Obama's Actionless Empathy

Recent polls show that a greater number of Americans feel as though President Obama has greater empathy for the middle-class than Gov. Romney.

As far as I'm concern, lacking empathy is not nearly as bad as having empathy but not doing anything to help. By that standard, Obama's empathy isn't anything to cheer about!

"Mr Netanyahu? Mr Obama is on the line."

I hope this conversation never takes place!

Sometime in the not too distant future.

PM Netanyahu's secretary: "Mr. Prime Minister? Mr Obama is on the line for you."

PM Netanyahu: "Okay, Sarah, I have it. Hello? Mr. Obama?"

President Obama: "Yeah, Bebe, it's me Barrack! What the hell is wrong with you?"

PM Netanyahu: "Excuse me, Mr President. What are you talking about?"

President Obama: "You know darn well what I am talking about! You attacked Iran's nuclear and   
                                missile facilities last night and didn't have the decency to give me a heads-up!"

PM Netanyahu: "Well Mr President, remember a few weeks ago when I requested to meet with you?
                            My intention was to let you know in person then but if you recall, you said you
                            were too busy. You had some important business to take care of. Wasn't that the
                            night you appeared on the Letterman Show?" CLICK!

President Obama: "Yeah, I was great wasn't I? That was so cool. I a ....  Hold on a minute! You mean
                               to tell me that.... Bebe? Bebe? Hey, get Netanyahu back on the line! I think we
                               were cut off!"

The Latest News About General Motors

I heard some good news this morning about General Motors aka Government Motors. ABC News reported that sales of the Chevy Volt hit a new record in August. But then came the bad news: the number sold was only 2500 cars. Then came even more bad news: GM lost $49,000 on each Volt it sold.

On my evening commute home, ABC News reported a spokesman for GM as saying that the company is committed to bringing down the cost of production of the Volt because it is so important to the future of GM and the country.

Once again our government backs a company whose business model is selling goods for less than they cost to produce. If you remember, the federal government gave billions of dollars in guaranteed loans to Solyndra which sold solar cells for $3 that cost $6 to produce. To the amazement of liberal Democrats, Solyndra filed for bankruptcy, shut down production and laid off all its employees.

My advice to the Obama Administration and liberals who like to claim credit for Osama bin Laden being dead and GM being alive: crow while you still can because if the Volt is the future of GM as their spokesman claims, that future won't be very long-lived.

A Big Problem in America Replaced by an Even Bigger One - Literally!

Before we had banks too big to fail. Bad!

Now we have government too big to succeed! Much worse!!!

Politics, Math and Logic

First, Politics. Until this week during their convention, the liberal Democrats ridiculed Conservatives over their traditional concept of patriotism: pride in our country, support for the military, honoring our flag and our history, and our belief that America is an exceptional nation. In fact, until this past week, liberals labelled these notions antiquated and frankly stupid. According to Vice President Biden, paying more in taxes is patriotic.

Now the math: If a = b and b = c, then a = c. Got it?

Finally, logic combining the two: If paying more taxes = patriotism  and patriotism = stupid then paying more taxes = stupid.

What I Learned From Last Night's Democrat Convention Speeches

Last night's speeches were very enlightening for me. Who knew the liberals/Democrats loved the Troops and small business? I guess I must have missed that amongst all the crapping they were doing on these 2 groups in particular over the last 12 years. Oh and God. The Dems were God Blessing everyone and everything and even quoting Scripture. You'd think they were "crazy" Evangelicals. Meanwhile, behind the scenes they were eliminating the last references to God in their 2012 platform. Then they were shamed into putting it back in along with the reference to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Didn't I read somewhere (NY Times?) something about this administration being the best friend Israel has ever had? Really? When did President Obama make an official visit? Answer - he hasn't yet. Our closest ally in the Middle East! Treated their Prime Minister like crap every time he visited Washington. Dems also let us know they don't begrudge the success of others. What a laugh! Lucky I wasn't drinking anything when I heard that or I would have done a spit take! They have done nothing but vilify the successful. Remember, "You didn't build that!" and the whole 1% versus 99% thing? Last but certainly not least, in a video shown to the delegates we learned that we all belong to the government! I know that wasn't meant the way it sounded but given their socialist proclivities and penchant for removing God from all things, I can just as easily attribute it to a Freudian slip. Unlike Conservatives who believe the government belongs to "We the People" and our rights are God-given, liberal Democrats (the only brand of Democrats in existence today) believe we are subjects not citizens and that government gives us our rights instead of just protecting them!

3 Quick Thoughts on the State of the Obama Presidency

First, when asked by a Colorado reporter to give himself a grade on his first term, President Obama said he would have to give himself an incomplete. Let's see:

                47,000,000 Americans on food stamps
                The country $16 trillion in debt - $5 trillion more than when he took office
                1 in 6 Americans living in poverty
                8.2% unemployment
                Average household income dropped nearly 5% from $53,508 in June 2009 to $50,964 in   
                      June of this year - a larger percentage than during the recession!
                Average price of a gallon of gasoline: $1.79 when he took office; $3.82 today
                US credit rating downgraded to below AAA status for the first time in history

                So if we had:

                     94,000,000 Americans on food stamps
                     The country $32 trillion in debt
                     1 in 4 Americans living in poverty
                     10% unemployment
                     Average household income dropped nearly 10%
                     Average price of a gallon of gasoline $6.82
                     US credit rating downgraded to junk bond status

               will he have completed his goal and feel free to give himself an A+?

Second, isn't it just like Mister "Voted Present 147 times" to not give a real definitive answer? Nuance anyone? Certainly not the mark of a leader!

Lastly, the Democrats are considering moving President Obama's acceptance speech from the 70,000 seat Bank of America Stadium outdoor venue, to the 20,000 seat indoor Time-Warner Arena because "it might rain." Hey aren't these the same folks who were going to start lowering the level of the ocean and begin healing the planet? Why don't they just change the weather to clear skies? That shouldn't be too tough. What a difference 4 years can make!

Democratic Convention: Banking Heavily on the "War on Women"

       Whether you liked or hated the Republican Convention, one thing is for certain, the Democrat Convention will be much different. Expect it to be angry, negative, shrill, and have little for the middle class to connect with. Chief among things the middle class won't connect with is the attempt to perpetuate the phony "War on Women" and continue to try to scare American women by telling them they will have less access to health care under a Romney Administration. In fact, look at their convention speaker line-up and you will find the President of NARAL Pro-Choice America Nancy Keenan, the President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund Cecile Richards, and Sandra Fluke 30-something Georgetown University law school student (graduate) who could afford $70,000 a year in tuition but thinks the rest of the country should be required to pay for her birth control.
       What Democrats fail to recognize however is that if there is a war on women, the real casualties are the hundreds of thousands of women who are now out of work since Obama became president. Furthermore, far from being one issue voters, women have many and varied issues that they are concerned with. Right now the economy is at the top of the list; free birth control is not even in the top 10. Lastly, if Democrats truly believe that American women are willing to sell the future of their  children and grandchildren (not to mention their country) down the river for the sake of $9 a month in free birth control, they are as clueless as they appear.