Santorum's Losses are Obama's Gains

I’m very disappointed that Santorum lost the Arizona primary; I knew it’d be close in Michigan and that hurt too. Some will say his appeals to Democrats in Michigan and his “Snob” comment about Obama hurt his chances which I don’t believe is true. Instead it was the main stream media that did everything possible to take those 2 issues and his one weak debate performance and say he was through. It must have worked because it convinced many t
o roll over and vote for Romney.

Still…I can’t believe for the life of me why Romney could win by such a large margin in a state that produced Barry Goldwater. What happened to the Conservatives in AZ? It’s beyond my understanding. Super Tuesday is the last stand for Santorum. The MSM will play up Romney’s wins yesterday and try to tell all us dummies that don’t support him that it’s a foregone conclusion that he’s going to be the nominee.

I pray that it isn’t. Romney is a very flawed candidate; it’s going to be extremely difficult for him to beat Obama in the general. Romneycare is his Achilles heel not to mention his previous stand on Global Warming. The Democrat Party, Obama, and the MSM will paint Romney as the very definition of a RINO, a Country Club Republican and Wall Street lackey. You can beat the Obama campaign will hammer that home the day Romney secures the nomination. I will of course vote for Romney if he wins the nomination because as much as I don't like him, nor fully trust him he’ll be an improvement over Obama.    

The other thing that gripes the ear wax out of me is that the moronic Ron Paul should have dropped out of the race after Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota primaries.

Instead he and his group of drones have basically killed any chance that Santorum or Gingrich would have had to win the nomination. Its incredibility frustrating that Paul and his over inflated ego couldn’t put his own party and the future of the country first. Paul is an idiot plain and simple and I’m glad his 8 year campaign for President is nearly over. I support some of the ideals the Libertarian Party believes in but Paul was not and is not the man to lead that effort. Maybe now the Libertarians will produce a younger more articulate candidate come the 2016 election cycle. If the right man or woman comes forward I wouldn’t have a problem considering them as a candidate.  

That said you can bet this won’t derail him or his blind followers who probably still believe he can win the nomination by voting for him on Super Tuesday. On the surface it would appear nothing could have stopped the loss in AZ for Santorum but if Paul and Gingrich had stepped aside before maybe just maybe Santorum would have had 2 wins yesterday.

Santorum with all of his flaws was the best candidate in the race this election cycle and it’s a crying shame that more moderate Republicans can’t understand that he would make a harder right turn when it comes to spending and downsizing the massive federal bureaucracy than any of the others in the race.

I fear that if Romney doesn’t win the Presidency that the Republican Party as we know it is finished. What will likely happen after the election is that a 3rd party will emerge because the GOP has failed big time at producing more fiscally conservative candidates. After Reagan’s second term there really has not been a single GOP candidate who can articulate the right message that could sway voters and help lead us back to fiscal sanity and smaller government.

Part of the reason for it is that Social Conservatives want abortion and gay rights to be front and center. I have mixed feelings about both but don’t want to go on a crusade to object to either today. I understand the moral dilemma but as a party the GOP should be focusing on reducing the size and scope of this bloated cow that is drowning us all in a massive crushing debt. It’s killing any chance for us to make an economic recovery. The Democrats in combination with the MSM have proven time again that they’ll use those social issues to scare away any Moderate Republicans, Independents or right of center Democrats that may have been willing to support a strong fiscally conservative Republican candidate for President.    

As it is for us hardcore Fiscal Conservatives we’ll have to let go and let God and hope that someday some way in 2016 we can get a handle on power and bring some fiscal security back to our bankrupt nation. Even if it means turning our allegiance over to a 3rd party.

Come on voters please get behind Santorum on Super Tuesday and let’s reverse course on this 3 year nightmare we’ve been living in. It’s not too late... please.

