Do you really want Congress involved in this?

Congress is now being asked to regulate the size of luggage on airplanes.

The story is HERE.

I travel quite a bit, and while it's an annoyance for people to not follow the carry-on rules, it never crossed my mind to involve Congress!

This is rediculous! Call your Congressman/Congresswoman today and let them know to stick to the important, Constitutional issues.

I have a new hero.....

This young man has nailed it! I'd vote for him in an instant, as he UNDERSTANDS the value and the limits imposed by our Constitution.

Thsi isn't "Change", this is the same old bureaucracy...

Obama ran on a platform of change in government. I'd contend that much of the change we've seen so far has been destructive, but where they've had an opportunity to really make a simple change for the better, they fall flat on their collective faces.

The story HERE is about our State Department's utter ignorance. Really, it reveals that these folks are even more stupid than we thought.

The browser wars will continue for probably years to come, however most of us now use Firefox for many reasons. Safety, security, speed and customization are all hallmarks where Firefox trumps IE. The fact that it's FREE doesn't matter much to you and I, because we can get IE free too, as it comes with our OS. If we wanted it....

The government however, pays for everything, it seems. The undersecratary of State cited "Expense issues" as part of the reason that our State Department will continue to be saddled with IE. Huh? They apparently don't know that Firefox is completely without user-cost, or otherwise called "FREE".

Of course, I'd be surprised if this government knew the real definition of Free, as they're doing everything in their power to reduce our freedoms daily.

Schmucks!

The real problem facing us.....

This is a critical video. It summarizes our fiscal situation as Americans.

We need to share this with our children, and demand action on on the issue from our elected officials.

Today!!!

Click here to watch the video.

What part of this doesn't our President understand?

This is scary stuff. These people are as evil as I thought! That's pretty evil. It's a good thing I'm not the President, or we'd be nuclear carpet bombing the middle east right now. You know, a preemptive strike....

Inconvenient truth, Global Warming isn't.....

The folks at Noteviljustwrong.com have an effective presentation of facts that anyone who supports the hysteria of Human created Global Warming should read. Click HERE.

Unfortunately, the overwhelming preponderance of fact and actual science proves this "crisis" of GW is artificial. However, most don't see the true sinister side of all of this stuff. Those pushing this the hardest are conveneintly, the ones makeing the most money off of it. It's sad that so many good people have bought into this sham.

In many ways, this makes the $50Billion that Bernie Madoff screwed folks out of look like pocket change. Yet the faithful keep lining the pockets of the prophets of doom, blindly.

Wake up folks, as usual you're being had.

IOU

So the State of California legislature has decided, through their inaction, to issue IOU's to companies that the State does business with. These businesses don't have a choice in the matter, as the State has too much power.

Can these businesses pay their employees with IOU's? Can they pay their taxes with them? Uh, no. The companies are regulated by law, and unfortunately the State seems to be above the law. Actually, the State has gone farther, saying that there will be restrictions on redeeming these IOU's.

So, let me get this straight. The folks running the State of California don't do their jobs (again), so the State runs out of money. The State feels that it can issue something called an IOU in lieu of payment, and then attach whatever strings it likes to these phony instruments? Without any repercussions? Wow! It must be good to be all-powerful.

I looked up some synonyms for All-Powerful: autocratic, divine, almighty were just a few. This points to where I believe the problem lies.

Today, in California and many other Governmental areas, those in positions of power believe themselves to be above the law, a divinity of sorts. Their God complex is evident in so many of their actions. They live on a different plane than the rest of us, so are not subject to the laws that they, themselves, produce. We've seen many instances of this recently, and it appears to be a pandemic that is expanding wildly.

Until We, the people, regain control over our elected officials we will endure nothing even remotely akin to freedom, but rather serfdom. I believe that if the legislature is unable to meet their deadline for something as important as the State's budget (which they have an entire year to work on), then their positions should be vacated by law, and special elections held to replace them. It is only through such a drastic measure that we will get their attention.

An initiative perhaps?

Too funny!

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Mind-numbing boredom, illegal and imoral...

If you really want to read something bizarre, try this link:

http://uscode.house.gov/pdf/2007/2007usc26.pdf

This will take you to a .pdf copy of the 2007 version of Title 26 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations. Title 26 is the section commonly referred to as the IRS tax code.

Get this: The tax code that is supposed to be equally applied under the law to all Americans is more than 3500 pages long. Yep, 16+ megabytes as a low-quality .pdf file! That's huge!

Scanning a few pages of this will do two things: One, it will certainly convince most people that it's WAAAAAAY too complex to be even remotely fair. Second, it will cure any case of insomnia.

Government shouldn't be this complex, and it's only kept this way so that it can hide things from people. Us, you and I.

We should adopt the Fair Tax initiative, abolish this abomination of a tax code, and begin to reign in the out-of-control power that our Government has seized from us. I believe that only through this method, taking away the blank check, will we once again be the masters of our own destinies.

Until then, we're subjects to an all-powerful master. That's not free.

Something's wrong. I and the ACLU on the same side?

I'm becoming nervous. Not only has our Congress forgone any sense of right or wrong, and our President has embarked on his own personal war against the principles of our Country's success, not only do militant islamists have new found power against us, and China, North Korea and Russia are all testing our limits, but now the ACLU and I are in agreement on an issue. Wow, what a time we live in.

The AP has a story HERE about an ACLU suit against the TSA.

The folks in an airport apparently lost sight of their stated goals, and became part of the problem.

