Wednesday, June 30, 2010

MSNBC & CNBC - The Socialist News Networks

While channel surfing and passing through MSNBC and CNBC, the Socialist News Networks, many times Chris Matthews of Hardball fame, or Keith Olbermann, or Rachel Maddow, or that ED guy will come into view. Of course since they work for MSNBC or CNBC, these characters are all Socialists, or in the case of the ED guy, he may be an outright Communist. None of these shows have many viewers and they are regularly beat in the ratings by all of the Fox News commentators like O'Reilly, Beck and Hannity, but it is humorous to watch the Socialist media, once and a while, just to hear their erroneous left wing rantings.

Chris Matthews, who still gets a "chill up his leg" whenever Obama speaks is pushing Socialist President Obama to further bankrupt our country by implementing more SwindleUS Plans to bring back Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal Schemes like the WPA (Work Progress Administration) and the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp.) The only problem is that we know now that the New Deal did not work. In fact, from 1932 when Roosevelt was elected to 1939 just before World War II, unemployment remained at 12 - 20% or more in spite of Keynesian government spending on make work projects. The private sector did not recover until World War II that ended the Depression, not the New Deal, as men and women when off to war and industrial companies produced all those tanks and planes for the federal government.

Actually, Roosevelt's policies of high taxes, high regulation and high tariffs on foreign goods pro longed the Depression. And, let's not forget that Roosevelt created the Social Security system that is bankrupt today. Further, it was Roosevelt who enacted the welfare system that has destroyed the African American family. These are historical facts not Socialist fiction. If Chris Matthews had learned the lessons of history and Economics 101, he would not be asking for the return of the failed New Deal and Keynesian economics that simply did not work.

Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow and that ED guy hate capitalism and the private sector. These characters are always calling on Socialist President Obama to nationalize various industries. For some reason, in spite of world history, they just don't understand that private enterprise is the only possible engine of economic growth, prosperity and job creation in the world. Socialism and Communism have only led to bankruptcy, poverty and tyranny. Again, the lessons of history tell the story over and over again.

Oh, I guess I forgot, they don't teach American history in our public schools any longer. Instead, union Socialist public school teachers use indoctination to preach Anti-American history that seeks to portray American business as evil even through it has produced the highest standard of living in the world and people from around the world will risk their lives to enter our country illegally. To these Socialist teachers and the left wing media at MSNBC and CNBC, America and free market capitalism are responsible for all the problems in the world. Commentators like Matthews, Olbermann, Maddow and that ED guy, who by the way make big money, need to look around and maybe spend some time in Cuba, or Venezuela. Or, maybe they should visit bankrupt, Socialist Greece, or Spain where riots are occurring in their streets, or former Communist countries in Eastern Europe to get some perspective on Socialism and Communism from people who have lived under the tyranny and poverty of these systems.

Every time I hear members of the left wing media, I realize that we must take back our country in 2010 and 2012 by electing Conservatives who support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, a strong national defense including securing our borders and fighting Terrorism, real energy independence and health care reform, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. This platform is the key to economic growth and development and bringing down unemployment. It will not happen any other way. Most important, we must elect Conservatives who support the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists in the media, Obama, Reid and Pelosi, or former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. We must take back our county in 2010 and 2012. We can do it. We must do it to preserve our freedoms and for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

The Supreme Court - ELECTIONS MATTER

Socialist President Obama has nominated his second left wing radical to the US Supreme Court, the current Solicitor General Elena Kagan. It should be no surprise that Obama would nominate other Socialists who toe the party line. This is just another indication that ELECTIONS MATTER. Kagan has been a Socialist political operative for years going all the way back to the Clinton Administration. Obama first met Kagan while he was a left wing professor at the University of Chicago so they are teaching buddies. Kagan went on the become Dean at the Harvard Law School where she attempted to prohibit military recruiting on campus because of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy. In fact, she took her case all the way to the Supreme Court and lost by a 9 - 0 vote. Even the left wing judges on the Supreme Court denied her the right to prohibit military recruitment on Harvard's campus.

The Senate is going through the typical question and answer process in order to confirm Kagan to this life time appointment. Republicans in the Senate should filibuster to stop the Kagan appointment, the same way Socialists have filibustered to stop Conservative appointments; but that is not likely to happen because there are RINO's, who are Republicans in name only, serving in the US Senate who will vote for Kagan's appointment. This really is a litmus test for Republicans.

No real Republican should ever vote to confirm a left wing Socialist to any court in this land, no matter what their credentials, because these Socialists will not abide by the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers. Socialists make law from the bench based on their left wing ideology that has been extremely damaging to the United States for years. As such, they are a clear and present danger to our nation. Any Republican who votes to confirm a Socialist to the court should be challenged in primary elections because they are not Conservative Republicans; but that is another story.

When Kagan is confirmed, she will be the youngest member on the Court, which means that Kagan will be there for years exposing her Socialist views designed to grow government and limit our freedoms. Just this week, the Conservatives appointed by Republican Presidents on the Supreme Court upheld the right to bear arms, in accordance with the Second Amendment to the Constitution, by a narrow 5 - 4 vote. Of course, the left wing judges appointed by Socialist Presidents all voted against the right to bear arms even though this right is clearly stated in the Constitution. This is another reason we must make Obama a one term President. We cannot allow Obama any more opportunities to appoint Socialist Supreme Court judges that will ignore the Constitution and act to expand the federal government and limit our freedoms.

Though I am not yet a gun owner, I will defend to my dying breath the right to bear arms because of the lessons of history. Our Founding Fathers included the Second Amendment in the US Constitution not because they wanted to protect hunting rights; but because they knew that the only way ultimately to defend against a tyrannical government was for the citizenry to own guns that could be used in the event government acted to enslave our people. Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Independence and was our third President defended the right to bear arms as a defense against tyranny. Don't forget, the Founding Fathers fought a revolution to end tyranny. They had first hand experience with the need to own guns.

It is no coincidence that one of the first things done by both the NAZI's and the Communists, when they came to power, was to prohibit personal gun ownership. President Obama and the Socialists that control Congress argue that gun controls are needed to prevent criminals from owning guns. The fact is that criminals will always find ways to get guns. Gun control laws impact law abiding citizens, not criminals. Socialists do not want our citizenry to own guns because they fear an uprising against their Socialist Schemes. That is the reality of this debate.

Appointments to the US Supreme Court are another reason we must take back our country in 2010 and 2012 by electing Conservatives who support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, a strong national defense including securing our border and fighting Terrorism, real energy independence and health care reform, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. Most important, we must elect Conservatives who support the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists Obama, Reid and Pelosi, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. We must sweep Obama and the other Socialists out of office in 2010 and 2012 to prevent the appointment of more left wing Supreme Court judges. We can do it. We must do it to preserve our freedoms and for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

Monday, June 28, 2010

The King Of Pork Is Dead

Socialist Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia recently died at the age of 92. Byrd was first elected to Congress in 1952 and spent more than 50 years in the US Senate. While Ted Kennedy was known as the "Lion of the Senate" for his hot air oratory, Byrd was known as the "King of Pork" for bringing billions of dollars in pork barrel spending back to his home state of tiny West Virginia. Robert Byrd consistently brought home the bacon at tax payer expense. In fact, Byrd brought home $1.75 for every $1.00 paid in by West Virginia tax payers; so we all paid for the 50 monuments to Bryd in his home state. Instead of seeing his efforts as disgraceful, Byrd wore the title "King of Pork" as a badge of honor. Robert Byrd is the poster child for term limits since he used his position, for more than 50 years, to sell his vote in corrupt back room deals to buy votes in West Virginia to stay in office. This is all despicable and what is wrong with our government and political system.

