BIDEN ADMITS ECONOMY IS OBAMA’S FAULT

Vice President Biden acknowledges that we can no longer blame Bush for the nation’s economic cesspool.  “Right now, understandably — totally legitimate — this is a referendum on Obama and Biden and the nature of the state of the economy,” Biden said during an interview with South Florida public radio station WLRN last week.  “I don’t blame them for being mad. We’re in charge.”

COMMENTS:

Wow, did those comments turn some heads!  Of course, the media quickly killed the story. 

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:

Q. What do you think about Bank of America starting to add a $5.00 per transaction fee on debit cards?  (Steve ~ San Francisco, CA)

A. I’m no fan of Bank of America.  But, when you arbitrarily cut the revenue of a business, as recent regulations have done to the banking business, you have two choices: 1. Raise fees or revenues in some other area, (2) Go out of business.  As Barracko would say, Bank of America is too big to fail.  But, the government honchos have now come out and flatly suggested that people quit doing business with Bank of America.  This heavy-handed attitude is what makes American business in general fearful of hiring, expanding, or even of doing business in this country. 

Q. I hear the European Space Agency is planning a mission to study the sun.  Are we out of the space race?  (Penny ~ Auburn, WA)

A. Thanks to our politicians, we are out of money for such frivolities.   

Q. The House wants to name a Special Counsel to investigate how much Eric Holder knew and when he knew it regarding the “Fast and Furious” scandal, and whether or not he lied or misled the House Judiciary Committee.  What will this accomplish?  (Quint ~ Redding, CA)

A. Who knows?  If Holder refuses to cooperate, as has been his methodology so far, Congress would have to issue Contempt of Congress proceedings against him.  I believe Rahm Emanuel was also in on the plot.   

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. I have received some of that same vitriol simply because I am running for the Republican nomination as a conservative. So it's just brainwashing and people not being open minded, pure and simple.” ~ Herman Cain

TODAY’S VIDEO: 

http://www.stevebridges.com/obamavideos-promo-july2010-lg.html

TRICK OR TREAT? PRESIDENT DEMANDS HOUSE PASS HIS STIMULUS BILL BY HALLOWEEN

Once again, Obama is telling Congress that he wants his Bill passed, passed in its entirety and passed immediately.  He says he will accept no excuses. 

COMMENTS:

He deliberately designed his “bill” so that Republicans have no choice but to turn it down.  He wants them to look bad.  If there is anything at all in the Bill that has merit, that’s what Congress should pass and not one damned thing more.  But, history shows that the Republicans will stand strong and together until Halloween and then they’ll pass it and find some premise to claim victory.  Everyone in Washington, and I mean everyone, needs to be replaced. 

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:

Q. What is the story about Joe Biden’s brother being attacked over the weekend?  (Jenny ~ Redding, CA)

A. Francis Biden who lives in Florida and is not related to Francis Bacon, received an envelope filed with a white powder, some of which got onto his skin.  He was rushed to the hospital, where the powder was found to be harmless.  I think this was a vast lack of appropriate security measures. 

Q. In listening to a story about a company that has not built electric charge stations for vehicles according to its contract, I learned that sales of electric powered calls are really lagging.  Why don’t they get the message that people don’t want electric cars?  (Larry ~ Sacramento, CA)

A. "They" don’t care what people want or don’t want.  Besides, this is not going to save one ounce of energy; you still have to produce the electricity to charge the cars with.  It’s just another government boondoggle.   

Q. Do you think Amanda Knox is guilty?  (Loraine ~ Scottsdale, AZ)

A. I am not in possession of any evidence or testimony.  I did not see the trial.  All I know is what the media has said and I do not trust the media as far as I can throw them.  Therefore, I cannot responsibly answer and anyone else who does answer under these circumstances should be ashamed of themselves.   

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“A defendant on trial for a specific crime is entitled to his day in court, not in a stadium or a city or nationwide arena.” ~ Tom C. Clark

TODAY’S VIDEO: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daGLEMwgLes&feature=mpt%3Atop_stories&playnext=1&list=TLHY5H4HXXkkk

ECONOMY ON VERGE OF TANKING AGAIN

The Economic Cycle Research Institute is saying the economic indicators are now so pervasively bad that another economic calamity is unavoidable.  "The vicious cycle is starting where lower sales, lower production, lower employment and lower income [leads] back to lower sales."  The weakness in leading economic indicators, and they use a dozen for the U.S. alone, has become a "contagion" that is spreading like "wildfire."

COMMENTS:

Like I have been saying consistently, don’t buy anything you don’t absolutely need and don’t buy anything on credit.  Yes, things are already ugly in this country and they are about to get a whole lot uglier.  The country does not have the leadership in the White House or in the Congress to even begin to deal with it; either they are incapable or they simply don't give a damn.  We’re obviously screwed until we can make some changes in November 2012. 

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:

Q. What’s your opinion of the New York City protestors? (Uncle Ben ~ Whiskeytown, CA)

A. They have every right to protest, but it is too bad they are not protesting the Mosque or the economy or unemployment or government.  They are misguided and ill-informed.  They’ll probably be voting for Obama and four more years of this crap. 

