THis is why people need to STOP blaming republicans for the economy.

OBAMA: "In this budget, we will end education programs that don't work and end direct payments to large agribusinesses that don't need them. We'll eliminate the no-bid contracts that have wasted billions in Iraq, and reform our defense budget so that we're not paying for Cold War-era weapons systems we don't use. We will root out the waste, fraud and abuse in our Medicare program that doesn't make our seniors any healthier, and we will restore a sense of fairness and balance to our tax code by finally ending the tax breaks for corporations that ship our jobs overseas."

THE FACTS: First, his budget does not accomplish any of that. It only proposes those steps. That's all a president can do, because control over spending rests with Congress. Obama's proposals here are a wish list and some items, including corporate tax increases and cuts in agricultural aid, will be a tough sale in Congress.

Second, waste, fraud and abuse are routinely targeted by presidents who later find that the savings realized seldom amount to significant sums. Programs that a president might consider wasteful have staunch defenders in Congress who have fought off similar efforts in the past.

This shirt pretty much says it all for me. Cafe press rules.

some thoughts on liberals and hillary in particular

I was fixing to go bed and for some unknown reason, LOL, I started thinking about the libs and on Hillary in particular. I don't know why this happens to me right before bed, sigh, but here it is lol. As anyone who knows me, knows I HATE the liberals - period. Its no secret. This is not to say I dislike dems because I believe sometimes there is a difference between the two; I disgress however. I dislike liberards because of how the look at this country, the people in it (usually underneath them by the way they act), and the world in general. I hate the way they want to take this country toward socialism and how much they seem to despise capitalism. I must admit, though, that I find myself having a certain amount of rather grudging respect for Hillary Clinton. I still think she is a lib, but I think sometimes she would actually do the right thing (maybe). Like Luke Skywalker said to Darth Vader " there is good in you yet, I see it") She is no pushover that is for darn sure, which is probably why she didn't get the nomination. Pelosi knew she couldn't push her around like she most likely is Obama. She holds her ground and I respect that. If you are wondering why not respect Pelosi too then? My answer to this would be. She is dried up, ugly, bitter, old feminazi who is finally like Obama getting to mete out some payback - that is the difference my friends.
Now hopefully having thrown my two cents worth out there, LOL, I can get some sleep.

Democratic governers and republican governers spar over money

The following response was issued Sanford, the Republican Governors Association chairman in response to comments made by some democatic governers at a press conference they held.

"I think in this instance I would humbly suggest that the real fringe are those that are supporting the stimulus," Sanford said. "It is not at all in keeping with the principles that made this country great, not at all in keeping with economic reality, not in keeping with a stable dollar, and not in keeping with the sentiments of most of this country."


I couldnt have said it better myself. Well said Sanford, well said.

Regarding the Monkey cartoon.

You know what gets me mad folks is this. I recall all of the HORRIBLE viscious things that were said and drawn about Bush ( 9/10th of which were completely unfounded) and noone said a word. NO PROTESTS , NOTHING ! but the minute something even REMOTELY bad gets said about Obama and all H** breaks loose. GIVE ME A BREAK! If it was good enough for Bush than its GOOD enough for the messiah. Tell him to bend over and take it. Bet he cant do it with half the class Bush did.
There's my two cents worth on that one.

COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH THIS NUTJOB ! He is way way off the mark. Most libs are. Obama's version of "bipartianship" is the republicans bending over and taking it and GOD bless them they are standing their ground. I am so proud of them for having the guts to stand up to the "messiah" and his liberals cohorts in DC. GOOD FOR THEM cause when all this crap blows up in Obamas face AND IT WILL, they wont be able to blame us although I am sure they will try. I will post the article here below that I am ranting about. THIS GUY IS NUTS.

