Michael Deming for Congress 20??

I, Michael Deming, might someday run again

for the U. S. House of Representatives, representing

the 7^th Congressional District of Colorado.

A trillion here, a trillion there
No problem--we've got cash to spare

A war here, a war there
No problem--we've got lives to spare

Pile on the debt, it's not hard
Whip out the national credit card

Fight 'til we win, it's not supposed to be fun
Isn't anyone curious, how will we know when we're done?

Defeat the insurgents, that's our battle cry
They resist our occupation, we condemn them to die

Keep us safe and secure, those are valid orders
Why aren't our troops protecting our borders?

Around the world, our sons and daughters go to fight
Are my kids any safer in their beds at night?
 

Final 2010 Campaign Speech:

Thank you Russ and Roger.  I am honored to carry the torch for our common principles.  I, Michael Deming, am in this race to stop our country's slide into economic ruin.  I am the right person to represent the people of the 7th Congressional District.  I am qualified to hold this office.  I am not going to be changed by the Washington, D.C. machine into someone you do not recognize.

What are elections about?  Elections are about trust.  Delegates, didn't your neighbors at the caucus trust you to vote for the best congressional candidate on their behalf?  Aren't your neighbors who did not attend the caucus--or who are registered in the wrong party or no party--trusting that "somebody" is looking out for them at the national level?  That "somebody" is you.

Tonight, you can meet and even exceed the expectations of your neighbors' trust in five simple ways.

How?  Vote for the only candidate saying that every deficit dollar is a charge on the national credit card--a debt that our children and grandchildren must bear.  Should we be paying interest to China and rapidly approaching the point where we won't be able to afford some monthly minimum?

Vote for the only candidate trying to get our country out of Iraq and Afghanistan--and who knows what's next?!  Should the United States be the world's police man?  The Constitution does not authorize us to do so.  Do we really have the money for this anyway?

How again?  Vote for the only candidate willing to go after the Federal Reserve system.  Should the Federal Reserve charge "we the people" interest on our own money?  Doesn't every dollar they pump into the system makes the dollars we sacrifice to save worth less and less?

How can you exceed the expectations of your neighbors' trust?  Vote for the only candidate who wants to disband the IRS.  Should your share of the tax burden have ANYTHING to do with how much money you earn?  Progressive taxation is straight out of Karl Marx's "Communist Manifesto," and I, Michael Deming, take that as a personal insult.

Should we seek temporary safety at the expense of liberty?  Benjamin Franklin said, "No." Isn't it about time you can take a bottle of water on a commercial flight?!  Our 4th amendment has been trampled.  Why do we now have to prove our innocence, rather that have it presumed?  Isn't crisis-time when the Constitution should be most closely followed?  Vote for the only candidate willing to heed Franklin's warning.

How many of you really know 2-term incumbent Democrat, Ed Perlmutter?  Has he been voting the way you would want him to at the U.S. Capitol?  To take back the 7th Congressional seat, it is up to you delegates to elect a candidate who is both worthy of Republican support and able to attract the unaffiliated voter.

Isn't putting forth the right candidate--a Republican people's candidate--how we bring the incumbent home and defeat the powerful interests that want to keep him in Washington, D.C.?

My name is Michael Deming.  I would be honored to serve in Washington, D.C. on your behalf and prove myself worthy of your trust. 

(Delivered May 20, 2010 at Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Golden, Colorado)