President Obama’s Report Card #3 – Failure – Red Alert – Danger, Will Robinson…

Written : Feb. 13, 2012

We find President Obama, a good family man, but the one president the media decided not to vet, three years into his presidency. We gave him a hopeful chance, and he promised the most open administration in history, with the least corruption - ever. What did he do so far? First, he allowed others to write his Health Care legislation, and with a majority in both houses, they passed it by the skin of their teeth. One must wonder why he concentrated so hard on Health Care, when so many of us needed jobs instead.

The president and his fellow Democrats made deals in back rooms, most notably the Louisiana Purchase. Sen. Mary Landrieu accepted a handout of at least $100 million in federal dollars to her state in exchange for her yes vote. Don’t forget the Cornhusker Kickback; Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson received a bribe - if he voted for the bill, Nebraska’s share would be covered by the other 49 states – forever – and he accepted it! Others reportedly also received money for their yes votes. Rep. Bart Stupak caved because Democrats crow-barred his resistance to the bill. He voted yes in exchange for a promise that the president would issue a weak executive order stating that the bill would not pay for abortions. Why did the president and the Democrats hold closed-door meetings, and exclude the Republicans from the discussions? So much for more openness and less corruption!

President Obama promised to unite the country; yet, his actions and speeches filled with bitter emotion inflamed many and inspired the violent Occupy Wall Street protests. He riled up the poor and divided us by using class warfare rhetoric, previously reserved for left-wing radicals. He often scolded America in condescending tones. The rich must pay their fair share of federal taxes! But, who is rich, how do politicians know what each family can afford, and what is a fair share? We’ve heard many different definitions for the word rich, set at various and arbitrary income levels, but no one knows for sure what it means. His VP compared soaring levels of patriotism to more money given up to government, and yet many poor don’t pay any federal income tax - and many members of the Obama administration cheated on their returns. (So, what does Vice President Biden’s comment really mean?)

From the promised shovel-ready jobs - which he admitted with a sarcastic laugh weren’t really shovel-ready, to the bungled Fast and Furious gun-runner operation, to his failed stimulus, our president failed to deliver. From the Solyndra Scandal, to the discarded Keystone XL Pipeline jobs, to our weakened military, to the czars he appointed – in order to avoid their approvals by Congress - he presided over the most corrupt administration in U.S. history. From his bowing to Saudi kings, his berating America tour, his support of the wildly radical Islamic Arab Spring, the massive debt he accumulated in just three short years, not to mention our limping economy, he failed to lead. From ignoring the Bowles-Simpson Commission’s recommendations, to the steady, high unemployment numbers, his administration is a complete failure.

Even though he used President Bush’s track record, infrastructure, and tools to get Osama Bin Laden, this president deserves an F- grade – so far. Let’s be fair - he has a year left. But, if we give him another four years on top of that, he’ll become even more radical, because he’ll have nothing to lose. If he wins the next election, he’ll wreck America. Just look at what he’s accomplished so far!

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No Pipeline for You! - How President Obama’s Keystone XL Pipeline Decision Protects His Ego – But Harms All Americans

Written : Feb. 05 and 07, 2012

President Obama, the energy president, vetoed the job-creating Keystone XL Pipeline a couple of weeks ago. This is the project we hoped would bring Canadian oil through parts of Canada and the U.S. to its terminus at the Gulf of Mexico, for refinement and import into this country – and for sale overseas. At least twenty-thousand jobs plus an estimated 100,000 spin-off jobs - went right down the toilet. What a political and pompous decision. The president threw out profits for American companies because he said House Republicans included a provision in other legislation which required him either 1: to issue the pipeline’s permit or 2: explain by Feb. 21 why building Keystone didn’t fall into America’s best interest. Waaah!

