In a short period of time.....warp?

There are many who would have you believe that because a) Republican governor was elected in New Jersey & Virginia AND b) a Republican Senator was elected to replace Kennedy in Mass. we should all believe things are fundamentally changing in Washington, DC -- that by some miracle of miracles those in 'power' are suddenly going to hear the ground swell that has been since April 15th of 2009.

Not to rain on your parade.....but I sincerely doubt it. Right now, everySenator & Rep who is up for re-election is busy running around saying/doing "all the right things" to convince voters that they have HEARD, that they are LISTENING, that they are RESPONDING.

What these seasoned politicians are responding to/listening to/hearing is their seat being flushed down a drain & now is the time they (much like the POTUS) will say or do ANYTHING to get re-elected. As soon as that happens, they will return to business as usual.

During the 'process' they will try to convince you that what you have seen thus far is not REAL, that what you have seen has many INTERPRETATIONS, that what you the voter already know, is fundamentally WRONG about them. They will sing, dance, repent, pray, bow down at your feet & beg you to give them another chance.

My feeling is this: IF A REP or SENATOR HAS BEEN IN OFFICE LONGER THAN 2 TERMS, THEIR TIME IS UP. It is time to put in new blood. It is time to start over.

ALSO, if, during their last 'run for the roses' they made promises that they have directly/indirectly contradicted, it is time to cut them loose. If you have children, please explain to me how many times you will be happy about them LYING to you? Then apply the same standards -- nothing less -- to your Rep or Senator.

Remember as they promise, promise, promise: we had a lot of hope & change promises in the elections of 2008. We are now in a depression -- funded by tax dollars all the way into this abyss. We are now faced with a POTUS who can stand in front of his teleprompters & blame everyone from the Supreme Court to Bush (geez, that is SO old), to those nasty Republicans to tea party people (tea baggers as he has called us) to everyone except the one most important: HIMSELF.

Why does he bear no responsibility other than those named above not falling into line with his demands? I hold him very accountable. I believe the buck stops here -- at the White House where he has gathered many moneyed people like Soros & the fat-cat union leaders -- yet he bears no claim to responsibility. It is always someone else's fault.

As far as I am concerned, it IS his fault. It is his failure to lead in the war on terrorists, the closing of Gitmo, the enabling of terrorist trials in the U.S. for war criminals, the spending of money, the pork, the special interests.....the list is darn near endless.

So, remember as you receive calls, mail, emails, etc. -- the election will tell the rest of our country not so much about who we elect as who WE are that are doing the electing.

Are you up to the task of separating b.s. political jargon & reality? I hope & pray so. Our country is truly, honestly, completely at stake here.

Transparency

Here is a link everyone needs to go to:

LetTheCamerasIn.com

 The reason will become apparent to you. After all the lies, the pork, the fakery, now those in control (Obama, Reid & Pelosi) have decided the rest of us absolutely do not matter. At all. Tea partys be damned. They plan to bypass the correct procedures & ram through this health care mess that will provide healthcare for no one who truly needs it - FOR OBAMA.

Only YOU can stop it. Only YOU can get involved.

Please do....it's past the time of expecting these people will listen to ordinary Americans. 

Time off....

Yes, it's true I needed time off from my blogging, however, the reality is that I have been busy flying back to Wisconsin, going thru rounds of tests at the U of Mn Hospital to make sure the melanoma hasn't returned (it hasn't), found that I do have bronchitis - time for antibiotics! Good news from Mark Reding, my Oncologist! Thanks to the staff, the team of docs & the care, AND MOST IMPORTANT, all the prayers, I am still going!!! 

About life...enjoyed seeing all 3 of my kids over Christmas break. Bear came back from college, Fred came home from his study-abroad in Spain, Taylor was able to come up from Dallas & work from home. The older they get, the more precious the time is because there will come a day when 1 or more are not able to be home for Christmas. They have all headed back (2 to college, 1 to job) to their lives. So, for now I am grateful they were here & am blessed to have the family time!

Now, on to politics. Are you keeping up? Me? sometimes yes, sometimes no. Quite frankly, I could not care less about the Tiger Woods story if you paid me. He & his family have to deal with whatever is going on at their home & in their lives -- I do NOT need to know. It it, quite frankly, none of my business! So, why in the world is there so much reporting on it? Another idiotic move on the part of so-called journalists. Enough already!!! The same goes with the Kardashians or any of the 't.v.' celebs -- I DO NOT CARE. Stop trying to create news from gossip & garbage. 

