The Right View Wisconsin

2009 - Happy Thanksgiving

I would take this opportunity to give thanks for our many blessings.

For our troops at home and abroad.
For my wife and daughter and my son in heaven.
For my extended family and friends.
For my health.
For the food we will eat.
For America and what it means to be an American.
For peace that comes from strength.

God has blessed us and the United States of America.  For that, I am deeply grateful.

For those people without religion, I will pray for you as well!

Here is a very simple prayer for those that may not know it.

God is Great, God is Good;
Let us thank Him for our food.
By His hands we all are fed,
Give us Lord our Daily Bread.

Amen.

Happy Thanksgiving to all and be safe!

Free Speech That Some Might Find Offensive or Not!

Home from deer hunting and nobody filled their tags yet.  Home just for Thanksgiving and then back to hunting.  Good bless everyone!

Google won't remove distorted Michelle Obama image from search engine

A crudely altered photograph of Michelle Obama, which often comes up as the first result on a Google image search of her name, will not be removed from the company's search process despite protests that the depiction is racist and repugnant.

"It's offensive to many people, but that alone is not a reason to remove it from our search index," Google spokesman Scott Rubin said.  "We have, in general, a bias toward free speech."

The image, which depicts the first lady as having monkey-like features, is posted on a blog called "Hot Girls" without explanation.  The blog post also contains several legitimate photographs of Michelle Obama.  (The image is also posted on other sites that get high spots.) 

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/11/google-michelle-obama.html

Anti-Obama billboard stirs controversy

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. - Call it Freedom of Speech.  A billboard recently erected in Wheat Ridge compares President Barack Obama to a terrorist and questions his U.S. citizenship.

The billboard, located at 4855 Miller Road, shows two cartoonish images of Obama wearing a Muslim turban and reads "PRESIDENT or JIHAD?"

It also says "BIRTH CERTIFICATE - PROVE IT!" alluding to the conspiracy theory which claims Barack Obama was born in Kenya rather than Hawaii, which would disqualify him for the office of President.

The words "WAKE UP AMERICA! REMEMBER FT. HOOD!" appears on the bottom of the billboard.

The sign belongs to a car dealership.

http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-obama-billboard-112009,0,2612065.story

Why Sarah Palin drives lefties nuts.

 

One only has to check out the recent cover of Newsweek magazine from November, 2009 to see that Sarah Palin Derangement Syndrome is afflicting many lefties like mad.  Aside from the fact that  Newsweek fleeced the pic from a Runner's World edition that had featured Sarah Palin promoting health and fitness, it is obvious that Newsweek was trying to distract attention from Palin's conservative values and political beliefs. Their goal was to portray her in a demeaning and sexist manner.  They do not want Sarah Palin to be taken seriously.   

However, I do not believe that the intended degradation of Palin was the most disgusting aspect of the Newsweek cover.  I found the accompanying copy to be even more offensive:  

"HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE SARAH?

She's bad news for the GOP and for everybody else, too."

What?  Palin is "a problem?"  

Why?     

Is Palin leading America toward socialism?

Is Palin destroying our economy?

Is Palin destroying our liberty?

Is Palin destroying our freedom?

Is Palin ensuring that our children and our grandchildren will be saddled with massive debt for years to come?

Is Palin trying to make everyone dependent upon the government?

NO. 

But we all know who is - President Barack Obama. 

Yet, Palin is "the problem?!?"  Don't you just love the liberal media!?!

So WHY such fear of Sarah Palin?  Why do the media, liberals, lefties, Democrats, and Obama White House quake in their boots when her name is mentioned? 

Considering that Palin is no longer holding any political office, why are liberals still so intent on destroying this woman?  She is not even running for any political office!  Right now, Palin is traveling across the country, promoting her best-selling book "Going Rogue." That's it.

Yet, why the intense hatred?  The name-calling?  The snide comments?  The attempts to dig up dirt at every opportunity?    Why does Sarah Palin drive lefties nuts? 

I have my own theory:  What does Palin represent?  To begin with, she is a mother of five.  She supports the second amendment and knows how to use a gun.  She is an experienced, successful politician serving as a Mayor and Governor in Alaska.  She accomplished a great deal for her state.   (When she stepped down as Governor, her last feat was to cut Alaska's budget by almost 20% for 2010.)  She means what she says.  She is pro-life.   She is a conservative and has served to energize conservatives across America.  Her tour to promote her best-selling book is drawing record crowds who admire her. She is patriotic and loves the United States - no question there. 

Yet, what many Americans love about Palin, the left hates.  And that is what drives them nuts.   Five children - whoa!  She's a baby machine!  And - eeeew - she had a Down's Syndrome child when she could have had an abortion! She likes guns!   She didn't go to an Ivy League school!  (Hey, are Americans EVER going to be privy to Obama's grades or how he actually paid to go to Harvard?).  She's white!  She's conservative!  She speaks her mind and won't back down!  She is an INSPIRATION to millions.   Sarah Palin's vision of America - which many Americans share - seems to be very similar to that of one of the best presidents ever - Ronald Reagan.  Reagan believed in the greatness of America and it's people.   So does Sarah Palin.

Contrast that to Barack Obama.  Obama does not want America to be the greatest nation.  He wants to bring our country down so that we are comparable to Cuba or Venezuela.  He does not want America to be a superpower.  Obama is damaging our country with his socialist policies.  He has put our country in debt to the tune of trillions upon trillions of dollars - and wants to spend more with a second stimulus bill (hey, the first one was a flop.  Does this man learn from his mistakes?).  If Obamacare - the government powergrab - becomes a reality, taxes and debt will increase even more.   Long after we are gone, generations will be paying for Obama's economic mishaps.  Perhaps Obama is intentionally trying to destroy the United States economy...  Obama is also lax on national security and seems more concerned about the rights and well-being of terrorists than the safety of the American people.  Just look at the insanity of trying terrorists as civilians in civilian court in New York City.  Who is Obama trying to please - Al-Qaeda?  Obama's months-long  waffling (with no decision YET)  on what to do in Afghanistan is damaging to both our country and  troops.   

When Sarah Palin talks about the greatness of America, Obama is quick to criticize it.  When Sarah Palin talks about the strength of the American people, Obama is quick to apologize to anyone or any country that will listen for what he believes to be America's faults.   Obama and many of his followers look at our country with contempt.  Many Americans - including myself - do not believe that Obama likes or respects America and what our country stands for.  

