The Fiscal Cliff is Looming...

The fiscal cliff is looming, at least that is what the Media keeps touting these days, and why is it looming?  Because those dastardly Republicans won’t compromise with the president by throwing all of their pledges, promises and morals out the window by giving the President exactly what he wants with no argument or debate in the process.  Well, I hate to break it to the major news outlets, but that isn’t how the system is supposed to work.  Just because Obama won the election doesn’t make him the end all, be all, when it comes to how things are going to work in DC.  Obama still has to work with Congress if he actually wants to achieve anything and, as loth as he is to do it, he has to reach across the aisle and start working with Congressional Republicans.  If he refuses, as he has the last couple of years, then nothing will get done and we all will suffer for one man’s stubbornness and stupidity.  Don’t let the Media fool you into thinking that this is all because of the Republicans, they have been trying repeatedly to get things done and have been stonewalled by this administration and the Senate Democrats.

And as for the Congressional Republican…  I know that no matter how this whole fiscal cliff thing plays out you are going to look like the bad guys.  This is due to a complacent Media that refuses to do their job and report the truth; instead, they choose to worship at the feet of the idol of Obama.  Get over it and do your jobs anyway.  We put you in office to prevent Obama and his socialist agenda from destroying the foundation of this great nation, not to turn tail and cower because you are afraid of looking bad.  If you give in and help Obama destroy this nation, you will be replaced in the next election. 

If all the conservatives in this nation (and conservatives still are the majority) have to go Third Party in order to get people in DC who will stand up for conservative ideals and not cave to political pressure just because another party controls two of the three branches.  I know that this would take a while to accomplish but eventually, if the Republicans don’t wise up, they will find themselves completely out of power and a new party with have taken its place.  So please, Republicans, grow a backbone and stand strong.  If you don’t, we all lose.

Obama's State Of The Union 2012 Part 5

Part 5

“I believe as strongly as ever that we should take on illegal immigration. That's why my Administration has put more boots on the border than ever before. That's why there are fewer illegal crossings than when I took office.”

This statement simply is not true, look it up.

“The opponents of action are out of excuses. We should be working on comprehensive immigration reform right now. But if election-year politics keeps Congress from acting on a comprehensive plan, let's at least agree to stop expelling responsible young people who want to staff our labs, start new businesses, and defend this country. Send me a law that gives them the chance to earn their citizenship. I will sign it right away.”

As I have pointed out before, the Republicans in Congress has been trying to do what Obama is claiming he wants done, but the Dems in the Senate as well as the President himself have been getting in the way of any reforms being passed because it doesn’t match exactly what they think should be in the reforms that have been presented.

“You see, an economy built to last is one where we encourage the talent and ingenuity of every person in this country. That means women should earn equal pay for equal work. It means we should support everyone who's willing to work; and every risk-taker and entrepreneur who aspires to become the next Steve Jobs.”

I agree, too bad our President doesn’t practice that he preaches.

“After all, innovation is what America has always been about. Most new jobs are created in start-ups and small businesses. So let's pass an agenda that helps them succeed. Tear down regulations that prevent aspiring entrepreneurs from getting the financing to grow. Expand tax relief to small businesses that are raising wages and creating good jobs. Both parties agree on these ideas. So put them in a bill, and get it on my desk this year.”

And once again, The Congressional Republicans have been trying to do this repeatedly.

“Innovation also demands basic research. Today, the discoveries taking place in our federally-financed labs and universities could lead to new treatments that kill cancer cells but leave healthy ones untouched. New lightweight vests for cops and soldiers that can stop any bullet. Don't gut these investments in our budget. Don't let other countries win the race for the future. Support the same kind of research and innovation that led to the computer chip and the Internet; to new American jobs and new American industries.”

The President has spent the first 3 years in office blocking things like this because he things that green energy is more important and in that vein he and his administration continue to throw money down a hole that has only proven fruitful in Europe where they subsidize around 90% of the research and costs with only a maximum of about a 50% return on the investment.

“Nowhere is the promise of innovation greater than in American-made energy. Over the last three years, we've opened millions of new acres for oil and gas exploration, and tonight, I'm directing my Administration to open more than 75 percent of our potential offshore oil and gas resources. Right now, American oil production is the highest that it's been in eight years. That's right - eight years. Not only that - last year, we relied less on foreign oil than in any of the past sixteen years.”

This statement is so false it isn’t funny.  Obama has done everything he can to prevent and block oil and gas exploration as well restricting the production to an all-time low since the Carter years with Job killing regulations.  If Obama really is serious about opening 75% of our offshore resources, why has he worked toward blocking it when Republicans have been calling for it for this for the last 6 years?

“But with only 2 percent of the world's oil reserves, oil isn't enough. This country needs an all-out, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of American energy - a strategy that's cleaner, cheaper, and full of new jobs.”

*sigh* We have more than 2% of the of the world’s oil reserves.

“We have a supply of natural gas that can last America nearly one hundred years, and my Administration will take every possible action to safely develop this energy. Experts believe this will support more than 600,000 jobs by the end of the decade. And I'm requiring all companies that drill for gas on public lands to disclose the chemicals they use. America will develop this resource without putting the health and safety of our citizens at risk.”