Possibly the most stubborn, self-righteous, and insensitive U.S. president of all-time, he said, "This announcement is not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, but the arbitrary nature of a deadline that prevented the State Department from gathering the information necessary to approve the project and protect the American people.” For this he punished the U.S. people and their economy. I believe this also fits the unrealistic and illogical environmental activist position that we must not promote the oil industry in any way because someone will, sometime in the distant future, dream up a new, now non-existent, inexpensive form of energy – if we invest $trillions in its research. Yes, it’s the energy of the future – the twenty-third or twenty-fourth century perhaps, but what are we going to do for fuel now? No, not high-speed rail, my days of riding the subway are over!

The consequences of his knee-jerk decision are as follows: Canada will build the pipeline west instead of south – and steer it for the Canadian Pacific instead of the U.S. Gulf. Canada will reap the profits, not America, and the oil will be sold to parts west, including China. Losing to China – again? Oh, well, President Obama doesn’t seem to care. Those wascaly Republicans simply can’t ask anything of him. The president showed them! His sensitive ego is protected, but the American people sure aren’t.

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SOPA and PIPA – The Latest Attempts by Congress to Curb Our Freedoms

Written : Monday, Jan. 30, 2012

There must be better ways to stop people from stealing proprietary content on the Internet than the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) bills. These legislative nightmares seek to close down sites on the web and criminalize innocent people. This move toward more censorship originates with the entertainment industry's belief that penalizing potential customers will maximize their profits. I don’t agree with this strategy, but the concept of stopping online piracy sounds reasonable - until you realize that these laws also restrict Internet providers and search engines alike. They assure that criminals will be made of people who are not responsible for web site content today. With an iron fist, and backed by tough penalties, they'll hurt everyone along the way.

Non-technical reasons for opposition include the free speech argument, and further expansion of governmental authority. Search providers could be held responsible for the content of web sites, over which they have no control. Libraries might find themselves accused of criminal acts, and the flow of information and innovation would be slowed to a crawl. The process for blocking web sites recommended by the legislation sounds a lot like Big Brother, right out of George Orwell’s 1984, and the political implications stand out. With the slippery slope tilted downward, the door wide open to shut down sites we don’t like, eventually anyone will have the free reign to shut down any site for objectionable content.

Technical reasons to oppose this insanity include the destruction of the world-wide DNS (Domain Name Service) model. Currently all DNS servers theoretically contain the same data. With the passage of this bill, the U.S., like Communist China, would have the right to restrict the content of the DNS servers within it, causing a difference in content. This ruins the DNS model, and inhibits freedom. The bill will no doubt create a whirlwind; a senseless waste of activity. An unnecessary rebel online community will emerge, where users will create applications and/or lists of the restricted web sites’ IP addresses, which could be reached anyway, despite the new law. I salute Wikipedia and Google for their protests last week. I oppose anything that restricts freedom. Keep the Internet free and open!

Just see the star-studded list of Congressmen who created and support these freedom-killing bills, Republicans and Democrats alike. Please vote them out, they know not what they do.

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Esquire’s 79 Things We Can All Agree On – More Mainstream Media Left-Wing Bias

Written : Jan. 24, 2012

I admit it. I didn’t purchase the Feb. 2012 issue of Esquire Magazine. President Bill Clinton’s on the cover, joined by a headline, 79 Things We Can All Agree On, so I immediately grasped the direction of the article inside. Sure enough… this is another example of the elite media trying to convince us of some sort of opinionated consensus, and left-wing media bias.

Eric Stoner’s blog also contains a post on this topic – written yesterday, Jan. 23, 2012. He lists more of Esquire’s things than I, and his post seems less partisan than mine, so you may get a more comprehensive feel for the article if you check it out, too. Stoner seems more middle-of-the-road than me, but I did agree with a few of Esquire’s things. However, I abhor snob fests like this one, disagreed with most of their selections, and I list the objectionable ones, which I feel are examples of left-wing media bias, here:

The 11th thing says, “Obama has accomplished more in his 1st three years than any of his predecessors. The president enjoyed a House and Senate majority, so he should have accomplished more, but I believe he didn’t. Yes, he got Bin Laden, but he accomplished only negative things, and almost nothing constructive. Go ahead, I dare you, name two, and post them below, in the comments section.

