Unions Are Not What They Once Were

The Anti-Union Vote in Michigan is good for America. The unions started out as a protector of the people, they have become a puppet and supporter of the leftist political party. Unions now help bloat the wages of Union members and prevent American companies from hiring more workers. With unions some get high wages and some get unemployment. Less Union equals more hiring, more production and lower prices for the American consumer!

In Addition maybe now even remaining Union Members will be able to think for themselves instead of being a puppet of the union and voting how the unions tell them to!

Duck Dynasty, Honey Boo Boo And The Absence Of Thought

The fact that shows like Survivor and Duck Dynasty are popular shows makes you wonder where the thinkers of society have gone. Have we strayed that far from culture that staged reality TV has become the norm for television viewing? Honey Boo is another. Does watching Here Comes Honey Boo make us feel better about ourselves because they are on the lower end of the scale in terms of culture, manners or etiquette? Is it because we don't have to think when watching these shows? It makes you ponder whether or not there is much hope for the future of complex thinking in terms of television shows. They are still out there, but are they an endangered species as low end viewing is perpetuated by low end viewers.

Gov. Lincoln Chafee of RI is calling it "A Holiday Tree" instead of a Christmas Tree. He claims it was a holiday tree long before it was a Christmas Tree. No Sir, in modern times it has been a Christmas Tree. "Oh Christmas Tree" has been sung for many years not "Oh, Holiday Tree."

Hillary 2016 But Will It Be A Free Hillary?

Hillary Clinton may run in 2016, but which Hillary will it be? She would likely have my vote if it was the Hillary of the 1990's. The one who would do anything to get what she wanted, but the new subservient to Obama Hillary? Not sure I can back that one.

During the 2008 Primary she made a comment about "just you wait" "Information will come out" It never did. She knew something that could up end Obama and didn't tell. Rumours were that Chelsea had been threatend, and that is why Hillary clammed up. I would feel that is very possible. That is the only thing that, in my opinion, would keep her quiet when she had information that could end his bid.

Will she still be under the thumb of Obama and his backers if she gives another run at the presidency? Still being under debt from her 2008 campaign it is a safe bet that George Soros will have his hand in the mix and Hillary will still be owned.

Writers Note: The author of this opinion piece campaigned heavily for Hillary Clinton in 2008 and is a longtime supporter of both Clintons having voted for President Clinton in both his Presidential campaigns.

10,000 March Against Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi

From AP:

CAIRO - Tens of thousands of Egyptians massed in Cairo Tuesday for a march to the presidential palace to protest the assumption by the nation's Islamist president of nearly unrestricted powers and a draft constitution hurriedly adopted by his allies.

In the coastal city of Alexandria, some 10,000 opponents of President Mohammed Morsi gathered in the center of the country's second largest metropolis. They chanted slogans against the Egyptian leader and his Muslim Brotherhood.
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A word to the protestors in EGYPT:
Keep marching and fighting. There are many hoping you prevail.

A word to the spectators in the USA:
Pay attention. This situation is closer than you think.

54 Trees

So this year the people in the White House have 54 trees, yes 54 Christmas Trees, unless they are calling them "Holiday Trees" trying to drive us further away from another way of identifying a Christian Holiday.

54 trees while many hard working Christians can barely afford to buy one.

54 trees that trick people into thinking you celebrate the holiday.

54 trees to trick people into thinking you believe like they do.

A note from those of us who think...We the people don't buy it.

Egyptians fear decades of Muslim Brotherhood rule, warn Morsi is no friend to US

Egyptians fear decades of Muslim Brotherhood rule, warn Morsi is no friend to US

By Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent

December 2, 2012, 4:09 pm

NBCNews.com

TAHRIR SQUARE, CAIRO-- This was the place where the revolution began: the roundish square where

Egyptians celebrated Mubarak's fall.
This is where they are shouting on bullhorns again, outraged because they say the Muslim Brotherhood has stolen
the revolution and is railroading though a constitution that could lock in Muslim Brotherhood rule for 50 years,
bringing more Islamic law. They cry -- not against Islam -- but that an extremist interpretation is being forced
down their throats by a president who critics say is acting every part the tyrant.
This is also a warning, they claim, of what may happen across the Middle East. The era of the
Muslim Brotherhood appears to have arrived. President Obama has hailed the Brotherhood's President Mohammed
Morsi as a pragmatist who helped end the Gazacrisis. Egyptians here think the Brotherhood has conned
Washington, just like it conned them.

