Is there any wonder our country is in its current condition? Could it possibly be the unacceptable work ethic of those elected to govern?
We cannot lie to Congress but they can certainly lie to us. They spend millions questioning major league sports. So we can assume that is more important than fixing say, Social Security? Or the unconstitutional acts of government? Or the never ending list of government meddling, such as in health care?
Legislative bills are being passed by our elected representatives with little knowledge of just what their vote is about. This happens for the simplest of reasons; they do not bother to read them, nor to break it down and have staff members read them, relying instead on the spin by the author(s) and supporters. This lack of conscientious representation borders on being as criminal as a con game.
They say ‘get out and vote’. We do, but the choices are bad and worse. Then we have to deal with the government funded organizations like ACORN. We have given the vermin control of the hen house, and there is never an egg that has not been compromised.
Uncleben ..
Friday, December 4, 2009
call inept... inept ..
We need to quit soft-pedaling around this President. That simply makes it a racial thing. Call it like it is. The man has no experience making decisions, and certainly not the kind that affect every citizen in this country. Obama got elected by arrogance, ignorance, stupidity, and possible illegal sleight of hand voter registration. Now he’s The President.. And making a total mess of it.
He had/has no idea of the magnitude of the responsibilities his position demands, he is overwhelmed with the bling available to him as President, and is making a mockery of the prestige, symbolism, and the world wide impact of the power of The President of The United States of America. He equates his election to that office as a means of opportunity for an extension of his personal view of The United States (he did not grow up here with a history of growing up here so…how does he even have one that’s remotely accurate?).
He shows little restraint in the wasting of taxpayers dollars as he has little concept of the struggle of the average American (he has, after all, never been ‘there’). His gross number of Czars goes a long ways in proving the notion that he is not good at making decisions, that also being bolstered by the fact that he has given Congress total control over making an abortion of the health insurance issue with no guidance from him.
We all need to be more adept at reading body language, as his short comings are readily seen in his daily invasions of your home via the television. The mirror is his guru in how he portrays himself on screen. He equates emphatic facial expressions as proof of the brilliance of his speeches/decisions. I find it ludicrous that he does not give his well qualified generals the credibility to be accurate in their needs, thinking that his election automatically gives him the depth of knowledge needed to override their experience.
Remember this: He has never been in a position of making decisions for which he has to answer to the responsibility, he has never made his own way, he tries to ‘blend in’ so’s not to make waves, he’s been told so many time that he ‘is brilliant’ that he actually believes it, he’s thin skinned, narcissist and vindictive (but always from the shadows, as in the firing of the CEO of GM). His only real claim to fame is that he fooled enough voters to get elected, and the price will be paid over decades and generations.
We need to have the O’Reilly’s of the media to ‘tell it like it is’ rather than this ‘bending over backward’ to be ‘fair to Obama’ that permeates our news media. He is a national disaster that is happening NOW.
Uncleben ..
He had/has no idea of the magnitude of the responsibilities his position demands, he is overwhelmed with the bling available to him as President, and is making a mockery of the prestige, symbolism, and the world wide impact of the power of The President of The United States of America. He equates his election to that office as a means of opportunity for an extension of his personal view of The United States (he did not grow up here with a history of growing up here so…how does he even have one that’s remotely accurate?).
He shows little restraint in the wasting of taxpayers dollars as he has little concept of the struggle of the average American (he has, after all, never been ‘there’). His gross number of Czars goes a long ways in proving the notion that he is not good at making decisions, that also being bolstered by the fact that he has given Congress total control over making an abortion of the health insurance issue with no guidance from him.
We all need to be more adept at reading body language, as his short comings are readily seen in his daily invasions of your home via the television. The mirror is his guru in how he portrays himself on screen. He equates emphatic facial expressions as proof of the brilliance of his speeches/decisions. I find it ludicrous that he does not give his well qualified generals the credibility to be accurate in their needs, thinking that his election automatically gives him the depth of knowledge needed to override their experience.
