DRAFT!!
During the Cold War, Space was clearly a defensive investment. Whoever controlled space, could militarily control the world. Today, space of that nature is limited to satellites.
So, why do we spend $20 bb every year for space exploration? Do we really think were going to mine gold in mars, and ship it back? And, of what economic value would that really be?
The truth is we are in space to find life.... alien life that would have evolved, because without which, Humanists will fail in their efforts to usurp America's Foundation.
Evolution, today, while a valid science, has been pursued solely as a religious fundamentalism, for the purpose of forcing a new religion on Christian Americans, and all others who do not make up the 3% of radical Humanists.
While evolution is a valid science, it has been usurped by Anti-Americans for these purposes as clearly delineated in my commentary.
But, the next question is where does evolution stand today in purely scientific terms?
Today, evolution is failed, and disproved, scientifically.
Please read those words carefully and cautiously, because this does not mean the same thing that some die-hard Creationists will want to read it. But, it does mean what it says.
Today, every major step of evolution remains not only unproved, but disproved.
The universe is specifically 13.74 billion years old, for example, and thus, is young (relatively), and had a beginning. According to the immutable laws of thermodynamics, then if the world had a beginning, science mandates it had a Beginner. Period.
Hypotheses of the origins of life (spontaneous generation) are all completely disproved. So disproved, that it will take a scientific miracle to resuscitate any one of them (premordial soup; lipid membranes, pre-RNA, RNA generation, underwater volcanic vents, sulphuric pregeneration, etc etc etc etc .
All interesting, all with some merit, and every single one proven to be IMPOSSIBLE.
Further, as the most prolific evolutionary biologists (Jay Stephen Gould and Ernst Mayr) have proven repeatedly, there remain no transitional forms in the fossil record. Otherwise, why would Gould so desperately offered his IMPOSSIBLE hypothesis of Punctuated Equilibrium? (it never made it to theory status....)
Today, after 6,000 recorded years of exceptionally intensive breeding, we have chihuahuas, golden retrievers and great danes and more. Each extra-ordinarily different, each with severe mutation driven limitations and each very much a dog.... not a cat, bird or fish.
Now, a kicker to throw back of humanists, Philosophy of Science... the dictums that drive how we view methods as being scientific, or not, clearly demand that atheism be excluded from any scientific conclusion. Just the opposite of what you are lead to believe as rabid humanists drool and sputter in our courts anytime any citizen attempt to require schools to teach science, rather than their religion.
That is right! Atheism is the only religious dogma that is discarded, carte blanche from science. The reasons are obvious, but I will let the discussions on that topic take their own life for now.
Science can accept Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, etc ... even lowly Christianity!
But, science can never evoke atheism. It is a fundamental tenet of the Philosophies of Science.
Finally, it does have to be fairly stated, while evolution is failed and disproved, today. WE do not know what genius tomorrow will bring. What new insights we will gain, or new data or knowledge that will come to fore to alter our current conclusions.
But, even if the currently impossible were to become possible, the final nail in the American Humanist coffin, is that even if evolution is proven, who can then say, God did not choose that system and methodology to create life and mankind?
This is why we spend $20 billion each year to explore space... .utter desperation of a failed religion and a failed coupe de tate.
I say stop all space exploration, SETI and these other wastes of public funds, and return those dollars to real science labs, which will look at real problems that will offer real solutions for mankind’s difficult world.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Is There a Silver Lining to the Gold Standard?
Gold Standard Truths and Fallacies
As people debate the Federal Reserve and the Gold Standard, it is helpful to have some real facts, to have a real and valuable debate.
The Gold Standard provides certainty of value to money, but only if if citizens do not “clip” coins.... a process by which metal based currencies become devalued. This is when individuals would shave the edges off gold or silver coins in order to accumulate greater personal wealth. This debases the currency and can be avoided only when gold currencies are provided only in gold/silver backed certificates, or electronically. Today, marks the first time in mans history that this problem is manageable.
Thus is a real world with real uncertainties, the Gold Standard would provide some increased certainties.
Economic Cycles Defeat the Gold Standard
The Gold Standard has led to many of the great recessions and depressions in American history and in world history. The main issue is it is inflexible, in an economic world that requires adaptation.
The challenge of the Gold Standard is that it prevents expansive monetary policies required in recessions and depressions.
Overall the national gold standards died prior to World War II. This enabled nations to expand their money supplies to continue to float their economies. In short, abandoning the Gold Standard enabled most nations to survive WWII when the Gold Standard would have ended their economies.
The Gold Standard and the Great Depression
Prolongation of the Great Depression Some economic historians, such as American professor Barry Eichengreen, blame the gold standard of the 1920s for prolonging the Great Depression.[6] Others including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman place some blame at the feet of the Federal Reserve.[7][8]
The gold standard limited the flexibility of central banks' monetary policy by limiting their ability to expand the money supply, and thus their ability to lower interest rates. In the US, the Federal Reserve was required by law to have 40% gold backing of its Federal Reserve demand notes, and thus, could not expand the money supply beyond what was allowed by the gold reserves held in their vaults.[9]
In the early 1930s, the Federal Reserve defended the fixed price of dollars in respect to the gold standard by raising interest rates, trying to increase the demand for dollars. Its commitment and adherence to the gold standard explain why the U.S. did not engage in expansionary monetary policy.
