Obama is determined to stuff his Health Care bill down our throats at any cost.
After voters sent Obama a very clear message with the election of Scott Brown, Obama pretended to be open to listening to ideas from the Republicans. As I suspected, it was just a show. When he says he is open to "substantial" ideas from the GOP, I guess what he really means is that he is open to ideas that increase Government substantially, because he HAS been presented with numerous ideas that are closer to addressing the real problems with health insurance than any one of the some thousand pages submitted by Reid and Pelosi.
I can't wait to get this guy out of office. Unfortunately, he will see to it that he does as much damage as he can in the short time he serves as the President.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
McCain-Feingold
While I am glad of the Supreme Court ruling that found the McCain-Feingold Act unconstitutional, there seems to be a lot of misunderstanding on both sides as to what the law meant, and what is gained by the Supreme Court's ruling. The biggest complaint seems to be that the ruling will allow Companies with lots of money to influence elections--that it rewards the "haves" and punishes the "have-nots."
There are so many facets of this issue that I can in no way summarize in my own words. Please, I beg everyone, read up on this issue, and not just from the New York Times or CNN or MSNBC. And make sure and look out for "Lawmaker's Race to Limit Corporate Spending."
Here are some points of view I recommend:
John Lott
Bradley A. Smith
Chris Berg
Paul A. Rahe
Robert Frommer
James Taranto
E.V. Bone
James Hudnall
Ken Klukowski
Just to name a few...
There are so many facets of this issue that I can in no way summarize in my own words. Please, I beg everyone, read up on this issue, and not just from the New York Times or CNN or MSNBC. And make sure and look out for "Lawmaker's Race to Limit Corporate Spending."
Here are some points of view I recommend:
John Lott
Bradley A. Smith
Chris Berg
Paul A. Rahe
Robert Frommer
James Taranto
E.V. Bone
James Hudnall
Ken Klukowski
Just to name a few...
Monday, January 18, 2010
Good luck, Scott Brown!
Watching the Senate race in Massachussetts is like watching the Fiesta Bowl in uber-slow motion as the under-dog seeks to overtake the big party machine. I have been on the edge of my seat for days as I have watched Brown's momentum build. And it won't be over after tomorrow--because if he does win, we'll all be in suspense to see Democrats pull every trick in the book to keep him from being seated, and/or pass their vastly unpopular and oppressive ObamaCare bill.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Joy
by Julie Cadwallader Staub
Who could need more proof than honey—
How the bees with such skill and purpose
enter flower after flower
sing their way home
to create and cap the new honey
just to get through the flowerless winter.
And how the bear with intention and cunning
raids the hive
shovels pawful after pawful into his happy mouth
bats away indignant bees
stumbles off in a stupor of satiation and stickiness.
And how we humans can't resist its viscosity
its taste of clover and wind
its metaphorical power:
don't we yearn for a land of milk and honey?
don't we call our loved ones "honey?"
all because bees just do, over and over again, what they were made to do.
Oh, who could need more proof than honey
to know that our world
was meant to be
and
was meant to be
sweet?
Who could need more proof than honey—
How the bees with such skill and purpose
enter flower after flower
sing their way home
to create and cap the new honey
just to get through the flowerless winter.
And how the bear with intention and cunning
raids the hive
shovels pawful after pawful into his happy mouth
bats away indignant bees
stumbles off in a stupor of satiation and stickiness.
And how we humans can't resist its viscosity
its taste of clover and wind
its metaphorical power:
don't we yearn for a land of milk and honey?
don't we call our loved ones "honey?"
all because bees just do, over and over again, what they were made to do.
Oh, who could need more proof than honey
to know that our world
was meant to be
and
was meant to be
sweet?
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
home schooling
Big Journalism article on homeschooling.
I have not made the leap of faith into home schooling territory myself, but I admire those who do, and believe that their decision should be defended.
Meanwhile, news stations in Idaho are spreading alarm about education cuts proposed by Governor Otter.
Personally, I am not worried about this. I fail to see why education costs so much--so much can be done with pencil and paper, good teachers and involved parents. (As of yet, I don't know that there is a connection to pay scale and quality teaching in Idaho, but if there is, then I will allow for the need of money to keep good teachers.)
I think that in home schooling, the role of teacher and involved parent is combined--how efficient is that?! Instead of the media bashing home schoolers, and the government trying to regulate home schooling, they should be trying to incentivize it. I propose tax cuts and vouchers for any parent who willingly takes their child out of the over-crowded, "under-funded" public school system to train their own children.
I have not made the leap of faith into home schooling territory myself, but I admire those who do, and believe that their decision should be defended.
Meanwhile, news stations in Idaho are spreading alarm about education cuts proposed by Governor Otter.
Personally, I am not worried about this. I fail to see why education costs so much--so much can be done with pencil and paper, good teachers and involved parents. (As of yet, I don't know that there is a connection to pay scale and quality teaching in Idaho, but if there is, then I will allow for the need of money to keep good teachers.)
