Obama Fiddles While America Burns

Some have called him Santa Claus, and others have called him Robin Hood, but he is more of a puppet than anything. What he did was appeal to voters on a basic level, goodies for all....well except for the rich. He played the envy game and is now pushing for an envy tax. It is really divisive, but it works, just like it did for the Liberals who divided the east and west of our country for decades.

The Republicans were talking deficit and debt and failed to connect with the voters, because the voters don't want to be told the negative, they wanted to be told how everything is going to be great.

Obama didn't even have a plan, he hasn't even passed a budget in 4 years, but on the most primeval level, people wanted to be acknowledged and held blameless for the situation they and America find themselves in. They wanted hugs, and Obama phones, not talk about "fiscal cliffs".

It proves that if you want to win, you must appeal to the most elemental instincts of people in the form of "emotions", and that is what most lefties do best. They make it all about emotions and feelings.

Protests are an effective method that only the left seems to use, with the exception of the Tea Party in the US, and they get called racists and rednecks by the media and lefties, for just daring to gather and state an opinion that the left doesn't like.

Mitt Romney was the better fiscal candidate, but Americans were looking for the "rock star". They got him, and even now are blaming the Republicans for the "fiscal cliff" they are heading off of, even though they were warned it was going to happen if Obama got reelected. Reminds me of Nero and Rome burning.

The left is all about dividing people into segments and catering to special interest groups, while the right is about family values and long term stability. Obama won big in the urban, highly populated areas, and lost big time in the rural ones. This mirrors what happens in Canada.

What happens to people living in cities? What makes them more liberal and less likely to support family values?

Obama won on emotion (did you see him crying?). Emotion is not going to save America, and as they go, so do we!

Happy Birthday, Mr. President!

No, not Obama, but a truly great President, Reagan. What a gift he was to America. Democrats love Kennedy, a womanizing President, guess that's why they still like Clinton, no morals seems to get the Democrats all warm and fuzzy. A man of principle and honesty, like Reagan is despised by Democrats and the media. I guess anything Conservative is a threat to Democrats, because it's hard to impose socialism on a country that stands for individual freedom. Ronald Reagan stood for free enterprise and less government.



He also had a great sense of humour:



If you can't get enough of Reagan, a speech he made in 1980 still applies to today. It is worth listening to:



Then compare it to Sarah Palin's speech during the election:



Funny how articulate Sarah was until the media told you she wasn't. People bought into the media's image of Sarah, they still do. It is frightening how much power the media still has on people. It is time for people to take to their keyboards and reverse the power of the media. Seriously, who actually goes out and buys a paper anymore?

I salute you President Reagan, you were an honourable man, at a time when America needed you.

Political Junkie Looking For A Fix!

I watched the US elections and I was thrilled that the Republicans took back the House. Obama and the Democrats had free reign for two years and pushed through many distasteful policies. This will now be slowed, and Obama will have to co-operate or answer to the electorate in two years. This is a US version of our minority government. Republicans now own the House and committees while Obama has the veto and Democrats own the Senate. It could be gridlock.

Our minority Conservative government is still rolling along nicely here in Canada. PM Harper is perceived as the best leader, while the party itself languishes at 37%, the same numbers as last election. Nothing here has captured the imaginations of Canadians like the Tea Party has in the US.  I don't think Canadians need that kind of movement, but we do need some excitement in our politics. Five years of incompetent opposition and media yelling from the rooftops that the Conservatives are scary and have a "hidden" agenda is frankly, yawn provoking.

I want a reason to get excited about politics again. I want something to fire my Conservative roots. I'm a political junkie looking for a fix! I'm getting mushy policies and obviously politically motivated decisions like the Sask Potash no-go. I'm not hearing about how the Conservatives are going to shut down the Canadian Wheat Board anymore. I'm not hearing about dramatic changes to the Young Offenders Act, and I am certainly not hearing anything about the Human Rights Commissions being shut down. Basically, I'm not hearing anything Conservative out of the Conservatives anymore. They have become the "hidden" party. They are so busy hiding from anything controversial that they have all but disappeared. They need to find their backbone, and give some of us Conservatives something to get excited about, because right now, I'm hitting the snooze button everyday.

Sarah Is A Hit!

Guess the tea party has it's stuff together, as Sarah Palin is their keynote speaker.

Palin Goes After Obama at Tea Party Convention

The Democratic agenda is "running out of time," former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Saturday at the National Tea Party Convention, claiming that the conservative tea party movement is part of a brewing "revolution" that constitutes the "future of politics."

Palin, who delivered the keynote speech on the closing night of the three-day gathering of conservative activists, aligned herself squarely with the movement, frequently using the word "us" in describing it.

"This is the future of our country. The tea party movement is the future of politics," she said.

Interesting how a real grassroots movement will influence the elections in the US this year. The prorogue movement in Canada could only wish that they would have the same impact. The problem with that is the prorogue movement is not a real grassroots movement, it's a phony media driven lefty movement, and a weak one at that.

The Republicans better stand with Sarah, no matter what she decides to do, because she has the tea party standing with her and they are a powerful voting block. The Democrats and the media are still trying to pretend that the tea party is a non-entity. Typical lefties, they think unions and special interest groups are the ones with the power, and ignore the average voter. It will be interesting to see how many of the candidates that the tea party supports actually get elected this year. It should be a big wake up call for the Democrats, but they tend to be voter deaf.

Go Sarah!

Lobamatized!

As the US election comes down to the wire, I thought I'd put my two cents into the mix. I have a very good friend in the US who is a McCain supporter, so she sends me most of what I use on this blog that relates to the election. Thanks Irene!! A real live American Republican prospective, not what we see from the MSM.

I bet you didn't think of it this way----

Redistribution of Wealth

Here is a creative approach to redistribution of wealth as offered in a
local newspaper...

Today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read
"Vote Obama, I need the money." I laughed.

Once in the restaurant my server had on a "Obama 08" tie, again I
laughed as he had given away his political preference--just imagine the
coincidence.

When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him
that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He
stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to
redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need--the homeless
guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight.

I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the
server inside as I've decided he could use the money more. The homeless
guy was grateful.

At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I
realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn,
but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn
even though the actual recipient deserved money more.

I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in
concept than in practical application.

(and you thought YOU would get more money?!*)


Listen to this for the music alone:


I can't vote, but my American friend can, and I suspect she's going to vote McCain.

It's Still Friday Night Here, So, I Present: McCain Sings

I have this wonderful American friend who sends me the funniest videos, here's another one of her video picks. McCain takes on Streisand.



I like McCain, he's normal compared to the Democrat candidates. Hillary, is a weak woman, she should have kicked Billy Boy to the curb but didn't, (Someone should talk to Belinda about him) how will she handle another attack on US soil?

Obama, is all bluster and no policy. He also failed to distance himself from his wacko Minister, how will he react to another attack on America?

McCain is not only a war hero, he knows what evil exists in our world, he has been a prisoner of war, he has been tortured (not sissy water boarding), yet, he still has a sense of humour as you can clearly see in this video.

So, while the Democrats are tearing themselves up trying to pick their candidate for President, the Republicans are done. Typical Liberals, lots of talk no action.