In the quiet hours leading up to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, the time known by Statists as "Earth Hour", I quietly pondered how best I could help toward the quest of saving the planet. As I walked to every light switch and lamp throughout our humble home, silently turning each fixture on, I felt as though I were at a memorial service for the statists.
Bathed in glorious light, our home was transformed into one immense architectural filament, burning an ungodly sum of kilowatts as we watched Ben Stein's documentary, "Expelled".
Since January, when I received a $350 electric bill from Dominion Power (in Virginia), we immediately began heating with a wood stove, we kept most lights out most of the time as we usually do, and I raced out to purchase several CFL bulbs to cut down on our power consumption. The dirt and smoke that was generated inside our home gave my wife and I bad respiratory conditions, with my wife ultimately developing pneumonia. It doesn't sound too scientific or medically sound, but I attribute our illness to the wood stove for we never catch colds or the influenza. It ended up costing us about $2,000 after insurance. So much for trying to save money.
As Christians, we are called to be good stewards of everything we have the privilege of using; this includes money, talent/ability, land, time, and energy. As temporary tenants of Earth, we humans have done some damage, but we have not created global warming. This is a fact that cannot be disproved for a variety of reasons, namely that polutants have only been measured for less than a century. HOW old is Earth?
Still, we need to be conscientious toward efficient living. This can mean recycling, but it also can mean not wasting gas and water. There are moss-eating tree-huggers out there who own whirlpool bathtubs and waste more water filling them up and then they run the motor on top of it all. How green are they really being? Efficient living also can mean not eating fast food. That's a whopper of a sacrifice for some of us!
I could go on about the misconceptions of rainforest rape, Prius purchases, and green building, but for now, my advice to you is to be moderate in your energy consumption, but don't get hung up on it.
"Let your light shine before men...."
Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
They Say That History Repeats Itself...You Can Say That Again!
I've been reading over the years about the Great Depression because I find it interesting as an economist and social historian of sorts. I hope you find this useful as we prepare to die as a nation.
Below is a reprint from the whitehouse.gov website, "Presidents" page. It is fascinating (hmmm--fascist, fascinating...interesting) to see the similarities between the Great Depression and our current Great Recession That is Like the Great Depression Only Worse in Many Ways. I emboldened the type for emphasis, so read this:
He [F.D. Roosevelt] was elected President in November 1932, to the first of four terms. By March there were 13,000,000 unemployed, and almost every bank was closed. In his first 'hundred days,' he proposed, and Congress enacted, a sweeping program to bring recovery to business and agriculture, relief to the unemployed and to those in danger of losing farms and homes, and reform, especially through the establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
By 1935 the Nation had achieved some measure of recovery, but businessmen and bankers were turning more and more against Roosevelt's New Deal program. They feared his experiments, were appalled because he had taken the Nation off the gold standard and allowed deficits in the budget, and disliked the concessions to labor. Roosevelt responded with a new program of reform: Social Security, heavier taxes on the wealthy, new controls over banks and public utilities, and an enormous work relief program for the unemployed.
In 1936 he was re-elected by a top-heavy margin. Feeling he was armed with a popular mandate, he sought legislation to enlarge the Supreme Court, which had been invalidating key New Deal measures. Roosevelt lost the Supreme Court battle, but a revolution in constitutional law took place. Thereafter the Government could legally regulate the economy.
There are two ways at which to ponder this. The first is that the Usurpent agrees witht the FDR doctrine of huge, centralized government at the expense of the taxpayer and that it helped turn America around to its fine state today. The second is that FDR was on the right track but didn't go far enough for the Amerika he loves. That Amerika is the one where you are owned by the government and you've lost your freedom.
Back in the day (1930s) even Henry Morgenthau, FDR's Tim Geithner, was irate over FDR's failed New Deal. I say failure for, if the idea then was to reduce unemployment, it failed. Even in 1939 the unemployment rate was at about 20 percent. Morgenthau said, "We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it [New Deal bailouts] does not work."
By the way, our normal unemployment rate is about five percent. Normal means people who can work but choose not to or who are actively seeking employment and cannot find it. Our current national unemployment rate is under ten percent. Although there are pockets of certain states like California where rates are close to 20%, the average unemployment rate is not as bad as it seems. That sounds callous to those who may be reading this who have lost their jobs, but it is encouraging to the extent that there are still less-than-ideal jobs to be had and that the normal rate of unemployment is actually only up about 5%.