Start reporting on things like the Navy SEALS who are to be court-martialed because they did their job, brought in a much-sought after terrorist & now the terrorist is claiming abuse because he had a split lip? How insane is all this? The terrorists know all they have to do is cry 'abuse' & the tables turn. Is anyone surprised they do this with regularity? How anyone, especially in the military, could take this jerk seriously - put these 3 SEALS  their families through hell - is beyond any comprehension. Is it any wonder that the Armed Forces (all branches) are reporting moral is low? Go to my section on 'Interesting Places' & check out The JagHunter for more info. Be ready to be sickened by what you find though.


About our politicians....isn't it amazing they voted themselves nice raises, exempted themselves from their beloved 'health care reform' AND decided there will be no COLA (cost of living adjustment) for those on Social Security? Is there anyone, anywhere, who believes our politicians are working for the ordinary, everyday American? Every single one of those in politics need to be gone. If you continue to vote for 'your representative' because you think he/she is good, you need to rethink & do the research that will teach you that NO representative is worthy of being office. They all need to be GONE. I hope you have the guts to do what is right when it comes time to vote.

I am reading Going Rogue by Sarah Palin. Revile me if you want, but I admire the woman. She was an ordinary person & that is something (I believe) the press & the good-ol-boy network were not going to stand for...if she came into being politically without owing anything to PACs or groups or certain other politicians, then she had to be ripped & shredded. How dare an ordinary person run for office? Now, as I read her book & have listened to interviews since she was slaughtered by the mainstream media & the 'press', I can understand that they did not accomplish what they set out to do - destroy her. I like her for that. 

It is truly shameful that we as citizens, allow this garbage to happen. TVs should have been turned off mainstream channels with letters written to show WHY & the same with newspapers - they are hurting already, begging for the prez to rescue them, & all should have been canceled with letters to their board telling WHY. There was no fairness in the reporting or the interviewing. The current prez skated into the White House with no more vetting than is done for paper towel brands. He is a fraud, a liar, a cheat, a narcissist & will say or do anything to pretend he knows what he is talking about. Unfortunately, with him & the congress we have now, our debts will NEVER BE PAID OFF.


What scares me most is that my children are supposed to inherit a better world from me. That is not possible. They were bamboozled by the flash & the press & the 'instant' news. Now, unfortunately, they are beginning to see how much trouble their generation is in & are trying to figure out what to do about fixing it. My advice is to THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE. Investigate. Read. Talk to others. Listen to all candidates without prejudice of party. Then make a valid decision. Unless these things are done, don't bother to vote. Those who fell for the 'flash' are now sad that their own future is now a mess. They should have stayed home rather than vote for a pretender. Only now are they seeing that.


Enough wandering for now....be back soon!

tuning in, dropping out.....

This has been a very busy month for me & even tho I have no idea if anyone even reads my blog, I just simply got frustrated with the amount of corruption, the excuses for the corruption, the lies, the dodging, the garbage that was the month of August -- politically that is.

Personally, I'm ok. Frustrated with an already overburdened healthcare system here in El Paso, TX & knowing that if it is this bad now, it will only be a disaster once the Feds get their hands deep into this. I hope, I pray, I talk, I write, I blog -- is it doing any good? For me personally -- yes. So, I will continue to blog.

At least until the feds try to take over the internet.

Why - and someone needs to explain this to me as tho I am in kindergarten - newspapers, running in the red, are up for bailouts by our prez & his minions PLUS allowing them to be non-profit????? Oh, sure, they will continue to publish news - just less news that is true or valid or represents the actual FACTS. I have noticed the newspapers are more & more unashamedly shamming for the prez, the democrats, & slamming anyone who dares to even question something being considered, done, passed, in Washington DC that will affect many Americans. It's only going to be worse if they are allowed to have taxpayer money to play with as well as never paying any taxes.

I guess the "rich" will just have to make up the difference for that business bailout also.

So, let's look at reality: bailing out BANKS, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, AIG, CAR COMPANIES, & others; that is one side. On the other side, we have huge taxes coming on "the rich" which will encompass anyone/any business making $250,000 + per year. Can anyone explain how any small business can afford to STAY in business because this taxing is not on the NET, it is on the GROSS income of individuals & businesses. I understand this because I used to be a small business owner & would have been subject to this trend of our prez & cohorts.

