A Little Political Humor to End a Chaotic Political Month

An elderly man suffered a massive stroke. The family drove wildly to get him to the emergency room. After what seemed like a very long wait, the ER Doctor appeared, wearing his scrubs and a long face. Sadly, he said, "I'm afraid he is brain-dead, but his heart is still beating."

"Oh, Dear God," cried his wife, her hands clasped against her cheeks with shock! "We've never had a Democrat in the family before !"

545 People

A friend of mine sent me this tonight, and I enjoyed it enough to share it with you.

545 PEOPLE
By Charlie Reese

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.

Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?

Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does.

You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.

You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.

You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.

You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.

One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president, and nine Supreme Court justices: 545 human beings out of the 300 million are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.

I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank.

I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash.

The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.

Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.

What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it.

The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes.

Who is the speaker of the House? Nancy Pelosi.

She is the leader of the majority party.

She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.

It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can not replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.

If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.

If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red .

If the Army & Marines are in IRAQ , it's because they want them in IRAQ

If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.

There are no insoluble government problems.

Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.

Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible.

They, and they alone, have the power.

They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses.

Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees.

We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!

One Man, Many Taxes, 365 Days and the Ozzy Osbourne Family

I guess a lot of American Idol fans are happy Obama is out of the country, so their how isn't interrupted this weekend. I didn't realize American Idol was two hours long. I was waiting for the new Ozzy Osbourne show to come on, and American Idol went into the 8:00 hour. I need to laugh right now, and the Osbourne's look funny from what I have seen on the preview.

Ozzy used to scare me. I remember when Blizzard of Oz came out in 1980 and he played Springfield's Hammon Student Center. I had bad dreams my parents made me go see Ozzy, and he was scary. Plus people were doing drugs everywhere. Turns out, he's just a family guy. Not your average Fred Flintstone or anything, but the Prince of Darkness actually showed up to PTA meetings. That would have been fun to watch.

Here we are at the end of the quarter. Nearly $5000 of my money has been taken from me in one form of tax or another. Imagine how good the economy would be if we were allowed to keep half of that. The surprising number is how quick sales tax adds up. If you remember right, there was a huge controversy in Springfield, Missouri over the city's mismanagement of police and firemen pensions. They put a sales increase on the ballot which was defeated. Coincidentally, the city came up with some money from some unpaid taxes from AT&T which will probably help make up the mismanagement in funds. Look at the amount I have paid in sales tax alone.

Another Day, Another Democrat Nominee with Tax Issues: Kathleen Sebelius Cheated on her Taxes Too

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, and current Health and Human Service nominee, admitted to tax problems today. Tax problem: an infectious disease found commonly in Democrats appointed by Obama.

Sebelius decided to correct three years of tax returns after she was nominated for the position. Sebelius explained to the Senate today the errors involved charitable giving, business expenses, and the sale of a home. Two of the three have tax cheat written all over them, but we expect this out of Obama nominees who will one day tell us we need to pay more for the massive spending increases currently taking place.

The Governor owed over $7,000 in taxes from returns dated 2005 to 2007. We have just come to expect this from Democrats--after all they are the party of the people--people referring to the people the enforce higher taxes on.

Remember, Kansas stopped paying refunds because of the lack of money in the state treasury under her watch.

DeAunta Farrow Imitation Firearms Act: Arkansas State House Bans Sales of Realistic Toy Guns

As a child, I loved playing cowboys and indians and war. Arkansas children may be forced to look for other avenues to stretch their imagination as the state house voted to ban the sales of realistic toy guns.

The bill, sponsored by Representative Fred Allen, passed 55-38. The bill actually failed the day before, but Allen requested a revote once other members were present.

The DeAunta Farrow Imitation Firearms Act is another one of those bills with good intentions, but bad results. This will lead to further indoctrination that guns are evil, when in fact, guns protect the freedoms and liberties we are given in this country. Allen introduced the bill after West Memphis police fatally shot a young boy who held up a toy gun. I am sure the officers are under a great amount of guilty, but I question if they acted properly. I haven't seen any video of the incident, so I don't wish to pass much judgement on the officers. There is clearly a difference in the cheap plastic of a toy gun and the polymer and metal of a real gun. There is also a difference in sizes. I believe this is the wrong approach and further stigmatizes guns in the United States. There has been too much of that recently between law enforcement reports and Secretary of State Bill's wife heading down to Mexico blaming American guns for Mexican violence.

The Top Blogs of March 2009: Bungalow Bill's Month in Review

March was quite a month! I am not even sure I recognize American anymore. I am sure you will see why with the top ten blogs for the month of March.

1. Am I Going Crazy? HR 465 FEMA Camps, Modern Militia Movement Report, Gun Control: Is the United States turning into a police state? With many of the bills and reports coming from various government agencies, one thing is for sure, liberty is under attack.
   


2. Governor Jay Nixon's Modern Movement Militia Report: I May Already be Considered a Possible Domestic Terrorist: The Modern Militia Movement Report drew national attention and had Jay Nixon supporting it one week and running from it the next week, while pointing the finger for its origin to former Governor Matt Blunt. Blunt issued a statement this week basically calling Nixon's accusation crazy. I happen to side with Governor Blunt on this one, and the Governor Nixon's office didn't want to work with me to release any documents as to its origin. We hope Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder places enough pressure in Jefferson City to expose Nixon's guilt.
   


3. Page Eleven Figure Nine: Obama's Budget Scream Socialism: Obama's budget took a few pointers from Karl Marx. Attack the achievers and forget they provide jobs, benefits, and drive the economy. If you have any doubts of Obama's intentions to turn the United States into a socialist country, look no further that Page Eleven Figure Nine and read pages five and 11 as well.
   


4. HR1388: Embraced by Both Republicans and Democrats: Obama is a master of language. He constantly plays word games to drive his rhetoric. Republicans supported HR1388 because of it's language geared towards community service. When you are forced to volunteer, it's not really volunteering. Is it? HR1388 may be the draft for Obama's civilian military he promised to build during the 2008 campaign.
   


5. Is Your Bumper Sticker Labeling You a Domestic Terrorist: Bumper Sticker Profiling in the State of Missouri: This was the blog that posted before the national news reported it. This was also the blog that generated my first blog-related television interview. I always envied Bob McCarty's blog for the exposure he gets, and I got a little taste of it. By the way, this was Governor Jay Nixon's attack on conservatism as he tried to associate conservatives and libertarians as domestic terrorist.
   


6. The Modern Militia Movement Report: Actual Copy: After making several calls to Missouri law enforcement offices including Troop D of the Missouri Highway Patrol, I finally found a legitimate copy of the MAIC report. As you can see, the report drove lots of interest to my site as we had nearly 20,000 hits this month many directed towards the report.
   


7. New Hampshire HCR-6 Demands Return of Power to New Hampshire Based on Jeffersonian/Constitutional Principles: There was disappointment around the country, not just New Hampshire as HCR-6 was defeated in the New Hampshire State House. How could they defeat a bill that was based on the Constitution is beyond me. So much for Live Free or Die.
   


8. Two Teachers Having Sex With Same Student: Linda Nef and Valynne Bowers Arrested For Relationship: What's it going to take to rid the public schools from teachers who obviously lack the maturity to teach. Parental involvement is what it will take.
   


