Go get im' Nancy! ..... Go, Go, Go.

About a month ago White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, speculated on the performance of Democrats in the upcoming midterm congressional elections. He didn't think they would do well.

Immediately after wards speaker of the house, Nancy "Swamp" Pelosi lashed out at and ridiculed Gibbs calling him politically inept and stupid since his remarks in her view compromised her ability to fleece, err, "raise" more money for DNC election coffers.
Yesterday in an interview, Obama echoed Gibbs' sentiments, "if (the midterm elections) are a referendum of people being satisfied with the economy, then we're (Democrats) not going to do well.".

A collective and furious groan went up from all of the Democrats who were compromised by the Obama /Pelosi legislative agenda and whose prospects for re-election are now in jeopardy.

How many buses does Obama have at his disposal ?

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise ... Iran Has More Nuclear Material Than Thought

The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) announced that Iran's unstable and extremist leader, Ahmadinejad has his hands on more nuclear material for atomic weapons than was at first thought ... or, read that as .... the US government was ever willing to disclose.

They also announced that since 2004 Iran has been aggressively working on a continuous program to place a nuclear payload on a missile. Again, official pablum spoon served to the public assured us that was not the case.
The IAEA report came to several conclusions including: Obama's pursuit of sanctions against Iran have and continue to fail to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapons capability and the IAEA is no longer capable of detecting military aspects of Iran's nuclear programs.

Hopefully, Israel's intelligence community is either 1) smarter and better informed than our own and 2) not handicapped by deceiving politicians, and 3) unwilling to rely on US provided intelligence assessments.

Iran, knowing full well that the only response likely from a weak Obama is more "pretty speeches", in this prediction can be counted upon when in possession of a fully operational nuclear device and missile platform to deliver it, to either a) annex territory from Iraq uncontested and or, b) use it against Israel to make good on its threat to wipe that nation off the face of the earth.

In 2012 They'll Throw Him Under The Bus ... One Term Obama

You can pretty much forget about whether the majority of Americans care one way or the other about the philosophical and ideological debates, gyrations and contortions of the right and the left. What they care about most, all other things equal, and certainly at election time during periods of economic distress is "how fast money is either flowing into or out of my pocketbook!".

And witnessing the steady erosion of Obama's and The Party of Dopes popularity it's pretty clear most Americans now firmly believe it's the latter injury. They are fed up with the irresponsible handling of the nation's treasury by the present Washington leadership. They are now convinced after nearly 2 years, Obama and company sold them a bill of goods and failed miserably at delivering the same.

The general perception is if Obama doesn't "get it" with respect to their economic plight then he must not really care or give a damn about them - either way, political poison for Obama and the Democrats in the upcoming mid-term congressional elections this November.

What Obama has vaguely come to understand is he's now very vulnerable of becoming the dreaded one term president - a legacy of personal irrelevance - and summarily pushed out of office for it. So much so a concern for his handlers, they've tried to enlist the service of Obama's enemy during the 2008 presidential election, former president Bill Clinton. Ironic, since after Obama played the race card and insinuated that Clinton was a racist during the nominations, Clinton has seethed with vitriol. Insiders reported that when it came to support for Obama during the election Obama could "kiss his (Clinton's) ass.".

Clinton, whose popularity with the American electorate far exceeds Obama's has unique leverage presently. Obama's asked him to campaign for vulnerable Democrats and should Clinton be successful those same Democrats will be beholding to him not Obama, who's put them in jeopardy.

And as part of his stumping Clinton is reminding everyone that Obama himself pointed out during the campaign "if you don't like my policies, don't elect me to a second term". Ah, truer and more prescient words were never spoken!!!

And if Obama or his handlers object publicly, Clinton's defense is exquisite, "Hey, He SAID it first.".

But there are other signs that Clinton, who's far more astute than Obama, has recognized an opportunity to exploit which Obama has failed so far to comprehend. There is open speculation that the Clintons - Bill and Hillary - are actively posturing now for when the time comes to nominate a presidential candidate within the next 2 years that the DNC will grasp Obama can't win a second term. If the Democrats are to retain the White House better to toss Obama under the bus and run Hillary for president instead.

Bill Clinton understands that revenge, especially in politics, is a dish best supped cold!

Pulling the bus out of the terminal is Lynn Forrester de Rothschild, formerly a top Democratic fund raiser, who as recently as last week made it known publicly she won't do any fund raising for Obama in the future. Asked whether she thought Hillary would become the vice presidential candidate replacing Biden she brushed the inquiry aside as speculation - better not to dwell on THAT thought when your eye is on the top slot. A close personal friend of Hillary's, she made no commitments to NOT raise money for Hillary if Hillary should be the presidential candidate of the DNC.

Indeed Rothschild launched into an acerbic attack on what she described as the elitist Obama. Rothschild charged that he "is divisive" as a leader; and mocks those in disagreement with him. He is so critical of those who disagree, that you are either, "stupid, racist, or not qualified to be in the debate.".

Mutiny in the ranks?

The day after Obama announced his new $50 billion stimulus initiative, Hillary points out that America's high and ever increasing debt represents national security issues for the country: first, she says, "it undermines our capacity to act" in our national interests and secondly, it broadcasts a message of weakness to our enemies and allies.

Translation: "My boss, Obama, doesn't know what the hell he's doing!"

Still unconvinced? Well then, last but not least adding fuel to the fires of speculation is that tell all, always infallible indicator - Hillary has changed her hairstyle!

Or, is it just possible that Bill's planning on screwing Hillary one more time for old time's sake, and calculating a trajectory for his own third term? Nah, no way the thought ever crossed his mind ... or,?

And Obama said "Let's Be More Like France".....

Yesterday, union demonstrations across the whole of France brought that entire nation to a virtual standstill.

What were they protesting? Their President, Sarkozy wants to move the retirement age from 60 to 62

The same unions are calling for another country wide strike on Sept. 23rd..

 

 2012 Presidential Elections .... 10 Lessons Learned.

Obama, the Art of the Lie .... All Comfy and Cozy at the Inaugural While Staten Island Freezes !

Obama, The Sharpest Pencil In The Box, He Ain't ....Part 2

If asked to rank the terrorist attacks on 9.11.2001 in severity most Americans could probably quickly come to agreement the Pennsylvania crash site was 3rd, The Pentagon 2nd, and the World Trade Center towers the most disastrous of the three.

As a consequence it doesn't require a degree in rocket science to come up with any insight as to which of the 3 memorial services probably has the most importance, at least superficially, to most Americans.

Obama, with the full prowess of his mighty intellect on display and bolstered by his keen insight of what's important to the American public, has decided for the 2nd year in a row NOT to attend the ground zero memorial service in NYC. Yep, apparently this year's lame excuse is the man's running scared of the ground zero mosque protesters or maybe it's just an expedient and what ultimately will prove to be another foolish political decision on his part.

JACKASS !

CAUTION .... Obama, Student Driver Ahead!

Obama's terribly fond of using an automobile as a metaphor for his notions about how the economy took a nosedive and who bears responsibility. He sees himself as the driver behind the wheel pulling the economy out of the ditch. And he's not planning on giving the keys back to the GOP either, Thank You!

Unfortunately for the rest of us, Obama, who only has his learner's permit, doesn't begin to comprehend he's got the gears stuck in neutral and that he's just spinning the wheels, making a lot of smoke and noise, AND the economy's still stuck in the ditch!

