Okay, in the past twenty-four hours, I have perhaps been too trigger happy when it comes to these blogs. But I refuse to apologize. I will, however, be brief.
I awoke this morning at 5:30. Why? Because I am the off-season equipment manager of Wabash’s football team. During the regular season, I’m the videographer. These two jobs may seem not so different, but they are. Both require steadfast dedication, patience and discipline. The necessity of each has helped me translate such values into a work ethic, but managing is not the only place I’ve received such lessons. You see, I am an Eagle Scout.
To say that I learned much from my time in Scouts would be an understatement. The training I received, the values I gained and the friendships I made will be with me for the rest of my life. Thanks to the dedication, patience and discipline of the Scouting parents who ran my troop, I have become a better person. The same can be said from my experience as a high school and college football manager.
Why am I telling you this, especially on a seemingly all-political organization’s website? I am telling you this because these are values I …
Check this link out. Will direct you the fiery speech given by Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOdvn2dtM0A
To those of you readers, members of the faithful or newcomers, I want to gauge your interest by a.) stating my complete dissatisfaction with the passage of universal healthcare and b.) give you a solid reason for why this is the case. My father is a cardiothoracic surgeon, medicalspeak for a heart doctor. This law will not only effect my father’s work, it will therefore effect me. Now, I hate being selfish, but this really hits close to home. To say that I am livid is an understatement, but I refuse to rant.
Let me just say that there is something positive coming out of this. Because of the fact that, according to the polls, 54% of Americans are against this, this will probably ensure the election of several Republicans into currently Democratic seats. This will give us back the majority, and set us on the right path. I do not pretend that I have forgotten what transgressions occurred by members of the GOP. But we cannot undo what has already been done… We can only work to make positive changes and decisions NOW.
That is all.
As I returned to my fraternity on Sunday night after a Wabash Conservative Union meeting, I pondered over what could happen in the next 60-90 minutes. Here’s what I came up with:
1. Democrats in the House could exert full political force and pass the Healthcare legislation without batting an eye, possibly by 35 or 40 votes.
2. Some Democrats and all Republicans would realize that Americans don’t want this bill and the vote would be close.
3. Bart Stupak wouldn’t buy the (false) notion that President Barack Obama would cut federal funding for abortion from the bill. He then, along with the pro-life bloc of Democrats in the House would do America a favor and vote “nay.”
Alas, my second thought came true. 219-212 in favor of Obamacare. With 6 minutes remaining in the vote a sense of false hope came over me when I realized only 8 more Democrats needed to vote “nay” if Republicans stayed the course. The GOP did their part. If only 4 more Democrats could have.
Monday was not a very pleasant day. The thought of worse health coverage at higher prices just didn’t see to make me feel better.
Today, Barack Obama signed this legislation into law. While the …
[caption id="attachment_1655" align="alignright" width="168" caption="An enormous eagle, inflated outside the Warsaw debate by a local Tea Party group"][/caption]I can’t tell you how excited I am to have a real competitive Senate race in Indiana this year. For as long as I have been politically aware, I have only seen elections in which either Evan Bayh or Richard Lugar run, and the opposing party produces a sacrificial lamb to lose in November. About midway through last summer, I knew that 2010 was going to be a different year. President Obama was making missteps, town hall meetings were being dominated by angry citizens, and strong Republican candidates to challenge Evan Bayh were coming out of the woodwork. Evan Bayh is now gone—much easier to beat than I thought he would be—and the race is more wide-open and competitive than ever. All five Republican Senate candidates visited my home county for a primary debate this morning, and it just happened to coincide with the first day of my spring break (what luck!). So I resisted the …
I was sitting in Chapel recently and listening to Dr. Timothy Lake present his case for a “black studies program,” and it got me thinking about past talks. In my time at Wabash, I have never missed a regular Thursday Chapel. No matter how much homework I have, no matter how busy I am with extracurriculars, I have always made the time to spend an hour of my Thursday morning listening to my fellow Wabash community members impart their wisdom for the rest of the campus.
There are surprisingly few Chapel Talks that are truly memorable. There are plenty like Dr. Lake’s — political pleas for a new department, or area of concentration, or what have you. A couple of years ago, Dr. Warner made his plea for a sociology / anthropology department. I’m sure there have been plenty of “gender studies” pleas too. These talks are usually boring, as they are not directed toward students — Dr. Lake amusingly spent the first half of his talk quoting and appealing to President White.
Some Chapel Talks are legendary. I wasn’t fortunate enough to be at Wabash yet for Dr. Kubiak’s famous 2006 talk …
Here’s a story that may be of interest to conservative Wallies:
Mr. Hal Utterback, a staple at Wabash sporting events, is currently running as a Republican for Sheriff here in Montgomery County. Mr. Utterback has over 30 years of law enforcement experience and he has most recently served as Assistant Chief of Police in the Crawfordsville police department.
He has always been very supportive of Wabash College and I’m sure you have seen him at just about every home football and basketball game….most of the time cheering the Little Giants and making sure the DePauw students don’t get out of hand.
For those who may be interested, he will be holding fundraiser is this Saturday, February 6th, at 7PM at the Crawfordsville 4-H Fairgrounds. For just $10, you can go enjoy an evening of food, fun, and music…all while helping support Hal! Musical talents will include Kevin and Lori Holt, the Crawfordsville-based “Cold War Unicorns” and “The Here Now” from Indianapolis. To hear a bit from “The Here Now,” you can visit their Myspace.
You can learn more about Mr. Utterback on his website, www.halforsheriff.com.
The entire media establishment seems perplexed by the suddenly plummeting poll numbers of Senator Evan Bayh.
On Tuesday’s edition of “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, the fairly conservative Joe Scarborough sang the senator’s praises, allowing him to present himself as a “common sense” advocate for Hoosiers without even the hint of a challenge.
“Clearly Senator Bayh gets it,” said analyst Donnie Douche of the senator’s rhetoric. “You were the first senator in your party to start warning America about debt, about rising deficits, about a need to focus on jobs,” Scarborough echoed. “I think in the end, the polls do take care of those who actually listen to their voters. And you’ve been doing that, obviously.”
Ever since Senator Bayh preempted Scott Brown’s Massachusetts victory with a statement deriding the “furthest left elements of the Dem party” who were “attempting to impose their will on the rest of the country,” he has been presented by the media as a moderate voice in the liberal wilderness, calling on the president and the congress to change their ways. Rarely is it mentioned that Senator Bayh supported President Obama’s massive stimulus bill, and was, according to Democrats …
Tomorrow night, the Will Hays College Republicans will host Mr. Luke Messer, Wabash College class of 1991. Mr. Messer is currently challenging Representative Dan Burton in Indiana’s 5th congressional district’s Republican primary. His talk will take place at 8:00 PM in Baxter 101.
Below are Mr. Messer’s reasons for running, as described on his website:
Every election year, politicians tell us: “this is the most important election in modern times.” Yet intuitively, we know that while every election is important, some elections are more important than others. This is one of those times.
From Tea Party protests to spirited townhalls, Americans are stepping forward to have their voices heard. We have an historic debate today in our country between liberals, who believe we need government to protect us, and conservatives, who believe the Constitution is there to protect us from the government.
That is why we’re working with our friends and neighbors on this campaign for Congress. We represent a group of people who are concerned by the big government, big spending policies of Washington’s current liberal elite. Yet, we also know our nation’s Republican leadership has a long way to go to win …
This image speaks for itself. A witty and classy response from Carlos May:
