Why...How....

Why Weren't You Here Mr. President And What Have You To Say?

                                                        
     The President of the United States of America has some explaining to do, not only to the American people but also to congress. It "seems" the President forgot to or didn't bother to inform congress  that we, The United States, were going to war. I remember all the talk about how President Bush  was so bad because he took us to or got us into a war with a country, he thought, as did most of the other countries around world, had nuclear weapons and were hiding them from the United Nations  and their inspectors. I am still not convinced Saddam  didn't have them nor do I understand, if he didn't, why he played the games he did. In any event a dictator and his sons were stopped from committing  horrible offenses against their own people. The point here is, the President of the United States went to congress and got an "OK"  vote from them to take the country to war.

This president must feels he is above all that and can do whatever he thinks is best! Mr. President, just because you were elected President doesn't make you any smarter than you were when you didn't do your duties as a senator, you know, when you didn't vote, didn't even bother to show up and when you did show up you voted present!

 This goes to show the media in this country  should have dug deeper into the past of the current President before he was elected. I don't care what color, creed, religion or sex the President is, however what he or she did in the past, is important.
 Race should not be a factor in electing a President but I fear there was some racism in the election of the current President. Maybe not racism as one might think when you first hear the word but because of race this  candidate may have gotten a pass on  looking into his past. Maybe it was fear of being called racist, the media, didn't dig as deep as they should. But all things and people being equal the candidates for President of the United States were not treated equal, by the media. Perhaps I am completely wrong and the difference was because of party but I have a sneaky feeling that may have been part of it but not all of it. There are still things about this President's past we still don't know.

I just hope we have all learned a valuable lesson, it is not the color of a man's or woman's skin that matters  and never let the color of a person's skin stop you or make you take an action.
 Now Mr. President, it's about time you stay in this country and  explain yourself and the actions you have taken.....
Enough said at this point!

Japan, Nuclear Power Plant and an Earthquake

Japan, Nuclear Power Plant and an Earthquake

     Not just an earthquake but, one of  if not, the worst earth quake in Japan's history. Here is  what probably happen and what maybe happening inside the reactor or reactors, the water in the Japanese nuclear reactor is gone or almost gone. It is hard to tell now if it burned off or leaked out because of the  damaged done by the earthquake to the cooling system of the plant. The danger lies in the design of   the reactors. The rods(plutonium or uranium) that  are submerged into the water, that causes the heat, that produces the steam, that turns the turbines, that causes the production of electricity, have very little or no water to cools them down.  Other rods called, control rods,  that are put into the water to slow down or stop the reaction were put into the water when the earthquake hit stopping any further reaction however the (plutonium or uranium) rods were still very hot, so hot in fact the heat caused huge amounts of pressure to build up inside the already pressurized  room or chamber where the radioactive material is kept.
    Since I  have not been in the reactors, since the quake, this is not an description of what happened but rather what may have happened, I want to make that perfectly clear, unlike some media accounts you have or will hear.
     The latest news being "reported" by other media is, the water is gone from one of these reactors and the rods are still hot, very, very hot. Stay tuned for more information. I will "try" to get the real information.
     The latest news from Japan is, what the US said about there being no water in the reactor was untrue. A NRC official  made the comment about there being no water in the reactor yesterday during a hearing before congress. It's hard to tell why he said what he did but Japan's officials say it's not true. Think about this, a government official not telling the people the truth.........  not all that hard to believe, now is it? One of these days we might find out the"REAL" truth, but for now we really don't know. We can hope for the best, after all, it seems our government is running on hope these days...

Drill Here, Drill Now ....100% Natural

                                                                                  Straight Out of God's Green Earth

  
          Mr. President, have you seen the price of a gallon of gas? I know you don't pay for your gas. I know you have said in the past you hoped gas would get over $3.00 and higher so "the people" would look to other sources of energy.  Mr. President, I along with many others welcome new sources of energy but we don't welcome higher prices  for what we are using now. In case you don't understand, when the price of gas goes up WE pay for it.