Basically tho -- no matter how many times you shake it, there will not be enough money in the banks of "the rich" to pay for everything that has been passed. AND why should they? Fair is fair. They take the risks, they should take the rewards. I do not begrudge anyone who puts themselves, their families, their very existence on the line to create a business.

So, why is the prez the leader of the 'create a bigger divide' screaming? HE is a multi-millionaire. So where does he get off condemning those who make/save money? The same story goes for politicians. While they may go into office as 'ordinary' people - & they remind of us of this every election cycle - after as little as one term in office, they too are millionaires. Don't believe me, check it out. Too sadly true.

Cash for clunkers and more

As the politicos toot their own horns about how well this program is working out, let me point out several things you may not have thought about:

• people are putting off purchasing necessary items (i.e. clothes washer, dryer, refrigerator, etc.) because "hey, the GOVERNMENT is giving us money to buy a new car now. The money was yours to begin with -- it is TAX monies collected & now being redistributed to only those foolish enough to rush out to buy a new vehicle. Plus, now you have a car payment!
  
• This is getting 'clunkers' & 'gas guzzlers' off the streets. Not really -- only those whose credit can stand this extra payment are able to take advantage of this. Their car may actually only be from 2002 & have low miles. It would have been a good buy for someone graduating from college & needing to buy a car but not able to afford a 'new car' payment or for a family who truly needed another car but again, cannot afford a 'new car'. So, where does that leave them?
• The program is (shock coming) way behind in processing requests for the 'rebate'. Another government program, staffed by government workers, behind in their work -- who would have ever guessed this would happen? (this is sarcasm!)
• The very same people who 'planned' the 1 BILLION dollars would last 4 months were incredibly wrong....it lasted approximately 4 days. Now they have committed 2 BILLION MORE of your tax dollars to this 'program'. Thus, my next question is this: if they are so damn wrong about something as simply as this program is 'supposed' to be, what kind of massive mess will they make if they get their fingers on our healthcare? The plan already includes gutting Medicare & not only does that scare ME, it should scare every single American when you understand you are TURNING OVER YOUR HEALTH CARE TO THE GOVERNMENT if their plans go through.
• Car dealers, formerly struggling, now have a short-term gain, but what happens to their sales in a year? 2 years? how many people will they be laying off because there is no longer some incentive from the government to buy a new car? I imagine your wait to have repairs will become longer because of them employing fewer people. Plus, the laid off workers will file for unemployment & public aid, etc. So where is the gain?
• These types of 'saving the people from themselves' programs were started back during the Great Depression. They did NOT work then, will NOT work now. It is time to leave people alone & let the economy recover without any more government intervention. In fact, history has shown that what was done in the name of 'government help' during the Great Depression actually LENGTHENED the Depression. The point of history is to LEARN from our mistakes. Obviously, we are not going in the right direction.
• Any time the economy takes a 'downturn', there will be pain felt by someone somewhere; we need to go through that pain to come out the other side stronger & more resilient. Having a 'nanny state' will not only NOT take away the pain of the 'downturn', it WILL prolong it. I don't know about you, but I am not in the mood for extending financial pain by government intervention.

People are more resilient than the politicos are giving us credit for & THAT is a complete insult. bho, facing ordinary people, trying to explain a 'government healthcare insurance plan' that even HE does NOT understand, was facing those who actually laughed as he tried desperately to 'soothe the waters'.

WE, THE PEOPLE, ARE NOT STUPID.

Lots of people were fooled. Lots of people fell for the 'hopey, changey' thing bho promised & promoted. He, of course, lied through his teeth. I am surprised lightening did not strike him somewhere along the campaign trail. But, he said what people WANTED to hear: Xanadu was waiting just over the hill if only he were elected. He has blamed everything he does wrong on the former president, taken credit for things the former president actually DID put in place, & screwed up the rest with his meddling in banks & car companies.

He was elected. Now we see that he & his party want control of not only banks & car companies, now it's insurance companies & healthcare. In fact, what will be left if they get their hands into ALL the free markets? The man has already said that we are no longer a Christian nation. So, what are we? He seems to have stopped short of explaining that one.