Robert Byrd was originally a member of the Ku Klux Clan, which he later disavowed. This was the case because in the 100 years after the Civil War, it was the Democrat Party in the South that subjugated African Americans by passing Jim Crow laws that limited their rights. Remember, it was Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, that freed the slaves. Byrd was for many years a racist until he along with other Southern Democrats figured out that the key to their tenure in office was making African Americans dependent on the government through entitlement programs to gain their votes. Once this occurred, Robert Byrd became a card carrying Socialist along with many other Democrats throughout the nation. Byrd argued in support of the Constitution related to asserting Congressional rights whenever usurped by the Executive branch of the government; but otherwise Byrd participated in and voted for all the Socialist Schemes enacted in the last 50 years that have been an assault on our freedoms.

Robert Byrd had been ill for years and should have retired years ago; but as long as he could be wheeled in by Majority Leader Socialist Senator Dirty Harry Reid of Nevada, Byrd was brought in to vote for Socialist Schemes. Clearly, Robert Byrd is the best argument for term limits. It is absolutely ridiculous that a member of Congress would serve for more than 50 years and probably be in diapers before dying in office at 92 years old. And, this would be true regardless of political party. Our Founding Father always intended that we have citizen politicians, not professional politicians for life, to avoid the corruption that we see today. The Senate should be limited to two six year terms. The House of Representatives should be limited to 6 two year terms. In order words, 12 years in Congress is more than enough and should be the limit that any one can serve in either House of Congress.

We have to take back our country in 2010 and 2012 by electing Conservatives who support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, TERM LIMITS, a strong national defense including securing our borders and fighting Terrorism, real energy independence and health care reform, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. Most important, we must elect Conservatives who support the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists Obama, Reid and Pelosi, or former Presidents, Congresses, or the Counts. Corrupt Politicians like Robert Byrd are the reason we must take back our country in 2010 and 2012. We can do it. We must do it to preserve our freedoms and for the sake of our children and grandchildren. This King of Pork is dead; but there are many other Socialists in Congress who also fit the description. We must sweep all of these corrupt Socialists out of office in 2010 and 2012 to take back our country.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Mr. President - Listen To Europe, Canada, Japan & China

The Europeans, Canadians and Japanese are telling Socialist President Obama at the G-20 Summit this week in Canada that they are not interested in any more unsustainable deficit spending. This is happening because Obama is pushing them to keep spending their countries into bankruptcy; just as he and the Socialists that control the US Congress are doing. Obama has said, this is no time to "nickel and dime" spending to achieve economic recovery. If only it were just nichels and dimes rather than trillions of dollars in deficit spending in the US.

What irony!! For years, the Europeans, Canadians and Japanese have implemented Socialist cradle to grave government entitlements and government jobs for life with very high pensions. They are now seeing the end result in bankrupt Greece and Spain and it is frightening them into fiscal discipline. So while Obama is still committed to bankrupting the United States, the Europeans, Canadians and Japanese have clearly stated that they are going to stop the government deficit spending by pulling back on the many Socialist programs and entitlements that are bankrupting their countries and that have retarded their economic growth.

The Chinese are a whole different story. They have plenty of cash to stimulate their economy, as needed, without deficit spending. The reason they have plenty of cash is that they don't provide the entitlement programs that are common in Western democracies and Japan. The Chinese, however, are telling Obama to stop the deficit spending because as our banker, they fear a US default on the billions in debt that we owe them. Since the Chinese have lent the United States billions of dollars by investing in US treasuries, the last thing they want to see is the financial collapse of our nation, which is inevitable if Obama and the Socialists that control Congress are allowed to pursue all their Socialist Schemes and Trillions in deficit spending.

It is very clear that Obama's economic policies are a National Security danger to the United States. Trillions in deficit spending, higher taxes, more regulations, HealthScare and CAP & TAX proposed by Obama will lead to a double dip recession, higher unemployment, slower growth and a lower standard of living for the American people. In addition to practicing Keynesian economics that does not work, Obama is surrounded by Behavioral Economists who seek to manage consumer behavior by government intervention. In order words, they want to tell us what to buy, when to buy it and how much of it we can buy by artificially controlling prices. It will not work because millions of consumers make individual decisions based on what is best for them. However, it is true that the higher a price goes, the fewer units are sold. And, that in some cases government tax incentives can drive behaviors. If only these brainiacs had learned the lessons of Economics 101, they would know why Obama's SwindleUS Plan has failed to create jobs. Deficit government spending combined with higher taxes and more regulation, the basis of Obama's economic plan, retards economic growth; hence the reason we are not seeing unemployment come down and growth is slower than would otherwise be the case if taxes were lowered and there was less regulation. Well dah!!

Socialist President Obama is incompetent plain and simple. Obama's economic plan is a national security threat to our country. As such, we must take back our country in 2010 and 2012 by electing Conservatives who support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, a strong national defense including securing our border and fighting Terrorism, real energy independence and health care reform, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. This platform is the only way to get our economy back our track and protect our freedoms. And, we must elect Conservatives who support the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists Obama, Reid and Pelosi and former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. We must take back our country in 2010 and 2012. We can do it. We must do it to preserve our freedoms and for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Financial Regulation - 2,000 Pages

Socialist Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts have together written a 2,000 page financial regulation bill working its way through the Socialist controlled Congress. It is ironic that these two particular characters would be the authors of this legislation, when Dodd and Frank are as much responsible for the financial crisis we experienced in the last few years as any two members of Congress; though there is plenty of blame to go around. As a "friend of Angelo Mozilo", the CEO of Countrywide Mortgage, Dodd got a sweet heart deal on his mortgage. Frank and Dodd along with Senator Chuckie Schumer of New York, Senator Dirty Harry Reid of Nevada and many other Socialists in Congress insisted that people be given mortgages who could not qualify for them under normal rules. At Socialist insistence, during the Clinton Administration, the sub prime mortgage was born, which was the basis for the financial collapse and the current foreclosure rate in the United States.

The fact is that Dodd, Frank, Schumer, Reid and many other Socialist members of Congress should be in jail, not in Congress, writing a new financial regulation bill. These corrupt characters, including Socialist President Obama, took millions of dollars in campaign contributions from Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac, the entities that were buying these sub prime mortgages by packaging them as investments that turned out to be bogus. Of course, Fannie and Freddie faced bankruptcy as the whole system collapsed and as a result both have been nationalized. It is estimated that a Trillion tax payer dollars will be necessary to deal with the Fannie/Freddie foreclosure mess that was caused by Socialists like Dodd, Frank, Schumer and Reid.

