This goes for obama as well

Democrats to make it harder to drill for our "clean" energy source, Natural Gas

Remember awhile back I said that Natural Gas will be the next energy producer in their sights?

First go after "dirty" coal. Now they are going after what they used to call the clean alternative, natural gas.

This is what we get for voting these anti-American socialists into office.

National debt crosses $12,000,000,000,000

Thanks Congressman Charlie Wilson. You are spending us into debt faster than any time in our history.

My kids really appreciate the debt they'll have to pay back, because of you!

Scrooge was the good guy

Here's a Mises.org story telling us that it was Scrooge and his ilk that actually improved the lives of many poor folks.

It's pure greed that makes us lust after other's money. The fact that the object of the envy has more money than you doesn't make it any less envious.

Pretty sure it's one of the 10 Commandments.

"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s."

AND if that one doesn't get it, this one sure does. Ohio's state government needs to read this, because they just stole from us!

Thou shalt not steal.

However, today, along with their constituents, politicians want to confiscate the "fat cats on Wall Street" for making money. This when we have no right to that money.

No wonder Comrade Wilson votes the way he does, I'm beginning to think his constituents are socialists too!

Our bowing President...this guy is an embarrassment

"Beam me up" to run for Congress again...maybe

Let's hope it's in the 6th.

Dispatch story here

He'd be a better Congressman than Comrade Charlie Wilson.

Here are my thoughts on him running in the 6th in a previous post.

Looks like Bob Taft's GOP is back!

It looks like the Ohio GOP is going to enable a tax hike.

They can say what they want, it is a tax hike and it will be the GOP that enables it.

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I'm beginning to think I'd like to see the GOP start a used car lot, because they are limp wrist-ed negotiators.

Just received a fund raising letter for the House GOP leader bragging about all the House Republicans voting against this tax hike.....yet it's the GOP (this time in the Senate) that will provide the votes to do the tax raising.

This would have been the perfect time to really differentiate the parties.

Here's who runs Ohio: Librarians, Teacher's Unions and Job and Family Services.

I'm too mad to keep typing. Looks like Bob Taft's GOP is back after all.

Dispatch story here.

The cost of money

There are many folks that want to eliminate the penny.

One of the reasons is that it's worthless due to inflation.

NPR story here. (And no I don't sit around reading NPR, this link was sent to me.)

Why don't we stop inflating our money to begin with? We need to wake up to the fact that our government is stealing from us with our inflated money.

Of course the government wants to make money out of cheap material (remember Space's idea to make pennies out of steel?). This way they can mint and print all they want.

If money were made out of silver or copper, the government couldn't print as much.....of course the outcome would be that they couldn't inflate themselves out of debt on your, er...dime.

Congressman Wilson was right!

Joe Wilson, that is.

Remember when Congressman Joe Wilson yelled "you lie" to obama?

Well, of course, he was correct.

Here's the latest lie.

Remember obama's promise to not to sign bills with earmarks included in them?

Here you go, 5,224 earmarks.

CNSNEWS.com story

What we are facing due to obama and Comrade Wilson

MoneyShow.com video here

Congress sticking their noses where they don't belong again

"With everything going on in the country right now, doesn't Congress have more important things to do?" Bowl Championship Series Executive Director Bill Hancock.

Marketwatch.com story here.

Congress is now trying to tell college football how to handle themselves. Trying to force a playoff.

Yes, this nonsense might keep their minds off of the other dumb ideas the democrats are floating, which is not a bad thing. However, it still begs the question, what are they thinking? How is this any business of the U.S. Congress?

Just like installing solar panels for the city of Athens. None of their business.

Kentuckians dealing with their Coyote problems

If you're a weak stomached animal worshiper, you probably don't want to watch this.

Kentucky is a beautiful state. However, the man with the new fence has more money than most of the Kentuckians I know. They don't have the money to make a fence good enough to keep coyotes out. They are lucky to have the money just to keep their fencing up enough to keep their cattle in.

Enjoy.

Wilson's latest "pat-on-the-back" "news" release

Nothing new here. Just more welfare and wasteful spending that we've all become accustomed to from our Congressman Charlie Wilson.

$600,000 for solar panels in Athens. What I'd really like to know is, how long will it take for these solar panels to pay back this $600,000? And, even if it paid off the day after they are installed, what section of the US Constitution grants the federal government the right to use our money in this manner?

Wouldn't it be better (of course it would) to just let us all keep our own money and we'll create a free economy without government boondoggles like this?

Of course, our congressman would not have anything to brag about if we just took care of ourselves, would he?

One more thing Comrade Wilson. Printing money and throwing it around is not at all helpful. Not even in the short run. Printing more money just devalues the dollar by the same amount printed. There is no new value added. Just more...less valued paper money. At the end of the day, nothing is accomplished except to wreck our currency by your huge debt.

One more thing in addition to the last one more thing: Do you know what "renovate 60 units of affordable housing" means. It means it's not yours. We are going to confiscate money from you and give it to someone that meets some sort of arbitrary government induced and invented threshold. It all comes down to using your money to give to folks that will vote for democrats. In other words, vote buying.


"Dear Friends,

Today I had the opportunity to announce multiple projects in Ohio and the 6th District being funded by the Recovery Act. Both the Ohio Department of Development and the Ohio Housing Finance Agency have released nearly $37 million for rebates and projects across the state.

According to the Ohio Department of Development, the U.S. Department of Energy has approved Ohio’s proposal to use $11 million in Recovery Act funds for the Ohio Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program. This program is meant to increase sales of energy efficient appliances, specifically ENERGY STAR qualified products.

