President Bush delivered an important and controversial address to the Israeli parliament this morning. A few excerpts worth noting: "Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along," the President noted. "We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American senator declared: 'Lord, if only I could have talked to Hitler, all of this might have been avoided.' We have an obligation to call this what it is - the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history. Some people suggest that if the United States would just break ties with Israel, all our problems in the Middle East would go away. This is a tired argument that buys into the propaganda of our enemies, and America rejects it utterly. Israel's population may be just over 7 million. But when you confront terror and evil, you are 307 million strong, because America stands with you. America stands with you in breaking up terrorist networks and denying the extremists sanctuary. And America stands with you in firmly opposing Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions. Permitting the world's leading sponsor of terror to possess the world's deadliest weapon would be an unforgivable betrayal of future generations. For the sake of peace, the world must not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon."
And now look what we’ve got—The Appeaser in Chief. We are doomed!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Cash for Clunkers--Who Got Snookered?
So, you took FEDZILLA up on its offer of $4,500 to trade in your old "Clunker" (interesting choice of words)? Well, let's see who got the best of that "deal"... If you traded in a clunker worth $3,500, you got $4,500 off for an apparent "savings" of $1,000. You could have gotten $3,500 if you had just traded in the car. So you really are $1,000 ahead (depending on your clunker's value) at this point. Not too bad... However, you WILL have to pay taxes on the $4,500 come April 15th (something that no auto dealer [or Fedzilla] will tell you). If you are in the 30% tax bracket, you will pay $1,350 on that $4,500. So, rather than save $1,000, you will actually pay an extra $350 to the feds. In addition, you traded in a car that was most likely paid for. Now you have 4 or 5 years of payments on a car that you did not need, trading in a "clunker" that was costing you less to run than the payments that you will now be making. Even if you save $1,000 dollars a year in gas due to better mileage, you're still gonna be in the red for five years....hello? But wait, it gets even better: you also got ripped off by the dealer. For example, the month before the "cash for clunkers" program started, every dealer in LA for instance was selling the Ford Focus with all the goodies including A/C, auto transmission, power windows, etc for $12,500 because competition was stiff due to poor sales from the stalled economy. When "cash for clunkers" came along, they stopped discounting them and instead sold them at the list price of $15,500. So, you paid $3,000 more than you would have the month before. Honda, Toyota, and Kia played the same list price game that Ford and Chevy did. Now let's do the math .... You traded in a car worth: $3,500 You got a discount of: $4,500 --------- Net so far +$1,000 But you have to pay: $1,350 in taxes on the $4,500 Net so far: -$350 (that's minus...in the red) And you paid: $3,000 more than the car was selling for the month before ---------- Net Loss: -$3,350 We could also add in the additional taxes (sales tax, state tax, dealer prep, etc.) on the extra $3,000 that you paid for the car, along with the 5 years of interest on the car loan; but let's just stop here while you kick yourself. Suffice it to say that those costs will be much higher than any savings you get from "better mileage". So who actually made out on the deal? FEDZILLA collected taxes on the car along with taxes on the $4,500 they "gave" you. The car dealers made an extra $3,000 or more on every car they sold along with the kickbacks from the manufacturers and the loan companies. Manufacturers got to dump lots of cars they could not give away the month before. Lots of good or repairable used cars got taken off the market, crushed and sold as scrap metal to (ready for this?) CHINA (Look it up...). Or just as likely, it was surreptitiously shipped to Old Mexico for resale. The poor consumer got saddled with even more debt that they cannot afford. FEDZILLA'S merry men (who promised that people making less than $250,000. would pay "not one red cent more in taxes") will make millions in new tax revenues after convincing Joe Consumer that he was getting $4,500 in "free" money from the "government". In fact, Joe was giving away his $3,500 car and paying an additional $3,350 for the privilege. This is Chicago politics gone global...with an agenda. If you find errors in this math, please let me know...being a simple guy, I'm always willing to learn new things; and if you took "advantage" of the Clunkers deal, I have some swamp land down in Florida that's for sale...besides, you hopefully get the point. I’m thinkin’ it is this kind of thinkin’ that got Doofus elected in the first place. Just sayin’…
Hannity, Obama and His Socialist Cabinet/Czars
Hannity and Obama and His Socialist Cabinet
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rthv8QmJLUw
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBfdPLWuHb8
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hch7YPZKWno&feature=related
Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-syNFDDzwbc&feature=related
Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQSduV-KynA&feature=related
Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmEmRbRJFLU&feature=related
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rthv8QmJLUw
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBfdPLWuHb8
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hch7YPZKWno&feature=related
Part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-syNFDDzwbc&feature=related
Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQSduV-KynA&feature=related
Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmEmRbRJFLU&feature=related
My Democrat Compatriots Were Right
They told me if I voted for McCain, the nation's hope would deteriorate, and sure enough there has been a 20 point drop in the Consumer Confidence Index since the election, reaching a lower point than any time in the last 30 years.
