Some of you may have been concerned when “The Things I Think” was not updated last week. Some of you were probably thinking, “Has he given up…has President Obama and the Socialist march of the Left finally caused him to give up?"
Have no fear, I was simply in Disney World. The great thing about Disney World is that the resort is its own community. I have no idea how big it actually is, but it has to be in the hundreds of thousands of acres. It has its own roads, its own restaurants, its own shopping areas. It even has several of its own TV channels available to watch. In other words, it is easy to forget that the rest of the world is still operating as usual while you enjoy your fantasy vacation…
Apparently, President Obama and his staff are also vacationing in the new part of Disney called Socialist Land. For weeks the President warned us about the perils of the economic woes of the country, using words like “disastrous”, “catastrophic”, “depression”, and phrases such as: “The worst economy in decades.” Suddenly, this week, comes a flurry of optimism from the President and his financial henchmen about the sound fundamentals of the economy. No longer are we headed on a downward spiral toward total economic collapse, instead we should all now be confident that the worst is behind us and the only thing we have to fear is the fear (the Obama team has been spreading since last September) itself.
On Meet the Press, Christina Romer replied to a question on whether the fundamentals of the economy were sound with, “Of course they are sound”. President Obama this week made a comment about the sound fundamentals of the economy, including workers, companies, innovators…say isn’t that the exact same thing John McCain (R-AZ) during the campaign and was lambasted by President Obama for being “out of touch”.
Now, to be fair, I have blasted President Obama in the past for talking so negatively about the economy. Anyone who knows anything about economics knows that economics is 75% mental…if people think things are going well, then they will spend and the economy will do well; if they think things are headed down the toilet, they will batten down the hatches, put all their money into their savings and try to ride out the storm—which makes the economy sour. Prophecies on the economy are almost always self-fulfilling. And the Prophet Obama’s words have been no different.
The fact of the matter is this: President Obama used the economic recession in this country for political gain. He needed to create a State of Fear in order to pass a so-called stimulus bill which was just a massive, veiled, wasteful, Liberal spending bill. He knew that a bill totaling $780 billion containing so much pork for Liberal-Socialist programs would never garner enough support unless it was perceived as being the only way to prevent total, utter destruction. Now that the bill has been passed, the Democrats passed another $400 billion omnibus spending bill, and the Socialist path has been set, President Obama can begin to talk up the economy in hopes that his words now will have a calming effect on an unconfident market. The hope is that the economy will recover and President Obama will be seen as the Economic Messiah.
So, while the President was playing political chess, 600,000 people lost their jobs, the banking sector is about to lose $1-$3 trillion more in losses tied to the housing market, and the stock market lost another 8.5%, causing more Americans to lose more money in their retirement plans. There are two Americans most deserving of losing his/her job over the way this economy crises has been handled (not handled), the ones who have been in-charge since the beginning of the crises (2006)…Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. If President Obama is not careful, he too will be on the unemployment line in 4 years.
The economy will recover, and I hope it does soon, for the sake of all the people who have lost or are endanger of losing their jobs. I fear, however, that the Election-cycle rhetoric, coupled with the continued negative rhetoric accompanying passage of the Economic Stimulus Package has created an economic atmosphere that will cause millions of more Americans to lose their jobs, houses, and pensions. And, so too will follow more idiotic intrusions by the government that we will pay for down the road. Mr. President, while you are on your fantasy vacation in Socialist Land, please say "hi" to Mickey for us…and please, come home from vacation soon.
Showing posts with label socialism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label socialism. Show all posts
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Reagan Jr. Should Have Paid More Attention at the Dinner Table
Can You Hear Me Now?
It seems that the “most popular President in history” is not even the most popular president of the last…2. Recent polling data show that President Obama’s polling numbers are below those of President George W. Bush at the same in 2001…that’s right, lower than the man who supposedly cheated his way into office. A recent Rasmussen Poll showed that the net approval rating ("those who strongly approve" minus "those who strongly disapprove") is 6…lower than President Bush’s (W) after 50 days.
Though you won’t see this widely reported on the Clinton News Network or the Messianic Savior Named Barack Channel, I don’t bring this up to gloat or to say anything about the effectiveness of President Bush vs. that of President Obama. I bring this up to prove a point. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. There is not a new era of politics in Washington. President Obama has not unified the country. He has not ushered in a new era of bi-partisanship, a new feeling of Americans trusting their government, or any of the other cuck-a-doodled promises that he spewed in the campaign to trick so many people into voting for him. It is business as usual in Washington…business as usual from 1976-1980. We tried to tell people that the only “Change” coming was a shift from the democratic-free market society to a socialistic state…nobody listened. Can you hear me now?
