The United States Senate is led today by Senator Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada. Senator Reid reminds me of a small town undertaker. He speaks in soft terms and impresses me with his insincerity. Reid complains about the tactics used by the minority to block his legislative agenda. Funny thing that. The minority is using the same tactics Reid used when he was minority leader. I guess it really does depend upon whose ox is being algored.
I wish the Congress would pass the necessary spending bills and go on vacation. In fact, the Congress can stay on vacation if they want. It will save the American people loads of money and will be much cheaper to pay the Congress their salaries while they are on vacation than to have them in Washington. While in Washington Congress wastes our money, engages in silly publicity stunts, makes fools of themsleves, and adds nothing positive to the national discourse.
Afterall, why do we need hundreds of new laws when thousands of old laws are not enforced anyway?
Senator Reid is the face of the current US Senate. It is not a pretty sight. And Reid deserves all the criticism I can muster for his ill mannered behavior and petty partisan approach to every issue.
Monday, July 23, 2007
Friday, June 8, 2007
They Don't Get It!
Politicians in Washington still do not understand the illegal immigration issue. It is about controlling our borders, hence, our security. If we refuse to police our border, how can we expect to protect the nation from terrorists, criminals, drug dealers, and others who wish us harm? And what do the people who enter illegally think of a nation that cannot or will not control its border? I suspect these folks have a low opinion of Americans.
The much talked about "immigration reform" bill contained 1,000 pages of details. For more than two centuries we have governed ourselves (sometimes not very well) and lived by a small document called the United States Constitution. How in the world does it take a 1,000 page document to fix the illegal immigration problem?
I know Teddy Kennedy had a hand in negotiating and drafting this monster of a bill. That explains the verbose nature of the bill. But really, we can fix our borders - the solution is simple, just enforce existing laws, and take care of the illegals in our country by requiring employers to turn over data on illegals to federal authorities. We then can require illegals to register, pay taxes, obtain proper IDs, and apply to work in the United States.
I do not assume that illegals want to become Americans. They want jobs and some want free benefits, but I question the assumption made by most politicians that they want to assimilate and become Americans.
Mexico has no tolerance for illegals coming into Mexico to work. You get jail time if you are caught working in Mexico. Try it if you do not believe me.
It is time for the politicians to wake up on this issue.
The much talked about "immigration reform" bill contained 1,000 pages of details. For more than two centuries we have governed ourselves (sometimes not very well) and lived by a small document called the United States Constitution. How in the world does it take a 1,000 page document to fix the illegal immigration problem?
I know Teddy Kennedy had a hand in negotiating and drafting this monster of a bill. That explains the verbose nature of the bill. But really, we can fix our borders - the solution is simple, just enforce existing laws, and take care of the illegals in our country by requiring employers to turn over data on illegals to federal authorities. We then can require illegals to register, pay taxes, obtain proper IDs, and apply to work in the United States.
I do not assume that illegals want to become Americans. They want jobs and some want free benefits, but I question the assumption made by most politicians that they want to assimilate and become Americans.
Mexico has no tolerance for illegals coming into Mexico to work. You get jail time if you are caught working in Mexico. Try it if you do not believe me.
It is time for the politicians to wake up on this issue.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Freezer Money
Got extra cash you want to stash someplace?
Your freezer is a cool place to keep the cash.
Ask William Jefferson, DEMOCRAT, LA., a sitting US Congressman where he keeps his extra cash. Jefferson, Democrat of LA., put $90,000 in his freezer just in case he needed a quick buck to spend.
What about freezer burn, you ask.
Nah, cold hard cash is immune to freezer burn.
Today I placed my extra cash in my freezer. Let's see. I put four $2 bills, those rarely used throwbacks, in a baggie and stuck them in my freezer just in case there is a run on two dollar bills.
I hope the FBI doesn't raid my freezer and find my extra cash!
Your freezer is a cool place to keep the cash.
Ask William Jefferson, DEMOCRAT, LA., a sitting US Congressman where he keeps his extra cash. Jefferson, Democrat of LA., put $90,000 in his freezer just in case he needed a quick buck to spend.
What about freezer burn, you ask.
Nah, cold hard cash is immune to freezer burn.
Today I placed my extra cash in my freezer. Let's see. I put four $2 bills, those rarely used throwbacks, in a baggie and stuck them in my freezer just in case there is a run on two dollar bills.
I hope the FBI doesn't raid my freezer and find my extra cash!
