2012: A Year to Wrest,
Not To Rest
2012 is the year to wrest...not to rest.
It is time to wrest the control of government
from those that have abused their prerogatives
and to return it to the people. 
2012 is the long-awaited presidential election year. The United States has suffered through three years of arguably the most radically transforming presidential term in history: that of Barack Hussein Obama. Obama has shown commitment from the start of converting the United States into a European-style social democracy and has shown contempt for traditional American values. He has gutted the engines of free-market capitalism for a collectivist, government controlled approach.
The inevitable prerequisite of establishing a central, non-federalist, socialist government is control. Accompanying the leftist policies of the Obama administration has been a steady encroaching of civil liberties. A free people does not allow their property to be summarily taken by executive fiat and by unadvisable congressional legislation. First take away the liberties, then take away the goods. Foreign policy has been one of appeasement and cowardice to the forces of Islamist politics spreading its crazed tentacles across the barren deserts of their woeful kingdoms with Europe and the United States in their sights. Obama policies has been overtly hostile to conventional religion, knowing that to collectivize America, faith in God and support of religion has to be erased. The tenor of his regime has engendered racial divide and class hatred. Obama has shown all the hallmarks of the Soviet Bolsheviks, and his Party in Congress has been in league.
However, Americans will not suffer fools lightly. The stand has begun and 2012 is the political battleground. The gauntlet is thrown. Obama and his minions have been served notice. The voters are prepared. We have a resilient and fearless hearts. Amercia is so good...so great. We are a generous and hope-filled people. Fearless! We will not surrender our national patrimony and our legacy of freedoms and property rights.
McQuade recalls the Tea Party-generated change in the political landscape in 2010. The election of Ed Mangano as Republican County Executive in Nassau County and the re-taking of the County Legislature was a opening salvo in 2009. The re-taking of the New York State Senate in 2010 parlayed with the ground-swell that rocketed the Republican Party to control the House of Representatives were jarring turn-arounds of what appeared to be an Obama juggernaut from 2008. "The Democrats are not a juggernaut; they are jugheads" quips McQuade. Frank McQuade hopes that the 2012 elections will continue to reshape the political landscape and restore the American way by taking the Senate majority with conservative representatives, holding the House and sending a new leader to the White House.
McQuade was sorry that Democrats were largely spared in New York in 2010. "The Empire State has a monkey on its back. How did we let New York Democrats get a second crack?" McQuade recalls that former Democrat Governor Eliot Spitzer unravelled through personal misconduct. David Paterson never distanced himself from a radical agenda making 'the accidental Governor' yet another Democrat ideologue incapable of governing the Empire State. Now we have Cuomo, Chapter 2..."Status Cuomo." He's already back-tracking on his promises. No help in the Senate: criminals Monserrate and Espada, and the accommodating and appeasing Dean Skelos. No help in the Assembly: monomaniac Sheldon Silver. McQuade also notes his low estimation of the job being done in the Assembly by his 2006 campaign rival, Harvey Weisenberg. "He's little more than a party hack with a nasty temper and questionable professional and career resume."
McQuade sees hope, as usual. "What a dynamic team for New York State in 2014: Wilson-Donovan" (referring to rising GOP stars Harry Wilson and Dan Donovan, who acquitted themselves so well in their campaigns for Comptroller and Attorney General in 2010.)
McQuade concludes that Obama's election was "not a mandate, but a fluke." "I'm not afraid of him or any of his radical storm-troopers who think they have a ticket to dissemble American values. I will continue to fight for my Constitution and the values upon which it was crafted." McQuade states he is "committed to be an active part of the Conservative resistance" to Obama's radical agenda. "2009 was the start of a swing back towards recapturing the federalist and capitalist engines of our government and way of life. 2012 will restore order. The political counter-revolution started quick and got into high gear in 2010. 2012 is on the "resistance radar screen!"
"Stay loyal to your principles and keep the faith."
Check out Frank McQuade's ideas on his web-site's "Position Page."
Frank McQuade ran for the New York State Assembly in 2006 as the GOP candidate. Although his Assembly bid fell short, Frank McQuade is proud of the impact made by his campaign and by his continued work on behalf of conservative and traditional values. "The issues I raised out-live my campaign. After all, the candidate is just the spokesman for good ideas. He should not be the focus."
