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Does this guy understand his job description?

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Monday, November 09, 2009 10:16:20 PM
The point of this article is simple. I want an explanation. Sounds pretty simple doesn't it? I do not want to argue, here, just give two stories and ask for an explanation of President Obama's comments.
      James Crowley, a police academy expert on racial profiling, responds to a home burglary call. Upon arrival at the house, Sergeant Crowley carefully walks up to the front door, thinking that he is on the doorstep of a house that is hiding a criminal. Did Sergeant Crowley drive to this house just because he needed something to pass the time? Of course not! He drove to this house and walked to the door because a neighbor called the police to report a burglary. Sergeant Crowley was honoring his call of duty. When Henry Gates showed up at the front door, Sergeant Crowley asked to see his identification. Gates refused. Sergeant Crowley asked Mr. Gates to step outside so that the two of them could talk. How did Gates respond? By telling the officer that he would "Talk to your mamma outside." Probably something that a rational human being would not say to a police officer. Crowley arrested Gates for disorderly conduct, part of which was because of the refusal to show his identification. Any normal person would agree that Sergeant Crowley did not do anything out of line. He responded to a call from a neighbor, walked to the door, was approached by an irrational man and was forced to arrest this person because of their eratic behavior. Mr. Crowley was doing his job. However, "President" Obama disagrees. He said, and I quote, ""I think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty angry," he went on to say that "Number two, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home." Mr. Obama, you see, jumped to a conclusion. He was not there the night of the incident, but he still felt the need to interject his own personal feelings and beliefs.
      Story number two is a recent happening. Fort Hood Texas is the home of  an Army military base. Last week, an Army psychiatrist by the name of  Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire, killing 13 American soldiers and civilians and wounded 29 others. The shooter was a Muslim who had openly criticized the United States and had, according to the CIA, tried to reach out to individuals associted with Al Qaeda. Hasan expressed, openly, that he thought suicide bombers were justified in their actions. A mentally sane person would surely come to the conclusion that an American hating individual should not be allowed into any branch of the military. In fact, if you hate America, you should not even be allowed to stay in the country. Don't like it here? Leave! A sane American would draw the conclusion that trying to reach out to Al Qaeda just weeks before you shoot to death 13 people and wound 29 others on a military base would, in fact, be a terrorist attack. However, President Obama disagrees. Just the other day, President Obama said that American's should not "jump to conclusions." What? Are you kidding me? The commander in Chief, you know, the man IN CHARGE of the Army says that Americans should not jump to conclusions about an American hating murderer who killed 13 troops and nearly killed another 29? Is this really where we are at as a nation? Have we really reached a point where our leader, the President of the United States, can criticize a police sergeant for doing their job and even call the police department "stupid," but won't let the American people jump to the conclusion that says a man with hatred for America in their heart that kills 13 troops on a military base is a terrorist? Do we really value the feelings of those with violence against America as their goal above honest American's just trying to do their jobs? For this, I would like an educated explanation. I have a feeling that I will be waiting for awhile. To you I say, answer me please. To "President" Obama I say wow, you never cease to suprise me with your ignorant arrogance and stupidity. To the families of those who lost a loved one at Fort Hood last week, America mourns your loss. We are sorry for what you have endured and are sorry for the embarassment the President has bestowed upon you and America.
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Alone at the gate

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Thursday, November 05, 2009 9:41:06 PM

I just don't understand it. Why is it that every time the government tries to get involved in something they have to go against everything that the majority of Americans stand for? Why is it that the national consensus only matters if the national consensus agrees with the particular government intervention that is being called for? Take the issue of national health care. Tucked deep inside of this bill, page 110 of section 222 to be exact, there is a clause that states abortion will be allowed under the proposed government run health care plan. Did you know that? Whether you agree with the right to an abortion or not will not be argued here. There is an underlying issue that must be brought into the light of day. I know, I know, our politicians aren't used to doing things in the daylight where everyone can see what's happening, but bear with me for a moment. Under this Pelosi backed bill, everyone who is enrolled in the government health care plan, and we all know that eventually everyone will be financially forced into it through unbearable tax rates on private policies, everyone will pay an abortion premium! Don't believe me? Think I am some crazy right wing zealot? Read page 96, line 16, section 213. It's right there for all to see. The problem is nobody's looking!! Everytime that an individual sends a check to good ol' Uncle Sam for their health care premiums, the government sets aside a portion of that premium for abortions. That absolutely makes my stomach churn!! By doing this, the government is telling you that they do not care about your individual ideology or morals. They don't care if you think that abortion is a sin or immoral, you are still going to fund it via your tax dollars. This is a perfect example of why we have got to make sure that government stays as far away from our personal lives as possible. As citizens of the United States, we do enough to damage our moral standing in the world. Do we really need the governments help in that arena? I think not. When it boils right down to it, I would rather quit my job and live under the nearest overpass, as long as there is an IHOP nearby, than send my tax dollars to Uncle Sam so that he can help pay for something that I find to be unacceptable. Read the bill people, and call your Senators and Representatives! You will realize, when you take the time to read it, that you are being asked to pay for things that you alone will have to answer for later, and the government will not be standing at that gate with you!!

