2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

The Riverside Press Enterprise
May 15, 2012

Obama's ego out of control

Approving the killing of Osama bin Laden notwithstanding, President Obama has leaped over the campaign line by politicizing the first anniversary of that heroic event against terrorism -- conducted by Navy SEAL Team 6 -- by questioning the patriotism of Republican candidate, Mitt Romney in a campaign ad narrated by former president Clinton ("Obama plays up foreign record," May 2).

Indeed, Bill Clinton's repeated failure to get bin Laden -- possibly preventing 9/11 -- when he had the opportunity, should make him the last person to chime in on the credit.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The Washington Examiner
May 14, 2012

Romney "bully" claims much ado about nothing

The Washington Post is shamelessly campaigning for President Obama with the Mitt Romney hate crime hit piece for attacking a boy who bleached his hair in high school. I bleached my hair blonde when I was in Junior high school in Downey, Calif. 10 years before Romney's incident, and my gym teacher called me "fruitcake." I didn't know there were any gay people, and I don't think the teacher knew that either.

Anyway, my hair came out orange, I was in a club called the "Lynx" at school, we had jackets, and my girlfriend wore my jacket to show we were going steady. Even when I went on to high school as a track and cross country jock, we didn't know anything about gay people in the 50's.

President Obama is distracting from his gay marriage endorsement, by playing the dirtiest of politics, through his biased media, and this is just the beginning.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

San Diego Union-Tribune
May 10, 2012

Letters: Gay Marriage

President Obama backed gay marriage, just in time for the president's $15 million Hollywood campaign fundraiser in Beverly Hills, which is heavily funded by the gay community.

Indeed, along with gay-marriage-friendly California officials, Governor Brown and AG Harris, who refused to defend Proposition 8, President Obama endorses gay marriage and refuses to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, diminishing the institution of marriage.

It is simply unconscionable that gay activist-extremists consistently jerk around the majority who should not have to defend centuries of the institution of traditional marriage between one man and one woman. Particularly, when government has unreasonably institutionalized protected classes as sacred cows.

Worse, it's bad enough that liberal government is breaking the back of American free enterprise and the middle class with social aggression, punishing regulations, taxes, entitlements and extreme environmentalism. However, un-American, unconstitutional tyranny, and socialism cannot be allowed to stand against American freedom from overwhelming government.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Los Angeles Times
May 12, 2012

Times change

Obama's same-sex marriage evolution

Re: Obama takes stand for gay marriage May 10

“Obama takes a stand for gay marriage,” just in time for the president's $15-million Hollywood campaign fundraiser in California, which is heavily funded by the gay community.

Indeed, along with gay-marriage-friendly California officials — Gov. Jerry Brown and Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris, who refused to defend Proposition 8 in federal court — Obama endorses gay marriage and refuses to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, diminishing the institution of marriage.

It is simply unconscionable that gay rights activists consistently jerk around the majority, who should not have to defend centuries of the institution of traditional marriage between one man and one woman — particularly when government has unreasonably institutionalized protected classes as sacred cows.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Note: My letter was the only one of ten letters opposing same-sex marriage

San Diego Union-Tribune
May 11, 2012

President Obama caves to gay marriage on ABC

President Obama's only fear of commitment to gay marriage was full endorsement before the election. However, VP Joe Biden's calculated endorsement of gay marriage on Meet the Press is clear and convincing evidence that President Obama tested the election waters by assigning Biden to do just that -- followed by Education Secretary Arne Duncan's assigned endorsement -- which was intended to take Obama half way to a full endorsement after he wins the election.

However, after North Carolina's overwhelming vote against same sex marriage, the president was pressed by the left-wing of Democrat Party to endorse gay marriage so they could make it part of their convention platform, which will be held in North Carolina. Coupled with continuing heat from gay activists, President Obama caved-in to their demands, but lessened the national heat by making the endorsement quietly with an ABC personal interview, rather than a press conference.

The lingering question might be, will President Obama lose North Carolina, and many other states against gay marriage, including the embattled traditional marriage voters in California who passed Proposition 8?

A better question might be, how long will the traditional values voter majority allow the tyranny of left-wing extremists to jerk around the majority and wag the dog?

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

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Author's email published and read by Bill O'Reilly on the O'Reilly Factor, May 9, 2012 regarding the failures of celebrity-backed charities:

"Thanks for exposing self-serving celebrity charities for not doing their job."
Dan Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

(condensed from the email I sent below)

Bill,

Thanks for exposing self-serving celebrities who back charities, many of which are self-serving scams, serving no one but themselves in a circle of thieves.

Dan Jeffs
Apple Valley, CA

The Washington Examiner
May 6, 2012

Hypocrisy on Bin Laden

Re: "Obama boasting cheapens his bold attack on bin Laden: May 2

President Obama leaped over the campaign line by politicizing the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden's killing by questioning the patriotism of Republican candidate, Mitt Romney in a campaign ad narrated by former president Clinton. Indeed, Bill Clinton's repeated failure to get bin Laden -- possibly preventing 9/11 -- when he had the opportunity, should make him the last person to chime in on the credit.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

The Washington Times
May 3, 2012

Mainstream media, Obama crossing the line

Re: Obama's no-brainer - editorial

Notwithstanding his approval of the killing of Osama bin Laden, President Obama has leaped over the campaign line by politicizing the first anniversary of that heroic event against terrorism, conducted by Navy SEAL Team 6.

He did this by questioning the patriotism of Republican candidate Mitt Romney in a campaign ad narrated by former president Clinton. Indeed, Bill Clinton's repeated failure to get bin Laden, which could have prevented the atrocities of Sept. 11, 2001, should make him the last person to chime in on the issue.

Worse, it's disturbing enough that the news media, along with what seems like all of Hollywood, openly supports Mr. Obama and the Democratic Party. However, when they assist president's re-election campaign by demonizing his likely opponent and Republicans in Congress, and then blatantly endorse the president on the publicly owned airwaves it becomes unconscionable.

Case in point: NBC News Brian Williams' hour-long special with Mr. Obama on, "Inside the Situation Room," in which Mr. Obama discussed approving the killing of bin Laden in Pakistan. That is clearly a campaign ad for the president.

Surely, pressure by the Federal Communications Commission ought to be brought to bear against NBC and Mr. Obama. The broadcast airwaves are owned by the people -- they are not to be exploited by the president or used by the biased news media for partisan campaigns leading up to the election.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

The Wall Street Journal
April 24, 2012

Re: Medicare's Obama Donation
WSJ Editorial April 24, 2012

Obama misappropriating public funds for campaign

When then Senator Obama campaigned for president, he said that medical bill bankruptcies were a large part of the economic crash, that he would reform health care, and used Medicare Advantage as a target to cut health care costs. Indeed, when he and the Democrat-controlled Congress rammed through ObamaCare, Medicare Advantage was thrown on the butcher block to be gutted.

My wife and I are enrolled in "Senior Advantage," a Medicare Advantage program with Kaiser Permanente, which is an excellent plan, very cost effective, and should be the model for all Medicare. Needles to say, we -- and I would say most of the 10 million seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage programs -- were outraged by President Obama's irresponsible slash and burn tactics.

Apparently, President Obama got the message, held off on killing Medicare Advantage, and manipulated $8.35 billion of Medicare funds to reward the most efficient and cost effective Medicare Advantage plans as a pilot program, pacifying Medicare Advantage voters, and delaying the death of Medicare Advantage until after his re-election. Indeed, what's not illegal about that?

