The verdict is in

The market is down 25% year-to-date. How long will Team Obama and his sycophantic followers get away with blaming it all on George W. Bush and his failed policies of the past?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123604419092515347.html

Rahm and Rush - Divide and Conquer

Yesterday on the CBS Sunday show, Rahm Emmanuel made the statement that Rush Limbaugh is the voice of the Republican party.

This morning, Kevin Wahl, the guest host on the Bill Bennett show answered the question, although he didn't realize he was doing it. He actually fell right into team Obama's trap. Wahl focused on the obvious - that they are trying to "demonize" Rush because they need someone to run against in 2010. Just like the demonized Karl Rove, Newt Gingrich and, of course Bush.

But I think it's more devious than that and the callers to the Bennett show as well as Wahl himself made it obvious what that reason is. Team Obama need to divide the right before there actually IS a leader of the party/movement who rises to the top. They want us fighting amongst ourselves for that position instead of galvanizing around a single man or woman who is capable of doing the job. Caller after caller dutifully answered the call - Ron Paul, Richard Shelby, Tom Coburn were all mentioned as the REAL leader.

Team Obama also know the egos of the conservative media as well as the egos of elected politicians and they are counting on those egos to try to push their way to the front of that line - "No, Rush isn't the leader, I am" or "My candidate is the leader", in other words, "Let's fight amongst ourselves."

Yes - most conservatives will defend Rush, but those who aspire to fill the vacuum of leadership will try to use this opportunity to put themselves into the top position. This is what Team Obama is counting on and I'd bet my lunch money that this is their goal. So they get two birds with one stone - attack Rush and start a playground fight amongst their enemies and sit back and watch with glee as the bloodletting begins.

The Republicans are sometimes called the stupid party (and watching Spector et. al. it's not hard to understand why) and we have all seen this kind of internecine war before.

Obama is plenty smart. Whereas Clinton attacked Rush head on (the Oklahoma City bombing), Obama is getting his enemies to do the job for him.

Their problem is that Rush is smarter. He'll likely expose their real reason and be able to use it to his advantage, all at the same time. He will use this opportunity to expand his market and I can see the ads now.

"Obama says Rush is the leader of the conservative movement - find out for yourself - today noon to 3 on WTAM!"

We're running out of canaries

As we all know, the canary in the coal mine helped warn the miners of deadline methane gas buildup before it became dangerous to humans. As long as the canary was singing, the mine was safe. Once it stopped, it was time to evacuate the mine. The problem we have is that our enemies are building up their weapons and plans for our destruction, the canaries have all stopped singing, but the wizards of smart in DC aren't paying any attention. Iran's new currency features the satellite they have just successfully tested. They obviously think that piece of equipment is terribly important to their country and I don' think it's because they're all excited about getting XM radio or re-runs of Dallas. http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=86424&sectionid=3510212

50 de-stimulating facts

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjcyODIyZGM2MGU1ZDdkNDgxZDc3OTNjYjM4ZDY1ODI

$4000 per person

$1 trillion (dollars in the stimulus bill) / 250 million (american citizens of working age) = $4000 per citizen

Just write the checks. That would be a much better use of the money.

The flip side...

In reacting to today's restrictions on executive pay imposed by the federal government, two things come to mind:

1. Am I the only person who is scared to death by the fact that the federal government (actually, the President personally) is placing restrictions on salaries in the private sector? Is there anyone else left out there who believes in free markets? Or has everyone bought into the era of Hope and Change?
2. Part of me says that the morons at these wall street firms who showed up in Washington with their damn hands out are getting exactly what they deserve. If you choose to be dependent on the government, the government now controls you. The rest of us out here in the real world should think long and hard about this episode before asking the government for our "universal" healthcare and our "affordable" housing.
3. A companion story in today's news is that BoA's share price is dropping dangerously on worries that the government will take over the company. Don't people get it yet? The best thing that could happen for BoA, Wells, Chase, and the rest is for the feds to come out tomorrow and guarantee that they will not nationalize the banking industry. The market is scared to death that the little shareholder value left in these companies will be blown away if/when The Messiah decides he can run them better than their boards.
   

It's only a matter of time...

Before the President starts deciding how much YOU deserve to be paid:

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/090204/business_us_obama.html?.v=9

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090204/D964VSP00.html

So, yeah, live it up, middle-class America, while your Messiah-in-chief tells those evil wall street CEOs how much they can be paid. I'm glad it makes you feel so good about yourselves.