Do the Math

Our current National spending practices and trends are unsustainable and if we don’t do something now, it will soon get to the point where we cannot turn this around. Government spending has outpaced the average American’s income increases 7-1 since 1970. Current National debt is at $12 Trillion (12,000,000,000,000). With 300 million people that’s $40,000 each. Since only half us of pay tax, that’s approximately $80,000 per taxpayer. And it is still growing.

Do the simple math, the government brings in from all sources about $2.2 trillion. We have about $65 trillion in total debt and unfunded liabilities. The current budget projections are for this monster to continue to grow at alarming rates through 2020. Why do we keep spending? This is not a democrat or republican issue. This is a Washington DC issue. While 49 states (except California) require balanced budgets, the government continues to grow but from debt.

We are borrowing money just to pay our monthly bills. Drop some zeros to make it easier to understand. If you have $22,000 a year coming in, how are you going to pay of $650,000 in debt off, when your annual expenses are $38,000. That is where we are. Budget is 3.8 Trillion, income is 2.2 Trillion and the deficit is 1.6 Trillion. We will borrow 1.6 Trillion just to get through the budget year. We need to first stop the bleeding and require a balanced budget. That means cuts or increased taxes.

What do we do? We replace every member of government possible at every chance we get. Every election must be used by the American people to get these guys out of office and replace them with folks who can do the simple math and make the tough decisions.

Awaking the Giant

What seems apparent is that the American people want something better than what has historically been available to them in politics. Washington is viewed by most as being broken, and for a long time. There is little doubt that in 2008, voters wanted and voted for change. Change was so badly sought after that we may have over reached. What resulted? We elected the most inexperienced person ever to the highest office and allowed two of the most liberal socialist leaning individuals ever to lead the House and Senate.


With this trio in office for a year now, it appears the liberals have been exposed for what they really are and the American people are not having any of it. Socialism is not what the American people want and now that they have had a taste of it, they are retracting from it in droves. Once the people became fully aware of just how irresponsible the liberal agenda really is, the majority of hard working Americans have rejected their policy’s. The health care issue and “cap and trade” are but two examples of how they think the country should be governed. Imagine the same philosophy in other areas. They want the government to control, your doctor, what type of car you drive, how much electricity you use.


Growing the government and taking control of entire industries using tax dollars to fund the programs is a recipe for the devastations of the American economy. It is not the government that through capital risk management and innovation grew the largest economy ever to exist. It is not government that will bring us through this. It is the American people who start and run private companies that will provide the jobs and economic stimulus necessary to pull us up from the ashes of economic ruin.


Class warfare had been the weapon used to polarize the public and in 2008, it worked. We are one nation under God and all opportunities should be available to all who are willing to do what is necessary to succeed without excessive government intervention or intrusion. We are a government of the people. We are not people for the government.


America needs to keep sending the message. We must quit voting for the same folks who put us in the position we are in economically. Vote for something different. What do you have to lose?

The whole of the American People are the Giant being awakened.

For Power, Not The People

This article in the Wall Street Journal seems to make clear that the EPA considers themselves an equal branch of government to congress. The very notion that this new policy puts pressure on elected law makers to craft a law to deal with CO2 or the agency will and is prepared to do it itself. How and under what constitutional authority do they derive such power? All branches of government are out of control and do not believe they need answer to the people any longer. This is evidenced by the forced passage of healthcare reform in the House despite numerous polls that suggest the people do not support the current legislation.

Now, emboldened by the examples set by Congress and the Judiciary with a sense of new found empowerment, even the Federal Agencies are stepping up and assuming power they do not process by law.

How long will the American people tolerate this? Do we have the fortitude to get this fixed in 2010 and can we hold off much of the intended destruction in the mean time?


