In the last post I lambasted the left for being children that have never grown up. Today I will continue down that path. In this exposition I will concentrate on the way the media and special interest groups has been acting for the last few years.
It started with the way the media attacked GWB relentlessly for the entire time he was in office. Now I understand that the media is filled primarily with more liberal thinkers, but they are supposed to be neutral and just report the news. But in the last few years with the outright cheer leading for the left it has cost the "mainstream" media any vestige of credibility. Don't pretend that you are after the truth and then just present one point of view. During the last presidential campaign I was unable to watch the network news due to their blatant bias for Obama.
Teenagers think that the world is unfair and that they should be given more before accomplishing anything. Sounds Like Barack Obama to me. After all what had he accomplished before be elected POTUS? I can't think of anything, can you? I thought not. Now with the entitlement mentality taking over in Washington we are setting ourselves up for teenagers not growing up for another generation. We can barely stand the thought of teenagers driving the family car, how can we have them running our government?
On the subject of special interest groups, one my favorites has got to be Code Pink. These lovely ladies are liberal women that couldn't get a date at a Star Wars convention. Last night one of these femme fatales was at a book signing event for Karl Rove. I don't care if you have a high opinion of Rove or not, but chances are he has accomplished more than this particular mental midget from last night. As Rove was pitching his book the Code Pink "lady" started to harangue Rove about how he lied us into war and ruined the country. Naturally she wouldn't stop and had to be physically removed. It was reminiscent of a woman that accosted Donald Rumsfeld as he and his wife were entering a formal event by getting into his face and screaming that Donald was a war criminal. She also had to be physically removed.
Children throw fits like this, adults aren't supposed to, but this seems to be a trait of the loony left. Notice how I said the loony left. Even though there aren't many moderate leftists, I just couldn't include them with the wacko left. Yes I realize that there are crazies on the far right, but not in the numbers evident on the fringe left.
Until we meet again for some more truths about the intolerant left.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Arrested Development
This seems to be what liberals suffer from. For those who do not understand the term it means a state where development has stopped prematurely. In layman terms it means people that do not mature, in other words it means that they never grow up. Sort of like Peter Pan. These people never get out of the childlike idyllic state.
Some folks want to classify liberalism as a mental disease. That's going a bit far, but not by much. Liberals are basically children that have never grown up. Just look at Joe "big f'ing deal" Biden. Here's a guy who isn't smart enough or grown up enough to curb his language in front of potentially the entire country. C'mon, he had to know that his intro of the One might show up on the evening news. I don't care that he swears, hell, I swear too. But this guy is a dunce for using that type of language where others outside of the inner circle can hear it. I remember when GWB said something inappropriate while engaged in conversation with Tony Blair that caused him a fair amount of grief, why not this for Biden?
The pompous Speaker of the House is nothing more than a woman-child herself. Just look at the way she has acted this last year. Throwing around unsubstantiated accusations at the CIA and her demeanor over the entire health care debate. Smarmy doesn't even begin to describe her. Children act like this, not adults.
The gloating POTUS this week has been almost unbearable. It might partly be because I think that this monstrosity of a health care reform bill passed the House, but he has seemed to be breaking his arm patting himself on the back. Plus flying around on a victory tour of sorts is a bit much.
But besides that, let's just look at what has now become the typical liberal agenda. For starters it's the want of a single payer health care system. Don't think that this isn't the first step because it is. The liberals think that health insurance is a god given right. I hate to burst your bubble, but it isn't. Health insurance is a business, no different than a furniture store, a car dealership or a hotel. In order to purchase goods or services from any of these business, you must have a certain amount of money. If I want to spend the night in a Fairmont Hotel, I better have plenty of room on the credit card, if not, I stay at the Motel 6.
Insurance companies are no different than any other business. They exist to make money, period. If they are now required to play by a new set of rules that will cost them more money than they make, well, you know what happens, they cease to exist. If I want to buy insurance, I can. If I want to try to pay the doctor on my own, I can do that to. If I just want to go to the emergency room when I'm really in pain, I can do that. Then I work out payments with the doctor or hospital. Until Tuesday there was no law requiring me to have insurance.
As far as I know, if a hospital is accepting either Medicare or Medicaid payments from the government then they cannot turn people away that need life saving care. If a person wants more than that then they need to make arrangements to pay for services rendered. I know that sounds cold, but if people had been taking care of their obligations all along then medical costs would not have risen to today's current levels. If someone doesn't pay for the services they receive then the rest of us make up the difference. It's simple economics, but it seems that this is one course not taught at Ivy League schools.
