Grow up America

I am irritated by the complete ignorance and stupidity of the American people as a whole.

In 2008 this nation elected by democratic process, Mr. Obama. During the campaign Mr. Obama made many promises to the American people. These include, Health Care Reform, Wall Street Reform, Economic Stimulus Package, Lowering taxes for average wage earners, Ending Combat operations in Iraq, Increasing combat operations in Afghanistan, a more open accounting for the American people to see online. Would I be out of line by saying he has actually done what he said he would do, yet his approval ratings are below 50%? Today it is reported that by one poll, the Republicans have a 10% lead over Democrats in the upcoming elections in November. There is no rational explanation for this change in preference. The last 2 years have shown us that the Republicans have thrown every roadblock in the way of Mr. Obama. The mantra was always to destroy his presidency. The Republicans have presented NO plan or ideas as how to resolve the issues Mr. Obama addressed. Their focus was to make him fail, meet his Waterloo. The focus has been on where the President was born, even though the evidence has show they are wrong. Another focus has been his religion, as a Muslim when it is clear he is a Christian. Pounding the airwaves with out and out lies does not make a lie the truth, yet that is what seems to be happening. More an more people actually now believe the lie. This is sheer insanity. Are we as a nation, a nation of unthinking sheep? Sure seems to appear that way. Republicans want to repeal the health care law, which they cannot do. The Republicans want to repeal the Wall Street reform law, which they cannot do. When given the chance to make permanent the Bush tax cuts on the top 3% rich folk, they failed. Today they want to call the expiration of tax cuts for the wealthy a tax increase, when all that is happening is the temporary cuts are expiring, no increase at all, just back to where they were before. We are talking 2 trillion dollars in lost revenue if they are allowed to remain. What are we talking about here? up to a 3.5% increase in taxes. That's what this is all about, up to 3.5%. The price of gas can go up that high in one day and we manage to survive, i.e. $2.50/gal to $2.59/gal.

It's no wonder Republicans are against an educated America, smart Americans will see these people for what they really are.

Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin at the Lincoln Memorial

It is out of the question to think that such a revolutionary reconstruction could be carried out by those who are the custodians and the more or less responsible representatives of the old regime, or by the political organizations founded under the old form of the Constitution. Nor would it be possible to bring this about by collaborating with these institutions, but only by establishing a new movement which will fight against them for the purpose of carrying through a radical reformation in political, cultural and economic life. And this fight will have to be undertaken even at the sacrifice of life and blood, if that should be necessary.

In this connection it is worthy of remark that when the average political party wins a parliamentary victory no essential change takes place in the historical course which the people are following or in the outer aspect of public life; whereas a genuine revolution that arises from a profound ideological insight will always lead to a transformation which is strikingly impressive and is manifest to the outside world.

This is first and foremost a problem of organization. Phrases, such as the freedom of the economic system, for example, are no help. What we have to do is use all available means at hand to make production possible and open up fields of activity for our working energies. If this can be successfully done by the economic leaders themselves, that is to say by the industrialists, then we are content.

Seeing that we insist on the national importance of the function which our economic system fulfills, it naturally follows that the former disunion between employer and employee can no longer exist. But the new State will not and does not wish to assume the role of entrepreneur. It will regulate the working strength of the nation only in so far as such regulation is necessary for the common good. And it will supervise conditions and methods of working only in so far as this is in the interests of all those engaged in work. Under no circumstances will the State attempt to bureaucratize economic life. The economic effects that follow from every real and practical initiative benefit the people as a whole. At the present moment an inventor or an economic organizer is of inestimable value to the community.

Ooops. These are excerpts from Adolph Hitler's speech before the Reichstag, 30 January 1937.

Kinda sounds like Sarah Palin with her Propaganda Minister Glenn Beck in tow.

Muslim Cultural Center near Ground Zero

I don't understand what the big deal is? This is purely a local issue, which was voted on and approved by a 29-0 vote. Why should we care if a Muslim Cultural Center is 2 blocks away from ground zero? I mean, what if is was a strip club? Would there be this sort of uproar? This building sat vacant for 8 years, no one wanted it. Now someone wants it and there is this uproar. Look, Muslims did not attack the US on 9/11, Al Qaida did. This would be just as silly as saying that we should castigate all Christians because the KKK killed a negro.

No, this is a racist/religious persecution plain and simple and that is why we have the 1st Amendment. Which reads in part.. The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of any law "respecting an establishment of religion", impeding the free exercise of religion.

The Constitution is quite clear on this point, "impeding the free exercise of religion". Regardless of all the whining going on, these folks have every right to put this center wherever they want.

So you see, it does not matter what you may think on this issue, the matter has been settled by the US Constitution, so get over it.