So now it’s illegal to be in Arizona illegally?

If only the federal government got it. Since when does it fall on a state to guard the integrity of our national borders?

Well the next step will be Obama and the Democrat Congress ramming through an immigration bill that will make everyone now here legal. Just more of the same.

 THERE SHOULD BE NO DEALS UNTIL THE BORDER IS

 SHUT DOWN!!

UPDATE: This just gets better and better. On Friday, April 30, the day before the big “immigration” rallies across the nation, a Arizona deputy was shot by Mexican drug smugglers in the desert just 50 miles south of Phoenix. SWAT teams were sent in along with “more than a hundred” police officers, helicopters were shot at by five “undocumented” individuals. You Libs,  please boycott those racists in Arizona, as the facts come out I want you to make even more complete asses of yourselves.

Above is a picture from the American Border Patrol that shows a smuggler armed with what looks like a Mac-10 machine pistol at his waist. They take these pictures with hidden motion activated cameras along known smuggling routes.

UPDATE 2: It seems that there have been 17 people captured, 3 of them meeting the description of the drug smugglers (shooters). No doubt they are all just good American citizens camping out there in a smuggling corridor. Al Sharpton ought to get right down here to make sure their civil rights are not abused. I suggest he take a La Raza representative since I suspect he’ll need a translator.

It’s not my problem … but others want it to be

I got into a discussion with a teacher friend about why us conservatives are so mean. We allegedly don’t care about others and are shirking our civic responsibility to take care of those less fortunate. To which I responded that it isn’t my problem. I asked why it was my responsibility to raise someone else’s kids. She then asked if I would just let them starve. I said, “Sure”. OMG, that did it! She said that the kids weren’t to blame to which I replied that she was correct, it was the parent’s fault.

I also said that it wasn’t my responsibility to buy them a car or a house. What I didn’t ask was why it was a stranger (me) who was somehow to blame? Why is it “civic duty” to steal by force of law from one family to give to another? If I choose to donate that is my decision but charity at gunpoint is robbery.

Further thoughts: She kept saying that it would lead to a “police state” with extreme solutions like the sterilization of deadbeat parents. A simpler solution would be to remove the incentive for freeloaders having kids. If a parent cannot take care of their children, instead of government subsidization of loser parents, the kids should be adopted out, not put in state supported foster homes, legally adopted into a functioning family. There are thousands of couples paying huge sums of money and even going out of the country to adopt. Why not let them adopt Americans? For a fraction of the cost, which the new parents would pay, much of the problem could be solved..

So they infiltrate hit men … don’t you just love it

That rancher in southern Arizona was probably killed by a cartel sniper or hit man. Here we are how many years later with 10 – 20 million illegals and their kids living here drugs, poverty, and violence flowing across our borders and now some POS politician says we need to do something.  As if this hasn’t been a festering sore for many years. Enforce the damn laws even if it means stationing the Army down there!!

Oh, I forgot, these are our future Obama supporters so we must make them citizens to continue our march to third world status. Silly me.

Update: Minuteman Civil Defense Corps cancels muster, announces dissolution I’m not sure what to make of this because it sounds like some individuals may want to take care of what the government won’t and some don’t want their name involved. But it seems a little ominous.

For those who wish they could write

John Phillips writing in Car and Driver April 2010:

“Some look at things that are and ask, ‘Why?’ I dream of things that never were and ask, ‘Why this?’”

Describing the body of the Pontiac Aztec: “A body that resembles Janis Joplin’s during her most devoted heroin years.”

Or the Dodge Shadow: “Who would have thought that someone could create a car guaranteed to make your wife shout, ‘Wow, my mother was right!’”

Of the cockpit smell in a Hyundai Pony: “A curious mixture of wet dog, WD-40, and liquid Maalox.”

Is there anybody left who doubts Obama is a socialist?

I remember the looks of disdain at the “fear mongering”. Ha Ha! Look it up.

