You said it yourself Mr. President. That's what elections are for.
You don't want to go over the cliff on your own though do you? Because that's what you see this as. You are going over a cliff and if you don't do it your base will lose all its enthusiasm. You have to take them over the cliff with you because then, when it blows up, you can point to the things that "they" stuck in the legislation and say that is was the reason it all failed.
Get real Mr. President. It was a farce. The entire thing was a dog and pony show. You got to create the ground rules. Harry Reid got to be rude. Nancy Pelosi got to be on TV.... a lot. You got to tell all your personal stories about how you have talked to people and your Senate and House yes folks got to talk about the calls they have taken from their constituents. What they really should say is, my aide took this 1 minute call from this guy who we don't know and don't care to know but it makes for a great story. We aren't going to help the guy at all but it sure does make it look like we care. Both sides do it but man did the Dems lay it on thick today.
So go ahead Mr. President. Do it. You are scared to do it because you know what is going to happen if you do. You are going to lose in November. You are going to lose in 2012. Your side has no ideas except for taxing and spending so go ahead and vote to tax and spend some more.
That strategy has gotten you no where for the last 40 years. It didn't work for FDR, LBJ, or Carter. They all laid the framework for this explosion that is about ready to hit our economy. It can't be fixed now with your side standing in the way. Government can't fix it. Only the free market can.
So pass your regulations and laws. Get voted out and then let the side with the real ideas role it all back and put the framework in place that will allow for millions of Americans to truly succeed and make their own way... not rely on another handout.
2 to 4 years of this crap should be more than enough to buy another 12-16 years of the folks with the really good ideas in power to fix everything that your side continues to try and break.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Time to crack down on this Iran deal
Either you are with us or you are against us.
Is it really that easy... yes I truly believe it is. This is not a popular opinion around the world and with a lot of the lefties here in the states. But let's be honest. America runs the world. Here is proof.
Think about your latest tragedy either natural or biological. Which country consistently steps up in a big way. U.S.A. that's who. Tsunami in the Indian Ocean... USA. Earthquake in Pakistan... USA. Aids out of control in Africa... billions from the USA. Earthquake in Haiti... USA.
So with that in mind, I think we've earned the right to dictate our terms to some regard. Especially when you figure that the crazy guy over there refers to us as the bad guy. Used to be the crazies would bag on "The West" in general but now those same crazies are putting their minions by the truckloads into westernized cities across Europe. Doesn't mean that all Muslim communities in Western Europe are bad, just like they aren't all bad in the USA. But the bad guys do tend to blend in.
Back to my point though, when Ahmadinejad gets on his booster stool so he can reach the microphone it is not like he is up there ranting about Belgium... it is all US and the Jews all the time. So I would pretty much say this is our problem to deal with and we are going to have to deal with it how we want to.
Here is what I would do. We all know that companies in Europe are doing business in a big way with Iran just like they did with Iraq. For this reason, sanctions w0n't achieve anything. It is laughable to think that they will because France, Germany, Italy, they went around the NATO sanctions in Iraq for years and we knew it but we let them because we didn't want to look like the big bad U.S.
So we can't really dictate to Europe... so be it. But can't we humiliate them. Point out the things they are doing. Bring them out in the open. In turn I'm sure Europe would pull out some of the U.S. dirty laundry but who cares. It is not like our reputation can get worse at this point.
As for China, we've got some power there. China holds roughly $800 billion of US debt. So President Obama thinks he has got to play nice with them. No being nice to the Dalai Lama. Putting up with their crappy toys that are filled with lead. Letting U.S. oil companies work with them to drill right in our backyard.
If I were Obama I would make the following announcement. This countries top priority is going to be to completely pay off our debt to China in the next 24 months. Can we do it... sure we can.... will we have to.... absolutely not. China NEEDS the U.S. in a big way. In 2008, the Chinese sent $400 billion worth of goods to the U.S. That represents about a third of the all Chinese exports. This is a country of more than a billion people. They can't afford to have the U.S. go under which is why they keep loaning us money.
But, as I said, imagine if Obama said we are going to pay back the Chinese the $800 we owe them and if we need loans we will get them from other entities. In addition, we are going to pay attention to the U.S.-China trade deficit ($266 billion in 2008) and try and right that ship by putting controls in place that would enable countries like South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, etc., to import more goods to the U.S.
