ANOTHER NAME

thanks, Senator harry reid, Nevada -- you have given me a new name now:

EVIL MONGER

does it make you feel better to label me? you, sir, are worse than any of the names you & your cohorts are spewing.

WE, THE PEOPLE, have the right, the duty, the obligation to question our government & especially those in office. I am simply exercising my duty, my obligation & my RIGHT by asking questions & expressing my opinions.

laugh AND cry....

I found this on the net & thought you could use a giggle (along with disgusted sighs) about how completely ridiculous those in the senate & house are -- worse, remember WHO PUT THEM THERE!!!!!

It is from theclubforgrowth.org/dumb_laws. Check out theclubforgrowth.org for more......

January 7, 2009

Dumbness on the First Day

Andrew Roth

Over 400 bills were proposed by congressional members on the first day of business yesterday. Jim Harper offers up some of his "favorites". Here are ones that stuck out in my mind:

Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY), an obvious Obama fan, is proposing (H.J.Res. 5) "an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.

Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA) is proposing a bill (HR 14), "To provide for ocean acidification research and monitoring, and for other purposes." I love the opaqueness of the often used tag line: "for other purposes."

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) is proposing a bill (HR 73), "To provide for the collection of data on traffic stops."

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is proposing (S. 38) "A bill to establish a United States Boxing Commission to administer the Act, and for other purposes." This chestnut is an long time favorite for McCain. The sport of boxing apparently is so out of control that it needs to be reigned in by the federal government.

Who were the most prolific bill writers? In the House:

Elton Gallegly (R-CA): 19 bills
Jose Serrano (D-NY): 16 bills
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX): 15 bills

In the Senate:

David Vitter (R-LA): 34 bills
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA): 24 bills
Dan Inouye (D-HI): 23 bills

Now, not all proposals are big government spending plans. Rep. John Linder (R-GA) has re-introduced his favorite bill (HR 25) - to abolish the IRS and implement the Fair Tax. And Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) offered up a couple of gems. He wants to abolish the Appropriations Committee (H.Res. 17) and he wants to allow people who want higher taxes to be able to voluntarily send the federal government some of their extra money on their tax returns (HR 87).

Who am I?

As you read the following words, please consider exactly who is labeling me - & anyone who DARES even question bho. Then stop for a moment to wonder: how long before there are epithats hurled at you? Even as Nazi Germany was building it's power, using snitches, denigrating those who even dared question Hitler, most those "this too will pass".

I know how THAT turned out. Do you? Do you know history? If not, now would be a good time to educate yourself. But, you had better do it quickly....time is going by fast.

What's in a name?

• Un-American
• rabid
  
• Nazi
• fake angry
• know-nothing
• loud mouth
• agitator
  
• terrorist
  
• Brownshirt
• KKK member
• racist
• homophobe
• protectionist
• bigot
• anti-government
• freak
• astro-turfer
• "Brooks Brothers" mob member
• mob member
• well-funded
• organized
• Republican
• right-wing
• truther
  
• right-wing nutjob
• evil
• mean
• rude
• nasty
• birther
  
• stupid
• ignorant
• redneck
• trash
• trashy
• liar
  
• peon
• idiot
• rabid right-wing extremists" bought & paid for by K Street Lobbyists
  
  

Did I leave any out? Feel free to let me know what I have left off.

The hardest part is that I am none of these 'labels' but somehow, by using words like this certain ones in the bho administration & congress can feel better about themselves by 'labeling' me. So, feel free. I know who I am. I know what I believe in. I know what I stand for. I am not ashamed of who I am & do, in fact, like myself. I am comfortable in my own skin. If it makes YOU feel more in control to assign negative, nasty, evil words to me then be my guest.

Just keep in mind: at some point, you too, no matter how hard you try to avoid it, will eventually be labeled with many of the same words; no matter how liberal or liberated you believe you are, you will become a target.

These words, by the way, do not diminish me. They do inspire me that I am on the right path - questioning what the government is doing & why. If this makes bho nervous, he should be. He has broken every promise he made to the American people at large. I phrase it as such because he had no qualms about signing an executive order within a few days of taking office, restoring abortions in Mexico & other countries paid for by the American taxpayer. As vote after vote has shown, the support for abortion-on-demand is NOT in favor with Americans, yet he crammed it down our throats by taking money out of OUR government to give to other countries to accomplish his goals for a small portion in favor of abortion-on-demand.

I have 3 children. I have 11 nieces & nephews. My oldest nephew & his wife just brought a beautiful little girl into this world. While I am thrilled for them (I love being a parent), I am also terrified about the re-making of this country that bho & cohorts are trying. They are hell-bent on destroying capitalism & making everyone except their 'elite' friends/supporters live in a 'socialist' society.

Only by educating ourselves, THOROUGHLY educating ourselves, can we hope to prove that the bill the house of reps passed was flawed beyond belief. I HAVE read the bill. Unlike my senators & reps (Wisconsin or Texas), I know what is in there.

Whether they like it or not, whether they continue to try to find ways to put me down or shut me up, I know what is in there. It is not good for America. It will kill insurance company choices. It will NOT cover those 43million uninsured that bho keeps talking about. The cost is prohibitive. American taxpayers cannot now take on other peoples' mortgages, taxes, car payments, loan payments, AND now, health care. There just is not enough money. Even 'rich people' have limits.

So, snitch away on me. I DON'T CARE. I will continue to question, argue, fuss, protest lack of representation, & generally be a pain in the butt of congress until they start listening to, AND RESPONDING TO, the average American person.

