Obamessiah - Big Expectations and a Big Budget

Boy does he have big shoes to fill. This man who identifies with the common man just spent nearly $60,000.00 tuition to put his kids in grade school for a year. Yes, I know a lot of common men who do that /sarcasm off. The inauguration is going to cost upwards of $150,000,000.00 (that's million folks, lots of zeroes there) to throw a party. I can't tell you how many businesses have closed here in Ohio, but the list is getting longer each day, Michael's, Pier One, Fire Mountain, Hometown Buffet, Hawkins, K-Mart, Circuit City, Old Navy, lots of factories, and the list goes on. But let's have that party! Tell me more about taking things away from all of us for the common good. Phooey.

UPDATE (from Ed at Hot Air)
The biggest group of donors were none other than the recently bailed-out Wall Street executives and employees.
“The finance sector is well represented, despite its recent troubles,” Ritsch said. “Those who worked in finance still managed to pull together nearly $7 million for the inauguration.”
The donors will get some of the best seats in the house for the inauguration, as well as admittance to some of the best balls and other events.
“I don’t think that they’re going to get a whole lot of face time with the new president himself,” Ritsch said, “but they are certainly establishing themselves from day one as his biggest financial supporters. And if there’s something they need or to tell him down the road, they will have an easier time doing that than everyone else.”

And get this, 49 million dollars is coming out of the Federal budget. That means out of your pocket and mine, America. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr........

Pro-Life Activists Plan Display Along Inaugural Parade Route

This message is from the Christian Newswire. Tomorrow, the most adamant prochoice President and/or politician in history will because the President of the United States. He not only supports abortion, he also supports partial birth abortion and voted against saving a child born alive from abortion. It doesn't get much more horrific than that. The baby in the picture I have added is a 4 month fetus. Many abortions are done at this stage. For those who believe in choice, it is more convenient to call this child alternate names, such as zygote, blob of protoplasm, not human. You tell me. You might notice on my side bar a counter that keeps track of the abortions done in the deloped world since 2001. It just keeps on ticking and ticking and ticking...what has the world and humanity been robbed of? What must God think of such a thing.

Pro-life Activists Plan Major Display and Vigil Along the Inaugural Parade Route on Tuesday, January 20

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- The activists have been given 80 feet along the north side of Pennsylvania Ave. NW in front of the Canadian Embassy.

They plan to hold three large banners which state:

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" -- Dr. Martin Luther King

"President Obama social justice and human rights begin in the womb."

"53,000,000 children have died through abortion...President Obama stop the violence."

Special Note: The group had planned to show a display of 25 large pictures showing the development of life from conception to birth. However, the Secret Service made late changes on the wording of prohibited items into the Inaugural Parade and the pictures were barred.

The pro-life activists have been granted a permit by the National Park Service and will be allowed into the Inaugural Parade early and then ushered to their location by National Park Service police.

The group will pass through the Secret Service checkpoint at 6:30 A.M. which is located at 3rd and C Street NW.

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, states,

"While millions are celebrating the Inauguration of President Obama, it is critical to be a voice and witness for those who have no voice. That is the 53,000,000 innocent children that have been lost through abortion.

"We have come to Inaugural Parade to speak truth to power and remind President Obama to stand for social justice and human rights for all Americans.

"One day after the Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday it is important to remind this President that 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere' and violence is never an answer to social problems."

For more information or interviews call:

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney at 540.538.4741

This Inaugural event kicks off "The Birmingham Letter Project" a week long series of public pro-life witness.

(Go to thebirminghamletterproject.com)

Here is a schedule of events:

Tuesday, January 20, 6:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M.

Pro-life witness at the Inaugural Parade.

Wednesday, January 21, 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon

Prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood at 9:00 A.M. and March to the White House and the Supreme Court. Planned Parenthood is located at 1108 16th Street NW.

Thursday, January 22, 9:00 A.M. Lafayette Park and the White House.

Large prayer vigil in Lafayette Park and then walk over to the White House to pray.

March for Life 11:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.

Friday, January 23, 12:00 Noon. The White House.

Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, will lead a prayer and memorial service in which 1,400 flowers will be laid in front of the White House to honor the 1,400 African-American children that die every day from abortion. This will be on the Pennsylvania Ave. side.

Saturday, January 24, 10:00 A.M. The White House.

