An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
And The Winner Was…….
……. Rick Santorum!
Yep, I watched the debate. I don’t know why they don’t just call ‘em the Mitt and Newt show! Those two made total asses of themselves, bickering like kids on the playground, egged on by the supposed ‘debate moderator’, Wolf Blitzer. Jiminy crickets! Santorum, on the other hand, appeared to be the only grown up on the stage, followed by….believe it or not….Ron Paul. Sadly, Dr Paul is still a fruitcake on foreign policy, but he did have some great one liners. 
Personally, I think both Gringrich and Romney have forgotten the purpose of having a primary…and that is to find the best candidate who can mop the floor with the pretender in chief, and do the utmost to save this country! It’s not all about them. It’s about our nation, and I, for one, am pretty fed up with their antics! I am losing what respect I had for both of them. They talk about leadership, and yet behave like spoiled children! We already have a spoiled brat in the White House! We damn sure don’t need another one! My suggestion to both of them….well, ALL four of ‘em,but especially those two…. stop attacking each other, and go after the real target…. the Marxist SOB! I’m fairly sure I’m not the only one who is fed up with their theatrics!
Tea Party Fight Coming
Tennessee’s RINO Senators!
Alexander, Corker voted in line with Obama more than peers did
You might expect Tennessee’s senators to clash with President Barack Obama on most of their congressional votes.
After all, Republican Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker are no fans of the president’s policies.
After the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday, Alexander nicknamed the nation’s economic doldrums the “Obama economy,” and according to Bloomberg, Corker told its next-day breakfast panel the speech signaled “that for the next year we’re really not going to do much.”
But Alexander and Corker voted in line with Obama’s positions 63 percent and 61 percent of the time last year, respectively — more often than all but a few other Republican senators.
I know I can’t be the only person in the state of Tennessee who KNOWS we need new Senators! Last go round, I couldn’t, in good conscience, vote for Alexander. I didn’t vote for the other guy either. I just left it blank. This time, Corker is up for re-election, and once again, unless we have someone who actually reflects the values of Tennesseans, instead of the elites of D.C., I won’t be able to cast my vote for him either!
I honestly wish we could find a CONSERVATIVE primary challenger. I have asked at least one person I know who would make a great Senator, but he has other obligations right now. 
Perhaps Marsha Blackburn could challenge him? At least she hasn’t fallen so far into the trap of D.C. insider politics, she can’t see the light! 
Hmm…. I wonder if Stacey Campfield would be up for the challenge? Just a thought!
How can we have any trust in our representatives who vote so overwhelmingly WITH a man/child whose sole purpose seems to be the destruction of our nation? The answer is quite simple. We can’t.
NOBAMA!
“First of all, I don’t put people on food stamps. People become eligible for food stamps. Second of all, the initial expansion of food-stamp eligibility happened under my Republican predecessor, not under me. Number three, when you have a disastrous economic crash that results in 8 million people losing their jobs, more people are going to need more support from government.”
Via Breitbart.tv.
People become eligible because of HIS policies! Please look closely at this chart. How this clown can even make the claims he does, is beyond me. The man/child has no business being in the White House. He had no business holding ANY public office. He has NO clue what works, and what doesn’t. He does NOT need another four years to finish the job. His “job” is nothing more than complete destruction of our country! I MIGHT have a little bit of respect for the kid if he ever….EVER….took responsibility for his own actions. Since he won’t…..
H/T: Mr Ol’ Broad
Gutting Our Military In Time Of War
And make no mistake about it…we ARE at war! We will be at war for many years to come. It’s just not the type of war we have become accustomed to in years past. We have a boy pretending to do a man’s job, and the nation will suffer for it!
A Slashed and Burned Military
The Foundry
The future is not bright for the U.S. military. Yesterday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave America a glimpse of the half-trillion dollars in defense spending cuts requested by the Obama Administration and detailed how the U.S. military’s capabilities would be affected in practical terms. The result is a slashed and burned military that woefully lacks the forces it needs to meet America’s security challenges on a global scale.
