Ok, there is no doubt that Michael Jackson made a huge contribution to the music world and he will go down in history as the consumate entertainer.  He definitely made a huge impact on the American culture and blurred racial lines.  Glorifying him, however, bewilders me.  I mean the guy is a bonafide kook!  Do we really want to "normalize" him and make him an idol for young people.  Not in my world! 

Two Dartmouth students created a rap video extolling the virtues of being conservative and placed it on YouTube.  All the crazy libs have taken to their normal hate-filled personal attacks about the video.  I am happy to see at least two students who attend a college in the north east are conservative. They may be the last two!  Here is the video:

Today the Obama Administration announced that it will be taking over General Motors with a $30.1 Million Restructuring Plan/Bailout.  Most of America was against the Big O and his socialist pals.  According to Rasmussen Reports, Only 21% of voters nationwide support the Obama administration’s plan to run General Motors. 67% oppose. Quite shocking for an administration that allows current headlines and polls to make the majority of it's decisions!  My question is how in the heck do we pay for this without a drastic tax increase?   Well, since I am so dedicated to finding out the truth I pulled some strings and got in touch with Timmy Geitner to answer this question via cell phone from China.  I recorded the conversation so here is the transcript:

Jeff: "Timmy, did the ChiComs give you the $30.1 Million to bail out GM or are the taxpayers going to have to foot the bill?"

Timmy G: "No, they were concerned about inflation or something?  And our debt being worthless?  They kept asking me to show them the math to our bailouts.  Not sure what they were talking about, they speak goofy I couldn't understand." 

Jeff:  "You are the Treasury Secretary what do you mean you don't understand the math .... um, nevermind? .... Since we are broke as a country how are we going to pay for yet another bailout?"  

Timmy G: "That's an easy one Jeff, we own a bunch of money printers, it is awesome!  And Joe Biden really like to watch all the pretty green colors go real fast on the printing press!  We moved his cage down to the treasury so he can watch! That Joe is such a funny old dude!"

Jeff: "You keep Joe Biden in a cage?" 

Timmy G: "Well we let him out to go to the bathroom and do interviews on MSNBC - that Joe is a good sport! But after the last gaffe about the swine flu Barack thought it best to keep him in his cage."

Jeff: "Umm, okay  .... But Timmy you can't just print more money - it will create inflation that hasn't been seen since the Carter administration."

Timmy G: "That's our goal Jeff, increased inflation will destroy the entire private sector, we are declaring war on all those corrupt people with jobs.  We will show them ... what?  Okay gotta go Nancy Pelosi is here we are going to go kiss some more ChiCom butt!"

Enough with the jokes.  I listened to BHO's entire TelePromptered speech today and as usual much of it concerned me.  However, one section in particular made me want to slap every single self-proclaimed Conservative Democrat who voted for this guy in the face.  BHO said:

"I will not pretend the hard times are over.  Difficult days lie ahead.  More jobs will be lost.  More plants will close.  More dealerships will shut their doors, and so will many parts suppliers.  But I want you to know that what you're doing is making a sacrifice for the next generation, a sacrifice you may not have chose to make, but a sacrifice you were nevertheless called to make so that your children and all of our children can grow up in an America that still makes things, that still builds cars, that still strives for a better future."

So the President of the United States just told us that life is not going to get any better for us but hopefully after we die things will be swell. No big deal, right?  Seriously, read this quote again!  He just isn't a drinker of the proverbial Socialism Kool-aid, Obama is freaking Jim Jones.  This guy is a True Believer!  I used to think that he was just a puppet of the left wing crazies but in reality BHO is the Master Puppeteer.  He ran on the ticket for  "Change" and he is holding up his end of the bargain.  The problem is no one in the State Run Media actually asked him what he was going to Change.

Jeff

Everyone is expecting GM's announcement of Chapter 11 bankruptcy tomorrow.  Now that in itself is not a big deal.  A lot of companies claim Ch 11 restructuring.  However, in this case the federal government intends to invest $30B in GM which would give us, the citizens, 60% of the company.  Now the last I checked, we are a free market system.  The free market cannot work if we keep bailing out these companies.  If we just leave things alone, the market will correct itself.  

