A commonsense understanding of America

This article was submitted by an anonymous author;

 

   

     In a crowded society such as ours, unwanted -- often loathsome -- insects or animals present themselves in such growing numbers they cause serious damage and/or disease. If left unchecked  for even a short period, they pose a serious problem. If they are allowed to exist unconstrained for long, they will become a chronic nuisance that will require severe – even lethal – measures to drive out or destroy. If this action is not undertaken, the result will surely be irreparable damage or incurable disease. Today, easily the most dangerous single group of pests in our history are “Washington Bureaucrats.”

     A large segment of our society is too young to have experienced an America where our elected leaders were not only referred to as "public servants," but actually served the public. NO LONGER!  There are no longer true Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians or Independents in Washington ... just millionaires. Granted, most don't initially arrive in Washington as greed-ridden tycoons; many actually arrive there with average wealth, stars in their eyes, and altruism in their hearts. Unfortunately, that doesn't last long...

     There is a Washington orientation class awaiting the newly elected at every dinner party, every luncheon, every "power breakfast."  While there is rank  in the nation's capitol, no one wears chevrons or a patch on his or her sleeve. Essential to the new arrivals, "caste" positions must be determined quickly, lest they step on the toes of the long-established political superiors.  There are powerful players in this, the most amoral "game" in our country. 

     The D.C. rule is  simple.  Their maxim is: "Money and Power." Their goal is to shape the system to fit their requirements. Their mantra is: "Screw the Little Guy!" But what a game! If they follow their self-imposed Washington rules, the  rewards are beyond human belief. And once a member of this select group, it's nearly impossible to fail. If one or two err -- through being caught in a lie or in the ever more popular sexual scandal, their fellows will quickly pick them up and set them straight, alibi for them, and immediately use the political subterfuge they have honed to perfection. If there is no credible defense, constant denial by our nation's leaders will make it fade away -- no matter the time it takes.  After all, a successful money-machine requires careful care and supervision.

     Make no mistake, the denizens of Washington are a "Superbowl class" team, regardless of ridiculous labels such as "party affiliation" or any feeling of responsibility toward their electorate.  Power and personal wealth are virtually their sole pursuits. What was once a group of highly respected government officials has become a pack of elite and self-supervised predators with the unwitting private citizen their prey.

     Today, Washington D.C. is overrun by a political infestation: a professional ruling-class led by governing "masterminds." They have become detached, even isolated, from the states and communities from whence they came, in conflict with those who elected them,  and only return to their genesis to make hollow, unkeepable promises to ensure  their naive followers will reelect them. But Washington quickly becomes their true home, the town where their allegiance lies. Why? Simple: more money flows through Washington D.C. in a twenty-four hour period than the entire rest of the nation sees in months. The evolution is nearly immediate. When first arriving in D.C. a conforming member of the team soon finds that, if he holds out his hands in a certain way, varying amounts of those mainly-unaccounted-for trillions of taxpayer dollars will stick to his or her own fingers.

     Infighting in D.C. is largely forbidden. Oh sure, there are disagreements often caused by the hubris that exists with the long-serving "Beltway Bullies" who, through having held public office for far too many years, truly come to believe they are omnipotent and godly. But care is taken to avoid serious confrontations that might ruffle the feathers of their Golden Goose.  The inevitable interparty squabbling is even beneficial for it masks many of the perverse activities they must employ in the pursuit of their goals. In wartime, such diversion is called a stratagem. In commerce it's called artifice. In government it's called "politics as usual" (for more detail, you might want to Google some of our recent presidential speeches).

     Like a professional sports-team where millions of dollars are available to players, competition for political player-positions is vicious. But the benefits in landing a job in Washington are indescribably worthwhile. Virtually no one going to Washington remains a non-millionaire for long. The actual work requirement is laughable. Perks are unparalleled. Every expense imaginable is paid by a spendthrift government.  Successfully investing in the stock market is made easy for the very people who are writing and voting on the forthcoming laws of the land. In Washington no one ever gets fired. In the case of caught in a possibly-impeachable offense, one need only pick up the phone and call the White House or the Attorney General's office. If they can't fix the problem immediately, they'll "look into it." Methuselah wouldn't live long enough to see the outcome of that overused political maneuver.

