Back in the U.S.S.R.

Why is it that the liberals that claim to know how to fix the problem, fail so miserably at history? Have these people learned nothing from the U.S.S.R.? When people are working for the government their production is reduced. There is no incentive to produce at a level that is good for anyone, let alone themselves.

In an environment where you know what you tax burden will be, before you fill out form one, how do you respond? You have one of three choices. Option one, pace your self. If you are self employed you might want to limit the amount of work you contract to do. You may only work four, or maybe three days a week. How does this help the economy? It doesn’t. Option two, you could always take off one or two months from your job and lose that productivity. How does this help the economy? It doesn’t. Option three, keep working at full speed creating as much wealth as possible while giving an ever increasing amount to the government. Only a fool would do that.

Lets examine the results of these options. Option one. By pacing yourself you may not be able to satisfy all of your customers needs. These customers may feel neglected, as they may not share your desire to limit your tax liability. They may feel neglected enough to shop elsewhere. Option two. If you decide to take one or two months off, your current clients as well as perspective clients may think you are out of business. That would be a reasonable assumption given the current economic environment. Option Three, why even go there.

Back in the U.S.S.R.? This may be an over simplification of a very complex issue, however. Do we not already grow too little food right here? Do we not already outsource too many jobs?

The Beatles may have had a big hit with this tune, but the only hit that we will see is a hit to our already struggling economy.

We have lost,, our way!

How did we get here? Let me count the ways, or better yet, let’s have Obama do it for us. “We spent too much money”. That’s a reasonable observation. But Obama has spent roughly $36,000,000,000 every day since he took office. We’ll talk more about that tomorrow. We did spend too much, on houses with prices that were spiraling out of control caused by banks that were financing people incapable of paying the loans back. Giving easy money was the main activity that fuelled the housing bubble. Why did the banks do this? The banks were actually encouraged to do so. And who would do such a thing? The government, in it’s effort to get un-credit worthy people into affordable housing. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, they were told, would buy these worthless loans from them. Why? For the real answer to that you would probably need to waterboard Christopher Dodd and Barney Frank. It’s about the only way you’ll ever get a straight answer out of either one of them. Its no wonder Obama has banned the procedure.

So here is part of the cure. Refinance Americans homes so their payments are more affordable, so that they can spend more money. Arrr, I thought that’s how we got here. While this seems reasonable to some, many Americans that acted irresponsibly, would need to have their mortgages re-worked to make this happen. This type of action will only feed the class envy/warfare that liberals feed on so well. If you can’t afford the neighborhood that you live in, GET OUT. It’s just not right expect your neighbor to warm to the concept that he/she is paying “a full boat note” for you to have the privilege of being their neighbor. At present there are plenty of rental property units available to these people at much lower rates than their current mortgages. This would give those people more money to spend. Is my house worth less than I owe on it? Yes, but you don’t hear me crying and bitching about it. Real estate should not be looked at as an investment in anything other than your own stability. Can’t deal with the ups and downs, then you should rent.

It would be impossible to comment on Obama’s entire state of the union address without writing a book. Even though it would be easier to read than the “stimulus package”, that the senate did NOT read. We’ll take a step-by-step look at these other issues starting tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Do you really own your home?

Why is it only called bi partisanship when we hang them up? Do they not get the concept of principal? Enough of this.

When the government owns your mortgage, do you really own your house? Or is the government merely your landlord? New York city bans trans fats and wants to put a tax on sodas with sugar in them. But remember, it’s all in an effort to protect you from yourself. Personal responsibility is something we are not allowed to exercise, or be held too.

I choose not to smoke, but I also choose not to tell anyone what they can and can’t do to their body. You can’t smoke within twenty feet of an entrance to a building, and that’s fine. But how long will it be before your governmental landlord tells you that you can’t smoke in your own home. Would you be able to smoke within twenty feet of your front door? If you have a condo, that could place you within twenty feet of your neighbors door. And forget about smoking on your balcony, too close to the door.

Bottom line is government won’t do anything that doesn’t benefit government. So watch out when the government say’s “We are here to help”.

Response to Eric Holder's insult.

Eric Holder our nations first black attorney general has called us all out. Yes indeed, we are all cowards, that’s right cowards. His reasoning is that there are no frank and honest conversations about race in this country. He must mean “White America”. And why is that? I’m guessing it has something to do with the fact that we don’t have a counterpart to the esteemed Rev. Jeremiah Wright out there spewing outrage and hate against “Black America”. While his perspective is defended almost as a earned right we as “White Americans” are forbidden from sharing our personal experiences and the opinions formed based on said experiences. When we share opinions based on facts witnessed with or own two eyes, they are belittled as merely being “stereotypical”. HOW DARE THEY!! Anyone that tells you, that that your eyes are lying to you and that your personal experiences are racist, might want to take a look in the mirror.

