Showing His Ignorance (Again)

Obama said, again—that the U. S. is “responsible” for what the Islamic terrorists did to us on September 11, 2001. How STUPID is that? And for our own president to say it! That’s one of the dangers of electing a socialist liberal (such as Obama) to the presidency. He becomes literally DANGEROUS. He, and the rest of the liberals still refuse to admit that WE’RE AT WAR with Muslim extremists, and should NOT tell the Islamic extremists all out secrets, as he did when he released the results of a “memo” about what liberals call “torture methods,” and what I call “minor discomfort,” such as “slapping their faces” and using their own fears (such as putting a terrorist who is afraid of poisonous insects in a small space with a caterpillar he is TOLD is poisonous) to get information out of them that might save lives. Personally, I don’t care if they pull their fingernails out (REAL torture) or give them "the death of a thousand cuts" after what they routinely do to our people (such as beheading Daniel Pearl). They have, in my opinion, forfeited the “right” not to be tortured, or even to stay alive. (Just common sense)

"Sharing" Knowledge and Resources

The sheriff of the county in which the columbine school shootings happened says that they’ve made many improvements in how they handle such incidents, including going in RIGHT NOW, isolating the shooters, and even eliminating them before they can kill more people. They “share” this information with everybody. But they don’t, and WON’T do the ONE THING that can help: allow teachers and other responsible people to be armed, inside the school, at their own discretion, so any shooters will not know WHO is armed and cannot shoot them down. If the principal of Columbine, who told of “peeking around a corner” and “watching one of the shooters firing into a room,” had been armed, he could have “put a couple into him,” ending his shooting spree. But NO! Anti-gun freaks only want to MAKE MORE LAWS against ANY guns on ANY school campus, GUARANTEEING that a shooter (who doesn’t care about laws) will not meet ANY opposition until after he/she has already killed a lot of people. (Just common sense)

As Predicted, Obama "Folds"

As predicted, Obama has “lifted” some of the restrictions on Cuba. And as further predicted, Fidel wants more. He sees a weakling moving into the White House and is determined to get everything he can. Other dictators will do likewise. We are entering an era of “presidential stupidity” that will last at least four years. Hopefully, our voters will come to their senses, as they did with “Disaster Jimmy (Carter)” and vote him out after only one term. I only hope that’s quick enough for us to survive. (Yahoo News/AP)

More of the Same, Only Bigger

“New president Barack Obama's $3.55 trillion budget serves notice that if you thought government couldn't get any bigger or more intrusive, think again. The budget ‘represents real and dramatic change,’ according to the President. But really the Obama plan is just more of the same, with the federal government expanding its role in education, foreign policy, energy policy, health care, and environmental policy. Then there’s the campaign to take over control of “big business” through money “giveaways” called “bailouts,” for which the Obama administration demands “ownership control” of those companies so “bailed out” as part owner of the company. The original “owners” still “own” the company, but the government becomes their biggest stockholder and can tell them what to do. Now Barney Frank wants the same control over even companies that have NOT been “bailed out.” Soon, the government will control ALL business, whether or NOT those companies have received any government (read: taxpayer) money. That’s Fascist collectivism. (Ludwig von Mises Institute)

Curses! Foiled Again!

Pirates attacked the American ship “Liberty Sun” and they were foiled again by an American crew. Then they were “run off” by the same ship that foiled an earlier attempt, the “Bainbridge” with the captain of the original victim ship still aboard. You’d think they’d learn their lesson. Stay away from American ships! It might take a few more failures for them to learn their lesson and only go after other flags, whose owners are wimps enough to just PAY the ransom and count it as “a cost of doing business.” America does NOT pay ransom and will KILL you if you try. The pirates have promised to “hunt down and slaughter Americans” after three of them were killed trying to take over an American ship. They tried it, but it wasn’t as easy as they thought. I think they’ll learn soon to stay away from American ships, but they haven’t yet. That’s sure to reduce the number of teenage pirates out there. They think American shipping won't soon be armed, but they have another think coming. (Ryan 444)

Obama To Cut Military Budget

Like most liberals who think the way to self defense is to disarm ourselves to “convince people we are no threat,” the Obama (Omama) administration wants to do as Bill Clinton did and cut the military budget (and thus our ability to defend ourselves). Clinton almost destroyed our military by cutting their budgets by 40%, and I’m sure that’s the goal of the Obama administration. Apparently Obama and his cohorts aren’t smart enough to know that the way to self defense is to be strong enough an enemy won’t DARE to attack us. (Yahoo News/AP)

Our Liberals Will Hate It

We finally managed to kill three of the pirates who were holding a ship’s captain captive and capture the other while rescuing the captain they held captive as they “flexed their muscles,” thinking the Navy ship shadowing them will not be able to do anything. They were proven wrong. Watch for our liberals in this country (and elsewhere) to whine about it and criticize us for doing it. Just as they want to disarm all of us and give criminals more and more “easy targets,” they want to do the same to ships at sea. They don’t want ships to be carrying armed crew because “they might be, themselves, pirates.” What a stupid reason. What shows which ones are pirates is their ACTIONS. Just as individuals in this country who are armed are not necessarily criminals themselves, ships with armed crew are not necessarily pirates. They need to find other ways to identify pirates rather than to DISARM the crews of honest ships. Commercial vessels should be able to defend themselves against pirates and not be government-created “easy targets.” (Just common sense)

"Business As Usual" at CPS

“The Sacramento County grand jury ripped Child Protective Services in a report released today, saying the agency has ignored repeated recommendations for improvement and that CPS has ‘persistent, recurring and systemic problems resulting in child abuse-related deaths.The Grand Jury has reported on the shortcomings of CPS since 1996,’ said a cover letter from grand jury foreman Donald W. Prange Sr. ‘Findings and recommendations have fallen on deaf ears. Nothing Ever Changes ... Ever,’ he typed in bold-face.” Is anybody surprised? This is what happens every time the “child protectors” are “investigated.” They ignore the court’s orders and continue to do the same things that got them in trouble before. More children are killed and abused (sexually and otherwise) and they continue to “poor mouth” us using it as a "fund raiser," saying they’d “like to do what the court ordered, but they’re too ‘slammed’ with work and just don’t have enough money or people to get the job done.” Of course, that’s a lie, but the court believes them, gives them more money to hire more people, and life (for everybody but some of the children) goes on--until the next child dies or is sexually or otherwise abused and they can’t hide it. Then we do it all again. (Sacramento Bee)

Are You Afraid to Speak Out?

I know many people. But I don’t know much about what they think because most of them are AFRAID to speak out about them; and the ones who do have it all wrong and will not entertain anything different. They’re convinced by the liberal propaganda. I really get tired of hearing what these people spout. Most of it is right out of the “Obama Playbook.” They don’t pay any real attention to politics and are thus wrong about most everything while they’ll fight you if you tell them they’re wrong. But another problem is the people who DO have the right information but are afraid to let anybody know because the liberals have made them afraid to “fess up.” I'm certainly not. Chuck Norris isn’t afraid to talk about his views and he can kick the crap out of anybody who wants to fight about it. Read about his opinions here. He talks mostly about people being afraid to admit their religion in this piece. But his words are the same whatever the subject. (Chuck Norris)

They're Starting Already

If “national healthcare” ever comes to America, we’ll see more and more stories like this in the news as more and more people start using the Emergency Room as their regular doctor’s office and the liberals take advantage of it, exaggerating it, so as to be able to institute their “health-care rationing” program. Soon, NOBODY will be able to get into an Emergency Room, even if they’re in “dire need.” Like in England where they keep patients parked IN ambulances OUTSIDE the hospital because the government has MANDATED that they must be seen within four hours of entering. It this what you want in our country? People DYING in ambulances OUTSIDE a hospital because of a “decree” made by a “faceless bureaucrat?” Even without national healthcare, people WILL receive care in emergencies. But with a healthcare system run by bureaucrats, it’s doubtful. Bureaucrats don’t see us as people; only as “numbers.” So they don’t hesitate to deny us medical care, sometimes even when we DO pay for it. In fact, they want to make it ILLEGAL for us to pay for it. (Yahoo News/AP)

Is It Time to "Go on Strike?"

A protester at the Feb. 27th “Tea Party” demonstration references Ayn Rand’s 1957 novel about the world’s “brains” going on strike, refusing to continue to allow the “looters” and “moochers” to steal the results of their ideas and production any longer. One by one, after the looters had pushed them too far, they “retired” and disappeared, eventually destroying an already wobbly (because of the looters) economy. Is it now time for those “producers” of society; those who produce all new wealth with their ideas and their work, to “go on strike,” telling Obama (Omama) to “go to hell?” I’m proud that everything I do that uses my brain is in OPPOSITION to Obama and his looters. I will continue to do so as long as the looters are running this government. I’m talking about ALL the looters, not just Obama. They’re well entrenched in this government, and will be hard to “root out.” They are entrenched too, in our school system, from kindergarten up to college (teaching our children that collectivism is “the way”). (Washington Independent)

They "Crashed" the Economy

That’s what the Obama crowd say about Wall Street and the auto industry, and some Republicans are “buying” the lie. They DID NOT ”crash” the economy! The Democrats did, to both win an election and be able to take over both Houses of Congress in one “bloodless coup.” I really get tired of this tired old lie being repeated over and over. Hitler’s PR man said, “Tell a lie. Make it big and bold. Tell it over and over to anyone who will listen. Soon it will become truth and those listening will fight anyone who tries to set them straight.” This is the technique the Obama bunch are using to convince Americans “who don’t pay attention” (which is most of them) that private enterprise caused this “economic crunch. It’s not true. They merely OBEYED THE LAW when they loaned money to people who could not, WOULD not, pay it back; a “recipe for disaster” CREATED by the Democrats. I also get very tired of hearing the likes of Barney Frank and Chris Dodd, the “ARCHITECTS” of this disaster, taking CEOs to task, and “grilling” them for doing what the LAW required them to do. (Just common sense)

Obama to Use Lead to Ban Books

A new law, just passed, makes selling old children’s books illegal because of fears that there MAY be lead in the ink used. This is THE LAW OF THE LAND! ("Legislation passed by Congress last August in response to fears of lead-tainted toys imported from China went into effect last month. Consumer groups and safety advocates have praised it for its far-reaching protections. But libraries and book resellers such as Goodwill are worried about one small part of the law: a ban on distributing children's books printed before 1985.) (Washington Post) Currently it only applies to children’s books. But you can expect it to be applied to ALL books published before 1986, and LATER if Obama can find a reason to do it. I predict that mostly “conservative” books will qualify. This is how the liberal disguises his atrocities. Find an excuse, then do it quietly, as part of a completely different law. Congresspeople won’t know it because they don’t READ the bills before passing them into law. The people will not know because the liberal media does not tell them. It is left up to people like me and other “conservative” (right-wing extremist)sources to “let the cat out of the bag." (Washington Post) Yes, the "Washington Post DID write about it. But notice that they emphasize the NECESSITY to ban these books because of the lead.

