Author: Educated Cowpuncher

This past week has brought several thoughts into my mind as I read various news feeds and listen to Talk Radio.  I have found that there are some programs that are so far out there that few really believe them and sometimes I have a hard time listening but deep down inside, I know they are true.  Still, my human nature wants to blow them off but we are in a serious situation in the United States of America and it is all due to the Progressive movement.  For more years than I care to say, the Democratic Party has held control of this country and in turn, held us hostage and enslaved us through various avenues.  Take the income tax for instance, it is a voluntary system or so it is set up to be but we have no choice but to pay income tax, so that makes it compulsory, in other words, we are being FORCED to do something that really is illegal or at best, unconstitutional.

Income tax was suppose to be a temporary fix and yet, American citizens have been paying them since I believe 1913.  I did not agree to this, nor did many Americans who now pay them.  So what are we to do?  We can protest our taxes.  Pay them under protest and see if that will tie things up to the point that the federal government has to make changes.  There is a problem with that though,  most people, like myself, file our taxes via the internet, which is what the Federal Government prefers, that take the potential for protest out of the picture, but if we all do this just one year, we can tie up a lot of money and maybe the IRS would get the point.

Another thought that went through my mind as I listened and read articles, is the consent of the people.  Of course if you read John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government, you would understand that the PEOPLE must CONSENT (agree) to a government before a government can wield any authority over people.  IF we remove that consent, the government can be declared null and void, the problem with that is, the result is total chaos.  But then again, isn’t that what we have now?  I suggest removing the consent of the people and see if we can get something done.  Let’s take up our Constitution and shove it down Washington DC’s throats and maybe pound it into their heads to make a point.

Keep calling your Senators and Representatives folks.

Senator Jerry Moran’s numbers are : 202-224-6521 & 785-628-6401

Senator Pat Roberts number is: 202-224-4774

Representative Tim Huelskamp’s numbers are: 202-225-2715 & 785-309-0572

Tell them what you think and DEMAND that they do as the PEOPLE OF KANSAS WANT, not what the establishment dictates.

Representative Tim Huelskamp: 202-225-2715 & 785-609-0572

Call them and tell them what you think.  DEMAND that they do as WE THE PEOPLE of KANSAS  want, not as the establishment dictates.

Okay this is a short one.  Where is the logic in having goats (which are notorious for escaping their pens) and not keeping good fences?  Why should a person get mad at the goats when they get into the neighbor’s milo field and eat the crops when there isn’t anything to stop the goats from crawling out of the fence?

Oh, then they claim they aren’t putting up fence this late in the year……… GRRRRR….. maybe the goats with run over that person when it comes time to feed and put a few hoof prints on the back of his head.

This is just like the federal government.  They can’t figure out why so many illegal immigrants are running across the border and then a large majority of them are killing, raping and dealing drugs.  Until there is a FENCE that will keep them out, the ‘goats’ will continue to do wrong.  Sometimes there is no logic.  Makes me want to knock heads together.*)^*&^&*&%^%%^%^&  ahhhhhhh that felt better.

After the very first debate, it is very clear that the GOP is in a panic because a non-traditional candidate is kicking backsides and leaving scorch marks as he goes.  That’s right, The Donald, Trump that is, has the whole GOP establishment sucking air and scrambling to distance themselves from him.  His scorching words and lack of political correctness is catching the attention of the PEOPLE and they are jumping up and down, cheering him on.

Everyone knows that Trump has been very controversial over the years and with good cause, but we must also recognize, as does the majority of the population, he is a sly businessman and he won’t back down from anything he wants and this time, I believe he really wants to be President of the United States of America.  Why?  Because he doesn’t want to see us go down the direction we are heading.  He wants America to be prosperous again and there is little hope in the GOP established candidates.

Never before have I seen so many people running for president and very few even have the nerve or wit to do what Trump is doing.  So, here is my list of who and why the candidates don’t measure up  and why they will fail to get the nomination.  Oh, by the way, there are about 38 candidates listed on the Republican Candidate list but I won’t mention those who won’t have a chance to even get into a debate.

