Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Can not slick this one over

While drill baby drill is a bit shopworn, it does speak to the much larger problem we have to deal with. First the BP gulf disaster is unprecedented and there is plenty of blame to go around as we are seeing it being thrown around right now.

Green energy is the buzz word at the moment there are serious problems with that approach.Many companies are going green on there own because green products will sell in today's economy and business's both large and small will look to their bottom line. We are greening and we do not need more government interference, regulations and laws. Just move over and let us do what we do best. invent, invigorate and induce our best and brightest to get busy bringing us out of this demoralize funk we have been sinking into for years.

Now lets address practical issues. I am glad to see the automotive industry working on the new breed of transport though I would like to see more help for the smaller inventive companies in the for of tax breaks and loans and grants whenever possible. Some good work is being done out there and we should know about it. Now this is progress and it will only get better over time, but that is the rub. We have to go to work, shopping, doctors, kids sports, a hundred things we do just living our lives. We can change some of our habits, carpooling whenever possible, Making lists to achieve a logical sequences of errands that will save fuel and time and many other ways (blog me and tell  me the ways that you save energy). We can only do so much, two vehicle families usually are because one parent cannot do everything and be everywhere that a growing family requires. The answer some will say is to cut back, but where and is it our governments business to take them to task and/or punish them if they don't fit some unworkable schedule imposed by Washington. Single mothers with a teenager who is sometimes forced into the position of substitute adult and/or working at a part time job to help support family; not only will need that second car and by necessity will only be able to afford an older fuel inefficient car (mom's car might not be any better. These situations, these people, unless they win a lottery, will probably be in these circumstances for a long time. These vehicles run on gasoline as do a huge majority of our defenses vehicles.

Transports, carriers, jets, planes, trains and automobiles, every branch of our military heavily depends on our existing fuels, fuels that we are running low on, fuels that our national security and our ability to wage wars (boy do I hate these wars, our wars but that is the subject for future blogs).

As much as we hate to accept it we are forced to be dependent on what we have for the time being. The bright point is that this will give our ingenious citizens time to perfect green fuels that will work for everyone not just those in the top ten percentage of people who have disposable income.  So that brings us back to

Drill baby drill. This phrase needs to be dropped from our lexicon. It is used as a put down by to many people and it is becoming offensive (lets try for some civility shall we?) We must drill new wells our older well are slowing up, drying out. New wells are necessary. I think we know we have to reexamine our underwater drilling. We cannot control problems remotely and with the tremendous pressures that the wells are subjected to. Had this well been in water a few hundred feet down it would have been repaired by now. Remember earlier I said there was enough blame to go around, well green team take up your share. Had you not been so aggressive in your demands we would have wells closer in and more on the continent. Wells we could take care of, so all that underwater deep sea damage, well we all need to shoulder our guilt for allowing this to happen and move on. New wells.The Alaskan site is but a small, very small Part of our beautiful landscape and we need much stricter state oversight. I mean they have the most to gain but most definitely the most to lose and they are aware of their responsibility to the land that they all love so dearly.

Our refineries are really in shambles and need major repairs as do our pipelines and transport systems. The up side of this is that many workers will be needed to fix things and a large portion of those could become permanent jobs. (beats those temp. census workers jobs.) Anyhow I digress.

This also brings us around to "Cap and Trade".  We have to kill this turkey. It is much to costly and damaging. Lets start slowly with our electric grid. It really needs repair and quickly. Again it is a matter of national security. Our ability to protect and defend ourselves makes this a job that can't wait. Enemies and sunspot flares can put us totally in the dark, so this is a very high priority. I want oversight on it though. Both Bush and Obama could have and will put many things into the grid that can be used to check up (spy on) ordinary citizens, I'm sure with the best of intentions but I don't want or need another big brother.

Time to get busy and while we are at it lets us the rest of that stimulus money and fixing the roads and bridges here in the U.S.A., without all the new agencies, oversight committees and the occasional czar or two. Hire the engineers and builders, open the jobs up to any and all that are qualified for their desired positions and leave the labor

We are running out of fuel, time and patience. Tempers are short and frayed. It is more important now more than ever that we use some common sense and start pulling together. United we stand divided...



Friday, May 21, 2010

High Fives Everybody!

