Welcome to Desperate State

Welcome to Desperate State! The US is in a condition of having lost hope, at least the general populous has. It’s quite obvious Washington is moved by despair, employing extreme measures, and most certainly suffering extreme need (for money), all while involving Americans in the extreme danger or possible disaster of bankrupting our future. Whether you’re a right-winger, a left-winger, or centrist, we are all in a desperate state. Individually, nearly 25 million of us are unemployed; certainly a condition of desperation; regionally most of the States are desperately trying to correct massive budget shortfalls, and with the specter of health care reform, climate change legislation, runaway spending, and an incredibly ginormous deficit, the STATE of our Union is, in a word, DESPERATE.

The Desperate State Crew

Jon Williford, Webmaster/Lead Writer

Jon Williford is the founder/creator of Desperate State, and the primary writer. Following period of indiscretion during college, Jon came to his senses and realized that choices can affect your life. After graduation, returned to his church, got married and started a family, then September 11. In wake of the September 11^th attacks, Jon realized the importance of politics and government, and how that too can affect our lives. Being a Christ-follower, a husband, a father, and a libertarian-conservative, Jon became an activist for government accountability and reform.

Jon, business manager, husband and father of three, credits Sean Hannity, Walter E. Williams, and Neal Boortz for helping him better understand conservatism, fiscal responsibility, and limited government. For the last decade, Jon has consistently tried to publish truth and consequence, espousing the need for vigilance with regard to religious fascism, exposing wasteful regard for our money, and trying to correct false rumors in the public about government regardless of affiliation.

“You must win your argument based in truth; the truth is the truth regardless of your stand, and falsehoods make every winner a loser.” – Winston Churchill

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Contributors

Bryan Calvert

Bryan is passionate about truth, unadulterated and “unspun” truth. He is a simple man with a family facing everyday problems. He is a college educated tradesman, a husband and a father of four. His hero is Jesus of Nazareth who he attempts to follow in faith and action. Byran asserts his beliefs are, like the founding principles of America, are soundly conservative. It is his goal to preserve and defend those principals and teach them to his family and all who will learn.

Duty grounds us but our passions drive us.

Janet Nelms

A woman’s perspective…

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