lol

WWF - you don't get off that easy!

Well the add agency that created the video for the previous blog entry had youtube take it down....guess what folks, once it's on the internet it's out there for good! Here's a link if you want to read more about it.

just sick...

I used to think that the WWF was a decent organization, heck I've even donated to them in the past...well not any more. They have now joined the ranks of PETA in my book - organizations that might have good intentions at the very root of their cause but ones that have lost touch with reality. The ad agency and bozo's in charge at WWF are both pointing fingers trying to distance themselves from the below ad but I'm sorry, I don't buy it. Somebody on both sides of the finger pointing gave the go ahead to create the video, somebody on both sides thought it was a good way to get the point across - Yes, Mother Earth is very capable of wreaking some serious havoc on the animals that live upon her. Yes we should respect and treat accordingly the planet that sustains us. Making the comparison with a very tragic event that took place eight years ago...not so smart unless you subscribe to a very fringe way of thinking - be as in your face as you can to get the point across.

Shame on you WWF for the part you played in the creation of this video. Own up to your mistake, be responsible and take action on those that bought off on this project. Do that and maybe many who used to donate to a good cause will do so again.

Control the media,

control the message. Seems like there are a few congresscritters that only want to be surrounded by folks that have had their kook-aid. This whole bit of requiring people to sign the clipboard to enter has been noticed at other events, hearing that it's being taken back to D.C. as a sign of those in favor of this mess...well it's not surprising. If you can't get support in a legitimate way, do it the Chicago way.

It's one of the great things about this country, the ability to have different views...but lately I'm noticing that the party in power is getting irate at the thought that not everyone is supporting their ideas. They disagreed with just about everything that happened during the Bush years and were quite vocal about it...now that they're in power and *gasp* not everyone agrees with their ideas and is speaking up about it...well that's just unpatriotic now isn't it.

How's your hope and change? Like your taxes now? Just wait and see how you feel after the '10 elections.

Term limits...the President has them, so should congress! Being a D.C. politicial should NOT be a career.

lovely...

Our current President ran his campaign on the backs of Hope and Change....well I really would have liked to see some change to politics as usual and while there has been some change, I wish it was for the better. Politicians at all levels need to be reminded that they are there ONLY to speak for the citizens that elected them into office - it's time to remind them of this fact. Speak up people, do you really want bills passed by bozo's that don't even know what they're voting for?????

Pot, meet Kettle...

Exercise!

If (God forbid) the Dems manage to pass their Cap&Tax bill this video will come in handy for staying warm when you start turning down your thermostat in a couple of years...

good enough for you but not for me....

Dr. Orrin Devinsky, a neurologist and researcher at the New York University Langone Medical Center, said that elites often propose health care solutions that limit options for the general public, secure in the knowledge that if they or their loves ones get sick, they will be able to afford the best care available, even if it's not provided by insurance.

Devinsky asked the president pointedly if he would be willing to promise that he wouldn't seek such extraordinary help for his wife or daughters if they became sick and the public plan he's proposing limited the tests or treatment they can get.

The president refused to make such a pledge, though he allowed that if "it's my family member, if it's my wife, if it's my children, if it's my grandmother, I always want them to get the very best care.

OK, can't argue that someone would want the best possible care for their families...but that's coming from someone that already gets (for life) some of the best medical benefits available. Take some time and google what benefits our elected bozos get, look at how short of a career in DC then need to have to get benefits for life. Call or write your Senator and Representative and ask them if they'll give up the coverage they currently get and take the one they're trying to hand out to the rest of us. Go ahead and ask them and if they say no, ask them why you should accept it.

I'm not saying that the current health care is great but I really don't think the proposals I've been reading are going to do anything but hurt the general public. But what do the numnuts in DC care...they're covered.