And what the hell is a student driver doing in charge of the keys for the family car in the first place ?

Obama and The Party of Dopes … at it again with your money!

Obama, on Monday, proposed a brand new stimulus package of $50 billion in new spending on infrastructure improvement and business tax breaks. The spending, he says, will be substantially “front loaded” to immediately speed on the recovery process and create jobs – this little maneuver comes since early critics say that the program spread out over 6 years can hardly be called “immediate” in its effect! The GOP says use the unspent money from the earlier $826 billion Stimulus bill instead.

Others see this as just another Obama political payoff as most construction industries are dominated by unions.

Many question what “front loading” really means for any recovery – in the case of tax benefits due to accelerated depreciation it would be instructive to note that most businesses presently need “top” line revenues to take advantage of “bottom” line tax credits.

Obama proposes that through 2011 businesses can fully depreciate expenses for new equipment rather than spread it out over several years. That way he promises that companies that need more cash because of the economic downturn will have some and other larger companies that don’t need cash will have the incentive to “spend” the cash they do have to gain the advantage of the tax credits. And, voila – more demand, more jobs, the economy corrects and, oh joy, everyone’s happy!

Unfortunately there’s a lot of reality standing in the way of the Obama economic fantasy.

First, accelerated depreciation to the tune of 50% ALREADY exists in the so-called Obama/Pelosi $826 billion Stimulus that was previously passed – it’s called Section 179 bonus drepreciation writedown – and NOBODY’s taking advantage of it.

So the Obama thinking is “Well, then let’s DOUBLE it to 100%, surely it will work then!”

Really ? Of Course ...Twice as much unfocused thinking is always better!

For most businesses the advantage of tax credits is to offset higher taxes that would otherwise be due on and further reduce profits – but if you don’t have the revenues to generate profits to be protected from taxes by tax credits it hardly makes any sense to spend MORE money on new equipment and further reduce those profits to get the tax credits you can’t use anyway – in other words you can’t take advantage of tax credits if you can’t produce sufficient profits in the first place!

But as with most things promoted by our Government there are also strings attached to a 100 % write down for depreciation – whatever you write off now you can’t write off in future years when taxes and regulatory compliance costs MAY be higher – any bets of that likelihood with this Administration ? So do you gain a short term advantage and a longer term disadvantage? A question most companies will ask in order to decide on any presumed economic advantage in rushing out as Obama expects to purchase new equipment.

As a businessman why would you, for example, take on more debt or reduce your cash in the prevailing economic uncertainty to buy new equipment and increase capacity that you don’t need if there’s no increased or very little demand for your goods and services?

Well, one reason would be that you expect that demand will improve in the near future – but that’s hardly the situation or sentiment now.

Instead corporations are conserving cash - estimates put non-financial corporations having accumulated nearly $2 trillion and being kept liquid - chiefly because of the uncertainty about future costs coming out of Washington's zealousness for regulation and taxes. At the same time those companies also presently have about $8 trillion in liabilities - very few of them can afford to see their revenue streams compromised any further by worsening unemployment levels with a consequential drop in demand for their goods and services.

Meanwhile Obama continually fails to understand that an important part of “demand” and the vitality of the economy is psychological for consumers and buyers – “I’ll take a chance now, because I think it’ll be better in the future”, or “I want that because I believe my ability to pay for it in the future is not compromised.”

The most immediate thing this Administration could do now for American business in restoring the economy and jobs is to end the uncertainty that hangs over the nation’s businesses about what their costs will be like in the future because of Obama’s agenda for taxes, regulatory compliance, and socialism.

And the most effective and immediate way to stimulate aggregate demand is to do what the Republicans have already said to do and Obama stubbornly refuses to accept – cut employer and employee payroll taxes - to put more money in the hands of American workers and employers.

But Obama, the socialist ideologue, steadfastly continues to punish American families, workers and businesses by wasting opportunities and taxpayer dollars with ineffective solutions for jobs and economic recovery.

But then, really what else could you expect from “The Party of Dopes”?

Cause and Effect ....

If the Republicans are "The Party of Nopes", it's because the Democrats are "The Party of Dopes".

What would a rally of 500,000 liberals look like? ….

This past weekend Glenn Beck organized a non-political and spiritual rally in Washington DC. Based upon some estimates, 500,000 people decided to attend the event which had as its theme, “Restoring Honor in America”.

Alarmist warnings by liberal and leftist commentators claimed that attendees were racially motivated bigots and represented no less than a seething pit of hatred and potential violence.

They predicted all hell would break loose since the rally was being held on the same day as another celebrating Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement.

Topics which incidentally were part of the program and embraced by the Beck audience.

Interestingly, there were no arrests, no confrontations and attendees were well behaved. Park Service personnel, expecting a large amount of trash as is usually the case for public turnouts of this magnitude, were surprised the Mall was left as clean at the end of the rally as it had been before.

So in contrast, what would a rally of 500,000 people representing historically left leaning organizations look like?

Would a smoldering battle zone emerge afterwards; something akin to the LA riots of past, with embattled police cordons, and roving mobs of disorderly, violent and looting protestors. Or, would they be as civil and as orderly as the Beck rally?

Well, there may be a chance to find out … On October 2nd the AFL CIO is calling upon its member chapters and affiliated organizations, to stage a counter political rally and march on Washington DC as a protest against Congress and the Administration regarding the economic recovery, peace and justice.

One group, Workers Emergency Recovery Campaign pleads, “We are asking you, our readers and supporters, to get your unions, state labor federations, regional central labor councils, civil rights organizations, antiwar coalitions, and community groups to endorse these demonstrations and to help build them, especially if you are located in the general vicinity of either event.”

Asserting further, the group’s co-conveners, Bill Leumer and Alan Benjamin wrote, “Politicians act in their own self-interest. But often their self-interest lies in responding positively to whichever sector of the population is exerting the most pressure on them….. Such demonstrations have succeeded in bringing down governments.”

Apparently an entirely different emphasis geared toward political confrontation than Beck’s spiritual one of hope, faith and charity!

Can the liberals muster the self discipline to the standard set by the Beck rally attendees? Well, we'll see soon enough.

The Party of "Dopes" ...

The Party of "Dopes" - Tax and Spend Democrats

Obama, The Sharpest Pencil In The Box, He Ain't ...

By now it's pretty obvious to most of those who had hoped and counted upon Barack Obama being a moderate and pragmatic leader who would heal divisions in America, is merely another in a long line of deceiving and disappointing politicians - a poseur .

It's also painfully obvious that his only skill set is that of a campaigner and author of "pretty speeches". We were assured by his campaign machine that he possessed keen insight, intellect and political acumen. Yet, it's clear he lacks the organizational and administrative abilities necessary to effectively prioritize, delegate, manage and follow through on the nation's business and vital interests.

Obama is a far left liberal ideologue trying to force a country of right of center moderate conservatives to go where they do not want to go.

Senatorial hopeful from Alaska, Joe Miller summarizes it this way, "Obama is bad for America."

Can there be any good outcome?

Thank God For The Party Of "Nope"....

Tax and Spend Democrats, or, The Party of "Dopes" got a surprise this morning with the revelation that Obama's chief spokesperson for his economic council, Christine Romer has determined that there is no "magic fix" for the economy. But rather, effective stimulation of the economy will now require the production of sufficient aggregate demand through both spending and less taxation.

