"Left" Over Change

Well, lookie here, it is the first picture of Shelly O with sleeves on in at least a month. In fact, she is a head scarf shy of wearing a burka. But that is not the point of my post. To understand this picture you must first know that Queen Obama is serving her loyal subjects (and we know their political tilt due to their locale) at a homeless shelter. But look closely at the picture, that is a homeless dude taking her picture with a phone…a Blackberry Pearl nonetheless. NICE. I sure “hope” that she spared him some “change” to pay for his $60+ monthly cell bill.

Looks like I need to dirty up and go begging tomorrow. I don’t have a Blackberry for personal use. But with King Obama, all I need to do is ask…

I make no bones about it, Alan Keyes would have made the PERFECT first black president of this nation. In the video below, Alan is making a lot of sense regarding the troubles that face our nation.

I think chasing Obama's citizenship down is not likely to be a fruitful effort (although I have seen some interesting articles on some irregularities on his birth documents), but Keyes' commentary on the handling of our economy is especially on point.

We can only hope to have such a rational conservative as President some day!

How disheartening it was to receive this article showing that a recent Harris Poll shows more Americans list Obama as their hero than Jesus. Perhaps this provides an interesting glimpse into the true problems that are infecting this country.

You hear the jokes about Obama being so many people's savior. Heck, he got that woman in Florida a house and another guy a new job – all he had to do was speak it into existence. But all kidding aside, this is a sad, sad commentary on the state of our union and at least to this blogger, speaks volumes as to the real problem inflicting our society.

Whether the ACLU, liberals or anyone else, wants to admit it, this country was founded on Christian principles. Those principles made this country the envy of all other nations and empires that came before. Now, we've decided to take God out of everything we do, for fear it may offend someone, and look at what we are left with.

When you take your eyes away from the one who can solve all problems, and look to a man, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. I only hope this nation gets its priorities straight before it is too late.

You can read a great article on this subject on the News Busters blog.

Yesterday brought us the Rick Santelli rant and news of an AP Government class in Arizona that were less than enthusiastic about the direction of the country. Well, it seems people are beginning to reach their boiling point.

Today brings us some rather humorous photos from a protest that lined Obama's motorcade route in Arizona. A second similar protest is scheduled for tomorrow in Kansas, where he is again campaigning. You'd think with all that is going on that he'd spend more time at the White House. Then again, all he has done his entire political career is campaign, so maybe he is doing what he knows.





Then there is this. Lansing, Mich., mayor Virg Bernero (a Democrat) who went on Fox News and delivered this tirade on the double standard that exists – the chasm that separates main street and Wall Street. While I agree with his beliefs, Virg could have at least tried to make it look like he was answering the questions. And, come on, there has got to be a studio somewhere in Lansing. A skype connection for an interview? Low rent!



I'd expect more to come in the days and weeks ahead.

Wow...so I knew it was going to be bad, but whoa...drunken sailors watch out, Barry's got his tax-payer secured credit card out and he is not afraid to use it.

So, just Tuesday, Barry – who apparently was not told the election was over and made a campaign stop in Colorado, signed his $1.2 trillion “economic pork” bill yesterday. Not content to stop the spending there, today he rolled out some “Homeowner Affordability and Stability Act.” Well kinda. You see, they don't really have the plan developed, but he needed something to talk about at today's campaign stop in Arizona, so why not toss it out there and see if it sticks.

Think I am exaggerating? Check out the web site they built for it: http://www.blogger.com/www.financialstability.gov. Heck, maybe Barry should have earmarked some stimulus money for Web designers at the White House! That thing is a time capsule that harkens back to the early days of the Web.

Want the full text of the bill? Well, you see, there is no bill. I talked to the Treasury myself today about it. Looks like March 4 is the magic day when all the details will be fleshed out. But here is the gist:

If you want to refi, but your loan exceeds 80% of the home's value, you can refinance. But, that is only if your loan was held or secured by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Confused yet? It gets better. Nobody knows yet what the PMI structure is, or who is providing the PMI. Also, do you have a second mortgage? Good luck getting that second lien holder to subordinate to allow you to refi the first...it just ain't going to happen.

But what if you are already behind? It will provide guidelines to lenders to modify your loan. There are other kickers in here too. Like if you pay your modified loan on time for 5 years, they will knock $5,000 off the principle balance. See, and silly me, I thought we all were supposed to be paying our mortgages monthly. What are the chances of me getting in on that $5K? And, if you tell your lender you are in trouble before you miss a payment, you may be eligible for a $1,500 principle reduction. Then, if all else fails and you enter bankruptcy, a judge can cram down the principle balance to the fair market value of your home.

