Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Obama/Blagojevich
So exactly how well did the President elect Barack Obama and Governor Rod Blagojevich actually know each other?
One of the benefits of living in Wisconsin and working in Illinois is that I am surrounded by a ton of political gossip. It is kind of fun.
By the way, they call him Blago down in Illinois.
Clearly they are both part of the same democrat political machine in Illinois. But beyond that, how well did they know each other?
The Obama spinners are getting dizzy spinning their tall tales attempting to distance themselves from Blago.
Political Punch has a nice litany of mis-statements and re-statements of the Obama team on exactly how involved Barack Obama and Blago are with each other.
Obama has completely denied even speaking to the governor about the Senate appointment.
However, Obama's senior adviser was singing a different tune a couple of weeks ago:
The Obama team has issued a statement saying Axelrod misspoke.
Obama appeared to be a top adviser for the Blago campaign in 2002 and endorsed him even after the whole Rezko mess broke free in 2006.
So- did Obama talk to Blago and were those conversations recorded???
That would be interesting to find out. Also, if Obama's team was talking to Blago- did they go to the authorities once they knew that Blago was attempting to sell the seat?
One of the benefits of living in Wisconsin and working in Illinois is that I am surrounded by a ton of political gossip. It is kind of fun.
By the way, they call him Blago down in Illinois.
Clearly they are both part of the same democrat political machine in Illinois. But beyond that, how well did they know each other?
The Obama spinners are getting dizzy spinning their tall tales attempting to distance themselves from Blago.
Political Punch has a nice litany of mis-statements and re-statements of the Obama team on exactly how involved Barack Obama and Blago are with each other.
Obama has completely denied even speaking to the governor about the Senate appointment.
However, Obama's senior adviser was singing a different tune a couple of weeks ago:
Axelrod said, "I know he's talked to the governor and there are a whole range of
names many of which have surfaced, and I think he has a fondness for a lot of
them."
The Obama team has issued a statement saying Axelrod misspoke.
Obama appeared to be a top adviser for the Blago campaign in 2002 and endorsed him even after the whole Rezko mess broke free in 2006.
And, it should be pointed out, Mr. Obama has a relationship with Mr.
Blagojevich, having not only endorsed Blagojevich in 2002 and 2006, but
having served as a top adviser to the Illinois governor in his first 2002
run for the state house.
According to Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., Mr. Obama's incoming White House
chief of staff, Emanuel, then-state senator Obama, a third Blagojevich aide, and
Blagojevich's campaign co-chair, David Wilhelm, were the top strategists of
Blagojevich's 2002 gubernatorial victory.
Emanuel told the New Yorker earlier this year that he and Obama
"participated in a small group that met weekly when Rod was running for
governor. We basically laid out the general election, Barack and I and these
two."
Wilhelm said that Emanuel had overstated Obama's role. "There was an
advisory council that was inclusive of Rahm and Barack but not limited to them,"
Wilhelm said, and he disputed the notion that Obama was "an architect or one of
the principal strategists."
So- did Obama talk to Blago and were those conversations recorded???
That would be interesting to find out. Also, if Obama's team was talking to Blago- did they go to the authorities once they knew that Blago was attempting to sell the seat?
In fact, there are indications that Mr. Obama and his team refused to go
along with the "pay to play" way Blagojevich is accused of operating, offering
only "gratitude" if the governor appointed his friend Valerie Jarrett to take
his U.S. Senate seat, much to the governor's chagrin.
But there remain questions about how Blagojevich knew that Mr. Obama was
not willing to give him anything in exchange for the Senate seat -- with whom
was Blagojevich speaking? Did that person report the governor to the
authorities?
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Bush wins
For a lame duck president, he sure stuck it to the Democrats.
For weeks, the Democrats have demanded the President hand over billions of dollars worth of bailout funds to the big three auto makers. No questions asked, no accountability, no nothing, just do it. After all, the President wanted to bail out all of his rich friends on Wall Street, why not bail out the automakers too?
President Bush refused and told Congress to use the money already appropriated in 2007 for the automakers for $25 billion.
Congress relented yesterday.
