Here I Sit... Past, Present, Future

Here I sit, plunking on a Bluetooth keyboard in front of a fully computerized entertainment system that can send digitalized sound and video into any room of my house at my mere command. It's Christmas Eve in the foothills of the Southern Cascades, and the bitter chill of the night nips at my sweatered bod, while wafts of warm wood stove heat inch their way down the hallway from living room to study.... And, as my weathered old hands slam their two principle digits upon the keys in front of me, my mind wanders back to my childhood and the cold, metal keys of a black typewriter upon which I wrote my first entry into the oblivion of time.

The mind wanders and remembers... creating my own ukulele at the local community center that was filled with those, old and young, who wanted to assemble their hearts and minds in a joint venture to fill the nights with Arthur Godfrey's music. Saturday nights were bingo nights and, sometimes, I even got to call the numbers. The key ingredient to those days, now that I look back, is that the locals all got together and did something; either it was entertaining or it was productive.

I really want to go on with this dialogue, because I feel that it has a valid point that we all need to sit back and consider. But, as I move on into the "today," I get angry. I find it difficult to express my feelings while displaying my frustrations in that we have allowed our evolution as a species to transcend our values as humans.

And, now I want to preach. About why we are who we are today, and why we are not functioning as a civilized and organized society.

Have you seen the latest iPod?

GOD BLESS AMERICA AT CHRISTMAS TIME. MAY WE RELEARN THE VALUES OF THE PAST AND RENEW OUR LIVES ON A POSITIVE PATH OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY STRENGTHS AND BELIEFS.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

The United States of America Does Not Exist

There are voices in the country who insist that the concept of God had no basis and no grounds to be included as one of the fundamental principles upon which the country was fraudulently founded. The argument here is that the new country intended to incscript "Freedom From" religion as opposed to "Freedom OF" religion.

Other voices, although some of the same, are now insisting that the "right to bear arms" was intended only to apply to the ability to create militias and to those who would join. Therefore, the argument continues, we need to turn in our guns and surrender to the atheists.

Equal justice for all? The right to declare war? Freedom of speech? Every basic cornerstone upon which the United States was founded has been successfully attacked in our Court system. Although the degrees to which these American rights have been infringed varies, the plain simple fact is that the country that our forefathers envisioned does not agree with the country that exists today.

Therefore, it follows that our Courts have incrementally ruled our Constitution to be invalid. That being the case, this "country" cannot exist. No constitution, no government, no USA.

Unless there is a sufficient number of "citizens" of this country who are ready to set the facts straight, and to stand up for the foundations upon which this country was founded, I submit that we must be governed by the Sovereign Nations of Native America.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

National Health Care

When you take a close and analytical look at the government-run programs for the people, you can't help but admit that they have royally screwed up:

Social Security

Medicare

Welfare

Education

Actually..... that's quite a chunk in and of itself but, you and I both know that the list goes on, and on, and on.......

Now, they want National Health Care. They want to tell me what doctor I can see, what hospital I can go to, what drugs I can take.

This latest move just puts us one giant step closer to pure socialism. The next thing you know, our flag will consist of a sickle and a star.

We Americans have a responsibility to our children and grandchildren to put a stop to this mindless mad rush to open the door to more government control of our lives. We need to do it.... now.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

Thanksgiving: A National Day of Disgrace

It's traditional. All of us Americans with European ancestry have been celebrating the coming together of our culture and Indian culture for almost four centuries now. A whole lot of turkey on the table, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, wild rice, stuffing, cranberries, corn bread, and mince meat pie for dessert; a highball before dinner, a few glasses of white wine with dinner, and an eggnog or two after dinner; all tempered with stories of Thanksgivings past and our deep, kindred and spiritual relationship with Tonto and Beaver and the rest of the Indians.

In northern Nevada in the mid 1800's, the United States Government placed a $100 bounty on Indian heads and scalps. In northern California during the same time period, Indians were herded off to the San Francisco Bay area under the promise of a better world; most of them were slaughtered. In the Southeast, thousands of Choctaws and other Florida & Mississippi natives were marched into Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. Please pass the butter and the sour cream.

