President Obama got by with a little help from his friends at DOJ, IRS,MSM and now even the NSA?

As America gets assaulted with one scandal after another surrounding the Obama administration, there is speculation more is to come….And that speculation adds fuel to a bonfire of suspicion that this administration would stop at nothing to win its' re-election.

The 2012 presidential election was really not decided on a national level, it was always about who could take the edge in the deciding 9 swing/battleground states.

According to polls leading up to the election, the race was razor thin between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama in many of those important states.

Hindsight is 20/20 and if the public knew in November 2012, what it knows today, would the election results have been different?

A characteristic lack of curiosity by the main stream media into any malfeasance by the Obama administration helped the President.  This lack of curiosity helped quell outrage by the American public just prior to the election, as our Libyan Ambassador was killed.  The cover story and the cover up by the administration to hide the magnitude of failure in foreign policy should have been a major campaign issue. But this news was suppressed with the aid and abetting of the major media.

Perhaps there is an easy answer when you see the inbreeding between the White House and influential members of the main stream media....The connections are astounding. Read the full story here in the Washington Post

Suppose the latest scandal of IRS targeting of conservative organizations and individual donors had been exposed back in 2010-2011 and brought to a halt?  As more gets revealed on this scandal it seems this was a deliberate attempt to suppress a major segment of opposition to the Obama campaign. 

How much of a difference did it make in organizing voter turn out and support for the Romney campaign?  Romney received 2-3 million votes less than McCain did in 2008.  Perhaps if the TEA Party and other conservative groups weren’t being bullied by the federal government, they could have at least boosted voter turnout and matched voter numbers of 2008. See conservative vote was suppressed

Many states prior to the 2012 elections had been trying to clean up their voter rolls as well as help stop vote fraud by requiring picture ID in order to vote.  This was in response to widespread suspicion and reports of tainted elections due to vote fraud.  But the Justice Department under Eric Holder, fought these safeguards tooth and nail and filed suit to delay any changes.  Did not having strengthened voter ID laws and other safeguards have an effect on the election?  Did precincts in heavily Democrat areas reporting 140% voter turnout help sway the outcome See Holder blocks Voter ID at every turn.

The recent revelation of how the NSA has collected and stored email and phone communications of millions of Americans is disturbing. Especially when coupled with the knowledge of how this administration has used the IRS and other government agencies to target political foes. 

Would it be too much of a stretch to think the administration wouldn’t tap into this massive data base to help get itself elected?

From today’s World Net Daily: According to U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif , Barack Obama now holds a database “no one has ever seen before in life” that has “information about everything on every individual.” It's a fact Obamas election team had use of massive amounts of data that gave them an edge in the election.

It's disturbing to know Waters made her statement back in February of 2012 long before the election and long before we were aware of this administrations abuse of power.

Any of the above factors individually, could have helped tip the election in Obamas favor in just a few of the close battleground states.  But if you add them all together, it makes it an unbeatable combination.

President Obama can reform immigration and stimulate the economy -- build a border fence

The Senate’s so called “gang of eight” had reached a bi partisan agreement on reforming our immigration system.  But the key to this bi partisan support was to seal our borders first, before we implement any steps to legality for the millions of illegals among us. But President Obama says our borders are already secure and there is no need to address border security first.

But the senators thought the border security proviso was logical, since what country has no control of it’s borders? What good will it do to reform our immigration system if thousands can cross our borders daily with impunity…We don’t even know who these people are.

President Obama says that our borders are more secure now than ever. Is that true?

US citizens that live along our southern border vehemently reject that notion. They point out the garbage strewn illegal crossing points, the damage done to private property, the violence and the worn trails that point to high traffic. 

These are regular high traffic corridors used by drug and human traffickers routinely crossing our southern border.  They funnel in huge quantities of drugs and the human mules used to carry these drugs across the borders. Some of these points are run with military precision. See Border No Country for Old Men

These desolate border crossing areas encompass thousands of square miles and federal border personnel are stretched thin, unable to staunch the flow of humans and drugs flowing into our country.

President Obama, is technically correct in one respect, the inflow of illegals is down right now because the US economy is in the tank, not because of increased border enforcement.  

 Even the Presidents own border patrol agents have brought suit against him for what they claim are policies that prevent them from protecting our borders. They claim his executive orders are a violation of the constitution. See Godfather Politics border patrol suing Obama

But if an immigration amnesty deal is inked before the borders are secured, look for a massive influx of illegals taking advantage of any pathway to US citizenship.