All of the funds to be used are for the current $15 billion bailout is coming entirely from the $25 billion set aside in 2007 by the Congress for the automakers.
Bush wins.
Not only is none of the bailout money being used, but the current funds for $15 billion are a loan and this only gets the automakers through the month of March.
Obama and the Democrats, whether they like it or not, will have to make some grownup decisions in March.
Obama will be forced to decide whether or not he should defy the American people and bail the automakers again in March. There will be no pinning this one on President Bush.
For weeks, the Democrats have demanded the President hand over billions of dollars worth of bailout funds to the big three auto makers. No questions asked, no accountability, no nothing, just do it. After all, the President wanted to bail out all of his rich friends on Wall Street, why not bail out the automakers too?
President Bush refused and told Congress to use the money already appropriated in 2007 for the automakers for $25 billion.
Congress relented yesterday.
All of the funds to be used are for the current $15 billion bailout is coming entirely from the $25 billion set aside in 2007 by the Congress for the automakers.
The short-term loans would be financed out of an existing $25 billion program
created to help the industry meet fuel-economy standards. Under the terms of the
bill, the loans would mature in seven years. For the first five years the
companies would pay a 5% interest rate; after that, a 9% rate would be levied,
the bill says.
Bush wins.
Not only is none of the bailout money being used, but the current funds for $15 billion are a loan and this only gets the automakers through the month of March.
Obama and the Democrats, whether they like it or not, will have to make some grownup decisions in March.
Obama will be forced to decide whether or not he should defy the American people and bail the automakers again in March. There will be no pinning this one on President Bush.
Rumor flying around Illinois- Blago arrested
Rod Blagojevich has been indicted. At least that is the rumor. For those who do not know, this involves the governor of Illinois and Tony Rezko.
Yes, the same Tony Rezko attached to Obama.
Update: it is official. The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich has been arrested by the federal government.
We just elected his buddy and another Illinois politician to the White House. Gives you real comfort, huh???
Yes, the same Tony Rezko attached to Obama.
Update: it is official. The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich has been arrested by the federal government.
We just elected his buddy and another Illinois politician to the White House. Gives you real comfort, huh???
Snain
It’s snaining.
No, it is not snowing. No, it is not raining.
It is doing both at one time.
So what else would you call it?
You would think that snain would be relatively easy to drive on. Not so.
It is slick or slippery, depending on your preference. I guess we could call it slickery.
I guess the end result is :
Slow down folks, it is slickery out there because it is snaining.
PS. My spell check is going nuts!!!
No, it is not snowing. No, it is not raining.
It is doing both at one time.
So what else would you call it?
You would think that snain would be relatively easy to drive on. Not so.
It is slick or slippery, depending on your preference. I guess we could call it slickery.
I guess the end result is :
Slow down folks, it is slickery out there because it is snaining.
PS. My spell check is going nuts!!!
Monday, December 08, 2008
Lesson One- Listen to the people
As the year begins to close out, I finally have a moment or two to reflect back on the interesting year I have had.
It was a tough year, but there were many great moments that also occurred. I have learned so much and grown as an individual.
Over the next couple of weeks, I plan on sharing the things I have learned over the last year.
As most of you know, a year ago, I was collecting signatures for my own run for a political office. As the Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Kenosha County, living in a liberal city that was getting more liberal by the day, I was up against a wall of liberalism.
I felt that it was important to stop standing on the sidelines complaining and decided to do something about it. I decided to run for alderman/city council/common council- whichever one you choose to call it.
I faced a primary race that included a 14 year incumbent with name recognition that at no time ever had anyone run against him. Also on the primary ballot was a well know Democrat, which in a previous race had been thrown off the ballot based on a challenge by one of our Republican candidates in a race for state assembly.
Knowing that I was up against the wall, with only about 7 weeks to make my case to the people in my democrat leaning district before the primary vote, I had to do something that set me apart from the crowd.
I made a commitment to the folks of Kenosha’s fifth district that I would listen to them before making any kind of decision.
That seems to be the biggest complaint when it comes to local politicians, nobody is listening to them.
Of course, every single time my name was mentioned in the local newspaper, they never failed to mention that I was the chair of the Republican Party of Kenosha County and running for alderman.