EPA Poised to Declare CO2 a Public Danger

The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 6, 2009

WASHINGTON--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will early next week, possibly as soon as Monday, officially declare carbon dioxide a public danger, a trigger that could mean regulation for emitters across the economy, according to several people close to the matter.
Such an "endangerment" decision is necessary for the EPA to move ahead early next year with new emission standards for cars. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has said it could also mean large emitters such as power stations, cement kilns, crude-oil refineries and chemical plants would have to curb their greenhouse gas output.
The announcement would also give President Barack Obama and his climate envoy negotiating leverage at a global climate summit starting next week in Copenhagen, Denmark and increase pressure on Congress to pass a climate bill that would modify the price of polluting.
While environmentalists celebrate EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gases, it has caused many large emitters to cringe at the potential costs of compliance.
According to a preliminary endangerment finding published in April, EPA scientists fear that man-made carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are contributing to a warming of the global climate. Senior EPA officials said in November the agency would likely make a final decision in December around the time of the summit.
Joe Mendelson, Global Warming Policy Director for National Wildlife Federation, said the endangerment decision, would happen at "absolutely the right time."
"With House legislation passed, a bipartisan Senate bill in the works, and strong EPA action a virtual certainty, the president goes to Copenhagen with a very strong hand to play," Mr. Mendelson said.
The EPA declaration would also ratchet up the pressure on U.S. lawmakers to pass legislation that analysts say would cut emissions in a more economically efficient way. Although the House has passed a climate bill, movement of similar legislation in the Senate has faced much more resistance and passage becomes more difficult in an election year.
The EPA's Ms. Jackson and President Obama's energy and climate czar Carol Browner have said they would prefer Congress to take action but are prepared to move ahead in the absence of lawmakers crafting their own law.
Industry experts say the Clean Air Act--under which the EPA is making its endangerment finding--was designed to regulate more regional and localized air pollution, and would be a much more blunt tool than Congress could craft. Critics, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, say the endangerment declaration could spark a cascade of litigation and regulation that could harm the economy.
The EPA, meanwhile, says it would regulate in a sensible way. The agency has already moved forward on two rules that would guide regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions, primarily through a proposal to set the threshold level at 25,000 tons a year and requiring such large emitters to report their emissions.
If the EPA decided to move ahead with emission regulations for stationary sources such as utilities, new rules would likely be in place by 2012 and could set stringent emission standards to require firms to install the best available technology.
Two people close to the matter who met with White House officials earlier this week said one change between the proposed endangerment finding issued earlier this year and the final announcement expected next week is the inclusion of the potential cost to society of no emission regulations.

Is the World Warming?

How is it that a major scandal like that involving the climate change group can be brushed aside? I fully understand why NBC won’t report on it. Their parent company, General Electric, is fully invested in climate change as they are who stands to gain the most from it by selling wind turbines and solar panels that will not stand on their on economic merits.

That does not explain why other networks and media outlets won’t report on it. Could it be that they have so bought into the rhetoric in the past, that to admit they were wrong now would damage their credibility. Perhaps, but it is likely far more simple than that. It might simply be that the political ideology and the candidates that they support have all bought into the program and therefore to report negatively on the subject is tantamount to disagreeing with the left wing liberals who stand to gain the most or who believe the best way to gain and maintain control is to redistribute wealth using the climate change format as justification.

There appears now to be no credible evidence that the change in our climate is anything more that the natural cyclical changes that have evolved on this earth for millions of years. Since the change appears to be natural and consistent with historical changes, we must conclude that the existence of man on the planet is merely coincidental and that man has had no impact on global climate.

Americans have done more to improve the lives of the world’s people than any other civilization in history. Yes, we have benefited the most as well. People around the world want what we have and somehow think the way to get it is to make the American’s pay for it. The idea is to raise the standard of living for the rest of the world while Americans will be forced economically to lower theirs. In essence, Americans will subsidize the world economy through climate change legislation.

As the world sends their representatives to the United Nations Summit on climate change, one has to wonder how many arrived in private jets and what is the carbon footprint of the meeting itself.