Pirates Laighing At Us

I’m getting very tired of this pirate claptrap. The U. S. government, under “Omama,” insists these pirates are NOT terrorists, even though they are all part of a terrorist group (al-Shabat) in the southern Somali desert and operate from there, probably paying off the Somali government (if any) to maintain their safety. I think we ought to go into Somalia and find their headquarters, then blow it off the map, including all “pirates” there. If Somalia objects, tell them where to go. Our government won’t even call them PIRATES! Let alone terrorists. What do you want to bet the millions they get in ransoms go directly into the coffers of the general Islamic terrorists, to pay for their murderous actions around the world? Our government says we need to “respect” these pirates more. That they “have a good business plan.” What is our government SMOKING? As long as we have such a wimp as president, and have other wimps running things, we will continue to have problems all over the world, which we won’t be able to solve because they will be AFRAID to do what is really NECESSARY to solve them. The Navy operation that freed the captured ship’s captain is an aberration). Meanwhile our wimps will be steadily moving us closer to a socialist state while essentially ignoring things like these pirates (Oops, I forgot; they aren’t “pirates.”) But they haven’t figured out what PC name to give them yet. (Just common sense)

A Great Obama Failure

China is pressing for a “global currency,” which would signal the death of the dollar if it happens. The very fact that it has been called for is a blot on the Obama administration. Can you see us paying for a hamburger with a Chinese dollar? I can’t, and won’t. The Obama administration is about as inept as I’ve ever seen, and will cause us to enter another “Dark Age” if he is not “brought to heel.” Obama needs to be impeached, and booted from office before he can do us any more damage. We need to get somebody in there who has some common sense. It has become obvious that Obama is not only the WRONG man for the job, he is a “clear and present danger” to this nation. (Money News)

Harry Reid Using Rush for Fundraising

He’s sending out fundraising letters saying rush is “targeting” him. Like rush cared whether he won or lost. If he DOES get “Dashle’d,” there’ll just be another liberal jerk to take his place, just as there was one when Dashle lost his election. He must think he’s the ONLY liberal jerk in the Democrat Party. I’d say he has an overblown opinion of himself and he knows what a good fundraiser Rush is among liberal jerks, who elect him over and over again until they get too much of him. Rush says, "When he sent that letter asking my partners to shut me up, his letter raised $2.1 million on eBay. Senator Reid is well aware that the lunatic fringe that votes for him in Nevada hates my guts and they'll send money to him just to defeat me. So it's a fundraising technique on the part of Senator Reid, Dingy Harry." (Rush Limbaugh)

U. S. "Not At War With Islam"

U. S. “NOT AT WAR WITH ISLAM”: But we ARE at war with Muslim extremists. Islamic terrorists of the kind who murdered 3,000 people, women, men, and CHILDREN at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. The Muslims think they can get us to forget that by intimating that a “war against Muslim extremists” is a war against Muslims. It is not. If we had been murderously attacked by a CHRISTIAN organization, we would be at war with THAT Christian organization, not necessarily ALL Christians. I shouldn't have to explain that to intelligent people. We will KILL as many Muslim extremists we find trying to kill us, as long as it takes to make them unable any longer to kill us. (Yahoo News/AP)

Reality Sets In

In California, they mandated the use of "small cars" that used less gas. Shortly they figured out they were getting less gas tax money so they raised the gasoline tax. In Denver, Colorado, they had a campaign to reduce the use of water. Soon they realized they were selling less water and taking in less money. So they raised the water rates. Obama wants to put in a "smart switch" to turn your lights off for an hour in the evening. Controlled by the government, not by you. It usually doesn't take bureaucrats long to be "hit by reality" in such cases. Do they then reverse their original plans? NO! They raise taxes or "fees." (Just common sense)

They Still Think AIG Was Incompetent

Even Investor’s Business Daily says AIG was incompetent and brought their problems upon themselves. Not EVEN! AIG, like other lenders, simply OBEYED the law (The Citizen’s Reinvestment Act of 1976) that FORCED them to make loans to people who could not repay them, just because they NEEDED them. This law was MADE by Democrats; the very same people who are now “grilling” their executives (one of whom was not even THERE while all this was going on) and PRETENDING they were not the CREATORS of the problem. It infuriates me to hear the likes of Barney Frank (Elmer Fudd) castigating AIG employees for obeying the law HE saw made, pretending the AIG employee CAUSED the problem. It’s like letting the CRIMINAL “interrogate” the VICTIM. Gawd, I’m getting tired of repeating this! Is ANYBODY listening? (IBD Editorials)

No Kidding!

Kim Jong Il has been “reappointed” dictator (they call it “leader”) of communist North Korea by his hand-picked “rubber stamp legislature.” You know, the “august body” all dictators keep to give credence to their tenure as dictator—whose members know if they DON’T vote the way their “leader” wishes, they’re dead. Is anybody surprised? Even if he was made into an idiot by his stroke, they would have STILL “reappointed” him. They only bother with this “dog and pony show” to make our gullible politicians think he is legitimate, while he is really the chief crook and murderer. Hopefully, like our own “pot-bellied dictator,” Teddy Kennedy, he will die soon. But I don’t see anything getting better there when he does. In “Taxachussets,” they’ll just “elect” yet another “arch liberal” to take over his seat for the next 70 years. So I guess nothing much changes when a dictator dies. Castro is going to die soon, too. But I’m sure his brother will carry on his depredations until he, too, dies. Then one of his cronies will keep things going. (Yahoo News/AP)

Phony Polls and "Studies"

NBC came up with a phony poll (with Katie Couric fawning over the pollster) saying Rush Limbaugh is only at 19% compared to Obama’s 60%. I’d like to see the questions they used in that poll. They say this poll proves that Limbaugh is “hated by all.” Of course, they no doubt didn’t include his 20 million (or more) listeners in this poll. Of course they don’t tell you that Nancy Pelosi’s approval numbers are only 18%! (Is she similarly "hated by all?") This is the way they “slant” the news; with phony polls they want to reflect a certain viewpoint, with answers from known liberal enclaves where they are asked specific questions (with no opportunity to say anything else) the answers to which will prove their thesis. I never believe ANY “polls.” They, like statistics, can be made to say ANYTHING by the simple system of ignoring things that don’t support your thesis. (Just common sense)

Now He's President

He can do what he wants; he thinks. He didn’t tell us when he was begging for our votes that he was going to swindle us out of a TRILLION dollars within THREE WEEKS of being installed in office. That his new budget bill will be for THREE trillion dollars and include 8,500 “earmarks.” I could list all those idiot things he has done and is proposing to do, but I won’t bore you with them, It’s hard enough keeping the average American’s attention as it is. Suffice it to say, Obama has ALREADY swindled us out of more money than have politicians since the founding of this country in his first three weeks. Is anybody LISTENING out there? (IBD Editorials)

Victory for A Scam Artist

Ex-professor Ward Churchill, the scam artist who pretended to be of Indian ancestry to get “special privileges” at his college left the courtroom triumphantly, “pumping his fist” communist-style after winning his suit to prove the college fired him for his “little Eichmanns” crack in an article about the victims of 9/11. Of course, they COULD have fired him for that under university rules. So what did he win? One dollar plus his attorney’s fees. The university MAY ultimately be forced to rehire him after all the appeals are done. But they COULD hire him back without classes for him to pervert. His “tenure” does not force them to provide him with a classroom OR students to teach how to kill to make a point. They can assign him to anything they wish. I’d make him a janitor. Frankly, I think his “little Eichmanns” comment merely ALERTED the university to what kind of a man he was. It was a bonus to find out he falsified a lot of his research, as well as lying about an “Indian heritage.” Of course, he wore an “Indian” jacket into court to emphasize his pretend “Indian heritage.” If he gets a classroom, they ought to label his course for what it is: “How to Scam the World.” Obama would be his first student. (Denver Post)

They Knew It A YEAR Ago!

THEY KNEW IT A YEAR AGO! Barney Frank and the other criminals in Washington KNEW about these AIG “retention bonuses” a year ago! But Barney and the other criminals in Washington acts like he is surprised after getting a letter this morning. But we know better. At least those of us who are LISTENING know better. Those people “not paying attention to politics” do not. And what about the $90 million dollars in "retention bonuses" former employees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are getting? I'll bet you didn't hear about that, did you? I guess that's because Obama's government APPROVES of these bonuses, even though Fannie and Freddie ALSO took "bailout money." The press just won't report it. (Just common sense)

Obama's Silly Tax Code

He’s “taxing the rich” (the WORKING RICH) at a rate TWICE as high as the “average person. Therefore punishing the (working) rich, whose projects create jobs and profits for us all, and rewarding mediocrity. Punishing achievement cannot ever work. Soon the achievers will no longer have the INCENTIVE to achieve and the looters will have nothing left to loot. “ 'If you’re a teacher making $50,000 a year and decide to donate $1,000 to the Red Cross or United Way, you enjoy a tax break of $150,” Orszag explains. “If you are Warren Buffet or Bill Gates and you make that same donation, you get a $350 deduction — more than twice the break as the teacher.' But that’s because the tax rate for the rich guys is more than twice as high as the tax rate for the teacher. They get a bigger “break” because they pay more in taxes to begin with. The unfairness that the Obama administration perceives is built into a system of progressive taxation that includes deductions." I get really tired of hearing the phrase, “tax breaks for the rich.” They don’t exist. The rich pay MOST of the taxes paid, and thus are ENTITLED to a bigger tax break. (Atlasphere)

"Arrogant and Dismissive"

These are the words Obama used in Europe to describe American’s opinion of Europeans. But the only “arrogant and dismissive" American I know of is Obama himself. Europe has EARNED our arrogant and dismissive attitude because they have “bought” collectivism (socialism) and have suffered for it. But Obama wants US to embrace socialism even though we WILL suffer for it if we do. Then we can be “arrogant and dismissive” toward ourselves since it is our CAPITALISM and INDIVIDUALISM that is responsible for us being the “leader of the world” and the source of ALL wealth in the world, allowing us to SUPPORT those socialist nations of Europe.. (Just common sense)

We Want Names, Too!

