Nancy Pelosi Emasculates the Power of Impeachment

 🇺🇸 Four “punishments” that are a badge of courage 🇺🇸

(1) Being arrested by Hitler’s Gestapo

(2) Being sent to the Gulag by Stalin

(3)  Being sent to a reeducation camp by Mao

(4)  Being impeached by Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats

Save America Rally

 🇺🇸 Save America Rally 🇺🇸

Yes, I was there and I am proud to have shown President Trump my support for him and his love for America.

What did I see at the “Save America Rally”?

Let me first say, I did not meet everyone and I was not everywhere, but I did meet many great people and I walked around many places.

The people I saw, met, and talked to were nice people.  The Trump supporters I met reminded me of the people you might meet at a Cracker Barrel or Golden Corral or a New York Giants or Yankees game.

The people were not rowdy or violent.  They were nice people there to support a Great American President and to show their concerns with the 2020 election and the direction America is headed toward.

Now let me say, I have watched little “news” recently and so I’m not familiar with the latest misinformation coming out of the news and improved US Pravda.  I don’t watch or listen  because it feels too much like the Nazi and Soviet propaganda I learned about in the America I grew up in.

When I glanced at one article in my “news” feed it used words like “insurrection” and “mob violence” to describe the Save America Rally.

Insurrection?  Mob Violence?  Again, I wasn’t everywhere, but to suggest the rally I attended and observed was in any way shape or form engaged in insurrection is simply absurd.

Violence and insurrection is not conducted by the unarmed men and women I was surrounded by.

You say, “But Ken, you weren’t on the steps of the Capitol building where the violence took place.  It was a mob!  It was violent!”

To you I say, you are right, I was not on the steps, but do you remember the murder, looting, arson, violence committed over the summer?  Hmmm?  It took place for weeks, there was hundreds of millions of dollars of destruction, dozens of people died, cars and buildings were burned, statues were torn down, stores were looted, good American people of every race, color, and creed were terrorized by these VIOLENT TERRORISTS.

I also need to remind you what we were told about these VIOLENT TERRORISTS by our mainstream media.

We were told:  There is “social unrest”.  We were told “most of the protesters are peaceful protesters”.  We were told Black Lives Matters are peaceful protesters, but they have been “infiltrated by Antifa”.  In others words, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, The NY Times, The Washington Post, and Rino Republicans like Mitt Romney differentiated between VIOLENT TERRORISTS and those people who were protesting against police brutality.

Ask yourself this, has CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, The NY Times, The Washington Post, Fox News, The Weekly Standard, and the Deep State apologists made the same distinction between the Trump supporters I met and was surrounded by and the people who entered the Capitol building?

Of course not.  

The media is fomenting hate against peace loving Americans like me.  They label people like me and the people I was surrounded by as violent, hateful, insurrectionists, and dangerous.

The mainstream media’s actions and claims are totally absurd and dangerous to the safety of peace loving Americans. 

I am proud to have attended the Save America Rally.   Yes - Proud!  

I was there with thousands of Americans who love America!  It was a GREAT experience for me and tens of thousands of peace loving Americans.

The truth is, America needs to turn away from the road we are headed down.  The road of censorship, The road the Democrats, the media, and the deep state is leading us down is DANGEROUS.

As to the people who broke any laws at the Capitol.  They knew the consequences of breaking the law.

One person was shot and killed.  

Many have been or will be arrested.  

These people took action that 99.99% of the people at the Save America Rally never would have.  For sure, their  actions paled in comparison to the VIOLENT TERRORISM over the summer, but it was still illegal and should not have been done.

You will not hear me defend their actions, like CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, The NY Times, The Washington Post, and many of my liberal friends defended VIOLENT TERRORISTS over the summer.

Our country needs prayer and God’s Grace, because of what the Democrats, elites, and deep state are doing to our once great country.  If you know history, which I do, we are starting to live like the working class in Nazi Germany and like the peasants in Maoist China and Stalinist Russia (USSR).

God help us.  🙏

ObamaCare for Liberals...

ObamaCare for Liberals...

There are many people who are concerned about the price and quality of healthcare.  Because of this, liberals have come up with a "solution".  However, the problem with liberal “solutions” to anything is – they almost always make the problem worse. I say “almost” only because I’m sure there was a time or two when they did solve some problem – I just have never heard of one - but I digress.  Liberals call their "solution" healthcare - Obamacare.

Before we get into how Obamacare will make healthcare worse? First, you need to understand why Obamacare was implemented. It was implemented to “solve” the problem of increasing healthcare costs. Remember this – this is important.

Let’s look at the liberal’s track record of "solving" problems - liberals hate that – this is when they start calling conservatives names. Liberals have tried many times to control the costs of various products/services over the years – and they have failed – over and over again.

Do you remember when liberals, via the government, “solved” the high price of gas in the 1970’s? The liberal “solution” was to put price controls on gas. This “solution” resulted in gas rationing; people were limited to how much gas they could buy and they could only purchase gas on odd or even numbered days. This was the time when people waited in lines for hours to get their ration of gas. It’s also the time when gas siphoning became the latest fad – which coincidentally was a boom for Democrat voters.

Do you know about the time when liberals, via the NY City government, “solved” the high price of apartment rents? The liberal “solution” was to implement rent control. This is when apartments in the South Bronx and many other areas in NY began to look like a 3^rd World Nation. Building after building was burnt down because landlords could make more money from the evil insurance companies (when their buildings burnt down) than they could by renting apartments to people. Remember those people the liberals were trying to help? They now had nice comfy refrigerator boxes to live in.

Do you remember, recently, when the liberals, via government, “solved” the high price of flu vaccines? The liberal “solution” was to put price controls on flu vaccines.

This “solution” resulted in there not being enough flu vaccine to go around – this liberal “solution” probably killed people – or, at least, gave a lot of people the runs.

Do you remember, recently, when the liberals in California, decided the price of electricity was too high? The liberal “solution” was to put price controls on electricity. This is when California had rolling blackouts and brownouts.

These are just a few of the more widely known examples of what happens when liberals try to “solve” problems.

The latest liberal “solution” to a real problem – is Obamacare. Healthcare costs in this country is a problem which needs to be addressed by adults – not by liberals. Liberals don’t “solve” problems – they create them. Obamacare, will make the healthcare cost problem – WORSE! I’ll let you contemplate what I mean by worse and why I say so – helpful hit – look above at previous examples of liberals trying to "help" the little guy; people waiting for gas, people who had no place to live because of all the burnt down apartment buildings, rolling blackouts, etc.

Obamacare – will make healthcare much worse! And when it gets worse – Obama will blame the rich and the Republicans and, sadly, there will be people who will believe him.

If people vote for Obama because he and they are for Gay Marriage and partial birth abortion – I can understand that because - he will and has fought for Gay Marriage and Partial Birth Abortion.

But for those people who vote for Obama because he’ll lower the price of healthcare – that is just plain “silly” J

And although I love to tell people "I told you so" after the fact – our country and our children cannot afford to allow Barack Obama to continue to “solve” our problems.

Now onto my next project - whooping someone I know in a game of "Words with Liberal Friends or ex-Friends"!

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Would Democrats Sell their Mothers into Slavery?

Those of you who read my blog know I am a Mitt Romney supporter. Based on his experience, his political views, and his temperament I believe he has the best chance of beating Barak Obama. Based on recent news stories and polls it appears a plurality of Iowans agree with me; I say this because all indications are that Romney will win the Iowa Caucus(es). This is encouraging because it tells me Republicans won’t waste their votes on a protest candidate; it tells me Republicans won’t be “McCained” again; and it indicates that Republicans aren’t willing to play Russian roulette with America’s (and their children’s) future like they did in 2008.

By now, everyone knows why I’m for Mitt Romney but do you know why I am so passionately against Obama and the Democrats? No? Well, you’re about to find out.

