The Immaculate Inauguration of Obama, not so Holy after all

I have to take this moment to just say how sick I am of the Obama inauguration. I mean if all you watch on TV was CNN, then you would think we are having a coronation of the King of Kings. Seriously it makes me sick.

This guy is spending some $150 Million bucks. Now didn't this same station deride President Bush for spending about half of that 4 years ago? Yes I think they did.

And watching CNN, you would see them reporting on how Obama played basketball. Alexi Giannoulias is a friend of Obama's from back in Chicago. He played basketball with him. Now this guy talks about how when Obama was on the court, he would take charge of the team and be the leader.

Is it me or is everyone trying every possible way to promote this guy as a leader? Last time I checked, a true leader didn't need everyone he knows telling the rest of the world how much of a true leader they are. The actions of a leader speak louder than any words a friend could every shout.

This gives me the creeps. Seriously. Our nation has elected someone who has no leadership skills at all. This would explain why Obama has appointed so many former Clinton Administration officials including Hillary herself as Secretary of State. This guy is surrounding himself with retreads instead of striking out on his own and finding those qualified people who could help him lead the nation. How is having Clinton Administration officials in your cabinet and upgrading Carter ideas any kind of CHANGE?

I tell you one thing this guy is good at. He is good at making speeches and getting people emotionally charged without saying a damn thing. Even now, when he is about to take the helm of the most powerful, most prosperous nation in the world, he still can't give details about anything he wants to do.

You and I were not born yesterday. Yet many of us are running around acting like star struck teen age girls. The media fawned over Obama in HI on the beach without his shirt on. Yea, he is skinny and looks to be in good shape but give me a break. This was more important than finding out if this guy truly is a natural born citizen?

The media has spend hours talking about his Blackberry cell phone. I have a Blackberry. I love it. But this is the first time you have ever read anything about it. What will we have to look forward too with Obama. Well if the media has its way, it won't be anything of worth.

Now how does this affect your liberty? It affects it big time. You see, we heard how bad President Bush was for giving us the Patriot Act. Yet you don't hear a word about Obama NOT getting rid of it. You heard how bad and horrific Guantanamo (Gitmo) is but you don't here a peep about how Obama is backing away from closing that base.

It was horrible that Bush wanted tax cuts if you only listened to the media. But Obama talks about tax cuts during a down economy and he is being hailed as a messiah to our economy.

Not to mention, Obama gave a press conference where he stated "only government can..." and not a word from the media about that but if Bush had said those things, we would not have gone an hour without someone in the media commenting on it.

Now you might be saying, come on Rod, this guy was elected, like it or not. (No I don't like it but you would be correct, he was elected.) Now give the guy a chance.

Don't be silly, of course I will give him a chance, but honestly, so far he is blowing his big chance. Not to mention giving him a chance does not mean I have to agree or like everything, if anything, he says or does. I didn't like everything President Bush did. I even verbally thrashed the man on more than one occasion because I felt he was wrong based on what I think the Founding Fathers would have done or approved of and our Constitution. I will give the same fair treatment to a President Obama.

But I will not participate in this coronation of Obama. I will not accept his socialist ideas. I will not view bringing back the Clinton Administration as change. I will not let the media get away with giving this guy a total pass because he is half black or because he is a liberal democrat. I don't care how many first this guy has, he will not get a free pass on my liberty. He will not get a free pass to destroy the very fabric of a nation I love so dearly. He will not get a free pass to endanger the freedom and liberty of the very people who put him in office.

I am going to go on record as saying Obama is dangerous to our freedom, our liberty, indeed our Constitution. Period.

Funny how it is a Muslim raised half African that gets to occupy the White House first instead of Jesse Jackson, Alan Keys or any number of other high profile political American Black man or woman. Now you gotta ask yourself, why is that?

All I can say is hold on to your wallet, keep your gun loaded and don't get all your information from the main stream media. Hold our government's feet to the fire and if they screw up, vote them out. Simple.

The Great Lie Machine Never Gives Up

The Clinton Machine does not know defeat. OK, it may know defeat but it does not know quit. It has never quit. Remember all those years ago at the Democrat National Convention when Bill gave a keynote address that lasted forever? They cheered when he was done.

Did Bill run off and hide? No he learned from his mistake and continued on and eventually became President. No Hillary is faced with a defeat but she just won't quit. She won't give up.

This surprises who? Not me. This is a bunch of people who never have given up on anything. They tried to nationalize health care back in the 90's. It didn't go over very well with the American public back then.

But guess what is front and center on the political landscape this year? Guess what people are beginning to be willing to give to the government now? Their health care. And they are screaming for it. Those same people bemoaned about Hillary back in the early 90's are now praising her and Obama for having the “guts” to take on the medical and health care industry in order to “give” them health care.

