The Hyphenated American!

I am an American.  After being born in the midst of corn and hog country, how could I say I was anything but?  What this little piece is all about is the "hyphenated American", that person who, because he/she is black calls him/herself  African-American, like our president for instance.  Since his mother is American and white doesn't it make sense to call him, American-American?  The illegal from Mexico is Hispanic until he becomes a citizen.  Then he is Mexican/American, as is the one from the far east, the Asian/American.  The Native/American may have the only real claim to the title but on the other hand I was born here just like he/she was. The census taken every decade has a place to mark for every one of these folks (to the shame of the census).  There should be only two spaces, YES OR NO, in answer to the question, Citizen?
Do you see what I am getting at?  We tell the world that we are a "color blind" society, and all are equal and free citizens while at the same time dividing our people into ghettos of citizens.
In years past those who emigrated to the USA were eager to learn the language and become citizens (through the front door, by the way) and imbed themselves into society.  The native tongue was reserved for family gatherings and for the old folks living in the home.  Now it seems that those hyphenated Americans just want to bring their country with them..........the country they are running away from.  Tell me.....does that make sense?

CONFUSED YET?

I'm confused!  Yes, have been for some time.  This vast country was settled by Christians looking for a place to escape ruling tyrants.  This Republic was formed by American Christians with an eye on the idea that we are all equal in the eyes of God.  Was it perfect?  Not at all.  As Winston Churchill said, "This government is the worst government in the world.......except for all the rest."  No not perfect but good enough to makes us the richest country in the world,
This is what confuses me; We open Congress sessions with prayer.  The Ten Commandments are posted over the door to the Supreme Court, but can't be displayed in a county court house.  Must not mention God in school.  Military Chaplains must be careful about the name God in prayer (egads,who else can we pray to?).  All over Washington are buildings with God's name inscribed. 
We have a president who among his closest advisers are a bunch of Muslims, and who  wears a Muslim wedding ring.  (See why I am confused?)
Our rulers in "ole Foggy Bottom" denigrate the military.  Obama hates uniforms, cuts their pay and allowances, and fails in his promise to "punish and bring to justice those responsible for Benghasi".
Every attack on this country and it's military in the last 30 years has been committed by, you guessed it, Muslims, from the Boston bomber to the Marines Barracks in Lebanon.  (beginning to see why I am confused?).
We are failing to educate our children.  Oh, we teach them all the sports, and encourage them in that at every turn, but we don't teach them about our beginnings, our history, the struggles and the heroes that emerged from those struggles.  Our children's minds are like sponges.  They will soak up this knowledge in a hurry if we offer it to them, but, if we fail, they will fill their minds with false information and teachings that we will not like.
I am confused because we have a National Debt that is staggering and growing by millions daily.  Why are those occupying seats of power not attacking that?  Ah-ha, perhaps now I am beginning to see the light!

What is it? "Independent Payments Advisory Board"?? Read on!

Obamacare is unconstitutional and any thinking person can see that.  But lets be specific and go after one feature:
The following is "Reprinted by permission from Imprimis, a publication of Hillsdale College."

The fattest target is the Independent Payments Advisory Board (IPAB), which is unconstitutional on its face.  IPAB consists of 15 members who are not elected by the people but appointed by the president.  Their job is to make recommendations to limit Medicare's budget by reducing reimbursements to doctors.  Unless both houses of Congress overrule IPAB by passing their own equal or greater cuts to Medicare, IPAB's proposals automatically become law.  What's worse, Obamacare conspires to make IPAB permanent by mandating that no resolution to repeal it can be introduced before January 1, or after February 1, 2017.  In other words, the Constitution would be operational for one month only--and even then the repeal must pass by August 15, 2017, in order to be valid, and it could not take effect until 2020!

This information is very distressing to those of us who know it.  But more distressing is the fact that most of our elected ones DON'T KNOW IT EITHER!

Register What???

