Happy New Year

For those who follow this sort of thing, my gift to you, care of Theo:

Back to The Real World

After a delightful 24 hour break on Christmas (I hope it was a good one for all!!), back to the grim world of reality.

Our great leader has just signed an executive order, which order gives Interpol complete immunity from the safeguards built into our police agencies' powers. They can operate in this country free of any Constitutional restraints. Why don't I feel safer now than I did previously??

And of course, all the news media is simply hysterical that it took the president almost 3 hrs to be notified about an "attempted terrorist act" on board a flight into Detroit. (As an aside, it was NOT an attempted terrorist act....it WAS a terrorist act, an unsuccessful one.) What? They weren't upset?? They didn't even mention the rediculously long delay?? How can that be?? They are such phenomenal and astute and impartial observers and reporters, aren't they?? And of course, they are equally upset with our leader, in this time of economic downturn and financial hard times, going on vacation and paying $4,000/day for lodging. Yea, they really are!

Christmas

"While they were there the days of her confinement were completed. She gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the place where travelers lodged.

There were shepherds in that region, living in the fields and keeping night watch by turns over their flocks. The angel of the Lord appeared to them as the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were very much afraid. The angel said to them:"You have nothing to fear! I come to proclaim good news to you-tidings of great joy to be shared by the whole people This day in David's city a savior has been born to you, the Messiah and Lord. Let this be a sign to you: in a manger you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes." Suddenly was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,"Glory to God in the high heaven, peace on earth to those on whom His favor rests.""

To all, friends, family, to those far from home protecting us, to those on duty in police, fire, medical and ems services working today to watch over and protect us, may the peace of God be with you all and with your families and loved ones. This day your Savior has been born in Bethlehem.

A Real Football Star

I don't know squat about pro football....just not an interest of mine. But I don't have to know jack about the sport to know a real star when I see one. It sure is nice to see someone who has "made it" remember where they came from, and take the time and effort to help others. Likewise a tip of the hat to the companies who also pitched in to help make a Christmas special for others.

Whither Now??

As I write this, the stage is set for the passage of the Senate version of the monstrosity called the Obama health-care plan. This bill has brought out all too clearly just how dysfunctional the government has become. Backroom deals with graft paid for with public monies, midnight sessions, a bill that absolutely no one reads or understands, over 100 new federal agencies created, a huge chunk of the economy under government control and a bigger chunk of our freedom taken from us.....all of this and more is there in the bill. And the fact that the vast majority of the public oppose the bill and all that it stands for is totally irrelevant to our so-called representatives.

What now? What do we do and where do we go? If you expect a magical answer here, you are going to be sorely disappointed. I don't have an answer, or at least an answer that I am willing to accept myself. All of the options that we have come to expect are rapidly disappearing, taken from us by those who want and seek limitless power over us.

Repeal the bill? No, there is a clause in there that makes it impossible to repeal it.

Ignore it? Fine, if you are willing to face the consequences, including fines and possible jail time. (Can you even imagine that......being put in jail because you don't want to buy health insurance from the government? To me, that is almost inconceivable, that in our once-free country, we risk jail time for failure to buy an “approved insurance!!)

Contact your representatives? Surely you are joking. If you dare to disagree with them, you are a teabagger, a redneck racist, a nazi or some other pejorative term. Civil discourse, to those in power, consists of saying “Yes” to any and all of their plans, otherwise you are to be ignored.

Vote them out? Well, yes if, and this is a BIG if, there are fair elections. With the ongoing scandal of ACORN and their political party, and the complete disregard by Justice Dept of rampant voter fraud, there is no guarantee that the election will be anything recognizable. And the way the people in DC are behaving, there is actually no guarantee that there will even BE a next election. Some “crisis” will come up and will be so severe that elections will have to be delayed, blah, blah, blah. Why not? All of our other rights and freedoms are disappearing already, so what is one more, for the “common good”, of course.

I try to imagine our Founding Fathers being here with us now. I'm no medium who can read the minds of the dead, but do know enough history to know that what pushed the founding fathers and their followers into revolt against England was much, much less than what we are experiencing in the current time. The freedoms that they fought and died for, freedoms that were never seen before anywhere in history, freedoms that led to this country being a true beacon of hope and freedom throughout the world, those same freedoms are now being stripped from us by a government made up of people like Senators Reid, Dodd, Baucus, Burris, Feinstein, Landrieu, Franken, and of course our own Gillbrand and Schumer and Congressmen like Polosi, Frank, Rangel, and our Hinchey. These people, all of whom seem to think that they are so much smarter than you and me, and know what is good for us more than we know about ourselves, had no difficulty in voting to strip away more of our freedoms and take over almost 1/6 of the US economy. May the Lord help our country!!! And when I think of our Founding Fathers living through these times, I am led to a conclusion that I try hard to avoid. This government would be totally unrecognizable to them, and I strongly suspect that they would weep over the current situation found in Washington, and having wept,would stand together once again, shoulder to shoulder, and respond with a resounding, “NO”.

