To those who are trying to banish God from Western thought, I would suggest that you give it up. God is, unfortunately for them, too much an integral part of Western thinking and ideals.
The central concept of the Western idea is the worth of the individual. Prior to this, people were interchangeable unless one was a member of an elite class: royalty or a member of the ruling party. Western thought birthed the idea that everyone has worth, no matter his birthright or class.
Unfortunately for the anti-deity folks, this idea comes directly from the Judao/Christian concept that men are made in God’s image. We all have worth as we are all images of God. So, it’s not just royalty and the elites that have value; even the lowliest peasant is important.
From this concept comes the Rule of Law; the idea that the laws of the nation apply to everyone equally. Lower class people can’t be beaten just for looking at a king and a king cannot get away with murder simply because he is a king.
Unfortunately, our own Congress is undermining this concept. They routinely pass laws that don’t apply to them.
Congressmen can engage in insider trading to pad their own pockets at the expense of other stock holders and cannot be prosecuted for doing what would land the rest of us in jail.
Think about that the next time you buy or sell stock. Your congressman possesses information that could undermine everything you’re trying to accomplish for your family.
They’re recreating the idea of the Perfect and Immune Elites who can do what they want regardless of the law.
We’re all made in God’s image but some people are extra special; just ask ‘em!
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Bawney Fwank
The respectability of Congress has just gone up 50%. Bawney Fwank, D – Massachusetts, has decided to retire from Congress rather than face a redrawn district and a real challenge for the seat.
So, not only is he a thoughtless liberal, he’s a coward as well.
This has been a regular event. For the 2010 and now the 2012 elections, liberals facing a real challenge for the first time in their careers decide to quit instead of fight..
What a bunch of wusses!! But then, that’s what being a liberal means. You never have to think for yourself. Being a liberal is easy. You just follow the party line. You never have to think of positions on the hard issues. Personal opinions are not needed. No research ever need be done. What matters is how you feel about it. Feelings, not rational thought, are what are important to liberals.
Are you under-water with your mortgage on your house? If you are, you can thank Bawney Fwank. As chair of the House Financial Services Committee, he was directly responsible for the housing bubble that burst and messed up the housing market.
The government put pressure on banks to give loans to people who did qualify for them with the Community Reinvestment Act. Started under Jimmeh Carter, it really came into its own under Slick Willie. Frank, as head of his committee, was in a position to make sure the banks gave those mortgages to people who didn’t earn them. To make it up to the bank and spread the risk around, Frank and his committee allowed the banks to bundle these sub-prime loans into securities that they subsequently sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Because government was backing the securities, people who should have known better bought the things at inflated prices. Housing prices went up as well. Anything government gets into inflates in price: housing, college degrees, medical care, etc.
Maybe with Frank off doing whatever ex-congressmen do (make more millions as a lobbyist, probably) the housing market can recover. Hopefully, the American people will recover their wits enough to throw the rest of the bums out and we can have some economic recovery as well!!
So, not only is he a thoughtless liberal, he’s a coward as well.
This has been a regular event. For the 2010 and now the 2012 elections, liberals facing a real challenge for the first time in their careers decide to quit instead of fight..
What a bunch of wusses!! But then, that’s what being a liberal means. You never have to think for yourself. Being a liberal is easy. You just follow the party line. You never have to think of positions on the hard issues. Personal opinions are not needed. No research ever need be done. What matters is how you feel about it. Feelings, not rational thought, are what are important to liberals.
Are you under-water with your mortgage on your house? If you are, you can thank Bawney Fwank. As chair of the House Financial Services Committee, he was directly responsible for the housing bubble that burst and messed up the housing market.
The government put pressure on banks to give loans to people who did qualify for them with the Community Reinvestment Act. Started under Jimmeh Carter, it really came into its own under Slick Willie. Frank, as head of his committee, was in a position to make sure the banks gave those mortgages to people who didn’t earn them. To make it up to the bank and spread the risk around, Frank and his committee allowed the banks to bundle these sub-prime loans into securities that they subsequently sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Because government was backing the securities, people who should have known better bought the things at inflated prices. Housing prices went up as well. Anything government gets into inflates in price: housing, college degrees, medical care, etc.
Maybe with Frank off doing whatever ex-congressmen do (make more millions as a lobbyist, probably) the housing market can recover. Hopefully, the American people will recover their wits enough to throw the rest of the bums out and we can have some economic recovery as well!!
Saturday, October 02, 2010
Ted Strickland
I just saw a campaign ad for Ted Strickland, the current governor of our fair state of Ohio. He is running for reelection. He has promised to lower taxes on small businesses. Ha!
Not only did Strickland not lower taxes on small businesses, he doubled them instead. My SO is a part owner of a small business in downtown Cleveland. He pays personal income taxes on his share of the profits and also subject to the Commercial Activity tax on the gross sales of the company. This was enacted by Strickland after he came into office 2 years ago.
According to the Ohio Department of Taxation website, the tax is described thusly:
“The commercial activity tax (CAT) is an annual tax imposed on the privilege of doing business in Ohio, measured by gross receipts from business activities in Ohio.”
“…the privilege of doing business in Ohio…”?!?
Ohio is losing businesses right and left due to its high taxes and this is the arrogant tone they take about it?? It’s no wonder the state is in trouble and tax revenues are falling!!
He’s had 2 years in office. Ohio is in much financial trouble and unemployment is still over 10.1% in Cuyahoga County as of August, 2010. The state unemployment rate is 9.7%. He claims he is going to ‘create jobs’. He’s had 2 years. When was he planning on starting?
His opponent is John Kasich. His experience is as a congressional representative with a solid conservative record. He, at least, won’t be supporting Obama’s destructive policies.
