R. Lee Ermey on Obama

If you are one of those mamby pamby socialists out there, this clip is not for you. For the rest of you I believe you can relate...

Communication Problems

I see that President Obama is blaming his crushing defeat in the House of Representatives on "the message". When the American people reject a policy that the Democrats and President Obama have created, the President always blames "the message".

This irritates the hell out of me. What President Obama is saying in a "politically correct" way is: "These issues are so difficult understand and the American people are stupid, so we must make our "message" easier to understand."

President Obama, we all didn't have the luxury of getting an Ivy League education, this much is true. But that does not make us stupid. You see, most Americans went to another school and graduated with honors. That would be the University of Hard Knocks. We worked our asses off doing jobs that "Americans won't do" to pay for our way through life.

While our education may be sub-par in your eyes our intellect is enormous. So when you tell us that we do not understand your "message", it is insulting. What you do not understand is the American people "get" your message, we just don't like your message.

The House of Representative changed hands because we "got the message". The messages delivered were:

"You have to pass the bill to see what is in the bill" - Nancy Pelosi

"All this talk about rules, we make them up as we go along" - Alcee Hastings

"We put the legislation together to control the people" - John Dingell

"I do think at a certain point you have made enough money" - B.H. Obama

"You are telling me we have to go spend money in order to keep from going bankrupt? Yes, that is what I'm telling you" - Joe Biden

"I think there are some very rich people out there that we can tax, somewhere down the road, and recover some of this money." - Barney Frank

"I don't worry about the Constitution to be honest" - Phil Hare

"What good is reading the bill if it's a 1,000 pages." - John Conyers

"There are been times where America has shown arrogance." - B.H. Obama

Those are a few items that we have heard Mr. President. We heard those messages loud and clear. Communication is a two way street Mr. President. You talk we listen. Now we spoke and you must listen or the same thing will happen in 2012.

Post Script: President Obama, if you are having such a hard time with communication, why in the hell do you still have that moron Gibbs as your Communications Director?

Youth "Break-up" with Obama

Obama Tax Increase

The Obama Administration believes (currently) that we should extend the Bush Tax cuts to the 95% of the people who make less than $250,000 a year but keep them for "the rich" who make over $250,000. He likes to call them middle class tax cuts.

OK, first off let's get the terminology correct. It is not any kind of a tax cut. The taxes were already cut, back in 2001 and 2003 (remember the evil Bush years?). So what is being decided is a tax increase not a tax cut.

The next question is about taxing "the rich". Those people who have sacrificed their blood, sweat and tears to accumulate their wealth. They have succeeded in America, so we must punish them. We are not talking about the Bill Gates and the Rockefeller's here, those in the super rich class already have their money. We are talking about INCOME TAXES. Not possession taxes. You will not hurt the super rich, because they do not earn the majority of their money on an annual basis.

The people you are punishing are those "rich" people who depend on their income to keep their business in operation...low and behold the real small businesses men. These people may have a large income reported on their personal income tax forms, but they also have large expenses as well, such as payroll for other working men and women.

So it appears that the Obama Administration just seeks to harm the creation jobs in this country by INCREASING THEIR TAXES. Taxing job creators does not sound like too smart of a  thing to do in a depression (or Great Recession). 

Obama Tax Hike...the Movie

King George III or King Barry I

I was reading the part of the Declaration of Independence about the grievances that our founding fathers had with King George III and I noticed a lot of similarities to today's King Barry I. Let me point out a few...

King George III: He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
King Barry I: He has refused his Constitution of laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

King George III: He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
King Barry I: He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance (See Arizona), unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

King George III: He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
King Barry I: He has endeavored to increase the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; allowing for open boarders for criminals to pass, others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. (Boarder Security)

King George III: He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
King Barry I: He has obstructed the Justice Department, by refusing to administer election laws. (Black Panthers)

King George III: He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
King Barry I: He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.

King George III: He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

King Barry I: He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For subsidizing large corporations. For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment. (bailouts)

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: (Health Care)
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: (See Black Panthers)
For transporting criminals inside our countries boarders thus compromising our country's security (Gitmo).

For taking away our liberty, abolishing our most values, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For ignoring the people, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

King George III: He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
King Barry I: He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us unintelligent and waging War against us.

King George III: He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
King Barry I: He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless illegal immigrant, whose known rule of attack, is an undistinguished destruction of all economic, educational, health, and justice systems.