I've stated before that with the Usurpent's blinged out version of the New Deal that what comes next is an increase in taxes to counter the government spending. This is just basic equilibrium theory of public sector economics. Where FDR taxed the most wealthy at seventy-nine and later ninety percent in 1935, the Usurpent will similarly follow. In fact, he has begun with the attack on AIG exec bonuses, even when he and his Socialist Party set them up ahead of time in H.R.1 (the Stimulus Bill). Then there's Cap and Trade, which will kill small businesses. This will be addressed in another blog.
As I've read in the excruciatingly painful Conference Report of H.R. 1, Agriculture has been allocated what appears to be about $16 Billion. When FDR created the first farmer subsidies that basically paid them not to produce certain crops, did you know that we had to import those same crops to the tune of 35 million bushels of corn, 13 million bushels of wheat and 36 million pounds of cotton? Does that make sense to you? Even in 2009 we are still doing it.
I would suggest that the Usurpent has studied FDR's regime hard and for a long time. You should be convinced that he is working for the Amerika that he loves.
At the top of this page are two recent graphs (February 2009) from the Federal Bureau of Labor and Statistics that depict what the Usurpent is after. The first graph indicates the growth of labor in the government sector. The second graph portrays employment in the private sector. And there you have it.
Now, the Usurpent is Just Like Paris Hilton
Now that the obamadent (new name: usurpent) has made the first ever Presidential appearance on the Tonight Show, he is right down there with tabloid bubblehead iconette, Paris Hilton. Here's the leader of the free world, so-called, light-heartedly discussing presidential life, basketball rims at the white house, those wicked AIG execs, his bad bowling score (129), and the economy.
First off, the AIG bonuses aren't the issue; to corrupt a Clintonesque line, it's the bailout, stupid!
Secondly, we need to ask how much those new roll-out basketball goals are going to cost the Chinese. I doubt that the usurpent has that kind of cash.
And C, by taking a cue from Robin Williams' Man of the Year, is the usurpent trying to be a true populist to garner the support of the American proletariat, or does he just wanna be a teevee star? Either way, the usurpent is an embarassment to me, just like Paris Hilton.
First off, the AIG bonuses aren't the issue; to corrupt a Clintonesque line, it's the bailout, stupid!
Secondly, we need to ask how much those new roll-out basketball goals are going to cost the Chinese. I doubt that the usurpent has that kind of cash.
And C, by taking a cue from Robin Williams' Man of the Year, is the usurpent trying to be a true populist to garner the support of the American proletariat, or does he just wanna be a teevee star? Either way, the usurpent is an embarassment to me, just like Paris Hilton.
Lies and Truths by America's Executive Usurpent
Below are the highlights of the many broken promises of the obamadent as listed by a well-known political action group. I have re-written them slightly to reflect my personal disgust for this man and his minions. A "person of faith", as he has called himself, wouldn't break a promise, would he? I certainly hope all of the evil he is stirring up will lead to the ending of his Executive Usurpant status.
The obamadent ran as a centrist-liberal presidential candidate (emphasizing that 95% of Americans would get tax cuts, etc..)
Reality: the obamadent is leading the Socialist Party, a.k.a as a left-wing socialist radical president. In less than 50 days, he and his Democrat-controlled Congress have spent an incredible $1.2 trillion in pork-filled spending. It will cost Americans $24 billion a day [Can you imagine spending a billion dollars an hour?]. And he recently proposed a whopping $3.6 trillion budget on top of that. The obamadent will incur -- while he is in office -- more debt than that incurred by all former presidents put together; from President George Washington to President George W Bush!.
The obamadent said in his campaign that he would establish a post-partisan presidency. He said Americans are tired of partisan politics. I don't think that is actually the case. I think people are tired of our leaders using partisan politics as an excuse for not getting anything done.
Reality: The obamadent has established one of the most partisan presidencies in American history. His partisan chief of staff goes on Sunday talk shows and blasts Republicans for listening to Rush Limbaugh. His equally partisan press secretary likewise bashes critics of Obama at CNBC.
The obamadent said in his campaign that he would oppose earmarks or what is commonly known as pork projects in spending bills coming out of Congress.
Reality: On the very same day that he yet again blasted Congress for putting earmarks in spending bills, he signed the gargantuan 1/2 trillion (with interest) FY09 Omnibus bill with almost 9,000 pork projects. Incidentally, the obamadent also promised during his campaign that he would allow Americans to have 5 days to look at any new bill before he signs it. Yet, he signed this pork-filled bill only one day after Congress passed it.