Now I don't want to see an American icon like GM die, but hey, if they can't cut the mustard in the free market then we need to just let the inevitable happen.  I mean, what is GM going to do differently now that they have some bailout money?  Are they going to make the same mistakes?  Will the economy and their competition just eat them up again?  

Is our government in the car manufacturing business now?   What does Obama know about making cars?  Well, he better know something because we are going to own 60% of the company.

We already gave them $19.4B!  Why are we giving them another $30B?  When will it end?

This is just another example of Obama steering us towards socialism?  Oh, and he says that this investment will give us preferred stock which will help fund his health care proposals... another socialist idea. 

The title above is attributed to Sun Tzu and found in his famous book, "The Art of War" and the relevance of it will make sense when you read what I am pasting below.  This is an email that I received this morning from the extreme left group MoveOn.org:

Dear MoveOn member, Remember when Dick Cheney let oil and coal lobbyists craft our nation's energy policy behind closed doors? Barack Obama may have thrown them out of the White House—but they've relocated to Capitol Hill, with the help of some powerful conservative Democrats in Congress. In weeks of often secret negotiations over this year's energy bill, these Democrats managed to not just weaken the legislation, but even to slip in language that would prevent the Obama administration from cleaning up coal plants and oil refineries. We can't let a few conservative Democrats get away with undermining Obama's clean energy jobs plan. So we're fighting back with a massive campaign to fix the bill and expose members of Congress who are undermining Obama—but we need to know if we have the resources to pull it off.

Can you chip in $35 to help out?

 Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led by progressive Democrats Henry Waxman and Edward Markey, passed a huge energy bill aimed at creating clean energy jobs.
But unfortunately, a few conservatives on the committee were determined to weaken the bill—and working behind closed doors, they did some real damage.
And what's worse—they didn't just work with Republicans to weaken the bill, they're also trying to tie Obama's hands so he can't take action on his own. The latest version of the legislation would take away the Environmental Protection Agency's existing authority to curb global warming pollution from power plants, oil refineries, and other industrial sources.
Why does that matter? Because the Obama administration is already taking its own steps towards building a clean energy economy. The White House recently announced a bold plan to make cars use less gas—and the EPA is considering whether to propose new rules that would clean up coal plants and oil refineries.1

 These steps could help move us toward cleaner, cheaper sources of energy and create millions of clean energy jobs—but not if Congress pulls the rug out from under President Obama before he can act.
We're ramping up a major effort to strengthen the clean energy jobs bill and make sure it doesn't block Obama's efforts. Can you chip in with a contribution of $35? Click here:
https://pol.moveon.org/donate/epa1.html?id=16276-13792130-UoiRWrx&t=4Thanks for all you do.
–Adam, Anna, Stephen, Peter and the rest of the team

Yes, I am a member of MoveOn.org.  Hence the quote above from Sun Tzu.  I receive, on average, one to two of these mass emails a week and 90% of them are asking for contributions to help bring awareness to the groups latest OUTRAGE. So, yes, this means I vomit in my own mouth two times a week. I always wonder if they ever receive any donations considering the vast majority of their members do not actually have jobs?

Now I am not going to write about the actual cause they are promoting.  If you are reading this blog, you already know these guys are off-the-reservation nutjobs and I'd be preaching to the choir.  Instead let's discuss one of the more common theme's of these emails, when not attacking Republicans, is the use of the terms Progressive Democrats vs Conservative Democrats.  The reason that I find the use of these terms interesting is because MoveOn.org ALWAYS pleads in favor of the Progressive Democrats - without fail.  They also blindly support anything that Obama wants as well.  So my point is if MoveOn.org is an extreme left progressive organization and they always promote whatever Obama wants doesn't this make Obama an extreme left progressive democrat?  And yet, everyday, I hear the uninformed masses speaking about Obama and how they love him because he leans towards the center.  How much more info do we need to see who this guy really is?  DRIVES ME CRAZY!

Jeff

Two headlines today from FoxNews.com that had me shaking my head were about Supreme Court Appointee Sonia Sotomayor: 

#1) Sotomayor's Gun Control Positions Could Prompt Conservative Backlash - What bothers me about this is a quote from Sotomayor while issuing an opinion back in 2004 where she said, "the right to possess a gun is clearly not a fundamental right." Really? Well according to the Second Amendment it is a fundamental right.  And according to the DC vs Heller ruling last year it is a fundamental right. The concerning part about this quote is that she uses the word "clearly" like it is just known and it is not even debatable. Arrogance is something the left clearly is not lacking right now!  The funny thing is I am not even angry that she said this. What the heck did we expect from an Anti-Constitutionalist Liberal Judge that was appointed by an Anti-Constitutionalist Liberal President?  I am angry that Republicans are acting like they are outraged or that this is surprising news.   Which brings me to the second head scratcher today.