While the Supreme Court was trying to untangle the web of broken treaties and endless lies, it came to the conclusion that the United States Government had a fundamental obligation to care for Indians. Out of this was born the Bureau of Indian Affairs staffed by our white ancestors, most of which had never seen an Indian and pictured them as being savage Aborigines. The Government was not pleased with its new and unwelcome burden and took its anger out through discriminatory and despairingly shabby treatment of its new charges.

Oh, but this is 2007 and Indians have casinos and they are all filthy rich, those damned Indians. The fact is that most tribes do not have casinos and live in areas where they are economically depressed and physically isolated from the rest of us. And the Federal government, charged with taking care of Indians, spends less per capita on health care than it spends on health care for illegal aliens who reside in our jails. The Federal laws governing basic justice in Indian Country are so archaic that Indians essentially have no law, order, or justice. Educational funding has been declining on a per capita basis for Indians every year, but funding for other ethnic minorities including blacks, legal Hispanics, and illegal aliens has been increasing. Could I have a little bit more of that gravy, please?

On most reservation lands, 50% or more of the residents live at, or below, the poverty level. Drug and alcohol addiction runs rampant and uncountered; unemployment tops 20%. Domestic abuse, incest, violence against women and children.... they are the norm as opposed to the exception. We have stripped them of their culture, their language, their tradition, their sacred places, their pride, their dignity, and their humanity. I'm actually used to having some whipped cream for my pie, thank you very much.

Every single category of humanity in America has it much better off than the American Indian. The fact is that the children and grandchildren of the famous "Code Talkers" who saved our asses in the "Big War" are treated by us, those whose asses were saved, like dogs in comparison to illegal aliens, prisoners of war, and murderers on death row. Those guys get all of the education they want, great health care, free lawyers.... and they have many rights that we deny Native Americans.

Thanksgiving, we tell ourselves, is that day when the Indians welcomed our ancestors onto this land, and we all lived happily ever after. But, if you ask an Indian what he thinks about Thanksgiving, he'll undoubtedly give you the courtesy of not answering.

Well, if you have even the slightest twinge of guilt after reading this, you need to write your Congressman to demand some changes.

Now, please pass the Alka Seltzer, because that's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

Washington Needs a Change of Sheets

While our system of government is not broken, those who run it undeniably are.

The list of symptoms is endless. Corruption exists at every level. The word "ethical" exited the scene ages ago. Stories of torrid sex, traded for political favors, abound. Those who stand up against the status quo are crushed like aluminum cans in a scrap yard. And, the attitude of elected and appointed government officials toward the citizens who got them to where they are, is disgustingly cavalier.

The American public is fed up. We want our country back. That message was vividly clear in the last election when dozens of incumbents were turned out of office. Since most of the incumbents were Republicans at that time, the Democrats chose to declare victory for their own selfish interests and they totally missed the message that the public intended them and the rest of Washington to hear.

We're tired of the lies. We're tired of a political machine that takes us to war and prevents our troops from fighting to win. We're tired of a government that allows our borders to be penetrated by illegals on a continuing daily basis, and that expects us to pay for their care while denying those who wish to come here legally an opportunity to do so. We're tired of illegal foreign contributions to political campaigns. We're tired of judges being bought off by well-heeled offenders. We're tired of the endless burden that the middle class is saddled with in inequitable taxation. We're tired of the organized and undefended chipping away of our national ethics, morals, and religious freedom.

Those of us who remember the greatness of America the Beautiful, the "baby boomers," comprise an enormous political influence in this country, and it is time for us to exercise it. Regardless of your political philosophy, be it liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican or Independent, this is the time to band together and vote the incumbent sickos out of office at the primary level. We don't need experience in Washington..... We need a fresh, inexperienced approach that will provide fresh and new answers to our national ills.

"Business as usual" simply has to go to.

Help us take our country back. Don't change our government; change those who govern. Vote all incumbents out.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

Presidential Candidates Lack Pizazz

There's not a single Presidential candidate who has charisma, charm, energy, or pizazz. None of them stands out in a positive way above any of the others, although some stand out in a negative way below all of the others. Just look at them when they are speaking and listen to the inflections in their voices.... blah. Even they are not being passionate about the 2008 elections.

As for the Democrats, they all sound as if their speeches have been made out of the same mold. As for the Republicans, all of their speeches are moldy. No one wants to take a serious stand on anything..... If one makes a statement today and the other candidates in the field all poop on the idea tomorrow, the one with the stand will waffle within 48 hours. Even my great hope, Fred Thompson, is disappointing.

