Are Foreign Relations Above Obama's Paygrade Too!

"fellow citizen of the world." Said President Obama in Berlin, Germany, as he addressed a very large crowd of Europeans, 90% couldn't speak English, posing as the world leader he hopped he'd become after the election. The press had a field day, leg shivers and all, purporting that he will bring back the respect we've lost around the world under the Bush administration. Really? So far, the "teleprompter & chief" has done one pitiful job of showing our power and strength to the rest of the world. Here are just a few examples of how our new president has performed on the world stage in his short, but I'd say already too long , career:

Guantanamo Detainees May Be Released in U.S.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123741378746277081.html

"Attorney General Eric Holder said some detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may end up being released in the U.S. as the Obama administration works with foreign allies to resettle some of the prisoners."

I say let them stay at Mr. Holders home until they find their way.....what an idiot!

Obama 'ready to drop shield plans for Russian help on Iran'

http://www.topix.com/world/russia/2009/03/obama-ready-to-drop-shield-plans-for-russian-help-on-iran

Eastern Europe, the new democracies, counting on the U.S. to show them how capitalism is done, well.....their screwed.

Reports: Russia confirms Iran missile contract
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_iran

Putin is trying to catch the drool falling down his chin as he sees his new Russia rattle its sabers and flex its oil mussels, knowing that Pres. Obama has neither the will or even the ability to take him on in the foreign policy arena. He ran the K.G.B. for god's sakes, and Obama ran what, not even a pop-cycle stand.

Obama Wants to Disarm U.S. Pilots
http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/obama_airline_pilots/2009/03/18/193314.html?s=al&promo_code=7C6D-1s=al&promo_code=7C6D-1

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http://www.examiner.com/x-2215-Denver-Aviation-Examiner~y2009m3d18-Obama-administration-disarming-pilots-against-hijackers

This is just stupid, head-in-the-sand, pre-9/11 thinking. I say let everyone on the plane have a gun, and see if any idiot helling "Allah Akbar" gets two steps towards the cockpit.

Producing Panic in America's Allies
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.2771/pub_detail.asp

"Notably, President Obama did not respond to greeting messages from America's Mideast allies until weeks after he'd entered the White House. The Iraqi leadership had to wait three weeks. Afghan President Hamid Karzai waited 40 days. Leaders of traditional allies such as Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Jordan and Saudi Arabia didn't wait as long - but got only protocol calls devoid of political content.

Obama's emissaries to the region have made it clear that the new administration is keener on cultivating its foes than courting its friends. "

Amir Taheri, March 18th, 2009


Rebuilding Hamas' killing machine

http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=92080

"Palestinian police officers salute during a graduation ceremony in the West Bank town of Jenin May 9, 2006. Heil to Pali Victory"

$900Million. That's what the Obama administration is going to provide Hamas, the government of Gaza, to use to "rebuild" their area after they brought on a thumping by Israeli forces. This is what goes for foreign policy under Obama and Clinton. By the way, in the founding documents of Hamas is the expressed goal of destroying the state of Israel, killing all Jews and Islamic rule over all the earth. Gee, where can I send my check.....schmucks!

This administration truly has no idea what they are doing, in foreign relations, the economy, world trade, you name it. So looking at how things are starting out in regards to regaining the respect lost under Bush, hows that going for ya Mr. Obama, hows that going.

It's the Least We Owe Them, Our Heros

"I think I was like most Americans, pretty oblivious to the life of, of military families. Sort of taking it for granted."

Michelle Obama March 13th, 2009, Ft. Bragg, NC

Mrs. First Lady, please do not encircle me in with your "most Americans" paint brush, trying to excuse your lack of knowledge and understanding of what the men and women of our armed services have gone through and are still going through today. I am not like you, I know men and women that have served and that do serve and I have never "taken it for granted". I have, in my family, men that served and men that died for this country. I know first hand the devastation of what a life lost in battle can do to a child, knowing their father will not come home. I've seen what war can do to a body, taking away legs, arms, eyes and the injuries that can't be seen. The men and women of our military and their families make sacrifices every day. It's a shame that you were "pretty oblivious" to them before you became First Lady.

And now, with your husbands impeccable timing, the President comes out just a few days later and tells the military families that if it is up to him, they will now have to pay for insurance to be treated for injuries received in battle. President Obama met with leaders of The American Legion and they were not pleased...

"It became apparent during our discussion today that the President intends to move forward with this unreasonable plan," said Commander David K. Rehbein of The American Legion. "He says he is looking to generate $540-million by this method, but refused to hear arguments about the moral and government-avowed obligations that would be compromised by it." Read his full comments here.