In fact, there has been no opportunity for us to review anything, and by the way, it will always take longer than five days to review any bill. I've had the Stimulus Bill on my desk for two weeks and still I haven't finished it. I think one of the more thoughtful touches to the Omnibus Spending bill is the Congressional pay raise. Here's an observation: Omni means 'everything', a 'bus' is for carrying people. When you combine the words omni, bus, and spending, don't you get 'spending all of the people's money'?
The obamadent blasted President Bush in his presidential campaign last year for Bush's issuing signing statements when Congress sent him legislation which clarified the administration's position on the legislation including parts of the legislation the president considered unconstitutional.
Reality: Even before the date of President Bush's first signing statement issued in March 2001, Barack Hussein Obama issued his first signing statement a couple weeks earlier than in Bush's first year in office, using the same kind of reasoning as President Bush did.
The obamadent piously promised in his campaign that lobbyists would have no part in his administration in order to keep the corrupting influences of special interests out of his administration.
Reality: How can we count the ways! In countless positions in his administration, the obamadent has made an exception to the rule and nominated lobbyists for top level positions including William Lynn, the Defense Department's deputy secretary, who was registered to lobby for Raytheon, one of America's largest defense contractors.
The obamadent constantly promised during his presidential campaign that his would be the most ethical administration in history. Ethical? Really?
Reality: The obamadent has nominated for his administration, top level officials who have cheated on their taxes. Indeed, his Secretary of the Treasury -- who is in charge of the Internal Revenue Service, and thus is responsible for pursuing those who have not paid their taxes -- owed the Internal Revenue Service tens of thousands of dollars in back taxes and only paid them back when he was nominated for his post. And he's doing such a great job, too.
Finally, one of the obamadent's biggest whoppers (and I'm not talking flatulence here) -- which actually enabled him to buy the presidency -- was his November 2007 prevarication that he would only accept public financing of his presidential campaign. Senator John McCain did not accept public financing. BHO lied and won the presidency and America is suffering the results.
However, the obamadent is also beginning to suffer the results of his prevarications as evidenced by his sinking approval ratings (56% in recent polls) which are now lower than President George W. Bush's approval ratings at the same point in time of their presidencies.
We the people are the ones suffering while the obamadent is not suffering at all. If we would just end this administration now, we wouldn't need to worry about stuff like this.
The obamadent ran as a centrist-liberal presidential candidate (emphasizing that 95% of Americans would get tax cuts, etc..)
Reality: the obamadent is leading the Socialist Party, a.k.a as a left-wing socialist radical president. In less than 50 days, he and his Democrat-controlled Congress have spent an incredible $1.2 trillion in pork-filled spending. It will cost Americans $24 billion a day [Can you imagine spending a billion dollars an hour?]. And he recently proposed a whopping $3.6 trillion budget on top of that. The obamadent will incur -- while he is in office -- more debt than that incurred by all former presidents put together; from President George Washington to President George W Bush!.
The obamadent said in his campaign that he would establish a post-partisan presidency. He said Americans are tired of partisan politics. I don't think that is actually the case. I think people are tired of our leaders using partisan politics as an excuse for not getting anything done.
Reality: The obamadent has established one of the most partisan presidencies in American history. His partisan chief of staff goes on Sunday talk shows and blasts Republicans for listening to Rush Limbaugh. His equally partisan press secretary likewise bashes critics of Obama at CNBC.
The obamadent said in his campaign that he would oppose earmarks or what is commonly known as pork projects in spending bills coming out of Congress.
Reality: On the very same day that he yet again blasted Congress for putting earmarks in spending bills, he signed the gargantuan 1/2 trillion (with interest) FY09 Omnibus bill with almost 9,000 pork projects. Incidentally, the obamadent also promised during his campaign that he would allow Americans to have 5 days to look at any new bill before he signs it. Yet, he signed this pork-filled bill only one day after Congress passed it.
In fact, there has been no opportunity for us to review anything, and by the way, it will always take longer than five days to review any bill. I've had the Stimulus Bill on my desk for two weeks and still I haven't finished it. I think one of the more thoughtful touches to the Omnibus Spending bill is the Congressional pay raise. Here's an observation: Omni means 'everything', a 'bus' is for carrying people. When you combine the words omni, bus, and spending, don't you get 'spending all of the people's money'?
The obamadent blasted President Bush in his presidential campaign last year for Bush's issuing signing statements when Congress sent him legislation which clarified the administration's position on the legislation including parts of the legislation the president considered unconstitutional.
Reality: Even before the date of President Bush's first signing statement issued in March 2001, Barack Hussein Obama issued his first signing statement a couple weeks earlier than in Bush's first year in office, using the same kind of reasoning as President Bush did.
