Posted by
William D. Dannenmaier on Saturday, August 07, 2010 9:04:15 AM
The “news” emanating from our political front is, if you are honest, hilarious. Currently some actress by the name of “Snookie” is implying racism for Obama’s ten percent tax on tanning beds. She points out that Obama doesn’t need to “tan,” as he already has one, but she as a White needs one. Important, isn’t it?
Then we have Senator Rangel, and now the Waters situation. Congress is bringing charges of corruption against these two, Black, long term elected officials. The Black Caucus is claiming racial discrimination. Does this mean that the Black Caucus believes that being Black permits elected officials to do things that are against the law? Or does it mean that they know lots of things our White officials have done that are being ignored? I suspect the latter. I infer that Congress, by its strenuous efforts to avoid a trial of Rangel, is frightened that Rangel might tell of some of our other “leaders” corrupt activities. In an unfortunate way humorous, it is not the only sadly fun situation.
I enjoyed the pictures of Michelle Obama standing on the beach on the Gulf of Mexico waving and inviting people to vacation there. Another article of the same date announced that she and the President went to New England for their vacation. How much did that publicity moment on the GulfCoast cost taxpayers: first to send her and her entourage to the Gulf and then to New England for her own vacation?
Voters should not feel isolated about their tightening budgets. Even the Obamas are working at saving money. President Obama is no longer paying a personal chef in Chicago. That helps family finances. He has named him a food Czar. Now taxpayers are paying him.
Obama’s attorney general, Mr. Holder, has been accused of racism for canceling prosecution of black thugs, calling themselves “Black Panthers,” who were wielding clubs and threatening voters at a voting site. This is demonstrably false. Notice that he did not prosecute the SIEU union thugs who severely beat a black man at a Tea Party gathering. The thugs were white. Mr. Holder is too busy prosecuting Arizona for trying to prosecute persons breaking federal immigration laws to bother about minor things such as organized attacks on citizens trying to exercise their Constitutional rights of freedom to vote and peacefully assemble.
Senator Reid has been ridiculed for saying that Obama saved Ford Motor Company with his bailout of GM (Government Motors) and Chrysler. Critics are wrong. Reid is probably right. By putting people who had no experience in management or the automobile industry in charge of GM and Chrysler, Obama convinced many people to think twice before buying one of their cars, sending many purchasers over to Ford, Toyota and Nissan.
I have wondered how the Union owners of the new Government Motors Corporation (GM) will negotiate with the Union officials representing the workers if sales and profits continue to be low, as I suspect they are. My guesses are that if retired union members get to vote on the leadership – and exercise that right - the workers will pay for any reduction in profits, but that if only working workers vote for officials, the retirees will take a hit. Wouldn’t it be interesting to sit in on their next negotiations? Wouldn’t it worth the time of some investigative reporter such as Michelle Malkin?
In a previous “political thoughts” I suggested that Michelle Obama staying in Paris while her husband, the President, visited Muslim nations was evidence that he was a Muslim and obeying Islamic law. Now, I question that idea. An article by Andrea Tantaros (NYDailynews.com, Aug 5) reports that Michele is taking a holiday in Spain with one daughter and her FORTY closest friends plus a plethora of secret service agents. They will occupy 60 rooms in a five star hotel while Barack spends his birthday alone in the States. It reminds me of the time that my ex-wife took the children to visit her parents in St. Louis leaving me to celebrate the Easter holiday alone in Edmonton, Alberta. It was the first sign, later frequently repeated, that she found my company uninteresting. Could Michelle be getting tired of Barack?
During quiet moments in my months in combat in Korea I and others laughed a lot about our lives, but that didn’t keep us from knowing how serious our situation was. I can laugh a lot about the President’s antics and Congress’s blatant cover-ups, but I still know how serious it is for our country. As in combat when the chips were down, I’ll know how to act come Election Day.