Grade Card for Condoleezza

Condoleezza Rice, in my opinion (like the Bush2 Presidency in General) has been a Failure at her Important Jobs. First off as 'National Security Advisor', she never advised the nation on the unsecured state of security prior to 9/11. I understand she was some kind of Russia expert back in the day. Now she is talking down to the only nation on the planet that can annihilate the U.S. with the push of a few buttons. Real smart. Like we can dictate to them like they are elementary-school kids. Why were we pushing those buffer-nations (like Georgia) to come over to the west anyhow? Was that Condee's doing? To what purpose? We are in a Strategic Partnership of Death with Russia, regardless of who their current leaders are. We need to be honoring them, making peace with them, not every little nation on their fringe. They were our ally in the Great War II; They have build the Space Station with us; They sold us Alaska for heavens sake. They are the only ones that can eliminate the threat of Nuclear Weapons with us. We ought to feel fortunate that we have a friend like Russia in this World! Sure we have to stand-up for Democracy and Freedom, but not by beating nations on the head for it. Live and Let Live. War costs Way Too Much!

The Job Too Much for Bush, and those that supported him from the beginning

• President Bush is Weak-Minded for standing by while Russia invades a Democratic Ally, Georgia. I don't know why we were moving in on the previous Soviet satellite nations anyway, knowing that would upset Russia (which has nuclear weapons pointed at us), but letting non-democratic Russia sop-up Georgia which is making a good attempt at Freedom is Cowardice.
• Goes to show how undemocratic George Bush really is, despite all he claims.
• The United States needs to be Standing it's Ground in Georgia, protecting any of our personnel and equipment from Russian Roughhousing! Being fired on, we need to fire back. (Russia will not move into an advanced war with the U.S. over Georgia. They know what's at stake!)

First Amendment - Religious Clause, for Complete Dummies

• Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
• This two-part phrase in conjunction with the 14Th Amendment and Article 6, requires all our state constitution, law, statute, ordinance making bodies in the United States and it's Territories to: Make NO written Law ABOUT Religion, in Title or Content!
• Any state constitution entry or law/ordinance ABOUT Religion will inevitably only fall into one of those two categories: Either respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. There is no way for it to be neutral. Even in it's slightest detail it will side one way or the other; Can't be any way around it.
• Man being man, and misunderstanding this Religion Clause will always attempt to put some religious idea into law, pro or con, thinking its not respecting an establishment or prohibiting free exercise, but IT DOES in some form or another or to some person or group or another!!
• If there is No Law about something, then any governmental Authority may not tell you, you must do it or not do it! That is what the Founders intended!
• When and where religious liberty did not exist, many wars were fought over religious ideas. It is better to have Everyone choose their Own Beliefs, not trying to force or change them, so Everyone may live peaceably, and happily within their Own Conscience. Trying to bring All under One 'Religious System' is a sure way to discontent, revolution, and anarchy! It's never worked, it never will.
• We must realize as well, that Secular Humanism and it's opposite views and  non-support of traditional beliefs are a Religion in and of itself also!  Any 'Way of Life' or 'Mode of Living' is a Religion !
• Here are some examples of what are UNCONSTITUTIONAL laws: When 'words' are found written in the legislation, ordinance, etc., IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.: "Faith"-based; "God" we trust; "divinity" students may not have pell-grants; "churches" and other "houses of worship" are tax-exempt; blue laws on "Sunday"; teachers may not display or read from the "Bible" or "Koran"; notices of a "religious" nature may not be posted on the city employees board; soldiers will not defame "Islam Religion" while in Iraq; "places of worship" may not discriminate in hiring; Public Expression of "Religion" Act; students may not quote "scripture" at Commencement; etc.; etc..
• Anything spontaneous therefore, that any of the People perform, alone or associated together (even at their place of work within government) Regarding Religion (or their disdain for any of it) (as long as they are not violent in some way, publicly vulgar, or stealing) IS LEGAL \ CONSTITUTIONAL! As there is NO Law that says they can't practice such. If there was any law it would be UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
• There isn't anything beyond the U.S. Constitution that will protect Our Religious Freedom any Further or Better.  Finagling or Tampering with that can only cause problems!
• Those that hire may always fire without giving a specific reason; Those that rent may evict.
• You got the idea? GOOD!
• Read my post of Dec. 19, 2005......Pres. Bush - No Conservative Thanks