And so, these are the same crooks in Congress today pushing through 2,000 pages of financial regulation to govern banking, mortgages, Wall Street and consumer credit. As part of the law, Obama wants to impose a new $90 Billion tax on the biggest banks. That is crazy. That is money that the banks will not have to lend to small business to grow the economy. The end result of all of this will be higher costs for various financial institutions that will be passed on to the consumer. It is already happening as banks are required to maintain higher reserves, they have raised all their fees and credit card interest rates.

These regulations will result in a reduction of credit availability and much higher interest rates for all. It will much more difficult for all to get a mortgage and the cost will be higher. In the end, this will impact the credit worthy not just those who never should have had credit; the Socialist's PEEPS. And, there will be far more government intrusion into our lives, which is the Socialists goal as they continue to grow government to an unprecedented size. If Obama and the Socialists that control Congress are not stopped and soon, the land of the free will become a Socialist nation and we will lose our freedoms. They will do to the United States what the Socialists have done to Greece as they bankrupt our nation.

We can't let that happen. We must take back our country in 2010 and 2012 to stop these Socialists from destroying our nation by electing Conservatives who support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget to stop the deficit spending, term limits, real energy independence and health care reform, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. Most important, we must elect Conservatives who support the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists Obama, Reid and Pelosi, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. We must take back our country in 2010 and 2012 by sweeping these Socialists out of office. We can do it. We must do it to preserve our freedoms and for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Key Economic Indicators - Not So Good

Sales of new homes fell by about 33% in the month of May, to a seasonally adjusted rate of 300,000, which was the biggest drop since the government began compiling data in 1963. This occurred because the government tax incentive to buy a home expired on April 30. Existing home sales also fell in May by 2.2% as another indication that the economy is weakening. In addition, the federal government announced that its previous projections for GDP growth at 3 or 4% in the last few quarters was actually 2.7%. This should be no surprise to anyone because high official unemployment, at nearly 10%, is not falling. We need GDP growth at 3% or more consistently for the unemployment rate to go down.

When will President Obama and the Socialists that control Congress just admit that Obama's Trillion dollar SwindleUS Plan, that is resulting in significant deficit spending, has been a complete failure. The reality is that unemployment is the only key indicator that matters. Official national unemployment of nearly 10% is actually about 17% when the under employed, those working part time that want full time work and those who have just given up looking for a job are counted in the numbers. And, further, unemployment in states like California, Nevada and Michigan is even much higher. To these people, it is not a Recession. It is a Depression.

The unemployed are the victims of Obama's Keynesian economics. The notion that government deficit spending will stimulate economic growth is just plain wrong; because though government jobs are created, they are at the expense of private sector jobs. Without private sector growth, the government is denied corporate taxes; hence the $13 Trillion government debt that continues to grow.

We need private sector growth; but that will not happen as long as Obama and the Socialists that control Congress keep enacting job killer bills like the Obama/Reid/Pelosi SwindleUS and HealthScare Plans. Now they are working on CAP & TAX, which will raise energy costs for all and result in the loss of millions of jobs. It is almost as though Obama, Reid and Pelosi and the Socialists that control Congress are out to purposefully destroy our economy and our country.

These numbers tell us that we must take back our country in 2010 and 2012 by electing Conservatives who support free market capitalism, not Socialism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, real energy independence and health care reform, a strong national defense including securing our border and fighting Terrorism, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. We must elect Conservatives who support our Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists Obama, Reid, and Pelosi, or former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. Cards talk and numbers don't lie. The current key economic indicators demonstrate that if Obama's Schemes continue, we will have a double dip recession. Obama's higher taxes and more regulations cannot lead to economic growth. This is just Economics 101. We must prevent a double dip recession by sweeping these Socialists out of office in 2010 and 2012. We can do it. We must do it for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

General McChrystal and Obama

General Stanley McChrystal, in charge of our war effort in Afghanistan, will probably be forced to resign, or be fired by Socialist President Obama because he has been quoted in Rolling Stone magazine as portraying the Obama Administration as incompetent. There really is no story here because President Obama is incompetent. When McChrytal asked for more troops, at the risk of failure and did not get what he needed for four months and then did not get enough troops from Obama, what other conclusion can there be concerning Obama, the Ditherer And Chief. McChrystal was responsible for beating back the insurgency in Iraq. Yet, Obama who has never managed a corner grocery store is second guessing this talented General.

How can any credible General report to Obama, or his Socialist team? It is laughable!! Obama refuses to refer to Terrorists as Terrorists. Obama wants to try Terrorists in civilian courts rather than by Military Tribunal. Obama refuses to secure our borders allowing Terrorists and Drug Smugglers to enter our country. President Obama simply does not understand his responsibilities as Commander and Chief to preserve and protect the United States, a critical aspect of his oath of office. It is certainly understandable that the military would have no respect for Obama. About 60% of Americans have no respect for Obama either because his Socialist Schemes are dangerous to the well being of the United States.

If the US does not implement the right policy in Afghanistan, the Taliban and Terrorists will regain control of the country, which will result in danger to our nation. Vice President Biden recently proclaimed that the US will substantially pull out of Afghanistan by July, 2011. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates contradicted the Vice President by saying that the July date is tentative based on facts on the ground. So which is it? President Obama is no leader; that's for sure. We need a strong Commander and Chief who speaks for our nation in unequivocal terms. What we have in President Obama is Jimmy Carter II, who was a failed President by any standard.

President Obama proves on a daily basis that we must take back our country by electing Conservatives in 2010 and 2012 who support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, a strong national defense including securing our borders and fighting Terrorism, real energy independence and health care reform, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. Most important, we must elect Conservatives who support the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists Obama, Reid, Pelosi, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. We must take back our country in 2010 and 2012. We can do it. We must do it for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Capitalism And Creative Destruction

Free Market Capitalism, with all its warts and boom and bust cycles, is the greatest economic system ever devised in human history guaranteed to create broadly based wealth and prosperity. Clearly, history demonstrates over and again that Socialism, Communism and Fascism have led to poverty and tyranny. Yet, President Obama and the Socialists that control Congress do not support Free Market Capitalism. And, in spite of historical facts, at every opportunity, these Socialists "never waste a crisis" to impose big government solutions that always make matters worse.

While it was appropriate in the short term during the financial crisis for the Bush Administration to bail out the banks because the banks are the foundation of our financial system, all other bail outs implemented by Obama have been counterproductive. Let me count the ways. The bail out of General Motors and Chrysler subsidized failed management and the United Auto Workers Union that has helped bankrupt both companies. It would have been better to have both auto companies go bankrupt, which occurred anyway, without any government tax payer assistance so that complete restructuring could have taken place.

And, if one or more of these auto companies went out of business in the process of "creative destruction", the entire auto industry would have been stronger because it would have eliminated capacity that is not necessary. Yes, some number of union workers and management employees would have lost their jobs; but that is happening anyway. General Motors once employed 400,000 employees worldwide. Today that number is about 60,000. This drop in size has occurred because for years General Motors has produced low quality cars that many people didn't want to buy; well dah! The fact is, it would have been better if Chrysler was allowed to go bankrupt in the 70's because it has never been a strong car company. When the Federal government steps in to save a failing company, it distorts the entire industry. Ford took no bail out money and they are doing fairly well. The government bail out of GM and Chrysler was actually unfair to Ford, which perhaps should have been the surviving American car company. And, let's not forget that many of the Toyota's and Honda's on our streets are made in the United States, so this is really not a jobs issue.