• It is TIME.
• Call your representatives.
• Repeatedly.
• Make it a daily ritual.
• Object to the takeover, IN ANY FORM, of the nation's healthcare.
• Adamantly object to them voting ANOTHER bailout. It is not #2, it would be #3 - Bush signed off on the first one if you remember.
• Register & vote the representatives/congressmen/senators OUT.
• Vote for anyone besides the entrenched party/politico.
• Go to TEA parties. It stands for Taxed Enough Already, in case you haven't heard.
• Volunteer to help your local TEA Party. Don't have one? Then start one.
• Above all, remember everything in our nation USED to be based on WE, THE PEOPLE.

You can help return to this precept. Tell your reps how you feel & let them know that they are being watched. Voting in regular elections is NOT optional.

And, if all else fails, remember that we DO have the ability to RECALL a rep who does not represent us.

My head has been spinning.....

I am beginning to feel like the girl in the movie "The Exorcist" - Regan (sp?) - when her head spun around & around & absolutely nothing good came from it.

Sorry to have taken such a long break....I honestly needed it. I was on overload. Now, I am still on overload, but I think I am getting a better handle on dealing with it.

Several things, most of which I will comment on to a greater extent soon, are buzzing around in my head. BIG SURPRISE COMING (this would be called a 'spoiler' if I were talking about a movie) - the bailouts are NOT, I repeat NOT working. If there is anyone in America who is surprised by this revelation, you need serious therapy. And soon. Now there is talk of a 'SECOND bailout'. Excuse me because I do not have a college degree, but there was a bailout passed in the fall - HAD to be done - while Prez Bush was still in office. THAT IS ONE. Then Prez Obama is elected & another bailout passed. THAT IS TWO. So what is all the talk about a 2nd bailout when, in actuality (& reality), it would be the THIRD BAILOUT. Can someone explain how this works? The 1st one did nothing, the 2nd one did even less (unless you count signmakers business improving to put up signs to tell you how well the 'bailout' projects are working on highways throughout our nation - especially since the $ for that work was already headed there before bho even thought about making signs). Now, the Prez wants to return to the well which, by the way, is bone-dry, for ANOTHER bailout.

The bailouts were not predicted to work. The 'transparency' is more opaque now than it was when Bush & Clinton were in office. So, realistically, what have we gained? A huge debt that has no hope of being repaid. Union officials are happy because they are sitting pretty. An entire car manufacturing company - GM - is now truly 'government motors' & no one has said they will be looking to buy no matter how good the deals look. So, it seems the answer to that is to punish car companies that did not need, or did not take, bailouts & become part & parcel of the government.

Now we are faced with 'NATIONAL HEALTHCARE'. Oh, excuse me. National Healthcare is no longer the way to label this....NEW LABEL is this: Government Health INSURANCE. This has been spun so many ways by so many people that it makes a cotton candy cone look simple. As a permanently disabled, Medicare-dependent person, I will be the first in line to say this is not only a ridiculous, pathetic idea -- it is very dangerous. Even my doctors are worried that if the cancer returns, under 'obama-care', I will not be allowed treatment. You see, after battling for 10 years, putting my family & friends thru hell with me, I will be told to go home, have 'palliative care' until such time as hospice is needed & that will be the end of it.

I am not stupid - I know my care has been expensive & losing our private insurance was a significant blow. Fighting with Medicare -- they want to deny me support for a g-tube which I have had since Dec. 15th, 1998 because I cannot swallow -- is tough. I jump thru hoops. I send emails. I make phone calls. But once the government got into the mix, the cost of a g-tube went up 500%. YES, you are reading that right. 500%. The simplest explanation is that the gov't does not want to pay for it. So they make it as difficult as possible. I do not blame my supplier - to even break even, they HAVE to bill at the exorbitant rate just to have a chance of getting anything near the actual cost. It will get much worse as this 'Healthcare Insurance' wanders around in Washington D.C. Mark my words. This is the reality. I am supposed to use an enteral feeding supply -- however, to do this, it will cost me approximately $700-$800 per month for my 20% of the Medicare coverage of the other 80%. I cannot afford that. Not now, not ever.

Turning this country into a pale imitation of 1970's Russia is absolutely not the answer. If any politician votes in favor of this travesty, I believe there must be a recall election immediately for that politician. These 'people in power' are still so swayed - Republican & Democrat & ? - by the magician that they are following the Piped Piper, just as the rats did while he merrily played a tune.

It is time for the 'sleeping giant' which encompasses the majority of the United States to awaken & slap these people down. They are supposed to work FOR us, not the other way around.