If President Obama is serious about reforming our immigration laws and making our country more secure as a result, he should do what is best for our country and approve the building of a fence along our southern border......and make sure there are enough personnel to make it secure.

Instead of rebuilding foreign countries with billions of our tax dollars, we should take those dollars and use them to protect our borders.  A border fence would be a stimulus for our economy, create thousands of jobs in the construction industry, and help staunch the flow of drugs.

Lets don’t put the cart before the horse; secure our borers first before there is any talk of reforming immigration, or pathways to legality.  Without securing our borders first, the rest of immigration reform is a farce.

School choice can save our children and our cities

 The hopes and needs of children are clearly evident when charter, or pilot schools become available in school districts. 

 Lines, sometimes blocks long, of applicants eager to give their children a better shot at an education can be seen.  Unfortunately, there are a limited amount of openings compared to the overwhelming demand by parents desperate to get their children a better education. These scenes, repeated around the country, are heartbreaking, but at the same time gives a sense of hope, that something is being attempted to shake up the government education system

This week is National School Choice Week.  It is being celebrated throughout our country with over 3,500 events honoring the change that can transform our education system into one of the finest in the world…But it will take courage to change the status quo.

In honor of School Choice Week, I talked to Jeff Reed, communications director for the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice.  The Friedman Foundation has been spearheading school choice efforts throughout the country, working with new thinking Governors such as Louisiana’s Bobby Jindall and Wisconsins Scott Walker, in turning around a failing government education system.

Jeff shared many positive developments with me, as school choice starts to take hold around the country.  See this map of where school choice is being implemented.

Parents love the freedom, when offered, to take a voucher to a private, or alternative school for the chance of a better education for their children.

Many Governors and Mayors love the idea of vouchers not only for the freedom of choice they offer, they love it because it can save them huge amounts of money. Sometimes the cost of a voucher for a student to enroll in a private school is ½ the cost of the public school.  That can add up to substantial cost savings to states and cities struggling to keep their heads above water.

Additionally, when school choice is introduced into a state or district, through vouchers, tax credits, savings accounts, etc…It brings competition, which is lacking in the public school system.

But John Norquist, Democratic mayor of Milwaukee from 1988 to 2004, had a unique perspective on school choice and how it can restore our cities.

Norquist wrote: “If a young couple moves to, say, St. Louis and chooses a home in one of the city's revitalizing neighborhoods, everything goes well until their first child approaches school age. They might decide to pay for private education at one of the few such schools in the city. Or they might take a chance on getting into one of the city's elite magnet schools. But what looks like the surest way to enroll their child in a good school is to move to a suburb.”

He goes on with: “Although the couple enjoys urban life in St. Louis, they leave for better school opportunities. This process occurs all across the country; many parents with resources move away from cities and suburbs where poor people live.”

The lack of quality education choice leads to the further decay of our big cities and urban areas.  Mr. Norquist believes “many more, including middle-class parents, would live in economically and racially diverse cities once school choice was universally available.”

When you hear a leader of the top public education union and fiercest foe of education choice say: “Union dues, not education, are our top priority,”…..it is plain to see we have lost our way as a country and have failed our children.

Lets give all of our parents and children a choice when it comes to education.

Many students don’t know what it takes to turn on the lights in their classrooms

When I went to grade school, one of the first field trips our class made, was to a hydro electric dam.

After the hour ride, the bus parked and we were taken for a guided tour through a maze of machinery, deep inside the main power generating operations of a massive hydro electric dam. 

I never forgot that day, as the manager of the complex proudly explained how electricity was produced by water turning the blades of the huge generators and how it flowed through power lines to everyone in the community

This education was provided at an early impressionable age and gave me the basic knowledge of how power is produced and relayed to every home and factory in America. We went on to learn, with coal, oil, gas, or nuclear; the principle was the same…Produce energy at an affordable price to power our modern society.

We also learned that protecting the environment was important, as stringent controls were put on our power producing facilities.  Soon the skies of our cities were clear as those laws took effect. We all breathed easier.

But something happened in intervening years and a new message has come out to our children.  Instead of taking a field trip to a local power generating plant to see how wonderful modern power is for our country, children were treated to an Al Gore movie. His movie, “The Inconvenient Truth,” shows the earth is on the edge of an environmental disaster caused by the very fuels that power our society.

