Cash for Clunkers is Dead: Rationing Has Begun With Cars and You Are Next

Yesterday, I heard the local news interview a local car dealership. They were worried that the cash for Cash for Clunkers was drying up too quickly (less than a week), and they hoped Congress would extend it. The program was to run into November, but like everything else the government does, the government can't keep up with the demand. Consider this with healthcare.

Just this year the government subsidized free HD converter boxes. They ran out of money making people angry. Now they are doing the same with Cash for Clunkers. Congress is worried at the pace cars are selling, the program will top well over $1 billion in costs to taxpayers. They have now suspended the program as dealers were facing a backlog.

Now I ask you what happens when Obamacare begins to go over it's allotted budget? No healthcare for you! Better look at these examples and how the government works.

This time next month, Obama will claim he saved the car industry as both GM and Chrysler sales were up. Cash For Clunkers will be a few weeks dead, and Obama will get away with it until sales fall again. This program should have never been, and it obviously wasn't planned very well to begin with. They need to read the healthcare overhaul before pushing their changes on the nation. It's obvious our Congress is wishy washy, and this is the perfect example.

The Reagan Quote of the Day (7/31/09)

If I could paraphrase a well-known statement by Will Rogers that he never met a man he didn't like - I'm afraid we have some people around here who never met a tax they didn't like.

Barney Frank Explains the Ultimate End Game of Obamacare: Break Down the System Until It's Under Total Government Control

It what looks like an impromptu interview, Barney Frank admits the end goal of Obamacare is total government takeover the healthcare system through a progression in which Congress maintains the system for a short period of time to provide the illusion it works. Then once people relax, according to Frank, they will push a single-payer totally run government healthcare system. Opponents of Obama have claimed this is the real goal, and it will happen through a number of ways including luring employers to end their coverage by providing a cheaper rate of taxation compared to the current costs of benefits.

Once they convince enough employers and bankrupt the private insurance industry, they will then raise the taxes on employers to cover the costs of the expanded role. This is an evil plan with lots of masks covering the intentions of Democrats like Barney Frank and Barack Obama.

As The Obama Beer Kegger Drags On....

It's crazy watching the build up to the White House beer drinking that will commence in a few minutes. This may be the most disgraceful moment in White House history--even more disgraceful than the Clinton blow job. The media is about to go wild over three men coming together to drink beer.

We can only imagine what will happen if this thing drags on and gets a little out of control. "Obama's voice starts to slur, well, did I happen to ever tell you I was born in Kenya. Ha Ha. It's true." the drunken commander and chief carries on.

"Hey Ed, bring that football over and let's see what that red button does."

"That Hillary Clinton looks like a pumpkin with thoughs thighs and that orange pant suit."

"Let's call my buddy Jeremiah up and see what he has to say about all this."

Yes, in about two minutes we get to see if Obama can handle his liquor. This is so embarrassing--anything to get minds off Obama's falling approval numbers and his unpopular healthcare plan.

The Obama Keg Party Has Become a Corporate Dream and a Racial Discussion Nightmare

It will be interesting to watch the next generation of beer commercials. Gone will be the cute animals like Spuds McKenzie or the Budweiser frogs. The corporations who won an invitation to Obama's White House Bier Garden will have fun at the president's expense. Can't you see now Obama's teleprompter being trained to grab a Bud Light? "Wassup!" It reads. (Maybe the next Bud Bowl will have the secret weapon--the teleprompter with the opposing team's play book.)

Obama's racial blunder has not turned into a 5:00 somewhere photo opportunity. Obama appears to have counted on the circus atmosphere and the obsession of the press corp to erase the fact he cited the actions of a white cop towards a black professor as stupid. There will be nothing positive to come out of this with the exception Obama saved his own butt once again from the lessons he learned in Jeremiah Wright's church.

Those of us who understand Obama and his words, know he personally has a divide in his own psyche between black and white. It's why he quickly rushed to judgement to call the cops actions stupid. It's why he called his own grandmother a typical white person. It's why he talks so candidly in his own book Dream of My Father. For Obama, racism in America is real, and he has taken a side that divides--the wrong side to be on for someone who leads this country.

This is a great opportunity for beer marketing. This will do little to improve race relations in the country.

I Hope Nancy Pelosi's Insurance Policies Are Canceled:

According to Rush Limbaugh, Congress has 17 different choices for health coverage. They are looking to eventually give everyone else in the United States one.

Today, the furry of Nancy Pelosi was on display as she attacked insurance companies directly calling them villains.

"It's almost immoral what they are doing," Pelosi said. "Of course they've been immoral all along in how they have treated the people that they insure," she said, adding, "They are the villains. They have been part of the problem in a major way. They are doing everything in their power to stop a public option from happening."

Considering she believes insurance companies are immoral, you think she would be friends with the industry. Birds of a feather usually flock together, but of course, insurance companies are set up to make profits like any other business. That's what Democrats in Congress call immoral these days as they overlook their own actions, which aren't exactly saintly.

I think it would be wonderful poetic justice if when Pelosi gets home for August break, all of her insurance coverages are canceled. I would love it even more if the Geico lizard himself personally delivered the cancellations. This Speaker of the House isn't smarter than a caveman.

Religious Group Protests Obama's Racial Ease Keg Party

Roe Conn of Chicago's WLS-AM reports that a religious group is protesting Obama's decision to drink beer with the Cambridge police officer and the arrested professor. They will meet in a few short hours, which has produced news giving details to exactly who is drinking what.

The group protesting worries Obama drinking a beer will encourage teenage drinking. I think they are looking at this all wrong. If teens realized the amount of debt Obama is going to leave for them, the country's youth would have harder livers than a bunch of Russians after a spilt rail car full of vodka on the Trans Siberian Railroad.

The group protesting says they should be drinking lemonade and not promoting drinking. While I think this may be a little extreme knowing there are far better things to point out about Obama and protest, it continues to show Obama upsets people everywhere he goes.

Instead of beer, can a group point out that with the presidency comes great responsibility. Calling a white cop stupid over a black man's arrest is careless. Obama could have sparked the next race wars. I really don't think Bud Light, Red Stripe and Blue Moon is all that important in all of this.

Bungalow Bill's Month in Review: July 2009

This year is flying by, and its producing plenty of liberals worthy of Bungalow Bill's Wacky Liberal of the Year. Figuring out who made the list is just around the corner. There were plenty of entries in July.

Here are the top stories on BBCW in July.

1. Lance Armstrong finished third in his comeback Tour de France. In raising cancer awareness, Armstrong is still the champ. The Lance Armstrong Nike Tour De France video was quite popular.

2. Carla Bruni's decision not to offer Barack Obama the tradition kiss still provides lots of talk.

3. America is waking up and Obama is falling out of favor quickly. July was full of town hall meetings hosted by Representatives and Senators that attracted plenty of protest against Obama and his policies. There's one thing that's not going away either. That's the birth certificate as Mike Castle found out at his own town hall meeting.

4. As more details come out about Obamacare, one thing is certain. The government is going to have a lot of control over your healthcare decisions. Obama includes end of life counseling. Considering it may push hospice and Social Security is broke, the writing is on the wall.

5. People are concerned by the damage Obama is doing to this country, and they worry presidential term limits may be repealed. HJ Resolution 5 is an attempt to do just that.

6. Interest in guns and ammo hasn't faded. Hi Point 9mms are a great way to enjoy the Second Amendment and continues to draw readers.

