Obama campaigning on our dime...

again.

While perusing yet another debt ceiling article, this one at Fox News,  the following sentence jumped out at me:  Emphasis mine...

The kind of grand bargain that sends thrills up Washington legs was just never going to happen with a deadline eight days away and the most consequential presidential election in a generation already underway. source

My question is this:  Why in hell are these feckless morons in Washington, with Obama being the most feckless of them all, campaigning for an election taking place more than a year in the future?  They are not receiving a rather hefty salary to campaign but to do the job we sent them to do.

Obama took time off today from the ongoing Kubuki theater called negotiating to speak to La Raza, one of the most racist and subversive organizations in the country.  It is this sort of shenanigans that make people so angry.  Listen to this excerpt from his speech:

But we can’t just close our deficits by cutting spending . . .

And that’s why people from both parties have said that the best way to take on our deficit is with a balanced approach –- one where the wealthiest Americans and big corporations pay their fair share, too. (Applause.) Before we stop funding energy research, we should ask oil companies and corporate jet owners to give up special tax breaks that other folks don’t get. (Applause.) Before we ask college students to pay more to go to college, we should ask hedge fund managers to stop paying taxes that are lower in terms of rates than their secretaries. Before we ask seniors to pay more for Medicare — (applause) — before we ask seniors to pay more for Medicare, we should ask people like me to give up tax breaks that we don’t need and weren’t even asking for. (Applause.)

So, NCLR, that’s at the heart of this debate. Are we a nation that asks only the middle class and the poor to bear the burden? After they’ve seen their jobs disappear and their incomes decline over a decade? Are we a people who break the promises we’ve made to seniors, or the disabled, and leave them to fend for themselves?

Exactly what burden are the middle class and poor bearing?  They don't pay taxes and, in fact, in most cases get money back from the government.  Your money and my money.  And exactly who is suggesting we go after the seniors or the disabled?  Not only do we fund his campaigning but he manages to insult us while doing it. 

As Keith Koffler of White House Dossier said in a recent article about Obama's speech to La Raza:

The frightening thing here is not that Obama has gone into a political mode similar to that which we saw just before Election Day 2010, when he resorted to calling Republicans enemies, suggested without proof that foreign money was funding the Chamber of Commerce’s political work, said Republicans don’t want black people to vote and that they had a master plan to keep the economy from improving in order to seize power, and so on.

The frightening thing is that he believes this, in the idea that people with different philosophies than his are evil and un-American. It’s wrong when anyone – liberal or conservative – takes such a position. It’s scary when the president of all of us does.  read it all

Frightening indeed!!

That Number Went Up in a Hurry...

GM closing 1,100 dealerships
Chrysler closing 1,900

At a low-ball figure of 50 employees per store that works out to 150,000 jobs (not counting suppliers and the gals that own the coffee trucks.


Beautiful - Says it all....

Lilac Festival Spokane Washington

****Tomorrow evening we'll be attending Mass at St. Al's at Gonzaga University in Spokane.

*****After grabbing a quick bite to eat at Dick's, our favorite drive-in, we'll be heading to the 71st Armed Forces Torchlight Parade which is held as part of the Lilac Festival in Spokane.

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It's a wonderful parade and this year we did something we've never done before - purchased seating in the bleachers. Whooee! Just like rich people!!

*****It's always thrilling to see the stars and stripes marched down the street by our service men in full uniform and hear the cheering of the crowds. In past years the opening of the parade is marked by a B52 buzzing the downtown. Trust me, when that humongous plane flies low over the buildings, it is a sight to behold.

More on Credit Cards

After reading this msm media news article, it once again proves that our current President really doesn't have your best interests in his agenda.

I agree that credit card companies can be rather deceptive when it comes to some of their practices. For instance, did you know that you could pay late on your MasterCard and many of your other cards could also raise their rates? Of course not. It's buried in the fine print.

