Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Going Galt
I bought a copy of Ayn Rand's book, Atlas Shrugged. Its been going around a lot and I thought I would check it out.
Except it is a freakin' huge book, and though I want to read it, it doesn't come across as light reading. Of course it's a classic. At 1069 pages and tiny print, I think it might be something I'll pick at over time.
But the thought of 'going Galt', as is described on various blogs I read, does sound like an appealing notion. Basically, the premise behind going Galt is that you reduce your income and live in a means so as not to allow the government to get more of your money through taxation, especially in this day an age where we are in a situation of having out of control spending courtesy of the government and the only way to pay for that spending is through taxes. It's basically a form of protest through your check book.
Why this idea appeals to me is a few reasons. One, I was raised on the notion of provident living, which is living in a status of self reliance. In a matter of economic hardships, a lot of people are looking toward the government to bail them out instead of looking at what they can do to get by. The funny thing is, at this moment, the economy really isn't that bad. People are still able to buy their necessities. We don't have massive food shortages or anything of that nature. People aren't starving. Most people are just finding themselves forced to eat out less, to bypass going to the movies right now. They have to cut back from getting those little luxaries in life. True, there is the mortgage crisis of people possibly getting their houses foreclosed, but its not due to lack of housing that is causing this problem. If a person loses their home, they still have the option of downsizing after all. That doesn't necessarily kick them out into the street. What about renting a smaller place until they get on their feet again?
There are so many things going on in this situation that is the root of it. I am outraged by the amount of spending going on in DC right now. What is the matter with these people? The fact that Obama wants to 'fix' everything at once is part of the problem. We need to fix the economy first, and ramming every little pet project that ever existed through our budget, continuing to bail out businesses that keep losing money with no hope of ever getting that money back, this is not going to help us in this situation.
I think we need to let AIG and Citigroup and the big three auto makers to fail. Yes, it will put a damper on the economy, but we've thrown how many billions of dollars at them so far and to what? They just come back asking for another hand out. Enough is enough, they can't depend on the government to come in and rescue them, while keep asking for hand outs. I've come to a point where I don't think I'll ever buy a domestic automobile.
So this is my protest. I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that the government gets as little of my money to tax as possible. Now, granted, I'm not making anywhere near 250,000 dollars a year and I don't own a small business, and my pay is on salary so I make the same amount whether I work more hours or less, but I think I can see where I can avoid taxation. How about getting by with less?
Hmm, sounds like a perfectly sound plan to me. Until the government gets the clue that maybe IT'S the cause of this problem and not the solution.
Except it is a freakin' huge book, and though I want to read it, it doesn't come across as light reading. Of course it's a classic. At 1069 pages and tiny print, I think it might be something I'll pick at over time.
But the thought of 'going Galt', as is described on various blogs I read, does sound like an appealing notion. Basically, the premise behind going Galt is that you reduce your income and live in a means so as not to allow the government to get more of your money through taxation, especially in this day an age where we are in a situation of having out of control spending courtesy of the government and the only way to pay for that spending is through taxes. It's basically a form of protest through your check book.
Why this idea appeals to me is a few reasons. One, I was raised on the notion of provident living, which is living in a status of self reliance. In a matter of economic hardships, a lot of people are looking toward the government to bail them out instead of looking at what they can do to get by. The funny thing is, at this moment, the economy really isn't that bad. People are still able to buy their necessities. We don't have massive food shortages or anything of that nature. People aren't starving. Most people are just finding themselves forced to eat out less, to bypass going to the movies right now. They have to cut back from getting those little luxaries in life. True, there is the mortgage crisis of people possibly getting their houses foreclosed, but its not due to lack of housing that is causing this problem. If a person loses their home, they still have the option of downsizing after all. That doesn't necessarily kick them out into the street. What about renting a smaller place until they get on their feet again?
There are so many things going on in this situation that is the root of it. I am outraged by the amount of spending going on in DC right now. What is the matter with these people? The fact that Obama wants to 'fix' everything at once is part of the problem. We need to fix the economy first, and ramming every little pet project that ever existed through our budget, continuing to bail out businesses that keep losing money with no hope of ever getting that money back, this is not going to help us in this situation.
