Memos from Monday 12-12-11

To Kill a Mockingcain:
In 1960 Harper Lee’s American Classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” was published. Two years later it was released in movie form, starring Gregory Peck, Brook Peters, and Robert Duvall. For anyone who has never heard the story (and there should be few) the major theme is the trial of Tom Robertson, a black man falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell, a white woman in the deep south of the United States. In this Pulitzer Prize winning novel the racism and injustice of depression era south is examined. Even though it was determined that Mayella had lied about the rape Tom is found guilty.

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The novel was based in the year 1936 during the Great Depression the events of the last few weeks reminded me of “To Kill a Mockingbird” and is occurring during the Great Recession. Just like Tom Robertson, Mr. Herman Cain has been tried and convicted but Mr. Cain trial occurred in the media. I can’t and very few people really know if the accusations are true. It just seems odd the way that all of this became public. The Left Stream Media is happy to cover up charges made against Democrat such as Bill Clinton and John Edwards. In Sen. Edwards case there was much more current evidence then the claims against Mr. Cain.

If you are not aware of the history of President Obama’s political career, then you need to look at the “scandals” and bad luck that has befallen his past opponents. With help of a news media that is more than willing to destroy anyone for any reason, Mr. Cain never stood a chance once he became the target. Mr. Cain was a victim of the willing allies of the DNC the Left Stream Media and their attempt to control the Republican primary by determining the GOP’s candidate. The media repeated the allegations over and over again until it did not matter whether they were true or not. The damage was done.

I must say that I felt that Mr. Cain was a viable candidate for President of the United States, but I had some problems with his 9-9-9 plan. But I don’t believe that there is anything known as a perfect person. The last thing we need is another slick politician in the oval office. We also don’t need a bunch of slick bureaucrats surrounding our President.

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So I really would like to know if there is anyway that a man can get a fair trail in the press. I know the answer but the idea that a black man was found guilty for allegations of sexual misconduct with nothing but allegations may prove that we have not as fair as we claim and that like Tom in “To Kill a Mockingbird” it is still possible to play upon the racial prejudices. Mr. Cain may or may not be guilty, but he had no way of defending himself against the onslaught of the press. Atticus Finch may be able to prove him innocent, but the real trial is over and the results are no different today then in 1936. The Democrat party should be ashamed of such tactics.

Fast and Furious with the Truth:
Following the general rules set down by Rohm Emmanuel it was reveled last week that Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearm used the crisis to push for more firearms sales restrictions. Those in charge of the ATF have no shame and once again prove that they are a corrupt organization. This organization has once again shown that it is willing to do almost anything to violate the Constitution. I’ve not forgotten the disaster caused by the overreach of ATF at Ruby Ridge and Waco. In both of those shameful incidences the ATF in the former used entrapment and the latter recklessness that violated the rights of American citizens.

Those involved with this current disaster of an operation should be looking at criminal prosecutions. Beyond that there are definite signs that the entire organization seems to verge on being criminal. There mission is not to overturn the Second Amendment. Of course I believe that their mission should really be reviewed and their connection to the IRS and treasury be examined very closely. Something stinks about this whole Fast and Furious operation. The truth must be revealed and heads must roll this time. It is time for the ATF to face the music. It is no wonder why gun sales are increasing. With the government overreach and repeated abuse of power, more and more are beginning to fear the motives of those in positions of power.

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The Best Laid Plans

Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) wrote in his poem "To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough" a line that relates to the human condition: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley." (The best laid schemes of mice and men / Go oft awry.) The John Steinbeck novella “Of Mice and Men” was inspired by this classic poem. Throughout the history of man this oft quoted line of poetry has proven to fit the times. The current situation in the world reminded me of this poem.

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When the industrial revolution started society chose a path that has lead to a standard of living far above anything known in history. The American system of free expression allowed for the release of the human creative spirit which accelerated this prosperity. In the last 100 years the growth improvement of human lives has improved more than in any other time known. With this growth in prosperity, life span, and general welfare of all humans on this planet have come risks.

