I recently enjoyed two trips to South Dakota to go pheasant hunting.
I was traveling with a friend of mine who happens to be a retired Minnesota Department of Transportation bridge crew worker.
His job, as the title suggests, was to go out on assessment visits, and then complete repairs as needed to bridges. (And, no, he was not assigned to the district where the I- 35 bridge collapsed.)
As he and I drove along the South Dakota interstate, he suddenly asked me, "What do you notice about these bridges?"
I had to reply like any other layman; "Nothing in particular."
He went on to point out that every bridge was identical in structure to the others.
So what? you might ask.
He continued by adding that by making these bridges structurally identical, they were able to mass produce components economically, thus saving a lot of South Dakota tax dollars.
Great, I thought.
But what really got my attention was when he told me that, in Minnesota, each and every bridge is a separate, uniquely- designed piece of work.
Each one has to have an engineering firm design it and sign off on it's integrity, and so on.
As you can imagine, this customization quickly adds up on the bottom line.
It struck me as yet another example of how Minnesota's Legislature has gotten very good at over- spending, and very bad at fiscal responsibility.
You will NOT find the DFL-led legislature bragging about this one.
Demand more of your Legislature. Vote for a return to a Conservative Minnesota next time around!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Certain Truths Certainly Become "Inconvenient"
President Bush held a press conference today to discuss the late- in- the- year budget bill from Congress that he signed.
Several important details were mentioned, but two of them really stood out as signs of what people in Congress really think. Including liberals.
First, and most obvious, was the continued funding for the U.S. War On Terror.
In spite of all the posturing and incredible waste of time liberals spent chest thumping, insisting NO budget would pass without an arbitrary withdrawal deadline, it passed easily, and the fight against terror goes on.
Why?
Because it is the best thing to do. Because it HAS to be done. All gum- flapping aside.
The other topic was the new energy bill that passed.
It calls for, among other things, more alternative fuels research, higher economy standards for the auto industry, and vastly more bio fuels available for use by the year 2020.
This is fine. Rather conservative in its approach.
What it quietly does not speak to and cater to is all of the ballyhoo and hype over Al Gore's green house gas and carbon footprint crapola.
Why?
Because the extremism of the liberal alternatives offered as solutions are not effective, meaningful, or popular.
These two issues clearly point out that all the liberal grandstanding, all the socialist rhetoric is all about one thing, and one thing only:
Control of peoples' actions, and therefore, control of peoples' lives.
The war and the environment are simply being used as liberal propaganda tools to divide the country. If the liberals succeed in manufacturing a sense of chaos and doom, they have a greater chance of seizing ultimate control in America.
IF liberals in Congress really believed in the socialistic nonsense they claim to promote in public, it would be displayed in their VOTING.
It is not. At least on the issues of great importance like security and energy.
Even the liberals know and demonstrate, by way of their votes, that the primary purpose of all their 'anti' message is not to build anything positive. It is merely to unsettle what exists today, amid their hope to come out on top when the dust that they have created finally settles.
Liberal Congress would not have allowed an energy bill, sans a stronger global warming element, to pass IF THEY BELIEVED IN IT as deeply as they claim.
Liberal Congress would not have funded the war on terror, without a troop withdrawal clause, to pass IF THEY BELIEVED it to be the solution as they claim.
This does NOT mean socialism is not a threat to our country. It is indeed. Liberals still want to have a Big Brother government to tell its citizens what's best for them.
What it clearly demonstrates is that liberal politicians put the control over citizens above the greater good of the nation.
They are willing to risk YOUR future to gain complete political control in America.
This is politics at its very worst. Shame on them.
Several important details were mentioned, but two of them really stood out as signs of what people in Congress really think. Including liberals.
First, and most obvious, was the continued funding for the U.S. War On Terror.
In spite of all the posturing and incredible waste of time liberals spent chest thumping, insisting NO budget would pass without an arbitrary withdrawal deadline, it passed easily, and the fight against terror goes on.
Why?
Because it is the best thing to do. Because it HAS to be done. All gum- flapping aside.
The other topic was the new energy bill that passed.
It calls for, among other things, more alternative fuels research, higher economy standards for the auto industry, and vastly more bio fuels available for use by the year 2020.
This is fine. Rather conservative in its approach.
What it quietly does not speak to and cater to is all of the ballyhoo and hype over Al Gore's green house gas and carbon footprint crapola.
Why?
Because the extremism of the liberal alternatives offered as solutions are not effective, meaningful, or popular.
These two issues clearly point out that all the liberal grandstanding, all the socialist rhetoric is all about one thing, and one thing only:
Control of peoples' actions, and therefore, control of peoples' lives.
The war and the environment are simply being used as liberal propaganda tools to divide the country. If the liberals succeed in manufacturing a sense of chaos and doom, they have a greater chance of seizing ultimate control in America.
IF liberals in Congress really believed in the socialistic nonsense they claim to promote in public, it would be displayed in their VOTING.