King George III: In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
King Barry I: In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

King George III: Many Americans still felt a kinship with the people of Great Britain, and had appealed in vain to the prominent among them, as well as to Parliament, to convince the King to relax his more objectionable policies toward the colonies. The next section represents disappointment that these attempts had been unsuccessful.
King Barry I: Many Americans still felt a kinship with the Omama administration, and had appealed in vain to the prominent among them, as well as to Congress, to convince the King to relax his more objectionable policies toward the colonies. The next section represents disappointment that these attempts had been unsuccessful.


I know that this is not all encompassing of the injuries that King Barry I has done to this country but it is representative.

It took a Revolutionary war to become a nation and get away from the oppression of a British monarchy. I believe that it will take a war now too, except that this war will not be fought with muskets and soldiers. It will be fought with a ballot box and the will of the American people.

Presidential Weekly Radio Addresses Reagan vs. Obama

Below are two videos of weekly radio addresses, with two different charismatic Presidents. One believes in small government and the will of the people, the other believes in big government and the will of himself.

Here is a summary in case you don't want to watch both videos (I know I have a hard time watching Obama)...

Ronald Wilson Reagan talks of liberty and faith, triumph over trials, and the Constitution.

Barrack Hussein Obama says the economy sucks and it's all the Republicans fault.

Reagan talks of strength and vitality in the economy. Growth and low inflation.

Obama says the economy sucks and it's all the Republicans fault.

Reagan talks of a monthly job growth of 340,000 new jobs and more people employed than ever before in history.

Obama says the economy sucks and it's all the Republicans fault.

Reagan talks of less taxes and less regulation.

Obama says the economy sucks and it's all the Republicans fault.

Reagan talks of entrepreneurial spirit and seeing possibilities where others see problems.

Obama says the economy sucks and it's all the Republicans fault.

Reagan talks of renewed activity of business and community involvement instead of unemployment.

Obama says the economy sucks and it's all the Republicans fault.

Reagan talks of simplifying tax codes and reduced government growth.

Obama says the economy sucks and it's all the Republicans fault.

Reagan talks of economic growth and expanding opportunity and never going back to tax and spend policies.

Obama says the economy sucks and it's all the Republicans fault.

Reagan direct quote "We must challenge ourselves to hurdle the acceptable limits of the past and draw a new map of possibilities and give new meaning to the word success. Isn't that, after all, what it means to be Americans."

Obama direct quote: "The fact is, most economists agree that extending unemployment insurance is one of the single most cost-effective ways to help jump start the economy. It puts money into the pockets of folks who not only need it most, but who also are most likely to spend it quickly."


Ronald Reagan....


Barrack Obama....

President Obama should visit Southern Arizona

If you look at these news articles today think about what they have in common...

June job losses at 125,000.

Obama says being American is not a matter of blood or birth.

21 killed in shoot out between drug, migrant traffic gangs near Arizona border

Pelosi says unemployment checks fastest way to create jobs

Weak economic data suggests recovery is fizzling

Startek to lay off 33 workers, 120 more gone within a year

These head lines shout an answer to our economic woes in my view. If you fix the problem on the boarder you fix our current depression...yes I said it ...depression... even though no one else will for another year or two.

You see there are at least 10 million illegal immigrants in this country and 14 million legal Americans without jobs, do you see the correlation? The liberal thinking is that Illegals do the jobs Americans will not do, maybe its because Americans do not have the chance to do those jobs. It might be that our "leaders" think that unemployment checks are a job creators. Maybe it's because because of an unsure economy and value of the dollar, US business are shipping our jobs overseas.

No matter which one of these issues you look at they all seem to be pointing at the border. I know that the President has a busy golf schedule but maybe he could spend a little time in the Southwest and see the problem for himself.

I know that Obama likes the "new deal" approach to repairing the economy, so how about a massive public works project, that has already been authorized by Congress? Build the boarder fence. That would create a few jobs don't you think? We have millions out of work and a fence that has not been built. The solution sounds easy to me. In the Presidents speech the other day he said: "There are those who argue that we should not move forward with any other elements of reform until we have fully sealed our borders," he said. "Our borders are just too vast for us to be able to solve the problem only with fences and border patrols. It won't work."

So what the the President is telling us is; that the American people cannot build a fence because it is "just to big" so we shouldn't try. Mr. President how about this list of things that were "to big" for Americans to do:

1) Separate from the largest most powerful country in the world and become an independent nation.