Frank discussion begins here. So Who’s the first one out of the box on this one? James Clyburn (D) SC calls four southern governors, all republicans, racist. He must think the (R) stands for racist when it really stands for responsible. Why are all of these liberal democrats so willing to sell our children into decades upon decades of “Financial Slavery”? Is it effort to strike back at long since dead whites that enslaved them? Will slave reparations be next? I do not begrudge anyone anything that they have worked for. Redistribution of wealth is flat out socialism.

We as Americans have changed a lot of our behaviors. We used to sit on our front porches and gab with our neighbors. That was before TV and long before Twitter. The following effects come courtesy of Jimmy Carter and his “ Community Redevelopment Act” In an effort to prevent redlining of some borrowers. I feel this was all about forced integration and was the beginning of the end for the current banking collapse, and was accelerated by Bill Clinton right before he left office. This bill allowed the US government to inspect bank loan records and judge their “portfolio diversity” If they wanted anything from the government they had to carry a large amount of loans to un-creditworthy clients. As our neighborhoods started to fill with people that received better interest rates, (courtesy of Acorn) we just got pissed. Some people saved thousands on their mortgages while others got hosed. I’m not going to talk to that person cause it’s just going to piss me off more every time I do. The following observations courtesy of Jimmy Carter and his “ Community Redevelopment Act”. neighborhood decline. While some blacks take better care of their houses that some whites, I’m on the local code enforcement board and here are my personal (racist?) observations. Most whites are brought in for building w/o a permit while most blacks are there for the upkeep (lack of) their property. While this may not be a valid cross section of the city as a whole, these are the people that are called to court. This begets backyard conversations about the people that won’t pick up or paint, but still enjoy their run down front porches, and why I joined the board. I have lots more on this subject but it would just seem like a rant if I continued.

Enough frankness, now it’s time to sit back and start collecting my race cards. Bet I get a full house.

Venezuela's election fair?

Obama administration says Venezuelan election was fair, hmmm. U.S. State Department spokesman Gordon Duguid noted “troubling reports of intimidation”, but added, “for the most part this was a process that was fully consistent with democratic process”. Once again, hmmm.

Lets take a look at the “democratic process” employed by Venezuela. State workers threatened with loss of employment if they vote against the measure. Recipients of government assistance threatened with loss of government aid if they vote against the measure. Hmmm, how do they know what an individual voted for, or against? When Chavez gives a six-hour speech it MUST be carried on EVERY station, in it’s entirety. Chavez used these speeches to predict to his subjects, that’s what they are, that calamity will happen without him as president.

The Democrats and Liberals, (for the moment we’ll assume that they are different groups) that now run our country are in favor of an “open card check” when employees of a company vote whether or not to go union. Does this mean when I vote NO, that I will get a visit from a few of Tony Soprano’s thugs? Remember, these are the same people that want you to get a “Federal Firearms ID”, are against a federal “Real ID”, and also whine and complain about showing ANY ID when it comes to voting. I’m pretty sure that Americans did not miss a single word uttered by Obama during his campaign, what with the “Mainstream Media” being wholly complicate in their desire to cover the “Story of the Century”, black man elected president. Would they have shown the same level of interest if Colin Powell were running? Add to this the amount of money that Obama had at his disposal after first agreeing to use public funding and then reneging on his promise; (get used to this one) and I guess they have a point. Obama plays the “fear card” if he is not elected.

I guess they’re right. In the future, look for American elections to be run as democratically as those of Venezuela, one voice, one message, and one view. Fairness doctrine, please.

Gun control means using both hands

Am I the only one that sees the humor in a bill designed to restrict the publics right to posses a firearm being labeled as HR-45? Given the fact that the M1911 (a 45 cal.) was adopted by the US Army in 1911. The Navy & Marines followed suit in 1913. It may very well be the most procured handgun in the US governments history with 1.9 million units of the M911A1 purchased during the “2nd World War” alone. Why? Stopping power. We NEED to STOP this bill!

To make things even more obscene, the bill is sponsored by Bobby Rush (D) IL founding member of the Chicago chapter of the “Black Panthers” in 1968. An organization that in 1967 marched on the California state capitol to protest the states attempt to outlaw open carry of loaded weapons. It was not uncommon for the Black Panthers to engage in gunfire with police, sometimes by ambushing them. These activities endangered the public as well. Most cities currently face gang activity that endangers us all. We MUST be able to defend ourselves from any and all threats, even if that threat comes in the form of a tyrannical government.

The esteemed Bobby Rush went AWOL from the US Army in 1968, a fact lost in his biography on his home page. How did he ever get an honorable discharge? I guess they just wanted to get rid of him, I wish we could. In 1969 he spent 6 months in prison for illegal possession of firearms. I must assume that he feels that since he was not capable of being a responsible gun owner that no one is. Funny how liberals think that we should not be responsible for any part of our own lives. Could that be because they never have been?

A quick summary of the murders, resulting from governments that have enacted gun control in the past leaving people unable to defend themselves. If you don’t trust me, (don’t trust ANYONE, always verify) just google it for yourself.

