In the current "debt ceiling crisis", one good thing that evolved from it is that we can see what is most important to each of the players. Whether or not you bother to discover that is totally up to you. But here it is, in a nutshell:
Speaker Boehner has made it clear that he places the greatest importance on preparing a bill that gets the job done in a manner that allows him to get it passed. To that end he has made numerous concessions to both sides - to the Tea Party caucus, and to the Senate Democrats. If you believe he failed in that respect, you can place the true blame on the horribly partisan, toxic atmosphere of Washington. It is difficult to craft something that both sides can swallow.
The Tea Party has shown their strong desire to stick to their principles, regardless of who it pisses off. I say, that's great. Finding people of principle in government is so refreshing.
Harry Reid, as well as President Obama have clearly stated that the most important thing to them is having the budget taken care of through the next election. In other words, they place the greatest importance on their re-election. While they try to claim it is not political, but common sense not to have to do this again in 6 months, almost every such raising of the debt ceiling has been done every 6 months. Reagan raised it 18 times in 8 years - do the math.
So, on the one hand you have people who are political, but not necessarily focused on re-election (politics). On the other hand, you have some who are strictly working on principle. And on the third hand you have those who don't give a hoot about the people, so long as they manage to improve their chances for re-election.
Y'all can decide for yourselves which is most favorable to America.
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
If You Wish To Comment, Please Stick To Facts And Not Smears
Someone posted a comment that included the following:
"The republicans do nothing accept whine about birth certificates and whine about crumbs in the form of aid to those in need. This,"They're out to get us we need weapons", scam is what is destroying us."
So to the anonymous poster I would simply say this: Yes, there were "birthers", but a) not all were Republicans, and b) everyone has a right to question anything about our leaders (like you on the left who kept whining about Bush and his military record). As for "aid to those in need", very little of the monstrous amount of aid actually goes to those in need. The vast majority goes to those in WANT. Big difference. Those in need consist of the disabled, the mentally impaired and, in some cases, TEMPORARY aid to those who suffer a temporary setback. It does NOT consist of drug addicts or drunks who CHOOSE not to participate in life, or to people who purposely keep having babies they don't want in order to beef up the amount of aid they get.
And as for your ,"They're out to get us we need weapons", scam is what is destroying us." --- well, the fact is that yes, we do have enemies, and yes, they are out to destroy us if they can. The PRIMARY function of our government, and clearly stated in the Constitution, is to protect us from those who would destroy us. If we had no weapons - or even inferior weapons - we would never have made it past the Spanish-American War.
So, if you really want to post comments, I encourage you to do so. But in doing so, please refrain from slurs, smears or unfounded assertions and accusations. Back up your comments with facts.
Thank you
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"The republicans do nothing accept whine about birth certificates and whine about crumbs in the form of aid to those in need. This,"They're out to get us we need weapons", scam is what is destroying us."
So to the anonymous poster I would simply say this: Yes, there were "birthers", but a) not all were Republicans, and b) everyone has a right to question anything about our leaders (like you on the left who kept whining about Bush and his military record). As for "aid to those in need", very little of the monstrous amount of aid actually goes to those in need. The vast majority goes to those in WANT. Big difference. Those in need consist of the disabled, the mentally impaired and, in some cases, TEMPORARY aid to those who suffer a temporary setback. It does NOT consist of drug addicts or drunks who CHOOSE not to participate in life, or to people who purposely keep having babies they don't want in order to beef up the amount of aid they get.
And as for your ,"They're out to get us we need weapons", scam is what is destroying us." --- well, the fact is that yes, we do have enemies, and yes, they are out to destroy us if they can. The PRIMARY function of our government, and clearly stated in the Constitution, is to protect us from those who would destroy us. If we had no weapons - or even inferior weapons - we would never have made it past the Spanish-American War.
So, if you really want to post comments, I encourage you to do so. But in doing so, please refrain from slurs, smears or unfounded assertions and accusations. Back up your comments with facts.
Thank you
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
HuffPost/AOL Has Become Blatantly Dishonest...
A title on one of today's "news stories" at AOL read, "GOP Lawmaker Blasts McCain". The story says how Sharron Angle blasted John McCain on certain issues. The problem - Angle is NOT a lawmaker. She does not hold any elected office whatever.
Seems HuffPost is so set on doing harm to the GOP members in Congress that they are now blatantly lying to the folks...
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Seems HuffPost is so set on doing harm to the GOP members in Congress that they are now blatantly lying to the folks...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Latest Political Joke - Invoking The 14th Amendment...
