Once upon a time, a Prince asked a beautiful Princess, “ Will you marry me?”
The Princess said, “ NO!”
And so, the Prince lived happily ever after; rode motorcycles; made love to skinny big breasted women; hunted and raced cars; went to naked bars and dated women half his age; drank whiskey, beer and Beefeater Gin and never heard bitching; never paid child support or alimony; ate what he wanted and screwed cheerleaders and kept his house and guns; never got cheated on while he was at work and all his friends and family thought he was friggin’ cool as hell; had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up .....
The end
Socio-Political commentary: A little revolution is a good thing!
Friday, August 12, 2011
A male fairy tale!
Socio-Political commentary on current events and past events that may have influenced the present..
What the new Debt deal Costs
WHAT THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE DIDN’T TELL US!
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Socio-Political commentary on current events and past events that may have influenced the present..
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Subject: Fwd: Fw: TONGUE IN CHEEK - POLITICAL SCIENCE
[This was just too good to pass up!]
Political Science for Dummies
DEMOCRAT: You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. You push for higher taxes so the government can provide cows for everyone.
REPUBLICAN: You have two cows. Your neighbor has none.So?
SOCIALIST: You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.
COMMUNIST: You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is expensive and sour.
CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE: You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.
BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE: You have two cows. Under the new farm program, the government pays you to shoot and then pourthe milk down the drain.
AMERICAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You sell one, lease it back
to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one. You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses. Your stock goes up.
to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one. You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses. Your stock goes up.
FRENCH CORPORATION: You have two cows. You go on strike because you
want three cows. You go to lunch and drink wine. Life is good
JAPANESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains. Most are at the top of their class at cow school.
GERMAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour. Unfortunately, they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.
ITALIAN CORPORATION : You have two cows but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch. Life is good.
RUSSIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You drink some vodka.
You count them and learn you have five cows. You drink some more vodka. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. The Mafia shows up and takes over
however many cows you really have.
You count them and learn you have five cows. You drink some more vodka. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. The Mafia shows up and takes over
however many cows you really have.
TALIBAN CORPORATION: You have all the cows in Afghanistan , which are two. You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts. You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk
production but use the money to buy weapons.
production but use the money to buy weapons.
IRAQI CORPORATION: You have two cows. They go into hiding. They send radio tapes of their mooing.
POLISH CORPORATION: You have two bulls. Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.
BELGIAN CORPORATION: You have one cow. The cow is schizophrenic. Sometimes,the cow thinks he's French; other times he's Flemish. The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow. The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk. The cow asks permission to be cut in half. The cow dies happy.
FLORIDA CORPORATION : You have a black cow and a brown cow. Everyone votes for the best looking one. Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for the black one. Some people vote for both. Somepeople vote for neither. Some people can't figure out how to vote at all. Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the best looking cow.
CALIFORNIA CORPORATION: You have millions of cows. They make real California cheese. Only five speak English. Most are illegal. Arnold likes the ones with the big udders.
Socio-Political commentary on current events and past events that may have influenced the present..
Why is the USA Bankrupt?
A BILLION HERE, A BILLION THERE………
It's easy to dismiss individual programs that benefit non-citizens until they're put together and this picture emerges. Someone did a lot of research to put together all of this data. Often these programs are buried within other programs making them difficult to find.
You think the war in Iraq was costing us too much? Read this:
We have been hammered with the propaganda that it was the Iraq war and the war on terror that is bankrupting us.
I now find that to be RIDICULOUS!
I hope the following 11 reasons are forwarded over and over again until they are read so many times that the reader gets sick of reading them. I also have included the URL's for verification of all the following facts...
It's easy to dismiss individual programs that benefit non-citizens until they're put together and this picture emerges. Someone did a lot of research to put together all of this data. Often these programs are buried within other programs making them difficult to find.
You think the war in Iraq was costing us too much? Read this:
We have been hammered with the propaganda that it was the Iraq war and the war on terror that is bankrupting us.
I now find that to be RIDICULOUS!
I hope the following 11 reasons are forwarded over and over again until they are read so many times that the reader gets sick of reading them. I also have included the URL's for verification of all the following facts...
1.
$11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year by state governments.
Verify at: http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=iic_immigrationissuecenters7fd8 http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=iic_immigrationissuecenters7fd8
11.
The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One million sex crimes committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States.
Verify at:
$11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year by state governments.
Verify at: http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=iic_immigrationissuecenters7fd8 http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=iic_immigrationissuecenters7fd8
2. $22 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps , WIC , and free school lunches for illegal aliens.
Verify at:
Verify at:
3.
$2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.HTML
$2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.HTML
4.
$12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt..0.HTML
$12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt..0.HTML
5.
$17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born
children of illegal aliens , known as anchor babies.
Verify at:
$17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born
children of illegal aliens , known as anchor babies.
Verify at:
6.
$3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/%20TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML
$3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
Verify at:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/%20TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML
7.
