Give Obama Credit

The following list* of Obama's accomplishments was sent to me in a recent email:

1. First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner.

2. First President to have a social security number from a state he has never lived in.

First President to preside over a cut to the credit-rating of the United States.

3. First President to violate the War Powers Act.

4. First President to be held in contempt of court for illegally obstructing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

5. First President to defy a Federal Judge’s court order to cease implementing the Health Care Reform Law.

6. First President to require all Americans to purchase a product from a third party.

7. First President to spend a trillion dollars on ‘shovel-ready’ jobs when there was no such thing as ‘shovel-ready’ jobs.

8. First President to abrogate bankruptcy law to turn over control of companies to his union supporters.

9. First President to by-pass Congress and implement the Dream Act through executive fiat.

10. First President to order a secret amnesty program that stopped the deportation of illegal immigrants across the U.S., including those with criminal convictions.

11. First President to demand a company hand-over $20 billion to one of his political appointees.

12. First President to terminate America’s ability to put a man in space.

13. First President to have a law signed by an auto-pen without being present.

14. First President to arbitrarily declare an existing law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it.

15. First President to threaten insurance companies if they publicly spoke out on the reasons for their rate increases.

16. First President to tell a major manufacturing company in which State they are allowed to locate a factory.

17. First President to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect (AZ, WI, OH, IN).

18. First President to withdraw an existing coal permit that had been properly issued years ago.

19. First President to fire an inspector general of Ameri-corps for catching one of his friends in a corruption case.

21. First President to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office.

22. First President to golf 73 separate times in his first two and a half years in office.

23.First President to hide his medical, educational and travel records.

24. First President to win a Nobel Peace Prize for doing NOTHING to earn it.

25. First President to go on multiple global ‘apology tours’.

26. First President to go on 17 lavish vacations, including date nights and Wednesday evening White House parties for his friends; paid for by the taxpayer.

27. First President to have 22 personal servants (taxpayer funded) for his wife.

28. First President to keep a dog trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense.

29. First President to repeat the Holy Qur'and tells us the early morning call of the Azan (Islamic call to worship) is the most beautiful sound on earth.

30. First President to take a 17 day vacation.

*I will gladly give credit to the person who compiled this list as soon as they come forward.

The Chicago Way

From Phil Kerpen at Fox News.

US Government Breaks Its Own Laws

American Thinker has another winner today in Government Is The Biggest Lawbreaker. By all means read it, talk about it, and start doing something about it.

Ever since Enron, I've daydreamed about describing some of the ways our federal government blithely breaks the same laws it forces down our throats every year. For example, no business would ever be allowed to operate with the slovenly reporting and accounting procedures that Congress routinely uses. Social Security is openly acknowledged to be a giant Ponzi scheme that makes Bernie Madoff look like a choir boy. And that's before we get around to the multitudinous laws that apply to taxpayers, but not law makers or the crony capitalism that makes a mockery of a free economic system.

The Rape of America

The Rape of America is up on American Thinker today and it's also listed as a "must read" on Lucianne.com. I heartily concur. Robin of Berkeley has penned another article with great insight into our culture.

If you're a regular at American Thinker, you remember that Robin is a psychotherapist and former atheist who found God. In the process of that discovery, she realized that many of the liberal tenets she previously held did not agree with her new faith or her understanding of human nature. She writes anonymously from Berkeley, and all of her articles are worth reading, sharing, and saving.

Just Which Side Incites Violence?

Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Reality-check on anti-Obama rhetoric

Check out this post to get an exact number of times the left has recently incited violence toward conservatives, their ideas, or their leaders. For example, Fr. Powell, OP lists 626,000 suggestions published online to assassinate Bush. Yet, the mass media now cries "foul" because Sarah Palin used the visual of gun sights with cross hairs on a map that showed the 20 Congressional Districts she is targeting (another violent word) for change in the November elections. Once again, they've moved from blatant hypocrisy to embarrassing stupidity.

No Rest for The Weary Again

According to former Senator Rick Santorum, the Democrats reassured wavering Congressional Clowns who fear the voters' wrath in November by promising to bring up a massive immigration reform bill immediately. Plans are already underway for "spontaneous" demonstrations in D.C. this week. They expect to ram that through easily and provide additional voters before the next election, thus saving the seats of those who might lose their next election otherwise.

And by 2012, they will have the results of the 2010 census to work with, providing additional gerrymandered districts that favor Democrat candidates.

They also think that now they were successful with this unpopular legislation, it will be easier to keep pushing through additional laws to change America. Last night Rep. Louise Slaughter crowed, "There's nothing we can't tackle now."

Those who love freedom now must say with *John Paul Jones, "I have not yet begun to fight."

*On September 23, 1779, Jones fought one of the bloodiest engagements in naval history. Jones struggled with the 44-gun Royal Navy frigate Serapis, and although his own vessel was burning and sinking, Jones would not accept the British demand for surrender, replying, “I have not yet begun to fight.” More than three hours later, Serapis surrendered and Jones took command.