9. Obama Gets Twittered: Young Business Leaders Share Ideas with Dear Leader on the Economy: Obama held a young business leaders summit at the White House. Invited was the CEO of Twitter who failed to create an actual business plan that produced profit. Twitter now looks to profit from its site in the future, but as of now, the only thing Twitter is successful at is hits. Come back when you show a profit.
   


10. Saul Alinsky's Rules For Radicals At Play Against AIG: Obama's Mastered Rules #10 and #12 to Create AIG Hate: If there is one word to describe Obama's governing style, it's chaos. If you look close enough into the chaos, you will see Obama follows Alinsky's Rules For Radicals. If you look long enough, you begin to cite which rules are in play. They were quite evident in the attacks against the AIG bonuses.

Governor Nixon's Office's Response for my Request of State Records Concerning the Modern Militia Movement Report

Last week, Missouri Political News Service ran a story about Josh Carter being harassed after requesting documents from Governor Jay Nixon's office under the Sunshine Law concerning the Modern Militia Movement Report. I made the request last Thursday, March 26, 2009 by telephone and submitted the e-mail they requested after my conversation with Nikki Loethen, the Deputy Counsel for Nixon. Today, I followed up with Loethen to verify my request was processed.

When I returned home from work, I had an unlikely response from Governor Nixon's office.

Dear Mr. Bowler:

This letter is in your response to the open records request, e-mailed to me on March 26, 2009. This Office does not have any records concerning the development or distribution of this report.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Nikki Loethen

Deputy Counsel

How unlikely is it that the Governor's office has no records of the development and distribution of a report he quite proudly stood behind until it became a political firestorm? I'm just not buying it. They probably felt since I was insignificant that I would give up.

I will continue to encourage Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder to move forward with his investigation so these documents are released. I know in the end, Governor Nixon's fingerprints will be all over the MAIC Report. By the way, at this time, I know of no harassment from Missouri's law enforcement community towards me or people I know.

Pay for Performance Act of 2009: Barney Frank Wants a Central Government to Determine Your Pay

Barney Frank and the House Financial Services Committee is looking at a possible bill that would impose government control over the pay of all employees in the United States whose company receives federal capital investment dollars. No longer would you be able to receive a pay based on your merit. No longer would you be able to negotiate raises. If Frank has his way, the federal government will approve what you are paid for your work. If you don’t believe we are moving towards communism, consider this collective idea in which a strong central government rates the collective not the individual. The act work impose wage controls over any company that has received capital investment from the United States government.

This is directed at AIG initially, but consider most companies start under federal small business loans, and it’s not hard to see that many of us will be affected by this bill. At one time or another most companies look to the federal government for help whether it’s to get started, expand, or as in AIG, for a bailout. I would avoid the latter at all cost.

Netanyahu Issues Warning to Obama: Take Care of Iran or We Will

Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Dear Leader Obama today, either do something about Iran or we will take care of the problem. As Iran gets closer to developing nuclear weapons, Obama has shown little interest in stopping the Iranian regime from furthering their desire for nukes. Netanyahu will demonstrate what a real leader in this world looks like. He knows Israel is a target for any Iranian nuclear warhead. Like Sean Hannity, I agree. Obama is a coward when it comes to foreign policy, and his policy on Iran is dangerous. Radical Islamic states with nuclear capabilities isn’t healthy for a crazy world. Why Obama and the libs overlook this simple fact is beyond me.

General Motors Total Confidence Plan: How Does a Cash Strapped Company Promise to Pay Car Payments for the Unemployed?

General Motors announced their Total Confidence program, which mirrors Ford’s program which makes your car payment if you lose your job. General Motors program is more conservative than Ford’s program, since it offers only nine months of payments up to $500 upon job loss. Ford’s program pays 12 months up to $700.

My question is the obvious. If General Motors is under such dire stress with so many doubts of their survival, how are they funding this program? Unemployment numbers are rising, and this seems like a dangerous plan to generate sells. Of course, Ford raised the stakes, but General Motors appears to be committing financial suicide. But are they?

Of course not! They are backed by the United States government who robs from you and me to pay for Peggy Joseph’s and other’s new car after they lose their jobs. Remember, my blog yesterday about Obama’s staging all of this to prevent calling it a bailout? There are still many billions of dollars being fed to GM and Chrysler under the table without the bailout stigma attached to them. Make no mistake, they are receiving more and more bailout money in order to please the UAW contingent. US taxpayers are paying for GM’s Total Confidence Program. I honestly would have a hard time ever buying another GM product.

CEObama Promotes Congressman Barney Frank: Frank's New Position at Government Motors

Barney Frank has been promoted after the US Government’s hostile takeover of GM. Frank will now be in charge of the Lubrication Department at Government Motors. Frank has a solid resume experimenting with specialty lubes of all sorts and brands and specializes in lube jobs, so CEObama is confident the lube department will be in good hands.

MSNBC's Morning Joe Laughs at Glen Beck: MSNBC Really Laughs at Me and Other Americans

There have been many times in the past few months, when I dig deeper to discover the foundation of the country I love and was born in and compare it to the direction Obama leads us to, I find myself teary eyed like I have lost a friend, family member, or a dog. I understand why Glen Beck occasionally loses it. When I think of hour both my granfather's sacrificed their youth to fight for our freedom in Europe, there is a sense of pride that comes over me. When I think of the opportunities this country gives that are being taken away from us it creates great sadness.

There was a scene in American Carol in which George C. Patton played by Kelsey Grammer tells Michael Monroe, played by Chris Farley's brother Keven, what it means to be an American. I felt tears during that scene it what was a comedy attacking the left. I am damn proud to be an American. I hate seeing my country possibly coming to an end because our President and Congress no longer wish to play by the rules of the Constitution. We all should shed tears for that.

I hate MSNBC. They are a disgraceful network. They have no understanding what American Patriotism is about, and their ratings show how disgusted we are with the news department at NBC. These morons are obviously to dense to get it. There is a reason Fox is number one and MSNBC fails to draw viewers except to laugh at Keith Olbermann. They should be ashamed they laughed at Glen Beck. They laughed at many Americans when they laughed at him.

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Do Millennial Obama Supporters Understand the Communist Tyranny Obama Begins to Show?

He peered out through his glasses sat snugly above his mustache to the small classroom at Strafford Junior High School. In a serious tone, Mr. Bill Jeffries asked, "People, do you know why Papa Smurf wears a red hat?" Some of the class smiled, some rolled their eyes, and some remained asleep. In seventh grade, the smurfs are a little above you, but he was about to make a brilliant comparison that most seventh graders would understand.

Clint Maples had a sarcastic wit about him. "Because he's a communist!" I know he said it jokingly or may be not, but Mr. Jeffries exclaimed at an even more exciting tone, "That's exactly right Mr. Maples. He's a communist." Mr. Jeffries went on to explain how the little smurf village resembled the vision that Karl Marx laid out. As an adult, I don't think I had a better teacher for the rest of my years at Strafford. Mr. Jeffries landed a job at Parkview High School the next year, which was a loss for Strafford.

I get the feeling from watching the General Motors drama play out, nobody taught the mind-numbing millennials (a term I use after reading Eric "Mancow" Muller's blog titled the same) the Papa Smurf version or the realistic version of socialism. In fact, I am willing to bet that college institutions are more likely to portray Sir Thomas More's (author of Utopia) version over that what history recorded with Josef Stalin.

Since More's Utopian vision is one full of peaceful images and not one of the totalitarian iron fist, do the words socialism and communism mean anything to the millennials? After all, once the wall fell in Eastern Europe, we thought the threat was gone. The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in case any millennial reading this doesn't know), now Russia, was no longer a threat, and we defeated communism.