Last thought this early a.m. - if this healthcare package is so damned great, why are all the politicians EXEMPTING themselves, their own familes AND federal employees from this? It is absolutely true. One set of rules for us peons, one set of rules for those who believe they are above all of us, the elitists who are now in government in a huge way.

This is SUPPOSED to be a government OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE.

You & I are 'the people', just in case you are confused. Set aside all the excuses you have been giving for your particular representative: well he/she has brought jobs in, gotten projects for parks, improved our roads -- whatever your excuse is, it is not good enough to justify keeping them in office as they decimate our country & enrich themselves. How can they be millionaires after ONE term in office yet only bring in a paycheck of less than $200,000? How is this possible? Think about it. You know the answer. And it ain't pretty.

Are YOU going to stand up & say "I've had enough & I'm not gonna take it anymore"? Do you have the courage to do what is right? Do you have the fortitude to be labeled, as I have, a racist, homophobe, anti-immigration, KKK member, slut, ignorant, mean, cold, uncaring? Although I have been called those things & worse, I am still speaking out. Someone has to.

Will it be you? Or will you sit back hoping & praying your world doesn't change & you won't have to get active?

Either way, you must make a choice. The time to sit & wring your hands or change the channel or not listen to what is happening -- that time has long passed you by.

where does it end?

around & around & around it goes....where it stops....nobody knows.

Every GRASS ROOTS organization had better get busy. NOW. The world is literally turning upside down, downside up, left is right, right is left. Okay those last 2 are wrong. The left is still the left in all it's delusional grandeur -- bho raising $$ to try to save Harry Reid's butt in Nevada & then jetting off to hang with hollyweird sycophants & pour more $$ bho's way. Why is bho's mis-use of oil perfectly ok but YOUR use of oil (gas, etc.) to get to work & earn a living is wrong? He has already stated he wants to see gas at prices no one can afford - well, except for him & his buddies.

News grows more disturbing daily:

• lawyers deciding which Chrysler dealers will be closed - minority owned &/or dem supporters stay open
• the idea of Koh running around deciding what laws will change in the U.S. to better mirror the U.N. & world-view
• bho spouting off that he wants to do 'more' - what, he forgot the change in piggybanks?
• N.Korea is conducting nuke tests & threatening S.Korean & U.S. ships
• bho is hosting/kissing up to Palestinian pres
• bho disses Israeli Pres. & tells him to lop off part of Israel for Palestine
• Pakistan is falling apart with the Taliban taking over larger portions daily
• U.S. housing market is still bad & getting worse - but a/p (always partisan?) reports as a gain of .03 in new home sales.
  
• Mortgage delinquencies/foreclosures are rising daily - more than 12% of mortgages are behind in payments
• Fed deficit is the trigger for inflation -- get ready to see the balloon bust
• (per Fox News) Supreme Court: 63% of Americans believe the U.S. Constitution should be the defining law; 30% of Americans believe SCOTUS rulings should be based on 'international laws'.Last I heard, this was still the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, formed under the CONSTITUTION, defined with the BILL OF RIGHTS & AMENDMENTS
• Sotomayor is the SCOTUS nominee of bho. sly? yep. self-serving? yep. slimy? yep. Will be voted in? yep.
• A few (3 to be exact) climate reports are trying to revive/save al gore/bho/climate hysteria. IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF. Every report is based on IF.....THUS HAPPENS & IF SO HAPPENS, then certain areas of the ocean will rise. IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF I win the lotter, I can move to another country until America is returned to sanity! IF I can find a country to move to.
  
  
  
  REMEMBER: CONSERVATIVE is not a dirty word.
  

Out & about

• just got an email from "Country First PAC" & being the curious person I am, went to the site. Surprise of surprises (sarcasm) it is all about John McCain. I am not knocking McCain's war experiences or love of country, since he is so quick to remind me of those. However, he is a RINO, has been a RINO for a very long time, will always be a RINO. He has the right to send out begging letters or emails or even notes on lunch bags, but he does not have the right to continue to lie about being a CONSERVATIVE. He is not.
  
  I am not certain he even knows what a true CONSERVATIVE is, wants, or needs. I also believe it is too late for him to discover the true meaning of the word & apply it to his life. And that is unfortunate because it is time to elect someone who know the meaning of the word, lives & breathes the precepts of a true conservative & replace McCain with that person.
  