Our fellow Medicare Advantage voters should be informed about President Obama's devious tactics and misappropriation of public funds before the November election. And pay attention to Rep. Paul Ryan's proposed GOP Medicare Reform plan that is largely based upon Medicare Advantage. The plan that President Obama rejected as "social Darwinism."

President Obama's socialized medicine, economy-buster fiasco aside, he is abusing his position of power by wasting taxpayer's dollars on his political machinations and extreme campaign schedule for the sole purpose of his re-election -- far more than any other president. Surely, with over $100 million in his campaign war chest -- over ten times the amount of his opponent -- President Obama could easily pay for his entire campaign, including Secret Service costs.

And while he is out and around, the president might consider stopping by the Midwest areas of tornado devastation and offering a helping hand, or a least a word or two of encouragement. Unless he doesn't care about regular hardworking people in America's heartland.

Certainly, it's about time for the president -- and all elected incumbents -- to be required to stand for re-election on their records of performance in office, without any further advantage, no less than any employee seeking to remain employed, a raise in pay, or a promotion. As President Obama has repeatedly said, it's a matter of fairness.

The Washington Post
April 15, 2012

Re: Charles Krauthammer's "Free-lunch egalitarianism"

Voter choices painfully clear

Sunday's Press Dispatch Opinion pages (April 15) in our local newspaper were replete with insightful and informative commentary and analysis on the presidential election from the editorial, "And then there were two…," the Orange County Register's " Guilt and taxes," to Jonah Goldberg's "Young voters and the audacity of hype," Michael Tanner's "President of the Twilight Zone," and Charles Krauthammer's "Free-lunch egalitarianism."

Taken together, coupled with facts disseminated by fair and balanced Fox News and press, discerning voters and the hapless uniformed are faced with being inundated by liberal fables and scary tales from President Obama's national media propaganda machine.

Indeed, beyond the distractions, nit-picking and vitriolic attacks of campaign rhetoric, the 2012 presidential elections will undoubtedly be the most important elections of our lifetimes, effecting the future of our children and our nation.

Nevertheless, it is somewhat comforting to know that regardless of voters' political persuasions, the vast majority are being socially, politically and economically affected by out-of-control government growth and the abuse of power at the hands of President Obama and Democrats in Congress -- making the choices painfully clear.

Focus on "polices and principles, rather than personalities," lowering overall taxes, disregarding "the audacity of hype," the "Buffett tax rule" and the fraud of ObamaCare. Then, either be suckered into to the false and costly protection rackets of the Chicago-style gangster politics of the Obama administration's "Twilight Zone," or vote for constitutional recovery on the roads to responsible limited government, fiscal responsibility, self-reliance, flourishing enterprise and freedom with Mitt Romney and a Republican Congress with teeth.

New York Post
April 11, 2012

Romney vs. Obama bobble-heads: The political war is on

Now that Gingrich and Santorum have suspended their campaigns, the war is on between Obama and presumptive Republican nominee, Romney. Unfortunately, President Obama and his army of Democrat bobble-heads are making pre-emptive strikes by lighting the fires of class, gender and racial warfare.

Worse, the flames are being fanned by the liberal media, academia, and African-American activists exploiting the Trayvon Martin/Zimmerman case in a concerted effort to deceive and distract from the deteriorating economy exacerbated by President Obama's destructive agenda.

Hopefully, most voters will recognize the source of their social, political and economic pain and make the choice to survive the assault of overwhelming government -- while we are still a constitutional republic.

The Washington Times
April 25, 2012

President deserves dismal grade

President Obama’s demonization of oil speculators and the fraudulent Buffett Rule are exercises in political futility and nothing more than intentional distractions from a dismal term in office.

The underlying reason Senate Democrats won’t pass a budget is they fear losing control of the Senate to the Republicans in November. It was bad enough when Democrats controlled both Houses and rammed through Mr. Obama’s health care monster, shutting out Republicans. But to make things worse, they unleashed the tyrannical Dodd-Frank finance laws on the economy, and refused to make the Bush tax cuts permanent.

Still, even if they lose the Senate, they will undoubtedly let the tax cuts expire at the end of the year before they leave office. This will raise everyone’s taxes and prolong the recession.

Hopefully, the increased cost-of-living pain will wake up enough Democrats and independents to the realization that they were suckered by Mr. Obama’s political bible, which has as a basic tenet the achievement of “social justice” at the expense of the hard-working. This idea has the endorsement of former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Harry Reid.

Mr. Obama has never stopped campaigning, regardless of broken promises, deliberate distractions, misappropriation of public funds and insurmountable debt. If he is re-elected, I can only imagine it will have been with the aid of voter fraud.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

USA TODAY
April 24, 2012

Re: Federal Follies: GSA junket carries higher costs
editorial

No tax increases before audit

Message from taxpayers: Audit the government. Before considering any tax increases, every government agency should be audited by credible private firms. The results should be made public as each agency is audited, with all waste, fraud and abuse of power identified. As an incentive, the audit firms should be paid from confirmed savings.

Unnecessary programs, rules and regulations should be eliminated, including most of the added government jobs. No equivocation allowed. Make the bush tax cuts permanent, and start paying down the debt.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

The Washington Examiner
April 24, 2012

Budget at a standstill because Dems fear losing to the GOP

Re: "Why Democrats won't vote on a budget" Editorial, April 19

Senate Democrats won't pass a budget because they fear losing control to Republicans in November. If they do, the spiteful losers will undoubtedly let the Bush tax cuts expire at the end of the year, which will raise everyone's taxes and prolong the recession.

It was bad enough when Democrats controlled both the House and the Senate and they rammed through President Obama's health careless monster behind closed doors. Making things worse, they unleashed the tyrannical Dodd-Frank finance laws on the economy.

Hopefully, economic pain from increased cost of living and insurmountable debt will wake up enough Democrats and Independents to the realization that they were suckered by President Obama. After the campaign, Obama never stopped using distractions to misappropriate public funds.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

(Original letter)

Re: Why Democrats won't vote on a budget
Editorial, April 19, 2012

The underlying reasons why Senate Democrats won't pass a budget is that they fear losing control of the Senate to Republicans in November. Indeed, it was bad enough when Democrats controlled both Houses and rammed through President Obama's health careless monster behind closed doors, shutting out Republicans.

Making things worse, they unleashed the tyrannical Dodd-Frank finance laws on the economy, and refused to make the Bush tax cuts permanent. Still, even if they lose the Senate, they will undoubtedly let the tax cuts expire at the end of the year before the spiteful losers leave office, which will raise everyone's taxes and prolong the recession.

Hopefully, the increased cost of living pain will wake up enough Democrats and Independents to the realization that they were suckered by President Obama's political bible, "Democrats for Dummies: How to achieve Social Justice at everyone else's expense," co-authored by former presidents, Carter and Clinton, Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank, and Senators Harry Reid and Chris Dodd.

President Obama came to power by fraud and deceit, and never stopped campaigning, regardless of broken promises, intentional distractions, misappropriation of public funds and insurmountable debt. If he is re-elected, it will surely be by voter fraud -- the inescapable conclusion.

The New York Post
April 14, 2012

Bam's Buffett rule blather

President Obama's continued attempt to enforce his 'Buffett Rule' by raising taxes on those earning over a million dollars is merely part of his re-election campaign, even though such taxation would be mostly levied against job creators.

Coupled with the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, Obama's tax crusade will continue if he's re-elected, regardless of the negative impact on business, jobs, the people and the economy.

It's doubtful that the Senate would pass Obama's tax proposals prior to the elections. However, the Republican House should pass a separate bill making the Bush tax cuts permanent.

Voters need to know who would raise their taxes in these dire economic times.

D. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

The Washington Examiner
April 11, 2012

At least House Republicans passed a budget

Re: "Obama's budget, not Ryan's is 'antithetical' to history," Editorial, April 6

The House budget solution is far more reasonable than left-handed Democrat compromises designed to undermine the Republican majority. At least it was voted on, which is more than you can say for a Democrats in the Senate. They plan to ride out the election after sitting on their hands without passing a budget for three years.

Meanwhile, President Obama is ramping up his monarchial campaign against the Republican presumptive candidate Mitt Romney using class warfare and a pre-emptive strike against the Supreme Court, which is deciding the constitutionality of his health care law.

If President Obama is re-elected and the Senate remains in Democrat hands, it will be due to the deceitful Democratic machine, the media, the entertainment industry and the mis-education establishment's decades of indoctrination. If they prevail, it will seal America's fate to socialism, spending, taxation, debt, dependency, loss of freedom and bankruptcy.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif."

Letters to the Editor: April 11, 2012 | Washington Examiner
source: Examinerdc

(Original letter)

Re: Obama's budget, not Ryan's is 'antithetical' to history
Editorial

The House Republican budget solution is far more reasonable than left-handed Democrat compromises designed to undermine the majority. Yet it was at least voted on, which was more than was allowed by the closed-door Democrat House and Senate that rammed through the president's health care law -- then over-reaching finance regulations.

Regardless, the Democrat Senate will sit on their hands without passing a budget for three years, while they ride out the election. Meanwhile, President Obama ramps up his monarchial campaign against the Republican budget and presumptive candidate Mitt Romney with class warfare, and a pre-emptive strike against the Supreme Court deciding the constitutionality of the health care law.

If President Obama is re-elected, the Senate remains Democrat, and the House is lost, it will be because the deceitful Obama Democrat machine of state media, the entertainment industry and the miseducation establishment's decades of indoctrination of students prevailed -- sealing America's fate to socialism's spending, taxation, debt, dependency, loss of freedoms and bankrupt.

USA TODAY
April 10, 2012

The tax man cometh: President Obama

Indeed, coupled with the expiration of the Bush tax cuts the first of next year, the president's tax crusade will continue if he's re-elected, regardless of the negative impact on business, jobs, the people and the economy.

It's doubtful that the Senate would pass President Obama's tax proposals prior to the elections. However, the Republican House should pass a separate bill making the Bush tax cuts permanent. Voters need to know who -- beyond the president -- in the House and Senate would raise their taxes in these dire economic times.

Riverside Press Enterprise
April 9, 2012

Obama plays politics on oil

In demonizing oil companies and Senate Republicans for saying no to ending oil subsidies, President Obama is engaging in cheap populist pandering to a public hurting from high gas prices.

Obama's feigned push to end tax breaks for oil companies, and investing in cart-before-the-horse electric cars -- despite the failure of the Chevy Volt -- is yet another indication that he has no concern for high gas prices. Indeed, the oil companies would pass on the tax increase to consumers just as any business would, raising gas prices higher.

In addition, summer blend requirements will add to gas prices, likely pushing them above $5.00 per gallon, and will probably continue after summer because of increased demand by China and India, and instability in the Middle East.

The president could dispense with stupid summer blends and ethanol. Of course, there's not much he could do to prevent Californians from being pushed over the economic cliff by hysterical environmentalists and cost of living-busting climate change laws.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

(Original letter)

Political campaign ploys by the president demonizing oil companies and Senate Republicans for saying no to ending oil subsidies is little more than cheap populist pandering to public injury from high gas prices.

Indeed, President Obama's feigned push to end tax breaks for oil companies, and invest in cart-before-the-horse electric cars -- regardless of the failure of the Chevy Volt -- is yet another indication that he has no concern for high gas prices. Indeed, the oil companies would pass on the tax increase to consumers just as any business would, raising gas prices even further.

Plus, summer blend requirements will increase gas prices 40 cents or more higher, which will likely push the cost over $5.00 per gallon, and which will probably continue after summer because of increased demand by China and India, and instability in the Middle East.

If the president is honestly concerned about what the people pay at the pump, and the commensurate increased cost of delivering goods and services, he could easily dispense with the stupid summer blends and ethanol. Of course, there's not much he could do to prevent Californians from being pushed over the economic cliff by hysterical environmentalists and cost of living-busting climate change laws.

Surely, people must be a bit confused as to why foreign oil costs $125 per barrel, about $18 more than U.S. crude because of China and India demand. The easy answer is our government creating perpetual oil, gas, and refinery chaos. Indeed, someone ought to tell President Obama and enviro-maniacs that we can't run electric cars or much of anything else without coal and natural gas power plants making electricity.

San Bernardino Sun
April 8, 2012

Transforming America

President Obama's unemployment con job, coupled with costly health and financial reforms, his Occupy storm trooper's class warfare, and his intentional energy crisis define his attempts to transform America.

Indeed, throwing $200 billion down the green sink hole, pushing the failed Chevy Volt, and approving the tail end of the Keystone Pipeline are meaningless. Particularly, while stifling coal energy and domestic oil resources.

Still, the president insists on wagging the public dog with high gas prices, government growth and insurmountable debt, which will surely damage the dollar, weaken the nation, and stoke the fires of inflation.

Transform America? Yes. Out of the clutches of progressive aggression. If we are to survive, his re-election is not an option.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

Washington Post
April 8, 2012

President Obama's social injustice

President Obama' feckless bid for re-election to save the middle class masks his extreme ideology of social justice demonstrated by waging class warfare against Republicans, the rich and the middle class -- as evidenced by his deceitful record of pushing through laws of social, political and economic injustice against the American people.

It is well known and understood that freedom is based upon a large, strong middle class, which tempers conflicts between the rich and poor. Social injustice is the destruction of the middle class by socialistic government growth and taxation, creating a giant underclass. That's Mr. Obama's philosophy of social justice, also known as socialism.

However, that's not our constitutional USA, wherein all political power is inherent in the people. Indeed, President Obama's corrupted vision would be the transformation of America into an unconstitutional USSA: The Union of Socialist States of America, ruled by the socialist elite.

Sacramento Bee
April 6, 2012

President Obama's contempt of Court

President Obama's hypocritical attacks on the Supreme Court -- the third branch of government -- as an unelected activist body are only because the majority are conservative and may decide against his signature unconstitutional health care law. However, activist judges and courts are almost always liberal, and they tend to legislate from the bench.

A prime example is a federal judge in California who unconstitutionally interfered with the contracts of California Water Contractors by severely reducing the delivery of water from the California Water Project (paid for and maintained by property taxes on users) to Central California farms and 25 million people in Southern California, simply because -- at the behest of radical conservationist groups, a tiny Delta Smelt fish was perceived to be threatened.

Since then, environmentalists had Stripped Bass planted in the Delta, which devastated the Smelt. Conveniently, no public news on that.

Wall Street Journal
April 4, 2012

Re: Paul Ryan's hunger games - editorial

Los Angeles Times
April 1, 2012

President Obama's polarization of a nation

As if our nation wasn't polarized enough by the Democrat left throughout the Bush administration, President Obama has made it much worse by failing to carry out his promises to reform Washington, and doing just the opposite by growing government, increasing regulations, accelerating our debt, and leading class warfare.

Indeed, President Obama's monarchial machinations are making it painfully clear that abuse of power and our Constitution are no obstacles to his relentless ideological pursuits to "fundamentally transform America," at any cost.

Recent quotes from President Obama and leading Republican contender, Mitt Romney sum up our choices in the 2012 election. Governor Romney said the Obama administration's record, "is a bust." President Obama said, "the message from the other side is, you're on your own."