At the heart of all of this is freedom, or the increasing lack of it. A man was carrying some $4700.00 of his own money, and the "authorities" at the airport saw a need to detain him and question him about it.

The TSA's name is actually: Transportation Safety Administration. What possible harm did this man's cash present? None. What it represented to the "authorities" was a possible seizure opportunity.

You see, we now do not have the freedom to walk around with large sums of money, because we have ceded that right to government. Their goal was to determine that his money was in violation of one of the many rules governing our behavior and that they'd get to seize it.

A quick search on "number of laws in the U.S." provided only one answer: Too many. Seriously, I couldn't find even an estimate, because there really are too many. The Congress has been adding some 300 new laws every year, by themselves. This is only the beginning. Congress doesn't create ALL laws, because we've ceded that right to other entities like States, Counties, Cities, Commissions, etc. An estimate I found suggested that each year Americans are subjected to tens or even hundreds of THOUSANDS of new, additional, or modified laws. Laws really have only one characteristic, that being that they restrict freedom.

Don't get me wrong, or try to read into this any desire for anarchy. Law is necessary for a free and stable society. However, have we reached (passed) the point where enough is enough?

Today, just in Title 26 of the United States Code (the part which authorizes the IRS) there are so many laws, written so poorly that you cannot hardly live within the entire scope of the code. Simply put, they have laws that prohibit you from living without violating something or another. This puts the "authorities" in the position of being able to come after you any time they like.

Most of us don't give them a reason to take notice. However, when some agent of said Government decides you pose a risk, they almost always have the legal means to deal with you in whatever means they decide. This sounds like paranoia to some. Mostly to people who have yet to run up against the system.

Unfortunately, occasionally an innocent citizen like this gentleman getting on a flight with some cash, we find otherwise.

Our Government has become too large, too powerful, and to dependent on itself and it's future. It's like an animal that has to survive at all costs. Sadly it consumes our freedom, that very thing with which we entrusted it to begin with.

It was not supposed to be this way. The government was supposed to be watchful over our freedoms, not our movements. They were empowered to provide for our safety, not our existence. It was created to protect our interests, not subject our populace.

I fear the genie is out of the bottle, and we're just now beginning to see that it's not a benevolent genie, but rather an evil, and hungry one.

If people don't wake soon to the sounds of their liberties being devoured, then they'll sleep through the last vestiges of their futures being consumed by a ravenous beast called Uncle Sam.

Sad state of Journalism today....

This video's underlying value is that it points out the critical role that most of the media outlets are failing to live up to.



This is disturbing. The "free press" was at the heart of our Nation's founding. Newspapers and Journalists have played the most valuable role of watchdog for more than two hundred years. When they became part of the "establishment" in Washington, their value to us began to erode. Now that all but a very small number of outlets around our Country have given up this role, we now find ourselves facing a huge crisis.

Media outlets have an enormous responsibility because they wield enormous power. Power of persuasion is hugely effective. This hasn't gone unnoticed by the political parties. One in particular has embraced this, and wooed the media towards their direction.

It really doesn't matter which party or which direction, this is a disaster. This means that you'll be getting a biased opinion disguised as news. Many people can't tell the difference. Thus, they adopt a skewed view of the world, and act and vote accordingly.

Fox news is generally critical of politicians of both parties. At least we get some "balance", that which is totally lacking on the other major networks. Those who would attack Fox as being "Right-wing" are simply ignorant. Fox spent plenty of time opposing the previous administration. And you know what? Good! We need more voices out there uncovering the corruption in Washington, not gladly bowing to or pitching softball questions to the current Administration.

The media's real value to us as a Nation is being a Critic.

Not a lap-dog to those in power. These officials need to know someone is watching, and willing to ask the hard questions and get to the truth, then report that truth to the People.

This is where CNBC, ABC, CBS and most print media have failed us.

Shame on them, but shame on us for accepting this, and rewarding them with viewership. Fox is number one, simply because it's the closest thing we have to impartial, nonpartisan news reporting. This is a role that others have played in the past, but have forgotten.

Gun Running.....

Yahoo news has a story HERE about guns found in Mexico that apparently came from the U.S., and found their way into the hands of criminals there.

Ok, so I have a couple of issues not answered by this article.

1. Every gun sold in the United States has a copy of ATF form 4473, Firearms Transaction Record. Information on this form is mandatory, and the ATF is VERY particular as to how it's entered and it's accuracy. This information includes: The weapon's serial number, make, model and type. It also requires identification of the buyer, and in the case of Handguns, an approval from NICS. So, if weapons were found in Mexico, I would assume that their serial numbers were traceable, and if so, that some point of origen could be discovered. Once that's accomplished (in a matter of moments with today's electronic technology as all of this is in the database) we should know who they belonged to.

2. If we know who some or most of these belonged to, then how'd they get to mexico? Were they reported stolen? Were they sold to people who falsified the BATF form?

3. What could have prevented them from getting over the border? Perhaps if we'd had some idea that our border was so pourus we'd have prevented this at the same time as reducing illegal immigration with a simple fence along our southern border? (and yes, I realize that a fence by itself wouldn't have done it, but we're not talking specifics here, I'm merely pointing out that increased border protection would have had a two-fold benefit)

The article says that the U.S. isn't doing enough to prevent this. What's Mexico doing? It's their border too, you know?

