Valiant

Went to a car show in Hiram Georgia this fall and saw this car complete with push button gear shifting.

Years ago my father had one that was lime green. We thought it was cool because of the fake wheel stamped in the trunk lid. Remember this well because when it died, the value was so low my father had to pay to have it dragged to the junkyard. The was cursing was epic.

Bryce

I usually try to finish these by Christmas, that way folks can be surprised in a way the kids enjoy.
This for the grandson of an excellent assistant at my former company.

At first I wasn't at all happy with the finish of the stain, a red over a brown, but when the laquer was applied it looked better than most. Haven't met the boy, hope he enjoys it.

Slumdog Surgeonaire

Congress.org (congress.org) presents MEGAVOTE for December 22, 2014 and Georgia's 13th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes:

• Senate: Confirmation of Vivek Hallegere Murthy to be Surgeon General

The 113th Congress has come to a close. The 114th Congress will convene on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.

Recent Senate Votes:
Confirmation of Vivek Hallegere Murthy to be Surgeon General, Vote Confirmed (51-43, 6 Not Voting)
The Senate confirmed Dr. Vivek Murthy to be Surgeon General.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted Not Voting
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO
I have little doubt that Saxby Chambliss is collecting paychecks for the fourth quarter of the year, but here is little evidence of it. The gang of eight is whittled down a little bit, at least for the moment, his replacement David Perdue looks to be cut of the same cloth. Dr. Murthy is known to be an anti-gun advocate but promised during confirmation hearings, that the office of Surgeon General as a not be used as a tool for advancing gun control. There was some negative comments by former office holders suggesting the new Surgeon General has little experience in public health services.
The nomination and conformation smells a little like the placement of a political animal. 
It would not be the first time. 

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Cuba House

In the end, I don't really care if the Cuba has a relationship with the United States or not. If things open up as planned, may the Marlin's can more to Havana and get some attendance.
This is a letter sent out by the White House, that I take some exception to.

Yesterday, after more than 50 years, we began to change America's relationship with the people of Cuba.

We are recognizing the struggle and sacrifice of the Cuban people, both in the U.S. and in Cuba, and ending an outdated approach that has failed to advance U.S. interests for decades. In doing so, we will begin to normalize relations between our two countries.

I was born in 1961, just over two years after Fidel Castro took power in Cuba, and just as the U.S. severed diplomatic relations with that country.

A high water mark for communists like yourself and father. 

 Our complicated relationship with this nation played out over the course of my lifetime -- against the backdrop of the Cold War, with our steadfast opposition to communism in the foreground. Year after year, an ideological and economic barrier hardened between us.

That previous approach failed to promote change, and it's failed to empower or engage the Cuban people. It's time to cut loose the shackles of the past and reach for a new and better future with this country.

This sounds like rewriting history. Nobody ever said we were trying to change Cuba, they were an enemy and you hold an enemy at arms length,  Remember, they starved citizens, stole property and sent all of their criminals to Florida in rafts. We did not have the shackle problem. 

I want you to know exactly what our new approach will mean.

First, I have instructed Secretary of State John Kerry to immediately begin discussions with Cuba to re-establish diplomatic relations that have been severed since 1961. Going forward, we will re-establish an embassy in Havana, and high-ranking officials will once again visit Cuba.

Kerry might as well work in the Western Hemisphere, because he can't get squat done anywhere else.  

Second, I have also instructed Secretary Kerry to review Cuba's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism -- a review guided by the facts and the law. At a time when we are focused on threats from ISIL and al Qaeda, a nation that meets our conditions and renounces terrorism should not face such a sanction.

Third, we'll take steps to increase travel, commerce, and the flow of information to -- and from -- Cuba. These steps will make it easier for Americans to travel to Cuba. They will make it easier for Americans to conduct authorized trade with Cuba, including exports of food, medicine, and medical products to Cuba. And they will facilitate increased telecommunications connections between our two countries: American businesses will be able to sell goods that enable Cubans to communicate with the United States and other countries.

 Now we are getting at the nut of it. Business in the United States wanted it.

Learn more about the steps we're taking to change our policy.

These changes don't constitute a reward or a concession to Cuba. We are making them because it will spur change among the people of Cuba, and that is our main objective.

It's possible, but didn't you criticize Bush for trying to transform Iraq?

Change is hard -- especially so when we carry the heavy weight of history on our shoulders.

How do you think we feel, carrying the heavy weight of an the President? 

Our country is cutting that burden loose to reach for a better future.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama

Doctor

Doctors are dropping like flies. The Affordable Care Act is the impetus for that.  Doctors that are close to retirement age are retiring rather than face the omnipotent government machine making demands of high production for reduced pay.  No free market here, the government will be setting the prices and the work flow. Does that sound like anything from Atlas Shrugged?  Well read this letter that my wife received from her gynecologist of over thirty years.  He is going to continue work, but for free, in other countries. Read this sweet letter received early this week.

To My Beloved Patients:

This letter is meant to explain to those of you who may want to know that I am leaving #-###-#####. This decision has been a difficult one-and a very recent one-one I probably had not made at the time of your last visit. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the most rewarding, fulfilling, and satisfying years of my life.

As a young doctor, I was an idealist. My reasons for entering medicine had to do with an internal drive to help others, and as my mother's son I was particularly motivated to help women. The prospect of bringing new life into the world thrilling and challenging. I have never lost those feelings, and there has never been a time when I was present at the instant of birth that I didn't thank God for the opportunity given me to be present at that moment. It has also been my great honor to share with so many of you those first wondrous moments of beholding-and actually holding-that new life which was the miracle of childbirth and love. For those memories, I thank you.

There were other memorable and challenging times, times when some of you fought to live, struggled with debilitating pain or doubt, hours when I struggled with you to understand, question, and dedicate every ounce of strength and medical training that I had to assist you to a better, healthier life. Sometimes we were disappointed, but more often than not, we found resolution, with God's help. Again, I thank you for entrusting your gynecological wellbeing to me, and it should go without saying that I would never knowingly let you down. That statement is part of the reason I' ~ writing you today. Because you have believed in me enough to entrust your health to me, I want to clarify my reasons for leaving the practice.

As most of us know, in recent years there have been many changes in insurance and medical practice that have affected all of us. During those years, I have managed to endure, and my practice has endured. In more recent years, however, there has been a turn to what may be called "corporate medicine," and now I find myself in the unwanted and unanticipated position of being forced to come to terms with my idealism and sense of loyalty to my patients. It is my loyalty to you-in particular, the longer-term patients who have been with me through the years and those who have only Medicare Insurance-that brings me to this moment.

As most of you know, as the founder of ##-###-#####, I brought in many other physicians over the years. I sought always the best and the brightest, and we worked as a team to provide the best possible medical service to our patients. I believe that we succeeded, and often felt a sense of pride in that.

