Comment by Michael Steele in reference to Arlen Specter

"Some in the Republican Party are happy about this. I am not. Let’s be honest—Senator Specter didn’t leave the GOP based on principles of any kind. He left to further his personal political interests because he knew that he was going to lose a Republican primary due to his left-wing voting record. Republicans look forward to beating Sen. Specter in 2010, assuming the Democrats don’t do it first."

Specter is nothing but a traitor to the GOP. Steele said it best, all he was trying to do is further his person political interests. In lieu of the situation though, even though he just recently announced his switch, he's been with the Dem's most of the time anyhow. Secondly, its funny to see how quickly he changed his mind after seeing the polls. He did an interview on March 17th, (or at least that's when it was aired) stating that he would not be changing parties.

100 days

Wow, nice to know that CNN, or as I like to call it the "Communist News Network" can ask the dumbest questions ever. I mean seriously this is the President, not a second grader. Of course its already been said on the news today but how the hell can Miss California get a more challenging question than the President?? 

.... Oh thats right, should have know. President Obama can't function without a teleprompter. If the intention of our country was to elect a good public speaker, then we definitely picked the right guy. The question on everyone's minds than, is WHO THE F IS RUNNING OUR COUNTRY? Sure, lets get tough on national security, then close GITMO. Nice job Barack, way to be consistent. Maybe Austria isn't so out of line by commenting that if they aren't that dangerous, then why don't you [The United States] keep them. In a recent article written by Judge Napolitano in January, he states: "No matter how evil the government says those whom it has detained may be, they have the same natural rights as you and I do, and that includes the right to a fair trial before a jury here in the U.S." I agree. Give these people a fair trial and move on.

Immelt Remarks, all time Low

Good Morning!

Nothing to write about yet today. I've been watching Fox and Friends this morning with Gretchen, Brian, and Steve; those guys are great.

 WOW! Just watched the interview that Janeane Garofalo did with MSNBC, she is an absolute leftist idiot. She has no shame calling out people for standing up for what they believe, if it is not in line with her own beliefs. At what point does freedom of speech allow for a public figure to clearly, berate and belittle  regular American citizens? That right there is unpatriotic. Second, by her calling them "Rednecks" as if it is hurtful or something is just funny. I live in Vermont. The media has portrayed this state as a bunch of rednecks on more then one occasion, so if you're trying to make fun of Republicans or "tea-party" goers, try pulling out another insult from you bag of goodies Janeane. 

Furthermore, when Immelt was questioned about the interview, and why the anchor giving the interview didn't even rebut her comments he fumbled and turned the microphone off. He is a pinhead as Bill O'Reilly would say and it's simply pathetic.

If there is a fresh face for a young conservative its Mary Katherine Ham. I really enjoy reading here blog and what she has to say, check it out!

http://townhall.com/blog/MaryKatharineHam

What is the solution? Any thoughts...

Let’s face it; Vermont’s education budget needs some help. Property taxes are on the rise. Tuition prices continue to grow, and with Governor Douglas’ proposal for “no reduction in Education Fund spending in 2009 and is proposing essentially level fund spending for fiscal 2010.” What this ideally means for Vermonter’s is that the projected $2.2 million surplus from fiscal 2010, combined with the projected $18.3 million for fiscal 2009, allows for a 2 cent reduction on property taxes throughout the state.

Property taxes are not the only source of revenue for education spending. Homeowners may actually be relieved to find out that “the state will collect no more residential taxpayers next year than it has this year.” The education fund is to credit the general fund for the transfer of almost $300 million, expected sometime in fiscal 2010.

The idea is to restructure the distribution of money among early education, K-12, and higher education. While Vermont is among the highest in the nation in spending for primary and secondary education, that is not something to hooray about when Vermont spends very little on early education and higher education. With a state budget of just over $4 billion, including federal funds and property tax, approximately 24 percent will go to the education fund.

The funding for K-12 education is expected to increase $63 million in the $1.4 billion education fund. The question that is left unanswered is where can cuts actually be made within the education budget. In Governor Douglas’s inaugural address he stated:

“The education fund has not shared any of the sacrifice seen by other areas of state government. If we continue to excuse education spending from equal treatment, we force health care and human services – the lion’s share of the remaining general fund – to shoulder the burden of balancing a responsible budget.”

How do we stimulate the economy?

I'm only commenting on this because I have read so many outlandish responses to this particular issue, and while I can appreciate a good debate, every side needs to be heard. When I am passionate about an issue the first thing I ask myself is "will this affect the most number of people in my state in a positive way?" With that said, legalizing marijuana will certainly have a positive impact on the economy. Let's take for example the idea of free transportation. How the heck can free public transportation impact the most number of people if your looking at it in terms of nationally rather than locally. While that makes sense for the large metro areas to implement this to attempt to save any money that may be left, for rural and small towns, the impact would be miniscule. While a large number of people do rely on public transportation, in areas where it is less utilized its almost a convenience rather than a necessity
The problem with legalizing marijuana is that it needs to be done federally not state by state. The reason for that is that when one state sets the precedent for legalizing drugs, essentially they set themselves up as the "drug king-pins" of our country so to speak. In addition to that, legalizing marijuana is a quick way for states to throw any chance of federal funding out the window. With our economy the way it is, with unemployment rates at all time lows, legalizing the drug will only create more jobs.
The bottom line is that, no matter what this issue is, priority in my eyes, should be based on the number of individuals it effects. Gay marriage for example DOES NOT effect the most number of Americans, which is why we should be focusing on things such as energy and healthcare. Those two issues effect everyone to some degree equally. We all want to have health insurance (I would imagine anyways) but we are not all  effected by gay marriage. That’s not to say that it isn’t important, it just does not reach everyone on the same level. One last comment, for all the individuals who think marijuana is what causes people to some how become lazy, all I can say is WOW. How is that any different then the rest of the lazy Americans who decide everyday that its much easier to sit on their asses and collect federal assistance, then to actually seek employment.

Everyday I find myself going on a different website and commenting on blogs and such. I figured creating my own might be easier to do. Recently there was an article written about some of the ways that we can stimulate the economy. Well needless to say, only one side ever gets heard. I had some thoughts of my own.