Shocking Globull Warming News...well, not really

Warning - this post contains 'Climate Denial' - if it will offend your sensibilities, you have been warned.

As we posted here, we deny man-made global warming. Warming may (or may not) be happening, but it is hubris to think we are doing it.

In an interesting article, 15 year old research into cosmic rays and the sun as the real culprits in global warming is finally coming to light. Apparently, back in 1996, scientists from CERN (an actual science outfit) tried to publish research tagging cosmic rays and the sun as the real culprits in whatever global warming might be occurring.

Immediately there after, the scientists were under full scale assault by those that did not want their theories aired. It was not a scientific dispute, it was political. To quote the article, the scientists "soon found themselves vilified, marginalized and starved of funding, despite their impeccable scientific credentials.

Now, in 2011, the research has finally been published in the prestigeous journal NATURE. The theory put forward "has been Enemy No. 1 of the global warming establishment ever since it was first proposed" precisely because it undercuts the fundamental tenet of the Church of Global Warming - the man is responsible for it.

And if man is responsible, then we can use this 'fact' to justify huge governmental intrusions into all areas of economic activity. When shown to be false, the premise for this governmental interference likewise evaporates.

There is more to come on this story, but you will have to look hard to find it (or just check back here once in a while) because you are sure not to see it on ABCCBSNBCMSNBCCNN or NPR). Especially since the High Priest of the Church of Global Warming (AlGore) said climate 'deniers' are today's racists. Further, he claimed that 'denier' scientists held their views to get more funding, but climate alarmist scientists would do no such thing.

Let us not overlook the fact that AlGore is making millions and millions selling 'carbon offsets' to those gullible enough to buy them.

Folks, the stakes here are huge. Do not be cowed into being silent about something just because people call you names. Oh - and have a look at the chart below. Seems a lot of climate variation happened before I even owned my first SUV.

The curse of compromise

Imagine you are standing in the center of a teeter-totter. In the middle, you are perfectly balanced.

Now imagine you move to the left by one foot. Suddenly, you are unbalanced - and the left end of your teeter-totter is resting on the dirt.

Two people walk by and see your plight. One (having never been made to take math)suggests you move 3 more feet to the left, the other suggests moving one foot to the right. You decide to ignore the balance point (since you are a 'moderate') you decide instead (so everyone can 'get along') to compromise and move the average distance suggested... one more foot to the left. Result - you are even further from the balance point and your board is now buried in the dirt.

That is what has happened to our country folks. The 'balance' point is a correct constitutional balance between the Federal government and the States and between personal liberty and Government control.

We currently are like 27 feet to the left of the balance point. The Tea Party did not want to crash the government - they simply want us to move closer to the balance point - maybe like 5 feet. The Left wanted to move further to the left - like 8 more feet.

So, the compromise being advocated by the Left (and sadly, you Moderates out there) would move us FURTHER from where we should be.

This is why, correctly, the Tea Party refused the 'grand bargain' because it was no bargain at all. They were painted as (with links lest you think I exaggerate) terrorists and arsonists (from the Vice President, jihadists, obstructionist, of course racist (from an NPR exec-partially funded by taxpayers(because we all know you cannot disagree with a Black president if you are not racist), radical hostage takers , blah blah blah. All this from the party always preaching civility. Now there's a laugher.

No, they were simply standing for a principle- that of returning to a proper sized Federal government. The deficit is not because we tax ourselves to little - it is because the Fed simply spends too much.

I think the left is in panic mode. In a recent Gallup poll, reported here , more people say they support the Tea Party agenda than say the are 'liberal'. When you can't win the battle of ideas, resort to personal attacks?


The net result of the so-called 'debt ceiling crisis'(which was never a crisis)? Sadly, we moved no closer to the proper balance - we simply slowed the move to the Left - our deficits still grow. With patience, and tremendous tenacity - and only if the American people 'get it' - we MIGHT be able to turn the ship of state around. But, at this point, I give us only a 1 in 4 chance.... Sorry for the pessimism, but the times do not really call for optimism.

Back in the saddle

Yah - I have not posted for a long long time.

As Mark McGwire said, I am not here to talk about the past.

Where are we? In a a mess. Well, the US is in a mess, I am living in Europe at the moment, and they are in a really big mess.

