VIRGINIA'S GOVERNOR RACE 2013

On November 5th, 2013, Virginians went to the poles to elect a new Governor.  Instead of opting for freedom, truth, smaller government, liberty and a real conservative who has worked tirelessly for the citizens of Virginia, believes in life, traditional marriage, the rule of law and all the God given rights to man, we are now to be enslaved for the next four years under the 'rule' of a carbon copy Obama by the name of McAuliffe.  Thank you, liberal Virginians, the elitist Republican party and the Trojan horse supplied by the DNC in the form of a 'libertarian'.

 

I'm not sure when the real Republican party will stand up and be counted again.  Maybe never but this 'war' against the Tea Party and all true conservative Republicans must stop right here and right now.  We do not need a third party folks; it is as President Reagan said -

"Our people look for a cause to believe in.  Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and revitalized second party, raising a banner of no pale pastels, but bold colors which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people?"

Those of us who voted for Ken Cuccinelli as well as E.W. Jackson are greatly disappointed but perhaps there will be another time meant for Ken and E.W. to serve the people of Virginia.  We do not know.  Only God does. 

In the meantime, as conservatives and Christians we must pray that people in Virginia and all throughout the nation will wake up to the fact that it is our responsibility to act and to vote if we want to see our nation restored to its true foundation.  Election 2014 is next.  Be ever vigilant. 

"A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.  But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity."  Ps. 37:10,11

 

NOW, A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT.......

Well, here we are.  Seems we lost the battle in September.  We have not lost the war, however, and coming up is one war we simply cannot afford to lose.  Too much at stake - America, our way of life, our freedoms and the future of our children.

 

On November 5th, we Virginians will go to the poles to vote for a new Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General.  This is an extremely important election because the choice we make could change Virginia forever.  As ominous as that sounds, it is true.  It is vitally important that all Christians vote and equally as important they vote for Christian values.  There are only 3 candidates running for those 3 top positions that hold Christian beliefs of traditional marriage, life and religious liberty to be the most moral basis for our society - Ken Cuccinelli/Governor; E.W. Jackson/Lt. Governor and Mark Obenshain/Attorney General.  They need and must receive our vote. 

 

I seldom, if ever, use the words of the President of the United States to encourage anyone to do anything since I don't agree with his politics, but every once in a while he says something worthwhile and so, please, listen to this video and to his advice about 'changing things':

 

  

 

We must restore God to His rightful place in our hearts and in every vestige of America for ourselves and for the future of our children.  May He have mercy on us and hear our prayers.


FYI - PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS

We are in very trying times right now and as I write this we are in the 10th day of the government shutdown.  Realizing that the following information may not be of much comfort to you, it is still important to know that this is not, by far, the first time the government has been in this situation which only serves to tell you  that we've made it through before and, with God's help, we will make it through again.

BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

 

BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED TO BE REMINDED; BECAUSE I THINK WE CAN'T BE REMINDED ENOUGH, I AM POSTING THIS TO MY BLOG TODAY ALONG WITH THIS PRAYER:

 

Lord, You say, "If My people repent," not "If those people repent."  And so Father God, today we repent and we cry out for mercy, dear Lord.  Your Word says:  "If My people who are called by My name shall humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."       2 Chronicles 7-14

DEFUNDING HEALTHCARE ACT FALLOUT/ PART II



As you know, on Friday, September 20, 2013, the House passed a bill funding the Government to keep it open through mid-December but also stripping funding from Obamacare.  Senate Majority leader Harry Reid stated any bill defunding the healthcare law is dead when it reaches that chamber - a foregone conclusion.   With that in mind, the bill was delivered to the Senate.

 

A small but fervant core of Senate Republicans led by Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee  vowed to take up the House's lead and do all within their power to see that the healthcare law wasn't funded.  To that end, Senator Cruz took to the Senate floor at approximately 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, September 25th and began what turned into a  21 hour 'talkathon'  ending at Noon, September 26th. 

The purpose of this 'talkathon' was two-fold - (1) give the Senate and the public more information on the healthcare law and (2) convince other Senate GOP members NOT to vote in the affirmative for cloture.  Cloture = end debate.  If Senator Reid was able to get enough GOP Senators to vote for cloture that would mean he would only need a simple majority to then pass an amendment to strip the defunding from the bill and send it back to the House.  It was a good try but met with failure as the vote to end cloture was 79-18.  After voting on the amendment, the Senate passed the Democratic bill along party lines with a 54-44 vote and sent it back to the Republican controlled house.   

Thus began a series of proposals by the House: