Threnoddy B. Forbisher, Chairman of the small but politically influential Boston Republican Order of Wicked Neanderthals (BROWNs) acknowledged today to undercover operatives of GM’s Place that Martha Coakley was a plant.

Forbisher stated that the BROWN’s began to look for a plant in 2004 after Coakley stated that she would run for John Kerry’s seat if Kerry won he 2004 Presidential race. “We knew,” said Forbisher, “that anyone who honestly thought that Kerry had a chance to be elected could be convinced to run for Teddy Kennedy’s seat in the event that Kennedy should retire. Unfortunately, we had no idea that Kennedy would die of brain cancer, but Coakley was still our gal.”

Forbisher also acknowledged that members of the BROWNs began in early 2005 to send e-mails and letters to Coakley addressed to “Senator” M. Coakley hoping to cement the idea into her head. Forbisher told our operative also, that the a few SPROUTs even sent her emails stating that Curt Schillings was a Yankee’s fan. “I personally didn’t think that one would work,” said Forbisher, “nobody who is anybody in Boston, let alone in Massachusetts is stupid enough to believe that.”

Acknowledging that the BROWNs were initially worried that Coakley had such a large lead in the race, Forbisher and his crew felt that her tendency to shove her foot into her mouth would be the decisive issue. “Coakley scared us at first,” said Forbisher, “but we knew that the same person that defended the prosecution of the innocent Amirault family, even after it was obvious that they were unjustly accused and falsely convicted really couldn’t help but step on her…uh, well, step on her reputation.”

Forbisher stated that as of now, three days before the crucial election it really looks like “Coakley is toast.”

Cross Posted at GM’s Place and Reclaim Conservatism

This time it feels different, not permanent, not down, certainly not hopeless, just different. This time I’m in my early 60′s and the specter of not being hired because of my age (yes, I know, not hiring because of age is illegal – so what?), or because of health problems (I’m a recovering lung cancer patient – 4 years thank you very much) and going bald. OK, maybe not that last one.

I’m not without options of course. I have a license to practice, I have skills as a counselor that few in my area have due to my many years of experience, I’m trained in trauma resolution and can work with combat veterans suffering from PTSD, and I have extensive experience working with abused children and teens. Private practice is always an option.

Ahhh, but setting up that practice is daunting. The energy that I had fifteen years ago to do so is not the level of energy I have left. My knees hurt, my hip aches. I have perepheral neuropathy due to my lung surgery and I have thoracotomy syndrome. Sometimes just getting up in the morning takes an act of congress. Thank God Almighty my congress functions much better than the U.S. congress.

So, on today, my second day of unemployment I go forth in anticipation of setting something up to occupy my time as gainfully employed. Till then, I guess I can clean out the garage.

But Nelson isn’t what troubles me, its the other 59 senators getting set to vote for this monstrosity. Aren’t any of these fools troubled that we are spending so much that there may not be enough red ink to print the damn budget?

If you have a Democrat for a Senator, and you DON’T get up off your ass and tell them to vote no or you will vote them out of office, then you are a fool who will spend your children’s and your grand-children’s earnings for a huge part of their lives. Think I’m kidding? We are already in the negative numbers to the tune of trillions (12 trillion and counting) and that is a hell-of-a-lot of bubble gum folks.

There are roughly 206 folks in the wage earning age (roughly 15-64) with a median family income of some $46,000.00 per year. That means half earn more than that, and half earn less. Those that earn less don’t pay taxes which also means that roughly 103 million folk support those that are on welfare and an awful lot of folks that are elderly or disabled, AND who have to pay down that debt.

Taxes received by the IRS are roughly $1,115,504,000,000. This in turn means that it would take roughly 13 years to pay off the debt even if not one cent went elsewhere and that isn’t even including the interest payments. To top it all off, if you have a really good health plan, you will get THAT taxed also.

This is, as I said a boondoggle. There are 60 United States Senators that are trying very hard to make it worse. Don’t let them get away with it.

Cross Posted at GM’s Place

It occurs to me that the Christmas Holiday season has been bastardized by the politically correct folk.  Well, not wanting to be a spoil sport, I thought I’d join in and re-write some of our favorite Christmas Holiday songs so that anyone can sing.  If you will join in, we can have some jolly joyous mildly amusing fun.

Silver Bells

Silver bells, silver bells

It’s Holiday time in the city

Ring-a-ling, hear them sing

Soon it will be Hol-i-day!

We Wish You A Merry Christmas Holiday

We wish you a Merry Holiday

We wish you a Merry Holiday

We Wish you a Merry Holiday

And a Happy New Year!