Remember this: He has never been in a position of making decisions for which he has to answer to the responsibility, he has never made his own way, he tries to ‘blend in’ so’s not to make waves, he’s been told so many time that he ‘is brilliant’ that he actually believes it, he’s thin skinned, narcissist and vindictive (but always from the shadows, as in the firing of the CEO of GM). His only real claim to fame is that he fooled enough voters to get elected, and the price will be paid over decades and generations.
We need to have the O’Reilly’s of the media to ‘tell it like it is’ rather than this ‘bending over backward’ to be ‘fair to Obama’ that permeates our news media. He is a national disaster that is happening NOW.
Uncleben ..
Friday, November 13, 2009
This is ludicrous ..
This administration borders on ludicrous and we are all going to pay an exorbitant price, as are our kids and grandkids. Due to the watchdogs being predominately asleep and the self-serving interests of those in places of power we now have a President, the leader of the most powerful country in this world and Commander in Chief of the most powerful military in this world, whom has little credit for ever having made a decision that he could be held accountable for, taking this wonderful country into harms way that may very well be irrevocable.
He surrounds himself with those with radical and self-serving agendas, circumvents Congress with his unprecedented number of Czars (whose authority authorized their pay grade and the funds to pay them?), paints transparency with multiple layers of opaque paint, through guile and ignorance has allowed his arrogance to make the careers and training of our war Generals irrelevant to the safety of our country and turns a deaf ear to the very ones he was elected to serve.
This key word, ‘serve’, is quickly becoming the first obligation to be tossed aside by those elected to represent us and replaced with ‘self-serving greed’.
Most of us want health reform but the reform we want is for government to get out of the health care business. The PUBLIC OPTION we want is for government to OPT OUT.
Uncleben ..
He surrounds himself with those with radical and self-serving agendas, circumvents Congress with his unprecedented number of Czars (whose authority authorized their pay grade and the funds to pay them?), paints transparency with multiple layers of opaque paint, through guile and ignorance has allowed his arrogance to make the careers and training of our war Generals irrelevant to the safety of our country and turns a deaf ear to the very ones he was elected to serve.
This key word, ‘serve’, is quickly becoming the first obligation to be tossed aside by those elected to represent us and replaced with ‘self-serving greed’.
Most of us want health reform but the reform we want is for government to get out of the health care business. The PUBLIC OPTION we want is for government to OPT OUT.
Uncleben ..
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Government without The Constitution invites fraud ..
The problem with national health care, surprise, is the federal government. With Uncle Sam paying the bills the fraud options would entice an angel. Fraud (obviously) runs up medical bills. Government intervention/social programs promotes fraud. Ergo, get the federal government out of the social program business and let the free enterprise market work. The same argument could be made in most all areas of government involvement in the private sector.
The Constitution was written in such a way as to be very clear to all without the thousands of pages of legalese that serves little other than to befuddle the those that actually try to read said legalese. Add to this the dereliction of duty by those entrusted to represent us in a professional, honorably ethical manner and DON’T READ PROPOSED LEGISLATION and you make a serious argument for term limits.
This Obama health care plan will (for the most part) negatively impact every working taxpayer and small business in this country. Once in place we will be saddled (forever) with the ensuing government manipulation of our personal health care issues and the guaranteed rising costs of our medical coverage due to the inevitable fraud.
A note to our representatives: If you have not read (and understand) any bill placed before you for approval then you must in good conscience vote NO.
The scariest part of this Obama health care plan is the history of the current national health care plans of other states and countries. None has yet to product a success story.
The Constitution was written in such a way as to be very clear to all without the thousands of pages of legalese that serves little other than to befuddle the those that actually try to read said legalese. Add to this the dereliction of duty by those entrusted to represent us in a professional, honorably ethical manner and DON’T READ PROPOSED LEGISLATION and you make a serious argument for term limits.
This Obama health care plan will (for the most part) negatively impact every working taxpayer and small business in this country. Once in place we will be saddled (forever) with the ensuing government manipulation of our personal health care issues and the guaranteed rising costs of our medical coverage due to the inevitable fraud.