D=dumbarse

There's been so many things that I've wanted to post here but instead I've just been biting my tongue...this one is a bit to much for me to chew. What does it take to earn the title of Senator? Well you've got to excel at kissing ass, pandering to rich people to pay for your publicity and not a whole lot more. What does it take to earn the rank of General? Usually 20+ years of serving your Country, more often than not in places most people don't think of when planning a vacation. You probably have spent more days and nights than you care to remember cold, hot, hungry, tired, sore or scared for your life. You have demonstrated leadership skills, you've lead men and women possible into battle where the decisions you've made might have cost people their lives. Oh and yes, you've even learned how to show respect for seniors and subordinates that you might not like all that much. If senator Boxer would ever look beyond the disdain she has for all things military she might have learned in her time wearing that chip on her shoulder that says "Look at me, I'm a Senator" and realized that when someone in uniform addresses you as either Sir or Ma'am it's a sign of respect to someone they recognize as senior to their own rank. Now it is also used when addressing civilians in general but still, in this case, the General was using an appropriate title for this occasion. Now if he only addressed her as Ma'am and used Senator when addressing male Senators then yes I would say he was incorrect but what you would see if the media would show the entire session was he used Sir and Ma'am in addition to Senator through out the hearing. I think she was only trying to stroke her ego and also disrupt the hearing because she didn't care one bit what the General had to say. Sad...

If she also had any clue about the military she might realize that when a subordinate addresses a senior solely by their rank, it usually means that the junior has no respect for the senior and is only recognizing the rank. It's appropriate to address a senior in that manner so they can't really do anything about it but it's a very obvious way for a junior to let a senior know how they feel.

I really wish California would get a clue and see that the Dumocrates they've been electing in addition to the Rebublicians in both state and national races really aren't doing much good for anyone and in the next election vote all the incumbents out! Let your voices be heard, the bozo's in Sacramento and D.C. need to be reminded they are there to represent the people not get rich and inflate their ego's beyond belief.

Road trip....

President Obama has never faced consequences in his private life when it comes to managing money. He always had enough money simply by borrowing more and more. And just when things got tight, those magic beans came along to save the day. Guess that's why he thinks he can $pend and $pend without worrying about paying it back.

first there was the campaign....now reality.

OK, sorry about the previous post and the pics not fitting...I was tired.

Now we all know that politicians lie, it's a sad fact and one I wish we the voting public would call them on....but we don't and they keep lying. Shame on us. Campaigns are all about lying, you say one thing to one group and another to a different crowd the next day, that's where history is important since you have to look at an individuals values and voting record to get an idea of what they'll really be like. Still, some campaign promises are actually easy ones to keep...if you've got nothing to hide that is. Take Obama's promise for more transparency in our Government - the one about posting bills online for us to review before he signs them...simple to keep, you'd think! I don't expect every one to meet his promise, somethings need to be signed quickly, but come on...why couldn't he at least get a few up there?

Why aren't more people calling him on these? Why are his followers still stuck in the clouds? If the people in your life can't keep simple promises do you have faith in them to keep the big ones? I don't...

McHope and $hange

Quote of the day...

Isn't it fabulous how Obama has reconciled with our enemies and put fear into the hearts of Americans? Does any image illustrate so neatly the wrongheadedness of the Obama administration than Americans scrambling in terror from Air Force One?

-From Tantor



You know what bugs me the most about the crap that took place today with the VC-25 is that in a previous life I probably briefed the pilot who was at the stick flying today and knowing how much pride they take in their job he's probably feeling really bad for the distress caused by that flight. The men and women of the Presidential Airlift Group are some of the most professional I've ever met and having Col. Tillman (THE Presidential Pilot) tell me he's got my six as I was going into a potentially hostile brief is a memory I'll always cherish.

Pizza?

No expense is too great for our President.

still waiting to see change from business as usual...or at least that's what he campaigned on. Could someone that thinks he's doing a good job please try and explain it to me, I just want to understand because I honestly don't see it. Yes Bush had problems, No I don't think McCain was the best choice the Republicans could have put on the ticket...but I really, honestly, don't see how people can believe in the path he's taking us.

apologizer-in-chief.

How about ASU saying Obama hasn't done enough for a honorary degree...well he's done a lot of volunteering, he's taught a few classes...finagled his way into politics...he did run a very effective campaign and got himself elected President. Since those degrees are mostly BS anyways I would have given him one but still, I applaud ASU for coming right out and saying that he hasn't done anything yet, that his excellence is yet to come. Yeah, I have to agree with that statement.


meh...time to head over to the cabin.

It's Your Country Too,

Mr. President.

