It amazes me that there can continue to be so much symbolism over actual substance with such regularity.
And so, in honor of Earth Hour, tonight I turned on more lights so I could have some fun with my children on a weekend. I also had the heater on along with my fire, because I don't want my children to get cold on this chilly March night. And my computer is plugged in as well, so that I could be ready for this blog.
Happy Earth Hour!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
The Truth, Please
Apparently, it turns out that Christopher Dodd is following the example set for him by John Kerry back in 2004. He was actually for the bonuses to AIG before he was against them.
On Tuesday, Mr. Dodd told Fox News and CNN that he did not add an amendment to the stimulus bill that would specifically exclude bonuses to executives that signed their contracts before the bill was enacted. ON Wednesday, Mr. Dodd ‘fessed up that he had actually done exactly what he had said the day before that he had not.
Really, I don’t have as much of a problem with the amendment in the bill as I do with Mr. Dodd’s complete and blatant lack of integrity. He explicitly lied to two major news organizations and my guess is that he had to confess because of the evidence being exposed against him.
And now he is staring to point the finger at someone else, saying the Administration and Treasury Department (one and the same) pressured him to add the language in the bill. It’s always someone else’s fault, isn’t it.
Just be honest with us, Mr. Dodd. If you did something that turned out to be wrong or different than what you thought it might, it can be very often be changed or corrected. Just don’t lie to us.
Who knows? Maybe that whole truth-telling thing will catch on in D.C..
On Tuesday, Mr. Dodd told Fox News and CNN that he did not add an amendment to the stimulus bill that would specifically exclude bonuses to executives that signed their contracts before the bill was enacted. ON Wednesday, Mr. Dodd ‘fessed up that he had actually done exactly what he had said the day before that he had not.
Really, I don’t have as much of a problem with the amendment in the bill as I do with Mr. Dodd’s complete and blatant lack of integrity. He explicitly lied to two major news organizations and my guess is that he had to confess because of the evidence being exposed against him.
And now he is staring to point the finger at someone else, saying the Administration and Treasury Department (one and the same) pressured him to add the language in the bill. It’s always someone else’s fault, isn’t it.
Just be honest with us, Mr. Dodd. If you did something that turned out to be wrong or different than what you thought it might, it can be very often be changed or corrected. Just don’t lie to us.
Who knows? Maybe that whole truth-telling thing will catch on in D.C..
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Silence Is Golden
The Market has finished with gains for each of the past four days.
I guess Mr. Obama hasn't made any public speeches in that stretch.
It's probably just as well. I think the teleprompter needed a rest.
I guess Mr. Obama hasn't made any public speeches in that stretch.
It's probably just as well. I think the teleprompter needed a rest.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Broken Promises
Ok, the first 50 days have come and gone, and quite frankly, I'm not really surprised.
Seriously, I really did give Mr. Obama a chance. I mean, I agree with Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and Mark Levin in the thought that I do want him to fail. I don't want the liberal agenda with socialistic ideals to succeed and ruin my country. But I did give him a chance to do things that would be of benefit to Americans, including myself and my children.
But Mr. Obama has not taken that opportunity.
Instead, he has not only taken my United States in an entirely different direction than the Founding Fathers intended, but he has started breaking promises to even the blind and ignorant folks who voted for him without possessing a shred of evidence of what his true character is.
During the campaign, Mr. Obama said that "we also have to shed the spending we don't need." He also said, "In these challenging times, when we are facing both rising deficits and a sinking economy, budget reform is not an option. It is an imperative. We cannot sustain a system that bleeds billions of taxpayer dollars on programs that have outlived their usefulness, or exist solely because of the power of a politicians, lobbyists, or interest groups. We simply cannot afford it. This isn’t about big government or small government. It’s about building a smarter government that focuses on what works. That is why I will ask my new team to think anew and act anew to meet our new challenges.... We will go through our federal budget – page by page, line by line – eliminating those programs we don’t need, and insisting that those we do operate in a sensible cost-effective way."
Page by page. Line by line.
And then today he signed into law a bill with over 8000 earmarks for spending in it that were not necessary to keep the federal government up and running.
"Line by line," he said. He didn't get rid of even ONE line with over 8000 opportunities.
As far as I'm concerned, that's a broken promise. I'm sure that more are on the way.
Seriously, I really did give Mr. Obama a chance. I mean, I agree with Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity and Mark Levin in the thought that I do want him to fail. I don't want the liberal agenda with socialistic ideals to succeed and ruin my country. But I did give him a chance to do things that would be of benefit to Americans, including myself and my children.
But Mr. Obama has not taken that opportunity.
Instead, he has not only taken my United States in an entirely different direction than the Founding Fathers intended, but he has started breaking promises to even the blind and ignorant folks who voted for him without possessing a shred of evidence of what his true character is.
During the campaign, Mr. Obama said that "we also have to shed the spending we don't need." He also said, "In these challenging times, when we are facing both rising deficits and a sinking economy, budget reform is not an option. It is an imperative. We cannot sustain a system that bleeds billions of taxpayer dollars on programs that have outlived their usefulness, or exist solely because of the power of a politicians, lobbyists, or interest groups. We simply cannot afford it. This isn’t about big government or small government. It’s about building a smarter government that focuses on what works. That is why I will ask my new team to think anew and act anew to meet our new challenges.... We will go through our federal budget – page by page, line by line – eliminating those programs we don’t need, and insisting that those we do operate in a sensible cost-effective way."
Page by page. Line by line.
And then today he signed into law a bill with over 8000 earmarks for spending in it that were not necessary to keep the federal government up and running.
"Line by line," he said. He didn't get rid of even ONE line with over 8000 opportunities.
As far as I'm concerned, that's a broken promise. I'm sure that more are on the way.
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