“Unfortunately, too many of our citizens have lost faith that our biggest institutions -– our corporations, our media, and, yes, our government –- still reflect these same values. Each of these institutions are full of honorable men and women doing important work that helps our country prosper. But each time a CEO rewards himself for failure, or a banker puts the rest of us at risk for his own selfish gain, people's doubts grow. Each time lobbyists game the system or politicians tear each other down instead of lifting this country up, we lose faith. The more that TV pundits reduce serious debates to silly arguments, big issues into sound bites, our citizens turn away. “ The above paragraph is excerpted from the transcript of 2010 State of the Union Address given by President Obama. Three of the statements I have trouble with are the following: First: “Unfortunately, too many of our citizens have lost faith that our biggest institutions -– our corporations, our media, and,...
and you don't think things could get any worse, remind yourself that somewhere in the city of San Francisco is a man named "Mr. Pelosi".
No matter which direction you lean.
I see blue sheep jumping into to a vat of red dye. 2010 is going red. 2012 the US will look like a Verizon map! Coakley croaked Ted's seat is now Republican. LOL!!! Change is good! ROL, as Mr. O's LooCzar you are getting five stars bro! Peace
There seems to be an effort to bring Sarah Palin into the campaign efforts of Dem. candidate Martha Coakley who appears to be rapidly losing ground to Republican Scott Brown. "Is Sarah Palin Avoiding Mass Senate Race?"..."it's interesting" that Palin is "nowhere to be found in this race.",
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-conf Has anyone noticed that Pres. Obama is steering clear of the race, also? Is it because he doesn't think she is a good candidate or because he's afraid she might lose and he doesn't want to be seen as lacking the influence to help make her candidacy successful?
It is asserted by the left that the Democratic party champions the poor and seeks to better their situation. In conjunction with this assertion, the Democrats also advocate that the Republican party is one in which their interest lies in championing the wealthy. They assert that the propensity for people to vote Republican increases with an associated increase in income. When one looks at the election, many of the wealthiest sectors of society voted for Obama. Therefore, this assertion is not borne out by the facts. Bill Gates, Movie Stars and wealthy counties in N.Y., Florida, California, the states with the highest concentrations of wealth voted primarily for Obama. This seems counter intuitive until one considers that vast numbers of low income people also voted for Obama. Logic would then dictate that the Democratic party is a primarily a duel income demographic as it consists of a mix of the extremely wealthy and the lower income demographic. ...
I am of a mind that Obama should trade places with quarter back Campbell of the Red Skins. After the game against NY Giants, they could use some hope and change. Campbell as president might avoid getting sacked like Obama most likely will if he sticks with his current game plan. Peace
Obama's poll numbers are taking a Kamikaze nose dive! He is clinging to the hopeful thread of like ability. You know a person is in trouble when that is the main thing keeping you around. How many times have you heard, "Well, we liked the guy but we had to let him go." Well? Seems a lot of people are "well liked" these days! That does a heart good while standing in unemployment lines. It must go something like this. Dude one: Hey dude how's it going? They let you go? Dude two: No, I just thought I would stand in line. I do it a grocery stores too. Seriously, they let me go. They said they like me though. What about you? Dude one: Me? Yeah, my boss said he liked me and that is why he kept me around longer. He must like the others who are still there more than me though. I guess it is like pizza. Dude two: Huh? Dude one: I like it, pizza- but it isn't around long for...
I hear that there are a lot of universities and colleges implementing tuition rate increases. The most notable being UCLA with a 32% increase! This is where the average salary for a full professor in 07-08 was $140,938. Associate Professors, $89,109 and Assistant Professor, $76,236. Needless to say, the students (like the so called "angry tea-party mob") took to the street protesting the increases. I think these students should be marching through the halls of the ivory towers of indoctrination and pounding on the doors of their professors. The ones who are constantly advocating socialism. They should demand that they live by what they "profess." To embrace fully the ideology of socialism and the practice of redistribution of income. It would be interesting to see how willing these intellectually superior academics would accept their own belief system when it directly affects their income. In the meantime students...
TO ALL THOSE WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES CONSERVATIVES . . . OF THE “AMERICAN SORTS.”
WTF is wrong with the GOP that they won't even allow discussion?
And some here accuse the Democrats of acting like Nazis.
What a disgraceful performance on the part of the Republicans. If they truly believe they are right then an open discussion should prove them so.
Poll: Majority Of Republicans Think Obama Didn't Actually Win 2008 Election -- ACORN Stole It!
The new national poll from Public Policy Polling (D) has an astonishing number about paranoia among the GOP base: Republicans do not think President Obama actually won the 2008 election -- instead, ACORN stole it. This number goes a long way towards explaining the anger of the Tea Party crowd. They not only think Obama's agenda is against America, but they don't think he was actually the choice of the American people at all! Interestingly, NY-23 Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman is now accusing ACORN of stealing his race, and Fox News personalities have often speculated about ACORN stealing the 2008 Minnesota Senate race for Al Franken.
Full article here
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/11/poll-gop-base-thi
There seems to be a lot of complaints and blame that not enough is being done to create jobs by the same people who feel government's role isn't to create jobs. I am curious, what "free market" approach do conservatives feel this administration and Congress should be taking to increase the employment rate? And before anyone says tax cuts and decreasing the size of government, I'd point out, that is actually taking away a lot of jobs.