It is not. At least on the issues of great importance like security and energy.
Even the liberals know and demonstrate, by way of their votes, that the primary purpose of all their 'anti' message is not to build anything positive. It is merely to unsettle what exists today, amid their hope to come out on top when the dust that they have created finally settles.
Liberal Congress would not have allowed an energy bill, sans a stronger global warming element, to pass IF THEY BELIEVED IN IT as deeply as they claim.
Liberal Congress would not have funded the war on terror, without a troop withdrawal clause, to pass IF THEY BELIEVED it to be the solution as they claim.
This does NOT mean socialism is not a threat to our country. It is indeed. Liberals still want to have a Big Brother government to tell its citizens what's best for them.
What it clearly demonstrates is that liberal politicians put the control over citizens above the greater good of the nation.
They are willing to risk YOUR future to gain complete political control in America.
This is politics at its very worst. Shame on them.
Enough, Already
I saw a news headline today concerning the turmoil of the I-35 bridge collapse.
I, for one, am really sick and tired of our liberal media dragging out the same old, tired, dog- eared phrases to propagandize a story.
I refer to the reporting on the DFL- led Legislature and its non- stop quest to turn the bridge nightmare into a political issue, with a Republican in the hangman's noose.
Because the FEDERAL investigation failed to produce a suitable GOP fall- guy, the state DFL wants to pursue their OWN investigation. Such action will surely produce a witch to burn.......
So, the liberal media, with its rank and file staff of dinosaurs from the 60's, cranks up the presses and PROCLAIMS the issue as (are you ready for this?)
TRANSPORTATIONGATE.
Good God. Do you think the media could be any more obvious?
By putting "gate" at the end of any topic, the media immediately attempts to create the notion of scandal. Of wrong- doing. Of a culprit.
Transportation money has not been available in the past budgets mainly because DFL focused its efforts on finding new and unique ways to waste our tax dollars, instead of paying the infrastructure bills when due. Now it's a game of finger pointing, and the media lap dog is doing all that it can to continue the game.
Enough, already.
I, for one, am really sick and tired of our liberal media dragging out the same old, tired, dog- eared phrases to propagandize a story.
I refer to the reporting on the DFL- led Legislature and its non- stop quest to turn the bridge nightmare into a political issue, with a Republican in the hangman's noose.
Because the FEDERAL investigation failed to produce a suitable GOP fall- guy, the state DFL wants to pursue their OWN investigation. Such action will surely produce a witch to burn.......
So, the liberal media, with its rank and file staff of dinosaurs from the 60's, cranks up the presses and PROCLAIMS the issue as (are you ready for this?)
TRANSPORTATIONGATE.
Good God. Do you think the media could be any more obvious?
By putting "gate" at the end of any topic, the media immediately attempts to create the notion of scandal. Of wrong- doing. Of a culprit.
Transportation money has not been available in the past budgets mainly because DFL focused its efforts on finding new and unique ways to waste our tax dollars, instead of paying the infrastructure bills when due. Now it's a game of finger pointing, and the media lap dog is doing all that it can to continue the game.
Enough, already.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Liberal Lip Service? part 2
In a post made yesterday, 12-12-07, I referenced an apparent turn- about in official government sentiment towards religion and Christmas.
"Sorry, but you are hearing this from a skeptic. One who has seen socialists scrambling to cling to their footholds before. Socialists trying to placate the masses with some 'positive strokes' from their puppets."
My point about lip service is that politicians, particularly liberal politicians, have a funny way of pretending to agree with you right before an election. They tend to say what people want to hear. They make token gestures to pacify the public. To distract them, so to speak.
The current salve is religion and the Christmas season.
(THIS should keep them quiet!)
Skeptic? You bet I am.
In the recent past, the balm-of-the-day has been
- gun control/ Second Amendment issues: (John Kerry "crawling on his belly with his trusty shotgun, looking for deer?")
- support for the war on terror: (who could be the most forceful on the issue?)
- immigration reform: (which of them could run in place fastest without ever getting anything done?)
I just say this as a reminder. Don't be so quick to think liberals have suddenly gone melancholy. Their socialist agenda remains firmly in place.
"Sorry, but you are hearing this from a skeptic. One who has seen socialists scrambling to cling to their footholds before. Socialists trying to placate the masses with some 'positive strokes' from their puppets."
My point about lip service is that politicians, particularly liberal politicians, have a funny way of pretending to agree with you right before an election. They tend to say what people want to hear. They make token gestures to pacify the public. To distract them, so to speak.
The current salve is religion and the Christmas season.
(THIS should keep them quiet!)
Skeptic? You bet I am.
In the recent past, the balm-of-the-day has been
- gun control/ Second Amendment issues: (John Kerry "crawling on his belly with his trusty shotgun, looking for deer?")
- support for the war on terror: (who could be the most forceful on the issue?)