     Unlike professional sports-players, bureaucrats need only win the first public election. There is no test of qualification. There is no mental or physical requirement -- as evidenced by the comedians, stage actors, sports figures, and rock-stars who waltz through elections thanks to the groupie segment of the electorate. The main prerequisite is a deep pocket or a wealthy backer.

     Unfortunately, today the need for truck-loads of money restricts the political field to the ultra-wealthy and/or opens the field to anyone who can find a deep-pocketed backer. It is near-criminal that such a process obligates -- actually coerces -- a political victor to play puppet to an unscrupulous benefactor.   Huge sums of money have replaced the need for any intelligence whatsoever when selecting today's Washington elite. That's a harsh indictment but can be easily proven by current events. Luckily for today's ruling elite, the average American voter is too busy to probe too deeply into the morality, lives or backgrounds of their nation's potential leaders. In truth, the American voter just doesn't seem to give a damn about the future of his homeland or his progeny.

     Finally, a lack of Congressional term-limits invites a long-lived ruling class populated by professional politicians. As a professional football team seeks new, strong young players, our voters should shun the perpetuation of "Old Turks" and instead seek bright, hardworking  replacements on a regular basis. The Founders spent more time discussing this looming problem than on any other single issue, yet they were unable to foresee just how dangerous to the twenty-first century Republic the problem really would be. We now have a nation burdened with career lawmakers who have served far too many years. One quick example: we currently have a retiring Representative who has held his seat for 58 years, 74 days. Where in the private sector could an 87 year old man fully contribute to any organization for such a length of time? The list of Congressmen with their ages and time in office would look more at home on the wall of an old-folks-home.

     Career politicians in our Congress didn't become a serious problem until the second half of the 20th Century. By then the members had passed laws enabling them to give themselves unlimited salary increases. Underhanded methods of doing so -- for example, making annual raises automatic unless they voted not to accept them -- shielded their actions from the voting public. Prior to their lawful misdeeds, members of Congress didn't make outlandish wages (note I didn't say "earn") and being a member of the Washington Gang wasn't all that great. During the last fifty years of the 1800s,  turnover in Congress averaged 50.2 . Just over half voluntarily returned to their non-government jobs each year. Beginning in the second half of the 1900s, that all changed. Members methodically usurped the authority of the public, sweetening their remuneration and perks until today you couldn't get a member of Congress out of his cushy job with a shoehorn! Imagine waking up every morning as a perpetual lottery winner.

    Our Framers strongly considered a restriction on time served in Congress in the Articles of Confederation. In Article V they stated, "...no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years..." Several of the delegates were also opposed to paying salaries to legislators and executive officers of the federal government. Alas, term limits and the no-pay question didn't make it into the Constitution. The Framers were obviously aware of the pitfalls of not rotating positions and offering jobs for life, but couldn't have foreseen the depth of the thievery, cronyism, graft and downright corruption that has turned Washington D.C. into an unassailable statist cesspool.

     We have a group of bureaucrats in Washington who dis-enjoy one of the lowest approval ratings in our history. Tell me why we consider them totally worthless yet WE keep putting them back in office?  Kinda' prompts one to wonder who the chumps really are that should be getting the low ratings ...

     Every election a lot of well-meaning freshmen go to Washington as Jack Armstrongs and in just a few months turn into Ebenezer Scrooges.  Can it be Washington itself? There must be something so dreadful lurking there that it can change tyro bureaucrats into greedy thieves almost overnight.   I can't find anything in the Constitution about having to keep our bureaucrats stationed in Washington D.C.  Not even in the United States.  

     Sometime shortly after November of this year there will be a bus leaving Washington for parts unknown.  Let's be sure a lot of 'em are on it.               