After decades of attacks on gun ownership and our rights under the Second Amendment, I'll admit I'm a little sensitive to things like this. However, don't mistake my sensitivity for panic or anything like it. I'm merely trying to show that this article is in many ways skewed and incomplete. If they want to document the items I've mentioned above, then we could wring out some details and perhaps come to some conclusions and informed actions. Without these details, however, we're left with the assumption that guns are bad, and America is somehow responsible for the actions of others. Not so.

I will hopefully be around for many decades to come. I, and my family will remain strong defenders of not only the Second Amendment, but all of the content of our American birthright and our Constitution. I hope you'll join us, as we're all in this together.

Cute. Not quite perfect, but headed in the right direction....

You've got to at least give credit for the attempt with the following video.



I believe that we need to get more aggressive in educating the folks, and it's going to have to be by means such as this. Although this one is a step in the right direction, it's going to be a long road ahead. There are simply too many outlets for misinformation working against our Nation today. Most of the "main-stream media" is in that camp.

Short, thoughtful messages that draw clear conclusions on the part of the viewer, that distinguish the conservative message from the B.S. that's being delivered by the rest, are the answer. People might have to be shamed into realizing that they're believing lies and distortions from the left. Too many people believe outright lies about conservative views. We need to educate those folks.

This is a first-step.

The root of all evil....

I really believe that the root of our current political problems can be laid at the feet of the men and women of the media. The newspapers and broadcast media of the past, the venerable print media so vital to our Nation's beginnings, the journalists who covered dispassionately the events of the day, the correspondents that risked their lives to provide us a glimpse of the strife others have faced, all of these great folks are apparently gone.

Today, the media in America is a ghostly shell of it's former glory. They have no integrity, rather exchanging that for ideology. They'd prefer to bring you their view, where their respected forebearers brought us the truth.



The sad facts are that as the media wields it's awesome power, they're doing more harm than good. Not just that their political bent is wrong en mass, but more because they've contributed to the "dumbing down" of the electorate. Rather than providing the facts and allowing the folks the opportunity to process them and come to their own conclusion, the media has taken the "thinking" away from the people. Now, whatever they see on the pages of the liberal newspaper, or hear on MSNBC or CNN, they take as gospel. No processing required!

The people in today's media are tearing down the great and noble edifices created by the likes of Edward R. Murrow and Ernie Pyle, Nellie Bly and Walter Cronkite. While they imbued their articles and broadcasts with their own "flavor" they did not often color the facts of that which they reported on. Often, their personal inflection was more an emotional response, genuine and proper, to the moving events of the day.

Today, we don't have many if any at all, of their ilk. Grossly, the biggest names in the business today are largely eye-candy, Hollywood types who do very little reporting if any. They read a script written for them by a team of ideologues, and perform in front of the camera or microphone. Hard, factual journalism is pretty rare these days.

Too bad, as it's at the bedrock of the foundations of our Nation. America can not long endure if the media takes sides, and uses it's powers of persuasion to direct events which it should by all rights merely report on.

Rest in peace, Journalism.

Chicago Style Politics, Nationwide!

Yes folks, you now have good old Chicago style politics right in your own back yard. The political machines that have ruled Chicago with an iron fist have made their way to Washington.

Rep. Michele Bachmann hit the nail on the head with this:



This is just the beginning. As you've watched the disturbing manipulations of private enterprise being subjugated to the Obama administration, so will many more industrial entities and private concerns suffer. This is how it's been done for decades in Chicago, and will now be applied to the entire Nation.

Private ownership of anything is ok, so long as you are politically connected. I'm reminded of a story told to me when I lived there by a lady who wanted an additional trashcan for her home. She requested one through the refuse removal company and was stonewalled. She tried several times. Someone then told her that if she removed the yard sign supporting the opposition candidate in her front yard, and replaced it with the one supporting the incumbent, she'd be able to get her trashcan.

This would have sent me through the roof! However, seeing the size of the obstacle in front of her, she did as instructed and was rewarded very soon after with her additional trash can. Sort of a "Pay to Play" situation. This is the very heart of Chicago politics.

Now, you, all around America can get a chance to experience it. The Obama administration is bringing it to you as I write this.

Chicago fancies itself the "City that Works". Well, it works if you, the citizenry, tow the line. If you wish to express any independence, then forget it. You're done.

Unions are at the heart of Chicago Politics and have been for many, many decades. These fine folks tout their unions as some sort of magical coalition that allows them to be right, and renders everyone else wrong, on any issue they choose to take up. However, experience with unions has proven to me that this is all smoke and mirrors.

I was in Big-Box retail for decades. Prior to living and working in Chicago, I had opened a new store in a California suburb. Our warehouse-style shelving and racking was massive, and the management team of four plus our store manager, were responsible for installing it in the California store. While the Store manager focused on hiring, me and the three other assistant managers put up all of the steel racking in the 120,000 square foot store in 9 days. We did so with the knowledge that if we didn't do it right, we'd be the ones who'd have to deal with it from then on, so the care we took in doing it was significant. The job was done right, safely and on time.

Move forward exactly one year. I'm tasked with exactly the same project, only this time it's in a suburb of Chicago. In Chicago though, the assembled and experienced group of management aren't allowed to put up the steel. Instead, Union Iron workers had to do it, by some quirk in the laws there. We busied ourselves with hiring and training while twenty five (25) union iron workers put up the same amount of steel in 21 days. And did so in such a way that for the next year that I was at that store we had areas where we had to use tools to move the shelves around because the steel hadn't been installed correctly.