This is not the only thing the Clinton Machine wants to take over. They will not give up until they have gotten what they came to Washington to take. Yes, I said take. Because nobody is giving anything over to them. The Clinton's take. They take by lying to the American people.

The Clinton's take by falsifying the facts. They tell a lie so often that people begin to believe it is true. They steel you freedom by telling you over and over again that they know how best to bring relief to you.

They lie to you by telling you that the mortgage mess is all the fault of greedy bankers. They lie to you by telling you that American oil companies control the price of oil all over the world and that they are gouging you at the gas pump.

They lie to you by telling you that bio fuels such at that made from corn will solve our oil problems. They lie to you by telling you that “Global Warming” will kill billions of people in 30 years if we don't do something about it today. Yes Carvil said Billions of people will die in 30 to 40 years if we don't stop GW today.

They lie to you by telling you over and over again that only the government can handle the massive health care crisis even though the government has made a mess of it with Medicare, Medicaid and the VA. But they lie to you and tell you that your health care will be different.

They lie to you by telling you that terrorism is our fault and that George Bush started the whole thing. They lie to you by telling you that 9/11 was President G Bush II's fault not Bill Clinton's. They keep the lie machine in action 365 days in a year. This year they have an extra day to keep that machine in action.

They lie to you by telling you that this President is the biggest threat to the Constitution in our history all the while ignoring their own agenda that takes your rights away. Ignoring two World Wars that if we lost would mean the total elimination of our way of life. Ignoring the fact that the old Soviet Union had a goal of eliminating the United States of America.

They lie to us every chance they get. The sad part is that Americans are beginning to believe the lies. No my friends, the Clinton Machine never gives up. It has done more to advance the cause of Liberals in the past 15 years than any other Democrat or Liberal ever has. They have a powerful machine that runs like clockwork and the press and now the American people are falling for the lies. They spout off sound bites as gospel.

The greatest threat to our freedom and liberty continues to be the Clinton Liberal Machine. Even is she does not occupy the White House this go around, do not ever count her or him out. They will not give up until they beat you and me down, twist our arms until we say uncle. Uncle Billary Sam.

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.

And the Polls Have it by a Nose, or a Football field.

The fight between Clinton and Obama is getting fierce. Not to mention POLLerising. We have a poll for everything in this campaign. On BuzzDash, there is a poll that ask the question “do you believe Clinton to be hypocritical to want Obama for a VP running mate?” So far that poll is yes 75% and no 25%. What happened to the obligatory undecided? There are always people who don't have an opinion or are just too stupid to try to think up an opinion. But we don't have that category in this poll.

Here is another one: “Does hiring illegal immigrants reflect badly on political candidates?” And still more: “Which candidate would make the best president?” And this one: “Will most Democrats vote for whomever gets the nomination?” Of course you can jump right over to BuzzDash to see the results of these polls and more stupid polls, but not until you finish reading this blog.

Of course there are polls for asking if Americans still believe in the mainstream media. The answer is that 2/3 of Americans think that the media is out of touch with reality basically. Yes, people are getting their news from the Internet and other alternate sources, just like this blog. Maybe the alternate sources are just more credible.

Then we have the poll about President Bush's approval rating. About 1/3 of the country believes Bush is still doing a good job. Before you think that is low, check out what those same Americans think about the Democrat controlled congress. It is far worse that President Bush. About 1/5 of Americans think that Congress is doing at least a good job. Think about that. Nearly 80% of the population, give or take a few percentage points, thinks Congress sucks. I don't think President Bush ever got numbers that low and for such a sustained period of time.

But you don't hear about that poll in the mainstream media. I wonder why. Could it be that is why only 1/3 of the people think the media is doing a good job? Hey, look at that. The media has the same approval rating as the President. If the medial thinks the President is doing a terrible job with an approval rating that low, should they not say the same thing about themselves?

Of course there are web sites that put together polls from other sources and then averages them out. One such site is Real Clear Politics. The only problem with this kind of site is that it makes things more confusing. Some polls have far different results from other polls when asking the same question. So is averaging these polls the way to go?

Then of course you have one of the Big Daddy's of polls. Gallup. In one Gallup poll they have Obama leading Clinton 49 to 44% but in another poll you have nearly 60% of Clinton supporters wanting a “dream ticket” of Clinton/Obama. Of course they want Hillary on top of the ticket. Well, 52% of Obama supporters don't want any part of a dream ticket and say the vote battle should keep going to the very end.

But here is the Average Thing again. 51% of Democrats polled say they should settle for a joint ticket. Now I am trying to figure out how they came up with that. Did these people not give an accurate answer to the first question? My head spins when trying to figure out all these polls.

In reality, the only poll that counts is the final tally on election night. But then again, lots of people pay attention to these polls and let their vote be influenced by these polls. But if so many don't trust the mainstream media, then who is it they can have such influence with polls? Did anyone do a poll on that?

