Critical Mass

The Middle East is at a tipping point right now and what that could do to the already fragile one world economy is truly a frightening prospect. Dominoes are falling and I imagine right now Israel is ready for things to take a different tack as they can become the distraction and pacifier for the lunacy of street rioters and venters looking for a target for their pent up frustrations. So many things signal out of control and chaos right now I see the stage being set for the man of perdition to take His place in infamy, thank God there doesn't seem to be that personality out there right now, will the vigilant know Him when he arrives?

With things going on in the world like Governments shutting down the internet and micromanaging and mitigating their manufactured crises its only a matter of time before the World again turns to War to stop these challenges to their status quo. Borders need defense for many reasons and containment of the contagion's is certainly high on everyones list, or it should be, and will be proven to be.

These times they are a tryin', for sure.

Fleece Option

For me there is a certain fascination with trying to figure out puzzles. Its part of why I love doing Masonry work, writing music and playing Keno.

There has been a controversy brewing in this country for about 3 years now on the origin of our 44th President, as a man worthy of the highest office in the land, as an American in both mindset and place of birth, and how he rose so high so fast. As Hillary Clinton famously stated, all he has ever done up to this point is give one good speech. She said that at the beginning of her failed bid for the Democrat Party nomination, and her campaign also was the first to make public the shadowy facts surrounding His entire past, from birth through college.

Now I am no conspiracy nut but the intrigue surrounding Obamas past has definitely caught my attention. If I was a novelist this plot would be magnificent. It has all the angles and mystery shrouds ever corner. I am certain at some point it was calculated to keep Obama's career achievements ephemeral. With control over the release of documents and even his thought processes history could be re written at the drop of a dime.

And now it seems that the controversy is going to be gamed to somehow delegitimize detractors as kooks and conspiracy theorists. All this could be stopped by the simple release of the actual certificate.

I am certain that there is something else being hidden here, and while it may not have anything to do with the POTUS' eligibility it may be personally embarrassing to him. Which is too bad but sometimes its not the crime, but its the cover up that is more damaging. A great mystery can captivate everybody.

I always say that honesty is the best policy and just maybe a few States will before the next election have the requirements that real proof of eligibility is necessary to be placed on their ballots. That would add another twist to this saga and I would love to see how team O wriggle around that one.

Hear Ye, Here Ye

"A Lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth gets out of bed".

What if Jared Loughnerd really was a conservative Republican? Where would all the angles of the narrative be leading US now? Censorship and Govt. power would certainly be being exercised at this very moment upon all Right leaning entities. Where would the tolerance line in the sand be drawn then? I am so afraid that with every false accusation the Left levies at the Right and is proved baseless will never count. And then, when one day there will finally be a deranged soul who nuts up and does abhorrent despicable acts against society and innocents and is found to be a Conservative, Republican, or both, all we will hear about is what factors created this inevitability. All humans show some restraint every day as they deal with slights and injustices, and even outright lies and thievery. The weak invariably succumb and flame out, some in spectacular fashion. But most people deal with real reality, and when they can't they just drown in their own self pity and fade away without harming too many people outside their immediate circle.

There is an atheistic cadre of elitists who deign themselves superior to US commoners. Who would rather rely on socialism and secular humanism to control the masses. Their faith is in themselves, for themselves, with themselves atop the heap, making the rules and enforcing their views upon US all.

Blood Libel

Libel libel, political attack, deranged psychopath, Spin spin,

"the devil made me do it"...

• Responsibility

• I was reading readers comments to pundits reactions of the shooting of congresswoman Giffords and some of the things said make me wonder what country we are living in. How come everyone is trying to place the blame for this heinous atrocity everywhere but at the doorstep of one Jared Loughnerd? Here is a sample of some of the grousing and vitriol toward Sarah Palin

All about her… She needs to shut up and shut her operations down.BY JR NNIFER on 01/12/2011 at 07:55

This woman is a sad, selfish, stupid opportunist. She should be SILENT.BY EDWARD on 01/12/2011 at 08:05