 Although Al Gore has been preaching disaster for many years and claimed his version of climate science is settled “science,” ……Thousands of scientists/physicists/phd’s/ meteorologists and others,  very much disagree with his facts. See it here

So why did many of our public schools decide to force our young children to watch the Al Gore climate movie without first questioning the truth of his science?  That’s a good question and needs to be answered. What is the agenda? 

 Since the Gore movie was released in 2006, it has been shown to millions of school age children and portrayed as scientific fact.  It has scared them.  It leads them to believe that fossil energy is evil and the use of it will mean the destruction of the earth. Read: Polar bears thriving, Al Gore melts down

Along with the anti fossil fuel message;  a line of thought set on the destruction of many of our hydro electric dams is starting to creep in.  The dam destruction is done in the name of restoring our environment to its original condition…before the presence of modern man spoiled it.

Of course nuclear power has been maligned so long it will never get over the stigma of being non earth friendly.

 That leaves us with wind/solar/bio fuels and unicorn dust to power our modern society. Which if past performance and present technology demonstrate, there is a dark and bankrupt future in store for our country.

An interesting video was sent my way a few days ago.  These are University of Chicago students who are speaking about having their school and other institutions divest themselves of fossil energy investments. See it here

As you can see, they lack an understanding of what comes next.  What approved method of power will take the place of our carbon based energy they are so fearful of? 

These kids were freshmen in high school when they first viewed the Al Gore film and it seems they never got an alternate message to it.  I’ll also suppose they never were able to take a field trip to a local power generating facility to see exactly what it takes to turn on the lights and heat their homes.

Perhaps it's time to revise our school curriculum's, to be more rounded and show the other side of the war on our energy sector...Just what the consequences will be if our country "divests itself" of our fossil energy.

If Republicans want to take the high ground they should be bold and put corporate welfare on the table

Obama has maneuvered the narrative of the fiscal cliff talks as being a war between the rich and the middle class.  Obama claims to be on the side of the middle class and the GOP, the party of the “rich."

The mainstream media of course, always on the look out for a simplistic headline to rally around, can carry this message forward to further marginalize the Republican Party.

It’s time for the party to be bold and call Obamas bluff. Instead of going through the death of a thousand cuts, come out and put something on the table that all Americans can get behind: Call for the end of all corporate welfare. These “entitlements” are costing taxpayers an estimated 100 billion dollars per year. See Cato report

Entitlement programs/the welfare state is the driver behind the huge debt of America... Corporate welfare IS an entitlement.

If the Republicans can be bold enough to put this on the table, they can then demand from Obama, cuts to other entitlement programs.  This will deflate the class warfare meme that has worked so well against the Republicans.

After all, why should the American middle class be paying for huge subsidies to corporations that hire thousands of lobbyists who shower politicians of both parties to vote more corporate loopholes?

At the same time all of the billions of dollars in “green subsidies” can be ended, including the subsidies for the rich who buy expensive electric cars.  Why should the middle class pay for the rich when they buy their toys?  Average income for an electric car buyer is $174,000.  Why should a middle class taxpayer put up 7,500 per car to entice a wealthy person to buy an electric car?

Why should the middle class by paying 26.00 per gallon for “green” fuel supplied to the military when they can get that same fuel for 3.50 per gallon?

The giant retailer Wal-Mart has more workers enrolled in many state Medicaid programs—which are supposed to be reserved for poor people—than any other employer. Why should the middle class be subsidizing Wal-Mart?

Instantly the Republicans will gain credibility with Americans.  They can stand toe to toe with Obama, look him straight in the eye and say:  “We are willing to put Americas future first are you?”

Nothing short of boldness will work now, otherwise it will be another kick the can down the road and Americans will be more disillusioned than ever with their leaders in Washington.

Final debate showcased Mitt Romney’s presidential demeanor -- Governor failed to fall into any of Barack Obama's traps over foreign policy

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama during their final presidential debate

Governor Mitt Romney was building momentum going into Monday's third, and final debate, and remained unchanged in the debate aftermath.

Debate polls will show it is about an even split, possibly even a few points in Barack Obama’s favor, but again, like the first and second debate, voters gave Romney overwhelming marks for their confidence that he could fix the economy.

Although supposed to be exclusively focused on foreign policy, Governor Romney cleverly shifted the discussion over to his strong suit, by saying a strong American economy will make us powerful in the foreign policy arena.