And, there is always the law of unintended consequences when ever the government steps in to regulate, or manage Free Market Capitalism. We have an oil spill disaster that was made much worse because of deep water drilling that is happening because environmental wackos and the government would not allow drilling in shallow water closer to shore. The banks that were bailed out have paid back their loans with interest; but the government has required them to maintain much higher reserves, which has resulted in very high credit card interest rates and fewer loans to small businesses, retarding economic growth and job creation. Obama's Trillion dollar SwindleUS Plan has saved thousands of state government jobs that are the basis for state overspending and bankruptcy. However, for every state government job saved, perhaps two private sector jobs have been lost; hence the reason unemployment is still high. Most important, subsidizing bloated state governments is preventing the lay offs that are needed to get state spending under control.

I know, I know, Conservatives are heartless because the Free Market Capitalism that we support with its resultant "creative destruction " can cause job loss, the demise of industries and companies and generally painful societal readjustment. But without "creative destruction", there can be no innovation, or economic growth. No doubt if there was Socialist government intervention when the automobile became predominant, it is highly probable that the buggy whip industry would have been saved even though once horse power was by engine instead of real horses, there was no longer a need for buggy whips.

And then there is Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, both of which have been nationalized. Socialist politicians insisted that mortgage companies make sub prime loans to people (their PEEPS) who could not meet normal qualification requirements. Under threat of Congressional action, the mortgage companies complied with the help of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that invested in those loans. This government intervention into the Free Market caused the financial crisis. Frankly, Socialist members of Congress like Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barney Frank, Chuckie Schumer, Chris Dodd and many others should be in jail rather than in Congress for the part they played in this fiasco.

It is now estimated that Fannie and Freddie will require a Trillion dollars of tax payer bail out money to deal with all the sub prime mortgage foreclosures. And, helping people stay in homes they can't afford, by government intervention, to avoid foreclosures for the most part has not worked. Doing so just distorts the real estate market and makes matters worse. Though painful, it would be better to let those homes go into foreclosure resulting in lower prices so that young families and others, who can afford them, can purchase those properties to end the cycle and get the housing market back on track.

Free Market Capitalism is the only way to restore economic growth and prosperity in the United States and around the world. Since President Obama and the Socialists that control Congress neither understand, nor support Free Market Capitalism, we must sweep them out of office by electing Conservatives in 2010 and 2012 who support limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, a strong national defense including securing our border and fighting Terrorism, real energy independence and health care reform, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. Most important, we must elect Conservatives who support the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists Obama, Reid, Pelosi, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. We must take back our country in 2010 and 2012. We can do it. We will do it for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Fighting To Protect Private Property Rights & Freedom

Throughout history, there has been a direct correlation between property rights and freedom. People living in countries that deny property rights experience tyranny. Property is not just real estate. Property is all assets including real estate, stocks, bonds, cash, gold and personal property; in other words wealth in all its forms. Socialists and Communists do not believe in property rights. President Obama and the Socialists who control Congress believe that government has the right to confiscate personal assets, without our consent, for the "common good" and or to impose their definition of "social justice", which are just code words for the redistribution of income and wealth.

Over the years, the United States government has imposed a confiscatory progressive income tax so much so that about 50% of Americans pay to support our country, while the other 50% pays little or nothing. Clearly, there are now tax payers and tax users with no end in sight if the Socialists are allowed to continue their destructive policies. In general, tax users vote for Socialists because like drug addicts hooked on narcotics, they are addicted to big government spending as the basis for their sustenance. Tax users are willing to give up their freedoms in exchange for government assistance of varying kinds. In the process, tax payers are also losing our rights and freedoms against our will; hence the reason for the Tea Party Movement. We are standing up to say HELL NO.

While there is a place for eminent domain in society to take private property when there is an overriding common good to be gained, in some cases today, government is implementing eminent domain to take private property in order to give it to private enterprise in the name of greater tax generation for government. This is a clear abuse of government power that must be stopped by Constitutional Amendment, if necessary.

Incompetent Socialist President Obama basically stole the assets of General Motors from their legitimate owners, the corporation's creditors and bond holders and unilaterally gave those assets to the United Auto Workers union, without providing proper compensation in accordance with the rule of law. This action was nothing more than a corrupt political pay back to Obama's union supporters. This sort of thing happens in Communist countries and banana republics run by dictators all the time; but generally does not occur in countries with established property rights. While BP should be held totally responsible for dealing with the oil spill clean up and the damages coming from it, the $20 Billion shakedown implemented by Obama of BP is outside the President's Constitutional authority. Further, the notion that the President should be controlling the compensation of executives that work in private enterprise is another violation of property rights. The owners of private, or publicly traded companies, generally through a board of directors, have the sole right to control executive compensation, not the President of the United States. The last time we checked, we are not living in the former Soviet Union, or Communist China; though there are days, under Obama, that our nation is beginning to look and feel like a Communist country.

When the Bush tax cuts expire on December 31, 2010, many people will be paying combined federal and state income tax rates above 50%. When combined with all other sales, property, estate, capital gains, dividend and various other taxes, the total tax paid by millions of Americans could be well over 60% of income. How is this different than living in a Communist country? While paying a fair share makes sense, this tax burden is way beyond anything ever envisioned by our Founding Fathers who fought a revolutionary war to end excessive taxation and tyranny. And, so here we are again.

President Obama, Reid and Pelosi and the other Socialists that control Congress endorse this confiscatory tax policy and would even go further if permitted to do so. These Socialists do not believe in private property. At every turn, Socialists attack private property rights as they seek to redistribute income. The only problem with these Socialist Schemes is that they lead to slower growth, high unemployment, a lower standard of living and ultimately a loss of freedom for all. History is the best teacher proving that the Socialist path is a road to economic and national ruin.

We must fight to protect our property rights as inherent to our freedom by electing Conservatives in 2010 and 2012 who support free market capitalism and private property rights, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, a strong national defense including securing our border and fighting Terrorism, real energy independence and health care reform, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. Most important, we must elect Conservatives who support the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists, Obama, Reid and Pelosi, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. We must take back our country in 2010 and 2012. We can do it. We will do it for the sake of our children, grandchildren and freedom.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Obama Declares War on Arizona

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, announced during an interview in Ecuador, that the Obama Justice Department is suing the state of Arizona to halt its new law in place to apprehend drug smugglers, Terrorists and illegal aliens crossing our Southern border. This announcement in a foreign county was a surprise to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer since she has received no official notice of the pending lawsuit from Obama. Now that the Governor has heard of Obama's declaration of war on Arizona, she has made it clear that Arizona will defend its new law, which is in accordance with federal law, all the way to the Supreme Court. Fortunately, Brewer is doing what is necessary to help secure our border since the Obama refuses to do his job as Commander and Chief.

