Total disgrace, Netanyahu calls it like it is.
Showing posts with label Obama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obama. Show all posts
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Never Waste a Good Crisis
Yeah, and when a crisis isn't handy, make one.
Heavy reading from the American thinker...sourced from twitter (I'd give credit but I forgot who).
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/barack_obama_and_the_strategy.html
Heavy reading from the American thinker...sourced from twitter (I'd give credit but I forgot who).
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/barack_obama_and_the_strategy.html
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Giving Away the Farm
It looks like rookie president Obama is about to attempt to drop our nuclear arsenal down significantly. Admirable goal right? Perhaps.
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I don't know a lot about nuclear weapons, but I do know that most people think if a nuclear war happens, a big button is pushed, a bunch of nukes fly, and civilization if not mankind ends.
From what little I know I'd say that is accurate up to a point. But in reality things aren't that simple. In order to avoid nuclear war, you pretty much have to guarantee M.A.D., or mutually assured destruction. Everyone from the USA to Russia to China to Iran need to know that if they start lobbing nukes, their ENTIRE population will be destroyed.
Here is the danger. Bad guys, like China, Russia, and Iran, tend to be willing to sacrifice people "for a greater good". I'll leave this as a self evident truth, do a quick history lesson if you doubt me. If there is any doubt that they might survive a nuclear attack, their past willingness to sacrifice good chunks of their populations might in some far out but possible scenarios might lead the leaders of these nations to be willing to bluff more, and possibly even risk a nuke war if there is a reasonable chance that at least the elites of these nations will survive to conquer whatever wreckage of the world is left after the war.
Plus these bad guys have for a long time had low tech nukes. So since they were inaccurate, they tended to build their nukes big. The U.S. on the other hand had pretty accurate weapons, so we tend to build our nukes smaller since they are accurate. The bad guys have decided to put their command and control centers way under ground, so in order to guarantee that these command centers will be destroyed in a nuclear war, U.S. planners often target these sites with many multiple nuke strikes, and with differing types of nuclear weapons (yeah, they aren't all just one type, some are designed to penetrate deep, others are designed to blow up big areas like cities, etc...).
Well, now the bad guys have stolen enough U.S. know how to make their weapons accurate. So here is the bad scenario that Obama is setting up. If we cut our nuclear arsenal down to a certain point, we will be left with a bunch of small but accurate nukes. The bad guys will be left with a bunch of big accurate nukes. American command and control centers tend to be very vulnerable to nuke strikes. The bad guys have put their command and control centers very deep and very well protected. If we drop below x number of nuclear weapons, we can no longer guarantee that we can achieve M.A.D. against Russia or China, while they, with their bigger nukes and easier targets, can guarantee our destruction.
What does this do to the geopolitical process of bluffing? I don't think Russia or China would attempt to engage in a nuclear war with us in the future, but with the knowledge that they possibly could survive, might change the whole dynamic of how they deal the rest of the world politically, how eager they are to use conventional forces, and how much they are willing to push the boundaries of what other nations will accept from them as they project power.
So, for the moderate cost of maintaining a fairly robust nuclear arsenal, and ensuring M.A.D. against all comers, the U.S. helps keep the world more, well, stable. If Obama in his glee to make a historical name for himself cuts our nuclear arsenal too thin, Obama may unwillingly pave the way for more instability and more war, and possible even increase the possibility of "the big one", a nuclear Armageddon, taking place sometime in the future.
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Update: The weekly standard makes a good point about Obama giving up our two biggest bargaining chips, the polish missile shield and the size of our nuclear arsenal, before renegotiating START with the Russians which expires in December. Brilliance.
Link
link
I don't know a lot about nuclear weapons, but I do know that most people think if a nuclear war happens, a big button is pushed, a bunch of nukes fly, and civilization if not mankind ends.
From what little I know I'd say that is accurate up to a point. But in reality things aren't that simple. In order to avoid nuclear war, you pretty much have to guarantee M.A.D., or mutually assured destruction. Everyone from the USA to Russia to China to Iran need to know that if they start lobbing nukes, their ENTIRE population will be destroyed.
