When you have an exceptional politician like Congressman Joe Sestak (D) (Pennsylvania’s 7th district) taking the view with the Obama Administration that the Detainees from Gitmo and 9/11 conspirators should be trialed in New York Federal Court as any other American citizen may be with all the same Rights. I must question my own ideology. After all, Joe’s thinking is more passion and ideology based, and that’s better than the politically based ideology behind the decision of the Obama Administration to bring these Terrorists to trial in a New York City Federal court.
The fact is, Dr. Quack is not ideological on this issue, my concerns and opinion are based on Reason. Reading Congressman Sestak’s bio makes for a good novel, and I believe he’s a good man and a great American. However, his passion along with other fellow politicians is truer, then that of his Party’s line regarding the trials, torture, closing of Gitmo, and relocation of detainees. President Obama is being given some bad advice, and pursuing a dangerous course for America by moving these Terrorist trials to New York City. Passion and ideology for the side of good are what we all want. However, this decision announced on Friday past by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is not for the good of America, rather for the good to the Democratic Party’s left, very left, base.
From Congressman Sestak’s ideological reasoning, I can agree to disagree, but we are both being misled by forces currently in power. A force faster and stronger than a moving freight train, determined to change the ideology of our Founding Fathers. The Obama Administration is headed for a collision, into the Great Wall of the People, in this, the greatest nation on earth.
I’m Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason…11 15 09.
First, one could argue the Titled question “Does the Obama Administration have contempt for our Military…True or False?” is True. We have a President, who can’t make a decision with regards to sending additional troops to Afghanistan after making promises he’d do so earlier this year. He has sent only a fraction of what he promised, the President has skirted the issue with every excuse possible. Our military leaders, the Generals President Obama put in command, are not asking for additional troops for the stability of Afghanistan alone. The Primary request is for Reinforcements for the safety of our troops currently there. Regardless of the mission, exit strategy, government stability, we are undermanned and ill equipped as things are now. Send the reinforcements now Mr. President.
Secondly, the notion that the 9/11 conspirators, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed should be trialed in a U.S. Civilian court, and given all the liberties and privileges as you or I, because we want to show how our American principles work. Is pure DUCK Dung! The military court and tribunal are governed by the same principles and values as the civilian courts with the exception that these terrorists are War Criminals and will be trialed as such under the statues already in place.
The idea from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder that they should be in a New York City Federal court because American’s were killed justifies his decision, doesn’t wash. That is a lame brain excuse not based on reason. The Obama Administration for what appears on the surface to be political purposes are re-categorizing these Terrorist War Criminals, as common murders (though, there are no such) gang members, displaced wronged men with distorted misguided ideologies. And we mustn’t forget, blame it on Bush. The Obama Administration is wrong in their ideology, and I can only pray they won’t be dead wrong, with more innocence being killed here or abroad as a consequence of this decision of bringing these Terrorist War Criminals to civilian court in New York.
What are the real motives behind this decision, I honestly don’t know? I can only guess that President Obama must have contempt for the military, and one hell of a narcissistic complex. He’s the Caesar that would make himself King. Since being in Office everything he has done has been about him, more power, Obama is the Presidential version of the ‘Tool Guy’ more power, more power, more power. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, is becoming the ‘Nightmare on Pennsylvania Ave. Whatever the President’s reason is, for bringing the Terrorist from Gitmo to New York City and a civilian court. The President is personally endangering the lives of U.S. citizens, adding more cost and debt to the national deficit, potentially exposing America’s espionage secrets, unjustly and unreasonably demonizing America even more so to the point of inflicting harm on our military men and women overseas, and citizens here and abroad.
Back up Mr. President, I believed, when elected you would bring all American’s together, you said, you’d bring new hope, and change, we can believe in. Rather President Obama has brought divisiveness among Americans, has given no hope for a brighter future, and change, we can’t believe nor have trust in.
An interesting side note, while on an eight day Asian trip, President Obama commented today asking Congress to hold off on any Congressional Investigation into the Fort Hood killings, “resist the temptation to turn this tragic event into the political theater.” He said those who died on the nation’s largest Army post deserve justice, not political stagecraft.” “The stakes are far too high,” …This is like the pot calling the kettle black, is it not? What is the Obama Administration doing with the Gitmo detainees moving their trial to a New York Federal court…It’s doomed to be a circus.
I’m Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason…11 14 09.
You’ll get no argument from me when parties speak of the abuse and even mistrust of America’s health insurance companies. I have no sympathy nor love for the Health Insurance Industry. However, any healthcare reform that proposes any kind of a National Healthcare program (Public Option) gives way to electives that are moral choices (Right or Wrong) and gives the likes of Charlie Rangel, Nancy Pelosi, and any politician control of my well being is not acceptable.
When I ask Grandducky how’s he feeling (Health wise) the first thing he says is, “I’m fit as a dollar.” With the current healthcare proposal in the House and the current ones proposed in the Senate, Grandducky will soon be a Dead DUCK, if you get my drift. The Healthcare Reform proposals before Congress now would sink an already failing dollar. A Dollar that could use some Medicaid/Medicare of its own first, before it fails with over Stretchisizethis.
It stands to reason to first take some baby steps with regards to healthcare reform rather than lassoing another albatross around American taxpayer necks. The point is, why not start with simple, not costly reform, stair steps to bettering, and providing Healthcare opportunities for all Americans. I feel as though Congress and the Obama administration has bitten off more than it can chew. We saw plenty of that in the Bush administration as well. I say, Back off Washington and do first things first. Get the economy up and running, stop outlandish stimulus spending, and stop using anymore taxpayer dollars to finance private companies, unions, and on, and on. It’s enough already, like a periodic natural wildfire, let the recession take its course as Bush should have done last year. The private companies would have fixed their own problems or collapsed, “that’s the berries” in a Capitalistic Democracy, is it not. If not for all the Stimulus dollars and socialistic style intrusion by Government upon the private sector over the last year, swallowing the Healthcare pill would have been more attractive earlier, then the horse pill it appears to be now. I’m Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason…110909.
The one take we can derive from last night’s elections, It is the people who rein in the end, that’s why I thank God for living in the greatest Nation on Earth. What a show, for an otherwise off election year. Doug Hoffman the Conservative candidate losing to Democrat Bill Owens after all the national attention of Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava dropping out of the race just days before the election. Then Scozzafava endorses her former democrat Challenger Owens against the Conservative Hoffman, who was ahead in the polls over Scozzafava simply because the Republican candidate leaned Liberal on several key issues. It turns out Republicans were right about Scozzafava, who proved them so, all on her own, leaving the more stable campaign of Democrat candidate Owens to victory, and the first Democrat to win this district in a blue moon. The only sour note from the election in New York’s 23 District race, I just wish Vice President Joe Biden hadn’t made a recent appearance to pitch for the Owens campaign, because now we’ll never hear the end of it. So goes politics.
The Virginia and New Jersey elections brought no less drama than the congressional race of Owens and Hoffman. While the White House claims now the most important election last night came from the Owens victory over conservative Hoffman in the New York 23 race. In reality they knew it meant nothing. Obama and the Democrats have already owned Congress with an overwhelming majority. What Democrats should be concerned about are the coming elections next year. The election results in New Jersey and Virginia produced a majority of Republican wins, with victories for GOP candidates and value propositions. The results undermining Obama’s illusional statement after winning the Presidential election last year, that the GOP was finished and America was now turning to the Left for good.
The voters in a liberal Maine not only voted against gay marriage, they voted to repeal an already existing law that would have permitted gay marriage in the left leaning, but still conservative valued Left state. Talk about drama, once again I love America, where in the end what matters, it’s what the people want, that matters. And last night’s elections once again proved the power, beauty, the wonder of America is always in the hands of her people, reinforcing my belief that this is the greatest nation on earth.
I’m Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason…110409.
“I don’t think that’s the right way to look at it” Geithner really means what he says, mistake in personal taxes, maybe mistakes in job and employment growth in this year’s numbers, maybe tax increases in the proposed Healthcare Reform Bill now before Congress, but wait Geithner brings clarity with; “I don’t think that’s the right way to look at it.”
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner can not even answer the relatively soft ball questions from a moderately left leaning commentator like David Gregory on Meet the Press Sunday November 2, 2009. Is it any wonder the White House is prohibiting any of their Top Guns from appearing on any other radio or TV/Cable broadcast companies less favorable to them? To Gregory’s credit, he did make some attempt to get Geithner to answer a tough question or two, but each time fell short when Geithner refused to answer the question. Gregory needed to throw a few more punches, but pulled back instead.
Earlier in the MTP interview Sunday Geithner referred to the 650,000 to 1million job growth numbers coming out of the White House, of course that is depending on which bogeyman of this current Administration you are hearing from. I feel they are handing the American public more Tricks than Treats this past Halloween weekend with this, the Administration’s most recent employment numbers. After all when Gregory again threw a softball question about these numbers and how they could justify them up against real statistics of unemployment and job growth. Geithner once again characterized the issue “I don’t think that’s the right way to look at it” bringing up the ludicrous idea that a job saved, is job growth. Who wouldn’t want an accountant/tax man like Geithner on their payroll? Oh I forgot, he’s on President Obama’s payroll, because he sure isn’t working for the people, me, you, most Americans.