San Fran Nan's Early Years

Nancy Pelosi wasn't a multimillionaire when first elected to Congress. Go to The Culture of Pelosi to discover a few highlights of the way she maneuvered her way to wealth. One interesting item is her virtual ownership of the prestigious Presidio.

Hmmmm!

On Tuesday, Rep. Massa, D-NY announced that he would not vote for Obama's healthcare bill. On Wednesday, he decided not to seek re-election, despite being a first term Congressman, because an anonymous assistant accused him of improper sexual advances.

Is it coincidence? Or is it The Chicago Way?

Give Bunning A Gold Medal

He deserves one for trying to bring a little bit of honesty and common sense to the Senate floor by opposing a bill to extend government benefits without showing where in the current budget the money would come from, meaning it will expand our current debt. The opposition stepped up their personal attacks and resorted to bomb threats at his office in Kentucky before he relented and quit his one man campaign to stop the spending and obey the Pay Go law passed just two weeks ago. Of course the media attackers painted him as someone who hated the poor unemployed instead of examining the policies that put so many people on unemployment for such a long time.

Although his stand appeals to the public and would have garnered additional voters for the Republican party, the entrenched RINO's in the Senate refused to voice any support for his principled stand. In the end, only 18 others voted with him:
Alexander, TN
Barrasso. WY
Bennett, UT
Burr, NC
Coburn, OK
Corker, TN
Cornyn, TX
Crapo, ID
DeMint, SC
Ensign, NV
Enzi, WY
Gregg, NH
Hatch, UT
Johanns, NE
McConnell, KY
Risch, ID
Sessions, AL
Thune, SD

This is not the first time Bunning has stood for sanity: a)In 2008, he was the lone dissenter in the massive mortgage bill, b)he voted against TARP, c)he has severely questioned Ben Bernanke when other committee members rolled over like eager puppies, d) he voted against the massive bailout for the UAW and GM, and e) he voted against the GIVE/SERVE program that wastes money and inhibits personal freedom.

I'm just sorry that he plans to retire, although I don't blame him.

Tax His Land, Tax His Bed

Posted at 24h Gold:

Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries, then
Tax his tears.

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his a**

Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers,
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid.

Put these words
upon his tomb,
"Taxes drove me
to my doom..."

When he's gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.

This Video Explains Brown's Victory Update

Rush Limbaugh is behind the curve -- he didn't catch on to the video I posted on Wednesday until today. Finally, he acknowledged and recommended it this afternoon. Go to http://fairkaye.blogspot.com/ to view it.

All day pundits have been explaining the meaning of Scott Brown's victory last night. But this video clarifies it best with entertaining subtitles. It's worth the 3+ minutes of your time. Honest. (Hat tip to The Anchoress)

This Video Explains Brown's Victory

All day pundits have been explaining the meaning of Scott Brown's victory last night. But this video clarifies it best with entertaining subtitles. It's worth the 3+ minutes of your time. Honest. (Hat tip to The Anchoress)

After 2,065 Years, We Ought to Know This

"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." ... Cicero - 55 BC

Chutzpah!

Read this article in the Weekly Standard to discover even more evil to fear in the Senate Healthcare Bill -- Harry Reid has inserted a provision that he says will prevent future Congresses from repealing it. Go here to read the details.

I wonder if any part of it is constitutional. Of course, getting a liberal court to admit that it isn't would probably require a divine miracle of the highest order. And we thought we had a government of, by, and for the people, not the political elite.

They HAVE to Go!

There are no words, not even profane ones, that adequately describe the digust and revulsion I feel about the senators who just voted to ruin our entire healthcare system and in the process to destroy many freedoms that we take for granted. In the name of "saving the economy" they have loaded the unconstitutional bill with pork (to buy the senators' votes) and mandates that the CBO estimates to cost us an additional $2,500,000,000,000. And remember that Congressional Budget Office projections ALWAYS are low; Medicare expenses quickly exceeded their original estimate by a factor of 19.

Our politicians had already put us and our children into debt, now our unborn grandchildren and great grandchildren will be born owing money to our government or to the Chinese. And the stalwart American people will suffer and die sooner because healthcare will be rationed and innovation will wither away under bureacratic control.

The following list of senators are Democrats from conservative states who voted for the bill. We must see to it through encouragement and donations to conservative candidates who can oppose them and by votes if we live in their states, that they lose their seats in the next election.

In 2010, target:
Arkansas - Senator Lincoln
North Dakota - Senator Dorgan

In 2012, target:
Missouri - Senator McCaskill
Montana - Senator Tester
Nebraska - Senator Nelson
North Dakota - Senator Conrad
West Virginia - Senator Byrd

In 2014, target:
Alaska - Senator Begich
Arkansas - Senator Pryor
Louisiana - Senator Landrieu
Montana - Senator Baucus
South Dakota - Senator Johnson
West Virginia - Senator Rockefeller

In the meantime, we must work against ACORN and all of its affiliates, or we'll never have honest elections again.