In any case, annoucement of this lawsuit, was particularly surprising since the Governor met with the President, just a few weeks ago to discuss the murders and kidnappings happening in Arizona as a result of the illegal alien invasion. Rather than tell Governor Brewer that the President planned to sue the state of Arizona, Obama committed to providing her a plan to deal with this invasion, including stationing 1,200 National Guard troops in Arizona, within two weeks of their meeting.

Socialist President Obama once again LIED, as two weeks came and went and there was no plan or troops sent to Governor Brewer to secure the border that runs across Arizona. Of course, it is obvious that Obama never intended to provide Governor Brewer, or the state of Arizona with assistance. In fact, originally Obama even refused to find time in his calendar to meet with the Governor. Obama was just too busy hosting the Paul McCarthy concert at the While House to deal with the crisis in Arizona or the oil spill disaster. This is all a travesty. Eventually, as a result of the negative reaction, Obama was forced to make time for Brewer just to get the photo opportunity.

The United States is being invaded on our Southern border by drug smugglers, Terrorists and illegal aliens seeking work in the US. The drugs coming into our nation have resulted in millions of people addicted to narcotics and higher crime rates with all the inherent associated societal costs and problems. And, while illegal aliens who come to the US to work are hard workers and for the most part good people, the fact is that they are tax users not tax payers that burden our schools, hospitals and social and criminal justice systems. This expense is contributing to the bankruptcy of many states and our nation. The fact is that American taxpayers simply cannot continue to support illegal aliens any longer in order to subsidize the Mexican government that cannot care or provide for its own people. As a result, we must SECURE OUR BORDER. This has become a serious national security issue.

President Obama and the Socialists who control Congress, Reid and Pelosi believe in open borders and amnesty. These Socialists see illegal aliens, presumably dependent on the government for support, as potential Socialist voters. Hence this is the reason they are pushing for amnesty for 12 million illegal aliens already in the US as part of "immigration reform" legislation. It is also the reason Obama will do nothing to secure the border and has even cut expenditures designed to address the problem. We have been down this road before during the Reagan Presidency when the border was supposed to be secured as a condition of amnesty. Fool us once, shame on you, fool us twice shame on all of us. There should be no talk of immigration reform until the border is secured.

Incompetent, Socialist President Obama has declared war on Arizona instead of dealing with the drug smugglers, Terrorists and illegal aliens entering the United States across our Southern border. This is just one reason we must take back our country in 2010 and 2012 by electing Conservatives who support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, a strong national defense including securing our borders and fighting Terrorism, real energy independence and health care reform, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. Most important, we must elect Conservatives who support the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists Obama, Reid and Pelosi, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. We must take back our country in 2010 and 2012. We can do it. We must do it for the sake of our freedoms, children and grandchildren.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Dictator Obama's Shakedown of British Petroleum

Socialist President Obama brought British Petroleum executives into the White House, after first refusing to meet with them, and DEMANDED that they place $20 billion into a escrow account, controlled by one if his crony appointees, to deal with the oil spill disaster in the Gulf. While there is no doubt that BP is responsible for the cost of the clean up and damages done to states, businesses and individuals, the precedent set by Obama is dangerous to our democracy. We have the rule of law and a court system in the United States to deal with damage claims. BP executives, under threat of nationalization, jail time, or perhaps potential bankruptcy, felt Dictator Obama's boot on their neck so they acted accordingly; though they were prepared to take responsibility anyway. Of course, the federal government is taking no responsibility in this matter, as usual, even though the Department of Interior actually approved this deep water well including its construction.

Obama's use of dictatorial executive power, way beyond anything allowed by our Constitution, is a step too far. Let us not forget that when Obama nationalized General Motors, the President completely disregarded the rule of law and basically stole the assets of General Motors, which belonged to its creditors and bond holders in accordance with the law, and gave them, at no cost, to the United Auto Workers union, big supporters of Obama. This blatant expropriation of assets, that typically happens in banana republics run by dictators, undermines our entire financial system causing investors to be leery of the United States. The long term impact of expropriation will be less investment in the US.

So now, an Obama crony will control this $20 Billion slush fund, provided by BP, that will be used to reward Obama supporters in the Gulf States. And, the government has proven over and over again that it can rarely manage anything very well, i.e. Social Security, Medicare with all of its fraud, the Post Office, Amtrac, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are all bankrupt. Since history is our teacher, giving a government bureaucrat $20 Billion to manage will only result in corruption and fraud. Further, watching Socialist members of Congress, who are bankrupting the United States, sanctimoniously grill BP's CEO was downright sickening. These Socialist haters of free market capitalism just would not take YES for an answer, preferring instead to grand stand the issue. BP's CEO's has clearly said that they have every intention of doing what is necessary to deal with this oil spill including covering the cost of clean up and damages. What more is there to say!!

Most important, this unprecedented Obama power grab is a clear and present danger to our democracy and the rule of law. The similarities we see between the actions of Obama, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and other Socialists, Communists and NAZI's throughout history are stark. The President of the United States, who ever that is, must be governed by the powers granted within the Constitution, even during national emergencies. To do otherwise is an assault on our Democracy. BP was fully capable of meeting its obligations to deal with the Gulf oil spill under common liability laws with typical court, or government over view. Obama's Big Brother intervention specific to managing the monies involved is just a big government power grab to reward Obama supporters; the same as occurs in banana republics run by dictators. Obama must be seen as doing something, anything to deal with this oil spill to counter charges of his blatant incompetence.

Socialist Dictator Obama proves every day that we must take back our country in 2010 and 2012 by electing Conservatives who support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, a strong national defense, including securing our borders and fighting Terrorism, real energy independence and health care reform, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. Most important, we must elect Conservatives who support the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists Obama, Reid, Pelosi, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. We must stop the Obama power grab and all the Socialist Schemes because they are dangerous to our Democracy and our freedoms. We can do it. We will take back our country in 2010 and 2012 for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Senator Harry Reid - Bankrupting Social Security and Medicare

Socialist Senator Dirty Harry Reid and others like him have bankrupted Social Security and Medicare. Reid has been raiding Social Security and Medicare contributions for the last 24 years to pay for all his big government spending on various Socialist Schemes. So much so that the money paid in by baby boomers for their pensions and health care benefits will not be there to provide for their retirements. As a result, one would think that Dirty Harry would keep his mouth shut related to Social Security and Medicare; yet the Reid campaign is running commercials and sending out mailers in Nevada saying that Sharron Angle, the Republican US Senate candidate running against Reid, favors the elimination of Social Security and Medicare. This is simply not true.

Angle, as the mainstream candidate in the race, has said that while those receiving Social Security and Medicare and other older Americans approaching Social Security and Medicare should be protected related to their benefits, that younger people should be given options related to private pension accounts. As some one in the older age category, I only wish I had been given that option 20 or more years ago. Angle is offering a common sense solution to the funding of Social Security and Medicare, which if the current trajectory is allowed to continue, will go bankrupt just like the Post Office, Amtrac, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. As such, in spewing this misinformation, Senator Dirty Harry Reid is simply a LIAR; but then that should be no surprise to anyone. Reid is not called Dirty Harry for nothing.