"AIG workers are getting death threats. [But Barney Frank is willing to subpoena those names. –RT] CNN is airing some! But Barney Frank wants to out them publicly. Well, we want names, too. Who were the prostitutes in Barney's basement [And why does nobody take him to task except for the “hand-slap” he got? -RT? Who gave Chris Dodd his sleazy mortgage, and Harry Reid his sleazy land deals -- and who's covering up Charlie Rangel's sleazy tax evasion?" (Rush Limbaugh) Why does nobody question these things? How do these people get away with this kind of thing? Yeah, yeah, I know Congress did once take notice of some of these crimes by their members, but as with the banking and post office scandals, and Ted Kennedy’s drowning of his pregnant girlfriend at Chappaquiddick, nothing ever got done and the “sinners” remain in Congress (most of them) to this day. Kennedy will likely die in office as his ignorant constituents continue to return him to Congress, time after time. They’ll probably re-elect him after he’s dead so the Mass. Governor can reliably appoint his hand-picked successor, who can carry on his dishonest work. (Just common sense)

Another "Victory" for Gun Control!

Twelve or more people are dead in New York City at an immigration center. There was NOBODY there with a gun and the will to use it to stop him. That’s because New York has some of the most restrictive anti-gun laws in the country. Did that stop this guy? Not for a second. When a criminal wants to use a gun to commit a crime, NO amount of laws that say he can’t do it while armed are going to stop him. Only the presence of someone in the crowd who can kill him early in his “shooting spree” and reduce the death toll. Only his not knowing if there was someone there who is armed so he can’t target the only armed person he knows is there, first, as the Columbine killers did. Only laws that allow honest people to be armed and able to defend themselves from such people will help. But ignorant politicians will never allow that. Even if this killer’s gun or guns were licensed, it makes no difference. If they were not, it’s the same. Anti-gun laws, as we know them, are STUPID and have KILLED many people. As long as honest people are not allowed to be armed for self-defense, we will continue to hear about such shooting sprees, and they will be successful. This is the second such shooting spree I’ve heard about in as many days. The other one was in a “REST HOME,” fergawd’sake! How many people have to die before the “anti-gun freaks” wake up? (Yahoo News/AP)

Require PROOF!

Why hasn’t the election commission required Obama to PROVE he’s a U. S. citizen before allowing him to take office as president? There are many people out there DEMANDING this proof, yet Obama “stonewalls” the whole idea. Why? If he really IS a citizen, there’s no problem. He should be willing to prove it. The only reason for “stonewalling” it is if he is NOT; unless he’s just too arrogant to be bothered. If American citizenship is required to become president, there should be a law requiring a candidate to PROVE his/her citizenship BEFORE any election can be held. But NO! We just “let it go” while Obama “shines us on” and goes about swindling us out of trillions of dollars we don’t have, while printing “Monopoly money” to make up the difference. (Just common sense)

Oxymoron

That’s a “fancy word” for “contradiction in terms.” A contradiction in terms is one term that contradicts the other. That’s the only thing possible to call Obama’s “Charitable Taking.” He SAID he’d “go through the budget “line by line” and “get rid of “wasteful or ineffectual programs.” “Although the process was not completed yet, he said, ‘we have already identified $2 trillion in savings over the next decade.’ But it turns out that tax increases account for half of those ‘savings.’ From Obama’s perspective, it seems, letting people keep their own money qualifies as a “wasteful and ineffective program.” This is typical Obama stupidity. He expects Americans to be too ignorant to see through it; and he’s right. Most Americans proudly “ignore politics” and allow the government to “pick their pockets” with impunity. To target and punish achievers and support dead-beats. (Atlasphere)

Releasing Terrorists Here

They say they can’t release them back to the countries from whence they came because they might be abused, maybe even killed. So what? Ask me if I care about what happens to people whose only mission in life is to kill people who don’t believe the way they do. I don’t care if they behead them as soon as they set foot on the ground there. We can’t put them into the U. S. penal system because then they’d have constitutional rights. He wants to release them into our population and GIVE THEM WELFARE! Is Obama INSANE? I believe he is. But that shouldn’t let him do things that will inevitably KILL Americans. He wants to “reach out” to “moderate” terrorists! There ARE no “moderate” terrorists. To a man, they want to KILL us ALL. To think there are is not ignorance, it’s INSANITY. It's STUPIDITY! (Just common sense)

Who Do They Think They Are?

The criminals in Washington are taxing the AIG bonuses at 90% if the recipients don’t “voluntarily” give them back. Who the hell do these people think they are? They THINK they can make a RETROACTIVE (unconstitutional) law that will allow them to do this, but they can’t, without the connivance of the U. S. Supreme Court to REDEFINE this law as NOT retroactive, but which can still take effect BEFORE it was made. There is no way they could do this without it. (Just common sense)

Reversing Bush's "Armed Pilots"

Idiocy! Apparently, Obama wants us to be more easily hijacked by Islamic terrorists and other crazies. Bush did one thing right when “armed pilots” were allowed on commercial aircraft, causing potential hijackers not to know whether or not they’ll get shot when trying to enter the pilot’s compartment as part of a hijack attempt. Next thing, they'll disarm our "Air Marshals" who will be forced to defend us without guns. Potential hijackers will soon KNOW there will not be an armed pilot when they hijack an airline, and so they can go on “gaily” killing people in the air. I don’t know what’s wrong with these Democrats. Do they really think the way to self defense is to DISARM ourselves so we can be “easy targets?” What stupid people we have running things in Washington! (CCRKBA)

Who IS "Causing the Problem?"

Obama wants you to believe it’s capitalism and private enterprise. In reality it’s Obama’s GOVERNMENT causing the problems while PRETENDING to “solve” them. In the auto industry it is the auto UNIONS and their usurious demands (which the company agreed to back when business was good). Nobody; not even Obama’s government, will admit that. The liberal media won’t say a word about it, and anybody who believes EVERYTHING they see in the media don’t believe it because it’s NOT in the media. Obama WANTS you to believe private enterprise is at fault because that’s how he plans to bring SOCIALISM to this country by playing you for fools. (Just common sense)

Paying Union Wages

Anybody who has received TARP “bailout” money must pay union wages to their workers (whether or not they voted in a union). They SAY that will “raise the standard of living for all.” How do you do that if those jobs “go away,” when those who DIDN’T take TARP money outbid them? How do they figure that requiring contractors to pay higher wage rates will make the economy better? It won’t. It’ll only cost jobs. And losing jobs is not the aim of TARP. (Just common sense)

"Recklessness and Greed"

Obama says AIG is in trouble because of “recklessness and greed.” He’s right. But it is the “recklessness and greed” of the federal government, not of private business. They were only obeying the law (The “Citizen’s Reinvestment Act of 1976") that Democrats imposed upon them (forcing lenders to lend money they could not pay back). It angers me to see such as Barney Frank or Chris Dodd (who DEFENDED the CRA when Bush tried 12 times to “rein it in”) criticizing such as AIG when their mistake was obeying “Barney’s Law.” I’m getting very tired of hearing them criticize the “victims” of their own bungling. They criticized Sen. McCain for saying “the economy is fundamentally strong,” yet they are now echoing him. And they think we don’t remember that. We’ve elected con men to run our government, and we are going to suffer for it. (Yahoo News/AP)

We Elected A Con-Man

And he has brought in all his accomplices to help him con us out of our socks. Every appointee he has brought us has a “questionable past.” The kind that would eliminate the appointee from being appointed to ANY government office in any other administration. But not in this one. He WANTS people with “questionable pasts”’ who have certain experience as swindlers to aid him in swindling this nation. He has ALREADY swindled us out of more than anybody else in history. Bernie Madoff is a PIKER beside him. He would have appointed him as Secretary of the Treasury if he was not in jail. I fear for the life of this nation with Obama at its helm. (Just common sense)

"Ditching the Term"

The Obama administration is “ditching" the term "enemy combatants,” just as they have stopped using the term “Islamic terrorists.” This is a common politician’s scam; if a term “falls out of favor,” just change the name. It works when you want to make a law, without making a law, or ignore an existing law. For instance, if the law says you can’t do something, just call it something else. There are many TAXES on the books, but they are called “fees.” In Colorado, for instance, Gov. Ritter, who says “Now is not the time to raise taxes,” has raised the “fee” to register your car by $45 a year. For me, that raises it 200%! All bypassing the legislature. (Just common sense)

He ENFORCES the Law!

So Obama’s Justice Department is harassing Sheriff Arpaio. I guess actually enforcing the law makes him suspect to our new liberal “rulers.” "Last Tuesday, the Justice Department notified Joe Arpaio, the top lawman in Maricopa County, Ariz., including Phoenix, that his department is under investigation for "patterns" of discriminatory police practices and unconstitutional searches and seizures. The letter offered zero specifics. But we'd guess those specifics closely match the radical agenda of community organizers like La Raza, ACORN and other government-funded immigration lobbyists, all of whom launched a coordinated campaign "message" at about the same time." What is a “discriminatory police practice” to the Justice Dept.? Anything that causes an illegal alien to be uncomfortable, I guess. I get really mad when our own government goes after a lawman for enforcing the law. Much like they did to those two Border Control officers who shot a fleeing smuggler with what looked like a gun in his hand. President Bush FINALLY “commuted” their sentences, letting them out of jail, but retaining their “felon” status, making it hard for them to get work in the future. He SHOULD have given them a full pardon and awarded them back pay for the time they spent in prison. But NO! That would have been admitting it was wrong to send them to prison in the first place. (IBD Editorials)

"YOU Are A Terrorist!"

