TIME FOR CHRISTIANS TO STAND UP FOR OUR RIGHTS!

In Chelmsford, Massachusetts, the local school authorities have decided to remove all vestiges of Christmas celebration, even Santa Claus and candy canes, from the school.  The authorities there stated that it was their job to educate the children, not brainwash them with religion.  Needless to say, the vast majority of the parents of the students have protested this action, even to the point of threatening a lawsuit.

In one segment of the story, they showed tape from a community meeting at the school.  One mother suggested that any student would be able to put up any symbols of other religions so that the school would not just be celebrating the Christian holiday of Christmas.  Another woman countered that this would not work as it would be impractical to try to represent every possible religious view.  But that is not what was suggested.  The first mother suggested letting any student represent alternative religious celebration if they chose to do so.  Unless this class is the most religiously diverse class in history, I seriously doubt that there would be a need to represent every viable religion in the world.  And this diversity of religion could be a learning experience for the children, thereby meeting the goal of educating, not brainwashing, the students.

The question is, whether you are talking about a school or a courthouse or any other public property, WHEN DID THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS, WHO BELIEVE IN GOD AND JESUS, LOSE THEIR RIGHTS TO PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION FREELY AND WITHOUT GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE?!?!

The first article of the Bill of Rights states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."  What does this mean??  It seems pretty straightforward and clear to me, but it has been a source of real conflict and confusion in our country for about the last half century.  Somehow, somewhere, our courts have taken a stand to completely separate government and religion, but that is not what was written in our Constitution.  Our founding fathers, most of whom were practicing Christians, never intended that religion would be removed from government.  Their intent, clearly, was to see to it that the government could not, and would not, establish a National religion, or favor one religion over another.  To interpret the Bill of Rights and the intent of the founders of this country in any other way is just stupid.

OK, so we are not all going to agree on this subject.  Whatever happens to majority rules.  I believe in Jesus Christ as being the Son of God and my Savior and Redeemer.  I believe in One God Almighty, the Creator of all we are and all we have.  Under our Constitution, I am allowed to believe as I wish, just as others, who disagree with me, are allowed to believe what they choose and worship, or not worship, as they see fit.  I have no problem with this view.  Live and let live.  This is what our Constitution is all about...the individual having free thought and free expression without fear of government interference or persecution.  This belief was one of the underlying principles that prompted the Pilgrims to brave the mighty Atlantic Ocean to come to Plymouth Rock in order to escape religious persecution in Europe.

But when did we confer on the minority the right to tell the majority when and where they could or could not practice their religion freely.  I think that this situation has basically been the product of the old adage that tells us the squeaky wheel will get the grease.  One atheist threatens to sue over Christmas decorations in a school or courthouse and the powers that be fold like a house of cards to avoid legal problems.  We have all seen it happen at one time or another.

Well, fellow Christians and other people of religious faith, I say it is time that we reverse this trend and start taking back our rights to practice our religion freely at any time, in any place!  FROM NOW ON, WHEN ONE PERSON OR SMALL GROUP TRIES TO INFRINGE ON OUR RIGHTS BY THREATENING LAWSUITS, LET'S GATHER OUR MAJORITY AND BRING REAL PRESSURE TO BEAR ON THE COWERING DECISION MAKERS WHO HAVE COWTOWED FOR TOO LONG TO THIS LOUD MINORITY WHO WISH TO BRING THEIR WILL TO BEAR ON ALL OF US! 

Think about it for a minute.  If a school principal is afraid of a lawsuit brought by one person, how would that principal react to a lawsuit coming from the other side where 200 or 500 or 1000 people were suing to PROTECT their rights of free exercise of religious beliefs and free expression of those beliefs.  Which way do you think your school boards and administrators and mayors and town managers going to go, once they are faced with that type of choice.  IT IS TIME FOR ALL PRACTITIONERS OF FAITH TO STAND UP AND SHOUT, "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"

And how about stores and shopping malls who are so concerned with offending non-Christians by using the word CHRISTmas instead of the more generic Happy Holidays.  Currently, approximately 77% of Americans consider themselves to be Christian.  So, perhaps we Christians should show the stores and malls of America that, instead of worrying about the other 23%, maybe they should concern themselves more with NOT offending the 77% of us who view the upcoming holiday as the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Maybe we should show those stores and malls that, unless they want to give real recognition to this holiday, they need not worry about us doing our CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN STORES THAT GIVE NO RECOGNITION TO CHRISTMAS!!   If we did this, how long would it take the stores to change their advertising and their policies where Christmas is concerned??  NOT LONG, I GUARANTEE IT!!

Therefore, in closing, I want to encourage all Christians and practitioners of other religious beliefs to stand up for their rights and bring America back to the founding principles that have made this the greatest and most free country the world has ever known.

AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!!

Mr. President, Tell My Why?

Mr. President, could you please explain the reasoning you have used in allowing your Attorney General to hold the terrorist trials of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and others in a civilian court in New York City??  I listened to AG Eric Holder testify before the Senate several days ago concerning this decision and I heard him say that KSM does not get to choose the venue of his trial, but rather he (AG Holder) would make that decision and he had done so.  However, given the uproar that this decision has caused, one is forced to believe that such a decision would not have been made without your approval.  So I ask you, President Obama, why are you doing this to our country?  What is there to be gained by such a move and at what cost?

We already have heard AG Holder state that he is confident that he has plenty of evidence to get a conviction and, ultimately, the death penalty for KSM's crimes.  However, if we are going to accord KSM all the rights of an American civilian facing criminal charges, then there are some real questions to be addressed.  Questions of coercive interrogations are going to put an obvious taint on much, if not all, of the information obtained from KSM.  Now, my understanding is that KSM was ready to plead guilty before a military tribunal and face sentence for his crimes.  Given that fact, what does a trial in New York City get for the American people that we don't already have?  To give KSM and his cohorts and lawyers the chance to bad mouth America on a world stage is nothing short of STUPID...unless, of course, you wnat this kind of negative publicity for the country you supposedly love and are sworn to protect.  It is even possible that, given the rules of evidence in a civilian court, that KSM could be acquitted of the charges against him and go free.  What benefit to we gain that makes taking that chance a good gamble?

Another consideration is the monetary cost of such a trial.  Tell me, Mr. President, how many millions of dollars of TAXPAYER MONEY will be spent on this whole process, when you take into account all the legal fees, including all appeals, all the money for additional security in the courthouse, the extra security in general that will be required in New York City and all the other items that will be a necessary expense for this extravaganza.  It would seem to me that, before you spend those hard earned tax dollars to get a conviction for a criminal who already wants to confess, you should consider the wishes of those of us who will foot the bill, THE TAXPAYERS.  And, as I am sure you know, Mr. President, several well known polls have already shown that the public is against this decision.

Given these considerations, one is forced to wonder what your real agenda is here.  Do you really believe that this trial, in this setting, is really in the best interests of this country?  Or is this the manifestation of a desire to politicize this matter as a means of putting the Bush administration on trial in an attembt to deflect criticism for your own poor political record as president thus far?

It is time, Mr. Obama, for you and your left wing liberal friends to get past their fixation on the perceived mistakes of the Bush administration and quit trying to keep bringing the country backwards in hopes that this action will somehow propel your administration forward by favorable comparison.  DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF AMERICA, MR. PRESIDENT, AND CHANGE THIS DECISION FOR THE GOOD OF EVERYONE INVOLVED.

Thank you and God bless the United States of America!!

And Obama's Hits Just Keep On Coming!

Hey, President Obama, congratulations on another stunning policy success!! Yes, I am certain that bringing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the 911 mastermind, to the courts of New York City instead of those stodgy old military tribunals will turn out to be one more, in a long line, of stunning policy successes. Not only will this decision result in millions of dollars being spent for the security of such a trial, but it will also open New York City to heightened levels of danger. I am sure most New Yorkers will agree that it has gotten a little dull in town, so this excitement will certainly be a welcome diversion.

And, hey, who knows, what with the more defendant-friendly rules of evidence, he might even be acquitted and walk free from his crimes. Or, if he is convicted, he will be able to avail himself of years of appeals of that conviction, while living on in a prison at the expense of this country's taxpayers.

Yessirree, Mr. President, I gotta say it!! Job well done!! Now get busy with that lipstick!!

An Open Letter To President Obama

This letter is an open letter to President Obama, written by respected businessman, Lou Prichett, formerly of Proctor and Gamble. Lou Pritchett is one of corporate America 's true living legends- an acclaimed author, dynamic teacher and one of the world's highest rated speakers. Successful corporate executives everywhere recognize him as the foremost leader in change management. Lou changed the way America does business by creating an audacious concept that came to be known as "partnering." Pritchett rose from soap salesman to Vice-President, Sales and Customer Development for Procter and Gamble and over the course of 36 years, made corporate history.

AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA

Dear President Obama:

You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me. You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you. You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support. You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American. You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll. You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core. You scare me because you lack humility and 'class', always blaming others. You scare me because for over half your life you have aligned yourself with radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly denounce these radicals who wish to see America fail. You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the 'blame America ' crowd and deliver this message abroad. You scare me because you want to change America to a European style country where the government sector dominates instead of the private sector. You scare me because you want to replace our health care system with a government controlled one. You scare me because you prefer 'wind mills' to responsibly capitalizing on our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves. You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that lays the golden egg which provides the highest standard of living in the world. You scare me because you have begun to use 'extortion' tactics against certain banks and corporations. You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging you on your wild and irresponsible spending proposals. You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider opposing points of view from intelligent people. You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both omnipotent and omniscient. You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do. You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the Limbaughs, Hannitys, O'Relllys and Becks who offer opposing, conservative points of view. You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing.

Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably not feel safe in writing a similar letter in 8 years.

Lou Pritchett

TRUE - CHECK: http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/youscareme.asp This letter was sent to the NY Times but they never acknowledged it. Big surprise! Since it hit the internet, however, it has had over 500,000 hits. Keep it going.. All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing. It's happening right now.

The Duties Of A Leader

I woke up this morning and read the news that former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, spent the weekend at Fort Hood, visiting the men and women who were wounded this past week and the family members of the wounded and slain soldiers. That is what a true leader does in a time of national tragedy.

But where was President Obama??? Oh, yeah, he was behind closed doors with his partners in crime, twisting arms to get the razor thin margin needed to ram through his unwanted and unnecessary "healthcare reform." For those of you who have been suffering with bouts of BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome), I ask you to clear your minds for one minute and think about this. With the mass murder of our soldiers fresh on the minds of most Americans, where should we expect our Commander-in-Chief to be? I think we all know the answer to that question, deep in our hearts, and we know that, once again, President Barack Hussein Obama has failed another leadership test.

While our heads our now clear, for the moment, let's take a quick look at the past ten months of the Obama presidency.

All of you BDS sufferers are so quick to point out that you think President Bush lied to the American public about the weapons of mass destruction believed to be in Saddam Hussein's possession. Never mind that most members of congress believed that fact, as well as virtually every major intelligence organization in the world. Congress was misled or mistaken. But not President Bush--HE LIED!! Right?!?! Okay, let's pass on that one for a minute and take a look at Obama's record for honesty.

Before his election, President Obama promised a new era of politics, not the same old stuff from the same old people. Once elected, he gave us the same old people in most of the key posts of government. Biden, Clinton, Emmanuel, et al are all well known names in the DC circle of political hacks.

President Obama said we are going to pay as we go...no more deficit spending. Hmmm, I guess our new 2 trillion dollar deficit is not real or else, we were lied to about this.

We were promised that all new legislation would be available on the internet for all citizens at least five days before any votes. Whoops, on the TARP and other bailouts, that didn't happen!!

We were promised complete transparency, not the closed door, Democrats only meetings that have taken place in the last couple of weeks.

Speaker Pelosi pledged that THIS congress would be the most honest in our history. Currently, no less than 16 of its members are under investigaion for dishonest dealings involving unpaid taxes, undeclared income, bribery and other felonies and misdemeanors.

Well, you know the old joke. How do you tell if a politician is lying to you??? His (or her) mouth is moving. This joke has probably never rung truer than with our current administration and congress.

Oh, well, I guess if people are unhappy enough with their current circumstances, they will turn to any leader who can promise them what they want to hear, regardless of whether that leader intends to keep those promises. After all, the citizens of Germany did it back in the 1930's and that worked out pretty well, didn't it??

GOD BLESS AND KEEP OUR BELOVED UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!

The Death Of American Freedom

I just discovered that the House of Representatives has passed healthcare reform legislation by a narrow 220-215 vote. This legislation includes the so-called "Public Option" which will essentially result in the U.S. government taking total control of the health care in this country. Although the Senate has yet to pass this bill, it seems likely at this time that it will eventually pass in some form.

For those of you who love the United States of America, this will be a sad day. Barack Obama and the left wing liberals of the Democratic Party are bent on destroying what America has been for the past 235 years and seem determined to tear it down and re-assemble it in their own warped socialistic image. In America, you will no longer be free from government interference in this very large part of each American's life.

As a young, single healthy person, just starting out in adult life, you will not have the option to pay for medical care as you go. You will be forced to purchase healthcare coverage, or face stiff fines and maybe imprisonment for refusing to do so. That stand may very well be unconstitutional, but prominent members of Congress have already gone on record as stating that many of the things they do are not authorized by the U.S. Constitution, but they just do them anyway.

For elderly Americans, we have been told that there will be no "death panels" to decide who lives and who dies. Well, that may not be what they call the panel ultimately, but there will be decision makers within the government who will decide whether it is cost effective to give an elderly patient affirmative treatment for life threatening conditions as opposed to just giving drugs to ease the pain of dying.

For small business people, such as myself, this decision will mean a combination of rising costs to my clients and/or reducing the rate of pay that I can pay to my employees. Neither of these options is attractive but most small businesses in America will be facing these same tough decisions.

So, who wins with this decision. It would seem that this decision is a positive one for the poorest of our citizens, but did the entire system have to be changed to address the needs of those citizens who do not currently have health care? Do we really need to increase our national debt by another trillion dollars or more? When this economy finally breaks down, as it will in the face of this unrelenting and uncontrolled spending, what will that leave? It will leave an entire country, once the most affluent country in the world, foundering under its own impossible debt load. We will be like some third world country when we can no longer borrow any more money because our dollar will be worth about the same as a sheet of toilet paper, and be about as useful.

I do not honestly know all the ins and outs of this situation and, if the prayers of so many people who love America as she is are answered, then maybe this will not be the end of our great country. Perhaps, the impetus of this move will be what it takes for the American public to rear up on its collective hind legs and say, "Enough is enough!" Let's go to the polls in one short year from now and vote out of the office the traitorous scum who are trying so hard to rape and destroy our beloved United States of America.

All the promises for truth and fiscal responsibility and transparency in government have been just so much bull shit! We are currently in the grasp of one of the most crooked congresses in the history of this great nation. We have tax cheats and lawbreakers serving in high government posts. We have more czars in our government right now than ever ruled over Russia. We have a president who has spent millions in legal fees to see to it that none of his private life becomes public, if only to show that he is a citizen of this country and therefore legally eligible to serve in his current post. We have a congress full of our elected "representatives" who do not represent the very people who have put them into office.

NEW FLASH FOR CONGRESS: When every reputable poll in America says that the American public does not want the kind of healthcare "reform" that the Obama administration is pushing, well then, I guess in a truly representative form of government, the plan should not pass.

I will close with this final thought. We are 360 days away from Election Day 2010. I, and many other Americans, will be doing everything that can be done to see to it that the vast majority of the 220 Representatives who voted for this bill are not around after 2010 to SCREW US ANY FURTHER!! YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED IN THE CONGRESS AND GOOD RIDDANCE TO YOU WHEN YOU ARE GONE!!

GOD BLESS AND KEEP THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND MAY GOD TAKE JUST VENGEANCE ON THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO TEAR HER DOWN TODAY!!

Al Gore's Hand in Your Pocket

The following article was written by Dan Kennedy of the Business & Media Institute.

The Government is gambling with taxpayer money it doesn't have on a car that may never sell.

Gee, wasn’t it Obama who swore to end the influence of lobbyists in government?

So we should believe that Al Gore is not a big, fat lobbyist. It is pure coincidence that the start-up electric car company Gore is invested in and backing got a $529-million U.S. government “loan” to further development of its intended super fuel-efficient hybrid cars.

The first of those cars, humorously called the Karma, will sell for about $90,000. Later the company hopes – Obama’s favorite strategy – that it will be able to build a more affordable $40,000 version, but there aren’t even any plans on the drawing board for it yet. It’s just a thought. Oh, and a bunch of the work on the car is occurring in Finland. As far as I know, Finland has not loaned them $529-million. Perhaps that’s why it’s so tough to find those jobs Obama’s stimulus saved or created – they’re in Finland.

This company, Fisker Automotive, not only has Jolly Green Giant Gore as investor, backer and advocate (ie. lobbyist), its other top investors include major “bundlers” of millions of dollars of campaign donations for Obama. Coincidence abounds.

The car is a pipe dream. If it had legitimate marketplace potential, there’d be no need to gamble on it with taxpayer money. Gore and his buddies are awash in ultra-rich fat-cat investors – their private jets are parked right next to each other.

Do you really want your tax dollars used as gambling ante, so Gore and Friends take less risk, and government bureaucrats get to play venture capitalist? And seriously, an $89,000 hybrid sports car? The specious argument given by Henrik Fisker to The Wall Street Journal (9-25-09) is that a lot of technology starts out very pricey then becomes affordable over time with mass acceptance and volume, like big screen plasma TVs that once sold for $25,000. However, I don’t think we taxpayers ponied up $500-million to invent the whopper TVs.

