SEE!!!  I TOLD YOU SO!!!!  LMAO!!!

This guy turns out to be the biggest boob since that daft character Maxwell Smart hit the scene!  But WORSE!!!  At least Maxwell Smart got the job done in the end.  Hell, watching his dumb ass speeches make me want to laugh and cry.  Every time this idiot opens his mouth, I swear every sentence is prefaced with the phrase “Would you believe…”, which makes me laugh.  Then after he’s done, I cry because I can actually feel my money exit my wallet and high-tail it off to some government slush fund!

LETTER TO OBAMA:

Yo dude!  Kudo’s for making it to the White House and becoming the most powerful and influential person in the world.  Even the people that actually HAVE experience in running governments and/or businesses, the Presidency is a tough job to get.  But you got there with absolutely NO EXPERIENCE!!!  That’s huge man!  But look…no one cares that you’re black, so lose the racist B.S.  It really dulls the few shining moments that you have…oh, okay…had.

Look man…you’re a mess.  I never did care for your politics, and now that you’re there…I really hate everything that you stand for.  Here’s just a couple of reasons why:

• 2008:  You say Israel is our greatest ally in the middle-east, and you support them fully
• 2010:  You bent Israel over and screwed them when they are just trying to defend themselves, all the while, siding with their enemies on just about every issue.

• 2008:  You say the Bush Administration spent way too much money
• 2010:  You’ve quadrupled what Bush spent, and borrowed more than God himself could ever repay

• 2008:  You say you’re going to give the people what they want…nationalized health care that won’t cost the tax payers anymore money than what they are already paying
• 2010:  You passed a health care package that an overwhelming number of the national population didn’t want, at a cost that far exceeds what you promised.

• 2008:  You criticized the Bush administration on how they handled the Hurricane Katrina situation and promised to do better.
• 2010:  Your big oil buddies had the worst ever oil spill accident in history, and you don’t show up on the scene for weeks.  But hey…at least you got your golf games in.

I can go on and on here, because the truth is…EVERY promise that you made during the campaign, you have broken since you’ve been in office.  Your declared party controls the House and Senate, yet you couldn’t get any decent legislation through.  Everything rushed to the point of not even being fully written, and your people passed the shit-laddened bills.

You see….this is why experience matters.  This is why personal character matters.  Two things that the American people really try to look for in a competent person to steer the glorious ship of freedom called America.  You failed sir.  But to your credit…hows the saying go, “If you know you’re going to fail, fail big”…no one has ever failed this badly.  Not even Jimmy Carter.

President Obama, you have failed the American people at every turn.  It’s time to pull a Nixon, and resign from office.  You’re just a complete idiot.  Save yourself man.  It’s better for everyone if you go down on your own, and leave our ship “America (powered by Liberty and Capitalism)” to sail back off to greatness.

King Hendo

Time for my monthly rant.  But this time, I have a serious solution to some of our political problems, as well as a legitimate way to save our country some money.

As crappy as our current government is, I know a change is coming.  More than half of the American public is sickened by the way the Obama administration has squandered away what was left of the wealth of the country.  Be that as it may, the rest of this posting will be non-partisan, as a solution to some of our problems is outlined here.

We need congressmen to sign off on this contract, and ensure that it gets fullfilled.  I don’t see it happening, but if the American public gets wind of this, and pressures their congressmen on it, it can happen.  Here’s the deal…

Both houses of congress have it WAY TOO EASY!  Once they are in, they get paid for life.  This is a travesty laid at the expense of the American people.  I propose that a new law is written with the following outline:

1. Congress shall not get a raise more than once every ten years, and each raise shall not exceed 3%
2. Once out of office, members of both houses of congress shall not be able to draw political retirement salaries for more than 3 years.  If the member finds employment during those 3 years, the retirement salary ends.  The Executive and Judicial branches shall be able to draw retirement for no more than 5 years after their term, but forfeit their retirement upon new employment.
3. Full medical benefits are afforded to congressmen during their term in office.  After their terms have expired, they will qualify for VA benefits only.  The same benefit is mandatory for the Executive and Judicial branches.

These three changes would save Millions of American citizens dollars monthly, and help curb the corruption in our political system.

Pass the word, and tell me what you think.

King Hendo

Damn it!  Normally, I’m always looking forward to the new year, but not this one.  And it all has to do with Politics.

Pre 9/11, I wasn’t really concerned much with what party had majority control, as there was generally a degree of civility in the political discussions of the day.  Sure, I was a Republican then, and of course I wanted my party in control, but even if they weren’t, it wasn’t all that bad.  Well, okay.  It was awful if Liberal ideology ruled.  That stuff is just plain crazy.

Now in the post 9/11 world, our politicians have thrown civility to the wind and have digressed to playground bully tactics.  Of course, I’m referring to the Democrat party.  The Republican party was taking the beatings like a crash test dummy, but then woke up some.  Obviously, their heads are still ringing, but at least they are starting to put the gloves up.  They even have a bit of solidarity going on, which really is a breath of fresh air.  But lets get back to the main point here.