Santorum is still my pick the GOP Nominee

Having watched the Arizona Republican Presidential Debate last night I’m just as convinced now as I have been from the very beginning that Rick Santorum should our next President. If it’s not Santorum then my choices in order would be Gingrich, Romney and lastly the moronic simpleton Paul.

I know the talking heads in the media especially on CNN will say Santorum lost the debate or that Romney knocked him down a peg or two. That’s NOT the case at all, Santorum is still the most Conservative candidate in the race and it’s the media not Santorum himself that have painted him as this right wing religious fanatic on the social issues. Just because he’s a principled Christian that doesn’t believe in abortion of gay marriage in no way reflects what kind of a leader he’ll be as President. While I personally have mixed feelings about both of these issues Santorum comes closest to my views of any of the candidates.

Ronald Reagan and John F Kennedy held the same views on these social issues and no one seemed to think that would cloud their judgment when it came to leadership qualities. I’ve said this many times, just because Santorum comes down on these social issues in this way doesn’t mean that Roe vs. Wade is somehow going to be overturned; any reasonable thinking person just knows this is impossible. There’s a huge divide on this issue so I wish voters would get this idea out of their heads that somehow Santorum if elected is going to be able to dictate social policy in the White House, convince congress and the Supreme Court to go along with his religious beliefs. This WILL NOT happen so get over it and disagree with his economic ideas if you want but stop buying this fantasy the main stream media and the Democrat party is trying to coerce you with.

The MSM wants more than anything to have Romney as the nominee. The reason is very simple; Obama will lay him out on the table and slaughter him in a million pieces in the general. Why? Because of Romneycare, it’s like a noose around his neck that he’ll never shake and if he gets the nomination Obama will use it like a chainsaw on him. The biggest mistake Romney has made politically is not backing off the idea that Romneycare was a total disaster and that the State of Mass. made an epic mistake implementing it. Read the facts about the Romneycare for yourself and see what an utter and complete failure it has been.

Obama’s biggest claim to fame or rather infamy in his Presidency was that he spent 2 long years trying to jam this massive government boondoggle down our throats when of 70% of the people polled said they didn’t want national healthcare.

Obama wants more than anything to run against Romney for this reason alone; it’s a sledgehammer he’ll use repeatedly on him. You can bet the main stream media who wants Obama reelected will too if Romney gets the nomination.

I urge my friends and family members to vote for Santorum, he’s not perfect but he’s the best we have in this election cycle. God forbid he doesn’t get the nomination and Romney does. I of course will vote for him in the general but I don’t hold out a lot of hope that Romney has a chance against Obama because of Romneycare or his moderate and some would say liberal record on some of the other key issues. 

Thanks for the time and your consideration. VOTE FOR SANTORUM!!!

2012 American Community Survey

So… am I the only one who hasn’t filled out the 28 page  "2012 American Community Survey" from the US Census Bureau that came in the mail in January?

On the front of the envelope it says “YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW!!” This immediately got my attention so I did some research and discovered that it only goes out randomly to 2% of the population. I opened it up and looked at the questions and said screw this I’m not doing it. To many of the questions they ask are of a personal nature and are none of their business. So I did what any freedom loving American would do and deposited it into the garbage can were it belonged.

So as a result I’ve been getting almost daily phone calls from them the last few weeks and always when I’m in bed trying to sleep and unable to answer it. 2 days ago I couldn’t sleep so I got up early and not long after the phone rang.  It was the CB. I told the women I wasn’t filling it out and to please stop calling and harassing me. I also told her she was welcome to come to my house and drag me off to jail or fine me but I wasn’t filling it out. Then I hung up.

So guess what? Today the same routine, I just got another call and I said the same thing to a different guy. He said they had to have 2 refusals to stop the calls. Hopefully now they’ll leave me alone. I’m wondering what kind of correspondence I’ll get from them in the mail since I refused to fill it out? I can hardly wait.

