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26 Jan 2012

Romney and Taxes

I will be the first to admit, Mitt is not my favorite for the GOP nomination (I don’t really have a favorite) but he is a stand up guy receiving a great deal of grief for being nothing more than successful.    In order to clear the air, Mitt released his tax returns…and  what did they tell us?

Picture from Bloomberg Media

1.  Mitt is very successful.  A great trait by any stretch.  Success, if I am not mistaken,

is encouraged in America (unless you are already successful which in that case you are disdained).

2.  Mitt gives a sh*tload of money to charities.

How terrible!  Media Unite!  Mr. Romney obviously should not be allowed to accumulate such fortune and such success.  And charity!  What a waste of good potential tax dollars.  Those funds should be given to the government, no question.  They could manage that money much better than some charity.  In fact, Mitt should turn over at least 99% of his wealth to the government and pay his fair share.  Find a nice 1 bedroom apartment and live like the rest of us poor sinners.

The government clearly is better at managing wealth.  Just compare Mr. Romney’s financials to the governments.

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12 Dec 2011

Obama Blames GOP for Problems…Again

Ask a liberal: Were Reagan’s and George H.W. Bush’s policies the reason for the booming economy of the 1990′s?  Was Clinton responsible for 9/11 and the uninhibited rise of fundamentalist Islam around the globe?  Most would say no.  But ask them if the current state of the US economy is the fault of failed policies of the George W. Bush administration and the answer you will receive is a resounding YES!

Aside from the fact that liberal’s are incapable of applying logic to a problem, why are they so quick to pick and choose?  The answer is simple,  they cannot grasp that liberal, socialist policies do not work.  The economic woes of America must be caused by some other reason.  There is no way it could have anything to do with excessive federal spending, increased reforms on the private sector (causing historical unemployment), or a complete lack of leadership in the White House.

But alas, the cold, hard truth is that our President has radical views on America, our economy and our place in the world.  As Karl Marx explained, Capitalism is necessary for Communism to be realized.   In the simplest of terms, Capitalism must fail, socialism must take hold and eventually Communism will set in just as soon as the benevolent leaders give up their power, position and money.  Obama, no doubt, seems more than happy to help the cause and destroy Capitalism under the false pretense that it does not work.

So, there he was last night on 60 Minutes, our most gracious and benevolent leader, pointing fingers at the GOP and crying wolf.  He spoke of the GOP being unwilling to make “common sense” concessions due to their “ideological baggage.”  Talk about the pot calling the kettle black (uh oh call the PC police), Obama has enough ideological baggage that even Southwest Airlines would charge baggage fees.  Obama is positioning himself to run against congress in 2012, not the GOP candidate.  Why?  Because he cannot run on his record or against any of the GOP contenders.  He has to run against congresses record and if the populist masses buy into his lies once again he might just succeed.

The GOP is far from perfect, many of the party elite are nothing more then big government Republicans.   What Obama clearly missed, as was evident in his interview last night, is that people blame the guy at the top, and in this case rightfully so, for the economic hardships that are effecting each and every one of us.  There are times to work together and there are times to stand up and say enough is enough.  This is one of those times and there is no room for failure on the conservative front.  I say, continue to stop each and every tax increase that the Obama administration tries to push through congress, continue to challenge each and every socialist program and idea that comes out of the white house, and continue to ensure the failure of President Obama’s administration, because anything less might ensure the failure of our great Nation.

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06 Aug 2011

Obama Officials attack S&P over credibility after downgrade

Once again, Barry and the crew are blaming everyone else for the problems they caused and the new target is none other than Standard and Poors.  You now, that bastion of market intelligence for over 125 years, who obviously lacks the fortitude and intellect of such savvy economists as our tax cheat Secretary of Treasury or Barack “I’ve never ran a business” Obama.  The Obama administration has decried that S&P is clueless and has no reason to downgrade our worthless credit.  According to a Reuters report, the Obama administration called the decision ”A judgment flawed by a $2 trillion error” that would have changed the decision.  In response “David Beers, the top S&P official behind the ratings decision, told Reuters in an interview that any change in the rating agency’s calculations would have been taken into consideration before the decision was made public.”  Can you say “IN YOUR FACE!”.   As always the Obama administration is doing what it does best, talk out both sides of its mouth and lie.

Yes, yes, it’s an S&P screw up that caused our credit rating to fall, not out of control spending (on both sides of the aisle) that put us in this position.  But wait, make sure not to forget the Tea Party and those extremist “religious” types doing whatever it is they do to impact our credit negatively.  Oh yea, and don’t forget the global warming, I mean climate change, I mean global cooling, that is causing the heating of the streets of New York , which in turn, are causing those at Standard and Poor’s to misjudge the greatness and awe that is President Obama and his group of merry socialists.