Sen Nelson, another senator with buyable beliefs

Sen Ben Nelson has been a holdout on the health bill, reportedly because of his beliefs in a pro-life stand, and his desire to limit the continued deficit spending.

WRONG!!!!

Actually he just needed a bribe big enough to make it worthwhile to sell out. He got it, and he sold out. Once again, I have learned the hard way that there really are no upright politicians in Washington, simply ones with different price-tags attached. His price was met, he walked away from all of his supposed beliefs.

We Are All In Good Hands

While the mainstream media rants and raves about all the wonderful things happening in Copenhagen, this is what is really happening.

And this is how the "leaders" behave. Do as I tell you to do, not as I do. Hmmmm, striking similarity to the note made below, isn' there? WE are special. WE know so much more than you. We must tell you how to live. WE are above all those rules that we impose on you.

And this just in! We're willing to spend billions of dollars?? WE?? Well, this WE is definitely NOT willing!!

He's MY Senator and I am So proud

This not only shows what sort of person the senator is, but also is a perfect example of the attitude so common in our esteemed representatives; not simply his rudeness to the flight attendant, but also the feeling that the rules are for everyone else, but not for HIM. Certainly HE can continue talking on his phone. He has the right to ignore the request, because he is a SENATOR!! His type honestly make me sick.....short of living high on the hog on our money, and being so much better and smarter and "specialer" than we are, he is simply a person overwhelmed by his own self-image. Well Senator, here is a real come-down for you....you are not one iota better than we are, and in fact in most things are a damn sight worse. My friends don't call women bitches; they try to follow the rules; they don't steal other people's money, and they are smart enough to know that you cannot spend more money than you have.

As to your traveling companion, our other esteemed Senator, it sure didn't take her long to show her true colors, did it? I wonder how long it will be before it dawns on her that her seatmate who has no compunction about calling women bitches might have equal respect for her as he does for the flight attendant?

A GREAT Surprise

A while back, I had purchased a gun cleaning kit from Outers. It looked great..single case that could handle anything from 12 ga shotgun to .22 rimfire via various attachments including jags, brushes, bore mops, the works.
Well, through my own stupidity I managed to break the rod, and of course none of my older rods would fit the case. I finally wrote to Outers, explained my error and asked the availability and price of a replacement rod for the kit, being sure to explain that it was MY FAULT that the rod broke. To my surprise and delight, I received an e-mail back in less than a day, advising me that a replacement rod was on its way to me. Further, when I sent back a thank-you note, it was answered with a wish for a happy Christmas. You just can't ask for better than that. My sincere thanks to Outers for their customer service and kind wishes.

WARNING GRAPHIC

I had to warn ahead of time, since some of what follows is more than graphic. And yet, it is from books on a reading list for grammar school students suggested by a group whose exec. director is our education czar. Read and cry for this country.

Interesting re ACORN and State Politics

We have all heard about ACORN and the shenanigans in the Federal gov't. But apparently there is a considerable goings-on in the states as well. This is, of course, in addition to the crap that occurred here in NYS in the Troy area.

It can boggle the mind just how much outright corruption is going on. We all have come to expect, sadly, a fair amount of wheeling and dealing in politics. But the level of out-and-out illegal activities that are being uncovered is almost beyond belief.

The solution.....get rid of ALL of them and start fresh, with people who have not and will not make a career of politics.

Even the Army Tries To Be PC

After the terrible events at Fort Hood, it would seem that the military leaders, especially at that base, would be more on-guard regarding Islamic organizations that might be out to harm our troops.
Well, read this. It seems that even on that base, those who profess to want to destroy our country and all that it stands for are not only tolerated, they are made part of the curriculum. Can you possibly imagine having SS troops teaching our GI's during WWII?

Sometimes I REALLY Get Ticked Off

A veteran of WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam, a Medal of Honor recipient, the most decorated living soldier and what does he get from his Homeowners Association? He gets this crap because he puts his American Flag up on a flagpole in his front yard!!! Dear lord what is wrong with us? Have we all lost our minds? He is a hero, an honest-to-gosh hero; he risked his life over and over to save others; he loves his country and wants to fly its flag with the honor and respect that it deserves. And a bunch of .... of...... a bunch of dimwits (Trying HARD to be civil here) try to force him to remove it or be evicted. If it weren't for people like Col Barfoot, these wusses wouldn't have a country to live in, and they dare to treat him this way?

What has happened to this country's common sense, sense of decency, and its honor? To Col. Barfoot, you sir, are a true hero. To the homeowners association members, give really hard thought to all that this man and his brothers and sisters have done and are doing for you and your country, and then think again about how you are treating him because he dares to display a flag in a way that doesn't fit into your pissy plans.