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.