Simple Man Politics

Not much has happened that I really didn’t expect to happen except for one thing. What I did not expect was what Weather Channel Founder John Coleman had to say about global warming and Al Gore the inventor of the internet…..NOT!!!!! Once you hear what Mr. Coleman had to say I’m sure you will be taken by surprise as well.

John Coleman founder of the Weather Channel and now a weatherman at San Diego’s KUSI posted on his stations website that Al Gore refuses to acknowledge the faulty research on which the idea of global warming is based.

This statement came as the former VP and Nobel Peace Prize winner addressed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urging law makers to be the leaders on a global climate treaty and to pass a bill placing caps on heat trapping gases.

John Coleman also went on to say that the EPA is on the brink of naming CO2 as a pollutant. He further stated that all of Washington DC seemed to be on the same bandwagon, and that the idea of CO2 being a pollutant is just silliness. Mr. Coleman said that he was sure that there was no scientific basis for any of this CO2 nonsense.

Finally he concluded that Global Warming is just a hoax and it is bad science, and it is the hijacking of public policy. Saying that this is not a joke and it is the greatest scam in history.

It is about time people take off the blinders and see this Global Warming gag for what it really is. All it is is a way for the Government to take more control over the way we live our lives by saying you can’t do this and you can’t do that because you are hurting the planet. All this is is socialist propaganda designed to rule the uneducated far left loons who suffer from INTELLIPHOBIA. (Fear of Intelligent Thought)

There is absolutely no scientific evidence that states unequivocally that we are doing irreparable harm to the planet. There is also no defining scientific data that says the earth is in a warming trend, if anything the opposite appears to be the case. There are over 600 world renowned scientists who support the theory that Global Warming is a hoax and that the planet cools and warms in cycles. Since we have been monitoring the planet for only a short time the hard data still proves this to be apparently true.

That’s all for today my friends except for one brief note. Starting next week and from time to time on occasion I will be having a guest writer on my blog and her name is Joy Burgess. She is a conservative woman and a talented writer and blogger. The reason for this is two fold.

First I think a woman’s perspective on politics is quite unique and you may get something out of what she has to say. Secondly I am starting another blog on entertainment, the arts, literature, music, etc etc etc. As a result unless something totally earth shattering happens in the political arena I will most likely only post three times a week, Monday’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s.

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and I will be back again next week, CIAO4NOW!!!!!

P.S. Check out Joy’s blog it is on my page and is called American Politics for the Conservative Woman.

Way to go House republicans, every one of you voted against the 819 BILLION DOLLAR stimulus package. I don’t know how you did it but you got 12 Dem’s to vote against it to. I guess there is still some common sense left in Washington after all.

The stimulus package that was put forth by the Obama administration and rammed through the lower house by Speaker Pelosi is supposed to jumpstart the economy and do it fast. The problem is that a lot of what is in the package won’t even start having an effect until after 2010. The stimulus will do very little to help the economy right away, which is when our economy needs it the most.

Most of the funds in the bill for infrastructure are for projects that have not even been planned let alone started yet. There is almost no funding for current projects that are underway that would create the job’s that are needed, which is part of our economic problem right now. Those new jobs that will come from building infrastructure will not show up before the middle of 2010 at the earliest.

The other problem with the just passed stimulus package is that it doesn’t have any significant tax cuts for small business or entrepreneurs who create a significant portion of jobs in the market place, and who invest in their businesses to continue to grow.

With out these small companies, businessmen, and investors out there doing what they are supposed to do unemployment will continue to rise, people will lose their homes, and the small business man will wind up closing the doors of their businesses.

The other problem is that this spending package is filled with more pork than Jimmy Dean sausage. This has turned into a monumental spending wish list by the Democratic Party. I thought that the President said that he would not put forth a bill that contained any pork.

For example there is over 4 BILLION DOLLARS in the bill for groups like ACORN. There is more in the package for special interest groups, but this is just one example. I guess it’s time for Obama and the Dems to pay back their supporters and to do it with our money.

I have to wonder just how easily this 819 BILLION DOLLAR stimulus package will pass the US Senate. I can only hope that the Senate Republicans will stand united and vote against this bill. I also hope that they can sway enough Democrats into voting against it as well. If not then I hope they can filibuster this in to obscurity, because it is a monumental waste of tax payer dollars. Of course the Democrats want to build a monument to their idea of government and on our backs they will do it.

Have a great day my friends and I will be back again soon CIAO4NOW!!!!!

