Congress nominates Secretary of State

Congress is taking a new look  for Secretary of State at, Joseph R. Donovan Jr. he is as well credentialed, for the job as you will find, a life of in the field Foreign relations work all over the globe.. show support email your congressman with this mans name and your support.

Mind Your Own Business !!

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America , and to the Republic for which it stands , one nation, under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all. Everyday before Congress and the Senate, of our nation start work, they stand, face the flag, and put their hand on their chest and recite these words, everyday, as do our Justices.  Nowhere in this great promise does it promise to protect, take into consideration, or adhere to the voice of any other country, other than the United States of America. We are not passing laws or presenting legislation thinking wow!! we need to emulate the catastrophic, mind numbingly stupid policies that for sure, destroy the social fabric of a nation, as those like socialist countries live by. We as a nation have fought the shackles of government tyranny, and the repression of rulers that would wish to deny the citizens their freedoms. I know this is a foreign concept to people in France, Spain , Germany, or any other misfit country that has never felt the exhilarating feeling of telling its ruler to go get bent and kicking his ASS back across the pond.Oh yea the United States is the only living example of that kind of backbone.

    Now my rant is over, look the system you have going over there works for you, we have a believe over here that less government is better. There is a fundamental difference with the role government is expected to play in the lives of its citizenry. I personally ( as do about 60%) of Americans, that the government in this country has over stepped its bounds in the last 10 years. There is a bigger under lying problem in this country more detrimental, then Obama's legislation being overturned.
      The government putting this nation on welfare is killing us.  Currently there is about 165 million people that is in some way shape or form receiving assistance ,out of the 305 million.  There is a plan from the government to slowly and deliberately, promote the separation of class, and furthermore believe that the government has only one play from here on out and that is to control its people through non traditional methods, separating class, destroying food supply.

    People should watch us, question and discuss what is developing in the halls of Justice in our country, from a- far, and keep your comments to yourself. The public condemnation of how we conduct our own personal business in house could lead to future refusal of bailing someone out of invasion or hostile take over in the future.

Snails, Albino snails, yummmy

Here is a video of some pretty kool snails, I know there are some snail fans out there, and you should like these.

http://news.yahoo.com/video/oddnews-22772304/odd-news-rare-albino-snail-ski-on-stones-glowing-surfers-27510333.html#crsl=%252Fvideo%252Foddnews-22772304%252Fodd-news-rare-albino-snail-ski-on-stones-glowing-surfers-27510333.html

CALGON, TAKE MY DEBT AWAY !!!!!

If you want some relief, to sleep better at night, to not live pay check to pay check, listen to what I have to say and you will sleep better at night.

I will attempt to make this strategy as universal as possible. There will be some assumptions and I will generalize taking into consideration national averages, and "norms" of most citizens of this country in general. I speak of only things that I know to work from personal experience, and have been at the bottom of the system, with a recorded "credit rating' of less then 525, and with a score that low, you can't borrow a plug nickle. By the way this was during the late 90's and early 2000's, when the economy was humming along fine. Now it's around 740.
  1st--- , if you are a single mother, and you are not getting any money from your babies father, get a lawyer and take him to court for child support. There is no reason for fathers to not be paying their responsibility, it isn't mine child, or Steve's, or Paul's, or Marques es, so make the father pay.

2nd ---, if you have school loans outstanding, I suggest you call the debt collector agency that has bought the debt from the school, and ask them if (eg. you owe $4000, and your next tax return averages $1800, $2500) call and, without discussing your potential future tax amount, ask them if you make a lump sum payment for $2500, $3000 will they except the pay off. If they agree send them a money order or certified check but make sure they will send you a letter stating, this agreement pays off in full your balance. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!!! make sure they agree to this and send you a letter stating so.
   This will be a process it will take you years to fix your credit and pay off all your debt. I have only my home that I owe money to, you can make this work you need patience and the desire. One other thing that needs to be established is a little emergency fund of about $750 to $1000.  You are going to need stop using any and all credit cards.  If you have a lease car, go talk to the dealer and find out how much it will cost to get out of your lease early. If you can't due to high fees let it end and, NEVER EVER, EVER, NEVER !! lease another car again.

  These 3 or 4 things are a necessity to help stop the bleeding of further debt, and gives you some idea of the self control it's going to take to go the distance in paying off all the big debt. We will talk some more next week about some of the inner workings of setting up a pay down schedule.
 Good luck with your march to freedom.

If you've never had nothing, You'll never have nothing.

