Obama's Pseudo Kindness to the States: Opt Out of Obamacare, but Run Your Own Obamacare
Obama says he now favors states opting out of Obamacare, but there is a condition. In Obama's strange and convoluted world, he is okay with the states opting out as long as they participate in something resembling Obamacare. I guess Obama really doesn't understand that 10th Amendment. He has no Constitutional authority to tell the states what laws to pass in their state legislatures.
John Boehner Saves the Federal Government From Shutting Down, and Look How He Did It
John Boehner is looking more like a joke with each passing day. Rather than stand up to a crazy federal budget and play hardball, Boehner is all but conceding to the demand of the Democrats who are spreading fear the federal government my shut down. My friends, that isn't a bad thing, especially if it slows down federal spending.
“This is very simple: Americans want the government to stay open, and they want it to spend less money,” Boehner will say.
Let's look at why Boehner is a joke. In basically what appears to be a compromise to keep the full federal government operating, Boehner basically negotiated a 1.5% spending cut over a couple of weeks.
Actually Mr. Boehner, we want many of us want many of the out of control federal bureaucracies closed, and you just ensured they will continue to function without interruption.
“This is very simple: Americans want the government to stay open, and they want it to spend less money,” Boehner will say.
Let's look at why Boehner is a joke. In basically what appears to be a compromise to keep the full federal government operating, Boehner basically negotiated a 1.5% spending cut over a couple of weeks.
Actually Mr. Boehner, we want many of us want many of the out of control federal bureaucracies closed, and you just ensured they will continue to function without interruption.
Billy Long Looks Unhealthy and Winded at Springfield/Greene County Lincoln Day Event:
The video above was filmed at the 2011 Springfield/Greene County Lincoln Day event. Obviously, there is a lot to be said about this video as in traditional Billy Long fashion, he says very little and has clever sound bites prepared. As well, Long continues to lie about the $100 billion in spending cuts. The Republicans only managed to get $61 billion in cuts.
I want you to notice in this video (put some ear buds in for the full effect), how winded Billy Long sounds. His walk to the stage was short. The great auctioneer's voice paused many times to catch his breath--winded, out of shape, and appearing very unhealthy. Not that Long was ever the model of perfect health, but I don't think I have seen him this winded before has he has given a speech. I mean during the Republican primary last year, Long could whip out a speech and barely take a breath. That's just the opposite in the video above. (Perhaps he was just nervous about having to lie about the $100 billion in cuts.)
One has to wonder of life in DC is taking its toll on Billy Long. Is this a healthy occupation where the temptation for free treats and being locked up in an office or on the House floor and the various social events each night lead to more temptations. Should Southwest Missouri be concerned about their Congressman's health?
On another note, it has been written the Southwest Missouri GOP had a record crowd in Springfield yesterday for Lincoln Day. Notice the lack of enthusiasm for winded Congressman Long--even as he pushes the lie of the $100 billion in cuts. The applause is minimal--and it isn't encouraging or exciting. It's obligatory.
Is Obama Pushing for War in Libya?: Tells Gadhafi to Leave Libya Now
One has to wonder if the rhetoric Barack Obama uses against Colonel Moammar Gadhafi is a hint he is willing to go to war. Obama is issuing a warning to Gadhafi, leave Libya now.
Or what?
I guess that's the real question. Will the United States attack another oil rich country and begin another endless war? It's a real possibility. You have to wonder what are the consequences if Gadhafi doesn't leave? When you make a statement like this, there has to be something that backs it up, right?
Obama made the comments to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a private telephone conversation Saturday as they discussed the violence in Libya. The White House says Obama told Merkel that when a leader’s only means of holding power is to use violence against his people, then he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what’s right for his country by “leaving now.”
Now, remember, Obama is more of a hawk than his supporters would have you believe. Since he took office, US deaths on the battlefield have risen. As well, Obama promised in October 2007, the first thing he would do as president is end the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, he has escalated those wars.
Now we look at the very real possibility of a war in Northern Africa. Do we really want Obama and his cronies leading us in a new occupation?
Or what?
I guess that's the real question. Will the United States attack another oil rich country and begin another endless war? It's a real possibility. You have to wonder what are the consequences if Gadhafi doesn't leave? When you make a statement like this, there has to be something that backs it up, right?
Obama made the comments to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a private telephone conversation Saturday as they discussed the violence in Libya. The White House says Obama told Merkel that when a leader’s only means of holding power is to use violence against his people, then he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what’s right for his country by “leaving now.”
Now, remember, Obama is more of a hawk than his supporters would have you believe. Since he took office, US deaths on the battlefield have risen. As well, Obama promised in October 2007, the first thing he would do as president is end the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, he has escalated those wars.
Now we look at the very real possibility of a war in Northern Africa. Do we really want Obama and his cronies leading us in a new occupation?