Hope and Change are Empty Liberal Programs

It looks like HOPE is alive and well. The Obama Hope Train is pulling into Texas and Ohio and it looks like it is leading the Clinton Train. But stop for a moment. Are you like me on this hope train? I hate it.

It is empty rhetoric and means nothing. I take that back. When someone starts preaching “hope” instead of giving you the details of what they want to do, you better hold on to your wallet. Better still, you better hide your wallet because they, the hope mongers, are coming for your hard earned money.

Have you noticed a very loud silence on the details of what Barack would do if he is elected to office? This is not by accident. The Obama camp knows exactly what his hope will bring to the whole of America. Higher taxes and bigger, much bigger government.

Although this is not the first time hope has been bandied about as a slogan but it has taken on new meaning of late. In fact it is the twin of change. You hear all about how America needs a change. A change in what direction? A change to what? I ask the question, what kind of change? The answer I get back is silence. Silence that is ear shattering.

Change and Hope, the twins that devastate a nation without rhyme nor reason because those who peddles such notions refuse to let us know what kind of change and what kind of hope they are selling us. They hide behind beautiful speeches that move you to tears but in the end, when you actually take the time to study what they said, you realize they actually said NOTHING.

Obama said in one of his speeches, “Yes we can.” He repeated that line again and again. But when you listen to that speech again and take the emotion and background noise out, you realize he didn't say a damned thing. But all of his speeches are empty. They lack true substance. They lack substance is because if he were to tell you exactly what he wanted to do and how he wanted to do it, nobody but the hard core left would vote for him.

This is true of Clinton as well. Although she tells us a bit more in detail what she would do if elected, we are still left with rhetoric that reaches higher than the Sears Tower in Chicago. The big problem is the major media lets these people get away with giving us empty speeches. The media gives them a pass on having to detail everything in their platform. Yet when a conservative tries to get away with empty promises, they are called out on the mat.

Raise taxes? Don't tell the American people that. Instead tell them you offer hope of a better tomorrow through government programs. Grow government bigger? Don't tell the American people that. Instead tell them you see a new day where every person has an equal opportunity – an equal opportunity to access government services. Reduce their freedom? Don't tell the American people that. Instead tell them you believe that everyone has a right to everything in life and that it is unfair if some have better choices than others. Tell them you will make sure everyone has the same choice as everyone else. In other worlds, no choice at all.

When you break it down, what you find in all the words of Hope and Change, from Jesse Jackson in the 80's to Bill Clinton in the 90's to Barack Obama in this decade, is empty rhetoric with nothing but higher taxes, less freedom and no choice. Hope and change are not political programs. At least not unless you are a left wing nut liberal. But for the sane majority, hope and change equals despair and devastation.

Could it be the change we need is a change from the liberal left? Could it be that our true hope lay in reverting back to the original intent of our Founding Fathers and our Constitution. Could it be that the road to glory is paved in personal responsibility?

Yes, I guess I agree, empty promises of change and hope are much more palatable. At least until we look into our wallets and see nothing but lint. The same emptiness we have with all of this hope and change rhetoric.

The Demons Post 9/11

When September 11, 2001 happened, everyone, including Congress, was united on what needed to be done. We needed to secure our borders. We needed to make those responsible pay. We needed to go to war if needed to take down the evil doers that perpetrated such an evil and heinous act.

The pacifist were nullified to dark corners of society and we were sure we would not hear from them again. They hid because they knew that no matter how much we tried to be peaceful there were going to be some on this planet who just wanted us, Americans, to die by the bus load. Or in this case, by the air plane load.

Those pacifist were pretty smart though. They knew, like our President, George W Bush, that this was going to be a very long and drawn out affair. The pacifist knew that at some point they could come out of the shadows and emerge from the dark and dank places to begin their rhetoric again. They knew that if they began whispering how bad this war was, that those in power and media would hear them and begin to repeat their stupidity but not in a whisper, but with booming voices.

The pacifist knew they would not only rewrite history in such short order but they would make sure that those who were their angels, their heroes, would again come back to the fold and degrade and denigrate all the great men and women of our armed forces. The cry “Baby Killer” would once again be heard across this land.

The pacifist did not care about freedom. They do not care about liberty as long as they have the liberty to spew their ilk from sea to shining sea and from border to border. They do not care that history has shown that the pacifist manifesto does not work, never has worked and never will work. They will not stop preaching their nonsense as long as they have breath in their lungs.

Forget the fact that the enemy, who is not the President, or their government, will stop at nothing to kill them as well as everyone else in our nation. They still go about their daily life believing in a lie. Even when they are faced with death, they seem to blame those of us who would die to protect them instead of the person who is actually pointing a weapon of death at them. They see the world as have and have nots. And those who have only have because they took away from the have nots.