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
John Edwards and Poverty
John Edwards says he is concerned about "Two Americas". John Edwards says he is concerned about poverty in America. John Edwards "studied" poverty at a hedge fund company which paid him several hundreds of thousands of dollars to learn about poverty.
Poverty is big business.
So if we take John Edwards at his oft repeated word, that is, he is extremely concerned about poverty in the United States several questions come to mind.
1. If Edwards is so concerned about poverty, why is he building a 28,000 square foot new Saddam-styled mansion? Is a 25,000 foot mansion too small? Or what about a 26,000 square foot home? Still too small?
2. If Edwards is really concerned about poverty, why did he join a hedge fund and earn big bucks "studying" poverty instead of driving nails for the cameras like Jimmy Carter does?
3. Does Edwards thinks there are only two Americas? John Edwards lives at the top level of American life. Below his standard of living there are 99.99 percent of Americans, just us little folks, trying to make ends meet. If Edwards really cared for "little" Americans, he would stop talking about poverty and create jobs for people using HIS money. Edwards would also learn about the real America he never sees; the America that takes care of itself, the victimless America that does not require or want another poverty program for government bureaucrats to mess up.
Edwards should put his money where his mouth is and leave us alone.
And please, stop tormenting us with those cheap fake shows of concern. Even a fool can detect Edwards's phony show of concern.
Poverty is big business.
So if we take John Edwards at his oft repeated word, that is, he is extremely concerned about poverty in the United States several questions come to mind.
1. If Edwards is so concerned about poverty, why is he building a 28,000 square foot new Saddam-styled mansion? Is a 25,000 foot mansion too small? Or what about a 26,000 square foot home? Still too small?
2. If Edwards is really concerned about poverty, why did he join a hedge fund and earn big bucks "studying" poverty instead of driving nails for the cameras like Jimmy Carter does?
3. Does Edwards thinks there are only two Americas? John Edwards lives at the top level of American life. Below his standard of living there are 99.99 percent of Americans, just us little folks, trying to make ends meet. If Edwards really cared for "little" Americans, he would stop talking about poverty and create jobs for people using HIS money. Edwards would also learn about the real America he never sees; the America that takes care of itself, the victimless America that does not require or want another poverty program for government bureaucrats to mess up.
Edwards should put his money where his mouth is and leave us alone.
And please, stop tormenting us with those cheap fake shows of concern. Even a fool can detect Edwards's phony show of concern.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Surrender
The Democrats in Congress insist the United States surrender its fight in Iraq to al Qaeda and its allies against the effort to plant democracy in the Middle East. The terrorist group is allied with the former Saddamites, extreme Sunnis, and others who wish to prevent success in Iraq. Why do the Democrats wave the flag of surrender? Don't they realize their partisan political position plays into the hands of the above named groups?
Yes, of course they know this. Yet they demand a surrender schedule. They do so for political reasons. The main reason is their hatred of President Bush. This hate blinds them to what is at stake in Iraq. If we follow the Democrats and surrender and leave Iraq, what do the Democrats think will happen? When al Queda builds another base in Iraq as it did in Afghanistan years ago and use the Iraqi base to attack Israel, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, and other countries opposed to the extreme views of bin Laden and others, it will be too late for the US and other western democracies to respond.
The short-sighted views of the Democrats will lead to many more serious problems for the United States. It is a shame Democrats place partisan gains ahead of national security and of the opportunity to grow a democracy in the turbulent Middle East.
Yes, of course they know this. Yet they demand a surrender schedule. They do so for political reasons. The main reason is their hatred of President Bush. This hate blinds them to what is at stake in Iraq. If we follow the Democrats and surrender and leave Iraq, what do the Democrats think will happen? When al Queda builds another base in Iraq as it did in Afghanistan years ago and use the Iraqi base to attack Israel, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, and other countries opposed to the extreme views of bin Laden and others, it will be too late for the US and other western democracies to respond.
The short-sighted views of the Democrats will lead to many more serious problems for the United States. It is a shame Democrats place partisan gains ahead of national security and of the opportunity to grow a democracy in the turbulent Middle East.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Feeding Frenzy and Partisan Politics
During my 35+ years in the Washington DC area I have seen lots of things: Hijacked airliners, airplane crashes, huge snowstorms, resignation of a president, an incompetent president, corruption in Congress, political bright periods, Frat Boy politics in the White House, media dishonesty on a vast scale, and one way partisan politics.
The media frenzy over the Bush Administration's firing of eight DAa is just the latest evidence of partisan politics by the Democrats and the feeding frenzy of the mainstream media. Bush's handling of this issue has only added to the frenzy. All the DAs in the nation work in theory for the president and at his pleasure. He can fire anyone of them at any time for any reason JUST AS Clinton fired all 93 DAs when he took offfice in 1993. Instead of saying this when the issue was first raised Bush and Gonzales converted a simple task into a media generated "scandal".