7. When Obama sees his poll numbers go down, he heads to the town hall meeting to campaign. This brings out a cast of idiots from Julio Oseguedo to trans fat woman. With Debby Smith, it appears many of these cast of characters are set up by Obama himself to create confusion and avoid the real issues.

8. NASA is going to bomb the moon on October 9, 2009.

9. If cap and trade passes, another entitlement program will begin...energy stamps.

10. Obama past himself as one of us as he attacked John McCain for his wealth. Now the election is over, Obama continues to show his wealth by spending lots of money on brand names.

Perverts Put Out: Pornography Paid For By Obama's Stimulus Plan

More details are coming out about what is getting stimulated with Obama's stimulus plan. This time, it's material of an adult nature according to In A Handbasket.

The National Endowment of the Arts received $80 million of your tax dollars in hope art would stimulate the economy. However, it appears only certain body parts are being stimulated.

The Frameline Film House received stimulus money. Each week they show an "art oriented" sexually charged film. In A Handbasket calls the film not just disturbing but downright disgusting.

In San Francisco, CounterPULSE received stimulus money. They are responsible for a production called "Perverts Put Out." Here's what the Perverts Put Out Web site says about the production:

Perverts Put Out!, San Francisco's long-running pansexual performance series, has featured stellar line-ups of truly twisted, mega-talented artistes...and even an occasional naked mayoral candidate.

So now US tax dollars are going to promote immorality, which means Americans basically elected Caligula and his perverted court to run the country. I don't have to tell you that CounterPulse, the Frameline Film House, and the National Endowments of the Arts do little to promote the economy. They are only vehicles that promote liberalism and immorality.

I think In A Handbasket says it best:

Liberals would jump and scream if a single tax dollar were to fund a church service or a prayer meeting. But these same people have no problem at all using dollars meant to stimulate the economy to stimulate the senses of the perverted citizens of San Francisco.

Remember Obama promised responsibility when he begged Americans to support the stimulus bill. I guess we can add this to the list of Obama lies. Oh, that is until we eventually find out that stimulus funds provided condoms for these events.

The Question I Will Ponder This Weekend: Michael Moore's Fat Ass and Obamacare

Michale Moore is not just a poster child for insane liberalism, he is also the poster child with a target on his fat ass for the coming Democrat taxes for healthcare. It's obvious, Moore hasn't lived a healthy life as he looks fatter with each movie.

His new movie, "Capitalism: A Love Story", shows a bloated Moore with at least another 50 pounds gained from going on late-night binges with Morgan Spurlock at the local McDonald's. It's obvious Moore drives to meet Spurlock (who walks) for Double Quarter-Pounders, Supersized with a triple thick chocolate shake.

The question I will ponder this week is weather or not Moore with his crazy, anti-America movies that get Pelosi panting like a dog in heat will be given tax exempt status with the coming sin taxes soon to occur at the golden arches by Democrats in Congress. Could there be a Michael Moore fast food exemption clause in the coming healthcare taxes? Second question: when Michael Moore's heart finally gives out and needs help, will he be pushed to the first of the healthcare line since his movies reflect the views of the current White House occupant?

US Government Sponsored Eugenics in Obamacare: Planned Parenthood and Abortions Benefit With Obamacare While Seniors Are Denied Care

Does anyone else find the irony in Obama pushing a healthcare program that will put millions into an organization founded in hopes of killing the black race? That's right, under Obamacare, Americans will pay for abortions which means Planned Parenthood will receive millions more of your tax dollars to vacuum suck babies clinging onto the womb into non-existence.

A new commercial sponsored by the Family Research Council puts it in perspective. Seniors will be rejected for care, but young women everywhere will be encouraged by a government bureaucrat to get in the abortion line--the government hates useless eaters under Obama's plans.

When you look at the history of Planned Parenthood, you have to ask if Obama and the rest of the black Democrats in Congress as well as across the country supporting Obamacare really that ignorant. I say yes. Planned Parenthood was founded by a eugenicist--Margaret Sanger. Sanger believed abortion was a good way to kill the black race. Now we have a black president pushing Planned Parenthood, just in case little Sasha and Malia make a mistake in life.

There is so much dishonesty in the black political world! You can be called just short of a racist when a white cop arrests a black man in this country--even in Obama's eyes--yet they continue to sponsor an organization (Planned Parenthood) whose roots are as evil as the Ku Klux Klan.

The IRS Treats You Bad, The Post Office Humiliates You, Why Would You Want Any Government Providing You Healthcare?

My mood instantly sours when I have to deal with the government. I learned early in the United States Army what the government is. It's a slow moving slug that consists of segments of people who don't worry about losing their government jobs, so they don't care how they treat you.

Just look at the faces of people the next time you have to go to your local Department of Motor Vehicles. Yes, I understand this isn't a federal entity, but it's the perfect example of government. The only person you see excited at the DMV is the 16 year old who is entering this yearly parade of pay to drive at the DMV. There is no efficiency at the DMV, and frustration shows on everyones' face except for the government worker who ignored the big line to take the unauthorized coffee break.

I know you have seen this at the post office as well. If you want to see the difference between how much better the competitive market place is, walk into a Federal Express or UPS shipping office and then walk into the United States Post Office. At Fed Ex or UPS, they are staffed to get you through quickly and on with your day. You feel appreciated as they don't make you feel stupid for not taping your box correctly. They just tape it.

At the Post Office they make a scene if the box isn't taped up to their liking, especially if you aren't using an upgraded service. As they are making the scene in front of the line where people wait for half-an-hour, an endless stream of postal workers who you have seen work the windows in the past look at the crowd but never man a window. I do my best to stay away from a United States Post Office.

If you think that's bad, wait until this April when millions of Americans find out Obama didn't actually give them the tax cut he boasts of, and they owe the IRS. They will find one of the most miserable, unfriendly people on the planet--all working for the United States government. I know. I have been there.

It's their job not to answer your questions--at least ones that are to your benefit. They are in the business to take from you and benefit the government from their efforts.

Then you look at other programs which offer entitlements like Social Security and Medicare. These are programs which during their time of debate featured a similar round of debate pitting a the argument for more government power against that of the limits Constitution provides. Now we are told these programs will soon be bankrupt, as a minority of Americans want government to take further care of them. Luckily a majority of Americans are waking up seeing what is happening with Obamacare.

There is just one thing I am wondering, with such a bad track record of running things--a record that obviously lowers the mood of a majority of Americans when they must deal with most government entities--why would anyone even consider Obamacare a good thing. You wouldn't allow a doctor with a history of killing people during operations to operate on yourself, so why would you want the government to run the healthcare considering they have killed nearly everything they ever touch?

Racial Bailout Beer (Sung to the Old Miller Beer, If You've Got the Time, We've Got the Beer Music)

Stick your foot in your mouth
One beer stands clear
(slur after slur)
When he's in a jam
Obama's got the beer

Racial Bailout Beer

Spoken: Racial Bailout Beer: Keeping Americans fat, drunk, and stupid so they ignore what comes out of Obama's hateful mouth. From Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Washington, DC to Golden, Colorado and all across the soon depleted plains.

(sung to the tune of the classic Miller Beer Commercials)

As Millions of Americans Receive Government Subsidized HD Converter Boxes, Iowa Woman Throws Out Her TV Thanks to Obama

If Rasmussen calls Deloris Nissen of Audubon, Iowa, they are likely to get an earful about Obama. The 78-year-old woman is so sick of Obama, she's ridding herself of her televisions sets.

She placed an ad in the local Daily Times Herald for the TVs. She listed her reason for selling them: "Obama on every channel and station."