14th Amendment, Section 4: "The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. "
In the news today, House Democrats are said to be imploring Obama to invoke the 14th amendment, whereby he would single-handedly raisde the debt ceiling without Congress.
Unfortunately for those Democrats, they apparently STILL do not have any understanding of the Constitution. The 14th Amendment says the United states must pay its debts. But there are reasons Obama cannot use it to raise the level of debt.
First, it only states we must pay our debts that are ALREADY "authorized by law." - it does not give authority to INCREASE our debt, which is what raising the debt ceiling does. Second, it does not give the President any authority other than to see that the debt gets paid. And here is the crux - the Treasury pulls in enough money every month ($200 billion) to keep paying the debt indefinitely, along with Social Security, Medicare and the military, with $40 billion left over for other less essential stuff. So, as long as the money to pay the debt is available, Obama has no authority to raise the debt ceiling via the 14th Amendment. What the 14th Amendment DOES do is compel Obama and the Treasury to pay the debt FIRST, from the monthly revenues. They cannot decide to default on the debt in order to pay for pet projects.
And here is another eye-opener: failure to raise the debt ceiling will NOT result in default, and the 14th Amendment states that it MUST NOT result in default - the debt must be paid. So, all this fear mongering about default is purse BS, and the Democrats know it. Every month we pull in $200 billion - more than enough to guarantee payment on our debts.
Democrats, wise up - if Obama were to even THINK about raising the ceiling on his own, he would be impeached. And I am certain you do not want that.
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In the news today, House Democrats are said to be imploring Obama to invoke the 14th amendment, whereby he would single-handedly raisde the debt ceiling without Congress.
Unfortunately for those Democrats, they apparently STILL do not have any understanding of the Constitution. The 14th Amendment says the United states must pay its debts. But there are reasons Obama cannot use it to raise the level of debt.
First, it only states we must pay our debts that are ALREADY "authorized by law." - it does not give authority to INCREASE our debt, which is what raising the debt ceiling does. Second, it does not give the President any authority other than to see that the debt gets paid. And here is the crux - the Treasury pulls in enough money every month ($200 billion) to keep paying the debt indefinitely, along with Social Security, Medicare and the military, with $40 billion left over for other less essential stuff. So, as long as the money to pay the debt is available, Obama has no authority to raise the debt ceiling via the 14th Amendment. What the 14th Amendment DOES do is compel Obama and the Treasury to pay the debt FIRST, from the monthly revenues. They cannot decide to default on the debt in order to pay for pet projects.
And here is another eye-opener: failure to raise the debt ceiling will NOT result in default, and the 14th Amendment states that it MUST NOT result in default - the debt must be paid. So, all this fear mongering about default is purse BS, and the Democrats know it. Every month we pull in $200 billion - more than enough to guarantee payment on our debts.
Democrats, wise up - if Obama were to even THINK about raising the ceiling on his own, he would be impeached. And I am certain you do not want that.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
America - Land Of the Free (not by a long shot)...
When the founders pieced this country into a nation, the idea was that America would be a land where people would be free of government interference. The government was granted eight specific powers, none of which would take away anyone's liberties.
Look around - do you really believe that is true today?
If you want to build an addition on your home, you need to get a permit. And if your home is zoned in certain ways, you simply will not be allowed to add that extra bedroom or sunroom.
The government took away our efficient toilets - we cannot buy a toilet in America that flushes very well, because the government decided any toilet that uses more than 6 drops of water to flush is just too wasteful.
The government is now taking away our right to adequate lighting - incandescent bulbs will be banned next year, in favor of dangerous mercury-filled bulbs designed to make General Electric richer, as well as China, where EVERY fluorescent squiggly bulb is made (note: G.E. paid no taxes on last year's earnings, either, because they exported jobs to China).
The government has now ordered all Americans to buy a product (health insurance) because it is necessary to "even out" medical costs. So what else can they now order us to buy for the good of the nation? GM cars, because we have so much bailout money at stake? Or maybe they will force us to all buy U.S. Savings Bonds, to help America pay its debt.
And Boeing was building a new plant in South Carolina, designed to hire thousands of people. But the government is suing them for doing that, trying to get them to build ONLY in a state that allows unions. You see, South Carolina is a "right to work" state, and the current government is so dependent upon union support that they will do anything to help unions - even if it means violatuing the Constitution and interfering in private concerns and states' rights.
Little girls had their lemonade stands shut down in several communities across the nation because they did not pay a $500 permit or some other dumb, unconstitutional excuse. And a man in Georgia was fined for GIVING AWAY produce that he grew - it seems the community commercial farmers objected and had unconstitutional laws passed to prevent others from cutting into their profits.
