Obama's "Remaking America" Plan

Let me see if I have this right... We are gutting back on Research and Development projects for our Defense Department and Military at the direction of Rep. Barney Franks and DoD Sec. Robert Gates. Barney wanted to cut 25% from the Defense Budget for next year, so Sec. Gates simply picked the biggest targets on his desk - the USAF F-22 Raptor, the USAF C-17A, the Army Defense Modernization System (Mods to their Bradleys and Abrams Tanks) Our Missile Defense System scaled back, no new destroyers for the Navy, and a new military communications satellite will be scaped also. Rep John Murtha, D-Pa. said the proposals were "an important and long overdue attempt to balance want and need at the Defense Department". (I wonder if he thought like that when the DoD pulled something he needed for survival when he wore his US Marine uniform?)

Now the reason I bring this up is because I find it alarming that while we have either scaled back, or made cuts in our 2010 Defense the Iranians, N. Koreans, Russians, and Chinese Governments are building up their Military, even Japan and Viet Nam are included. In fact Russia has just bought several Drones from Israel's "Israeli Aeronautical Institute (IAI) that are from United States technology we shared with Israel during the 1980's under Reagan. The Iranians and N. Koreans are building ICBM Missiles as fast as they can, China and Russia are rebuilding their Navies and Air Forces, Japan is building a Radar Missile Defense System out of fear of N. Korea. Viet Nam has just bought two Deisel Powered Submarines from Russia. What is going on?
　
Oh sure, Sec. Gates has said that we only need 187 F-22 Raptors, but gave the go ahead to increase production on the F-35 JSF Fighter Plane, which is far inferior to the F-22. Also on the chopping block was the C-17 Globemaster III which is reputed to be the most flexible cargo aircraft in the the USAF Airlift Fleet, gone! Our Misille Defense System was second to none on detecting and destroying in-coming ICBM's (It has been tested, and it works!). The Abrams and Bradley fighting duo are/were in need of upgrades to remain superior for another 20 years. The Navy Zumwalt-class ships feature a unique and stealthy tumble-home hull form, electric drive propulsion and new radars. In addition to missile cells, the destroyers also will mount two 155-millimeter (6.1-inch) advanced gun systems, the largest guns designed to be fitted on a new warship since the 1950s.

All Gone, or cut back! Why? For Obama and Geithner to give the funds to the Automaker Unions? So AIG and other executives can recieve their bonuses and take free trips to exotic locations at Taxpayer expense? Obama has already said he wants to shrink the Military, thus the program cuts, thus a weakened US National Security System. Next comes the 2nd Amenment and Private Gun control and Socialized Medicine. Obama has already adopted a new flag for his made-over America, so get ready...

You would be able to "Lease" your Marriage!!!

I have just viewed a news video clip on Fox News that is about the most ingenious thing I have heard in a long, long time. A marriage contract with an expiration date, no divorce would be needed to terminate, just opt to not renew at the expiration date! See for yourself and then you decide...



I Do ... For Now
Should marriages last only seven years?

Conservatives Unite!

Conservatives Unite! We need to write to our RNC and Republican Lawmakers in Washington and tell them to exploit the ethics investigations against four Democrats like they did our elected Officials four years ago over the Abramoff Scandal, remember then house majority leader Tom DeLay? and Rep. Bob Ney from Ohio? Then there was Rep. Randy Cunningham who was convicted of taking $2.4 million in bribes and resigned his office in 2005. Or the two lawmakers with questionable sexual orientations, Mark Foley and Larry Craig. The Democrats pounced upon these five individuals with everything they had until all were either removed from office, or resigned.
　
Now we have a new crop of Lawmakers, this time Democrats all, who need pouncing upon very, very hard... First we have (from oldest to newest ethics charges), NY Rep. Charlie Rangel is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee in completely four different areas, including, 1.) his reported failure to properly report income taxes on a Caribbean villa in the Dominican Republic; 2.) use of four, rent-controlled apartments in Harlem; 3.) questions about an offshore firm asking Rangel for special tax exemptions; and, 4.) whether Rangel improperly used House stationery to solicit donations for a school of public affairs named after him at City College of New York.

The second Democrat, Penn. Rep. Jack Murtha, is facing a federal probe for purportedly steering defense appropriations to clients of KSA Consulting, which employed his brother Robert, and the PMA Group, founded by Paul Magliocchetti, a former senior staffer on the Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense.