- immigration reform: (which of them could run in place fastest without ever getting anything done?)
I just say this as a reminder. Don't be so quick to think liberals have suddenly gone melancholy. Their socialist agenda remains firmly in place.
Go Figure
DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, it appears, will not be investigated by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
Ritchie had used his official government website to solicit campaign contributions, and sent them to a few Republicans by mistake(?)
That is a no- no, banned by state and federal law.
It was reported in rather terse form that "none of the allegations would violate state campaign laws, so the board doesn't have jurisdiction to investigate." End of story.
Funny.
Something tells me that if a Republican held the office and did the same thing, the coverage and the public outcry (by the media) would have been different.
Why, I'd bet that if Ritchie was from the GOP, and his part-time secretary's roommate's boyfriend's best buddy got a DUI, it would be THOROUGHLY investigated in the mass media.
Can you spell B- I- A- S ?
Ritchie had used his official government website to solicit campaign contributions, and sent them to a few Republicans by mistake(?)
That is a no- no, banned by state and federal law.
It was reported in rather terse form that "none of the allegations would violate state campaign laws, so the board doesn't have jurisdiction to investigate." End of story.
Funny.
Something tells me that if a Republican held the office and did the same thing, the coverage and the public outcry (by the media) would have been different.
Why, I'd bet that if Ritchie was from the GOP, and his part-time secretary's roommate's boyfriend's best buddy got a DUI, it would be THOROUGHLY investigated in the mass media.
Can you spell B- I- A- S ?
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Hi'ya, Mike!
This just in
From the USELESS (and who cares?) INFORMATION DEPARTMENT:
This blogger is very pleased to see the recent surge in the strength of the Mike Huckabee campaign.
I was hoping Mike would enter the fray more than 3 years ago, based on his public position and comments on welfare reform, the Second Amendment, immigration reform, and personal responsibilities.
And as always, remember
Term Limits
US out of the UN
UN out of the US
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
From the USELESS (and who cares?) INFORMATION DEPARTMENT:
This blogger is very pleased to see the recent surge in the strength of the Mike Huckabee campaign.
I was hoping Mike would enter the fray more than 3 years ago, based on his public position and comments on welfare reform, the Second Amendment, immigration reform, and personal responsibilities.
And as always, remember
Term Limits
US out of the UN
UN out of the US
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
"Thank You, and Merry Chistmas!" to Our Soldiers
Please, friends, take a moment to say a personal "thank you" to our soldiers, Marines, and sailors serving overseas this Christmas season.
You can do it in a simple personal prayer.
Or here's another idea:
Send a note or a Christmas greeting card to one of our wounded and recovering young men or women in service.
You can send them to the following address:
We Support You During Your Recovery!
c/o American Red Cross
P.O. Box 419
Savage, MD 20763-0419
Be sure to affix adequate postage. Cards must be received no later than December 27. Cards received after this date will be returned to the sender.
Remember who, and what, they are fighting for:
All of us, and our way of life.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
You can do it in a simple personal prayer.
Or here's another idea:
Send a note or a Christmas greeting card to one of our wounded and recovering young men or women in service.
You can send them to the following address:
We Support You During Your Recovery!
c/o American Red Cross
P.O. Box 419
Savage, MD 20763-0419
Be sure to affix adequate postage. Cards must be received no later than December 27. Cards received after this date will be returned to the sender.
Remember who, and what, they are fighting for:
All of us, and our way of life.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Liberal Lip Service?
I hear lately that different levels of governments around the nation are quickly passing resolutions to officially recognize the value and existence of Christianity and the positive nature of Christmas in America.
Well, well well.
Let me take just a moment to stop whistling and applauding....... you fumbling, waffling, self- serving professional office holders.
Am I supposed to feel good about this? At least feel good YET?
Let me remind you, representative, senator, congressman, mayor, governor, president:
WE, THE PEOPLE, NEVER NEEDED YOU TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND EXISTENCE OF CHRISTIANITY IN AMERICA!
Sorry, but you are hearing this from a skeptic. One who has seen socialists scrambling to cling to their footholds before. Socialists trying to placate the masses with some 'positive strokes' from their puppets.
Is this a trend? I don't know. Yet.
Let's welcome this departure from the ridiculous political correctness that has plagued our country for too long. From the profoundly idiotic attempt to "separate" church and state by destroying all vestiges of religion.
But let's watch the future actions of our elected leaders. Let's see whether or not they keep rejecting the nonsense of the secular progressives.
Let's see what happens from now until the 2008 elections.
And most importantly, what happens AFTER the 2008 elections.
THAT will cast them all in the true light.
As always, please remember:
Term limits
US out of the UN
UN out of the US
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Well, well well.
Let me take just a moment to stop whistling and applauding....... you fumbling, waffling, self- serving professional office holders.
Am I supposed to feel good about this? At least feel good YET?
