Musings
Return to Common Sense
September 4, 2010
Politics
– “Politics ought to be the part-time
profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free
people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national
heritage.” Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Politics – Obama refuses to acknowledge the
conservative demonstrations, such as the Glenn Beck Restore Honor rally, as out-of-touch right wing extremists.
Politics – The MSM portrayed Dick Cheney as the
“Darth Vader” behind
George Bush and we now have the “Clown Prince” Joe Biden
providing cover for Barack Obama incompetence.
Politics – America manages immigration into the
country but does not restrict emigration out of the country, so all the leftist
critics are welcome to move to their mythical
leftist nirvanas.
Politics – I still expect
Republicans to embrace the Contract from America for use as a litmus test
for ongoing political and financial support in the November elections.
Politics – I expect
the November elections to show that mainstream American is “sick and tired of big government and doesn’t want to
take it anymore!”
Politics – After November I
expect Congressional gridlock with
Republicans having enough votes to prevent any more great leaps forward, while
the President vetoes any repairs.
America – “You cannot
become thorough Americans if you think of yourselves in groups. America does
not consist of groups. A man who thinks of himself as belonging to a particular
national group in America has not yet become an American.” Woodrow T. Wilson.
Economy – The liberals seek to “gorge the beast” by growing the government to
control the entire economy, while conservatives seek to “starve the beast” to choke off its influence.
TARP – “Too Big to Fail” really means “Too Big to Exist”
and should be broken up into component parts that can survive in the
marketplace on their own.
ObamaCare – Democrats are so afraid
of ObamaCare as an election issue, that they are
trying to distance themselves by making vague promises
to fix it in the next Congress.
Social Security – According to the Congressional Budget
Office, Social Security paid out more than it brought
in this year, six years ahead of original projections.
Abortion – The most dangerous place on earth for a
black child is in its mother’s womb, since over
50% of black babies are aborted each year.
Jobs – At its peak in 1956 when
more than 30% of workers, declining to the present 12%, and if you discount public
employees, barely 7% of private-sector workers are
union members.
Immigration – The Justice Department suit was undermined by a
Homeland Security finding that Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriff’s Office complied with federal immigration agreements.
Taxes – European history has taught us that a
Value Added Tax will spend all the revenue and then
some, leading to a bigger tax burden and bigger deficits and excessive
debt.
Taxes – I expect
the December lame duck Congressional session to raise
taxes under the guise of the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal
Responsibility and Reform.
Economy – Since the economy is propped up with short
term “stimulus” spending,
I expect a double
dip recession will appear when the Bush tax cuts expire at yearend.
Jobs – I expect
unemployment to remain close to 10% until at
least 2012, or until government out-of-control
spending is finally harnessed, whichever comes first.
Homeland Security – I expect
that Islamist extremists, emboldened by Obama’s appeasement attempts,
will unleash a major terrorist attack on the
U.S. by 2012.
America – “Our citizenship
in the United States is our national character. Our
citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the
latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is
AMERICANS -- our inferior one varies with the place.” Thomas
Paine.
Foreign Policy – The Obama Doctrine is anchored in the belief
that America is devoid of singularity, exceptionalism, or historic mission rather than a
country with unique resources, experiences, and devotion to freedom.
GWOT
– The DoD withheld the latest report
on recidivism of detainees released
from Guantanamo Bay which showed that over 20% return
to terrorist activities upon release.
Iraq
– Barack
Obama used his second Oval Office address to announce the “end of combat
mission” distraction allowing him to refocus on his favorite domestic issues.
Iraq
– Congratulations, President
Bush on your successful War in Iraq:
Congress approved, UN resolutions enforced, Iraqi people rescued, and democracy
introduced in the Middle East.
Israel
– I expect that
Israel will suffer a nuclear attack from
Islamist extremists by 2012, and Obama will not
help defend this ally.
Asia – I expect
that North Korea will attack South Korea and
attempt to reunite Korea by the 2012, and Obama
will be an unwitting accomplice.
