tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137094102024-03-13T21:07:55.652-07:00The BarnyardCome join us for a slice of Americana with a helping of conservative politics on the side.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-84491625772401661862010-09-08T17:36:00.000-07:002010-09-09T16:10:33.710-07:00Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay.........I went down to Perdido Key for the Labor day week end and added tuesday so I would not have to deal with traffic driving home. The beach was absolutely gorgeous and I had it all to myself on Tuesday. This is in the Gulf Islands National Seashore at the tip of the key.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIljRGokjUI/AAAAAAAABaU/-vSD7ASdKlw/s1600/100_0621.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515048364181589314" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIljRGokjUI/AAAAAAAABaU/-vSD7ASdKlw/s400/100_0621.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIlkZfCqJzI/AAAAAAAABac/FspDFp-EPL4/s1600/100_0622.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515049607684040498" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIlkZfCqJzI/AAAAAAAABac/FspDFp-EPL4/s400/100_0622.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIlkz4QD8EI/AAAAAAAABak/imgPYTtRtNE/s1600/100_0623.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515050061127741506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIlkz4QD8EI/AAAAAAAABak/imgPYTtRtNE/s400/100_0623.JPG" /></a><br />I found this awesome little seafood grill right on Perdido Bay called the Sunset Grill for a reason, great food, a beach atmosphere, paper plates and great sunsets. This is the view from the outdoor dining area.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIgujKXeJ3I/AAAAAAAABZ0/UIe5MPrhbng/s1600/100_0616.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand; MARGyIN: 0px auto 10px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514708925328271218" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIgujKXeJ3I/AAAAAAAABZ0/UIe5MPrhbng/s400/100_0616.JPG" /></a><br />I was sitting on the dock behind the restaurant enjoying a post dinner cigar and beer waiting for the sunset when the Navy's Blue Angels came roaring out of the sun and flew right over us about five hundred feet off the deck. AWESOME!!!<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIgfmMiEIaI/AAAAAAAABYk/d54LFjwDxtk/s1600/100_0619.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514692484774764962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIgfmMiEIaI/AAAAAAAABYk/d54LFjwDxtk/s400/100_0619.JPG" /></a><br />That is a pretty little cay with a little beach to party on.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIgfWzzdXBI/AAAAAAAABYc/BgH42kSlxhE/s1600/100_0615.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514692220438797330" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIgfWzzdXBI/AAAAAAAABYc/BgH42kSlxhE/s400/100_0615.JPG" /></a><br />I said it is called the Sunset Grill for a reason, the back faces west. Yes folks it is paradise.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIlgdTx1KKI/AAAAAAAABZ8/vDfBnNUuQ78/s1600/100_0618.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515045275333634210" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIlgdTx1KKI/AAAAAAAABZ8/vDfBnNUuQ78/s400/100_0618.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIlho78fcDI/AAAAAAAABaE/JvARLFp7Y4A/s1600/100_0617.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515046574605955122" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIlho78fcDI/AAAAAAAABaE/JvARLFp7Y4A/s400/100_0617.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIlho78fcDI/AAAAAAAABaE/JvARLFp7Y4A/s1600/100_0617.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515046574605955122" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/TIlho78fcDI/AAAAAAAABaE/JvARLFp7Y4A/s400/100_0617.JPG" /></a> </div>Believe me, I didn't want to leave!Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-76668499015078864292009-12-17T18:52:00.000-08:002010-01-14T18:55:33.317-08:00Hello All You Sick, Twisted, Freaky, MoronsI guess its time to come in off the water, with lots of big bass in the skillet, and get the Barnyard back in order since election season is coming around and the Dems need to have their walking papers handed to them by us, the people, their damn bosses. Don't worry the old goat has kept himself informed about all the antics going on in DC these past few months and none of it has surprised him since he predicted it from the get go about two years ago. I am glad Glenn Beck has finally caught up with what I was telling y'all back then.<br /><br />Anyway I have been catching up on my long put off reading list and have been devouring books at a breakneck speed, some political and some a mixture of politics and pleasure. As any of the malcontents that have kept up with me over the years know, I am always interested in politics and Special Forces warfare so that lead me to quite a few fantastic authors that weren't on my original list. I went through Vince Flynn's spy thrillers like his ace Mitch Rapp does our enemies , we need a few more like him for real, and expanded from there. Next was Marcus Luttrell and "Lone Survivor", awesome story about a lone SEAL team survivor against incredible odds.<br /><br />That got me interested in the SEALS, our baddest and best warriors, so I read Roy"SEAL founder" Boehm's ,"The First Seal" which sent me on to Richard Marcincko's "Rogue Warrior" series, so I have been reading like a half crazed madman for the last few months. I can say all these books are excellent if you want a behind the scenes look at SpecOps. I can say our Spec Op Warriors have a special place in my heart not far below the Lord.