First ZERO wants to be re-elected ? I don't think so......

Received this from a friend...too good to ignore !   An old West Virginia Hillbilly saying: You cannot get the water to clear up until you get the pigs out of the creek. *SOME OF YOU MAY APPRECIATE THIS AND SOME OF YOU MAY NOT.* *I DO NOT APOLOGIZE FOR SENDING THIS BECAUSE OF IT'S TRUTH.* *If any other of our presidents had doubled the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?* *If any other of our presidents had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved? * *If any other of our presidents had criticized a state law that he admitted he never even read, would you think that he is just an ignorant hot head? * *If any other of our presidents joined the country of Mexico and sued a state in the United States to force that state to continue to allow illegal immigration, would you question his patriotism and wonder who's side he was on? * *If any other of our presidents had pronounced the Marine Corps like Marine Corpse, would you think him an idiot? * *If any other of our presidents had put 87,000 workers out of work by arbitrarily placing a moratorium on offshore oil drilling on companies that have one of the best safety records of any industry because one foreign company had an accident, would you have agreed? * *If any other of our presidents had used a forged document as the basis of the moratorium that would render 87000 American workers unemployed would you support him? * *If any other of our presidents had been the first President to need a Teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes? * *If any other of our presidents had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take his First Lady to a play in NYC, would you have approved? * *If any other of our presidents had reduced your retirement plan holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved? * *If any other of our presidents had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved? * *If any other of our presidents had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved? * *If any other of our presidents had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought it a proud moment for America ? * *If any other of our presidents had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia would you have approved? * *If any other of our presidents had visited Austria and made reference to the nonexistent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip? * *If any other of our presidents had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved? * *If any other of our presidents had stated that there were 57 states in the United States , wouldn't you have had second thoughts about his capabilities? * *If any other of our presidents would have flown all the way to Denmark to make a five minute speech about how the Olympics would benefit him walking out his front door in his home town, would you not have thought he was a self-important, conceited, egotistical jerk. * *If any other of our presidents had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, wouldn't you have winced in embarrassment? * *If any other of our presidents had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?* *If any other of our presidents' administrations had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11? * *If any other of our presidents had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans , would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence? * *If any other of our presidents had created the position of 32 Czars who report directly to him, bypassing the House and Senate on much of what is happening in America , would you have ever approved. * *If any other of our presidents had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved? * *So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? * *Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 24 months -- so you have that much time to come up with an answer.* *Every statement and action in this email is factual and directly attributable to Barrack Hussein Obama. Every bumble is a matter of record and completely verifiable. * AND NOW, HE ACTUALLY WANTS US TO RE-ELECT HIM. HA WAKE UP AMERICA 2012 IS UPON US. *I WONDER HOW MANY OF YOU WILL FORWARD THIS ? * *"All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."*

House Republicans propose to increase FEMA fund

House Republicans have been vilified in the media as cold, heartless politicians who want to starve babies and throw grandma off the cliff. Representative Paul Ryan gets most of the attention because it is his budget proposals that actually suggest the United States TRY to live within its means.

It is no news that the United States has been hit hard this spring with tornadoes and floods. Complete towns have been decimated and people are hurting. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maintains a Disaster Relief Fund to help communities. However, extreme weather anomalies have begun to deplete the $2.4 billion fund.

Many articles are spreading like wildfire on the internet that the "Republicans are not going to let FEMA have more money." Perhaps the rumors started because most Republicans would like to see a balanced budget and are looking for ways to do so.

Nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is Republicans are trying to actually DOUBLE the FEMA fund in light of this year's disasters. While a balanced budget is still a priority for the Republicans, the health and safety of the citizens of the United States is important to them.

Sometimes you just need to look beyond the media bias to seek out the real truth.

~ Patty

Let’s end the charade of US foreign aid

According to Forbes magazine, the United States allocates upwards of $58 billion (with a B!) to foreign aid each year. Proponents of foreign aid argue that the $58 billion is but a drop in the bucket of the entire budget which stands at $3.8 trillion (with a T!) for 2011. Actually it is more than just a drop in the bucket; it is 2% of the budget.

Who gets this foreign aid? In the Western Hemisphere it is every country except Canada and French Guiana. That’s right – even Cuba and Venezuela get money from the United States! In the rest of the world about the only countries not taking money from us currently are in Europe. Other countries scattered throughout the world not on the United State dole include Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Japan – the latter two have more money than God. We do send money to most African continent nations, China (from whom we borrow money), and all Muslim countries of Southeast Asia.

Looking at the countries that get our money and those that don’t we can draw one basic broad conclusion: those countries that are our allies and that actually LIKE us (Canada, Australia, most of Europe) don’t take our money; countries who are actively trying to destroy us (China, Venezuela, Muslim nations) are on the receiving end of our generosity.

Meanwhile, here in the United States we have experienced several natural disasters within the past few years that have created economic hardships for local governments and the residents of those devastated areas. What if we took that $58 billion that has been earmarked for foreign aid and, say, used it to help rebuild communities hit hard by first flooding and then tornadoes this spring? I’m sure residents of Missouri would much more appreciative of funds to help rebuild than a country like Venezuela that hates us now and will continue to hate us no matter how much money we throw at them.

Regardless of whether it is a drop in the bucket, 2%, or 10%, or even if it were just one-tenth of 1%, the point here is that we need to spend our money carefully and wisely. Currently we have a government budget crisis and are spending much more than what we receive in revenues and our national debt continues to rise. While 2% may seem like a ‘drop in the bucket,’ save a billion here and a billion there and eventually we can be talking about real dollars.

~ Patty

Freedom of speech is under attack - part 2

It appears that President Obama doesn't like to be criticized.

Just this week a new position was created within the White House communications department called Director of Progressive Media and Online Response. The job will be held by Jesse Lee.

Basically what Lee will be doing is searching the internet for any negative stories about the President and then killing them (censoring them).

Considering that Obama has already announced his run for re-election, one could rightly assume this is overtly a campaign strategy to make Obama look as good as possible for the next 18 months. It would be interesting to see if tax-payer dollars are used for this.