VANITY - My Political Rant for the Day

Political rant for the day - A little too much time on my hands.

Every four years, we hear the same thing; "The is the most important Presidential election of our time" and similar comments. But the fact is, this election truly is THE most important election in the last 80 years.

This election isn't about a "war on women" or the repeal of the DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act), or any other divisive or class warfare issues... it is about the future financial viability of our Nation and which man is best able to reduce the debt, rein in spending and get the economy going....period, end of story.

Here are the facts - $16 trillion in debt and on pace to be well over $20 trillion should Obama finish a second term.

Obama promised to cut the deficit in half - instead, he's made it worse.

He promised not to raise "ANY taxes...he broke that by adding a federal excise tax on cigarettes and added a penalty for NOT having healthcare insurance has been deemed by the Supreme court as a TAX.

He promised to reform the Immigration laws - it hasn't happened, and that is a HUGE drain on the federal budget.

He promised to create 5 million "Green" jobs.... that hasn't happened, but he gave away $90 billion to his pals at Solyndra and other "green" companies, many whom contribute to his campaign and some of those companies are now bankrupt.

He promised to reduce the annual health insurance premiums by $2500, but yet premiums have gone up by 28% since taking office.

There are many other broken promises, like reaching across the aisle to Republicans. Some of which I am glad he didn't achieve - Cap n Trade, Bush Tax cuts, close GITMO, etc)

We hired a "community organizer" who didn't have the skills for the job. Its like promoting the Walmart Door Greeter to CEO. The reality is we have very little time to take the very much needed course correction.

Who ever you vote for is your business but I hope that everyone makes it there business to truly understand the issues and each Candidates positions, and past experience. The generation that is referred to the "Greatest Generation" are those people that help this country recover from the Great Depression, fought in 3 wars, all in the name of having a better, stronger country for their children and grand children. I think we owe our children and grandchildren the same.

My conservative friends know it all to well.

My liberal friends are delusional.

I agree, but I think you sell your issues short. The financial issues you mention are far more than “financial” issues. They are issues of freedom, liberty, and survival.

Ayn Rand, an atheist, understands that money, as in all property, is very much a moral issue also. Many social only conservatives don’t understand that. When a government robs citizens of their property by way of taxes, over regulation, or seizure, they are robbing those citizens of their time and talents in effect.

My point is this. I agree with you, but its not just the economy. There is sanctity of life OUTSIDE the womb as well as inside. Liberty and property are what represents the sanctity of life outside.

Here’s something from DailyCaller which might give some liberals thought:

And no matter what the hippies say, the choice is not between voting Democrat and starving in the streets; the choice is not between passing stimulus bills and getting raped; the choice is not between industry and the environment; the choice is not between taxpayer-funded abortion and theocracy; and the choice is not between the regulatory state and “people opening up banks in their — in their garage and making loans.”

Folks, even though it is built on — and receivesprotection from — all those fears, the reality of the nanny state is a lot more hilarious, hysterical, hindering and downright horrible than that:

Hilarious: America’s frozen pepperoni pizzas fall under the purview of both the USDA and the FDA, which independently inspect the factories to cover both the cheese and the meat. And until a few years ago, they used to regulate how much meat, sauce and cheese was on those suckers. (For the protection of the people).

Hysterical: The government won’t let us buy turtles under 4 inches (outside of Chinatown, where they’re sold as a soup ingredient), because they know we might put them in our mouths and get salmonella poisoning. (Turtles actually make for a great chaser).

Hindering: To save energy, the feds are banning the old Edison light bulb — even though it worked fine for a century — forcing folks to buy Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, which emit less light, cost more, take a few minutes to get to their full brightness, contain mercury, and can sometimes interfere with radios. Oh, and to make them last as long as they’re supposed to, thereby saving energy, we have to leave them on, thereby wasting energy (and drowning polar bears by the millions).

Horrible: EPA regulations, while threatening hundreds of plants and thousands of jobs, are cutting America’s power supply and increasing prices — a fact that hurts the poorest Americans the most. Oh, and anybody that says that coal is hurting the children because it may possibly be linked to tiny increases in the rate of asthma should put some actual facts in their hash pipes and smoke ‘em: Unemployment is directly linked to increased levels of alcoholism, abuse and suicide, not to mention general poverty. (And last we checked, those are all pretty bad things for kids).

Does banking require what Frederich A. Hayek called “rules of the road”? Yeah, it does. But consider this: Were Barney Frank and Chris Dodd the geniuses to do job?