Cruz may end up dropping out if people keep pushing his citizenship.  Yes he is a good man and I have no doubt he might make a good president but the Democrats are going to keep pushing his birth to the front and he will fall out.   I like him and I probably will vote for him in Trump doesn’t get the nomination, unless Trump gets a good following as an Independent and I think that is a good possibility that he could win as an Independent as even Democrats like him.

Huckabee is a washed out candidate, he is too old school and has no real following except Evangelicals that are willing to give up their votes if they don’t have everything they demand.

Jeb Bush is just another version of Bush 1 & 2 and we certainly don’t want another one, he is too much a liberal for even moderate Republicans.

Carson is good and his heart is in the right place but I fear he will be chewed up and spit out due to his lack of any political experience.

Rand Paul is another establishment joke and while I like some of his ideology, people will continue to associate him with his father and that will be his downfall.

Scott Walker is good, he has fought the liberals and won in his home state and he has a good track record but I don’t think he has the following he needs.  If other big names weren’t in the running, he might have a chance but I don’t think he has a chance.

Rick Santorum is a no start for me, he is too goody-two-shoes on the outside and too weak all around.

John Kasich, may have been Governor of Ohio but he is not presidential material and he has been in politics too long.

George Patake is another governor that is too GOP establishment and isn’t a big enough name.

Bobby Jindal is a good guy and at one time I thought he would make a good president but he has little chance of gathering large numbers to support him.  He needs to go back to being Governor of Louisiana and tell the US Government to kiss his back side.

Rick Perry may have been a Texas Governor but he has too many dark shadows for my liking and is a no starter for me.

Lindsey Graham has been in Washington D.C. too long.  His voice is a big turnoff for me and his limp wristed behavior and whining just makes me want to puke.

Marco Rubio is a good guy and I think he would be presidential material but not now, we need someone with more power, not only in his voice but in being able to negotiate.  He needs to grow up a little more and learn from others who buck the system and won’t be a buy out.

Carly Fiorina, our only female GOP candidate.  She is tactful, wise beyond belief and extremely witty.  She can slap a person down but still manage to make them feel good about themselves.  This woman is Vice Presidential material and I think after two terms as a VP, she could be a great President.  But she needs to show people how hard handed she can be as VP first.  I agree with many that she is probably the USA’s equivalent of Margaret Thatcher but very few people know about her, that is her downfall.  PLUS, everyone who knows about her, knows she was fired from the corporation she was CEO of.  Yes, she was fired but not for lack of performance but rather she had a vision for the company that the board of directors didn’t want to reach for.

So that is my run down of the more well known candidates running on the GOP ticket.

As far as Trump is concerned, he is the man for the season; in my opinion.  He isn’t politically correct, which is big for me, I think the country has had enough of PC to last a thousand years.  When someone tries to bring him down, they only manage to bring him up.  He appeals to the illegals, Mexican -Americans, middle class and working poor.  He truly wants to see America recover and take its rightful place as the greatest country int he world.  What the GOP establishment doesn’t realize, the Trump snowball from hell is rolling and picking up speed.  If he doesn’t get the nomination, the GOP is through, not for one election but forever.  They will slit their own throat if they don’t give him the nomination.  They also don’t realize that the PEOPLE have had enough of politics and want true leadership, prosperity for all, not just for the elite and if they let WE THE PEOPLE down, we will lose this country to another democrat and we’ll become slaves to the UN without a way to recover. (By the way, the UN needs to go away, leave our country and teh USA needs to drop out of it.).

I hope you have enough to comment on for this time around.  Let me know what you think.

The Barnyard Mare

Well, my Daddy is going home from the hospital today and I am very thankful for all the prayers that everyone has prayed on his behalf.  It will take some time to recover but he will be with us a while longer, Lord Willing.  This trial in my life has opened my eyes and given me a purpose to do more for all our veterans in this country as I know for FACT they are not being cared for by the government and with the current administration, this will continue.

I desire to organize a volunteer force that will work in conjunction with the local veterans hospitals; to assist in services that the hospitals are just not capable of doing without help.  I am talking about the mental health area of the veterans hospitals.

More and more, we see veterans returning from deployments with PTSD and other mental conditions that we are not use to seeing in the general public.  The truth is, there are not enough staff to take care of all of our mental health veterans and waiting lists create worse situations and more veterans are committing suicide each day, all because they are not receiving the treatments they need.