Here is the danger. Bad guys, like China, Russia, and Iran, tend to be willing to sacrifice people "for a greater good". I'll leave this as a self evident truth, do a quick history lesson if you doubt me. If there is any doubt that they might survive a nuclear attack, their past willingness to sacrifice good chunks of their populations might in some far out but possible scenarios might lead the leaders of these nations to be willing to bluff more, and possibly even risk a nuke war if there is a reasonable chance that at least the elites of these nations will survive to conquer whatever wreckage of the world is left after the war.
Plus these bad guys have for a long time had low tech nukes. So since they were inaccurate, they tended to build their nukes big. The U.S. on the other hand had pretty accurate weapons, so we tend to build our nukes smaller since they are accurate. The bad guys have decided to put their command and control centers way under ground, so in order to guarantee that these command centers will be destroyed in a nuclear war, U.S. planners often target these sites with many multiple nuke strikes, and with differing types of nuclear weapons (yeah, they aren't all just one type, some are designed to penetrate deep, others are designed to blow up big areas like cities, etc...).
Well, now the bad guys have stolen enough U.S. know how to make their weapons accurate. So here is the bad scenario that Obama is setting up. If we cut our nuclear arsenal down to a certain point, we will be left with a bunch of small but accurate nukes. The bad guys will be left with a bunch of big accurate nukes. American command and control centers tend to be very vulnerable to nuke strikes. The bad guys have put their command and control centers very deep and very well protected. If we drop below x number of nuclear weapons, we can no longer guarantee that we can achieve M.A.D. against Russia or China, while they, with their bigger nukes and easier targets, can guarantee our destruction.
What does this do to the geopolitical process of bluffing? I don't think Russia or China would attempt to engage in a nuclear war with us in the future, but with the knowledge that they possibly could survive, might change the whole dynamic of how they deal the rest of the world politically, how eager they are to use conventional forces, and how much they are willing to push the boundaries of what other nations will accept from them as they project power.
So, for the moderate cost of maintaining a fairly robust nuclear arsenal, and ensuring M.A.D. against all comers, the U.S. helps keep the world more, well, stable. If Obama in his glee to make a historical name for himself cuts our nuclear arsenal too thin, Obama may unwillingly pave the way for more instability and more war, and possible even increase the possibility of "the big one", a nuclear Armageddon, taking place sometime in the future.
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Update: The weekly standard makes a good point about Obama giving up our two biggest bargaining chips, the polish missile shield and the size of our nuclear arsenal, before renegotiating START with the Russians which expires in December. Brilliance.
Link
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Another Good Thing From Obama
[Update]
Nothing is as simple as it seems with this guy. I was too optimistic. I still stand behind us worrying more about American middle class jobs than trade wars that effect elite's pocket books. But it looks like O's symbolic gesture was just a small political payback, nothing more.
Link
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No, I'm serious. Obama stepped to the plate, at least on a token symbolic level in one specific narrow instance, to come to the aid of American workers by slapping down tires from China (which were probably being sold at a lost to drive competitor companies and American workers out of work).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/11/AR2009091103957_pf.html
This is a step in the right direction. Good on Obama.
Nothing is as simple as it seems with this guy. I was too optimistic. I still stand behind us worrying more about American middle class jobs than trade wars that effect elite's pocket books. But it looks like O's symbolic gesture was just a small political payback, nothing more.
Link
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No, I'm serious. Obama stepped to the plate, at least on a token symbolic level in one specific narrow instance, to come to the aid of American workers by slapping down tires from China (which were probably being sold at a lost to drive competitor companies and American workers out of work).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/11/AR2009091103957_pf.html
This is a step in the right direction. Good on Obama.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Ubber Sad: Obama's First Six Months
Got this in an email from a friend this morning. A very sad summary.
Subject: Obama- First Six Months
Obama's First Six Months' Accomplishments
1. Offended the Queen of England.
2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia.
3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega.
4. Kissed Socialist Hugo Chavez on the cheek.
5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia.
6. Sided with Hugo Chavez and Communist Fidel Castro against Honduras.
7. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions while
they're building their nuclear weapons.
