Lately, Woody Allen has been a real cut-up. And I remember when his movies were funny. One path leads to hopelessness, the other to extinction? Gee, which one should we pick? And which is which? Give this man a sedative.

Not that DEP is much funnier. Look at the so-called Tea Party candidates. A lot of them are doctors and medical people, driven into to run by Obamacare. Others are businessmen and women, driven to run by what they know will be the long-term effects of trillions of dollars of government bailouts and 'stimulus.' Though they are flawed as all people are, they are running for the right reasons. They look funny because they are NOT polished, professional politicians. But the polished pros are the ones who got us here. The Democrats need to be stopped; the Republican party needs an enema. Here's to the Tea Party, and see you at the polls.

PS Dare I say it? These trying times are actually good for the soul. Many of us are spoiled (personally guilty as charged) and recent generations have no realization of the true hardship (personally guilty as charged part II) our fore bearers faced or what true hardship is. Help people when you can (without giving handouts which are actually counterproductive) and be very appreciative of what you have, not upset at what you don't possess. Stop blaming the weak for your problems. Work harder. Be kind without being a pushover. Look at it like this, our political process is a matter of continuous culling.

While I can appreciate the tone of the post, I can't undertand why people continue to vote for the same individuals that they complain about and expect a different result.....

It's kind of the equivalent of slamming your hand in a car door repeatedly.

Didn't it hurt bad enough the first time?

The problem with most elections anymore tho is that I usually find myself not so much voting FOR this person as I am voting AGAINST the opponent. If Obama and McCain were the best we could find, we're in trouble.

I've thought about this up and coming election, and I have come to the realization that as an American, I have almost always felt safe and secure because of who America is. But, with this current "leadership of change,"it's hard to tell exactly who the enemy is.
Wisdom says,and I have personally grasped the fact that,there is a "higher calling than being The President of The United States," and that is, "being a Patriot that bleeds Red, White and Blue!"

Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let men label you as they may. ~Mark Twain

As Sinclair Lewis said, "Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country."

Check out this video on a Gun Control Witness' personal experience ...

http://youtu.be/lvV3gr_vinE

"Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us."
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt, July 8, 1938

To Moishe: I was thin in the early 70s, but have since put on a lot of weight, most of it muscle.

As a woman friend of mine said after watching "The Gun Nuts" series, "You don't look any heavier on television than you do in person."

DEP, are you like me, since the 70's, the muscle is table and seems to reside in the rear and double chins. I've always been a Hawk and think maybe our armed forces would be best served on stopping the emeny at our southern border. The people in the middle east have been fighting among themselves for 5000 yrs. The main people we are helping with this war are the same ones our current president just got through baling out. What a waste of fine American lives because of the greedy a******s in wall street and Washington DC. If we think we have to fight in the middle east, lets at least keep the oil to pay for the war. That's the way this old man thinks, can't wait to vote on Nov. 2nd.

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The privilege to vote is only the beginning. Your voice must be heard at all time.

-buckhunter-

I feel the bour countryest thing we citizens can do for our country is to demand and install term limits across the board. 2 years in ANY public office and you're done--to never hold a public office again in your life, period!!!

I am considering voting anti-incumbent as much as anything this go-around. As far as I'm concerned they (all politicians) are all a lower life form than pond scum.

007 has the gist of it. My philosophy of the past few decades is not voting for who will do the best for the country, but who will do the least harm.

Platte River Rat; I believe you are absolutely correct in that accessment of the problem, and especially with the news in the past few days about Karzi collecting"bags of money" from Iran. Let G_D sort em out.

DEP, you are right on with your sarcasim, and your point is well made, but let's not let it domminish the real issue in the upcoming election. In my view it is really about the survival of our American way of life. In general, Americans work for a living and abide by the laws of the land. We are Americans first and whatever our race,creed or religion is, second. Our responsibilty, as the electorate, is to ensure that the folks we elect to office and who make the laws do so with the clear understanding of the American ethic. The power brokering and corruption that we have allowed to overtake our political system must be stopped. And I would like to think that November 2nd will be a first step to that end.

Moishe: I know what you meant; I was just having fun, or what passes for it. Congratulations on surviving this long!

Everyone should heed the first recommendation. Vote! It is imperative that hunters have their voices heard, so that our hunting grounds aren't taken away and our fishing grounds aren't polluted anymore! Stand up and be counted people!

