Jim ONeill

Breaking Apart America: Map of the CSA and FSA

This article is about what the two new countries formed after the breakup of the United States and Canada might look like. I have taken the liberty of giving them the working titles of the (conservative) Continental States of America (CSA) and the (liberal) Fascist Soviet of America (FSA).

Breaking Apart the United States: Part II

I was delighted to hear that a Muslim terrorist was caught in NYC the other day. Mayor Bloomberg and his people assured us that the "lone wolf" (a phrase repeated ad nauseam) had been apprehended. Hurray! Unless you are one of those worrywarts concerned about the millions of other "lone wolves" still out there, you can now rest secure in your bed at night. But I am going astray; that is not what this article is about. Link Link

Time to Break Apart the United States?

"The truth is that there is no compromise possible between Liberty and Tyranny. We have irreconcilable differences with the Progressives, and every attempt to compromise with them, always results in an incremental loss of our Liberty, not to mention our income. Perhaps it is time for a divorce." -- Dave Hunter "Why Live in a Salad Bowl"

Molon Labe, Laus Deo, and 11/11/11

"There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! ...The war is inevitable -- and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come. ...Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take but as for me; give me liberty or give me death." -- Patrick Henry (1736-1799)

New 11/11/11 “Restore the Constitution” Rally Video—Redux

"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors: they purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood, and transmitted them to us with care and diligence.

Fair and Unbalanced

"And in that day men will weary of life, and they will cease to think the universe worthy of reverent wonder and worship. ...Darkness will be preferred to light...[and] no one will raise his eyes to heaven; the pious will be deemed insane, and the impious wise; the madman will be thought a brave man, and the wicked will be esteemed as good. ...all things will be disordered and awry; all good will disappear.

Thoughts on the Rally 11/11/11

"We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an Angel rides in the Whirlwind and directs this Storm?" -- John Page (1743-1808) In a letter to Thomas Jefferson during the Revolution

Restore the Constitution Rally 11/11/11 Music Video—“Now’s the Time”

Gatherings of animals and humans have various descriptive names. For example, a group of witches is called a "coven," as in “Did you see the coven on 'The View' the other day?" A group of baboons is known as a "congress," as in "Congress is such a congress these days."

On the Rally to Restore the Constitution, 11/11/11 Washington DC

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." --Mark Twain (1835-1910) "The Constitution matters. The truth matters." --Col. Terry Lakin (before being stripped of his rank and thrown into prison -- 2010) "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. ...The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon." George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the United States of America

Will Those Who Took an Oath Save our Republic?

"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." -- Thomas Paine (1737-1809) Although my byline is attached to this article, in all honesty I would have to give JB Williams the lion's share of the credit for it -- you might say that I'm simply echoing his sentiments. In any event, here are some further thoughts on the "Restore the Constitution" rally being held on 11/11/11 in Washington DC.

Bocephus Bites Back

"This country sure as hell been goin’ down the drain We know what we need We know who to blame United Socialist States of America How do ya like that name? I’ll keep the USA and y’all can keep the change" Hank Williams Jr. "Keep the Change"

The Mob, We the People, and Arrogant Aristocrats

Following in the asinine tradition of the liberal credo "you must spend in order to save," the US government has been selling people guns in order to stop people from buying guns.

Call to Action: A Declaration to Restore the Constitutional Republic

"We demand an end to government corruption, an end to despotic leadership in D.C., an end to the current assault on all decent and honest American taxpayers, businesses, and honorable public servants of the people. We demand the peaceful return of the people's government, and we will remain resolute in the defense of the Constitution and the United States of America until the people can once again feel secure in their nation and government." -- From "A Declaration to Restore the Constitutional Republic" Link

America’s Slow Turning From Freedomphobia

"It's a slow learning -- from the inside out A slow turning -- but you come about" John Hiatt "Slow Turning" In the tradition of the left-wing's penchant for coining new words (such as "homophobia" and "Islamophobia"), I feel that "we the people" ought to have a word to describe the Progressive's fear, or phobia, of freedom -- "freedomphobia." Link Link

Navy Jacks, Palin, and Apologies Demanded from Racist Democrats

Muckrakers have been digging up some dirt on Sarah Palin lately, and my reaction is "big frigging deal." I cannot begin to tell you how sick and tired I am of the double-standard hypocrisy of liberals. Link Link

Go Green—Natural Law

"...the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them...." --"Declaration of Independence" 1776 "As Jacob said, awakening from his dream, the world, this palpable world, which we were wont to treat with the boredom and disrespect with which we habitually regard places with no sacred association for us, is in truth a holy place, and we did not know it." -- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) "The Divine Milieu" 1927 The Obama Administration appears to be striving for a Goth look -- if the DOJ's website, and Obama's use of Darth Vader's "Back in Black" tour bus is anything to go by. Link

Shine a Spotlight on the Chopper Crash

"I guess we are all going slowly through the completion of our tour of duty, i.e. death.I look at death as a new adventure with a don't sweat it attitude.Any footprints you may have accidentally made will be washed away with the next wave.Life is loaned to you -- live it, love it, for the joy of what you love, and whom you love.Leave your ego, status, and possessions hanging on the world's quarterdeck, because you are going out with what you came here with...." - LCDR Roy "First SEAL" Boehm (1924-2008) Link Link

Surfing the Tsunami

"You would think that with all the talk about credit ratings, and S&P, this story would be a natural for the wire services and networks. But you would be wrong. This news is only being reported by a local radio station." Matt Augustine on Standard and Poor's upgrade of Florida to AAA credit rating "My conscience is violated. I feel like I'm supporting the flag of whatever those Islamic countries are, and the rainbow flag, and not the red, white, and blue." --USAF Staff Sgt. Daryn Moran, Landstuhl, Germany

The “Pitchforks and Torches” Rally, and a No-show Tea Party

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." -- John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) 35th President of the United States You would think that it would be a simple thing -- finding out if the President of the United States is in fact legally qualified to hold that position. Well, it turns out that it is not a simple thing at all.

The Tragedy in Afghanistan Revisited

"Corporate criminals -- playing with tanks" Michael Been ("The Call") "The Walls Came Down" In my previous article on the recent tragedy in Afghanistan, I did not mean to suggest that I feel no sorrow. I do indeed grieve, but any tears evaporate as they form; burned away by a fierce light -- call it righteousness -- that transmutes my grief into an implacable sense of purpose. Those are not mere words -- that's truly how it is for me. Link