There are other details, but I want to keep this light reading. Let me distill this for you. Have you been making your payments on time? Congrats, you get to pay for every schlub that over spent and over leveraged himself.

Isn't socialism grand?

I just read an AP article that the FTSE and other large world stock indexes took a dump today, based on fear over the wasteful spending disguised as stimulus.

How dare they! How long until they learn what all us Americans have been taught: Obama is beyond reproach and is not to be questioned.

Or, maybe the world is seeing that the Emporer has no clothes...

Obama met with the Detroit News recently and in a report is quoted as saying the following regarding “Buy American” tax cuts to bolster US-made auto sales:

He raised some red flags against protectionist sentiments, which can "worsen the economic prospects for all countries. You start getting into a downward protectionist spiral that is very dangerous."

Really? So we are back to government by appeasement? First it was letters to Iran, now we are willing to let an industry collapse because we don't want to offend the EU or the WTO? Give me a break.

Perhaps this is one reason Ron Paul captured my attention, albeit briefly, this last election cycle. His views on protectionism and jingoism are the breath of fresh air that we need. People ramble on and on about the global economy, well, how well has that served us??

Well, the anointed one recently took a trip to Fort Meyers, Fla., to host a town hall meeting. Now, you know the types that show up for these gigs. It was definitely an interesting crowd, but those are the uninformed that also made him our monarch. Anyhoo, while there, the questions he received show the utter confusion among his electorate. One gentleman asked why unemployment benefits could not cover 100% percent of a person's former salary (ummm...I assume his previous gig was not in finance), another fool was acting spastic and when called on complained about having to work at McDonalds and not being able to find another job. Well buddy, if you are as annoying in person as you acted in the audience, perhaps it is your personality that has precluded you from landing more lucrative employment.

But the kicker came from a woman who said she was living out of a car and wanted Barry's help securing a new car and a house with a kitchen and bathroom. The King proclaimed that she should see his staff afterwards and they will see what they can do. But, it looks like her begging, shameless at that, paid off. Her state rep has offered the free use of his house to her until she gets back on her feet. On top of that, Ellen DeGeneres is said to be interested in her plight as well. I'm sure they are on the phone now trying to find someone to give them a free house, so they can take all the credit for the give away.

What's worse, we have this douche bag (click link) comparing her to Rosa Parks. Really? Come on now, are we so far removed from Rosa Parks that we now compare her acts to that of a woman who overextended herself and as a result of her own poor financial planning is forced to live in her car? At least we do have one thing in common. The reporter claims tears started flowing as she heard this woman speak. I had the same reaction, but mine was because I see our country sinking so low. This savior-based government has to stop.

Lord, please send us another Reagan!

Anyone catch ole' Barry's presser today? You know, the one where he tried his best to hard sell the American people on his enormous waste of taxpayer money...err, I mean the economic pork bill. Someone please get him the media Q&A questions in advance, PLEASE!! Listening to him unscripted and off the prompter is painful. And by painful, I mean like I want to poke out my eardrums painful.

“Errr...ummm...errrr...um, ya know, ummm...errrr...Iran has not been helpful in promoting...errr...ummm...peace.” Really, Barry? You think they haven't been helpful? Which was it, the nuclear aspirations, the the funding terrorists, the sabre-rattling? What would we have ever done without someone so unabashedly declassifying such sensitive information?

I also liked his bold statement that the credit crisis is real. Really, economist Obama? You mean those foreclosures aren't a problem? Securities are not getting written down as a result of foreclosures? Other securities aren't getting written down due to foolish mark-to-market SEC rules? Thanks Barry, enlightening.

Other highlights:

Michael Fletcher of the Washington Post stood up and dutifully performed his duty of asking the questions us Americans really care about. “Mr. President: I am trying my darndest to get fired, so I am going to ask you the most asinine, insignificant question of the night. What do you think of the Alex Rodriguez's admission of steroid use?” The response was equally bemusing. Barry said: “Look at me, I look like an emaciated 12 year old orphan, what do I know about steroids?”

