Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Google - Obama's Fave
Google has been misrepresenting its so-called “cloud computing” services it has tried to sell to the government. Google claimed its Government Cloud service had Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification, when it did not.
Google has often inappropriately benefited from its close ties to the Obama Administration. Things such as the use of NASA’s Moffett Airfield, near Google’s world headquarters which essentially has been turned into a taxpayer-subsidized private airport for Google.
Andrew McLaughlin, Google’s top policy executive, joined the Obama administration as deputy chief technology officer. Surprisingly (not!) Obama has pushed for the regulation the Internet for the first time via the so-called Net Neutrality policy. Google has begun to get a string of government contracts in areas ranging from national security to NASA.
Yet, Google which touts itself as the ‘Don’t Be Evil’ company, is using shady avoidance techniques to cut its taxes by $3.1 billion in the last three years. Not only that, it has reduced its overseas tax rate to 2.4 percent, the lowest of the top five U.S. technology companies. But I am sure they pay "their fair share" as Obama calls it
Whatever you do - stay safe!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
The Biggest User of Power Not Investigated
The Biggest user of power has not been investigated seriously. Do you know who it is? In the US it is the grid itself - the transmission lines. They use 10% of all energy. That is pretty ineffeccient all things considereded, especially with our present technology.
Green supporters spent time and effort getting us to buy the not-so-green little flourescent bulbs. They forgot about the mercury used to make them and we have no good way to dispose of them. Technically, if you break one of those bulbs you need to call a hazmat team to your house for them to clean it up. And here you thought that Nuclear Energy was a problem. Now that we have all been hoodwinked into not buying regular lightbulbs and buying these little environmental hazzards, we are in a pickle. However, that is a digression from where I was going.
We seem to rather continue funding programs that in reality do not work and have their own issues. The whole methanol boondoggle is continually draining our coffers while not giving us even half back on our returns. Gas wit alcohol isn't proven to be any cleaner and it really isn't "saving" anything if you look at how much it is subsidized. There is no big study or effort to make our electric grid more efficient, other than wht the companies do themselves. They know they are losing energy and energy=$. If they cannot do it for short term rewards - they are not interested. That is where our tax-funded research should focus first. If wind power is so great, it would stand on its own.
This will not happen, as there are no political favors to be gained by making the grid more efficient. That is unless GE gets involved :)
Stay Safe!
Green supporters spent time and effort getting us to buy the not-so-green little flourescent bulbs. They forgot about the mercury used to make them and we have no good way to dispose of them. Technically, if you break one of those bulbs you need to call a hazmat team to your house for them to clean it up. And here you thought that Nuclear Energy was a problem. Now that we have all been hoodwinked into not buying regular lightbulbs and buying these little environmental hazzards, we are in a pickle. However, that is a digression from where I was going.
We seem to rather continue funding programs that in reality do not work and have their own issues. The whole methanol boondoggle is continually draining our coffers while not giving us even half back on our returns. Gas wit alcohol isn't proven to be any cleaner and it really isn't "saving" anything if you look at how much it is subsidized. There is no big study or effort to make our electric grid more efficient, other than wht the companies do themselves. They know they are losing energy and energy=$. If they cannot do it for short term rewards - they are not interested. That is where our tax-funded research should focus first. If wind power is so great, it would stand on its own.
This will not happen, as there are no political favors to be gained by making the grid more efficient. That is unless GE gets involved :)
Stay Safe!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
No Taxation Without Representation!
No taxation without representation! That was a theme that helped give birth to our nation. However, we are becoming a nation that does this to our taxpayers. How, you ask? Well, maybe I should rephrase it to taxation without equal representation.
We are coming to a point in time that there will be more non-taxed citizens than taxed citizens in the US. Some of you misguided ones will think “Oh yeah!” The problem is – it leads to the taxed being under-represented. I am not in favor of a poll tax, but I am in favor of a fair tax. Now there are combinations of taxes out there that are fair, not just the one known as a “fair tax.” What is not fair, is to tax some and not all and tax some more than others. Everyone should pay their fair share.
Our illustrious organizer and chief (he is not a leader, so don’t expect me to call him one) has decided that the people who pay taxes need to be taxed more, to support those who don’t. Now if you are not a taxpayer, (check your 1040 to see if you are or are not- it is simple) you are probably cheering. The fact is, taxpayers should get a stronger vote than non-payers, maybe a weighted vote for how much you pay would be fair. You will kick and scream at such a suggestion, after all the poor disenfranchised should be able to vote. One half of the US is not poor and disenfranchised. The reality is, the taxpayers are not fairly represented.
