Monday, October 06, 2008
"Will I have to get married before I grow up?"
Walking around the farm with Sara this morning, she asks me, "Will I have to get married before I grow up?" "No, honey, first you grow up, then you get married." "Will I have flowers like these when I get married?" "Yes, you probably will." "What will my husband get?" "He gets you!" "Then what?" "You will have lots of well-behaved children, who will always mind you and your husband." "Oh, Daddy, Sara says, laughing, you are so funny."
Questions
Would the Republican Party nominate for President an individual who began his political career with a fund-raiser in the home of a couple who founded a terrorist group that bombed the Pentagon and police stations? Would the Republican Party nominate for President an individual who sat for twenty years in a "church" that preached hatred of white Americans and hatred of Jews?
Maybe. Maybe Not.
Although not required by the federal laws to report contributions under $200, the McCain campaign is reporting all contributions. The Obama campaign, which has received $458,000,000 to date, over half of which was under $200, does not report those contributions under $200.
One individual, who calls himself "Good Will," lists his occupation as "loving," and works for "you," gave $25 680 times, totaling $17,000. Another fellow, who calls himself "Doo Dad Pro" resides at a liquor store. His under $200 contributions have so far totaled $11,000. Two Palestinian brothers bought $33,000 worth of Obama T-Shirts.
The "investigative" reporter at Newsweek who reported these facts gleaned from the Federal Election Commission reports, says it is "implausible" that there might be a lot more of these incidents of suspected fraud. Maybe. Maybe not.
One individual, who calls himself "Good Will," lists his occupation as "loving," and works for "you," gave $25 680 times, totaling $17,000. Another fellow, who calls himself "Doo Dad Pro" resides at a liquor store. His under $200 contributions have so far totaled $11,000. Two Palestinian brothers bought $33,000 worth of Obama T-Shirts.
The "investigative" reporter at Newsweek who reported these facts gleaned from the Federal Election Commission reports, says it is "implausible" that there might be a lot more of these incidents of suspected fraud. Maybe. Maybe not.
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Bailing Out Criminals
O.J. Simpson was convicted today of the criminal charges filed against him in Las Vegas. He faces a possible sentence of life imprisonment.
Last football season, after the first few games, a man named Travis Henry led the National Football League in rushing. In July of this year the NFL notified the Denver Broncos that Henry had failed a drug test, and because of previous infractions, he would be facing a one year suspension. The Broncos cut him from the squad.
Like O.J. Simpson, Travis Henry could run with a football, but, like Simpson, was not a good human being. He has fathered nine children by nine different women. A newspaper story about him this week revealed that he is a "ruthless money guy" in a cocaine trafficiking ring.
The feds set up a sting operation Tuesday in Centennial, a suburb south of Denver. In the sting, Henry and another man received eleven pounds of cocaine. Henry fled the scene, but was tackled for a loss "a few houses away." Maybe the Broncos should find out who those feds were that outran Henry!
Maybe the rest of us should pay more attention to what the politicians and Wall Street tycoons are doing, rather than being so immersed in watching sports. While we are watching our sports heroes perform on the gridiron, the politicians and tycoons are running around the other end of the field knowing that they can convince those of us who have been asleep that we need to bail them out, so they can avoid being penalized for irresponsible conduct!
Last football season, after the first few games, a man named Travis Henry led the National Football League in rushing. In July of this year the NFL notified the Denver Broncos that Henry had failed a drug test, and because of previous infractions, he would be facing a one year suspension. The Broncos cut him from the squad.
Like O.J. Simpson, Travis Henry could run with a football, but, like Simpson, was not a good human being. He has fathered nine children by nine different women. A newspaper story about him this week revealed that he is a "ruthless money guy" in a cocaine trafficiking ring.
The feds set up a sting operation Tuesday in Centennial, a suburb south of Denver. In the sting, Henry and another man received eleven pounds of cocaine. Henry fled the scene, but was tackled for a loss "a few houses away." Maybe the Broncos should find out who those feds were that outran Henry!
Maybe the rest of us should pay more attention to what the politicians and Wall Street tycoons are doing, rather than being so immersed in watching sports. While we are watching our sports heroes perform on the gridiron, the politicians and tycoons are running around the other end of the field knowing that they can convince those of us who have been asleep that we need to bail them out, so they can avoid being penalized for irresponsible conduct!
When Are We Persons?
On the Colorado ballot this fall there is a constitutional amendment that calls for a fertilized egg to be defined as "personhood." The amendment was written by a young female adult, who was home-schooled. Many pro-lifers are opposing the bill. 