The record of most Democrat administrations and majorities in Congress have been a bust of the economy from government growth and loss of freedoms. Surely, the record of the Obama administration and congressional Democrats have raised the stakes against the people to an all time high.

Limited government, fundamental defense, security and freedom are what our Constitution provides. Self-reliant voters and those who want to be, want exactly that. To be on our own, out from under the gun of government tyranny. My independent vote, and hopefully the electorate's votes will be to survive, on our own.

The Washington Examiner
March 30, 2012

Re: A second term: Obama unleashed
by Cal Thomas

What's the worst that could happen in the 2012 presidential elections. A re-elected President Obama, unleased.

Indeed, as if high gas prices aren't bad enough, President Obama is in the process of killing the coal-power industry as promised, which will cause electricity prices to escalate and affect those who can least afford it.

The energy and fuel crisis, job losses and cost of living increases are being caused by environmental zealots' litigation, EPA over-regulation, plus President Obama stifling domestic oil production, natural gas and coal energy in his arrogant pursuit of costly, unreliable green energy at any price.

In a nut shell, our national mess was started by the unmitigated misfeasance of former presidents Carter, Clinton and congressional Democrats, which caused the housing crash, financial crisis and a deepening recession set in motion by over-reaching government's irresponsible push for affordable housing.

Worse, the public miseducation system is a deeply flawed and failed money-pit of liberal arts and socialist indoctrination under the selfish interests of the education establishment, tenure and teacher unions robbing students of their future.

And President Obama is in the process of putting our national security at risk by disarming our nuclear defense weapons capabilities in collusion with Russia, and inviting terrorist attacks from Iran and other hostiles.

Fortunately, President Obama's massive health care law is being challenged by 26 states and a national small business organization in the Supreme Court, which will hopefully be declared unconstitutional by the Court.

If we are to survive these challenges, we must make our voices heard and our votes count in the 2012 elections. Without a strong and free America, we and the free world will collapse under the unbearable weight of tyranny. President Obama unleased on America with a second term is not an option.

The Washington Examiner
March 29, 2012

Re: Obama seeks end to subsidies for oil companies; Congress says no
by Brian Hughes

The New York Times
March 28, 2012

Re: In Court, sharp questions on health care law's mandate
Re: Slain teenager's parents appear on Capitol Hill

The truth behind major issue headlines

What is the truth behind what the American people are reading, hearing and seeing in the dominant liberal media regarding the constitutionality of ObamaCare and the tragic death of Trayvon Martin?

President Obama's unconstitutional health care law is being challenged by 26 states and a national small business organization in the Supreme Court. This is a stand against centralized government usurping state's and individual's constitutional rights. If the Court fails to protect those rights, the abuse of federal power will be significantly advanced.

Seizing on a tragedy, a national kangaroo court of black activists, Democrats and complicit media are accusing, trying and convicting a "white-Hispanic" man of the hate crime killing of a 17-year-old black teen, which will likely foment national hate crime riots if the white-Hispanic man is not charged with a crime.

America is increasingly disintegrating from a foreign ideology eating away at our foundations and constitutional principles of liberty and freedom. We are better than this. It's time for all responsible citizens to come to the aid of their country in the 2012 elections. Indeed, evil will prevail if good people do nothing.

USA TODAY
March 27, 2012

The truth behind the headlines

What is the truth behind what the American people are reading, hearing and seeing in the media?

A kangaroo court of black activists are accusing, trying and convicting a "white-Hispanic" man of the hate crime murder of a 17-year-old black teen.

President Obama's unconstitutional health care law is being challenged by 26 states and a national small business organization in the Supreme Court.

The housing crash, financial crisis and deepening recession was caused by over-reaching government's irresponsible push for affordable housing.

The energy and fuel crisis, job losses and cost of living increases were and are being caused by environmental zealots' litigation, EPA over-regulation, and President Obama stifling domestic oil production and coal energy.

The public miseducation system is a deeply flawed and failed money-pit of liberal arts and socialist indoctrination under the selfish interests of the education establishment, tenure and teacher unions robbing students of their future.

Sadly, the out-of-control size, scope and power of our government is transforming America away from the founding principles of our unique constitutional democratic republic of limited government that made us the greatest nation of liberty and freedom the World has ever known. If we are to survive these challenges, we must make our votes and voices known in the 2012 elections. Without a strong and free America, we and the world will collapse.

The Wall Street Journal
March 26, 2012

Re: Governor 13.3% - editorial

The WSJ editorial regarding Governor Brown is painfully correct. Indeed, California government is the advance state for President Obama's transformation of America.

Transforming America costs a social, political, economic and constitutional bundle. But that's not half of the damage already inflicted by the president's transformation plans.

Transform America? Yes. Out of the clutches of progressive aggression. If we are to survive, President Obama's re-election is not an option. A Republican president and Congress with the determination to reduce the size, scope and power of government are the only hope to restore America as intended by the Constitution.

Hopefully, the same goes for Governor Brown and the Democrat Legislature. But I'm not holding my breath beyond 2014, the point of no return.

Los Angeles Times
March 25, 2012

Re: Health law's fate tied to mandate
by Noam N. Levey
LA Times Business

If states and citizen rights are to be protected from over-reaching federal government, the Supreme Court must surely strike down President Obama's unconstitutional health care insurance mandates.

Transforming America costs a social, political, economic and constitutional bundle. But that's not half of the damage already inflicted by the president's transformation plans.

Transform America? Yes. Out of the clutches of progressive aggression. If we are to survive, his re-election is not an option.

The Washington Examiner
March 22, 2012

Re: Who's ignorant about energy?
by Conn Carroll

President Obama's unemployment con job, coupled with his Occupy storm trooper's class warfare, and his intentional energy crisis define his attack on America.

Indeed, throwing $200 billion down the green sink hole, and approving the tail end of the Keystone Pipeline is meaningless without the dog to complete it.

Still, the president insists on wagging the public dog with high gas prices, government growth and insurmountable debt, which will surely damage the dollar and stoke the fires of inflation. If we are to survive, his re-election is not an option.

Los Angeles Times
March 18, 2012

Note: The L.A. Times was supposed to publish this letter, but did not

Re: "Gasoline doesn't come cheap" letters against Jonah Goldberg's "Obama's pump debacle"

Considering all four letters are against Jonah Goldberg's commentary, perhaps the L.A. Times can manage to find space for a letter in support.

Indeed, Jonah Goldberg's analysis of Obama's pump debacle aptly points out the president's push for green energy with campaign-blame-lies and taking-credit-deceit about oil and gas, which leads directly to the rise in the cost of living, and economic ruin.

President Obama's re-election campaign to end tax breaks for oil companies certainly won't lower gas prices, it will increase them. Indeed, if it were not for incessant anti-oil environmental left and President Obama's complicit limitations on domestic oil production and delivery, we would not be having this debate or these problems.

The extreme instability in Middle East oil producing countries surely casts a giant cloud over the dependability of world oil supplies, which are adversely affecting gas prices and threaten our economy and our national security. Alas, contrary to shallow minds and pumped-up popular belief, oil companies and speculators are not responsible for rising gas prices.

Clearly, it's intentional political turmoil and over-reaching government clogging the pipes to our recovery. Indeed, the time for taking care of our own business is quickly running thin, which is no time for ideological stupidity or economic suicide. Cleaning our national pipes to freedom can only be done by rooting-out President Obama and enough congressional Democrats in the November elections.