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You better wake up Washington!!

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Monday, November 02, 2009 9:52:29 PM
Tomorrow is a big day! The first elections since the Obama administration took over will occur on November the third and could signal the first signs of life from a nation that is finally waking up to the political fraud that is happening inside the beltway. This could not be illustrated better than the race that is heating up for an upstate New York congressional seat. The race started with two choices. The Democratic incumbant, Bill Ownes, and the "Republican" challenger, Dede Scozzafava. But then something interesting happened. A local businessman by the name of Doug Hoffman put his name on the ballot. He has no political carreer, but was unimpressed with the choices that were being offered. He saw no distinct difference between the Democratic and Republican options. The Republican party was quick to attack Hoffman and his small band of followers, saying that Scozzafava was the best option that Republican voters would have come election day. Hoffman remained positive and determined. After Hoffman secured the support of Sarah Palin and Fred Thompson, two Republican heavyweights, Scozzafava dropped out of the race. What she did next clearly illustrates the point that Hoffman was making when he put his name on the ballot. Scozzafava threw her support to the Democrat!! This was a clear example of what has happened in Washington. The Democratic and Republican parties have become one in the same. There is no distinction between the two anymore. Out of control spending is no longer solely a Democrat problem. The disease has entangled both parties. In most elections you have a choice between the socialist (the democratic nominee) or the progressive (the Republican nominee.) Luckily for the voters in New York, there is another option this year, the Conservative Doug Hoffman. If Hoffman manages to win a congressional seat in one of the most liberal states in the nation, it will signal, at last, that the American people have awoke from their twenty year hibernation and could be the birth of a new conservative third party in this country. Tomorrow we could finally have a third party that is made up of common sense people that want what is best for America. Pay close attention America, something big is happening tomorrow. For those currently serving in Washington, you better pay close attention as well. I have a feeling that your wake up call is less than twenty -four hours away!!
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What a bargain!!!

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Sunday, November 01, 2009 6:36:35 PM
America, this is urgent!! We must pass Obama-Pelosi Care now! We have 46 million uninsured citizens in our country and inaction would be a disaster. Lucky for us, the House has just introduced a bill that will solve the entire problem. However, before we allow them to pass this human saving program, let's look at a couple of numbers.
   Those who support national health care will tell you that there are 46 million uninsured people living in our United States. Really? The truth of the matter, and the part that they won't tell you is the fact that 10 million of those people are illegal aliens and another 18 million have household incomes that exceed $50,000. Should we offer government health care to illegals? Should we really offer tax dollars to families making $50,000 per year? Of course not! So, the next time that you hear them talk about the 46 million uninsured, please know that they think you are an idiot and will believe anything they tell you. (The numbers used here are from the U.S Bureau of the census, income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the United States.)
   After they make you believe that health insurance is out of reach for 46 million Americans, they will tell you that out of pocket expenses are too high under our current health care program. They will go on to say that national health care will fix that and will make health care affordable for all. Really? Lets look at the United States and compare out of pocket expenses with a few countries that already have a version of Obama- Pelosi care. The following percentages represent the out of pocket expenses for health care. Every country mentioned, with the exception of the United States has universal health care.
   France: 11%, Germany: 11%, Ireland: 14%, United States: 15%, Canada: 16%, Denmark: 16%, Finland: 21%, Italy: 23%, Spain: 23%, Switzerland: 31%. Isn't that amazing? The United States, using one of the most outdated and unfair forms of health care, enjoys one of the lowest percentages of out of pocket medical expenses that the world has to offer. Isn't it amazing, the things that the free market will give you? I know that I can't wait until my next doctors bill. I would love to pay for 31% of the visit instead of 15%. Thanks Nancy!!
   They will tell you that the bill comes in way under projected costs and will cost taxpayers less than 800 billion dollars. Wow, what a bargain. We better jump on a deal like that right away. Oh, ignore the fact that most government projections about costs are wrong. Like the projected cost of how much medicare would cost us by the year 1990. The government said it would cost us 12 billion dollars. By the time 1990 rolled around it was costing us 107 billion dollars. Well, at least they got the billion part right.
   They lie to us about the number of uninsured, the fact that out of pocket expenses are out of control and the fact that we are getting too good a deal to pass up. The common theme? They lie. When are we going to hold them accountable for this? Stand up and tell your elected officials that we simply do not trust the United States government to run our health care. Although, they have done a great job with the H1N1 vaccine, haven't they?
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Keep it simple, stupid

