Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Focus on the Family Superbowl Ad...

Well, I say fine, but I hope there is also a good selection of ridiculous and humorous ads. In principle, I have no problem in someone advocating against abortion. Supposedly this ex Florida Gators quarterback, Tim Tebow would not have been born if his parents had followed advice of doctors, who thought he would not be born healthy.

See, I have no problem with private groups who try and convince expectant mothers that abortion is wrong. No problem at all! However, you have to realize that no woman would ever ask me if I thought it was o.k. for her to have an abortion. No, this won't happen. So, it's not exactly my issue. But if one did ask me, I'd try and encourage them to seek alternatives. Not that they'd listen.

My premier social issue is how we treat our Veterans and all the homeless vets. To me, they are precious human beings as well.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Obama said the right thing!

I've been somewhat critical of his Administration lately. However Obama reportedly spoke about how Democrats should not try to rush through this health care bill before the new senator from Massachusetts is sworn in. I agree.

I seriously wish these politicians could start over and come up with something pallitable to both parties. Surely, there are those who would be able to claim their bipartisan efforts during their re-election campaign later this year. Obstructionists with no new ideas or those who want to ram through a massive spending bill using secretive and questionable tactics to get it passed - well, they deserve to get voted out.

I want Obama to improve, however I've heard his promises before.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Republican win in Mass a big defeat for Obama...

Momentum is going against the President. I would highly recommend they do not try to rush this Health Care Bill through congress before the new Senator is sworn in. It looks like a November rout is building nationwide.

But whoa, wait a minute! I'm not exactly sure the Republicans will retake Congress, but at this point the wild legislative agenda comes to a halt. Let us assume that it becomes larger than expected and both the House and Senate are retaken by Republicans. Will they cease to work on Health Care? There are certain to be enough Democrats left to block any bills supported by Repubs. So where does this leave John Q. Public? Stuff needs to get done. Immigration, Health Care and several other things need fixing. If they were not so broken, I would not be saying this. But I'm afraid they all will never be able to get along. Vote them ALL out of office next election and vote in a few more Independent candidates.

Bill Clinton had a stunning defeat in 1994. Yet he was able to sign a couple of bills favored by Republicans, remain relevant and popular and get re-elected in 2006. Well, o.k. Bob Dole was not the best candidate to run against him. Ah, I kind of liked old Bob.


Friday, January 15, 2010

Robertson: Haiti is cursed...

Oh my God, there he goes again! He speaks about how they made a pact with the devil to gain independence from the French, years ago. Well, alllllrighty then! This explains it all! Robertson was there at the time!

Really, Haiti is cursed by poverty, government corruption and poor building codes. Well, actually, the concrete may do well against hurricanes, but not earthquakes. And this one struck quickly after many hundreds of years of relative calm. So, yes, they did not include earthquake preparedness in their civic planning.

I strongly support aid efforts and any kind of assistance for the short term. But any long range grants or loans should be closely watched.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Harry Reid sucks!

Just what is a Negro dialect? Well, it comes out that Senator Reid talked about how Obama could get elected because of his light skin and lack of a "negro dialect". Oh, you mean he doesn't talk jive?

Reid is gone after the next elections anyway. I don't care if a health care bill does pass. I never did care for that little weasel anyway!

Sarah Palin signs with Fox News....

Hmm, funny, I have often thought this would happen! She's been paraded on there so many times and interviewed by the likes of Gretta and O'Reilly. She's a perfect match for them, if I dare say so myself! But with so many conservative voices, how will she distinguish herself?

As I have said, I find her a colorful and intriguing woman. If I did not disagree with her foreign policy views, I would be more interested in seeing her attain political office. Ah, but after she said that Obama should not have dared to ask Netanyahu for settlement freezes on the West Bank... because all kinds of Jews will be moving there and need a place to live... Well, I figure her viewpoint is shaped by her religion.

So, I'll say NO for her becoming President as she appears to be just like the Neo Cons of the Bush Administration. However, this is not to say that there is nothing for me to agree with her on. Some of her criticisms of the Obama Administration are spot on.

Yes, she was awkward in some of her interviews for the Vice Presidential Campaign. So what? I think the criticism went overboard and, frankly was a tad bit sexist. Did I just say that? Well, o.k. it shows I am a fair minded person. However, I watch very carefully and analyze anyone with strong religious beliefs. I don't want to hear that God told them to invade some country!

So, Sarah, I look forward to occasionally watching you on Fox News! I'm sure you'll fit right in with Bill, Glenn and Gretta! That is, when I'm not watching Al Jazeera!

Monday, January 04, 2010

Was Rush really ill?

Rush Limbaugh enters a Florida hospital with chest pains. He says America has the best health care system in the world. I agree, but it is the best only IF you have money.

I don't know if Rush has health insurance or not. Does it really matter? I'm glad he was prudent and came in to have his alleged chest pains evaluated. Could this have been a ruse for publicity? Regardless of that hospital's political leanings, I'm sure they were glad to have all that praise heaped on them.

And I'm sure they were glad to have a patient who is guaranteed to be able to pay his bill, regardless of what the insurance would pay.

No war on terror?

I really don't care what you call this "problem" with Islamo-Facists, it has not gone away. It is pragmatic and prudent to restrict this "war" to those who actually want to inflict terror on the West. I'm hoping that with the recent slip up in security, allowing that guy to smuggle a bomb in his underpants, the agencies responsible will take a good look at their procedures.

My suggestions? First, profile people for behavior, not just race. If you need help, enlist Israelis to help you accomplish this. Second, the full-body scans are acceptable to me (sorry you have to look at my fat naked body, but do what you have to do to keep us safe). Also, it's just a thought, but can't dogs be trained to sniff out these bombs? I don't mind passing by a sniffer dog at all. But then again, I hate all the other crap you go through when flying.

I think Obama is correct for toning down the rhetoric. Millions of peaceful Muslims believe that it's a war on Islam. We don't need chest-banging patriotism, we need results!

Do more than just complain...

Republicans are bound to see big gains in the 2010 elections. I hear about several Democrats retiring from Congress. However, in order to become the party in power, Republicans need to put forth a positive vision for the country. So far, they are simply playing defense. We know little of what they would do if they return to power.

Let's assume the massive health care bill gets derailed prior to Obama's State of the Union address. Republicans should offer to work with him and pass parts of the bill, which would be acceptable to them. An example would be insurance exchanges for small business. Likewise, Obama should show some bipartisanship (which has been sadly lacking so far) and fully accept a Republican idea, such as selling insurance across state lines.

If this massive bill does pass, well, then all one can do is hope for the best. Democrats will tout this bill as progress for the upcoming elections, however it will be too early to know if the bill does any good. Republicans will undoubtedly tout the reckless Democrat spending as proof they should be voted out.

Me? Well, yes I would vote for a moderate Republican or two to help rebalance things. However their record from the past decade does not endear me to them. They got off track with a bunch of religion related issues (gay marriage and abortion), instead of working on issues that affect us all. The Neo-Con's reckless foreign policy agenda scares me.

Republicans beware: any religion-based platform will cause me to vote for Libertarian or other third-party candidates.


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