timing

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We are in the political season and from every aspect of the coming election one can expect the usual and the unusual. Certain actions of the candidates can produce very positive reaction from the voting public and if per chance there comes news that is negative about the candidate it will  produce very unfortunate results for the candidate. If negative results aren't strong enough and does not produce the desired unfortunate results then comes the party hacks that will go out of their way to make sure the unfortunate results are pushed into the public eye to cause as much damage as possible.

Which brings me to the little incident that took place at the beginning of the state of the union address last night. The remark overheard was to Leon Panetta from Obama saying, "Good job tonight" and then because of noise repeated the statement "Good job tonight". The statement was for the operation going on with Seal team 6 and their attempt to rescue a couple of hostages being held by pirates in Somalia. Without getting too deep into the details, the two hostages were being held and one of them had health problems and there was concern the condition would worsen.

So supposedly a choice to extract the hostages was made and the president signed off on the plan. First let me say just because the president could use some help with a little good news by a hostage rescue I'm not saying the president agreeing to this rescue at this particular time and getting a  positive bump in the media which could help him in the fall election that this was anything more than coincidental timing. These people have only been captives for several months. I'm sure this president would prefer this all happen at any other time than while he was giving a state of the union address to the nation. Obama not being one to seek praise would not want the American people to associate him in any way with those brave heroic Seal Team 6 members that executed this rescue.

no to the establishment

The Republican establishment has decided from the beginning that Mitt Romney would be their choice regardless of what the voters decide. This happened with the 2010 TEA party candidates. The establishment did not get behind Sharron Angle of Nevada or Christine O'Donnell in Delaware and that contributed to the defeat of both women. We may be facing a very similar  situation with the establishment now backing Mitt Romney. If once again the establishment decides to promote someone voters are not able to get excited over then we will not have the turnout which will be needed to vote Obama out of office. An Obama win with four more years will put this country into a free fall. Obama must not be re-elected for another four years.

janitor jobs

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Here we go again. Recently the cry from Democrats was about the photo ID issue which has them crawling up the walls. Liberals said that making people produce a photo ID to vote was racist. Now we see from the Republican debates in South Carolina the latest Democrat rant goes in the same direction as the ID issue but this time it takes a different street to get there. The left is super upset and calling a comment made by Newt racist. Talking about lack of jobs and the huge increase in food stamp use Newt said kids should get a job and learn how to become a productive citizen. He said even if it meant working as a janitor after school or in the cafeteria or maybe even working in the library.  Is it a racist idea that Newt suggests that kids need to develop a work ethic and suggesting they would be satisfied earning money by working as a janitor? Newt thinks his idea would teach kids about responsibility.

The left will not let this rest and will continue to raise all manners of hell about the statement. All the claims that the liberals come up with will not make Newts' statement racist but a statement of fact. The left wants to make everything about race to keep the people focused on anything but the Obama economy and the situation we find ourselves in today. By using the race card liberals are in hopes they can keep the voters attention off the problems created by this administration.

disfranchisement my ass

Again today, I hear the cry over how terrible some states are to ask people who want to vote to produce a picture ID. The MLK holiday was yesterday and it produced the perfect opportunity for democrats, who constantly whine about disfranchisement, to once again bring up this pet peeve and then use all sorts of excuses in an attempt to persuade the public that liberals are unable to comply with a Photo ID law. Why is having to produce this form of identification such a thorn in the side of liberals? I will tell you why liberals love to hate this issue of photo IDs.  First it gives liberal democrats a cause to beat up on Republicans because they can whine disfranchisement, and then the second and often the main reason is it takes the attention away from Obama and his terrible record on the economy and Americas standing in the world.

Since Dems constantly claim the cost of getting something as complicated as a photo Id is simply out of reach for liberals. This requirement of an ID with picture is just much too intricate an operation to have poor liberals go about obtaining this insensible photo ID document. Either way my bitch about this says if an illegal voter pulls the lever then at that very instant, they cancel out the vote of a legal voter. To me that is the same thing as stealing a vote from someone who has the legal right to vote, and this is it, nothing more complicated than that. It is easy to understand. As many ways and methods as there are available for people to get a legal ID it does not make sense to say it is racist or prejudicial to require voters to have and to produce a valid photo ID when they go to vote. Quite often states are even willing to help and many states offer free IDs and the voters who cannot produce a photo ID will still be allowed to vote but they will vote on a provisional ballot.  This means once the states verify the person their vote is counted and nobody is disfranchised regardless of how much the Democrats whine over the issue.

watch close

I recently noticed Yemen back in the news as they lose more control of their country. You can be certain Al Qaeda is responsible for creating this lawless vacuum in Yemen. I said Yemen would fall into the hands of Iran even if it was through their proxy Al Qaeda. Iran will not give up their dream of re-establishing a Caliphate in the Middle east. It continues to come to fruition as countries once controlled by tough dictators have fallen under this false claim of Democracy. You can be certain the threats from Iran will not cease regardless of the paper tiger threats from the US or any other western country.