To Obama: Stop saying you want to do something when you have clearly shown in the past that you do not, seriously, just because it is an election year doesn’t mean that you can forget the last 3 years.  Oh, and while I am thinking about it, the companies that drill for natural gas do disclose the chemicals that they use.  They have to get Government approval in order to use them, you dunderhead.

“The development of natural gas will create jobs and power trucks and factories that are cleaner and cheaper, proving that we don't have to choose between our environment and our economy. And by the way, it was public research dollars, over the course of thirty years, that helped develop the technologies to extract all this natural gas out of shale rock - reminding us that Government support is critical in helping businesses get new energy ideas off the ground.”

The funding that Government put toward natural gas research has actually done as much to restrict the methods for getting natural gas as it has helped it.

“What's true for natural gas is true for clean energy. In three years, our partnership with the private sector has already positioned America to be the world's leading manufacturer of high-tech batteries. Because of federal investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled. And thousands of Americans have jobs because of it.”

Dirty little secret, there is no truly clean energy.  As much as Obama and environmentalist want to think that there is, there isn’t.  Every form of energy comes with some form of waste and pollutant attached to it.  Yes even the batteries that he is so proud of.  Oh, and the renewable energy market is only thriving because of Government grants.  Without those is would have slipped into nothingness because it is inefficient as an energy source.  Also if you are wondering why I say that there is not clean energy… Think about everything that goes into making clean energy happen.  If you do you will find something that isn’t quite as clean as they would lead you to believe.

“When Bryan Ritterby was laid off from his job making furniture, he said he worried that at 55, no one would give him a second chance. But he found work at Energetx, a wind turbine manufacturer in Michigan. Before the recession, the factory only made luxury yachts. Today, it's hiring workers like Bryan, who said, "I'm proud to be working in the industry of the future."”

Ok, and?

“Our experience with shale gas shows us that the payoffs on these public investments don't always come right away. Some technologies don't pan out; some companies fail. But I will not walk away from the promise of clean energy. I will not walk away from workers like Bryan. I will not cede the wind or solar or battery industry to China or Germany because we refuse to make the same commitment here. We have subsidized oil companies for a century. That's long enough. It's time to end the taxpayer giveaways to an industry that's rarely been more profitable, and double-down on a clean energy industry that's never been more promising. Pass clean energy tax credits and create these jobs.”

True, investments don’t pay out right away, that is the way of the world, and it is rare that they do.  Also some technologies don’t pan out and some companies do fail… like Solyndra, which Obama knew was going to fail yet gave them half a billion dollars of tax payer money anyway.  They only reason that china and Germany have such seemingly good solar, wind and battery industries is because they pay out the ass to subsidize them and they are slowly being dragged into a hole because of it.  That is why China is starting to invest in oil.  Oil is the only source of energy that has proven profitable all over the world, all other forms of energy fall short in comparison.  I’m not saying that we shouldn’t research these sources of energy, we should and hopefully one day it will pay off, but we need to go about it much wiser then we have because otherwise we are just wasting money that can be better spent.

More in part 6.

Obama's State Of The Union 2012 Part 2

I hope you enjoyed Part 1.  I am going to be a bit more pithy for part 2 so that hopefully I can get through more of this speech because otherwise it is going to take me about 10 parts to finish it.  Here is Part 2 for your viewing pleasure.

“Let's remember how we got here. Long before the recession, jobs and manufacturing began leaving our shores. Technology made businesses more efficient, but also made some jobs obsolete. Folks at the top saw their incomes rise like never before, but most hardworking Americans struggled with costs that were growing, paychecks that weren't, and personal debt that kept piling up.”

Ok, I agree with Obama on the first part of this statement, long before the recession jobs were leaving our shore to go to foreign soil.  This mainly happened during the Clinton years when the Dems had control of the House and the Senate.  When bush came into office he killed some of the Clinton taxes and regulations which then started to pull us out of the hole that Clinton had put us in.  Yes the wealthiest in the country got wealthier from it but we also say them hiring more people once they had more money to do so.  It was Reganonics in action.  Then once the Dems got control of the House and Senate during the Bush years that is when we saw the tide start to turn toward the negative which led us to the recession.  A lot of people, Obama included, want to blame Bush for this but if you look at the facts, while Bush didn’t help, the Dems are the reason the recession happened, after all the House has the power of the purse.  While Obama says that technology has made some jobs obsolete, he neglects to say that it also created countless new jobs.  He wants to blame kiosks and ATMs for unemployment which is just silly.  Also, when he talks about cost growing and paychecks not for most Americans he needs to realize that the core reason for that is him and his party.  They income killing regulations that they have introduced along with refusing to pass a budget when the Republicans have offered multiple budgets has created an uncertainty that has prevented growth and increased costs.

“In 2008, the house of cards collapsed. We learned that mortgages had been sold to people who couldn't afford or understand them. Banks had made huge bets and bonuses with other people's money. Regulators had looked the other way, or didn't have the authority to stop the bad behavior.”

Thank you Barney Frank.  That is all, look it up if you don’t get it.