Less than a month into his presidency, Barack Obama has found that no one is really buying bipartisanship. His base hates it, as the blogs will tell you. His allies in Congress resent it, as Sen. Schumer signaled on Sunday morning. And while media outlets still prioritize a bipartisan process over actual policy substance, like this weird Washington Post editorial, even centrist pundits are souring on Obama's bipartisan bouquets. Time's Joe Klein, a fan of bipartisanship, has concluded that bipartisanship is currently impossible because there are no good faith partners in Washington: Obama should now understand that the Republicans are not reliable partners--at least, not for the moment. Most are stuck in the contentious past, rutted in Reaganism, intent on taking a Hooverist course on the economy... The President's default position, after the stimulus fight and the Gregg fiasco, should be to appoint Democrats to significant domestic policy positions...
I don't happen to think Sen. Gregg's indecision qualifies as a fiasco, but it does add a personal flavor to the Republicans' political posture. Here's the bottom line: They're just not that into Obama.
Yes, the President can keep calling them and saying all the right things. He can woo them and invite them over, like that hyped White House "bipartisan super bowl party." He can go to their home, like his trek to Maryland for two and a half hours of lamb chops and neocons. He can even add their ideas to his legislation and their nominees to his cabinet, as The Nation's Ari Berman recounts.
If Obama is taking all those actions based on their own intrinsic value -- for healthy debate and a wide circle of advisers -- then fine. The notion that this bipartisan process will yield more GOP support, however, has been officially shredded. If it doesn't work now, with Obama's recent election mandate, booming approval ratings and a public eager for government action to address the economic crisis, it's not going to work. And anyone who thinks the G.O.P. will get more cooperative is placing a bet on politicians growing less political as the next elections draw closer.
Team Obama is already recalibrating, naturally. Rahm Emanuel recently noted that an "insatiable appetite" for bipartisanship made Obama's team "get ahead" of itself. The President, for his part, clarified that bipartisan outreach does not make him a "interview back in 2007, in a clip which the blogger Jed Lewison recently flagged: I don't like people trying to take advantage of that [outreach]. This is why actually if you watch my political interactions. I am always best as a counter-puncher. You know, somebody comes at me I will knock them out. If not, I will try to understand their point of view and that actually serves me well. I give people the benefit of the doubt; I try to understand their point of view -- if I perceive that they try to take advantage of that then I will crush them.
It's about that time, obviously
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I say screw them all, they are gonna ruin this country. They are well on their way already.
It's about that time, obviously. This writer is so biased its disgusting. Dont think he could see the truth about obama and the libs if it got in his face, slapped him, and called him mama.

Regarding the comments by Livni Tzipi (Israeli prime minister hopeful)

"Livni: Give up parts of 'Land of Israel'"
IS SHE OUT OF HER MIND??? Like whose side is she on anyway?
You know I kinda understand why the Palestine people want it back, because actually according the Bible it was theirs to begin with, HOWEVER having said, that GOD in his infinite wisdom decided to take it away from them and give it to the Israelites. Who am I to question God on anything, let alone this. Oh and for anyone including this nutjob lady, who thinks that the Palestine government will stop at just getting part of Israel , she is DELUSIONAL. They will NOT stop until they have EVERY BIT of it. It's in their charter. They along with the other terrorists over there want ISRAEL destroyed - PURE AND SIMPLE.You know I kinda understand why the Palestine people want it back because actually according the Bible it was theirs to begin with, HOWEVER, having said that GOD in his infinite wisdom decided to take it away from them and give it to the Israelites. Who am I to question God on anything, let alone this. Oh and for anyone including this nutjob lady, who thinks that the Palestine people will stop at just getting part of Israel , is DELUSIONAL. They Will NOT stop until they have EVERY BIT of it. Its in their charter. They along with the other terrorists over there want ISRAEL destroyed - PURE AND SIMPLE.

two cents worth on a local tv news contest winner

You know I really shouldn't be surprised at this whatsoever. The winner of WJZ Oratory contest (teens competed) was a black young man who (surprise surprise) wrote a speech about mr hussein . Why am I not surprised given the way most media type fawn all over that man? I am happy for the young man because he obviously can speak and write well, but seriously, I am not surprised that he won because he wrote well and fawningly I am sure, about mr obama. Sigh. Congrats to even my local media for bowing to the messiah yet again.