Well, Romer's finally got half of it right now. But imagine the consternation of the Democrats when they learned of becoming the Party of "Tax LESS and Spend". Sounds suspiciously like a bunch of Liberal Republicans!

Romer's announcement comes on the heels of an exhortation by the White House to Congress to do something ... anything ... immediately to stem the tide of bad economic news, "C'mon guys, give us Democrats some political cover so we can maneuver for the November elections.".

Romer didn't specify which part, Tax Less, or Spend, needed to be emphasized the most. But all of this flies in the face of her's, Obama's and the Democrat's advance rhetoric for passage of the unprecedented and unfunded Stimulus, or "Spendulus" Bill. It bears repeating here - we were told by these folks that the gargantuan $826 billion spending spree was the magic necessary to right the economy and restore jobs. Only the spending bill could do it - there was an outright rejection of less taxation or even a passing thought about exploding deficits and their consequences.

To the contrary on a regular basis economics wizard, VP, Joe Biden enthusiastically points to the incredible and remarkable success of the bill despite the fact that 14.6 million Americans remain out of work and the unemployment rate has barely moved off the 10% rate that existed prior to its passage. Hey Buddy, got a job, yet? No? Well don't sweat it, smokin' Joe says everything's fine.".

Meanwhile, Obama flits back and forth indecisively and can't seem to make up his mind about what IS the first priority of his Administration - Health Care Reform, wait no, it's Cap & Trade, uhh no, the war in Iraq, nope on Tuesday it's finally the Economy, but that was yesterday too, today, well, it's the Peace between Israel and Palestine. 

Here's something to help you focus Obama - "GET ME A JOB !"

You may recall that before Stimulus passage Republicans argued for Employer payroll tax cuts. They said it would provide incentives to keep people employed and create new job hires. They also wanted Employee payroll taxes cut so that paychecks were larger and workers could pay their bills and spend the money sustaining and creating jobs through consumer demand. These steps, Republicans said would be more efficient and immediately more productive than a Stimulus bill phased in over 3 years.

Obama's response, "we don't need to return to the failed policies of the past", and the Republicans, "don't offer any new ideas, they're the Party of "Nope".

Now though having foolishly squandered our treasury on such "worthy job creating" projects as new habitat for San Francisco Bay area rodents, international ant research, voter opinions, road signage announcing the stimulus, interstate highway overpasses for turtles, contraceptives and a home range for wild mustangs and thousands of other languishing liberal wish list projects, it appears that those "miserable failed policies of the past", eg. less taxes, might have been a more effective means of restoring the economy and jobs all along. Golly Gee, imagine that!

And it begs the question; when there was such a clear choice; put the money directly into the paychecks of American workers or piss it away on a washtub full of unfulfilled liberal dreams and schemes why did Obama and Pelosi not choose to help American workers directly? What is it that they don't trust about Mr. and Mrs. and Ms. America keeping more of their earnings immediately?

Could it possibly be Obama and Pelosi understand that the average person having more money in a paycheck from smaller payroll taxes might come to the realization that the US government doesn't need to have its hands so deeply in American pockets after all? And with that revelation, the American taxpayer may not want to ever re-start giving it back when the economy turns around.

My God, what a radical thought - smaller government simply because the US government has to do what every American family already does - learn to do more with less.

Obama, the Art of the Lie .... All Comfy and Cozy at the Inaugural While Staten Island Freezes !  
2012 Presidential Elections .... 10 Lessons Learned.  
What Harry Reid Thinks of Americans …. You Stink!  
Obama, the Art of the Lie .... not one dime!  
Ayn Rand Lives On (still) ....Obama /jarrett Ineptocracy  
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid - nitwit extraordinaire  
Nancy Pelosi .... You can't fix stupid !  
Obama, naked and alone ... during the debate  
What Abraham Lincoln Understood .... Leadership 
What Abraham Lincoln Understood .... Constitutionality  
If you have your health .... You have everything !  

Hillary Clinton ... "I Consider Myself A Progressive Democrat"

Hillary Clinton, on behalf of the Obama Administration, presented the first ever report on Human Rights violations in the United States to the United Nation's Human Rights Council detailing the violations in the US that the Obama Administration believes are worthy of reporting to that body at large for comment and recommendations.

These included Arizona's recently passed Immigration bill which mirrors US Federal Law, high unemployment rates, hate crimes, poverty, poor housing, lack of access to health care, and discriminatory hiring practices affecting Blacks, Latinos, Muslims, South Asians, Native Americans, and homosexuals and included sexual assaults in US prisons and detention of suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay.

Apparently America's shortcomings, these so-called "atrocities", have been elevated by Clinton and Obama to the same status of murderous acts of torture and genocide, due to ethnic and religious discrimination and persecution, found elsewhere in the world and routinely reported to the same council.

In this litany of apologetic soul searching, what was conspicuously absent were the citations of incidents of violence against Tea Party participants, voter intimidation by the New Black Panther Party and fraud committed by ACORN.

Gee, how could any of those have possibly ever been overlooked ?

America .... The Four G's

"God, Guns, Guts, and Good Business - built this country!" - S. Luhrs, 1976

Principle #5 .....

"There is never enough time in the day to do all that you could possibly accomplish with respect to the first 4 Principles -be thankful for tomorrow's opportunities." - S. Luhrs 1986

Principle #4 .....

"Nothing of lasting value was ever created until it was actually paid for - whether in blood, sweat, tears or money." - S. Luhrs, 1986

Principle #3 .....

Treat all of your constituencies - shareholders, customers, employees/retirees, vendors, and community - as you would want to be treated yourself. -"The Golden Rule", - Jesus Christ, 33 BCE

Principle #2 ......

"Without compromising quality, the lowest unit cost producer has all of the competitive advantages" - S. Luhrs, 1985

Principle #1 ......

"Good customers are hard to find but usually easy to keep as long as you do your part" - H.E. Luhrs, 1935

Value ....... or, buyer's remorse ?

Bush's Iraq War ------------------ $702 billion *

Obama/Pelosi's Stimulus ----- $826 billion **

* US Dead 4,400 casualties 62,000, equals devastated American families
** US unemployed 14.6 million, equals devastated American families

Ah, yes ... the value we get from our politicians !

Shimmy .... On

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"Egyptian figure eight", "shoulder shimmy", "hip-bounce", "Maya hips", "hip-piston", "hip pop", "1,2,3 hop", "snake arms", "cut-turn", "Sa'idi turn", "'hip-rotation", "tremor figure-eight", "grapevine", traveling step, "falling leaves", "head-slides", "hip-down Ronde de Jambe", "hip-circle", "step/touch/step", "Turkish bump", "chest-circle", "liquid-arms", "three-step turn", "Gawazzi step", "cabaret shimmy", "side-step arm-sweep", "chest camel", "hip circles", "Turkish figure-eight", "belly-rolls", and "Zaar-head"... I don't really know anything about the art form, but I do know it looks good.

compassionate conservatism ....

Compassionate conservatism is doing those things the heart tells you are right and need to be done, by using your head to do them in the very best way possible.

It is not about throwing big money or big government at the problem in hopes of finding solutions.

The most enduring, effective and satisfying solutions are achieved with scarce resources and an abundance of passion, innovation and initiative. - S. Luhrs, 1991

subtlety ....

Subtlety, a flawed form of communication, is entirely dependent for efficiency upon the intellect of the participants. - S. Luhrs 1991

Well, Damn It, Here We Go Again …..

Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke announced at a conference this morning in Jackson Hole, Wyoming that the Fed through the FOMC ( Federal Open Market Committee) stood ready to resume the purchase of long term US debt in the event they determined that the economy was likely to continue to worsen, prompted apparently by the report that 2nd quarter GDP grew only by 1.6%. The figure was revised down from 2.4 percent. Though low, the figure still came in higher than earlier government estimates and caused a temporary sigh of relief on the part of Bernanke. One more bullet dodged.

Three things about this announcement.

First you may recall the numerous earlier announcements last year and this year by the Fed about the positive progression of the economic recovery. Now comes the warning of a pending reversal and a tactical plan to hopefully deal with it should it occur. This, despite a gushing assertion and assessment by the administration’s chief go-go cheerleader and resident economics wizard, Vice President Joe Biden. Biden earlier this week raved about all the wonderful effects that the Administration’s unfunded stimulus spending has achieved for the country’s economy and the direction in which it’s headed due to jobs creation. Really Joe? Unlike you, most everyone else has concluded that every indicator's going in the wrong direction - not the right one!

The last time the Fed employed this tactic was through “quantitative easing”. That terribly cerebral sounding phrase which simply means the printing of new, completely worthless paper money to purchase American debt. Then through the magic of the Fed, like the transmutation of base lead into precious gold by alchemists of old, the debt becomes, get ready for it, an “asset”. The last time the printing presses were cranked up the Fed caused something shy of 2 trillion new worthless dollars to be added to the money supply. This time Bernanke says when the switch is flipped on we’re going for “trillions” dollars more. And why should we care? Because at the very least the printing of “de novo” money or worthless dollars is a dilution event that risks the devaluation of the rest of the money supply which includes your savings and paycheck.

The third aspect is that a weak kneed Bernanke commented, “Central bankers alone cannot solve the world’s economic problems,” . Fed speak for the world’s politicians, especially those of the United States, “you can’t keep increasing debt and deficits through reckless unfunded spending and expect us to manage it for a desirable outcome”. Ironic, since the Fed’s very use of “quantitative easing” to bail out politician’s irresponsible behavior only enables and encourages Obama and the US Congress into further irresponsible spending.

Ok, So He Isn't Right All TheTime ...

Last evening on the TV show, Stossel, guest Glenn Beck suggested that the United States would perhaps be better off “privatizing” the military. “I’m just saying maybe we should think about it.”. No, I don’t think that's what you meant. Based on your comments I believe it’s already a foregone conclusion for you.

Ok. Glenn let’s get this right – you believe American soldiers will be equally willing to fight and die for the “company” as they would be in defending their country, meaning the rest of us,.

Yeah, sign me up for a tour of that duty! I wanna’ fight for the Board of Directors.

C’mon Beck, you seriously want us to put our faith and trust into some corporate CEO to defend and preserve our values? Get real.

We owe you a huge debt of gratitude for carrying the fight to and about Washington insiders, bureaucrats and politicians who erode and threaten our freedoms but you are wrong to dismiss the value and importance of the US military to this country by re-assigning its role to some private enterprise. And this evening you probably just lost the support of a hell of a lot of Americans who see that value much differently than you and as other libertarians do.

Before there was a Constitution, before there was a Bill of Rights, even before there was a Declaration of Independence there was a continental army fighting, bleeding and dying for Americans and American freedoms.

You spoke about trust and questioned whether American civilians could rely upon the institution to eliminate waste and inefficiency (probably not from within) and questioned whether or not that much military power and force should be in the hands of a CEO but concluded it wasn’t really problematic because it’s already at the disposal of a President after all.

An argument which conveniently disregards the scale of American representation and the potential for abuse by a much smaller body of self interested and vested individuals. A CEO is elected by a corporation’s shareholders generally through their representatives, the Board of Directors and as you’ll perhaps recall a President is determined by a nationwide electorate through their electoral representatives – just slightly more people involved in the process you know than your typical corporate board.

I know, I know it’s such a pesky little detail – who a national military force is accountable through – a corporate CEO or a civilian President –

In the case of Obama I’d acknowledge that the American electorate failed miserably.

Could an insane or rogue or politically desperate President misuse that power again directly against American citizens so broadly to institute a despotic regime – I seriously doubt the military as individuals would ultimately permit it. There are those perennial reports that keeping popping up which frustrate the hell out of Washington politicians because the US military doubts that American soldiers in large numbers would train their weapons and use them against American civilians. There’s obviously a much different mindset throughout the country now since the time of Kent State – that generation of young adults is now in their 50’s and 60’s and I seriously doubt they’d tolerate blood in the streets again.

I think the culture and traditions and honor of the US military stands as the very last safeguard for a Congress and Press which failed and continues to fail to do their respective jobs.

Can you seriously say that a corporation and its CEO would be as stalwart?

Private industry can produce the technology and weapons of war but can not be counted upon to produce the soldiers with the spirit and will and desire to fight for freedom. In America it appears only the shared experiences of legacies, families and communities can do it. That transcends just doing a job and drawing a paycheck.

Wait a minute you’re right, I’m wrong! They will fight for a sufficiently large paycheck – and they’re called mercenaries. And none of us should ever doubt or ever suspect their loyalties for a single minute if they should ever make up the ENTIRE military force of the country, should we?

Ok in fairness to you, you backpedaled and said you wanted a “volunteer” army, not draftees or “grotesque” mercenaries. But employees don’t “volunteer” do they? They’re “assigned” or in essence, drafted. Gee, that would make them the draftees you don’t trust, wouldn’t it? Uh, oh, as paid soldiers of a corporate enterprise they’re also your detested and grotesque mercenaries as well.

Nor can private industry be counted upon to sufficiently align its interests with those of Americans in general – businesses do not operate as democracies (or even your beloved republics!) - and too often, I’m ashamed to say, my brethren have been shown to be more interested in their own agendas for power and the aggrandizement of their egos than they are in good corporate governance for the benefit and interests of their constituencies – shareholders, customers, employees, vendors and community. Here’s a revelation - corporate stewardship often isn’t.

So despite the waste and inefficiency and other regrettable transgressions of our military, I remain, as are many other Americans, vastly more inclined than apparently you are to trust the institution and its culture to reinforce and protect our American values than to put our faith in the agenda of some power tripping corporate CEO.

Corporations do not have the internal traditions and cultural equivalent to a military code of conduct. Employees do not nor have that mechanism to challenge the CEO’s directives, and all too often the shareholders lack effective means to override a board of directors that frequently acquiesces to the CEO – invariably by the time they do act because of misdeeds, the situation is so bad the proverbial crap has inescapably hit the fan and the shareholders.

You want less waste and inefficiency and more bang for your buck and less politics in the military? That’s laudable, but then reform them not replace them. And start by staying focused on the real source of the problem; cleaning up and clearing out the Congress, their insider and vested interests and enabling bureaucrats.

From time to time Beck you lose focus and say some idiotic, half witted and contradictory things, especially when you “wing it” and ad lib – but this time I’m sorry to say your sincerity about privatizing the military was over the top for foolishness.

Even so, it would be a tremendously good thing if this weekend your Washington rally on the restoration of honor throughout the rest of America takes root.

Give Me My $1000 Stossel ….

Last evening on his show John Stossel in touting his libertarian views offered the following challenge that he would pay $1000 to anyone who could show that the US “government does anything better than the private sector.”