According to a new report just released in Missouri for law enforcement. If you voted for Ron Paul; if you have bumper stickers on your car for him, or for ANY “right-wing” idea, you can be subjectively “declared” a terrorist and treated that way. Which means no more rights. They can ship you anywhere they want for any kind of trial, in a court of their choice, under laws of their choice, under our Constitution, or not. The new (tax cheat) Secretary of the Treasury wants new powers that will allow him to subjectively declare ANY business in the country a “danger” to the well-being of this country and take it over. Many think he has banks and lenders in mind. I think he has Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, and other (“right-wing”) radio personalities in mind. Every one of them IS a “business” and he could subjectively declare them as a “danger” and shut them down. Maybe even put them in prison. That would be much more efficient than would any “fairness doctrine” in shutting them up. But they forget; each one of these men have millions of listeners, who could “rise up and smite” this government. I think if they ever try that, there WILL be a revolution, the like of which has not been seen since the seventeen hundreds. This government is doing MUCH WORSE to us right now than King George did to CAUSE the American Revolution. Do they really think they are safe from that? I haven’t participated in the “Tea Parties” that have spring up, but I agree with what they’re trying to do. Which puts me right in their “cross-hairs.” I’ve heard about this from several places, but I’ve waited, because this is the kind of thing liberals spread to cause us to make a lot of noise and look foolish if proven false. I don’t think this is false, and we should do something about it. (Common Sense)

The "First Cracks"

Even “Obama-lovers” are getting disgusted with Obama’s excesses. "[T]he first cracks in the Obama political machine have appeared. Even liberals and moderates are opposing the spending. Quasi-conservatives like Christopher Buckley are re-thinking their support of Obama." (Patriotic Resistance) I have predicted that Obama will “go wild” with the power he has gained as president and will amaze even his “slobbering lovers,” and he has; in only one month in office. I predict people like Buckley, son of the CREATOR of conservatism, will “fall by the wayside” in numbers Obama didn’t expect, while the “Obama Gang” will routinely “marginalize” them as they are trying right now to do with Rush Limbaugh. (Just common sense)

"Time to Buy!"

"The Obama Administration finally seems to have noticed that all of their policy announcements so far have only fueled economic despair, not alleviated it. So President Barack Obama took the rare opportunity yesterday of offering some investment advice to the American people: ‘What you’re now seeing is profit and earning ratios are starting to get to the point where buying stocks is a potentially good deal, if you’ve got a long-term perspective on it.” (Heritage Foundation) In other words, Obama wants Americans to Buy! Buy! Buy!" I’M SURE Obama’s people are buying up stocks that can, by themselves, when he allows the economy to grow, make him richer. (Just common sense)

$90 Million Dollar Bonus!

$90 MILLION DOLLAR BONUS: No, not for an AIG “worker bee.” For Franklin Raines, former head honcho at Fannie May or Freddie Mac (I can’t remember which). Why is there no outcry from the federal government (or anybody else) and the senators and congressmen responsible for the problem, so they can “make their phony case” of blaming the VICTIMS of the “economic slowdown?” Why? Because those two companies, while they SAY they’re “private companies,” are OWNED by the government and were created specifically as a “safety valve” to allow Barney, Chris, and their ilk to let “the bottom fall out” just in time to SINK the Republican presidential candidate and not only let Obama win the presidency, but to allow the Democrats to take over BOTH houses of Congress, thus creating a “bloodless coup” allowing Democrats to do pretty much whatever they wish, Constitution or not. Coincidentally, it “set the stage” for Obama and the Democrats to swindle us out of more money than this country has spent ENTIRELY since it was created. (Just common sense)

What The Hell Does THAT Mean?

The Obama bunch have banned the use of the term, “War on Terror,” replacing it with the more innocuous term, “overseas contingency operation.” What the HELL does THAT mean? Like when they called the Korean War something else entirely it doesn’t change the fact that we ARE at WAR with terrorists AND terrorism. The Obama bunch now deny they’re banning the use of that term and replacing it with a “mean-nothing” term—which means it MUST be true because Obama says he didn’t do it. If I’ve learned one thing about Obama it is that ANYTHING he says is a lie. (Google)

Whipping Up Anger

"Obama is bringing back amnesty for illegal aliens. This issue irritates and agitates people across party lines. You throw in the fact that President Obama is encouraging these people to join unions (and card check), along with rising gas prices, and you're creating a powder keg." (Rush Limbaugh) Obama is working hard to whip up anger, mostly against private enterprise. This is how he intends to destroy our capitalist society. That is his basic goal. Creating a socialist society in the last bastion (mostly) of the capitalist. His “vendetta” against AIG is an example. I just mentioned it to my insurance agent and got a tirade against AIG (which showed her ignorance) when they are the VICTIMS in this piece. They gave a miniscule percentage of what Obama gave them to their employees for good performance (bonuses that were EARNED and specifically APPROVED in Obama’s trillion dollar "stimulus" swindle law), which is just good business; and the entire government went ballistic, even making a doubly unconstitutional law to tax those bonuses 90%! This government is OUT OF CONTROL and I’m very afraid Obama is going to underestimate the American people and cause a rebellion against his “rule.” I’m certainly mad enough at his criminal actions to stay away from criticizing anyone who did it (although I’m too old and bent up to participate). I think Obama underestimates the resolve of the American people, just as King George did; and he may get a similar result. (Just common sense)

It Was A Setup

I don’t usually write about basketball. I’m not a “sports fan” at all, unless you include auto racing. But I can recognize a setup when I see it. They let this team play the whole game, which they won, even though the “rules” had them one point down BEFORE the “tipoff.” It was a state championship game. THEN they penalized them for a bad “stripe” on their uniforms. Why then? Why not the day before when they won another game, wearing the same uniforms? Why not BEFORE the game? Why wait until AFTER the game so this team would them be “losers," not because of player error, but because of “official stupidity.” I guess the officials wouldn’t get their payoff it this team won. (Yahoo Sports/AP)

"Lies and Statistics"

But I repeat myself. Obama says, '[I]n this budget, we have made the tough choices necessary to cut our deficit in half by the end of my first term -- even under the most pessimistic estimates' [While he does his best to TRIPLE the budget in his first month in office. –RT]. President Barack Obama doubled the budget deficit before he could halve it. Says the pot to the kettle: '[O]ne of the things that I'm trying to break is a pattern in Washington where everybody is always looking for somebody else to blame.' " (Barack Obama) Meanwhile, he and his cohorts often repeat the mantra that “We inherited this from the last administration,” true or not. If that isn’t “blaming others,” I don’t know what is. (Just common sense)

Sorry, Folks

My computer wouldn’t recognize my modem yesterday and I had to take it to the computer hospital, where it (predictably) worked like a charm. Yesterday was “one of those days.” On the way to the computer shop I had to fix a tire, and right after we finished at the computer shop, I had a doctor’s appointment, all of which screwed up my whole day. I'm telling you; this whole government thing is getting so "out of hand." I've got 84 posts backed up, ready to go into my several blogs, and I just can't stop writing them. I only had 64 backed up when I had my heart surgery. So many things you need to know are happening, I've gone up (temporarily) to five posts a day to "whittle it down."

Geitner Wants Confiscatory Powers

Timothy Geitner: you know, the “tax cheater” who is now running the Treasury Department, which runs the IRS, now wants to be able to DICTATE what private business (whether or NOT they received “TARP money) is able to do, and the power to “take them over” if he doesn’t like what they do. The Constitution is supposed to protect us from this kind of thing, right? WRONG! Not since Obama was elected. The Supreme Court is supposed to protect us from this sort of thing, right? Not if they keep on voting to approve of unconstitutional laws such as McCain’s (McCain-Feingold Act) freedom of speech control law and Obama’s “stimulus swindle” laws. (Just common sense)

They Just Don't Care!

Ward Churchill (You remember, the college professor who got his job by pretending to be Indian to get special treatment and whose essay comparing the children killed at the world Trade Center to “little Eichmans” woke up the university to what kind of a man he was?) So they fired him after reviewing his “scholarship” and discovering he had apparently stolen much of his research from others without attribution. Now he’s suing to get his job back, claiming (erroneously) that he was fired BECAUSE of that stupid essay. He was not. It only “woke up” the university to what kind of a man he actually WAS. He testified the other day, saying the terrorists blew up the World Trade Center because we “kill our children,” referring, of course, to abortion. Wake up, Ward! The Islamic terrorists couldn’t care less about what we do to our children. They strap explosives to THEIR OWN CHILDREN so as to kill Americans, fewrgawdsake! Intelligent people know that. But he desperately needs a “scapegoat” to “excuse” that hateful essay, whether or NOT it had anything to do with the terrorist’s motives for 9/11. This is NOT the kind of man we want teaching his drivel to our children. So let’s get rid of him once and for all. Most of them teach liberal crap to our kids, but Churchill is the worst of them all today. (Denver Post)

Who's At Fault in AIG Bonuses?

Certainly not those “worker bees” who EARNED, and received them. The politicians (whose legislation APPROVED those bonuses for those who EARNED them) are pretending they “didn’t know” they were voting to APPROVE them. The only way that is possible is if they HAVEN’T READ the legislation before voting for it. That’s a “high crime” for which they should be booted out the door in the next election if not sooner. Anybody who votes for or against legislation without reading it is swindling the public every time they pick up their paycheck. Picking up their paycheck says they “did their job,” which they did NOT. Some of those bonuses are as small as $1,000; but these politicians like to talk “big numbers” in order to piss us off. I predict it won’t work in the long run, as more and more Americans will start “paying attention” to politics—which those politicians do not want. (Just common sense)

Obama Wants AMERICA to Fail!