This isn’t about investing, oops, lending to technology development anyway. This is risking taxpayer money on a start-up car company with a ridiculously high-priced product to be and no dealer network. At some point, this company will be trying to compete with Toyota, Honda, etc., as well as the wounded but still very present Ford, Chrysler and Government Motors, and in luxury sports cars, with the likes of Ferrari. The last time I looked around, by the way, there’s already a highly efficient hybrid car being sold. It’s called the Prius.

This is no more or less than theft of taxpayers’ money to reward campaign contributors and political insiders. It’s a reverse re-distribution of the wealth; money taken out of the paychecks of all those “working people” the Democrats are always blathering about fighting for. That money then goes into the pockets of made-rich-through-politics con artists like Gore and hustlers who raise money for Democrat candidates for this very reason: to have it returned to them a hundred-fold. Further, in this case, we are subsidizing a company with the stated goal of developing luxury cars no “working people” will ever be able to buy.

And need I point out, we don’t have the $529-million we just loaned for this scam? We are broke. Beyond broke. In debt to China and future generations up to our eyeballs. We have to borrow this $529-million in order to loan it out. This is the asinine equivalent of a bankrupt U.S. bank making loans to real estate speculators starting up muskrat ranches. In New Zealand.

If there's honest, legitimate opportunity to develop this kind of car, shouldn't we be loaning the money to an established American car company in which we are already heavily invested and already gambling on – not an upstart competitor? Shouldn't we be racing to beat any new boys like Fisker to the market?

If there is Karma, for which this phony-baloney car is named, then everyone in government, Gore, and the other hustlers involved with this theft and others just like it will come back in their next life as frogs in the Mohave Desert. Born there on a record-breaking, scorchingly-hot day.

The Nuts Are Running The Nuthouse

The San Joaquin Valley in California, one of our nation's most productive farming areas, has been turned into a desert in order to save the Delta Smelt, a 2 inch long fish, very much like a minnow. that has been adversely affected by the pumps that pump water into the fields of the San Joaquin farms. Yep, you hear that right. An area of the country which, by some estimates, produces as much as 12% of the total produce in this nation has been completely cut off from water for irrigation to save the Delta Smelt.

Hey, I like fish as much as anybody. Especially when they are broiled or deep fried, with a little lemon and some tartar sauce and maybe a side of fries. But for the Delta Smelt to be a meal, you would have to have forty or fifty of them and you could pop them in your mouth, two at a time, like popcorn shrimp. Oh, wait, they are an endangered species, so you can't eat them.

Of course, if our food supplies run short; if we decide that saving some piss ant little fish is worth affecting millions of people in the San Joaquin valley, then maybe we will have to eat these little fish until there are none left and then we can have the water turned back on so the farms can start producing food again. In Fresno, the unemployment rate of 15% is 5.3% higher than the rest of the country.

In Congress, there is a possibility of special measures, called the God Squad provision, being taken to declare that the people of that area are in the midst of a financial crisis and that, as such, the Delta Smelt can go extinct, if need be, to save the people and the local economy. However, the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D-Lala Land) will not allow such a measure to even come up for a vote.

Yes, the Queen Nut of the House of Representatives is now running the Insane Asylum that we used to call the House of Representatives. President Obama, use your healthcare plan to give Whacko Pelosi her medication so she can get her priorities together and put PEOPLE before FISH!! That is, of course, assuming that YOU do not have your head shoved up the same orifice as our "esteemed" Speaker.

MAYBE WE JUST NEED THE SERVICES OF A GOOD PROCTOLOGIST TO STRAIGHTEN OUT OUR COUNTRY!!

IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?!?!

Change Is Not Always Good

On the left, you see a picture of me, circa 1977. Yes, believe it or not, I was not always the rotund fellow that most of you know today. On the right, there is a picture of three great looking guys! I know, I know, too much heat for one picture but steady, girls! I am the more ample hottie in the middle. Quite a change, huh?

I posted these two pictures as a great example of the point I wish to make today. For weeks and weeks, I have heard our president, and many members of the Democratic party, state that the health care system must be changed and therefore, we must accept their plans for a public option and other far reaching, sweeping changes. There basic choice for us is to keep health care as it is, or change it the way they want to change it. My point is that THESE ARE NOT OUR ONLY TWO CHOICES!

YES, we need health care reform in this country and YES, the plan offered by President Obama and the Democrats offers a real change from what we have now. But, is the change being offered automatically better simply because it is change. The two pictures above offer the obvious answer. In 32 years, I went from being a police officer weighing approximately 200 pounds to being my current calorically challenged (is that the right PC way to say FAT?) 500 pound self. That was certainly a definite change, but was that change for the good or not? Most people would agree that my change, although definite, was not a positive change.

Perhaps we can apply this lesson to Obamacare and realize that, just because it is change does not make it good. I would offer to our president the argument that approximately 80-85 % of Americans are satisfied with their health care. Instead of throwing everything out and starting over, why not try to adjust the system to help that 15-20 % of our CITIZENS who do not have satisfactory health care. That would certainly cost less than the overhaul which the Democrats would love to shove down our throat.

And hey, if you want to cut costs, why not start with the billions of dollars that are wasted in defensive medical tests to combat frivolous lawsuits, by enacting REAL TORT REFORM. When a lawyer takes a case on a contingency basis, he/she stands to collect 1/3 to 1/2 of whatever money he can screw out of the plaintiff. The defense attorney loses nothing, other than his/her time if he loses the case, while the plaintiff can go out of pocket for thousands and thousands of dollars before he/she "WINS!" One great change would be to require defense attorneys to pay the same percentage of their contingency back to the plaintiff when the plaintiff prevails. In that case, defense attorneys would be forced to be more realistic in what cases they bring to court, instead of filing one nuisance lawsuit after another, hoping that one in twenty cases will produce a paycheck.

Caps on punitive damages would also go a long way on reducing medical malpractice insurance rates and, therefore, reducing the overall cost of medical care. A lawsuit settlement should not be the equivalent of hitting the Pick 6 Lotto for Life. A realistic settlement for medical mistakes is one thing...Lotto for life is another!

Lastly, how about lifting the ban on healthcare insurance companies selling insurance across state lines. I know in some cases, because of insurance regulation, there may be as few as two or three companies offering coverage in a given state. This practically amounts to a monopoly in some states. Open up these markets and let capitalism and competition do their jobs and the prices for health care will come down.

Yes, we need some changes in our healthcare system. But, as our pictures above have taught us, the change needs to be a good change, or things can, and will, get worse!

GOD BLESS AMERICA AND KEEP HER FREE AND HEALTHY!

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER

This one is a little different...

Two Different Versions.......Two Different Morals!

OLD VERSION:

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.

Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself!


MODERN VERSION:

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long,building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.

CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast.

How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing,
"It's Not Easy Being Green."

Acorn stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the group singing, "We Shall Overcome."

Rev. Jeremiah Wright then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake.

Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.

Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity and Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer. The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government Green Czar..

The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of the ant's food while the government house he is in (which just happens to be the ant's old house)
crumbles around him because he doesn't maintain it.

The ant has disappeared in the snow.

The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the once peaceful neighborhood.


MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2010.


GOD BLESS AND KEEP THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE!

It's Sunday...Let's Not Have To Think Too Hard

The year is 1947.

Some of you will recall that on July 8, 1947, a little over 60 years ago, witnesses claim that an unidentified flying object (UFO)with five aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and mule ranch just outside Roswell, New Mexico.

This is a well known incident that many say has long been covered up by the U.S. Air Force and other federal agencies and organizations.

However, what you may NOT know is that in the month of April 1948, nine months after that historic day, the following people were born:

Albert A. Gore, Jr.
Hillary Rodham
John F. Kerry
William J. Clinton
Howard Dean
Nancy Pelosi
Dianne Feinstein
Charles E. Schumer
Barbara Boxer (and be sure you call her 'Senator')

Now, see what happens when aliens breed with sheep and jackasses?

I certainly hope this bit of information clears up a lot of things for you. It did for me.

Just something to think about, America!

The Magical Medicare Pie-A Fairy Tale For Democrats

Once upon a time, there was a pie maker who made all kinds of pies. His name was Barobama and he made many unusual and delicious pies and people came from all over to get their piece of the pie. The pie maker promised everybody that they would get their fair share of pie as long as he was the pie maker. One day, he made a beautiful pie that he named "Healthcare Heaven." Barobama told everyone that this was one of his best pies ever and that everyone would love it. However, some old people complained that Barobama had taken a lot of the ingredients that were used in his "Medicare" pie, a favorite pie of the elderly folk. Because he wanted to use those ingredients, everyone knew that the next "Medicare" pie would have to be much smaller, because he did not have as much of the ingredients as he needed to keep that pie as big as before.