Pacifist are preaching to us now in this electoral cycle. We see them in the form of Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama. They claim that President Bush lied to us to force us to go to war. They ignore the fact that the information that President Bush had was the same information that President Bill Clinton had. In fact they even fail to mention the fact that Bill Clinton himself said he had the same information that George Bush had. After all, he gave George the information so it could not have been a lie.

But that does not stop the pacifist from rewriting history. They say the lie. They get others in power to repeat the lie because those in power think they will gain more power by saying the lie. Then they echo what those in power are saying as if to give the lie more credence. Before you know it, everyday people with short memories, believe the lie is true.

And now we have candidates that say that George Bush lied to us in order to go to war. Forget the facts. Forget who provided the “lies” to George Bush. Forget that they were all for us going to war over 9.11.01. No, the pacifist don't care about the lives that have been lost or the lives that will be lost because of their actions. All they see is an evil empire trying to hang on to global power.

They don't see that we are in a fight for our very way of life. They don't see that if we are defeated they will lose their ability and privilege to spew their propaganda because the new power will see to it that they all die or are at the very least silenced by the death of all they hold dear.

We as a nation, cannot let a rewrite of history happen right under our very noses. We cannot stand by while the pacifist and power grabbers try to rewrite history that is less than a decade old. We as a people cannot bury our heads in meaningless drivel such as Hollywood and celebrity gossip and let a few who wish to imprison your thoughts and mold your children in their image.

Our nation was born out of blood. Our nation kept its freedom by blood. Our nation has suffered because of our blood line. We are the chosen people of the planet to bring freedom and protect freedom for all of those who want it, cherish it, and are willing to die for it.

We are that beacon of hope, that bright light in a sea of darkness that guides people from all over the globe, to our shores. These same people dream every night about how to better their lives. They dream of how to better their children's lives. They dream of a country they can call their own, where they have a voice in their government, a right to rule by self determination.

Yet the pacifist and power grabbers would deny these people this right. They would attack those who actually are willing to go to war to secure that right for everyone. They demonise, hate, spit upon and rewrite their heroic deed into stories of shame and despair.

All the while, we the people, who have gathered to form a more perfect union, bury our heads in the sand and let the few rewrite what we know to be true. We let them twist the truth into something sour and evil. How do I know this? Just look at the people we are voting for this election cycle. That is all I need to know. That is all the proof I need.

You want me to be wrong? Then vote for those who will not stand for rewriting history, who will not lie and tell us we are to blame for being attacked. Vote for those who will stand up for our Constitution, our Founding Fathers and our way of life. Vote for freedom, not entrapment or slavery or dependency. Vote for freedom.

My Colors Don't Run.

Today Barack Obama continues his winning streak in the Democrat Primary. Hillary Clinton, of course, still touts her supposed 35 years of service that makes her the only Democrat ready to lead on day one in the White House.

I am still trying to figure out what she has done all those 35 years. All I hear for her is that she wants to take away our freedoms when she gets into office. All I hear is how she wants to take care of all of us. The problem with taking care of us is she and her other Democrat friends will have to pounce on the Constitution.

Thrashing the Constitution is not limited to Democrats. Republicans have done it as well. In fact we have a front runner on the Republican side that was a co sponsor of a bill that became law that limits our freedom of speech. It's called the McCain Fiengold bill. It limits most Americans free speech when it comes to elections.

They argued that money is not equal to free speech. The real reason for this law is to limit opposition close to an election. This is not the American way. Not by the standards of the US Constitution.

Let me be very clear. I do not believe any of the major candidates have yours or my best interest in their minds. Oh they may say they do but its all in their actions, not what they give lip service to. How can you say you are for freedom and choice when you want to take over a major part of every Americans life?

How can you say you are for freedom when you are for making laws that limit choice and attack the very freedoms that are written within the Constitution? You can't. Look around you. Do you honestly believe that limiting your freedoms is better for you and your family and business? Of course not.

We have more laws on our books than ever before. We have laws that contradict some other laws. We have laws that are so confusing that it is nearly impossible for prosecutors and judges to adjudicate them. We have laws that fly directly in the face of the Constitution limiting the every day freedoms of the average American.

Lets face it, we have been the frog in the pot far too long. It is time we jump out of this pot and reclaim what is rightfully ours. The Constitution guarantees us our freedom. The courts are supposed to make sure of this and the executive offices of the states and the federal level are supposed to make sure those rights are safe and enforced.

I love my country. Let me repeat that. I love the United States of America. No it is not a perfect country. It does not have a perfect history. With my heritage, I know how imperfect it has been and how imperfect it still is. However, after visiting and/or living in other nations on this globe, I can tell you there is no other place as nice or free.

But it seems Americans are eager to elect those people who are more than happy to strip them of their basic rights. This I just do not understand. I would fight and die willingly to protect and preserve what our Founding Fathers fought so hard to give me and my heirs. I will support anyone who will truly support the Constitution of the United States. I will fight to defend the rights of all of those who disagree with me for that very reason that differences of opinion have helped make our country so great.