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
"Penny-Wise Politics"
Thomas Sewell writes this week about "Penny-Wise Politics". His opening comment: "Congress is never more ridiculous than when it tries to look like it is serious." Is that the well-said truth, or what? Sewell notes that Democrats have learned to play the class envy tune for all it is worth. The more Sewell writes, the better it gets.
"Dedicated To A Great Proposition"
Are you all aware of what a good writer is Bill Bennett? I just finished reading Volume II of his work entitled "AMERICA, The Last Best Hope". It begins with events leading up to World War I, and ends with the Presidency of Ronald Wilson Reagan. It is a wonderful book, chocked full of interesting details of our country's history as leader of the free world.
On the next-to-last page, Bennett asserts, "We surprise ourselves, never knowing with exact certainty from whence our next leader or hero will come - good reason to respect and defend one another as Americans, as fellow countrymen dedicated to a great proposition." Will it be McCain? Will it be Obama? Or, will we have to wait four more years to get that next great leader?
I wish we could have the benefit of hindsight, instead of trying to figure out ahead of time, whom to trust with our votes. The nation gave Richard Nixon a huge landslide victory in 1972. He became the first president to have to resign in shame. The nation was thrilled to see Jimmy Carter get out of his limo and walk with the people on his inauguration day in Washington. Four years later, the nation could not wait to see him leave Washington. People were suspicious that an actor could be president, but Ronald Reagan, because of his steadfast faith in God and country, and the principles on which the country was built, made us believe in ourselves again. Harry Truman had been a small town judge in Missouri, but led us to victory in World War II, and desegregated the military.
This morning I picked up Bennett's "Book of Virtues". Are you like me: when I enjoy one good book by an author, I immediately want to read other works by the same author.
On the next-to-last page, Bennett asserts, "We surprise ourselves, never knowing with exact certainty from whence our next leader or hero will come - good reason to respect and defend one another as Americans, as fellow countrymen dedicated to a great proposition." Will it be McCain? Will it be Obama? Or, will we have to wait four more years to get that next great leader?
I wish we could have the benefit of hindsight, instead of trying to figure out ahead of time, whom to trust with our votes. The nation gave Richard Nixon a huge landslide victory in 1972. He became the first president to have to resign in shame. The nation was thrilled to see Jimmy Carter get out of his limo and walk with the people on his inauguration day in Washington. Four years later, the nation could not wait to see him leave Washington. People were suspicious that an actor could be president, but Ronald Reagan, because of his steadfast faith in God and country, and the principles on which the country was built, made us believe in ourselves again. Harry Truman had been a small town judge in Missouri, but led us to victory in World War II, and desegregated the military.
This morning I picked up Bennett's "Book of Virtues". Are you like me: when I enjoy one good book by an author, I immediately want to read other works by the same author.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Slipping in the Polls
John McCain is slipping in the polls. What has happened? Or, perhaps, a better question to ask is, what did he do when he went up in the polls? That's easy. He went up in the polls when he sounded like a conservative in the Saddleback church debate moderated by Rick Warren in California. He went way up in the polls when he selected Sarah Palin as his running mate.
Lately, though, John McCain has reminded us of what we have long known about him: he is not a conservative. We need to guard ourselves against getting too emotionally involved with him, because, like President Bush, he will disappoint us time and again.
Lately, though, John McCain has reminded us of what we have long known about him: he is not a conservative. We need to guard ourselves against getting too emotionally involved with him, because, like President Bush, he will disappoint us time and again.
Vote "Yes" on Amendment 49
Unions are another arm of the Democratic party. Colorado's Democratic Governor, Bill Ritter, has made it possible for unions to collect dues directly from state employees' paychecks. Jon Caldera of the free market Independence Institute has offered an amendment to the state's constitution to stop this practice. Unlike the Denver Post, I usually do agree with Caldera. Like the Denver Post, I agree with Caldera's Amendment 49, which the Post says, "would stop politicians from collecting union dues that are used to elect and re-elect those very same politicians."
ACORN
Did you notice that the Democrats tried to insert funding for ACORN in the bailout plan? ACORN is a radical arm of the Democratic party. They have been registering voters for Obama here in Colorado throughout 2008. I had some experience with them this summer. I was looking for a job. I heard they were registering voters. When I took the foster children into the huge Denver Social Services building at 12th and Federal, I saw them registering welfare recipients to vote. They were always there with a large table, and people were signing up. I also saw them at a grocery store in the inner city, getting signatures on petitions for labor union-sponsored petitions, from welfare recipients standing in line to cash their checks on the first of the month. They were very aggressive.
I thought, that would be a fun thing to do, register voters, and be paid for it! So, I went to their office to apply for a job. I was up front with them, and told them I wanted to sign up people in the suburbs, closer to our farm. They said no, "We are only employing people to work in the housing projects and welfare offices." Can you believe the Dems were so blatant as to try to include massive funding for ACORN in the bailout plan?