BTW - I am so proud of Katy Abram & her husband, Sam. They represent what is RIGHT with America. If YOU do not know who she is, check youtube for the video of her trying to get her own representative, arlen specter, to listen to, actually hear, & understand her concerns. His answer leaves so much to be desired it is sad. Typical politician in power far past his 'due date'.

Confusion.....

Abortion on demand (according to this government administration) will be treated as any "medical condition" according to Obama. So, abortion anytime anywhere is a good thing (per liberals).

End-of-life counseling is mandatory in the house of reps bill passed. In fact, there is a provision for doctors to be paid more when they accomplish this. It will be done on a yearly (or more frequent if needed) basis if the patient is terminally ill or has an incurable condition. So, euthanasia is good (per liberals & Oregonians).

The Death Penalty, reserved for the most heinous criminals, is bad (per liberals & the MSM).

Can someone please explain this to me? Because I just do not get it.

Time to stop......

If it is has not been obvious before, let me be very clear: I am a CONSERVATIVE.

Also, to be clear: I am NOT a homophobe, racist, klan member, right-wing anything, antisemitic, anti-immigration, mean, or rude.

I AM in favor of people having a job rather than a government handout. I AM in favor of LEGAL immigration. I believe the Founding Fathers knew what they were saying in the Constitution & it should be taken at face value, rather than 'interpreted according to the laws of other countries'. I have nothing against another race or religion as a whole.

I do NOT agree with, nor believe in, or support, the Obama agendas -- in any area. His idea of the government taking over businesses is absurd - government is inefficient & ineffective already. He is THE most devisive president in the history of the United States.

When I received the following email, I had to think about it for a while. There are many valid points being made & it would behoove every person, liberal or conservative, to think this through.

Here is the email:

Pray (and vote) that this one never manifests!!!
I don't know the author, but I see the dark and foreboding truth in this brilliant parable.~~

"Dinner with Obama"
Once upon a time, I was invited to the White House for a private dinner with the President. I am a respected businessman, with a factory that produces memory chips for computers and portable electronics.

There was some talk that my industry was being scrutinized by the administration, but I paid it no mind. I live in a free country. There's nothing that the government can do to me if I've broken no laws. My wealth was earned honestly, and an invitation to dinner with an American President is an honor.

I checked my coat, was greeted by the Chief of Staff, and joined the President in a yellow dining room. We sat across from each other at a table draped in white linen. The Great Seal was embossed on the china. Uniformed staff served our dinner.

The meal was served, and I was startled when my waiter suddenly reached out, plucked a dinner roll off my plate, and began nibbling it as he walked back to the kitchen. "Sorry about that," said the President. "Andrew is very hungry." "I don't appreciate..." I began, but as I looked into the calm brown eyes across from me, I felt immediately guilty and petty.. It was just a dinner roll. "Of course," I concluded, and reached for my glass.

Before I could, however, another waiter reached forward, took the glass away and swallowed the wine in a single gulp. "His brother Eric is very thirsty", said the President. I didn't say anything. The President is testing my compassion, I thought. I will play along. I don't want to seem unkind.

My plate was whisked away before I had tasted a bite. "Eric's children are also quite hungry." With a lurch, I crashed to the floor. My chair had been pulled out from under me. I stood,brushing myself off angrily, and watched as it was carried from the room. "And their Grandmother can't stand for long." I excused myself, smiling outwardly, but inside feeling like a fool.

Obviously I had been invited to the White House to be sport for some game. I reached for my coat, to find that it had been taken. I turned back to the President. "Their grandfather doesn't like the cold." I wanted to shout - that was my coat! But again, I looked at the placid smiling face of my host and decided I was being a poor sport. I spread my hands helplessly and chuckled.

Then I felt my hip pocket and realized my wallet was gone. I excused myself and walked to a phone on an elegant side table. I learned shortly that my credit cards had been maxed out, my bank accounts emptied, my retirement and equity portfolios had vanished, and my wife had been thrown out of our home. Apparently, the waiters and their families were moving in.

The President hadn't moved or spoken as I learned all this, but finally I lowered the phone into its cradle and turned to face him. "Andrew's whole family has made bad financial decisions. They haven't planned for retirement, and they need a house. They recently defaulted on a sub prime mortgage. I told them they could have your home. They need it more than you do."

My hands were shaking. I felt faint. I stumbled back to the table and knelt on the floor. The President cheerfully cut his meat, ate his steak and drank his wine. I lowered my eyes and stared at the small grey circles on the tablecloth that were water drops. "By the way," He added, "I have just signed an Executive Order nationalizing your factories. I'm firing you as head of your business. I'll be operating the firm now for the benefit of all mankind. There's a whole bunch of Erics and Andrews out there and they can't come to you for jobs groveling like beggars." I looked up. The President dropped his spoon into the empty ramekin which had been his creme brulee. He drained the last drops of his wine.

As the table was cleared, he lit a cigarette and leaned back in his chair. He stared at me. I clung to the edge of the table as if were a ledge and I were a man hanging over an abyss. I thought of the years behind me, of the life I had lived. The life I had earned with a lifetime of work, risk and struggle. Why was I punished? How had I allowed it to be taken? What game had I played and lost? I looked across the table and noticed with some surprise that there was no game board between us. What had I done wrong?

As if answering the unspoken thought, the President suddenly cocked his head, locked his empty eyes to mine, and bared a million teeth, chuckling wryly as he folded his hands.