Human life is risk. One of the most dangerous things you can do is get out of bed in the morning. The act of waking up in the morning and climbing out of your bed is a shock to your system, but no one is saying that everyone should stay in bed. In fact laying in bed is also dangerous the lack of movement of the legs can cause fatal blood clots. It is important that we avoid panic and consider the risk of our actions in life.

Without risk the human race would not exist. If our ancestors had never taken any risk, they would have starved. Without their willingness to not only take risks but make hard decisions the world would be a much different place.

There are many in this world that seems to think that we can return to an agriculture society. The return to an agrarian existence in which we would abandon our cities and return to the land is not based in a reality in which there would be too many people and not enough land. Any attempt to move to such a major cultural shift would mean the death of millions. We have become too dependent on modern technology. Many of those who would have to be force to raise their own food would more than likely face doom. The abandoning of modern medicine would kill many and doom others to slow lingering deaths. The last time a society was forced into such a technical regression resulted in what is known today as the Cambodia Killing Fields. This is the type of thinking that comes from those on the left. They believe that they can build a utopia on Earth. Such thinking does not take into account the human cost of such ideas.

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The natural disaster in Japan that started with an earthquake, then a tsunami, then aftershocks, which lead to radiation leaks and now possible meltdowns in several of the nuclear cores at power plants. These events point to the undeniable facts that life is not perfect and no matter how well we plan we are often helpless when presented with the awesome force of nature. Far too many people seem to believe that life should be without risk. But life and the human condition is all about risk. It didn’t take long for the anti-nuclear groups to start spreading lies about nuclear power and power plants. Even though there have been some control releases of radioactive steam and some hydrogen explosions these power plants are in a controlled shutdown. There have been some deaths from those explosions and some exposure to radiation, but the number of deaths directly related to this phase of this massive natural disaster will be much less than what has already occurred due to the earthquake and tsunami. Much of the hysteria is being drummed up by the media and their lack of understanding of the safe guards in place at nuclear plants.

The power plants that are currently being shutdown are over 40 years old. These plants were built in a way to allow them to survive earthquakes. The earthquake that hit these plants was much stronger than anything being considered with no real consideration for flooding and they survived the shock without leaking radiation. What we are seeing now is the long process of the core cooling and the pile becoming stable. The only real danger would be if the actual containment vessel were to be breached. But at this point that possibility is becoming less likely, but not totally impossible.

The anti-nuclear groups continue to imply that there is a possibility of a massive failure that will result in an explosion that will spread a nuclear cloud that will kill millions. Such hysteria is not based in reality. A nuclear pile in an atomic power plant can not explode. The whole idea of a “China Syndrome” was created by an author and is not based upon physics. Even if such an explosion were even possible, which it is not, the affect would be much smaller than the actual nuclear explosions that were purposely created using actual uranium, plutonium, and hydrogen bombs in the decades of the 40s, 50s, and 60s. These bombs were exploded in the atmosphere in the Southern Pacific, the South Western US, and various other locations across the planet.

All things considered the largest disaster in Japan is not the nuclear power plants, but the things that caused the nuclear crisis. We must accept that fact that when there are huge disasters in first world countries there will be long term dangers. Just as those who came before us, we must be willing to make rational decisions based upon facts, not hype and lies.

In the arrogance often shown by those who seek to plan all aspects of human life we find the idea that human society can obtain perfection. The most dangerous things about people seeking perfection is the definition used to define that ideal society and the means that are used to obtained it. I can not believe that utopia can exist on this planet. We have no way to control the forces that cause hurricanes, earthquakes, or any of the other numbers of natural disasters that plague the Earth.

A FBI agent who infiltrated the Weather Underground in the 60s testified that the member of this terrorist organization thought that they would need to “eliminate at least 25 million people” who would stand in the way of their new social order. The ideas and many of the people who created the Weather Underground are still around. President Obama knows, and some claim that he is friends with, the founders William Ayres and his wife. Such people in such powerful positions do not fill me with confidence.

We must learn to accept the risks that allow us to live our lives. We must overcome the tragedies of our existence. We must stop blaming others and expect someone to pay for our own mistakes. Each of us must look at our life and count our blessings. We must stop listening to those who tell us how bad things are and how they can make it better, when their plans have proven to only lead to death and misery. We must turn our backs on Socialism, Progressivism, Communism, Islamism, and radical environmentalism. The result of each of these ideologies is the end of millions of innocent lives and the end of all human freedoms.