Second Amendment for Dummies

• Please Open Your Constitution and refer to the 2nd amendment.
• 'A well regulated militia(read the definition of the word militia)' means: The most well-oiled, largest, best force possible to maintain Our Freedom and repel Aggression effectively at all times of dire straits are 'The People', the Citizenry (this group also contains all trained individuals that have returned to civilian life and hunters) which are everywhere, ready to go, to fight at a moment's notice (recall Mr. Revere). To fight anything or anybody that would enslave them! Otherwise, the People are open to any despot that would roll in and rule over them (us). This possibly would include our own government as T. Jefferson warned in The Declaration of Independence.
• 'Arms' are any weapon that may be carried by a walking man, and are of the same type and grades that are current and routinely issued to soldiers of the Regular Army units (this includes as well, National Guard, Reserve Units).
• The Way Shown to Achieve the Fact of the first phrase: 'To keep and bear' (wear here to there without question), A 'Right' 'of the PEOPLE' (AMERICANS, not the states, governors, or National-guard paid troops) that "shall not be infringed"!

AS BASEBALL GOES - SO GOES AMERICA

We can now tell after the several seasons of inter league play in Major League Baseball, that one league's (the American League) rules, which they play under, puts those teams at an advantage and the National League teams at a disadvantage when they meet. Even this season (2008) we see the American League teams again taking the lion's share of victories during inter league play. This doesn't mean that the DH rule makes a better baseball watching experience, it simply means that the use of that rule gives an advantage to those teams that have been playing under it by the time inter league ball comes around.

In the National League (plays the tried & true standard baseball - no DH rule), the pitchers must take a turn at bat. They swing the bat, they run the bases. In the American League where the DH rule is in use, the pitchers just pitch and then sit down till the next inning. That difference alone gives the meeting of AL teams and NL teams, to the AL. The AL pitchers are rested, whereas the NL pitchers have made more exertions leading up to inter league play! After standing in the batters box, concentrating on hitting (which is the exact opposite of pitching) and base running, a pitchers stride is interrupted. Multiply that by the number of games leading up to inter league play and NL pitchers are less focused to a degree on their pitching (as they are part of the team and bat). It's not that the DH rule makes 'better' pitchers, it only means that operating under other conditions and rules creates a different game.

Also, the AL teams will almost always do better in pinch hit situations, due to the fact that they already have players on the bench that have been batting regularly and exclusively as the designated hitter. Whereas a utility player and pinch hitter in the NL may have been sitting on the bench for two nights and more, possibly.

All this doesn't mean that the use of the DH Rule makes for a better baseball game, it doesn't. If you are not interested in the intricacies and strategies of the original game, but only enjoy the superficial aspects of pitching & hitting, then the DH game is for you. However you might as well go out and just see a home-run derby and will enjoy it more. The pitcher is not more or less important than all the other positions and he should bat! We've grown to know that an Afro-American is not more or less important than an Italian-American emigrant. The Ball Diamond is an equalizer. From all walks of life we've met and played the game. Our Original American Game of Baseball is and has always been a 'Team Sport', where everybody gets their 'Ups', with nine players and nine innings per side. Whoever it was that introduced this tenth player, the designated hitter into our national pastime is Anti-American. Our Game as Our Nation must be Unified and be as ONE! Where Every ONE gets their UPs and we ALL take our LUMPs TOGETHER! also read post: Major League Baseball and NFL REORGANIZATION

How to Bring Gasoline Way-Down.