The millennials support Obama, without considering the redistribution of wealth, tells me that Karl Marx, Frederic Engel, Vladimir Lenin, Stalin, and the rest of the reds were either skimmed in the history books, or they were revised in history. Perhaps, a history professor teaches that Reagan was the aggressor for placing missiles in western Europe and dreaming of Star Wars (the Strategic Defense Initiative). I wouldn't be surprised.

These buzzwords don't scare the tar out of the millennials as they did my generation. Generation X faced Russian missiles ending our lives at a young age. The liberal media and the Russians believed that Reagan placed an unstable, cowboy trigger finger on the nuclear button. Generation X lived with the constant threat of nuclear war. It was on the news, they made movies like The Day After about it, and they discussed it in the classroom. We understood the extreme socialist policies of the USSR were about aggression, and that the freedoms we enjoyed weren't a part of life in the USSR. In the end, that crazy man (Reagan) managed to warm the Cold War and bring the Russians to the table with real plans to slow down the arms race. Reagan demanded the wall in eastern Europe to be torn down, even after his advisers from the State Department removed the text from his speech. He wasn't crazy. He was absolute in his resolve.

What's crazy is that it seems the millennials have no record of what life was like between the 1960s and the 1980s. They don't grasp the dangerous world Generation X grew up in is coming back. The bear is growling again, our enemies are developing weapons of mass destruction, and new alliances are forming to destroy the greatest free capitalistic society this planet has ever known. Our enemies use force, and they use green environmental policies that attack the wealth and the manufacturing base in our country with the goals to bring it to its knees. Christopher C. Horner cites redistribution of wealth through green policies will destroy our our free markets in his book The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming.

Most of millennials don't get it. They think Obama can give them free college, free money, and free health care. They support Obama for his promised entitlements while ignoring the power he gains. They fail to recognize the debt he creates and the new taxes everyone will pay. They fail to see our country will soon be bankrupt at this pace. This country's economy has been attacked by Obama and it might be the end of freedom as well as the start of a depression. Everyone forgets the economy was good during the Bush administration until the democrats took over Congress. Their policies now seem destructive and geared towards a radical change in political agenda. Obama firing a CEO is not capitalism, it communism. Yet some cheer because they weren't taught the tyranny that Mr. Jeffries taught me in the seventh grade.

As jobs become scarcer in Obama's overtaxed social utopia, the millennials will have to learn to survive outside the Hollister store and the Mall. Maybe then, they will recognize the errors of their ways, but will it be too late? Will the salivating and fainting over Obama have cost this country a price it will never be able to pay back? Capitalism is under attack, and communism is the new buzz. Unfortunately, the schools have sold their graduates short on what all of this means.

CEObama to Kill Hummer Today: The First of the SUV Casualties

Hummer was once the pride of GM’s SUV industry and a huge money maker for the new moniker Government Motors. Some dealers sold as many as 70 per month, but now, thanks to unproven environmental policies and minus a responsible energy policy to keep America truckin’, but now dealers are lucky to see a handful of customers looking for the mighty SUV. It looks like Dear Leader's first move as Government Motor's CEO will be to kill Hummer. Hummer sales plummeted as gas prices hit nearly $5 a gallon. The Hummer will die today putting more Americans out of work at the cost of an irresponsible and selfish American government.

It’s only a matter of time until Howie Long is looking for a new gig as the Avalanche pickup is scaled down to become the new Subaru Brat and the Chevy Silverado dies. Yup, change has come to the American auto industry. The question to you Obama supporters, especially the centrists, is this the change you wanted?

I Have a Masters Degree in Facebook: More Proof of the Fat and Stupid Theory

I have a theory. Based on the current education system, which I have outlined teaches seventh graders how to write stories of Humpty Dumpty rather than teach them the basic political philosophies that I learned in seventh grade (See Ozark Junior High). I believe the government produces stupid graduates void of critical thinking skills. The less questions people ask, the easier it is for people like Obama to pass his agenda why the mindless scream 'Yes We Can.' For the current generation called Millennials image kills substance. Obama's election victory was about image, and now the substance begins to show itself, the centrists ask what were we thinking.

Here's more proof that the fat and stupid theory exists and that it obviously goes beyond the United States. In the United Kingdom, a country slowly being ravaged by Islamic takeover and Sharia Law, has a University that offers a masters degree in Facebook, the social networking site. Birmingham City University offers the degree at a cost of over $6200. It teaches students how to use Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter for marketing purposes.

Are Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter part of the new marketing strategies. Yes, they are. I am currently researching their uses and how we can use them to promote our products at work; however, I think I would set a resume aside that claimed to have a masters in Facebook or social networking. I need employees that can think beyond the 140 character Tweet. Perhaps they should offer a three-hour class, but a degree just seems like a waste of money to me.

Student Jamie Waterman said, "It's of no interest to me whatsoever. Virtually all of the content of this course is so basic it can be self-taught."

I am with Waterman on this. There are plenty of sources on the Internet for any marketing team to discover the usefulness of these tools. I think many of these students would be wise taking economic classes. We are going to need some good people to reverse the damage of the Obama administration and the Democrat's wild spending spree that looks to double the national debt and devalue currency everywhere.

Target Washington DC: Baitullah Mehsud Promises Attack on Capital

The Taliban is preparing to attack Washington DC. Baitullah Mehsud admitted the Pakistani Taliban prepares to attack our nation's capital. "Soon we will launch an attack in Washington that will amaze everyone in the world," Mehsud told The Associated Press by phone. Mehsud has claimed responsibility for a number of terrorist attacks in recent weeks including an attack on a police academy and suicide bombs killing Pakistani soldiers.

As of right now, I am not sure a terrorist attack on Washington really bothers me like 9/11 did, as long as innocent lives aren't taken. I don't consider the politicians innocents in this case. The way I look at it, Washington is already under an attack that started on January 20, 2009 and the victims are philosophies and documents I hold dear. How could I be sad at this threat considering the current destruction going on in Washington. Currently some of the most dangerous domestic terrorist in the history of this country are leading this nation down a path a majority of Americans don't want. Their arrogance and greed for power forces them to forget for the people, of the people, by the people. When I see Obama firing the CEO of GM, there is obviously an assault taking place on the Constitution. When I see Barney Frank begin a witch hunt on AIG employees because of a crisis he is partially responsible for, it's hard to tell the difference between Democrats, Al Qaida, and the Taliban.

Normally, I would write an anti terrorism rant with such a threat, but I don't know which group of terrorists are worse. Personally, I think Obama and a select group of Democrats are worse--Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid included. They are guerrilla terrorist--wolves in sheep clothing. Maybe that's the truth behind Governor Jay Nixon and his Modern Militia Movement Report. The report and other similar activities may be a cover to get your attention from what's really going on as well as redefining terrorists while allowing the real real terrorists to destroy the work of our forefathers.

The Reagan Quote of the Day (3/31/2009)

When government sets out to solve a problem, the cure may not be worse than the disease. But it is bigger and it costs more.

Government does not really solve problems; it subsidizes them. And it does not produce a dime of revenue. It can spen only what it first takes from the pockets of the working men and women of this country.

Tentative Dates for Springfield, Missouri's Tax Day Tea Party

If you plan on participating in Springfield, Missouri's Tax Day Tea Party, you need to keep April 11 and April 15 free on your calendar. The organizers haven't decided on the final date, but it will be either the 11th or the 15th.