Get it,the money comes out of our pockets. No, Mr. President there is not a magic gas fairy, not one that I know of, if you know something I don't, please let me know.
          I am so sorry you don't understand this, believe me, you don't know how sorry I am. It's too bad  the people didn't think about or know what might happen if the President  didn't have experience in dealing with real life matter and not rely on "Hope & Change". In any case we are where we are and now it's time for you to step up and get your head out of the hope mood and do something or rather undo some things ... Such as promote drilling in this country by our countrymen. Drill here, drill now and please don't give me this global warming crap as an excuse. Oil is 100% natural, straight out of God's green earth, with some refining it powers our cars, warms our homes as well as used in many other products. By the way, experts say we have enough oil in this country to keep us running for about 200 years. I am sure by then we will have come up with some other forms of fuels.  Stop hoping for change and do something!

When Republicans are the Majority Party ...

                                                            
Why is it when Republicans are the majority party there is a call for them to work with the Democrats, almost give in, but when the Democrats are in the majority they are somehow given a mandate to do the people's work.  Is this the truth or does it just seem that way?
 The people of Wisconsin elected republicans into the majority and they are now doing the people's will.  It is too bad more people who support their elected officials are not out showing their support but  the elections proves the will of the people more than any protest or anti-protest.
Times are difficult for most people but it is refreshing to see a government official, Govenor of WI, who is willing to cut spending instead of increasing taxes. There is one fact we all know, Dems., Reps. and Independents, there is plenty of waste, over spending and room for cuts in government spending. A fact the current US House, US Senate and President need to be aware of, if they are not already...
And while we are talking about the senate, the Wisconsin Senate Democrats need to get their sorry butts back to work and stop acting like spoiled brats. The people of Wis. elected them to do a job not to run and hide.

Call it what you will, it's not marriage.

Call it what you will, it's not marriage.

If  a man and a woman love each other and want to live their lives together they get married. If you have two people of the same sex and for, whatever reason, want to live their lives together that is not marriage, call it what you want, a civil union or whatever but it does not fit the original definition of marriage. To call it marriage is like calling the color green, yellow because, that is what you want it to be, even though it is still yellow. This is not a comment on gay people, straight people or those in between.
The words from the Bible say, a man and a woman leave their family and cling to each other. The meaning of marriage  from the Bible  is much older than  from the new versions of some dictionaries.

There are different views on the subjects  of being gay, straight and those that were gay and turned straight. So it is not an easy subject and I don't claim to have all the answers. Waltz Disney may have some answers, they have recently been sued by the parents of a gay person who turned straight and wanted WD to provide sensitivity training for their employees on how to deal with people who were once gay and turned straight. It is a strange world out there so lets not change the meaning of words just because we want them  to be different. Make up new words for new things,  don't  change the meaning of what already exist in order to fit into some notion you have of the way you want things to be.

Same Sex Marriage Unconstitutional, Not the President's Call

President Obama "Declares" Law Unconstitutional! Not So Fast...

                                                                Not so fast you are not a King
After  a very sad statement made by the White House yesterday, one is left asking, who or what does the President think he really is? The President doesn't get to decide what laws are constitutional and which are not. He doesn't get to make or change the definition of words either.
By the way, the definition of marriage is the union of a man and a woman. : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law.
If you are someone you know is gay that is your business but it doesn't give anyone the right to change the definition of words.  If  you believe laws  needs to be changed there are avenues and processes to follow, not just declare the current law is unconstitutional. 
 The current President has taken it upon himself to declare the current law unconstitutional and have the justice department stop defending the law in court. President Bill Clinton signed DOMA into law in 1996. It is still a constitutional law and the President took an oath to uphold the constitution.

   If you agree or disagree with this law it is still a law, I ask the President to follow  and enforce the laws. 

