So my favorite Collegiate football team gets deservedly squished by the all time rival...
My personal favorite on Dancing with the Stars loses out...
(related) I never thought, in my wildest dreams that I'd ever root for a Spice Girl (and a Russian!)...
Got a weird "ghost in the machine" in the network at my work...
and, it's only Tuesday.
But... it is finally snowing...
Praise be to Crom, Buddah, Allah, Muhammad (PBUH), Mr. Jesus H. Christ, Yaweh, Gaia, Earth Mother Goddess, Jehovah, Little Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Zeus, Odin, Ullir, Jupiter, the Zoroastrian god, Krishna, Kali, Vishnu, take your pick of various Shinto deities - and any of the other ones I left out. Please keep it up.
Crazed American, out.
27 November 2007
24 November 2007
Hail Alma Mater Dear...
No, not that one. Army plays Navy Next week.
FSU v Florida.
Ugly game, made all the worse by CBS commentators practical verbal fellatio of Tim Teabow.
FSU lost. Florida has a decent team. Something makes me think that the more the media builds up Saint Tim "Second Coming of Christ and all around good human being, protector of lost children and champion of feeble people" Teabow (PBUH), the larger chance there is that the rest of the Florida team may begin to resent it, or (Heaven forbid) the All Hallowed TT begins to believe the hype.
Don't get me wrong - he's good, probably the best College Quarterback I've seen in a long time, but he's not perfect. Couple of times, FSU's defense was able to rattle him up, but Florida's admittedly formidable offensive line beat them back and gave the "Son of a Saviour" a bit of breathing room.
Next time I watch the FSU Florida game with the sound muted, Metallica blaring in the background.
Good Game - sh-tty commentary - Tim Teabow did not win that game by himself (although he certainly helped the process along - Florida's whole squad showed up and PLAYED. Next year will probably suck as well for us Noles, but still - Go 'Noles! Seminole Pride and all.
Cismesia - scored all of FSU's points - plus that un-fu-kin' believable 60 yard FG... get that man another donut (Krispy Creme's on West Tennessee St in Tallahassee - they probably know him by name)) to add to the potbelly (or as Moose likes to say: "a kicker's physique"). He's worth it.
So it's a little more subdued tonight at the Mountain Redoubt (the Seminole Flag flys at half staff - Old Glory flies as high as ever)...
Crazed American, Out.
PS - Crazed American and Princess Crazed American got our first day on mountain today. Tomorrow is day 2.
Crom be praised.
FSU v Florida.
Ugly game, made all the worse by CBS commentators practical verbal fellatio of Tim Teabow.
FSU lost. Florida has a decent team. Something makes me think that the more the media builds up Saint Tim "Second Coming of Christ and all around good human being, protector of lost children and champion of feeble people" Teabow (PBUH), the larger chance there is that the rest of the Florida team may begin to resent it, or (Heaven forbid) the All Hallowed TT begins to believe the hype.
Don't get me wrong - he's good, probably the best College Quarterback I've seen in a long time, but he's not perfect. Couple of times, FSU's defense was able to rattle him up, but Florida's admittedly formidable offensive line beat them back and gave the "Son of a Saviour" a bit of breathing room.
Next time I watch the FSU Florida game with the sound muted, Metallica blaring in the background.
Good Game - sh-tty commentary - Tim Teabow did not win that game by himself (although he certainly helped the process along - Florida's whole squad showed up and PLAYED. Next year will probably suck as well for us Noles, but still - Go 'Noles! Seminole Pride and all.
Cismesia - scored all of FSU's points - plus that un-fu-kin' believable 60 yard FG... get that man another donut (Krispy Creme's on West Tennessee St in Tallahassee - they probably know him by name)) to add to the potbelly (or as Moose likes to say: "a kicker's physique"). He's worth it.
So it's a little more subdued tonight at the Mountain Redoubt (the Seminole Flag flys at half staff - Old Glory flies as high as ever)...
Crazed American, Out.
PS - Crazed American and Princess Crazed American got our first day on mountain today. Tomorrow is day 2.
Crom be praised.
14 November 2007
Cost of Oil
Quick note on my thoughts on the price of oil:
I think this sucks - we are criticized for "fighting for oil", yet we are criticized when the price shoots through the roof.
The USA suffers through these high oil prices at the whim of the global market.
Oil Prices could be dropped significantly if we explored for and tapped our own, not inconsiderable oil supplies.
Brazil just announced that they have a supply of oil larger than that of Saudi Arabia...