Four motivated salaried managers put up the steel in 9 days. Twenty five union iron workers put up the same amount in 21 days, and did an inferior job.

The work ethic was awful. Where the four of us worked twelve hours to ensure it was done on time and correctly, the union members in Chicago barely got four hours of work out of an eight hour day. It was pathetic.

So, this one glaring example of inefficiency will now become the model to live by. Your president and his Union handlers, would have you believe that their model is the one that "works".

It only works if they have total control, and competition is not something they handle well. They'll do anything and everything within their power to eliminate it. They can't stand on their efficiency or accomplishments, so they'll regulate the competition out of the way. That's what Government Motors is doing to the dealers that have established businesses.

Are you ready to be subjugated to their "model"?

It's long, but worth the time. This is the Federal Reserve

Maddening Bull S__T!!!

Having undergone a four and one half year odyssey against the U.S. Nationalization and Immigration services to bring my wife's status into line with the law, I can speak to how broken our immigration system is. However, granting amnesty is almost never the correct answer, and to extend amnesty to those who might harbor ill-will against Ameirca is lunacy.

The story HERE tells of Pres. Obama's latest foible. Apparently he's allowed refugees from Hamas to join us here in the U.S. It gets better though, as we get to pay for it too!

Read the story, and then sit around your house/apartment/office/whatever and complain about it. Or, you can send a message to these idiots, like I'm doing, and let them know we're not pleased by their multi-cultural efforts.

Frankly, I'm happy that I don't worry each time I go to the grocery store, about a suicide bomber blowing themselves up in Ralph's Market across the street. With more and more "multi-culturism" like this, we may see just that here.

Once that begins, it's all over. It's every man for himself, and your government will be powerless to protect you.

I'll never fly Airbus again, and this is why.....

I've been leary of the products produced by Airbus for years. Having said that, I've travelled quite a bit and flown on their products many times with out crashing to earth in a fireball. But, I've always been aware of when I'm on an Airbus, and my confidence level has always been lower.

I'm in the aviation field, and fly frequently. One of the reasons I've favored Boeing Aircraft is that I understand them, and the company that builds them. Until the development of the Dreamliner, they did most, if not all, of their own construction in-house. Airbus produces it's aircraft from sections built all over Europe, and shipped to assembly plants in France.

The biggest factor, however, has come to light in the aftermath of the Airbus/Air France flight 447 out of Rio de Janeiro last week. There's a fundemental difference in the design philosophy between the two companies, and it's major.

Informationweek has a story HERE that details the difference, but basically it's just this: Airbus trusts the computers onboard, Boeing trusts the pilots. In an Airbus the computer has the last word. In a Boeing Aircraft, the pilot can always overrule the computer. Not so in an Airbus.

Now, I'm a pilot, so I am both biased and know a little about what I'm talking about here. I take the controls of whatever aircraft I'm flying and immediatly accept the responsibility for all of the souls aboard. I'll use whatever tools are provided, and many are invaluable. However, just as people are not perfect, the perfect computer system hasn't been designed yet either.

When the feces strikes the rotating ventilator, I'm going to put my life in either the hands of a highly trained pilot, or the digital-calculations of a computer. Computers have an edge in most areas here. They can process far more data, far quicker. They can monitor hundreds of systems and data points simultaneously. Their reaction times are in the nano-second range, and they will reliably follow thier programs under any circumstances. That last part is key.

Human Pilots however, are a different situation. We can't process as much detail, and we can't react quite as quickly. However, they have not yet devised a computer that has a "will to live". That "survival instinct" is the final detail that is missing in an Airbus, and one that I feel is critical.

The next time you have a chance to fly somewhere, check out what aircraft you'll be flying on. Remember that if you're in a Boeing, the pilot truely is in control. If you're on an Airbus, the computers are actually in charge. Which would you prefer?

Many Airline pilots share a saying: If it's not Boeing, we're not going!. Now you know why.

Happy flying!

This is just wrong..... in so many ways....

Reuters has a quick blurb HERE that says some of the banks who were given taxpayer money will be ALLOWED to repay that money. Huh? Wasn't this TARP boondogle supposed to be an emergency measure to bolster the banks, and then once they were on their feet, weren't they SUPPOSED to repay us? What is this nonsense about being ALLOWED to repay the debt?

This is a stark example of the Obama Administration's true intention: socialization. They always intended to subjugate the banking and automobile industries, right from the beginning. Critics on the right, and notably absent from the misguided-left-leaning media, intoned this all along. We should have been listening.

We, the People, expect the government to act according to it's word. That being when they forced this TARP and Bailout baloney down our throats, they said this would be an interim effort to get these businesses back on their feet.

There's a huge problem though. Take GM for instance. The Obama Administration has placed two of their own people in positions of power within GM and overseeing the car business in general. They've gifted the unions with ownership (taken from stockholders value by the way) and in addition have funded GM with over $50 billion of your hard earned tax dollars.

They told us that they had to put that $50B into GM to keep it functioning and avoid bankruptcy. They spent the money (plus another $15billion to GMAC a division of GM) and STILL went bankrupt! What happened to the money????? Where'd it go???

I'm still waiting for the legal challenges to begin, because I cannot find anywhere in the founding documents from which this government gets it's authority, for it to own anything, or nationalize private buisnesses. There's a very severe constitutional issue at heart here, and if the Constitution is no longer in play, then this government is no longer legal.

Now what?

Global Warming update....

