Boehner cites “Obama gap” in energy policy

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Speaker Boehner tackled the hypocrisy of President Obama’s rhetoric versus action in energy policy saying,  ”There’s a big gap between what the president promises and what he talks about, and the actions that he’s taking.  And I think honest, hard-working taxpayers deserve actions that match the words.“

Today Mr. Obama is in Oklahoma attempting to drum up support for half of a pipeline – yes, half.  Mr. Obama personally lobbied against and subsequently blocked approval of the Keystone pipeline that would’ve created more than 20,000 jobs (directly and indirectly) by most estimates,  stimulated local economies and lowered the price of fuel. Not coincidentally, the Keystone pipeline would’ve run through all red states.

Speaker Boehner had this to say:

And finally, Mr. Obama, in his own words circa 2008 (hint: he has no desire to see gas prices decrease; comments substantiated by his backtracking Secretary of Energy, Mr. Chu.):

As of today, the average price of gas (nationally) is $4.32 per gallon.

Five Simple Truths Essential to our Republic

I’m not one to forward “forwarded” emails, however a very dear family friend sent me an email today that I couldn’t pass up. Embedded in this email were five simple truths that until recently, were the economic benchmarks of the American Dream. As our beloved country changes before our eyes, and our economy appears to crumble, these simple truths remind of us of who we were and how we were designed.

Each one has been perverted by liberal ideology which seeks to control the masses and destroy the will and identity of the individual. For if individuals think for themselves and do for themselves, why would they need government and why would they need the left?  Control and freedom cannot coexist. They are the very antithesis of one another.

And so:

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealth out of prosperity.

2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.

5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work, because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

Moving closer to the 2012 elections it is imperative that we revisit who we truly are as a nation.  We must remember that freedom, liberty and personal responsibility are the only venues where the American Dream can thrive.  We must get active, we must get involved and we must make our voice heard. The future of our Republic depends on it.