Where did it go? The transparency I mean. What happened to all of the promises to do everything out in the open for all to see? What happened to the promises of posting legislation for 5 days prior to a vote? What happened to doing away with earmarks and putting an end to "buying votes" with them?
Yeah, I know, they were just campaign promises. By that I mean lies. When do we learn that that these people are not to be trusted any father than we can throw Washington DC?
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Why redistribution of wealth doesn't work
I think I have finally begun to understand why redistribution of wealth doesn't work.
The socialist agenda has a couple of main thrusts. One, being rich is bad. Two, the money from the rich should be distributed to those who are not rich. But why? Ultimately this means that those who are not rich are trying to become rich by acquiring the money from those who are rich. Does the illogic of this strike you? Those who are not rich are trying to be what they despise.
Did you ever notice that when poor people rather abruptly come into a situation of wealth it doesn't last? People win a lottery and are instantly wealthy by worldly standards. Then in less than two years they aren't just bankrupt, they owe way more money than they won. How is this possible? It's possible because these people apparently insist on being poor. Oh they don't think that's what happened, but it is. They have taken an amount of wealth that by any stretch of the imagination should have lasted them several lifetimes and made it go away.
Then there are other people who have nothing and allow themselves to succeed. They take nothing and turn it into a lifetime of wealth, and I am not referring to those who do illegal things to achieve this.
In the final analysis you could take everything away from the wealthy and completely level the playing field. In less than two years the formerly wealthy would be wealthy again, and the poor would be poor again. The bottom line is that "people are created equal" but they don't stay that way.
The socialist agenda has a couple of main thrusts. One, being rich is bad. Two, the money from the rich should be distributed to those who are not rich. But why? Ultimately this means that those who are not rich are trying to become rich by acquiring the money from those who are rich. Does the illogic of this strike you? Those who are not rich are trying to be what they despise.
Did you ever notice that when poor people rather abruptly come into a situation of wealth it doesn't last? People win a lottery and are instantly wealthy by worldly standards. Then in less than two years they aren't just bankrupt, they owe way more money than they won. How is this possible? It's possible because these people apparently insist on being poor. Oh they don't think that's what happened, but it is. They have taken an amount of wealth that by any stretch of the imagination should have lasted them several lifetimes and made it go away.
Then there are other people who have nothing and allow themselves to succeed. They take nothing and turn it into a lifetime of wealth, and I am not referring to those who do illegal things to achieve this.
In the final analysis you could take everything away from the wealthy and completely level the playing field. In less than two years the formerly wealthy would be wealthy again, and the poor would be poor again. The bottom line is that "people are created equal" but they don't stay that way.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
No taxation without representation
This was the big issue that lead to the Revolutionary War. The colonies were being bled dry by taxes imposed from Great Britain yet the colonies were not being represented in the decisions. Is it any different now?
In pole after pole the citizens of the United States are saying in majorities of 60%+ that they want the Federal Government to stay out of health care. Yet the Federal Government, to the tune of 60%, insists on being in the health care business which will mean increased taxation.
That means that 40%+ of the citizens of the United States are not being properly represented by their government. Instead they are being "dictated to." The last time this happened the following was the outcome.
"When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."
Recognize it? Perhaps not, considering the dumbing down of America. It's the Declaration of Independence."
In pole after pole the citizens of the United States are saying in majorities of 60%+ that they want the Federal Government to stay out of health care. Yet the Federal Government, to the tune of 60%, insists on being in the health care business which will mean increased taxation.
That means that 40%+ of the citizens of the United States are not being properly represented by their government. Instead they are being "dictated to." The last time this happened the following was the outcome.
"When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."
Recognize it? Perhaps not, considering the dumbing down of America. It's the Declaration of Independence."
Saturday, December 19, 2009
You've never heard a name before, then...
The name Maurice Strong is one with which I wasn't familiar until today. Then suddenly the name is everywhere and I heard it three times just today. For those who are where I was yesterday, Maurice Strong is one of those "men behind the curtains" that is running the show.
He is the guy who prompted all of this global warming environmental nonsense many years ago. If you want to know how we got where we are this is the man to start with.
He is the guy who prompted all of this global warming environmental nonsense many years ago. If you want to know how we got where we are this is the man to start with.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
I don't know what he's smoking, but...
Recently President Obama gave himself a grade of "a good solid B+" for his first year in office. Now he is claiming if we don't get his healthcare plan (which isn't his in the first place) that the country will go bankrupt. Well, I'm not sure what he's smoking lately, but it must be some really good stuff because he's clearly out of touch with reality.
First of all, you can't go where you already are which is bankrupt. Of course hundred's of billions in bailouts, Cap and Trade that would drive businesses bankrupt which would kill tax income, raising the debt limits for the United States, funding wars in two countries, and signing spending bills in the trillions of dollars hasn't already driven us over the edge in his mind. No, it's failing to spend yet another trillion dollars on a healthcare plan that establishes yet more government panels, departments and agencies that will make us go bankrupt.