However, all of the other current members of ##-###-##### have recently decided to affiliate the ##-###-#####, which is a very large combination of many other Atlanta area ob-gyn practices. This affiliation is scheduled to be effective as of February 1, 2015. Earlier this month, the other members of ##-###-##### notified their Medicare patients of this impending change and announced that as a condition of the affiliation, they would be required to opt out of the Medicare program. This means they will no longer bill Medicare, and all Medicare patients who want to continue to be seen will be given a discount, with payment due at the time of service.

For reasons which all of you who know me well will understand, I cannot and will not continue to practice medicine with ##-###-##### under these circumstances. Thus, I will not be joining in the ##-###-##### affiliation, and will no longer be a member of ##-###-##### as of December 31 , 2014. This has been a difficult, gut-wrenching decision, but one that is demanded by my personal values and my sense of loyalty to my Medicare Insurance patients. The evolution of corporate medicine has brought about many changes, but over the past few weeks, I have come to realize this is one I simply cannot live with.

Following my last day with ##-###-#####, I hope to take time off to take a mission trip to West Africa. Upon my return, I may continue the practice of medicine on a part time basis, but I have not made any final decisions about my future plans. In the interim, it is important for you to make arrangements to continue to receive quality medical care. Your medical records will continue to be on file at the offices of #-###-#####. If you decide to become a patient of one of the other physicians at ##-###-#####, your medical records will be made available to the new physician. Should you decide to use a physician outside of ##-###-#####, you should authorize your new physician to obtain your records from ##-###-##### by signing a release.

I do not intend to discourage anyone from continuing with the group of doctors I am leaving, but for those who may want recommendations, I strongly recommend the following physicians as extremely bright, kind, and surgically skilled:

Here are names I will not include.

I want to state for the record that I treasure the friendship of my colleague, close friend, and confidant, Dr. #####.

In closing, I want to add that I have received my fair share of honors, but none exceeds the honor I have felt resulting from your faith in me, and the friendship you have shared during the course of my career. I take pride in never having missed a scheduled workday except for three days following cardiac arrest and the insertion of four stents in 2008 (but I still managed to run the NY Marathon three weeks later) . Finally, as a physician, I take pride in having delivered more than 15,000 babies since the beginning of my training, military service, and private practice.

I want to thank you also for enabling me to pursue another passion, participation in medical missions in faraway countries where medical care is the exception and not the rule, including Bolivia, Iraq, Haiti, Vietnam, Cambodia, Argentina, Indonesia, Kenya, and Albania. As mentioned, I hope soon to leave for West Africa, and I anticipate that the desperation of the people in that part of the world will inspire and motivate me and remind me of my many blessings-among which I count all of you as the greatest.

I want to thank the staff at ##-###-#####. In particular, I thank ##### and #, two of the most caring, smart, and professional nurses' that I have ever known. Last but not least, I thank the best ultra-sonographers in the USA:

Here are names I will not include.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your loyalty, I will remember it as long as I live. May my legacy to you be the gratitude I feel, and my acknowledgement that without your support, I might never have made it to this hour. I look forward to serving you in the future, as the Good Lord directs me. '

With deep appreciation and warm regards,

So we we have a good man, a devoted man, who loves women, who loves god.
A far better man than the one who drove him to retirement.
My wife is beside herself.

The Democrats and President could care less, they've gotten the expanded government control they sought. Next stops, police uniformity, and collegiate regulation. In the end the only people who get quality care will be the politicians and the extremely rich.

Cromnibus

Combining two things today, my recurring MEGAVOTE comments and a faxsimilie just sent on a related topic.

Congress.org presents MEGAVOTE, December 15, 2014, for Georgia's 13th Congressional District.

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Fiscal 2015 Omnibus Appropriations - Motion to Concur
• House: Fiscal 2015 Omnibus Appropriations - Passage

Upcoming Congressional Bills

• Senate: Nominations

The House is not expected to consider further legislative business this year. The 114th Congress will convene on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.

Recent Senate Votes:
Fiscal 2015 Omnibus Appropriations - Motion to Concur Vote Agreed to (56-40, 4 Not Voting)
The Senate voted to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill that would provide about $1 trillion in discretionary appropriations in fiscal 2015 for federal departments and agencies covered by the 12 unfinished fiscal 2015 spending bills, thus clearing the measure for the President’s signature.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted Not Voting
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Thank you Mr. Isakson see me notes below.  Saxby WTF, what you did was an endorsement of something you know is detested by 2/3 of you constituency?

Recent House Votes:
Fiscal 2015 Omnibus Appropriations - Passage, Vote Passed (219-206, 10 Not Voting)
The House voted to concur in the Senate amendment to the bill with a House amendment that would provide about $1 trillion in discretionary appropriations in fiscal 2015 for federal departments and agencies covered by the 12 unfinished fiscal 2015 spending bills.
Rep. David Scott voted YES
Darned turncoat Republicans joining in with outgoing Democrats.  The Speaker needs to go straight to hell, the dishonest two faced sonofabitch.  As for David Scott, he's just doing what he does, the man says jump and he asks "how high".  He still won't show his chickenshit ass in Douglasville.

Upcoming Votes:

Nominations:  The Senate is expected to consider a number of nominations.

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I use the NumberUSA emails and web site to keep up on immigration current event. This is the facsimile they just suggested and built for me.  I

Senator Johnny Isakson

U.S. Senate, 131 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Isakson,

I saw that you voted in favor of Senator Ted Cruz's constitutional point of order that would have stopped the 2015 spending bill that fully funds Pres. Obama's executive amnesty. I wanted to thank you for doing so. Granting executive amnesty to millions of illegal aliens not only goes against the will of the people, but it hurts American workers and their families.

In advance of Saturday's vote, Senator Cruz said, "If you believe President Obama's executive order was unconstitutional, vote yes." Based on his previous statements, President Obama would have voted yes in the past. 

In March 2011, President Obama said, "I swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books .... Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress and change the laws on my own. Believe me, the idea of doing things on my own is very tempting. I promise you. Not just on immigration reform. But that's not how our system works. That's not how our democracy functions. That's not how our Constitution is written." 

In addition to the legal problems, executive amnesty presents economic problems for American workers and their families. Currently there are 18 million Americans who want a full-time job, but cannot find one. Adding millions more people to an already fragile job market creates unnecessary pressure on the American workers trying to find a good job and support their family. 

Adding millions of more workers also will continue the trend of stagnant wages. According to federal data, middle-class wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower now than in 1979. Additionally, according to a Wall Street Journal study, the wages of those in one-third of all U.S. counties have declined since 2004. 

Again, thank you for standing with Senator Cruz against President Obama's executive action. I hope you continue to fight against executive amnesty.