The Washington Times
March 18, 2012

Re: Obama: End tax breaks for oil companies
by David Boyer
March 17, 2012

Obama's economic suicide

President Obama's re-election campaign to end tax breaks for oil companies won't lower gas prices, it will increase them. Indeed, if it were not for incessant anti-oil environmental left and President Obama's complicit limitations on domestic oil production and delivery, we would not be having this debate or these problems.

Surely, the extreme instability in Middle East oil producing countries casts a giant cloud over the dependability world oil supplies, which are adversely affecting gas prices and threaten our economy and national security. Alas, contrary to shallow minds and pumped-up popular belief, oil companies and speculators are not responsible for rising gas prices.

Clearly, it's intentional political turmoil and over-reaching government clogging the pipes to our recovery. Indeed, the time for taking care of our own business is quickly running thin, which is no time for ideological stupidity or economic suicide. Cleaning our national pipes can only be done by rooting-out President Obama and enough Democrats in Congress to free us in the November elections.

The Washington Examiner
March 16, 2012

Obama's face on American flag

An illegal American flag with President Obama's face replacing the 50 state stars flying next to a legal American flag over the Lake County, Florida Democrat headquarters not only depicts the arrogance of the Democratic Party, it reflects their central government agenda usurping power from the states, and their contempt for our U.S. Constitution.

Worse, when asked by a veteran to take it down with an offer to replace it with a POW/MIA flag, the person in charge refused. How un-American is that?

Wall Street Journal
March 16, 2012

Re: What's behind rising gas prices?
by Daniel Yergin

Though Daniel Yergin's analysis of the cause of rising gas prices was enlightening, he failed to emphasize the causes of limited oil production in the United States. Indeed, if it were not for incessant anti-oil environmental left and President Obama's complicit limitations on domestic oil production and delivery, we would not be having this debate or these problems.

Clearly, it's political turmoil and over-reaching government clogging the pipes to our recovery. Indeed, the time for taking care of our own business is quickly running thin, which is no time for ideological stupidity or economic suicide.

Washington Post
March 16, 2012

Re: Enough about the 2012 presidential race -- let's talk about 2016
by Ruth Marcus
Washington Post
March 13, 2012

Second term disaster

Ruth Marcus' smug assumption that President Obama will be reelected, dismissing the Republican contenders, and looking beyond to the 2016 election as the real ideological battle, is typical of irresponsible liberals and the media-left as they delight in helping America crumble.

If voters make the mistake of electing President Obama to a second term, his first term will look like socialist child's play. Indeed, unleashed by nothing to lose, Mr. Obama will be able to take-on his sought-out history-making agenda far exceeding the damage he's already inflicted upon our freedoms, debt, health care, energy, education, the overall economy and our national security -- largely unabated.

President Obama has made it painfully clear that he will stiff-arm any opposition, including, but not limited to the Congress and the Constitution in the blind pursuit of his perceived destiny of achieving a socialist utopia. He will surely circumvent the Constitution and Congress at every opportunity -- by crisis real or imagined -- to expand the regulatory power of his administration even further, and attempt to stack the Supreme Court.

Certainly, the bleak economy of the president's first term will look good compared to the devastation a second term would wreak upon a weakened America, and our people throughout the following 4 years, and for decades and generations to come -- if we survive.

Apple Valley Review
(Daily Press)
March 20, 2012
Opinion

MY TURN

The future of America and the 2012 election
By Dan Jeffs
Apple Valley Review

People's civic ignorance of American history up to the present, is an indictment of parents' irresponsibility and the misfeasance of the public education system.

Public ignorance is how dishonest social, legal, political, academic, media and economic brokers prey on society for personal gain, influence and power.

The 2012 presidential elections will be the most important elections of our lives. It will be a choice between President Obama and congressional Democrats continued transforming of America from a Republican constitutional free market, individual freedoms and limited government society, to an unconstitutional socialist society of government expansion and the consolidation of power in Washington.

'Wag the dog' politics will be our undoing if we don't wise up to the self-corrupting two-party system, the quid-pro-quo of campaign financing, and the betrayal of professional politicians pushing their un-American ideology and personal power ahead of our Constitution and the best interests of the people.

I believe the only way to save ourselves and our freedom is to amend the Constitution establishing nonpartisan direct representative democracy with secure voting networks connected to voters' homes. Elected representatives would be highly qualified, well-compensated, nonpartisan professional government managers instead of professional politicians. Representatives would be subject to annual confirmation to remain in office.

All elections would be conducted over the voting networks. Voters would be able to communicate with each other and with their representatives. And the voters would decide all matters of taxation and public policy. Plus, the voters would have the right of national initiatives, referendums and recall, and to amend the Constitution. State's rights and the people's existing rights and protections contained in the Constitution would not be affected.

Apple Valley resident Dan Jeffs is a retired San Bernardino County Sheriff's detective, author and former member of the San Bernardino County Grand Jury. He may be reached through his website, www.realdemocracy.com

USA TODAY
March 6, 2012

'Green' energy won't lift economy

If President Obama thinks he can paint “green” energy and fuel over an economy drowning in red ink, he’s in for a surprise.

Indeed, Obama has said there’s “no silver bullet that will bring down gas prices or reduce our dependence on foreign oil.” That mantra coupled with regulations for fuel-efficient cars, and empty gestures dabbling with increased oil and gas production will not avert another recession.

Surely, when the U.S. oil and natural gas industry supports more than 9 million jobs — and it could easily add many new ones — releasing oil reserves or encouraging a Chevy Volt for every garage won’t put food on the table.

Hopefully, the president won’t try to ensure his re-election by prematurely starting something with Iran, which would also affect oil prices. It’s bad enough that the world is teetering on terrorism. Provoking Iran’s Hezbollah would certainly start the world on fire, with America as the target.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

Original letter:

Re: Today's debate: Pain at the pump

Energy and fuel crisis can't be painted green

If President Obama thinks he can paint green energy and fuel over an economy drowning in red ink, he's got another think coming.

Indeed, President Obama's "no easy answers and no silver bullet" solution to high fuel prices mantra, coupled with fuel-efficient cars regulations, green energy and empty gestures dabbling with increased oil and gas production will not avert a second recession far worse than the first. Plus inflation caused by extreme public debt and severely weakened currency, raising the cost of living for all.

Indeed, President Obama's lack of action on gas prices fits his campaign left-base, while he escalates class warfare against the health care industry, coal energy, big business, big oil and the wealthy. Surely, when the oil and natural gas industry employs over 9 million people -- and they could easily add a million new jobs -- releasing oil reserves or promising a Chevy Volt for every garage won't put food on the table

Meanwhile, he will undoubtedly continue being the political candyman, handing out a $billion here and there for votes, until his Hollywood pat-on-the-back movie on killing bin Laden comes out in October as his last campaign boost.

Hopefully, the president won't try to ensure his re-election by prematurely starting something with Iran. It's bad enough that the world is teetering on terrorism. Unleashing Iran's Hezbollah, the Muslim Brotherhood, and their new best friend, al Qaeda, would certainly start the world on fire, with America as the target.

San Bernardino Sun
March 6, 2012

Where's the outrage?

Everyone must know that an incumbent president has no need to squander taxpayer dollars campaigning for re-election. Particularly, when a sitting president has the bully pulpit to promote and defend his performance record. However, when we have a president who has never stopped campaigning from the time he announced his candidacy, the unreasonable cost to taxpayers has been enormous.

Indeed, President Obama has spent an inordinate amount of public funds and piled-on debt in his relentless campaign, most of which is from taxpayers who do not support him. Yet his costly public-funded quid-pro-quo administrative favors, funding, selective regulations and support only applies to those who do, such as $billions for green energy, and the $80 billion bailout for GM, unions and the costly, inefficient Chevy Volt.