Reid lied about Obama's SwindleUS Plan that was supposed to create jobs and maintain unemployment at no more than 8%. Reid absolutely lied about Obama's HealthScare Plan as he rammed it through Congress. HealthScare will not result in lower cost or premiums for most Americans and instead will result in higher premiums and taxes, rationing of medical care and cuts in Medicare benefits for Seniors. And, Senator Dirty Harry Reid is now lying about Obama's CAP and TAX Plan that will result in higher gas and utility costs for all and kills millions of jobs in the United States. Given Harry Reid's record of lying to the American people, why would anyone believe what Reid says about Sharron Angle as he desperately attempts to win reelection to his fifth term in office.

Senator Dirty Harry Reid has voted for federal budgets in the last 24 years that have resulted in a $13 Trillion Debt for the United States. If Reid worked for a publicly traded company, given all the smoke and mirrors with government accounting, Reid would be in JAIL not in the US Senate. And this is the tip of the iceberg. There is another $45 Trillion dollars of unfunded liability sitting out there needed to pay for promised Social Security and Medicare benefits to baby boomers. Reid worked with others in Congress to steal all of that money and spend it to buy votes. There is NO SOCIAL SECURITY LOCK BOX, only federal IOU's signed by members of Congress like Senator Dirty Harry Reid of Nevada.

It is time for Harry Reid, who has gotten rich while in office, to head off into the sunset to that hell hole he calls home in Searchlight, Nevada and or if once thrown out of office Reid can still afford to live at the Ritz Carlton in Washington DC, more power to him. The people of Nevada need to elect Sharron Angle to the US Senate. Angle supports free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, real energy independence and health care reform, a strong national defense including securing our borders and fighting Terrorism, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. Most important, Sharron Angle supports the US Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists Obama, Reid, Pelosi, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. Sharron Angle will work to make sure that there is Social Security and Medicare for future generations. We need to take back our country in 2010 and 2012. We can start by sending Senator Dirty Harry Reid into retirement. We can do it. We must do it for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

P.S. Please pass this posting along to your friends and neighbors to get the truth out and donate to Sharron Angle's campaign at sharronangle.com.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Obama - TIME TO SECURE THE BORDER

There is an 80 mile stretch of Arizona desert along the Mexican border that is now a virtual no man's land. Various national parks near the border have been closed to Americans by US Fish and Game and the Bureau of Land Management because these areas are just too dangerous as a result of the Mexican drug smugglers coming through the area. Murders and kidnappings, committed by illegal aliens in Arizona, continue to increase. This is a national emergency. The United States is being invaded by illegal aliens some of whom are Terrorists and many of whom are narco drug traffickers. Aside from the illegal aliens coming to the US for work, this is now a national security issue. Why hasn't Obama gone to the border to meet with Governors and law enforcement to better understand the illegal alien problem, just as he has done in the Gulf for that photo opportunity?

President Obama and the Socialists that control Congress are clearly missing in action. Obama has actually cut funding necessary to secure our borders. Of course, the Socialists favor an open border because they assume one day, if and when there is amnesty, that these illegal aliens will be dependent upon them and therefore they will become voters for the Socialist Party of America. In the mean time, illegal aliens are tax users not tax payers. The 12 million illegal aliens in the United States, though often hard workers at minimum wage, are a burden on the 50% of Americans that pay all the taxes in the United States. Various states are spending billions of tax payer dollars to provide education, medical care, social services and often criminal care for illegal aliens. This is money that is not available to build infrastructure and or to eliminate deficit spending. In fact, illegal aliens are contributing to the bankruptcy of the states and the United States. It has got to STOP.

President Obama, DO YOUR JOB, or resign. The President swore an oath on the bible "to preserve and protect the United States". Our nation is facing an invasion on our Southern border that is a serious national security threat. It is time for President Obama to SECURE THE BORDER before there is any other talk of "immigration reform". Unfortunately, as every day passes we see that Obama is not a competent Manager. This young, inexperienced Socialist President has failed to properly manage the oil spill disaster, foreign policy, the economy and dealing with Terrorists. Even the left wing media is beginning to see that their hero, Obama is incompetent. The Wall Street Journal referred to Obama in a recent article as the "Alien in the White House". Where ever Obama was born, even if in the United States, Obama is not an American President who actually relates to the American people, our culture, or our traditions. As a Socialist, Obama HATES free market capitalism and demonstrates that hatred at every turn as he looks to "kick some ass" in the private sector. Obama just does not understand that the private sector is the key to our growth and prosperity not bigger government.

As a result, we must make Obama a one term President by electing Conservatives who understand and support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, a strong national defense including securing our border and fighting Terrorism, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. Most important, we must elect Conservatives who support the US Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by our current incompetent, Socialist President, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. We must take back our country in 2010 and 2012. We can do it. We will do it for the sake of our children and grandchildren. Mr. President, SECURE THE BORDER NOW, OR RESIGN!!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Obama - Pushing Through CAP & TAX

Socialist President Obama, who never let's a good "crisis go to waste", even one he has created, will now attempt to use the oil spill disaster in the Gulf as an excuse to push through his CAP & TAX Plan. If not stopped and the House version of this bill is enacted into law, it will result in higher unemployment and it will raise energy cost for the 50% of Americans that pay taxes in the US. The other 50%, who pay no taxes, Obama's PEEPS, will get subsidies to cover resultant higher energy costs. In fact, it is estimated that the average family of four will spend an extra $3,000 a year or more buying goods and services as a result of higher gasoline and utility costs if CAP & TAX is enacted into law. This is money that Americans will not have available to make other purchases, investments etc.

Instead of developing a reasonable 50 year plan built on tax incentives to move the United States away from carbon based fuels to nuclear, natural gas, wind, solar and bio fuels, CAP & TAX is a punitive plan designed to eliminate the use of carbon based fuels, oil and coal, by making them so expensive that we will all be forced to drive less and shiver in our homes because the cost of gas and utilities will be so high that we will have no other choice. Ironically, for years, government policy was designed to bring down the cost of energy because it was the key to a higher standard of living. Now, as a result of the global warming hoax based on faulty science, we will instead end up with a lower standard of living driven by environmental wackos who actually oppose development of all energy sources.

Let's face it. If the environmental wackos prevail, there will be no nuclear plants because they oppose nuclear bi-products and storage. There will be no solar farms in the desert because it could impact native habitat. There will be no wind farms off shore because rich people, like the Kennedy's in Massachusetts, don't want to look at the rotors across from their beach side homes. The wackos oppose any kind of oil drilling, or coal mining. So the only thing left is the hot air that comes out of their mouths and that is good for nothing. Further, Spain has often been referred to as a model related to subsidized renewable energy projects. Coincidentally, Spain's Socialists have bankrupted their country. Sound familiar.

We need real energy independence that recognizes that oil, coal, nuclear and natural gas must be a bridge to the future. New technologies like wind, solar and bio fuels are not feasible today. Highly subsidized corn based ethanol cost more energy to produce than it saves in terms of carbon emissions. And, using corn as an additive to gasoline only raises the price of food because corn is an animal feed stock. Other than benefiting the farmers in the Midwest, Ethanol is a dumb idea. The only way to real energy independence is free market capitalism, not more Socialist Schemes and government intervention into the economy in an attempt to pick winners and losers. It just does not work as proven over and over again.