2) Defeat the most powerful nation in the world for a second time within 40 years (War of 1812).

3) Build a transcontinental railroad.

4) Traverse and settle all the land west of the Appalachia mountains.

5) Reunite a nation at odds with it's self and while doing that, abolish slavery.

6) Build the Panama Canal.

7) Become an industrial giant throughout the world.

8) Defeat the Germans in a major world war.

9) Defeat the Germans (again) and the Japanese in another World War.

10) Build the Tennessee Valley Authority.

11) Build great works like: Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, Hoover Dam, World Trade Center.

12) Build an assembly line process that revolutionized the world of production.

13) Went to the moon in less than 10 years after goal was set.

14 ) Built and maintained an Interstate Highway System.

15) Landed a vehicle on Mars and explored.

16) Created the most powerful military in the world and freed many countries from oppression.

17) Built and maintained the greatest economy in the world.

18) Discovered electricity and created an electrical grid.

19) Invented telephone and created telephone system.

20) Invented Internet. (Just ask Al Gore)

21) Invented barbed wire.

This is only 21 events of hundreds more. Mr. President I think we are more than qualified to build a damn fence!

Obama's Chicago Network

Here's a new funny by the Republican National Committee...

Plug the Damn Hole!

B. Hussein Obama, in a "Presidential" fashion told BP that they needed to "Plug the damn hole!" in regards to the oil spill. I thought of that quote as I write about the illegal immigration problem.

I saw a story on travel warnings on FOXNews.com it it sparked my anger yet again. We have travel warnings for federal land, in one of our states. We have kidnappings and killings. We have drug lords controlling the boarder. What does the President do? He sues the people trying to fix the problem.

People and money are hemorrhaging out of at least one of our 50 states and the President doesn't even take the time to look at the law to be enacted in Arizona, but criticizes Arizona for trying to protect themselves. This is ludicrous.

I know the President seems to be all tied up "managing" the BP oil spill (see story: Outrage: Obama goes Golfing; BP CEO goes yachting), but how about making a little trip down to the boarder and actually see what the hell is going on. You know they have golf courses in Arizona too.

So Mr. President to use your own words "Plug the damn hole!" This time in our southern border.

Commenting on the Speech

I do not watch the President speak live, it irritates me, so I go to the White House website and read his diatribes. Here is last night's speech with my comments in italics and bold...


THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every American. Abroad, our brave men and women in uniform are taking the fight to al Qaeda wherever it exists. And tonight, I’ve returned from a trip to the Gulf Coast to speak with you about the battle we’re waging against an oil spill that is assaulting our shores and our citizens.


On April 20th, an explosion ripped through BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, about 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Eleven workers lost their lives. Seventeen others were injured. And soon, nearly a mile beneath the surface of the ocean, oil began spewing into the water.

I did not acknowledge even occurred for another week and a half.

Because there has never been a leak this size at this depth, stopping it has tested the limits of human technology. That’s why just after the rig sank, (a week and a half later) I assembled a team of our nation’s best scientists and engineers to tackle this challenge -- a team led by Dr. Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist and our nation’s Secretary of Energy. Scientists at our national labs and experts from academia and other oil companies have also provided ideas and advice.

As a result of these efforts, we’ve directed BP to mobilize additional equipment and technology. (I'm sure BP wanted the leak to continue so no help was given by them) And in the coming weeks and days, these efforts should capture up to 90 percent of the oil leaking out of the well. This is until the company finishes drilling a relief well later in the summer that’s expected to stop the leak completely.

Already, this oil spill is the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced. And unlike an earthquake or a hurricane, it’s not a single event that does its damage in a matter of minutes or days. The millions of gallons of oil that have spilled into the Gulf of Mexico are more like an epidemic, one that we will be fighting for months and even years.

But make no mistake: We will fight this spill with everything we’ve got for as long as it takes. We will make BP pay for the damage their company has caused. (Make them pay...BP's warning) And we will do whatever’s necessary to help the Gulf Coast and its people recover from this tragedy.

Tonight I’d like to lay out for you what our battle plan is going forward: what we’re doing to clean up the oil, what we’re doing to help our neighbors in the Gulf, and what we’re doing to make sure that a catastrophe like this never happens again.

