Should we go the Dutch Way ?

I received this in  email form from a friend..more of the European failure -cultural and economic ?


Should we go the Dutch Way ?

The Netherlands, where six per cent of the population is now Muslim, is scrapping multiculturalism:
The Dutch government says it will abandon the long-standing model of multiculturalism that has encouraged Muslim immigrants to create a parallel society within the Netherlands.
A new integration bill, which Dutch Interior Minister Piet Hein Donner presented to parliament on June 16, reads: 


"The government shares the social dissatisfaction over the multicultural society model and plans to shift priority to the values of the Dutch people. 
In the new integration system, the values of the Dutch society play a central role. 
With this change, the government steps away from the model of a multicultural society.
The letter continues:
"A more obligatory integration is justified because the government also demands that from its own citizens. It is necessary because otherwise the society gradually grows apart and eventually no one feels at home anymore in the Netherlands...
The new integration policy will place more demands on immigrants. For example, immigrants will be required to learn the Dutch language, and the government will take a tougher approach to immigrants who ignore Dutch values or disobey Dutch law.
The government will also stop offering special subsidies for Muslim immigrants because, according to Donner;
"It is not the government's job to integrate immigrants.". The government will introduce new legislation that outlaws forced marriages and will also impose tougher measures against Muslim immigrants who lower their chances of employment by the way they dress.
More specifically, the government will impose a ban on face-covering, Islamic burqas as of January 1, 2013. 
Holland has done that whole liberal thing, and realised -
Maybe too late - that creating a nation of tribes will kill the nation itself.

READER'S NOTE
Muslim immigrants leave their countries of birth because of civil and political unrest CREATED BY THE VERY NATURE OF THEIR CULTURE.
Countries like Holland and Australia have an established way of life that actually works, so why embrace the unworkable?
If a person does not wish to accept another culture, the answer is simple;
Stay in a their native country.
This gives a whole new meaning to the term; 'Dutch Courage'  There's a whole lot of truth here!!!

There will be more Tom Hanks movies in my future...guess why ?

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/the-five/index.html?playlist_id=1040983441001&intcmp=features#/v/1498333961001/tom-hanks-goes-all-in-for-obamas-reelection/

How to guarantee Obama a second term

A few helpful hints if you want more of the same:

1. Continue to divide the Republican Party with negative ads.
2. Divide the independents with constant harping on social issues. Although important, birth control and other such talk is best left to the individual and should not be a part of the general discussion. This is too divisive.
3. Ignore the economy.
4. Narrow focus to try to find the ‘perfect’ candidate and refuse to back anyone else.
5. Try to argue with the Liberals on social issues.

How to help make Obama a one-term President:

1. FOCUS on the economy! This is the one area where the Democrats are completely vulnerable. The reason they keep changing the subject is because they know this.
2. Explain we cannot continue to spend more than we take in.
3. Explain also that when you tax companies that manufacture products, those companies will pass along that tax with higher cost of those products to the consumer. In other words, a tax on businesses is just another tax on citizens.
4. Explain how if we have one-half of the population living on the other half, soon the half that pays taxes will start to ask, “Why me? Why should I work hard to support the dead beats?”
5. Explain why a bigger government does not benefit the citizens but the politicians.

Nothing to see here..move along...just Business as usual in DC...

Is this interesting or what? Oregon State University Athletic Director Bob DeCarolis. Now Mr. DeCarolis was considering firing their Basketball Coach....... Craig Robinson after an 8 -11 start (2-5) in the Pac 10 conference). When word reached Washington , Undersecretary of Education Martha Kanter was dispatched to Corvallis with $17 million in stimulus money for the university. Thankfully, Craig Robinson's job is safe for another year Now comes the interesting part of our story.... For those of you unfamiliar with Coach Robinson, he just so happens to be the brother in law of none other than our country's beloved President Obama, NOW YOUR CATCHING ON...... that's right he is the brother of Michelle Robinson Obama! But hey, can't we all come to the conclusion that Coach Robinson's job security was all just a coincidence? I'm sure of it .... Aren't You? Thank Goodness For The Stimulus!!! But $17 million for one job? I wonder what mine is worth? If this doesn't anger you, nothing will... remember to vote in 2012 !!!!!! I HOPE EVERYONE IN THE U.S.A. GETS THIS E-MAIL..............

 

The Plot Thickens...and sickens...more about Obummer...

