Has Obama done something right?

So now the government is buying up all the toxic loans from the banks, sounds reasonable right? After all, its only with the idea that investors will put up their hard earned dollars first, then government will step in with additional dollars. But wait, aren't investors, capitalists etc. bad people? According to the Obama they are the ones that need to be punished, now he wants them to help? Interesting scenario, just remember the story of the beaver and the scorpion. The scorpion asked the beaver for a ride across the river, the beaver was reluctant because he thought the scorpion would sting him leaving him to die. But, the scorpion convinced him otherwise. Halfway across the river the scorpion stings the beaver. As the beaver feels the effects of the poison entering his body he asks the scorpion why. The scorpion tells him you can't change the true character of the animal. Interestingly enough the scorpion drowns because he can't swim the remaining way. So, here's the scorpion Obama telling the beaver investors that he won't sting them. I wonder if they will both end up drowning?

The unique goodness of people

I'm feeling very contemplative this a.m. and it could be due to the fact that I can still recognize goodness when it is present. I traveled this weekend to Logan with the Juan Diego men's soccer team to play two games, and was very impressed with how these young men carried themselves. Their behavior reminded me that there is an inherent goodness in most individuals and that when faced with challenges, or situations that call for them to respond in a forthright manner, most people will respond admirably. This is certainly true in almost all of life's scenarios. A sincere desire of mine is that this goodness will always be present, that we as individuals, and a society will always respond with compassion, caring and love for our fellow human beings (even the liberal Democrats, who probably need it more than most!).

Personal tax attack

So now Congress can pick out select individuals and entities they feel are misusing monies and tax them at 90%. What is up with that? Are we really going to let our representatives get away with this? Are we really giving up our rights so quietly? Who the heck do these people think they are? These are the same Senators and Congressmen that passed an stimulus bill that approved all these bonuses, and now they are acting outraged? The same bill that not one Senator or Congressman even read contained an ammendment that was requested by the White House allowing for these bonuses, and then the White House says "Who us? We did not know!" What a bunch of lying, hypocritical ******* (supply your own expletive). I've said it before, I'll say it again, we are being led down a slippery path to destruction.

Food for thought!

My son told me a story today about a sandwich. He said that the way liberal’s think can be represented by someone who is eating a sandwich. As they are eating, a hungry homeless person approaches and asks for half the sandwich. The individual eating the sandwich gives half of it to the homeless man. This gesture provides food for the hungry, gratefulness for the food, and a sense of caring by the person giving up half the sandwich. Liberals believe that they should hold a gun to the head of the person eating the sandwich in order to force the individual to give up half (if not more) of the sandwich to the homeless person. Such idiocy provides food for the hungry, but no gratefulness on the part of the homeless person, and certainly not a sense of caring by the person providing the food. Instead what it provides is anger and resentment by the person providing food, and a sense of entitlement by the person receiving the sandwich. The feelings generated are negative in aspect, not positive. Negative actions produce negative results and both the hungry and the sandwich eater are negatively impacted. Perhaps liberals need to think about resulting consequences when considering taking from one individual or segment of society to give to another. No matter how well-meaning they are, negativity will be the end result.

Soccer is like life...

Every time I coach, watch or play in a soccer match I am reminded of how much like life soccer is. Perhaps that is why I enjoy coaching it so much. You can never be one hundred percent sure of just how the ball will bounce, just like you can never be sure of how life events are going to take place, and just like soccer matches, no one is quite sure of who is going to win and who is going to lose, no matter how much the experts like to predict otherwise. Soccer also likes to teach lessons to the players of the game. Life also teaches lessons to the players, which are all of us. Whether you win or not is immaterial, if you improve through every game, then ultimately you can achieve your goals, and the same is true of life. If you learn from your mistakes then you will ultimately achieve your goals in life, improving with each learning experience. I try to emphasize to my players that I do not care if they win or lose, but I do care that they put forth a total effort. I can imagine my Father in Heaven telling me the same thing; hopefully, I will remember that throughout my life.

Mistakes made

Moving quickly in order to secure his agenda leaves Barack Obama with egg on his face again and again. The question of the day is; does anyone but myself happen to feel that one of the reasons he seems to be moving so swiftly to seize power in the health care, finance, auto and energy industries is because Americans are discovering additional information concerning this socialist president and he knows we will not put up with such shenanigans? If so, then what conservatives need to do is keep up the pressure, never relenting in our goal to return America to its former greatness. If we become complacent, then it is as much our fault as it is Obama's that America becomes one more failed experiment to socialistic practices on the littered highway of defeat.

FBI raids

Did you hear about the FBI raid on the office of the new "computer czar" Barack Obama just hired? After the raid was completed two employees of the czar were arrested for corruption. Nice to see that so much 'change' has been brought to D.C.