Wikipedia

Dictionary.com Socialism - a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.

Concise Encyclopedia of Economics Socialism—defined as a centrally planned economy in which the government controls all means of production—was the tragic failure of the twentieth century. Born of a commitment to remedy the economic and moral defects of capitalism, it has far surpassed capitalism in both economic malfunction and moral cruelty.

Britannica

social and economic doctrine that calls for public rather than private ownership or control of property and natural resources. According to the socialist view, individuals do not live or work in isolation but live in cooperation with one another. Furthermore, everything that people produce is in some sense a social product, and everyone who contributes to the production of a good is entitled to a share in it. Society as a whole, therefore, should own or at least control property for the benefit of all its members.

[Capitalism provides for] private ownership of the means of production and allows individual choices in a free [market] to determine how goods and services are distributed. Socialists complain that capitalism necessarily leads to unfair and exploitative concentrations of wealth and power in the hands of the relative few who emerge victorious from free-market competition—people who then use their wealth and power to reinforce their dominance in society. Because such people are rich, they may choose where and how to live, and their choices in turn limit the options of the poor. As a result, terms such as individual freedom and equality of opportunity may be meaningful for capitalists but can only ring hollow for working people, who must do the capitalists’ bidding if they are to survive. As socialists see it, true freedom and true equality require of the resources that provide the basis for prosperity in any society. and made this point in (1848) when they proclaimed that in a socialist society “the condition for the free development of each is the free development of all.”

Think government control of banks, health care, automobile industry , energy and just keep going. Watch what they do not what they say.

The story line or how it is supposed to be

My eldest son J is always on the lookout for an idea for a script or short story so he has on occasion asked my wife or me for some ideas. Here is what I’ve been thinking.

Imagine a mix of The DaVinci Code, Godzilla, War of the Worlds, and Independence Day. It would have intrigue, world-wide ramifications, true evil, a life and death struggle, science as our savior, and best of all a cause that could unite the world and lead to lasting peace. We have this story hardwired into us dating back to WW2 movies, Star Trek, and Saturday morning science fiction shows. The basic plot is part of our world-view so it is easy to sell.

Consider a threat so dire that it will wipe out all of humanity and leave our planet uninhabitable. The evil is us, not a comet streaking toward us. It consists of greedy men who do whatever they can for power and money. But it isn’t that simple, they are empowered by those who are addicted to what they are producing.

Fortunately there are those who see through the conspiracy and by science are able to lead a way out but that path may destroy the former world and with it the cabal of evil and break its spell. Now the challenge.Who are the good guys and what is the evil?

One scenario would have the hero played by a guy who looks like Dick Cheney fighting an evil terrorist organization bent on the destruction of the world as we know it. He would have at his disposal the latest in military hardware. On the other hand we might select a Will Smith look-alike fighting to save the planet from the scourge of global warming caused by the evils of capitalism (and guys like Dick Cheney). His Manhattan Project would involve breakthroughs in green energy followed by the sharing of that knowledge with the United Nations.

Most Americans,especially men, prefer the flash and roar of explosions followed by the ghastly death of the bad guys and the knowing looks of our comrades-in-arms as we survey the rubble and contemplate the future. But there is a segment who lean toward the chick flick endings where the bad guys are sent to prison, the scales fall from the eyes of those deceived and we all join hands around the world and move in together.

Counting Down

When you start getting short there are several ways to count the days. First of all, in total days from today, it is 69. On the other hand if just school days count then it’s only 47 but if it comes down to days with kids it is only 46 but four of them are half-days so it’s really only 44. But I also have 25 sick days that can be used, well at least some of them. On top of that I finished my last recess duty a week ago so my mornings won’t be hectic anymore.

Tuesday I got the retirement paperwork done with the state and then on Wednesday with the district. There isn’t much more to do except finish up all the loose ends that go with the end of the year. There will be one more progress report, another report card, an awards assembly, AIMS testing, finishing my group PLC with three other tech teachers, and cleaning out my stuff. Well there is teaching involved too.