People like Sarah Palin stand in the way of Obama's plans for a socialist utopia.  Palin has served as a lightening rod to energize those who love America and disagree with Obama's socialist visions.  (Some credit also has to go to Obama, since he has unintentionally woken up conservatives and others who are angered by his socialist policies.)  It is becoming apparent that our country will not sit back quietly and let America be ruined. 

So it appears that Newsweek is yet another example of how liberals are suffering from "Palin Derangement Syndrome" - similar to Bush Derangement Syndrome.  When people cannot stand someone for irrational and unfounded beliefs.  They hate them with a passion and will go after them with every weapon in their arsenal.  If that means putting an unflattering pic on a magazine cover, so be it.  If that means making nasty comments and calling their target names and implying they are stupid, ignorant, trailer-trash, so be it.  Take the gloves off!  The press and liberals were horrible to Sarah Palin during the presidential campaign when she was a VP nominee on the Republican ticket, and their venom and nastiness has gone up several notches since Palin's book has come out.   Thankfully, Palin has the fortitude, patriotism, and sense of duty to stand up to the elitist snobs, media, libs, and others who are intent on bringing her down. 

(As a side note, the Associated Press assigned 11 reporters to "fact check" Palin's book - "Going Rogue."  Wonder how many reporters they assigned to "fact check" any of Barack Obama's books, or Teddy Kennedy's last publication, or any books by Bill and Hillary Clinton.  Care to guess? The answer is none.  At least Palin nailed it when she stated "Imagine that.  11 AP reporters dedicating time and resources to tearing up the book, instead of using the time and resources to "fact check" what's going on with Sheik Mohammed's trial, Pelosi's health care takeover costs, Hasan's associations, etc.  Amazing.")

  Contrary to what Newsweek is trying to put out there, Sarah Palin is NOT bad news for the GOP.  She is kicking butt - making many Republicans in office realize that Americans don't want RINO's (Republican-in-name-only) representing them.  We are tired of the Olympia Snowes, Susan Collins, and John McCains.  (At least Arlen Specter finally fessed up and crossed over to the dark side!)  Many of us want Republicans to return to Republican and conservative values - smaller government, less taxes, and a strong national security.  

Palin is NOT bad for everyone else, too - as Newsweek wants its liberal readers to think. Sarah Palin is good for this country!  More and more people are realizing this.  She wants to preserve what is good about America and keep it strong.  In that philosophy, we all win.  And whether or not Palin re-enters the political landscape at some time or simply choses to serve as an inspirational speaker and role-model for the conservative party, she is far better for this country than the current neophyte man-child pretending to be a president.  Without question.

So let 'em continue to suffer from Palin Derangement Syndrome.  Let 'em continue to bash Sarah. Let 'em continue to expose themselves for what they are:  frightened, nasty, hate-mongers, who feel so threatened by the one woman that they will stop at nothing to destroy her.  In doing so, they will continue to be their own worst enemy.    And their worst fears will be realized at election time in 2010 and 2012. 

And if Newsweek wanted to be honest, why not a cover of Barack Obama in a swim suit (Chris Matthews may feel a thrill go up his leg at that!), with the headline:

"HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE BARACK OBAMA?

He's bad news for the Democrats and for everybody else, too."

Obama Should listen to Obama

Obama Warns Debt Could Fuel 'Double-Dip Recession'

 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/18/obama-warns-double-dip-recession/

 

"You lie!"

C'mon, GOP Representative Joe Wilson!  America needs another shout out.   Only you seem to have the guts right now to stand up and say what many lawmakers and a majority of the general public believe. 

President Obama:  "You lie!"

No, this blog isn't about Obamacare - we all know that whopper of a government power grab is chock full of  deceit - aimed at scamming all of us.  We've become accustomed to that one.  Nothing new there. 

This blog is about the Stimulus Bill.  Otherwise known as the "Porkulus Bill."  You know, the $787 billion dollar  bill that Obama & Co. had to rush through - to create jobs and save our economy.  The Obama Administration, in it's quest to blindside us, promised that if the bill went through right away - nationwide unemployment wouldn't rise above 8%.  Well, we all know how that has turned out.  Unemployment now stands at 10.2% and doesn't give any indication of improving.  What jobs have been created?  What jobs have really been saved?  Just what has this monstrosity of a spending bill done?

So now what?  Democrats and Obama are actually talking about enacting a second stimulus bill!  Are they nuts?  If something doesn't work, does that mean one should - a) not repeat the mistake, or b) do it again and hope for different results?  Looks like the Dems, in all their infinite wisdom, are betting on choice "b."  Why?  Do they want to intentionally ruin our economy even more than they already have?

As for the original Stimulus Bill, here are a few of the lies recently coming to light.  The facts and figures are from Investors.com and abcnews.com.

-  The White House claims that more than 640,000 jobs have been saved or created by the $787 billion dollar stimulus program.  WRONG.  The report on this was full of errors - and more and more "errors" keep popping up.  

-  The White House reported jobs were created in non-existent congressional districts.  I repeat - NON-EXISTENT congressional districts.  Districts that were made up.  That are not real.  Whipped up out of thin air.  How, in an honest administration, does that happen?

A few more tidbits on how we, the American public,  have been "bamboozled:"  

-  One classic example of "job creation" that is a falsehood involves a company named "Moore's Shoes" in Campbellsville, Ky.  Nine jobs were credited to this firm - from an $890 grant to provide nine pairs of work boots.  

- Head Start in Augusta, Georgia claimed 317 jobs from a $790,000 grant.  In reality, all this was consisted of a raise to it's existing employees!  No new jobs here.  Yet, this figure was used by Obama and Co. to tout job creations.  (As an interesting side note, the fiscal officer for "Head Start" stated that the Administrations "stimulus help line" advised them to claim that 317 jobs had been created.)

-  Wisconsin's own Rep. David Obey (D),  discovered that the Obama Administration stated that one sewer project in his district had created 100 jobs.  The truth was, the stimulus bill added five.  Aw, shucks, just a slight difference of.....95 jobs.  Must have been a mistake....Obey, to his credit, was outraged.  Obey actually has stated that the Obama Administration has to "fix the problem so that we are getting accurate information.  They've got to fix the problem so the American people can understand what the realities are."