I desire to organize a group of mental health providers, either psychologists, psychiatrists and counselors, to provide services.  This idea is simple.  Find retired mental health workers who still have their certifications and are willing to volunteer to help do the initial screenings.  They can refer the more difficult cases to the full time providers and the volunteers can work with those who are not as severe, thus lightening the load for the full time workers at the VA.

To get this going, it will take a large network of people who are patriotic and willing to step up to help.  I personally am not financially able to do much other than help organize and spread the word.  However, I am working on contacting philanthropists and those people who know people who can do this.  Our congressmen can’t do much to make the changes needed, thus it is up to THE PEOPLE to do what is needed to help our troops in their time of need.

I need the following:

People who are good at brainstorming ideas.

People who understand mental health issues that have been properly trained and are still certified to  perform services.

People willing to help schedule and organize meetings to spread the word about what I want to do.

I also want feedback from my readers, friends and acquaintances about this idea.  I also want to know what you think of my idea for the name of my organization which is; VANO  (Veterans Are Number One).

Please contact me through my Barnyard Mare Facebook page or by leaving comments on this page.  Thank you and God Bless you and America again.

This is not the epic rant I planned as I have calmed down and decided a plan of action is BETTER than popping off.

For those who follow me on other social media, they know that I have been having a difficult week.  MY DADDY, is in the hospital and well, he is still alive and things are more hopeful now than they were last Friday.  So here is the run down.

On July 16th, my dad’s blood pressure dropped low enough that his heart nurse demanded he go to the VA Hospital in Wichita.  The Emergency Room triaged him, saw he was low on potassium and basically sent him home.  While he was being examined, the individual caring for him treated him rudely and his bedside manner upset my dad so much that his blood pressure skyrocketed; not a good thing for a heart patient with a pacemaker.  Had he been sent on to a doctor, I am convinced his condition this last week would not be so serious.

Last Friday, the 24th, Mom called to inform me Dad was in the ICU at the VA and that his pacemaker defib had to fire (at least twice and possibly 5 times) between late the 23rd and noon on the 24th.  It is certain that he would be dead without his pacemaker defib.

The findings on Friday revealed he had a blood infection and his heart attack was a result.  The heart cath revealed 2 90% blocked arteries and we had 3 choices.  1. Bypass surgery at the Columbia Mo VA, 2. Stints put in at Wesley  hospital in Wichita & 3. Medications.

The Columbia VA refused my dad because he is too high risk to do the by pass.  They pick and choose who they want to care for basically, they are to ‘skairt’ to take care of Dad’s condition.  So the heart doctor decided to attempt putting in the stints and he is scheduled for Friday the 31st.  AT this point I want to ask those who pray, to pray for MY DADDY and the doctor.

I took the time to visit with some folks who work at the VA and they expressed frustrations at the overwhelming number of new vets requiring services, particularly in the mental health area.  I feel that the patriotic citizens can step up and help without the government controlling things.  I feel that we need to gather a team or army of mental health workers who are retired or willing to offer free services to assist the VA with evaluating the new mental health vets and perhaps provide services to those vets who don’t require extensive mental health services and leave those who do require more extensive services to the VA mental health workers.

I also think that we need to set up a work force of volunteers to help with other areas.  The VA already has a volunteer work force but we can do more if we organize and take charge of caring for our Kansas veterans as the federal government is so stifled that nothing gets completed in a timely fashion.  We also should be able to organize corporations to help fund things that the government is failing to get done for the Kansas Veterans Hospitals.  Anyone who has any ideas needs to help me figure out how we need to  organize and implement these ideas and more.  The VA system services Hays, Wichita, Salina, Topeka and Kansas City.  I feel that we can easily organize to help and serve the Hays, Wichita, Salina and Topeka areas. We need to take action and not just talk about it as the congress, department of defense and administration spend more time yapping and gapping with total inaction.

Anyone wanting to do something to help can send an email to mary_powell25@yahoo.com with ‘educated cowpuncher VA’ in the RE: line.

Please share this post with those who you think can help and again, thank you for the prayers as we still covet them for Daddy and the doctors, nurses and everyone who is caring for MY DADDY and all our Kansas Veterans.