We are really on top of it aren't we? Major Nidal Malik Hasan at Foot Hood, brought him down in a blaze of gunfire. He came on the radar months earlier as he started on his road to radicalization.  Lets see now, he brought unauthorized firearms onto a U.S. Military Reservation. He was armed disobeying army rules and regulations and shot and killed unarmed citizens and military personnel. Now tell me again why is he in Texas' custody?  The underwear bomber, Abdulmutallab, turned over to the criminal justice system, the Times Square bomber left to the state of New York, The "long suffering" terrorists' in Gitmo to be tried in New York,  and I have to ask why? Why? The only reason this makes any sense to me is that the Federal government wanted the highest punishment allowed but does not want the federal government being seen as executing Muslims regardless of their crimes or citizenship:
Major Nidal Malik Hasan - AMERICAN TRAITOR - International Terrorist
Anwar al-Awlaki  - AMERICAN TRAITOR - International Terrorist
Faisai Shahzad - AMERICAN TRAITOR - International Terrorist
Abdulmutallab - International Terrorist
These are  international terrorists, regardless of their nationality, and as such their terrorist acts against the citizens of a sovereign state (the United States of America) should be tried by the legally recognized protector of that country, our military. As American citizens, traitors should also be tried by Military Tribunal.  As much as it pains me, I must disagree with President Obamas decision to order the assassination of Awlaki, bring him home, if possible, convict him and put him in front of a firing squad. I am beginning to think that that is the reason behind all of these Islamic terrorists prosecutions being handled in civilian courts. I don't know about you but I am very unhappy with this turn of events. Its time to show some teeth and put a little grit back in our spines. To not do so makes us look weak to the world, as these criminals are foisted off on our civilian courts and in some instances might muddy up the proceedings. If the underwear bomber had blown up the airplane in midair which state would have had to try him, the state he originated, the state or states over which he successfully blew up the plane, the state or states over which the parts of wreckage or human limbs landed or the state in which the plane managed to land? I want to see these jokers interred at Gitmo, tried by the military tribunals, and serving their sentences at "the Observational Base for Avian Migratory Analyists', D.C..
Check out
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 I also want to take some of their toys and privileges away. We have children in America that do not have computers, internet, etc. Incarcerated, murderous, Islamic radical  terrorists will not have them either. The basics Religious dietary restrictions will be observed. Cells very austere until privileges are earned. Spitting, throwing vile concoctions on the prison personnel and attempted attacks will get you time in complete isolation just as are prisons are controlled, and if any other country complains lets offer a large (very large fee) for pictures of the inside of some of their prisons and post those on the internet.
Dammit, we are the U.SA., WE LEAD, we don't get lead around by the nose.


Friday, May 7, 2010

Promises, promises, that's all they ever make, thats all we ever get.

One thing I promise as president is to not sign a law that I can't read or understand. The determining factor will be that any bill submitted to me must be able to be read and understood by my accountant (when I can afford one,) my high school economics teacher, my college study group and my grandmother. Enough of these 2000+ page bills, with all the whereases and the therefores and all the other puffery. I will highlight and try to put the kibosh on those hidden pork barrel projects. I am so very proud of Nebraskans who rejected outright the Medicaid freebie given as a very underhanded gift from President Obama to Ben Nelson for his health care vote. It took very strong moral fiber and conviction to refuse it, such strong commitment to the country which they love. While elected Senators and Representatives are sent by us to represent our state, they also have a commitment to work within a framework for the betterment of the nation. The citizens of Nebraska understand this and stood proud in their love of America. I hope they serve as a shining example to every state and person in this nation.

Congress makes the laws. The president can set his agenda and give his opinions and his advice but never is he to threaten, hand out privileges or rewards to any one in Congress to "buy" votes for his agenda. This is should be the extent of the president's  involvement.

And, for the record, I disagree with the total concept of "Czars." (What's with that imperialistic title
anyway?) This has devolved to an end run around our laws. The resulting never-ending bureaucracy is just putting us further into the red (sure it's just millions and millions of dollars, but that my dear friends is not chump change). If we find that there are instances that we do need "Czars" they should be confirmed by the Senate with all due deliberation.

I have not decided how I feel about Presidential line item veto privileges. I believe I would exercise a very judicious use of them; but when the next president of a different party starts vetoing items that I feel are important, we could just veto ourselves into circles…one party adding in pork and that sitting president vetoing it out, then the next cycle finds the next Congress trying to pork it in only to find those vetoed out by that sitting president. It boggles the mind, at least my own. I need some ideas folks.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Hello! Welcome! Come on in! Wait…do you have your papers?

