Traitors in Congress Cheer Meddling Mexican President as He Criticizes Arizona’s Recent Legislation: Caulderon Should Keep Mexican Crime on HIS Side of the Fence Before Criticizing U.S. Attempts to Control HIS Criminals on OUR Side of the Border

Every Democrat and Republican who stood up and cheered as Mexican President Caulderon criticized the state of Arizona over their attempts to protect their people should turn in their resignations and walk straight out the door, never to return.  

We’ll definitely remember in November.

And the Mexican President has the unmitigated gall to come into OUR House of Representatives, to complain about our treatment of HIS criminals??!  He needs to get HIS own house in order before telling us how to run OURS!   He’s the biggest hypocrite north or south of the Rio Grande.

And the liberal Democrats who stood up and cheered should be ashamed of themselves.  First they didn’t read the legislation.  Then they criticized what they didn’t read.  And then they cheered one of the architects of the chaos along our southern border.  We don’t want Mexico’s problems in any of the border states.  Mexico can fend for itself.  Why hasn’t it already CRUSHED the drug gangs with its army?

I do not like it when Mexicans illegally cross our borders in the first place.  And I don’t like it when they cry about not having American citizenship, then throw it back in our faces with these demonstrations, carrying Mexican flags.  They can go wipe their butts with their Mexican flags.  Demonstrating for American citizenship with Mexican flags…they come to us begging for what they want, then insult us.  What are we to think?

The message that many of us are getting is that they want to become Americans to be Mexicans.  

What’s the point of their applying for citizenship here if they have no intention of contributing to our society, to making it better?  They can stay in Mexico and be Mexicans, and contribute to the betterment of Mexican society.  They sure need it, and we don’t need to be giving out freebies to illegals here.

Obama Apologizes for Arizona’s “Human Rights Violations”: He Should Apologize for His Mishandling of Border Security

President Obama has apologized to China for Arizona’s immigrant security law, which he has labeled a “human rights violation.”

I think it’s a very sad state of affairs when a sitting U.S. President apologizes for a law that is designed to protect AMERICAN CITIZENS—including immigrants who followed the law and came here legally, and went through the naturalization process— from being MURDERED in their own homes and KIDNAPPED on their own U.S. streets by ILLEGALS.  People in Arizona who live along the border live in constant fear.  Is this Obama’s version of “ensuring domestic tranquility?”

Obama should have apologized to the people of Arizona for the federal government FAILING to do it’s job and ENFORCING the law, and PROTECTING the border.

But instead, he’s caught apologizing for what IS (again), and kissing Chinese tail (again).

Can we have a recall election for President Obama in November as well?

Gordon Brown is Out, and David Cameron is In as British Prime Minister: What the UK Does to Cut Its Budget Should Be Watched by Obama Administration Officials as We Should Be Doing the Same Thing

It’s been a week of high drama in the United Kingdom as they had a general election, had a hung parliament in terms of no party capturing a majority of the seats in that election, and then all the haggling between the parties to form the next British government.

In the end, David Cameron’s Conservative Party joined forces with the Liberal Democratic Party; Cameron is now the Prime Minister; the leader of the Liberal Democrats is deputy PM.  The cabinet has members of both parties taking up key positions.

President Obama needs to carefully watch what the British do with their budget in the next several months.  If their measures work and Britain is able to stay on an even keel while refraining from exploding their deficit, as Obama is currently doing to the U.S. debt, then perhaps we can pull back from the abyss as well, using parts of the British model.

Cutting the U.S. debt load immediately would be a smart move.  April was UGLY in terms of how much debt was added on: four times higher than in April 2009, and an all-time record for  budget deficits in a month.

And President Obama’s team seems to think that they have to spend massive amounts of money to keep the economy afloat.   This is flawed thinking, and they have to shift gears, before it’s too late.

GM’s Hokey Loan Repayment: They Used A Different Federal Loan to Repay the TARP Loan

GM’s announcement that they had repaid their federal loan in full was done by using money from another federal loan to take care of the TARP loan that they received after going into bankruptcy.

Guess what!!  GM is STILL on the hook, except now they owe even more.  Way to go, GM!

DISGRACEFUL!   And now, a question: since the statement was done in a commercial and played across the country on national TV, can the FCC sue for false advertising?

The only good news coming from GM right now is that they’re making money.  In the end, that’s what matters, but they need to come clean with what they did to “repay” their loan “in full.” 

President Obama Manages to Nominate Someone Even Less Qualified Than Bush’s Harriet Meyers for U.S. Supreme Court: Pick a Judge, Please

I seem to remember a political firestorm a couple of years ago when then-President George W. Bush nominated Harriet Meyers to the Supreme Court.  And I didn’t disagree when Harriet Meyers decided to withdraw her nomination.  Bush was loudly criticized for being an “idiot” for choosing an “obviously” unqualified person for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Now, President Obama has nominated someone who has never even BEEN a judge, just someone who whitewashed a plagiarism scandal at Harvard University.