It takes a lot of talent to mess up this badly. Perhaps for this reason alone Bush should fire his friend and the AG - Gonzales.
The Democrats never miss an opportunity to play partisan politics. They are good at it because they do it so often. Democrats view every issue in terms of what they can gain politically. The War on Terror, the War in Iraq, education, jobs, health care, every issue is seen through a partisan lens. Yet the media never present the views of Democrats as partisan.
Next time you watch the news see how often Democrats are portrayed as partisan -when they are clearly making partisan statements and looking for an advantage for their party instead of improving the quality of life for Americans- and compare that to how Republicians are presented by the same media.
There is no doubt in my mind there is an unwritten alliance between the mainstream media and the Democrat Party.
The media frenzy over the Bush Administration's firing of eight DAa is just the latest evidence of partisan politics by the Democrats and the feeding frenzy of the mainstream media. Bush's handling of this issue has only added to the frenzy. All the DAs in the nation work in theory for the president and at his pleasure. He can fire anyone of them at any time for any reason JUST AS Clinton fired all 93 DAs when he took offfice in 1993. Instead of saying this when the issue was first raised Bush and Gonzales converted a simple task into a media generated "scandal".
It takes a lot of talent to mess up this badly. Perhaps for this reason alone Bush should fire his friend and the AG - Gonzales.
The Democrats never miss an opportunity to play partisan politics. They are good at it because they do it so often. Democrats view every issue in terms of what they can gain politically. The War on Terror, the War in Iraq, education, jobs, health care, every issue is seen through a partisan lens. Yet the media never present the views of Democrats as partisan.
Next time you watch the news see how often Democrats are portrayed as partisan -when they are clearly making partisan statements and looking for an advantage for their party instead of improving the quality of life for Americans- and compare that to how Republicians are presented by the same media.
There is no doubt in my mind there is an unwritten alliance between the mainstream media and the Democrat Party.
"The Planet has a Fever"
So says Algore.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Algore appeared before House and Senate committees yesterday and was treated like the celebrity he has become since his political demise in 2000. Algore is on a religious crusade - the religion being the New Age's favorite topic: the theory of global warming. And Al is the high priest of the religion as he travels far and wide spreading the gospel according to the Green Movement. Mind you there is no conclusive evidence that the earth is warming since various measurements report different readings (ground based, sea bouys, weather balloons, and satellites). Even if the earth were warming we do not understand why and how it is happening despite the spin the Greens and their allies in the media tell us. Since almost all of the radiation (heat) reaching the earth comes from our Sun, is it logical to first look at the sun as the most likely source of the assumed warming? But no, the sun cannot possibly be the cause since that relieves man of the responsibility. And without man's guilt in this farce how could the Greens and Algore raise taxes, plan, control, and organize our activities for the next 500 years?
Recent reports have indicated temperature increases on the surfaces of Mars and Jupiter. Will Algore and his sidekicks blame that increase on man's activity?
Hmmmmmmmmmm?
Global Warming: Five percent science and 95 percent politics.
Global warming is a fantastic cash cow for Algore. I understand he is making millions of $$$ from the Great Scam of the 21st Century.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Algore appeared before House and Senate committees yesterday and was treated like the celebrity he has become since his political demise in 2000. Algore is on a religious crusade - the religion being the New Age's favorite topic: the theory of global warming. And Al is the high priest of the religion as he travels far and wide spreading the gospel according to the Green Movement. Mind you there is no conclusive evidence that the earth is warming since various measurements report different readings (ground based, sea bouys, weather balloons, and satellites). Even if the earth were warming we do not understand why and how it is happening despite the spin the Greens and their allies in the media tell us. Since almost all of the radiation (heat) reaching the earth comes from our Sun, is it logical to first look at the sun as the most likely source of the assumed warming? But no, the sun cannot possibly be the cause since that relieves man of the responsibility. And without man's guilt in this farce how could the Greens and Algore raise taxes, plan, control, and organize our activities for the next 500 years?
Recent reports have indicated temperature increases on the surfaces of Mars and Jupiter. Will Algore and his sidekicks blame that increase on man's activity?
Hmmmmmmmmmm?
Global Warming: Five percent science and 95 percent politics.
Global warming is a fantastic cash cow for Algore. I understand he is making millions of $$$ from the Great Scam of the 21st Century.
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