John Adams was fond of the saying "Pray not for success, but pray to deserve to be successful." McQuade commends those who "kept the faith." Now that the 2010 Election has altered the political landscape, and the 2012 showdown of values has begun, he believes that the first step has been taken 'to restore honor and constitutional bedrock to the government." He understands that much work lies ahead. But the wave of conservative resistance has been the the start of something special. "We got our change on Election Day 2010. Now we must show ourselves worthy of the change and prepared like brave-hearts for the challenges ahead to make again honorable the land we love. To those who "who love America, support individual liberties, and honor traditional values: "keep the faith!"
Check out Frank McQuade's ideas on his web-site's "Position Page."
Did you know?...
NEWSDAY ENDORSED MCQUADE IN 2006:: Frank McQuade received the endorsement of NEWSDAY for his 2006 campaign for the New York State Assembly. The endorsement was announced October 25. McQuade was the first challenger to Harvey Weisenberg to ever receive the endorsement.
The text of the actual endorsement from NEWSDAY follows:
October 25, 2006 NEW YORK STATE 20th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
Southwest Nassau
One of the most recognizable public figures on the South Shore, Assemb. Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) is seeking a ninth term in Albany. Despite his formidable presence and his seniority in the party, Weisenberg's leadership on issues that directly affect his community continues to disappoint.
Republican opponent Francis McQuade, 52, a long-time political activist and attorney in the city, is hardly a fresh face but he still has the zeal of a reformer.
At this point in his career, Weisenberg seems to have too little interest in trying to tackle some of the area's problems. While he supported the now-rejected Army Corps of Engineers project to stop beach erosion, Weisenberg seems too weary to develop a fresh solution to the area's flooding concerns as well as the city's deteriorating infrastructure. His critics say the veteran lawmaker also is not focusing on such key issues as gang violence and the lack of insurance for the coastal area.
Weisenberg, 72, has a well-deserved reputation advocating for special education students and he sponsored legislation requiring defibrillators in all schools. But he needs to broaden his focus.
McQuade, who has lost prior races for the county legislature and the city council, says his Albany priorities are "Silver and gold." He wants to challenge the leadership of Speaker Sheldon Silver while controlling spending and reducing taxes.
A former Roman Catholic priest, McQuade favors more support for private schools, such as vouchers. He also favors restricting access to abortion.
Newsday did not endorse in this district in the past two elections. McQuade, however, is an engaged and energetic candidate who stepped forward to hold Weisenberg accountable for his limited record. He is clever enough to shake things up locally and in Albany. Newsday endorses McQuade.
Frank McQuade in Civic Affairs
Frank has distinguished himself in many community activities and organizations. He’s a member of the Knights of Columbus, Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the Sons of Italy. He’s a member of the Long Beach Historical Society and Landmark Preservation Societies. He is active with Youth activities: His law firm is a frequent sponsor of a Long Beach Little League team. Frank is a registered Scouter with East Rockaway's Boy Scout Troop 332. Frank also sat on the Board of Directors of Project Challenge, a Long Beach organization dedicated to serving the youth.
Frank McQuade has always been at the forefront of environmental projects on the Barrier Beach. He was pro-active in defense of Lido wetlands preservation and the cleanup of Atlantic Beach’s El Dorado beachfront. He is a regular participant in the annual Littoral Society Coastal Cleanup. Frank was an officer of the Coalition to Close the Long Beach Incinerator. He is a member of the Appalachian Trail Conference and the Arbor Day Society.
Frank McQuade is known as a government reformer. He is remembered for his principled work to change the way government was in Long Beach. He took on the Long Beach City Hall, exposing scandals and excesses, resulting in a historic change in City administration in 2003. He was founder and Chairman of “We the People”. His law suit, McQuade v. Board of Elections, preceded the implementation of Election Law 8-407 (governing absentee balloting.)
Frank served on the League of Women Voter's
Councilmatic District Committee. He was a member of the Neighborhood Advisory Council and the Long Beach School District’s Budget Advisory Committee. Frank was a member of the NAACP, and has a long record of activism in civil rights causes. He is Legal Counsel for the Long Beach Housing Authority, and has been on the board of the Town of Huntington Task Force on Illegal Housing and the Suburban Housing Development and Research Corporation of Bay Shore.
In politics, Frank served as the Long Beach Republican Club President 2004-2006. He remains a Republican Committeeman and an alternate delegate to the Tenth Judicial Committee Nomination Convention of the Nassau County Republican Party. He has worked as Mediator on CSEA matters, and bargained Collective Bargaining Agreements with his Brooklyn home care agency and their Union. He is generally praised for his fair and independent decisions.