Tax Bomb

Has the government ever done anything efficiently? If I went to court to file bankruptcy and told the Judge that I was just trying to spend my way out of debt do you think I'd get off without owing anything?

Here's one point of view on President Spendorama.

Since our politicians can crap out numbers that work to their advantage here's a few from the last election:

"Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, points out facts of 2008 Presidential election:

Number of States won by:
Democrats: 19
Republicans: 29

Square miles of land won by:
Democrats: 580,000
Republicans: 2,427,000

Population of counties won by:
Democrats: 127 million
Republicans: 143 million

Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Democrats: 13.2
Republicans: 2.1

Professor Olson adds:
“In aggregate, the map of the territory won by Republicans was mostly the land owned by the hard working, law abiding, taxpaying citizens of the country.."

Card Checkin'

sometimes I wonder...

It's "like the Special Olympics or something," said the President

Oops, he didn't have a teleprompter handy.

R.I.P.

I'm confused...

So to one slice of the public this administration is saying that the budget being sent up isn't theirs, they inherited it from the evil administration that just left...


and then to the faithful...



President Obama is ready to fight for his first budget.?.?.?

Which is it? Is Obama happy with all the earmarks that he said he wouldn't tolerate in his campaign? What's all the fuss anyways? It's only something like 8 Billion or so....that's nothing with the other bills he's pushing forward....

I know change doesn't happen over night but I'm not seeing rainbows on the horizon...more like some really dark clouds and I'm not feeling very warm and fuzzy hearing the spend, spend, spend, tax, tax, tax talk like I am. Sure only the top 5% are going to get a tax hike....but then all the carbon tax, energy tax and who knows what else - anyone think it isn't going to roll down hill? Think the rich will stand by and watch their wealth be redistributed? Think all the businesses will stand by and see their profits (what little they get now) be taxed away? Taxes only work when there are people willing to pay them and this administration has already shown they don't feel they have to pay them themselves...

OBAMA = One Big Ass Mistake America

OJT

Things were so much easier when you could just vote present.

oops!

taxes...

So yet again the qualifying factor in choosing the people our President surrounds himself with is a difficulty in paying taxes. Didn't he campaign on running an open administration that was ethical and not business as usual? How many exemptions has he made to his no lobbyist rule? Yep....change you can believe in....change is all you'll have left in your pocket that is!

Speaking about change, how about the $900,000,000 Clinton wants to give to the Palestinian's? Since it's only millions they're talking about that's nothing right? Especially since OUR economy is doing so well and we've got so many people working that we don't know what to do with them... Normally I'm all for helping out other countries but the Palestinian's? Isn't that the place that pretty much voted Hamas into power? Or at least doesn't mind when they launch rockets into Israel from schools and homes? Yeah I know the article says they'll TRY to ensure the money doesn't end up in Hamas hands but if you believe they'll be effective at that I've got a bridge to sell you.

Oh and has anyone seen where the Dow ended up today? Can't blame Bush anymore...it's been in free fall since Obama won the election.....and boy that 787 BILLION that was supposed to be targeted and effective sure has boosted the confidence in the market.

He sure can talk the talk but when it comes time to walk the walk...well I'm waiting.

Change...we've had change but I'm not seeing how it's a positive one.

One final question....remember back a couple of months when the media was talking all about that huge questionnaire that potential employees for Obama's administration had to fill out...did they leave out a question about paying ones taxes? I thought it was patriotic to pay taxes??? At least that's what the VP tried to get us to believe. Guess the current administration doesn't feel that way when it's their own money.

voters remorse anyone?

Don't know if any of you bothers to listen to Spendbama's speech on Tuesday but all I got from it was 'second world nation' here we come. For the first couple weeks of his presidency I was curious, now I'm not, I'm scared. I believe with all my heart that he's taking our country in the wrong direction. Yes his speeches make all the used car salesman jealous, he's good as long as he's got a teleprompter....but it's all fluff, when you start looking at any substance that 'leaks out'(he isn't one for a lot of details) things don't add up. Reinstating the 'scary gun ban' because it'll help Mexico with their drug cartel problem...the BS flag is a waving...when will the left learn that gun control doesn't work because the only ones it hurts are the people that obey the laws!

