidential elections, or for Mitt Romney, or for Mike Huckabee. There votes now will likely be cast to John McCain, a neoconservative, unless they choose to abandon the Republican party. Therein lies the issue; party members hope for the best candidates - someone like Ron Paul who actually speaks to the issues and presents feasible plans for fiscal policy, bringing our troops home, etc - but these candidates fall off the path that has been carved out by the media and large campaign budgets. If you’re going to judge a presidential candidate by how well they run their campaign, by the way, then take a look at McCain and all the issues he’s had with managing his own campaign money, running into debt, etc. You can find that information here and here

So voters loyal to their party are inevitably limited to their one front-runner that can run on their party’s ticket. This leads to voters not considering the issues and not determining their vote based on who will be the best leader. The Republicans band together, uneasily, and will vote for their candidate, even a bad candidate, just to try to maintain party control. They will vote over the Democrats even if it is a truly great Democrat candidate. The thinking is a bad Republican is better than a good Democrat or a bad Democrat is better than a good Republican.

Its time we changed this Two-Party system and open elections so that voters can actually vote for the candidates they stand behind and really endorse, not be limited to just their party’s frontrunner.
How many Americans will be let down if their Democrat candidate is not the frontrunner and they, by proxy and to maintain party unity, have to side with the other guy or other gal?

High energy prices got you down? Trying to brainstorm ways to reduce energy consumption? Want to participate in the political process of your local communities? Here a few good ways to do all of the above, in the same two hours:

Town Hall Meeting

Join Rep. Benefield and Rep. Sara Gagliardi for a presentation on “Saving Energy in the Home”. Independent energy raters will present and provide take-home materials to residents. A question and answer period follows the presentation and individuals’ questions on their own homes can be addressed.

Tuesday, March 4, 7:00-8:30 pm
Standley Lake Public Library
8485 Kipling St., Arvada

Solar and Energy Efficiency Workshop

You are invited to attend a Solar & Energy Efficiency Workshop on Saturday, March 8, which is co-sponsored with the Governor’s Energy Office and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). Learn the nuts and bolts of how to become more energy efficient and how to place solar panels on your roof. Xcel Energy staff will discuss their Solar Rewards Program in addition to discussions about state and federal rebates and tax incentives. NREL will also discuss new renewable energy technologies. A question and answer session will follow the presentations.

Saturday, March 8th from 9:00 to 11:00 AM
NREL Visitors Center
15013 Denver West Parkway
Golden, CO 80401-3393
Phone: 303-275-3000