Another Call for Moral Clarity

Moral clarity and its relationship to political correctness are the subject of Bill Bennett's column, "Whitewashing Reality," at National Review Online.

The money quote is: There is a rot that spreads outside of Washington into the larger culture. It begins with a confusion of terms, and by not calling things by their proper names, it begins with a disassembling of the moral categories. . . . And so we are reminded again of the notion that the chief purpose of education is to know when a man is talking rot. Because, if unchecked, the rot will settle, it will metastasize.

But you really need to read the whole thing.

No Longer Called Congressional Clowns

After Saturday's historic vote by the Senate and Mary Landrieu's boast about being bought for $300,000,000, I think we should change their name to Congressional Prostitutes.

No wonder our national debt is so high. The leadership in both parties has been buying votes for decades instead of letting bills stand or fall on their own merits. After all, it's easy to spend other people's money.

What worse, is the their constituents mistakenly believe their very own Prostitutes are bringing bacon home. The reality is they're just adding to the people's tax burden for generations to come, often for projects that are questionable at best.

It's time for everyone, politicians and voters alike, to straighten up and become honest. It's time we all developed moral clarity in every aspect of our lives.

The Most Scurrilous Clowns

This is a list of the fifteen most corrupt Congressional Clowns according to a left leaning watchdog group. I am not privy to the criteria they employed in forming the list, but I can think of several they ignored. At any rate, the frightening thing is the depth of corruption and the lack of shame or censure either by their colleagues or by the mass media.
One on the list plans to run for governor of Georgia and I can personally testify to his ethical challenges.

Time to Reboot

Ever so often, even my fabulous MacBook needs to be rebooted just to set everything straight again. And my fabulous country needs a reboot too.

We have become so used to dishonest politicians and shady deals, that we've forgotten what it was like before politics became a career path to accumulating great wealth, before tax cheats continued to hold their office despite exposure, and before our public servants rammed budget breaking bills through the legislative process without even reading them. We have forgotten what the standards of conduct for politicians should be.

Just 57 years ago we had a president who was basically honest, no matter what his other faults were. From now on we must change our thinking and our culture to demand a similar attitude in those we elect to serve us.

The following is from an email my favorite uncle, a WWII veteran, sent me.

Harry Truman: Harry Truman was a different kind of President. He probably made as many, or more important decisions regarding our nation's history as any of the other 32 Presidents preceding him. However, a measure of his greatness may rest on what he did after he left the White House.

The only asset he had when he died was the house he lived in, which was in Independence Missouri. His wife had inherited the house from her mother and father and other than their years in the White House, they lived their entire lives there.

When he retired from office in 1952, his income was a U.S. Army pension reported to have been $13,507.72 a year. Congress, noting that he was paying for his stamps and personally licking them, granted him an 'allowance' and, later, a retroactive pension of $25,000 per year.

After President Eisenhower was inaugurated, Harry and Bess drove home to Missouri by themselves. There was no Secret Service following them.

When offered corporate positions at large salaries, he declined, stating, "You don't want me. You want the office of the President, and that doesn't belong to me. It belongs to the American people and it's not for sale."

Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing to award him the Medal of Honor on his 87th birthday, he refused to accept it, writing, "I don't consider that I have done anything which should be the reason for any award, Congressional or otherwise."

As president he paid for all of his own travel expenses and food.

Modern politicians have found a new level of success in cashing in on the Presidency, resulting in untold wealth. Today, many in Congress also have found a way to become quite wealthy while enjoying the fruits of their offices. Political offices are now for sale. (sic. Illinois )

Good old Harry Truman was correct when he observed, "My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!

The Hypocrisy Astounds and Abounds

Yesterday's press conference with Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer was not only an invitation only event, it required invitees to RSVP to be sure that no outsiders attended. Press conferences, by definition, are usually open to all comers. But this one, held on the steps of Congress, again by definition an area open to all citizens, was limited to those who agree with Pelosi and Hoyer.

In fact, protesters were walled off by a fence and some were arrested at "the people's House" because they begged to differ. So much for caring about the little people.

Pelosi claimed that this historic legislation, ". . .is fiscally sound, will not add one dime to the deficit, as it expands coverage, implements key insurance reforms and promotes prevention and wellness across the health system."

Even the perennially incorrect (on the low side) CBO has estimated that it will cost $1,055,000,000,000. And the key insurance reforms mean that sooner or later it will be government run health care. Promoting prevention covers up the fact that rationing is inevitable. Can she point to any government run health care or insurance system, like the Veterans' Hospitals, Medicare, or Medicaid that is not already bankrupt? How can this 1990 page monstrosity be any different?

Then to cap it all off, Steny Hoyer, said, "But befitting the importance of this legislation, the process of putting it together has been deliberative, transparent and open; the most deliberative, transparent and open process I have seen for any bill in my 29-year career."

Of course the Democrats have carefully excluded Republican suggestions and amendments. In fact, hardly anyone has even heard of the six healthcare reform bills the Republicans have offered.

Someone please remind me of how this press conference differed from one held by a totalitarian ruling elite.