For once, I couldn't agree more with Mr. Cosby- Read on people

Using the example of computer 1 and computer 2. The TCP connection is the second segment of three used to establish a TCP connection. In step 1 computer 1 sends a message to computer 2 with its SYN bit set saying in effect that it want to communicate and synchronize sequence numbers. It sends a random number that will be used to synchronize the communications. Example would be 840973201. After computer 2 receives this message it responds with a segment whose ACK and SYN are BOTH set. In computer 2’s response the ACK field contains a # that equals the sequence # originally sent plus 1, example would be 840973202. This way it tells computer 1 it received the communication and expects it to respond with the sequence # 840973202. In its SYN field computer 2 sends it own random number which computer 1 will use to acknowledge that it received computer 2’s transmission. Then computer 1 sends out a segment whose sequence # is the 840973202 number because this is what computer 2 expects to get. Also in that same segment computer 1 also communicates a sequence # via its ACK field. This number equals the sequence number that computer 2 sent plus 1. So if computer 2 sent the # 265470938 then computer 1 would send the # 265470939. The two computer will talk this way until computer 1 sends out a Fin flag saying it doesn’t want to talk anymore

my new mousepad and a tshirt i made

These about say it all LOL.

regarding Michael phelps drama

Folks need to leave him alone and perhaps give him just a little bit of credit. He is, after all, at least cowboying up about it and taking responsiblity for it. I give him a great deal of credit for that because WAY too many people DO NOT. He is still very young and as we all know the young are prone to fits of stupidity lol. GIVE THE YOUNG MAN A BREAK PEOPLE, really.

Article on Stimulus Bill I saw on yahoo

All I can say is I TOLD YOU SO PEOPLE ! I said dont vote for this joker, black or not, he will ruin this country. NOBODY listened and now look at the mess we are in. This stimulus plan is the biggest piece of pork barrel BS I have ever seen. I am scared for this country and what this means our future. The freakin libs are gonna ruin everything and mess it up even worse than it already is. Well, we can pray I guess.

What follows is the article I saw on yahoo that promted this blog .

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Wednesday the recession will turn into "a catastrophe" if the economic stimulus is not passed quickly, lobbying anew for the plan as its price tag climbed above $900 billion and drew more criticism.
The president rejected several complaints about the plan, including arguments that tax cuts alone would solve the problem or that longer-term goals such as energy independence and health care reform should wait. Obama opposed such piecemeal approaches.
Instead, he argued that recalcitrant lawmakers need to get behind him, saying the American people embraced his ideas when they elected him president in November.
While urging members of Congress to act swiftly, he also promised to make changes to the legislation, which has been criticized as larded with spending that won't have an immediate impact on the economy.
"No plan is perfect, and we should work to make it stronger," Obama told reporters at the White House. "Let's not make the perfect the enemy of the essential. Let's show people all over our country who are looking for leadership in this difficult time that we are equal to the task."
Obama has sought each day to ratchet up the pressure on lawmakers, bringing different supportive groups to the White House, scheduling a series of TV interviews, even traveling to a charter school to tout one portion of the bill.
"A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis into a catastrophe and guarantee a longer recession, a less robust recovery, and a more uncertain future," he said. "That's why I feel such a sense of urgency about the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Plan."
The Senate added money to its version of the bill for medical research and tax breaks for car purchases. The price tag could go yet higher Wednesday if a tax break for homebuyers is made more generous, even as centrists in both parties promise to clear away spending items that won't jump-start the economy immediately.
In an interview on CNN on Tuesday, Obama signaled a willingness to drop items that "may not really stimulate the economy right now." He also signaled he'll try to remove "buy American" provisions in the legislation to avoid a possible trade war.
In a victory for auto manufacturers and dealers, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., won a 71-26 vote to allow most car buyers to claim an income tax deduction for sales taxes paid on new autos and interest payments on car loans. The break would cost $11 billion over the coming decade but could mean savings of $1,500 on a $25,000 car.
"Just as we need to get the housing market going, we need to get auto sales going," said Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
Wednesday's session could produce even more generous savings for homebuyers.
Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., is pressing for a tax credit of up to $15,000 for everyone who buys a home this year, at a cost of $18.5 billion. The pending measure would award a $7,500 tax credit only to first-time homebuyers.
At the same time, centrist senators, including Ben Nelson, D-Neb., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, are seeking to cut tens of billions of dollars from the legislation. They're operating with the blessing of Democratic leaders, who hope a successful effort could attract some GOP votes for Obama's plan.
Obama summoned Collins to a White House meeting Wednesday afternoon, a Collins aide said.
Democratic leaders conceded they may soon be obliged to cut billions of dollars from the measure. "It goes without saying if it's going to pass in the Senate, it has to be bipartisan," said Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking Democratic leader, adding that rank-and-file lawmakers in both parties want to reduce the cost of the bill.
In a series of skirmishes Tuesday, the Senate turned back a proposal to add $25 billion for public works projects and voted to remove a $246 million tax break for movie producers. Both moves were engineered by Republicans who are critical of the bill's size and voice skepticism of its ability to create jobs.
But several hours later, GOP conservatives didn't contest approval of a $6.5 billion increase in research funding for the politically popular National Institutes of Health. That amendment, by Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, drove the price tag of Obama's plan just above $900 billion.
Democratic leaders have pledged to have the bill ready for Obama's signature by mid-month.