To compete in the international economy, the U.S. maintained high interest rates. This helped attract international investors who bought foreign assets with gold. Higher interest rates intensified the deflationary pressure on the dollar and reduced investment in U.S. banks. Commercial banks also converted Federal Reserve Notes to gold in 1931, reducing the Federal Reserve's gold reserves, and forcing a corresponding reduction in the amount of Federal Reserve Notes in circulation.[10]
This speculative attack on the dollar created a panic in the U.S. banking system. Fearing imminent devaluation of the dollar, many foreign and domestic depositors withdrew funds from U.S. banks to convert them into gold or other assets.[10] The forced contraction of the money supply caused by people removing funds from the banking system during the bank panics resulted in deflation; and even as nominal interest rates dropped, inflation-adjusted real interest rates remained high, rewarding those that held onto money instead of spending it, causing a further slowdown in the economy.[11]
Recovery in the United States was slower than in Britain, in part due to Congressional reluctance to abandon the gold standard and float the U.S. currency as Britain had done.[12] Congress passed the Gold Reserve Act on 30 January 1934; the measure nationalized all gold by ordering the Federal Reserve banks to turn over their supply to the U.S. Treasury. In return the banks received gold certificates to be used as reserves against deposits and Federal Reserve notes. The act also authorized the president to devalue the gold dollar so that it would have no more than 60 percent of its existing weight. Under this authority the president, on 31 January 1934, fixed the value of the gold dollar at 59.06 cents.
6 Eichengreen, Barry (1992) Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression,
1919–1939. Preface.
7 Speech by Ben Bernanke to the Conference to Honor Milton Friedman at University of Chicago,
November 8 2002.
8 WorldNetDaily, March 19 2008.
9 The original Federal Reserve Act provided for a note issue which was to be secured ...
by a 40% reserve in gold
10 "FRB: Speech, Bernanke-Money, Gold, and the Great Depression -March 2, 2004".
Federalreserve.gov. 2004-03-02. http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches
/2004/200403022/default.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
11 "In the 1930s, the United States was in a situation that satisfied the conditions for a liquidity
trap. Over 1929–1933 overnight rates fell to zero, and they remained on the floor through
the 1930's."
12 The European Economy between Wars; Feinstein, Temin, and Toniolo
Source: Wikipedia
In short, introducing the Gold Standard during America's greatest recession since the Great Depression does not seem like a great recipe for economic recovery, and should be rightfully relegated to the "Barney Frank School of Economics".
Gold Standard Advocates Lack
Global Monetary & Economic Understanding.
While few conservatives support global governance, we all seek to exert the greatest American power overseas, at the lowest cost, in order to stabilize our failed world that constantly exists on the brink of total self-destruction. The pre-Barney Frank American Dollar did exactly that.
In fact, pre-Barney Frank, the global America dollar had a negative cost. That is, America was free, and in fact encouraged, to run trade and budget deficits to support expanding more dollars overseas which were required by nations with expanding currencies.
International trade requirements mandate expanding Dollar Reserves by nations by requiring all oil international purchases be done in American Dollars. All IMF transactions must be done in dollars, etc.
We saw this post Cold War when growing Eastern European and ex Soviet puppet states sucked up dollars like Hoover vacuums. Most used dollars to conduct most transactions because their own currencies had been destroyed by socialism. So, they needed free and easy dollar reserves, which we were happy to provide.
Thus, America had achieved what no other nation in history had achieved, a system of tribute for its international governance. Finally, America did so not by forcing begrudging member states, but by their encouragement and demands.
Historically, when Bretton Woods collapsed, nations began pegging their currencies to the dollar - requiring higher dollar reserves - in order to stabilize currencies and trade. This reduces trade risk and international risk exposure. This is Dollarization.
This fostered greater economic integration, and lower currency transaction costs, which also foster trade growth.
Dollar deficits means America is able to purchase goods and services from other nations, while incurring effectively no national costs, especially in today’s electronic currency environment.
Dollarization has One Requirement
Dollarization requires only that America be reasonably responsible in its economic and Federal Budgetary management. It does not require America be exceptional, or even marginally as responsible as other nations. America only needs to be one step above a drunken sailor ..... and maybe two steps above a Barney Frank.
America, governed by both Democrats and Republicans were able to do this for two generations, until Republicans gained true political control of Washington DC. At this point, they acted like Democrats, and Democrats turned treasonous for the sole purpose of regaining their political position.
Thus, Barney Frank was able to acheive what Osama Bin LAdin could only dream of.... destroying western economy and civilization by destroying the western financial system.
Keep The Debate Alive
We can readily see the failings of the Gold Standard. But, we should keep the debate alive. The issues brought up by politicians like Ron Paul are very real, and Americans now know the utter catastrophic failings of the “Barney Frank School of Monetary and Bank Management”.
