Just a Holiday Observation

When I came to the US and hooked up with other members of my extended family here, Thanksgiving was always a big deal.  A deal almost as big and in some ways bigger than Christmas. It was a time when we could still travel easily and not have to battle the snow in the mountains.  The weather was still warm enough we could be outside. And it was a time of gathering the family together.

I understand the story about the Pilgrims and all that.  My nephew put that story straight when he said,  "After the first terrible winter, the pilgrims enjoyed a bountiful harvest.  Then held a big feast and invited their Indian neighbors.  Everyone sat down for a wonderful dinner and for the comradery.   Then after dinner the Pilgrims murdered the Indians and stole their land."  That version does compress history a bit.

But the point is this year and over the past several years Thanksgiving has become more and more less important. A few years ago the stores began opening the day after Thanksgiving early.  Then they stayed open late for the early Christmas shoppers. This year they are opening right after the turkey is devoured on Thanksgiving evening.

I was in the stores two weeks ago and found NO MENTION of Thanksgiving, but all the Christmas trash was predominately displayed. I suspect in another 8 or 10 years we will go directly from July 4th to Christmas shopping.  Am I the only one who thinks this is sad?

The Buck Stops Where??

Obama's apology yesterday was more of the same old horseshit piled higher and deeper.  It was amazing to watch Obama take "full responsibility" for this fiasco then blame you, me, the insurance companies and every
Republican who ever lived - especially the Tea Party.

I came away from his "apology" with the idea that he did nothing wrong, has never done anything wrong, will never do anything wrong and there is nothing wrong with Obamacare.  It's that's so then why are the 11 Democrat Senators  up for reelection next year running for cover?

As Morsi trial about to open, anti-US sentiment running high in Egypt

Here we have another example of the incredible incompetence of the Obama Administration. First, Obama ignores U.S. Law and feeds the Egyptian military millions in aid even though the law says that would be illegal after a military take-over. But, of course, he had to do that to battle the Muslim Brotherhood (not really since Obama is one of them).  But after the dust clears and it obvious the Muslim Brotherhood is not going to get power back anytime soon, Obama pulls the aid at a time when the Egyptians most need it.

Once could not dream up a worst foreign policy.

Sebelius says she doesn't 'work for' those calling for her resignation

This is another example of the egotistic attitude the permeates the Obama administration.  Kathleen Sebelius doses not work for me?   My taxes pays her  overly inflated salary.  It''s my idea that Ms Sebelius should resign  or be fired for incompetence, lying to the American people and the squandering of $1 Billions in federal dollars.

The choice of the contractor to build the Obamacare site was flawed.  CGI has left lasw suites and failed projects all over the country.  Why weren't the vetted?   How much did they give Obama to finance his reelection campaign and why was there no oversight of them during the past 3 years?

If Ms Sebelius visited the White House 155 times as reported, why didn't the liars in that building (including the president - the great liar) know what was going on?  Or did he/they?  Is this another cover up like Benghazi, Fast and Furious etc? This Administration believes the American people are so stupid we will believe any lie that tell us.

States fight over Wright Brothers first flight

Why don't they find something good to fight about?   Gustov Whitehead did build and airplane in 1901 and flew in a straight line for some distance.  When he tried to turn he crashed.

Two years later the Wright Brothers discovered a way to turn without crashing and made the first controlled flight with an "out and back" flight -  something Whitehead could not do.

End of story.

Firms claim gov't failed to properly test ObamaCare site

The logic  is unbelievable.  As everyone now knows the Obamacare Website doesn't work.  The $600,000,000 of Taxpayer dollars squandered by HHS was another typical scam by the Obama Administration.

Using this logic,  if you spent $35,000 for a new car. and it fell apart to a pile of junk in the middle of the street in front of the showroom it's  YOUR FAULT, not the manufacturer's or the Dealers.  So are we buying this?   The companies that wrote the site are responsible for testing it to ensure that the taxpayers are not getting ripped off.

But then how many other messes has the Obama Administration created just like this one?   I suppose this is all about "Stimulating the Economy"??

Is the media giving Ted Curz a raw deal?

Compared to what? Compared to the media treatment of Obama? Compared to the media treatment of Obamacare?   Compared to the media treatment of Harry Reid?  Compared to the media treatment of Nancy Pilosi? Yes. He got a raw deal.

Now, in my opinion, Ted Cruz is a compete moronic incompetent.  This is shown by his stupid grand standing with his Senate Filibuster over defunding Obamacare.   That was never going to happen. All that really did was raise the hackles on the back of Obama's neck leading him to say, "My way or the Hiway."

Ted Curz has always been a one issue politician - Immigration. That's all he knows.  Why in the world he jumped into the Obamacare mess we will never understand.  GO BACK TO IMMIGRATION, TED.  It's a loser too but at least you don't look STJUPID spouting off about that because no one is listening.