I found an interesting article on www.foxnews.com yesterday. It turns out that stimulus money went to twice as many Democratic districts as did Republican districts. Also, there was no correlation between the income or job losses to the areas that received money. In fact, the article states that higher income areas received more money than low income areas.
Just interesting tid bits of information. I'm not necessarily implying that the money went to donors in the congressperson's district. That couldn't possibly be true considering the high moral ground the Dems take. Especially after how hard Obama has gone after lobbyists, earmarks, and oh yeah, Republicans for doing the same thing.
18 December 2009
Democrat Destruction
I just wanted to recap some of the years most memorable moments. By the way I apologize to my followers for the extended leave but school and work were taking up a great deal of my time.
Some of the incredible Democrat debacles of the year:
Cap and Trade passes the house - A bill that makes all the current energy we use more expensive to the middle class tax payer. It establishes a carbon footprint for every company and after they exceed that number they get taxed, that means WE get taxed. Meanwhile people like Warren Buffet buy controlling stakes in railroads (who have the lowest carbon footprint/cubic ton moved) to sell the carbon offset to others. That means he gets more rich. Ironic that Warren Buffet has advised Obama?
Dem "Green Agenda" - Led by former Vice President Al Gore who got a Noble Prize for his documentary. Turns out the data was faked and that in fact Al Gore's statement that in a few years there would be no ice left in the polar caps was not based on any scientific evidence. Meanwhile he got rich. Oh, not to mention that his house, houseboat, and the jets he uses to usher him around leave quite a large carbon footprint of their own.
Awarding the Noble Peace Prize to Obama - Ridiculous. He hasn't done anything of worth. Awarding the peace prize to him shows how politically motivated that awarding process has become and undermines the whole meaning Alfred Noble first gave to it. Not to mention it demotivates the people who really are making efforts to improve our world.
Stalling on Afghanistan - Instead of taking a Generals advice the all knowing and all perfect Obama decided his version of the troop surge would be best and at his time table. He sends less troops than McChrystal asked for 2.5 months after it was suggested. Meanwhile insurgents organize and American troops die.
Health care Reform - The true Dem version of this bill is in shambles. Another testament to how ridiculous it was in the first place. Hopefully the Senators have some more sense than the House and don't pass it.
Expanding the Deficit Ceiling - The Dems voted to allow another $1.1 Trillion to be used to pay our bills. Money that we don't have. Money that we have to borrow from China, putting us further into their pockets.
Job Creation - Every time the Dems and the Fed comes out and says the recession is ending and jobs are picking up within we get huge job losses reported within two weeks. Doesn't seem like the road repair jobs our President and Congress created are helping much. Mind you, this is during the Christmas season when companies hire many employees for the season. Then again, job numbers should be seasonally adjusted.
Caulking is "Sexy" - Yes, this was a recent quote by our President as he spoke in Home Depot about tax cuts for caulking your house and installing a new "Green" Air Conditioning unit. Now we are creating caulking and A/C installation jobs to save the country. This while we cut defense programs employing hundreds of thousands of high paid employees. The same programs that help defend our nation against future threats.
Copenhagen Climate Summit - President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, 20 other members of Congress and their private entourages all flew to Copenhagen to show how important the climate talks were to the U.S. By the way, they flew in private Air Force jets and were picked up by limos. All this while committing $100 Billion a year to poor countries for them to become more "green". $100 Billion that we will have to borrow and will eventually pay through our taxes.
Beer Summit - Do you really think our President needs to get involved in a misunderstanding between a black professor and a cop? How many whites, Latinos, and blacks are stopped everyday and then let go because they are profiled. I guess it pays to be our President's friend.
Socialist "Czars" - I guess some of us have forgotten about the socialist czars Obama has appointed to positions whom later had to resign. People like Van Jones? I could go on if you like.
The only good thing is that the President's job approval has plummeted at a rate faster than any other President in his first term. This is dating back to the 1930's! For those of you that hated Bush: Yes, even fast than Bush. As a matter of fact Bush Jr had a much higher approval rating than Obama in his first year.