Let me remind you, representative, senator, congressman, mayor, governor, president:
WE, THE PEOPLE, NEVER NEEDED YOU TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND EXISTENCE OF CHRISTIANITY IN AMERICA!
Sorry, but you are hearing this from a skeptic. One who has seen socialists scrambling to cling to their footholds before. Socialists trying to placate the masses with some 'positive strokes' from their puppets.
Is this a trend? I don't know. Yet.
Let's welcome this departure from the ridiculous political correctness that has plagued our country for too long. From the profoundly idiotic attempt to "separate" church and state by destroying all vestiges of religion.
But let's watch the future actions of our elected leaders. Let's see whether or not they keep rejecting the nonsense of the secular progressives.
Let's see what happens from now until the 2008 elections.
And most importantly, what happens AFTER the 2008 elections.
THAT will cast them all in the true light.
As always, please remember:
Term limits
US out of the UN
UN out of the US
MERRY CHRISTMAS
It's About Time!
Hello again. Been away for a while, but back in the saddle. Here goes:
I listened with great interest to folks like Bill O'Reilly and Joe "Garage Logic" Souchery recently.
As well as entertaining, it was, I must admit, absolutely DELIGHTFUL to hear both of them express some outrage and, well, rage, Period.
Both seem to have reached the limits of their composure over subjects dealing with the ridiculous "political correctness" of the new, liberal viewpoint on religion in general, and Christmas in particular. And about the absurdity of people like Albert Gore receiving the Nobel PEACE prize for for merely flapping his gums.
Well, about that I can say two things:
1.) IT'S ABOUT #$@*&&*$#@!! TIME!
2.) I HOPE AMERICA IS LISTENING!
PS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I listened with great interest to folks like Bill O'Reilly and Joe "Garage Logic" Souchery recently.
As well as entertaining, it was, I must admit, absolutely DELIGHTFUL to hear both of them express some outrage and, well, rage, Period.
Both seem to have reached the limits of their composure over subjects dealing with the ridiculous "political correctness" of the new, liberal viewpoint on religion in general, and Christmas in particular. And about the absurdity of people like Albert Gore receiving the Nobel PEACE prize for for merely flapping his gums.
Well, about that I can say two things:
1.) IT'S ABOUT #$@*&&*$#@!! TIME!
2.) I HOPE AMERICA IS LISTENING!
PS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Friday, November 16, 2007
Schools Of Radicalism
In another, not- so- quiet testimonial to the rampant communism of American academia, recent signs have appeared on campus. Right here in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA.
Central Lakes College, to be exact.
Signs by (allegedly) and for students apparently promoting the wonderfully liberal ideals of "hatred" and "ruin."
And with the obvious blessings of the CLC staff, it seems.
These posters were advertising and promoting an "Anti- Republican National Convention" fundraising party, tempting our eager young minds at CLC to "ruin" the GOP party.
Yes, yes. Fairness. Equality. The presentation of FACTS to students of higher learning.
What a load of BUNK. Separation of church and State? How about the separation of education and politics?
It is just about impossible to get through college, it seems, without running into entire staffs of Karl Marx- wannabes.
It's time for a change, America.
But not the kind of change the communists populating our governments and schools want to see.
Time to take back our country.
God Bless America.
Central Lakes College, to be exact.
Signs by (allegedly) and for students apparently promoting the wonderfully liberal ideals of "hatred" and "ruin."
And with the obvious blessings of the CLC staff, it seems.
These posters were advertising and promoting an "Anti- Republican National Convention" fundraising party, tempting our eager young minds at CLC to "ruin" the GOP party.
Yes, yes. Fairness. Equality. The presentation of FACTS to students of higher learning.
What a load of BUNK. Separation of church and State? How about the separation of education and politics?
It is just about impossible to get through college, it seems, without running into entire staffs of Karl Marx- wannabes.
It's time for a change, America.
But not the kind of change the communists populating our governments and schools want to see.
Time to take back our country.
God Bless America.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
BRAVO, President Bush! You missed a few key names, but BRAVO!
BRAVO, President Bush!
Your speech at the Heritage Foundation on November 1st was excellent.
WHY haven't you been hammering this message for the last 2 years?
The United States is at WAR. No question. To ignore this is suicide.
Mr. Bush correctly stated that today's inactivity and foot dragging by Congress harkens back to debates decades ago over resisting action when Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin first talked about launching a communist revolution, when Adolf Hitler began moves to establish an "Aryan superstate" in Germany, and in the early days of the Cold War when some advocated accommodation of the Soviet Union.
He also correctly identified, in addition to the historical names above, the equally dangerous names of Bin Laden and al Qaida, and muslim extremists all over Iraq and Afghanistan.
Bush said any denial of war is dangerous.
"History teaches us that underestimating the words of evil, ambitious men is a terrible mistake," Bush said. "Bin Laden and his terrorist allies have made their intentions as clear as Lenin and Hitler before them. And the question is, will we listen?"