The Governor always had a pleasant smile on his face while he discussed the issues, in stark contrast to the glare and occasional scowl that president Obama had on his face. Compared to the first debate where President Obama barely looked at Mitt Romney, this time the President rarely took his eyes off of him. In someway this might have backfired on the President and made him appear too aggressive.

But Governor Romney was not going to fall into any of President Obama's traps and get mired in small wonkish details, he stayed focused on the big picture, as Dr, Charles Krauthammer noted shortly after the debate.

Krauthammer proclaimed “It’s unequivocal, Romney won.” 

He went on to observe that “Romney won, both strategically and tactically.”  Romney went large while Obama went small, amazingly small, by attacking Romney on in consequential charges that he invested in companies in China.  It made President Obama look petty and un-presidential.

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But while Obama threw these petty charges his way Romney never got ruffled and kept an amused smile on his face.

At one point in the debate Romney said that our navy was at its lowest ship strength since 1917, far below recommendations by the navy to carry out its worldwide missions.  Obama leaped at the opportunity to try to demean Romney by saying “governor we now have ships that planes land on called aircraft carriers and we have boats that go underwater.” We can do more with far less. 

Of course the President overlooked the fact that Romney was quoting from present day naval experts on the need for a larger fleet than what we have presently.  But it was an example of the pettiness and personal insults the President used throughout the debate.

But Romney delivered a devastating blow to Obama when he criticized the Presidents apology tour to the Middle East, shortly on the heels of his inauguration and noted that the President visited all of those countries but neglected to visit our number one ally: Israel.  With the kicker: “They noticed.” 

President Obama had no coherent comeback to defray the bad taste his apology tour left in many Americans mouths and what a slap in the face it was to our friends and allies, the Israeli’s.

To sum it up, Dr. Krauthammer put it best: “Obama’s attacks were something you would expect in a race for “city council.”

“That’s not what you expect from the president.”

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Will Greece print the drachma? Will California soon follow and print the cali?

Will Greece start printing the drachma?

With the unfolding economic crisis hitting the EU,  speculation is running rampant that Greece will not adopt the austerity measures it's partners are demanding in order to get bailed out.

Greece has been the economic poster child for run away socialist entitlement spending that has cratered it's economy.  Even the hint of trying to rein in the out of control spending driving it into an economic death spiral,  brings thousands into the streets in violent protests.

Being a sovereign country the Greeks can drop the euro and go back to printing their own currency.  Rumor has it, the drachma  (Greek currency)  printing presses mothballed for years,  are getting serviced and ready to start printing again.  Of course what will the drachma value be worth on the world market?
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California: The canary in the mineshaft

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 California is in a similar situation to Greece.  Facing a 16 billion dollar budget deficit this year alone, California is also buckling under long term debt and obligations of hundreds of billions of dollars . Top heavy in unsustainable entitlements, social programs and public employee unions who pretty much hold sway over whatever gets done in the capital, California's golden state status, has been downgraded to a nickle alloy.

If California's Governor's new tax schemes don't get approval from the voters and quite possibly even if they do, California is facing an economic calamity that could  push it into bankruptcy.  Many of it's cities have followed the states economic path of irresponsible labor contracts and run away spending finding themselves teetering on fiscal insolvency.

It wasn't long ago when California found itself out of cash and resorted to printed IOU's in lieu of paying their bills. An IOU is just another word for a promissory note, which is currency.

Will California follow Greece's lead and print their own currency? Why not, they have so much in common.  A Mediterranean climate, generous social welfare programs and run away spending.

The new currency's name should have a California flair to it, so it should be named the cali.

Since they are environmentally conscious, the printing presses (manufactured in China) will be powered only by solar and wind.  

The new cali of course, would be printed on 100% recycled paper.   The ink used to print the new rainbow colored cali, will be of the highest quality and environmentally sensitive soy ink.

The bills of various denominations, would have pictures of great names in California's history...Perhaps the ones who steered California to the financial precipice it now finds itself on? There is a long list of potential candidates.

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The bizarre tale of a cabin full of frozen cows, butts heads with bizarre government red tape

In late March the first sketchy reports reached civilization about a surreal scene in a remote backwoods Colorado cabin.  Two snowshoers intending on spending the night in the rustic cabin, opened the door to discover it was packed with frozen cows. Immediately many people rushed to the conclusion this was the work of cults in some sort of bizarre Stephen King scenario.    