Understanding the Pro-Life (Anti-Murder) Stance
This week President Obama signed a bill lifting a ban on Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The bill allows scientists to use hundreds of other stem cell lines already in existence to do research. Never mind the fact that privately-funded embryonic stem cell research has shown little promise in the field of embryonic stem cell studies and has shown the most promise in the use of what are known as adult stem cells. And forget the fact that new research in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells has shown that embryonic stem cells can be emulated through conversion of skin cells (and other cells). Disregard the fact that stem cells from umbilical cords have proven incredibly useful. That is only Science…
"We’ll restore Science to its rightful place…” (President Obama Inauguration Speech)
The Left likes to paint this as a battle between religion and science. This is not a battle between religion and science. It is simpler than that—it is a moral battle. Stem cell research seems to be promising in helping to cure some of the worst diseases that humans have. And, if that research can be done without conceiving embryonic cells (creating life) for the sole purpose of using the stem cells then destroying that life, then I am all for it-- and the science has proven that it can be done. However, we cannot allow unethical moral treatment of human beings (at any stage of development) to be trumped by “scientific progress”. Joesph Mengele tried that…he is seen (and rightfully so) as a pretty sick individual. You can be an atheist and agree that experimentation on human beings is repulsive.
Ronald Reagan Jr., whose father is probably rolling over in his grave, said on the D.L. Hughley show this week that he had a hard time understanding how the Right can be against abortion and stem cell research and for the death penalty and war. Well, Mr. Reagan, since you apparently did not pay any attention at the dinner table, I will give you a simple answer: babies and embryos did nothing to deserve being killed. Someone who murdered someone else did. At least they were given due process…the babies left to die on clinic floors across the nation had no such trial. And, even we Conservatives, contrary to the belief of the Left, do not like war…we simply believe that war is sometimes necessary to save those innocent Americans and others like the Kurds or Somalis, who also do not deserve to be killed, that we should not sit idly by while evil people kill innocent people-- like the 3,000 people killed in the 9-11 attacks.
Something to Think About While Doing Your Taxes
Socialism can be most easily defined by as the redistribution of wealth earned by individuals to those who did not earn that wealth. I have argued that we are in a steady downhill slide toward a socialist state. I was wrong…WE ARE ALREADY THERE!!! According to government data the top 50% of the wage earners in America pay 96% of the taxes in the US! That means 50% of the people are paying little to no taxes and are the ones reaping the benefits of massive Federal programs. The wealth of the top 50% of wage earners has already been redistributed. Think of that when you are doing your Federal taxes this month. Additionally, pay attention to the amount of money you had to pay…not the money you are “getting back”, the amount you actually paid to the government (income, social security, Medicare). It will make you sick. That’s right, most of you worked January, February, and March for Uncle Sam. Paying taxes is okay, it is part of the responsibility of citizens…ALL citizens. And our income tax system should not penalize you for making more money…that stifles innovation. Next time President Obama proposes a tax cut for 90% of Americans, just remember that means 40% will be paying less than “0”…in other words, they will be getting your money.
And also remember the taxes you pay for things like: your house, gas, property...I have to stop writing, I am getting sick...
Get Out Now...While You Are Still Alive
Kudos to Nickelodeon and other sponsors who dropped Chris Brown as fast as Rhianna should have dropped him. No sponsor, record label, television studio, etc. should condone the horrific actions of Brown...though I know money talks and they will (as long as he sells records). Relational abuse is a major problem in our country. Several reports have said that many high school students blame Rhianna or see nothing wrong with what Brown did because of the circumstances. I don’t care what the circumstances are, who threw a phone at whom, who started the argument, whether Rhianna threw a punch at Brown, it is NEVER right for a man to hit a woman let alone put the type of beat-down Brown put on Rhianna. You have to wonder why Brown was so mad at Rhianna for looking at text messages on his phone…I’ll tell you why, because he was probably cheating on her as well as beating on her.
I hope Chris Brown gets the help he needs…and some jail time. I hope Rhianna realizes that she can do better. And, I hope all the young women out there know that a man who truly loves you would never treat you that way. If you are being abused get out now before you end up dead. No matter what he says, he is not sorry, he will not change, and you can do better.
Reader Suggestion
One astute reader of the "Things I Think" responded by email to the post about using recycled toilet paper. He suggested that we use bidets...environment saved and hemorrhoids avoided. I have never used a bidet so I cannot comment on its comfort or efficacy. However, it does seem like a viable, reasonable solution. It just goes to show that it is good to be open minded on issues like the environment...just not so open minded we lose our brains!
It seems that the “most popular President in history” is not even the most popular president of the last…2. Recent polling data show that President Obama’s polling numbers are below those of President George W. Bush at the same in 2001…that’s right, lower than the man who supposedly cheated his way into office. A recent Rasmussen Poll showed that the net approval rating ("those who strongly approve" minus "those who strongly disapprove") is 6…lower than President Bush’s (W) after 50 days.
Though you won’t see this widely reported on the Clinton News Network or the Messianic Savior Named Barack Channel, I don’t bring this up to gloat or to say anything about the effectiveness of President Bush vs. that of President Obama. I bring this up to prove a point. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. There is not a new era of politics in Washington. President Obama has not unified the country. He has not ushered in a new era of bi-partisanship, a new feeling of Americans trusting their government, or any of the other cuck-a-doodled promises that he spewed in the campaign to trick so many people into voting for him. It is business as usual in Washington…business as usual from 1976-1980. We tried to tell people that the only “Change” coming was a shift from the democratic-free market society to a socialistic state…nobody listened. Can you hear me now?