In a sum - there is far more oil than some would like for you to believe. I remember Ms. Falk's kindergarten class at Herbrich Elementary School in Fairlawn, OH, back when Jimmy Carter ruled the roost, and it said that "by the late 1990's there won't be any more oil"
...and we were going into an ice age
...and we'd be able to take vacations on the moon
...and we'd have a colony on Mars
...and we'd have flying cars
The Price of gasoline, on the other hand is directly affected by the refinery capacity of any given nation and the world, for that matter. Here in the US there ain't been a refinery built in, what, 30 years?
So if we built a few more refineries and drilled for some of own oil, we'd be fine, right?
Wrong - this is all an effect of the Global Economy (which I am thinking might not be such a good thing). We'd first have to divest ourselves of the global economy and begin production of all of the things we get from overseas - t-shirts, electronics, toys, etc. That would cripple the lower developing countries of the planet where all of the cheap labor resides.
Globalism is raising the standard of living in the developing countries and lowering the standard of living in the developing countries, so we are all heading for a rather mediocre stabilising point, economically. I, for one, being the Crazed American and an unapologetic nationalist, do not want to see that happen.
"Good Fences make Good Neighbors" - - someone once said...
That's all right now-
Crazed American, out.
I think this sucks - we are criticized for "fighting for oil", yet we are criticized when the price shoots through the roof.
The USA suffers through these high oil prices at the whim of the global market.
Oil Prices could be dropped significantly if we explored for and tapped our own, not inconsiderable oil supplies.
Brazil just announced that they have a supply of oil larger than that of Saudi Arabia...
In a sum - there is far more oil than some would like for you to believe. I remember Ms. Falk's kindergarten class at Herbrich Elementary School in Fairlawn, OH, back when Jimmy Carter ruled the roost, and it said that "by the late 1990's there won't be any more oil"
...and we were going into an ice age
...and we'd be able to take vacations on the moon
...and we'd have a colony on Mars
...and we'd have flying cars
The Price of gasoline, on the other hand is directly affected by the refinery capacity of any given nation and the world, for that matter. Here in the US there ain't been a refinery built in, what, 30 years?
So if we built a few more refineries and drilled for some of own oil, we'd be fine, right?
Wrong - this is all an effect of the Global Economy (which I am thinking might not be such a good thing). We'd first have to divest ourselves of the global economy and begin production of all of the things we get from overseas - t-shirts, electronics, toys, etc. That would cripple the lower developing countries of the planet where all of the cheap labor resides.
Globalism is raising the standard of living in the developing countries and lowering the standard of living in the developing countries, so we are all heading for a rather mediocre stabilising point, economically. I, for one, being the Crazed American and an unapologetic nationalist, do not want to see that happen.
"Good Fences make Good Neighbors" - - someone once said...
That's all right now-
Crazed American, out.
Thoughts
Got a few quick snippets of thought / opinion to throw out there:
1) Pakistan - Attn: General Musharraf and Ms. Bhutto - both of you need to take a step back and talk about things. You are a nuclear armed nation and I'm afraid the Crazed American and a billion Indians (not to mention a billion or so Screamin' Red Chinese) are paying real close attention to your arguments. General, I know for face saving reasons you can't speak openly with her, so call her on a damn cell phone. Work it out already. I say again, you're making me (a non nuclear power) and The Indians (a nuclear power that hates you anyway) and the Chinese (those nuclear armed people downwind for fallout purposes) are all getting nervous the longer your little power shuffle takes. Talk amongst yourselves, or kill the other one - just get it done and please be a tad more stable in the future.
2) Iraq - seems to be going a little better. I fervently hope for continued success in the future.
3) Iran - got a lot more quiet out of them since Israel showed the Syrians that Russian Air Defence Artillery systems are still overpriced and under effective. The silence is 'a- thunderous"
4) I can't stand Hillary Rodham Clinton. Barack Obama seems to be an old fashioned naive socialist, but he can give a good speech. John Edwards is laughable. Which takes us to:
5) Republican Candidates - I'm not thrilled with Rudolph Giuliani, or Mitt Romney (due to their questionable records on Second Amendment issues - I like both of them much more than I like HRC). Still like Fred Thompson, but I do wish he'd up the intensity of his campaign, just a little. Ron Paul is not my cup of tea, but again, if it was him vs. Hillary, it'd be him.
6) The United States Congress (Democratic Leadership) - what a bunch of whining, ineffectual losers. Will their Bush Derangement Syndrome extend to the next President of the United States if he is a Republican?