There were a lot of other things I wanted to rant about but I've got to head over to Donner to figure out why the cam isn't working.

Obama may have started his term with a crappy economy but in one signature he claimed it as his. 787 billion dollars is just the beginning of what he wants to spend. Does anyone honestly believe that he'll be able to tax the rich enough to meet his lofty goal of cutting the deficit in half? Here's a little hint how the media is going to help him - by "including" the war and everything else he "said" Bush left out of the budget, well he's going to give up on Iraq, he's going to cave in on Afghanistan, he's going to cripple our military worse than Carter and Clinton did and with a few puffs of smoke and some mirrors he'll cook the books to make himself look like a hero.

I truly hope people wake up...the Republicans share a lot of blame for how our nation's health was a month ago but again, between the two idiots running the House and the Senate and Obama....it's all on them now and I fear for our future.

CNBC isn't so thrilled either and they're not exactly known for harsh words against this President.




"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have"
. - Thomas Jefferson-

"What this country needs are more unemployed politicians".
- Edward Langely, Artist (1928-1995)

what's all the fuss about?

So the wonderful Al Sharpton needed to make sure everyone remember who he was...the press needed something besides the economy to write about...and it seems like this cartoon was the distraction they were looking for.

Now when I first saw it I didn't think about Obama until the press pointed it out...and even still I don't see it. He didn't write the bill and he'll only want to take credit for it if it works...so all I see is the artist using the other chimp story and tying that and the stimulus together...not very well. Seems like a non-story to me. But since the media would rather have this in the headlines instead of how the DOW fell yet again I figured I'd put up a LINK for some of the quality cartoons that the left didn't think would offend anyone.

isn't the campaign over?

So for those of you that have signed all those papers when buying a home do you remember how you felt when you actually saw just how much you were going into debt? Well, we all now own a piece of that 787 BILLION dollar debt our new leadership signed before reading. Boy...I sure do feel good about it!

Do you remember the fiasco that was played all over the media when the automakers flew to DC in their private jets...did you hear that both AF1 and AF2 were flown to Denver for the historic signing of debt? Lets see...automakers flying in small business jets...AF1 is a 747 and AF2 is a 757...not exactly small business jets. Oh and does anyone care about what other aircraft are also flown when ever the President or Vice President travel? A lot more than you'd think. A lot more....and they're not small business jets...ok so one of them is but the other several aren't. Do you think they fly the several helicopters that travel in his bubble there? Nope, they're loaded in a plane and flown there. How about his limo? Is that driven...nope, that's loaded in a plane too. How about the vehicles that the Secret Service use? Yep, loaded in planes.

Now I'm not complaining about all of the stuff required to protect the President, it's needed and that's the price we pay, it's a lot but it's worth it. Same for the VP, he needs it. My gripe is that this trip and his follow on visit to Phoenix seems to be something more like a campaign style trip than one that has substance to it. Flash over substance though is what I see Obama being all about so I guess I shouldn't be surprised. He likes his spiffy plane (his words, not mine) and he's enjoying the perks that goes with the office he holds. Honestly, I can't fault him for that, Lord knows if I was in that position I'd be getting a kick out of the perks too...I just think when we're telling everyone to tighten their belts, spend wisely and don't fly to DC when asking for money that maybe, just maybe this bill could have been signed in the capital of waste, Washington DC. Do as I say, not as I do...I am seeing more politicians follow that saying then not and I wish the citizens of this nation would use their voice at the ballot box to get the point across that we're tired of that.

ying and yang...

So last night I did something out of the ordinary....I went out. A very good friend of mine that I frequently refer to as my favorite libtard, TheBoy and two of her friends were up in the area this weekend and had planned on going to see some dueling pianos. Well I couldn't pass up a chance to see her since it had been well over a year so even as anti-social as I am, well I had to go. I'm glad I did!!

So what's with the ying and yang...well on the up side I'm getting to see friends that I haven't seen in some time, I've reconnected with some I haven't talked with in YEARS and I'm happy that's one of the positive things for me now that I'm on the West Coast again. The flip side is I miss my friends back on the East Coast and while I know it'll be a while before one in particular is able to make it out here I am really looking forward to the day she and her hubby visit so I can show them a lot of the great things this side of the country has to offer.