As you may or may not know when Obama administration first came up with this survey in 2008 they said you could be fined $5000 for not filling it out. Since then no one has been actually fined because the CB doesn’t have any legal authority to enforce the laws that require the ACS to be answered.

Here’s what Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas said in 2010 about the ACS. He sums up my feelings perfectly on this issue.

“The American Community Survey amounts to an Obama administration attempt to create a government dossier on American citizens."

"The federal government has a constitutional duty to count the number of people in the United States every 10 years," Poe said. "But the federal government has no business keeping a comprehensive personal profile on every American citizen.”

"The government can take this detailed information about each person who answers the American Community Survey and use that information for its own purposes," he said. "This is Big Brother at its worst. To me, it's an invasion of privacy by the federal government all in the name of taking care of us."

Here’s yet another example of our tax dollars being wasted on a government program that in my mind is unnecessary, unconstitutional and clearly is a document that could be used for political purposes against us by Obama and the Democrats in Congress. If any of you have received this wonderful little survey in the mail do what did, don’t fill it out and throw it in the trash where it belongs.

Newt Win's the South Carolina Primary

Newt wins South Carolina Primary.

I take the SC primary vote with a grain of salt. I’ve been a supporter of Rick Santorum throughout because he is the most principled Conservative left in the race. That said I’m glad that Newt beat Romney because of these 3 he’s my least favorite candidate left in the race.

Newt Gingrich will give Obama a much better fight in the general than Mitt Romney because he’s a weak kneed RINO, he’s not a good debater, he’s far less conservative and if anything he’s more of a moderate Democrat than a principally Conservative Republican.

The best news tonight to come out of the SC primary was that Ron Paul was in dead last which is exactly where he belongs. He was and still is the worst possible choice in the beginning or the end of this race.

The poll numbers on Paul that you see in the media are inflated and fraudulent. They’re completely fabricated by his fanatical group of internet supporters who do nothing but set in front of a computer day after day voting for him in these meaningless polls again and again to make him look as if has more support than he actually has.

I love how CNN in the last 3 months has had him on repeatedly to prop him up hoping and praying that somehow he gets traction because they know and anyone who has political sense knows that Paul is unelectable and as such it helps promote a fraud to give Obama an even better chance for reelection. If you’ve watch this news coverage and believed what they’ve said about Paul you need to wake up you’ve been duped because he’s dead in the water and will never win the nomination. All he is doing now is helping to divide the party further and give Obama that much more of an advantage in the general.

One day a better candidate from the Libertarian Party may finally emerge that doesn’t have as many warts as Paul has. I hope this will end Paul’s race and that this will be his last run for President because he only represents a small fringe of the Republican Party, and in my opinion has been a joke his whole political career. I know I have many friends who support Paul but this is my honest view on him but it's no reflection on you.

Good night Newt, keep up the push and Santorum I hope you pull more votes in Florida because if you don’t I think it’s time you step aside and let Newt finish off Romney.

The "Stiff Arm" that could...

Greatest stiff arm in Broncos History.

What do I say 2 days later to describe the amazing game the Broncos played against the Steelers on Sunday?

First it would be… The Thomas “Stiff Arm” will go down in Broncos lore as one of the greatest plays ever.

Second would be the obvious…UNBELIEVABLE!!

Then it might be…ABSOLUTELY, UNBELIEVABLE!!!

Then it might be… YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN’ ME? AMAZING!!!

Then… YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! (while jumping up high in the living room air fist pumping the whole time.)

I can honestly say I haven’t screamed and yelled this much since the Broncos beat the Patriots in Denver 27-13 in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game in 2006. Guess what guys? That happens to be our one and only playoff win since the last Super Bowl winning season in 1999.

Still…the intensity of yelling for the game on Sunday was probably at an all-time high considering the circumstances and how everyone had written off the Broncos to lose it. As it turns out this game and the play that won it have to be considered as one of the best ever and certainly the best game ever in the new stadium.