Ok, Stossel, I’m game…The United States government is clearly and far better than private industry in generating waste and inefficiency.

GIVE ME MY MONEY !

Weiner Schnitzeled … Anthony’s At It Again

Interviewed this morning on Morning Joe, US Rep Anthony Weiner continued to try and provide cover for an undeserving House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi when interviewer Joe Scarborough charged that Pelosi’s manipulation requiring a 2/3rds majority on a recently failed bill to provide medical benefits to 911 responders, actually scuttled passage.

Most of the panel observed contentiousness among democrats – specifically competing interests on the part of Blue Dog Democrats and the Mexican American Caucus of the Democratic Party, each vowing to pull their support ahead of the vote – that it was not the Republicans who were at fault since the Democrats, who control the Congress, if they had their own party in order could have easily passed the legislation.

But Weiner was having none of it and continued to defend an arcane explanation of Democratic strategy to win passage with a 2/3rds majority requirement and fault the Republicans instead.

Weiner tried to dismiss the notion raised by Luke Russert that members of Weiner’s own party didn’t want a tough vote on ancillary immigration issues in the bill and have to “walk the plank” for Pelosi on immigration reform ahead of the upcoming mid-term congressional races.

Finally an exasperated Weiner said that Americans just want “an up and down” vote to which Scarborough responded, “then Pelosi should have given it to them”., which was the crux of the entire argument Weiner was trying to avoid all along.

Coincidentally for Weiner, US Rep King, a Republican antagonist to Weiner and who was one of 12 Republicans who crossed party lines to vote in support of the bill, has aligned himself with a major NY Democratic Party backer, Robert Zimmerman.

Zimmerman, issued a joint statement with King yesterday, directed at Weiner among others, calling on the House to ditch the political posturing on the bill and secure its passage.

In response an angry and fuming Weiner postured to have Zimmerman thrown off the Democratic National Committee, and only backed down after other members of his party said it was a really, really bad idea.

Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorses the construction of an extremely controversial mosque very near ground zero of the Twin Towers 911 disaster. Bloomberg’s position is extremely unpopular with 53% of New York voters and nearly all of the surviving families of the 911 victims.

Adding to his P/R woes, Weiner who’s been almost silent on the issue up to this point sent a letter to the Mayor that did not express any objection on his part to the mosque’s location is perceived to have thrown his support behind Bloomberg.

In essence Weiner wants to provide $7 billion in unfunded spending for the medical well being of 911 responders but blithely ignores the mental and emotional suffering of the actual 911 victim’s families with his support of the mosque’s construction near ground zero.

Strangely, Weiner who shouts at the top of his lungs for the Republicans to have the courage to take a stand in support of the 911 responders can’t seem to muster the spine to do the same for the 911 victims.






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The Emperor’s New Car … or, Look What’s Coming Up Fast In The Rearview Mirror

Obama is very fond of smugly comparing the Bush economy to a car the Republicans drove into a ditch.

In contrast, Obama says, with him sitting behind the wheel the economy is finally out of the ditch and he’s keeping the keys, thank you.

Through the billowing smoke what the rest of us can clearly see is Obama having a good ole’ time, gunning the engine while his other foot’s firmly on the brake, spinning the hell outta’ the wheels, and all the while shouting, “ Man, we’re really goin’ now!”.

In reality, we’ve gone nowhere.

THE ECONOMY IS STILL IN THE DITCH, YOU IDIOT !

For two years Obama's been pumping and pissing away all of our gas on a Chinese credit card bill that even our grandchildren can’t pay off.

Well, Buddy, check the rearview for America – Come November, you’re not keeping the keys any longer!

One more hollow, and broken Obama promise …. One more Pelosi manipulation … and one more, bend over and take it up the … America !

"And when I'm president, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely." - Obama Sept. 26, 2008 presidential debate

Senators McCain and Coburn released a report last week detailing more than $340 million uncovered so far of the type of excesses and wasteful taxpayer spending that riddles the Obama administration’s previously passed 800 billion dollar Stimulus bill and which as yet failed to fulfill the promise of jobs creation.

But just to illustrate how efficiently and effectively the money has been spent for its stated purpose - sans any meaningful jobs growth in return – now we learn that for just a measly $2 million of tax money we’re absolutely guaranteed to reap the enduring economic benefit of international ant research – ant as in those with 6 legs.

The original Stimulus bill still has more than 400 billion dollars, authorized but unspent, and yet, to promote Obama’s spending agenda Nancy Pelosi is calling back the House from summer recess to rush through a vote for another stimulus spending round relabeled and touted as a “jobs bill” for teachers, and other public workers – this time for another unfunded 26 billion dollars more.

Critics charge the political theater, manipulation and the measure itself are designed for political purposes by Democrats to help defuse voter anger and resentment against vulnerable sitting members of Congress from the same party before the November mid term elections by flooding public employee service unions with cash to buy votes.

The measure has only been able to advance with the support of 2 Republican Senators from Maine, Collins and Snowe - who were bought off only after the administration and Democratic leadership promised not to cut Navy shipbuilding in their state.

Aw shucks, do you think Pelosi, Obama and the DNC could possibly be that transparently shallow with taxpayer money?

Yeah, well it is politics Chicago style, isn’t it?

"Qu'ils mangent de la brioche" … “Let them eat cake”, honey.

It’s one thing for perception not to match up to reality but quite another for “stick it in your face” hypocrisy. Just try to ask Marie Antoinette.

While some 23 million Americans remain unemployed struggling to pay bills and provide shelter and food for their families witness the latest Michelle Obama extravaganza - this one in sunny, chic Costa del Sol, Spain with an entourage of 40 close, personal friends in tow, staying in a posh 5 star villa.

US Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, though, is quick to point out that some of the travel costs will be borne personally by Obama friends rather than by US taxpayers. But since Michelle Obama will be meeting with the King of Spain, on the last day of her vacation, presumably to discuss vital matters of high import to America, that alone will justify the US taxpayer footing “official” trip expenses.

Hopefully, in return, we’ll see both a detailed listing of the matters discussed by the two and a breakdown of all of the expenses borne by the taxpayer so we can make an independent judgment of how well Michelle’s tete a’ tete served our nation’s interests – or, Good Golly, could it be, the entire p/r ruse is just another excuse to take a junket vacation befitting her station as First Lady?

Seems like it was only, … when was it again, oh yeah – just July when she packed up the family for the 7th summer vacation.

Days before leaving on that trip in nationwide media coverage she exhorted Americans should travel to the beleaguered Gulf Coast despite the oil stained beaches to help financially support the communities there.

“There are still thousands of miles of beaches that have not been touched by the spill,” the First Lady said. “And there are communities that thrive on tourism and on the economic power of beaches that have not been damaged.”

Mrs. Obama said that her husband’s administration is “doing our best” to rectify the situation in the region and take this opportunity to “really build and preserve and make the Gulf the prize of this country that it has been and should continue to be.”

Four days later she and the Family were doing their level best to help those Gulf Region communities – from the picturesque, oil free seaside of Maine!




Postscript – after news reporters asked whether or not the Obama’s should practice what they preach, the White House hastily announced the family will indeed vacation on Florida’s Gulf coast for a few days in August. It will be vacation number 9., just before summer vacation number 10 which follows immediately afterwards up north in the fresh, clean air of Martha’s Vineyard....... to help get rid of all of those noxious oil fumes.

