What America Needs Now, and Needed 7 Years Ago

Something I posted on a forum I frequent- It was in regards to some 12 - 22 year olds (yes that wide of an age range) clamoring about the state of America, and how it is all Bush's fault, and how "the light will come this November" (yes, someone actually said that.)

I felt the need to write back, and I just kept writing. It may not be all that well thought out, it may not flow, but hey - neither does my thought process.

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When the Obamabots and Bush haters are finished jerking each-other off at the mere thought of November, perhaps a real point or two can see some light.
(oh, and excuse my vulgarity)

The America Vs. Rome is a good point to bring up, but I fear that the two are apples and oranges and cannot truly be compared.

What we need to focus on is very simple, keeping our citizens safe.

September 11th, 2001 saw one of the most brutal attacks on American soil since Pearl Harbor. In an effort to preserve our union and keep our nation safe, many steps have been made (in the right direction) not only to prevent future attacks, but also to punish those responsible.

If you would all please take note of the simple fact that there hasn't been an attack on American soil since 9/11. Obviously something is being done right.

We have thwarted several terror plots since then, and we have kept American citizens safe. Yet "citizens" actually have the gall to criticize the government, and even threaten them with talks of overthrowing and impeachment.

These "citizens" seem to forget that pretty much everything that the current administration does has to be ratified by their beloved democrat controlled Congress. They also seem to forget that Congress also has the power to vote down with a simple or 2/3 majority (I forget which at the current moment, forgive me), any of these issues that they seem to have a problem with.


These are the people who are more concerned with the rights of criminals, terrorists, and people who downright want to destroy us, than they are with keeping America safe.

During the Cold War they would be deported, or arrested. During the late 1700s- early 1800s, they would be tried for treason under the Alien and Sedition Acts.

These are the people who will burn our flag, one of the most sacred symbols of freedom, and embrace a presidential candidate who refuses to wear it, salute it, or pledge allegiance to it.

They hide behind their freedoms, but they see no problem with ripping down the government that protects it. They spit on the soldiers who fight to defend it, and they cry oppression whenever it is remotely taken away.

I bring to the attention of the forum United States Code Title 50, Chapter 3, § 21, which is still in effect to this day.

Whenever there is a declared war between the United States and any foreign nation or government, or any invasion or predatory incursion is perpetrated, attempted or threatened against the territory of the United States by any foreign nation or government, and the President makes public proclamation of the event, all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of the hostile nation or government, being of the age of fourteen years and upward, who shall be within the United States and not actually naturalized, shall be liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as alien enemies.

0847, September 11th, 2001 this Code should have been enacted to the fullest extent. We should have then began deporting anyone who was here on a Student Visa, anyone who was here illegally and not a citizen, and perhaps even as far as to those who possessed dual citizenship with any hostile nations. At the same time, our borders should have been closed. We should have been completely isolated.


All of those above outlined actions would be 100% legal as per US Code Title 50, Chapter 3, § 21, yet the same people I spoke of earlier would be clamoring and crying out against such an action.



It is for your protection, it is for your freedom, it is because you don't know any better.

I love how the average American citizen (mostly college students) feel like they know more than analysts with actual real world experience (including in times of war), how they feel that they know what is right for the nation, compared to legions of Generals, Analysts, Intelligence Officers, as well as countless other leaders.

Sir Winston Churchill once said that "the best argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with the average voter" (slightly paraphrased), and I couldn't agree with that more.

So you all can worry about health care, social security, gay rights, abortion rights, legalization of marijuana, and things of that nature, because when we ultimately meet our demise sometime in the next 4 years because the terrorists and hostile nations of the world exploit that fact and destroy us; it isn't going to matter anyway.

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"Unconventional wars are won by unconventional means" and likewise "Unpopular wars are won by unpopular means"


It is unfortunate that some "innocents" may die, but that is the choice that the enemy has made when they chose to hide among them for protection, and use them as cover for their tactics. I hate to be cliche, but in order to make an omelet, you need to break a few eggs. War is hell, there is no denying that.

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We need to use their tactics if we want to beat them.

