Not sure why, but I think this is funny.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Giving Thanks
Here's an interesting story from the Kids section of the LA Times:
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When you were in school, did they teach you that Thanksgiving was about how the 'Indians' saved the Pilgrims and the Pilgrims were so happy, they had a feast?
I was.
This isn't really well taught in schools...and hasn't been for as long as I've been alive.
--Click Here--
When you were in school, did they teach you that Thanksgiving was about how the 'Indians' saved the Pilgrims and the Pilgrims were so happy, they had a feast?
I was.
This isn't really well taught in schools...and hasn't been for as long as I've been alive.
Friday, November 07, 2008
No More Politics
Ok, that's it for the politics for this blog.
I'm gonna start a different blog to handle that stuff.
I'm gonna start a different blog to handle that stuff.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
President Elect Obama - another comment
Seriously, I hope he does awesome.
However, I'm starting to feel a bit sorry for the guy.
Everyone I've talked to or read who are Obama supporters seem to think the guy farts rainbows and unicorns.
Seriously, he's only human folks. Much to the chagrin of 53% of the voters think, the guy isn't the messiah.
(BTW, 53% is neither a landslide nor a mandate.)
However, I'm starting to feel a bit sorry for the guy.
Everyone I've talked to or read who are Obama supporters seem to think the guy farts rainbows and unicorns.
Seriously, he's only human folks. Much to the chagrin of 53% of the voters think, the guy isn't the messiah.
(BTW, 53% is neither a landslide nor a mandate.)
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
President Elect Obama
Well, I guess that's that!
While I'm not particularly happy with the result, I'm very happy it's over.
The republicans got their hats handed to them last night, and, for the most part deserved it. I'm not sure how, in a state that's been governed by Democrats for several years, that's had the worst economy of the whole country for much of that time, how it could be that the ruling party PICKS UP SEATS! The only answer is that the morons the republicans ran against the morons that are in state government were, well, morons.
That said, I know people who are SCARED now. Very scared.
Scared for the auto industry, which is my personal Bread and Butter.
Scared for their future where they believe they will be targeted for higher taxes.
Scared for a future where government bureaucrats decide what health care they will receive.
Scared for the further indoctrination of their children regarding issues that are strongly held, either religious, personal or both.
To that, I say....Let's wait and see.
Sen Obama won, and now let's see what he'll do with it. Give him a chance...we've got no choice.
For this, I have a great example of what can happen.
The last time the Dems had this much power was (anyone? anyone?): 1992.
Bill Clinton was elected Presmenent and both Houses of Congress were controlled by democrats. And they got all frisky.
If you remember, there was talk of nationalizing health care (Hillary was put in charge of that), there was talk of raising taxes to fund more social programs, particularly drug awareness and family planning. As well as huge deficits "as far as the eye could see" was the quote of the day back then.
All that changed with the Contract With America, Newt Gingrich and the 1994 Republican House and Senate victories.
What we ended up with was 6 years of: lower taxes, welfare reforms and *gasp* a balanced budget (for like 15 minutes).
We also ended up with a Smoking hot economy, a wildly successful auto industry, a housing market that just recently busted and 401(k) plans that went through the roof.
We won't mention the bombing of our embassies, the USS Cole nor the first bombing of the World Trade Center...I only bring those up to remind everyone that just cause a Democrat is in office doesn't mean the world loves us.
So, here's hoping Barry does well and we don't need to elect a bunch of Republicans in two years.
Or, here's hoping that he over-reaches his bounds, like Clinton, and we get an active, smart conservative movement growing in this country again and the balance of power is again shared between the two parties.
Or, here's hoping that the world hates us less and at least doesn't start bombing our stuff again.
Or, here's hoping that we move to Australia.
While I'm not particularly happy with the result, I'm very happy it's over.
The republicans got their hats handed to them last night, and, for the most part deserved it. I'm not sure how, in a state that's been governed by Democrats for several years, that's had the worst economy of the whole country for much of that time, how it could be that the ruling party PICKS UP SEATS! The only answer is that the morons the republicans ran against the morons that are in state government were, well, morons.
That said, I know people who are SCARED now. Very scared.
Scared for the auto industry, which is my personal Bread and Butter.
Scared for their future where they believe they will be targeted for higher taxes.
Scared for a future where government bureaucrats decide what health care they will receive.
Scared for the further indoctrination of their children regarding issues that are strongly held, either religious, personal or both.
To that, I say....Let's wait and see.
Sen Obama won, and now let's see what he'll do with it. Give him a chance...we've got no choice.
For this, I have a great example of what can happen.
The last time the Dems had this much power was (anyone? anyone?): 1992.
Bill Clinton was elected Presmenent and both Houses of Congress were controlled by democrats. And they got all frisky.
If you remember, there was talk of nationalizing health care (Hillary was put in charge of that), there was talk of raising taxes to fund more social programs, particularly drug awareness and family planning. As well as huge deficits "as far as the eye could see" was the quote of the day back then.
All that changed with the Contract With America, Newt Gingrich and the 1994 Republican House and Senate victories.
What we ended up with was 6 years of: lower taxes, welfare reforms and *gasp* a balanced budget (for like 15 minutes).
We also ended up with a Smoking hot economy, a wildly successful auto industry, a housing market that just recently busted and 401(k) plans that went through the roof.
We won't mention the bombing of our embassies, the USS Cole nor the first bombing of the World Trade Center...I only bring those up to remind everyone that just cause a Democrat is in office doesn't mean the world loves us.