  
• Florida gov. Charlie Crist is running (already) for retiring sen. Pruitt's seat. The Republican Nat'l Senate Committee (RNSC) has added their voice to his campaign. No money yet tho as he will have opponents in the primary. Since Crist has publicly stated he will be like Specter (former RINO, now an official Dem w/no seniority or power), I believe the RNSC has made a HUGE misstep that should be corrected NOW. The GOP is losing support daily by foolish decisions such as these. And Crist? He's a putz, in favor of a nanny-state, flips & flops, & I sincerely hope he loses in the primary. Altho I do feel sorry for the people of Florida....elections are 17 months away. It's going to be a long long 17 months for them.
  
  
• The prez is poised to announce his nominee for the Supreme Court. I know this because every news channel & newspaper & blog & internet blog has said every day: today might be the day. The POTUS keeps his name in the news by simply teasing these people into believing that 'oops, not today - maybe tomorrow'. Even his mouthpiece announced last week at the morning 'briefing' for the news people that the prez would be announcing his nominee at 6:30 a.m. the next morning', laughed at the groaning sycophants & said 'gotcha'. Haha. Good joke. NOT. Of all the things I hear the prez saying he wants in this appointee, empathy, sympathy, knowledge of laws of the world at large (tall order, but needs only the socialistic ones), sycophanty (is that even a word), adulation for his every word (ok, he hasn't actually said that one) -- what I do not hear is: aware of & well versed in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights & Amendments, as well as the Laws of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I believe he is looking for someone to change the Supreme Court into a complete law-making body. It must be exhausting for the prez tho, looking always for adulation & admiration. Doesn't it get old for him? It sure has for WE THE PEOPLE. He was hired to do a TEMPORARY job. And thus far, I am not impressed. I want to be, as he is President of my country. As long as he continues on the socialism path, I will continue to pray for our country to make it through until his term is up. It is going to be a long 3 years & 8 months.
  
  

the POTUS speaks

& Notre Dame loses support. The pounding of feet you hear is people running from their mailboxes straight to the shredder with the ND begging letters. Had ND simply asked him to speak, I think some of the objections would still be there but with presenting an honorary degree, the objections came to a boil. To quote Alan Keyes, "it is fundamentally at odds with what Catholic school kids should be learning." All 3 of my children attended Catholic schools for almost all K thru 12 grades & this disturbs me, as well as them, on so many levels.

To quote Robert DeNiro from the movie Broken Trail, "I am a thoroughly failed Christian". I say this because only GOD will decide if I am a "good" Christian or a "good" Catholic. I can only do the best I can & work for His purposes. It is the hardest thing to do because my own will & wants get in the way. However, I do not pretend to be someone I am not. Some guy speaking out for bho on FOX said that was the reason bho was going to ND is because he is engaging in a 'dialogue' with Catholics. There can BE no dialogue with someone who believes Roe v. Wade was the watershed moment for women, believes embryos are nothing, believes abortion should be allowed anytime, anywhere, for anyone, for any reason, AT ANY STAGE OF PREGNANCY. In fact, the U.S. believes so strongly in abortions - as bho represents us - that the taxpayers even pay for abortions in other countries.

The 'star struck' swooners today at Notre Dame will hear nothing to dissuade them. I find it offensive that ND will confer an 'honor' on bho. The University used to be a beacon of light for many Catholic families who dreamed of their children attending a top-flight university. Now, that light is dimmed for many more than the Board at ND can imagine. I would feel sorry for them, but they brought it on themselves. Asking him to speak was one thing, 'honoring' him takes it to a whole different level - down.

While I am on 'honors', here is the one who deserves honors: PROFESSOR MARY ANN GLENDON. The former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican told Notre Dame she will not accept the school's top honor because the school is giving President Barack Obama an honorary degree at commencement. Professor Glendon, an anti-abortion scholar and Harvard University law professor, wrote in a letter to the Rev. John Jenkins, the university president, that giving Obama an honorary degree violates the U.S. bishops' 2004 statement that Roman Catholic institutions shouldn't honor people whose actions conflict with the church's moral principles.

Every moral position of bho is in absolute direct conflict with Catholic Church. Or at least what they are supposed to be. The priest in my (former) home church told parishioners that we should not be 'one issue' voters & bho's position on life should not keep us from voting for him. EXCUSE ME? He did this about Kerry 4 years ago & this time was the final straw for me. Supported by his parish, not living as most families have to - many are struggling - he has no clue what the real world is like. His position, combined with other ministers, influenced many to the greatest deception in our history thus far. All the time bho was stating his positions, my priest was castigating anyone not grabbing onto bho's legs.

