Senator Jim Bunning, courageously held a one man filibuster this week against the Reid-Obama machine against unfunded deficit spending. Bunning’s position was painted by the liberal press as being against funding extended unemployment benefits but, of course, his actual position would never correctly covered, which was as follows: fine, extend the benefits, but PAY FOR IT!!!!!!
Bunning pointed out that the Senate had just extended the debt ceiling and, include in that bill, a “Pay Go” provision that mandated that additional deficit spending be paid for through additional taxes or cutting existing programs. Obama beat his chest about this in front of the cameras numerous times and, actually, this is the second subsequent bill to be passed by the Senate that does not identify the funding. Bunning was attempting to hold Reid and specifically Obeyme’s feet to the deficit fire, and he should be applauded for his efforts.
For the record, let’s review some of the money that this corrupt administration and congress has ‘appropriated’ over the last year. $787B in ’stimulus’ money, less than a third of which has been spent. Where is the rest of it? Why could not this critical funding of unemployment benefits come from the so called stimulus money? It has already been borrowed at the expense of our children. It is still apparently available, as there is no accounting of at least $400B of it having been spent. Why did we have to borrow and additional $30B last week on a ‘jobs’ bill, and now another $10B for unemployment benefits, outside of the Pay Go provision which apparently will only apply to any sort of defense spending. This is crap. If this doesn’t piss you off, nothing will.
Bunning’s effort was conspicuously devoid of fellow Republican support. Remember this in November. This is your money and at some point, you and your children will have to pay for it. Bunning’s point was not that unemployment benefits should not be extended, merely that it should be paid for with money already appropriated. He made the point that if the Senate would not stand against this deficit spending, then they would never pay for anything. This is the truth. The Senate will continue to spend money that they do not have because it is in their interest to do so. It is as simple as that.
If we do not return to the original checks and balances within Congress, as established by the Framers of our Constitution, i.e. by repealing the 17th Amendment and making Senators accountable to the States, we are done. The money will be worth nothing. Save it if you want, stash it in your 401k, but if the course is not changed soon, it will stolen by an unaccountable Congress through inflation, and that which you saved your entire life will be worthless.
It’s a huge deal, folks. Wake up, start writing everybody you can, and let your voice be heard before they silence all of us by royal decree. They are going to spend us and our children out of existence as a country. If it continues, you will see the end of the United States of America, as you have known it, within your lifetime – or at least within the next 15 to 20 years.
So, to Senator Jim Bunning, a big thank you from the Bunker. And to the rest of the Republicans who would not back him up on this – SHAME ON YOU!!!

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Well that didn’t take long.  I guess people from all across the country are kicking themselves for jumping onto the bandwagon and sending support to this man.  Obviously he either doesn’t understand the tide that swept him into office or he really pulled the wool over the collective eyes of the frustrated populace.  Personally, I think he is a typical inside politician who believes the government SHOULD fix everything. From his facebook page this morning:

 “I came to Washington to be an independent voice, to put politics aside, and to do everything in my power to help create jobs for Massachusetts families. This Senate jobs bill is not perfect. I wish the tax cuts were deeper and broader, but I am voting for it because it contains measures that will help put people back …to work. … I hope for improvements in that process going forward.” 

I think this what you might call “foreshadowing”–The Health Care Bill is not perfect either and he did say he believed everyone was entitled to health care.

Today marks the one year anniversary of the awakening of the people. Michelle Malkin today posts the following essay from Keli Carender one of the Seattle protest organizers and as Malkin calls her “a foremother of the tea party movement.”  I am re-printing it here in it’s entirety. It is worthy of attention as it speaks directly to the heart of the tea party movement; the frustrations of the people, the fears that many feel when looking to the future. Read it.

The consent of the governed and the roots of the Tea Party movement
by Keli Carender

Last President’s Day, about two hundred of us gathered at Westlake Park in the middle of deep blue Seattle to protest the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a.k.a. Porkulus, because Washington D.C. wasn’t listening. We had tried to tell President Bush back in 2008 that we didn’t want the Toxic Asset Relief Program (TARP), and he and Congress did not listen. Then, one of the earliest initiatives by our new President, Barack Obama, who as a Senator supported TARP and the bailouts of the banks, was to declare the worse economic crises since the Great Depression and hurry Congress into passing a giant stimulus package. Read the rest

Thank God.

Drudgereport.com this morning had this article posted from MercuryNews.com. At first I read this and thought “big deal.” Some cop spouting off on Facebook. After thinking about it though I realized how important this really could be. The very last sentence of the story really chilled me. When a law abiding citizen cannot exercise his/her second amendment right without being afraid of retribution from “law enforcement”, we have a serious, serious problem.