-  From the MacIver Institute, click on :  http://maciverinstitute.com/2009/11/stimulus-spending-record-keeping-is-a-joke.html  for more fraudulent numbers and reporting specific to our own state of Wisconsin.

-  The 15th Congressional District of Arizona was said to have saved 30 jobs with $761,420.00 of stimulus funds.  This information came from the White House website:   Recovery.gov.  Yet, what they failed to disclose is that the 15th Congressional District does NOT EXIST.  The state of Arizona only has eight districts.

-  Stimulus jobs were also reported in 35 congressional districts in Washington D.C. and four U.S. territories.  One annoying fact gets in the way of this claim - none of these jurisdictions have congressional districts.

-  California's university system was given $268.5 million in stimulus funds.  Later they claimed this saved 26,000 jobs.  Eventually they admitted that none of these jobs were even at risk.

And the White House response to all of this? 

"Human beings make mistakes."  - Recovery Board spokesman Ed Pound. 

Another Obama lie regarding "transparency" stated that the stimulus money would be continually reviewed and subject to "accountability."  Funny how the general public and others NOT associated with Obama and the Obama White House have been the ones to expose all the lies and fraud associated with the $787 Stimulus Bill.

And don't you wonder just WHERE all that money that was awarded to phony congressional districts - those districts that do not even exist -  went?

And if our government tries to shove another stimulus bill down our throats - don't be fooled.  Get on the phone to your representatives and DEMAND that they vote "no."  How stupid does the President and his Administration think we are?

"Fool me once, shame on you!  Fool me twice, shame on me!"  (This old saying can also apply to those who actually were foolish enough to elect Obama president in 2008 - you'll get a second chance to redeem yourselves in 2012!)

Does Obama want what is best of America?

US Senator Says Obama is Same as 9/11 Hijacker

David Schultheis, Colorado state senator, used Twitter to spread the message that President Obama "is flying the US plane right into the ground at full speed.  Let's roll."

The phrase 'lets roll' is the same as that used by Todd Beamer, the United Flight 93 passenger who led the fight to regain control of the doomed aircraft.  The politician also said "Don't for a second think Obama wants what is best for US".

Schultheis insists that all he was doing was criticizing the president's fiscal policy and that because he is busy doing 'jillions' of things a day, he didn't notice the wider context of his tweet.  Other politicians have called for a full retraction.
 
http://www.newser.com/story/73905/colo-senator-compares-obama-to-911-hijackers.html

I stand by my earlier comments that Obama does not like America!

Yet another bow seen 'round the world.

 

 

The One has done it again. For 230 years, no president of the United States had ever bowed to foreign leaders. Until now. 

Who can forget Obama making a fool of himself bowing before Saudi king Abdullah during the G-20 summit? People were wondering what was up. The Washington Times wrote “Such an act is a traditional obeisance befitting a king’s subjects, not his peers. There is no precedent for U.S. presidents bowing to Saudi or any other royals.” So, why did Obama bow to a Saudi king? The White House and spokesman Robert Gibbs were quick to explain that Obama did not bow, he was just reaching to shake hands…or had dropped something...or his shoelaces were undone….(cue the laugh track)… 

Even the Saudi king had to remark that he didn’t expect Obama to bow before him. 

However, how will the White House spin the latest faux pas by Obama?  While on his recent Far East tour, Obama did it again - bowing to the Japanese Emperor and Empress.  Yet another bow seen 'round the world.  It is becoming quite clear to many of us that the President of the United States is not intent on preserving America’s superpower status in the world.    Obama wants the rest of the world to see America as an equal – not as the greatest country on the face of the earth. By bowing, Obama makes our entire country appear weak or subservient.   Obama should be commanding respect – not bowing before other countries leaders. What's next - a fist bump with Hugo Chavez?

We all know that Obama wants to be liked and accepted abroad.  And that he likes to beat up and diss America when traveling.   He doesn’t realize that how he deals with foreign leaders is very serious business and reflects on our entire country. Either the people he surrounds himself with have little knowledge of proper protocol when meeting other foreign leaders, or Obama and his Administration are too arrogant to care. They will do what they want – in order to be “liked.” If that is indeed the case, and I fear it is, Obama has forgotten that he represents the American people. When Obama bows, our nation bows.

Why does an American president feel the need to destroy American symbolism and America’s stature?

Even the Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko seemed baffled by Obama’s actions. They didn’t know how to react. Aside from the fact that no American president has ever bowed before them, if Obama knew proper Japanese protocol, he would have realized that he was not supposed to touch either the Emperor or the Empress when bending over. However, while bowing, Obama was shaking Akihito’s hand.    A proper bow involves hands and arms being at ones side. In meeting the Emperor of Japan, Obama blew it on two counts:  feeling the need to bow,  and then bowing incorrectly.

2012 cannot come fast enough. 

Is the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Misquoting, Slanting the News or in the Right?

Is the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel misquoting or just being very liberal with intent or do the others have it wrong?  Is it taken out of context or missing some of it?

Walker reacted to the news of Barrett's candidacy on Saturday by saying:

"Tom Barrett is a nice guy, but in the end he's spent his entire career in the Legislature, in the Congress and now as mayor raising taxes."

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/70123762.html

On Saturday, Walker was already setting the state for a potential campaign issue between the two.  "Tom Barrett has spent his entire career, whether it was in the state legislature, whether it was in the Congress, or now as the mayor of Milwaukee, his entire career has been built on raising taxes," said Walker.  "My entire career has been built on fighting taxes."

http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11508096

"Tom is a good guy," Walker said.  "But Mayor Tom Barrett's career has been built on raising taxes, and my career has been built on fighting taxes."

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt_and_politics/article_548fa6e8-d1b2-11de-be93-001cc4c03286.html

Knowing the facts about “Taxing Tom”

Comparing the Budgets of the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County

http://maciverinstitute.com/2009/11/comparing-the-budgets-of-the-city-of-milwaukee-and-milwaukee-county.html

Is there a war going on or not?

President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder are going ahead with their misguided plans to treat terrorists as criminals.  Recently, it was announced that the mastermind behind 9/11 - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,  and four other accomplices will be tried in a courthouse in Manhattan.  Brought from Guantanamo Bay prison into  civilian federal court.   On U.S. soil - not far from the where the World Trade Center once stood.  With taxpayers footing the bill for their well-being, including:   transportation, protection, shelter, food, and who knows what else....