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-.N.Y., running for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, took issue with Bush's comparisons.
Of course she did. Not a mystery why, either.
Birds of a feather and all that type of thing, you see.
GOOD SPEECH, Mr. President. Thank you for taking on the socio-communist movement that is today manhandling Congress and threatening the future of America.
Thank you for reminding American Conservatives what is at stake here.
Only you missed a few key names to add to your list of DANGEROUS PEOPLE to WATCH:
Hillary Clinton
George Soros
Harry Reid
Nancy Pelosi
Michael Bloomberg
I thought about including Charlie Rangel, but he's such a buffoon, even I have a hard time taking him seriously!
Your speech at the Heritage Foundation on November 1st was excellent.
WHY haven't you been hammering this message for the last 2 years?
The United States is at WAR. No question. To ignore this is suicide.
Mr. Bush correctly stated that today's inactivity and foot dragging by Congress harkens back to debates decades ago over resisting action when Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin first talked about launching a communist revolution, when Adolf Hitler began moves to establish an "Aryan superstate" in Germany, and in the early days of the Cold War when some advocated accommodation of the Soviet Union.
He also correctly identified, in addition to the historical names above, the equally dangerous names of Bin Laden and al Qaida, and muslim extremists all over Iraq and Afghanistan.
Bush said any denial of war is dangerous.
"History teaches us that underestimating the words of evil, ambitious men is a terrible mistake," Bush said. "Bin Laden and his terrorist allies have made their intentions as clear as Lenin and Hitler before them. And the question is, will we listen?"
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-.N.Y., running for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, took issue with Bush's comparisons.
Of course she did. Not a mystery why, either.
Birds of a feather and all that type of thing, you see.
GOOD SPEECH, Mr. President. Thank you for taking on the socio-communist movement that is today manhandling Congress and threatening the future of America.
Thank you for reminding American Conservatives what is at stake here.
Only you missed a few key names to add to your list of DANGEROUS PEOPLE to WATCH:
Hillary Clinton
George Soros
Harry Reid
Nancy Pelosi
Michael Bloomberg
I thought about including Charlie Rangel, but he's such a buffoon, even I have a hard time taking him seriously!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
VOTE "No" November 6th, and WHY
IF you are not convinced by now that:
The teachers UNION runs our education system,
The Minnesota Teachers Union is the most powerful, well-staffed (58 lobbyists, compared to 4 for the Mayo Clinic) lobby in the state,
The money rarely or NEVER reaches our children in the classrooms,
More and more money will NOT solve the problem of under- or- uneducated kids,
And IF you are tired of the never-ending demand for more and more money, with fewer and fewer positive results,
THEN
I plead with you to give FULL attention to the Brainerd Independent School District 181 appeal for a FIVE- FOLD increase in the revenue per student.
Yes, that's right. I said FIVE times the increase over today's budget- per- student.
It is time for you to ask yourself (and more importantly, the Brainerd School Board) just WHAT EXACTLY our children are getting out of this.
Sure, sure. I know. "Kids First."
Great. I agree.
But WHAT are the kids getting for YOUR tax dollars?
New programs, all aimed at
LOWERING the level of education, fewer teachers per student,
more time spent on non-English subjects,
and MORE DOLLARS spent into the coffers of the teachers' union and their lobbyists,
and into the bank books of more and more over-paid anarchists that run our schools.
TAKE BACK YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION.
BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF.
WHEN did any taxpayer, from Minnesota or any other state, see a FIVE- FOLD increase in the educational advancement of their children?
RESIST political nonsense hiding behind the guise of "our children."
Ask more of your school board.
Better yet,
VOTE THEM OUT at the earliest convenience.
And for the children's' sake, VOTE NO on November 6th, 2007.
The teachers UNION runs our education system,
The Minnesota Teachers Union is the most powerful, well-staffed (58 lobbyists, compared to 4 for the Mayo Clinic) lobby in the state,
The money rarely or NEVER reaches our children in the classrooms,
More and more money will NOT solve the problem of under- or- uneducated kids,
And IF you are tired of the never-ending demand for more and more money, with fewer and fewer positive results,
THEN
I plead with you to give FULL attention to the Brainerd Independent School District 181 appeal for a FIVE- FOLD increase in the revenue per student.
Yes, that's right. I said FIVE times the increase over today's budget- per- student.
It is time for you to ask yourself (and more importantly, the Brainerd School Board) just WHAT EXACTLY our children are getting out of this.
Sure, sure. I know. "Kids First."
Great. I agree.
But WHAT are the kids getting for YOUR tax dollars?
New programs, all aimed at
LOWERING the level of education, fewer teachers per student,
more time spent on non-English subjects,
and MORE DOLLARS spent into the coffers of the teachers' union and their lobbyists,
and into the bank books of more and more over-paid anarchists that run our schools.
TAKE BACK YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION.
BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF.