The news media report that President Obeyme will televise talks with Republicans and Democrats on health care. Well, isn’t that sweet? How nice. How bi-partisan. How absolutely false and pretentious. He will now fulfill his promise of ‘transparency’. Now that the backroom deals are made and sealed he’ll invite the Republicans in along with the cameras. The truth is that after the Republican win in Massachusetts he has figured out that yeah, we the people are pissed and we are not going to let them ram the health care bill down our throats without a fight! It will no doubt be more smoke and mirrors. There will be no retractions of provisions injected for the purpose of bribing votes. None of that stuff will come out of the bill. Hopefully the people are on to him and his game of let me dazzle them with my brilliance! All you will hear is The One speaking of bi-partisanship and the peoples’ work. It will be another sales pitch by him to us. Nothing more. Pay attention people, don’t be fooled again by this blow hard.

Some forty-five years ago, perhaps the greatest American Patriot of our time summed up the choice that lay before the people in the 1964 Presidential race. While stumping for the Goldwater campaign, Reagan described the magnitude of the decision as follows:

If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth. And this idea that government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except to sovereign people, is still the newest and most unique idea in all the long history of man’s relation to man. This is the issue of this election. Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves.

Reagan saw so clearly then the reality to which the present generation of the American People are only now beginning to awaken. Throughout history, freedom is by far the exception rather than the rule. Tyranny has been the norm since the beginning of recorded history – likely as far back as cavemen scrawling on cave walls with charcoaled sticks. Only at a few brief points in time has man dabbled in democratic notions, formed Republics, and lived under a system of natural laws, respect for property, and acknowledgement of individual rights. All previous attempts failed. The Democracies denigrated into mob rule and collapsed, the Republics fell victim to corruption and the ambitions of men who had other ideas about how people should be ‘ruled’.
Our Republic, designed by men who spent their waking hours studying all that had been written of previous attempts at democratic rule, human nature, and philosophy, stands today as Reagan’s ’shining city on the hill’. No doubt the lights of liberty have dimmed significantly with recent events, but the core of the American Experiment still burns on. People are beginning to realize what is at stake. America is exceptional – not as Chairman Obeyme said “American is exceptional in the same way that the British or French see themselves as exceptional” (paraphrased). Obeyme views us, the American People and our system of self-governance, as a European king would have viewed his subjects and such notions – with disdain. I don’t think this could be more plain. Our Republic is still intact, although probably fatally broken if some things aren’t changed soon, we need to remain vigilant and protect, with our last breath, that which remains. That is our duty not just to our forefathers, but to our posterity.
So, in the wake of the Brown victory in Massachusetts, don’t relax or believe that the Marxists will now just fold their tents and embrace the Constitution and the rule of law. They are committed and still in charge. We need to push back, continue to write letters, and demand that they be accountable to us, the American people. Remember, the federal government has no legitimate power other than that which is granted through the Constitution. As Jefferson reportedly said:

The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first.

We all need to keep the pressure on through the November elections. Talk to everyone you know even at the expense of alienating them – if they aren’t interested enough to engage in thoughtful debate and take a stand against tyranny, then they are part of the problem facing this country. Stay vigilant and don’t get complacent, there’s a lot of work to be done.

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The Liberty Bunker is one year old today. I would have forgotten about the anniversary had it not been for the fact that I was getting pinged by the web hosting company for renewal. It was a little surprising because with everything that has happened in the last year, it seemed like a lot more time had passed. As much as I’ve enjoyed putting the site together and the learning that has gone along with it, I was undecided as to whether or not to keep it going. Opportunities to write have not been as readily available as when I’d first set up the site, but to shut it down now would result in one less voice, however insignificant, against the tyranny presently being perpetrated upon us.
So, the rent has been paid for another year in the Bunker – I considered going month to month under the assumption that if this last year was any kind of indicator, it can only be a few months until Chairman Obeyme declares the 1st Amendment an instrument of hate and intolerance, and therefore null and void. My, thanks to all who have contributed to the site and its upkeep, and of course to the handful of regular readers who stop by. If you are interested in scripting a post for the site, contact me via e-mail.
Although a few battles have been won, the war is not over. It will be a long ten months until the mid-term elections – and longer still until the Presidential election (if the emperor actually allows an election to be held). Given the short memory and attention span of the average American, it’s imperative that no opportunity be missed to point out the implications of the Obeyme Administration’s encroachment on our God-given liberties. The enemy is inside the gates, fix your bayonets!