How did we get here? Ignoring the Constitutional limits on the Federal Government, plain and simple. The ass=hats in Washington have, for too long, tried to be all things to all people. And we have allowed it - actually encouraged it.

They created the Dept of Education, which educates no one. The Dept of Energy - creates no energy. The Dept of Transportation... you get the idea.

The basic problem is that the Federal govt got too big for their collective britches. Re-read (or, read for the first time if you went to public school) Article One, Section 8 of the Constitution. It outlines the things the Fed is empowered to do.

Now, admittedly, we are decades into the over-reach of the Fed. This does not make it right, it just makes it so.

We are operating under the falsehood of the 'Federal Grant'. A grant for education, for hiring more police, for building a bunch of state and county roads. This is bull shite folks!

What is a Federal 'grant'?

Step one - you take money, in the form of taxes, away from the citizens of a state, say Ohio.

Step two - you give it back to Ohio (in this case) for, say, education. But first, you keep part of it DC, then you attach a bunch of string to it. So... the state gets (part of) their own damned money back ( or maybe some from, say, Michigan, or borrowed from the Chinese) and we are expected to be all joyful? Bullshit. The round-trip to DC just reduced the amount, added strings, and not much else.

How about this - You don't take our money, you don't attach strings, and you let us just do our own thing on education? That is the essence of States Rights (and no, it is NOT racist). States do their own thing - unless it is too big for any one state (Like the national defense).

This is it in a nutshell folks. We have a debt problem because we have a spending problem (not a lack of taxes).. We have a spending problem because we have a run-away Federal government... Which we have because we have abdicated States Rights... Period.. Full stop.

We will never solve this problem with the level of debate now going on in Foggy Bottom... States need to stand up and re-assert their rightful place. DC is the problem, not part of the solution.

And the Tea Party has it exactly half right... spending it a PROBLEM. Allowing the Federal government to be bloated, over-reaching, utopian, and soul-sucking is the other half of the problem.

This is not the time for 1/2 measures.

Proposal for national 'divorce'

Found this on one of the boards I follow:

DIVORCE AGREEMENT

Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists and Obama supporters, et al:

We have stuck together since the late 1950's for the sake of the kids, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has clearly run its course.

Our two ideological sides of America cannot and will not ever agree on what is right for us all, so let's just end it on friendly terms. We can smile and chalk it up to irreconcilable differences and go our own way.

Here is a model separation agreement:

--Our two groups can equitably divide up the country by landmass each taking a similar portion. That will be the difficult part, but I am sure our two sides can come to a friendly agreement. After that, it should be relatively easy! Our respective representatives can effortlessly divide other assets since both sides have such distinct and disparate tastes.

--We don't like redistributive taxes so you can keep them.

--You are welcome to the liberal judges and the ACLU.

--Since you hate guns and war, we'll take our firearms, the cops, the NRA and the military.

--We'll take the nasty, smelly oil industry and you can go with wind, solar and biodiesel.

--You can keep Oprah, Michael Moore and Rosie O'Donnell. You are, however, responsible for finding a bio-diesel vehicle big enough to move all three of them.

--We'll keep capitalism, greedy corporations, pharmaceutical companies, Wal-Mart and Wall Street.

--You can have your beloved lifelong welfare dwellers, food stamps, homeless, homeboys, hippies, druggies and illegal aliens.

--We'll keep the hot Alaskan hockey moms, greedy CEO's and rednecks.

--We'll keep the Bibles and give you NBC and Hollywood .

--You can make nice with Iran and Palestine and we'll retain the right to invade and hammer places that threaten us.

--You can have the peaceniks and war protesters. When our allies or our way of life are under assault, we'll help provide them security.

--We'll keep our Judeo-Christian values.

--You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism, political correctness and Shirley McClain. You can also have the U.N. but we will no longer be paying the bill.

--We'll keep the SUV's, pickup trucks and oversized luxury cars. You can take every Subaru station wagon you can find.

--You can give everyone healthcare if you can find any practicing doctors.

--We'll continue to believe healthcare is a luxury and not a right.

--We'll keep "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "The National Anthem."

--I'm sure you'll be happy to substitute "Imagine", "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", "Kum Ba Ya" or "We Are the World".