The stupid liberals (which means all of them) are OBSESSED WITH SARAH PALIN. It is a sickness not seen since Ronald Reagan was in office. Liberals are truly a sorry bunch. I think even some liberals are beginning to see this sickness.BY ABE on 01/12/2011 at 08:13

That's right - she has no business speaking about this situation. This has nothing to do with her. It has everything to do with a crazy, drug abusing, radical leftist who acted alone and with malice. Sarah Palin should go about her own business and keep quiet.BY TONY on 01/12/2011 at 08:16

Well said, Mrs. President.BY BURTONROBSON on 01/12/2011 at 08:17

Classic Sarah, it's the media's fault. This killer could have asked her on camera if she was proud of him and she'd blame the media. Must there be deaths directly related to her words before she grows up and shuts up.When will she take responsibility for her words and actions? What is wrong with our country ? Who would support someone this self absorbed?BY MOMMADUKES on 01/12/2011 at 08:18

Sarah Palin is a patriot and a wonderful example of a conservative. I thought BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome) was bad…PDS is 10 times worse. You lefty losers should be ashamed of yourselves.BY LIAMD2 on 01/12/2011 at 08:18

Good for Sarah. Tell the haters where to stick it.BY JWF on 01/12/2011 at 08:20

"Morons, your bus is leaving." This 22 year old shooter is the only person responsible for this tragedy. The left is for free speech until the free speech conflicts with their views.BY MIKE WILLIAMS on 01/12/2011 at 08:22

This woman is a disgrace. The media treat her with kid gloves, pretending she is some harmless dingbat "Mama Grizzly", but she is really a terrorist, inciting anti-American violence by telling her idiot followers to RELOAD and placing rifle targets over representatives districts. Shame shame shame on her.BY SEQUOIA on 01/12/2011 at 08:23

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Lets Get On With the Business of Governing, or...

Garbage in and garbage out.

California changed figureheads and we get a whole new batch of rules. The country changed a legislative body and lets hope we get some serious forward thinking problem solving as we are only a few short years away from the tank. Just like a football team thats a little too little too late I pray our world can straighten itself out here and now. However, now that my children are old enough to attest to the way things were and stand on their own two feet, with a little help still of course, I am ready to say we do need the old way to fall if it can be replaced by true freedom. If the only way this world can keep on its present course is more indebtedness then the course needs to be changed and reverse could be a viable option if its moved back by around 50 years. Which ironically is just about my lifetime, imagine that.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

WHY?

The START treaty needs to be stopped, or at least slowed. I heard today that Russia wants no amendments to this treaty signed already by POTUS Obama but needing to be ratified by congress. I can only ask why our President is in this headlong rush to get this deal inked and permanent before the new more balanced congress convenes at the beginning of the new year. The last election had consequences and the Dems seem to want to complete their banishment with a flurry of last minute legislation aimed at weakening our countries national defense and our economic viability. Two legs

of the stool our whole house of cards is stacked upon right now. I continually wonder why moves are being made that make US weaker. In this time that just begs for national unity what is there to possibly be gained by these fantasies of the leftists being turned to reality?

And on a similar note the state of California going it alone on their own cap and trade scheme really is impossible to rectify with common sense that says in times of crisis just do no more harm. We are slitting our wrists even as we have already lost almost all our lifeblood to cerebral hemorrhage. And now Schwarzzy is cozying up to Obama for a Climate Change gig now that he helped bankrupt this once great state. It's really too much to swallow, I can only ask,

why?

Rain Rain

After about 4 straight drier than normal years of winter rainfall here last winter was a welcome return

to normalcy. We started this wet season off with some rain and it seemed like we would be in good shape again to have a normal winter rainfall accumulation. Since I don't have a TV I am not barraged with running totals on the weather report on which percentage of normal we are at and how much snow is in the Sierra and all that. But I can say in my semi expert opinion, I have found that construction workers, and probably farmers, are better weather forecasters than what gets trotted out on the local TV stations. And this seems like a year for potential flooding. I guess with the value of water in this state we should be very thankful, and I am also thankful to have 1 job under cover and one ready for a finish coat and curing beautifully as I sit here dry and typing.

