The mainstream media chose to ignore President Obama's connection with William Ayers, self-proclaimed domestic terrorist who said he wished he had succeeded in blowing up the Pentagon during Vietnam, and to an extent they ignored his church's pastor, Jeramiah Wright. Seriously, how can you attend church every Sunday for 20 years (which he says he did) and not know your pastor was a racist, anti-American radical?
Well, the old Obama is coming out again, ready to use his deceitful political ways to gain power. If I sound a bit Sean Hannity now, it is because I mean too. This is seriously troubling to me and America needs to open their eyes to the real Barack Obama.
News has gotten out that President Obama intends to nominate a republican senator to the vacated position of commerce secretary. Now, at first glance you think, "aw, that's nice. how bi-partisan of him!" Look a little deeper, though, and the deceit rears it's head.
If the republican senator he nominates accepts, his seat will be filled by the governor of that state. The senators he is looking at...have democratic state governors. So whom will these governors nominate to fill the empty seats? You guessed it, democrats!
Now, if Norm Coleman looses his appeal in the MInnesota recount, and Obama gets a governor to appoint a democrat to a seat vacated by a republican...democrats will have a filibuster proof majority in the senate! And all of his radical agenda will pass no questions asked.
This is not new in the Obama political playbook. When he was running for senate in the city of Chicago, he put together a massive smear campaign against his opponent, who had a tremendous lead in the polls. He accused her of forging signatures on her petition for office and other things that are accounted in the book "The Obama Nation."
Wait...didn't Obama campaign on the idea of being a Washington outside...a new kind of politician...a clean, nice guy who played fair and clean?
Oh, how America was decieved. And now we will all pay the price. No wonder he wants to discredit El Rushbo...the loudest voice of truth and opposition he has to deal with, because what would happen if he was exposed as the fraud he is.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Reagan, Health Insurance for Kids, and Treacherous Snow!
First of all, let ME respond to Ashley's response to my post. Follow? Reagan DID use borrowed money. Having just come out of a bit of a recession, there was an issue with unemployment at the time, and:
[funding benefits for all of those unemployed + his "war on drugs" + everything military-related]
MINUS
[a freak-ton of tax revenue]
EQUALS = A party that needed to be cleaned up.
So yeah, I stand by what I said.
Now, to move beyond my distain for Reaganomics and ONTO my amusement with Blagojevich! Unless the man decides to write an "If I Did It" type book, I guess we won't be hearing too much about him any more. Everyone voted him out (I mean, did he THINK he was getting anywhere with his press conferences and interviews? "The View"? SERIOUSLY, Blago?!) and he apparently took the state-owned jet for one last bit of glory on his way home.
He's Jesus, you know. He told me so himself. And losing his 177k salary is his "personal Greek tragedy," you know. I never knew Jesus was a Greek! I mean, some people put the Bible on the same level as Greek mythology, but to have it confirmed by such an honest do-gooder! Oh, Blago. You horrid man.
The Senate passed a health insurance bill for children. 11 million children from underprivileged households or who legally immigrated, as well as pregnant mothers. This is the first time that something like this is pretty much SURE to be signed. The Senate was enthusiastic about it, and Obama has already said he'll sign it when it crosses his desk next week.
The bill might even be expanded, funded by an increase in cigarette tax to a dollar (from 39 cents). This is seriously a great idea. And seriously, it should be made more and more painful to purchase cigarettes. Smoking is bad. Healthy little kids are cute.
Bush vetoed a similar bill. TWO times. And a few Republican senators were completely miffed about it. I just don't get you people. One minute you're all, "SAVE BABIES FROM ABORTION! HIDE THE GAYS FROM MY KIDS! FAMILY VALUES!" and the next you're upset about this bill. Good job, guys. Three cheers for family values.
Anyway, any people who were apathetic during the election have been proven wrong. In just a week and a half, TONS of things have been put into effect, or at least started to work their way through the system.