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:43:37 PM
A simple equation that explains why a public option is a horrible idea.
 
Health care reform + public option = private insurance companies go out of business =
 
You are forced to buy government insurance = There is no way out of complete government control over your life and well being!
 
If you have paid attention to the news lately, you have probably realized that our government is very inefficient and wasteful. Do you really trust them to make your health care decisions? A public option may well only affect a small number of people immediately. However, once private insurance companies go bankrupt from the low cost government insurance, you will be forced into this socialist program. Do not let them force you into anything! Why do people not realize that the "option" will only be temporary? Once all of the private insurance companies go under, you will be left with only one option, Uncle Sam. Remember this "A government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have."
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That neat little "option"

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:54:13 PM

It sounds pretty innocent, at least if you haven'te paid attention to the government for the past, let's say, fifty years. A public "option" for health care coverage. Sounds neat doesn't it? I mean, the word option implies that Americans would have the option of choosing government health care or sticking with their employer based or privately purchased health care. Americans would have a choice and choices are good. However, if you look closer at the health care bill that is about to his the floor of the congress, the "option" looks more and more like the fact that Oprah has the option not to scarf down three big macs for lunch. There is no option, let me explain. Under this proposed change to our health care system, you would have the initial option to buy the government coverage or stick with your privately owned or employer based coverage. However, if your policy exceeds the amount of coverage that the United States government thinks is necessary, they will tax you an additional 40% of that coverage if you choose to keep it. Let's keep it simple by assuming you have a policy that costs you five hundred dollars a month, or $6,000 dollars a year. You choose to keep that policy instead of switching over to the Obama care package that you are offered. Your policy, which costs you the $6,000 dollars last year will now cost you an additional 2,400 dollars, bringing the total to $8,400. If you have employer based health care coverage, your employer will have to either eat the additional costs, yeah right, or pass that cost down to you in the form of reduced coverage or higher premiums. Either way, you lose. If a business owner has 100 employess, the 40% tax would cost them an additonal 240,000 dollars per year. The option is pretty simple to the small business. Drop the coverage for your employees, which will force them into the government coverage, or pay the additional $240,000 and close your doors for good. This is exactly how our government works. They tell us there is an option, which, taken at face value, there is. However, by taxing existing coverage by 40%, they take the "option" right out of the public option. Let's assume that you buy your own 6,000 dollar coverage and have the choice of paying 8,400 dollars for the same coverage next year or switching over to a more affordable government plan. Which do you decide? The choice would be pretty easy and the government knows that. By artificially increeasing the prices of premiums in the form of a 40% tax, the government is basically forcing every working man and woman into their little socailist paradise that they like to call the public option. And then you become a statistic that the government will use to promote their other socialist policies. They will point to the fact that millions of Americans "chose" the government option and will use that to tell you government intervention is good. What they will forget to mention is the fact that the only option you had was to drop your existing coverage in exchange for being able to afford those pesky little things you call groceries. They have managed to trick us into this no win game of chess and we were stupid enough, again, to agree to the game in the first place. As is usually the case with our government, when we open the door just a little bit and think that we can have an honest debate with them, they always, and I mean always barge the door down and criticize those who dare to question their motives. Mark my word, America, if we let the United States government get involved in our health care business, we are not five years from being a socialist, government monopolized country that will not be able to climb out of the hole that we have dug. But we do have the "option" everyone and that makes me feel a lot better, you?

