The Underground Conservative

Lessee…
Joe Biden, Democrat, says paying higher taxes is patriotic. Okay, check.
Meanwhile, Charlie Rangel, Democrat, fails to pay taxes on rent money he’s collecting on his villa in the Dominican Republic. Check.
So, therefore, Joe Biden has just called Charlie Rangel unpatriotic.
Sounds logical to me!

Rick Rescorla was a Vietnam War hero who, though of British birth, served in the U.S. Army and fought at the battle of Ia Drang, which was depicted in the Mel Gibson movie “We Were Soldiers Once.”
If that’s not enough heroism for one lifetime, he gave his life on September 11, 2001, helping […]

This veteran salutes all those who have served and are serving, especially the fallen.

The President’s speech from Arlington National Cemetary today.
Video of the President’s speech.
Arlington National Cemetary official website.

More news about the anti-American, anti-military types at Berkeley, courtesy of Michelle Malkin:

Move America Forward has a petition you can sign to protest Berkeley’s City Council’s resolution to force the Marine recruiting station out of town; the site had been down earlier but was online as I wrote this post
Senator Jim DeMint of South […]

Berkeley’s at it again:
The City of Berkeley, California has passed two resolutions attacking the United States Marine Corps, calling the Marines, “uninvited and unwelcome intruders in the city.”
The Berkeley City Council voted to condemn the Marines on Tuesday night (January 29th) as part of a campaign by anti-war activists to shut down a U.S. […]

This item, via Michelle Malkin, has me (a proud Army veteran) seeing red:
In response to a Marine Corps recruiting office established in Berkeley last year, local activists are trying to make it more difficult for future recruiting centers to open in the city.
If passed by a majority of Berkeley voters, a proposed initiative would […]

Reading about the ACLU’s campaign to close Gitmo on the excellent Stop the ACLU blog, we were inspired to create a campaign of our own.
We’re calling it “Wear Green.” The idea is to wear green on January 11 to counter the ACLU’s campaign that day, while showing you support the troops, the […]

What better way to kick off this blog than with The Pledge of Allegiance?
The Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge allegiance
to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation
under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice
for all.