Helen Thomas stood up, I think. At this point, 180 year old Helen is standing on two willow branches at best. While I am thinking about it, am I the only one that wishes that old bag would finish shriveling up into a prune and go away? Anyhoo, she asked a question about Pakistan and used the phrase “so-called terrorists.” Really Helen, so called? Let me remind you of the term so-called. So-called refers oftentimes to something addressed in a manner in which it never was or was only previously. You know, like how you used to be a reporter, but are now just an old has-been – a shriveled statue of a previously mediocre reporter.

Obama constantly reminded us that the nation debt increased under the Bush administration as a way to deflect attention away from the fact that his bill is worthless. Apparently, he was never taught that two wrongs don't make a right. But two lefts do make higher taxes (haha).

And finally, he kept mentioning that he invited Republicans to the White House to discuss the stimulus bill. He failed to mention that in those meetings he never adopted any of the Republican ideas, and instead uttered his favorite phrase: “I won.” I'm keeping track now as to how many times he is reported saying that – the tally stands at 4.

Anyway, I can't wait for the next...errr...umm..ah..let me...err..press conference. It is interesting seeing the media's rose-colored glasses starting to come off.

Following the warm reception Obama's letter received from Iran la couple of weeks ago, the administration continued to beg for friendship from the terrorist nation. Today, Beavis – of Beavis and Butthead fame – took to the stage to again urge Iran friendship. What are these clowns doing?

The apologist strikes again. As part of his spree of Executive Orders, Obama has apparently dropped the charges against the mastermind behind the USS Cole bombing. While he reserved the rights to recharge the terrorist, it only drags out the process of bringing some semblance of closure to the families of the 17 sailors who lost their lives. Why is Barry so hell-bent on harboring terrorists?

May we never forget the 17 sailors that lost their lives on the USS Cole in their service for this great country.

Apparently Barry-O isn't as concerned about the responsible use of taxpayer money, at least not when it interferes with his parties. This guy is without a doubt the Paris Hilton of presidents.

His latest shenanigans have him in Williamsburg, Va., where the Democrat members of the House were meeting. Now, since they all have offices in Washington, D.C., and we have all paid for numerous well-appointed meeting spaces there, why spend money meeting in Virginia? I know, I know, some apologist will point out that this meeting was likely bankrolled by rich Democrat supporters (who given recent track records likely have evaded taxes). However, the Prez got there on Marine One and according to at least one article, Air Force One. That seems like a major waste of money to me.

These banks need to stop wasting all this TARP money, Barry has some parties he needs to throw!

Our newly elected president, so distraught over the misuse of TARP funds, yesterday instituted an executive pay cap. This concern for taxpayer money, however, has its limits – and apparently the line is drawn short of the Super Bowl.

That's right, and according to Fred Upton (R, 6th District) it is one heck of a party. He told the Shrew (Mitch Albom for those not from Detroit) on Monday's radio show that Barry had quite a spread going at his latest party. And, funded by you and me. Strangely, my invitation to the party was lost in the mail. Luckily, those who dutifully represent us were more than happy to go in our stead.

If I hear the king proclaim to be a champion of the people one more time during the day, while tossing taxpayer funded parties at night, I very well may throw up.

P.S. - Hey Fred – glad you feel important for being invited, but you should have declined.

It is only my first blog post and my headline writer (me) already needs a raise. Can’t beat that for a first day.

Not a week has passed since the latest holier-than-thou rant over the TARP-funded bonuses going to Wall Street Execs, Obama showed the world how to party with taxpayer money -- AIG style. Michelle, fire up the grill, we have us some company coming over.

Fresh off his $150M coronation, King Barack saw he had no support from Republicans for his pork-laden “stimulus” bill. So he did as any American would and held himself a little BBQ dinner party. You think they served burgers? Heck no, taxpayers were footing the bill for this shindog, so they splurged (oddly enough, not on pork though -- guess it wasn't a theme party). Along with the usual highfalutin hours dourves, they grilled up some Waygu steaks.

Never heard of Waygu beef? Join the crowd. I actually learned of it on Iron Chef – it is a rare, and expensive form of Kobe beef. A single 16 ounce steak often costs in the neighborhood of $120. At that price, the guests best have hit the heights of ecstasy on every bite. To top off party, vodka tonics, the choice of drink of our new king, were also served.

Dear Wall Street, how dare you spend taxpayer money on…umm….hmmm….excuse…me….I was choking on my $35 bite of steak.

And so it goes in our Union. Just think, for the price of a single steak, he could have kept his promise to this woman to pay for her gas….



Until we meet again.