But sadly for conspiracy theorists and even sadder for the cows, forest service officials pieced together the scenario that lead to the untimely demise of the hapless bovines in the wilderness.

Cattle are allowed to graze on National Forest lands, so many ranchers take advantage of this and let their livestock roam the mountains fattening up on the lush grass they find in the western US.  But when autumn comes ranchers round them up from the high country and get them down to the valleys before the heavy snow hits.

But these hapless cows were part of a missing herd caught in a sudden storm and entered the cabin for shelter, evidently too confused to find their way out they were trapped and died.  The harsh Colorado winter froze them solid.
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But now the story takes a bizarre twist, what to do with the bodies of these cows before they thaw?  Official are nervous the decomposing bodies could contaminate groundwater.  They are also concerned the smell of decomposing cow would draw predators, like bears and mountain lions in the area and possibly cause hazards to hikers. So forest officials want the cows out.

Spring thaw is coming quickly so a decision has to be made soon. Many solutions have been proposed to deal with the problem, but nothing has been finalized yet due to classic bureaucratic nonsense that makes any simple problem a nightmare wrapped in red tape.

Instead of just lighting the cabin on fire and having a barbecue, there are concerns there might be "toxic" materials in the cabin, so tests must be made, then there's environmental concerns due to smoke-soot pollution, etc. Of course the other simple solution is bring a few trucks in, use chainsaws to cut up the frozen carcasses and haul them out.  Can't do that because it's a wilderness area and no mechanized equipment is allowed in. 

How about just helicoptering the carcasses out?  An expensive proposition but one that wouldn't disturb the delicate wilderness area, but no,  can't use a helicopter in this manner in this area.

The use of explosives has been suggested to blow up the cabin and it's contents. Since the cabin had already been slated for dismantling, it sounds feasible but all of the necessary studies have not been completed yet.

That might leave one last option before the thaw comes:  Use hand saws and pack animals to haul away the thousand of pounds of beef.

Stay tuned to see how this eventually works out, I am sure a committee will come up with the perfect solution.

Government's "war on coal" is a war of regulations against Americas way of life

WV Senator Joe Manchin

The new EPA rulings will finally bring to fruition President Obama's promise his policies will necessarily bankrupt the coal industry.

Four years ago, then-candidate Barack Obama explained his anti-coal energy policy in an editorial board meeting with the San Francisco Chronicle: "Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Even regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad."  "So if somebody wants to build a coal plant, they can - it's just that it will bankrupt them."

But the 2010 elections saw a landslide defeat of those politicians in the house and senate who supported skyrocketing our utility rates through cap and trade and put an end to President Obama's aspirations in a new energy tax.

But that didn't put an end of efforts to kill the coal industry and the day after the landslide defeats of the 2010 elections, President Obama said  "Cap-and-trade was just one way of skinning the cat; it was not the only way. It was a means, not an end. I'm going to be looking for other means to address this problem."

After that the EPA began to enact regulation by bureaucratic fiat rather than the legislative process.

Even staunch supporters in the labor unions are beginning to wake up to the fact that they are being regulated out of a job if the Obama administration has its way.  The Keystone Pipeline rejection already has hit the labor unions hard by halting the creation of 20K plus jobs in the construction industry.
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But the heart and soul of Americas labor movement is in the roots of the coal industry and this is where the new EPA regulations will hit the hardest.   Cecil Roberts, President of the powerful United Mine Workers of America said recently in a radio interview:

“The Navy SEALs shot Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan and Lisa Jackson shot us in Washington.”

Roberts blasted Jackson, the EPA administrator, over proposed regulations, which would limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. Opponents of the regulations, including Roberts, say the new rules would be the death knell of the coal industry.

Roberts wrote in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette::

"We told EPA that as many as 54,000 direct jobs were at risk in the utility, mining and rail transport sectors, in addition to 200,000 jobs in related industries and communities impacted by plant closures.


We also made it clear that we supported the rule's basic objective of reducing mercury and other harmful emissions. Our principal concerns were the inadequate time provided for compliance and the feasibility of meeting some of the proposed emission limits with different types of coal.


But the EPA ignored our concerns. Instead, the agency created a rule that not only will cause far more negative effects on the utility and coal industries than it is willing to admit; the rule will also make it next to impossible for new coal-fired power plants to be built based on current technologies. The consequences for workers and communities would be devastating."

