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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Real Democrat Part III- Believe in Something

All to often both parties seem to have the public look to events and "smaller" items to hide their inability to accomplish meaningful progress and making the country better.  Both Republicans & Democrats have talked to us, the American Public, about Rape, Women, Which party cuts Medicare & How they do it, Where the President was born, Gay Marriage and more.  All of it has nothing to do with how are country will proceed in the years to come!  Did the 18th Amendment help the country?

Democrats have to stand for workers as well as the Middle Class, but be proud of it.  Our leaders in the party have to stop falling for chicken hawk republican call out.  Stick with the progressive plan and its positives, while at the same time nothing letting the "Elites" with MBA's from Yale or the Scholars from MIT craft names for our plans that are over most peoples heads.  We could have sold the Affordable Health Care Act better, Democrats were late to the fight and Republicans took the fight to the American public, an American Public that didn't know what the plan did because it is as easy to read as the programming guide for your old VCR.  Instead of talking about people having insurance, medicare cost reductions, Pre-Existing conditions, The Small Business Tax Credits and the filling of the Medicare "Donut Hole," we fought about "Death Panels".  There are no "Death Panels" in the Affordable Health Care Act!!!  Democrats-STOP BEING WIMPS!!  Stand Up for your beliefs.  This is what we stand for, Everyone doing better, Everyone having a chance.

Democrats have to stand up to the Right Wing Bullies on the issue of Military Spending.  Not just about wars-See Iraq, but spending.  Not the VA, but Spending on two Jet Engines for one plane. Not the GI Bill but why we keep building up are forces when there is no super power left.  China owns $1 Trillion in U.S. Treasury Securities, they are not going to invade us, but like a debt collector, they know they have us by the short hairs in many international disagreements. If we stop spending as much as the rest of the world combined on our military we could shave $1 Trillion over the next decade. That would still make the US Military the Best in the World!  By Miles & Miles! Fact-the Military has spent more money in the last five years than during any other five year period since World War II.  The Spending & Debt Service (Pentagon Spending only) stands at $3 Trillion Dollars thanks to two wars we didn't pay for, we borrowed the cash.  The Pentagon's budget in the last years of Clinton was $287 Billion and the last years of Bush it had reached $665 Billion.    We need a strong Military but not the cost of our economy!

Democrats have to focus on the American People, our lives, the American Dream-a Good Home, a Family and Middle Class life that gives its people the belief it can do better, it can be rich if it works hard enough.  Currently that is not the case and the plan the republicans are following will make it next impossible for it to ever become true again.  To the republicans, the American Dream is just that a Dream.
Democrats have to fight for the American Worker, NOT JUST UNIONS, but all workers.  I'm talking about jobs.  Supporting "Right to Work" acts is the right way to go.  Let the nations Unions adapt to this, their choke hold over the American Auto Industry was part of its fall, we must be competitive against the world and out-dated 'Union Shop" rules have to go away or we will continue to lose Manufacturing to other countries.  Do this while protecting workers rights to a safe work environment, their right to organize as well as their right to health care.
Democrats have to stop the take over of America's wealth by Wall St Bankers and do it with it their Campaign cash.  We have to stop talking about it while at the same time taking Wall St Money.

But wait there is more.....

Monday, August 20, 2012

Real Democrat Part II

Before we go any farther, When is Rape ever Legitimate?  Before you go all Anti-Right Wing understand Todd Akin is not the 1st Pol to say crap like this.  Clayton Williams of Texas once stated, Jokingly he stated later, " If its inevitable, just lay back and enjoy it" when comparing rape to the weather. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow did a whole segment on Republicans "Rape is no Big Deal" or a better way to say "Rape is as rare as snow on Miami Beach" statements over the past decade.  No matter where you fall on the abortion issue, comparing Rape to anything other death, shows the person making the comparison is just not in touch with reality.

