What Barry and his kind really want from big oil and the American people

How interesting this is. Recently, Obama was making fun of McCain for making fun of him about the people of America saving gas by inflating their tires.

First of all, are you serious, Mr. Obama? I think the tire pressure thing has been so en grained in our collective psyche that it would be a safe bet to say that at least 90% of the American public know that properly inflated tires saves gas, gives you better handling and extends the life of your tires. But to state this as a potential plank on the energy platform is bordering on the ridiculous.

Where are the solid planks on energy from you and your camp? I have not seen anything relevant unless you are mimicking what the Republicans have been saying. But then the very next day you flop and tell us that drilling is not going to solve our problems today.

Mr. Obama, the liberals have had a “don't drill in our country at all” policy for decades and we now see where that policy has lead. We are paying record prices at the gas pumps while backwards countries in South America and Africa pay under a buck a gallon. How is that possible?

True those nations' governments subsidize their oil industries heavily. So is that where you are going to take us Mr. Obama? You wish to do a Hugo (and I don't mean the hurricane although the effects would be far more devastating) and nationalize our oil industry?

And for crying out loud, can someone please tell me what a “windfall profit” is. Who is to say that 11 billion dollars is too much for a company to make. Doesn't the federal government and all the state governments make far more on a gallon of gas than the oil companies? Why yes they do. Doesn't the fed and the states tax the income of the companies, large and small, that deal in oil? Why yes they do.

So should not the fed and the states give back to the American people what they took because they, the government has windfall tax profits? After all, none of the governments involved have ever risked a dime to explore for oil. None of them have paid to lay the infrastructure that now gives us our pipelines.

Oh sure, they may have given tax breaks every now and again...but that is what they were. Nothing but a reduction in the taxes that those companies already had to pay. How is that signify that the government “paid” for anything. It is our money to begin with.

And with todays technology and the fact that just about every other oil producing nation on the planet is going after oil reserves even in areas where US companies cannot change your mind? Of course not. You view the big oil companies, which are small compared to the oil companies around the world, as evil. You think that even if they made nothing, that they were still cheating the American people.

It is you and your ilk, Mr. Obama who are cheating the American people. Why don't you tell the people of this great nation just what you have in mind for us as far as your energy policy would go? You would not dare because the American people would reject it outright.

The American people deserve more than rhetoric, Mr. Obama. And those goes for Mr. McCain as well. We need real answers. Yes alternatives are a good start but you and I and the rest of America know that any viable alternative will not be fully integrated for at least two decades if not longer.

So why is it OK to pursue technologies that will not pay off today but not drill for our own oil that will obviously not pay off today? Because in both cases, we will be a much stronger nation tomorrow.

But all you wish to do is pit the “rich” against the rest of us. You pit the rest of us against the “poor”. And you wish to tax the hell out of the very people who make this nation great. And you know I am not just talking about income tax. Any tax you levy against an oil company for “excessive” profits will only get passed on to the American consumer. It is just another money grab for bigger government.

Come on Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain. Come clean and tell the American people what you really want to do to us. I promise you that 90% of us will not stand for it.

Obama our Savior

It is amazing what happens over a holiday week end. I hope everyone has had a great Easter Holiday. After all, this was a very special holiday. It was the week end that our Lord and Savior went to the cross for all of us and then rose from the dead to break the chains of sin so that we all may have life ever after.

But such a holiday brings out the worst in some of us. I was listening to talk radio over the past few days and I am amazed at the talk surround Sen. Obama. I even saw a headline in some obscure magazine at the book store about Obama that really upset me.

The title of the article was "When Barry became Barack." I didn't know Sen Obama wasn't always himself. So I had to breeze through the article to see what they were saying. And it turns out it was pretty much a liberal magazine and it trashed Obama for what it says was coming to terms with his identity. It claims Obama dumped his white heritage in favor of his black heritage simply because he decided to use his real name instead of a nick name.

I could not believe what I was reading. But then again, there has been a lot of talk on both sides of the political isle about just that. Obama is a black man. Obama is denying his white side. Obama can't be both black and white. Obama should not go to a white hating church. And a whole lot more.

Now forget the fact that the man just has the wrong ideas for America which is why he should not be our next President. Lets look at this guy for who he is. He is a human being. He is an American. But many will not let him be human.