Thank you,

Sounds Like 1980

The first Presidential election I voted in, Jimmy Carter was speechifying about the country being in a malaise.
Voters See A Sinking America
Compared to now, there are some similar cause and effects going on. Some characteristic problems are vastly different. While Carter often stood alone, separate from Congress, he certainly was not guilty of having rammed legislation through that was completely opposed by the other party, and had overstated levels of public support.
As to foreign policy, the two virtually identical, ineffectual, completely without a vision based on the needs of the United States. These person types react to stimuli, predictable stimuli that planning is constructed to augment of circumvent. They don't plan strategy on anything other than political objectives.
Carter has spent the last twenty years blaming Reagan and Israel for many of his problems. He carries grudges against both.
Obama has been blaming Bush since day one.  There is no doubt with me that the left leaning historians will boost the record of President Obama's achievement with the footnote that he was hamstrung by the failures of the previous office holder.
By the way, when it comes to foreign policy, President Clinton pretty much sucked too, but was the beneficiary of some fortuitous
Americans see the country sinking because that is how they are being led.

Communist Mayors are Not Welcome

I guess the policemen of New York have had about enough their acknowledged communist supporting Mayor's mouth.  Following the death of the entrepreneurial Garner, the Mayor has done everything he could to show his support for the people demonstrating against the police force he is in command of.
This is a statement policemen are circulating, apparently in defiance of of a politician that refuses to acknowledge reality.

The communist comment is for real, In the eighties Mayor de Blasio opening supported the Sandinista government in Nicaragua.
That the citizens of the Big Apple even elected this man is a marvel of stupidity, as if Bloomberg wasn't bad enough.  These same citizens that spit on Republicans when they attempt to express their viewpoints in the open public. We've all seen it on the news, they think it is cool. If it really happens, it will be terrible because that would mean another policemen has died, but if it happens and the Mayor is excluded, GOOD he's an asshole.

GOP joins Democrats

My Georgia Senators voted YEA and "not voting".

Many Republicans proved their duplicity by voting NEA, lead by the traitorous Mitch McConnell.

This is what happens when you pile together a bunch bad budget items together, everybody approves each others shit so you can get your own shit passed.

GOP joins Democrats in defending Obama's amnesty executive order | RedState

In the end its all shits an d McConnell should by put to pasture.

I am pissed off at that m.th.r-f.ck.r.

No Back Taxes in Immigration Action

For giggles I hopped into the FactCheck site. The first the article points out an error that I did not notice.

That was that the President claimed a step in the pathway to legal working status, euphemistically called “provisional unlawful presence waivers”, was a requirement to pay back taxes.

No Back Taxes in Immigration Action

Supporting document details

For immigrants who step forward, the procedure is to make sure that they “start paying their fair share of taxes” so they can “temporarily stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation for three years at a time,” says a White House fact sheet. The key word in there is “start.” There is no mechanism to require immigrants in the country illegally to pay any back taxes in order to obtain a three-year work authorization.

I have to admit that I was so pissed off with the whole issue that fine text study was an impossibility.

That if I had heard the words, I would have dismissed them instantly, as a lie.  A non-starter designed to soften the harsh reality that this is a simple heavy handed tactic with intent on increasing the Democratic voter base. Let the citizens think that part of the deal is more revenue, and then after the barn door is torn off, claim that collection is an impossibility.

A parallel to the selling of ACA, it was going to save citizens money, offering plausible explanations that work in the open market but never in government, then after passage, let the cost reveal itself.

Buy what Democrats offer and in the end you'll always learn the truth is what you feared.

Good site.

If You Fund It You Own It

It is time to set the tone boys, throw down the gauntlet and stop conspiring to fund other politicians pets so you can get one of your own. If you need that kind of compromise you are part of the problem at the onset.

Memo To House Republicans: If You Fund It You Own It | ConservativeHQ.com

Executive Action on Immigration

Congress.org presents MEGAVOTE, December 8, 2014, for Georgia's 13th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes

• House: Executive Action on Immigration - Passage
• House: Fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization - Motion to Concur

Upcoming Congressional Bills

• Senate: Omnibus Appropriations
• Senate: Fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization
• House: California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
• House: Omnibus Appropriations

Recent House Votes:
Executive Action on Immigration - Passage, Vote Passed (219-197, 3 Present, 15 Not Voting)
The House voted to pass a bill that would prohibit the executive branch from exempting or deferring from deportation any immigrants considered to be unlawfully present in the United States. It also would prohibit the administration from treating those immigrants as if they were lawfully present or had lawful immigration status.
Rep. David Scott voted NO

The way I see this is, my congressman voted against a bill that intends to prevent the President from circumventing Congress. No doubt along party lines, soon we'll see how brave the Hose is without the cover Senatorial tabling. My guess is the bills will become a little less trident. 

Fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization - Motion to Concur, Vote Passed (300-119, 15 Not Voting)
The House voted to concur in the Senate amendment with a House amendment and pass the bill that would authorize $495.9 billion for the Defense Department's base budget, $17.5 billion for national security programs within the Energy Department and $63.7 billion to support Overseas Contingency Operations including $5.1 billion to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
Rep. David Scott voted YES

Half a trillion dollars, passes with 3:1 margin.  And what is this money intended to counter the Islamic State in Syria. Anyway, in this case I appreciate that my congressman supports defense.

Upcoming Votes:
Omnibus Appropriations - HR__
The Senate is expected to consider an omnibus spending bill to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year.

Harry Reid seems more interested in being proactive all of a sudden.

Fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization - HR3979
The Senate is expected to consider a bill to authorize funding for the Defense Department and related programs.

Money for guns, won't be a problem.

California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 - HR5781
The House is expected to consider a bill to provide short-term water supplies to drought-stricken California.

Money for the strongly Democratic state of California, no problem expected.

Omnibus Appropriations - HR__
The House is expected to consider an omnibus spending bill to fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year.

If there is money in there for Executive Action on Immigration, no way the House should pass an ounce of it.

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Comedy Bang Bang

An 86 year old man went to his doctor for his quarterly checkup.
The doctor asked him how he was feeling, and the 86 year old said "Things are great and I've never felt better. I now have a 20 year old bride who is pregnant with my child."
"So what do you think about that Doc?"
The doctor considered his question for a minute and then began to tell a story.
"I have an older friend, much like you, who is an avid hunter and never misses a season.
One day he was setting off to go hunting.  In a bit of a hurry, he accidentally picked up his walking cane instead of the gun. As he neared a lake he came across a very large male beaver sitting at the water's edge. He realized he'd left his gun at home and so he couldn't shoot the magnificent creature.  Out of habit he raised his cane, aimed it at the animal as if it were his favorite hunting rifle and went 'bang, bang'. Miraculously, two shots rang out and the beaver fell over dead."
Now what do you think of that?" asked the doctor.
The 86 year old said "Logic would strongly suggest that somebody else pumped a couple of rounds into that beaver."
The doctor replied "My point exactly".

A-List Bitch

The source title is a little overstated, but the feeling is understood.

When I first heard that the New York Times published the address of the vindicated policeman, a temptation to throw something through the television was great.



POLICE LAUGH AT REPORTER Who Published Darren Wilson’s Address After She Requests A-List Protection



Ms. Bosman, by her actions, is in my judgement, a mean spirited cunt.

Its All About What Obama Wants

And that is enough to fight it to the bitter end.

It is time for Congress to show that it has as much of a backbone as the President, who has basically taken the stance of "you have to stop me".