Before I get into the details, I need to talk to my a-political friends.

I know you don’t follow politics, I know you find it boring, I know you consider all politicians to be the same, I know you believe they are all corrupt. I know all this, but you’re wrong, all politicians are not the same and all political parties are not the same! The Democrat and Republican Parties are different. The Democratic Party has evolved into the “America Sucks” Party and President Barak Obama is the “America Really Sucks” President. Obama’s 2012 campaign slogan is going to be “Yes, America Sucks but it would Really Suck More if I wasn’t president!” Because of this the Democrats need to be defeated at the poles in November.

My a-political friend - you are needed in this fight - yes fight! We need everyone who cares about this country and their children’s future to fight against the Democrats and Barak Obama!

The Democrats and Barak Obama have their hands on the lever and they are about to flush our country down the toilet!

Barak Obama and the leaders of the Democratic Party are more interested in power than in the present or future well being of the United States or your children. Democratic leaders like, Barak Obama, Nancy Pelozi, Harry Reed, Barney Frank, Rahm Emanual, David Axelrod, and many others would sell their mother’s into slavery if it meant they would stay in power. No, this is not hyperbole - they would sell their mother’s into slavery in exchange for becoming President, Senator, Representative, Secretary of State, or head of the FDA - well maybe not for the head of the FDA but for the other positions their mothers should consider skipping the next family get-together.

The leaders of the Democratic Party, with absolute complicity from the main stream media, manipulate the poor and the uninformed on a daily basis. These two groups, along with political and legislative payoffs to unions and well connected businesses, plus gerrymandering, have been enough for the Democrats to win election after election when their policies go against the common sense of all sensible people.

In case you’re not aware of this - our country is disintegrating financially. We need to take serious steps to get our financial house in order. We need to take these steps very quickly - our time is running out! Every serious person understands that fundamental financial change is needed if this country is going to be the “Shining city upon a hill” that Ronald Reagan once talked about. We don’t look like a Shining city right now - we look more like an Opium smoking drug addict and our dealer is China and Barak is lighting us up. We are addicted to borrowing their money and like a drug addict we need to stop right now. To stop our addiction to China’s money we need to grow up and act like adults - we need to control our appetite for spending. The changes which need to take place include the following:

 Tax Reform
 Social Security Reform
 Medicare Reform
 Medicaid Reform
 Immigration Control
 Unemployment Insurance Reform
 Nuclear Power Plants
 Oil Pipelines
 Oil Drilling
 Eliminate Federal Cabinet Departments

Obviously I haven’t gone into any detail related to these issues because I’d bore my a-political friends to death (I know, too late) but I will summarize them very succinctly. The government needs to spend less then it takes in through taxes. But why haven’t our political “leaders” made any of these common sense changes?

Why haven’t they made decisions to reduce spending on these issues?

Why haven’t they reformed taxes?

Why haven’t they allowed the Keystone Pipeline to be built?

Why haven’t they allowed any nuclear power plants to be built?

Why haven’t they made reasonable modifications to Social Security?

Why haven’t the controlled our borders?

Why? Why? Why?

The liberal media says it’s because the Republicans and Democrats refuse to work together. I’m here to say - nothing can be further from the truth. The truth is - it’s the Democrats that refuse to make these changes. Yes - the Democrats - and only the Democrats! It is the fault of Barak Obama and the Democrat leaders in the house and senate. PERIOD! The Democrats don’t want to make these changes. They have repeatedly refused to make any of these common sense changes.

Democrats do NOT want to reform taxes, they don’t want to reform social security, they don’t want to secure the borders, they don’t want to build pipelines, they don’t want to build power plants - in short - they don’t want to do anything that will help this country.

Why don’t Democrats want to help this country? It’s because, to a Democrat, it’s much more important to be reelected than it is to help our country and our children’s future. They have small cliques of constituents who don’t want these things passed and they know they can rely on the liberal media to cover-up their culpability in the matter.

If you doubt me on this - consider the Keystone Pipeline issue. Do you know the story about Keystone? If you don’t, let me know, I’ll give you the full, unadulterated truth. It’s the epitome of the liberal media covering up the anti-American Democrats at work - screwing American’s in exchange for the environmental freak vote.

So, in conclusion, yes, it’s true, Democrats would sell their mothers into slavery if it would keep them in power. This is why it’s important for the Republicans to nominate someone who can win - and why all you a-political people need to get into the game - our country and, more importantly, our children need you!

Mitt Romney is the next Ronald Reagan...

Recently, I’ve learned how Joseph Merrick (the Elephant Man) must have felt like when he screamed, “I am not an animal...” Over the past few weeks, since I’ve announced my support for Mitt Romney, I’ve been subject to a barrage of verbal abuse from my conservative friends. In fact, at times I’ve been tempted to scuttle away while screaming, “I am not a sell out, I am a human being!”

Unlike Joseph Merrick, I have decided not to scuttle along and accept the insults and derisive comments which have been directed toward me. Why? Because - I'm right! Yes, I'm right again. ;) As i've stated previously, Mitt Romney has the best chance of defeating Barak Obama! Newt Gingrich will lose, Ron Paul will lose, and the rest of the candidates will make the race too close for comfort.

But, again, why Romney? For those of you who don’t realize it - Mitt Romney is conservative. In fact, he is VERY conservative. Many people refer to him as moderate and some even ridiculously refer to him as a liberal Republican - nothing could be further from the truth. Since when is a candidate who believes in lower taxes, smaller government, secure borders, energy independence, a strong military, federalism, and conservative Supreme Court justices - considered to be moderate or liberal? I challenge anyone to point to anyone of his stated policies which indicates he is liberal or moderate.

Also, for those of you who don’t realize it - Mitt Romney is an outsider. He has never worked in Washington DC, he is not a darling of the Republican establishment, and he’s certainly not a friend of the liberal establishment. I’ve never seen an example of him receiving or giving political favors from or to any Washington insiders. I challenge anyone to provide an example of how Mitt Romney has benefited from his inside the beltway political relationships. Has he received $1.6m from any quasi-government organization in exchange for him pedaling his influence? Not that I can see.

Additionally, for those of you who are easily manipulated when the words “flip flop” are applied to conservative politicians by the liberal media; isn’t it okay to flip flop if your new position(s) is/are conservative. Personally, I’m glad Ronald Reagan flip flopped from the Democrat to the Republican party. I’m glad Bill Clinton flip flopped on welfare reform and signed the Republican welfare reform legislation. I’m glad Barak Obama flip flopped on Guantanamo. On the issues Mitt Romney has allegedly flip flopped on - has he changed from conservative to liberal positions or has he become more conservative?

If my comparing Romney to Reagan is tempting you to use the line, “I knew Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan was a friend of mine...Mitt Romney is no Ronald Reagan” - I have a few points. Mitt Romney is as conservative as Ronald Reagan! Yes, I said he’s as conservative as Reagan! On issue by issue - Romney is as conservative as our own Ronaldus Magnus!

Now, let me tell you one more way Romney is similar to Reagan - Romney doesn’t scare moderates or independents. That’s right, it’s important for conservative Republicans not to be scary. Why? Because the liberal media WILL demonize the Republican candidate and try to make people think he or she eats children. I remember very clearly how the liberal media tried to demonize Reagan when he ran for the presidency in 1979. Why didn’t it work? Because when people watched and listened to Reagan they could see he was a decent guy - and they ignored the media. In the same way, Romney doesn’t scare people; he’s a nice guy and so it will be difficult for the liberal media to demonize him.

Sorry, but I need to make this next point, because it’s critical for conservatives to accept. It is very easy for the liberal media to demonize Newt Gingrich. Why? Because HE LOOKS EVIL! Newt, although he might be the nicest man in the world, has a face which (with a little help from the liberal media) will give children nightmares. He is the human incarnation of a character from Underdog - Simon Bar Sinister. Yes, it’s sad but true, looks do matter in a presidential election. But not to worry - Republicans have several MORE conservative candidates than Gingrich running this year.

