Don't Tread On Me

What If?

Hopefully, the best minds in government are at the Pentagon and CIA, constantly reviewing SIGINT* and HUMINT** and constantly asking themselves, “What if . . . .”

I think about this a lot, because of an upcoming election and the fear of “What if there really are enough morons to elect Dean?”

You see, I hate the fact that Bush is spending worse than a drunken sailor. I hate his pandering to the center and moderate Left. I would love to have nothing to fear in seeing exit poles that show that Dean won because angry conservatives went to the polls and voted for Libertarians or Constitution party candidates in a split that was worse than what happened in 1992 with Ross Perot. I want to be able to write a letter to the RNC saying, “See, you damned idiots! Dean appealed to his tinfoil asshat base and they came out in droves. You decided to piss-off your base of supporters in favor of non-passionate, non-committed, middle-of-the-road know-nothings, and you lost!”

But I can’t do that. There is a very real and very deadly war going on right now. Which brings up the next “what if . . . .”

The Bush Doctrine

As I've stated in some past posts, I have a lot to gripe about, domestically with George W. Bush. His spending is worse than a drunken sailor's because, at least drunken sailors are spending their own money.

But this post at http://econopundit.com is just delicious. I don't expect any trolls to comprehend it.

Can we paraphrase George Patton maybe? It might go something like this:

No jerk of a leader ever made a country safer by seeking a diplomatic solution. The jerk of a leader makes the country safer by getting the other country to seek a diplomatic solution.

Seriously, do you think Mo'hammer Qa'Daffy just woke up several days ago and said, "Ya know, I just don't like being thought of badly by the U.N. I think I'll just make it clear to everybody that I don't have any WMDs and don't intend to pursue them any more, yeah, that's the ticket."

How Patriotic Are You?

Now this is a GOOD CAUSE.

I think everyone who reads this blog should take this challenge. Let's really find out who really believes what.

Jesus said, where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

And don't let the size of your contribution keep you from giving. And if nothing else, send letters.

er is 86

I've had it.

No more taping "er" for the Mrs.

Michael Crighton is persona non grata in this world.

I used to tape "er" for the wife because she is a hardworking teacher in a a private school, working on her masters degree. No more.

Screw Michael Crighton and his communist bullshit.

Tonight's episode, December 11, 2003, was all about how the United States is some sort of imperialistic State that wants to rape the world. Of course, he didn't state it in so many words, but the message was clear enough. "People are dying in Africa from AIDS. Not because they choose to believe in stupid ideas that they can cure themselves by screwing virgins, but because the U.S. is not spending enough money on AIDS therapy programs."

I have tried very hard to keep this a PG rated blog, but dammit, FUCK you, Michael Crighton. Fuck all you piece of shit liberals who want me to believe that I'm the problem for promiscuous sexual conduct 10,000 miles away.

Screw you. You want to take money out of my pocket to tell young people in the government schools that no harm will come to them if they just wear a condom. I'm going to post some really startling news about this later, but I'm too angry right now to worry about that.

UN Controlling the Internet?

If you're a blogger or just read blogs, you are probably now aware of the impending take over of the internet by the United Nations.

Are we going to tolerate this? It is an indisputable fact that a totalitarian government must control the flow of information. Most of the time, even before they take control of all arms. What are you going to do about it? Have you contacted your representatives?

The scariest document in modern history is the UN declaration on human rights. You see, while it says this:

Article 19. Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

It also says this:

Article 29. (1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible. (2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society. (3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

You see, section 3 of article 29 just negated all the rest of the document. The moment the purposes of the United Nations becomes contrary to your individual rights, you cease to have any rights. Go there and read the rest of the absurd things written therein.

Be Careful With Words

Below is a passage from another blog:

Reading World Net Daily today I happened on an article about Ed Asner. The article was about Ed Asner saying Sean Hannity was next in line for a smear campaign by the media, but I was puzzled by a statement Asner said near the end of the article:

"I think Joe Stalin was a guy that was hugely misunderstood," said Asner. "And to this day, I don't think I have ever seen an adequate job done of telling the story of Joe Stalin, so I guess my answer would have to be Joe Stalin."
WHAT!!!!

Let's get something straight ladies and gentleman, Stalin was not misunderstood. Stalin was a nut. Nothing to be misunderstood about that at all. The only thing inadequate about the story of Stalin is how many people he killed and how big his ego was.

I'm going to take issue with a major point. Stalin was not a nut. He was EVIL.

A nut is someone like Ralph Nader or John McCain. They don't mean to hurt anybody, they just haven't got a clue. Stalin knew full well that he was killing people by the tens of thousands on into the millions, but it didn't matter compared to his personal power. A person who is nuts should be restrained and cared for in a mental hospital. Sociopathic maniacs need to be dispatched with a bullet to the brain, post haste.

Rules of the Game

I did get this one comment on my post: "Survivor or Cheater."

>your friend's "survivor" analogy is incorrect. There are no rules to break in survivor. that was the point. Survivor is similar to bluffing (lying) in Poker.