Have we forgotten that in  August of 1996, Osama bin Laden had declared war on the United States?

On September 11, 2001, terrorists carried out horrific acts of war on our country.  They attacked the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and were aiming for the White House before their plans were thwarted and the plane they had hijacked ended up crashing  in a field in Pennsylvania.  Over 3,000 innocent Americans and others died on that terrible day. 

After 9/11, President Bush set up military commissions that were to designed to specifically  prosecute the war criminals who committed such heinous acts.  Bush also brought down the walls of communication between federal agencies that Bill Clinton had put in place, thus allowing federal agencies to share information when dealing with terrorism.  Bush and the government enacted "The Patriot Act" to ensure the safety of Americans.  President Bush took the fight to the terrorists with wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.  He treated the terrorist attacks of 9/11 for what they were:  acts of war.  Bush realized our country had been attacked, by an enemy that had declared war on us.  And the United States went to war.  This was called: The War on Terror.

What has happened? 

Since the start of 2009, Obama and his Administration are bringing America back to the Clinton years.  Pre-9/11.  Refusing to admit that we are at war.   Just look at how the Obama Administration does not want  to acknowledge that we have an internal radical Muslim problem -within our own military, no less - in America.  Recently Major Nidal Malik Hasan - a radical Muslim terrorist -  gunned down innocent soldiers at Fort Hood.  And how does the President and his Administration react?  They bend over backwards not to utter the words "terrorist" or "terrorism."  Even though all the facts point to such a conclusion. 

With Obama, the war on terror has disappeared.   It has been replaced with a kinder, gentler name:   "Overseas Contingency Operation."  Afghanistan, under Obama's leadership (or lack thereof)  has seen more U.S. soldiers die in previous months than when the war started in 2001.  And Obama continues to leave our troops twisting in the wind - waiting for his decision on when and if he will ever send more troops to help. How many months does it take for the Commander-In-Chief to act?  to listen to his own appointed generals and follow their advice?  Does Obama even realize the damage he is doing to our country, the troops, and those who are watching his floundering?  Obama called Afghanistan "the necessary war."    Well, if it is "necessary," why won't Obama do all he can to help our troops and try to win?   From the Atlantic, October 12, 2009:  The Afghan people are now "watching a young and inexperienced American president appear to waiver on his committment to their country, they are deciding, at the level of both the individual and the mass, whether to make their peace with the Taliban - even as the Taliban itself can only take solace and encouragement from Obama's public agonizing."    (Does Obama even want to try to defeat the Taliban?  Fight against terrorists?  Or does he want to appease the enemy?  It is hard to tell.) 

And now as a country, we are headed back to the pre-Bush years,  when threats of terrorism were ignored and acts of terrorism were treated as criminal matters.  Look where that got us. 9/11.    The following acts of terror occurred under Bill Clinton's watch, when terrorism was dealt with the same way common crimes were:

1993 - The first World Trade Center bombing 
1995 - Attempted crashing of plane on White House
1995 - Oklahoma City bombing
1996 - Khobar Towers bombing - Saudi Arabia
1998 - U.S. Embassy bombings Kenya/Tanzania
2000 - USS Cole Bombing - Yemen

And Clinton's lack of seriousness when dealing with terrorists and terrorist threats set the stage for 9/11.  Clinton had several opportunities to take out Osama bin Laden, and each time he refused to give the order.    And because of the fire walls Clinton had put up between the FBI and CIA, as well as other law enforcement agencies, important information regarding terrorists was never shared, leaving terrorism unchecked.  Clinton also refused to go after the perpetrators of the terrorist attacks listed above.  All the American people got were platitudes.  Nice speeches that talked tough, but no action.  (Hmmmm...sounds like Barack Obama is following in Clinton's footsteps...in more ways than one.)

In the early '90's, when Clinton was elected president, our government chose to ignore terrorists and  ignore terrorism.  We had to pretend that radical Islamic Muslims didn't  want to kill us.  Obama is now doing the same thing, although he has taken it a step further.  Obama somehow feels that if the United States takes every opportunity to appease our enemies, apologizes for every perceived wrong in the world, and is critical of our own way of life at every opportunity, we'll be safe!  That's the way to go!  There IS no war!!!...

U.S. Representative Thaddeus G. McCotter said it best when he condemned the decision of Obama to try the terrorists on U.S. soil in civilian court:
“The War for Freedom against terrorism is a martial matter, not a criminal matter. It is wrong for this administration to care more about the A.C.L.U.’S radical ideology than about Americans’ national security.”

Bravo!  John McCain also expressed harsh criticism of what Obama is doing:

"I am extremely disappointed with the Obama administration’s decision to try in U.S. civilian courts the al-Qaida terrorists who planned, supported, and conducted the September 11th attacks. These terrorists are not common criminals. They are war criminals, who committed acts of war against our citizens and those of dozens of other nations."

Exactly.  These vicious terrorists, whose goal is to kill non-believers, have declared war on our country.  They are war criminals.  They should not be afforded the same rights and protections as common criminals who are United States citizens.  And now we are giving them a platform to present their views - for all the world to see and hear - in New York city.  What an accomplishment for terrorists everywhere!  Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be center stage.  Hey, maybe he can even appear on "The View" or Katie Couric can score an exclusive interview....they can bash Bush together!  Couric would probably treat Mohammed better than Sarah Palin!

Rush Limbaugh expressed the following thought  that sums up  this unbelievable situation with the following:  Where, oh where, will these terrorists find a "jury of their peers?"  Who will sit on it?  The only people Limbaugh could come up to make up a logical "jury of peers" were Keith Olbermann, Harry "the war is lost" Reid, Cindy Sheehan, Ward Churchill,  and Chris Matthews.  I'd like to throw in other terrorist sympathizers like Rosie O'Donnell,  Chrissie Hynde, and Jeanne Garafalo.  Maybe Michael Moore could be an alternate.   