We aren't able to use their tactics here in America. Just look at the backlash from the "torturing" that "occurred" at GITMO. Look at what happened after 'Nam. Our boys came home to be spat on and called baby killers and condemned by the American public. We are not allowed to use their tactics because of the views of the American public, a few million people who for the most part have never seen combat, never had to make a split second decision to save their own life and the lives of those around them, hell probably never even had to defend themselves or their loved ones. And these people unfortunately have the power to dictate how our men and women overseas are to fight the enemy.

It is for that reason that I hold no respect for them. The funny thing about public opinion - if you are opposing it, chances are you doing the right thing. (brings me back to my point about the uneducated American public vs. military and political leaders and analysts)


Unfortunately, those who actually have the power to make decisions are too afraid of the public outcry to make these unpopular decisions and methods.

If our enemy is going to give a 12 year old an AK and tell him to ambush our troops, then our troops should have no qualms about shooting a 12 year old, and the "Starbucks Generals" (as I have dubbed them) should have no right to criticize. When was the last time they put their life on the line defending this nation?


Our enemy will not discriminate based on age, gender, race, religion, etc... neither should we. That is the first step in winning any conflict, that is a step in the direction of using their tactics.


War is not pretty, war is not supposed to be. War is the most primal form of conflict between two beings. Our enemy has only one thing in mind, and that is destroying us at all costs, including their lives, and the lives of innocents (because that is who they are after).

110th Congressional Approval Rating Falls to Single Digits

Rasmussen Reports - Congressional Performance

For the first time ever, in recorded history, the US Congress has fallen to a single digit approval rating. Coming in this month at a measly 9%, the 110th Congress has been doing the worst job in the history of all 110 Congressional congregations.

Not only has the approval rating fallen, but the percentage of American voters who say Congress is doing a Poor job has risen to the majority (at 52%).

Can they truly blame Bush for everything still? Not really, but they sure as hell will try. Meanwhile if you look to the facts - Bush has accomplished the majority of things he promised to do during his presidency. Congress has accomplished none of theirs. They have made little to no effort to do what they spend the majority of their time "discussing" - how to pull us out of Iraq.

Since this congress took control in 2006:

• Gas Prices have more than doubled and risen to over $4 a gallon
  
• Our Troops are still overseas in an "unconstitutional war" (according to them)
  
• The housing crisis is still in full effect
  
• Illegal immigration is still a huge problem
  

While Bush was in power:

There has not been a single terrorist attack on American soil since September 11th, 2001

I think America has a deluded sense of who is doing something right and who is doing something wrong, but clearly given this month's approval rating they are finally wising up.

Obama: Jews are kikes, blacks are n-bomb

New Yorker Article On Obama

2nd Page, 2nd Paragraph

He went to Columbia University, and liked New York, but he found the city’s racial tension inescapable. It “flowed freely,” he wrote in his memoir—“not just out on the streets but in the stalls of Columbia’s bathrooms as well, where, no matter how many times the administration tried to paint them over, the walls remained scratched with blunt correspondence between niggers and kikes. It was as if all middle ground had collapsed.”

Only a totally blinded Obamabot would claim that this is "taken out of context". Regardless of the context, we generally hold our future presidents to be a little more classy than to use words such as those. Would it have been a stretch just to say Jews and Blacks?


Also to those of you who are ever so quick to claim the website is slanted - news flash - I just cited the original article from The New Yorker which really isn't all that conservative.

If this is the hope and change Obama is calling for then I think he can count out a lot of his potential supporters, and I think it is ironic how they can claim he is their new messiah basically and will stand behind him while he has made these kind of remarks, but will chastise and march against any other person (not even candidate) who dares utter such words.

I can only hope that this gets out there a little bit more so that there is a chance that Obama loses the Jewish vote because they too can finally see him for what he really is - an unpatriotic empty suit who refuses to salute or even pledge allegiance to the flag and is really only out there for himself, with an unpatriotic wife who was never proud of her country until they voted in favor of her husband. Are these really the kinds of people we want in the White House?

Obama voted NOT to fix the Levees in Iowa

Politico - Attacking on Iowa

“Barack Obama opposed and voted against the bipartisan effort by John McCain, Russ Feingold and Claire McCaskill to assure that lifesaving levees like those that so tragically failed in Iowa and Missouri are given the highest priority and fixed first. It is beyond the pale that Barack Obama would attack John McCain for actually trying to fix the problem and change the way Washington works. Barack Obama’s willingness to continue the status quo pork-barrel politics in Washington, and then engage in political attacks that entirely disregard the facts, once again fundamentally shows that he’s nothing more than a typical politician.”