--We'll practice trickle down economics and you can continue to give trickle up poverty your best shot.

--Since it often so offends you, we'll keep our history, our name and our flag.

Would you agree to this? If so, please pass it along to other like-minded liberal and conservative patriots and if you do not agree, just hit delete. In the spirit of friendly parting, I'll bet you answer which one of us will need whose help in 15 years.

Sincerely,
John J. Wall
Law Student and an American

P.S. Also, please take Ted Turner, Sean Penn, Martin Sheen, Barbara Streisand, & Jane Fonda with you.

P.S.S. And you won't have to press 1 for English when you call our country.

The continued fraud of so-called Global Warming.

Yes, it is hot right now...but it is also summer. So don't get your collective panties in a global warming bunch. This will be an abbreviated post, as I am typing on my cellphone.

It seems like a good time to remind ourselves of the kind of folks with which Comrade Obama surrounds himself. Since one in particular has had a lot to say about the goals of global warming policy.

John P. Holdren, who is the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy - also known as the science 'czar' has the following to say..

“Redistribution of wealth both within and among nations is absolutely essential, if a decent life is to be provided to every human being”.

Now, isn't that special. Now we have moved to the point where so-called environmental policy has the aim of providing a decent life for everyone... how utopian, comrade.

He made that comment in reference to the need for carbon taxes and how to move the money around. It is vital to remember that a tax on carbon is a tax on all economic activity. It is tax on your life. What you eat, wear, and drive. It is a tax on your travel and how you heat your home.

And notice, as we have pointed out here before-this has never really been about 'saving the planet'. It is about taking your money and giving it to someone who did not earn it. It is bad enough when we do it domestically (see our previous post), but now we want to do it internationally. Forgive me if I am not excited about sending my money to a country run by some tin horned dictator.

Folks, the core of the global warming hoax is about taking your money and spreading it around the globe.

So when you hear a congress critter talked about 'Cap and Trade', or 'limiting carbon emissions', or similar BS, just say NO....or better yet HELL NO. And remember to vote in November.

Tax code - Thy name is theft

Credit for this story goes to Dr. Walter E. Williams - I paraphrase.

Imagine you are walking down the street and you see an poorly clothed, poorly fed, emaciated homeless women. You are moved by compassion to help her out. So, using your own money, you act. You take her to a resturant and feed her. You buy her some new clothes. You take her to the doctor. How wonderful!! How laudable. Everyone applauds acts of charity.

Now, on the other hand, suppose you act differently. Not wanting to use your own money, you procure a gun. You proceed to take money from a number of people. You use this money to care for the women just as the example above. What do we call this? We call it theft - regardless of your intention at helping the women. Now, what if you get 3 friends to agree with you that your course of action was just? Still theft. 1000 people, still theft. A million people - yes, still theft.

Theft is the taking of property from it's rightful owner and giving it to someone who did not earn it an to whom it does not belong.

Now, what if your name is the IRS? Sanctioned by Congress? Well - now it may legal... but folks, it is still immoral. It is still theft. Just because a group of 535 people in Washington, plus 5 supreme court members agree to the theft... It is still immoral, it is still theft.

Theft is still the taking of property from it's rightful owner and giving it to someone who did not earn it an to whom it does not belong.


Please read the constitution and tell where such thievery is among the enumerated powers of congress.I will save you the time - it is not there. This is not about building a road, or a tank, or supplying a soldier. Those are all legimate powers of the government. Taking one persons property (under the threat of force) and giving to another who did not earn it and to whom it does not belong is immoral. It may, at this point be legal, but it is still immoral.

We have practically killed charity in this country. We have created millions of people who EXPECT the government to steal on their behalf. It has been a disaster. And, folks, the full impact of the disaster yet awaits us. Because now, we have run out of money to steal. We are having to resort to borrowing it -- hoping to steal it from a future generation... Get out and vote in 2010.

Been gone a while - Let's talk about Canada

I am back after a month off of blogging. Why the break? Well, frankly, the whole political mess just depressed the hell out of me. I spent 3 months in Europe on a job assignment - returned May 1. And man, I followed the news from Europe - but being back home and realizing it was real... sucked.

So, about what should I opine?