Then he can “pick up the pieces” and run things to suit himself. Don’t think so? Just watch what he DOES. Everything he has done since being “crowned” not only does NOTHING to ease our financial (or any other kind of) problems, they have made them worse. "Failure is happening while Obama watches (fiddles?), and he's not unhappy about it. If there is anybody who is engendering the failure of America as we have known it while it happens in front of our eyes, it is President Obama, it's something he needs for the rest of his agenda." (Rush Limbaugh) Always watch what a politician (especially Obama) DOES, then compare it to what he has SAID. (Just common sense)

Jay Cutler, Jay Cutler

I’m getting tired of hearing this name, just as I got tired or hearing Obama’s name during the election ( still shudder when I hear it). I guess I’m getting to the point where I can “block out” Obama’s name when I hear it. But now the media is obsessing over another name: Jay Cutler; the quarterback who is having a “hissy fit” over the Denver Broncos daring to even THINK about trading him. He won’t even return phone calls from the team owner. He has put his house and his parent’s house up for sale. He won’t talk to the media. He won’t talk to ANYBODY. But who cares? Don’t we have more important things to worry about than a “prima-donna” quarterback? I think they ought to just fire him unless they can’t contractually. Obama thinks he can “turn aside” the contracts that forced AIG to pay certain bonuses, why can’t the Broncos “turn aside” this contract? I don’t care WHAT they do, as long as they SHUT UP about it. In case you haven't guessed, I'm not a football fan. (Frustrated)

It's Getting Out of Hand

Obama is “trying to temper outrage over AIG bonuses.” Hmmm? What? Isn’t he the biggest one “stoking the fires” of outrage just yesterday? Maybe he’s seeing it get out of hand. Ben Bernanke (Chairman, The Fed) wanted to block those bonuses but was “talked out of it.” He doesn’t say by whom (Obama, maybe?). In any case, the ”outrage” is misplaced. It should be against HIM and the Democrat-controlled Congress, whose predecessors passed the law that caused it all and whose current members are “making hay” with it, giving away TRILLIONS of dollars to their friends and supporters. How much of it is coming back into their own pockets? (Yahoo News/AP)

"Outlaw Guns!"

That’s always the “hue and cry” when something happens like the murder of this pastor. As if making a law against carrying a gun, or carrying one into a church would have stopped this murder. Making laws against carrying guns doesn’t even slow down those intent on committing a crime. Does ANYBODY think CRIMINALS, whose entire lives are dedicated to BREAKING the law, will OBEY a law that says they cannot be armed? Gimme a break! How STUPID is that? I haven’t learned yet whether this guy’s gun was legally carried, or was illegal. But in either case, how would an “anti-gun law” have stopped this murder? If he had a license, so what? If he didn’t, the question is the same; so what? Nothing stopped him from coming into that church and murdering the pastor. Only his gun jamming, allowing parishioners to subdue him, stopped him from killing others. After the last “mass church murder” I heard someone say, “We should be allowed to pray in church without worrying about the guy next to us being armed.” Why? Just because the guy praying next to you is armed, doesn’t put you in danger. And if someone comes in to kill people, maybe he can stop it, as one parishioner in Colorado Springs, Colorado did. They CALLED her a “security guard,” but she was a parishioner who happened to hold a license to carry a gun and was ASKED to “act” as a part-time security guard” while worshiping. (One News Now)

Multiplying Terrorism

I don’t know if this is a new technique or not (If it was not, the liberal press won't report it), but it IS being used more and more often; the targeting of “first responders” who rush to the aid of people the terrorists have murdered and mutilated by setting traps for them when they arrive. It is this kind of thing that reinforces my resolve that terrorists, when caught in the act, should be executed on the spot. Not held in prison camps for years (and treated better than prisoners in our own prisons) so those “bleeding heart liberals” in this country can get them set free to kill again. Targeting people who are only trying to help others is lower than low. I’ve always thought terrorism itself is about as low as you can go. But targeting “first responders” who rush to the aid of those terrorism victims is worse, and those who practice it should not deserve the same rights as human beings. (Yahoo/AP)

"Trashing" Jindal

The Democrats are asking “what is Bobby Jindal worth if his own party is trashing him?” My answer is simple; plenty. The very fact that members of his own party are trashing him tells me they’re frightened that he will become his party’s next “standard bearer.” They’re trashing Sarah Palin for the same reason. Both are unabashed conservatives who aren’t afraid to SAY what they mean. So Republicans and Democrats are “scared out of their boots.” I predict there will be a Palin/Jindal or a Jindal/Palin ticket in the next election. I think Palin will be on top because she will not be willing to be “muzzled” by the presidential candidate again. A good conservative is not good at not saying what he/she feels. So far, these are the only two Republicans (with a couple of other possible exceptions nobody's listening to) who aren’t “pandering” to the liberals, and that frightens certain people. A conservative who RUNS as a conservative, WINS. You can’t pretend to be a liberal and win a presidential election. Though it seems a liberal CAN pretend to be a conservative and win. Many Democrats have done just that. (Just common sense)

Building Rush's Audience

I think the “attack Rush Limbaugh” campaign the Democrats are running will become known as one of the worst mistakes the Democrats ever made. Yes, Rush had 20 million listeners. I predict that number will grow to 50 MILLION after people “sample” his show after hearing all the criticism in the liberal media. Rush says, "I want to thank you for a fabulous week of broadcast excellence, and thank all of you who have sent such wonderful e-mails, notes of congratulation and encouragement after my CPAC speech. The media is still not through exploring all of this. MSNBC is still devoting most of their broadcast time to the subject of me and the Republican leadership and all that." This can’t but help Rush become known to many more people than his already large audience, and for that, he and I thank the liberal media. (Just common sense)

Torch and Pitchfork Politics

The law they passed in the House the other day to put a 90% tax on AIG bonuses (which were APPROVED in the recent “stimulus swindle” law) is both a “bill of attainder” AND an “ex post facto (retroactive)” act that, if passed by the Senate and signed into law by our irresponsible president ought to be “prima facie evidence” in an attempt to REMOVE everybody who voted for it AND the president who signed it from office. The image that came into my mind when I heard them approve this act in the House was one of “townsfolk” with burning torches, carrying pitchforks toward the victim(s) of their ire. These criminals ought to be in PRISON, not running this country without caring about the Constitution OR the “rule of law. These people are OUT OF CONTROL and need to be STOPPED, at all costs. It’s no longer a president moving us closer to socialism. It is now an entire GOVERNMENT “shredding the Constitution.” They’ve been “nibbling at it since it was signed. But this bill, if it becomes law, will SHRED the Constitution. Does anybody care? (IBD Editorials)

Senate Okays "Fairness Doctrine" Ban

Of course; that’s not how they’re going to muzzle talk radio, anyway. So they don’t care. They’re going to call it something else, not covered by this ban. That’s how they do things in Washington. Promise not to do something, then do it anyway, but call it something else. Definition is everything in Washington, as evidenced by Bill Clinton’s famous saying, “That depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is.” That’s how they raise taxes after promising not to, by calling them “fees,” which can be imposed bureaucratically (administratively), without congressional approval because it’s “not a tax.” It amazes me how ingenious these con men we have elected are in conning us out of our teeth. (News Max)

I Want Obama to Fail!

The Democrats are very excited over their ability to twist Rush Limbaugh’s statement into something bad. I want him to fail, too! I want him to fail to make this country into a SOCIALIST country, and that’s what success means to him. I want him to fail to raise our taxes unmercifully and spend not only all we have, but all his printing presses can print, as well. If he ever proposes to do something intelligent and wise, I’ll be right with him. But that’s not going to happen. Not with this ignorant S.O.B. (Just common sense)

Typical Obama Lies

He never checks his numbers. He never cares if what he’s telling people is true. He just tells them what he thinks they’ll like, true or not. Then he gets in his limousine and goes somewhere else and tells a different lie, tailored to that audience. An example: “"While campaigning for passage of his economic stimulus plan at the Caterpillar, Inc. plant in East Peoria, Illinois,... President Barack Obama again claimed that ‘if Congress passes our plan, this company will be able to rehire some of the folks who were just laid off.’ But after the President had hopped back in his motorcade, ABC News asked Caterpillar CEO Jim Owens if what the President said was true . His reply, ‘I think realistically no. The truth is we're going to have more layoffs before we start hiring again.’ Owens is not the only one casting doubt on the Obama Administration's audacious job creation numbers. The White House has already retreated from the ‘4 million jobs’ number Obama repeatedly cited in his press conference this Monday and is now claiming the stimulus plan will create or save 3.5 million new jobs. But as the Washington Post details today, most other estimates are far below that number." But Obama hopes (and he's probably right) we will forget he said that and remember the most recent figure, through repetition."Say it over and over and they'll soon believe the lie." so sayeth Hitler's PR man.

No Line-Item Veto

Not with Obama in office and a Democrat majority in congress. Obama has said there will be NO “earmarks” while I’m in office. Yet the very first major bill passed by his Congress and signed into law by him contains THOUSANDS of “earmarks.” Things like refurbishing the DuPont family yacht. This idea will no more be passed into law than will a new “term limits” law. Power-hungry politicians don’t want ANY limits on their power, nor on the amount of time they can wield it. Think: Teddy Kennedy,” who has been re-elected in "knee-jerk" fashion by his ignorant constituents like clockwork every time he came up for re-election, even after he swam away and left his pregnant girlfriend to die. Hugo Chavez, in Argentina, recently won the election trying to put term limits on him. That means he can run again and again until he is “president for life,” as Teddy is “Senator for life.” His will end soon, but that doesn’t make no term limits any more palatable to the American public, even if politicians like it a lot. There needs to be a national initiative system where such votes don’t have to be voted on by current politicians. Such votes are a conflict of interest for them. With such a system, term limits and line-item vetoes could be FORCED on Congress by the PEOPLE, for whom they work. (Just common sense)

Criminals In Charge

Why do we have to listen to such as Barney Frank criticizing “big business,” who did exactly what the government (in a law passed at Barney’s behest) told them to do, loaning money to people who could not, and would not repay it, thus CREATING the “economic crunch?” It really frosts me whenever Barney gets on television and criticizes private enterprise for “bungling” things and “causing” the economic slowdown while OBEYING THE law? Barney Frank and Chris Dodd ought to be in PRISON, not criticizing their betters who did what they did OBEYING Barney’s law. That’s like putting the CRIMINAL in charge of punishing the VICTIM. (Just common sense)

They Want the WORD

Homosexuals are whining in Iowa to be able to use the word “marriage” to describe their “unions. They don’t want to have all the benefits of marriage under some other name. They want the WORD. If they want all the benefits of a marriage contract I have no objection. But call it something else, dammit! I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. Marriage is a union between a man and a WOMAN. This word has no business being used to describe a “union” between two people of the same sex. I have nothing against what people do behind closed doors, but I don’t want them to attempt to teach my children and grandchildren that being gay is ‘natural and normal.” It is NOT. And usurping the use of the word “marriage” is but one step in that direction. (One News Now)

"DO Something About Health Care!"

