We are all entitled to an opinion about political personalities. I can find fault with virtually every politician, especially if they have not supported my perspective on issues. However, I also know that I can write anything and post it on the internet, and it would pass the sniff test. Presently, we know that Democratic operatives and hacks are masquerading on the internet with some of the most vicious personal attacks on Gov. Palin. Some of the Obama staffers are attempting to get McCain to dump Palin like Mcgovern did in 1972 by having the media constantly attack her family and her character. If this letter is true, I find it hard to believe that she would have an 80% popularity rating in Alaska. In 2006, Newsweek Magazine featured her on its cover and proclaimed her an outstanding governor. Only this week, in 2008, has their view changed.
I, for one, will proudly support the McCain-Palin ticket as I see the Obama-Biden ticket moving us towards increased taxation on businesses which will only increase the growing unemployment rate, and more importantly,increasing the inflation rate while also increasing the size and scope of the federal government and its bureaucracy. Both increased taxes on businesses and rising inflation will return us to the Carter years of stagflation.
In my humble opinion as a retired Political Science and Economics instructor, the energy crisis is the most crucial national security risk facing this nation, and watching the Do-Nothing Democractic controlled Congress refuse to take a straight up or down vote on drilling offshore leaves me perplexed. Is their stance on this issue all because they have great disdain for Republicans?
We will always need oil. No manufacturing or industry can operate machinery without oil for lubrication and production of goods and services. The production of goods and services is what grows our economy and creates jobs. Yes, we need a comprehensive energy plan, but until we can develop alternative sources requiring at least 10 years,we will need to drill for our own oil supply. We should have been drilling long ago in order to reduce our foreign dependency and to bridge the gap until the alternative sources were developed. Somehow I just don't see myself driving a car with a windmill on the back of the car hoping the wind will blow so my car will move.
The second most crucial national security risk remains the War on Terrorism, which has replaced the Cold War. Russia, however, seems to have decided that there should be a Cold War over the control of gas and oil lines, and this has the potential to become the new form of terrorism. The Obama-Biden ticket does not strike me as strongly committed to the seriousness of this issue and that of protecting Israel from a nuclear Iran. Senator Biden, in a clandestine meeting with some Israeli officials, told those officials that Israel should get over it and not worry about an Iran with nuclear weapons. Admittedly, I am personally biased when it comes to Israel because my dearest friends in the world are Jewish, and for that I remain a strong and faithful Zionist.
A continuation of policies of big government and complacency on national security and economic issues are not the direction this nation needs. Nor can we endure another Carter style stagflation.
Friday, September 05, 2008
What is a Chicago Community Organizer?
After researching this occupation, we finally found a semblance of a job description for this position that Obama proudly touts as his executive experience. Using references to his own memoirs, it is pretty clear what his job in Chicago was. Barack Hussein Obama was a street, precinct organizer for the Cook County Democractic Political Machine.
Yes, the man who wants to be President has touted his experience and record as a community organizer turns out to be nothing more than a street organizer for the Richard Daley Chicago Political Machine. Definitely no transparency nor accountability in this job!
He worked for John Stroger, who served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Stroger ran a politically corrupt Machine that funneled walking around money to the streets in Chicago for the explicit purpose of buying votes. Eventually, even the Daley Political Machine turned against the corrupt Stroger.
As a doorknocker for Stroger, Obama knows the role of cronyism and patronage up close and personal. Patronage is handing out tax dollars to friends who in turn do favors such as buy votes on the street.
The way to get to be a community organizer in the Chicago Cook County Political Machine is to have the right political connections. There are no qualifications for this job. The only requirement is to provide campaign contributions to the Daly Machine.
One of the political hacks of Mayor Daley who oversaw the campaign organizers is none other than David Axelrod, 2008 campaign manager for Barack Obama. Now, since Axelrod is in daily contact and communciation with Mayor Daley, who is running the Obama campaign? The Chicago Political Machine perhaps?
In 2004 Michelle Obama worked in public relations and community development for the University of Chicago Hospital making $121,910 annually. When her husband was elected to the US Senate in 2005, her salary almost tripled to $316,962. Shortly after her pay raise, Senator Obama requested a $1 million earmark for the University of Chicago Hospital.
So, what kind of political change does Barack Hussein Obama really plan on bringing to Washington?
Yes, the man who wants to be President has touted his experience and record as a community organizer turns out to be nothing more than a street organizer for the Richard Daley Chicago Political Machine. Definitely no transparency nor accountability in this job!
He worked for John Stroger, who served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Stroger ran a politically corrupt Machine that funneled walking around money to the streets in Chicago for the explicit purpose of buying votes. Eventually, even the Daley Political Machine turned against the corrupt Stroger.
As a doorknocker for Stroger, Obama knows the role of cronyism and patronage up close and personal. Patronage is handing out tax dollars to friends who in turn do favors such as buy votes on the street.
The way to get to be a community organizer in the Chicago Cook County Political Machine is to have the right political connections. There are no qualifications for this job. The only requirement is to provide campaign contributions to the Daly Machine.
One of the political hacks of Mayor Daley who oversaw the campaign organizers is none other than David Axelrod, 2008 campaign manager for Barack Obama. Now, since Axelrod is in daily contact and communciation with Mayor Daley, who is running the Obama campaign? The Chicago Political Machine perhaps?
In 2004 Michelle Obama worked in public relations and community development for the University of Chicago Hospital making $121,910 annually. When her husband was elected to the US Senate in 2005, her salary almost tripled to $316,962. Shortly after her pay raise, Senator Obama requested a $1 million earmark for the University of Chicago Hospital.
So, what kind of political change does Barack Hussein Obama really plan on bringing to Washington?