Another Broken Obama Campaign Promise: The Big Broken Promise

"I will close Guantanamo. I will restore habeas corpus. And we will end torture and rendition because you will have elected a president who has taught the Constitution and believes in the Constitution and will obey the Constitution of the United States of America."

Mr. Obama, would you please show me the section in the Constitution where it says you can fire CEOs of a private company? I have been looking for it all day under Article II and it just isn't in there. Would you like to retract the part of believing in the Constitution and obeying the Constitution? It's obvious you don't do either. I wish Thomas Jefferson was still alive to give you a good kick in the ass!

One Man, Many Taxes, 365 Days Day 89

I am baffled by what I see taking place in my country. I never thought I would see the day where a sitting President basically fires a CEO of a major corporation. Nobody is talking impeachment. Why? Obama continues to thrash the Constitution, and everybody sits back and waits for the next tea party to exclaim they are mad. Really? What are you going to do besides throw some tea in the drink? We are 69 days into the Obama administration, and our country is seeing radical changes which if we don't act, we may never find our way out of. To think, we haven't seen any Obama tax increases yet, but they are coming. They will paralyze you to become further dependent on the government. It's a crime to be an individual in Barack's America. It's about the collective. I refuse to live under Obama's socialist hammer and sickle.

There were plenty of warnings during the election from Obama's radical friends like Bill Ayers, Obama's radical influences like Saul Alinsky, and Obama's Communist mentor Frank Marshall Davis. So many chose to tune these things out and screamed Yes We Can above them. You are going to get your 'we' but it will be far away from Obama the tyrant. I have a new slogan you may want to consider before your liberty and freedom is consumed by Obama's Marxist beliefs.

In the immortal words of Patrick Henry, "give me liberty or give me death." I have lost my patience watching Obama basically take over GM today. It's time each American starts standing up for what the believe in. I know a majority of Americans don't believe in socialism, nor do they want to live under it. Once Obama's taxes kick in, it may be too late as your money will be consumed providing you with less freedom and movement.

I Wonder if Nancy Pelosi Understands the Fear a Washington County, Wisconsin Family Faced Before they Died on Their way to Church

Earlier this month, Nancy Pelosi stated it was unAmerican to kick in the door in the middle of the night to arrest illegal aliens. After looking over the most massive spending increases in American history knowing the children would pay for their arrogance, she cited it wasn't right to strike fear into children by raiding houses in the middle of the night. You have to ask, which children does Pelosi care more about, American children or children of illegals?

I can't help but recall Pelosi's ignorance as I discovered a Wisconsin family on their way to church yesterday were killed by an illegal alien driving a landscaping truck in Washington county. Karl Ziebart and two children, Luke 9 and a 12-year-old girl from another family were killed when they swerved to miss a flatbed truck driven by two illegals. Ziebart's wife, Denise, was in critical condition and needed surgery after the wreck.

Guess what, the Washington County Sheriff's office is protecting the identity of the two men. In fact, I wouldn't even know they were illegals if I hadn't listened to Mark Belling on 1130 WISN Milwaukee today. The newspaper report had this little paragraph to describe the men.

The truck's driver and his two passengers - ages 30 and 31, both of Milwaukee - were detained on suspicion of being in the country illegally, according to the Sheriff's Department. They are in custody at the Washington County Jail.

I send my sympathy to the family. I hate to politicize this, but this continues to happen over and over again. How much is enough? How many Americans must die because Pelosi and the Democrats want to pander to illegal aliens in hopes to remain in power and build another minority base to offer welfare benefits to while making sure they advance little in order to keep them dependent on the government? Far too many American families share this similar story, and I have had enough. Justice would be Pelosi's car facing these cicumstances--not a hard working American family.

"Getting Through Tough Economic Times": Obama Administration Creates Web Site to Help Americans Deal with Sadness Over Economy

I am tired of weak Americans who allow the government to continue to get away with more than they are allowed by the Constitution. The American government has done a very good job of producing ignorant Americans through the public school systems who are clueless to the limits of government. The government has taught them to be in touch with their feelings, and that they should hurt with their political correctness that plagues our school systems through philosophies like a kid shouldn't have to face the humiliation of getting a bad grade. Let's do away with failing grades and everyone deserves to pass. This poison that has filtrated and become mainstream in our society now has people looking to the government's shoulder to wipe a crying eye distressed by the economy.

As of midnight tonight, another pathos-based government Web site becomes available for weak Americans to look to the government for emotional help. "Getting Through Tough Economic Times" is set up so people can identify health concerns possibly caused by the current economy. Dear lord! If we were as big of pansies in the 1930s as we are today, this country would have been dead nearly 80 years ago.

This all goes back to my belief that the government wants to keep you fat and stupid. The fatter and stupider you are, the easier it is for them to let's say, take over GM during the weekend and demand the CEO to step down. Have we really become such wimps we can't even hurt a little bit without looking to Obama for answers? I don't even know if I want to be a part of whatever the current definition of being an American is. We sound more pathetic by the day!

The Drudge Report cites the site will allow the feds to warn of depression, suicidal thinking and other serious mental illnesses. It will raise warning flags for: Persistent sadness/crying; Excessive anxiety; Lack of sleep/constant fatigue; Excessive irritability/anger.

I think the excessive irritability and anger is directed towards conservatives who want their country back, although I can't prove it yet without looking at the site. Remember, Governor Jay Nixon released a report last month that attacked conservatives, so I am now on the alert for these things. The URL for the site is: http://www.samhsa.gov/economy. Beware of falling into a brainwashing trance if you visit it early this morning after it goes live. Obama obviously has a hypnotic effect on people. Yes we can. Yes we can.

Does Obama Know More About the Communist Manifesto or the Constitution?: Two Events Today Show Him Going in the Opposite Direction of Thomas Jefferson

Obama claims he taught Constitutional Law. I am starting to wonder if the students who studied under Obama and held the classic Jeffersonian understanding of the Federalist Papers failed the class. Obviously, a federalist had no business in a constitutional class taught by Obama.

Obama came just short of demonstrating what a hostile corporate takeover looks like under his Marxist beliefs. He came short, because he put on a short one-act play creating the illusion GM is still a private company. Anyone with just a little common sense should now realize the government runs General Motors. Call it what it really is, Government Motors. The President of the United States forced a CEO out of his position, and nowhere in the Constitution did the forefathers provide such power. In fact, they would have revolted against such tyranny. As if I woke up in a bad nightmare, our government did just that forcing Rick Wagoner out of GM. I would defend Wagoner, but obviously he went down without a fight. There's nothing to defend with his lack of courage. What happened to true American patriotism? Surely we haven't bought into the Joe Biden version--grow the government bigger, bend over, and pay the collector. Wagoner betrayed his capitalist and our political and economic philosophies when he stepped down rather than lift his middle finger to Obama.

Years from now, we may look at the one single event that drove American capitalism to its death, and Rick Wagoner will be known as the coward--void of the spirit that made him millions and provided him the American dream. Obama is now a tyrant. With each win, he grows more powerful because the power instantly goes to Obama's head. Now that HR1388 will be the law of the land, Obama will form his civilian military force he promised during the election and build more power. No, I can't blame all of this on Wagoner, but he had the opportunity to stand up to Obama and challenge his power, and he failed. Surely, Wagoner knew in the back of his head, Obama won't let the union's love for him die by killing off GM.