I do not want to change the way people vote, well, except maybe make sure voters are eligible – why liberals oppose this I have no idea. What I would like to see changed is the tax code. A real change to either the “fair tax” or even just make everyone pay 13%. No deductions, no tax breaks – 13%. If that isn’t enough to cover everything adjust it year to year. Everyone pays their fair share. I guarantee that we would increase tax revenue significantly. This won’t fly as politicians cannot pay back favors with loop holes. I think it is funny that those who want the rich to pay their fair share, all have big corporation buddies like GE and the like that pay no taxes.
Whatever you do – stay safe!
We are coming to a point in time that there will be more non-taxed citizens than taxed citizens in the US. Some of you misguided ones will think “Oh yeah!” The problem is – it leads to the taxed being under-represented. I am not in favor of a poll tax, but I am in favor of a fair tax. Now there are combinations of taxes out there that are fair, not just the one known as a “fair tax.” What is not fair, is to tax some and not all and tax some more than others. Everyone should pay their fair share.
Our illustrious organizer and chief (he is not a leader, so don’t expect me to call him one) has decided that the people who pay taxes need to be taxed more, to support those who don’t. Now if you are not a taxpayer, (check your 1040 to see if you are or are not- it is simple) you are probably cheering. The fact is, taxpayers should get a stronger vote than non-payers, maybe a weighted vote for how much you pay would be fair. You will kick and scream at such a suggestion, after all the poor disenfranchised should be able to vote. One half of the US is not poor and disenfranchised. The reality is, the taxpayers are not fairly represented.
I do not want to change the way people vote, well, except maybe make sure voters are eligible – why liberals oppose this I have no idea. What I would like to see changed is the tax code. A real change to either the “fair tax” or even just make everyone pay 13%. No deductions, no tax breaks – 13%. If that isn’t enough to cover everything adjust it year to year. Everyone pays their fair share. I guarantee that we would increase tax revenue significantly. This won’t fly as politicians cannot pay back favors with loop holes. I think it is funny that those who want the rich to pay their fair share, all have big corporation buddies like GE and the like that pay no taxes.
Whatever you do – stay safe!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Tired of the Crap from the Whitehouse
Sometimes I just get fed up with all of the politics that goes on. I get fed up with the elitist politicians that think most Americans cannot think for themselves. This whole government shutdown thing is beginning to really anger me. First, we have a President that not only outright lies to us directly about it, he then releases information that if true would be the dumbest thing ever to do. The president tells us that this budget should have been taken care of "three months ago." That in itself is a lie.
Well, let's see. When was the budget supposed to have been passed? before the fiscal year! But his party who had everything in charge was afraid to pass any budget before the elections. Nancy Pelosi and President Obama should take all the blame. However, since he is like that supervisor that tricked people into getting the job that wants all the control but none of the responsibility, he will never take responsibility for what he does. He cannot - because he has zero leadership skills.
Now he is leaking that troops will not be paid. OK, anyone knows that with the volunteer force, there is really only one obligation of the US Government to the soldier, sailor, marine, airman... etc. That is to pay them. If they are not paid - they can walk off base - walk off the job and have no obligation to perform their duties. No obligation. Don't believe me? Ask any service member in a supervisory position. You cannot be AWOL if you have not been paid. Pure and simple. This "leak of information" is deception on the part of the Whitehouse.
Harry Reid is right about one thing. It is not about budget anymore, it is about ideology. Problem is, it is the ideology of the Democratic controlled Senate and himself that has prevented action. The Senate will not even vote on the Bill passed by the house. The President in a last ditch effort to appear to be a leader called a "last minute meeting " at the Whitehouse. Gee why didn't he do it "three months ago?"
Well, let's see. When was the budget supposed to have been passed? before the fiscal year! But his party who had everything in charge was afraid to pass any budget before the elections. Nancy Pelosi and President Obama should take all the blame. However, since he is like that supervisor that tricked people into getting the job that wants all the control but none of the responsibility, he will never take responsibility for what he does. He cannot - because he has zero leadership skills.
Now he is leaking that troops will not be paid. OK, anyone knows that with the volunteer force, there is really only one obligation of the US Government to the soldier, sailor, marine, airman... etc. That is to pay them. If they are not paid - they can walk off base - walk off the job and have no obligation to perform their duties. No obligation. Don't believe me? Ask any service member in a supervisory position. You cannot be AWOL if you have not been paid. Pure and simple. This "leak of information" is deception on the part of the Whitehouse.
Harry Reid is right about one thing. It is not about budget anymore, it is about ideology. Problem is, it is the ideology of the Democratic controlled Senate and himself that has prevented action. The Senate will not even vote on the Bill passed by the house. The President in a last ditch effort to appear to be a leader called a "last minute meeting " at the Whitehouse. Gee why didn't he do it "three months ago?"
