the Deficit?

2011-06-12T13:03:00.000-07:00

The Giant Deficit Chicken is Coming Home to Roost.

Dance with the one who brung you

2011-05-09T17:52:00.000-07:00

Open letter to the Leadership of the Republican Party in general and
Speaker of the House John Boehner in particular.

I thought it would be a good idea to remind the leadership of the Republican Party of some facts that they seem to be ignoring.

1. The Federal Government is bankrupt and you just "compromised" an agreement with
the democrats to increase deficit spending and federal debt in the 2011 budget.

2. Speaker Boehner is "Speaker of the House" and not "minority leader" because angry
voters decided to throw out the "tax and spend" democrats and replace them with
republican candidates in the 2010 mid-term elections. These candidates promised to cut deficit spending and fight the growth of big government.

3. When the democrats had a veto-proof majority in both houses of congress, did they
work for "compromise"? No, they crammed Obamacare down our throats and made
incredible comments like,"you'll have to pass the bill to know what's in it." Now when they've lost the house they are crying for "compromise". If Republicans fall for that crap you won't have to worry about losing your seat in the 2012 elections, because the folks who gave you a majority in the House last year will be looking to replace you in the primaries next year. You'll never make it to the general election.

We recognize the both parties bear responsibility for the unsustainable size of the Federal Government and we're hoping this congress will be the one to stand up and say "no more". Refusing to raise the debt ceiling will not result in causing grandma to eat cat food, as the democrats claim. What it will do is to put a leash on the government bureaucrats and force them to reduce the size and scope of government because the public's credit line is maxed out and we don't want to raise the credit limit.

We are not going to "spend" our way out of this economic situation. We're headed for an
inflationary "train wreck" and we the people are just hoping the folks we elected last year
will find the courage to grab ahold of the brake and pull it back hard. The prices of food
and energy are high and getting higher, in large part because of the unrestrained printing
of new money in a way that has created currency crises in other countries in the past and poses a real threat to repeat it right here in the U.S. in the not-too-distant future.

We are asking you all to exercise some common sense and not fall for the lies and scare
tactics about not raising the debt limit and do something for the good of the country for a
change and vote instead "NOT TO RAISE THE DEBT LIMIT". There's a whole lot of
government that could be cut and we love to see you all do your jobs and cut some of it.

And while you're at it, you might re-read the constitution and work to reassert your authority over government spending and authorizing foreign military action by means of the Declaration of War.

We also feel that serving in Congress is a duty and a privilege, but not meant to be a lifelong
career. Some respectable term limits would contribute to improved government because
then we might have more statesmen, serving and then going home, rather than the
lifelong political parasites we have now, who vote their own interests in order to get re-
elected, rather than voting for the good of the country as a whole.

You got us in this mess, so we're asking you to do the right thing right now to start getting
us out, or we'll get you out and put in somebody who listens to their constituents and
works for the good of the country. We're not asking for compromise, we want backbone
and lots of it. Stop the spending, now. We're broke.

Ron Paul still wants to audit the FED

2011-01-30T08:42:00.000-08:00

Washington, DC – Congressman Ron Paul (TX-14) has introduced HR 459, The Audit the Fed Bill to the 112^th Congress.

Could the Fed go Broke?

2011-01-12T19:01:00.000-08:00

Could the Fed Go Broke? The Federal Reserve is currently holding toxic paper purchased to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, long-term government bonds, securitized mortgages, etc. Would a 1% increase in the interest rate cause the Fed to become technically bankrupt? A good CNBC interview with former FED member.

Total Eclipse of the Economy-The Collapse of Socialism

2011-01-05T20:17:00.000-08:00

Martin (Hurricane) Armstrong languishes is Federal Prison where he publishes his hand-typed Armstrong Economics reports. His latest, "The Total Eclipse of the Economy" is a must read. Armstrong pulls no punches as he targets the New York banks, the SEC and the government for the current economic crisis. He describes the event we are enduring as the "Collapse of Socialism".

Kickin' the Can Down the Road

2011-01-03T19:36:00.000-08:00

The incoming Congress has an unprecedented opportunity to reassert it's constutional authority to control government spending and fulfill campaign promises to reduce the size and scope of the federal beaurocracy. As the date to extend the federal debt ceiling approaches, people will start getting nervous when faced with the possibility of a debt default. This debt default is, in my opinion, 99.9% inevitable. The question is not really IF, but rather WHEN? We're borrowing $4 billion a day to pay the interest on our current debt and faced with the choice of defaulting on our debt or kicking the debt can down the road by continuing to borrow more and more, you know it's the taxpayer's can that is going to get kicked time and time again.