"You should have stopped me at the dinner roll," he said.

Wake up America!

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I believe we are at the 'dinner roll' stage. Now is the time to tell those in Washington, D.C. that THEY WORK FOR US. We do NOT work for them. THEY WORK FOR US. It is time to make our voices heard.

If you do not speak up now, when will you? If you do not speak up to help correct what is wrong, who will be left to speak on your behalf?

this is the answer from the prez & his supporters?

bho - you have encouraged the unions to get out & 'take it to' the conservatives AND liberals who are daring to speak out against your policies, proposals & fast-track spending. You have actively encouraged them to 'take it to' those who even DARE ask questions of you.

HOW DARE YOU?

A reminder: this is America. WE, THE PEOPLE, are not going to simply lie down & take whatever you & your elitist buddies deem to dish out to us peons. Therefore, you started this garbage & you can put a halt to it; IF you have the courage - which I doubt.

Am I angry? Absolutely! Will you & your union thugs cause me to re-think my positions or my questions? Absolutely NOT!

Because of what is happening in many areas with union thugs attacking people who only want access to ask questions of THEIR representatives from congress, you are strengthening the resolve of ALL of those who have questions & issues with your policies/politics/positions.

• I will continue to attend any townhall meeting available.
• I will continue to attend any/all TEA Party events.
• I will make it my mission to alert as many as possible to the tactics you encourage from your supporters, as despicable as they are.
• I am now more angry than ever.

For anyone still basking in ignorance, please go to www.michellemalkin.com to check out the video links available there to show you just what your president is advocating from his union thugs. If you are not disgusted by what you will see, you are in more denial than can ever be corrected by addressing you with just the facts. So, if this is the case, go to a TEA Party event, just to see what is going on, & make up your own mind.

"There is none so blind as they that won't see." Jonathan Swift

"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Lord Acton

on the new health "care" plan...

If you still believe ObamaCare is what is best for America and have not sent your "VOTE NO" letter to your Members of Congress, maybe Dr. Janda's comments will help you decide what's best.



Written by Dr. Dave Janda
Thursday, 23 July 2009


As a physician who has authored books on preventative health care, I was given the opportunity to be the keynote speaker at a Congressional Dinner at The Capitol Building in Washington last Friday (7/17).

The presentation was entitled Health Care Reform, The Power & Profit of Prevention, and I was gratified that it was well received.

In preparation for the presentation, I read the latest version of "reform" as authored by The Obama Administration and supported by Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid. Here is the link to the 1,018 page document:
http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/AAHCA-BillText-071409.pdf

Let me summarize just a few salient points of the above plan. First, however, it should be clear that the same warning notice must be placed on The ObamaCare Plan as on a pack of cigarettes: Consuming this product will be hazardous to your health.

The underlying method of cutting costs throughout the plan is based on rationing and denying care. There is no focus on preventing health care need whatever. The plan's method is the most inhumane and unethical approach to cutting costs I can imagine as a physician.

The rationing of care is implemented through The National Health Care Board, according to the plan. This illustrious Board "will approve or reject treatment for patients based on the cost per treatment divided by the number of years the patient will benefit from the treatment."

Translation.....if you are over 65 or have been recently diagnosed as having an advanced form of cardiac disease or aggressive cancer.....dream on if you think you will get treated.....pick out your coffin.

Oh, you say this could never happen? Sorry.... this is the same model they use in Britain.

The plan mandates that there will be little or no advanced treatments to be available in the future. It creates The Federal Coordinating Council For Comparative Effectiveness Research, the purpose of which is "to slow the development of new medications and technologies in order to reduce costs." Yes, this is to be the law.

The plan also outlines that doctors and hospitals will be overseen and reviewed by The National Coordinator For Health Information and Technology.

This " coordinator" will "monitor treatments being delivered to make sure doctors and hospitals are strictly following government guidelines that are deemed appropriate." It goes on to say....."Doctors and hospitals not adhering to guidelines will face penalties."

According to those in Congress, penalties could include large six figure financial fines and possible imprisonment.

So according to The ObamaCare Plan....if your doctor saves your life you might have to go to the prison to see your doctor for follow -up appointments. I believe this is the same model Stalin used in the former Soviet Union.

Section 102 has the Orwellian title, "Protecting the Choice to Keep Current Coverage." What this section really mandates is that it is illegal to keep your private insurance if your status changes - e.g., if you lose or change your job, retire from your job and become a senior, graduate from college and get your first job. Yes, illegal.

When Mr. Obama hosted a conference call with bloggers

urging them to pressure Congress to pass his health plan as soon as possible, a blogger from Maine referenced an Investors Business Daily article

that claimed Section 102 of the House health legislation would outlaw private insurance.

He asked: "Is this true? Will people be able to keep their insurance and will insurers be able to write new policies even though H.R. 3200 is passed?" Mr. Obama replied: "You know, I have to say that I am not familiar with the provision you are talking about."

Then there is Section 1233 of The ObamaCare Plan, devoted to "Advanced Care Planning." After each American turns 65 years of age they have to go to a mandated counseling program that is designed to end life sooner.

This session is to occur every 5 years unless the person has developed a chronic illness then it must be done every year. The topics in this session will include, "how to decline hydration, nutrition and how to initiate hospice care." It is no wonder The Obama Administration does not like my emphasis on Prevention. For Mr. Obama, prevention is the "enemy" as people would live longer.

I rest my case. The ObamaCare Plan is hazardous to the health of every American.