$540 Million Bucks! We give, I mean the administration gives $170 Billion to AIG to keep them afloat for a short time, and they give ACORN Billions as well, for what?; but he says that there's no way for us, for U.S., to come up with $540 Million for the men and women that have put their lives on the line for this country and left parts of themselves on the battle field protecting us! If there ever was a man, a president, that didn't get it, it's this one.

There has always been a contract with the American Soldier, one that, if not written, is one that is understood by every red blooded citizen, that if a GI is wounded in battle or in any roll as a soldier of these United States, that they will be given the best care we can provide for as long has they need it. If someone is willing to lay down their life for you, not just to protect you from harm, but so you can have liberty, and pursue your happiness, don't they deserve your best effort, in return if they are hurt in the process, to heal them and provide for them the best care available. If your like me, your reading this, and that statement sounds as though it shouldn't have to be said, and you feel like saying....well duh.

Can you even think of a person that wouldn't think anything else? Well, there is one, and he is now our President. God help us, God help us all.

P.S. Remember this?

P.P.S. Obama backs off plan to alter vets’ healthcare This still doesn't excuse him from even the thought of it and the stress he put military families through with his asinine proposal.

They Have to Have a Villain!

"Bush lied, people died" and "Bush is a Fascist" are the familiar catch phrases of the past for left wing-nuts and the like. We were attacked by terrorist, it's Bush's fault...we had an accounting scandal, it's Bush's fault....we got in a war for oil, it's Bush's fault....and so on and so on. Well, now we have President Obama, the holy and omnipotent one that can do no wrong. But wait, everything seems to suck even more than when Bush was in office, how can this be........Rush Limbaugh...the Devil him self, it's his fault.

Rush as been demonised for saying " I want Obama to fail!" Well...So Do I!!! I don't want any harm to come to him in any way, that would be devastating to the country, to race relations we have come so far in and to his beautiful family. But, do I wish that everything he's been doing and everything he wants to do fails, you bet!

I hope people that voted for him are seeing now, unfortunately way to late, how far left he really is. Pundits and spinners kept saying, on the left and on the center-right, that he is a pragmatist, just center left and he'll do things to keep his popularity up and keep power in the hands of the Demos. Well, what do you think now folks, after 5 weeks of Demo donkey dung getting dropped on your heads, what do you think now?

As Charles Krauthamer states in this opinion piece, The Obamaist Manifesto, Pres. Obama sees himself much like that of Reagan, some one to come along and change the direction of not just where the country is heading, we needed someone to lead, but, as Charles states: "Reagan came to office to do something: shrink government, lower taxes, rebuild American defenses. Obama made clear Tuesday night that he intends to be equally transformative. His three goals: universal health care, universal education, and a new green energy economy highly funded and regulated by government. " The direction he wants to take this country couldn't be more clear...the way of European Socialism.

And we are not only moving in that direction, we are getting shot out at socialism like an Incredible Hulk roller coaster ride, snapping our heads back in our seat and giving us tunnel vision so we can't see the freedoms we're loosing fall by the wayside, like the proverbial hat blown off as we take that first plunge.....(sounding like Dennis Miller more everyday). We keep getting bombarded with numbers that numb us to the size of what all this means. And Obama knows this and uses our blindness to keep going down this track.

But what happens at the end of any roller coaster, after the twists and turns, the ups and downs and the sensory overload, what happens? You feel a sudden jolt and your body jerks forward snapping you back in to reality. And when that happens, what will that reality look like if Obama gets his way..... Yep, you'll realize that we will be living in a country where the government says what medical procedure you can or can't have. Your neighbor's job was eliminated because the "cap and trade" carbon tax made it to expensive for the public utilities company he works for to keep its coal fired power plant open. You go to fill up your tank with gas but you haven't paid your mileage tax yet, so you push your car home and miss work, again. Then at home you go to turn on the TV and realise that there is a brown-out due to the fact that the coal fire plant is shut down.

Wow!, sounds like fun doesn't it! Sure was worth paying for that "Change" ticket, wasn't it? Boy, the rush you felt when he pushed that launch button, wow, look at all the change happening, Wahooo.....but all rides end. How do you want this one to end?

Do I want Obama to fail, Not yes, but HELL YES!

$800,000 Mortgage to a School Bus Driver?