Maybe Monica Lewinsky should run? Certainly, she must have learned SOMETHING under Bill, if you'll pardon the play on words. And, she had charisma. She could charm the wrapper off of any cigar, believe you me.

So far, this Presidential politcking season is about as exciting as watching grass grow.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

Liberal Thinking on Double Standards

You've heard the story before.... The punishment is greater for certain drug crimes than it is for manslaughter. Therefore, the argument goes, the punishment for those drug crimes needs to be reduced. And, I say, as many Americans have said before me.... "Horse shit."

I was reading an article in the October 8th US NEWS & WORLD REPORT about double standards, wherein the disparity is between a limit of possession of 50 grams of crack coke vs if he had 56 grams of powder cocaine is that his sentence would be about 1-100th as long for the latter. The article suggests that the penalty for the 56 grams of crack coke possession therefore needs to be reduced.

WHY DOESN'T THE PENALTY FOR POSSESSION OF POWDERED COKE NEED TO BE INCREASED? Am I missing something here? Why do we automatically presume that, if there is a disparity in the penalties of laws, you need to adjust downward? Doesn't anyone understand what damage 56 grams of crack coke can do? Sociologically, economically, ethically, religiously... How can we be so dumb as to suggest that the possession of that much crack coke should result only in a few days of jail time vs years?

Further, if a guy is going to do years in jail for possession of crack coke, what in the Sam Hades makes you think that manslaughter should be days or weeks or months.... Why should it also not be years?

This liberal way of looking at things is totally out of whack with the real world and with true justice.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

Americans Are Pigs?

Don't know who wrote this, but it's hard to beat....

No Free lunch There was a Chemistry professor in a large college that had some Exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Prof noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back and stretching as if his back hurt. The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in his native country who were trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new communist government.

In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange question. He asked, 'Do you know how to catch wild pigs?'

The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line. The young man said this was no joke.'You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming. When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence. They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last side. The pigs, who are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat, you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd.

Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity.

The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening to America. The government keeps pushing us toward Communism/socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc. While we continually lose our freedoms- just a little at a time.

No Presidential Candidate is Worth Voting For!

On October 13, 2007

That's ...
MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

Hillary Flunks Basic Clinton Test

After "discovering" that her campaign had received over $850,000 in illegal contributions, Hillary had the money sent back. She declined, however, to name the source(s). Bill would have said, "Hell, some goddammed Chinaman gave it to me at a bhuddist gathering. Al arranged it."

For the record, Bill would not have returned the money, either.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

Protectionism is NOT a Social Disease!

There is a price for liberty.... blood. There is an even bigger price for maintaining it....

constant vigil.

Every single day, someone attempts to chip away at some facet of our American fiber. Every single day, it seems, someone succeeds. Being a nation of laws, we enact and enforce laws to protect our society from the dangers that lurk. We ensure that our citizens have access to good jobs, the right to practice free speech and religion, safety from crime, and countless potential infringements upon our liberty and pursuit of happiness.

The year is 2007. If one is arrested for crime, and if he has access to a good attorney, money, or political sway, he is out scott-free within hours and that is the end of it. If someone crosses our border illegally, we put him in a warm home and reward him with social security benefits and medical care. And, most recently, if an American goes to school to get a commercial license to drive a truck in this country for a living, we reward him by letting in people from other countries where strict regulations do not apply, and we allow them to.... drive a truck and to take away the job from the American.

This is the last straw. It's not just about lettuce anymore. It's about letting someone in from another country to take YOUR job, because they will do it for less.

Americans, we have lost our way, and we're on the verge of losing our liberty.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

VIGILANCE IS NOT DUMB

Tribal elections were imminent. A group of bullying, threatening dissidents were trying to gain control of the tribal government. A significant portion of the dissident group were alleged to have ties to Mexican gangs. One of the dissidents had recently brandished a loaded pistol and threatened to blow the head off of a member of the opposing incumbents. A recent protest had ended with an assault on a tribal official. Telephone calls were made to the tribal offices threatening a violent takeover.