After I finished my Capitol Hill presentation, I was asked by a Congressman in the question-answer session: "I'll be doing a number of network interviews on the Obama Health Care Plan. If I am asked what is the one word to describe the plan what should I answer."

The answer is simple, honest, direct, analytical, sad but truthful. I told him that one word is FASCIST.

Then I added, "I hope you'll have the courage to use that word, Congressman. No other word is more appropriate."

Dr. Dave Janda, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon, and a world-recognized expert on the prevention of sports injuries, particularly in children. His website is noinjury.com

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The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not. - Thomas Jefferson

P.S.

Mr. Obama,

I would like to know the following:

• where do you get the authority to simply take over entire businesses?
• why are you appointing so many 'czars'?
• who do the 'czars' answer to?
• what are each of the 'czars' paid?
• do the 'czars' receive bonuses?
• what budget does each 'czar' have?
• what exactly is the duty of each 'czar'?
• how many people work for each 'czar'?
• what are the duties of the people who work for each 'czar'?
  
• as you are so anxious to take away the right to a secret ballot when voting on unions, are you also wanting to take away the public's right to a secret ballot?
• you have called ordinary American citizens who question you & your cohorts "angry mobs" & "organized mobs". Why are ordinary citizens who show up at rallies "angry mobs" when you, yourself, organized ACORN protests, are calling on unions to show up at rallies with their people, & supporting your cohorts in calling names rather than answering questions?
• why are you so afraid of "ordinary" American citizens?
• why won't you answer any questions truthfully? i.e. - you lied about your support for the 2nd Amendment Rights of Citizens to Keep & Bear Arms....
• will you now dodge the above by saying it is "all Eric Holder's doing"?
• you said "Washington is broken" so why does your staff consist of tax cheats, liars & lobbyists?
• when told EMPHATICALLY that citizens, taxpayers, voters, did not want the bailouts - why did you & your cohorts push them through?
• when told EMPHATICALLY that citizens, taxpayers, voters, do not want the healthcare system changed your way, why are you continuing to push it?
• when told EMPHATICALLY that citizens, taxpayers, voters, do not want 'cap & trade', why do you & your cohorts continue to try to shove it down our throats?
  
• why do you apologize to other countries for America?
• why do you bow down to a king of another country?
• why do you listen to communist dictators but not to the 'ordinary' citizens in America?
  
• why do you treat our oldest, best allies in the world with total disdain?
• why are you supprised that "ordinary" Americans are speaking out, showing up to voice their complete disgust with you, with the senate, with the house of representatives?
• why are you, with your elitist attitude, so disdainful of "ordinary" citizens?
• why do you insist that taxpayers now cover mortgages, schooling, & health care for those who are in our country illegally?
• why do you insist that hard-working Americans now suffer in the name of your liberalism?
• why are you surprised that many of those who voted for you are now disgusted by you, your appointments, & most especially, by your actions?
• why are you so immature that you must call people names, who oppose you or even simply question your policies?
• why do you reject that citizens of America are not willing to bow down & simply accept whatever YOU deem feasible to hand out to them?
• why are you so adamant about creating racial divides when & where none exists?
• why do you involve yourself in areas that are, quite frankly, none of your business (i.e. Gates/Crowley situation) & for which you do not have all the information?
• why do you try to again, using the Gates situation, try to label everyone who is not black or latino, a racist such as you?
• why do you deny saying things & then are angry people remember & PROVE what you said?
• why do you label everyone who is white a racist?
• why do you believe, even though it is not working so well now, that dividing the peoples of this nation according to your labels will work to your benefit?
• why do you condemn 'rich people' when you, in fact, are a multi-millionaire?
• why do you preach hate, anger, & fear all the while trying to pretend you are not?
• why do you think you know what is better for hardworking Americans than we know for ourselves?
• why do you lie over & over & over - especially when FACTS prove you are lying?
• why do you dismiss those who are angry with your proposed policies when they have FACTS to show your policies are wrong & harmful to our country?
• why are you ignoring reality?
  

My last question for you is this:

• IF YOU HATE AMERICA, AMERICANS, & THE SUCCESS OF THIS COUNTRY, SO MUCH, WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE?

YOU, OBAMA, ARE A DISGRACE TO AMERICA. I have been ashamed of Presidents of this country before (i.e. Nixon, Carter, Clinton), but I have never said the following words until now: you, obama, are not MY President.

OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT

The following was not written by me however it succinctly expresses how I feel. There are several things I would add, as this letter is purported to have been written in late April. I will add those in my next post. For now, here is the letter.

Oh, and feel absolutely free to 'snitch' on me to the White House. I do not mind one bit.

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God Bless America ! We need all the help we can muster.

April 23, 2009

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington , DC 20500

Mr. Obama:

I have had it with you and your administration, sir. Your conduct on your recent trip overseas has convinced me that you are not an adequate representative of the United States of America collectively or of me personally.

You are so obsessed with appeasing the Europeans and the Muslim world that you have abdicated the responsibilities of the President of the United States of America. You are responsible to the citizens of the United States. You are not responsible to the peoples of any other country on earth.

I personally resent that you go around the world apologizing for the United States telling Europeans that we are arrogant and do not care about their status in the world. Sir, what do you think the First World War and the Second World War were all about if not the consideration of the peoples of Europe ? Are you brain dead? What do you think the Marshall Plan was all about? Do you not understand or know the history of the 20th century?