Real Democrat

With growing fractures in the American Left it is becoming harder and harder to be a "True" Democrat.  They have too many special interests to make happy.  On the Right it is pretty darn simple- Keep the Religious Right Happy & Keep Big Business Happy (See Fat Profits here).  The Dem's have to insure that at least 10 groups are happy or at least on board with the platform. (Labor Unions, Service Unions, Big Business, Blacks, Hispanics, Women, GLBT groups, White Males, The New York Times, Grad-student/ Over Educated Elites)  The 10 groups the dem's have under the tent are lets just say a bit crazier than your worst family get together over the holidays.  The 10 mentioned above each have one or more sub groups all asking for their issues to be put on the platform.  You can Win that way.  Sure, you can win a land slide once in a blue moon, you can win a House or Senate seat in Texas but long term it's not easy to win like the New England Patriots.  The worst part is many of these groups are looking for a leg up on same groups that are helping them at times.

Since when did Liberal become a "dirty" word.  I'm liberal, I wear my Polo, Green Bottle, very liberally before I go out on the town.  I'm not looking to kill someone, I'm not in the mood to over turn the gov't and I do not like socialist.  And I have never and I MEAN NEVER GONE SKINNING DIPPING!  EVER!  If my mother ever heard of me doing said act in holy body of water, well lets just say I would not be breathing air after.

But all of the above is a Red Herning to Middle America.  Since this election cycle started the Debt, Jobs and America's future economy haven't been discussed in depth.  While the Democrats are talking about Mitt's "Changing of Medicare" they leave out what their plan is to fix it.  While Republicans chase abortion, the democrats get off the hook.  Don't Fall for this BS.  Be the Party that is above it all.  When the right hits you on Spending talk about the Roads, The Cops, Defense and the over good you have done.


Its Time for a Real Democrat

It has been stated by a few scholars and pundits, "Democrats believe in nothing" or maybe better stated "Democrats do not have a backbone".  Both statements do have some very real validity to them.  As a die hard "Clinton Dem," as I call myself, many of my friends jokingly call me a "Republican in the closet" but if you look back he was probably the 1st President of the Modern era who took a stand in the center of American Politics.  If you really look at our current state of affairs, I feel, we need more people like President Clinton in the White House.

How many times this year have we watched & listened to ads, Cable TV Shows and read in our great nations Newspapers each political party taking opposite sides in the very argument they were for a year or two before?  Too many.  Republicans push a "personal responsibility" health care law in the late 1990s, only to be dead set against it in 2008. Why?  Because the Democrats were now for it.  President Obama pushes the idea of cuts to Medicare, Social Security and other programs and the Tea Party fights it.  These are just two of the many cases that have unfolded over the past 4 years.

Start a third party?  Not a bad idea but as you can see with the Tea Party, which in the beginning was truly a grassroots group, these groups can easily be "taken over" by big money donors/power brokers.  The Koch brothers, and others like them, banded together with Dick Armey to "re-focus" the Tea Party into a strong arm of the Republican party.  America Elect, great start but as their members have found no direction equals no party.  America Elect couldn't get a single person of status to run for office with they're backing.  A third party needs a lightning rod personality or at least a person who can transcend the attacks of lobbyist and now Super PAC's.

Get money out of politics.  That would stop the "Flash Point" 15-sec spots on TV, make the candidates defend thier positions, understand that many can't with out help of their chief of staff, they will misspeak but give them time to rebut.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

What country is it?

Guess what country did these things: (it's not always who you think)

Deposited its country's Gold in a foreign bank after the Nazi's occupied that country.
England/UK Put their Gold in a Checz. Bank after the Nazi's Invaded the Country

Spent $400 Billion Dollars on a war that lasted over ten years, without winning.
Afghanistan ( The USSR came close in Today's Dollars)

Kidnapped a family in order to bring a criminal to justice.
Colombia (Tricked Pablo Escobar's Family w/US Help)

Tested drugs and effects of STD's on its own citizens.
USA (Tuskegee Airmen)  WWII Germany would also count

Locked up vast numbers of citizens to keep it safe.
USA (Japanese & Germam Americans WWII & Some Germans in WWI)

Nationalized Oil & Gas industries for personal & Government gain.
Venezuela & Hugo Chavez