On the ground, in the sea, and in the air, American forces will shrink drastically — the Army will shrink by 72,000 people, the active Marine Corps will be reduced by 20,000, the Air Force will see six tactical fighter squadrons de-established while an additional training fighter squadron will be eliminated, the next-generation F-35 Join Strike Fighter procurement will be slowed, and the Navy will retire seven cruisers and two amphibious ships at an early juncture while delaying the procurements of new ships. To put these cuts in context, we are returning to ground forces levels we had under President Bill Clinton when the Army strained and scrambled to execute smaller missions like Kosovo and Bosnia–let alone significant ground force operations.
Daily Read – January 27
A Few Things To Ponder (1/25/12)
Romney Is NOT A Conservative!
The Case Against Mitt Romney
by Steve Baldwin
Much has been written about Romney’s chameleon-like worldview but very little has been written about his actual record while Governor of Massachusetts. In a world in which slogans, sound bites and “plans” are the common currency of campaign communications, it would be wise for voters to peel back the curtain of campaign propaganda and look at a candidate’s actual governing record. This is even more necessary when it comes to Romney, given his notoriety over revising his views on just about every major issue. After all, history informs us that a person’s record is a far better indicator of how they will govern than is poll-driven campaign rhetoric.
The reality is that Romney’s record may go down in history as one of the most liberal gubernatorial records compiled by any Governor of either party in modern history. Indeed, the evidence is strong that Romney can be said to be the father of gay marriage, of Cap and Trade, and of government-controlled health care. How can one have played such a key role in the promotion of three of the left’s most important issues and yet become the GOP frontrunner? That’s the million-dollar question we all should be asking ourselves.
The standard narrative regarding Romney’s handling of the Goodridge same-sex marriage decision is that the State Supreme Court forced Romney to implement same sex marriage in Massachusetts. But that’s not what happened. Massachusetts is unique in that its state constitution specifically lists marriage as a policy area reserved to the legislative branch, but the court illegally tried to order the legislature to change the marriage statutes. However, even the liberal dominated legislature resisted the unconstitutional encroachment on its enumerated duties and refused to change the marriage statutes. Amazingly, to this day, the statutes continue to refer only to male/female marriage despite efforts made every legislative session since 2004 to change it.
Contrary to Team Romney’s propaganda, the legislature never acted on this issue, yet Romney repeatedly referred to the court opinion as “law.” And though the court never ordered the governor to do anything, Romney came to their rescue and unilaterally ordered his Town Clerks and Justices of the Peace to marry same sex couples. Homosexual marriage exists in Massachusetts today solely due to Romney’s executive actions. This constitutes one of the most outrageous examples of executive branch activism in modern history.
Honestly, I really wish the media and talking heads would stop calling Mitt Romney the ‘front runner’. The only thing I see him running in front of is the conservative bus that is going to run right over him! If the talking heads would stop shoving him down our throats, this wouldn’t even be an issue! The more people will learn, for themselves, the better informed they would be about ALL the candidates, and there is no way that Romney would be our nominee.
In a national poll on Tuesday, Romney was actually trailing Newt Gingrich by 7 points. Does this sound like he is the ‘front runner’? What Romney is, is a Massachusetts Republican. That is not the same as the “R”s in the rest of the country. The New England area is far from conservative, and for any “R” to win in that state, they HAVE to be liberal. I’m not really sure why they don’t just switch parties, and let those of us who ARE conservative, have our party back.
H/T: Dr D
Useless “Dirt”
The Food Stamp President
Like it or not, Newt Gingrich is right. Barack Obama IS ‘The Food Stamp President’. If, as he claims, our economy is SO much better, why are there so many people depending on the government for a hand out? Hmmm…???? Because Obama flat out lies, that’s why! Those who are disputing the statement aren’t looking at the numbers. And as we all know…numbers don’t lie. They can be manipulated, but they don’t lie! And FYI….the color of the recipients skin is totally irrelevant! The fact that AMERICANS have been pushed into poverty by Obama’s policies IS!
Finally, as for the question of race — which has ignited some of the backlash against Gingrich — about 34 percent of beneficiaries are white, 22 percent are black, 17 percent Hispanic, 7 percent Asian or Native American, and 20 percent “race unknown.” (source)
Double and Triple Taxing
If I can understand how the Capital Gains tax works, you’d think that just about anyone could. Evidently, that is not the case. If people are going to be taxed through the teeth for investing, why bother to invest? No investors, no Wall Street. No Wall Street, no business. No business, no jobs. Get a grip people! Be glad we are free to succeed in this country, and stop demonizing those who do! Sheesh!
