YouTube - The Ugly Of War - Afghanistan

In my day we called these flights "Dustoff".  They were manned by heroes - real, honest to god heroes.  This is a very tough video to watch.  You are looking at an incredibly brave man.  Our country is blessed with thousands of these soldiers. 

 

Indications of the continued rise of Democrat lead Fascism.

First - from the town halls:

Security Guards Remove Retired Cop from Town Hall Meeting

By Noel Sheppard (Bio | Archive)
August 30, 2009 - 15:16 ET

As the anger over the nation's movement towards socialism grows, Democrats' patience with town hall meeting protesters is clearly wearing thin.

On Saturday, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) instructed security guards to escort what ended up being a retired New York City patrolman out of a fiery Manchester gathering.

 

Next - Senator Harry Reid wishing his detractors away:

Harry Reid Threatens Las Vegas Newspaper

By Rusty Weiss (Bio | Archive)
August 30, 2009 - 22:51 ET

 

Harry Reid, perhaps emulating the bullying tactics of an out-of-control Obama administration, has openly wished for the Las Vegas Review-Journal to ‘go out of business' - a newspaper which has held opposing political viewpoints with the Senator. 

This is America - really??

Gateway Pundit: Pro-Obama Cop to Protester: "Put Sign Away... I Can Charge You With Whatever I Want To Charge You With!" (Video)

First Amendment??  We don’t need no stinking First Amendment!

 

Gateway Pundit: Pro-Obama Cop to Protester: "Put Sign Away... I Can Charge You With Whatever I Want To Charge You With!" (Video)

EDITORIAL: Obama's mad science adviser - Washington Times

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!!  Nothing happening!!  Move along, move along!!

 

EDITORIAL: Obama's mad science adviser - Washington Times

Compulsory abortion and sterilization aren't youthful indiscretions

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES | Sunday, August 16, 2009

When it comes to having past views that should frighten every American citizen, Ezekiel Emanuel (see above editorial) has nothing on the president's "chief science adviser," John P. Holdren. The combination of Mr. Holdren with Dr. Emanuel should make the public seriously concerned with this administration's moral compass concerning care for the old and weak.

Earlier this month, Mr. Holdren served as co-chairman when the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology met for the first time. It's a disgrace that Mr. Holdren is even on the council. In "Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment," a book he co-authored in 1977 with noted doomsayers Paul R. and Anne H. Erlich, Mr. Holdren wrote: "Indeed, it has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing Constitution if the population crisis became sufficiently severe to endanger the society."

The Health Care Bill

One of the best reviews of HR 3200 I have seen

 

The Health Care Bill: What HR 3200, ‘‘America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009,” Says

John David Lewis

August 6, 2009

What does the bill, HR 3200, short-titled ‘‘America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009,” actually say about major health care issues? I here pose a few questions in no particular order, citing relevant passages and offering a brief evaluation after each set of passages.

This bill is 1017 pages long. It is knee-deep in legalese and references to other federal regulations and laws. I have only touched pieces of the bill here. For instance, I have not considered the establishment of (1) “Health Choices Commissio0ner” (Section 141); (2) a “Health Insurance Exchange,” (Section 201), basically a government run insurance scheme to coordinate all insurance activity; (3) a Public Health Insurance Option (Section 221); and similar provisions. 

This is the evaluation of someone who is neither a physician nor a legal professional. I am citizen, concerned about this bill’s effects on my freedom as an American. I would rather have used my time in other ways—but this is too important to ignore.

We may answer one question up front: How will the government will pay for all this? Higher taxes, more borrowing, printing money, cutting payments, or rationing services—there are no other options.  We will all pay for this, enrolled in the government “option” or not.

The Health Care Bill

Obama's Brown (errr - purple) shirts face charges.

While the color of the shirts may have changed the tactics of physical intimidation has not.  Obama SEIU supports are facing two separate hate crime incidents.  It would seem that when Obama asks his supports to get in the opposition's faces and that he is simply not interested in hearing their thoughts his largest body of union support - the SEIU - simply beats them into silence. 