They use the excuse that “health care prices are too high” as an excuse to put in government-paid and government-controlled health care. The scam is simple: create high prices through excessive government paperwork requirements, which causes health care prices to rise. Then step in and offer to "solve" the problem with MORE government intervention and required paperwork. They screech, “prices are too high!” But the only reason they are is the massive amount of current and past government interference in the medical profession. The paperwork and unnecessary work required to comply with government regulations incessantly drives medical costs sky-high. Then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. But that’s what they’re after. They use those high prices THEY caused to get people’s approval for them to COMPLETELY take over the medical profession. (Just common sense)

Unconstitutional Tax

“ 'If you don’t return it on your own, we will do it for you.' So warned Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) referring to the $165 million in bonuses paid to employees of the (now) 80% taxpayer owned insurance company AIG. And how did Schumer plan to force those employees to give their compensation back? With a specially targeted 91% tax. Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) later upped the bidding to 95% but Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) refused to be out-demagogued and proposed a full 100% tax. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) then demanded that the House Ways and Means Committee draw up legislation by the end of this week." (Heritage Foundation) This is a clearly unconstitutional tax, but congressional liberals don’t care. They’ve been flouting the Constitution since before the ink was dry on its signing, so this is nothing new. (Just common sense)

It's NOT An "Iraq War!"

Iraq is just ONE THEATER in an overall “war against terrorists.” It doesn’t matter what we do in Iraq, that war will go on and on until we’ve killed or crippled enough Islamic terrorists to make it impossible for them to continue to attack us. Afghanistan will be the next “theater” in that war, and I’m sure Iran will come soon after. If the “doves” in our society continue to gripe every time we make a move to win this war and this government LISTENS, we will LOSE that overall war and the Islamic terrorists will be bombing indiscriminately in the U. S., which they have not been able to do up to now because Bush kept them busy in Iraq and Afghanistan. What is it about “self defense” these “doves” don’t understand? These are the same people, no doubt, who think the way to personal self defense is to DISARM yourself while CRIMINALS, who have no problem violating a law that says they can’t be armed, see us as “easy targets.” I’m getting sick and tired of these “doves” running things while making it more dangerous for us to live. If I arm myself to avoid becoming the victim of one of these illegal guns, then I become a criminal who will go to jail if the cops find me armed. That’s a load of bull droppings. (Just common sense)

Zapping Coyotes

Coyotes are becoming a major problem in Colorado lately, coming into settled areas and attacking people and animals. Now they have come out with (“new”) device (which has actually been around for a while, designed to stop human predators) they mistakenly call a “Taser.” “Taser” is a registered trade name for one of the first of its breed, the stun gun. Just the sound scares off some animals (though maybe not human animals). But the “shocker” is that it carries a 150,000 volt bang that will put down the biggest animal, human or coyote. Works on dogs, too, and is a lot better than shooting them, according to the cops. (Just common sense)

Change Its Name

I predicted Obama’s “henchmen” would attempt to silence opposing thought and speech under a different name when Obama claimed he would NOT reinstitute the “fairness doctrine. It has been done with the “Durbin Doctrine”: "During the debate over the unconstitutional bill that would give the District of Columbia a vote in the House of Representatives, Sens. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) each sponsored amendments with major implications for the First Amendment. DeMint’s amendment banned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstituting the Fairness Doctrine which, prior to 1987, was used by the government to stifle free speech on our nation’s airwaves. DeMint’s amendment passed 87-11. Score one for free speech. However, Durbin’s amendment also passed, although by a much narrower 57-41 margin. And what does Durbin’s amendment do? It forces the FCC to 'take actions to encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership and to ensure that broadcast station licenses are used in the public interest.' In other words, Durbin wants to bring the wonders of government enforced affirmative action to our nation’s airwaves. Sen. James Inhofe warns: 'The revocation of broadcaster licenses [under the Durbin Doctrine] is a real possibility, which at the very least will threaten the willingness of broadcasters to appeal to conservative listeners.' ” So, under a DIFFERENT NAME, (and under the radar) they have accomplished the same thing they wanted to do with the “fairness doctrine” by threatening the station licenses of those stations carrying such as Rush Limbaugh, which THEY define as “not in the public interest.” Of course, Rush will spend every dollar he has to fight it. So they’d better get ready for the biggest fight in history. (Heritage Foundation)

"The Only Game In Town?"

Obama says, “The Republicans can block the ‘stimulus plan’ or we can work together for the good of the nation.” I guess he thinks his plan is the ONLY one that will work and to oppose it is somehow “working AGAINST the good of the nation. Moreover, to “work together for the good of the nation” means “knuckling under” to Democrats. I don’t think so! What arrogance! His plans, all of them, are pushing us ever closer to socialism and Republicans oppose (rightly) that. So their opposition is a “good thing.” Take THAT, Obama! (Just common sense)

Those Bonuses EARNED!

Those “nasty bonuses” AIG plans on paying are EARNED bonuses. The Obama crowd says these people “ran the company into the ground” and CREATED the economic problem. Which is a load of brown stuff. It was the Democrats who created the economic crunch with their infamous “Citizen’s Reinvestment Act of 1976” that FORCED lenders to literally GIVE money away by loaning it to people who could not, and would not repay it; a “recipe for disaster” if ever there was one. Those bonuses are written into these people’s CONTRACTS and are paid for PERFORMANCE. If AIG defaults on those contracts, it will be subject to more than being sued. It will LOSE those talented people to other companies and will only have the mediocrities who did not, and cannot earn bonuses left; which will, in time, make AIG a “mediocre company. Obama’s entire system rewards mediocrity and punishes achievement. Not just in AIG, but everywhere. (Just common sense)

Was The Gun Licensed?

A man killed a bunch of people in two different places in Miami, then killed himself. Was his gun licensed? Or was it illegal? Don't ask his victims. They're dead, and so is he. So even in Florida, where it's easy to get a "carry" license, people who want to kill will do so. It was only chance that caused there to be nobody there who had a gun and could stop this crazy man from killing others. If there had been, maybe the death toll would have been lower. (Yahoo News/AP)

When A Tax Cut Isn't

Obama is promising lots of “tax cuts.” But what he calls a “tax cut” usually isn’t. He forgets to mention that most of his “tax cuts” are “targeted” tax cuts. That means if you do what HE tells you to do, you get one. If not, forget it. This is how he intends to “micro-manage” everybody he can. Others he is championing are TEMPORARY cuts. "Heritage [Foundation] experts assert that any realistic, practical plan to prime the economy’s pump must emphasize permanent reductions in income tax rates for individuals and businesses – not, as liberals advocate, one-time or short-term tax rebates and credits combined with upward of $1 trillion in deficit spending. Reducing tax rates on Americans’ income — such as President Bush’s 2003 tax cuts and those championed roughly 20 and 40 years earlier by Presidents Reagan and Kennedy – demonstrably creates incentives to work, innovate and invest. The evidence of history and decades of research bear this out." [Emphasis mine –RT] That's why Bush's $600 to everybody stimulus giveaway didn't work. It was a one-time payment most people used to pay existing bills or put into savings. (Heritage Foundation)

Your Neighbor Wants A New Bathroom

Would you pay for it? If you answered no, you’re wrong. Not if Obama has his way. If his plans come true, you’ll not only be paying for his new bathroom, you’ll be paying some of his mortgage, too. And other things. Soon, the biggest “industry” in this nation will be proving you are “the most needy” when “need” becomes a DEMAND on the earnings of those who earn enough money to pay for their own needs. But who is “going to bat” for them? If this looting of the “producers” of society continues, soon there will be no INCENTIVE to earn for themselves and they will join the line to show how “needy” they are. Sometime after that, there will no longer be any “producers” from whom to loot, and the looters will begin “eating their own.” That means they will go after those they previously looted others to benefit and start taking from THEM. Soon after that, this country will become a “third-world country” with nobody from whom to loot what we will “need.” “Looter nations” today still have the United States from which to loot. When we “go down,” there’ll be nobody left. (Common Sense)

Complicating Things

Nobody in the “financial community” will say so out loud, but the base cause of this “economic meltdown” was that law passed by a Democrat congress and signed by a Democrat president (Jimmy Carter), (the Citizen’s Reinvestment Act of 1976) that FORCED lenders to loan money to people who could not, WOULD not repay it. A law that was reinforced later by Bill Clinton with his “redlining” scam making it an actual CRIME to NOT loan money to deadbeats, most of whom lived in the same areas. They throw around such terms as “toxic mortgages” and "troubled assets" and talk about what they did to stop a meltdown. Nothing worked. But they’re still loaning money to deadbeats. That hasn’t stopped, and THAT’S what has to stop before ANY recovery is possible. Giving TRILLIONS of dollars we don’t have to the lenders to “bail them out” won’t do it, and they are learning that, to their sorrow. Not their sorrow about the “meltdown” continuing, but because they can’t magically come in and stop it with policies that don’t work. They LOVE the power that being able to “dole out” that much money gives them and the “meltdown” allowed the Democrats, who CREATED it, to take over all three houses of government in a “bloodless coup.” But they let it get out of hand, and WE are the ones who will suffer. They get a pay-raise every year, automatically and get to retire with full pay for life. (Just common sense)

They're Losing the "Drug War"

In Mexico, the mayors and chiefs of police are quitting and moving to America in hopes of escaping death threats from drug cartels. It seems like the cops there can’t “get a handle” on the drug trade, largely because they are “riddled” with drug spies who know their every move, mostly before they know it themselves. I think they should create a “super-secret” group, specifically to go out and find the heads of these cartels and execute them on their own ground, and to hell with the law. The law doesn’t seem to be helping the cops, and is more apt to HINDER them, making it impossible for them to do their jobs. I’m sure drug dealers in America are watching this, and you can soon expect to see OUR prosecutors, drug agents, and judges murdered. Some people say “kill squads” are wrong, and I agree with them. Unless a kill squad is the ONLY way to gain control of the situation and save the lives of those engaged in prosecuting the “drug war.” We need to send in someone like Mack Bolan (The Executioner) to kill them. IF we can find someone like him who can stay alive, himself. Meanwhile, cops are becoming criminals, using the "drug war" as an excuse to be able to steal BILLIONS from "average Americans and use it to build up their own budgets. (Just common sense)

Discredited Keynesian Economics

Spending money you don't have doesn't work. even if you're the government and can print as much as you wish. "The Heritage Foundation does not believe in Keynesian economics [Neither do I. -RT]. We do not believe that massive government spending has a ‘multiplier effect’ which turns the initial amount of money spent by the government into an even greater increase in national income. Economic studies of projects claiming to have a ‘multiplier effect’ have shown that the claimed additional economic benefit from government spending simply never materializes. But the White House does believe in Keynesian economics. And President Barack Obama's entire economic plan is grounded in the belief that massive new government spending is the key to economic recovery. So the Washington Post reported Saturday." All massive government spending does is take money from those who EARN it and give it to those who DON'T. (The Heritage Foundation)

"They Didn's Spend Enough!"