8. Gave away billions to AIG also without pre-conditions.
9. Expanded the bailouts.
10. Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian.
11. Doubled our national debt.
12. Announced the termination of our new missile defense system the day
after North Korea launched an ICBM.
13. Released information on U.S. Intelligence gathering despite urgings
of his own CIA director and the prior four CIA directors.
14. Accepted without comment that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two other nominees withdrew after they couldn't take the heat.
15. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who identified military veterans
and abortion opponents as "dangers to the nation."
16. Ordered that the word "terrorism" no longer be used and instead
refers to such acts as "man made disasters."
17. Circled the globe to publicly apologize for America's world
leadership.
18. Told the Mexican president that the violence in their country was
because of us.
19. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from the
Department of Commerce.
20. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced
removal and expulsion to Cuba of a 9-year-old whose mother died trying
to bring him to freedom in the United States.
21. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists
who threatened one American life and the next day announces members of
the Bush administration may stand trial for "torturing" three 9/11
terrorists by pouring water up their noses.
22. Low altitude photo shoot of Air Force One over New York City that
frightened thousands of New Yorkers.
23. Sent his National Defense Advisor to Europe to assure them that the
US will no longer treat Israel in a special manner and they might be on
their own with the Muslims.
24. Praised Jimmy Carter's trip to Gaza where he sided with terrorist
Hamas against Israel.
25. Nationalized General Motors and Chrysler while turning shareholder
control over to the unions and freezing out retired investors who owned
their bonds. Committed unlimited taxpayer billions in the process.
26. Passed a huge energy tax in the House that will make American
industry even less competitive while costing homeowners thousands per year.
27. Announced nationalized health care "reform" that will strip seniors
of their Medicare, cut pay of physicians, increase taxes yet another $1
trillion, and put everyone on rationed care with government bureaucrats
deciding who gets care and who doesn't.
Bloomberg: Daschle says, "Health care reform will not be pain free.
Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age
instead of treating them," while former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm says
seniors have "a duty to die."
If this does not sufficiently raise your ire, just remember that the
President, Senators and Congressmen have their own special gold plated
health care plan which is guaranteed the remainder of their lives and
they are not subject to this new law if they pass it.
Please use the power of the Internet to get this message out. Talk it up
at the grassroots level. We have an election coming up in one year and
two months where we can reverse the dangerous direction of the Obama
administration and its allies.
If you disagree - do nothing
Subject: Obama- First Six Months
Obama's First Six Months' Accomplishments
1. Offended the Queen of England.
2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia.
3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega.
4. Kissed Socialist Hugo Chavez on the cheek.
5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia.
6. Sided with Hugo Chavez and Communist Fidel Castro against Honduras.
7. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions while
they're building their nuclear weapons.
8. Gave away billions to AIG also without pre-conditions.
9. Expanded the bailouts.
10. Insulted everyone who has ever loved a Special Olympian.
11. Doubled our national debt.
12. Announced the termination of our new missile defense system the day
after North Korea launched an ICBM.
13. Released information on U.S. Intelligence gathering despite urgings
of his own CIA director and the prior four CIA directors.
14. Accepted without comment that five of his cabinet members cheated on their taxes and two other nominees withdrew after they couldn't take the heat.
15. Appointed a Homeland Security Chief who identified military veterans
and abortion opponents as "dangers to the nation."
16. Ordered that the word "terrorism" no longer be used and instead
refers to such acts as "man made disasters."
17. Circled the globe to publicly apologize for America's world
leadership.
18. Told the Mexican president that the violence in their country was
because of us.
19. Politicized the census by moving it into the White House from the
Department of Commerce.
20. Appointed as Attorney General the man who orchestrated the forced
removal and expulsion to Cuba of a 9-year-old whose mother died trying
to bring him to freedom in the United States.
21. Salutes as heroes three Navy SEALS who took down three terrorists
who threatened one American life and the next day announces members of
the Bush administration may stand trial for "torturing" three 9/11
terrorists by pouring water up their noses.
22. Low altitude photo shoot of Air Force One over New York City that
frightened thousands of New Yorkers.