Now I've got to do something I haven't had to do it about a year...go to bed at a decent hour so I am rested for work the next day... YEA for work and a pay check...BOO for no more life of leisure. :)

keep your eyes on this one...

THIS is one of those stories that I'm curious to see how it unfolds. I'm rather emotional about this story because a friend of mine lost her brother in that attack and I was stationed on the same class of ship and if it had happened to my ship I would have either died or been seriously injured due to the proximity of my workspace to where the bomb went off.

I'm curious what President Obama will say to those families when he meets with them...

One lesson our President and a majority of this nation's citizens needs to learn is that you can't judge everyone in the same court system that we're entitled to. Yes it'd be great if reality worked like that but there needs to be ways to deal with situations such as this along with the hundreds that have happened and will happen. We need to find a balance between our beliefs and principals while keeping our nation safe from those that have no regard for life and whos goals is to see our distruction. We can't give up on either so keep an eye on this administration and see what happens...

another point of view...

To give the proposed economic stimulus plan some perspective, "if you started the day Jesus Christ was born and spent $1 million every day since then, you still wouldn’t have spent $1 trillion."

taxes are voluntary?

the clip is about 4.5 minutes long but it's amusing to watch Senator Reid tap dance around his defination of a voluntary tax system. I get that he's trying to say that there are voluntary ways to minimize the amount of money you send to the IRS but the end point is that we are all required to 'contribute' a percentage of our earnings...one way or another.



Maybe it's because of this type of thinking that so many politicians seem to have problems with their taxes?

where do you draw the line?

Well, I'm glad to see him step down, maybe he would have done a good job but then again...if you can't figure out your taxes how can you manage billions...and I'm sure he had at least ONE accountant to help him go over his taxes...

Anyways, where do you draw the line between a tax cheater and an honest mistake?



this next clip made me chuckle...

warm up those printing presses

I disagree that some of these should be labeled as 'wasteful' but when I look at the numbers... A lot of bad mistakes and greedy people got us to where we're at and I'm scared that this 'stimulus' (at least in it's current form) is another bad idea. It just seems to me that the party writing this bill is using it as a chance to send a Thank You to everyone that helped put them in power. Where's the line item for my favorite libtard? I'd still be against this package but at least I'd know for certain that some of the money was going to a good person. I also wouldn't mind seeing 50 THOUSAND for myself, it'd pay off all my debts (minus the house) and what I had left over would make a good down payment for a new one in Nevada - do that for us little people and I'm sure that'd have an effect on the economy. I'm sure my friend Bef wouldn't mind some too along with my sisters....heck how about ALL the little people. Screw these CEO's making millions, help the middle class since we're the ones that do a lot of the shopping.

blah, blah blah....it's time for breakfast. I just wish I had more confidence in what the citizens of this country will be paying for for a long, long time.



(CNN) -- On Monday, House Republican leaders put out a list of what they call wasteful provisions in the Senate version of the nearly $900 billion stimulus bill that is being debated:


The Senate is currently the nearly $900 billion economic stimulus bill.

• $2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the project was inefficient.

• A $246 million tax break for Hollywood movie producers to buy motion picture film.

• $650 million for the digital television converter box coupon program.

• $88 million for the Coast Guard to design a new polar icebreaker (arctic ship).

• $448 million for constructing the Department of Homeland Security headquarters.

• $248 million for furniture at the new Homeland Security headquarters.

• $600 million to buy hybrid vehicles for federal employees.

• $400 million for the Centers for Disease Control to screen and prevent STD's.

• $1.4 billion for rural waste disposal programs.

• $125 million for the Washington sewer system.

• $150 million for Smithsonian museum facilities.

• $1 billion for the 2010 Census, which has a projected cost overrun of $3 billion.

• $75 million for "smoking cessation activities."

• $200 million for public computer centers at community colleges.

• $75 million for salaries of employees at the FBI.

• $25 million for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction.

• $500 million for flood reduction projects on the Mississippi River.

• $10 million to inspect canals in urban areas.

• $6 billion to turn federal buildings into "green" buildings.

• $500 million for state and local fire stations.

• $650 million for wildland fire management on forest service lands.