The thought that the government will take care of us from the "womb to the tomb" is great for the lazy ones, but it does nothing for those of us that are willing to take care of ourselves. I for one have suffered for the poor choices that I have made in my life. I have since learned not to make those same choices and my life has improved significantly. So don't tell me it can't be done, that's BS pure and simple.
In the interest of brevity I will stop here for now.
But don't worry, I haven't said the last on this subject yet.
Some folks want to classify liberalism as a mental disease. That's going a bit far, but not by much. Liberals are basically children that have never grown up. Just look at Joe "big f'ing deal" Biden. Here's a guy who isn't smart enough or grown up enough to curb his language in front of potentially the entire country. C'mon, he had to know that his intro of the One might show up on the evening news. I don't care that he swears, hell, I swear too. But this guy is a dunce for using that type of language where others outside of the inner circle can hear it. I remember when GWB said something inappropriate while engaged in conversation with Tony Blair that caused him a fair amount of grief, why not this for Biden?
The pompous Speaker of the House is nothing more than a woman-child herself. Just look at the way she has acted this last year. Throwing around unsubstantiated accusations at the CIA and her demeanor over the entire health care debate. Smarmy doesn't even begin to describe her. Children act like this, not adults.
The gloating POTUS this week has been almost unbearable. It might partly be because I think that this monstrosity of a health care reform bill passed the House, but he has seemed to be breaking his arm patting himself on the back. Plus flying around on a victory tour of sorts is a bit much.
But besides that, let's just look at what has now become the typical liberal agenda. For starters it's the want of a single payer health care system. Don't think that this isn't the first step because it is. The liberals think that health insurance is a god given right. I hate to burst your bubble, but it isn't. Health insurance is a business, no different than a furniture store, a car dealership or a hotel. In order to purchase goods or services from any of these business, you must have a certain amount of money. If I want to spend the night in a Fairmont Hotel, I better have plenty of room on the credit card, if not, I stay at the Motel 6.
Insurance companies are no different than any other business. They exist to make money, period. If they are now required to play by a new set of rules that will cost them more money than they make, well, you know what happens, they cease to exist. If I want to buy insurance, I can. If I want to try to pay the doctor on my own, I can do that to. If I just want to go to the emergency room when I'm really in pain, I can do that. Then I work out payments with the doctor or hospital. Until Tuesday there was no law requiring me to have insurance.
As far as I know, if a hospital is accepting either Medicare or Medicaid payments from the government then they cannot turn people away that need life saving care. If a person wants more than that then they need to make arrangements to pay for services rendered. I know that sounds cold, but if people had been taking care of their obligations all along then medical costs would not have risen to today's current levels. If someone doesn't pay for the services they receive then the rest of us make up the difference. It's simple economics, but it seems that this is one course not taught at Ivy League schools.
The thought that the government will take care of us from the "womb to the tomb" is great for the lazy ones, but it does nothing for those of us that are willing to take care of ourselves. I for one have suffered for the poor choices that I have made in my life. I have since learned not to make those same choices and my life has improved significantly. So don't tell me it can't be done, that's BS pure and simple.
In the interest of brevity I will stop here for now.
But don't worry, I haven't said the last on this subject yet.
Monday, March 22, 2010
The Beginning of the End
I can't believe what the U.S. House of Representatives did last night. I've been in shock all day. I haven't listened to the radio or watched the news or anything. This wasn't supposed to have been able to happen in this country. The United States of America becoming western Europe? This isn't the country I grew up in or have had the privilege to defend.
There are a few things that I am most certainly sure of. The first is that this will not be allowed to stand. The first time I heard that folks would be required to purchase insurance I knew it was unconstitutional and eventually I will be proved correct because this will go to the US Supreme Court.
The next thing is that this bill is a public option bill. If people are required to buy insurance, who the hell are they supposed to get it from? Blue Cross? I don't think that Obama would allow that. So who does that leave? The only answer is, the government. If anyone has a different opinion I would love to hear it.
Then there is the fact that the American people will rise up at the polls in November. Not only are the folks upset that this massive entitlement package has passed, but the way votes were secured is found to be reprehensible. I understand that deals have been made since the times of the first Continental Congress, but the way it was done in the past year, so openly and with no regard to decency was just despicable. I have heard many people call this bribery, I can't say that they're wrong. Every Representative and Senator that voted for this bill had better run for cover. Almost all have cut their political throats. They're just too dense to see it.