The German revolution of 1918-19 resulted in the Weimar Republic, called the Reich.  They chose to ignore much of the rules laid down by the Treaty of Versailles  and the country suffered hyper-inflation, depression, and hunger and turmoil.  Paul Von Hindenburg became president and in 1930 assumed dictatorial powers.  To control the various militant groups roaming the country and restore order President Hindenburg, in 1932, ordered registration of all fire arms (getting the picture?).  The money was devalued, depression worsened, unemployment worsened, and Hitler became Chancellor with the Nazi Party now in control. 
The scene was set for the disarming of the German citizen, and Hitler did so in 1933.  Interesting how history persistently repeats itself, over and over and over again. BEWARE!  

Education? Yes; Common Core Standards? No Way!

36 States and the DC have signed on for Common Core Standards,  They have been seduced by all that "Federal Money" (yours) some $4.35 billion dollars of Race to the Top money and Title 1 funding.

But let me point out a very important fact that is ignored at every turn by the present Whitehouse.  Nothing in the U.S. Constitution authorizes the Feds. to exercise any authority over education.  This limitation is enforced by a long standing federal law forbidding the feds "to mandate, direct, or control schools curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation of state or local resources."

One example of a Common Core approved History textbook, "The American Experience" published by Prentice-Hall: In the chapter on WWII in which 16 million Americans served, on two fronts for four years, the war seems to be just about the pictures of the rubble of Hiroshima.  Hardly an accurate account of  the "greatest generation" as they lived it...........and died.

Those arguing for Common Core Standards tell us that we are so different from European Schools with our decentralized system.  Well isn't that too bad?  We cherish our individualism and don't want to be made into an European-style socialism!

There are many other things about Common Core to dislike and I urge everyone to tune into what is happening to our schools under this administration.  Parents MUST stay on top of their kids education or find out too late that what you did not teach them someone else filled the gap, perhaps with garbage you do not approve of.

Hunger! The Motivator!

Have you ever been hungry?  What did you do about it?  Of course you set about to prepare something you could satisfy that hunger.  If times are good you may have eaten more than you should have and suffered for it.  If the rations were meager you left the table a little hungry still.
What if you are not hungry?  Then you may forget all about eating anything and make no effort to acquire the necessary ingredients for a meal.  All is wello until you are hungry again.
This is what the country is faced with now; a lack of motivation among many of the unemployed because the check keeps coming every month and they are comfortable with that.  Millions are now living on the dole because they are not working.  Why?  Either they cannot find work or they feel like that job is not good enough for them, or they would rather do something else, etc.  Washington believes they have the obligation to see that none of these folks have to work at anything they feel is beneath them.  So what do they do?  Wring their hands and pass legislation allowing each one to dip into the public coffers each month while they are "feeling better" at home with the flat screen TV, talking on their Bluetooth or just resting.
You may think I am a cynic and I am when it comes to government sticking their nose in the people's business.
I believe that most of these folks will try, really try to find work when motivated.  Did I say motivated?  I mean HUNGRY!

The Tea Party------Old and New!

There is no middle ground.  You either love it and wrap your arms around what it stands for, or it is hated and maligned and demeaned and, well, you know what I mean.
But the truth is that where ever they go they leave the ground in better shape than when they arrived.  Whatever the crowd is it cannot be called unruly and shameful like the "Occupiers."   And, although the liberal crowd likes to believe otherwise, they are a huge force and growing daily.
December 16 marks the date 240 years ago when a gang of Bostonians dressed as Indians boarded the Dartmouth, the Eleanor,  and the Beaver and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor.  The reason?  To protest the King and his taxes.  It was 1773 and Americans were getting fed up with what Parliament and the King were mdemanding of the colonies. 
The response from London was quick and inflammatory-----closing the Port of Boston, altering the colony's charter, limiting popular government in Massachusetts, allowing the quartering of troops in private homes, and other arbitrary measures------all leading to the Revolution.
Other than the name there is little to compare the Tea Party then and today's modern Tea Party.  Today the fight is to preserve what the Revolution brought to fruition----the Constitution.  In Washington today the real danger to the Republic is ever increasingly evident in a larger and more controlling Federal Government.  The Tea Party fights for a return to "From the people to the government."  I am one of them.