A Quick Reminder

Ok, so this blog isn't titled Danny Is RIGHT any more, but the fact is that I'm still RIGHT.  The proof is all over the news today.  I just finished browsing around the news and here are some of the headlines:

• From DrudgeReport - "TAX DAY BECOMES PROTEST DAY"
• From CNN - "'Tax Day Tea Party' protesters gather in Washington. Watch Now: Live on CNN.com"
• From NPR - "Why Protest Big Government With Tea On Tax Day?"

I could go on and on, but when I say all over the news I really mean it.  Browse around just a little bit and you'll see it.  Watch the news on TV today or tonight and it will be on there.

In case you don't get to it and the news passes, here is an article that explains it pretty well and should be accessible for a while.  Basically, "Tea Party" protests are being organized across the country today to rise up against high taxes and our government's crazy spending and over-reaching influence in our lives.

So why does this mean I was RIGHT.  Observe some quotes from some of my previous blog entries:

• From this entry:

So lets say Obama wins and the scenario I mention above happens over the next two years.  We'd have a Democrat Congress that isn't doing what their constituents want them to do and an already angered Conservative\Republican base.  Which means that we have a great chance at major changes to Congress in just two years.  Liberals likely will not put up challengers to the Democrats, and they may be angry enough not to vote (just like conservatives did two years ago and likely will do again this year).  But REAL conservative candidates will start to surface.  And they will take seats away from the Democrats.  They may even challenge the Republicans and win, thus making the party more conservative.

• From this entry

I also think it's interesting that some of the most moderate Republicans lost their seats last night.  Everything is being set up nicely for a major movement back to the RIGHT.  The Democrats will not lead this country in the direction that their liberal constituents want them to, but their agenda will be liberal enough to fire up a conservative backlash.  We've voted out the folks on "our side" who weren't conservative enough.  Now it's time to go back to the drawing board and find the folks that are.

• And one more (which is really a quote from somewhere else but it was on my blog so I'll take semi-credit :))

In the past two years, I found that when the young people heard the message of liberty, they overwhelmingly responded favorably, fully realizing the failure of the status quo and the need to once again endorse a system of self reliance, personal responsibility, sound money, and a non-interventionist foreign policy while rejecting the cradle-to-grave nanny state all based on the rule of law and the Constitution.

To ignore the political struggle and only "hope for the best" is pure folly. The march toward a dictatorial powerful state is now in double time.

All those who care -- and especially those who understand the stakes involved -- have an ominous responsibility to energetically get involved in the battle of survival for a free and prosperous America.

 

So clearly something is brewing.  These Tea Parties have nothing to do with Republicans (although the GOP sure is trying to get some credit in every way possible).  They have nothing to do with Democrats.  They have everything to do with AMERICANS who are getting FED UP with our government trying more and more to control our lives.

This sentiment originated with the original Boston Tea Party of course.  And although it isn't being mentioned much today, Ron Paul supporters held some Tea Parties over a year ago that are likely where the organizational roots of today's protests come from.

This has the potential to escalate to exactly what I predicted during the final stages of the last presidential election.  These protests are going to cause politicians to take notice.  And they will create future politicians.  This potential not only makes me RIGHT, but it also makes our country better.

Question: What are you doing to help the environment?

Well. actually, not a whole lot.



I don't use compact fluorescent lights because I can't get past the warnings on the box (if you have no idea what i am talking about, take some time to read up on how dangerous CFLs can be).



I don't buy carbon offsets and likely never will. I don't think the amount of harm we are supposedly doing to our environment can truly be measured. And if it could, what's the guarantee that we can fix it by planting trees (or by paying someone to plant them)?



I don't plant trees. I don't even have any trees in my yard. However, I would like to plant a couple in my yard sometime. I doubt I'll ever participate in an event where people plant trees just for the environment though.



I don't drive a hybrid. Too expensive right now. There are only a couple of models where you can expect the premium on price to match the gas savings. Plus I'm perfectly happy with the payment I have on the vehicles I have now that get around 25 mpg. Which is $0 per month.



And I don't take public transit. It's not offered in my area. If it was, I doubt I'd take it every day. I wouldn't mind car pooling if someone wanted to keep my 10 hour day work schedule. Even then, not sure I would do that every day.



So I guess you get the point. I'm clearly not all that concerned about the environment. Do I support measures do use clean energy? Sure. As long as they don't force me into something that alters my lifestyle too much. I'd love to reduce our dependence on oil, coal, etc. I'm all for wind and solar energy . But only when the technologies have been established enough to make the transition easy and not too costly.



The main problem I have with most of the environmental talk today is all of the scare tactics that are being used. When I was a kid, there was a hole in the Ozone. Now, there is Global Warming. I believe we were supposedly in danger of an Ice Age before we had a hole in the Ozone. What will they find next when they determine that the Earth maybe isn't warming like they thought it was? And what will they try to force on us to "keep it from getting worst", or to "protect our planet so our kids and grandkids can enjoy it"?