PREDICTABLE

The final FY 2011 has been signed by the President. So, well and done. But, there is a small glitch in this happy event. It seems that the President was not too happy with all of the requirements/ provisions contained in the bill. Rather than do the correct thing and veto the bill, he declared that he would not abide by many of the provisions and just simply ignore them!

Is anyone listening to this? Does anyone care?

So, our royal potentate is above the law (one that he signed) and simply ignore it. What is next? How about dissolving Congress and declaring Martial law; or even declaring his continued reign and forget the Constitution entirely. He could create the "Rule of the O" and fashion the Country in his image. Sound silly? We are not far from this idea. I recommend that everyone watch the movie "Seven Days in May". It really could happen with this type of management.

FLIM FLAM

Have you ever bought anything from a retailer that advertised their prices were cut by 80% for just the one day (when you walked in)? Do you know how much (really) a new car costs & what the company's profit on each unit really is? Probably not.

It appears that the Government has now taken a page from these retailers. In their latest dramatic efforts to keep the Government funded and thereby averted a disaster of unimagined magnitude through their heroic activities.

But wait; the Government was able to trim a historic 38 Billion dollars from the latest (half year) fiscal budget. All the leadership was quite proud of this accomplishment. and congratulated themselves over and over. They are hoping that no mentions the fact that the budget was inflated by at least a half Trillion dollars this year. So, in reality, their budget trimming effort was a big sham.

The US citizens should realize that they have been FLIM FLAMED by the Government into thinking they were saved from imminent disaster by the massive budget increase and are supposed to feel good about it. Now the Cherry Blossom festival may be held, our couregous troops will be paid, the parks will stay open, and the Civil War festivals will not be cancelled. Wow, are we fortunate.

It would be nice if the Government was at least honest about what they were doing while scamming the people out of their money.

A better scenario would be for the Federal Government to only perform function that they were empowered to perform using the Constitution as a basic guide.

DO YOU HEAR IT?

During the Bush Administration there were daily headlines and very loud commentary by the press and main stream media (MSM) about the horrors of the war in Iraq. Daily, the number of soldiers who died was detailed in gory reports. There were opinions and disclosures (some actually true) about the cost and poor leadership regarding the war. A new General was finally placed in charge who dealt with the poor planning and actually turned the Iraq war around which led to victory over the organized armies as well as the insurgents. But still, the critics kept up their attacks and the body count was updated.

Now, with a new Administration in charge virtually ALL of the negative reporting has ceased. This transformation occurred virtually overnight as soon as the new President was placed in charge(?)!

Today, it is almost impossible to see anything related in the Press, the MSM, or even the Internet regarding the operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. As well as virtual silence about the number of soldiers killed or wounded in those theaters.

So, the question is; WHY? I suspect that people are still dying and shootings and roadside bombs are being detonated. But, now we are kept in the dark about these occurrences.

I still believe that these costly wars (especially the ones in Afghanistan and Libya) are wrong and useless to the USA, and should be immediately terminated and ALL of our personnel should be returned to the US A. Then, these returning soldiers could be better employed sealing our southern border with Mexico (fully armed with orders to shoot as required).

The silence is truly deafening.