Understanding the Pro-Life (Anti-Murder) Stance
This week President Obama signed a bill lifting a ban on Federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The bill allows scientists to use hundreds of other stem cell lines already in existence to do research. Never mind the fact that privately-funded embryonic stem cell research has shown little promise in the field of embryonic stem cell studies and has shown the most promise in the use of what are known as adult stem cells. And forget the fact that new research in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells has shown that embryonic stem cells can be emulated through conversion of skin cells (and other cells). Disregard the fact that stem cells from umbilical cords have proven incredibly useful. That is only Science…
"We’ll restore Science to its rightful place…” (President Obama Inauguration Speech)
The Left likes to paint this as a battle between religion and science. This is not a battle between religion and science. It is simpler than that—it is a moral battle. Stem cell research seems to be promising in helping to cure some of the worst diseases that humans have. And, if that research can be done without conceiving embryonic cells (creating life) for the sole purpose of using the stem cells then destroying that life, then I am all for it-- and the science has proven that it can be done. However, we cannot allow unethical moral treatment of human beings (at any stage of development) to be trumped by “scientific progress”. Joesph Mengele tried that…he is seen (and rightfully so) as a pretty sick individual. You can be an atheist and agree that experimentation on human beings is repulsive.
Ronald Reagan Jr., whose father is probably rolling over in his grave, said on the D.L. Hughley show this week that he had a hard time understanding how the Right can be against abortion and stem cell research and for the death penalty and war. Well, Mr. Reagan, since you apparently did not pay any attention at the dinner table, I will give you a simple answer: babies and embryos did nothing to deserve being killed. Someone who murdered someone else did. At least they were given due process…the babies left to die on clinic floors across the nation had no such trial. And, even we Conservatives, contrary to the belief of the Left, do not like war…we simply believe that war is sometimes necessary to save those innocent Americans and others like the Kurds or Somalis, who also do not deserve to be killed, that we should not sit idly by while evil people kill innocent people-- like the 3,000 people killed in the 9-11 attacks.
Something to Think About While Doing Your Taxes
Socialism can be most easily defined by as the redistribution of wealth earned by individuals to those who did not earn that wealth. I have argued that we are in a steady downhill slide toward a socialist state. I was wrong…WE ARE ALREADY THERE!!! According to government data the top 50% of the wage earners in America pay 96% of the taxes in the US! That means 50% of the people are paying little to no taxes and are the ones reaping the benefits of massive Federal programs. The wealth of the top 50% of wage earners has already been redistributed. Think of that when you are doing your Federal taxes this month. Additionally, pay attention to the amount of money you had to pay…not the money you are “getting back”, the amount you actually paid to the government (income, social security, Medicare). It will make you sick. That’s right, most of you worked January, February, and March for Uncle Sam. Paying taxes is okay, it is part of the responsibility of citizens…ALL citizens. And our income tax system should not penalize you for making more money…that stifles innovation. Next time President Obama proposes a tax cut for 90% of Americans, just remember that means 40% will be paying less than “0”…in other words, they will be getting your money.
And also remember the taxes you pay for things like: your house, gas, property...I have to stop writing, I am getting sick...
Get Out Now...While You Are Still Alive
Kudos to Nickelodeon and other sponsors who dropped Chris Brown as fast as Rhianna should have dropped him. No sponsor, record label, television studio, etc. should condone the horrific actions of Brown...though I know money talks and they will (as long as he sells records). Relational abuse is a major problem in our country. Several reports have said that many high school students blame Rhianna or see nothing wrong with what Brown did because of the circumstances. I don’t care what the circumstances are, who threw a phone at whom, who started the argument, whether Rhianna threw a punch at Brown, it is NEVER right for a man to hit a woman let alone put the type of beat-down Brown put on Rhianna. You have to wonder why Brown was so mad at Rhianna for looking at text messages on his phone…I’ll tell you why, because he was probably cheating on her as well as beating on her.
I hope Chris Brown gets the help he needs…and some jail time. I hope Rhianna realizes that she can do better. And, I hope all the young women out there know that a man who truly loves you would never treat you that way. If you are being abused get out now before you end up dead. No matter what he says, he is not sorry, he will not change, and you can do better.
Reader Suggestion
One astute reader of the "Things I Think" responded by email to the post about using recycled toilet paper. He suggested that we use bidets...environment saved and hemorrhoids avoided. I have never used a bidet so I cannot comment on its comfort or efficacy. However, it does seem like a viable, reasonable solution. It just goes to show that it is good to be open minded on issues like the environment...just not so open minded we lose our brains!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Yes! We (only the Democrats and those smart enough to agree with us)! Can (spend us into oblivion)!
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
“This is it,” Regis says with excitement in his voice, “You get this question right and you are America’s next millionaire.” The tension is the crowd is palpable: will it be a hard question, or an easy one? Regis reads the question:
In passing a bill in Congress, which of the following would be considered ‘bi-partisan’?
A. The Democrats, on their own, write a “Economic Stimulus” bill full of Liberal agenda spending then call the Republicans in for a meeting to present the bill and say, “We won, get on board.”
B. When a bill like the “Economic Stimulus” package passes the House and Senate and goes to Conference Committee, the Republicans are literally locked out of the meeting room and not even given the opportunity to see and scrutinize the bill until less than 24 hours before the final vote.
C. The vote tally on a bill like the “Economic Stimulus” has a total of 3 members (out of 219) of the other party vote in favor of a bill. Let’s really call it 2: Judas was more of a friend to Jesus than Arlen Specter is a Republican.