So if Bush was an idiot for nominating “unqualified” Meyers, what does that make Obama for nominating non-judge and even-less qualified Kagan?

Looks like it’s back to the drawing board, and pick a judge, please, Mr. President.

AMERICAN Students Sent Home For Wearing AMERICAN FLAGS on May 5th: Political Correctness Crowd Running Amok Over Rights of Americans in Favor of Foreign Holidays

What kind of monkey business is this??!

American high school students were sent home to change their shirts on May 5th because they decided to wear the flag of their country to express their viewpoint that not everyone celebrates Mexican holidays.

The administrators of this high school should resign and apologize for dishonoring their country’s flag. 

This is the United States, not Mexico.  And any school on U.S. territory currently flying the Mexican flag rather than the American flag should remove those Mexican flags and run the Stars and Stripes up the pole, IMMEDIATELY!  And any Mexican that doesn’t like that can make a run for the border, AND STAY THERE!

Cultural sensitivity, my afterburner!  Liberal ilk imposing their viewpoints on everyone else is what this is!

Obama Doesn’t Fit the Traditional Mold for a Socialist: Pegging the President on the Political Board

There has been an ongoing debate on whether President Obama is a socialist, and my view is that he is not.  He’s a liberal, but not a traditional one at that, either.

A socialist would have been pushing for the complete nationalization of the financial system, from top to bottom, as Chavez of Venezuela and Castro of Cuba have done to their own countries.  Obama hasn’t done that.   He’s helped to create a system with a kill switch built into it; when the banks stabilize and pay back the government, they’re off the hook. 

To date, the American taxpayer has been paid back $587 billion of the original $787 billion that the government loaned out to the banks.

Socialists do not want Obama’s health care plan either.   Under a Socialist plan, there would be no crushing after-care bills that will still bankrupt entire families; the Socialist model calls for Cadillac-style plans for everybody. 

According to Bill Wharton over at the Washington Post, Obama’s plan underinsures everybody in the name of universal health care.  And there’s still the possibility of catastrophic bills that could push a family or individual into bankruptcy if an individual or family uses up their “allotment” of health care. 

I am opposed to both ideas, as both are prohibitively expensive to the American taxpayer.  We can no more afford the Socialist plan than we can President Obama’s.

According to the Socialist web site, the official Socialist party line is to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan and Iraq immediately, to close all of our overseas bases and to “unconditionally disarm.”  Obama has set a deadline in Iraq, but not one in Afghanistan.  And he wants to expand our involvement in Pakistan and elsewhere in the world, and upgrade our nuclear weapons platforms.   So he doesn’t match up there either, though he has called for a nuclear weapons-free world, while taking steps to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal.

At first, I thought he was a socialist, but the more I researched it, the more I realized that the dots just didn’t connect.  The Socialist platform is as radical an agenda as I’ve ever seen, and even a leftist like Obama has openly rejected major parts of it.

Make no mistake, I think his agenda is very bad news.   And we don’t  know what is coming next, though we have a general idea.

President Obama’s brand of liberalism is darn peculiar and difficult to pin down.  But this man isn’t a socialist: he belongs to a branch of liberal thought that IS far to the left of center, and is quite radical.  Beyond that, the picture is still out of focus.

There is a label out there for Obama’s brand of liberalism, but “socialism” isn’t the best fit for it.

Arizona Passes Toughest Anti-Illegal Alien Law in the Country: They’re Doing What They Must to Shame the Federal Government into DOING IT’S JOB

Arizona’s state government passed legislation that cracks down on illegal aliens coming across their border from Mexico.  GOOD FOR THEM!

The federal government hasn’t done its job in protecting the border, and Arizona is fed up.  And until the federal government starts doing its job, or provides additional funds to help the border states with securing the border with Mexico, the feds and President Obama should stay out of Arizona’s business.

Why should one group of people (the legal residents of Arizona) be made to support an illegal population that has violated our border, disregarded our laws and flooded our emergency rooms and our jails?

No, Congress and the President should do their jobs and protect Arizona and the other border states from these continued incursions.  What’s it going to take, Mexico’s drug war spilling over onto our side of the border to shame President Obama and Congress into enforcing laws that have already been signed into law? 

No more unfunded mandates out of Washington!

Cities and States Need to Pay The Pensions Owed to Their Workers: These Institutions Borrowed Money From Pension Funds to Balance Their Budgets But Never Made Good on IOUs

Across the country, many levels of government engaged in the practice of raiding pension funds to balance their budgets.  California was particularly bad at this: they borrowed $550 billion from their state pension funds to balance their state budget.   And they’ve still got a $25 billion deficit in their 2010-2011 budget.