Monday, March 21, 2011
Deja Vu All Over Again
We are only going to use air strikes. We won't send in troops. Those are familiar statements about an Action taken by the US in 1999 in Kosovo. We still have US troops in Kosovo. Kosovo is tiny, so we don't have many troops there.
Are we going to have the same fate in Libya? I hope not. Read the following:
I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by ... weekend warriors ... to shove their own ideological agendas down our throats, irrespective of the costs in lives lost and in hardships borne.
... What I'm opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics.
Now let me be clear: I suffer no illusions about Muhamar Qaddafi. He is a brutal man. A ruthless man. A man who butchers his own people to secure his own power.... The world, and the Libyan people, would be better off without him.
But I also know that Qaddafi poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States, or to his neighbors...and that in concert with the international community he can be contained until, in the way of all petty dictators, he falls away into the dustbin of history.
I know that even a successful war against the Qaddafi supporters will require a U.S. occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences.
I know that ... without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda.
I am not opposed to all wars. I'm opposed to dumb wars. So for those of us who seek a more just and secure world for our children, let us send a clear message...
...You want a fight President Obama? Let's fight to make sure our so-called allies in the Middle East, the Saudis and the Egyptians, stop oppressing their own people, and suppressing dissent, and tolerating corruption and inequality, and mismanaging their economies so that their youth grow up without education, without prospects, without hope, the ready recruits of terrorist cells.
You want a fight, President Obama? Let's fight to wean ourselves off Middle East oil through an energy policy that doesn't simply serve the interests of GE and failed "green programs."
Those are the battles that we need to fight. Those are the battles that we willingly join. The battles against ignorance and intolerance. Corruption and greed. Poverty and despair.
Switch Muhamar Qaddafi with Saddam Hussein. Switch Libya with Iraq, and switch Obama with Bush. Swich GE and "failed green programs" with Exxon and Mobil . You have Obama's speech on Iraq in 2002. Funny how perspective changes when you become president.
Are we going to have the same fate in Libya? I hope not. Read the following:
I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. What I am opposed to is the cynical attempt by ... weekend warriors ... to shove their own ideological agendas down our throats, irrespective of the costs in lives lost and in hardships borne.
... What I'm opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics.
Now let me be clear: I suffer no illusions about Muhamar Qaddafi. He is a brutal man. A ruthless man. A man who butchers his own people to secure his own power.... The world, and the Libyan people, would be better off without him.
But I also know that Qaddafi poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States, or to his neighbors...and that in concert with the international community he can be contained until, in the way of all petty dictators, he falls away into the dustbin of history.
I know that even a successful war against the Qaddafi supporters will require a U.S. occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences.
I know that ... without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda.
I am not opposed to all wars. I'm opposed to dumb wars. So for those of us who seek a more just and secure world for our children, let us send a clear message...
...You want a fight President Obama? Let's fight to make sure our so-called allies in the Middle East, the Saudis and the Egyptians, stop oppressing their own people, and suppressing dissent, and tolerating corruption and inequality, and mismanaging their economies so that their youth grow up without education, without prospects, without hope, the ready recruits of terrorist cells.
You want a fight, President Obama? Let's fight to wean ourselves off Middle East oil through an energy policy that doesn't simply serve the interests of GE and failed "green programs."
Those are the battles that we need to fight. Those are the battles that we willingly join. The battles against ignorance and intolerance. Corruption and greed. Poverty and despair.
Switch Muhamar Qaddafi with Saddam Hussein. Switch Libya with Iraq, and switch Obama with Bush. Swich GE and "failed green programs" with Exxon and Mobil . You have Obama's speech on Iraq in 2002. Funny how perspective changes when you become president.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Who Was the Target in Arizona Shooting? - John Roll
I am not prone to buy into conspiracy theories myself. However, even the craziest of all conspiracy theories - usually has some degree of truth behind it. What I think odd, in all of the news coverage of the Arizona shooting, that no one in the big media has looked into the death of Judge John Roll.
There are 2 facts that are interesting:
1) Judge Roll had just ruled days before on the case US vs $333,520.00. This was a ruling that blocked the Obama Administration's attempt to seize assets and currency w/o any criminal charge or law violation. This includes IRAs and 401Ks. He was trying to use a decree that FDR had made when he illegally took gold from US Citizens.
2) US Marshall protection for the Judge had just been suspended.
As translated from the Generaccion.com:
"Federal Judge John McCarthy Roll, three days ago had issued a ruling on the case "United States of America v. $ 333,520.00 in United States Currency et al "[Case Number: 4:2010 cv00703 Filed: November 30, 2010], which paralyzed Obama a decree law to intercept every American bank accounts without having any criminal action in between . The reason is that the American state has come to bankruptcy and intends to intercept Americans' accounts directly (ie, "playpen"), for which it has begun issuing a series of ads that staff prepare for the worst . Tremendo, dies a federal judge and the media do not count !"