WHO IS THIS MAN  ?!
Google: Stolen SSN 042-68-4425 and all kinds of articles appear.


WOW,  read this, it's short - very interesting.

Stolen SSN# 042-68-4425

An intensive investigation has revealed the identity of the man whose
Social Security Number (SSN) is being used by President Obama: Was Jean
Paul Ludwig , who was born in France in 1890, immigrated to the United
States in 1924, and was assigned SSN 042-68-4425 ( Obama's current
SSN) rec'd on or about March 1977.

Ludwig lived most of his adult life in Connecticut . Because of that,
his SSN begins with the digits 042, which are among only a select few
reserved for Connecticut residents.

Obama never lived or worked in that state! Therefore, there is no
reason on earth for his SSN to start with the digits 042. None
whatsoever!

Now comes the best part! Ludwig spent the final months of his life in
Hawaii , where he died.

Conveniently, Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, worked
part-time in the Probate Office in the Honolulu Hawaii Courthouse, and
therefore had access to the SSNs of deceased individuals.

The Social Security Administration was never informed of Ludwig's
death, and because he never received Social Security benefits there
were no benefits to stop and therefore, no questions were ever raised.

The suspicion, of course, is that Dunham, knowing her grandson was not
a U.S. Citizen, either because he was born in Kenya or became a citizen
of Indonesia upon his adoption by Lolo Soetoro simply scoured the
probate records until she found someone who died who was not receiving
Social Security benefits,and selected Mr.Ludwigs  Connecticut SSN for
Obama.

Just wait until Trump gets past the birth certificate and onto the
issue of Barry O's use of a stolen SSN. You will see leftist heads
exploding, because they will have no way of defending Obama.

Although many Americans do not understand the meaning of the term
"natural born" there are few who do not understand that if you are
using someone else's SSN it is a clear indication of fraud.


Let's all get this information out to everybody on our mailing lists.


If  the voters of this great nation can succeed in bringing this lying,
deceitful, cheating, corrupt, impostor to justice it will be the
biggest and best news in decades for our country and the world.

"When the people find that they can vote themselves money,  that will
herald the end of the republic."    Benjamin Franklin


   If you can just say "oh well; ho hum" after reading this you get
what you deserve.

Isn't it ironic...

from a friend...pretty good  food for thought.

Isn't It Ironic? The food stamp program, part of the Department of Agriculture, is pleased to be distributing the greatest amount of food stamps ever.


Meanwhile, the Park Service, also part of the Department of Agriculture, asks us to "Please Do Not Feed the Animals" because the animals may grow dependent and not learn to take care of themselves.
 

Hmmm...is there a lesson here somewhere ????

Are we all about to be just like California?

From the L. A. Times:

1. 40% of all workers in L. A. County ( L. A. County has 10.2 million people) are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they are predominantly illegal aliens working without a green card.

2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.

3. 75% of people on the most-wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.

4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births were paid for by taxpayers.

5. Nearly 35% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.

6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.

7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border.

8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.

9. 21 radio stations in L. A. Are Spanish speaking.

10. In L. A. County 5.1 million people speak English, 4.9 million speak Spanish. (There are 10.2 million people in L. A. County .)

(All 10 of the above statements are from the Los Angeles Times)

Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops, but 29% are on welfare.
Over 70% of the United States ' annual population growth (and over 90% of California , Florida , and New York ) results from immigration.
29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.

This is only one state. California is worse than other states but it will probably happening everywhere soon. If this doesn't open your eyes, nothing will...and the Nancy Pelosi crowd wants them all to become voters!

Economics 101 – Socialism is a philosophy of failure

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure,

the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,

its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.."

-- Winston Churchill

Below are possibly the five best sentences ever written on the subject of economics. Unfortunately, most voters don't know nor care about the simple basics of economics and are only concerned with self.

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealth out of prosperity.

2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.

5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them; and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work, because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.

A little sports analogy for politicians

As a political junkie and also a sports fan, I find it just plain wrong to concentrate criticisms on an opponent rather than concentrating on one’s own strengths.

With Super Bowl XLVI this upcoming weekend and NCAA basketball in full swing, I see a steady stream of tearing apart and trash talking any team other than one’s favorite. How about just cheering for your favorites? It just makes one look so foolish to constantly bad mouth an opponent. It would seem that your favorite team has no talents on which you could brag. Tell us about the amazing arm your quarterback has. Tell us your defensive tackle can take out the best. Tell us about those great shooting guards. Rattle of statistics about three-point and free-throw successes.