Mitt Romney’s Taxes and True Reform
The Foundry
How many times should your money be taxed? One time? Two times? Three times? Four? Sounds like a ridiculous proposition, but that’s the true story of capital gains taxes in America, and it’s one that’s not being told in the continuing debate over Governor Mitt Romney’s taxes.
For more than a week, the media has focused on the subject of just how much Romney pays in taxes. On Tuesday, the governor released his tax returns indicating that he paid about 15 percent in taxes last year. At first blush, that sounds like a low rate, especially considering that Romney is admittedly worth millions. But as with all things in politics, there is more to the story.
As most Americans know, marginal individual income tax rates in America range between 15 and 35 percent. However, Americans making money from investments typically earn dividends. They face a lower rate to reduce the tax barrier to investing and growing businesses. For Americans in the lowest two income brackets, the tax rate on dividends is zero. For all the rest, the dividend tax rate is 15 percent — hence Romney’s rate.
Denying The Truth
Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg draws anger with Hitler comment
The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg is being criticized for saying Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini would love the country’s public school system because it teaches all children one set of beliefs.
Bishop Joseph P. McFadden made the remark while advocating for school vouchers during an interview last week with Dennis Owens, an anchor with WHTM-TV (ABC27).
“In totalitarian governments, they would love our system,” McFadden said to during the interview. “This is what Hitler and Mussolini and all those tried to establish a monolith so all the children would be educated in one set of beliefs and one way of doing things.”
McFadden’s words sparked outrage from the area chapter of the Anti-Defamation League and a rebuke from the legislative director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania.
Why would there be ‘outrage’ when someone speaks the truth? Hitler would love our public school system. The statement has nothing to do with the Holocaust, but with a man who believed himself to be some sort of god, and made sure the school kids were taught lies and distortion to promote his agenda. Isn’t that what our public school system does? Only teaches the THEORY of evolution, when intelligent design should be included. It teaches kids that ‘global warming, aka climate change’ is a FACT and all the polar bears are drowning. (My 13 granddaughter told me this, and believe me, we had quite a discussion after that little tidbit.)
Hitler made sure students were taught the Jewish people were inferior, and not to be trusted. The Nazi schools totally distorted German history, to make the war against their own citizens some glorious quest. Aren’t U.S. schools teaching that those who fought and died to create this great country were bad people? So tell me…..where is the untruth in the Bishop’s statement! You can’t, because it happens to be TRUE! The ACLU and the Anti-Defamation League need to get their collective heads out of their collective hinders and see our public school system for what it truly is…..government/union indoctrination! Same as what Hitler and Mussolini pushed.
Daily Read – January 26
My Nickel’s Worth On The SOTU
I did not watch the State of the Union address. I had no intention of spending my time, listening to a man/child who so desperately wants to destroy this country. He’s made a good start, and if allowed to continue for another four years, we will no longer be the United States of America. We will become even more divided, and likely, there will be a very uncivil war, whether of words, or blood, no one knows….yet. But this morning, I decided I would read his speech. BIG mistake! I was already in a rather pissy mood, due to a cat incident at 6am, finding a bug that had no business being in my home, and having my blog load so bloomin’ slow, I was about to toss the computer across the room. The Mr wouldn’t have been too happy about that as it’s not even a year old yet.
I’ll discuss just a few items that jumped out at me.
Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens fought — and several thousand gave their lives.
What I find so amazing about this is the FACT that the man can’t stand the military. Many of his comments over the past 3 LONG years prove this to me, and many others. He has no pride in those colors, or the fine men and women who serve under them. His apology tour in his first year bears this out. A person who has pride doesn’t go to the countries of our ‘enemies’ and apologize for OUR treasure being spend on THEIR safety and well being. His continued remarks about our ‘greatness’ goes on in the same vein.
Let’s remember how we got here. Long before the recession, jobs and manufacturing began leaving our shores. Technology made businesses more efficient, but also made some jobs obsolete. Folks at the top saw their incomes rise like never before, but most hardworking Americans struggled with costs that were growing, paychecks that weren’t, and personal debt that kept piling up.