This made all the older people weep and wail and gnash their teeth. "What will we do?", they cried. "We will not be able to get as large a slice of Medicare pie as we would like to have. Woe is us!"

But Barobama heard them lamenting and he told the old people, "Don't cry. I am making the "Medicare" pie with a new magical ingredient. Because this pie will be a magic pie, it does not matter that it will be a smaller pie. There will still be plenty for everybody and the slices will be just as big as it always was. So be happy and rejoice!"

And the old people were happy again, knowing that Barobama was going to make the "Magic Medicare" pie for them. And they did sing and dance in the street and they lived happily, and healthily, ever after.

Yes, you may think this is a fairy tale that can't possibly be true. I mean, think about it for a minute...a magical pie that, no matter how many slices you take from it, will still have slices left. Sounds pretty far fetched to me. Although, as a Christian, I do seem to recall that Jesus took five loaves of bread and two fish and fed a multitude of people and had leftovers when they were done. Well, what the hell, if Jesus could do that then the Annointed One should be able to keep those slices coming without breaking a sweat, right??

GOD BLESS AND KEEP AMERICA.

FAIR--A Four Letter Word For Democrats

I recently wrote about how our dear departed, Senator Ted Kennedy, tried to re-write rules that HE set up with the Massachusetts legislature five years ago. The incredible hypocrisy of this attempt only continues to show how dirty politics have become, and especially so for the Democrats. Yes, FAIR does not seem to be a word that the Democrats want to use during the Obama administration.

Besides the Kennedy incident, Democratic party leaders have recently denounced what they characterized as "organized protests" against proposed healthcare reform legislation. They accused Republicans of busing in protestors and staging the upset at town hall meetings. However, in watching the news, the only busing I've seen is the buses full of pro-Obama supporters who were brought in, with their pre-made signs, to try to pack the town hall meetings full so that legitimate protest could be quelled.

Now, Attorney General Eric Holder has decided to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the CIA and allegations of torture, despite President Obama's public stand against such a move. However, public stand and private position can be different. Any good magician knows that the secret to good sleight of hand is to get your audience to look at your right hand while your left hand does the trick. President Obama is desperate to draw attention away from the health care protests at any cost and this could be one avenue to use.

Finally, in an article posted online today, the Democrats have begun to censor what information Republican members of Congress can send to their constituents. Please read the article below.

"FRANK" DEMOCRATS CENSOR GOP MAIL by Jim Brown - OneNewsNow - 8/25/2009 8:00:00 AM

An Arizona congressman says liberals on the "Franking Commission" have deliberately tried to censor mail that conservative Republican House members are attempting to send out to their constituents.

Democrats on the bipartisan Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards have been blocking Republicans from sending out franked mailings to constituents that refer to the cap-and-trade bill as "cap and tax," the stimulus bill as the "so-called stimulus," and the healthcare reform bill as "socialized medicine."

Representative Trent Franks (R-Arizona) says the Franking Commission even told him to stop using the phrase "Democratic majority" in his newsletters, and to use "majority" instead.

"For instance, I can say 'the Speaker,' but I can't say 'Speaker Pelosi' because that's too inflammatory. Well, you know, I understand their problem -- they don't want people to really identify the Democratic Party with Nancy Pelosi," he notes. "But the point is, we are forced to change our vernacular and how we say things in order to comport with their attitudes and their way of believing [how] we should say it."

Another Republican member of the House, John Carter of Texas, told Human Events last month the Franking Commission informed him he could not say: "House Democrats unveiled a government-run healthcare plan" -- but instead must use: "The House majority unveiled a public option healthcare plan." That, stated Carter, is "Pelosi-speak."

According to Franks, an honest and open debate would put Democrats' agenda "in dire straits."

"Ironically, we found franked mail sent from Nancy Pelosi that has exactly the same phrases in it, only from the Democrat side when she was in the minority -- exactly the same that she never was censored for," he adds. "But now that they're in the majority, they're censoring the Republican mail."

Franks says for the first time in decades, Republicans have not been able to offer amendments to some of the most critical bills being considered. He points out that Democrats are even trying to create a rule on appropriations bills that would prevent Republicans from offering their amendments.


YES, I THINK IT IS "FAIR" TO SAY THAT WHEN IT COMES TO ANY KIND OF FAIRNESS, THE DEMOCRATS IN POWER THINK THAT THEY WOULD "FARE" BETTER WITHOUT IT!!

R.I.P., TED KENNEDY--YOUR SENSE OF FAIRNESS WILL LIVE ON WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES.

Hey, Ted, How About Some Fairness?!?!

In what I see as just the latest in a long line of hypocrisy and outright dishonesty, Senator Edward M. (Teddy) Kennedy showed his utter disdain for any sense of honor and honesty in his political dealings.

Within the last several days, Senator Kennedy, who is dying of terminal brain cancer, has attempted to encourage the state legislature of Massachusetts to rescind a four year old law that calls for a special election to replace a Senator who vacates his/her seat prior to the end of his/her term of office. In most states, in such a case, the governor would appoint a replacement to fill out the remainder of the term until the next election. However, in Massachusetts, they chose to take away that power from the governor and put it in the hands of the electorate, who would vote in a special election.

OK, so far, that doesn't sound too bad. Well, at least not until you look into the history of this law. In 2004, Senator John Kerry, the Democratic junior senator from Massachusetts was running for president against George W. Bush. At that time, had Senator Kerry won, then the Republican governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, would have been called upon to name a successor to fill out the remainder of Sen. Kerry's term. Most likely, this would have meant appointing a Republican as the second senator from Massachusetts.

Senator Kennedy felt that this was not the way to handle the situation so he approached the state legislature and was the impetus behind the law to take the appointment power away from the governor of Massachusetts and instead have a special election. That was 2004.

Now, five years later, Massachusetts has a Democratic governor who would appoint a Democrat to fill Ted Kennedy's seat if he has to step down or dies before his term expires. With that in mind, Senator Kennedy now believes it would be better to change the law back to the governor appointing a replacement, since that appointment would undoubtedly meet with Senator Kennedy's approval.

WHAT A CROCK OF SHIT!! COME ON, TED, I KNOW YOU HAVE BRAIN CANCER, BUT DID IT WIPE OUT ANY SENSE OF FAIRNESS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD AT ONE TIME?? YOU DON'T CHANGE THE RULES OF THE GAME AS YOU GO ALONG. ANY CHILD OF 5 OR 6 KNOWS THAT CHANGING THE RULES TO SUIT YOUR OWN PERSONAL NEEDS OR AGENDA IS CHEATING, NOTHING MORE.

IT IS A DAMN SHAME THAT, EVEN NOW AT THE END OF YOUR LIFE, YOU HAVE ALLOWED YOUR LUST FOR PARTY POWER TO OVERCOME ANY SENSE OF FAIRPLAY IN THE GAME OF POLITICS. THIS EPISODE, JUST LIKE CHAPPAQUIDDICK, IS A STAIN ON YOUR PERSONAL CHARACTER, SENATOR KENNEDY AND IT IS TOO BAD THAT YOUR CAREER IN THE SENATE WILL END ON THIS SOUR NOTE!!

SHAME ON YOU!!

A Word For PETA

Hey, for a change of pace, I thought I would direct my thoughts toward PETA, the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals.

I was watching The O'Reilly Factor last night and they had a segment on about PETA protesting the McDonald's Happy Meal for little kids. They had a group in front of a McDonalds restaurant handing out FREE UNhappy meals. They pictured Ronald McDonald wielding a large butcher knife, like something out of PSYCHO. They used packets of ketchup to imitate blood on the boxes. It was all pretty sick and disgusting.

Now, I admit that I do not personally subscribe to PETA's ideas. However, I do not begrudge them the right to espouse their message, no matter how foolish I believe it to be. That being said, I, much Like Bill O'Reilly, feel that the WAY they present their message is more damaging to PETA and its ideas than anything else. Their UNhappy Meals simply came across, to me at least, as a weird and twisted way to make a point at the expense of upsetting small children. Alienating children and angering their parents is probably not the best way to win support for your cause. Just something to think about.

It's Still A Pig!

I have been watching the debate over the proposed ObamaCare health plan for over a month now. I have listened carefully to explanations from the President concerning this plan, and estimates from all sides as to how much the plan will cost the taxpayers. I have read and re-read the polls and watched the steadily declining numbers of voters who are in favor of this legislation and the Obama administration in general. I have seen the televised town hall meetings, both the ones that have gotten loud and angry and the ones that have been more civil and less turbulent in their tone.

Mr. President, I believe that the whole situation boils down to one statement that you made during your campaign for president.

You said, "YOU CAN PUT LIPSTICK ON A PIG AND IT WILL STILL BE A PIG!"