 #2) Republicans Divided Over How to Oppose Sotomayor  -  Thug Politics at is best people!  Here is a quote from from the biggest dofus to ever have the title of White House Spokesman, Robert Gibbs, "It is probably important for anybody involved in this debate to be exceedingly careful with the way in which they've decided to describe different aspects of this impending confirmation,"  This is a blatant threat to the GOP to not mess with Sotomayor or BHO will be angered.  Now this really is not at all surprising considering BHO and cronies have already pulled similar stunts on the Healthcare industry, Banking Industry, Housing Industry and the CEO of Caterpillar.  What is surprising (or maybe not?) is that the spineless GOP has been pretty much silent?  We have a crazy, activist judge possibly being appointed to the highest position of the Judicial Branch and the only Conservatives that have spoken up are Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich, who both share zero votes on whether Sotomayor will be confirmed.  The article goes on to say that Republicans are concerned about losing Hispanic voters if they attack her. Yes, it really said that.  Because Hispanics are such a solid Republican stronghold I can see why this would be a concern?  Wow, for once I wish they would just quit trying to strategize and for once just do what is right.   Good job GOP, way to stand up to BHO and his Gestapo tactics. 

 Well all is not lost because I found one of the most hysterical blogs ever: Barack Obama's Teleprompter's Blog, check it out of you need a good laugh!

Jeff

First I would like to thank Boomer for allowing me to contribute to his fine blog and for the eloquent introduction.  Please feel free to comment on anything you would like and call me out if you disagree with an opinion. 

 I have been kicking around a few ideas for my first post.  It seems each and every day the left does something to irritate me so content should not be a problem, right?  Right you are, but before I start spewing my random thoughts I think it is only appropriate to speak to my background and why I am who I am.  So, to finally answer the question posed by the late Admiral James Stockdale, “Who am I? Why am I here?" 

I am a happily married 33-year old, medical sales manager who makes my living in the great state of Texas.   I also am the co-owner of a small Real Estate company.  I vote as a Republican but consider myself a Conservative first and foremost.  However, I was not always a resident of the Lone Star state.  I grew up in Western Pennsylvania a huge Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates fan.  After 12 years of attending Catholic Schools I was accepted to Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), a state school, and my views really began to take shape at that point.  After finishing college I lived in the lefty hotbeds of Eastern PA, Baltimore, and the mother ship – Washington D.C.   As you can see, up until my time in Texas, I spent most of my life surrounded by rampant liberalism.  One would only assume that through this immersion I would be among the brainwashed?  Well, this brings me to an event when I was a young adult that shaped the “Who am I”....

When I was 19-years old my aunt got me a job at a glass factory in my hometown.   This position was for college students that were home for the summer and we were called in to fill in for regulars on vacation.  It paid $22/hour and for three summers this job paid for most of my books, housing, and food when I returned to college each fall.  The way it worked was that I was on a “Call-in” list that was based on seniority.  I was at the bottom of the list and the older college students were at the top.   The work itself was usually pretty easy (picture Laverne & Shirley) but it was extremely hot in the factory (120+ on somedays).  So here is how the event happened:  It was one of my first nights (11pm-7am shift)on the job and the foreman had placed myself and two other newbie college kids in the back of the factory.  Our job was to unload pallets of Rolling Rock bottles that were stacked incorrectly back on to the conveyor belt.  We were told we had to do 13 pallets in our 8 hours shift. 

We were about 12.5 pallets into the job and a guy walked up to me and introduced himself as the Union Shift Representative.  As I later found out, his job was to monitor that the company was not violating any Union rules during his shift.  That was all he did, all night long, walk around, drink coffee and complain.   Well, he told us that we needed to sit down and stop unloading the pallets after we finished 13 pallets.  We had 2 hours left in our shift?  I asked him why and he said because if we did more than 13 pallets than the company was going to expect all the other shifts to do more than 13 pallets and him and the union would be disappointed with me if I continued.  I replied back that would it not be better for the company if we could all do more since they were paying us so well?  He laughed at me as he was walking away and told us all to finish up and sit down for the remaining two hours. 