I don't know if America is waking up or if we are seeing this President, his Cabinet, and this Congress for what it's worth. A bunch of hard line liberals who want to redistribute the wealth America's elite and middle class have secured. All I know is that every time I see the President on TV, which is pretty much everyday, I turn away. The conversation next to me about someones daily drama is more interesting than what he has to say.
Some of the incredible Democrat debacles of the year:
Cap and Trade passes the house - A bill that makes all the current energy we use more expensive to the middle class tax payer. It establishes a carbon footprint for every company and after they exceed that number they get taxed, that means WE get taxed. Meanwhile people like Warren Buffet buy controlling stakes in railroads (who have the lowest carbon footprint/cubic ton moved) to sell the carbon offset to others. That means he gets more rich. Ironic that Warren Buffet has advised Obama?
Dem "Green Agenda" - Led by former Vice President Al Gore who got a Noble Prize for his documentary. Turns out the data was faked and that in fact Al Gore's statement that in a few years there would be no ice left in the polar caps was not based on any scientific evidence. Meanwhile he got rich. Oh, not to mention that his house, houseboat, and the jets he uses to usher him around leave quite a large carbon footprint of their own.
Awarding the Noble Peace Prize to Obama - Ridiculous. He hasn't done anything of worth. Awarding the peace prize to him shows how politically motivated that awarding process has become and undermines the whole meaning Alfred Noble first gave to it. Not to mention it demotivates the people who really are making efforts to improve our world.
Stalling on Afghanistan - Instead of taking a Generals advice the all knowing and all perfect Obama decided his version of the troop surge would be best and at his time table. He sends less troops than McChrystal asked for 2.5 months after it was suggested. Meanwhile insurgents organize and American troops die.
Health care Reform - The true Dem version of this bill is in shambles. Another testament to how ridiculous it was in the first place. Hopefully the Senators have some more sense than the House and don't pass it.
Expanding the Deficit Ceiling - The Dems voted to allow another $1.1 Trillion to be used to pay our bills. Money that we don't have. Money that we have to borrow from China, putting us further into their pockets.
Job Creation - Every time the Dems and the Fed comes out and says the recession is ending and jobs are picking up within we get huge job losses reported within two weeks. Doesn't seem like the road repair jobs our President and Congress created are helping much. Mind you, this is during the Christmas season when companies hire many employees for the season. Then again, job numbers should be seasonally adjusted.
Caulking is "Sexy" - Yes, this was a recent quote by our President as he spoke in Home Depot about tax cuts for caulking your house and installing a new "Green" Air Conditioning unit. Now we are creating caulking and A/C installation jobs to save the country. This while we cut defense programs employing hundreds of thousands of high paid employees. The same programs that help defend our nation against future threats.
Copenhagen Climate Summit - President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, 20 other members of Congress and their private entourages all flew to Copenhagen to show how important the climate talks were to the U.S. By the way, they flew in private Air Force jets and were picked up by limos. All this while committing $100 Billion a year to poor countries for them to become more "green". $100 Billion that we will have to borrow and will eventually pay through our taxes.
Beer Summit - Do you really think our President needs to get involved in a misunderstanding between a black professor and a cop? How many whites, Latinos, and blacks are stopped everyday and then let go because they are profiled. I guess it pays to be our President's friend.
Socialist "Czars" - I guess some of us have forgotten about the socialist czars Obama has appointed to positions whom later had to resign. People like Van Jones? I could go on if you like.
The only good thing is that the President's job approval has plummeted at a rate faster than any other President in his first term. This is dating back to the 1930's! For those of you that hated Bush: Yes, even fast than Bush. As a matter of fact Bush Jr had a much higher approval rating than Obama in his first year.
I don't know if America is waking up or if we are seeing this President, his Cabinet, and this Congress for what it's worth. A bunch of hard line liberals who want to redistribute the wealth America's elite and middle class have secured. All I know is that every time I see the President on TV, which is pretty much everyday, I turn away. The conversation next to me about someones daily drama is more interesting than what he has to say.