An example of partisan politics at its best (worst). In a sheer effort to disagree with McCain just because he is McCain - Senator Barack Obama has voted against a Bipartisan effort put forth by McCain (R), Feingold (D), and McCaskill (D) to help repair lifesaving levees in light of the recent tragedy that has struck the Midwest. In a Florida speech yesterday - Obama disregarded the action taken by McCain, expressed his sympathies to the families of the victims, and then proceeded to call McCain out on some economic issues, and then bash the current administration as being "the most fiscally irresponsible administration in modern times". That's great Obama - too bad you aren't running against Bush, so how about you stop criticizing this administration and start going into some detail of how exactly you are "going to do things differently", because the American people have heard that all before - and unless you can actually provide some solid evidence to backup these promises you truly are "nothing more than a typical politician".

McCain is actually taking action with the crisis at hand - yet all of the left can't get away from the "He's a Bush Clone" propaganda, and that is an insult to other forms of semi-reputable propaganda everywhere. You clamored and whined when Bush "didn't do anything" after Katrina. You labeled him a racist, you claimed he didn't care about brown people. And now that McCain is actually doing something about another disaster that has struck the nation, you still can't come past the whole "Bush Clone, 4 more years of the same thing" stigma. Since your savior Obama has done so much to help this situation, I can totally understand.
You would think, with the area that is hurting the most now being so close to Obama's district that he would feel inclined to take action; not only as a politician looking for votes, but as a human being who is almost hit at home with this tragedy (pork barrel legislation anyone?). Instead what does he do? He tries to vote down a course of action that is going to the floor to help the situation. way to help out your fellow countrymen there BHO.

I'm not going to go as far as to say that this is his personal revenge for Bush's "non-action" in New Orleans, but it does make one think.

You all might go back to a previous Bipartisan bill put forth by McCain and Feingold - the McCain/Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Act, something that went over quite well and is still in practice today.

To close - Obama claims he will help unite the two parties and collaborate many bipartisan efforts - clearly this is not one of them. How can he hope to unite two parties when he is having trouble uniting the Democrats alone?

Too Smart to be a Police Officer?

"NY Times Article"

I'm going to be brief on this one with a flat out WHAT THE FUCK.

I could do into a long tirade about affirmative action right now, but I think my above statement sums it up. Also - Does Affirmative Action even apply to stupid people?



New Haven basically has just indirectly said "We don't want smart cops".

How Going Green has made me a Better Driver

How Going Green has made me a better driver

Or Why going green can save you some green.

I used to be the typical left lane driver. I was that asshole passing you on the highway while you were driving the speed limit, or even faster, in my little sports car listening to my music loudly with my nice sunglasses on. Hell I could even be considered a yuppie by some standards. I used to pride myself on being able to control my car effectively at high speeds, careening through curves like it was the Indy 500. But not anymore.

I never read into any of this “Go Green” propaganda. I am not a hippie, nor a Gore-supporter, or even an environmentalist in any way shape or form; I’m not going to lie to you that I lean right on almost every issue. If that stops you from reading my article so be it, but you would do well listening to what I have to say. My eyes have been opened to a “greener” way of life.

I always advocated alternate energy sources, even from back to primary and secondary school. I had done several reports, projects, and presentations on the benefits of Solar, Hydro-Electric, and Wind power. It fascinated me – how something so simple and pure as the sun, water, and wind, were never harnessed to their full potential, and are virtually infinite, whereas fossil fuels are finite.

Regardless of your political affiliation or creed, we can all agree on one thing: Everyone likes money. And after doing a little research I have compiled various ways you can alter your habits (mostly driving) to save yourself a little cash, and do something good for the environment by conserving.

The biggest, and most prominent, as well as the easiest change to make, is very simple.

Take your foot off the accelerator.