• $1.2 billion for "youth activities," including youth summer job programs.

• $88 million for renovating the headquarters of the Public Health Service.

• $412 million for CDC buildings and property.

• $500 million for building and repairing National Institutes of Health facilities in Bethesda, Maryland.

• $160 million for "paid volunteers" at the Corporation for National and Community Service.

• $5.5 million for "energy efficiency initiatives" at the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration.

• $850 million for Amtrak.

• $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint.

• $75 million to construct a "security training" facility for State Department Security officers when they can be trained at existing facilities of other agencies.

• $110 million to the Farm Service Agency to upgrade computer systems.

• $200 million in funding for the lease of alternative energy vehicles for use on military installations.

Doorbells and dog parks...

I'm sure there are other sites just like this one but it's the first one I've come across so you all get the link. First off, yes there seem to be a lot of good 'infrastructure' type projects listed in this that would put a lot of construction workers to work - new things being built, old things being fixed...over all not a bad idea. My only question about this and it isn't related to the Stimulus Package but more towards people in general - construction work is hard labor, I just don't see a lot of unemployed people running out there to find those type jobs. There is a reason construction workers get paid a lot, they earn it in sweat. So my feeling is that yes a lot of good projects will be started, not a whole lot of new jobs.

Now some of the more 'not appropriate' ones I saw in a quick scan were for doorbells and a 500K dog park. Everyone knows I love dogs, I think having dog parks in the local communities is an awesome thing and I'd like to see more of them everywhere. My gripe, what's a 500K dog park going to look like? Will there be a chilled pool for the doggies to splash around in? I don't know what all is involved but since it's for the construction of said park and dog parks usually don't require a lot of construction beyond a fence and maybe some benches...call me Scrooge but I don't see jobs being created and I don't think it belongs in this package. Oh and it's not the only dog park listed... My thoughts are that things like this should be funded by the local communities, through volunteer projects and donations...not by federal tax dollars. Yes I know communities are broke all over but instead of taking from others, maybe the local politicians should look at their budget and figure out where they went wrong. Wealth redistribution is not a fix for our financial woes, yes those that are on the receiving end will be happy for a short while but in the long run, it hurts things more than it helps as those that had the wealth find other places to go that allow them to determine their own uses for what they earned.

Anyways, check out the site, see what's being proposed for your area and also look around elsewhere and see if there is anything that you'd question it's place in a bill being shoved down our throats.

Patriots

So back during the campaign our VP said that paying taxes was patriotic...well that's not how I'd describe my feelings towards taxes but we'll follow his lead for now. My question for the new team in town is how come you keep hiring people to lead us out of the financial crisis that can't even figure out their own taxes? Seems poor Mr. Daschle had to fork over some $140,000 in unpaid taxes so he could be slotted into the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Of course who can forget our Treasury Secretary Mr. Geithner who's supposed to be a genius at all this financial stuff and yet has issues when using a tax program millions of Americans use each year.

Call me crazy but this stuff really makes me wonder how they're going to manage billions when they can't even manage their own finances...

CONGRATS!!!

In an odd twist of fate both myself and my awesome friend Bef both get jobs within a day of each other.

Now she's got one less excuse from dragging herself and her hubby out west!

:)

no hate like liberal hate...

-You did not, at any time, vote for George W. Bush and are not Republican.

So, as I cruise through blogs and dating sites I've decided to throw statements like the one above in here. I'm doing it because I like pointing out the hypocrisy coming from the left and maybe someday I'll be able to hit 100 posts on this blog. Now before my libtard friends get their feathers in a ruffle I'm not saying that being hypocritical is unique to the left so no need to go pointing out all the idiots on the right, there are plenty.

Now, as for that quote, well I'm sure it won't surprise anyone that this woman says she resides in San Francisco, she is 51 and speaks French. One of the things she says she's good at is (in French) making meaningless phrases sound sexy... Apparently President Bush had this mystical power that effected her breathing because she's happy to report that she feels like she can breath again now that President Obama is in office. Her job is listed in the 'medicine/health' category...so one would think if she was having problems breathing for the last 8 years she could have done something about it. She's well read and enjoys a wide variety of activities, cultures and foods - something San Francisco offers a lot of. Oh and she looks good for her age.