The obamadent piously promised in his campaign that lobbyists would have no part in his administration in order to keep the corrupting influences of special interests out of his administration.
Reality: How can we count the ways! In countless positions in his administration, the obamadent has made an exception to the rule and nominated lobbyists for top level positions including William Lynn, the Defense Department's deputy secretary, who was registered to lobby for Raytheon, one of America's largest defense contractors.
The obamadent constantly promised during his presidential campaign that his would be the most ethical administration in history. Ethical? Really?
Reality: The obamadent has nominated for his administration, top level officials who have cheated on their taxes. Indeed, his Secretary of the Treasury -- who is in charge of the Internal Revenue Service, and thus is responsible for pursuing those who have not paid their taxes -- owed the Internal Revenue Service tens of thousands of dollars in back taxes and only paid them back when he was nominated for his post. And he's doing such a great job, too.
Finally, one of the obamadent's biggest whoppers (and I'm not talking flatulence here) -- which actually enabled him to buy the presidency -- was his November 2007 prevarication that he would only accept public financing of his presidential campaign. Senator John McCain did not accept public financing. BHO lied and won the presidency and America is suffering the results.
However, the obamadent is also beginning to suffer the results of his prevarications as evidenced by his sinking approval ratings (56% in recent polls) which are now lower than President George W. Bush's approval ratings at the same point in time of their presidencies.
We the people are the ones suffering while the obamadent is not suffering at all. If we would just end this administration now, we wouldn't need to worry about stuff like this.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Okay, I'll Do It!
A quick review of the thirty top-paying White House jobs for 2008 reveals that the first eighteen were valued the same at $172,200 each, while the next twelve vary slightly but all were above $150,000. These are mostly "Assistants to the President" in different roles like the economy, defense, brown-noser, etc. That's roughly $5,000,000 that we're paying to have bad advice given to the obamadent, so I started thinking....
In an effort to help save the country, I have decided that, if asked, I will work for the current administration, telecommuting as Assistant to the President for Social and Economic Success. This will be a new category that will need to be added down at HR, but the good news is that I'll work for free. I was going to suggest an annual salary of $100,000 (a great value), but I hear that the government is running short on cash these days; so, being the patriot that I am, I'll sacrifice and do the job for free. You'd have to agree that this is a magnanimous gesture on my part.
Well, just remember this quote from Edmund Burke:
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
In an effort to help save the country, I have decided that, if asked, I will work for the current administration, telecommuting as Assistant to the President for Social and Economic Success. This will be a new category that will need to be added down at HR, but the good news is that I'll work for free. I was going to suggest an annual salary of $100,000 (a great value), but I hear that the government is running short on cash these days; so, being the patriot that I am, I'll sacrifice and do the job for free. You'd have to agree that this is a magnanimous gesture on my part.
Well, just remember this quote from Edmund Burke:
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
None of Our Leaders Read the Stimulus Bill Before Voting
I have in front of me the Conference Report that accompanies H.R.1, a.k.a. the Stimulus Bill, a.k.a. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This weighty tome consists of 781 pages. It lists all the government departments, agencies, and programs and the exhorbitant sums of millions and billions of dollars that have been allocated thereto.
Assuming that my title premise is false and that our fearless leaders/brainless followers did read the bill, there is no way that they could have a thorough understanding of the allocations made to these departments, agencies and programs. They would have had to remember the hundreds of acts of law passed during the last 100 years or so, as so many are referenced in the bill. Also, as quickly as it was crammed down our throats, no one could possibly have had the time to read it and fully comprehend it.
How were the figures calculated? For example, why does the "Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Program" get another $650,000,000 compared to the "Economic Development Assistance Programs" that will only get $150,000,000? Then there's an additional amount of $1,000,000,000 to count how many people we have in our country and where they live. It seems to me that we could pinch pennies here and skip the census this year.
Obviously, the list goes on in order to total $1 Trillion and I'm having difficulty understanding the amounts given and what exactly they're being given to.
One thing that I've noticed in reading this Conference Report is that much of the money is in the form of grants. Grants aren't funds that can be readily accessed by the average American citizen. One must apply for them, and careful wording is necessary in order to be considered. Also, the applicant must be engaged in an activity that can be supported/endorsed by one of the government departments, agencies or programs. The average citizen isn't going to receive any help from the stimulus bill that has become (another bad) law.
Further, unless small and large businesses can get creative and fabricate pursuits in research, experimentation, or the arts, it is doubtful that business will benefit from any of the stimulus monies from grants.