But what I cannot stand by and let happen is a bunch of politicians stomp on the graves of our Founding Fathers and strip the Constitution bare. Oh the carnivores are feasting on the American people rights and the American people keep serving them up with bear to wash it all down.

But not this American. Not this Constitution loving American. You should not let your rights be taken away. You should demand that the rights you have lost be returned and you can do that by voting for those who stand up for the Constitution. And for those of you who support him, I do not believe in him. I am talking about Ron Paul. He is not the right person at the right time for a number of reasons that really belong in another post.

Just think about what I have said. Take an hour or so and read the Constitution. It is YOUR Constitution. It belongs to all of us and you should know what you are giving up when you vote for those who say they want to “help and take care of you” because in the end, they only help and take care of themselves at your expense.

When you vote, vote for the Constitution of the United States of America. Never, never, never let your colors run. Mine don't and never will.

A Closed Public Debate?

It looks like one of the rare Democrat debates between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will be a closed door session. Now why in the hell would the Democrats want a closed debate?

What exactly is a closed debate, Democrat style? Well, it looks like only Clinton and Obama campaign, the University of Texas, the Texas Democrat Party and CNN and the major US Spanish speaking network, Univision. So yes, with a crowd like this you know there will be no serious questions and there will be lots of standing ovations to answers that really are no answers at all.

This kind of debate is for those in academia and the liberal press. This will not shed any new light into what these two candidates think. We already know what they think and believe and what they want to do when they get into office.

The question will be who can out liberal each other. Well to be honest, Obama has that one in the bag. Barack has given few if any real details on his plans for the economy or Iraq other than to pander to the left with great flowery speeches that make you feel good but in the end, leave you feeling empty.

Why would you feel empty? Because Barack doesn't tell you what he is going to do or how is planning on doing it. I am sure if he wins the Democrat nomination he will have to start being more deliberate and insightful in his answers to how he is going to accomplish his lofty goals. At least I would hope that John McCain would not let him (or Hillary) get away with being superficial on their policies.

The point is, this is typical Democrat politics. Keep the public out because they are too stupid to know whats best for them. Only the academic world and the press know what the right questions to ask are. Only the people in high ivory towers are good enough to get close to the candidates and ask questions of substance. Oh wait. If real people are not allowed into the debate arena, there will not be real questions asked that real people care about.

What you will hear at this debate is how President Bush has screwed up the war on terror and the battle in Iraq. What you will hear is how Bush and his friends caused the mortgage crisis. What you will hear is that the rich are to blame for our economy and they should be taxed higher and how those who don't pay any taxes need a tax break. What you will hear is we have a health care crisis even though we have the most efficient and admired health care system in the world. What you will hear is how there needs to be universal health care and the cost be damned.

You wont hear any logic in this debate. You wont hear how they truly intend to pay for all their programs. You wont hear how their social programs now in place have failed to produce the results they (the Democrats and Liberals) promised. You wont hear how their control of Congress has led to the lowest approval rating in history. You wont hear any thing substantial or meaningful. And you surely wont hear either candidate tell the truth about how they feel about each other.

Hillary hates Barack. He is an uppity black man who doesn't know his place. Barack hates Hillary because she is just a back stabbing power grabbing white trash bitty from the south. Well maybe this debate will be worth watching after all. Then again, I think I have to file my cats teeth so I will be too busy.

The House of Reprehensibles still doing nothing

Today, the House of Reprehensibles voted for contempt of Congress charges on two of President Bush's aids. Josh Bolton and Harriet Miers were held in contempt because they are accused of failing to testify and refused Congress' demands for documents related to the 2006 and 2007 Justice Department firings.

This is totally reprehensible because there are more pressing issues that this do-nothing congress needs to be focusing on. Economic issues. Energy issues. National security issues. They all have more importance than this notion that Bush fired a host of prosecutors simply for political reasons.

First of all, of course it was political. What in Washington, D.C., is not political? Did the Republicans hold endless hearings on Bill Clinton's White House because of over 700 missing FBI files? No. We still don't know what happened to all those files.

This is nothing more than a witch hunt. Make no mistake about it. The Democrats are still upset about Republicans Impeaching Bill Clinton back in the 90's. The Democrats are still angry that the rule of law prevailed and Bush won the White House back in 2000. Then Democrats are 0 – 2 and they resent it big time.

They have been trying so hard to “nail” George Bush that they investigate “Ken Star” style and still they can't find any dirt. The best they can do is catch someone in a lie and then its because the person who they accuse of lying agreed to cooperate. So don't expect people to run to a Democrat controlled House and be willing to cooperate. They know they will be asked question on top of question and each time they will be looking for even the smallest “lie” in order to pounce and take them to trial.