Nissen says she keeps her remote in hand prepared to change the channel when Obama comes on. Just one problem, he's on the other channels too. She decided the solution is just to get rid of the sets.

For Ms. Nissen's sake, this story will probably move her up to the front of the line to be denied for Obamacare, so I recommend she invest the money so that when she needs healthcare, she can afford to fly to India for her treatment.

The Contradiction of Obama's Pro-Black Family Comments

This is another great video posted on MAInfo. This video looks at Obama's positive comments towards black families and then shows his contradictions in his words and actions against black families. It goes into a blog I wrote before the election citing that Obama's support of Planned Parenthood shows his ignorance in the history and racial ties of abortion in the United States.

Planned Parenthood was founded by a racist eugenicist named Margaret Sanger. She thought the black race could be exterminated through abortions. Just ponder that a little bit as Obama says he's happy Planned Parenthood and abortion is available for Malia and Sasha in case they make a mistake.

Rasmussen Poll Shows Obama Falls to 48%

Americans don't want Obamacare. If you don't believe me, look at Obama's poll numbers. They continue to fall the closer we get to a vote over healthcare. Rasmussen reports Obama's approval percentage has reached an all-time low of 48%.

WATERLOO!

It's Keg Night at the White House: Nothing Cools the Flames of Racism Like a Beer

Nothing cools the flames of racism like an ice cold beer. It worked for Jesse Jackson, and tonight Obama is giving it a try. It's keg night at the White House, and tax payers are paying for Obama's racial remarks.

In case you don't know, the Reverend Jesse Jackson's family owns an Anheuser Busch distributorship in Chicago (one of the reasons I switched to Lite Beer from Miller and then Shiner Bock after I moved the Chicago). The story of how an black Baptist preacher from Chicago acquired a beer distributorship sounds like a violation of doctrine, but when Jesse Jackson is involved, just know there was a compromise of the people he claims to represent in exchange for the almighty dollar.

When Anheuser Busch began promoting their King Cobra malt liquor product and other products in the neighborhoods Jackson fought for, he saw the results these products had on their community from skipping work to getting drunk to domestic violence. Jackson began to campaigning to get the ads taken down in black neighborhoods through threats to companies like Anheuser Busch.

Anheuser Busch made Jackson a sweet deal to get him to go away. They offered him a distributorship for him to remain silent. Since Jackson is about the money and not the people, according to Mancow, Jackson took the offer.

So why should we expect Obama to do the right thing? He didn't apologize over his rush to judgement and racially motivated comments against a white cop arrest of a black professor. Obama has a deep-seated hatred of white people. Now Obama exchanges beer for real racial healing. It's apparently all they have.

The Reagan Quote of the Day (7/30/09)

The size of the federal budget is not an appropriate barometer of social conscience or charitable concern.

"This is a President Who Needs a Vacation": What Has Obama Done to Need a Vacation?

“This is a president who needs a vacation,” said Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart after observing Obama's sinking poll numbers. I beg to differ. This is a president who needs to find a new line of work and stand in the unemployment lines with other Americans for a while before he gets it.

Let's highlight Obama's life since January. He's thrown huge parties with Hollywood and Music's elite. He eats $100 a pound Wagyu beef. He's been to Europe more than once. He's left the country more four times. He's spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to go on a date in New York City while catching a Broadway play. He is constantly seen on the golf course as the casualty rates in Afghanistan rises. He flew to St. Louis to catch a baseball game. He has thrown a Luau. Does this sound like a man who needs a vacation?

Mr. Hart, Americans are suffering because the policies of our government have forced countries overseas. Unemployment continues to rise to high levels under Obama. The housing scandal caused by policies of the Democratic party has costs Americans thousands of dollars as the values of their homes shrunk. Americans retirement accounts have shrunk as government mismanagement and secrecy drove the markets down. If anyone needs a vacation it's the American people from the controlling hand of the government. I suggest Obama stay in the house he told the American people he wanted to live in rather than continuing to flaunt his glitzy image while Americans continue to suffer. Obama doesn't need a vacation.

Let's Compare Georgia's Standard Medical Care to Massachusetts Universal Socalized Medical Care Using Legos

MAInfo posted this on her blog tonight, and I am borrowing it. It's a great comparison of the average health coverage between Georgia who uses the traditional plan and Massachusetts whose current plan resembles Obamacare.

It's Official: Congressman Mike Ross Wavered on Obamacare

To the good people of Arkansas, it seems your Congressman in the 4th district, Representative Mike Ross thinks the government should have greater power over your ability to determine and receive healthcare. Thanks to Congressman Ross wavering under the demands of Barack Obama (remember your state was red), Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid, senior citizens in this country will soon face rationing.

You will soon be forced into government sponsored healthcare whether you like it or not. At first this may not be the case. It may be cheaper for your employer to continue providing your healthcare benefits, but eventually the statists in our government who wish to take the power of your state provided through the 10th Amendment and give it to the federal government will come up with a way that makes it advantageous for your employer to drop their care giving the government more control.

Why would the federal government want control over the health care system? Well, let's start with the fact that Social Security is broken. The longer you live, the more strain it puts on the system. Give the government the ability to deny seniors care and provide a hospice services for them to go and die, and you start to relax the strain on Social Security.

Congressman Ross and his wife will never face this reality. In fact, his party voted against the mandatory provision that would make Congressmen and Senators take the same healthcare system that Congressman Ross once fought against but apparently was bought off in order to change his vote. If it's not good enough for Congressman Ross and the rest of the Congress, why would it be good enough for you?

I hope the people of Arkansas's 4th Congressional District understand the seriousness of Congressman Ross's change in stance on healthcare. One day in the near future, when a government bureaucrat tells you your life isn't important enough to provide care to in order that you may life another five years, your remember what Congressman Ross did on this very day.

I hope you have the sense enough to end Congressman Ross's term in Congress in 2010, and Mr. Ross, you better be aware, I will be knocking on Arkansas doors alerting people to the debt you have voted for and this healthcare bill. They will know you have no backbone when it comes to standing up against Speaker Pelosi and Barack Obama.

I Might Go To Jail For Posting This: For Seniors Who May Soon Face Healthcare Rationing

This was just sent to me from a soon-to-be senior American. While I don't advocate the actons contained in this message, I do think it makes a valid point about the future of healthcare in America.

The Perfect Solution to Senior Healthcare After Obama Destroys It

While discussing the upcoming Universal Health Care Program with my sister-in-law the other day, I think we have found the solution. I am sure you have heard the ideas that if you're a senior you need to suck it up and give up the idea that you need any health care.


A new hip? Unheard of! We simply can't afford to take care of you anymore. You don't need any medications for your high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, etc. Let’s take care of the young people. After all, they will be ruling the world very soon.


So here is the solution. When you turn 70, you get a gun and four bullets. You are allowed to shoot two senators and two representatives. Of course, you will be sent to prison where you will get three meals a day, a roof over your head, and all the health care you need! New teeth, great! Need glasses? No problem! New hip, knee, kidney, lung, heart? Well bring it o!. And who will be paying for all of this? The same government that just told you that you are too old for health care. And, since you are a prisoner, you don't have to pay any income tax.


I really think we have found a Perfect Solution!

To Congressman Mike Ross and the Rest of the Blue Dogs

I am addressing this to Congressman Mike Ross, but the rest of you so-called blue dog Democrats better heed the warning. You will soon find out what political hell looks like.

We are being told today the blue dog coalition of Democrats who were preventing the fast track vote to Obamacare have given in to the demands of Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid. Currently the bill is being rushed through committee so Congress can pass it before the August recess.