Against this backdrop, the Tribal Administrator convinced the council that the tribe's offices should be closed until after the elections in the interest of public safety. One of the Council vocally objected, saying the Council shouldn't be intimidated by the bullies. He dismissed the facts that the rear door to the building had been found mysteriously unlocked, that members of the dissident group had been taking pictures of the outside and inside of the building the day before, and that one of the dissidents had been bragging about the fact that she soon was going to be the new person in charge. Law enforcement agencies and the Bureau of Indian Affairs were notified of the threats and the office closure.

Election day came and went without any incidents at the tribal offices. The council member who had voted against closing the office reminded everyone of his displeasure. "I told you it was a dumb idea! Nothing happened!"

That nothing happened probably had more to do with the proactive observations and actions of the Tribal Administrator than the council member realized. Just a few years before, another dissident group had stormed the office and taken financial records, membership lists and other important government documents. The ousted and proper government spent months in trying to regain control, while the Federal government froze vital funding to the tribe and members were left without vital services.

Vigilance is not dumb. The fact that there have been no more World Trade Center disasters since 2001 is more a testimony to proactive steps taken in its aftermath than any other possibility. There have been countless, but rarely mentioned, attempts to bring injury to our country since September 11, 2001. Those attempts were thwarted due to improved detection methods, better intelligence gathering, and intensified training.

Anyone who suggests that we scale back our national security because there have been no further internal attacks IS dumb.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

All Those Gas Price Fixit Emails; The REAL Answer to High Gas Prices

You must have seen this one 20 times. Boycott Exxon and Mobile and their profits will plummet and their stock will take a dump and the world will have the message that we are tired of high gas prices. If only it would work, but it won't and innocent people will get hurt in the process.

What about Joe, the independent station owner? When you boycott him, he loses a marginal profit at the pump and all of the profit that he depends on inside his convenience store. But, Exxon and Mobile will just sell more of their gas on the spot market or enter into agreements to sell gas to Shell, ARCO etc whose sales will be up as a result of this boycott.

Don't buy gas for a day? Everyone will just buy it a day earlier or a day later, nothing will change.

Here are two real solutions. I prefer the first one. The oil companies will scream like wounded bananas at both:

(1) Place a national CAP on the gross profit that an oil refining company can make per gallon. This would be a two to five year profit freeze. With stockholders screaming for continued growth in dividends, this not only would force better operating techniques to reduce costs, but would also force a drop in price in order to drive volume of gallons sold.

(2) Organize a two-day national "no driving" event. You don't drive to work.... don't even go to work. Don't go shopping, don't go to the beach.... just park. And, don't fly, don't use public transportation.... either walk, ride a bike, or stay at home. Two days would totally tick off every major business in the country as well as government. The economy would grind to a stand still and everyone would get the message. But, this would take a massive organizational effort. It would also improve air quality for two days.

Either one of these alternatives will work well. I prefer the first because it has a longer effect. The two-day event would likely be forgotten within 90 days and prices would soar back up.

But, we CAN take control of this situation. Let's start by putting the pressure on Congress. I think they'd jump at the chance to turn their attention away from the illegal alien issue.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

Is Obama an Anti-Christ?

Pardon me, but just where does this member of the Democratic Party that has done everything imaginable to destroy Christianity in this country, get off by wagging his damned finger at me and telling me that, as a Christian Conservative, I need to work harder to keep this country together?

Who in the hell does this bigoted son-of-a-bitch think he is?

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, angrily submitted

MEXICANS ARE DYING TO GET IN - A Different Perspective

I may have suspected it in my vast subconscious mind, but I never realized it. When I read it, I was amazed.

Seems that Mexico has lost more population by those heading for the U.S. than by dying on their native Mexican soil every year since 2000. The actual stats: 577,000 head north and 495,000 die in Mexico in an average year.

Here's another interesting tidbit. The higher your income level, the lower your incidence of depression. Illegal Mexicans drawing welfare have a higher percentage of depression than others who draw. The obvious solution to this problem is to raise welfare benefits for illegal Mexicans, while leaving others at the current levels.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

Is There Truth to Global Warming?

Mother Nature does seem to be going haywire. Up in northern California, we had no winter in 2006-2007. Streams are down, fire danger is up... Old timers across the country are all in agreement that winters are milder and precipitation is down.

There are those who pooh pah the idea that greenhouse gas emmissions are to blame for melting of the ice caps. Are they the same folks who stuck their noses in the air when the stories about acid rain started coming out?