I think we need to let AIG and Citigroup and the big three auto makers to fail. Yes, it will put a damper on the economy, but we've thrown how many billions of dollars at them so far and to what? They just come back asking for another hand out. Enough is enough, they can't depend on the government to come in and rescue them, while keep asking for hand outs. I've come to a point where I don't think I'll ever buy a domestic automobile.
So this is my protest. I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that the government gets as little of my money to tax as possible. Now, granted, I'm not making anywhere near 250,000 dollars a year and I don't own a small business, and my pay is on salary so I make the same amount whether I work more hours or less, but I think I can see where I can avoid taxation. How about getting by with less?
Hmm, sounds like a perfectly sound plan to me. Until the government gets the clue that maybe IT'S the cause of this problem and not the solution.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Political Cartoons
Ok, quick question. What do you think when you see this cartoon?
Me being a political junkie as of late, I made the connection of the joke being about Congress's ineptitude when writing the stimulus bill, and comparing it to a recent story of a rampaging chimp that needed to be shot by police, suggesting the chimp itself wrote the bill which was why it needed to be shot.
I got the joke, but some people didn't find it that funny.
A lot of people immediately equated the chimp with Obama. Being a black man, of course any representation made in regards to him being a monkey is going to be deemed as racist. And a LOT of people seemed to jump to that conclusion, especially people who are fans of Obama. That they immediately equated it with racism had me thinking "hmm. . ."
Except this joke isn't about Obama. It's about Congress, and Nancy Pelosi. Maybe they should have had 'CONGRESS' scrawled on the chimp's chest just to prevent people getting confused, but that political cartoonist sure got some free publicity out of this.
EXIT QUESTION : would people have been offended if it had "nancy pelosi" written on it?
EDIT - I'm quite partial to IMAO's take on this story
Me being a political junkie as of late, I made the connection of the joke being about Congress's ineptitude when writing the stimulus bill, and comparing it to a recent story of a rampaging chimp that needed to be shot by police, suggesting the chimp itself wrote the bill which was why it needed to be shot.
I got the joke, but some people didn't find it that funny.
A lot of people immediately equated the chimp with Obama. Being a black man, of course any representation made in regards to him being a monkey is going to be deemed as racist. And a LOT of people seemed to jump to that conclusion, especially people who are fans of Obama. That they immediately equated it with racism had me thinking "hmm. . ."
Except this joke isn't about Obama. It's about Congress, and Nancy Pelosi. Maybe they should have had 'CONGRESS' scrawled on the chimp's chest just to prevent people getting confused, but that political cartoonist sure got some free publicity out of this.
EXIT QUESTION : would people have been offended if it had "nancy pelosi" written on it?
EDIT - I'm quite partial to IMAO's take on this story
Random Posts on the Internets
These are all Political, but I thought I would post them because they put the words into my mouth.
It's ok to call Bush BusHitler, but when the tables are turned, suddenly the liberal left are thinking it's outragious
Seven Promises Obama broke with the Stimulus Bill
Pakistan surrendering to Taliban Thugs
WNBA star selfish for pursuing Motherhood over Career? What kind of insane world have we become when a 22 year old married woman is criticized for wanting to be a mother?
A hypocritical Obama Quote You kidding me?
Another Crazy Quote!
Gun legislature being introduced, and this time it could very well pass
Maybe our healthcare system isn't perfect, but we should take lessons from Britain and Canada before we nationalize ours
And on a totally Unrelated to Politics (ok sort of related) note, 5 Things that You think will make you happy but won't, I often read Cracked.com for these lists, and this one is surprisingly good! Caution, some f-bombs throughout. Maybe I'll post a post commenting specifically on this?
These are some posts I've read over the last week or so that I found interesting. A lot of them came from Conservative Grapevine which is a regular visit in my day to day perusings of all things internet. I also check out Michelle Malkin, Hotair, Instapundit and RightWingNews often for articles and opinion. Of course, there is also the bloglist to the right there that I check out frequently too, different posts at random.
I think I'm going to start doing a post like this about once a week, saying 'this is what I found this week that's worth checking out. Read and make your own decisions' type thing.