Forty-eight percent of voters are against the executive order, and wanting Congress to fight.

Forty-three percent of voters believe Congress should just let it go.

How Should Congress React to Obama's Immigration Plan?

We know these damned politicians look at this and think that the negatives are too high to fight while the margin is slim. I think that the Republicans ought to fight to the last fingernail, the last black eye.

Forget all of the logic for which there is very little on the left, do it if only to show the President that he is not omnipotent.

The sonofabitch is is suborning if not actively encouraging more illegal entries, punishing people who play by the rules.

Hammer Attack

This pair must have been part of the peaceful crowd...
Bosnian community in St. Louis outraged over fatal hammer attack in Bevo Mill neighborhood : News
What a crock of shit, the media trying to put a happy face on evil.

TransCanada Still Stalled

Congress.org presents MEGAVOTE November 24, 2014, for Georgia's 13th Congressional District.

Recent Congressional Votes:

• Senate: Keystone XL Pipeline - Passage
• Senate: Surveillance Authorities - Cloture
• House: EPA Research Standards – Passage

Both chambers are in recess until Monday, December 10.
Hoo rah.

Recent Senate Votes:
Keystone XL Pipeline - Passage Vote Failed (59-41)
The Senate rejected a bill that would immediately allow TransCanada to construct, connect, operate and maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities known as the Keystone XL pipeline, including any revision to the pipeline route within Nebraska as required or authorized by the state. By unanimous consent, the Senate agreed to raise the majority requirement for passage of the bill to 60 votes.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted YES
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Now why in the world do you think those boys raised the level passage? My deduction is to render votes for inconsequential. God damned dishonest bunch  of rat bastards. The voters have spoken start listening.

Surveillance Authorities - Cloture Vote Rejected (58-42)
The Senate failed to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to a bill that would prohibit the bulk collection of domestic telephone and Internet metadata by intelligence agencies. It would allow intelligence agencies to query data held by telephone companies if the government can demonstrate the search is needed to fight terrorism.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted NO
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO
The result and the votes by Georgia Senators are aligned with the principle of restricted government. Unfortunately I don't think the intelligence agencies think their boundaries are serious encumbrances. In my understanding, they pretty much do whatever they want.

Recent House Votes:
EPA Research Standards – Passage Vote Passed (237-190, 7 Not Voting)
The House voted to pass a bill that would prohibit the EPA from proposing, finalizing or disseminating a rule or other regulatory impact analysis or guidance unless all scientific and technical information used to support the research results is made publicly available and can be independently analyzed and reproduced. It also would clarify that environmental research law does not require the disclosure of information that is prohibited by law.
Rep. David Scott voted NO
What's the point, Reid won't do anything with it. 

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Taking Advantage

I have a strong suspicion that the president made his announcement about an executive order timed to coincide with the Ferguson Missouri issue.
Most of the news for the last 2 days since the announcement has been focused on what the grand jury is doing in Missouri.
The network news sources are entirely focused on what might and might not happen. A practice of hyperbole and prediction that is always driven me a little bit crazy.

The Big Lie

Because he did it much in the way that I like to comment on political statements, Mark Alexander of the Patriot Post deserves full credit for this post.
Legend:
EO = Executive Order
BO = Barack Obama
MA = Mark Alexander
Otis = Me

MA: As for some of the EO specifics outlined by Obama, allow me to take those apart: 

BO: When I took office, I committed to fixing this broken immigration system.

MA: But he didn’t, as I have already outlined.

BO: Families who enter our country the right way and play by the rules watch others flout the rules.

MA: And Obama is now rewarding the latter group with amnesty.

BO: Business owners who offer their workers good wages and benefits see the competition exploit undocumented immigrants by paying them far less.

MA: So now, all those jobs can go to people who are willing to do them for far less.

BO: It’s been this way for decades. And for decades, we haven’t done much about it.

MA: As noted, Democrats have obstructed border security measures for decades.

BO: Over the past six years, deportations of criminals are up 80 percent. 

MA: Actually, more Demo smoke and mirrors. Obama changed how “deportations” are counted.

BO: Overall, the number of people trying to cross our border illegally is at its lowest level since the 1970s.

MA: Obviously that is because it is evident, even to prospective illegal immigrants, that Obama’s economic “recovery” policies14 are a colossal failure and the prospects even for low paying jobs have dried up.

BO: There are actions I have the legal authority to take as president – the same kinds of actions taken by Democratic and Republican before me.

MA: Actually, those “actions taken by Democratic and Republican presidents” are in no way comparable to Obama’s EO, as noted by legal scholars both liberal and conservative.

On his three point plan:

BO: First, we’ll build on our progress at the border with additional resources for our law enforcement personnel so that they can stem the flow of illegal crossings, and speed the return of those who do cross over. 

MA: No, “build on our progress at the border” is more double talk for obstructing efforts to “stem the flow of illegal crossings.”

BO: Second, I’ll make it easier and faster for high-skilled immigrants, graduates and entrepreneurs to stay and contribute to our economy. 

MA: As noted, this really means “receive all associated taxpayer-subsidized services like housing, schooling and medical care” and join the ranks of dependent Democrat voter constituencies.

BO: Third, we’ll take steps to deal responsibly with the millions of undocumented immigrants who already live in our country. 

MA: That means, in the end, figure out how to provide them fast-track citizenship.

Obama continues:

BO: We’re a nation of laws. 

MA: The audacity of including those words in an announcement to abjectly violate those laws falls squarely into the BIG Lie propaganda category.

BO: It’s not who we are as Americans. 

MA: Barack Obama is wholly unqualified to advise Patriots “who we are as Americans.”

BO: Their … hopes, dreams and patriotism are just like ours.

MA: Again, Obama is wholly unqualified to advise Patriots “who we are as Americans.”

BO: We expect people who live in this country to play by the rules. 

MA: We expect the same of our president.

BO: To those members of Congress who question my authority … I have one answer: Pass a bill. 

MA: Actually, passing a bill comes first. You have no authority to legislate.

BO: That’s not how our democracy works… 

MA: Indeed, it is not.

BO: Let me tell you why I … feel so strongly about [immigration]. 

MA: No, tell us why you did nothing about it in 2009 or 2010 when your party controlled the House and Senate?

BO: [Immigrants are not] taking a dime from the government. 

MA: Seriously?

BO: Scripture tells us that we shall not oppress a stranger, for we know the heart of a stranger – we were strangers once, too. 

MA: So now Obama is citing Exodus 22:21 from a government podium? Can he do that given the whole “wall of separation” thing? I wonder if his mentor Jeremiah Wright added that line for him?

BO: What makes us Americans is our shared commitment to an ideal – that all of us are created equal.

MA: Unless you’re Obama, in which case you are above all others.