The 26th says, “Tina Fey is a national treasure. Hardly. She created a sometimes funny, but false, nasty, and biased impression of Sarah Palin, causing many liberals to quote her (and not Palin), “I can see Russia from my house.” Fey said it, Palin didn’t.

The 28th through 30th idolize a columnist/blogger, who writes for a left-leaning newspaper, The Washington Post. “Ezra Klein gives economics columnists/bloggers a good name. It’s a shock that Ezra Klein is just 27 years old. Take a look at his blog and see for yourself. It would be more of a shock if Esquire liked anything or anyone who is conservative. Not gonna happen!

The 35th thing says, “The New York Times is the only essential newspaper left. Conservatives know that The Times is around only to give the mainstream media its liberal talking points. Next!

The 57th thing says, “In retrospect the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are the greatest mistakes our country has made in our lifetimes.” The biggest mistake we made was electing a socialist to the presidency. I hope it never happens again.

The 58th thing says, “Most people really shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near a handgun.” Perhaps I shouldn’t, because I am not experienced with guns. However, those who are trained and practiced in the handling of firearms should be allowed to handle them, and more. At any rate, I take offense at the suggestion that someone might want to remove this constitutional freedom of choice for Americans. Shame on liberals, they always speak about being so pro-choice…

The 61st thing says, “…scripted dramatic TV is the most satisfying of all the entertainment media.” Typical elite drivel, and opinionated nonsense.

The 71st thing says, “We can all agree to hate a few things, such as…” They list 15 examples, and I agree with Mr. Stoner here, there are a few for everyone here, and I strongly disagreed with two. However, I disagree to hate anything. That’s only for the left!

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The Remaining 2012 Republican Candidates Competing for the Nomination

Written : Jan. 17, 2012

Our number one goal remains the defeat of President Obama’s radical, transformative agenda in the presidential election this fall. Conservatives must support our nominee… After vigorous and negative campaigning, all of our candidates must show us the way - and rally behind the top dog. My purpose is not to back one of the remaining five and trash the others, but I admit I have some problems at this stage, seeing Rick Perry and Ron Paul as winners in this horse race. Can they win? Anything is possible, but could either beat Barack Obama, the wealthy, but radical champion of the downtrodden? Perhaps... For all the libertarians reading this, I agree with most of your principles, and I love your movement. However, I believe the leader of the cause - the spearhead of the Tea Party - should not be Dr. Paul. However, rest assured, someone will emerge in time…

Of the probable nominees, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum, I am drawn to Newt, the smartest guy in the room, but his negatives pull him down too much. As Bill Kristol said this morning on CSPAN’s Washington Journal, the former speaker probably can’t overcome a 30-point un-favorability rating. Santorum seems more and more presidential each time I see him, but I believe his strong social conservative message – which I generally agree with – is too strong for the general public. I see Romney as a weaker conservative than the other two, yet, stronger against President Obama because I think he can win the independents. Someday we need to nominate a strong but nimble conservative, someone like Ronald Reagan, but it appears that this is not the time. The candidates are smashing each other and giving the incumbent some ammunition to use later this year. I hope they know what they’re doing. If our nominee can overcome the negativity with the blooming of the flowers in spring and/or summer, we’ll win in the fall.

When one of the remaining five receives the nomination, we need to support him, and I promise I will. Ron Paul, if he loses, MUST NOT RUN as a third-party candidate! If he does, President Obama will grab a second term, and we can kiss the America we once knew - goodbye.

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Okay, Sports Fans, It’s Tebow Time! - The Denver Broncos Impossible but Inspired Victory

Written : Jan. 10, 2012

Tebowing, or dropping to one knee as Tim Tebow does, is not the equivalent of praying. This is how the Broncos quarterback shows appreciation for his natural abilities. Just as it’s okay for an atheist to believe that his talent is man-made, there’s nothing wrong with Tim Tebow believing his is heavenly.