7) Jeb Bush candidacy in 2012 - I for one am a tad tired of the whole Clinton - Bush thing. You mean to tell me that in a country of almost 400,000,000, there aren't more than two families who can put people up to run effectively for president? This will go doubly true if Hillary wins the White House in Nov 08.
8) Illegal Immigration - still a major problem, still nothing done. Simple, step - shut the damn border down (like any other country on the face of the earth). Set up plenty of legal ports of entry. Guest worker program or expand the current visa programs. Then deal with addressing those currently in country.
9) Taxes - something has got to be done to streamline the US Tax code. Flat tax, consumption tax, whatever. Real progress has to be made on this issue
10) US Debt - something has GOT to be done. The budget has got to be set so there can be some debt relief, and soon. Attention US government, if you do not have the revenue for a program, cut the damn program. If the debt went down, the rest of the world might stop their flight from the US dollar which is making it more expensive for every American to live. If the American economy collapses, then the world economy isn't going to do that much better.
Here's a plan:
After Bush's tax cuts, US federal revenue is around $2,000,000,000,000 per year. Decide that the US government will spend $600,000,000,000 on debt reduction, cap expenditures on defense at $500,000,000,000, spend $600,000,000,000 on Social Security, and run the rest of the government on $300,000,000,000. No more deficits. If some bureaucrats have to lose their jobs, sorry. I'd also incentivize budget reduction inside the federal government. Let's say a manager of a department in the Health and Human Services department can figure out a way to reduce his budget by $2,000,000 per year, while still doing the department's job. I'd throw that bureaucrat a bonus of 1% of the savings - that's $20,000 he gets - tax free.
Somethings got to give - I just hope it's the debt and not the overall American economy.
Well, that's all I've got at the moment. Thanks for reading this today.
Crazed American, out.
1) Pakistan - Attn: General Musharraf and Ms. Bhutto - both of you need to take a step back and talk about things. You are a nuclear armed nation and I'm afraid the Crazed American and a billion Indians (not to mention a billion or so Screamin' Red Chinese) are paying real close attention to your arguments. General, I know for face saving reasons you can't speak openly with her, so call her on a damn cell phone. Work it out already. I say again, you're making me (a non nuclear power) and The Indians (a nuclear power that hates you anyway) and the Chinese (those nuclear armed people downwind for fallout purposes) are all getting nervous the longer your little power shuffle takes. Talk amongst yourselves, or kill the other one - just get it done and please be a tad more stable in the future.
2) Iraq - seems to be going a little better. I fervently hope for continued success in the future.
3) Iran - got a lot more quiet out of them since Israel showed the Syrians that Russian Air Defence Artillery systems are still overpriced and under effective. The silence is 'a- thunderous"
4) I can't stand Hillary Rodham Clinton. Barack Obama seems to be an old fashioned naive socialist, but he can give a good speech. John Edwards is laughable. Which takes us to:
5) Republican Candidates - I'm not thrilled with Rudolph Giuliani, or Mitt Romney (due to their questionable records on Second Amendment issues - I like both of them much more than I like HRC). Still like Fred Thompson, but I do wish he'd up the intensity of his campaign, just a little. Ron Paul is not my cup of tea, but again, if it was him vs. Hillary, it'd be him.
6) The United States Congress (Democratic Leadership) - what a bunch of whining, ineffectual losers. Will their Bush Derangement Syndrome extend to the next President of the United States if he is a Republican?
7) Jeb Bush candidacy in 2012 - I for one am a tad tired of the whole Clinton - Bush thing. You mean to tell me that in a country of almost 400,000,000, there aren't more than two families who can put people up to run effectively for president? This will go doubly true if Hillary wins the White House in Nov 08.
8) Illegal Immigration - still a major problem, still nothing done. Simple, step - shut the damn border down (like any other country on the face of the earth). Set up plenty of legal ports of entry. Guest worker program or expand the current visa programs. Then deal with addressing those currently in country.
9) Taxes - something has got to be done to streamline the US Tax code. Flat tax, consumption tax, whatever. Real progress has to be made on this issue
10) US Debt - something has GOT to be done. The budget has got to be set so there can be some debt relief, and soon. Attention US government, if you do not have the revenue for a program, cut the damn program. If the debt went down, the rest of the world might stop their flight from the US dollar which is making it more expensive for every American to live. If the American economy collapses, then the world economy isn't going to do that much better.