President Obama is leading this country right towards disaster.  And this insane stunt of trying terrorists in civilian court is just one more step in that direction.   Since Obama has become president, our  national security has been weakened.   The war on terror - is gone!  Don't call it that anymore!  Economically, job losses are now at 10.2% nationwide (even though the Obama Administration claimed that with the Stimulus Act, we'd save and create thousands upon thousands of jobs!  Unemployment would never go above 8%!)  Our country is being led by a man who has no clue how to lead or what he is doing.  He plays at being President.  He's been a good actor - he can read the teleprompter like no other.  Yet, when it comes to making the right decisions, keeping America strong, and touting what a great country America is....he falls flat.  Obama cannot muster the words to praise his own country...or as we are witnessing right now... protect it.

Wouldn't it be nice if the President of the United States put as much though and effort into protecting the rights and lives of American citizens and soldiers as he does those of terrorists?

This is what the liberals want for us.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6869646.ece

VETO SUPER RALLY

Event Name: VETO SUPER RALLY

Event Date: 11/14/2009 1:00:00 PM to 11/14/2009 3:00:00 PM

Cost: $0.00

  

Contact Name: Chris Kliesmet

Contact Phone: 414-429-9501

Contact Email Address: crg@crgnetwork.com

  

Event Address: 631 E. Chicago St. Milwaukee, WI 53202

  

Issue: 0% Milwaukee County Tax Increase

  

Web Link: http://www.crgnetwork.com

   

Description: Join with Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, WTMJ talk-radio personality and Fox News contributor James T. Harris, WISN conservative "talk-radio rock star" Vicki McKenna along with hundreds and perhaps thousands of fellow taxpayers in the Grand Ballroom of the

 

Italian Community Center

631 E. Chicago St.

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Saturday, November 14th, 1-3PM

 

for your last chance to send a message to your county supervisor and the entire Milwaukee County Board prior to their vote on whether to uphold Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker's anticipated vetoes of the County Board's tax increases inc.

 

Agenda:

 

Keynote Address by James T. Harris

 

Keynote Address by Vicki McKenna

 

Special Pre-Veto Message from Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker

 

CRG Battle Plan to Return Control of Milwaukee County to Taxpayers

 

Special Edition of Milwaukee County is in Jeo-Party! Budget game

 

Local Economist and Business People report on dangers of tax-happy board

 

Budget update from pro-taxpayer county board members

 

Meet and greet with James T. Harris and Vicki McKenna

 

Click here for map to the Italian Community Center

 

Free private parking in rear of facility (entrance on Jackson Street) with private access to the Grand Ballroom

 

Facility amenities, bar, and restaurant will remain open after the event

 

  

Thanks, Governor Doyle!

 

Think health insurance is the only thing Americans should be worried about?   (Read Betsy McCaughey's recent article in the Wall Street Journal,  pointing out all the frightening plans in Queen Pelosi's 1,990 page bill (HR 3962).

Right here at home, we have auto insurance rates skyrocketing.  And our Democratic politicians, who are responsible, are trying to shift the blame.  Don't be fooled.  Doyle and the Dems are the ones who demanded that people be required to increase the amount of coverage they carry - thus raising premiums. 

Check out:  Blame Shifting Begins Over Costlier Auto Insurance In Wisconsin  for more information.

By the way, I took the picture above.  I saw it outside of a State Farm insurance building in Hartford and couldn't resist.  How appropriate for the high tax environment we Wisconsinites continue to enjoy...

Obama’s Future Friend?

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural painted on the wall of the former US embassy, as opposition supporters clashed with police at a rally intended to mark 30 years since the embassy's seizure by militants.

http://www.breitbart.com/image.php?id=iafpCNG.a693371c5c7a74a30d5c8d3dd2ce6368.191p1&show_article=1

Congratulations Capper (Chris Liebenthal)

Congratulations Capper (Chris Liebenthal) a social worker for Milwaukee County he is the one picture with the shirt “No more Cuts” aka “Yes to higher Taxes”.  Of course, he doesn’t want cuts because it might cut his job!

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/69551397.html

New info on 9/11 Hijackers

Evidence of Direct Link Between Taliban and 9/11 Hijackers Found?

The Pakistani army claims to have found a passport belonging to Said Bahaji in South Waziristan.  The travel document belonging to the Moroccan-born German was found with literature and weapons and various documents.

Bahaji allegedly helped mastermind the devastating September 11 attacks on New York in Hamburg and is connected to two of the hijackers.  He is yet to be captured but charges have been laid against him in absentia.

Independent verification of the authenticity of the passport or where is was located is not available at this time but if it is genuine it is the first piece of evidence providing a direct link between the hijackers and the South Waziristan Taliban.
 
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2009/10/30/Possible-911-linked-passport-found/UPI-58451256910107/

Alleged Fort Hood Shooter Tied to Mosque of 9/11 Hijackers

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,573050,00.html

An Early Christmas Song You Will Not Hear on the Radio

Twas the month before Christmas*

*When all through our land,*

*Not a Christian was praying*

*Nor taking a stand.*

*See the PC Police had taken away,*

*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.*

*The children were told by their schools not to sing,*

*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*

*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say*

* December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.*

*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit*

*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!*

*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*

*Something was changing, something quite odd! *

*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*

*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.*

*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down*

* At Lowe's the word Christmas - was nowhere to be found.*

*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears*

*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.*

*Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty*

*Are words that were used to intimidate me.*

*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*

*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton !*

*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter*

*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*

*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith*

* Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*

*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded*

*The reason for the season, stopped before it started.*

*So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'*

*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*

*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say*

*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS, not Happy Holiday!*

Please, all Christians join together and wish everyone you meet during the holidays a MERRY CHRISTMAS as Christ is The REAL Reason for the Christ-mas Season

Shhhh! We must not utter the word "terrorist!"

While listening to conservative talk show host Mark Belling on WISN 1130, Belling mentioned an interesting article by Dorothy Rabinowitz, who writes for the Wall Street Journal.  Belling read the column over the air, and I felt it was important to share with my readers.    Rabinowitz's column, "Dr. Phil and the Fort Hood Killer - His terrorist motive is obvious to everyone but the press and the Army brass" , Wall Street Journal, November 10, 2009, brings to light the "ostrich culture" we currently find prevalent in regards to the Fort Hood killings.