As a Democrat, you know Strickland will be.
I think the choice is crystal clear.
Not only did Strickland not lower taxes on small businesses, he doubled them instead. My SO is a part owner of a small business in downtown Cleveland. He pays personal income taxes on his share of the profits and also subject to the Commercial Activity tax on the gross sales of the company. This was enacted by Strickland after he came into office 2 years ago.
According to the Ohio Department of Taxation website, the tax is described thusly:
“The commercial activity tax (CAT) is an annual tax imposed on the privilege of doing business in Ohio, measured by gross receipts from business activities in Ohio.”
“…the privilege of doing business in Ohio…”?!?
Ohio is losing businesses right and left due to its high taxes and this is the arrogant tone they take about it?? It’s no wonder the state is in trouble and tax revenues are falling!!
He’s had 2 years in office. Ohio is in much financial trouble and unemployment is still over 10.1% in Cuyahoga County as of August, 2010. The state unemployment rate is 9.7%. He claims he is going to ‘create jobs’. He’s had 2 years. When was he planning on starting?
His opponent is John Kasich. His experience is as a congressional representative with a solid conservative record. He, at least, won’t be supporting Obama’s destructive policies.
As a Democrat, you know Strickland will be.
I think the choice is crystal clear.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
"Free Thinkers"
I went to a Free Thinkers Meetup last night hoping for some conversation and maybe an argument or two. Some how I figured I would meet a few people who could think! What I found instead was that I walked into a den of fascist, arrogant, unrepentant lock-step thinking Liberals!!
I got brow beat about global warming for about 2 or so hours by a young man barely out of diapers who kept exclaiming “But, there’s a consensus!” and “But, they have PhDs! Don’t you respect that?”
I could barely get a word in edgewise.
It was not a discussion. I was hammered at by a True Believer who adamantly refused to admit that there’s any proof on the other side.
I finally had to declare that I simply was tired of talking about it just to shut him up.
I don’t think he heard a word I said all night.
The other young man I met, again, barely out of diapers and still living with his parents, was probably the worst fascist I’ve ever met. He thinks that because he shares the planet with other people, they need to kowtow to his opinions of what kind of car they should drive, how much energy they can use and where they can live! And he sees nothing wrong with this. Wonder what he would say if the shoe was on the other foot? If people he disagreed with tried to tell him how to live his life? I wasn’t rude. I didn’t point out what a fascist he was.
At one point, the coordinator of the group came over to challenge me to reconcile being a conservative and not a religionist. Apparently, at least to him, the two are not severable. I pointed out that there’s many ways to the same destination. I don’t know which bothered him the most, that I wouldn’t condemn religious conservatives or that I professed to be a Conservative in the first place. Again, more lock-step Liberalism from supposed “Free Thinkers”.
Oh, and, apparently, being an atheist is required for membership, too!
“Free Thinkers”
Yeah, right.
I got brow beat about global warming for about 2 or so hours by a young man barely out of diapers who kept exclaiming “But, there’s a consensus!” and “But, they have PhDs! Don’t you respect that?”
I could barely get a word in edgewise.
It was not a discussion. I was hammered at by a True Believer who adamantly refused to admit that there’s any proof on the other side.
I finally had to declare that I simply was tired of talking about it just to shut him up.
I don’t think he heard a word I said all night.
The other young man I met, again, barely out of diapers and still living with his parents, was probably the worst fascist I’ve ever met. He thinks that because he shares the planet with other people, they need to kowtow to his opinions of what kind of car they should drive, how much energy they can use and where they can live! And he sees nothing wrong with this. Wonder what he would say if the shoe was on the other foot? If people he disagreed with tried to tell him how to live his life? I wasn’t rude. I didn’t point out what a fascist he was.
At one point, the coordinator of the group came over to challenge me to reconcile being a conservative and not a religionist. Apparently, at least to him, the two are not severable. I pointed out that there’s many ways to the same destination. I don’t know which bothered him the most, that I wouldn’t condemn religious conservatives or that I professed to be a Conservative in the first place. Again, more lock-step Liberalism from supposed “Free Thinkers”.
Oh, and, apparently, being an atheist is required for membership, too!
“Free Thinkers”
Yeah, right.
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Liberals and Nixon
Liberals, would you leave Nixon’s corpse alone?!?
There’s yet another ‘Nixon was such a monster’ movie coming out. Directed by Ron Howard.
Opie, I’m very disappointed in you!!
From the trailer: “Richard Nixon lied to the American people!”
So did Bill Clinton and I don’t see any ‘what a bad guy he is!’ type movies being made about him.
Clinton lied under oath; Nixon lied to reporters. As much as they would like us to believe to the contrary, that’s not quite the same thing!!!
Clinton didn’t have the grace or the dignity to resign when he was literally caught with his pants down. Nixon only sanctioned some political dirty tricks that Clinton far surpassed in his own quest to stay in power.
How many FBI files of the opposition were found in the private residence of the White House during Nixon’s time? None. You can’t say that about Clinton!!!
There’s yet another ‘Nixon was such a monster’ movie coming out. Directed by Ron Howard.
Opie, I’m very disappointed in you!!
From the trailer: “Richard Nixon lied to the American people!”
So did Bill Clinton and I don’t see any ‘what a bad guy he is!’ type movies being made about him.
Clinton lied under oath; Nixon lied to reporters. As much as they would like us to believe to the contrary, that’s not quite the same thing!!!
Clinton didn’t have the grace or the dignity to resign when he was literally caught with his pants down. Nixon only sanctioned some political dirty tricks that Clinton far surpassed in his own quest to stay in power.
How many FBI files of the opposition were found in the private residence of the White House during Nixon’s time? None. You can’t say that about Clinton!!!
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