Why Run Again?

Today, I received an email from our President. He stated his intentions were to run for office again. I would have replied to the email, but I figured he was busy getting us in another war without Congressional approval, or looking for a back door to slide in healthcare, or figuring out a way to spend more money we do not have. If I sound cynical, excuse me. It is just that he has literally done everything he said he would not do, including committing troops for foreign conflicts. Today, Hillary Clinton was pushing for a UN mandate on gun control-WHAT????????? Everyday, more and more sovereignty is taken away by Obama, and his cronies. A weak America is bad for everyone; how come he can not see it? He made history, now he needs to disappear. Maybe he willbe more liked later on after about 8 years. People will have forgotten the mess he inherited, and made worse. One bad decision after another deserves at least one good decision- do not run again!

From a Former Supporter.

Newt For President?

Last week I had the opportunity to attend an event at Liberty University School of Law (my law school) where the speaker was Newt Gingrich. The school brought in Speaker Newt to have a roundtable discussion with the students. I was particularly impressed with how intelligent Newt is and what his ideas about the country are. In a time of out of control spending, policies few want, and other bad ideas floating around by both parties, Newt has some very good, solid ideas to move the country along. When asked about whether he would run for president, he simply responded that it would be up to the people, and that if the people wanted him, he would consider it. He spoke to us at length about the inner party politics of how Washington works and explained to us why it is so hard to get anything done there. Hearing it from someone who has tried to effect change really made a big difference in how I think about it Washington. He mentioned the need to change the culture of Washington in order to be successful bringing about reform.

Do You Know What Is In the Healthcare Bill?

In keeping true to my word, I am writing yet another article on the issue of the direction this country is taking. Several of my colleagues have badgered me to no end on my some of my view points regarding healthcare and other issues. After some much needed reading and more prodding by those same colleagues, I can no longer support our president or his agenda on healthcare. I find my palate can no longer tolerate the hidden agenda of the healthcare bill. The bill is paramount to a trojan horse, has hidden language in it, and attempts to trick the American public into supporting it by appealing to our emotional feelings of needing coverage. I now feel that any and all further bills, relating to healthcare, or other issues should be drafted as stand alone bills only. No more hiding tax increases in bills with spending or education. No more passing war spending bills with other issues that have nothing to do with war. What does the student loan program have to do with healthcare? Nothing! Why is it in the bill? Proposals to cut out federal Stafford Loans to students ???? In a healthcare bill? We have been tricked too long and it his now time to stand up and take back our rights. While I still support many things Obama has done, it has become evident that the support of the people does not rest with the choices he has made, or the party he represents. In complete disgust with Obama and Geithner, I have included an excerpt of what I call "Pay for the premium or we are keeping your tax refund" and/or fining you $5000.00.

Read on....
53. Section 1501 of the Act provides that, beginning on January 1, 2014, an individual who fails to obtain and maintain minimum essential healthcare coverage as defined in Section 1302, is subject to a penalty in an amount equal to the lesser of the national average premium for a “bronze” level health insurance plan or the greater of a graduated flat dollar amount or graduated percentage of the difference between household income and gross income.

54. Section 1501 of the Act provides that the penalty imposed for failure to maintain minimum essential healthcare coverage shall be payable as part of an individuals income tax return.

55. The Act grants the Secretary of the Treasury, presently Defendant Geithner, the power to collect said penalties as part of his oversight of the Internal Revenue Service.

Someone please slap these people back into reality. This is America and you cant
force me to buy anything, including a bronze level healthcare plan.

While healthcare costs are out of control, and there are millions out of work without coverage, this simply is not the answer.

For additional reading on the bill and upcoming litigation see Liberty Council v. Obama

NORTH KOREA IS AT IT AGAIN

Hello to all my readers. I am back at work and ready to roll. In one of my past articles written several months ago, I proclaimed North Korea to be a danger that would soon have to be dealt with. Well, now the time has come. North Korea has fired a missile and sank a South Korean military vessel causing 48 sailors to lose their lives. Unprovoked, North Korea aggressively fired a torpedo for no good reason. Now that the international community has concluded the investigation into the incident, determined North Korea to be at fault, and is meeting to see what actions to take. In one of past articles, I suggested months ago that North Korea be bombed into submission. North Korea says they are not guilty of firing the torpedo and takes no responsibility for the loss of lives. At the time of the incident, North Korea was reported to have the only military submarines in the area. what the international community and the UN are going to do about remains to be seen. Hillary Clinton is calling for swift action, but North Korea says any action taken against it will provoke an all out war. I say the international community should call their bluff, beef up patrols, blockade the North and wait to see what happens next.