“It was wrong. It was irresponsible. And it plunged our economy into a crisis that put millions out of work, saddled us with more debt, and left innocent, hard-working Americans holding the bag. In the six months before I took office, we lost nearly four million jobs. And we lost another four million before our policies were in full effect.”

Once again, thank you Barney Frank.  Now, for that last sentence…  Actually the recession could have been avoided if the Dems would not have gotten in the way of some of the stuff that the Republicans managed to squeeze through at the end of the last Bush term.  Obama and the Dems policies actually slowed the recovery by allowed us to slip into the recession that they themselves had constructed in order to create an atmosphere of uncertainty so that Obama could get elected.  To put in in the words of one of Obama’s key advisors “Never waste a crisis.” 

“Those are the facts. But so are these. In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than three million jobs. Last year, they created the most jobs since 2005. American manufacturers are hiring again, creating jobs for the first time since the late 1990s. Together, we've agreed to cut the deficit by more than $2 trillion. And we've put in place new rules to hold Wall Street accountable, so a crisis like that never happens again.”

Poor, poor, Obama.  He really needs a fact checker.  Businesses have not created more than 3 million jobs, they have reopened those positions… and in some cases those jobs can be counted multiple times due to reopening, then having to close the position again, then reopening again.  It makes it sound good if you count if all like that but it is not realistic, otherwise unemployment would be much lower.  Also, it is not the most jobs since 2005 (which is right before the Dems took control of both the House and Senate) it is the most since 2008, when Obama took office

As for the line about American Manufacturers hiring again for the first time since the 90’s… That is utter BS and I am calling Obama on that.

The truth behind the deficit cut is simple.  It wasn’t cut.  They agreed to reduce spending not cut spending; there is a big difference there. On top of that the reduction turned out to be in the million not the trillions, I did a post on this when it happened, go read it please.

As for the Wall Street thing… They were just playing by the rules and regulations that the Dems placed there for them; can you blame them for wanting to make more money?  So when you think about it, this is really all the Dems fault for making rules that they didn’t like.  So what do they do, they change them which shakes things up so much that they have now gimped Wall Street which is one of the things that is slowing the economic recovery.

“The state of our Union is getting stronger. And we've come too far to turn back now. As long as I'm President, I will work with anyone in this chamber to build on this momentum. But I intend to fight obstruction with action, and I will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place.”

This is to you Mr. President.  No it isn’t and no we haven’t.  You need to stop lying about being willing to work with anyone that was in that chamber because you have purposefully obstructed anything the Republicans have tried to do because it didn’t fit your vision of how things should be.  As for your fighting obstruction with action… learn your place.  You do not have the power to go over Congresses head unless they let you and you have overstepped your bounds way to many times for most Americans to feel comfortable with.  You have been the obstructionist and you, while you were in the Senate, were one of the people that wrote the policies that brought about this “economic crisis”.  So get over yourself you narcissistic fool.

“No, we will not go back to an economy weakened by outsourcing, bad debt, and phony financial profits. Tonight, I want to speak about how we move forward, and lay out a blueprint for an economy that's built to last - an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers, and a renewal of American values.

This blueprint begins with American manufacturing.”

This would be all fine and dandy if I thought Obama really believed the words that he was reading off of his teleprompter but the facts are very simple if you look at Obama’s past performances.  This is the exact opposite of everything he has done in the past.  Could it be possible that the man has had a change of heart?  Yes, but not likely.  Obama is only saying this now because he knows that he has severely hurt his chances at reelection and he is trying desperately to get the American people back on his side otherwise he knows that he will be a one termer that will be known as he already is as the worst President in American history.

“On the day I took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. Some even said we should let it die. With a million jobs at stake, I refused to let that happen. In exchange for help, we demanded responsibility. We got workers and automakers to settle their differences. We got the industry to retool and restructure. Today, General Motors is back on top as the world's number one automaker. Chrysler has grown faster in the U.S. than any major car company. Ford is investing billions in U.S. plants and factories. And together, the entire industry added nearly 160,000 jobs.

We bet on American workers. We bet on American ingenuity. And tonight, the American auto industry is back.”

Obama left out some key details in this.  The bailout of General Motors and Chrysler began under Republican President George W. Bush, something Obama failed to mention.  Obama then picked up the ball once he was elected and earmarked more money which then finished the job.  But Ford, which Obama mentions, never asked for a federal bailout nor did it receive one.  Ford has managed to get along quite well on its own without a bailout as the other auto companies should have been able to as well.  Also, as part of its restructuring, Chrysler is not really a U.S. automaker anymore.  Italian automaker Fiat now owns a 30% share, and it will eventually go to 51% under terms of the U.S. bailout and its bankruptcy restructuring.  On top of that, I think that Volkswagen would have a problem with the claim that GM is on top as the world’s #1 automaker.  Volkswagen has outperformed everyone else on the world market and is proud of it; GM hasn’t even come close to their numbers.

Once again I think Obama either needs to hire a new fact checker or quit lying.  The American people are sick of this kind stuff from our politicians.

More to come with Part 3.

Obama's State Of The Union 2012 Part 1

Ok, I have debated with myself on how to approach the President’s State of the Union speech and after agonizing over how to present it to you, I figured that the best approach would be in multiple parts where I present it verbatim section by section and break it down for you.  This will allow me to point out all of the truths, half-truths and lies (as well as my own opinionated opinions) that are held within it, so please bear with me; this is a long winded speech.  So without further delay, here it is.

“Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:

Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq.  Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens fought - and several thousand gave their lives.

We gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the United States safer and more respected around the world.  For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq.  For the first time in two decades, Osama Bin Laden is not a threat to this country.  Most of Al Qaeda's top lieutenants have been defeated.  The Taliban's momentum has been broken, and some troops in Afghanistan have begun to come home.”

Ok, not a bad start for the President, I will give him that.  There aren’t many lies in what he says here.  One of the things he does here is sets it up to sound ling all of the things are due to him though which is not the whole truth.  He talks about there being no Americans still fighting in Iraq which is a blatant lie.  We still have a lot of private contractors that are over there and they have to fight everyday just to be able to do the job that has been given to them.  No matter how he wants to spin it, Americans are still at risk in Iraq, especially since he pulled all of the troops that were supposed to be protecting them out of the country.  Iraq is quickly falling into chaos because he decided to ignore his generals and pull the troops out of that country. 

He should really give Bush the credit for some of these deeds yet his narcissism won’t allow him to do that.  When he talks about the USA being safer and more respected in the world due to our troops that have sacrificed themselves overseas, he isn’t lying, yet one of the things that he neglects to say is that due to his incompetence we actually have lost that safety and respect that the troops have bought us.  He also mentions Osama Bin Laden.  I’m sorry, but the last time I checked that was a mission that carried over from Bush.  Obama just happened to be lucky enough to be in office when the time to take Bin Laden out arose.  He really should have given credit to where it was due, Bush and Seal Team 6. 

He also mentions that most of Al Qaeda’s to lieutenants where defeated.  That is true, most were taken out under Bush, not him though, once again, it would have been nice to see him man up and give credit where it was due.  One thing Obama failed to mention though is that were one lieutenant has fallen, two have taken the place of the one.  He talks about the momentum of the Taliban being broken, well that is true, yet they have not been deterred.  The Taliban is more determined now then every to take us out. 

Oh, and before I forget, I can’t argue with the fact that troops are starting to come home from Afghanistan because they are.  Though he really needs to go and look back at history.  He need to look at what all actually led up to allowing 9-11 to happen.  Obama is making all of the mistakes Clinton made that set us up for the events of September 11^th.

“These achievements are a testament to the courage, selflessness, and teamwork of America's Armed Forces.  At a time when too many of our institutions have let us down, they exceed all expectations.  They're not consumed with personal ambition.  They don't obsess over their differences.  They focus on the mission at hand. They work together.”

I want to comment on this statement so bad, I do but I’m afraid I might come across as bitter…  Screw it, here it is…  This is obviously a jab at the Republican controlled Congress and Wall Street as well as capitalism as a whole in order to appeal to the Occupy zombies that drool over his every word.  What he fails to mention is the fact that him and his party are the direct cause of these institutions supposedly letting us down.  The Democrat party has pushed legislation for the last 6 years that has caused Wall Street and the whole capitalistic system to fail us by over regulating and obstructing the system from doing what it is supposed to do.  On top of that, the Congress has done its job to the best of their ability.  They have passed budgets and bills that have been completely ignored in the House so that the Dems in the House would not have to go on record as voting them down because they know that if they did they would be voted out.  That is one of the reasons we have not had a budget passed for over 1,000 days.  If Obama and the Democrat party would do their Job things would have gotten done and we would not be where we are now.

“Imagine what we could accomplish if we followed their example.  Think about the America within our reach:  A country that leads the world in educating its people.  An America that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs.  A future where we're in control of our own energy, and our security and prosperity aren't so tied to unstable parts of the world.  An economy built to last, where hard work pays off, and responsibility is rewarded.”

Thinking about it and wishing for it is fine Mr. President, but you actually have to do something to make this happen.  So far you have done everything in your power to prevent any of the things you mention here from having a chance to happen.  You can’t have it both ways you know. 

“We can do this.  I know we can, because we've done it before.  At the end of World War II, when another generation of heroes returned home from combat, they built the strongest economy and middle class the world has ever known.  My grandfather, a veteran of Patton's Army, got the chance to go to college on the GI Bill.  My grandmother, who worked on a bomber assembly line, was part of a workforce that turned out the best products on Earth.”

Actually the strongest economy and middle class that the US has ever had came from when Regan was President.  As for the troop being able to build a strong economy and middle class… How?  You fired a good chunk of them that will now become an unnecessary burden on society because of your incompetence.  If this was your desire you should have kept them employed so that they could be called out on a moment’s notice and once they returned to the US put them to work on domestic projects like protecting our borders… but wait, you don’t want that either. But you know what; I am done addressing you Mr. President. I have more important people to talk to… like your employers, the American people.

“The two of them shared the optimism of a Nation that had triumphed over a depression and fascism.  They understood they were part of something larger; that they were contributing to a story of success that every American had a chance to share - the basic American promise that if you worked hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college, and put a little away for retirement.”