When you talk to or actually listen to real scientists, you'll find that most believe that the hysteria created by AlGore and the left called "Global Warming" is bad science, or worse, simply lies.

To whit: Breitbart has an article HERE where they discuss a couple of different types of transportation, and the relative harm done to the environment. Warning! If you're a liberal Kool-Aid drinker you'll find this disturbing

You've been warned!

Cause for pause....

Funny! Also, true though, which is sad....

This is cute. It's also scary at the same time....

Obama's pick...

Sonia Sotomayor. Proof you don't have to be a white male to be Racist.

Memorial Day at Fort Rosecrans

Unintended Consequences - The way of the future....

Once again, we've seen liberal policies fail in the face of common sense. The Wall Street Journal has a story HERE that proves it, yet again.

Basically, commons sense rules again. New Jersey raised the tax rates on Millionaire's incomes, and the tax revenue decreased. Why? Because those folks who have made millions of dollars aren't STUPID! They move.

So, New Jersey tries to punish the rich, and foster more class-warfare. In the process they lose what they were after to begin with, more money.

Will there come a time when our elected officials will realize that all of their "great ideas" and wishful thinking cannot trump history or Human nature? When will they begin to serve us by actually doing what is right, rather than pandering to special interests?

I hope, for the sake of our Nation, that I live long enough to see it.

A major difference....

Nancy Pelosi has been enjoying much attention recently, as she tries to excuse her way out of a lie she's been telling about one thing or another. Typical career politician, right? Well, sort of.

There's a huge difference between the parties that can be illustrated here, and unfortunately it does not reflect well on either of them.

On the part of the Republicans, they've faced similar issues, but have handled them far differently than the Democrats. Two recent GOP leaders found themselves in far less important spats, and the Republican party took action. They removed them both from their positions. That's it, no more discussion, just action. In the process, they removed two men who had been a positive influence for American's freedoms. However, the GOP did take action.

Conversely, the circus we see before us now illustrates the difference philosophically between the leadership in the two parties. The Democrats will allow this to go on indefinitely rather than actually hold someone accountable. They'll listen to absolutely ridiculous arguments that are clearly inaccurate and possibly outright lies. There's plenty of evidence already released that NP had been informed about the techniques, including water boarding, being used in the pursuit of information to help keep our Nation safe. She is on record as having approved. Period.

Another issue is that whenever Republicans have come under fire, you almost never hear them attempting to shift blame onto another Government agency. Pelosi has now clearly accused both the CIA and previous Administration officials of lying to her. The Republicans at least take their lumps like adults, while Pelosi and Co. act like five-year olds.

The difference is clear. The GOP, for all of it's many faults, has at least a conscience. The Democratic party, under the influence of the far-left, does not.

Not something moderate democrats are proud of right now.

This is Racism....

Here's a story about a couple who decided to go on a mission. They would only patronize businesses owned by folks of a particular race. They would, for one entire year, strive to limit their expenditures to only those businesses that were owned by folks who shared the same skin color.

Now, if this were being reported about a white family in Georgia, the world would erupt all over them. However, the fact that this particular group of racists is black and in Chicago, seems to mean that the reception can be different.

No matter how "noble" they believe their quest is, it's wrong. It would be viewed as wrong if a Jewish family eschewed businesses of gentiles. It would be viewed as wrong if Straights made a point of avoiding Gay owned businesses. It would be all over the news if a Christian family specifically denied any Muslim businesses their patronage. Each of these examples would be wrong. However, they would also be exactly the same.

If it's racist for a white person to do something, then it's racist for a black person to do the same. Period.

As long as racists are allowed to permeate the fringes of our society in this manner, we'll continue to suffer the consequences. Once everyone agrees that ANY racism is bad, then we'll be on our way to truly conquering it.

Slippery Slope....

In Wisconsin, it is now legal for the police to covertly place a tracking device on your car, without you knowing about it, and then use the data collected to prosecute you.

That's not the kicker. The court decision that has sent us further down the slippery slope of totalitarianism is this: No warrant is needed. Yup, you got it right, they can do this whenever, and to whomever they want. There are no restrictions on this government's power, in that they are free to do this even if you are not suspected of a crime.

The article is HERE.

Protections of privacy and security in property were cornerstones of our founding documents. Those documents from which these very government agencies derive their power. As these people erode our rights under those documents, they also chip away at their legitimacy.

Eventually we will be left with a government that is totally in violation of the Constitution, and therefore illegitimate and illegal.

We're progressing down the slippery slope at an increasing rate. Will we wait until we've thrown away the greatest governmental system yet devised by man? Is it too late already?

Where'd it go?

Our beloved Congress authorized many Billions of dollars (see post on Billions vs. millions) to rescue General Motors and Chrysler. Now they're in Bankruptcy proceedings.

Since we were told that the billions of dollars was being spent to save the companies from bankruptcy, and now they're in it, why did we spend the money? Where did it all go?

We've lost control over our Government. They're clearly not capable of acting responsibly with our money, and this transcends Democrat vs. Republican or Conservative vs. Liberal. They're all out of control.

If our country is to continue to exist, we're going to have to regain control. I believe the very best way is to hold them accountable to the U.S. Constitution. Although it was written more than two hundred and thirty years ago, it was unusually well developed. It's primary goal was to establish controls and limits over Government, not you and me "The People".

The root of the problem stems from a feeling that Government is entitled to OUR money. That they can take and spend as much of it as they want. That just because someone feels like it would be a good idea to spend it, or tax it, that it should be spend or taxed.