Right now, I want two things to happen:
First, I want gay marriage to be made legal. We didn't vote on YOUR marriage. Why keep people from being happy just because you think it's "icky"? If you really think that marriage in general is threatened by the gay community, then your own marriage must really not be very secure. Also, it won't harm kids! Sheesh! You guys are totally just using that as an excuse, and not even a very good one. Kids already know that sometimes, people are gay. Do you want your children to believe it's better to live with a lover unmarried, or married? It's not like I'm saying I think churches should be forced to perform the ceremony - that's up to the church. But LEGALLY, on PAPER, it should be made possible.
Second, I want that ridiculous "No Child Left Behind" MISNOMER of an act repealed. This is something I'm very passionate about. It promotes "teaching to the test" in classrooms and threatens music and art in schools. The quality of teachers decreases, as they don't have the motivation to go beyond the minimum, and that is REALLY not cool. I was blessed with amazing teachers in my high school honours classes (who weren't big fans of NCLB either)...but some teachers who taught regular classes didn't seem to be doing their best all the time. Because they had a low standard to meet.
Okay, that's my rant for the day! The theme for the rest of the day is: "Ashley and Michelle Attempt to Take a Road Trip to Muncie to Visit Their Friends at Ball State Even Though the Snow is Treacherous and They Might Have to Cancel." Wish us luck!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Early Post In Response to Others
I will be unable to post tomorrow, so I am posting my blog today instead!. Unfortunately that leaves Michelle free to run rampant tomorrow.
I must respond to Michelle's blog. President Reagan did NOT spend money we didn't have.Keynesian economics is the theory of deficit spending to revive the economy. However, this theory stopped with Reagan and supply-side economic theory. Reagan was a big proponent of balanced budgets and tax cuts, and Reaganomics got America out of the financial trouble of the 1980s, no matter what my history book says.
And I will gladly admit that the Bush administration was no where near as fiscally conservative as myself and many others would have liked. However, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq necessitated an increase in spending.
I saw an interesting graphic on the Glenn Beck show yesterday. It showed the amount of money in circulation from 1920 to today. The of amount of money in circulation had remained virtually stagnate until the 2000s when the amount skyrocketed.
So, it seems that a mentality has developed that we can just print off money like there's no tomorrow and that will fix everything. However, this theory is completely inaccurate. Even during the Great Depression and the depression of the 1980s, capital was not introduced into circulation.
And you know what, we got out of both of those just fine.
I watched a show on the History Channel last week comparing the financial crisis of today to that of 1929. The show said that the New Deal and all of its programs actually did very little to fix the Great Depression. It was World War II that saved America.
Obviously President Obama didn't watch this show, as he was quoted today as saying that the reason the New Deal didn't work was because it wasn't big enough! President Obama's stimulus package includes many initiatives that are similar to the New Deal: public works projects, infrastructure improvement, and others. Yes, these things need done and will improve America. However, history shows that this will not fix the economy.
What will fix the economy? I'm not sure. Decreased government spending wouldn't hurt. The original plan of buying up bad debt from banks should get back on track, as that would greatly increase confidence. And Jon Stewart, despite being a comedian, had a good plan: use the $819 billion and buy up the debt of individuals. If people have no debt what will they do...SPEND! It would work just as the bank bailout was planned to work: the government would buy loans and the taxpayers would repay the government just as if it was any other government spending.
If only President Obama and Congress read our little blog...
UPDATE: Here is the clip from Glenn Beck's program
I must respond to Michelle's blog. President Reagan did NOT spend money we didn't have.Keynesian economics is the theory of deficit spending to revive the economy. However, this theory stopped with Reagan and supply-side economic theory. Reagan was a big proponent of balanced budgets and tax cuts, and Reaganomics got America out of the financial trouble of the 1980s, no matter what my history book says.
And I will gladly admit that the Bush administration was no where near as fiscally conservative as myself and many others would have liked. However, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq necessitated an increase in spending.
I saw an interesting graphic on the Glenn Beck show yesterday. It showed the amount of money in circulation from 1920 to today. The of amount of money in circulation had remained virtually stagnate until the 2000s when the amount skyrocketed.
So, it seems that a mentality has developed that we can just print off money like there's no tomorrow and that will fix everything. However, this theory is completely inaccurate. Even during the Great Depression and the depression of the 1980s, capital was not introduced into circulation.