Is there a correlation between personal property rights throughout history, and the level and contagion of poverty today? If you have never had nothing, can you learn to ever have anything? When a society or group of people have been denied a culture, and then are afforded those rights, is the culture shock to much to overcome? These are just a few questions I pose to you in this article -  to better understand and try to come to terms with, why such the disparage in social success.
     It has occured to me that by introducing a new set of boundaries and social parameters abruptly, hundreds of years of social and cultural oppression couldn't be turned like a light switch. Caste systems are in every level of society in every culture, we can identify them even in modern history as well as present history. These systems have led to many generations being denied the learning experience of personal property rights. Not being able to vote, to attend school, to collect and save income, to have purchasing power that would require an individual to enter into a contract. All of these things teach personal responsibility to the social contract, by not having an opportunity to make and pass on these civil characteristics through the generations leads to a deficiency in the ability to comprehend the necessity immediately. Furthermore when a large populations of society are concentrated in one local, these types of issues with not being able to abide, conform to the prevalent cultural ways, shows up as mass poverty.
My example is going to be almost every major inner city in this country. The reason I believe this to be is based on the obvious. Like minded people flock together, whether it be social acceptance, or economic persuasion, there is a migratory pattern to their settlements. Detroit, Cleveland, Oakland, Houston, Los Angeles, Jacksonville, Miami, New Orleans, Raleigh, the list goes on and on and on. There is a level of poverty in all of these places that has the same symptoms.
   1- there is very low home ownerships rates, even before 2008, now fewer. 
   2 - There are high levels of unemployment, these levels are higher now the before 2008, 
   3 - there are high levels of drop outs, Detroit alone has only a graduation rate of around 25 -30 %. the people are uneducated. 
   4 - There is virtually no reinvesting in self, financially, meaning no IRA accounts, savings accounts, or stock purchase accounts, which denies the "furthering the flock" mentality.
Simply being behind in these four ares will almost certainly guarantee a persons' failure in America, in other nations... it will.
   We as a society tend to look at those that can't support or provide for themselves as the weak link in the group. In smaller social settings the community will attempt to carry the load and give assistance, it is found in rural small town atmospheres, where programs aren't mandated as often by governments, it's private entities stepping up and filling the role. Maybe the burden is so slight this is acceptable to the group as a whole.  However when you look at big cities like the ones I mentioned earlier, the size of the city reflects the size of the need. Those cities have such a large group of people that are not contributing that the group of succeeders separates itself and isolates the weak and refuses to carry the load, thereby causing government to take forcefully, (through taxes) and give to the poor.
My conclusion is that, if you have never had anything, it is hard to every have something. If you are not being taught how to aquire, you can't have. If you don't understand the meaning of self preservasion, you can't help your offspring. These subtle survival skills come with personal property right, being denied one, denies both.

"Sharia Law, Against Gods Law"

We will start by preferencing this whole article, that you believe in a "God", the God. With the understanding that the one true God that we are speaking of, is indeed, the God of reference in the Bible. The God, that is mentioned when credit to creation, and live on this earth is given. This will be the "God" I will be referring to when ever I mention "God".

We have witnessed on T.V. and through the Internet, and newspaper, the undoing of a long lived tyrant in Libya. Muammer Gaddafi has been captured, and killed, and the liberated peoples of Libya now have another fight on their hands. After battling for decades, to gain freedom, and a life of  prosperity, and a future that had been denied them under Muammar Gaddafi and his regime. Libyans are being manipulated into another tyrannical system of suppression and oppression, Under the rule of "Sharia Law" the people of this country, whom have been denied reasonable opportunities by past governments, to prosper and have the possibilities of a full filled life given to them, will be once again denied those same "GOD" given rights. Sharia Law is "anti" women's right, under these oppressive doctrine, women would be set back 50 years in Libya. One example, is the injustice in the (Family Law) portion of Sharia Law. There are areas of life that this form of law will, I suppose bring order to an otherwise lawless land, however the invitation of civil rights abuse, and the breeding of discrimination, and imbalance of power, to be given to a religious group, is a recipe for future degradation. Afghanistan , is a perfect example, as is Saudi Arabia, were human right take a back seat to Allah's Law. My hope for the struggling people of Libya is that some of the young modern thinking minds that are hungry for a sustainable future for their nation, moves to be more exclusive of this obvious counter productive, divisive, model of  governing. My belief is that God loves us, and through his love, wants us to love one another, this however is not what Sharia Law wants for us whether we are in Libya, London, Luxembourg or Los Angeles.

