Today the House voted down a planned rate hike for Medicare. Now I'm not particularly fond of that hike, but since the main problem with the health bills they are considering is the cost, how do we believe anything they say when they cannot even pay for those ongoing programs that are already on the verge of bankruptcy. Not to mention that some kind of made up currency is now going to replace the dollar in foreign exchanges. These people are determined to preside over the demise of the United States.
The health care bills being considered are travesties. You had the chance today to start paying for obligations already incurred in medicare and the vote was to rescind the rate hike. How in the world do you think any rational person can sign on to anything more when you can't even pay for the programs in existence. No to Barney Frank's "medicare for everyone"
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Birds of a Feather...
It is no surprise to me that the Obama administration supports the extra-constitutional actions of the Hugo Chavista former president of Honduras, since their ambitions are the same. If any of the health care bills pass by this time next year the White House will control 95% of all mortgages, a hefty slice of the banking industry, 100% of all student loans (they can have high default rates, which taxpayers will be responsible for), the health industry including doc and hospitals, health insurance, and good chunks of the rest of the insurance industry. Zalaya should be so lucky.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Archie-izing and Other Liberal Strategies
If you have no cogent argument against a proposition, attack your opponent and ignore their argument. That’s a basic tactic of liberals/progressives. They have been using it successfully for decades. The most popular form of this tactic is using the straw man of race against anyone opposing the loony liberal (sorry for the redundancy) ideas supported by the left. The archetype of this is Archie Bunker, a creation of the liberal entertainment elites that conveniently depicts the angry, bitter, stupid, hate-filled racist that, to them, illustrates the troglodyte thinking of white men in America. The idea, which has had great success, is to demonize all the white men and all of their ideas as something to be scorned and disregarded, regardless of what any one of these people think or say or do because their thinking and therefore their thoughts, words and actions spring from the hideous well of race hatred. This idea is rooted in the belief that you can judge the thoughts, words and actions of a white man by the color of his skin.
Enter Joe Wilson, who for some reason that may or may not involve his being emotionally overcome by having to listen to a bald-faced lie by President Obama, shouted “You Lie!” during a speech before a joint session of the Congress. Don’t consider that what was just uttered is certainly a lie. Just look at Joe Wilson and make your judgment that his statement must be disregarded because it is surely motivated by race because – horrors! – he’s a white man! Jimmy Carter, whose signal accomplishment as President was to do such a horrible job that the electorate elected Ronald Reagan in a landslide, provides cover for those who believe that you can judge a white man by the color of his skin by calling the people who have demonstrated against the policies of the Obama Administration racists. Whenever I think about the miserable incompetence and worse of the Carter administration, I always think about their signal accomplishment. It may have been worth it.
Expect to see more of this race straw man and “Archie-izing” from Obama surrogates, because it has worked for forty years or more. Don’t expect to see or hear any such talk from Obama. He’ll stay out of sight on this issue – along with Rev. Wright.
Dennis Sienko, Bend Oregon
Enter Joe Wilson, who for some reason that may or may not involve his being emotionally overcome by having to listen to a bald-faced lie by President Obama, shouted “You Lie!” during a speech before a joint session of the Congress. Don’t consider that what was just uttered is certainly a lie. Just look at Joe Wilson and make your judgment that his statement must be disregarded because it is surely motivated by race because – horrors! – he’s a white man! Jimmy Carter, whose signal accomplishment as President was to do such a horrible job that the electorate elected Ronald Reagan in a landslide, provides cover for those who believe that you can judge a white man by the color of his skin by calling the people who have demonstrated against the policies of the Obama Administration racists. Whenever I think about the miserable incompetence and worse of the Carter administration, I always think about their signal accomplishment. It may have been worth it.
Expect to see more of this race straw man and “Archie-izing” from Obama surrogates, because it has worked for forty years or more. Don’t expect to see or hear any such talk from Obama. He’ll stay out of sight on this issue – along with Rev. Wright.