Otis: Normally I would be inserting similar but more poorly written comments, all the while cursing at the computer screen.  Mr. Alexander manages to address many points, using prior documentation to support.
The Democrats' goal is to build constituency that is why they have resisted enforcing border control. The Republicans have compromised in the past, pushed reluctantly by their own constituency, allowing rule changes in exchange of promised enforcement. Now that a pattern of Democratic dishonesty has been PROVEN, the Republicans have now choice but to resist.
BO created all lot of his legislative problems by forcing ACA through without Republican support, He proved that  was incapable of compromise and later has been revealed of having purposefully lied to divert Republican characterizations that ACA was effectively a government grab of control over the medical industry.
The bride generally gets angry with me for using profanity but within the reach of BO's sound, anything is fair.

Keystone Kops

Congress.org presents:  MEGAVOTE, November 17, 2014, for for Georgia's 13th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes:

• Senate: Child Care and Development Block Grant - Cloture
• House: Keystone XL Pipeline - Passage

Upcoming Congressional Bills:

•  Senate: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014
•  House: EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013

Recent Senate Votes:

Child Care and Development Block Grant - Cloture - Vote Agreed to (96-1, 3 Not Voting)
The Senate voted to invoke cloture on a motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill that would reauthorize, through fiscal 2019, the Child Care and Development Block Grant program and institute new educational, health and safety standards on child care providers that receive funds.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted Not Voting
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES

Something that all Senators can agree on must be something that they are afraid to vote against.  Johnny Isakson you just voted the same as Harry Reid, doesn't that give you pause.  Saxby Chambliss's vote is in pink, because either doesn't have the courage to vote no or couldn't be bothered to show up.

Recent House Votes:
Keystone XL Pipeline - Passage - Vote Passed (252-161, 1 Present, 20 Not Voting)
The House voted to pass a bill that would immediately allow TransCanada to construct, connect, operate and maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities known as the Keystone XL pipeline, including any revision to the pipeline route within Nebraska as required or authorized by the state. It also would consider the January 2014 environmental impact statement issued by the State Department sufficient to satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act.
Rep. David Scott voted YES

So there has been a valid impact study published for 10 months and now some Democrats are willing to vote affirmatively? This tells me there has been no outstanding pipeline construction issues other than the warnings from the hysterical anti-development establishments. 

Upcoming Votes:
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 - S1086
The bill would reauthorize, through fiscal 2019, the Child Care and Development Block Grant program and institute new educational, health and safety standards on child care providers that receive funds.

Already discussed above, safety standards established with the built in lure of redistributed cash. 

EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 - HR1422
The bill would amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration
Authorization Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications and public participation.

Seems plausible, but only if advisory board members could be unbiased in approach. Today it seems that so many have politicized agendas from the start.

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Iron City Beer

When I was a youngster in college,  finding this beer, Grain Belt Beer was a real treat. When it appeared at my local packy, had to buy a sixer.
Wasn't as good as memory serves.

Close But No Cigar

Only counts in horseshoes and atom bombs.
A coworker took this picture in New Hampshire just before the election, a sign saying

Democrats Want to Steal Your Money and Liberty

They will cheat and lie to hang on to the opportunity.

Clearly the opinion of  person in the minority.
Jeanne Shaheen beat Scott Brown in a surprisingly close election, Shaheen carrying 51.6 percent of the vote.
The day before the election information was released that links Jeanne Shaheen to Lois Lerner and the IRS Targeting scandal.
Do you think the result might have been different if the IRS has no dragged its knuckles in releasing the evidence of wrongdoing? My guess is yes,
Point to Eric Holder for obstructing the truth.
Justice is no longer the domain of the DOJ.

Letter from the Swamp

At least that's what Washington DC used to be.

Right after the election a promise from the President to roll up his sleeves and work hard.

Yesterday, millions of Americans cast their ballots. Republicans had a good night, and I congratulate all the candidates who won.
But what stands out to me is that the message Americans sent yesterday is one you've sent for several elections in a row now. You expect the people you elect to work as hard as you do. You expect us to focus on your ambitions -- not ours -- and you want us to get the job done. Period.
I plan on spending every moment of the next two years rolling up my sleeves and working as hard as I can for the American people. This country has made real and undeniable progress in the six years since the 2008 economic crisis. But our work will not be done until every single American feels the gains of a growing economy where it matters most: in your own lives.
While I'm sure we'll continue to disagree on some issues that we're passionate about, I'm eager to work with Congress over the next two years to get the job done. The challenges that lay ahead of us are far too important to allow partisanship or ideology to prevent our progress as a nation.
As we make progress, I'll need your help, too. Over the weeks and months ahead, I'll be looking to Americans like you, asking you to stay engaged.
I am optimistic about our future. Because for all the maps plastered across our screens today, for all the cynics who say otherwise, we are more than a simple collection of red and blue states. We are the United States.
And yesterday, millions of Americans -- Democrats and Republicans, women and men, young and old, black and white -- took the time out of their day to perform a simple, profound act of citizenship. That's something we shouldn't forget amid the din of political commentary. Because making progress starts with showing up.
Let's get to work.
President Barack Obama

A week later it appears that the Democrats are using the media to push the theory that the the exodus toward the Republicans in two of the last three elections is a call to be ready for compromise. Shit the Democratic Senate has not budged an inch for six years. They, led by Harry Reid have tabled virtually every bill put up by the House, including a couple of budgets, all the while laying blame at the doorstep of Speaker.
I would be fine with compromises on the budgets, nominations, and foreign policy. On immigration, no way, promises have been broken, broken with intent.  On the firearms, just leave that alone, let the states handle it.
There is a whole litany of topics that have conservatives and Democrats are separated by foundation philosophy. That said, not all Republicans are conservative and the likelihood that we'll take a few more steps to the left is high.

43% Will Do Something Special to Observe Veterans Day

I am embarrassed to say that I was unaware of today's holiday. Went to the bank at lunchtime, was convinced that the local branch had closed. Have family members that have served and deserve appreciation.  Hard to be in the ungrateful majority it is.

Rasmussen Poll link to follow...

43% Will Do Something Special to Observe Veterans Day

Honey Don't

Like the old Carl Perkins' song, 

"I say you will when you won't, ah-hah honey don't"

We've had six years of a recalcitrant Senate protecting the President's backside, doing nothing and blaming the House of Representatives for their own wrongdoing.  Now that the hammer has been passed to our team, pulling your own teeth seems self destructive. This is a letter just faxed to both of my Senators.

Senator Johnny Isakson
U.S. Senate, 131 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Isakson,
We have heard that Congressional Republicans are considering passing a long-term omnibus spending bill in the lame-duck session of Congress. Please don't! If a long-term bill is passed, how will Republicans defund President Obama's executive amnesty early next year? Please make sure that only a short-term continuing resolution is passed.
Republican options for blocking the president's executive amnesty are few in number. The president can veto whatever legislation is passed, but a bill is unlikely to be passed because it is likely to be filibustered in the Senate. A spending bill is the only option.
Passing a long-term omnibus spending bill before President Obama issues his executive actions to amnesty illegal aliens simply makes no sense. Why would your party give up the one chance it has to defund the president's amnesty? The American people voted at the polls against the president's plans, so I hope you will make sure only a short-term bill is voted on by Congress during the lame-duck session.
Looking for your support,

No doubt, this is the kind of compromise Saxby Chambliss thinks makes him more "Senatorial" looking.