Those IOUs are coming due, with the retirement of many of the workers whose pensions have been looted by the various governments.

If they promised a pension to their workers, they ought to make sure the things are funded properly.

U.S. Nuclear Sub Rams U.S. Navy Transport Ship: Navigator Was Listening to iPod, Other Violations Found in $60 Million Accident

A U.S. Navy submarine rammed a U.S. Navy surface vessel last month, due to a serious breakdown of military protocols aboard the submarine.  The captain of the sub was relieved of his command after it was discovered that his navigator was listening to his iPod, and hazarded the ship.

What next?

Stupak Votes and Runs Away: He Just Doesn’t Want to Get Thrown Out of Office in November by the Voters He Betrayed

Bart Stupak has decided to not run for the Michigan 1st Congressional senatorial seat again.

Too bad.  The voters were denied their chance to express their opinion of his betraying them for voting in favor of Obamacare.

That’s why he’s not running for office again, not the lame excuses that he’s put forward. 

Now the F-35 Lightning II is Too Expensive as Well: Why Don’t They Just Build More F-15s, F-16s and F-18s?

A few short months after Defense Secretary Gates killed the F-22 Raptor program, the follow-up F-35 Lightining II fighter is also being criticized for being too expensive.  It’s jumped from being $179 million per copy to $329 million per copy in the same amount of time.

The reason for the jump is the vertical take off/vertical landing capability, delays in the prototypes and production issues, and other research & development problems. 

Defense Secretary Gates is confident that the fighter will stay on track, though the military may not be able to buy as many as they would like.

Why not build more late model F-15s, F-16s, and F-18s instead?

The iPad May Spell the End of Apple Laptops, But PC Laptops Will Stay in Business as Not Everyone Likes the Apple OS

I saw an article in zdnet.com today, trumpeting the end of the laptop in favor of the iPad.

Not so fast.

Just because Apple comes out with a popular design, it doesn’t mean that everyone will switch over to it. Not everyone likes the Apple operating system or business model, just as not everyone likes dealing with Windows or with the various PCs.

But the end of the laptop? Not even close. The end of the Apple laptop? That’s more likely.

Republicans Need to Win Control of One House Only: As We’ve Already Seen, One-Party Rule Doesn’t Work

People are very upset about Congress and the President ramrodding their very bad health care through, and how it was done.

It’s another example of what happens when one party-rule takes hold in Washington.  The Republicans blew it when they were in total control, and the Democrats are blowing it right now with their grip on power slowly bleeding away.

In the November elections, I’m hoping that the Democrats and the Republicans have majorities in one house each.  Neither political party can be trusted with total control.   They enact really stupid legislation, abuse the system and abuse the trust of the American people.

This is another reason to enact term limits.  Total turnover in Washington would flush out the system, and restore some credibility to the federal government that has been missing since 1994.  And while I cheered the results of that election and enjoyed watching the Democrats react to their massive losses, in hindsight, it would have been better if the Republicans had won a majority in one house.

But the current balance of power in Congress needs to change, to keep more of the Socialist agenda at bay.  As it is, it’s going to take years to overcome the damage that Obama, Pelosi and Reed have inflicted on our national interests.

Google Should Be Commended for It’s Stand on China: Censoring the Chinese People Was a Stain on Its Reputation

China and Google have been waging a war of words for quite some time over China’s insistence that Google censor Chinese search results.  China’s government can’t take the chance that its citizens will begin to freely exchange ideas, like in a free society, as the Chinese people might criticize their own government (GASP!).

Google’s big enough that they don’t need the Chinese market.

Google’s stock might be dropping over this debate, but their stock has gone up with a lot of people.  And I’m sure that Google will return to the Chinese market when their government either changes their policy, or the Chinese government itself changes.

The Chinese people ought to be able to tell their own government what to go do with itself, without fear of the police arresting them and sending them off to forced labor “re-education” camps.

Democrats Will Pay Dearly for Tonight’s Health Care Vote: Next Congress WILL Repeal This Unconstitutional Bill or We’ll Fire Them Too

The Democrats will pay a heavy price in November for their defying the majority of the American people in their vote to bankrupt our country within the next four years with their health care plan.

And the next Congress WILL repeal this bill, or we’ll fire THEM too!

Thirty-seven states have vowed to sue the government to force the federal government to follow the Constitution, with regards to powers not expressly delegated to the federal government are reserved for the states.

Bart Stupak is a darn fool.  Does he really thing that pro-choice Obama will restrict abortion language in the bill, now that he has what he wants?   How many unborn will be murdered by this bill?