WHEN did any taxpayer, from Minnesota or any other state, see a FIVE- FOLD increase in the educational advancement of their children?
RESIST political nonsense hiding behind the guise of "our children."
Ask more of your school board.
Better yet,
VOTE THEM OUT at the earliest convenience.
And for the children's' sake, VOTE NO on November 6th, 2007.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
"Universal" Health Care Update from the UK
I recently listened with great interest to a radio report (CBS 10-16-07) concerning Great Britain's Universal (socialized) dental coverage.
It seems that, yes, the British do indeed have dental coverage under their socialized plan, and getting approval for work to be performed is quite easy and common.
However, getting a dentist to actually DO the work appears to be quite a problem.
Apparently, English dentists doing Government work are so backed up, it may take 2-3 years to get an appointment with them. Some people are actually pulling their own teeth with pliers, putting their crowns back on with Super Glue, or paying for another dentist out of their own pockets if they can afford to.
Just imagine: Hillary and Barack want us to have the same great coverage!!
Equally insured. Equally treated.
With equally rotten teeth.
Now THAT'S the socialism we all know! Um, ummmmmmmmmm! Makes you want to bite into a hard apple, doesn't it?
It seems that, yes, the British do indeed have dental coverage under their socialized plan, and getting approval for work to be performed is quite easy and common.
However, getting a dentist to actually DO the work appears to be quite a problem.
Apparently, English dentists doing Government work are so backed up, it may take 2-3 years to get an appointment with them. Some people are actually pulling their own teeth with pliers, putting their crowns back on with Super Glue, or paying for another dentist out of their own pockets if they can afford to.
Just imagine: Hillary and Barack want us to have the same great coverage!!
Equally insured. Equally treated.
With equally rotten teeth.
Now THAT'S the socialism we all know! Um, ummmmmmmmmm! Makes you want to bite into a hard apple, doesn't it?
Charlie Rangel: An Indecent Proposal
Rep. Charles Rangel, D-NY, has repeatedly stated that he thinks the US needs a military draft.
He says it would "more equitably spread the sacrifices" made by young soldiers.
Charlie- it's an ALL- VOLUNTARY Army.
How does an all-voluntary force serve inequitably??
Representative Rangel, GO HOME with your racist nonsense.
We all know the truth; all you want to do is initiate a draft so you can immediately declare it "racist" because only the poor, minority, blah blah blah serve in the services, blah blah blah.
Even Pelosi, the soulless wench, thinks you are a moron and has repeatedly denied you.
Get a clue.
SHUT UP AND GO HOME.
He says it would "more equitably spread the sacrifices" made by young soldiers.
Charlie- it's an ALL- VOLUNTARY Army.
How does an all-voluntary force serve inequitably??
Representative Rangel, GO HOME with your racist nonsense.
We all know the truth; all you want to do is initiate a draft so you can immediately declare it "racist" because only the poor, minority, blah blah blah serve in the services, blah blah blah.
Even Pelosi, the soulless wench, thinks you are a moron and has repeatedly denied you.
Get a clue.
SHUT UP AND GO HOME.
A Rose By Any Other Name, Part 2
Barack Obama recently said through the headlines that he favors universal health care in America. Hillary, likewise, favors her own version of the same.
You must understand; "universal" is the not-so-scary-warmer-and-fuzzier term for "socialism" in the vocabularies of folks like Obama and Hillary.
(Please see my blog post dated August 11, 2007.)
Quoting Obama, he said that Democrats, "need to cling to the core values that make them Democrats,
the belief in universal (socialized) health care,
the belief in universal (socialized) education,
and that we should be AGNOSTIC in terms of how to achieve those goals."
Let me review the term' agnostic' with you from the American Heritage dictionary:
ag·nos·tic (āg-nŏs'tĭk)
n.
1. One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
2. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.
—Synonyms 1. See atheist.
These neo-socialist preachings should once and for all fix in the minds of Americans everywhere what people like Obama and H. Clinton really are:
communists.
Friends, it is Marxism-101 that tells us the communists do not RECOGNIZE GOD.
The STATE is their God.
These people actually want YOU to elect leaders who will embrace the State above any God.
Just remember what it really means when the neo-socialists use the term "universal" to describe their plans for the future.
You must understand; "universal" is the not-so-scary-warmer-and-fuzzier term for "socialism" in the vocabularies of folks like Obama and Hillary.
(Please see my blog post dated August 11, 2007.)
Quoting Obama, he said that Democrats, "need to cling to the core values that make them Democrats,
the belief in universal (socialized) health care,
the belief in universal (socialized) education,
and that we should be AGNOSTIC in terms of how to achieve those goals."
Let me review the term' agnostic' with you from the American Heritage dictionary:
ag·nos·tic (āg-nŏs'tĭk)
n.
1. One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
2. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.
—Synonyms 1. See atheist.
