RECENT UPDATES - DECEMBER 26, 2009

Never Surrender

The population of the United States exceeds 306 million. It is impossible for law enforcement or private security to detect each and every individual who intends to commit a terrorist act or have someone present, trained, and ready to react. To think otherwise is utterly foolish. The actions of the passengers and flight attendants of Northwest Airline Flight 253 who promptly responded should give notice to everyone that the only person you can ever count on is yourself. Fighting is the only choice in the situation involving Flight 253. To surrender, flee, or accept a fatal fate is unacceptable. Regardless of the conclusion from the tens of millions that will be spent investigating the incident, the hard cold facts are these:

Always be prepared.

Times have changed.

NEVER SURRENDER TO A TERRORIST OR TO A VIOLENT CRIMINAL.

A New King is Born

The insane spending continues as a $290 billion increase in the federal debt ceiling was passed by Congress yesterday, adding fuel to the argument that spending in Washington is out of control. After passage of this and the health care bill, our President flew off on holiday to the land of King Kamehameha.

A showdown at the ballot box in 2010 and 2012 by a nation that is re-discovering the Whigs is coming. Whig sympathizers (DINOs and RINOs) are making the switch more often each day. (Click here to download a Florida Voter Registration form and make your switch now.)

Should those who voted for increasing the federal debt walk the plank in 2010? Yes. As for President Obama’s forthcoming State of the Union address, hope is fading fast and will accelerate when pundits are finished picking it apart with a vengeance. A twist on the child rhyme about sticks and stones seems appropriate here: “While words and lies may hurt our feelings, your deeds are killing our nation.”

The Court Jester of the Senate, Senator Christopher Dodd, actually said that the failure to increase the debt would be catastrophic for the U.S. internationally while Senator Baucus threw the “scare grandma” card by claiming that Social Security payments to all recipients would stop immediately without passage. Regarding Dodd, if the average American was asked about the importance of giving millions and billions more to war lords in the Middle East, Asia, and China to curry favor versus lowering taxes, we believe lower taxes would win hands-down. We also believe Senator Dodd will find out for himself during his re-election in 2010 that his hypocritical behavior and giveaways will result in his seat being occupied by someone new in 2011. As for Senator Baucus, the day when the vast majority of retirees in the nation are walking in lockstep with AARP and drinking the CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes of propaganda Kool-Aid is steadily eroding. While there are plenty of selfish grandma’s, there is a distinct growing number who care more about the lot their grandchildren will inherit and won’t buy the bull you’re selling anymore; you saw many of the enlighted grannies and grandpa's at your town hall meetings last summer if you recall.

No matter how Dodd and Biden cook the books, the economy will remain fragile because the collective memory of the rank-and-file consumer is keenly aware that ten years of zero stock market growth, plunging real estate values, sky-high fuel prices, unemployment, and massively increasing government spending has negatively impacted nearly everyone. The belt tightening will continue in 2010 after a brief relaxation for Christmas 2009. The upcoming unemployment numbers will perplex many cradle-to-grave academic elitists who think the worse is behind us. What many of the Harvard and Yale anointed experts lack is real life experience. On a daily basis we watch the successful Rodney’s of the world lecture the Dr. Bombay’s of the world, only to see the Bombay’s continue to use formal position and power to squash substance over form for the Keynesian Holy Grail Theory of Big Brother form over substance.

The President promised a “page-by-page” review of the budget during his campaign as if he had the authority for a line-item-veto, which he does not; however, a promise made should be a promise kept. In 2010, the Florida Whig Party challenges everyone to pick the budget apart, page by page, line by line, and demand the job we were promised be done. Question everything and the motives of everyone with the power of free speech and the Internet. Leave no stone unturned and no dollar unaccounted for.

One of those on the top of the list to watch is also one of the biggest hypocrites to ever grace the floor of the Senate is Charles Schumer. Senator Charles Schumer, who is in bed with Wall Street and big banks as much if not more so than Christopher Dodd. Schumer strongly supported the bailout of the financial industry and then organized a series of highly effective political action committee airway ad attacks on Republicans for supporting the very series of bailouts he voted for. Republicans will never learn that you simply cannot trust or make a deal with the devil. Their lack of backbone and inability to fight fire with fire is the bane of their leadership. The weak-sisters of the Republican Party, such as Senator John McCain, have been shown over and over why turning the other cheek merely gets another wack without a bit of remorse. If anyone wonders why bi-partisan support for nearly anything is nonexistent, remember Senator Schumer, the ruthless and ultimate backstabber of the Senate.

