Saturday, September 29, 2012

We the People - Have had enough


I'll never be able to watch another Samuel Jackson film after today -

If you are one half of the voting public who is considering re-electing President Barack Obama I implore you to consider the factual record of our first "black" President...

Debt - way up - to historic levels - multiple times what he was left with

The Bible says the borrower is the slave to the lender. Our kids and grandkids are being sentenced to lives of slavery to the communist Chinese - that's who we are borrowing the money from - have you seen this video?

Pandering - President Obama paid off the Unions - his political contributors - voting block lobbies he used to say he disagreed with - all with more of the debt that our children and grandchildren will have to pay back

Inflation - A cruel tax that doesn't show up in your tax return - Groceries and Utilities cost are way up while the President has quietly changed the rules of how our Government reports inflation so the things we really have to pay for don't count - it's one of the many "gotcha" games this administration plays - it's not Presidential - it's "reframing" the discussion - it's hoping we are dumb enough not to understand reality...

Personal habits - this 1st family - like none before in my 53 year lifetime - has lived a life of privlage while the country struggles. If you were the head of a struggling company would you spend on the extravagances of having your wife take the kids to London for a shopping day trip? Would you Golf 4 times a week at the best country clubs in America while your employees lost their homes?

Employment - it's awful - especially among the core voter blocks that the President relies on to be re-elected - Black - Hispanic and Female unemployment are at record levels. Middle age white guys - my demographic - will never return to employment - college kids are graduating with record debt only to move back home with mom and dad where - thank you Mr President - they can stay on their parents health plan until they are 25

Our Safety - This President has resolutely used the Eric Holder led Justice department to make it easier for people to illegally enter this country instead of using the legal system that for centuries has been admired by the world. We haven't had an Ambassador killed in decades - until last week. We've apologized to countries we've liberated from dictators and encouraged "bad guys" world wide that the USA wants to - metaphorically - jump out of our cars and hand them our car keys - (the first metaphor I thought of was about grabbing our ankles)...

Wake up America - it's not too late to shake our heads - smile and do the right thing - Harry Truman - John Kennedy - who do you think they would vote for in this election?

Mitt Romney is not perfect - he's not a Hollywood photo op - He's not a guy you'll have a beer with - he doesn't drink - He's the kind of guy I'd hire to run my company...

I'm a fan of celebrities - I'm just tired of them pretending to run the country

Monday, September 24, 2012

New Mexico Senate Race 2012


The Senate race in New Mexico
The current senator, Jeff Bingaman, is a Democrat. He is retiring
Martin Heinrich is the Democrat candidate and Heather Wilson the Republican in the race. New Mexico voter registration leans Democrat so Wilson has an uphill battle
Heinrich is currently in the House of Representatives, and Wilson used to be
The Democratic candidate: Martin Heinrich 
Heinrich was born in Fallon, Nevada, the son of Shirley A. (née Bybee) and Pete C. Heinrich.[1] Heinrich graduated from the University of Missouri in 1995 with a Bachelor's degree in Science and Engineering, and later took graduate courses at the University of New Mexico.[2] He served as Executive Director of the Cottonwood Gulch Foundation, a New Mexico non-profit organization dedicated to educating young people on natural science and the environment, and founded his own public affairs consulting firm
In the core issues Mr Heinrich has been a staunch supporter of Barack Obama's agenda. He has been a clever voter - as are many politicians - he's "failed to vote" on many controversial issues - see his Voting Record
My analysis of his voting record is that he is very liberal on most social issues and has the same confidence that President Obama does that Government can grow jobs and business better than business and individuals
The Republican candidate: Heather Wilson
Heather Ann Wilson[1] (born December 30, 1960) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 1998 to 2009. She is the first female military veteran elected to a full term in Congress.[2]
While in Congress, Wilson focused on national security issues, serving on the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the United States House Committee on Armed Services.[3] She also focused on health care, energy, manufacturing and trade, and telecommunication, serving on the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce.[3]
She opted not to run for re-election to the House in 2008 and sought the U.S. Senate seat of retiring Senator Pete Domenici but finished second in the Republican primary to Congressman Steve Pearce, who then lost the general election to Democrat Tom Udall. On March 7, 2011, she announced another run for Senate in 2012 to replace retiring Senator Jeff Bingaman

My analysis of her past record is that she has been very centrist on social issues but very conservative on Military and Financial issues. She has stated that she would vote to repeal Obamacare and would have voted against the Stimulus

Left Wing National Special Interest Groups seem to be picking up the advertising for Heinrich and against Wilson - particularly Environmental Groups.

This is a very interesting race for the Country - Wilson has a huge challenge - Heinrich has more money and strong ties to President Obama. On the other hand if enough people really have had enough of the failed Washington policies that Obama passed with Heinrich's help...

The underdog Heather Wilson could surprise the elite