Just a bump in the road

A SHORT POEM YOU WON'T FORGET
 

 

"A bump in the road" .... remember that calloused statement?  I don't know the author of this poem.. Received it today.  Very thought provoking and poignant.  I do recall, however, the President referring to the Benghazi incident as "a bump in the road."  Today I heard an ex-Navy Seal being interviewed on Fox News regarding a book he has written about how to handle crisis situations in our lives.  At the end of the interview he asked if he could make a comment on Benghazi and of course the anchor said yes.  He then thanked Fox News for keeping the Benghazi story in the news, since other news organizations are not.  He said the Seals who died deserve the public knowing the truth about the whole affair. 

 

The poem was written by a MARINE CORPS Officer (ANON). 
 

 

THE BATTLING BOYS OF BENGHAZI  

 

We're the battling boys of Benghazi
No fame, no glory, no paparazzi.
Just a fiery death in a blazing hell
Defending our country we loved so well.  

 

It wasn't our job, but we answered the call,
fought to the Consulate and scaled the wall.
We pulled twenty Countrymen from the jaws of fate
Led them to safety, and stood at the gate.  

 

Just the two of us, and foes by the score,
But we stood fast to bar the door.
Three calls for reinforcement, but all were denied,
So we fought, and we fought, and we fought 'til we died.  

 

We gave our all for our Uncle Sam,
But Barack Obama didn't give a damn.
Just two dead seals who carried the load
No thanks to us.........we were just "Bumps In The Road".

 

So will this reach every American with a computer?  Or do we act like the press and give a pass to the incompetent people who literally sat there in the White House and watched the Seal's execution on live streaming video and did absolutely nothing?  The Obama Administration obviously won't be held accountable because we apparently accept Hilary Clinton's statement, "What difference does it make?"

 

One ladies answer to Cokes Super Ball ad.

I just had to reprint this letter from Mrs. Barbara Gilbert in reply to Cokes international attempt at our National song America the Beautiful.  I'll let her words speak for them self;

 

 Subject: Coca Cola wants to sell to Americans.......

 

She wrote:

 

I watched some of the commercials that were played during the Super Bowl.  I always enjoy the ones from Anheuser Busch.  They showed the “Welcome Home” celebration in Winter Park , Florida , for returning soldiers.  And who doesn't love those Clydesdales?   I didn't like the one from Coca Cola.  All those young women singing “America The Beautiful” dressed in ethnic garb and singing in a foreign language really pissed me off.  Americans sing in English to honor America ; not Farsi or Urdu.

 

I left a comment for Coke on YouTube under the video of that commercial.  I got a reply from them today, which you can read below, and then you can read my answer to them.  Maybe this time they’ll understand.

 

Thank you for your email and your loyalty to Coca-Cola over the years, . 

We greatly value your business and appreciate hearing from you.

 

“It’s Beautiful” was created to celebrate Coke moments among all Americans who together enjoy ice cold, refreshing Coke.  For centuries America has opened its arms to people of many countries who have helped to build this great nation.  “It’s Beautiful” provides a snapshot of the real lives of Americans representing diverse ethnicities, religions, races and families, all found in the United States .  All those featured in the ad are Americans and “ America The Beautiful” was sung by bilingual American young women.

 

We believe “It’s Beautiful” is a great example of the magic that makes our country so special, and a powerful message that spreads optimism, promotes inclusion and celebrates humanity – values that are core to Coca-Cola.

 

You can find out more about our ad by going to Journey.  I really appreciate your feedback and hope this will keep you as a valued customer of ours.  We appreciate your interest in our Company.

 

Timothy Industry and Consumer Affairs The Coca-Cola Company.

Please use the record number below should you have additional questions.

 

My Reply:

 

Where do you live, Timothy?  Since you’re with Coca Cola, it is likely Buckhead or one of Atlanta’s other exclusive, executive, country club neighborhoods.  I lived in one for over two decades, in Hudson , Ohio .. 