Here's a plan:
After Bush's tax cuts, US federal revenue is around $2,000,000,000,000 per year. Decide that the US government will spend $600,000,000,000 on debt reduction, cap expenditures on defense at $500,000,000,000, spend $600,000,000,000 on Social Security, and run the rest of the government on $300,000,000,000. No more deficits. If some bureaucrats have to lose their jobs, sorry. I'd also incentivize budget reduction inside the federal government. Let's say a manager of a department in the Health and Human Services department can figure out a way to reduce his budget by $2,000,000 per year, while still doing the department's job. I'd throw that bureaucrat a bonus of 1% of the savings - that's $20,000 he gets - tax free.
Somethings got to give - I just hope it's the debt and not the overall American economy.
Well, that's all I've got at the moment. Thanks for reading this today.
Crazed American, out.
09 November 2007
Almost a month
Since my last post.
Fear not, loyal reader(s). The Crazed American toils mightily at for a new employer.
So far, this Crazed American is far happier than at the previous employer. I actually have been able to shut my cell phone off at night. This, alone is fabulous.
Also, I volunteered to come in this Saturday to swap out a UPS on our corporate core switches. They suggested that I not trouble myself, and wait until Monday, during business hours. Huzzah!
I'm still going to do it on Saturday, Mrs. Crazed American and the Little Crazed American have an appointment, so I can come in and do it.
Should only take 5 minutes (knock on wood). We'll see...
By the way, the Crazed American will try to discourse on the state of world affairs sometime this weekend, although Brother Moose is planning a bash at his new casa on Saturday afternoon, so we shall see.
Also, the Crazed American plans on offering to Crom this weekend, in the hopes that he deigns to drop us some white stuff (snow) on the Mountain Redoubt this weekend. I will be sad if I do not have to shovel the driveway this weekend.
Also, happy Veteran's Day - early!
Crazed American, out.
Fear not, loyal reader(s). The Crazed American toils mightily at for a new employer.
So far, this Crazed American is far happier than at the previous employer. I actually have been able to shut my cell phone off at night. This, alone is fabulous.
Also, I volunteered to come in this Saturday to swap out a UPS on our corporate core switches. They suggested that I not trouble myself, and wait until Monday, during business hours. Huzzah!
I'm still going to do it on Saturday, Mrs. Crazed American and the Little Crazed American have an appointment, so I can come in and do it.
Should only take 5 minutes (knock on wood). We'll see...
By the way, the Crazed American will try to discourse on the state of world affairs sometime this weekend, although Brother Moose is planning a bash at his new casa on Saturday afternoon, so we shall see.
Also, the Crazed American plans on offering to Crom this weekend, in the hopes that he deigns to drop us some white stuff (snow) on the Mountain Redoubt this weekend. I will be sad if I do not have to shovel the driveway this weekend.
Also, happy Veteran's Day - early!
Crazed American, out.
14 October 2007
So I've been a litle slow...
...in posting. But my typical 20 minutes of free time on Sunday mornings gives me a chance to put a few lines down.
Things that have been hoovering up all of my free time:
1) Getting a new job (start next Monday)
2) Wrapping things up with the old employer
3) Getting ready for ski season
4) Trying to be an attentive husband and Dad (that take up a shocking amount of time)
5) spending a few moments every so often sitting on the new "Negative Energy Zone" (new sectional sofa)
Been asked quite a lot by my current co-workers why I am leaving the employ of my current employer. To which I respond, "More money, every other Monday off, employer provided ski pass with powder mornings and lunch runs, career advancement opportunities, can ride my bike to work, and I don't have to spend two weeks in Vegas every May".
To which they reply, almost to a man, "Your new job still hiring?"
I will begin working for a small company soon, I have already let them know of a trip in a few weeks to Vegas (not my idea, but still should be fun, as I plan to do little but lavish attention on Mrs. Crazed American, sit by the pool and read some books), and a visit by the Crazed American's oldest friend, and original blog reader, I'm a World Traveler....
A visit, for which I am more than slightly stoked.
I shall reintroduce my oldest friend to the glories of winter sports (he has never skied on shaped skis before...). I shall endeavor to get my liver into some semblance of shape. Needless to say, we may do just a "little" bit of drinking...
I am also going to do my da-nedest to make winter sports pleasant for the new bride of Mr. World Traveler. My reasoning is (I have proof that this works) if I make it more enjoyable for her, the two of them will make it a habit to come on out. A win-win for everybody!