A note to our representatives: If you have not read (and understand) any bill placed before you for approval then you must in good conscience vote NO.
The scariest part of this Obama health care plan is the history of the current national health care plans of other states and countries. None has yet to product a success story.
Government bureaucracy ..
Anyone that has had to deal with bureaucracy at any level has faced the frustration that makes healthcare tied to the government a really poor decision. Medicare patients have to have a supplemental policy to cover what Medicare will not cover and some doctors will not take Medicare. Texas low income families on the state CHIPS childcare program also find that some medical facilities will not take CHIPS patients, their complaint being that the state is not paying them. CASH FOR CLUCKERS has some dealers on the ropes due to the bureaucratic maze that makes it agonizingly slow to get paid by government bureaucracy. Bureaucracy at work.
Government bureaucracy moves very slowly, a very powerful argument against national health care. That’s not the only argument. The track record of waste and fraud in government is irrefutable. Bureaucracy survives on the sweat of the working American, an apparent endangered species due to the antics of current government.
It would seem to be treasonous to vote for legislation one has not bothered to read (and understand) when they are elected to represent us. This is at the very least unethical and might should make one liable in a civil suit. Setting precedents by circumventing The Constitution to the point of Its’ irrelevancy should wake up The Supreme Court. No, we do not need any level of government bureaucracy tied to our health care. Tort reform and malpractice insurance limits makes much more sense, and may even be constitutional.
Government bureaucracy moves very slowly, a very powerful argument against national health care. That’s not the only argument. The track record of waste and fraud in government is irrefutable. Bureaucracy survives on the sweat of the working American, an apparent endangered species due to the antics of current government.
It would seem to be treasonous to vote for legislation one has not bothered to read (and understand) when they are elected to represent us. This is at the very least unethical and might should make one liable in a civil suit. Setting precedents by circumventing The Constitution to the point of Its’ irrelevancy should wake up The Supreme Court. No, we do not need any level of government bureaucracy tied to our health care. Tort reform and malpractice insurance limits makes much more sense, and may even be constitutional.
A recipe for fraud ..
Anyone that has had to deal with bureaucracy at any level has faced the frustration that makes healthcare tied to the government a really poor decision. Medicare patients have to have a supplemental policy to cover what Medicare will not cover and some doctors will not take Medicare. Texas low income families on the state CHIPS childcare program also find that some medical facilities will not take CHIPS patients, their complaint being that the state is not paying them. CASH FOR CLUCKERS has some dealers on the ropes due to the bureaucratic maze that makes it agonizingly slow to get paid by government bureaucracy. Bureaucracy at work.
Government bureaucracy moves very slowly, a very powerful argument against national health care. That’s not the only argument. The track record of waste and fraud in government is irrefutable. Bureaucracy survives on the sweat of the working American, an apparent endangered species due to the antics of current government.
It would seem to be treasonous to vote for legislation one has not bothered to read (and understand) when they are elected to represent us. This is at the very least unethical and might should make one liable in a civil suit. Setting precedents by circumventing The Constitution to the point of Its’ irrelevancy should wake up The Supreme Court. No, we do not need any level of government bureaucracy tied to our health care. Tort reform and malpractice insurance limits makes much more sense, and may even be constitutional.
Government bureaucracy moves very slowly, a very powerful argument against national health care. That’s not the only argument. The track record of waste and fraud in government is irrefutable. Bureaucracy survives on the sweat of the working American, an apparent endangered species due to the antics of current government.
It would seem to be treasonous to vote for legislation one has not bothered to read (and understand) when they are elected to represent us. This is at the very least unethical and might should make one liable in a civil suit. Setting precedents by circumventing The Constitution to the point of Its’ irrelevancy should wake up The Supreme Court. No, we do not need any level of government bureaucracy tied to our health care. Tort reform and malpractice insurance limits makes much more sense, and may even be constitutional.
A mandate?? NOT!!
