So our “Homeland Security” department has now, under Obama, determined that our military is a threat to… who?

WASHINGTON – A newly unclassified Department of Homeland Security report warns against the possibility of violence by unnamed “right-wing extremists” concerned about illegal immigration, increasing federal power, restrictions on firearms, abortion and the loss of U.S. sovereignty and singles out returning war veterans as particular threats.

The report, titled “Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment,” dated April 7, states that “threats from white supremacist and violent anti-government groups during 2009 have been largely rhetorical and have not indicated plans to carry out violent acts.”

However, the document, first reported by talk-radio host and WND columnist Roger Hedgecock, goes on to suggest worsening economic woes, potential new legislative restrictions on firearms and “the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks.”

What a slap in the face!  Those protecting us from rogue nations and terrorists abroad are now being singled out by our own government as possible terrorists?!?!  Where, Mr. President, do you find these people?

Here’s where our money is being spent and I’m not happy about it, are you?

Find a tea party near you and attend to show your support.

Want to know about the Fair Tax?  You should.  It’s your way to a better life.

Please consider their motivation: it is not money but rather to regain control of their waters from over-fishing and the dumping of toxic wastes by almost all European nations who have refused to stop their people. The dumping is killing their waters and their ability to survive.

martin theodores, new york city, USA

This is a comment on a story about pirates attacking a U.S. cargo ship.  I’m guessing he has his Obama underwear, bunny slippers, and democratic underground bathrobe on (with his moveon.org pin securely attached).

The story explains that the pirates were paid $80 million last  year by shipping companies for the return of their ships, crew, and cargo, but this guy thinks it’s about keeping toxic waste from being dumped there?  I guess all of that food on the ship they attacked would cause too many people to crap up a storm and pollute their waters.  Makes sense to me.  Of course, if they starve, then you have that little problem as well.

I wonder what it’s like to talk to this guy.  I can’t imagine knowing someone who would actually believe this kind of thing.  I can just hear his high pitched whiny voice saying: “Oh, the innocent little pirates are just trying to stop toxic waste from being dumped on them. The millions of dollars they ask for will be used to clean up the mess being made by those bad American companies.  They aren’t after the money for themselves.”  Riiiiight.

Well I’m a bit late on this one, but then again I’m glad to have a good job even if it does take me out of town too often.

The last iteration of the Greenville, SC Tea Party drew about 2,000 people so they decided to move it to a better location.  It’s being put on by the Upstate Young Republicans who put on the first one.

Here’s something else that’s really cool I think.  They will be serving pork barbeque and their slogan is “Pork belongs on a bun, not in a bill!”  Gottaluvit.

For a president who promised honesty, integrity, and openness in his administration we sure are seeing a lot of cronies in the Great One’s administration and advisory staff.

There’s even a new joke going around about how the IRS has changed the rules on filing taxes.  You only have to file your taxes if you are nominated to a cabinet position.  I’m guessing that’s for Dems only, though.

He said there would be no lobbyists… yet exceptions are being made.

I’m really fed up with the way this administration is handling itself.  When President Obama said the other day that he didn’t know about the tea parties, it said a lot about him.  I’m still undecided if he’s lying, or if dead fish is keeping him that isolated.

Historically, when the Chief of Staff keeps such tight restrictions on access to the president they are working more for themselves than for the president.  Believe it or not, Dick Cheney is regarded as one of the best Chief’s ever.  He was seen as there to serve which is really what the job is supposed to be.

A major research institution (MRI) has recently announced the discovery of the heaviest chemical element yet known to science. The new element has been tentatively named Governmentium. Governmentium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since governmentium has no electrons, it is inert. However, it can be detected as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A minute amount of governmentium causes one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would normally take less than a second. Governmentium has a normal half-life of three years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, governmentium’s mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause some morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes.

This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to speculate that governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as Critical Morass.

I’m not buying what Chrysler is saying.  If you have an opportunity to borrow as a lower rate, especially if you are nearing bankruptcy, you are irresponsible if you don’t take it.  To say that you don’t need the money right now, but that you are going to borrow from other sources with higher interest rates points straight to the fact that pay limitations are in your future if you borrow from the government.

So what do you do in this situation?  Either you effectively hand over control of your company to the government, or you risk bankruptcy.  It appears that Chrysler has chosen the lesser of two evils.

I think that it’s a disgrace that a company would agree to pay any employee a “performance bonus” even when the company is in the tank.  The current financial status of the company should be considered in the contract as a common sense measure.  Sure, the car companies might have been ok if not for the economic downturn, but what kind of plan doesn’t have some kind of contengency just in case the economy doesn’t keep on its track of unsustainable growth?

On the other hand, the government should not be in the business of business in the first place.  To hand out my money to a company that’s failing simply does not happen in a true free market economy.  Have you realized yet that we don’t have a true free market economy?  The government controls so much of business both directly and indirectly in the name of the “common good” that we aren’t even close anymore, albeit closer than most other nations around the world.

Corporate subsidies exist because someone was convinced by a lobbyist that industries could not be allowed to fail, yet they weren’t self-sufficient enough to survive in a free market economy.  Amtrak and the airline industry are perfect examples.

Give tax breaks to business.  That’s the way to get industry moving, but don’t allow the government to buy into the company and begin dictating business strategy.  Look at the mess they’ve made with everything else they’ve tried to run and you will see why.