President Obama and the Socialists who control Congress are bankrupting the United States and destroying our economy with the passage of Obama's SwindleUS Plans and HealthScare. CAP & TAX, if enacted, will be a devastating job killer. We must all stand up and just say HELL NO to any more of these Socialist Schemes.

Most important, we must elect Conservatives in 2010 and 2012 who support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, real energy independence and health care reform, a strong national defense including securing our borders and fighting Terrorism, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. And, we must elect Conservatives who support the US Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by our current incompetent Socialist President, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. CAP & TAX will destroy our economy and standard of living. We can't let that happen. We must take back our country in 2010 and 2012. We can do it. We must do it for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

Monday, June 14, 2010

SwindleUS Plan Two Is Coming

President Obama and the Socialists that control Congress are about to enact SwindleUS Plan Two. The Trillion Dollar SwindleUS Plan One has been a complete failure related to creating jobs. And, with elections just six months away, these Socialists are desperate to pump more money into the economy hoping that just maybe the official unemployment rate will drop from the current 9.7%. So now Obama, Reid and Pelosi are attempting to push through another $100 Billion or so to extend unemployment benefits and pay off the teacher unions that support them. Keep in mind, there will be a $1.6 TRILLION Obama deficit in 2010, or maybe more when all is said and done, so what's another $100 Billion to pay off your friends.

The problem is that it will not work to bring down unemployment. The private sector is factoring in the end of the Bush Tax Cuts on January 1, 2011, which will result in the biggest tax increase in American history. These tax increases coupled with higher health care cost as a result of Obama's HealthScare Plan and higher energy costs that will occur if Obama, Reid and Pelosi enact CAP & TAX make it impossible for the private sector to start hiring again. All these new taxes and regulations, announced every other day, being pushed by these Socialists will cause a double dip recession. This is just Economics 101. Keynesian economics government deficit spending has never produced growth and prosperity anywhere in the world it has been implemented and it won't work in the US either.

If government deficit spending and more job killer regulations were the answer, Japan and Europe would be in great shape, which is just not the case. These economies have had stagflation and high unemployment for years. The only way to growth and prosperity is lower taxes and less regulation to unleash the private sector. The fact is that every government job added probably cost two in the private sector. When oh when will these Socialists learn the lessons of history and economics.

Just look to oil rich Venezuela run the by that clown dictator Hugo Chavez. Chavez is a Socialist, or perhaps a Communist, who apparently doesn't realize that Communism FAILED. Chavez is in the process of nationalizing their food industry. The end result is 21% higher prices, rationing, corruption and food shortages. Socialism just does not work.

Socialist President Obama, like Hugo Chavez, has a big government solution to every crisis, when in fact it is government that often caused the problem in the first place. Deep water drilling for oil was actually authorized by President Clinton because the environmental wackos did not want drilling close to shore. Of course, if this blow out had occurred in shallow water, it would have been much easier to cap this oil well. But since this well is in 5,000 feet of water, a mile down, it is much more difficult to cap the well. So this is one of those cases of unintended consequences. And, the Jones Act requires the utilization of US based resources and union employees related to maritime work. This has prevented having other countries from coming in to assist with this spill. So once again government regulation is a big part of the problem rather than the solution. If Obama was a leader instead of incompetent, he should have suspended all of these rules since this oil spill is a national disaster and emergency.

Instead Obama is looking for Ass to kick and lawsuits to file and using this oil spill to try to push through his CAP & TAX scheme to raise energy costs for all. As such, we must take back our country in 2010 and 2012 by electing Conservatives who support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, real energy independence and health care reform, a strong national defense including securing our borders and fighting Terrorism, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. Most important, we must elect Conservatives who support the US Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by our current incompetent Socialist President, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. Enacting SwindleUS Plan Two will do nothing to grow our economy. It is just more deficit spending. We must take back our country in 2010 and 2012. We can do it. We must do it for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Time To Eliminate The US Department of Education

The national debt of the United States is now at $13 Trillion and growing. Socialist President Obama, if allowed to succeed, has stated that he will add another $10 Trillion to the debt in the next 10 years and that is with significant taxes increases that will automatically occur with the expiration of the Bush tax cuts on January 1, 2011. And, given the federal government's record related to economic projections, if Obama tells us it will be another $10 Trillion, we can assume it will be double, or triple that amount when all is said and done. Obama, Reid and Pelosi and the Socialists who control Congress are bankrupting our country. Obama's unprecedented deficit spending, if not stopped soon, will lead to the economic collapse of the United States. We cannot allow that to happen. Serious cuts in spending are necessary NOW not just bogus tinkering around the edges.

The first place to start is elimination of the US Department of Education created in 1980 by none other than Jimmy Carter as a payback to the National Education Association, headquartered in Washington, that represents teacher unions all over the country. To put this in a historical context, Carter was being challenged by Ted Kennedy for the Democratic Presidential nomination at the time. Carter pushed through the establishment of the US Department of Education, as a separate cabinet post, to get union teacher support for his nomination. Prior to that time, federal monies ear marked for Education were managed by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, or Human Services. The NEA today and Obama's Socialist Party are one in the same. More than 50% of the delegates at the typical Democrat/Socialist Convention are union public school teachers. Hence the reason billions of dollars each year go to fund the US Department of Education.

The Department of Education today employs 4,200 employees and growing. In the last fiscal year, these government bureaucrats managed a normal budget of $63.7 Billion a lot of which went to them. In addition to "normal" monies, Obama added another $96.8 Billion in SwindleUS Plan funds to pay off public school teacher unions for their support. There is approximately another $23 Billion in the most recent version of SwindleUS Plan Two going to teacher unions as well. Of course, this is all positioned to save teacher jobs; but a lot of this money pays for administration as well.

Years ago when I was a young public school teacher in a Title One, federally funded inner city junior high in Los Angeles, I saw the waste first hand. In addition to the wasted food that was thrown away everyday as result of the federally funded school breakfast and lunch programs, we operated on the use it or lose rule, meaning that if we did not spend all the money provided by the federal government before the end of year, we lost it. So, come May of each year, as the school's Reading and Language Development Coordinator, I brought all of our English teachers into the library and told them to order any they thing wanted from the catalogues we had for books, materials, audio visual equipment etc. The goal was always to spend every drop of money provided by the federal government whether the things we bought were needed or not. At the time, since I was coerced to become a union teacher, I was part of the system, so sadly I had to play the game.

And, as we achieved some success in raising reading scores by teaching phonics, which was "revolutionary" at the time, I was told by the school's Vice Principal that raising scores was very good; but that we had to be careful because if we ever achieved scores above the 50th percentile, that we would lose our federal money and if that happened jobs would be lost. This was an interesting comment particularly since many of the teachers that I worked with were either mediocre at best, or completely incompetent; but could not be terminated because of union protection and/or teacher tenure. When I expressed dismay at her comment, the Vice Principal suggested that I had to understand "the bigger picture". Suffice to say at 29 years old, I was very disillusioned from this discussion and even though I have a Master's Degree in Education Administration, which prepared me to be a school principal, or eventually a school Superintendent, I left teaching that year out of disgust and began my business career. The rest is history.