There are plenty of people that will want to argue, say Sharia Law is the way God wants man to live, and tries to put man closer to God. I would argue that just watch in society and see how people interact with one another, and see if people respond to acts of kindness and aid and compassion, or do people respond to restriction rigorous rules and penalties , and extreme punishment, with little compassion for one another.  You decide which law you would like to life under the next time ,in a town near you, a few, start pressing local leaders to implement Sharia Law.

http://www.danielpipes.org/1595/islamic-law-rules-in-iraq
http://www.crf-usa.org/america-responds-to-terrorism/the-origins-of-islamic-law.html

Here are are a couple other articles, for further reading enjoy. Remember love comes from the heart, not the end of a sword.

Lets arrest people for feeding the homeless in America!!!

Members of the organization Food Not Bombs were in good spirits as they passed out corn on the cob, rice, beans and other vegetarian dishes to the homeless and hungry in an Orlando park. This cheer was interrupted when police officers on bicycles arrived and arrested five of the volunteers.
This is not the first time this scene has played out for members of Food Not Bombs.
Since June 1, a dozen members of the group have been arrested for violating a new Orlando city ordinance that prohibits sharing food with large groups in downtown parks more than twice a year.
The mayor of Orlando even branded them "food terrorists."
Food Not Bombs is an international political organization that protests war, poverty and the destruction of the environment, according to their website. The group meets to distribute food twice a week in downtown Orlando's Lake Eola Park.
They won a district court case to prevent the enforcement of the new ordinance , but the decision was overturned in the appellate court.

Food Not Bombs

On April 4, 2007 Food Not Bombs volunteer... View Full Size

Food Not Bombs

On April 4, 2007 Food Not Bombs volunteer Eric Montanez was arrested by police.

Record Numbers of Homeless Students Watch Video

Man Opens His Yard to the Homeless Watch Video

A spokesperson for the city of Orlando said that the ordinance had its origins in complaints from residents and business owners about trash left after the food distribution, public urination and concerns about crime.
Breaking the Law By Feeding the Homeless
Lake Eola Park is the city's "crown jewel and a signature part of the city right in the middle of Orlando," according to the spokesperson. The city says the ordinance is a permit system that allows them to be aware of what is happening and where so that they can provide necessary services such as clean-up.
In regards to Food Not Bombs, the spokesperson says, "We would really like to find a solution and a compromise."
The court decision says, "The City of Orlando enacted the ordinance to spread the burden that feedings of large groups have on parks and their surrounding neighborhoods."
The document also says that Food Not Bombs could obtain two permits a year for each of the 42 parks in downtown Orlando, for a total of 84 large group feedings a year. The ordinance does not put restrictions on group feedings outside of the downtown area.
"The idea that every week we have to move to a different part of the city and that people have to find us just doesn't make any sense," said Keith McHenry, one of the founders of Food Not Bombs and the first to be arrested in Orlando.
"It's a really wonderful experience to save food, cook it with your friends, and hand it out," McHenry said. "You can't imagine the government saying this beautiful thing can't happen."
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has been quoted calling the group "food terrorists." He told ABC's Orlando affiliate WTFV, "I think they are using food or the feeding of the homeless for different purposes."

Not if, but When world War III Happens.

It is my firm believe, that the human race is standing on the cusp of the abyss, and have a banana peel under one foot. There is a list that everyone of us have, to outline the number of reasons, and the different ways that will bring us to the brink, but I can tell you this, is happening as we speak. Around the world the population is growing, in the areas with greatest growth ,poor. More importantly they are in poor nations that are primarily anti- American, and anti western society. Typically the major conflict comes during an extended period of economic depression, well we are in one, and will probably see it get worse when, ( not if) Europe nations start eating each other over sovereign debt. This will be the epi center of this breakdown, led by the fact that a strong economic Germany, will not take it very well when asked to carry the brunt of the fiscal irresponsibility of  neighboring countries, Germany, lets say don't appreciate to begin with.Countries like Spain, Portugal, and, Italy. Ireland has already borrowed, more then they can pay back, as has Portugal.
We really haven't covered the tip of the fiscal problems leading to civil unrest or the ability for countries to remain solvent. However, there is always more then just economies that lead to global disturbances, another is the inability for people to have access to abundant food supply. We have already seen plenty of evidence of this, Egypt, Libya, and several other north African, and Middle Eastern countries.
To not forget the third and certainly one of the most important, religion. We in the United States are under attack from Muslims, and their religion. Europe has been enduring this battle for the last 50 yrs and the latest riots in London this summer was led mostly by local Muslims. In their defense those riots happened in one of the areas of London with, can we guess, high unemployment, and poor living conditions, with expensive food , and energy costs. This is all leading to a climax were other nations are going to add to the delicate relations and frayed nerves. By encroaching on nations borders, will push friends to waiver, North and South Korea, in resent years has pushed the envelope. China launching, and building a stronger presence in their region could strain the relations with Taiwan, as well as Japan. India now growing the countries population as well as their economy will create friction with Kashmir as well as Pakistan. These are just a few of the more well known hot spots in the world, there are however 20 more for every one I mentioned.