Obama talks about the American dream as if it were a thing of the past, and if he would be honest about it he would tell you that if he had his way it would be.  The fact of the matter is the American dream still lives though if we continue to allow people like him to dictate our lives to us then the dream will die.  Everything he is talking about Americans being able to do in the past tense is still possible and will remain so as long as we the people have the guts to hold on to it.

“The defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise alive.  No challenge is more urgent. No debate is more important.  We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by.  Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.  What's at stake are not Democratic values or Republican values, but American values.  We have to reclaim them.”

Well, I actually have to agree with Obama here, I do; and the path to restoring our nation defiantly isn’t re-electing this idiot into office.  What we need in order to do what he states here is to elect someone who will be brutally honest with the American people.  Also we the people have to have the patience to let said individual do what needs to be done to pull us out of the hole that we are in.  Unfortunately, none of the people we currently have running for the office of President are the type of person that we need and that is solely our (the American peoples) fault.  I have always felt that brutal honesty is the best policy but as long as we have silver tonged politicians in office instead of honest hard working Americans, we will never get it.  With this line Obama has laid out the exact reason that he does not need to be re-elected.

That is it for part 1, I hope to have part 2 up soon, but as I said before, this is a long winded speech.  I was hoping to get more in this post but I have already gone on much longer then I wanted.  Most of my posts are between 2 to 3 pages in Word; this post is 4 pages just to give you an idea.  I don’t know how many posts it will take to get through this whole thing but I hope it has been educational for you and you will come back for all the parts as I get them up.

The Pipeline Of Shattered Dreams or Obama Is Playing Politics Again... Big Shock.

OK, today’s topic is the Keystone Pipeline.  Why am I talking about the Keystone Pipeline?  Because I feel that this is going to become a key issue in the Presidential election.  For those of you who have been living under a rock or that just don’t keep up with the news, the Keystone Pipeline is supposed to be a massive pipeline that carries oil all the way from our neighbors in the north, Canada, to the grand state of Texas.  The Canadians have a bunch of oil but no refineries to process said oil into viable fuels.  They offered to let the USA have a portion of said oil (lessening out dependence on the Middle East for oil since our politicians are too scared of environmental terrorist (environmentalists are terrorist as defined by me because of their attempts to terrify people over the effects we have on the environment) to drill here in the USA any more) if they could use the refineries in Texas.  One of the catches to this deal was that we would be responsible for constructing and maintaining our portion of the pipeline.

Naturally one of the biggest draws of this project would be the amount of jobs that would come from the massive amounts of construction to build this pipeline across the US.  Then, not only do you have the construction jobs for building it, you also have the jobs that come with maintenance on the pipeline as well as the extra Jobs that would open in the refineries that are all along the Gulf Coast.  The jobs at the refineries would help stimulate the economies all along the Gulf Coast which has been suffering since the Obama/BP oil spill by putting people back to work in those regions that were laid off because of the Obama administrations actions afterword.  But, as it turns out, this wonderful pipeline that would have been a God send to our struggling economy will probably never happen.  Why?  Because Obama is afraid of losing his environmentalist voting base. 

You see, three years ago when this project was first proposed Obama was for it.  He had three years to make sure all of the environmental impact studies were done and completed.  As well as making sure that all the plans for the pipeline were drawn up and complete as well as alternative plans in case something were to happen to prevent the initial plans from being used.  Then when crunch time came around he froze.  Why?  Because of an issue that was raised about an aquifer that supplies water to five states was right in the center of where the pipeline was planned to go.  Naturally that raised concerns for the people in those states about potentially having their water contaminated.  The solution seemed easy, use one of the backup plans to reroute the pipeline to bypass the aquifer, but, as I said before, Obama froze.  He sat around for days trying to decide on what to do (I suspect that his teleprompters were on the fritz) because the environmentalists were raising hell about the apocalyptic ramifications for building this pipeline.  Eventually he announced that he had made a decision… to not make a decision, at least not until after the 2012 election.

This is playing politics at the expense of everyone in the entire USA.  There is no way to deny that.

Since Obama refused to act the Republicans in the House decided to force him to make a decision on the issue.  They include a provision in the “Obama Tax Cut Extension Bill” (You can find my earlier post on that if you look) that required him to make a decision on the pipeline in order for his “Tax Cut” to be extended.  They were generous and gave him till March to make a decision to either state building the pipeline within 6 months of his decision or to not build it.  Obama chose not to build it, going against not only the Republicans, but even his own union base that were hopeful for the jobs and the money that came with them. 

Now he is trying to blame HIS decision on the House Republicans for forcing his hand.  Fact of the matter is no one can make you do anything.  Obama chose this all on his own.  Because of Obama decisions, Canada isn’t going to wait around for us to get with the program.  They are going to sell their oil to the Chinese and Russians instead because they can’t afford to not do anything with it. 

As I said before, this is playing politics at the expense of everyone in the entire USA.  There is no way to deny that.