Thursday, September 04, 2008
An Open Letter to Sally Quinn of the Washington Post
It may come as a real shock to you and the rest of the angry, liberal women that there are Christian women who actually know who G-d is, have faith in G-d, and go to G-d in prayer---everyday, every hour, whenever needed. What is even more amazing, contrary to Andrea Mitchell's proclamation, some of us are educated with graduate degrees who are ACTIVELY volunteering not only for Sarah Palin but the GOP. The best thing you and your ilk have done for the Republicans in your audacity of arrogance and ignorance is MOTIVATE us. Oh, and guess what? Some of us even have our own Phi Beta Kappa keys!
I was raised a Southern Baptist. I would still be a Southern Baptist had I not made the decision to join the Presbyterian Church when I married for the sake of raising a family in a unified faith. The protracted argument you make about women of faith not being allowed to serve as pastors in some denominations is the beauty of FREE CHOICE. Each denomination can determine its rules about how it chooses to operate and structure its congregations. If Anne Graham Lotz was angry and bitterly clinging to her notion about not being a pastor, she has the free will, the free choice to join a denomination that gives her that opportunity. My advice to you: "Judge not lest ye be judged."
Perhaps a tactic for you is to read the books of Galatians, 1 Timothy, and Titus in the New Testament of the Bible. (For those not familiar with the location of the New Testament in the Bible, it is towards the end of the Bible. Of course, there is always the table of contents for assistance in locating these in the Bible.) Instead of protracting only one scripture and drawing conclusions, perhaps reading the scriptures in the entire context of the message would bring you more clarity. In these particular books of the New Testament, you will understand that in a marriage, neither partner should attempt to outshine their spouse as marriage is a mutual relationship of respect, honor, and love.
Your criticism of Sarah Palin's professional and personal decisions about working and family is presumptuously biased. I don't believe you have criticized Soledad O'Brien for working with 4 children under the age of 9, Nancy Pelosi for working with her gang of kids, Campbell Brown for working with such a young toddler, Judy Woodruff for working with a special needs child, and the list goes on and on.
Liberalism in your ideology is exclusionary. No one who deviates from what you have determined to be truth can be tolerated. Ms. Quinn, that is not liberalism; instead, that is a closed-minded biased assumption that all the knowledge of how to live one's life rests with you. True liberalism that emerged from the Enlightenment Philosophy leading to the American Revolution was a broad umbrella of ideology allowing for civil discourse on issues without the castigation of a person for disagreeing. The beauty of the United States is that we allow individuals and families, such as Sarah Palin, the opportunity to choose how she and her husband handle their personal family decisions without you, the left wing kook media, or the central government in Washington telling her and Mr. Palin how to live their lives.
Perhaps the left is miffed because the Republicans strongly stand behind their women and do not play the sexism card. Are the women on the left jealous over the fact that your party chose NOT to put a woman on your ticket for the 2008 Election? I am sorry you and the other liberal women feel left out. That is the Democratic Party's responsibility, not the Republican Party's fault. Perhaps you should discuss this with Howard Dean and Barack Obama as to why women on your side have been excluded and segregated from the political arena in 2008.
I was raised a Southern Baptist. I would still be a Southern Baptist had I not made the decision to join the Presbyterian Church when I married for the sake of raising a family in a unified faith. The protracted argument you make about women of faith not being allowed to serve as pastors in some denominations is the beauty of FREE CHOICE. Each denomination can determine its rules about how it chooses to operate and structure its congregations. If Anne Graham Lotz was angry and bitterly clinging to her notion about not being a pastor, she has the free will, the free choice to join a denomination that gives her that opportunity. My advice to you: "Judge not lest ye be judged."
Perhaps a tactic for you is to read the books of Galatians, 1 Timothy, and Titus in the New Testament of the Bible. (For those not familiar with the location of the New Testament in the Bible, it is towards the end of the Bible. Of course, there is always the table of contents for assistance in locating these in the Bible.) Instead of protracting only one scripture and drawing conclusions, perhaps reading the scriptures in the entire context of the message would bring you more clarity. In these particular books of the New Testament, you will understand that in a marriage, neither partner should attempt to outshine their spouse as marriage is a mutual relationship of respect, honor, and love.
Your criticism of Sarah Palin's professional and personal decisions about working and family is presumptuously biased. I don't believe you have criticized Soledad O'Brien for working with 4 children under the age of 9, Nancy Pelosi for working with her gang of kids, Campbell Brown for working with such a young toddler, Judy Woodruff for working with a special needs child, and the list goes on and on.
Liberalism in your ideology is exclusionary. No one who deviates from what you have determined to be truth can be tolerated. Ms. Quinn, that is not liberalism; instead, that is a closed-minded biased assumption that all the knowledge of how to live one's life rests with you. True liberalism that emerged from the Enlightenment Philosophy leading to the American Revolution was a broad umbrella of ideology allowing for civil discourse on issues without the castigation of a person for disagreeing. The beauty of the United States is that we allow individuals and families, such as Sarah Palin, the opportunity to choose how she and her husband handle their personal family decisions without you, the left wing kook media, or the central government in Washington telling her and Mr. Palin how to live their lives.
Perhaps the left is miffed because the Republicans strongly stand behind their women and do not play the sexism card. Are the women on the left jealous over the fact that your party chose NOT to put a woman on your ticket for the 2008 Election? I am sorry you and the other liberal women feel left out. That is the Democratic Party's responsibility, not the Republican Party's fault. Perhaps you should discuss this with Howard Dean and Barack Obama as to why women on your side have been excluded and segregated from the political arena in 2008.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
SARAH PALIN's SPEECH
Mark it down, September 3, 2008, the Republican Party took a giant step with Sarah Palin: a working mom, a PTA mom, a hockey mom, a wife, a reformer, a fighter, a devoted family person, a small town woman, a governor.
