Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The First 100 Days of the New Era
The first 100 days of a new presidential administration has been used as a milepost to take measure of a new president and how things are being handled. I see no reason not to apply the same standard to The Anointed One even as the Main Stream Media Obama-press scramble desperately poo-poo such an subjective measure of one who can not be measured on any human scale.
When the B. Hussein administration crashes and burns, and it will, political scientists/talking-heads can trace its demise to its first hundred days. How can I say that it will crash and burn when his approval ratings are so high? Simple. All who were hoodwinked into voting for such a untested, inexperienced novitiate are in denial and are, at present, unable to admit buyer's remorse.
Underlying this superficial and unjustified support, B. Hussein's specific polices run afoul of the very deeply felt convictions of American voters. For example, the most recent Rasmussen Poll asked voters if they wanted an economic system of complete free enterprise or preferred more government involvement in managing the economy. by 77% to 19%, they voted against a government role. That is up seven points from last month!
As B. Hussein's daily line changes from "I inherited this mess" to "There are faint signs of light," the clock starts ticking. If there is no recovery in six months, and I do not think there will be, Americans will come to the conclusion that he and his policies are the problem and not the solution. Especially when his policies really kick in: higher taxes, a 50% hike in utility bills (cap and trade) nationalizing the financial system and closing down the auto companies.
Therefore, it is my conclusion, in light of the polls, that B. Hussein's first 100 days can be summed up thus: He has done many wrong and harmful things, but he has done them extremely well!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
The Americans Who Risked Everything
Rush Limbaugh' father, Rush H. Limbaugh, Jr., delivered this oft-requested address locally a number of times, but it had never before appeared in print until it appeared in The Limbaugh Letter. His dad was renowned for his oratory skills and for his original mind; this speech is, I think, a superb demonstration of both. I |
"Our Lives, Our Fortunes, Our Sacred Honor" |
It was a glorious morning. The sun was shining and the wind was from the southeast. Up especially early, a tall bony, redheaded young Virginian found time to buy a new thermometer, for which he paid three pounds, fifteen shillings. He also bought gloves for Martha, his wife, who was ill at home. Thomas Jefferson arrived early at the statehouse. The temperature was 72.5 degrees and the horseflies weren't nearly so bad at that hour. It was a lovely room, very large, with gleaming white walls. The chairs were comfortable. Facing the single door were two brass fireplaces, but they would not be used today. The moment the door was shut, and it was always kept locked, the room became an oven. The tall windows were shut, so that loud quarreling voices could not be heard by passersby. Small openings atop the windows allowed a slight stir of air, and also a large number of horseflies. Jefferson records that "the horseflies were dexterous in finding necks, and the silk of stockings was nothing to them." All discussing was punctuated by the slap of hands on necks. On the wall at the back, facing the president's desk, was a panoply -- consisting of a drum, swords, and banners seized from Fort Ticonderoga the previous year. Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold had captured the place, shouting that they were taking it "in the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress!" Now Congress got to work, promptly taking up an emergency measure about which there was discussion but no dissension. "Resolved: That an application be made to the Committee of Safety of Pennsylvania for a supply of flints for the troops at New York." Then Congress transformed itself into a committee of the whole. The Declaration of Independence was read aloud once more, and debate resumed. Though Jefferson was the best writer of all of them, he had been somewhat verbose. Congress hacked the excess away. They did a good job, as a side-by-side comparison of the rough draft and the final text shows. They cut the phrase "by a self-assumed power." "Climb" was replaced by "must read," then "must" was eliminated, then the whole sentence, and soon the whole paragraph was cut. Jefferson groaned as they continued what he later called "their depredations." "Inherent and inalienable rights" came out "certain unalienable rights," and to this day no one knows who suggested the elegant change. A total of 86 alterations were made. Almost 500 words were eliminated, leaving 1,337. At last, after three days of wrangling, the document was put to a vote. Here in this hall Patrick Henry had once thundered: "I am no longer a Virginian, sir, but an American." But today the loud, sometimes bitter argument stilled, and without fanfare the vote was taken from north to south by colonies, as was the custom. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted. There were no trumpets blown. No one stood on his chair and cheered. The afternoon was waning and Congress had no thought of delaying the full calendar of routine business on its hands. For several hours they worked on many other problems before adjourning for the day. |
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Friday, April 10, 2009
The Magical Mystery Apology Tour
His Lord Highness B. Hussein and his entourage of 500 useless idiots have finished their first Magical Mystery Apology Tour of Europe. He slobbered all over the EU in search of adulation and new worshipers. He found neither. For all the hype, pomp, fawning press and a gift-basketful of mea culpas, what did this multi-million dollar romp around the Continent win us? Well, to start with . . . nothing!
In general, there is nothing wrong with gift-giving in international relations. But it would be nice to see some reciprocity. And a gift-giving mood he was in! Throughout Europe, this temporary occupant of the White House pretty much gave the farm away. With varying degrees of directness or obliqueness, B. Hussein indicted his own people (that would be us) for arrogance, for dismissiveness and derisiveness, for genocide, for torture, for Hiroshima, for Guantanamo and of insufficient respect for the Muslim world.
And what did he get for this obsessive denigration of his own (that would be our) country? He wanted more NATO combat troops in Afghanistan to match the surge of 17,000 Americans. He was rudely rebuffed.
He wanted more stimulus spending from Europe. He got nothing.
From Russia, he got no help on Iran. From China, he got the blocking of any action on North Korea.
And what did he get for Gitmo? France, population 64 million, will take ONE prisoner. One! The Austrians said they would take none. As Interior Minister Maria Fekter explaned with impeccable Germanic logic, if they're (detainees) not dangerous, why not just keep them in America? When Austria is mocking you, you're having a bad week!
Obama has admitted that he does not speak a foreign language, but he certainly learned the word "no" in most European languages plus Russian and Chinese. How is that for the immersion method of learning?
Oh, and by the way; do not believe your lying eyes! B. Hussein did not bow to the King of Suadi Arabia despite the images that the worlds news cameras recorded. The White House corps of idiots issued a statement denying what we all could clearly see. Instead, they contend, Obama was looming over the King projecting an air of authority and power. Good grief! This bunch of amateurs can't even lie convincingly. I guess the White House Protocol Officer could not make the trip; must have been tied up in an IRS audit or some such.
It is strange and sad for a world leader to celebrate his own country's decline. A few more such overseas tours, and Obama and Co. will have a lot more decline to celebrate.
This man is not only inexperienced and naive, he is a clear and present danger to the United States. I hope our country can survive until 2012; or maybe Obama is what the Mayans had in mind 5000 years ago.
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