President Obama really merits a grade of "F" for "Failure" to have anything between those ears but hot air from Al Gore's global warming.
First of all, you can't go where you already are which is bankrupt. Of course hundred's of billions in bailouts, Cap and Trade that would drive businesses bankrupt which would kill tax income, raising the debt limits for the United States, funding wars in two countries, and signing spending bills in the trillions of dollars hasn't already driven us over the edge in his mind. No, it's failing to spend yet another trillion dollars on a healthcare plan that establishes yet more government panels, departments and agencies that will make us go bankrupt.
President Obama really merits a grade of "F" for "Failure" to have anything between those ears but hot air from Al Gore's global warming.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Enemy of the Constitution of the United States?
We've all heard the oath regarding protecting the Constitution of the United States from all enemies, foreign and domestic, but what does that mean?
In the past it was easier to tell who the enemy was. They were a nation whose government literally declared war on the United States. There was no doubt who they were and what they wanted. People even dressed in uniforms so that combatants were easily distinguished from non-combatants unless you were dealing with spies. In addition, such wars could be declared to be over when those in charge on one side or the other surrendered.
Today there are no declared wars. There often are not uniforms on one side or the other so that you are not even sure who the combatants are. There is no nation that declares war, and you can't even tell who is in charge or if anyone is really in charge. So, who is the enemy?
The Constitution of the United States defines what the United States is. Contrary to what some have said, it isn't just a piece of paper. It IS the United States. Without the Constitution there is no union of states. So it is ultimately relevant in determining friend from foe.
Those who reject what the Constitution says are its enemies. Those who try to misrepresent what the Consitution says are its enemies. Those who try to ignore what the Constitution says are its enemies. Those who try to regulate ways around what the Constitution says are its enemies. Those who try to breach the boundaries that the Constitution sets are its enemies.
Sadly these days the biggest enemies of the Constitution are elected members of our very own government. They are the ones who misrepresent it, try to regulate around it, ignore it and breach the boundaries set by it. Worst of all. We let it happen. We were asleep at the wheel. We didn't put these people to the test and hold them accountable. We failed to keep ourselves informed and failed to watch those that we elected to be sure they were doing what we elected them to do.
It doesn't have to stay this way. The same spirit that established the United States of America still exists in its people. We've awakened in the past and have done what needed to be done. It's not too late. It only becomes too late if you give up, and true Americans have never been the kind to give up.
In the past it was easier to tell who the enemy was. They were a nation whose government literally declared war on the United States. There was no doubt who they were and what they wanted. People even dressed in uniforms so that combatants were easily distinguished from non-combatants unless you were dealing with spies. In addition, such wars could be declared to be over when those in charge on one side or the other surrendered.
Today there are no declared wars. There often are not uniforms on one side or the other so that you are not even sure who the combatants are. There is no nation that declares war, and you can't even tell who is in charge or if anyone is really in charge. So, who is the enemy?
The Constitution of the United States defines what the United States is. Contrary to what some have said, it isn't just a piece of paper. It IS the United States. Without the Constitution there is no union of states. So it is ultimately relevant in determining friend from foe.
Those who reject what the Constitution says are its enemies. Those who try to misrepresent what the Consitution says are its enemies. Those who try to ignore what the Constitution says are its enemies. Those who try to regulate ways around what the Constitution says are its enemies. Those who try to breach the boundaries that the Constitution sets are its enemies.
Sadly these days the biggest enemies of the Constitution are elected members of our very own government. They are the ones who misrepresent it, try to regulate around it, ignore it and breach the boundaries set by it. Worst of all. We let it happen. We were asleep at the wheel. We didn't put these people to the test and hold them accountable. We failed to keep ourselves informed and failed to watch those that we elected to be sure they were doing what we elected them to do.
It doesn't have to stay this way. The same spirit that established the United States of America still exists in its people. We've awakened in the past and have done what needed to be done. It's not too late. It only becomes too late if you give up, and true Americans have never been the kind to give up.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Do they take us for idiots?
Rep. Nancy Pelosi's solution to fixing the Democrat Heathcare bill is renaming the Government Option/Public Option and calling it the "Competitive Option." This is just another example of how intellectually bankrupt these people really are. They honestly think that calling a turd a rose will make it smell better and we will just fall in love with it.
I think this is just an example of how the poor education they have been dealing from the liberal education system has boomeranged on them leaving them mentally deficient to the point that they think we have become as ignorant as they are.
An old acquaintance of mine would have said, "They are guilty of drinking their own bilge water."
I think this is just an example of how the poor education they have been dealing from the liberal education system has boomeranged on them leaving them mentally deficient to the point that they think we have become as ignorant as they are.
An old acquaintance of mine would have said, "They are guilty of drinking their own bilge water."
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