Rabinowitz makes the case that the media and Army are burying their heads in the sand, unwilling to admit that the Fort Hood massacre, carried out by a Muslim - Major Nidal Malik Hasan - was motivated by Hasan's religious beliefs.  And that the attack was one of terrorism.  The media, Army, and the President of the United States, all want us to ignore the facts and evidence - including Hasan's own words and actions - that point to such an obvious conclusion.  If the truth be told, this incident should be called the first terrorist attack on United States soil since 9/11.   But in the post-Bush, present-Obama world, we must NOT mention terror or terrorism.  We must not acknowledge that there still is a war on terror going on.  We must not address the fact that many Muslims practice a violent religion, intent on killing "non-believers."    No, we have to soften everything - wouldn't want to offend anyone, now, would we?  The Obama Administration has taken "terror" and "terrorist" (as well as  "victory") out of their vocabulary.  Now we have an "Overseas Contingency Operation."   In overly-zealous (and stupid) efforts to be politically-correct, look what happens.  People die.  People died at Fort Hood because many who noticed Hasan's anti-American behavior and actions chose not to speak out.  They did not want to be accused of discrimination against a Muslim.  And now thirteen people are dead.  Thirty people are  wounded.    When will this nonsense be addressed?  When will this stop?  Are the fears of hurting the feelings of some more important than protecting the lives of our American soldiers?  or the American people?

Here are just a few excerpts from Rabinowitz:

 "Commentators, reporters, psychologists and, indeed, army spokesmen continue to warn portentously, "We don't yet know the motive for the shootings."

What a puzzle this piece of vacuity must be to audiences hearing it, some, no doubt, with outrage. To those not terrorized by fear of offending Muslim sensitivities, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's motive was instantly clear: It was an act of terrorism by a man with a record of expressing virulent, anti-American, pro-jihadist sentiments. All were conspicuous signs of danger his Army superiors chose to ignore.

What is hard to ignore, now, is the growing derangement on all matters involving terrorism and Muslim sensitivities. Its chief symptoms: a palpitating fear of discomfiting facts and a willingness to discard those facts and embrace the richest possible variety of ludicrous theories as to the motives behind an act of Islamic terrorism."

We are headed back to the pre-9/11 days, when terrorism was treated as a criminal act.  By the way, Obama and the Attorney General, Eric Holder, have indeed taken to portraying the Fort Hood incident a "criminal act."   Judging from the Obama White House's reactions to this horrific event, nothing will be done to put the focus back where it belongs - on terrorists.  The National Security of America will continue to suffer and weaken under Obama's watch with this kind of attitude.

And the way the media, Obama, and the Army are portraying the Fort Hood shootings, most people would be led to believe that Hasan's actions at Fort Hood were an aberration - that this was an isolated incident.  Turns out that is not the case.  Hasan's just one of several jihadist soldiers who have been discovered in the United States military.  From Investor's Business Daily, 11/6/09 -"Jihad's Fifth Column" comes the following:

• Navy Signalman Hassan Abujihaad last year was convicted of tipping off al-Qaida to battle group movements in the Persian Gulf, including disclosing classified documents detailing the group's vulnerability to terror attack.

• Army reservist Jeffrey Battle in 2003 pleaded guilty to conspiring to wage war against the U.S., confessing he enlisted "to receive military training to use against America."

• Army reservist Semi Osman in 2002 was arrested for providing material support to al-Qaida and pleaded guilty to weapons charges after agreeing to testify against other terror suspects.

• Marine Abdul Raheem al-Arshad Ali trained at a suspected al-Qaida camp and was charged with selling a semi-automatic handgun to Osman.

• Army Sgt. Ali Mohamed trained Green Berets at Fort Bragg's elite special warfare school before stealing military secrets for al-Qaida and helping plan bombings at three U.S. embassies in 1998.

• Army Spec. Ryan Anderson in 2004 was convicted of leaking military intelligence to al-Qaida terrorists, including sensitive information about the vulnerabilities of armored Humvees.

• Army sniper John Muhammad was put on death row after fatally shooting 10 in the nation's capital a year after 9/11.

While good and decent Muslim soldiers have served admirably, the list of those who have put their allegiance to Islam above country is long, and this is by no means an exhaustive accounting.

At least Senator Joe Liberman (I-Conn) isn't afraid to say out loud what most of us already know:

"This was an attack on American troops," Lieberman said,  "there are very, very strong warning signs here that Dr. Hasan had become an Islamist extremist and therefore that this was a terrorist act."
 

Barack Obama: Hypocrite-in-Chief

Who can forget just a few months ago, the President of the United States, making this comment:

"I don't know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts, what role race played in that (Gate's) case.  But I think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would have been pretty angry, number two, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home, and, number three, what I think we know separate and apart from this incident is that there's a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately.  That's just a fact."

Of course, Obama made these remarks shortly after his pal, Harvard University professor, Henry Louis Gates, acted like an irresponsible jerk when confronted by police in what looked like a break-in.  Race had nothing to do with this incident.  Obama didn't know the facts, didn't know what happened, and didn't know that Gates was uncooperative with law enforcement.  And eventually we all know this led to the hysterically ridiculous "Beer Summit" (an incident which was even goofier than Jimmy Carter getting attacked by a killer rabbit....)

Flash forward to the present time.  Thursday, November 5th, 2009.    A horrific event occurs at Ft. Hood.  An army psychiatrist, a devout Muslim (and one who actually worshiped at the same mosque as some of the 9/11 hijackers)  opened fire on unarmed soldiers - killing 13 and wounding 30.  Major Nidal Malik Hasan had bothered fellow doctors repeatedly with his religious beliefs -  openly claiming that he was a "Muslim first and American second."  Hasan had given a lecture in which he stated that non-believers should have hot oil poured down their throats and that they should be beheaded.    Hasan was known for his anti-American rants.  Yet, no one made any attempt to address Hasan's questionable behaviors.  There were plenty of red flags for a long period of time, yet nothing was done.    Why?  Well, maybe because people were trying too hard to be "politically correct."  One Army doctor actually stated that he didn't want to complain about Hasan's behavior because he didn't want to "appear discriminatory against a Muslim soldier."   Hasan  told co-workers that non-Muslims were infidels condemned to hell who should be set on fire.  Hasan was also on the radar screen of law enforcement for posting articles about suicide bombings on the Internet.  He stated  to others that he felt Muslims who joined Al-Qaeda in Iraq were doing the right thing.    Prior to the massacre, Hasan was passing out Korans to people.  (Imagine if he had been passing out Bibles - I bet that little fact would have been jumped on by the media.  Instead, Hasan handing out  Korans before he kills 13 people is rarely mentioned in news stories...)  Hasan also yelled out "Allahu Akbar" (Arabic for "God is Great", which many Islamic terrorists yell on the battlefields, or before blowing themselves up in suicide bombing missions) before opening fire on innocent people.