This is what happened to “Scooter” Libby. He cooperated and low and behold, he was caught in a small lie and wham, he finds himself getting convicted of purgery. Didn't Bill Clinton commit purgery while sitting in a court room? Yes he did and every body knows he did. But is Clinton sitting in a jail, where he belongs? No.

This Congress has an approval rating hovering just above 10% and they think they are doing the business of the people? Of course not. They are doing exactly what they accuse Bush of doing. They are playing politics.

Everyone in the Federal Departments serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States. He is charged with making sure those departments function. The president has every right, as the Chief Executive Officer of the country to hire and fire whomever he chooses. So yes, the president has the right to hire and fire based on a persons politics. After all if a person will not do what the president want, just like in private business, he has a right to replace that person to do what he feels is the right thing.

So if President Bush had a number of Democrat prosecutors fired, it is because they did not do their jobs to the satisfaction of the president. He had every right to fire them. In fact Bill Clinton fired nearly the entire staff of the Justice Department when he first entered office. But we did not hear a peep from the Democrats then.

So why is it that this congress feels it needs to hold a couple of low level aids in contempt. Well actually its about the only thing they have been able to accomplish since taking the majority. Now I wonder who is playing politics.

Clinton Machine Crashes

It looks like the Clinton Machine is crashing and burning. Hillary has loaned her campaign 5 million dollars. She has fired her campaign manager. She is conceding certain states to Obama in order to concentrate on states with more delegates.

Clinton is also pissed. This is the woman whom every one had anointed the next President of the USA. But then came along a challenger whom she dismissed at first. But no matter what she did, this skinny upstart from the state of IL would not go away.

In fact he pushed forward and even began winning. This was not supposed to happen. Hillary was o the ropes. She was so badly bruised that she even tried to cry on national TV. That ploy backfired. She tried putting forth a more "human" side. Nobody believed it. Many Americans view her still as an Ice Queen.

The big test was last week when most political pundits, up until the last minute, kept saying it was going to be a decisive victory for Clinton. It was not. In fact Obama made inroads. Obama built more momentum. Obama began looking like he could and would win the nomination.

Hillary brought out her husband Bill who tried to hammer on Obama. It didn't work. Hillary brought out her daughter, Chelsea, to try and woo the young and college vote. It didn't work either.

What will Hillary try and do now? Her negatives are still nearly twice that of President Bush even though some polls suggest that if the election were today she would edge out Republican McCain. This is highly unlikely since McCain has far lower negative numbers than Hillary.

What we will see is Hillary getting nasty. What we will see is the Clinton machine trying to get back in gear and try and tear Obama a new one. There is already some evidence of this. Clinton is hinting that Obama is taking money from lobbyist and giving them breaks and perks. As if the Clintons' are not the masters of paying off their lobbyist friends.

Sunday Brief 2 10 2008

Barack is on a roll or is he? It looks like Obama swept the 5 state primary/caucus yesterday. But did he really make gains on Hillary on the delegate count? Yes and no. There were not a whole lot of delegates up for grabs but since the two Democrats are nearly even in the count, every single delegate is going to count.

Next big steps will be in the states of Texas, Ohio and PA. But can Obama pick up those states? Can he win? Some polls suggest that if Obama were the Democrat nominee, that he would beat McCain.

Other polls suggest that Obama's lack of being specific about anything will hurt him in the general election because he has a very small record to lean back on. McCain has a huge record and that record seems to harm him when it comes to conservatives. But this is where Obama will have a tough time as well.

He will need to get specific about his plans. Inspiring and pretty speeches will not cut it when you have an opponent who presses you for specifics. Obama has not had to deal with that yet. Clinton won't press Obama on specifics for fear of having to give greater details on her own plans.

The who strategy here is, less is more for now. These Democrats are afraid to let you know there specific plans. Why? Remember a decade ago when Hillary was trying to get Hillary-care passed? Americans got the details and said no with a loud and deep voice.

She and Obama know that if they get specific on their plans, the American people will run away again. This is where a good strong Republican can win. McCain, despite his own liberal record, can win over conservatives and independents simply by getting Hillary and Barack to get specific about their plans and policies. Until that happens, we will have more flowery speeches and rallies by the two Democrats. there won't be anything relevant.
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• The wealthiest 1%, in 2003, earned 14% of the income and paid 35% of all individual income taxes.

• By comparison, the bottom 60% of all taxpayers earn 28% of all income and pay just 1% of all individual income taxes.

This should dispel the notion that the rich don't pay their fair share or that the rich need to pay more in taxes. We already know that the higher income earners help the economy and those at the lower end of the economy as well.

Many people who earn under $36,$15per year do so in an industry that caters to those who earn more than $150,000 per year. These high earners buy stuff. They buy lots of stuff. They get services. They get lots of services. So people who sell or service the high earners depend on those high earners to spend that money. If they don't have as much money because of higher taxes then those people who depend on them will suffer and they will suffer big time.