However it will not be long before Germany presents themselves forcefully and openly to claim that mantle of power in Europe. Iran will cause events to happen and there will come that time when Germany is forced to establish order in the Middle East. Germany is not the country they portrayed back when the other members of the Eu were told this European Union Idea was being established in order to help all of Europe not just Germany. As the years have gone by the real facts have made their way out and Germany is not what they claimed they were to the other countries. Unfortunately some of those countries are already realizing that Germany is out for number one and not the member states. Britain has seen what Germany is capable of and France is beginning to feel the power now. Some countries have bowed low in order to keep out of sight and present a low profile but Germany will have their way and when Germany decides a country needs to pay more taxes they will pay or Germany will see that the offender is removed. Keep your eyes on the EU and what is going to take place with Iran.

reform my ass

The president is giving a speech at the moment and from what I have heard the overview would be to streamline the government. That is a wonderful idea however under this president and the czars he has put into place this would be a disaster. Remember the people he has appointed in the past and the effect that would have on government control if he were to gain control of the power to decide which department gets cut and which ones to leave. This should always be left to congress not left to one man who can sway far too much power to his advantage.

When this action starts being investigated before the day is over perhaps someone or some news org will start to provide information why he should not be allowed to do this. Of course at the same time you can bet the liberal drive by media will absolutely be behind this president on this latest scheme to get back on the right side of the people .  Do not give this man that power because the people who will end up in charge will be those he put into positions of power but are not answerable to congress. They are his czars,  and left to do things on their own without any restrictions by congress they will destroy what is left of freedoms in this country. Mark my words, this will be a huge mistake if this man gets this idea through without oversight. After all he has paraphrased his position when he told the American people he would "try" to get the help of congress but...

In his three years in office this president has already added to the government payroll probably upwards of twenty five thousand people. Now he comes up with an idea to fix his previous mistakes a suggestion to trim some of these departments and streamline government. But think about this, in actuality there may be a trimming of perhaps fifteen hundred employees maybe a few more but when yo compare that with the twenty five thousand he hired . I don't see the great mark on cutting government and streamlining by taking this action he wishes to implement.

Draconian rules of Italy

This article is from the Trumpet magazine;   Italy is restricting how much people can pay in cash and monitoring those crossing the border, in order to fight tax evasion.Since December 4, Italians have not been allowed to pay more than €1,000 in cash to anyone. Previously, the largest allowed cash payment was €2,500. Credit card companies and banks must report any card transactions of more than €3,000 made by their customers to Italy’s Revenue Agency. Italy is even trying to stop people driving out of the country with their money. It’s recently posted dogs trained to smell bank notes at its border crossings. Cameras and computer systems keep track of those crossing into Switzerland. Italy does need to solve its tax evasion problems. But an unelected government introducing draconian rules should get people worried—even if it seems to have a legitimate excuse. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi warned last year: “There’s a real danger of crossing over into a fiscal police state.”

The European Union is moving toward an authoritarian government, and the financial crisis is helping it do it. Several solutions put forward to the crisis—such as a nation leaving the eurozone—would probably require military involvement. If Greece were to leave the euro, for example, it would have to be done without announcing it beforehand. Citizens would have to be forced, probably at gun point, not to withdraw all their savings from the bank. No one would want to keep their savings in a currency that the government plans to deliberately devalue.

Simply put, European governments may attempt to stop the crisis by taking away the freedom of individuals to decide what to do with their own money. This is what is meant by the less-threatening sounding term “introducing capital controls.” We can see this attitude already in their attack on the rating agencies—an attempt to curtail free speech to help the euro. Eurocrats value their project more than the freedom of Europe’s citizens. Watch for governments to become more authoritarian across the Continent as the eurozone struggles to get control of its currency.

still in the game

The problems in Europe are not going away no matter which direction I head with this blog and you can bet that area of the world will have a major impact on the US. Make no mistake implications still show that Europe's economy will cause some countries which are current members to either be kicked out of the EU or they will leave of their own choosing. Either way the EU as we know it now will not remain as is.
The trouble that Iran is causing will continue and it will increase. Israel is in Iran's site and if given the opportunity Iran will attack Israel more clearly than they are doing now through their proxies. As I have said before Israel will end up being attacked and East Jerusalem will be taken. This is where it may get very hairy and I think it will be through Germany but Iran will be hit and hit hard when Israel comes under attack. The thing here which frustrates me so much is that the United States, a long time friend of Israel, will not be the one that goes to the aid of Israel. So more to come on Europe, Iran, Israel, Religion, the US, Middle East and other parts of the world and many other subjects about the world. Because I've decided to make some changes it does not mean I will completely avoid the subject of politics you can bet your ass.