My family moved to the Denver area in 1998, but I arrived in ’97, so we’ve seen some great Bronco teams. However, we arrived from central Florida, and none of us rooted for the home team. Our NFL alliances fell toward the Buccaneers, Giants, Jets, Vikings, and others. When John Elway gave way to aging, as all athletes do in time, I decided to get behind each Broncos quarterback in succession and tried to root for the local NFL affiliate.

Neither Elway, Brian Griese, Jake Plummer, Jay Cutler, nor Kyle Orton made me a fan, but Tim Tebow did. This man possesses true executive qualities, like John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. I’m still looking for some politicians with this mojo, but few can be found. Leaders like Tim Tebow don’t force their will upon others, they get the most out of the people around them in partnerships, through motivation and encouragement.

Some imitate Tim Tebow out of respect, others to mock. Those who make fun don’t understand. God doesn’t grant sports victories for those who pray the most, and religious people know it. Instead, faith leads those who bow their heads to a better and more fulfilling life. Some express jealously when they notice the peace it brings. Angry atheists and the ignorant should try it sometime - instead of cursing.

I’m not gloating. This Denver Broncos team is average at best, and we Denver fans get it. But, the team is playing inspired football, and they accomplished an electrifying, exciting, and impossible victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers last week. We haven’t heard hootin’ and hollerin’ over sports in our house like that since the Rockies’ unbelievable play in the 13th inning of game #163, the Matt Holliday face-plant, 9-8 victory in 2007, over four years ago. That’s got to count for something! Go… Tim Tebow!

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Fluorescent vs. Incandescent – The Death of the Instant-On Light Bulb - Incandescent Bulbs Outlawed on a Global Scale!

Written : Jan. 1 and 3, 2012

When my family moved into our new house in late November, 2003, I decided to try those curly, fluorescent bulbs of the future. I caused them some suffering, and I’m sorry for it. After eight years, I offer you my conclusions.

Fluorescents burn out faster than claimed - in most situations. Either rich or poor, your costs will be higher than with conventional incandescent bulbs if you use them in common areas, such as kitchens and hallways, and turn them on and off a lot on a daily basis. The same is true if you use the flood light variety, where they are recessed into a ceiling. On average I swap them out after only two years - and sometimes sooner, but their packages claim at least five years. Companies like Green Electrical Supply say they last up to 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs while using up to 75% less energy. I admit that a few of the bulbs have lasted all eight years, but, as the environmentalists themselves are fond of saying, don’t be fooled by the corporate rhetoric.

Fluorescents are quite dim when they first come on, especially when the house temperature is relatively low. We live in Colorado and notice the difference mainly in the fall, winter, and spring. In a kitchen with all fluorescents, we had to wait from three to five minutes for the bulbs to give enough light to read. This offers quite an inconvenience, especially before dawn. We used this new technology in the front of the house and the backyard for all eight years, and I can tell you that the lights NEVER fully illuminated the areas for which they were intended. After all this time I finally agreed with the family that these circumstances are unacceptable, but the environmental lobby won, and incandescent bulbs (75 and 100 watts) are now (as of 2012) outlawed from sale! Instead of letting the market dictate which kind is better - for the love of an environmental fantasy - the government is telling us we MUST buy these inferior fluorescents!

We've seen several fluorescents unexpectedly break and leak gas into the house. This is smelly, and potentially dangerous to the environment – and to our health. However, environmentalists don't care about that. Fluorescents are always more expensive than incandescent bulbs and so, we will pay plenty for this inefficient technology. Just as President Obama showed ambivalence to the high price of gasoline and wasted over a $trillion by empowering bankrupt, new technology companies like Solyndra, the environmentalists won't let you get in their way.

I stocked up at the end of 2011, but the better bulbs will vanish by 2014. Read about the frightening global phase-out here. We can only hope that when the Republicans gain power they'll reverse the insanity and let Edison's bulbs be made once again. However, as some hardware store workers have pointed out, even if the law is reversed, manufacturers will be discouraged from making them again. After the tools to make them are dismantled, there may never be enough incentive to recreate the machines which produced the instant-on light bulb. Just as we can’t drill for our own oil, this, too, is a real tragedy. What will the environmentalists do to us next?

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