But, politicians are like old dogs. They have to be reminded daily of their training, and responsibilities, lest they forget. The threat of a Gold Standard kills Liberal Treason, because it prevents such scandalous waste. For no other reason, than preventing such Barney Frank treason, should we keep this debate alive.
E Pluribus Unum!
As people debate the Federal Reserve and the Gold Standard, it is helpful to have some real facts, to have a real and valuable debate.
The Gold Standard provides certainty of value to money, but only if if citizens do not “clip” coins.... a process by which metal based currencies become devalued. This is when individuals would shave the edges off gold or silver coins in order to accumulate greater personal wealth. This debases the currency and can be avoided only when gold currencies are provided only in gold/silver backed certificates, or electronically. Today, marks the first time in mans history that this problem is manageable.
Thus is a real world with real uncertainties, the Gold Standard would provide some increased certainties.
Economic Cycles Defeat the Gold Standard
The Gold Standard has led to many of the great recessions and depressions in American history and in world history. The main issue is it is inflexible, in an economic world that requires adaptation.
The challenge of the Gold Standard is that it prevents expansive monetary policies required in recessions and depressions.
Overall the national gold standards died prior to World War II. This enabled nations to expand their money supplies to continue to float their economies. In short, abandoning the Gold Standard enabled most nations to survive WWII when the Gold Standard would have ended their economies.
The Gold Standard and the Great Depression
Prolongation of the Great Depression Some economic historians, such as American professor Barry Eichengreen, blame the gold standard of the 1920s for prolonging the Great Depression.[6] Others including Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman place some blame at the feet of the Federal Reserve.[7][8]
The gold standard limited the flexibility of central banks' monetary policy by limiting their ability to expand the money supply, and thus their ability to lower interest rates. In the US, the Federal Reserve was required by law to have 40% gold backing of its Federal Reserve demand notes, and thus, could not expand the money supply beyond what was allowed by the gold reserves held in their vaults.[9]
In the early 1930s, the Federal Reserve defended the fixed price of dollars in respect to the gold standard by raising interest rates, trying to increase the demand for dollars. Its commitment and adherence to the gold standard explain why the U.S. did not engage in expansionary monetary policy.
To compete in the international economy, the U.S. maintained high interest rates. This helped attract international investors who bought foreign assets with gold. Higher interest rates intensified the deflationary pressure on the dollar and reduced investment in U.S. banks. Commercial banks also converted Federal Reserve Notes to gold in 1931, reducing the Federal Reserve's gold reserves, and forcing a corresponding reduction in the amount of Federal Reserve Notes in circulation.[10]
This speculative attack on the dollar created a panic in the U.S. banking system. Fearing imminent devaluation of the dollar, many foreign and domestic depositors withdrew funds from U.S. banks to convert them into gold or other assets.[10] The forced contraction of the money supply caused by people removing funds from the banking system during the bank panics resulted in deflation; and even as nominal interest rates dropped, inflation-adjusted real interest rates remained high, rewarding those that held onto money instead of spending it, causing a further slowdown in the economy.[11]
Recovery in the United States was slower than in Britain, in part due to Congressional reluctance to abandon the gold standard and float the U.S. currency as Britain had done.[12] Congress passed the Gold Reserve Act on 30 January 1934; the measure nationalized all gold by ordering the Federal Reserve banks to turn over their supply to the U.S. Treasury. In return the banks received gold certificates to be used as reserves against deposits and Federal Reserve notes. The act also authorized the president to devalue the gold dollar so that it would have no more than 60 percent of its existing weight. Under this authority the president, on 31 January 1934, fixed the value of the gold dollar at 59.06 cents.
6 Eichengreen, Barry (1992) Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression,
1919–1939. Preface.
7 Speech by Ben Bernanke to the Conference to Honor Milton Friedman at University of Chicago,
November 8 2002.
8 WorldNetDaily, March 19 2008.
9 The original Federal Reserve Act provided for a note issue which was to be secured ...
by a 40% reserve in gold
10 "FRB: Speech, Bernanke-Money, Gold, and the Great Depression -March 2, 2004".
Federalreserve.gov. 2004-03-02. http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches
/2004/200403022/default.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
11 "In the 1930s, the United States was in a situation that satisfied the conditions for a liquidity
trap. Over 1929–1933 overnight rates fell to zero, and they remained on the floor through
the 1930's."
12 The European Economy between Wars; Feinstein, Temin, and Toniolo
Source: Wikipedia
In short, introducing the Gold Standard during America's greatest recession since the Great Depression does not seem like a great recipe for economic recovery, and should be rightfully relegated to the "Barney Frank School of Economics".
Gold Standard Advocates Lack
Global Monetary & Economic Understanding.
While few conservatives support global governance, we all seek to exert the greatest American power overseas, at the lowest cost, in order to stabilize our failed world that constantly exists on the brink of total self-destruction. The pre-Barney Frank American Dollar did exactly that.