The global warming (now climate change) hysteria and myth must sooner or later be put to rest and we can all just say that the weather is so much bigger and more complex than any of us can realize. The Earth moves in and out of Ice ages and the sun has calm and active periods and we are along to witness the different phases and hang on to weather any storm. We self inflict many troubles upon ourselves as Nations and individuals but one thing I am most certain is that weather is not something we have any control over whether we want to admit it or not.

Big Game Mania

The San Francisco 49ers have had one heck of a disappointing season so far. In the preseason they were looked at as a team that could not miss the playoffs for the 10th straight season or however long it has been. They rolled through San Diego, Minnesota, Indianapolis, and the Raiders and looked like they were going somewhere they haven't been in recent memory, the playoffs. Then came the ugliness of the regular season and ineptitude and just really bad football, really hard to watch football. 0-5 right out of the gate, oof. but then a little fighting and some professional soul searching and they righted their ship, somewhat. Every big game this year they have had a chance to step up thy have stepped back. After being 1-6 and alternating victories with losses to the point they are 5-8 it is really a miracle they still have a shot at the division at all. Once again this weak division will be represented by a team right around .500, and this year possibly 7-9. If the 49ers make it to the playoffs they will most likely be 8-8 and on a nice little end of the season roll, something we used to take for granted from this team was a very strong December run into the playoffs and a team that once in the playoffs had a great chance to go all the way. Of course those days are long gone now and we don't expect much from this team anymore. But the SF Giants caught some magic and just maybe the Niners can too. They will have to be playing great right when they need to be this year, and as much as I would like to jump on the bandwagon it seems every time I get into the hype the last few years the team comes out flat and disappoints again. I will be watching Thursday evening and throwing a grain of salt over my shoulder.

Heres to hoping they can play their best game of the year against a tough team, ironically the very city team (San Diego) the SF Giants had to get past in their improbable run to the MLB championship. Lots of interesting angles here and at least for one more week we have a football team to cheer for playing a meaningful game in December,

always so much fun.

UpDate January 17 2010

Last nights game really made me realize how much a waste of time it is being emotionally involved in pro sports. The "professional" athletes go home the next day or into their offseason still multi-millionaires and the fans get to dream of the what-ifs and next year and all that garbage. What I witnessed last night was embarrassing and pathetic. In the biggest game of the year the 49ers went for a running play on 4th and inches at the goal line(whatever happened to the quarterback sneak!) they had a kick return(opening the second half) for a TD called back for a penalty, then after a 3 and out and a punt they drop a sure game changing interception, I mean with so many squandered opportunities you would think you were watching Obama and the Democrat controlled congress here. I give up, and if the League does do a strike and kill themselves off like that count me as one who could not care less. What a waste of time and effort it is to invest in these big babies.

Merry Christmas Jerry Brown

Politicians want the job so bad they would do anything to get it. Beg for money, align themselves with groups who may not be entirely on the same page with them, compromise their core principles, and basically tell everybody what they want to hear, and promise the moon. Well Edmund G. Brown Jr. got the gig, just like Barack H. Obama. It is now coming out in public, as if there was still someone out there who didn't know it that we are in a fiscal crisis. California is once again leading the Nation, only this time it is toward an insolvent, debt laden, welfare state. How long can we figure it will take the new Governor Brown to say this problem is so much worse than anyone realized and now more drastic measures are needed to remedy the situation? The excuses for being unable to tackle the problem are being teed up for Brown just like apologists for Obama have somehow forgotten that he said he could fix the problems, he was on top of it and knew what to do. That is why he got elected and then we come to find the trouble is above his pay grade, he really doesn't have a clue how to solve the mess we are in. All the evidence we the people need that talk is especially cheap in the wonderful world of Politics. 

And we are paying them to shape the world we will have to live in.

Wonder if...

 ➬  Assange could use his remarkable skills in information gathering to find birth certificates and college transcripts?

 ➬  After the Stuxnet worm tripped up Tehrans quest for nukes this battlefield can stay in cyberspace.