This spring break, instead of just kicking back, I’ve worked on a half-dozen computers. The contrast in work environment is so much more relaxed. There has been time to get out to ride and hike. Saturday Howard and I are doing an in and out at the Canyon just before the one-year pass expires that I bought last year when J and I rode up there. Brad even took a couple of hikes up Shaw Butte with me. Life is good!

Making plans for a long one

It seems like too long since I’ve written about riding. Just too much happening. I retire from teaching in 53 days (but who’s counting?) Oh that doesn’t mean it’s time to sit back and relax, people aren’t allowed to do that these days so it means another start, but that’s ok. There will be about a month that I can take off and forget about the regular stuff.

I’ve heard that the back roads through New Mexico are nice so it looks like Vicki and I’ll head out through Safford, Arizona and go up through Santa Fe. That little town of Madrid that was used in Wild Hogs is along the way as are a fair number of old Spanish missions. There is even a memorial to Vietnam veterans that looks interesting. Some passes in the Rockies will get us up to Denver where a niece and nephew have been kind enough to invite us to stop by.

My brother-in-law and his wife live in Omaha so we will go through there. And I have a buddy who lives in Quincy, Illinois who said to stop by. Our son and his wife live in Nashville but I don’t know how their schedule looks this summer. To make things even more complicated a teacher friend said to stop by his home in Montana just north of Yellowstone and south of Glacier Park. That’s one I don’t want to miss.  It may take some time and planning, but planning is half the fun.

 

This is hilarious … considering where we are now

There is actually a lot of good news out there

Now that the fall of the hoax of Global Warming has become common knowledge we can let out a sigh of relief, the world isn’t overheating. Beyond that, our way of life is still ok, not perfect, but fixable without destroying civilization. We can get on with growth by shutting down big brother.

It is becoming apparent that Americans will not be sucked into the freedom robbing politics of the statists. We can solve the problems out there without a federal government making us all serfs. All that is left to do is take back that power. Support the party of “HELL NO” by voting for those with good ideas that don’t increase the size and power of the government.

Solving our economic problems is not impossible, but trying to solve them by expanding the state is. We may have to start over but thankfully we have a roadmap called the Constitution.

Americans are libertarian

I think it may have been Limbaugh who said it but it’s one of those things that everyone who lives here understands. Whether from the left or the right we all just want to be able to live our lives without the government intruding. The good news is that our Constitution sets up a form of federal government that makes it possible. Our political impasse has occurred because we have allowed that government too much say. It was never supposed to be that way.

The states were where the details could be worked out as in the differences found in Utah versus Nevada. The local populations were to decide most things which allows for more freedom. This truth is being rediscovered and is catching the imagination of a new generation, a return to our roots.

If you ever get a chance to attend a Tea Party look around. There are ideas to agree with and those to toss out but the Constitution is handed out everywhere.

The more things stay the same

I read a lot,  usually economics and politics. What is bothering me is the consistent state of the argument. Maybe it’s just the way it is.

In real life having a job and money flowing allows you to take on debt that doesn’t seem exceptional because “things are good”. But in real life if things stop being good you can just get rid of that extra car or cancel the subscription, no big deal. In politics everything is a big deal.

We are in a situation where somewhere between 9.7 and 17% of us have lost our jobs and we can’t cancel the subscription. In fact, instead of doing what we need do, cut costs and downsize, we are told that it is the worst thing to do. Guys like Krugman say we should spend more!

Our situation should clarify why “the government” should not be getting into things that can’t, without pain, be eliminated. We currently have a group of people in power who want to not only spend more but expand the programs that make our situation worse. We can’t afford the “health care” system we have so it needs to be expanded? We can’t afford the “education system” we have so let’s make it bigger? Social Security is going bankrupt so we want people who are living in the country illegally to be included? It is a tough economic situation and small  businesses are struggling so raise taxes? We can’t afford the government we have so let’s make it larger? Two hundred miles to go and 1/4 tank of gas. If you just drive faster you can get there before it gets to empty. The nonsense goes on and on.