In fact, pre-Barney Frank, the global America dollar had a negative cost. That is, America was free, and in fact encouraged, to run trade and budget deficits to support expanding more dollars overseas which were required by nations with expanding currencies.
International trade requirements mandate expanding Dollar Reserves by nations by requiring all oil international purchases be done in American Dollars. All IMF transactions must be done in dollars, etc.
We saw this post Cold War when growing Eastern European and ex Soviet puppet states sucked up dollars like Hoover vacuums. Most used dollars to conduct most transactions because their own currencies had been destroyed by socialism. So, they needed free and easy dollar reserves, which we were happy to provide.
Thus, America had achieved what no other nation in history had achieved, a system of tribute for its international governance. Finally, America did so not by forcing begrudging member states, but by their encouragement and demands.
Historically, when Bretton Woods collapsed, nations began pegging their currencies to the dollar - requiring higher dollar reserves - in order to stabilize currencies and trade. This reduces trade risk and international risk exposure. This is Dollarization.
This fostered greater economic integration, and lower currency transaction costs, which also foster trade growth.
Dollar deficits means America is able to purchase goods and services from other nations, while incurring effectively no national costs, especially in today’s electronic currency environment.
Dollarization has One Requirement
Dollarization requires only that America be reasonably responsible in its economic and Federal Budgetary management. It does not require America be exceptional, or even marginally as responsible as other nations. America only needs to be one step above a drunken sailor ..... and maybe two steps above a Barney Frank.
America, governed by both Democrats and Republicans were able to do this for two generations, until Republicans gained true political control of Washington DC. At this point, they acted like Democrats, and Democrats turned treasonous for the sole purpose of regaining their political position.
Thus, Barney Frank was able to acheive what Osama Bin LAdin could only dream of.... destroying western economy and civilization by destroying the western financial system.
Keep The Debate Alive
We can readily see the failings of the Gold Standard. But, we should keep the debate alive. The issues brought up by politicians like Ron Paul are very real, and Americans now know the utter catastrophic failings of the “Barney Frank School of Monetary and Bank Management”.
But, politicians are like old dogs. They have to be reminded daily of their training, and responsibilities, lest they forget. The threat of a Gold Standard kills Liberal Treason, because it prevents such scandalous waste. For no other reason, than preventing such Barney Frank treason, should we keep this debate alive.
E Pluribus Unum!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The Unanimous Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen United States of America
The Unanimous Declaration of Independence
of the Thirteen United States of America
of the Thirteen United States of America
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. --Such has been the patient sufferance of these colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former systems of government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.
He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of representation in the legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise; the state remaining in the meantime exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavored to prevent the population of these states; for that purpose obstructing the laws for naturalization of foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migration hither, and raising the conditions of new appropriations of lands.
He has obstructed the administration of justice, by refusing his assent to laws for establishing judiciary powers.
He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies without the consent of our legislature.
He has affected to render the military independent of and superior to civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by mock trial, from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these states:
For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing taxes on us without our consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury:
For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses:
For abolishing the free system of English laws in a neighboring province, establishing therein an arbitrary government, and enlarging its boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule in these colonies:
For taking away our charters, abolishing our most valuable laws, and altering fundamentally the forms of our governments:
For suspending our own legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection and waging war against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow citizens taken captive on the high seas to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare, is undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
In every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms: our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have we been wanting in attention to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, enemies in war, in peace friends.
We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the name, and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, that these united colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do. And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.
New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton
Massachusetts: John Hancock, Samual Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry
Rhode Island: Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery
Connecticut: Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott
New York: William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris
New Jersey: Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark
Pennsylvania: Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross
Delaware: Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean
Maryland: Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Virginia: George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton
North Carolina: William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn
South Carolina: Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton
Georgia: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
Source: The Pennsylvania Packet, July 8, 1776
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The Big Three Conservative Candidates
Our Big Three Choices
October, 2011
Conservatives are in a good position to go forward with saving America. We have a line of good candidates, clear understanding of the changes required to Recapture and Re-establish a Free America, as well as Restore it to its glory as the Brightly Lit City on the Hill!
The current Patriot POTUS Primary choices are shaping up as:
2 Rick Perry - Conservative State Governor, a moderate conservative, has direct Border experience, significant Illegal Alien experience, politically savvy, good looking, able to rouse emotions, poor debater, determined, supports Israel, espouses Christian Faith, clearly understands and supports smaller less intrusive government, healthy with no health problems.
Weaknesses - Gardasil, Border Strategy (to conservatives), In-state Tuition (to conservatives), no current economic reformation, redevelopment and recovery plan.
3 Herman Cain - Great business experience, knows Federal Reserve, able to work with others, very smart, good looking, articulate, inspirational, inspirational speaker, very solid faith, solid economic, simple easy to understand reformation, redevelopment and recovery plan; clearly understands and supports smaller less intrusive government, hates ObamaCare and clearly understand its impact on workers and employers. In short, what is there that is not to like, or respect about this great American Patriot?!
Weaknesses - No Political Experience, minimal international experience, recovered from Stage IV Cancer.