We really need to get the answers. Is our need for energy contributing to global warming? If that's the case and if temperatures keep going up, we are going to be using more energy to try and cool ourselves down and we could be feeding into a vicious cycle.

As disagreeable as the answer may be, we need to know.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted

There is No Courage Left in America

No one remaining here has the guts to tell it like it is. Everyone simply must be politically correct; to do otherwise is to be scorned and ostracized.

No one remaining here is willing to stand up and fight for what is morally and ethically correct. If you stand firmly on the ground of your principles, you are considered to be a fool. Those who do not so stand, win the game. If no one else lives by the rules, why should I?

It is proper to be hedonistic, to do what ever it is that we want as long as it serves our pleasure. It is wrong to sacrifice even the tiniest bit of self-indulgence in order to preserve law and order. Being able to break the law and to have enough power and money to get away with it is the supreme pleasure.

God and Christianity are profane and must be removed from our vocabulary and our lives.

There is no courage left here to fight the battles that must fought in order to preserve the very foundation upon which this country was built. Everyone and anyone who has that kind of courage is in Iraq, or Afghanistan, or in some other remote and dangeous place, fighting for our rights to be bigots and cowards.

This Memorial Day, let's shit on their plates.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfull submitted

Why Reid Can't Go Back to Searchlight

If you lived in Nevada, you'll remember those "down home" ads about Harry Reid and Searchlight, Nevada. That's a small town between Las Vegas and nowhere. And the ads that asked Nevada residents to vote for Harry to be reelected were quick to point out that good old Harry was a true, down home Nevadan.

These days, "Good Old Harry" is not all that welcome in Searchlight. Why? Ask any resident and they'll tell you that they are 100% patriotic and they stand behind their military. The way they see it, Harry is a traitor. And, Harry became a traitor when he turned his back on the United States Armed Forces by saying that "they have lost the war in Iraq."

Basically, "Good Old Harry" has sold out everything that the entire State of Nevada believes in. At least, that's what most Nevadan's will say today.

Why, then, has he not been recalled? Don't ask me. After 36 years in Nevada, I got tired of the guy and I left the state.

Anyone want to hear the story about "Mr. Clean" and the mob and a wiretap when Harry was on the Nevada Gaming Commission?

Impeach CONGRESS!

We voted the other idiots out because they were too damned busy playing BS political games to do the job that we sent them there to do. The new guys think we voted THEM in not because we wanted change, but because we wanted them to screw off even more.

NO ONE IN WASHINGTON HAS A MANDATE TO SCREW OFF ON OUR TAX MONEY!

Either knock it off and get back to work, or get out!

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION!

Why America Needs Hillary

To Give Us Our Humility

• 
  "Where is the Goddamn fucking flag? I want the Goddamn fucking flag up every fucking morning at fucking sunrise."(From the book "Inside The White House" by Ronald Kessler, p. 244 - Hillary to the staff at th e Arkansas Governor's mansion on Labor Day, 1991

• "You sold out, you mother fucker! You sold out!"From the book "Inside" by Joseph Califano, p. 213 - Hillary yelling at Democrat lawyer.

• "I have to admit that a good deal of what my husband and I have learned [about Islam] has come from our daughter."(TruthInMedia.org 8/8/1999 - Hillary at a White House function, proudly tells some Muslim groups she is gaining a greater appreciation of Islam because Chelsea was then taking a class on the "religion of peace")

• "Fuck off! It's enough that I have to see you shit-kickers every day, I'm not going to talk to you too!! Just do your Goddamn job and keep your mouth shut."(From the book "American Evita" by Christopher Anderson, p. 90 - Hillary to her State Trooper bodyguards after one of them greeted her with "Good morning."

• "You fucking idiot!"(From the book "Crossfire" p. 84 - Hillary to a State Trooper who was driving her to an event.)

• "If you want to remain on this detail, get your fucking ass over here and grab those bags!"(From the book "The First Partner" p. 259 - Hillary to a Secret Service Agent who was reluctant to carry her luggage because he wanted to keep his hands free in case of an incident.)"

• Get fucked! Get the fuck out of my way!!! Get out of my face!!!"(From the book "Hillary's Scheme" p. 89 - Hillary's various comments to her Secret Service detail agents.)

• "Stay the fuck back, stay the fuck away from me! Don't come within ten yards of me, or else! Just fucking do as I say, Okay!!!?"(From the book "Unlimited Access", by Clinton FBI Agent in Charge, Gary Aldrige, p. 139 - Hillary screaming at her Secret Service detail.)

