Merry Christmas President Reagan, Happy Holiday President Obama.

Contrast that with this:



Wow.

Detroit In Ruins

A great visual of what we are headed for if we continue down this road of socialism, as Detroit has already done.

The Real Cost of Public Schools

This article is from 2008, but I just read it and I'm sure the figures are worse than presented in this article. But the article illustrates how much is spent on each child in public schools versus private. Most people think that more money equals better results, this isn't true with government. More money usually means bigger and stronger bureaucracies which means more inefficiency and waste. Children deserve better, and parents deserve options.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/04/AR2008040402921.html

Happy Thanksgiving

In almost every sentence President Washington mentions God, he was so not politically correct. Take the time to read it, it is inspiring. I am so grateful for our country's heritage.

George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to "recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"

Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. 1789.

Brother Harry Reid

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/13/reid-criticizes-mormon-church-proposition-support/?test=latestnews

Draw your own conclusions, but I'm pretty sure people have been excommunicated for less than this.

"Let them eat cake"

How out of touch is Congress? Every local government across the United States has had to make huge cuts in their budgets. People across our country have either lost jobs or taken pay cuts. Hundreds of thousands are unemployed or underemployed. Many are overqualified for the job they have because they can't find jobs in their niche anymore. Everyone is hurting in one way or another. And what does Congress do?...

They vote to give themselves a RAISE!!! OUT. OF. TOUCH.

California...oh California

California ranks as the 48th most business friendly state! Oh wait, there are only 50 states. Dang, that means it is the third worst state to do business in. Only New York and New Jersey are less business friendly.

California is in bad shape financially. I don't think they have balanced a budget in decades. They run out of money and ask voters to bail them out every election in the form of bonds. They aren't changing anything and so it keeps getting worse. They have a very liberal legislature who doesn't know how to stop all the spending. So the legislature organized a commission to figure something out. The commission is proposing something close to a flat tax...OH THE IRONY!!!! A flat tax is about as conservative a policy as you can get. They are abandoning every liberal fiber in them by even mentioning a flat tax.

For those of you who don't know, a flat tax means everyone pays the same tax rate regardless of how much you make. It doesn't really exist anywhere anymore. Opponents say the rich should pay more because they can afford to. Proponents say you shouldn't punish success. Regardless of the arguments, I do think deep down everyone knows that a flat tax is very business friendly...and that is what California is going for.

This is something to watch because if they go forward with this and it helps them, Obama and the liberal legislature are in trouble. This would put a conservative policy to the test, kind of. There are a lot of other factors in Cali that make it very business unfriendly, but still...pretty interesting. If you are into this kind of thing, and if you are still reading you must be a little.