Not About Race

Most anyone who disagrees with Obama’s agenda is labeled a racist by the media and left wing pundit’s. I disagree with Speaker Pelosi, Senator Reid and other like minded liberal leaders in this country for some of the very same reasons. It has nothing to do with their race either. Nothing. In fact, I like most informed people do not even think about the Obama’s race or anyone else’s race for that matter. It’s all about policies and they know that. They only scream race because they have trouble making a credible argument on the merits of a given issue.

I am concerned about the apparent direction he is taking this country. His beliefs are not at all similar to mine. I believe we as Americans have the right to respectfully disagree and to talk in public about our views without being labeled a racist.

I, more than anything want for this great nation to continue to be great, However, I am convinced that the direction in which we are being pointed by Obama, Pelosi and Reid is the absolute wrong course we should follow. I believe getting back to what made this country great will come closer to salvaging our future than any of the radical changes being fostered by the left.

Such things as personal responsibility and financial discipline for all including our government is what will carry us in the end. No longer can we look to the government to provide what we historically provided for ourselves. Bigger government involvement in every aspect of our daily lives only serves to create even more inefficiencies and drive our costs to live even higher.

Yes, we need healthcare reformed. No, the government should not be in charge of healthcare. There are other ways to make healthcare more affordable than turning it over the most inefficient group in the world, the government.

The real problems we are facing on a global level have more to do with our government than many have taken the time to realize. The real reasons jobs are leaving the US are because of the IRS, EPA, OSHA, Lawyers, and Courts.

We are over taxed, over regulated, continuously being sued and the courts are taking away our constitutional rights bit by bit and piece by piece. Less and less seems to be standing in their way. Most growing nations do not burden their private or corporate citizens to the extent in which we do.

It seems clear that no one in Washington understands what this nation needs because they have all forgotten what it is made of. People, good strong people who will do what is necessary if government will get out of the way. The only hope we have is to get rid of all lifetime politicians and replace them with new and real Americans.

Don’t vote for incumbents. They brought us to where we are.

What Are You Thankful For?

I am thankful for the living God who watches over us, and for my family each who gives me the purpose to work hard and dream of the future. I am thankful that I was fortunate enough to be born in the United States of America, and for the millions of Americans who have and continue to serve in the US military. I am thankful of all of the military families that have sacrificed so much so that their soldiers and sailors could defend freedom wherever it was necessary. I am thankful that my family is in good health and that I can rely on the best health care system in the world should a health issue arise. I am thankful for a government, that despite all of it problems, and there are many, it still provides governance over its people with the most freedom and the highest standard of living of any country in the world. I am thankful for the many friendships developed over the years and the influence each has had on my life. I am thankful of the opportunities granted me throughout my life and the ability to recognize them.



If you had the chance to change all parts of your life, I doubt you would want to be born in another country, born into a different family, worship a different God or have to deal with a health issue anywhere else in the world. Our military is what will keep it that way. What are you thankful for?

No More Laws

Imagine if most of our congressional and legislative delegation were elected from one industry. Let’s say 65% come from the glass industry. I would suspect plastic would have a hard time of it with all of the laws and regulations that would be generated requiring the use of glass and limiting the use of plastic. Think of all the uses where plastic has replaced glass over the years. Glass bottles are a thing of the past but that would not have been the case if the glass industry had been able to get more of its people elected. Over the years the industry would have continued to get strong and it could have strangled the life out of the plastic’s industry or any other product that attempted to infringe on there ability to grow, proper and control.

It really doesn’t matter what industry we chose to make this example, the results are the always same. If and when any single group of like minded people control anything, there position will always dominate the course on which this nation will travel.

That is why is it ludicrous for us to continue electing lawyers. They represent the overwhelming majority of elected officials at both the state and federal level. Law schools keep making lawyers so they continue to find new ways to earn a very good living at the expense of all of the other industries. Yes, we need laws and we need people qualified to insure justice will stand at the end of the day, but we don’t need another lawyer politician making ever more laws simply to make it easier for their industry to grow and prosper. Lawsuits are a drain on our economy and only the lawyers are getting filthy rich while other industries are dying a slow death and taking the jobs with them.