Where do you get off telling a Muslim country that the United States does not consider itself a Christian country? Have you not read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States? This country was founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and the principles governing this country, at least until you came along, come directly from this heritage. Do you not understand this?

Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans. Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia . You don't show Great Britain , our best and one of our oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia . How dare you, sir! How dare you!

You can't find the time to visit the graves of our greatest generation because you don't want to offend the Germans but make time to visit a mosque in Turkey . You offended our dead and every veteran when you give the Germans more respect than the people who saved the German people from themselves. What's the matter with you?

I am convinced that you and the members of your administration have the historical and intellectual depth of a mud puddle and should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you.

You are so self-righteously offended by the big bankers and the American automobile manufacturers yet do nothing about the real thieves in this situation, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frank, Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelic, the Fannie Mae bonuses, and the Freddie Mac bonuses. What do you intend to do about them? Anything? I seriously doubt it.

What about the U.S. House members passing out $9.1 million in bonuses to their staff members - on top of the $2.5 million in automatic pay raises that lawmakers gave themselves? I understand the average House aide got a 17% bonus. I took a 5% cut in my pay to save jobs with my employer. You haven't said anything about that. Who authorized that? I surely didn't!

Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be receiving $210 million in bonuses over an eighteen-month period, that's $45 million more than the AIG bonuses. In fact, Fannie and Freddie executives have already been awarded $51 million - not a bad take. Who authorized that and why haven't you expressed your outrage at this group who are largely responsible for the economic mess we have right now?

I resent that you take me and my fellow citizens as brain-dead and not caring about what you idiots do. We are watching what you are doing and we are getting increasingly fed up with all of you. I also want you to know that I personally find just about everything you do and say to be offensive to every one of my sensibilities. I promise you that I will work tirelessly to see that you do not get a chance to spend two terms destroying my beautiful country.

Sincerely,
Every real American

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If you are not angered by the acts above, you certainly should be with all this prez & his cohorts have done in the 3+ months since this letter was written.

I cannot think of any reason why you would support this prez - unless of course, you hate America.

If this is the case, then make it easy on yourself & all the rest of us & exercise another freedom paid for in blood: LEAVE.

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.

Good vs. Evil

The Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.

He said, "My son, the battle is between two 'wolves' inside us all.

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

2nd Amendment Rights?

This is an email I received lately....I thought I would pass it along so you could check it out for yourself.

When I voted, there were already over 3.2 MILLION votes.

97% believe the 2nd Amendment gives individuals the right to keep & bear arms.

2% do not believe that.

1% are unsure.

3.2 MILLION....I wonder if anyone in Washington D.C. is able to translate this "concept" or if they are even able to read english. That remains to be seen. All I can say is this: the politicians had better start listening to the people....the politicians work for US, not the other way around - which is how they are all acting right now. After voting, feel free to comment here & tell how many voters have clicked in as well as how the percentages are shaking out.

email:

Obama's new Attorney General, Eric Holder, has already said this is one of his major issues.This takes literally 2 clicks to complete. Please vote on this gun issue question with USA Today. It will only take a few seconds of your time.. Then pass the link on to all the folks you know. Hopefully these results will be published later this month. This upcoming year will become critical for gun owners with the Supreme Court accepting the District of Columbia case against the right for individuals to bear arms.

Here's what you need to do:

First - vote on this one.

Second - launch it to other folks and have THEM vote - then we will see if the results get published.

The Question is:
"Does the Second Amendment give individuals the right to bear arms?"

Vote at link below

USATODAY.com - Quick Question

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.

Amnesty (again?!)

Times are tough. Everyone is worried about money, their pension, job (if they still have one), car (will their brand exist anymore), how to afford college or at least to help with the costs for their kids. Now the president & congress want to hand MILLIONS of criminals a 'free pass'. In 1986, 2.8 million illegal immigrants were given amnesty & 23 years later, about 20 million are looking for amnesty. Why have we ignored almost a million people a year to stealing into our country? Why have officials overlooked this?

DO NOT call me a racist or a bigot or anti-immigrant or prejudiced. I am none of those & have had enough of that ridiculous misdirection!!!!! The magician has left the building......

When running for prez, bho talked about the 20 million here in the U.S. illegally. The jobless number for Americans is now at least 16+ million, with more jobs being cut every day. Will we have double that after amnesty is granted & those without jobs apply for benefits & social services? Where will the money come from to support them? Taxpayers of course. YOU.

Have you ever broken the law? Speeding - eventually you will be caught & ticketed. Drinking & Driving - see the previous answer & add a trip to jail. Now consider breaking into someone's home. Have you done that? Has it been done to you? Did they take things you worked hard to get? Did your insurance costs go up?

Well, it is about to happen to every United States Citizen & LEGAL immigrant; your home has been already been broken into & now come the repair bills plus the criminals will walk free. Whatever taxes you pay, be ready to 'be patriotic' & pay more.

Also, could someone - anyone - tell me when illegals (criminals) had the right to DEMAND their 'rights'? What rights? They protest 'inhumane' U.S. immigration policies -- EXCUSE ME? What country would allow illegals to protest in the streets demanding THEIR rights, what THEY are owed, flying the flag of their (origin) country on a pole ABOVE an upside-down U.S. flag (signal for distress) if it was flown at all? In any other country they would be arrested or worse.

Who decided this was the way to gain sympathy for illegals? What it did was anger ordinary people, the usually silent ones. So at the next rally, having realized those outside of Hollywood were not supportive, country of origin flags were less prominently displayed, they waved little U.S. flags for cameras but then threw them in the street or bushes (personally witnessed this). They still DEMANDED their 'rights'.

