Articles
CRAZY UNCLE RON
Crazy Uncle Ron Paul
OCCUPIERS SHOULD ALL VOTE REPUBLICAN
Now that all the Occupy ___________ (fill in the blank) protests are starting to wain I’m wondering where all those people are going to go. I hope a few of them will wander into a Tea Party rally or actually read a book by a conservative author, because if you get right down to it, the Occupiers and conservatives have a lot in common.
The essential argument of all the Occupy protests is that the wealthy are getting to rich becuase the government is not regulating them enough. Extrapolate that on out to its logical conclusion and you’ll find that most Occupiers feel like the government is nothing more than a tool of the rich and powerful to opress and control the masses.
TAX REFORM: NOW IS THE TIME
Hermain Cain did more than any candidate, ever, to elevate the discussion about tax reform. His 9-9-9 plan brought attention to the reform of the tax code.
The devil is in the details and Cain’s was lacking in detail and specifics needed to score it for validity. It is, however, a great starting point.
Over the years flat taxers like Steve Forbes and others have talked about a 15 to 20% rate, eliminating all deductions. Fair taxers, like Mike Huckabee and others (Fair tax, consumption tax, VAT are pretty much the same national sales tax) have pretty much all talked about exceptions.
IOWA STRAW POLL DEBATE…WHO WON?
The Republican debate leading up to this weekend’s Iowa straw poll was the first real opportunity for all the candidates to earn their first semester grades. The LaughatLiberals.com report card is below. Please blog-in with your feedback.
My overall view of the debate was positive. It was my first real opportunity to see all the Republican candidates side-by-side, in full campaign mode and I was pleased with what I saw. There is quite a diversity of thought among these candidates and throughout the Republican family in general. From libertarian to interventionist conservatism, the GOP is THE party of ideas that can save our country from this economic mess we are in.
UNDERSTANDING POLITCAL BUDGET SPEAK
Nancy Pelosi says the debt ceiling debate is about the preservation of life as we know it on this planet. That is a quote. It is complete and utter hogwash, but a quote from her none-the-less.
To get your head around this debt ceiling debate you need to understand what all those talking heads and politicians are saying when they use certain words.
DEFICIT: The nation’s deficit is the difference between what we pay into the the federal government in taxes every year, roughtly $2.2 trillion, and what the beaurocrats in Washington spend, which is roughly $3.7 trillion and will go up every year.(see why below) That means we have to borrow $1.5 trillion just to make ends meet and next year, we’ll have to borrow more unless tax revenues go up.
HISTORY IS BEING MADE
The debt ceiling crisis could be a golden opportunity to reign in the growth of the federal government. I hope the Republican leadership is up to the task.
This is a watershed moment for our nation. Are we going to continue down the path towards an even more powerful, centralized federal control of all aspects of life, or are we going to return to the fundamental principles on which our country was founded? We are Democratic Republic of United States that has lost its way and allowed to much power to be concentrated in our federal government. It is that concentration of power that has created a political ruling class that sustains itself by growing its power at every turn.
DEMS DEBT CEILING FRAUD
Been a while since my last post but I’ve been following this debt ceiling/budget/tax revenue debacle and wanted to throw some items out there.
Obama said he was not sure if Social Security checks would go out if we didn’t raise the debt limit, right? First, isn’t Social Security supposed to be a trust fund? The way it’s supposed to work is the money gets taken out of your check, put in a trust fund and then when you retire you collect. Oh that’s right, our federal government has raided the trust fund to pay for everything else. So much for the “lock-box”. Secondly, we’ve heard the Democrats say over and over again that Social Security is sound. If that’s true, why would there be any problem with Social Security checks if we don’t raise the debt ceiling? That’s the problem with telling so many lies. Eventually you can’t keep them all straight.
MY LINGUO-LIBYA TRILL SALUTE
All you speech majors know what the headline means, right? It’s a big fat rasberry. Doonesbury would have written as BBBpppppfffftttt! That’s about all I can say to the nattering nabobs of the left who dare even to speak regarding Obama’s handling of the uprisings in the Middle East and his foreign policy in general. The only exception is the consistent Mr. Wack-a-doodle, Dennis Kusininch. He’s an odd duck, but at least HE is being consistent and standing on principle.
DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I SHOOT
State Senator R.C. Soles (D – NC) Long time Anti-Gun Advocate State Senator R.C. Soles, 74, shot one of two intruders at his home just outside Tabor City , N.C. about 5 p.m. Sunday, the prosecutor for the politician’s home county said.
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP
Just some random thoughts about stuff you gotta shake your head at.
Clinging to power, Gaddafi is murder citzens in the street. His henchmen are driving around in ambulances, firing weapons at protestors. This is the same Gaddafi and the same Libia that was awarded a seat on the UN Security Council, the premiere world body dedicated to preserving peace.