I will try to post more, as this coming week I just have loose ends at current employer to tie up. After that, I will have to spend quite a bit of time making a good impression on new employer. Then ski season starts...
So - we'll see
Crazed American, out.
Things that have been hoovering up all of my free time:
1) Getting a new job (start next Monday)
2) Wrapping things up with the old employer
3) Getting ready for ski season
4) Trying to be an attentive husband and Dad (that take up a shocking amount of time)
5) spending a few moments every so often sitting on the new "Negative Energy Zone" (new sectional sofa)
Been asked quite a lot by my current co-workers why I am leaving the employ of my current employer. To which I respond, "More money, every other Monday off, employer provided ski pass with powder mornings and lunch runs, career advancement opportunities, can ride my bike to work, and I don't have to spend two weeks in Vegas every May".
To which they reply, almost to a man, "Your new job still hiring?"
I will begin working for a small company soon, I have already let them know of a trip in a few weeks to Vegas (not my idea, but still should be fun, as I plan to do little but lavish attention on Mrs. Crazed American, sit by the pool and read some books), and a visit by the Crazed American's oldest friend, and original blog reader, I'm a World Traveler....
A visit, for which I am more than slightly stoked.
I shall reintroduce my oldest friend to the glories of winter sports (he has never skied on shaped skis before...). I shall endeavor to get my liver into some semblance of shape. Needless to say, we may do just a "little" bit of drinking...
I am also going to do my da-nedest to make winter sports pleasant for the new bride of Mr. World Traveler. My reasoning is (I have proof that this works) if I make it more enjoyable for her, the two of them will make it a habit to come on out. A win-win for everybody!
I will try to post more, as this coming week I just have loose ends at current employer to tie up. After that, I will have to spend quite a bit of time making a good impression on new employer. Then ski season starts...
So - we'll see
Crazed American, out.
24 September 2007
Heath Care / $$$
For all of my loyal readers (I think we're back down to two) I have found an excellent treatise on the state of "health care" in America.
http://jewishworldreview.com/0907/steyn092407.php3
Mark Steyn really nails it.
I reall liked this bit:
That last category is the one to watch: Americans 18-34 account for 18 million of the army of the "uninsured." Look, there's a 22-year-old, and he doesn't have health insurance! Oh, the horror and the shame! What an indictment of America!
And this:
So, out of 45 million uninsured Americans, 9 million aren't American, 9 million are insured, 18 million are young and healthy. And the rest of these poor helpless waifs trapped in Uninsured Hell waiting for Hillary to rescue them are, in fact, wealthier than the general population. According to the Census Bureau's August 2006 report on "Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage," 37 percent of those without health insurance — that's 17 million people — come from households earning more than $50,000. Nineteen percent — 8.7 million people — of those downtrodden paupers crushed by the brutal inequities of capitalism come from households earning more than $75,000.
Someone in our goverment not telling us the truth?!? LEaving out the details of statistics that their entire program is based on? Say it ain't so.
Socialism has never worked when it has been tried. National Socialism in Germany was by no means a model. (sorry, the Nazis were socialists - not "right wingers") Neither was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics a standard to look to. Medical care has moments of nightmarishness in Socialist countries (i.e. Britian and Canada).
The American system is by no means perfect - true we have some issues - but it's a damn sight better than having the US government getting more involved. By the way, if you are sick and go to an emergency room - you will get treated. Period. End of story. All Americans have 24-7 access to health care. It may not be cheap, it sure as hell ain't free to the American Taxpayer, but odds are you won't be left in the waiting room for weeks to die.
As a certain Presidential Candidate (that the Crazed American is definitely trending towards) said (I'm paraphrasing):
Any government powerful enough to do anything for you, is certainly powerful enough to do anything TO you.
Also, if we do go with some mandatory health care system - just how in the name of Mr. Jesus H. Christ can we expect to pay for it? HillaryCare is listed at $110 Billion a year (That's $110,000,000,000). It's a federal program. There's no way in my flag-waving mind that I can imagine that to: A) not go up even before it's implemented, and B) Not increase by 3-5% per year. In ten years we're lookign at over $150,000,000,000 per year. Twenty years out, national health care will cost (at a conservative guess) of ONE QUARTER OF A TRILLION DOLLARS per anum. Just to see the number of zeros: $250,000,000,000. Why not just give ever man, woman and child in the US $1,000 annually? Do my taxes get to go up over a thousand dollars in a year, every year?