Unknowns - Governor Christie - A pragmatic Governor of a liberal state, an outspoken fighter, what we see is what we get. Leans very liberal on many issues.
Blessings to All American Patriots! Ours is a just and good fight!
October, 2011
Conservatives are in a good position to go forward with saving America. We have a line of good candidates, clear understanding of the changes required to Recapture and Re-establish a Free America, as well as Restore it to its glory as the Brightly Lit City on the Hill!
The current Patriot POTUS Primary choices are shaping up as:
1 Mit Romney - Liberal State Governor, able to work with Liberals, smart, good looking, articulate, good debater, Wall Street experience, saved Salt Lake City Olympics (no small achievement), private but apparently solid faith, well developed economic reformation, redevelopment and recovery plan, will provide IMMEDIATE ObamaCare Waivers for all 50 states (I do think he should make the few states that pushed ObamaCare go through with their wishes), healthy with no health problems.
Weaknesses - RomneyCare, Governor in Liberal State (numerous capitulations), abortion, position on government size unknown.
Weaknesses - RomneyCare, Governor in Liberal State (numerous capitulations), abortion, position on government size unknown.
2 Rick Perry - Conservative State Governor, a moderate conservative, has direct Border experience, significant Illegal Alien experience, politically savvy, good looking, able to rouse emotions, poor debater, determined, supports Israel, espouses Christian Faith, clearly understands and supports smaller less intrusive government, healthy with no health problems.
Weaknesses - Gardasil, Border Strategy (to conservatives), In-state Tuition (to conservatives), no current economic reformation, redevelopment and recovery plan.
3 Herman Cain - Great business experience, knows Federal Reserve, able to work with others, very smart, good looking, articulate, inspirational, inspirational speaker, very solid faith, solid economic, simple easy to understand reformation, redevelopment and recovery plan; clearly understands and supports smaller less intrusive government, hates ObamaCare and clearly understand its impact on workers and employers. In short, what is there that is not to like, or respect about this great American Patriot?!
Weaknesses - No Political Experience, minimal international experience, recovered from Stage IV Cancer.
Unknowns - Governor Christie - A pragmatic Governor of a liberal state, an outspoken fighter, what we see is what we get. Leans very liberal on many issues.
Blessings to All American Patriots! Ours is a just and good fight!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
What kind of tax governor was Rick Perry?
RE: Gov. Rick Perry says he has a track record of not raising taxes
by Politifact.com (Click on above link to read article)
"Perry's response: "Well, but I've got a track record of that too. We don't raise taxes."
Later, Smith asked: "So you don't believe that at any time that anybody reasonably could look over the last 10 years and identify anything where a tax went up?" Perry agreed.
We wondered whether Perry had accurately recited his track record as governor.
After asking his campaign to elaborate, we took up a basic question: Has Perry signed tax hikes into law?
Boy howdy, yes."
SILENCE DOGOOD's ANALYSIS:
"I rate this review as pathetic partisan ideological extremist BS."
After you read the summary below, tell me that he was not acting as a good and effective governor, properly and responsibly managing his State.
Like him or hate him, let’s just be honest. That is what responsible Patriots do.
Honest Patriots know that there is no free lunch. Like government or hate it, we need some government and it must be paid for. So, we all agree to be taxed and governed to some degree. Now it is up to us to choose the individual who will be most responsible and effective in managing these twin-joined evils.
The article noted that Perry raised Cigarette taxes (oh, yeah, that’s a business killer! NOT!) A $1.41 a pack Sin Tax increase and the funds reduced School property taxes... so, if you really want to be accurate, it was revenue neutral. He then allowed applying the tax to smokeless tobacco... again that seems more like a fairness issue than a tax increase. That also pays for doctors to practice in rural areas.
Then he raised taxes on fireworks by 2% to pay for rural fire departments..... again... a necessary evil. (House Bill 3667, June 16, 2001)
Raised a 1% tax on nitrogen oxide emissions - stopping a serious pollution... ok, that’s an actual tax, but I classify as similar to a Sin Tax (Senate Bill 5), June 15, 2001 and modified this... House Bill 1365 (June 22, 2003). the net numbers remained nominal.
Reformed the franchise tax, and apply it to companies that avoided the old corporate franchise tax. Let’s face the fact, fairness is an important doctrine in taxes. Virtually everyone in a group must pay some taxes, if not similar taxes for similar benefits. And, this change was said to be a net decrease. I don't have numbers, but if that is true, that makes this articles belligerence bewildering. Is it their job to report, or to unduly influence?
Perry reformed used car sale taxes, again making the taxes fair. Hardly abusive.
Now, with all these “increases” he also reduced property taxes. So, again, they are revenue neutral, positively fair, and they reduce property taxes which is highly beneficial.
Unemployment Insurance went up, but that is an auto-pilot program and happens regardless of who is governor...and, in fact, when unemployment goes down, so with this tax.
In short, this article is filled with baseless complaints. We might not agree with every action, but they increased fairness, reduced individual taxes and reduced property taxes, while being revenue neutral.