Sadly, the younger kids, especially college age, simply DO NOT see the issues. They do not see his charm & charisma come from speak writers & his delivery of those lines from a teleprompter. They are 'star struck' by his being at ND. I know this because several younger college kids are there to watch their sibling graduate & they are simply google-eyed that they will "be near him", meaning bho. bho is a superb actor with a teleprompter but I have to wonder, does it have little notes like "look serious", "smile", "look humble" (tough one).Unless & until we can educate these young people - we have lost the battle. I am not yet so cynical that I believe we have lost the war.

We need to rethink how to communicate. We need to find succinct communicators who convey Conservative messages CONSISTENTLY; are reasoned/reasonable without denying the Conservative morals; are thoroughly immune to seeing themselves as a 'star'; are in firm support of our Constitution. We need to walk the walk as well as talk the talk. Do these people exist? Absolutely! Do I know who they are? Absolutely not. But we should definitely start with people like Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul, Bob Jindahl (with a makeover & shoulderpads), & Rick Perry.

If FOX News is the only channel that will give a fair hearing, go to them time & again as they are the #1 rated news channel. If newspapers do not print reality, find a buyer & change the paper to one of fairness & reality. If radio stations are to be taken over by the bho FCC dictates, conservative talk radio will broadcast from offshore. There are many Conservatives with a lot of money who are willing to spend it to help AS LONG AS THE MESSAGE IS COHESIVE & SOLID & CLEAR.

Not so hard, really, when you think about it. The Grass Roots Movement was dismissed by so many "in power" (AstroTurf to Pelosi) yet it continues - much to the chagrin of those who want to wear the mantle of "moderate" (aka wimp, aka go-along-to-get-along), or want to ignore that this country was founded on THE CONSTITUTION. The Grass Roots people (yep, I am one of 'those') are scary simply because we are asking elected officials to represent the voters. That is another blog though.

So, this is why I say that I cannot tell you I am a 'good' Catholic or a 'good' Christian. This is for God to decide on my judgment day. Not a priest who tells me it is acceptable to not only deny the teachings of the Bible, but I can pick & choose which mores of the Catholic faith to follow. Somehow, when I come before God, I don't think He will accept an excuse like "my priest said it was ok".

$100 MILLION going...going...

This is the EASIEST -- AND BEST -- explanation of the budget cuts Pres. bho is planning:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWt8hTayupE&feature=player_embedded


(you may have to paste the above address into your browser to see the video, but try clicking on the title of this posting to get straight to the video)

regarding our President

It's Saturday & I'm in a hopeful mood! If you have read thru my postings, you will see that I am a conservative. In addition, I believe in God. He has stood with me & given me strength that I know I did not/do not have to make it through this far with all the cancer issues & treatments. I know I am incredibly thankful & fortunate to receive so many blessings.

We as a society need to help those who cannot help themselves. Many needs are met through social programs churches or faith organizations have created. They have to constantly beg & plead for money, look for ways to stretch every dollar. Therefore, they are extremely concerned with income/outgo as they do not have unlimited resources.

Government programs, as a rule, do not follow the same precepts. If they did, Medicare (for example) would not have tens of BILLIONS of dollars wasted in fraudulent claims - EVERY YEAR. Once a program is created, funded, regulated, by the government, it becomes bloated & top-heavy. If we could get each department, each individual on the government payroll to care as much about where each dollar goes I believe fraud would be minimal. We need to create an atmosphere in every department that makes them realize they are spending money that is NOT limitless & IS on a tight budget. We cannot afford new departments, more government.

I could not actually care less if our President is a Republican or Democrat or what color skin he or she has. I think BOTH parties have much of which to be ashamed. I do want any President to be a successful leader.

I do not want him to apologize to other countries for me or to call me arrogant. Ever.

I do not want him to sit & say nothing as a dictator trashes America - he should have politely said 'excuse me' & left the room. Sitting there & taking the trashing lecture was wrong.

I don't care how he shakes hands with others (he's trying to be hip & cool) but bowing to the head of another country when it is not protocol, should never be done. I expect him to be polite, but not go overboard.

If he thinks another country, especially one of socialism or communism, is a better place to live, then why isn't he living there?

For all those who do not like America, the great thing about her is that you are free to leave.

No one will hunt you down & force your return - unless you've committed a crime.