OOPS that last WAM post was me not him. I'm on his laptop. Decided to sleep in this morning after straining my back gutting and dragging a cow elk out of the brush. Incidently WAM is one hell of a shot. I watched him put 2 slugs in that cow before you could say dang. She was running on a brushy hillside over 2 hundred yds away for the second shot. Clay ain't the only feller around here that can shoot.

I think the spirit of this post is great! The points you make are right on target, pun intended...

I look forward to new episodes of Gun Nuts on TV. I really enjoy the show and the education I get watching it. Being a novice, the show gets me excited to get out in the great outdoors and go shooting.

Well said.

stupid computer! should read I feel the best thing we citizens can do for our country.

It doesnt work to elect the stupid outlandish we elected Obama look were that got us.

VOTE?
You want me to vote?
Sure! I'll vote!
With ONE X!
Problem is, then I gotta decipher "State Questions"!
Worked that out about a month ago! Just gotta carry a cheat sheet in with me. The most state questions on a ballot in this state's history!!

Bubba

DEP is right. It comes down to voting for whoever is least likely to strip me of my second amendment rights. And yes I do mean “least likely”. Given the chance at more power I don’t trust any of those Washington crack heads to craw-fish on the American people. The US political system is so corrupt no one can escape it or be free of its contamination, even the most well intentioned politician. I bet the Founding Fathers are rolling in their graves.

2Poppa

Succinctly expressed my sentiments1

Rock Rat

You are getting it this time!

DEP

Once again, a masterpiece!

WAM, aka Slayer of Small Elk

Your more correct tham you may thin DEP.

this is priceless, thank you Petzal.

It looks good to me Dave. The wife, kids and yours truly will definitely vote conservative, pro-gun values.
It looks like WAM invited me on this hunt just to help him drag is elk out of the brush haha. Yesterday I saw a monster bull that was way out of range. You can see much farther than you can shoot around here. Bee got a good look at him as he was exiting the ranch in high gear. Wam got one of his girlfriends. We are having a great time and never would have met without this blog so Thank you DEP for that!
We have a few more days to hunt so it's not over yet. So far the tally is 3 mulies and 1 cow elk.

Del,
Which rifles were you guys using? Just curious.

Petzal, you may have really hit on something. Any pol who is not pro-gun is anti-gun, and is likely anti-a-lot-of-other-things we gun owners support. But those who believe in the true intent of the 2nd Amendment understand the price of liberty, and the potential need to ultimately protect one's family and community from those who would take our liberty from us. I'm not suggesting armed revolution is nigh, but beware those who would disarm the populace - the first thing all communists have done when they siezed power was to secure all the guns. So, way to go, DEP. The sheer simplicity of your recommendation approaches (dare I say it?) genius! But don't get a big head - I still think you had a knee-jerk reaction to the 700 issue.

I hope that when she becomes the former Speaker of the House, and loses her private Air Force privileges, Madame "You Know Who" will have the good grace to resign, and take the train back to San Francisco for good.

DEP ... I've written to Sen. Leahy several times saying that since he is 'mind-melded' with your Sen. Schummer he should move to NY and form kind of a Batman and Robin team against the likes of us. Just visualise ... Bloomberg, Leahy and Schummer at the Carnegie Deli fighting over the check. Who do you think slaps leather first?

Yup same old you, not happy to just polute the Backlash blog you have to start over here now?

well, for the most part david, you are absoloutly correct. unfortunatly, i can not find humor in the sad state of affairs of out government. there are millions of veterans rolling over in their graves, despratly trying to get their a$$es above ground so this generation of polaticians can kiss their a$$! so many good men, died, trying to make the country they loved into the greatest country in the world. and they did! but in the last 20 years, the greatest criminals in our country have stole, and sold most everything that those good men have worked so hard, and made the ultimate sacrifice to make great. there are many things that need to be changed in our government, starting with no career polaticians, then, totallly eliminate the "lobby". then, add in personal responsibility for everything they do while in office. adding jail time for everyone involved in any sort of bribary, and then we would be on our way to a government that did their best, and only did what "we the people" actually want. not whatever the lobbyist with the biggest paycheck attached to him wants.

Same old me. I just agree with much of what is said in the post. Only 40% voting tomorrow, I know who the other 60% are, what their income is, their age, their beliefs. If they'd voted for the past 30 years we'd be in less of a pickle. If they voted tomorrow, we'd be much better off. More people voting is always better.

Also about the game being fixed. Too true. Goldman Sachs gave a lot of money to Obama. Tom Delay's K street project is chomping at the bit to get back on the gravy train come Jan 20.