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Gee, I can't wait!

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Sunday, October 11, 2009 9:28:59 PM
We're almost there America! We have almost achieved the dream that those good hearted Democrats have been working on for sixty years!! National health care is within our grasps, and all we have to do is sit back and tell ourselves, yes we can! I don't know about you, but I look forward to the days when I can sit in a waiting room for hours on end reading three month old issues of National Geographic and watch all those precious little children scream at the top of their lungs. Before the Obama care bill passes though, there are a few things you should know about it, like.....
1. Credits for low to middle income wage earners, that will disbursed by your friendly government, will not start arriving until the year 2013. 2013 you ask? You got it, the government thinks that health care for everybody is so important that they are going to take three years just to get you, I mean your unemployed neighbor, the money, I mean your money to make it happen. Makes you wonder if there is another motive. Read on.
2. Tax increases and cuts in Medicare, yes cuts for Medicare are in the bill, will take effect immediately. Oh good, another government program that takes our money now and promises to give us something in the future! I love those programs!! You know, kind of like the social security payments that the people of my generation will never see! I can hardly hold my excitment in any longer. YES WE CAN!!
Just a second, I am singing a pro Obama song with my daughter.
3. OK, song is over, on we go. Why the immediate tax increases and Medicare cuts but the delayed benefits? Simple. By increasing the revenue that will be used for the health care for all program and delaying the benefits, the Democrats will be able to keep the program within the $900 billion limit. That tricky little fellow. My question is, how can all of these Democrats figure something of this magnitude out, but somehow get confused when using Turbo Tax? My good friend Wiecek is a tax guy, maybe he can answer that!! But the scary part to the three year wait is the exact reason that there will be a three year wait.........
         The waiting period will give families time to save for the change. You know the change that I am talking about don't you, or do I have to say it out loud. OK, I'll say it, but off the record, right? OK, here it goes. I hope nobody has my computer tapped. It will give people time to prepare for the penalties that they will incure if they do not purchase coverage. Well, that's awfully nice of the government isn't it? A closer look will reveal the fact that those families who are going to incure a penalty under this bill will not have to pay that penalty until AFTER the 2014 midterm elections. But what are they scared of? Didn't they tell us that all of America wants this change? We wouldn't allow a pesky little fine from Uncle Sam determine who we vote for, would we? But remember, they have YOUR best intrest at heart, don't they?
   Get ready America, for some good times ahead. I just hope that nobody grabs the February 2004 edition of National Geographic before I get there!!!
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Somebody may find the time to listen.....

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Saturday, September 26, 2009 9:05:49 PM
The other day I was driving home from work when I got this really helpless feeling. I felt that there was nothing more I could do to help save the country. It just seemed as though the situation had spun completely out of control and that there was nothing more I could do to help. I knew I had to make a phone call. I called one of my best friends. This is the friend, I am sure everyone has one, that disagrees with just about everything I believe in, but disagrees with me in a respectful debate. Usually, at the end of the debate, we have both made minor concessions and walk away or hang up believeing in the same major principles that we did before the debate, but also believing in new minor principles that will forever change the way that we look at the major issues. We listened to each other without yelling, without cursing at each other and even managed to make each other laugh. After we had both hung up the phone, I realized something. The country can still be saved. The problem that we have in this country is that nobody seems to want to argue for what they believe is right. I called Dave because I WANTED TO ARGUE. Not for the sake of arguing, but to reassure myself that my strong beliefs and desires for this country had not faded. They hadn't. Honest argument and debate is the only way to reach sensible and logical conclusions. Although no major conclusions were made during my one hour conversation with my friend, he had managed to reassure me that the fire inside my belly was not gone. I hope I did the same for him. Thank you Dave!! If you find yourself feeling helpless in the current situation that our country finds itself in, find an issue that you feel passionate about and argue your point. You never know, somebody may find the time to listen.
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ACORN.........ARE YOU SERIOUS?!