Pelosi calls US House back from summer recess ...

No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.
- Mark Twain

The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates.
- Tacitus

Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
- George Washington

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
- H. L. Mencken

Okay, so really … how good do you look naked?

US Federal agencies who have argued for the use of x-ray body scanning devices have repeatedly claimed that in recognition of individual privacy rights that the agencies would not store or have the capability to store the images that they capture of people passing through checkpoints which employ the equipment.

The body scanners are controversial to privacy rights groups because the technology produces very detailed images of a person through their clothing rendering them virtually naked to any observer using the device.

The Transportation Security Agency, last summer claimed "scanned images cannot be stored or recorded.".

Yeah, sure.

Word now comes that in contradiction TSA specifications for the scanning equipment that the agency purchases require the scanners to be able to store and transmit images for "testing, training, and evaluation purposes.".

But, TSA promises, the capabilities won’t normally be active.

Wait, it gets better.

The U.S. Marshals Service admitted this week that without public disclosure this police agency secretly saved tens of thousands of images recorded with a body scanner at a single Florida courthouse.

No word on why or what the final disposition is of the stored images.

Just one more reason why Pelosi is unfit to be Speaker of the House …..

Rational people with even modest amounts of common sense would agree that it’s sensible and prudent to read a contract before signing it … and at the other end of the spectrum in the alternate universe of Nancy Pelosi we have the now famous remark from the infamously insensible Speaker of the House, “we have to pass a bill so that you can find out what’s in it”.

Well, lah de lah … here’s one of those little gems in the 2500 page health care reform act Speaker Pelosi was referring to.

Democrats in Congress, in their collective zealous stupidity following Pelosi’s lemming march, passed the bill in the face of strong Republican opposition. Democrats provided within the bowels of the measure, language requiring 40 million businesses beginning in 2012 to file an IRS tax form for each vendor with whom they purchase goods of $600 or more per transaction.

Now Democrats don’t want to lay claim to the provision, nor explain what the business regulation is doing in a Health Care Reform bill in the first place, other than it’s supposed to raise $19 billion in new tax revenues.

The IRS says the provision will “bury” the IRS under an avalanche of new paperwork at a cost undoing substantial amounts of the “presumed” new tax revenues. Businesses certainly don’t want it and have begun to express outrage over the provision and the compliance costs they will have to shoulder. Republicans never wanted the legislation in the first place. Democrats are falling all over themselves to distance themselves from the measure.

With Speaker Pelosi’s blessing, House Democrats before their summer recess, late last week, introduced a procedural move requiring a 2/3rds majority to repeal the language – it failed. An earlier effort for an amendment by Republicans also collapsed.

So if everyone wants this nasty little piece of stealth legislation to disappear and just go away what’s the hold up?

Precisely the partisan politics Speaker Pelosi has nurtured and amplified since taking her office.

The GOP would like to repeal all of “Obamacare” out of existence but lack the votes, and alternatively have proposed “finding” the $19 billion in cost cutting from existing programs elsewhere, which naturally the Democrats oppose.

Democrats proposed filling in the $19 billion hole with new taxes on multinational corporations and shutting down gift tax trust exemptions. Republicans oppose these ideas and, indeed, Democrats can’t find enough support among themselves to pass it without Republican help.

And with the mid-term elections looming Republicans are in no hurry to pull Obama out of an embarrassing political jam when his signature accomplishment of Health Care Reform is also drawing fire from all quarters. In large measure we can chalk Republican reluctance up to the hostile partisan environment Pelosi has fostered at every turn.

Nancy Pelosi, Good for the liberal wingnuts among her supporters … but a disaster for America!

Congressman Anthony Weiner … hoisted on his own party’s petard

US Representative Anthony Weiner (NY, D) yesterday launched into a tirade on the House floor against the GOP when legislation that he crafted to provide financial aid to emergency personnel responding to the 911 disaster failed to pass the House of Representatives.

Foaming at the mouth Weiner repeatedly claimed that since his party mustered 94 % of Democrat votes in favor, that failure was solely the responsibility of the Republican opposition. He ignored the observation that it was his own party’s political maneuvering that torpedoed the measure.

Interestingly, the Democrats who control the House and can pass whatever they want without any Republican support, required that the bill would need a 2/3rds majority. Democrats wanted to prevent Republicans from tacking on any controversial illegal alien immigration amendments. As a consequence of the Democrats’ manipulation, their House Whip failed to produce 100 % of that party for the “yea” vote. Despite the support of 12 Republicans who crossed party lines and voted in favor, the bill still failed for want of the missing Democrat votes and seemingly backfiring on the Democrat House leadership and Weiner himself.

Or, did it?

Weiner claims to have worked on the bill for 9 years for his constituents. But, the reality is something entirely different, making the purpose of his umbrage suspect.

Instead of the political theater, Anthony here are some things you perhaps should consider before shooting off your mouth again.

Nine years to produce a bill? – come on, nobody believes that crap. Which is it, your impotence or your insincerity? Either, you couldn’t find any previous support for a multi-billion dollar bill or you didn’t really make much of a sincere effort to win unanimous support for it in all that time.

How many in your own party dislike you enough to want to thwart both you and the Republicans at the same time? – a two fer’ in the making – they require a 2/3 rds majority to block the Republicans and raise the hurdle for passage for a bill that would have sailed through with a simple majority. Really, was that a smart move? If the Dems got enough Republican support they win passage but if not, well after all, how bad can it be, especially if Pelosi has an opportunity to embarrass the GOP? And anyway, the Republicans didn’t get an illegal immigration amendment, either.

Pelosi can put the Republicans on the defensive and in your case, could it possibly be some political payback? Maybe you ought to re-assess the Democrats who voted against the bill as well as the Democratic Party and House leadership, since it was Pelosi who required the 2/3rds vote when there were enough votes to pass it with a simple majority. It was Nancy Pelosi, Weiner, who killed your bill, not the Republicans.

Without even breaking a sweat your enemies in your own party, whether by design or consequence, have embarrassed you in front of your colleagues and more importantly in front of your constituency. Based upon your past performances they know too, you predictably can be counted upon to also produce self-inflicted wounds with your own mouth.

But then, given what they were working with, perhaps the outcome was always a foregone conclusion.

Bell, California ... recession, what recession?

Bell city officials of late have been taking heat for paying themselves excessive compensation, all the while protesting that their salaries are in-line with other municipalities.

In Bell, with a population of just over 38,000, the police chief gets $470,000 a year compared to his counterpart in neighboring Los Angeles who's paid $150,000 less than Bell's top cop. The City Manager rakes in over $800,000 per year compared to city managers in LA who earn less than $100,000. LA officials should be clamoring for raises or relocating pell mell to Bell!

More perversely, Recovery.org - Obama's watchdog to assure American taxpayers that their stimulus tax dollars are being spent wisely and effectively - reports that for zip codes covering Bell, more than 10.6 million in federal stimulus to date has been doled out resulting in ... wait for it ... a whopping 7.6 jobs created. (.6 jobs ??? )

Ok, so now we can all clearly see and understand, our stimulus money is not being used for any wasteful purpose what so ever, at least in California. You can sleep easier tonight America ... right!

Sen. John Kerry … doin’ the right thing, eventually

During these tough times United States Senator John Kerry (D) firmly believes in doing his part to stimulate the economy…of New Zealand!