Hanging On

A couple of weeks back my new business owner told me that I needed to get a new vanity tag for my truck. The tag is for the Georgia Tech 2006 ACC Coastal champion. Have to admit that I agree that I need a new tag.
This tag I saw a car Hiram Georgia car show.  In some ways it's a quaint reminder of how serious folks were about keeping the south southern. It is nearly 40 years old.

Wasn't there Charlie Daniels song it said something about tearing Walace stickers off the bumper's of cars, I think it was The Ballad of Uneasy Rider.

Lone Survivor

A pass along from a coworker who is also a Army veteran.
Lone Survivor is book written by Marcus Luttrell, with assistance from Patrick Robinson. This was published by Back Bay Books in 2007.
The book is described on the cover as "the eyewitness account of Operation Redwing and the lost heroes of Seal Team 10".
This is the self autobiographical story of Marcus Luttrell, a Navy Seal and sole survivor of a mission that started with four men.  Three of his team were killed in action against the Taliban in Afghanistan. More men were killed when a rescue team in a helicopter was shot down.
Luttrell describes in great depth his childhood, the motivating people in his life and the early decision to devote his soul and all of his effort to god and country.  The book describes in great detail the SEAL training process and how the candidate group was reduced from nearly 200 men to less than thirty.
The final mission for Luttrell, the same that left three of of his teammates dead was known to be treacherous from the onset and seemed in many ways to fulfill many of the tactical roadblocks anticipated.  Men were sent on a mission against a force that could have outnumbered them by a a factor of 50 to 1, on steep mountainous terrain absent of sufficient cover.
After heavy firefight and a retreat that could be better described as falling off a mountain, Marcus Luttrell was found a protected by a Pashtun tribe.
The soldier endured injuries that there is little doubt would have finished most, certainly me. He was buoyed by his training, faith in god and trust in family.
A clear message that come through early and consistently, is that war is difficult to execute when encumbered by the rules of politicians and bureaucrats, thrusting the ignorance of of the sheltered over the experience and need for freedom to self preserve.  There were choices made that precipitated the fight that a more ruthless election might have maintained secrecy for the team.
I enjoyed the book a great seal and found it simple to read.  This has been made into a movie with Marky Mark Wahlberg, something that will surely be on my to see list.

The Reivers

This book report is on the Faulkner offering The Reivers, subtitled A Reminiscence.
Published in 1962, this was the last novel written by William Faulkner. Surprising enough, at least to me, the novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction the next year, 1963.
The plot at first is hard to follow, as I have found most Faulkner fiction, building to a climatic end that makes it difficult to set down.  The period of the story is in the early 1900's before the first World War. The central character of the tale is the 11 year old Lucius Priest who with an employee of his grandfather, Boon Hogganbeck takes a lark on a trip to Memphis. En route the pair learns that Ned McCaslin has managed to climb aboard for the trip. Ned, a black man who works the Priest stables, is also, by blood, a cousin of the young Lucius. The boy was convinced by Boon to take Lucius's grandfather's car (a rare thing) to Memphis while the parent were on a trip to Mobile. Boon wanted to go in order to visit a prostitute called "Miss Corrie". In taking the Priest car without permission, the vehicle could be regarded as stolen, the term "reive" is Scottish work for "rob, which in turn lends itself to the book's title. When they trio arrives in Memphis, Boon and Lucius stay at the brothel, home of Miss Corrie, and while Ned heads off to the other side of town. While off alone Ned trades the car for a racehorse that has a losing reputation.
The second half of the book revolves around the trio of thieves setting up a and getting to the race.  All the while Boon is trying to build a relationship with Corrie whom he obviously loves. Lucius has never been to Memphis let alone a brothel, learns of many things and of people who have taken the wrong way in life.
The story comes to a head when Lucius Priest rides the horse in an race set up for gambling. Lightening is fast but he has a habit of running just behind the other horses so he can keep all them in sight.  Ned has figured out what makes Lightening run in front, by coaxing him with canned fish; or as Ned calls them "sour deans". Lightening win the race and Ned a good deal of money; which Lucius as rider refuses to accept any of. Lucius's grandfather shows up, another race is arranged, and this time Ned doesn't do the bait, Lightening loses and Ned make more money by betting on the other horse.
To finish off the story, Boon and Corrie get married and name their first child for Lucius.
My neighbor the librarian told me that he thought Faulkner was drunk when he wrote this book, in the beginning I was pretty sure he was right, not knowing about the prize, thought the book was crap. But it grows on you, its a lot like a modern Huckleberry Finn.
You should read this book, but give it time to be careful.

Come On In

Found this fake sign at the Patriot Post.

Reminds me of the old Oak Ridge Boys song.

Just Ask Any Black Republican

To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.

Voltaire

aka François-Marie Arouet

The Sky Is Not Falling

But listen to some folks and you would never know it.

A report on the liberal press claim that Israel's Iron Dome is not working. Even NPR is getting in on the act. If the facts are inconvenient; ignore them seems to be the left's mode of operation operation.

What I suspect is that the Israel haters in the world are hoping they can erode American support for such systems, indirectly cutting the Hebrews off at the knees.

Iron Dome: 'Rigged Success'?

The King of Torts

It had been a long time since I'd read a John Grisham book, saw this laying around and knocked it out in a couple of days.
Published in 2003 by Dell the paperback version has 470 pages.
The story is about a public defender in Washington DC, in the preparation for the defense of a client catches a whiff of obstruction and in chasing that he triggers the interest of a pharmaceutical company fixer. Clay Carter, the public defender, the son of a prominent disbarred lawyer, is scraping by on a lousy salary, becoming numb to guilty clients, has a girlfriend pressuring for marriage and a better life.  The girlfriend leaves him for a good earner and an offer comes from an unknown pharmaceutical company via a shady fixer, millions of dollars to pay off victims of criminal that have killed due to negative side affects of a promising drug.  Clay jumps the public defenders office and takes the deal and solves the offers to settle quickly.  Soon the fixer presents another offer from a different pharmaceutical company, to bring a class action suit against a competitor for benign tumors side effects of a popular arthritis medicine. Clay plays the short stock game knowing what is going to happen. The results are swift and dramatic, Clay's new firm earns over $100,000,000.00, with which he is generous to his subordinate partners.
Soon more class action torts are developed.
Well, as the fires are burning red hot the benign tumors started turning cancerous and a class action suit is filed against the star lawyer. The new cases fall through for various reason and the end results is a lot of pissed off clients and the SEC knocking at he door. A pair of the victims beat the tar out of him, all of is property is sold off, he stays out of SEC jail, gets the girl back and runs off to hide where he can be invisible.
If you like Grisham give it a whirl, The King of Torts is a fun fast read.
That said if you haven't read Grisham, I suggest you start with some of the better offers like A Time to Kill.  The plot is simple and I found myself thinking about three chapters ahead after about the first hundred pages.