The same goes for politicians. Rather than endless ads where opponents are torn apart and thrown to the wolves, why don’t those seeking an elected office just tell us how they plan on fixing things? Rather than digging up dirt and minutia from decades past, how about telling us your background and how that background will make you a great leader? Tell us how you will fix the economy. Tell us your ideas on foreign policy. Tell us how what we must do to start to deal with illegal immigration now and how we will address it in the future. Tell us what your energy policy is – does it include “all the above approach” of drilling, alternate energy, and coal?

Give us your plan for our future.

~ Patty

Who gives to charity?

I read an interesting piece on this subject written by Arthur C. Brooks, a professor of public administration at Syracuse University. In his research he examined charitable giving across America.

Here are some of his findings:
• American people are generous
• People who donate money tend to be happier than people who don’t
• The working poor tend to give a larger share of their earnings than people of higher income
• The non-working poor (i.e., state-subsidized income) tend be give the least to charity
• Tangible evidence suggest that charitable giving makes people prosperous, healthy, and happy
• Giving empowers people because they feel like they are part of the solution
• Conservatives are 18% more likely to donate blood than are liberals
• Those who give money are more likely to also volunteer their time to charities
• Of the top 25 states where people give an above average percent of their income, 24 of those states were red states in the 2004 election (the election prior to the publishing of this book)
• Religious people are more likely to give to charity and give about four times as much including non-religious type charities
• Conservatives tend to give more than liberals even though conservatives tend to make less money than liberals

So much has been made of Mitt Romney’s wealth these past few weeks. He most recently released financial disclosures reveal that he gives about 15% of his annual income to charity. Barrack Obama gave only one percent of his income to charity during the same reporting period.

I like this girl!!!!

From a 21 year old Texan...




Put me in charge . . .

Put me in charge of food stamps. I'd get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash for Ding Dongs or Ho Ho's, just money for 50-pound bags of rice and beans, blocks of cheese and all the powdered milk you can haul away. If you want steak and frozen pizza, then get a job.

Put me in charge of Medicaid. The first thing I'd do is to get women Norplant birth control implants or tubal ligations. Then, we'll test recipients for drugs, alcohol, and nicotine and document all tattoos and piercings. If you want to reproduce or use drugs, alcohol, smoke or get tats and piercings, then get a job.

Put me in charge of government housing. Ever live in a military barracks?

You will maintain our property in a clean and good state of repair. Your "home" will be subject to inspections anytime and possessions will be inventoried. If you want a plasma TV or Xbox 360, then get a job and your own place.

In addition, you will either present a check stub from a job each week or you will report to a "government" job. It may be cleaning the roadways of trash, painting and repairing public housing, whatever we find for you. We will sell your 22 inch rims and low profile tires and your blasting stereo and speakers and put that money toward the “common good..”

Before you write that I've violated someone's rights, realize that all of the above is voluntary. If you want our money, accept our rules.. Before you say that this would be "demeaning" and ruin their "self esteem," consider that it wasn't that long ago that taking someone else's money for doing absolutely nothing was demeaning and lowered self esteem.

If we are expected to pay for other people's mistakes we should at least attempt to make them learn from their bad choices. The current system rewards them for continuing to make bad choices.

AND While you are on Gov’t subsistence, you no longer can VOTE! Yes that is correct. For you to vote would be a conflict of interest. You will voluntarily remove yourself from voting while you are receiving a Gov’t welfare check. If you want to vote, then get a job.

Now, if you have the guts - PASS IT ON, FAR AND WIDE!!!

A Quiz with a sad ending....Please read

 This is a fun quiz.  Listed below are 10 direct quotes. You have to
guess which American politician said it.Your four choices are:


 Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
 Former VP Dan Quayle
 President Barack Obama
 Former President George W. Bush




 Ready? Here we go!






1) "Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel 's."


A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush




2) "I've now been in 57 states I think one left to go."


A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush


3) "On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line
of fallen heroes, and I see many of them in the audience here
today."


A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush


4) "What they'll say is, 'Well it costs too much money,' but you
know what? It would cost, about. It it it would cost about the same as
what we would spend. It. Over the course of 10 years it would cost what it
would costs us. (nervous laugh) All right. Okay. We're going to.
It would cost us about the same as it would cost for about hold on
one second. I can't hear myself. But I'm glad you're fired up, though. I'm
glad."