It's ok to call Bush BusHitler, but when the tables are turned, suddenly the liberal left are thinking it's outragious
Seven Promises Obama broke with the Stimulus Bill
Pakistan surrendering to Taliban Thugs
WNBA star selfish for pursuing Motherhood over Career? What kind of insane world have we become when a 22 year old married woman is criticized for wanting to be a mother?
A hypocritical Obama Quote You kidding me?
Another Crazy Quote!
Gun legislature being introduced, and this time it could very well pass
Maybe our healthcare system isn't perfect, but we should take lessons from Britain and Canada before we nationalize ours
And on a totally Unrelated to Politics (ok sort of related) note, 5 Things that You think will make you happy but won't, I often read Cracked.com for these lists, and this one is surprisingly good! Caution, some f-bombs throughout. Maybe I'll post a post commenting specifically on this?
These are some posts I've read over the last week or so that I found interesting. A lot of them came from Conservative Grapevine which is a regular visit in my day to day perusings of all things internet. I also check out Michelle Malkin, Hotair, Instapundit and RightWingNews often for articles and opinion. Of course, there is also the bloglist to the right there that I check out frequently too, different posts at random.
I think I'm going to start doing a post like this about once a week, saying 'this is what I found this week that's worth checking out. Read and make your own decisions' type thing.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Politics
When is this mess ever going to end? Seriously?
Why is the topic of politics really such a polarizing topic that is conducive to starting arguments anyhow?
We went out to eat sushi today and we started discussing politics and we had to quickly change the topic to keep it civil. But it was at this discussion that I came to realize something.
You know, I really don't have a problem with Obama as a person. Because truthfully, he is just a person doing probably the most alienating job in the world, and there is no way anybody could pay me enough to want to be president, seriously. I don't see how anybody would want to run for president. I have a problem with him as a politician. Kind of like like I have a problem with all politicians, but mostly liberal ones. I disagree with their viewpoints and their stances and what not. Like I highly disagree with this stimulus (no wait, it's a recovery bill now, right?) that I think is not going to fix anything.
But honestly, I have discovered the people i really like to poke fun at are his die hard followers who can't seem to see past the subtle fact that Obama happens to be another person who happens to speak very well, which is generally what Politicians do. But the first thing I would like to note is that he is a Politician. When can you ever trust a politician? Never, that's when. You can't trust anything they say, you have to trust them on their actions.
Which is kind of difficult with our current President.
Anyhow, I'll try to keep the Obama bashing to a minimum. But his minions are fair game.
Why is the topic of politics really such a polarizing topic that is conducive to starting arguments anyhow?
We went out to eat sushi today and we started discussing politics and we had to quickly change the topic to keep it civil. But it was at this discussion that I came to realize something.
You know, I really don't have a problem with Obama as a person. Because truthfully, he is just a person doing probably the most alienating job in the world, and there is no way anybody could pay me enough to want to be president, seriously. I don't see how anybody would want to run for president. I have a problem with him as a politician. Kind of like like I have a problem with all politicians, but mostly liberal ones. I disagree with their viewpoints and their stances and what not. Like I highly disagree with this stimulus (no wait, it's a recovery bill now, right?) that I think is not going to fix anything.
But honestly, I have discovered the people i really like to poke fun at are his die hard followers who can't seem to see past the subtle fact that Obama happens to be another person who happens to speak very well, which is generally what Politicians do. But the first thing I would like to note is that he is a Politician. When can you ever trust a politician? Never, that's when. You can't trust anything they say, you have to trust them on their actions.
Which is kind of difficult with our current President.
Anyhow, I'll try to keep the Obama bashing to a minimum. But his minions are fair game.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Stimulus Package - Complete with Lard
Remember back when Bush wanted $85 Billion for the War in Iraq and how the liberals were all muttering what a waste of money this was and he couldn't get it passed unless it was lauded down with a bunch of Pork?
People were hysterical by the sheer amount of money 85 billion was.
Fast forward, a few years later, we've already approved a $700 billion TARP bill bailout that most people are opposed to and now we have a President who wants to cram an Economic Stimulus down our throats to the tune of $825 Billion dollars. And he's trying to encourage it to be passed now, to get the job done because we need to do this right away.
I have a feeling why he wants to get it done *now!* Because the sooner it gets passed, the sooner all of the liberal pet projects that are laden in this bill can get funding without being nixed. Because if we take to long to get it passed, people might notice exactly what is going on here. So Obama is all 'we need to get this done ASAP!'