So as we look at the best laid schemes of men we must remember that none of us are perfect and that no matter how well you plan, those plans can go awry.

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Thoughts for Thursday 12-2-10

Government Transparence
Even before the Obama Administration came to office, he was promising the most transparent administration in history. The thought came to me that the whole Wikileak affair seems to be an attempt to fulfill that promise. Forget all the backroom deals and closed door meetings. The locking out of the opposition party from presenting amendments to bills or even discussing, much less reading, the bills presented. So now we find out that so-called “secret” documents are available to millions of people. Now that is what you call STUPID, I mean transparent.

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From Citizens to Serfs
This week a Federal Judge ruled that all American Citizens are now property of the Government. In his ruling to dismiss the challenge to ObamaCare it is clear to me that he did not consider the Constitution. His decision was absolutely political. He talks about how insurance rate would go up, as if they are going down now. To quote: “(Judge) Moon found that without the coverage requirements in the law, the cost of health insurance would increase because the number of insured individuals would decline, ‘precisely the harms that Congress sought to address with the Act’s regulatory measure’.” This judge was appointed by Bill Clinton and showed that his allegiance is to the Progressive movement.

So once again a politically corrupt judge makes a decision not on the content of the Constitution, but based upon the intent of the law. We find ourselves being ruled by tyrants who believe that they can legislate anything. Their arrogance is feed by a system that fully supports every crazy idea that they dream up. I guess Pete Stark was correct when he said: “The Federal Government can do most anything in this country.” Since Mr. Stark was reelected to his seat it would seem that he was correct or at least his continuants believed that he should continue to destroy what is left of our republic. We are nearing the end of this road to subjugation.

Net Neutrality
Continuing down our road to a Fascist State, we hear that the FCC is going to ignore Congress and the Courts to impose Net Neutrality. The country takes another step into the dustbins of history. This is yet another example of the failure of rule of law. Considering that the Administration is the law enforcement arm of the government it can only be said by me; that we can no longer trust our government since laws are meaningless.

The TSA Abuse Continues
When I saw this video I was not surprised, but I was very upset. When the Homeland Security Administration and TSA were created, there were a lot of people saying that it was a really bad idea. I was not online at that time but I totally agreed then and now. It was pointed out that these “TSA Agents” would be poorly educated and trained. Poorly educated and trained people do not handle power well. (In fact most highly educated people have the same problem.) We were promised that they would “NEVER” be allowed to form unions, which as we now see was a lie.

Now we have a bunch of power hungry TSA tyrants waiting to harass a young woman, who is following the rules, just to show that they have the power to do it. Why else would they treat this woman in such a manner? How many times do they need to search a person? It is time to either shutdown the Transport Security Administration, replace these little want-to-be Hitlers with some common sense security measures, and really protect the American subjects/citizens. Of course now that we are property of the government, I guess we should be thanking these people for not “putting” that woman “down” for thinking that the TSA Agents would actually follow their own rules. As good servants to our new rulers we must learn to no question the representatives of our glorious leaders.

Please do what I am doing, call you Senators and Representative in Congress. Let them know that the Obama Administration is pushing the American people to the breaking point. Now I know that there are a lot of Progressives who will say; “but the TSA was started by the Bush Administration” as if somehow say that “Bush did it” makes it an intelligent response with nothing further needed to be said. What does that have to do with it? Sorry that does not shut down the conversation. It only shows the ignorance of the person who said it.

Wesley Snipes
To bad Obama couldn’t find a position in the White House for Wesley Snipes. It would have saved him from having to go to prison. Don’t believe me? Well how else can you explain Tim Geithner and Charlie Rangel?

A Special Thanks to Mr. Al Gore
Back when Mr. Gore was the Vice-President, he appeared on TV and floated the idea that anyone that made $250K a year was a millionaire. When challenged by the host he said: “If you make $250,000 for four years then that is a million dollars.” So he was to float the idea that “rich” was $250K. Before that time anyone who made a million dollars in a year was considered “rich.” Well the problem with this whole idea is the lack of consideration of inflation. I don’t make anything close to the current Democrat definition of “rich.” I’m not the type of person to covet the possessions of others, like most Progressives. I live my life to make an honest living and cringe every time I hear some greedy politician, who has never created a private sector job talk about the “wealthy.”