Christians, liberals left out as Islamists back Egypt's draft constitution

"President Obama is supporting a terrorist," a man told me amid chants of "Leave! Leave!" in Tahrir Square and
"Down, down with the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader." Before, it was "Down, down with
Mubarak."

Morsi's decree divides Egypt

Egypt was torn in half just over a week ago when Morsi made himself more powerful than Mubarak ever was, and

the kings before him. Morsi declared himself above judicial oversight, his decisions final and unassailable. He

made himself, according to critics, a new pharaoh on the Nile. Imagine if, after five months in office, an American

president announced that he could pass any law he pleased regardless of Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court

Imagine if he said his decisions were final and inspired by God.

Morsi last night apologized for the power grab and said he didn't want the extra authorities, but that they were
necessary for the good of the people and to safeguard the revolution. Dictators always say stuff like that. Burn
down the village to save it.

At first Egyptians were shocked that Morsi would make such an obvious and, according to Egyptian judges,

blatantly illegal move. It's clear now, as some analysts have long feared, that the brotherhood is making sure it

doesn't lose power again by taking control of Egypt's constitution. The Brotherhood wants to write the rules of the
game. Now they've done that too.

Protected by the president's new-found supreme and unquestionable powers, Morsi ordered his Islamist allies to

finish writing the constitution and get it on his desk by the end of this week. They did it, even though many

independent legal experts, Christians and opposition politicians boycotted the drafting process. The Brotherhood
called the new constitution "a jewel." Many Egyptians say it leaves too much room for the implementation of Sharia Law.
The constitution also empowers the people and government with a duty to uphold moral values, a vague clause
that could pave the way for vigilante morality police. The constitution barely mentions protecting women's rights.
According to women who were originally involved in the drafting process, and who subsequently left because they
felt they were being ignored, clauses specifically demanding that women be protected from violence and sex
trafficking were dropped because Islamists feared it would conflict with their desire to allow child brides.

The constitution has long been the Muslim Brotherhood's lodestar and, in the past, they have been willing the kill

for it. In 1954, not long after a group of 'free officers' carried out a coup against the British-backed monarchy, a

Brotherhood assassin tried to kill President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Nasser, a leading free officer, favored a mostly
secular, pro-military constitution. The Brotherhood, an Islamist group that supports the return of Arab and Islamic
unity and the revival of ancient Muslim glory and Shariah laws, couldn't accept the new rules.

The Brotherhood's assassination attempt failed. The gunman's eight bullets, fired while Nasser was giving a speech

inAlexandria, all missed. The Brotherhood was banned. The group went underground, at times tolerated but more
often repressed by Nasser's successors: presidents Mubarak and Anwar el-Sadat. When the revolts started against
Mubarak, the Brotherhood saw that fate had given them another chance.

Muslim Brotherhood's calculated rise to power

Looking back now, it all seems so obvious, yet many Egyptians refused to see it coming. In fact, many of the

secular revolutionaries backed the Brotherhood, arguing they were better allies than the hated military. The

Brotherhood played its cards well.

The Brotherhood was late to join the anti-Mubarak revolts in 2011. When students and liberals initially occupied

Tahrir Square, it looked like it might be a passing thing. The Brotherhood either didn't appreciate its significance,
or wanted to wait to see who was winning.

I remember watching the Brothers march into the square. They arrived in a large group of perhaps five hundred.

Nearly all were men. Many had beards. Most were dressed in poorly cut dark suits. They occupied a corner of

Tahrir near a Kentucky Fried Chicken. They came with microphones and wood to build a platform. The other

protesters in the square seemed happy to have the support of the new arrivals.