I believe that this one statement sums up the totality of the proposed healthcare plan in a very succinct and straightforward manner. President Obama and the liberal left leaders of Congress have ramrodded several expensive bills down the throat of the American public during the 6 1/2 months of his presidency. Most have been done in such a way so that the public really did not have time to review the legislation. Hell, most of the members of Congress did not have time to read some of these bills before a vote was called for. However, in this case, with THIS legislation, the members of Congress and the people that they represent have had some time to read and study the proposed legislation. And with that knowledge, I think that, no matter how much you try to shine up this apple, it is still rotten to the core, and everyone knows it.

Cut your losses, Mr. President and put THIS pig back in the poke!!

What Was That, Mr. President?

I was watching President Barack Obama during a televised town hall meeting from New Hampshire. He was discussing the various aspects of the proposed ObamaCare health care reform plan. One item he brought up was the question of whether private industry would be driven out of business by having to compete with a program run, and backed by, the federal government. He used, as a comparative example, the United States Postal Service (USPS) balanced against the United Parcel Service (UPS) and Federal Express (FedEx). In this comparison, President Obama pointed out that, while UPS and FedEx are doing well, the USPS is billions of dollars in debt. He was, I believe, trying to show that the private companies, FedEx and UPS, were doing fine in competition against the federal government, as represented by USPS.

However, what other point has been made here? Inadvertently, I believe that President Obama also proved that private industry is much more efficient than similar government-run endeavors. Think about the implications of that point in today's atmosphere. While I agree that some problems exist in the current health care system of this country, do you really think that the overall efficiency and cost of healthcare will go down once the government takes it over?!?! If you do, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I can sell you for a great price!!

I cannot honestly think of one industry where the government runs more efficiently than private enterprise. When the feds took over airline security in 2001, it did not get more effective or more efficient. It got longer lines at security checkpoints and it got more expensive by giving the security people federal jobs with federal benefits, but the security did not actually get any better. A recent security audit showed that the vast majority of the sites tested failed to prevent weapons and contraband from getting through the airport.

The purpose to our government should be defense of our nation and protection of our citizens, to allow for an atmosphere where private enterprise can work in a relatively safe environment without fear. The government should focus on that task alone, and allow industry to flourish and the economy to grow. That system has worked in the past and allowed the United States of America to become the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the history of the world. THAT SYSTEM WORKED IN THE PAST AND IT CAN WORK AGAIN, IF THE POLITICIANS WILL ONLY GET OUT OF THE WAY AND QUIT TRYING TO MANAGE EVERYTHING!!

LET'S GIVE IT A TRY AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

Dear Claire

In the last 48 hours, I have watched, with great interest, the town hall meetings going on around America to discuss healthcare reform. During one meeting, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) told a loud and angry crowd that she did not understand their anger and shouting. It was all very puzzling to her. So, in the following open letter, I will try to explain to Sen. McCaskill, et al, why these town hall meetings and their participants are so loud and so angry.

Dear Claire:

I thought I would write to you and try to enlighten you, and your 534 colleagues in the U.S. Congress, as to why your recent town meetings have such an air of anger and rudeness to them.

Now, I personally would not be rude to you or any other member of Congress when attending a meeting such as the ones you have attended. As they say, you will catch more flies with honey than vinegar. However, it is clear to me, as a citizen, why people are so angry with you and many of your colleagues. For many years now, and maybe more in the last six months than ever before, the members of Congress, in general, have forgotten why they were sent to Congress. You were elected by the people of your state or legislative district to represent them in the Congress of the United States of America. That is why you are being paid. That is what a representative form of government is all about!!

However, too many members of Congress have concerned themselves more with following the wishes of their party leadership, instead of the wishes of the very people who elected you. This is flat out WRONG!!

Let's look at the last six months, shall we?

The majority said NO to the bank bailouts. CONGRESS PASSED IT ANYWAY!

The majority said NO to the auto bailouts. CONGRESS PASSED IT ANYWAY!

The majority said no to the TARP plan. CONGRESS PASSED IT ANYWAY!

Now, the majority of the American public are voicing their opposition to ObamaCare, but the left wing leaders in Congress are doing everything possible to ram the bill through Congress anyway. Your constituency seemed to make it very clear that they are not in favor of this bill. Are you, Senator McCaskill, going to heed the voices of those who elected you and represent THEIR voice in the Senate, or are you going to vote your party's wishes and ignore the voice of the people.

The general feeling among people in this country seem to be that their representatives no longer REPRESENT THEIR WISHES AND INTERESTS!! Therefore, because of frustration and a need to be heard, they are angry and they are shouting. Although you may find it socially unacceptable, perhaps you can now understand that these emotions are fueled by the frustration of a populace who feel they no longer have any voice in how their government is run. Bear in mind, the whole reason that this country exists is because of the frustration of a people who suffered "TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION." Just as in 1776, the citizens of this great country are no longer willing to sit by quietly and watch the imperious behavior of their "elected representatives" who have forgotten their sworn duties.

It is time, my dear senator, to decide the future of the country as well as your own future. Will you vote as instructed by your party leaders? If so, you will play a part in the further economic and social destruction of this great country. If you do that, your constituents will decide your future for you in November 2010 and it is probable that your future will no longer include a life in politics.

YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES HAD BETTER DECIDE WHO YOU WORK FOR AND YOU BETTER DECIDE NOW, WHILE YOU STILL HAVE THE JOB!!

Thank God..uh, er I Mean Goodness For The ACLU!

Recently, at Pace High School, in Santa Rosa County, Florida, The AMerican Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against Pace High School, claiming that some teachers and administrators were allowing students to PRAY IN SCHOOL!! In fact, according to Bill O'Reilly, prayer was "RUNNING RAMPANT" in that school! Boy, are we lucky that the ACLU was there!! Just imagine what horrible things could happen when prayer is allowed to run rampant within a school. Gee, before you know it, people might actually begin to get along better, drug usage might go down, teen pregnancies might go down and school shootings could possibly be eliminated altogether. Where would we be THEN?!?!

But don't worry, the situation is under control. Pace High School, rather than fight the suit, gave into the ACLU and entered into a consent decree, promising NO MORE PRAYING!! Good for them!! God loves gutless wonders!! But then, lo and behold, along comes the principal, Frank Lay, and the Athletic Director, Robert Freeman, who decided that their religious beliefs and faithfulness to God was more important than any consent decree. THOSE IGNORANT BASTARDS!!! WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!?!

But, again, DON'T WORRY...the authorities have the matter in hand. The judge in this matter, whose name was not given, is really angry and is having both these men charged with criminal contempt, a charge for which they could be fined and/or jailed. I, FOR ONE, AM CERTAINLY RELIEVED THAT LAW AND ORDER IS IN SUCH FINE FORM HERE. YES, IT DOES MY HEART GOOD!

OK, enough sarcasm. Yes, sadly, the above story is true. In one case, Principal Lay asked Director Freeman to offer the blessing for a meal served at an honorary luncheon in celebration for some of the athletic achievements of that school year. On another occasion, a clerical worker at a different event asked her husband, who was not a school employee, to offer the blessing for another meal.

A legal question comes up immediately in my mind. Since when did Pace High School, or any other government entity, have the right to enter into ANY kind of agreement with the ACLU which would override an individual's right of free speech and free exercise of religion, even in a school!! MAYBE THAT KIND OF LEGAL RULING IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT ARE SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE FAILING SO MISERABLY!! We are, apparently, OK with teen sex running rampant in our schools. We turn a blind eye to the fact that our students graduate from high school without being able to read and write at an acceptable level. We encourage the exploration of alternative lifestyles, such as homosexuality and promiscuity and, in some cases, downright perversion. Even Muslims are allowed to have prayer time in school, as is called for in their religion. Only Christians are subject to this type of prosecution. Oh, did I say prosecution...I MEANT PERSECUTION!!

I love God and His Son, My Savior, Jesus Christ. I try my best to follow the teachings of Jesus and to worship God each and every day. I do not mind if you do not believe what I believe. That is your right. But your right to not believe should not extend to the point where I am not allowed to exercise my belief!! That is not what America was founded on.

They say that the judge in the case down in Florida is really angry at the criminal contempt that he says these two men have shown by exercising their God given rights to worship. Well, Judge (please note I did not say "your Honor" because it is obvious that you HAVE NO HONOR!) I will go on record right now by saying not only do I have criminal contempt for your ruling, I have total and complete contempt for you and any other judge who is going to prosecute an American for giving thanks to God!

In closing, I can only say that I take solace in knowing that SOMEDAY this judge will stand in judgement before THE JUDGE and he can try to explain his conduct then!! Good Luck "Your Honor!"

GOD BLESS AMERICA, EVEN IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA!!

Who Does Congress Work For?

