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Rock and Roll

Posted by Arik on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 4:33:30 PM
 
This just really amuses me.
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Dear President-Elect Obama,

Posted by Arik on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 2:18:11 AM
Congratulations to you, ACORN and the DNC for engineering a perfect storm to carry you to Election Night victory. What with the respective collapses of the mortgage industry, the financial sector, and finally the economy, you and your fellow democRats in Congress sure have brought change, and just in time for the election.

Congratulations, as well, on managing to keep pretty much anything negative about yourself out of the media, while impugning the honor of the decorated Navy war veteran who ran against you. Those of us who have served hope that you will give us at least the respect and admiration for our call to duty that you gave him.
 
And speaking of the complicit media, good luck getting the "Fairness Doctrine" through.  I know that Freedom of Speech, as enshrined in the First Amendment, is intended first and foremost to protect political speech, but hey, what's more American than a good old-fashioned book-burning?  And now you can show people how much more capable than Sarah Palin you are.  I mean, they accused her of wanting to ban a few books from the library; You will just prevent the books from being printed in the first place. Call it a twenty-first century book-burning.
 
While we're talking about the Bill of Rights, I just want to know you to know, from me, a Bitter Clinger to you, an obviously Enlightened Intellectual, your election has spurred me to take action in my community affairs: I've joined the National Rifle Association.  God and Guns will always have a cherished place in my home. Jesus Saves, and Smith and Wesson protect.  Of course, my God may not be one you approve of: My God Blesses America, He doesn't Damn it.  And he loves all the people, not just the black ones.  Sorry.
 
Way to go on your cabinet choices, and your staff.  Nothing says Change like a whole bunch of people from the Clinton Administration.  And your choice of Vice-President - Outstanding!   I love a man who defines Combat Experience as being in a chopper grounded by fog.  There should be medals a-plenty for a whole lot of people stuck at O'Hare this past weekend.  As Joe Biden once said, "War is Hell!"
 
I also must commend you on keeping your nose clean while coming out of the cesspool that is Chicago/Illinois politics.  It is truly amazing how you managed to not be involved in, nay, not even catch a scent of,  all the scandals and corruption that all the others around you were just wallowing in. I wouldn't worry too much about that little bit about you saying you hadn't talked with Blagojevich about your Senate seat, either.  I mean, even Peter denied Christ, didn't he?  Although, if all the hype is to be believed, this is a bit more like Christ denying Peter.
 
As a healthcare professional, I also can't wait for your national healthcare plan, either.  I mean, Medicare has been such a big success, hasn't it?  My wages will go through the roof!  Although, most of that will probably go to pay for your national healthcare plan.
 
But seriously, what CAN'T Big Government do, once it puts it's mind to it? I mean, look at Social Security, that lockbox of a trust fund.  How many happy seniors are kept in comfort and health by the generous benefits provided by Washington.  I mean, everybody is just living high off the hog (except the Jews and the Muslims, who don't eat pork). And these new endeavours into the Finance world and Automaking, man, those are just bound to succeed. 

I hope you coronat... er...inauguration goes well. It's just a shame that you can't have your new National Civilian Defense Force out in their spiffy new uniforms to help keep the peace among the revelers. On the other hand, when you do get them started up, I will welcome them to my hometown in much the same fashion as the Russians welcomed the Germans to Warsaw in 1942.

I also just can't wait to show my patriotism through higher taxes. I know you said I would be getting a tax cut, but I'm just so darn patriotic that, well, I just know you want to include me. I mean, the threshold has gone down so many times, and you guys just keep spending so darn much money, that I know you'll be asking for my support pretty soon. After all, didn't you say we should be our brother's keepers, unless our brother is named George and lives in a hut in Kenya?

So, congratulations, and good luck during your reign.

Arik
 
Note: This started as a comment on GunnyG's post about the Washington Post accepting only positive, congratulatory messages for their Obama Worship Edition.  I enjoyed writing my positive message to our Lord and Savior Barack that I just couldn't help but post it here, and expand it.  Thanks to GunnyG for an outstanding blog: the Anti-Liberal-Zone. It's on the webroll to the right, everyone should check it out.
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Too Good Not to Share

Posted by Arik on Monday, December 22, 2008 9:56:42 PM
 
Liberals trying to comprehend  conservatism:
 
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The New Aristocrats

Posted by Arik on Sunday, December 21, 2008 11:07:01 PM
Our nation was founded on democratic principles, the idea that the power of the government was derived from the people being governed, who chose those who were to lead them.  This was in opposition to the House of Lords and the Throne of England, which were positions based on heredity, rather than the will of the people.  While the Government of the United States was formed along the same lines as the British Government, there were significant differences, especially in the idea that any natural-born citizen, regardless of birthright, could aspire to any office in the government. 
 