A mandate must be something you get when you win an election by a mere 4%, as that is the difference in the popular vote for Obama, yet he calls it a ‘mandate’, justification for all he is doing that has become so unpopular with those that pay taxes.
Note: One could win each state by ONE vote therefore getting ALL electoral college votes, haled as a LANDSLIDE when, in actuality, the win was by a 50 vote margin, a LONG WAY from a landslide mandated victory. Unrealistic but possible. The point is simply that, out of the less that half of the registered voters that voted, he collected a miserly 4% majority. AND….more voters stayed home than voted. Apathy? The price is paid by all..
Note: One could win each state by ONE vote therefore getting ALL electoral college votes, haled as a LANDSLIDE when, in actuality, the win was by a 50 vote margin, a LONG WAY from a landslide mandated victory. Unrealistic but possible. The point is simply that, out of the less that half of the registered voters that voted, he collected a miserly 4% majority. AND….more voters stayed home than voted. Apathy? The price is paid by all..
Playing us for fools ..
If one were to look at the costs of the various government programs and departments one would find that the illegal alien use of our social programs costs American taxpayers far more than both battle fronts of this War on Terror.
If one were to look at Social Security one would find that our government has allowed these illegal aliens to tap into a fund into which they have never paid a nickel.
They cannot write a health bill that will not take care of the illegal aliens. They are already written into the system. The proof lies in the waiting rooms of The Social Security Administration Building and the emergency rooms of our hospitals.
Maybe they should read The Constitution, a relative simple document that is sheer genius in it's simplicity and was written without the need for 'legalese' by men that were real men, a bit of a rarity today.
If one were to look at Social Security one would find that our government has allowed these illegal aliens to tap into a fund into which they have never paid a nickel.
They cannot write a health bill that will not take care of the illegal aliens. They are already written into the system. The proof lies in the waiting rooms of The Social Security Administration Building and the emergency rooms of our hospitals.
Maybe they should read The Constitution, a relative simple document that is sheer genius in it's simplicity and was written without the need for 'legalese' by men that were real men, a bit of a rarity today.
Name the names..
You hear in all the conservative news programs about the irresponsible massive amounts of pork gorged on by our elected representatives. It would be much more productive to report the names, to point out just who has injected just what self-serving expenditures in proposed legislation.
I personally think our members of Congress should all be required to attend a seminar on the meaning of ‘responsibility’, just what it means to be elected to ‘represent the people’, that the government ‘has no money of it’s own’, that it’s taxpayers money and to respect that FACT. We’d be much better off if they would simply leave our money alone and go home. Without their insidious meddling (which is the root cause of this governmental mess) the economy would take care of itself, the market would surface and we would all be the better for it.
Term limits, required Social Security participation, and no retirement plans would solve an incredible amount of the issues we have with our government.
I personally think our members of Congress should all be required to attend a seminar on the meaning of ‘responsibility’, just what it means to be elected to ‘represent the people’, that the government ‘has no money of it’s own’, that it’s taxpayers money and to respect that FACT. We’d be much better off if they would simply leave our money alone and go home. Without their insidious meddling (which is the root cause of this governmental mess) the economy would take care of itself, the market would surface and we would all be the better for it.
Term limits, required Social Security participation, and no retirement plans would solve an incredible amount of the issues we have with our government.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
In Proper Perspective
To put this in proper perspective; saving 250 million out of a trillion dollar budget is like saving twenty-five cents out of a thousand dollar bill. We should be so impressed. For the federal government to tell us that they will save 250 billion out of a trillion dollar budget is a pipe dream. That would be a 25% savings. Do any of us really believe the government can actually save 25% of anything? A trillion is a million million. We simply cannot afford trillion dollar budgets or multiple trillions of dollars of indebtedness. Sadly, we are already there and getting worse daily.
We need to get the federal government out of our lives. Case in point is the relationship of our schools to federal tax monies. Our schools have sold their souls to, and are held hostage by, federal tax dollars. A simple example is the attendance requirement. To qualify, schools must adhere to strict attendance levels to the point that has little connection to common sense.