All the he said, she said, he did, she did game playing that goes on in Washington (and Tallahassee for that matter) is such that We the People need a daily score card to keep track of it all. Working men and women don’t have time for all this, and so, the easy and simple choice is this: “Vote all the incumbents out.”

The size of the debt, a never ending unbalanced budget, and compounding massive unfunded liabilities are being closely watched by the international community. The day of reckoning is approaching and it will not be pretty when it does if those in power do not pull their head out of the sand. Conscience-bound voting for that which is good for Americans has long given way to lobbyist and special interest-bound voting; however, the power of the political contribution is weakening daily as the power of We the People and our freedom of speech continues to grow through independent political thought. The traditional water cooler conversation and rapid expression on the net is changing the course of history, and history is what all incumbents need to be if we want to see the history of our nation continue.

The President has signaled he intends to make “deficit and debt reduction a center piece” of his State of the Union address; it will be hard listen to without holding one’s nose in light of all the spending we’ve witnessed. With that said, the Republicans need to keep Joe Wilson at home for this time he’s likely to erupt like an Alan Grayson carnival rant.

The political war of 2010 is rapidly approaching. The skirmishes have already begun, the full fledged battles are about to start. Will November 2, 2010 be akin to July 14, 1789 or July 4, 1776? Will November 6, 2012 be another October 19, 1781? We hope so and the odds are better than they have been in many decades that the American version of the English dukes, earls, noblemen, princes, and princesses have worn their welcome out. From city to countryside dweller, a growing number of We the People have had enough. While all the Kings horses and all the Kings men may be able to keep their family clans together again, persuading us Bohemians, who make up a third of the nation, that our wellbeing depends upon you is an argument does not hold water anymore and the face of that insane logic now greets you in the mirror each morning.

Merry Christmas

The Maji (Whigs, Independents, and No Party Affiliation) are here, spreading from east to west and transforming the dream to reality that the trilogy of legislative, judicial, and executive duopolistic control is ending. With faith, anything is possible.

Donald Ray Waiting on Our Dime

Donald Ray Wait - 05/27/1945

Donald is a well known panhandler in the City of Ocala. He can be found near the ChuckECheese begging for money from mothers and fathers walking their children to the store. Donald also frequents a Publix along State Road 200. From head to toe, Donald always appears filthy dirty. He holds a metal cross and looks at passersby out of the side of his eyes as he appears to have difficulty making direct eye contact. His crutch is always at hand (although he does not appear to need it) along with an ever changing bicycle with bags full of God knows what. Donald can be found panhandling at all hours of the day and night, and walking in the weekend hours amongst the closed medical buildings between the downtown hospitals and the West Marion Hospital. Donald is an aggressive panhandler having once grabbed my wife's forearm in while asking for money while our family was walking to our vehicle after grocery shopping; a bad move as Donald found out. Donald has become a character of interest for our family as we seem to have him in our neighborhood and among the establishments we frequent. He is hard to miss by sight, smell, or sound. He has provided a bit of entertainment as we have pulled over and watched him for several minutes at a time, going about his unique routines.

Donald was arrested on December 23, 2009 at 6:55 pm for panhandling and is spending a few nights at the Marion County Sheriff's Office Jail this Christmas (at taxpayer expense). A review of the court records of the Clerk of Court for Marion County Florida along with the Florida Department of Corrections shows that Mr. Wait has never been arrested before. Interesting.

With that said, our family has discussed Donald on several occasions. He is obviously walking a unique path that differs from that of the vast majority of those in the nation (oh the politically correct speech we are forced to use). Now that we know he is 64, we are surprised that he has made it this long but won't bet on a prolonged lifespan in comparison to the rest of society. And then, maybe he will live a normal life expectancy with the passage of federal health care.