30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.CNN..com/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML
30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.CNN..com/TRANscriptS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML
8.
$90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social
services by the American taxpayers.
Verify at: http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.HTML
$90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social
services by the American taxpayers.
Verify at: http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.HTML
9.
$200 Billion dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens.
Verifyat:
$200 Billion dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens.
Verifyat:
10.
In 2006 , illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances to their
countries of origin.Verify at:
In 2006 , illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances to their
countries of origin.Verify at:
11.
The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One million sex crimes committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States.
Verify at:
http://20w.drdsk.com/articleshtml%3E
The total cost is a whopping $ 338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME , HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY; IT IS $338 , 300 , 000 , 000.00 WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY.
Are we THAT Stupid?
YES, FOR LETTING THOSE IN THE U.S. CONGRESS GET AWAY WITH LETTING THIS HAPPEN YEAR AFTER YEAR!
The total cost is a whopping $ 338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME , HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY; IT IS $338 , 300 , 000 , 000.00 WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY.
Are we THAT Stupid?
YES, FOR LETTING THOSE IN THE U.S. CONGRESS GET AWAY WITH LETTING THIS HAPPEN YEAR AFTER YEAR!
Socio-Political commentary on current events and past events that may have influenced the present..
A Feel Good Story !
Ex-Soldiers Recruited by U.S. Utilities for Clean Energy Jobs
Facing a labor shortage, five of the nation's biggest utilities have signed on to recruit veterans into renewable and traditional energy jobs
By Maria Gallucci, SolveClimate News, Aug 2, 2011
Solar thermal installation/Credit: The Wild Center America's electric power industry is angling to get some of the 200,000 troops that return annually from active duty to take on the bevy of jobs needed to lead the transition to a clean energy economy.
Five of the nation's biggest utility companies have signed on to develop Troops to Energy Jobs, an initiative unveiled this summer by the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD), a nonprofit industry consortium in Washington, D.C.
"There have been flavors of military in the CEWD's efforts over the last five years, but this is really the big push," Ed Legge, a spokesperson of the program on behalf of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), told SolveClimate News.
The ramped-up drive to get more veterans into clean and traditional energy jobs comes as nearly 250,000 technicians, engineers, line workers and plant operators are expected to retire or leave the workforce by the end of the decade, according to CEWD.
A June 30 report by the Bipartisan Policy Center found that between 30 to 40 percent of the country's 400,000 jobs in electricity generation, transmission and distribution could be available by as early as 2013, largely because of retirements.
At the same time, transitioning active-duty troops, reservists and guardsmen who have served since Sept. 11, 2001 face higher levels of unemployment than non-veterans across the country.
"This isn't good for veterans — or our economy," U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a statement on the Troops program.
"While many veterans are looking for jobs, many energy companies are looking for skilled workers" as they upgrade aging electric infrastructure, boost energy efficiency and develop and deploy renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar power, he said.
"To compete in the global clean energy race ... we need to diversify our electricity portfolio to rely on a broad set of energy sources," he said. "All of this will require skilled workers."
The CEWD was formed in 2006 by electric and natural gas utilities, unions and trade associations like EEI to ensure a pipeline of qualified workers ahead of anticipated labor shortages. Its member utilities account for roughly 75 percent of all U.S. electricity production.
Legge said that Troops to Energy Jobs is the center's largest initiative yet and is its first concerted effort to reach out directly to America's service members.
"Troops to Energy jobs is the outgrowth of what CEWD and [utility] companies have already been doing," he said.
The program will run as a pilot for the first two years as participating utilities cull ideas to develop a national model for attracting, training and employing veterans in the U.S. electrical sector.
Legge added that the utilities are still "connecting the dots" on how to carry out their vision and have not yet set a target for the number of potential participants.
Pilot participants include Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power; Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Resources; Atlanta's Southern Company; San Francisco-based Pacific Gas & Electric Company; and Phoenix's Arizona Public Service.
Thomas Farrell, president and CEO of Dominion and EEI's chairman, said that veterans' extensive military training gives them the strong work ethic and leadership skills ideal for high-pressure energy positions.
Those transitioning from the service are safety-focused, disciplined and civic-minded — qualities the energy industry needs to meet its workforce demands and build, maintain and operate infrastructure," he said at the initiative's July 11 launch.
Robert Powers, the CEWD chairman and president of AEP Utilities, said in a statement that "many veterans may have some of the skills and background already needed for starting a successful energy career, but they might not realize these opportunities exist nor have the information they need to navigate the system to find the right fit."
The five utilities will start to bridge that gap by taking clues from their own existing efforts, such as PG&E's PowerPathway program. Working with community colleges in California, the power company so far has prepared more than 100 veterans for entry-level jobs in the electricity industry.
AEP offers job incentives for its employees in the military, including pay differential and benefits for reservists and National Guard members called to active duty, plus a 10-day leave to spend time with family heading to or returning from service.