Where have I heard that before?????  Some past leader deployed his brown-shirted supporters.  It appears that Islamic fascists are not our only worry - fascism seems to be alive and well in the current administration. 

Gateway Pundit: Breaking-- Kenneth Gladney Will File Hate Crime Charges Against Leftist Attackers ...Update: Carnahan Activists Arrested

Obama: "UPS and FedEx are doing just fine. It's the Post Office that's always having problems"

"UPS and FedEx are doing just fine. It's the Post Office that's always having problems"

 

Exactly Mr. President, Exactly.

Obama 'mama': 15 days from birth to Seattle class Dunham signed up for assignments just 2 weeks out of delivery room

Things that make you say Hummmm.

Dunham signed up for assignments just 2 weeks out of delivery room

By Jerome R. Corsi
© 2009 WorldNetDaily

Stanley Ann Dunham, Barack Obama's mother, was registered for college classes in Seattle only 15 days after reportedly delivering her first-born child in Honolulu, according to school records obtained by WND.

How Dunham was able to travel the 2,680 air miles from Honolulu to Seattle only a few days after the birth of her baby is not disclosed in the currently available public record concerning President Obama's birth.

Nor is there anything on the public record to explain how Dunham managed to find an apartment and relocate with her infant son so she could begin taking university classes within 15 days of the baby's birth.

There is also nothing on the public record to suggest Madelyn Dunham, Ann Dunham's mother, or any other family member preceded or accompanied Dunham to Seattle in August 1961 to help the new mother and infant son find appropriate living arrangements and complete the university's enrollment process prior to beginning classes.

No need for snitches.

This is the letter I sent to flag@whitehouse.gov.  Is it just me, or does this request for snitches feel uncomfortable NAZI like??

 

Really, the President of the United States looking for spies and snitches to nark on citizens spreading "lies" about the healthcare bill??

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Facts-Are-Stubborn-Things/

Really???

Let me make this easy for you guys:

My name is:

• Bill Keller
• 5751 22nd Avenue Drive
• Vinton, Iowa  52349

Your efforts are pathetic! 

And yes, facts are stubborn things.

A few facts:

Keep my own insurance?

From page 16 of HR3200 dated July 14, 2009

the term ‘‘grandfathered health

7

insurance coverage’’ means individual health insurance

8 coverage that is offered and in force and effect before the

9 first day of Y1 if the following conditions are met:

10 (1) LIMITATION ON NEW ENROLLMENT.—

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in

12 this paragraph, the individual health insurance

13 issuer offering such coverage does not enroll

14 any individual in such coverage if the first ef15

fective date of coverage is on or after the first

16 day of Y1.

You deny my company the right of adding new people.  You deny them health coverage under my insurance plan.  This is directly contradicts to your claims.

From page 13

4 (20) QUALIFIED HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN.—

5 The term ‘‘qualified health benefits plan’’ means a

6 health benefits plan that meets the requirements for

7 such a plan under title I and includes the public

8 health insurance option.

You, the federal government are now going to determine which health plans are "qualified"??  That would imply that I can no longer sit with my insurance agent, define the needs for my company and have him create a plan that meets MY needs.  It would appear the these plans would first have to be "approved".  Why?  If I'm happy and the insurance company is happy, why does the federal government need to get involved??

From page 15

1 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH BENE2

FITS PLANS.—On or after the first day of Y1, a health

3 benefits plan shall not be a qualified health benefits plan

4 under this division unless the plan meets the applicable

5 requirements of the following subtitles for the type of plan

6 and plan year involved:

7 (1) Subtitle B (relating to affordable coverage).

8 (2) Subtitle C (relating to essential benefits).

9 (3) Subtitle D (relating to consumer protec10

tion).

