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by Big Dog on Nov 14, 2006 at 16:45 Posted in Uncategorized Comments Off

My take on the recent news headlines.

As If AIDS is not already a problem in Africa:

The South African parliament on Tuesday approved new legislation recognizing gay marriages _ a first for a continent where homosexuality is largely taboo.
The National Assembly passed the Civil Union Bill, worked out after months of heated public discussion, by a majority of 230 to 41 votes despite criticism from both traditionalists and gay activists and warnings that it might be unconstitutional. There were three abstentions.

The bill provides for the “voluntary union of two persons, which is solemnized [sodomized? ed.] and registered by either a marriage or civil union.” It does not specify whether they are heterosexual or homosexual partnerships. Breitbart

Felines roasting on an open fire:

A man pleaded guilty in the deaths of his ex-girlfriend’s four small kittens, which were tossed into a fire pit after the couple argued.
Robert Tomlin, 22, of Smithsburg was sentenced Monday to 1 1/2 years in jail for aggravated animal cruelty. Washington County Circuit Judge John McDowell suspended the sentence except for the 134 days Tomlin has served since his arrest. Breitbart

Marines refuse talking Jesus as toys for tots donation (no word on whether they will keep the exploding Mohammad):

A talking Jesus doll has been turned down by the Marine Reserves’ Toys for Tots program.
A suburban Los Angeles company offered to donate 4,000 of the foot- tall dolls, which quote Bible verses, for distribution to needy children this holiday season. The battery-powered Jesus is one of several dolls manufactured by one2believe, a division of the Valencia- based Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Co., based on Biblical figures. Breitbart

Vatican Cardinal says building a wall is inhuman then retreats behind the huge wall that protects Vatican City.

A senior Vatican cardinal on Tuesday condemned the building of walls between countries to keep out immigrants and said Washington’s plan to build a fence on the U.S.-Mexican border was part of an “inhuman program”. al-Reuters

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Economy Now Good, OK to Raise Taxes

by Big Dog on Nov 14, 2006 at 12:40 Posted in Political 3 Comments

What is the first thing Democrats like to do when they are in control? Everyone all at once now, that’s right, raise taxes. It does not matter what promises they have made in order to get elected and it does not matter how much money the government is wasting, and it really does not matter to them that there is a good economy so long as they get to raise taxes. Like Pavlov’s dog, Democrats have a conditioned response to winning the majority and that response is raising taxes.

The economy is strong and has been for years. It is fueled by tax cuts that give people more of their money to spend and thus increases revenue to the treasury. In fact, inflation fell at a record pace in October of this year in part because of falling gas and new car prices. Speaking of gas prices, the Democrats were certain that the big oil companies were deliberately manipulating the price of gas in order to help Republicans. I heard more than one Democrat on talk shows asserting that this was the case and that gas prices would go up as soon as the election was over. It has been a week and the prices are still low. It is amazing how many so called smart people in government do not understand supply and demand.

Democrats have been telling people for the last few years that we have a terrible economy and that it looks good but there are no “real” jobs and wages are poor. The MSM trumpeted this claim as revenues to the treasury reached all time highs (the two records were set last September and this September). The tax cuts that Democrats claimed would send the economy into the tank had the opposite effect, as they always do. Now that Democrats are in charge, former Secretary of the Treasury under Clinton Robert Rubin, says that taxes need to be raised. This is unwise but Democrats need to raise money for the myriad of programs the want to enact. Universal health care and minimum wage increases will cost a great deal of money and politicians never decrease spending or cut pork so they need to look for, what they term as, alternative sources of revenue (which means increased taxes). Interestingly, Rubin made claims in 2003 that the economy was not strong enough for tax cuts and now that those cuts have given us a strong economy he is saying the economy is strong enough for a tax increase. Isn’t it amazing how quickly the economy gets better when Democrats are elected to the majority?

George H. W. Bush ran on a platform of no new taxes and committed political suicide when he broke that promise. He was snookered by Democrats who attached the increase to a women and children’s bill. He was put between a rock and a hard place because if he vetoed it they would claim he did not look out for needy women and children. he signed it and the rest is history. It appears that Democrats want to try much the same. According to the Wall Street Journal, Hillary Clinton and the Democrats would love to get a tax increase and take that off the table for the 2008 elections. George W. Bush would do well to learn from the mistake his father made and ensure he vetoes any tax increase regardless of what bill it is attached to, including spending for the war. He can send it back and explain to America that it contained a tax increase and that he is not going to raise taxes. If he signs a tax increase he will be playing into the Democrat’s hands and will put the chances of a Republican president in jeopardy for 2008.

Politicians in general have no fiscal responsibility. They have spent so many years spending money that they do not earn that they think there is an endless pot of cash sitting around ripe for picking. They all dole out huge sums of money in pork projects in order to secure reelection. Democrats specifically, never met a tax they didn’t hike and love to spend money like it is going out of style though many Republicans fell into this pattern over the last 12 years. All this bunk about tax cuts helping only the rich is mindless prattle. Tax cuts help the people in society who actually pay taxes. People who complained about not getting a refund check should start paying taxes and then they can get a refund when the taxes are lowered. Tax cuts, though not directly paid to those who pay no taxes, help those people nonetheless because the economy is stronger, there are more jobs and the price of most goods becomes more affordable. A strong, healthy economy helps everyone.

