Libya

Say “Ahh,” Mr. President, here comes another dose of reality courtesy of Libya. In the 2008 campaign Obama was big on talking without preconditions to world leaders. Even Hillary couldn’t support that one. Fast forward to 2011: Libya. We don’t consult Congress, a minority of Americans support military actions, we take a “coalition” of 29, and we have no cohesive mission so we logically invade Libya. Did Obama’s daddy have it in for Libya too?

Fast reverse to 2003. Seventeen U.N. mandates, Congressional approval, a strong coalition of that included Syria, and Saudi Arabia, massive slaughter by Hussein with strong suspicions of weapons of mass destruction, and so Bush “illegitimately” invades Iraq to avenge daddy. Hmmm. The elder Bush had Hussein by the throat in 1991 and let him go to adhere to the stated U.N. mission. Seems that daddy could have taken care of this himself after all.

There are always reasons to get into a fight. By Obama’s reasoning of preventing mass murder, he has unknowingly validated Bush’s going into Iraq. Obama cannot get the credit for pushing the envelope in Libya. France had to drag him in. Of course, this is like the Boy Scouts taking the lead in a civil disturbance calling on the National Guard to help.

I cannot wait for Cindy Sheehan to jump in and squat at Obama’s home in Illinois. Code Pink should be all over this and Harry Reid should be shrieking in the hallways of Congress, “We’ve lost the war in Libya!” Why isn’t any of this is happening? Could it be that the opposition to the war in Iraq was (le gasp) politically motivated?

To use Pres. Obama’s reasoning for entering Libya, we should be invading North Korea, China and Darfur. His reasoning for risking American lives in Libya is weak at best. Now we are handing over control of the no-fly zone but we will still have a major say on what goes on at ground level. It is hard to believe that we can depose of Quadaffi (can’t spell that wrong) without boots on the ground.

I say this because Obama said Khadafi (or whatever) must go. So anything short of him being deposed will be a defeat for us. Sanctions and such won’t work- it didn’t with Hussein. I challenge anyone to give a coherent reason for going into Libya, and then explain it to our boys, please?

A Slick Problem

Gas prices in the United States have taken a turn for the worse and show no signs of abating anytime soon. The situation has been a grim one for U.S. households already struggling to make ends meet now having to deal with high gas prices. So what have we learned from all of this-we can take lessons from this expensive education lesson.

We learn that we are doing next to nothing about alternative fuels and that oil still rules the day despite a Department of Energy created in 1976 to get us off of oil. Why is this? Like it or not, going green has proven to be nonviable from an economic sense. Spain tried to create a green economy and is in the process of dismantling it. Unemployment skyrocketed and cost more jobs than were created. All the tax credits in the world can’t make anyone green up enough to make it affordable to produce or to use.

We now know that the price of oil is not related to who is in the White House. When poor Pres. Bush was in the Oval Office and gas hit $3 a gallon there were calls from Democrats for hearings to investigate Bush’s role in making this happen for selfish profit. Where are those calls now? Surely Obama also is colluding with Bid Oil as we are nearing $4 a gallon. These calls were purely political ploys designed to hurt Pres. Bush plain and simple.

It is a certainty that despite calls for alternative fuels, we still love our oil. In fact we love it so much that we are willing to give money to countries like Venezuela and Mexico to feed our oil needs. Thus, it becomes a matter of national security and leaving ourselves open to having our supplies threatened. We import about 75% of our oil and almost none from Libya. Just imagine how expensive oil will be if the situation in Mexico literally goes south.

We have also learned that Pres. Obama is willing to let ideology rule over the economic recovery. He has come around to seeing the light on Guantanamo, on Iraq, on tax cuts, and needs to see that all he needs to do is say we will do all we can to safely drill for more oil and the price would drop. Sure we would not see a drop for years but the industry moves on news like this. What is saddest of all is that Obama is not even allowing oil in the Gulf Coast to recover on a meaningful basis. Instead of creating jobs, the oil situation has cost jobs in the Gulf and is stifling the alleged economic recovery.

We have subordinated so many things to environmental concerns to the point that we are serving nature in all aspects of our lives. We think nothing of depriving quality of human life for progress through eminent domain but conversely we also think nothing of stopping that same progress for some obscure insect. It is hard to believe that we think of abortion as a “choice” but it is just as hard to believe that we have no choice as to our energy resources. Unfortunately the state of our nation today reflects the twisted thinking of an ideology hell-bent on trying to guilt trip us into believing we are to blame for everything. I for one refuse to take this trip. What about you?

Health Care Check-Up

"Mr. Healthcare, thank you for coming in for your annual checkup. It's been a couple of years since we have seen you and your records indicate a lot has happened to you since Nancy’s gavel brought you into this world. Let me just get the light to have a look and...

"Whoa, what the heck happened to you?! You look like a Mack Truck ran over you, then backed up and hit you again. I know this doesn’t sound very professional but when we put you in Room #2, I didn’t know you would resemble that number. Wow. Sorry.

