Even the Romans Knew!

So what have we learned in 2,065 years?




"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance."



Cicero - 55 BC



Apparently nothing!!!

This Says It All; the Stupidity and Ignorance of Obama's TSA (from an email)

As the Chalk Leader for my flight home from Afghanistan, I witnessed the following:




When we were on our way back from Afghanistan, we flew out of Baghram Air Field. We went through customs at BAF, full body scanners (no

groping), had all of our bags searched, the whole nine yards. Our first stop was Shannon, Ireland to refuel. After that, we had to stop at Indianapolis, Indiana to drop off about 100 folks from the Indiana National Guard. That's where the stupid started.



First, everyone was forced to get off the plane-even though the plane wasn't refueling again. All 330 people got off that plane, rather than let the 100 people from the ING get off. We were filed from the plane to a holding area. No vending machines, no means of escape. Only a male/female latrine.



It's probably important to mention that we were ALL carrying weapons. Everyone was carrying an M4 Carbine (rifle) and some, like me, were also carrying an M9 pistol. Oh, and our gunners had M-240B machine guns. Of course, the weapons weren't loaded. And we had been cleared of all ammo well before we even got to customs at Baghram, then AGAIN at customs.



The TSA personnel at the airport seriously considered making us unload all of the baggage from the SECURE cargo hold to have it re-inspected. Keep in mind, this cargo had been unpacked, inspected piece by piece by U.S. Customs officials, resealed and had bomb-sniffing dogs give it a one-hour run through. After two hours of sitting in this holding area, the TSA decided not to re-inspect our Cargo-just to inspect us again:



Soldiers on the way home from war, who had already been inspected, re-inspected and kept in a SECURE holding area for 2 hours. Ok, whatever. So we lined up to go through security AGAIN.



This is probably another good time to remind you all that all of us were carrying actual assault rifles, and some of us were also carrying

pistols.



So we're in line, going through one at a time. One of our Soldiers had his Gerber multi-tool. TSA confiscated it. Kind of ridiculous, but it gets better. A few minutes later, a guy empties his pockets and has a pair of nail clippers. Nail clippers. TSA informs the Soldier that they're going to confiscate his nail clippers. The conversation went something like this:



TSA Guy: You can't take those on the plane.



Soldier: What? I've had them since we left country.



TSA Guy: You're not suppose to have them.



Soldier: Why?



TSA Guy: They can be used as a weapon.



Soldier: [touches butt stock of the rifle] But this actually is a weapon. And I'm allowed to take it on.



TSA Guy: Yeah but you can't use it to take over the plane. You don't have bullets.



Soldier: And I can take over the plane with nail clippers?



TSA Guy: [awkward silence]



Me: Dude, just give him your damn nail clippers so we can get the f**k out of here. I'll buy you a new set.



Soldier: [hands nail clippers to TSA guy, makes it through security]



To top it off, the TSA demanded we all be swabbed for "explosive residue" detection. Everyone failed, [go figure, we just came home from a war zone], because we tested positive for "Gun Powder Residue". Who the F**K is hiring these people?



This might be a good time to remind everyone that approximately 233 people re-boarded that plane with assault rifles, pistols, and machine

guns-but nothing that could have been used as a weapon.



Can someone please tell me What the F**K happened to OUR country while we were gone?



Sgt. Mad Dog Tracy

From an email: HB 1388

Subject: HB 1388 PASSED








The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings;

The inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

W. Churchill



HB 1388 WAS JUST PASSED (In Secret)



You just spent $20,000,000 to move members/supporters of Hamas, a

terrorist organization, to the United States ; This includes: housing, food, transportation, the whole enchilada.



HB 1388 PASSED



Whether you are an Obama fan, or not, EVERYONE IN THE U.S.

Needs to know....



H.R. 1388 was passed behind our backs. Now, read about it.

It wasn't mentioned on the news...



Just went by on the ticker tape at the bottom of the CNN screen.





"Obama funds $20M in tax payer dollars to immigrate Hamas Refugees to the

USA." This is the news that did not, and will not, make the headlines...





By executive order, President Barack Obama has ordered the expenditure of $20.3 million in "migration assistance" to the Palestinian refugees and "conflict victims" in Gaza .





The "presidential determination" (ain't that nice?) which allows hundreds

of thousands of Palestinians with ties to Hamas to resettle in the United States, was signed and appears in the Federal Register.





Few on Capitol Hill, or in the media, took note that the order provides a

free ticket replete with housing, transportation and food allowances to individuals who have displayed their overwhelming support to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the parliamentary election of January 2006.





Now we learn that he is allowing thousands of Palestinian refuges to move

to, and live in, the US at American taxpayer expense. These important, and insightful, issues are being "lost" in the blinding bail-outs and "stimulation" packages.





Doubtful? Verify this for yourself:







www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-02-04-E9-2488











AMERICA NEEDS TO KNOW!