These neo-socialist preachings should once and for all fix in the minds of Americans everywhere what people like Obama and H. Clinton really are:
communists.
Friends, it is Marxism-101 that tells us the communists do not RECOGNIZE GOD.
The STATE is their God.
These people actually want YOU to elect leaders who will embrace the State above any God.
Just remember what it really means when the neo-socialists use the term "universal" to describe their plans for the future.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Sincerity in Liberalism?
One has to question the sincerity, and therefore, the integrity of the Democrats (those Sociocrats, you know.)
The recent radio ads aimed aimed at Michele Bachmann regarding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (known as SCHIP) are a good example of how devious the liberal side is.
Bachmann voted against expansion of SCHIP, along with many other Representatives in the US House.
A liberal consortium of activist groups and unions are mounting a radio ad campaign to win her seat in Congress, based solely on her SCHIP vote.
While this in and of itself is the same as running right at the rookie linebacker making his first appearance in an NFL football game, the SCHIP ads are dangerously misleading to voters.
In order for Minnesota to rank at the level of the national SCHIP goal numbers, Minnesota would have to FALL in coverage level.
That's right.
You see, Minnesota already has a greater percentage of children with insurance than the SCHIP goal calls for. In fact, among the highest rates for insured kids in the entire nation.
The political value of Bacmann's seat in Congress is the goal here, not insured children.
The democrats are singling Michele Bachmann out for pure politics, NOT for our children's best interests.
The recent radio ads aimed aimed at Michele Bachmann regarding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (known as SCHIP) are a good example of how devious the liberal side is.
Bachmann voted against expansion of SCHIP, along with many other Representatives in the US House.
A liberal consortium of activist groups and unions are mounting a radio ad campaign to win her seat in Congress, based solely on her SCHIP vote.
While this in and of itself is the same as running right at the rookie linebacker making his first appearance in an NFL football game, the SCHIP ads are dangerously misleading to voters.
In order for Minnesota to rank at the level of the national SCHIP goal numbers, Minnesota would have to FALL in coverage level.
That's right.
You see, Minnesota already has a greater percentage of children with insurance than the SCHIP goal calls for. In fact, among the highest rates for insured kids in the entire nation.
The political value of Bacmann's seat in Congress is the goal here, not insured children.
The democrats are singling Michele Bachmann out for pure politics, NOT for our children's best interests.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Where Have the Teeth of American Ethics Gone?
Forgive my limited years on this planet, but wasn't there once something called "treason" in America?
Wasn't it once forbidden, and therefore illegal, to act in a seditious manner to separate America?
Weren't these kinds of acts regarded as somewhat serious offenses?
Yet within our very own United States Congress, we have Representatives from the west and southwest that have announced publicly, as Hispanic-Americans, their intentions to retake lands (in their words) stolen from Mexico and secede from the Union.
We have a U.S. Senator ( or two..) who has actively worked for the U.S. Communist party to assist in the disruption and over-throw of America.
Why are these people not charged with any crime? Once elected to Congress, just how far do you have to go in order to be considered "breaking the law?"
Wasn't it once forbidden, and therefore illegal, to act in a seditious manner to separate America?
Weren't these kinds of acts regarded as somewhat serious offenses?
Yet within our very own United States Congress, we have Representatives from the west and southwest that have announced publicly, as Hispanic-Americans, their intentions to retake lands (in their words) stolen from Mexico and secede from the Union.
We have a U.S. Senator ( or two..) who has actively worked for the U.S. Communist party to assist in the disruption and over-throw of America.
Why are these people not charged with any crime? Once elected to Congress, just how far do you have to go in order to be considered "breaking the law?"
A Failure-Based Plan
The situation has worsened for the Sociocrats (Democrats) in American politics.
The signs of improvement in Iraq due to the Bush plan are evident, and the report from General Petraeus reflects positive results.
The words have barely left the Generals lips, and Sociocrats are denouncing it as "unworkable" and "irrelevant."
They have been adamant about an immediate withdrawal from the War On Terror up until this point.
Why?
Because theirs is a failure-based plan. The last thing they want is positive results in the U.S. War On Terror.
Their rhetoric has been, from the beginning, an attempt to deceive the American public that America was lied to by President Bush. That all Americans want us to unilaterally surrender in the War On Terror.
The very worst case scenario for liberals is for the U.S. to be successful in Iraq.
Think about it: the Majority party of the United States requires the U.S. to fail in Iraq in order to retain its grip as Majority party.
They do not want a successful America. Not in Iraq. Not in Afghanistan. Not in America. Not anywhere in the world. They have maintained they were "given a mandate" in the last election, and are exploiting this opportunity fully as a means to destroy America.
American success in Iraq bares the liberals publicly as the liars that they are, and their Communist agenda is exposed and becomes clear.
God Bless America. Pray for continued U.S. success.
The signs of improvement in Iraq due to the Bush plan are evident, and the report from General Petraeus reflects positive results.