I certainly did not hide from my conservative credentials. In fact, I embraced it. I cannot tell you the countless doors I knocked on where someone said to me “You are that republican, right?”
Of course, I would answer in the affirmative and then quickly proceed to explain what it was I truly believed in. I believe in getting the government to butt out of your lives, low taxes, cutting frivolous spending and protecting the services that the taxpayers pay for.
Lastly, I promised to listen to them, even if we disagreed.
Obviously it worked, I was elected.
Given a chance, people are not as partisan as we are all lead to believe. That simple commitment to listen to people, was more than some people expected out of their local government.
So, I guess the first lesson I learned is that I needed to make listening to people my first priority.
That does not mean that we always have to agree, but if we do not have enough respect for each other, even with our partisan divides, then we do not deserve to live in a country where free speech and debate is encouraged.
It was exactly this lesson that I learned that had me voting for the budget. I know that some of you are quite curious as to why I would vote for it, knowing how I felt about tax increases, even minimal ones. Well, more on that tomorrow.
It was a tough year, but there were many great moments that also occurred. I have learned so much and grown as an individual.
Over the next couple of weeks, I plan on sharing the things I have learned over the last year.
As most of you know, a year ago, I was collecting signatures for my own run for a political office. As the Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Kenosha County, living in a liberal city that was getting more liberal by the day, I was up against a wall of liberalism.
I felt that it was important to stop standing on the sidelines complaining and decided to do something about it. I decided to run for alderman/city council/common council- whichever one you choose to call it.
I faced a primary race that included a 14 year incumbent with name recognition that at no time ever had anyone run against him. Also on the primary ballot was a well know Democrat, which in a previous race had been thrown off the ballot based on a challenge by one of our Republican candidates in a race for state assembly.
Knowing that I was up against the wall, with only about 7 weeks to make my case to the people in my democrat leaning district before the primary vote, I had to do something that set me apart from the crowd.
I made a commitment to the folks of Kenosha’s fifth district that I would listen to them before making any kind of decision.
That seems to be the biggest complaint when it comes to local politicians, nobody is listening to them.
Of course, every single time my name was mentioned in the local newspaper, they never failed to mention that I was the chair of the Republican Party of Kenosha County and running for alderman.
I certainly did not hide from my conservative credentials. In fact, I embraced it. I cannot tell you the countless doors I knocked on where someone said to me “You are that republican, right?”
Of course, I would answer in the affirmative and then quickly proceed to explain what it was I truly believed in. I believe in getting the government to butt out of your lives, low taxes, cutting frivolous spending and protecting the services that the taxpayers pay for.
Lastly, I promised to listen to them, even if we disagreed.
Obviously it worked, I was elected.
Given a chance, people are not as partisan as we are all lead to believe. That simple commitment to listen to people, was more than some people expected out of their local government.
So, I guess the first lesson I learned is that I needed to make listening to people my first priority.
That does not mean that we always have to agree, but if we do not have enough respect for each other, even with our partisan divides, then we do not deserve to live in a country where free speech and debate is encouraged.
It was exactly this lesson that I learned that had me voting for the budget. I know that some of you are quite curious as to why I would vote for it, knowing how I felt about tax increases, even minimal ones. Well, more on that tomorrow.
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Obama's coattails
Lesson to be learned since the November 4th election:
Without Obama's coattails, there is no massive Democratic movement in America. To be certain, there was a Democrat movement in 2006. I am now convinced more than ever, this year's movement was an Obama movement.
Every race, holding an election after Nov. 4th, has gone to a Republican. But probably the biggest shocker took place yesterday in Louisiana. In a strong Democrat district located in the heart of New Orleans, an 18 year incumbent lost to a little known Republican.
In another race in Louisiana, a race that Barack Obama was involved in, barely lost. Like Senator Saxby Chambliss, Republican Candidate John Fleming was up against the Barack Obama's Democrat machine. John Fleming barely pulled off a victory in a Republican leaning district.
Clearly, Obama definitely has coattails and the Democrats road them for all they are worth.
