Advice for the new “Obama Era”

America…………………Brace for Impact

UAW: You Just had to spoil our Happy Auto Bailout Day

Leave it to Good Ole’ Mr Gettlefinger of the UAW to ruin the day that almost all of Southeastern Michiganians were crossing our fingers, clicking our heals and collectively holding our breaths for. He couldn’t just shut up and let the day pass.  No He had to threaten to not honor the conditions of the Undeserved Gift the tax payers so reluctantly have offered the Auto makers.

Mr. Gettlefinger says he and his Comrades at the UAW have no interest in the Bail Out condition that by the END of 2009 they need to accept wages and benefits that are relatively competitive to the gainfully employed workers of the foreign transplant auto companies manufacturing their cars within our boarders. Mr. Gettlefinger informs us that he will wait to deal with Obama.  Of course he will.  After all, what in the world did the union workers all across America expect for their over 1 Billion dollars invested in getting their Democrats elected? It was for the expected payback by these Democrats  forcing the  Manufacturers to honor the asinine and debilitating labor contracts.

Okay, Okay, now I am just Ranting.

Bottom line: The UAW labor contract IS what destroyed the industry.  Now don’t get me wrong, I do not blame the Unions. They did one hell of a job negotiating for their comrades.  It was an extremely short sighted  “as long as we get ours too” attitude of the Past Management Teams that agreed to these disastrous agreements.

But this ain’t Kansas anymore Toto. These contracts, mostly benefits, are not sustainable. It simply does not mater what the out-dated Labor Agreements say.

We hear you……, if a job does not pay you enough to feed yourself and family, you wont work. …..We get it. 

But if it cost too much to build cars and sell them at a profit, management wont build them.  Regardless of what Czar Gettlefinger wants.

Mr. Gettlefinger, draw that line in the sand at your own peril.  You and your Comrades are wearing on us all just a little too thin.

Thanksgiving. Nothing to do with Indians and Pilgrims

The USA was founded to be a Christian Nation, and Thanksgiving was initiated to be a day of prayer to our Lord Jesus Christ.  Can anyone honestly and or intellectually claim, after reading the Thanksgiving Proclamation by our first president George Washington, that our Nation was intended to be a secular Nation?  I argue: Not a Chance.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone and God Bless you ( yes even you ACLU members) and our Nation.

THANKSGIVING DAY 1789
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – A PROCLAMATION
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor – and Whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”
Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be – That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks – for his kind care and protection of the People of this country previous to their becoming a Nation – for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositionsof his providence, which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war –for the great degree of tranquillity, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed – for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted, for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions – to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually – to render our national government a blessing to all the People, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed – to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord – To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and Us – and generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.
GO. WASHINGTON.

Obama’s Pastor

I am saddened by the recent revelation of Obama’s Pastor and his views.  As a devout Christian who truly believes that I have been saved and forgiven by the shed blood of Jesus Christ, it is no longer acceptable for Obama to distance himself from this Pastor, but he MUST now totally rebuke and and reject this man and demand his retraction and repentance. 

If the Pastor does this, he will certainly be forgiven by all Christians, and I suspect turn this thing around and actually become a huge Positive to the Obama campaign. 

This is not a Liberal / Conservative thing, this is a right and wrong issue, not to mention just a simple good and decent American thing.

This problem for Obama is not going away. And yes it is a legitimate campaign issue.  This is not a casual friend or fringe campaign volunteer. This pastor married the Obamas and baptised their children.

I think it is now quite clear where Mrs. Obama developed her opinion of America, and why she was never proud of America before now.  Listening to and worshiping with  this Pastor for 20 or more years could brain wash even the sincerest and most analytical thinker.