I know some of this would really be hard to accomplish but if Obama made these kind of statements he would get the Chinese attention really quickly. So, when you publicly asked the Chinese to help reign in the Iranians they would be forced to pay more attention. They just simply would.
Would the U.S. relationship with the Chinese become more adversarial. Of course it would... but does anybody really believe the Chinese really like us anyway. Of course they don't. I don't like them. Don't like what they stand for.
We have no gun to hold to the Chinese head except for one... trade. So would it be painful. Absolutely. Might mean people have to pay an extra 10% for this or that but in the long run it could save the country tons of money by creating an environment where China has to play along and help us reign in Iran which could save us billions in military escalation and another arms race.
Is it really that easy... yes I truly believe it is. This is not a popular opinion around the world and with a lot of the lefties here in the states. But let's be honest. America runs the world. Here is proof.
Think about your latest tragedy either natural or biological. Which country consistently steps up in a big way. U.S.A. that's who. Tsunami in the Indian Ocean... USA. Earthquake in Pakistan... USA. Aids out of control in Africa... billions from the USA. Earthquake in Haiti... USA.
So with that in mind, I think we've earned the right to dictate our terms to some regard. Especially when you figure that the crazy guy over there refers to us as the bad guy. Used to be the crazies would bag on "The West" in general but now those same crazies are putting their minions by the truckloads into westernized cities across Europe. Doesn't mean that all Muslim communities in Western Europe are bad, just like they aren't all bad in the USA. But the bad guys do tend to blend in.
Back to my point though, when Ahmadinejad gets on his booster stool so he can reach the microphone it is not like he is up there ranting about Belgium... it is all US and the Jews all the time. So I would pretty much say this is our problem to deal with and we are going to have to deal with it how we want to.
Here is what I would do. We all know that companies in Europe are doing business in a big way with Iran just like they did with Iraq. For this reason, sanctions w0n't achieve anything. It is laughable to think that they will because France, Germany, Italy, they went around the NATO sanctions in Iraq for years and we knew it but we let them because we didn't want to look like the big bad U.S.
So we can't really dictate to Europe... so be it. But can't we humiliate them. Point out the things they are doing. Bring them out in the open. In turn I'm sure Europe would pull out some of the U.S. dirty laundry but who cares. It is not like our reputation can get worse at this point.
As for China, we've got some power there. China holds roughly $800 billion of US debt. So President Obama thinks he has got to play nice with them. No being nice to the Dalai Lama. Putting up with their crappy toys that are filled with lead. Letting U.S. oil companies work with them to drill right in our backyard.
If I were Obama I would make the following announcement. This countries top priority is going to be to completely pay off our debt to China in the next 24 months. Can we do it... sure we can.... will we have to.... absolutely not. China NEEDS the U.S. in a big way. In 2008, the Chinese sent $400 billion worth of goods to the U.S. That represents about a third of the all Chinese exports. This is a country of more than a billion people. They can't afford to have the U.S. go under which is why they keep loaning us money.
But, as I said, imagine if Obama said we are going to pay back the Chinese the $800 we owe them and if we need loans we will get them from other entities. In addition, we are going to pay attention to the U.S.-China trade deficit ($266 billion in 2008) and try and right that ship by putting controls in place that would enable countries like South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, etc., to import more goods to the U.S.
I know some of this would really be hard to accomplish but if Obama made these kind of statements he would get the Chinese attention really quickly. So, when you publicly asked the Chinese to help reign in the Iranians they would be forced to pay more attention. They just simply would.
Would the U.S. relationship with the Chinese become more adversarial. Of course it would... but does anybody really believe the Chinese really like us anyway. Of course they don't. I don't like them. Don't like what they stand for.
We have no gun to hold to the Chinese head except for one... trade. So would it be painful. Absolutely. Might mean people have to pay an extra 10% for this or that but in the long run it could save the country tons of money by creating an environment where China has to play along and help us reign in Iran which could save us billions in military escalation and another arms race.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Let's give this a try
I have thoughts in my head. Many thoughts. Most of them are inner crapolla that even I am interested in for just a few seconds. But I do have thoughts, feelings, analysis if you will that I need to share and since the Internet never runs out of paper why not out here.
