I’m not sure who the next President will be but from the looks of it, we’re in for another few years of bull and shit. Not one candidate seems like they have all of their ducks in a row and only a couple of them have the ability to cause change. We need change and if the new President can’t deliver it then we’re in for a few more years of bull and shit.

You’re probably sitting there reading this post thinking about how qualified the candidate you’re going to vote for is. Really?

Let’s say we get Hillary in office and she actually attempts to make good with her promise of better health care and bringing our troops home. Does she have the will and support to accomplish either of these tasks? I’m not saying she would make a bad President but I’m pretty confident that she can’t deliver much more than bull and shit. Seriously – look what she delivered the last time she went up against health care – what’s that? You can’t see anything? Oh, well that’s because she delivered shit and it’s been picked up and thrown away since.

Mitt Romney, to me, looks and acts like a character; I’m not quite sure he knows what’s going on or that he cares. Is his hair always that slick? It seems like he rambles a lot and is pretty indecisive. He keeps talking about his business experience, which may be good, but I’m not too sure the next Presidents main mission is going to be to create jobs or streamline the economy. These things will be important but I think the most important decisions made by our next President will be about foreign affairs.

Dr. Ron Paul can’t be serious – are you, Doc? Although I like the guy and think his presidency could do some good, and be entertaining, I just can’t take many of his beliefs serious. This guy thinks he’s going to change the world in four years and I just don’t see that any of what he talks about is worth the conversation. Do you think he can really get rid of the IRS? Has he met the IRS? I haven’t, but the horror stories keep their name out of my mouth and would likely keep anyone from talking about them the way Paul does. Maybe he’s not worried because his accountant takes full blame if something comes up, but you best be careful Paul. I think Presidents should talk about realistic goals and promise realistic things. I got an idea! In addition to getting rid of every government agency why don’t we try to get Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to embrace Jewish believes and convert!

John McCain seems like he’s the most qualified to deal with, in my opinion, our nation’s most important issues but I don’t think he has a fighting chance with the current congress and our nation’s believes. His support for the war doesn’t sit well with most Americans. In addition, for some odd reason, everyone thinks the poor guy is a hop, skip and a jump away from death. He looks healthy to me – alright you caught me – I like McCain as the GOP’s main guy, but I’m not sure he’s the one.

On to the candidate that seems to have the most promise – Barack Obama. From what I’ve seen he’s well spoken, articulate and can capture the attention of an audience. He seems to be a leader, and along with McCain, might be our best bet, but does he have the experience and get the respect needed to deliver on his promises? Is that email going around about his Muslim believes true? If so what’s wrong with a Muslim President – did the email mention he was an extremist? If so, at least he’s committed; his book reads well too.

Our next President is going to give us nothing but bull and shit because for years and years now that’s all we’ve got from most Presidents. It’s not entirely their fault; most of what they try to do gets kicked out by Congress. Bush wasn’t the first President to deliver only a few promises – I think most of them have failed. It’s just more important now than it has ever been because our nation is in trouble of losing more power, face and fans. We need change and a leader that can bring it. We need to restore our once great reputation and our forgotten eagerness to help others or our influence and ability to do anything on the global stage will slowly fade.

What leader do you think is bull and shitless?

JG

The following is the skinny on the Federal Reserve and the Federal Reserve Act.

Founded in 1913 the Federal Reserve is to: furnish an elastic currency (abandon the gold standard), allow for rediscounting commercial paper (create new money at will), and supervise banking in the United States (expand credit).

The truth is that since the creation of the Federal Reserve, Americans have fallen to the mercy of cyclical monetary policy and recessive economic conditions. In other words, it is because the Federal Reserve consistently floods the market with money that artificial growth, in various sectors, is followed by recession. This is a direct cause of the devaluation of the dollar and the increase to the national deficit.

Paul wishes to put an end to the domestic issues and political ramifications that Federal Reserve policies have on the United States. He realizes that without a gold standard, congress is free to continue spending recklessly; under the assumption that monetary expansion will correct the negative infringement on the economy.

In a statement presented to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002, titled Abolish the Federal Reserve, Paul noted, “policy should only permit currency backed by stable commodities such as silver and gold to be used as legal tender.” Why silver, why gold?

Because precious metal is what the market chose! Remember the term laissez-faire? If not, here is the Encarta Dictionary definition: the principle that the economy works best if private industry is not regulated and markets are free.

Dr. Ron Paul is no idiot. He merely sees through big business lobbyists and supporters, and attends to the people who truly matter—you and me. His theories on how to address the issues which affect American’s, aren’t to favor his personal objectives or to help secure his legacy; they are to better the lives of those he is sworn to represent—the citizens of the United States of America.

RJ

The branches within our government are supposed to balance the government and make sure that no person or party gains too much power, but are they supposed to act like wee little lads and cause problems just because they didn’t get their way in the past? Over the past several years I’ve read many articles and have seen several news broadcasts stating that branch X or politician X is going to make it hard for something to pass because that’s what was done to them in the past. Okay, Poli-idiots let’s just step back and remember why you were elected or appointed – to make decisions and initiate programs that are in the best interest of our nation and not your ego.

I got an idea; let’s spend millions and billions of dollars on researching eggs in Indonesia or on finding a way to grow greener grass. Let’s not focus all of our money and resources on things that will directly and immediately affect or nation. Who cares if our kids won’t have the same luxuries that our families have enjoyed for generations. Who cares if America is no longer a leader in technology or that our economy is slowly crumbling, let’s just keep bickering and not getting things done. What’s another year?

I’m not too sure if Presidential candidates used to act like little lassies before I was around, but I find it hard to believe that George Washington, Abraham Lincoln or FDR would run commercials that took deliberate stabs and their competition. I’m pretty sure that these men had principles and knew that our nation needed leaders as opposed to creative attacks on presidential candidates. I’m not sure about you, but I’m looking for a politician that can stand up and act as an adult would – can’t we get a role model? Is there a candidate that can talk about what our nation needs and how they’re going to address it as opposed to what X did and how that makes them unfit to lead our nation? I’ll admit that some candidates have given their opponents some nice compliments and that not all candidates take part in the name calling – when I see this happen, I listen a lot more.

I don’t know; I just wish we had a government of leaders with vision, focus, motivation and principles; a government that sees that our nation is faltering and realizes that it’s only a matter of time before we lose global influence and freedoms we’ve always enjoyed. Where are the leaders that can unite our nation and realize that a united nation is more powerful and more influential, leaders that understand that they need to work together and that aren’t afraid of losing a friend or two as opposed to selling out a nation? Where are our leaders of the past? We need leaders that make decisions and don’t take those decisions back when the media throws a little criticism in their face, but most importantly we need leaders that can lead and can be looked up to. Cheers to the Poli-idiots of today as it looks like they’re all we have!

I know, I know … I mean How F’d Are We anyway?
JG

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We plan on having fun and might even engage in some political satire from time-to-time but our underlying message needs to be remembered – our nation is faltering from a lack of strong leadership, weak parenting, bad decisions and a whole pile of crap I’m hoping many of you will mention. We are fortunate that many Americans recognize our nation’s faults and thousands are working to make a difference, however, our country is in need of real change and real solutions or we will keep seeing less than real results.

As a world leader we need to act as leaders do. We need to take necessary steps so that the world will follow and trust us once again. We need to lead our nation in the right direction so that we can once again be looked up to. Our nation is no longer great and it is because we are divided. We need change and the only way to is for us to voice our opinion and figure out, through posting and comments, what should be done. Long live America – the free, the proud and the brave.

Let’s get the ball rolling before it’s too late – who do you think can lead our nation in ’08?

JG