Right On The Right

I'm giving my new audio module a try, and updating you guys on the morning's events. This might be a recurring thing, along with much more audio. Tell me what you think.

TRANSCRIPT: Good evening. First off, I'd like to apologize, because I have a bit of a sore throat. I hope, however, that doesn't prevent you from listening to this very important message. A lot has happened in this past year, and a lot can happen in the following year. We have a lot of work to do.

In the past year, the Democrat Congress has failed us in many ways. They have failed to provide adequate and timely support for our armed forces, they have failed to acknowledge the successes being made under General Petraeus in Iraq, and they have failed to apply appropriate pressure to radical regimes like Iran and Syria. Those are just their national security shortfalls. The Democrat Congress has also tried to pass massive tax increases, has tried to ram down our throats a stepping stone to socialized medicine, and has tried to force upon America's industries regulations that would further damage our effectiveness in the global market.

The Republicans though, have failed too. We have failed as a party to articulate our ideas to the American people, to defend our ideology against the scorned and hateful attacks from the left, and we have failed in advancing an agenda despite the obstructionists in the Majority. We have failed the American people by not fighting tooth and nail for every vote, every mind, and every voice. All of this will change in the coming year.

Allow me to step into some imaginary shoes here, the shoes of a real Conservative President. No insult to our Commander-in-Chief, who I support very adamantly, but I am talking about an anti-amnesty, anti-pork, let's play hardball Conservative. I'm talking about a man with twice Reagan's charm and twice Bush's willpower. I'm talking about a man mysteriously absent from this election cycle. I'm talking about what could be.

Let me first address some domestic issues. Energy affects every part of our life, and most Americans feel the hit of the energy crisis in their pocketbooks, at the gas pumps, and when they have to pay their heating bills every winter. As President, I will not sign a single energy bill that further regulates our over-taxed and over-subsidized energy industry, and I will veto every bill on energy policy until Congress allows drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Reserve. Drilling there, along with further off-coast drilling in the gulf and drilling for oil shale in the Rockies, would provide American with the largest oil supply in the world. If the Democrats really stand for energy independence, they'd stand for America using the numerous untapped resources at our fingertips. I'll also make sure companies drilling in these areas receive tax breaks if they refine that oil for gasoline, to be sold in America. Low taxes keep businesses in the United States, and benefit the American consumer.

On spending, I will not sign a single bill that includes new spending unless it will bring us into surplus. I do not buy into the idea that we need to ease our way out of deficit spending, and I will work with both parties to draw up an acceptable plan that puts us in the black. I will not however, negotiate on defense spending and spending on securing the border. Those two things fall directly under the responsibilities of the federal government, and I will uphold my duty as Commander in Chief to secure our borders and win our wars.

Speaking of our southern border, I will veto any bill that includes an amnesty provision, and I will use my executive authority to mobilize the Border Patrol, the National Guard, and if necessary, the full scope of the United States military to prevent a single illegal immigrant from crossing our borders. I will also mandate that all states enforce our current immigration law or be cut off completely from federal funding. No sanctuary cities, no non-responsive state police, just enforcement.

On taxes, I will work with both parties to completely dismantle the IRS and support either a national flat tax or a national sales tax, whichever Congress sees fit. I myself prefer a sales tax, but it is the authority of Congress to make tax policy, and I will let them make the decision. Hopefully, they will adopt the Fair Tax plan being championed by Neil Boortz, and recently, and perhaps for political expediency, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. I believe the plan will stimulate growth and put money into the pockets of Americans. I am tired of the IRS and the pointless government bureaucracy that is amongst the most hated organizations in the country.

My plan when it comes to global warming is simple, de-regulate. We have not built new refineries to meet demand, and because of that, countries like Saudi Arabia and China are doing oil refining. The process there is completely unregulated, and greenhouse gas emissions are ridiculous. If global warming alarmists really cared about the global environment, they would support the building of new refineries, so more of the world's oil could be refined here, where there are some regulations to keep the process clean and efficient. In the words of political pundit Glenn Reynolds, "I'll start acting like it's a problem when the people that tell me it's a problem start acting like it's a problem."

My foreign policy plans are also very simple. There will be no more weapons coming into Iraq from Iran, or else we'll take immediate and dramatic action against Tehran. That's all I have to say about that. We will win the war in Iraq, we will maintain a presence there as long as necessary. Our enemy, global jihadists, will not have a moment to rest, sleep, or re-group. It does not matter where they are, we will destroy them, hopefully with the blessing of the country in which they're operating, but if not, we will destroy them anyways. As a wise man once said, you're either with us or against us.

In short, we have great opportunities in front of us in 2008, but only if we're willing to play hardball with those who are standing in the way of a stronger America. We need to be willing to say there are some things that can't be negotiated, and that there are some principles that can't be compromised. We need to be willing to say some things are right and some things are wrong. Stand with me in 2008 for America. Thank you, and God bless.

Mitt Romney was handed a golden opportunity tonight to slam John McCain after McCain brought out his tired "for patriotism not for profit" and his equally tired "footsoldier in the Reagan revolution" lines. Romney should've said what I said in the audio playable above...