Of course these regulations are done to stave off "Global Warming-morphed into Climate Change", which is not at all a settled science and is hotly disputed in scientific circles. Wouldn't it be wise to have settled scientific confirmation and consensus on a subject before you kill off an industry your economy depends on? Shouldn't the closure of an industry in a representational democracy like the United States be done through legislative process, rather than behind the scenes, clever use of regulation?

Someday, in the not too distant future at this rate,  Americans will flick on their light switch and nothing will happen.  The mercury laden corkscrew light bulb made in China, will not have any power to turn it on because the last coal fired power plant will have been shut down. Government master planners forgot to note that at night, when there is no sun or wind, the wind and solar power generators cannot produce electricity.


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Dick Cheney unchained - calls Barack Obama unmitigated disaster

Dick Cheney

Fresh off life saving surgery which gave him a new heart, former Vice President Dick Cheney wasted no time shedding the hospital gown for a sports coat,  in order to lambaste current occupant of the White House, Barack Obama.

Walking onstage unaided, appearing strong and healthy,  Dick Cheney was able to give a talk for over an hour to a gathering of the Wyoming State Republican Convention in Cheyenne Wyoming. 

He sat on a chair as he chatted with his Daughter Liz Cheney talking about various subjects from his health to concerns for the country under the leadership of President Obama.

He said "I won't be running any foot races yet, but it won't be long" to the crowd of approximately 300, who gave him a long standing ovation.  He added "he owed a huge debt to the unknown donor of his new heart and to medical technology".

Vice President Cheney didn't wade into the wonders of Americas present health care system that makes miraculous cures to once fatal illnesses commonplace and how he thinks Obamacare will change all of that. That will be dealt with in upcoming speeches as he gets his strength back. But he did wade into the Presidents handling of our country and in his typical fashion, didn't mince words:

"He has been an unmitigated disaster to the country," referring to President Obama. "I can't think of a time when I felt it was more important for us to defeat an incumbent President today with respect to Barack Obama.."  "I think to be in a position where he gets four more years in the White House to continue the policies he has, both with respect to the economy, and tax policy, and defense and some other areas would be a huge, huge disappointment."
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Vice President Cheney also waded into GOP politics and called for a uniting behind presumptive nominee Mitt Romney saying: "He (Romney) is going to do a 'whale of a job."  "It has never been more important than now to defeat a sitting president and the Republican Party should unite behind Romney."

It wasn't long ago Dick Cheney was in a medically induced coma for over a month as Doctors worked on his frail heart, while attaching him to a machine that would forever be a part of  his life if he was to survive.  During an interview he was asked if he had any memories of that time while he hovering near death and he responded: "I never knew I was in a coma, I thought I was at an Italian Villa the whole time enjoying life."

Many people who go through the health challenges and near death experiences Dick Cheney has, mellow to turn to other pursuits and Mr. Cheney still loves to fly fish the great trout streams near his home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.   But as Mr. Cheney recovers from this latest health challenge, I see him fired up more than ever to see the country he loves set in a good strong direction. Dick Cheney is just starting to roll up his sleeves and get back in the battle to retake our country. 

Current American medical care is the best in the world, look at the medical miracle we have with Vice President Cheney.


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Hot mic catches President Obama making deals on our national security

Just like the Rorschach psychological test takes a snapshot into the real personality and character of the testee, an open mic offers the same glimpse into the person who inadvertently speaks off script into an open microphone.

The latest "hot mic" slip shows again, it's all about the politics.  You can firmly place bets that any strategic moves made by the White house up until Novembers elections, will be made for the best interests of the candidate and not the country.

According to ABC News in  SEOUL, South Korea - At the tail end of his 90 minute meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev Monday, President Obama said that he would have "more flexibility" to deal with controversial issues such as missile defense, but incoming Russian President Vladimir Putin needs to give him "space."

Here is the exact exchange according to ABC News:

President Obama: "On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved but it's important for him to give me space."

President Medvedev: "Yeah, I understand. I understand your message about space. Space for you…"

President Obama: "This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility."

President Medvedev: "I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir."

It makes you wonder what sort of "December surprises" will be in store for America if President Obama gets re-elected in November.  Instantly a lame duck President, for 4 years if elected, for 2 months if defeated, immune from  pressure to stay on center, he will be free to pursue many of the goals he has had to temporarily give up due to re-election pressures.

