Welcome!

Welcome to my website! My name is Paul Hawkins and this corner of the web is dedicated to introducing myself and sharing my thoughts on key issues of the day.

I am father and husband, technical writer, and a graduate of each of the "big three" universities in Oklahoma. This causes me to have to root against myself during football and basketball season, but is otherwise fine. I have a keen interest in politics, Oklahoma History, American Literature, and American History.

New Stuff:

• 07-19-2009 - What's Up with the Republican Party?
• 07-04-2009 - Happy Independence Day 2009!
• 06-29-2009 - The Audacity of "Nope"
• 06-11-2009 - Administration Seeks to Limit Professional Athletes' Pay
• 05-23-2009 - If you like Monopoly® money, you'll love Obamabucks!
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• 05-20-2009 - New Article: Who Will the Government Pay Back First: You or China?
• 4-20-2009 - New Article: A Simple Plan for Prosperity

Why I Made this Site:

I believe our nation is at a crossroads in its history, and that the next few years will decide whether we continue the great experiment of our founding fathers or sink toward mediocrity, and in the process become less free, less prosperous, and much less grateful for the gifts of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness bestowed on us by our Creator. I believe that we as citizens and voters need to be cognizant of the choices that face us and the consequences they pose for our children and grandchildren.

But I also believe that comedy is the best weapon against tyrants and the best reminder of our own humility as we seek to make the country better. I like to laugh. I like to remind myself that for all our best efforts, the Creator is always one step ahead, and always has a plan, and may Himself sometimes need to check our pride, just as we certainly need to check the pride of the more pompous loons in politics, who for too long have forgotten how to be humble, how to laugh at their own insignificant station in the scheme of things, and therefore have forgotten how to be servants.

Like all men frustrated by the growing burden and impartiality of the Federal government, I now and then have my own ambitions to office. If and when they'll reach fruition I can't say. What I can say is that now, more than ever, it is time to look beyond the professional political class for answers. Every answer they have leaves us more in debt, and our children in debt, and the nation weaker and more beholden to people around the world who don't much care for us. Now, more than ever, it is time to revisit our Founders' notion of the citizen politician, the man or woman who is in it to do what is right, to make reasoned decisions through recourse to their own best judgment as informed by the Consitution and the love of their country, and then gladly return to private life.

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