Liberals see the facts, obama doesnt

At this point, everyone except the triumvirate of power of Ried, Pelosi and Obama that is exploiting the country has figured it out.  It no longer matters what we would like to be able to do with government, or even what we would want to do with government, but what matters is what we can afford to do with government.  The era of big spending, higher taxes, and rack up debts for later generations has done exactly what has been predicted for the last 40 years.  We  Are Broke.  And soon to be bankrupt both fiscally and politically if we do not make drastic changes now.

Pataki, the three-term governor of New York between 1995 and 2006, said last fall’s elections sent a clear message to Washington. “People believe government is too big, it controls too much of our lives, it spends too much and the solution is to reduce government spending and to reform the entitlement programs and certainly not to raise taxes.

Pataki pointed out that Obama’s own fiscal commission proposed a deal that would have cut more than $3 trillion from the deficit. “Three of the most liberal Democratic senators signed off on that report,” he said. “He can’t agree to any of that?”


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The only hope we have right now to prevent us from becoming the next third world nation is to cut taxes, cut spending, and guarantee that the runaway train cannot leave the station ever again.  Everyone except the politicians in Washington has gotten the point, its time to change washington.

“We’re seeing at the state level the type of leadership that is missing between Obama and Reid and Pelosi in Washington. It tells a great deal that you have both Republican and Democratic governors across this country understanding that they have to close the deficits in their state budgets without raising taxes and in Washington the Democrats are doing the exact opposite.”

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We need to make changes while we still can, we need to return to a government that operates within its means - no debt for future generations to pay off.  And we need to begin paying off the debt that this latest givaway has saddled us with that is ruining our economy.

self defense, only obama doesnt see it

India is now permitting armed guards on its shipping craft as a first step towards self defense.  This is a nation that has traditionally not permitted weapon ownership of any kind for private citizens, yet Obama is in the process of illegalizing new forms of firearms and making criminals out of law abiding citizens.  It is a sad day for this nation when we cannot recognize the basic human right of self defense when many other nations have realized their errors and are moving towards that goal.

In view of the piracy attempts on merchant vessels, the Directorate-General of Shipping will soon issue a notification allowing armed security guards on board Indian merchant vessels .

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Leaders should lead ???

so where is this leadership taking us?  Obama claims that its the fault of congress we are in debt and we should step up to the plate, do our jobs, and do what he says.  "Leadership?", it sounds more like he wants slavish sheep to me.  He entered the debt talks long after he should have been involved for the express purpose of wrecking all of the progress that had been made; what, no deal may exist that doesn't have his name in the credits?

President Barack Obama threw the talks on the debt ceiling crisis into turmoil on Monday afternoon by proposing a $600 billion tax hike before even meeting with Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell.

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This approach of get involved late, steal any popular idea, and claim to have originated it and claim credit is not leadership, no more than stealing the test of the smartest kid in the class and putting my name on it is good scholarship.  Obama, if youre model of leadership is the one you think we should follow, Go Home, congress will get more done without you.

Last Ditch Effort to Jumpstart Economy?

Well, hes tried giving away our tax dollars to his supporters, hes taxed us more than any other president in history, hes spent more than all other presidents since WW1 put together, and the economy is still going down.  Obamas last ditch effort, lower taxes just like the republicans said he should at the beginning and call it a new "stimulus package".  We tried spending our way out of the last Great Depression and look where that got us, and guess what, when Obama tried it again, it failed again.

• Temporarily cut payroll taxes for business by 2 percent. 


• Begin releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to drive down gasoline prices. The real problem, Edwards says, is a hodgepodge of regulations that different formulations of gasoline in different parts of the country.


• Cut the corporate tax rate. At 39.2 percent, the U.S. has the second highest corporate tax rate in the world behind only Japan’s 39.5 percent. 

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This is, you guessed it, Reaganomics.  it worked last time, and it will work again.  Problem is, Obama cannot admit to following what worked, he must be progressive.  Now we'll get to see how that goes.

rising cost of education

Have you wondered about the high cost of college education, or why it is so difficult to obtain grants and funding?  This is where your college grants and scholarships are going.  We do not have the funds to properly support our states, fund various programs designed to help the very americans that paid for them, and this is where our money is going.

president Obama has yet to articulate his immigration vision other than to support the DREAM Act (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act). This legislation would provide free college tuition and U.S. citizenship to illegal alien minors and those up to 26 years of age.

Armed with citizenship, these “alien minors” then could apply under existing Family Reunification provisions to bring in extended family members, rendering the DREAM Act a form of back-door amnesty.

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Do you like paying for college while someone whose only criteria for getting a full scholarship is breaking the law?  

Obama's debt crisis solution

We've been hearing for months now about how the states have to do more with less.  Reduced budgets, cutting payroll, and losing benefits.  Fair enough, we all agree that we are taxed enough and raising taxes is not an answer that will work. And then we look at the Federal government.  The proposal of another corporate handout, raise taxes, spend more.  This seems to be the solution coming out of this administration.

“Across America, governors are being asked to do more with less, often at lower pay than federal employees in their states. The pay gap between governors and federal employees should prompt Congress to take a closer look at federal salaries,” said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who requested the CRS report. “With our debt and deficits spiraling out of control, now is the time to ask agencies — not just governors — to do more with less.”

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My question is, why has the federal government not done the same belt tightening as the rest of the country.  Pay scales have not changed, weve seen the biggest government union increase in US history, and the biggest payroll increase.

“Federal employees deserve to be paid adequately, and no one would argue against paying skilled engineers or top-notch doctors and nurses to care for wounded soldiers and veterans,” Coburn spokeswoman Becky Bernhardt told reporters. “It seems to defy explanation, however, why recreation planners, an interior designer, and many other public servants are receiving higher salaries than state governors when our nation is $14 trillion in debt and many taxpayers are struggling to pay their mortgage and make ends meet.”

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All this, and yet the Federal government seems content to take our money and give automatic raises every year.  For example, our congressmen and senators are paid in Washington, by Washington, so who do they actually work for?  They should be paid by the state that they claim to represent, this should include how election funding, or so called 'War Chests' are handled.  


Congress is simply the most visible example, there are others who are less visible, but just as highly paid.  Do not forget, they are being paid with you're money, are you getting your moneys worth?  I end this with a few notes on less obvious employees, please go look for yourselves.


The gap between the lucrative pay scales of federal employees and the average private worker has widened over the last decade to the point that public workers now routinely make more than twice the salary earned in the private sector, according to the Cato Institute.

In 2009, federal employees earned an annual salary of $123,049 compared to just $61,051 in the private sector. In 2000, fed workers made $76,187 annually compared to $46,782 for the average private worker.

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drug testing and special privilege

     Well lets see, the last time i applied for a job i had to undergo drug testing.  Theres this little idea called the 'Drug Free Workplace' that has pretty much encouraged everyone to require drug testing as a part of the application process.  Now, the ACLU and Peter Walsh say that its unfair to have government employees tested.  I am wondering , if this is invasion of privacy, where were these folks years ago when this idea started?

Gov. Rick Scott signed the law asking job applicants to submit to drug testing earlier this week. The ACLU is asking a federal judge to immediately suspend the executive order signed by Scott in March that requires all agencies to set up random drug testing protocols for existing workers and require new hires to submit to drug tests as a condition of their employment, the Herald reports.

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