A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush










5) "The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice,
   savings and inefficiencies to our health care system."


 A. Barack Obama
 B. Dan Quayle
 C. Sarah Palin
 D. George W. Bush


6) "I bowled a 129. It's like - it was like the Special Olympics, or
something."


A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush


7) "Of the many responsibilities granted to a president by
our Constitution, few are more serious or more consequential than
selecting a Supreme Court justice. The members of our highest court are
granted life tenure, often serving long after the presidents who
appointed them. And they are charged with the vital task of applying
principles put to paper more than 20 centuries ago to some of the most
difficult questions of our time."


A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush


8) "Everybody knows that it makes no sense that you send a kid to the
emergency room for a treatable illness like asthma, they end up taking
up a hospital bed, it costs, when, if you, they just gave, you gave
them treatment early and they got some treatment, and a,
breathalyzer, or inhalator, not a breathalyzer. I haven't had much
sleep in the last 48 hours."


A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle


C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush




9) "It was interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is
not that different from the United States Senate. There's a lot of
I don't know what the term is in Austrian, wheeling and dealing."


A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah Palin
D. George W. Bush


10) "I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good
judgments in the future."


A. Barack Obama
B. Dan Quayle
C. Sarah  Palin
D. George W. Bush








Answer Below:














Sorry. This was a trick quiz. All of the correct answers are the same
person. Each of these quotes are directly from President Barack Obama.


And now you know why he brings his teleprompter with him everywhere he
goes ...even when talking to a 6th grade class.


And some members of the media continue to insist he is "The smartest
man ever elected to the Presidency".

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I am definitely a member......

Grey-Haired Brigade


They like to refer to us as senior citizens, old fogies, geezers, and in some cases dinosaurs. Some of us are "Baby Boomers" getting ready to retire. Others have been retired for some time. We walk a little slower these days and our eyes and hearing are not what they once were. We have worked hard, raised our children, worshiped our God and grown old together. Yes, we are the ones some refer to as being over the hill, and that is probably true. But before writing us off completely, there are a few things that need to be taken into consideration.


In school we studied English, history, math, and science which enabled us to lead America into the technological age. Most of us remember what outhouses were, many of us with firsthand experience. We remember the days of telephone party-lines, 25 cent gasoline, and milk and ice being delivered to our homes. For those of you who don't know what an icebox is, today they are electric and referred to as refrigerators. A few even remember when cars were started with a crank. Yes, we lived those days.


We are probably considered old fashioned and out-dated by many. But there are a few things you need to remember before completely writing us off. We won World War II, fought in Korea and Viet Nam . We can quote The Pledge of Allegiance, and know where to place our hand while doing so. We wore the uniform of our country with pride and lost many friends on the battlefield. We didn't fight for the Socialist States of America , we fought for the "Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave." We wore different uniforms but carried the same flag. We know the words to the Star Spangled Banner, America ,and America the Beautiful by heart, and you may even see some tears running down our cheeks as we sing. We have lived what many of you have only read about in history books and we feel no obligation to apologize to anyone for America .


Yes, we are old and slow these days but rest assured, we have at least one good fight left in us. We have loved this country, fought for it, and died for it, and now we are going to save it. It is our country and nobody is going to take it away from us. We took oaths to defend America against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that is an oath we plan to keep. There are those who want to destroy this land we love but, like our founders, there is no way we are going to remain silent.


It was mostly the young people of this nation who elected Obama and the Democratic Congress. You fell for the "Hope and Change" which in reality was nothing but "Hype and Lies." You have tasted socialism and seen evil face to face, and have found you don't like it after all. You make a lot of noise, but most are all too interested in their careers or "Climbing the Social Ladder" to be involved in such mundane things as patriotism and voting. Many of those who fell for the "Great Lie" in 2008 are now having buyer's remorse. With all the education we gave you, you didn't have sense enough to see through the lies and instead drank the 'Cool-Aid.' Now you're paying the price and complaining about it. No jobs, lost mortgages, higher taxes, and less freedom. This is what you voted for and this is what you got. We entrusted you with the Torch of Liberty and you traded it for a paycheck and a fancy house.