My analysis:
by Politifact.com (Click on above link to read article)
Later, Smith asked: "So you don't believe that at any time that anybody reasonably could look over the last 10 years and identify anything where a tax went up?" Perry agreed.
We wondered whether Perry had accurately recited his track record as governor.
After asking his campaign to elaborate, we took up a basic question: Has Perry signed tax hikes into law?
Boy howdy, yes."
SILENCE DOGOOD's ANALYSIS:
"I rate this review as pathetic partisan ideological extremist BS."
After you read the summary below, tell me that he was not acting as a good and effective governor, properly and responsibly managing his State.
Like him or hate him, let’s just be honest. That is what responsible Patriots do.
Honest Patriots know that there is no free lunch. Like government or hate it, we need some government and it must be paid for. So, we all agree to be taxed and governed to some degree. Now it is up to us to choose the individual who will be most responsible and effective in managing these twin-joined evils.
The article noted that Perry raised Cigarette taxes (oh, yeah, that’s a business killer! NOT!) A $1.41 a pack Sin Tax increase and the funds reduced School property taxes... so, if you really want to be accurate, it was revenue neutral. He then allowed applying the tax to smokeless tobacco... again that seems more like a fairness issue than a tax increase. That also pays for doctors to practice in rural areas.
Then he raised taxes on fireworks by 2% to pay for rural fire departments..... again... a necessary evil. (House Bill 3667, June 16, 2001)
Raised a 1% tax on nitrogen oxide emissions - stopping a serious pollution... ok, that’s an actual tax, but I classify as similar to a Sin Tax (Senate Bill 5), June 15, 2001 and modified this... House Bill 1365 (June 22, 2003). the net numbers remained nominal.
Reformed the franchise tax, and apply it to companies that avoided the old corporate franchise tax. Let’s face the fact, fairness is an important doctrine in taxes. Virtually everyone in a group must pay some taxes, if not similar taxes for similar benefits. And, this change was said to be a net decrease. I don't have numbers, but if that is true, that makes this articles belligerence bewildering. Is it their job to report, or to unduly influence?
Perry reformed used car sale taxes, again making the taxes fair. Hardly abusive.
Now, with all these “increases” he also reduced property taxes. So, again, they are revenue neutral, positively fair, and they reduce property taxes which is highly beneficial.
Unemployment Insurance went up, but that is an auto-pilot program and happens regardless of who is governor...and, in fact, when unemployment goes down, so with this tax.
In short, this article is filled with baseless complaints. We might not agree with every action, but they increased fairness, reduced individual taxes and reduced property taxes, while being revenue neutral.
My analysis:
"Perry acted as a good, responsible and competent governor in managing the necessary evil of taxes. "
Monday, August 15, 2011
Tea Party represents America!
Tea Party represents America
says Gallop Poll!
A March 26, 2011 USA Today/Gallup poll showed that 28% of American adults support the Tea Party movement, while separately, 37% of Americans view the Tea Party movement favorably and 40% unfavorably, with 33% having No Opinion.
While the Tea Party leans conservative and Republican, their demographics best mirror American demographics compared to liberal parties... by far!
Further, while the Tea Party came out against Big Government, Inc. and Obama’s Trillion Dollar pay-offs to Unions and Liberal Special Interests, they are nearly uniformly against ObamaCare (87%) and Abortion (67%) verses the average American who is 50% and 46% against these issues.
So, next time a Liberal attacks the Tea Party for their bias, note the radicalism of their own movement of hate and destruction!
Original Poll Link: Gallop Tea Party Poll
In the 2008 Election Obama won:
43% of the white vote
67% of the Hispanic vote
as well as:
95% of Black Vote
66% of Under- 30's
71% of First Time voters
63% of Asian voters
78% of Jewish voters
66% of single voters
These numbers show how Obama has been backed ONLY by Special Interests, and naive-easily-mislead-young voters, while specifically attacking Christians and White America, and blaming each and both for all of America’s problems - an accusation promulgated by all tyrants and extremists (sic - Hitler, Stalin, Castro, Chavez, etc)
To better understand other hateful liberal lies about conservatives and their supposed prejudice look at these truth telling numbers:
Blessings, My Fellow Open-minded, America-Loving Patriots!
says Gallop Poll!
A March 26, 2011 USA Today/Gallup poll showed that 28% of American adults support the Tea Party movement, while separately, 37% of Americans view the Tea Party movement favorably and 40% unfavorably, with 33% having No Opinion.
While the Tea Party leans conservative and Republican, their demographics best mirror American demographics compared to liberal parties... by far!
Further, while the Tea Party came out against Big Government, Inc. and Obama’s Trillion Dollar pay-offs to Unions and Liberal Special Interests, they are nearly uniformly against ObamaCare (87%) and Abortion (67%) verses the average American who is 50% and 46% against these issues.
So, next time a Liberal attacks the Tea Party for their bias, note the radicalism of their own movement of hate and destruction!