One more democrat on the ropes

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_on_go_pr_wh/daschle_taxes

This does not suprise me at all. What is up with mr. obama, seriously? Its like he is picking all the criminals and tax cheats for his office posts, some of whom have actually gotten nominated. OMG if the republicians had done half this stuff they would have been CRUCIFIED. What a dang double standard. If this is his idea of change, he can F**** have it, I DONT WANT IT.

Noteworthy articule about republicans and how we should handle things right now

Standard:
Let 1,000 Republican Flowers Bloom
What to Do About the Gitmo Detainees
It's Your Job Now
The Only Thing We Have to Fear . . . More »
Washington (The Weekly Standard) Vol. 014, Issue 19 - 2/2/2009 – In 1994, congressional Republicans carried laminated copies of their Contract With America (tax cuts, term limits, etc.) in their pockets. They may now want to laminate President Obama's inaugural address and carry it around.
This is not as silly as it sounds. Republican leaders believe the speech pleased them more than it did House speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate majority leader Harry Reid. Obama's "new era of responsibility" echoed the "Personal Responsibility Act," the third of the ten planks in the Contract With America. Obama also said that it's not the size of government which matters but whether it works. Newt Gingrich coined that thought years ago. Obama lauded "risk-takers." Democrats want to tax them to death.For the foreseeable future, attacking Obama will be counterproductive for Republicans. He's both enormously popular and the bearer of moral authority as the first African-American president. So the idea is for Republicans to make Obama an ally by using his words, from the inaugural address and speeches and interviews, against Democrats and their initiatives in Congress.Obama is for bipartisanship. Pelosi, Reid, and their cohort are heavyhanded partisans with no interest in accommodating Republicans. Obama favors transparency. They don't. Obama says he wants "to spend wisely" and promises that "programs will end" if they don't work. That's hardly the philosophy of congressional Democrats.Obama's words may be bromides or boilerplate that bear little relationship to his true sentiments or real plans. But so what? Republicans in the House and Senate are a badly outnumbered minority. They have few political weapons at their disposal. Citing Obama's words makes political sense. It's at least worth a try. Republicans have nothing to lose.It might even get Republicans some attention. For the mainstream media, Obama is the only story in Washington. Most reporters are indifferent to the excesses of one-party, Democratic rule on Capitol Hill. But the argument that Democrats are out of sync with Obama, if repeated often enough, might get some traction.Republicans are already using it against the $850 billion economic stimulus package drafted by congressional Democrats and tentatively accepted at the White House as Obama's program. Republicans complained they'd been shut out. Indeed they had been, their input ignored. Obama listened to Republican leaders at a bipartisan meeting at the White House last week and scheduled a session this week with House Republican whip Eric Cantor.Republicans exploited two other weapons at their disposal. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell got a copy of the Congressional Budget Office's analysis of the Democratic bill. It wasn't a formal CBO report, wasn't set for public release, and never appeared on the office's website. But McConnell leaked it to the Associated Press, whose story appeared a few hours before Obama was inaugurated. The AP story began, "It will take years before an infrastructure spending program proposed by President-elect Obama will boost the economy, according to congressional economists."The $274 billion for infrastructure had been billed as the job-creating, economy-stimulating part of the bill. But