Gutting Welfare Reform: No laughing matter!

There is a new political joke going around.

Question: What is the difference between Romney supporters and Obama supporters?

Answer: Romney supporters sign the front of their checks. Obama supporters sign the back of their checks.

It would not be funny, if it were not oh so true. It is a sad fact that, today, over half of our population is cashing Uncle Sam’s checks. Some of those people work for the government. Others live off the government. Continue reading “Gutting Welfare Reform: No laughing matter!” →

Killing Santa Claus

One of the saddest moments in a child’s life is when one learns there is no Santa Claus.

That jolly old elf who has a large belly and an even larger bag of toys has brought smiles to children for hundreds of years. It’s his ability to grant every wish, large or small, that causes us to hang our stockings with care and makes us giddy with anticipation every Christmas Eve.

Of course when one is quite small, wishes are of a similar scale and the cost quite nominal. Somewhere between the doll house and the Ford convertible, we got a needed dose of reality. Someone has to pay for all those goodies. Nothing in life is free.

Unfortunately, some people never grow up. For these folks, the federal government replaced the man in the red velvet suit. Continue reading “Killing Santa Claus” →

Mitt Romney’s “must-have” VP

Who will be the “ideal” Mitt Romney running mate? Will it be a tea party favorite, someone from a swing state, someone who will offer either gender or racial diversity or both? You can forget all that. It has already been decided by . . . Barack Obama.

The president has made it clear that he is running, not against Mitt Romney, but against Paul Ryan’s budget, which Mr. Romney has embraced. Obama and his minions are making the case that if Mr. Romney is smart he will do his best to distance himself from Ryan’s “heartless” approach. Furthermore, they warn that Romney’s biggest mistake would be to make the chairman of the House Budget Committee his running mate.

As in Hamlet, methinks they do protest too much! What they really fear, is a Romney – Ryan ticket. It would be the Democrats’ worst nightmare! Continue reading “Mitt Romney’s “must-have” VP” →

No Laughing Matter

President Obama is trying to shore up the youth vote, one of his most reliable voting blocs in the 2008 election. He is visiting colleges campuses in swing states and appeared with late night comedy host Jimmy Fallon in the wee hours Wednesday.

There isn’t as much laughter now from the college set and just being a cool dude who loves basketball isn’t going to be enough to impress the 18-29 crowd this time around. Many of those voters have grown too weary looking for work to be swayed by his youthful appearance or empty promises about “hope and change” because most have neither. Continue reading “No Laughing Matter” →

John Boehner is a Hypocrite!

How can you tell if a politician is lying? If his (or her) lips are moving. So goes one of the oldest political jokes. It would not be funny if it were not true.

Barack Obama wants a socialist nanny state. He believes that the government should take care of our every need. Furthermore, he wants the government to define those needs. In order to fund the nanny state, he must redistribute the wealth in the country.

For those who were not paying attention during the 2008 presidential election, Obama campaigned on what he termed “economic fairness” and “social justice.” To the uninitiated, these words may sound benign, but those terms are right out of the play book of Karl Marx. Continue reading “John Boehner is a Hypocrite!” →

The Unwanted Christmas Gift

Ronald Reagan correctly stated that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”

The very last thing we need is a new government agency micromanaging the financial decisions of banks, businesses and individuals. We already have seven powerful entities tasked with the oversight of the banking, lending and investment industries.

We have the Federal Reserve. We have the Comptroller of the Currency. We have the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. We have the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. We have the National Credit Union Administration and the Federal Housing Finance Agency. They have done such a wonderful job. Just look at the mess we’re in!

Now, the Obama Administration and the Democrats have given us a new, onerous, unaccountable regulatory agency with virtually unlimited power to control all of our money that isn’t hidden under a rock somewhere. It’s called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. If you are the least bit familiar with Washington, the name alone is enough to leave you shaking in your boots. Continue reading “The Unwanted Christmas Gift” →

Bribery!

What is your price, the price you would take to sell out your country? What price would you take to sell out your children? What price would you take to sell out your grandmother?

Would you sell out your country for a million dollars, a billion perhaps? What is the freedom that you now enjoy really worth? If you had a cool billion in your pocket, would you be willing to take your chances in another part of the world, under a dictator perhaps?

What about the future of your children? Okay, I will admit to considering this question on one of their really bad days, but let’s be serious. Most of us wouldn’t take a billion to trash the future of our own flesh and blood. And Granny? You’ve got to be kidding!

Nevertheless, President Barack Obama, most Democrats and, sadly, many Republican leaders think you are willing to sell out your country, your kids and Granny for a mere thousand bucks.

Continue reading “Bribery!” →

Obama needs a Sister Souljah Moment

The occupiers of Wall Street were silent as the President of the United States approached the podium in downtown Manhattan and begin to speak. Obama was expected to embrace the protesters bu,t much to their surprise, he delivered a stinging attack.

“You have disgraced yourself by your public displays of indecency, the disrespect for your fellow citizens who live and work here and by trashing this park and the restrooms of nearby merchants. Just look at some of the signs you are carrying. ‘Jump you F—ers,’ pigs in police uniforms and ‘Shoot Sperm not Bullets.’ Is that who you really are? Continue reading “Obama needs a Sister Souljah Moment” →

The Takeaway from Solyndra

If we learn anything from the Solyndra debacle it’s that the government should not be in the business of making loans, period!

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is now investigating the allegations of improper dealings between the White House and the failed energy company. Taxpayers would be better served if Congress simply would vote to end all government-backed loan programs.

Fat chance! These government-backed projects represent a mother-lode of campaign contributions for both political parties. Continue reading “The Takeaway from Solyndra” →

That Giant Sucking Sound

President Obama will address a joint session of Congress to reveal his plan to put America back to work, but you may not be able to hear his words. They will be drowned out by a deafening roar.

No, it will not be from hysterical laughter on the GOP side of the aisle.

No, it will not be from a rush of economic activity just outside the Capitol because the savior of the planet has come up with a new idea.

No, it will not be from the throngs of union workers bowing down outside on the sidewalk in worshipful adoration.

No, it will not be the emanations from overcrowded cell towers due to the sheer volume of calls placed by investors to their brokers. Continue reading “That Giant Sucking Sound” →