Boy, did she deliver!
Boy, did she deliver!
Andrea Mitchell and the Angry Left Wing Kooks
The Angry Left Wing Kooks have decided to make character assassination their strategy in the 2008 election. Joining in the fray is the socialist mainstream media.
Chiming in with her two cents worth of ignorance is NBC's Andrea Mitchell who stated that only uneducated, blue collar women would possibly consider voting for someone like Governor Sarah Palin.
Guess what, Andrea. You're dead wrong. I happen to be an educated woman who holds a Master of Arts degree and am a proud member of Phi Beta Kappa. I am actively supporting Governor Sarah Palin as the Vice President of the United States. You and your Democratic cohorts in crime realize now you blew it at your convention. You had two shots at putting a woman on your ticket, and two times you shot it down. The next time you want to discuss something intelligibly, I'll see if I can fit you into my schedule.
While we're on it, Andrea, the next time you and your Meet the Press cronies want to condemn a working mother and wonder how she can work and take care of a special needs child, I strongly recommend you ask your close friend Judy Woodruff at CNN-Washington, how she takes care of her special needs son.
Chiming in with her two cents worth of ignorance is NBC's Andrea Mitchell who stated that only uneducated, blue collar women would possibly consider voting for someone like Governor Sarah Palin.
Guess what, Andrea. You're dead wrong. I happen to be an educated woman who holds a Master of Arts degree and am a proud member of Phi Beta Kappa. I am actively supporting Governor Sarah Palin as the Vice President of the United States. You and your Democratic cohorts in crime realize now you blew it at your convention. You had two shots at putting a woman on your ticket, and two times you shot it down. The next time you want to discuss something intelligibly, I'll see if I can fit you into my schedule.
While we're on it, Andrea, the next time you and your Meet the Press cronies want to condemn a working mother and wonder how she can work and take care of a special needs child, I strongly recommend you ask your close friend Judy Woodruff at CNN-Washington, how she takes care of her special needs son.
Why I Am A Republican
Senator McCain, August 27, 2008
I am writing to tell you why I became a Republican, and why I think it is important for your campaign and for our party. There is one reason why I became a Republican, and only one reason: my mother. My mother has inspired me to achieve many great things in my life, including learning about and devoutly remaining loyal to the Republican party.
My mother, a lifelong Republican, like Hillary Clinton, was a Goldwater girl in 1964 -- she travelled all over Hale County, Alabama convincing its citizens that a century-long boycott of our great party needed to end in order for their best interests to truly be served. It was a difficult job that did not yield an election victory, but it inspired and furthered a belief in Republican principles in my mother that remains strong and vibrant.
As a political and economic systems teacher, my mother not only influenced me but many others to strongly consider the party that stands for less government and more individual liberties, that believes in protecting our security at home and abroad, and that encourages the American entrepreneurial spirit. My mother taught me about the true greatness of Richard Nixon, of the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt and of the courage of Abraham Lincoln. I was fortunate enough to be old enough to witness Ronald Reagan's magnificence, but my mother was the one explaining why Reaganomics formed a sound economic policy and why Reagan's foreign policies would end the Cold War.
I write to tell you this because I see a tremendous opportunity for you, Senator McCain, as the visionary you are to lead our party to groundbreaking new places that would open people's eyes to the fact that our party is the party which truly represents the party of opportunity and liberty, and would destroy the use of identity politics to undermine the Republican Party's message. By naming a strong female candidate as your vice presidential nominee, whether it be Kay Bailey Hutchison (whom I supported in an earlier email) or Carly Fiorina or Meg Whitman or Condoleeza Rice or Sarah Palin, we as Republicans could show women who respects their voice and who lifts them to higher levels.
There are many ways which one chooses their party affiliation, but please do not underestimate the power of primacy. Many, if not most or all, people first learn about party affiliations from their parents, and often from their mothers. My mother inspired me to do many things, including to become an attorney (who will be proudly volunteering for Lawyers for McCain) and of course, to be a proud Republican. By reaching out to female voters by naming a female vice presidential nominee, the Republican Party could potentially gain the trust and loyalty of many women who are or could become mothers who might impact their children the way my mother has impacted me.
One further point: I have an 18-month old daughter whom I will teach about Republican values, but whom I will support no matter what party affiliation she chooses in the future. It would make my heart swell with pride if I would be able to tell her that it was a Republican woman who became our nation's first female vice president and it truly was possible for her to achieve whatever she wants in life. Like her or not, watching Hillary Clinton's campaign this spring gave me pride when I held my daughter because I was able to tell her that anything can be achieved -- I want my party to show women that it is the party where that is truly possible.
Please do not underestimate your ability to do something historic here: Walter Mondale may be remembered as the first presidential candidate to name a female vice presidential nominee, but you would be remembered as the first President who named a female to be their Vice President, and as the man who revolutionized the Republican Party and its relationship with our nation's many strong women. God bless you, and the best of luck in the coming days and weeks.
All the best,
Richard C. Wetzel, III, Esq.
I am writing to tell you why I became a Republican, and why I think it is important for your campaign and for our party. There is one reason why I became a Republican, and only one reason: my mother. My mother has inspired me to achieve many great things in my life, including learning about and devoutly remaining loyal to the Republican party.
My mother, a lifelong Republican, like Hillary Clinton, was a Goldwater girl in 1964 -- she travelled all over Hale County, Alabama convincing its citizens that a century-long boycott of our great party needed to end in order for their best interests to truly be served. It was a difficult job that did not yield an election victory, but it inspired and furthered a belief in Republican principles in my mother that remains strong and vibrant.
