The Ant and the Grasshopper (in Today's America)

I got this from a blog called Beartracks on Wordpress. It's genius. Enjoy.

The Parable of the Ant and the Grasshopper
(in today's society)

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.
CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so? Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper, and everybody cries when they sing, “It’s Not Easy Being Green.” Jesse Jackson stages a demonstration in front of the ant’s house where the news stations film the group singing, “We shall overcome.” Jesse then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper’s sake. Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry & Harry Reid exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper , and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share. Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity and Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer! The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the government. Hillary gets her old law firm to represent the grasshopper in a defamation suit against the ant, and the case is tried before a panel of federal judges that Bill Clinton appointed from a list of single-parent welfare recipients. The ant loses the case.
The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of the ant’s food while the government house he is in, which just happens to be the ant’s old house, crumbles around him because he doesn’t maintain it.
The ant has disappeared in the snow. The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident and the house, now abandoned, is taken over bya gang of spiders who terrorize the once peaceful neighborhood.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2008.

Your Tax Dollars At Work...

I just saw an ad saying "Obama, McCain, What are you going to do about world poverty and child welfare? What are you going to do about the global AIDS epidemic?" I am so sick of the US government giving international handouts. If bleeding hearts want to spend every penny they earn on buying condoms for people in 3rd world countries, that's wonderful. But it sure isnt up to the United States government to spend taxpayers money on charity outside of this country. A recent study stated that American citizens are the most generous people in any country in the world. I encourage people to donate time and money to charitable causes that they believe in, both in the United States and other nations. But I loathe the idea of the government taking my hard-earned money and spending it on providing population control (abortion aid) in Mexico City.

The government is getting too damn spendy with our money and it's got to stop! If the IRS wants to add another page to my tax forms asking me if I want to donate $1 of my refund to a laundry list of charities, that's fine. But I'll be damned if I'm gonna sit around letting the liberals spend my tax dollars on Mexican "population control"!!!

Talk is Cheap

During the debate, Barack Obama talked about the $800 Billion Bailout and said that the American people should get paid back by these companies...I agree. The problem with Barack's statement and so many other statements that he made during the debate is that the man is all talk and no action. Obama can talk forever about how he wants the American people to benefit from this bailout but he sure wasn't running up to Washington, putting pressure on his Democratic colleagues not to pass the current disastrous plan. He was more than willing to go along for the ride. But that really shouldnt surprise anyone, that's what Mr. "Votes Present" does best.

Who's Looking Out For You?

Recent quote from Barack Obama: "We are here because an ethic of irresponsibility has swept through our government, leaving politicians with the belief they can waste billions and billions of your money on no-bid contracts for friends and contributors, slip pork projects into bills during the dead of night and spend billions on corporate tax breaks we can’t afford and old programs we don’t need,” said Obama. He linked the turmoil that’s rocked Wall Street to federal spending he said has soared out of control, laying the blame at the feet of Republican policies he argued that rival John McCain is certain to continue.

An ethic of irresponsibility, Senator Obama?

• Jim Johnson, former Fannie Mae executive and top exec at Lehman Brothers, Obama's current economic advisor.


• Franklin Raines, former head of Fannie Mae, made $90 million in 6 years at Fannie Mae, another of Obama's economic advisors


• Democratic Senator Chris Dodd was the largest single recipient of campaign donations from both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Senator Obama was second.


• Senator Clinton was the largest recipient for Lehman Brothers. Senator Obama was second.

Republican Policies

September 11, 2003 - from an article published in the New York Times:

"The Bush administration today recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing finance industry since the savings and loan crisis a decade ago.
Under the plan, disclosed at a Congressional hearing today, a new agency would be created within the Treasury Department to assume supervision of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored companies that are the two largest players in the mortgage lending industry. The new agency would have the authority, which now rests with Congress, to set one of the two capital-reserve requirements for the companies. It would exercise authority over any new lines of business. And it would determine whether the two are adequately managing the risks of their ballooning portfolios."

Hmm. Who's been the majority in Congress for the last 4 years? Not Republicans.

• In 2005, Charles Hagel (R), Elizabeth Dole (R), John Sununu (R) and John McCain sponsored the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005. This reform was defeated by the Democratically controlled Congress. Speaking about this reform in 2006, McCain stated "to underscore my support for quick passage of this, if Congress does not act American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, and the overall financial system and the economy as a whole."
  
  At whose feet should the blame lie?
  

In 1995, Bill Clinton instructed then Secretary of Treasury Robert Ruben to rewrite the rules governing the Community Reinvestment Act (a Carter-era law) to pressure financial institutions to extend loans to riskier borrowers in a generous but short-sighted attempt to curry favor with the liberal base.

This mess started with big government sticking it's nose into the free market. Barack Obama complains of federal spending "soaring out of control", yet he and his party are trying to cram a $700 Billion pill down our throats? Ridiculous. Today, the truly Conservative Republicans in Congress fought to modify this motion from a Bailout to a reasonable plan in which these rescued companies pay the America people back - with interest.

Sounds like the best plan to me. Sounds like we do have some politicians looking out for us after all. And looks like none of them is Barack Obama.

A Speech by Gianna Jessen, Abortion Survivor

This is one of the most inspiring things I have ever heard in my entire life. Take a few moments from your busy day to hear this. You'll be very glad you did.

The Force of Good

In Charlie Gibson's ABC interview of Sarah Palin, he played a clip of a segment of a speech that Sarah Palin made in church:

"Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right, also for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God - that's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is plan and that plan is God's plan. So bless them with your prayers, your prayers of protection over our soldiers..."

The quote above is the full quote. The mental midget Charlie Gibson skewed the comment in his question below:

GIBSON: You said recently, in your old church, "Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God." Are we fighting a holy war?"

