by Arnie Webre, Jr.
Wow! Is it ever fun to have a huge party, but it can be hell to clean up afterward. In essence, that is what is happening, right now, in the United States of America, in regards to national debt.
Although Europe has debt problems also, we need to tend our own garden, at least until our national debt gets back to normal levels. The smaller our debt, the better, the more options we have, and the more competitive America will become.
While some people are trying to continue the party, I want to see everyone, including our elective representatives get the peoples' business done by compromise, as there is no other way to get anything done in the divided legislative bodies of the United States government.
That is what our politicians were elected for. Contrary to popular opinion, they can do what is right for America and get themselves re-elected, without continuing to spend money that we do not have and have not had since John F. Kennedy had the last true, un-manipulated U.S. national surplus. In the past, Republican and Democratic administrations would simply change the basket of commodities that make up the Consumer Price Index (CPI) if they needed to have a surplus, instead of a deficit, or they wanted a deficit to appear much smaller than it was.
Without compromise from all sides we cannot get anything done, politically or economically, about saving our over-indebted national government and a sputtering economy. Americans have enjoyed a high standard of living and way of life for countless Thanksgivings, Christmases, New Years, and every day of our lives, while much of the rest of the world has lived in greatly reduced circumstances.
If we cannot get our politicians and all Americans to compromise to get the business of America done, we and our way of life is finished, like burnt toast.
Now, just after Thanksgiving of 2012, we either all start worrying about America, and stop thinking about ourselves [how we are going to get something from the government or how we will get re-elected, even if the strategy to get re-elected is not in the bests interests of the United States], or we will be the ones soon living in vastly reduced circumstances.
To all politicians, no matter what your beliefs or party, either you get the business of America done, or I and millions of other Americans will vote you out, just as soon as we can get rid of your selfishness.
You were not sent to Congress, or other high office, to grandstand and not get the business of the people of this commonwealth done, so you can get yourself re-elected [it is the other guy's or the other political party's fault, not mine.] You were raised to your current position by the votes of the people of the United States, and you do work for us and the interests of our country, the United States of America, not your own selfish vested interests.
We have all known about this problem [the unsustainable debt of the United States of America] for a very long time, and politicians have, in the past, just pushed it down the road, so they could get re-elected. We no longer have that luxury. Currently, we are living off of the good graces of strangers and foreigners who buy our debt, U.S. Treasury notes, bills, and bonds.
On the other hand, there are clear signs that those strangers and foreigners are tired of the uneconomic ways of Congress and various presidents of the United States [Democrats and Republicans] spending their money, not ours, like it is water. If anyone does not see this as a problem, then consider who is buying U.S. Treasury debt, right now. The largest purchaser is Chairman Bernanke of the U.S. Federal Reserve, not China or Japan.
The party is over, and either you head for the door, or you will not be re-elected. You must change or your days in government are numbered. Who ever heard of U.S. Congressmen, Senators, and Presidents spending money borrowed from foreigners, like they were all drunken sailors on liberty? Since when did our standards get so low?
A debt to GDP ration of 30-percent or less would insure the survival of the United States of America as a free democracy for generations to come, as long as it did not get any higher than that. No debt, ever, would ensure that there would forever be a strong, free democracy in the United States.
Historically, too much debt destroys nations, and we are already overloaded with it. Therefore, we need to tip-toe, quietly and softly, away from the edge of financial disaster, as we are hanging over an extremely deep canyon, the fall from which will certainly kills us, figuratively speaking, as a nation.
So, to all politicians of the United States of America, if you cannot rise to this occasion, then get out of the way so we can elect someone else who can.
If you want to get re-elected, you need to do like the politicians of Canada, Brazil, Chile and Singapore did, by enacting laws that decrease government expenses and inefficiencies, that increase revenue fairly, without an undue tax burden on any one group, by getting rid of unnecessary or counterproductive exemptions and special interests, change the way that politicians are elected and do produce balanced budgets and significantly decrease our national debt, before we elect someone else who can.
Leadership is about making right decisions, not popular decisions.
I am a proud American, and I want to be proud of our government and our political leaders again. Politicians in the United States have a horrible image problem right now. If you want to know how to repair your image, re-read this article and give it to your staff and make it mandatory reading.
God Bless America!
Saturday, November 27, 2010
President Obama's socialism destroying U.S. economy
by Arnie Webre, Jr.
[Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8618-503544_162-20023852.html]
Bob, Please focus on the issue at hand.