D. When both parties work together through the entire process to write, debate, revise, and pass a bill in Congress with ideas from both parties included.
For most of us, this would be an easy million bucks….Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid would be jumping up and down screaming, “Regis this is a trick question: A, B, and C are all correct!!!!!”
“And you left out ‘A bill is bipartisan when we and the Messiah say it is--even as we call the other party unpatriotic!’”
“Did Limbaugh make this question up!?!?!?"
Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS)
If you ask most semi-knowledgeable Americans what were President Bush’s Top 5 Mistakes in office were they would tell you:
1. No Child Left Behind
2. the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
3. the Iraq War
4. the response to Hurricane Katrina
5. the Economic Stimulus Checks/ Bank bailout
Okay…
#1- The Federal government sticking its nose where it did not belong.
#2- Massive increase in another entitlement program…that we can’t pay for
#3- In case anyone missed it, we did win this war.
#4- I will grant you this one if you grant me
“This is it,” Regis says with excitement in his voice, “You get this question right and you are America’s next millionaire.” The tension is the crowd is palpable: will it be a hard question, or an easy one? Regis reads the question:
In passing a bill in Congress, which of the following would be considered ‘bi-partisan’?
A. The Democrats, on their own, write a “Economic Stimulus” bill full of Liberal agenda spending then call the Republicans in for a meeting to present the bill and say, “We won, get on board.”
B. When a bill like the “Economic Stimulus” package passes the House and Senate and goes to Conference Committee, the Republicans are literally locked out of the meeting room and not even given the opportunity to see and scrutinize the bill until less than 24 hours before the final vote.
C. The vote tally on a bill like the “Economic Stimulus” has a total of 3 members (out of 219) of the other party vote in favor of a bill. Let’s really call it 2: Judas was more of a friend to Jesus than Arlen Specter is a Republican.
D. When both parties work together through the entire process to write, debate, revise, and pass a bill in Congress with ideas from both parties included.
For most of us, this would be an easy million bucks….Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid would be jumping up and down screaming, “Regis this is a trick question: A, B, and C are all correct!!!!!”
“And you left out ‘A bill is bipartisan when we and the Messiah say it is--even as we call the other party unpatriotic!’”
“Did Limbaugh make this question up!?!?!?"
Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS)
If you ask most semi-knowledgeable Americans what were President Bush’s Top 5 Mistakes in office were they would tell you:
1. No Child Left Behind
2. the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
3. the Iraq War
4. the response to Hurricane Katrina
5. the Economic Stimulus Checks/ Bank bailout
Okay…
#1- The Federal government sticking its nose where it did not belong.
#2- Massive increase in another entitlement program…that we can’t pay for
#3- In case anyone missed it, we did win this war.
#4- I will grant you this one if you grant me
(a) the response by the City of New Orleans and its Democratic Mayor was criminal at best
(b) the Democratic governor of LA did jack-crap,
(c)maybe you should listen when they say get out of the city, a big stinking storm is coming.
#5- The definition of Socialism
So on 3 of the 5 things, President Bush failed because he went Socialist. For those of you with BDS, including you President Obama, get over yourselves already. Bush's "failed policies" were failed because he went Left on us.
#5- The definition of Socialism
So on 3 of the 5 things, President Bush failed because he went Socialist. For those of you with BDS, including you President Obama, get over yourselves already. Bush's "failed policies" were failed because he went Left on us.
In his first prime time press conference the President, on several occasions, took covert swipes at the Bush Administration. One time, he very overtly lied, “My administration…inherited the most profound economic emergency since the Great Depression.”
First of all, that statement is simply not true—unemployment in 1981, following the Carter debacle, was 12%...the US just bumped over 8% this week. I thought we were going to deal with scientific truths and the facts here Mr. President?
Second of all, get over the Bush-bashing and start leading already! A capitalist economy is based on confident people spending money, if they keep hearing how much the economy sucks, they won’t ever spend. How about some confidence…how about some hope…how about some “Yes, We Can” when it really matters?
"I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, and Dog On it, People Like Me"…and If Enough People Don’t Like Me, I’ll Just Rig the Recount
I am not sure what is more disgusting: that Al Franken and his Democratic cronies in Minnesota clearly rigged the recount in Minnesota, or that enough Minnesotans voted for this moron to be their Senator to even make a recount necessary.
For all you Libs out there saying, “This is just like Bush in 2000 in Florida”, you’re wrong…and possibly a moron also (though I won’t pass that type of judgment on all Democrats).
1. President Bush was ahead on election night (about 2,000 votes), and still ahead after the recount (537: more, by the way, than was Gore’s margin of victory in New Mexico). Franken was losing by 215 votes. In the subsequent recount votes went missing, magically reappeared again, were counted twice and suddenly Senator Coleman found himself losing.
2. The USA Today later did an independent recount which found that IF the ballots had been counted EXACTLY as Gore wanted…he still lost…by even more.
Someone wise once told me, “In a democracy it is not who votes that counts, its who counts the votes that matters.” This is the biggest heist in the Midwest since John Dillinger went down in a hail of bullets.