A car engine, regardless of the number of cylinders, is most efficient in the 50-60 MPH range. Studies show that you lose upwards of 30% efficiency as you surpass that mark and hit the higher speeds. The easiest way to combat this (specifically on the highway) is just simply stay out of the fast lane. Abide by the speed limit – stay around 55 mph and you will certainly improve your mpg. I commute about 20 miles each way every day, sometimes even more when I head to school for night classes, and I was able to significantly increase my mpg in my little V4 Celica (which already does pretty well). I also noticed that those extra 10 or so MPH only decreased my commute time by a few minutes, hardly noticeable when you think about it.

Coasting is another good way to stop burning excess fuel. I am not saying to go back to the early days and gain all of your speed from traveling down hill, but it would serve you well to not use your accelerator while you travel down hill. You would be surprised as to how much you can travel without even touching the accelerator. As long as you are paying attention and make sure that you watch to stay above 25/35 mph (depending on the zone).

Inching, as opposed to gassing your way up a few car lengths when waiting at a stoplight, is a good way to save on gas, as well as take it easy on your brakes.


I would go into advanced techniques, such as riding the slip-stream behind trucks, but I wanted to keep this article as safe and as simple as possible.

Just thinking about these small things while you drive can not only increase your gas mileage and help save the environment, but also make you a better and more defensive driver. Young people should take this to heart, and for those of you who don’t fall under that category, maybe a quick refresher isn’t that bad.

A real easy, but a little more pricey way to save money on gas by increasing your MPG is obviously to purchase a more efficient and usually smaller car. However most people forget about our 2 wheeled friends - the motorcycle, or my favourite - the scooter. You can get ridiculous MPG on these little babies, but unfortunately, what they gain in that - they lack in storage capacity, top speed, and power. Some scooters aren't even highway legal - which negates traveling on longer trips with them. However if you want a little thing just for running errands or cruising around town, perhaps a scooter isn't such a bad idea. Personally - I am looking into a Honda Elite 80 or a Metropolitan. Perfect for zipping around my hometown, or even my college.

I hope that I have helped you by reading this, or if not, at least peaked your interest a little bit more.


Look here again for new upcoming articles, including ways to convert a diesel engine to take vegetable oil or bio-diesel, utilizing alternate energy sources for power, and many other ways to save some green by going green.

Sheriff Getting Heat for Doing His Job

Phoenix Sheriff Arrests Illegal Immigrants

Sounds pretty wholesome right? Evidently some people are having trouble with it. Many leftists are taking issue with the fact that this is “racial profiling” because he is going after Hispanic Mexican looking types. Yes- because we should also be looking for immigrants from Canada in Arizona. People seem to not realize that we are looking for Mexican illegal immigrants – so is it that much of a stretch that he is going after Mexicans? When a sheriff gets criticized for doing his job – it just proves how messed up the leftist citizenry is in this country.


People like that would have Sheriff Arpaio checking identification and pulling over whites and blacks as well. Hmm… that seems like a great idea, and a perfectly good way to waste countless hours, resources, and manpower.

Many are taking issue because of the fact that the constitution protects all citizens from this under the 4th Amendment and due process. They seem to totally disregard the words “all citizens” and read it as ”all citizens and people who are in this country illegally”. On a side note – I love it how we have a constitution when it so conveniently suits their views- but they fail to even read it when it conflicts with them.


People also fail to realize that it is perfectly within the sheriff or any police officer’s jurisdiction to do this. Under Terry v. Ohio 392 U.S. 1 (1968) the Supreme Court ruled in favor of what is now referred to as a “Terry Stop” or Stop and Identify Laws - which are on the books in many if not all states. You are required to be able to identify yourself to an officer at all times. This isn’t a new thing – but it is conveniently forgotten by those who oppose its practice. Also many forget the decision in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada - in which the Supreme Court held, in a 5-4 decision, that a Nevada “stop-and-identify” law did not violate the United States Constitution.

Also - needless to say - but only those with something to hide or a reason to fear this "new" practice are the ones who should be scared and have a problem with it.

And just to close with a generic anti-immigration statement: They are living here illegally, not paying taxes, but gaining all the benefits of being a citizen without any of the hassle. I am not going to deny all the work they do, and the jobs that they take that are beneficial to the American economy, but that is outweighed by the fact that they contribute nothing fiscally back to the nation and paying their dues for all those freedoms, rights, and benefits they enjoy. It is a burden to the regular American taxpayer (specifically the middle-class), and is also a driving cause of inflation.