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You must understand that the US Federal Government does not tax wealth. They tax income. Look at some of the most rabid member of Congress who constantly attack the “tax breaks for the rich.” Most of them are rich. They are only protecting their own power. They don’t want a bunch of new rich people gaining power. These enterprising individuals could be a danger to those who have “worked very hard for their titles.”

Consider the examples of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. They have been very successful businessmen. They built fortunes on the back of other people’s labor. They are both started trust funds to “give away” their fortunes. Bill and Melinda Gate are traveling the world looking for worthy charities to support. Warren Buffett is doing the same. Both Bill and Warren have come out for tax increases. Well both of these men could donate as much money as they wanted to the Feds. In fact the one question that I would love to ask both of these men is: If the Federal Government is really worthy enough to take more money from the people, then why oh why are they giving their money to private charities and foundations? It would appear to me that they understand that giving their money to the government would be a waste of their fortunes. I can only say; shame on Bill Gates and Warren Buffett for taking such contradictory stances and supporting the destruction of the US. They know better, but have been living the high life so long that they forget what it is like to run a small struggling company, or lose sleep at night worrying about making a payroll.

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Mr. Obama talked today about trust between the US and Russia. My question is: What about the trust between the US citizens and our new dictatorial government. We can not depend on the Department of Justice to protect voters from harassment. We know that the US Government thinks that open borders and millions of foreign occupiers, whose loyalties are not to this country, are good things.

So no Mr. Obama, I don’t trust you or your anti-American friends to protect this country by negotiating treaties. I don’t really think that you have the best for this nation in mind and can not believe that you would not give away the farm in an attempt to make “friends” with foreign nations. I also don’t trust the fact that this treaty was not brought to the floor of the Senate until the “lame duck” session. This tactic has the same rotting smell of the Healthcare Deform Bill and the “Stimulus” Bill process. You want to know why the Dems lost the house, then look back at those acts of tyranny and violations of the trust of your subjects.

By the way Mr. Obama, you are President of the United States not President of the Progressive States. If you really want to have the general appearance that you care about this country you must stop worrying about your base. For once in your life you might consider dropping the class warfare and actually try to govern.

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A TSA Diversion?

I'm not really sure what to make of the changes to the security scans by the TSA. I still believe that the TSA should have never been created. Turning the security of the airports to a Federal agency is not a recipe for success. The current system is a major security risk to travelers. There is too much communications of details that should never be made public. The primary principle of security is secrecy. But then again there has not been enough communication to prepare the traveling public of the basic reasons for these changes.

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To try and explain my point of view, consider the disaster that is known as “Black Hawk Down.” The first President Bush order solders into Somalia to distribute food to a starving public. When President Clinton entered office, he expanded that mission. He attempted to overthrow the local warlords. In doing this they made a large number of vertical insertions of troops. They followed the same plan every time. The locals soon learned the pattern and set up an ambush. This was a case where the commanders on the field underestimated the enemy. Many consider this to be that first open warfare was waged on al Qaida.

There is something that the government should learn from this episode. We still face the same enemy and yet we are still telegraphing our every move to the enemy. Personally I believe that the Obama Administration doesn’t see the TSA as more then another way to grow the size of government and pay off the debt they own to labor unions. They are now planning on unionizing TSA. This would once again turn over too much power to union organizers who freely admit to their Marxist beliefs. Why would we continue to allow government worker to support organizations that openly admit to wanting to destroy our form of government and social mores.

This whole episode of these aggressive pat-downs makes me wonder about possible ulterior motives. If you’ve read my blog you should know that I don’t trust our commander and chief. His past actions have done nothing to give me any confidence in his abilities or that his belief system is in sync with the vast majority of Americans. I really don’t believe that he has any good intentions toward the average person and only wants to move us into poverty. That is the ultimate destination of all Socialist systems.