Obama keeps talking about how much he has helped and improved our economy since Bush messed it up.  The simple fact is, if you look at the major factors that screwed our economy, you will find Obama’s name on most of them.  Obama took the mistakes that Bush started and made them worse with his policies.  Now, a recession that should have been relatively easy for us to climb out of is still slowly dragging us down, despite how much Obama wants us the think otherwise.  It is kind of like the games he is playing with the unemployment numbers.  He keeps claiming unemployment is going down and, according to the numbers he presents, it is.  But the numbers he is flashing everywhere are extremely falsified.   To get the true unemployment numbers you have to count not only the people currently getting unemployment, but also the people who can’t get it anymore because they either have given up on finding a job or have been on it for so long that they no longer qualify for it.  The real unemployment numbers are closer to 18% instead of the 8.4% Obama is bragging about. 

On top of preventing thousands of new jobs that will come with the pipeline, Obama has also added to the unemployment numbers by firing thousands of soldiers in the military with his plan to cut defense spending.  In fact here is something interesting for you to go and research… Go and look up all the things that led to 9-11 happening.  Look at all of the things that Clinton did that allowed 9-11 to happen.  Everything that Clinton did, Obama is now trying to do.  Why?  Well that is material for another post, but it is something that you might find interesting.  Now that I have successfully gotten off topic why don’t I try to get back on.

The whole point that I am trying to make with the Keystone Pipeline is that just like everything that Obama has done since he has taken office, his decision on it is harmful to our economy and our job market.  The pipeline is just one in LONG list of screw ups that have harmed our nation as a whole and unlike the Bush screw ups, Obama’s screw ups are intentional.  He is cold and calculating in what he is doing in an attempt to get us to give up and turn to someone to save us.  He thinks that if he can get us to that point then he can swoop in and rescue us from ourselves by becoming Supreme Leader (sound familiar?) who knows all.  I believe that this is Obama’s plan.  Of course he initially thought that we would be at that point by the end of his first term, but he didn’t count on the intelligence of the American people as a whole.  We need to stand against him in the ballot box and let our voices be heard, not only in the Presidential election, but the Congressional, Senate, State and local elections as well.  We need to get rid of anyone who has supported Obama and his politics of destruction, then and only then will we begin to heal as a nation while becoming strong once again on the World Stage.

Welcome to Dictatorship

You know what really disturbs me about this election year?  Well, several things do, but I will try to approach them one at a time.  As I have mentioned on my previous post, I feel that we the American people, are getting shafted no matter who wins the Presidential election this year.  On one hand we have a President who is trying to become a Dictator and on the other hand we have 5 fools who are ripping each other to shreds in order to become top dog so that they can then take on said Dictator President.

Why am I calling Obama a Dictator?  Well, simple fact is that he has placed himself in a dictorial role in the last year and wants to strengthen that roll to give himself absolute power that he thinks he naturally should have as President.  But how do I know that is what he thinks or wants?  Honestly, I don’t, but given his past actions and some of the things that he has said recently, I challenge you to say I am wrong with a straight face.  Listen to some of the things Obama has said in some of the speeches he has given recently. No really, go listen to them right now, I’ll wait.  You back?  Good.  Now tell me with a serious face that Obama doesn’t want to be a Dictator went he said that it was his duty to bypass Congress when Congress failed to act as he wanted them to act.  I believe, and I may be a little off on this, but I believe his exact words were “If Congress fails to act as they need to, then it is my duty as President of the United States to use my authority to dictate through executive order what needs to be done.”  Like I said, I may be remembering that wrong, but I do know for a fact that if I am not remembering the exact wording correctly, then at least the exact nature of what he said is there. 

As disturbing as it is that we have a President that has gone power mad and breaking the law constantly, that is not the most disturbing thing, nor is the fact that no one in Congress will step up and file a motion for impeachment against this despicable excuse for a President.  No, the most disturbing thing about this whole thing in regards to Obama is what I call the “Obamites” or sometimes I call them “Obamies” (Obamies = Obama zombies).  During Obama’s first Presidential election, these were the idiots that sat there moaning out the “Yes we can” chant which reminded me of either zombies or cultists as that are only capable of thinking what their master (Obama) tells them.  These Obamites are eating Obamas words up when he goes on about how he is going to do what it takes to pass his agenda even if it means throwing the Constitution and all the laws of the land out the window.  These idiots were actually cheering him on and encouraging him to go even further then he has so far.  These dunderheads want to be ruled with an iron fist as long as it means that they won’t ever have to think for themselves.  And yes, the Occupy idiots as a whole fall into this category too, I will explain that in a later post when I can find their “list of demands” (yes, like what hostage takers have). 

On top of all the stupidity I have mentioned so far surrounding Obama, to make matters worse; we have the Republican field of candidates that are destroying each other for the chance to then have what is left of them destroyed by someone who, by all rights should be imprisoned, should not even have a chance to win the Presidential election because of how badly he screwed up during his first term.  The one person who I think had the best chance of beating Obama got ran out of the race due to his opponents and the liberal media trying to remove him due to the fact that he was clearly the best choice.  Yes, I am talking about Herman Cain.  The man had to quite due to all of the deceitful attacks against him from both sides because he was the biggest threat.  How do I know that the attacks, or if you prefer, sexual allegations against him were false?  Simple.  That fact that once Mr. Cain announced that he was suspending his campaign, all the women accusing him vanished from the limelight.  Now what are we left with?  Five bickering fools who all think that they have a chance against Obama when they are doing all of his dirty work for him in the primaries. 