Really, the only solution is to reign in the money. Remove the temptation. We can do this, and folks this will benefit ALL of us, by re-establishing Constitutional controls and limits over our government.

The primary means to do this today would be a process referred to as, and you'll love this title: "Starve the Beast". This is a political process that essentially would limit the money that they can take, and thus force them to be more efficient and less damaging financially to all of us.

It's time that we, The People, start the process towards saving our great Nation, and provide for our future growth and prosperity. This will not be done by our government, as they have lost all sense of respect for us.

Google "Starve the Beast" to gain enlightenment. Join in the fight. It will take an effort on the part of each of us, if we're to regain influence over those we employ to represent our interests.

A little musical diversity...

Further proof...

It's a little thing, but then so many people today get their political views from these folks: The story HERE is about the significant gap between coverage of our current and most recent presidents in the media.

Even if you're a die-hard Obama supporter, this should be an indicator that these folks are limiting what you are exposed to. This, unfortunately, impacts voters. I say unfortunately only because most people who would see both sides of these arguments would probably be surprised that their opinions are affected.

Further proof that we've lost a National Treasure, an objective media. A free press.

Edward Murrow, where are you? We very much need you again!

A learning experience....

Proof that due diligence is not optional. The excuses for not following up on this as I usually do are many and varied, but suffice to say that my failure to vet this story in my haste to post it puts me square in the camp of the modern Democrats. Yes, you read that right, I acted like a Liberal. I took something at face value, from a source I thought I could trust, but knew I should check out anyway.

I could have simply deleted the post and act like it never happened. Let's face it, if anyone actually reads this blog, they're so few in number that no one would have noticed.

But, for me, this was a learning experience. I took a shortcut, thinking that I was saving time. Sure, I had "reasons" for thinking that I could do without verifying the story. I had computer problems stemming from moving to a new office. None, however, prepared me for the realization that I now knew what it felt like to have drunken the Kool Aide.

Below is the original post, in all it's glory, for you to heckle me with.

This COULD happen to you...

What makes this teenager more likely than you or me to be victim to outrageous violations of our civil rights? Rights that are supposedly guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.

How can this be?

Of course, this will be the last time I take any shortcuts. I've learned this most embarrassing lesson. If only I could enlighten others as to what this feels like. There might be hope for the Obamafans out there to learn from my mistake!

True, if campy....

Spin City

You have to give the socialists credit, they do know how to spin the truth. For the first time in my lifetime, conservatives across the Nation were mobilized to protest the ridiculous and reckless spending and taxing in Washington. The media and the talking heads in Congress were very quick with their spin.

View this in a small way by watching this video:

While it's detestable and downright nasty politics, you'll never hear a peep from those who support this criminal activity, namely the main-stream media.

Until we have an unbiased and truthful standard that our representatives and our media are held to, we're doomed.

Who, after watching all of this, do you believe is in the wrong: The folks who are out there on their own (like me and the hundreds with me), or the media folks who poo-poo'd our efforts?

If you chose the latter, you really should be ashamed.

100 Days of Disaster...

NYPost has a story today on the first 100 days of our newest presidency. I'm thinking that a few of them are insignificant, however taken as a whole, you have to admit that this has not been an auspicious start for the new administration.

Read the story HERE.

So, I say: Congratulations! Congrats to all who thought this most liberal member of Congress might be a good president. Congrats to the folks who have children in our Country today, who will be paying for these first 100 days for most of their lifetimes. Congrats to those who would have us living on a par with lesser nations, as this is likely going to be the result of the last election.

Unless, by some miracle, this administration and it's "leader" get some sense and start acting like adults in adult-world.

Playtime is over folks. These first 100 days are all he gets to grow into the most important single job in the world (perhaps save the Pope's - depends on your point of view I guess).

We, now more than in recent memory, need some adult supervision in Washington. This doesn't mean we need MORE. More regulations, more spending and more Constitutional Erosion are not what we need. If that's what we have in store, then I hope you're all familiar with how the folks in eastern Europe and northern Africa live, because that's the standard we're headed for.

I've been there, in both cases, and I can tell you that you do not want us to fall to that level.

However, Congratulations to all who brought us this administration!

Fools.

The result of "dead" journalism

Journalism, that hallowed field where the principle of truth was once the standard, is essential to the functioning and continuation of a free people. When truth is supplanted by ideology or motive, you no longer have true journalism, but descend into propagandizing. To wit: The article HERE.

This is an example of what we're headed towards as the various news and information avenues have transformed into shills for their chosen political parties. The article is from Russia, who like the deniers of the holocaust, try to deny that Chernobyl had any real effects in the world. Keep in mind that these folks are among the same crowd that kept the news of the world's worst nuclear accident secret, having to come to terms with it publicly only after sensors in Sweden registered dangerous levels of radiation several days later. This from the same government (essentially) that failed to inform the folks in the immediate vicinity of the great danger for two days!

They'd have you believe that there are only some 400 cases, and they use the word "facts" in their piece to reinforce that. Their facts, however, seem to be a little off. I've been there. My wife is from there. Her Family was affected and I can assure you that this piece is BS.

But, this is what they get. The folks who previously lived under the regime of the USSR in Russia had a choice when that entity failed. They chose poorly, and allowed the same people to remain in control. Putin, himself, was a former KGB officer in the old regime. Little has changed in their political realm.

