MORT’s meanderings

What can we expect from President Obama over the next 16 months of his term? Just look back  over the past 6.5 years.  It won’t get any better.

The die is cast; the pattern is set. Expect the systematic destruction of all that we hold dear in this nation, to continue unabated – only, the veil of obscurity will have been lifted and blatantly open hostility toward Israel and our traditional allies will become the order of the day.  More giveaways.  More consorting with Islam and more sucking up to our sworn enemies.  More finger-pointing at any and all who dare oppose the dictates of ‘Barack, the Wise One’.  More hostility toward the Congress and Supreme Court.  More unilateral actions by Executive decree.  More accommodations of illegals, insurgents and Islam.  More of the same, only worse.

Jimmy Carter on the way out. Rather than jump on his grave soon after his demise, I wanted to express my total disgust at formerly the worst POTUS to occupy the White House, while he is still alive.  The American voter has made some egregious errors over the years, electing this incompetent Democrat was one of the more egregious. He couldn’t manage his peanut farm,  He hadn’t a clue about managing the Executive Branch.  For a smart guy, he seemed to have no learning curve, whatever.  He quickly became addicted to Saudi oil money.  And he was and will still be to his dying day, the most visible anti-Semite we’ve ever seen.  

Is there any good news, Mort? Yes, there is.  We have the largest field of highly-qualified Republican candidates for the Presidency ever to stand for election.  We have the burning memory of Democrat mis-management of the governing process at all levels - local, regional and national – to remind us that we are at the very end of our rope in terms of supporting failed ideologies and failed policies.  We should have learned our lesson with the Obama debacle.  That is the good news.  Question?  Are we strong enough to learn from the past?

            MORT KUFF  © 8-13-2015

Watch Judge Jeanine Offer The Definitive Criminal and Political Case Against Hillary Clinton.

There is almost nothing to add to this commentary by Judge Jeanine Pirro. With the facts at hand, the specific laws and specific violations, and with the detailed timeline, this is the most comprehensive summary of the case against Hillary Clinton. This summary is not just what a criminal case would look like, but the case against Hillary as a competent, or even eligible, candidate for President of the United States.

Are We Stupid or What?

President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, have stated that the nuclear deal that they negotiated with Iran will prevent the Iranians from getting a nuclear weapon. Do those assurances by our “esteemed” leaders remind you of past agreements with rogue nations? In 1938, Neville Chamberlain, negotiated an agreement with Nazi Chancellor Adolph Hitler, which according to Chamberlain, would bring “Peace in our time”. Well, how did that agreement work out (within a year WW11 broke out)? Next, we had President Clinton negotiate a nuclear agreement in 1994 with North Korea, another rogue nation. In announcing an agreement with North Korea, Clinton made the following statement:

“This agreement is good for the United States, good for our allies, and good for the safety of the entire world”. He said, “The deal requires them (No. Korea) to “freeze” their existing nuclear program and to accept international inspection of all existing facilities”. He then went on to say, “The agreement does not rely on trust. Compliance will be certified by the International Atomic Energy Agency”,

Well, how did that work out? Within a year or two, North Korea was testing nuclear weapons. Do those appeasing agreements sound similar to the agreement that Obama and Kerry want us to accept?

We were not negotiating with Mother Teresa, we were negotiating with another rogue nation (Iran), who just a week before the announcement, held a massive rally condemning both the U.S.A. and Israel. In addition, the demonstrators called for the death of Americans and Israeli's. How can you negotiate with a country who has called for your death?

Leading up to this ridiculous agreement that will (hopefully not) be reached with Iran. We stated, unequivocally, that we would agree not to allow Iran to purchase conventional weapons and ballistic missiles. In addition, we said that any agreement with Iran would include unfettered inspection of any nuclear site. Well, what happened to those assurances in the deal which will soon be submitted to Congress for approval or rejection? Iran will be able to purchase conventional weapons after 5 years, and Iran does not have to agree to unannounced inspections anytime or anywhere. What did we get in return for those concessions? Nada, nil, zilch, and nothing, except that Iran would agree to this toothless agreement. It seems Obama would agree to anything just to get an agreement signed (regardless of how bad it might be), especially as it it might enhance his legacy (in his mind).