Obvious choices include:

• The skyrocketing deficits
  
• The (hooray) departure of the anti-Semite Helen Thomas
  
• The sad situation concerning the oil spill
  
• The nomination of Elana Kagan to the Supreme court
  
• The recent primaries around the country
  
• The ongoing, illegal, and down-right tacky situation concerning Joe Sestak
  
• The increasingly glaring, total, and widespread incompetence of Obama
  

No - those all bore me. Instead, I would like to talk about our neighbor to the North. The land of free health care, who love to sneer at the meanness of our Health Care system.

Well, try this on for size. The Barlagne family moved from France to Canada five years ago to start a software company. They had temporary work papers. They also had a daughter with Cerebral Palsy.

Fast forward - they are now trying to get their citizenship. But, it is DENIED. Why, because the government says their daughter poses an "excessive burden" to the nation. This is because the medical treatment of the daughter would cost over $5,000 more than the average citizen's care.

Now, Canada prides itself in it's 'single payer' system. It is supposed to be a bastion of care, concern, and sensitivity. But, the sordid side of 'government' funded care is now revealed. They are going to deny care to a 7 year old girl - because of a pre-existing condition (you know, the same kind that Obama promised to ignore) that put an undo 'burden' on the STATE. So, the truth comes out - it is not the little girl that is important - it is the STATE.

Couple this with the fact that England is having to 're-evaluate' it's National Health Service due to out of control costs, and you have a perfect crystal ball for where the US is heading under ObamaCare.

In the end, your options for care will not be determined by YOUR need - but rather by your IMPACT on the system. The needs of the many will outweigh the needs of the few (you).

We need to repeal this mess, and start from scratch. Will we? I don't know - but we sure as hell need to.

The 'radical' fringe that disapproves of Obama seems to have gotten a lot bigger

You get used to hearing it in the not-so-mainstream press. Those nasty tea-partiers, the birthers, the stooges for the drug companies - you know, all those that don't like what Obama is doing. We are characterized as the 'radical right', full of 'hate', too dumb to know what is good for us. Always described as a 'small' fringe group.


Well, a funny thing happened on the way to the Politburo.




Seems that the American people are not enthralled with President Impostor anymore. Not that anyone in the press cares. They are convinced that we are gullible and getting fooled by the banks, insurance companies, and lobbyists.


Folks, November cannot get here soon enough

Obama - the great Divider

Well I guess it was only a matter of time. Our vaunted President has sunk to a new low. In the video below, he expresses,with surprising frankness who he is interested in in the upcoming elections 'young people, African-Americans, Latinos, and women'.

I guess John Edwards was right after all - there are two Americas. The group above that Obama cares about - and then everyone else. And, though he did not say it, I am sure he meant to say 'liberal' in front of each of those. Because I doubt he is interested in hearing from my conservative, female friends.



Folks, this is not a good thing. Whatever happened to appealing to the best of our natures? To trying to inspire us. In short, to lead. What happened to trying to be the President of all the people?

He took his obligatory swipe at 'wall street' and the banks and the special interests. (Of course, he IS keeping the roughly one million dollars Goldman Sachs donated to his campaign - even after it was announced they are under investigation. So, he must not be TOO outraged.) He leads one to believe if you oppose him - you must be part of that evil cabal. Forget about the 60% of the that oppose health care reform and Cap and Trade. No - that cannot be real opposition, it must have been ginned up by the evil lobbyists.

Has he just written off anyone not on that list? Oh wait - that list only excluded white men. I guess he figures if he can hook the rest - the white men can just go piss off? Except the tree hugging liberal white men - they would vote for anyone with a 'D' behind their name.

We tried for months to warn you who this guy really was. Can you hear us now?

And - you are surprised?

This article details the increase in threats against Congress folks (most of whom supported the Health Care takeover).

Now, we should say clearly - We oppose this type of behavior. Threats like this have no place in our system.

Having said that - should one be surprised at this? I mean look - We are supposed to have a form of government where our elected representatives should carry out something at least vaguely resembling our collective desires. Now true - we elected these idiots. Obama won on his hope and change nonsense. Sure - people wanted change - but did they want THIS kind of 'change'? It appears not.

When the Health Care overhaul finally passed - 60+% of Americans opposed it. And the majority that opposed it 'strongly' did so. Congress's response to the collective opinion was 'stick it'. They did what they damned well pleased.