We have no leadership in the USA! Our elected officials are suppose to watch out for the General Welfare of the People! Because of the effect the private campaign financing system that has evolved, our leadership now consists of the 'Take the Money & Run' type personalities. Why would our leaders allow gasoline prices to get out of hand like it has, and we're being told by them, "You peons have seen nothing yet"! Either they are complete morons (and can't figure out how to solve the problem), or they are pocketing somehow the money we are paying at the pump or are already so wealthy that the gasoline prices haven't pinched them yet, and are buying into Al Gore's preaching that the U.S. must lead by example and force gas prices so high that the peons can't pollute the planet anymore. What they don't see in that regard is that the other nations don't operate the same as the U.S. and Americans are left bearing the pain at the pump when others are drilling and refining more of their own oil. But the Eco-Loonies(they believe they are going to save their own skin at the expense of everyone Else's) are running America and the World following, into the ground! These prices not only effect our personal auto budgets, but will begin a irreversible snowball effect raising every thing involving travel and transport, which is just about the price of everything. That will then weaken our ability to wage overseas military operations. Thus localized warfare will begin to spread across the globe as no superpower will be around to police such situations. With local warfare comes the inability to plant and grow crops. Famine will result. I mentioned our political campaign & election system is now completely eroded from within, and we are getting the kind of politicians that only know how to raise instant cash and spend it foolishly. Not the type of Common Sense people that know basic right from wrong, and stick to it! As an example of the foolish type of thinkers we now have in our legislatures, most will jump on any idea whether they have tied to think it through or not, only if it is the latest fad idea, or if it will somehow fill their pocketbook, no matter if it is right or wrong. For example, recently most every legislator jumped on this bandwagon of 'putting food down inside some fuel-tank or another'. They all praised it and took credit for it. I ran for office myself (I didn't have money to spend on yard signs & radiomercials, etc.), but told my audience that was a damn stupid idea of taking our God given produce and sticking it into a contraption to make it go up in flame in an instant. Whereas the purpose of the sustenance of the ground, sunshine, and rain the Lord gives us is for our bodies fuel alone. Now look what's happening. The cost of food is moving up & up because these moron legislators are only out for the buck, and are not of the mind to do right from wrong. As well, using extensive acreage of arable land for the inexhaustible appetite of the Internal Combustion Engine will wear out the soil so much more rapidly, it may not be good for growing 'anything' within fifteen years, resulting in more famine (and deaths worldwide and here in the U.S.) Don't laugh, I'm telling you so. How to bring down gasoline prices, so that inflation on everything doesn't throw the planet into war & starvation within Fifteen years; Well I will tell you: Common Sense that isn't so common these days. #1 Do not give government subsidies or tax-breaks to already rich Oil Business People. #2 Deregulate the whole Energy field (allow the market place-engine to work) and remove disincentive rules and laws to refining, drilling, exploration. #3 When we are dead out of oil, alright then worry, but until that point don't tell the people we are, and don't act falsely like we are. #4 Give no foreign aid to(except for natural disasters) , borrow money from, or sell military items to governments that are not democratic and do not extend human rights (As are in Our Bill of Rights, especially Religion, Speech, & Assembly) to it's Citizens. Kowtowing to Saudi Arabia, and the like will only come back on us in a big, bad way. As it is already doing, IE. 9-11, Iraq war, etc.. #5 Accommodate the Caribou, as best as possible and drill in ANWR. Build new Refineries. I live in NW Missouri, and it's said a large oil reservoir is under here. It's everywhere, we are not running out! But, open up the marketplace (not try & force it in one way or another) and it will solve our energy problems all by itself, with every new invention, resource, etc.. #6 Let's change our election system, so it can work for and not against us (this controls everything about our society). We can no longer put every elected office up for the highest bidder to take and use as their own private possession. The playing field Must be Level! Have office seeking candidates be chosen at random (form of sortition) for a predetermined number to appear on the ballot. Then all given equal media coverage run by an independent state agency, so everyone rich or poor is on an equal footing. Our generation Must make this advance on the road of democracy. {read blog entry Oct. 26, 2009 - Public Sponsored Election Campaigns} #7 During the administration of Andy Jackson was the only time in our history when we had zero national debt. Yet now it is at a point where inflation can not be held back. THE GOAL of our next Congress, President, Supreme Court, States, and All The People MUST BE to Pay Down steadily, consistently, reliably, over time, until it is GONE. If we Do not right away, we will have Dooddly-Squat to say on the World Scene very Soon. The Baby Boomers have been Coddled since we drew our first air; however, those of us that are set for life by this time must be taxed, and taxed well. The poor of our nation are not going to provide the funds to save our culture. I support a true proportional income tax, (so-called fair sales tax is completely regressive) where ALL individuals rich or poor (no tax on business or organizations) are taxed at the same percentage on their total yearly increase. No exemptions, shelters, etc., etc.. You, whoever you are in charge, I have this to say to you: Crime Never Pays

GOD has Consumed Me. -- What Do I Do Now?

I think I should listen for His Voice Within, and Obey! That's Good Advise for Anybody, Anytime.