Obama Is Not A King..He is Acting like One

President Obama You Are Not a King and Have Laws to Follow, Like It Or Not

In a rare move today the Obama Administration said the government will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act. The Attornety General said, King Obmam, I mean President Obama,  decided the federal government will no longer defend the federal law that defines marriage between a man and a woman.
"Mr." President Obama we are a country of laws and you do not get to decide what laws are constitutional and which are not. You took an oath to uphold the laws of the United States. I have one thing to say to you, if you can't uphold the laws of our country get out and take whatever crown you think you have with you.
 In my opinion you are becoming a disgrace to the United States of America. We don't allow dictators to rule our country, so stop acting like you have some special powers that put you and your wishes above the law.  It doesn't matter if you like or dislike a law you are under oath to enforce them. It is too bad so many people were deceived by you into thinking you were the change this country needed. You are a change but  we are not changing to a dictatorship with one all  powerful ruler.  No, that is not how this country operates.oOBAMA No

JOBS VS UNIONS GIVING UP A LITTLE CONTROL, YOU DECIDE

Keep the Union Power and Lay Off 10- 12,000 Workers?

                                                        
Governor Scott Walker, the unions are pushing hard, pushing hard to keep themselves alive. It is not about the children or even the teachers. It's now about the unions. Oh yes, and the budget!
  Wisconsin is having a huge budget problem, in order to the fix the problem, a problem he was elected to fix, the governor is trying to cut back the extras the teachers are receiving. He is not calling for cuts so deep that it would bring the government workers down to the level of the private workers. The unions with their power are costing the states money they need to balance their budgets. They want to cut  collective bargaining on the "extras" not salaries. So, it is not as bad as union signs and chants make it sound. Unions are upset, for a number of reasons,  Wisconsin decided to stop collecting the dues paid by city workers to the unions. (I am not sure why they ever decided to do this in the first place.) They also decided not to force teachers into the union if they don't want to be part, now that sounds like America to me.

 After all of this, the unions and some teachers still don't want to "give in."  I guess they would rather 10,000 to 12,000 teachers loose their jobs and they can hold on to their powerful union.............. I wonder if all the teachers agree with this path the unions are forcing the government down?

Dems Throw a Tantrum and Go Hide

Embarrassing to be a Democrat. State Senators Threw a Tantrum

  
     The Democrats in the Wisconsin state senate fled the state.. (it's not a good day to be a Democrat when your elected Senators run  to and hide in another state to avoid a vote.)
The Wisconsin Senate convened for a short time on Friday  to find the Democrats. The governor  was asked to send state police  to find the minority leader, Mr. Miller. The Wisconsin State Patrol was sent to find the missing  state senator. Senate rules, as well as the state constitution states absent members can be compelled to appear.
       While hiding Senator Mark Miller spoke to a morning show saying,"We left the state so we were out of the reach of the Wisconsin State patrol which has the authority to round  us up and bring us back to the legislature," Sounds like somebody knew they weren't going to  "get their way" and decided to throw a tantrum.
      I say it is time now to wipe the tears and get back to work, after all the governor is only doing what he was elected to do and although there are protestors there are a lot of other citizens that voted  to have a strong leader  make the hard choices. Not that this is a very hard choice since the teachers will not be giving up that much. If the truth be know this is more about Unions not liking the fact the new bill will not force state workers into a union, they will now have a choice.
      Wisconsin teachers made a mockery of the teaching profession by not teaching their students after a ill fated call by Mary Bell, head of the teachers UNION, to come to Madison...
       It should also be noted that the teachers union is still in a battle with the state over no cost, Viagra.

Wisconsin Democrat Senators Run and Hide!!!!

Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker is looking for 14 state Democrat senators. The Governor  said  all 14 senators got on a bus and left the state and are believed to be "hiding out" in Illinois. They do not want to vote on the Governor's budget bill. Governor Walker stated, his budget will save, between 10,000 and 12,000, government jobs.  The bill will make state employee pay about 12% toward their health insurance and  contribute a small percentage, about 5.5% to their own  pension plan.
At this time I am not sure if these senators are stupid or chicken, too chicken to do what they were elected to do.