Now we have Congress-people like that idiot Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D.-Fla.), detailed in this article , running around trying to tell us there is not 'mandate' that people buy health insurance. This in spite of the fact that “REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE" appears in the language of the bill. So, not only did they ignore us before the vote - they feel compelled to lie to us afterwards.

Plus we are seeing stories that our respected Representatives are not having open Town Hall meetings anymore. Instead, they opt for tightly controlled 'round-tables'. Why? Because they are tired of the riff-raff (that would be us) coming and yelling at them about running roughshod over the Constitution and our opinions.

So, with that back-drop - can one be surprised that a few nut-jobs start talking in threatening language?

We will have our chance again in November to 'remind' them of our opinions and desires in November. I just hope to God they start listening.

If not, at some point, if they keep moving us towards bigger and bigger government - someone will take seriously the words of another 'nut-job' from history. Thomas Jefferson wrote, in our own Declaration of Independence: ....That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government...

A measure of the Panic in Washington..

We have written about Charlie Rangel before here and here. For those who may not know, Charlie is a Democratic CongressCritter from New York. He is Chairman of the House Ways and Means committee. This is the committee that writes our tax laws. So, he is a pretty big deal.

Well, we actually should say he 'was' the chairman. He recently was found by the House Ethics committee to have committed various violations of House rules. Now, for a Republican, this would have meant instant pressure from all quarters to step aside. But, when you are a Democrat, it is different. Speaker Pelosi decided to leave Rangel in place - unless the ethics committee found something 'else'. So much for her promise to 'drain the swamp' and have the 'most ethical congress ever'.

But, that was yesterday. Today it seems the heat is so bad in Washington for the Democrats that Rangel was, in fact, forced to step down. Now, he said it was voluntary. Wait...let me find it.. there... I know you can't see it, but I just threw the bullshit flag for that assertion.

Rangel would NEVER voluntarily step aside. His post, next to the Speaker of the House, was the most powerful in the House. He had free hand to write tax law (which, of course, he freely ignored as it applied to him). This power made him a very popular guy with lobbyists trying to persuade him. That was the root of his ethics problem - gifts from evil corporations. (I thought only Republicans did that?)

No, gentle reader, you are seeing the result of abject panic amongst the Democrats. Even they realize they are in HUGE trouble in the fall. Clearly, Princess Pelosi got the message when even other members of the Congressional Black Caucus (Charlie is a founding member) started telling her Rangel had to go. They apparently cared more about staying in office than protecting a fellow traveler.

My sentiment - good riddance. And don't let the door of the cloak room hit you in the ass on the way out.

Congress - Is thy name Treason?

Ok - stay with us on this, the back-story will take a minute - but it is key to understanding this outrage.

In 1915 (yes, 1915) there was a conflict between Armenia and the Ottoman Turks. In the midst of that conflict, a large number of Armenians were killed. The Armenians say 1.5 million, the Turks say not that many. Doesn't really matter at this point.

Since then, the Armenians have been pushing for people to recognize this a genocide - rather than a tragedy of war - which is the Turkish position. Lots of passion around it - no agreement even as to the basic facts.

Fast forward to today. Turkey is part of NATO. More relevant, the are a key ally in our military efforts in IRAQ. We use their air bases as key staging areas for our operations. Ok, so what? Here's what.

Every so often, some dim-bulbed Congressman puts forth a resolution. It's purpose is to officially recognize the events in 1915 as a genocide by Turks against Armenians.

Why would one do this? Well, you could hope that congress is just so concerned about recognizing an event that happened 95 years ago, 6,000 miles away -- that it just has to act? Could there be another reason? Let us ponder.

The Turks have made it clear they would be very offended by such a resolution. When even one committee in the House passed a similar resolution in 2007 the Turks recalled their ambassador. (That is diplomatic speak for 'I am pissed'). They are now even more irate. The worst case scenario? They deny us use of their air bases, thus screwing up operations in Iraq. Ding Ding Ding Ding.... that's it, isn't it.

Those treasonous (yes, I said the T word) bastards in the House that vote for this are taking this action SOLELY to screw up our military operations. They don't give a damned about what happened in 1915. And apparently they don't give a damned about our soldiers either. They hate the operation in Iraq and still are not over it.