29 October 2009
Curb Your Enthusiasm's Distasteful Episode
I am a fan of the HBO show "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (CYE). The show is created, produced, and stars Larry David who was one of the executive producers of "Sienfeld". While I never got into the "Sienfeld" show I find CYE extremely funny and cynical. The show is always dealing with controversial issues such as homosexuality, religion, politics, race, etc. Until this Sunday the show in my opinion never crossed the line on any one of the aforementioned topics, sadly now I believe they have.
In Sunday's show Larry David makes fun of the Christian religion's belief in miracles by urinating on a painting of Jesus Christ and telling a woman that it was crying. I am not a practicing Catholic nor Christian but I find this distasteful and offensive.
As I have said before I am a proponent of free speech and it is CYE's and HBO's right to air contents of this nature. It is also my right to start my own little boycott of the show and spread my disgust on this blog. I have written them an email stating that I will keep spreading negative reviews about the show and the channel until they apologize formally. I told HBO that they should take the same consideration with Christians as they have with Jews. I have a hard time believing that any character on that show would urinate on a Star of David and I went on to tell them that they should keep those same standards for any religious article.
In the past I have told my friends and family how much I enjoy this show and how I highly recommend watching it. I now am telling you, my friends and family, to join me in boycotting "Curb Your Enthusiasm" until they apologize for this act. All religions should be treated with respect as there is much good to gain from each point of view.
When a commentator makes a negative comment about black people the Reverend Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are immediately on the airwaves calling them a racist. When someone sprays a swastika on a Temple the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) goes on high alert. Yet, when a Hollywood millionaire urinates on a painting of Jesus Christ HBO calls it "playful". This is ridiculous, one sided, and completely unacceptable. There is no reason to disrespect the Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, or any faith for that matter. Is there anyone else out there who wants to defend Christianity? Or have we all succumb to the methods of groups like the ADL and the National Action Network: "He who screams the loudest quiets the other"
In Sunday's show Larry David makes fun of the Christian religion's belief in miracles by urinating on a painting of Jesus Christ and telling a woman that it was crying. I am not a practicing Catholic nor Christian but I find this distasteful and offensive.
As I have said before I am a proponent of free speech and it is CYE's and HBO's right to air contents of this nature. It is also my right to start my own little boycott of the show and spread my disgust on this blog. I have written them an email stating that I will keep spreading negative reviews about the show and the channel until they apologize formally. I told HBO that they should take the same consideration with Christians as they have with Jews. I have a hard time believing that any character on that show would urinate on a Star of David and I went on to tell them that they should keep those same standards for any religious article.
In the past I have told my friends and family how much I enjoy this show and how I highly recommend watching it. I now am telling you, my friends and family, to join me in boycotting "Curb Your Enthusiasm" until they apologize for this act. All religions should be treated with respect as there is much good to gain from each point of view.
When a commentator makes a negative comment about black people the Reverend Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are immediately on the airwaves calling them a racist. When someone sprays a swastika on a Temple the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) goes on high alert. Yet, when a Hollywood millionaire urinates on a painting of Jesus Christ HBO calls it "playful". This is ridiculous, one sided, and completely unacceptable. There is no reason to disrespect the Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, or any faith for that matter. Is there anyone else out there who wants to defend Christianity? Or have we all succumb to the methods of groups like the ADL and the National Action Network: "He who screams the loudest quiets the other"
28 October 2009
The hidden truths about the Dem's "Green Agenda"
A central issue in the centrist-left's recent rise to power was the environment. Al Gore won a 2007 Nobel Prize for his works and a documentary combating global warming, President Obama won the election by promoting his "green agenda", and one of the most notable bills passed by Congress this year was the Cap and Trade Energy Bill. What I believe that the typical American doesn't realize are the politics behind every move in ANY Congress or President, whether it be Republican or Democrat.
President Obama and this Democrat controlled Congress haven't "changed" anything. One of the organizations that stand to gain the most from the aforementioned Bill is a company owned by Al Gore. This was reported by Glenn Beck in the end of May 2009.