I notice that we are trending back toward the English model, where positions are based on heredity and birthright, rather than on any real accomplishment.  This is very prominent right now, especially since two (really three) Senate seats need to be filled due to vacancies created by the recent Presidential election and appointment of Secretary of State.
 
The scandal in Illinois notwithstanding, there is a possibility of Jesse Jackson, Jr.  being appointed to this seat.  His "Congresspedia" listing of accomplishments is 4 lines long, with no actual accomplishments actually listed.  To be fair, the list on his website of  "how [he's] helped" is a bit longer, but  still pretty sparse on actual accomplishments, especially for 13 years spent in the House,  unless you count six-hundred million dollars in pork as an accomplishment. Let's be brutally honest here, his only real qualifications are: 1). His political party affiliation; 2). The color of his skin; and 3). His father.
 
In New York, the seat is being courted by Caroline Kennedy, whose HAS written a couple of books, but has no apparent experience or qualification for this position other than: 1). Her political party affiliation; 2). Her gender; and 3). Her father.  She has been notoriously reluctant to have people examine her private life, which is pretty amazing for a Kennedy.  Even more amazing, for a Kennedy, is that her private life doesn't appear to have anything significant that would keep her from running for the office if she WASN'T a Kennedy. 
 
And we all know that if Chelsea Clinton were eligible for the seat, she'd be right at the top of the list, as well.
 
In the seat that we aren't hearing too much about, Delaware, Ted Kaufman, a longtime Chief of Staff to Joe Biden,  was appointed by the governor and is not expected to seek re-election, opening up the seat for who to run? Joe Biden's son, Beau Biden, who actually has more accomplishments in public life than the other two combined. 
 
On the Republican side, we need look no further than the President.  Though I believe Bush has been a much better President than his approval ratings indicate, and that history will judge him far more kindly than we do today, there is little doubt in my mine that his ascendancy to viable candidate was due largely to his father having held the position previously.
 
My belief is that this country is voting for candidates who are selected by their parties to run based not on any accomplishment or intellect, but solely on the fact that they have a famous parent, the accomplishments of whom they can ride into office, based on that reputation and name recognition alone.  I believe this trend is unhealthy for the country, and is leading to a New Aristocracy, where politicians are not elected for meritorious service, or for the good they can do for the people, but for hereditary claims to that position. 
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A Quick Message

Posted by Arik on Saturday, December 20, 2008 4:30:12 PM
I saw an ad for "Grassfire.org," a conservative action group, and I thought I'd post a link so everyone can check it out for themselves.  Their top action right now is to get pardons for U.S. Border Agents Compean and Ramos, who were convicted of doing their job the way it should be done. I think it's worth a look.
 
 
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BOHICA!

Posted by Arik on Thursday, December 18, 2008 8:58:45 PM
As anyone who has had the least experience with our Federal Government knows, there is a compulsion among those who walk the hallowed halls to use Acronyms to stand for much longer, more involved names.  For example, NASA stands for 'National Aironautics and Space Administration,' NATO for 'North Atlantic Treaty Organization,' PATRIOT Act for 'Protecting America Through RIOTing in the streets', or something like that.  My personal favorite for most appropriate was Nixon's Commission to REElect the President, more aptly known as "CREEP.'
 
Anyone who has been in the military, or spent any significant time with someone in the military knows that the military has its own language which is peppered with acronyms.  Most of my time in the Navy was spent trying to figure out what everyone else was trying to say.  I did, however, learn on acronym that has proven very useful in the outside world: BOHICA. 
 
This acronym is very useful when describing the propensity of excrement to be propelled by gravity to a lower elevation, most likely depositing itself on those standing below (Crap rolls downhill).  It is also helpful in articulating the attitude of the higher-ups and the muckety-mucks towards those lower on the totem pole than themselves. I'll give a few illustrative examples.
 
Obama wants to put out a "Stimulus Package" that will cost maybe a trillion dollars (that's trillion, with a t). This will mean higher taxes for pretty much everyone, along with inflation, effectively lowering your paycheck.
 
BOHICA!  See, it's perfect!
 
The Governor of New York wants to raise taxes on pretty much everything, including regular (as opposed to Diet) Coke. 
 
