The World According to Me.

Has anyone noticed that of the three bills the House has passed to the Senate, Reid and the Senate have shot them down immediately; but for some reasons the President and Liberals continue to act as if the Republicans aren't budging. Would someone please tell me what plan the Democrats have put forward in the House? Please. I've seen nothing since that useless 'Gang of 6' who wanted to remove mortgage deductions..which would have all but slaughtered the Real Estate market. Reid hasn't even allowed debate on plans, not even the ability to discuss. It is unbelievable. And to pretend that the Government will default in August is non-sense. There is more than enough money in the kettle to pay all serviceman, elderly, bond holders, etc.. The Government enjoys frightening people. It is very sad. Amazingly, Obama has made Bush look good. I never thought I would be able to say that, but Obama's complete detachment from the true Average American is staggering. He rea...

For those that think Obama has done a 'good' job as President, I'd like to ask for a few elements to back that assumption up. What exactly, specifically, is better in America? What is better for you? What has he done to make America look like an even better place to live in the future? I've yet to see an Obama supporter be able to answer these types of questions without it inevitably turning into a partisan "they aren't letting us" discussion. I guess I just don't understand what is better in America. Unemployment is remarkably higher as is the National Debt, America is in danger of losing its credit status in the world, we're now in a third war in Libya, the Real Estate market hasn't moved an inch in the three years he has been in office, the Obama-Care law is a complete debacle and America just lost 1.3 Billion on the sale of taxpayer owned Chrysler. The President had the government in his pocket up until the last election cycle, owni...

Really, now we want to offer women..excuse me..poor women, free birth control. Really? If you can afford your Starbucks coffee or that pack of cigarettes or cell phone, I do believe you can afford birth control. When do women become responsible for their ovaries exactly? Why must everyone else have a premium increase so that women can get free pills? Question, do men get free condoms? I mean, that is birth control right. So every time you buy a pack of Trojans, it's free per the government, right? I mean, that would be fair. How about the government gets the hell out of an individuals life. I heard all these goofy excuses like "it would limit teen pregnancy", no it will not. Do any of these clowns remember their teens, or possibly the first time they had sex? Probably not. I recall my first experiences, and that long nauseating walk to buy your first pack of condoms. Um, that is part of the responsibility of growing up. How about government gets out of your day-to-day l...

If you actually looked at the details of this Gang of Six plan, that Obama likes, does the following: Reduce deduction for mortgage interest Reduce deduction for charitable contributions Reduce tax credit for kids Reduce tax deduction for retirement contributions Please explain to me why anyone would bother to own a home if there was no, or even limited, deduction capability on interest paid? I pay over 60K a year in interest on my mortgage, now they want to reduce this at a time when the Mortgage industry and real estate is dead? So basically, they don't want you owning a home. They want to keep money in certain hands and force you into renting? Class warfare, got to love it.

This is about my experience with the iPhone 3S, iPhone 4 and now the LG Revolution running Android 2.2.x. iPhone Pros: If you're an Apple fan, the iPhone really is top notch and works exactly how you would expect it to. The operating system goes hand in hand with what you'd want to find in a Mac, and syncs very well with nearly every Mac application. The iOS, via the App Store, is pretty much endless as far as form and function and because of proprietorial iTunes, the phone also serves as a replacement for any iPod or MP3 player you may have owned. The iPhone is very popular, so nearly any car with Bluetooth will sync with it and though most can't do much with messaging or the contact lists, the phone works well in a car. iPhone Cons: Screen is small, given the rest of the smartphones running around in the world, and the proprietary app store means you're limited to those items Apple 'says' you can have. This really proves problematic for things like ...