I loved watching Elway get excited on the sidelines after the win and the whole stadium going wild.

So what’s next?

I don’t think it’s impossible for the Broncos to beat the Patriots this week. Here’s what I consider the keys to winning.

ON DEFENSE

First they must completely shut down the Pats running game which they should be able to do. If they can I think it makes it simpler for them to put a better pass rush on Brady.

Then it’s up to the Broncos front 7 seven to get some big time pressure on Brady. I hope they get away from the 3-4 and go with 5 and 6 man fronts sending 6 or 7 guys on every obvious passing play. That means they have to go to tight man to man coverage in the secondary. Hopefully they can cover one on one. I just don’t see the point in playing a deep zone against Brady and only sending 3 guys in to rush him. He’ll just pick us apart. They have to gamble and get pressure on Brady.

ON OFFENSE

Avoid turnovers; the Broncos had 4 in the last meeting. The Broncos must be able to run the ball and control the clock. The Broncos can’t win a shoot out with Brady. That doesn’t mean that McCoy shouldn’t let Tebow have some opportunities on first down to throw down field, they should. But they must control the ball and the clock and give Brady as little time as possible on the field.

If the Broncos get into a 3 and out offense early I think the momentum of the game shifts to the Patriots and as great as the Broncos played Sunday they can’t compete with Brady because he can ring up points quickly. They can’t get down by 2 or 3 TD’s by halftime or it'll be over and besides Brady won’t let up in the second half either.

The game will be won with an aggressive pass rush by the front 7 on Brady and a smart well conceived ball control offense that grinds away time on the clock.

If it’s tough assignment but this team welcomes it and I’m not going to be the guy that says they can’t win this one. Give us another miracle guys. GO BRONCOS!!!

Tebow Hasn't "Progressed" Enough for Doubters

I believe in Tebow.

If you read the media reports or listen to the talking heads on TV they say, “Tebow isn't far enough along yet and should be progressing quicker." Really?

So far his NFL career spans 2 seasons and 14 games, which is not even a full NFL season. If the doubters and haters out there would give him a break, technically he has 2 more games to go to have 16 starts; all of this done with a new coaching staffs this year and no extended reps in training camp. In my opinion that still classifies him as a Rookie.

So what has he done in 14 games?

He was 1-2 last year as a starter, 7-4 this year for an overall record of 8-6. Hmmm… not progressing enough for you?

Okay… So after taking over as starter for a 1-4 team and about as down as you can possibly get, he led the team to a 7-4 record. Not good enough, he should have won more games as a starter right?

He has 6 4th Quarter come from behind wins. Still not enough for all you QB experts?

During one stretch this year he led the Broncos to 3 straight wins over divisional opponents all on the road. Whatever…That doesn’t matter either.

Alright then, he led his team to a playoff berth something that hasn’t happened in 6 years. Yea but the Broncos lost their last 3 games.

Even though the Broncos backed into the playoffs with some bad football the last 3 weeks of the season, “Hey, it’s a whole new season anything can happen right?” Who cares, we’re going to get creamed by the Steelers because Tebow has not “progressed” enough as a passing QB by my standards yet. We need to dump this guy and move on.

It’s amazing how all the talking heads and know-it-all QB experts who wildly supported and defended a certifiable Bum like Orton at the start of the season would then condemn a “Rookie” to the NFL gallows after taking one of the worst teams in the NFL from a year ago even though it wasn’t a thing of beauty to a playoff berth. If he were any other QB, in any other city he’d be one of the biggest stories in the NFL this year. Instead of getting pats on the back all he gets is kicks in the ass in part because he’s a devoted Christian. This just can’t be denied.

All I know is we’re in the playoffs. I know it doesn’t look good against a strong Steelers defensive team. But Hey that’s why you just keep playing hard and maybe the Steelers have a few breakdowns and we could pull off an upset. It is possible right? Wouldn’t that be amazing? If you throw out all the negative aspects of Tebow’s game which there are many and which have been very well documented repeatedly I’m going to ignore it all and just be a fan this week.