Comrade Obama Directive #10: Sigmund Freud Should be Banned from All Public Discussion
Could anyone else believe long-time White House Correspondent and self-proclaimed Lib, Helen Thomas’s first question to President Obama? You know, the one where she referred to the Taliban and al-Qaeda as “so-called terrorists”. SO-CALLED?!?!?!
Statements like this, and President Obama’s statement to "Joe-the-Plumber", are what psychologists call “Freudian Slips”. Despite best efforts to hide one’s true thoughts and feelings, those thoughts and feelings will subconsciously leak out of one’s mouth.
--President Obama IS a Socialist who believes in redistribution of wealth.
--Helen Thomas, and many on the Left, don’t see the perpetrators of 9/11 as terrorists, they see them as the victims of US aggression.
--Iranian President Ahmadinejad would destroy the US and Israel if he had a nuke.
Oh wait, that last one was not Freudian, he doesn’t try to hide the fact he believes in the destruction of the US and Israel…of course, no one in the Obama Administration is listening anyway. And they won’t until the sound of a nuke detonating in Tel Aviv or NYC reaches the West Wing.
A-Roid, the Mother of 16, and my Momentary Love for President Obama
Alex Rodriguez took steroids…who cares…taking steroids does not make you a better hitter. Most of you, if you juiced up for thirty-three years, still couldn’t hit a baseball, let alone as many HRs as this guy hit. And beside, the pitchers were juicing too…doesn’t that even it out? Don’t we have more important things to worry about like…
…That lady who looks like Angelina Jolie and has 16 kids? It amazes me that some of the same Libs who would argue she has the right to choose to kill her baby in the womb argue that she should not have been given the choice to have more babies. Doesn’t make sense? Of course it doesn’t, a lack of common sense is one of the first casualties of Far-lefties like…
…President Obama, who I have to admit, for a moment a few Sundays ago, I actually was a big fan of. The President said he was cheering for the Steelers in the Super Bowl. So, for that Sunday, me and the Pres were on the same side…of course, that day, he was “Right.”
Change, all that is left in your pockets to count…on.
I am going to give you a number that will absolutely, positively, blow your mind…9,700,000,000,000…
9.7 trillion. That is the amount of money the US government will have committed after passing this latest “stimulus” package to “solving” the country’s financial crisis and it is equal to 2/3 of the value of everything that was produced last year in the USA (Bloomberg.com). $9.7 trillion of YOUR tax money. And President Obama has promised that this is just one leg of the stool…which means there is more to come!
This amount is outrageous. Look, I know people in this country are hurting, I am not callous to that. But, how is this type of out of control spending going to help anyone?!?! One of three things will be done to pay for all of this:
(1) higher taxes—in other words, less money in your pocket
(2) print more money, inflation skyrockets and things you buy everyday will cost more—in other words, less money in your pocket
Barack Obama was right when he campaigned that we can count on change in his administration…that’s all any of us working Americans will have left in our pockets.
And what has all this spending gotten us so far…
January 2008: Unemployment= 4.9%; GDP Growth=1% in 1st Q; about 4.5% in 2 of 4 Q in 2007
$168 billion in tax cuts and rebates in 2008…the “Chinese Economic Stimulus Checks” that went out under the Bush Administration were nothing short of the most Socialist thing a government could do…just give its people money. And, since most people either paid off debt, put it in savings or bought things Made in China, it did little to help the US economy…Beijing sure appreciated it though.
August 2008: Unemployment= 6.2%; GDP Growth= 3% in 2Q
Election season politics take over, we all hear how bad the economy is…so we believe it and stop spending. People can’t pay the loans they never should have signed up for in the first place, banks collapse, and instead of letting them and allowing new banks to take over, we spend….
$700 billion in the “Bank Bailout”, which the CEOs of the banks proceed to blow. This does not include the $2.3 trillion lent by the Fed that we never heard about.
December 2008: Unemployment= 7.2%; GDP= -3.8% in 4Q
As you can see, nothing was solved by throwing all that money at the problem. In fact, things got worse. The fact of the matter is that the economy was not that bad to begin with. Since recovering from the economic blow of 9/11, the economy expanded EVERY quarter except for one. Unemployment hovered around 4.5% for all of 2006 and 2007. In fact, the worst if got in the last 10 years was during the Congressional election cycles of 2002 and 2004 when the Dems were trying to scare the bejeezus out of everyone to convince us how horrible President Bush and the Republican Congress was doing.
And now…despite all the preponderance of evidence that none of this been successful so far the Democrats in Congress just passed another massively bloated spending bill…at least $780 billion. This is serious…things will only continue to get worse if the government continues to spend like this.
9.7 trillion. That is the amount of money the US government will have committed after passing this latest “stimulus” package to “solving” the country’s financial crisis and it is equal to 2/3 of the value of everything that was produced last year in the USA (Bloomberg.com). $9.7 trillion of YOUR tax money. And President Obama has promised that this is just one leg of the stool…which means there is more to come!
This amount is outrageous. Look, I know people in this country are hurting, I am not callous to that. But, how is this type of out of control spending going to help anyone?!?! One of three things will be done to pay for all of this:
(1) higher taxes—in other words, less money in your pocket
(2) print more money, inflation skyrockets and things you buy everyday will cost more—in other words, less money in your pocket
Barack Obama was right when he campaigned that we can count on change in his administration…that’s all any of us working Americans will have left in our pockets.