In this worthless agreement, we agreed to “unfreeze” Iranian assets that we have withheld for years, which amounts to many billions of dollars. Iran can't wait to get their hands on that flow of funds as it will not only prop up their pitiful economy, but it could also be used to further their efforts to support and export terrorism around the Middle East and around the world. Does any sane person, knowing how Iran has acted in the past, believe that Iran will not use this money to support the Assad regime, Hezbollah, Yemeni Houthi rebels, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other terrorist groups?

One thing that can be said about this deal is that it has formed an alliance between former enemies. That alliance now includes Israel, Jordan, Egypt, the Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. Can you imagine that arch enemies in the past just a few short years ago, are now in harmony against this abomination that Obama and Kerry has agreed to with Iran? Maybe those countries know something that Obama and Kerry don't know, that this deal is something that we should not accept no matter what meaningless assurances are made by both our negotiators and Iran.

So, the answer to the headline is, YES, Obama and Kerry do think we are stupid if we accept this appeasing document with our avowed enemy, Iran. Let's hope Congress rejects this agreement.

Conservative commentary by Chuck Lehmann

#1 Danger

There is conflicting consensus what poses to be the greatest danger to the world.

Although our government's present administration refuses to identify radical Islam a savage
menace to humanity, it prefers to use global warming as its top priority, to the detriment of
thousand who have suffered and lost their lives under the tyranny from those our President
refuses to identify as Jihadist terrorists.There may be no specific law regarding terrorism,
but to recognize them as such will tie his hands, to bargain and make deals without
congressional approval.

By backing his green contributor exponents friendly to the Climate Change theory, many of
them have become quite wealthy.

Hidden like a sleeper cell, lurks the the real danger. The man, Mr. Cool, who promised to
change the face of America. He is a peril, because he took the helm from what our country
stood for, for us and to the world, and steered us into his ideological sophistry. While his
children are protected, safe and secure in a private school, his foot dragging, making late
decisions to counter draconian cruelty to humanity, has given renewed activity to old hot
spots and new ones, while other peoples' children are dying since his taking the reins.

In comparing conditions nationally and internationally, before he took the helm, it is
evident his lack of leadership has been due to inexperience, incompetency, naivety,
arrogance and narcissism. Who or what stands in the way from defeating ISIS, al Qaeda,
Boco Haram, Jihadists, and Taliban is Barack Hussein Obama and his team of advisers.

His plans for America have been trying to fit a size 10 foot into a size 6 shoe for show.
It hasn't worked and it has been very painful for the productive.

Conservative column from George Giftos

Is this the reason that Barack Hussein Obama wants the dangerous Iran Deal to get passed?
In this video, Star Parker says Obama and secularists, like radical Muslims, "hate America and
they hate Israel."

Star Parker is an American syndicated columnist, Republican politician, author, and conservative
political activist. In 1995, she founded the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education (CURE).

Was Donald Trump Right?

The response to what Donald Trump said at his announcement for president, has been almost hysterical by the liberal media, open borders advocates, and liberal Democrats, mainly to try to score some cheap political points.

The parsing of what Trump said, although some might say was not artfully or diplomatically done, made it sound like he was painting a broad brush on all Mexicans. Being the non-politician that he is, he could've and should've structured his words better, but was what he said wrong?

He pointed out, which almost all straight-thinking people already know, is that we have an “illegal immigrant” problem, and that it was something that should not happening to our country. He claimed that the country of Mexico was sending her “human problems” to our country (about 75% of illegal aliens do not have a high school diploma), thus causing much havoc in our country as drug dealers, human traffickers (coyotes), and yes, even some rapists and kidnappers, have invaded our country”illegally”. He stated that not all people who have crossed our border illegally fall into that criminal category, but it is a big problem for our social services, law enforcement, and our national security, by not knowing who is coming into our country. (By the way, this is not strictly a Mexican problem as many nationalities, from around the world, have crossed our border illegally, but 70% are Mexican).