Here is a perfect example of a minor, problem we as America will get involved in, under current world conditions, that could led to a global incident(http://news.yahoo.com/ap-somalia-famine-aid-stolen-un-investigating-143004341.html )

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Thousands of sacks of food aid meant for Somalia's famine victims have been stolen and are being sold at markets in the same neighborhoods where skeletal children in filthy refugee camps can't find enough to eat, an Associated Press investigation has found.

The U.N.'s World Food Program for the first time acknowledged it has been investigating food theft in Somalia for two months. The WFP said that the "scale and intensity" of the famine crisis does not allow for a suspension of assistance, saying that doing so would lead to "many unnecessary deaths."

And the aid is not even safe once it has been distributed to families huddled in the makeshift camps popping up around the capital. Families at the large, government-run Badbado camp, where several aid groups have been distributing food, said they were often forced to hand back aid after journalists had taken photos of them with it.

Ali Said Nur said he received two sacks of maize twice, but each time was forced to give one to the camp leader.

"You don't have a choice. You have to simply give without an argument to be able to stay here," he said.

The U.N. says more than 3.2 million Somalis — nearly half the population — need food aid after a severe drought that has been complicated by Somalia's long-running war. More than 450,000 Somalis live in famine zones controlled by al-Qaida-linked militants, where aid is difficult to deliver. The U.S. says 29,000 Somali children under the age of 5 already have died.

International officials have long expected some of the food aid pouring into Somalia to go missing. But the sheer scale of the theft taking place calls into question aid groups' ability to reach the starving. It also raises concerns about the willingness of aid agencies and the Somali government to fight corruption, and whether diverted aid is fueling Somalia's 20-year-civil war.

"While helping starving people, you are also feeding the power groups that make a business out of the disaster," said Joakim Gundel, who heads Katuni Consult, a Nairobi-based company often asked to evaluate international aid efforts in Somalia. "You're saving people's lives today so they can die tomorrow."

WFP Somalia country director Stefano Porretti said the agency's system of independent, third-party monitors uncovered allegations of possible food diversion. But he underscored how dangerous the work is: WFP has had 14 employees killed in Somalia since 2008.

"Monitoring food assistance in Somalia is a particularly dangerous process," Porretti said.

In Mogadishu markets, vast piles of food sacks are for sale with stamps on them from the World Food Program, the U.S. government aid arm USAID and the Japanese government. The AP found eight sites where aid food was being sold in bulk and numerous smaller stores. Among the items being sold were corn, grain, and Plumpy'nut — a specially fortified peanut butter designed for starving children.

An official in Mogadishu with extensive knowledge of the food trade said he believes a massive amount of aid is being stolen — perhaps up to half of aid deliveries — by unscrupulous businessmen. The percentage had been lower, he said, but in recent weeks the flood of aid into the capital with little or no controls has created a bonanza for businessmen.

The official, like the businessmen interviewed for this story, spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid reprisals.

The AP could not verify the officials claims. WFP said that it rejected the scale of diversions alleged by the official.
At one of the sites for stolen food aid, about a dozen corrugated iron sheds are stacked with sacks. Outside, women sell food from open 110-pound (50-kilogram) sacks, and traders load the food onto carts or vehicles under the indifferent eyes of local officials.

Stolen food aid is not new in Somalia — it's the main reason the U.S. military become involved in Somalia during the country's 1992 famine, an intervention that ended shortly after the military battle known as Black Hawk Down. There are no indications the military plans to get involved in this year's famine relief efforts.

WFP said in a statement that it has put into place "strengthened and rigorous" monitoring and control in Somalia.

"However, given the lack of access to much of the territory due to security dangers and restrictions, humanitarian supply lines remain highly vulnerable to looting, attack and diversion by armed groups," WFP told the AP.

Somali government spokesman Abdirahman Omar Osman said the government does not believe food aid is being stolen on a large scale but if such reports come to light, the government "will do everything in our power" to bring judicial action.

The AP investigation also found evidence that WFP is relying on a contractor blamed for diverting large amounts of food aid in a 2010 U.N. report

Eight Somali businessmen said they bought food from the contractor, Abdulqadir Mohamed Nur, who is known as Enow. His wife heads Saacid, a powerful Somali aid agency that WFP uses to distribute hot food. The official with extensive knowledge of the food trade said at some Saacid sites it appeared less than half the amount of food supplied was being prepared.

