[Personal Opinion by Castle Denizen: Boquisucio]
This morning I couldn't believe my lying eyes. Is the campaign sloganeering, now an official Federal Government Website?
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A quick glance at the comming administration's agenda reveals the following:
1) Number One in the hit list is: the forced redistribution of wealth,
2) The White Flag Waving for Iraq,
3) The Socialization of our Health Care,
4) The Cuddling of our enemies under "Protecting America".
It's all now given to us with the official imprimatur of a Government's Website.
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But the absence of genuine political accommodation in Iraq is a direct result of President Bush’s failure to hold the Iraqi government accountable.
Look for Bush Derangement Syndrome to continue for the next four years.
Al Qaeda has used the space provided by the Iraq war to regroup, train and plan for another attack on the United States.
The next attack on American soil will also be Bush's fault, because he kicked al-Q out of Iraq (even though they weren't there) and now they're really, really mad at us.
1. Let the economy tank and continue running up a trillion dollar deficit and a $10 trillion national debt.
2. Continue the war in Iraq until every soldier and Marine has done at least 10 tours of duty there
3. Providing health care to only those who can pay top dollar for it.
4. Protecting gated communities from gays, illegal immigrants, and dirty bombs.
5. America, F*$# Yeah! We do it alone cause we that good.
Stay classy, guys.
Now pony up your share of the bill for the bandwidth and the dot-gov sitemeister -- a Saudi credit card or a draft on a Palestinian bank will be acceptable...
As for Point #1, I congratulate your team for engineering the economic tanking (Barney Frank and Chris Dodd blocking any reforms of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac--a twofer in that it set the mortgage industry up for disaster AND provided huge sums for both the Democrat bandits that ran it and Frank and Dodd's political machine) and triggering it at the right time (Schumer initiating a run on IndyMac bank and Reid hinting of a major company about to collapse without any further details, just stoking the panic in September).
As for Point 2, that doesn't even make sense. It has no basis in fact, past or present, and assumes a linear history regardless of facts on the ground. Facts that, thanks to the surge, have changed radically in an incredibly short period of time. If your follow that logic train, I should have done about 10 tours in my 26 years (assuming a 15-month rotation with a year between each) in Germany since we've not left there since VE Day.The surge worked brilliantly (ask Obama) so troop levels will fall. Your candidate will take credit for it, and be enabled by the press in doing so, even though he opposed it.
As for Point 3, I don't feel any obligation to pay for your health care. I do feel an obligation to support those who, through no fault of their own, cannot. But there is nothing in our Constitution that says that I should (especially yours). That said, if I do have to pay for it, I'd like to have some control over the behavior of the recipient of my "largesse"...what he/she eats, drinks and smokes. I also want them to follow an exercise regimen and go to church every Sunday. I'm being a little facetious on the last part, but what's in it for me if I have to shell out a portion of my sweat to make sure Cindy Sheehan gets to see a doctor on my friggin' dime?
As for Point 4, "Protecting gated communities from gays, illegal immigrants, and dirty bombs." you're projecting. Most of the boutique rich who voted for Obama live in gated communities, not me and the millions like me who voted for McCain. I'm surrounded on three sides by corn and soybean fields and most of the actually productive people I know are sweating the crypto-fascists showing up at the high school in a few months to mandate our kids engage in "community service" just to graduate. As far as gays go, listening to the Left talk about how I feel about gay rights sounds just like Klansmen talking about how blacks "smell funny when they sweat"--you don't know s**t about me or I think about gays and have less than zero idea what your talking about, other than to parrot your DNC Grand Dragon's talking points. BTW, one of my cousins is gay. BFD. As for illegal immigrants, I guess I have a problem with the "illegal" part. I like the rule of law. I'm funny that way. Should Mexicans get preferences for LEGAL immigration? I think we should try it, frankly. I like what Latinos bring to the table...work ethic, supportive families, strong value systems. Works for me. But don't piss on my head and tell me it's raining by saying that "illegal" ANYTHING is somehow a good thing.