President Obama is purposely spending as much of the newly printed greenbacks as he can to devalue the U.S. dollar. It is a very dangerous strategy, as it will ruin the U.S. dollar and your assets, though it will, eventually, inflate away our debt, dishonorably, while destroying our entire United States economy.
If you thought that the bankruptcy of the old Soviet Union was interesting to watch on your evening news, Bob, just wait, as you will be able to watch the bankruptcy of the old United States on your evening news, if President Obama has his way.
Yes, it would, eventually, help the United States in trade, but it would ruin our country as an international power, and it would humiliate all of us -- those of us who are still proud to be an American and who hold high the ideals of America, democracy and freedom for all.
Again, in just the first 18-months of President Obama's administration, our national debt increased by over one-third (1/3). Never in the history of the United States, since General George Washington and his troops defeated General Lord Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, has such a large, gross amount of U.S. dollars been spent by our national government in such a brief period of time [18-months].
Although I was proud of Barrack Obama and America when he was elected president, he has since proven that he will continue to devalue the U.S. dollar, and our national interests, by continuing his budget-busting national socialist programs.
Socialism leads to communism, not democracy and freedom. It is time for all of America to wake-up about that fact. As a nation, we need to be very clear about the evils of socialism and how it enslaves us.
Socialism is not democracy or freedom.
At this very moment, approximately, two-thirds (2/3) of our entire workforce in the United States, one-way or another, works for either the United States government, state government, or one of their many related federal or state programs.
The "business of America is business," not government.
Bob, yes, President Obama is likable, and I do genuinely like the man; however, he has proven to me that he is more of a socialist than President Chavez of Venezuela, and that President Obama is hell-bent on destroying our economy, and the United States dollar, for whatever the reason.
Is President Obama brilliant? Yes! I do admire that about him.
However, in 2012 I will certainly vote for either a Democrat, a Republican, or an Independent for president of the United States, who is not hell-bent on destroying the U.S. dollar and our economy with it.
God Bless America!
[Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8618-503544_162-20023852.html]
Bob, Please focus on the issue at hand.
President Obama is purposely spending as much of the newly printed greenbacks as he can to devalue the U.S. dollar. It is a very dangerous strategy, as it will ruin the U.S. dollar and your assets, though it will, eventually, inflate away our debt, dishonorably, while destroying our entire United States economy.
If you thought that the bankruptcy of the old Soviet Union was interesting to watch on your evening news, Bob, just wait, as you will be able to watch the bankruptcy of the old United States on your evening news, if President Obama has his way.
Yes, it would, eventually, help the United States in trade, but it would ruin our country as an international power, and it would humiliate all of us -- those of us who are still proud to be an American and who hold high the ideals of America, democracy and freedom for all.
Again, in just the first 18-months of President Obama's administration, our national debt increased by over one-third (1/3). Never in the history of the United States, since General George Washington and his troops defeated General Lord Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, has such a large, gross amount of U.S. dollars been spent by our national government in such a brief period of time [18-months].
Although I was proud of Barrack Obama and America when he was elected president, he has since proven that he will continue to devalue the U.S. dollar, and our national interests, by continuing his budget-busting national socialist programs.
Socialism leads to communism, not democracy and freedom. It is time for all of America to wake-up about that fact. As a nation, we need to be very clear about the evils of socialism and how it enslaves us.
Socialism is not democracy or freedom.
At this very moment, approximately, two-thirds (2/3) of our entire workforce in the United States, one-way or another, works for either the United States government, state government, or one of their many related federal or state programs.
The "business of America is business," not government.
Bob, yes, President Obama is likable, and I do genuinely like the man; however, he has proven to me that he is more of a socialist than President Chavez of Venezuela, and that President Obama is hell-bent on destroying our economy, and the United States dollar, for whatever the reason.
Is President Obama brilliant? Yes! I do admire that about him.
However, in 2012 I will certainly vote for either a Democrat, a Republican, or an Independent for president of the United States, who is not hell-bent on destroying the U.S. dollar and our economy with it.
God Bless America!
Is Sarah Palin ready to be president?
by Arnie Webre, Jr.
[Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8601-503544_162-20023852.html]
Froter, I believe that you are correct that Sarah Palin would make an excellent president, and that is the problem.
However, being objective, she does not have as much experience as Mitt Romney nor his likely running mate, Jeb Bush, so I think the best way forward for Palin is to get experience in the administration of Mitt Romney.
Although Palin and Romney view each other as competitors, they would be stronger working on the same team together, as they and Jeb Bush are close philosophical and political soul-mates.
