The Shining City just disappeared.

"In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace"

Yup, Dream act will take care of that.

"a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity."


"And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here."

Well tell your Republican friends to get off their bottoms and pass immigration reform.



Yup, that's happening, and if Michigan can get rid of that moron who owns the Ambassador bridge, things will get even better. Keystone will be signed in by mid 2013, unless the state governors go against it and hold it up.

"That's how I saw it, and see it still.'" - President Ronald Reagan"

That's how Obama sees it as well.

Its too bad that your hate runs so deep, it wipes out any optimism you may have. Work with us towards a bright future instead of working against us to try to revive a flawed mythical ideological past.

"I do fear ...."
Yes. We know. That has been your premise for as long as Ive been reading your blog.

You might want to take JMans advice.
At least refrain from the "Our 1st priority is to bring Obama down" that was voiced 4 years ago today.

jman99: Obama is no Ronald Reagan. Can you really say with a straight face that the most divisive president ever - Obama - who has pitted rich against poor, white against black, gays against straights, women against men, etc. - is suddenly going to change his tune and "reach across the aisle?" No way. All bets are off now and Obama knows it. He was handed the keys to the kingdom on a silver platter - he can do what he wants and not answer to anyone (the press and public). He can bypass the normal procedures and Constitution (as he has already done many times) and invoke "executive orders" to pass whatever he wishes.

Think jobs are coming back? No. In fact, Obama will shut down the coal and oil industries, losing jobs and energy sources - crippling our country even more. Obamacare will kill off private insurance. Obamacare will force employers to put their employees on Obamacare (it is cheaper, so what is the incentive for employers to pay more for employee insurance when they do not have to?). More people, less doctors, longer waits, worse care! Hey, we're a European socialist country now!!! More people will rely on food stamps. More people will lose jobs. And the country will become less safe, as our enemies rejoice in an Obama win - and our military spending faces drastic cuts under Obama.

Maybe after four more years of "The One" the clueless will wake up. Although, sadly it appears as though the "me-me-me" mentality has taken hold in many Americans. A very sad day - and years to come - for our country.

Less than 300 years and the United States is basically going under before our eyes.

Excellent point made by Bill O'Reilly on FOX last night:

"People want "stuff."
The landscape of America is changing.
People feel they are entitled to "things" and will vote for the candidate that will give them "stuff.""

Now, we all know how the government is able to give out "stuff" (entitlements) - by picking the pockets of the taxpayers. While half of America works hard or struggles to find work, the other half apparently feels "entitled" to take what the working crowd earns. Sad, but true.

Amy...exactly what I said in my closing comments on my blog. Some libs told me that Romney, like 08, was not a formidable candidate. that is so untrue. Romney had jobs and biz experience, wants people to lift themselves up and help them find work. Obama's accolades are placing more people on foodstamps or adding more time and $ to those who refuse to work. free cell phones too. even Reagan could not have won. Nor will any good American ever win the WH unless they promise more "free stuff." It's the new norm. America will self-implode, if we are not destroyed by our enemies, before you and I leave this earth. I don’t believe America is smart enough to see any of this. Obama and his communist/socialists in his admin know this

"Obama is no Ronald Reagan."

Neither is Mitt Romney.

But Obama is closer to Reagan than Romney was.

Work with us and we will all move ahead.

People have become addicted to the government like an addict is addicted to drugs. Both being in denial, end up on a destructive path. It is going to be very difficult to repair this country when Obama is done with his term. He will not be able to blame Bush for these next four years or will he? I wonder what he meant when he whispered to the Russian leader, "After my election, I have more flexibility." God help us.

jman99: Again, I say Obama has no desire to "work with us" in regards to Republicans/conservatives. He IS the great divider. His actions speak louder than his empty rhetoric - he says one thing and does the complete opposite. Just watch the next four years.
Just as our own Tammy "you're damn right" Baldwin portrayed herself as a "moderate." She is the most extreme liberal in the Senate - she may even be more extreme than Obama - which is saying a lot. Yet, she could not run on what she truly believes or she would have frightened the voters off. So now we will see the "real" Tammy emerge. Let's follow her voting record for a year, then maybe we can pull out the favorite liberal trick - a recall effort!!!

Prime example of how well the Republicans get the job done. Mitch McConnell -"The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one term president." You hard-line conservatives have only yourselves to blame for the failure of the Republican party to make any significant gains in the political makeup of the country. Continuously denigrating the "47%" as being lazy, not wanting to work and simply wanting to accept "entitlements" got that 47%'s dander up and pushed them to the polls. Using the tax structure to reduce your tax burden is somehow wrong, in your mind, for people that make less than $50K a year but it's acceptable for those that make more than $250K a year. What twisted logic do you use the reach that conclusion? I'm one of those 47%ers. I really wanted to fall and break my back so I could just sit back take my entitlement - Social Security disability. My wife went back to school after having 4 children and earned both a Bachelors and Masters degree so she could fall ill with a debilitating disease so she could just sit back and take her entitlement - Social Security disability. We earned our entitlement by working over 40 years each - it wasn't handed to us. Communists/socialists - I'm starting to believe in reincarnation. Welcome back Joe.