It all started months ago when the press began to ask, "Is Obama black enough?" What kind of question or statement is that. For the most part it has been liberals who have railed against or for Obama because of his skin color. Then again, some say he isn't black because he is too light in skin tone.

The man is a human being with an African father and a Anglo mother. That means, in some terms, he is a molado. Half black half white. There should be no discussion about this. This should not be an issue. Yet he has had to defend himself on his race time and time again.

As a mixed race man myself, I find it highly offensive that this has become such an issue. And it has become more of an issue with the very people who say they are so open minded. The liberals are doing most of the bashing and questioning here.

You don't here anybody questioning Clinton's heritage. You don't here about Clinton having to distance herself from people who say radical or racist things. Whenever some boob drops a bomb on the Clinton side, all you hear about is the person who made the comment. The press and radio don't delve into what Clinton is thinking. There is no call for Clinton to make a speech to get from under the ball and chain of a friend.

But Obama is forced to because he is half black. That is wrong and America knows it. There are a lot of people who hate America. They come in all colors. For the most part they are Liberal in their politics. Yet we don't see the press jumping on them. We don't see the press asking question after question to whites running for high office about their affiliations with liberal anti-American groups. Hell, we don't even here about the Democrat relationships with the KKK. But you let a conservative be aligned with such groups and you will hear all about it.

You let a black man be a part of someones group who hates America and you will hear all about it.

Did Obama screw up? Yes he did. He should have said, "This is America and there are people who will say things your or I don't agree with but that is what makes this country great. No matter what color your skin you can say what is on your mind and have a discussion about it. I am an American and I believe in the freedom of speech. My minister has said some things I have disagreed with in the past and I am sure he will say things I disagree with in the future. It in no way has a bearing on what I believe in." And then he should have let it drop.

Yes, I have heard what Pastor Wright has said. I do not agree with what he said. I do defend his right to say it even if it is pretty much anti-America. It does not mean Obama is anti-American and it in no way means Obama should have to explain himself being half black and half white.

On this issue, I stand with Obama. Be proud of who you are and don't let anyone make you chose or deny any part of you. I sure as hell won't.

Your Finances are the Nations Problem

Did someone say the economy is in the toilet?  It looks like the Fed moved today to prevent a recession.  They cut one of the benchmark interest rates by .75%.  That is three quarters of a percent to those of you who like to think of it in those terms.

What does this have to do with your freedom and liberty?  Everything.  It means that the government is really concerned about the economy slipping into a recession.  But doing this will cause energy prices to stay high.

Look at it this way.  When our money is plentiful and easy to get, or cheap to get, then it is not worth as much on the world market.  The world market determines what the price of goods and services are, not the USA.  

And since our money is no longer backed by gold but by the government itself, then when we print more or make it easier to get, the less valuable it becomes.  Right now, those low interest rates make our dollar less valuable and thus nobody wants to own our dollars.

It has gotten so bad that now the Canadian dollar is worth more than the US Dollar.  I cannot remember the last time this was the case.  

It will mean a few things.  Notice how the housing market is still in the toilet.  Why is that when interest rates are supposed to be coming down.  They are not coming down.  In fact people are losing their homes because the adjustable rates are still going up.

Why else do you think the Democrats are talking a freeze on interest rates on mortgages.  The value of the dollar is also making the cost of oil go through the roof.  Of course you have to pay for that as well.  You pay higher gas prices and higher home heating prices.

So lets see, you make our dollar worth less.  You cause the price of fuel to skyrocket and that in turn causes the price at the pump to go up.  This takes more cash out of your pocket.  All the while your investments do not do as well.  Lower interest rates also mean you don't earn as much on your investments.

You have less cash in your pocket and you have to pay more to keep the home you probably should not have bought in the first place.  Now can you begin to see how this is starting to look like the perfect storm of economic doom for many people?

Even if we avert a full recession the damage is already done and it will take the USA a long time to dig out from under this mess.  Part of the blame rest with the American people.  We have to much debt, which means most Americans work for the credit card companies and cannot save or invest in their own futures let alone invest in the future of the nation.

You have high debt, you get low returns on simple investments, you pay more for your home and energy and food, you have less money to do the things you want to do and you add the fact that the media is scaring the hell out of every body and you should now know how and why this affects your freedom and liberty.

If we go down as a nation, you can only blame the individual for our government is only reacting to our own greed and stupidity.