I wonder how many people who are expressing anger and outrage about what is being said about the law are really concerned about its implications. I am referring to Arizona Law SB-1070 that was passed in direct response over the problems of illegal aliens trespassing, the environmental degradation of the desert habitat and property rights of the landowners who have had guardianship of these lands, some owners for many generations. We're talking about break-ins, robberies, kidnapping and now possibly even murder of these ranchers, who are isolated and alone as they take care of their land and cattle…even towns and cities are running scared. This state law law does nothing above and beyond The Title 8 United States Code section 1325, "Improper Entry by Alien." This is the Nationality Act, Section 237 (a)(1)(B) This law was passed by the Congress and signed into law by an American President. It is the "Law of the Land." The hue and cry over the Arizona law is being inflamed mostly by mainstream news agencies and entertainers who jump on any current bandwagon for the fame and attention they seek regardless of the damage it might cause, to the detriment of many who are actually involved with the problems. Congress is using this national angst to make political hay and are pushing to cobble together a quick law on immigration reform and get it passed before the November elections, hoping to cash in on the Latino voting bloc.

Everyone, please take the time to read the Arizona Law and the pertinent parts of the U.S. law. Take a read at the complete national immigration law but get a pot of strong coffee and maybe some No Doze. Check the facts of these laws, both state and federal. I call on all journalists and entertainment types to put a fire extinguisher on this fire instead of oil. The country doesn't need this right now. If any of you want a fair and balanced look at U.S. law try reading the Mexican Ley General dePoblacion (General Law of the Population) the outrageousness of it was highlighted in a research paper that was published in 2006 by The Center for Security Policy, in Washington, D.C. This Mexican law is a real eye opener. The Mexican government will bar foreigners if they upset the equilibrium of the national demographics. Say what? If an outsider doesn't enhance the national economic or national interests, or if he shows contempt for the government, he is not welcome there.  He must not be an economic burden, and must show a birth certificate, a bank statement that proves he is financially independent, take a health exam and prove he can provide his own health care. Document fraud is subject to fines and imprisonment, as is alien marriage fraud. Illegal entry is a felony which can get you a  two year prison sentence. Evading deportation is a serious crime, as is illegal entry after being deported. These crimes can get you ten years in prison…that's in a  MEXICAN PRISON, FOLKS, WHEW! Everyone is required to cooperate in enforcing immigration laws, from the Mexican military down to natural citizens who are required to make citizens' arrests and turn the culprits over to the authorities. Everyone is required to show their ID papers if necessary! Mexico maintains a Catalogue of Foreigners, tracks all tourists and foreign nationals. A National Population Registry verifies the identity of everyone and they must carry an identity card. Tourists and other visitors who do not have proper documents and ID papers can be arrested as illegal aliens. There is no public clamor for real immigration reform in Mexico, because pro-illegal speech by outsiders is not allowed. (Remember those quaint little Mexican prison cells with all sorts of criminal elements to share with.) The list is long on what is not allowed by non-citizens, including limited property rights. The Mexican government is demanding that we grant mass amnesty; while the Red Cross protests the treatment of South American illegals and what they must endure by the police, military and gangs (it is hard to tell one from the others) at Mexico's southern border. Many of these people are only on their way north but are left penniless, homeless and hungry in a very dictatorial country. Mexico also instigated an agressive plan to curtail illegal Cuban immigration.  

Arizona harsh and unsympathetic? GIVE ME A BREAK! The illegal Mexicans in our country are not wanted back in Mexico, which is most likely why President Calderon is complaining about our imagined human rights violations. Sending back 10 million or so into his own country could help to destabilize his government even more, quite possibly resulting in a more democratic government for all Mexicans. But look how those numbers are destabilizing our economy. If it's their problem or ours, my vote is for them to solve it at home, in Mexico.

P.S. a good read:

Whatever It Takes: Illegal Immigration, Border Security and the War on Terror







"Whatever It Takes: Illegal Immigration, Border Security and the War on Terror"

by J. D. Hayworth.
A really good book that examines all forms of illegal immigrations including "anchor babies" which I touched on briefly in my blog thetruthtzar.blogspot.com/2010/05/iet-phone-home-phone-home-go-home.htmlHere there and everywhere.
Another good read is the "Study of the Costs of Immigration" by the National Academy of Sciences about the actual costs of illegal immigration to the country (U.S. Taxpayers.) It's a real eye-opener, especially in these times of economic duress that America is undergoing.