Again, I ask - what RIGHTS & from whom are they owed? Another absurd part: students leaving schools, without permission, to march in protests were given extra credit for 'participating in the democratic process'. Those who chose to stay in school got no extra credit. That is discrimination!

Now, right now, congress is preparing to grant amnesty. Forgive all illegals, even gang members if they say they are no longer a gang member. If there are strings, they will be made of the thinnest thread & meaningless. They plan to hand criminal aliens -- they DID break FEDERAL laws, not 'civil' (Napolitano you ignorant biotch) -- a free pass, a get-out-of-jail-free card. There is no incentive, want or need to become part of the 'melting pot' of America, to pledge allegiance to this country.

Some truly ARE wanting to be a full, recognized citizen because they love this country as their own. Some have enlisted in the armed forces prepared to make the sacrifices to protect our nation. I admire them & will support their citizenship. It is the ones who are here to merely 'take' whatever they can get - them I have a problem with. Of course, I despise anyone, citizen or not, who believes they are 'owed' anything simply because they exist. That is the message of the majority of the marchers - I 'owe' them because they are here.

No other country in the world would allow this. If I illegally enter another country or overstay my VISA, I will be found & sent home, if lucky, or to prison. Once my prison sentence is up, I will be deported, usually at my own expense.

Illegals broke the laws of our nation by sneaking into our country or overstaying a VISA. They knowingly broke the law. Now, they will be rewarded. How is this fair?

Immigrants who have been waiting for years for approval to come to our country LEGALLY, are now being sent to the back of the bus. This is discrimination so how is this fair?
Since someone broke the law by coming & staying here illegally, what other laws will they ignore or break? Who will be the 1st lawyer to use the defense "my client was an illegal, now legal, but just didn't understand it was wrong to drink & drive/speed/burglarize/rob/rape/assault/kill/commit a crime in this country."

Those most angry are the actual immigrants who applied, followed the law, waited for permission, & finally came here to legally work & become citizens. They are asking why they had to follow the law. They wonder why they had to wait, why they have to learn English.

Amnesty was granted during Reagan. Now the problem has mushroomed & D.C. is looking to grant amnesty again.

How long before it has to be done again? How many will be given a free pass the next round?

How many more people can YOU support? Get ready....you will be sick when you find out how much more you will have to pay.....



Places of interest (cut & paste into your browser) in the same vein:
http://immigrationcounters.com/
http://www.numbersusa.com/content/nusablog/beckr/may-1-2009/schumer-cant-see-13-million-jobless-americans-in-his-political-rush-to-pas
http://realdebatewisconsin.blogspot.com/2009/05/illegal-immigrant-advocates-missing-in.html

the magic of MIS-DIRECTION continues.....

No matter what anyone says or thinks, obama has planned all along to make us just like England & Australia, etc: NO GUNS. period. Simple. Forget the 2nd Amendment if you are an ordinary citizen of this country. Pretend it never existed. It won't exist soon - at least not in the way most citizens read it, studied it, believed the rights it granted.

Guns are - if he has his own way - only to be had for police (in certain areas, under certain circumstances, distributed by certain government agencies ONLY), obama's own version of brown-shirts & his body guards, military only if necessary & that too will be decided by his version of a government watch group.

This is my view right now on him: that MAGICIAN TRAINING is PAYING OFF BIG TIME. It is the magician's oldest & best trick: MIS-DIRECTION.

obama stirs up controversy by a small-time argument such as SCOTUS nominee, then jets around on his second apology tour across the 'big water': both are simple mis-direction.

All the while people are watching HIM with his b.s. back in the U.S., bills are being created, & some passed, that are not even being looked at by Americans yet they will definitely affect how Americans live their lives. MIS-DIRECTION

Unfortunately, he is good at it. AND worse yet, he will have 'deniability' -- geez, I was out of the country, I cannot control congress, I didn't know, etc. etc. etc. All the while, HIS wants are being fulfilled by his little minions in the senate & the house of representatives. MIS-DIRECTION

Don't believe me? Think about this for a while. Think about him having the temerity to lecture Muslims on how they need to feel & think of Israel all the while he is lecturing Israel about how they must give up Jerusalem as well as part of their country (gained in a war or not) because, well, he SAYS so. And some idiot woman delivers the line: Michelle Obama should TALK to Muslim women & they would be different; they would listen to HER because she is such a 'great lady'. MIS-DIRECTION

EXCUSE ME? WHAT? ARE YOU INSANE or JUST ON SOME REALLY REALLY REALLY STRONG PSYCHOTIC DRUGS? What is it, exactly, she has done to deserve such glowing praise? Shown up at a soup-kitchen wearing 400+ dollar tennis shoes, for a photo op. Oh, I forgot. In the midst of all this financial turmoil, most everyday people spend $400 or more on their sneakers. MIS-DIRECTION

With a teleprompter, obama can deliver a speech with the right inflections, the right pauses, the right emphasis on certain passages. Without a teleprompter, he is a mess. The 'ums, ahs, wells, ohs, ummmms' drive me to the point that, as with al bore - excuse me, - al gore, uh, um, well, I , um, well, um ah, cannot stand to watch. It is pathetic. As well as painful to watch. MIS-DIRECTION

Trying to be fair, I actually TRIED to watch al bore's movie & I couldn't get past his ignorant command of the english language. He stutters & stammers & doesn't seem to know what he is about to say, what he has just said, and why he is even talking about any of this stuff. Oh, yeah - the money he is planning to make if he can just get enough people to believe in HIS theory of global warming. These are classic signs - as with obama - of lying. Either by COMMISSION or OMISSION. Which one? Only time will tell. MIS-DIRECTION

Since obama seems to be a darling of the hollyweird crowd, he can go on to be a 'great actor' once his career as POTUS is over. Altho, I a just waiting to see how long it is before pelosi or biden or reid or some other sycophant proposes to get rid of term limits for the POTUS. Just wait, it will happen. MIS-DIRECTION

But someone better start telling the truth. The 'magic show' continues but don't ever say you were not warned. Remember: MIS-DIRECTION

And you are surprised WHY?