 

I know what they’re like.   My youngest son lives in one near Atlanta , too, as he is a successful broker with E-Trade, in Alpharetta.  Those neighborhoods are not what most of this country is like, however.  Maybe you haven’t traveled much, or lived in many different states as I have.

 

America’s not so beautiful anymore, and it is full of immigrants that have no intention of assimilating into our society or becoming truly American.  They brought their own culture, keep their own culture, and never learn anything about ours, except to use it to their advantage.  They don’t even like Americans.  They make no effort to learn our language.  Ever been to Detroit ?  I’ll bet you never tried to enter the closed Muslim festival that takes place near Ann Arbor , because you’d probably be assaulted before you got a block away.  We Americans are not so proud of that kind of behavior, and they aren't there to celebrate being American.

 

How about Collinsville, Ohio?  That’s a part of Cleveland , and the Collinsville police once yelled at me to “get the hell out of this black neighborhood, lady, or we will be calling the meat wagon!” because I had gotten lost there.  Police there were barricaded behind locked doors, and one could not see a police officer, but were required, in the lobby of the station, to pick up a phone to talk to one.   A white woman in that black neighborhood was in great danger, they explained. 

 

The slums of Cleveland , Detroit , Los Angeles , and especially Chicago , or any other major city are littered with filth and disease and the hatred of blacks toward whites.  It’s the same in the L.A. barrio, my friend, and they aren't singing Kumbaya, either.  A recent mayor of L. A. declared he intended to take California back as Mexican territory.  Do you consider that a Kumbaya moment?  An “ America , The Beautiful” kind of moment?  They call themselves “Reconquista”, and they are there to do just that.  They murder and steal from Americans who live near the Mexican border in Arizona , but our government says Arizonans can’t protect themselves from the marauders.

 

Is the America where you find massive amounts of illegal drugs and thick lines of cocaine on glass -top coffee tables to be considered beautiful?  That’s what illegal aliens brought to our once beautiful America .  Is that meth lab in the house down the street beautiful?  Is the heroin epidemic now seizing the weak in America your idea of “ America, The Beautiful”?  Singing it to us in foreign languages is repugnant to us, and it makes us resentful.  Being sung by a young woman who is forced by her family to wear the clothing demanded by the oppression of her religion is also repulsive.

 

Do you have children?  Are they allowed to wear a symbol of our country on their clothing?  America’s schools don’t allow American flags anywhere anymore.  Where are your children going to learn of a “beautiful” America ?  It won’t be at their school.   They are being taught how wonderful Islam is, and to celebrate Cinco de Mayo when their brother may be shot at by an Afghan terrorist or an alien illegally crossing our border to bring harm to our country in the form of theft, drugs, prostitution, or terrorism.   Watch the news; you’ll see how often there’s a squabble over such things, and how angry it is making real Americans.  You know, those folks that say the Pledge of Allegiance and mean it.  Probably like your mom and dad.  Those that came here to flee oppression and build an America they were also willing to die to defend. 

 

Not the ones who want to “fundamentally change America ”.

 

How about Watts, or South Central Los Angeles? ... Boston , or New York , or Patterson , New Jersey ? Do you ever have a desire to participate in or watch the Boston marathon again? You think the Tsarnaov brothers are a part of beautiful America ?

 

Beautiful?  No, it isn't.  Not anymore.  Huge numbers of Muslims that threaten the white residents of Wylie , Texas by moving into a new neighborhood and holding closed, secret meetings in the park, intimidating white children, and frightening the elderly don’t make this a beautiful America .

 

Illegal people from all over the world enter America through wide open borders and suffer no consequences.  Lovely people like MS 13 and other gangs, and terrorists from the Middle East ..  Mexican, Central and South Americans serve as donkeys, as beasts of burden, bringing thousands of tons of illegal drugs into America , and you want to celebrate their heritage?  Why?  And you want me to celebrate their heritage with you?  Have you all lost your collective minds?