The United States Capitol Building is the location where YOUR elected representatives and senators meet to legislate and represent you, the average citizen. The very name of the House of REPRESENTATIVES speaks to the purpose for which its 435 members have been elected by the citizens of this great country. The same goes for the 100 members of the U.S. Senate. These men and women were also elected to represent YOUR wishes, YOUR opinions and YOUR best interests.

Oh, hold on a minute! I am not so sure that this is true anymore. Let's look at a few examples across the country to see just how much these men and women of the U.S. Congress are really interested in hearing from you.

Item 1--Recently, a very large crowd of voters represented by Senator Diane Feinstein arrived at one of her offices in California to express their disapproval of the proposed Obama Healthcare Plan. Not only did Senator Feinstein refuse to speak to her "constituents", she called the local police to have them all removed!! Smooth move, Senator. This, by the way, is the same senator who, in the 1990's, set up a constituent call-in line to poll her constituents on an upcoming budget vote. It was later revealed that 87% of the calls urged a negative vote from Senator Feinstein, but she voted the Democratic Party line and voted FOR the measure, citing "NO CLEAR CONSENSUS AMONG HER CONSTITUENTS"! I suppose she is right, though, because if you use California Math, 87 people out of every 100 probably is not that clear of a consensus!

Item 2--Today, Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Texas held a town hall meeting to discuss the Obama Healthcare Plan. Members of the crowd, which was estimated to be several thousand, brought specific items from the plan to present to Mr. Doggett. He was unfamiliar with some of the issues and stated that other issues were not meant the way they were written. The crowd was very unified in their opposition to this bill, but Congressman Doggett stated that, although he heard what they were saying, he was going to vote FOR the bill in spite of the opposition of the very people who voted him into office. ON A HAPPIER NOTE, HOWEVER, REMEMBER THAT THESE SAME PEOPLE WILL BE AROUND TO VOTE REP. DOGGETT OUT OF OFFICE IN JUST ABOUT 15 MONTHS!!

Item 3--A Congressman, whose name I cannot recall at this time, after hearing the general opposition of his constituents to the healthcare bill, stated that he will not hold anymore town hall meetings to talk to his constituents because he would vote as he saw fit and did not want to hear from those not in agreement with his position. Hopfully, this man's constituents will let this POMPOUS, SELF-IMPORTANT SON OF A BITCH hear them loud and clear on the next election day.

I speak now for no one but myself. I am damned tired of our elected officials acting like they are the elite, above-the-law, God-appointed RULERS of our country. When did this happen? When did the term "government service" mean that an elected official had hit the lottery and become imperious all by virtue of the vote?

READ THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION!!

Right now, it starts with President Barack Obama...or is it Czar Obama, or maybe GOD ALMIGHTY!! Tell me, your royal Highness, where in the Constitution, that you swore to "protect and defend", does it give you the rights to re-write bankruptcy laws, to decide who receives how much in a bankruptcy proceeding? Where does it give YOU the right to fire the CEO of a privately owned company? Where did you get the power to appoint (currently) 32 CZARS to oversee everything from health care to banking and business to the Great Lakes? If these appointments are all legal and above board, why are these appointments all made without and oversight from Congress?

In fact, what do we even need Congress for, now that you are appointing all these people to work in the background, answering to NO ONE BUT YOU, THE PRESIDENT? In point of fact, why don't you just dismiss your cabinet members, who have been supplanted by the Czars, and save the taxpayers all those salaries that are paid to the Secretaries and Sub-Secretaries and Assistant Sub-Secretaries?

We, the People of the United States, need to take back our country, our government, and our rights as American Citizens! Those bastards in the U.S. Government will take every freedom we are willing to give them and, once they are properly entrenched, good luck digging them out and getting rid of them.

THE TIME TO START IS NOW!! CALL YOUR REPRENTATIVES IN CONGRESS AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THEIR DAYS OF IGNORING THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY ARE COMING TO A CLOSE. ATTEND PUBLIC PROTESTS AND MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD SO LOUDLY THAT THEY CAN NO LONGER IGNORE THE DIN!!

MAY GOD GIVE US THE STRENGTH TO START THIS BATTLE TODAY AND KEEP ON FIGHTING UNTIL WE HAVE RECOVERED OUR BELOVED COUNTRY!!

The 545 People

Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper. He has been a journalist for 49 years and wrote the following for your consideration.

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does. You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does. You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does. 100 senators, 435 congressmen, 1 president, and 9 Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings who, out of the 300,000,000 [U.S. citizens], are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.

I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank. I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1,000,000 in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes. Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.

What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? Nancy Pelosi. She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to. It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300,000,000 can not replace 545 people who stand convicted, by present facts, of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people.

When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist. If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red. If the Army and Marines are in IRAQ , it's because they want them in IRAQ. If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.

There are no insoluble government problems. Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do. Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses. Provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees. we should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!

MAYBE IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT WE REMIND THE MAJORITY OF THESE 545 VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE WHO THEIR BOSSES REALLY ARE. MID-TERM ELECTIONS ARE LESS THAN 1 1/2 YEARS FROM NOW. BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, ALL CITIZENS SHOULD THINK CAREFULLY ABOUT VOTING OUT THOSE REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS WHO IGNOR THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. THIS HAS GONE ON WAY TOO LONG ALREADY!

A Little Sunday Morning Whimsy...Enjoy!

***NEWS FLASH*** *****PRESIDENCY TO BE OUTSOURCED*****

Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States of America will be outsourced to India as of September 1, 2009. The move is being made in order to save the President's $500,000 yearly salary, and also a record $750 billion in deficit expenditures and related overhead that his office has incurred during the last 3 months. It is anticipated that $7 trillion can be saved to the end of the President's term.


"We believe this is a wise financial move. The cost savings are huge," stated Congressman Thomas Reynolds (R-Wa). "We cannot remain competitive on the world stage with the current level of cash outlay," Reynolds noted. Obama was informed by email this morning of his termination. Preparations for the job move have been underway for some time. Gurvinder Singh, a tele-technician for Indus Teleservices, Mumbai, India, will assume the office of President as of September 1, 2009. Mr. Singh was born in the United States while his Indian parents were vacationing at Niagara Falls, NY, thus making him eligible for the position. He will receive a salary of $320 (USD) a month, but no health coverage or other benefits. It is believed that Mr. Singh will be able to handle his job responsibilities without a support staff. Due to the time difference between the US and India, he will be working primarily at night.


"Working nights will allow me to keep my day job at the Dell Computer call center," stated Mr. Singh in an exclusive interview. "I am excited about this position. I always hoped I would be President." A Congressional spokesperson noted that while Mr. Singh may not be fully aware of all the issues involved in the office of President, this should not be a problem as Obama had never been familiar with the issues either. Mr. Singh will rely upon a script tree that will enable him to respond effectively to most topics of concern. Using these canned responses, he can address common concerns without having to understand the underlying issue at all.


"We know these scripting tools work," stated the spokesperson. "Obama has used them successfully for years, with the result that some people actually thought he knew what he was talking about." Obama will receive health coverage, expenses, and salary until his final day of employment. Following a 2-week waiting period, he will be eligible for $140 a week unemployment for 26 weeks. Unfortunately he will not be eligible for Medicaid, as his unemployment benefits will exceed the allowed limit.


Obama has been provided with the outplacement services of Manpower, Inc. to help him write a resume and prepare for his upcoming job transition. According to Manpower, Obama may have difficulties in securing a new position due to a lack of any successful work experience during his lifetime. A greeter position at Wal-Mart was suggested due to Obama's extensive experience at shaking hands, as well as his special smile.




***SCIENTIST ANNOUNCES NEW CURE FOR CONSTIPATION***


If you are bothered by occasional or frequent constipation, there is a new surefire cure you should try. When constipation strikes, just look in the mirror and repeat the following phrase three times in succession:


"MY FINANCIAL AND PERSONAL WELL BEING ARE TOTALLY IN THE HANDS OF BARACK OBAMA, JOE BIDEN, HARRY REID, NANCY PELOSI, TIM GEITHNER, RAHM EMMANUEL, BARNEY FRANK, CHRIS DODD AND AL GORE!"


If that doesn't scare the shit out of you, then you are probably destined to be backed up for the rest of your life!


MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STRONG AND FREE FOREVER!

We Could Use A Man Like This!

In Australia, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks. Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques.

Prime Minister Rudd was quoted as follows:
"Immigrants, not Australians, must adapt. Take it or leave it. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians. This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom. We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, LEARN THE LANUAGE! Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture. We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us. This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE. If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted."


Perhaps we, the lawful citizens of the United States of America citizens will find the backbone to start speaking and voicing the same truths. This is our country and the freedoms and the security and the prosperity are ours to keep and to share as we see fit, until we are STUPID enough, FOOLISH enough or NAIVE enough to let ANYONE TAKE AWAY OUR FREEDOMS AND OUR COUNTRY!

MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA AND TO HELL WITH ANYONE WHO DOESN'T AGREE!!