To be fair, they do have a chance to beat Obama, an idiot who is brain dead from huffing too many fumes would have a chance at beating Obama, that is how bad he screwed up in his first term.  If you are listening Barack, that is what governing against the will of the people gets you.  But the fact still remains that by the time one of them gets to Obama, they will have bloodied and bruised themselves so bad that they won’t stand a chance.  What the Republicans should have done is focus on how they as individual candidates compare to Obama then let the people chose which one they think is the best candidate to go against the Dictator.  Instead, they try to go after each other while going after Obama.  Idiots. 

I hope we will one day be able to restore this great nation back to its former glory but as long as this kind of idiocy is allowed to continue, nothing will change for the better and we will keep tracking toward destruction.

The Song Was Sung By The Fat Lady

I hate to be the one to bear bad news but I feel it necessary now.  One of the things that I feared would happen has happened.  As such, I am now calling the Presidential election.  I know, I know, you are thinking that is too early to call, but trust me when I say, no it isn’t.  No matter who wins the election at this point, none of them will be any better than what we already have in office, Barack Obama.  The real losers this election year are the American people, plain and simple.  With Michelle Bachmann dropping out there are no more real fiscal conservatives left in the running with the exception of the one person who terrifies me the most due to his global and social policies, Ron Paul.  In case you are wondering what exactly I mean, I am talking about the few choices that we have left in the Republican field. 

First, there is Mitt Romney.  If Obama had a magic mirror that would show what he would be like if he were white instead of mixed, the reflection would show Mitt Romney.  “What do you mean by that?” you are probably asking yourself.  Am I making a statement about the fact that Obama is a “black” man?  No.  I am just saying that the only difference between the two is as superficial as skin color.  As much as Mitt tries to talk about how wrong Obama is and how bad his policies have been, he can never get away from the fact that everything he has stood for in the past mirrors Obama and his policies.  Since that is the case, if Mitt gets elected to run against Obama, we will have a choice of Barak Obama the second term vs. Mitt Romney, Obama 2.0. 

Second, there is Newt Gingrich.  This little man is so twisted in his political views that half the time he is staring up his own ass.  Newt doesn’t know which way he is coming or going from, nor does her care.  He is going to keep barreling ahead, even if it means that he ends up with his head in his ass.  He calls himself a fiscal conservative but his record sings a different tune.  The man is a fan of big government and is of the opinion that government is there to help the people through increasing regulation and restrictions of freedoms.

Third, there is Rick Santorum.  This man like a spinning coin, he spins round and round.  You never know which way he is going to land till he lands and then you are not sure that you like the side he lands on, but that’s ok, he’ll just spin a little more till he thinks that you are happy.  His policies are designed to fit whomever he is directing them toward in his lackluster fashion and he will never commit to one thing or the other out of fear of offending someone, somewhere.

Forth, there is John Huntsman.  Do you know who John Huntsman is?  No?  Don’t feel too bad, most people don’t know him either.  Moving on.

Fifth, there is Rick Perry.  Ahhh, Rick Perry, lovable huggable Texan, Rick Perry…  You know what?  I am not even going to get started on him.  He is not worth the waste of space it would be to talk about.  Moving on.

Last but not least, there is Ron Paul.  Where to start with Ron Paul…  Oh, I know let’s start with the good.  Ron Paul is the only true fiscal conservative in the running.  He believes in cutting taxes as well as cutting a lot of the unnecessary and wasteful spending that goes on in Washington.  He even has the record to back up his claims of being a fiscal conservative and nobody can really dispute that fact.  Unfortunately, that is where the good ends.  On social policies, Ron Paul is a flipping nut job.  He believes that ALL drugs should be legalized and in general promotes anarchy with the rest of his social policies since he believes that ALL government regulation and control is wrong and harmful to the people enslaved by said regulation and control.  On his global policies he believes that every country should stay out of every other countries business, therefor we should let all the other nations of the world do whatever they want no matter of the potential treat it could pose to us.  This wouldn’t be a problem if every nation in the world was content on leaving each other alone, but sadly that is not the way things work.  There are real threats to the US out there that have to be addressed or else they will become a major problem.  Look at Iran, China, North Korea and Russia.  Do you honestly think that they are content to sit by and not try to bully the other nations of the world around?  No, they want to be top dog and everyone with half a brain knows it.  Ron Paul is insane if he thinks the world would ever function the way he seems to think it should.

But, despite the sour and pessimistic note I started this post on there is actually hope.  Something to strive for since the Presidency is lost.  We all need to work hard to get fiscal conservatives that have some backbone (unlike John Boehner) who are not afraid to stand up to not only the Dems, but the establishment Republicans who are content with the status quoi.  We need to fill the House and Senate with people who truly want to see this great nation rise up once again and become the light of freedom for all the world that we once were.  We need to elect people who will stand on principle and not back down because this poll or that poll says that they should.  On top of that we need to elect enough of them to get a veto proof majority so that no matter which one of these 7 losers (count Obama) gets elected into the office of President, they can’t screw up this nation any worse.  I know that electing enough to have a veto proof majority is tough.  It’s a lot harder than focusing on the Presidency alone but we are left with no choice. 