I don’t have any idea if Tebow gets any better or “progresses” as an NFL QB. I have no idea if he’s the QBOF, that well be decided later. All I know is TODAY he led my team to a worthy playoff spot and I hope that we beat the Steelers. This Sunday my Fan Faith will be in full force because it’s GAME ON. GO BRONCOS!!!

Broncos Stumble into the Playoffs

McGahee's 145 yards wasn't enough.

It’s sad that the Broncos didn’t close out the season by beating the Chiefs.  Still, despite backing into the playoffs with Tebow playing his worst football game so far THEY DID make it to the playoffs and by the way THEY DID earn it based on a better common record. Tebow was a big part of why they made the playoffs with the help of a much improved D. Despite losing their last 3 games they had a remarkable season with basically the same group of players (with the exception of Von Miller and Elvis Dumervil) that they had last year and doubled their win total.

I had my doubts about the game yesterday. IMO it was more about the Broncos D going in than Tebow but I still liked the Broncos chances to win the game because the Chiefs are crappy football team. I can’t explain the win they had over the Packers. Maybe it was just an off day for a coasting Packers team who had nothing to play for and a Chiefs team playing their collective butts off for a new HC so maybe they could retain jobs next season. I just didn’t believe that this win was a paradigm shift that was going to launch the Chiefs into a new millennium of winning football.

So this was why I thought the Broncos would win yesterday despite how horrible Tebow had played, how awful the D and Special Teams has played and how predictable the offensive game plans have been over the previous 2 weeks.

I said before the game with the Chiefs that if the Broncos could play better D, tackle, cover and get pressure on Orton they would win the game. They did that and more held the lousy Orton led offense to 7 points. I also said the Broncos had to be less predictable on offense and throw the ball on 1st and 2nd down. They did that too. The dinged up Willis McGahee deserves some kudos for being a warrior and banging out 145 yards yesterday but even that wasn’t enough.

So what happened?

Tebow had an absolutely horrible game; I believe the worst of his young career. He threw ball to short, he threw them to long, he held onto the ball too long, he should have made a quicker decisions to throw the ball away rather than take sacks.  He threw the ball into good coverage too many times and had an INT; he also had a critical fumble. He had time on several passing plays but either couldn’t find an open Receiver or just didn’t have the confidence enough in his arm to attempt to thread the needle and make tight throws. I noticed on several passing plays he didn’t have his feet in a good position to make throws, he was off balance and leaving his feet when he threw balls on the run.

Tebow’s game clearly showed that he has a very long way to go when it comes to the passing game in many areas.

So you can look at it several different ways. I choose to look at this season as a big improvement and something to build unlike many fans that week to week are on and off the Broncos bandwagon.

So what happens next season?

I think the Broncos have to give Tebow at least the chance at one more season. They’ll need to draft QB in the later rounds or pick up one of the free agents that'll be available. Brady Quinn isn’t going to get it done and should be traded or released. If Tebow still hasn’t improved by mid-season of next year then by all means there will have to be some consideration in having him removed but he certainly has played well enough this season to deserve that much.

The Broncos need DB’s, LB’s, RB’s, WR’s, DL’s and now maybe another Guard since Kuper got hurt. Taking a QB in the first round isn’t going to make the Broncos a playoff team next year so I’d wait until 2013 to consider drafting a QB early if Tebow fails to improve next year.

I’ll be rooting for the Broncos to pull off a big upset next week but I don’t believe they can pull it out beat against the Steelers. Their D will overwhelm Tebow and shut down the running game.  It’s a bonus that the Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall will be out of the game but Ben Roethlisberger

will still be in and he has the skills and experience at QB, with the help of his talented Receivers can beat a team even without a running game. Please…let me be wrong about this, I’d love to be wrong. GO BRONCOS!!