They told me if I voted for McCain, the US would become more deeply embroiled in the Middle East, and now, tens of thousands of additional troops are scheduled to be deployed into Afghanistan.
They told me if I voted for McCain, that the economy would get worse and sure enough unemployment is at 10%.
They told me if I voted for McCain, we would see more "crooks" in high ranking positions in Federal government and sure enough, several recent cabinet nominees and Senate appointments reveal resumes of scandal, bribery, racist beliefs, Socialism and tax fraud.
They told me if I voted for McCain, we would see more "pork at the trough" in the Federal government and sure enough, 17,500 "Pork Bills" have showed up in Congress since January 2009.
I was also told by my Democrat friends that if I voted for McCain, we would see more deficit spending in Washington D.C. and sure enough, Obama has spent more than all other Presidents together - in the entire history of the good ole USA!!
Well, I voted for McCain in November and my Democrat friends were right...all of their predictions have come true! Damn I hate it when that happens. Why then has the stock market breeched the 10,000 mark again?! Ever heard of inverse relationships? My compatriots seem to have missed class that day ;-) Bless their little pea-pickin’ hearts.
They told me if I voted for McCain, the US would become more deeply embroiled in the Middle East, and now, tens of thousands of additional troops are scheduled to be deployed into Afghanistan.
They told me if I voted for McCain, that the economy would get worse and sure enough unemployment is at 10%.
They told me if I voted for McCain, we would see more "crooks" in high ranking positions in Federal government and sure enough, several recent cabinet nominees and Senate appointments reveal resumes of scandal, bribery, racist beliefs, Socialism and tax fraud.
They told me if I voted for McCain, we would see more "pork at the trough" in the Federal government and sure enough, 17,500 "Pork Bills" have showed up in Congress since January 2009.
I was also told by my Democrat friends that if I voted for McCain, we would see more deficit spending in Washington D.C. and sure enough, Obama has spent more than all other Presidents together - in the entire history of the good ole USA!!
Well, I voted for McCain in November and my Democrat friends were right...all of their predictions have come true! Damn I hate it when that happens. Why then has the stock market breeched the 10,000 mark again?! Ever heard of inverse relationships? My compatriots seem to have missed class that day ;-) Bless their little pea-pickin’ hearts.
Obama and His Muslim Brethren
OBAMA said in his recent Cairo speech: "I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America's story." Really?!
Were those Muslims that were in America when the Pilgrims first landed?
Were those Muslims that celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day?
Can you show me one Muslim signatory on our founding documents?
Did Muslims fight for this country's freedom from England?
Did Muslims fight during the Civil War to free the slaves in America?
Where were Muslims during the Civil Rights movement of this country?
Where were Muslims during this country's Woman's Suffrage era?
Where were Muslims during World War II? They were aligned with Adolf Hitler. The Muslim grand mufti himself met with Adolf Hitler.
Finally Mr. Obama, where were Muslims on Sept. 11th, 2001?
And THAT, Mr. Obama, is the "rich heritage" Muslims have here in America.
