Romney and Bales of Hay

I watched Fox News Channel interview Mitt Romney this morning at the Romney's summer home in New Hampshire.  They were sitting on the patio at the corner of the house with a prim white picket fence in the background. Three small bales of hay were conspicuously situated at the edge of the patio just beyond Mitt.

How hokey!  What the heck was the subliminal message the three bales of hay were supposed to convey?  That Mitt is a country boy?  That Ann is an equestrian known to participate in dressage?

Its astounding what idiotic ideas political handlers come up with.  I'm reminded of the hokey photo opt of Bill Clinton walking along Normandy Beach and just happens upon several well placed small stones which he knelt and placed into the form of a cross.

And, these people run our country.

Social Security - Unintended Consequences

Its amazing the unintended consequences caused by our erstwhile political leaders.

In 1937 when Social Security was enacted as a supplemental retirement fund by our political leaders the average mortality for the American male was 67 and a half years.  In their infinite wisdom the political leaders set the retirement age at 65 fully expecting that on average retired male workers would "croak" at age 67 and a half, and therefore not much would be withdrawn from the Social Security so-called "lockbox".  However, in their infinite wisdom they never considered that over the next 75 years the average male mortality would increase to age 72 due to better health practices and advancements in medical science putting greater stress on the fiscal soundness of the Social Security retirement fund.

Also, the fund unexpectedly grew faster and much larger than initially intended.  Thus, the greedy politicians couldn't keep their grubby hands out of the till.  They tapped the fund for other unrelated social programs bleeding it to the point of near deficit.  Now they're tinkering with the idea of increasing the retirement age to 70 to extend the life of the Social Security program.

So, what will be the unintended consequences in the next several years?  It's enough to make younger workers very nervous.  

Obama's Disdain for Our Military

This was written by Alan Caruba of Renew America:

"If you want to know how President Obama feels about the U.S. military, consider that all the years since D-Day 1945 there have been three occasions when a President failed to go to the D-Day Monument that honors the soldiers killed during that invasion.  The occasions were:

1.  Barack Obama 2010
2.  Barack Obama 2011
3.  Barack Obama 2012

For the past 68 years, all Presidents, except Obama, have paid tribute to the fallen soldiers killed on D-Day.  This year, instead of honoring the soldiers, he made a campaign trip on Air Force 1 to California to raise funds for his reelection."

I find this so contemptuous I am virtually speechless.  In my mind there is no rational to condone such disdain and disrespectful behavior by a president.  How in the name of God can such a person claim to be an American regardless of where he may have been born?  I'm praying for a Reagan like electoral sweep November 6th to put him away for good.  (NOTE:  Michele Obama the other day encouraged a group of black women to be sure and vote November 2nd.)

BO must GO

New York Cops

This is incredible.  The following was taken from a newswire service item:

"All nine people wounded during a dramatic confrontation between police and a gunman outside the Empire State Building were struck by bullets fired by the two officers, police said Saturday, citing ballistics evidence."

One officer fired 7 times.  The other officer fired 9 times.  A total of 16 shots were fired at close range by the police.  They hit the suspect 3 times killing him.  They hit 9 innocent bystanders that just happened to be in the right place at the wrong time.  Fortunately, none were killed.  Where did the other 4 shots go?  Were some bystanders hit more than once?

Contrary to all the movies and TV shows we often see about the elite New York police apparently they are not very well trained in the use of their firearms.  They need to come to Texas and take our Concealed to Carry Course to obtain a license to carry a concealed firearm.  One of the things stressed over and over and over is to be absolutely sure of your target before you pull the trigger.  Obviously, the New York cops had not been properly trained, or they lost their cool in the moment.

Slavery?

Ask almost anyone if they approve of slavery and you will get a resounding, "No!"  So, just what is slavery. It's forcefully reaping the fruits of another person's labor for your own benefit.

Ask many people if they approve of redistribution of wealth and you will get a resounding, "Yes!"  So, just what is redistribution of wealth.  It's forcefully reaping the fruits of another person's labor for your own benefit.

So, how is it slavery and redistribution of wealth are not the same?

Slavery is slavery regardless of how you characterize it, or who it affects.

BO must GO

Politicians & Teachers, Cops and Firemen

The following is taken from an article by Charles Payne, the chief executive officer and principal analyst of Wall Street Strategies, an independent stock market research firm he founded in 1991.  He is also a Fox Business News contributor.

"Those looking to save massive food stamp distribution, massive welfare rolls and socialistic taxes will throw up grandma losing benefits as a cover not unlike putting up policemen and teachers when it's time to cut waste in local governments."

I couldn't agree more.  I've often wondered why politicians always bring up teachers, policemen, and firemen when confronted by the clamor of taxpayers demanding less spending, less taxation, and more bang for the buck.  The politicians' refrain is always they will have to lay off teachers, policemen, and firemen to meet the demands.  They never consider lay-offs of public administrators, staff assistants, social workers, counselors, lawyers, spokepersons, etc. most  of whom we could all actually do without under any circumstance, and who are probably higher paid than teachers, policemen, and firemen.

BO must GO  

SSA Purchases .357 Ammo

The Social Security Administration is purchasing 174,000 rounds of .357 Sig 125 grain bonded jacketed hollow point pistol ammunition.  The SSA has 295 special agents that work in 66 offices across the United States.  This isn't your ever day ordinary ammo.  It makes a small hole going in and a big fist-size hole coming out.  This is 590 rounds per agent. And, so why does the SSA need such armed agents.  The SSA states:

“Our special agents need to be armed and trained appropriately.  They not only investigate allegations of Social Security fraud, but they also are called to respond to threats against Social Security offices, employees, and customers.”