Election 2014: Georgia Governor

A few weeks ago it looked like a toss up.

Nathan Deal gives me the creeps, certainly does not pass the stink test.

That said there is no way I will vote for Jason Carter.

Maybe I will abstain on that office.

Election 2014: Georgia Governor

That's How We Roll

Last week the White House prepared the fifth column with this propaganda...

"That's How We Roll"

Hey,

Last week at the United Nations, President Obama laid out a forceful case that in an uncertain world, American strength and leadership is the one constant.

The United States is leading an international coalition in the fight to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL, to counter Russian aggression in Ukraine, and to contain and combat the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

As the President said on Sunday night: That's how we roll.

This Thursday, speaking to Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, the President will make the case for what has always fueled America's leadership -- and that's America's economic greatness. He'll take a step back from the rush of current events to explain what we've done to recover from the Great Recession and what we need to do to ensure that more middle-class Americans feel that progress in their own lives.

Make sure you're watching. RSVP to watch the speech here -- and we'll email you on Thursday morning with an exclusive set of materials so you have the facts before the President speaks.

The fact is, the President's policies and the hard work of the American people have helped America come back farther and faster from recession than almost any other advanced nation. The economy is stronger today than it was before President Obama took office. But he didn't run for office to get us back to where we were; he ran to get us where we need to be -- to rebuild an economy that creates not only good jobs, but broad-based prosperity.

Right after the President took office -- in the face of a global recession -- he laid out his vision for building a New Foundation for the American economy based not on the cycle of bubble-and-bust that led to the crisis, but rather on shared, durable growth that creates good, middle-class jobs. We focused on reforming our financial and health care systems, investing in education, unleashing new jobs in new industries like clean energy and high-tech manufacturing, and bringing down the deficit for future generations.

From the toughest reforms of Wall Street since the Great Depression, to the Affordable Care Act, to cutting our deficits in half, to ten million new private sector jobs over the past four and a half years, we've made significant, measurable progress on each element of this New Foundation. Today, our economy is on a stronger footing for the future.

There's no quick fix, but there are commonsense things Washington can do right now to help create jobs and raise wages. The President will detail the strategy we need to follow to ensure that this century is the American century and that the benefits of our growth are shared broadly with the middle class and all who hope to join it.

Say you'll be watching, and we'll send you an update on Thursday morning, putting the facts you need in one quick, easy-to-read place.

More soon,

Dan Pfeiffer

Senior Advisor

The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111

So now the world has President Obama to thank for saving the world from the "Great Recession". Classic self aggrandizement from a cabal that couldn't figure out how to keep track of TARP money or construct a health service website.
President Obama is a tough one alright, tough to comprehend, tough to respect, impossible to believe.

Got Head?

Get one from an infidel.

REWB

Send in Eric Holder to protect the civil rights of an oppressed athlete. He could have a sit down with the running back but instead of having a glass of beer, maybe and assortment of steroids and HGH.

Obama: If I Had a 2nd Son, He’d Look Like Ray Rice | ScrappleFace

Riding an Elevator While Black
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

It is almost February!

Sound Familiar?

The daily report from Foreign Policy (www.foreignpolicy.com) suggests that a newly agreed plan for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan does not have the endorsement of all parties.

A bilateral security agreement was signed, pledging the the United States will remove all troops from Afghanistan by the year 2017.There are currently US 24,000 troops in the country and the plan reportedly has that dropping to 9,800 by the end of this year.

That is three months off folks.

Some officials from both Afghanistan and Pakistan are suggesting that striking a rigid plan may not be the best idea. Quote...

"You can have well-designed plans, but the future is hard to predict and you have to be willing to adjust those plans based on the reality of what's taking place on the ground. The situation in Afghanistan in 2014 is very difficult, and we have been asking our American friends to re-evaluate their plans for leaving Afghanistan so you don't see what has happened in Iraq happen there as well."

We were hearing comments such as these from Iraq and from experienced military and political pulpits domestically. The executive branch forged ahead anyway. Now in Iraq and neighboring Syria we have a uprising of religious rebels that came to strength in the power vacuum. 

I understand that we are sick the middle east and wish that it would go away, but when you are in in the middle of a mess for which you have at least some responsibility, you do not walk away when the result is certainly going to be a return to the condition that got us there in the first place. The condition that got us there in the first place was real, the country was harboring terrorists. Now with the expansion if ISIS-ISIL in the region, is there any doubt that they will regain power in Afghanistan?

I say no.

It is easier to stay than it is to go back, set up permanent bases and plan on being there for 25 years or more. They don't have to be large, but why not, it frankly is probably more strategic than having basis in England.  Taking a prolonged bunker mentality, will, by its permanence increase stability in a country that recognizes itself the need. 

Resist the temptation to cut tail and run. 

GOP Voters Think Republicans in Congress Out of Touch

And yet we continue to hear things out of the mouths of Republican Congressional leaders like Mitch McConnell about how they are going to drive the Tea Party element out of the picture.  Drive the same populist movement that has placed them at the threshold of control, to obscurity! Was there ever a better reason to leave these entrenched farts in the dust. They won't take a serious stand on illegal aliens, they won't take a principled stand on the budget and there isn't a leader in the bunch.


GOP Voters Think Republicans in Congress Out of Touch

Republican voters feel disenfranchised, they hate the Democrats for expanding government without reason beyond wanting to build a power base and dislike the Republicans for being Democrats-lite. After short tenures all Federal politicians become slaves to the bureaucracy Democrats are just more honest about it.

Republicans will probably continue to get our votes in the short run because the Democrats are completely in left field.  The choices are the completely left and left of center.  The Libertarians have got no shot with the majority of Republicans because their foreign policy aligns with the Democrats, non-nonsensical ostrich head in the sand stuff.

You Should Feel So Proud

Congress.org presents MEGAVOTE September 22, 2014 for Georgia's 13th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes -

• Senate: Equal Pay - Cloture
• Senate: Fiscal 2015 Continuing Resolution - Passage
• House: Fiscal 2015 Continuing Resolution - Passage

Both chambers are in recess until the week of November 10.

In the during they will by lying their asses off and begging for votes.

Recent Senate Votes:

Equal Pay - Cloture Vote Rejected (52-40, 8 Not Voting)

The Senate failed to invoke cloture on a bill that would require employers to demonstrate that wage gaps between men and women with similar qualifications and in similar jobs have a business justification. It would prohibit employers from retaliating against employees who share salary information and authorize the Labor secretary to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages in a sex discrimination action.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted Not Voting, WTF, highlighted in pink for being a pussy

Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO

I am glad this did not pass cloture vote, the damned thing is preposterous. Laws set up to protect special groups generally mean some other group is going to get the raw end and probably the bill. 