This section seems to clearly state that if the insurance plan my agent and I come up with for my company does not meet the requirements set to become a "Qualified" health plan, they will no longer be able to be offered.  Since my insurance renews every year, my plan would simply disappear unless it was accepted into the insurance exchange.  What if the exchange requires something I don't need, or can't accept - government payment for abortion for example - am I simply out of luck??

Of course not, because I will be required to have insurance:

From page 143

10 Subtitle A—Individual

11 Responsibility

12 SEC. 301. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY.

13 For an individual’s responsibility to obtain acceptable

14 coverage, see section 59B of the Internal Revenue Code

15 of 1986 (as added by section 401 of this Act).

and, from page 158

4 ‘‘(10) Every individual to whom section 59B(a)

5 applies and who fails to meet the requirements of

6 section 59B(d) with respect to such individual or

7 any qualifying child (as defined in section 152(c)) of

8 such individual.’’.

So, let me get this straight.  If my plan does not meet the qualifications - even though I am happy with it, I will loose it.  And, if I do not purchase an insurance policy, you will use the IRS to seize my wages to make sure I am "insured".

I could go one and on, but I am satisfied this makes my point. 

One other suggestion, when the President goes on national TV and says the federal government will now choose whether I get a "Red Pill" or a "Blue Pill" I suggest he return to the Matrix.  In that single statement he not only told me he will choose my insurance but also what it will cover, what the doctors can prescribe and which drug company he will buy from.  It was one of the most stunningly ignorant thing I have heard a President say - and I have been listening for over 40 years.

By the way, I would love to talk to my local representative about this, Congressman Boswell.  However, he seems gutless and afraid to hold but a single town meeting during his one month recess.  Perhaps you could buck him up enough to talk to the folks he represents.

My suggestion - back off.  Allow me to manage my life and my insurance.  Given how well you folks have done so far, I am confident I will live a much longer and healthier life without your assistance. 

Bill Keller

Vinton, Iowa

 

UPDATE

Some additional questions for the President via posting from Redstate:

Q) Mr. President, can you tell me how much will I have to pay for my public option insurance?

A) pg 121.
6 (c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS SETTING FOR
7 RATES.—Chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code shall
8 apply to the process for the initial establishment of pay-
9 ment rates under this section but not to the specific meth-
10 odology for establishing such rates or the calculation of
11 such rates.

Q) Mr. President, what if I’m unsatisfied with the rates that the Government assigns to me?

A) pg. 121-122
24 (f) LIMITATIONS ON REVIEW.—There shall be no ad-
25 ministrative or judicial review of a payment rate or meth-
1 odology established under this section or under section
2 224.

Q) Mr. President, so that I can ignore all of those lies and propaganda about this wonderful plan; can you assure me that I will get treatments that my doctor and I believe that I need, and not manipulate my premiums to force me to get treatments that my government wants me to have?

A) pg. 126
4 (c) ENCOURAGING THE USE OF HIGH VALUE SERV-
5 ICES.—To the extent allowed by the benefit standards ap-
6 plied to all Exchange-participating health benefits plans,
7 the public health insurance option may modify cost shar-
8 ing and payment rates to encourage the use of services
9 that promote health and value.

Q) Mr. President, so that I can avoid any misinformation from those wild-eyed, fear-mongering, hate bloggers who are just paid by insurance companies to cause doubts and stir anger; could you assure me that you won’t use my race, sex, and other personal information as a determinant for whether you will allow me to receive treatments I need under the public option?

A) pg. 118
4 (e) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall collect
5 such data as may be required to establish premiums and
6 payment rates for the public health insurance option and
7 for other purposes under this subtitle, including to im-
8 prove quality and to reduce racial, ethnic, and other dis-
9 parities in health and health care.

AccuWeather.com News & Blogs: Jesse Ferrell Blog

How's that again about global warming????

AccuWeather.com News & Blogs: Jesse Ferrell Blog

3,000 Low Temp Records Set This July!

CNSNews.com - Another New Study Challenges Climate Change ‘Orthodoxy’

Imagine that, yet another study showing "man made CO2" is NOT effecting our climate.  That's over 200 peer reviewed studies I have pointed out.

