All Talk and No Action!

What explains the rise of Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, on the Republican side, and Bernie Sanders, on the Democrat side? Could it be that both ends of the political ideological spectrum, are fed-up with a do-nothing legislative and executive branches of government?

The leaders of our country don't seem to be really interested in what's best for our country, only what's best for them and their election and re-election efforts. You get the feeling that the public, both Republicans and Democrats, seem to think that their elected leaders are as worthless as a teat on a bull - and that's no bull.

In the case of the Republicans, in 2014 they gained the majority control in both the House and Senate, and most governorships and state legislatures, promising to do certain things that the electorate wanted, such as getting rid of Obamacare, cutting onerous government regulations, cutting government spending, properly funding our military, becoming energy self-sufficient, and reducing taxes and the size of the government. Well, have any of things come about? NO! Yes, most of those promises would've met a presidential veto if passed, but it seems that the leaders, Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, didn't even try or put the Democrats on record as opposing those worthwhile proposals. Many Republicans feel that that leaders gave in to the Democrats without a fight and they feel betrayed. The grass-roots Republicans feel that their leaders are “all talk and no action”.

The same could be said of the Democrats. When they had the majority in the House and Senate, hardly any legislation was passed because of political considerations, not considerations for the country as a whole. The stalemate has continued up until the present time.

The approval rating of the Congress and the Executive branches are at an all-time low, which probably includes all kinds of politicians. That's why they are looking to support the likes of Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, on the Republican side, and Bernie Sanders (a Socialist and independent Senator from Vermont) on the Democrat side.

Originally, our elected leaders, according to our founders, were only supposed to be in office only for a short period of time (citizen legislators), but it seems that many of our Congressmen and Senators have made their lifetime work and careers being an elected official. Some have been in their positions for 20, 30, and even 40 years and counting. Many have become millionaires on their modest salaries - how come? Have many of them committed “hanky-panky” by passing favorable legislation to benefit themselves, family members, and friends? Something smells rotten in Denmark, as the old saying goes.

It will be interesting to see who the eventual candidates will be in the 2016 election cycle. Will the “establishment” candidates come out on top or will the anti-politician candidates prevail?

The anger of the citizens of the country is quite apparent, but will they act out their frustration and pique and get rid of the “all talk no action” politicians? Only time will tell. Stay tuned.

Conservative commentary by Chuck Lehmann

I'm Only Human

Everything in the universe has a reason and relationship for its
existence. Anyone disclaiming this cannot deny a greater power
beyond human comprehension exists and is involved in its creation.
Call it what you may, but most of the human race refer to it as God
in their own vernacular. Even atheists in denial, believe in some way,
the unbelievable, because they can't explain the why of existence.
The why and how didn't just happen without some kind of divine
intervention.

In our little world, in the top echelon of nature called humans, a
conflict exists between good and evil. There are stories of
unbelievable kindness and sacrifice by some people toward others,
and some abominable deeds by humans against their fellow man
(beheading Christians and incinerating people alive; the harvesting
of healthy fetuses to process for profit).

Here on earth, the human brain is the core of the behavior
mechanism that triggers all that happens in our and other's lives.
When we question the existence of God, it is because of the bad
things that happen, and acknowledge His existence when things
go our way.

It is extremely perplexing to try to figure out the behavior of others,
let alone ourselves. Psychiatry can only try to figure the cause of
mood swings and sometime, unpredictable erratic actions.

The Bible, old and new testament, is the manual for the Jewish and
Christian faiths. As with all written and rewritten history, the Bible
was interpreted, written and carried down through the ages by mere
mortals by a few of corrupt reputation, leaving parts under question
by some. But undeniably, there is no question about its intent for the
betterment mankind.

The faithless are self absorbed and think themselves above people
of faith; but extremism on both sides of the coin manifests the ills
plaguing our country and the world, down to our everyday dealings
with those around us, and even within family.

We are not all born equal, so it is a fallacy to think that condition can
be changed. Through compassion we can make it better for those
less fortunate not born with ideal physical or mental attributes.
Mistakenly, for their own vanity, many more fortunate individuals
give handouts rather than opportunity to those in dire need, which
diminishes their ambition and dignity and promotes resentment. It
maintains the superiority separation between them. The sad part
is, a smitten society looks up to them, publicizing their phoniness as
trend setting, but, they are not the storied people I mentioned, about
unbelievable kindness and sacrifice.