The opportunities for Republicans in 2010 is huge. Obama will have his own problems by that time. In a few short weeks, Obama will be running the country and there will be no more excuses that will be tolerated from the Democrats.
I don't care how many times the Democrats and Obama try and lower expectations and try to blame Bush, the Democrats and Barack Obama control everything and America knows it.
Now it is time to recruit GOOD republican candidates for 2010. People that actually have some values and are able to come up with some real solutions.
Without Obama's coattails, there is no massive Democratic movement in America. To be certain, there was a Democrat movement in 2006. I am now convinced more than ever, this year's movement was an Obama movement.
Every race, holding an election after Nov. 4th, has gone to a Republican. But probably the biggest shocker took place yesterday in Louisiana. In a strong Democrat district located in the heart of New Orleans, an 18 year incumbent lost to a little known Republican.
Although Jefferson's political shortcomings were glaring -- he is awaiting trial on federal corruption charges, including bribery -- the demographics of the New Orleans-based district still appeared to make him an overwhelming favorite for re-election. Jefferson has been one of the senior African-American members of Congress, and the black-majority district typically gives Democratic candidates about three-quarters of its votes.
In another race in Louisiana, a race that Barack Obama was involved in, barely lost. Like Senator Saxby Chambliss, Republican Candidate John Fleming was up against the Barack Obama's Democrat machine. John Fleming barely pulled off a victory in a Republican leaning district.
Clearly, Obama definitely has coattails and the Democrats road them for all they are worth.
The opportunities for Republicans in 2010 is huge. Obama will have his own problems by that time. In a few short weeks, Obama will be running the country and there will be no more excuses that will be tolerated from the Democrats.
I don't care how many times the Democrats and Obama try and lower expectations and try to blame Bush, the Democrats and Barack Obama control everything and America knows it.
Now it is time to recruit GOOD republican candidates for 2010. People that actually have some values and are able to come up with some real solutions.
"A date that will live in infamy"
Americans are mostly focused on the economy right now, but every once in a while it is imperative that we remember the American heroes that have given so much to our nation.
Thank you to every American currently serving in the military, not only in Iraq and Afghanistan, but around the world.
We also thank the American men and women that have served this country in the past with dignity and honor.
Most importantly, we thank the American men and woman who fought so valiantly against insumountable odds on Dec. 7, 1941. Today we honor all of you...
FDR, Dec 8, 1941 said:
Thank you to every American currently serving in the military, not only in Iraq and Afghanistan, but around the world.
We also thank the American men and women that have served this country in the past with dignity and honor.
Most importantly, we thank the American men and woman who fought so valiantly against insumountable odds on Dec. 7, 1941. Today we honor all of you...
FDR, Dec 8, 1941 said:
No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.
I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us.
Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.
With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph — so help us God.
I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.”
Friday, December 05, 2008
Wisconsin's massive budget deficit
This is serious. I do not care how many different excuses Governor Doyle comes up with, there is no reason the state of Wisconsin's state deficit should be comparable to that of California and New York.
California and New York, people!!!
Republicans were being lambasted by the media and by the Democrats for cutting costs for education(which they did not do), for cutting costs on healthcare (which they did not do), for cutting costs on environmental issues( which they did do). Absolutely everything the Republicans attempted to do was slammed by Jim Doyle and the Democrats.
After all, Republicans are evil and do not care about Wisconsin's children.
Do you remember those jerks last year screaming and yelling at the Americans For Prosperity conservatives who were in Madison protesting their government's horrifying spend and tax practices?
We were the evil ones as all of the state employees surrounded us and ran around the capital rotunda screaming about the evil conservatives.
California and New York???? This is what Wisconsin is now compared to.
2010 is the year to replace them all. Each and every democrat needs to be thrown out of office.
These people have stolen our future and our children's future for a couple of feel good programs that did nothing to benefit Wisconsinites.
Jim Doyle and the Democrats have thrown our money down an endless drain of worthless programs. Replace these politicians.
Hat tip Fox Politics.Net
California and New York, people!!!