CNSNews.com - Another New Study Challenges Climate Change ‘Orthodoxy’

 

Another New Study Challenges Climate Change ‘Orthodoxy’
Friday, July 24, 2009
By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor

Indian students and Greenpeace activists display posters urging Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Obama to act against “global warming,” during a visit by Clinton to New Delhi on Monday, July 20, 2009. (AP Photo)

(CNSNews.com) – Virtually all changes in global atmospheric temperatures in the late 20th century were the result of nature rather than human activity, according to a new peer-reviewed study, one of whose authors predicted Friday was “sure to cause a stir.”
“It goes against the orthodoxy,” said climate scientist Chris de Freitas of New Zealand’s Auckland University. The new findings called into question the politically-correct, politically-motivated assumptions driving the climate change debate, he said.

Bailouts could cost U.S. $23 trillion

Wow!!

 

Bailouts could cost U.S. $23 trillion

A series of bailouts, bank rescues and other economic lifelines could end up costing the federal government as much as $23 trillion, the U.S. government’s watchdog over the effort says – a staggering amount that is nearly double the nation’s entire economic output for a year.

Pajamas Media » Hidden Within ObamaCare, an Abortion Mandate

Abortions – you bet!

Pajamas Media » Hidden Within ObamaCare, an Abortion Mandate

Hidden Within ObamaCare, an Abortion Mandate

Coverage for abortion will be mandated under the Democrats' plan, and those whose plans do not cover it will be penalized.

CNSNews.com - Health Care Bill Will Fund State Vaccine Teams to Conduct ‘Interventions’ in Private Homes

Knock, Knock,

Who’s there?

Your vaccination intervention team.

Big Brother anyone??

Refer to page 397 of the Senate version.

 

CNSNews.com - Health Care Bill Will Fund State Vaccine Teams to Conduct ‘Interventions’ in Private Homes

House bill terminates your health insurance company’s ability to add users to your policy

 

Yep, it’s true.  Page 16.

UPDATE

Does the Democratic Health Care Plan Ban Private Insurance?

July 17, 2009 Posted by John at 7:41 PM

That's a claim that is making the rounds these days, based on this editorial by Investors Business Daily:

Obama Health Bill: Those on Social Security - Mandatory Counseling on Asst. Suicide

Yes, hard to believe.  Read it yourself.  Page 425.

Obama Health Bill: Those on Social Security - Mandatory Counseling on Asst. Suicide

The day Michael Jackson died.

I find myself among those disgusted at the funeral of Michael Jackson.  As a young man he showed promise, yet he devolved into some kind of wretched "Joker" kind of personality deserving only of contempt.  Yet for days we were told of the greatness of this wasted soul.

Perhaps a look at the honors given a true hero will wash the bad taste from my mouth:

A Soldier Comes Home

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

On July 5, The Post published a letter from Martha Gillis of Springfield, whose nephew, Lt. Brian Bradshaw, was killed in Afghanistan on June 25, the day that Michael Jackson died. The letter criticized the extensive media coverage of Jackson's death compared with the brief coverage of Lt. Bradshaw's death. Among the responses was the following letter, written July 9 by an Air National Guard pilot and a fellow member of the crew that flew Lt. Bradshaw's body from a forward base in Afghanistan to Bagram Air Base. Capt. James Adair, one of the plane's pilots, asked the editorial page staff to forward the letter to the Bradshaw family. He and Brian Bradshaw's parents then agreed to publication of these excerpts.

 

Dear Bradshaw Family,

We were crew members on the C-130 that flew in to pick up Lt. Brian Bradshaw after he was killed. We are Georgia Air National Guardsmen deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. We support the front-line troops by flying them food, water, fuel, ammunition and just about anything they need to fight. On occasion we have the privilege to begin the final journey home for our fallen troops. Below are the details to the best of our memory about what happened after Brian's death.

