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.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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 !!!
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 !!!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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.
"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.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Shell Games ...
With a public relations disaster for his administration and party as close at hand as the bulk of the oil spill is to the shoreline, a real economic and political crisis is growing underfoot due to persistently high and unyielding unemployment levels.
Obama, with November elections closing in fast and his party in near disarray, has renewed a call for Congress to pass another so-called jobs bill, to enable the Small Business Lending Fund. This legislation for an additional $30 billion - belatedly to target small business enterprises, enabling them to borrow money that Wall Street has so far been loathe to provide through taxpayer funded TARP bailouts. And he no less proposes to do it with money that we don’t have; exclaims House Minority Leader Boehner, “We’re broke!”.
For Obama there are a number of other problems as well. Significantly, the proposal isn’t timely anymore.
To survive, small businesses already were forced into action much earlier in trimming both inventory and payrolls. Understandably they are now reluctant to take on debt. They’re looking for evidence of a sustainable recovery before increasing capacity and risking capital again; rather they would have reductions in the cost burdens imposed by taxes and ill-devised regulation. Time and again they have expressed those needs as incentives to job creation, and time and again a tone deaf administration and Democratically controlled Congress has accelerated job destruction.
As to the money…Obama proposes that the funding come from unused or repaid TARP money. However, Republican representative Mike Pence of Indiana has inconveniently reminded the Congress and administration to do so would violate the law in that TARP legislation states in Section 106, Part D: "Revenues of, and proceeds from the sale of troubled assets purchased under this Act, or from the sale, exercise, or surrender of warrants or senior debt instruments acquired under section 113 shall be paid into the general fund of the Treasury for reduction of the public debt."
Of course before passage, we can all remember the endless parade of Democrats and Republicans who assured and swore to the public and press that due to the unprecedented financial emergency and the scope of the funding, TARP funds would not be used for the kinds of purposes now contemplated by the administration or others in Congress. Excess funding and repaid money would be used specifically to pay down the national debt.
And the Obama solution to skirt the law … the funds go into the Treasury where they’re co-mingled with other money. Congress will then ignore PAYGO legislation, which requires there be no further deficit spending without offsetting revenues, as it has done all year long, and passes legislation to authorize the new Small Business Lending Fund as further deficit spending. Get ready for it, here it comes …no actual TARP moneys are used out of the Treasury.
Congressional and Presidential resolve to comply with the law, it’s spirit and their own assertions and promises is as substantial and as permanent as an ice cream cone in mid- August on the Washington Mall – it looks appealing right up to the point the sticky mess drips all over the place!
What remains to be seen is how weary the electorate is of more Washington sleight of hand and charades.
Obama, with November elections closing in fast and his party in near disarray, has renewed a call for Congress to pass another so-called jobs bill, to enable the Small Business Lending Fund. This legislation for an additional $30 billion - belatedly to target small business enterprises, enabling them to borrow money that Wall Street has so far been loathe to provide through taxpayer funded TARP bailouts. And he no less proposes to do it with money that we don’t have; exclaims House Minority Leader Boehner, “We’re broke!”.
For Obama there are a number of other problems as well. Significantly, the proposal isn’t timely anymore.
To survive, small businesses already were forced into action much earlier in trimming both inventory and payrolls. Understandably they are now reluctant to take on debt. They’re looking for evidence of a sustainable recovery before increasing capacity and risking capital again; rather they would have reductions in the cost burdens imposed by taxes and ill-devised regulation. Time and again they have expressed those needs as incentives to job creation, and time and again a tone deaf administration and Democratically controlled Congress has accelerated job destruction.
As to the money…Obama proposes that the funding come from unused or repaid TARP money. However, Republican representative Mike Pence of Indiana has inconveniently reminded the Congress and administration to do so would violate the law in that TARP legislation states in Section 106, Part D: "Revenues of, and proceeds from the sale of troubled assets purchased under this Act, or from the sale, exercise, or surrender of warrants or senior debt instruments acquired under section 113 shall be paid into the general fund of the Treasury for reduction of the public debt."
Of course before passage, we can all remember the endless parade of Democrats and Republicans who assured and swore to the public and press that due to the unprecedented financial emergency and the scope of the funding, TARP funds would not be used for the kinds of purposes now contemplated by the administration or others in Congress. Excess funding and repaid money would be used specifically to pay down the national debt.
And the Obama solution to skirt the law … the funds go into the Treasury where they’re co-mingled with other money. Congress will then ignore PAYGO legislation, which requires there be no further deficit spending without offsetting revenues, as it has done all year long, and passes legislation to authorize the new Small Business Lending Fund as further deficit spending. Get ready for it, here it comes …no actual TARP moneys are used out of the Treasury.