The Donald's of the nation are a fact of life. They exist and are among us every day. If you attempt to talk to Donald and try to help him, he walks away, mumbling and flaring his arms, but then will approach you from behind when you least expect it in an effort to pocket a buck or two; again, a bad move.

As we’ve watched Donald (we now have a name for the one we’ve nicknamed Buster Brown), we’ve frequently discussed the cost he is having on our community. Food, shelter, medical care, and now, at least one confirmed confinement in our local jail. Has Donald ever worked and paid taxes? Has Donald ever paid for his health care? Had Donald ever stolen anything or left a back doorway to a business as tidy and free of human waste as he found it?

Tomorrow is Christmas and across the nation there will be many families like ours who will wake to the joy of Santa’s presents under the Christmas tree. We will have our coffee and hot chocolate and give thanks to God, the blessings bestowed upon us, and all that is good in the world. At the same time, there will be countless Donald’s who will wake up alone in the shadows of traditional society while walking like the rest of us in the sunshine for all to see. His needs are as obvious as his Buster Brown tattoo around his left eye and yet, there is nothing in the trillion dollar health care bill that will do a thing to help Donald; and should or can it?

The nation has problems that are as obvious as the nose on Rudolph. Rather than confront the difficult issues with practical solutions, far too often we watch the federal and state government throw millions, billions, and trillions into feel good pots that result in the greedy pocketing much more than their fair share. The time has come to simply call it the way it is and stop all the pussy footing around. We can be civil while at the same time not hamstringing ourselves with academic elitists telling us what is and is not politically correct.

And so here are my Three Christmas Wishes for Donald.

(1) A warm and comfortable bed for Christmas.

(2) A warm and healthy meal for Christmas.

(3) A judge who will order you to a long-term, no-nonsense, mental facility that will aggressively reprogram you thought processing capabilities so you can become a productive member of society. (A reasonable answer from a political party that offers real solutions to real problems.)

The collective whole of the nation must realize that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Health care is no different than buying a loaf of bread; it’s going to cost you unless you want it stale, hard, and moldy. The free lunch wagon is running out of food and those like Donald need to straighten up, fly right, or get out of town as our community with near 15% unemployment has had enough.

With that said, I will leave you with a quote from President Reagan: "Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them."

Merry Christmas Donald

Get help or get out of town; we can't afford you anymore.

Did 92 Year Old Senator Robert Byrd Read, Study, and Understand the Health Care Bill?

2,074 Page Senate Bill

1,990 Page House Bill

4,064 Total Pages

Estimated reference pages of legislation and administrative code (laws, rule, and regulations) on the federal and state level:

957,000+

The actual number is much higher; however, our group, whose average age is 39, simply wore out and stopped counting.

One of the most important decisions in the history of the United States of America rests on the shoulders of every single U.S. Senator. Without room to spare, passage will depend upon each of the 60 Senators making a decision and casting a vote that will affect everyone alive today and many generations in the future.

And so, today, December 24, 2009, we have been left in the hands of 92 year old United States Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia and must trust that he has read, studied, and fully understands each and every segment of the thousands of pages of changes that are contained within the Christmas Eve legislation.

Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

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Tidal Wave?

Lincoln Diaz-Balart & Mario Diaz-Blart

For the past year, the Florida Whig Party has been harsh on the Democrat and Republican Parties in the State of Florida over the backroom deals as to who should and who should not be slotted to run for election. Both Parties have done this for years. Regardless of an open primary system, the Parties are structured to support the anointed candidate. This, more than any other reason, is why the Florida Whig Party has also been highly critical of Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer. The close and cozy relationship Greer has with part-time Governor (full-time U.S. Senate Candidate) Charles Crist, has, is, and continues to simply be a breach of his fiduciary duties. After a border-to-border and coast-to-coast ruckus among Republicans, the Crist-Greer Dynasty is about to end. Calls for Greer to resign are mounting and the polling numbers for Crist are falling like the real estate prices.