And Obama? He is barely any better. On the campaign trail, he promised to recognize the 'genocide'. Now? Well now he is staying silent. George Bush called congressman at home to stop the 2007 action from going to the entire house. Where is Obama? Doing nothing to protect the military. Wow, paint me shocked...not.

Charlie Rangel - Part Deux

We have written about Charlie Rangel before. For those who may not know, Charlie is a Democratic CongressCritter from New York. He is Chairman of the House Ways and Means committee. This is the committee that writes our tax laws. So, he is a pretty big deal.

In our original post, we detailed how the congressman was in hot water. He had neglected to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in income on rental property - on property he owned in the Caribbean! He claimed he had forgotten about the properties. Really!! If I owned property in the Caribbean, I suspect I would remember.

Well now Charles The Forgetful is in trouble again. The House Ethics Committee (an oxymoron at best) has ruled the Rangel violated house rules by accepting corporate funded trips to.....the Caribbean!

He claims he did not know how the trips were funded - that it was his staff that is to be blamed. Really? You went on overseas trips and did not know who was paying for them?

Two possibilites present themselves. Either he is too corrupt - for knowingly taking the trips. Or - he is too stupid - for going on trips without knowing who was paying?

I would go with corrupt.

Which brings us to Nancy Pelosi. Nancy is, unbelievably, the Speaker of the House. In the run-up to the election she accused the Republicans of having a 'Culture of Corruption'. She promised to 'Drain the Swamp' and 'Clean House' and have the 'Most Ethical Congress Ever'.

Not that anyone believed her of course. Since then, William Jefferson (D) was convicted of taking bribes. You remember him - he was the one with 90,000 bucks in his freezer.

Now we have Charlie. Judged by the House Ethics committee of breaking house rules. But, as one would expect, Queen Nancy is letting him keep his Chairmanship.

Wait - let me find my shocked face. It is in this video at about 0:25

Just like we have been saying-global warming is bunk

As we have been saying since our first post, we believe that Man-Made Global warming is nonsense. Our believe is the warming is a natural part of the earths cycles, and is not caused by man. We are called deniers and skeptics - names we wear proudly.

Well, now it seems, the 'scientific' community is may finally be catching up. Many already have, but the guy in today's news, Phil Jones, has been at the center of the hoax. Jones is the former head of the Climate Research Unit in England. His group supplied a lot of the data used by scientists who created the theory of global warming. He was forced out by the 'Climat-Gate' scandal - where charges were made that data had been manipulated to make warming appear where none existed.

In this article, Jones admits several things that we have stated all along:

• There has been no warming since 1995
  
• It was warmer in Medieval times than now - prior to the invention of the SUV
  
• Much of the data for the theories about warming are 'missing' - hence one cannot validate them
  
• The two recent warming periods from 1910 to 1940 and 1975 to 1998 could be explained by natural phenomena.

Despite all of this, poor Mr. Jones still clings to his believe in Man Made global warming. This is sad. As a so-called scientist, he should be re-evaluating things.

But, warming is a religion. Al Gore is it's high priest. Driving a hybrid is it's sacrament. People do not let go of religious convictions easily. Worry not, we at Right of Center are patient. We will welcome you for de-programming when you are ready.

OH Canada

Those on the Left love to berate our 'broken' health care system. They chafe when someone tries to tell them it is the best health care system in the world.

They try to convince us of the superiority of the Canadian system - the so-called 'single payer' model. You know, the one where the 'government' pays all the bills. Where everyone gets the care they need, when they need it. The one where there is no rationing, no long waits, no shortage of specialists who are experts at new and emerging curative procedures.

Well, a funny thing happened up there in our 51st state. As this article outlines, the Premier of one of their provinces (I guess like a big state) has developed a heart condition requiring surgery.

Can you guess, gentle reader, where in Canada he is going? Toronto? No. Montreal? No. Somewhere else in Canada? No.....

He is coming to the United Freaking States of America to get his life saving surgery!! Why is that? I mean, he is a powerful guy. Can you imagine Obama, or your governor, going to England for cancer treatment? Not hardly.