Dennis Sienko, Bend Oregon
Monday, September 14, 2009
Tea Party II
I was right up there on the Capitol lawn just to the left of the steps behind that tree. For 4 hours people marched up Pennsylvania Ave. We watched as the lawns filled up then the mall filled all the way the way to the Washington Monument. It was a glorious sight. We heard on the radio that there was 1.5 milllion. I did see on Fox&Friends this morning a wonderful picture that actually shows more people than this one from London. People were all so friendly, just like your hometown neighbors. One sight I will never forget as we passed a station on the Metro--a lone man stood on the platform with a sign that read"One Disgusted Democrat'. My two grown daughters were with me. It was a time in history that I shared with them and we will keep working for America and the Constitution. It was a wonderful day that I feel we all did make a difference and we will know for sure in the elections.
Ruth Carroll
Ruth Carroll
Tea Party I
It was exhilarating. We arrived at 10:30 and came out of the Navy-Archive Metro. When we came out onto the street there was a river of people flowing towards the Capitol. It was amazing! We were in awe! Being there was being in the process of making history. The energy floating was so good and positive. There were people of all ages and colors. I will post a few pix on our cliftongop website and let you know when they are up.
I heard abc report 1.2 million around 12:30pm. My estimate was 1.5 even before that. (and trust me it wasn't wishful thinking or bias, there was just people and flags and posters everywhere I went w/ my little camera filming!) People kept pouring in. It was a sea of people from the front lawns of the Capitol all the way to the Washington Monument, everywhere you turned you could see tons of US flags and gagsden flags, state flags, hand-made posters...The protesting was about everything, the least of concerns seem to be healthcare! It was very oriented to anti-socialism messages...
So cool my friend....
Lin-Dai
I heard abc report 1.2 million around 12:30pm. My estimate was 1.5 even before that. (and trust me it wasn't wishful thinking or bias, there was just people and flags and posters everywhere I went w/ my little camera filming!) People kept pouring in. It was a sea of people from the front lawns of the Capitol all the way to the Washington Monument, everywhere you turned you could see tons of US flags and gagsden flags, state flags, hand-made posters...The protesting was about everything, the least of concerns seem to be healthcare! It was very oriented to anti-socialism messages...
So cool my friend....
Lin-Dai
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The Post-report the news?
Letter to the Washington Post by Angela Desrochers-Arlington RWC
At a time when the Commonwealth of Virginia is facing a 1.5 billion dollar budget shortfall, high unemployment, and a broken transportation system, one has to wonder what the motivational factors of the Post were when running a front page article about a paper, on social issues, that Gubernatorial Candidate, Bob McDonnell wrote nearly two decades ago. Could it be that the Post is concerned that their candidate, Creig h Deeds, is behind in public opinion polls, and felt the need to run interference on his behalf? Maybe it has been lost on the Post, but the last I knew, the function of the media is to report the news, not influence elections.
I have heard Bob McDonnell speak at several events. I have heard him talk about the economy, jobs, energy policy, and transportation. I have not heard him expound on social issues. Bob understands the issues that impact Virginians.
In the meantime, the only thing I know about Creigh Deeds, is that he has no real plans on the issues that impact us, well other than that he isn’t afraid to raise taxes, as if we aren’t taxed enough already.
This single working mom will be voting for Bob McDonnell.
At a time when the Commonwealth of Virginia is facing a 1.5 billion dollar budget shortfall, high unemployment, and a broken transportation system, one has to wonder what the motivational factors of the Post were when running a front page article about a paper, on social issues, that Gubernatorial Candidate, Bob McDonnell wrote nearly two decades ago. Could it be that the Post is concerned that their candidate, Creig h Deeds, is behind in public opinion polls, and felt the need to run interference on his behalf? Maybe it has been lost on the Post, but the last I knew, the function of the media is to report the news, not influence elections.
I have heard Bob McDonnell speak at several events. I have heard him talk about the economy, jobs, energy policy, and transportation. I have not heard him expound on social issues. Bob understands the issues that impact Virginians.
In the meantime, the only thing I know about Creigh Deeds, is that he has no real plans on the issues that impact us, well other than that he isn’t afraid to raise taxes, as if we aren’t taxed enough already.