Arizona is expecting a budget gap in 2010 that will exceed 24 percent ofRemember the budget battles between the governor, Republicans and Democrats.
its general fund budget. Other states expecting huge budget holes include: New
York (20 percent), California (18 percent), Wisconsin (17.2 percent), Minnesota
(14.7) and Kansas (14.5 percent), according to the NCSL report.
Republicans were being lambasted by the media and by the Democrats for cutting costs for education(which they did not do), for cutting costs on healthcare (which they did not do), for cutting costs on environmental issues( which they did do). Absolutely everything the Republicans attempted to do was slammed by Jim Doyle and the Democrats.
After all, Republicans are evil and do not care about Wisconsin's children.
Do you remember those jerks last year screaming and yelling at the Americans For Prosperity conservatives who were in Madison protesting their government's horrifying spend and tax practices?
We were the evil ones as all of the state employees surrounded us and ran around the capital rotunda screaming about the evil conservatives.
California and New York???? This is what Wisconsin is now compared to.
2010 is the year to replace them all. Each and every democrat needs to be thrown out of office.
These people have stolen our future and our children's future for a couple of feel good programs that did nothing to benefit Wisconsinites.
Jim Doyle and the Democrats have thrown our money down an endless drain of worthless programs. Replace these politicians.
Hat tip Fox Politics.Net
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Where has Joe the Plumber's spirit gone?
I was reading an interesting article this morning on WJS from Daniel Henninger titled "America needs its Frontier Spirit" and it got me to thinking about Joe the Plumber.
There was a time when we, as Americans, loved to work for a living. We believed in the American dream. We knew that if we worked hard enough we would be able to carve out a tiny piece of America that would be our own. A little piece of land where you could raise a family, start a business or even farm or garden, that not even the government could take from us.
With this past election cycle, we can clearly see America is not about the American dream, it is about a bailout. Everyone, from businesses to individuals want to be bailed out.
Clearly the Joe the Plumber spirit of wanting to carve out your own destiny has taken a hit. Joe the Plumber wanting nothing more out of life than to carve out his own destiny and embrace the American dream.
This election came down to whether or not America would once again embrace it's heritage of working hard and bailing ourselves out or hand over our American dream to the government and let them bail us out.
In this election, big government Barack Obama beat Joe the Plumber and his American dream.
Americans are currently willing to hand over their dreams to Barack Obama and his cohorts on Capital Hill.
America clearly stated "Bail Me Out"! Americans decided to give up their freedom and their American dream and take the easy way out.
Yes, whether or not Americans realize it, they will have to give up many of their freedoms in order to allow the government to bail them out.
As discouraging as that might be to many of us, all hope is not lost.
I do not believe the American dream is dead. Sure, it has been quieted for a while, but we have been here before.
In the late 1970's we stood exactly where we stand right now. We had an economy that was caving. High unemployment, a discouraged military and threats coming at us from every direction.
It took us four years to learn our lesson that Jimmy Carter's big government solutions were no solution at all. Giving government power and handing over our American dreams to have them do as they wish got us nowhere.
Then one man stood up and said, not me- you cannot steal my spirit. His name was Ronald Reagan. It was once again okay to embrace the American spirit. You no longer had to be ashamed to call yourself an American.
Joe the Plumber's spirit of individuality, determination and hard work will rise again. I believe it, just like Ronald Reagan believed it.
I am not sure of who that person is that will step forward and embrace the American dream again and lead us out of this mess. But that day is coming, whether or not it is in 4 years or in 8 years.
Even though Barack Obama has not been sworn in yet, I know for a fact that we will be replacing him in a few short years. Let's replace him with a true American believer and dreamer.
In the meantime, we must fight the bailout mentality and start that fight right now.
Joe the Plumber will rise again.
There was a time when we, as Americans, loved to work for a living. We believed in the American dream. We knew that if we worked hard enough we would be able to carve out a tiny piece of America that would be our own. A little piece of land where you could raise a family, start a business or even farm or garden, that not even the government could take from us.
With this past election cycle, we can clearly see America is not about the American dream, it is about a bailout. Everyone, from businesses to individuals want to be bailed out.
Clearly the Joe the Plumber spirit of wanting to carve out your own destiny has taken a hit. Joe the Plumber wanting nothing more out of life than to carve out his own destiny and embrace the American dream.
