Wednesday, July 4, 2012

The meaning of the 4th of July

When I was at University I studied U.S. History in depth. The long, 235 year history of this country is marred by one war after another. It started with the Revolutionary War, then the War of 1812, then the Spanish American War, Two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and finally the Middle East. All these wars had one common denominator. The finest of our young men died.

So here we are in 2012 looking at another war in the Middle East and celebrating not just those who died, but those who will die in the defense of our country. A few years ago I would have said, "In defense of our country, our Constitution and our way of life,"  but those last two do not seem relevant under the Obama Administration. Take a look at what has happened over the last three and a half years.

2,000,000 jobs lost.  $9,000,000,000 in waste added to the national debt in a stupid attempt to undermine the "American Way,"  manufacturing in America is at its lowest point since World War I,  the U.S. Dollar is in the toilet, the size of Government and the number of Government employees is growing at a record rate and now we have 21 new taxes from Obamacare on the middle class while this administration touts economic recovery by "taxing the rich."

Free Speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment is gone.  The White House and Department of Justice is deeply involved in massive coverups over Solyndra, Fast & Furious and other issues.Harry Reid refuses to allow debate on the Senate floor of Economic and Job proposals coming  from the House. Nancy Pelosi is spewing insanity like, "Unemployment is good for America. It Creates Jobs."  This Administration refuses to allow the import of oil from our closest neighbor, Canada, by way of the XL Pipeline, while cutting off oil drilling and exploration in the U.S. The largest source of energy in the use is Coal  for which the Department of Energy has written impossible rules and regulation reducing the use of coal by 20 - 25%. Meanwhile the Administration forges ahead with out of control spending and refusal to even bother with any kind of budget.

Did anyone ask you or me if we approved of any of this?  In the eyes of this Administration we are too stupid to deal with big issues like these.  It is time for a change. Not the "fundamental change" Obama promised, but a change back to the pre-Obama  America.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Oil surges as Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz

Thanks, Barrack. Now you have really done it. You back stabbed our great friend and supporter in the Middle East, Mubarak,  in the name of "democracy" and handed it over to the Muslim Brotherhood. Do you remember telling us the Muslim Brotherhood was a benign political party who only wanted peace and democracy in the region?

Now we see the out come of your fabulous foreign policy.  The Iranians are empowered by the election of the Brotherhood in Egypt and are now threatening to close the Straits of Hormuz again. Are you trying to start a Jehad in the Middle East?

You know very well we will not stand for this action by the Iranians. The Pentagon is already sending reinforcements into the Gulf in preparation for war.  And with an ignorant ass like you as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces I can see the U.S. dropping one bomb on Iran then gutlessly giving up.

By all rights you should stop your campaign for reelection, vacate the White House along with all your cronies (including Joe Byden) and leave the running of the country to the Speaker of the House. You are a danger to the United State of America, to yourself and to all our allies around the world.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Chief Justice Wimp

Yes, that's what I said.  Chief Justice Roberts is a wimp.  The greatest political battle since the Civil War and he wimped out.  He wimped out in two distinct areas.

First, he sided with the liberals to call the Individual Mandate Constitutional for exactly the wrong reason. In effect he says in his majority opinion that the "penalty" imposed by the mandate is Unconstitutional then went ahead and gave the Government a freebie saying it's really a tax, even though nowhere in the law is a tax mentioned. Had the bill referred to the "Penalty" as a tax I would have to agree with Roberts opinion. But it uses that word no where in the bill, Obama himself along with his staff insist and continue to insist this is NOT A TAX. El Presidente' cannot have it both ways.

Secondly, he struck down the penalty to the States for failing to employ the "Exchange" and expand Medicaid. By doing so he unwittingly called into question the lack of a "Severability Clause." If part of the bill is struck, that strikes the entire bill.  But he let the remainder of the bill stand.

Then in his wimpy opinion he seems to say, "Let the voters decide."  The voters?  Deciding is Roberts job to adjudicate those issues placed before him. Now it seems it's the job of the voter. Maybe it should be the job of the voter to dethrone Justices who wimp.