Our government is officially a failure, as is the obamadent, and anyone who supports such idiocy, with the passing of this law. Businesses need to be helped in the form of a freeze on all taxes, and otherwise need to be left alone. This includes General Motors, all banks, insurance companies and investment houses. The free market must be allowed to be free!
Personal taxes also should be freezed. I've said this before, but the Fair Tax is needed NOW! The obamadent refuses to address important economic issues that are vital to the continuation of our country as we have come to enjoy it for all these years. He's promoting his own socialist agenda and will be the downfall of the U.S. if he and his minions are not stopped.
read more about the fair tax at: www.fairtax.org
Assuming that my title premise is false and that our fearless leaders/brainless followers did read the bill, there is no way that they could have a thorough understanding of the allocations made to these departments, agencies and programs. They would have had to remember the hundreds of acts of law passed during the last 100 years or so, as so many are referenced in the bill. Also, as quickly as it was crammed down our throats, no one could possibly have had the time to read it and fully comprehend it.
How were the figures calculated? For example, why does the "Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Program" get another $650,000,000 compared to the "Economic Development Assistance Programs" that will only get $150,000,000? Then there's an additional amount of $1,000,000,000 to count how many people we have in our country and where they live. It seems to me that we could pinch pennies here and skip the census this year.
Obviously, the list goes on in order to total $1 Trillion and I'm having difficulty understanding the amounts given and what exactly they're being given to.
One thing that I've noticed in reading this Conference Report is that much of the money is in the form of grants. Grants aren't funds that can be readily accessed by the average American citizen. One must apply for them, and careful wording is necessary in order to be considered. Also, the applicant must be engaged in an activity that can be supported/endorsed by one of the government departments, agencies or programs. The average citizen isn't going to receive any help from the stimulus bill that has become (another bad) law.
Further, unless small and large businesses can get creative and fabricate pursuits in research, experimentation, or the arts, it is doubtful that business will benefit from any of the stimulus monies from grants.
Our government is officially a failure, as is the obamadent, and anyone who supports such idiocy, with the passing of this law. Businesses need to be helped in the form of a freeze on all taxes, and otherwise need to be left alone. This includes General Motors, all banks, insurance companies and investment houses. The free market must be allowed to be free!
Personal taxes also should be freezed. I've said this before, but the Fair Tax is needed NOW! The obamadent refuses to address important economic issues that are vital to the continuation of our country as we have come to enjoy it for all these years. He's promoting his own socialist agenda and will be the downfall of the U.S. if he and his minions are not stopped.
read more about the fair tax at: www.fairtax.org
George Romney's Thoughts Still Are Applicable Today
I re-discovered this article in my bedside table last night. It is an article that my dad gave to me in 1992 that appeared in various newspapers just prior to the 1992Presidential election. Mr. Romney proposed a voting criteria of ten tenets which I have re-printed below. If only our leaders and voters would believe in them....
1. Our principle problems are within and not without.
2. America's unprecedented success has spawned unprecedented problems; in particular, horrendous social problems.
3. Too many of our children are not being educated and trained for the future.
4. To remain great we must again emphasize politically, economically and socially those basic methods that made us great in the first place.
5. It is the individualism that freedom permits that makes superior American teamwork possible.
6. It is free competitive enterprise that produces the greatest economic progress--not, primarily, government regulation and control.
7. The power of monopolies and excessive special interests stifle education, economic growth and social problem solving.
8. It is people helping people, not money, that most effectively solves social problems.
9. Excessive reliance on government to solve social problems has become counterproductive.
10. No family, no enterprise, no government can continue to spend beyond its income, as we are doing, without becomming dependent, bankrupt or impoverished.
It goes without saying that numbers 4,6, and 10 need to be heeded by the obamadent and his minions. Earlier today, someone commented to me that some of my blogs were too "radical". My response is that, although I have espoused nothing especially radical on this site, please realize that these are desperate times that require a radical response. I'm willing to enter the Second Revolutionary War if that is what it takes to turn our country around.
Who's with me?
1. Our principle problems are within and not without.
2. America's unprecedented success has spawned unprecedented problems; in particular, horrendous social problems.
3. Too many of our children are not being educated and trained for the future.
4. To remain great we must again emphasize politically, economically and socially those basic methods that made us great in the first place.
5. It is the individualism that freedom permits that makes superior American teamwork possible.
6. It is free competitive enterprise that produces the greatest economic progress--not, primarily, government regulation and control.