• "Many of you are well enough off that [President Bush's] tax cuts may have helped you. We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to have to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." (Hillary grandstanding at a fund raising speech in San Francisco; SFGate.com 6/28/2004.)

• "Why do I have to keep proving to people that I am not a liar?!"(From the book "The Survivor," by John Harris, p. 382 - Hillary in her 2000 Senate campaign)

• "Where's the miserable cock sucker?"(From the book "The Truth About Hillary" by Edward Klein, p. 5 - Hillary shouting a t a Secret Service officer)

• "No matter what you think about the Iraq war, there is one thing we can all agree on for the next days - we have to salute the courage and bravery of those who are risking their lives to vote and those brave Iraqi and American soldiers fighting to protect their right to vote.(Was posted on Hillary Clinton's senate.gov web site on 1/28/05)

• "Put this on the ground! I left my sunglasses in the limo. I need those sunglasses. We need to go back!"(From the book "Dereliction of Duty" p. 71-72 - Hillary to Marine One helicopter pilot to turn back while en route to Air Force One.)

• "A right-wing network was after his presidency...including perverting the Constitution."(To Barbara Walters about the Republicans who impeached her husband; 20/20, ABC 6/8/2003.)

• "Son of a bitch."(From the book "American Evita" by Christopher Anderson, p. 259 - Hillary's opinion of President George W. Bush when she found out he secretly visited Iraq just days before her highly publicized trip to Iraq)

• "What are you doing inviting these people into my home? These people are our enemies! They are trying to destroy us!"(From the book "The Survivor" by John Harris, p. 99 - Hillary screaming to an aide, when she found out that some Republicans had been invited to the Clinton White House)

• "I mean, you've got a conservative and right-wing press presence with really nothing on the other end of the political spectrum."(C-Span, 1/19/1997 - Hillary complains about the mainstream media, which are all conservatives in her opinion)

• "Come on Bill, put your dick up! You can't fuck her here!!"(From the book "Inside The White House" by Ronald Kessler, p. 243 - Hillary to Gov. Clinton when she spots him talking with an attractive female at an Arkansas political rally)

• "You know, I'm going to start thanking the woman who cleans the restroom in the building I work in. I'm going to start thinking of her as a human being” -Hillary Clinton(From the book "The Case Against Hillary Clinton" by Peggy Noonan, p. 55)

• "We are at a stage in history in which remolding society is one of the great challenges facing all of us in the West." (From the book "I've Always Been A Yankee Fan" by Thomas D. Kuiper, p. 119 - During her 1993 commencement address at the University of Texas)

• "The only way to make a difference is to acquire power" (From the book "I've Always Been A Yankee Fan" by Thomas D. Kuiper, p. 68 - Hillary to a friend before starting law school.)

• "We just can't trust the American people to make those types of choices.... Government has to make those choices for people"(From the book "I've Always Been A Yankee Fan" by Thomas D. Kuiper, p. 20 - Hillary to Rep. Dennis Hastert in 1993 discussing her expensive, disastrous taxpayer-funded health care plan)

Will she will pick Martha Stewart as her running mate?

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted...

You Can't Be Trusted, You Thieving American Bastard!

When I was a kid, my first checking account came with no pre-printed name and no checking account number on my checks. I entered that information myself, and the local stores were always willing to take my checks, even without identification. Sometimes, it would take my checks a week or more to clear the bank, but the bank always honored my deposits as soon as I made them.

We, my fellow Americans, the world has changed and we have now been categorized as untrustworthy bums. My, how my character, for one, has changed from being an honest and upstanding citizen to being on the very precipice of criminality! It must be in the air, because you're standing next to me, ready to be booked and jailed!

I went into Wal-Mart the other day and bought a bunch of groceries and goodies, as I have been doing for many years now, and I wrote out a check and.... They asked for my identification. Just last week, I pulled out my identification in anticipation of having to show it, and the clerk told me that the computer recognized my account and that I shouldn't be bothered. "And, thanks for your business, sir." But, on my last visit, their computers suddenly didn't remember me.

Oh well, it was raining outside; maybe that had something to do with it? Not so fast. "Sir," (at least she remembered my name), I need you to sign here."