We're headed off in the same direction. They allowed a relic to continue, we're simply adopting what has failed so often before. And one of the first steps is corrupting the media. We're well on our way.

Unless people start to realize that the "main-stream" media is feeding them lies and distortions, we're going to see the erosion of truth and freedom. It's already begun. For example: Election campaigns. We're in California and have a "Special Election" coming up soon. Special interests have been spending millions of dollars to put forth their ads supporting the big spending bills. That's part of the process. But, where it's gone horribly wrong is that they can and do say ANYTHING, including out and out lies, and they're not challenged publicly. Most of the folks simply take these often tear-jerking ads that frequently threaten our kid's education or some such BS, and they vote based on that. As the medium has become corrupt, these folks only get one biased side of the story. Bad law is the result.

Until we have a strong, vibrant and independent press again, we're going to be too-greatly influenced by a relatively small group of people with their own interests at heart.

That is one definition of tyranny.

Chickens! They know they're blowing hot air....

Climate Depot.com has an article HERE reporting that Democratic legislators in our Congress are not allowing both points of view to be heard on Climate Change.

This is yet another in a long string of incidents showing that these people are ideologues, and not representing our interests, but rather fostering their own.

If you're not willing to hear an opposing view, then you've obviously already made up your mind. Now, what if you don't actually have all the information you need? Sure, you think you know, but it's ALWAYS possible that you don't.

This makes me sick. These people are controlling our future, and they're doing a particularly poor job of it. Both sides of these important issues should be heard, always. Moreover, they should be given consideration as well. View all of the evidence before setting us down a path that will cost us billions of dollars and possibly our future generations.

These "representatives" better start listening, and representing our interests for a change. We, the people, are getting pretty tired of their self-serving antics.

They just don't get it....

Reading the article on MyWay about Janet Napolitano's apology to one veteran's group HERE.

She apparently now is blaming a member of her staff for putting this out in the public. That's not the problem, and never was. The problem is that such a position could be allowed within a government agency. The fact that government has such disdain for a group of honest and hardworking citizens is the problem.

However, once again, no one will be held accountable. Here in the private sector (real world), such a faux pas would be followed by some one's head. Hell, even our government is happy to sanction executives of private companies for less. Why not see someone high up held accountable in government in the same way?

Seems fair to me, which is why I'm not holding my breath. We've gone long past our government bureaucrats being held accountable.

It must be nice having a high-paying job where you're never in trouble for your mistakes, and you can say or do just about anything and be rewarded for it.

Too bad this isn't the way it works for the rest of us.

The new Gorbachev?

There's talk comparing our President with the final leader of the Soviet Union. The story is HERE.

Actually, I don't believe such comparisons may be too far off. Gorbachev was the LAST leader of a now non-existent country.

If President Obama's policies are implemented across the board, he's likely to share in Gorbachev's legacy.

This is what the elitists think of you!

The elitist liberals in the "mainstream media" have revealed themselves as the corrupt, condescending and utterly useless humans that they are over the recent week. Read the story HERE about how they viewed your protests on "Tax Day".

To these people, you and I are merely pawns, playthings for their amusement.

Is it any wonder that their collective businesses are seeing declines? Newspapers, largely the playground of the Liberal left for decades, are failing left and right. Fox news, arguably the lone Journalistic media enterprise remaining, sees ratings increasing while all others lose ground. Could it be that "We, the people" are getting tired of the spin? Are we wising up to these people's disdain for us? Do we finally recognize their motivations, that they are in this for themselves and their power rather than to report the news and inform us?

I believe so. Perhaps in another decade, after social collapse, or financial meltdown and when the failed policies of socialism have had their run, we'll get smart and come back to the road that we took in getting to be the most prosperous Nation on Earth. That road is available to be followed on a map called: The Constitution of these United States.

How about some commone sense?

Perhaps it's time for people to put away their love-affair with the myth of Human-created Global Warming. The evidence has been available for anyone eager to investigate this incredible hoax, and maybe we're nearing the end. I hope.

The Global Warming (GW)hysteria has cost us billions of dollars, and thousands of jobs. People have lost their livlihoods and even their homes because the masses have bough into this hoax, one perpetrated by folks with wonderful stories, but no real evidence. In fact, the evidence is available, and it disproves GW entirely.




Fluctuations in the mean temperature on the surface of the Earth have been relatively cyclical throughout the geological record. For those of you who may have missed science in High School (but probably wouldn't be reading this blog, so I digress) that means that the temperature has increased AND decreased many times before. It will in the future too, regardless of our meager efforts to control it.

Humans are a wonderfully capable species. We've modified our environment significantly to satisfy our needs. We've recently (last 100 years or so) become aware of the importance of conservation. You can thank industrialization for this. The wealth created has allowed us to afford creating reserves for entire ecosystems. National Parks and the like are only available to rich countries, you know. Poor countries have to use all of their resources for little things like feeding the people.

Industrialization has also created a leisure-time for people that never existed for the masses before. As technology across the spectrum has grown, we've had more free time to enjoy the Great Outdoors, a wholly foreign concept to people who needed to spend every waking hour just to eek out a living off of the piece of land they occupied. We've also now been able to dedicate some people's entire lives to these pursuits, and now enjoy the benefits of full-time conservationalists and scientists researching what we can do to better protect resources.

We're at a wonderful point today, in that we have the wealth and awareness, and the technology to really make some great strides for the future. However, Global Warming hysteria is wasting much, if not most of this. In truth, kowtowing to the GW alter will actually end up hurting that which the supporters say they want to help most: Our environment.