Naturally Sarah answered the question beautifully - explaining that she was quoting Abraham Lincoln. Read the transcript here.

Here's what scorches my cookies - Left-wingers, apparently Charlie Gibson among them, desperately try to paint Christians as equatable to our radical islamist enemies. They think Christians are crazy for believing in things like Creation (listen to Matt Damon's tirade about the age of the dinosaurs). They have the most difficult time believing that God could possibly be on our side. Wasn't God on our side when the North won the Civil War and slavery was ended? Wasn't God on our side (and the side of all members of the Allied Forces) during WWII when we stopped the evil of Nazism? Wasn't God on our side as we brought about the end of the Cold War and halted the spread of Communism, an ideology that has killed more people than the Nazis? Isn't God on our side now as we depose murderous dictator Saddam Hussein, give the Iraqi people rights and control of their own nation, fight the evils of terrorism all across the globe to make the world a safer place? What is the presence of God if not a driving force of everlasting Good that inspires mankind to act?

Liberals will interpret Sarah's words as more crazy talk from Christians hell-bent on conquering the world and spreading their religion. In Charlie's words, "starting holy wars". (Sounds like our enemies, right?)

Conservatives know that when we pray for God to be on our side, we are praying for God to lead us down the right path, to support us in doing what is right, in doing his will. We believe, as our forefathers believed, that God had a hand in the creation of this great nation and we have a responsibility to God to always do what is right and just.

The New Prejudice

I get so irritated each time I hear someone talk about Sarah Palin's little boy and how devastating it must have been for her family. I know that having a child with special needs can be a huge challenge, one that families do not often anticipate. I get that. What I dont get is the societal opinion that a child with Down's Syndrome, or Autism, or Cerebral Palsy is anything less than perfect. On Friday, I actually heard a talk show host who I admire tell a caller whose child is Down's that he was "sorry". Sorry for what? Sorry that her child didnt turn out "perfect?" Do we live in Nazi Germany? No one is perfect. NO ONE. God made us for a reason. All of us. He gives all of us challenges - some more difficult than others. We all have a purpose. Even the tiniest little mustard seed has a purpose on this earth. Whether it sprouts up for a single solitary day or blossoms for centuries.

I have family members with special needs (one of whom has Down's Syndrome) and I can tell you - they are much more decent than you or I.

If you are a Christian, you know that true perfection is measured by your closeness to God. These children are the closest you can get to perfection.

Only Liberal Women Can Shatter the Glass Ceiling?

When Hillary Clinton was vying for the Democratic Nomination, did anyone ever question her relationship with Chelsea? Has anyone ever implied that Nancy Pelosi is abandoning her 5 children by serving as the Speaker of the House? So why do I keep hearing, over and over, criticism of Sarah Palin's relationship with her children? Of comments being made that it isn't appropriate for a mother of 5 children, including an infant with Down's Syndrome, to be running for this office?

Washington Post writer Sally Quinn said "Not only do we have a woman with five children, including an infant with special needs, but a woman whose 17-year-old child will need her even more in the coming months. Not to mention the grandchild. This would inevitably be an enormous distraction for a new vice president (or president) in a time of global turmoil. Not only in terms of her job, but from a media standpoint as well."

So all those years of girls being told that we can have a happy family AND a successful career were lies? So the male sex is the only gender capable of simultaneously managing their family's needs and the requirements of their business? Is Sarah Palin not smart enough or strong enough to do the job as well as any man?

Or is the question whether a conservative woman is capable of doing the job? Apparently women's rights only apply to bra-burning, pro-abortion democrats, not for all American women. I pray that Sarah Palin kicks some serious ass.

Dont Talk Barack!

Talking to Anderson Cooper on Monday, Barack Obama said he is better prepared to handle a disaster like Hurricane Gustav because of his pursuit of the White House. When asked about the public's concerns with his inexperience, Barack said...

“Well, my understanding is that Governor Palin’s town of Wasilla has, I think, 50 employees. We’ve got 2,500 in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe $12 million a year. You know, we have a budget of about three times that just for the month. So I think that our ability to manage large systems and to execute I think has been made clear over the last couple of years,” Obama said.

Hahahaha. If he was really so talented at running a campaign, he'd know that sometimes it's just best to take the high road. Or just not to speak at all. Being that he said "Governor Palin", surely he realizes that she isn't "Governor" of the town of Wasilla. As current Governor of the largest state in the union, with 15,000 employees under her and a 2008 budget of $11 billion, Palin is in charge of some of the most valuable land in the United States. Because of it's location, the state of Alaska likely deals with international matters more than any other state - having to contend with Russia, Canada, and even the indigenous peoples of Alaska. As an Alaskan, she's knowledgeable about the untapped resources within her state, not only the vast oil reserves but the clean-burning natural gas that can provide us with a bridge into an era of renewable energy sources. In addition, as Governor, Sarah Palin is commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard.

Obama is like a talking donkey, every once in a while, he says something that makes sense. But most of the time, he just makes an ass of himself.

Anti-War Protest at GOP Convention Turns Violent

This speaks for itself.

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/01/anti-war-protest-at-gop-convention-turns-violent/

No Country for Old Men or Young Men or Anyone but Plants and Polar Bears

It's 2 o'clock in the morning and I am really pissed off. I just got done wasting 3 hours of my life watching a movie called No Country for Old Men. I'm so sick and tired of this message that keeps being spit out. That we are all just driven by money and greed and selfishness. That the world has degraded into senselessness and good people can't do anything because it's just no use. Nee, they shouldn't do anything because the Anton Segars of the world will just kill us anyway. Why try? Lets just get addicted to drugs. Since when did we become such pansies? Is this the legacy of the draft-dodgers? Or the influence of the French? Making it socially acceptable to be cowards?