Proud Mayor Speaks out!

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Viragosa, speaking about the need for Universal health care in the City of Los Angeles, made the following statement on Tuesday April 7th:

“Let’s not forget that we have the highest number of impoverished of any city in the United States of America, highest number of homeless of any city in the United States of America, highest number of uninsured of any city in the United States of America”

I find it interesting that these “data points” were not discussed during the the recent City of Los Angeles Election, in which the mayor was re-elected by a slim margin, with an embarrassingly low voter turnout. I also find it interesting that the news media is not jumping all over this major gaff! Perhaps this will become a news item when the mayor pursues the governorship? We will have to wait and see.

White House Denies Obama Bowed to Saudi King!

The White House is denying that the president bowed to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at a G-20 meeting in London, a scene that drew criticism on the right and praise from some Arab outlets."It wasn't a bow. He grasped his hand with two hands, and he's taller than King Abdullah," said an Obama aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.The Washington Times called the alleged bow a "shocking display of fealty to a foreign potentate" and said it violated centuries of American tradition of not deferring to royalty. The Weekly Standard, meanwhile, noted that American protocol apparently rules out bowing, or at least it reportedly did on the occasion of a Clinton "near-bow" to the emperor of Japan.Interestingly, a columnist in the Saudi-backed Arabic paper Asharq Alawsat also took the gesture as a bow and appreciated the move.
What's next?... Will they claim it was a sneeze? That he dropped a contact? That he was looking at the King's ring?

We're havin a TEA PARTY!

Petition the President Today!

As seen in the video linked to the post below, in Europe President Barack Obama called the United States arrogant. Barack Obama stood on French soil, a land that our troops liberated in World War II, and called the United States arrogant. In a nation still holding the remains of thousands of Americans dead from the beaches of Normandy, Obama called the United States arrogant.

What did he obtain from the Europeans with this hat-in-hands talk? He failed to gain any new significant commitments from his new European friends to help us fight and protect our nation in the war on terror. They refused to go along with his so-called plans for economic recovery. His sole accomplishment for calling the United States arrogant seems to be a French commitment to accept one - yes just one - terrorist we are currently holding.

It is simply appalling. The following link provides you an opportunity to send a message to President Obama regarding his treatment of the memory of our soldiers sacrifice:
We Are Gathering Petition Signatures Here, Today on a Petition to Barack Obama Expressing Our Outrage Over His Actions Calling Our Nation Arrogant. We Are Going To Send A Message With Your Help. Please Sign the Obama Petition Here, Now.

Obama Apologizes for U.S. Arrogance

In a pitiful, weak and largely uninspiring speech, poorly disguised as grandiose world leadership, President Barack Obama apologized today for what he referred to as American arrogance. Apparently he has forgotten, if he ever bothered to learn, the personal sacrifice millions of our soldiers have made on behalf of our European allies over the decades.

His style of kissing up to his audience is misguided and dangerous and does not play well here at home when he is abroad. The backlash for this move should hurt his puffed-up approval rating quite nicely. Once again the campaigner, not the leader, this “brown nose diplomacy” reveals his personal desire for a global community and his lust to lead it.

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Letter to the President

Dear President Obama,
Thank you for helping my neighbors with their mortgage payments......... you know, the folks' down the street who in the good times refinanced their house several times and bought SUV's, ATV's, RV's, a pool, a big screen, two Wave Runners and a Harley. But I was wondering, since I am paying my mortgage and theirs, could you arrange for me to borrow the Harley now and then?

Thanks,
John Q. Public

P.S. They also need help with their credit cards, when do you want me to start making those payments?
P.P.S. I almost forgot - they didn't file their income tax return this year. Should I go ahead and file for them or will you be appointing them to cabinet posts?

Budget, Budget, Who's got the Budget?

Obama: It is easy to be critical, but where is the GOP Alternative Budget?




Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) presents the GOP Altenative Budget:

Today, the House of Representatives will consider two budget plans that represent dramatically different visions for our nation's future. They will first consider President Barack Obama's plan. In a nutshell, the president and Democratic leaders in Congress are attempting to bring about the third and final great wave of progressivism, building on top of the New Deal and the Great Society. If this budget passes, it will become known as the moment America turned European.

House Republicans offer an alternative plan. As the opposition party, they believe this moment must be met by offering the American people a different way forward -- one based on the belief that America is an exceptional nation, and a desire to keep it that way.
The plan works to accomplish four main goals: 1) fulfill the mission of health and retirement security; 2) control our nation's debts; 3) put the economy on a path of growth and leadership in the global economy; and 4) preserve the American legacy of leaving the next generation better off.

It feels good to have common sense, rather than hard earned tax dollars, flowing out of Washington D.C. for a change. But, I invite you to do your own research. A summary of the Republican House Proposal and Comparisons to the Obama budget can be found at the following links:

Summary on the Republican Budget Alternative: http://www.house.gov/budget_republicans/press/2007/pr20090401_gopbudget_summary.pdf

Republican and Obama Buget Comparison http://www.house.gov/budget_republicans/press/2007/pr20090401_gopbudget_sidexside.pdf

"The Path to American Prosperity" - The Republican Alternate Budget

http://www.house.gov/budget_republicans/press/2007/pr20090401_gopbudget.pdf

Economic Limbo - How low can you go?

The word Limbo is being used in many conversations these days regarding the economy, both in the United States and abroad. Webster defines the 14th Century word of Middle English origin (Medieval Latin) as 1: An abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian Baptism. 2a: a place or state of restraint or confinement b: a place or state of neglect or oblivion c: an intermediate or transitional place or state d: a state of uncertainty.

No matter which definition you chose: An abode of souls barred from heaven, restrained, confined, neglected, in transition or just in a state of uncertainty; being in limbo is not fun. Rarely if ever does someone volunteer themselves for a life of restraint or ambiguity. Most prefer to enjoy the great comfort and confidence that protection and security provide. Use of this word to describe our current economic downturn is quite correct. It accurately presents a whole slew of emotions that the vast majority of Americans are feeling. It reveals a core desire of us all, the need to feel safe and unrestrained. In this case, safely secure in our finances and unrestrained, allowed to grow and produce.

Limbo is also a dance that originated on the island of Trinidad, though Hawaii is often mistakenly associated with limbo. The limbo dancer moves to a Caribbean music beat, then leans backward and dances under a horizontal stick without touching it. Upon touching it or falling backwards, the dancer is "out". When several dancers compete, they travel in single file, and the stick is gradually lowered until only one dancer — who has not touched either the stick or the floor — remains. This variant of the word is much more fun and quite lively, yet when played out till the end, still involves the inevitable fall of the dancer.

Each of these definitions describes a time-limited process. Each will eventually lead to some end, either good or bad. As our nation and the world dance along in this fragile and weakened economy, there is a widespread concern over just how this limbo dance will end. Will we reside in a State of restraint and confinement, not allowed or motivated to grow and produce? Is this a temporary transition state that we will emerge from with new beauty and vigor as a butterfly does from its cocoon? Or are we destined for a State of sure and certain troubled souls.

The music is playing. Can you hear it?

How low can you go? How low can you go? How low can you go?