Well, don't worry youngsters, the Grey-Haired Brigade is here, and in 2012 we are going to take back our nation. We may drive a little slower than you would like but we get where we're going, and in 2012 we're going to the polls by the millions. This land does not belong to the man in the White House nor to the likes of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. It belongs to "We the People" and "We the People" plan to reclaim our land and our freedom. We hope this time you will do a better job of preserving it and passing it along to our grandchildren. So the next time you have the chance to say the Pledge of Allegiance, Stand up, put your hand over your heart, honor our country, and thank God for the old geezers of the "Grey-Haired Brigade."


Author, Anon. Grey-Haired Brigade Member


Footnote:


This is spot on. I am another Gray-Haired Geezer signing on. I will circulate this to other Gray-Haired Geezers all over this once great country. Can you feel the ground shaking??? It's not an earthquake, it is a STAMPEDE.

A Neat web site,,,,,

This is an interesting web site.....take a minute and read it.

http://gunssavelives.net

Wall Street Journal sizes up Obama.....

Wow, this is from the Wall Street Journal?  Surprising!
  
A "deadly" article regarding Obama, at the Wall Street Journal, which today is the most widely circulated newspaper in America .

Article from the Wall Street Journal - by Eddie Sessions:


"I have this theory about Barack Obama.  I think he's led a kind of make-believe life in which money was provided and doors were opened because at some point early on somebody or some group (George Soros anybody?) took a look at this tall, good looking, half-white, half-black, young man with an exotic African/Muslim name and concluded he could be guided toward a life in politics where his facile speaking skills could even put him in the White House.


In a very real way, he has been a young man in a very big hurry.   Who else do you know has written two memoirs before the age of 45?  "Dreams of My Father" was published in 1995 when he was only 34 years old.  The "Audacity of Hope" followed in 2006.  If, indeed, he did write them himself.  There are some who think that his mentor and friend, Bill Ayers, a man who calls himself a "communist with a small 'c'" was the real author.


His political skills consisted of rarely voting on anything that might be deemed controversial..  He went from a legislator in the Illinois legislature to the Senator from that state because he had the good fortune of having Mayor Daley's formidable political machine at his disposal.


He was in the U.S. Senate so briefly that his bid for the presidency was either an act of astonishing self-confidence or part of some greater game plan that had been determined before he first stepped foot in the Capital.. How, many must wonder, was he selected to be a 2004 keynote speaker at the Democrat convention that nominated John Kerry when virtually no one had ever even heard of him before?


He outmaneuvered Hillary Clinton in primaries.  He took Iowa by storm.  A charming young man, an anomaly in the state with a very small black population, he oozed "cool" in a place where agriculture was the antithesis of cool.  He dazzled the locals.  And he had an army of volunteers drawn to a charisma that hid any real substance.


And then he had the great good fortune of having the Republicans select one of the most inept candidates for the presidency since Bob Dole.  And then John McCain did something crazy. He picked Sarah Palin, an unknown female governor from the very distant state of Alaska .  It was a ticket that was reminiscent of 1984's Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro and they went down to defeat.


The mainstream political media fell in love with him.  It was a schoolgirl crush with febrile commentators like Chris Mathews swooning then and now over the man.  The venom directed against McCain and, in particular, Palin, was extraordinary.


Now, nearly 3 full years into his presidency, all of those gilded years leading up to the White House have left him unprepared to be President.. Left to his own instincts, he has a talent for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.  It swiftly became a joke that he could not deliver even the briefest of statements without the ever-present Tele-Prompters.


Far worse, however, is his capacity to want to "wish away" some terrible realities, not the least of which is the Islamist intention to destroy America and enslave the West.  Any student of history knows how swiftly Islam initially spread.  It knocked on the doors of Europe, having gained a foothold in Spain ...


The great crowds that greeted him at home or on his campaign "world tour" were no substitute for having even the slightest grasp of history and the reality of a world filled with really bad people with really bad intentions.


Oddly and perhaps even inevitably, his political experience, a cakewalk, has positioned him to destroy the Democrat Party's hold on power in Congress because in the end it was never about the Party.  It was always about his communist ideology, learned at an early age from family, mentors, college professors, and extreme leftist friends and colleagues.


Obama is a man who could deliver a snap judgment about a Boston police officer who arrested an "obstreperous" Harvard professor-friend, but would warn Americans against "jumping to conclusions" about a mass murderer at Fort Hood who shouted "Allahu Akbar."  The absurdity of that was lost on no one.  He has since compounded this by calling the Christmas bomber "an isolated extremist" only to have to admit a day or two later that he was part of an al Qaeda plot.