Okay, back to my Reagan comparison. Another way Romney is similar to Reagan is how he can articulate the conservative message. When you listen to Romney explain and defend his positions on the issues it becomes very apparent he has a deep knowledge and understanding of the issues. For some unknown reason it has been a challenge recently for Republicans to nominate candidates who can speak in complete sentences. Do you remember how George H.W. Bush mangled the English language? Do you remember how George W. Bush mangled the English language? We should be thankful the Democrats nominated two morons when GW ran - Gore and Kerry. Do you remember how John McCain articulated conservatism? No? Neither do I - because he couldn’t. Romney, on the other hand, has a deep grasp of why conservatism is the best political, economic, and moral philosophy - and he does an excellent job defending it. I will concede that Romney isn’t Ronald Reagan when it comes to giving a speech; but, there was only one Ronald Reagan - nobody has ever given better political speeches than Reagan.

So why am I supporting Mitt Romney? Is it because I’m a sell out to the conservative cause? NO! It’s because Mitt Romney is the most articulate Republican running for president. It’s because Mitt Romney is an outsider who has no ties to Washington DC and the Washington DC political establishment. It’s because he’s the MOST conservative and most importantly he will beat Obama - and end this nightmare called the Obama Administration!

Why Romney and NOT Newt...

Ok, I have discussed the main issues which are important to most conservatives. Now let’s look at each candidate’s position on these issues. I will make this very simple - because it is very simple. There is almost no difference between the candidates on all the important issues - with the exception of Ron Paul.

Supreme Court Justices

All the Republican candidates claim they will appoint judges who interpret the U.S. Constitution. They say they will appoint judges in the mold of Antonin Scalia and John Roberts. In case you don’t realize it - this is great. Scalia and Roberts are great justices who understand their role as Supreme Court justices.

Let me remind all my conservative friends - our current President believes the U.S. Constitution is a “living and breathing” document which changes with the times. He nominates liberals to the Supreme Court who use their vote in an attempt to change our country into a liberal utopia; a country based on liberal ideology which goes against the will and common sense of the people.

The Environment

All the Republican candidates claim they will take a balanced approach to the environment. They will use the county’s resources to meet the needs of our country while protecting the environment. This means drilling for oil where it’s appropriate and allowing for the construction of nuclear power plants where it’s appropriate. Also, they all claim they are against Cap and Trade, the Kyoto Protocol, and all the other left wing, radical, environmental movement programs.

Let me remind all my conservative friends - our current President places the wants and desires of the Environmentalists above the needs of our country.
Case in point, he is threatening to veto legislation which will allow for the construction of a pipe line which will bring oil from Canada to the U.S. The construction of this pipeline will provide us with more oil/gas and it will create REAL jobs. There is no reason why any reasonable man would veto this legislation. So why is he threatening to veto it? He is threatening to veto it because of the Environmental lobby - period.

Military

With the exception of Ron Paul, all the Republicans believe we live in a dangerous world which requires a strong U.S. military. Of course there are some candidates who would use the military more aggressively and others who would use it less aggressively.

War on Terror

With the exception of Ron Paul, all the Republicans believe the War on Terror is being waged against radical Islam and because of this, they will aggressively pursue radical Islamist terrorists. Of course there are some candidates who would go after the Terrorists more aggressively and some who would be less aggressive but they (except for Ron Paul) would continue the policy of killing Terrorists.

The Economy

All the Republicans believe we need lower taxes, less regulation, and a balanced budget. Of course there are some candidates who would more aggressively lower taxes, reduce regulation, and balance the budget - and there are some who would be less aggressive.

Let me remind my conservative friends that the Obama Administration has taken a bad economy and made it worse. He has taken the BAD decisions made by the Bush Administration and said, “I’ll take your 5 bad decisions and I’ll raise you 50 bad decisions!” Obama is the second coming of FDR. FDR took a bad economy and he implemented liberal economic policies which created the Great Depression. Obama took a bad economy and he implemented liberal economic policies which has created the Great Recession.

As a side note, Ronald Reagan took a bad economy and implemented conservative economic policies which created the biggest non-war time boom in the history of man.

So, to summarize, there’s not much difference between the Republican nominees (except for Ron Paul).

I can hear some of my conservative friends saying, “Ken, you’re down playing the difference between...” or “There’s a big difference between...” or “If he’s elected he will...” or “If he’s elected he won’t...” To that I say, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.”

In my humble opinion, there is not a perfect Republican running. There is not a Ronald Reagan in the current group of Republican candidates - there are GOOD conservatives, very GOOD conservatives - each with their own flaws - like we all have.

But let’s not forget, we have a president who is trying to fundamentally change our country. He has taken all the bad decisions that all the previous presidents have made and he’s stepped on their shoulders and said, “I can top your bad decisions - watch this...” The unemployment rate was bad when he took over - it’s now worse. The deficit was bad when he took over - it’s now worse. The debt was bad when he took over - it’s now worse. Crony Capitalism was bad when he took over - it’s now worse. These - and many, many, many other aspects of our country - are worse now because of his policies (yes, his policies) and if we want our children to live in the greatest country in the world we must defeat Obama!

That must be the objective! That must be the goal! That is what MUST drive our decision when selecting the Republican nominee - WHO CAN BEAT OBAMA?!

I can guarantee you that I’m more conservative than most people, I’m certainly not an elitist, I’m not part of the mainstream media, I’m not part of any good ole boy network, and I’m not a sell out! But - I am for Mitt Romney! Why? Because he will win and Newt will lose!

How can I say this? Because, my fellow conservative, we make up 35% of the electorate, while liberals make up 30% of the electorate. The other 35% don’t watch Fox News, they don’t listen to Rush, they don’t read conservative blogs - they don’t know (and don’t care) about many of the issues we care about. They make their decisions based on the cover of People Magazine at the grocery store check out. They make their decisions based on how people look and sound. We need a conservative candidate who can appeal to conservatives but also to this a-political 35%.

Let me make this clear - Newt Gingrich will lose against Barak Obama. Newt will make you feel great while he’s debating Obama because he will put Obama in his liberal place. He will show Obama for what he is - a condescending liberal! But guess what? As you’re sitting on the couch reveling in the #@$ whooping Gingrich laid on Obama - you will see the polls that ask, “Is Newt Gingrich really the devil?” or “Do you think Newt Gingrich will use the Atomic Bomb?” or “Will Newt Gingrich eat your children?” Who remembers "The Gingrich Who Stole Christmas"?

These questions will be put on People Magazine and Ms Magazine and all of a sudden the a-political 35% will say, “He just looks so mean.” Then Newt will lose the election 51% to 49% and you’ll wonder why these 35% are so stupid.

More to come...

Setting the Stage for Why I'm Supporting Mitt Romney...part two...the issues...

To understand why I’m supporting Mitt Romney, I will first discuss the issues which are important to me and many of you. I won’t go into a lot of detail, but hopefully it will be enough to make the issues (and my position) clear.

Supreme Court Justices

We need a society where the role of the government is clearly defined. In many cases the elitists overstep their role and the Supreme Court becomes the arbitor. The role of the Supreme Court in making their decisions should be like that of baseball umpires. They should know the rule book (the U.S. Constitution) inside and out and they should make their decisions based on what is written in the rule book. They shouldn’t pick winners and losers and they shouldn’t make up new rules in the middle of the game. Democrats pick justices (umpires) who make up their own rules and pick winners and losers. Republicans usually pick justices who make their decisions based on what the U.S. Constitution says. Keep this in mind. If we elect a Democrat, we can be guaranteed we’ll have more Ruth Bader Ginsbergs, more Sonia Sotomayors, and more Ruth Bader Ginsburgs...if we elect a Republican, we have a chance at having more Antonin Scalias, more Sam Alitos, and more John Roberts.

