America's Perception

In a recent poll, only 50% of respondents said that President Obama is a Christian. Seventeen percent said he is a Muslim. I would like to think that if I were President, that people would be certain that I am a Christian.

A Vent of Olympic Proportions

I'm an Olympic cynic these days.  Why?
1.  I'm not an NBC fan.
2.  The coverage will be used to promote NBC programming.
3.  The coverage will be heavy on events that have judges decide the winner.  Not a fan of those.
4.  I checked the DirecTV listings  for the Olympics.  In 138 listings, 59 of them included gymnastics.  Since I'm not a fan of that, it discourages my viewing.
5.  I'm old-school.  I liked it when athletes were all amateurs.
6.  There will be too much coverage of the celebrities who are attending.
7.  There's always too much "up close and personal" stuff and not enough of the actual athletic events.
8.  The opening ceremonies have become sensationalized...like the Super Bowl halftime show.  I don't watch that either.
I still am likely to tune in on occasion, but it will not take much to get me to tune out if I do not care for the coverage. You folks who are fans of the Olympics....enjoy. I will probably watch some baseball.

Bad Investment?

The word is out that the Colorado shooter had a $26,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health. The worst case scenario is that he used this money to buy weapons. The best case is that it was just another Solyndra-like "investment" by our Federal government that did not turn out well.

Real War on Women

There really is a War on Women. It's a war fought by the progressives against conservative women. Just ask the likes of Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, etc. The amount of hatred these women are confronted with is huge.

Resurrection of Racism

   All right, maybe that is an exaggeration.  Racism is not dead.  However, I think it has at least been put in hospice care.  Yet, despite the fact that great strides have been made in our country during my lifetime in the area of race relations, there are some who would like to tell America that racism is still a big problem here.
   Let's face it.  The Democrats rely on victims in order to win.  They have to make victims of as many Americans as possible.  This election cycle has shown a ramped-up effort to increase the level of victimhood.  Women, Hispanics, African-Americans, gays, etc. have all been targeted by the Democrats.  They have all been portrayed by the Obama Campaign as victims who need to be helped by the government. 
   No mention is made of the advancements that have been made in America.  Most of the people I know do not spend their time worrying about what someone's race is.  They simply do not consider it as important.  They do not judge a person by the color of their skin.
   What is objectionable to me is the fact that conservative folks like me are painted as racists.  It is simply not true.  But I know why it is done.  Without conservatives being perceived as racists, it is not likely that the President will be re-elected.  In my opinion, it is not going to work this time around.  The President simply has no record to stand on.
   I wish people would put racism to its eternal rest in hell and not try to resurrect it again.

Not All Are Government Teachers

   Recently, President Obama referred to everyone having teachers to thank for their success.  I agree with that to an extent, but you cannot always say that those teachers were government teachers.  I am a rare person.  I NEVER had a teacher hired by a government in all my years of schooling from Kindergarten through graduating from college.  I always attended Lutheran schools.  In my opinion, I think our country would be better off if more of the nation's students were attending schools that are NOT run by a government.  Maybe more excellent teachers would be hired by non-governmental schools and not be stifled by their positions in government schools.  Maybe fewer people would agree with the President that our success is not our own, it is attributable to the government.

Krauthammer Hammers Obammer

Did the State Make You Great?