Here is where this article from Politico.com comes into play:
Dems trump Obama's Green Agenda
Basically the article details how special interests have affected the climate change measures for the Democrats. It explains how Dems from states with a large livestock industry have shut down measures that the EPA wanted to include. Provisions allowing the EPA to measure and regulate the amount of Methane produced in livestock and manure farms. Methane, as a by product of cow digestion, is one of the largest contributors to the erosion of the Ozone layer.
The bill was also amended by politicians with links to maritime unions. Their supporters stood to fall under new regulations from the EPA for steamboats operating in the Great Lakes.
I am not criticizing the Democrats for their actions. There is still very little evidence to prove that human actions alone are contributing to climate change and that any of our minor "fixes" will have any impact aside from increasing prices of goods for Americans. What I am criticizing is the falsehood Democrats promoted in the most recent election: "CHANGE". There is no change from party to party. Politicians will always be motivated by special interests and they will usually not have the average American's well being in mind, just their own.
The only real change I have seen is the radical socialization of this country. If that's what you wanted then it's here. If you want change you have to understand the only change you're going to get is the name after Congressman/Senator and the little letter (R), (D), or (I). Most politicians are motivated by special interests, period. Anyone who doesn't understand that just doesn't read or care enough and it's a shame that people like that have the same vote that I do.
President Obama and this Democrat controlled Congress haven't "changed" anything. One of the organizations that stand to gain the most from the aforementioned Bill is a company owned by Al Gore. This was reported by Glenn Beck in the end of May 2009.
Here is where this article from Politico.com comes into play:
Dems trump Obama's Green Agenda
Basically the article details how special interests have affected the climate change measures for the Democrats. It explains how Dems from states with a large livestock industry have shut down measures that the EPA wanted to include. Provisions allowing the EPA to measure and regulate the amount of Methane produced in livestock and manure farms. Methane, as a by product of cow digestion, is one of the largest contributors to the erosion of the Ozone layer.
The bill was also amended by politicians with links to maritime unions. Their supporters stood to fall under new regulations from the EPA for steamboats operating in the Great Lakes.
I am not criticizing the Democrats for their actions. There is still very little evidence to prove that human actions alone are contributing to climate change and that any of our minor "fixes" will have any impact aside from increasing prices of goods for Americans. What I am criticizing is the falsehood Democrats promoted in the most recent election: "CHANGE". There is no change from party to party. Politicians will always be motivated by special interests and they will usually not have the average American's well being in mind, just their own.
The only real change I have seen is the radical socialization of this country. If that's what you wanted then it's here. If you want change you have to understand the only change you're going to get is the name after Congressman/Senator and the little letter (R), (D), or (I). Most politicians are motivated by special interests, period. Anyone who doesn't understand that just doesn't read or care enough and it's a shame that people like that have the same vote that I do.
27 October 2009
Excellent European Article
This article really made me happy. It made me happy not because of it's harsh criticism of our President Obama but because it tells me that people are starting to think again. It made me happy because it's possible that the world is starting to look past the illusion and the allure of the "perfect" Obamas. I hope that our honeymoon with this administration is over. I hope that the United States and even the world starting to see that our President has done nothing. As I have said to my close friends: President Obama is an eloquent speaker and there is no doubt that hearing his rhetoric will motivate even the most lazy soul, but that is exactly what he is; he is a speaker, and what we need right now is a "do-er".
Article by Toby Harnden of the London Telegraph
Come on America and the world! Demand more action from the President that everyone helped elect. Let's face it, everyone had something to do with this election. There was pressure throughout the world to get Obama elected. Now you got what you asked for.
Article by Toby Harnden of the London Telegraph
Come on America and the world! Demand more action from the President that everyone helped elect. Let's face it, everyone had something to do with this election. There was pressure throughout the world to get Obama elected. Now you got what you asked for.
Where is the H1N1 vaccine?
Over the weekend President Obama declared a national emergency because of the recent H1N1 infections across the United States. This has the effect of increasing the federal funds that are available to hospitals and all infrastructure slated to combat the flu. The big question is: Where is the vaccine?
