Theodore's World

Never before in the history of our republic have we had someone more determined to rewrite this country’s noble history in the world, more determined to divide Americans and to undermine the very culture of this great country than the 44th President of the United States from Illinois who seeks to “fundamentally transform” this great country with his destructive socialist collectivist views.

The power of Presidential incumbency is far greater today because our federal government has grown far beyond its chartered purpose and is now so entrenched in our private lives. Things are going to get very, very, very, very ugly over the next 13 months.

To help survive, play the words of Ronald Reagan on endless loop, these words that follow from Rick Perry last week, read some Lincoln and the great timeless wisdom of our founders like the one that follows below that are so old, and yet relate so greatly to the present:

"Liberals are now pointing the finger of blame at successful employers under the guise of fairness, but when they utter phrases like "fair share" you just know they're once again playing fast and furious with the truth.

And the truth is you can't rev up the engine of an economic growth by heaping higher taxes on job creators.

You can't spread success by punishing it. You can't unite our country by dividing it.

The answer to our troubles lies in a positive optimistic vision with policies rooted in American exceptionalism.

American exceptionalism is the product of unlimited freedom, and there is nothing troubling our nation today that cannot be solved by the rebirth of freedom.

Nothing.

I happen to believe in this great country of ours. I believe in the capacity of our people to create prosperity through private ingenuity.

I believe in the values of the American people.

Americans know anything worth achieving in life requires hard work, not government's handout in this present generation of Americans."

-Rick Perry of Texas, 45th President of the United States.

“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

To take from one because it is thought that his own industry and that of his father’s has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association—the guarantee to every one of a free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it.

I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.

I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

I have sworn on the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”

Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, 3rd President of the United States.

I hope Rick Perry is true to his statements about our govt being too large and repressive. We have heard that before from presidential candidates who have then grown govt as presidents.

Carlos, thank you so much for all of that!!

Tom, me too, I do believe him. I have a feeling if he can win he will make a really good President.

Rick Perry is great on the stump and when giving speeches. He doesn't need the teleprompter because he speaks from the heart. Now if he can only take that passion and articulation on to the debate stage, he just might win this thing. As my governor, I'm convinced of one thing: He may not come across as the best candidate but he will make the best president.