"What am I signing?" I started fumbling in my pocket for my reading glasses.

"You're signing saying that you know we have already presented your check to your bank and withdrawn the money from your account electronically and that, although I am handing you your check back, you're not going to contest the withdrawal of the funds from the bank."

"Huh? I don't understand. You've already taken the money out of my account? Normally the check clears my bank Monday or Tuesday."

"It's the new policy. Too many people bounce checks."

"I have never bounced a check in my life," I was angered and belittled. The people in line behind me were giving me accusatory stares.

"That's not MY problem," she smiled. "It's yours."

To put it mildly, I was flat pissed-off. But, that's not the end of the story.

My bank is U.S. Bank. I've been a customer there for years. I keep an extra couple of hundred bucks in my account... don't even carry it on my register. So, I don't bounce checks. And, I have never had a deposit that didn't clear, either. As a matter of fact, my employer has over $5,000,000 on deposit in that same bank. One Friday, after I had made several major purchases, I stopped by the bank to deposit a $2,000 payroll check from my employer. I also asked them to transfer $740 from my account to my landlord's account, (he also banks at U.S. Bank). They accomodated my request.

A few days later, I got an overdraft notice at the bank. Upon investigation, it turned out that I only had a $600 balance when I went to the bank and deposited my $2,000. So, by their theory, my transfer of $740 to my landlord overdrew my account by $140. "How could that be?" I argued. "I deposited $2,000 at the same time!"

"Oh," they explained, "We don't count your deposits as cleared until the next business day, which would be Monday."

"But, my paycheck is on YOUR bank! My employer has over $5,000,000 here in your bank! And, if you weren't going to honor their check, why did you allow me to transfer $740 to my landlord's account?"

"Oh, we certainly wouldn't want to embarrass you, 'Sir!'"

"So, you charged me $30 for insufficient funds and $30 for your paying a check to my landlord that was drawn on insufficient funds and you didn't say a damned word at the window? I want my damned $60 back and I want an apology!"

"That's not our policy," she smiled. "Have a nice day."

Fact is, the biggest retailer in the country and one of the biggest banks in the country have now determined that I am a deadbeat. But, my fellow American, don't be so smug. They're going to do the same thing to you.

I don't know about you but I, as one of the millions of people who make this national economy work, am sick and tired of the myriad of government and business policies that cause me to be treated like a Jew on the way to the furnace.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully and angrily submitted.

American Politics: Lesson Lost

The plain simple fact of the matter is that we Americans were damned unhappy with the lack of responsive leadership on the part of our elected representatives. We were unhappy with the lack of border control and, specifically, the immigration issue.

We were more than damned unhappy with the constant bickering in Washington and the total lack of needed and meaningful legislation. We were even more than damned unhappy with the name-calling partisan politics and the total lack of ethical behavior on the part of our selected representatives.

So, we voted them out.

The fact that most of the incumbents sent down the street were Republicans does not imply that we like Democrats more than Republicans. The majority of incumbents up for re-election were Republicans; we were unhappy with the above described issues and the incumbent's lack of sound initiative action to deal with them. So, we voted them out.

The Democrats took that action as being a vote for their candidates and support for their platforms.

Now, it's "The borders are no problem, the Democrats are in control, and let us proceed to impeach Bush."

The borders are a problem and we're damned upset that you blind and egotisical Democrats have misconstrued the election mandates.

The rush to impeach Bush serves only to underscore the fact that you new guys are no better than the previous, because you're not addressing the real issues that we are concerned about. Politics as usual?

You folks didn't get the message. The message is that we citizens are sick and tired of having you, the representatives we selected, turn around and act as if our real wants and needs are far less important than your selfish political agendas.

Next election, I guess, well have to show you who's really in charge?

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO TAKE MY AMERICAN TAXPAYING MONEY TO SUPPORT UNAMERICAN ILLEGAL ALIENS. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO KEEP THE BORDERS TO MY COUNTRY OPEN TO AGGRESSION. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO LAY THE BLAMES FOR YOUR INACTIONS AND DISSERVICES AT THE FEET OF ANYONE OTHER THAN YOURSELVES.

And, I don't care whether you're Republican or Democrat or otherwise.

THE ONLY RIGHT YOU HAVE IS TO LISTEN AND RESPOND TO THOSE WHO ELECTED YOU.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.