Terrorism and Yemen

We have a Yemen trained terrorist or as the Obama Administration like to call it “ a potential man called disaster” attempt blow up a plane on Christmas and the first response from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is that the system worked. On Fox news today it took repeatedly asking the same question before the Secretary had to admit there was a failure in the system. She originally tried to claim the procedures were in placed for a couple of years in a veiled attempt to push the blame again on the Bush Administration. We are fortunate that the Fox news would not allow that to go unchallenged. And yet, the Obama Administration is still intending to ship approximately 90 prisoners from GITMO to Yemen. My answer to that is “DUH”.

Christmas and 2010

On Christmas day we celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ over 2000 years ago. Contrary to some beliefs, December 25 has been set aside for this celebration, although through commercialization some actually believe this date has been set aside for Santa Claus and the exchanging of presents. Some, in an attempt to remove religion from our lives have likened it to a celebration of the Winter Solace. Anything but something that has a religious connotation to it. This is keeping with the push over the past 60 years to remove any symbolism, notation, display or the words Merry Christmas from our vocabulary. Destroy religious values and morals and you can take over the lives of the citizens of a country or even the world. Did you ever think as you were growing up that invoking the name of God, praying or having Christmas displays would be offensive to people. Especially, since this country was founded on religious freedom and a safe haven for those who were persecuted for religious beliefs contrary to their country of birth. Even our Founding Fathers believed that religion should be taught in schools. Not any particular religion but that there was a Creator that made the planets, the solar system and us. Something most if not all religions taught at the time of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. Now we find people from the far left side of the spectrum that find religion and religious displays offensive even though we find their behavior and actions offensive to us. Thus making the practice of a public display of religion at times difficult. But it is okay for those who are offended to get their way but not those that have been offended by forcing such religious actions not to happen. So with all this in mind, don’t be surprised if there is a push for Christmas not to be celebrated as a government holiday and that if you want to celebrate this day, you must use your own time if your government job will allow you to be on vacation. I hope as many in the Tea Party movement and those involved in the 912 Project that we will see a birth of patriotism, a ground swell that will see a tremendous change in the political landscape in 2010 and put an end to one political party in control of both houses of Congress. Say yes to “ throwing the bums out”. Our so-called representatives have not seen a dollar they will not spend. Budget constraints are not in play in Congress and we must get our monetary house in order and demand a balance budget and a cut in spending and taxes to spur the economy and not this tax and spend policy that is destroying this country as well as individual freedoms guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. Tell Congress to balance the budget or take a 10% cut in pay for every year the budget is not balanced. 2010 will be the year of the 2nd American Revolution. Remember it is “We the People” not “We the Government”. Congress must listen to the voters and not their political hacks and party leaders. They serve us. It is time to get off our butts and be heard. Our voices will become the 2nd shot heard around the world. Discouragement is not in our dictionary, but victory is.

Attacking the messenger

It was interesting reading how the liberal left attacked the wife of Sen. Joe Lieberman focusing displeasure with Sen. Lieberman’s stance on the Healthcare bill and how some reporters attempted to defend Sen. Lieberman’s wife. What got my attention was the fact that I don’t recall reading similar articles on defending Sarah Palin and the vicious personal attacks leveled against her by these same liberal factions. Attacking a position on an issue is one thing, but personal attacks are never warranted. However, the personal attacks against Sarah Palin and her family continued not only during the campaign but also up to this day. When you incur a personal debt of nearly $500,000 dollars as well as the millions spent by the state of Alaska to defend some of the outlandish allegations shows that the liberals have troubling attacking the issue and find it easier to attack the person with the hope of maybe being successful in forcing financial ruin upon a person. In Sarah Palin’s case it has not worked but has only encouraged an increase in her popularity, as well as her bank account, something the left wing liberals were not counting on. Remember the 2010 elections.

Hypocrites all.

The hypocrites in Congress have done it again. Through the use of bribes, using taxpayer money, Sen. Harry Reid and company managed to get a commitment of 60 votes for his version of the Health care bill. Notice I said his version since only Harry and friends have read it. How many times have you been told not to sign your name on a contract without reading what you are signing? Of course, this not apply to Congress where all kinds of hypocrisy exist. Not only do they except bribes from lobbyist, pharmaceuticals, big labor, big business and other organizations, but now they are using taxpayer money to bribe each other. And you thought corruption only existed on Wall Street. That is what Pelosi, Reid, Schumer, Obama and company want you to believe while they rip you off on a continual basis. As long as they control both houses of Congress and the White House, they can do anything they want, even though most it is not in the U.S. Constitution. Notice I said the U.S. Constitution since most member of Congress, from both parties, haven’t clue what is in our Constitution. Once both houses go into committee to come up with a bill both houses can vote on, the Senate will only need 50 votes and the V.P. will have the tiebreaker. So, 10 Democrats can vote against the final version to satisfy their constituents and use the Sen. Kerry defense, “I voted for the bill before I voted against it”. Once passes, it will be up to those groups adversely affected to challenge this in the U.S. Supreme Court. An individual could, but you will probably have to do that from jail because you refused to pay for something you do not want. Remember the elections in 2010.

Corruption?

