Spend, Spend, Spend!

Let's say that you are a new college graduate. Yay! You get a job (we're making this easy for time sake) and you're making some money. Then you get a credit card. Now you can spend as much as you want! You spend and spend and spend, with no consequences. But, uh oh, now you are in a lot of debt.

The next obvious choice is to get another credit card, pay off your debt with it, and then spend some more. Now this credit card is asking for their money back, so what should you do? Spend more of course. Keep spending until you have no more debt.

Scratching your head? Me too.

I have no idea what kind of economic courses the Obama administration, or liberals in general, have taken, but they are certainly far from what I the ones that I've taken. I have learned that you manage your money. You spend what you have and no more.

I understand that we have been in loads of debt for a long time but, as with the scenario above, how do you expect to spend your way out of it? You can't pay off a credit card with another one, because that just adds your debt on another one. The same applies for this country's economics.

Seeing as we are trillions of dollars in debt, that's 13,000,000,000,000, how can we afford to give a $400 million aide package to Palestine? How do we have enough money to give the government 1/6 of our economy? How do we have enough money to spend $787 billion for a stimulus package? How do we even have enough money to send our president to play SEVEN rounds of golf during this oil spill?

Well the answer is that we do not have the money. So I ask any liberals out there, how to you expect for this economy to recover if you are digging it into an oblivion of debt? How do you get out of debt by spending more? Please tell me because if I'm not missing something, then you obviously are.

Second Amendment Right not Privilege

Boy am I relieved that the Supreme Court affirmed our rights to own guns. It's nice to know that I will be able to own a handgun no matter where I am in the United States. If only our fore fathers had thought to put that into the constitution...

Those who support gun control must live in a make believe world. They think that by taking away an individual's right to own a gun, they are reducing gun crimes and deaths. Truthfully, if you ban guns, people will own them anyway. Therefore, if you own a gun and it is against the law gun related crimes are increasing.

Plus those law abiding citizens who own guns do not have them to commit crimes. This is why we call them "law abiding citizens." These people own guns to protect themselves when someone is threatening them.

Taking away someone's right to bear arms is the beginning of taking away all of their freedom. If the government were to take away our right to have guns, they take away our first, and basically our only form of self defense. When the government has all of the guns, the people have no way of fighting for their rights. This is why the founding fathers put the second amendment in the constitution.

I am glad that the Supreme Court upheld our rights to bear arms. But isn't it upsetting that they had to uphold that right? Isn't the second amendment perfectly clear?

To me it's certainly disconcerting that this was even a problem in our country. It's not just an issue of our right to keep and bear arms, but an issue that they are trying to take that right away. If they can take it away then it's a privilege not a right.

What other constitutional rights to liberals think are privileges?

Breaking News: Arizona shares a boarder with Mexico

If you are yet to hear Peggy West in her defining moment, let me provide you with the opportunity.
Peggy West saying Arizona Does Not Boarder Mexico

Wow. It's a good thing that the citizen's of Arizona have been informed that they do not, in fact, share a boarder with Mexico. I'm sure the Governor of the state was relieved when a County Board Member of Milwaukee showed her the error she made.

West has obviously never studied a map of America, seeing as Arizona shares 300 miles with Mexico. Unless she considers actually sharing a boarder as being 'a ways removed'. It is the kidnapping capital of America. It has many problems with drug cartels and gangs flooding the boarder into the state. All of these are because of the lax stance the federal government has on the illegal immigration issue.

I don't know if this is more telling about the education this woman received in Milwaukee or the type of person this city is electing. As the first Latino/American to be elected to the Milwaukee County Board she certainly isn't representing her people very well.

How did this woman get into a place of authority? She is clueless about this country, so how did she sound intelligent enough to get elected? Or does this city just not care about who they are allowing to make decisions for them?

I suppose the good news is that she is now going to 'look twice' at the bill because she now has been informed that Arizona does share a boarder with Mexico. Not that her opinion on the bill means anything, especially now.

Maybe this woman revealed why the democrats are so opposed to the bill. Perhaps other dems are misinformed about where the state of Arizona is located in the United States. Maybe now they will all take another look at the bill. Or should I say a first look at it.

Obamistakes

I would like to dedicate this post to reminding people of what happens when the teleprompter president does impromptu speaking. I'm sure people will say that this is disrespectful, but as the media will not remember them, I feel obligated to make sure people do. I know that some people would prefer to not listen to Obama speak, so I added a summary/title to aide you through this post.