Egypt's Morsi, top judges compromise to defuse soaring tensions over decree
The protests continued to grow. Labor unions went on strike. The military enacted a coup against Mubarak.

President Obama withdrew his support for Washington's long-time Arab friend. And Mubarak the president was
no more.

The Brotherhood first said it wouldn't seek the new presidency at all. It promised to exist solely as an influential

member of civil society. Back then, many Egyptians feared the Brotherhood. It was a semi-secret group. It had a

small office in a Cairoapartment building with a sign on the door the size of an index card. Mubarak-era officials

had often described the Brotherhood as a group of terrorists. One security official I know called the Brotherhood

the most dangerous group in the world. But in the heady 1960s-like days after Mubarak's resignation, the

Brotherhood's bad reputation only seemed to give the group more credibility. They'd been oppressed by the man. It

was a new day. Everyone, it appeared, deserved a new beginning.

The Brotherhood went to work. It organized its considerable finances. It built a big new headquarters with far

bigger signs on the doors. It sent its representatives around the world, especially toWashington, on a charm
offensive. We've been oppressed, they claimed. We were slandered by a tyrant. We're not what you've heard.
We can unite the Sunni world against Iran. We can help bring Israeli-Palestinian peace. There were many promises
of a great future.

Even then, the Brotherhood's focus on the constitution was clear. The Brotherhood insisted the constitution be

drafted only after a new president was elected. The military was overseeing a transition back then. The
Brotherhood argued that the military couldn't be trusted to oversee the creation of such an important document.
Many Egyptians agreed -- a decision some sorely regret today.

Morsi won the election by a narrow margin and then five months into his term, made himself a dictator and

ordered his Islamist friends to quickly finish the constitution. Morsi has said he'll drop his extraordinary powers as
soon as the constitution is approved in a referendum in December. Islamists are convinced they'll be able to use
their grassroots network of activists to win the referendum like they won the elections. Western diplomats tend to
agree.

Yet the United Stateshas remained mostly silent on all this, urging both sides to stay calm and work it out.

Washington's policy seems to be that what's going on is simply democracy in progress as Egyptians learn to use

their new rights.

But in Tahrir Squarepeople seem convinced the Brotherhood isn't testing its fledgling wings. They say Morsi

knows exactly what he's doing, Washingtonbe warned.

Fiscal Cliff: Diversion or Part of the overall Plan?

To keep people diverted from the real issue it's important to keep them focused anywhere but the main . The Fiscal Cliff is a real problem, but is it the most important?
What happened to our world while Al Gore was playing "the sky is falling" with his global warming? There are underlying issues that stand to make the United States, founded on Christian principals, unrecognizable. Those of us who are generational Americans are losing our grasp on America as it falls into the hands of those who do not embrace it or what it stands for but only want to commandeer it for what they can destroy within it's borders.

Even now, the leftist press is trying to paint Romney as Struggling. Obama has blamed Bush for everything for the last four years, but now claim Romney is "Struggling" to adapt to a schedule that is open and unscheduled. How about giving him credit for being a hard worker who doesn't necessarily want to be a do nothing parasitic burden on America like most of the Obama electorate. Romney is a hard working American. Perhaps THAT is why he was unable to connect with Obama voters. Hard working is not something most of his welfare laden, government handout receiving electorate can relate to.

Remember The Ant And The Grasshopper?

Don't let America become the land of Grasshoppers. We need to be the ants, working hard, not playing on someone else's dime. Socialists want us to be Grasshoppers, dependent on them for survirval. Don't be lazy...Be an American of the America of years past.

No more contracts for BP says Government

No more government contracts for the company BP, Shutting down more domestic Drilling. Someone really feels it is important to keep oil flowing from muslim countries. It's important to be a self sufficient country on every level possible yet the powers that be are continuously making it difficult for the US to be at the top of our game in ANYTHING.

Bangladesh Factory Fire - Disney Sears & Walmart

The news is reporting that the Bangladesh factory fire which killed more than 100 made clothes for Disney, Sears and Walmart. All companies who should be employing AMERICANS.
If the THUG UNIONS would get their nose out of the wages (too high) arena and only worry about the welfare of workers America would have more of these jobs.
It's the unions who have made these jobs too expensive for the companies to compete in the USA.
Until Unions are put in their place America will continue to suffer.