I have no liberal friends at all. Nearly all of my friendships are formed at church where there are only Christian Conservatives. Anyone with liberal tendencies drops that evil belief system once they find Christ. The false doctrine of Communism is counter to the core values of Christianity.

Yeah.... my life isn’t that black and white for both business and personal. Christ teaches to love thy neighbor as thyself. Christ didn’t turn his back on sinners, or non-believers. He healed them, asked them to spread love and His word. Singing to and with the choir is fun and builds faith, but showing your love and kindness to those different from you will encourage those you touch to want to emulate you. I’ve seen it work and I’ve been blessed in bringing others to faith....its very powerful.

Benjamin Franklin told the future history of this country as he said, “When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.”

That has killed this country but more money upon more money to the people (rent subsidies, food stamps, Medicaid and too many others to list) is still being increased and approved.

One time I found a rattlesnake on my back porch. I got something (don't remember what) and beat the head of that snake. I thought it was dead as it wasn't moving. I slid it into a large jar and screwed the top on. The next morning, the snake was still alive. I called animal control and an officer came. Told her I beat the head but it isn't dead. SHE SAID, “IT'S DEAD - IT JUST DOESN'T KNOW IT YET.”

This country is dead - it just doesn't know it yet.

I felt sad for a while after coming to that conclusion, but the history of other countries failing for the same reason doesn't allow me to come to any other conclusion for this country. I know the end is coming - I am a prepper and I will be ready for it. I hope you will be, too.

Good one....let me share mine.

Government-worker pension funds are the chief beneficiaries of Bain’s economic stewardship.

FACT: New York-based Preqin uses public documents, news accounts and Freedom of Information requests to track private-equity holdings.

Since 2000, Preqin reports, the following funds have entrusted some $1.56 billion to Bain:

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund ($2.2 million)

* Indiana Public Retirement System ($39.3 million)

* Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System ($177.1 million)

* The Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension System ($19.5 million)

* Maryland State Retirement and Pension System ($117.5 million)

* Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada ($20.3 million)

* State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio ($767.3 million)

* Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System ($231.5 million)

* Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island ($25 million)

* San Diego County Employees Retirement Association ($23.5 million)

* Teacher Retirement System of Texas ($122.5 million)

* Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System ($15 million)

These funds aggregate the savings of millions of unionized teachers, social workers, public-health personnel and first responders. Many would be startled to learn that their nest eggs are incubated by the company that Romney launched and the financiers he hired.

Leading universities have also profited from Bain’s expertise. According to Infrastructure Investor, Bain Capital Ventures Fund I (launched in 2001) managed wealth for “endowments and foundations such as Columbia, Princeton and Yale universities.”

According to BuyOuts magazine and S&P Capital IQ, Bain’s other college clients have included Cornell, Emory, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Notre Dame and the University of Pittsburgh. Preqin reports that the following schools have placed at least $424.6 million with Bain Capital between 1998 and 2008:

* Purdue University ($15.9 million)

* University of California ($225.7 million)

* University of Michigan ($130 million)

* University of Virginia ($20 million)

* University of Washington ($33 million)

Major, center-left foundations and cultural establishments also have seen their prospects brighten, thanks to Bain Capital. According to the aforementioned sources, such Bain clients have included the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Ford Foundation, the Heinz Endowments and the Oprah Winfrey Foundation.

QUESTION: Why on Earth would government-union-thug leaders, university presidents and foundation chiefs let Bain oversee their precious assets?

“The scrutiny generated by a heated election year matters less than the performance the portfolio generates to the fund,” California State Teachers’ Retirement System spokesman Ricardo Duran said in the Aug. 12 Boston Globe.

FACT: CalSTRS has pumped some $1.25 billion into Bain.

Since 1988, Duran says, private-equity companies like Bain have outperformed every other asset class to which CalSTRS has allocated the cash of its 856,360 largely unionized members.

Is Bain really a gang of corporate buccaneers who plunder their ill-gotten gains by outsourcing, euthanizing feeble portfolio companies and giving cancer to the spouses of those whom they fired?

If so, union-thug bosses, government retirees, liberal foundations and elite universities thrive on the wages of Bain’s economic Darwinism.

If, however, these institutions relish the yields that Bain Capital generates by supporting start-ups and rescuing distressed companies, 80 percent of which have prospered, then this money is honest — and Team Obama isn’t.