only 7 percent of the money would be spent in 2009 and less than $4 billion in highway construction funds would hit the economy before September 2010.Democrats were sufficiently embarrassed to start tinkering with the bill and move more spending into 2009. And Peter Orszag, the new White House budget director, noted that 75 percent of the $850 billion will now be spent this year. But most of that money--$166 billion to bail out state governments, for instance--won't produce jobs or goose the economy.The other weapon that aided Republicans was the conservative intellectual community, particularly economists. Amity Shlaes's book on the failure of the New Deal to revive the economy, The Forgotten Man, was widely read by Republicans in Washington. So were her compelling articles on that subject in mainstream newspapers.Free market economists (some of them surprisingly engaging writers) raised doubts about the Democratic stimulus scheme. Greg Mankiw of Harvard tore apart Joe Biden's claim that "every economist, as I've said, from conservative to liberal, acknowledges that direct government spending on a direct program now is the best way to infuse economic growth and create jobs." Mankiw ticked off a list of well-known economists who don't believe that, including Gary Becker, Robert Barro, Robert Lucas, Eugene Fama, and Mankiw himself. "I am sure there are many others as well," he wrote. True. There's Kevin Hassett of the American Enterprise Institute, for one.Republicans might well have invoked Obama when Democrats pulled off an egregious act of partisanship on the State Children's Health Insurance Program, aka S-chip. Last year, Democrats and Republicans reached a compromise on S-chip, and it cleared the finance committee, 17-4. President Bush ultimately vetoed the bill.Without consulting Republicans, Democrats drafted a new bill several weeks ago, stripping out the relatively minor items that had made S-chip acceptable to Republicans. These included a waiting period for children of immigrants and a measure to limit the number of children lured off private insurance. S-chip not only got more expensive, but children from families in New York and New Jersey earning more than 300 percent of the poverty line ($66,150 for a family of four) would now be eligible.Expanding S-chip is one of Obama's top priorities. If he's unhappy with the way the new bill was put together, he hasn't said so. That may be because Republicans haven't yelled loudly enough to make it an issue. They should. Democrats may regard bipartisanship as unnecessary. But the public loves it.The point isn't that S-chip could be stopped. That's not likely. And a laminated copy of Obama's inaugural would be too unwieldy to carry around. No, the point is that Republicans in Congress aren't helpless or powerless. They can make the best of a bad situation. And who knows? The situation might get better.Fred Barnes is executive editor of THE WEEKLY STANDARD.

Ughhh they lost, sigh

You know I have once again let myself hope that the team I was rooting for was gonna win. I tried not to lol, but that last touchdown by the cardinals made me (briefly) believe that those darn steelers were gonna get theirs for beating my Ravens. DARNATION! and what the hell was up with those refs? Seriously folks, that was some really lopsided refereeing. Not to mention more than one really bad call. This is the second time the Steelers have benefited from bad reffing and the other team just plain shooting themselves in the pervieble foot. UGHHH, sigh such as life, now if only I could manage some sleep.

My two cents worth on this years superbowl

I am going to root for the Cardinals just because the steelers are there and because they are clearly the underdogs here this year. I am still really teed at the Ravens for that last minute screw up that cost them a birth in this year's superbowl. I have a feeling that the Steelers will win though but I am hoping they dont just so they can get their just desserts lol. GO CARDINALS LOL !