Pawlenty on the Ball

One thing that Tim Pawlenty has going for him is consistency. Pawlenty has single-handedly made sure that Minnesotans would not get their taxes increased four almost 8 years now. When it comes to more taxes, he uses his favorite secret weapon: the veto. Ok. So it's not so secret. But no one is better at it than him. The Wall Street Journal wrote an article about his ability to thwart the DFL-controlled MN legislature in their attempts to hike MN taxes across the board in a time of recession. In this article, it is pointed out that "this will be one of the first times in modern Minnesota history that the state will reduce the size of government in real terms, not just slow its rate of growth." These decisions are common sense decisions that everyone is forced to make in these times. Governments should not be an exception. Raising taxes hurts this country's ability to recover from a recession. It will only ensure that we will not go back to the quality of life and prosperity we had in recent years. Instead, this means that the future will only hold larger government control of everyday affairs in business and commerce. The freedom that millions have died to protect over 250 years will wilt away to a larger government that wants to make us think that it knows what is best for everyone. That's definitely not freedom. It sounds more like an oppressive Authoritarianism. The exception we have to that is that we elect our government officials. So we have hope of regaining our freedom. We have the choice to even overthrow our government if we see that it has overstepped it's ability to govern. It already happened once in 1789. But what we need to recover from this is more people like Pawlenty. People who are unafraid to do the right thing for the people, not just so they can get reelected. Tim Pawlenty may be considering running for President in 2012. If he does, he definitely has my vote.

John Piper on President Obama

OK. So it's been a while since I posted anything. And yes, I've been busy with school and work, etc. But this last Sunday, the University of Notre Dame, which I have always admired, invited President Obama to speak at the Commencement Address and bestowed upon him an honorary Doctorate Degree for his advancements in Human Rights. I was shocked when I heard this. Everything I have ever heard from my Catholic upbringing and daily education in my faith has taught me that every life is considered Sacred from conception to natural death. I cannot see how Notre Dame considers itself to be a pillar in the Catholic Church in America, if they pay honor to the most anti-life president in our nation's history. His record of voting against everyone's right to life is outlandish! He voted four time against human rights and medical attention to living, breathing babies who survived an abortion! This proves to me that he has no respect for humanity.

Now here is a talk given by John Piper from Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis on January 25, 2009. Even though he is a Baptist Pastor, it is interesting to see that he agrees with the Catholic stance on the Right to Life. This isn't just a Catholic thing. It's an American thing. It's a morality thing. The majortiy of people in America will agree with this regardless of what the Liberals want to tell you about what the majority thinks.

Here's the video from Hotair:



What do you think?

Please comment.

Also, see this letter to the President of Notre Dame at Gateway Pundit