A mind numbing admission from Justice GINSBURG!

We have heard endless justifications for the conclusions that the Supreme Court reached with Row V Wade.  Today it has morphed into a simple catch phrase:  "a woman's right to choose".  How quaint.

However, it a rather meant something to Justice Ginsburg - the reduction in "populations we don't want to have too many of".  Her direct words:

The Place of Women on the Court - NYTimes.com

Q: If you were a lawyer again, what would you want to accomplish as a future feminist legal agenda?

JUSTICE GINSBURG: Reproductive choice has to be straightened out. There will never be a woman of means without choice anymore. That just seems to me so obvious. The states that had changed their abortion laws before Roe [to make abortion legal] are not going to change back. So we have a policy that affects only poor women, and it can never be otherwise, and I don’t know why this hasn’t been said more often.

Q: Are you talking about the distances women have to travel because in parts of the country, abortion is essentially unavailable, because there are so few doctors and clinics that do the procedure? And also, the lack of Medicaid for abortions for poor women?

JUSTICE GINSBURG: Yes, the ruling about that surprised me. [Harris v. McRae — in 1980 the court upheld the Hyde Amendment, which forbids the use of Medicaid for abortions.] Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don’t want to have too many of. So that Roe was going to be then set up for Medicaid funding for abortion. Which some people felt would risk coercing women into having abortions when they didn’t really want them. But when the court decided McRae, the case came out the other way. And then I realized that my perception of it had been altogether wrong.

Results of our first meeting June 23, 2009

On June 23^rd, 2009 a number of concerned citizens gathered in Vinton, Iowa to discuss where our country was headed. We focused our attentions on four primary areas; Healthcare, Small Business, the Economy and National Defense.

Individual discussion sessions lasting 10 minutes each were held for those attending to simply detail their own individual concerns. At the end of the 10 minutes each person moved to another group insuring they had an opportunity to express their thoughts in each of the four groups. The moderator for each group took notes. The following is a summary of each groups thoughts and concerns.

Healthcare

• Rushed debate – no honesty.
• What do we expect out of medicine? Better chance of survival and better care.
• Do we really want to force anyone/everyone to have health insurance?
• Universal health care will increase cost, lower quality and diminish access.
• No debate – not allowing opposite views to be full expressed.
• Illuminate illegal alien access to health care, Medicare and Medicaid.
• Less respect for life – will lead to euthanasia.
• Dictating doctors for patients – will lead to a loss of choice.
• Government imposed regulations – grading, physicians connected to the pharmaceutical industry.
• Inefficiencies will grow as in all government programs.
• Need to advocate alternative health care.
• Need to accommodate people on alternative health care.
• Universal health care:
  • 65% of people are happy/satisfied with their health care and do not want universal healthcare.
  • Insurance is not the answer to health care.
  • Insurance companies are to make money for their investors. Those are added dollars on the populace.
  • Universal health care will cover everyone including people living unhealthy life-styles.
  • Universal health care has not worked in other parts of the world. Socialized health care increases pain and suffering. It does not meet the health needs of the people.
• Need for educating the people as to their responsibility for their own healthcare. This education should include information that is truthful and not “pharmacy agenda” oriented.
• Look at other countries and their results.
• Put politicians on the same plan they are proposing to test it first.
• Separate perception of healthcare and insurance.
• Socialized medicine will shift costs from non-payers to payers.