Is the fraud and threat to SSA so severe such security is necessary?  If so, something is dreadfully wrong with the social security system.  If the government arms its agents to protect employees and customers (we're customers?) then why isn't it just as practicable for ordinary citizens to arm themselves for protection?

Paul Ryan noodles catfish

Amid all the hoopla and gnashing of liberal teeth when Romney chose Paul Ryan to be his running mate is a couple of interesting things about Ryan.  He is a bow hunter.  That ought to give the bleeding heart liberals apoplexy.  But, even more apoplectic is he noodles catfish.  That ought to run 'em nuts trying to figure out what kind of character degradation that is.  First, they don't know what a catfish is; and second, what noodle is?  That'll give 'em fits trying to figure that out.  And, when someone from the real country tries to explain it they'll think they're pulling their leg.  Then when they do figure it out their refrain'll be:  "My God!!  We can't have such a demented person as vice-president.  Destroy him!!"  And, that they will try to do just like they did Sarah Palin, only this time I hope Mitt is smarter than McCain was.

You see, Paul's wife is the former Janna Little from Madil, Oklahoma.  Paul has been to Oklahoma.  He has noodled catfish, and he is a conservative.  Now that puts him in the league with Sarah Palin who can shoot a moose and field dress it.  My kind of folks.  GO PAUL!!

BO must GO

When Pigs Fly

I heard on national television the other day the federals had approved that not only can pet dogs fly on commercial airliners but pet pigs can also fly.  When I heard that I had a sudden thought of how to protect airplanes from Muslim terrorists blowing them up or crashing them into buildings.

Here's my solution to the problem:  Have a small pig standing by at the entrance to each airplane in full view as the passengers board.  When the door is closed secure the pig in its place for takeoff. Once airborne parade the little piggie up and down the aisle a time or two during flight.  Shazam!  No self respecting Muslim would dare send himself to meet Allah with a pig.

Trash Politics

Well, let's see now.  McCain was too old.  Palin was too crazy.  Romney is too rich.  Ryan is too young.  So, Barack and Joe are just right.  Barack is clean, good looking, intelligent, well spoken, and likable.  What more could we want?  Joe, well good old Joe is just good old Joe.  What's not to like about him?

It's going to be interesting to see if the Chicago mobster machine trashes Ryan and his family like they did Palin and her family.  With the help of the main stream media the Chicago mobsters not only attacked her but attacked her children in the cruelest of ways.  They made Sarah into a bungling caricature of a buffoon.  Ryan can expect no less.

BO must GO.

Marriage

Marriage is the union between a man and a woman.  The institution of marriage has been around a long, long time.  Even the most primitive of societies have honored the time tested tradition of marriage between a man and a woman because the purpose of marriage has been to protect the children, thus perpetrate the continuance of the society.  Marriage brings social civility to the society.  The male is made to honor the commitment and protect the mother and the children.  Otherwise the male would breed and move on leaving the mother alone to care for and raise the child which greatly diminishes the continuance of the society.  So what do we have today?  Government substitute intervention for fatherhood fostering young single women with several children by "unknown" fathers as wards of society.  So called same-sex "marriage" does not accomplish the intent of the tradition of marriage.  The fundamental flaw in same-sex "marriage" is it produces no progeny.  A same-sex "marriage" can raise a child, but somewhere a man and a woman have to copulate to produce a child, unless you want to believe Adolphus Huxley's Brave New World.

Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz, the TEA Party choice, won convincingly over David Dewhurst, the GOP establishment candidate, in the Republican July 31st run-off election in Texas.  Early on before the primary elections Cruz was a virtual unknown having never held elective public office though he had served as the Solicitor General for the State of Texas and successfully argued before the Supreme Court.  Dewhurst was the long-time Republican established politician in Texas having held several elective offices and is the current Lieutenant Governor.  Dewhurst out spent Cruz 3 to 1 in the campaign contributing $15 million of his own money to his cause.  Cruz retail campaigned going to numerous small groups all over the state. Dewhurst concentrated on the big moneyed supporters in the large cities.  Cruz even meet with a group of about 30 people in my own home town.  My wife and I attended and had face-to-face discussions with Cruz.

This should be a wake up call to established politicians and the Republicans in particular.  People are fed up with the career establishment politicians.  They are the ones that got us into this current mess, and we have no faith they will or are capable of getting us out of the mess.  The political pundits and national news media folks minimize the effect of the TEA Party, but they better wake up because here comes the TEA Party.  And, we're taking no prisoners.

BO must GO  

Disparity

Obama issues the Disparity Executive Order.

Someone, a bleeding heart liberal no doubt, told Obama there is a disparity between the number of black students expelled from public schools and the number of white students expelled.  The disparity is three times more for blacks than for whites.  So, what does Obama do about the problem?  He issues yet another of his many Executive Orders and instructs the Department of Education to eliminate the disparity.  Thus, the schools will now have to expel the same number of white students as black students.  Has it occurred to him that black students are more disruptive than white students?  He thinks that by just simply issuing an Executive Order the problem is solved.  That's the way dictators think.

BO must GO

PEW Research - The Wealthy and the Poor

I heard today on TV that a PEW research study found that wealthy people tend to live near other wealthy people, and poor people tend to live near other poor people.

HELLO-O-O-O-O???

Hasn't anyone at PEW, or the government for that matter, ever heard that: "Birds of a feather flock together"?  Wonder how much government grant money PEW got to conduct that critical research?  If you were a wealthy person would you want to go live among the poor?  I don't think so.  The only occasion when a wealthy person mingles with the unwashed poor is when they are running for political office and are promising the poor the "kitchen sink" to get their votes.

Are we turning into a society of crazies?

BO must GO