<br /><br />The Goat is still living and breathing though I know I have been out on the water for an extended period of time . I needed the break after several years of balls to the wall blogging. I am back now so let's see if I lift this derilict farm back into operation...<br /><br />PS: A shout out to my readers that know my name, I am on Facebook so tap me when you can.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-36236330550948607052009-07-13T18:19:00.000-07:002009-07-13T19:10:14.227-07:00Gone Fishin'I guess that can be taken literally as well as figuratively since I have neglected the Barnyard for a while now and am spending evenings floating around catching bass instead. I am not far from the small lake I grew up on and I still know what the fish like, having landed several well over five pounds, nice chunky, healthy big mouths. They have been tearing up the Storm swimbaits I have been using, 4-5 nice fish in a couple hours of casting.<br /><br />I must say it is far more peaceful and relaxing than sitting in front of my computer reading and ranting about how badly Obama and his congressional minions are screwing up our country. I even got laid off a couple weeks ago, though I quickly found another job it was a first. I learned one thing though, filing for unemployment is a huge royal pain in the ass, thankfully I found work before I needed to follow through with the hoop jumping. I don't do tricks for the government very well.<br /><br />I am actually glad I got laid off from my last job since the boss is a class-A1 jerk and not nearly as smart as he thinks he is plus he liked to whine for hours about how no one likes him, how bad former employees were and how crazy customers were. This is not a pleasant person to be around, I wonder why his business has gone down hill for the last twenty years, snark. He was bad when I worked for him fifteen years ago and has now become almost unbearable in his unrelenting pity party. I am glad I don't have to listen to his insufferable woe is me rants anymore. Anyway I bring a lot to the table for my new boss and can help her expand her business while given the freedom to do what I do best, my job. Another plus is my commute is much shorter and the hours are better so I might have some more time to spend here or floating around catching some lunker bass.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-49348864754856141952009-06-24T17:17:00.000-07:002009-06-24T18:24:22.437-07:00Waxman/Markey Cap And Trade Or Tax And KillThe wicked witch of the west, Nancy Pelosi, has brought the global warming kill industry bill to the floor for a vote this week. The Waxman/Markey bill will be a massive tax on all Americans who will see the price of everything remotely connected to energy use sky rocket under the guise of protecting/saving the environment from anthropogenic global warming. This thousand page behemoth of a job killing bill has little or nothing to do with the environment it is all about controlling energy and thus the people. It is a backdoor method by the statists to take away ever more of our liberty and freedom while expanding their own power and control over every aspect of our lives.<br /><br />Have no doubts about it that this was all planned while everyone is talking about health care Iran and North Korea that that sneaky witch, Pelosi, and her crony, Obama, would try to sneak this massive tax hike in under the radar. It is typical of Obama that he is saying one thing while doing another on the sly, like a magician, one hand distracts while the other hand is doing something else. Do Not underestimate Obama and what he is willing to do to force his far left agenda through while trying to seemingly stay above the fray without blame.<br /><br />Call your Representatives and Senators and tell them to oppose <a href="http://blog.energytomorrow.org/2009/06/waxman-markey-higher-costs-fewer-jobs-short-on-environmental-benefits.html">this massively destructive bill</a>. It would raise the price of energy for the average household $1000-$2000 a year and that doesn't count <a href="http://blog.energytomorrow.org/2009/06/reject-waxman-markey.html">the cost of motor fuel or the additional costs as the price of everything </a>will have to go up, not to mention the inflationary pressure of printing trillions of dollars to pay for the absurd bills already passed by the thieves in charge.<br /><br />If we don't fight back now it may be to late to save what we have left of the freedoms and liberty we once enjoyed and our founding fathers invisioned. Get of your ass now and make a couple phone calls to your Congressmen and women.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-85533040170025012242009-05-26T18:35:00.000-07:002009-05-26T18:47:54.850-07:00It Was A Dark And Stormy Night Of Forbidden Love"Love Never Fails" 1Cor 13:8<br /><br />They were together in the House.<br />Just the two of them.<br />It was a cold, dark, stormy night.<br /><br />The storm had come quickly<br />and each time the thunder boomed he watched her jump.<br />She looked across the room and admired his strong appearance...<br />and wished that he would take her in his arms,<br />comfort her and protect her from the storm.<br />Suddenly, with a pop, the power went out...<br />She screamed...<br />He raced to the sofa where she was cowering.