Congressman Mike Ross (D-AR) is one of these blue dogs who may have caved in. Please consider the warning Mr. Ross. If it's true that you have caved in and contributed to messing up the single-greatest healthcare system in the world, you have my promise that I will repay your disgrace to your constituents by making sure they know you sold your soul for congressional gain.

We learned how the game works with cap and trade. We know how key Democrats pad the reelection pockets of little Democrats for exchange of a vote they know is wrong and will hurt the country. Once again, we obviously are witnessing the same.

Just so you know Mr. Ross, if it's true that you sold your country out and granted more power to the federal government--power that the Constitution does not provide the federal government--be advised I will be active in seeing your defeat.

I will drive down to one of my favorite states and work against your reelection campaign. I will let each constituent know that you think the federal government should oversee the healthcare decisions of thousands of Arkansans rather than those Arkansans choosing the best road to health with their doctor. One thing I know about the people of your district Mr. Ross, they don't want some government bureaucrat telling them what they can or cannot do.

I will contribute to whoever you opponent is, as much as I can afford. I will use this blog to personally encourage others to do the same to ensure you are defeated next year.

You see Mr. Ross, your constituents healthcare is more important than whatever political favors you will earn from caving in. My healthcare is more important than whatever it is you may have sold your soul for. The day that comes in which I am told my parents don't pay enough in taxes anymore so they are a burden to the system and will not be treated in the day you are really going to have to deal with me. With Obamacare, that day is coming for millions of Americans. You think about that while you have your cushy Congressional coverage that Congress chose not to lose as they steer Americans towards this new system.

I have good healthcare Mr. Ross. It's proven good once again as I go through my personal health issues at this time. Under the Obama system, there is not incentive for my employer to maintain my coverage. Even if he does, I will soon be double dipped for coverage by paying my own part of the premium and then paying the new taxes needed to cover this $1.5 trillion mess you may be now willing to put your name on.

If healthcare was a right Mr. Ross, our forefathers with their wisdom would have included it in the Constitution. They also knew the dangers of a central government having that much control over its people. In the end, healthcare was never a God-given right, which our forefathers write of. You need to consider this as obviously your coalition fell apart.

If this system is so good Mr. Ross, then why isn't Congress agreeing to put themselves on the government system. You best be ready for my wrath, and the wrath of other Americans who have spoke up 15 to 1 against this plan. It's coming. Your days in Washington are numbered if you caved.

Stimulus Spending Creating Week-Long Employment Opportunities

$780 billion is a lot to spend on American jobs that will last roughly the average American work week. It's exactly what the opponents of Obama and Pelosi's stimulus package warned of, although Democrats are still trying to prove otherwise.

A report coming out today shows that in Oregon, Democrats are bragging about 3,236 jobs brought to Oregon thanks to the stimulus. That sounds wonderful doesn't it?

It does until you start looking at the reality of the jobs. The jobs are nothing more than glorified yard work jobs lasting less than a work week. You go to work for a week and then you are unemployed a few days later. Thanks Barack!

According to the Associated Press, an analysis showed that stimulus jobs in Oregon lasted only 35 hours. Democrats are claiming victory claiming it's better than not working at all.

"Sometimes some work for an individual is better than no work," said Oregon's Senate president, Peter Courtney.

So let me see, a bill that dramatically increased the national deficit with promises for Americans has proven only to be a tax liability for future Americans while taking away from the time an American could be looking for real work. Yup, Obama's plan is really something!

Let's not forget that Obama has bragged he has created or saved 150,000 jobs. Is he subtracting from that total after these people put in their 35 hours? Something tells me he's not.

Enjoy Your Obama Cupcake: In April the Bill Will Come Due

Each day I marvel at how stupid the current President of the United States. I marvel while the same liberal elitist intellectuals continue to argue Obama is a smart man. Today, Obama had his Marie Antoinette moment, and we are all supposed to relish in his wisdom while enjoying of all things a cupcake.

As you know Obama's poll numbers are down. People are losing faith, so he is hitting the town hall meeting today. Obama proudly spoke that his economic reforms are working--this just days after Joe Biden said the economy was much worse than they ever imagined to provide a reason why the economy is getting better. In his speech, Obama lied to the people claiming he gave them a tax cut which will allow them to buy cupcakes.

Yes, Obama said cupcakes. What kind of tax cuts only allow you to purchase cupcakes? I know it's not a tax cut that will stimulate the economy. There is more stupidity in Obama's remark than just Obama telling the people to basically go eat cupcakes.

There was no tax cut. This is a lie Obama continues to get away with. If you don't believe me, go ask your HR department at work about the Obama tax cut. You will find out something you may not want to hear. They will tell you that you are probably going to owe money at the end of the year come tax time.

The reason is Obama didn't give anyone a tax cut. Obama's plan only allowed you to take home more. It never lowered the tax tables. In other words, you are paying in less to cover your tax bill which means you might not be paying in enough. If you aren't paying in enough, you are going to owe the IRS come tax time. Now I ask you if the majority people owe taxes come April 15, do you really think that's going to help the economy?

So Obama told taxpayers to eat cake--cupcakes. What he thought was funny today is going to upset taxpayers come February. Just watch those poll numbers once the reality of Obama's taxcuts kick in. Of course, with the way Obama governs, it wouldn't surprise me if there was a program for tax relief to save Obama from his own lie.

Healthcare Bill on the Fast Track to Vote Before August: Markup Committee Begins in an Hour

RedState.com has confirmed Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi has twisted the arms of the blue dog Democrats. They will be in conference in an hour to begin markup of the healthcare bill to get it on the fast track for a vote before Congress has a chance to get home and deal with angry voters who don’t want this plan.

Get on the phone, especially to people like Congressman Mike Ross of Arkansas who may have been bought off. Put pressure on Congress today!

Wanting to Keep Your Own Healthcare Insurance?: Get Ready to be Double Dipped

Obama keeps pushing to get healthcare reform approved at a record pace. Obama continues to sell his healthcare plan by ensuring Americans they will be able to keep their employee provided healthcare benefits. That sounds like a swell plan on the part of Obama, but when you consider a truth Obama continues to hide, you will soon learn you won’t be able to afford your employee benefits.

Most Americans share the costs of their healthcare insurance with their employer. Employers get a discounted rate towards healthcare benefits because they buy in bulk. Most employers then require the employees to cover a percentage of their costs. Like taxes, the cost of healthcare insurance is then deducted from each of your paychecks.

What Obama isn’t telling you is if you stay with your employee benefits, not only are you going to responsible for a percentage of your own coverage you are also going to be hit up for all the taxes placed upon you designed to pay for this huge entitlement program. Those who keep their coverage will face being double dipped from in order to keep their current healthcare benefits.

As of right now, healthcare insurance costs aren’t taxed from your check. They are deducted from your check prior to taxing your gross. That may or may not change. There is talk Obama will do what he accused John McCain of doing during the campaign—taxing your healthcare benefits. There are tons of new taxes coming that will enforce double dipping. These taxes range from taxes on soda pop, candy bars, fast food, cigarettes, beer, wine, and booze, cosmetic surgery and dental procedures, and possibly a value added tax. That’s right, not only are you going to have to pay your share of your premium but you will be forced to pay into the many new taxes Congress plans in order to fund Obama’s takeover of the healthcare system. I wonder if you will be able to afford your own health insurance.