I doubt anyone will care to read my ramblings. I'm actually not going to invite anyone to this blog but I am going to actively post to it. Most of the time it will be political in nature... hey great another political blog... .just what we need. But I will also comment on sports, pop culture which to be honest gives me bad gas, and whatever inner crapolla as I reference above is swimming around in my head.
Today's big story as Joe Piscopo (sp??... so sue me) is Tiger Woods and the apology heard round the world.
It is not my place to judge if it was sincere or not. To be honest, it is nobody's business but Tiger's to determine if he is truly sincere. No one can crawl in his head and break through to figure out if he means it or not so let's move on. His new life starts from today and really the only thing that matters is his children.
I was talking to a buddy today about this and I put it to him like this. Everyone wants to know about the golf, the 19th major, his pursuit of greatness. Who cares. If somebody came to me and said, hey Wayne, you can be great professionally... truly great... the best ever... but in return you will lose your wife and family. I would say I will take the average professional life and keep my wife and family thank you very much. I'm sure there are some men that would choose the greatness professionally. I won't judge them, but myself and the buddy that I posed the question to agreed that NOTHING would come between us and our families.
So here we go then. If Tiger is sincere he is going to stop the ballyhoo, get help, focus on his kids and his wife, and eventually get back on the golf course. But he better be a different Tiger. He better not use the F word on the course, throw clubs, refuse to sign autographs. He doesn't just need a marriage makeover. He needs an image makeover and according to many pundits he needed an image makeover BEFORE this came out.
So good luck Tiger. You aren't my favorite golfer but you are revolving around the Sun just like the rest of us now. You realized it today... actually probably over the last 12 weeks you've begun to realize it. So let's move on. You get the help you say you need. Fix your marriage. Spend time with your kids. Tell them and Elin that you love them. Show them that you love them.
And then come back out and play golf but remember one thing. The hint of invincibility is gone now. Your fellow PGA players aren't going to be as intimidated by you anymore because even though you may hit it further, knock it closer, and putt it straighter than most of them. They didn't have to go on international TV and read a 13 minute statement about how much of a dirtbag they acted like. In effect, it's like giving them a 2-stroke mental advantage on the first tee so be ready.
I doubt anyone will care to read my ramblings. I'm actually not going to invite anyone to this blog but I am going to actively post to it. Most of the time it will be political in nature... hey great another political blog... .just what we need. But I will also comment on sports, pop culture which to be honest gives me bad gas, and whatever inner crapolla as I reference above is swimming around in my head.
Today's big story as Joe Piscopo (sp??... so sue me) is Tiger Woods and the apology heard round the world.
It is not my place to judge if it was sincere or not. To be honest, it is nobody's business but Tiger's to determine if he is truly sincere. No one can crawl in his head and break through to figure out if he means it or not so let's move on. His new life starts from today and really the only thing that matters is his children.
I was talking to a buddy today about this and I put it to him like this. Everyone wants to know about the golf, the 19th major, his pursuit of greatness. Who cares. If somebody came to me and said, hey Wayne, you can be great professionally... truly great... the best ever... but in return you will lose your wife and family. I would say I will take the average professional life and keep my wife and family thank you very much. I'm sure there are some men that would choose the greatness professionally. I won't judge them, but myself and the buddy that I posed the question to agreed that NOTHING would come between us and our families.
So here we go then. If Tiger is sincere he is going to stop the ballyhoo, get help, focus on his kids and his wife, and eventually get back on the golf course. But he better be a different Tiger. He better not use the F word on the course, throw clubs, refuse to sign autographs. He doesn't just need a marriage makeover. He needs an image makeover and according to many pundits he needed an image makeover BEFORE this came out.
So good luck Tiger. You aren't my favorite golfer but you are revolving around the Sun just like the rest of us now. You realized it today... actually probably over the last 12 weeks you've begun to realize it. So let's move on. You get the help you say you need. Fix your marriage. Spend time with your kids. Tell them and Elin that you love them. Show them that you love them.
And then come back out and play golf but remember one thing. The hint of invincibility is gone now. Your fellow PGA players aren't going to be as intimidated by you anymore because even though you may hit it further, knock it closer, and putt it straighter than most of them. They didn't have to go on international TV and read a 13 minute statement about how much of a dirtbag they acted like. In effect, it's like giving them a 2-stroke mental advantage on the first tee so be ready.
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