You just know the next thing ACORN will be doing is taking van-loads of people to the polls on election day. Without ACORN, I believe most of the people they have signed up will not bother to take the initiative to get themselves to the polls on election day. I wonder how many vans will be purchased with taxpayer money!
I thought, that would be a fun thing to do, register voters, and be paid for it! So, I went to their office to apply for a job. I was up front with them, and told them I wanted to sign up people in the suburbs, closer to our farm. They said no, "We are only employing people to work in the housing projects and welfare offices." Can you believe the Dems were so blatant as to try to include massive funding for ACORN in the bailout plan?
You just know the next thing ACORN will be doing is taking van-loads of people to the polls on election day. Without ACORN, I believe most of the people they have signed up will not bother to take the initiative to get themselves to the polls on election day. I wonder how many vans will be purchased with taxpayer money!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Perspective
I recently met an 88-year-old man named Dave. Dave moved to Colorado from Southern California about five years ago. His nephew, a retired, single firefighter, told him he would take care of him here in Colorado, and, Dave says with grateful conviction in his voice, "he has"!
However, the story does not end there. Dave has a friend who is "only fifty" who calls him every Sunday without fail. She tells him how grateful she is that she has him for a friend, and how much he has helped her appreciate life. She tells him that he has helped her approach life much more positively, and she now has lots of friends, whereas previously she had none.
Dave was married for forty-eight years to a woman who was beautiful at every stage of her life. He showed me pictures from his wallet to prove it! One day, twenty years ago, they were out tending to yard work, when she said, "This is it!" She died right after saying those words.
Dave has other pictures in his wallet. He has several that show him standing next to the plane he flew in World War Two. He has several more of him standing next to the bread truck he proudly drove after returning from the war.
Dave does not like Colorado. The people here are too busy to talk to him. They are always hurrying around. He wants to go back to Southern California. He has a friend there who is only fifty.
However, the story does not end there. Dave has a friend who is "only fifty" who calls him every Sunday without fail. She tells him how grateful she is that she has him for a friend, and how much he has helped her appreciate life. She tells him that he has helped her approach life much more positively, and she now has lots of friends, whereas previously she had none.
Dave was married for forty-eight years to a woman who was beautiful at every stage of her life. He showed me pictures from his wallet to prove it! One day, twenty years ago, they were out tending to yard work, when she said, "This is it!" She died right after saying those words.
Dave has other pictures in his wallet. He has several that show him standing next to the plane he flew in World War Two. He has several more of him standing next to the bread truck he proudly drove after returning from the war.
Dave does not like Colorado. The people here are too busy to talk to him. They are always hurrying around. He wants to go back to Southern California. He has a friend there who is only fifty.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Recent Photos
Yes, I have had my camera with me to record the changing season and the miraculous sunsets.
Don't Doubt Him
Rush Limbaugh has made it as one of his purposes in life to study the thinking and behavioral patterns of people on the left. I believe he accurately summarizes what they are all about: power and control over the rest of us.
In the 1990s Rush first warned us about the "environmental whackos." Among other things, he warned that the SUV would be demonized. Rush was right. The news media always say "a person was hit by an SUV," not "a person was hit by a drunk driver." He saw through Al Gore's hysterical rants about man-made global warming. He showed us Gore's incredible hypocrisy, as Gore jetted around the world and lived in environmentally unfriendly mansions.
Rush was also right about the feminist movement, which was not about advancing women. It was about hating the fact that men were in positions of power and control. It was about advancing the idea that women should have the "right" to kill unborn babies. It was about debunking traditional values.
Now, Rush is warning us about how the left will use the financial crisis. He played the tape yesterday of Senator Chuck Schumer talking about how the "lowly mortgage" has brought down the financial markets. What? What about the irresponsible lending practices? What about the House and Senate banking committees, led by Barney Franks and Chris Dodd, blocking in 2003 and 2005 Republican efforts to set up a receivership corporation to handle bad debts? What about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, feathering the nests of politicians? No, it is us, the little guys, who are at fault for holding mortgages! Like SUVs, mortgages themselves will now be humanized and demonized, and be blamed for the financial failures, instead of looking at the effects of liberal government policies.
Yes, Rush says, it is the Marxist belief system that people on the left adhere to like glue. The problem, they think, is that too many of us are trying to own property. Too many of us are buying into the American dream, which the leftists thought they had banished long ago. Instead, we should all be realizing that we would be so much better off if we just let the government own all the property, and allow the leftists who control Congress and government agencies at all levels lay out for us the politically correct ways in which we are supposed to live our lives. They should own our property, not us.