Headlines blare from the local newspulp that the economy here in El Paso is not only NOT going to grow, it is going to be under a huge burden. NOT planning for this by the Mayor & City Council & school districts ridiculous. Spending $$ like water, which are both in short supply in the desert, should have stopped ages ago. Spending $$ that does not exist in the coffers is asking - begging - for problems. This begs the addage: FAILURE TO PLAN INSURES PLANNING TO FAIL.

Now that there will be no influx of a Brigade into Fort Bliss, El Paso businesses are sweating. Those on the edge were hoping to stay alive with the prospect of newcomers; businesses making it, were hoping to grow & prosper. However, there will be no new growth with military in El Paso. The word 'stagnant' comes to mind here. It saddens me. It worries me because now the city will have to come up with a way to pay for projects they have approved. Schools were gearing up for larger classes, improvements planned for roads, stormwater projects, name it -- they will all have to be re-examined.

My biggest question is this: for every person who bought into 'hope & change' - is THIS the CHANGE you HOPED would happen? You cannot be surprised since the protection of our nation & Military is far down the list of priorities for congress & presidency. Those in place right now, voting on spending $$ on the local or Federal levels, are simply voting to control YOU.

YOU granted CHANGE with votes. How much HOPE do you have now for the future?

El Paso (drama) politics

Goodness! Reading online & in the newspaper -- especially about El Paso politicians -- is enough to make one scream!

The big news -- EMBARRASSING news -- was Norma Chavez dissing Melissa Marquez during the celebration of Chavez' graduation from college because according to Chavez, Marquez hasn't shown her "the respect" she deserves after working to get Marquez elected. Excuse me? The voters elected her. YOU did not "get" her elected. While you helped & she has said this many times, you are owed no more special treatment than any other campaign worker. Period. So, Norma -- get over yourself!

like an immature 22 year old, which Norma is NOT, she acted as a child pitching a tantrum under the stress. While Chavez may not appreciate, or even like, Marquez, they BOTH owe El Paso an apology for acting so childish. The text messages were, to say the least, tacky in the extreme -- & to say the most, rude & uncalled for. Chavez should have had the brains & the backbone to actually call Marquez to say this or sort this out. Instead, she acted like a teenager lost in the world of "it's all about me!"

Chavez says....Marquez says....she did....well, SHE did....you can't come to my party! And, here - take your present back! and the card! There!!!! That'll show you!

What it showed the rest of us was that the two of you are immature to the extreme! You weren't sent to Austin to be best friends or roomies or playmates. We, the constituents (remember us?), expect you to work for the good of El Paso. As with every person who works, there are people we don't particularly care for personally, but we can respect the job they do or the work they do. We can respect their achievements & acknowledge them. If, in returning a gift in this very public, petty, nasty way was an example of Chavez' ability to get along with others, we are in trouble.

This was an embarrassment. Petty. Spiteful. Vindictive. Those are the words I think of when I hear their names.

And so do a lot of other El Pasoans. So ladies - take a hint -- GROW UP! You do not have to like each other, but yes we expect you to get along to work for the best interests of EL PASO! Do the jobs you were hired for & do them well. Or we will find others who WILL do the jobs well.

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.
  

last thoughts for tonight....

I keep hearing that Texas Governor Rick Perry somehow committed heresy by even mentioning the words 'secession' & 'Texas' in the same speech during the Tea Party on April 15th. Either people are cheering this idea or wanting to tar & feather him. Where is the voice of the 'moderates'? Where is the voice of those who are willing to compromise?

Well, I hope those moderates & those compromisers are watching Pakistan & Afghanistan & Iraq & seeing the concessions being made by the governments of those regions to the Taliban. I hope they are getting scared into reality. I hope they are seeing that when you make a bargain, an agreement, with terrorists, the terrorists do not stick to their end of the bargain or go along with the agreement.

We are seeing the 'give them an inch & they'll take a mile' attitude of the Taliban as more & more people are desperate to escape from the regions handed over. These escaping people make the poor in America look as though they are kings & queens - wealthy & happy.

Wisconsin is bowing at the altar of bailouts & actually increasing the spending of government PLUS increasing taxes from as-yet-to-be-determined entities.

Texas, on the other hand, is being lead by a Governor who says NO BAILOUT MONEY WITH ANY STRINGS because eventually the feds will stop paying for whatever program & the state will be stuck with the costs of the program the feds mandated when Texas accepted the money.

Why can't the Wisconsin Governor see the reality? It is a state hit even harder by unemployment, business closings, & home foreclosures than Texas, even with the hurricane damages Texas has endured.

I happen to agree with Gov. Perry & absolutely disagree with Gov. Doyle. As families experience more problems, cut back further, lose jobs, lose homes, lose faith in government - who do you think will be blamed more by their constituents? Perry (TX) or Doyle (WI)?

