The White House Science Czar, John Holdren, has "invented" a new name for a failed concept in an attempt to breath new life into a near-dead idea (ref. Fox News). This is what elitist, Progressives like Holdren do when their attempts to manipulate the public don't work, they repackage the idea under a new name and try to fool you again. The concept of doing the same thing over and over expecting to get a different result is called "insanity" by highly technical folks like me; to everyday people is called "stupid."
First, they called it Global Warming. But then someone exposed Al Gore, and many in the scientific community as fraudsters. They were shown to have created bogus "statistical models," cooked the books with fraudulent data, schemed to discredit doubters, paid off politicians, and more.
So when things were looking dire, they changed the name to Climate Change, all the while thinking that the ordinary man wouldn't notice. But, to their surprise you did notice. You now knew that the hoax was created to financially benefit the political elite, to redistribute wealth, to control energy, and to subjugate the masses. The breath of Global Warming and Climate Change raled.
So, to the rescue comes John Holdren playing his shell game. The pea has a new name, Global Climate Disruption. This is the same John Holdren who in 1971 warned of a "New Ice Age" (ref. ClimateDepot.com). The same John Holdren who considered forced abortions in 1977 (ref. Fox News). Yes, the same John Holdren who has been linked to ClimateGate (ref. MichelleMalkin.com). And, the same John Holdren that sneers at United States exceptionalism (ref. RedState).
Now, this same John Holdren, who works for the President of the United States says that 'Global Warming is a Dangerous Misnomer' (ref. AmericanThinker).
Don't be fooled by this charlatan posing as a scientist. Don't let his fancy University degrees sway you into buying his snake oil. John Holdren is a liar, a manipulator, and like Global Warming, Climate Change, and Global Climate Disruption he is a fraud, a huckster, and worse a PROGRESSIVE!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Red Skelton - The Pledge of Allegiance
Probably the finest rendition of the Pledge of Allegiance EVER! Show it to your kids, your grandkids, and your great grandkids!
Bob Hope on Zombies and Democrats
Bob Hope was a man before his time. He had Democrats figured out long ago.
9-12 Tea Party Rally
On September 12 at 12 AM, the Crystal Coast Tea Party Patriots boarded a bus in the Morehead City, NC WalMart parking lot, and headed off to Washington, DC to attend the 9-12 Tea Party Rally. En route, we stopped in New Bern, NC to pick up some patriots there, then another stop in Kinston, NC for a few more patriots. We had a few empty seats due to last minute cancellations, but that allowed a few of our members a little extra room for napping on the way to DC.
We made a pit stop at a truck stop between Emporia, VA and Richmond, VA, then made the rest of the way into DC, arriving around 8:30 AM at the foot of the Washington Monument.
There was a light rain much of the morning with sermons and prayers before the march to the Capitol began around 11 AM. The crowd increased in size throughout the morning, although respectable in size, the crowd was smaller than last year.
The crowd was cheerful as we marched to the Capitol, chanting, singing patriotic songs, and interacting with supportive onlookers. I saw no disrespectful signs, and heard no disrespectful comments, although I heard there was a small group of Lyndon LaRouche supporters sporting Adolph Hitler masks and mustaches, and carrying signs that would be objectionable to any Tea Party member. The LaRouche supporters were confronted by a few folks as not representing Tea Party views, and ultimately were asked to leave by the police.
Our group began to gather around 4 PM at our bus for the trip back home. We got back to Morehead City, NC close to 12 midnight! It was a long day, but one that I'm very glad to have participated.
I have included some short video clips of the 9-12 gathering. I hope you enjoy them.
We made a pit stop at a truck stop between Emporia, VA and Richmond, VA, then made the rest of the way into DC, arriving around 8:30 AM at the foot of the Washington Monument.
There was a light rain much of the morning with sermons and prayers before the march to the Capitol began around 11 AM. The crowd increased in size throughout the morning, although respectable in size, the crowd was smaller than last year.
The crowd was cheerful as we marched to the Capitol, chanting, singing patriotic songs, and interacting with supportive onlookers. I saw no disrespectful signs, and heard no disrespectful comments, although I heard there was a small group of Lyndon LaRouche supporters sporting Adolph Hitler masks and mustaches, and carrying signs that would be objectionable to any Tea Party member. The LaRouche supporters were confronted by a few folks as not representing Tea Party views, and ultimately were asked to leave by the police.