Air America Founder Evan Montvel-Cohen Found Guilty of Theft

Remember that boisterous little liberal radio network that claimed it would challenge Rush Limbaugh and bring him down though untalented hacks like Al Franken? You may not considering its inability to live up to its threats. If you do, it should be no surprised that a radio network designed to support liberal democrats was ran by a con man.

Evan Montvel-Cohen, the founder of Air America, was sentenced to five years in prison. As Air America began to fail shortly into its existence, Cohen began writing fraudulent checks. (I guess he was inspired by Democrats of long ago who had their own banking scandal.)

Cohen wrote over $30,000 in fraudulent checks. The checks came from a landscaper's office. The landscaper trusted Cohen as friend. As Cohen was sentenced, he begged for the felony not to stay on his record.

Geologist Calls Global Warming 'New Religion of First World Urban Elites'

I asked last why environmentalist tend to gather and meet in urban settings--the same urban areas that have seen the transition from earthly to city. Geologist Ian Plimer enforces this with his comments citing that global warming is the 'new religion of the first world urban elites.'

While there are thousands of scientists who question man-made global warming and point to faulty models designed for research dollars and not truth. Plimer goes farther than most scientists looking at the global warming movement as a cult of city dwellers who are clueless about the real environment and the history of the earth.

He writes in his book, Heaven and Earth -- Global Warming: The Missing Science, 60 published papers, and five other books, "anthropogenic global warming is little more than a con trick on the public perpetrated by fundamentalist environmentalists and callously adopted by politicians and government officials who love nothing more than an issue that causes public anxiety."

He notes that while global warming alarmist only look back at the last century or so, geologists records go back thousands of millions of years.

The dynamic and changing character of the Earth's climate has always been known by geologists. These changes are cyclical and random, he says. They are not caused or significantly affected by human behaviour.

Polar ice, for example, has been present on the Earth for less than 20 per cent of geological time, Plimer writes. Plus, animal extinctions are an entirely normal part of the Earth's evolution.

The Tanning Bed Tax is Coming: Tanning Beds Elevated to Top Cancer Risk

It won't be long until Democrats in Congress begin discussing the tanning bed. The same Democrats who are looking at taxing everything from fast food to Botox to pay for nationalized healthcare will be looking into the International Agency for Research on Cancer claim that tanning beds are as dangerous as cigarettes. In fact, the IARC says tanning beds are as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. (Geez!)

Tanning beds have been elevated to the highest cancer risk. The agency claims the risk of skin cancer rises 75% when people use tanning beds before the age of 30.

"The use of sunbeds is carcinogenic to humans. It causes melanoma of the skin, and melanoma of the eye," said Vincent Cogliano, an IARC researcher who led the new assessment.

"I cannot see any reason why a healthy person should use them," he told AFP by phone.

Mark my words. In the coming days, we are going to discover a new tanning tax. It may be a tax based on tanning bed use. It may look at the color of your skin in the winter and then tax you based on the exposure. Get a sunburn during Obama care and get a sunburn ticket. Perhaps, they will just track how many hours you spend exposed to ultraviolet rays, and tax you based on time.

This press release will have the dim light bulbs in the heads of Congressmen flickering. If they are talking Botox tax then count on them citing this claim to justify a tanning tax to pay for nationalized healthcare.

Obama's Attempt to Hush Birth Certificate Demands Hasn't Hushed Lou Dobbs

If you tun into Lou Dobbs, you might hear something you wouldn't expect to hear on CNN. Dobbs is asking Obama to release his long birth certificate. Dobbs isn't going to debate whether or not Obama is a citizen (Dobbs believes he is), but he thinks Obama should release the long birth certificate to silence his critics. Recently on his radio show, Dobbs said:

"The left is trying to silence their opponents and their competitors in the public marketplace of ideas," he said on his radio show. "One issue in which the ethnocentric issue groups have been trying to silence me is on the issue of illegal immigration. Many of those, if you will, have migrated to me here recently because I, even though I said I believe the president is a citizen of the United States, I don't understand why he shouldn't produce a birth certificate. My God, you're talking about the third rail of American journalism, baby! That's it. I'm not going to back off."

The Reagan Quote of the Day (7/29/09)

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better than any centralized government planning process.

Hummingbirds

Having an appreciation of life is an important part of conservatism. I realize this more with each passing year. We use the land and its resources to live and survive, and we give back to it. We will never receive the recognition for our appreciation of the outdoors and the life contained in each eco-system.

I have had many close encounters with animals over my many years of enjoying the outdoors. I have been five feet away from wild deer looking directly at me at the Dunes Lake Shore in Michigan City, Indiana. I don't think I have ever been as close today to a more fascinating animal than the hummingbird. (Please let me walk away from politics for a few moments.)

I know I am getting older. I am not quite 40, I still have just over a year and a half to go. I am starting to do those things I told myself I would never do. I garden and I feed the birds. I received a hummingbird feeder as a gift recently.

For the first few weeks, it just hung. Then suddenly, the tiny bird came, but was scared off from the excitement of getting me over to the window. As they became more secure with the location of the feeder they began to visit more frequently. I would notice when I was out in the yard, they would fly over and away--still not comfortable with my presence.

Today, I picked some new ripened tomatoes and went in through the backdoor. I noticed it flying over the house. I fumbled for my keys in the doorway, and there it was just a foot away. I watched its reflection on the door's glass.

As the storm moved closer, I went outside to watch. I stood in the same door way when suddenly the little humming bird was flying just a foot away from my face. It wasn't sure what to do, and it probably feared for its life. I stayed still and it decided it would fly off. I went to sit down on the step, and it came back.

These little birds are about the size of a mouse. They are like little race cars--quick and agile. It was just so amazing to be that close to one considering how timid they are.

With Cooling Temperatures, Why Aren't Global Warming Alarmists Celebrating Over Cooler Summers?

You think they would cite progress. Temperatures around the United States are much cooler than normal. In fact, the temperatures have dropped so much in the northern plains states, farmers are concerned about their crops.

Yet, there are no celebrations. There is no talk about progress. There is only more global warming, climate change hysteria. Just the mention the temperatures have dropped so dramatically have brought the alarmist out. They fail to recognize the sun has more to do with warming and cooling than little old man.

There is something else they don't want to recognize. Global warming is big business. Like it or not, people are making millions from scaring people into changing their lifestyles. Whenever money is a motive, you must always question the answer. Something tells me these past couple summers are not what Al Gore wanted when he produced that little movie and saw the money come in.

There are so many other scientists who count on global warming for a paycheck. The more outrageous claim they make, the better press they get, and the more likely they are to receive grants to further their outrageous claims. This doesn't come from me. It comes from over 600 scientists who see how polluted climate change science has become thanks to the almighty dollar. I'm all for capitalism, but capitalism that destroys capitalism really isn't a good idea.

If you want to know why we are facing cooler temperatures, just look up solar cycles #23 (which refuses to die) and the coming solar cycle #24. You will quickly learn the sun goes through cycles. It's happened to be on a downward cycles as temps have been decreasing over the past ten years. I find it funny these alarmists don't ever want to talk sun spots. They would just rather try to argue temperatures haven't gotten cooler.

Enlarged Lymph Node

I just got the phone call. It wasn’t good news. It wasn’t bad news. It was just news—news that could go either way.

Apparently it’s an enlarged lymph node. I am supposed to see a surgeon later this week and possibly get a biopsy and ct scan. That’s all I know as of right now. I wait for the surgeon to call.

Thanks For the Well Wishes

I want to say thanks for all the well wishes, prayers, and warm thoughts. It’s an amazing feeling to know so many people you have never met face to face are pulling for you.