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.
  
  

Sir Newton was right

FIRST LAW: A body at rest or of uniform motion, stays at rest or in uniform motion, unless an external unbalanced force changes this.

SECOND LAW: The net force on an object is equal to the size & weight of the object multiplied by its acceleration.

THIRD LAW: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

These three laws of motion, forming the scientifically accepted basis for classical mechanics, are the work of Sir Issac Newton (1643-1727). I remind you of them in a simplistic form. Think of them, especially the 3rd Law, in relation to the actions being taken in Washington with congress. Congress should be made aware of these laws & the sooner, the better because they are PROVING one or more of these laws with the passing of every bill.

During campaigns, candidates tell us how smart they are & how much they will do for us. Do any of them ever tell the truth that no matter how smart they think they are or what they plan to do, they will screw things up for us? In fact, do they ever tell the truth? Their 1st concern is getting elected & from then their focus is on re-election & POWER.

Why would anyone one spend MILLIONS of dollars to get a (supposed to be) temporary job that pays around $150,000? There has to be a way to make money as almost every congressman & senator is a multi-millionaire after 1 or 2 terms in office.

Thinking about it, their last bit of truth was most likely when they stated their name. From then on, we are supposed to just take whatever they do, & say, regardless of how it negatively affects us & then keep re-electing these same self-serving liars.

Read Star Parker's comments on Townhall.com about the 'government plantation' (& other things), remember the 3 Laws of Motion, & learn to say "yes sir, mass'ah sir" to the nanny-state government coming soon to YOUR paycheck, YOUR healthcare, YOUR mortgage company, YOUR bank, YOUR area, YOUR life, YOU.

Be ready to move on to the plantation.

Consequences

LOUC - LAW OF UN-INTENDED CONSEQUENCES

We are back in the mess again -- this time with the CREDIT CARD bills congress just passed & the POTUS is touting as 'wonderful'. Well, it ain't all so wonderful & won't be fun. Again with LOUC! Everything congress touches outside the scope of the Constitution and/or Bill of Rights & Amendments, they screw up for the rest of us.Here is the CREDIT CARD mess congress & the president just put us in:

1. Not paying a fee right now to have the card you have (except maybe on a few cards)? You will now so the CC companies can recoup the monies they are going to lose.
2. Have a grace period when finance charges are not applied? Not anymore. They need the interest from the moment of your purchase to recoup their money.
3. Have a high credit limit? Expect it to be lowered.
4. Have high finance charges? Expect them to be higher.
5. Have fees for late payments or paying on line or by phone? Raising all the other stuff will make up for congress deciding this goes away.
6. Carry a balance every month because things are tight at your house? Expect your limit to not only go down, your interest percentage to go up, & fees to even have the damn card - they will come up with more ways to acquire your money.

In case you think I am kidding - just wait & see. All this time you have been doing what is right by paying your payment on time. Well, if you carry more than 1/3 of your limit on the card, you will likely be bumped into the high-risk category.

LOUC - LAW OF UN-INTENDED CONSEQUENCES

The McCain-Feingold bill was 'going to clean up & straighten out' how politicians advertise; instead it opened up massive money for outside groups to advertise anything they want about any politician. LOUC sure bit McCain & Feingold in their butts -- but have they corrected their mistake? No. Therefore, anyone (unions, PACs, anti-this, pro-that) can advertise FOR or AGAINST a candidate, take anything out of context, say just about anything -- & some politician benefits without spending his 'hard earned' campaign money.

LOUC - LAW OF UN-INTENDED CONSEQUENCES

After looking at the health care system in Great Britain & Canada, talking to people from each country, I have come to the conclusion that a UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM such as is being proposed now, much like Hillary-care way back when, would be disastrous for our country. I deal with Medicare & it is, to say the least, frustrating; to say the most, it is asinine. An example for you: after 10 years of using a stomach gastrostomy tube (g-tube), Medicare refused to pay for my tubes anymore. When I called to find out why, there was no real reason given, just that I need to send in paperwork to show that I am still using one. HELLO? Anyone out in the world with a permanent need for a g-tube does not suddenly go to NOT needing one. Well, unless you die of course. But, I am not dead. So, why now? Well, to slow down payment which is already at a snail's pace.

No money in Medicare so I guess they save money by denying things that are necessary & forcing you to prove you still need this. Another example: only 1 formula seems to agree with my body - yet Medicare, because of their 'rules' demands I use it for most of my nutrition. That would be fine except it would cost me more than $700 a month. Living on $1,000 a month does not allow me to spend $700 for ANYTHING. Are they insane? Nope. They have their 'rule book', their 'guidelines'. When I asked who set these rules & guidelines up, no one can tell me. My bet is that it was someone who is concerned about money, has no medical knowledge, & only cares about the bottom line.

Well, if they care so much about money, why don't they stop THE FRAUDULENT CLAIMS & DOUBLE BILLINGS that Medicare pays to the tune of 12 BILLION taxpayer dollars? That would certainly help, don't you think?

I absolutely oppose any effort to create another government bureaucracy - especially one that would control our doctors, hospitals, insurance companies. Are dentists next or will they be included in the universal health care idiocy also?


Every time congress or the president tell me how they have just done something that is WONDERFUL for me, I shudder. Because it is only a matter of time until LOUC catches up & things are worse than they were before.

LOUC - LAW OF UN-INTENDED CONSEQUENCES

Remember this - it will be coming to bite your behind. Just be warned.