I’m Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason…110209.
This past Halloween Newt Gingrich, former GOP House Speaker received trick and no treat when Republican Congressional candidate Dede Scozzafava backed her former Democratic opponent in the race for New York’s 23rd district congressional seat. It wasn’t a great night for RNC (Republican National Committee) Chairman Michael S. Steele more so. Both in beautiful Technicolor backed Scozzafava despite her liberal stances on healthcare, abortion, gay marriage, and the stimulus. Their endorsement was for the win, thought to be best for the party.
It turns out, what the people of the party want, is what’s best for the American People, and Americans are still conservative. If nothing else the turn of events in New York’s 23rd district congressional race is definitely a wake up call, one could say Mother Liberty herself is ringing, loud and clear to all political parties in America. Sure I could be wrong and the one candidate in this Congressional race backed by conservatives across America, Conservative Party candidate, Doug Hoffman, who has been out distancing Dede Scozzafava over the last few weeks could still lose to the Democrat candidate Owens. After all anything is possible in love, war, and politics.
My point, RNC Chair Michael Steele and Republican Party so, so celebrities had the better start listening to the people of their party as well as Americans on the whole. They voice conservatism, but when it comes down to push or shove, they’d rather play pattycake, pattycake with Republican values to win an election. Values that have been diluted for some time, and that time has come to an end or mark Dr. Quack’s words now, the Republican Party will come to an end. I know this because Politics in America regardless of the which side of the fence you’re on, is at the most challenging and exciting it has ever been, and “Something Wicked This Way Comes” Ray Bradbury book…
I’m Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason….110209
When our men and women went off to war, for some it was the adventure, a life option, others an escape, and for a few pure patriotism. Pretty much, most of our men and women who enlist into anyone of the United States of America’s arm services fit into one or all the above. Generally, it’s a combination of two or more above that best describe the motivation for most, if not all who enlist in the military. Nonetheless, they soon become the guardians of America’s sovereignty as a free democratic state. Our democracy. Regardless of the enlistee’s reason for joining the military, we can be proud of them.
America’s military is made up of soldiers with various and non-religious believe. Nationality backgrounds from the world over and of every skin color. Not to mention gender orientation, OK I just did. That puts me one up on President Obama who within his first ten months of office can’t even keep a promise to the gays and lesbians serving in the U.S. military. The best he’s done is continued to repeat his campaign pledge, but then Obama has never left the campaign trail. We can only hope being President will become as important to President Obama, as being popular.
Our troops especially those in harm’s way, Iraq, Afghanistan particularly, are in need of additional troops. So has the president who promised to bring them home from Iraq now, during last year’s presidential election. And declared… “The Afghan government needs to do more. But we have to understand that the situation is precarious and urgent here. And I believe this has to be our central focus, the central front, on our battle against terrorism,” Obama said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” July 21, 2008 CNN reported. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/20/obama.afghanistan/
President Obama has continued to deliver promises. I am just not sure if he’s done campaigning and ready to be president, initiating those promises into reality, are you?
While I appreciate the President taking care in putting additional men and women into harm’s way in Afghanistan. I ask the President, what’s he doing for the U.S. Military men and women currently in harm’s way in Afghanistan now. Right now Mr. President. The soldiers you sent over this year with the promise of more support and supplies, this is one broken promise that could cost many needless deaths of our sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, uncles, brothers and sisters. No amount of over thinking strategies and playing war games is going to help the soldiers currently serving if the President’s indecision and delay after delay helps to embolden the enemy to strike sooner than later.
Leave the U.S. Census Alone! The Obama Administration is considering moving control of the U.S. Census, again due to begin April 1, 2010. Into the hands of Professional politicians, specifically Obama chief adviser David Axelrod and Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Axelrod by his own admission on Sunday news programs Meet the Press and Sunday with Chris Wallace said he and Emanuel were not Census professionals. And assured their hosts the Census would not be politicized, sure, and I’ve got $50 million to burn!
Individual States sense 1789, the year congress first met have manipulated and misused State Census data for Gerrymandering.A scrupulous means by which Politicians of all Party’s have misused the Census, Geographic’s, Demographic studies of States, Gerrymandering.The Founders intended the Census a nonpartisan and nonpolitical necessity of operating a federal Government and guaranteeing a reasonable fair balance of ‘The Peoples Representation’ to Congress. The Founders wrote the Census into the Constitution with no political Party in mind.
However there’s a ‘But.’ But then, there always is. The Constitution left control of the Census in the hands of Congress. “[An] Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.” Who makes the Laws, Congress. There’s no more a group of diverse polarizing political bubbleheads then that of which we see in Congress. A body of politicians that have consistently rated lower public opinion scores than former President Bush. This sways both ways, during the Republican and Democrat reins of power.