When the colonies decided to essentially pull away from the English crown in the early 1770's there were a few things going on; one - the British were quartering troops in the colonies to makes sure they could control them, two - there was no formal representation for the colonies in England, three - selective taxation, four - less than 20% of the colonies citizenry wanted to leave the crown. Now these are all rough representations of the 'why' of the eventual revolution of 1776, however, there are very odd parallels to modern America. One, many people feel as though they aren't represented in Congress, mainly because Congress has become party focused and not people focused. Another oddity is that we've now had two states say they'd like to either leave the Union or split from another State (Texas, and now "South California"). And now America seems more than happy on selective taxation, at least the majority of polls would say that Americans are fine...

The latest from POTUS was "...if the debt ceiling isn't raised, I can't be sure that Social Security checks go out..", well here are the facts: Monthly the US brings in over 200B in revenue Social Security costs $49B per month Military (all active, reserve, retired) costs $5B per month Please explain to me how these entities do not get paid, regardless of a debt ceiling? What the Administration is doing, completely, is taking an old play from the Republican party, causing panic. The Administration wants the nation in fear, because they have the FED in their back pocket. The Fed announced today that Interest rates will stay where they are for an extended period of time and that more money could be pumped into the economy (say Hi to HUGE inflation numbers in the next 5 years). This is nothing more than class-warfare based fear, that is all. POTUS is pinning the "middle-class" whoever they are, against the "rich"..you know, those making $25...

Wow, credit to the Obama Administration for making Nicholas Cage look like a pre-cursor to a US administration with the quote "...your boss, the President of the United States, who sell more guns in a day than I do in a year...". In case you haven't heard, Operation Fast and Furious was a gun running scheme run by the ATF and DoJ that went TERRIBLY wrong; to the note that a Border Patrol agent got killed by their own illegally sold weapons. The way the story plays out is that FBI was dissuading DoJ from doing its job because they had informants who were gun running to Mexico. So instead of arresting the intended F&F individuals, they let them go. Now thousands of guns transferred to drug cartels almost like kids in a candy store. So what does DoJ do, crack down on legal gun sellers in border states . These people are absurd, absolutely absurd.

Whatever happened to real protectors? You know , like the kinds from the 50's and 60's? Now we have these watered down, low brow, "student based" poon protesting. I saw a pic yesterday of some out of work dbag laying down in front of a tank. That might have been worth something if, I don't know, the tanks were moving. That tank hadn't moved since it got there, and there was no threat of it doing so. These nonsensical ramblings on twitter and goofy interpretations by so called news organizations make me want to puke. For starters, Mubarak, the current leader of Egypt, has been a butchering pos for decades but now he is spun as a friend? Please. He is far from, and considering egyptians helped with 9/11 Im sure he is a real pal. And how come every 30 something douche with a facebook page has 'studied' in Egypt? And what does that mean, studied? That you got drunk, took six credits in basket weaving and raped a goat? Nobody ever scores the credentials of ...

For years and years we've heard that the United States should not play the role of world "police" yet somehow every time there is a problem, people want the US in the region. I have to give props to the President lately for pushing for the EU to standup and put the pressure on Libya, instead of saying "whoa here comes the US military". Libyas residents have now asked "US where are you?", really? Every time we are there you bitch about how we have some Islmaic war going on. You can't have it both ways, you either want us there or you don't, pick. And if you want our help, then send us some damn oil Stop hiding your reserves and racking up our bills.

So after much angst and frustration, I'm ditching my iPhone 4. I'm doing this for several reasons; the constant reboots, the lag in apps working efficiently, the dislike for Flash and now..the seemingly irrational delay in deploying the Google+ app through the app store because Apple doesn't like the competition. Now I'm a huge Mac fan, but this crap is beginning to feel a lot like Microsoft of the mid-90's. And it isn't like Mac doesn't have competition in the open-source world. Android (from Google) is more than capable of competing with iOS (the Apple mobile operating system) and Android produces many, if not all, of the same Apps. Makes you wonder what Apple is thinking? So as my frustration mounted, I've found myself trading in my iPhone 4 for an Android OS based LG Revolution. Two can play the who-loves-who game. FYI to my iPad, you better get yourself Flash compatible...ASAP!

