A dry hole

 Out here in my part of the world oil is a major producer of jobs and has been so for generations. When a well is drilled and ends up not producing it is referred to as a dry hole, just a well that does not produce anything. The president just announced that there will be drilling to take place now. What is taking place is nothing more than word play from the same guy that said no to any drilling when he was in campaign mode before the election. More than likely this offer of his will be put in the middle of some huge stack of papers calling for all sorts of new candies the Democrat party wants for themselves or for some of their constituents.

This will not be a stand alone bill under any circumstances, a bill that would actually do what the bill says and not just some words that mean nothing, or would allow some small percentage of drilling to take place. This bill or the suggestion of a bill the president is offering probably is nothing more than lease applications that are given out but in the end never allowed to be drilled to the point of production even if the explored lease contains oil. Obama is using this false offer in an attempt to persuade those on the right to take the bait he is offering. I say to those on the conservative side, that until Obama produces a single bill which states emphatically that drilling will be allowed without onerous restrictions do not believe this guy because he is not being honest with us. He is trying to sell us a dry hole.

US & Israel

With all the confusing talk concerning Israel and the relationship with the United States, there are many people in this country shaking their heads with disbelief and confusion. First it brings to mind the competency of those negotiating this process between Israel and the leadership of the "Palestinian People". Many believe that Obama and his bargainers are doing nothing more than adding gas to a fire which already burns out of hand. I fail to see any real desire on the side of the Palestinian leaders or their people to settle this dispute with Israel which has plagued the area since Israel was replanted back into their homeland in 48.  From the beginning Israel has given up land in hopes for peace and each and every time they have been rewarded by more attacks. Every inch of compromise for peace ever given in this dispute from the very beginning has been given up by Israel and in turn rejected by those representing the Palestinians.

The Palestinians/Hamas/Fatah/Iran along with Arabs in general do not want any kind of treaty with Israel. They want Israel wiped off the map plain and simple. When Obama and the Secretary of State Clinton use inflammatory language demanding Israel stop building in an area never before off limits to construction, in reality it gives these attacks by the haters of Israel a green light to continue their rocket attacks and suicide bombing. So the harsh words used by this administration gives those that already call for the destruction of Israel more fuel for their arguments that Israel should be wiped from the face of the earth. These words of Obama's will prove to have caused grave harm to the relation long held between the US and Israel.

This administration will not continue to be the ally is has been in the past and there will soon come a time when        
Israel will require help in their fight against their neighbors. At the same time Britain with it's dependent population and sovereign coinage stands vulnerable and on a certain edge with the EU and may require help also. I think that their need for help may be answered by Germany because it appears America with this current administration is slowly but surely losing their ability/will to protect old friends and allies as it once did and I personally think it's due to the type people running this country today.

Politicians

Politicians are a horrible breed if you judge them as a group. Somewhere amongst those serving at this time if you search with diligence you could find a few that would be deserving some amount of praise. It seems at times the majority of them stand where they are for the purpose of money or power and nothing more. Honor, on the other hand was what was given to the position that early statesmen held. They sought their political positioin to serve their country and in so doing fulfill an obligation they felt was worthy while some did so in an attempt to repay what God had so graciously given to the early founders of this magnificent country.

We stand in a country different in many ways from the early days of this country. Men going to jail for bribery, sexual misconduct among members are on the rise, Acts of dishonesty against the country itself stand out as traits that bring dishonor and shame to a country founded on a belief that it was God which helped America become so great. We move away from those days of greatness when politicians change the rules of the game in order to push forward an ideological agenda that pushes the country faster and further into the kind of debt approaching meltdown.

People across this country have raised their voices in opposition to what Congress is attempting to do. This latest fight over health care is causing people to ask more questions and look deeper into the solutions being offered by a congress which no longer garners much respect with a great number of people in this country. They stand near a vote which will decide if our health system pushes the country towards a more socialist system. It's a shame that across the ocean where socialism is being traded in for capitalism this country has decided to take a step backward into the very system Europe seems to be discarding. Very soon we will know how bad a deal congress has made for the country if the bill for a health care take-over is passed.

Politicians that vote for this socialist style health system will have earned the representation of being a very horrible breed. I can only hope that somehow congress will have heard the voices from across the land and not vote for a program that will bring further ruin to America.