How do you keep the economy going strong? Simple, you first cut the taxes on the people who have the money to spend. Then you cut the taxes on every other economic group that pays taxes. When people have money to spend, they will spend it and those people on the lower end of the economic ladder will benefit and will not need government services as much or at all.

Now do the Democrats really want to help the "less fortunate" or do they just want to pay lip service? You be the judge.
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Waterboarding continues to be a hot topic on the political landscape. The UN (and we all know how reputable and fair the UN is) says that waterboarding is torture and needs to be halted in the USA.

The media has been focusing on this issue for months as well. Obviously, the media in general is against waterboarding. Why? Simply because it works without harming the individual being questioned. But many Americans, if you ask them, will tell you they are against waterboarding. Ask those same Americans if they know exactly what it is and they cannot tell you except they heard it was something bad.

I'm here to tell you that I have found out what this form of interrogation is and found it to not be torture at all. Interrogation is nothing but a mind game anyway and waterbording is a form of a mind game. If it gets people to talk and it does not physically harm another the person being interrogated, then it should be used.

Waterboarding, if done properly is a good, none lethal, non harmful way to extract information from an individual. And waterboarding has been proven to be far less harmful mentally than other forms of interrogation such as sensory deprivation.

Want to know more about waterbording? Go here:
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So what now?

Romney is out. He bowed out with a lot of grace and style. I must admit I am a little disappointed in his withdrawal but it was no surprise. You see, in my view, Romney is just showing his true side. He is a guy of integrity and grace and style.

Some people say he is weak. If you saw his fight with Ted Kennedy back in 1992 when he ran for US Senate in MA, then you know this guy is not a coward. It was a nasty and hard fought campaign.

His run for the Governors office was not a pick-nick either. This guy is down for the fight when he wants to be. This guy does not back away from a challenge. But this time I think he was genuine when he said that it (this race) was not about him. He said it was about the GOP and the future of our nation.

I cannot say the same for Huckabee. This guy knows he cannot win the nomination but he stayed in simply because he knew he could hurt Romney and he did. So you could say Romney was not strong enough to fight the tag team of McCain/Huckabee.

No matter. Romney reminds us that we, as a party, need to put our foot forward and remember our conservative roots. We have to be united in order to beat back the liberals run for the White House.

I will be watching the Democrat race with much anticipation. In any even, history will be made this year. It would be ashame to miss history in the making.

By the way, even though I would not vote for him, I am pulling for Obama. Not because he is a black man, but because I can't stand Hillary. Its just that simple.

So that is what is next, watching the Democrats. They are a sneaky bunch.

Racist and Ignorant people Vote Democrat

Why Blacks should not support Democrats.

Blacks should not the Democrat Party in general. No minority group should support the Democrat Party in general. If you have read my comments anywhere on the web, here, Fool.com, ArgueWithEveryone, and many other boards and forums then you know I have no love for the Democrat Party in general.

History has shown us just how racist and bigoted the Democrat Party was and to an extent, still is. The Democrats believe that minorities, especially blacks, cannot make it in life without their help. The dirty little secret is that the Democrats are the reason that minorities have a harder than normal time making it.

Democrats have shown through out history to hate blacks and minorities. They have passed laws upholding segregation, poll taxes and much, much more. Democrats have shown through out history to be the major forces behind denying legislation that would give blacks and other minorities and equal voice in public discourse.

Civil Rights took so long to pass mainly because Democrats blocked its passage for decades before the 1960's. Indeed, the Democrat Party is the home of the KKK and slavery. This is documented fact and they cannot spin it any other way.

The Democrat Party had more members sitting in Congress who where also members of the KKK than any other party including the Republican Party. Republicans have been the ones to advance civil liberty. Republicans have been the one who went to war to right a terrible wrong that was known as slavery.

As blacks succeed and join the ranks of the middle class and the upper class, you will notice that they tend to register and vote Republican. They specifically vote conservative. Republicans believe in the human spirit. Republicans believe that each individual has and equal opportunity to shine and become successful in any en devour they choose so long as government gets out of their way.

Democrats want to continue destroying urban minority families with their welfare policies and other public policies. They keep our schools in the inner city a mess. After all they are the ones who control most schools. Democrats are the largest block against vouchers or any kind of school choice.

A Democrat founded Planned Parent Hood and its original goal was to “control the minority population”. Democrats have promised much to help minorities and inner cities and have delivered little if anything. Democrats are the ones who gave us “Don't ask, don't tell” in the military yet they blame the Republicans for it. A Democrat signed the “Defense of Marriage Act” but blame the Republicans for this law.

No, I will not vote for or support a party that has proven itself to be corrupt and racist. Shame on any minority that supports such a group. Including Obama. Why do we assist in our own destruction? I want the Democrats to come up with honest policy that truly is fair and colorblind. Until then, this cool Black man will remain conservative and most likely vote Republican. You should to if you are or like minorities.