I think that in home schooling, the role of teacher and involved parent is combined--how efficient is that?! Instead of the media bashing home schoolers, and the government trying to regulate home schooling, they should be trying to incentivize it. I propose tax cuts and vouchers for any parent who willingly takes their child out of the over-crowded, "under-funded" public school system to train their own children.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Revisiting the issue
To blog, or not to blog (politics), that is the question.
Cons:
-It is time-consuming.
-It is an uncomfortable subject.
-Staying up-to-date on the issues leaves me discouraged, cynical and pessimistic.
-I fear offending people who disagree with me.
-Doubt I'm reaching anyone here.
-Getting bullied.
Reasons to continue:
-Going public has helped me find like-minded friends.
-The responsibility to be informed, so I can make informed decisions.
-Desire to counter the negative stereotype given to conservative women--no, I'm not an uneducated, backwood-sy, greedy, barefoot and pregnant, toothless woman in a gingham dress--though if I were, I'd have rights, too.
-The wish to counter my fear with action--even if insignificant.
Perhaps it is the hormone imbalance, but perhaps it is rapid pace at which I am watching the Government spend money it doesn't have to buy things we don't need or want, or the controversy over same-sex marriage and abortion, or the threat of terrorism that has me feeling genuine fear for the future--my children's future. If we gave 100% of our money to the government, I don't think it would be enough to pay for the debt we have accrued. And yet, we keep digging ourselves deeper in the name of education even though test scores continue to drop, in the name of welfare even though the poverty level remains the same, in the name of Planet Earth even though science has to be distorted to "prove" climate change.
This blog is a safer place to share my thoughts--I haven't been trolled here yet--as opposed to facebook, where I was told to "stop fearmongering and go back into the kitchen." You know what is sad to me about that? That telling someone to go into the kitchen should be considered an insult. Perhaps if more mothers spent more time in the kitchen, at home, with their children, the trolls wouldn't be clamouring for Big Brother to buy their health insurance, their meals, their homes and their self-esteem. Should I "go back into the kitchen" and take care of my little brood instead of trying to save the world?
Cons:
-It is time-consuming.
-It is an uncomfortable subject.
-Staying up-to-date on the issues leaves me discouraged, cynical and pessimistic.
-I fear offending people who disagree with me.
-Doubt I'm reaching anyone here.
-Getting bullied.
Reasons to continue:
-Going public has helped me find like-minded friends.
-The responsibility to be informed, so I can make informed decisions.
-Desire to counter the negative stereotype given to conservative women--no, I'm not an uneducated, backwood-sy, greedy, barefoot and pregnant, toothless woman in a gingham dress--though if I were, I'd have rights, too.
-The wish to counter my fear with action--even if insignificant.
Perhaps it is the hormone imbalance, but perhaps it is rapid pace at which I am watching the Government spend money it doesn't have to buy things we don't need or want, or the controversy over same-sex marriage and abortion, or the threat of terrorism that has me feeling genuine fear for the future--my children's future. If we gave 100% of our money to the government, I don't think it would be enough to pay for the debt we have accrued. And yet, we keep digging ourselves deeper in the name of education even though test scores continue to drop, in the name of welfare even though the poverty level remains the same, in the name of Planet Earth even though science has to be distorted to "prove" climate change.
This blog is a safer place to share my thoughts--I haven't been trolled here yet--as opposed to facebook, where I was told to "stop fearmongering and go back into the kitchen." You know what is sad to me about that? That telling someone to go into the kitchen should be considered an insult. Perhaps if more mothers spent more time in the kitchen, at home, with their children, the trolls wouldn't be clamouring for Big Brother to buy their health insurance, their meals, their homes and their self-esteem. Should I "go back into the kitchen" and take care of my little brood instead of trying to save the world?
Friday, January 1, 2010
Oh, sad...
Here is tne conclusion of a story I had been following--that of the D.C. voucher program. The WSJ had been reporting on this story some time ago, but I haven't seen any follow-ups until just now, on Big Government. I can only assume it has been buried by bigger stories like health care, terrorist attacks, and Tiger Woods. But for children who had taken advantage of the voucher program, this is a life-changing event, and not in a good way.
I hate how the power-hungry government not only tries to fix things that aren't broken, they deliberatly break the programs that are successful. Kids whose parents had taken the initiative to improve their chances of a better education will now be compelled to enroll in D.C.'s famously failing schools.
It reminds me of what I have recently learned regarding women on thyroid medication. For years, women have had choices as to what kind of thryoid replacement to take, according to what worked better for their body chemistry. But as of 2009, because of FDA regulation, all but one of these drugs have been discontinued. And women who had been thriving are experiencing the symptoms that they first had before they had learned how to treat themselves. Once again, not only did big government interfere to "fix" something that wasn't broken, it has caused a great deal of harm to people it is supposed to represent and protect.
So, as we go into 2010, as President Obama and his socialist friends promise to save us all from ourselves, I wish to remind us all that whatever the Government giveth, the Government can taketh away.