<br />He didn't hesitate to pull her in to his arms.<br />He knew this was a forbidden union and<br />expected her to pull back.He was surprised when she didn't resist<br />but instead clung to him.<br />The storm raged on...<br />They knew it was wrong...<br />Their families would never understand...<br />So consumed were they in fear that they never heard the opening of the door<br />Just a flash and the faint click of a camera...<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/ShyZrqO8QkI/AAAAAAAABX0/CHpnCu_o7v0/s1600-h/dog%26cathug.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340312233504948802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/ShyZrqO8QkI/AAAAAAAABX0/CHpnCu_o7v0/s320/dog%26cathug.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Now that you have smiled today, won't you please help someone else?</p><p>Thanks to my sister for sending this on, I got a nice laugh out of it! </p>Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-21083068491110802312009-05-17T09:55:00.000-07:002009-05-17T10:19:25.966-07:00You Were Warned About Obama And His Congressional MinionsNothing the Obama/Pelosi/Reid trifecta or the MSM has done has surprised me as I fully expected it and spent a good portion of '07 and '08 in full warning mode about what they would do when given unfettered power. The teleprompter did not mask what Obama's agenda is/was from me or those that actually paid attention to who and what Obama really is, a far left liberal with a penchant for marxism and state control.<br /><br />I am sick of the man and his voice along with his condescending professorial tone that he uses while lieing through his well polished teeth. This is going to be a very long four years.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-7706610326489843412009-05-04T16:58:00.000-07:002009-05-04T18:27:16.776-07:00Mark Levin's "Liberty and Tyranny"It is indeed a <em>Conservative Manifesto</em> laid out in language so clear and simple it is a delight to read. There is no heady or heavy philosophy or grandiose language just the basic truths upon which this great nation was founded as written in our Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Those documents are the very core of conservative thought and guiding philosophy on how to govern.<br /><br />Mark also does a masterful job stating just why the liberals or statists as he calls them are so hostile to those very documents this country was founded on because they get in the way of the statist's constant drive for ever more power and control over every aspect of our lives. He does this by explaining how they distort language, blatantly lie and create crisis where none existed to create an excuse to take away ever more of our liberties in the name of some sort of equality, progress or fairness.<br /><br />I can say that everything Mark discussed I can whole heartedly agree with and have even echoed many of the same themes and ideas here in the Barnyard over the years, just not as well. I have long considered myself a Constitutional Federalist which as Mark points out so very eloquently as the very basis of conservative thought. The whole book is quotable and I will have to get my own copy so I can highlight and mark the many passages that can expand on my arguments as a proactive voice for conservatism in government as opposed to the statist's "utopia" that enslaves us all to the government. I have no desire to live in some quasi-eurosocialist state that grovels to the world for approval. I want to live in the USA as our founders envisioned it with the freedom and liberty to pursue life, liberty and happiness as I see fit not as some bureaucrat does with the ability to defend myself and ourselves against all threats foreign and domestic.<br /><br />If you ask me, Obama and his statist allies in Congress fit into the latter category and our Constitution and Declaration of Independence give us every right to oppose them by any and all means necessary.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-90338970158399701132009-04-29T17:55:00.000-07:002009-04-29T18:29:40.134-07:00Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy!!!I got home this evening to find a very pleasant surprise on my desk, Mark Levin's "Liberty and Tyranny". I never expected to get it this quickly from the library when I put my name on the waiting list but I did and I am thrilled. I will have to get a copy for my bookshelf to sit next to Natan Sharansky's " The Case for Democracy".<br /><br />I have only read one chapter so far but feel like I just ate a multi course meal featuring beef tenderloin, the red meat is so rich with conservative flavor, no wonder it is sitting atop the NYT's best seller list considering the direction Obama and his statist cronies are taking us. No my friends conservatism is not dead or dying, it had just become complacent but the fire has been relit around the country as the "Tea Parties" show. I think Mark speaks for many that feel as I do about what conservatism is, not the watered down shinola of the beltway elite like Brooks, Frum or John McCain and his "valley girl" daughter but true to the Constitutional Federalism of our Founders.<br /><br />I did not get Mark's radio show in California but now that I am back in Dixie I have the pleasure of listening to him on my evening drive home. I do miss Hugh Hewitt but Mark is a decent trade I can't complain about and I am sure Hugh would agree since I can't seem to find him on my dial.