We’re Going to Choke Out the Economy With Programs We Can’t Pay For: The Time for Draconian Cuts is Fast Approaching

The best outcome for the upcoming vote on the health care bill is that the bill is rejected.  It’ll pare down the forecasted debt that Obama and his Congressional colleagues on both sides of the aisle are forcing on us.

They can do the health bill a lot better and cheaper than the 2,300+ page health care proposal that added four hundred pages in recent weeks, since its unveiling.  And the measures contained therein are as UNCONSTITUTIONAL as the day they were first revealed.

They should be making cuts now, starting with the health care bill.  That’ll save a huge chunk of change and will enable the government to cut at least $1 trillion out.  That’s a healthy start.

At the very least, Congress and the White House should return us to surpluses before they even BEGIN to think about such a costly endeavor that may well bankrupt our country.  This talk of today’s debt of $12 trillion, with an additional $9 trillion by the end of Obama’s second term is UNACCEPTABLE.

Why not make cuts now while there is still a choice as to which programs to cut, instead of the crash cuts that will have to be made within four years at current spending levels?

KILL THE HEALTH CARE BILL!

Toyota “Mystified” By Runaway Prius in California: I Have a Solution Then

Toyota officials are said to be “mystified” by a runaway Toyota Prius out in California that made headlines after the driver called 911 for help as his car accelerated past 90mph.

Mystified, eh?

Here’s what they need to do next, then.

Recall ALL Priuses, discontinue the entire line, and give owners cash to go buy a safer car of their choice from any manufacturer. Toyota has NO business manufacturing a dangerous vehicle that they are incapable of fixing. And they should pull all fly-by-wire electronics in the engine and transmission and replace them with industry-standard mechanical devices in all other Toyota lines, too.

Their "fix" with their floor mats and gas pedals are clearly NOT the problem.

Toyota’s incompetence in fixing this problem with their product has gotten so ridiculous that it’s unbelievable. I’m glad I’m not driving a Toyota.

“Lost Boy” Corey Haim Dies at Age 38: Actor Struggled With Drugs and Alcohol for Years

“Lost Boys” fans awoke to the news that actor Corey Haim passed away early this morning at age 38.  Police suspect an accidental overdose and are waiting for autopsy results to confirm what killed Corey.

He had flu-like symptoms for the last few days, and was living with his mom, who is struggling with cancer.   He got out of bed, felt very weak and collapsed to his knees.  His mom called 911 and paramedics rushed him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead a  while later.

His fans had been hoping that he had put his demons behind him; in fact, he was looking great the last few weeks, according to news reports.   Sympathies to his mom and his family, his longtime friend Corey Feldman and his family, and all who knew him.

May he rest in peace.

Toyota Problem Runs Deeper Than the Floor Mat and Gas Pedal: It’s the Fly-by-Wire Electronics in the Engine and Transmission

I’ve been reading about the runaway Toyota Prius in California, and reading some of the comments from readers who say that all a driver has to do is stick the vehicle into neutral and allow the engine to race until you slow down. With respect, they have no idea what they’re talking about.

In Toyota vehicles, you are not able to shift when you’re going like a bat out of hell. The shifter won’t move until you’re below a certain amount of RPMs and speed. If the engine is racing and the vehicle is accelerating, there’s way too much torque, and the safeties won’t allow a shift. On my stick-shift Toyota pickup that I no longer own, you could shift into neutral, but you couldn’t shift back INTO gear if you were going too fast.

In essence, Toyota drivers who are in this Prius situation are locked into one of several outcomes: a high speed crash, the accelerator disengages and they’re able to brake safely, or they bail out at 90mph and die.

In the case of the Toyota Prius in California that’s in the news, the driver made another option: call 911, and get help. The cop pulled alongside and told him to engage the parking brake as well. They were able to slow the car down, until the driver could override the safeties and shut the engine off, which isn’t possible when the car is accelerating. The police officer pulled out in front and provided his cruiser’s braking power to bring the Toyota to a halt.

This is no floor mat issue, or brake pedal issue. It’s in the electronics, which are being shorted out. I think that defective chips are the cause of this acceleration issue with Toyota.

A few weeks ago I jump-started a 2008 Toyota Tundra. The driver said that it was easy to jump-start the Tundra as it had no spark plugs. What the Sam Hill….I asked him to show me and it was an electronic chip that’s wired into an on-board computer that regulates all the functions that the spark plug is responsible for. It was the most high-tech vehicle engine that I’ve ever seen.

The transmission is also controlled by computer. The electronics is the issue, and that’s where the problem lies, in my non-expert opinion. If they can't find a physical problem, it's an electronic problem. What else could it be?

I’m waiting for someone to blast a runaway Toyota with an EMP gun. Here’s an interesting article from 2004 on the topic of using electromagnetic pulses to stop cars.