I told a friend once that I'll consider Obama a fairly successful president (as much as I can hope from a very liberal president with no experience) if three things happen. He keeps me safe, he fixes the economy, and he lets me keep my guns.
I'm already disappointed because I see two out of three going down hill really fast.
At least the Republicans are growing a backbone by voting down this mess of a Crap Sandwich as Michelle Malkin puts it
People were hysterical by the sheer amount of money 85 billion was.
Fast forward, a few years later, we've already approved a $700 billion TARP bill bailout that most people are opposed to and now we have a President who wants to cram an Economic Stimulus down our throats to the tune of $825 Billion dollars. And he's trying to encourage it to be passed now, to get the job done because we need to do this right away.
I have a feeling why he wants to get it done *now!* Because the sooner it gets passed, the sooner all of the liberal pet projects that are laden in this bill can get funding without being nixed. Because if we take to long to get it passed, people might notice exactly what is going on here. So Obama is all 'we need to get this done ASAP!'
I told a friend once that I'll consider Obama a fairly successful president (as much as I can hope from a very liberal president with no experience) if three things happen. He keeps me safe, he fixes the economy, and he lets me keep my guns.
I'm already disappointed because I see two out of three going down hill really fast.
At least the Republicans are growing a backbone by voting down this mess of a Crap Sandwich as Michelle Malkin puts it
Monday, January 26, 2009
I Pledge, Continued
Here is a continuation of that 'presidential pledge' I posted about earlier.
Be sure to view the previous one to get the full effect.
H/T - Hotair
Be sure to view the previous one to get the full effect.
H/T - Hotair
Friday, January 23, 2009
I Pledge. . .
. . . to continue to do what I've always done, which is to love my country, support our troops, and stockpile lot's of ammunition for the looming Zombie Apocalypse.
Hollywood Celebrities decided that now that we have a hip and cool president, that it is ok to be American and now we have an obligation to come together and change the world and bring hope and peace to all.
MySpace Celebrity and Katalyst present The Presidential Pledge
Gag me.
Yo, people who make an extraordinarily large amount of money for looking pretty and pretending to be somebody else, why do you think I care one iota about your pledge to be better Americans now that we got a popular president in office? Is this all about togetherness and being one to end hunger and live in a happy society because the lord Obama has deemed it so?
Why couldn't you use your own initiative to do something before? Does it take the leadership of a democrat to make you work for greater good?
See, I'm not going to change and become more patriotic because there's a new president in the white house, despite whether I voted for him or not. I think that's a big difference between Liberals and Conservatives.
A lot of liberals, as loud and obnoxious as they can be, tend to only be proud to be American when a President they voted for is in office.
Conservatives love their country and are proud to be American no matter who is in office.
Hat Tip - Rightwingnews, Big Hollywood and Hotair
UPDATE - I have a confession to make. I couldn't stomach watching this thing all the way through at first. But somebody showed me the very end, and I about had it in with the creep factor. Watch the last thirty seconds, and let me suggest something that most people who are somewhat educated understand.
We don't serve the President. The president serves the People.
Unless their intent is to see Barack Obama as their new Dictator-in-Chief.
Iowahawk says it best
Hollywood Celebrities decided that now that we have a hip and cool president, that it is ok to be American and now we have an obligation to come together and change the world and bring hope and peace to all.
MySpace Celebrity and Katalyst present The Presidential Pledge
Gag me.
Yo, people who make an extraordinarily large amount of money for looking pretty and pretending to be somebody else, why do you think I care one iota about your pledge to be better Americans now that we got a popular president in office? Is this all about togetherness and being one to end hunger and live in a happy society because the lord Obama has deemed it so?
Why couldn't you use your own initiative to do something before? Does it take the leadership of a democrat to make you work for greater good?
See, I'm not going to change and become more patriotic because there's a new president in the white house, despite whether I voted for him or not. I think that's a big difference between Liberals and Conservatives.
A lot of liberals, as loud and obnoxious as they can be, tend to only be proud to be American when a President they voted for is in office.
Conservatives love their country and are proud to be American no matter who is in office.
