Washington Could Learn A Lot from a Drug Addict

This video speaks volumes about the disaster that is the United States debt limit and unquenchable spending habit.

Who Does this Guy Think He Is?

President Obama said today, "The idea of doing things on my own is very tempting, I promise you, not just on immigration reform. But that's not how our system works. That's not how our democracy functions."

Oh really?  Thanks for the civics lesson Barry.  The scary part is that you can just see this guy's tendency towards Alinsky-like control welling up from within his soul.

Moreover, the way Obama has "summoned" congressional leaders to his office over the debt issue is revolting.  Apparently, Obama thinks that he can tyrannically summon whomever he wants, whenever he wants.  Let us remind Obama that in the United States, the Congress and the Executive are co-equal branches of government.

And, we're all still waiting for Obama's plan for the economy.  All he's done so far is sit back and criticize, lie about what he'll accept or reject, and move the goal posts in the debate.  Meanwhile, the Democratic controlled senate hasn't passed a budget in two years and the President outright rejects a GOP cut, cap, and balance bill without offering any solutions.

There's no reason that a default would be inevitable even if the debt limit isn't raised because the Obama administration, through its executive powers, could prioritize payments for debt, social security, or whatever it wants.  However, it's much more politically expedient to threaten seniors that they won't get their Social Security checks and predict that economic Armageddon will unfold if Obama doesn't get his way.

If that was the case, we might as well let Obama "do things alone" and scrap those pesky annoying things called the House of Representatives and the Senate.

NFL Owners and Players Reach a Deal

Thank goodness.  The American economy and debt situation is bad enough, but life without football would be next to unbearable.  Thankfully, the rich owners reached a deal with the rich players to make everyone happy and to keep beer drinking, chicken wing eating, tailgating, arm-chair quarterbacks everywhere happy.

A recession without football would be like a Depression with prohibition, wait...

I wonder if any TARP funds went to the NFL to end the lock-out.

Aftermath of Oslo

The terrorist who attacked Oslo and Utoya was not a Muslim, but a homegrown fascist virulently opposed to immigration and the spread of Islam in Europe.  A terrible reminder that evil is colourblind, genderless, and omnipresent in this world.

Initial reports indicated that an Islamic group had taken responsibility for the massacre, but facts and reality have proven otherwise.  In an attack mirroring the Oklahoma City bombing, Anders Behring Breivik  carried out his assault with ruthlessness and cunning.  Deriving his motivations from an American hate novel, Breivik admitted his crimes but pleaded not guilty in court.  He has professed a desire to "save Europe" from multiculturalism and Marxism.

Unfortunately, Norway's laws do not include the death penalty for such monsters and the present laws would see Breivik spend on 21 years in jail, the equivalent of 81 days per victim.  This is hardly justice, and provides neither a fitting punishment for the crime, a deterrent from acts of a similar nature in the future, or retribution for the victims and their families.

The NZ Herald reports: "So many innocent people have been killed that I think he doesn't have the right to live," Mari Kaugerud says on her Facebook group "Yes to the death penalty for Anders Behring Breivik" that already has 1783 members.

The Norweigan PM was the prime target of Breivik according to what Norwegian police have said based on his statements. Norweigan PM Stoltenberg said on Sunday that the response to the carnage was "more democracy, more openness, more humanity, but without naivety."

This attack was far more about evil, hatred and violence than naivety.  Let us hope that there is real justice for the victims and changes to ensure such a tragedy never occurs again.

Terror in Oslo

A terrorist attack has left at least seven dead in Oslo and unconfirmed more at a youth camp in nearby Utoya, Norway.  A car bomb exploded in the capital near government buildings housing the Prime Minister's office and the oil ministry.  "Helpers of the Global Jihad" has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Police fear that there may also be bombs at the youth camp in Utoya where a gunman opened fire on people.  In the chaos, there were reports of people swimming away from the island on which the attack occurred.

There are reports that people are trapped from the blast in Oslo, and confusion abounded as to whether one or two blasts had occurred. 

Bleeding victims were being treated at the scene and broken glass, smoke, and twisted metal was scattered everywhere near the explosion.

In this post-9/11 world, such an incident is unsurprising given past attacks in Mumbai, Spain, New York, London, Frankfurt, Moscow, Los Angeles, and elsewhere.  The Islamic radicals continue their bloody campaign while the west fights with only a semi-serious determination to wipe out and defeat Islamists.

Canada Creates More Jobs in June than US

Well done President Obama, Canada is now producing more actual jobs than the entire US economy based on the statistics from June.  The US created just 18,000 jobs, a disappointing number and one which the Obama administration is absolutely clueless on how to change.  US unemployment edged up to 9.2%. Meanwhile, Canada created 28,000 jobs and the unemployment rate held steady at 7.4%.

One thing is true: Obama is an absolute and compete failure as a President on economic matters.  His only solution is to increase taxes and government spending and has no real interest in cutting spending to reduce size of government relative to the GDP.  This is the main reason the economy is stuck in neutral.  The government eats up far too much of the country's wealth and resources and burdens the private sector with regulations and obstacles that prevent ingenuity, creativity and investment.

The housing market in the US remains extremely weak as does manufacturing.  California is bleeding jobs and NY is heading for bankruptcy along with Michigan and Illinois. The inept President looks more and more like Jimmy Carter every day and has no new solutions on how to fix the problems that confront the country.