Of course, there is the other issue which continues to develop that Obama has obviously forgotten which Jefferson and the other forefathers delegated to the executive branch. He is to provide a common defense for the United States and perform the duties of Commander and Chief.

North Korea continues to sabre rattle. After numerous warnings, the North Koreans look like they will launch what may be an intercontinental ballistic missile. The North Koreans placed the rocket, which they claim is a vehicle to place a satellite in orbit, on the launching pad despite the pathetic warnings of the Obama administration. They knew Obama wouldn't carry out any actions to prevent them from testing the missile. Now the Obama administration has basically given permission to the North Koreans to fire the missile since they admitted there was nothing they could do. This is a far different tone than last week.

In fact, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said there was nothing we could do about it. Why for weeks did we threaten them only to back down and allow the missile to be tested? Obama isn't carrying out his Constitutional duties for defense. Just last week Admiral Timothy Keating, commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, said the U.S. is "fully prepared" to shoot down the missile. The sudden shift in policy in the Obama administration is concerning. It also shows weakness within his administration similar to Jimmy Carter's in the 1970s.

Just like he wants to bring dangerous GITMO detainees to the Unites States, provide them tax dollars for assistance to get started, and let them live here despite their hate towards the United States, Obama doesn't take our defense seriously. Time and again, we see Obama could care less about this country as we have known it.

Obama took an oath just over two months ago to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. He is personally destroying it. It's time to take this country back through whatever means to insure freedom and liberty for the children and grandchildren of this country. If it means, impeachment based on Obama's hostile takeover of GM, then so be it. Obama's power is out of control, and well beyond what is allotted to him. If it means organizing tea parties to form the second American Revolution, the let's do it. I refuse to live under a sickle and hammer because some demagogue was elected President by lying to the good people of this country about his philosophies and beliefs. Obama is a communist. This takeover of GM is a page out of the Communist Manifesto. How much longer are we going to let him destroy our country?

Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder's Press Release on the Modern Militia Movement Report (From the Springfield News-Leader Voices 3/30/09)

On March 20, reporters broke the astonishing news that a report from the Missouri Department of Public Safety was distributed to law enforcement across our state that depicted Christians, anti-abortionists, advocates for protecting our borders and supporters of certain political candidates as potential "threats" to public safety.

The report was developed by the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) and was entitled, "The Modern Militia Movement."

By title alone, the imagination conjures up images of commando renegades on remote outposts in secluded mountainous terrain. However, while this "Modern Militia" report did touch on such radical ideologies, the groups purported to be "threats" were supporters of such political candidates as Bob Barr and Ron Paul.

There are certainly individual extremists in many religious and political groups (both conservative and liberal), but Gov. Jay Nixon and Director of Public Safety John Britt have created a dangerous precedent of profiling lawful citizens as threats to public safety simply based on their political or religious beliefs.

On Tuesday, Gov. Nixon and Director Britt said they stood by the content of the report, while both said they hadn't read it. Then, on Wednesday, Col. Jim Keathley of the Missouri State Highway Patrol issued a statement saying the review process for future MIAC memos would be changed.

Shame on Gov. Nixon and Director Britt for making a noble public servant and iconic law enforcement leader like my friend Colonel Keathley take the fall for their bureaucratic and political failures.

Colonel Keathley, the men and women of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and law enforcement across this state put their lives on the line each and every day to keep our communities safe. We should honor these everyday heroes for their sacrifices and never allow them to be used in a political ploy.

By Thursday, as conservatives across this state made their voices heard, Gov. Nixon decided to pass the blame to the previous administration. This is unacceptable.

I am calling for Gov. Nixon to place Director Britt on administrative leave pending a full investigation and accounting of acts of profiling under his supervision at MIAC.

All Missourians should rest assured that we are protected by the freedoms of our constitution and should never have to fear being monitored by their government based upon a person's race, place of birth, political beliefs or their spiritual convictions. Unfortunately, that confidence was shaken by the governor. Gov. Nixon remains ultimately responsible for his administration. Gov. Nixon should fully answer and apologize for what has been allowed to occur on his watch.

Former Governor Matt Blunt Fires Back at Disgraceful Governor Jay Nixon's Charges Over MIAC Modern Militia Movement Report

Former Governor Matt Blunt responded today after Governor Jay Nixon accused him of being responsible for the Modern Militia Movement Report.

"I certainly do not plan on responding to every false charge or false news report," the former Governor began, "but recent assertions regarding the offensive MIAC report warrants a response."

"Let me be clear about the recent, offensive MIAC report that profiled Missourians that hold conservative political views," Blunt said, in a statement e-mailed by spokesperson Rich Chrismer. "While I did create the Missouri Information Analysis Center to act as a fusion center to gather and disseminate tactical intelligence about specific crimes, I did not create the MIAC to profile citizens based upon political views - liberal or conservative. To my knowledge MIAC never issued anything similar to the recent report while I was governor. If they had, I would not have defended it. I would have taken corrective action immediately and certainly held those responsible, accountable for their actions," Blunt added.

"The assertion that I am somehow responsible for an offensive report that was issued more than a month after I left office and that profiles conservatives is so absurd that one would not think it requires a response from me, but evidently it does," Blunt enclosed.

Obama's Auto Bailout, Act II: It's No Longer Called a Bailout

I am a little suspicious about CEObama’s theater today in Washington. Yeah, he was tough on GM’s CEO and the masses probably cheer. They are ignorant to what’s going on or even who Rick Wagoner is. He started off at the bottom and put hours in to work his way to the top. Of course you will never hear about that. Obama and the media want to portray him as another undeserving, overpaid CEO.

CEObama told both GM and Chrysler no deal on their current plans they presented. Many Americans believe Obama put an end to endless bailouts today, of course that’s what Obama wants them to think. There are still billions of taxpayer dollars pumped into these companies to keep them breathing while they go off and reinvent themselves to Obama’s liking. Yes we can, yells the masses. Yes we can teach these CEOs a lesson. The only lesson taught today wasn’t about economic stability. The lesson taught today is one of manufacturing.

You see, GM and Chrysler still want to produce cars people want to drive. They want their big HEMIs and not a couple of squirrels under the hood. Until both these manufacturers build tiny, unsafe boxes, they will continue to be sent back to Detroit to draft another plan, even though Obama uses tough language. This is all a show to further demonize capitalism.

Obama won’t risk upsetting the UAW, no matter how hard he talks. He has to continue the class envy rhetoric, and Wagoner is a victim of that. He didn’t want to play by Obama’s rules, although he made concessions. Now Obama, whose power has obviously gone to his head, demands Wagoner to step down. I have searched the Constitution all day long, and I can’t find anywhere in Article II where the President has the power to fire a CEO. This is theater at its best, while also clearly a violation of the Constitution. Let’s not forget the most basic fact. Obama successfully pulled off another lie today. They will never label the remaining money as bailouts. The word bailout is unpopular and continues to send Obama’s numbers crashing. Obama loves word games, and this is nothing more than another Obama word game as billions are slipped into the hands of GM and Chrysler as they surrender power.

Question of the Day: Government Motors (GM)

Now that GM is ran by CEObama, will Peggy Jospeph finally get her new car for helping Obama out? Vote in our poll.

The New GM with Warranties Backed by the Federal Government: Government Motor's CEObama Announces Health Care Plan for Cars

Today, Obama promised General Motors owners with valid warranties the United States government will stand behind those warranties while GM goes back to the drawing board to come up with a new plan with Obama’s thugs at the helm.