7. The power of monopolies and excessive special interests stifle education, economic growth and social problem solving.
8. It is people helping people, not money, that most effectively solves social problems.
9. Excessive reliance on government to solve social problems has become counterproductive.
10. No family, no enterprise, no government can continue to spend beyond its income, as we are doing, without becomming dependent, bankrupt or impoverished.
It goes without saying that numbers 4,6, and 10 need to be heeded by the obamadent and his minions. Earlier today, someone commented to me that some of my blogs were too "radical". My response is that, although I have espoused nothing especially radical on this site, please realize that these are desperate times that require a radical response. I'm willing to enter the Second Revolutionary War if that is what it takes to turn our country around.
Who's with me?
Another Virginia Race Has Begun (Yawn)
I was just opening today's mail and found a political brochure for someone running for Attorney General in Virginia. What truly is amazing is that this person's platform is the same as all the other Republicans' platforms for the past twenty years! I've noticed this before, but now that I have blog power, I can put my two cents in.
Reading down the bulleted highlights of this fellow's slick brochure, he's pro-death penalty (too bad), he's pro-life like President Reagan, he's pro-2nd Amendment, he's the only one who has successfully deported illegal alliens (okay, this is a fairly new issue), he's volunteered on campaigns from Ronald Reagan onto "G.O.P. victory in 2009", and he's a free-market, pro-business M.BA Army veteran.
First, let's talk about the death penalty. Why is this a Republican virtue? The death penalty is wrong because
1) we shouldn't play God to decide who prematurely dies (convicts or the pre- born),
2) the death penalty hasn't hindered the crazies out there who commit truly heinous crimes,
3) the death penalty promotes vengeance amongst the citizenry ("vengeance is mine, sayeht the Lord"), and
4) the death penalty limits a person's time to hear the Gospel and to accept Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.
From what I've seen and read, I believe that more Republicans than Democrats like the death penalty for some reason, but it shouldn't be a party issue. It is an issue of conscience.
Okay, onto the Constitution and the hallowed Second Amendment. If you don't like this amendment, you don't qualify as a Virginian. Threats to the right to bear arms, however, are irrelevant to the people who use them either for hunting, target shooting, or for self-defense. These people will obtain pistols and rifles even with severe gun restrictions. I would suggest that they would do so especially if these rights were ever infringed, and rightfully so. We cannot allow for intrusive government. Right? Isn't that right? So, why do we contually campaign on this as an issue?
Ronald Reagan is mentioned twice in this flyer. Granted, we haven't had too many GOP presidents who have been as conservative as he, but it's time to stop aligning candidates with other leaders. Stand on your own. Being an Army Ranger is an admirable quality. I appreciate his service to our country.
Being a lawyer is requisite for the job, but it's nothing to brag about, even if he has successfully deported illegal aliens. Where are the strict laws that we need to ensure that few, if any, illegals enter the country? And why aren't any of the tens of thousands of other lawyers deporting illegal aliens? We'd almost have the problem solved if each attorney would deport one illegal!
Concerning being pro-business, the only ones who aren't are the obamadent and the other radical members of the liberal jihad.
I have nothing against this candidate. Heck, I usually don't oppose anyone until they start talking. The brochure pictures are pleasant enough (although his cover photo gives the appearance that he just inhaled a black fly) and he seems like a good, family-oriented, friendly, no-nonsense kind of guy. I guess I'd vote for him, but, before I cast my vote, I've got to read the other 400 mailings I'll be receiving between now and Election Day.
Reading down the bulleted highlights of this fellow's slick brochure, he's pro-death penalty (too bad), he's pro-life like President Reagan, he's pro-2nd Amendment, he's the only one who has successfully deported illegal alliens (okay, this is a fairly new issue), he's volunteered on campaigns from Ronald Reagan onto "G.O.P. victory in 2009", and he's a free-market, pro-business M.BA Army veteran.
First, let's talk about the death penalty. Why is this a Republican virtue? The death penalty is wrong because
1) we shouldn't play God to decide who prematurely dies (convicts or the pre- born),
2) the death penalty hasn't hindered the crazies out there who commit truly heinous crimes,
3) the death penalty promotes vengeance amongst the citizenry ("vengeance is mine, sayeht the Lord"), and
4) the death penalty limits a person's time to hear the Gospel and to accept Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.
From what I've seen and read, I believe that more Republicans than Democrats like the death penalty for some reason, but it shouldn't be a party issue. It is an issue of conscience.