Fiscal 2015 Continuing Resolution - Passage Vote Passed (78-22)

The Senate voted to clear for the president's signature a joint resolution that would provide funding for federal government operations until Dec. 11, 2014, at an annualized rate of $1.012 trillion. It would provide $88 million for government efforts to fight the Ebola virus, provide U.S. border agencies with budget flexibility to maintain current border protection and enforcement activities and extend the Export-Import Bank's operating authority through June 30, 2015.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted YES

Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES

This is what you come back to work for, to spend more money, what about all the shit you fucked up, or didn't address at all.

Recent House Votes:

Fiscal 2015 Continuing Resolution - Passage Vote Passed (319-108, 4 Not Voting)

The House voted to pass a joint resolution that would provide funding for federal government operations until Dec. 11, 2014, at an annualized rate of $1.012 trillion. It would provide $88 million for government efforts to fight the Ebola virus, provide U.S. border agencies with budget flexibility to maintain current border protection and enforcement activities, and extend the Export-Import Bank's operating authority through June 30, 2015.

Rep. David Scott voted YES

Everybody drones on and on about how they are going to control costs, yet in the end elected politicians feel trapped into maintaining the inertia flow of government spending. I do not blame Mr. Scott for the vote, the Republicans in their desire to appear 'considerate' jumped on this like a trout on a mayfly. They are for evermore eager to prove how they can bring the bacon home, all while currying favor with business representatives to get the cash for reelection campaigns. Yes you guys should be so proud of spending more beyond your means in such a statesmanlike and bipartisan manner, only proving that you are in the majority, roughly 75%, of the whole who ignore your responsibility.

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That Dude Looks Like Chucky Schumer

That due is Chuck Schumer.
Where's my car.
And the question still holds, is he an ally or an enemy.
Turkey: What Ally?

Seriously, those folks in Pakistan and Turkey cannot make up their mind where their allegiance should be. Or they have decided to align with the religious zealots and are simple taking our money because they figure we deserve to have it taken from us. A fool and his money are soon separated. Well, John Kerry here is a damned fool who is not even playing with his own stack.
And Schumer, we know who he is aligned with, the Democratic Party, that even before god and country.

Cloture Rejection

Congress.org presents: MEGAVOTE September 15, 2014, for Georgia's 13th Congressional District.
Recent Congressional Votes:

• Senate: Campaign Finance Constitutional Amendment - Cloture
• House: Water Regulation - Passage
• House: Health Plan Extensions - Passage

Upcoming Congressional Bills -

• Senate: Pay Check Fairness Act
• House: Continuing Appropriations

Recent Senate Votes:
Campaign Finance Constitutional Amendment - Cloture Vote Rejected (54-42, 4 Not Voting)
The Senate failed to invoke cloture on a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow federal and state lawmakers to set limits on money raised and spent by candidates and others to influence elections. The amendment would give Congress and the states the power to distinguish between people and "corporations or other artificial entities created by law" and to block such entities from spending money on elections.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted NO
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO
Who ever said that Democrats were for free speech.  They claim to be but then try do define who has free speech and you can bet your bottom dollar that unions and liberal causes are all in the "acceptable" group. Hypocrites they are.

Recent House Votes:
Water Regulation - Passage Vote Passed (262-152, 17 Not Voting)
The House voted to pass a bill that would prohibit the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing an expansion of the federal water pollution law.
Rep. David Scott voted YES
Little David Scott voted with the right side on this one, anything to stop unilateral decisions by government bureaucrats that are more an more outwardly progressive leaning.

Health Plan Extensions - Passage Vote Passed (247-167, 17 Not Voting)
The House voted to pass a bill that would allow health insurers to continue providing any group health plans offered in 2013 to existing or new enrollees, even if the plans do not comply with the coverage requirements under the 2010 health care law. The measure also would consider those plans as grandfathered and thus not subject to penalties for not complying with the law's individual mandate.
Rep. David Scott voted NO
That is the little Democrat that I remember. A vote to extend gap coverage insurance and he votes against it. It is almost as if Democrats are yearning for a health care apocalypse, they craft a flawed law and resist remediation.  

Upcoming Votes:
Pay Check Fairness Act - S2199
The Senate will consider a bill that would require employers to demonstrate that wage gaps between men and women with similar qualifications and in similar jobs have a business justification.
I smell a stinker, something that is going to cost businesses extra whether they play fair or not. 

Continuing Appropriations - HJRes124
The House will consider a resolution that would provide continuing appropriations for government operations through December 11, 2014.
I would always vote to stall the government. Then the president would have to focus on foreign affairs while no extra money is given away by idled representative.

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Voters Still Say No to D.C. Statehood

The Constitution was crafted with intent to block this move.  That some people think they have  even have a right to change the system reveals ignorance.  What do you expect from a city that re-elected Marion Barry.  The people of Washington DC are represented in the Federal government, they are in many ways dependent on that government  for sustenance. To grant statehood would only assure the the placement of two Democratic Senators, for a stinking city built on a swamp.

Voters Still Say No to D.C. Statehood

National Lawyers Guild Serves as Proxy for Those Against Isreal

Alan Dershowitz writes about a lawsuit this American club has brought against the President and his Secretary of Defense.  Using the liberal tactic of calling the enemy what itself actually is, these  lawyers prove that bigotry exists within the professional ranks of America.
National Lawyers Guild seeks to indict Obama for helping Israel build Iron Dome
These are the folks that would like to see US laws subordinate to global power. The problem with that being that politics takes place in all systems and in all systems work best when those governing are closely ties to those being governed. When groups are silenced, overwhelmed, within a system, the potential for terrible things exist, we've seen it in the Americas to the Indians, in Germany to the Jews, in Africa to different tribes, in Russia to the serfs and in China to those supporting the monarchy.
These lawyers suggest that it is fostering genocide to reinforce an ally with tools of preservation.  I guess their argument is that if Israel could not protect themselves the issue would solve itself.  The President has danced with these folks in the past and when the shit hit the fan he was forced to drop childish things.

Tough on Citizens

But not on terrorists.

It seems that government officials threatened prosecution of the parent of James Foley if that made any attempt to pay the $132,000,000 ransom demand. 

The grief stricken mother, Diane Foley, was interviewed by CNN's Anderson Cooper.

"Three times he intimidated us with that message. We were horrified he would say that. He just told us we would be prosecuted. We knew we had to save our son, we had to try".
"We were asked to just trust that it would be taken care of,  we were just told to trust that he would be freed somehow miraculously, and he wasn't was he?"

ABC News questioned an NSC representative who confirmed the reporter's family was made aware of U.S. law that prohibits financing terrorism. The same denied the family was threatened with criminal charges if they paid the ransom.

"Without getting into the details of our private discussions with families, the law is clear that ransom payments to designated individuals or entities, such as ISIL, are prohibited. It is also a matter of longstanding policy that the U.S. does not grant concessions to hostage takers. Doing so would only put more Americans at risk of being taken captive. That is what we convey publicly and what we convey privately," 

Yes, government always does privately what they promise publicly. Not.

In the end some tactless government thug threatened the parents of the victim. As always, threatened with the implied point of a gun that their freedom was going to be taken away. At what point will this chicken shit administration start taking the fight to the enemy?