Don't They Get It?

I find it very interesting that we now vote against a candidate, instead of voting for a candidate. It is apparent we are voting for the lesser of two evils. Taking that a step further, I think our choices for candidates suck! For the record I am independent, so when talking about politics both parties suck equally for different reasons. Look at the Robin Hood Democrats, they want to take from the rich and give to the poor. The problem is the definition of rich has been blurred and the bar lowered. So you middle class folks better hang on to your wallets because you may be richer than you think. Think about all of the tax dollars Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to spend! By the way, at the hell do we need the government in health care for? If Hillary or Barack get elected we can begin calling the United States the (USSR – United States Socialist Republic). Talk about the camels nose under the tent, it is time to kick that camel back to the desert. Our Republican friends are not much better; they keep talking about less government however the government is bigger than ever. The republicans blame the dems and the dems blame the republicans. Meanwhile the citizens keep paying more and more taxes. It is time to take a more libertarian approach to our government.

Our choice will be Hillary or Barack between John McCain.

It looks like the Republicans are speaking to most of my issues:

1. Reduction in the size and cost of government.
2. Close the borders and create a reasonable plan to deal with the illegal aliens.
3. Reduce taxes!!!!!!!!!!
4. Create Energy independence.

If not, we will become the USSR. The founding fathers knew this when they crafted the constitution. Remember England was not always our friend in the world and we had to fight them for our independence. The government needs to get back to the job of protecting our country and providing for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Our presidential candidates better wise up or the citizens will have to rise up against them. The second amendment allows for the citizens to keep and bear arms. Everyone needs to understand this is not for hunting enthusiasts and target shooting. An armed society cannot and will not be forced into submission. Our politicians need to understand they work for us and they do our bidding. If they continue to ignore this, they will have a rude awakening. Our society is based on the freedoms afforded us in the constitution and little by little these freedoms are being eroded. This is what is so disturbing about voting against someone…we are picking the lesser of two evils. When picking the lesser of two evils…only a few think they win. Our stake in this is enormous and yet the politicians would like us to follow them like lambs to the slaughter.

Some Ramblin Blue Lizard food for thought when you step into that booth and are forced to vote against someone!

Where is Our Economy Going?

Here we are in 2008 with fuel costs on the rise, the housing market collapsing and America apparently heading into a recession. I know according to Washington the economy is not as bad as we are being told. First of all, I do not need the media to tell me the economy is in trouble. Just stop at the gas station, go shopping for clothes or better yet go to the grocery store. The increase in the cost of groceries is very evident and felt every time we go food shopping. Meanwhile our wage increases are almost nonexistent. The cost of fuel is probably the most crucial part of the equation at this point. Since all of our products are transported via trucks, thus transmitting that cost to the final product. I am not an economist by any stretch of the imagination, however it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out we are in trouble. In my opinion it is business as usual with Countrywide Financial. They were the pioneers in the Creative Mortgage movement, which is the foundation of the current housing debacle. Lets walk through this, a couple of years ago when housing prices were going up at an astronomical rate these creative mortgages were allowing individuals to qualify for loans they could not afford. Now that the introductory rates are disappearing, these homeowners are facing mortgage payments they cannot afford. Should they be surprised? Hardly, unless they were forced at gunpoint to sign the loan package, they are liable for the contract. I am of the opinion the individuals in these loans are responsible for them. I believe most of the homeowners that are in trouble will eventually lose their homes no matter what the government does. The government jumping in a staving off the crisis is just postponing the inevitable. The longer it takes for this wave to crash the bigger the wave gets. This will compound the problem down the road, but then again we have become a society thirsting for instant gratification. Oh ya, we are in the middle of the election so the politicians do not want to rock the boat.

We recently had the pleasure of President Bush begging for OPEC to increase oil production. How humiliating, we beg them for more oil.

Where do we go from here? The United States needs to be independent again and not dependant.

Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.
Thomas Jefferson

ANTI ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

Recently it seems immigration both legal and illegal, have been fused together as one. I for one would like to understand how this metamorphosis happened. Immigration is one of the founding principles of our nation and has made us the great nation we are. Current rhetoric floating around the airways would make us all believe that legal and illegal immigration are the same. They are not! Legal immigrants have every right afforded them by our laws and illegal immigrants do not. Nobody twisted the illegal immigrants arms to come here, they did so under their own free will. Once they crossed into the U.S. they committed a crime. Everyone understands they are just looking for a better way of life, but it does not excuse the fact that they are criminals. Harsh? Maybe, but the fact remains a law was broken upon entering this country illegally. Not to mention the other laws violated for using false social security numbers, driving without licenses and being uninsured motorists. Are people really discriminating? No, they are just tired of the unchecked flow illegal immigrants coming across our southern border? In California we have a large population of Hispanic workers from Mexico and South America. They have proved to be some of the hardest working members of our society, not to mention their strong family values. Do they have a place in our society? Of course they do! Just like the Irish, Italians, Germans and numerous other nationalities that legally immigrated here. People I have talked with to do not have a problem with documented Mexican immigrants. The problem is with the more than 11,000,000 undocumented immigrants in the United States from all over the world. To put 11 million people in perspective, the U.S. Census bureau estimated the population of California at approximately 36 million people. That is nearly a third of the population of California. Hard to believe the government has allowed this to happen. Since 9/11 you would think sealing our borders would pretty high on the list of priorities! It seems political bullshit is a priority over our nations safety. Go figure………………….. I guess this makes me a Blue Lizard!