Small Business

• Level of taxes:
  • Not friendly to small business
  • Seem to be going higher.
  • $250,000 income level easily within range of Sub Chapter S corporations.
  • Cuts innovation and growth – no reason to grow and risk if profits go to the government.
• Small business creates most new jobs – new administration obviously hostile to small business.
• Cap and Trade tax estimates are approaching $3,000 per family.
• Small businesses are difficult enough to start. New government policies are making it even more difficult.
• Government is now becoming a direct competitor with small businesses. Auto dealers, financial institutions, insurance agencies, employment for young people.
• The volume of regulations for small business continues to rise.
• Health insurance mandate will force many to layoffs or put them out of business
• Output is already decreasing to avoid increase taxes. More will follow as regulations increase.
• The new government programs and stimulus packages need to be paid for – this will be done in large part by increased taxes on small businesses.
• There is an increase in government intervention in farming and agriculture.
• There has been a dramatic increase in government intervention in mining – even small surface mines – increasing business costs.
• Fines for the mining industry have increased 6-fold since 2006 increasing mining costs throughout the industry.
• DNR continues to impose new regulations on industry including farming and mining again increasing costs.
• There is a general anti-employer mind-set at the state and federal level.
• A tremendous amount of frivolous spending at the state and federal level while businesses suffer.
• Government should be promoting businesses and facilitating their growth to provide more jobs and more income to their employees.
• There seems to be very little actual planning being done at the state or federal level.
• An actual fear that this administration is determined to eliminate the small business person.
• Tremendous duplication of programs between the state and federal government again increasing costs.
• Fear of the future, uncertainty of government policy, uncertain state and federal monetary policies are leading to a slow down in small businesses.
• Tremendous lack of actual business experience at both the state and federal level.
• NO ONE IS LISTENING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS MAN AND WOMAN!!!!!

The Economy

• "Terrified" at the rate of spending.
• Priorities are questionable
• Solving problems by spending money and adding more rules and regulations that hurt small business.
• Retirement plans and nest eggs have been ruined.
• Increase in the number of government employees
• Too many special interest groups disregarding the interests of the whole.
• Spending is bottomless - no control.  Pulling money out of the air.  Terrible impact upon grandchildren and beyond.
• Bailouts should never have happened.
• "They" ignore "us"
• Responsibility falling on the middle class to pay.
• Temptation is to=2 0say the hell with it and join the "dependent" class.
• Inflation is coming and our credit rating will be going.
• Federal Reserve can't account for $9 trillion that is "missing."  But, the FR is being given additional power.
• Federal government is way too big.
• Not adhering to the precepts of the Constitution.
• Money being spent is going to supporters - political pay offs
• The US has given money and aid over the years to many countries but little has come back to us.
• Money winds up in the hands of people who don't really need it.
• We're going to have to "clean house" - getting "them" to change won't happen.
• Term limits for all in government and the judiciary.
• GOP needs to create a new identity.
• Waste is compounding as government gets bigger.
• Earmarks - everyone out to grab what they can for themselves.
• Lawmaker benefits are rich compared to average citizen.
• Travel budgets should be cut.
• Spending has become a political issue rather than an issue of merit.
• Too much money in the welfare system without accountability.
• Don't cut the military.
• Return to the citizen politician not the "professional."
• Need to return to "country first."
• Government should be setting the example and leading the way in the role of thrift and savings.
• Solution seems to be to always throw money at the problem.
• Bailouts are anti-capitalism.
• You want stimulus?  Put it in the defense industry.
• What has happened to common sense?
• Not in favor of helping the banks, car companies, etc.
• There are no controls.
• Abandoning capitalism in favor of socialism.
• Too many liberal judiciaries, particularly at lower levels.
• The media is out of control.

National Defense

Group 1

#1 worry --- open borders. We are rewarding wrong behavior, and providing welfare to non citizens. Mark Levin points out in his book Liberty and Tyranny that these payment can total $30,000 per year. Cost of providing illegals health care, education, etc. is unsustainable. Many firms or individuals that hire these people pay substandard wages, and do not provide a good working environment. (editorializing) management and others that hire these people knowing they are illegal should be charged with the appropriate crimes. No one is listening to our concerns.

One participant was worried that our Medicare Cards have Social Security numbers instead of a randomly chosen number. Concerned about identity theft. Note, the State of Iowa is able to do this with Drivers Licenses on request.

Another was worried that schools are not teaching accurate history, and culture. Worried also that patriotism is being left out of the mix. i.e. no flag in the class room - no saying the pledge of allegiance.