One can only imagine that a) there are no specialists capable of doing this surgery, or b) There is too long of a wait (in other words - he will die first), or c) The specialist is a French speaker and won't do the surgery for an English speaker. In any event - pack your backs honey, we are heading to the U S of A.

So, once again, American exceptionalism is on parade. Think those dumb asses in Washington who are still trying to cram ObamaCare down our throats are watching...Nah.

Two quick thoughts

Folks - it may just actually happen. It looks more and more that Scott Brown, as a Republican, may actually muster a big enough victory in Taxechussets that the Democrat machine will not be able to steal the election!! If so - Obamacare, and the disaster that awaits us, will stand a good chance of being averted.

The polls have Brown up again the charisma challenged, corruptocrat Coakley up by at least the high single digits - and growing. This is time to ask the deity in your 'faith tradition' (to quote John Kerry - did you know he served in Vietnam?)that we be delivered from Democrat 'super-majority' rule.

On a different note, all of these people got a paid day off today - for Martin Luther King day.

• Teachers
  
• School Bus Drivers
  
• Federal Employees
  
• State Employees
  
• County Employees
  
• City and Municipal employees
  
• Postal workers
  

These jobs are all funded by the taxpayer.

Question - Why is it that the people who fund the jobs have to work, while the people funded by taxpayers get the day off? Seems somehow unfair to me.... Just saying.

Oh to hope, to dream - change we can believe in

Even the dimmest among you should know that Ted Kennedy was the senior Senator from Massachusetts for the last 168 years prior to his death last year. Since then, a temporary political hack has held his seat. There is a special election Tuesday, Jan 19 to fill the seat. A Democrat woman name Martha Coakley is running against the Republican Scott Brown.

Now, under normal circumstances, a Republican would have had zero chance of winning. Massachusetts is the bluest of blue states. In point of fact, 6 weeks ago, Brown was trailing by 30 points.

But a funny thing happened on the way to the ballot box. Scott Brown's campaign caught fire. The most recent poll had him up by 4 points. The focus is on the pending health care destruction bill. It is broadly unpopular - even in the Socialist Republic of Tax-echusetts.

It is broadly expected that a win by Brown would stop the so-called health care reform bill in it's tracks. One could not write a better ending. Because, one needs to remember, Socialist Health Care was Kennedy's life's work. How wonderfully delicious - kill this bill by taking the 'Kennedy' seat.

Now, do I believe this will actually happen? Sadly, no. I believe the Dems will use every trick in the book to swipe the election - just like they did to elect that idiot Al Franken in Minn. Between the political machine, the corrupt actions of the unions (SEIU is in this BIG), and, if needed, the courts - the Dems will not let this happen to the 'Kennedy' seat.

But, even if Coakley escapes - this should serve as a warning shot to every Dem in the country. If the 'Kennedy' seat is not safe - neither is yours. If you continue down this path - you better get a reservation for a moving van now - because they will be hard to come by after November when we send you packing back to your home state.

This is most troubling

Ok - The Senate has passed their version of the Health Care abomination. There is lots to hate about the bill - but I will leave that to others to detail. I have not the time nor inclination to read 2,000+ pages of lawyer-speak.

There is one facet that I think does warrant mention. As I said, there are many items to dislike. But, by and large, if we, through our representatives (as much as they suck), want to impose them on ourselves - so be it.

However, in the bills is a personal 'mandate' to buy health insurance. Think about it, the Federal Government is getting ready to tell you that you must buy something. This is without precedent.

Now, some will equate this to a mandate to buy car insurance. This is fallacious on its face. Car insurance is required if, and only if, you want to drive a car. No car? No mandate.

I re-read Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution looking for one of the enumerated powers that granted the Fed the right to do this. Because, remember gentle reader, the Fed was granted a limited number of specific powers. If not mentioned, it does not belong to the Feds, but rather to the States, or to US - the people.

A number of Senators were asked what clause in the Constitution grants Congress the right for force us to buy something. There answers were both troubling and humorous at the same time. Troubling because these are our Senators - members of the 'greatest deliberative body' in the world. These clowns have no idea what the Constitution even says. Funny because it shows just how clueless they are.

Among the answers:

• Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D-Pa.) said he was not sure if there is a “specific constitutional provision” that gives Congress the authority to mandate that all Americans have health insurance. Casey asserted, however, that the initiative was constitutional.
  