First, the cleanup. From the very beginning of this crisis (+ nine days), the federal government has been in charge of the largest environmental cleanup effort in our nation’s history -- an effort led by Admiral Thad Allen, who has almost 40 years of experience responding to disasters. We now have nearly 30,000 personnel who are working across four states to contain and clean up the oil. Thousands of ships and other vessels are responding in the Gulf. (we could have had foreign assistance but no one has approved that yet) And I’ve authorized the deployment of over 17,000 National Guard members along the coast. These servicemen and women are ready to help stop the oil from coming ashore, they’re ready to help clean the beaches, train response workers, or even help with processing claims -- and I urge the governors in the affected states to activate these troops as soon as possible.

Because of our efforts, millions of gallons of oil have already been removed from the water through burning, skimming and other collection methods. Over five and a half million feet of boom has been laid across the water to block and absorb the approaching oil. We’ve approved the construction of new barrier islands in Louisiana to try to stop the oil before it reaches the shore, and we’re working with Alabama, Mississippi and Florida to implement creative approaches to their unique coastlines. (Governor Jindal asked for those barrier islands weeks ago and they just got approved? Oh that's right, he's conservative so you don't listen to him)

As the cleanup continues, we will offer whatever additional resources and assistance our coastal states may need. Now, a mobilization of this speed (slow) and magnitude will never be perfect, and new challenges will always arise. I saw and heard evidence of that during this trip. So if something isn’t working, we want to hear about it. If there are problems in the operation, we will fix them. (What was wrong was our 'leader' was playing golf why nothing was being done)

But we have to recognize that despite our best efforts, oil has already caused damage to our coastline and its wildlife. And sadly, no matter how effective our response is, there will be more oil and more damage before this siege is done. That’s why the second thing we’re focused on is the recovery and restoration of the Gulf Coast.

You know, for generations, men and women who call this region home have made their living from the water. That living is now in jeopardy. I’ve talked to shrimpers and fishermen who don’t know how they’re going to support their families this year. I’ve seen empty docks and restaurants with fewer customers -– even in areas where the beaches are not yet affected. I’ve talked to owners of shops and hotels who wonder when the tourists might start coming back. The sadness and the anger they feel is not just about the money they’ve lost. It’s about a wrenching anxiety that their way of life may be lost.

I refuse to let that happen. Tomorrow, I will meet with the chairman of BP and inform him that he is to set aside whatever resources are required to compensate the workers and business owners who have been harmed as a result of his company’s recklessness. And this fund will not be controlled by BP. In order to ensure that all legitimate claims are paid out in a fair and timely manner, the account must and will be administered by an independent third party. (Bp will be government controlled.....so long BP)

Beyond compensating the people of the Gulf in the short term, it’s also clear we need a long-term plan to restore the unique beauty and bounty of this region. The oil spill represents just the latest blow to a place that’s already suffered multiple economic disasters and decades of environmental degradation that has led to disappearing wetlands and habitats. And the region still hasn’t recovered from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (You know the hurricanes that were Bushes fault) That’s why we must make a commitment to the Gulf Coast that goes beyond responding to the crisis of the moment.

I make that commitment tonight. Earlier, I asked Ray Mabus, the Secretary of the Navy, who is also a former governor of Mississippi and a son of the Gulf Coast, to develop a long-term Gulf Coast Restoration Plan as soon as possible. The plan will be designed by states, local communities, tribes, fishermen, businesses, conservationists and other Gulf residents. And BP will pay for the impact this spill has had on the region.

The third part of our response plan is the steps we’re taking to ensure that a disaster like this does not happen again. A few months ago, I approved a proposal to consider new, limited offshore drilling under the assurance that it would be absolutely safe –- that the proper technology would be in place and the necessary precautions would be taken.

That obviously was not the case in the Deepwater Horizon rig, and I want to know why. (Didn't this get a safety award from our very own President O's administration?) The American people deserve to know why. The families I met with last week who lost their loved ones in the explosion -- these families deserve to know why. And so I’ve established a National Commission to understand the causes of this disaster and offer recommendations on what additional safety and environmental standards we need to put in place. Already, I’ve issued a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling. (I believe the moratorium is on all drilling...Obama 'helping' another 20,000 out of their employment status) I know this creates difficulty for the people who work on these rigs, but for the sake of their safety, and for the sake of the entire region, we need to know the facts before we allow deepwater drilling to continue. And while I urge the Commission to complete its work as quickly as possible, I expect them to do that work thoroughly and impartially.

