My friend (and the father of my son-in-law), Tony Andreola, recently sent me his list of 50 fundamental beliefs.\u00a0 Much of it is simply common sense that has been forgotten in many quarters.\u00a0 These aren’t all equally fundamental, and some are more observations than beliefs, but you get the idea.\u00a0 Tony is the kind of guy you want for your neighbor.<\/p>\n
Herewith I reproduce, for your edification.<\/p>\n
Tony’s Top 50 fundamental Beliefs<\/p>\n
1. God is real
\n2. Love your wife.
\n3. Being a Parent is a High Calling.
\n4. “My observation is that women are merely waiting for their husbands to assume\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 leadership.”\u00a0 James Dobson
\n5. “A man travels the world over to search for what he needs, and returns home to find it.” George Moore
\n6.\u00a0 Idealism is not always practical.
\n7. “Truths are stubborn things” John Adams
\n8. Liberals are emotionally driven
\n9. “A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.”\u00a0 Robert Frost<\/p>\n
\n10. We Baby Boomers need to get over ourselves.
\n11. Sometimes all of us need to take a chill pill.
\n12. Take a breath or two before speaking
\n13. Lower Taxes are good, and help the economy.
\n14. “The income tax created more criminals then any other single act of government.”\u00a0 Barry Goldwater.
\n15. If you want to create a nation of tax rebels, citizens should write a check for each one every payday after getting their gross pay.
\n16. Trickle down is True
\n17. Smaller Less intrusive Federal and State and Local Government is good
\n18. Vote!
\n19. Home Ownership is good
\n20. Responsible Gun Ownership is good
\n21. General Optimism is good
\n22. A Sense of Humor is good
\n23. Socialism is evil
\n24. Fascism is evil
\n25. Representative Democracy is Good
\n26. “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6Moderation in the persuit of justice is no virtue. ”\u00a0 Bary Goldwater 1964
\n27. Racism is bad
\n28. Sexism is bad
\n29. Having an educated opinion is good.
\n30. Open personal attacks at ones family and the people we love is bad.
\n31. Hippies were only about the exploitation of women as well as Drugs, and if they think that they have changed the world it was only for the worst.
\n32. Learning is an act of Repetition
\n33. The Call to be a Christian is a call for an education.
\n34. Our Founding Fathers might have had flaws but in the end were truly inspired.
\n35. The Russians are still a threat.
\n36. A Pro Family Pro Life Agenda\u00a0 is good (In who’s world is it wrong to Protect Babies, Unborn or otherwise?).
\n37. More control at the State and local level is good.
\n38. Defeating America’s Enemy’s without Apology is good.
\n39. Rugged American Individualism is Great.
\n40. An Optimistic View of America is good.
\n41. Love for your Country is good
\n42. Ronald Regan is one of the Greatest American Presidents,
\n43. “Freedom is never more then one generation from extinction.”\u00a0 Ronald Regan
\n44. That the Constitution is NOT\u00a0 a “Living Breathing Document”,
\n45. That Women are as smart and as capable as Men.
\n46. Achieving anything in America is possible,
\n47. That you make your own success at any point in your life.
\n48. Anyone who hurts a child should go to jail or worse.
\n49.The invention of the radio has changed the world.
\n50. Inventors are cool<\/p>\n