23. Sent his National Defense Advisor to Europe to assure them that the
US will no longer treat Israel in a special manner and they might be on
their own with the Muslims.
24. Praised Jimmy Carter's trip to Gaza where he sided with terrorist
Hamas against Israel.
25. Nationalized General Motors and Chrysler while turning shareholder
control over to the unions and freezing out retired investors who owned
their bonds. Committed unlimited taxpayer billions in the process.
26. Passed a huge energy tax in the House that will make American
industry even less competitive while costing homeowners thousands per year.
27. Announced nationalized health care "reform" that will strip seniors
of their Medicare, cut pay of physicians, increase taxes yet another $1
trillion, and put everyone on rationed care with government bureaucrats
deciding who gets care and who doesn't.
Bloomberg: Daschle says, "Health care reform will not be pain free.
Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age
instead of treating them," while former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm says
seniors have "a duty to die."
If this does not sufficiently raise your ire, just remember that the
President, Senators and Congressmen have their own special gold plated
health care plan which is guaranteed the remainder of their lives and
they are not subject to this new law if they pass it.
Please use the power of the Internet to get this message out. Talk it up
at the grassroots level. We have an election coming up in one year and
two months where we can reverse the dangerous direction of the Obama
administration and its allies.
If you disagree - do nothing
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Obama to Your Kids?
I don't like this at all. Apparently Obama is going to work hand in hand with left wing teachers in an appeal to get your kids on the left's side. This was leaked, something about a speach on 9/8.
Link
This guy is looking more frightening all the time.
Link
This guy is looking more frightening all the time.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Rebelling Against Obama Nation
Women sells her two TV's as she is sick of seeing Obama on every channel all the time.
http://www.carrollspaper.com/print.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=8449&TM=46039.14
http://www.carrollspaper.com/print.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=8449&TM=46039.14
Bartender Obama
Not everything I say about Obama is bad. I actually like the concept of what he is trying to do here...defuse a bad political situation by bringing the parties together and drinking a few beers.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56U0KN20090731
Obama should have never commented in the arrest (but the guy was his friend, so I won't fault him that much for it), and it is a shame this little dust up distracted both the President and the VP, both of which I'm sure have more important things to do, but still...having a few beers and talking things over, can't fault that to much now that the damage had been done.
Maybe as bad as this week was Obama and Biden needed a beer as well. As much as I hate their politics, they are still people, and if this ended up being a fun thing for 'em to distract them from their woes, as well as defuse an issue, I'll call it a good thing.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE56U0KN20090731
Obama should have never commented in the arrest (but the guy was his friend, so I won't fault him that much for it), and it is a shame this little dust up distracted both the President and the VP, both of which I'm sure have more important things to do, but still...having a few beers and talking things over, can't fault that to much now that the damage had been done.
Maybe as bad as this week was Obama and Biden needed a beer as well. As much as I hate their politics, they are still people, and if this ended up being a fun thing for 'em to distract them from their woes, as well as defuse an issue, I'll call it a good thing.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Obama Disses Inspector General for Investigating One of Obama's Bros
Yep, just like in Mexico, to the victor goes the power to do...whatever. If you investigate one of Obama's buddies, expect to be let go from the "most ethical government in history".
yeah right...
Link #1
Link #2
Oh yeah! Obama sponsored the law protecting Inspector Generals that require a defined reason why they are removed and a 30 review period before termination, both of which provisions Obama tried to break! Nice Zero!
yeah right...
Link #1
Link #2
Oh yeah! Obama sponsored the law protecting Inspector Generals that require a defined reason why they are removed and a 30 review period before termination, both of which provisions Obama tried to break! Nice Zero!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Another Good On Obama
See? I will give credit where credit is due. It seems Obama is sincere about helping people out by ending or limiting credit card usury.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090515/D986IJJ00.html
That would be a very good thing.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090515/D986IJJ00.html
That would be a very good thing.
