LIBERAL JACKASS QUOTE

Barack Obama (Buck Dropper)

"Our head of the intelligence community, Jim Clapper, has acknowledged that, I think, they underestimated what had been taking place in Syria."

- Throwing our Director of National Intelligence under the bus during an interview on '60 Minutes.'

BOOM!  Obama threw down the gauntlet on the intelligence community, blaming them for not knowing how powerful and dangerous IS was becoming in Iraq and Syria...Not that anyone believes Obama; a man who never accepts responsibility for anything negative, and childishly blames everyone else for everything.

Obama truly is the anti-President Harry Truman - who is famous for a sign on his desk saying "The buck stops here."

Obama can expect some brutal 'leaks' after so stupidly blaming his 'spooks' for this mess...We can expect everything from 'anonymous quotes' to leaked documents, etc., and none of it will paint a pretty picture about our C-in-C - which usually stands for Commander-in-Chief, but in the case of Obama more correctly means Clueless-n-Careless.

"Unless someone very senior has been shredding the president's daily briefings and telling him that the dog ate them, highly accurate predictions about ISIL have been showing up in the Oval Office since before the 2012 election." - Anonymous Obama Administration National Security Staffer

Ouch!  It will get worse...Obama messed with the wrong people on this matter.

Prager University: What Creates Wealth?

"We teach what isn't taught." - Dennis Prager

The Unites States created the most successful economic system for the majority of its citizens in the history of the world.  This is not to say our system is perfect, nor does everyone succeed...But more people in the U.S. have a chance to succeed than anywhere else - this is why more immigrants come to the U.S. than anywhere else.  They know it is truly the 'Land of Opportunity.'

The key to this success is 'Freedom' - in all of its forms...Freedom leads to knowledge and the opportunity to put that knowledge into action - action which creates wealth.  Not just wealth for a few, but wealth for those participating in the American system.

But we must have as much freedom as possible.  Freedom to learn, innovate, succeed, and maybe the most important variable is the freedom to fail, because out of failure often comes new innovation...In order to have all of these variables we need the government to let the people flourish - instead of using their power to 'protect us from ourselves.'  Until recent times, Americans have never wanted security over opportunity.  Unfortunately, trading security for opportunity has created a new system of dependence - a system which is much crueler than one where people have the opportunity to succeed and fail - and to pick themselves up after failing rather than falling into a state of despondence and dependence on government.

This semester of Prager University is presented by: George Gilder

"If freedom promotes knowledge and innovation, which leads to economic growth, why don't all people and governments embrace it?" - G.G.

"Because it's an economy of mind, the future can change as fast as minds can change.  Whenever intrusive government retreats, knowledge expands - and new prosperity follows." - G.G.

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LIBERAL JACKASS QUOTE

Mark Landler (New York Times Propagandameister)

"Unlike Mr. Bush in the Iraq war, Mr. Obama has sought to surround the United States with partners."

"The approach Mr. Obama is taking is similar to the one Mr. Bush took; it is not the case that, 'Unlike Mr. Bush in the Iraq war, Mr. Obama has sought to surround the United States with partners.'" - New York Times Correction Page

It only took two weeks, but it's good to see the Times came out with the truth...Even if it was hidden behind a pay-wall, unseen by most - by design.

At today's U.N. speech, Obama noted he's assembled around 40 nations for the current engagement (can't call it a war)...For kicks, lets look at Bush's coalition:

"According to the Bush administration and press reports, they are: Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Palau, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, Uganda, and Uzbekistan. Noticeably absent are major powers–France, for example–that were members of the coalition that overturned Iraq’s occupation of Kuwait in 1991...Other countries have not been named publicly but are likely members of the coalition. They include Israel, as well as several Arab states that are providing bases or other assistance to the war: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Egypt...In addition, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the UAE have sent 8,000 troops to Kuwait in a largely symbolic effort to help defend that country. They do not have a combat role." - New York Times (2003)

Hmm.  Looks like Bush had at least 40 "partners" - including some Arab ones.

So, why was Bush's war 'illegal,' 'unilateral,' etc., but Obama's isn't?  And lets not bother squabbling with the obvious that Bush went to war after we were attacked and received Congressional authorization - while Obama hasn't bothered to get authorization and we haven't been hit since 9/11/01...Not that I disagree with preemptively going after IS or anyone else.  I may not agree with Obama's strategy, but I fully agree we need to kill these SOB's.

"Liberals are outraged, obviously, at the prospect of innocent Syrian lives being lost in U.S. air strikes, and are beginning to organize anti-war protests and 'die-ins' across the country.  Oh, right, they're not, because no one gives a sh*t when it's a Democrat doing the warmongering.  Plus, they're getting ready to line up behind an even more hawkish nominee (Hillary Clinton) in 2016." - Ed Morrissey

In other words:  Bombs with (R) = Bad & Bombs with (D) = Good.