Third, there is California Sen. Dianne Feinstein charged with devising legislation that helped her husband get a federal contract to sell foreclosed properties at compensation rates higher than the real estate standards. Of course Sen. adamently denies any wrong doing! Fourth, and last we have another Californian Democrat, Rep. Jane Harman who is accused of offering to help seek reduced charges for two pro-Israel lobbyists suspected of espionage in exchange for help from a pro-Israel donor, also suspected Israeli agent, in lobbying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to give Harman a key chairmanship.

If we can rally the support to force resignations of these four, plus elect Rob Simmons over Sen. Chris Dodd in Conneticut, get Jim Tedisco of NY into Congress over his opponent maybe we will stand a chance of taking back the Legislature in 2010. Of course it would be ideal to have Minnesota's Norm Coleman back too, but it looks more and more bleak for his return, what a great loss!

This then is the mission, write, email, phone, ask our duly elected Republican Lawmakers to force the issue on these ethics charges until action is taken... (How long has the charges against Rangel and Murtha lay dormant?). Write to the RNC Chairman, Michael Steele and ask him to incite enthusiasm and support for an election rally in California, Pennsylvania, Conneticut, Minnesota, and New York. We can do it fellow Conservatives and Republicans! Lets go...

Our new apologetic, about face OAS foreign policy

Just what is Barack Obama's OAS political motive? Just how are we to benefit from bellying up to Socialists and Communists like Fidel & Raul Castro, Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales and Daniel Ortega? It should be very suspect to everyone that this NOT the change that most American's voted for this past November. Obama has rescinded 40 plus years of travel restrictions to Cuba, (and is talking about lifting the embargo on foreign imports to that country). Now he (Obama) is talking about renewing diplomatic relations with Venezuela once more. Hugo Chavez expelled the U.S. ambassador to Venezuela, Patrick Duddy, in September in solidarity with leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales, who ordered out the top U.S. diplomat in his country for allegedly helping the opposition incite violence.

What are we, the American people to do when our present leaders are constantly putting our great country down while abroad and in front of foreign leaders such as Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales? Both President Barack Obama and his Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton haven't missed an opportunity to apologize for past administration foreign policies, (of which Mrs. Clinton's hubby was very much a part of as the 42nd President of the United States!). The sad part in this whole affair is; Our own Republican party has let us down by becoming just another arm of the tax and spend Democrats since 2001, which is why they lost seats in 2004, 2006, and 2008. They have forgotten what being a true Republican stands for, they have forgotten the Republican Principles.

I feel the one reason that Barack Obama is acting with "the pedal to the metal" to reverse U.S. Policy abroad is because he feels he has a 50-50 chance of a second term to complete his Socialist agenda for America. He hasn't missed an opportunity to place blame on his predeccessor, George W. Bush when something goes a wray. He said his was an agenda of change, and boy did he mean it! His policy seems to be one of overturning 233 years of Democracy in the United States of America for a Socialist form of Democracy. It shouldn't surprise anyone though, if you study Obama's background, his personal beliefs, and of those who he has on his cabinet staff. I can only hope the Republicans can pull themselves together before 2010 and take back seats in both houses of our legislature, or we will be doomed to the same Socialism that has nearly brought England, Canada, and all of Europe down.

By the way Ms. Napolitano, according to your recent DHS inteligence criteria, I guess I'm a right-wing extremist. I am a life member of the National Rifle Association (NRA), a life member of the Non-Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA), a devote hardcore Republican and strict Conservative, plus I'm Retired Military and a Viet Nam Veteran. I'm disgruntled, but I haven't just returned from Iraq or Afghanistan!

Obama's new high speed rail plan

Let's see, Barack H. Obama wants to spend $13 Billion dollars to develop high speed rail service in this country, and in the middle of the worst recession/depression I've seen during my 67 years too. Mr. Obama claims this would alleviate the problem of our overcrowded highways and airports.

"Building a new system of high-speed rail in America will be faster, cheaper and easier than building more freeways or adding to an already overburdened aviation system, and everybody stands to benefit," Mr. Obama said April 15, 2009 in Washington DC.