<br /><br />Anyway, get Mark's book either from the library or shell out and buy it, it is worth every penny.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-43436843650927844862009-04-25T14:31:00.000-07:002009-04-25T16:17:51.265-07:00Time To GrowNo, not the federal deficit, our garden, we got it all planted this weekend with maybe a few things to stick in around the edges. We have okra, green beans(Kentucky Wonder pole beans of course), three kinds of squash, broccoli, carrots, radishes, some herbs and most important, tomatoes. We have two heirloom <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">varieties</span>, German Queen and Pink <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Brandywine</span> and a good standby hybrid Betterboy. I am very interested in how this German Queen produces, from what I have read it puts out huge, tasty, beefsteak slicers which this household loves.<br /><br />I also got all my birdfeeders and birdbath set up and already have birds coming to visit them. I actually have more species here to visit than I did in California, out there I only had three or four species and here it will be around a dozen or more including the same ones I had out there except for hummingbirds.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-43826222382324429522009-04-19T09:11:00.000-07:002009-04-19T09:14:07.081-07:00The Teleprompter Strikes Again<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/SetNrYMs2eI/AAAAAAAABXs/foLyBoleOLU/s1600-h/Urinalprompter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326436391921179106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gyTBYO4Oxk8/SetNrYMs2eI/AAAAAAAABXs/foLyBoleOLU/s400/Urinalprompter.jpg" border="0" /></a>Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-72084978344538434362009-04-19T07:29:00.000-07:002009-04-19T19:00:45.358-07:00Smokin' SmokerWell I got the garden plot all tilled yesterday so now its time to relax and watch the grill smoke a nice pork roast, yummmmmm. I haven't smoked a roast in quite a while so this is my treat for getting all my major chores done, that sonny-do list was long.<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff0000;">Update</span>: The rain held off long enough for me to finish my roast and then came in with a bang, tornado warnings and all. There were touchdowns and numerous funnels spotted in my area but nothing bad here though the sky got really black and roiled looking for a little bit this evening. Anyway, the roast was so tender you couldn't cut it with a knife, it just fell apart with a nice crunchy crust and moist ultra-tender inside, perfect pulled pork quality. Ah, life in the South -East BBQ and tornados, what a combination?!Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-35029391996039862622009-04-12T14:01:00.000-07:002009-04-12T15:15:03.019-07:00Busy, BusyIts nice to be back in Alabama for sure and to start back to work so quickly but dang my mom and sister had a sonny/bro do list all made up for me so between unpacking and doing chores I have had little to no time to blog. Its all cool though since I have a cheap place to stay till I get back on my feet and at least there is food in the refridgerator. I am pretty much done unpacking and the movers finally got here yesterday with my big items, dang I was missing my bed.<br /><br />I've got the yardwork done which included the initial battle against a stand of bamboo, I hate that stuff and its near impossible to get rid of. It spreads like wildfire and will take over your yard in no time once it gets established. If you want my qualified advice after battling two different stands of it, <strong>never, never</strong> plant it in the first place, you will regret it if you do. The last stand took over a year to defeat in near daily battles with an ax.<br /><br />I finally got caught up with my email today and have just semi-caught up with what's happening around the interwebs. I see our "Dear Leader" is still clueless about the economy or ruthlessly socialist, its hard to tell. He is definately dimwitted when it comes to national security but we all knew that didn't we. Hopefully I will be around more once I get settled in and get my schedule worked out.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-13541895550741958762009-04-06T15:10:00.000-07:002009-04-06T16:17:27.391-07:00Yay, I am BackI finally got internet access for my machine today so things should be back to fairly normal around the Barnyard once again after a turbulent last couple months. I probably will not be able to post with the same frequency I have the last couple years because I will be away from my computer working for someone else instead of myself. It stinks but at least I have a job, something that was nonexistant in California. My old boss is taking me back and seems very glad to have me back. Heck I worked for him for 12 years before I moved so he knows my work ethic and abilities.<br /><br />Anyway, my sister has a beautiful home she has opened up to me till I get back on my feet. It has a nive deck and gazebo where I have to retire to smoke my cigars but there is a nice patch of woods in the back that is full of songbirds so my smoke breaks are filled with a chorus. The three dogs are a hoot, the older one knows me and is my buddy but the pups don't trust me yet, they'll come around though.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-60699573203178942072009-04-03T14:07:00.000-07:002009-04-03T14:17:03.062-07:00Safely Arrived In AlabamaI got here about midnight last night after 18 hours straight on the road, what a long drive. I am on my sister's laptop tight now and will get my machine set up tonight and get a longer post up about the trip soon. I just wanted to let everyone know I was safely here.