This election came down to whether or not America would once again embrace it's heritage of working hard and bailing ourselves out or hand over our American dream to the government and let them bail us out.
In this election, big government Barack Obama beat Joe the Plumber and his American dream.
Americans are currently willing to hand over their dreams to Barack Obama and his cohorts on Capital Hill.
America clearly stated "Bail Me Out"! Americans decided to give up their freedom and their American dream and take the easy way out.
Yes, whether or not Americans realize it, they will have to give up many of their freedoms in order to allow the government to bail them out.
As discouraging as that might be to many of us, all hope is not lost.
I do not believe the American dream is dead. Sure, it has been quieted for a while, but we have been here before.
In the late 1970's we stood exactly where we stand right now. We had an economy that was caving. High unemployment, a discouraged military and threats coming at us from every direction.
It took us four years to learn our lesson that Jimmy Carter's big government solutions were no solution at all. Giving government power and handing over our American dreams to have them do as they wish got us nowhere.
Then one man stood up and said, not me- you cannot steal my spirit. His name was Ronald Reagan. It was once again okay to embrace the American spirit. You no longer had to be ashamed to call yourself an American.
Joe the Plumber's spirit of individuality, determination and hard work will rise again. I believe it, just like Ronald Reagan believed it.
I am not sure of who that person is that will step forward and embrace the American dream again and lead us out of this mess. But that day is coming, whether or not it is in 4 years or in 8 years.
Even though Barack Obama has not been sworn in yet, I know for a fact that we will be replacing him in a few short years. Let's replace him with a true American believer and dreamer.
In the meantime, we must fight the bailout mentality and start that fight right now.
Joe the Plumber will rise again.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Another Congressional Race up for grabs
Courtesy Red State:
There is another Congressional seat up for grabs. The seat normally goes to a Republican, but with the election on Dec. 6th when everyone has moved passed the 2008 election cycle, turnout will be key.
If you got a few bucks to send his way so he can get his message out, here is the link.
John Fleming for U.S. Congress
You gotta love this:
There is another Congressional seat up for grabs. The seat normally goes to a Republican, but with the election on Dec. 6th when everyone has moved passed the 2008 election cycle, turnout will be key.
If you got a few bucks to send his way so he can get his message out, here is the link.
John Fleming for U.S. Congress
You gotta love this:
His fight for... Controlling Illegal Immigration, Cutting Spending, Lowering Taxes, Defeating Terrorism, Protecting Right to Life, and Traditional Values.
This is kind of cool
Check this thing out. All I have to do now is download my pictures to this Team Sarah webpage and they will post right here.
Find more photos like this on Team Sarah
I did not take all of these. I went with several friends and we have been sharing pictures. Jim, Sam, Donny, and Leah took a lot of these. I took a few also.
As I keep adding photos, this page will continue to update with the new pictures.
Find more photos like this on Team Sarah
I did not take all of these. I went with several friends and we have been sharing pictures. Jim, Sam, Donny, and Leah took a lot of these. I took a few also.
As I keep adding photos, this page will continue to update with the new pictures.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Virginia, your little friends are wrong. There is a Santa Claus. But in this time of economic skepticism, he has decided it is not worth the time and energy to make and deliver toys this Christmas.
Santa and the elves work hard 364 days a year, but since Barack Obama and liberal Democrats believe in the redistribution of wealth, they have decided to wait for their wealth to come in the form of a check from the U.S. Government. Why should they work hard when the government has decided to distribute the toys the way they see fit?
Santa, in an effort to instill values into children, had one requirement - be "nice". Now that requirement has been removed by federal law. It is too "harsh" to expect a child to be nice to others. A recent study had shown bad behavior is not the child's fault.
Another factor affecting Santa's decision was the cost of reindeer feed. With ethanol mandates requiring feed corn be used for fuel, he can no longer afford to feed Rudolph and his friends. With his alternative use for transportation unaffordable, Santa will be staying home.