Even so, wealth should not be considered evil. Only when it has been
acquired through dishonest means by manipulation in board rooms
and at a cost to others, or the security of the nation. The latter needs
no elaboration as to the notable couple I refer to.

Spheres of influence is corrupted by dishonest journalism that lends
credence for abominable survival.

With the visit of Pope Francis, it gives us pause to reflect on the
aspect of our purpose in life.

Conservative column from George Giftos

Is it Fair to Call the Clinton's “Grifters”?

The definition of a “grifter” is a person(s) who make money dishonestly, a swindler, a double-dealer. Do the Clinton's qualify for that designation? You make the call.

Ever since the Clinton's got involved in politics back in the 1980's, it seems that one scandal after another has followed them from Arkansas to the White House and beyond, to this very day. What a mess! It seems there is a new shady revelation about both Bill and Hillary, practically every other week. There seems to be no bottom as to what might be revealed week after week, and month after month. These shameful revelations have seemed to have finally caught up to them after all these many years. The F.B.I. is finally investigating them. The F.B.I. only investigates possible crimes.

A recent Quinnipiac Poll asked over 1,500 people to say in one word what comes into their mind when a name is mentioned. The top three words mentioned when Hillary Clinton's name was mentioned was; #1 – LIAR, #2 -DISHONEST, #3 – UNTRUSTWORTHY. It's amazing that a person with that many negatives would be the front-runner for the Democrat nomination for president.

The sleaze that always seem follow them goes all the way back to Arkansas. Cattle future payouts, Whitewater land deals, Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit (Bill had to pay Paula Jones over $800,000 in damages to settle that lawsuit). When the Clinton's graduated to the White House, those disreputable practices continued. From the failed secret health care proposal that received zero votes in Congress, the Waco tragedy, the travel office “putsch” within the White House, and, of course, the infamous blue dress episode with Monica Lewinsky in the Oval Office, which partly led to his having articles of impeachment brought against him and his being disbarred from the practice of law.

After leaving the White House, the lies and deceit continued as they were found to have taken property from the White House which did not belong to them (they had to return property worth approx. $120,000), and subsequently they claimed that they were “broke”, but they were able to buy a couple of million dollar residences (how broke could they be?). They also setup a supposedly philanthropic foundation called the Clinton Global Initiative, which since, some have said, turned out to be a personal Clinton “slush fund” for their personal benefit and for their cronies to prepare for Hillary eventually running for president.

Since their first claim of being “broke” till the present time, they have accumulated over $150 million in income and assets plus access to more millions in the Clinton Foundation. During this period of time, Bill used his title as “Ex-President”, and Hillary using the position of U.S. Senator from N.Y. and then Secretary of State from 2009-20013, they have become wealthy beyond belief. Speaking fees from countries and influential characters from around the world, that generated from $200,000 to $800,000 per speech, was the going price. Many of these paid speeches were for countries with dubious human rights records and unsavory characters and dictatorial despots, many who miraculously gained a financial or political windfall after paying for the speech and donation to the Clinton Foundation. Would you chalk that up to just a coincidence? If you believe that, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you.

Now that Hillary has decided to run for president, her shady past has surfaced, especially from the time she was Secretary of State. In order to avoid scrutiny as Secretary of State (what else could be deduced?), she decided to bypass the rules of people in positions of authority in the government, and decided to use her own personal e-mail and server that was located in her home in Chappaqua, N.Y. , instead of a government issued e-mail and server. After she left the position of Secretary of State, she did not turn over her e-mail records and instead had more than half of the messages deleted after those records were subpoenaed by a Congressional committee, all actions contrary to the rules of proper government practices. It seems that rules don't apply to them.

It has also come out in the open, that during her stint as Secretary of State, Bill asked to get permission to give speeches to both the Republic of the Congo and to No. Korea, two brutal, oppressive countries notorious for being poor and brutally repressive. The Congo was going to give Bill $650,000, but this speech and the No. Korea speech were turned down, but others were approved to other “bad actors” in other countries that had dealings with the United States. Could there have been a “quid pro quo” in the waiting? Is the Pope Catholic?

So the answer to the headline question is “YES”, the Clinton's are “grifters” and should not be given a second chance at polluting the White House again. Wake up America, we have been hoodwinked for the past 7 years , and we must return our country to be #1 again in the eyes of the world, both politically and morally.