Regardless of which side of the fence you sit. Politicians should remove themselves from any part of the U.S. Census taking, and resulting data summaries. David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel are professional politicians whose loyalties lie with the Party, not necessarily the People. Yes the administrator of the Census is a Cabinet member of any Administration, and the Constitution gives control of the U.S. Census to the Laws enacted by Congress. But better men, and women, better minded politicians, and true representatives of the people, would assure the people of a clean and fair U.S. Census, Always…Should they not?
Dr. Quack’s advice to Stimulus recipients like the Auto, Financial, Business Industries and such, “Don’t Take the Money.”It’s better to reorganized (Chapter 11) and perhaps wiser than to climb into bed with Barney Franks and Christopher Dodd. Not to mention Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.
The Stimulus Bill contains pages and pages of Company and Executive limits, prohibitions, and stipulations. All argumentatively could be a stymie to Economic recovery in themselves. The bigger point is Capitalism is much like nature, evolution if you please.It’s an economic system that rewards the strongest, wisest, and in the end those businesses with good values. Usually, not always, but mostly does it work out this way. Good people may have good businesses and fail, for many reasons, I have, but we pick ourselves up and do it again.
Capitalism works like nature in an ever-evolutionary process. And left to its natural forces, Capitalism is good. These businesses that take the Stimulus money are circumventing the natural forces of Capitalism for the wide and level path of Socialism. At least the beginnings of socialism, worst yet communism.Socialism being Economic Government, Communism the Political Economic Governing, which do you think America’s headed for? If America’s banks, Financial Institutions (Wall Street) and big Industries swallow the Trojan horse, what ugly head will wile from within?
I know, you know that an economic stimulus is needed now. But I have read over 400 pages of this updated Stimulus
(‘‘American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009’’) and so far have read mostly Government Expansion Projects. Some will provide jobs, most of what I read are unnecessary, unrelated to a Stimulus with expenditures so high that they defy gravity, to use Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s phrase of Corporate abuses.
American’s who have bought into the Administration’s Doom and Gloom prophesy, with savior Obama to the rescue, are in for a big disappointment. If you are expecting a check in the mail, you’d be waiting till doomsday. If you are hoping for the bank to return your foreclosed on home, you have a better chance to win the Lottery. Then buy a new home.
There’s no Earmarks, no Pork, per-say. But Congress has given the entire $838billion to bureaucracies who will then distribute to whom, and what they please. There’s no transparency in that, I guarantee you. Just as with Mayor Daily of Chicago, the Transparency is only at the Federal level and the recipients don’t have to detail to us their accounting of money received. Therefore under TITLE VIII—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR,HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR…in the‘‘American Recovery 5 and Reinvestment Act of 2009.” Organizations like President Obama’s favorite organization in Chicago, ACORNcould receive millions, if not billions of dollars. Without accountability they are third-party recipients. That aside, under the same Title VIII, $1,200,000,000 for grants to the States for youth activities, including summer employment for youth: I have a teenager my friends have teenagers, but there are programs and funds in place for these programs already, is it necessary as part of this Stimulus to add more dollars for Teenage activities and summer employment. I don’t believe so.
Under other Titles in this Stimulus Bill we have, NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATIONFor an additional amount for ‘‘National CemeteryAdministration’’, $64,961,000, to remain available untilSeptember 30, 2010, of which $59,476,000 shall be for capital infrastructure and memorial and monument repairs; and $5,485,000 shall be for energy efficiency initiatives.” How many jobs will this bring, how does this stimulate our economy, yours, mine? It goes on, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
FACILITIES CAPITAL For an additional amount for ‘‘Facilities Capital’’,$75,000,000, to remain available until September 30,2010.” Is this Stimulating the economy? And On, PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN THE FAR EAST DURING WORLD WAR II. (a) FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION. There is authorized to be appropriated to the compensation fund $198,000,000, to remain available until expended, to make payments under this section.” I’m not against these benefits, but they are not Economic Stimulus generating expenditures.
I can go on and on, and I will continue to show more of the unnecessary expenditures included in the ‘‘American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009’’ over the next few days. Our President means well, but Obama has allowed a Liberal Congress to kickoff his Presidency with ‘One Giant Step For Socialism’ with huge Government Expansion. Judging by what is written into this Legislation I can only concluded they is one mischievous Bill.
Recession yes, but most of what this recession is, will self-dissipate on its own. Not by this Administration’s so-called Stimulus. We need a Stimulus, but one that reaches out to all Americans.
