Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Self Interest Won Out Over America's Interest: Waxman – Markey Bill

Waxman – Markey, also known by its ill-suited title the "American Clean Energy and Security Act," passed by the not so reassuring vote of 219 to 212. The battle begins anew in the Senate, where its passage is far less likely (but in this political climate, who knows).

The damage to America's economy, based on a false crisis, will be devastating. The Heritage Foundation validated that by 2035 the bill would cut the GDP of the United States by $6,790 per family of four and impose $4,600 in carbon taxes per family:

House Passes Climate Bill

The Cap and Trade 8

House Narrowly Passes Bill Designed to Influence Earth's Climate by Restricting U.S. Industry and Imposing Costs on American Families

The Economic Impact of the Waxman-Markey Cap-and-Trade Bill

But the media, and other supporters of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, would prefer to ignore Heritage's findings, instead choosing to quote from the flawed Congressional Budget Office, which grossly underestimated the overall cost to the economy, as well as the individual impact:

CBO Grossly Underestimates Cost of Cap and Trade

This bill needs to be stopped before we find ourselves on a course that will damage the worldwide economy to the point of no return., just as it did in Spain and other parts of Europe.

Tilting at Green Windmills


Related Articles:

Climate Change: Who Is Getting Rich

Pelosi will profit from Obama-Waxman-Markety cap-and-trade energy bill

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Massachusetts Healthcare Program: A Model For Failure

One of the bills being bandied about in Congress is to make medical insurance mandatory for every citizen, similar to what happen in Massachusetts.

However, before we adopt this model nationally, shouldn't we first understand how affective it has been in Massachusetts:

Massachusetts Health Care Reform Not as Successful as Lawmakers Claim, Free Market Analyst Says

Sounds likes a perfect federal program: heavy on bureaucracy, billions of dollars over budget, and ineffective.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Healthcare Horror Stories You Won’t Here


As the polls start to show signs of Americas distain for the type of healthcare takeover being bandied about in Washington, along comes a horror story the Obama administration does not want you to hear:



These are the same people that want “oversee” Americas healthcare system. Wonderful.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

North Korea Missile Threat: Hawaii An Intended Target

I have long given up trying to understand the leadership of North Korea. They have committed to policies that have served only to starve and isolate their people. Now we have more “saber rattling” threats from Pyongyang:

North Korea may fire a missile toward Hawaii

I guess that is one way to end the “birth certificate” controversy. Notice they didn't threaten to aim it at Alaska. After the Palin slap down of Letterman, Kim Jong II would rather take his chances with President Obama.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Only In Massachusetts: Guns Are Bad, Especially If They Are In The Possession Of The Police



Leave it to the extremely left leaning newspaper the Boston Globe to somehow see an issue with a well-armed police force:


Even small localities got big guns

This was a “none story,” and did not deserve front page coverage. But this story is a classic example of how clueless the liberal media is. 19 years after the program started, after no incidents whatsoever, with no-to-minimal cost to the taxpayers, suddenly the crackerjack team at the Globe are concerned that “some departments” got more guns than the program would seem to allow. Whew, for a minute there I was worried that the Globe was concerned that the police would be better armed than the criminals.


Cops + Guns = Good. Liberal Reporter + Computer = Idiocy

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Dismantling GM and the Constitution: Driving Over The Cliff Together


To My Fellow GM Investors (formerly known as Citizens of the United States of America),

Today you and I have become willing participants in the further erosion of the Constitution and the outright violation of over 200 years of case law:

A Matter Of Law

"So the government, with roughly two times what private bondholders have on the table, gets a stake five times bigger. And the union, with about a third as much "invested," gets a 70% bigger stake. Even the Canadian government, with its $9.5 billion "invested," ends up with 12%."

No politics at play here, and frankly I am appalled at the suggestion of impropriety, shocked I tell you! It seems rather straight forward, and consistent with Obama's "spread the wealth" philosophy. You and I, as new shareholders in GM, should be thankful that someone as benevolent as President Obama, and his crack team of advisors, is looking out for our best interest. We can all sleep better tonight (as long as excessive drinking and sleeping pills are part of our nighttime regiment), knowing that the full weight of the US Government is behind GM (or in this case, on top).

As a fellow shareholder, we should also feel confident that a 31 year-old college graduate and former Obama campaign staffer, Brian Deese, has been task with overseeing the dismantling of the former grand lady of the automotive world. Forget the fact that Deese has NO EXPERIENCE at running a business, let alone has ever stepped foot in an automotive plant; although rumor has it he just got his learners permit. Familiarity and expertise are both highly overrated anyway.

Deese's selection should be an indication to us all of President Obama's keen business suave, and commitment to taking the automotive crisis seriously. Deese, who served as one of Obama's attack dogs during the presidential campaign, is "just too smart to fail (now the official motto of the Obama administration)."

But fear not my fellow automotive titans, not only do we have President Obama and wiz kid Deese taking care of our company, he have the Duke of Delaware in our corner as well:

Biden's Top Economic Adviser Says Getting Congressional Authorization for GM Bailout is 'Not a Concern' of the Administration

That's right, why worry about our representative form of government, we have a bloody car company to run! Besides, we will just have to wait until the next shareholders meeting to make any changes to the newly appointed board of directors, formerly known as the Democratic Congressional Caucasus, which is currently scheduled for November 2, 2010.

In addition, why should we be concerned that most economists believe this latest move by the Obama administration will scare away customers? How dare they question our leader and his sidekicks?

A Nationalized GM May Drive Off More Customers, Economists and Consumers Say

So until the holiday party, keep checking the mailbox for your dividend checks, and thank God every day that you live in a country where one day you are a regular schmo, and the next day the owner of your very own car company!


Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Newsbusted: Nancy Pelosi visits China and GM files for bankruptcy

Why Is President Obama’s Visit To Dresden A Concern?


As President Obama prepares for another oversees trip, some in America are concerned about one of his scheduled stops. On June 5 (a day before the 65th anniversary of D-Day), President Obama will visit the Germany town of Dresden, and many fear that President Obama will offer an apology for a false crime:

Mythologies of Dresden Must Be Rejected

If President Obama offers any sort of apology he will not only be doing a disservice to America, but he will also be dishonoring all the brave aircrews that participated in this necessary mission. To offer an apology based on revisionist history does not serve the best interest of America, and any act of contrition will only serve to perpetuate the myth that America did something wrong.

There are many tragic stories connected to World War II, including Dresden. However, the Dresden tragedy is not of America's making, and to offer penance is nothing more than offering validation to a falsehood, and is an example of the type self-flagellation some in this country feel we should perform to purge America of its sins, real or perceived.