Politicians say the reason Keynesian tactics (involving spending money they didn’t have) did not work in the past is because politicians were afraid to spend enough money to allow it to work. But Obama has gaily spent more money than there is, causing the what they call the “first pure Keynsian test.” What will they say when Obama’s plans fail? That is, after they “spin it” in yet another direction to avoid the inevitable discrediting of the theory itself? And it IS going to fail because transferring existing money to new pockets (mostly friends of Obama) will NOT work, while creating NEW wealth (lowering taxes to give INCENTIVE to investors to SPEND their money [THEIR money, not that of others] investing in money-making and jobs-creating projects which will create new wealth and enlarge the tax base, by creating new taxable income). (Common Sense)

"Big Brother" Driver License

In the future, if you have a driver’s license in your pocket, the feds (or anybody else who can afford the scanner) can walk by you in a crowd and read information about you that you never even knew they know without your knowledge. Like the scanners that can scan your wallet to see if you’re carrying enough money to make it worth their while (the cops) to stop you and rob you (“confiscate” your money as “possible drug money”) which can receive information from that little “strip“ buried in every bill, this is based on a “radio chip” embedded in every driver’s license. Demagnetizing it will not help, as it is not based on magnetism as are those ubiquitous black “magnetic strips” in credit cards and your current driver’s license. When this happens, I will be an “unlicensed driver” because I will not carry one. If they don’t like it, they can take it and stick it. (World Net Daily)

Obama; "Champion Tax and Spender"

Bob Bechel, a well known Democrat political adviser, has congratulated Barack Obama for looting the American people of more money than any other politician from either party has ever managed, and in the first three weeks of his administration! I guess that makes Obama a “champion tax & spender” of all time, thus far (That's more than this country has spent since its inception!). It makes you wonder if there will be ANY money left when his term ends. Democrats in the future will be vying to “top him” in how much they can loot this country for in the future and setting new highs. How stupid is this? (Just common sense)

First Up, Barney Frank

“Congressman Barney Frank says he wants some of those responsible for our current financial meltdown to be prosecuted. And we couldn't agree more. First up in the court dock: Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.” (IBD Editorials) Rep. Barney Frank and Chris Dodd were primarily responsible for the creation (during Jimmy Carter’s presidency) and strengthening (during Bill Clinton’s) of the “Citizen’s Reinvestment Act of 1976” that FORCED bankers and lenders to loan money to people they KNEW could never repay it (shades of “Atlas shrugged”) and created Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy up those bad loans to stave off the consequences until they could use them to win an election. It was Barney and Chris who “stood in the door” every time Bush tried (12 times) to do something about it. They keep blaming the lending industry for OBEYING that law while it was THEIR machinations (behind the scenes) that CAUSED the “economic crunch.” So if those responsible for it are prosecuted, Barney and Chris should be “first in line” to be questioned and prosecuted. Unfortunately, they seem to be at the forefront of PROSECUTORS. Go figure. Only in government does the CRIMINAL get to give the VICTIM the "third degree." (IBD Editorials)

Coming Soon to the U. S.

Like a bad movie, the results of socialized medicine in Britain will soon (if it hasn’t already) start killing people. “The gatekeeper for Great Britain's national health care system is denying cancer patients drugs that would extend their lives. Why? Because the medication is considered too expensive.” In a country where they force dangerously ill patients to sit for HOURS in their ambulances because the government has decreed they must be seen within four hours of coming through the doors, dying cancer patients will soon not be able to get medicine that can save their lives because “it is too expensive.” Sounds just like what Obama is suggesting his “health czar” be able to do here when national healthcare becomes a reality here. This means “old folks” who aren’t going to live much longer, anyway can be denied not only medicine to keep them alive, but to alleviate their excruciating pain, as well. And this is what they want for us. I hope I die before that happens. I'm not big on excruciating pain. (IBD Editorials)

"Gun Control" is a CRIME!

“GUN CONTROL” IS A CRIME! It gets people killed. If just ONE person in the path of the “Alabama Killer” had been armed and had the will and training to use his/her gun, Michael McClendon would not have been able to kill as many people in his rampage before he was shot to death. It makes no difference whatever whether or not the gun or guns he was using were legally obtained and legally carried, or were bought out of the trunk of an illegal gun seller in an alley somewhere. Someone bent on killing others doesn’t worry about the “legality” of the guns he has. What makes ANYBODY think a law against carrying or owning a gun will stop, or even slow down a criminal whose life is spent breaking the law, is beyond me. All such laws do is give such people a ready supply of “easy targets.” Even people who are directly threatened have trouble getting guns. I remember two stories of women who, threatened by their spouses, went in two different directions; one applied for a gun permit and was told to wait fifteen days to get it. She was shot to death by her boyfriend the next day. The other woman wasn’t so stupid. She bought an illegal gun and, when her ex-husband tried to kill her, she shot him to death. They tried to charge her with carrying a gun illegally, but the jury wasn’t stupid, either. There was no question about self-defense. In Israel, EVERYBODY carries a gun and my favorite “mind-picture” is of an old Jewish lady standing over a Palestinian terrorist, pumping bullets into his dead body. We need such gun laws” here so more of us can stay alive when crazies start shooting up the landscape. (Yahoo News/AP)

We're LIVING "Atlas Shrugged"

Midas Mulligan (weird name, that, but Ayn Rand was prone to using such names) was the biggest and richest banker in Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged,” the story of “men of the mind” going “on strike” against the looters and moochers who were enslaving them and their inventiveness. They were being PUNISHED for being “achievers.” Mulligan rebelled against them when they demanded he loan money to people who could not repay it and “zeroed out” his businesses, to disappear from sight along with people like John Galt, the inventor of the world’s first real “perpetual motion” machine, who went “on strike” against the looters and moochers, refusing to allow them any longer to take advantage of the products of their minds. We’re LIVING “Atlas Shrugged” today on a much grander scale, with the Democrat Party itself making similar demands, not just on one banker, but on ALL lenders of money. This has caused a major collapse of the economy that has created a “bloodless coup” allowing the Democrats to completely “take over” the federal government and impose their will (which happens to be collectivism, or socialism) on America.

Rep. Paul Ryan, (R-WIS) said this about the Democrat scam as the reason why he gives copies of “Atlas Shrugged” away to his colleagues: “ 'It’s an audacious scheme,’ said Ryan in his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference last week. ‘Set off a series of regulatory blunders and congressional meddling, blame the free market for the financial crisis that follows — then use this excuse to impose a more intrusive state. Sounds like something right out of an Ayn Rand novel.’ ” He’s right. Ayn Rand predicted what’s happening now. That liberals would “go crazy” if they ever gained complete control, and they’re doing just that. They’ve spent more in the first three weeks of Obama’s “rule” than the government spent in all the time since America’s creation! The bankers and lenders are “lining up,” as the employees of the Starnes Company did in “Atlas,” to prove they are “the most needy.” Socialism makes “need” a DEMAND on the earnings of those capable of earning their own way. When it takes over (as it is doing now) many people want “in on the action.” They want others to allow them to live at others’ expense, using “need” as a DEMAND on their earnings. This is what’s at the bottom of our problems; not capitalism, as the socialist Democrats want you to believe. (Washington Independent)

See What He DOES!

Not what he says. Obama “talks a good game,” as did Bill Clinton. But what did Clinton actually ACCOMPLISH? Don’t tell me he balanced the budget. He didn’t. He just “cooked the books” to make it LOOK like he did. He talked about “making life easier” for lots of folks. Translated, that means “taking money from those who are capable of EARNING it and giving it to those who are not, or WILL not earn it. If you are one of the latter, his words might sound good. But if you are one of those who EARNS for him/herself, not so much. Always watch and see what ALL politicians DO; not what they SAY. Politicians will TELL you whatever they think you want to hear. But what they DO is all-important. They can’t falsify that. Clinton's "legacy" is an upturn in oral sex among grade- and high schoolers. They even have a name for it: "What Clinton said." (Just common sense)

"Atlas Shrugged" Sales Rising (Again)

They have begun what I hope is a long-term rise in sales to learn what is behind Obama’s fancy “spending spree.” They want to know what Obama has been working hard to keep them from knowing. People have told them to read this book so they can understand why our president would WANT to destroy our economy. I can reliably predict how people are going to respond to Obama-type swindles by the sales of this book: up or down. One major thing I learned from my second reading of it is this: Why Rockefeller, a man who has more money than he can spend in three lifetimes, would want to push SOCIALISM (collectivism), a system that would take it away from him and redistribute it among other people. The answer is POWER. The power to rule and regulate the lives of others. You don’t have to OWN the money if you, and you alone, decide how it is spent, on whom, and can make that person kowtow to YOU for how it is spent. That’s the one thing he has wished for. He has no more money goals. This book shows you, with an excellent fiction story that illustrates how socialism works, taken to its extremes. (The Economist)