#1. The presidential candidate says he's visited 57 states, believing there are 60
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws&feature=PlayList&p=5070AEEAC1216DAE&playnext_from=PL&index=2&playnext=2

Can you imagine what would have happened if Bush had said this? Not only would the media remember it, but those shows like SNL and Jay Leno would never let it go.

#2 Obama makes a memorial day speech and says that he sees many of the "fallen heros" in the audience
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh6Gx1KrvTw&feature=PlayList&p=5070AEEAC1216DAE&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=1
So apparently B. Hussein Obama believes he sees dead people. Hmmm... maybe next time there's a national crisis he should call up M. Night Shyamalan.

#3 The man who cannot pause.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThEAO0lt4Dw&feature=PlayList&p=5070AEEAC1216DAE&playnext_from=PL&index=6&playnext=1

Any basic speech class teaches you to PAUSE! Come on, you don't say uh, like, or um every other word, it makes you sound so dumb. Maybe I'm onto something...

#4 For those who have made it this far congratulations, you made it to the mother load. I will be posting this quite a few more times throughout this mans presidency because it shows how often HE acts stupidly. If you just want to hear the entire 2 mins skip to 1:31
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZYsW_PxWAM
Without all of the information, this president accuses the Cambridge police of acting stupidly, when they went through all of the right procedures. Professor Gates was being absolutely ridiculous, calling the police officers racists and refusing to show ID. And without checking his information, President Obama takes it upon himself to say this police officer acted stupidly.
Well I think we can all see who has acted stupidly on more than one occasion. And this is the man making decisions in the country.

Conflict of Interest

I guess it shouldn't surprise me when this government starts to make decisions that go against the rights of the states and the federal courts. Judge Martin Feldman halted the moratorium on Gulf Shore Drilling. Then Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said that he would impose a new order forcing new moratorium.
I just can't believe it. The American government is telling us what is good for us. They treat us as if we do not understand these big issues, so they have to make our decisions. Does this sound like a wannabe dictatorship to anyone else?
These people are slowly and steadily taking over any part of our government that may threaten them. First the overhaul of health care, then the lawsuit that they are readily preparing against Arizona, and now they are trying to rid the federal courts of their power.
They do not care about checks and balances. They do not care about what the American people want. They do not care about whats best for the country. All of these things sound a lot like what this country was built upon. If they do not care about what the country was built on, then how can they possibly protect and defend the constitution? Sounds like a conflict of interest to me.
They're pushing the limits. Limits that were put in place to stop someone from taking complete control over the country. Sounds an awful lot like a dictatorship to me.

Ethnocentrism vs Patriotism

Many people are talking about soccer right now. With the World Cup underway, the sport that tends to be at the bottom of most Americans' list suddenly gains popularity.
I was part of a conversation about the World Cup the other night that I found memorable. Soccer came up as it has for the past week and I began to say that I don't like soccer much. Soccer bothers me because a team can tie, and tying to me is very unamerican. When asked why I thought tying was unamerican I said, "Because Americans win."
The person who asked me replied that that was ethnocentric and wasn't an argument. It's true that what I said was a statement not an argument. I should have said that Americans like to win. But the reply she got was better than anything I could have come up with. Someone asked her "Well, aren't you American?"
As an American, I believe we are the greatest country in the world. I don't call that ethnocentric, I call it patriotic. The country I love may be going down the tubes, but I still believe that we can bring it back to its former glory if we work quickly.
I am so tired of people telling me that I have to accept all other countries as being as good as the one I live in. I am even more tired of the president telling other countries that we are sorry for whatever blame they put on us.
This is a great country! This is the best country. I'm not going to apologize for telling people that I'm proud to be an American. And I think the president should stop apologizing for being an American.

Heroes Among Us

This summer I decided to gain extra confidence in my argumentative abilities. I figured the best way to do that is to read up on subjects that I'm not as familiar with as I would like to be. I figured one great way to beef up on my knowledge would be to pick up some books. So I'll be reviewing these books to let you know if they are worth while for you to read, if you take my opinion as valuable.
The first book I read was Heroes Among Us. This book was fantastic. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to hear a service man's point of view on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is a collection of stories gathered from men who earned medals for their courageous efforts in theWar on Terror. The men who tell them are humble and as a reader you can tell that they really are true heroes, although they would not agree. To them, the true heroes are the ones who died in the fight and the people who they fought beside.
Please take a chance to read this book. I'm so glad I got the chance to hear their stories. It made me really appreciate and understand what is going on in the Middle East. So for anyone who wants to gain that appreciation Heroes Among Us is a great selection.