And what has all this spending gotten us so far…
January 2008: Unemployment= 4.9%; GDP Growth=1% in 1st Q; about 4.5% in 2 of 4 Q in 2007
$168 billion in tax cuts and rebates in 2008…the “Chinese Economic Stimulus Checks” that went out under the Bush Administration were nothing short of the most Socialist thing a government could do…just give its people money. And, since most people either paid off debt, put it in savings or bought things Made in China, it did little to help the US economy…Beijing sure appreciated it though.
August 2008: Unemployment= 6.2%; GDP Growth= 3% in 2Q
Election season politics take over, we all hear how bad the economy is…so we believe it and stop spending. People can’t pay the loans they never should have signed up for in the first place, banks collapse, and instead of letting them and allowing new banks to take over, we spend….
$700 billion in the “Bank Bailout”, which the CEOs of the banks proceed to blow. This does not include the $2.3 trillion lent by the Fed that we never heard about.
December 2008: Unemployment= 7.2%; GDP= -3.8% in 4Q
As you can see, nothing was solved by throwing all that money at the problem. In fact, things got worse. The fact of the matter is that the economy was not that bad to begin with. Since recovering from the economic blow of 9/11, the economy expanded EVERY quarter except for one. Unemployment hovered around 4.5% for all of 2006 and 2007. In fact, the worst if got in the last 10 years was during the Congressional election cycles of 2002 and 2004 when the Dems were trying to scare the bejeezus out of everyone to convince us how horrible President Bush and the Republican Congress was doing.
And now…despite all the preponderance of evidence that none of this been successful so far the Democrats in Congress just passed another massively bloated spending bill…at least $780 billion. This is serious…things will only continue to get worse if the government continues to spend like this.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Don’t Go Left, Young Man
The Slow Road to Socialism
There are some who say that Conservative commentators are overreacting when they say that President Obama and the Left are pushing America toward a Socialist state. Well, Comrade, I am here to tell you it is happening right in front of your eyes. What is most discouraging is that this policy is considered “Progressive” despite the fact that Socialism has NEVER worked. It did not work in the Soviet Union; China only became a world financial player when it privatized business and began running on Capitalistic principles; and Cuba…well, now there is a shining example of the efficacy of Socialism.
"Oh, you crazy Conservative, the reason why those systems never worked is because the people in those countries were oppressed." Wrong! In fact, I would argue that the only time Socialist societies were productive is when the people were most oppressed. Follow me on this one…
Socialism creates a society in which people are dependent on the government for all of their needs. Health care…free. Cost of a higher education or training…free. Everyone makes the same amount of money so there is no gap between rich and poor...redistribution of wealth. All homes are similar and provided by the government…free. Food…free. Sounds great, right?
If you got all this stuff from the government, no matter what you did or didn't do, why would you get up and go to work every morning? Why would you try to invent new things or come up with new ideas? There would be no incentive to do such Capitalistic things...unless of course Uncle Joe would have you shot or sent to the Gulag for not doing those things.
Then, Stalin died, Mao and his successors realized there were not enough places to hide the bodies, and Castro went soft—Socialism around the world collapses. The only incentive for people in these countries was the fear instilled by their government. Once that fear was gone there was no longer incentive to work, invent, or to strive for greater things.
Liberals point to European nations as “model” examples of a progressive society…a place where Socialism thrives. Unemployment rates in France and Italy are above 12% and consistently stay there-- the unemployment rate in Spain is 23%. European leaders realize that the reason their respective economies cannot create jobs is because of the demands of the welfare states that have been created. And yet, Liberals in this country are still under the deluded idea that Socialism can still work…because they are smarter than anyone else who has tried.
Was She With Michael Phelps?
The other day Nancy Pelosi said that every day the economic stimulus package was not passed 500 million Americans lost their jobs…hmmm…if the population of the United Sates is 300 million, then…oh, never mind. I am sure it was a slip of the tongue…
Perhaps, it was just another shot in the hyper-fear campaign that President Obama and the Left are conducting to get their Economic Stimulus package passed without scrutiny. Do we need an economic stimulus…probably. But not this one and never without the scrutiny any spending bill deserves.
Nationalization of Banks and Business
Talk this week also escalated about the creation of a National Bank with the sole purpose of purchasing bad loans. Rumors such as these have not been heard in these parts since the Jackson Administration. Why? Because a National Bank is a bad idea. Banks are businesses that create revenue and stimulate economic growth by loaning money to entrepreneurs and people who need money to purchase items such as automobiles and homes. This transfer of capital creates growth in the economy. By centralizing this capital the government now becomes not only the entity that creates monetary policy, but also an entity which trades massive amounts of capital based on this monetary policy. The opportunity for corruption and/or incompetence is exponential. Additionally, such a bank is funded by the taxpayers, which means your hard earned money would be used to pay off bad loans and bed debt. Your wealth redistributed to others.
This week President Obama announced, in a most righteous tone, that executives from companies that received federal bailout money would have a cap placed on their salaries. So apparently now the government is determining how much people are allowed to earn. This should be a good lesson to all Americans…there is no such thing as a free lunch. If the government provides you with money, they can (and will) mandate how you use that money. Essentially, then, the government has exerted an inescapable control and influence over you…or your company. Remember, what the government giveth, the government will taketh away.