My suggestion to the newly arriving members of the House would be to raise the debt limit only enough to give our drowning government a gasp of air while demanding concessions of significant reductions in the federal spending and beaurocracy. In the first two years of the Obama administration I don't recall a budget ever being passed and that is a prime responsibility of the House of Representatives. The federal government has played fast and loose with the constitution for far too long and this country cannot keep kicking the can down the road forever. There are no easy choices and no pleasant results for the situation this government has put the people in and I think it only fair that the government pay the price for trampling on the liberties and freedoms of its citizens. We have hundreds of military bases around the world and spend over $1 trillion a year imposing our influence in places where we have no constitutional right to be. Our government continues to try to tell us how to live and now apparently want to tell us how and when to die. I would prefer to reserve those rights for the individual as well as countless other liberties that are being threatened.

If this country is going to be saved from economic ruin, it will not be saved by the federal government, but by the people who granted the government the right to exist in the first place. If we must kick that can down the road in the future, let's not kick it so hard or so far, and pray that our Congress will reassert it's constitutional authority to control government spending by demanding concessions for every debt limit increase granted to the executive branch. Socialism doesn't work and the time has come to revive the American spirit of free markets and liberty for American citizens and get the government off our backs in limited to it's constitutionally-defined purpose.

Please refer to the constitution on my website for the duties and obligations of congress.

What do we do about the Deficit?: What Now?

2011-01-01T13:07:00.000-08:00

What do we do about the Deficit?: What Now?

What Now?

2011-01-01T12:51:00.000-08:00

Well, we've thrown out a bunch of "Tax and Spend" congressmen and senators and suffered through the final lame-duck agony which saw Harry Reid's sleight-of-hand handling of the onerous "Food Safety" legislation. The new congress takes over on Tuesday (or is it Wednesday?). I can't wait. The following link is a good article about Tea Party achievements and expectations.

http://www.personalliberty.com/conservative-politics/government/will-the-new-congress-have-the-guts-to-do-it/?eiid=&rmid=2010_12_31_PLA_[PIZ5310E]&rrid=238523905

Business As Usual in the U.S. Senate

2010-12-21T20:50:00.000-08:00

The vote by the U.S. Senate Sunday to approve SB 510 proves that when push comes to shove, every Senator can be bought off with a bag of cash. It's no wonder the country is in such bad shape.

http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/what-senators-got-paid-off-to-support-s-510-the-food-safety-modernization-act/

http://republicbroadcasting.org/?p=12651

Suggestions

2010-12-20T21:22:00.000-08:00

My short list of fat to trim off the Federal Budget:

1. Repeal Obamacare

2. Shut down U.S. foreign military bases.
(we have hundreds of them all over the world)

3. Eliminate Foreign Aid
(We can't afford it)

4. Eliminate Farm Subsidies
(Trust Free Market Capitalism)

How's that for starters?

UN considers establishing global internet police force to regulate the web

2010-12-19T22:45:00.000-08:00

http://www.naturalnews.com/030786_internet_police_United_Nations.html

And the FDA insists we all drink homogenized milk.

Ron Paul's Speech to Tea Party Patriots

2010-12-19T21:46:00.001-08:00

Great Speech, Great Vision for Future of American Liberty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJEbFI03BNA&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Senate Sells Out U.S. citizens by passing SB 510 Without a Vote!

2010-12-19T20:21:00.000-08:00

GOP Sells Out Country by passing SB 510 "Food Safety" bill without vote
http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/?p=7824

An Important Messge from General Bert

KEEP ON PUSHING BACK!
PLEASE USE THE NEW ACTION ITEM EVERY DAY...
OFTEN! And Forward It to Your Contacts!

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5395

CNN reported Friday night: "Democrats then wanted to attach [S.510] to a narrower government-funding bill that is expected to pass Saturday but Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, warned he would object if they did. A GOP leadership aide told CNN it would be impossible to approve the food bill quickly unless all Republicans support doing so. Coburn has said he opposes the bill because, he claims, it spends billions and increases government regulations without actually making the food supply safer. A Democratic leadership aide held out hope an 11th hour deal could save the bill the GOP leadership aide warned that it is not likely." http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/17/food.safety.bill/index.html

Health and Food Freedom, like every freedom, is under constant assault. Only vigilance, valor and dedication protect it. We, the Health Freedom Warriors, have proven ourselves to be vigilant, brave and focused. The other side, however, has a bit of that too, and is also equipped with nearly limitless resources.

The critical moment is now, during the last couple days before the Holiday recess.

Sunday Night Update: Monday Morning Risks to Health and Food Freedom

The simple Five-Day Continuing Resolution to keep the govt in business expires Tuesday. Why, you may ask, does the lame-duck leadership continue to hold Federal programs hostage like this? To grasp onto power for a few days more, in hope that something will happen to allow them to impose their will on the new Congress convening in early January.

And now, they've "dropped the other shoe..." with an announcement on the Senate's official video feed, C-span2. Here is what the screen-crawl said, under "Pending" this evening as the Senate adjourned after the unusual step of holding both Saturday and Sunday sessions:

"FY 2011 Federal spending through September 2011"

What does that mean? It means the simple, short Continuing Resolution which wouldn't tie the hands of the incoming Congress is again being held up as the lame-duck leadership tries to pass the already-once-defeated Omnibus Bill...