The Environment

Our country, and its’ people, need to be good stewards of the environment. This means using the environment to benefit people, both now and in the long term. We need to consider the impact of our actions today on the environment of tomorrow. If we elect a Republican we can expect a reasonable balance between the needs of the environment and people - both now and in the future. If we elect a Republican, we have a chance we will drill for more oil and build more power plants here and be less dependent on foreigners. If we elect a Democrat, we can be sure the spotted owl, European Eel, and the Mediterranean Monk Seal will take precedence above humans. If we elect a Democrat, it will be more difficult to drill more oil wells or build more nuclear power plants.

States Rights

We need a president who believes there are limits to his power and the power of the Federal Government. Our government is based on federalism - political power is dispersed to states, counties, cities, and PTA’s. Part of the greatness of our country is the fact that our president (you know, the guy who acts like he's a King, Czar, or Emperor) doesn’t make all our decisions. Our country was based on most of our decisions being made at the state level. Over the past several generations Washington DC and the elitists (aka, our masters) have been taking more and more power away from the states - and the people. If we elect a Democrat, Washington DC (and the elitists) will take more and more power away from the states - and the people. If we elect a Republican, we have a chance that some of the power Washington DC has stolen from the states will be given back to the states. If we elect a Republican, there is a chance that decisions like education, housing, abortion, gun control, the gay agenda, and many, many, many other issues will once again be made where they should be - at the state level.

Foreign Policy

We need a president who is proud of our country and protects the interest of our country. If we elect a Democrat, we can expect more “The U.S. Sucks” tours. If we elect a Republican, we have a chance our countries interests will be protected.

Military

We need a president who understands we live in a dangerous world with dangerous people and because of this we need the strongest military in the world. We need a president who will use the military sparingly and with specific objectives in mind. We need a president who believes it is unacceptable to commit our troupes to places like Afghanistan for 10 years.

We need a president who believes in SMART objectives for our military;

S - Specific
M - Measurable
A - Attainable
R - Relevant
T - Time Sensitive

Here’s a SMART objective, “We will take out the terrorist training camps and the Taliban government in Afghanistan by January 2008."

Here’s a dumb objective, “We are going to turn Afghanistan into a democracy.”

War on Terror

We need a president who understands what terrorism is. It’s militant young Islamist men who want to kill Americans (and others from the west). It’s not little old ladies and young children getting on a plane during Christmas time.

The Economy

THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IS OUR BUDGET - BORROWING $40 FOR EVERY $100’s WE SPEND WILL (AND IS) PUSHING THE UNITED STATES OFF A CLIFF. We need a president who is brave enough to balance the budget - right away. We need a president who is willing to do the following things - plus many others which I won’t get into right now:

1. Social Security and Medicare need to be fixed. The retirement age needs to be increased and only people who are needy should be given money. Also, NO MORE HOVERROUNDS!

2. Federal agencies need to be abolished (YES, ABOLISHED); the Department of Education (this is an oxymoron), the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Energy.

3. Federal Government Regulation passed by the administration should be voted on by congress when it will have a material impact.

Taxes

Taxes need to be reformed with the following ideas in mind:

a. They need to ensure the United States has low corporate taxes to encourage investment at home.

b. Everyone needs to pay taxes so that income tax rates can be low.

c. Rates should be low and deductions should be eliminated.

Immigration

By most estimates we have somewhere around 12 million illegal immigrants in this country - 12 million people who have come into this country without being invited. We need a president who will secure the borders. He should build a fence in some places, fly drones in others, and have military posts in other. He should work with states and localities to help round up illegal immigrants so they can be deported. There shouldn’t be any talk of amnesty. Why should there be? If you’re here illegally you need to get in the back of the line and wait just like everyone else. If we find you while you’re here you will be deported.
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I’m done for now...let’s move on to the question at hand...

So why am I supporting Romney?

Coming next...a review of all the Republicans running....

Setting the stage for my support of Romney...

Our country has been on a long, and sometimes meandering, course towards neo-socialism and Statism since the time of Abraham Lincoln. Sometimes the course has been fast and furious; like during the times of FDR, LBJ, and Obama. Sometimes the course has been slowed to a crawl, like during the times of Coolage and Reagan; but there certainly cannot be any doubt we have been on course toward central control of the economy, and most other meaningful decisions, for a long time.

This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone - all societies, yes - ALL - have a tendency for the self proclaimed elitists to pursue the consolidation of power into their small cliques. All societies - from the literati in Dynastic China, to the Brahmans in Southern Asia, to the Dukes, Earls, and Barons in European Monarchies - have had a relatively small group of people (who arrogantly believe they have a “mandate from Heaven”) rule over the common people.

This historic tendency of elite control over the common people took a short hiatus - ONCE - and only once. The elite’s control over the common people took a short reprieve when OUR country - the United States of America - was created. A piece of paper, called the US Constitution, put controls over the central government. By putting controls over the central/federal government - it put controls on the self proclaimed elites in our society. The US Constitution made clear what the role of the federal government was - AND - (I would argue) more importantly what the federal government couldn’t do.

This piece of paper, The US Constitution, clearly states the Federal Government can’t make rules related to free speech, guns, religion, etc. The most powerful statement in The US Constitution is the 10th Amendment - it states, “The powers not delegated to the United State by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” In other words, the federal government cannot make rules over the lives of individuals - except where the Constitution gives permission.

The 10th Amendment was a thorn in the side of the elites for a long time; but slowly AND surely the elites have used the Constitution to wipe their #$#@ for a long time. They disregard the Constitution and the controls and limits it puts on them!

We are currently in the midst of a fight - a fight between the elites and the commoners. Who are in the elite class? The main stream media; NBC, CBS, and ABC. The professors from the elite universities in the United States; Harvard, Yale, etc. The Board of Directors from the largest companies in the United States; Banks, Investment Firms, etc. And, of course, many politicians. These four groups have a symbiotic relationship - they work closely together to ensure they keep their elite status while they appease the commoners. In order for these elites to maintain their positions they need something - that something is taxes.

The elites need the commoners to send them enough in taxes to do two things - first and foremost - they need enough money to maintain their standard of living. But secondly, they need enough money to “give” benefits back to the commoners. Now, of course, the commoners are worse off - by funneling their money to the elites, the elites taking their cut, and the remaining money going back down to the commoners - the commoners lose and the elites win.

But why don’t the majority of the commoners realize this? Think back to the symbiotic relationship between the media, the universities, big business, and politicians. The politicians tell the commoners they need “shared sacrifice”, aka more taxes. The main stream media (who live off of insider access to the politicians) tells the commoners the politicians are correct - “the only way to survive is with shared sacrifice (more taxes)”. Then the professors (who receive grants/money from the politicians) tell their students - “the only way to survive is with shared sacrifice (more taxes)”. Then, even the “greedy” businessmen (who receive tax breaks from the politicians) tell their people we need “shared sacrifice”. By the way, these are not the owners of small businesses - they are big business who lobby politicians - and secure their position in the market place by putting regulations on their competition.

So, again, why don’t the majority of the commoners realize this? Because everyone they hear from is telling them the same lie. They are told they will be hurt if they don’t give more taxes to the elites. We are living during the “Kings New Clothes” times. The elites are attempting to swindle us - again - by making us believe an obvious lie. Only this time, if we allow it to happen - our children will be the one’s to suffer.

So what is the situation we now find ourselves in - as the elites have taken over more and more power? We are now on a very short trip to disaster.

The elites have put us in a position where almost 50% of American’s don’t pay federal taxes, while more than 50% receive some kind of federal payment. In a “democracy” or more accurately a “republic” is this situation sustainable? No, and that’s why we need a change...so why have I decided to support Mitt Romney?

I'll be voting for Mitt Romney...

Coming Soon...why I've decided to support and vote for Mitt Romney...

Sheri's Closet - The Final Frontier...