Major Nidal Malik Hasan shot 13 unarmed U.S. soldiers to death.  He wounded 30.  Hasan himself was wounded, but will survive.  

Given Hasan's background and what many appear to have known about him prior to this terrible rampage, including facts that point to Hasan being a Muslim terrorist, what does the President of the United States have to say?  You know, Barack Hussein Obama - who was so quick to condemn police officers and law enforcement in the United States for being guilty of nothing more than doing their jobs? ( And remember, The One never apologized for his own stupid, racist statements.)   Well, Mr. Obama spoke out about what happened at Ft. Hood with the following remark:

Americans "must not jump to conclusions" about the motives behind the shootings.  "We cannot fully know what leads a man to do such a thing."

Well, yes we can, Mr. Obama.  To most of us, it looks like Nidal Malik Hasan was a Muslim terrorist.  The facts are there.  A terrorist - homegrown on our own soil.  Why Obama and the media refuse to acknowledge this and instead bend over backwards to protect the Muslim community from what THEY may perceive to be a "backlash" is beyond me.  (In Obama-land, we  should not focus on the killer's religion!  Even though it appears to have played a key role in the violence, don't mention it!!!)  Why shy away from the truth?  Why must we all pretend that  violent sects within the Muslim faith do not exist?  Why not admit that people within the Muslim faith are following an extremist call to kill those who do not agree with their own beliefs?   Of course, the Barack Obama Fan Club is aiding and abetting Obama in this quest.  So, we will continue to get  terrorist-placating rhetoric, distracting attention away from Hasan's religion,  such as: 

"They (American soldiers)  are Americans of every race, faith and station.  They are Christians and Muslims, Jews, and Hindus and nonbelievers.  They are descendants of immigrants and immigrants themselves.  They reflect the diversity that makes this America.  But what they share is a patriotism like no other."

How right you are, Mr. Obama.  "A patriotism like no other."  Obama's  kind of patriotism is exactly the kind this country doesn't need.  Obama relishes appeasing our enemies at every chance, while he criticizes America at every opportunity.  We've witnessed this on many occassions.  Such an attitude doesn't amount to any patriotism that I know of.  And to try to ignore the facts surrounding the Fort Hood killer, Nidal Malik Hasan, just because he is a Muslim, is wrong.    

How quick Obama was to condemn an innocent police officer in Cambridge.   And how quick Obama is NOT to condemn the actions of a guilty Muslim terrorist in Texas.  

Thoughts of the week

I am sorry I have not posted much lately, but it is hunting season and construction work is leveling off for the year.

I have to say that Obama has done an awesome job getting those jobs saved and the stimulus money to the local governments. 

What did they do with the money?  Saved government jobs and plugged budget holes with it.

10% unemployment and still on the rise!

The stock market is doing good so my 401k is getting back up.

We now hear that the money we gave GM, we might not get back!
http://www.manufacturing.net/News-GAO-Govt-Wont-Get-Auto-Bailout-Money-Back-110209.aspx

Obama is just so concerned not to jump to conclusions on the shooting at Fort Hood since a Muslim was involved.   
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/06/national/main5551286.shtml

Obama is very quick to judge non Muslims.  Don't judge a jihadist.

Does Obama mean like Obama himself jumped to conclusions after his little Marxist professor buddy was arrested?

Obama and his ilk (Sharpton, Jesse Jakcson, et al) sure jumped to conclusions to condemn and convict the Duke Univ. students whom they were SOOO sure raped that black woman. Wrong again.

Oh no, he only jump to conclusions when it comes to white cops.  If this is a white guy did the shooting, the press and Obama will be all over it.

Don’t jump to conclusion that Obama is a Muslim.

 

Activists Make a Congressional House Call

Large crowds visited members of Congress Thursday to voice opposition to break the bank government health care.




Thousands of people from across the country attend a news conference and rally to protest the health care bill on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. Most Republican members of the House of Representatives led by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) attended the rally to voice their opposition to the House version of the health care reform legislation moving through Congress. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)


AND MORE.


Check out the coverage:


Thousands Rally to Protest Government Spending, Health Care Bill


Democrats Turn Aggressive on Capitol Hill Against Protestors

As one reader commented to the above, “Now you know how you will be treated when you dispute a health insurance claim under a Government run Health Insurance Plan.”

This is for all the "victims" out there.

President Obama, Democrats, and liberals like to promote an ideology of "victimhood."  That is, a sense that for all the poor and downtrodden, someone or something has created their situation.  They are not to be blamed. They are not responsible for the quandary they find themselves in.  It is someone else's fault.  And such people, who have been held down by others - are victims.  Therefore, they are "entitled" to be supported by the rest of us via taxes...taxes...and more taxes.

 There is NO personal responsibility to be found in "victimhood."  Never mind that maybe someone  didn't finish high school.  Or had a baby (or two, or three) all in their teens with no father or husband in sight.  And don't mention that alcohol and drug abuse might have played a role in holding someone back.  Throw in a few criminal acts, poor work history, lack of responsibility, and you have a recipe for disaster.  Yet, the party of the "poor" - the Democrats - (we are always told it is the Democratic Party) - sure seems bent on continuing to enslave a segment of the populace.  When people buy into the suggestion that they are a "victim" and are not responsible for their own situations, they allow the government to take over.  They are beholden to the government.  The government becomes their caretaker.  They do not have to lift a finger and don't have much incentive to do so anyhow.  After all, if you could blame someone or something else for all your own problems, and the government provided everything for you - food, clothing, shelter, etc. , why bother trying to be responsible for yourself?  Generations have been brought up in this vicious cycle, and such a cycle continues to be the driving force behind the Democratic party.  Vote for them and they will provide!  They will take from the "haves" - who don't deserve to keep what they earned, and give to the "have nots."

Here's a video which was recommended viewing by Charlie Sykes, on WTMJ, a few weeks ago.  It speaks to the very notion of "victimhood."