As a political and economic systems teacher, my mother not only influenced me but many others to strongly consider the party that stands for less government and more individual liberties, that believes in protecting our security at home and abroad, and that encourages the American entrepreneurial spirit. My mother taught me about the true greatness of Richard Nixon, of the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt and of the courage of Abraham Lincoln. I was fortunate enough to be old enough to witness Ronald Reagan's magnificence, but my mother was the one explaining why Reaganomics formed a sound economic policy and why Reagan's foreign policies would end the Cold War.
I write to tell you this because I see a tremendous opportunity for you, Senator McCain, as the visionary you are to lead our party to groundbreaking new places that would open people's eyes to the fact that our party is the party which truly represents the party of opportunity and liberty, and would destroy the use of identity politics to undermine the Republican Party's message. By naming a strong female candidate as your vice presidential nominee, whether it be Kay Bailey Hutchison (whom I supported in an earlier email) or Carly Fiorina or Meg Whitman or Condoleeza Rice or Sarah Palin, we as Republicans could show women who respects their voice and who lifts them to higher levels.
There are many ways which one chooses their party affiliation, but please do not underestimate the power of primacy. Many, if not most or all, people first learn about party affiliations from their parents, and often from their mothers. My mother inspired me to do many things, including to become an attorney (who will be proudly volunteering for Lawyers for McCain) and of course, to be a proud Republican. By reaching out to female voters by naming a female vice presidential nominee, the Republican Party could potentially gain the trust and loyalty of many women who are or could become mothers who might impact their children the way my mother has impacted me.
One further point: I have an 18-month old daughter whom I will teach about Republican values, but whom I will support no matter what party affiliation she chooses in the future. It would make my heart swell with pride if I would be able to tell her that it was a Republican woman who became our nation's first female vice president and it truly was possible for her to achieve whatever she wants in life. Like her or not, watching Hillary Clinton's campaign this spring gave me pride when I held my daughter because I was able to tell her that anything can be achieved -- I want my party to show women that it is the party where that is truly possible.
Please do not underestimate your ability to do something historic here: Walter Mondale may be remembered as the first presidential candidate to name a female vice presidential nominee, but you would be remembered as the first President who named a female to be their Vice President, and as the man who revolutionized the Republican Party and its relationship with our nation's many strong women. God bless you, and the best of luck in the coming days and weeks.
All the best,
Richard C. Wetzel, III, Esq.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
A 17 Year Old Pregnant Girl
We're hearing a lot of criticism by the mainstream media and the Democratic blog hackers these days about a 17 year old pregnant girl. Wonder why these same people didn't criticize a similar situation when Stanley Ann Dunham of Kansas found herself pregnant and unmarried at 17? Oh, that's right. She gave birth to a boy named Barack Hussein Obama so that's okay. After all, he turned out to be a Democrat. Isn't it interesting that apparently his mother was pro-life instead of pro-choice at that particular time?
Monday, September 01, 2008
Joe Biden's Advice to Israel
Well, it seems the foreign policy expertise of Joe Biden makes him qualified to advise the Israelis: accept a nuclear Iran. Wonder what the Israelis think of his preposterous position which would lead to the possible destruction of Israel?
Read it for yourself at Joe Biden Advises Israel to Accept a Nuclear Iran.
Read it for yourself at Joe Biden Advises Israel to Accept a Nuclear Iran.
Dem Criticism
The reaction of the Dems to John McCain's selection of Governone Sarah Palin is without a doubt disgustingly nothing more than sour grapes. The truth is they had two shots at having a woman on their ticket. Twice the Dems rejected a woman. McCain chose a woman as his running mate, and the Dems have decided to belittle her, criticize her lack of experience, which is a laughable criticism.
Sarah Palin has 16 years of executive experience. Now the Dems decided to ridicule her mayoral position of a small town. Is this an attempt to belittle small town USA? Is this an attempt to ridicule middle America? Well, here's a news flash for the Dems and the Obama campaign: The heart and soul the America is small town USA. Not everyone chooses to live in the Big Apple, the City of Brotherly Love, nor the Windy City.
Sarah Palin is the only candidate to have run a government (Barack Obama has run the Chicago Democratic Machine's ground efforts to distribute campaign money to street workers), and Sarah Palin is the only candidate to serve as Commander-in-Chief serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard.
The Obama campaign needs to remember: Judge not, lest ye be judged.
Sarah Palin has 16 years of executive experience. Now the Dems decided to ridicule her mayoral position of a small town. Is this an attempt to belittle small town USA? Is this an attempt to ridicule middle America? Well, here's a news flash for the Dems and the Obama campaign: The heart and soul the America is small town USA. Not everyone chooses to live in the Big Apple, the City of Brotherly Love, nor the Windy City.
Sarah Palin is the only candidate to have run a government (Barack Obama has run the Chicago Democratic Machine's ground efforts to distribute campaign money to street workers), and Sarah Palin is the only candidate to serve as Commander-in-Chief serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard.
The Obama campaign needs to remember: Judge not, lest ye be judged.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Star Studded Acropolis or the Common Man?
John McCain does not need the trappings and endorsement of Hollywood, nor does he need the colossal grandiosity of a star studded stage and night for the American people to know that he has and remains ready to serve the people of the United States. He knows what it is to cling to faith out of love and compassion for his fellow soldiers and the American people.
Joe Biden says we don't need a good soldier. Wrong, again, Joe. We always need good soldiers serving our nation whether it is at home or abroad.
John McCain is the man who can lead us by establishing Our Country First: Reform, Prosperity, and Peace.
God Bless the great people and especially the good men and women who serve this nation, and God Bless the United States of America.
Joe Biden says we don't need a good soldier. Wrong, again, Joe. We always need good soldiers serving our nation whether it is at home or abroad.
