In today’s Post Crescent there is an editorial that believes that the “back to school tax holiday” that Mark Green called for is nothing but “an election-year mirage.”

They had the courage, as foolish as it was, to state the following:

“The reality is that the benefit any family sees isn't nearly worth the dent in the state's wallet.”

Hmm, sounds to me like they are saying that the State knows how to spend our money better than we do and that our pain is less important than that of the State!!

Green has the right idea. A tax holiday may make it harder on our politicians but it is better than making it harder on us.

GO GREEN GO!!!!

Was this headline and article necessary?

X-rays won't detect liquid or gel bombs

In the time of war it is not the best idea to advertise where you are weakest!!

I saw this headline on Yahoo a little while ago:

U.S., France agree on Mideast resolution

Last I looked we (US and France) weren’t the ones fighting there, it’s Israel and Hezbollah. So who cares that the US and France agree on a Mid-east Resolution? Shouldn’t the resolution be between Israel and Hezbollah? And what about that last sentence:

The two sides sent the new text to the governments of Israel and Lebanon, but a French diplomat said the vote would go ahead whatever the response.

If the countries don’t agree isn’t the resolution worthless?

I’m sure that I am just giving Scot the advertisement that he was looking for but I just can’t hold my tongue.

Scot is a Democrat that is running for Secretary of State (Wisconsin) and yesterday he put out a “report” about same day registration. The “report” is nothing more than a recap of how many people registered on Election Day in each municipality.

In this so called “report” he claims the following:

“The Republicans want to keep people who earn less than $35,000 from voting,” said Ross. “They will go to any lengths to win elections.”

His only proof of this is that last year the Republican lead legislature tried to pass Assembly Bill 782 which would have eliminated same day registration and brought us on par with the rest of the country. This claim is nothing but a blatant LIE and meant to MISLEAD the people of Wisconsin.

He further insults every Wisconsinite by stating that pre-registration would have caused 435,000 not to vote…the insinuation here is that we are not smart enough to figure out how to register 14 days in advance of an election.

Scot do you really think that Wisconsinites are dumber than 44 other states?

Hey, hey, hey, GOOD BYE!!!"


Losing by over 11,000 votes (59% to 41%) Cynthia McKinney has lost her House seat to Attorney Hank Johnson.


Way to go Hank…Let’s see if you can do a better job representing GA than your predecessor!

AP Article

I’ve spent quite a bit of time considering the Lieberman primary (which is taking place today) and what impact it would have on the Democratic party, then it dawned on me this his loss would help the GOP!

Lieberman, who has a record of voting for most (90%) Democrat bills, is for the most part a “centrist” when it comes to foreign affairs. Lieberman speaks what he believes and votes the same way, in this manner he is a very respectable politician.

While he votes for most liberal legislation he has parted company with the Democrats when it has come to the war in Iraq and the handling of the Middle East. On these topics he sides closer, but not with, the President. For this reason the Democrats found someone to run against him and it looks like Lieberman might loose his seat.

For the Democrats this will be a victory. They will have removed a “conservative democrat” and replaced him with a liberal one. This should solidify the anti-war base and move the voting record in this district to 100%. The thought is that a true democrat is better for the party and will propel the democrats to power. But is this reality?

Most of America is slightly right of center. While there has been an erosion of this core to one side or the other it is well known in politics that you win elections by winning the center. The Lieberman primary will shift the Democratic Party farther left if he looses. This will alienate much of the center, maybe not in that district but in the rest of America.

If the Democratic Party is hell bent on moving farther to the left then by all means I support them. Their movement will make it harder for them to win the precious center and will mean less control for them and greater control for the GOP.

I know that this posting will be hypocritical but just enjoy the irony.


WHY is the media giving Cindy Sheehan any air time?!?! She is just nuts, crazy, bonkers, a few quarts low, wacko, and just plain DUMB!!!!!

"My name is Cindy and Bush killed my son." Cindy Sheehan

Um, someone should tell Cindy that the people that killed her son are the same ones she is trying to protect by having us withdraw from Iraq before the job is done!

While I dislike the concept of a federally imposed minimum wage it is something that exists and therefore must be looked after. The Republicans have now come up with a win-win solution for America but not for the Democratic Party.

Senator Frist has moved to attach the minimum wage increase of over $2.00 to a bill that would extend tax cuts! This is a brilliant move on the part of Frist and the Senate Republicans.

The three bills that this encompasses includes: an increase to the federal minimum wage of $2.10 over the next 3 years, elimination of the estate tax for estates up to $10,000,000 and a reduction of the estate tax from 46% to 30% by 2015, and would reinstate the tax cuts that expired last year.

The Democrats are crying foul!! They believe that the minimum wage bill has been attached to a “poison pill” and will surely fail.

But therein lies the rub…would any upstanding Democrat vote against a minimum wage increase when it is attached a bill that would reinstate tax deductions for college tuition, state taxes, and classroom supplies purchased by teachers?

Frist has a winner. If a Democrat votes against these bills not only have they voted against the “top 1%” but they have also voted against the working class that needs the deductions for tuition and supplies. The Republicans have an opportunity to turn this one vote into a campaign promise for this election season and a sure way to unseat any Democrat that votes nay.