According to Bill Mahr and others of his ilk, it’s always the right, the “Teabaggers” who are the ones with the violent, hateful rhetoric, nasty posters and racist hate speech, THEREFORE, all of those protestors in Wisconsin must be Tea Party members….Makes sense, right?
SNOWMAN ANCHOR BABIES
After being arrested as an undocumented worker, Inita Colon, an illegal alien from Guatamala, has filed suit In a suit in Federal Court claiming citizenship status because she built a snowman on the front lawn of her Detroit Michigan apartment complex.
The suit, filed today, claims that the snowman is a new member of the Colon family that was “born” on U.S. soil, therefore entitling Ms. Colon to full rights of citizenship under the so-called “anchor-baby” provision of current immigration law. Heywood Jablome, attorney for the petitioner is asking for an immediate hearing. “My client is only asking to do what millions of other American’s have already done.”, said Jablome.
The obvious question is what makes Ms. Colon think a snowman is the same thing as a baby? Her lawyer, speaking through an interpreter, said the Supreme Court has never ruled when life begins so they feel this could be a landmark case that could make it all the way to the highest court in the land. When asked what would happen to their case once the weather started getting warmer and the snowman melted, Jablome responded, “That’s why we’re asking for a speedy trial.”
KARL ROVE: Head Snapping Hypocrisy From Reid and Obama On the Debt Ceiling
FOX News:
Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid has recently attacked Republicans over the upcoming vote on raising the debt ceiling, saying, “We can’t back out on the money we owe the rest of the world. We can’t do as the Gingrich crowd did a few years ago, close the government.”
Senator Reid joined Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who on behalf of the Obama administration warned Republicans that, “Failure to increase the limit would be deeply irresponsible.”
Military Quote of the Day:
“When I joined the military it was illegal to be homosexual, then it became optional. I’m getting out before Obama makes it mandatory.”
-GySgt Harry Berres, USMC
BACHMAN, ADAMS AND OTHER GREAT AMERICANS
MSNBC’s Christ Matthews is in full attack mode agains Rep. Michelle Bachman. Watch the video below to see his diatribe against this up and coming conservative, then continue reading for true factual historical perspective.
THE WAIVER PLAN TO REPEAL OBAMACARE
I don’t know if anybody is paying attention or not, but the number of waivers from ObamaCare issued to businesses and various entities has now topped 700. CLICK HERE FOR THE DEPT. OF HHS FULL LIST.
So far the total number of individuals now exempt is well over 2 million. I haven’t heard from the CBO on how that might effect their scoring of ObamaCare. What’s amazing is that this represents nearly 10% of the 36 million uninsured who will get coverage because of ObamaCare.
KENTUCKY BILL FIRST OF MANY FROM STATES
One of my Facebook friends alerted me to the legislation recently offered in the state of Kentucky that would require any adult receiving state assistance to pass a drug screening. My first thought is, good idea, but I’d like to hear from other people.
I don’t know how big the impact would be on curtailing drug use, but that’s not really the point. The point is why offer assistance to someone who obviously has the money to buy drugs or uses the assistance (food stamp cards, etc.) to get money to buy drugs.
WTF IS PALIN TALKING ABOUT?
You gotta give Palin props on this one. Appearing on Fox News, Palin told Greta Van Sustren, ” Obama’s theme in the State of the Union (sic) was Winning the Future, you know, WTF and I thought, yeah, there were several WTF moments in that speech.” I don’t care who ya are, Dat’s funny right there.
How far behind can the new T-shirt really be? You could actually make a T-shirt that Obama supporters and Obama detractors could both wear….OBAMA 2012….WTF?
LIBERALS EXPLAINED IN A SANDWICH
I had to read this story twice to make sure I got it. Uber-Liberal Rep. Dennis Kucinich is suing the cafeteria in Capitol building for $150,000 for serving him a sandwich containing an olive pit. Click here to read the full story.
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Kucinich filed suit because when he bit down into the sandwich and the olive pit it caused “permanent dental and oral injuries requiring multiple surgical and dental procedures,” the legal documents say. The suit asks for, “damages for future dental and medical expenses and to compensate him for pain, suffering, and loss of enjoyment.”
STATE OF THE UNION-FIRST THOUGHTS
Style-wise it was a good speech and well delivered. It thought the President did a good job of being positive and uplifting and giving a pep-talk.
Was it just me or was the applause subdued? Seems like the new seating arrangements may have had an impact on the typical partisan responses.
After watching Paul Ryan’s Republican response, I couldn’t help but think how well the two speeches worked together. Obama was like a head football coach giving the inspirational half-time speech and Paul Ryan was like the offensive co-ordinator telling you the reality of what plays we have to run to win.
STATE OF THE UNION VISUAL AIDS
I noticed that the White House is offering an unprecedented Enhanced State of the Union experience. Log onto the White House web site and you can see charts, graphs and other visual aids supporting the President’s speech streaming live. This should be interesting.