Question is, where is the outrage against buying votes with this irresponsible edge? The president and all elected officials should stand or fall on their record, nothing more.

Riverside Press Enterprise
March 2, 1012

Don't be fooled by Iran

The United States must not be lulled into thinking that sanctions on Iran, or any negotiations with the regime, will deter it from developing nuclear weapons and deploying them against Israel ("Iran revs up nuclear activity," Feb. 19).

Foremost among Iran's obsessions are the destruction of Israel and domination of the region. And the time for action by Iran is very soon, while President Obama is still in office.

This is particularly true because Iran perceives the President as weak and naïve, as evidenced by the President's proposed reductions in our military and the drastic reduction of America's nuclear capabilities.

Indeed, a nuclear attack by Iran on U.S. soil is a clear and present danger.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The Washington Examiner
February 28, 2012

Obama's energy policies are dragging us down

Re: "Tell America the truth about gas prices, Mr, President"
Editorial Feb. 27

President Obama's superficial talk about no easy answers to lowering gas prices is an abdication of leadership. Since the rise in oil production under the Bush administration, our offshore oil production is down 30 percent. Federal land oil lease sales are down 70 percent. And he stopped the Keystone oil pipeline to U.S. refineries from Canada.

Indeed, when the President says, "We know there's no silver bullet that will bring down gas prices or reduce our dependence on foreign oil overnight… but what we can do is get our priorities straight and make a substantial, serious effort to tackle this problem," Mr. Obama's leadership is the problem.

Surely, President Obama is leading the wrong way by decreasing our national security, decreasing the value of the dollar, decreasing our income -- while inflating the size, scope and power of government, inflating the national debt, inflating the cost of energy, gasoline and the cost of nearly everything except housing. Clinton, Frank and Dodd have already been there and done that.

During his campaign for the presidency, Senator Obama said that he would 'fundamentally transform America,' by representing himself as the Lone Ranger loaded with silver bullets of 'change we could believe in.' However, the silver bullets turned out to be lead balloons, dragging America down.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

The New York Post
February 25, 2012

Iran's thunder & reign: storm threatens Israel

The United States must not be lulled into thinking that negotiations or sanctions would deter Iran. Radical Islamic states waging holy wars have a long track record of making threats, then negotiating with distractions deceit and delay to accomplish their fanatic goals.

Foremost among Iran's obsessions are the destruction of Israel and domination of the region.

And the time for action by Iran is very soon, particularly when they perceive the President as weak and naïve, evidenced by his military wind-down and the unilateral disarming and the reduction of America's nuclear capabilities.

Daniel Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

The Washington Times
February 15, 2012

Obama's cooking the numbers

President Obama's bogus $3.8 trillion budget, containing a 0.2 percent spending increase, and a 17.5 percent increase in taxes, was specifically prepared to be rejected by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives while solidifying the Obama re-election base ("How Obama will waste your money." Comment and Analysis, Wednesday).

The increase in taxes will come from the expiration of the George W. Bush tax cuts, which will fall on the middle class, eliminating deserved tax deductions for oil, gas and coal companies and ensuring that small-business job creators will pay at least 30 percent in taxes.

When Mr. Obama said he would cut the deficit in half by the end of this first term, did he mean the annual deficit or the national debt? Deficit is debt. A $1.3 trillion budget deficit/debt would increase the national deficit-debt from $15.3 trillion to $16.6 trillion.

Coupled with raising the cost of energy, the rising cost of living, and job losses, the political double-talk becomes an economic double-cross.

Meanwhile, the President wants to extend the unemployment benefits and the payroll-tax holiday for the remainder of the election year, further draining the Social Security Trust Fund simply to make it appear that he is cutting taxes and helping the unemployed. Meanwhile he will be cooking the unemployment rate to force it below 9 percent, when the actual rate is closer to 15 percent.

DANIEL B. JEFFS
Apple Valley, Calif

The Washington Times
February 7, 2012

Obama's policies a bid for re-election

Is President Obama playing the re-election game with our livelihoods? ("Obama's bogus jobs data, Comment & Analysis, Monday)?

It's bad enough that for the past three years, the enormous Obama administration has been wasting billions of dollars in stimulus funds, piling up insurmountable debt, playing fast-and-loose with overreaching economic regulations, playing political tricks to increases taxes and cooking the books on housing and unemployment numbers.

However, it is becoming disturbingly apparent that Mr. Obama is steering the nation on a perilous path in dealing with Middle East unrest, Israel and the nuclear threat from Iran. Such action could result in attacks on our economy, our soil and our lives -- in order to influence the outcome of the November election. This is a blatant abuse of power.

This may answer the question of why Iraq was abandoned, why Afghanistan will be, and why no action was taken to support the uprising of the Iranian people against the brutal Islamic regime. Now is the time for all good voters to come to the aid of our country.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

San Bernardino Sun
February 2, 2012

Circular firing squad

Rather than beating each other up in a circular firing squad, Republican presidential primary candidates ought to respectfully spend their political capital laying out their individual history, credentials, information, and explanations to voters of how they each will commit to perform as president in a truthful and comprehensive way.

What America needs to survive is a President and Congress that will ameliorate the social, political and economic chaos, by getting out of the way of economic recovery, reducing the size, scope and regulatory power of government, reducing spending, attending to the growing debt, and keeping us safe from the ravages of terrorism.

Indeed, in the constitutional-circumventing tradition of FDR and LBJ, President Obama and the previous Democrat-controlled Congress betrayed the Constitution by exacerbating the housing crisis, the financial crisis, the energy crisis, health care and the unemployment crisis by growing government rather than limiting it as defined and confined by our founding document.

President Obama and the Democrats are making it painfully clear that they are waging class warfare, while 'wagging the dog,' undermining the free market and the middle class. Republicans must overcome the clear and present danger of the socialist political class, reject it as the enemy within, and get on with the peoples' business of restoring the United States.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

NewsMax Magazine
February 2012 Issue

Obama's Stark Contrast

President Obama told 60 Minutes, "It doesn't really matter who the nominee is gonna be. The core philosophy that they're expressing is the same. And the contrast in visions between where I want to take this country and where they say they want to take the country is going to be stark." ("The Loner in Chief, December).

Obama's statement was not an epiphany but a stark contrast between socialism and freedom. Surely the 2012 election will decide our future -- socialist oblivion or freedom and recovery.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

Riverside Press Enterprise
January 29, 2012

Time is right for Gingrich

Newt Gingrich’s winning performance in the South Carolina primary (“Upset alters GOP scene,” Jan.22) highlights the former speaker’s ability to confront and resolve the vital issues affecting us.

Those problems include our deeply injured economy, jobs, energy, education, health care, national security, foreign policy, irresponsible media, and a grossly ineffective, oversized, overregulating, overspending, overreaching government that is stretching far beyond constitutional limits.

It’s up to voters to make the most important decisions of our lifetimes in the 2012 elections. Republicans should nominate Gingrich, along with qualified congressional candidates, to gain control of the Senate and maintain control of the House. We must reject President Barack Obama’s deceitful race to socialism, or we will run the risk of diminishing our freedoms of life, property, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

The San Francisco Examiner
January 25, 2012

It’s time to put Newt in the White House

I agree with the Thursday letter that explained why Newt Gingrich is the only electable Republican presidential candidate. I have carefully followed Newt’s career since the Reagan years and I’m convinced he is the man for president in these trying, dangerous times.

We need a great communicator with his skills and experience to bring us through it with success. Now, more than ever, is the time for all good voters to come to the aid of their country. Gingrich and a Republican Congress are the answer.