AP Article: Frist links wage hike to estate tax cut

I read this news article this morning and was glad to hear that our legislators are moving in the right direction for a change.

If we start drilling for oil and are able to draw a significant amount from them we could see the price per barrel begin to decrease.

However the real concern and the biggest item that have gas prices so high is capacity. Capacity is the amount of space a refiner has to convert crude oil into other products, most importantly gas!

Unfortunately most refineries are working well beyond their capacity and are in need of expansion. If they are unable to expand their ability to convert crude to gas then we will continue to see gas prices at high levels.

Economics tells us the best way to lower prices is to increase supply…but if there is a constraint to the flow of the supply the prices will remain high until the flow can be increased.

It looks like Rick will become our new Ambassador to the Czech Republic!


White House Press Release

Journal Sentinel

Here I sit in the heart of the UK. I’m not in the major metropolitan area, which just like the US is filled with the left leaning bleeding hearts, but in a manufacturing community which has the hard working people of the UK. I’ve talked with many of them and from time to time the topic of world affairs comes up and lo and behold there is no hate. There isn’t even any regret at helping us in the war on terror. There is simple respect for what we are…an ally.

The colleagues that I am working with are Italians we have talked about America many times and they look to America as an opportunity not the enemy. They see our country as my friend here put it “a place were one can dream.” These are men that have traveled most of Europe and they see America for what it truly is the land where people can go where they want and be what they want.

They have asked about how Americans view the war with Iraq…they hear that we all hate the war but we as a country refuse to get out. When I explained how the media is twisting the opinions of “most of America” they laugh and say that our media is just as bad as theirs. They thought our media was not biased…then it was my turn to laugh.

The hate that people hear of from other countries is the same hate that we hear about within our country…it is a small minority of people that do not like America and would hate us no matter what we were doing.

I am glad to call myself an American not only at home but abroad.

I know that the price at the pump has been steadily rising since I left home but the prices here in the UK are rising as well.

I recently heard that gas back home is going for $3.25 - $3.30 but if you think that is bad gas here is going for about $1.84 per liter or about $7.00 per gallon!!!

Well once again Wisconsin can hang its heads down in shame. From what I have heard it looks like the city of Racine will have a referendum this fall on the Iraqi War!

Some unpatriotic people out there have it in their head that ‘we’ have a right to decide the moves of not only the government but of the military too. That the people can choose when it is time to change course in a war not those in charge. They believe that fighting for freedom should not come at a cost. They believe that they are more intelligent than those that would see evil-doers put to death…they would rather us get involved in civil wars.


WE ARE NOT A TRUE DEMOCRACY!!!

If we were a true democracy:

• The US would never have gotten involved in: WW I, WW II, Spanish-American War, Mexican-American War, Korea, Viet Nam, Gulf War, Grenada, Bosnia etc.

• We would not have most of the social welfare programs that exist.

• Roe v. Wade would not exist and abortion would still be illegal in most states.

• We would not be part of the UN.

• Clinton would have never been elected president…twice. (Remember he is the only President in history to be elected and reelected and not get 50% of the vote!)

• Bush would have lost in 2000.

• The Middle East would right now be a sheet of glass.

If they really think we are in the wrong maybe they should elect officials that have their point of view and not bother the rest of us with trivial matters that do nothing but strengthen the resolve of the enemy.

Did you know, that .. (Part 2)

I do not know how accurate this information is but I thought it was pretty good!

In a recent article about our dearest friend Cindy Sheehan the leader of a fringe group called Global Exchange was quoted as saying "We have done everything we could think of to end this war, we have protested, held marches, vigils ... lobbied, written letters to Congress, now it is time to bring the pain and suffering of war home. We are putting our bodies on the line for peace."

They are bravely going on a hunger strike!!

But that is not the best part of the story…as many as 2700 activists, including a number of Hollywood types, are going to participate in a “rolling fast” in which each person pledges to go with out food for 24 hours and then passes on the fast to the next person.

Huh?!?!

That is just asinine!! I have a much better idea. How about all of these people who Sheehan has said have “withdraw their support from this government" just simple go and hold their breath? Not a “rolling breath-holding” campaign but one in which they hold it at the same time.

They can then claim to be holding their breath to bring home the troops and to prevent the release of the deadly greenhouse gas Gore is constantly warning us about!

As an added perk the rest of America won’t have to hear from these crackpots for a while!!

While I’m working today here in Great Britain I’ll be thinking of all of you back home marching in parades, having picnics, and watching fireworks.

Remember all those that have served or that are now serving our country and be very proud to be American.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!!!!!

According to the JPL the asteroid, 2004 XP14, is about a quarter mile wide and traveling at about 38,859 mph and missed the Earth today by about 262,000 miles (the moon is only 238,000 miles away!)

I guess we live to fight another day!!!

Just think this picture is from a asteroid that was only about 80 feet in diameter…image what a rock a ¼ mile wide could do…hmmmmmmmm.


Source: Yahoo News Article
Near Earth Object Program

I guess the real question is who you believe: the media, politicians (Gore in particular), “scientists” that say things like “it must be global warming because I can't think of anything else,” or well thought out logic based on scientific data?

Here is one more article to keep the debate alive. Link to opinionjournal.com.

Thank you Mr. Lindzen.