At this time, I have not heard the results of yesterday’s medical tests. I sit here and wait hoping for the best.

Not All Business Downturns Are Based on the Economy by Phil in Wisconsin

Granted most business closings and drops in revenue are caused by the economic downturn. However, there are some businesses run by people that are just to stupid to live. If I go into a coffee house and order a smoothie I don't want to see some moron making it on a stationary bike as his sweat pollutes my smoothie. I think this coffee has the Al Gore seal of approval, which equals a seal of stupidity. Picture posted on the radical left wing, socialist, communist, government take all your money, kill all the babies, global warming is going to kill us, propaganda machine and GE company MSNBC.



Eric Geedey makes a smoothie with the help of a stationary bike at Caffe Sportivo in Redwood City, Calif., on July 20. Geedey doubles his duties as massage therapist and coffehouse manager in order to cut costs on the business he runs with Chris Sakelarios.

Notice How the Media Points Out the Race of the Cops Who Obama Lost Support Of

Another Cambridge cop has come out claiming she was upset at Obama’s comments citing the actions of a fellow officer as stupid. She says she will not vote for Obama again. I find it interesting the media is going out of their way to find black cops that are offended by Obama’s comments. The media clearly isn’t color blind in the matter. They have pointed out there have been two cops who are black that no longer view Obama as worthy of voting for.

With that said, I would like to see CNN reporters head out to the gang-infested hood and find out how many thugs Obama inspired in calling cops stupid. Obama may have made major political gains with his anti-cop comments.

Transcript From Al Gore's Latest Global Warming Speech (Phil From Wisconsin)

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

 

It really is getting hotter!! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

 

We're all going to die! Never mind what your thermometer says!

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

 

We're all going to die! We're all going to die!  We're all going to die!

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

We're all going to die! Give me all your money and it won't get hotter!

 

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

We're all going to die! We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

We're all going to die! We're all going to die!

 

Housing Sales and CNN Fantasy Land by Phil in Wisconsin

CNN reported that new home housing sales were up 11% from May to June of this year. They reported what good news this is and that the economy is turning around. The problem with their Obamanomics is that no business ranks sales from month to month, especially a seasonal business like new homes. Sales are ranked from same month last year to same month this year. Unfortunately for the CNN branch of the Department of Propaganda if June 2009 new home housing sales are compared to June2008 new home housing sales we find there is a 21% drop in sales. If we compare June 2009 sales to June 2005 sales there is a 350% drop in sales.

If CNN is going to rank sales by month each month I guess we'll be in for a new home housing sales crash this December since sales will be way down compared to, oh say June or July.

The Obama Department of Propaganda has just one goal. Keep Americans ignorant on what is really going on in the country.

Michael Jackson's Pepsi Hair to be Turned into Diamonds: Controversy Erupts as to Who Owns Michael Jackson's Hair

Michael Jackson’s burnt Pepsi commercial hair is causing some controversy. Apparently the producer of the commercial has some remains of Jackson’s hair. He plans to send the hair to Chicago, where Life Gems will turn the hair into diamonds. The producer will then sell the diamonds as part of a limited collection. (Did you even know they could turn hair into diamonds?)

This has created controversy as who owns Michael Jackson’s hair. Ralph Cohen, the producer, raced over to Jackson to put out the fire in his hear. His actions ripped out a good chunk of hair from Jackson’s head, which he put into his pocket at the time. For 25 years, he has kept the hair. Now he wants to profit from it.

So who owns the hair? Is there ownership rights of such things? Obviously, Cohen is a tacky man who looks to profit like others from the tragic death of Jackson.

Chicago's WLS-AM Plug Smacks Obama Down Over 'Stupid' Comment

Before Rush Limbaugh, WLS-AM Chicago had the funniest plug leading into the fastest three hours of broadcasting. “Broadcasting live from Chicago where acting stupidly gets you beers with Obama, WLS-AM.”

Obama Entertains FIFA President While Showing Him He Can Kick a Ball: Obama Hopes to Bring World Cup Soccer to US

I’m with Rush Limbaugh on soccer. It’s a mindless game. I have tried giving it a chance by attending a Chicago Fire professional game. I left before the first half. The endless running after a ball got old.

Since it’s mindless, it’s no wonder that Barack Obama is a soccer fan. Today, he hosted the Federation International of Football Association (FIFA) president at the White House, where Obama showed off his best Pele attempts with a soccer ball.

Obama is taking time away from the healthcare debate. Instead of actually taking time to see what exactly is in the bill to prevent future embarrassment during future addresses to the nation, he is lobbying to get the World Cup in the United States. Yawn!

I hear all this talk about US Soccer, but does anyone really care? It’s still a small-market sport, especially when you compare it to NASCAR, the National Football League, and Major League Baseball. In fact, soccer superstar David Beckham doesn’t even take the sport serious enough in the United States to play the whole season for the team that pays him big bucks to attract more fans. Now Obama will probably look to taxpayers to make an offer to get the kick the ball series here in the States. (I am prepared for the soccer fan flames. Bring it on!)

Obama says we are broke, but obviously his own personal interests are at play here. It will be Obama’s interests that sees millions of US tax dollars offered to FIFA to get the games here.

Claire McCaskill Doesn't Show Up to Her Own Town Hall Meeting on Obamacare

Senator Claire McCaskill held a town hall meeting in St. Louis last night. The problem is McCaskill didn’t show up. She had her staff show up to conduct the meeting and answer questions over Obamacare.

About 500 people showed up at the meeting that McCaskill failed to show up. Her excuse was is she needed to get things done in Washington. Apparently Washington DC. Is more important to Claire than Missouri.

The truth is 80% of those who showed up spoke out against Obamacare according to reports coming out of the meeting. About 400 Missourians out of the 500 in attendance made it well known they were against the government taking over the healthcare system. Should we be surprised McCaskill didn’t want to listen to the people of Missouri once again? Of course not, she follows Obama around like a love-sick puppy dog, and doesn’t want to hear what the people of Missouri think when they oppose what Obama is doing to our country.

Global Warming Alarmist Prediction for January 2010: They Will Say This Year Was Hotter No Matter What

Remember July 2009 when January 2010 happens. Across the country, temperatures have continued to decreased as July has been a cornucopia of record low temperatures. A cool summer may turn into an early fall and a cold, snowy winter. Time will tell. One thing is for sure, global warming alarmists will tell you what you witnessed in July 2009 isn’t really what it appeared.

Be ready for the bombardment of lies claiming it got hotter in 2009. They did this last year, which proved to be a mild year as solar cycle 23 provided few sun spots. They will claim more ice is melting around the planet as the thermostat around the earth has been reprogrammed by the internal combustible engine and modern conveniences. Mark my words, they will find ways to spin it, but remember come January, July set over 3000 low temperature records. Global warming? I think not.

This all has to do with the sun. The lack of solar storms over the last two years is leading us into a cooling period—a cooling period that could wreak havoc on the crops in the northern plains. We are too caught up with a science based on biased models for research dollars to consider what might happen if we are heading into a period similar to the period known as the little ice age. There were a lack of sunspots during this time period as well. Misguided science could lead us into dangerous times.

Did Bill Clinton Grab Fast Food Before His CDC Speech on Obesity?

Remember during the 1992 campaign, Bill Clinton went for a job and an Egg McMuffin. Now Clinton is making the case against Obesity, no doubt to support Democrats coming taxes on fast food.