We've Figured Him Out

The following is a reprint of an article by Ben Stein which was recently published in The American Spectator. I feel that it is an article worth recirculating and re-reading.

WE'VE FIGURED HIM OUT!

Why is President Barack Obama in such a hurry to get his socialized medicine bill passed?
Because he and his cunning circle realize some basic truths:

The American people in their unimaginable kindness and trust voted for a pig in a poke in 2008. They wanted so much to believe Barack Obama was somehow better and different from other ultra-leftists that they simply took him on faith.They ignored his anti-white writings in his books. They ignored his quiet acceptance of hysterical anti-American diatribes by his minister, Jeremiah Wright.

They ignored his refusal to explain years at a time of his life as a student. They ignored his ultra-left record as a "community organizer," Illinois state legislator, and Senator.

The American people ignored his total zero of an academic record as a student and teacher, his complete lack of scholarship when he was being touted as a scholar.

Now, the American people are starting to wake up to the truth. Barack Obama is a super likeable super leftist, not a fan of this country, way, way too cozy with the terrorist leaders in the Middle East, way beyond naïveté, all the way into active destruction of our interests and our allies and our future.

The American people have already awakened to the truth that the stimulus bill -- a great idea in theory -- was really an immense bribe to Democrat interest groups, and in no way an effort to help all Americans.

Now, Americans are waking up to the truth that ObamaCare basically means that every time you are sick or injured, you will have a clerk from the Department of Motor Vehicles telling your doctor what he can and cannot do.

The American people already know that Mr. Obama's plan to lower health costs while expanding coverage and bureaucracy is a myth, a promise of something that never was and never will be -- a bureaucracy lowering costs in a free society. Either the costs go up or the free society goes away.

These are perilous times. Mrs. Hillary Clinton, our Secretary of State, has given Iran the go-ahead to have nuclear weapons, an unqualified betrayal of the nation. Now, we face a devastating loss of freedom at home in health care. It will be joined by controls on our lives to "protect us" from global warming, itself largely a fraud if believed to be caused by man.

Mr. Obama knows Americans are getting wise and will stop him if he delays at all in taking away our freedoms.

There is his urgency and our opportunity. Once freedom is lost, America is lost. Wake up, beloved America.

Ben Stein is a writer, actor, economist, and lawyer living in Beverly Hills and Malibu. He writes "Ben Stein's Diary" for every issue of The American Spectator.

Health Plan Flow Chart or Board Game On Crack? You Decide!

Here it is, folks! The Democrats voted yesterday to prevent Republicans, or any member of the House of Representatives, from using their mailing privileges to send this form out to their constituents. After viewing the chart listed below, you will understand how a normal citizen could be more than a little apprehensive about any plan that was drawn up to look like this one. This flow chart looks like the product of a crazed board game afficionado who is high on Crack Cocaine or something worse!!

If any of you, my few but faithful readers, can adequately explain this chart to me, I will be forever in your debt. I have seen piles of manure before, having spent my teenage summers working on a farm, but I do not believe that I have ever seen a steaming pile of bull shit to match the one issued by our Congress.

The following link will take you to this masterpiece of a governmental monstrosity. I strongly suggest that you do not eat before viewing and I would probably recommend a few good strong stiff drinks before viewing.

http://www.rollcall.com/pdfs/healthchart072309.pdf

Now, after viewing, click your heels together three times and say, "There's no place like home, there's no place like home." After looking at this chart for a few minutes, you will definitely know that "we're not in Kansas anymore!"

Just A Thought For The Day

If this country becomes an

OBAMA NATION

that will be an

ABOMINATION!!


God bless America and keep her strong and free

BRIAN L. SUTTON

"It's Important That You Listen To Me"

Several days ago, while speaking at a town meeting in his home state of Missouri, Rep. Russ Carnahan, a Democrat, was trying to sell his constituents on the pending Healthcare bill. This is a bill which most non-partisan experts agree will result in higher healthcare expenses and decreased quality of medical care for America in general.

Rep. Carnahan was trying to sell the party line that this program would actually be "deficit neutral" and he also stated that the program would actually save vast amounts of money in the future. Unfortunately for Rep. Carnahan, his audience had a combined average I.Q. above that of your average Democratic congressman and their derisive laughter and shouts of disbelief surprised Rep. Carnahan. In the midst of his speech, he tried to quiet the crowd by saying, "It's important that you listen to me."

Well, Mr. Carnahan, I say to you and all the other members of Congress, both Democrat and Republican, that I think it is about time that you all shut your mouths and start listening to US, THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Maybe you have all forgotten what 'representative government" is all about. WE, THE PEOPLE, elected the members of Congress to represent OUR interests and OUR opinions, not the political interests and opinions of the left wing NUTS who are currently in charge of both houses of Congress.

During the past six months, President Barack Obama and the members of the Democrat-controlled Congress have ramrodded bailout bills and TARP funding and takeovers of whole segments of industry down the collective throats of American citizen, usually disregarding polls showing that America was not in favor of these actions. We have watched while you voted in trillion dollar spending plans that no one even read before the vote was rushed through the Congress. We have seen the appointment of no less than 24 "czars" who answer to no one except President Obama. Now the Obama administration wants to force feed an ill-conceived healthcare plan to the American public, even in the face of growing opposition to these plans by the American people. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!

I say to you, Rep. Carnahan, and to each and every member of Congress, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU LISTEN TO US, THE VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! WE HIRED YOU TO DO A JOB FOR US, AND BY GOD, WE CAN FIRE YOU IN A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR FROM NOW IF YOU DON'T START DOING YOUR JOB AND REPRESENT OUR INTERESTS AND OUR DESIRES INSTEAD OF THE INTERESTS AND DESIRES OF PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE LEFT WING OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY!!!

We, the voters of the United States of America, will be watching closely to see who wants to remain in the Congress and who does not.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

A Time For Courage

On April 15, 2009, at the Tea Party in Lubbock, TX, a black man, Dr. Donald May, delivered this message from the courthouse steps. He electrified the audience. His delivery was masterful.

Anyway, I thought you might enjoy his words. The news media was there, but not one word of this mans appearance ever appeared on TV or in print, even though he completely dominated the scene.

THIS IS A TIME FOR COURAGE

Ladies and gentlemen, this is a time For courage.

We are gathered here today on the Plains of West Texas in common purpose. We are here to remind our government that this is our country. We the People are still in charge, and our government is still our servant and not our master.

Our nation's founding document is The Declaration of Independence. It tells us that our rights come from God and not from a small group of elite men and women.

Our Constitution starts with the words "We the People." Our Constitution was written for ordinary Americans like you and me. Our Constitution protects us from our government and from the politicians. Our President has complained that our Constitution gives ordinary people too much protection. He has ridiculed us for the high value we place on our Bibles, our guns, our personal property, and our liberty . He tells us we do not deserve to keep the money we have earned.

We are told freedom has not worked. Personal responsibility, free enterprise, and liberty have not been effective. Our government will now make more of our decisions for us.

Other than our military, I can not think of one government agency I have ever found to be helpful. And speaking of our military, how about those Navy Seals blowing the heads off those three terrorist pirates? Don't you just wish our entire government would function with such efficiency, professionalism, and courage?

We watch in disbelief as our beloved United States is weakened economically, militarily, and morally by a radical President and his eager accomplices. What has taken generations to build is systematically destroyed and replaced with the same Socialist evil that brought poverty, destruction, and despair to untold hundreds of millions.

The problems we face today have occurred because we have not defended our nation from Socialism. For too long we have allowed the wrong people to make the worst possible decisions.

The Bible warns us of class hatred. The radical leadership of our government daily fans the evil flames of class envy. Our European and Canadian friends beg us to not make the same Socialist mistakes they did. The President of the European Union warned our President that his Socialist economic plans are taking the world down the "road to Hell."

The path to power for Socialists includes taking God and guns from the citizens. Without spiritual and physical protection, people cannot defend themselves and their liberty . They soon become slaves. We are angered that our President apologizes for the exceptionalism and heroism of the United States of America . We are deeply troubled that he told others the United States is not a Christian nation.

We are angered that we have been called cowards and racists because we oppose Socialism. Socialism is not racial. Socialism is an equal opportunity destroyer. We are angered that a recent Department of Homeland Security report has singled out our military men and women who are returning home as being radical threats. The report also characterizes you and me as right-wing extremists and radicals because we favor smaller government and lower taxes.

You and I are average citizens who believe just like most of our fellow Americans. We want our government to leave us alone and to keep its hands off our money, our religion, our guns, our private property, and our lives. We demand that our government stop spending money it does not have. Stop confiscating our money and private property. Stop printing money. Stop subsidizing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the other failed financial institutions and companies.
Mr. President, stop appointing tax cheats to positions of power and influence. Mr. President, secure our borders. Mr. President, do not divert money from our missile defense, F-22 Raptors, and other vital military equipment. This gives encouragement, aid, and comfort to our enemies. Protecting us is your number one job. Mr. President, do not give voting rights to millions of illegal aliens and felons. You have no more right to create new voters for your benefit than you do to use our money to buy the 2010 and 2012 elections.