We didn't need them then AND we don't need them NOW!
Were those Muslims that were in America when the Pilgrims first landed?
Were those Muslims that celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day?
Can you show me one Muslim signatory on our founding documents?
Did Muslims fight for this country's freedom from England?
Did Muslims fight during the Civil War to free the slaves in America?
Where were Muslims during the Civil Rights movement of this country?
Where were Muslims during this country's Woman's Suffrage era?
Where were Muslims during World War II? They were aligned with Adolf Hitler. The Muslim grand mufti himself met with Adolf Hitler.
Finally Mr. Obama, where were Muslims on Sept. 11th, 2001?
And THAT, Mr. Obama, is the "rich heritage" Muslims have here in America.
We didn't need them then AND we don't need them NOW!
Obonzo, Lobbyists and Healthcare
This healthcare debacle is very instructive. Why? Obonzo has no substantive experience in the legislative process—he hasn’t a clue how legislation is drafted and submitted.
A member or legislative committee germinates an idea for a legislative bill [vehicle]. Member staff & committee staff in concert with former staff [lobbyists—THE institutional memory of congress] then develop a framework of language, objectives, etc. and submit it to Bill Drafting—an agency of Congress. NOTE: Member staff and committee staff come and go—elections—but lobbyists hang around like a bad penny [myself included]. Obama simply is not privy to this process—why would he be? How many pieces of legislation has he ever “authored”? He loves to say lobbyists should be carved out of the process altogether—how naïve. He doesn’t even know what lobbyists do.
Who wrote the healthcare bills? Lobbyists—those friendly with the democratic leadership. Who has now read the bills? We know it ain’t Obonzo. Most members of Congress, even staff, have not as you now know. It’s the other half of those on K St. and surrounding—lobbyists. The audacity of those bastards actually reading the bills and now letting us all know what is really being codified! Why do lobbyists do this? Because they CAN and they are highly compensated to do just that—read the damned bills.
FYI: Lobbyists wrote these healthcare vehicles [bills]. Only a socialist would approve of them. Lobbyists are going through this bill, line by line. You won’t believe what is really in these bills—see link to HR 3200 below, as of July 14 markup, as an example. Some line items in the bill will be noted separately.
When you criticize lobbyists, as the naïve POTUS does, with political expediency, keep in mind, there is not one person in these United States who is not represented by some lobbyist. In each piece of legislation, without exception, you will have one set of lobbyists who want you to drop the soap [HR 3200] and the other set of lobbyists who are attempting to protect your interests. In fact, every person in these United States has self-interest in every bill filed. That’s why we have lobbyists. That’s why every time BHO opens his mouth, the lobbyists laugh heartily. He thinks he can hoodwink you.
Go ahead and laugh along with us; it is warranted.
Steve Matthews
Lobbyist
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h3200ih.pdf
document at: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfmvvj8n_22hdwbjzfw
A member or legislative committee germinates an idea for a legislative bill [vehicle]. Member staff & committee staff in concert with former staff [lobbyists—THE institutional memory of congress] then develop a framework of language, objectives, etc. and submit it to Bill Drafting—an agency of Congress. NOTE: Member staff and committee staff come and go—elections—but lobbyists hang around like a bad penny [myself included]. Obama simply is not privy to this process—why would he be? How many pieces of legislation has he ever “authored”? He loves to say lobbyists should be carved out of the process altogether—how naïve. He doesn’t even know what lobbyists do.
Who wrote the healthcare bills? Lobbyists—those friendly with the democratic leadership. Who has now read the bills? We know it ain’t Obonzo. Most members of Congress, even staff, have not as you now know. It’s the other half of those on K St. and surrounding—lobbyists. The audacity of those bastards actually reading the bills and now letting us all know what is really being codified! Why do lobbyists do this? Because they CAN and they are highly compensated to do just that—read the damned bills.
FYI: Lobbyists wrote these healthcare vehicles [bills]. Only a socialist would approve of them. Lobbyists are going through this bill, line by line. You won’t believe what is really in these bills—see link to HR 3200 below, as of July 14 markup, as an example. Some line items in the bill will be noted separately.
