The three most important races of 2010!

Purpose

The 2010 midterm elections are just around the corner and the energy in the air is frenetic.  People of all ages and experience regard these elections as potentially more important and crucial than the historic 1994 elections and for good reason.  In the past eight years our government has taken a dramatic turn for the worse and exacerbated a direction that has been unfavorable for individual liberty, freedom, choice, expression, opportunity and all the wonderful things that made America the greatest country in the world.  A debate over the beginnings of this sad direction is a tricky one, but looking at the future with some renewed optimism is worth the time and effort.

After the 2008 election and the inevitable assumption of power by the most liberal president since FDR along with the likes of Pelosi and Reid, America has entered a new age.  Not the lurch towards European style socialism, but a renewed activism by citizens and a dramatic up-tick in citizen legislators running for office.  While there has been some confusion over the meaning over the Tea Party and what this loose federation of activists represent, one thing is for certain, something has definitely changed.

What should be of interest to the majority of the people is not party affiliation or group membership, but a common understanding that the policies of our Federal government (and certain State governments) must radically change lest we venture down a one way street of pain and regret.   Of course I am talking about expansion of duties and powers that so grossly exceed our Constitution it leaves one wondering why we even force incoming Congressmen to swear allegiance to it.  For many a reference to the Constitution may seem silly, after all, why both referring to this document and pretending to sound like some silly pundit.  Why harp on an issue that half if not more of America has already largely disregarded.  Well, the answer is simple.  If we have no benchmark of laws, then how can we ever determine what the size and scope of Federal government should be?  Why can't we have a single payer system?  Why shouldn't Congress print money?  Why bother having State governments at all?  Why should people have a right to own firearms?  Etc, etc, etc.  If you can't decide on an abstract limitation of federal powers, then politics will always reduce to silly debates and arguments over how much money should be spent on NPR.  Speaking of which, unless you can find where in the Constitution this provision exists, the answer is self evident.

So now we have an opportunity to build a team of politicians in the House and Senate that can accomplish two main things.  First, stop the spending and end the liberal agenda.  Second, gather enough experience and prepare bills that can be sent into action the first day after Obama's removal from office on January 1st 2013.  While Obama is a mere cog in the grand scheme of things, his presence will act as a major impediment to the one critical thing we need most.   A reversal in Federal growth through the systematic de-funding of programs, agencies and departments.

With that in mind, let us look at the most important races of 2010 and whether we as a country have the potential to do the impossible.  Actually shrink government!  In reverse orders, presenting:

Top 3 most important races.

#3)  Nevada Senate:  Sharron Angle vs. Harry Reid.  

This one is important for several reasons.  First and foremost Sharron Angle, while an obsessive social conservative is not afraid to present real fiscal proposals.  She recognizes correctly that Social Security has to be reformed and reformed quickly.  She wants to return education back to the states and abolish the Department of Education.  Lastly she wants to repeal ObamaCare.  Now this places her just above many Republicans, but she has the added advantage of possibly unseating the most powerful man in the Senate.   With Harry Reid's departure many bills and amendments will follow a very different course and the level of secrecy that the Pelosi-Reid duo established will be compromised.  This is the secrecy that produced behind closed doors final drafts of the infamous stimulus and ObamaCare.   Victory for Angle will be a symbolic victory with the unseating of liberty's arch nemesis and an opportunity to gain an ally in the Senate committed to shrinking the Federal Government.

#2)  Alaska: Joe Miller vs. Lisa Murkowski  

This technically should have been called Joe Miller vs. Scott McAdams, but that would not have been in this list.   Alaskan Republican primary chose Joe Miller over incumbent Lisa Murkowski in what many deemed a surprise upset.  Yet Miller represents a rejection of everything Murkowski has become.  A stale DC insider neck deep in pork barrel spending, lobbyist connections and a perverse view of the Federal government.   Meanwhile Miller's unabashed fiscal conservatism and allegiance to the Constitution serves as a template for all future candidates to follow and embrace.   His victory in the primary stands as a win on it's own, but the fight if not over.  A quote from Mr. Miller regarding potential cuts:

including: foreign aid, funding to the United Nations, funding to the International Monetary Fund, corporate welfare, elimination of more than 640 duplicative federal programs, elimination of programs rated ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Dept. of Education.

While this may be an incomplete list it is a fantastic start and something Congress should consider embracing if we ever intend to climb out of our financial apocalypse.

But much more important, is the symbolism behind this race.  You see, Murkowski instead of graciously accepting defeat in the Republican party has launched a write-in campaign, an act so selfish it defies explanation.  Yet sadly an explanation exists.  Too many people would hate to see Murkowski go and her donor list speaks volumes.  Alaska is hooked on federal pork like an addict hooked on crack, which is fascinating considering Miller pledged to ban all pork spending.  However the loss of Murkowski will greatly upset the funding of the Alaskan mafia (worse than organized crime) and they will do whatever they have to keep the federal gravy train from rolling on.  The GOP meanwhile instead of punishing Murkowski by stripping her of chairmanship is standing quietly by watching all of this unfold.  Miller's victory here will be a devastating and much needed blow to the GOP elite, Alaska's addiction to federal spending, corporate welfare and the status-quo.  Consequently a loss here will be an extremely bitter pill to swallow as the most selfless and righteous candidate would lose to the entrenched special interest machine of the GOP.


#1)  Kentucky:  Rand Paul vs. Jack Conway 

Rand Paul's victory in the Republican primary over the token GOP hand picked stooge served as the first symbolic shift in a remarkably different direction and more importantly the only direction we must go.  It is not enough to just be a Republican anymore and the people of Kentucky realized that the direction of this country can no longer rest in the hands of the GOP.  In fact, Paul's views are more aligned with the Constitution than virtually anyone in Congress short of his own father.  More importantly, Paul has made inflation one of the pillars of his platform.  Inflation is by far the greatest enemy of the American working class and sadly the one least understood.  What we desperately need are politicians that will use their positions of power to spread the word, educate and present reforms that will ultimately save this country.  As it stands now, the central bank is the most destructive force in this entire country.

While many articles have been written, in short, we have a Fed chairman with a monopoly control over our money supply and fully determined to rescue failed Wall St. at whatever cost possible.  What makes the situation dangerous, beyond the obvious destruction of our currency and transfer of wealth from the middle class to the wealthy - is how little people understand and know about our central bank.  Along the same line of reasoning, paying down the debt and minimizing our debt service load will inevitably result in the curbing of Federal spending both domestic and foreign - a much needed and welcomed change in Washington!

What makes this race especially critical is that Rand Paul would be the first fiscally conservative, anti-Federal Reserve, anti-inflation Senator elected in this renewed age of activism.  Paul's ability to win the general election will be symbolic of the changing tide in America and will inspire others to follow suit.