I'm thoroughly enjoying reading the masses try to flame Google+ on CNN ; this is the same group that just realized Twitter and Blogs exist. Reading comments like "only tech types care about Google+" and "Facebook forever" let me know just how advanced I am. These are the same folks who probably noticed Facebook about 24 months ago after their news station kept mentioning it. I would dare any of these folks to attempt to bust out a description of a 'social network'. Keep on trying "Baby Boomers" :)

I'm so tired of the non-sense that America will stop paying its bills in August. That is 100% inaccurate. Not raising the debt ceiling in no way means America stops paying bills, it means America can't continue to borrow to pay bills. That is why there is a huge push to stop spending. America can no longer have a blank check from the world.

America, in classic form, is over-reacting to a perceived in justice. The recent push for a bill titled "Caylee's Law" out of Florida makes it a felony if a parent doesn't report a child missing in 24 hours; a FELONY. You read that right, the same as if you murdered someone or were caught selling cocaine. So let's play out the 'what if' here. Example: You send your kids on a vacation weekend in another state with your cousin and her husband and their kids. You don't know the husband very well, but you do know your cousin. Well you get a call on Monday saying that on their way back they got a flat tire and wouldn't be bringing your kids home until Wednesday. Wednesday rolls around and you get another call stating 'something' happened and they aren't going to be back till Friday if that is OK. You approve. Friday rolls around and you can't get a hold of your cousin or the husband. Turns out, they murdered your kids and are completely ...

Unbelievable Irony, that is the only term that can define Charlie Rangel discussing debt issues in Congress. This is a man that was thrown off a committee because of his fraudulent activity when it comes to finances. This is a man who represents a district that doesn't seem to care that its man on the hill is a liar. Unbelievable. It really is no wonder that America is a financially screwed as it is. People like this claiming to have the best interests of a Nation at heart, it is a wonder we still have a currency. Social Security He comments on Social Security, a defunct system of Liberal love to make up for those who couldn't figure out how to save for themselves after the Great Depression. What he doesn't mention is the fact, FACT, that Social Security is in its death throws and will be taking what remains of the US economy with it. Social programs, when added together, cost roughly the same as the entire 850B defense budget. Bet you didn't know that, because accordin...

The US Space program hit a milestone today, the final STS launch. At over 130, that is a pretty impressive record for a design that has been active since the 1970's. I'm not saddened to see this program die however. For too long it has served as nothing more than an expensive science experiment and repair facility; hauling parts for the ISS. I saw an article on CNN asking why America had lost interest in space. The answer is simple, the same missions every single time, or at least the perception of such. America is also a country of lack luster educational performance and anything that doesn't involve a reality show seems to have no interest. Maybe the "Real Astronauts of Florida" may have improved their standings? Long story short, it is the ending of an era. The United States still dominates in the final frontier and if we don't 'move on' we will never achieve anything new.

Dumb Clowns and their Twitter Accounts Why do media types and the masses of Americans care about what glorified court-jesters think about a murder trial? Honestly, you aren't following these people for their brains, yet we insist on harping on the usually dumb, misinformed and jaded views of reality on a world of topics from Politics to, now, the Judicial system. How about they stick to what they are good at, just sit there and look pretty, play me music and amuse me, nothing more as that is all I expect from a clown.

Social Networking + Twitter + Blogs So Facebook looks to finally have a real rival, possibly..maybe..perhaps, in Google+. The debate can easily be had between who will come out on top at the end of the day, but one thing is proven completely, social networks are here to stay. Makes one wonder why some individuals refuse to 'join' as if it is simply a passing fad or something the 'kids' do. While I'm sure there were people who weren't down with the phone when it came into existence, but eventually, it consumed all. Social networks like Facebook or Google+ allow for simple discussion and thoughts to be had between a person and their friends, that isn't to say that some individuals don't go ballistic with the technology..having their Twitter account update seven different sites and such. Twitter has to be one of the most misunderstood tools, at least by me. I've never seen the utility in 160 words randomly placed with #, @ and re-tweet symbols. If someo...