Just go here:
marco-rubio-delivers-game-changing-speech/
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
Scandals: NLRB Appointments Struck Down by SCOTUS
In one of two a major wins for the People this week, The Supreme Court has ruled that President Obama's appointments to the National Labor Relations Labor Board last year were illegal. Like many actions Obama has taken lately, he claimed executive privilege to make these appointments during what he call a "recess" by Congress. The Court said, "Sorry, you are not king."
Monday, June 23, 2014
Scandal: IRS Looses Lois Lerner's Emails - Really?
This new Obama Adiminstration scandal has teh potential to bring down the President, just like teh loss of 18 minutes of Oval Office tapes did in Richard Nixon.
How can John Koskinen state to House Oversight that 7 hard disks crashed, conveniently 10 days after the House asked for more emails about the coverup of the persecution of conservative prospective 501c groups? Emails exist on originating organization servers, on hard disks (if they are setup to store messages locally), on intermediate email servers, on recipient organization servers, on recipients' computers, and probably in the maw of NSA's Utah data farm. So it is likely that Koskinen was lying or severely misinformed.
Now comes the revelation that the contract with the IRS' backup storage company, Sonasoft, was ended soon after the emails were "lost."
Can it get any better as a soap opera? bombshell-irs-fired-back-company-sonasoft-shortly-lois-lerners-computer-crashed/
The question is: What is so damaging hat is hiding in Lois Lerner's emails? A direct link to the White House? Direct instructions to persecute conservative groups? Or worse?
How can John Koskinen state to House Oversight that 7 hard disks crashed, conveniently 10 days after the House asked for more emails about the coverup of the persecution of conservative prospective 501c groups? Emails exist on originating organization servers, on hard disks (if they are setup to store messages locally), on intermediate email servers, on recipient organization servers, on recipients' computers, and probably in the maw of NSA's Utah data farm. So it is likely that Koskinen was lying or severely misinformed.
Now comes the revelation that the contract with the IRS' backup storage company, Sonasoft, was ended soon after the emails were "lost."
Can it get any better as a soap opera? bombshell-irs-fired-back-company-sonasoft-shortly-lois-lerners-computer-crashed/
The question is: What is so damaging hat is hiding in Lois Lerner's emails? A direct link to the White House? Direct instructions to persecute conservative groups? Or worse?
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Scandal or Treason: 12 More Terrorists Released
File this under: You have got to be F'n kidding me!
See here: obama-releases-another-12-jihad-terrorists-us-military-prison/
Soon, from the coast of Syria to western Chinese border will be a caliphate of Muslim extremists from ISIS, ISIL, Al Qaeda, Taliban, and other groups with three goals:
- to drive that whole region back to the 15th Century
- to act as a breeding ground for worldwide religious jihad against Western ways
- to kill as many infidels as possible
Some one has to stand up and say enough is enough. Can you say Crusades?
I can't see it being Obama. He is on vacation again in Rancho Mirage. I don't think he knows a whit of what he is doing. He certainly cannot decide to do things in a hurry...he needs to consider indeterminately, hoping that the problems will just go away.
When 1700 Iraqi policemen got executed in mass graves yesterday, doesn't he get the message? He and Prime Minister Maliki created this disaster in 2011 when they announced "victory" and began the pullout of US troops.
See here: obama-releases-another-12-jihad-terrorists-us-military-prison/
Soon, from the coast of Syria to western Chinese border will be a caliphate of Muslim extremists from ISIS, ISIL, Al Qaeda, Taliban, and other groups with three goals:
- to drive that whole region back to the 15th Century
- to act as a breeding ground for worldwide religious jihad against Western ways
- to kill as many infidels as possible
Some one has to stand up and say enough is enough. Can you say Crusades?
I can't see it being Obama. He is on vacation again in Rancho Mirage. I don't think he knows a whit of what he is doing. He certainly cannot decide to do things in a hurry...he needs to consider indeterminately, hoping that the problems will just go away.
When 1700 Iraqi policemen got executed in mass graves yesterday, doesn't he get the message? He and Prime Minister Maliki created this disaster in 2011 when they announced "victory" and began the pullout of US troops.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Scandal: America Invaded: Obama Encourages Child Invasion on Southern Border
In 2012, President Obama used an executive order (once again illegal) to grant effective amnesty to hundreds of thousands of "Dreamers," that is kids of illegal immigrants who have been raised in the US.
Subsequent to this, administrative actions have extended this to many who are not accompanied by parents or guardians. Since October 2013 to May 2014, about 47,000 have crossed the border. The scandal is that this fact was being kept quiet, all the while military barracks in Texas, Arizona and other locations have been converted into what are essentially refuge camps. Recently , the Administration has banned visitor to these camps. They have also forbidden Border Patrol officers from carrying personal electronic devices so that they cannot take pictures inside these centers. It is estimated that in the Nogales area almost 50% of CBP officers are working on the paperwork for these "kids." They are being promised lawyers and advocates so that they can be processed into green card holders.
Worse, word has been going around in South and Central America that this order effectively means the US will not turn away any children who end up crossing the southern border. So parents are making efforts to get them to the border. Incredibly, newspapers and US consulates in Central America are spreading the word that this opportunity exists, thereby encouraging the inrush.
