Are you concerned about where this nation is headed? Is this leadership bringing us together as promised? Do you see a gathering storm in the immigration situation, are racial tensions increasing, does the Iranian nuclear threat have you worried, why have we abandoned our reliable allies for Muslim political correctness, do you feel our homeland is now less secure, and is the massive redistribution of wealth that is currently underway to “fundamentally transform this nation” something you wanted?
Why is our Congress voting on Puerto Rico independence when this question has already been resolved by the Puerto Rican people in previous elections and there’s plenty more important things to do? Why is the White House trying to control the U.S. census? What we are seeing is a massive grab of power and control by the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, a Party which I don’t recognize anymore. Where is the main street media in all of this, and why aren’t they holding this hypocrite of a President accountable for breaking most of his campaign promises after only 16 months in office?
Glenn Beck, a Fox political commentator at 5 PM EST, has finally uncovered the leftist tactical moves going on in the White House with people we have never heard of before, who are part of the Chicago political mafia and have been involved in this economic meltdown and are now prepared to make billions from the taxpayers in an effort to force Cap and Trade and the Green Revolution on this country. The Green Revolution is the biggest hoax in American history. It is no more than a scheme to redistribute our economic wealth to enrich corrupt politicians and strip this country of the entrepreneurial spirit that has made us great. Enron (remember them?) put this scam together years ago.
This is a Progressive action plan to undermine the religious foundation of our country, our Constitution, and the vision of our founding fathers. It is based on the theory of modern progressives that our Constitution is “outdated” and should be an evolving document reactive to developing events and the current social mores, unfounded in basic Judeo-Christian values and based on their definition of “social justice”.
Our system is based on “equal justice”, predicated on the rule of law not on one’s color, race, economic condition, or political status. I don’t know what social justice means or who is the omnipotent regulator of such a justice system.
Anyway, if you’re not able to see Glenn Beck’s program about this sorry attempt to hijack this country, I’ll start with Cap and Trade in the next post. Believe me this is no conspiracy theory, it’s the real thing and it’s going on in our backyard right now.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Will Progressives Ever Learn?
I am writing this on ”tax day”, the day that half of us give to the government far more than we take back, and the other half who pay no taxes, takes back all they can get from our massive entitlement system. Tim Ryan, the Republican Congressman from Wisconsin, said that even before discounting for the uncontrolled spending of the current administration, in 10 years 70% of the population will be pulling out more than it puts into the entitlement system. Imagine what the numbers will be when we consider the Stimulus Plan, the Omnibus budget, and Obamacare not to mention the extended unemployment programs, and all the other “temporary” entitlements put in place by this out-of-control Congress and Administration.
The myth that government can create jobs or control the economy is just that…a myth! FDR proved this during the Great Depression. All those government programs failed to create sustainable jobs and in 1939 the unemployment rate still exceeded 20%, while in Europe the average rate was about 12% in 1938. Even with WWII, when you consider that 10-12M soldiers were at war and 15M people were making tanks and guns, most of those jobs had little use after the war. So in October of 1944 FDR spelled out his vision for a post war America. And you guessed it; it was more of the same. Government subsidized housing, federal health care, more TVA projects, all those goodies compliments of the federal government.
Roosevelt died before the war ended and his successor, Harry Truman, urged Congress to enact this New Deal encore. Both chambers of Congress gave him a resounding NO! No federal program for health care, no full-employment Act, limited federal housing, and no increase in the minimum wage or Social Security benefits. Instead, Congress reduced the income tax rates for the rich and middle class, corporate rates were trimmed, and FDR’s “excess profits” tax was repealed, so that corporate rates effectively went from 90% to 38% after 1945.
By the late 1940’s, the invigorated economy was generating more revenue than during the war when tax rates were higher. Price controls were eliminated in 1946 and the U.S. began running budget surpluses. Unemployment, which was double digit during the 30’s, was 3.9% in 1946 and remained in that range into the next decade.
I’m not saying that our current great recession is the same, the factors that contributed to it are different than those that existed in the 30’s. However, the lesson is clear, when a bipartisan Congress has the will to stop an ego-centric leader who is on the wrong path, it can. The people are beginning to wake-up to the fact we have the power in the ballot box to change things even in a mid-term election.
The facts I have provided are cited in a book I read recently entitled “New Deal or Raw Deal” (Simon & Schuster, 2008), by Dr. Burton Folsum, Jr., a professor of history at Hillsdale College. I hope that President Obama picks up a copy, it’s far more useful at this stage of his life than the writings of Saul Alinsky or anything that Hugo Chavez would give you.
The myth that government can create jobs or control the economy is just that…a myth! FDR proved this during the Great Depression. All those government programs failed to create sustainable jobs and in 1939 the unemployment rate still exceeded 20%, while in Europe the average rate was about 12% in 1938. Even with WWII, when you consider that 10-12M soldiers were at war and 15M people were making tanks and guns, most of those jobs had little use after the war. So in October of 1944 FDR spelled out his vision for a post war America. And you guessed it; it was more of the same. Government subsidized housing, federal health care, more TVA projects, all those goodies compliments of the federal government.