One place we’ve already begun to take action is at the agency in charge of regulating drilling and issuing permits, known as the Minerals Management Service. Over the last decade, (Bushes fault, Bushes fault) this agency has become emblematic of a failed philosophy that views all regulation with hostility -- a philosophy that says corporations should be allowed to play by their own rules and police themselves. At this agency, industry insiders were put in charge of industry oversight. (If you are not an oil person how are you going to know what is wrong on a rig, they have to regulate themselves) Oil companies showered regulators with gifts and favors, and were essentially allowed to conduct their own safety inspections and write their own regulations. (like $1,000,000 Presidential campaign contributions)

When Ken Salazar became my Secretary of the Interior, one of his very first acts was to clean up the worst of the corruption at this agency. (Bushes fault, Bushes fault) But it’s now clear that the problem there ran much deeper, and the pace of reform was just too slow. And so Secretary Salazar and I are bringing in new leadership at the agency -- Michael Bromwich, who was a tough federal prosecutor and Inspector General. And his charge over the next few months is to build an organization that acts as the oil industry’s watchdog -- not its partner. (Great we need more government to help solve the problem that always helps)

(The set-up for Cap and Tax.....)

So one of the lessons we’ve learned from this spill is that we need better regulations, better safety standards, and better enforcement when it comes to offshore drilling. But a larger lesson is that no matter how much we improve our regulation of the industry, drilling for oil these days entails greater risk. After all, oil is a finite resource. We consume more than 20 percent of the world’s oil, but have less than 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves. (maybe we could drill in ANWR that might help) And that’s part of the reason oil companies are drilling a mile beneath the surface of the ocean -- because we’re running out of places to drill on land and in shallow water. (Hey...hey... hey... in Western Colorado we have a lot of oil shale)

For decades, we have known the days of cheap and easily accessible oil were numbered. For decades, we’ve talked and talked about the need to end America’s century-long addiction to fossil fuels. And for decades, we have failed to act with the sense of urgency that this challenge requires. Time and again, the path forward has been blocked -- not only by oil industry lobbyists, but also by a lack of political courage and candor.

The consequences of our inaction are now in plain sight. Countries like China are investing in clean energy jobs (Like deep water drilling in the gulf of Mexico) and industries that should be right here in America. Each day, we send nearly $1 billion of our wealth to foreign countries for their oil. And today, as we look to the Gulf, we see an entire way of life being threatened by a menacing cloud of black crude. (Oil bad...windmill good... I got it)

We cannot consign our children to this future. The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now. Now is the moment for this generation to embark on a national mission to unleash America’s innovation and seize control of our own destiny.

This is not some distant vision for America. The transition away from fossil fuels is going to take some time, but over the last year and a half, we’ve already taken unprecedented action to jumpstart (ie: Stimulus money) the clean energy industry. As we speak, old factories are reopening to produce wind turbines, people are going back to work installing energy-efficient windows, and small businesses are making solar panels. Consumers are buying more efficient cars and trucks, and families are making their homes more energy-efficient. Scientists and researchers are discovering clean energy technologies that someday will lead to entire new industries.

Each of us has a part to play in a new future that will benefit all of us. As we recover from this recession, the transition to clean energy has the potential to grow our economy and create millions of jobs -– but only if we accelerate that transition. Only if we seize the moment. And only if we rally together and act as one nation –- workers and entrepreneurs; scientists and citizens; the public and private sectors.
When I was a candidate for this office, I laid out a set of principles that would move our country towards energy independence. Last year, the House of Representatives acted on these principles by passing a strong and comprehensive energy and climate bill –- a bill that finally makes clean energy the profitable kind of energy for America’s businesses. (Cap and Tax being pushed hard... Never let a crisis go to waste)

Now, there are costs associated with this transition. (that is what we need now... more to pay) And there are some who believe that we can’t afford those costs right now. I say we can’t afford not to change how we produce and use energy -– because the long-term costs to our economy, our national security, and our environment are far greater. (So screw America and your need for jobs..I'm doing what I want and you will like it)

So I’m happy to look at other ideas and approaches from either party -– as long they seriously tackle our addiction to fossil fuels. (like the health care bill...right) Some have suggested raising efficiency standards in our buildings like we did in our cars and trucks. Some believe we should set standards to ensure that more of our electricity comes from wind and solar power. (Oh no more regulations to screw the American people) Others wonder why the energy industry only spends a fraction of what the high-tech industry does on research and development -– and want to rapidly boost our investments in such research and development.

