STOP THE BULLSHIT!

We currently have a Lame Duck Congress. What does that mean for the majority of Americans? It means that the ass holes we voted out will try and ram crap down our throats that helps only a handful of individuals or groups. It means that they are taking advantage again of the American People. What else is new!

This recent Mid Term Election should have sent a clear message to the elected officials in Congress, but apparently many of them are too deaf and dumb to understand what we were trying to say!  In very simple words. STOP THE BULLSHIT!

There are too many Americans out of work, too many fighting to keep afloat financially and too many who have just given up entirely. Until we get our manufacturing base back in this country, things will not change. The media and congress can talk about tax cuts to help boost hiring, but that is not enough. Unless things change this country is headed down a path of no return.

Gridlock In Congress

The 2019 Midterm Elections are over, save for Alaska, Colorado and Washington. The American People have spoken. We have let our voices be heard and heard loudly. While the media talk about the GOP and the Obama Agenda, they are also talking about possible gridlock in Congress come January.

Is it possible that the current political leaders in Washington don't get it? Is it possible that they really believe that the American People will just go about their business and let them block or detour our business? Could they really be that stupid? Maybe they just think that we will forget what we believe this country needs. Maybe they really believe that we don't matter.

Here is the simple truth. If the House and the Senate, do not conduct themselves as true representatives of the American People, then come the next election, we will Clean House, AGAIN! For too long, members of Congress, especially, career politicians, have ignored the WILL OF THE PEOPLE. They seem to thing that we are either children to be ignored or too stupid to understand what this country needs. I think that this recent election has shown them that we will not be ignored and that we know exactly what our country needs.

So, now it is in their hands, Congress needs to take a long hard look at what their future plans will be and whether or not it will be business as usual or if they will finally start working for the American People. They need to keep in the back of their minds that, if they refuse to work for the best interest of this country and it's citizens, then we will once again exercise our Right to kick them to the curb.

So, the American People, have put Congress and the leaders in Washington on notice. Shape up or we will ship you out. Come January we will be watching even more closely to see how you will conduct our business and the business of this country. Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid.

The Out Sourcing of America

How many times have you had a problem with your computer or network or some other electronic device and had to call their 24 hour help line? How many times have you spoken to some one located in the United States and how many times have you spoken to someone in India or other country?

I can remember when you would see an ad on television for a certain computer company illustrating how their technical support was there 24/7. The actors were English speaking, without an accent. Now, don't get me wrong, I have no problem utilizing the help centers when I can understand them, but too often their accents can be too heavy.

It speaks to another problem, computer companies, electronic companies and others out sourcing their technical centers to foreign countries. I know that we are in a global economy, turn on any news show or pick up a newspaper or magazine and that's all we hear. This is my point, shouldn't we be taking care of our own first, and then help out others? Now, it seems like we help out everyone at our own expense.

I know that this is not a politically correct statement, but I am tired of having to be politically correct. We need to rebuild this country and we can't when American Businesses keep sending jobs out of this country. We all need to let our voice be heard and let Big Business and Congress know that we are tired of the bull shit that keeps coming down the pike.

Prohibition of Marijuana

During the time of Al Capone, we learnt the hard way that when you prohibit something, it just makes people want it more. People became rich during Prohibition by making and selling alcohol. There were Speak Easy's and bathtub gin in small and large towns around the country. The one thing that we came out of all of the police raids, shoot outs and corruption, is that Prohibition DID NOT WORK!

This country has spent billions of dollars fighting the war on drugs. A large majority to that has been spent on stopping the growing and selling of marijuana. There have been study after study on the impact of "weed" on health, short term memory, so on and so on. How many times have you heard that, "If you smoke pot, it will lead to stronger drugs".

If you spend enough money to have a study done, then you can twist the numbers how ever you want, it's call statistics. It really can be outrageous how much money has been spent on these studies. Thank you Congress.

If you speak with an officer of the law, off the record, quite a few will tell you that busting people with small amounts of weed, is a waste of money, time and it ties the court system up. They would rather be arresting people out there who are committing more grievous crimes. They would rather be going after dealers of crack, heroin and other hard drugs. Some feel that if weed war legalized that we would be able to hurt the drug cartels. It does give you pause, when you thing that we could actually hurt the drug cartels.

What is the answer to the prohibition of marijuana? Is there even a real answer? What I do know, is that what we have been doing is not working. Maybe it is time to make the growing of marijuana for personal use legal. Maybe it is time to end the Prohibition of Marijuana all together.