The Reason Actors are Given Lines

There are so many celebrities out there with big opinions and even bigger egos. When I think of celebrities who talk about politics my mind automatically goes to Team America. I think of the classic Alec Baldwin, George Clooney, and Matt Damon. All of whom I find extremely annoying when they are talking about politics. Mostly because they love to talk about how taxes are good and that they love to give their money to people who need it. In my opinion, that's just flaunting their money. "Oh, I don't mind being taxed because I want my left over money to go to someone who needs it." Well celebs, we don't all have the money you have gained from your talent, or lack there of.
The celebrity I'm talking about in this post, however, comes from none other than a guy who gained his fame by being a stupid guy on a 70s show. You guessed it, Ashton Kutcher. Watch please and continue reading.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAO4fCU1fVo
Firstly, "Drill, baby, Drill," is a popular saying because we as conservatives know that our dependence on foreign oil is unsafe. We need our own supply. And we need it in an environmentally safe place. 5000 feet under the surface of the sea is in no way a safe place to drill. So Mr. Kutcher, perhaps we should put blame where it is due, with the Democrats who you associate with.
We need to drill closer to shore or even on land, with safety in mind, so we have a better chance of stopping a disaster like this early.
And if this administration had started doing something within days of the spill instead of months starting this wouldn't be nearly as horrible as it is.
So Ashton, I think you should probably leave the lines to your writers, and stop talking about things you clearly don't understand.

A little less talk... and at least some action!

Day 57 and we have gotten four appearances and now a few speeches. Wonderful, what more do we need in the Gulf Coast? How about some action! Maybe the president should have started by lifting the Jones Act and taking a few of the many offers he got from other countries.
By day three the Dutch offered to lend us skimmers to help get thousands of tons of oil out of the water. The British did the same. Maine has plenty of supplies to help clean up the oil. Had he taken these opportunities when they were presented, we would not be in as dire of a situation as we are now.
The next thing I would like to discuss is this idea that President Obama "inherited" this oil spill or anything else. First of all, GET OVER IT! It does us no good to hear our president blame someone else. And at this point, it doesn't matter. Second of all, he did not inherit this oil spill, at least not from Bush. Maybe you could blame the environmentalists who wouldn't let us drill off shore.
Now you may be saying, "Conservative, are you crazy? If this oil spill had happened closer to shore it would be that much worse and would have reached the shore that much quicker!" And to that I say, you could not be more wrong.
If we had been able to drill closer to shore we would have had this hole plugged much earlier. Mostly because people would have better access and it would have been much easier to stop this spill before it became this huge catastrophe.
Here's a thought, maybe instead of pushing an agenda and blaming someone else the president could take some bad bad choices and change them around a bit. Ask for help. Bring people together. Get the hole plugged and start being a leader.

Retirement... Deportation Style

Congratulations! You've made it over the boarder (illegally) and you made it just in time to enjoy our governments protections that you don't pay for! Uh oh... you just got caught (hopefully because of the new Arizona Law that the majority of Americans agree with). Crud now you're going to be deported. But that's ok now. See now the hard working American money is going to be going to providing you with Bingo nights, continental breakfast, cooking and dance lessons!
Could this get any more ridiculous? On top of all of the above mentioned "improvements" they're making another 24 to help with the horrible time that these ILLEGALS are going through, on our tax dollars might I add. Including allowing up to 12 hours for visitors and allowing "low risk" detainees to have free movement. Seriously? American prisoners aren't treated even close to this good and they live here legally.
When I first heard this I could only roll my eyes. My next thought was, jeeze this is better than retirement! These people come over into our country illegally, take our jobs, get caught, and then what happens? They get sent to a place where they don't have to pay, have continental breakfasts, get free lessons, and a comfortable place to stay, and they don't have to put any money away to get it.
Not only is this administration basically inviting illegals to come into the country, but now they're making it almost better for them to get caught. But hey, it's fine, it's not like they're committing crimes while they're here or anything, they're "low risk" ... oh wait... them BEING here is a crime.