So, here's hoping Barry does well and we don't need to elect a bunch of Republicans in two years.
Or, here's hoping that he over-reaches his bounds, like Clinton, and we get an active, smart conservative movement growing in this country again and the balance of power is again shared between the two parties.
Or, here's hoping that the world hates us less and at least doesn't start bombing our stuff again.
Or, here's hoping that we move to Australia.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Vote 2008
Being a libertarian, I'm often very frustrated come Presidential elections. I generally don't completely agree with either the Democrat nor the Republican candidates and the Libertarian candidate is generally a nutter.
While Bob Barr isn't a nutter, this year I'm again on the presipice of voting against someone rather than voting for someone. Well, there is a small caveat there...(I'm looking at you Sarah)
I look at the positions and character of both the major candidates and I just can't see how I could possibly pull the lever for Obama.
Here's what I look at:
McCain Cons:
He leans WAY to far left for me: McCain-Fiengold Campaign Finance Reform and McCain-Kennedy Immigration Reform are just two examples where John McCain leans across the aisle to find common ground...but in both cases the resulting efforts were bad.
He's wrong on energy. Drill here, drill now.
McCain Pros:
His stance on the surge was spot on. If he's elected, we'll be out of Irag by the summer. And we'll have won.
He's promised to try and extend the Bush tax cuts
Say what you will about the man, but he's got great character...he's stayed away from the mudslinging the Carl Rove made millions with.
Sarah Palin.
Sarah Palin.
Sarah Palin.
Obama Pros:
He reads a mean speech.
Obama Cons:
His judgment: The people he has surrounded himself with his ENTIRE political career are either criminals or extreme leftists or both.
His stance on the surge. If he's elected we'll be out of Iraq by the summer. And we'll have lost.
He's dead wrong on energy, even to the point where he told the San Francisco Chronicle that he'd LIKE to destroy the entire coal industry. Fun.
We can argue about Abortion all day...fine. However in the Illinois legislature he supported denying care to babies that were to be aborted but something went wrong and they WERE BORN!!! Understand this: This man voted to make it law that if a baby was to be aborted, but was born alive anyway, all care was removed from this baby and it was put in a seperate room (closet) to die....alone. Dude.
His experience: He was on the national level for 177 days before he decided to run for President. That alone stuns me.
Finally, he said (I heard him) that the Constitution is a flawed document of negative rights. That the constitution does a fine job of saying what the government cannot do to it's citizens but doesn't say anything about what it should do to or for them. Um...actually, that's all the constitution does...it PROTECTS OUR RIGHTS. That's pretty positive to me. This shows a fundamental difference in understanding the constitution betweem myself and Mr. Obama.
I'd love to see someone run for president who:
Thinks that the country is WAY over taxed and over regulated
Trusts it's citizens enough to not treat them like infants (I'm looking at you Patriot Act)
Understands that Supply Side economics not only works, but works better than anything else ever tried.
Realizes that people have a Right to ACCESS health care, but not a right TO health care. (BIG DIFFERENCE)
By extension-realize what a right is, and not pander to the lowest common denominator.
While Bob Barr isn't a nutter, this year I'm again on the presipice of voting against someone rather than voting for someone. Well, there is a small caveat there...(I'm looking at you Sarah)
I look at the positions and character of both the major candidates and I just can't see how I could possibly pull the lever for Obama.
Here's what I look at:
McCain Cons:
He leans WAY to far left for me: McCain-Fiengold Campaign Finance Reform and McCain-Kennedy Immigration Reform are just two examples where John McCain leans across the aisle to find common ground...but in both cases the resulting efforts were bad.
He's wrong on energy. Drill here, drill now.
McCain Pros:
His stance on the surge was spot on. If he's elected, we'll be out of Irag by the summer. And we'll have won.
He's promised to try and extend the Bush tax cuts
Say what you will about the man, but he's got great character...he's stayed away from the mudslinging the Carl Rove made millions with.
Sarah Palin.
Sarah Palin.
Sarah Palin.
Obama Pros:
He reads a mean speech.
Obama Cons:
His judgment: The people he has surrounded himself with his ENTIRE political career are either criminals or extreme leftists or both.
His stance on the surge. If he's elected we'll be out of Iraq by the summer. And we'll have lost.
He's dead wrong on energy, even to the point where he told the San Francisco Chronicle that he'd LIKE to destroy the entire coal industry. Fun.
We can argue about Abortion all day...fine. However in the Illinois legislature he supported denying care to babies that were to be aborted but something went wrong and they WERE BORN!!! Understand this: This man voted to make it law that if a baby was to be aborted, but was born alive anyway, all care was removed from this baby and it was put in a seperate room (closet) to die....alone. Dude.
His experience: He was on the national level for 177 days before he decided to run for President. That alone stuns me.
Finally, he said (I heard him) that the Constitution is a flawed document of negative rights. That the constitution does a fine job of saying what the government cannot do to it's citizens but doesn't say anything about what it should do to or for them. Um...actually, that's all the constitution does...it PROTECTS OUR RIGHTS. That's pretty positive to me. This shows a fundamental difference in understanding the constitution betweem myself and Mr. Obama.
I'd love to see someone run for president who:
Thinks that the country is WAY over taxed and over regulated
Trusts it's citizens enough to not treat them like infants (I'm looking at you Patriot Act)
Understands that Supply Side economics not only works, but works better than anything else ever tried.
Realizes that people have a Right to ACCESS health care, but not a right TO health care. (BIG DIFFERENCE)
By extension-realize what a right is, and not pander to the lowest common denominator.
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