2009 was a miserable year of law making.  Lets face it, the Palosi/Reid machine isn’t focused on doing the will of the people, they are only focused on socializing this last bastion of a free society, and lining their pockets with money while increasing their power over the American people.  Remember the old adage, “power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely”.  Politics IS power, and with a Liberal majority in both the House and Senate, the power is absolutely corrupt.

Lets look at some of the laws passed this last year (2009):

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2):  This law amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964, along with a couple other laws, which basically just clarified a time frame in which to act on pay discrimination.  This isn’t a major law, but it is important.  It’s also a rarity in that it actually fulfilled a promise that Obama had made on the campaign trail.  HOWEVER:  This also renigs on an Obama promise in that there was no 5 day wait before signing the bill into law.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5 ):  Commonly known as the Stimulus Bill, this law gave congress nearly $800 billion to spend on crap to help boost the failing economy by loosening up the credit markets and creating jobs by funding “shovel ready” construction jobs.  Now, in theory, all of this sounds good.  In reality, this is a freakin’ nightmare!  First off, government does not create jobs.  The private sector does.  Second…in almost a year after passing this crap, less than a quarter of the allocated funds was spent!  So naturally, NOTHING HAPPENED!!!  In a rare sign of unity, not one Republican in the House voted for this bill, though 3 Republican Senators did.  Nearly $800 Billion worth of crap, yet we have American soldiers in harms way that are struggling for resources.  Nice job Democrats.

The Matthew Shepard/James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act:  Now, this bill has been floating around since 2001, and the only way the Democrats were able to get this thing passed was to attach it to a defense bill.  Now I’m not saying this is a bad bill, but if it’s been floating around for 8 years, and then you finally have to sneak it in a defense spending bill to get passed into law, then maybe…just maybe…this is actually a piece of shit bill.  For those that don’t know, this bill adds protection to the 1969 Hate Crimes act to cover gender, sexual orientation and disabilities.  Basically protecting gay, lesbian and transgender individuals from hate crimes.

Cash for Clunkers:  Initially a billion dollars was set aside to coax people with older, high fuel-consuming cars to dump those for something more fuel efficient.  This was so popular that the billion dollars was consumed in a months time, forcing Congress to dump another $2 billion into the program.  Even then, this law devoured those funds so quick that they had to end the program a full 3 months ahead of schedule.  Here’s where some of the problems come in.  Yes, this was a boon to the failing auto industry, but there was a stipulation in the law that the clunkers turned in, had to be scrapped.  Again, that makes some sense, but they missed out on a real opportunity.  These cars could have been parted out in order to help sustain the cars that didn’t get turned in.  This would have again, boosted the economy some by provided refurbished parts to a user base that couldn’t afford to get the new cars.  Combine that with the fact that in a months time, they had to put more money into the program to sustain it, shows a real lack of planning on the side of the Government.  I’m split as to whether or not this was a good thing, but obviously, it wasn’t handled very well.

Helping Families Save their Home Act (Public Law 111-22 ) :  Now the concept of this bill was to let judges modify mortgages so that families would be able to have a chance to stay in their homes…those that bought houses that they couldn’t afford in the first place.  However, in the final bill, that provision wasn’t even included in the bill.  What passed were mortgage rule changes and law modifications that would help people hang on to their homes.  Now, helping people stay in there homes is a noble endeavor, but the problem is, these people bought homes that they could barely afford in the first place, so when things went south, they should have lost their homes.  That’s what happens in the real world.  If you can’t afford it, you don’t get it.  That’s the basic rule of managing your own money.  Now the American people have to subsidize mortgages for people that have no common sense.  Again…noble…sure.  But very wrong.

The Omnibus Bill:  Over 8500 earmarks of pork barrel spending.  Obama ran a campaign of NO Earmark spending.  In a time of economic crisis, this is not only irresponsible, but its asinine!  Another Obama promise that was renigged on.  Another shitload of taxpayer money pissed away on power grabs.  This is the legacy of the Obama administration.

Obama, Reid, Palosi, Dodd, Nelson, Durbin,  Waxman…the list goes on and on.  These people, in my humble opinion, can and should be tried for crimes against the U.S. Constitution.  At the very least, removed from office for dereliction of duty and fraud.  This is why I’m not looking forward to the upcoming year.  These people are going to continue pushing socialist agendas in order to increase the power of government over the people…something that the U.S. Constitution is supposed to protects us from.  You see, the Constitution limits government oppression in order for us Americans to live freely, and Obama, Reid and Palosi can’t stand that.  Hell, Obama himself stated that “the Constitution limits what the government can do” (paraphrasing) and he sees that as a problem.

There is no guarantee that 2010 is going to be any better.  Especially when the Health Care bill gets passed.  That is going to screw the American public so bad that recovery may not be able to happen.  Our only hope is take back the Senate and the House.  Even then…it may be too late.