However, monopoly, risk, etc DO have rules. Breaking them is cheating, not surviving. <

This is worth addressing.

There are plenty of rules to break in "Survivor." There's a "host" who shows up regularly to lay down rules for games that are played for rewards or immunity. There are plenty of tacit rules. To wit: regularly offending most of the group will get you voted off. This can be in the form of your mouthing off, laziness, or screwing up in a game. But; most of all -- and this is so deliciously ironic -- "backstabbing, lying, cheating, disloyal, misleading, conniving, etc." Jeff Probst doesn't say it, but you can't kill the other players. You can't have your friends or families smuggle supplies to you. You can't explore outside the camp to make contact with indigenous people to get supplies. It's a controlled environment. No Rules? Puhleeeezzze!

The show is a quintissential microcosm of Communist thought.

Everyone has to share, regardless of their work output. The industrious and virtuous and intelligent set out to make things better. Partly because of their own comfort and partly because they want to win favor and keep from getting voted off. Hence, they justly begin to resent their counterparts in the game. The takers just spend most of their brain power on figuring out the political situation. They can't concentrate on what will help the "tribe" because they are too busy studying their prey and scheming for the best "alliance." The takers just sit around and watch the workers get things done. The workers are at a double disadvantage, in that, they spend more of their time providing for the takers and not colluding to dispatch their prey.

Why should the takers worry about working and contributing? Those camera crews are a constant reminder that protection, shelter, medical care, and food are just seconds away, if need be. We need to stop calling them "reality" shows. They are unscripted shows. And the producers can slice and dice miles of tape for the purpose of intruiging the audience. I know. I work in video production on a part time basis.

In a realistic, non-staged survival scenario, the strong would have the advantage. Not so in "Survivor." The game usually works to eliminate people in this order: 1. The inept who cost us tribal challenges. 2. Anyone who cheats but is too dumb to hide it. 3. Anyone who seems authoritarian. 4. Anyone who seems too soft-hearted. 5. Anyone who seems too likeable by the evicted competitors. 6. Anyone who seems to physically or mentally superior to win further challenges. The process is very similar to picking a real jury in a criminal court trial. This process is totally devolutionary. The very people who would be the most advantageous in a real survival situation are systematically picked off until only the most cunning and devious are left standing.

But it isn't poker. In poker, each player has to sit there and cogitate in the isolation of his own mind. There are rules established at the beginning of the hand. They don't change. Players don't get to form alliances and discuss how to manipulate other players to raise or fold.

"Survivor" is a world in which altruism and benevolence will get you eliminated. Extreme stealth and cleverness might pay off.

Contrast this "Survivor" show with the history of the Pilgrims who came here in the 15th century. When working as hard as possible could not prevent the deaths of almost half their population. Mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, burying their loved ones and working under starvation, with no safety net.

There is no excuse for cheating, even in a friendly game. The doubt that it casts on your character is not worth the cost. My mother died when I was fourteen, but I always remember her telling me that lying is worse than stealing. If I steal something from you, you can replace it. If I lie about you, I can cause you to lose your reputation and even cause you to die. If you don't comprehend why that is true, I will try to explain it to you, if you respond.

Cheating and lying can be too close for comfort.

So Conflicted

I swelled with pride.

There was POTUS, our CINC, serving the troops on Thanksgiving Day. Think about that. He was taking that whole "civil servant" business seriously. He could have been at the ranch in Crawford TX, enjoying the company of his own family, in safety and security, but he chose to pay homage to the men and women who are standing guard to keep us safe.

Let me broaden your perspective.

The first year of my marriage, in 1986, I joined the Navy because I thought I could become an officer because of my stellar performance as an NJROTC officer and my I.Q. My stupid timing (don't you just love that juxtaposition) put me at reporting for enlistment to Great Lakes (Mistakes), ILL. on 22 DEC 86.

I had only been married for eight months. I was trying to figure out a career path. I had hope because Ronald Reagan was President and I could still remember what the military was like under Jimmy Carter. But, I was committed. So, I reported to MEPS hoping to go to the boot camp I had visited twice before as an NJROTC Leiutenant Commander, in Orlando, Florida. Hah! I was going to fly into O'Hare and be bussed to the frozen tundra of Great Lakes, Illinois. It was awful.

By the way, let this be a lesson. The government will spare no expense to prove how inefficient they can be with your money. There are Navy bootcamps in San Diego, California; Orlando, Florida, and Great Lakes, Illinois. If you live in Los Angeles, they will pay to fly you to Illinois or Orlando. If you live in Buena Vista, Florida, the Navy will make sure you go to bootcamp in San Diego or Illinois. If you live in Chicago, the Navy will make sure to fly you to San Diego or Orlando to do boot camp.

Okay, I was digressing wildly there. But, I remember how I felt in that huge hanger on the grounds of the Navy boot camp near Milwaukee. I remember being in a sea of men just like me, but feeling so much like an island. What had I done. My wife, my family. But I had chosen to sacrifice for the greater good.