I can’t help but assume this will give us a good peak at how the Obama health care plan operates. In a way, Obama’s comments set up nationalized health care for cars, well, a specific brand of cars, the newly formed Government Motors or GM for short. As the interior of your Chevy Cobalt warps in the sun and the trim comes unglued, a government thug (probably a member of the UAW who will force you to vote for a union in your place of employment to receive service) will ration the health care for your car. They will look up the Kelly Blue Book value and present a limited plan of what they will be willing to do to fix your problem.

Your genuine GM (Government Motors) parts will come out of a subsidized government junk yard or to the lowest bidder. Your new Chevy just became a certified government jalopy. Yes, this will be the omen to the coming Obama nationalized health care plan. This is change you can believe in, the same change Russia saw in 1917. There’s a reason we know so little about the Russian auto industry.

New Tobacco Taxes Set to Kill Another Industry and Put More Americans Out of Work

On Wednesday, the government’s new taxes on tobacco take effect. I am not a smoker, but I think these taxes are unfair and will put Americans out of work. While the average tax of manufactured cigarettes probably won’t alarm you, pipe smokers and roll-your-own smokers will take the largest hit—so large it may kill those industries. The new tax structure for tobacco is as follows:

• Cigarette taxes will increase from .39 a pack to $1.01 per pack.
• The new cigarette taxes will add $8.10 on a carton.
• A bag of loose tobacco for pipe smokers and roll-your-own smokers will increase from $1.10 per pound to $24.78 per pound.
• New York State is also proposing a 4% increase on tobacco products.

I am not a smoker, like I said earlier, but there are many farmers in the Carolinas and employees who process and manufacture tobacco products that will take the hit when they lose their jobs and livelihood from this tax increase. Watch the unemployment numbers go up in these states after these taxes are imposed.

What will the taxes fund? More socialism! They are raising the taxes to fund more children’s health care programs. It’s always for the children isn’t it?

You marijuana smokers that sent your legalization questions to Obama last week in hopes the government legalizes marijuana and justify legalization through potential tax revenue for the federal government, look at the loose tobacco tax and tell me that doesn’t make you reconsider your wishes. It would be cheaper for you to continue down the road you are on or move to Amsterdam rather than let the United States government get further involved.

The Official Mike Church Mr. Jefferson Song and Video

This is a great little parody on Simon and Garfunkel's Mrs. Robinson titled Mr. Jefferson. It slams the current Congress and Obama. Give it a listen and pass it on to your friends!

Mike Church is heard daily on Sirius Patriot from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (est). The band is called the Mike Church Band and have a collection of conservative parodies.

Ted Turner Predicts Idiocracy and Cannibalism if Global Warming Continues: Why Don't Global Warming Advocates Just Commit Suicide?

Ted Turner recently stumbled through an interview where he claimed society would fall apart and man would resort to cannibalism because of global warming. That's right, as it snowed in spring in many parts of the nation the nation, and a frozen river has caused massive flooding in North Dakota, Turner continues the crazy claims of global warming. His views present a Mike Judge like Idiocracy view of the world ten, not that's 30 to 40 years from now. (Notice how he quickly moves from ten. He's likely to be alive in ten years, so it's safer to quickly correct himself.) His view of Idiocracy includes cannibalism.

I have a question for these alarmist like Ted Turner. If they are so concerned about the danger of the global population, why don't they take the first step and just end their lives? Oh, that's right, they expect everyone else to bow down before their wisdom, and they are far too important to give up their own lives for the benefit of mankind. They would rather see the genocide of people like me.

Back on Uncle Sam's Plantation (by Star Parker): Reposted Because of Parker's Brilliance

Back on Uncle Sam's plantation
Star Parker - Syndicated Columnist

Six years ago I wrote a book called Uncle Sam's Plantation. I wrote the book to tell my own story of what I saw living inside the welfare state and my own transformation out of it. I said in that book that indeed, there are two Americas -- a poor America on socialism and a wealthy America on capitalism.

I talked about government programs like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS), Emergency Assistance to Needy Families with Children (EANF), Section 8 Housing, and Food Stamps. A vast sea of perhaps well-intentioned government programs, all initially set into motion in the 1960s, that were going to lift the nation's poor out of poverty.

A benevolent Uncle Sam welcomed mostly poor black Americans onto the government plantation. Those who accepted the invitation switched mindsets from "How do I take care of myself?" to "What do I have to do to stay on the plantation?" Instead of solving economic problems, government welfare socialism created monstrous moral and spiritual problems -- the kind of problems that are inevitable when individuals turn responsibility for their lives over to others.

The legacy of American socialism is our blighted inner cities, dysfunctional inner city schools, and broken black families. Through God's grace, I found my way out. It was then that I understood what freedom meant and how great this country is.

I had the privilege of working on welfare reform in 1996, passed by a Republican Congress and signed (by) 50 percent. I thought we were on the road to moving socialism out of our poor black communities and replacing it with wealth-producing American capitalism. But, incredibly, we are going in the opposite direction. Instead of poor America on socialism becoming more like rich America on capitalism, rich America on capitalism is becoming like poor America on socialism.

Uncle Sam has welcomed our banks onto the plantation and they have said, "Thank you, Suh." Now, instead of thinking about what creative things need to be done to serve customers, they are thinking about what they have to tell “Massah” in order to get their cash.

There is some kind of irony that this is all happening under our first black president on the 200th anniversary of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Worse, socialism seems to be the element of our new young president. And maybe even more troubling, our corporate executives seem happy to move onto the plantation.

In an op-ed on the opinion page of the Washington Post, Mr. Obama is clear that the goal of his trillion dollar spending plan is much more than short term economic stimulus: "This plan is more than a prescription for short-term spending -- it's a strategy for America 's long-term growth and opportunity in areas such as renewable energy, healthcare, and education."

Perhaps more incredibly, Obama seems to think that government taking over an economy is a new idea. Or that massive growth in government can take place "with unprecedented transparency and accountability." Yes sir, we heard it from Jimmy Carter when he created the Department of Energy, the Synfuels Corporation, and the Department of Education. Or how about the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 -- The War on Poverty -- which President Johnson said "...does not merely expand old programs or improve what is already being done. It charts a new course. It strikes at the causes, not just the consequences of poverty."

Trillions of dollars later, black poverty is the same. But black families are not, with triple the incidence of single-parent homes and out-of-wedlock births.

It's not complicated. Americans can accept Barack Obama's invitation to move onto the plantation. Or they can choose personal responsibility and freedom.Does anyone really need to think about what the choice should be?

Add Hire More Muslims to the I Think Obama is a Muslim Post: Religious Affirmative Action

A couple of weeks ago, I looked at the pro-Islamic policies of Obama. From rebuilding Gaza to Palestinian scholarships, Obama has more love for those who hate us over our friends of decades. Now Obama looks to hire more Muslims in the White House. We will soon have affirmative action based on religion.

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) provided Obama with a list of the 45 most qualified Ivy League Islamic graduates, Fortune 500 employees, and public servants. Remember, Minnesota is pushing Sharia law in their state's lending practices. Obama is considering the list in hopes to bring more Muslims to public service. Let's not hire for most qualified or what is in the best interest our our country's sovereignty, but let's hire based on religion and color. I wonder how many new hires will have ties to Al Qaida.