Yesterday saw our fearless Commander in Chief give his fist TV interview since taking office. That he gave a TV interview is not what is remarkable, but what is remarkable is that he gave that interview to Al Arabiya located in the UAE city of Dubai. What he had to say to the viewers of Al Arabiya was for me very interesting to hear.

During this interview he covered a wide range of topics important to the Arab world. He talked for a good bit about the Palestinian Israeli conflict. He also discussed Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan as well. There was also discussion about the Muslim faith and terrorism. The interview was about 30 minutes long and was conducted by Al Arabiya's own Hisham Melhem.

I thought that the interview was very well conducted and the questions were exactly what I would have expected from Melhem considering his primary audience. I also think that I have learned a lot about Obama’s policies with regard to the Middle East from this interview. I must say that I do not disagree with everything that Obama said, but by the same token I am not in complete agreement either.

Israeli / Palestinian conflict:
On the subject of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict I do agree that it is of paramount importance that peace be established in the area post haste. I also agree that if our President is not involved in the peace process it will go no where fast and stall out. I will further agree that Israel is a staunch ally of the US in the region as we are their ally as well. It is very true that George Mitchell who is Obama’s personal envoy to the area is one of a handful of people who does have experience brokering peace deals in the region. Obama also gave brief mention to the peace plan proposed by Saudi Ruler King Abdullah.

What I do not agree with is the Presidents assumption that we respond to things over there by dictating rather than listening. We can no more dictate Israel’s policy towards how they deal with Terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah than they can dictate ours with regards to Al Qaeda. For there to be peace between the Israeli’s and the Palestinians they both have to want it. Right now Hamas doesn’t seem to want peace and Israel has the right to defend itself and we have no right to interfere.

A Nuclear Iran:
Another question put forth by Mr. Melhem was our willingness to deal with a nuclear Iran. While I might agree with our President, that we should keep all options on the table when dealing with Iran which includes negotiation, diplomacy, and military intervention. I will also agree with the President that the people of Persia are a great people historically.

I do not agree with his unwillingness to say point blank that a nuclear Iran is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Especially, since they support terrorist organizations and the possibility that their nukes could wind up in those organizations hands. This along with their threats against the existence of Israel should be more than enough to say that we would not allow nukes in Iran.

Proof of Commitment to the Muslim World:
On the subject of proving his commitment to the Muslim world and to peace within the region he points at three key elements as his proof. One of these is his idea of a timely and safe withdrawal of our military forces in Iraq and the other is the closing of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility by years end.

I do agree with the President that it is time to consider an exit strategy for Iraq. As the Iraqi people become more capable of defending themselves as a nation both from within and without we should start removing our forces from the country and putting them where they can best be used. However I do not believe that we will be entirely out of Iraq for at least a couple of more years regardless of what Obama has promised.

As far as the closing of Gitmo I think that this is a big mistake. We should not close this facility just because of pressure from the international community. We have no business bringing those animals from Gitmo to our shores let alone giving them the rights that only US citizens are entitled to under our constitution. This will not impress the terrorists in any event and might embolden them more to try something against us here by attempting to infiltrate our shores even in the guise of prisoners. As for the average Joe on the Muslim street they probably didn’t even know Gitmo existed until we made a big deal out of it.

I really do think that the third part of his proof is a good idea though. I think his idea to address the Muslim world from a major Muslim capitol in the region within the first 100 days of his presidency is an excellent idea to help promote solidarity between the US and the Muslim world.

Terrorists and Terrorism:
I think he is right to say that we will go after the terrorists when and where we can. I will further agree that these animals cannot point to one single accomplishment of theirs and say that they have improved the lives of the people they say they are fighting for. I believe that our President realizes that we cannot afford to have another attack like 9/11 on his watch. He is right to say that he will be judged by his actions and the actions of his administration.

I do not agree with his statement that the terminology that has been used to describe these people is wrong, they are Islamic Fascists. I do not agree with the notion that calling what we are involved in is a War on Terror. That is exactly what it is. We are not fighting an organized governmental military we are fighting cowards who hide behind helpless people and use terror to control them and to scare us.

In closing I can only deduce that while things may get better in the Middle East it will not happen for some time. As for what Barack Obama may have accomplished with this interview, well that is anybody’s guess. I just hope that the terrorists got the message that they have not been forgotten. I also hope that Barack will not be so quick the next time to apologize for how we Americans react to threats from rogue nations, dictators, and terrorist scum. I also would wish that Obama would fear the threats to our nation’s security more than public opinion and our lack of popularity around the world.