In this CNN clip, a school bus driver is living in a beautiful home she bought using a mortgage product that allowed her to not have to show income, ( the clip doesn't mention the husbands employment), and it sounds as though they got 100% financing. Now, surprise -surprise, they are getting pre-foreclosure notices. They say the bank made it so easy to get the loan, trying to lay blame on the bank and not on her ignorance and stupidity. Now they could have been sold a bill of goods by a mortgage broker that put them in a "Option ARM", a product made for well off, very money savvy folks that works best when someone is able to make lump sum payments when say they get bonuses or large commission type income. But to put someone in a mortgage product that has the possibility for negative amortization and a low minimum payment that doesn't even pay all the monthly interest with each payment, that is low and has hurt the mortgage industry severely. But this person, the school bus driver, had every opportunity to say "No Thanks", from the beginning of the contract process all the way to the end at the closing table. They signed the note and the mortgage, so guess what, they are responsible for what they owe, NOT US!

What could have been going through this person's head when they signed this note? And now, they have the audacity to say that Pres. Obama needs to stop the foreclosures, I say take the home now, while it still has that nice kitchen and cabinets and appliances. This video clip did not say that anyone lost their jobs or they had some big medical bills or anything of that nature, something that might allow a mortgage company to make an exception and modify the mortgage, it just shows her saying that they bought too much house.....GET OUT! Allow the mortgage company to take it back and sell it if they can to recover something, this borrower will never be able to pay it back. And I'll be damned if they take any of my tax money and stop the foreclosure from taking place. She and her family just need to vacate and find an apartment or house to rent for a while, there's plenty of home to rent now as well.

The mentality of this report just underscores the nonsense that is happening with the government intrusion in the banking and housing industries. As long as the Obama administration keeps sticking its head into the free market, it will not be able to recover because the banks and companies will just be wondering......what's next? Uncertainty in the market place concerning taxes or governmental policies were the biggest factor in the slow recovery of the "Great Depression" and it looks as though we are seeing the same mind set with this administration today. Let businesses fail, let individuals fail and let the market do it's thing and we'll see hard choices being made and dead wood cut so that the economy will become lean and healthy again. Obesity is not just a general population problem today, it's a economic and governmental problem as well, we all need to trim our waistlines a few inches.

Hate Speech or Bad Satire?

Now when I look at this, I don't think it's that funny. I immediately think about the latest chimp attack, a god awful incident where a woman was mauled beyond recognition, literally being eaten by this chimp, and then was stabbed by its owner and after attacking the police, was shot to death. Ha ha?
Now we have this cartoon, political satire, to me saying that all it took was a monkey (okay a chimp is not a monkey, I know) to write the stimulus bill. Who do I think of right away, Nancy and Hairy, two of the biggest lightweight intellects in the government. I did not, as Al Sharpton would think, me being a white boy and all, think of Pres. Obama.

After all, he is half white isn't he, so if that's what I thought, I'd have to think that I'm pretty much a chimp myself, and ask anyone who knows me, I'm much better looking than a chimp! What hog-wash to label this as hate speech or anything close to it, it's political satire, and not very good satire at that. In fact, just like all people that go on about nonsense like this, if Al didn't make a stink out of it, no one would have paid any attention to it and it would have gone on to line bird cages just like all the news paper should. If you thought of Pres. Obama first, I'd like to know. Write me.

I'd rather be called a chimp by someone that has no power over me than a "coward" by the USAG, someone that is the law enforcement zarr of the US. That offends and scares me so much more than this sorry piece of cartoon satire. Call me cheetah and pass the bananas!

Sen. Nelson, Where do I Start!

A response from Senator Bill Nelson to my phone call and email urging him to vote no. ( I know, a waste of time, but it's my duty.)

Dear (Capm):

Thank you for contacting me about the economic stimulus package. I appreciate hearing your views.The American people are hurting. They are losing their homes, their jobs, their businesses and their life savings. Economists across the political spectrum agree that the government needs to take bold and immediate action to stimulate the economy and curb the risk of a protracted economic recession. I believe that the government has to do something to get us out of this economic tailspin – and doing nothing isn’t an option.

I voted for the economic stimulus package because I believe it is narrowly targeted to spend and invest in ways that will get the economy moving again. It invests in our infrastructure, creating badly needed jobs, and provides critical tax relief to businesses and middle-class Americans. It also shores up unemployment benefits and food stamps, provides aid to seniors and disabled veterans, and invests in our children through 21st Century education. The bill improves access to health care, and promotes energy independence.

I've read the entire stimulus bill and I believe it will preserve and create millions of good-paying jobs, help States like Florida manage budget shortfalls, and advance our infrastructure to meet modern demands. Congress passed the bill on February 13, and President Obama has now signed it into law.