Daniel B. Jeffs, Apple Valley

The Washington Examiner
January 25, 2012

Gingrich has the skills, experience to restore America

Re: " 'Reformer' Gingrich embodies what is wrong with Washington," Editorial, Jan. 23

Frankly, I am somewhat stunned by this editorial, which parrots attacks by the biased press and Gingrich opponents. Nitpicking Newt by ABC and the rest of the shallow-minded media is obviously part of their continued campaign for President Obama.

Gingrich's victory in the South Carolina Republican primary highlights the former speaker's historical ability to confront and resolve the vital issues affecting the American people. I have carefully followed Gingrich's career since the Reagan years, and I'm convinced he will make the best president in these trying, dangerous times.

We need a great communicator with his skills and experience to bring us through this crisis. Now, more than ever, is the time for all good voters to come to the aid of their country. Gingrich and a Republican Congress are the solution for restoring America.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

The New York Times
January 24, 2012

Twists and Turns in the Republican Race

To the Editor:

Newt Gingrich’s winning performance in the South Carolina Republican primary highlights the former speaker’s ability to confront and resolve the vital issues affecting the American people now and in the foreseeable future: our deeply injured economy, jobs, energy, education, health care, national security, foreign policy, irresponsible media and a grossly ineffective, oversized, overregulating, overspending, overreaching government.

Now it is up to the voters to make the most important decision of our lifetimes in the 2012 elections. Republicans should nominate Mr. Gingrich for president, and elect sufficient qualified Congressional candidates to gain control of the Senate and maintain control of the House.

DANIEL B. JEFFS
Apple Valley, Calif., Jan. 22, 2012

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/opinion/twists-and-turns-in-the-republican-race.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper

Vital decisions 2012

Newt Gingrich's winning performance in the South Carolina Republican primary highlights the former speaker's historical ability to confront and resolve the vital issues affecting the American people now and in the foreseeable future: Our deeply injured economy, jobs, energy, education, health care, national security, foreign policy, irresponsible media, and a grossly ineffective, over-sized, over-regulating, over-spending, over-reaching government stretching far beyond constitutional limits.

Now, it is up to we, the voters to make the most important decisions of our lifetimes in the 2012 presidential elections. Republicans should nominate Newt Gingrich for president, along with sufficient qualified congressional candidates to gain control of the Senate and maintain control of the House. We must reject President Obama's deceitful race to socialism, and elect Newt Gingrich president, or run the inevitable risk of diminishing our freedoms of life, property, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

San Diego Union-Tribune
January 18, 2012

GOP hopefuls should stop squabbling

Rather than beating each other up in a circular firing squad (“Romney fends off attacks in debate,” Campaign 2012, Jan. 17), Republican presidential primary candidates ought to respectfully spend their political capital laying out their individual history, credentials, information and explanations to voters of how they each will commit to perform as president in a truthful and comprehensive way.

What America needs to survive is a president and Congress that will ameliorate the social, political and economic chaos, by getting out of the way of economic recovery, reducing the size, scope and regulatory power of government, reducing spending, attending to the growing debt and keeping us safe from the ravages of terrorism.

Indeed, in the Constitution-circumventing tradition of FDR and LBJ, President Obama and the previous Democrat-controlled Congress betrayed the Constitution by exacerbating the housing crisis, the financial crisis, the energy crisis, health care and the unemployment crisis by growing government rather than limiting it as defined and confined by our founding document.

President Obama and the Democrats are making it painfully clear that they are waging class warfare, while “wagging the dog,” undermining the free market and the middle class. Republicans must overcome the clear and present danger of the socialist political class, reject it as the enemy within, and get on with the peoples’ business of restoring the United States.

– Daniel B. Jeffs, Apple Valley

San Bernardino Sun
January 1, 2012

Payroll tax fiasco

It's certainly not surprising that the Democrat-controlled Senate and Republican political chumps kicked back the House bill to extend the payroll tax cut for one year, with a Senate bill to cut the extension for only two months. That's what Democrats and last-minute spoilers do to direct blame where it doesn't belong.

Indeed, President Obama's feigned attempt to say that he wants the tax cut extended for one year is nothing more than an election-year distraction from what he really wants - the end of the Bush tax cuts in 2013, which will surely bring on further damage to the economy.

Political machinations in a presidential election year are expected. However, when it's so deceitful and reckless that it has far-reaching effects on our economy and security - as it has over the past three years - it is not only unconscionable, it is mass malfeasance.

Worse, when the liberal media sells its journalistic soul and objective integrity to be biased political mouthpieces and campaign supporters for the Democrat Party and President Obama, the public watchdogs are only loyal to an ideology that feeds them, which is tantamount to being un-American.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

New York Post
December 31, 2011

Newt judges the judges: Who has the last word?

Gingrich was correct in his Iowa debate concerns about the federal judiciary.

As early as 1821, Jefferson was prophetic when he warned that the federal judiciary is an irresponsible body, “advancing its noiseless step like a thief, over the field of jurisdiction, until all shall be usurped from the States and the government of all be consolidated into one.”

Considering the unabated growth and advance of federal government and power from FDR to LBJ, and now with President Obama’s unconstitutional health-care mandates and energy, finance and administrative regulations, Jefferson’s fears, now ours, are clearly being realized.

Indeed, the long-term inundation of attorney-driven, unreasonably complicated local, state and federal laws and activist courts, coupled with the predatory legal industry, have restricted our freedoms and raised the cost of living beyond control.

Daniel Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

The Washington Examiner
December 30, 2011

Occupiers are part of Obama's re-election army

Re: "Obama should give the boot to Occupy DC squatters," Editorial, Dec. 29

He should, but he won't. The Occupy movement is really about President Obama's class warfare theme of the wealthy not paying their fair share.

Occupy protesters from at least 10 states are expected to disrupt the Iowa Republican primary caucuses. Concerned, discerning voters surely know that naive and indoctrinated college students and union activists are at the core of the Democrat Party Left, acting as an army for unopposed Obama's campaign to get re-elected and regain power in Congress at any cost. However, if that happens, the economy will worsen and government will consume the declining middle class.

Democracy cannot exist without a large, healthy middle class, broad freedoms, and limited government. My state, California, is clearly an advanced example of socialism, which thrives on more regulation, less freedom, big government and a bigger underclass of dependents.

That's why voters' decisions in the 2012 elections will certainly be the most important of our time.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley, Calif.

Riverside Press Enterprise
December 26, 2011

Gingrich right on courts

Newt Gingrich was correct in the concerns he raised about the federal judiciary in the Iowa Republican debate. Thomas Jefferson was prophetic when he warned that “the germ of dissolution of our federal government is in the constitution of the federal judiciary … advancing … over the field of jurisdiction, until all shall be usurped from the States, and the government of all shall be consolidated into one.”

He added that centralized power “will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another, and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated.”

Considering the unabated growth of federal government power, from FDR to LBJ — and now President Obama’s health care mandates, and energy, finance and administrative regulations — Jefferson’s fears are being realized.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

(Original letter)

Gingrich on the judiciary

Newt Gingrich was correct in his Iowa Republican Debate concerns about the federal judiciary. As early as 1821, Thomas Jefferson was prophetic when he warned… 'that the germ of dissolution of our federal government is in the constitution of the federal judiciary… advancing over the field of jurisdiction, until all shall be usurped from the states, and the government of all shall be consolidated into one… drawn to Washington as the center of all power…'

Jefferson added that centralized power, '…will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another, and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated.' Considering the unabated growth and advance of federal government and power, from FDR, to LBJ -- and now President Obama's unconstitutional health care mandates, energy, finance and administrative regulations -- Jefferson's fears, now ours, are clearly being realized.

