Napalm in the Morning: What Will Save This Country?

Looking into the future, I can very easily see this being the last six months of capitalism in the history of the United States of America. A very short time ago, I believed that their was only a small percentage of the population who truly were so far left wing that they outright cried for the country to turn pink, if not bright red. However, I have received a great awakening, and have realized how powerful the movement has become.

Why these people believe socialism and communism will work here, when it has failed so miserably around the world again and again is beyond me. My only explanation is that there is a percentage of people who will thrive as the chosen few (IE Sen. Ted Kennedy (D) who moved over $500 million to an off shore and non-taxable bank account the day Sen. Barack Hussein Obama was nominated) and an even larger population who does not know our history, or the history and event going on around the world, that has bought off on it. Hook, line and sinker.

But, this post is not meant to enlighten those to the wonders of a repeatedly failed government system. This post is to shine a spotlight on what we can do to fix our current one.

First and foremost: Term-Limits. When the congress of the United States was founded, it was never the intention of the builders for men and women to become life-long politicians and represent their constituents from afar in DC for thirty or forty years are a clip. Representatives such as Ex-Marine John Murtha (D) have become so far detached from their population and so far engulfed in the jockeying for political favor that he's gone as far as accusing US Marines of murdering innocent civilians in Iraq. By the way, in case any missed it, the last of those Marines were acquitted and found innocent of any wrong doing.

Murtha and others like him get so far entrenched and ingrained that they become impossible to remove. They build up massive war chests in the range of $20 to $50 million dollars and taunt anyone to try to run against them. This prevents better candidates and better Representatives of the people from ever getting a chance to compete. Hell, Murtha at this point could cede Pennsylvania from the Union and no-one could do much about it.

I remember bringing this up with PA State Senator John Wozniak (D) who was vehemently against term limits. The multi-term senator felt that it would interfere from the performance of politicians. It is my belief however, that the last half of terms are used to campaign anyway. And the first half is used revelling in their success of the last election.

The next point solution is this: The Line-Item Veto:

Here's what ends up happening: The Republicans come up with a bill to help fund the military with equipment and pay. The Democrats, as it passes through the house and senate, tag one non-related spending bill onto it after another, making it nothing close to what the original bill was.

So, there are a couple of options, the Republicans in Senate or President Bush in the White House, can veto the entire bill, and be branded anti-military by the Democrats and liberal media, or they can pass the bill, which passes funding for gay and lesbian rights, welfare, pork projects and a million other fringe agendas.

What ends up happening? Nothing. The Republicans know they can't allow the spending to run as far out of control and have to veto these bills, and the Democrats scream and rail how much the Republicans hate the military, even though it was their own fault. This process occurs numerous times with the same result and in the meantime, the military is left under-equipped and under-funded.

This is just one example but the whole process has become a bastardized political tool which accomplishes nothing to help the people.

Their is no reason for people to go to DC for years on end. Our representatives should be statesmen and women, no career politicians. It does us no good to have a representative or senator become so far detached from the American public that their only interaction comes from poll numbers.

The solution for change is not to vote for a radical liberal and hope for the best. The solution is to help ensure that those in office do their elected job for their constituents.

Inaugural Deconstructing the Left: It's All Bush's Fault!

As Promised, a few days back, I would begin running a segment which would deconstruct the "leftist" argument, plank by beautiful plank. Folks, I'm sure to most of you who have recently become regular blog readers of the Circus, you can see through this like a screen door. But, as a public service to those who might need a little assistance a long the way, I'm going to take a few moments here to really break this down.

I know there are a lot of people out there who are really good natured people, who are smart and intelligent and truly have the best for America in their hearts. But not everyone has the ability to study politics 24/7, let alone a four-year degree in Political Science. So what ends up happening, is when the spin doctors of the left start hammering these people over coffee at work, or at a family gathering, the well meaning person might fall prey to the trap, because they might not know exactly how to react to the flawed argument. I hope by starting this campaign today, those who in such a situation will gather the strength necessary to fend of stupidity in a otherwise sane time and those who already can speak eloquently will be able to add additional tools to their tool kits of wisdom.

And who says we can't have a few laughs in the process?

Bush does nothing while poor suffer
Editorial Courtesy of the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat

Why hasn’t President Bush put a freeze on the gas pumps at $1.50 a gallon. He also can make the oil companies sell the product cheaper to gas stations.

Well, probably because what you are referring to is called socialising the oil industry. It sounds great on paper. The "people" get their oil cheap after all and everyone lives happily ever after. That is until one day, the oil company can't afford to hire workers anymore because they are losing money fist over hand. And some genius gets into office and decides to place more and more taxes on oil. Then, you're stuck with no oil company and more expensive oil than you had in the first place.

Capitalism has a way of working itself out. That is unless some genius (again with the geniuses, I know) in government decides that he/she can run the market better than the market itself. Yeah, it doesn't work that way. Sort of like mixing oil and water. What you're left with is something you sure as hell can't drink, and something that won't give your car any go: It's useless.

Big Oil recorded its biggest quarterly profit – billions of dollars – in history.

It's a good thing they did too, or else we'd be S.O.L. when it comes to getting any oil. They also paid the most amount of taxes in history as well, and do you know that the government makes more money off a gallon of gas than the oil companies do? I think their is your real problem folks! Further, no other company in the world is required to literally fund its competitor (being taxed to promote "green energy".) Could you imagine if Microsoft was required to fund Apple?

This is why the United States is in a bad recession. A lot of people are starving, not just the poor. Yet Bush does nothing.

The US is not in a recession. A recession requires two down quarters in GDP, which we have not had yet.

God is watching and those responsible will answer to him.

True

Thank God for St. Vincent dePaul and the Salvation Army – agencies that help the poor and hungry in America.

So I say to Bush: Act now before it is too late and help the great American people who love this country.

Folks just don't seem to understand the government isn't the "great charity in the sky." We can thank the Clinton regime for turning the beast loose in America and creating the entitlement generation.

Remember, the Lord helps those who help themselves. These people shouldn't be sitting back and waiting for a hand-out from the government. They should be stepping out in faith and trying to improve their situation. You don't make enough money in your job? Go back to school and become qualified for a higher paying job, or find a new one. It's too hard to find a job today? Well, somehow the Irish seemed to manage during the turn of the century, not to mention their are thousands upon thousands of jobs in different skill levels in every US paper on and online job sites.

And do it for the children.

I'm sorry but socializing anything would be the last thing I'd want to leave for my future namesakes.

John Zawalish

Johnstown