The Kerry’s have purchased a new $7,000,000.00 yacht from a boat builder in New Zealand. Yes sir, if you’ve got the cash the bargains are out there just waiting to be scooped up.

Since it’s a little too large to park on a boat trailer in his driveway there’s of course the problem of where to dock the yacht.

Neighboring Rhode Island doesn’t charge a sales tax on boats while Kerry’s home state, Massachusetts does. In Kerry’s case that would amount to a hefty $473,000 tax bill for the Senator. “Taxachusetts” also imposes a $70,000 excise tax each year while good ole’ Rhode Island doesn’t.

Kerry says the brand spanking, new, custom boat which took a year to build in New Zealand has been in Rhode Island for maintenance repairs and work, since it’s delivery in March - though it’s been seen plying the waters off Massachusett’s Nantucket sound.

Hours after the Massachusett’s State Revenue Department began making official inquiries into whether the Senator was evading the tax liability, Kerry pledged to pay the sales tax, “That payment is being made promptly.’’ He said. Though he failed to indicate whether any interest or penalties would be due.

“I’ve said consistently we’ll pay our taxes.”, Kerry protested, “We’ve always paid our taxes. It’s not an issue, period!”

Or, at least it wasn’t for Senator Kerry, until after it was revealed!

Obama’s Best Buddy 1…Bill Ayers

William Charles "Bill" Ayers - In 1969 co-founded the Weather Underground, a self-described communist revolutionary group that conducted a campaign of bombing public buildings during the 1960s and 1970s. Now a professor in the College of Education at the Univ of Illinois, Chicago. Married to Bernardine Dohrn, who also was a leader in the Weather organization.

An FBI informant who infiltrated the group claims that Ayers said after the revolution succeeded and the (US Federal) government was overthrown, they believed they “would have to eliminate 25 million Americans who would not conform to the new order.” Ayers denies ever making the statement. (Wikipedia)

Ayers has been described as both a past, personal and professional associate of Obama, with one reporter claiming that Ayers had personally disclosed that he, in fact, was the author of Obama's autobiography. Obama. his administration and news media have consistently downplayed the association between Obama and Ayers.

Election Coverage You Didn't Hear ...

Candidate Obama was seated next to a little girl on an airplane trip back to Washington. He turned to her and said, "Let's talk. I've heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger."

The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it slowly and said to Obama, "What would you like to talk about?"

"Oh, I don't know," said Obama. "How about What Changes I Should Make To America?" and he smiles.

"OK," she says. "That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?"

Obama, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it for a second and finally says, "Hmmm, I have no idea."

To which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to change America when you don't know shit?"

Yeah, It Hurts That Much ...

"People are kind of upset with British Petroleum CEO Tony Hayward. Over the weekend, he was out on his yacht. And when President Obama found out that Tony Hayward was on his yacht, he was so angry, he missed a putt." –David Letterman

If You Have Your Health … You Have Everything!

Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting.

Well, for example, the other day I went downtown and into a shop. I was only there for about 5 minutes, and when I came out, there was a cop writing out a parking ticket.

I said to him, “Come on, man, how about giving a retired person a break”? He ignored me and continued writing the ticket.

I called him a “Nazi.” He glared at me and wrote another ticket for having worn tires.

So I called him a “doughnut eating pig.”

He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he wrote a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes.

The more I verbally abused him the more tickets he wrote.

Personally, I didn't care. I came downtown on the bus.

The car that he was putting the tickets on had a bumper sticker that said, “I LUV Obama.”

I try to have a little fun each day now that I'm retired. My doctor says it's important for my health.

Looking For Votes In All The Wrong Places …or, How I Came To Love ACORN and Illegal Immigration Amnesty

Like any seasoned Chicago politician, Obama would frequently go to the cemetery to register voters. One night he came across a grave so old and worn that he couldn't make out the name on the tombstone. The staffer holding the flashlight got impatient and suggested that they just move on to the next plot. Obama angrily exclaimed, "This person has as much right to vote for me as anyone else here!"

How Much Time Do Ya’ Need? …

In a week –

40 hours devoted to work

56 hours for sleep

72 precious hours left over for the maintenance of self, family and household

And yet, the average American spends 58 hours of it in numb stupor in front of the TV.

More Obama BS ...

In a televised speech last Thursday, President Obama assured Americans that our "southern border is more secure today than at any time in the past 20 years."

Oh REALLY ?

Then why on the very same day, amid a gun battle on the Mexican side of the border are bullets striking the City Hall building of El Paso on the US SIDE of the BORDER!

Or, how about these little gems -

The U.S. has lost control of actual U.S. territory to drug and migrant smugglers as far as 80 miles inland in Arizona. According to authorities who have posted warning signs any American who enters this area risks being shot dead because of illegal activities there.

The Falcon Dam on Texas' lower Rio Grande was targeted for destruction by a Mexican cartel to destroy a rival's drug and alien-smuggling route. Had the foiled plot succeeded, 4 million people could have ended up downriver with mass casualties and deaths.

Arizona now has the second-highest kidnapping rate in the world, behind only Mexico City, with nearly all of it due to drug and migrant smugglers and their quests for cash and territory.

Mass graves have been discovered in New Mexico, believed by lawmen to be the work of cartels.

Two U.S. border consulates have been attacked, and three people connected with them have been killed in the past three years.

In Washington State and others, national forests and Indian reservations have seen large swaths of land converted by cartels to drug cultivation operations guarded by illegal immigrants, making them also no-man's lands.

New charges have surfaced indicating that the real reasons for the Administration’s legal suit against the State of Arizona’s recently enacted illegal immigration legislation have more to do with Obama’s petulance than any usurpation of federal authority – plain and simple, Obama got pissed off at the Arizona legislature and is retaliating Chicago style to punish its citizens.

All the while, so called “sanctuary cities” across the country openly defy and are in violation of federal immigration law and have yet to be challenged by the Department of Justice.

To many Americans it’s becoming painfully clear that Obama isn’t the leader they pinned their hopes on, but nothing more than a politically motivated thug.

Obama, What’s Important To Me … is, well, Me.

For his inauguration ceremony 10,000 national guard troops were deployed in Washington DC (Wikipedia).

For almost 2,000 miles of porous border between southwestern states and Mexico, and ultimately our national security, Obama graciously and without the least bit of acrimony over illegal immigration issues and certainly without furthering his own political agenda, has ( or soon to, or maybe eventually) deployed for less than a year all of 1,200 national guard troops – but not for security - the troops will be there just for fence repairs!

And the ratio is roughly 8 to 1; or, read that as apparently Obama’s well being, at least on the day of his inauguration, is 8 times more important than the security of the rest of us is throughout the year.

Rick Santelli, Knee Deep In A Sea Of Blithering CNBC Idiots…

On June 28th’s CNBC Squawk Box, financial correspondent Rick Santelli finally had enough of CNBC’s goofball resident economist, Steve Liesman’s vigorous ranting of the need for and defense of the Obama administration’s continued deficit spending to bail out the economy.

Santelli, the person who began the Tea Party revolution during a similar televised outburst, in agitated animation described correcting the misguided efforts of the government in the simplest, unequivocal terms he could to Liesman, “I want the government to stop spending! STOP THE SPENDING, STOP THE SPENDING, STOP THE SPENDING, STOP THE SPENDING! That’s what we want, STOP THE SPENDING!”