P.P.S. I wonder if  Latinos realize that 30% of our legal immigrants come from Mexico. This means there are less spots available for  immigrants from other countries, including other Latino countries. Mexico doesn't seem to want to give up a percentage of their immigration quotas so the other Pan-American countries can increase theirs. Why do we allow more Mexicans into this nation than any other country? It is certainly not fair.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Civic Literacy Report - Civics Quiz

While trolling through google, which I do regularly, I came across this quiz. Out of curiosity I took it. I was quite surprised by the results. I linked to it in case some of you would also like to take it. Post your answers if you want or let's just talk about the quiz.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Git, Git, Git Outta Here


 Gitmo. Even the word causes every one's hackles to rise. I really don't see the problem. Why do we put so much dependence on the weight of international condemnation? These hardcore leftovers are so virulent that no one anywhere wants them. Well, I've got news for you: WE DON'T WANT THEM EITHER!!! Why on God's green earth would we want them on our soil? It would be much easier terrorist target than Gitmo and then what would we do with 200+  terrorists and other criminals released into our countryside? What kind of devastating attack would be used to obtain their release and how much loss of life would ensue? Added to that insurmountable problem, while they were incarcerated, the proselytizing in our jails could be rampant. Think about the disaffected criminals wanting to belong to something bigger than themselves, along with gaining the feeling of superiority against the system that they feel has abused them (Isn't that what makes the poorest of our society prone to joining gangs?) And if any convicts escaped the devastation, these recaptured criminals (possible terrorists recruits), having serving their time would then be released to blend into our country until the opportunity to wreak havoc presented itself.

Here is an option that might quiet the foreign states and the liberal democrats here. Offer this opportunity for five or six terrorists, these selected by the terrorists themselves. Send them to the hardest lockdown maximum security prison for a period of three months and then let them share their experiences with the other Gitmo then poll them to see if they want to stay at relative comfort Gitmo or return to the maximum security prison. I would be very suspect of any of those terrorists' who wanted to return to the harshness of a mainland prison. Proselytizing, recruiting and a possible jailbreak would always be haunting the back of my mind.

I think that a public relations coup would be to televise a feed of one of their favorite movies or TV shows with a clock hanging in view of the camera. Do this when it is time for prayers. I would be interested in seeing what their reaction and decision would be. Offer popcorn and sodas and beers. I wonder if they would neglect their prayers. This would be a very telling tape to  broadcast over the existing broadcasts (I definitely need to research this more.) into Islamic TV channels. Well the bloom would just be off the apple, so to speak. They would no longer be the martyrs of Islam, just a bunch of lazy guys hanging out in quarters much nicer than most Muslim families live in and eating much better, also. Something to think about.

Anyhow, back to the real world. President Obama's penchant to reword anything to do with terrorism could work in our favor. Terrorists are now "enemy combatants" (though Christian Americans are still "terrorists") while acts of terrorism will no longer be referred to as such, but rather as man-made disasters. This would be hysterical if it were not the serious problem that it is. We are not to refer to any terrorists as Muslims although most are Muslims. If they were a Black group, Native Americans, Whites, Japanese, Australians,  or Aleuts that would be the descriptive noun that would be given out to the press in hopes of a quick resolution. Why tape our mouths when something is as serious as this?
Anyhow, I digress. With all the changes why don't we just change Gitmos name. Lets see...

O-Observation
B- buildings for
A-Avian
M-Migratory
A-Alleys
 and
D- Detention
C- Camp

That's it! The new name That Gitmo will now be known as, is  "OBAMA D.C."

Alright, alright so it's not the best... see if you can do any better!

"Middle East" ~ Sitting in a nowhere land, making all their nowhere plans for nobody.


Israel has a right to be concerned. If we fail them, they will stand alone, surrounded by hostile countries who funnel their misdirected anger toward Israel. Yet, it is not Israel, or even the United States, but Great Britain and France that are at the very root of the Palestinian and Israeli problem.