So here we are with one of the largest holidays of the year just a few days away and the TSA suddenly starts acting like Gestapo agents. With the Democrat controlled government doing everything that they could to convince the American people that there was no terrorist threat. They and their lapdog media have downplayed the threat every time that there has been an attack on this country. They stopped calling them terrorist attack, instead the phrase “manmade disaster.” After the Fort Hood attack they tried to say that it had nothing to do with Islamic Terrorism. They tried to blame the “Time Square” attempted bombing on domestic terrorist. With this attitude, it seems only normal that the traveling public does not understand the sudden change.

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Once again the government has shown a total incompetence. They are underestimating our enemies. They are telegraphing our every move to our enemies and not communicating the dangers to the people. We have a government that does not respect the people of the country. This arrogance of power puts our nation in mortal danger and they have no idea of how to protect us. My other fear is that they have no desire to really protect us. I have to go back to the President defining the American people as enemies. This makes me wonder if he is working against the country to provide support to our enemies.

Of course this could be just a giant smoke screen to cover up another power grab by the Administration. Could they be using the uproar in a hope that the news media will fill the air with this story? Could it be that he is preparing another round of appointments while Congress is on vacation? At such a time of distraction it would be easy enough for him to appoint more of his radical Communist friends to very powerful offices. It would not surprise me that he would take advantage of this “crisis” to grab more power before the Congress changes hands. He learned well from his former Chief of Staff. We must keep our eyes on the other hand. Too much power has been moved into the hands of unelected, unaccountable, unionized government bureaucrats that can not be fired. To save our nation we must be vigilant.

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Pedro's Thoughts from Thursday - 10/28/10

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In a frighting flash back to the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, a crazed right wing fanatic rush a Democratic Senatorial candidate this week. Quick thinking by the campaign staff wrestled the near insane person, who was disgusted as a supporter, to the ground with forcefully restrains until the law enforcement was able to respond...Oh I'm sorry it was a radical left wing fanatic from moveon.org dressed as a Rand Paul supporter who was attempting to get close to him. How do we really know this person's intent. The Left Stream Media is happy to say that it was all innocent. But the question still remains. With the radical views and the threats of violence coming almost daily from the left, can we really trust what we are told by the Left and their willing alias in the LSM.

OK. So now it is official, the Governor of Florida is not only a RINO but is also a Democrat. It seems that he makes a better Democrat than the Democrat running for the Senate. Well at least that is what the party thinks since they were trying to get him to drop out of the race. At this rate it may take less than I thought to run the Progressive RINOs out of the party. Now if we can just get the Progressives out of the Democratic party.

It comes as a bit of a surprise this week that the President of the United States removed all doubt about his true feelings toward the American people. With the President overtly and covertly attacking anyone who disagrees with his policies, it was just a matter of time before he openly attacked. I never thought that he would declare his opponents as enemies, but he did. On a Hispanic radio station he encourage the listeners to not help the enemy. I'm not surprised in a way, but I never though that I would be declared an enemy of the President.

So as much as I regret it I'm going to have to admit that our President no long represents many in this nation. He has declared himself an enemy of the people. But with the passage of the so-called Healthcare Deform Law this should not be a surprise to anyone. It explains his attacks on the State of Arizona. The one big question that I would like to know the answer to is: Did the Left Stream Media know about his hate for this country? For him to declare those he has sworn to serve as enemies is a violation of his oath of office. I will not forget this act.

Election day is Tuesday and the media seems to be working to suppress the voter turnout. The attacks on the Tea Party have not slowed. Never before have I heard people who are doing nothing more than wanting the laws of the land enforced being attacked with such venom. It appears that our elected officials are truly afraid of the people.

Tales of voter fraud and the reporting of the resurgence of incumbents would seem to be aimed at discouraging Tea Party voters turnout. The question remains: Do we outnumber them or do they out number us? We must do to the polls on Tuesday. We must watch for voter fraud. We must make sure that this election is fair. Win or lose, we must make sure that the results are an accurate reflection of the American people. Are we free people or do we fall into the slavery of Socialism? The march to a "Progressive Socialist" state will continue unless we stop it now. Don't become discouraged. This is a long fight. We didn't get to this point overnight. We will not recover our Republic overnight. We must fight to save our freedoms.

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