We no longer have Herman Cain or Michelle Bachmann to look too as the next Presidental hopefull.  As I said before, all the options that we have left are no better than what we have now.  We are at a crossroads with this election and I’m afraid that we may have already committed to a path that we can no longer divert from.  We have already lost the Presidency, let’s not lose anything else and maybe we will have the chance to turn this boat around and get back on the right course.

Social Security Relief... Tax Cut or Investment Cut?

I know that this is a little late but, this has been bugging me all of the Christmas holiday so I am going to address it now.  For those of you who do not know, Speaker Boehner caved in to the Senates demands that the House pass their 2 month extension of the Obama “tax cut”.   Speaker Boehner had been standing strong (or so it appeared) against the 2 month extension in order to get a 1 year extension instead.  This would be good for businesses because a tax that only lasts for 2 months guaranteed is hell on them when it comes to doing payroll, where as a 1 year guarantee will insure that the businesses will not have any surprises during the fiscal year to throw them off in accounting.  But I get ahead of myself; let me start with telling you about this “tax cut”.

The “tax cut” that Obama and Reed (as well as the majority of the Dems) have been bitching about is not really a tax cut at all… that is unless they are now admitting that Social Security is a tax.  Up until recently the Dems have always sold SS as an investment into your future for when you retire.  You pay into the system then when you reach a certain age; you get the return on the money you put in.  This would work fine if it were executed the way that it was originally intended to be executed, but instead of the money sitting there waiting for you to claim it, the Federal Government spends it in ways that it was not meant to be spent.  The fact of the matter is; the money that we as tax paying citizens put into the system is already claimed by someone or something (other programs that are deemed important) else instead of staying put for the rightful owners (the people who are paying in.. aka us) to claim at a later date. 

I, myself have said for years that this makes SS a tax as opposed to an investment and the fact that money gets given to other people rather than the ones that put it there.  By this I mean the people who are currently putting the money there, I know the people who invested in the years long gone are now getting paid for what they put in, but the simple fact is, the money they are getting is our money not theirs… theirs got wasted years ago.  I know it sounds cruel to talk about it like that but the simple fact is once we get to the point to where we are supposed to get our return on out SS investment, we will be the ones leeching off of the current generation that is paying in.  That is if SS can last long enough for us to even see a return on our “investment”.  This is one reason I supported George W. Bush’s push to allow people to invest the money that would have gone to SS in stocks instead, there would be a better chance for us to see an actual return on our money.  But once again, I am getting off topic.  Fact of the matter is, the only way that Obama and the Dems can claim what that the “tax cut” that they were pushing for is just that… a tax cut, is to say that SS is a tax which is something that they have vehemently denied for decades.

Now on to what this “tax cut”.  What the Dems want to do is provide an extension for the current “Social Security Tax Holiday” which reduces the amount of SS that is cut from your check when taxes (and your “investment”) are taken out.  The Dems did this to make it look like they could be tax cutters like the Republicans were under George W. Bush.  But the reality of the situation is this… the money that they have cut from being withdrawn goes into the SS system which is already being strained because of wasteful spending and a lack of planning ahead.  Because we are now putting less money in the system that means that when it comes time for us to get out return (once again to remind you… if SS is still around at that point, which would be a miracle) there will be even less money there for our twilight years because we put less in then we should have.  On top of that, the people who are currently receiving our money (because their money has been wasted) have less money to pull from because of the decreased revenue, therefor the Federal Government has to borrow the remaining amount that SS is supposed to cover from other countries or the Fed (but that is a whole other topic all together).

So in light of all this information you are probably wondering why the Republicans are even wanting to push for an extension on this “tax cut” period.  The answer is simple really; they don’t want to look like the party that caused people to have less take home money on their paychecks going into an election year.  It would make them look like they have compromised their principles by “raising taxes” on hard working Americans.  Of course this isn’t true, but we are talking about politics here, are you really surprised?  So it that is the reason that they are for the extension then why are they pushing to make it last a year?  Because as I mentioned before, only extending it for two months puts an unnecessary burden on employers, making them have to spend more time and money when calculating the numbers to pay their employees.  At least with a one year extension, while not good for everyone as a whole, it would help the people who create jobs which would hopefully encourage them to create more jobs since they would have more money because the taxes would be simpler. 

So why did Speaker Boehner cave then and give the Dems the two month extension instead of holding out for the one year extension like he said he would?  I don’t know.  I know that part of that deal was an agreement that they would come back in January and begin talks about a one year extension again, but if he is going to let the Dems push him around like that, then when they go to talk about them again things won’t go as he hopes.  He has placed himself in the weaker position because now the Dems know that all they have to do is lean on him a little and he will fold…  This isn’t this first time Boehner has demonstrated this lack of spine either which only encourages the Dems further.  I am sick of the lackluster leadership that the Republican Party has had in the last few years.  It is time for someone who had the guts to stand up for the good of our nation, not the good of their political career.  Yes that means looking like the bad guy (or girl) from time to time, but something has got to change, otherwise we will become a reflection of Europe and I don’t know if you have paid any attention to what is going on over there at the moment, but it is not pretty.  We need to remove Speaker Boehner and replace him with someone who has a spine and will stand for conservative principles.  If we don’t do that, nothing will change any time soon.