As Rush often says, "Don't doubt me on this!"
In the 1990s Rush first warned us about the "environmental whackos." Among other things, he warned that the SUV would be demonized. Rush was right. The news media always say "a person was hit by an SUV," not "a person was hit by a drunk driver." He saw through Al Gore's hysterical rants about man-made global warming. He showed us Gore's incredible hypocrisy, as Gore jetted around the world and lived in environmentally unfriendly mansions.
Rush was also right about the feminist movement, which was not about advancing women. It was about hating the fact that men were in positions of power and control. It was about advancing the idea that women should have the "right" to kill unborn babies. It was about debunking traditional values.
Now, Rush is warning us about how the left will use the financial crisis. He played the tape yesterday of Senator Chuck Schumer talking about how the "lowly mortgage" has brought down the financial markets. What? What about the irresponsible lending practices? What about the House and Senate banking committees, led by Barney Franks and Chris Dodd, blocking in 2003 and 2005 Republican efforts to set up a receivership corporation to handle bad debts? What about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, feathering the nests of politicians? No, it is us, the little guys, who are at fault for holding mortgages! Like SUVs, mortgages themselves will now be humanized and demonized, and be blamed for the financial failures, instead of looking at the effects of liberal government policies.
Yes, Rush says, it is the Marxist belief system that people on the left adhere to like glue. The problem, they think, is that too many of us are trying to own property. Too many of us are buying into the American dream, which the leftists thought they had banished long ago. Instead, we should all be realizing that we would be so much better off if we just let the government own all the property, and allow the leftists who control Congress and government agencies at all levels lay out for us the politically correct ways in which we are supposed to live our lives. They should own our property, not us.
As Rush often says, "Don't doubt me on this!"
Sunday, September 21, 2008
The Drumbeat of the Left
Arrogance and lust for power, the drumbeat of the left. Willian Staneski writes in the American Thinker about this neverending drumbeat. The politically correct leftists are always seeking to increase their control over the rest of us.
My favorite passage: "In truth, and in direct opposition to the drumbeat, each human being must be accorded his or her natural rights, individual sovereignty, and self responsibility to be in harmony with human nature. Each of us must have the freedom to succeed or to fail."
Read the whole thing here.
My favorite passage: "In truth, and in direct opposition to the drumbeat, each human being must be accorded his or her natural rights, individual sovereignty, and self responsibility to be in harmony with human nature. Each of us must have the freedom to succeed or to fail."
Read the whole thing here.
Abuse Directed at Conservative Women
Working outside the home now seven days a week, I have missed reading so many good posts. Michelle Malkin has written a powerful post explaining how liberals' hatred of conservative women is manifested. Malkin details here the four stages of the abuse: infantilzation, sexualization, demonization, and dehumanization.
Taxation, Altruism, and Patriotism
David Harsanyi was not impressed when Joe Biden tried to convince us this week that taxation was "patriotic". David does his usual persuasive writing here, putting into perspective the differences between coercion, altruism, and patriotism.
Harsanyi also has some interesting facts about who pays what percentage of taxes. For example, did you know that in 1980, when the top income tax rate was 70 percent, the share of income taxes paid by the top 1 percent of taxpayers was less than 20 percent? Now, with their tax rate being less than 40 percent, the top one percent pay nearly 40 percent of all income taxes.
Although Biden is a multi-millionaire, he has given an average of $369 per year to charity in the last decade. I agree with Harsanyi that it is your money, through the coercion of taxation, not Biden's, through altruism, that Biden wants to be patriotically redistributed.
Biden should be especially happy to know that taxpayers are now going to be coerced into paying perhaps as much as an additonal 1 trillion dollars in the government plan being worked out this weekend to buy up financial institutions' bad debt. Patriotism abounds!
Harsanyi also has some interesting facts about who pays what percentage of taxes. For example, did you know that in 1980, when the top income tax rate was 70 percent, the share of income taxes paid by the top 1 percent of taxpayers was less than 20 percent? Now, with their tax rate being less than 40 percent, the top one percent pay nearly 40 percent of all income taxes.
Although Biden is a multi-millionaire, he has given an average of $369 per year to charity in the last decade. I agree with Harsanyi that it is your money, through the coercion of taxation, not Biden's, through altruism, that Biden wants to be patriotically redistributed.
Biden should be especially happy to know that taxpayers are now going to be coerced into paying perhaps as much as an additonal 1 trillion dollars in the government plan being worked out this weekend to buy up financial institutions' bad debt. Patriotism abounds!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Proof of a Bad Economy
Did you see that Obama raised only $9,ooo,ooo last night in Hollywood? We must surely be living in a poor economy.
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