Sheri's Closet... the Final Frontier...

These are the stories of the husband - Wholikesacleanhouse. His five-year mission: to clean the house; to organize and throw away garbage and old 'never going to be worn again' clothes; to be able to see the floors again and to clean mold and mildew; to boldly clean what no women have cleaned before!

Okay, for those of you who aren't Star Trek fans - that was a take off on the opening of Star Trek...the one with William Shatner.

It was difficult to decide how to open this blog - it was either this or the old Sesame Street song..."One of These Things in Not Like The Other" I was going to change it to "ALL OF THESE SHOES ARE EXACTLY LIKE THE OTHERS!!!" but I opted against this approach...

As most of you know - I'm not a neat freak but I do like things neat and organized. It drives me crazy when stuff is just stuffed in drawers, closets, and rooms (reference the 'Where is "IT" ' blog if you don't understand). It especially drives me crazy when I'm looking for something but I can't find 'it' because someone has shoved 'it' into places they have NO BUSINESS SHOVING 'IT' INTO!!

Also - as everyone knows - I am very concerned about Global Warming! Global Warning is the biggest threat the human race is facing right now and if we don't do something about it - we are DOOMED!

If we don't stop driving our cars, if we don't stop eating beef, if we don't stop using incandescent light bulbs, if we don't take a shower instead of a bath, if we don't use a clothesline instead of a dryer, if we don't stop using plastic bags, if we don't stop using disposable diapers, if we don't stop farting - GLOBAL WARMING WILL CONTINUE TO HEAT THE EARTH AND WE WILL ALL DIE!!!

But do we stop - do we stop using cars, do we stop eating beef, do we change our light bulbs, do we stop farting - NO! We are selfish! SO SELFISH! And because we are all so selfish - GLOBAL WARMING IS GETTING WORSE!

It's gotten so bad 2 or 3 inches of snow fell here in Georgia on Friday. What will it take for us to wake up??? When we will learn that if we don't do what our Liberal friends tell us to do - it will continue to get worse. I'm afraid if we don't make the changes they tell us we need to make the globe will continue to warm and, and, and I'LL HAVE TO BUY A SNOW BLOWER...I for one have made a conscious effort to stop farting...it's been 4 days and counting since I've ripped one off...but then again I don't know how I'm doing at night when I'm sleeping...but Jewel has been sleeping at the bottom of the bed and so that's a good sign...

Well, because of Global Warming and the 2 or 3 inches of snow outside I had to find my snow boots so I could shovel my walkway and driveway.

So that brings me to my current problem - WHERE ARE MY SNOW BOOTS??? I looked everywhere but I can't find them - everywhere - EXCEPT that is - for the GREAT ABYSS - aka Sheri's closet!

It was 10:00am this morning when I ran out of places to look - except for the GREAT ABYSS. I didn't want to look there - I really didn't. I didn't know what would happen to me. I didn't know what I would find. I didn't know if I would make it out alive. I just didn't know. But I didn't have a choice - it was the last place to look.

I have organized every other room in the house and so I was 99.99% confident the only place it could be was Sheri's closet. In the past when the closet was open I thought I saw shoes...and so that gave me even more confidence my boots might be in there...

Again, I started at 10:00...I put on some safety gear and in I went. I told the kids, "If I'm not out in 1 hour call the police..."

Her closet is filled, stuffed, packed, shoved, crammed full of...of...of...everything you can name. Yes, there are clothes but there is SO MUCH MORE! There are...there are...oh nevermind - there is just too much stuff to mention! Wait, other than the clothes and all this other stuff I don't want to mention...THERE ARE SHOES!!! OH MY GOSH!!!! THERE ARE SHOES PILED ON TOP OF SHOES!!! I THINK THE SHOES MUST BE MATING IN HER CLOSET BECAUSE THERE ARE A MILLION OF THEM AND THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME!!!! There are SOOOO many shoes I had to pile them up outside the closet in order to try and find my boots. Then I decided to try to organize them and so I lined them up. I thought I would put the sneakers, high heels, open toed shoes, open heeled shoes, flip flops, slip ons, slingbacks, pumps, sandals, etc, etc, etc, (and I do mean ETC, ETC, ETC!) in order and I'd neatly put them back in the closet...

By the time I finished looking for my boots (which I didn't find) I realized I could never put these shoes neatly back into the closet...there were just too many of them!

Keep in mind, this is a walk in closet...BUT...it's not huge...it's a regular size walk in closet...in a minute you'll understand why I mention this...

The closet is in the master bathroom...below is the line of shoes coming out of the bathroom(notice the similarity of the sneakers)...

From the bathroom the single files of shoes ran through the bedroom...

The line of shoes went from the bedroom...down the steps...

Notice how different these shoes look - NOT!!! They all look the same!!!! I've said this before and I've been told I'm wrong by women...but I'm not wrong...GUYS DON'T CARE ABOUT SHOES...WE DON'T LOOK AT YOUR FEET...SORRY...BUT IT'S TRUE!!!!!

Here they go down the steps...

Here they are lined up in the loft...more sneakers that look the same...I have a question for all the women out there...DON'T WOMEN HAVE TWO FEET JUST LIKE MEN OR DO THEY HAVE LIKE 50 FEET WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT????

Here they are making a turn through the office...

Okay...I'm having flashbacks to 26 tubes of toothpaste and 17 blow dryers...yes, look below...yes, they are all flip flops... Question: How many different styles do flip flops come in? Answer: ONE!!!!!! Next question: How many flip flops do you see in the picture below? Answer: 10!!!!!!!!!! Yes - 10!!!!!

Oh wait...I'm sorry...these flip flops are different...look...one is light blue...one is dark blue...one is a little darker blue...another one is slightly lighter than the dark blue but slightly darker than the light blue...OH, wait...there are black flips flops...and there are really black flip flops...and there are a pair of not as black, but still kind of black flip flops...I stand corrected...NOT!!! THEY ARE ALL THE SAME!!!

In case you are wondering - I have no idea what I'm going to do with these shoes - I really don't. Although I do know they are not getting put back into the GREAT ABYSS! They will stay right were they are until I decide...

Blog Update:

I was watching my morning Political Shows today (February 14th) and a commercial came on which might solve my problem...I ordered 25 of them...but now I have to buy 7 new beds...

Where is "IT"?

Where is “IT”?

As you know I was home by myself while my family was in Coal Valley, Illinois after Christmas. As you don’t know, when I am home by myself I sometimes shave in bed while I watch the morning news...I know...too much information...but it's important to the story - stick with me. By the way, I use an electric shaver and so it's not like I have shaving cream all over my pillows when I'm done. Another thing you know is on New Year's Eve I was home alone. But what you didn’t know is the cleaning lady came over to clean my house on New Year’s Eve.

Another thing you know is I left the house on New Year’s Eve to buy a ping pong table (see previous post) but you didn’t know that while I was at The Sports Authority the cleaning lady cleaned the house.

You also didn’t know that when I woke up on Monday, January 4th to go to work I reached for my electric shaver – AND IT WAS GONE! I looked in the bathroom, I looked on my night stand, I looked on the floor next to and under my bed but it was nowhere to be found - MY ELECTRIC SHAVER WAS GONE! Although I was frustrated I couldn't find it - I wasn't too worried - I just grabbed one of the plastic Walgreen's razors under the sink and I shaved. After I ripped the outer layer of skin off my face I drove to work - with several bloody squares of toilet paper stuck all over my face.

Over the next couple of weeks the question of the whereabouts of my razor was constantly lingering in the back of my mind. You know what I mean. My mind was quietly asking, "Where is it? Where did I leave it? Did I drop it behind my bed? Did I bring it downstairs with me? Did I bring it to work with me? Did I leave it at my In-Laws?" As I listened to the little voice in my head ask me these questions my mind started answering with little pictures. I could see my shaver in the bathroom, I could see it on my night stand, I could see it next to my recliner, I could see it under the bathroom sink, I could see it under my bed, I could see it everywhere. The voices and visions in my head were always the strongest on my way home from work - and so when I got home I ignored everyone as I walked straight to the recliner, to the bed, to the sink, and to the millions of other places I could "see" my shaver. But no matter how many voices or how many visions I had - none of them helped me to find my shaver!

