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Lessons From the Iowa Caucus

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    The Judge gives his take on this week’s Iowa Caucus results, which saw a near three-way tie between Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul.

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Does the government work for us that we work for the government.

Kennametal essentially agrees with President Obama on all the key issues realistically become the Republican nominee for president.

Tonight the tail of the Iowa Caucuses.

Having earlier America from our freedom -- team to you and thanks for inviting us into your homes tonight.

Prevent regrettably the news is not all happy.

While we were on -- Christmas break the president of the United States of America violated his oath to uphold the constitution.

By signing into law a statute that purports to give him the authority to use the military.

To -- Americans on American soil and you can find those arrested to a jail in Q but.

Away from judges juries and lawyers for as long as the president wants.

This directly violates the constitution's guarantee of due process which requires a jury trial before the government can take anyone's life liberty or property.

Do you know anybody who voted for this hateful statute.

I bet you do.

It passed both houses of congress overwhelmingly.

Only libertarians on the right and progressives on the left opposed it.

All Republican candidates for their party's nomination except Ron Paul support it.

Republican candidates faced off against each other in the format of the now well known.

And somewhat mysterious Iowa Caucuses last night.

The results were very interesting that was effectively a tie for first place between governor Mitt Romney and senator Rick Santorum who each 125%.

Of the vote.

Congressman Ron Paul 122%.

Of the vote and -- either second or third.

Depending about whether you think that an eight vote difference out -- 125000.

Votes cast.

Between Romney and Santorum is effectively a tie.

These two candidates actually struggled to find differences between each other.

And they did so over personality and personal history both claim to be pro life -- Santorum once held his nose and voted to fund abortions.

And Romney once openly and gleefully endorse them.

Both like the idea of a government at home as a mechanism to do for people what they cannot do for themselves no matter what the constitution says.

And both want the government abroad to threaten other countries into conforming their behavior to what the US expects them.

In my view the Santorum vote -- a flash in the pan.

For the senator rejected by his home state and the Romney vote was very troubling for Mitt Romney is obviously the choice of the Republican establishment.

Those -- the folks who brought us TARP and stimulus wars -- -- credit cards federal agents raided their own search warrants and the federal government taking over education.

Mitt Romney believes in all these things but here's the crusher -- -- President Obama.

There's not a dime's worth of difference between -- main topic -- which the president has a real say and they agree.

On the government mandated health care gas from both.

Should income taxes stay where they are on those who pay the most.

Yes from both.

Can the president start a war on his own about a declaration of war from -- congress yes from both kept the president kill any American he wants incredibly yes from both.

-- there is some difference in tone one of them likes labor unions and the other one likes big business.

But both love big government a concept that was rejected by the 22%.

Of Iowa Republicans.

Who voted for congressman poll.

That's the ideological argument against Mitt Romney everyone from John Bolton a Rush Limbaugh has said that Romney is simply no small government conservative.

So -- 75% of Iowa Republicans.

Think about a governor Romney has been campaigning in Iowa since 2008.

He spent more money there than any other candidate.

And -- either tied or one by a nose to a former senator who had no organization.

And no cash.

Governor Romney actually attracted a lower percentage of Iowa -- Republicans this year that he did four years ago and in poll after poll.

75%.

Of Republicans nationwide.

Reject him.

So where does this leave us.

It manifests what freedom march and Tea Party Republicans have been saying for the past year there is a hunger in the land for a game changer.

And Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are not up to that.

There was a need in the country for a government that stays within the confines of the constitution.

Or will all end up like the socialists in Europe.

And Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are not up to that there is a rumbling in the countryside.

That the government should shrink and live within its means.

And Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are not gonna make that happen.

The race is getting tighter Michelle Bachmann is that Jon Huntsman and Rick Perry will probably be out after New Hampshire.

Only one man remains faithful to the principles of free market.

And small government.

To the constitution and to personal freedom.

To defending the nation without being the world's police force.

Only one.

You know who we it's.

From New York back for making.