I for one don't think it rational to bankrupt my child and for that matter my child's children's children just to satisfy some American's belief that Health Care is a right (not one listed in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights, but who is counting?).
Freedom is what made this country great. Freedom to belive in what you want, to do what you want, to suceed and to fail. It's the freedom to do what you want.
Keep in mind that Congress currently has to extend our debt limit by $850,000,000,000 within the next couple of weeks. That's just to pay the interest on what debt we already have. Befiore some of you immediately have a knee jerk reaction and say that it's all Bush's fault, keep in mind that if Congress actually paid attention to control spending, and corruption and waste, we might be a tad better off. 'Cause right now we are looking at $10,000,000,000,000 in debt. All of the government is at fault. All of them are equally to blame.
So I'm going to have to go to a goverment decided doctor or not be able to work.
I'm going to have a crippling tax bill. (probably won't be able to avoid that one)
I can be prosecuted for ThoughtCrime. (already happened)
I will be told what to eat, and drink (food rationing) to keep me "healthy"
I will have my electricity and gasoline rationed for the good of the (you don't think that'll happen? What d'ya think will happen if someone like minded to Al Gore takes office with a like minded Congress?)
I'll be under constant surveilence, electronic and visual (already happened)
I'll have my water rationed (I live in the west)
How else would it be different from living in a socialist oligarchic utopia?
What else am I forgetting?
Where's the reset button?
http://jewishworldreview.com/0907/steyn092407.php3
Mark Steyn really nails it.
I reall liked this bit:
That last category is the one to watch: Americans 18-34 account for 18 million of the army of the "uninsured." Look, there's a 22-year-old, and he doesn't have health insurance! Oh, the horror and the shame! What an indictment of America!
And this:
So, out of 45 million uninsured Americans, 9 million aren't American, 9 million are insured, 18 million are young and healthy. And the rest of these poor helpless waifs trapped in Uninsured Hell waiting for Hillary to rescue them are, in fact, wealthier than the general population. According to the Census Bureau's August 2006 report on "Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage," 37 percent of those without health insurance — that's 17 million people — come from households earning more than $50,000. Nineteen percent — 8.7 million people — of those downtrodden paupers crushed by the brutal inequities of capitalism come from households earning more than $75,000.
Someone in our goverment not telling us the truth?!? LEaving out the details of statistics that their entire program is based on? Say it ain't so.
Socialism has never worked when it has been tried. National Socialism in Germany was by no means a model. (sorry, the Nazis were socialists - not "right wingers") Neither was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics a standard to look to. Medical care has moments of nightmarishness in Socialist countries (i.e. Britian and Canada).
The American system is by no means perfect - true we have some issues - but it's a damn sight better than having the US government getting more involved. By the way, if you are sick and go to an emergency room - you will get treated. Period. End of story. All Americans have 24-7 access to health care. It may not be cheap, it sure as hell ain't free to the American Taxpayer, but odds are you won't be left in the waiting room for weeks to die.
As a certain Presidential Candidate (that the Crazed American is definitely trending towards) said (I'm paraphrasing):
Any government powerful enough to do anything for you, is certainly powerful enough to do anything TO you.
Also, if we do go with some mandatory health care system - just how in the name of Mr. Jesus H. Christ can we expect to pay for it? HillaryCare is listed at $110 Billion a year (That's $110,000,000,000). It's a federal program. There's no way in my flag-waving mind that I can imagine that to: A) not go up even before it's implemented, and B) Not increase by 3-5% per year. In ten years we're lookign at over $150,000,000,000 per year. Twenty years out, national health care will cost (at a conservative guess) of ONE QUARTER OF A TRILLION DOLLARS per anum. Just to see the number of zeros: $250,000,000,000. Why not just give ever man, woman and child in the US $1,000 annually? Do my taxes get to go up over a thousand dollars in a year, every year?
I for one don't think it rational to bankrupt my child and for that matter my child's children's children just to satisfy some American's belief that Health Care is a right (not one listed in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights, but who is counting?).
Freedom is what made this country great. Freedom to belive in what you want, to do what you want, to suceed and to fail. It's the freedom to do what you want.
Keep in mind that Congress currently has to extend our debt limit by $850,000,000,000 within the next couple of weeks. That's just to pay the interest on what debt we already have. Befiore some of you immediately have a knee jerk reaction and say that it's all Bush's fault, keep in mind that if Congress actually paid attention to control spending, and corruption and waste, we might be a tad better off. 'Cause right now we are looking at $10,000,000,000,000 in debt. All of the government is at fault. All of them are equally to blame.