On October 22nd Kathleen Sebelius, director of Health and Human Services, testified before Congress and explained that the production of the vaccine was going slower than was anticipated. Really Kathleen? So what you're saying is that the government has failed to acquire vaccines in the allotted time frame. The government failing to meet a deadline? Really? This must be the first time it happens. Never mind that everyday more people become infected with the virus because they have not been immunized. Schools are being shut down, fear is spreading, and people are dying.
But wait, did anyone tell you that we are not even sure if the vaccine works? Do you know that we are not even aware of the side effects it will have, if any? Did you know that yesterday the FDA approved an Intravenous version of this drug? How is it that some cancer/HIV drugs take years to pass FDA scrutiny without any guarantee of being approved and an IV medicine that didn't exist 1 year ago has already been accepted? It doesn't have anything to do with a government agenda, or does it? It couldn't be that the last thing the Obama administration needs is another domestic problem eating away at his popularity. There is absolutely no evidence to back this up but it is interesting to think about.
When our Congresspeople and Senators commence voting on the sweeping health care overhaul that seems to be imminent (Dems have threatened the "Nuclear Option"), remember that the government can't even procure a vaccine on schedule. Are these the people you want in charge of your life? If you get in an accident and need an emergency organ transplant do you want the government making the decisions for you or your family? I feel very bad for the people in the United States that don't have health insurance but you know what? I pay for it in my Medicare tax and as part of my employer provided health insurance. I stand with the majority of Americans that say "Leave my health care privatized".
On October 22nd Kathleen Sebelius, director of Health and Human Services, testified before Congress and explained that the production of the vaccine was going slower than was anticipated. Really Kathleen? So what you're saying is that the government has failed to acquire vaccines in the allotted time frame. The government failing to meet a deadline? Really? This must be the first time it happens. Never mind that everyday more people become infected with the virus because they have not been immunized. Schools are being shut down, fear is spreading, and people are dying.
But wait, did anyone tell you that we are not even sure if the vaccine works? Do you know that we are not even aware of the side effects it will have, if any? Did you know that yesterday the FDA approved an Intravenous version of this drug? How is it that some cancer/HIV drugs take years to pass FDA scrutiny without any guarantee of being approved and an IV medicine that didn't exist 1 year ago has already been accepted? It doesn't have anything to do with a government agenda, or does it? It couldn't be that the last thing the Obama administration needs is another domestic problem eating away at his popularity. There is absolutely no evidence to back this up but it is interesting to think about.
When our Congresspeople and Senators commence voting on the sweeping health care overhaul that seems to be imminent (Dems have threatened the "Nuclear Option"), remember that the government can't even procure a vaccine on schedule. Are these the people you want in charge of your life? If you get in an accident and need an emergency organ transplant do you want the government making the decisions for you or your family? I feel very bad for the people in the United States that don't have health insurance but you know what? I pay for it in my Medicare tax and as part of my employer provided health insurance. I stand with the majority of Americans that say "Leave my health care privatized".
23 October 2009
Excellent move by Mainstream Media
A must read article for everyone in the United States concerned with their freedoms and their rights to criticize the government. Remember THEY work for YOU!! Something we seem to have forgotten in recent years.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/23/white-house-loses-bid-exclude-fox-news-pay-czar-interview/
I applaud mainstream media for finally taking a stance against this administration. Hopefully the White House will soon realize the epic mistake they made in trying to isolate FOX News. I am not a blind follower of all of the opinions the OPINION shows make on FOX or any other network; but I will stand up for their freedom to have those opinions until my dying breath.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/23/white-house-loses-bid-exclude-fox-news-pay-czar-interview/
I applaud mainstream media for finally taking a stance against this administration. Hopefully the White House will soon realize the epic mistake they made in trying to isolate FOX News. I am not a blind follower of all of the opinions the OPINION shows make on FOX or any other network; but I will stand up for their freedom to have those opinions until my dying breath.
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