Attempts to reach Enow or his wife for comment were not successful.

 
You make you own conclusion, I however tend to lean toward WWWIII, sorry.

WSJ , Kelly Evans

Government Spending Holds Key to Growth

Response: I believe the measure of any good economists is the ability to analyze the data and come to an unbiased conclusion. However, it is nearly impossible to learn your craft through the ranks of higher education without succumbing to the continuous barrage of idealism from professors. No matter whether you attended a liberal university, or a conservative one, the agenda is clear, and the attempt is constant.  Which brings me to deduct as an economists, you have but one choice, that is to decide whether you are a socialist, or a capitalist, and then mold your philosophical approach in the best manner to achieve the optimal outcome, based on that belief standard.

I read you article yesterday that was in the WSJ, (ahead of the tape), and I can see from your tone, and assertions, you have chose your path, albeit an ill-advised one non the less a choice. My dear, it pains me to see the naivety off youth, be so close to the surface of opinion, as it reflects insecurity and apprehension, in ones life experiences. So much,  that the redundancies in tone are ambiguous to your thought. Why am I so concerned with the article of one young woman , in such an obscure, unapproachable position? Is because there are, is a group of readers that would read this and assume you know what you are talking about, and consider it fact. Moreover, not only are you in a position to misled readers at leisure, you do so with no conscience, as to the nature of negative secondary effects.

Keynesian economics is not the answer to the problems that face America, any more then you exceeding your own personnel credit to debt ratio by more then 100%. Any attempt to max-out your available credit, without generating any further revenue, would be met by the bank, as an impossible request to further extend credit to you in such a position. No responsible adult in their right mind would consider such behavior, why then should it, and is it expected behavior from a nation. I will give credit were credit is due you, your assessment of wall street taking its lead from Washington was spot on. Although our definitions differ, I feel it will be the lead of tax reductions, simplifying tax code, lower Federal tax rates on business, and starting to balance the trade. Semantics some would say, but a fundamental difference in tone from you, were the government is the entity that makes things all right. Ms. Evans I do sincerely wish all the best in your future studies, and attempt to grasp the grand complexity of human emotion, were it comes to talking politics, but we are economists, never forget we neither have the luxury to pick sides, nor do we wish to get dirty by doing so.

Respectfully,

James             

Oakland County | Oak Park garden rebel putting down Seattle roots | The Detroit News

Oakland County Oak Park garden rebel putting down Seattle roots The Detroit News

So much for staying to fight the good fight, eh Julie Bass?

Oak Park garden rebel putting down Seattle roots

Mark Hicks/ The Detroit News.

Oak Park — A woman who gained an international following when she was ticketed for having a front-yard vegetable garden is taking her green leanings to a new city.

Oak Park dropped all charges against Julie Bass last month stemming from the flap. But on Monday, the mother of six announced on her blog the family is uprooting to Seattle, where her husband Jason got a job with Amazon.com.
"I'm trying to delay the move until we pick every single last vegetable," Bass joked Monday night.
Bass opted to plant vegetables this spring after her front yard was torn up to replace an underground pipe. In June, she was ticketed days after being warned not to grow vegetables in her yard's raised beds.
Oak Park Planning Director Kevin Rulkowski has said the city isn't opposed to vegetables, but there are ordinances in place to regulate community aesthetics.
Bass had faced charges for the garden punishable by up to 93 days in jail and a $100 fine.
On the same day of the ticketing, she was cited for not having licenses for two dogs.
The vegetable garden battle garnered worldwide attention after Bass launched a blog and a friend set up a Facebook page, both called "Oak Park Hates Veggies."
Last month, City Prosecutor Eugene Lumberg dismissed the garden charges. And within two weeks, Bass was cleared of failing to have dog licenses.
Attorney Solomon Radner, who represented Bass, said it's still unclear what prompted the case, but the outcome could cast a shadow on future wranglings between city officials and residents.
"I'm hoping this brings a certain level of sanity to future prosecutions in the city of Oak Park," he said.
As for Bass and her family, plans for their relocation, and the garden, still are being finalized.
A friend plans to use her compost pile. The fate of her plot depends on the home's new owners.
Despite the controversy that sprang up around the clash for its survival, the home garden "was worth it," Bass said. "It was a tremendous thing for our neighbors and our friends. … We're sorry to see it go."
Once she and her family are resettled, Bass will decide on growing another garden in a similar spot. "It depends on the neighborhood and the lay of the land, where we are," she said.