Clinton spoke at the CDC's Weight of the Nation conference. He claimed during his speech, "nearly one-in-three children and teens in the United States are overweight or obese. As the healthcare costs of obesity continue to soar, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Healthcare Initiative has taken a lead by bringing together health insurers, employers, and national medical associations to provide more than one million kids and teens in the U.S. with healthcare benefits for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity, but we must all do more to develop innovative solutions to combat the obesity epidemic.”

Mancow reports today on his way to the conference, Clinton grabbed fast food before speaking on obesity. Mike Church confirmed this. Former President Clinton ate a Z's double cheeseburger, onion rings, french fries, apple pie, and a milkshake. This basically is a full day's worth of calories in on sitting for the President. He signed autographs while waiting for his to-go meal, and then drove off to his obesity conference. God bless you Bill Clinton for still giving us something funny to talk about.

Coldest Chicago July in 66 Years

Even in Obama's hometown, the evidence of global warming fades. The average temperature in Chicago this July has been a very cool 68.9 degrees.

The interesting part of this fact is the station that measures the temperatures was moved from the lake. As a former resident of Chicago, the closer you got to the lake in the summer, the better it felt. Now that may not be the case. I wonder if the bikini and Rollerblades often seen skating along North Avenue Beach were replaced with Chicago Cub sweatshirts. The temperatures before 1942 were recorded on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Of course this is great news for Commonwealth Edison and Mayor Richard Daley. Normally in July, ComEd has issues keeping the power on due to the increase in air conditioning use and Mayor Daley has to beg residents not to call his office or the police asking them to check on their elderly parents and grandparents because of the heat. (Yes, that happens in Chicago.)

The Dog Killer Michael Vick Gets Reinstated to Play in the NFL: Professional Sport Leagues Need to Lose the Thugs

I will be the first to say I am sick of the thug generation that has taken over professional sports. Yes, sports is entertainment--a collection of freaks who excel beyond the norm with amazing talent--but there needs to be a clear understanding among the freaks that children are watching.

Michael Vick soon will be taking snaps. The NFL has reinstated Vick to play football now that he is out of jail and broke after hosting dog fights on his property. What kind of sick person enjoys watching dogs fight to their death? Don't you have a greater appreciation of life than that Mr. Vick?

I think it's time professional sports begin to clean house of the thug mentality that has allowed violence to sweep off season headlines--whether it be Michael Vick or Ray Lewis. These athletes are being paid top dollar not just to put their talent on the field to win games but to represent the team, the league, and the community they play for. Too many times, athletes forget this truth.

I personally have no interest in any team that is willing to sign Vick. I think it sends the wrong message to young Americans. I don't care what team it is, I would never root for a team that continues to push these thugs onto the field while ignoring what idiots they are off the field. Sure you may say he did his time, but part of a conviction is dealing with the issues in life that comes after you do time--including a demotion in life. The NFL should have shut the door on Michael Vick.

Potty Pork: Do You Think the Obama Administration Would Award Joe the Plumber a Contract

The stimulus bill continues to produce piddly jobs. Millions of dollars are being spent across the nation to replace toilets. In New Mexico alone, $2.8 million has been spent to provide temporary work for a few workers and maybe a segment on Mike Rowe's Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel to replace some latrines on some national park land.

I think the obvious here is if there is potty money in Ohio, will Joe the Plumber be considered for a contract to do some of the plumbing? My guess is no.

If you remember right, it wasn't ever John McCain he nearly brought down Obama and Obama's study of Marxism, it was Joe the Plumber. For asking a simple question which exposed Obama's redistribution of wealth intentions, Joe the Plumber had every little bit of dirt thrown his way. My guess is if Joe eve tried to bid on the potty money, he would receive a personally signed letter from Obama and key members of the Democratic party stating they refused his bid because he isn't a licensed union plumber. That's how things work in Obama's America.

Obama the Hypocrite: From Feeling Intimidated to Becoming the Intimidator

Why is it Barack Obama opposed the idea of quickly pushing legislation through Congress without giving Congress or the country time to read it, but now follows that model on nearly every important piece of legislation? Obama made a campaign promise that Americans would be able to view each piece of legislation for nearly a week before he signed it. Obama hasn't followed through. In fact, Obama has egg on his face after a 2004 interview shows up.

Obama's interview condemns the exact same behavior Obama has led with--rush it through and keep the people ignorant. Obama says in the interview this causes messes and allows bad legislation to get passed without anyone knowing what's in the bill. I agree with Obama in 2004.

You have to ask, where's the change? The Obamabots were promised change, but we have clearly another example of meet the new boss--same as the old boss--with the exception the new boss is doing it many more times and at a much greater scale than the old boss. Obama lives on the fast track of not allowing legislation to be read thoroughly and demanding it get passed as quickly as possible. The same Democrats who complained about the Patriot Bill on the fast track are giving Obama a free pass.

The Reagan Quote of the Day (7/28/09)

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take a civil-service exam.

Democrats May Alienate the Hollywood Left Yet: The Botox Tax

Well, I have said it before and I will say it again. When Pelosi is behind the wheel, there is nothing Congress won't tax. It looks like the Democrats in Congress look to their Hollywood friends and other fashion gurus who depend on plastic surgery and Botox to maintain their careers. Plastic surgery may now be a vehicle to pay for Obamacare.

The Senate Finance Committee has been discussing placing a 10% tax on cosmetic procedures that may go as far as tummy tucks and dental cosmetic improvements like teeth bleaching. Anything that is not medically required may seen the tax. Now, if Congress really wants to make some money, they could make the tax retroactive, which would leave Nancy Pelosi scrambling for funds to pay off the evil IRS. I don't like the tax, but I do see some fun in it. Run Nancy run.

The Medical Unknown Faces Me Today: Thank God It's Not 2013

Over the past two weeks, I have had a growth underneath my arm turn from a small bump to a baseball-sized unknown mass. Over the weekend, the size of the growth made me realize I better seek medical advice. Today, I took some time off to find out what was going on.

As soon as I got to the doctor’s office, they verified my insurance. You have no co-payment today. Music to my ears! It’s a shame that my insurance may soon be gone forever as it has treated my so good so many times when I have needed it over the last eight years. I have had plastic surgery after a garage door accident, a hernia repaired, and now I will soon discover what a growth is in my body. There has been little come out of my pocket with each procedure. I am reminded today the ease in which I have received healthcare may soon be a thing of the past as politicians who aren’t good a managing anything may soon regulate the industry.

I don’t know what is going on in my body. I have an ultrasonic scheduled today which may lead to a cat scan. All I know is the doctor is concerned by the rapid grown, mentioned surgery, and wouldn’t rule out cancer when I spoke to him. Aren’t I glad it’s 2009 and not 2013! The United States healthcare system is the best in the world, and I have that comfort as I go into today’s tests. I can’t help but wonder if the promptness in which they have acted today would have been slowed down by a government bureaucracy with a computer algorithm that approves or denies care.

My mind really isn’t on what’s going on in the world today. It’s about how will I take care of the people I love if I have cancer. It’s about the treatment options I have. This has come on so quickly, that it’s surreal. It could be nothing. I am glad I won’t have to wait and go through a bureaucracy to find out. I was in early this morning, and scheduled for tests this afternoon. There are many parts of our healthcare system that isn’t broken.

Very Cold July After House Mistake: Over 3000 New Record Low Temps for July 2009

What's the chances of the Senate looking at July 2009 if and when they decide to vote on the economic destruction known as cap and trade? July has been unusually cold. In fact over 3,000 record low temperatures were set in the month of July 2009. It's always ironic when the government votes on climate change legislation, the weather never cooperates with the government.