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05 Mar 2011

Liberal Unions: Shame Shame

While we all know democratically elected politicians (specifically Republicans) are a sore spot with the Left.  Why should such simple people as the American public be allowed to choose their own government?  Well, the perfect storm is brewing in Wisconsin.  As you may know, a tragic thing (note sarcasm) occurred in November when the people of Wisconsin elected a Republican Governor who vowed to change state workers entitlements and help alleviate the ever mounting debt in The Badger State.

Talking heads on the left enjoy nothing more than to vilify Gov. Walker for doing that which he promised he would do on the campaign trail.  Why is this a shock?  It’s not.  It is nothing more than another desperate attempt by the Democrats to hold on to their crumbling empire.  Who can blame them though.  The unions pay for their campaigns, their homes, help keep them in power and sleep well at night.  The left needs unions like it needs to keep minorities poor.  Union workers have a forced dependency on Democrats as their pay, benefits and retirement all depend on corrupt politicians making deals.  And the worst part of the whole thing, those deals involve taking more of your money ( in the case of government unions) and in the case of Wisconsin, hurt the children.

This is about greed and nothing else.  Always is with the unions.  Gimme Gimme Gimme.  They do not believe that any responsibility lies with themselves to pay for their own benefits, retirement, etc.

Newsflash: Teachers should pay into their benefits at the same level as the rest of the private workforce (and so should ALL government employees).  You are not special.   Forklift operators at a Ford Tuck Plant should not make $80 an hour (true story in Louisville, KY) just for doing their job at the same place for many years.  Wanna make more than $18 an hour, contribute more (and Car companies need bailouts.  Shocking).  If you are not allowed to teach kids in New York because you abused a student, you should be fired on the spot, not collecting a salary, benefits and a retirement because of a union contract (see New York Public Schools cannot lay off 4000 former teachers).

Wake up America.  This is our Country going to Sh#t.

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27 Oct 2010

Bill Maher thinks Americans are “Stupid” “like a dog”

Bill Maher joined George Lopez in trashing the American public

The ever humble, all knowing Bill Maher has once again proven to the American people that he is a fool and out of touch.  Maher, known for his useless HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher, has made a name for himself as a left wing ideologue with worn out jokes, offensive rhetoric and just plain stupid talk.  He is a typical liberal, a progressive who thinks that the American people are to simple minded and out of touch to ever make informed decisions about their lives, politics, work, or money and their only solace is big government ran by enlightened liberals, such as himself.  He felt so strongly about this that he found it acceptable to call the American people “stupid”, “like a dog”.

Recently Bill Maher went on Lopez tonight and if you were one of the 12 people who watched that show you would have seen this:

Really?  This is great.  The left is running for their lives.  They are pulling out all the stops, putting the biggest and the dumbest out there to shoot down the TEA Party, Republicans and anyone who disagrees with their progressive agenda.  What has it accomplished?  Well, for those of you who were on the fence about how crazy these people are, now you have your answer.  For those of us who always knew they were all nuts, sweet validation.

Hey Bill!  We will see who’s laughing in a few days when after we stupid dogs take back our country.

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20 Oct 2010

Rand Paul Destroys Jack Conway

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The University of Louisville played host to one of the most lively and vicious political debates of the 2010 Elections.  Rand Paul (R) and Jack Conway (D) went at it Sunday night.  Conway attacked Paul (in person and and in an ad) through a second hand account of an incident that occured over 30 years ago, from an anonymous source, in GQ magazine.  The source accused Rand Paul and friends of blindfolding her and forcing her to bow to “Aqua Buddha”.  While this in itself is absurd, it sounds a lot like a college prank if anything.  Conway has turned the anonymous story into a kidnapping case.  He accuses Paul of tying the woman up against her will and forcing her to accept Aqua Buddha.

I am not even sure what to say about this attack.  It has got to be one of the most ridiculous and low attacks any politician has ever made.  In doing so, Jack Conway is attempting to accuse Rand Paul of not being a Christian (which he claims publicly to be) and in doing so has alienated a great deal of the public in Kentucky and across the nation.