Another reason people will revolt in November 2010 and November 2012 is that the majority of people now know Barack Obama is a liar. Joe Wilson was right. Almost everything this president said on the campaign trail has been proven to be a lie. There has been no transparency in this administration. There has been no change in the way Washington operates. There is no way in hell that Obama can reduce the deficit after four years the way that he has obligated us to almost eight trillion dollars ($8,000,000,000,000) this year. He was going to be the most bi-partisan president ever, remember? We see how well that's worked.
So I hope that the pinheads enjoy themselves for the next little while. It won't last long.
The American people won't let you.
There are a few things that I am most certainly sure of. The first is that this will not be allowed to stand. The first time I heard that folks would be required to purchase insurance I knew it was unconstitutional and eventually I will be proved correct because this will go to the US Supreme Court.
The next thing is that this bill is a public option bill. If people are required to buy insurance, who the hell are they supposed to get it from? Blue Cross? I don't think that Obama would allow that. So who does that leave? The only answer is, the government. If anyone has a different opinion I would love to hear it.
Then there is the fact that the American people will rise up at the polls in November. Not only are the folks upset that this massive entitlement package has passed, but the way votes were secured is found to be reprehensible. I understand that deals have been made since the times of the first Continental Congress, but the way it was done in the past year, so openly and with no regard to decency was just despicable. I have heard many people call this bribery, I can't say that they're wrong. Every Representative and Senator that voted for this bill had better run for cover. Almost all have cut their political throats. They're just too dense to see it.
Another reason people will revolt in November 2010 and November 2012 is that the majority of people now know Barack Obama is a liar. Joe Wilson was right. Almost everything this president said on the campaign trail has been proven to be a lie. There has been no transparency in this administration. There has been no change in the way Washington operates. There is no way in hell that Obama can reduce the deficit after four years the way that he has obligated us to almost eight trillion dollars ($8,000,000,000,000) this year. He was going to be the most bi-partisan president ever, remember? We see how well that's worked.
So I hope that the pinheads enjoy themselves for the next little while. It won't last long.
The American people won't let you.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
A Politician That Gets It
It may surprise some when I reveal the person I reference in the title of this entry. Last night I saw watching Hannity on Fox News and he was conducting an interview with Representative Jason Altmire (D-PA) and I just couldn't believe what I was hearing. Altmire has not yet committed to voting either for or against the health care reform bill. That is a good thing in and of itself, but it was his reasoning that stood out.
It seems that Rep. Altmire wants to see what's in the bill first. Then he wants to make sure that all the back room deals have been removed. Then he wants to see the numbers from the CBO (congressional budget office). He also wants to hear from his constituency before making a decision. Who the hell is this guy and where are the normal politicians that seem to have infected Washington over the last 200 years?
I was amazed. I haven't heard anyone say these things in quite some time. Even though Rep. Altmire is a Democrat and we would probably disagree on most issues I have to give him credit for his comments and his actions. Now if he ultimately votes for this bill at least he will have done so after getting the information on it and listen to his employers, that is the voters of Pennsylvania. Of course I want him to vote against it, but I don't live in his district. So it matters more what they think.
Rep. Altmire said in this interview that he would be unable to vote for this bill if the items such as the Cornhusker Kickback and the Louisiana Purchase were not removed. Wow, a politician with some principles. Again, kudos for Jason. For me it's not that deals have been made to secure votes, that has been going on since the beginning of political time. It's just that the arrogance of this administration believes that these can now be made out in the open and the people will ignore it or won't get it. Jason Altmire seems to agree with me on this and is standing up against it. Good for him.
Rep. Altmire is also against the "Deem and Pass" system being used on this piece of legislation. He agrees with most people that this is just too big a bill to have anything but a straight up and down vote on this. Just like the president said in the latest of his speeches on the subject.
I just hope that the rest of our elected officials take notice of the actions and comments of Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA) and begin to conduct themselves more in this manner. He understands that he works for the people that sent him to Washington. He is there for them, not because of them.
Again Rep. Altmire and I probably wouldn't agree on much in the way of political ideology, but based on last night's interview he definitely gained my respect.
Can you believe it? I said something nice about a Democrat.
It seems that Rep. Altmire wants to see what's in the bill first. Then he wants to make sure that all the back room deals have been removed. Then he wants to see the numbers from the CBO (congressional budget office). He also wants to hear from his constituency before making a decision. Who the hell is this guy and where are the normal politicians that seem to have infected Washington over the last 200 years?