The little voice in my head never blamed anyone else for losing my shaver – it only asked what “I’ did with “it”. After all, I was the only one in my house when the shaver was lost – OR WAS I? No, I wasn’t! The cleaning lady - aka Jane “Sticky Fingers” Doe was also in my house! By the way, I’ve changed her name in case she reads my blog. The last time I shaved with my electric shaver was the morning of New Year’s Eve – the next time I looked for my shaver – it was gone! Sticky Fingers was in my house the same day I lost my shaver – a coincidence – I THINK NOT!!!

But far be it from me to blame someone else when something of mine is lost! At least not until I was sure it was no longer in my house. To be sure it wasn’t in my house I decided to tear my house apart searching for my shaver…AND I DO MEAN TEAR MY HOUSE APART!!

But before I go there - I need to backup a little. You need to know a few things I recently learned about having a cleaning lady. I've learned that the night before the cleaning lady comes...the house needs to be cleaned - yes, I know - it doesn't make sense to me either. But actually we don't really clean it - we 'straighten it up". We "straighten up" the kitchen, the living room, the bedrooms, etc. To "straighten up" - we "put things away". You know how everyone has one of those "Junk Drawers" in the kitchen. Well, when you "straighten up" and "put things away" for the cleaning lady - the "Junk Drawer" grows into a "Junk Closet" and before you know it the “Junk Drawer” grows into a “Junk Room" – and like a “Junk Drawer” - EVERYTHING GETS SHOVED INTO IT!

Another thing you need to know (and something I learned on New Year's Eve) is - if I don't "put things away" the cleaning lady will! Don't get me wrong – before the cleaning lady got to my house - I "straightened up" and I "put things away" but there were a few items "left out" when I left. However, when I got home, she had "straightened up" and everything was "put away"!!

But, again, before I blamed anyone else for losing my stuff – I needed to make sure it wasn’t in my house.

I was no longer going to casually check here or check there – I was going to tear the house apart! I took the same approach Bill Murrey took when he tried to find the gopher in Caddy Shack. I tore apart the kitchen, the living room, the family room, every room where the cleaning lady might have put it!!! I didn’t mean that – I meant, ‘I tore apart every room…where I might I left my shaver…”

I didn’t find my shaver in the kitchen, living room, or family room. It was 10:00pm by the time I moved onto my bathroom. Again, I TORE IT APART - I pulled everything out of the cabinets and the closet. No stone was going to be left unturned in my search for my shaver. I didn't mention this earlier but after I tore the rooms apart I re-organized them and put them back together in better shape then I found them (I threw that in there in case you think I left my house in a shambles). My plan was the same for my bathroom...but in the search for my shaver I came across some things I didn't expect - like my bathroom cabinets being used as one of the "Junk Rooms"…

This is a picture of my bathroom AFTER I started re-organizing…it looked A LOT WORSE a few minutes before I took this picture…

During my re-organizing I was surprised with what I found…I found that when you shove things in drawers, closets, and rooms before the cleaning lady comes over you sometimes forget where you put them.

I found that we sometimes purchase things we’re “out of” because we forgot where we put them in a rush to “straighten up” and “put things away” for the cleaning lady…

I found we have 6 blow dryers...yes 6!!! That's 1 blow dryer for every 10 strands of hair on my head!!!

I also found we have 26 tubes of toothpaste! Did I stutter???? I said 26!!!

I didn't take pictures of them (because this is a family blog) but I also found 447, yes 447, super-absorbent, scented, unscented, light days, heavy days, wings, no-wings, mini, maxi, gentle glide, fresh & dry, etc., etc., feminine hygiene products under my bathroom sink!!! Yes, we only have 2 woman in my house. I’m sure we have a supply of feminine hygiene products which will cover at least 85 menstrual cycles – but don’t quote me on that. All I know is I don’t have to worry anymore about making midnight runs to Walgreen’s for an ‘emergency’. There is so much absorbency in my bathroom – (you finish this joke…I can’t)

So yes, I found a life time supply of toothpaste and femanine hygeine products but I DIDN'T FIND MY SHAVER!!! But as you can see – I did re-organize my bathroom…

Since I couldn’t find my shaver I decided to go out to buy and new one. I priced a few good shavers, like the one I had, and they cost $89!

Since shavers are so expensive I decided to buy a good razor – I’ve seen the commercials for Mach I, Mach II, Mach III, and Mach IV razors and so instead of buying an expensive shaver I decided to buy a reasonably priced Mach I, II, III or IV razor - NOT!

I walked over to the razors and I noticed they are locked up - like diamonds!!! When I got in front of them I saw why they are locked up! Mach III DISPOSABLE razors cost $49 FOR A PACK OF 10!!!

There is no way I'm going to spend $49 for razors...so I decided to lean over to pickup a big plastic bag of cheap disposable razors. Since I am shaving with these cheap plastic razors I walked to the next isle to buy a 24 pack of toilet paper for my face.

So now I drive to work in the morning with little squares of bloody toilet paper stuck all over my face while on my drive home that little voice in my head (which is no longer quiet) screams in my head, "Where did the $%%^&&* cleaning lady put my @#$%^ shaver…where did the #$%^&** cleaning lady put my ##$%^^&& razor!!!!!”

WE HAVE LOST OUR #$%^ MINDS!!!

Our country is out of control! From the highest to the lowest levels of government - WE HAVE LOST OUR MINDS!!!

At airports, we spend the same amount of time screening 85 year old grandmothers and 11 year old little girls as we do screening 25 year old men named Mohammed from the middle east. We have lost our $%$%^^ minds?!!!

In congress, politicians pass an 1,100 page "healthcare reform" bill without reading it!!! We have lost our #$%^& minds?!!!

In congress politicians are allowed to bribe and be bribed - without being thrown in jail!!! We have lost our #$%^ minds?!!!

Our president flew to Copenhagen, along with thousands of other governmental bureaucrats from every country in the world, to solve Global Warming. They filled the air with millions of tons of carbon flying to a meeting to discuss how to limit carbon. It's like having a keg party to figure out how to solve alcoholism!!! We have lost our ##^^&&& minds?!!!

One of the "solutions" to global warming is for the "rich countries" to give the "poor countries" BILLIONS of dollars!!! I have a better idea. How about everyone gives me a billion dollars and I'll solve world hunger - I'll even solve world ignorance at no additional charge. We have lost our %^&*( minds?!!!

AS I TYPE THESE SENTENCES ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING IT IS 11 DEGREES OUTSIDE - YES I SAID ELEVEN DEGREES - IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING - I LIVE IN GEORGIA!!!! We have lost our $%^&* minds?!!!

Our Attorney General, Eric Holder, will try a war criminal, Khalid Sheikh Mohhammed, in a US court. This 911 mastermind will get the same justice we reserved for OJ Simpson!! We have lost our $%$%^^& minds?!!!

Our government prosecuted two border patrol agents for shooting a drug smuggler who was trying to cross over our border ILLEGALLY! We have lost our $$%%^& minds?!!! Thankfully, George Bush commuted their sentences in January.

Our government is prosecuting three Navy Seals for "mishandling" Ahmed Hashim Abed when he was captured. Ahmed was the mastermind behind the ambush of four American workers in Iraq in 2004. This ambush resulted in these four Americans being KILLED, MUTILATED, and being HUNG on a bridge. In other words, our government is prosecuting Navy Seals for not being nice enough to these murdering animals! We have lost our #$%%^& minds!!