Hat Tip - Rightwingnews, Big Hollywood and Hotair
UPDATE - I have a confession to make. I couldn't stomach watching this thing all the way through at first. But somebody showed me the very end, and I about had it in with the creep factor. Watch the last thirty seconds, and let me suggest something that most people who are somewhat educated understand.
We don't serve the President. The president serves the People.
Unless their intent is to see Barack Obama as their new Dictator-in-Chief.
Iowahawk says it best
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Repealing the Twenty-Second Ammendment
I found this interesting. I'm curious to how often an ammendment like this comes up for a vote.
So far we have had a very peaceful transfer of power. I'm curious as to what it will be like in four years if the Messiah turns out to be a great failure that I think he will be and gets voted out.
Regardless, we have a new president. his name is Barack Obama. May God have mercy on us all.
HJ 5 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 5
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2009
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:
‘Article--
‘The twenty-second article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.’.
So far we have had a very peaceful transfer of power. I'm curious as to what it will be like in four years if the Messiah turns out to be a great failure that I think he will be and gets voted out.
Regardless, we have a new president. his name is Barack Obama. May God have mercy on us all.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Introduction
This must be the fancy place where I introduce myself, and my blog.
I am an individual who has had a web presence in the past. for reasons I cannot go into detail with here, I had to convert into a more anonymous presence. Not to say that I mind if you can figure out who I am or my previous slightly infamous webspace, because it's more of a case of starting from scratch so I don't have the insane amount of readership or perhaps the increasingly searchability of finding me on the internets that I did before. It often ended up as nothing but trouble before. But I enjoy blogging so the point of it now is to allow me to keep doing it without the pesky problem of being personally known for what I write.
So this is me starting over again.
So, what can you come to discover about me and the purpose of this blog? I guess it can be divided into different categories. For instance...
Opinion - This is probably what I will post most. My opinions on anything I want to discuss. Mostly my opinions are political in nature. And I am a conservative. Hence the link to the conservative blog roll to the right.
Hobbies - I might post stuff in regards to hobbies of mine. My hobbies are diverse and include art, photography, writing, and adrenaline enducing sports, among other things. Whatever the case, if I do something I wish to share, I might share it.
Adventures - If I go and do anything worht noting, it might find itself under this label. Like skydiving, or bungee jumping, or such.
Travel - It kind of goes hand in hand with adventures, sometimes. I tend to travel a lot.
Work - This is one place where I can't go into a lot of detail. But every so often, if I find tales worth telling, where I can remain somewhat vague on what it is I do, maybe I'll share? Or maybe not.
Personal - While maintaining my anonymous nature, I might be able to share a thing or to about, well, myself. It goes under this tab.
I'll think of some other things to share with. Later.
I am an individual who has had a web presence in the past. for reasons I cannot go into detail with here, I had to convert into a more anonymous presence. Not to say that I mind if you can figure out who I am or my previous slightly infamous webspace, because it's more of a case of starting from scratch so I don't have the insane amount of readership or perhaps the increasingly searchability of finding me on the internets that I did before. It often ended up as nothing but trouble before. But I enjoy blogging so the point of it now is to allow me to keep doing it without the pesky problem of being personally known for what I write.
So this is me starting over again.
So, what can you come to discover about me and the purpose of this blog? I guess it can be divided into different categories. For instance...
Opinion - This is probably what I will post most. My opinions on anything I want to discuss. Mostly my opinions are political in nature. And I am a conservative. Hence the link to the conservative blog roll to the right.
Hobbies - I might post stuff in regards to hobbies of mine. My hobbies are diverse and include art, photography, writing, and adrenaline enducing sports, among other things. Whatever the case, if I do something I wish to share, I might share it.
Adventures - If I go and do anything worht noting, it might find itself under this label. Like skydiving, or bungee jumping, or such.
Travel - It kind of goes hand in hand with adventures, sometimes. I tend to travel a lot.
Work - This is one place where I can't go into a lot of detail. But every so often, if I find tales worth telling, where I can remain somewhat vague on what it is I do, maybe I'll share? Or maybe not.
Personal - While maintaining my anonymous nature, I might be able to share a thing or to about, well, myself. It goes under this tab.
I'll think of some other things to share with. Later.
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