"Anyways, looking at your financial weight, you have gained quite a bit since your birth. Daddy Obama said you would stay trim and weight neutral but it seems that time and light are not doing you justice. You seemed to have hid your excess pounds well but they sure are showing now.

"You really need to get your act together and we need to find out what your long term prognosis really is. Looking at your x-rays, it seems that you are being pulled 26 different ways as to the validity of your very existence. I see that the Supreme Powers that be will ultimately decide your fat, er, I mean your fate and there is likely no antidote for this. Though I guess what else can you expect when you plan to sit there like a death panel deciding who gets rationed care and it may just serve you well to be subject to such a panel yourself. This is survival of the fittest and not of the fattest.

"My, my, no wonder you’re so unpopular with everyone. Just look at the size of your chart- over 2,000 pages long. A fellow could spend a medical career just trying to sift through this whole wordy montage of double talk. I have a feeling that before this is all over, you may have gone through a legal version of plastic surgery that may leave you unrecognizable. To be honest, at this point that may not be a bad thing.

"I see from your history that you do have some good things to offer in regards to health but a few positive tests do not make for an overall positive outlook on your condition. There seem to be too many negatives about your overall picture and that leaves me troubled. Sure, people like ice cream, nachos and fries, but that would not be a good reason to like or dislike an eatery. The same with you, certain good things about you don’t mean that you're in overall good condition to really be helping people.

"We’ll just have to wait and see if we should schedule another appointment for next year as there is a chance that you will not be around to see it. I would truly suggest a total body makeover so that you look more presentable in public and such a makeover may be coming whether you like it or not. Once we get a good look at you, we may find out just how much “free” really costs. Take care."

As the healthcare debate makes its way through the courts, Obama is urging the Supreme Court to wait to hear the case until it has been adjudicated by the lower legal layers. I have always been against healthcare as Obama has presented it because it is just another way for government to own us. No amount of compromising on his part may be enough to save this train wreck. If the court system is true to the law, healthcare will be struck down and then maybe sanity can be restored. Few believed this to be even a remote possibility but each day the debate lives, the chances for Obama care dying grow in legal strength and public popularity. Rassmussen Polls have 62% of Americans opposing Obamacare. I believe this number will grow as time continues to pass. Wisconsin unions said of the Republicans that voted to do away with collective bargaining that they were thieves working in the night; health care was passed in the late hours on Christmas Eve. Hmmm.

To Quote You...

Liberals really are the gift that keeps on giving. It’s not just every word that proceeds from Joe Biden’s mouth because liberal gaffes and ridiculous beliefs come from so many places. Let’s look to see what we can find…

“We have to pass it, before we know what’s in it”- This gem came from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi when blindsided at a news conference about what was in the health care bill. Apparently she had just come from an appointment with her proctologist and just repeated what he said when summarizing her report as it came to her mind. Unfortunately for us, what was passed both personally and legislatively ended being pretty much the same thing... a load of crap.

“9.9, 9.4, 8.9, 4.5”- If these were marks for an Olympic event Barack Obama would have the first three scores and a gold medal while George Bush would have the last one and be out of contention. Unfortunately for Obama, these are unemployment rates and, like Mr. Obama should know very well, this is like golf and low score wins.

“I was actually against Guantanamo before I was for it”- John Kerry is the inspiration for this one. Suddenly, the Bush backed plan of incarcerating terrorists and trying them at Guantanamo is a great idea. To reference Biden’s remarks about Iraq, Gitmo should be one of Obama’s crown achievements.

“Justice is Blind” (and apparently so are liberals)- So, after all the terror attacks and trying to connect the dots, looking for a profile, and spot possible trends,  it is just as silly to suspect one likely group as the source for terrorist plots like it was silly to believe Nazis were actually supporters of Adolf Hitler. 80 year old Kentucky grandma, get over here and prepare to be scanned and body searched!

“The theory of evolution is based on solid science”- So they make fun of me for believing a Supreme Being can create the earth in six days, but what do they offer? Something created from nothing for no reason that can magically know it has to adapt to its environment. Wow, after being told that, I guess I feel pretty silly now believing in creationism.

“It Cuts Like a Knife”- Liberals are the only ones who think inflating spending by the trillions and cutting by the billions Republicans want are Draconian in nature. This is like believing that a paper cut is equivalent to a couple dozen vampire bites.

“Global Warming Deniers are Like Flat Earthers”- So now we are down to calling it "climate change" and falsifying information to suit a “scientific theory.” What would you think of a shoe store that only sells size 8 shoes and tries to make it fit every foot? Yes climate change now means any change in climate- wow. Well, you say you’re a size 12? What will really fit you is a size 8! We’re the Size 8 store!

What is most unfortunate is that the liberal mindset often times does not work in reality. Witness now the high gas prices and our environmentally driven energy policies. We all pay for what they think and we sacrifice national security on the Green altar by importing too much oil. Think about it.