The words have barely left the Generals lips, and Sociocrats are denouncing it as "unworkable" and "irrelevant."
They have been adamant about an immediate withdrawal from the War On Terror up until this point.
Why?
Because theirs is a failure-based plan. The last thing they want is positive results in the U.S. War On Terror.
Their rhetoric has been, from the beginning, an attempt to deceive the American public that America was lied to by President Bush. That all Americans want us to unilaterally surrender in the War On Terror.
The very worst case scenario for liberals is for the U.S. to be successful in Iraq.
Think about it: the Majority party of the United States requires the U.S. to fail in Iraq in order to retain its grip as Majority party.
They do not want a successful America. Not in Iraq. Not in Afghanistan. Not in America. Not anywhere in the world. They have maintained they were "given a mandate" in the last election, and are exploiting this opportunity fully as a means to destroy America.
American success in Iraq bares the liberals publicly as the liars that they are, and their Communist agenda is exposed and becomes clear.
God Bless America. Pray for continued U.S. success.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Pendulum Effect of Diversity
I am going to start this one out with an apology up front:
I AM SORRY IF ANYONE PERCEIVES THIS IN ANY WAY AS BEING DISCRIMINATORY.
But I will push on with the thought that, sometimes, a legitimate question just needs to be asked.
Why does it seem that when victim and oppressor trade places, it's OK to continue the relationship, but with roles reversed?
When is reverse discrimination any better or different than the discrimination it was supposed to replace?
In this case, I refer to the recent news coverage concerning the Congressional Black Caucus.
News came forward about Representative Stephen Cohen, D- Tennessee, being denied entry to the Congressional Black Caucus.
Representative Cohen is white.
Representative Cohen denied that he had been refused entry to the CBC, stating he had not applied for membership. He went on to say that he was sure he would be granted membership in the CBC if he so applied and requested.
OK. All very nice. Very politically correct. Everything is hunky-dory.
There's one nasty little wrinkle, though.
CBC leader Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D- Michigan, said Rep. Cohen would indeed be refused entry if he applied, because membership is limited exclusively to blacks.
I must be missing something.
Aren't exclusionary organizations, based solely upon race, being discriminatory? Isn't discrimination the issue that thousands fought to correct in the last 45 years in our new, open society?
How long will we let ourselves be fooled into allowing situations like this to continue?
Does Rep. Cheeks Kilpatrick want us to believe that CBC membership policy, in and of itself, promotes something legitimately useful?
di·ver·si·ty [di-vur-si-tee]
1. the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness.
2. variety; multiformity.
3. a point of difference.
u·ni·ty (yōō'nĭ-tē)
1. the state or quality of being one; singleness.
2. the state or quality of being in accord; harmony.
3. singleness or constancy of purpose or action; continuity.
How long will we be party to this nonsense where diversity alone is supposed to lead us to unity? The words are diametrically opposed by very definition.
To be of any value whatsoever, the primary function of diversity must be to truly recognize the benefits of our differences, and not to continue discrimination because of them.
I AM SORRY IF ANYONE PERCEIVES THIS IN ANY WAY AS BEING DISCRIMINATORY.
But I will push on with the thought that, sometimes, a legitimate question just needs to be asked.
Why does it seem that when victim and oppressor trade places, it's OK to continue the relationship, but with roles reversed?
When is reverse discrimination any better or different than the discrimination it was supposed to replace?
In this case, I refer to the recent news coverage concerning the Congressional Black Caucus.
News came forward about Representative Stephen Cohen, D- Tennessee, being denied entry to the Congressional Black Caucus.
Representative Cohen is white.
Representative Cohen denied that he had been refused entry to the CBC, stating he had not applied for membership. He went on to say that he was sure he would be granted membership in the CBC if he so applied and requested.
OK. All very nice. Very politically correct. Everything is hunky-dory.
There's one nasty little wrinkle, though.
CBC leader Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D- Michigan, said Rep. Cohen would indeed be refused entry if he applied, because membership is limited exclusively to blacks.
I must be missing something.
Aren't exclusionary organizations, based solely upon race, being discriminatory? Isn't discrimination the issue that thousands fought to correct in the last 45 years in our new, open society?
How long will we let ourselves be fooled into allowing situations like this to continue?
Does Rep. Cheeks Kilpatrick want us to believe that CBC membership policy, in and of itself, promotes something legitimately useful?
di·ver·si·ty [di-vur-si-tee]
1. the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness.
2. variety; multiformity.
3. a point of difference.
u·ni·ty (yōō'nĭ-tē)
1. the state or quality of being one; singleness.
2. the state or quality of being in accord; harmony.
3. singleness or constancy of purpose or action; continuity.
How long will we be party to this nonsense where diversity alone is supposed to lead us to unity? The words are diametrically opposed by very definition.
To be of any value whatsoever, the primary function of diversity must be to truly recognize the benefits of our differences, and not to continue discrimination because of them.
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