The funny thing was that management took notice..  Remember how I told you I was on the bottom of the seniority list?  Well, after I proved to be a hard worker the Maintenance Supervisor put me on his day shift crew in a non-union position to work on fixing the factory’s roof!  I ended up with more hours that summer than any other college kid and I was at the bottom of the seniority list.  Each summer after that I ended up on the maintenance crew and each summer I worked more hours than anyone else.

I learned some things that summer that have stuck with me.  I learned that if you work hard chances are success will follow.  I also learned that Unions had become a major deterrence to the profitability of a company and an actual liability to the workers themselves.  My experience with the union was not limited to this one story.  I witnessed how a company was forced to work and sometimes promote unqualified and incapable employees.  And unfortunately, a few years later, I witnessed the glass factory close it’s doors and move the entire operation and it’s 800+ jobs to Mexico during a Union Strike.   To this day I completely believe the union mentality was completely responsible for those 800+ jobs leaving my hometown.

That is, “Who am I…?”  The “Why am I here?”… is simply because I have had enough with this administration and I need an outlet to vent my frustrations.  Boomer and I have become friends over that last few months through another venture and we have found out we share similar philosophies on the current state of our country and hopefully together we can connect with others and share experiences like the one I just did above.   That and my wife is sick of hearing me whine so now I can do it here!

Thanks for Reading,

Jeff

Hi all,

This site was very active at one time, however, after the election I didn't post anything.  Well, I have been inspired to get the Right Wing Squadron up and running again.  To help me out, we will have a co-writer posting his thoughts and opinions.  He will be able to express his opinions freely regardless if it lines up with my political views or not.  It will be good to get another person's angle on things around here.

So please join me in welcoming Jeff... another member of the Right Wing Squadron.  I am looking forward to his first post.

Boomer 

As we all know, Obama is pushing a stimulus package to help heal our economy.  However, I am wondering if that isn't just a band-aid that doesn't provide us a long term solution.

Obama's proposal could cost us a trillion dollars.  That is a great big hunk of money!  It seems to me that we are just spending a bunch of our money for a short term solution.  After all, the trillion dollars will come from U.S. taxpayers.  So in effect, we are actually exacerbating the situation.  What happens after the stimulus package dries up?  Won't we end up back where we started.  

Why not cut taxes and encourage businesses to thrive and drive the economy upward?  I sure would like to hear from the rest of you folks!

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Boomer
Right Wing Squadron 

After the campaign season it was nice to take a little break from blogging.  Even though there was a lot to blog about since that first week of November, I just decided to take a breather.  Anyway it is now 2009!  First of all... Happy New Year to all of you!

Well, I just finished watching the Captial One Bowl game and now I am watching the Rose Bowl (Penn St. vs USC).  Although I have ties to USC and have been a fan of their football team since childhood, there is a part of me that wants to see Penn St. and Joe Paterno win the game.  

Ok, so what does football have to do with my political and conservative views?  Well, nothing really!  However, as a coach of youth football and an avid football fan, the subject occasionally creeps into my blog.  

At any rate, I do have a world event that I want to briefly discuss today.  I just read that top Hamas leader Nijar Rayan was taken out.  The Israelis also took out 2 out of 4 of his wives and 4 out of 12 of his children after striking his home.  Israeli military officials reportedly warned members of Rayan's family not ot stay in the home thursday but they refused, saying they were human shields. 

First of all, congrats to Israel on their succesful strike! I know that much of the Arab world is protesting Israel's action, however, they don't bring up the fact that Hamas violated the truce and pelted Israel with rocket attacks prior to the Iraeli offensive.  What do they expect Israel to do?  Well, this has been the same story for decades.

As for hitting his family members, well I blame that on Nijar Rayan.  What kind of coward hides behind his family?!  A real man would have sent his family to a safe place.  I hope they realize that the strategy only results in getting their family killed.  Of course, those who sympathize with Hamas will place the blame on Israel.

Well, will be the first blog for 2009.  Nothing spectacular, but it is a start.

Have a Happy New Year!

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Boomer
Right Wing Squadron