Obama Bows to the budget

President Obama Unleashes His Budget...$15 trillion in debt

Monday, President Obama presented his 2012 budget! A budget that "unleashes " the largest 1-year debt hike in history...by the end of the fiscal year the debt will be over $15 trillion.
 Amid the increase spending  is a 10% increase in IRS spending for over 5000 new IRS agents, a 15 cent tax hike on gas and a reversal of parts of the bill the president signed recently, continuing the "Bush Tax cuts."
At the present time the government is borrowing about 42 cents of every dollar it is spending. President Obama, you are the president STOP spending money we don't have!!! Mr. President do you understand what spending money you don't have is doing to this country? At the current record debt level for each interest point increase, the government will have to pay an EXTRA $140 billion...... per year.

Terrorist Organization or Not - Muslim Brotherhood

Muslim BROTHERHOOD background...

          In 1928 the Muslim Brotherhood was formed by a 22 year old school teacher, HASAN AL-Banna. Muslim Brotherhood was started as an Islamic revivalist movement following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and  ban of the caliphate system of government which had united the Muslims for hundreds of years. Based on the idea, Islam was not just a religious observance, but a total way  of life, on the tenets of Wahhabism,  known today as "Islamism." Al-Banna supplemented the traditional Islamic education for the Society's male students with jihadia training.

The Brotherhood grew over the next 20 years,  not only as a religion and education, but also political party,  the Party of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hizb Al-Ikhwan Al-Muslimoon. It blamed the Egyptian government for being passive against "Zionists" and joined the Palestinian side in the war against Israel  and started committing terrorist acts inside of Egypt, which led to a ban on the movement by the Egyptian government. A Muslim Brother assassinated the Prime Minister of Egypt, Mahmud Fahmi Nokrashi, on December 28, 1948. Al-Banna, the founder  was killed by government agents in Cairo in February, 1949.

The Egyptian government legalized the Brotherhood again in 1948, but only as a religious organization; it was banned again in 1954 because it insisted that Egypt be governed under shari'a (Islamic law).

Abdul Munim Abdul Rauf, a Brotherhood activist, attempted to assassinate Egyptian President Nasser in 1954 and was executed, along with five other Brothers. Four thousand Brothers were also arrested, and thousands more fled to Syria, Saudia Arabia, Jordan, and Lebanon.

In 1964, Nasser granted amnesty to the imprisoned Brothers, hoping that their release would weaken interest in the recently formed Arab Socialist Union party; the result was three more assassination attempts by the Brothers on Nasser's life. The top leaders of the Brotherhood were executed in 1966, and many others were imprisoned.

Nasser's successor, Anwar-as-Sadat, promised the Brothers that shari'a would be implemented as the Egyptian law and released all of the Brotherhood prisoners; however, the Brothers lost their trust in Sadat when he signed the peace agreement with Israel in 1979; four Brothers assassinated Sadat in September, 1981.

Officially banned by the Egyptian government since 1954, the Muslim Brothers captured 17 seats in the Egyptian Parliament running as independents; they also hold important offices in professional organizations in Egypt.

Today, a very complex financial network connects the operations of over seventy branches of the Muslim Brothers worldwide. During the Muslim Brothers' seventy-plus years of existence, there have been cycles of growth, followed by divisions into factions, including clandestine financial networks, and violent jihad groups, such as al-Jihad and al-Gama'at al-Islamiyya in Egypt, HAMAS in Palestine and mujahideen groups in Afghanistan.

  Are they still violent? The leaders renounce violence, at least publicly.The Brotherhood says its call to jihad is spiritual, and that it believes in advancing Islam through politics and teaching. This is hardly a separation of "church and state." It is unclear what their intension are but experts are divided on whether the Brotherhood’s new, more moderate line marks a real change or a ruse. “It would be delusory to take the Muslim Brotherhood’s democratic protestations at face value,” says Leslie Gelb, a former president of the Council on Foreign Relations. “No one really has any sound idea of how they might rule.’’  There are some who believe the Brotherhood is watching and waiting for their turn to pounce. The WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL  ISLAMIST MOVEMENT GROUP had better be watched and watched closely.Their charter states," must be fully prepared to fight the tyrants and the enemies of Allah as a prelude to establishing an Islamic State....