Some One Gets It
One good thing the Obama administration is doing, that I will recognize here, is forcing companies and municipalities )that are receiving American tax dollars in the form of stimulus money) to actually buy American products and employ Americans. Nice.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051404241_2.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/14/AR2009051404241_2.html
Split Personality? Obama Warns Against US Deficit Spending
You can't have it both ways O,
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aJsSb4qtILhg&refer=worldwide
But wait, before you gain a glimmer of hope, I think even though the following quote by Obama is true, it is telling as to what this really is all about-
“Most of what is driving us into debt is health care, so we have to drive down costs,” he said.
So, this is really all about nationalizing health care, not about cutting spending, I gotcha.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aJsSb4qtILhg&refer=worldwide
But wait, before you gain a glimmer of hope, I think even though the following quote by Obama is true, it is telling as to what this really is all about-
“Most of what is driving us into debt is health care, so we have to drive down costs,” he said.
So, this is really all about nationalizing health care, not about cutting spending, I gotcha.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Identifying with the Masses
Nothing like wearing $500+ dollar snickers when trying to identify with the masses-
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I really don't care, but it is just one of those things that irk me a little bit. We have one party saying they are for the little guy, while at the same time their personal actions show that they are just as materialistic and money driven as the party they like to critize.
Hypocracy knows no party I guess. At least she wore the shows while helping the poor.
link
I really don't care, but it is just one of those things that irk me a little bit. We have one party saying they are for the little guy, while at the same time their personal actions show that they are just as materialistic and money driven as the party they like to critize.
Hypocracy knows no party I guess. At least she wore the shows while helping the poor.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
It is Funny...But True
...And it is a rare, non smiling picture. Wonder why? :) And by the way, I'm not a gun freak, but I do uphold the Constitutional right to keep and bare arms. You libs don't understand the mindset of people who are on the other side. Trying to strip people's guns away is going to stir up a hornet's nest. Why not focus on automobile accidents or cancer, which kill more people in the US each year then guns anyway?
Smiley is Everywhere...
There he is. That smiling face that decorates every other cover of Time magazine. In the grocery store there is a whole rack of Obama's smiley face. It seems that even the Drudge Report has to use smiley pictures of Obama, as others are scarce.
Media, I know you love Obama. But quit with the Stalinistic media blitz that insures that smiley is seen everywhere, with the big seemingly paternalistic non threatening smile. Your coordinated bias is starting to show (again).
Bush smiled a lot, but we almost never saw a picture of Bush smiling, only him looking stupid, which gave the false impression that he was a complete idiot. He wasn't. That was another campaign by you media whores, one that was semi successful. Your current propaganda blitz will backfire on you though, as Americans will burn out on Obama's smiley peternalistic grin being inserted into their face everywhere they turn.
And if I had to give advise to the president? "Yes, you are a charismatic president. Don't let your handlers over play that card though and make it worthless. Save it for the times ahead when you will need it most."
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Zero to Banks: No, You Can't Pay Us Back.
If the Obama administration allowed Banks to pay their TARP money back, then O's administration couldn't control the banks could they?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123879833094588163.html
Another step towards centralized government control and tyranny.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123879833094588163.html
Another step towards centralized government control and tyranny.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Biden On Your Stimulus Dollars
Sigh... taking credit for that which you did not do. Here is a snippet.
"They're coming in and cherry picking the best projects and switching out the money, saying it's stimulus money," Rouzer said. "But it was already approved and in the pipeline. It's totally disingenuous to come down here and say this is stimulus money, when regardless of whether a stimulus bill passed, they were getting the money."
More?
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/254/story/65314.html
"They're coming in and cherry picking the best projects and switching out the money, saying it's stimulus money," Rouzer said. "But it was already approved and in the pipeline. It's totally disingenuous to come down here and say this is stimulus money, when regardless of whether a stimulus bill passed, they were getting the money."
More?
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/254/story/65314.html
Obamites Keeping Tabs on Those Who Defy Their Will
Machiavelli ain't got nothing on me! - Obama
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123862834153780427.html
It's like Sprint's phone network but only they are a bunch of political hacks waiting to do their master's bidding.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123862834153780427.html
It's like Sprint's phone network but only they are a bunch of political hacks waiting to do their master's bidding.
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