Even though we have committed over $800 billion “The Chosen One” seems to think we have an unlimited supply of money to spend. During the debate he said “I'm going to spend some money on the key issues that we've got to work on”.

Here is a partial list he supplied of what he wants to spend our money on and this is just from Tuesday night:

ü     A tax cut to 95% of working Americans A good portion of who pay nothing now.

ü     Doubling the Peace Corps This is A “key issue”?

ü     Put more troops in Afghanistan I get it now liberators in Afghanistan occupiers in Iraq, it’s done alphabetically.

ü     Invest in college affordability The Fed has been throwing money at secondary education for years and prices have skyrocketed, bet if you stopped the grants and let free market economics rule education…well you know.

ü     Helping state and local governments set up road projects and bridge projects Is it time to change occupations?

ü     Offer to those who don’t have insurance the same kind of plan that Senator McCain and I enjoy as federal employees With that kind of a Cadillac program who won’t want to change over?

ü     Help ordinary families pay their bills Cool, I’m an ordinary family.

ü     Stabilize housing prices How is he going to do that buy every dwelling in America?

ü     Provide a 50% tax credit for employers to buy health insurance for there employees 50% of what?

ü     Create a volunteer corps all across this country Only a liberal can find a way to spend money on volunteer work.

ü     Reform health care Oh the fed is qualified to do this (see VA hospitals).

ü     Invest in solar, wind, geothermal energy What the hell have we been doing for 20 years with zero results?

ü     Work with your employer to lower the cost of your premiums by up to $2,500 a year Love to see this program on paper.

ü     Help homeowners so that they can stay in their homes Without a job what else can I do but stay home.

ü     Provide incentives to buy a fuel efficient car that are made right here in the United States Who will be able to afford a new car and what American auto maker build it with what this will do to the economy?

ü     (My personal favorite) “We’ve got to provide moral support to the Poles and Estonia and Latvia and all of the nations that were former Soviet satellites. But we’ve also got to provide them with financial and concrete assistance to help rebuild their economies. Georgia in particular is now on the brink of enormous economic challenges” Let me see if I have this right, our economy is crumbling and you want to send my money to Eastern Europe?

Senator McCain I’m just an engineer in the manufacturing sector. No coaches no writers no outside help at all, though some would say I need an editor. If I can see 16 knockout punches on his spending alone where were you?

I saw you spank Romney in the primaries get it done, one more chance.

Fellow conservatives please stop listening the liberal media we all hate and get a grip. This is not a $700 billion bailout period; get that phrase out of your head. We are going to buy mildly risky loans at a substantial discount and ride them into  profitable investments (granted I’m sure congress will squander any gains). I don’t care if the loan to value ratio is 110% with a 60%+ face value discount I wish I had the wherewithal to pick up a couple.

This will inevitably happen, it must, we can not afford to ride this out. Was the bill perfect? No of course not the democrats have a majority remember? I know we all want to punish Wall Street, but failing to act will only punish us. CEO’s will still get there mega bonuses when the businesses shut down and we’re out of work.

The DOW dropped 778 points in a couple of hours, what’s going to happen tomorrow? Do you want to explain to my 80 year old aunt, who while watching her soaps lost 7% of her retirement account, how we need to teach Wall Street a lesson?   

And if you think it’s just my aunt who will be hurt I would like you to watch not the DOW but the financial markets around the world tomorrow morning.

I know it’s painful, they didn’t even buy us a drink first but we have to do this. I know the money is going to the vary corporations who got us into this in the first place. I know that it will happen again if we don’t get some control. But I also remember that it was the left that gave them permission, no actually strong armed them into giving these loans. Let us show our rage at the ballot boxes in November. Don’t get me wrong I know the big investment outfits are culpable as well but we can not vote them out of office.

It’s vary difficult to “fight the good fight” from a soup line.

You’re running for vise president? You have only served 2 years as the governor of your state, for crying out loud. Oh sure you have a reputation as a reformer, you fought and won many battles against the corruption of the good old boy network. But come on you didn’t even finish your vary first term.

Pryor to that you fought corruption as a high level appointed commissioner in your state, a position you resigned owing to the frustration resulting from what you saw as insurmountable corruption. You sought a position of higher authority which you intended to use to fight these scoundrels.