And finally, Point 5: America does do a lot of things alone because we have to. NO other country on earth has done so much, for so many, at such cost, for so long. We're not perfect, but apparently you have to be with the Left or the good things you've done, and are still willing to do, are and will be for naught. From people like me, America, with all her faults, will still make me smile. For people like you, all we'll get is a snarl.
Some Allies...y'know what?
Vietnam. Laos, Cambodia, Haiti... How many French messes do American soldiers have to clean up? At least the Brits lend a hand where American blood is spilled in places they used to govern.
"Allies" is a funny word-usually it implies a two-way relationship, and a willingness to go to the mat for someone else. The U.S. backed France's claim on Indochina in the fifties, and sent men to protect the South of that country (and its French-Owned industries that were exploiting the shit out of the locals) after they left-while France proceeded to provide aid and comfort to the North who were sponsoring the deaths of those same Americans (and the fools who fought alongside them.)
I lost people in my family I never got to meet because of such "allies".
Such allies NEED to be disregarded. It's like the 'friend' who crashes at your place, eats your food, borrows money from you when he's broke, borrows your car (and wrecks it), knocks up your sister (and dumps her), Hides behind you when the kid he's extorted for years comes looking for payback, then buys that kid off as soon as that kid's enmity transfers to YOU, after which, he sits back and moralizes about how you should be friends with his new friend, whom is only your enemy because you stepped in to save his ass in the first place.
AFTER he started the fight.
An ALLY that is worthy of the name, doesn't switch sides once the fight's started, even if switching sides DOES get him a profit in the short term.
France didn't back the play, they tried to make a side-deal with a psychopath, they don't get to profit from the aftermath with juicy logistics and infrastructure contracts.
You put in the work if you want to get paid.
I don't consider Australians and New Zealanders allies. You guys are *family*...
Yeah, Cannonshop - I see Bill got here first, but, for the record, Argent is an Aussie. And they have been dissed now and again by our political class... oddly enough, especially by those now taking power.
And remember, everybody - attack messages, not messengers. I'm going to be saying that a lot, I think, as the passion ebbs and flows around here.
Generic warning, no one particular in mind.
I'm seeing a bunch of people who voted for the President Elect who are still waiting, expecting that bluebirds and little chipmunks are going to start showing up to tie their shoes every morning. These people are living in a Disney movie. I'm seeing parts of an agenda here similar to the actions taken buy Herbert Hoover when the US was "Just" in a bad recession that drove us in to the great depression. There were certainly other factors at play, but Hoovers mistakes were devastating. Scary stuff.
I'm not even talking about international reactions. Look at what "our good friends" Russia did the day after the election. They don't seem very hesitant to confront and provoke the president elect now do they? Bargaining from a position of weakness is not bargaining. Can anyone else out there say KGB?
I actually feel bad for anyone taking office at this time. I think that we are in some seriously deep sneakers and the majority of people have no frame of reference to understand the depths of the current situation and the long term ramifications. Evidently there are a whole bunch of people (around half) who were freaking sleeping in history classes and have not picked up a book since then.
In the part few years, as people went absolutely crazy buying over priced houses and building up massive debt, like lemmings going to the slaughter, I started to become very, very frightened that they were going to completely undermine our economy. You would not believe how many people told me I was over reacting. So I started to build up supplies and prepare....just in case. I'm glad I have an emergency larder in my house (many months of food, powdered eggs and milk) and a dwelling that is paid for with a lot of extra rooms. I have no credit card debt, and only one small car loan. My family may be ok. All that we have to do is be so indispensable to our employers, that they can't possibly think of laying us off. I hate to sound vindictive, but if anyone asks me for help in the next few years, I may have to make my choice based on who they voted for as president. If it's Obama, I may have to recommend that they contact "the one", for all of the help that he promised them. Oh boy...this is going to be an interesting four years!
Oops. Sorry 'bout that, Argent. The U.S. SHOULD be treating our cousins down-under better, they've been what I'd call "The real deal" too many times to count.