The First Noel Holiday

The First Holiday, the Angels did say
Was to certain economically challenged shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
Holiday, Holiday, Holiday, Holiday
Born is the Ki-ing of Pal-es-tine!

I’ll Be Home For Christmas Holiday

I’ll be home for Holiday

You can count on me

Please have snow and mistletoe

And presents on the tree

Feliz Navidad Dia De Fiesta

Feliz dia de fiesta

Feliz dia de fiesta

Feliz dia de fiesta

Prospero Ano y Felicidad

There, wasn’t that special? I just knew it.  EVERYTHING can be made better with a little dash of political correctness.  {/sarcasm}

Cross-posted at GM’s Place

Mr. Obama on the other hand still has a number of folk that are still convinced that the election of President Obama would set all aright.  But the reality is is that almost nothing has gone the way that Mr. Obama thought it would.  His signature issue of “health care reform” is not about reforming health care, in which the United States stands head and shoulders above the vast majority of other countries including the industrialized nations.  It is about health insurance reform and the longer the so called “debate” goes on, more and more Americans have decided that we really should leave well enough alone.  Too, I would ask how many deadlines for reform have passed in the partisan and bi-partisan bickering to get something on record.

The recession that came with the end of Mr. Bush’s term was largely brought about by the collapse of the housing market, in turn brought about by the proliferation of sub-prime mortages in turn brought about by the insistence of Democrats that housing be made available to all and sundry, whether they could afford it or not.  As housing prices increased, more and more people on the margin bought in and more and more people couldn’t manage their debt load and the whole thing collapsed.  Mr. Obama’s response, borrow more money, spend, spend and spend some more and then keep the sub-primes going.

The UAW practically broke the U.S. Auto industry (and truth be told, G.M., Chrysler and Ford management didn’t help – they consistently gave in to the UAW).  Chrysler and G.M. were on the verge of bankruptcy so Mr. Obama stepped in and figuratively (and many say literally) put the U.S. in the auto manufacturing business in an unprecedented take over of business by the government and the parceling out of those businesses to the UAW (Can you say payback for services rendered boys and girls?) over the rightful claims of bondholders in what may ultimately be seen as an illegal move.

Speaking of illegal moves, after all the carping about Bush’s Attorney’s General Mr. Holder drops a very obvious voter intimidation issue in Pennsylvania, one however that the U.S. Civil Rights Commission doesn’t seem to be willing to let go (and good for them).  To add to that, Mr. Obama has appointed a number of cabinet members with shady tax histories, histories that would land you and me in a slew-o-trouble.  This also says nothing about the 30 plus “czars” that he has added, complete with their own missteps and shady backgrounds.  Czars that I might mention do not need congressional approval and who in many cases seem to be doing the work that congress should rightfully oversee.

Then we have foreign policy and all the fiasco’s there.  Making a very obvious bow to King Saud but denying that it was a bow, then bowing to the Emperor of Japan.  Making the 2009 Apology tour.  Missteps over Iraq, closing the detention camps Guantanamo and now, after weeks and weeks of dithering, a second (but final this time) decision about what to do in Afghanistan.

Obama has played footsie with the Palestinian Authority in hopes of getting the various factions hell bent on the destruction of Israel to back off and play nice with their Jewish neighbor only to see the PA, Hamas and Hezbollah (and their Syrian and Iranian backers) continue their genocidal aims of the destruction of Israel and the “final solution” for the Jews.  Israel in the meantime, via the cabinet and Netanyahu agrees to holding back settlement expansion with no corresponding move by the Palestinians.  So much for Obama’s meddling.

Add to this, Obama’s belief, without any historical precedence to back it up, that playing kissy face with the Mad Mullah’s of Iran would deter them from their pursuit of a nuclear device.  Since the Iranian “students” took over the United States Embassy in Tehran Iran has been the ardent foe of the west in general and of America in particular.  They have fostered terrorism throughout the Middle East and against American Interests and there has been nothing since 1979 to indicate that they were willing to negotiate anything.  How could Obama not have seen that?

Obama canceled missile shields in Eastern Europe unilaterally in hopes of appeasing Vladimir Putin and figuratively got his face slapped for his efforts. In fact, his only foreign policy win was in the halls of a certain northern country famous for giving out a meaningless prize for peace, and he did that based on his “promise” of greatness.  I wonder if the folk in Oslo want their prize back.  [Note:  In his will, Alfred Nobel decreed that the Peace Prize should go to the person who "[...] during the preceding year [...] shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses…” (emphasis in the original)].

All in all, it has not been a very good year for Mr. Obama, let us hope that he eventually (and damn soon) finds his balance, because those feet of clay are hurting all of us!

Cross Posted at GM’s Place