2 Years

In 2 years we have seen change, we have seen hope ~ evaporate. Supermajorities come and go but the buck never stops spinning. Media shills have been exposed and the greater public is now aware of the threat to our democracy, from within. The power(lessness) of giant bureaucracy has been illustrated and who can say our Nation is more respected in the world at large now than before? All I see is diminishing on all fronts, earning ability is down, travel is compromised, peace is threatened and by Government growing ever larger freedom is fading.

In 2 years Obama has done a lot. The country is more divided than ever before, US and European economies remain on the brink of insolvency with no leadership anywhere on the horizon to give the confidence that is what is needed for this recovery. Free markets are assaulted while our border remains open. Our enemies are undefined therefore nonexistent? War is looming on the horizon as North Korea rings the bell to get their payoff or what? Will they march to their own destruction and upset the region? It will take a strong leader or leaders to diffuse these potential undermining of our current structure and stability, unfortunately we have the opposite of a leader at the helm of our country. Destiny has a powerful pull and we will yield to its force some way or another.

2 years in and 2 to go. A lot has happened in the last 2 years and the next 2 should be an interesting and telling ride. Obama is already campaigning and I would say he really never stopped because that is really all he knows. He may prove his naysayers wrong and actually begin to lead the whole country. I doubt that because I think he is ideologically incapable, right now I would rather be wrong, but ....

We think that all this TSA junk and the inability to profile our enemies and to defend our borders are all steps to empower the civillion man army that Obama predicted and will need if he is indeed going to claim dictatorship of these United States, again, I hope I am wrong but only a fool would ignore all these warning signs. But judging from election results there is still a lot of willful ignorance going on out there. It's a 50 - 50 crapshoot which way we go. Talk about teetering on the edge.

The State of California

Our ship of state, or our ship of fools.

And things to come for this country and possibly, the whole world.

We have come to the point where those receiving benefits outnumber those working to pay for them. The system is top heavy and doomed to fail. A politician was heard saying "Let's get serious". I ask the question, what is it going to take? We don't deport illegal aliens even when they are convicted of criminal activity, jobless benefits have been extended ad infinitum, voter fraud goes unpunished, whenever cuts are proposed its always public safety first~ as a kind of threat to the people~ more money is always the answer for a broken educational system, social security and medicare changes are always viewed as politically suicidal if there is any effort to stave off the inevitable insolvency, the list of evidence to the schizophrenia of the American voter could fill volumes. We want it all and don't want to pay for it. Well, I for one and many like me want Government as small as possible, or we want exactly what we are getting for our money spelled out and all waste better stop gushing.

I can only hope and pray that new (old) Governor Jerry Brown will realize this is his swan song and put his legacy before his covenant with those who put him back into the Governors seat. Fixing this once great state should be worth the risk he will face as he must undoubtedly require sacrifices from all of us. His core constituency will squeal the loudest but that is who is right now crushing the state with their demands. It is ironic that Gov. Brown gave these public service employees the right to unionize and strongarm their way straight into the treasury, and now he is the one who must reign them in, or its on him.

It will be most interesting to see how this is all sorted out, since now the Democrats have no one else to blame their incompetence on,

to enable and prolong the inevitable, or to lead, that is the question here.

On the Brink of...

The Country for the most part came to their senses and voted according to what they saw as America in Decline. However, certain parts of the country seemed to have embraced the decline and actually voted for acceleration of the decline. Here in California a most curious idiosyncrasy occurs every election. Herein CA the state is nearly bankrupt, it has been in the near complete control of Democrats for 40 years. So, on the verge of insolvency, what is the smart thingm to do? Would it be to retain the elected officials who created this mess? Apparently so. Maybe the people here thought that Arnold was the Repub brand and he was the one to blame. Well Arnold caved at his first defeat by the unions and the special interests, he was a lame duck for years, with a teeny veto pen. Now we have tax and spenders at every level of State Govt. And worse still the Legislatures were given the ability to raise taxes with a simple majority now. But the far seeing voters didn't quite get that one, they were so focused on no more taxes and fees. And a straight one time payment of 18$ to get in all state parks was too much to pay! But wait, there's more. The proposition to suspend the carbon tax failed, so what do we get? Higher taxes on gasoline and heating gas and most likely all utilities. Go figure that one out. We are in a no tax and fee mode and give politicians the right to raise taxes on us every way to Sunday, I am thoroughly convinced that my fellow citizens in this state are insane , or just plain stupid. And voting Jerry Brown as a 3rd chance Governor is the coup de grace. Don't think he will raise taxes whenever and wherever he can??!!?? Say by to prop 13 and good bye to your homes, seniors on fixed incomes, Jerry Brown has a plan to save the state. He will save it all right, for the Government workers, Unions, and illegal aliens. We will have lots of teachers firefighters and prison guards wondering how the illegals will pay enough taxes to support their lucrative retirements. Oh well, the state is in decline so I guess it might as well go all the way down then maybe the Conservatives will get a chance to fix it. At least here they cannot be blamed for how bad things are, they have not had a say in sooooo long.