Why you support the rights of citizens to keep and bare arms, you’re a hunter a fisherman a naturalist, why you even believe strongly in family values. How could you, how could anyone like you think you have what it takes to be vise president? If something happens to the president you would have to fill his shoes and I just don’t think you can handle it.

Sure you’ve spent the Lyons share of your adult life in public service fighting for the betterment of your community and state but you’ve had other interests too, all that outdoor stuff, church and all those books you’ve written, maybe that’s why when you ran for mayor of your home town you came in third folks probably thought you’d be too distracted.

I know Town Hall readers are among the most informed on the internet. Some of you are thinking, wait a minute “Sara Palin won her mayoral election, twice as a mater of fact and I didn’t know she was an author.

Fact is I’m not writing about Mrs. Palin but Teddy Roosevelt.

Theodore Roosevelt became president of the United States in September of 1901 after

the death of William McKinley, 9 months after the election. There is a big rock in the Dakotas with his likeness on it, guess he did ok.

The Houston Texas Metro is fighting for it’s vary existence. Battling two catastrophes one right after the other: first the devastation of Hurricane Ike, second the far more lethal attack of the liberal media.

Admittedly the lucky ones, we live in Katy Texas a suburb west of Houston and as advised by the authorities in order to leave the roads open for those in the coastal areas we rode out the hurricane. 

Myself, my wife, our 2 girls (7 and 9), our golden retriever and the cat. Being our first big blow we listened carefully for a week and did as suggested. We got together our essentials: water, food, batteries, pet food and extra medications. We toped off our gas tanks, boarded up the windows, purchased an extra tank of propane for the grill, filled the bath tub with water to flush the toilet, all the things that those with experience as well as the media recommended and we hunkered down. Those of our friends, neighbors and co-workers that stayed did the same.

I have to admit this Vietnam veteran was more then a little afraid once the storm hit. All the embellished media hype we had expected of course but let me tell you, 80 to 100 mph sustained winds for 8 to 10 hours, with gusts of I don’t even want to know. Heavy rain, tree branches, debris and a lot of (what the hell was that’s) defying gravity in every which direction, it can give you a whole new respect for Mother Nature.

After a sleepless night our neighborhood poked its collective head out to a light rain about 8:30 am and exhaled a sigh of relief. Oh there was damage, the power was out, trees down, screens missing, storage buildings strewn about, almost every fence in the subdivision a shambles and talk about a mess, looked like a garden center blew up. But nowhere near the devastation some of us expected and thank god no one was seriously hurt at least not in our area. Fortunately for us during the night the storm had veered east and spared us the “dirty side”.

Within an hour or so most where out in front of our homes comparing stories, the battery radios assured us the worst was over and we went about doing what neighbors do, what Texans do, what Americans do, we got on about fixing it. We cleaned up, we piled up, we bagged up, we lifted, chopped, sawed and we stacked. The homes of those few who had left where cleaned up too. I fired up our camping percolator not just for my wife and I but for anyone willing or desperate enough for caffeine (not great coffee, John Wayne was not always right). From a few doors down came someone with candy for the kids, at least a dozen under 10 on our little street. A couple of families had generators which could have run there whole homes but instead they ran extension cords to surrounding homes so more could have essentials. Perishables where brought from those who could not be reached and placed in the refrigerators and freezers of those on a generators.

When the storm left the Houston area most where left without communications except cell phones (with no way to recharge), most had no potable water and more than 95% had no electricity. Our largest utility provider supplies electricity to 2.26 million homes and businesses in the Houston area, of those 2.1+ million where without. The 4^th largest city in the country had problems but we weren’t licked.

Incredibly at 5:00 that afternoon the lights flicked on at my little street and have stayed on since. Within 24 hours we had lights, phone, cable and internet, we where still being asked to boil our water but with all we had stored up a minor inconvenience. Just shy of a miracle.

Then a late Sunday afternoon press conference and my outlook was stomped on by a size 12 war boot of the elitist liberal media. The announcement from authorities was meant to be an update and lots of progress had been made, shelters where up and reconstruction had begun. We had mayors, county judges, law enforcement, the governor even the director of FEMA. All taking time off the hard work of putting South Texas back together again to give the citizens a pep talk, to let us all know that they cared and to help us keep our spirits up.