new road

I began this blog a few years back not knowing where it would lead me or how long it would last. More often than not I lost interest in a writing project like this before finishing then it would be left there, half completed while I was left wondering if a different subject at its center could I have succeeded or not. This blog lasted longer than I first thought it would and while I enjoyed much of the reading and research related to some of my posts it seemed to always leave me working on the edges of what I really wanted to say and not getting into some matter that  held more interest for me . So although I did find some satisfaction in this blog I knew I needed to dig a little deeper and uncover what was really on my mind. Maybe this time I will actually let go enough and do just that, dig deeper to see what really is on my mind and in the process I may find out that there are others out there who feel the same as I, and who may have something to say on the subject as well. One can always hope.

Lately I'm being drawn in a different direction than that of politics alone and although politics are of great interest to me and will have effects on all of us and will be written about on occasion, it will not be the full source of my attention. Some subjects touched on in previous posts aside from politics have become of greater interest to me and I think from this point forward I will see how some of those interests manage to work themselves into what I write about.


Today's' world, seriously complicated already, continues to move into that zone where problems of one country directly affect another country and at a pace faster than any time in history.  In the past problems that came between countries were handled somewhat easier because there was that buffer zone of time which allowed a cooling down period and a correction of mistakes to take place before small problems became unmanageable. Now days with all our super quick communications and instant gratification we could and probably some day soon be forced to confront dangers unlike any time in history. Skirmishes and wars will begin to happen faster with less chance of solving them before they get out of hand. Collaboration between our enemies will continue to grow and our power around the world will diminish to near zero. We are on the brink of serious problems and how we decide to deal with them will determine if we survive or not.

So what do I write about now and where will it lead? I think I know the area I'm going to write about. As to how I go about getting there I have no earthly idea. I suppose I could turn my back to the wind and start walking or I could go to higher ground and look around for the best path. So with that being said, I'm pretty sure of the destination it is the path which may prove difficult. Either way to be credible will require being accurate with facts when I post if I hope to bring something to the table which will be of help or interest to someone. Who knows I may even double my readership. Wow that could mean bells, cheers, whistles and balloons when that happens. Can you imagine the celebration me and that other reader could have when that happens?

eye on Iran

Iran is getting very nervous here of late. With all their bluster and threats Iran is worried and their worry could cause major problems in the Middle East. No way will Iran go along with sanctions being applied to them by the free world without causing some sort of problems. Iran will do all in their power to have their way and threats seem to work for Iran. After all since Obama came into office and tried to beg Iran to please come to the table they no longer see an America with teeth. So be prepared, Iran may be ready to begin to color outside the lines. And don't forget along with Iran we also have North Korea who has recently been taken over by a child of questionable ability in the mental department. So with eyes on the Iran snake be aware of the snake lying in the grass.

to prepare or not to prepare

Well here we are in 2012. Some say this is the last round for us and that the date, 12-12-12 will bring the curtains down on this act we call life here on Earth. I'm not one of those folks. This earth is going to be here and will not suddenly blow up or dissolve into some unknown aliens spaceship to be dragged off to some far corner of another universe. That's not going to happen in  my lifetime and I doubt in the lifetime of anyone else. What will happen is this, the earth will be rejuvenated back to the point it was at the time of creation. I know that statement will drive the environmentalists up the proverbial tree but that's just the way it is.

Have to be careful with that word creation because there are lots of people out there who feel anyone using that word must be one of those weirdo Jesus freaks.I can just hear my liberal friends now saying something like this to their compatriots "everybody needs to steer clear of people like that for sure and anybody that would go around the country telling people they need to love one another... Man oh man the damage those people could cause, no indeed we don't need to have that line of horror spread around this country, especially not now, not after the trouble we have gone through to convince people just the opposite.

Why what would happen if that garbage of religion was spread into our schools and children started listening to such vile thoughts? Telling kids they need to respect their parents and children aren't supposed to disrespect their elders. How could they ever imitate their roll models? You know the guys and girls rapping and promoting filthy songs of sex, drugs, and beat-downs,  not to mention cop killing. You expect kids to mind their parents and obey laws get an education and respect others. No wonder people can't stand that religion stuff. Yep that stuff could sure upset the liberals.

But aside from our social standing we are entering a very serious point in the history of man and will be confronted soon with many different decisions about how we will approach the rest of our lives. One thing is for certain if man does not begin to make the right choices it will become apparent very quickly. I can hear it now from the non-believers, "Well there he goes again with all that gloom and doom stuff, why don't this boy just get a job and go away"?  I get it why my message may sting just a teeny bit but you will just have to bear with me cause I may just be the last train leaving the station. What do you do then?