the repubs need to become the new populists. they need to get out with joe sixpack and all the bitters these so called democrats sneered at in the last election. when they do that, these damn fools screwing in dc right now will be on their way to the dust bin of history. and i am not a republican by the way. i am not a democrat either and hell will freeze over before i ever become. they disgust me.

It’s also been nice to become a casual observer and not get so heated when hearing partisan politics.

If Obama turns out to be a not-so-good President, you might see him go for it next time. Unfortunately 4 years seems like an eternity right now.

But, I like it that way. I don’t need to be categorized, and I like that I have a capacity for critical thinking. I’ve never felt the need to be part of a group; in fact, I have always rejected being part of a group–political party or otherwise.

I’m a contrary, independent cuss, and I think that’s the way to be.

I am a female with a degree in computer engineering. I graduated from a class that was probably 90% male. I worked very hard to obtain my degree and upheld myself to the highest standards as far as work ethic and grades. I taught Computer Science classes, did summer work programs in the industry, and amassed a pretty good resume by the time I graduated. Many, many companies contacted me my senior year for interviews and I had my choice of high paying jobs to choose from. What did my fellow classmates say? “Well, of course YOU have a job — you’re female. They HAVE to pick a certain amount of women.” That was my first experience of the natural consequences of Affirmative Action — even though I had done all the right things, I didn’t get credit for it because of the perception of bias in my favor.

When my company had to downsize and I didn’t lose my job, the men in my group all said similar things — “Well of COURSE, YOU didn’t lose your job, YOU’RE a woman.”

This went on constantly, and I am convinced that it was because there was a feeling on the part of my coworkers that people in minority classes were being given priority. It sets people up for jealousy, envy, and divisiveness, rather than achieving the desired result.

I also saw a lot of divisiveness occcur in my workplace when certain minorities were allowed extra slack — we had a young man who literally did almost no work for a year — just didn’t show up most days. When he was fired, he sued and was given compensation in the lawsuit. The reason the judgment came down in his favor? Our management continued to give him team bonusses, even though he didn’t contribute to the team quota. That was viewed in our office as a consequence of affirmative action — management too scared to act on the truth, and then when they do, they get punished.

Many of the feel good policies have darker unintended consequences. Sometimes the result of the policy is the exact opposite of what was hoped to be achieved.

An example of scary socialism is the auto industry, which is now going to be directed by a group of folks who haven’t worked in automotive, or manufacturing, or engineering, or any of the other complexities of running a business. These people will speak from on high, as though their Ivy league degrees qualify them to pontificate on all matters. I’m not impressed by the Ivy league ass that lives across the street from me any more than I am by the group in Washington. It would be like me taking my degree in computer engineering and using it as qualification to do heart surgery. They are speaking out of their arses as far as I can tell.

Same thing with banking. If all the problems were so obvious, then why didn’t they do something about it? If regulations were needed, then show me the ones they proposed. The only one that I saw that dealt with any of this, was the Fannie and Freddie legislation that was beaten with a stick by Democrats until it stopped moving.

We need to get off this idea that Ivy leaguers are going to fix our problems. They are the ones who put us here in the first place – we should have no reason to trust them to fix what they didn’t even see coming!

Again as I keep writing in my posts here. I am rejoicing to see the Republicans in their situation now. I, too, left the Democratic Party and every time there is argument in my family, they immediately assume that I support the Republicans. I am in no way near any Republican. I do not subscribe to their idea of conservatism as they define it. I am with Bill Clinton, play by the rules that he kept talking about.. He failed in his morals and heck no one died. Whereas, politicians like Bush, Cheney and Obama and Biden, and Pelosi, and Harry Reid…They all lied and it cost us this bad economic down turn and I heard a few people committed suicide.. That is lying that I can not tolerate. No the immoral act that Bill Clinton is guilty of.. After all a some Republicans are just as guilty like Sen. Vetter who had an affair with a prostiture.