Palin is in her mid-40s; so after Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush are through with their administrations, with the experience that Palin would gain in their administrations, I am fairly certain that she would have a better shot than anyone in getting elected president of the United States.
I, too, believe in God. We can ask him for what we want, but he is in control of what, if and when it happens. I hope that Sarah Palin will think about that and do the right thing for America, for herself, and for her ideals.
There are few people who believe as strongly as Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush that we have to do something about America's huge national debt.
On the other hand, a Hillary Clinton as president does not bother me, at all, as I think she is a responsible Democrat, and there are other Democrats that I would feel comfortable with; nevertheless, I am weary of President Obama's radical socialist agenda and the explosion of the debt of the United States government. It seems to be a recipe for a financial disaster and a coming inflation that will shock most Americans, when we get through with the current slight deflation.
I sincerely hope that our elected officials, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents will stop posturing for the 2012 presidential election and actually compromise on our pressing national issues. Without compromise, our economy, standing in the world, and our national debt will not come back to normal levels, like those of Canada, Brazil, Chile and Singapore did.
First thing, Congressional Republicans, Democrats, and Independents need to pass the tax and debt reduction recommendations of the recent bi-partisan Presidential Commission. We are in an economic [debt] mess that is out of control, and we have to turn it around, now. [If not now, when?] Then President Obama needs to sign the law. Of course, that would require that Republicans, Democrats, Independents and our Commander-in-chief all do what is right for the United States, instead of what gets them re-elected.
Either "business as usual" is now over in Washington, D.C., or soon, we are going to be very unhappy American campers as to what happens to the United States dollar, our economy, and the standing of our nation in the world, when the United States dollar is no longer the world's currency for settlement of trades.
If we allow that to happen, there will be nothing under the United States dollar but air.
God Bless America!
[Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8601-503544_162-20023852.html]
Froter, I believe that you are correct that Sarah Palin would make an excellent president, and that is the problem.
However, being objective, she does not have as much experience as Mitt Romney nor his likely running mate, Jeb Bush, so I think the best way forward for Palin is to get experience in the administration of Mitt Romney.
Although Palin and Romney view each other as competitors, they would be stronger working on the same team together, as they and Jeb Bush are close philosophical and political soul-mates.
Palin is in her mid-40s; so after Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush are through with their administrations, with the experience that Palin would gain in their administrations, I am fairly certain that she would have a better shot than anyone in getting elected president of the United States.
I, too, believe in God. We can ask him for what we want, but he is in control of what, if and when it happens. I hope that Sarah Palin will think about that and do the right thing for America, for herself, and for her ideals.
There are few people who believe as strongly as Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush that we have to do something about America's huge national debt.
On the other hand, a Hillary Clinton as president does not bother me, at all, as I think she is a responsible Democrat, and there are other Democrats that I would feel comfortable with; nevertheless, I am weary of President Obama's radical socialist agenda and the explosion of the debt of the United States government. It seems to be a recipe for a financial disaster and a coming inflation that will shock most Americans, when we get through with the current slight deflation.
I sincerely hope that our elected officials, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents will stop posturing for the 2012 presidential election and actually compromise on our pressing national issues. Without compromise, our economy, standing in the world, and our national debt will not come back to normal levels, like those of Canada, Brazil, Chile and Singapore did.
First thing, Congressional Republicans, Democrats, and Independents need to pass the tax and debt reduction recommendations of the recent bi-partisan Presidential Commission. We are in an economic [debt] mess that is out of control, and we have to turn it around, now. [If not now, when?] Then President Obama needs to sign the law. Of course, that would require that Republicans, Democrats, Independents and our Commander-in-chief all do what is right for the United States, instead of what gets them re-elected.
Either "business as usual" is now over in Washington, D.C., or soon, we are going to be very unhappy American campers as to what happens to the United States dollar, our economy, and the standing of our nation in the world, when the United States dollar is no longer the world's currency for settlement of trades.
If we allow that to happen, there will be nothing under the United States dollar but air.
God Bless America!
Sarah Palin's shotgun marriage: we can do this the easy way or the hard way!
by Arnie Webre, Jr.
[Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8618-503544_162-20023852.html]
Is it alluring and easy to genuinely like Sarah Palin's spunk, her direct manner of addressing the socialist cancer in our society, her independent nature and her character? In a word: yes!
Palin also abhors the "business as usual" attitude of the Washington crowd [Republicans, Democrats and Independents], who are continuing to use money [gargantuan national debt] that we, as a nation, cannot afford -- to get themselves re-elected.