When you criticize lobbyists, as the naïve POTUS does, with political expediency, keep in mind, there is not one person in these United States who is not represented by some lobbyist. In each piece of legislation, without exception, you will have one set of lobbyists who want you to drop the soap [HR 3200] and the other set of lobbyists who are attempting to protect your interests. In fact, every person in these United States has self-interest in every bill filed. That’s why we have lobbyists. That’s why every time BHO opens his mouth, the lobbyists laugh heartily. He thinks he can hoodwink you.
Go ahead and laugh along with us; it is warranted.
Steve Matthews
Lobbyist
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h3200ih.pdf
document at: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfmvvj8n_22hdwbjzfw
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tinkering with Our Health Care System
Well, here we go again, tinkering. Tinkering is what we democrats seem to do best in recent history. We tinker with the economy, tinker with the tax code, tinker with health care, tinker with social engineering, and tinker with everything imaginable; when in fact, we should often just leave this government alone to operate efficiently as Jefferson and Madison intended. They designed a system with limited federal government with three very specific charges and all else left to the states and to the people--with good reason[s].
When I heard Obama, the candidate say, “we live in the greatest country in the world and working together we can change it”, I knew we were possibly in for a whole lot of tinkering. When I saw the euphoric response to that statement, I knew we had lost our collective mind. I do not know who said it but it is too often true; “the Republican Party is the party of no ideas but the Democratic Party is the party of bad ideas”.
I am one of those Jeffersonian Democrats who believes the federal government has no business tinkering with health care and further, this healthcare initiative should cease and desist. If Barack Obama has his way, I believe I may not see another democratic president in my lifetime [I am 60], and rightfully so. We don’t NEED health care reform, we don’t NEED cap ‘n trade, we don’t NEED more TARP, we don’t NEED further federal bailouts and we don’t NEED to continue to fund the money pits of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to underwrite more bad loans. We just think we NEED them and we just can’t help tinkering.
I am not one who has ever been a single issue voter but the above “NEEDS”, especially health care reform [1/6 of our economy] and cap ‘n trade are enough for me to vote against anyone who votes in favor of such boondoggles. I want my party, the party of Jefferson, back and those who have hijacked my party out.
I hope you will use good sense and judgment over party affiliation and vote NO to this health care disaster. One doesn’t need be a Mensa or take a poll to discern the majority of Americans are scared to death this congress and president have run amuck and will pass something, anything, even if it’s wrong. Please vote NO.
Steve Matthews
Fairfax, VA
When I heard Obama, the candidate say, “we live in the greatest country in the world and working together we can change it”, I knew we were possibly in for a whole lot of tinkering. When I saw the euphoric response to that statement, I knew we had lost our collective mind. I do not know who said it but it is too often true; “the Republican Party is the party of no ideas but the Democratic Party is the party of bad ideas”.
I am one of those Jeffersonian Democrats who believes the federal government has no business tinkering with health care and further, this healthcare initiative should cease and desist. If Barack Obama has his way, I believe I may not see another democratic president in my lifetime [I am 60], and rightfully so. We don’t NEED health care reform, we don’t NEED cap ‘n trade, we don’t NEED more TARP, we don’t NEED further federal bailouts and we don’t NEED to continue to fund the money pits of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to underwrite more bad loans. We just think we NEED them and we just can’t help tinkering.
I am not one who has ever been a single issue voter but the above “NEEDS”, especially health care reform [1/6 of our economy] and cap ‘n trade are enough for me to vote against anyone who votes in favor of such boondoggles. I want my party, the party of Jefferson, back and those who have hijacked my party out.
I hope you will use good sense and judgment over party affiliation and vote NO to this health care disaster. One doesn’t need be a Mensa or take a poll to discern the majority of Americans are scared to death this congress and president have run amuck and will pass something, anything, even if it’s wrong. Please vote NO.
Steve Matthews
Fairfax, VA
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