http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight/In the classic Star Trek episode, The Omega Glory, a primitive people called the Yangs is at war with the ruling government. As the episode progresses, the Yang war drums are heard in increasing volume in the distance until they finally invade the government city and defeat their oppressors. Their victory won, Yang chieftain utters a resounding phrase, “That which was ours is ours again!” This blog is now a war drum. I add it to the growing chorus of drums beating in the hills around the city of Washington DC. I do not advocate a revolution of violence and war. But I am joining others in beating our war drums for a peaceful and sweeping revolution at the polls starting in November 2010. This revolution will restore conservatives to power, and that which was ours – liberty, prosperity, restrained government, the rule of law, and personal responsibility - shall be ours again.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight/618918On each Independence Day since I belatedly learned to truly appreciate the day and its meaning, I’ve absorbed myself to one degree or another in thoughts on what a wonderful country this is. Each Independence Day, the road before America seemed to open wider and range further and higher. This...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight/618679A number of Misrepresentatives who voted for Crap and Tax did so because they sold their votes in order to gain favors for themselves or their districts. Each of them wanted some goody at taxpayer expense, so they would not vote for Crap and Tax unless those goodies were given to them. The...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight/618547After months of litigation, former talk show host Al Franken has been declared the winner of Minnesota’s contested Senate seat. The decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court to award him the seat gives the Democrats a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. A couple of stray thoughts on this....http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight/618257In his inaugural address, President Obama made this promise: “And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account — to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day — because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight/617833These pieces of legislation are going to be voted on very soon, perhaps as early as tomorrow (Friday the 25th). What follows is an open letter to my senators and misrepresentative concerning these fell bills: Do NOT vote “yes” for the “Cap and Trade,” “health care reform” or “Card Check” bills...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight/617437Although the subject of this essay is specific to collectors of old machinery, the theme applies to anyone whose liberties and property rights are being jeopardized in the name of "change." I alluded to the questions posed herein in a previous posting. Mr. Brian DiPietro has for years donated...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight/616159Award-winning liberal columnist Paul Krugman of the New York Times has published a notable column, in which he fulfills every liberal stereotype and fantasy of dissenters as hate-filled extremists. (The title looks like a pun on retired baseball star Frank “The Big Hurt” Thomas’ nickname.) Here...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight/616028Here’s one that made me scratch my head. A liberal of dear acquaintance lauds the clichéd American Indian tale of thinking actions ahead to the seventh generation, while praising everything President Obama does – including the trillion dollars a year in new deficits that will bankrupt the seventh...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight/614993President Obama has no more idea of what constitutes a sacrifice than did an ancient priest sending victims to the altar. Just like the Mayans who gouged the beating hearts out of the chests of their victims, Obama defines sacrifice as what the unwilling are forced to surrender, rather than what...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight/614845Has anyone else noticed the total lack of lamestream media mention of how ga$ has gone up since the inauguration of President Obama? The exact local figure varies, of course, but in northwest Ohio I just paid $2.76 a gallon. On January 20, it was $1.71. The stuff has gone up approximately 40% in...