The new Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood has already submitted a plan to Congress that he called his "Strategic Plan" that includes $8 Billion dollars of stimulus money from a grant program that law contained, along with an additional $5 Billion dollars to be allocated over the next five years. Of course House Speaker Nancy Pelosi loves the idea! Her home state of California would ger the lions share of the money to kickstart their own similiar plan. Other states and areas to benefit would be Obama's home state and home town of Chicago, Ill. And possibly the Boston and Washington DC areas since VP Biden used to be a rail commuter. What I can't see, nor understand is how this would help make the road traffic on our interstates and air space less crowded???

House Speaker Pelosi has already placed a bid on a reported $690 million dollars in stimulus money to upgrade rail service between Sacramento and San Francisco that could accomodate trains at speeds in excess of 200 mph. So much for Obama's promise of rebuilding the nations roads, bridges, and dams with the stimulus dollars and putting our unemployed back to work! So far the Obama crowd has attempted to place blame for everything they have started on the Bush Administration, and not themselves... I'm waiting to see how Obama, or one of his talking heads connect this fiasco to George Bush.

Obama passes his 1st National Security Test? Give me a break!

All of the News Media sources, including those on the internet, are lauding President Obama for "Passing his first National Security Test" over the Somali Pirate thing. It's as if these four Terrorists were an international force, and Obama won the greatest battle of his Presidency! My God, I guess Iran, N. Korea, Afghanistan, Iraq, China, Venezuela, Russia, Mexico are small potatoes, not worthy of a show of force. Don't misunderstand me, I'm both happy for all of the crew of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship, and also proud of them for having the moxy to overthrow the pirates and take their ship back, last but not least, I'm proud of our Navy Seals for taking out three of the Pirates and securing the release of Capt. Richard Phillips, unharmed! That says a lot and sends the message to these sleazebags that we are one country you don't screw around with.

Now instead of putting the United States down in front of the Turks like he did, and bowing down to the Saudi King, Abdullah, he needs to start being the American he claims to be, and cow down to no one! I was never so embarassed as I was when he bowed and took the hand of the Saudi King in reverance almost, and told the Turks our great country wasn't founded on Christianity, but a plethora of religions... Funny, I was an 'A' student in American and World History all thru public school and into college and I didn't know we had Islamic, Hindu, Buddists who also signed our U.S. Constitution, I could swear all of them were Christian! (In fact 55 of them were freemasons!) Obama wants to distance himself from his predecessor, but he needs to take a few lessons from former President Bush, he cowed down to no foreign leader or group. The world knew he was a man of his word, and that he spoke with our best interests at heart, as they did his Father George H.W. Bush (41st President of the USA), and his Fathers running- mate, former President Ronald Reagan (40th President of the USA). Take note President Obama, none of these men took a subservient role toward any foreign head of state, ever!

Obama's Foreign Protocol Gaffes

Barack Hussien Obama is either very naive or very sly with regards to his personal conduct overseas last week. First of all he presents Queen Elizabeth of England a paltry I-Pod with a few broadway musical themes and a video of her 2007 visit to Virginia and D.C., sans George W. Bush, Then he bows to the Saudi King Abdullah last week during the G20 talks in London. What sticks in my mind though is why Obama only bowed to a Royal Head of State from an Islamic country, he didn't bow to the Queen of England, or any of the other royalty he met on the trip, just the Saudi King, hummm....very interesting! Obama passed off his error in judgement when questioned later while in Strasbourg, France, by saying, "We have to change our behavior in showing the Muslim world greater respect."
　
No American is required to bow to any countries royalty, and it is rejected in our U.S. Constitution. Article I Section 9 of the Constitution forbids titles of nobility and stipulates that no officeholder or government employee may "accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state" without the consent of Congress. But then what can we expect from this Character? Isn't he the same guy who gave England's Prime Minister 25 DVD's in February? All the while accepting gifts of a Desk Pen set made from the deck of an old English Warship and other gifts for the entire Obama family? This then is what will be representing us for the next four years? Please give me a break!!!

Hugo Chavez wants the Gitmo Detainee's? Oh Lord!

I just finished reading an interesting article in today's Military. Com "Early Brief" News. It seems our "Buddy" to the south of us, Hugo Chavez the Dictator of Venezuela is now saying he will be glad to take the Gitmo Detainee's off our hands, but only if Obama promises to give Guantanamo Bay back to Castro. I guess he's jealous because he's not been in the News in recent days, he has been replaced by Brazil's President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as the star of the So. American Left. Called the "Teflon" Leader because of his ability to rebound time after time from scandals, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made headlines last week at the G20 Conference in London when he blamed the economic crisis on white people, he said, "the irrational behavior of white people with blue eyes, who before seemed to know everything, and now have shown they don’t know anything."