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 3:16:18 PM

I don't even know where to begin. Unless you have been living under a rock for the past week, or have only been watching CBS, MSNBC or ABC News, then you have probably heard or seen the recent ACORN videos that first surfaced on FOX News. The videos show a courageous couple that are posing as a p imp and a prostitute and are trying to get help from ACORN on setting up a brothel that would "employee" underage children being used as prostitutes. This is a government funded office, with government funded scum bag employees that use taxpayers dollars to fund their corrupt activities. That's right America, your tax dollars are going to these people so that they can give advice on setting up an illegal prostitution house that would use underage girls as prostitutes. If you haven't thrown up yet, there is something wrong with you. Yesterday, the Senate voted to end all government funding of ACORN, however, SEVEN SENATORS VOTED TO CONTINUE, YES CONTINUE FUNDING ACORN WITH YOUR TAX DOLLARS. Are you serious? Is this what we have become as a nation? This story goes beyond Republican and Democrat disagreements. This is a human dignity story. Are we really going to allow groups like this to have access to our hard earned tax dollars that are stolen from us week after week by dishonest, repugnant politicians. The seven senators that voted in favor of continuing ACORN funding are: Roland Burris (D-ILL.), Richard Durbin (D-ILL), Pat Leahy (D-VT), Bernard Sanders (D-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Kristin Gillibrand (D-NY), and Robert Casey (D-PA). Obviously, these senators think that it is ok for groups that receive federal funding, which is lingo for YOUR MONEY, to advise people on how to successfully rig the system to ensure that any illegal activity or business is able to operate. This issue is not a republican or democratic issue, people, it is an issue that deals with illegal activity. The Senate finds it unacceptable that Major League Baseball players use steroids and have well publicized hearings to ostracize and criticize them, yet we have seven senators WORKING FOR US, that think government funded illegal advice is acceptable. The situation is out of control. Why do we allow our politicians to act this way? If you live in one of the states that had a senator vote in favor of ACORN funding you should be irate. You owe it to the rest of the country to pick up the phone and ask them what the hell they are thinking. Tell them that their days in the senate are numbered and that you will do everything in your power to ensure that they do not get reelected. If you don't feel compelled to make a phone call to these people, quite frankly, I consider you part of the problem. Here are the phone numbers for the Senators that need a reprimanding call from you:

Roland Burris: (202) 224-2854

Richard Durbin: (202) 224-2152

Pat Leahy:(202) 224-4242

Bernard Sanders:(202) 224-5141

Sheldon Whitehouse :(202) 224-2921

Kristin Gillibrand : (202) 224-4451

Robert Casey :(202) 224-6324

Do not call these people because you are a republican or democrat. Call them because you are sick and tired of them treating the political process as their very own game of monopoly. Call them because it is the right thing to do!!

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good conservative website

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Monday, September 07, 2009 9:55:27 AM
Great site for those wanting to get involved. Lists every senator with a link to their email, has a forum for debate, a guestbook and even a store with cool shirts. www.voicewithavote.com
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What is going on??????

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Thursday, September 03, 2009 9:00:26 PM
Just when you think it cannot get any dumber, our beloved President comes to the rescue and proves to us that it can. That's right, the man who promised to give us change, cleaner air and lower taxes on the middle class has stooped to an all time low in the American political arena. What has Obama done, you ask, to get me all flustered? O.K, here it goes. He has planned to address grade school kids and speak to them on the issues of today. That's right, our President, the most powerful man in the world has decided that speaking to millions of grade school kids is more important than finalizing our new strategy in Afghanistan, more important than getting our economy back on track and even more important than keeping a muzzle on his incompetent vice president. I am sure that little Johnny and cute little Susie cannot wait to hear the latest updates on the Islamic Fascist resurgence in Northern Pakistan. I bet they are excited to rush home and tell their parents that the cash for clunkers program was a smashing hit, so much so that they federal government is planning to implement a similar program on your home appliances. What has happened here is pretty simple. The adults in this country, although to took way too long, have learned that there is nothing of value coming from Obama's mouth. Most well educated, hell even uneducated people in this country now see Obama for what he is, a pathetic socialist who is willing to do whatever is necessary to furhter his deomocracy killing ideas. I guess Obama should feel mighty powerful knowing that he will have the attention of millions of junior Americans who do not know the difference between Republican and Democrat and who still are forced to raise their hands before going to use the restroom. American adults can be brainwashed no more by this lunatic. Thankfully, however, little Johnny and Susie have used all of their hall passes this week and will have to be in their seats when Obama mania sweeps the grade schools. I do think it will be interesting to see if Obama is sporting that short little mustache that the guy from Germany used to wear. And maybe we can make all of the students wear those cute little armbands.
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Did we really expect anything different?