But no, the media can’t have a press conference not be about them, as soon as the conference was opened to questions the sharks attacked: “Why is the relief not here yet, don’t you realize people are in need”? “Why can’t people go back to there homes?” “Who’s responsible for this breakdown”? This is Bush’s fault isn’t it?

I lost it, “who do these buffoons think they are stealing my communication”? I screamed at the TV (I think I scared the cat). I know my blood pressure jumped at least 20 points, my wife turned off the set afraid for my well being.

I know what will happen, one of the vary few Houstonians with an entitlement attitude will be put on national news with quotes from the press conference and we will be painted with the same brush as New Orleans (some 300,000 of whom are still here living off of our generosity and filling our jails).

When I calm down (I’m thinking sometime in 2012), I will provide some links and more details of our ongoing battle with the narcissistic liberals that run the media.

In the mean time, I know my country and its people, you will be asked to help the people of Texas and you will respond, you always do, thank you in advance. For my neighbors and myself we are fine, but a lot of folks down here need a helping hand. But if you really want to help us, yourselves and our country; stop buying there papers, stop watching there (wana be) news shows and use the cash register at your favorite retailer to let there advertisers know how you, how we all feel. Then when there all in the unemployment line…(use your imagination here for your own enjoyment).

In a speech broadcast on CNN today from Kissimmee Fl, Hillary (pants suit) Clinton gave an unenthusiastic speech on the economy and of course to offer her unwavering support for “the chosen one”.

She didn’t attack Palin as I had anticipated but you could still see the antipathy in her presentation. And why not, she has always been transparent in her revulsion, besides she wants “the chosen one” to lose almost as much as I do. She thinks she can “I told you so” in to the nomination in 2012.

The lackluster little talk did contain one line (I’ll have to paraphrase I haven’t found the transcript yet) that was vary telling, a perfect illustration of what has happed to the Democratic Party. She advised the pants suited zombies listening and watching to make sure they asked themselves, what’s in it for me, before making there decision in November.

Amazing is it not, that in 47 years a party can go from “ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” to “ask what’s in it for me”?

More JFK:

“And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe - the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.”

“To those peoples in the huts and villages across the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves”

“We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.”

“In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shank from this responsibility - I welcome it.”

“ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man”

All quotes from JFK, all the same inaugural address January 20^th 1961.

President John F. Kennedy was not by any means a conservative but he was also not Nancy Polosie, Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, Joe Biden and sure as hell not Barack Obama.

Our country, the world for that matter has changed drastically in 47 years: scratch paper to lap tops, thermo nuclear destruction to global warming, leave it to beaver to MTV, rabbit ears to cable. Some changes are good some not so much and some are down right terrifying (see Obama/biden).

Did you catch that crap on Fox News late in the convention coverage last night?

I was switching between Cspan and Fox primarily to catch the commentary between the speeches, you know Newt, Laura and the gang, and things just started getting kind of weird.

First some of the comments where a little bizarre, then they cut off the first part of Huckabee’s fine speech so we could here Brit Hume finish rattling off. I wrote that off as a glitch, things can happen.

But then after Sarah Palin’s slam dunk with a 15 foot goal, I was flabbergasted. As most of us where drying our eyes and holding our sides from all the laughing, Hume is correcting; himself “she gave good speech, well she didn’t really write It, she read a good speech”.

I watched “the chosen one’s” speech on Fox and I surly don’t remember any comments about who wrote the drivel that he spouted. Hell who was the last politician to write his own speeches Abraham Lincoln? (excluding of course for Ron Paul, who else could do that kind of work).

At least a half a dozen times he made reference to her having not written the speech. His counterpart seemed to be defending her by stating “well I’m sure she had input and…” Almost as if his co-host was as astounded as I.

Maybe it was just me, I’ve been a little sleep deprived this last couple of weeks. I’m looking for the transcript, more later I’m sure. In the interim Fox I’ll be watching you; you’re the best we have on the tube now but lately…

In my career I have worked with many experienced people, as a matter of fact before I recommend someone for hire I need to see at least a modicum of expertise.

I have also seen a good number of these experienced and qualified individuals dismissed. Why, because after an extended period of time they have accomplished little or those activities where of little or no value.

A Production Supervisor for example received a salary from a former employer of mine for 12 months a few years back. During that year he was on; sick leave, vacation, disability leave and leave of absence for 50 weeks. I’m sure he added the time to his resume but what was the benefit of his experience to the company.