This is not surprising for a man like Conway, who has been fixated on gaining a national seat since losing a 2002 Congressional race against Anne Northup.  He seems willing to stoop to any level necessary to gain power.  This is exactly the type of politician Kentucky and America do not need right now or ever again.  Rand Paul is a breath of fresh air for Kentucky, a state that has been in the grip of establishment Republican

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Mitch McConnell, a sometimes great, sometimes awful representative of the conservative community in the Commonwealth.  The hope is that Rand Paul will be the loud little brother, always pushing and holding McConnell to his word as well as raising some TEA Party style hell in Washington.  VISIT HIS SITE TO SEE WHERE HE STANDS ON THE ISSUES.

The only good to come out of this debacle is that Rand Paul is not lying down and taking it like Republicans have been known to in the past.  Check out his response in the video below.

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18 Oct 2010
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Repeal ObamaCare: The Repeal Pledge

According to a Rasmussen Reports Poll from October 18, 2010 “55% of Likely U.S. voters favor repeal of the health care law, including 46% who Strongly Favor repeal”  SEE POLL REPORT.

Most Americans are very concerned with the expensive and dangerous regulations that Obamacare is forcing on the American public.  While most Americans will not feel the effects for some time there are some regulations that all of us will feel as of January 2011.  For example, many Americans including myself have HSA accounts where we put pretax income in an account for medication, doctors co-pays, etc.  I purchase all needed medications, prescription and over-the-counter, with my HSA card and while the need for medication in my household is very limited, the savings involved are very nice.  Well, thanks to the anointed one, over-the-counter medications are no longer covered by HSA accounts.  Add to that increased insurance costs and someone who doesn’t work for a living is looking at some health coverage on me and you.

It’s time to take action and Repeal ObamaCare.  Visit The Repeal Pledge website and get involved.  Sign the pledge, ask your representatives or nominees if they have signed the pledge.  Challenge friends, family and government officials to sign the pledge.  If they refuse, are they the right candidate for you?

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29 Sep 2009

Forget removing “under god” lets just replace the pledge with this!

No wonder Obama wants kids to spend more time in school and less time at home.

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29 Sep 2009

Obama: Less time with family, more time in school

1235SchoolBus300President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan want American children in school more and at home less.  “Young people in other countries are going to school 25, 30 percent longer than our students here,” Duncan told the AP. “I want to just level the playing field.”  Obama and Duncan want to extend the school day by up to three hours, that’s right three hours.  Now America’s children can be burdened more by the stringent and off base regulations of the Department of Education, they can spend less time doing what children are supposed to do, play, and they can enjoy family time, well, at dinner.  Happy yet? No?  How about shortening summer vacation as well?  That’s the President’s plan and he wants you behind it.

First, lets over work our already underpaid teachers and watch the best and brightest continue to pursue more lucrative careers while the bottom of the barrel has more access to our children.  Second, lets take children out of the home more often so that they spend less time with their parent’s learning about life and morals and more time learning songs about Obama and “equal pay for an equal day’s work”.

Obama says that this push is to keep American kids competitive with other students around the world who spend more time in school.  Yet, according to an article from Foxnews.com (click for article) “Kids in the U.S. spend more hours in school (1,146 instructional hours per year) than do kids in the Asian countries that persistently outscore the U.S. on math and science tests — Singapore (903), Taiwan (1,050), Japan (1,005) and Hong Kong (1,013). That is despite the fact that Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong have longer school years (190 to 201 days) than does the U.S. (180 days).”  Obama is ignoring the problem just those before him, both Democrat and Republican, American students are underachieving because our education system is broken.  We underpay our teachers, over work our students, allow failing Department of education to dictate how children are taught, and do not hold parents responsible for their children’s education.

Adding to the school day and lengthening the school year would simply put American kids at more of a disadvantage than their global counterparts.  In Japan, they teach mathematics in math class, not “why capitalism is bad for America”.  In biology class, they teach biology, not “why creation is just a myth”.  Still, this is part of Obama’s “progressive plan”, keep the kids in school, indoctrinate them, teach them songs about the dear leader and keep them away from their parent’s, many of which are (gasp) conservative.

Just another confusing day for a disgruntled Republican living in a strange world.

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27 Sep 2009

Conservative Columnist William Safire dies at 79

Photo: AP

Photo: AP

In an America where the word journalist is nothing more than a liberal call sign, there are few conservative voices who are able to break through the liberal stranglehold on media and print. William Safire was one of those men. He wrote meaningful and logical columns that challenged policy and politician alike. He demanded respect and received it from both friend and foe.

From Presidential speech writer to the sole voice of conservatism on the pages of the New York Times, Safire earned a reputation for honest and real world journalism. He was not afraid to attack his liberal co-workers and did not shy away from picking fights that needed picking.

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