Hold on to your wallets because the Democrats are back in town. Fortunately we have a Republican president so the tax increases will not necessarily be automatic, assuming Bush has the testicular fortitude to veto any increase. If he allows taxes to go up then he proves that the apple does not fall far from the tree and, in my opinion, he should be taken to the town square and thoroughly thrashed.

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Why Your Son Died

by Big Dog on Nov 14, 2006 at 06:50 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

I received this via email and thought it was pretty to-the-point:

A mother asked President Bush,
“Why did my son have to die in Iraq?”

Another mother asked President Kennedy,
“Why did my son have to die in Viet Nam?”

Another mother asked President Truman,
“Why did my son have to die in Korea?

Another mother asked President F.D. Roosevelt,
“Why did my son have to die at Iwo Jima?”

Another mother asked President W. Wilson,
“Why did my son have to die on the battlefield of France?”

Yet another mother asked President Lincoln,
“Why did my son have to die at Gettysburg?”

And yet another mother asked President G. Washington,
“Why did my son have to die near Valley Forge?”

Then long, long ago, a mother asked. ..
“Heavenly Father, why did my Son have to die on a cross outside of Jerusalem?”

The answers to all these are similar –
“So that others may have life and dwell in peace, happiness and freedom.”

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Wide Awakes Radio Program

by Big Dog on Nov 13, 2006 at 23:24 Posted in Uncategorized Comments Off

I just wanted to fill you in on the status of Wide Awakes Radio. Starting last Friday at the end of the programming day and running until November 20th, Wide Wakes Radio is rebroadcasting shows in order to allow time to upgrade to new equipment and software. Therefore, my show will not air live this Friday.

The on air talent is going through training on the new software which will give us greater control over breaks and content. Please be patient while this conversion takes place.

As always, you are invited to join me Fridays (when we are live again) from 9-11 pm Eastern at Wide Awakes Radio.

You can access the radio broadcast by clicking on the links in my right sidebar or at WAR.

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Hillary Care Might Return

by Big Dog on Nov 13, 2006 at 22:03 Posted in Political 1 Comment

Hillary Clinton, who has been running for the 2008 Presidency while denying what is so blatantly obvious that Stevie Wonder can see it, has described an aggressive agenda which includes the resurrection of universal health care. Hillary and the rest of the donks do not understand there is no Constitutional authority to provide such services to everyone but they never let the Constitution stop them from spending money illegally. It is the Liberal Utopian idea that the wealthy (read that as anyone who pays taxes) should pay for the items in life that others can not afford. Perhaps these folks should just be like the ILLEGAL aliens and go to the Emergency Room and not pay for the care.

Health care is available and the system we have, while not perfect, is a hell of a lot better than the one the libs like to point to, the one in Canada. Canada has such poor health care delivery that wealthy people come to the United States to get care for serious illness. People in the US want to adopt a government run system that would guarantee long waits and no choices. The US military already has a system just like it which is run by, the government. Ineffective with long waits and very few choices in who to see for treatment or what drugs are available for treatment.

I have never seen a person denied emergent care. Sure, they were billed later for the care, but at least they are alive to pay the bill. They can do what they do when they buy a car, or other major item, pay for it on time. Most institutions will allow people to pay over time. It is their bill, they should pay it. But, the libs would have the rest of us pay it. They will tell you that evil pharmaceutical companies and greedy doctors are responsible when the fact is their trial lawyer friends have caused the cost of health care to sky rocket.

Lawyers like John Edwards sue for everything. Somewhere around nineteen out of every twenty dollars spent on research is for litigation and juries routinely award huge sums for malpractice causing the insurance rates to be so restrictive that many doctors are leaving their practices. The sue happy country in which we live has caused the problems with the cost of health care.

I recommend we require all doctors who have student loans to serve a certain number of years in free clinics. People who use the clinics will have to show their income and prove they are really poor and they will be required to pay a nominal fee so as to discourage abuse. Doctors who lose their licenses for malpractice could be put on probation working in these clinics. If they do not screw up they can appeal the decision to remove their licenses. We can also take the doctors out of the penal system. Inmates get much better health care than the indigent so we can reverse that trend. I have seen jail health care and the inmates get all kinds of feel good pills at taxpayer expense. Give them an over the counter Motrin and make them pay for it. I would also check the status of every person entering a hospital for treatment (everyone means no profiling) and then refuse non-emergent cases and force those with emergencies to go to jail when they recuperate (not before because there will be no doctors in jail).

We will be in for a fun time as they try to pick our pockets. Those of us in the middle class who are “rich.” One last thing, take a look at the picture of Hillary in the linked article. Does it look like she sits on her ass too much? She has more chins than a Chinese phone book.

Source:
Breitbart

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