The 3000 plus records equal 1,044 record lows and 2,925 record low highs. Low highs are the highest temperature reached during the 24 hour period. There are still four days left of measurements.

Obama's Rasmussen Approval Index Rapidly Dropping

Only 29% of the country strongly approves of the job Barack Obama is doing. It wasn't long ago when that number was unbeatable, but not 40% of the country believes Obama is steering this country in the wrong direction.

Obama's presidential approval index has dropped another six points. The score is now -11. Obama's racial comments over the Cambridge police department is cited as hurting him the worst. Obama faces another problem as well.

Obama managed to avoid the liberal name tag during the election, and now 76% of those polled realize Obama is a liberal. That is up 11 points since he was elected.

The Reagan Quote of the Day (7/27/09)

One legislator accused me of having a nineteenth-century attitude on law and order. That is a totally false charge. I have an eighteenth-century attitude. That is when the Founding Fathers made it clear that the safety of law-abiding citizens should be one of the government's primary concerns.

Joe the Plumber Gets It: Both Political Parties Are Offensive

There are many times I vote for Republicans biting my tongue. I know in today's climate they want to be liked by the media and by democrats who have found strength in the last three years. We have watched a few Republicans either become official Democrats or Democrat wannabes. Anyway you slice it, it's hard to swallow.

Joe the Plumber has been a busy man since he got Obama to admit his Marxist view over wealth redistribution, and he hasn't slowed down since the election. Joe Wurzelbacher was in his Holland, Ohio, home allowing an interview about how he sees things since the election that made him a household name. Here's some of the things Joe had to say:

"The politicians in Washington are spending trillions of dollars of our money. When are Americans going to stand up and say enough is enough? Instead of spending more of our money, they should cut back like ordinary Americans are having to. Why do they think they can spend their way out of this mess?" "

"Does the Republican Party represent anything I stand for right now? Absolutely not. Right now the Republican Party doesn't even know what it stands for."

Wise words from a plumber the media and the Democrat party went out of their way to destroy.

The Reagan Quote of the Day (7/26/09)

We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free.

As Obama's Ratings Fall, The Stock Market Rises

Anyone notice that when Obama's poll numbers plunge, the stock market rises. The stock market has come off it's best two weeks since 2000. It finally broke the 9000 mark for the first time in many months.

At the same time, Americans are waking up to who Barack Obama is and becoming more vocal in opposing his policies and plans for the country. Could the hope of defeat and roadblocks for Obama be helping the market?

The Reagan Quote of the Day (7/25/09)

We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough, we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.

CNN Anchor Tony Harris Cites Racial Divide is Growing in Henry Gates Case: How Could This be in Barack's America?

CNN anchors and reporters have short fuses. Once again we see a CNN providing more pathos towards a story than just reporting the news. Tony Harris loses his cool after Obama's 'good man' speech. He looks away, rolls his eyes, and clearly is upset over Harvard Professor Henry Gates.

I couldn't help but notice during his facial gestures, he used his hands to describe the racial divide in this country. I think it's hard not to include that Obama has created racial tension in this matter with his comments. Let it be noted that a black officer, Sergeant Leon Lashley, who assisted in the arrest said everything was done by the book and Gates acted strangely when the police tried to communicate with him.

I think Gates hand gestures are a symbol of Obama's America. The racial divide is growing. After years of progress, Obama continues to show he listened to the lessons of Jeremiah Wright while attacking a white cop for doing his job. He clearly sent the wrong signals across the country, and his comments could start another race war similar to the Rodney King case. Obama has that kind of power, so he needs to stop looking at the world as black and white.

We know that's not going to happen. The press ignored Obama's pew seat in Reverend Wright's church, so for most Americans they are just getting a taste of Obama's racial views. I guarantee once America figures out Obama's disgust for white people, which was fueled in the teachings of Wright, Harris will spread his hands even wider.

With Obama's Poll Numbers Falling, Maybe It's Time to Move Energy Away From Birth Certificate Issue

John McCain's campaign investigated the Obama birth certificate. They came up short. The story today from the Political Wire says the McCain attorney's tried to find evidence Obama was born outside of the United States, but only found clues citing the opposite. I myself believe the truth has been covered up, and I have my doubts Obama will be beaten and removed from office based on the issue now the McCain attorneys have made their statement.

The good news is Obama's poll numbers, according to Rasmussen, has dropped below 50%. People are seeing through the real fake part of Obama--the guy who ran compared to the guy who leads. They are two different people, and Americans are starting to regret their vote for change. If you feel you must spend time hoping evidence will show up that points Obama was born in Kenya, I believe you are wasting your time.

There is a bigger fight that is taking place that we can win. It's the fight over ideals and philosophies. Conservatives are winning the public battles and this is obviously why Obama has fallen from popularity. We need to focus on educating on cap and trade and the Obamacare so we can prevent our country from being robbed of its freedoms if ever these programs are passed.

Liberals will use the McCain attorney's statements against the people who will continue to invest energy in hopes of convincing the birth certificate is fake. Put that energy towards fighting the Obama agenda now. It's a bigger war to fight. It's not the birth certificate that shaping public opinion--it's Obama himself and his policies.

The Evil Emanuel's Plan to Put Grandma and Grandpa in an Early Grave: Senior Citizens Be Aware of Rahm and Ezekiel

By now you are familiar with the rotting-fish giving ballerina named Rahm Emanuel. He is Obama’s sly Chief of Staff. Rahm has a brother named Ezekiel, and both have heavy hands in pushing Obama’s socialist healthcare reforms.

Ezekiel, Zeke for short, was tapped by the Obama administration to consult with the latest plan to take over the nation’s healthcare system. The first thing that should be said about Zeke is that he is a known opponent of state-sponsored physician-assisted suicide. That’s good, but that doesn’t mean it won’t eventually happen if Obamacare is passed; after all, Zeke is just one voice advising Obama. Zeke is a strong supporter of guaranteed healthcare coverage.

Now, I have heard this on a number of talk shows, and I think it’s important that Americans understand the philosophy towards aging and healthcare which the Emanuel brothers hold. Zeke is on record stating it’s a waste of money to continue to spend for the healthcare of the elderly. In other words, the first people that will see rationing will be America’s seniors. They have less value. They are retired, they don’t pay taxes, and they collect money each month from the government in the form of Social Security. Social Security is going broke, so what a better way to relax some stress on the system than to promote rationing of healthcare for older Americans.

Older Americans may not be totally without options, but the option to prolong life though treatment will probably be denied unless of course you are someone like Zeke or Rahm. Their government connections have their treatment guaranteed. Zeke can make comments like this because he knows he won’t have to face denial of benefits. He is one of the elites. If Zeke’s philosophies are adopted, most Americans will be given the option to die in a hospice program. Zeke believes the hospice system needs to be expanded in a guaranteed healthcare coverage.

In case you are unaware of what hospice does, its sole mission is to allow terminal patients to die as comfortable death as possible in their own homes. It’s a great program, but a system that refuses to treat elderly Americans because the people who were consulted feel it’s a waste of money is shameful. How can anyone know support taking away treatment from someone based on their age knowing it could offer the patient five more good years to live and reward the people who love that person with those years. People like Zeke may feel it’s a waste of money, but to the people who matter it’s worth every cent.

This is the evil Emanuel brother’s plans. Ration care for the elderly and provide hospice care to cut costs to lessen the burden on Social Security and other government programs. Isn’t life more important than that?