Today we can announce the fist of the final nails in the Crist-Greer coffin. Republican brothers and United States Representatives from Miami, Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Dias-Balart pulled their endorsement of Charles Crist for the Senate, dealing significant blow to winning the South Florida Hispanic vote. (Click here for the full story)

There is an absolute need and role for political parties; however, there is no need for a political party that seeks to wheel and deal behind the scenes, in the back rooms of government, and in the dark rather than in the sunshine where We the People can fully participate. The two major parties will never stop their smug behavior until the duopoly is broken with a trilogy. With three major parties the duopoly of the never ending duel ends and is replaced with a mutual tolerance and compromise by the very nature of shared power. The nation was founded upon the idea of shared power (executive, legislative, and judicial) and constituencies (nation, states, people) and it's time we have a three party system to maintain check and balance as it was intended.

The Florida Whig Party commends its candidates who understand this, and as Florida Whig Congressional Candidate Paul McKain puts it: "PRINCIPLES ABOVE PARTY".

Beware Die-Hard Democrats and Republicans: The nation isn't buying what you are selling anymore. We're tired of the games, deals, and hypocritical behavior. And as far as the Whigs, well boys and girls, we're back;, we're growing and We Are the Party for We the People.

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RECENT UPDATES - DECEMBER 21, 2009

Welcome Professor Wendell Griffith

Whig Coalition Leader

The Florida Whig Party welcomes Professor Wendell Griffith of Northwest Florida State College. Professor Griffith teaches American and European history and is known for his notorious “Constitution Test”. As a United States Marine in the 1970s, Wendell served as an Embassy Marine at Leningrad, USSR, followed by Caracas, Venezuela, and then in Madrid, Spain during the conclusion of the Franco regime. This experience demonstrated firsthand the deficits of socialism and deeply rooted Wendell’s appreciation of capitalism and republicanism. During the 1990s Professor Griffith served on the Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee and as President of the Republican Club of Okaloosa County. In 2009, Professor Griffith changed his voter registration to the Florida Whig Party, became a Coalition Leader, and immediately began organizing and holding meetings across the Panhandle with a wide range of Whigs. Wendell frequently leads public workshops on the United States Constitution, of which he is considered an expert, and in January 2010 will conduct a series of workshops regarding health care reform across the state.

What others have said about Professor Griffith:

I changed my major to History thanks to this gentleman. This man is extremely witty and you will learn more from his lectures than you ever will from a text book. He genuinely enjoys what he does. I don't think the tests are unreasonable as long as you take detailed notes. That is the key to getting an "A" in his classes.

The best history instructor on campus! If you pay attention and take GOOD notes, you will do well. His tests are challenging but not impossible. Classroom discussion is often lively and always interesting. I give my highest reccomendation.

One of the most amazing instructors the campus has to offer. He takes time out for his students, is dedicated to helping you achieve good grades in the class, and also dedicated to making sure the information gets accross correctly. Tests are hard, but that's why you study.

Mr. Griffith is my favorite American History teacher. I enjoyed every single class I had with him last year, and there was never a dull moment. He knows exactly what he is talking about. I learned so much in his class, and would definitely love to have another class with him.

He is seriously the coolest teacher ever. He mostly lectures off the top of his head, which shows that he knows exactly what he's talking about and we hardly ever use the textbook. The tests are hard if you don't review your notes. There's a lot of work, but if you put in effort, you'll succeed.

Absolutely loved him. even though his tests were pretty hard if you didn't study, the tests were exactly on what he lectured. i would take him for every one of my classes if i could. he's funny!!

The Whig Party of Australia

Is a Whig Movement spreading across the globe? Maybe.

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A Party Splitting

What happens when a political party becomes hooked at the hip with one candidate in a contested race? What happens when a political party becomes intolerant, closed minded, and is run from the back of the room? What happens when party loyalty is more important than broad philosophical consensus? What happens when multiple paths by multiple candidates for multiple problems roil the lockstep walk of the leader and his followers? Where is a party headed when cohesion rips apart at the seams? Click here for a portion of the unfolding story.

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The Ten Worst

From highest to lowest, the ten counties with the highest unemployment rate in the State of Florida for November 2009 are: Pasco, Osceola, Okeechobee, Lee, Marion, Indian River, Hernando, Saint Lucie, Henry, and Flagler.

From lowest to highest, the ten counties with the lowest unemployment rate in the State of Florida for November 2009 are: Liberty, Monroe, Jackson, Wakulla, Alachua, Leon, Walton, Holmes, Okaloosa, Lafayette, and Franklin.

