For American conservatives of any age, the model will always be Ronald Reagan.  The Great Communicator brought the message of limited government, traditional values, and a strong national defense to a country suffering under Jimmy Carter's stagflation and malaise.  The country he loved loved him back, sending him for a second term with a 49 state victory in 1984 to complete his mission of restoring America's greatness at home and abroad.

Pennsylvania is a state that prides itself on its blue collar roots.  Jobs in coal and steel are as much a symbol of the state as the Pittsburgh Steelers or "Rocky."  However, President Obama continues to promote policies that would destroy the state's (and the country's) economic foundation.  

President Obama came to Pennsylvania State University (PSU) on Thursday, February 4, touting a new energy plan that emphasizes large subsidies for solar power and "green jobs."  The problem is that this isn't new at all.  It is a rehash of what socialist governments in other nations have been trying, and it doesn't work.  

A Spanish study from 2009 that examined that country's "green jobs" program concluded that for every "green job" created through government subsidies, 2.2 regular jobs were lost.  Furthermore, only 1 in 10 "green jobs" ends up being permanent.  Green jobs programs are a smoke and mirrors policy designed to conceal the truth from socialist failures at creating sustainable economic growth and job production.  

Martin Luther King Day is held to be a day of unity when all Americans can celebrate a message of racial equality and individual liberty.  Martin Luther King has come to symbolize America's striving for a color blind society where everyone is judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin.

Unfortunately, on far too many campuses, this is a day for division and radical left wing activity.  At Pennsylvania State University, the speaker chosen on this day of unity is Julian Bond.  Bond has said of conservatives demonstrating for fiscal responsibility --   

We saw hate on display this summer in town halls and tea parties, subsidized by corporations and their well-funded fear machines across the country. Our politics have been poisoned by armed and paranoid self-described patriots, drawn from the Taliban wing of American politics, a true fright wing, once called Birchers, now birthers, spreading lies and spreading myths.

After reading the previous post on this blog and watching the following video, I find myself severely disappointed by the young man who by making a post is representing the Penn State campus.  The video reveals a dialog in which the student refuses to make an argument.  Whenever he is pushed to defend or explain his position, he changes the subject in favor of arguing semantics.  The pompous ignorance that this student displays is outstanding.  I am dumbfounded that someone would post this video as a success, not realizing that he is humiliating himself.

Members of Penn State Young Americans for Freedom protested Vice President Joe Biden at his campus visit today. YAFers explained that young people voted overwhelmingly for the Obama ticket, but the Obama/Biden administration has done for young people. Youth unemployment is over 50%.  Jobs are nonexistent.  Many college students are fearful that they will not be able to support themselves after graduation.

Penn State YAF had an enthusiastic reception from fellow students, many of whom signed up to join the group and asked questions about how to get involved in conservative activism on the campus.

The only real opposition came from union supporters who were brought in to fill up the venue.  (It's revealing that a visit from the vice president can not even fill up a venue on a college campus.

One older gentlemen told YAFers they should be drafted and sent into combat for daring to oppose the vice president.

Physics professor Steven Heppelmann angrily confronted Samuel Settle, Penn State senior and YAF president. Heppelmann accused Samuel of not wanting a "respectful dialogue" on economic policy.  Then, oblivious to the irony, he repeatedly called the student "pathetic" for dissenting from Obama's economic policies.  This did not prevent Settle from educating the professor on how low taxes and pro-growth policies help everyone.