Activists will leave pro-life messages and artwork on Pennsylvania Ave. in front of the White House to challenge President Obama to embrace justice and stand for life.

For more information or interviews please call:

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney at 540.538.4741

Arthur Blessitt - The Cross

The Cross is a full length movie to be released in March 2009, the story of Arthur Blessitt, a Christian man, who has carried the cross all over the world for the last 40 years, starting Christmas of 1969. God Bless this man.

The Stethoscope

The Painting that Made Men Weep - Part 2

The Painting that Made Men Weep - Part I

President Bush Says Goodbye

I am not sure how many remember the time after 9/11 when we came together as a nation. President Bush stood tall in those times. This video personifies how most of us felt back then. A cohesive bond, born out of fear mixed with an enormous pride in our country and the desire for a reckoning. President Bush held us together. Most have forgotten that in the Bush Derangement Syndrome that has swept through the media, the leftists and even some conservatives. I never forgot and I never will. This moment in history, this feeling of pride and determination, are all here. Bush stood tall and led us and we were grateful.

Ann Coulter on Rush

Rush is perhaps the only show I have seen her on where she actually got to talk about her book and the facts in it without being interrupted constantly or pounced on by crazed harpies like The View. O'Reilly did let her talk but I am not so sure he gets her like Rush does.

Shrieking Crybabies Calmed by Binky of Hope and Change

Got this off Rush's blog. I thought it was hilarious...and true!

The Best Commercial Ever

And maybe a lesson that all things are not what they seem.

Who's Watching the Inauguration Tomorrow

Okay, well I am not. But this is a hoot. While ordering pizza for my family tonight on-line, Dominoes had a question, are you watching the election tomorrow. I said no and then clicked see results. The results showed some people were watching from home, some from work, and some with a group of people. THEN, the next question was will you use a vacation day or call in sick. 72% are using a vacation day and 28% are calling in sick. What a nice honest and hard working start to Hope and Change. Wow. How about a slice of Hope and Change for that honesty, huh? What, no one has TIVO? Good grief.

Quote of the Day h/t Evan Coyne Maloney Brain Terminal

I had to repost Evan's quote here because it is too delicious not to post. Only Camille Paglia could have so perfectly described Katie Couric (America's sweetheart) this way. I love it.

"L]et me take this opportunity to say that of all the innumerable print and broadcast journalists who have interviewed me in the U.S. and abroad since I arrived on the scene nearly 20 years ago, Katie Couric was definitively the stupidest. As a guest on NBC’s “Today” show during my 1992 book tour, I was astounded by Couric’s small, humorless, agenda-ridden mind, still registered in that pinched, tinny monotone that makes me rush across the room to change stations whenever her banal mini-editorials blare out at 5 p.m. on the CBS radio network. And of course I would never spoil my dinner by tuning into Couric’s TV evening news show. That sallow, wizened, drum-tight, cosmetic mummification look is not an appetite enhancer outside of Manhattan or L.A. There’s many a moose in Alaska with greater charm and pizazz."
—Camille Paglia

SOOOOOOOOOLD TRAIN

h/t Luciene on line

The "Redesigned" American Flag, Welcome to Obamamania

H/T Michelle Malkin. US Flag Code: “The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.” Unless, of course, you happen to be The One.

Operation Wetback - We did it Before, We can do it Again!

One of my main frustrations and disappointments with President Bush and several other Republican leaders has been his failure to secure our borders and his opening arms/amnesty attitude toward the growing number of illegal aliens present in the United States. Not only do I feel it poses a security risk to the country, but it also burdening us at a time when jobs are in short supply. And let's not even go into the burden it has placed on the healthcare system, especially in states like California. I didn't know the following until I got an e-mail today. Evidently, this is not a new problem and one which has been solved before. Oh, how I long for the old days.

Burgeoning numbers of illegal aliens prompted President Dwight D. Eisenhower to appoint his longtime friend, General Joseph Swing, as INS Commissioner. According to Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr., Eisenhower had a sense of urgency about illegal immigration upon taking office. In a letter to Sen. William Fulbright, Eisenhower quoted a report in The New York Times that said: "The rise in illegal border-crossing by Mexican 'wetbacks' (rooted from the watery route taken by the Mexican immigrants across the Rio Grande) to a current rate of more than 1,000,000 cases a year has been accompanied by a curious relaxation in ethical standards extending all the way from the farmer-exploiters of this contraband labor to the highest levels of the Federal Government."