Indeed, the long-term inundation of attorney-driven, unreasonably complicated local, state and federal laws, and activist courts -- coupled with the predatory legal industry -- have restricted our freedoms and raised the cost of living beyond control.

Re: What Fannie and Freddie knew - WSJ editorial
December 22, 2011

There is much more to the WSJ editorial about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac leading private lenders into the subprime market wherein standards were lowered to reach unqualified home buyers. Indeed, Fannie's 1999 subprime alliance with Angelo Mozilo's Countrywide Home Loans was the result of former president Carter's 1977 Community Reinvestment Act.

Former president Clinton used the CRA to jump-start the housing/financial crisis on the basis of affordable housing for minorities by intimidating banks, mortgage lenders, Fannie and Freddie to lower their standards and make loans to those who could not afford them -- with HUD's Andrew Cuomo and AG Janet Reno as his enforcers.

Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Chris Dodd backed up Fannie and Freddie in Congress and -- along with Franklin Raines, other Fannie and Freddie CEOs, ACORN and the SEIU -- they took it from there to the crash. After which, all accusing Democrat phony-fingers pointed at Wall Street as the villain.

Certainly, Attorney General Eric Holder's lending discrimination suit against Bank of America's Countrywide unit is simply another political diversionary tactic, when the real villain is over-reaching government misfeasance.

Daniel B. Jeffs, founder DDC
December 22, 2011

Payroll tax cut extension fiasco

It's certainly not surprising that the Democrat-controlled Senate and Republican political chumps kicked-back the House bill to extend the payroll tax cut for one year, with a Senate bill to cut the extension for only two months. That's what Democrats and last minute spoilers do to direct blame where it doesn't belong.

Indeed, President Obama's feigned attempt to say that he wants the tax cut extended for one year, is nothing more than an election year distraction from what he really wants. The end of the Bush tax cuts in 2013, which will surely bring on further damage to the economy.

Political machinations in a presidential election year are expected. However, when it's so deceitful and reckless that it has far-reaching effects on our economy and security -- as it has over the past three years -- it is not only unconscionable, it is mass malfeasance.

Daniel B. Jeffs, founder DDC
December 22, 2011

Gingrich on the judiciary

Daniel B. Jeffs, founder DDC
December 18, 2011

Fannie and Freddie CEOs embezzled public funds

The current SEC suits brought against former Fannie Mae CEO, Daniel Mudd, and former Freddie Mac CEO, Richard Syron will undoubtedly result in nominal civil settlements, just as the previous Fannie and Freddie culprits largely responsible for the housing and financial meltdown.

Indeed, chief among the wrongdoers who skated criminal prosecution was Fannie Mae CEO, Franklin Raines, who not only cooked the Fannie books, he was instrumental in handing the lion's share of the subprime mortgage business to former Countrywide Financial CEO, Angelo Mozilo.

Surely, the call for the prosecution of Wall Street CEOs has been muted by the deeply-seeded subprime corruption within Fannie and Freddie, which richly-lined the bank accounts of executives with $millions in illicit bonuses based on fraudulent accounting -- not to mention obtaining favored "Friends of Angelo" VIP home loans from Countrywide, including Raines, Mudd and 40 Fannie and Freddie managers.

Adding insult to the mass injury of the unaffordable housing push for affordable housing at any cost, House and Senate Finance and Banking Committee culprits, Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Christopher Dodd knowingly supported the dangerous housing bubble. Dodd received VIP home loans from Mozilo's Countrywide. Plus, Fannie and Freddie PAC's made campaign contributions to Dodd, and then Sen. Barack Obama.

The bottom line of the dirty government business involvement in the housing and financial crisis -- beyond the job losses and the crushing losses to homeowners -- is the fact that the underhanded players embezzled private and public funds with impunity. Certainly, crony capitalism and the double standards of real and political justice are unconscionable and a betrayal of the public trust.

Daniel B. Jeffs, founder DDC
December 17, 2011

Occupy protesters attack Gingrich in Iowa

The Occupy movement has turned from protest to preventing the political speech of President Obama's opponent, Newt Gingrich. It's curious that when Merriam-Webster announced that Pragmatic (practical) was the most looked-up word on their on-line dictionary, the word Occupy is being considered as the top word by the American Dialect Society.

Even more interesting is that President Obama and his administration describe his leadership as a pragmatic philosophy. Though his leadership is the antithesis of practical, the left has a way of revising definitions to fit the ideology and agenda. Is the Occupy movement Obama's pragmatic army, pursuing social justice by means of relentless social unrest?

Daniel B. Jeffs, founder DDC
December 15, 2011

Obama's stark contrast

President Obama's December 11th, 60 Minutes interview saying, "It doesn't really matter who the (Republican) nominee is gonna be. The core philosophy that they're expressing is the same. And the contrast in visions between where I want to take this country and where they say they want to take the country is gonna be stark." -- was not an epiphany. That stark contrast is socialism vs. freedom.

If it were not for the government-caused economic crash -- the spontaneous Tea Party movement reaction to Obama's regulatory vision and abuse of congressional power -- and Republicans taking back the House, we would be further down that ruinous road to socialism.

Indeed, more and more people are feeling betrayed by decades of misinformation, indoctrination and dependency on empire-building Democrats, the media-left, the miseducation establishment, the entertainment industry, bully unions, and the Occupy movement. Surely, the 2012 election will decide our future: Socialist oblivion or freedom and recovery.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Founder, DDC
December 13, 2011

San Diego Union-Tribune
November 19, 2011

Obama machine sent 'Occupy' protestors

Anyone but the indoctrinated and fools can plainly see that the Obama machine sent the first -- Occupy Wall Street student protesters from colleges to falsely represent the 99 percent. Of course they were joined by the unions and all manner of socialists to stretch the movement across the nation.

Why? To advance the president's mandates, taxation, spread the wealth and government jobs agenda for re-election -- and to bash Fox News whenever Fox reporters show up, shouting "Fox News lies!" Now, the Occupy movement has been reduced to aggression, thugs, misfits, anti-Semites and racism.

Long live the spontaneous tea party movement and the real majority of Americans devoted to taking back our country in the 2012 elections and beyond.

Daniel B. Jeffs
Apple Valley

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/19/readers-split-occupy-movement/

New York Post
November 12, 2011

Testing Cain's character: harassment from the left

The biased, liberal media are doing a Clarence Thomas-style political lynching of Cain, similar to the demonization of Newt Gingrich.

It’s what Democrats do against their most dangerous opponents.

I would like to see a Gingrich/Cain Republican ticket to restore America.

Daniel Jeffs
Apple Valley Calif.

Newt Gingrich for president
by Daniel B. Jeffs, founder DDC
October 1, 2011

The GOP presidential candidate who is best for the economy is one who will get unreasonable government regulation out of it. Don't dismiss Newt Gingrich. He is the most qualified because he has been there and done that as Speaker of the House with his, 'Contract with America.'

Plus, he knows history and has detailed plans to recover traditional America from its liberal/progressive government addiction. Read his books and you will understand. His leadership abilities far outweigh the field of candidates, the relentless raw deal from the left, the media, and the foolish Republican establishment.

If the GOP wants to put an end to a history of political self-destruction at the worst possible times for the American people, the party will get its act together, put forth the best candidates, and fight for what's best for the United States and our people, with traditional, limited government.

Independent voters will decide the 2012 presidential election and the control of Congress. It won't be Barack Obama or Democrats. The right decisions will make the difference between a steady economic recovery and a protracted recession that could be our undoing.