Starting in 2010, you and other Ohio consumers can take advantage of significant rebates on ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, and water heaters.

These rebates will help replace over 89,000 outdated, inefficient appliances across the state of Ohio. By significantly lowering our energy and water consumption, we will also be able to lower people’s electric bills—something we can all appreciate.

Additionally, $13 million in Recovery Act funds are going to the State of Ohio’s Energy Program. Specifically, Solar Vision LLC in Athens County is set to receive $631,637. The funding will go toward installing solar panels on four carport structures in the parking lot of the Athens City Community Center.

The construction of these solar panels will create jobs, create energy, and lower costs for the residents of Athens. That’s good for our economy both short-term and long-term. I’m glad to see Recovery Act funds supporting renewable energy.

Finally, According to the Ohio Finance Agency, the State of Ohio is set to receive $13 million dollars in Recovery Act funds to build and improve existing affordable housing units. Within Ohio’s Sixth District, Plains Plaza in Athens County will be awarded $2,013,934 in Tax Credit Exchange (TCE) financing to rehabilitate 60 units of affordable housing.

I’m pleased to see the range of projects being funneled into my district by the Recovery Act. These funds continue to put us on the right track to financial growth and stability.

Sincerely,


Charlie Wilson
Member of Congress
Ohio's Sixth District"

The Ohio GOP, back to the tax raising good ole' days.

Here's the perfect time for Ohio's GOP to stand up and show the state of Ohio that they're now beyond that tax raising that they did in the past. You know, the tax raising that made the GOP base so mad that the GOP lost the governorship and eventually the house.

Now, instead of learning from their mistakes of the past, they want to resurrect Bob Taft one more time and make a deal on raising our taxes again.

Just when our economy and families need the extra money to help them get by. One does not help an economy by confiscating more money from the job creators! You don't help a state by taking money from those that contribute to society and pay taxes on their wages. You definitely don't help a state's economy by taking money from the productive members of society and giving it to the leaches on the state payroll. How does that improve our economy? It doesn't!

Dispatch story here:

"Harris, R-Ashland, has offered to provide five votes to delay the 4.2-percent income tax cut that took effect this year, in exchange for some extras"

What do you mean "offered"? How about just saying that the Senate Republicans do not believe that raising taxes on what working families we have left in Ohio is a wise or fair thing to do. Also, raising taxes on businesses is a completely insane thing to do when we actually want them to hire people. Let me explain this a little more for you tax raising Republicans in the Senate. Employers can't afford to hire more workers if they are spending their money paying taxes.

I'm not much for term limits, but since Ohio has them, how many more years does Harris have left?

Reforming construction laws in Ohio is a great idea, who's time came about 100 years ago. Why didn't the GOP tackle this when they had...let's see....the House, the Senate and the governorship???
Now we want to make deals to make this happen and our negotiating position is trading away a (GOP) promised tax cut? Give me a break!

Yes, a delayed tax cut is a tax increase! Our state government's promises are no good.

Comrade Wilson speaks, and it's not pretty

"Though this war has been going on for almost a decade, this is the first time we will be investing the resources needed to finally eradicate the very real terrorist threats in the region."

Congressman Charlie Wilson, 12/2/09

So, we haven't been giving enough resources to Afghanistan in the past? This is the first time I've heard him say this. Why wasn't he using his influence to change this perceived policy failure? Why is he just now realizing this? Comrade Wilson has been in Congress since 2006 and this is the first time he's discovered this fantasy? Why wasn't he pushing for more troops in Afghanistan in the past? Or is it no more than he's reading the obama talking points that were handed to him? That's probably more like it.

From the Marietta Register

Wilson Issues Statement Following President's Afghanistan Address

December 2, 2009

After listening to the President outline his plan for Afghanistan, Congressman Charlie Wilson (OH-6) made the following statement:

"I support the President’s strategy as we move forward with the War in Afghanistan. I trust our Commander in Chief, General McChrystal and our military professionals out in the field. If they need additional support, I feel it is our duty to provide our soldiers with the tools they need to stay safe and achieve success. I believe the President outlined an effective strategy to stabilize Afghanistan and set a reasonable timeline to get our troops back home. No doubt our tactics will adjust as conditions change, but the President’s speech underlined the continued danger of an unstable Afghanistan. Though this war has been going on for almost a decade, this is the first time we will be investing the resources needed to finally eradicate the very real terrorist threats in the region. I feel confident that this strategy was made with our nation’s long-term security in mind."

Debbie Phillips bragging about raising your taxes

$871 million gap in the state's current biennium budget by delaying the final phase of a planned tax reduction until 2011, Phillips said. The state would raise about $844 million in revenue, she noted.

Story here.

One more example of why you should never trust the government. Promising to reduce tax rates after raising them somewhere else.

However the reduction part is incremental over time. That's pretty handy when a government made "crisis" evolves and we "need" more of your money. We just won't give you the tax cut we promised.

By the way, the tax increase is in full effect.

Never trust the government when they tell you they'll cut your taxes over time. They lie. Even if they keep their word (laughing), the money is artificially inflated by same government, making it worth less.

Yes, I know that the CAT tax had to be incremental due to loss of funding if we just "gave" all the tax money back to the people all at once. Right. Here's the reason why governments make tax cuts gradual over time. So your attention will be elsewhere when they cut the promised tax cutting short.

Never trust the government. Especially one (Ohio) some in bed with the teacher's unions that they can't take care of their own citizens needs....like letting them keep their own money.

Does no one care that Texas and Tennessee are filling up with ex-Buckeyes?

Who wants to wager that we'll never see the "final phase of a planned tax reduction"?