Health Care Inovation Can Solve Crisis

What is wrong with our health care system? To be short, nothing. What is the downfall of our health care system? To be short, government.

Why do I say that? Because government has pretty much eliminated any way for the average person to develop new systems and profit by it. The insurance industry as a whole, is the most regulated industry in our country. Within that industry is the health care and health insurance industry, which is probably the most regulated part of the insurance industry.

Look at it this way. The government gives your employer (not you) a huge deduction for providing health care coverage for you. But only health care. Your employer wont get incentives to offer you car insurance. Your employer wont get government incentives to provide you with legal insurance. In fact you employer wont get government incentives for providing you with most benefits. The only one is health insurance.

By regulation, the government has also made it nearly impossible for the average person to shop around and get health insurance coverage on their own. You don't have the opportunity to shop around for health care coverage like you do auto insurance. You can get great deals on home owner or even renters insurance but you cant get deals on health care coverage of the same magnitude.

Government also makes innovation nearly impossible in health care coverage. Not just anyone can start a health care company. Not just anyone can innovate health care and bring it to market. Lets take a look at legal insurance.

I do not endorse or recommend any of the companies I may mention in this article nor do I have a direct financial stake in these companies.

Pre-paid legal is a Multi-Level Marketing company that provides a sort of legal insurance plan. You can join the company or just purchase the plan from a company member and you will be covered for many legal matters, some of which there is no additional out of pocket cost. Sort of like an HMO for the legal set.

This type of company could never exist in our country with todays laws and regulations. You could not have a true MLM company providing health care coverage. Say what you will about the MLM industry but it has revolutionized many industries in our nation and is responsible for billions of dollars in sales annually.

Take a franchise system. You can franchise just about anything in our country except health insurance. You already know that franchises in our country are hugely successful. They account for about one third of our total GNP. Sure there are some form of franchised health care companies like Health Stop but those are not like a McDonald's or a Rust Check. You have to be a medical professional to have one and they are not insurance plans.

Of course there are all kinds of discount programs out there. Even an MLM version is available. It is called AmeriPlan. But it is not insurance.

You can franchise a real estate company, even though everyone involved needs to be licensed to sell real estate. You can MLM personal financial advise as with Primarica even though all participants who actually sell the stuff have to get financial licenses. You can franchise insurance companies themselves such as State Farm but again you must be licensed.

So if we can franchise other industries that require a license then why can we not franchise, MLM or otherwise open up the health insurance industry so that innovation and competition take hold. So that the American people will have a true choice about their health care. Why do we not have the freedom to chose our health care like we do with just about every other aspect of our life?

The simple answer is government. Get the government out of it and you will see innovation, improved services, lower cost and more people able to afford to access the system. Now that was easy.

The Real Democrat

I often get asked why it is that I so hate liberals and Democrats. First of all, I don't hate anybody. Liberals are the ones who hate. Now, I can dislike a person. I can hate what they stand for. I can hate what they do. But I do not hate them.

Secondly, I am part Native American and part African American (thats Indian and Black to those of you in the south) and lets face it for the most part, the white man has not been very kind to my people. So if there is anyone who could hate another group of people, I guess I could hate whites. But then I would be hating part of myself because I'm also part French and Irish.

That leads me to my next point. In this country, unless you or your family came here within the last 50 years or so, it is very likely that you are a self contained United Nations yourself. Very few of us are "pure breads". Most of us have a mix of ethnicity within our veins. Many of you could have Black in you or Indian in you and not even know it. So in truth when you hate someone because of their skin color or their features, you just might be hating yourself.

Now that leads me to why I don't like liberals or Democrats. It is also why I am totaly amazed at the support that so many groups give Democrats. Especially Hillary Clinton and John Edwards. Now you must know that Native Americans in general do not vote. Why? Because they distrust all white men and for good reason. Just look at their history with the white man. Not good at all.

Which leads me to ask why do Blacks and Homosexuals support Democrats so much. Lets face it folks, who was in charge of the South when slavery was alive and well? Democrats. Who instituted the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military? Democrats. Who pushed and signed for the defense of marriage act? Democrats. Who created the welfare state and destroyed minority families and left a total mess in the inner city? Democrats. Who controls our education system that is falling apart? Democrats. And most importantly for Blacks, which party had the most KKK members in it before Civil Rights? Democrats. And finally, who was it that stood in the way of Civil Rights the most especially in the South? Democrats.

So why should I support Democrats? They have not given me any reason to do so. They have shown me by their actions that they look down upon me and my people. They have shown me that they still feel superior to me and my people. The constantly act to keep me and my people down but try and disguise it as help. No, I do not like Liberals and Democrats. I do not like them in hats. I would not like them near me. I would not like them to take care of me. I do not like them at all. For a Democrat in the White House is the begining of my fall.