Conservative commentary by Chuck Lehmann

MORT’s meanderings

Of course we can trust Iran.

Okay, okay.  So they’ve never, ever kept their word regarding any treaty or agreement they’ve been a party to, since we betrayed the Shah of Iran, had him deposed and invited the Ayatollah Kohmeini to return from his banishment in Paris – to take control of Iran, as its USA- condoned, utterly oppressive, lunatic dictator.  

This latest diplomatic coo, engineered by the twin Coots Emeritus – Obama and his comic sidekick Kerry, is being loudly crowed about by Obama as the greatest and most miraculous achievement since that huge rock was removed from the entrance to the cave that once held Jesus of Nazareth. As a footnote to his crowing however, Obama warns that if anything or anyone (like Congress or the American people?) should do anything to upset the apple cart – the blame will fall upon the American people like a brick wall.

How do we know all this?  Well, the part about the secret treaty that has not been committed to paper or signed by anyone – has been reported on FOX News continually for weeks and weeks.  It was all but absent from coverage by the MSM or even ‘other’ cable networks.  The part about Obama’s crowing – that’s been covered by all the media moguls & reporterettes who are still on George Soros’s payroll.  If you don’t believe me, check with Snopes.  They never lie; er, almost never.

Nothing beats a bad deal except an Obama deal- Man, they’re the best.

MORT KUFF   © 4-3-2015

What is She Hiding?

Poor Hillary Clinton, now the “vast right-wing conspiracy” is after her again, trying to derail her coronation as the Democrat candidate for president. I guess the “vast right-wing conspiracy” was just waiting to cause her to use a private e-mail account against State Department rules? I guess the “vast right-wing conspiracy” told her to accuse (wrongly) an obscure film maker of producing an anti-Islam video that caused a spontaneous attack on our embassy compound in Benghazi that resulted in the murder of 4 Americans (one of which was our ambassador)? I guess the “vast right-wing conspiracy” caused her to erase 30,000 e-mails from her private account, claiming that they were personal messages between her and her husband and messages concerning the upcoming wedding of her daughter? (If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you).

Yes, the “vast right-wing conspiracy” is relentless in savaging the Simon-pure Clinton's, don't you think?

The dilemma for the Democrats is that they “put all their eggs in one basket” by attempting to plan a coronation for Hillary as their nominee for president. It was a “fait- accompli”, but it has not worked out so well for the Democrats, as scandal after scandal has arisen over her conduct as Secretary of State, and her campaign and candidacy seems to be imploding right before our eyes. What are the powers-to-be of the Democrats going to do if she goes up in flames? Would they support a 73 year old avowed socialist (Bernie Sanders) as a replacement and who seems to need a charisma transplant? Or a failed former Mayor of Baltimore and former Governor of Maryland (Martin O'Malley)? Or are they waiting for gaffe-prone Joe Biden to jump in to save the party? Over the past 30 years, the “Teflon Coated” Clinton's have skirted the law by using their political clout to stymie all the scandals that have surrounded them from Arkansas to the White House and beyond. Maybe this time the law will finally catch up with them, but, knowing the Clinton's, don't bet on it. They still have people in high places (bureaucrats, politicians, judges, and celebrity fat-cats) who are beholden to them and who will try to protect them at all costs.

The Clinton's, especially Hillary, are not looked upon by the electorate as being honest and trustworthy - the latest poll put her at 60% negative rating for honesty and trustworthiness. Does that portend a winning resume for the presidency? Her husband, jokingly called Slick Willie during his public life, was known for parsing words and gaming the system, as he tried to excuse his sexual dalliances with various women who have accused him of unwanted sexual advances, including rape. A mere mortal would've had his public and political life ruined with those accusations, but with the Clinton's, it was always some else's fault or it was the “vast right-wing conspiracy”, again and again.

Now it seems that “the chickens are coming home to roost” and they will finally have to pay for the consequences of their actions. As the old saying goes, “they can run but they cannot hide”.

So the answer to our headline of “What is She Hiding”, will probably be answered after the Justice Dep't. and the F.B.I. conclude their investigations, and the “Teflon” Clinton's may finally be brought to justice (is that wishful thinking?).

Conservative commentary by Chuck Lehmann