Our US Senators and Representatives can vote themselves raises while our unemployment rate is 10% - 17%. Our US Senators and Representatives can vote themselves healthcare insurance and pensions while our unemployment rate is 10%-17%. We have lost our #$%^& minds?!!!

All this insanity and more can be seen if you watch the news on a daily basis but today I experienced my own INSANITY!!

Sheri and Kelsie are in South Carolina this weekend for one of Kelsie's horse shows and Cameron slept over his friend's house. So I was home by myself last night and this morning.

On Saturday Kelsie, Cameron, and I normally go to McDonalds. Even though they weren't here I decided to go. As I mention above it was 11 degrees this morning and so I put on my heavy coat and I drove to McDonalds.

I drive the back roads to McDonalds to avoid the traffic on Route 20. I drove down Haw Creek Road and I crossed over 400 by driving down Old Atlanta Road. The picture below is Old Atlanta Road - there is rarely a car on this road - a perfect place for a cop to park and look for criminals IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO WASTE TAX PAYER'S MONEY!!!

After I crossed over 400 there is a "Park and Ride" parking lot. Parked right there was a police car.

After I passed him by he pulled out of the parking lot. Of course I wondered to myself if he was coming after me. I looked down at my speedometer and I was going about 37 mph and the speed limit was either 35 mph or 40 so I was sure he wasn't coming after me.

The patrol car kept following me even though I was sure he wasn't 'following' me - you know what I mean. He followed me as I past by THE DOZENS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT LINE ATLANTA HIGHWAY. THESE ILLEGAL ALIENS STAND IN PARKING LOTS WAITING TO BE HIRED BY PEOPLE TO DO MANUAL LABOR - LIKE RAKING LEAVES, MOWING LAWNS, ETC. He then moved over to the other lane as we passed by the dozens of ILLEGAL ALIENS THAT LINE ATLANTA HIGHWAY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO STOP BY AND OFFER THEM SOME WORK. I thought for sure he was going to pull in the parking lot WHERE THESE DOZENS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS WERE STANDING SO HE COULD ARREST THEM OR AT LEAST DISPERSE THEM.

Instead of arresting the ILLEGAL ALIENS he moved back into my lane and put his lights on and motioned for me to pull over.

I thought to myself 'I must have a brake light out or maybe he was going to give me a ticket for going 37 mph in a 35 mph zone.

But NO! He was giving me a TICKET FOR NOT HAVING A SEAT BELT ON!!

HAVE WE LOST OUR #$%^& MINDS?!!!! We have ILLEGAL ALIENS STANDING ON THE ROAD - DOZENS OF THEM. EVERYONE KNOWS THEY ARE ILLEGAL - EVERYONE KNOWS THEY WORK FOR CASH - EVERYONE KNOWS THEY DON'T PAY FEDERAL TAXES - EVERYONE KNOWS THEY DON'T PAY STATE TAXES - EVERYONE KNOWS THEY TAKE WORK AWAY FROM UNEMPLOYED LEGAL CITIZENS - EVERYONE KNOWS THIS - EVERYONE!!!

I WAS MAD!! VERY MAD!! I AM STILL VERY MAD!!! THE #$%^& NUTS ARE RUNNING THE NUT HOUSE!!!!

THE GOVERNMENT I PAY A LOT OF TAXES TO AND I DO MEAN A LOT - GAVE ME A TICKET FOR NOT HAVING A SEAT BELT ON - WHILE PASSING BY DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO BREAK THE LAW EVERYDAY - AND, AND, AND DON'T PAY TAXES!!!!

I AM NORMALLY VERY RESPECTFUL TO POLICE OFFICERS BUT I COULDN'T BE RESPECTFUL TO OFFICER DSJ HIATT. YES, DSJ HIATT! At first I asked, 'Yes Officer did I do something wrong?' One thing led to another and I said, "DO YOU SEE THOSE PEOPLE OVER THERE? THEY ARE ALL ILLEGAL AND YOU'RE STOPPING ME FOR NOT HAVING A SEAT BELT ON!! He was a young man and not prepared for this. He said, "Yes, I know they are illegal but when we arrest them they are on the street the next day." We had some other words and I did go further than I normally would with a police officer but, honestly, I didn't care if I was arrested - this was insane!!!!

Our government, at all levels, is OUT OF #$%^& CONTROL!!! HAS COMMON SENSE BECOME ILLEGAL????

Instead of the police parking on an empty street to find someone allegedly not wearing a seat belt - wouldn't it make more sense to park next to the ILLEGAL ALIENS so that people won't hire them and they will be forced to go back to Mexico? Wouldn't that make sense? Wouldn't it?

I will be writing a scathing letter to everyone I can think of.

THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY LEGALLY, THE PEOPLE WHO PAY TAXES, THE PEOPLE WHO SPEND THEIR TIME LIVING THEIR LIVES AND DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO TO WASHINGTON DC, THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO TO CITY HALL, THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO TO THE STATE CAPITAL, THE PEOPLE WHO PAY FOR THE NUTS TO RUN THE NUT HOUSE NEED TO STOP TAKING THIS CRAP!!!

THE SENSIBLE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY NEED TO TAKE THIS COUNTRY BACK. WE NEED TO STOP ACCEPTING THESE ASININE LAWS, RULES, AND DECISIONS THESE #$%^& MORONS INFLICT ON US. WE NEED TO STOP LIVING LIKE WE'VE ALL HAD A LOBOTOMY AND WE NEED TO LET COMMON SENSE TAKE OVER THIS COUNTRY AGAIN. IF I HAD NEIGHBORS LIKE NANCY PELOZI, HARRY REID, JOHN CONYERS, HENRY WAXMAN, CHRISTOPHER TODD, MAXINE WATERS, ROB EMANUEL, AND DAVID AXELROD - I WOULD MOVE OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD! BUT THESE #$%^& MORONS RUN OUR COUNTRY, THEY TELL US WHAT TO DO, AND THEY ROB US BLIND!!! WE HAVE LOST OUR #$%^& MINDS!!!!

We need to tell our government - STOP CHECKING GRANDMA AT THE AIRPORT - CHECK MOHAMMED AND THEN CHECK HIM AGAIN - I'M SORRY MOHAMMED - GRANDMA DIDN'T BLOW UP THE TWIN TOWERS - YOU DID!! NOT EVERY MUSLIM IS A TERRORIST BUT TERRORISTS ARE ALL MUSLIM!!!! Alright ONLY 99.9% OF THEM ARE - THIS IS FOR YOU MORONS WHO THINK I'M WRONG - THE .1% TAKES INTO ACCOUNT TIMOTHY McVEIGH!!!

We need to tell our government - IF YOU DON'T READ THE BILL - YOU CAN'T VOTE ON THE BILL!!! IN FACT THEY NEED TO PASS A TEST TO PROVE THEY KNOW WHAT'S IN THE BILL BEFORE THEY VOTE ON IT - I'LL EVEN ALLOW IT TO BE AN OPEN BOOK TEST!!!!

We need to tell our government - IF BRIBERY IS ILLEGAL FOR ME - IT'S ILLEGAL FOR YOU!! GIVING NEBRASKA A PASS ON MEDICARE OR IS IT MEDICAID PAYMENTS IN ORDER TO BRIBE BEN NELSON TO VOTE YES ON THE HEALTHCARE BILL IS OUTRAGEOUS AND NOT ONLY SHOULD THAT BE ILLEGAL - HE SHOULD BE PUT IN PRISON!!

We need to tell our government - LET'S TALK ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING WHEN I STOP FREEZING MY #$%^& OFF!!!! THESE MORONS TAKE US FOR MORONS - GLOBAL WARMING IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN EXCUSE TO TAKE MORE OF OUR MONEY - THE THOUGHT THAT WE CAN ALTER THE EARTH'S TEMPERATURE IS AS STUPID AS THINKING WE CAN EMPTY THE PACIFIC OCEAN WITH A SPOON!!!!