The operation was modeled after a program that encouraged American citizens of Mexican ancestry to move to Mexico during the Great Depression because of the bad economic situation in the United States. (Note, this is something which is happening now, as Mexicans are leaving the U.S. before our economy has gone south. Talk about biting the hand that fed you, but no matter, good riddance. Now let's build that wall!!!!)

The effort began in California and Arizona, and coordinated 1,075 Border Patrol agents along with state and local police agencies to mount an aggressive crackdown, going as far as police sweeps of Mexican-American neighborhoods and random stops and ID checks of "Mexican-looking" people in a region with many Native Americans and native Hispanics. 750 agents targeted agricultural areas with a goal of 1000 apprehensions a day. By the end of July, over 50,000 immigrants were caught in the two states. Around 488,000 illegal immigrants are claimed to have left voluntarily for fear of being apprehended. By September, 80,000 had been taken into custody in Texas, and the INS estimates that 500,000 to 700,000 had left Texas on their own. To discourage re-entry, buses and trains took many deportees deep within Mexico before releasing them. Tens of thousands more were deported by two chartered ships, the Emancipation and the Mercurio. The ships ferried them from Port Isabel, Texas, to Veracruz, Mexico, more than 500 miles (800 kilometers) to the south. Some were taken as far as 1,000 miles. Deportation by sea was ended after seven deportees jumped overboard from the Mercurio and drowned, provoked a mutiny and leading to a public outcry in Mexico.

Personally, I have seen the devastation first hand when I lived in Sedalia, Missouri. When Tyson built one of their chicken plants there, they brought in illegals to work. Crime went up in the little sleepy hollow of Sedalia to the tune of 300%. Crimes included theft, drunk driving, driving without insurance, etc. You see, you can take them out of their country, but you can't change the behavior by trying to impose our laws on them. I am well aware that talk such as this can be seen as racist but frankly, I think we should put country first.

Many cities, including Washington, D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Detroit, Jersey City, Minneapolis, Miami, Denver, Aurora, Colorado, Baltimore, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, Portland, Maine, and Senath, Missouri, have become "sanctuary cities", having adopted ordinances banning police from asking people about their immigration status.

Reagan's Inaugural Address - A Great Man, A Great President Speaks

Just for old time's sakes. We will never see his like again.

Coming Soon to a Country Near You - Wait, I Mean Your Country - No Wait

I mean the country of the government, comrade! (H/T People's Cube)

Condi Says Goodbye

The outgoing Secretary of State made a ceremonial final exit from the State Department's C. St. lobby this afternoon and hundreds of department employees gathered to see her off.

"I’ve been so lucky to be the chief diplomat for a country that has never sought empire, and understands that power is only good when it is married with principle," Condoleezza Rice told the crowd. "And I have been so privileged and so honored to serve with each and every one of you. Because the men and women of the State Department, those working here in Washington, those working in the far corners of the earth, are the best example of what America stands for."

"Many times, throughout discussions with countries that are trying to break free of authoritarianism or in cases where countries are still under authoritarian rule, I’ve found myself defending the free press," Rice said. The press corps then challenged that statement by shouting questions as she turned to go. Rice briefly obliged and then turned things over to spokesman Sean McCormack.

She never got the recognition she deserved. While Obama was hailed as the first black president, where was the recognition for Condi Rice's remarkable achievements. Where indeed for her remarkable LIFE. Highly educated, deeply loyal, once a Democrat turned Republican. I don't recall ever having read one in depth story about her this entire time in the media. What an absolute shame. I am going to miss her.

22 Weeks

22 Weeks tells the true story of a young woman locked in the bathroom of an abortion clinic after her aborted baby was born alive. It's a film about decisions and the echoes they leave behind. The film includes the reenactment of an actual 911 call. 22Weeks confronts the outer reaches of one of the most controversial subjects of our time. It places the viewer on both sides of the spectrum and asks the chilling question, "What would you do?"

BornAliveTruth.org says this about the film: "Our second project is to promote the movie 22weeks, which tells the true story of a baby aborted alive in a toilet in an Orlando abortion clinic in 2005, with workers refusing to give the baby help or allow EMTs into the building following a 911 call for help from the mother's friend. To date, there has been no prosecution."

Please visit BornAliveTruth.org and check out the wonderful work they are doing.