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-51163387034163938902009-03-28T15:24:00.000-07:002009-03-28T15:47:03.932-07:00We Need Chaotic And Unforgiving Capitalism Not Government Command And ControlI love Mark Steyn and his <a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjBlNjQyNzYzNzk2YjBhNjg4NDM2Y2I5MjJkMDYzNjQ=">column this week is an absolute must read</a>. He skewers Obama and Geithner on turning what was a recession into an all out government power grab of the economy and everything that goes with it.<br /><blockquote>Writing in the Chicago Tribune last week, President Obama fell back on one of his favorite rhetorical tics: “But I also know,” he wrote, “that we need not choose between a chaotic and unforgiving capitalism and an oppressive government-run economy. That is a false choice that will not serve our people or any people.”<br /><br />Really? For the moment, it’s a “false choice” mainly in the sense that he’s not offering it: “a chaotic and unforgiving capitalism” is not on the menu, which leaves “an oppressive government-run economy” as pretty much the only game in town. How oppressive is yet to be determined: To be sure, the official position remains that only “the richest five percent” will have taxes increased. But you’ll be surprised at the percentage of Americans who wind up in the richest five percent. This year federal government spending will rise to 28.5 per cent of GDP, the highest level ever, with the exception of the peak of the Second World War. The 44th president is proposing to add more to the national debt than the first 43 presidents combined, doubling it in the next six years, and tripling it within the decade. But to talk about it in percentages of this and trillions of that misses the point. It’s not about bookkeeping, it’s about government annexation of the economy, and thus of life: government supervision, government regulation, government control. No matter how small your small business is — plumbing, hairdressing, maple sugaring — the state will be burdening you with more permits, more paperwork, more bureaucracy.</blockquote><br />Of course some regulation is needed to keep capitalism running as smoothly as possible like not letting people that shouldn't be buying a house get a mortgage. There is a big difference between good regulation and bad like killing our economy with draconian cap and trade rules on energy production and environmental laws that prevent anything from being built.<br /><br />Obama and his fellow Demcrats are about one thing and that is the power to control you and every aspect of your lives while redistributing whatever wealth is left to the government.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-37520003283773941272009-03-26T19:15:00.000-07:002009-03-26T19:45:43.848-07:00Moving NewsI am 99% packed and raring to go back to Dixie where the water is warm and the girls are pretty. The movers are coming Monday and I will roll the next morning for a three day journey across this great nation. Don't worry I will take plenty of pictures and post a write up as soon as I can.<br /><br />Dang, I really hate leaving my little house with all the work I put into it and the gardens but I am left with no other choice as it stands. The good news is my old boss is really anxious to talk to me so I guess I have a job waiting for me. I am extremely good at my trade, much of that thanks to my old boss, and anybody in my trade would be lucky to have me on their team.<br /><br />Anyway, I am going to drink some beer and watch American Idol and Hell's Kitchen and just vege for a bit after all I have gone through recently.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-54605197935464728372009-03-25T21:08:00.000-07:002009-03-25T21:47:45.652-07:00Sarah Palin At The Alaska Lincoln DinnerIt is a bit long and you can come back here when you have some time to watch it or the <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6798777248974837659&hl=en">google page is here</a>.
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<br />The audio is better on You Tube but it is chopped up into a dozen parts that can be <a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=19E13EA40A1CC1DE">found here</a>.
<br />Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-43486645736622370942009-03-25T20:05:00.000-07:002009-03-25T21:26:59.780-07:00Rush Limbaugh And Mark LevinThey discuss Mark's new book "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b_3_10?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=mark+levin%27s+liberty+and+tyranny&sprefix=Mark+Levin">Liberty and Tyranny</a>" and from what I am gathering this is an absolute must read for conservatives and moderates wondering what conservatism is all about. Via <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2009/03/25/red-red-meat-limbaugh-interviews-mark-levin-about-his-new-book/">Hot Air where the other three segments can be found</a>, I heard it live this morning and it is a must listen.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OQez2ti1Mg4&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OQez2ti1Mg4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />I might as well add this video as well of a Brit Parlimentarian ripping into PM Gordon Brown about government overspending. I have always liked that CSPAN program where they cover the Parliment questioning the Prime Minister, they let it rip in a way we seem to have forgotten. I also heard this on Rush's show this morning.