BUT, FAR WORSE, WAS THE BETRAYAL SUNDAY NIGHT OF THE HEALTH AND FOOD FREEDOM MOVEMENT BY THE GOP, IN PASSING S.510 BACK TO THE HOUSE WITHOUT A RECORDED VOTE BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

ACCORDING TO THE HILL:

"The Senate unexpectedly approved food safety legislation by unanimous consent Sunday evening, rescuing a bill that floated in limbo for weeks because of a clerical error."
https://hq-salsa.democracyinaction.org/salsa/hq/p/salsa/email/common/hq/edit?object=email_blast&key=1201480&tab=1

Our so-called friends in the Senate had assured us they would object to any effort to tack S.510, the fake "food safety" (really, "food control") bill onto any other legislation in the last couple days of the congressional session. We feel betrayed. We pledge not to forget!

ONE LAST CHANCE TO STOP FOOD CONTROL IN THE HOUSE!
THE HOUSE NEXT MEETS TUESDAY...
48 HOURS TO SAVE FOOD FREEDOM!

Gerald Celente on Alex Jones 12-14-2010

2010-12-17T20:40:00.001-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/user/geraldcelentechannel?blend=1&ob=4#p/u/0/r7EFlnQpkE0

http://www.youtube.com/user/geraldcelentechannel?blend=1&ob=4#p/u/1/5UnQVbfaAHs

http://www.youtube.com/user/geraldcelentechannel?blend=1&ob=4#p/u/2/Dnd_hH31UWw

Do you have your Emergency Food Supply?
http://buffalo.myefoods.com/

The Twilight Zone

2010-12-17T20:33:00.001-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4uPp69TMLI

The U.S. Debt Clock

2010-12-17T18:40:00.000-08:00

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

Vote Now for Your Least Favorite Gov't Spending

2010-12-17T04:40:00.000-08:00

http://republicanwhip.house.gov/YouCut

Why pick only one. There should be an "All Of the Above" option.

Earmarks and Pork, or Government Shutdown

2010-12-16T07:49:00.000-08:00

It wouldn't be the worst thing that ever happened for the government to shut down for a few days, or weeks at the end of the year. In the Libertarian Utopia, there are undoubtably certain parts of the federal government that should be shut down and never started back up. Tea party members are watching and they have pretty good memories, as demonstrated in the recent midterm elections. I would encourage congressmen and senators of conscious to reject the last-minute, last-ditch effort by the lame duck congress to grab one last feast at the public trough at the public's expense. Call the Demos' bluff and vote "NO" to this latest 2,000-page legislative atrocity.

The House Holds the Purse Strings

2010-12-13T19:11:00.000-08:00

Come January, when the new Tea Party-influenced congress takes control of the House of Representatives, I guess we'll see if the Republicans can cut the pork, ear-marks and deficit spending from the U.S. Budget. I have heard it said that perhaps the only way to reduce the size of the federal government is to allow it to go bankrupt and sell off a bunch of its assets to settle its debts. What am I bid for Yellowstone?

Is It Time to Trade in Our Old Gas-Guzzlin' Government in for a New Economy Model?

2010-12-12T21:21:00.000-08:00

Lately I've been thinking it sure would be nice to trade in my old government in for a new model that could get a lot more mileage for a lot less money. The national debt is growing exponentially and the politicians we elect to manage our affairs keep piling on the burden of more and more government and associated regulations that stifle free markets and capitalism. Somewhere down the line we changed from a Republic that honored and valued the principles of freedom and liberty to an oligarchy, where special interests in the form of lobbyists for giant corporations and banks grease the wheels of government with campaign contributions in exchange for special interest protective legislation that benefits corporations while it drains the life-blood out of the ordinary citizens of this nation.

Huge federal beaurocratic agencies are empowered to pass regulation after regulation to micromanage everything within their grasp. Farmers are paid subsidies to not grow certain crops and corporations are rewarding for moving manufacturing overseas to cheaper labor markets. This is bass-ackwards in my opinion. Our military has bases in hundreds of countries around the world, we give foreign aid to countries all over the world, many of which regularly vote with our enemies in the United Nations, another organization that we support with taxpayer dollars.

So, the purpose of this blog is to deal with the reality of forcing our government to live within its means, on a budget. How do we balance the budget. No ordinary citizen can go on for any period of time borrowing money to pay the interest on their debts. They go broke. As a nation that's where we are now and we will either have to face these sad facts and make the hard decisions to change the way we operate or keep kicking the can down the road until our financial system collapsed completely. I believe that rather than higher taxes and more government, the only way to save our country is to return to the strict constitutional concepts that our country is based on. That will allow us to live with a lot less government and lot more individual liberty.

I welcome all comments regarding solutions to our national debt crisis and invite you from time to time to visit my new web site: Urukgina21, which is also brand new and is designed to offer provocative content designed to open minds to reality.