John McCain is the man who can lead us by establishing Our Country First: Reform, Prosperity, and Peace.
God Bless the great people and especially the good men and women who serve this nation, and God Bless the United States of America.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
A Gracious Move
Despite the blistering, negative criticisms the Democrats have and are throwing at John McCain, check out McCain's ad on the night of Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
A Gracious Move
A Gracious Move
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Now is the Time!
The time has come for the Republican Party to stand up for the party values that it demonstrated in 1854..liberation and equality. Senator McCain could be the maverick, the leader who says it is time to recognize the power and leadership of women. Women have taken the back seat in this party, in this election process for far too long.
My great great grandfather was one of the first Republicans in the state of Alabama in 1861 when he decided to leave the Democratic Party and stay with the Union. I am proud of his courage to go outside the box and take a risk. He was a hero to many then, and he remains a hero to me. He stood up for what was right and good.
I urge the Senator to look at what needs to be done for the faithful women of this party and nation who need the chance to lead. Kay Bailey Hutchison is the right woman,who has experience and leadership. Now is the time to lead, not follow.
My great great grandfather was one of the first Republicans in the state of Alabama in 1861 when he decided to leave the Democratic Party and stay with the Union. I am proud of his courage to go outside the box and take a risk. He was a hero to many then, and he remains a hero to me. He stood up for what was right and good.
I urge the Senator to look at what needs to be done for the faithful women of this party and nation who need the chance to lead. Kay Bailey Hutchison is the right woman,who has experience and leadership. Now is the time to lead, not follow.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Gas Prices on the Rise!
When the Russians invaded democratic Georgia recently, it was done for two reasons. First, Putin is leading a movement to restore the Soviet Union, and this was the first step in the re-acquisition of the former satellites. Second, Georgia has an important oil and gas line running to a port on the Black Sea.
Putin, make no mistake, is still in power. He was the former KGB chief under the USSR and knows how to play hardball. When the USSR collapsed, Putin remarked that this was the greatest tragedy in Russian history.
Ever since the days of Peter the Great, the Russians have sought a “Window on the West” so they could access economic resources and wealth. Georgia’s port, oil, and natural gas meet that “Window on the West” dream.
For the last several years, Russia has accumulated wealth. This wealth is based on oil and natural gas. This is basically the only real economic machine keeping Russia afloat. That’s right: oil and natural gas. Russia’s livelihood depends on the flow of oil.
Georgia, prior to Russia’s invasion, is and remains hostile to Russia. Furthermore, Georgia is an ally of the US and wants to be admitted to NATO, which Russia fears and hates.
When George W. Bush issued an executive order lifting a ban on off-shore drilling, when Americans practiced consumer sovereignty and stopped consuming as much gas, and when 70% of Americans started calling for off-shore drilling, guess what happened to gas prices? That’s right. Prices dropped.
Russia cannot afford for oil prices to drop because oil and natural gas are the lifeblood of Russia’s economy. If oil prices drop, Putin’s economy will collapse, the Russian people will suffer greatly, and the Russian people will recall the food lines, the shortage of consumer goods that brought the collapse of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Putin does not want to face an angry Russian populace.
Hence, an invasion of little Georgia was orchestrated to take place while the world would be quietly watching the Olympics. However, indicators of Putin’s designs on restoring the Russian Empire have been subtly appearing over the last several years. The US is being held hostage by Putin and his oil thirst. The US really does not want to go to war with Russia. Putin knows this, and Putin is keeping his Russian forces in Georgia in violation of the recently signed cease-fire because he is attempting to drive up the oil prices.
Driving up oil prices is his bargaining chip. If Bush would abandon Georgia, then Putin might consider pulling out of Georgia and lowering gas prices a little.
Putin is playing blackmail with the US using oil and Georgia as the bait. The liberals will claim this is the reason we need alternatives instead of oil. No, what we need is a comprehensive energy plan. We will always need some oil: paint, plastics, acrylics, make-up, nylon, polyester, manufacturing, oil for lubricating machinery, and the list goes on and on. Windmills will not lubricate machinery. Windmills and solar will not make paint nor lubricate the motors and engines in our cars, trucks, airplanes, buses, trains, etc.
Until we can develop a comprehensive energy policy, we need to drill now.
Russia’s blackmail is even more of a reason we need to drill now. Waiting is merely capitulating to the blackmailers. The one person who can end this blackmail is the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, but apparently this multi-millionaire socialite is more concerned with marketing her failed book than ending the energy crisis.
Putin, make no mistake, is still in power. He was the former KGB chief under the USSR and knows how to play hardball. When the USSR collapsed, Putin remarked that this was the greatest tragedy in Russian history.
Ever since the days of Peter the Great, the Russians have sought a “Window on the West” so they could access economic resources and wealth. Georgia’s port, oil, and natural gas meet that “Window on the West” dream.
For the last several years, Russia has accumulated wealth. This wealth is based on oil and natural gas. This is basically the only real economic machine keeping Russia afloat. That’s right: oil and natural gas. Russia’s livelihood depends on the flow of oil.
Georgia, prior to Russia’s invasion, is and remains hostile to Russia. Furthermore, Georgia is an ally of the US and wants to be admitted to NATO, which Russia fears and hates.
When George W. Bush issued an executive order lifting a ban on off-shore drilling, when Americans practiced consumer sovereignty and stopped consuming as much gas, and when 70% of Americans started calling for off-shore drilling, guess what happened to gas prices? That’s right. Prices dropped.
Russia cannot afford for oil prices to drop because oil and natural gas are the lifeblood of Russia’s economy. If oil prices drop, Putin’s economy will collapse, the Russian people will suffer greatly, and the Russian people will recall the food lines, the shortage of consumer goods that brought the collapse of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Putin does not want to face an angry Russian populace.