Our group began to gather around 4 PM at our bus for the trip back home. We got back to Morehead City, NC close to 12 midnight! It was a long day, but one that I'm very glad to have participated.
I have included some short video clips of the 9-12 gathering. I hope you enjoy them.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Paralysis at the Fed by Paul Krugman
THE NEW YORK TIMES
August 12, 2010
Paralysis at the Fed
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Ten years ago, one of America’s leading economists delivered a stinging critique of the Bank of Japan, Japan’s equivalent of the Federal Reserve, titled “Japanese Monetary Policy: A Case of Self-Induced Paralysis?” With only a few changes in wording, the critique applies to the Fed today.
At the time, the Bank of Japan faced a situation broadly similar to that facing the Fed now. The economy was deeply depressed and showed few signs of improvement, and one might have expected the bank to take forceful action. But short-term interest rates — the usual tool of monetary policy — were near zero and could go no lower. And the Bank of Japan used that fact as an excuse to do no more.
That was malfeasance, declared the eminent U.S. economist: “Far from being powerless, the Bank of Japan could achieve a great deal if it were willing to abandon its excessive caution and its defensive response to criticism.” He rebuked officials hiding “behind minor institutional or technical difficulties in order to avoid taking action.”
Who was that tough-talking economist? Ben Bernanke, now the chairman of the Federal Reserve. So why is the Bernanke Fed being just as passive now as the Bank of Japan was a decade ago?
Now, America’s current economic troubles aren’t exactly identical to those of Japan in 1999-2000: Japan was experiencing outright deflation, while we aren’t — yet. But inflation is well below the Fed’s target of around 2 percent, and it is continuing to slide. And Americans face a level of unemployment, and sheer human misery, far worse than anything Japan went through.
Yet the Fed is doing almost nothing to confront these troubles.
What could the Fed be doing? Back when, Mr. Bernanke suggested, among other things, that the Bank of Japan could get traction by buying large quantities of “nonstandard” assets — that is, assets other than the short-term government debt central banks normally hold. The Fed actually put that idea into practice during the most acute phase of the financial crisis, acquiring, in particular, large amounts of mortgage-backed securities. However, it stopped those purchases in March.
Since then, the economic news has grown steadily worse. And earlier this week, the Fed changed course — but barely. It now says that it will reinvest the proceeds from maturing securities in long-term government bonds. That’s a trivial change, basically the least the Fed could get away with without facing a firestorm of criticism — and far short of the major asset-purchase program the Fed should be undertaking.
Back in 2000, Mr. Bernanke also suggested that the Bank of Japan could move expectations by making announcements about its future policies. In particular, he argued that it could make private-sector borrowing more attractive by announcing that it would keep interest rates low until deflation had given way to 3 percent or 4 percent inflation — an idea originally suggested by yours truly. Since we are, if anything, in worse shape now than Japan was in 2000, an inflation target of at least 3 percent would very much be in America’s interest. But as chairman of the Fed, Mr. Bernanke has explicitly rejected any such move.
What’s going on here? Has Mr. Bernanke been intellectually assimilated by the Fed Borg? I prefer to believe that he’s being political, unwilling to engage in open confrontation with other Fed officials — especially those regional Fed presidents who fear inflation, even with deflation the clear and present danger, and are evidently unmoved by the plight of the unemployed.
And in fairness to Mr. Bernanke, discord among senior officials also makes it difficult for policy to change expectations: it would be hard to credibly commit to higher inflation if this commitment were constantly being undercut by speeches out of the Richmond or Dallas Feds. In fact, I’d argue that loose talk by some Fed officials is already having a negative economic impact. But while Mr. Bernanke doesn’t have the authority to stop that loose talk, he could make it clear that it doesn’t represent overall Fed policy.
Last, but not least, policy is suffering from an act of neglect by President Obama, who waited until his 16th month in office before offering a full slate of nominees to fill vacancies on the Federal Reserve Board. If he had filled those slots quickly — his nominees still aren’t in place — the Fed might be less passive.
But whatever the reasons, the fact is that the Fed — which is required by statute to promote “maximum employment” — isn’t doing its job. Instead, like the rest of Washington, it’s inventing reasons to dither in the face of mass unemployment. And while the Fed sits there in its self-inflicted paralysis, millions of Americans are losing their jobs, their homes and their hopes for the future.