Also, I found it interesting that only the media in Spanish covered this as a story. You can see the story here.
This is likely not just an internet rumor, as truthorfiction.com has nothing (as of this posting) concerning this one way or another.
Stay Safe!
There are 2 facts that are interesting:
1) Judge Roll had just ruled days before on the case US vs $333,520.00. This was a ruling that blocked the Obama Administration's attempt to seize assets and currency w/o any criminal charge or law violation. This includes IRAs and 401Ks. He was trying to use a decree that FDR had made when he illegally took gold from US Citizens.
2) US Marshall protection for the Judge had just been suspended.
As translated from the Generaccion.com:
"Federal Judge John McCarthy Roll, three days ago had issued a ruling on the case "United States of America v. $ 333,520.00 in United States Currency et al "[Case Number: 4:2010 cv00703 Filed: November 30, 2010], which paralyzed Obama a decree law to intercept every American bank accounts without having any criminal action in between . The reason is that the American state has come to bankruptcy and intends to intercept Americans' accounts directly (ie, "playpen"), for which it has begun issuing a series of ads that staff prepare for the worst . Tremendo, dies a federal judge and the media do not count !"
Also, I found it interesting that only the media in Spanish covered this as a story. You can see the story here.
This is likely not just an internet rumor, as truthorfiction.com has nothing (as of this posting) concerning this one way or another.
Stay Safe!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Arizona Shooting
So many have posted so much about the "Arizona shooting." I will not try to get into the investigation or anything else now, as the Feds have taken over the case - and we all know that means not much will be revealed from now on.
What we do know is the folowing people were killed:
-John Roll, 63, a federal district court judge.
-Gabriel Zimmerman, 30, Giffords’ director of community outreach
-Dorwin Stoddard, 76, a pastor at Mountain Ave. Church of Christ.
-Christina Greene, 9, a student at Mesa Verde Elementary
-Dorthy Murray, 76
-Phyllis Scheck, 79
Christina Greene was born on September 11, 2001 - Very interesting considering her fate.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head - in critical condition
12 others were injured in the shooting.
Pray those injured and for the families of the ones killed.
What we do know is the folowing people were killed:
-John Roll, 63, a federal district court judge.
-Gabriel Zimmerman, 30, Giffords’ director of community outreach
-Dorwin Stoddard, 76, a pastor at Mountain Ave. Church of Christ.
-Christina Greene, 9, a student at Mesa Verde Elementary
-Dorthy Murray, 76
-Phyllis Scheck, 79
Christina Greene was born on September 11, 2001 - Very interesting considering her fate.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head - in critical condition
12 others were injured in the shooting.
Pray those injured and for the families of the ones killed.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Chinese Stealth Fighters and Dead Blackbirds
The rolling in of the new year gave us some strange news for sure. With the mass death of over 5000 Red-winged Blackbirds in Arkansas and Louisiana, a 100,000 fish dying in the Arkansas River and Chinese Stealth fighters being revealed the coming new year is not short on "news."
Thank goodness there is something going on besides the new Congress and more Obama Administration BS.
The Chinese have unveiled a new Stealth Fighter that is to compete with the F22 and be superior to the F35 fighter. This is interesting as Japan was planning on buying several F35's for their own defense.
The deaths of the thousands of blackbirds is still mysterious. Of course many that have had farms and the like probably said "good riddance" as these birds are often major pests that travel and feed in huge flocks and are just plain annoying. I have killed a many of these birds, and thankfully ended up with an owl that took care of a major infestation problem. You see owls are known to kill an entire flock of blackbirds in one night. These birds were not killed by the talons of owls, but were killed by blunt trauma to their organs and died in the air - not from the fall.
Anyhow happy New Year and Stay Safe!
Thank goodness there is something going on besides the new Congress and more Obama Administration BS.
The Chinese have unveiled a new Stealth Fighter that is to compete with the F22 and be superior to the F35 fighter. This is interesting as Japan was planning on buying several F35's for their own defense.
The deaths of the thousands of blackbirds is still mysterious. Of course many that have had farms and the like probably said "good riddance" as these birds are often major pests that travel and feed in huge flocks and are just plain annoying. I have killed a many of these birds, and thankfully ended up with an owl that took care of a major infestation problem. You see owls are known to kill an entire flock of blackbirds in one night. These birds were not killed by the talons of owls, but were killed by blunt trauma to their organs and died in the air - not from the fall.
Anyhow happy New Year and Stay Safe!
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