Liesman continued to argue for deficit spending coupled with tax increases, "I just keep saying what the data show," Liesman said. "The data show tax cuts don't pay for themselves."

"You wouldn't know data if it bit you on the nose," responded Santelli, "Go read some Austrian economists instead of the funny pages.", or,
"Go back to Russia where you understand the state and the citizen.".

In an informal tally over the years, Santelli’s assessment of market, political and economic factors have consistently been correct while Liesman has been consistently wrong, yet CNBC continues to promote Liesman’s and not Santelli’s star.

Before the tide of idiots comes in further, swim for all you're worth Santelli on over to FOX. In that venue America will be better for you telling it like it is without a CNBC yoke.

Twits To The Right Of Us, Twits To The Left...

At the recent G-20 summit in Toronto world leaders once again humiliated Obama by rejecting his pleas for further and continued deficit spending, “don’t turn away from socialism”, he implored. They, however, grasp what Obama fails to understand about the fatal flaw in Keynesian Obamanomics; trying to keep the world’s economy afloat with increased debt is a gross mis-utilization of resources and not sustainable strategy - they’ve already been to where he wants to take them and they know it is a hopeless and dark place.

Too bad for us that the tax and spend jackasses in Congress are as uninformed about economic reality and the need for fiscal discipline as is Obama.

Al Gore, “Rotund, Crazed Sex Poodle”…ugggh

Way back in October of 2006 after what must have been a physically taxing and emotionally draining day of apocalyptic, climate change speech giving, Al Gore apparently sought out the services of a Portland, Oregon massage therapist for relief.

The Oregonian reports that according to the therapist she was intimidated by his physical size, calling him "rotund," and described his "violent temper, dictatorial, commanding attitude" -- what she termed a contrast from his "Mr. Smiley global-warming concern persona." She called him a "crazed sex poodle" and tried to distract him with a box of chocolates. But, she alleges, Gore fondled her back, buttocks and breasts.

Portland Police said they had insufficient evidence presently to charge Gore with a criminal offense. The therapist’s attorney claims the incident will be resolved with Gore as a civil matter.

And you thought "climate change" was all just about polar bears not realizing that the real danger is from poodles.

And Speaking of Double-Talk…

Anyone remember, Attorney General, Eric Holder claiming on March 16th after the controversy erupted over holding 9-11 terrorist trials in New York City that Obama will be personally involved in the decision on where to hold the trials and we are just “weeks away” from a decision and announcement.

Just Weeks Away on April 10th Holder announced we are just “weeks away” from a decision and announcement.

Now Just 10 Weeks Away, nothing further from Eric Holder, but it seems Obama is worried about mid-term Democrat Congressional losses and has postponed the announcement until after the upcoming November elections.

Wanna’ take any bets that it will still be NYC.

Ken Salazar, rule of law...so what!

Federal Judge, Martin Feldman granted an injunction in favor of oil industry service operators against Obama's 6 month moratorium on deep water off shore oil drilling.

The drilling ban came as a result of an earlier Interior Department report in which the department's head, Ken Salazar, had unilaterally inserted language calling for a blanket deep water drilling moratorium. A recommendation which he said had been peer reviewed by seven National Academy of Engineering experts.

The problem, the experts weren't aware of Salazar's selective editing. What they had concluded was the opposite of what Salazar misleadingly wrote - a blanket moratorium would only serve to punish the innocent through unnecessary economic hardship.

So did Salazar lie? If so, why isn't the Justice Department prosecuting him?

Judge Feldman saw through Salazar's political manipulation, indicating that the agency hadn't provided any evidence that greater injury would occur if others were still permitted to operate and overturned the ban on June 22nd.

A dissatisfied Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in turn announced the continuance of the moratorium in direct defiance of the court's order. Salazar said in a statement Tuesday the Administration would shortly issue a new moratorium with changes. He also told a Congressional hearing that even so "the (original) moratorium stays in place.".

In the mean time, the Justice Department says, despite Secretary Salazar's statements, the government will comply with the judge's order blocking the moratorium.

Really, how will they do that since at the same time Attorney General, Eric Holder has asked the judge to "stay" his order while the Justice Department appeals his decision.

In the race for slimiest, Obama Administration officials are still far, far ahead of spilt oil.

Oooh! … The Gore-Obama Wedgie

For the last decade Spain provided subsidies at tax payer expense for green energy jobs through renewable energy initiatives. Now after reviewing the performance data, the government there, facing a critical debt problem and ordered by the International Monetary Fund to cut its budget, has determined it can no longer afford the subsidies.

A 2009 study in Spain on “The Effects on Employment of Public Aid to Renewable Energy Sources” demonstrated that for every green job created the regular economy lost 2.2 jobs and that the cost of renewable energies are 3.3 times higher than other traditional forms of energy. The author of the study, Dr. Gabriel Calzada Alvarez characterized the subsidies as a gross misallocation of resources by the Spanish government.

In its own analysis The Institute for Energy Research, in Washington, DC, has said that “the United States should expect a worse return from its own subsidies to renewables.”

How ironic is it then that Obama repeatedly and enthusiastically points to Spain as a role model for his renewable energy policies; promising that with Cap & Trade, “millions of additional jobs and entire new industries.” will be created for our country.

Yeah, sure it will, but clearly with an offsetting detrimental effect for the economy due to increased debt and job losses. What Obama proposes with tax dollars is net losses not net gains.

Obama has also used the BP Gulf Oil crisis as political justification for his renewed calls for legislative action on Cap & Trade. Though these are the same people who have yet to demonstrate any competence in rectifying the Gulf Oil spill, Obama nor anyone in his administration or the Congress has yet to explain precisely or convincingly how we cut carbon dioxide emissions by 80% without shutting down virtually all of our economy in the process!

Go Team !!!

Obama's 3 Letters ...

The CEO of a large company upon retirement had some advice for his replacement when he was confronted with a management crisis.

"In my desk drawer are 3 letters – when crisis hits read the 1st letter and follow the advice." said the retiring CEO.

Sure enough, the day came when the first crisis unfolded and the new CEO read letter #1. The advice written in it was, “Blame your predecessor.”

The new CEO did as counseled and amazingly, the crisis soon passed.

Not long after, another crisis fell upon the company and the new CEO recalling how well the first had been resolved opened the 2nd letter. It read, “ Blame the economy.”

That crisis, too, soon abated.

Finally, a third crisis fell upon the company and the new CEO, emboldened with his earlier successes, confidently opened the 3rd letter.

It read, “Prepare 3 letters.”

Does anyone, after Obama’s oil spill speech last evening need anymore, to convince them that this guy is unable to focus on a critical task at hand and is only good at slinging a load of BS?

Mr. “I won’t rest until this mess is cleaned up”, Mr. “The buck stops here!”, and Mr. “It’s my job; I’m responsible!”

How many times do we tolerate his failures? C’mon, is Obama even credible anymore?

The leadership we need sooner rather than later from Obama:

Stop your political manipulations and maybe you can find the resolve to stop the leak. Stop the social and personal distractions on your calendar and maybe you can find the time and sense of urgency to effectively administer the cleanup of this mess. Stop blaming others for your failures and maybe you can re-establish some trust in your administration. Stop the green utopian jobs, pipedream crap and your cockeyed socialism and maybe for a change really, truly promote the economic recovery and relief America desperately needs.

If all we can expect from Obama is the performance we’ve seen from him to date, God help us all, when he gets that 3:00 AM phone call.