And then the man who was fined for hoisting a banner of American flags for his business, and the homeowner who was fined and ordered to take down his American flag because it was too big. And the homeowner who was told to remove the baby Jesus from his holiday creche.
And a CANADIAN oil company is illegally using "eminent domain" against American citizens. Worse yet, our illustrious Supreme Court decided, illegally, to change the Constitution to say government can use eminent domain for the public BENEFIT, rather than for public USE.
I can cite at least a thousand such instances where various levels of government have illegally stripped us of our God-given liberties. But you get the point, I hope.
So here is the point --- unless each of us grows a set and has the courage to stand up and say "STOP", it will continue, and soon we will have no freedoms left. We need to elect peiople in local, state and federal governments who pledge to roll back these illegal abuses against our liberties. For example, on the local level zoning board members should be forced to limit zoning requirements to things that actually, and substantially affect the general health and welfare of a community. If my planned sunroom is built to code, and will not substantially harm the community at large, then I should be able to build it.
Freedom is not free, folks. Never has been. It must be fought for, constantly. The only problem with America is that too many of us have been spoiled by the good life, and are not interested in fighting for anything. And government counts on such apathy to grow into a monster that will devour us.
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Look around - do you really believe that is true today?
If you want to build an addition on your home, you need to get a permit. And if your home is zoned in certain ways, you simply will not be allowed to add that extra bedroom or sunroom.
The government took away our efficient toilets - we cannot buy a toilet in America that flushes very well, because the government decided any toilet that uses more than 6 drops of water to flush is just too wasteful.
The government is now taking away our right to adequate lighting - incandescent bulbs will be banned next year, in favor of dangerous mercury-filled bulbs designed to make General Electric richer, as well as China, where EVERY fluorescent squiggly bulb is made (note: G.E. paid no taxes on last year's earnings, either, because they exported jobs to China).
The government has now ordered all Americans to buy a product (health insurance) because it is necessary to "even out" medical costs. So what else can they now order us to buy for the good of the nation? GM cars, because we have so much bailout money at stake? Or maybe they will force us to all buy U.S. Savings Bonds, to help America pay its debt.
And Boeing was building a new plant in South Carolina, designed to hire thousands of people. But the government is suing them for doing that, trying to get them to build ONLY in a state that allows unions. You see, South Carolina is a "right to work" state, and the current government is so dependent upon union support that they will do anything to help unions - even if it means violatuing the Constitution and interfering in private concerns and states' rights.
Little girls had their lemonade stands shut down in several communities across the nation because they did not pay a $500 permit or some other dumb, unconstitutional excuse. And a man in Georgia was fined for GIVING AWAY produce that he grew - it seems the community commercial farmers objected and had unconstitutional laws passed to prevent others from cutting into their profits.
And then the man who was fined for hoisting a banner of American flags for his business, and the homeowner who was fined and ordered to take down his American flag because it was too big. And the homeowner who was told to remove the baby Jesus from his holiday creche.
And a CANADIAN oil company is illegally using "eminent domain" against American citizens. Worse yet, our illustrious Supreme Court decided, illegally, to change the Constitution to say government can use eminent domain for the public BENEFIT, rather than for public USE.
I can cite at least a thousand such instances where various levels of government have illegally stripped us of our God-given liberties. But you get the point, I hope.
So here is the point --- unless each of us grows a set and has the courage to stand up and say "STOP", it will continue, and soon we will have no freedoms left. We need to elect peiople in local, state and federal governments who pledge to roll back these illegal abuses against our liberties. For example, on the local level zoning board members should be forced to limit zoning requirements to things that actually, and substantially affect the general health and welfare of a community. If my planned sunroom is built to code, and will not substantially harm the community at large, then I should be able to build it.
Freedom is not free, folks. Never has been. It must be fought for, constantly. The only problem with America is that too many of us have been spoiled by the good life, and are not interested in fighting for anything. And government counts on such apathy to grow into a monster that will devour us.
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More fear tactics from a dishonest President...
In the president's speech last evening he once again resorted to unfounded fear tactics. It seems he and other Democrats cannot tell the truth about "defaulting on our debt."
It will not happen, and Obama knows it. There is ZERO chance, even if no debt deal is struck. No matter what happens, our debts will be paid, and here is why...
Each month the Treasury takes in roughly $200+ billion. From that, we can pay the interest on our debt, the military, Social Security and Medicare - and still have $40 billion left over. Granted, $40 billion will not pay everything else. But the point is, the ONLY way we can default is to not pay the interest on the debt - and the funding for that is guaranteed. So, we will not default.