I guess all of the Ex-Nazi Fugitives Brazil, Argentina, and Peru and several other So. American countries have been home to for decades are all dead and gone now!. Anyway, back to Chavez... Wednesday (4/1/2009) while in Doha, Qatar for a conference of South American and Arabian Countries, Chavez told the Arabic TV channel Al-Jazeera that Venezuela would be willing to take the Gitmo Detainee's. Chavez said, "We wouldn't have any problem in taking in these human beings," For good measure, Chavez also renewed his calls for the U.S. to return Guantanamo Bay to Cuba, his closest ally. Chavez said the U.S. should end its business with "this miserable prison."

Can you imagine what would happen, after the fact, 'IF' the Obama Administration were to allow Chavez to play "host" to these Terrorists? Like one prominent Proffessor in Venzuela said, "It could amount to a get out of jail-free-card." Chavez would have Al Qaeda Training camps all over Venezuela and Columbia with 240 Al Qaeda trained Terrorists to train his Soldiers and Drug Cartel Troops, he would be able in a few very short years to reek havoc on all of the North American and Central American Countries.

Obama clearly wants to close Gitmo and relocate the Detainees elsewhere, but not someplace where they would being "oppressed or tortured". A Justice Department Spokesman stated that the U.S. has not been contacted by Venezuela about moving any of the Detainees there. Who knows... I see nothing wrong with keeping them right where their at until Hell freezes over, what do you say?

The Obama's demonstrate their lack of Foreign Affairs experience

It takes someone with the ego as big as a herd of Elephants to give the Queen of England an I-Pod loaded with 40 Broadway musical themes, plus... plus a video of her 2007 visit to the states. This must have really impressed this regal 83 year old Monarch. That is exactly what your President and First Lady did yesterday when they visited Queen Elizabeth at a G20 reception held at Buckingham Palace. They not only showed how disrespectful Americans can be, they went one further when Michelle Obama put her arm around the Monarch. I'm sure the President and First Lady(?) were briefed on proper conduct and protocol while in the presence of the Queen, but obviously they weren't impressed. It has always been a firm breach of protocol to touch the Queen. But the grand old gal, not to be outdone, gave the Obama's an autographed Photograph of her and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh.
　
It seems President Obama is quite a fan of electronic gadgetry and such, as demonstrated when he gave the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown 25 Movie DVD's that he claimed were a "Collectors Box" Iain Martin, a columnist and blogger for the Daily Telegraph, wrote that he found Obama to be rudeness personified toward Britain by the dirspect shown Dr. Brown. PM Brown gave President Obama a Pen set made from Oak Timber taken from the HMS Gannet, an old British Naval Vessel that served on anti-slavery missions off the coast of Africa. He also gave Obama a framed Commissioned paper from the HMS Resolute, the sister ship of the HMS Gannet that one of our American Whalers, the George Henry, rescued from icebergs in the NorthWest Passage in 1855. The Royal Navy Warship was restored and returned to Queen Victoria in 1856.

In other headlines, President Obama is quickly finding out that the 19 members of the G20 are placing full blame for the world financial crisis squarely on American shoulders. The French President, Nicholas Sarkozy and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel have both said they would not sign any agreement that doesn't take decisive action to turn the crisis around . Sarkozy stated firmly "I will not sign up to any action just for form's sake... to any action that does not forcefully address an extremely deep crisis."

On the homefront, our illustrious Senate Leader, Sen. Harry Reid is pushing hard to get Obama and Geithner's "Cap & Trade" Energy Bill by using a Senate tactic called "reconciliation" which is designed to get budgets past stubborn minoritiesand to keep the Government running. In 1984 when the tactic was written, Sen. Robert Byrd, D-Wv. made sure the resolution could only be used for things dealing specifically with financial bills, ie.; Reconciliation can only be used for adjustments in spending, the debt limit, or taxes. Reid is going to have a real hard time getting this one through though, eight Democrats have refused to support the bill because of Reid's tactic being used to get it passed. It will be interesting to watch, I'm sure.