Thomas Umstattd Jr.

The Problem With Power

Power confuses and concerns me. Here is the paradox: It is hard to do good without it. The more power a man attains, the more evil he commits. In politics we often think: “If only we could get more power we could do more good.” But is this the case? Three Stories -> One Questions Can you fix a broken system by taking power from bad men and giving it to good men? Here are three stories...

How to Vote Twice on Tuesday

Election day is here! Every cycle I am surprised how many people don’t know they can legally vote twice on election day. 3 Steps to Become a Voting Ninja Step #1 – Vote in the Primary Election Democrat or Republican. You can vote early or on Election Day. But you must vote in the primary to be eligible to attend your precinct convention. This is your opportunity to support pro-life candidates! Step...

March 2010 Voter’s Guide

For those of you who live outside Texas please forgive this post. We are having an important election and I feel it is important we vote in the right folks. Five Voting Tips Here are some general principles use: Don’t vote because you recognize the name. If you recognize their name, they were probably a hooligan caught in some scandal. Or they are the richest candidate. Or the press likes them...

Why vote for Debra Medina?

For those of you who follow this blog you know that I endorsed Rick Perry back in September. So why would I now vote for Medina? Enough people have asked me this question that I have decided to answer it here. The strategic reason to back Medina. In the political world there are two types of people: pragmatists and idealists. Idealists are true believers. Idealists have a political philosophy and...

The future of the Tea Party

If there is one thing we learn from History it is that there is nothing new under the sun. Lets break with tradition shall we? Lets look back through history and see what we can learn about what is about to happen in the future. As King Solomon said, “History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!”...

Why March?

Someone recently asked me what the point was to all these pro-life marches. We have marched a lot in recent weeks so the question is valid. I would like to submit the following 5 reasons why we should march and rumble for life. Marching Encourages our Leaders One of the challenges of leadership is that the higher you rise the more out of touch you become. Leaders rely on the media to clue them in...

Rick Perry – The Right Man for the Job

Every election cycle people ask me who I support for for various positions. I haven’t decidided on many of the offices yet but one Gov has one clear choice: Rick Perry. I have met him several times and while we don’t agree on everything one thing is for sure: he is Pro-Life and Pro Homeschooling and Pro Technology. Unlike the pretend republicans (cough Key Bailout Hutchison cough) running...

How Everything Has Changed But Nothing Is New – Patriot Academy 2009

At Patriot Academy this year I gave a talk about how technology has changed the world. While everything has changed, nothing is new under the sun. Everything that is has been before. By studying the past we can predict the future even when it comes to social media. Here are the slides for the talk. I’m sorry if they don’t make much sense if you missed the talk. Slides Patriot Academy...

The Problem with the Constitution Party

From the archive… The Problem with the Constitution Party I agree with the Constitution Parties stance on just about everything. However, I feel that the CP misses the essence of the constitution. They forget how it was formed in the first place – through compromise. The CP is unwilling to reach out to large percentage of the population because they refuse to build any sort of broad based...

Our Current Economic Crisis

It is important to understand why our economy is not doing well. I wanted to share with you some videos that help explain why we are in this mess. Unfortunately our choices are either paying the price now with a recession or putting the recession off by getting in more debt. The recession might turn to a depression so it’s a tough call. Problem Bush is wrong. His $700 Billion bailout is not taxpayer...