Yes, there are many government services that will grind to a halt. But the major items will get paid. Period.
So, Democrats, for the sake of honesty, stop crying "default." Stop scaring people into thinking the entire government will grind to a halt. Ain't gonna happen.
And Obama knows it. So, his use of the threat of default is not only groundless, but blatantly dishonest.
Also in his speech Obama stated "Some are not paying their fair share", referencing America's "wealthy" citizens. But the simple fact is that the wealthy already pay the lion's share. The people who are NOT paying a fair share are the 50% of Americans who pay NOTHING in taxes - or worse, get refunds in excess of what they paid in. I paid over $28,000 in taxes. My neighbor brags about getting back over $1,300 more than he paid in. How can any sane and honest person say that is fair? It is as unfair as anything gets. He gets all the same benefits of citizenship, but pays nothing for them while I pay through the nose. Just because he earns less, or has more children should not get him a free ride. I do not expect him to pay what I pay in dollars, but I do expect him to pay the same percentage, or at least SOME percentage. And I certainly do not believe anyone should ever get back more than they paid in - that is nothing more than sticking his hand in my pocket. And where I come from, that is called thievery.
Those "50% who pay nothing" have the same use of our highways, hospitals, schools. They end up collecting Social Security and Medicare. They have ALL the same benefits as those who pick up the tab, and regardless of the upside-down hype and fuzzy math of Democrats, that is NOT fair, in any sense of the word. EVERY American should have to contribute at least a minimal percentage of income, no exceptions.
I take exception to the fact that I am forced to pay the freight for some child-molesting drug dealer simply because his illegal drug income goes unreported, so he "qualifies" for all the government goodies at my expense. I find it more than just insulting that money is automatically taken away from the support of my family in order to pay for exhorbitant early pensions of government employees.
No, Mr. President, it is time for you to stop the fear-mongering. It is time for you to tell the truth. And it is time for you to hoist up your britches and be the president of ALL Americans, and not just the unions, the poor and the far-left.
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It will not happen, and Obama knows it. There is ZERO chance, even if no debt deal is struck. No matter what happens, our debts will be paid, and here is why...
Each month the Treasury takes in roughly $200+ billion. From that, we can pay the interest on our debt, the military, Social Security and Medicare - and still have $40 billion left over. Granted, $40 billion will not pay everything else. But the point is, the ONLY way we can default is to not pay the interest on the debt - and the funding for that is guaranteed. So, we will not default.
Yes, there are many government services that will grind to a halt. But the major items will get paid. Period.
So, Democrats, for the sake of honesty, stop crying "default." Stop scaring people into thinking the entire government will grind to a halt. Ain't gonna happen.
And Obama knows it. So, his use of the threat of default is not only groundless, but blatantly dishonest.
Also in his speech Obama stated "Some are not paying their fair share", referencing America's "wealthy" citizens. But the simple fact is that the wealthy already pay the lion's share. The people who are NOT paying a fair share are the 50% of Americans who pay NOTHING in taxes - or worse, get refunds in excess of what they paid in. I paid over $28,000 in taxes. My neighbor brags about getting back over $1,300 more than he paid in. How can any sane and honest person say that is fair? It is as unfair as anything gets. He gets all the same benefits of citizenship, but pays nothing for them while I pay through the nose. Just because he earns less, or has more children should not get him a free ride. I do not expect him to pay what I pay in dollars, but I do expect him to pay the same percentage, or at least SOME percentage. And I certainly do not believe anyone should ever get back more than they paid in - that is nothing more than sticking his hand in my pocket. And where I come from, that is called thievery.
Those "50% who pay nothing" have the same use of our highways, hospitals, schools. They end up collecting Social Security and Medicare. They have ALL the same benefits as those who pick up the tab, and regardless of the upside-down hype and fuzzy math of Democrats, that is NOT fair, in any sense of the word. EVERY American should have to contribute at least a minimal percentage of income, no exceptions.
I take exception to the fact that I am forced to pay the freight for some child-molesting drug dealer simply because his illegal drug income goes unreported, so he "qualifies" for all the government goodies at my expense. I find it more than just insulting that money is automatically taken away from the support of my family in order to pay for exhorbitant early pensions of government employees.
No, Mr. President, it is time for you to stop the fear-mongering. It is time for you to tell the truth. And it is time for you to hoist up your britches and be the president of ALL Americans, and not just the unions, the poor and the far-left.
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