Let's look at the problem that Donald Trump alluded to in his now famous remarks. Between $11 billion and $22 billion is spent on welfare programs to illegal immigrants each year by state governments. Approximately $22 billion is spent on food assistance in the form of food stamps, WIC programs, and free school lunches for illegal immigrants. $2.5 billion a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal immigrants. $12 billion a year is spent on primary and secondary education for children here illegally who, in most cases, cannot speak English. $17 billion a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal immigrants, known as “anchor babies”.
$3 million a day is spent to incarcerate illegal immigrants (30% of all federal prison inmates are illegal immigrants). In addition, Mexican immigrants send home to Mexico over $20 billion, which is money not spent here in the U.S.A.

Mexico, on the other hand, doesn't seem to be helping us stop the flow of illegals into our country. In fact, it is rumored that Mexico has set up information seminars for people on what to do, say, and how to act if they cross our border and get apprehended by U.S. Authorities. Of course, the policies of the Obama administration hasn't helped the situation by their lax policies of turning a blind-eye on the problem, and by fostering policies like the “Dream Act” and by releasing over 30,500 criminally convicted immigrants back into the general population, in 2014.

The irony of this brouhaha about what Trump said, is that if someone “illegally” enters Mexico, the Mexican authorities immediately deport those people and give them no benefits whatsoever. Contrast that with our policy. Why shouldn't we have those same policies that Mexico has, and which Mexico has the nerve to criticize us for in some cases, of trying to bring order to our border to stop illegal immigrants?

So, Donald Trump is getting beat up in the press and by the holier-than-thou Democrats, but has what he said been discredited - the answer is “NO” and his words have resonated with many people around the country. He said what many others were thinking, but were afraid to say in our “politically correct” environment for fear of being called a bigot or worse.

Love him or hate him, he has brought this problem to the forefront and it looks like some meaningful action, to address this problem, by the Congress will be forthcoming. THANK YOU FOR THAT, DONALD TRUMP.

Conservative commentary by Chuck Lehmann

MORT’s meanderings

The magic of 20%.

If it’s a flat tax we’re talking about, I guess I’m pretty much okay with 20%.  I’d like it to be closer to 10% but realistically, if it is a true 20% with no hidden ‘ups’, I’d like to try it for two years to see how it trends.

If it’s a discount on something I want to purchase, I guess I’m pretty much okay with 20%. 75% would be even better but, I’m not going to be a pig about it.

It it’s an increase in my weight or an increase in the cost of something that I need on a regular basis, I wouldn’t be so happy about that. Let’s hold the line, please.

If it’s a percentage by which all levels of government will be reduced straight across the board, that would be a good thing.  {The only exception; the budget for national defense.)  70% would suit me even better.  I do recognize that It would mean that a lot of people would be obliged to jump into the market to seek other kinds of employment but I think that bottom line – it would be worth it.  

If our military budget were to be increased by 20%  every other year for three cycles, we’d be well on the way back to a satisfactory level of strength, closer to where we should always be as a leader of the world.   Strength = Security.

If 20% of those illegal aliens who invade our nation by crossing our  Southern border every day were to be shot dead on sight, as they step across the line and if  the other 80% were to be captured, bound hand and foot, trucked back to our border with Mexico and thrown from the flatbed trucks, across that border, that would be just fine with me.  This applies to men, women and children.  Problemo  would soon disappear. Fence, what fence?  We dun need no stinkin’ fence.

If 20% of all foreign aid to nations that hate us were to be withheld each and every consecutive budget year, until we’ve reached ‘zero’ giveaway, I think I’d be quite satisfied with that, too. I wasn’t so good at Math when I was in school but, I think I’ve gotten much gooder as time has went by.                         

                                                                                                    MORT KUFF   © 4-24-2015