President Bush Honors Life

President Bush, perhaps the most prolife president we have ever had next to Ronald Reagan, has designed January 18 at the official National Sanctity of Life Day.

Here is what occurred:

In one of his final actions in the White House, President Bush on Thursday declared Jan. 18 to be “National Sanctity of Human Life Day.”

“All human life is a gift from our creator that is sacred, unique and worthy of protection. On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, our country recognizes that each person, including every person waiting to be born, has a special place and purpose in this world,” reads the presidential proclamation.

“The most basic duty of government is to protect the life of the innocent. My administration has been committed to building a culture of life by vigorously promoting adoption and parental notification laws, opposing federal funding for abortions overseas, encouraging teen abstinence and funding crisis pregnancy programs,” the proclamation continues.

“The sanctity of life is written in the hearts of all men and women. On this day and throughout the year, we aspire to build a society in which every child is welcome in life and protected in law. We also encourage more of our fellow Americans to join our just and noble cause. History tells us that with a cause rooted in our deepest principles and appealing to the best instincts of our citizens, we will prevail.”

God Bless you President Bush, and God speed. I will miss you and your family.

Official Seal of the Democratic Party

The Hypocrisy of Barak Hussein Obama

Recently, in an interview with George Stephanopolous, it was asked of Obama about people sacrificing for the "greater good." Obama's answer was yes, absolutely. In other words, with a trillion dollar deficit and bailouts ad nauseum, the average working American citizen is going to be asked to tighten a belt that is already on its last loop. I call Obama a hypocrite because, among other things, he is sending his daughters to the Sidwell Friends School to the tune of $29,000.00 tuition each,which is only tuition and does not include textbooks and other supplies.

It's worth noting that another famous socialist (and I say socialist because the phrase "greater good" is a classic socialist term), uttered the same sentence and that was Hillary Rodham Clinton. We all know how poor she is. We are talking about people who have barely worked a day in their lives outside of politics or wife of a politician. They wouldn't know how to relate to the common man if their lives depended on it. Only it's our lives that depend on it and folks, we are simply screwed. Those of us who actually work that is.

Should we start calling Obama Captain Nebulous and the Stargate of Incredibiliousness rather than Comrade Zero and the Chicago Thugocracy?

Are we the sacrifice we’ve been waiting for?

History is clear, cold and uncompromising. Any time some politician starts talking about "the Common Good," make sure you have a good hold on your wallet. And don't hold your breath waiting for the Common Good to get any better.

You might start with the weighty contradiction that everyone sacrificing makes everyone better. To what end? The end is absolute government control. The idea that a central authority can dictate to you what the "greater good" is and what you should sacrifice to achieve it illustrates the key feature of Marxism--the leadership of the few (the Party) over the proletariat (you) who don't know what's good for you (false consciousness--bitter clingers) and cannot be trusted to make free decisions for yourself. Sounds like a perfect description of modern day's democratic party to me.

Muslims and Obama

No words are necessary.

Memories of Mom

I think about my mom a lot. Part of that is due to the way she died and how it was handled. Part of it is due to regret that I could not have seen her and told her that I loved her. I am not sure that she knew. We had our differences. The truth is, I did love her and I miss her very much. Sometimes, when I am cooking especially it seems, I think about her a lot. She loved to cook and she was an excellent cook. She could taste something and tell you what was in it. She did not scrimp on ingredients and if she knew you liked something, she would make it for you often. Like bread pudding and Italian cream cake. Like German Chocolate Cake, when I was a kid it was my favorite and she didn't use mixes. She made it all from scratch. I often think much of my mother's self-worth came from her cooking and I was always sure to praise her for her cooking. Fried eggplant. That was so good. Her meatballs were the best in the world, too. I have the recipes and while I am a good cook, she was a better cook. There is no doubt about that. She made great cole slaw and she would chop veggies for hours to make her 24-hour icebox slaw. It was so good and she got wonderful praise for it when we took it to Aunt Louise's 80th birthday. I have this great picture of mom and Aunt Louise from that day. They were very close. Mom is the one on the right. The picture got water spots on it, I'm not sure how, but we had a good time that day. It was shortly before I left to move to Ohio. I miss you, mom. I'll see you again one day. Thanks for everything you did for me.

The Perpetual Nanny State Mentality

How did we ever manage on our own?