In any case, the US Department of Education is completely redundant and unnecessary. States have education departments that are in place to administer state and/or federal funds. While education is a state function, the federal government can issue dedicated block grants to deal with failing schools, Special Education, Learning Disabled, the Gifted or any other designation deemed legitimate. It does not take a separate bureaucracy with 4,200 employees to hand out federal money unless the real goal is a jobs program for federal bureacrats. In fact, a very small department of 100 or fewer federal bureaucrats can easily administer a block grant program. A smaller Department of Education can be re-attached to Health and Human Services to get the job done.

When ever there is talk of any meaningful real cuts in Washington, Socialists like Obama, Reid and Pelosi, immediately go berserk and attempt to paint those calling for cuts as heartless, Conservatives who want people to starve, die, or be put out on the street. Nothing could be further from the truth. American Socialists, as in Europe, are BANKRUPTING our country. Do we need to see the complete economic collapse of the United States and another Great Depression before these Socialist see the light and finally agree to real cuts? The US Department of Education should be eliminated because that bureaucracy is a completely redundant waste of money. Most important, since the founding of the US Department of Education and after spending billion of federal dollars on education in the last 30 years, test scores and graduation rates are actually lower today than 30 years ago. Cards talk and numbers don't lie. The Department of Education is just one more government failure that has to go.

Since these Socialists never see the light, we must help them feel the heat by electing Conservatives who support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, a strong national defense including securing our border and fighting Terrorism, real energy independence and health care reform, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. And, we need to elect Conservatives who support the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by our current incompetent, Socialist President, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. This is the winning, common sense, mainstream platfom. These Socialist must be swept out of office in 2010 and 2012 to take back our country and prevent economic collapse. We can do it. We must do it for the sake of our children and grandchildren.

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Senator Dirty Harry Reid - Talk About Wacky

Socialist Senator Dirty Harry Reid of Nevada, in his desperate attempt to gain reelection to his FIFTH term in the US Senate is already attempting to paint Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle as "wacky". But who really is wacky in this Senate race? Senator Reid is working with Obama and Pelosi and the other Socialists in Congress to bankrupt our country as we face a $13 Trillion national debt. Senator Reid pushed through the President's SwindleUS Plan that we were told would keep unemployment at 8%, which is now at nearly 10% nationally and 14% in Nevada. Reid stopped the development of the nuclear industry in Nevada costing thousand of jobs. Senator Reid can also take credit for pushing through Obama's Healthscare Plan, which will raise insurance premiums and taxes, result in rationing of medical care and cut benefits for senior citizens. Senator Reid failed to properly regulate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac leading to the financial collapse and then provided Billions to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to help avoid foreclosures; yet Nevada has the highest foreclosure rate in the country.

Harry Reid told us that the war in Iraq was "lost" when in fact thanks to the bravery of our military and President Bush, it has been won. Senator Dirty Harry Reid was silent while President Obama was telling businesses and tourists not to come to Nevada, which has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost business in Nevada and thousands of lay offs and even more foreclosures. And some how, on a salary of $174,000 a year, Reid is able to live at the Ritz Carlton in Washington DC. How is this possible? Given this record, it is easy to conclude that it is Senator Dirty Harry Reid that is the wacky and incompetent candidate in this campaign, not Sharron Angle. It is very clear that Harry Reid is completely out of touch with the people of Nevada

Senator Dirty Harry Reid is a left wing Socialist, out of step with the majority of Americans. Sharron Angle is the mainstream candidate in this Senate race. Angle is a common sense mom and grandmother who shops at Wal Mart and Costco just like the rest of us. Angle is not rich, like Harry, as a result of his corrupt real estate deals and lobbying that has made the Reid family wealthy. Angle supports free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, a strong national defense including securing our borders and fighting Terrorism, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. These are all mainstream positions supported by the majority of Americans.

Most important, Sharron Angle supports the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by Socialists Obama, Reid and Pelosi, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. The election of Sharron Angle and the defeat of Senator Dirty Harry Reid of Nevada will send a message heard throughout the United States that we are taking back our country in 2010 and 2012. We can do it. We must do it. Donate to Sharron Angle's campaign NOW by clicking below to the National Freedom Forum Candidate Endorsement listing. Give as much as you can for the sake of your children and grandchildren. Please pass this blog posting along to all your friends and neighbors. We need your support to defeat Senator Dirty Harry Reid of Nevada to take back our country.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Bigger Government - Just More Failure

As another symptom of federal government incompetence, it was recently revealed, after a two year cover up by bureaucrats, that Arlington National Cemetery mismanaged the burial of hundreds of Americans. Bodies have been placed in unmarked graves, or the wrong graves and ashes of the deceased, usually members of the military, were simply tossed in a pit. Federal bureaucrats responsible have been "disciplined" rather than FIRED, which is the norm in Washington. The same thing happened when it was determined that highly paid employees, including attorneys at the Security and Exchange Commission, were caught spending all day watching pornography on government computers while on the job.

The oil disaster in the Gulf is just another example of Big Government incompetence. There are so many overlapping agencies dealing with this environmental disaster, that it has caused weeks of delays to react to the disaster. Bobby Jindal, the Government of Louisiana is so frustrated that he has taken matters into his own hands to save his state after getting the run around from the federal government for weeks. Even if Socialist President Obama was competent, which is not the case, his directives would likely takes weeks, if not months to implement, because the bureaucracy simply can't get anything done in a timely manner.

The Department of Education, which used to be part of Health, Education and Human Services, but was made a separate cabinet post years ago as a pay off to the National Education Association teacher union, as another case in point. The federal government spends billions of dollars each year to fund thousands of bureaucrats at the Department of Education; yet test scores in our schools and graduation rates in our high schools have never been worse. The Department of Education is completely redundant and should be eliminated. If the federal government wants to provide funding for education in the states, it can all be done by block grants going directly to the states on a per capita student basis. The Department of Education is a failure and a complete waste of money.

The list goes on and on. Amtrac, the Post Office, Social Security, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Medicare and Medicaid have all been mismanaged and are either already bankrupt, or on the road to bankruptcy. And, this is the same federal government, as managed by Socialists Obama, Reid and Pelosi that wants to manage our health care. Further, Obama's federal government cannot even secure our border and or chooses not to do so. Of course, the Socialist solution to all of these failures is bigger government, higher taxes and more regulation. Clearly, as history is our teacher, government is the problem and rarely the solution. Yet Obama is pushing for even bigger government in spite of the $13 Trillion national debt. This is just plain crazy.

All of these failures are the reasons we must take back our country in 2010 and 2012 by electing Conservatives who support free market capitalism, limited government, lower taxes and less regulation, a balanced budget, term limits, a strong national defense including securing our borders and fighting Terrorism, real energy independence and health care reform, the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and family values. We must elect Conservatives who support the Constitution, as written by our Founding Fathers, not as contrived by our current Socialist, incompetent President, former Presidents, Congresses, or the Courts. We must take back our country to stop these government failures once and for all by getting the government out of our business and our personal lives. We can do it. We must do it for the sake of our children and grandchildren.