Many unsuspecting people are issued numerous credit cards which they have no intention of paying in full at the end of the month. However, most of these people should not have been issued credit cards at all. Soon they are caught in a trap that is almost impossible to extricate themselves from.

But listen up here, folks. The real root of this problem is this; We shouldn't be using credit cards at all. Then the fine print doesn't matter. We have, over the years, been scammed and led away from values that we should hold dear to our hearts. Number one is, "if you can't afford it, don't buy it." Number two could easily be, "recreational shopping is stupid and only stupid people engage in such mindless activity."

Here's a news flash that everyone needs to read but the msm won't report. You don't need the newest espresso machine, the biggest hot tub, or even that new set of 750 thread count bed sheets. Skip the fancy vacation just because you think you've "earned it" by working hard all year. The only thing any of us deserve is what we can afford to pay for.

In this particular article it says, "There is no time for delay," Obama said. "We need a durable and successful flow of credit in our economy, but we can't tolerate profits that depend upon misleading working families."

Working families have been misled for years. They have been made to believe that it's "necessary" for junior to have a $300.00 phone, and princess "deserves" a brand new car when she turns 16. We, as a nation, are overextended in our choice of houses, the cars we drive, the clothes we wear, and even the food we eat.

Debt is a burden that can separate you from living your life the way God intended you to live. Debt shackles you with the burden of worry and stress. And the debt also shackles you to all the things you have stuffed in your already over-stuffed life leaving no room for God. There is a reason monks live without "stuff."

So, you know what? Let our current President, who claims to have your best interests at heart, get his stupid bill passed. If you're in debt, take steps right now to unburden yourself. If you have credit cards - cut them up!!

Blogs of Note:

Stumbled upon the BlogProf today, and his post on our current President's budget is an eyeopener and well worth a read.

Talk about an over-achiever - from his profile....

*****"I'm an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University specializing in alternative energy (especially biofuels), thermal transport phenomena, two-phase flow and fluid and thermal energy systems. I am also a Christian, a husband, a father of six and a competitive natural bodybuilder."

Father of six? Good for him! I can't remember whether it was Dad29,**Robert Stacy McCain,** or* Rich Leonardi who answers the rather rude question, "Do you know where they're coming from?", with the rather cheeky answer, "Yea, and we're really good at it."

Cannonball Catholic Blog Awards

I NEED YOUR VOTES NOW!!!

No registration - just hit the little radio button next to "Adrienne's Catholic Corner". Nominated in Best Spiritual Treat, Best Political, and Susan Boyle Awards.

And this from the American Thinker about our current President's "self-actualizing" language, written by Lee Cary.

Since I have a special interest in the New Age phenomena and how it affects our thinking, language, and the way we worship, the words self-actualizing caught my eye. We first start hearing that term from Abraham Maslow in his hierarchy of needs , and it has been co-opted by the new age movement to have many different meanings. I don't have time to go into detail right now, but I promise to do so in the near future.

Can you say Nationalization??

AP sources: Obama wants Fed to be finance supercop

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve could become the supercop for "too big to fail" companies capable of causing another financial meltdown under a proposal being seriously considered by the White House. read the rest

Wake up America! Our current President is dangerous.

Let's Stick it to the Police....

This is despicable....

Our current President plans on slashing almost in half a benefits program for the families of slain police and safety officers from $110 million to $60 million, while at the same time plowing $2 billion more into merit-based teacher pay to help failing schools turn around.

So a police officer, who in most cases is woefully underpaid, must now contend with the knowledge that if he dies in the line of duty, his family will suffer. Of course, with our goofy legal system the way it is, he may well end up in jail first for doing what he was hired to do - protect us.

More on this subject:

• Obama touts $17 billion 'lot of money' budget cuts
• Obama's Budget Knife Yields Modest Trims
  

Democrats announce agreement on budget pact...

WASHINGTON—Congressional Democrats sealed an agreement Monday night on a budget plan that would help President Barack Obama overhaul the health care system but allows his signature tax cut for most workers to expire after next year. read the rest