It’s time to fight!  It’s time to put our congressmen on notice.  We need fiscal conservatism, and more responsible government.  We need less government control on our individual freedoms.  We need personal responsibility instead of a nanny state.  We need to get back to American exceptional-ism.  Obama is not the answer.  He’s a cancer on the American way of life.  Obama and his cronies have to go.

Stand up America!  It’s time to fight for your rights to be Americans!

Hendo

…Kill Cap & Trade!

(Compiled by American Values President Gary Bauer)

1. IT’S NOT GETTING HOTTER: Five major international climate centers report that average global temperatures have not risen over the past 11 years.

2. IT’S BAD SCIENCE: a British judge ruled that teachers in Great Britain’s school system will be required to issue a warning before they show students An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore’s controversial film on global warming.

3. IT’S JUST A TAX: energy costs will soar under the House-passed Waxman-Markey bill, and those costs will be passed on to consumers.  Obama Administration Budget Director Peter Orszag has estimated that a 15% decrease in emissions would cause the average American family to pay $1,300 in additional utility costs a year.

4. IT WILL SPREAD YOUR WEALTH AROUND: The Obama Administration’s goal is to raise $650 billion through the energy tax.  But only $150 billion of that will be devoted to alternative energy production, while $500 billion gets redistributed to people who don’t pay income taxes.

5. JOBS WILL DISAPPEAR: A Congressional Budget Office report says the legislation would create “significant” job losses from fossil fuel industries as the country shifts to renewable energy.  A Heritage Foundation study estimated that the new law would mean 1.9 million fewer jobs by 2012.

6. HOME PRICES WILL BE DEPRESSED: Under the new energy regime, most homes put up for sale would b e required to undergo environmental inspections.  New homes would have to be 30% more energy efficient than  the current building code.

7. THE MIDWEST WILL BE HARDEST HIT: Forty-four House Democrats voted against Waxman-Markey.  That’s because most of them represent Midwestern states.  A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency shows that 10 states, mostly in the Midwest, would be hardest hit.

8. AMERICA WILL BE LESS COMPETITIVE: China and India are the first and fourth biggest emitters of carbon dioxide emissions, respectively, but they refuse to commit to binding emissions cuts.

9. IT HAS NEVER WORKED: The European Union has had a cap-and-tax regime since 1997, but 12 of the 15 EU nations that signed on are failing to meet their targets.

10. HASTE MAKES WASTE: Before the House passed its version of the measure, which is almost 1,500 pages long, and costs about $900 billion, members had less than 16 hours to read the final bill before voting on it.

Human Events: VOL. 65, NO. 40

…about the Pelosi Health Care Bill!

1. COST: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the House health care program will cost $1.5 trillion over the next decade and $2.6 trillion for the decade after 2014.  And as most such estimates are low, don’t be surprised when the price-tag soars.

2. PUBLIC OPINION: The bill contains a robust public-opinion insurance feature, that is sure to eventually undercut private insurers and is likely to lead to a single-payer government take-over of health care.

3. TAXES: The House bill includes $572 billion in new taxes, mostly from imposing a 5.4% “surcharge” on families earning over $1 million, and $500,000 for singles.  And since the tax is not indexed for inflation it will immediately start gobbling up more taxpayers.

4. QUALIFIED PLANS: Everyone will be required to enroll in a “qualified plan.”  The secretary of Health and Human Services will decide what a “qualified plan” covers and how much it will cost.

5. PENALTIES: If you don’t get health insurance, pay a fine or go to jail.  A tax equal to 2.5% of adjusted gross income will be imposed on people who refuse to buy insurance.  Those who refuse to pay the penalty face time in jail.

6. COST TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS: The Congressional Budget Office estimates that an individual earning $44,000 before taxes who purchases his own insurance will have to pay a $5,300 premium and an estimated $2,000 in out-of-pocket expenses, for a total of $7,300 a year, or 17% of his pre-tax income.  A family earning $102,100 a year before taxes will have to pay a $15,000 premium plus an estimated $5,300 out-of-pocket, for a $20,300 total or 20% of its pre-tax income.

7. BUSINESS MANDATE: The bill imposes a mandate for most business to provide health insurance to their workers or pay an 8% payroll tax.  This provision will likely lead to employers’ dumping their workers into the public option, since the fine is smaller than the premiums.

8. MEDICARE & MEDICAID: The bill harshly cuts Medicare while expanding Medicaid to include everyone below 150% of the poverty line.  Particularly hard-hit by cuts will be Medicare Advantage, which is used by 20% of seniors.

9. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS: The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the number of illegal immigrants covered under the just-passed House bill will increase by 2.5 million from the original House bill, H.R. 3200.

10. MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS: The bill caps at $2,500 the amount an employee can contribute to a health care Medical Savings Account, penalizing people taking advantage of one of the few programs which helps to keep medical costs in check.

Human Events  VOL. 65, NO. 40