On the National level part of me is somewhat relieved that the Dems kept the Senate. I feared that if Obama had the Republicans to blame by way of their new gains in both chambers he could have cruised to another 4 years. Now the Democrats simply must show some leadership and some restraint at the same time. This kind of gridlock may work in the countrys favor. I just don't see the economy totally turning around in the next 2 years so I think we conservatives need to learn to lead and learn to work with baby steps. 2012 is shaping up to be the pivotal election, and while I don't think I will have the ability to leave CA by then, I should be close, and all the evidence anyone needs as to the failures of liberalism will be apparent for anyone with eyes to see.

Giants Win!!!!

The Benefit of the Doubt

In American Politics the winner gets the spoils, quite literally. It is ever a 50-50 proposition that will win the day. Or 45-55 or 55-45 lets just say it is close and no one can ever claim a mandate, Apathy and busy-ness insure that we may never get to a real high voter turnout which is what is required to really know exactly where this country stands.

So when George Bush won in 2000 and was then torn apart on a daily basis we never got the chance to rally behind true unity and see what was really possible according to his philosophy. The same holds true for Barack Obama. The same has held true for every President over the years. But the really great Presidents and the really effective ones have always risen above the pettiness and got something done that moved the country forward. Right now Obama is killing his party by lowering the stature of the Presidency and acting decidedly un Presidential. He is acting like he is only President of those who voted for him, or those who can become controlled by their allegiance to him and into and through his vision.

Maybe what was in George Bush's imagination and desire was what was best for this country, maybe what Barack Obama would enact if he could would be better than that, even. What we do know is that the alternate reality will never be known and National Unity may never be realized. Even if this country divided the two new halves would find plenty of issues upon which to separate.

Such Hypocrisy

Google is a multi Billion dollar enterprise with a most definite Liberal Political bias in their headlines, in their political donations and in their corporate image. Now why in the world would they want to shield Billions and billions of dollars from US Corporate income tax? Can they really feel that a wealthy individual should pay between 50 and 70% rate when their Corporation is only paying 2.4%? I really cannot follow the logic there.

National Public Radio fires Juan Williams for being candid while he was working for a cable Television program. It seems that the official National Government position is that of an Islamophobe, or one who is afraid to offend Muslims. Now Juan Williams seems to me an individual who would bend over backwards not to be provocative toward Islam and to get fired for speaking truth just illustrates why I think we have already lost the debate in the battle of civilizations Islam imposes on US. They are masters of using their host countries benefits and open societies to further their goal of turning that very country into a totalitarian dictatorship.

Everybody I talked to wondered is this terrorism? Or just a nutjob terrorizing people.

Christine O'Donnel makes a great point in her debate at a Law School on the Church/State issue and gets ripped in the press and by the junior league Lawyers. What part of "Congress shall make no Law" do all these liberals fail to be able understand? Our Constitution is clear and precise and the Framers were very obvious they believed and intended our Nation to continue to seek Gods favor first, by doing His will and remaining true to Our principles and to Gods own edicts. Its amazing to me how our Nation continues to remain strong with so many using the very freedoms this country offers to tear this country apart.

Will they care this much when they kill their Golden Goose?

Go Giants!

Funny in a Sad But True Way

“You voted for Obama to prove you’re not a racist. Now, who are you going to vote for to prove you’re not an idiot?” –Commenter at NBC-11(by way of Doug Ross)