The blog by Augustus on blogger.com has been moved to wordpress.com. Below is the new URL:

http://avisionforanewamerica.wordpress.com

I was searching through the blogosphere and i found this one on blogger.com. The author's name is Augustus and he seems to be another centrist voice that we could use since by the looks of things he/she just started out.

An interesting thing too is that he took me We the People post from here and put it on his blog. In all honesty I think blogging is stupid but it doesn't hurt to look around and see what nonsense people put up. Below is the site.

http://visionforanewamerica.blogspot.com

This is the text of my speech I gave during the Marietta, OH Tea Party on April 15th:

“We the People.” Those words begin one of the most important documents in American history. But it is much more than words on paper; it is the philosophy that has guided our country for over 200 years. It is the idea that the common man and woman can shape and create a life for themselves. It is the idea that ultimate power lies not with politicians, nor business leaders, nor any other interests but with those masses that keep the country running: the workers, the strivers, the builders. The power to change the country lies with us, with “we the people.”

As time has gone on, however, we have lost sight of this. We placed our trust in those who say “I will make everything better, just vote for me.” And we did. We all got swept up in the promises that politicians make that common sense took a back seat and we had forsaken what was right for what was easy. But not anymore!

As I look out here at this gathering today I see Americans, not liberals or conservatives, Democrats or Republicans, but Americans, Americans who are standing together here and all across the country and saying in one voice “Enough is enough!”

I am with you; I am tired of watching the news or listening to the radio and hearing that this bank was bailed out, this company was saved, a trillion dollars here, a trillion dollars there. I am tired of seeing politicians faking outrage about government spending even as they pass a three and a half trillion dollar budget. Where does it end? I’ll tell you where it ends: it ends with “We the People!”

Only through us do politicians have power. Only through us does the country continue to function. These facts are known to you and me but not to the politicians in Washington. This is evident every day because we constantly hear that they want our opinions but they continue to do the same policies that we are screaming to be stopped.

These problems have no generational boundaries because they screw us all; but the one generation that I believe will get screwed over the hardest will be my generation. Thanks to the policy of spending future wealth in order to pay for programs now, my generation will be paying off the debt for our entire lives. The best example is the ten trillion dollars in spending that is supposed to happen over the next couple of years. My generation is primarily stuck with the bill and it will more than likely go to my kids.

This cannot continue. There is a solution to this problem however. What we see here today, along with the hundreds of Tea Parties across the country, is the first crucial step. We Americans are finally uniting behind a common cause. For all the talk about uniting the country the politicians have forgotten that we have always been united and their continuing attempts to divide us are failing.

In order to give America the change it really needs, there has to be a revolution at the ballot box. Only when we truly wake up to the fact that we are the key to the political process can we truly bring change to the government. We must not be content from here on out. The Silent Majority of hard working, honest Americans must never remain silent anymore and we must hold these politicians accountable. Here is my challenge to you: do not vote for those who have been in office for decades, do not vote for those who promise the universe but vote for those who put their country’s well being first and not the well being of special interests.

This journey will be long and it will not be easy but if you do this our country will be put on the right track and in the future April 15th will be just another sunny day because “we the people” will continue to speak and the politicians will remember that their power comes from “We the People.” This is our time and it is our time to make our mark on history. Thank you and God bless America.

On Wednesday 3/18 the Federal Reserve printed 1 TRILLION dollars. Let me say that again: 1 TRILLION, with a "T", dollars. The worst part is is that it was covered up by the AIG bonus story so the American people were left in the dark.

Today, 3/20, the projected deficit for 2010 is reported to be about 2.6 TRILLION DOLLARS! The deficit is projected to consume 12% of our GDP, Gross Domestic Product. For those who don't know what GDP is it is basically the income of the United States. Twelve percent is not a small number (this is the largest deficit since WWII). Imagine 12% of your income dedicated to paying off your debt. The consequences for this is that other places within your budget will have to take a cut. What would you choose? Food? College fund? Travel expenses (not just leisure)?

The federal government is out of control and it has to be stopped. No longer is there the value thrift nor the principle of living within your means. In order to restore fiscal responsibility there must be a change. If the current trend continues, I fear that we may take the revolutionary France approach and people will start yelling "Off With Their Heads!" Many may think that might not happen but if you look back at history, you can see parallels to public sentiment now and French sentiment before the French Revolution.

President Obama promised us change...I'm still waiting. And for all our sakes he better make a decision because pretty words doesn't cut it anymore.

(You can find this post at the ACP Forum under the "Fiscal Responsibility Action Group")