  Hey Bob-News Flash. That is the point of the question. If you can't give the 'specific provision' - that is a clue that it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
  
  
• Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said that Congress is has the constitutional authority to mandate that people buy health insurance in "probably the same place” that states get the power to mandate that people purchase auto insurance.
  
  Really? Really? As we have noted, the Fed is supposed to have more limited power than the States, so this argument is stupid from the start.
  
  
• Senators Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said that Congress has the authority to mandate that people buy health insurance. Feinstein added that there is no constitutional limit on Congress’ power to enact such mandates, adding that this unlimited authority stemmed from the Commerce clause of the Constitution.
  
  Good Lord, where to start. The Commerce Clause. This is the place where the Constitution gives the Fed the right to 'regulate Commerce among the several States'. The purpose was to make sure the Ohio did not try to put a tariff on goods coming from Michigan. To extend that to mean that Congress can force me to buy insurance? I don't see it. Beyond that - she says there is NO LIMIT to congressional authority. This woman is a menace. Hey Diane, if there are no limits - why not mandate that everyone buy a new car every 2 years? That sure as hell would rescue the auto industry.
  
  
• Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) said that Congress has the authority to force individual American to buy health insurance because the Constitutions says to provided for the "health, welfare and the defense of the country."
  
  Bullshit. Roland, the Constitution does not even contain the word 'Health'. Defense? Yes, it is there. Welfare? Yes - but it says to 'promote' the 'general' welfare. So, you have perverted the concept of 'welfare' - and just plain made up the idea of 'health'.
  
  
• Senator Leahy said: “I mean, there’s no question there’s authority. Nobody questions that.
  
  Ummm... not so much.
  
  
• Nancy Pelosi said: "Are you serious? Are you serious?" when asked about the Constitutional authority.
  
  Yah, bitch, we are serious.

Folks, this is a turning point in history. Congress is getting ready to completely trample on our rights. It needs to be stopped - and there is still time. If not, it will have to be challenged in court. But, with the makeup of the Supreme Court - we cannot count on the outcome.

Keep praying, writing, calling, faxing - just keep up the pressure.

Christmas thoughts

I can't even bring myself to blog about politics. The Health Care corruption bill may yet be stopped. For all those that voted for Obama - yah, how is that working out for you? Apparently, the Senate has nicknamed the bribery going on to get people to vote for the bill 'Cash for Cloture'.

A friend sent me this sample of Christmas songs - Gave me a chuckle, thought I would share.

CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR THE
PSYCHOLOGICALLY CHALLENGED
(You know who you are...)


1. SCHIZOPHRENIA :
Do You Hear What We Hear?

2. AMNESIA :
I Don't Know If I'll Be Home for
Christmas

3. NARCISSIST :
Hark the Herald Angels Sing-All About Me


4. MANIC :
Deck the Halls and Walls and House and
Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office
and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks
and Trees and Fire Hydrants, and . . .


5. MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER :
We Three Queens Disoriented Are

6. PARANOID :
Santa Claus Is Coming To Get Me

7. BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER :
Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire..

8. FULL PERSONALITY DISORDER :
You Better Watch Out! I'm Gonna Cry;
I'm Gonna Pout! Maybe I'll Tell You Why

9. OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER :
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle
Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells . . .

10. AGORAPHOBIA :
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, but
Wouldn't Leave My House

11. SENILE DEMENTIA :
Walking in a Winter Wonderland Miles
from My House in My Slippers and Robe

12. OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANCE DISORDER :
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-so I
Burned Down the House

13. SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER :
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,
While I Sit Here and Hyperventilate

14. ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER :
We Wish You . . . . .Hey Look!!! It's
Snowing!!!


Have a good Christmas (or whatever you do at your house) -- and remember to hug your kids, spouse, grandkids...whatever.

And folks, hang on, cuz it is going to be a bumpy ride.

New spin on the 12 days of Christmas

I have to admit, I have been overcome with twin afflictions: an overwhelming Christmas Spirit - and a new appreciation for music - Christmas music in particular.

To feed my newest addictions, I offer a new rendition of the old standby, the 12 days of Christmas. As in the original, it gets a little repetitive, so feel free to skip ahead once the whole thing loads.