LIBERAL JACKASS QUOTE

Senator Mazie Hirono (D - Hawaii)

"Legislation that grants the government the ability to strip citizenship from Americans is a serious matter, raising significant constitutional issues."

Absolutely, Mazie!  Defending the rights of American citizens is extremely important...You go girl!

But she was talking against a bill in the Senate called the 'Expatriate Terrorist Act,' which would strip U.S. citizenship from Americans who choose to go to Jihadistan and fight against the U.S. and its allies.

Yes, she was defending wanna-be-throat-cutting SOB's...SOB's who have the right to return home and bring Jihad with them to all of our home towns.

"If we do not pass this legislation, the consequences will be that Americans fighting alongside ISIS (or any other Jihadis) today may come home tomorrow with a U.S. passport, may come home to New York or Los Angeles or Houston or Chicago (or Phoenix) and innocent Americans may be murdered if the Senate does not act today." - Senator Ted Cruz (R - Texas)

Congratulations America!  You are led by complete morons, like Mazie, who put politics ahead of national security...It's a disgrace, and it's exactly why we suffered through 9/11/01.

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Liberal Jackass Quote

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Scare Monger)

"Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if the Republicans win the Senate."

"Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!  Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" - Wizard of Oz scaredy cats

It's pathetic how Democrats do everything they can to whip up the fears of the Useful Idiots...One day it's race, next it's the 1%, then it's anti-war propaganda, or 'the seas are rising due to Global Warming (or cooling, or whatever), followed by 'they want to push granny off the cliff,' etc.

Now it's the end of "civilization as we know it"...A win by the Republicans in the Senate would bring on a new Dark Ages!  It would be like the fall of Rome - with Republicans playing the role of the Goths and Huns."...oh my!"

The sad part is much of the American electorate believes such foolishness.  The same fools who put the Triumvirate From Hell in power in 2008 - Obama, Pelosi & Reid.

That said, I'm betting "civilization" goes on just fine if the Republicans take the Senate.

Pero's State of the Union

There's only a month-and-a-half until the Mid-Term Elections, so now is a good time to review how things are going under our current government...A government dominated by President Obama.

1.  Our economy tanked in 2007-08, and we haven't recovered.  The bleeding may have been halted, but no one can reasonably say the economy has recovered - let alone claim it has taken off as usually happens after recessions.

2.  President Obama was supposed to be a transcending leader when it came to race relations, but he has only made matters worse...And I'm not just talking about 'black & white' problems.  Just wait until Obama shows his preference for Hispanics over blacks.

3.  Speaking of Hispanics, it's almost beyond belief that Obama is going to grant amnesty to who-knows-how-many illegals though Executive Order.  He can complain all he wants about Republicans in the House not passing a bill to grant amnesty, but in our system laws are supposed to come from the rough and tumble process of going through Congress and being signed by the President...Obama doesn't know how to make deals and thinks he's 'The Man' so he doesn't have to deal with Republicans.  The result will be terrible for our economy, social services, health and education systems, and the battle between Hispanics and blacks for primary minority status will be brutal going forward.  Here's betting blacks fall even further, because Hispanics will be the new preferred minority - they will be a much larger Democrat voting block than blacks.

4.  Our National Debt was around $5 trillion in 2000 - Today it is over $17.7 trillion...Obviously this is an unsustainable level of increase.  Especially since it is over 100% of our yearly GDP.

5.  Obamacare is proving to be a complete mess.  Many more Americans have been hurt by the changes than have been helped, and most of the coming pain has been held back because Obama hasn't allowed the law to be fully put in to place...At some point it will be, and many millions of Americans will be crushed by the new costs of their plans.  Millions more will either lose their job, or won't be able to find a job, because employers can't afford to hire them due to the cost of Obamacare.

6.  146 million Americans have jobs (Full or Part time) - there are 318 million people in the U.S.  In 2000 153 million Americans had jobs - there were around 281 million people in the U.S...So, 7 million LESS Americas have jobs now, even though there are 37 million more people.  Forget 'official' Unemployment Rates, these numbers are awful.  And they most likely prove the 'official' numbers are a propaganda ploy to keep the people from rushing the streets with pitchforks.

7.  Global Warming hasn't occurred since 1998, yet the Left continues to insist on forcing 'Green' junk and regulations down our throat.  Obama and the Democrats love these 'Greenies' because they throw around massive amounts of 'green' ($$$$) to those who support their insanity...As a result the American economy suffers - their actual goal in the first place.