I was amazed. I haven't heard anyone say these things in quite some time. Even though Rep. Altmire is a Democrat and we would probably disagree on most issues I have to give him credit for his comments and his actions. Now if he ultimately votes for this bill at least he will have done so after getting the information on it and listen to his employers, that is the voters of Pennsylvania. Of course I want him to vote against it, but I don't live in his district. So it matters more what they think.
Rep. Altmire said in this interview that he would be unable to vote for this bill if the items such as the Cornhusker Kickback and the Louisiana Purchase were not removed. Wow, a politician with some principles. Again, kudos for Jason. For me it's not that deals have been made to secure votes, that has been going on since the beginning of political time. It's just that the arrogance of this administration believes that these can now be made out in the open and the people will ignore it or won't get it. Jason Altmire seems to agree with me on this and is standing up against it. Good for him.
Rep. Altmire is also against the "Deem and Pass" system being used on this piece of legislation. He agrees with most people that this is just too big a bill to have anything but a straight up and down vote on this. Just like the president said in the latest of his speeches on the subject.
I just hope that the rest of our elected officials take notice of the actions and comments of Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA) and begin to conduct themselves more in this manner. He understands that he works for the people that sent him to Washington. He is there for them, not because of them.
Again Rep. Altmire and I probably wouldn't agree on much in the way of political ideology, but based on last night's interview he definitely gained my respect.
Can you believe it? I said something nice about a Democrat.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Axelrod and Gibbs Step in it Again
I didn't take long to find a subject to rant about today. I shouldn't say "rant" it sounds like I'm a liberal from New York. I guess I should have typed "commented on" instead. I think that sounds better. Ok, on with the commenting. I had read two different articles published by "The Hill" today and noticed a disturbing trend. The democratic talking heads believe that Obamacare will be passed in the House this week. Shortly thereafter being signed by the president and thus becoming law.
Pinhead Hall of Fame member Robert Gibbs thinks that Obamacare will be the "law of the land" by next Sunday. Axelrod is getting a nomination for the Hall of Fame by saying that he hopes the Republicans make the mid-term elections about repealing Obamacare. As he puts it this will "Make my day." Axelrod wants the Republicans to explain why we should allow things to go on as they are. He "relishes" the thought.
Ok, Davey my boy, let's take another look at the monstrosity known as "Health Care Reform." It cost $900 Billion ($900,000,000,000) for starters. My only question about the initial cost is how in the hell does it cost that much? Common sense ( I know that's in short supply in Washington) says that if insurance companies are being forced to insure everyone, then it shouldn't be costing taxpayers anything. If the bill requires everyone to buy insurance or pay a fine to the government, shouldn't revenues go up? Oh yeah, and since when has the government accurately predicted the cost of anything?
Besides we already have government run health care. It's called Medicare and Medicaid. Both appear to have been horribly mismanaged by the government for quite some time now. So why in the world would we trust the government with another entitlement program? This type of thing may work in Sweden where there are only 9 million (9,000,000) people, but here in America there are over 350 million (350,000,000) people. Do you notice the difference in the size of those numbers?
Another question I have is what happens after the first ten years? I haven't heard anyone address that issue yet. We get taxed for four years before getting any "benefit", then we get six years of "benefits." How do we pay for the next ten years? It's my guess that we can't.
So Ax, you and your buddy Gibbs welcome the mid-terms being about repealing the health care debacle. You're going to get your wish.
As well as your political heads handed to you.
Pinhead Hall of Fame member Robert Gibbs thinks that Obamacare will be the "law of the land" by next Sunday. Axelrod is getting a nomination for the Hall of Fame by saying that he hopes the Republicans make the mid-term elections about repealing Obamacare. As he puts it this will "Make my day." Axelrod wants the Republicans to explain why we should allow things to go on as they are. He "relishes" the thought.
Ok, Davey my boy, let's take another look at the monstrosity known as "Health Care Reform." It cost $900 Billion ($900,000,000,000) for starters. My only question about the initial cost is how in the hell does it cost that much? Common sense ( I know that's in short supply in Washington) says that if insurance companies are being forced to insure everyone, then it shouldn't be costing taxpayers anything. If the bill requires everyone to buy insurance or pay a fine to the government, shouldn't revenues go up? Oh yeah, and since when has the government accurately predicted the cost of anything?
Besides we already have government run health care. It's called Medicare and Medicaid. Both appear to have been horribly mismanaged by the government for quite some time now. So why in the world would we trust the government with another entitlement program? This type of thing may work in Sweden where there are only 9 million (9,000,000) people, but here in America there are over 350 million (350,000,000) people. Do you notice the difference in the size of those numbers?
