He's Just Sayin'...

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It is the Law of the Land...

"All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills."

 - United States Constitution, Article I, section 7, clause 1

The House of Representatives passed a spending bill that funded the entire US Government, except for provisions of Obamacare, the Senate refused to pass it.  Who "shut down" the government?

I'm Just Sayin'...

It is extremely disheartening to me to hear and read all the griping IN THE PRESS regarding the government shutdown.  Immediately the "news" outlets try to show the most public examples, such as National Parks, Museums and such.  And, depending on the outlet, the story will include somebody accusing only one side of causing it.  The one side, will always be, the Republicans.  The Republicans can not win.  Not even within their own Party.

The President, and Harry Reid, have openly said that they will not negotiate. Nobody seems to listen to them.  As Rush Limbaugh pointed out, if you went into a football game and you knew the referees were going to call the game your way, there is no disincentive to not cheat.  The Democrats know the media is on their side, so they know they can say whatever they want.  They will not be held responsible.  (Is Neal Cavuto a liberal?  Is Neal Cavuto part of the main stream media?  I don't think so, yet HE is one of many Right leaning commentators who push the line that the Republicans will be blamed, so why not cave in.)


What is missing from MOST of the stories is...that the Federal Government is broke.  Democrats and Republicans alike admit they can not agree on a budget that would be on a path to balance even within ten years.

With stories of IRS officials, EPA officials, GSA officials getting caught spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on themselves, and the Social Security Administration and other Welfare Programs spending millions on advertising...is there any wonder who WAS NOT caught?


I know people who work for the Federal Government.  I can tell you, that from the lowliest of positions, to the upper echelons, the "workers" are dealing with this.  They are complaining, and they are PRIMARILY worried about their own paycheck, as they should, but they are dealing.  Even "excepted" employees, who are not furloughed, are being told that they may not get a paycheck in two weeks.  Sorry guys, while your valid arguments regarding the impact of sequestration are heard, there is a price to pay.

When people see the barricades being put up at the World War II memorial, and find out the Air Force vs Navy football game may not be played...do they ever consider this is the price we must pay?

As it turns out, the World War II memorial is an "open air" memorial...so...it is still there to be visited.  The Government can not afford a gift shop, or a Park Ranger who does nothing anyway.  The United States Naval Academy football program is funded by itself - no taxpayer money (Air Force, West Point - time to learn).

But.

Instead.

The people want to end the shutdown.  Not by balancing the budget.  Not by compromising.  Just end it, any way possible.

So.  My position on the Government Shutdown.  I have said many times.  Bring...it...on.  I applaud the Republicans, and for now, I salute them.  The House of Representatives has the purse strings - and they are trying.  They are submitting partial budgets to fund the "necessary" elements of the Federal Government.  But Harry Reid, the President, and the Democrats say "No, send us a full budget, full of what we want, or no deal."  That is not a "deal."

However.  Even this - will not even begin to solve our problems.  Unless the shutdown goes on long enough that people begin to see that life goes on, and the less Federal Government the better.

But that will not happen.

Worse case scenario - the Democrats win elections based on the premise that they were not the cause of this, and then future Republicans FEAR negotiating.  Worse case scenario - the entire argument gets moved towards spending as usual and the continued uncontrolled growth of the Federal Government.

They Are Lining Up...

The President, and MANY Democrats were touting the success of Obamacare yesterday noting that the  glitches in the Internet system were due to heavy traffic of "people lining up" to sign up.  On the new version of CNN's Crossfire, Senator Debbie Stabenow was instructing Senator Tom Coburn (...a medical doctor) on how Internet usage and the number of people attempting to sign up showed how great it was...

When millions are forced out of their healthcare plans, and are required by force of law to purchase something, isn't it amazing and wonderful when they line up!

In the 1930s, the bread was so good and yummy, people lined up in their best Sunday dress:







It is all part of the plan:

Shut Her Down...

It has been the plan all along...

Let's Talk...

In 2009, Eric Holder called us a nation of cowards because we don't talk about race enough.  Can you imagine what Holder would say in that conversation?

"Black people aren't smart enough to get identification, so you can't require it to vote."

"Black people can't get to polls on election day, so we have to have election month."

"Black police officers and firefighters are not as smart as their white counterparts, so written tests can't be used for promotions." 

"Black people can't get good credit, so we need to force banks to loan money to them."




If I were black, I would not want to have that conversation with Holder...

Saddest Boy Ever...

I was watching a video on You Tube, and saw the title of this video on the side.  So I watched.

Apparently the Jenny Jones show, back in the day, did an episode of "Boot Camp my pre-teen" wherein they had parents bring their misbehaving kids on the show, and a "Drill Instructor" scared them straight....

...but look what happened.





He didn't need a boot camp, he needed a Dad.