It's Mac The Knife

Who says politics aren't fun?
When you never know what to expect from one day to the next.
When a bailout can seem to be a money grab for bankers looking to remodel their offices.
When the President has to stoop so low as to decry the words of a talk show host.

Well, some things never change in DC. A Kennedy is still in the Senate. The news papers are still spewing Liberal drivel. And McCain is back to his RINO ways. Does he realize that it was just such behavior that killed his chances of winning the presidency?
He came up on the floor for his first speech, and this is what he had to say in reference to Hillary's Confirmation:

"I remind all my colleagues: We had an election," McCain noted.
"I think the message the American people are sending us now
is they want us to work together, and get to work."

Bull S#!t, (excuse my French.)

WE DO NOT WANT YOU WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE DEMOCRATS!!!!!
We want you to block them at every turn!
We want a filibuster for even the meanest of bills that make their way to the floor!
Democrat=Socialism
WE DO NOT WANT YOU "WORKING TOGETHER" WITH A BUNCH OF SOCIALISTS!
I am so freaking tired of the farce that is the Republican leadership. Throw all of these mealy mouthed, afraid of their shadow, waffling and shying from controversy "Republicans" out of office. Get some fresh young blood with intestinal fortitude to fight these socialists for every inch of ground they can take from them. If the conservatives in Congress would only show some backbone, the Dems would be the ones shying. They are afraid of the light, because the light is truth. They have spent their entire careers denying the light, and spit in the face of those who would show it to them.
And McCain is playing right into their hands. Why do you think the media loved him so much before the campaign. Because he goes against Republicans. He doesn't stand up for our tenets, our core of beliefs. He "compromises" and relinquishes the power to the Dems. Then he says he's doing it for the People. Nope. Not buying it. Wouldn't pay a dollar for that line. He does it for his own edification. He does it so he can say, "Look here. Look upon what I have done. I have brought you together and there is Harmony in the land." BS. Pure and unadulterated.

Entreaty to McCain:
Please. Please in the name of all that is Holy and True. Never compromise with these Dems again. Know that they are not your friends, they are not your buddies, and they DO NOT have your best interests at heart. They use you for their own gain, because for them, even if you compromise a little, you've lost. You do us no service by "compromising" with them. You do great harm to our country and we will all suffer in the end for it.

Commute? Why not just work form home?

Glorious day! We have finally seen the two border agents, Ramos and Compean, receive a commutation of their sentences. It has been a long time coming, and a struggle we in Houston have been privileged to help them overcome after two years.
Now, that being said, why the Hell did it take two years! We have just seen a travesty of justice perpetrated by the very man who was supposed to be a Compassionate Conservative. President Bush has never been a friend to those who want the border sealed. And his lapdog Johnny "Satan" ran right in and killed any chance of serious border enforcement.
Well, as we shall see, the O will serve us no better. Unless the states finally decide to ignore the Fed and seal the borders on their own, there will be an ever increasing Democratic base pouring across the southern border. And who knows how long it will take until all of us in the Red States begin to take on a tinge of blue.
I want to end this rant by saying, Congratulations to Ramos and Compean and their families.
And if anyone wants to help them and others in the same situation, go to http://www.friendsoftheborderpatrol.com/
All donations are tax deductible and this will be one of my new charities.

And the Temple will Fall Back

Unilateral... Hmmm. Let me see... That means one-sided, right? OK, so if Israel stops fighting and Hamas doesn't... That means that Hamas won?
Really, I am sooooo sick of all those people out there protesting the Israelis right to defend themselves. And when they say that they have beaten Hamas severely, (you know, back to the Stone Age) it makes me cringe. How can you beat someone back to the Stone Age when they were already there?
I believe that you have not vanquished an enemy until every last one of them is dead or crying surrender. Where is the white flag?
I am making a personal request to the Israeli government. Please, I implore you, don't quit until you have achieved ultimate victory!!!! Make this your gift for the future of the Israeli people. And the world for that matter.
In the immortal words of Rondaldus Magnus, "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
Let us hear those words from the Israeli Prime Minister. But let them be sincere.
Because without any Hamas militants... No rockets fired by Hamas militants (read Just Words for definition of militants.)

Look Ye Back In Fear, for We Shall See It Again

DEPRESSION, 1929, the stock market fell, industry tanked and we had 25% unemployment. As the depression wore on exacerbated by the policies of Hoover and the government, quietly the stock market began to rise. As the rest of the world came out of the depression quickly,(though how can you tell. It still looks like Europe's in a depression, ok , maybe not...) the US struggled on.
Hah. History lesson postponed for an important infomercial... Buy Stock Now! Buy Real Estate Now!
Why?
Because it's cheap! and you're not going to see deals this good for a loooong time.

Just when the economy is "tanking" and oil, real estate and the Dow Jones are in a major slump, everybody's talking about slowing down or saving their money. Anyone with an IRA or 401k needs to max that out now-- Put as much in as possible because it's only going to go up.
And just so you know.. you can actually roll your IRA into real estate---cool huh?
So, you have just put everything you own in the stock market and real estate. 10 years from now, the real estate has doubled. And if you had a couple of houses on those properties... and renters... you've just made off of 2 houses a profit of about $400 X 12 Months = $4800 x10 years = $48,000 for holding property. And that $150,000 house in Houston in 10 years went to $300,000.
California is in a better position. All of that property has depreciated majorly and is close to bottom, if not already there.
So all of this opportunity is out there... Waiting... Why R_U ?
Be Conservative, Be Bold, Be Positive, Opportunistic, Ruggedly Individualistic. Go out and Buy!
But don't take my word for it. Look up the stock market trends in the '30s. Look at real estate values for the past 50 years. Timidity gets you nothing. Those who seek out opportunity find it.

Stick This In Your Pipe and Smoke It

First the government in their infinite wisdom decided that analog TV was bad for America. You have to convert to Digital or you won't have a signal. Have you ever watched snow? Now all you have to do is go out and get yourself a sweet little converter box. But wait, it's not free. Still you can get that neat little coupon from the government. Yay! Oops. The box is still going to cost you about $20. OK. It's doable. If you have Twenty dollars to spend...

OR. You can go out and purchase yourself a brand spanking new, oh so shiny, fresh out of the box, still warm from the soldering, Flat screen, LCD or Plasma TV from your neighborhood Wal-Mart or Best Buy if you've got a credit card, because we're keeping the economy going, Right?

Ok, so now you have your brand spanking new, oh so shiny, ect. TV and find that your power bill is going up. Why? Because the new LCD takes about 43% more power to run. Ooh and that Plasma just cost you 75% more power! Oops, what can we do about that? I know! In comes government again to help us out of our quandary. California is debating whether to require energy standards on televisions just like the energy standards for other appliances in your home. Like your refrigerator or coffee maker. Thank God for government. If it weren't for them your power bill would likely go up twelve to eighteen dollars per year. Whew! And here I was thinking that the people could decide what to buy and what not to buy all on their own. Too bad for those people selling electronics. TV prices go up and the selection gets smaller. They could lose out on a lot of money and jobs in California. But who needs those jobs, the economy in California is fine. They've got a balanced budget and they don't need that tax revenue anyway. They're protecting the little guy. Right?

Did I mention that you will still be able to buy the TV's online from places like Amazon? So who wins in this? Ask your local government. They know what's best for you anyway.