I was just outside of Chicago and in no real danger. Imagine being a soldier across the globe in an extremely dangerous environment. Suddenly the POTUS appears and humbly serves (**WAKE UP**) serves you and your buddies dinner on Thanksgiving day. . . . . Stops to pose for pictures . . . . actually talks to you and your buddies . . . It dawns on you that the most powerful man in the world gave up his time with his family to show his appreciation for your sacrifice. . . . . . . . Think . . . . . . . . .

Check Mate.

Dean, Kucinich, Gephardt, Kerry, Leiberman, etc. Should just go assume the fetal position and suck their thumbs. Hiltlary Klinton is feeling safe right now. No democrat incumbant to worry about in 2008.

I am so conflicted on this whole issue. Not confused, mind you; just conflicted.
I hate GWB's positions on domestic issues. A disasterous "Medicare" bill. The most enormous increase in domestic welfare spending, etc.

But, who else is going to execute the war on terror the way he is? The naive nine? Hitlary?

The problem is this: if terrorists succeed in a major attack on US soil, kiss the economy goodbye. All of the other issues will seem stupid and silly in the wake of a 1929 style depression.

I don't care if it was a "photo op." If it strengthens the resolve of the American people and raises the morale of the troops. It was brilliant. If it keeps a dangerous dumbocrat from getting the White House and putting all our lives at risk, it was worth it.

Prioritize: First you drain the swamp and kill the alligators and snakes. Then you deal with building the beautiful lake house.

I don't want to vote for Bush. I want to vote for the Constitution party candidate. (Yes, there is such a thing.) But, I fear that if it is even remotely possible that a Dumbocrat could get elected to president, the consequences would be staggering.

Back to the purely political analysis:

George W. Bush earned an MBA from Harvard. But whoever is really behind his current politcal posturing or positioning should demand high six figures to be a professor in some politcal school at a well-known university.

Lt. Colonel West

Sorry!

I confused some people.

I forgot that in transitioning from one Blog that was not providing any service, to my new and improved Blogsite provided by Typepad.com, I was referring to previous posts that I could not carry over and needed to re-publish on this new site.

Here is the one on Col. West.

This needs to be a priority

Hopefully, all of you anti-idiotarians out there are aware of the case of Lt. Col. West. To wit:

". . . Lt. Col. West, who commanded an artillery unit in the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, is being charged with aggravated assault for the heroic tactics he employed a short time ago to save the lives of his men.

Facing gunfire and ambushes, Col. West detained a local police officer he learned had been cooperating with the enemy. Following futile attempts to question the officer, West decided to interrogate his detainee using stronger methods. He discharged his pistol to frighten the police officer, taking care to stand between his weapon and the man, and effectively elicited information that allowed his unit to preempt the ambushes."

I wrote regular snail mail letters to President Bush and both of my senators and my congressman to demand that they do something about this. The text is below:

Dear Mr. President and select members of Congress,
Attention: UCMJ was written to help terrorists kill Americans
Army Lt. Col. Allen B. West is facing possible court martial because he intimidated a Saddam loyalist who infiltrated the Iraqi police force. He was part of a plot to assassinate Lt. Col. West and members of his staff. You should already be aware of the rest of the details.
What will happen when word gets out among terrorists and the rest of the world that, if you are taken into custody and interrogated, here is the game plan:
“Just keep your mouth shut and sit tight. There is nothing they can do to you. No officer of the United States military would be willing to risk his career or pension to hurt you or scare you.
“The Great Satan plays by foolish rules which will help us defeat the infidels. Allah must have sown confusion and ignorance among the enemy for them to have such rules which we will exploit to kill the infidels. Allah Akbar!”
Is that what you want for America? President Bush needs to act immediately to get the UCMJ amended to protect intelligent, proactive, skilled soldiers like Lt. Col. West, from this sort of insane, absurd legality. Ex Post Facto aside, honor Col. West with a decoration and let all of the troops under him know that the U.S. will honor and protect those officers who seek to protect their soldiers.
If you do not, I fear that more of the best and the brightest will shun the idea of military service. Morale will decline among our existing military forces. And we will appear to be weak and stupid, especially stupid, before the terrorists.

God Bless you and yours

Can I vote for Bush?

The Imperial Firearms Advisor has sought fit to grace us with some important points. Though, I'm sure this has caused some trouble in paradise with the Missus, since I have read her opinions on voting for George W. Bush.

I'm not going to grab Mr. Du Toit's comments and answer them here. You should go read his comments at his site and return here to see what I have to say. I will merely use the same bold points and make my comments from there.

Taxes: there should be no tax on anyone's income. This discourages work and entrepreneurialship (is that a word?). Estate taxes? That means we punish your family because you died. Capital gains taxes? We punish you for saving and investing to make the country stronger and provide jobs. Flat taxes? Fairer for all involved, because 10% of anybody's income is fair, but the problem is, it still punishes achievement.

The answer: Consumption Tax. A national retail sales tax. Want to save and invest? Free. Want to work hard and accumulate wealth for your retirement and posterity. Go on ahead. Want to spend money on stuff you can't afford, do that too. It's your money. But no welfare. No bailouts.