Hence, an invasion of little Georgia was orchestrated to take place while the world would be quietly watching the Olympics. However, indicators of Putin’s designs on restoring the Russian Empire have been subtly appearing over the last several years. The US is being held hostage by Putin and his oil thirst. The US really does not want to go to war with Russia. Putin knows this, and Putin is keeping his Russian forces in Georgia in violation of the recently signed cease-fire because he is attempting to drive up the oil prices.
Driving up oil prices is his bargaining chip. If Bush would abandon Georgia, then Putin might consider pulling out of Georgia and lowering gas prices a little.
Putin is playing blackmail with the US using oil and Georgia as the bait. The liberals will claim this is the reason we need alternatives instead of oil. No, what we need is a comprehensive energy plan. We will always need some oil: paint, plastics, acrylics, make-up, nylon, polyester, manufacturing, oil for lubricating machinery, and the list goes on and on. Windmills will not lubricate machinery. Windmills and solar will not make paint nor lubricate the motors and engines in our cars, trucks, airplanes, buses, trains, etc.
Until we can develop a comprehensive energy policy, we need to drill now.
Russia’s blackmail is even more of a reason we need to drill now. Waiting is merely capitulating to the blackmailers. The one person who can end this blackmail is the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, but apparently this multi-millionaire socialite is more concerned with marketing her failed book than ending the energy crisis.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
You Be The Judge
The Saddleback Civil Forum was an enlightening if not revealing discussion of political issues by the Rev. Rick Warren with Senators Barack Obama and John McCain. The format for this discussion was interesting and a vast improvement over the highly biased main street media’s old debate format. Interviewing each candidate separately was a refreshing approach and allowed for greater in depth responses.
Surprisingly, John McCain came out on fire, energized, and using self-deprecating humor at times. His answers were straightforward just like his Straight Talk Express. He was certain of his responses as there was no hemming, hawing, stammering, and pausing. McCain felt comfortable in his skin, and it was obvious this format was suited to his personality. One could not help but understand that in his administration, John McCain would be in charge.
Senator Obama, on the other hand, gave vague answers lacking in specificity. It was clear that this particular format was not suitable for Obama’s style, which is one where he reads responses from a teleprompter.
Obviously, there were differences in their political philosophy, but none stood out as much as their differences on abortion. John McCain declared himself a pro-life supporter, which is validated by his voting record when serving in the House of Representatives and in the U.S. Senate. McCain also responded to the question of when does life begin with “at the moment of conception”.
Barack Obama stated he is pro-choice and not pro-abortion. Here’s where you get to be the judge.
In Congressional hearings in 2000-2001 and later before Barack Obama’s Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee, an Illinois nurse, Jill Stanek testified about how induced labor abortions were handled at the hospital where she worked in Illinois. Her testimony described how living and breathing babies were shelved, left to die, and disposed of as medical waste. Stanek said, "One night, a nursing co-worker was taking an aborted Down syndrome baby who was born alive to our Soiled Utility Room because his parents did not want to hold him, and she did not have the time to hold him. I couldn't bear the thought of this suffering child lying alone in a Soiled Utility Room, so I cradled and rocked him for the 45 minutes that he lived."
In other words, babies were killed outside the womb. This is powerful, moving yet disgusting stuff. Stanek watched for Obama’s reaction, which she described as "unfazed" by her testimony. Eventually, this practice was banned by Congress’ unanimous passage of the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act in March 2002 with die-hard, pro-choice advocates like Senator Barbara Boxer condemning such abortion practices as outside the scope of Roe v. Wade.
A year before, however, the Illinois legislature considered a bill almost identical to the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act that was in Congress. Voting against this legislation was the Illinois state senator Barack Obama even though the bill was supported by his Judiciary Committee. The only senator to speak against the bill before the Illinois Senate was Barack Obama. His argument was that extending life protection to preterm babies jeopardized abortion rights. He voted "present," tantamount to a "no" vote.
A year later, when Obama's Committee passed the “Induced Birth Liability Act”, requiring medical care for babies who survive induced labor abortions, Obama did not support the legislation. Again, Obama voted “present”. His argument for not supporting medical care for babies who survive induced labor abortions was that such legislation would “create one more burden on women, and I can't support that."
On another issue, Obama was asked by Rick Warren to describe what is evil. Obama said evil was the killing that continues to go on in Darfur. Who can disagree with that response? When asked by Rev. Warren, “What should a President do about the killings or genocide that has occurred in places such as Georgia?” Obama’s response was that “well, that’s a judgment call.”
Now, Senator Obama, which is it? Abortions are justified, killings in Darfur must be confronted, but killings in Georgia by the Russians are a judgment call? Perhaps, Senator, it may come as a surprise to you that life is a series of judgment calls. Isn’t abortion a judgment call?
Answers to the questions posed by Rev. Warren were clearly revealing about ones’ character and core values.
You be the judge!
Surprisingly, John McCain came out on fire, energized, and using self-deprecating humor at times. His answers were straightforward just like his Straight Talk Express. He was certain of his responses as there was no hemming, hawing, stammering, and pausing. McCain felt comfortable in his skin, and it was obvious this format was suited to his personality. One could not help but understand that in his administration, John McCain would be in charge.
Senator Obama, on the other hand, gave vague answers lacking in specificity. It was clear that this particular format was not suitable for Obama’s style, which is one where he reads responses from a teleprompter.
Obviously, there were differences in their political philosophy, but none stood out as much as their differences on abortion. John McCain declared himself a pro-life supporter, which is validated by his voting record when serving in the House of Representatives and in the U.S. Senate. McCain also responded to the question of when does life begin with “at the moment of conception”.
