November 9, 2005

I did not want to come accross as gloating this morning. I WAS surprised by the result of the election but incredibly gratified. I am honored to fight with each you side by side.

I believe the next issue we need to take on is the Petition to have the City of Springfield, audited. Will be announcing our initiative on that next Monday,

If you missed it here is my column from the Community Free Press on the CSI it include it here.

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is due out December. I was 7 the first time I heard the story of the beautiful woman {read Witch} who lures the young boy into evil by offering him a delectable piece of candy.

So often evil comes in an inviting package.

The people of Green County are being asked to vote on The Community Safety Initiative. A laudable initiative that if approved will direct millions of dollars in new sales tax revenue to The Sheriff’s department, the County Prosecutors Office, there will even be monies available for the construction of a much needed Crime Lab.

How could anyone not support such a thing?

I DON’T

It is my observation that many if not most Americans have swallowed the Big Lie, “got a problem…let Government, “The Big G”, solve it for you”. Somehow a country that used to pride itself on initiative and rugged individualism has collectively decided they would rather stay on the couch and watch television while The Big G takes care of things. In fact the Big G has been taking care of more and more things lately giving us all more “couch time”.

Schools screwed up…call Big G. Kids got a problem, Mommy G. Meth, domestic violence, child abuse…”let Big G handle it I’m too busy on the couch”.

There was a time in our country when The People would take care of these problems and in fact got downright angry if Big G stuck its nose anywhere near. America was better for it. Faith based institutions actually did more than build monuments to themselves, family took care of family and neighbors knew and watched after one another.

As a conservative and as a Christian I have a duty to get up from the couch and take on what is MY responsibility. I do not believe that Government is the answer to any of my problems. I believe we the people empowered by a sovereign God {The real Big G} can find the solutions to all of our problems.

An Early Childhood Development Center is a symbol. A symbol of each one of us laying down our responsibilities to our children our family our neighbor our community and handing them all over to the care of the new god of the 21st Century…Big G.

Does the Sheriff’s department need more deputies? Yes. Does Darrel Moore need more prosecutors? Yes. Does southwest Missouri need a new crime lab? Desperately! Who then decided to wrap all this good around a Child Development Center?

Much like the candy in the story is enticing I believe the idea of a Child Development Center is attractive to a lot of people.

In either case the ultimate cost though is our soul.

See ya on the radio!