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/94lW6Y4tBXs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/94lW6Y4tBXs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-55253379500617314062009-03-23T19:04:00.000-07:002009-03-23T19:46:20.319-07:00Obama Supporters Are Canvassing For Loyalty PledgesThis is just plain creepy and certainly fits in the "cult of personality" that has been brought up many times in the last year or so. <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9EglMVfUB74&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9EglMVfUB74&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Why would any sane person pledge loyalty to a politician that is clearly incapable of doing the job he was elected do let alone his economic plans and budget that will bankrupt America. I support this country and its Constitution not individual politicians and I want it and everyone in it to thrive not become slaves to the state. Obama's budget is 3.5 TRILLION dollars with deficits pushing 2 TRILLION for as far as the eye can see and that's if the economy turns around. We can't just crank up the Reserve printing presses and print money Zimbabwe style to get us out of this mess. To put this in personal terms Obama's budget for this year alone is $11,666 per person in America and that does count the Generational Theft Act or the porkulus budget bill that just passed let alone what the Fed and Treasury are doing behind the scenes. Where is all this money going to come from? Not to mention skyrocketing inflation because business just passes their tax hikes on to the consumer. This madness has to stop NOW. This won't hurt just conservatives it will hurt every single person living in the US today including you brain dead liberals that voted for this nut case President Obama.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-34382840199339187452009-03-23T18:53:00.000-07:002009-03-23T18:59:48.377-07:00Glenn Beck Goes On A Real TearI've only heard his radio show a couple times and seen his FOX show once other than web snips like this but the more I see the more I like. It is well worth the 15 minutes of your time.
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<br />Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-15827625184555876892009-03-21T13:59:00.000-07:002009-03-21T14:51:30.546-07:00American DepressionWhat is happening to the American psyche in these somewhat troubling times? The economy is sputtering, our enemies are emboldened and we have an <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/03/too_clever_by_half.html">inexperienced naively liberal President </a>that increasingly appears to not have a clue as to how to actually govern. <a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/victordavishanson/thoughts-about-depressed-americans/">Victor Davis Hanson takes a look into the many factors </a>that are playing to our state of mind far more elonquently than I can.<br /><br /><br /><blockquote>Why are so many Americans so depressed about things these days? It is perhaps not just the economy.<br /><br />I think the answer is clear: all the accustomed referents, the sources of security, of knowledge and reassurance appear to be vanishing. Materially, we still enjoy a sumptuous lifestyle in comparison with past generations—and the world outside our borders. America remains the most sane and successful society on the planet.<br /><br />But there is a strange foreboding, a deer-in-the-headlights look to us that we may be clueless Greeks in the age of Demosthenes, played-out Romans around AD 450, or give-up French in late 1939—with a sense it cannot go on. Why? Let us count the ways.</blockquote><br />Heck even the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/business/21nocera.html?hp=&pagewanted=all">New York Times </a>and <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090321/ap_on_go_pr_wh/rhetoric_reality_analysis">the AP </a>are starting to wonder if the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123750000839989123.html#mod=djemEditorialPage">Teleprompter President</a> is in <a href="http://www.newser.com/off-the-grid/post/99/barack-obama-is-a-terrible-bore.html">way over his head</a>. None of this really surprises me since I was warning about this Obama well over a year ago as being nothing but an empty suit with pleasing oratory. Many of us knew a long time ago that Obama would prove to be Carter II if he was elected and the sad part about it for our country is that he may prove to be even more disasterous than we ever feared.<br /><br />God help us.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-44792660529642421322009-03-19T18:30:00.000-07:002009-03-19T19:08:33.780-07:00Governor Palin On Accepting Some Of The Stimulus DollarsShe is accepting the dollars that will go to infrastructure and create jobs but rejecting funds that will grow the cost to Alaska in the future because of Federal strings attached to them. As I said in several posts about the "stimulus" about a fifth went to actually worthy projects and the rest was just a liberal hog trough of slop. This is via <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2009/03/19/video-palin-announces-shell-reject-515-million-of-stimulus-money/">Hot Air </a>and <a href="http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/03/breaking-news-palin-to-reject-nearly.html">Conservatives4Palin</a> where you can also find a transcript.