As predicted by local law enforcement in Arizona, the "kids" are now showing signs of serious diseases like tuberculosis, whooping cough, flu, malaria, etc.
Why do I put "kids" in parentheses? because most of them are not really kids but teens and young adults. Many have criminal backgrounds or are gang members. This is why cameras have been taken away and access to the camps curtailed, so the truth of who they are can't be shown.
Soon after they arrive, many of the "kids" inquire about when they can get their Obama-phone.
Estimates are that in the next year, another 140,000 or more will show up and be accepted.
When the real (B6 BLS report) shows over 16% of working age people in the US are still unemployed, how can the government justify this invasion? I say it is not justifiable. The prognosis for more wasted money, disease propagation and social disruption is unparalleled. And all the far left-wingers can see is future voters.
UPDATE: Homeland Security announced yesterday that none of these "kids" will be going back! DOJ announced they will provide lawyers, which is patently illegal.
Subsequent to this, administrative actions have extended this to many who are not accompanied by parents or guardians. Since October 2013 to May 2014, about 47,000 have crossed the border. The scandal is that this fact was being kept quiet, all the while military barracks in Texas, Arizona and other locations have been converted into what are essentially refuge camps. Recently , the Administration has banned visitor to these camps. They have also forbidden Border Patrol officers from carrying personal electronic devices so that they cannot take pictures inside these centers. It is estimated that in the Nogales area almost 50% of CBP officers are working on the paperwork for these "kids." They are being promised lawyers and advocates so that they can be processed into green card holders.
Worse, word has been going around in South and Central America that this order effectively means the US will not turn away any children who end up crossing the southern border. So parents are making efforts to get them to the border. Incredibly, newspapers and US consulates in Central America are spreading the word that this opportunity exists, thereby encouraging the inrush.
As predicted by local law enforcement in Arizona, the "kids" are now showing signs of serious diseases like tuberculosis, whooping cough, flu, malaria, etc.
Why do I put "kids" in parentheses? because most of them are not really kids but teens and young adults. Many have criminal backgrounds or are gang members. This is why cameras have been taken away and access to the camps curtailed, so the truth of who they are can't be shown.
Soon after they arrive, many of the "kids" inquire about when they can get their Obama-phone.
Estimates are that in the next year, another 140,000 or more will show up and be accepted.
When the real (B6 BLS report) shows over 16% of working age people in the US are still unemployed, how can the government justify this invasion? I say it is not justifiable. The prognosis for more wasted money, disease propagation and social disruption is unparalleled. And all the far left-wingers can see is future voters.
UPDATE: Homeland Security announced yesterday that none of these "kids" will be going back! DOJ announced they will provide lawyers, which is patently illegal.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Charles Koch vs. Harry Reid
Lately Harry Reid has been vilifying The Koch Brothers for simply being successful. And for speaking about their beliefs and backing that speech with support for political groups. Harry Reid has been using the Alinski principles to make the Koch into the "great satans." As usual Harry is wrong.
The opinion piece below brings some balance and truth to the war.
This article was published in the Wall Street Journal on 2 April 2014.
I’m Fighting to Restore a Free Society
by Charles G. Koch
I have devoted most of my life to understanding the principles that enable people to improve their lives. It is those principles—the principles of a free society—that have shaped my life, my family, our company and America itself.
Unfortunately, the fundamental concepts of dignity, respect, equality before the law and personal freedom are under attack by the nation’s own government. That’s why, if we want to restore a free society and create greater well-being and opportunity for all Americans, we have no choice but to fight for those principles. I have been doing so for more than 50 years, primarily through educational efforts. It was only in the past decade that I realized the need to also engage in the political process.
A truly free society is based on a vision of respect for people and what they value. In a truly free society, any business that disrespects its customers will fail, and deserves to do so. The same should be true of any government that disrespects its citizens. The central belief and fatal conceit of the current administration is that you are incapable of running your own life, but those in power are capable of running it for you. This is the essence of big government and collectivism.
by Charles G. Koch
I have devoted most of my life to understanding the principles that enable people to improve their lives. It is those principles—the principles of a free society—that have shaped my life, my family, our company and America itself.
Unfortunately, the fundamental concepts of dignity, respect, equality before the law and personal freedom are under attack by the nation’s own government. That’s why, if we want to restore a free society and create greater well-being and opportunity for all Americans, we have no choice but to fight for those principles. I have been doing so for more than 50 years, primarily through educational efforts. It was only in the past decade that I realized the need to also engage in the political process.
A truly free society is based on a vision of respect for people and what they value. In a truly free society, any business that disrespects its customers will fail, and deserves to do so. The same should be true of any government that disrespects its citizens. The central belief and fatal conceit of the current administration is that you are incapable of running your own life, but those in power are capable of running it for you. This is the essence of big government and collectivism.
More
than 200 years ago, Thomas Jefferson warned that this could happen.