Smoking Rots The Brain So Says Recent Study

BBC Website Smoking "rots" the brain by damaging memory, learning and reasoning, according to researchers at King's College London. A study of 8,800 people over 50 showed high blood pressure and being overweight also seemed to affect the brain, but to a lesser extent. Scientists involved said people needed to be aware that lifestyles could damage the mind as well as the body. Their study was published in the journal Age and Ageing. Researchers at King's were investigating links between the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke and the state of the brain. Data about the health and lifestyle of a group of over-50s was collected and brain tests, such as making participants learn new words or name as many animals as they could in a minute, were also performed. They were all tested again after four and then eight years. Decline The results showed that the overall risk of a heart attack or stroke was "significantly associated with cognitive decline" with those at the highest risk showing the greatest decline. It also said there was a "consistent association" between smoking and lower scores in the tests. Alzheimer's Research UK One of the researchers, Dr Alex Dregan, said: "Cognitive decline becomes more common with ageing and for an increasing number of people interferes with daily functioning and well-being. "We have identified a number of risk factors which could be associated with accelerated cognitive decline, all of which, could be modifiable." He added: "We need to make people aware of the need to do some lifestyle changes because of the risk of cognitive decline." The researchers do not know how such a decline could affect people going about their daily life. They are also unsure whether the early drop in brain function could lead to conditions such as dementia. Heart and brain Dr Simon Ridley, from Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "Research has repeatedly linked smoking and high blood pressure to a greater risk of cognitive decline and dementia, and this study adds further weight to that evidence. "Cognitive decline as we age can develop into dementia, and unravelling the factors that are linked to this decline could be crucial for finding ways to prevent the condition. "These results underline the importance of looking after your cardiovascular health from mid-life." The Alzheimer's Society said: "We all know smoking, a high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels and a high BMI [Body Mass Index] is bad for our heart. This research adds to the huge amount of evidence that also suggests they can be bad for our head too. "One in three people over 65 will develop dementia but there are things people can do to reduce their risk. "Eating a balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, getting your blood pressure and cholesterol checked and not smoking can all make a difference."

New Sars Virus Found In The Middle East

From Redorbit.com comes a report that six people have been infected and two have died from a virus closely related to SARS which caused concern in recent years. From Red Orbit: A new coronavirus, similar in nature to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), has infected six and resulted in two deaths in the Middle East, various media outlets have reported this weekend. According to BBC News, the number of reported cases, as well as the number of fatalities linked with the respiratory ailment, doubled on Friday, as a second person was reported killed and three additional infections had been reported by the World Health Organization (WHO). Both fatalities occurred in Saudi Arabia, and reports of the virus had been limited to that country and Qatar thus far, though one man had been transported to the UK for treatment, they added. The WHO initially issued a global warning about the disease is September, cautioning that a Qatar man who had recently traveled to Saudi Arabia had become infected with a virus that had previously never been detected in humans, where a second man had died from the same disease, Kate Kelland of Reuters reported on Friday. The new disease “shares some of the symptoms of SARS,” a coronavirus that surfaced in China in 2002, killing approximately 10% of the 8,000 people who contracted it worldwide, Kelland added. Among those symptoms are coughing, difficulty breathing, and high fever. “The WHO said investigations were being conducted into the likely source of the infection, the method of exposure, and the possibility of human-to-human transmission of the virus,” said Forbes contributor David DiSalvo. “It added that so far, only the two most recently confirmed cases in Saudi Arabia were epidemiologically linked — they were from the same family, living in the same household.” In a statement, WHO officials said heath officials should “continue their surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections,” and until additional information becomes available, it would be “prudent to consider that the virus is likely more widely distributed than just the two countries which have identified cases.” They suggested anyone suffering from “unexplained pneumonias” should be tested for the new virus, even if they had not traveled to either Qatar or Saudi Arabia. In the meantime, they said they could continue to work with officials in both countries to gain a better understanding of the disease, and noted additional epidemiological and scientific studies were required to learn more about this SARS-like ailment