He is a man who could strive to close down our detention facility at Guantanamo even though those released were known to have returned to the battlefield against America .  He could even instruct his Attorney General to afford the perpetrator of 9/11 a civil trial when no one else would ever even consider such an obscenity.  And he is a man who could wait three days before having anything to say about the perpetrator of yet another terrorist attack on Americans and then have to elaborate on his remarks the following day because his first statement was so lame.


The pattern repeats itself.  He either blames any problem on the Bush administration or he naively seeks to wish away the truth.


Knock, knock.  Anyone home?  Anyone there?  Barack Obama exists only as the sock puppet of his handlers, of the people who have maneuvered and manufactured this pathetic individual's life.


When anyone else would quickly and easily produce a birth certificate, this man has spent over a million dollars to deny access to his.  Most other documents, the paper trail we all leave in our wake, have been sequestered from review.  He has lived a make-believe life whose true facts remain hidden.


We laugh at the ventriloquist's dummy, but what do you do when the dummy is President of the United States of America ?


Tell your friends.....get the pretender out fo the White House....

If you think it is bad now . . .

As Barack Obama begins his fourth year as President of the United States, the country begins the process of deciding who will be President for the next four years. If you think this last three have been horrible for the country, imagine what an additional five will bring.

It is fairly obvious that the Democratic candidate for the general election in 2012 will be Barack Obama as no one from his party is stepping up to run against him. Therefore the choice in November 2012 will come down to whomever the Republicans nominate and Obama.

The Republican primaries, especially in the early voting states, are sure to be heated. It has been decades, though, since the Presidential nominee for either major party has not wrapped up a nomination bid before the summer conventions. Therefore, a majority of the party members will have to make voices heard in forums, straw polls, and with contributions to favorite candidates a long time before the primaries.

There are some capable people running for the Republican nomination. Some have good ideas in one area while others may shine in another area. But here is the bottom line: anyone of them would make a much better President than Barack Obama.

Now and for the next 11 months is not the time to be petulant. If your preferred candidate did not get the Republican nomination, it will be important to jump on a different Republican wagon and vote for whomever is the nominee. Don’t sit at home pouting; don’t vote for a third party candidate; and for heaven’s sake don’t vote for Obama! Any of those three will guarantee that Obama continues to destroy our country from the inside out until 2016 (if we survive that long).

So if you think this last few years of class warfare, increased government spending and debt, nanny-state regulations, weak and apologetic foreign policy, and ObamaCare have been disastrous, wait and see what happens to the country if we have four more years of the same – multiplied exponentially by a factor of billions.

Downsizing

shared from a freind...makes sense...

  

Downsize: When a company falls on difficult times, one of the things that seems to  happen is they reduce their staff and workers. The remaining workers          must find ways to continue to do a good job or risk that their job would     be eliminated as well.   Wall street and the media normally congratulate the CEO for making this type of "tough decision", and the board of directors gives upper corporate management big bonuses ..   Our government should not be immune from similar risks.   Therefore: Reduce the House of Representatives from the current 435 members to 218  members. Reduce Senate members from   100 to 50   (one per State). Then, reduce their remaining staff by 25%. Accomplish this over the next 8 years (two steps/two elections) and of course this would require some  redistricting.   Some Yearly Monetary Gains Include:   $44,108,400  for elimination of base pay for congress. (267 members X $165,200 pay/member/yr.) $437,100,000 for elimination of their staff. (Estimate $1.3 Million in staff per each member of the House, and $3 Million in staff per each member of the Senate every year)   $108,350,000  for the reduction in remaining staff by 25%.   $7,500,000,000 reduction in pork barrel earmarks each year. (Those members whose jobs are gone.        Current estimates for total government pork earmarks are at $15 Billion/yr).   The remaining representatives would need to work smarter and improve        efficiencies. It might even be in   their  best interests to work together for the good of our country!   We may also expect that smaller committees might lead to a more        efficient  resolution of issues as well. It might even be easier to keep track of what your representative is      doing.   Congress has more tools available to do their jobs than it had back in 1911 when the current number of representatives was established. (Telephone, computers, cell phones to name a few) Note: Congress does not hesitate to head home for extended weekends, holidays and recesses, when what the nation needs is a real fix for economic problems.  Also, we had 3 senators that were not doing their jobs for the 18+ months (on  the campaign trail) and still they all accepted full pay.        Minnesota survived very well with only one senator for the first half of     this year. These facts alone support a reduction in senators and congress.   Summary of: $44,108,400 reduction of congress members. $282,100,000 for elimination of the reduced house member staff. $150,000,000 for elimination of reduced senate member   staff. $70,850,000 for 25% reduction of staff for remaining house members. $37,500,000 for 25% reduction of staff for remaining senate members. $7,500,000,000 reduction in pork added to bills by the reduction of congress members.   $8,084,558,400 per year, estimated total savings. (That's 8-BILLION just to start!) Corporate  America does these types of cuts all the time. There's even a name for it. "Downsizing."   ------------------------------   Also, if Congresspersons were required to serve 20, 25 or 30 years (like everyone else) in order to collect retirement benefits, taxpayers could  save a bundle. Now they get full retirement after serving only ONE term.   ----------------------------------------   IF you are happy with how Washington spends our taxes, delete this message.   Otherwise, pass it on to your fiends...hope it catches on. -   it's time to "downsize" Congress.                                                     **************** No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1873 / Virus Database: 2101/4632 - Release Date: 11/22/11