People say they want change. I’d like to see some.

OMG

If this plays out like I think it might get ready for a stock market revival and a turn around in business attitude. It isn’t because of hope that Big O brings but hope that he and the dims can be shut down.

And now it begins

Never in my wildest dreams did it occur to me that a Republican could be elected or even come close to winning the “Kennedy seat”. But it may happen. Regardless of the outcome but especially if the Democrats don’t back off, November will be the reddest election in history. Apparently it isn’t just those of us who are conservatives that are incensed by what is going on, the whole country is. Even Massachusetts!

I don’t know if Obama and the leftist in Congress really understand. This is serious. I honestly don’t know what could happen if they persist in jamming this stuff through against the wishes of the people.

The dirty work

It’s tedious writing about this but I do it for myself, just to look back and see how well I call it. The dims have just taken the unions off the hook on the so-called heath care bill that they alone are ramming through. When they lose their jobs in November it will be left to those evil Republicans to try and take away all those great impossible benefits that the Democrats have provided by stealing from the rest of us. If it isn’t done we will forever be harassed about everything in life that can somehow  be connected to our health. You know, whether we should be allowed to ride motorcycles, drink coffee, own a gun, have a fireplace, smoke, drink, how much mandatory exercise should be required, how many children we can have, and on and on. Predicting this stuff is so easy.

Holding back

It is fear and holding back that keeps a recovery from happening. The Democrats are totally to blame. They control all three branches of government; in fact, they have controlled the House and the Senate for three years now. Bush is gone. He has been for over a year. It is the policies of the Democrats and Big O. If we didn’t have to hear about some new job trashing scheme every day and live in fear that it will be implemented no matter what the people want, businesses would be hiring instead of another month of layoffs. It is really that simple.

So where do we go from here?

To keep from the indecency of “profiling” those relatively few who may be terrorist we opt for this?  What’s next, cavity searches? How they must be laughing at us!

What could be a great start for the new year

The people are rioting in Iran, the largest instigator of terrorism in the world. Iran is within a year of developing nuclear weapons and threatening every civilized nation in the region (as well as the others). And President O is still wanting to make a deal with the lunatics in charge instead of making it clear that we support freedom for the Iranian people and will do whatever we can to help them. Is he afraid the Mullahs will hate us? Too late, don’t you think.

Guess what we got for Christmas

We got a down payment on yet another unfunded mandate. It’s kind of like my mom who used to always give us gloves (it’s really cold in Phoenix, ya know) except this is more like getting one glove so it can be worn like Michael Jackson. I hate standing in those return lines but this gift is worse than useless. It’s a “free” months rent after signing a lifetime lease at the Biltmore. See yall in line!

I don’t think that most people even understand that much of the cost of this thing is placed on the states. You know, those local governments that are going insolvent. Like all governments, they create nothing, so it means either cutting other services or raising taxes. But this is how the game is played, a group of politicians (usually Democrats) passes something so they can say that they are for the “little guy” and then the others (usually Republicans) gets to be the bad guys and try to take it away or defund it because it can’t be paid for. Think of it as mom with a credit card and dad with a job. Mom is loved because she is '”caring” and dad is reviled because he is a tightwad.

Maybe it will sink in when the kids find themselves living in the street.

Lessons from the wreckage

As the smoke clears from the crash of AGW it is important to understand there are forces that will always attempt to harness the fears of people. We have all lived through several of these manipulations (swine flu, bird flu, mad cow, Y2K, 2012, global warming/cooling, gas shortages, peak oil, guilt, asteroids, hemorrhoids ...) so it is time to start paying attention or we will become slaves of our so-called protectors.

Understand that there are interests (political, religious, business) that want power and money. Any time it is demanded that you give up some of your freedom or money red flags should start to fly.