And you know what, we got out of both of those just fine.
I watched a show on the History Channel last week comparing the financial crisis of today to that of 1929. The show said that the New Deal and all of its programs actually did very little to fix the Great Depression. It was World War II that saved America.
Obviously President Obama didn't watch this show, as he was quoted today as saying that the reason the New Deal didn't work was because it wasn't big enough! President Obama's stimulus package includes many initiatives that are similar to the New Deal: public works projects, infrastructure improvement, and others. Yes, these things need done and will improve America. However, history shows that this will not fix the economy.
What will fix the economy? I'm not sure. Decreased government spending wouldn't hurt. The original plan of buying up bad debt from banks should get back on track, as that would greatly increase confidence. And Jon Stewart, despite being a comedian, had a good plan: use the $819 billion and buy up the debt of individuals. If people have no debt what will they do...SPEND! It would work just as the bank bailout was planned to work: the government would buy loans and the taxpayers would repay the government just as if it was any other government spending.
If only President Obama and Congress read our little blog...
UPDATE: Here is the clip from Glenn Beck's program
I DO have some concerns...
Okay, so this bailout bill isn't quite what I was hoping for either. It's not that different from things we've seen under Bush, and we can all agree that THAT was a bust... $819 billion is just too much money to gamble on this same failed plan that we've tried in the past...
I am a LITTLE annoyed with Republicans calling him out on it by saying it's stupid to spend money that the government doesn't have, when their GOD, Ronald Reagan, did the same thing. You can't have both! If you want to complain about this bailout, you also have to admit that Reagan was throwing a huge party that eventually needed to be cleaned up.
And unfortunately, because this bailout would be so giant and epic, that leaves very little room for the extra bit of tax reduction meant to help the middle class, seeing as there's SUPPOSED to be a $850 billion limit on this thing. So...yes. I'm a skeptic about Obama's plans here.
But you know what? Just because the House passed it doesn't mean it'll come to fruition. Apparently 11 Dems voted against it, and NO Republicans voted for it. And when the Senate has to vote on it, it'll need all the Dems and TWO Republicans in order to pass. So you just know it'll be rewritten, revised, and completely different by the time anything close to it is passed.
I'm still supportive, though! I'm really glad that Obama's taking a new approach, as far as dealing with foreign countries goes. For one, I'm pretty stoked about him not backing Israel just because they're, well, Israel. And as for everywhere else, I'm liking this idea of the world not being divided into "us" and "them."
Something else that I'm pretty excited about is this Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. HOW are we one of the last countries to allow women to be paid as much as men for doing the same job? Well, step by step, little by little, this is ending. FINALLY. This is so long overdue. We've actually had steps BACKWARDS under Bush.
Superficial news! What's the deal with everyone getting so miffed about Obama not wearing his jacket around the White House? Everyone's all, "Oh no, this marks the beginning of a huge 'culture shift,' and it can only mean trouble!" I don't get it.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Bailout Bonanza!
President Obama repeatedly expressed his desire to have a stimulus package on his desk to sign on the first full day of his presidency.
Well, it is day eight, and still no plan.
One of the things I love most about this stimulus package is the "tax cut" it gives to people. His "tax cut" is a $500 check for individuals and a $1000 check for families. This is a rebate, similar to President Bush's stimulus package, not a "tax cut." People have bad memories of President Bush's stimulus, so by misnaming it, prehaps the president can garner support for the plan.
The plan had originally called for money to be allocated for contraception. Now, I am completely in favor of contraception, as it has loads of health benefits which I feel outweigh its pregnancy prevention. However, I do not think the government should be spending money on this, and apparently the majority of the Congress agrees, as that part was taken out of the bill.
Obviously the president and his advisors have not been paying attention while they were making their moving plans, as the last bailout and stimulus package the government threw out there has done absolutely nothing to help revive the economy. President Bush spent, spent, spent, and it did nothing to fix the economy. President Obama apparently must think the rules do not apply to him, since he is attempting to institute the same strategy.
Another part of the bill that was eliminated was a proposed $200 million to re-sod the National Mall, and $200 million for new cars for government officials. Seriously? Also, on page 147 is a $335 million dollar plan for STD education at the Center for Disease Control. What more is there to teach people about STD prevention than either don't have sex or wear a condom.