I am sorry this post is so long but I hope you have enjoyed this post and got a little something out of it. Have a beautiful day my friends, CIAO4NOW!!!!!

Well my friends it seems to me that the Dem’s can’t stop shooting themselves in the foot. Talk about the GOP being disorganized, leaderless, and powerless to do anything, well the Dems are doing all of that to themselves, and the hits just keep on coming. This time it is Nancy Pelosi providing the Ammo.

First you got the number three in line to the throne of our great nation Nancy Pelosi. She told Stephanopoulos in an interview that her plan to put millions of dollars into the stimulus plan for family planning services (Abortions) would help financially strapped states and that it would help to stimulate the economy. Of course Stephanopoulos didn’t press the speaker for any details as to how she came to her deduction. Is this woman really that stupid or did she have to practice to be so good at it.

As I predicted she also shot down the idea of using Alcatraz as a facility to house the Gitmo detainees, no surprise there though. Much to her chagrin the idea won’t go away either thanks to House Minority Leader John Boehner. He has brought up the idea on NBC’s Meet the Press stating that “if liberals believe they ought to go maybe we ought to open Alcatraz”. Speaker Pelosi says the idea is not a serious proposal because that the island is now a national park. However the Rock has served as a military installation, prison, and a federal prison and is more than suited to the task.

Of course the best piece of ammo here for the GOP is definitely the idea of family planning funds in the stimulus package. I think they should attack this with gusto. However I personally believe that the stimulus will not carry any funds for this because of the firestorm of controversy sparked by Speaker Pelosi’s comments.

As for more ammo for the right they can take comfort in the fact that since the inauguration of the anointed one Barack Hussein Obama his personal approval rating has dropped from about 82% to approximately 62% as of this past Monday. So much for the spirit of bi-partisanship, I guess the good times are already over for Camelot.

I can’t wait to see what happens next. Have a great day my friends and I will be back again real soon, CIAO4NOW!!!!!

Last Friday Barack did exactly what we all expected him to do. He took a giant step towards moving our government in to a pro choice position. What Obama did was he lifted the ban on federal funding for international groups that promote or perform abortions. He did this just one day after the 36th anniversary of the landmark Roe v, Wade US Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in all 50 states.

Now this particular policy known as The Mexico City Policy was instituted by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. Both Bush 41 and Bush 43 supported the policy in their administrations while Bill Clinton chose to lift the ban during his administration. However it came as no surprise and was even expected that Obama would lift this ban as well.

The Mexico City Policy required groups, agencies, and organizations abroad to agree not to perform abortions or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning in other nations In order to receive federal funds. Also known as the “Global Gag Rule” it prohibits any tax payer funding for groups, agencies, or organizations that even bring up abortion if there is an unplanned pregnancy.

I personally think that it is outrageous that we as a nation would fund anyone in the abortion business abroad let alone here in the US. Obama has even stated at the Saddleback Church Q & A with Pastor Rick Warren that it was his intention to see the number of abortions performed here in the states decreased, yet now he is doing everything in his power to promote the genocidal agenda of abortion overseas. It will only be a matter of time before he makes a more concerted effort here. I thank god we have a US Supreme Court that will not allow it.

Since our birth as a nation we have seen mass murders, genocides, and holocausts committed by governments like the Japanese, the Germans, and the Serbians right up to today’s genocides in Rwanda and Darfur. We are talking about millions of people being exterminated simply because they are different or believe different from the people who have wiped them out. Yet more babies have been killed in the womb or by methods like partial birth abortion than all of those other people combined, simply because they were unwanted babies. Now if that is not genocide or a holocaust I don’t know what is.

Now I understand that the pro life/pro choice debate is a hotly contested and emotional issue for virtually everyone, but I cannot in good conscience allow this subject go unquestioned or without discussion. It is obvious where I stand on this issue, but I understand that each person needs to decide where they stand and what they believe a well. I just think that before you make up your mind where you stand on the funding as well as the larger issue of abortion itself, you should look at the facts and take some time to think about it seriously.

That is all I have to say for today except for one final thought. If you asked all the people who have fought, and died for this country’s survival, morals, and values what they fought for and died for. I wonder how many of these heroic warriors do you think would say that they fought for abortion rights to kill our own unborn babies. I bet not one of them from the revolutionary war to the conflicts now raging in the Middle East would say they did so for abortion rights, and that they would be angered and ashamed if that were even implied.