Just Look At Obama's Appointees

If you want to find out who has been ignoring the payment of their taxes and collect a lot of money from tax cheats, just look at Obama’s appointees for high office. SIX of them (so far) have been found to have unpaid taxes. Most of them have “agreed” to pay their back taxes in order to get their new jobs (although one withdrew his name and paid anyway). Most of them “paid up” and got their new jobs anyway; including the one now RUNNING the IRS (who is now “going after” tax cheats. What a laugh! Will he “go after” himself?). To my knowledge, NONE of them have been penalized for not paying their taxes. I wonder how that would go over if it were ME? (Just common sense)

"The Wrong Thing to Do"

Everything Obama is trying to do is “the WRONG thing to do to “solve” out problems. "Another week, another Obama financial crisis ahead, this one on what will the young President's first attempt at a federal budget. The first word out is that he intends upon reining in the deficit largely on the backs of the rich [There aren’t enough rich to solve anything, -RT], on business [Business needs LOWER TAXES to have any money to invest in jobs-creating projects. –RT], and by slashing the military, directly impacting the Afghanistan and Iraq campaigns [Thus crippling our effort to stop Islamic terrorists from killing us. –RT]. This of course is exactly the wrong thing to do, penalizing the very people who would be responsible for bringing the country quickly out of its current recession, and by penalizing the people who are protecting and defending the country." (Hugh Hewitt)

Dickipedia

This is a phony web site imitating Wickipedia whose writer seems to hate Joseph McCarthy with a passion only previously expended on Ronald Reagan and Ann Coulter. What that means to me is that they did something right, and SHE is doing something right. McCarthy, you know, has proven to be mostly RIGHT in just about everything he preached; and Ann is right every time she “puts pen to paper” or fingers to a keyboard. And she IS sexy, too (If that’s a “horse-face,” I may take up horsemanship). With legs like that, she could NOT be “unsexy.” This is a typical liberal way to insult their betters by imitation. Especially since they can’t DO anything original. (DICKIPEDIA)

"Marginalizing" Rush

The Democrats are frightened of Rush Limbaugh. They show it every time they criticize him. If he was not an EFFECTIVE opposition to their plans, they would ignore him. That’s how they handle people like me who are not yet big enough (and may never be) to worry them. That they aren’t aware of the tings I’m saying is not something I believe. They scan EVERY blog out there, looking for things (key words) they can twist into “sedition” or something like that. But they don’t bother until we say or do something that DIRECTLY hurts them in a big way, as Rush does every day. Hugh Hewitt says, "Only the easily confused will fail to understand that every effective spokesman for conservative principles is necessary, and that Rush is the most effective spokesman the right has right now. He is not a "leader" of the party in the way that John Boehner and Mitch McConnell are --designated to negotiate on behalf of their elected colleagues on when and how to work with the new Administration. But he is one of the major voices of the loyal opposition. Long may he prosper." In other words, he INFLUENCES the Repblicans. So they spend a lot of time in an effort to “marginalize” him. When they stop doing that is when I’ll worry a little bit. (Just common sense)

"Obama Love"

What I'm seeing now about Obama is the exact same thing people saw in Germany at the beginning of the rise of Adolph HItler, who was first ELECTED chancellor of Germany, with a popularity beyond belief. The Germans LOVED this man. German women would have loved to go to bed with him (and I'm sure many did). He could do no wrong, and immediately set out to consolidate his power. Soon he was able to round up the Jews and KILL six million of them, just because they were Jews. He killed many more people without significant opposition until he made the mistake of "waking a sleeping giant" and convinced the United States he was a danger, which we crushed. Will we crush Obama when his goals become apparent, even to the most adamant person who "doesn't pay attention to politics?" Maybe. Hopefully. If not, we will soon be a socialist country with Obama as "president for life." I hope I won't live to see that, but my descendants will, and I don't want that. It sickens me to see the way people "fawn" over him. Just as much as it sickened me to see the way the same people hated George Bush with no real reason (not one they could explain, anyway). Bush wasn't perfect, but he was better than any Democrat out there--which is why they hated him. If we don't wake up and see Obama for what he is, or hopes to be, we're going to wake up one day as slaves. (Just common sense)

Denver Zoo Runs on Animal Poop

A little-known source of energy powers a great deal of the Denver Zoo. Animal poop. They run it through their system and burn it to make power. I wonder how much power they use up, running it through their system. Is there a power plusage? Or does it cost more in power to run it through their system than it creates? I don’t know. The television special about it didn’t say. Even when the TV reporter ate some of it (by accident, I hope), they didn’t say. they also didn't say whether or not they used human poop. (KVDR 31, Denver)

Big Mistake

Going after Rush Limbaugh is one of the biggest mistakes the Democrats have ever made. They take him out of context and twist his words gaily, creating a “straw man” they can criticize. But they’re exposing a major weakness in their party. They’re demonstrating that they’re frightened of him because he is EFFECTIVE. So they're trying to "marginalize" him. It's the same reason they’re afraid of Sarah Palin. They’re both UNASHAMED conservatives who aren’t afraid of saying so, nor of saying what they think. They aren’t afraid of the Democrats and “slap them down” every time they open their mouths against them. Targeting them is about as stupid a thing as I’ve seen the Democrats do; and I’ve seen them do LOTS of stupid things. I’d say, “go right ahead, Dems.” Take Rush and Sarah on. That’s if you LIKE “opening a door into your own nose.” Keep it up, and the Republicans will win the next election in a landslide. Then see how many of Obama’s socialistic policies get made into law. (Just common sense)

Nobody's Teaching

"Apparently, nothing irritates public schoolteachers more than being asked to teach. While 80 percent of the employees of private schools are teachers, only half the employees of public schools are. The rest are 'coordinating,' 'facilitating or 'empowering' something or other. The Department of Education alone provides more than 4,000 jobs that haven't the faintest connection with teaching. And now the stimulus bill will double the Education Department's funding (For those of you who went to a public school, that means it will become twice as big)." So look for your local "conditioning mill" to become bigger and do a much better job of conditioning your children to believe that "socialism is good." This is why otherwise good kids" like my nephew think what's going on in Europe is "okay." It’s a real tragedy. (Ann Coulter)

In Less Than 100 Years

America has surpassed countries that have been existence for THOUSANDS of years in all ways that matter. Why is this? Capitalism vs. collectivism and/or authoritarian government. Freedom vs. government control of everything. It is a “profit-making” way of life that instills INCENTIVE into each of us to better ourselves, rather than sit back and wait for the government to do it for us. Don’t believe it? Look at the rest of those countries that haven’t been able to match us and see what kind of government they have. Every single one will have been RULED by an “all-powerful” government either under socialism or some other form of it under a different name (such as Nazism, communism, and the like). The Chinese dynasties that ruled for thousands of years fell easily to communism and I predict that capitalism will “bring them down” before long. Not from without, but from within. Already their control is waning as they “allow” a certain amount of capitalism within their country while engaging in pure capitalism as they make products (using slave labor, for cheap) and undersell the rest of the world, making it economically unfeasible to make similar products at home. This will slowly make of them a capitalist nation, masquerading as a communist nation. It is CAPITALISM and PROFIT that makes this world run, after America discovered it. It is CAPITALISM that allows America to make so much they can GIVE some of it to other countries to prop them up, while those other countries CLAIM to be “making it on their own.” They call it “foreign aid,” but I call it “welfare.” Remember this in 100 years, when there isn’t a collectivist left to dispute it. Oh; I forgot. In 100 years we’ll all be dead and nobody will even remember what collectivism WAS. It can only survive when propped up by lies, and sooner or later people begin to see through the lies. (Just common sense)

Newspapers Folding All Over

They want us to believe it’s because of the “economic slowdown,” but it’s not. Not entirely, anyway. Last week the “Rocky Mountain News” (A hundred year old newspaper) went out of business in Denver, Colorado. Soon the Seattle Post-Intelligencer” (where did they GET that name) will likewise fold. The venerable “New York Times” is going down that same road, as are other newspapers all over the country. One cause of the failure of newspapers all over is the liberal drivel they’ve been spouting for too many years. People are just getting tired of it. Of late, I’ve only been buying the “Rocky” for the comic pages. I haven’t read a word otherwise for years--and I don’t even buy the Denver Post, except for the Sunday edition which contains the TV listings. I throw the rest away unread. I get my news from sources on the Internet that I trust (including blogs). They’re “out of touch” with American values, and have been for some time. But another cause is that they are the “buggy whip makers” who went out of business after the invention of the automobile and more of them are going to fold in the future as people begin to depend on more than the “printed word” for their news. Some people say they just don’t “feel right” looking at a computer screen instead of reading something they can hold in their hand. I’m sure there were people back then who would rather hold a whip in their hand instead of pushing a gas pedal. They were just as “behind the times.” (Just common sense)

"Health Safety Net" (Code) for Jobless

That’s Obama’s “new” idea. What a great thing! Paying for people’s medical problems when they’re unemployed! The only problem is, SOMEBODY has to pay for it, and it won’t be Obama. It is their last employer (and ALL employers) who will be FORCED to pay for it. Liberals say this health care is a “right.” But it cannot be a right if to get it someone else must be made to pay for it. That’s the problem with ALL their ideas. They “sound good” until you ask “who pays for it?” The answer is always “the rich.” Which also sounds good until you ask them to “define rich.” Currently the definition is anyone making more than $175,000 a year (predictably ignoring how much is COST those people to earn that much and to live). “The Rich” is CODE, meaning “the achievers” of society who, according to liberals, must be made to “PAY” for their achievement. (Yahoo News/AP)

Paul Harvey is Dead

I just heard it announced on Fox. I have been a steady listener to Paul Harvey for more years than I like to admit. I was afraid of this when I heard of the death of his life-long companion, his wife, “Angel.” As often happens in such a wonderful marriage, when one goes, soon goes the other. I was listening to him the day I wrote my very first article for “Timely Tips Magazine,” a three-part report called, “YOU Are YOUR OWN Opportunity.” That’s the problem with getting old. All your heroes die before you do. Earl Nightingale was another of my heroes and he died years ago. I still live by the principles he taught me, and always will. Another is Ayn Rand, with whose premises I did not always agree, but whose philosophy of “Objectivism” probably affected my life more than any other. I’ll miss them all. But there will never be another Paul Harvey. (Fox News)