"A triumphant Speaker Nancy Pelosi compared the legislation to the passage of Social Security in 1935 and Medicare 30 years later." - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33748707/ns/politics-health_care_reform If it really is going to be like Social Security and Medicare is this really the healthcare reform that we want? Below is an excerpt from the current "Summary of the 2009 Annual Reports" from the Social Security Administration and Medicare Board of Trustees. In short it states that both programs are a mess and there isn't enough money to pay for them. The link to the entire report is at the bottom of the excerpt if you care to read it. Keep in mind that this information is coming from some of the same people who are heralding the new healthcare reform as wonderful and needed. In the same breath they are proud to speak of healthcare "reform" that uses failed programs like social security and medicare as their model of successful programs. This is one of the biggest ponzi...
I heard recently that there is a book out called, 'Time to Eat the Dog? A Real Guide to Sustainable Living' by Brenda and Robert Vale. A rational well thought out book for the care of the delicate planet. Gia, our mother earth. One of the things that the book advocates is that dogs and cats are not green! The authors equate the owning of a dog and it's care and maintenance to driving 6,000 miles annually in a standard SUV. Owning a cat is equal to 6000 miles in a small car. So if you are a pet lover but want to save the planet you better ditch "King" or "Princess." Let them fend for themselves. Be careful though. One of Obama's Czars is in favor of allowing pets to sue their owners. So I guess that could put you in a catch 22 sort of dilemma. So all you greenies, in order to be "real at sustainability" lose the pets, be sure to convert to being a vegetarian, do not barbecue, walk don't drive. ...
Which is the better expenditure of American tax payer dollars, sending 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan or insuring that all Americans have access to affordable health care?
Ronald Regan, the celebrity who became President. Barack Obama, the President who became a celebrity. Peace
I often ponder the following questions. Please enlighten me if you so desire: 1. How can politicians who receive large contributions from pharmaseutical and health insurance companies act like they are not influenced at all when it comes to reforming the way these industries operate? 2. Why do some politicians, mostly Republican but some Democrats as well, seem to care more about maintaining the obsene profits made by health insurance companies than doing what's in the best interest of the common man? 3. Why do some Americans seem OK with the fact that millions of Americans have no health insurance because they can't afford it or have been turned down because of a preexisting condition, as long as they have their coverage? 4. Why is it OK with some Americans to have a health insurance company employee between them and their doctor whose main aim is to make decisions that don't threaten the bottom line of their respective company but shudder at the prospect of...
Here's a very timely report on the current conditions in Afghanistan, examining the complexities of the situation via on-the-ground footage and interviews with top officials.
I'm surprised that no one posted this SNL opener on here as I thought it would be a hot-button video for some on here. I not sure why they haven't found a better likeness to the president other than they must be treading lightly around potentially inflammatory racial issues. They don't usually seem the so straight-laced and cautious about how they impersonate and make fun of political figures. They certainly haven't to pulled any punches in their skits about the political alternatives to Obama or the Democrats in the past. It's like they took kind of a half-hearted approach. I thought it was funny at first, but it became less funny as I realized there isn't much exaggeration to their skit. What do you think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYnMYZDsrJM&;feature=related
This morning my chain smoking friend woke me up with a cloud of smoke that was laced with the scent of draft beer from the night before and a "Dude you haf'ta turn on the tube dude!" I bravely opened one eye to see him standing there, his long hair wildly askew on one side of his head and an expression that said, "Well?" I opened my second eye to a new cloud of rancid smoke which stung it closed. "Hey! Can you cap and trade that or something?" I asked. "Never mind that! Where the heck is the tivo?" he said as he puffed his way around the room, like the little engine that could, looking for the remote with the urgency of passing a stimulus package. "What in God's name is so important?" I said as I watched him rearrange the living art that was my laundry upon the floor. Turning to me with a look of incredulity and his finger pointed at my ceiling fan he said, "Haven't you heard? They are shooting a rocket at the moon!" I looked at my...
As our country, under the current administration freight-trains it's way to fascism and a New World Order, people may want to take great pause and consider where they will fit in. Trans formative social change, behavioral modification, re-orientation. Under whose vision will these things be defined? Global Peace, Global Climate Control, Global Economy. How can these things be defined, implemented, and enforced with minimal impact to human existence? How can they be achieved without using methods, means or results counter to their goal? What amount of freedom is provided without sacrificing control? What human condition is set to minimize the strength of opposition? In what manner shall world order be best achieved? In a world where the greatest conflicts arise due to economic, cultural, ideological and spiritual beliefs and practices, which ones shall be adopted to minimize conflict? ...
I would like to ask all Montanans to take a serious look at where Senator Max Baucus has taken our Great State. Being born and raised in Montana and a graduate of Montana Tech with a Bachelor of Science Degree, I have great concern for the past actions of Senator Baucus and where he is taking our State and US now. When Senator Baucus was elected to House in 1974 and Senate in 1978, Montana was a State with a strong business presence (hard rock and coal mines, power generation, agriculture, oil and gas, etc ), high average wages, low wage deductions(social security,unemployment,taxes), low unemployment rates, minimal welfare recipients, strong middle class, low government employment, low insurance rates. We Montanans were proud of our State and its economy. Thirty five years of Senator Max Baucus policies in Washington have driven us into a State with a weak business base (Mines closed down, oil and gas activity at historic lows, Montana Power bankrupt, agriculture struggling), low average wages at 46 in country... |