Charity or Big Business.....?

As you consider charities this holiday season, please keep these facts in mind:

· The American Red Cross President and CEO Marsha J. Evans salary for the year was $651,957 plus expenses

· The United Way President Brian Gallagher receives a $375,000 base salary along with numerous expense benefits.

· UNICEF CEO Caryl M. Stern receives $1,200,000 per year (100k per month) plus all expenses including a ROLLS ROYCE .

Less than 5 cents of your donated dollar goes to help anyone

· The Salvation Army's Commissioner Todd Bassett receives a salary of only $13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2 billion dollar organization. 96 percent of donated dollars go to the cause.


· The American Legion National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary. Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

· The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary . Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

· The Disabled American Veterans National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary . Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

· The Military Order of Purple Hearts National Commander
receives a $0.00 zero salary . Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

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An open letter to my son - The York Daily Record

Although this blog is primarily for political discourse, the scandal at Penn State University is something that needs to be addressed and this editorial from the York Daily Record says what needs to be said. Whether in sports or in politics, when good people look the other way and allow evil things to happen then they too are guilty.

Please read:

An open letter to my son - The York Daily Record

Thank You Veterans, One and All

I think this quote from George Orwell says it well:








"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."












Thank a Vet. They have not asked, but should not have to .  We owe them.

Thoughts from a Brilliant Mind.....

Fast Facts About Dr. Charles Krauthammer , MD Born: March 13, 1950 Birthplace: New York City, New York Raised in Montreal, Canada Attended Mc Gill University and Harvard Medical School 1972 diving accident left him paralyzed from the neck on down. Directed psychiatric research for the Carter administration Began writing career in 1981 with The New Republic Helped develop the "Reagan Doctrine" in the 80's Appointed to Presidential Council on Bioethics in 2002      Dr.   Charles Krauthammer , MD

Dr. Krauthammer is frequently on the Fox News Channel.  He is an M.D., a lawyer and is paralyzed from the neck down.  A friend went to hear Charles Krauthammer.  He listened with 25 others in a closed room.  What he says here is NOT 2nd-hand but 1st.  The ramifications are staggering for us, our children and their children.

Last Monday was a profound evening.  Dr. Charles Krauthammer spoke to the Center for the American Experiment.  He is a brilliant intellectual, seasoned & articulate.  He is forthright and careful in his analysis and never resorts to emotions or personal insults.  He is NOT a fear monger nor an extremist in his comments and views.  He is a fiscal conservative and has received a Pulitzer Prize for writing.  He is a frequent contributor to Fox News and writes weekly for theWashington Post.

The entire room was held spellbound during his talk.  I have summarized his comments, as we are living in uncharted waters economically and internationally.

Even 2 Dems at my table agreed with everything he said!  If you feel like forwarding this to those who are open minded and have not drunk the Kool-Aid, feel free....

Summary of his comments:

1. Mr. Obama is a very intellectual, charming individual.  He is not to be underestimated.  He is a cool customer who doesn't show his emotions.  It's very hard to know what's behind the mask.  The taking down of the Clintondynasty was an amazing accomplishment.  TheClintons still do not understand what hit them.  Obama was in the perfect place at the perfect time.