Sources:
 IkwanWeb the Muslim Brotherhood english language web site.
El-Awaisi, Adb Al-Fattah
Fas.org(FAS  Intelligence Resource Program) Web site

History is made! Mubarak Steps Down as President of Egypt

Friday, February 11, 2011 11:05 am est

Mubarak Steps Down Turns Power Over to the Military

History was made today at apprx. 11:05 est. The vice president of Egypt announced, to a very large crowd, over 200,000,  President Mubarrk has stepped down. The crowd was heard over a news  reporter as he gave a live interview to a news group in the US. almost 1/2 miles away.
It  appears the military will be is now in charge, a military group seems to be the ruling power in Egypt.
Joyful celebration is happening  by the people in Egypt, not violence!
 More to follow...

Obama, forcing people to get health care, "Not the American Way"

     That is what candidate Obama said, when speaking out against making people buy health insurance. Evidently his view changed after becoming president and signing the, " Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"

     US District Judge Vinson, seems to agree with Candidate Obama by ruling, the new Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, Unconstitutional!
 Judge Vision wrote, " Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire Act must be declared void."( pg.76)*


United States Code, Section 2201(a), a Declaratory Judgment shall be entered
separately, declaring “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”
unconstitutional.
DONE and ORDERED this 31st day of January, 2011.
/s/ Roger Vinson
ROGER VINSON
Senior United States District Judge ( pg 78)*





*State of Florida 
V                                             Case No.: 3:10-cv-91-RV/EMT
United States Department of
Health and Human Services

State of the Union Address: After $16 Billion in Earmarks

Mr. President, nice speech!  However, the time for nice speeches is over we need action!
The country is in debt up to it's "eyeballs," not that  China minds, they own most of it and I don't need to tell you what that means. ( Didn't you just have a big state dinner for the communist leader of China?)
 Mr. President, you said, "Because the American people deserve to know that special interests aren't larding up legislation with pet projects, both parties in Congress should know this: if a bill comes to my desk with earmarks inside, I will veto it." Nice touch Mr. President,  but you said that before you became President and while  President. The problem is, you lied, as a matter of fact you signed a bill a couple of weeks ago that contained more than 9000 earmarks, yes more than 9000!  Last year alone you signed bills containing about $16 BILLION in earmarks, yes, Billion! So what  part of your speech should the American people believe? 
I heard you say you wanted to freeze spending levels for the next 5 years. Do you want to freeze them at  the current level? In case it may have slipped your mind, the current level of spending has put us so deep in debt some believe we may never get out... Yes, I know you said, "discretionary spending" but it all "Mumbo-Jumbo" and you know it!
 Mr. President, do you even know how much debt the United States is in, do you care, do you understand what this means?
  The talk about the tax code, the service of our young men and women, getting along etc. that was nice but time  for  talk is past it's time for action.

What did you think of the Speech?

State of the Union Address......

We don't need any one to tell us what state the union is in,  we need  someone to  help us out of the "state " we're in.
 hint:  Having Dems & Reps sitting together won't "cut it"!
 We do not need  a speech to make us "feel" good, we need a plan, a real plan, to get us back on the "right track". No more "pie in the sky",  mum-bo, jum-bo!

 CUT SPENDING 
 There is  WASTE in our government that could be cut out, PURE and SIMPLE!
  Just DO IT!
The government should not be in the Museum business, Art business and cut . . .  