Pooooor Amy and her made up profiles.... Excuse my pun but that's what you get for
being on your high horse here Amy you got thrown.... If your smart which it appears your
not you would take away from Tammy Baldwin, Warren, and Obama being elected that
America is not worried about how big or small the government is we want smart
government that works for the people not for their pharma contacts, their investments and
the Koch Brothers... We want leaders that work with the other party.... Obama reached out
to both sides last night. While John Beohner said look we were right because we got the
majority again.... Your example you couldn't just admit you were wrong you had to spin it
that this means America likes socialism.... Your so bitter Amy you know full well
Obamacare is not a hand out, you know welfare laws got tighter not looser under
Obama... Think about someone other than yourself and your own narrow view... Why not
work to put better ideas out in a constructive way here than to just complain about not
getting your way? Maybe achieve is right maybe he should make you quit. You don't
seem to understand your party is not working is just complaining

What happened to all those predictions of yours Amy? You seemed so sure...so
much for conservative omniscience.

Guess you need a new crystal ball, or maybe you just need to try another brand of
tea, or maybe you need younger goats.

Hemmer I gave you the same contract Romney did "trust me" your need for more substantial security is what Democrats said to Romney. You LOST PAY UP!!! no more blog... You keep blogging and your a welch and a liar.

Hemmer I gave you an offer when you ran your mouth about the huge victory Romeny and Ryan would have. You took that bet if I gave you my personal email and said it was on. I gave up my name and email.... You tried to keep pushing to put more conditions on when you saw the stupidity of your wager. YOU LOST. END OF BLOG SWEETHEART. ARE YOU STAY AND YOU WILL NEVER LIVE DOWN YOUR LIE AND WELCHING.

"Welcome back Joe."

Yea, what a dark period in our nations history, many good people were ruined by
McCarthy's need to stroke his own ego.

We certainly do not need to go back there.

I do have to the the GOP credit for motivating voters, unfortunately for the right it
didn't work in their favor this time. They turned the volume up loud enough that
people took notice, and some how enough saw through the rhetoric and political
fog that always blows in during elections.

Hey Achieve1: YOU ran away. YOU refused to give me your address and phone number (and a real name for that matter). And lest we forget - YOU told me YOU were drawing up a contract for me and you to sign to seal the deal on our bet. Then YOU bailed. Never to be heard from again. I have all the e-mails, Achieve1, if you wish me to post them, I will. They include the several I sent to you in which you never responded. Then YOU disappeared from my blog site altogether, only to re-appear NOW??? Give up my blog? No way. There was no bet, and YOU only have yourself to blame.

Now cry me a river. I have better things to do.

Excellent point made by Rush Limbaugh today: How do you run against Santa Claus?

Yeah no campaign bus can keep up with reindeer lol

The GOP is in trouble, it needs to wake up quickly. Thousands and thousands of
young and old conservatives are waiting on the sideline for the conservative party to
enter the 21st century. The world is moving forward. Everyone now knows good
people who are gay and are being discriminated against. I personally know many,
many people including myself who would quickly return to the conservative
movement if it would embraced human equality as well as women's rights. You
think that people don't understand the fiscal dilemma we face. Many do but they will
never return to vote for a party that doesn't embrace gay rights.

People are looking for a party that is inclusive of minorities, gays and women but is
fiscally conservative. That party doesn't exist. Until it does, more and more young
enlightened, educated voters will continue to vote Democrat. I feel bad voting for tax
and spend but am more proud to vote for equal rights for all americans.

The GOP must move in this direction. We need an inclusive party that can grow in
size rather than a far right leaning party that will continue to lose members as the
old guard pass away and the youth of america are driven away by bigoted right wing
50's mentality.

I disagree, WizerthnUUU. The GOP has made great strides in attracting (and hiring) minorities, gays, latinos, women, etc.). The problem is that the media refuses to acknowledge such, just as the media played a big role in Obama's win. By refusing to report on Benghazi AND Valerie Jarrett's talks with Iran (which just came to light), the media has decided to run interference for Obama. The very same media that refused to report on Mitt Romney's compassion and help towards those in dire straits and facing huge medical bills. The same media that refused to highlight the story of how Romney shut down Bain to go look for a missing girl - allowing employees to put up flyers and search for her (eventually leading to a happy outcome). None of this saw the light of day during the campaign. Bias? Yes. Face it. The accomplice media helped Obama win - by not reporting on all of Obama's failures and slamming Romney. Sad, but true. The media of today cannot be trusted. They are totally in the tank for whatever leftie is running. And too many stupid people just nod their heads and follow along. God help America in the days, weeks, and months to come.

Amy, Believe it or not, people aren't so "stupid", as you want to believe. When my
relative cannot marry and the republican president states that he favors an
amendment that would ensure she never can, that is not inclusive! When I know
people who have lived productive lives, contributing to society with loving families but
are here illegally and the republican president says he will do everything in his power
to get that person to self deport, that is not inclusive! To say that as a governor, he
hired some women and allowed them to get home in time to make supper for their
husbands, does not make the party inclusive. To say that he feels that it is
government's role to involve themselves in women's health issues is not inclusive.
The republican party needs to wake up quickly. I am watching a generation of fiscal
conservatives voting for a Democrat because of these issues. It is sad to see, but
even you cannot accept this truth. You keep denying this reality, it is slapping you in
the face. For how many elections will the conservatives live in this alternate reality
until they realize, it's not about the economy, it's not about taxes? It's about human
dignity and human rights. It is not the media creating this. I see it all around me
and so do thousands of others. It is their brothers, sons, sisters daughters nieces
and nephews. It's neighbors, people we work with, our friends and their friends.
It's so simple, but I realize now, you cannot see it. I just hope the republican party
can.