Any chance that we won't outspend our debt limit again in a few years if we raise it? Zip, Nope, and None!

Do we actually believe that there is any chance that we won't outspend our debt limit again in a few years if we raise it?

This is not the same as paying our bills, as the President says because when we pay our bills, debt should decrease.

This is the exact opposite of what is happening now. Now we are running up our bills with no end or hint of responsibility in sight if we write ourselves another blank check in 2 weeks and a mid-October fiasco probably coming up.

Whoever would come up with such a smoke screen idea that paying our bills is merely keeping track of the debt and not paying the debt down is a filthy liar!  Oh yeah!  That would be President Obama, and possibly the Legislature, which should call the President on his lies, as a responsibility of the checks and balances our government is supposed to work on.

Smoke screens on the economy.  Smoke screens on the governments debt.  Failure to work toward a fiscally responsible goal.  I bet the death of Osama bin Laden was a smoke screen too given all the bull our President tells us.

What Is The Worst Kind of Corruption?

Judges hold the key to freedom.  Police are sometimes overzealous and have guns.  Politicians could sodomize each other for all I care. I don't believe politicians have had any sort of sovereignty since Obama took office, not like what happened when Bush Jr. was in office.

People feared Shrub because he was borderline dumb and he had the legislature by their balls. Obama may have some accomplishments, yet some of them I imagine are faked, such as the slaughter of Osama bin Laden.  President Obama's asshole commentary on the economy leads me to suspect that because it is so full of distortions that it is essentially lies.

Politician or judge depends on who is in the position of power that makes for the worst kind of corruption.  Serving on the Supreme Court is a life sentence, and under our borderline corrupt Supreme Court, there is potential for some really bad decisions.  However, I think 5 to 4, that vote that wins usually reflects my opinion though most opinions I agree with and they are better than 5 to 4 decisions.  If that wasn’t the case I think that would be very horrible.

Under Bush Jr. we had the horrible Patriot act and the even more horrible Patriot II act.  I remember those times being paranoid.  The legislature was in power then, and I feared them for no other reason than the amount of poor decisions they made.  That was when the economy was in a downward spiral.  Currently, President Obama is doing a good job remaining composure, such that the Union hasn’t crumbled.

Under Obama though perhaps I should fear him like a leader, I just don't.  As far as a judge goes, I have only been called to do jury duty once and they didn't take my panel. That is the closest I have been to a courtroom in my life.

I do know what it is like to be locked up for mental illness.  After a few weeks it got boring.  I felt trapped.  However, I would liken that sort of lifestyle to living in a city.  I don't like the city; all eyes are watching so it would seem.

Where Is Endgame In Syria?

If you have been following the situation in Syria, then you probably know that whether Assad is in power or the rebels are in power, neither is an ideal situation.  In fact, sitting back and thinking, perhaps the situation now is ideal.  We have the rebels taking up Assad’s attention, such that Syria’s hands are tied. 

We don’t like Syria because they say only Muslims should rule, or at least practically all of the people of Syria.  Personally, I don’t consider Islamic rule as ideal, such that I don’t see any sort of world advantage war in Syria will gain for the USA.

I can’t say that I agree with the use of chemical weapons, but I don’t see use of chemical weapons as a line of demarcation where it becomes paramount that the U.S. gets involved.  Please Congress, send a message to the President that we do not want another war.  If it is true that the Syrian’s are willing to use them on their own people speaks volumes for how low of a nation this country is.

Strangely, this is coming at a time where we are thinking of raising the debt ceiling again.  I am wondering if there was foul play and Assad didn’t use chemical weapons, but some other party used them, so that the President and Congress can gain the patriotic momentum that they will need to raise the debt ceiling through war.  We won’t be able to go to war in Syria if we don’t raise the debt ceiling. 

Remember, this was the time that the Republicans were going to put down their foot on the issue of the debt ceiling.  But, will they put down their foot at the risk of not having another war?  The Republicans have long been the party that is more trigger happy than the Democrats.  So, will we go to war?  The answer is yes, and only because someone has played the war card in Syria, throwing House Republicans in a tizzy.  They can’t be the world policeman if they vote against raising the debt ceiling!!!

So where should the endgame be?:  The endgame should be now! 9/2/2013

The Question of Funding NPR

The Question of Funding NPR

The Congress recently voted to cut funding for NPR. It is time to see if the bill makes it through the Senate. The amount of funding the government gives NPR is very small compared to their total budget. However, the budget needs fixing. Either we need more taxes for the wealthy or we need to make cuts in programs, or both this essay addresses funding issues relative to NPR.

Firstly, I won’t make you hunt. If NPR’s budget is cut, though I am an avid listener, I won’t complain, but I might fret a little. At least the government would be doing something to help solve their financial problems. Though cutting NPR doesn’t have the earmarks of being a Democrat idea, ultimately if there is to be something done about the massive debt of our country, one side has to give, either the Republicans or the Democrats.

I would prefer if we cut our military budget though it could be more disastrous. If our soldiers no longer have the military to count on for work, then they have a much greater potential for becoming an underclass than the folks that work at NPR. The people that work for NPR will always be among our countries best. However, given all the waivers, felonies, obesity and other problems of those who enlist in the military perhaps the republicans are right. By continuing our wars abroad, perhaps we are keeping the junk out of our nation. Those are harsh words, but probably accurate. There once was a time when the military was America’s finest, but largely due to fault of our military recruiters we have let the quality of the personnel in the military slide. Most of those would be the underclass. It would probably be less expensive to label them with PTSD, and give them a monthly Social Security check, but we have other problems that might be greater such as worrying about America’s security if we bring our troops home.

I just listened to a program that gave the data. NPR is the most unbiased news program. Thus, to me they have most likely spent every penny in a wise way. This is such that we might expect to see some decline in the quality of NPR’s programming even if they lose only a small portion of their funding. It will be sad. However, to me NPR represents some of America’s most capable citizens. If anyone is able to figure out how to make a buck stretch further, then it will be NPR. Besides, many other news sources do not receive funding, and because of that it makes it more difficult for them to compete with NPR. Perhaps, if this bill goes through the senate, and funding for NPR is cut, it will help level the playing field for news. Maybe it will even help the ailing newspaper business, but probably not.

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