I will say that there are some good parts of this proposed bill. There is an increase in food stamps and other government services. The hope is that people will have more money to spend elsewhere if they are spending less of their money on food. This may not work as planned, but giving people on food stamps more money for food could potentially work.
This proposed bill of President Obama's is ballooning to $900 billion. Where is all of this money coming from? Why can't the government operate like people: DON'T SPEND MONEY YOU DON'T HAVE! I only spend money that I have and I get by. The bill is available for all to read and to see what is really being proposed, not just what President Obama and the liberals want to spin it to you as. I urge all Americans to research this bill and to contact their Congressmen about this horrible misuse of nonexistent funds that will drive this country further in debt.
Well, it is day eight, and still no plan.
One of the things I love most about this stimulus package is the "tax cut" it gives to people. His "tax cut" is a $500 check for individuals and a $1000 check for families. This is a rebate, similar to President Bush's stimulus package, not a "tax cut." People have bad memories of President Bush's stimulus, so by misnaming it, prehaps the president can garner support for the plan.
The plan had originally called for money to be allocated for contraception. Now, I am completely in favor of contraception, as it has loads of health benefits which I feel outweigh its pregnancy prevention. However, I do not think the government should be spending money on this, and apparently the majority of the Congress agrees, as that part was taken out of the bill.
Obviously the president and his advisors have not been paying attention while they were making their moving plans, as the last bailout and stimulus package the government threw out there has done absolutely nothing to help revive the economy. President Bush spent, spent, spent, and it did nothing to fix the economy. President Obama apparently must think the rules do not apply to him, since he is attempting to institute the same strategy.
Another part of the bill that was eliminated was a proposed $200 million to re-sod the National Mall, and $200 million for new cars for government officials. Seriously? Also, on page 147 is a $335 million dollar plan for STD education at the Center for Disease Control. What more is there to teach people about STD prevention than either don't have sex or wear a condom.
I will say that there are some good parts of this proposed bill. There is an increase in food stamps and other government services. The hope is that people will have more money to spend elsewhere if they are spending less of their money on food. This may not work as planned, but giving people on food stamps more money for food could potentially work.
This proposed bill of President Obama's is ballooning to $900 billion. Where is all of this money coming from? Why can't the government operate like people: DON'T SPEND MONEY YOU DON'T HAVE! I only spend money that I have and I get by. The bill is available for all to read and to see what is really being proposed, not just what President Obama and the liberals want to spin it to you as. I urge all Americans to research this bill and to contact their Congressmen about this horrible misuse of nonexistent funds that will drive this country further in debt.
New Schedule
After nearly two weeks of blogging, we have finally figured out how we want this to work. As such, we have found that blogging every day has become a bit overwhelming. Therefore, we have decided to change out schedule to blogs every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Saturday will be addressing comments made on out previous blogs or, if there are no comments, will be a regular blog. Hopefully this lighter schedule will allow the quality of our blogs to increase. Thanks for sticking with us!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Oprah for Senate!..........?! What the heck?
I should probably point out that I get most of my news through RSS feeds from CNN, the NY Times, and the Washington Post. Yes, it leans to the left, but (in my opinion) doesn't lean as FAR as Fox leans to the right.
My boyfriend actually called Blago the "new Britney Spears" of television, which is really accurate. Crazy, shady, and just plain corrupt, the only difference is that Blagojevich actually SEEKS OUT media coverage.
Raise your hand if you thought it was hilarious when he (basically) said, 'I'm not calling myself Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, or MLK, but I am completely Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, and MLK.' That's what I got out of it, anyway.
Oh, and he says that it's okay to use vulgar language if you think no one of significance is listening, BUT that it rubbed off on his wife. Hmmm! I wonder if that's his motto...that something is only bad if you get caught?
Props to Ashley for supporting stem cell research. I always have as well, so it should be no surprise that I was ecstatic to hear that Obama would be supporting it as well.
The embryos are FROZEN.
They would otherwise be THROWN AWAY.
Why not let their lives serve a PURPOSE?
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