I hope I have not offended anyone as that was not my intent. I only want you all to think about some of the issues I write about, because they are important. They not only tell the world about who we are as individuals but as a nation also. Have a great day and I will see you all again very soon, CIAO4NOW!!!!!

Well its official folks, our brand new President has signed an executive order to close down the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility that currently houses the illegal enemy combatants that we have captured in our war on terror. He also signed a couple of other executive orders pertaining to national security but this is the one the worries me the most, because some of the people there were involved in the 9/11 attacks while others were trying to kill US citizens and soldiers.

I guess it was inevitable the Obama would ultimately cave in to international pressure and the UN in an effort to become popular with the international community. I can only hope that he has given some serious thought as to where we are going to put these terrorists while we figure out how to try them for their crimes. These people are definitely a danger to American lives, especially if they are brought to the continental US to be held while awaiting the outcome in their cases.

Personally I believe that we should send these animals back to whatever countries they come from. Unfortunately for them and fortunately for us most of them would be executed on the spot if they were to be returned to their home countries. However being the great humanitarians that we are even with those who have attacked us, we won’t do that, although I personally don’t care what happens to those animals, because the only good terrorist is a dead terrorist. Besides, what good are they to us if we can’t get any intelligence out of them?

If we do have to house them in an alternate location I like an idea that I thought of and have heard mentioned a couple of times after I thought of it. I think we should reopen Alcatraz Island Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay. I am sure that Nancy Pelosi being the great humanitarian that she is would have no problems with having 250 plus terrorists in her own backyard. Since Alcatraz is a federal penitentiary I see no problem with holding them there with a few 21st century technological modifications and a strong military presence on the island.

Just to prove that most of those who are held in Guantanamo are dangerous to us. There is currently a report of a former prisoner of Gitmo who was released back to Saudi Arabia his home country has since found his way to Yemen and has become the number two man in Al Qaeda there. His name is Said Ali al-Shihri and his prison number was 372. I guess we did a lousy job of rehabilitating this poor misunderstood man. Yeah right, a dog by any other name is still a dog and this one is rabid.

That’s all for today my friends I will see you all next week unless something else comes up that makes my blood boil. Have a wonderful weekend, CIAO4NOW!!!!!

After the most expensive Presidential inauguration in US history, yesterday saw some extraordinary activity during Obama’s first full day in the oval office as the 44th President of the United States. This was by no means a big surprise to those of us who follow politics religiously no matter what party we are members of, although in my case I am a member of no political party THANK GOD!!!!!

The way one party screwed up by ignoring its party’s core values and losing an election, and the way the other one ran on its opposition party’s platforms and got away with winning an election on lies, deceit, and half truths, I would be ashamed to call myself a Republican or Democrat. The worst thing about all of this is that the Republicans really feel like the Democrats want to work with them on key issues and the Republicans feel like they should support the Democrats so that they won’t seem like obstructionists to the American people and become unpopular. They Republicans should face the facts, they are already unpopular, and the Democrats have absolutely no intention of working across the aisle with them on any legislation.

Like the saying goes a democracy will get the government it deserves, and since the supposed majority of the people and the electoral college have elected this new administration I can say with much regret that they old saying appears to be true. When you consider the incoming administration policies and the people appointed and nominated to run our country the next four years, we as a nation are in even worse trouble than we were under the Bush Administration.

In the next four years we are going to see Guantanamo closed, and those terrorists brought into our homeland and given all the rights of the US citizens they are trying to kill. We are going to see the great lie of global warming given credibility. We are going to see even more bailouts, larger stimulus packages, unfettered printing of dollars, and as a result the devaluation of the dollar, which will further weaken our economy and national security. We will also see absolutely no credible movement in an effort to make us independent from foreign oil or to become energy independent and more eco friendly.

All of this will not come to pass because of a tax evader running the US treasury, a socialist becoming the Global Warming Czar, an incompetent becoming the DHS, and an inexperienced man running the finest intelligence agency in the world the CIA. These things will certainly come to pass simply because the President will not listen to those few people he has kept, appointed, or nominated that have experience in those fields that he should trust.

Not to mention the fact that since his inauguration people like Hugo Chaves, Fidel Castro, some Middle East extremists, and others of that ilk have come out in support of Barack Obama. I will tell you that this being the case really scares me the most because that means not only do they not respect our new President, but they don’t fear him either and that should be a cause for grave concern by anyone who loves this country.

That’s all I have to say for now folks, I am going to go and have a stiff drink or two and await the next volley of rounds fired at us in the political arena. Have a wonderful day I will be back soon, CIAO4NOW!!!!!