Sen. Kerry misses the mark

In case you don't know Mexico is corrupt.  I know this may come as a shock, if the only experience you've had with Ol' Mexico is spring break.  For the most part the drug cartel is in charge of the state they're in.  That doesn't mean that the government isn't trying(at least on paper) to clean up the drug trade.  But when the bad guys are so embedded and have the money to buy whatever and whoever you want its almost impossible.  In Washington this week witnesses are in front of the Foreign Relations committee to talk about what should be done to combat the crime wave that is spilling into our country.  Officials are saying the drug cartels are responsible for killings in Texas, and kidnappings in Phoenix.  The latter is being used to collect debts.  They have networks into over 230 cities in America.  While this is going on Sen. John Kerry is saying we need to ban the import of assault rifles into the U.S.  Why?  Because after a shoot out in Tijuana the Feds confiscated over 60 that were traced back to the states.  Lets look at some facts here.  Worldwide there have been estimated over 90 million AK's and their variations(this is just an estimate since most countries don't reveal how many they've made).  The second issue here is that there are 5 countries in the area that use the AK for military purposes.  The 5 are Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Columbia.  With the exception of Cuba, all drug trafficking into America go through each of these countries.  Wouldn't you think that its easier for them to get their guns from these countries?  

Sen. Kerry if you want to stop the killings and kidnappings going on, beef up security on the border!  Stop the flow of illegals into this country and the cartels will have a harder time extending their base. 

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6350856.html

How did you celebrate earth hour?

So if you didn't know Saturday we were supposed to "tell the world's governments that we care about earth" by shutting off all our lights from 8:30-9:30pm.  The WWF(not the wrestling organization) has said "an estimated 1 billion people world wide voted by turning off their lights and not using electricity".  Now I question how they know how many people really did this.  I do know this.  There are a little over 6.7 billion people living on earth right now (http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/popclockworld.html).   Now this seems like a lot of people voting for immediate climate change, until you find out the following.  There are 1.6 billion people who live without electricity around the world!  I guess they're the real environmentalists.(http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-95531792.html)

Now lets see how the two biggest environmental preachers celebrated earth hour.  First up Leonardo DiCaprio.  He spent his hour at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice awards.  The producer of the fear inspired 11th hour was there to accept the first ever Big Green Help award.  Now I admit I didn't watch, so maybe they used candles for lighting.  Maybe he walked to the theater instead of using that evil gas guzzler limo he usually does.  However I doubt that he did.  So on earth hour he was a part of something that uses more power in 1 hour than most small towns!  I won't even mention all the after show parties with their disposable plates and utensils.  So I guess Leo voted "NO" to the earth.

 Now lets take a stroll to Tennessee to see how Al Gore(Mr. Internet) voted.  According to Drew Johnson, the president of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research he voted "NO" as well.  According to Drew's blog:

 "I pulled up to Al's house, located in the posh Belle Meade section of Nashville, at 8:48 p.m. – right in the middle of Earth Hour. I found that the main spotlights that usually illuminate his 9,000 square foot mansion were dark, but several of the lights inside the house were on. The kicker, though, were the dozen or so floodlights grandly highlighting several trees and illuminating the driveway entrance of Gore’s mansion. I [kid] you not, my friends, the savior of the environment couldn’t be bothered to turn off the gaudy lights that show off his goofy trees." 

Maybe next year they'll rent their movies and get "scared" into voting.  As for me, I spent my hour with every light on in my house, and the refrigerator door open for an hour.  Maybe I have more in common with Leo and Al than I thought.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=93315

  

Obama's brown shirts

Yesterday the house approved H.R. 1388 the so called "give act" that would give $6 billion to Americorp over the next 5 years.  It will also fund "new programs and studies" that some say may be the start of Obama's "National Civilian Security Force".  Last year at a rally Obama said:

"we have to have a civilian national security force that's just as big, just as powerful, just as well funded as our military"

This "Give Act" would be operated by Michelle Obama, who until her husband ran for president was ashamed of America.  When Obama first talked about his civilian force, he wanted people to volunteer starting in elementary school.  People started to object to this, so his website changed it to secondary school.  This "volunteer" force would be required to wear uniforms, and would be trained on campus(originally called camp, it was later changed to campus).  Is it me or does this sound a lot like the "Hitler Youth" and the "brown shirts".  Just another way to put down opposition and indoctrinate our youth.  Why doesnt' the media report on this? If you elimate the mandated volunteer wording, you still have the fact he wants to spend as much in this as we do on the military!  