August 12, 2010
Paralysis at the Fed
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Ten years ago, one of America’s leading economists delivered a stinging critique of the Bank of Japan, Japan’s equivalent of the Federal Reserve, titled “Japanese Monetary Policy: A Case of Self-Induced Paralysis?” With only a few changes in wording, the critique applies to the Fed today.
At the time, the Bank of Japan faced a situation broadly similar to that facing the Fed now. The economy was deeply depressed and showed few signs of improvement, and one might have expected the bank to take forceful action. But short-term interest rates — the usual tool of monetary policy — were near zero and could go no lower. And the Bank of Japan used that fact as an excuse to do no more.
That was malfeasance, declared the eminent U.S. economist: “Far from being powerless, the Bank of Japan could achieve a great deal if it were willing to abandon its excessive caution and its defensive response to criticism.” He rebuked officials hiding “behind minor institutional or technical difficulties in order to avoid taking action.”
Who was that tough-talking economist? Ben Bernanke, now the chairman of the Federal Reserve. So why is the Bernanke Fed being just as passive now as the Bank of Japan was a decade ago?
Now, America’s current economic troubles aren’t exactly identical to those of Japan in 1999-2000: Japan was experiencing outright deflation, while we aren’t — yet. But inflation is well below the Fed’s target of around 2 percent, and it is continuing to slide. And Americans face a level of unemployment, and sheer human misery, far worse than anything Japan went through.
Yet the Fed is doing almost nothing to confront these troubles.
What could the Fed be doing? Back when, Mr. Bernanke suggested, among other things, that the Bank of Japan could get traction by buying large quantities of “nonstandard” assets — that is, assets other than the short-term government debt central banks normally hold. The Fed actually put that idea into practice during the most acute phase of the financial crisis, acquiring, in particular, large amounts of mortgage-backed securities. However, it stopped those purchases in March.
Since then, the economic news has grown steadily worse. And earlier this week, the Fed changed course — but barely. It now says that it will reinvest the proceeds from maturing securities in long-term government bonds. That’s a trivial change, basically the least the Fed could get away with without facing a firestorm of criticism — and far short of the major asset-purchase program the Fed should be undertaking.
Back in 2000, Mr. Bernanke also suggested that the Bank of Japan could move expectations by making announcements about its future policies. In particular, he argued that it could make private-sector borrowing more attractive by announcing that it would keep interest rates low until deflation had given way to 3 percent or 4 percent inflation — an idea originally suggested by yours truly. Since we are, if anything, in worse shape now than Japan was in 2000, an inflation target of at least 3 percent would very much be in America’s interest. But as chairman of the Fed, Mr. Bernanke has explicitly rejected any such move.
What’s going on here? Has Mr. Bernanke been intellectually assimilated by the Fed Borg? I prefer to believe that he’s being political, unwilling to engage in open confrontation with other Fed officials — especially those regional Fed presidents who fear inflation, even with deflation the clear and present danger, and are evidently unmoved by the plight of the unemployed.
And in fairness to Mr. Bernanke, discord among senior officials also makes it difficult for policy to change expectations: it would be hard to credibly commit to higher inflation if this commitment were constantly being undercut by speeches out of the Richmond or Dallas Feds. In fact, I’d argue that loose talk by some Fed officials is already having a negative economic impact. But while Mr. Bernanke doesn’t have the authority to stop that loose talk, he could make it clear that it doesn’t represent overall Fed policy.
Last, but not least, policy is suffering from an act of neglect by President Obama, who waited until his 16th month in office before offering a full slate of nominees to fill vacancies on the Federal Reserve Board. If he had filled those slots quickly — his nominees still aren’t in place — the Fed might be less passive.
But whatever the reasons, the fact is that the Fed — which is required by statute to promote “maximum employment” — isn’t doing its job. Instead, like the rest of Washington, it’s inventing reasons to dither in the face of mass unemployment. And while the Fed sits there in its self-inflicted paralysis, millions of Americans are losing their jobs, their homes and their hopes for the future.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Moving to Mexico
Dear President Obama:
I'm planning to move my family and extended family into Mexico for my health, and I would like to ask you to assist me.
We're planning to simply walk across the border from the U.S. Into Mexico, and we'll need your help to make a few arrangements.
We plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports, immigration quotas and laws.