Basically she's someone that while I would have no romantic interest in her, I most likely would find enjoyable topics to talk about with her...but she discriminates against others SO she gets a big fat ZERO.

My thoughts on the whole hypocrisy bit is that it seems like the Left loves to champion the freedom to be who you want to be...gay, communism, atheist, just about anything with an 'anti' in it and they expect everyone else to be accepting of these views. They push the belief that you can be what ever you want to be. Sounds good to me. If you're gay, I'm happy for you but I really don't want to see you behave any more explicitly than you see hetero couples act in public so instead of the stuff that goes on at the Folsom Street Fair...please limit it to holding hands and occasionally kissing. If you believe in communism, no problem there, the concept is cool but I don't think it works because people are greedy. You don't like God...that's your problem not mine...hope you're right when you die. The only thing that bothers me about religion is the whole anti-Christmas bit...I like saying Merry Christmas to people, I'm not telling them they have to be Christians or that they have to believe in God, all I'm saying is that I wish them well, I hope they are enjoying a time society has set aside for things like family and kindness....and that they spend lots of money to help out all the businesses. When I say Merry Christmas I'm not trying to offend anyone and I won't be offended if you were to say Happy Holidays back....but if you get pissed off because of what I said I'll call you a Grinch and tell you to get a F'ing life.

Well I kind of got off track there (sorta) but the point is that the Left preaches acceptance and yet I sure see a lot of them that can't accept someone that views politics a bit differently. What gives?? I can accept that you have a different opinion than mine but I don't hate you for it. If you're female, cute and between 28-38 I might even be interested in you romantically. Just because I am a Republican doesn't mean I'm the devil...in fact most people that know me would say I'm a pretty nice guy. To bad you'll never know because you won't give me a chance....your loss.

how warm?

so one of the other stories making it's rounds today is how the dress code has been relaxed in the White House...so what? Yes there is a time for a jacket and tie but if you're just having meetings, why bother with the jacket unless you are trying to help out all the dry cleaners with more business. I hated having to dress up anytime I had to brief down there, especially since there were only certain days I could wear my uniform instead. Suits are expensive!

Nope, the part I'm laughing about is this quote “He’s from Hawaii, O.K.?” said Mr. Obama’s senior adviser, David Axelrod, who occupies the small but strategically located office next door to his boss. “He likes it warm. You could grow orchids in there.”

How long has it been since he's lived in Hawaii? How long has he lived in a city that is proud of it's chilly winters? How warm does it have to be to grow orchids in the winter? Isn't he one of the believers in Global Warming? Or is this another example of do as I say, not as I do.

All I know is that when ever I get hit with a larger than normal utility bill the first thing to be changed is the thermostat...colder in the winter (that's what sweaters are for) and less A/C in the summer. Of course I'm just a low earning tax payer...

I'd like some wagyu steak too Mr. President

24 people w/spouses plus whom ever else the Pres invited...how many ounces of wagyu steak do you think they had on hand?

**wish I was invited...I've never been able to try wagyu beef because it's just a little out of my budget.

Oink!

The final vote was 244 to 188. No Republicans voted for the bill, while just 12 Democrats voted against it.
As Speaker Nancy Pelosi put it, "We won the election. We wrote the bill."

After all, it's not their money...

*before I get any comments I'll just point out that it's not just the three in the cartoon I am not pleased with, it's the fools in general that 'we' the people keep electing to govern us that I'm unhappy with. Term limits would be a nice thing...won't solve everything but it'd be a start.

behind closed doors...

SSDD

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Changefest '09 - Obama's Inaugural Speech

Barack Obama Interview
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Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

Childish.