In my view, I prefer to be independent so I can scrutinize and make my decision when I vote in the general election. I can swing one way or the other way. I can look at the person I am voting for and not his party. If I like what I see and not what I hear from candidates, then I will vote for that candidate whether Democrat or Republican. I realize now both parties are just disgusting like the other one. I hated the Republicans and I keep rejoicing these days to see them cowering and lost. In the meantime, the Democrats now that they are in power are just as mean as the Republicans. What choice do I have? Just be independent.. I am having fun watching both parties stumble. In the meantime, I blame the American people who voted for these clowns. I also will never give money again to any politician. They do not deserve my hard earned money. Let them scramble and con everyone who wants to part with their money. No more money for them from my own wallet.. Let the others open their wallets.. Not me.

Don’t you just hate it when someone tells you what kind of bumper sticker you should have on your car? In my part of the woods, some idiot printed the “Don’t Blame me I voted for Bush” and made millions and later he also was responsible for the “Sore Loserman” and made more millions. I like to have the sticker that someone was talking about here at NQ..
“Honk if you are paying my mortgage.” Can someone please tell me where to buy it? At my bank, most of the employees did not vote for Obama and they have a sticker with the “O” and its rays of blue and white followed by the word “S–t”. That will certainly raise eyebrows and better not drive in the inner city neighborhood or you will be mugged or shot at..

Businesses are in business to make a profit. Keep taxing them to support 40% of people, some illegal aliens, to sit on their lazy ass all day and not pay any taxes….they’ll close up shop and sail off into the sunset and take their money w them.

Eventually the pain of these socialistic ideas like capping CEO pay and universal health care, will hit the pocketbooks of Kool Aid drinkers. And we all know they like to say they have compassion for the poor as long as they don’t have to pay for it. We’ll see how they like it then.

I watched Limbaugh’s speech on Fox and don’t recall any interruption in the signal during what you call the “gay slur routine.” I also did not interpret that as a gay reference. He was referring to those who have lost their “…..” within the Republican party. There is a rift between those like Limbaugh and other prominent Republicans who want the party to adopt a more moderate line. Limbaugh thinks the others are “giving in” and are weakening the party’s conservative values. Thus, the reference to castration and the high-pitched voice. He followed by referring to them as having lost their guts. I believe it was a typical male/power thing that you hear all the time from men. It was not a reference to gays.

I’ve been forcing myself to read and listen to people from all over the political spectrum lately. Even have listened to Limbaugh the last couple weeks – enough to understand what he means about wanting Obama to fail. He doesn’t want America to fail but he fears for our future and the future of all citizens if we go down the path that Obama seems to be taking us. He believes that America has become the beacon for freedom and prosperity because of the forsight the founders wrote into the Constitution. He believes that Obama is not just taking us down a path even more radical than Carter, but he believes that Obama is tearing the Constitution to shreds. Knowing this, it makes perfect sense that Limbaugh wants Obama to fail. He believes that Obama’s success equals the demise of the U.S.

There is a lot I don’t like about Limbaugh, but I do believe that he loves our country as much as anyone could. I also do not believe that he is a bigot or a racist or anything of the like. He just knows what he believes and stands up for his beliefs. He talks about how the Dems are always saying they are for the poor and the “little” people but that those peoples’ lives have not gotten any better – the Dems don’t seem to help them. He believes that the Dems stategy is to tear the “rich” people down so that everyone is “poor” while he believes that we should lift the “poor” up and into prosperity so that everyone is “rich.”

Obama has made some very suspicious moves and I think that we all need to be on our toes. After all, Senator Byrd even wrote to Obama about the use of all the czars being a power grab – the czars are not under the supervision of the Congress, they report only to Obama.

And does anyone think that the leadership forcing the vote on the stimulus bill without time for it to be read, understood, and debated was following and promoting their oaths of office – every person in the House and Senate takes an oath to uphold the Constitution. How can the members know that a bill upholds and/or does not harm our constitutional rights if they are not allowed to read it? That was a betrayal of the public trust and borders on a type of treason. I would love to see someone start legal proceedings against the House and Senate majority leaders over that. That sort of thing must be stopped.

“I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations…. This danger ought to be wisely guarded against.”
– James Madison

“I`ve got no allegiance to the Repubs. I`m on a mission. And I don`t intend to fail. We left a job undone in November. Let`s finish it off and kill this progressive beast NOW!”

Sounds good to me. But let’s call them regressives, rather than progressives.

Since there’s an obvious correlation between wealth and power, progressive tax rates are essential if you want to retain anything resembling an actual working democracy.