Powerball Jackpot Be A Record $425 Million Or Higher At Next Drawing

With no winner in Saturday's drawing the POWERBALL Jackpot goes to a record $425 Million Dollars. That is how hight the jackpot will be for Wednesday's drawing. The Jackpot could actually go higher than that as ticket sales will likely increase as the novelty of having a shot at that much money will be irrisistible to many. This press release from the Associated Press: DES MOINES, Iowa – Lottery officials say nobody has won the Powerball jackpot and the top prize will now increase to about $425 million for the next drawing, the largest jackpot ever for the game. Iowa Lottery spokeswoman Mary Neubauer said sales were strong over the holiday week for Saturday's drawing, which was estimated at $325 million before the numbers were picked. That was the fourth-largest jackpot in the game's history. Neubauer says the jackpot for Wednesday's drawing could go even higher than the estimated $425 million because sales pick up in the days before record drawings. The previous top Powerball prize was $365 million, won in 2006 by a ConAgra Foods Workers in Lincoln, Neb. The Powerball numbers for Saturday were 22-32-37-44-50, and the Powerball was 34 Read more:http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/25/no-powerball-winner-jackpot-goes-to-record-425-million/#ixzz2DE0NSWjm

Capital Holiday Parade in Washington DC Has Been Canceled

In the last few hours it was finally announced that the Capital Holiday Parade has indeed been canceled. This from their website. We are very sad to announce that the Capital Holiday Parade has been canceled due to lack of funding to pay for District of Columbia city services. We are a small non-profit 501(c)3 organization with a goal to promote music education and performing arts throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area and across the United States. We knocked on every door and left no stone unturned for financial support and we were just unable to secure funding for what we know would have been a great event to kick off the holiday season here in Washington, DC. All tickets purchased on our website as well as through our partner Living Social will be refunded immediately. A HUGE THANKS goes out to the Washington Examiner and their staff members: Mitch, Deanna, Tiffany and Marilu for all of their support. Please continue to support the Washington Examiner and their efforts to inform the Washington Metropolitan Area of important news and information in the community. This is truly the best source of information in the metropolitan area and a company that cares about the community. We offer a sincere heartfelt "thank you" to all that volunteered and offered their time to try and make the Capital Holiday Parade a success. It is our hope that you and your families will have a wonderful holiday season. Warm Regards, Capital Holiday Parade Staff .

Still No Public Announcement About Washington DC Capital Parade Being Canceled

With only a day to go there has still been no confirmation or denial from officials on the status of the 2012 Capital Holiday Parade which is scheduled to march down Washington DC Streets on Saturday November 24th. Although some participants were notified of the cancelation there has been no media coverage to this effect, and tickets are still available on the official parade website.

Washington DC Capital Holiday Parade Canceled?

On November 21st just three days before the November 24th Washington DC Capital Holiday Parade was supposed to take place a group of participants were notified (early in the day) that the parade was canceled. Twelve hours later and there is no word of it in the news. The parade's website is still showing the parade is on as scheduled. Why would they not notifiy the public? If there is a reason to cancel a parade why not warn all those people planning to go to the event? How many are already on their way? Interesting.

Penn State Bans Elmo

It wasn't enough that Penn State overreacted and ousted Joe Paterno when it was Sandusky they should have dealt with but now they are taking down photos of Elmo because the puppeteer who plays elmo is involved in an underage sex scandal. Do those in charge of Penn State understand that Elmo is not the guilty one?

Arrest Made In Monkey Murder

It was good to read an arrest has been made in the murder of a monkey at Zoo Boise. The article suggests the attacker may have been on drugs. That shouldn't matter. He is a murderer and should be treated as such. If it was drugs then he was under the influence by his own hand. He is responsible for himself. I hope he gets jail time and large fines and is forced to community service at a zoo. He should be forced to pick up animal poo with his teeth. Remember this man and hope he suffers for being a sub human.