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EgdhKI-7gBI&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EgdhKI-7gBI&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />I think this is the path the other states should follow as well accept some but not all the money and use it wisely to actually create jobs and not expand social services with increased reliance on DC to keep them funded. Meanwhile my current Gov. Schwartzenegger <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2009/03/19/video-ahnulds-got-a-fee-vah-and-the-only-prescription-is-more-barack-obama/">just stuck his nose deep in Obama's crack</a>, took a deep breath and declared it beautiful before moving around to the front side on his knees. Can I gag now?<br /><br />I really like Sarah Palin and if she and Mitt Romney both run in 2012 I will have a very tough choice to make. That is still a long ways off especially politically since so much can happen in just a few weeks let alone years untill then conservatives need to focus squarely on 2010 in the hopes of getting Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid removed from their leadership positions in the House and Senate respectively.<br /><br />There are currently about 40-45 Democrat House members representing districts that went for McCain in '08 and around 10-12 Democrat Senators representing red or purple states up for re-election next year including Harry Reid in Nevada. That is where our focus should be concentrated.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-82762290215609881472009-03-19T18:12:00.000-07:002009-03-19T18:17:51.955-07:00This Is Pretty WildSome crazy folks got video of that underwater volcano that erupted near Tonga, shouldn't they be worried about some serious wave action or something, via <a href="http://ace.mu.nu/archives/284586.php">Ace of Spades.</a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jnO_BVAbCM0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jnO_BVAbCM0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-73735739864783194232009-03-18T18:33:00.000-07:002009-03-18T20:43:21.433-07:00FOX On The AIG Hearings And Bonus OutrageThere is all kinds of outrage out there over AIG employees getting bonuses after the taxpayers bailed them out but who is resposible for this, namely Chris Dodd(D) who put a provision in the stimulus bill allowing for them. The thing is these were retention bonuses written into contracts signed well before the bailout was needed. A retention bonus works like this, I agree to work for a company till a certain date and then I will get paid an X amount of dollars, its not a performance bonus, its a delayed hiring bonus common in the financial sector. AIG is contractually obligated to pay those bonuses, performance bonuses are another thing and from what I have seen none of those have gone out. The government despite all the grandstanding and screaming cannot interfere in contract law. Besides they are whining about 175 million when they spent almost 2 trillion in the last couple weeks and are talking trillions more, oh cry me a river.<br /><br />Here is Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin and Jonah Goldberg talking about who really is to blame here, Democrats in Congress, via <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2009/03/18/video-glenn-beck-and-michelle-talk-aig-congress-and-the-illuminati/#comment-1998051">Hot Air</a>.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b_94uTbNUnI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b_94uTbNUnI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Here is Shepherd Smith also giving the lowdown on who is to blame and with a bit more background on what caused the melt down in the first place which I explained in depth here many times leading up to the election of our Dufus in Chief, the community reinvestment act.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lBUVNQdC4vg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lBUVNQdC4vg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13709410.post-87959424484288139882009-03-17T19:35:00.000-07:002009-03-17T19:59:07.072-07:00Brain FreezeUgh, I really don't know what to blog about since there is so much going on and I have so little time to sit and type besides getting ready to move 2500 miles. All I know is that the Obama administration is turning out exactly as I warned about for months prior to his election, a massively corrupt and disjointed affair of fecklessness along with a complete disregard for our Constitution. So heres a couple links to stories I found interesting.<br /><br />Bob Owens at <a href="http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/284397.php">Confederate Yankee on Obama's DoD decision </a>to stop selling spent rifle and pistol brass to reloaders and instead sell the melted down bulk to China, smart eh. I don't use military calibers so I have no idea how it will effect my ammo prices.<br /><br /><a href="http://michellemalkin.com/category/aig/">Michelle Malkin has been all over the bailout frenzy </a>and the outrage over the AIG bonuses and she notes that the bonuses were retention bonuses written into contracts to be paid at the end of the contract, legally obligated. Its all smoke and mirrors from Obama and the Dems to distract us from their other shenanigans.<br /><br />Now I have more packing to do, dang I accumulated a lot of stuff in a few short years.Goathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.com1