BOHICA!  Fits agains!
 
Barnard Madoff scams hundreds of millions of dollars off of investors in the second largest Ponzi scheme in history (Number one? Social Security).  With the money he's stolen, he donates to most of the prominent politicians in the Northeast, including our buddy Upchuck Schumer.  So what does Chuckie do?  Return the money to the people it was stolen from?  No, he "personally" (and yes his press release said "personally") will donate that money to some unassociated charity, making him look like a big philanthropist, while the little guy gets essentially jack in return.
 
BOHICA!  It couldn't be more appropriate.
 
Now, having defined the acronym, given a few examples of the acronym, and understanding that a good percentage of you may not have had exposure to this acronym, I guess I ought to tell you what the acronym actually stands for.  I think you will agree that it is totally appropriate to pretty much everything going on in politics today, both nationally and on a state-by-state basis.
 
Here goes:
 
Bend Over, Here It Comes Again.
 
(Beautiful, isn't it?)
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Those Little Things

Posted by Arik on Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:48:29 PM
This is totally off the subject, but it is one of my pet peeves, so please indulge me, if you will.
 
The other night, an unfortunate circumstance drove me to a place where we've all most likely been before: the public restroom at Giant Eagle.  Now, I like Giant Eagle, even if they ARE from Pittsburgh, and this isn't a complaint about them in particular, nor is it a complaint about the cleanliness of their facility.
 
I'm not going to whine about infrared operated faucets that stop working if you move your hands one millimeter in any direction. 
 
I'm not going to whine about the motion detector operated paper towel dispensers that require interpretive dance to get them to give you a paper towel.
 
I'm not going to whine about the seeing-eye toilets that flush everytime you shift, giving your backside an unpleasant bath in the germs of all those who have gone before. 
 
I'm not going to complain about the graffiti, except to say: if you are going to deface public property, at least make it creative. I don't need to know your ex-girlfriends number, not even for a VERY good time.  I don't need to read "Here I sit broken-hearted..." for the millionth time."  I don't need to know what time to show up for a free Lewinsky, either. You probably wouldn't be there, anyway.  No, I like creativity, like the guy who drew an elephant using the coathook for the trunk.  Funny, inoffensive, and giving me the opportunity to look at an everyday object in a new way. I deem it "Art."
 
No, my complaint goes back to when they started putting handicap stalls everywhere. I like handicap stalls. I like the extra room. I like the arm rests.  I like that in some places they even have their own sink.  What I hate is how the positioning of the side bars has lead to the RE-positioning of the toilet paper dispenser.  I hate sitting on a public toilet, using the paper seat covers lovingly referred to as arse-gaskets, trying hard to keep any part of my rear end from coming in contact with any part of the actual toilet seat (you CAN catch stuff from them - don't be fooled), and when I finish with the business at hand, I have to pretty much become a contortionist to reach the toilet paper. 
 
Seriously, has ANY thought whatsoever gone into positioning these things?  Instead of the little rolls, now we have the big industrial size rolls, and the open part of the dispenser is about six inches off the floor. And it usually has a little saw edge there, ostensibly to help tear the toilet paper, but it never works, at least not for that purpose.  I mean, come on!  Do I really need to slice my wrists to get a piece of toilet paper?  How about sticking that thing ABOVE the side bars, so people whose arms are 6 feet long, or who don't have extra elbows can get at the thing.
 
I know it's stupid, but it irks me.
 
 
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Holiday in the Sun

Posted by Arik on Friday, December 05, 2008 10:07:04 PM
Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has proclaimed that enough is enough - no more bailouts - save one.  He is proposing a two-month "tax holiday".  This involves the government not collecting Federal income taxes or FICA taxes for the first two months of 2009. Instead  of taking our money and throwing it at Big Business, or sending us "stimulus checks," costing the government millions of dollars in postage, and, frankly, demeaning us in the process by throwing change at us like WE are a problem, Gohmert simply suggests that perhaps we ought to just keep more of our money.
 
There is also a petition that can be signed urging Congress to enact this legislation. I doubt very hishly that anything will come of it, for several reasons; 1). It's a Republican suggesting it, and the democRat-controlled Congress can't abide by Republicans who don't know their place (under the democRats heel); 2). the bailouts already passed by Congress are going to cost so much that the democRat-controlled Congress can't afford to let one penny slip through their greedy little fingers; 3). Allowing to keep more of our money doesn't allow them to crow about themselves like stimulus checks do.  On the other hand, signing certainly can't hurt. 
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