This single working mom will be voting for Bob McDonnell.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Washington Post-A Poll Evolution-part 1
Rasmussen Poll 6/10/09
Deeds 47 McDonnell 41 (this is just after the Dem primary settled)
It's Virginia's Race
The Washington Post-June 11, 2009
State issues, not Washington, should define voters' choice for governor.
NOW THAT Virginia Democrats have selected their nominee for governor, a lot of people outside Virginia are trying to define the candidates and the significance of the race. Given that only two states hold gubernatorial elections this year, it's inevitable that the national parties and their attendant consultants will descend. But we hope that both candidates, and Virginia voters, will focus on what's really at stake: not Barack Obama's presidency, not the future of the Republican Party, but the direction Virginia will take during the coming four years.
Already it's clear that Republicans will seek to caricature state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democrat who won a resounding victory Tuesday, as a tax-loving spendthrift and closet liberal. Democrats in turn will try to depict former attorney general Robert F. McDonnell, the Republican nominee, as a right-wing zealot and Pat Robertson protégé. In fact, both candidates are serious public servants with long records that deserve more careful examination. Mr. Deeds's record is certainly not that of a flaming liberal; Mr. McDonnell's tenure as attorney general, by most accounts, has been professional and not overtly ideological.(Not ideological-got that?)
The candidates could spend the next five months arguing about the Bush tax cuts and the Obama bailouts. Or they could talk to voters about the real challenges facing Virginia, from clogged roads in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads to an unemployment rate above 20 percent in Martinsville. There's no mystery as to which debate we think would better serve the commonwealth.
(We heard from Brenda Campbell that even the Democrat press in Martinsville is asking what happened to the Obama promise that it would not be forgotten, And BTW only one candidate is talking about issues the Post found relevant in June and that is not their man)
Deeds 47 McDonnell 41 (this is just after the Dem primary settled)
It's Virginia's Race
The Washington Post-June 11, 2009
State issues, not Washington, should define voters' choice for governor.
NOW THAT Virginia Democrats have selected their nominee for governor, a lot of people outside Virginia are trying to define the candidates and the significance of the race. Given that only two states hold gubernatorial elections this year, it's inevitable that the national parties and their attendant consultants will descend. But we hope that both candidates, and Virginia voters, will focus on what's really at stake: not Barack Obama's presidency, not the future of the Republican Party, but the direction Virginia will take during the coming four years.
Already it's clear that Republicans will seek to caricature state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democrat who won a resounding victory Tuesday, as a tax-loving spendthrift and closet liberal. Democrats in turn will try to depict former attorney general Robert F. McDonnell, the Republican nominee, as a right-wing zealot and Pat Robertson protégé. In fact, both candidates are serious public servants with long records that deserve more careful examination. Mr. Deeds's record is certainly not that of a flaming liberal; Mr. McDonnell's tenure as attorney general, by most accounts, has been professional and not overtly ideological.(Not ideological-got that?)
The candidates could spend the next five months arguing about the Bush tax cuts and the Obama bailouts. Or they could talk to voters about the real challenges facing Virginia, from clogged roads in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads to an unemployment rate above 20 percent in Martinsville. There's no mystery as to which debate we think would better serve the commonwealth.
(We heard from Brenda Campbell that even the Democrat press in Martinsville is asking what happened to the Obama promise that it would not be forgotten, And BTW only one candidate is talking about issues the Post found relevant in June and that is not their man)
Don't you "maccaca" me!
I wrote the Washington Post yesterday complaining that on the same day as the NOVA Republican Women sponsored a Grassroots Rally in Burke Lake Park in Fairfax they had on the front page had a story about a thesis Bob McDonnell wrote 20 years ago. They did not mention the rally or for that matter anyone or anything that might dispute the claim that McDonnell hates women and gays and other species the Dem party thinks they have an exclusive right to herd around like sheep. And today another article-front page, above the fold--just like the Allen maccaca series. I may be paranoid--which does not mean they are not out to get me, right?--but I don't think it was a coincidence the articles appeared on the day as the rally since the news media had been notified of the event--including the Washington Post.
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