Whether through happenstance or by plan, the United States Supreme Court ruling in the McDonald case that effectively ended the Chicago handgun ban was released at a nearly perfect time – just before July 4th. Not only was the ruling a gift to the law abiding citizens of Chicago, but was also a gift to the legacy of the Founding Fathers.

Few rights were more valued to the Founding Fathers than the right to keep and bear arms, and their writings on the issue make that point very clear. One of the clearest statements ever made by the Founders on gun rights came from Thomas Jefferson.

“The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that… it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.”

In today’s America, however citizens are forced to beg the government for the right to carry a gun for self-defense because a minority of society sees them as a tool of evil. The fact remains, however, that a gun is simply a tool of whoever possesses it and only a gun in the hand of someone determined to take away the safety or security of others is truly an evil device. Full Story »

Congress Threatens Reducing Government Services.
Well, who asked ya?
Congress often makes gaffes in speaking with the public,
but this is the largest gaffe in a long, long time.

Since the growth of the nanny-state in America beginning in the 1930’s, a constant debate has raged about how much control the government should have over people’s lives. The sad fact is the mere creation of programs like social security put the government in charge of people’s financial lives – whether the people want it that way or not. It also destroyed any semblance of autonomy from government control since citizens couldn’t opt-out.

That left people capable and willing to care for their own future stuck within the government plan.

Regardless, as soon as liberals gained control of the apparatus of government, they created nanny state programs that were compulsory. Everyone knows that unless people are forced to take part in such programs, like social security, they won’t do it. That meant the government had to use the threat of jail time to compel people to take part in social programs not wanted by the majority in the first place. Full Story »

As Republicans set the stage for a run to take back Congress in the 2010 elections, a fractured Ohio Party is a serious issue because according to the old cliché, as Ohio votes, so does America. At the moment, fractured is an optimistic description of the status of Republicans statewide due to Party Chairman Kevin DeWine’s decision to treat the statewide ticket as his own personal game of whack-a-mole.

Basically, whenever a candidate pops up in a spot he doesn’t like, he keeps whacking them until they pop up in a different hole – or not at all.

Oddly enough, things actually started easily enough for Kevin DeWine in his first electoral season in full control of the Ohio Republican Party. But, matters beyond his control, including the candidacy of liberal Republican, and failed U.S. Senator Mike DeWine for Attorney General sent things into a free fall.

Now, Kevin DeWine is left with a fractured Party that is lining up against his handpicked candidate for Attorney General, and is in the midst of a brutal campaign for the State Auditor nomination. Full Story »

There is a long standing belief in the political world that as Ohio votes so does America. Over the last 11 presidential elections, the old cliché has held fast with the eventual president winning Ohio each time. In 2012, the state is once again expected to be at the center of president politics, making the 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election the first skirmish in the Republican attempt to unseat President Obama.

How the election plays out has huge ramifications for who becomes our next president since whoever holds the Ohio governor’s mansion in 2012 will have a distinct advantage in delivering the state to their respective candidate.

Everyone expects a vicious battle between Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland and the Republican challenger John Kasich. Even with a Republican victory in the gubernatorial race, however, the Party won’t be unified going into the 2012 presidential election due to the leadership’s willingness to shun Ohio’s conservative voters.

Longtime Party Chairman Bob Bennett was despised by conservatives in Ohio for running luke-warm Republicans at the expense of more conservative challengers. He was known for championing anti-gun, pro-abortion, big government candidates for flagship seats like Governor and Attorney General.

The same machine also helped put Mike DeWine, an endorsee of the Brady Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, in the United States Senate.

When DeWine lost his reelection bid in 2006, most conservatives thought he would retire from public service. The subsequent retirement of Party Chairman Bennett left many conservatives with optimism over the future of the ORP. Their departure gave Ohio conservative Republicans hope that things would finally change.

Unfortunately, any hope of reform was dashed when ORP leadership paved the way for Mike DeWine to be the nominee for Ohio Attorney General. The move sparked near hysteria among the conservative wing off the Party, and set in motion a series of angry public protests over the backroom deals used to fast track DeWine’s endorsement. To clear the way for DeWine, the ORP forced Dave Yost out of the AG race and forced him run for State Auditor.

Ohio’s pro-life and pro-gun groups fully supported Yost for AG due to his conservative values and strong qualifications based on his background as a no nonsense County Prosecutor.

Adding to conservative angst is that State Rep. Seth Morgan, a well qualified Auditor candidate due to his background as a certified public accountant, was already in the race and is the only other strong conservative on the ORP statewide ticket.
The way conservative Republicans see it, another back room deal by the Ohio Republican leadership forced them into a no win situation. Either they can support leftist candidates like Mike DeWine, or stay home and give control of the state’s most powerful offices back to the Democrats.

The backroom deals led to a revolt from within manifested by a slew of new candidates with ties to Ohio’s Tea Party groups running for central committee seats. It’s clear that this time the Republican leadership in Ohio pushed the wrong buttons.

Oddly enough, Republicans in the Ohio House and Senate are staunchly pro-gun and most have strong conservative credentials. Yet, the ORP continually fails to elevate conservatives to a place of prominence on the statewide ticket.
Any hope the Ohio Republican Party had to capitalize on the growing anger over President Obama’s leftist agenda is being swept away by their willingness to champion candidates like DeWine. They also failed to recognize the anger generated by Obama’s backroom deals while negotiating health care reform and used the same cloak and dagger politics to clear DeWine’s path to the AG nomination.

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Valentino Chronicle was once again published on the national news website World Net Daily (wnd.com). The article discusses the effects of blind loyalty on advocacy groups like the National Rifle Association, National Organization for Women, Civil Rights groups and Labor Unions.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s racially charged comments brought to the forefront how Civil Rights groups have stopped caring about advocating for Civil Rights, and have instead become shills for the Democratic Party. By being in the pocket of the Democrats, any advocacy group gives up their autonomy and a lot of their power.

Same for groups that fall under the thumb of the Republicans.

You can find the full article here:

http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=121713