However, her statement about the Bush "blue bloods" is disingenuous, at best, as she knows that the George Bushes [the first and second Presidents of the United States named "Bush"] and Sarah Palin are all direct-blood descendants of European royalty.
In fact, the Bush clan is correct that Sarah Palin cannot defeat President Obama. Already Obama is trying to say that the only reason that he went overboard with his socialist agenda, is that a dire financial emergency required it. Which reminds us that when Senator Obama was campaigning for the presidency of the United States, he talked like a conservative to dupe the American populace into electing the most liberal socialist in the history of the United States, as President.
The timing of that ruse could not have been worse, as we are so strapped with debt, as a nation, that we cannot afford a socialist president of the United States. At this time in the history of the United States, we have a number of individual states that are so indebted that they are virtually insolvent, like the government of the United States.
Since the fact has just now been written on this page, the heresy of writing the truth about our government, our nation and our individual states, and the desire of the majority of our citizens to be taken care of by the government, let us have a little more truth.
Mitt Romney is qualified to be President of the United States, and he is the best candidate, regardless of party, to get us out of this financial mess, national debt, honorably.
Jeb Bush's record as Governor of Florida speaks for itself. Jeb would make a strong complement to Mitt Romney, and Romney and Bush would be unbeatable. I believe that they could turn this boat [nation] around.
Though many of our hearts are with Sarah Palin, she needs to ingratiate herself with the coming reality, as she would make a hell of a U.S. Cabinet member, Secretary of State, Ambassador to the United Nations, or Ambassador to England.
Palin certainly has a lot in common with the English [and they know it -- I think they see character in her, like many of us do], and not just her blood, or the academics who run the Oxford Dictionary would not have just included one of Palin's coined phrases, or words, in that top-of-the-line publication, which is used around the world.
As a matter of fact, by the time Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush clean-up our national financial [debt] mess, it might be time for President Palin.
It sure would make a lot of people happy to see a President Palin, but it will not happen unless she speaks on behalf of the Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush campaign between now and election night in 2012.
God Bless America!
[Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8618-503544_162-20023852.html]
Is it alluring and easy to genuinely like Sarah Palin's spunk, her direct manner of addressing the socialist cancer in our society, her independent nature and her character? In a word: yes!
Palin also abhors the "business as usual" attitude of the Washington crowd [Republicans, Democrats and Independents], who are continuing to use money [gargantuan national debt] that we, as a nation, cannot afford -- to get themselves re-elected.
However, her statement about the Bush "blue bloods" is disingenuous, at best, as she knows that the George Bushes [the first and second Presidents of the United States named "Bush"] and Sarah Palin are all direct-blood descendants of European royalty.
In fact, the Bush clan is correct that Sarah Palin cannot defeat President Obama. Already Obama is trying to say that the only reason that he went overboard with his socialist agenda, is that a dire financial emergency required it. Which reminds us that when Senator Obama was campaigning for the presidency of the United States, he talked like a conservative to dupe the American populace into electing the most liberal socialist in the history of the United States, as President.
The timing of that ruse could not have been worse, as we are so strapped with debt, as a nation, that we cannot afford a socialist president of the United States. At this time in the history of the United States, we have a number of individual states that are so indebted that they are virtually insolvent, like the government of the United States.
Since the fact has just now been written on this page, the heresy of writing the truth about our government, our nation and our individual states, and the desire of the majority of our citizens to be taken care of by the government, let us have a little more truth.
Mitt Romney is qualified to be President of the United States, and he is the best candidate, regardless of party, to get us out of this financial mess, national debt, honorably.
Jeb Bush's record as Governor of Florida speaks for itself. Jeb would make a strong complement to Mitt Romney, and Romney and Bush would be unbeatable. I believe that they could turn this boat [nation] around.
Though many of our hearts are with Sarah Palin, she needs to ingratiate herself with the coming reality, as she would make a hell of a U.S. Cabinet member, Secretary of State, Ambassador to the United Nations, or Ambassador to England.
Palin certainly has a lot in common with the English [and they know it -- I think they see character in her, like many of us do], and not just her blood, or the academics who run the Oxford Dictionary would not have just included one of Palin's coined phrases, or words, in that top-of-the-line publication, which is used around the world.
As a matter of fact, by the time Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush clean-up our national financial [debt] mess, it might be time for President Palin.
It sure would make a lot of people happy to see a President Palin, but it will not happen unless she speaks on behalf of the Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush campaign between now and election night in 2012.
God Bless America!
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