Jimmy Carter for example, with 4 years of experience as our President can list as his accomplishments: destroying our economy, loosing our respect around the world, giving a foothold to Islamic Radicals, empowering OPEC and giving away the Panama Canal (which many believe is now under Chinese control, swell).

The words “experience” and “change” have been more abused in this campaign than a Bill Clinton intern. Fact is neither communicates anything when used as a complete sentence.

Now 3 of the 4 presidential and vise presidential candidates may lay claim to accomplishments, some more than others and some better than others. But please Mr. Obama if the best you can come up with is voting present and spending most or your 1^st term in the Senate running a presidential campaign with 2500 mostly unpaid employees your missing the question, besides it’s only an accomplishment if you win, fat chance.

While we’re on the subject, don’t you think “presumptive nomine” is a little over the top as well?

Being a hold my nose and vote for McCain conservative I had been waiting on pins and needles for his veep announcement for a day and a half, praying, please don’t throw the base under an imported bus again.  Not announcing just before “the chosen ones” speech I assumed it would be Friday PM.

Enjoying my typical Friday lunch, I was in a strip mall parking lot trying to cram a subway down my neck as fast as humanly possible so I could make it back to work in time for my 1:00 while listening to Rush on my car radio.

I missed the meeting.

To say John McCain was not my first choice is akin to saying dead bug stew is not my first choice as a snack for my Super Bowl party. It’s not like I would vote for “the chosen ones” and not voting at all is in reality the same thing, but I was missing the excitement of ’04.

At first I was dumbfounded, he picked who? As I listened to the introduction I dropped my meatball and pepperoni sub on the floor board, this is too good to be true. When she addressed the crowd I was listening intently while trying to save my floor mats, Wow! I put the floor mats in the garbage can, what the hell 30 bucks, didn’t like the color anyway.

What a slam dunk, more real experience than the top of the other ticket, pro life, pro family, pro reform, pro gun, pro America and she not only supports the war on terror she has a son in the US Army.

And for a real windfall (no big oil witticism intended) not only can she give Washington the real scoop on our need to increase domestic oil production she can probably do the drilling.

I believe that John McCain with his outstanding (a word one doesn’t normally associate with him) selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate, has not only insured his victory in November but given conservatives and Republicans a lock on the White House for at least the next 12 years.

There will never be another Ronald Reagan but this woman has the potential, the values, the charisma and she’s a hottie. Am I allowed to say that? It’s about time we had one on our side (sorry Margaret).

Thank you John McCain we’re along way from square you and I, but obviously you do listen and you’re headed in the right direction. Ahhh what the heck…forget about the sandwich.  

I have been interested in presidential politics since JFK’s assassination when I was in the 5^th grade. My parents made me turn off my little black and white TV during the California primary returns (way past my bed time) minutes before Bobby was shot in front of a nation. Not always able to vote but always ready to give my opinion.

In past elections I have been frustrated, ecstatic, disappointed, glade to be an American; some election results have left me with emotions that defy definition (see Jerry Brown). This however is the first election that I have followed where I find myself pissed off and ashamed of our political system.

I describe myself as a little to the right of Rush but not as well paid. You may not agree with me but I hope you support my right to my beliefs as much as I do yours.

Here is a list of presidential candidates I have NOT supported over the years:

See a pattern? All liberals. Why because I didn’t support there liberal policies.

Now the democrats are in the process of nominating another liberal, perhaps the farthest to the left of anyone they have proposed in my lifetime, but because I won’t support this left wing nut… I’m a bigot???

Do these fools not realize what they are doing, or more accurately what they’re undoing? My guess is they know exactly, but will stop at nothing to get power, even the destruction of what has taken generations to accomplish.

I have for years wondered what the far left would come up with when they discover the “all conservatives are stupid” ploy isn’t working, it is a little old, but this.

Shame on you for what you are willing to do to the country I love, the country I’ve fought for, the country I want to leave my children, all for a job you probably don’t deserve.

Fortunately one of the mistakes the left has always made is to under estimate the majority of the people of this country. We are not stupid, we are not gullible, we are not bigots and you can not make us vote for an unqualified, inexperienced, unreliable candidate by calling us names.