I hate how the power-hungry government not only tries to fix things that aren't broken, they deliberatly break the programs that are successful. Kids whose parents had taken the initiative to improve their chances of a better education will now be compelled to enroll in D.C.'s famously failing schools.
It reminds me of what I have recently learned regarding women on thyroid medication. For years, women have had choices as to what kind of thryoid replacement to take, according to what worked better for their body chemistry. But as of 2009, because of FDA regulation, all but one of these drugs have been discontinued. And women who had been thriving are experiencing the symptoms that they first had before they had learned how to treat themselves. Once again, not only did big government interfere to "fix" something that wasn't broken, it has caused a great deal of harm to people it is supposed to represent and protect.
So, as we go into 2010, as President Obama and his socialist friends promise to save us all from ourselves, I wish to remind us all that whatever the Government giveth, the Government can taketh away.
Friday, November 20, 2009
I *heart* Breitbart
http://biggovernment.com/2009/11/20/breitbart-to-ag-holder-investigate-acorn-or-well-release-more-tapes-just-before-2010-election/#more-34218
Since coming out with video after video implicating ACORN, media attention has died down. ACORN was defunded, but it looks to be only temporary as they are suing the Government, and sueing Andrew Breitbart and the reporters that broke the story, AND as Eric Holder has not initiated an investigation. But Breitbart has more cards up his sleeve, as he reveals in this interview!
Since coming out with video after video implicating ACORN, media attention has died down. ACORN was defunded, but it looks to be only temporary as they are suing the Government, and sueing Andrew Breitbart and the reporters that broke the story, AND as Eric Holder has not initiated an investigation. But Breitbart has more cards up his sleeve, as he reveals in this interview!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Gun-control laws and the military
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/11/10/john-lott-ft-hood-end-gun-free-zone/
I understand that gun-control laws are a touchy subject. Guns are dangerous. If no one had any guns, then no one would be killed by them. Unfortunately, gun control laws make it difficult for responsible, law abiding citizens to obtain guns, but do not deter criminals.
John Lott, an economist, has written time and time again about the ineffectiveness of gun control laws, and in the above article, he supports his position by citing the laws that keep members of the military from carrying guns on base, and which so sadly resulted in soldiers at Fort Hood being unable to defend themselves against a traitor. The MILITARY!!! If they can't protect themselves, who can?
I understand that gun-control laws are a touchy subject. Guns are dangerous. If no one had any guns, then no one would be killed by them. Unfortunately, gun control laws make it difficult for responsible, law abiding citizens to obtain guns, but do not deter criminals.
John Lott, an economist, has written time and time again about the ineffectiveness of gun control laws, and in the above article, he supports his position by citing the laws that keep members of the military from carrying guns on base, and which so sadly resulted in soldiers at Fort Hood being unable to defend themselves against a traitor. The MILITARY!!! If they can't protect themselves, who can?
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Why I'm still posting about Health Care
Because, in spite of it being "defeated," the Public Option keeps reappearing. And that's the one that had people concerned. There's so much on (or under) the table to be worried about without it!
Liz Peek on Fox
Big Government article
Liz Peek on Fox
Big Government article
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
some articles, some thoughts
Thomas Sowell: "To Sue or Not to Sue"
Rush Limbaugh: The Race Card, Football, and Me
I find it frustrating when someone expresses surprise that I listen to or read Glenn Beck, or don't hate Rush Limbaugh, dismissing them as "controversial figures."
Frustrating because they use that as an argument to dismiss anything else I might believe in. Frustrating because they don't actually know anything about Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, or any other conservative columnists.
I have not heard or read every single thing ever said by Rush or Glenn, but what I have heard is a far cry from "controversial," "irrational," "racist," or any of the other popular accusations. That they are widely accepted as such attests to the effectiveness of leftist smear campaigns.
Not that it hurts them much--they are enjoying tremendous success for being controversial characters.
Cal Thomas article: "The Way It Is"
This article didn't talk about specific people, but illustrates the differences between conservative and liberal philosophies.
Oh, and here's another article by Victoria Jackson--I love her, by the way--which echoes what I said earlier about conservative people being labeled as lunatics.
Rush Limbaugh: The Race Card, Football, and Me
I find it frustrating when someone expresses surprise that I listen to or read Glenn Beck, or don't hate Rush Limbaugh, dismissing them as "controversial figures."
Frustrating because they use that as an argument to dismiss anything else I might believe in. Frustrating because they don't actually know anything about Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, or any other conservative columnists.
I have not heard or read every single thing ever said by Rush or Glenn, but what I have heard is a far cry from "controversial," "irrational," "racist," or any of the other popular accusations. That they are widely accepted as such attests to the effectiveness of leftist smear campaigns.
Not that it hurts them much--they are enjoying tremendous success for being controversial characters.
Cal Thomas article: "The Way It Is"
This article didn't talk about specific people, but illustrates the differences between conservative and liberal philosophies.
Oh, and here's another article by Victoria Jackson--I love her, by the way--which echoes what I said earlier about conservative people being labeled as lunatics.
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