It really began with the Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916 with the British taking control of the Middle East and the French with the remainder of the Ottoman Empire. The British Mandate granted Israel a homeland in the Middle East area that Britain with the tacit agreement of the other European countries had divided up into the  newly countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine. This was greeted with great anxiety by the Arabs, because The British Mandate stated that immigration of Jews into their new homeland should be bound only by the Jewish economy's ability to support such growth. The influx of 300,000 European Jews, adding to the 150,000 (already living in harmony with the Palestinians) was the basis of this anger, even though the Israeli growth had also been sanctioned by the League of Nations. Jews and Arabs had lived in this area for thousands of years with their populations coexisting peacefully side by side. The problem was with the Mandate itself which was so ambiguous that it could be interpreted differently by Arabs and Jews, exacerbating existing problems. We and our European allies' meddling started this mess and has kept this conflict brewing, growing larger and more violent even as we speak. The carving up of the Middle East was done by many European nations (but principally France and Great Britain) without the consent of the parties actually involved.. One bone of contention for the Palestinians is the Jewish acquisition of land from mostly absentee Arab landholders whose only concern is for the money they will receive. The Arabs want to stop Jews from purchasing the lands but are only furious with the Jews and not the landholders, which is hard for most people to understand.  Obviously this is unfair to both parties as these are legal transactions. If the M.E. countries really wanted to put an end to this argument they could start by purchasing the properties, donating the land to a trust and putting any monies in a trust account for Palestinians to use for reclamation of the country once the hostilities cease. Consider the outlook for the future if hostilities continue to deteriorate…the ones who will suffer the most will be the very young, the very old and the women. Since both parties have an ancient claim to the land and the problem has escalated far beyond the original scope, it is time to put an end to this.

Countries surrounding Palestine are as small as Palestine with the exception of Egypt. A land consisting of equal parts of Jordan. Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Israel would give the Palestinians a homeland in parts of original homeland (many Palestinians still live in Jordan and Lebanon and over 150,000 Palestinians have been granted citizenship in Israel where, by the way, they are treated better than in any of the Arab countries. Perhaps increased aid from the top worldwide economies and the U.N. could be an inducement, especially worldwide support for Israel's existence. Ending this nightmare must be a top priority for the world, and everyone has to "give a little to get a little...". Foreign aid could repair the Palestinian infrastructure and the stability would attract investors. Ironically, not one of the countries bordering Israel want to do this for the Palestinians…only Israel.


I wish I could shake this feeling that none of the countries in the Middle East want this problem solved because:

1. The uproar keeps the world focus away from their own very real human rights violations and/or terroristic tendencies (Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Somalia, Dubai, Yemen and Lebanon just to name a few.) 

2. These countries need their Arabian populations to remain focused on Israel and away from the very real problems they have at home. 
3. If the problem were solved, the United States would not feel the need to funnel untold billions to all of the counties in that region. I believe that they will do whatever it takes to keep that money flowing into their government's and ruling clan's coffers.
4. The amount of technology we send to these countries is incredible. This is in turn used against Israel, us and  even their own people.

Until the moderates and others of like opinions come out from hiding and diligently work at this problem, nothing will be resolved and threatening or bullying will only harden minds and attitudes further. I am still researching this problem and all its complexities so please give it due consideration and let's talk. thetruthtzar.blogspot.com/

Jobs, Jobs and More Jobs…Yeah, Right!

The Obama Administration likes to tout the "fact" that  many new jobs are being created, thereby lowering our out-of-control unemployment situation. Oh, really? Are these real jobs, or a temporary Bandaid on the Unemployment Cancer?

Too many of these new jobs are temporary jobs; census takers, home weatherizers, etc. Also included in these totals are many new government and service industry jobs, which skews and corrupts the numbers. I don’t think the view will clear up anytime soon because of the summer employment of students and temporary food harvesters. It will be October before things clear up and we can get an actual employment count. Any successes claimed before then are just political posturing. 

Is our whole economic hari-kari situation the entire problem or is the problem also with NAFTA and the Chinese undercutting us with unfair tariffs and keeping their monies artificially jacked up? 

More to come!

Cass Sunstein? You decide

How about this guy.  

Sunstein was confirmed by the Senate as the administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, otherwise known as the nation’s“regulatory czar.” 
According to Red State.com, Cass Sunstein, President Obama's regulatory Czar, has championed creating fake websites and using outside 501(c)(3) interest groups to act as alleged independent champions of government policy and to,  "cognitively infiltrate," opposition websites. WHAT?
In other words, Cass Sunstein has favored the government using outside parties as government propaganda agents to paint their opposition as fringe and undermine their credibility, kind of like what's been happening with the Tea Party movement now. Let's see, wasn't that SEIU members pretending to be Tea Party activists, causing violence (beating and kicking that young black veteran who was just trying to sell American flags) in front of TV cameras? Where was their shame and where are their prison sentences?