Group 2

Are we showing strength or weakness in our Foreign Policy. The worry is that we are indeed showing weakness, which will probably embolden our enemies. The U.S. has done much to militarily and financially aid Muslims with no thanks or credit given. President Obama’s so called apology tour did not give any credit to the good things we have done for the World.

North Korea? What’s next. They have nukes. They have missiles. Hawaii and Alaska are or will be in range. And yet we are decreasing Defense spending. We are decreasing research and spending on missile defense. Not good ideas. We have trillions to spend on bailouts and TARF and social programs, but priorities seem to be screwed up. North Korea a terrible threat to South Korea. (editorializing) also Japan. There is a deep seated hatred of Japan because of WWII.

Group 3

Internal security? One participate suggest we use the Armed Forces to protect our Southern border. The birth rate of our core is too low. We will soon be outnumbered by the minorities. This is the best reason to make should these peoples are fully integrated into our culture, values, history, and the proper function of government. Europe is being overrun by Islam. Muslims in these countries seem to show no interest in adapting to the culture of their home country.

Group 4

Immigration - New immigrates are not adapting to our culture, language, history, founding (Republic). If we are to educate these people then we need to do it right.

We should not be a hyphenated population. We should be one people – Americans.

We did not elect a Black President – we elected an American President? At least we hope he is natural born citizen, and in compliance with the terms of the Constitution.

One of the best stimulus is Defense Spending. (Rockwell) Our military equipment is old and weary. Our front line fighters are 30+ yrs old. Our primary bomber (B-52) is forty + years old. (editorializing) The fly away cost of our new air superiority fighter (F-22) is $144,000,000 each. The more that are built the more the per each cost goes down. In order for the F-35 to fulfill its mission effectively the Sky must be secured. This means opposing Air Forces as well as Air Defenses. Third world countries are updating their older missiles (by the Former Soviet Union or the New Russia) with newer technologies. This makes the skies over Afghanistan or anywhere else for that matter to be more dangerous for our airmen. From the end of the first Gulf War to the beginning of the second Our Air Force has been in constant Combat. Saddam’s air defenses constantly illuminated our forces patrolling in the No Fly Zone or on occasion fired at our planes. Numerous times as the beginning of the second Gulf War approached. DOD has authorized the building of 187 F-22. Many highly experience former Air Force people regard this number as “high risk” – meaning too low a number to carry on our many missions..

Group 5

Close the borders. Immigrants can come here legally. Illegals should not be part of the census. No welfare, no schools, or free health care. President Obama should not apologize. Defense will take a money hit for social programs.

We do not have the National Will to keep us safe.

Note: Most of the participants did not have any real knowledge of defense matters, but they feel in their gut that something is not right.

What’s Next???

The June 23^rd meeting was proposed by a core group of folks that have formed a reading group focused on these current issues. We meet monthly and will continue to do so. At our next meeting the end of July we will block out our next steps.

In the mean time, we encourage everyone to create and complete a single action item in each of the four areas. These may be any of the following:

• Write an opinion piece for the local paper.
• Attend a Congressman’s or Senator’s regional meet and greet.
• Call your representatives on some of the issues they are voting on.
• Write them an email or letter expressing your thoughts and opinions.
• Evaluate your own individual situation – both personal and professional – and learn how new legislation will directly effect you.
• Read one of the books listed on the http://notwithoutourconsent.blogspot.com website.
• Participate in the website, become a contributing writer.
• Share your thoughts with friends and neighbors – have them join our group.
• Come to our meetings, read the books and learn along with us.

Many of us believe our country is headed in a dangerous direction. This is NOT about party but about choices being made by our elected government. Please, jump in and help us reign things in. Review these notes, pick an action item, complete it and attend our July meeting. Check the blog or wait for an email and we will let you know time and date.

Thank you very much for your participation.

"Tyrannosaurus Debt" ~ Schoolhouse Rock

Perhaps a cartoon would be understandable to our Congressmen.

What a terrific job!!!