I'm sure they handle those things the same way you do here. So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Calderon, that I'm on my way over?
Please let him know that I will be expecting the following:
1. Free medical care for my entire family.
2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might need, whether I use them or not.
3. Please print all Mexican government forms in English.
4. I want my grandkids to be taught Spanish by English-speaking (bi-lingual) teachers.
5. Tell their schools they need to include classes on American culture and history.
6. I want my grandkids to see the American flag on one of the flag poles at their school.
7. Please plan to feed my grand kids at school for both breakfast and lunch.
8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I can get easy access to government services.
9. I do plan to get a car and drive in Mexico, but, I don't plan to purchase car insurance, and I probably won't make any special effort to learn local traffic laws.
10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the memo from their president to leave me alone, please be sure that every patrol car has at least one English-speaking officer.
11. I plan to fly the U.S. Flag from my house top, put U S. Flag decals on my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not want any complaints or negative comments from the locals.
12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes, or have any labor or tax laws enforced on any business I may start.
13. Please have the president tell all the Mexican people to be extremely nice and never say critical things about me or my family, or about the strain we might place on their economy.
14. I want to receive free food stamps.
15. Naturally, I'll expect free rent subsidies.
16. I'll need Income tax credits so although I don't pay Mexican Taxes, I'll receive money from the government.
17. Please arrange it so that the Mexican Gov't pays $4,500 to help me buy a new car.
18. Oh yes, I almost forgot, please enroll me free into the Mexican Social Security program so that I'll get a monthly income in retirement.
I know this is an easy request because you already do all these things for all his people who walk over to the U.S. From Mexico. I am sure that President Calderon won't mind returning the favor if you ask him nicely.
Thank you so much for your kind help. You're the man!!!
I'm planning to move my family and extended family into Mexico for my health, and I would like to ask you to assist me.
We're planning to simply walk across the border from the U.S. Into Mexico, and we'll need your help to make a few arrangements.
We plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports, immigration quotas and laws.
I'm sure they handle those things the same way you do here. So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Calderon, that I'm on my way over?
Please let him know that I will be expecting the following:
1. Free medical care for my entire family.
2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might need, whether I use them or not.
3. Please print all Mexican government forms in English.
4. I want my grandkids to be taught Spanish by English-speaking (bi-lingual) teachers.
5. Tell their schools they need to include classes on American culture and history.
6. I want my grandkids to see the American flag on one of the flag poles at their school.
7. Please plan to feed my grand kids at school for both breakfast and lunch.
8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I can get easy access to government services.
9. I do plan to get a car and drive in Mexico, but, I don't plan to purchase car insurance, and I probably won't make any special effort to learn local traffic laws.
10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the memo from their president to leave me alone, please be sure that every patrol car has at least one English-speaking officer.
11. I plan to fly the U.S. Flag from my house top, put U S. Flag decals on my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not want any complaints or negative comments from the locals.
12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes, or have any labor or tax laws enforced on any business I may start.
13. Please have the president tell all the Mexican people to be extremely nice and never say critical things about me or my family, or about the strain we might place on their economy.
14. I want to receive free food stamps.
15. Naturally, I'll expect free rent subsidies.
16. I'll need Income tax credits so although I don't pay Mexican Taxes, I'll receive money from the government.
17. Please arrange it so that the Mexican Gov't pays $4,500 to help me buy a new car.
18. Oh yes, I almost forgot, please enroll me free into the Mexican Social Security program so that I'll get a monthly income in retirement.
I know this is an easy request because you already do all these things for all his people who walk over to the U.S. From Mexico. I am sure that President Calderon won't mind returning the favor if you ask him nicely.
Thank you so much for your kind help. You're the man!!!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
This Is What To Do About Big Government Spending
Someone from the GOP said the other day about the possibility of repealing health care if the Democrats manage to pass the Obamacare bill, "it is very difficult to repeal a program once it has been passed by Congress." Well, government programs are the excuse that Congress uses to spend our tax dollars. Then they tell you the "it is hard to repeal a program once passed."
If You have too many things and Your salary gets cut, You have to make hard decisions and get rid of stuff. So should the government. It's time for the government to stop accumulating old worn out programs, and to start cleaning out their attic!