By cutting off research, by limiting the funds available for real science, by focusing the energies of talented people, this GW myth has harmed the progress, not helped.

It would be nice if people would quit listening to the inspiring tales spun by those who would control our thoughts, and do a little investigation on their own. Google "Global Temperature Graph" and visit a couple of the sites. How long could that take? Wouldn't being informed be worth those few minutes?

Entitled

Our House Speaker has been in the news again for having this belief that she's entitled to military aircraft to serve her travel needs, and those of her family and aides. The most recent story is HERE.

This is yet another in a seemingly endless set of examples showing the disdain these liberal leaders actually have for our military, and "We, the people" that they are supposedly representing.

Pelosi is merely the most visibly abusive of this particular perk. The facts are that these folks are not in (generally) government service to work on our behalf, but rather to feather their own beds and make themselves richer or more powerful over us, the peasants.

When, if ever, will we get a clue as a Nation, and put them in their places? When will we use common sense and intelligence in picking our representatives, rather than using "American Idol" as the benchmark?

When will the few remaining "Representatives" actually come out and begin a process to purge Congress of the self-serving elites that populate the halls there?

I hope I live long enough to see this.

Follow the Money....

Tax day protests were great, but we need more. We need to bring about substantial change in our Government, and in truth there is only one way to do this without violence: Control our Money.

Only in taking away total control of the money, can "We, the People" regain control over our current government without undue violence. This should be our focus.

The single most important act we could accomplish is to do away with "Witholding".

Most U.S. Taxpayers cannot tell you, even today April 16th, how much tax they paid the Government! Most will tell you they had to pay XXX additional, or even more moronic, that they got money "Back"! This is because withholding has desensitized the public from the enormous amount of money we provide to our elected officials for the public good. This "ignorance" is not by accident, but by the Government's design. Ignorant people are easier to control. Don't be ignorant!

Only once people have regained control over the money, will we regain control over the government.

The alternatives are to continue feeding the monster, and eventually a host of various options will materialize, all of which are less desirable. Violent revolution is the most extreme, but becoming more plausible with each passing day. Secession movements are gaining ground in many states, and will continue to grow.

What can we do? First is education. We need to ensure that people get educated and understand exactly what they're paying in taxes, and how dishonestly their government is representing their interests. Follow some of the links below, and spread the word. Then, call your friends, your neighbors, and your representatives. Several times. Then email and fax your representatives. There's also a link to an .xls file with all of the congressional numbers here.

Click here for a U.S. Treasury history of taxes in America.
Click here for a short explanation of the history of tax rate cuts, and the increases in revenue.
Click here to visit www.stopwithholding.com and join the fight!

Tea Party!

Here are a few pics from the smaller of the three Tea Parties held in San Diego County on Tax Day.

We had a great, friendly and enthusiastic crowd! Conservatives, Liberals, Libertarians and many other "groups" were represented, and everyone shared the same message: Don't spend us into oblivion!

The coming conflict, who's the threat?

What will be the fate of our Country? Essentially there are only two options ahead of us. One would be a return to the ideals of the U.S. Constitution, and a resurgence of the prosperity that will bring. The other is an end. The end might be brought about by a continuing slide to an Oligarchy and Socialism. The end might come as we become subjects of a foreign power.

Our government derives it's sole validity from the Constitution. Once that document is no longer the "letter of the law" and applicable to the Government, said government is no longer legitimate under the law.

If that were to happen I fear my local police more than I do much else. My confidence in the leadership of these well-armed and highly trained "commandos" is low. I'm not sure that these leaders (Sheriff, Chief of Police) would be able to see beyond the faux-government's directives to maintain order.

Even though they would be clearly following the illegitimate directions from an illegitimate government, they are so accustomed to order and being "in charge" that any real revolution, no matter the moral or legal validity, would be a threat to them.

Of course, we outnumber the police by a large margin, however it would be comforting to know that the police and our Military would be on the side of the Constitution and not merely following the marching orders of a then-false government.

I guess we'll see in time, as the direction that our government is taking is veering away from the Constitution and accelerating.

Look out! Reading this blog may anger your government!

I'm hearing too much talk that a decade ago I would have dismissed as "black helicopter" talk. A letter circulating to law enforcement agencies nationwide apparently indicates a new threat YOU!. Right-wing extremists, or in other words anyone who speaks out against the rampant socialization of our country, will now be considered "domestic terrorists".

Read the story HERE.

Additionally, I heard on local radio that at a recent "Tea Party", a man in a government-licensed car was seen recording video of the party and also recording license plates in the parking area before leaving.

I'm thinking it's probably time to consider the increasingly real possibility that our government will FORCE us to bend to IT'S will. This, folks, is specifically prohibited in the Constitution. Once the Government thinks it owns us, it has no more validity, and we need a new one. One based on our Constitution would be best!

In the words of someone long ago: "Be afraid, be very afraid".

Excellent! Finally a leader we can follow....

This is great! I hope this is merely the opening salvo of the next revolution.



We're going to keep our eye on Gov. Perry, as this might be a signal from a future leader of our country.

Education, part four.

Here is the last part.

Education, part three.

Here is installment number three of four.

Education, part two.

Here is the second installment.

Education, part one.

This is the first of a four-part series from a video made by the John Birch Society. I believe this should be required viewing in our schools. An extremely well done series. Watch all four!