Liberty has an unemployment rate of 6.1% while Flagler is at 16.8%.

The ten counties in Florida with the highest unemployment have an average rate of 14.35%; which is higher than the rate for every state in the nation, other than Michigan’s 14.7%. Only Puerto Rico has a higher unemployment rate for every SMA than the average of the ten worst counties in Florida.

Question: Can a county commission influence the diversification of a county’s employment base?

Answer: Somewhat.

Question: Should a county commission seek a stable growth rate in the face of rapid economic growth?

Answer: If the commission wants to reduce the frequency of economic booms and busts, then yes.

Question: Will the same old faces run for re-election in Flagler, Henry, Saint Lucie, Hernando, Indian River, Marion, Lee, Okeechobee, Osceola, and Pasco?

Answer: Unfortunately, yes.

Question: Is the ultimate definition of insanity doing the same thing over-and-over while expecting a different result?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Do we need free thinking independents comfortable with the Platform of the Florida Whig Party to represent the under-represented “We the People” in county commission elections across the State of Florida in 2010?

Answer: Absolutely.

Consider It

38%

18.3 million people live in Florida.

The civilian labor force in the state currently stands at 9,202,000, of which 1,056,000 are unemployed; 11.5%.

The Florida Whig Party estimates an additional 1,056,000 (11.5%) are under-employed.

The total percentage of able-bodied residents who are less than fully engaged, not in school, and under the age of 65 equals 23%.

The United States Census Bureau reports that 1,100,000 Floridians work for the government; (6%)

17.1% of the population is over the age of 65.

4,200,000 children are attending school; 23% of the population.

Conclusion: A mere 38% of all Floridians are truly working full-time in the private sector; less when you remove those whose positions are dependent upon federal contracts, grants, aid, or subsidies, along with the 62,000 in county jails and 98,000 in state prisons.

How long can 38% support 62%?

Yes, those who are retired, worked, and paid into Social Security (and who continue to pay income taxes) have already done their fair share. And yes, those who work for the government pay income taxes and do their fair share as well. But the question that is no longer on a far distant horizon but rather standing and staring at us face-to-face (akin to the elephant in the room that nobody wants to admit is there) is:

How much longer can Florida and the United States of America last when less than 38% of the population is not receiving a substantial sum of their living expenses from government?

Are we witnessing an American version of the Domino Theory? Have we already reached the Slippery Slope point of no return to a Socialist-Capitalist society from our historical Compassionate-Capitalist society? And if so, what's next?

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How many people you meet today would have a clue who this is?

The Bully

Political free speech is apparently free only if Alan Grayson (read: Website parody spurs Grayson to seek jail for foe) agrees with what is being said and does not include the website MyCongressmanIsNuts.Com.

Alan Gayson is a bully and he needs to be removed from office by the voters of his congressional district in 2010. Alan Grayson is passionate about various issues, but as a lawyer in Congress, he has mixed emotions that center upon the situation when it comes to the freedom of speech. While he stands before the nation characterizing his opposition in terms that harkens back to the days of Senator Joseph McCarthy, Grayson’s willingness to destroy others through knit-picking his opposition through the inappropriate use of the regulatory authority of government is utterly and completely unbecoming of a Member of Congress.

Congressman Alan Grayson is to the Democrat Party as Senator Joseph McCarthy was to the Republican Party. It is important to look for the rays of truth in the clouds of propaganda, but when those who produce the clouds leap from being a thunderstorm to tornado, their destructive force and unpredictable state, regardless of their intention, are unwelcome by all other than the sick and depraved who enjoy watching others endure pain and suffering.

Congressman Alan Grayson is no longer humorous to watch or listen to. He has become akin to a malignant cancer. In the respectable house of We the People, his removal by way of the ballot box is necessary to maintain the orderly function and operation of free discourse; including the rational and irrational.

Alan Grayson’s opinion as to what is irrational, mean, and inappropriate speech is in-and-of-itself: irrational and thus lends credible evidence to the claim that MyCongressmanIsNuts.Com is on to something.

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Bully, Member of Congress, and/or Clown, if the shoe fits....