Friends, we are losing this country at a rapid pace.

Better start cleaning your guns 'cause you're gonna need'em!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY!

North Korea

Today, the North Koreans shelled a South Korean island with civilians living on it. People are speculating what the US will do about it beyond lip service and platitudes, and the answer is: NOTHING! I hate to tell you good folks, but we cannot and will not do anything about North Korea, or any other nation in the world unless they attack this country directly, and even then with who we have as president, I doubt we would retaliate. The reason we cannot and will not do anything is this: WE ARE NO LONGER A SUPERPOWER! I know that hurts, and I know that shocks, but we are no longer a superpower. China is the world's sole superpower now. The United States stopped being a superpower for probably the past 5 years at least and to prove what I'm saying is correct, look at where just about everything you buy at WalMart, Home Depot, Lowes, or any shopping mall is made: CHINA! The People's Republic has almost 2 billion people living in it. 2 billion Communist slave laborers which is the reason why American manufacturers have closed factories in the US and moved them to China. Cheap slave labor. That and the fact that China holds all our debt, which makes it next to impossible for American made products to compete internationally. This may seem like a huge digression from North Korea, but it isn't. Here's how the two tie together. We, the United States of America no longer have the economic or military trump cards to hang over the world's head anymore. If we threaten action against North Korea, Kim Jong (mentally) Il will laugh at us and China will say, "America? SHUT UP! You're not going to take any kind of action against North Korea or anyone else unless we (China) give you permission to do so."  Because China holds all our debt, they theoretically have the power to do that. Let's face it everybody, we are no longer the world's sole superpower. We are no longer even a second rate power. And as far as I'm concerned, we brought it on ourselves. Pretty soon it's going to get to be questionable if we can protect our own security, let alone defend any other nation. And as far as being the world's policeman forget it. This may be the tipping point folks, this may be the start of the "times that try men's souls."

NO! On Fred Upton

A message to the incoming Republicans, whatever you do when you get sworn in at the House of Representatives, if you do nothing else DO NOT APPOINT FRED UPTON AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ENERGY COMMITTEE!!!!! Fred Upton was instrumental in getting incandescent light bulbs banned starting in 2012! Please, I beg you do not appoint this man to ANY committee chairmanships whatsoever! You Republicans were elected to roll back an increasingly intrusive federal government. If you choose to appoint this man to a committee chairmanship, especially to the energy committee of all things, then you will have totally lost credibility with myself and millions of other Americans. Always remember, WE ARE AWAKE NOW! WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU DO! We elected you to roll back the things that Progressives like Upton voted into law, namely the banning of incandescent light bulbs, which as far as I and most people are concerned, IT'S NONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S BUSINESS WHAT KIND OF LIGHT BULBS I OR ANYONE ELSE USE!!! And stop trying to artificially increase energy prices in order to force WE THE PEOPLE  to use products we may not like or want. Remember this incoming House Republicans, I'M GOING TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOU!!!! Myself and millions of others are going to keep an eye on you, wer're awake now and we're watching!

Congrats to the Republicans, DON"T SCREW IT UP!"

Congratulations to the GOP for their tremendous win last night November 2, 2010. Sixty seats in the House of Representatives are now in Conservative/Republican hands, possibly more once all the votes are counted, and the gap between the Dems and the GOP  in the Senate has been significantly narrowed. Now that the GOP has the House in their hands I have this to say: DON'T SCREW IT UP! Don't make the same mistakes you made from 1994 to 2006. And above all, DO NOT "GO ALONG TO GET ALONG" WITH THE OBAMANATION OR ANY OTHER DEMOCRAT!(Progressive) The message is this: No Retreat, No Surrender, No Compromise. We did not elect you to compromise with the enemy, or go along to get along with the enemy. John Boehner has already talked about repealing Obamacare, which is a step in the right direction. I know, I know, the Conservatives do not have the votes to override an Obama veto, but they can keep proposing the legislation, and keep casting Obama in a very bad light as he keeps vetoing it, and  going against the will of the American people. Also, since the House controls the government's purse strings, they can also de-fund Obamacare along with any other program, depending on who's in charge of the Ways and Means Committee. Another item is making the Bush tax cuts permanent, which is another great idea. The bottom line (God I hate that phrase!)  is this: To all Republicans who were elected last night, We The People are sick and tired of being told it is our "patriotic duty" to pay tribute (taxes) to an increasingly intrusive federal government, we are sick and tired of being told that we're racists because we want to keep our borders secure, we are sick of being told that we're stupid when we say we don't want the government running healthcare, we are fed up with being told that we don't know what's good for us when we say we don't want the government running our schools, we are sick of hearing true patriotism being called "jingoism,"
we are tired of our values being impugned, and our way of life being blamed for "global warming." Compromising, backing down, going along to get along are not options this time around, for if you do any or all of those things, there may not be a Republican party in 2012. Like the title says: Congrats Republicans, DON'T SCREW IT UP!