"It was mostly under the radar," J. Saleh Williams said. "We thought it would put [President Obama] in a precarious position. We didn't know how closely he wanted to appear to be working with the Muslim American community."

GM and Chrysler Will Not Receive More Bailout Money: Obama Fires Wagoner and then Says No

In an interesting twist, after Obama fired a CEO (asked him to step down), Dear Leader says there will be no additional bailout money for General Motors or Chrysler. Neither company submitted viable plans to Obama's approval.

I wonder what would be a viable plan that would receive Obama's approval. Did either company give up enough of the sovereignty so Barney Frank can slobber all over the General Motors podium telling their upper and middle management how things will be done?

Obama said he gave each automaker one last chance to submit a plan. Neither pleased Washington enough. This is an interesting play on Obama's part. For the past two months, the unions have been running commercials strongly supporting Obama, and now he looks away from them by turning two UAW hot spots down for additional help.

If I had my bet, Obama's real intentions are to run these companies down to force a liquidation. At that time the government buys the liquidated assets and we then have a fully nationalized auto industry. The government can save billions if they wait.

Hi-Point 9mm Carbine: Worth the Trade

I traded for a Hi-Point 9mm carbine this weekend, and I am very pleased with my new rifle. The 9 mm carbine rifle has a military appearance, a nice balance to it when you hold it, sights similar to my Army M-16 , and very accurate once I got it sighted in.

One of the attractive reasons to buy a Hi-Point fire arm is price. The rifle sells new for $189, and according to Gun Tests Magazine scores high. They also mention many law enforcement offices use the rifles as an alternative to the more expensive AR-15.

I shot fifty rounds from my new rifle yesterday. It's got a little more recoil than they advertise, but not enough to be sore after 50 rounds. The carbine uses a 9mm Luger round.

Some claim the firearm is ugly, but I think it has cool look to it. You can purchase custom accessories if to give it a totally different look. It has a military assault rifle look to it. It was developed in 1994 in hopes to fill a niche after the Federal Assault Weapons Ban took effect. I am very happy with my purchase.

Best of all, Hi-Point has a lifetime warranty on all their firearms. Many happy owners have complimented Hi-Point's service. They are also made in the United States.

Al Gore Celebrates Earth Hour Like I Celebrated Earth Hour: Lights On & TVs On

When are envivronmentalist going to finally accept the truth about Al Gore? He is a lying, hypocritical man who is only interested in one type of green, the green of money he makes from giving pseudo environmental speeches, scaring you with a movie, and robbing you of money he receives as he sells carbon credits.

What was Gore doing during Earth Hour? His 9000-square-foot mansion was lit up. Granted not as lit up as it usually is, but there were clearly a lot of lights on. Gore is becoming the Jesse Jackson of environmentalism. He runs where the cameras are, but doesn't give a care when the cameras are turned off. He should be arrested for fraud, as any other American would be for the lies he spews.

The Reagan Quote of the Day (3/30/09)

The task that has fall to us as Americans is to move the conscience of the world, to keep alive the hope and dream of freedom. For if we fail or falter, there'll be no place for the world's oppressed to flee to. This is not a role we sought. We preach no manifest destiny. But like Americans who brought a new nation into the world 200 years ago, history has asked much of us in our time. Much we've already given, much more we must be prepared to give.

President Obama or CEObama?

Last night I went to bed in amazement. Barack Hussein Obama, who has never run any type of business in his life, asked General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner to step down--and Wagoner does it. Obama, who every time he asked if he is overreaching, cites he taught Constitutional law is now now making policy for the internal workings of the American auto industry. What qualifies Obama to do this? It's not the Constitution. Does his experience as a community organizer in Chicago give him the experience he needs to run a country and the American automobile industry? I don't think it's experience at all. I think it's arrogance.

GM issued a statement, "We are anticipating an announcement soon from the Administration regarding the restructuring of the U.S. auto industry. We continue to work closely with members of the Task Force and it would not be appropriate for us to speculate on the content of any announcement."

Notice how carefully they approach this. Don't want to upset the new bully in town!

Any doubt the relationship between government and American corporation is changing should be set aside now. Not only do we have Congressman Barney Frank citing he should have a say in the way AIG is run, we have Dear Leader running GM. Will Obama choose Wagoner's successor? Will the successor have tax issues? One thing is for sure, if he chooses a Timothy Geithner like figure, we can kiss GM goodbye. It probably doesn't really matter anyway. The way Obama is spending, we are on the ten-year plan to destruction anyway.

By the way, if Obama ever asked me to resign, I'd probably let my fingers do the talking. Either Wagoner is a wuss, or maybe the Obama administration had dug up something ugly about him. Something stinks in GM land, and this gives me further reason not to buy a GM product.

One Man, Many Taxes, 365 Days: Day 87 & 88

Well, for the first time this year I missed a day of counting up my taxes. It wasn't my fault though. My computer automatically downloaded Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and I agreed to install it. When I woke up, all I had was the blue screen of death. I have spent much of today reloading my computer. What a pain! Of course, I didn't have everything backed up.

So since we are talking about computers, let's talk about Barack Obama's latest infringement on privacy. Remember when George W. Bush received flack about listening in on phone calls of suspected terrorist, well this next little bit will show Bush to be a saint when it comes to privacy. Obama is negotiating the ACTA Agreement. Here's how it works:

Let's say you book a flight. As you check into the airport and go through the thug station called Homeland Security, the government thugs that are already pushing the most attractive women aside to get some cheap kicks off of during a pat down, will now be allowed to go through your electronics including MP3 players, laptop computers, and cell phones looking for illegally downloaded files like music and movies.

This isn't just in the United States. Obama is working with leaders around the world to take away a little bit more of your privacy. You think the lines are long at the airport now, you haven't seen anything yet. The airport's holding facilities will be full. The Obama police state is coming. I can't imagine what his tax laws will consist of. I would imagine the community service police will report those who don't pay their fair share for government rewards.

Biden's Daughter Powders Her Nose: Joe Biden's Not So Tough on the War on Drugs in His House

In the age of cell phones and other micro-sized video cameras, you should choose carefully who you break the law with. Just ask Michael Phelps. Apparently now, there is a video of Joe Biden's daughter doing a lines of coke.

What appears to be Ashley Biden snorting two lines of cocaine, and then complains there isn't enough coke for her as she yells, "what the f*(#." Then she starts talking about her dad.

The ironic thing is dad, Vice President gaffe machine Joe Biden coined the term 'drug czar' and has been tough on the war on drugs, except of course in his own house. There is definitely a pattern with Biden. He always pushes his policies on other people, while his house is obviously above his policies. Ashley Biden, who by no surprise is a social worker (from my experience with social workers--they hope to save the world while running from their huge problems), is also pictured with her ex boyfriend in the video.

The video was taken earlier this month, so we need to ask was any stimulus or bailout money diverted towards Ashley Biden or anyone with social ties to Ms. Biden which may have paid for Biden's coke binge. We already know from last week, that civil rights activists have stood up against a plan for people who receive government money to undergo drug testing. We also know the secretary of state, Bill's wife, has attacked gun owners for the drug violence in Mexico. Will she reconsider her statements and personally point her finger at Ashley Biden for the violence, or will she stand firm that the violence is because of guns. Just a couple things to think about.