Turkey’s 1911 gun control act resulted in 1.5 million Armenian murders from 1915 to 1917
Soviet Union’s 1929 gun control act resulted in about 20 million dissident murders from 1929 to 1953
China’s 1935 gun control act resulted in yet another 20 million dissident murders from 1948 to 1952
Germany’s 1938 gun control act resulted in 10 million Jews being murdered from 1939 to 1945
Cambodia’s 1956 gun control act resulted in the murder of 1 to 2 million educated people from 1975 to 1977
The list continues with Guatemala in 1964, genocide on Mayans. Uganda in 1970 resulted in genocide on Christians.

The bottom line is that I would hate to see the US join the ranks of these Communist, Socialist, or Dictator States that have shown the propensity for getting rid of people they don’t like or agree with. As far as liberals go, why do the people that preach tolerance the most seem to be the least?

Socialist share ideas

I hope Obama does not take this page from Chavez’s playbook, or has he already. After failing only a year ago to get voters to remove term limits, he is finally successful. How did he achieve this? He predicting calamity for Venezuela with out him as president. Sound familiar? Chavez, a self-avowed socialist and enemy of capitalism now courts the Russians. While the Russians have no more interest in Cuba, (nothing in it for them) they conduct joint naval exercises with Venezuela. This is their first major power projection in that region since the end of the “Cold War” A big thanks here to Ronald Reagan. This partnership will only lead to an expansion of his power, which he will surely use to further socialize the entire region.

What can we do? Oil accounts for 94% of Venezuela’s exports. While it does not all come here, enough does that we can make a difference. This NOT a call to boycott Citgo, I don’t buy their gas, but this is America and we all have choices. While Venezuela is the 4th largest supplier to the U.S. they only supply roughly 10% of our oil. We buy approximately 50% of their oil, in CASH. Most of the rest is sold at a discounted rate to her neighbors, some even barter for it. It seems we could cripple his regime by refusing to buy his oil. We could easily make up that 10% by drilling more ourselves while employing more Americans. When he runs out of money to buy off all of his people, (Stimulus package) they will toss him out with the trash. Sounds like a win win to me.

Don’t look for Obama to do this. He probably wants the photo op for a new set of coins.

Personal responsibility

I am currently unemployed, but have been able to retain my perspective. We all know, (or should know) how this all started. If you do not, just Google the “Community Reinvestment Act”, the brainchild of Jimmy Carter. That was where the breakdown started, but I’m not going to cover that here. Nor am I going to cover how Bill Clinton revised that Act in 1995 and greatly accelerated the decline of the banking industry. Once again, Google that too, I don’t expect you to just trust ANYTHING that you hear or read without proper verification. Remember that liberals hope you won’t verify what they say, it makes it easier to mislead you.

Back in 2000 I was going through a divorce and with little expendable cash, was in need of a forgiving condo loan, which I found in the form of an Acorn loan. The first thing I needed to do was meet with an Acorn representative that explained to me the concepts of, working, putting enough money in the bank to cover the mortgage, and how to write a check. While I felt this was a demeaning process myself, it’s obviously a necessary step for their targeted group, or they wouldn’t do it. Fast forward to 2005. Once again I’m looking for a new place to live by virtue of marriage, now I need a house cause the condo is too small. We found a 0% down fixed 30-year loan through USAA so that we could move at our leisure, and I could prep the condo for sale. Long story short, (too late I know), we now owe more than the house is worth, but are we going to get any help from Obama? No, why, because I still know how to write that check.

It’s called personal responsibility. If you took out an ARM, or bought a house that you could not afford, and you lost that house, TOO BAD. Even if the bank told you that you could afford the house of your dreams, you should have known that you COULD NOT. When will we stop rewarding bad behavior?

Obama advances health care reform?

 Hillary must be PISSED. Obama achieves in one month something she couldn't get Bill to pull off in 8 years. Money for health care reforms. $19,000,000,000.00 for electronic health records. 1,100,000,000.00 for research on which treatments will work best for a particular disease. I used all the zeros because that makes the numbers as hard to read as the stimulus package was for the Senate to read. While electronic records MAY be a reasonably well intentioned cause, I'm not sure I want my records available for Washington bureaucrats to read at will. As far as bureaucrats deciding which treatments are best for us, keep in mind that they really mean, best for them. I have a bad disc that eventually will need surgery, maybe a few years out. However I will want to get that done sooner rather than latter while I still can get the procedure. When was the last time you heard anyone want to rush into back surgery. Under their plan I would get pain medication NOT surgery. Pain pills that will make me unable to drive, much less drive to work. I will end up on welfare, paid for by YOU. I would rather work hard to set my own budget rather than live on a budget dictated by them. Remember, Liberals don't measure success by results, the measure it by good intentions. 

 So think about this, while the road to Hell will be paved with Liberal's good intentions, I'd rather pave that road with Liberals.

In the beginning.

God created Heaven and Earth in 6 days and rested on the 7th. I created this in a few minutes without a 7 day plan. Someday it will be worth reading, just not today.