We need to tell our government - DON'T YOU DARE TAKE MY TAX MONEY AND GIVE IT TO THE UN TO SOLVE GLOBAL WARMING!!

We need to tell Eric Holder - Khalid Sheik Mohammed DOESN'T DESERVE THE SAME CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AS AN AMERICAN - HE IS A #$%^& WAR CRIMINAL!!!!

We need to tell our government - IT'S OK TO SHOOT ILLEGAL ALIENS INVADING OUR COUNTRY WITH DRUGS. IF THEY ARE SHOT CROSSING THE BORDER - GUESS WHAT - THEY'LL STOP CROSSING!!!!!

We need to tell our government - IF A NAVY SEAL FINDS TERRORISTS WHO HAVE KILLED AMERICANS - THEY ARE NOT ONLY ALLOWED TO BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF THEM - THEY SHOULD RECEIVE A METAL FOR DOING IT!!!

We need to tell our government - YOU WORK FOR US - WE'LL DECIDE WHEN AND IF YOU GET A RAISE!!! BY THE WAY, NO HEALTHCARE OR PENSION FOR YOU - IF YOU WANT IT - YOU NEED TO PAY FOR IT!!!

FINALLY, WE NEED TO TELL OUR GOVERNMENT - GET YOUR @@##%^ PRIORITIES IN ORDER - GET RID OF ILLEGAL ALIENS BEFORE YOU TELL THE POLICE TO CHECK FOR SEAT BELTS!!!

THIS COUNTRY IS BEING RUN BY MORONS AT EVERY LEVEL AND I'M SICK OF IT. I'M SICK OF PRETENDING WE'RE A GREAT COUNTRY. WE'RE NOT A GREAT COUNTRY ANYMORE!! GREAT COUNTRIES DON'T DO THE THINGS WE DO. COUNTRIES IN DECLINE DO THE THINGS OUR COUNTRY IS DOING!! WE ARE FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EGYPT, GREECE, ROME, CHINA, FRANCE, GERMANY, ETC...

WE CAN BE GREAT AGAIN BUT ONLY WHEN WE PURGE OUR COUNTRY OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND LIBERALISM!!! WE NEED TO REINSTILL INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SELF RELIANCE!! WE NEED TO STOP RELYING ON GOVERNMENT FOR OUR BASIC NEEDS - WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES. BUT MOSTLY WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THE PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO BE TAKING CARE OF US - THEY HAVE ALREADY SUCKED THE GREATNESS OUT OF US - THESE LEECHES WON'T STOP UNTIL THEY SUCKED THE LIFE OUT OF US!! OUR COUNTRY HAS REACHED THE POINT WERE (LIKE THE OLD SAYING GOES) - WE HAVE BECOME SO OPEN MINDED - OUR BRAINS HAVE FALLEN OUT.

BUT IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT - IT'S NOT THE LIBERALS FAULT - IT'S YOUR FAULT - IT'S MY FAULT -WE ALLOWED THESE MORONS TO TAKE OVER WHILE WE'VE BEEN BUSY WORKING, LIVING, AND BUSY PAYING OUR TAXES!!

ON A LIGHTER NOTE:

YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY, REALLY TICKS ME OFF!!!! BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO GO TO MCDONALDS - BREAKFAST WAS OVER!!!!

Happy New Year!!

As you know I've been home by myself since Monday. We had a very nice Christmas at my In-Laws in the Quad Cities (I'm sure you've heard of the Quad Cities). The food was great and so was the company.

One of the things I look forward to every year is giving and receiving gifts. Of course I usually have an idea of some of the presents I'll receive but there is always that one unexpected gift that makes Christmas just a little bit more special. That's always my favorite gift - the one I didn't expect! This year I received some beautiful gifts and yes I also received the surprise, unexpected gift! It was one of those 'Secret Santa' gifts - you know, one of those gifts where you don't know who gave it to you! But unlike the typical Secret Santa gift, it's funny, nobody admitted that they gave me the gift (now I know how Anthony Mastacholli felt when I gave him the Fingerling Action Figure - but that's a whole other story).

I wondered why nobody owned up to giving me this gift but that's okay - I'm sure I figured it out!

The first clue that helped me to figure out who gave this present to me was when XXXXX came downstairs and said, "I don't feel good..." My next clue was when XXXXX's youngest daughter squirted a gieser of yellow diara up her back, right through her onesie! This yellow diarea was very similar to the yellow diarea I enjoyed the following day! My final clue was when XXXXX's sister said, "Oh XXX (XXXXX's wife) was puking her brains out last week - again puking my brains out was also a part of the gift I received!"

So, yes, I figured it out - I know XXXXX gave me this present - although I think it was actually from his whole family!! XXXXX was so generous this year! In fact, he was so generous he not only gave the gift to me, no, HE GAVE IT TO EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY!!!! :)

I have to admit I feel bad that I didn't give him a similar gift but I can guarantee you I really, really want to!! :)

Because of our experience this past week in Coal Valley, Ill Kelsie and I came up with some ideas for an unofficial nickname for Illinois. Here is a sample of some of our ideas:

1. Illinois - The Show Me - How to Toss Your Cookies State
2. Illinois - The What Happens in Illinois Doesn't Stay Down in Illinois State
3. Illinois - A Beautiful Place to Live, Squirt, and Barf!
4. Illinois - The Sooner or Later You're Going to Puke State
5. Illinois - The Incontinence State
6. Illinois - The Live Free or Die Puking State
7. Illinois - The There's Not a Better Place To Be On Your Knees, Hugging Your Toilet State
8. Illinois - The Life is Good - Then You Puke State
9. Illinois - The Vomiting - It's Why You're Here State
10. Illinois - It's not for Just Hurling Anymore
11. Illinois - The Guess Which End It's Coming Out State
12. Illinois - The Chunk Blowing State
13. Illinois - The Irritable Bowel Syndrome State

Alright, onto another subject...my In-Laws have a ping-pong table at their house and my kids love playing (they always lose to me but that's another story) so I decided to purchase one more gift...a Ping Pong Table.

It started out so simple...one big, heavy box...how hard can it be to put together a Ping Pong Table...I mean really...how many parts can it have...it's a stinking table!

It started out easy enough. I borrowed my neighbors pickup truck and bought the table from the Sports Authority. When I got it home I pushed the 150 pound box from the back of the truck bed onto my garage floor...

When I opened the box I realized my job was going to be more involved than just unfolding the table. I guess I'm silly but I assumed I would be able to unfold the ping pong TABLE like one of those little card tables we all have...

Once I realized it would be more involved I organized all the big parts...

And then I organized all the little parts...

Oh, by the way, I started this project at 5:45 pm...

Of course I had to break out all the man tools to make the job easy...I got my friendly hammer, screw driver, knife, duct tape, spatula, mixer, and chain saw - Semper Paratus - "Always Prepared"

See...that didn't take long...

I'm getting close...

See...that didn't take long...

I'm done! After putting this together I'm looking forward to doing something a lot simpler...like performing brain surgery...splitting an atom...or figuring out how Obama healthcare reform is a good idea...

The only problem I couldn't overcome was HOW TO TURN THE STINKING TABLE OVER ONCE I PUT IT TOGETHER!!!! And so I decided to call my neighbor to ask for help...I'm sure this is exactly what he wanted to do at 10:30pm on New Years Eve...

But it worked out...after he came over I crashed his party (actually I was invited believe it or not). I welcomed in the new year with several of my neighbor friends! They really are very nice and I had a great time...we scheduled our next man day (stage 5 rapids this time)...

The next morning I cleaned the garage and put the finishing touches on the Ping Pong table...looks pretty good if I do say so myself... :)

This is a surprise for Kelsie and Cameron...I'm looking forward to seeing their faces when we open the garage...I'm also looking forward to seeing their faces when I whoop them at ping pong...again...and again...and again...

Happy New Year!!!