Original Poll Link: Gallop Tea Party Poll
In the 2008 Election Obama won:
43% of the white vote
67% of the Hispanic vote
as well as:
95% of Black Vote
66% of Under- 30's
71% of First Time voters
63% of Asian voters
78% of Jewish voters
66% of single voters
These numbers show how Obama has been backed ONLY by Special Interests, and naive-easily-mislead-young voters, while specifically attacking Christians and White America, and blaming each and both for all of America’s problems - an accusation promulgated by all tyrants and extremists (sic - Hitler, Stalin, Castro, Chavez, etc)
To better understand other hateful liberal lies about conservatives and their supposed prejudice look at these truth telling numbers:
by Silence Dogood, Patriot
Blessings, My Fellow Open-minded, America-Loving Patriots!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Bunker Hill and the Phoenix Americanus
A Big Win for Patriotic Freedom Loving Americans
While I am still gathering information it seems that Republicans (and, American Patriots) came away with 6 big wins:
1) DEFUND OBAMACARE
2) DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD
3) DEFUND NPR
4) $32 BB in cuts (in theory, at least)
5) Public Congressional & Senate Votes on each Issue
6) Factually showing Democrats as unwilling to pursue responsible governance
Remember, Democrats, with their 2/3rds majority in both Houses had 18 months to pass a budget, and hadn’t and they clearly obstructed this effort with claims that the 0.86% in Budget Cuts are "draconian"!
Seriously! Only the most hateful, kool aide drinking liberal will buy this tripe and deny that the Dems are the problem. Them and true real life, brain dead “Jay Walkers” (Leno) who can tell us exactly the up-to-date American Idol standings and latest Snookie scandal, but can’t seem to find “America” on a world map.
For Patriots, this is actually a huge strategic victory, despite its seemingly insignificant budget cuts - much like the Patriots’ Bunker Hill loss, which actually cleared the way for the American victory and freedom years later.
The Battle of Bunker Hill (and Breed's Hill) was won by the British, but at such a great cost that they implemented two failed strategies that cost them the war.
First, they immediately evacuated Boston for the remainder of the war. They knew they could only conquer and hold Boston if they conquered the rest of the Colonies, first. To do so, they pursued a sectional strategy to divide the colonies in two (a “house divided”) and split their thin troop resources to do so.
Cornwallis never left the south until Washington was able to defeat him with the slow arriving French Navy.
Second, the British concluded that the unique kinship New Englander brothers, uncle and cousins had to protecting each other in battle existed in other colonies. Thus, England decided they would never fight unless they were assured an overwhelming victory. This is why Washington, a fairly good war general, could not win most battles. Just the fact the British were fighting meant they concluded they had overwhelming resources and positions against Washington. And, often they truly did.
Thus, the British lost the Revolutionary War because of failed strategies forced upon them by their "win" at Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill).
Back to yesterday’s Budget Battle, the Dems protected themselves against real budget cuts for the moment, but I believe they have now lost the entire liberal war for ObamaCare, against real entitlement reform, socialist debased spending, socialized governance, and more.
Beginning now, Democrats will have to go on record with real votes, and real budgets determined by real debates, in public - something called democratic transparency that they tried to eradicate. They will then be held accountable in the 2012 elections for their public votes and nationally destructive advocations.
Patriotic Congress will now push strategically weakened Democrats to reform Medicare, Medicaid, taxes, and cut $100-200 Billion/year of non-military spending. These successes will happen more and more, all while Obama attacks Republicans more and more for fixing our embarrassing and fatal national problems. Open minded independents will continue to flee as they see him for who he really is.
Next month Republicans and Tea Partiers will have another "bite at the apple" when the Federal Government reaches its statutory debt limit. They are in a strong position to push even harder for more concessions.
Liberals are cooling to Obama. I think that after this Budget debacle; the experience of the 2/3rds Democrat Majority not passing a Budget FOR 18 MONTHS; Obama’s initiation of the Libyan War WITH NO PLAN OR PUBLIC REASONING, or CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL; the on-going Middle East Meltdown; out of control sky high gas prices; his pursuing Gitmo Military Trials; ongoing Iraq obfuscation; his now incurring 60% of all war casualties since the beginning of the Afghanistan; and incurring the loss of forced government collections of Union Dues; ObamaCare being illegally foisted on America and now defunded, (nevermind the upcoming Supreme Court ruling ObamaCare as unConstitutionality); the dozen of so states mandating proof of citizenship for POTUS election; and more.... the liberal ardor for this inexperienced, undocumented, two-faced, Community Organizer will drop to unprecedented historic ho-hum levels.
Further, with lackluster support by Zombie Unions and liberal media, the “Jay Walkers” wont even know there’s an election in 2012, never mind who to vote for.
What does my cracked crystal ball show?
1 Continued 2012 GOP electoral success;
2 a new president in 2012
3 further erosion of the Union death grip on the Public Trough and Taxpayer wallet (thus lower Democratic donations and election day free labor)
4 and possibly, finally, the beginning of the successful, long awaited Patriotic resurrection of that rarest of political birds, the “Phoenix Americanus”.
What do we Patriots have to do?