Good News About Mark Levin's New Book from Amazon.Com

I just got confirmation from Amazon for the delivery date for Mark Levin's new book. I ordered it last week, and they were sold out. I won't be getting my book until April 10. This may seem like bad news, but considering the excitement for the subject matter, I think this is very good news. Conservatism is alive and well in 2009. Let this be a reminder to Obama, our country didn't move to the left. He never presented the views and the direction he is on during the election except for when he slipped, like his conversation with Joe the Plumber.

I can't wait to get my book. It's going to be worth the wait.

Is an Assault Weapons Ban Unconstitutional

The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban took away the right to purchase rifles designed for warfare with modification to make them legal to sell. One example would be the M-16 and the AR-15. The M-16 is a military rifle issued in 1967 to US troops. It features a flash suppressor and either a fully automatic version or a three-round burst (A1 and A2), and since I served has seen changes. The AR-15 doesn't have these features, although you can find some with the flash suppressor. It's basically a semi-automatic rifle, no different than semi-automatic rifles used for hunting except in appearance. In fact, one of the silly features that defines it differently as an assualt rifle, is its pistol grip, which one of my rifles has.

Many shooters like the AR-15 because of the recoil spring in the butt of the rifle which absorbs the kick of the rifle when it's shot. It's a great rifle for sporting purposes. Like all rifles and guns, the people who buy an AR-15 aren't buying them to go a shooting spree. There is clearly an enjoyment in the sport, and people enjoy shooting the AR-15. I would love to have one, but current threats in Congress and in the Obama cabinet have once again pushed the cost of these rifles upwards in costs.

I have spent this weekend considering the meaning of the Second Amendment. It's under attack everywhere I look, including in my state of Missouri where Governor Jay Nixon issued the Modern Militia Movement Report. Within time, the government will once again work on passing another assault weapons ban. It seems to be a priority of Attorney General Eric Holder.

I argue any type of ban on any rifle, shotgun, or hand gun seems unconstitutional. Consider the reason why the Second Amendment is in place. It states a well-regulated militia is necessary for a free people. This is to protect a free people from an oppressive federal government. Obviously, our military has grown to something that forefathers never imagined, but to remove the right to bear these specific arms gives an oppressive government even more of a Goliath complex over its people. If it's the responsibility of a free people to take arms up against an oppressive force that robs them of their natural rights, than an assault weapons ban puts these people even at a greater disadvantage to stand up and fight for their rights. Surely our forefathers wouldn't expect us to fight oppression with a 22 would they?

Hillary's Mexico Trip, Welfare Drug Users, and Law Abiding Second Amendment Advocates

I found a lot of irony in many of the news stories last week. Let's start with Bill's wife's trip to Mexico where she addressed the violence in Mexico and placed blame on the United States. In fact, she went as far as saying the United States is responsible for the security of Mexico as she blamed Americans who get high which creates the drug trade from Mexico and the exchange of firearms for the drugs. She clearly made the case to attack the Second Amendment, event though there is obvious proof the firearms aren't coming from the United States, but from Mexico's military and other sources.

The above picture (AP) shows a collection of confiscated weapons from Mexican violence surrounding the drug trade. Notice the grenades, fully automatic rifles, and rocket launchers. These aren't coming from American gun stores or Army surplus stores. Bill's wife misrepresents the truth to claim there's another problem with the Second Amendment.

Another story that headlined newspapers this week showed the efforts of eight states to drug test welfare recipients. If recipients failed drug tests they would be removed from the welfare roles. Guess which story received more criticism? I know I don't have to tell you.

While Bill's wife, the current Secretary of State, is in Mexico blaming the United States for its drug use that causes violence in Mexico, civil liberties groups were complaining about eight states that are moving to enforce drug laws in the United States.

If we are serious about lowing the drug use in this country, why is it coming at the expense of Second Amendment advocates? Shouldn't it come at the cost of those who break the law, buy the drugs, and use the drugs, especially when it's with taxpayer dollars. It seems to me the misuse of taxpayer dollars offended a lot of Senators and Representatives in Congress the week before when it involved capitalism. For some reason, those same people aren't upset by welfare recipients using taxpayers dollars to buy their drugs.

Militias are a Constitutional Responsibility of the People: Governor Jay Nixon's Efforts to Redefine Militia is Disgraceful

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

The word militia has been under attack in the state of Missouri after Governor Jay Nixon attacked the concept of militia in the Modern Militia Movement Report. The government has an interest in redefining militia to defeat the Second Amendment. They want to label domestic terrorist like The Cross, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord and Timothy McVeigh and militia members, when in fact they are not what our forefathers considered militias. The MAIC report villainizes the word militia. It makes it sound as only crazy, hateful people subscribe to militia philosophies. The report went even further to attach third parties, Christianity, pro-life causes, state sovereignty, and a strong belief of the Constitution and the Federalist Papers as stereotypical behavior of militia members.

I wonder if Governor Nixon could tell me what Christian principle did McVeigh carry out the bombing of the Oklahoma Federal Building to? My religion doesn't tell us to bomb buildings, kill innocent life, or attack the government. In fact, it says give to Caesar what is Caesars, referring to taxes. Why would Governor Nixon and Missouri officials go as far as connecting these philosophies with radical domestic terrorists? The answer is simple, these philosophies keep individuals strong with the beliefs of freedom and liberty prescribed in our Constitution, and currently our government looks away from those beliefs. I can go back and cite this isn't just the Obama administration. George Bush admitted to walking away from some of these beliefs in his final days in office. Remember, it was Bush who signed the Veterans Disarmament Act.

A free people who hold the truths in the Declaration of Independence to be self-evident and understand the Federalist Papers and how the led to our Constitution will create resistance to major changes in political philosophies of the United States. If you change the language to turn the word militia to me domestic terrorist, you defeat the Second Amendment.

Let's look back in our history at the first Constitutional Convention. The original Constitution didn't provide the people with rights against an oppressive government, and many of the forefathers decided against ratifying the original document. It was only after the Bill of Rights was added that it was ratified. Those Bill of Rights are protections and responsibilities of a free people. Read the amendments:

1. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
   
   The report attacks aspects of the First Amendment, including flying flags, pro-life stance, support of political candidates, and Christianity.
   
2. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
   
   Once again, we see our forefathers wisdom. In order to protect a free people from an oppressive government (think of our government today), it your responsibility to bear arms and form a militia to protect your rights to freedom and liberty. Without the right to bear arms, the oppressive government doesn't fear the peoples whose rights they infringe upon.)
   
3. No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
   
4. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
   
5. No person shall be held to answer for any capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
   
6. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
   
7. In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
   
8. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
   
9. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
   
10. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
    
    The MAIA report attacks those who stand for states' rights. Yet, our Bill of Rights gives the states sovereignty. How else can you look at the Modern Movement Militia Report as anything but an attack on the Bill of Rights?

I pay reverence to each of these Amendments. The most important of all ten is the Second Amendment. Without the Second Amendment, the other nine are just words without anything backing them--anything being force. They infringe upon the Second Amendment and they will take away the other nine--of course, in some ways they already have. Remember the story about Reverend Walter B Hoye who faces jail time for practicing the First Amendment in front of an abortion clinic?

Joe Biden likes to talk about patriotism and how it relates to people paying their fair share of taxes. Fair share in Biden's case is more than 50% of your income. Everywhere you look, you have politicians redefining American ideas for their political gain. I refuse to allow these play on words to go overlooked. Governor Nixon, who is running from the report, is guilty as all the rest of them of taking an American idea and demonizing it. He doesn't deserve a pass on this one, nor will he get it.