A little perspective

I hijacked this from Scottforgov.com.  Just playing by the left’s rules!

Next time you hear Milwaukee County union employees complain about wage cuts and contributions to their benefits, direct them to this post over at Badger Blogger.

 

According to the county’s website, the 2008 benefits cost for Milwaukee County employees was 74.35% of salary.  And while county employees are decrying proposed wages cuts and cuts to services (and are willing to show up at taxpayer rallies in an attempt to make their “plight” known) the cost of their benefits is projected to have increased another 8-10% in 2009, according to budget analysts.

 

 

In real dollars, this means that a typical county employee – say, for example, county social worker, union organizer, prolific semi-professional blogger, and Chairman of the recently-formed “non-partisan social welfare organization” Milwaukee County First, Chris Liebenthal – making $48,816.00 annually, according to a publicly accessible online database, courtesy of the Journal/Sentinel – actually cost county taxpayers an additional $36,295 in 2008 non-salary compensation. If 2009 projections are accurate, this cost becomes in excess of $40,000.00.

 

 

74.35% of their salary!!!  Let that sink in.  It is time that the government unions salary and benefits are more in line with that of the people that actually pay their salaries.  (BTW...that person referenced above is also known as Capper on his many blogs)

 

H/T Scottforgov.com and Basdgerblogger

 

 

http://www.milwaukeecountyexecutivescottwalkerforgovernor.com/2009/10/simply-astonishing.html

Flu vaccine shortages five years ago...

Remember a few short years ago how President Bush was just ripped apart by the mainstream media and blamed for flu vaccine shortages?  Most Democrat representatives acted outraged at the President and his inability to have enough flu vaccines available for the American people during flu season.   Hillary Clinton and John Kerry are two excellent examples:

From:  Hillary Clinton blasts Bush on Vaccine Shortage:  (October 18, 2004)

"They're more interested in tax cuts for the rich than for flu shots for everyone who needs them," Clinton railed Monday afternoon at a press conference at New York's Ryan/Chelsea-Clinton Community Health Center.

Found this on "The Daily Kos" - so lefties will believe it:

Remember this from October of 2004:

Democrats have seized on the vaccine shortage to accuse the administration of being unable to protect Americans - from either illness or terrorism. "If you can't get flu vaccines to Americans, how are you going to protect them against bioterrorism?'' Senator John Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate, asked in an interview with National Public Radio. "If you can't get flu vaccines to Americans, what kind of health care program are you running?"..." (WOW!!!! Imagine if ANYONE would ask Obama this same question?)

Isn't it amazing how words can come back to bite those who uttered them?  Yet, we hear very little of how Dems and the media went after Bush for flu vaccine shortages.  Story after story.  Headline after headline.  They lambasted Bush for failing to have enough flu vaccines for the public during flu season!  (And at that time the flu wasn't even a declared "National Emergency.")   Yet, where are ANY complaints from the mainstream media about Obama and how he and his Administration are handling this created crisis?  Aside from setting a tone of panic for the general public, Obama and Co.  had months to prepare for this.  Didn't the swine flu first start to appear in April?  Yet, what happened?  And why aren't the same reporters who were so quick to blame Bush for flu vaccine shortages five years ago not pointing fingers at Obama?  Guess it's because Bush is Bush and The One is The One. Bush is a Republican and Obama is a liberal/socialist, so the liberal media seems to be giving him a free pass on this. Republicans never are allowed that same benefit from our "unbiased" media...

Just remember, folks, what we are seeing RIGHT NOW - shortages of vaccines, long lines, long waits,  with only select people allowed to get vaccinated,  etc. is a perfect picture of what the future will look like with government-run health care.  Is that REALLY what you want?

Euthanasia is in the Bill

Maybe they will put in a lottery for the sick and old that don’t have to take a pill!  Does this mean it will be ok to finally put to death those in states with the death penalty and will it make it so in all states?  

So-Called 'Death Panel' Measure Survives in House Health Bill

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/29/called-death-panel-measure-survive-house-health/

 

News flash! Health insurance industry profits not what we've been led to believe.

President Obama and his fellow Dems continue to demonize the Health Care insurers as the heated debates and rhetoric continue regarding Obamacare.  The Health Care industry has been described as being little more than an evil, profit-reaping, greedy business -  raking in huge piles of money at the expense and ills of Americans. Well, it turns out that this created perception is not true.

Too bad this story didn't surface many months ago.  At least the news is finally getting out now.

Please click on: "Fact Check:  Health insurer profits not so fat" to learn more.  The story comes from the Associated Press, so liberals may actually believe it.

Here are just  a few highlights:

"Quick quiz:  What do these enterprises have in common?  Farm and construction machinery, Tupperware, the railroads, Hershey sweets, Yum food brands, and Yahoo?  Answer:  They are all more profitable than the health insurance industry."

"In the health care debate, Democrats and their allies have gone after insurance companies as rapacious profiteers, making "immoral" and "obscene" returns while the "bodies pile up."

"Ledgers tell a different story...profits barely exceeded 2 percent of revenue in the latest annual measure."

And who can forget Queen Nancy Pelosi declaring:

"I'm very pleased that (Democratic leaders) will be talking, too, about the immoral profits being made by the insurance industry and how those profits have increased in the Bush years." 

And MoveOn.org chimed in with an ad stating:

"Health insurance companies are willing to let the bodies pile up as long as their profits are safe."

Truth be told, the Health insurance industry posted a 2.2 percent profit - placing them in 35th place on the Fortune 500 list of top industries.

Hmmmm.  Since the Health Care industry has a target on it's back - simply to be used by Obama & Co. as a punching bag, whether they deserve it or not, what industry will the Obama Administration aim for next?  Looks like this could be bad news for Tupperware.  The plastic storage container's business had a profit margin of 7.5% for the year - a full 5.3% higher than the health care industry!  The President and his co-horts seem intent on going after big businesses - especially the ones that are successful and make a profit.  They need to be punished!  Tupperware makes a profit.  Not everyone in our country has Tupperware.  That number could be as high as  45 million people in America (some illegal aliens may be included in that figure, just like the count for the uninsured for health care).   So, in order to be fair, and in keeping with Obama's desire to "spread the wealth", shouldn't Tupperware owners be forced to either give some of their Tupperware to others?  or pick up the tab so the Tupperware-less among us can buy some?