This Congress has seen fit to blame Wall Street for most of the economic problems we see today compounded by greed. It is amazing that when they make these claims they are not looking in a mirror. Congress has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that their greed, corruption and taste for power far exceeds what any wall street executive could do. This present Congress has ignored their constituents on healthcare and are pushing to destroy our present healthcare system for the power and control that government can have over our lives. Instead of "We the People" telling the government what the citizens want, it has become "We the Government". This is a highjacking of our constitutional rights and what our founding fathers wrote into the constitution. Unless we speak out and literally fight for our rights as in 1776, we may see what this socialist Congress wants, another Venezuela and control of every aspect of our lives. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution does not permit Congress to do what they are doing in healthcare and forcing all Americans to purchase health insurance. If you do not drive a car, you do not need auto insurance and if you don't want to pay for medical insurance so be it. That is your right and choice and if nobody wants to give you medical attention, that again is your choice. We have programs in place for all those who cannot afford medical insurance and do not need more government control in our lives. Join a Tea Party group by going to "Tea Party Patriots" and also the "912 project". Join the local groups in your area and become a fighter for freedom and the constitution by attending meetings, demonstrations and what appears to be another march on Washington on August 28, 2010.

Another reminder on Voting in Senate

Regardless of what Sen. Ben Nelson claims about not voting for the bill after the meeting with the House on the final version if it does not meet his criteria, the Democrats only need 50 votes in the Senate since the Vice President can cast the tie breaking vote. So 10 Dems can not vote for the bill and tell their constituents, "See I did not vote for it".

A dream petition all Congress should sign

Over 40 years ago there was another famous American that gave a speech on the Washington Mall telling us that ‘He had a dream.” Well, Americans also have a dream that government of the people, by the people and for the people will not perish from the earth.

My dream is that we have true representation

My dream is that we have a balance budget before we spend any more money on new programs. For every year our elected officials do not balance the budget, they must accept a 10% pay cut.

My dream is that we have election reform where politicians can only accept money from individual constituents not to exceed $1000 and not from big labor unions, lobbyist and large corporations. As long as our elected officials can get big money from these groups their loyalty will not be to the people that elected them but to those that bribed them.

My dream is that we have term limits for our Congressional Representatives not to exceed 6 years for House Representatives and one term, 6 years, for our Senators. The purpose of representation was for the people to volunteer their services to serve the people and not create a position that they would occupy for 20, 30 or more years.

My dream is that our Congressional Representatives should not have a lucrative pension and benefits but should have to accept Social Security, Medicare when they reach retirement age wherever they may be working. While serving their 6 years they should only have a 401K where a maximum of $5000 can be donated with the government matching to a maximum of $2000. All pay raises should be voted upon by the public during government elections that are held every two years or longer. Congress should not be permitted to vote on pay raises for themselves.

My dream is that the Americans will continue to wake up and continue their vocal outburst until our representatives get the message. After, we all know that they are more interested in keeping their job, keeping their party in power, catering to big money and if anything is left to throw their constituents a bone every now and then. Remember come the 2010 elections what your representatives have actually done and if they avoided town hall meetings to meet with those who elected them.

Something to Remember

When the Senate passes a health care bill and then they get together with the House to come up with a mutual acceptable plan, they will only then need 50 votes with the Vice President casting the tie-break vote. And you know where he will vote. So all this BS that is going on is really just for show so some blue dog Democrats can claim they did not support the bill for a particular reason when 60 votes were needed but did vote for the bill when those items were removed. And then when only 50 votes are needed and all the crap is put back in, 10 of those Democrats can vote against the bill just to impress their constituents.

How many times?

Could someone please tell me how many times President Obama has NOT been on television given a speech since January 20th. It seems he is in the constant campaign mode. He has not realized that the people can just take so much of his face that eventually it turns people off. Maybe that is why his popularity keeps sinking. We can only hope this is one of many reasons for his decline. Hopefully he will keep up the good work so more people can get annoyed.

Spend, Spend and more spending.

President Obama believes that the best way to get out of our economic mess is to spend our way out by diverting TARP money that has been returned. Of course Congress needs to approve this move, but with the Democrats in Control of both Houses of Congress that will not be a problem. This is a typical Democrat move to spend, spend and spend. After all, I haven’t met a Democrat who has not met a dollar they did not like to spend, especially when it is someone else’s money. My advice to all those out there who are having money problems is to continue spend, borrow and spend and you will eventually spend yourself into prosperity just like this country is doing now.

The White House party crashers.

Concerning the couple that crashed the White House state dinner it is interesting that they have financial problems and were attempting to get on a reality show on the Bravo network that is owned by NBC. Since NBC is madly in love with Obama, what better way to get advanced publicity for a potential couple on a reality show. But we know that the Obama Administration and NBC would never engage in such behavior since they are both above this type of business. I mean really.

The West Point Speech

President Obama gave this great speech on sending troops to Afghanistan at West Point and it was interesting to see how excited the future military leaders were. It seems that since they were sitting there for nearly 4 hours before the President spoke, you could see some of them sleeping or at least have their eyes closed. Obviously, anything concerning the military one would think would get their attention but it could have been the topic, which is doubtful, so it must have been the messenger.

Has this been a Conspiracy all along?

In the 1950’s we had a campaign to keep Christ in Christmas when we began to see more and more of Xmas signs. In the 1960’s we saw an end to the blue laws so stores would open on Sundays. In the 1970’s we saw the Supreme Court rule that abortion is legal under certain circumstances to the dismay of many religious organizations and citizens. Since then, we see political correctness invading our society to the point we cannot display any religious items in public property, talk about religion in schools, say prayers in schools or other public buildings, hold Christmas parades, wish people a Merry Christmas, but we can have a winter solstice celebration, holiday festival and even a holiday tree. All because it is not politically correct to celebrate the real meaning of Christmas that is the birth of Jesus Christ. This country was founded on Judeo/Christian beliefs and now we have a very small percentage of the population and the ACLU as well as other radical left wing groups trying to remove God and any mention God in our lives. Because without any religion or belief in God we become a country of atheist which makes it easier for radicals to impose their beliefs that most if not all religions oppose. What these people really want is another Sodom and Gomorrah to satisfy their warp desires.