Joe Cisneros, AEP's director of workforce diversity, told SolveClimate News that the utility will partner with veteran outreach organizations to carry out its leg of the pilot project at a yet-to-be-determined location within its 11-state service territory.
He added that AEP already has training alliances with vocational and technical schools across those states to prepare students for positions as mechanics, equipment operators and technicians. The programs could also serve to train veterans for the Troops initiative.
"Many veterans have developed transferable skill sets and gained experience during their military career that allows them to easily transition into our industry," Cisneros said via email.
Some 2,500 of the power company's nearly 20,000 employees left in May 2010 under voluntary separation plans as AEP and most eletric utilities were hit by reduced energy demand and higher fuel prices during the global economic downturn.
"As the economy bounces back and more employees get ready to retire, we want to make sure we can replace them with the most qualified people we can and that includes veterans," he said.
Nationally, Troops to Energy Jobs will leverage resources from the Department of Energy, including its National Training and Education Resource. Educators and employers can use the online curriculum to complement hands-on training for jobs in energy, green buildings and weatherization.
The DOE's smart grid workforce initiative has also allotted nearly $100 million and leveraged $95 million more in private funding to train 30,000 Americans to implement smart grid technologies nationwide.
As part of that program's Power4Vets arm, Bellevue, Wash.-based IncSys has developed real-time simulations for training smart grid operators and is covering the cost of the program for all accepted student veterans.
"There are people coming out of the military with the same work ethic, with some of the same skills and with the same pride in what they do" as the electric sector, EEI's Legge said.
"The whole idea is ... how do we identify them, locate them and direct them?"
Socio-Political commentary on current events and past events that may have influenced the present..
THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS:
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the
government to restrain the people; it is an
instrument for the people to restrain the
government - lest it come to dominate our lives
and interests”.
- Patrick Henry -
The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971... before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc.
Of all the amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land... all because of public pressure.
The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971... before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc.
Of all the amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land... all because of public pressure.
Congressional Reform Act of 2011
1. No Tenure / No Pension.
a.) Congressmen/Congresswomen (ie. elected
1. No Tenure / No Pension.
a.) Congressmen/Congresswomen (ie. elected
officials) collect a salary while in office and receives
no further pay when they are out of office.
2. Congress (present & future) participates in Social Security.
a.) All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the
2. Congress (present & future) participates in Social Security.
a.) All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the
Social Security system immediately.
b.) All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and
Congress participates as do the American people. It may not
be used for any other purpose.
3. All elected officials in the Legislative Branch will be responsible for
their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.
Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI, or 3%.
5. Congressional health care will not be an exclusive product. They will
5. Congressional health care will not be an exclusive product. They will
participate in the same health care system options as the American
people do.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the
American People, without exception.
7. All “contracts” with past and present Congressmen are void,
7. All “contracts” with past and present Congressmen are void,
effective 1/1/12.
8. Absolute Term Limits:
a.) President = two (2) terms; 8 years
b.) Senator = three (3) terms; 18 years
c.) Representative = five (5) terms; 10 years
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
Think maybe its time.?
Think maybe its time.?
Socio-Political commentary on current events and past events that may have influenced the present..
Was Hiroshima Necessary?
Why the Atomic Bombings Could Have Been Avoided
by Mark Weber“Ctrl” + left click on this link
excerpt:
“America's leaders understood Japan's desperate position: the Japanese were willing to end the war on any terms, as long as the Emperor was not molested. If the US leadership had not insisted on unconditional surrender -- that is, if they had made clear a willingness to permit the Emperor to remain in place -- the Japanese very likely would have surrendered immediately, thus saving many thousands of lives. ... General Curtis LeMay, who had pioneered precision bombing of Germany and Japan (and who later headed the Strategic Air Command and served as Air Force chief of staff), put it most succinctly: "The atomic bomb had nothing to do with the end of the war."
You may well be asking yourself why is Hutch featuring a historical slant on the first use of the Atomic Bomb. Please do let me explain.
Utilizing a reading method taught to me by Father, read the last few sections and paragraphs of this essay first. This way you know exactly how the article comes to conclusion.
I have been writing about the Military-Industrial Complex and how strong its grip is on the U.S. Economy. Having stated that Dwight Eisenhower warned us about this very outcome, I can now offer more insight, and perhaps proof, that he did have dire misgivings on this subject even prior to becoming President. I was not aware, however, that other notable leaders of our Nation also shared Eisenhower’s trepidations.
At a time when our Country is at the edge of an “economic” abyss, reigning in the gluttony that is our Defense spending seems like an opportunity we should not pass up. The corporate stranglehold on our Body Politic needs to be broken, and Defense spending is as good a place to start as any. Mind you, I am not targeting Defense spending exclusively. Absolutely every Government Program and Agency needs to be highly scrutinized and audited in order to bring our National spending in line with our National revenue. Do I hear a Constitutional Amendment in our future? Why not Legislate the Federal Government to do what most of us strive for?
Socio-Political commentary on current events and past events that may have influenced the present..
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