Special Thanks to Bobo

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Bobo the clown over at the bobofiles.com. Although we seldom agree on the issues of politics, I seem to have found an issue or two about China, Spending, Trade, and dangerous products from China that we both agree on. Special thanks to Bobo for bringing light to the issues.

LEAD BASED TOYS ARE KILLING OUR KIDS

This morning while perusing the internet I came across an article that shocked, angered, and alarmed me. It seems that my son who loves Thomas the Train and all the subcomponents that go with it, has been playing with lead based paint trains and toy parts for the last few years. After doing research on RC2 Corporation, there is and has been a huge recall in effect for many Thomas the Train wooden trains and components since 2007. The latest of the recalls occurred in 2008 and included more trains and parts manufactured in China and distributed by RC2 Corp.

Read the latest AP article regarding legislation about lead based toys and you may come to understand why any parent should be fighting mad.

"WASHINGTON (AP) - Makers of toys and other children's products won a reprieve Thursday from federal regulators trying to implement legislation Congress passed more than a year ago after a holiday season marred by scores of lead-tainted toy recalls.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to delay for another year - until February 2011 - the certification and independent third-party testing rules on the amount of lead allowed in children's products. Those rules were set to kick-in last February but have been delayed twice.

Manufacturers and importers still must test their products to make sure they're safe and meet federal limits on lead. But the commission's decision late Thursday means they won't have to produce compliance certificates and perform third-party testing for now, though many are already doing so at retailers' requests.

Even so, the commission's action was aimed at giving businesses more time to comply with the many additional requirements spelled out in the 2008 product safety law.

"The extension of the stay was needed in order to give the agency more time to promulgate rules," CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum said in a statement.

Republican Commissioners Nancy Nord and Anne Northup had pushed for the delay until 2011, but Democratic Commissioner Robert Adler said the disruption in the marketplace was overstated. Adler was the lone vote against the delay, instead advocating a 6-month delay.

As it implements the law, the agency is still writing rules, such as the definition of a children's product and how often companies will have to test their products for lead, lead paint and chemicals used in plastics known as phthalates.

Lead can cause irreversible brain damage, and phthalates, used to soften plastics, have been linked in some studies to reproductive problems.

The law passed with overwhelming support in Congress and much fanfare from consumer advocates and parents who worried about small children, who often mouth toys, and the effect of lead and phthalates in products.

Big toy-makers - some of whom had high-profile lead recalls - backed the legislation. But smaller companies that make toys, children's educational products and homemade crafts complained the legislation was overly broad, forcing them to test and certify products they already knew to be safe, a cost they feared would put them out of business. The testing can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars to thousands, depending on the product and the required tests.

In an effort to ease the burden on businesses, the commission also voted to allow manufacturers and importers to rely on testing from suppliers of buttons, paint, zippers and other parts that might be used in a toy, clothing or other product for a child.

Previously, the entire finished item would have to be tested. Now, under the CPSC's interim policy, toy-makers and others can take testing certificates from the parts' suppliers - cutting down on some of the costs associated with the testing for lead."

For all the parents who have children with these toys, it is past time to start getting involved by writing Congress. Any elected official who refuses to act and further jeopardizes our kids health should be promptly voted out of office. Why are we accepting products with any lead based paint in them? There is no acceptable level of lead that is okay for our children to play with. The dangers of lead have been proven and reproven. This thing smells of buddying up with China- the major producer of LBP toys. Most times there is a recall, it can be traced back to China. The issue also begs the question of why toys and other goods are not produced here under strict controls instead of accepting substandard dangerous goods for our children to play with.

Republicans Nany Nord, and Anne Northup along with Democratic Commissioner Robert Adler all have some answering to do. It is completely unaccaeptable to push this off until 2011 while more kids are exposed to lead.

A quick check of the internet will detail how Xmas time always brings out the greed of toy companies who often issue recalls a few months after December when they have made significant cash offering unsafe toys.

TIME TO GET TOUGH ON IRAN

The recent claims by Iran's madman that the US forged documents about the Iranian nuclear program is more of the same type of rhetoric that signals Iran's unwillingness to cooperate. Iran deserves to feel the full brunt of all the sanctions that can be bestowed upon it. Will sanctions work? Probably not. Have they worked so far? Probably not. Now is the time to be thinking about what the international community's next move will be. At some point, one would have to wonder what the Israeli response to all this will be. It seems likely to this blogger that Iran can expect some type of preemptive military strike against it by Israel sometime next year. The international community, especially the UN, does not have the willingness to do much but keep extending deadlines and coming up with more useless diplomacy. Israel has been relatively quiet which could mean they are planning something special for Iran. A well deserved air strike may be in the making. Whether or not Iran has made progress in its' quest for a nuclear bomb, no one can be certain. Why wait to find out?