Barack Obama stated he is pro-choice and not pro-abortion. Here’s where you get to be the judge.
In Congressional hearings in 2000-2001 and later before Barack Obama’s Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee, an Illinois nurse, Jill Stanek testified about how induced labor abortions were handled at the hospital where she worked in Illinois. Her testimony described how living and breathing babies were shelved, left to die, and disposed of as medical waste. Stanek said, "One night, a nursing co-worker was taking an aborted Down syndrome baby who was born alive to our Soiled Utility Room because his parents did not want to hold him, and she did not have the time to hold him. I couldn't bear the thought of this suffering child lying alone in a Soiled Utility Room, so I cradled and rocked him for the 45 minutes that he lived."
In other words, babies were killed outside the womb. This is powerful, moving yet disgusting stuff. Stanek watched for Obama’s reaction, which she described as "unfazed" by her testimony. Eventually, this practice was banned by Congress’ unanimous passage of the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act in March 2002 with die-hard, pro-choice advocates like Senator Barbara Boxer condemning such abortion practices as outside the scope of Roe v. Wade.
A year before, however, the Illinois legislature considered a bill almost identical to the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act that was in Congress. Voting against this legislation was the Illinois state senator Barack Obama even though the bill was supported by his Judiciary Committee. The only senator to speak against the bill before the Illinois Senate was Barack Obama. His argument was that extending life protection to preterm babies jeopardized abortion rights. He voted "present," tantamount to a "no" vote.
A year later, when Obama's Committee passed the “Induced Birth Liability Act”, requiring medical care for babies who survive induced labor abortions, Obama did not support the legislation. Again, Obama voted “present”. His argument for not supporting medical care for babies who survive induced labor abortions was that such legislation would “create one more burden on women, and I can't support that."
On another issue, Obama was asked by Rick Warren to describe what is evil. Obama said evil was the killing that continues to go on in Darfur. Who can disagree with that response? When asked by Rev. Warren, “What should a President do about the killings or genocide that has occurred in places such as Georgia?” Obama’s response was that “well, that’s a judgment call.”
Now, Senator Obama, which is it? Abortions are justified, killings in Darfur must be confronted, but killings in Georgia by the Russians are a judgment call? Perhaps, Senator, it may come as a surprise to you that life is a series of judgment calls. Isn’t abortion a judgment call?
Answers to the questions posed by Rev. Warren were clearly revealing about ones’ character and core values.
You be the judge!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Two Americas
Remember John Edwards' campaign speeches about there being Two Americas? Turns out Edwards knew what he was talking about.
Yep, he personally knew there were two women, two families, two love nests, thus two Americas. Now he's learned it again. Edwards is no longer on Obama's short list for VP or a Cabinet post. He's been uninvited to the Obama Fest in Denver.
Meanwhile, another fellow Democrat who lived in more than Two Americas and was impeached for his perjury about his nefarious lifestyle in Multiple Americas gets to be a major player at the Obama Fest, and gets one night at center stage to be the focus of the Democrats' praise and glory.
Yes, John, there are Two Americas, aren't there?
Yep, he personally knew there were two women, two families, two love nests, thus two Americas. Now he's learned it again. Edwards is no longer on Obama's short list for VP or a Cabinet post. He's been uninvited to the Obama Fest in Denver.
Meanwhile, another fellow Democrat who lived in more than Two Americas and was impeached for his perjury about his nefarious lifestyle in Multiple Americas gets to be a major player at the Obama Fest, and gets one night at center stage to be the focus of the Democrats' praise and glory.
Yes, John, there are Two Americas, aren't there?
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Contempt for Americans
Nancy Pelosi's refusal to let the House of Representatives vote on drilling offshore is an act of contempt for the American people. Her actions border on being tyrannical and dictatorial.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
STOP THE DRILLING NOW!
Have you been to the grocery store lately? How about a restaurant? Did these prices blow you away? What we now are experiencing is inflation, and inflation is a tax on everyone. Inflation is not discriminatory because it does not recognize socioeconomic classes. Every one is hit by inflation.
Well, you can thank the rising oil prices as well as the completely idiotic and useless ethanol subsidy plan that has reduced the amount of corn for food consumption for this inflation.
Corn is used to feed animals we consume in our food chain. Corn syrup is used in the manufacturing of our processed foods. Because farmers get a guaranteed subsidy for producing more corn, less wheat is grown which has generated a shortage of wheat for the food market. Do you realize how much wheat we consume in our staples?
Transportation costs for bringing the now more expensive food items to the grocery shelves and the restaurants has also contributed to rising food prices. The increased cost of transportation is not the result of inadequately inflated tires and lack of tune ups, but it is the result of a shortage of oil.
As China becomes more industrialized and increasing the number of vehicles on the road, the demand for oil has increased. With India following the same path as the Chinese, this adds an additional demand for oil.
China and India should industrialize and participate in the market for oil. Why should they not try to move from Lesser Developed economies to emerging economies?
What is more troubling is the lack of Democratic leadership in standing up for the United States continuing as a developed economy. Instead, their position is that to drill will require 10 years to produce significant oil to make an impact on the supply of oil. What are we waiting for? Why wait 10 years?
Quite frankly, drilling now will alleviate the pain at the pump. Reducing the pain at the pump will alleviate the pain at the grocery store. According to a national political pundit, perhaps the questions to ask the Democrats is this one: “If drilling is bad, why drill at all? Shouldn’t Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi call up the Saudis, the Chinese, the Russians, the Cubans, Chavez in Venezuela, Ahmadinejad in Iran, and the new free government in Iraq: STOP DRILLING!”
If something is not done soon to alleviate this pain, we will begin to see a recession kick in because businesses cannot continue to hire people while their costs of buying products to sell is rising due to increasing transportation costs.