Another question I have is what happens after the first ten years? I haven't heard anyone address that issue yet. We get taxed for four years before getting any "benefit", then we get six years of "benefits." How do we pay for the next ten years? It's my guess that we can't.
So Ax, you and your buddy Gibbs welcome the mid-terms being about repealing the health care debacle. You're going to get your wish.
As well as your political heads handed to you.
Friday, March 12, 2010
2010 Census
Did anyone else get a letter from the Census Bureau? Of course you did. I got one addresses to "resident" so I bet you got one too. How many of these went out? 80 million? 90 million? I would guess that it's somewhere around that number. If a stamp cost $0.47 then I estimate that this cost the government, or maybe I should say the taxpayer, somewhere in the neighborhood of $40 million (40,000,000).
Did I mention that the letter states we will be getting our Census form soon? I didn't? How careless of me. What the hell are they thinking in Washington? First there was the 30 second spot during the Super Bowl, then there have been the commercials with Ed Begley Jr. What has all that cost just to tell us something we already know? The Census Bureau was formed in 1903 and the Constitution even states that the population will be counted every ten years. So why all the letters and commercials?
Now I would understand if Press Secretary Gibbs (as you know one of my favorite people) mentioned it about once every day for a while. Maybe someone would pick up on it and mention it during a news cast. I might be more understanding if a public service announcement was made, but not during the Super Bowl at $2.5 million for 30 seconds. And without that goofball Begley. Yes, I think he's a goofy guy, but I have to give him credit for being one that walks the walk when it comes to going green.
Then there's the fact that there is a post script of sorts that is written in six different languages including English. The other languages appear to be Spanish, I can't tell if it's Chinese or Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Russian. I didn't realize that we were counting people in these countries too. I know somebody who doesn't know me will call me a racist for this next remark, but I thought we spoke English here in America. I realize we have immigrants from all over the world, but come on, when does this end?
The idea we needed a letter to let us know something we already knew is ludicrous. Even the people that legally immigrated here during the last 10 years would have figured out that we count the folks every time we have a year that ends in the number zero. I don't care about the illegal immigrants being counted. They shouldn't be, period. I believe that groups like the ACLU, ACORN and the DNC would like to count these folks if for no other reason than to increase their base, but as they are here illegally they are criminals and shouldn't be counted.
So once again we have a government that is just spending our money without a care and we are supposed to be thankful that they are doing it. BS. I am tired of these idiots just doing whatever they want without fear of the consequences. It's time we hold them accountable for their collective actions and vote all of them out of office in November.
It's too bad we have to wait two more Novembers after that to get rid of the biggest problem in Washington.
Did I mention that the letter states we will be getting our Census form soon? I didn't? How careless of me. What the hell are they thinking in Washington? First there was the 30 second spot during the Super Bowl, then there have been the commercials with Ed Begley Jr. What has all that cost just to tell us something we already know? The Census Bureau was formed in 1903 and the Constitution even states that the population will be counted every ten years. So why all the letters and commercials?
Now I would understand if Press Secretary Gibbs (as you know one of my favorite people) mentioned it about once every day for a while. Maybe someone would pick up on it and mention it during a news cast. I might be more understanding if a public service announcement was made, but not during the Super Bowl at $2.5 million for 30 seconds. And without that goofball Begley. Yes, I think he's a goofy guy, but I have to give him credit for being one that walks the walk when it comes to going green.
Then there's the fact that there is a post script of sorts that is written in six different languages including English. The other languages appear to be Spanish, I can't tell if it's Chinese or Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Russian. I didn't realize that we were counting people in these countries too. I know somebody who doesn't know me will call me a racist for this next remark, but I thought we spoke English here in America. I realize we have immigrants from all over the world, but come on, when does this end?
The idea we needed a letter to let us know something we already knew is ludicrous. Even the people that legally immigrated here during the last 10 years would have figured out that we count the folks every time we have a year that ends in the number zero. I don't care about the illegal immigrants being counted. They shouldn't be, period. I believe that groups like the ACLU, ACORN and the DNC would like to count these folks if for no other reason than to increase their base, but as they are here illegally they are criminals and shouldn't be counted.
So once again we have a government that is just spending our money without a care and we are supposed to be thankful that they are doing it. BS. I am tired of these idiots just doing whatever they want without fear of the consequences. It's time we hold them accountable for their collective actions and vote all of them out of office in November.
It's too bad we have to wait two more Novembers after that to get rid of the biggest problem in Washington.
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