2. Obama has political skills comparable to Reagan and Clinton.  He has a way of making you think he's on your side, agreeing with your position, while doing the opposite.  Pay no attention to what he SAYS; rather, watch what he DOES! 

3. Obama has a ruthless quest for power.  He did not come toWashington to make something out of himself but rather to change everything, including dismantling capitalism.  He can't be straightforward on his ambitions, as the public would not go along.  He has a heavy hand and wants to level the playing field with income redistribution and punishment to the achievers of society.  He would like to model theUSA to Great Britain orCanada .

4. His three main goals are to control ENERGY, PUBLIC EDUCATION and NATIONAL HEALTHCARE by the Federal government.  He doesn't care about the auto or financial services industries but got them as an early bonus.  The cap and trade will add costs to everything and stifle growth.  Paying for FREE college education is his goal.  Most scary is his healthcare program because if you make it FREE and add 46,000,000 people to a Medicare-type single-payer system, the costs will go through the roof.  The only way to control costs is with massive RATIONING of services, like in Canada.. God forbid! 

5. He has surrounded himself with mostly far-left academic types.  No one around him has ever even run a candy store.  But they are going to try and run the auto, financial, banking and other industries.  This obviously can't work in the long run. Obama is not a socialist; rather he's a far-left secular progressive bent on nothing short of revolution.  He ran as a moderate but will govern from the hard left.  Again, watch what he DOES, not what he says.
6. Obama doesn't really see himself as President of the United States but more as a ruler over the world.  He sees himself above it all, trying to orchestrate & coordinate various countries and their agendas.  He sees moral equivalency in all cultures.  His apology tour in Germany and England was a prime example of how he sees America as an imperialist nation that has been arrogant, rather than a great noble nation that has at times made errors.  This is the first President, ever , who has chastised our allies and appeased our enemies!

7. He is now handing out goodies.  He hopes that the bill (and pain) will not come due until after he is reelected in 2012.  He would like to blame all problems on Bush, from the past, and hopefully his successor in the future.  He has a huge ego and Dr. Krauthammer believes he is a narcissist.

8. Republicans are in the wilderness for a while but will emerge strong.  Republicans are pining for another Reagan but there will never be another like him.  Krauthammer believes Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty & Bobby Jindahl (except for his terrible speech in February) are the future of the party.  Newt Gingrich is brilliant but has baggage.  Sarah Palin is sincere and intelligent but needs to really be seriously boning up on facts and info if she is to be a serious candidate in the future.  We need to return to the party of lower taxes, smaller government, personal responsibility, strong national defense and State's Rights.
9. The current level of spending is irresponsible and outrageous.  We are spending trillions that we don't have.  This could lead to hyperinflation, depression or worse. No country has ever spent themselves into prosperity.  The Media is giving Obama, Reid and Pelosi a Pass because they love their agenda.  But eventually the bill will come due and people will realize the huge bailouts didn't work, nor will the stimulus package.  These were trillion-dollar payoffs to Obama's allies, unions and the Congress to placate the left, so he can get support for #4 above.

10. The election was over in mid-September when Lehman brothers failed, fear and panic swept in, we had an unpopular President, and the war was grinding on indefinitely without a clear outcome.  The people are in pain and the mantra of change caused people to act emotionally.  Any Dem would have won this election; it was surprising it was as close as it was.
11. In 2012, if the unemployment rate is over 10%, Republicans will be swept back into power.  If it's under 8%, the Dems continue to roll.  If it's between 8-10%, it will be a dogfight.  It will all be about the economy.  I hope this gets you really thinking about what's happening in Washington and Congress.  There is a left-wing revolution going on, according to Krauthammer, and he encourages us to keep the faith and join the loyal resistance.  The work will be hard but we're right on most issues and can reclaim our country before it's far too late.

"This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it.  Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their Constitutional right of amending it or their revolutionary right to dismember it or overthrow it." - Abraham Lincoln

Do yourself a long term favor.  Send this to all who will listen to an intelligent assessment of the big picture.  All our futures and children's futures depend on our good understanding of what is really going on in DC and our action pursuant to that understanding!! 

It really IS up to each of us to take individual action!! 

Start with educating your friends and neighbors

If you are not interested in justice or in truth

delete this .  However,

If you hold sacred the freedoms granted to you by the

U.S. Constitution…

By all means, please… PASS it ON!