Okay, onto the Constitution and the hallowed Second Amendment. If you don't like this amendment, you don't qualify as a Virginian. Threats to the right to bear arms, however, are irrelevant to the people who use them either for hunting, target shooting, or for self-defense. These people will obtain pistols and rifles even with severe gun restrictions. I would suggest that they would do so especially if these rights were ever infringed, and rightfully so. We cannot allow for intrusive government. Right? Isn't that right? So, why do we contually campaign on this as an issue?
Ronald Reagan is mentioned twice in this flyer. Granted, we haven't had too many GOP presidents who have been as conservative as he, but it's time to stop aligning candidates with other leaders. Stand on your own. Being an Army Ranger is an admirable quality. I appreciate his service to our country.
Being a lawyer is requisite for the job, but it's nothing to brag about, even if he has successfully deported illegal aliens. Where are the strict laws that we need to ensure that few, if any, illegals enter the country? And why aren't any of the tens of thousands of other lawyers deporting illegal aliens? We'd almost have the problem solved if each attorney would deport one illegal!
Concerning being pro-business, the only ones who aren't are the obamadent and the other radical members of the liberal jihad.
I have nothing against this candidate. Heck, I usually don't oppose anyone until they start talking. The brochure pictures are pleasant enough (although his cover photo gives the appearance that he just inhaled a black fly) and he seems like a good, family-oriented, friendly, no-nonsense kind of guy. I guess I'd vote for him, but, before I cast my vote, I've got to read the other 400 mailings I'll be receiving between now and Election Day.
Friday, March 6, 2009
I'm Suing Obamadent and the Liberal Establishment
I went to see the doctor today with symptoms of fatigue. I've been feeling winded after exertions every now and then, something that's been increasingly occurring since November (if I had to pick a date, it probably started the day after the Presidential election) of 2008.
So, the doctor poked here and there, took my blood pressure, listened to my heart beat, took an EKG reading, and asked some questions about how I felt. I mentioned the exertion part when I would feel somewhat winded, but I also explained how I can walk two brisk miles a day, go up and down ladders and single-handedly frame buildings. I then mentioned that I thought I was depressed because, after all, depression can cause numerous symptoms and real illness.
My doctor asked me what might be the cause of my depression and I said, "the economy and the direction in which the country is going." He said, "Oh. Has this ever happened before?" I wanted to say, "No. This is the first time America has been attacked by her own people," but instead, I told him that it hadn't and I mentioned that I tend to take things national more seriously than most; sort of like John Coffey in Stephen King's "The Green Mile", except that I can't "hep" anyone. Anyway, he set me up for a stress test next week. Stay tuned for the results....
I am blessed beyond many. I have a great family, everyone in my family still is employed, and those who have bought houses still own them. Really, I shouldn't be depressed at all, but I am, and I blame the obamadent for all of it. If he doesn't sprout horns in the coming months, I'll sure be surprised. He's the antithesis of the traditional American value system and the Capitalist way. To date, the obamadent has done nothing positive for America, but he's reversed good policies and created devasting ones for which we'll pay for generations. This should depress you, too!
Because my depression has been caused by the obamadent, I feel it is my duty (in good ol' 21st century litigiousness) to file suit against the obamadent and his minions (the adminionstration) along with the Democratic National Committee and all major media outlets. Perhaps there are others out there who have similar symptoms. If so, we can file a class-action lawsuit and finally live the American dream! Given the trillions of dollars being haded out like monopoly money, I think they'll settle out of court for $200 million. That will be enough to pay off my kids' mortgages, send their kids to college and possibly pay off their mortgages.
I just hope there's still a country left for them to live in.
So, the doctor poked here and there, took my blood pressure, listened to my heart beat, took an EKG reading, and asked some questions about how I felt. I mentioned the exertion part when I would feel somewhat winded, but I also explained how I can walk two brisk miles a day, go up and down ladders and single-handedly frame buildings. I then mentioned that I thought I was depressed because, after all, depression can cause numerous symptoms and real illness.
My doctor asked me what might be the cause of my depression and I said, "the economy and the direction in which the country is going." He said, "Oh. Has this ever happened before?" I wanted to say, "No. This is the first time America has been attacked by her own people," but instead, I told him that it hadn't and I mentioned that I tend to take things national more seriously than most; sort of like John Coffey in Stephen King's "The Green Mile", except that I can't "hep" anyone. Anyway, he set me up for a stress test next week. Stay tuned for the results....