LCB teaches manners?

Editorial: I live in Pennsylvania, and for the most part its a great state.  There is one part of our lives that is run by the government; alcohol.  The state does not allow the sale of alcohol in any store.  I know this is foreign for a lot of people, and I know this after working at a gas station during my teenage years.  A tourist who wants to buy some beer has to go to a bar or a distributor.  If you want liquor or wine off to the state store.  Just make sure you get there before they close(usually around 8 or 9).  Or you can do like most Pennsylvanians and travel across state lines to buy your booze.  This of course is illegal, and can carry a fine of $100 per container(that's means a possibility of $2400 for a case of beer!).  Now the best part is that the employees of a state store are state employees, which entitles them to all the benefits of a state and union employee!  However it is very hard to find employment as there are only 100 openings a year.  You also have to pass a civil service exam to become employed.  Now our state is spending close to $175k to teach its state store employees manners!  They found that not every employee is saying "hello", "thank you", and "come again".  Now you may want to have a stiff one when you find out that the head of the consulting firm(solutions 21) is married to one of the LCB's regional managers!  LCB's chief exec defends this outlandish spending saying:

"the courtesy training is important so that customers will stop thinking about the stores as a government monopoly"

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS!!!  If you want us to not think that way, abolish the state store system!

Wouldn't it be easier to send a memo to the managers. Telling them to make sure the clerks are courteous, or better yet firing someone who's crabby, instead of spending our money?!  All this while our state government is telling us its in a budget crisis!  It's no wonder I drink!

Hypocrisy they name is Dodd!

So yesterday I posted how Obama and his flunkies are upset that AIG gave bonuses to some of its employees with the money they gave them.  Now they were obligated by contract to pay these bonuses.  Sen. Dodd (D-CT) has came up with a brilliant idea, TAX the bonuses so they can get the money back!  Here's the thing Sen. Dodd put in an amendment in the stimulus bill to allow bonuses to go to contracted employees!  Oh and by the way guess who gave more money to Dodd's "war chest"....that's right AIG!  Guess you get what you pay for!
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/finance/dodd-cracks-aig---time/

Everything I learned about money, I learned from my Dad

My father was not a captain of industry.  He was just a mechanic that owned his own service station.  Even though he only had a high school education he is still one of the smartest people I know.  I still go to him for advice.  When it comes to money he gave me some great advice about loaning money to friends.  He taught me to never give money if you expect to get it back from a friend.  The second thing was if you give money to a friend you can not tell them how to spend it.  This after I gave money to a down and out friend who went to Vegas!  He said "You should have known your friend would have done that!"  Apparently Obama and congress never had a father with wisdom!  Currently they are scolding AIG for using the bailout money for bonuses.  They really want America to look at business as the "boogeyman".  Hands down one of the greatest quotes comes from the link below:

Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, earlier Monday charged that the move to pay bonuses amounted to "rewarding incompetence."

Mr. Frank the pot called, and apparently you're black!

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D96V8OM00&show_article=1

recycling police

We've all had global warming shoved down our throats for years now.  Since the 70's we've been told we're all gonna die if we use Styrofoam(usually in 10 years) and yet here we are.  Now I agree that we should all be stewards of this land that our Creator has allowed us to occupy.  I do not agree that forcibly making people to recycle is the answer.  The dirty little secret is that like anything the government wants to control, they use money to do it.  If the state wants federal monies they have to comply.  The same goes with your little town and the state government!  Even in my small town we're being forced to recycle or face up to a $1000 fine!  So next time time someone throws out their beer bottle in the trash be a good citizen and call the cops on them!

http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/articles/2009/03/14/news/local/doc49bb8193e5a37709270769.txt