So I'm going to have to go to a goverment decided doctor or not be able to work.
I'm going to have a crippling tax bill. (probably won't be able to avoid that one)
I can be prosecuted for ThoughtCrime. (already happened)
I will be told what to eat, and drink (food rationing) to keep me "healthy"
I will have my electricity and gasoline rationed for the good of the (you don't think that'll happen? What d'ya think will happen if someone like minded to Al Gore takes office with a like minded Congress?)
I'll be under constant surveilence, electronic and visual (already happened)
I'll have my water rationed (I live in the west)
How else would it be different from living in a socialist oligarchic utopia?
What else am I forgetting?
Where's the reset button?
19 September 2007
WTF, over?
So I haven’t been real consistent about the whole “regular posting” thing.
But this one moved me to get a typin’!
(via http://wizbangblog.com/)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article2461421.ece
So, lemme get this straight…
Little while back the Syrians complained that Israel over flew their airspace.
Then it be came known that Israel did, indeed over fly Syrian airspace. Also, the Israelis admitted to dropping fuel tanks.
Then it leaked out and has become known that, OK, we didn’t drop fuel tanks, we dropped earth penetrating laser and satellite guided bombs, that were probably guided in by Israeli commandos who were inside Syria.
Against a Syrian / Iranian / North Korean NUCLEAR WEAPONS LAB, in Syria.
The Israelis are acting like it’s no big deal. They Syrians, and their brand spanking new Russian Air Defense Network that just got installed, aren’t screaming about it. Estimates are that around 100 people, Syrians and North Koreans, were turned into chunky salsa by the attack.
Yet this gets almost no coverage in the American media?
When the Crazed American heard ‘bout all of this, he spilled his coffee.
???
Hello? Anyone?
WTF?
I ask why is there no coverage of:
1) an illicit Nuclear Weapons Program by the Syrians and North Koreans
2) an Israeli military operation to eliminate a “clear and present danger”
3) Russian made (Syrian Operated) Air Defenses suck
4) Israeli ground attack pilots still have what it takes
5) Was this a dress rehearsal for a strike against Iranian nuke ops?
6) Any comment from the Honorable Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D – California) for giving aid and comfort to a country (anyone remember her much lauded visit to Syria, a while back) that was either developing, or storing offensive nuclear material?
7) Anyone think that if we looked in Syria we might find a bunch of Chemical and Bio Weapons with Iraqi manufacturing and date codes from the late 80’s to late 90’s? I mean if they were willing to possibly store stuff for the North Koreans, you mean to tell me that they wouldn’t do the same for a fellow Baathist (the Late Saddam Hussein Al- Tikriti)?!?
Most importantly – why has there been such a silence about this? Normally there’d be UN condemnation, protests in the street in Damascus, Gaza and Tehran, and a bevy of American politicans decrying such a blatantly hostile act. But now – nothing?
Me thinks the Syrians and North Koreans (and our Speaker of the House, sadly) are scared that the Israelis may have one thing that seriously put a hole into their plans – evidence and / or prisoners.
Way to go Israel. The Crazed American tips his hat to you…
But this one moved me to get a typin’!
(via http://wizbangblog.com/)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article2461421.ece
So, lemme get this straight…
Little while back the Syrians complained that Israel over flew their airspace.
Then it be came known that Israel did, indeed over fly Syrian airspace. Also, the Israelis admitted to dropping fuel tanks.
Then it leaked out and has become known that, OK, we didn’t drop fuel tanks, we dropped earth penetrating laser and satellite guided bombs, that were probably guided in by Israeli commandos who were inside Syria.
Against a Syrian / Iranian / North Korean NUCLEAR WEAPONS LAB, in Syria.
The Israelis are acting like it’s no big deal. They Syrians, and their brand spanking new Russian Air Defense Network that just got installed, aren’t screaming about it. Estimates are that around 100 people, Syrians and North Koreans, were turned into chunky salsa by the attack.
Yet this gets almost no coverage in the American media?
When the Crazed American heard ‘bout all of this, he spilled his coffee.
???
Hello? Anyone?
WTF?
I ask why is there no coverage of:
1) an illicit Nuclear Weapons Program by the Syrians and North Koreans
2) an Israeli military operation to eliminate a “clear and present danger”
3) Russian made (Syrian Operated) Air Defenses suck
4) Israeli ground attack pilots still have what it takes
5) Was this a dress rehearsal for a strike against Iranian nuke ops?