OK, we all know politics can make for some heated discussions, especially over the last ten years or so but more and more I'm seeing people behave in ways that just isn't beneficial to anyone. Now that I'm on the west coast or as I have frequently referred to it as the Left Coast I've been trolling a dating site or two just to see what's out there and have been shocked at how immature some people are. When I open up a profile to try and learn a little more about someone I might be interested in and see remarks like "Bush EWWWW" or Republicans not welcome or some form of blatant discrimination based solely on a persons political feelings I really wonder how pitiful the lives of those individuals must be. One of the ideals that goes back to the birth of this nation was freedom of speech and religion, true we don't always live up to that as well as we could but still, to out of hand dismiss someone simply because he may have different thoughts about something than you boggles my mind. Yes I disagree with a lot that Democrats believe in but you know what, I've got friends that are Democrats and feel pretty strongly about it and yet, they're still my friends. I enjoy it when we can talk politics and while I might not agree, I still respect their opinions. It saddens me that I don't see that respect being returned much from people outside of my friends and family. Why is that? How are we ever supposed to work together for the better of our society when so many are so narrow minded? Yes it's on both sides of the aisle, but I am only commenting on what I see personally.

The point of this is the whole dating thing, how many potentially awesome partners are these people missing out on just because they're too ignorant to accept the idea that someone may have a different point of view. Bush ewwww....that's the behavior I remember from third grade, when will these people grow up? And if they discriminate against someone for political beliefs, what else do they discriminate against....

Respect....it'd be nice to see more of it all around.

Manners....

Lets take a trip down memory lane, eight years ago today...

and now a clip from earlier today, listen to what is being sung in the back ground...


The transfer of power that takes place on Inauguration Day is truly amazing and it's something that should be celebrated, not sullied with childish behavior. For our new President, he got to experience things the way they should always be, he got to get out of the limo and actually walk part way to the White House, I'm glad that everyone that didn't vote for him didn't act like the few in the two clips, or even like those that have been protesting in front of the White House or near Dupont Circle in DC with their shoe throwing events among others.

President Bush made mistakes during his two terms, some big and some small but he didn't deserve to be treated that way. During my last job in the Navy I got to know quite a few people that actually dealt with him on a frequent basis and as a person, they all respected him. The stories I heard about his family compared to the previous family...well the difference was substantial. The man cared about our country and he tried to do right by it. In the military you are forced to deal with all sorts of people, some good and some not so good but one thing you learn quickly is that you don't have to respect the individual, but you will respect the rank. The President deserves our respect and he gets it from me just as he should from everyone. I will be critical of his policies and actions I don't agree with but you will never see me throwing shoes at his picture or booing him if I were to see him pass by. If I was still wearing a uniform I'd salute him with pride and if I saw any other military person being disrespectful I'd chew some arse.

President Obama, I wish you the best of luck, the world is watching your every step and voting 'present' is no longer an option. The weight of responsibility is now upon your shoulders and I hope you bear it well. The buck stops at your desk and while you have come into office in troubled times it's now your responsibility to steer our nation towards better times. I hope you succeed because if you fail our nation fails and if that were to happen, well the world would be in for some dark times. I hope my doubts about your abilities are wrong, I hope you truly aren't a product of Chicago politics and I hope that you understand to be a success you'll have to find a place to lead from the middle. The far left and far right while they might think they have the best interests for our country in mind are actually far from it. The policies you create will have lasting effects both good and bad and unfortunately you can't make everyone happy. The men and women both in and out of uniform that see to your security and well being, treat them with the same respect they show you. They aren't your servants though they are at your beck and call, it's the title you currently hold that they serve. Your campaign set peoples expectations pretty high for your performance, have fun meeting that. The media helped you get where you are at now but they won't always be your friend, nothing sells like blood and guts. Loose the ego and do the best job you can serving our country. Good luck....we'll be watching.

What she said!

I've pretty much just been keeping my mouth shut the last two months, real life has been doing a good job at focusing my attention elsewhere. Plus doing any blogging of any length via Iphone isn't all that much fun. Anyways a friend posted this today and I figured I'd put a link up here. I'm all for having a party, it is a historic occasion and all but it's hard to forget the uproar from just four years ago....for less than a third of the amount. Unless he really is The Messiah...or else the one that brings about the end of humanity, he's got a lot of hype to live up to. As I said before, I hope things are better four years from now, the way things are looking....not holding my breath. Still, all this hero worship is helping some people, there's always fools out there that'll buy what ever is the trendy thing at the moment. And for when reality sets in...you can always break this out for one more big O.

**My sister was quick with a comment so make sure you read this too and make up your own mind. I still think the hero worship going on is a bit much but that's just me.