Fairness Doctrine
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) said recently on Bill Press’s morning radio show that she believes the Fairness Doctrine should be passed into law again. For those of you who don’t know, the Fairness Doctrine was a law passed in the 1940s as a way to guarantee that opposing viewpoints were heard by the public on public airwaves. The law was deemed unconstitutional by the FCC 1987.
Talk about grabbing the First Amendment by the neck and slapping it silly. If passed, this law would require radio stations that air shows such as the Sean Hannity Show or the Rush Limbaugh Show to air Liberal viewpoints an equal amount of the time. Essentially, the opposition would be silenced (or at least drowned out by the Left’s propaganda).
There is a reason why Air America, the Liberal talk radio station started by Senator* Al Franken, failed…because nobody wanted to listen to it!!! Liberal newspapers around the country such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer are failing because everybody is tired of reading the news as presented by the state-run Leftist media outlets. Fox News continually outpaces the Clinton News Network (CNN), and the Messianic Savior Named Barack Channel (MSNBC) because the American people don’t want to listen to the Liberal message. Frustrated by that, Comrade Stabenow and others are recommending a law to force Americans to hear their socialist message.
Make no mistake about it, the Left will not call this new bill the Fairness Doctrine. In the same manner as Mao, Lenin, and Chavez they will cloak the bill with a noble sounding name like: “The Media Accountability Measure” or “The Radio Transparency Bill”…or maybe they’ll just call it the “Shut Rush Up Bill”. Explain to me how such a measure is essentially any different from Iran or other totalitarian governments shutting down opposition newspapers. You can’t…at least not without being disingenuous.
Barack Obama Starring as Harvey Dent
No, I am not calling President Obama “Two-Face”…yet. Harvey Dent, of course, is a character in the Batman franchise. He is a politician who promises change and results in a city that has lost all hope in its politicians and policymakers. The problem with Harvey Dent is that things don’t go exactly the way he planned, he goes berserk, and betrays the faith the people have in him. President Obama is well on his way to becoming Harvey Dent.
He has promised the people change:
No lobbyists in his government: Failure
A better sort of politician in his administration (no tax cheats): Failure
Bi-partisanship…including Congress: Failure
Transparency: Failure
Making the country safer: Failure (see the “Be Nice to Terrorists Executive Orders”)
In all fairness, it is still very early in President Obama’s administration. And also to be fair, some of the things the President promised on the campaign trail he is finding impossible to do when actual governance is required. However, Mr. Obama, the country cannot afford a failure of faith. The United States needs a leader who understands the severity of the economic crisis we are in and the willingness to fight anyone who wants to pass spending bills that will worsen it…even if that means fighting your own party. The United States needs a leader who will not shy away from the threats that continue to mount around the world in the name of a peace that cannot be achieved…some people just like to watch the world burn…there is no negotiating with people like this. The United States needs a leader who has strong moral backbone and is willing to protect the Constitution as it is written, not as it has been interpreted by Liberal judges.
Make no mistake about it, the people of the United States did not elect President Obama because they supported a liberal agenda (multiple polls show overwhelming resistance to Liberal policies and Socialistic tendencies). The people elected President Obama because they wanted something new from their politicians. They wanted Harvey Dent to save them. They wanted to have faith again in their government. How can President Obama be successful and avoid becoming “Two-Face”?
Don’t go LEFT young man!
Footnote: Since Senator Franken clearly stole the election in Minnesota, an * will always be placed beside his title.
There are some who say that Conservative commentators are overreacting when they say that President Obama and the Left are pushing America toward a Socialist state. Well, Comrade, I am here to tell you it is happening right in front of your eyes. What is most discouraging is that this policy is considered “Progressive” despite the fact that Socialism has NEVER worked. It did not work in the Soviet Union; China only became a world financial player when it privatized business and began running on Capitalistic principles; and Cuba…well, now there is a shining example of the efficacy of Socialism.
"Oh, you crazy Conservative, the reason why those systems never worked is because the people in those countries were oppressed." Wrong! In fact, I would argue that the only time Socialist societies were productive is when the people were most oppressed. Follow me on this one…
Socialism creates a society in which people are dependent on the government for all of their needs. Health care…free. Cost of a higher education or training…free. Everyone makes the same amount of money so there is no gap between rich and poor...redistribution of wealth. All homes are similar and provided by the government…free. Food…free. Sounds great, right?
If you got all this stuff from the government, no matter what you did or didn't do, why would you get up and go to work every morning? Why would you try to invent new things or come up with new ideas? There would be no incentive to do such Capitalistic things...unless of course Uncle Joe would have you shot or sent to the Gulag for not doing those things.
Then, Stalin died, Mao and his successors realized there were not enough places to hide the bodies, and Castro went soft—Socialism around the world collapses. The only incentive for people in these countries was the fear instilled by their government. Once that fear was gone there was no longer incentive to work, invent, or to strive for greater things.
Liberals point to European nations as “model” examples of a progressive society…a place where Socialism thrives. Unemployment rates in France and Italy are above 12% and consistently stay there-- the unemployment rate in Spain is 23%. European leaders realize that the reason their respective economies cannot create jobs is because of the demands of the welfare states that have been created. And yet, Liberals in this country are still under the deluded idea that Socialism can still work…because they are smarter than anyone else who has tried.