Roosevelt died before the war ended and his successor, Harry Truman, urged Congress to enact this New Deal encore. Both chambers of Congress gave him a resounding NO! No federal program for health care, no full-employment Act, limited federal housing, and no increase in the minimum wage or Social Security benefits. Instead, Congress reduced the income tax rates for the rich and middle class, corporate rates were trimmed, and FDR’s “excess profits” tax was repealed, so that corporate rates effectively went from 90% to 38% after 1945.
By the late 1940’s, the invigorated economy was generating more revenue than during the war when tax rates were higher. Price controls were eliminated in 1946 and the U.S. began running budget surpluses. Unemployment, which was double digit during the 30’s, was 3.9% in 1946 and remained in that range into the next decade.
I’m not saying that our current great recession is the same, the factors that contributed to it are different than those that existed in the 30’s. However, the lesson is clear, when a bipartisan Congress has the will to stop an ego-centric leader who is on the wrong path, it can. The people are beginning to wake-up to the fact we have the power in the ballot box to change things even in a mid-term election.
The facts I have provided are cited in a book I read recently entitled “New Deal or Raw Deal” (Simon & Schuster, 2008), by Dr. Burton Folsum, Jr., a professor of history at Hillsdale College. I hope that President Obama picks up a copy, it’s far more useful at this stage of his life than the writings of Saul Alinsky or anything that Hugo Chavez would give you.
Friday, April 2, 2010
"You Can Do It" America
Thinking objectively in this crazy world these days is an awesome chore. We have the main street media that bombards us every day with information that is purported to be news but contains nothing more than slanted headlines designed to give the reader a bias before he even reads the article and then spins the article to match the headline so you get their version of the “news”. It seems that the editorial pages spill over to the front page. The sports page is only where I get the facts. Somebody won and somebody lost! Except when you read about Tiger Woods, where it looks like everybody lost (or won), depending on your perspective.
All this is counteracted by talk radio and the dueling cable news network’s which give you their version in sound bites, video clips, and interviews with people that agree with them. There may still be pundits and news reporters that try to give you objective analysis with no spin, but they are a dying breed.
Last night my wife and I called Christopher Lowell, the celebrated designer, who is a good friend and confidante. The moniker “designer” is a misnomer for Christopher, who really is a philosopher, writer, motivational speaker, and an expert in consumerism, marketing, lifestyles, and a forecaster of future consumer trends. You may remember that Christopher Lowell was a pioneer in the early days of cable with the “You Can Do It” approach to interior design and has written 6 books on the topic. This is before cable got on the reality craze and he got off the train.
Christopher now resides in Santa Fe, NM and is working on new marketing techniques using the Internet, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media. Obviously, he has a sizable following and an active Twitter network and mentioned the political questions, anger, and fear in many of the messages he gets pertaining to the antagonism and partisanship that now prevails in our society. Christopher is an apolitical person and very sensitive to what is happening to his friends and fans as a result of this economic crisis.
In one of his recent blogs http://www.christopherlowell.com/interactive/blog/?p=1258 he talked about all the good people he meets who are working their tails off for the benefit of their community, city, and town, regardless of what’s going on in Washington. This is the backbone of “American exceptionalism” which we see going on every day regardless of race, religious beliefs, or political inclination. People who wonder why there are others out there who want to kill us and our culture and why they have to send their sons and daughters to a faraway place across the globe to defend our freedom.
Christopher bemoaned, “if only we can hear their stories instead of shows about the kooks and the anger fringe, we will come together regardless of political preference”. Christopher, you have the right idea and I know you will give your followers the right advice because you have no political agenda and you love your country. America needs to buy in to your motto “You Can Do It”.
All this is counteracted by talk radio and the dueling cable news network’s which give you their version in sound bites, video clips, and interviews with people that agree with them. There may still be pundits and news reporters that try to give you objective analysis with no spin, but they are a dying breed.
Last night my wife and I called Christopher Lowell, the celebrated designer, who is a good friend and confidante. The moniker “designer” is a misnomer for Christopher, who really is a philosopher, writer, motivational speaker, and an expert in consumerism, marketing, lifestyles, and a forecaster of future consumer trends. You may remember that Christopher Lowell was a pioneer in the early days of cable with the “You Can Do It” approach to interior design and has written 6 books on the topic. This is before cable got on the reality craze and he got off the train.
Christopher now resides in Santa Fe, NM and is working on new marketing techniques using the Internet, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media. Obviously, he has a sizable following and an active Twitter network and mentioned the political questions, anger, and fear in many of the messages he gets pertaining to the antagonism and partisanship that now prevails in our society. Christopher is an apolitical person and very sensitive to what is happening to his friends and fans as a result of this economic crisis.
In one of his recent blogs http://www.christopherlowell.com/interactive/blog/?p=1258 he talked about all the good people he meets who are working their tails off for the benefit of their community, city, and town, regardless of what’s going on in Washington. This is the backbone of “American exceptionalism” which we see going on every day regardless of race, religious beliefs, or political inclination. People who wonder why there are others out there who want to kill us and our culture and why they have to send their sons and daughters to a faraway place across the globe to defend our freedom.
Christopher bemoaned, “if only we can hear their stories instead of shows about the kooks and the anger fringe, we will come together regardless of political preference”. Christopher, you have the right idea and I know you will give your followers the right advice because you have no political agenda and you love your country. America needs to buy in to your motto “You Can Do It”.
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