I am blessed beyond many. I have a great family, everyone in my family still is employed, and those who have bought houses still own them. Really, I shouldn't be depressed at all, but I am, and I blame the obamadent for all of it. If he doesn't sprout horns in the coming months, I'll sure be surprised. He's the antithesis of the traditional American value system and the Capitalist way. To date, the obamadent has done nothing positive for America, but he's reversed good policies and created devasting ones for which we'll pay for generations. This should depress you, too!
Because my depression has been caused by the obamadent, I feel it is my duty (in good ol' 21st century litigiousness) to file suit against the obamadent and his minions (the adminionstration) along with the Democratic National Committee and all major media outlets. Perhaps there are others out there who have similar symptoms. If so, we can file a class-action lawsuit and finally live the American dream! Given the trillions of dollars being haded out like monopoly money, I think they'll settle out of court for $200 million. That will be enough to pay off my kids' mortgages, send their kids to college and possibly pay off their mortgages.
I just hope there's still a country left for them to live in.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
To the Obamadent: You're Not Humble, but Neither Are We
To the readers:
Despite being elected by 52% or 53% of the people, it is impossible to recognize Barack H. Obama as a legal citizen of the U.S. without legally documented proof; and because he has not earned any respect from this blogger, he is refered always as "the obamadent", or in the title of an entry as "Obamadent".
To the obamadent:
You have chosen to play God by attempting to control human live births, you are making rash decisions while being convinced by others instead of by consulting the will of God. It is wise to obtain the counsel of others, but those others need to be Godly, experienced men.
You have professed to be a Christian, something that is truly between you and God, yet you have shown no signs of Christian behavior. One thing that shows that we have made that step of faith is our walk, or in easier terms, by our actions. Your latest selection of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services proves your insincerity once again. She's been a favorite of Planned Parenthood (a truly wicked organization) for several years, she has vetoed restrictive abortion legislation, and in 2008, she was even asked by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann (Kansas City, KS) to stop taking communion until she publicly repudiates her support of abortion.
As I have mentioned in earlier blogs, II Chronicles 7:14 is critical if we want the right kind of change for our nation. I'm sure you've either heard it or seen it somewhere by now, but here it is again for your convenience. Please keep in mind that this is God speaking to us!
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways;
then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin,
and will heal their land.
To the obamadent and to the reader:
God has provided the answer to the generally crappy condition we find ourselves in in the United States and for every country who will follow His plan. We've become too cocky and arrogant, we've been self-reliant for so long as to have been duped into believing that we can do anything, that we've forgotten from whence we came. Our money says "In God We Trust", but our so-called leaders have turned that around and shoved the idea down our throats, especially by the Democratic Party, that it is "In Money We Trust". Even money we don't have.
We are not humble, we're not repentant, but we are failing. The fool repeatedly performs the same task and expects different results each time. Perhaps it is time to stop playing the fool in how we conduct our lives and our governments.
Despite being elected by 52% or 53% of the people, it is impossible to recognize Barack H. Obama as a legal citizen of the U.S. without legally documented proof; and because he has not earned any respect from this blogger, he is refered always as "the obamadent", or in the title of an entry as "Obamadent".
To the obamadent:
You have chosen to play God by attempting to control human live births, you are making rash decisions while being convinced by others instead of by consulting the will of God. It is wise to obtain the counsel of others, but those others need to be Godly, experienced men.
You have professed to be a Christian, something that is truly between you and God, yet you have shown no signs of Christian behavior. One thing that shows that we have made that step of faith is our walk, or in easier terms, by our actions. Your latest selection of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services proves your insincerity once again. She's been a favorite of Planned Parenthood (a truly wicked organization) for several years, she has vetoed restrictive abortion legislation, and in 2008, she was even asked by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann (Kansas City, KS) to stop taking communion until she publicly repudiates her support of abortion.
As I have mentioned in earlier blogs, II Chronicles 7:14 is critical if we want the right kind of change for our nation. I'm sure you've either heard it or seen it somewhere by now, but here it is again for your convenience. Please keep in mind that this is God speaking to us!
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways;
then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin,
and will heal their land.
To the obamadent and to the reader:
God has provided the answer to the generally crappy condition we find ourselves in in the United States and for every country who will follow His plan. We've become too cocky and arrogant, we've been self-reliant for so long as to have been duped into believing that we can do anything, that we've forgotten from whence we came. Our money says "In God We Trust", but our so-called leaders have turned that around and shoved the idea down our throats, especially by the Democratic Party, that it is "In Money We Trust". Even money we don't have.
We are not humble, we're not repentant, but we are failing. The fool repeatedly performs the same task and expects different results each time. Perhaps it is time to stop playing the fool in how we conduct our lives and our governments.
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