Parents get threatening letters and seniors are threatened with an ineligibility to graduate, not based on grade average but on attendance levels. No matter that the students have made up the work and passed the required tests. All of that takes a back seat to attendance. One can have a perfect grade average, miss too many days (excused or unexcused, does not matter) and suffer through no diploma.
On the other side of this arrogance is the force used toward teachers by, first the coaches, then the principal, to pass failing athletes. Tied to federal tax monies? Probably.
We need to get the federal government out of our lives. Case in point is the relationship of our schools to federal tax monies. Our schools have sold their souls to, and are held hostage by, federal tax dollars. A simple example is the attendance requirement. To qualify, schools must adhere to strict attendance levels to the point that has little connection to common sense.
Parents get threatening letters and seniors are threatened with an ineligibility to graduate, not based on grade average but on attendance levels. No matter that the students have made up the work and passed the required tests. All of that takes a back seat to attendance. One can have a perfect grade average, miss too many days (excused or unexcused, does not matter) and suffer through no diploma.
On the other side of this arrogance is the force used toward teachers by, first the coaches, then the principal, to pass failing athletes. Tied to federal tax monies? Probably.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
You had your chance, now it's broke
The federal government’s track record with social programs is dismal at best. The US Postal Service was established in 1775. After 234 years of trying to get it right, it is now broke. Social Security was established in 1935. After 74 years of trying to get it right, it is now broke. Fannie Mae, established in 1938, after 71 years of trying to get it right, is now broke. The ‘War on Poverty’ started in 1964 and after 45 years has never been successful.
Medicare and Medicaid was established in 1965. 44 years later that program is broke. Freddie Mac, 1970. 39 years later is broke. The TARP, STIMULUS, The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, all for naught. The ‘Cash for Clunker’ was a three billion dollar blunder.
With a 100% failure rate do we want to trust a government run national health care system? Some lessons are hard but this one borders on the ridiculous, not to mention that any sense of constitutionality stretches the English language well beyond intent.
Medicare and Medicaid was established in 1965. 44 years later that program is broke. Freddie Mac, 1970. 39 years later is broke. The TARP, STIMULUS, The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, all for naught. The ‘Cash for Clunker’ was a three billion dollar blunder.
With a 100% failure rate do we want to trust a government run national health care system? Some lessons are hard but this one borders on the ridiculous, not to mention that any sense of constitutionality stretches the English language well beyond intent.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Why indeed...
I’d like some answers. Why do we have generals if the politicians are going to run the war? Why do we need a government agency to run anything when all government agencies are fraught with fraud and budget abuses? Why would we want our federal government anywhere near our health care when all examples of that have failed dismally?
Why do we refuse to acknowledge racism when it is obvious? Proof is in remembering all the hoopla over the first Black president. Why do we refuse to acknowledge the fact that a white President would never be able to get away with what Obama has gotten away with? Could it be that racism had turned into reverse racism?
Why do we not have term limits? Why do we put up with the blatant lack of respect for the tax monies forced from us? Why do we have legislators taking junkets all over the world on our nickel? Why do we not freeze federal budgets and the number of staff personnel? Why do we allow them the pay increases, the health plan, the retirement plan they so humbly vote themselves? Compared to the benefits allowed our military personnel it is an abomination. How many of our politicians have ever died for our country?
Why indeed.
Why do we refuse to acknowledge racism when it is obvious? Proof is in remembering all the hoopla over the first Black president. Why do we refuse to acknowledge the fact that a white President would never be able to get away with what Obama has gotten away with? Could it be that racism had turned into reverse racism?
Why do we not have term limits? Why do we put up with the blatant lack of respect for the tax monies forced from us? Why do we have legislators taking junkets all over the world on our nickel? Why do we not freeze federal budgets and the number of staff personnel? Why do we allow them the pay increases, the health plan, the retirement plan they so humbly vote themselves? Compared to the benefits allowed our military personnel it is an abomination. How many of our politicians have ever died for our country?
Why indeed.
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