If I could write one law that everyone would understand, I could do it in one sentence. “There shall be no new laws”. I think we have more than enough.

Steve Adams for President?

Who would take serious a presidential candidacy that was not born from an established political machine like those run by democrats and republicans. Steve Adams is serious about trying to run a grassroots campaign for the White House. While he appears to be lacking in political experience, his political views are refreshing enough to make you dream of the day when politics was about the people, for the people and not about the candidates themselves and the special interests they represent.

Politics in this country has evolved to the point where simply speaking, he who has the most money wins nearly every time. Wouldn’t it be great if a credible individual who possesses great character and strong moral values could overcome the financial obstacles necessary to make a serious run for the highest office of the land? What would most Americans be willing to do to help elect a person who was beholden to no one and who truly understands the role of government which is to serve the people.

Ask yourself, would you vote for a non politician for President if you knew he understood the issues and what it takes to govern for the people and run a government of the people. We have all become so accustomed to the status quo that we unwittingly accept politics as usual. We seem to have lost the ability to think outside the box as we continue to vote for the lesser of two evils. Career politicians, most of which are lawyers, are what is hurting our ability to control an out of control government. Perhaps Steve is right, we need to think out of the box and only then can we get back to where we once were when we had certain expectations of our political leaders and when they did not meet them, we voted them out.

It might require great courage on the part of Americans to vote opposite the flow and out of the box. That may be just exactly what will be needed to change the course on which we travel.

I don’t know yet if Steve Adams is the person who can generate the necessary support and demonstrate his ability to make a serious run against the established parties, but I think it’s fun to dream of the day when someone deserving of the chance can and will.

I encourage everyone to read Steve’s thoughts and you may find that he is saying all of the things you feel.

Good Luck Steve and Good Luck to the United States of America Under God.

Good Ol' Boys At Work

The appointment to fill the vacant judicial seat in Wood County has left a lot of folks wondering. The issues raised are not about JD Beane, but are rather an issue of how the system can be manipulated to serve those in control of the system. It is not about whether JD Beane should represent the 10th district in the past or in the future. JD has demonstrated his ability to serve the 10th and his past performance was judged on Election Day when voters reelected him. It is also not troubling that Delegate Beane was being considered to fill the vacant seat on the bench in place of Judge Hill. It appears that most folks would be content with that appointment as well.

The problem is the way it was done. There were two problems facing Wood Countians and more particularly the people of the 10th district. One is that Wood County needed a judge appointed and should be able to expect that to be done in due course. A reasonable time to have done so had long since elapsed. Whether it is Delegate Beane or someone else who is equally qualified to fill the position, the appointment was long overdue and should have been made in a timely manner.

The second problem is that the current administration stalled the appointment so that they can control who is appointed to fill the 10th district seat vacated by the appointment of Judge Beane. In essence, the people of the 10th district clearly had their right to select their representative circumvented. It appears that the Manchin administration clearly and knowingly manipulated the system to serve their needs rather allowing the system to work as it was supposed to and allow the voters to decide who represents them.

It doesn’t stop there, the Wood County Democrat Executive Committee stacked the deck so as to limit the Governor’s ability to appoint anyone other than who they wanted to be appointed. They did that by appointing three candidates as required by law, two of which they knew would never be appointed and were unelectable. One because the voters had already voted her out of office a long time ago and the other was clearly not qualified for the position. What that left was a man with no prior experience who clearly represents and supports the unions and the causes fostered by them. Representing the unions is not necessarily bad unless you refuse to consider other points of view before rendering a vote. The problem as I see it is: that he can never vote against any union cause or on any issue. If he does, he would loose his day job as a union representative.

Just another example of the “good ol’ boy” politics that the democrats have played for years to maintain control of the state’s political machine. Things will never change in any significant fashion until voter’s generate the courage to vote these guys out of office. If you want change, then quit voting for the guys who have controlled the state for decades. We have no one to thanks for West Virginia’s current financial condition, except the democrats who have controlled everything for as long as anyone can remember.