"• At least $55 billion in annual program overpayments;
• $60 billion for corporate welfare;
• $13 billion on 9,287 earmarks in the recent omnibus spending bill;
• $25 billion in unused federal property;
• $123 billion for programs for which government auditors can find no evidence of success;
• $140 billion in potential budget savings identified in the CBO “Budget Options” books; and
• Massive program duplication, such as the 342 economic development programs, the 130 programs serving the disabled, the 130 programs serving at-risk youth, and the 90 early childhood development programs."

"This time" don't increase spending by the amount, or more,  than was  cut! Savings should be mandated to go toward reducing the debt not new spending! This can be done.

 DRILL FOR OIL 
( in our own country)

EVERYBODY LIVES UNDER, WITHIN AND BY THE SAME LAWS.
If "it" (whatever,"it" is) is good enough for the people of the United State it is good enough for the people in the government!

 No special rules, no exceptions!!!!!!!!

This would be a start in the right direction. . .

$$$ GAS PRICES $$$ Over $3.00!

      With gas prices rising above the $3 mark  while people are still hurting, what is the government doing? One must also ask the media, why are they not asking the questions they asked, almost daily, when George Bush was president?
      The United States has the oil but for some strange reason , "we" expect the rest of the world to supply us! There are people, groups, in the US that don't want the mess  and seem not to care what this is doing to the well being of families as well as  the country itself. It's time  we took care of ourselves and tell those that would put an animal or plant above the well being of people, step back and put people first.
 In most cases any problems that might be caused can be solved!
 It's time to start taking care of ourselves!
Yes, it's that simple!

 What do "you" think?

  

40 cal Bullet Pierced the Kitchen Window

A 40 cal. Bullet Hole in the Kitchen Window

These  pictures are what happened when somebody shot into my kitchen window while I was sitting at the table. What the pictures don't show are the tiny shards of glass  all over the floor, counters, table, in cups, rugs,  sink  and in my hair! The bullet also hit the wall and ceiling before it came to rest on the floor  less than, 3 inches of where I had been sitting and a foot  from where I was sitting at the time.

People need to be more responsible  for their actions. This irresponsible act landed, at least, one person in jail but it could have put one person  in a coffin. 

Not sure where the other bullets I heard went, I  only felt and saw this one.

" By the way, it is illegal to fire a weapon within 500 feet of a residents, in this county."

Gas $2.99 per gal, that's a good price these days?

What happen to, "DRILL BABY DRILL"?
 What will it take for this government to "get it"? I know the president said he would like to see gas over $4-$5 a gallon. I am not sure what planet the president is from, just kidding, but  for everyday people this will be a disaster. The president believes that at $4 to $5  a gallon will cause people to get serious about getting the price down  in a variety of ways but that method will hurt a lot of people.. Get real Mr. President!
  I have to wonder if there isn't a real, may be a spiritual, reason Alaska has "one of" the biggest oil reserves in the world. I wonder why the greatest nation in the world doesn't tap into   100% natural  source of power, oil.   100%  Natural!!!!!



 There is no reason the greatest nation in the world needs to go backward  but rather move forward,  somebody  needs to lead the way.....
Your thoughts.........

The Cost of, "Going to the Movies"

Is it just me or has the price of "going to the movies" gone out of sight? I ask you, is a box of candy really worth $3.85 or a box/ bag of popcorn really worth $10, a cup full of soda worth $5.
 I watched as a small family "went to the movies" and cost.
Tickets for a family of 4:
                                             2 adults $16.50*
                                             2 kids:   $12.50*
Surcharge for 3D $2.50 x 4                  $10
Drinks                                                $20
Popcorn (Shared)                                $10
Gas                                                    $6
 Well you get the picture
 One can only hope they ate at home before they came...
 A couple with younger children who want to experience," going to the movies" and need  a baby setter well,  I would rather not even know the cost.
* Cost in your area maybe higher,  ticket prices for this example: $8.25 adults, $6.25 children.
I have never understood why, if each person is allowed one seat, it is more or less for either one. I assume they figure a child will eat more thus the cheaper seat is better for business.
 Recently, I have noticed a lot of empty seats at the movies!
 What has been your experience?