It seems to me that sort of thinking expressed by this Congressman is what got us into this mess in the first place. What is the problem with repealing a program once passed? Congress has the power to create federal programs, and they have the power to cancel them. If We the People want to see smaller government it is up to Congress to make it smaller. All Congress has to do is the right. But Congress always blames their inability to do what's right on someone else, a special interest group, a lobbyist, or similar lame excuse. Well, we didn't elect the lobbyist or special interest group, we elected Congress and we can un-elect them.
I suggest starting big and working down the line; one step at a time. I suggest eliminating the following programs first, then move on to others:
If You have too many things and Your salary gets cut, You have to make hard decisions and get rid of stuff. So should the government. It's time for the government to stop accumulating old worn out programs, and to start cleaning out their attic!
It seems to me that sort of thinking expressed by this Congressman is what got us into this mess in the first place. What is the problem with repealing a program once passed? Congress has the power to create federal programs, and they have the power to cancel them. If We the People want to see smaller government it is up to Congress to make it smaller. All Congress has to do is the right. But Congress always blames their inability to do what's right on someone else, a special interest group, a lobbyist, or similar lame excuse. Well, we didn't elect the lobbyist or special interest group, we elected Congress and we can un-elect them.
I suggest starting big and working down the line; one step at a time. I suggest eliminating the following programs first, then move on to others:
- Department of Education: Created by Jimmy Carter in October 1979. Many in the Republican Party opposed the legislation creating the Department of Education as being unconstitutional http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Education Here is what the Department says of it's mission http://www2.ed.gov/about/what-we-do.html It seems the Republicans were right, but did little to challenge the constitutionality of the new law, or to repeal the legislation when they had the chance. An ominous sign for Health Care if passed.
- Department of Energy: Created by Jimmy Carter in 1977. The DOE's predecessor was the Atomic Energy Commission. The AEC was responsible for the military nuclear weapons production complex. Now the DOE is responsible for a myriad of energy development and environmental clean up projects. The DOE has largely been a complete failure, especially if evaluated on the 'return on investment' criteria. Eliminating the DOE would save the taxpayers billions of dollars. The military weapons complex, such as it is, is now managed by the National Nuclear Security Administration, an independent agency within the DOE.
- Environmental Protection Agency: Created in 1970 by Richard Nixon. The EPA employs over 17,000 government employees http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency The EPA is that big government agency who implements sweeping regulations like Carbon Dioxide if a pollutant when Congress won't pass legislation. If for no other reason, the EPA needs to be downsized significantly to simply reduce its power. But, also consider every state has its own environmental agencies now, and most have a better understanding of their states environmental needs than the EPA. The EPA has turned over a lot of authority via 'reciprocity' over the years to the states, consequently the need for a federal agency is significantly less than when the EPA was created. Yet, the EPA has grown larger and larger over the years, and their power has grown to the point of rivaling that of Congress.
- I suggest that the Veterans Administration should be cut significantly. I'm not proposing abandoning our veterans, I'm suggesting giving them better health care via the private sector hospitals and private physicians. Many are already referred to private sector health care. An effective private health care program could save money, provide better health care, and save lives of veterans.
- U. S. Postal Service: Is no longer competitive and is totally run by unions who overly protect non-productive employees. Private companies like UPS, Fed Ex, and the Internet can provide services now provided by the USPS without using taxpayer dollars.
- The Internal Revenue Service: A 'Flat Tax' would significantly reduce the size of the IRS and save millions in tax dollars.
It's time for Congress to start undoing the mess they created. They need to identify all of the federal programs they have started and eliminate, cut back, and restructure them. This should be their highest priority to cut spending, pay down the national debt, and restore the economy.
Now, as far as that GOP guy who said it's hard to repeal programs once they have started I suggest that's why they get paid the big bucks. The GOP has a few options once they regain the majority:
- They can vote to repeal the legislation out right, or they can amend legislation to downsize the programs and agencies created to manage the programs. Either would be acceptable.
- Or, they can simply not fund the agencies execuiting the programs. Defunding these agencies effectively kills the program, and saves the taxpayer lots of money.
Now, why might Congress do either of these options? Not because 'We The People' don't want them to, but because they forgot who elected them. They might not want to kill these or any programs because of Special Interest, who by the way DID NOT ELECT THEM TO OFFICE!
Send a clear message to Congress that 'We The People' want them to cut spending by cutting programs and agencies to the bone. NO EXCUSES!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)