I appreciate what others have said about the importance of this election, and the call for Conservatives to vote, so that some sense of sanity remains.
Believe me, I have a number of complaints about the ruling party, which in too many issues, has abandoned a truly Conservative agenda, to play footsie with Socialistic programs.
The 'big time media', you know! the people who try to make the news rather than report it, tell us that Conservativism is badly divided, and that some might even sit out the election. That would be a bad move for anyone who takes the name 'citizen'.
We must consider the dangers in electing the Democrat party as the majority.
1.  Increased taxation would certainly hit us hard. Remember, they are the 'Tax and Spend' party. Yes, I know, the Republican record is not so good either, but at least in principle there is a difference, and there are some who are ready to shout for a lowering of taxes, and a limit to spending.
2.  Any attempt to appoint a  'Supreme Court Justice' to the right of somebody like a
Ted Kennedy, or a Jesse Jackson would meet strong opposition. And you can rest assured that the 'litmus test' to sniff out anyone who opposes the killing of the unborn, would be applied vigorously.
3.  The 'illegal immigration' mess would worsen, little if anything would be done to keep our borders closed, and the likelihood of 'blanket amnesty' would be much greater under a Democrat Congress.
4.  Ponder the possibility of 'Liberal' Nancy Pelosi as leader of the house. Think of such well known 'Liberals' as Kennedy, Leahy, or even Boxer, heading Committees. Surely that in itself should drive you to vote for any body but a Democrat.
5. As for the 'War against Terror', I dread to think what John Kerry, and company will do.
6.  Instead of getting rid of the multilingual ballots, and saving money, there may be more  languages added. It makes no sense, since ALL citizens are supposed
to know  'English, to print ballots in any other language.
7.  This is the party that openly supports the "Homosexual Lifestyle" as if it was normal. Surely, there must be Democrats who are uneasy about what has happened to their party, but I don't hear them speaking out too much. 
I have given just a few things to think about. There are many others. Check them out, go out and vote, and keep the Democrats in the minority in the 'House', and the 'Senate'.
 The Ulster Blogger   

I appreciated Michael Medved's article about 'Proportional Warfare', and would like to make a few observations.
I start with the whole idea of 'Proportional Warfare'. Frankly one word comes to mind,'stupid'. Imagine the idea of playing a game of numbers, to keep the political dreamers happy. There really is no such thing, no matter how politically correct some would have us be.
War is AWFUL, AND DESTRUCTIVE, and it is the last resort, after everything else has been done. However, once war has been decided, the brutal reality is that we must seek to win quickly, and decisively. For that there is no substitute, as we learned in 'Vietnam' The enemy must be forced to give up as soon as possible, and all the necessary material to achieve that end should be readily available to our fighting units.
NEVER should our military personnel be sacrificed to appease anybody, be he politician, Hollywood 'Expert',or media wimp, who is opposed to victory,at home or abroad. If, and when, our young men and women are killed, or injured, it should be for the promotion of Justice, and the defence of 'These United States of America'. Incidently, I have a vested interest. My son and his wife are both in the USAF, my daughter's husband served in Desert Storm, and currently continues to protect, as a policeman.
The fact that we are at war usually means that the politicians, and statesmen/women, have been unsuccessful. The conduct of the fighting should be in the hands of the military, And, as 'Desert Storm' showed, the less interference by the talkers, the better.
Maybe the next thing will be 'Proportional Murder', or 'Proportional Rape', or Proportional Robbery. The whole idea seems to be preposterous.
Thanks Michael for an excellent article.
The Ulster Blogger
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I cannot understand those who are critical of our representative to the UN. It seems to me that of all places where there should be a strong, uncompromising voice for America, it is in the forum where the mainly 'Socialist' mindset is repeated day after day. Let's face it Mr Bolton is in that meeting room to speak for American interests. He is not there to lick the boots of 'One World Elitists. Instead of the Democrats fighting him, they should be thankful there is someone so dedicated to promoting the interests of 'These United States of America'. And for that reason alone they should give their full support, to keep the Bolton name on America's desk.
The Ulster Blogger