Congressional and Presidential resolve to comply with the law, it’s spirit and their own assertions and promises is as substantial and as permanent as an ice cream cone in mid- August on the Washington Mall – it looks appealing right up to the point the sticky mess drips all over the place!
What remains to be seen is how weary the electorate is of more Washington sleight of hand and charades.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Obama Gets TOUGH ... sort of.
Now into the 7th week of BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill, America has pretty much resigned itself to the notion that, due to Obama and his administration having bungled the handling of the crisis, we will be unable to avert a major ecological and economic disaster in the Gulf and Gulf States.
In an effort to salvage something of Obama’s credibility, Hollywood film director Spike Lee urged Obama to at least display anger for its public relations value. "One time, go off (on BP)!" Lee said on CNN's 'AC 360°.' "If there's any one time to go off, this is it, because this (handling of the oil spill) is a disaster."
During an interview aired Tuesday with NBC’s Matt Lauer, Obama tried it on for size, though unconvincingly, as it didn’t fit quite comfortably within his line of rhetoric.
Obama said during the interview that “I don’t sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar; we talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers so I know whose ass to kick.”
More to the point, Jon Stewart on the Daily Show observed yesterday that with regard to Obama’s failed leadership, “The ass has been kicking you!”
Unfortunately for Obama he also revealed in the same interview that he still had not yet personally spoken to BP’s CEO, Tony Hayward about any aspect of the disaster; despite the campaign in recent weeks by Obama and administration officials to assure the public that Obama himself was personally in charge of the government’s and BP’s efforts to clean up the entire mess.
Obama offered a weak explanation that left even Lauer incredulous. “My experience,” Obama said, “when you talk to a guy like a BP CEO, he's gonna say all the right things to me. I'm not interested in words. I'm interested in actions."
Surprise, surprise. For someone who throughout his entire term of office has had to deal with the perception and criticism of being incapable of doing any real work to accomplish much more than giving “pretty speeches”, Lauer’s surprised look must have been a moment of real revelation for Obama - that anyone could actually expect him to make good on any of his own words – nope, the irony just evaporated over Obama’s head.
Image is everything, isn’t it.
In an effort to salvage something of Obama’s credibility, Hollywood film director Spike Lee urged Obama to at least display anger for its public relations value. "One time, go off (on BP)!" Lee said on CNN's 'AC 360°.' "If there's any one time to go off, this is it, because this (handling of the oil spill) is a disaster."
During an interview aired Tuesday with NBC’s Matt Lauer, Obama tried it on for size, though unconvincingly, as it didn’t fit quite comfortably within his line of rhetoric.
Obama said during the interview that “I don’t sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar; we talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers so I know whose ass to kick.”
More to the point, Jon Stewart on the Daily Show observed yesterday that with regard to Obama’s failed leadership, “The ass has been kicking you!”
Unfortunately for Obama he also revealed in the same interview that he still had not yet personally spoken to BP’s CEO, Tony Hayward about any aspect of the disaster; despite the campaign in recent weeks by Obama and administration officials to assure the public that Obama himself was personally in charge of the government’s and BP’s efforts to clean up the entire mess.
Obama offered a weak explanation that left even Lauer incredulous. “My experience,” Obama said, “when you talk to a guy like a BP CEO, he's gonna say all the right things to me. I'm not interested in words. I'm interested in actions."
Surprise, surprise. For someone who throughout his entire term of office has had to deal with the perception and criticism of being incapable of doing any real work to accomplish much more than giving “pretty speeches”, Lauer’s surprised look must have been a moment of real revelation for Obama - that anyone could actually expect him to make good on any of his own words – nope, the irony just evaporated over Obama’s head.
Image is everything, isn’t it.
Close Enough ...
Over the weekend in an interview with Chris Wallace about Obama’s leadership regarding BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Haley Barbour, Republican Governor of Mississippi, quipped that “The American people want problems solved. And they don't need Republican politicians like me piling on. The American people are making up their minds pretty clearly about what they think of the administration's performance in this disaster. And I'll let it stand at that.
You know, Napoleon said never interfere with the enemy while he's in the process of destroying himself. So people don't need me to pile on or to talk about what the administration's doing or ought not to do.”
The actual Napoleonic quote was “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”, but we get the drift.
You know, Napoleon said never interfere with the enemy while he's in the process of destroying himself. So people don't need me to pile on or to talk about what the administration's doing or ought not to do.”
The actual Napoleonic quote was “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”, but we get the drift.
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