All of these approaches have merit, and deserve a fair hearing in the months ahead. But the one approach I will not accept is inaction. (I have to make a name for myself like JFK and FDR! You will listen to me, I am your leader! Too bad he doesn't really lead) The one answer I will not settle for is the idea that this challenge is somehow too big and too difficult to meet. You know, the same thing was said about our ability to produce enough planes and tanks in World War II. The same thing was said about our ability to harness the science and technology to land a man safely on the surface of the moon. And yet, time and again, we have refused to settle for the paltry limits of conventional wisdom. Instead, what has defined us as a nation since our founding is the capacity to shape our destiny -– our determination to fight for the America we want for our children. Even if we’re unsure exactly what that looks like. Even if we don’t yet know precisely how we’re going to get there. We know we’ll get there.

It’s a faith in the future that sustains us as a people. It is that same faith that sustains our neighbors in the Gulf right now.

Each year, at the beginning of shrimping season, the region’s fishermen take part in a tradition that was brought to America long ago by fishing immigrants from Europe. It’s called “The Blessing of the Fleet,” and today it’s a celebration where clergy from different religions gather to say a prayer for the safety and success of the men and women who will soon head out to sea -– some for weeks at a time.
The ceremony goes on in good times and in bad. It took place after Katrina, and it took place a few weeks ago –- at the beginning of the most difficult season these fishermen have ever faced.

And still, they came and they prayed. For as a priest and former fisherman once said of the tradition, “The blessing is not that God has promised to remove all obstacles and dangers. The blessing is that He is with us always,” a blessing that’s granted “even in the midst of the storm.”

The oil spill is not the last crisis America will face. (That's right we are facing the Obama administration that is crisis enough) This nation has known hard times before and we will surely know them again. What sees us through -– what has always seen us through –- is our strength, our resilience, and our unyielding faith that something better awaits us if we summon the courage to reach for it.

Tonight, we pray for that courage. We pray for the people of the Gulf. And we pray that a hand may guide us through the storm towards a brighter day. Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.

END
8:18 P.M. EDT

Real Anger

The President has been "playing" angry about the oil spill in the Gulf this last week or so and he is not too good at it. He was so mad that he shot a few rounds of golf, oil spilled, went on vacation, oil spilled, and went to a Paul McCartney concert, oil spilled. Pretty mad huh? Meanwhile oil spilled.

Obama reminds me of somebody that would arrive at a car crash between a guy who was drunk and a sober person. The sober person could be there laying in the street bleeding and Obama would be issuing a bill to the drunk guy while insulting the paramedics for not doing enough, even though he had tied their hands behind their backs. Make no since at all.

Obama wants to be mad and wants to "Plug the damn hole!" We can give him something to be mad about.....

He should be mad that we created TARP. Stimulus, bank and auto company bailouts, there is a big damn hole to be plugged there, of our money going away.

He should be mad that unemployment hovers around 10% when it was never supposed to go over 8%.

He should plug a hole in Congress as time is wasting away with all this cap and tax garbage and not dealing real issues at hand.

He should be plugging the hole of his staff offering illegal jobs to Senate candidates so they would stop running for Senate.

He should be mad that Congress ramrodded a health care bill that Americans didn't want, and he signed it.

He should be mad that no one in the Administration or in Congress knows how to read. Passing legislation or making comments on legislation that has never been read, that is a big hole to fill.

He should be "plugging the damn hole" in his education with classes like: Civics, Accounting 101, Managment 101, Economics 101 and of course "Speech without a teleprompter".

That is a partial list of what he could and should truly be angry about...it will never happen. Instead he is mad as hell that because of an accident; there is an oil spill. The company involved is doing what they can and all Obama can think about is to berate the company. As I often hear military folks say "Lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way!" Now is not the time for making grand speeches and three hour tours. Sometimes, Mr. President you need to step up and actually act Presidential.

The White House Likes Bribery

The best way to get a job in the Obama Administration is to start a campaign against a Senator that President Obama wants to have elected. Then you will get a call from somebody like Rahm Emanuel or Valerie Jarrett and be asked to step down from your campaign and we (the administration) will give you this great job as Under Secretary of the [fill in the blank]....

This appears to be what happened to Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa. The White House appears to really like Arlan Spector, enough to offer a job to Joe Sestak, his Democrat opponent, just to get him to quit.