Your Vote and the Mid Term Elections

The mid term elections are fast approaching, and along with that comes all the hype from those running for election and the media. The politicians are all shouting out what they have done and what they will do. The media personalities are spinning the hype.

As Americans, we need to send a strong message to Congress and to Washington as a whole. Mess with the American People and we will take back our government. The best way to do this, vote every incumbent out of office, no matter what party you may be affiliated with. It really doesn't matter if you are a Democrat or a Republican, we need to clean house!

Members of Congress have taken advantage of the Average American for too many years. They vote themselves raises, hand out money for crazy pork belly projects, and generally keep taking more and more of our money. Congress was never meant to be a full time job, and certainly not one that you retire from with a fat check.

Now, as never before we must get out and vote. The mid term elections can and should be our opening volley. We need to take charge of our government and this must be our first step. Please come out and vote and let your voice be heard.

Healthcare Crisis

If you have been in the Emergency Room or had a hospital visit recently, you have been exposed to the crisis in health care. It starts when you walk in the door, it's all about your health insurance and or your ability to pay. Insurance companies and for profit hospitals have destroyed the American Health care System.

Once upon a time health care was about caring for the patient. If you didn't have health insurance you could work out a payment plan that was sensible and equitable on both parts. Now, if you can't afford insurance and you have to make a trip to the ER, you can bet that you will receive threatening letters and phone calls from the hospital billing office. Within a short period of time, your credit will be in the toilet. Thank you big business for helping destroy the health care system.

The health care crisis has so many parts and this is just one part of the pie. Congress allowed hospitals to penalize working class citizens for their inability to  pay a hospital bill. Until Congress gets off their high horse and fix their past mistakes, more and more Americans will be faced with mounting health care costs and bad credit.

The Lost Industrial Base

Growing up in this country, I remember a time when a man or a woman could support their family by working in some type of industry. It may be a steel mill or a textile mill, it may have been working in a sewing factory or even a cabinetry factory. But those days are long over and far removed from the world today.

Millions are out of work, with little to no hope of finding an real employment. Businesses have longed left this country in the search for cheaper labor, cheap raw materials and larger profits. Democrats blame the Republicans and vice a versa. Truth be told, both parties and their leaders are to blame for this horrific situation. While they spit back and forth at each other, average Americans are struggling to survive this downward spiral.

Hard times are here and harder times are around the corner. It is doubtful is many American would or could survive another Depression. Rural America may stand a better chance, but how many of the young people in this country would know how to live off the land? This should be a major concern for all Americans. Lean times are here and will only become leaner for those of us in middle America.

Our political leaders need to stop casting blame and look to how America can start rebuilding the industrial base. It won't be easy and foreign countries will rant and rave, but we need to starting putting this country and it's citizens first. American companies need to be based in this country, not just be shipping products to this country.

President Obama and members of Congress need to leave their ivory towers and take a long walk down Main Street. They are too far removed from how the rest of the country lives. If they did that, then maybe these hard decision would be a little easier to make.

More Than An Angry Day, Just Plain Mad

We all have days where anger gets the best of us, where everyone and everything bothers us. Today is more than that, it's a day where angry and turned to being madness. It's a day where hurting some one's feelings, could happen with out a single thought.

Watching the news just escalates the anger. Why does President Obama and Congressional Leaders think that the American People are stupid. Why do they think that they can do and say anything and we'll just sit down and take it. Don't they realize that living in the real world like we do, that we have friends and family without jobs, whose unemployment has run out. Don't they realize that we have children who can't find work, who want to go to school but they can't get financial aid. Don't they realize that we see how those who get Food Stamps eat better then most of the working class. Don't they realize that we see how the Credit Card Companies have stolen from us, the American Taxpayer? Don't they know that we have family member who can't afford to see a doctor, a dentist or have their eyes checked?

Why have our leader allowed prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to be removed from our schools? Why does being politically correct mean more than being honest? Why have we allowed schools to become war zones? Why do our leaders play games with the American Public? Where have the leaders gone?

Americans are tired of the lies, from President Obama, from Congress, from the media, from the unions and from religious leaders. We want and need the truth from all fronts and much to the dismay of our so called leaders, we can and will handle the truth.

So yes it's an angry day, but it's more than that, it's a just plain mad day, from an run of the mill American.