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:15:53 AM
By now I am sure that you have heard or read about the outrage that AIG has caused over their 165 million dollars worth of bonuses to company executives. The outrage is real and warranted, but a fundamental look at the situation will take you to an all too common conclusion. AIG, the world's leading international insurance agency, is stationed and operable in over 130 countries and jurisdictions. The federal government, currently led by Barack Obama and the Pelosi Democrats, decided that a failing AIG needed 85 billion dollars of taxpayer money to ensure the insurance giant did not go under. The only problem, aside from the government intervening in the private sector, was that AIG was not required to explain how the money would be spent or how they planned to make their company more competitive and profitable. Because of this lack of foresight, the federal government is not mighty angry over all of the bonus money that AIG is shelling out to its "top" employees. Examples like this are precisely why the federal government should stay out of the private sector. If a company is mismanaged or fails to meet customers needs and desires, they should be allowed to fail, no matter how big they are. Some lessons in life are learned the hard way and some never seem to be learned at all. Failing businesses learn the hard way when they fail. The must either reorganize and plan for success or go under. Unfortunately, the American people have failed to learn that just about everything the federal government puts their hands on turns into incompetence. Just look at the line at the DMV, the mess that social security is in, and now how they have misunderstood and are now mismanaging the private sector. The American people will someday learn that the federal government does not deserve a seat at the table which is the private sector. Unfortunately, by the time we do, there may not be any food left on the table.
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must check this conservative site out!!

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Saturday, March 14, 2009 5:50:03 PM
   www.voicewithavote.com
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Business as usual

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:15:49 PM

All of the promises sounded great! Health care for all, lower taxes for most and a change in the way that we do business in Washington. It sounded too good to be true. There is an old adage that I was reminded of often during the presidential campaign of Barack Obama and it goes something like, if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Unfortunately, not enough people had heard this saying before they stepped into that voting booth. Anyway, about that change in the way we do business promise that Barack often repeated on the campaign trail, the one that was supposed to eliminate the practice of jamming unnecessary spending into bills that are passing through congress on the way to the President's desk, I wonder what happened to that one? Oh, yeah, the 410 BILLION DOLLAR spending bill, that's what happened to it. The bill that was jammed full of 9,000 earmarks. Earmark, you ask? That is when a member of congress inserts spending proposals into bills in which the money will be sent to their home states to be spent on unnecessary objects or ideas. It's a way to look like a hero to your home state constituents. Barack promised us that he would eliminate the problem if he were chosen as the President. However, a close look at this spending bill, heck even a far away look will reveal 9,000 earmarks, many of which were inserted by the very people that now reside in the Obama administration. The current administration is responsible for 155.9 million dollars worth of spending on projects that will "help" their home states. Here are Obama's 6 administration members that wasted your tax dollars without you even knowing it!

Vice President Joe Biden, as Senator from Delaware, inserted 56 earmarks into this bill that total 52.1 million dollars. Pocket change, right?

Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, as a House member from Illinois, inserted 16 earmarks that totaled 8.3 million.

As a Democratic Senator from Colorado, Ken Salazar, now the Interior Secretary, inserted 44.6 million dollars worth of earmarks.

Transportation Secretary, Ray, LaHood, as a Republican congressman from Illinois, inserted 26.5 million dollars worth of earmarks.

Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis, inserted 15.5 million dollars worth as a Democratic House member from California.

Hillary Clinton, former New York Senator and now the Secretary of State, inserted 6.7 million dollars worth of unnecessary spending into this massive bill.

And then, as if the signing of this bill was not nauseating enough in its hypocrisy, President Obama had this to say during his signing statement,

"Let there be no doubt, this piece of legislation must mark an end to the old way of doing business, and the beginning of a new era of responsibility and accountability."

I don't know about you, but that sounds very similar to the drug addict that tells his family that he has just snorted his last line of cocaine, like the alcoholic that just finished his last beer or like the politician that promises us all that things are finally going to change. Yeah, right Mr. President. As I said in the title to this article, the store that we call our government is open, and it is business as usual in Washington.
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www.voicewithavote.com

Posted by Brandon O'Neal Wright on Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:10:07 PM
Found this very good conservative website at www.voicewithavote.com.
It includes a forum page, a listing of all united states senators with their contact info, interesting news stories and much much more! I highly reccomend you checking it out!
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