Time to Clean House, America!

America, it is time to clean house and get things in order. With the Presidential election coming up this year, it is time that we take back our government.

I call on all patriots of this great nation to vote out all of the incumbents who have failed their promises of being good stewards of our money and smaller, less-intrusive government.

Each year, I hear the same thing over and over. Why can't our elected officials do this or why can't they do that. I will tell you why, fellow patriot. Because they do not care about anything except for one thing, their re-election.

Think about it. Once they have been elected, most turn it into a career and they enjoy the power that they have. They no longer act as our servants. They expect us to be theirs.

It is time we do something about it. Each election cycle, we do the same thing. We just simply vote them back into office and we expect things to change. If you honestly believe that we get a different outcome by doing the same thing over and over, then be my guest. Continue to re-elect these people back and stop whining. Remember, they are counting on you to act mindlessly and vote them back into office so they can enjoy the fruits of OUR labor. More taxes. More government. Less accountability.

Look for candidates who will not be swayed by lobbyists. Look for candidates who will listen to the people. Look for the candidates who want a smaller, less-intrusive government. Look for the candidates who will act as stewards of our tax money. If that candidate is elected, he or she is our servant and is to do what is needed to keep our nation strong.

TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE, AMERICA!

Senator Richard Burr, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx and NCGOP Chair Robin Hayes Invite President Obama to ‘Land that Plane’

President Obama kicked off what we are dubbing his “Can’t Afford Four More” Tour. The President will visit six swing states in a last ditch effort to sway voters. Curious that while Obama campaign aides tout their redoubled efforts in the state, the candidate himself will not be making a visit. Not to mention the fact that the campaign did not include North Carolina in their latest round of ads.

Senator Richard Burr, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes and several North Carolina Council of State candidates will hold a press conference at 12:00 PM ET to invite President Obama to land his plane in North Carolina and prove that he is taking the state seriously.

With 13 days until the Election, Republican momentum and the GOP ground game is stronger than ever in North Carolina. Since the RNC’s absentee ballot and early voting turnout program began, there have been more than 2.2 million volunteer voter contacts in the state.

Obama's Promises

What did Joe Biden Say Now?

Santorum to Take Louisiana

With nearly a 2-1 margin over Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum will win Louisiana. 60% of the vote is in and Santorum leads Romney with nearly a majority of the vote.

Will this be another boost to the Santorum campaign and will once again have people donating to him to fill his campaign coffers? Time will tell if voters will see Santorum as a good alternative to Romney and a formidable opponent to Obama.

Obama Takes Credit for Bush' Drilling Policy

In an Obama campaign ad from 2008 against John McCain, candidate Obama tied John McCain to President Bush's drilling plan and said it would not "produce a drop of oil for seven years."

Obama was right. It did not produce in seven years. It took almost eight years. With oil production up in spite of the president's "cap and trade" and "fuel costs will necessarily have to go up to advance my green agenda", Obama is taking credit for the plan that George W. Bush enacted when gas and oil prices went up during his presidency.

 According to Jay Carney this week, "Oil and gas production is the United States has risen every year since the president's been in office. Oil production is now higher than it's been in eight years."

However, industry analyst will all say this about the rise in production. It is occurring in spite of Obama and his green agenda.

If you look at federal lands under the president's control, oil production is down. Production in the Gulf of Mexico is down 30%. Production in the Rocky Mountains on federal lands is down 70%. This is according to Jack Gerard, head of the American Petroleum Institute.

In addition to that, Obama has put 85% of the outer continental shelf off limits to drilling and is making only 3% available for petroleum exploration and development.

Although it takes years for oil deposits to be identified and put into production, the president should not take credit for the decisions and policies put into place by President Bush.

On private land, oil production is booming. In North Dakota, the state is producing 450,000 barrels a day and has an unemployment rate of 3.3%. The lands that are being used to drive this prosperity in North Dakota are privately held. The land is not owned or controlled by the federal government.

No one is denying the need for renewable resources; however, the president has been going out of his way to drive his green agenda and costing the consumers dearly at the pump and grocery store.

Rick Santorum on Income Inequality

In a speech given in Detroit on Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum had this to say about income inequality.

“I’m not about equality of result when it comes to income inequality. There is income inequality in America. There always has been and, hopefully, and I do say that, there always will be.”

Many in the media are upset with Santorum's words and believe that he does not understand the dynamics of the economy.

Santorum does have a very accurate view of the economy and capitalism. Because of income inequality, people are motivated to do more in order to make more. Those who say that the system is broken point to the days of the robber barons and how people were exploited by the likes of Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, JP Morgan and Cornelius Vanderbilt.

However, those in the media who once praised individuals like Steve Jobs are now condemning him over the working conditions is Chinese factories and how the workers there are being exploited.

In the US, if a person does not like what he is doing or how he is being treated, he can quit and find another job. Capitalism allows people the opportunity to make something of themselves. You do not see that type of freedom in Communist countries.

Income inequality drives people to better themselves so that they can move up. Liberal media tells a distorted story of how no one can get ahead and that people are doomed. This distorted story is caused by one thing, a government that wants to regulate ALL aspects of our lives.

Look at what is happening in South Carolina. Two students had their lunches confiscated by a federal bureaucrat that is probably making a nice hefty salary for inspecting children's lunches.

When the government gets involved and starts changing rules and adding more regulations, it just makes things worse.