Santa's decision was also influenced by the cancellation of Christmas. The liberal-left, in their quest to please the minority of citizens, has deemed Christmas “offensive.” Christmas has been canceled, along with "under God" being removed from the Pledge, "In God We Trust" being removed from all currency, and the "Ten Commandments" being removed from all public places.
So you see, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, but because of Barack Obama and liberal democrats, he no longer celebrates Christmas.
Santa and the elves work hard 364 days a year, but since Barack Obama and liberal Democrats believe in the redistribution of wealth, they have decided to wait for their wealth to come in the form of a check from the U.S. Government. Why should they work hard when the government has decided to distribute the toys the way they see fit?
Santa, in an effort to instill values into children, had one requirement - be "nice". Now that requirement has been removed by federal law. It is too "harsh" to expect a child to be nice to others. A recent study had shown bad behavior is not the child's fault.
Another factor affecting Santa's decision was the cost of reindeer feed. With ethanol mandates requiring feed corn be used for fuel, he can no longer afford to feed Rudolph and his friends. With his alternative use for transportation unaffordable, Santa will be staying home.
Santa's decision was also influenced by the cancellation of Christmas. The liberal-left, in their quest to please the minority of citizens, has deemed Christmas “offensive.” Christmas has been canceled, along with "under God" being removed from the Pledge, "In God We Trust" being removed from all currency, and the "Ten Commandments" being removed from all public places.
So you see, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, but because of Barack Obama and liberal democrats, he no longer celebrates Christmas.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
No more BO
There will be no more BO at the Washington Capital visitor center. No, I am not talking that BO, I am talking about body odor.
See Harry Reid:
Who is going to bail us out as our government continues to spend $621 million on a visitor's center?
By the way, check out some of the comments. Oh boy, I am not the only one upset over this:
Read the rest.
See Harry Reid:
The Capitol Visitors Center, which opened this morning, may have tripled
its original budget and fallen years behind schedule, but Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid found a silver lining for members of Congress: tourists won't offend
them with their B.O. anymore.
"My staff tells me not to say this, but I'm going to say it anyway," said
Reid in his remarks. "In the summer because of the heat and high humidity, you
could literally smell the tourists coming into the Capitol. It may be
descriptive but it's true.
"But it's no longer going to be true, noted Reid, thanks to the air
conditioned, indoor space.And that's not all.
"We have many bathrooms here, as you can see," Reid continued. "Souvenirs
are available."
$621 million well spent.
Who is going to bail us out as our government continues to spend $621 million on a visitor's center?
By the way, check out some of the comments. Oh boy, I am not the only one upset over this:
"God forbid he smell the common folk. Best to keep them away from the
ruling class."
"I believe what congress was smelling is the BS that they put so much of out!"
"Obviously, everybody smells in congress since their approval ratings are at 9
percent. Take a shower Dirty Harry."
Read the rest.
Fred on the Economy
This video has some excellent points on the economy. I supported Fred in the primary and wished his campaign would have taken off.
Click here to be taken to the video.
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Budget time
The city council will be addressing the Kenosha budget tonight. 5:00pm Kenosha Municipal building. Room 200 Council Chambers
This is your chance to let your voice be heard on how and what your tax dollars are being spent.
see you there
This is your chance to let your voice be heard on how and what your tax dollars are being spent.
see you there
Monday, December 01, 2008
Republican Kids
Sure, when Obama supporters are questioned about basic Obama policies and basic government, they make total fools out of themselves.
See this video...
When a 9 year old Republican girl at a Sarah Palin/Saxby Chambliss event is asked for specifics on why she supported Governor Palin, the 9 year old knew what she was talking about. See link
You tell 'em kiddo!
See this video...
When a 9 year old Republican girl at a Sarah Palin/Saxby Chambliss event is asked for specifics on why she supported Governor Palin, the 9 year old knew what she was talking about. See link
Another woman, Nicole Barnes, brought her daughter Kate Monahan, 9, a third-grader at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic School.
"I think this was a great educational opportunity for her to be here at such a critical time in such an important election," Ms. Barnes said.
Kate also voiced support for Mrs. Palin, adding, "I think her policies are good."
When the 9-year-old was asked for specifics, she said she supported domestic drilling and lower taxes.
You tell 'em kiddo!
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