Needle in a Hay Stack

Obama's proposed budget cuts are like a needle in a hay stack.  They are in the chart below.

Chart from Doug Ross @ Journal

Oh, are you having trouble finding them?  No wonder, they are so small as to not even show on the pie chart.  But they are there, if you magnify the chart a thousand times.  But wait, no need to run for your contacts or magnifying glass, simply click HERE.

Obama Administration - a Constant Stream of Lawlessness

This administration seems to have a total disregard for the courts, laws and the Constitution.  In an Investors Business Daily (IBD) editorial titled "Lawless Democrats", at least eight instances of brazen defiance of the law are cited.  The article sums up this inexcusable pattern by saying:

"Make no mistake — it's an assault on democracy to accept neither the law nor the checks and balances in our constitution. It points to an executive branch of concentrated power and diminished accountability, one that fails to recognize the foundations of democracy in the rule of law."

 Get the complete IBD story by clicking HERE

Michele Bachmann - Why is She so Feared by the Left?

S, E, Cupp

In a New York Daily News Article, about Michele Bachmann, S. E. Cupp, political commentator and pundit, writes:

Michele Bachmann

Imagine that you're a political consultant hired by a presidential campaign. Your candidate is young, smart and attractive, and has a fervent fan base. The candidate has got it all - a bachelor's degree and two law degrees, one in tax law; five years of experience as a U.S. Treasury Department attorney in U.S. Tax Court; 10 years of combined experience in a state legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives, and an all-American family that includes five children of her own, a farm and 23 foster children.

That should be a dream candidate, right? But for some reason, the prospect of a Michele Bachmann presidency has failed to garner the respect it deserves. By that I mean any respect whatsoever.

S. E. goes on to ask the question, is it because representative Bachmann is female, but quickly shuns getting into identity politics.  Having no journalistic career to risk, I am quiet willing to do so.

Of course it is greatly due to her gender.  But as Cupp states, it can't be just that because Condoleezza Rice does not raise the same ire.  So what is different?  Michele is a different brand of Republican, she hails from deep rooted beliefs in American heritage and expresses them fervently, something the Left ardently disdains.  Rice on the other hand is more laid back and sticks to policy issues and avoids the more volatile philosophical issues of Liberty. Yet, both are intelligent and well spoken.  

Also Bachmann is a significant face of the amazingly successful Tea Party movement so, combine Bachmann's trait of  deep rooted Americanism with that of being a woman, and you have a brew that sets a Left leaning tea pot to boiling. 

To read S. E. Cupp's insightful article  Click HERE

First Knowledge of Kevin Jackson

It is interesting how circumstance brings one into awareness of another.  Last night, I was looking at one of   S. E. Cupp's videos featuring a panel discussion of four people, of which she was one.  Aside from the fact that I find her an entertaining, witty and intellectually stimulating person, another member on the panel really caught my attention.

His name is Kevin Jackson.  Here are a few things posted on the "about" page of  his web site:

 “What you learn about America is people are a lot less interested in race than they are in character.”  Jackson believes that empowerment comes when you know who you are and what you stand for.

Jackson is a highly sought national speaker, and has graced the stage with luminaries as Neal Boortz, Herman Cain, Judge Napolitano, and Andrew Breitbart, to name a few.

In addition to his Amazon best-selling The BIG Black Lie, Jackson has appeared numerous times on the Glenn Beck show, The Factor with Bill O’Reilly, and MSNBC.

Jackson writes his almost daily blog and is a contributing writer to Breitbart’s Big Government, American Thinker, and his work was has been featured in Townhall magazine.

Jackson hosts a radio show and does many guest appearances on some of the more prominent conservative radio shows around the country."
This young man is a captivating speaker and deserves any "Common Sense" thinking person's attention.  Give him a look at his  web site and also delve into  S. E. Cupp at her site.

P.S Watch Kevin being interviewed by Bill O'reilly

Commanding Trade Out of Thin Air

In an article from Investor Business Daily editorial page titled "Losing Out On Trade", it becomes abundantly clear that the Obama administration is bungling another key component to a sound economic recovery.  First take what is said about Latin America:

Economy: President Obama claims he'll double U.S. exports in five years. But a new report from Congress shows U.S. firms losing major ground to competitors because he won't act on free trade pacts with Colombia and Panama.

Is that because his union cronies object?  Much in the way of food products come from that region because of out season items that are scarce here.  Is there an agriculture investment somewhere behind the scenes?  This sage advice is given:

"What the president says matters a lot less than what he does," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday in calling for the passage of the long-languishing other two pacts. 

The article sums up thusly:

Opposition to these treaties works at cross purposes with the American economy. The world isn't waiting around for the Obama administration act. The Senate report shows that the cost to American businesses is growing as trading partners like Colombia and Panama move ahead without us. 

To see the details of what this is costing our economy see the full details click HERE 

Some Perspective on Drilling in The Artic Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)

Shown here is something from a superb presentation on ANWR that was received in an e-mail.

A new pipeline across Alaska isn't required since the location for drilling in ANWR is about 160 miles from the North Slope Prudhoe Bay pipeline where it would be connected. Second the wildlife loves the pipeline since it is heated and provides a shelter during the worst times during the winter. Maybe another question should be asked. …

FIRST: do you know what ANWR is? (ANWR) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Now a comparison And some perspective Note where the proposed Development is. It's only in the "ANWR Coastal Plain. Photograph of ANWR Isn't ANWR Beautiful? Why should we drill here and destroy this beautiful place? Well that's not exactly the truth.   That is what you are usually shown, but, do you remember the map? The map showed that the proposed drilling area is in the ANWR Coastal Plain, do that photographs look like a coastal plain to you? So, What is going on here? The answer is simple, that is NOT where they propose to drill.. This is what the proposed Exploration area ACTUALLY looks like in winter and this is what it  ACTUALLY looks like in the summer. Here is a screen shot from Google Earth. As you can see the area where they are talking about drilling is a BARREN WASTELAND.   Oh? And they say they are concerned about the effect on the local wildlife! So, how about that depleted wildlife situation crated by drilling around Prudhoe bay? Here is a photo shot during summer. Here's that same spot during winter. This bear seems to really hate the pipeline near Prudhoe Bay. The Prudhoe bay area accounts for 17% of U.S. domestic oil production . Now that you know you have been told lies, what are you going to do about it?