 

More than a thousand people were brought into the New York City area as prostitutes to serve the football fans that came to see the Super Bowl.  Many of them were children.  The FBI has been busy rounding them up.  Some are only 13 years old.  Is that your America , of which you sing in a foreign voice?  Human trafficking in this country is rampant; do you suppose a kid was given an ice-cold Coke to enjoy after some sweaty, grunting Denver or Seattle fan finished his sex act with her? 

 

I hope it makes you shudder and puke.  Those kids were mostly brought into our country from a foreign land.  Is that what you want them to know of America , and sing it in their language?  What about the adult women who were victimized in that group of more than a thousand?   Know this - they do not come willingly.  They do not perform those acts willingly.  And they sure as hell don’t do it to be in the land of Coca Cola ...   They hate us because we allow it to happen.  I hate to tell you what they would do to you with a bottle of Coke, and that I know of because I am an R. N. who witnessed such things in an emergency room.  That’s not “ America , The Beautiful”.

 

Well, Timothy, change for the better under liberals is just not going to happen, and the backlash I’m giving you is only a polite synopsis of the feelings millions of us have about those immigrants who speak different languages and come from cultures that we do not embrace, nor do we want our children or grandchildren exposed to them or their culture except from afar.  We do not want our grandchildren celebrating Cinco de Mayo and being told that they cannot display the American flag on their own home or a T-shirt.  It makes us angry, and where we once practiced tolerance and helped those who wish to assimilate, we now shun and cower in fright, or watch violent clashes between cultures on the nightly news.  And we arm ourselves against the invasion.

 

If Coca Cola is going to be politically correct and sing Kumbaya while hoping that we who are outside that closed executive neighborhood of yours enjoy a cold refreshing Coke and smile at your distinctly anti-American silly song, you’re badly mistaken.  You’re going to watch your sales plummet.  You’re going to watch others show real patriotism, like Anheuser Busch, and applaud the way they show appreciation to our soldiers who are killing the relatives of those Muslims in Detroit and Patterson who would spit on you, or worse, if you went to their neighborhoods.  And I’ll be at those Independence Day parades, applauding our troops and those who know the real America the way it is supposed to be and was before liberals took over and convoluted and ignored our laws, spat on our Constitution, and ruined our America .

 

I’m through supporting companies that support our enemies.  Bye-bye, Coke.  It used to be America’s drink. 

Now your company is America's poison.

 

Barbara Gilbert Wife of a retired American military officer Mother of  2 American military veterans Grandmother of  3, or maybe 4 future military veterans, because they will be taught to serve a real America , for Americans. 

 

All our grandchildren will be taught who the real friends of America really are, as we enjoy an ice cold cola from Grandma’s pretty red SodaStream machine from Israel .. 

 

(At least they’ll know who their real friends are.)

What ever happened to "Not for identification purposes"

This information came to me from a forwarding email & I thought it was something that everyone should know.

don

Your  SOCIAL SECURITY CARD Surprising how many people don’t know the facts of the Social Security card and how it has evolved through the years. History Lesson on Your Social Security Card  History Lesson on Your Social Security Card  It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure and show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts. Social Security Cards up until the 1980's expressly stated the number and card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed. An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message. Our Social Security  Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised:  1.) That participation in the Program would be Completely voluntary,  No longer Voluntary  2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the Program,  Now 7.65% on the first $90,000  3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year, No longer tax deductible  4.) That the money the participants put into the independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the general operating fund, and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and,  Under Johnson the money was moved to The General Fund and Spent !!!!! 5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.  Under Clinton & Gore Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed  Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a Social Security check every month -- and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put away' -- you may be interested in the following:  ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---- Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it?  A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled House and Senate.  ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?  A: The Democratic Party. ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities?  A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the US  ------------ --------- -------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?  AND MY FAVORITE:  A: That's right!  Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social Security payments! The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it! ------------ -- ------------ --------- ----- ------------ --------- -----  Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!  And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it! If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe changes will happen. It's worth a try.  How many people can YOU send this to?  Actions speak louder than bumper stickers!!