Sunstein advocates that the government's stealthy infiltration should be accomplished by sending covert agents "into chat rooms, online social networks or even real space groups." He also proposes that the government make secret payments to those  "independent" credible voices to bolster the government's message.

Is this an abuse of power? You decide.

Considering Sunstein's recommendations, it is not far removed to speculate that the Obama administration is behind a new anti Tea Party website called "The Other 25," which defends the government from Tea Party criticisms and attacks the Tea Party movement as a fringe. The website purports to be authentically grassroots, though one must wonder when the last time any grassroots activists took the time to defend the government. The designer is affiliated with moveon.org and other leftwing websites. But the most notable is the donation page. You can make donations to Democracy in Action. Democracy in Action is not for individual activists to use. It is for small and medium size 501(c)(3) organizations and others on the left. Democracy in action? Its clients include ACORN, True Majority, and the NAACP. Let's also remember that Center For American Progress led by Obama's transition team director John Podesta has a regular 8:00 a.m. phone call to coordinate activity on the left. To call authentic inauthentic and then create something inauthentic, demanding it be called authentic. Say what?

What is it that he is supposed to regulate?

This is the person Cass Sunstein is, and this is what Cass Sunstein does. He nudges. He moves. He slides into positions.

I think this speaks for itself. I am appalled that someone with his mentality is this close to our President. In fact I am downright speechless (for the moment that is.) Are you rendered speechless also? If not blog me with your thoughts

Space Nuts!

The news just reminded me. Why are we ending The Space Shuttle Program, our only way to get to the spacestation, you know, (the one that the U.S. pretty much paid for?) Now we are going to depend on the Russians to get us there (Thanks, President Bush.) Oh boy, where have our heads been?(rhetorical question.) We let ourselves get caught with our pants down on this one and now with our economy as it is we can't do much about it. China, compliments of our technology, are building their own space program. They are going gangbusters and they can pay for it with all the billions and billions we are paying them in interest (Thanks, President Obama.) The Chinese are already working on their "star wars" program. They have used lasers to shoot and destroy old satellites. Hum... they invaded Tibet and are repopulating it with Chinese to perform social and religious genocide (They are trying to say they have even selected the Panchen Lama which is an extremely offensive to the Tibetans, which is a very solemn and sacred event which only the Dali Llama can select, not the government of communist China.) The Tibetan plateaus contain huge amounts of uranium so enticing  to make and mount those long and short range nuclear tipped missiles. Hmm... they have the largest standing army(they dwarf ours), one billion plus, in the world, they are very secretive about their nuclear submarine program and now we have proof that they are constantly trying to invade our internets and our government and our individual lack of self-control has put them in the position to totally destroy our economy. Hmm...WHAT THE HELL ARE WE THINKING??

We need to support the private sector, as they are working furiously to get to the moon which should be our nation's next goal. How much vital minerals could be mined and even processed there that would help our country
/ Can we afford to let those be claimed by every other space faring nation? Can we really afford to allow other countries to stake their claims on the moon and stand between our country and Mars? We need to have the cuts in the space program decided by the people who work these programs with an overview by a panel of independent observers, scientists and accountants (notice I did not say czars). NASA knows what we need as a space faring country and how best to salvage it. In this tight economy we do not need to be laying off Nasa employees and those employed by 'satelitte' businesses that are scattered across the nation. Almost every state would be adversely affected.

It is imperative: we must stop spending except for the absolutely necessary and the only fair way to do it is to cut across the board. I can hear it now, but how can we ask one segment of our population to bear the brunt of this? The only logical plan is to cut and put all those monies to paying off our national debt as soon as possible. And that means every last cent of those hard earned tax dollars, starting with those unused stimulus dollars, and having the states return the funds they are not using on actual job CREATING.

Hey how about an pro-abortion tax. Say 1% of gross personal earnings. Everyone who voted for pro-abortion candidates (include Congress and the Senate) could have this tax levied on them. President Obama has all those names and addresses so it should be easy enough. That and the soda tax(Michelle Obama wants one to help with her obesity program anyway) should really make a dent in that deficit.

Just a thought.So lets' get that old blood boiling, pumping up to that brain infusing it with fresh thought. Like I said, just a thought.