It is quite apparent to me that this guy has no idea what caused the ‘recession’. He evidently isn’t aware how business works. That is quite apparent from his continued attempt to fix a problem by making a problem worse. I’ve no doubt, if he had his way, he’d give subsidies to the buggy whip companies. Technological advances are not a bad thing, and ATMs are not a culprit. Someone has to build those ATMs, right? That means employing people to make them. Common sense. There are companies that WANT to produce their products in their homeland, but thanks to unreasonable regulations, they wouldn’t stay in business very long. The cost to do business in this country has gone through the roof. If I ran a business, I would certainly look for a place that is more business friendly. The U.S. isn’t that place anymore.
Perhaps he should take a long hard look at his buddies in the unions. Our decline came as the unions demanded more and more from the companies to the point where either they moved their business elsewhere, or completely shut down. A company cannot run without profits. The costs of every thing skyrocketed in the 70s thanks, in great part, to the unions. If you have to pay more for the product to be made and transported, you have no choice but to raise the price. The cradle to grave mentality of the union bosses is one major reason why we’re in the mess we’re in. Add to that, the Democrats failure to take a better look at Fannie and Freddie, and you have a recipe for disaster. The $787 BILLION so called stimulus that was shoved through over the objections of most Republicans created nothing. Oh, it fixed some roads that needed to be fixed, but it also fixed road that didn’t need fixing. Once those jobs were done, what happened? The workers went back on unemployment. Then they decided to make unemployment a career move. More money out of the worker’s pocket to pay for those who can’t, or won’t, find a job. There are many people in this country who actually believe they are entitled to anything and everything their little heart desires.
The state of our Union is getting stronger. And we’ve come too far to turn back now. As long as I’m President, I will work with anyone in this chamber to build on this momentum. But I intend to fight obstruction with action, and I will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on this economic crisis in the first place.
Well, in reality, no…it is not! It has become extremely divided, thanks in great part, to the obstructionism of the Senate. A Senate, I must add, that is control by the Democrats. The Republican controlled House has passed 30 jobs bills. THIRTY! Not one has the Senate majority leader, Runnin’ Harry Reid brought to a vote. NOT ONE! Who is doing the obstructing? What the Democrats and the Phoney in Chief are doing is continuing the very same policies that brought us to THIS crisis. The American people have no confidence in the ‘leadership’ in Washington, D.C. There is NO leadership to have confidence in! We see children, whining, pointing fingers, taking their ball and going home, while sticking their tongues out at each other. Apparently, they do not know who it is they really work for…. that would be WE, The People.
On the day I took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. Some even said we should let it die. With a million jobs at stake, I refused to let that happen. In exchange for help, we demanded responsibility. We got workers and automakers to settle their differences. We got the industry to retool and restructure. Today, General Motors is back on top as the world’s number-one automaker. (Applause.) Chrysler has grown faster in the U.S. than any major car company. Ford is investing billions in U.S. plants and factories. And together, the entire industry added nearly 160,000 jobs.
And now the American taxpayer is on the hook for billions of dollars, and getting nothing in return for their investment. Most stock holder should be getting dividends. We do not. Yes, you should have let it die. It would have restructured, renegotiated the contracts with the unions, and would have come out better, and stronger than it was before. Government Motors is not better. It is making vehicles that no one wants, and are dangerous to the consumer. Not to mention the expense of pushing said butt ugly vehicles. Once more, the tinkering of the government has created a bigger mess than what would have been if they had kept their fingers out of the pie. It is NOT the job of the federal government (the taxpayers) to prop up any business.
Read the whole thing for yourselves. Come to your own conclusions. Look for what he DOESN’T say, which is quite a bit. My mood is deteriorating, and I might say something I regret…..or not. 
I haven’t even mentioned the problem of ObamaCare. I got a notice yesterday…. my insurance, catastrophic only…no doctor’s visits, etc…. has gone up over $4,000 a year. FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS! We can’t afford that! But then, that is his intent, isn’t it!
There are many responses to be found online. Governor Daniels of Indiana gave the official Republican response. Even the Washington Post has some major issues with The One’s speech. He is in full campaign mode. Come to think of it, he’s been in full campaign mode since 1/21/09!
The Obama Show