1 Keep pushing forward, now with even greater determination!
Blessings, my fellow Patriots! Now onto 2012!
While I am still gathering information it seems that Republicans (and, American Patriots) came away with 6 big wins:
1) DEFUND OBAMACARE
2) DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD
3) DEFUND NPR
4) $32 BB in cuts (in theory, at least)
5) Public Congressional & Senate Votes on each Issue
6) Factually showing Democrats as unwilling to pursue responsible governance
Remember, Democrats, with their 2/3rds majority in both Houses had 18 months to pass a budget, and hadn’t and they clearly obstructed this effort with claims that the 0.86% in Budget Cuts are "draconian"!
Seriously! Only the most hateful, kool aide drinking liberal will buy this tripe and deny that the Dems are the problem. Them and true real life, brain dead “Jay Walkers” (Leno) who can tell us exactly the up-to-date American Idol standings and latest Snookie scandal, but can’t seem to find “America” on a world map.
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| Monument to the Battle of Bunker Hill & Breeds Hill, Boston, MA |
For Patriots, this is actually a huge strategic victory, despite its seemingly insignificant budget cuts - much like the Patriots’ Bunker Hill loss, which actually cleared the way for the American victory and freedom years later.
The Battle of Bunker Hill (and Breed's Hill) was won by the British, but at such a great cost that they implemented two failed strategies that cost them the war.
First, they immediately evacuated Boston for the remainder of the war. They knew they could only conquer and hold Boston if they conquered the rest of the Colonies, first. To do so, they pursued a sectional strategy to divide the colonies in two (a “house divided”) and split their thin troop resources to do so.
Cornwallis never left the south until Washington was able to defeat him with the slow arriving French Navy.
Second, the British concluded that the unique kinship New Englander brothers, uncle and cousins had to protecting each other in battle existed in other colonies. Thus, England decided they would never fight unless they were assured an overwhelming victory. This is why Washington, a fairly good war general, could not win most battles. Just the fact the British were fighting meant they concluded they had overwhelming resources and positions against Washington. And, often they truly did.
Thus, the British lost the Revolutionary War because of failed strategies forced upon them by their "win" at Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill).
Beginning now, Democrats will have to go on record with real votes, and real budgets determined by real debates, in public - something called democratic transparency that they tried to eradicate. They will then be held accountable in the 2012 elections for their public votes and nationally destructive advocations.
Patriotic Congress will now push strategically weakened Democrats to reform Medicare, Medicaid, taxes, and cut $100-200 Billion/year of non-military spending. These successes will happen more and more, all while Obama attacks Republicans more and more for fixing our embarrassing and fatal national problems. Open minded independents will continue to flee as they see him for who he really is.
Next month Republicans and Tea Partiers will have another "bite at the apple" when the Federal Government reaches its statutory debt limit. They are in a strong position to push even harder for more concessions.
Liberals are cooling to Obama. I think that after this Budget debacle; the experience of the 2/3rds Democrat Majority not passing a Budget FOR 18 MONTHS; Obama’s initiation of the Libyan War WITH NO PLAN OR PUBLIC REASONING, or CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL; the on-going Middle East Meltdown; out of control sky high gas prices; his pursuing Gitmo Military Trials; ongoing Iraq obfuscation; his now incurring 60% of all war casualties since the beginning of the Afghanistan; and incurring the loss of forced government collections of Union Dues; ObamaCare being illegally foisted on America and now defunded, (nevermind the upcoming Supreme Court ruling ObamaCare as unConstitutionality); the dozen of so states mandating proof of citizenship for POTUS election; and more.... the liberal ardor for this inexperienced, undocumented, two-faced, Community Organizer will drop to unprecedented historic ho-hum levels.
Further, with lackluster support by Zombie Unions and liberal media, the “Jay Walkers” wont even know there’s an election in 2012, never mind who to vote for.
What does my cracked crystal ball show?
1 Continued 2012 GOP electoral success;
2 a new president in 2012
3 further erosion of the Union death grip on the Public Trough and Taxpayer wallet (thus lower Democratic donations and election day free labor)
4 and possibly, finally, the beginning of the successful, long awaited Patriotic resurrection of that rarest of political birds, the “Phoenix Americanus”.
What do we Patriots have to do?
1 Keep pushing forward, now with even greater determination!
- Remember, it is not who is ahead mid-race, but who crosses the finish line ahead!
- In initiating his POTUS campaign, Lincoln noted, "A house divided against itself cannot stand,"
- Hammering people who MIGHT disagree only pushes them away, regardless of our accuracy. Patiently inform other thinking Americans of the real world facts.
- For example, 61% of Hispanics support Arizona, and disagree with Illegal Immigration. But, almost all hate Conservative attacks on Hispanics... legal or illegal. Sharron Angle’s ethnic slurs and attacks cost America the sacking of Harry Reid, and look where we are now... wasting our time and resources fighting him!
- America needs a miracle. Fortunately our great Christian Nation was founded to worship our God who is in the miracle business!
“Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn,
and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.”
Hosea 6:1
Blessings, my fellow Patriots! Now onto 2012!
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