Q. I can’t believe that Kodak is facing bankruptcy.  They have been part of my life ever since I can remember.  (Molly ~ Boston, MA)

A. When digital came along, they did not diversify quickly enough.  When you think of a digital camera, you don’t think of Kodak.  But, given good management and a strong vision for the future, they could recover.  Look at what happened to bananas Apple.   

Q. I heard a funny story that YAHOO might be purchased by a Chinese business and renamed MAHOO.  Is there anything to this wild story?  (Wally ~ Phoenix, AZ)

A. The business is Alibaba and it is owned by Jack Ma.  Yahoo is for sale; if they don’t find a buyer soon, they could change their name to Boohoo.   

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“In a world filled with hate, prejudice, and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice, and protest.” ~ Bob Gibson

TODAY’S VIDEO: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=xOAgT8L_BqQ&feature=player_embedded

BARACKO BECOMES IRRELEVANT

President Obama has gone on the muscle, flatly demanding passing of his jobs and economic stimulus bill.  Lashing out at Congress and at Republicans in particular, Obama says the bill should have been passed at least a week ago, and he is demanding… demanding… demanding answers as to why it has not been done. 

COMMENTS:

Every month for the last 30 or so months, Obama has been promising that “next month” he would deal with the unemployment situation.  One stimulus, passed under the “emergency pass it or the sky will fall” mantra, failed miserably.  Well, it now appears that Americans understand Obama’s rhetoric for what it truly is, and they are not ready to cow-tow to his horse manure any longer.  Sorry, there Baracko; you’ve become irrelevant. 

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:

Q. Why all of the fuss about when Florida has its primaries?  (Gwen – Monterrey, CA)

A. For one thing, things change.  Supposing you like candidate A in January and vote for him.  Then, in February after A wins the primary in your state, you find out that A really has views that are different than yours and you now like candidate C; there’s nothing you can do about it.  In my humble opinion, primaries should be as close to the November election as possible but still before the conventions.  June is much better so that we have time to really get to know the candidates and therefore to make better decisions.  Obviously, Florida feels that by being first, it can influence the national outcome. 

Q. I hear that illegal Hispanic students are vacating Alabama schools after the State Supreme Court upheld tough new immigration laws.  Rick Perry believes that children of illegal immigrants should receive an education in America because it is not their fault they are here.  What’s your opinion?  (Carla ~ San Luis Obispo, CA)

A. Illegal is illegal.  If you don’t like the laws, change them.  There can be no alternative; if you create laws and then ignore them, you essentially have anarchy.  Yes, I do feel sorry for the children, but their parents bear the ultimate responsibility. Perry doesn’t get the picture and he’s now nearly at the bottom of my list of potential nominees, right above Mitt Romney.  See the next question.    

Q. Mitt Romney is a good and smooth speaker.  I think he is eloquent and deserves a shot at the Presidency.  Why haven’t you come out in favor of him?  (Chet ~ Boise, ID)

A. I don’t like RomneyCare and more than I like ObamaCare.  Smooth talkers are the ones who usually take you for the biggest and wildest ride.  Obama is a smooth talker; if you like smooth talkers, why not keep Obama?   

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“Therefore, if we are a Nation of laws and a Nation of immigrants, immigration should occur within a legal framework, not through the machinations of illegal schemes and scams that threaten our national security.” ~ J. D. Hayworth

TODAY’S VIDEO: 

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1194532090001/herman-cains-economic-plan-starting-to-pick-up-steam

UGLY ECONOMIC NEWS GETS UGLIER

The stock market has just ended its worst quarter since the depths of the 2008 credit crisis.  Friday’s downward turn closed out a fifth month of losses while weak economic data in China sparked fears of a global economic slowdown; Morgan Stanley plummeted on concerns about its exposure to European banks.

COMMENTS:

This month has been an endless parade of bad economic news.  Anyone who spends anything on anything should have his head examined.  We have every prospect of a long and very cold winter.  Too bad we won’t have Solyndra’s solar panels to keep us warm. 

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:

Q. The White House is now flatly refusing to allow anyone to testify in the Solyndra case.  It looks to me like the President knew what he was doing, knew that Solyndra was in financial trouble, pushed approval of the $500 million loan and got a huge political contribution.  Why isn’t Congress starting impeachment proceedings?  They went after Nixon for less.  (Forest ~ Klamath Falls, OR)

A. Impeachment proceedings start in the House of Representatives.  If they draw up and pass articles of impeachment, then it goes to the Senate for trial.  What do you think the odds are of Harry Reid and Company finding Obama guilty of anything? 

Q. If the country needs jobs and corporations are not hiring, and the corporations are sitting on piles of money, why doesn’t the government take over the corporations, hire people who are unemployed and use the corporate money to pay down our debt?  (Fred ~ South San Francisco, CA)

A. Brilliant.  Sieg heil!

Q. Is the United Nations good for anything at all?  (Melanie ~ Shasta City, CA)

A. It should be dismantled and the building should be turned into another Mosque to honor the 19 men who lost their lives flying into the World Trade Center.      

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“Humor has a way of bringing people together. It unites people. In fact, I'm rather serious when I suggest that someone should plant a few whoopee cushions in the United Nations.” ~ Ron Dentinger

TODAY’S VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhDuqMdiol4&feature=ytn%3Amptnews