“The natural progress of things,” Jefferson wrote, “is for liberty to
yield and government to gain ground.” He knew that no government could
possibly run citizens’ lives for the better. The more government tries
to control, the greater the disaster, as shown by the current
health-care debacle. Collectivists (those who stand for government
control of the means of production and how people live their lives)
promise heaven but deliver hell. For them, the promised end justifies
the means.
Instead of encouraging free and open debate, collectivists strive to discredit and intimidate opponents. They engage in character assassination. (I should know, as the almost daily target of their attacks.) This is the approach that Arthur Schopenhauer described in the 19th century, that Saul Alinsky famously advocated in the 20th, and that so many despots have infamously practiced. Such tactics are the antithesis of what is required for a free society—and a telltale sign that the collectivists do not have good answers.
Instead of encouraging free and open debate, collectivists strive to discredit and intimidate opponents. They engage in character assassination. (I should know, as the almost daily target of their attacks.) This is the approach that Arthur Schopenhauer described in the 19th century, that Saul Alinsky famously advocated in the 20th, and that so many despots have infamously practiced. Such tactics are the antithesis of what is required for a free society—and a telltale sign that the collectivists do not have good answers.
Rather
than try to understand my vision for a free society or accurately
report the facts about Koch Industries, our critics would have you
believe we’re “un-American” and trying to “rig the system,” that we’re
against “environmental protection” or eager to “end workplace safety
standards.” These falsehoods remind me of the late Sen. Daniel Patrick
Moynihan’s observation, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but
not to his own facts.” Here are some facts about my philosophy and our
company: Koch
companies employ 60,000 Americans, who make many thousands of products
that Americans want and need. According to government figures, our
employees and the 143,000 additional American jobs they support generate
nearly $11.7 billion in compensation and benefits. About one-third of
our U.S.-based employees are union members.
Koch employees have earned well over 700 awards for environmental, health and safety excellence since 2009, many of them from the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. EPA officials have commended us for our “commitment to a cleaner environment” and called us “a model for other companies.”
Our refineries have consistently ranked among the best in the nation for low per-barrel emissions. In 2012, our Total Case Incident Rate (an important safety measure) was 67% better than a Bureau of Labor Statistics average for peer industries. Even so, we have never rested on our laurels. We believe there is always room for innovation and improvement.
Far from trying to rig the system, I have spent decades opposing cronyism and all political favors, including mandates, subsidies and protective tariffs—even when we benefit from them. I believe that cronyism is nothing more than welfare for the rich and powerful, and should be abolished.
Koch Industries was the only major producer in the ethanol industry to argue for the demise of the ethanol tax credit in 2011. That government handout (which cost taxpayers billions) needlessly drove up food and fuel prices as well as other costs for consumers—many of whom were poor or otherwise disadvantaged. Now the mandate needs to go, so that consumers and the marketplace are the ones who decide the future of ethanol.
Instead of fostering a system that enables people to help themselves, America is now saddled with a system that destroys value, raises costs, hinders innovation and relegates millions of citizens to a life of poverty, dependency and hopelessness. This is what happens when elected officials believe that people’s lives are better run by politicians and regulators than by the people themselves. Those in power fail to see that more government means less liberty, and liberty is the essence of what it means to be American. Love of liberty is the American ideal.
If more businesses (and elected officials) were to embrace a vision of creating real value for people in a principled way, our nation would be far better off—not just today, but for generations to come. I’m dedicated to fighting for that vision. I’m convinced most Americans believe it’s worth fighting for, too.
[Mr. Koch is chairman and CEO of Koch Industries.]
Koch employees have earned well over 700 awards for environmental, health and safety excellence since 2009, many of them from the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. EPA officials have commended us for our “commitment to a cleaner environment” and called us “a model for other companies.”
Our refineries have consistently ranked among the best in the nation for low per-barrel emissions. In 2012, our Total Case Incident Rate (an important safety measure) was 67% better than a Bureau of Labor Statistics average for peer industries. Even so, we have never rested on our laurels. We believe there is always room for innovation and improvement.
Far from trying to rig the system, I have spent decades opposing cronyism and all political favors, including mandates, subsidies and protective tariffs—even when we benefit from them. I believe that cronyism is nothing more than welfare for the rich and powerful, and should be abolished.
Koch Industries was the only major producer in the ethanol industry to argue for the demise of the ethanol tax credit in 2011. That government handout (which cost taxpayers billions) needlessly drove up food and fuel prices as well as other costs for consumers—many of whom were poor or otherwise disadvantaged. Now the mandate needs to go, so that consumers and the marketplace are the ones who decide the future of ethanol.
Instead of fostering a system that enables people to help themselves, America is now saddled with a system that destroys value, raises costs, hinders innovation and relegates millions of citizens to a life of poverty, dependency and hopelessness. This is what happens when elected officials believe that people’s lives are better run by politicians and regulators than by the people themselves. Those in power fail to see that more government means less liberty, and liberty is the essence of what it means to be American. Love of liberty is the American ideal.
If more businesses (and elected officials) were to embrace a vision of creating real value for people in a principled way, our nation would be far better off—not just today, but for generations to come. I’m dedicated to fighting for that vision. I’m convinced most Americans believe it’s worth fighting for, too.
[Mr. Koch is chairman and CEO of Koch Industries.]
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