As far as concessions to Russia, he has already given them more than they could ever dream.  President Obama, presided over our final manned space flight in the Space Shuttle and now we pay the Russians whatever they decide to charge to send our Astronauts to the Space Station.

Just how many more "concessions" are we going to make to the Russians, before they play nice with us? We already stopped deployment of our missile shield in 2009 in part of Europe for a vague  promise that the Russians would put pressure on the Iranians to stop development of their nuclear weapons quest. How is that working out for the world?

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Syrian President Assad is slaughtering his own citizens in the streets of his country with the help of Russia.  The Russians have sent in special forces, armaments and technology, brazenly without fear of repercussions from the USA. Meanwhile Syria's neighbor, Israel, is being forced to restrain itself by the Obama administration.

Of course you hear not a peep of protest from the Russians now that oil is steadily hovering around the 107.00 per barrel mark, a crippling price for the world economy.  The Russians are reaping windfalls of dollars from their oil industry, while President Obama and his windmill/solar panel administration put roadblocks on our energy industry. It makes you wonder how many more Solyndra-like fiasco's are in store for us in an Obama 2nd term?

Would there ever be a budget under a 2nd term President Obama? Our nation has not even had a budget for the last three years of his term, it is unprecedented for our country not to have a budget. Also unprecedented is our nations credit downgrade and a spiraling, out of control 16 trillion and growing national debt.

What sort of Supreme Court Justices would a 2nd term president Obama appoint to the nations highest court?  Justices Kagan and Sotomayer offer a glimpse into what a 1st term President Obama would select, unfettered by re-election pressures, who would he choose?

In the meantime social issues such as free birth control pills, Viagra for men, an unfortunate shooting of a young black man in Florida, a trumped up "war on women", gay marriage and religious "freedom"  take center stage.  Just where the politicians want us to be focused.

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Obama's green energy policies make America vulnerable to terrorism

Oil first at sea

President Obama's decision to shelve the Keystone oil Pipeline project until after the Presidential elections, comes at the same time of news Iran is on the verge of obtaining nuclear weapons. The "decision" showed that this vital step in keeping our nation protected from outside threats to our energy supply, is based on politics, rather than what is best for our country.

Israel, the vowed target for annihilation by Iranian President Achmadenajad, has been said to be making preparations to defend itself. These preparations would include proactive and pre-emptive strikes on Iran's known nuclear facilities. Iran has already stated that if it is attacked, it would strike back at not only Israel, but American and world interests in the most devastating way.

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The most devastating way for Iran to harm the west, is to choke off the most vital oil exporting route in the world, the Strait of Hormuz. Iran sits on the narrow choke point where 40% of the worlds seaborne oil must pass and that's Iran's hole card in this dangerous card game. By mining the strait, sinking supertankers with missiles or submarines, Iran would send the worlds oil prices skyrocketing. This would push the already teetering world economy over the cliff, including America.

Since our past and present policies have made us so dependent on imported oil, it would be easy to see world oil prices soar to 200-300-400 per barrel, if the turbulent middle east exploded in conflict....So why doesn't the administration link this real and present danger with energy policies
that would help shield us from this threat?

With the energy sword of Damocles poised over our heads, President Obama and his Energy Department idealogues, seem bent on leaving us vulnerable to energy terrorism. Last week, besides nixing the Keystone Pipeline, the Administration announced it's 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Plan. Unfortunately it looks as if the administration continues to ignore our fossil fuel energy resources. Said Rep. Doc Hastings, chairman of the powerful House Natural Resource Committee: "This plan takes some of the worlds most promising energy resources off limits."

Even in Alaska where there are huge proven oil reserves and infrastructure in place to tap it, red tape and permitting processes retard those efforts. Shell Oil paid 2.1 billion for leases in 2008 and they have yet to drill an exploratory well due to lawsuits and permit delays.

Not only is America suffering needlessly by being deprived of it's massive amounts of energy, Americans are desperately seeking jobs in this cruel economy. President Obama had a golden opportunity to help his country achieve energy independence, create thousand even millions of jobs and protect his country's national security by creating a network to help us become energy self sufficient. But President Obama chose to vote present on these opportunities and the nation will be at peril because of it.

In the meantime, no amount of windmills and solar panels will even begin to replace the energy that can be produced by our own natural reserves of coal, oil and natural gas. Looks like we will be getting Solyndra type scandals in our energy pipeline, rather than the real energy that powers Americas economy.

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