The Democrats say that in 10 years renewable energy sources will get us off our oil addiction. In the meantime, are we suppose to sit by and watch the food prices rise, the price of oil for heating our homes this winter go through the stratosphere? Do we attach a windmill to our cars and hope the wind is blowing that day so we can make it to work?
Come on, Americans. Wake up to the reality that the Democrats in Congress are not trying to solve our energy crisis. They are desperate to stay in power because they believe they are rightfully entitled to be in power. Meanwhile, they don’t give a rip about the inflation that is eating away at our livelihood.
Well, you can thank the rising oil prices as well as the completely idiotic and useless ethanol subsidy plan that has reduced the amount of corn for food consumption for this inflation.
Corn is used to feed animals we consume in our food chain. Corn syrup is used in the manufacturing of our processed foods. Because farmers get a guaranteed subsidy for producing more corn, less wheat is grown which has generated a shortage of wheat for the food market. Do you realize how much wheat we consume in our staples?
Transportation costs for bringing the now more expensive food items to the grocery shelves and the restaurants has also contributed to rising food prices. The increased cost of transportation is not the result of inadequately inflated tires and lack of tune ups, but it is the result of a shortage of oil.
As China becomes more industrialized and increasing the number of vehicles on the road, the demand for oil has increased. With India following the same path as the Chinese, this adds an additional demand for oil.
China and India should industrialize and participate in the market for oil. Why should they not try to move from Lesser Developed economies to emerging economies?
What is more troubling is the lack of Democratic leadership in standing up for the United States continuing as a developed economy. Instead, their position is that to drill will require 10 years to produce significant oil to make an impact on the supply of oil. What are we waiting for? Why wait 10 years?
Quite frankly, drilling now will alleviate the pain at the pump. Reducing the pain at the pump will alleviate the pain at the grocery store. According to a national political pundit, perhaps the questions to ask the Democrats is this one: “If drilling is bad, why drill at all? Shouldn’t Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi call up the Saudis, the Chinese, the Russians, the Cubans, Chavez in Venezuela, Ahmadinejad in Iran, and the new free government in Iraq: STOP DRILLING!”
If something is not done soon to alleviate this pain, we will begin to see a recession kick in because businesses cannot continue to hire people while their costs of buying products to sell is rising due to increasing transportation costs.
The Democrats say that in 10 years renewable energy sources will get us off our oil addiction. In the meantime, are we suppose to sit by and watch the food prices rise, the price of oil for heating our homes this winter go through the stratosphere? Do we attach a windmill to our cars and hope the wind is blowing that day so we can make it to work?
Come on, Americans. Wake up to the reality that the Democrats in Congress are not trying to solve our energy crisis. They are desperate to stay in power because they believe they are rightfully entitled to be in power. Meanwhile, they don’t give a rip about the inflation that is eating away at our livelihood.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Obama and Paris Hilton
Well, it seems that the McCain campaign ad WAS NOT the first to compare Obama with Paris Hilton!
Mark Leibovich, a Washington Post Staff writer, interviewed Obama on Thursday, February 24, 2005 and quoted the following:
"Andy Warhol said we all get our 15 minutes of fame," says Barack Obama. "I've already had an hour and a half. I mean, I'm so overexposed, I'm making Paris Hilton look like a recluse."
Remember when Obama said he didn't want people to criticize him for his ears? Well guess what he had to say about his ears in the interview with Mark Leibovich.
"I am genuinely somebody who doesn't get caught up in the hype," he says, adding that his wife, Michelle, loves to tease him about his big ears, and that he loves her for that.
Mark Leibovich, a Washington Post Staff writer, interviewed Obama on Thursday, February 24, 2005 and quoted the following:
"Andy Warhol said we all get our 15 minutes of fame," says Barack Obama. "I've already had an hour and a half. I mean, I'm so overexposed, I'm making Paris Hilton look like a recluse."
Remember when Obama said he didn't want people to criticize him for his ears? Well guess what he had to say about his ears in the interview with Mark Leibovich.
"I am genuinely somebody who doesn't get caught up in the hype," he says, adding that his wife, Michelle, loves to tease him about his big ears, and that he loves her for that.
Friday, August 01, 2008
The Audacity of Infinite Colossal Greed and Arrogance
Inflating tires and getting tune ups will not stop the American dependency on foreign oil. Neither will a vacationing Democratic controlled Congress who refuses to hear the cries of the American people they are supposed to represent.
How will high gas prices impact Michigan and Ohio? With rising prices eating away at the consumer's budget, fewer people will purchase automobiles. With fewer automobiles being sold, this will have a ripple effect on other markets: steel, aluminum, glass, and paint to name a few. If Michigan and Ohio think they've experienced unemployment, they haven't seen anything yet!
Higher gas prices will impact on the American travel and tourism industry as well.
Perhaps the most dramatic ripple effect is the one on food prices as transportation costs for truckers is astronomical.
Families are being forced to deal with inflation simply because the audacity of infinite colossal greed and arrogance has been demonstrated by the Democrats in the US Congress.
How will high gas prices impact Michigan and Ohio? With rising prices eating away at the consumer's budget, fewer people will purchase automobiles. With fewer automobiles being sold, this will have a ripple effect on other markets: steel, aluminum, glass, and paint to name a few. If Michigan and Ohio think they've experienced unemployment, they haven't seen anything yet!
Higher gas prices will impact on the American travel and tourism industry as well.
Perhaps the most dramatic ripple effect is the one on food prices as transportation costs for truckers is astronomical.
Families are being forced to deal with inflation simply because the audacity of infinite colossal greed and arrogance has been demonstrated by the Democrats in the US Congress.
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