8-11.  Arab Spring = Jihadi Nightmare

8.  "I am very optimistic about - about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration." - V.P. Joe Biden (2010)  Maybe not, Joe...Iraq is as big a mess as it's ever been.  We can debate about why it is so (blame Bush for taking out Hussein or blame Obama for leaving Iraq dry of U.S. troops - or be honest and accept these people are just maniacs), but we can't debate it is on fire, and gets more combustible by the day.

9.  Syria has been a hell hole for awhile, but things really fell apart when Obama made gestures of helping the supposed 'good Jihadis' and then decided not to.  Not only did he make it impossible for them to overthrow Assad, but he encouraged them to either give up and go home or to join more radical groups - such as the Islamic State goons...As a result we have the creation of a Jihadi lunatic asylum claiming to be the new Caliphate - and the least of our problems is them beheading our reporters.  They will continue to grow because they are proving to be the 'Strong Horse' in Mesopotamia and the Levant, which make them very attractive to the millions of Jihadis looking for a home.

10.  Like the Middle East, North Africa is on fire.  The overthrow of the 'bad dictators' in Egypt and Libya has led to even worse problems, and the entire region is bleeding.  Just wait until the Jihadis take their fun south, and start rampaging through the Sahel.  Talk about a blood bath...Not that most Americans have any idea what the Sahel is, or care what happens in Africa (north or south) - they will in due time.

11.  South Asia is at a tipping point.  Pakistan is a constant wild card, barely avoiding becoming a failed state (with nukes and pretty good missiles).  India has a new leader who hasn't put up with Muslim BS in the past.  Afghanistan will likely become Asia's version of Iraq, Syria, Libya and Somalia if Obama follows through on his promise of abandoning the region at the end of 2014.

12.  Obama may have had a good one-liner about Romney living in the 80's, but Russia is proving to be exactly the geopolitical threat Mitt said it would be...Personally, I'd let Putin have the Ukrainian basket case in exchange for some help against the Jihadi's but that's me.  Oh, and the leaves are turning colors, which means it's about to get pretty cold.  The Euros have allowed themselves to be tied to Russian gas, and will not be allowed to forget it if they push Vlad too hard.

13.  China is China.  They don't just own a bunch of our debt and have a massive production base challenging our economic domination, they are also spoilers.  They let the world catch fire and stay ablaze (Jihadis, Ruskies, etc.), and don't do much to hinder or help these problems - as long as the problems stay out of China...China is amoral, and takes care of China; damn the rest of of the world...Oh, and they play the long game, watching the U.S. and Europe decay from within and out.

14.  Iran is still spinning towards nukes.  But they are our ally against the Islamic State - yet still our enemy against Assad in Syria?  What kind of nut case in the Obama Administration decided to make the 'Enemy of our Enemy our Frenemy?'...There is no way this can end up well.  Not that Iran is the only one we can't trust against IS.

15.  #'s 8-14 are related to countries which challenge America, yet we have decided we are going to draw down our troop levels and military strength.  Obama has also decided we don't need as many nukes as we have...Speaking of Obama; he ordered the killing of Bin Laden but otherwise is proving to be the worst Commander-in-Chief since - ANYONE!  He is worse than Jimmy Carter, an impossibility in the eyes of many, but a bar he's managed to jump.  "We don't have a strategy yet." - Obama (regarding IS).  He lies about everything else, yet he had to tell this truth to the world.  It's bad enough HE had no strategy, but saying it is incredible.  Even worse, I'm certain the Pentagon does have a legitimate strategy - but he has no interest in their plans.

16.  Our allies are SHOCKED at our ineptitude.  Europe is quaking at the thought of having to rearm to defend themselves.  Japan seems more than willing to rearm to defend themselves - another can of worms.  Israel knows it is alone.  The Philippines, Vietnam, and anyone else in China's path are freaking out.  The Saudis and Jordanians are looking for a new protector - Russia or China...The result of all this distrust will be a massive arming of the countries who doubt American leadership - arming which will possibly lead some to get nukes themselves (Saudi and Japan, in particular)

Year after year, the President gives a State of the Union Address, and year after year he says our 'Union is strong.'

Everyone knows he's lying, and the U.S. continues to be in a downward spiral...It's not all Obama's fault, but he surely isn't making matters better - he's making them worse.

I realize Obama is the 'smartest' and 'greatest' leader we've ever had, but most of America knows he's not up to the challenge of leading our country out of its current mess - domestically or in foreign policy (even those who fawned over and voted for him).

So the question becomes, do we have a leader in the future who can pull America out of it's current situation?  Hillary?  Hahahaha!  Anyone on the Republican side?  I'm not so sure.

Time will tell...I just hope it happens in my lifetime.

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