Unfortunately, there has been a lot of misinformation and inaccurate reporting on this legislation. The stimulus bill does nothing to "socialize" medicine. In fact, it does three things that really help people. First, it lowers the cost of insurance for people who lose their jobs. Second, it gives more money to States to cover medical care for low-income Americans and the uninsured through the Medicaid program. And third, it provides federal funding for the development and use of electronic health records to help doctors and hospitals be more efficient.

Based on what I hear from folks across Florida, it’s clear that we need to fix the problems caused by this economic crisis. But we must take care with taxpayer money. Last year I voted against spending $700 billion to bail out Wall Street because the bill lacked meaningful relief for homeowners facing foreclosure and didn't include adequate protections for American taxpayers. I remain committed to reducing wasteful spending and improving transparency in Federal funding. And once we have returned to prosperity, I remain equally committed to tackling our burgeoning Federal deficit.

I appreciate your comments as they help me serve you better in the Senate, and I look forward to hearing from you should you have any future concerns.

My response to his response;

Dear Senator Nelson;

You said that economists across the spectrum agreed that something had to be done, and doing nothing wasn't an option. Well, the economists in the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) stated that this will hurt the economy in the long run, more than if we did nothing. Don't those economists, the ones that work for you sir, count in the "economists across the spectrum" in your book? Doing nothing was an option!

You said that you voted for this because it "narrowly targeted" things that would get the economy moving again. You mentioned infrastructure as one of the narrow targets. Some people would say that if we can create stimulus through building infrastructure then why not spend it all there, everyone says it creates jobs that are badly needed. And it can, but the vast majority of those jobs will be created after the 2 to 5 years of environmental studies are done, and road way and bed ways have been bought, so if your definition of stimulus is creating jobs over 5 years down road, then your spot on, but that's not my definition. Stimulating the economy in a meaningful, quick way is only done through one instrument....personal tax reductions, immediate reductions. Putting more money in tax payer's pockets and letting them spend it on what they need, we don't "need" a bullet train from LA to Vegas! Suspending the payroll taxes for 4 to 6 months would have increased spending power and given real incentive for the workers to produce more by keeping what they earn. Cutting the corporate taxes, TO ZERO, would help as well. Corporations sir, you know this, only pass on their tax costs to us, the consumer. It's basically a value-added-tax, that we pay for. Doing this would spur on capital improvements in companies, bring back overseas capital and encourage business to expand and hire all those folks out of work.

Okay, you read the stimulus bill.....when? Unless you can speed read like a greyhound no one read this before it was passed. You may have know most of what was in it, not like your GOP counter parts that were shut out of the process. But no one got to read the whole thing before it was passed.

The mis-information you refer to, the "socialization of health care" is occurring with or with out this bill. But putting health care in this bill was shameful. H/C is a totally different subject, one that should have never been a part of this or any "stimulus" bill. Because it effects people at such a personal level, it dissevered discussion and debate on its own merits. Shoving it down our throats in this time of panic, that is scandalous.

Thank you for voting "No" on the TARP bill, I couldn't agree more that it was a waste of money, but this stumulus bill was pushed ahead with the same urgency and fervor. I'm sure you heard this from your mom or grandmother, "hast makes waste", well no words could say more about the way this bill was passed. You said you are committed to reduce wasteful spending and improving transparency in Federal funding. If that is so, then you did one of two things here sir, you either just lied to me now, or you lied to yourself as you raised your hand to vote for this bill. You can not be committed to what you said and justify what you did. I know that I could not have and no one I know could have or would have.

Sunshine is the best disinfectant.......promised by Pres. Obama during the campaign. I see no light, only the dark, back rooms of Washington as usual. Change......What Change?

Is it Putin or Goldwater?

"We must not revert to isolationism and unrestrained economic egotism... Excessive intervention in economic activity and blind faith in the state's omnipotence is another possible mistake. True, the state's increased role in times of crisis is a natural reaction to market setbacks. Instead of streamlining market mechanisms, some are tempted to expand state economic intervention to the greatest possible extent... In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the state's role absolute. In the long run, this made the Soviet economy totally uncompetitive. This lesson cost us dearly. I am sure nobody wants to see it repeated."

Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin Opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum in Davos, SwitzerlandJanuary 28, 2009

Now the leader of Russia, a former KGB Zarr, sounds more like Michael Steel than a former player in the "Evil Empire". It's sad to say, but he's making more sense, touting the capitalist system than even some high GOP leaders sound. I take him with a gran of salt, but what he says makes better sense that the bill signed yesterday by Pres. Obama. We've never spent our way out of anything, and we never, ever will.