Are the allegations true? I doubt we will ever know. But I do know that there is something fishy about the whole story. We seem to be getting more and more of these kinds of stories; First there was the Illinois Senate seat payoff with Blaggo. Then Andrew Romanoff, was reported to have been offered a White House job to quit his run against Michael Bennet. Now we have the Sestak issue. Just gets me thinking if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, eats like a duck, flies like a duck, is the color of a duck, has ducklings, and a name of Mallard the Duck, it is probably a duck.

This Presidency appears to be more and more like a hybrid (the White House likes hybrids) of an inept Jimmy Carter combined with a corrupt Richard Nixon. The payoffs are flying out all over the place. We have been seeing in the news that other politicians are saying that "This is how it is always done." Well just because that is how it is always done that doesn't make it acceptable. If a bank robber uses a knife instead of a gun when robbing a bank that doesn't make the robbery any more legal.

The Dems have appeared to have backed themselves into a corner with the Sestak issue though. Because the White House says nothing inappropriate happened with Sestak (essentially calling a former Admiral a liar), yet Democrats are supposed to support this "liar" for the Pennsylvania Senate seat. Interesting problem for sure. If you live in Pennsylvania just vote Republican and don't worry about the rest of the issue.

I have been taught that if you want to find counterfeit money, you don't study counterfeit bills. You have to study real money so that you can instantaneously recognize the difference between the good bill and the bad bill. I read the Bible, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and study great Presidents like Washington, Adams, Lincoln and Reagen.
With that knowledge at hand.... I think Obama is a bad bill.

Oil in the Gulf

I have been absorbing all the news on this Gulf Coast oil disaster and I thought I throw in my two cents worth...

First off, this isn't Bush's fault. President Bush is kicking back in his easy chair in Dallas. President Bush's presidency ended 15 months ago, B Hussein Obama is at the helm now... the buck stops there.

As environmentalists strive to make us drill for oil further and further off our shores, the risk becomes more and more dangerous.  If this oil well was closer to shore, it would have been capped already.  The high pressures of 1 mile of water sitting on the pipe is not making this an easy task. Why don't we drill closer to shore...or better yet on land let's say ANWR.

I'm sure that BP, Halliburton, whatever other companies involved understand that they will be paying for the leak cleanup, so why don't we move past this "pissing match" and start solving the problem. There will be time enough for the court cases and political garbage later.  There should be a true effort between the brightest minds in the industry to stop the leak first.  Get the lawyers and politicians out of the loop and let's send in the oil men and engineers.

Stopping the drilling of any new wells in the gulf is crazy. To start with, just because we stop does not mean everybody stops.  China, Russia, North Vietnam and others will be drilling there. We do not shut down the whole interstate system when we have a car crash. We do not shut down all mining with a mine disaster.  Let's keep moving forward, let's not stop all production to make political point.  Now is not the time to drive up oil prices an put people out of work.

Now is the time for American ingenuity. Fix the bleeding and stop the bickering. Maybe this will be easier for you politicians and lawyers to understand....Sit down and shut up, and let them do their jobs.

Obama at the Bat

iPad vs. Obama Pad

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Not about You Obama!

Who is doing the grandstanding?

The President came out during the daily press briefing and asked Republicans to quit grandstanding with this statement "We can't afford grandstanding at the expense of actually getting something done, what I won't consider is doing nothing." Is it me, or does the statement sound like grandstanding? Does anyone else see the irony in the President making a "suprise" visit to a press conference and telling Congressional Republicans not to grandstand?

Another Obama statement: "I won't hesitate to embrace a good idea from my friends in the minority party, but I also won't hesitate to condemn ... what I consider to be obstinacy". I guess obstinacy in this case means: Republicans better do what I tell them or else!

President Obama said..."The people who sent us here expect a seriousness of purpose that transcends petty politics." Then the President threatened to install his appointees using the process of recess appointments, instead of letting them get confirmed by the Senate.

All I know is, that all this talk about bipartisan policies/politics leads nowhere. They are all acting like a bunch of spoiled children that need a spanking. You would have thought that the Brown election would have woke up our elected "leaders", but it hasn't, they continue to fight among themselves and not do anything for the American people.

Maybe we should coin a new phrase....instead of bipartisan we should use tripartisian, there are the Democrats, Republicans and the American People. I'll side with the American people every time.

President Reagan Celebrates his Birthday in 1983

Here's a video of President Reagan's birthday with reporters in 1983. Today is President Reagan's 99th birthday....

President Reagan Celebrates His Birthday - 2/4/83