Five Hundred Words

I watched the media’s reaction to concerned parents objecting a planned address by President Obama to the children of the nation.  Very few seemed to understand that the issue was not just that a president was making a speech to kids.  Most pundits completely missed the point.  This was not just partisanship billowing up from the bitter clingers out in flyover country.

Allow me to explain.  One of the failings of the liberal press and its fellow travelers is that for them, history started this morning.  Those of us who have a memory longer than the last news cycle recall the … Continue Reading

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The first “Tea Party” I went to was in my native St. Louis.  Held downtown on the steps of the Gateway Arch, Bill Hennessy and a handful of other nascent rabble-rousers used a tiny, tinny black Radio Shack megaphone to rally the gathered citizens.  Hundreds of men, women and children had taken off work, school and other pursuits to be there at lunchtime.

Later, thousands gathered for a Tea Party rally in Kiener Plaza downtown easily filling up 75% of the area.  On July 4th, hundreds gathered despite the deluge that soaked our corner of the Show-Me State.  August 22 saw … Continue Reading

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While attending a rally in opposition to President Obama’s health care proposals, some of the counter-demonstrators held signs making an appeal from the perspective of faith.  As I recall one old fellow held up a sign stating that Jesus would support the sick.  Of the arguments for “Obamacare” perhaps this is the most compelling. 

The president himself states that we are “partners with God” over these grave issues.  I would not say that I am God’s partner, but I am certainly His servant, and I am both humbled and delighted to serve.  Being a follower of Christ, among the general commands … Continue Reading

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Russ Carnahan was elected to represent my district after living here somewhere south of four years.  While certainly a longer tenure than Hillary’s few months before becoming New York’s senator, it still seems odious that he came here to first become a Missouri House representative, and then landed the Federal job after Dick Gephardt retired.

I would pretty much vote for a ham sandwich rather than be represented by a carpet-bagger. Worse, Carnahan proved to be to the left of even Dick Gephardt.  He voted for TARP, Porkulus, and Cap and Trade.  He’s all for Obamacare.  It has been as if San Francisco has two elected representatives.

Over the years, the GOP has fielded candidates, each slowly inching closer to the critical 51% mark to unseat the incumbent. Russ won in 2008 with a surprisingly narrow 53%.  Had he not been buoyed by President Obama’s historic election, William Federer may have been our Representative. God bless Bill, he is sitting this election out.

I had lunch with Ed Martin the other day.  He’s an attorney who will run against Carnahan in 2010.

Ed is no ham sandwich.
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Those of you following me on Twitter (@TimMcNabb) know I have been pimping Ed Martin Jr. for Congress really hard.  My goal, frankly, is to help Ed raise money for a run to defeat Russ Carnahan, my current congressional representative.

On Twitter today, I got this reply:
@TimMcNabb what does ed martin jr think about congressional pension and insurance, if he’s for it, I’m against him, http://tinyurl.com/pvtagk
If you follow the link, you will find an excellent, even cathartic, set of rules that I would LOVE to see congress have to follow Item #9.  Nothing will make you a conservative faster than cutting a check for Federal, State, and local payroll tax.  Throw in the double whammy of having to pay both halves of your FICA tax and you’ll want to smack yourself in the head with a hammer and scream “Ronald Reagan”.
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I have to confess to feeling great contempt of Congress. My fantasy is to see the captains of industry who actually create wealth in this country give Congress a dope-slap of this sort to the twits and brigands in our legislature.

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I had a disappointing discussion a few weeks back with a colleague. My friend is a smart young man, earnest and sincere, but all too representative of today’s brand of thinking when it comes to issues of liberty and public policy.

The topic was smoke-free bars in the City of St. Louis. I hate smoking, for the record. I think smokers have a nasty history of being thoughtless in the pursuit of their habit. I am surprised at how offensive I find the smell. Long gone, the stink of cigarettes linger in public spaces where smokers … Continue Reading

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