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I’ve seen a number of articles addressing the lessons to taken, by both Republicans and Democrats, from Scott Brown’s stunning upset victory over Martha Coakley in the bluest of blue states, Massachusetts. Most are along the lines of ‘The American People reject Obama care”, or “Obama needs to move to the center to salvage his Presidency”, or “this is a clear repudiation of Obama’s Socialist agenda”, all of which are true to some extent. However, I think there is a more fundamental message here than is captured in those I’ve described above, and it’s very simple. The American people, without respect to party affiliation or political bent, don’t like being told what to do by their government.
As the Ivy League Universities have cranked out their product of European Socialist wannabe, so-called intellectual ‘progressive’ ideologues since the early 1900’s, who have in turn, through manipulation of public education and news media of all forms attempted to blind the unclean populace to that which is their heritage, they’ve ignored one very critical fact that will make there ultimate goal of Marxist Utopia far more difficult to acheive. Like a strand of DNA through every American, there is natural tendency to rebel against tyranny in all forms. It is part of our nature and our culture. It is that rebellious nature that was on display in Massachusetts last Tuesday. Read the rest

** I guess I misunderstood that which Beck would be addressing in the scope of his documentary, although it was interesting – especially for anyone not familiar with the antics of Che, or Stalin’s starvation of the Ukraine, it really didn’t focus at all on the progressive movement, which I’d have sworn I heard him say that it would. I’ll have to see if he gets to this in future installments.** omb

Glenn Beck’s documentary on the impact of progressivism on America airs today at 3pm. I’ll be interested to see if he mentions the scourge of the 17th Amendment and how it has led to the control of the Congress by special interests and lobbyists, and to the out of control spending that is prevalent today. This is why our ’system is broken’, per John McCain. Senator Zel Miller, upon his retirement from the Senate, stated in his last address to the Senate that the 17th Amendment was the instrument by which lobbyists gained control in Washington D.C., and should be repealed. I’ll be writing more on this soon, but watch Beck to see if he mentions it. If he doesn’t, he’s missing the boat.

Here is Senate candidate Scott Brown (R-MA)in the debate last night:

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Self explanatory:

Today we heard the news that 28 year old Haisong Jiang was arrested for the uproar he cause at Newark Airport. He is now facing trespass charges and a fine. Fair enough, I hope it is a hefty one. He caused hours of delay for thousands of travelers.
What I want to know is this: When will the official who left his post be FIRED? Yes, FIRED. The safety of thousands of people lies in this man doing his job competently. As far as I have found, he has been put on administrative leave. Does his punishment fit his crime? ***
And here is a little “psa” at Big Government

I have re-installed all of my theme files and believe I have closed the door on the point of entry that hacker used to get in. Time will tell, but if I see anything suspicious, I’ll close down the site and establish a new theme – basically start from scratch, not too big of a deal.

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Some Libyan goat f*cker decide to hack this site and leaving a “Happy New Year” banner with a link to his all arabic bullshit site which I’m guessing described, aside from how best to kill the infidel, what time of day goats are most receptive to romantic advances. I’m not sure of the extent of the intrusion yet and I’ve removed all code that I’ve found, but will be doing a full restore with some extra security measures.
Please steer clear of the site for the next week while I clear out the manure left by this faggot. Sorry for the interuption, but I’ll post an ‘All Clear’ banner after I’ve reloaded everything and cleared out all of the .php files. The site may have a different look, as I may just go ahead and move to a new theme at this point.

A sincere Happy New Year and belated Merry Christmas to all!

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Two things. First, isn’t this the second failed Christmas terror attack on an airliner? Wasn’t the failed attempt by would-be shoe bomber, ‘Richard Reed’ (by the way, a name he hadn’t used in years, but was promulgated by the AP so as to obscure the fact that this half a jerk was another practitioner of the religion of peace that was trying to kill Americans), also an attempted Christmas attack? I’m amazed by the lengths to which our forces are restrained by command to not run major operations during the month of ‘ramadan’(which I refuse to capitalize, by the way, but is somehow always referred to by our islamic suck-up media as the ‘holy month of -’), or any other islamic so-called ‘holy’ day, however, the members of the religion of peace that decide the time is right to kill some Christians seem to think the best time is on Christian or Jewish holy days. That policy of self-restraint should be abandoned.
Secondly, did anyone notice that it took less than 24 hours for the AP to run a story claiming that an unidentified source, on the condition of anonymity, stated that the U.S. Intelligence had known about the terror connections of the guy who tried to blow up the plane for two years? What struck me as funny was that, while watching the morning coverage of this story, I had no sooner said to my wife “I wonder how long it will take for the Administration to start blaming Bush for this?”. Well, not long apparently. So let me get this straight, on the morning after Christmas, less than 12 hours after the event, the AP is able to locate some highly placed source, somewhere in the machinery of Homeland Security, who happens to have first hand knowledge of the name of this asshole and also knows that he’s been known to have terrorist connections for 2 years, which just happens to be long enough open the window to blame the Bush Administration. I don’t buy it, let me tell you what I think. My guess is that the highly placed source is either David Axelrod or Rahm Emmanuel and that they are running damage control for Chairman Obeyme, instructing the AP as to what line to run in order to deflect criticism away from the Chosen One. Why else would the source need to remain anonymous? This is either a matter of record or it isn’t, why the secrecy? This has to be the Administration leaking a story that they think will provide cover for Obeyme’s ineptitude on terrorism.
This would be the second attack in the last two months on his watch, whether they seek to blame Bush or not. Believe me, as the weeks go on, you’ll hear more and more about how this is the Bush Administration’s fault.
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