6) Any comment from the Honorable Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D – California) for giving aid and comfort to a country (anyone remember her much lauded visit to Syria, a while back) that was either developing, or storing offensive nuclear material?
7) Anyone think that if we looked in Syria we might find a bunch of Chemical and Bio Weapons with Iraqi manufacturing and date codes from the late 80’s to late 90’s? I mean if they were willing to possibly store stuff for the North Koreans, you mean to tell me that they wouldn’t do the same for a fellow Baathist (the Late Saddam Hussein Al- Tikriti)?!?
Most importantly – why has there been such a silence about this? Normally there’d be UN condemnation, protests in the street in Damascus, Gaza and Tehran, and a bevy of American politicans decrying such a blatantly hostile act. But now – nothing?
Me thinks the Syrians and North Koreans (and our Speaker of the House, sadly) are scared that the Israelis may have one thing that seriously put a hole into their plans – evidence and / or prisoners.
Way to go Israel. The Crazed American tips his hat to you…
09 September 2007
Sunday AM Gun Control Post
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article2409817.ece
Even the British are starting to wonder if their "enlightened" gun control policy is so "enlightened".
Many thanks to Instapundit.
Even the British are starting to wonder if their "enlightened" gun control policy is so "enlightened".
Many thanks to Instapundit.
06 September 2007
It's is now official...
Fred Thompson is running for President...
Video of the announcement of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NzE0ZWU2NGVlMWE2ZGU5Yzk2MDEwOWQ1ZjUxOTAwNWY=
Right now, the Crazed American is on the Thompson bandwagon. If, for no other reason than what the commentator Jim Geraghty (http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NWM2MTQ5Y2ZkNzNiMjk1OThjZTZkOGE2MTZmZDcwMmQ=) said:
"Is it just me, or does Thompson come across as a guy who just doesn't give enough of a hoot to pander? There was nothing artificial about him, nothing prepackaged. Not only does he not smell of desperate effort to be liked by the audience, he seems like he's equally happy with winning or with going home to a happy life with Jeri, the kids, and playing an authority figure in whatever upcoming television project Dick Wolf has. This does not seem like a man who will flip-flop depending on political winds; if you don't like him... he really doesn't seem to care."
This is why the Crazed American likes him. He does not give the impression of being hungry for power. He does seem to share the Crazed American's devotion to the Constitution of the US of A. He seems to love this country and it's people, and it's traditions.
For your consideration: Fred on Federalism: http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Federalism
Finally - someone who understands what Federalism should be!
Huzzah!
Time will indeed tell. The Crazed American will carry this man's water until he gives me a reason not to. It is still really early in any normal campaign season.
But, ultimately the Crazed American wants all other Americans to do the smart thing... I just want people to spend a little bit of time, and read up on the candidates, and vote your conscience. Just vote for someone who might actually represent you...
Crazed American, out.
Video of the announcement of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NzE0ZWU2NGVlMWE2ZGU5Yzk2MDEwOWQ1ZjUxOTAwNWY=
Right now, the Crazed American is on the Thompson bandwagon. If, for no other reason than what the commentator Jim Geraghty (http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NWM2MTQ5Y2ZkNzNiMjk1OThjZTZkOGE2MTZmZDcwMmQ=) said:
"Is it just me, or does Thompson come across as a guy who just doesn't give enough of a hoot to pander? There was nothing artificial about him, nothing prepackaged. Not only does he not smell of desperate effort to be liked by the audience, he seems like he's equally happy with winning or with going home to a happy life with Jeri, the kids, and playing an authority figure in whatever upcoming television project Dick Wolf has. This does not seem like a man who will flip-flop depending on political winds; if you don't like him... he really doesn't seem to care."
This is why the Crazed American likes him. He does not give the impression of being hungry for power. He does seem to share the Crazed American's devotion to the Constitution of the US of A. He seems to love this country and it's people, and it's traditions.
For your consideration: Fred on Federalism: http://www.fred08.com/Principles/PrinciplesSummary.aspx?View=Federalism
Finally - someone who understands what Federalism should be!
Huzzah!
Time will indeed tell. The Crazed American will carry this man's water until he gives me a reason not to. It is still really early in any normal campaign season.
But, ultimately the Crazed American wants all other Americans to do the smart thing... I just want people to spend a little bit of time, and read up on the candidates, and vote your conscience. Just vote for someone who might actually represent you...
Crazed American, out.
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