Santorum is absolutely correct. Income inequality is a good thing. Government just needs to get out of the way and allow the system to work as it was intended.

Newt Suggests that Santorum Should Drop Out

In the ABC's Sunday news program, "This Week", Newt suggested that Santorum should drop out of the race so that he can garner more of the conservative vote and beat Romney.

There have been rumors floating around that Santorum would drop out of the race. However, Santorum spoke out on Fox's News Channel and said that he would not drop out and continue his run.

ABC to Air Inteview with Gingrich's Second Wife, Marianne Gingrich

ABC will be airing an interview of Marianne Gingrich, Newt Gingrich's ex-wife.

According to his second wife, Gingrich wanted an "open marriage" or a divorce.

Nancy Pelosi: Mitt Can't Win

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday attacked Mitt Romney and the GOP. According Pelosi, the GOP voters are not getting behind Romney.

Pelosi also believes that President Obama will win the 2012 election by beating Romney.

Senior White House Advisor Plugs President from Pulpit

Senior White House advisor Valerie Jarrett uses the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA to bash Republicans and plug the President and his policies.

After her speech and the pastor's sermon, the church held a voter registration drive.

Huntsman Drops Out of GOP Race

According to a campaign spokesman, Jon Huntsman will announce on Monday that he will be dropping out of the GOP presidential race and will endorse Mitt Romney.

Huntsman plans to make his official announcement at a news conference scheduled for 11AM Monday in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Rick Perry Tweet: "Here We Come South Carolina!!!"

Texas Governor Rick Perry tweeted, "And the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State...Here we come South Carolina!!!" He also posted of a picture of himself in a jogging outfit.

It looks like Perry is staying in the race.

Michele Bachmann Suspends Campaign

After finishing at the bottom of the Iowa Caucuses, Michele Bachmann, in a news conference, has announced that she is suspending her campaign. She, however, vows to continue her case against the Obama administration.

Bachmann and Perry Out?

After yesterday's less than stellar showing by Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry at the Iowa Caucuses, each are facing tough decisions today.

Perry will be returning to Texas to evaluate his campaign and whether or not he will continue. Bachmann has canceled her trip to South Carolina and is planning a news conference this morning. The thought is that Bachmann would announce that she is dropping out of the GOP race.

Each, at one time, were at the top of the list as the Republican candidate that would run against President Obama in this year's election.

Romney Wins Iowa Caucus...Just Barely

With only 8 votes separating the two, Mitt Romney squeaks by Rick Santorum. As one of the closest contests in presidential campaign history, Romney received 30,015 votes and Santorum got 30,007.

Ron Paul came in third, followed by Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann and Jon Huntsman.

The surprise is that Rick Santorum has surged in the polls as an alternative to Romney.

According to BuzzFeed, McCain is set to endorse Romney as early as today in New Hampshire. How will this impact Santorum? Political analysts believe that this may be a pivotal point in the campaign and give the GOP rank and file the impression that Romney is uniting the party.

Rupert Murdoch Twits Rick Santorum

Media giant, Rupert Murdoch, announced his support for Rick Santorum Monday evening by twitting a message to this followers. Murdoch called Santorum the "only candidate with genuine big vision".

Murdoch controls Fox News Channel and The Wall Street Journal.

Although the twit was not a outright endorsement, it is unclear if Murdoch wants Iowans to think about Santorum or if Iowans were thinking about Santorum.

As a side note, Bill O'Reilly has invited Rick Santorum to appear on the "O'Reilly Factor" show on Wednesday. Prior to his rise in the polls, Santorum was not invited to the show.

Alan Colmes Take Cheap Shot at Santorum

Alan Colmes, Liberal commentator, takes a cheap shot at Rick Santorum during a discussion with National Review Editor Rich Lowry on Fox News.

During the discussion, Colmes mocked how the Santorum family handled the death of their newborn infant, Gabriel.

Colmes said, "get a load of some of the crazy things he’s said and done, like taking his two-hour-old baby when it died right after child birth home and played with it so that his other children would know that the child was real.”

Lowry called Colmes on the comments and said, "To take something that is that personal and that hurtful as losing a child and mocking it like that … that is beneath you, Alan."

On Your Mark. Get Set. Caucus!

With tomorrow's start of the GOP race for the nomination in Iowa, it will be interesting to see who will come out on top.

With Rick Santorum's surge in recent polls, picking a winner in the Iowa Caucus will be difficult. Gingrich, Romney and Paul have been dividing up the voters. However, Santorum's surge in recent polls has been sending a shock wave through the party.

With Rick Santorum's surge, he has also seen a major increase in donations to his campaign. According a senior adviser for Santorum, the campaign has seen a 300%-400% increase in daily donations over the past 10 days.

Could Santorum pull off a January surprise? It will be interesting to see what happens.

Occupy Protesters in Iowa for Republican Caucus

Hundreds of Occupy protesters from nearly 10 different states have converged Iowa to disrupt the Republican caucus.

The protesters will be attending their own "People's Caucus" near Des Moines. They are promising to disrupt the candidates at events and camp out at their campaign offices.

In order to further cause problems, Occupy protesters are urging protesters who live in Iowa to go to the caucus and vote "No Preference".

According to the protest organizations, the caucuses are meaningless, because the parties cater to the wealthy and special interest groups.