Billy Long Continues the $100 Billion Lie at Greene County Lincoln Day
[Billy] Long, of Springfield, touted the freshman class and credited his fellow members for a proposed $100 billion reduction in spending. He said it is a testament to the clout of the new members.
"They know we're there, and we know they know we're there," he said.
So now Long is using the verbiage "proposed $100 billion in reduction of spending." That's about as misleading as saying Obama is a great president who follows the Constitution. You see, the proposed $100 billion in spending cuts shrank to $61 billion in spending cuts, and Long knows this. Yet he still throws around the $100 billion like its fact, hoping all the minions in Southwest Missouri won't notice the Republicans didn't even come close to meeting their goals.
Why? Well perhaps it was Billy Long's opposition to cancel federal funding for NASCAR teams and other wasteful federal spending that got in the way of achieving the $100 billion in cuts.
Let's look at the second part of this quote. Long tries to blend into the collective of freshman signatures claiming to have this big voice. "They know we're there, and we know they know we're there," he said.
Looking at the proposed spending cut amendments of HR1, no one knew Billy Long was there. He didn't have the courage to propose on amendment that offered any spending cuts--not one. What happened to the guy who was "fed up" and was going to Washington to do something? I mean I am not sitting in Washington collecting a huge federal check, but if Long had called me up, I could have offered a number of amendments for federal programs that need to be cut so the Republicans would have been successful at achieving their goal of $100 billion and then some, and Long could have put his name on it. (He seems pretty good at that).
"We got the $100 billion cut. It's like Bette Davis said, 'Fasten your seatbelts; it's going to be a bumpy ride."
No Billy, you only cut 61% of your promise, and that equals a D- in my grade book--barely passing.
Social Security Cuts Coming from Congress: Where Does Billy Long Stand?
I am hearing solid reports, Social Security is on the chopping block. Republicans like the Young Guns aren't pushing to end entitlements, but they are pushing entitlement reform. To save Social Security, there may be some big cuts coming. I am going to explain to you first of all why this is wrong and secondly why Social Security needs to be phased out rather than reformed.
First of all, the money that has been confiscated from you for Social Security was supposed to be set aside in a special fund as a retirement account. This of course, wasn't a solid plan from the beginning when Social Security was signed into law in 1935. Some thirty years later, Lyndon B. Johnson ensured Social Security was on the path to destruction--like everything else the federal government touches.
The federal government DOES NOT fund Social Security! Social Security funds the federal government.
Since the Johnson Administration of the ’60s, the S.S. fund has been plundered and the surplus from the fund used to finance wars and the daily operations of the federal government. This came as a result of Johnson declaring that these surplus funds would be added to the general fund. Once there, the funds could be used for anything and everything.
And that has been the case. In recent years, as Congress has no problem voting themselves pay raises, while padding their lifestyle with lobbyists' generous contributions, the nation's seniors are now dealing with this fact as the cost of living skyrocket, but seniors aren't getting their annual cost of living allowance increases to reflect these rises.
If you have seen your Social Security account statement, you know the statement that tells you what your monthly check will be at retirement, you may have noticed they give you an inflated number and then tell you because Social Security is broken, you will only receive a percentage of this number.
The thing to remember here is Social Security is supposed to be your money. However, the federal government, as you can see hasn't respected that little fact. It hasn't been put into a lock box and they are treating it like your retirement account. In fact, the unfunded liability of Social Security, if most American would just wake up out of their stupor, would be enough to sicken you--many claim over $100 trillion in unfunded liabilities.
So, Republicans look, from the words of the Young Guns (Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan) are looking at reforming programs like Social Security, which means they still want to confiscate your money and then make promises that are going to fail. This isn't acceptable anymore.
Let's totally phase out Social Security. Let's pass a law that says if you are born on January 1, 2012, you will no longer have money confiscated from you in the guise of F.I.C.A. This would not only prevent this confiscation of wealth for a program the government mismanages, it would free up money in small businesses to hire. Of course, it will never happen. Your benefits will be cut, but you will be promised something because Cantor and Ryan have a plan to fix the impossible--all as they take more of your money.
Now I would try to fight for the average F.I.C.A. contributor, but there would be a huge hole in my plan--a hole I couldn't even try to fix. I would argue the federal government needs to ensure that every American who paid into the system will get a return on their investment equal to the amount they invested. The problem is with that, all the federal government would have to do is start the printing presses, and your investment would be worth nothing.
So instead, they will continue to take money from you--probably at a higher rate in coming years, and they will give you less and less. In fact, the Social Security cuts could be coming as early as next year. I wonder what Congressman Billy Long thinks about this. Remember his answer from above--"for now."
Fok News Channel: Olbermann Hits Rock Bottom in the Gutter
He calls his new Web site the Fok News Channel, and you can see by the name he clearly would up in the gutter. Just when you thought Olbermann hit rock bottom, he proves he in fact can go lower.
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