We gather peacefully here today because there is a growing concern for what our government is doing to us and to our future. We fear for the very survival of our republic. Yet there is much to make us hopeful and to fill our hearts with optimism and courage. This is still our country!
The Constitution of the Unites States belongs to We the People. Our Constitution still protects us from our government.

Call every possible elected official, including our President, Vice President, and the Speaker of the House. Demand that they stop stealing our money and giving it to ACORN and their other political supporters in order to buy votes. Call Senators Cornyn and Hutchison, and Representative Neugebauer. Thank them. Urge them to do much more. Remind them now is a time for action and not for campaigning. Volunteer to work on our 2010 Census. Confront ACORN. Keep our census honest. We must not allow our President to take control of our census for his political advantage.

We must replace as much of our far left Congress as possible in 2010. Get involved. Do not let the ACORN control our 2010 Election. Talk with someone every day who does not understand our nation's history and our great heritage. Tell them why the United States is a good and prosperous nation. It still remains that brightly lit city on the hill. It still is the best hope for all mankind.

Talk with all of the young people you can find. They are our future. Many do not understand what they have and that their future is being destroyed.

Encourage your elected state officials to pass legislation that will protect us from our federal government. This is a time for strong peaceful action. Let us pray that We the People can quickly return our government to its Constitutional responsibilities. Our President and Congress were elected to be our servants and not our masters.

May God help our President and Congress to quickly realize the error of their ways and stop their reckless and unwarranted spending, cut our taxes, and reduce the size of our Federal bureaucracy. If they do not, may God grant us the courage and determination to vote them out of power next year.

May God richly bless and protect each of you, and our Constitution, as together we pursue liberty!


This should be on the front page of every news paper in the USA instead of being swept under the rug and kept off the news broadcasts. Our news media sucks, plain and simple. They are not "reporting the news", they are telling us what they want us to hear and that is not reporting the news. One more step toward Socialism. Let's keep this going so everyone will know the truth.

Thought for the Day for President Obama

During our last presidential election, our current president, Barack Obama, used a fair amount of symbolism in linking his name to that of President Abraham Lincoln, even to the point of insisting that he take the oath of office on the Bible that was used by President LIncoln when he was inaugurated as our 16th President of the United States of America.

Although President Obama expresses his admiration for President Lincoln, he apparently has not read up on President Lincoln's views of democracy and unity within the United States. The following quotation from President Lincoln bears sharp contrast to some of the policies being instituted or continued by President Obama.

President Lincoln expressed his ideas as follows:

"You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away man’s initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."

President Obama, may I suggest that you heed these words of wisdom from one of our greatest leaders and rethink the game plan for America today! It is never to late for HOPE and CHANGE and I, for one, HOPE you will CHANGE your policies and get more in line with the thinking of President Lincoln.

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

Trapping Wild Pigs--A How-To Guide

There was a young man working for me recently, who came from an impoverished country in Africa. One day, we were talking about the politics of the day here in America, and he told me the following tale.

It seems that, in his country, there were herds of wild pigs roaming free across his country. As a source of food, these pigs were hunted, but not very successfully because they were smart, fast and not too easy to catch. One villager, however, came up with the perfect plan for catching the wild pigs, and he imparted this information to other villagers.

HOW TO TRAP WILD PIGS.

First, you need to find an area where the pigs normally go to feed. Once you have found this area, go there regularly and scatter a goodly amount of corn around on the ground. Do this for several days until the pigs are used to getting the corn every day.

After that first few days, build a large fence just along one side of the corn pile. Let the pigs continue to feed everyday and soon they will be used to the segment of fence. A few days after that, put up a second fence segment, fencing in two sides of the corn pile. After the pigs have gotten used to that second segment, as they will, put up a third segment of fence.

Last of all, when the pigs are used to going into the three-sided fenced enclosure, install a swinging gate on the fourth side. When the pigs come for their FREE corn, close the gate and you have captured the entire herd.

Does anybody see any parallels between this story and the ongoing politics of entitlement in the United States? Think about it for a little while and see what you think. I would say we are somewhere between the "third side of the fence" and the installation of "the gate." You may not agree, but take a look at what is being taken over by our government in the name of the common good. Barack Obama and his cohorts just keep laying out the corn and a large number of our citizens gobble it up and get used to it. At this rate, it won't be long before the gate is closed.

Dinner With The President--A Parable

Once upon a time, I was invited to the White House for a private dinner with the President. I am a respected businessman, with a factory that produces memory chips for computers and portable electronics. There was some talk that my industry was being scrutinized by the administration, but I paid it no mind. I live in a free country. There's nothing that the government can do to me if I've broken no laws. My wealth was earned honestly, and an invitation to dinner with an American President is an honor.

I checked my coat, was greeted by the Chief of Staff, and joined the President in a yellow dining room. We sat across from each other at a table draped in white linen. The Great Seal was embossed on the china. Uniformed staff served our dinner. The meal was served, and I was startled when my waiter suddenly reached out, plucked a dinner roll off my plate, and began nibbling it as he walked back to the kitchen. "Sorry about that," said the President. "Andrew is very hungry."

"I don't appreciate..." I began, but as I looked into the calm brown eyes across from me, I felt immediately guilty and petty. It was just a dinner roll. "Of course," I concluded, and reached for my glass. Before I could, however, another waiter reached forward, took the glass away and swallowed the wine in a single gulp.

"And his brother Eric is very thirsty," said the President. I didn't say anything. The President is testing my compassion, I thought. I will play along. I don't want to seem unkind. My plate was whisked away before I had tasted a bite. "Eric's children are also quite hungry."

With a lurch, I crashed to the floor. My chair had been pulled out from under me. I stood, brushing myself off angrily, and watched as it was carried from the room. "And their grandmother can't stand for long."

I excused myself, smiling outwardly, but inside feeling like a fool. Obviously I had been invited to the White House to be sport for some game. I reached for my coat, to find that it had been taken. I turned back to the President. "Their grandfather doesn't like the cold." I wanted to shout - that was my coat! But again, I looked at the placid smiling face of my host and decided I was being a poor sport. I spread my hands helplessly and chuckled.

Then I felt my hip pocket and realized my wallet was gone. I excused myself and walked to a phone on an elegant side table. I learned shortly that my credit cards had been maxed out, my bank accounts emptied, my retirement and equity portfolios had vanished, and my wife had been thrown out of our home. Apparently, the waiters and their families were moving in. The President hadn't moved or spoken as I learned all this, but finally I lowered the phone into its cradle and turned to face him.

"Andrew's whole family has made bad financial decisions. They haven't planned for retirement, and they need a house. They recently defaulted on a sub-prime mortgage. I told them they could have your home. They need it more than you do."

My hands were shaking. I felt faint. I stumbled back to the table and knelt on the floor. The President cheerfully cut his meat, ate his steak and drank his wine. I lowered my eyes and stared at the small grey circles on the tablecloth that were water drops.

"By the way," he added, "I have just signed an Executive Order nationalizing your factories. I'm firing you as head of your business. I'll be operating the firm now for the benefit of all mankind. There's a whole bunch of Erics and Andrews out there and they can't come to you for jobs groveling like beggars."

I looked up. The President dropped his spoon into the empty ramekin which had been his Creme Brulee. He drained the last drops of his wine. As the table was cleared, he lit a cigarette and leaned back in his chair. He stared at me I clung to the edge of the table as if it were a ledge and I were a man hanging over an abyss. I thought of the years behind me, of the life I had lived. The life I had earned with a lifetime of work, risk and struggle. Why was I punished? How had I allowed it to be taken? What game had I played and lost? I looked across the table and noticed with some surprise that there was no game board between us. What had I done wrong? As if answering the unspoken thought, the President suddenly cocked his head, locked his empty eyes to mine, and bared a million teeth, chuckling wryly as he folded his hands.

"You should have stopped me at the dinner roll," he said.

THE END.

Tarp bailouts, auto bailouts, pork handouts, increased taxes to pay for needless programs, Cap and Trade (which is really just a tax on everything), social security and amnesty for illegal immigrants and universal health care (run by the government). Maybe we should all stand up now and tell President Obama and the Democratic leftwing liberals that we are stopping them now, somewhere between the "dinner roll" and our very souls that we are not GIVING any more and we are not going to allow them to TAKE any more. We better do it soon while there is anything left to be kept.

As we prepare to celebrate 233 years of hard-fought-for independence and propserity, are you willing to join the fight to make sure there will be more independence and prosperity in our future?

As our beloved former President, Ronald Reagan once said, "Freedom is never more than a generation from being extinct. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same or, one day, we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."