Was She With Michael Phelps?
The other day Nancy Pelosi said that every day the economic stimulus package was not passed 500 million Americans lost their jobs…hmmm…if the population of the United Sates is 300 million, then…oh, never mind. I am sure it was a slip of the tongue…
Perhaps, it was just another shot in the hyper-fear campaign that President Obama and the Left are conducting to get their Economic Stimulus package passed without scrutiny. Do we need an economic stimulus…probably. But not this one and never without the scrutiny any spending bill deserves.
Nationalization of Banks and Business
Talk this week also escalated about the creation of a National Bank with the sole purpose of purchasing bad loans. Rumors such as these have not been heard in these parts since the Jackson Administration. Why? Because a National Bank is a bad idea. Banks are businesses that create revenue and stimulate economic growth by loaning money to entrepreneurs and people who need money to purchase items such as automobiles and homes. This transfer of capital creates growth in the economy. By centralizing this capital the government now becomes not only the entity that creates monetary policy, but also an entity which trades massive amounts of capital based on this monetary policy. The opportunity for corruption and/or incompetence is exponential. Additionally, such a bank is funded by the taxpayers, which means your hard earned money would be used to pay off bad loans and bed debt. Your wealth redistributed to others.
This week President Obama announced, in a most righteous tone, that executives from companies that received federal bailout money would have a cap placed on their salaries. So apparently now the government is determining how much people are allowed to earn. This should be a good lesson to all Americans…there is no such thing as a free lunch. If the government provides you with money, they can (and will) mandate how you use that money. Essentially, then, the government has exerted an inescapable control and influence over you…or your company. Remember, what the government giveth, the government will taketh away.
Fairness Doctrine
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) said recently on Bill Press’s morning radio show that she believes the Fairness Doctrine should be passed into law again. For those of you who don’t know, the Fairness Doctrine was a law passed in the 1940s as a way to guarantee that opposing viewpoints were heard by the public on public airwaves. The law was deemed unconstitutional by the FCC 1987.
Talk about grabbing the First Amendment by the neck and slapping it silly. If passed, this law would require radio stations that air shows such as the Sean Hannity Show or the Rush Limbaugh Show to air Liberal viewpoints an equal amount of the time. Essentially, the opposition would be silenced (or at least drowned out by the Left’s propaganda).
There is a reason why Air America, the Liberal talk radio station started by Senator* Al Franken, failed…because nobody wanted to listen to it!!! Liberal newspapers around the country such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer are failing because everybody is tired of reading the news as presented by the state-run Leftist media outlets. Fox News continually outpaces the Clinton News Network (CNN), and the Messianic Savior Named Barack Channel (MSNBC) because the American people don’t want to listen to the Liberal message. Frustrated by that, Comrade Stabenow and others are recommending a law to force Americans to hear their socialist message.
Make no mistake about it, the Left will not call this new bill the Fairness Doctrine. In the same manner as Mao, Lenin, and Chavez they will cloak the bill with a noble sounding name like: “The Media Accountability Measure” or “The Radio Transparency Bill”…or maybe they’ll just call it the “Shut Rush Up Bill”. Explain to me how such a measure is essentially any different from Iran or other totalitarian governments shutting down opposition newspapers. You can’t…at least not without being disingenuous.
Barack Obama Starring as Harvey Dent
No, I am not calling President Obama “Two-Face”…yet. Harvey Dent, of course, is a character in the Batman franchise. He is a politician who promises change and results in a city that has lost all hope in its politicians and policymakers. The problem with Harvey Dent is that things don’t go exactly the way he planned, he goes berserk, and betrays the faith the people have in him. President Obama is well on his way to becoming Harvey Dent.
He has promised the people change:
No lobbyists in his government: Failure
A better sort of politician in his administration (no tax cheats): Failure
Bi-partisanship…including Congress: Failure
Transparency: Failure
Making the country safer: Failure (see the “Be Nice to Terrorists Executive Orders”)
In all fairness, it is still very early in President Obama’s administration. And also to be fair, some of the things the President promised on the campaign trail he is finding impossible to do when actual governance is required. However, Mr. Obama, the country cannot afford a failure of faith. The United States needs a leader who understands the severity of the economic crisis we are in and the willingness to fight anyone who wants to pass spending bills that will worsen it…even if that means fighting your own party. The United States needs a leader who will not shy away from the threats that continue to mount around the world in the name of a peace that cannot be achieved…some people just like to watch the world burn…there is no negotiating with people like this. The United States needs a leader who has strong moral backbone and is willing to protect the Constitution as it is written, not as it has been interpreted by Liberal judges.
Make no mistake about it, the people of the United States did not elect President Obama because they supported a liberal agenda (multiple polls show overwhelming resistance to Liberal policies and Socialistic tendencies). The people elected President Obama because they wanted something new from their politicians. They wanted Harvey Dent to save them. They wanted to have faith again in their government. How can President Obama be successful and avoid becoming “Two-Face”?
Don’t go LEFT young man!
Footnote: Since Senator Franken clearly stole the election in Minnesota, an * will always be placed beside his title.
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