Bombed/killed its own citizens, for political advantage.
Iraq- Saddam Hussein (Kurdish people)

Ripped off a large track of land, like the size of 3 states, from another country.
***USA (The Mexicans still feel that we took Cali, AZ & NM from them)

It's very beginning was use as prison, or dump site, for a major empire.
Australia (Victoria & Western Australia  were started as "Penal Colonies)

Turned away ships full of Jews escaping Hitler during WWII. (Multiple Answers to this one)
USA, UK, Cuba & Canada (SS St. Louis) But they weren't the Only ones
Uses its "Illegal" currency to build up its Government's coffers.
Cuba (Uses US Dollars that Ex-Pat's send to their families back home)
Has a kill list?
USA- Currently  
Answers on Friday, Good Luck





Iran Money- $340 Million, Ryan, Bucs and the RNC

Well, when you call it right, you call it right.  The NY Regulator who went after Standard Chartered, an English Bank, settled for $340 Million Dollars.  It should have been higher, the case should have went to trial but the Treasury and the NY Fed put pressure on NY State Banking leaders and then boom settlement. Nothing like paying for illegal acts while admitting nothing.  Only in America!  It goes to show that once again, Wall St is in charge, No matter what the political parties say at your local Town Hall Meeting.  If there is cash to be made, no matter the cost to our laws, our way of life, it will happen.  All be it profitable.  I think Benjamin Lawsky deserves a medal for going after Standard Chartered.  The man followed the law and went after a law breaker, even if the U.S. Government didn't want him to.  Good Going Sir, you are a damm fine American.


Poor Paul Ryan, you will be the leader of the Party next year.  You just won't be it's VP.  Mitt chose you to unite the right, to give him that true conservative vein that Mitt himself could not muster. Mr. Ryan must be kicking himself after his Fox News interview with Britt Hume, old softball himself.  "Wait, I'll have to run those numbers and get back to ya" that would have been a better quote, Mr. Ryan.  As expected Mitt, dropped a stop in Orlando on his bus tour as it been very clear the Medicare questions would over take his new found friend.  The day is coming Florida, August 27th is coming up fast.  I can hear the buses now, I can hear those Tea Party seniors in the Villages changing their tunes. Don't take our Medicare Away...but screw our GrandKids instead.  How else can you explain these people playing both sides.



"Nobody Goes there anymore; it's too crowded" Yogi Berra

Nice going Bucs Fans!  It's a new day in Tampa Bay but not in the Stands.  The 1st game of year, all be it a Pre-Season Game, will be blacked out.  Even the new rules couldn't help all the Glazers horses and all Schiano's men can't get the RayJay filled again.  Maybe we should have gone after Tebow?  We would sell out every sunday, most would call it church.  The downside of that is our local Churches would then closed due to lack of Support.  I can see it now, "Tampa Area Church Services are Blacked Out due to Lack of Attendance" in the Tampa Trib.
For Pete's sake, the Bucs have lowered Ticket Prices, skip a night out in SoHo and buy some Bucs Tickets.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

once upon a time

The bridges with lit, the roads were newly paved, palm trees planted but still a city showing decay. Rockets on roofs, police at church, Rays season may be the one that raises the Trop's roof...

Not since Henry Plant made Tampa what it is today has the City been in the Nation's headlines.  Sure the "Plant" railroad to the port is gone as well as the Hotels in the Bay, but Bayshore Blvd. sure looks nice.  Bring it on RNC!  We are all waiting


After a few cold adult beverages this afternoon with my neighbor the talk turned to war and American society.  My neighbor is a very nice guy, with a high rank at the AFB, and after some .50cal ammo boxes were put in my trash by accident  I had to ask what the hell he did.  Don't worry, he didn't tell but the ammo box makes a great tool box!  Just Saying!

" A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance"  Hunter S. Thompson


The night is growing into that dark mass of fear that overtakes a persons soul.  The oceans waves beat the same sound over & over, like a soundtrack of a clock, Tic Tock, Tic Tock.  Over & Over again the waves hit the sand pushing it forward and then taking it back.  Life can be the same way, you move a few steps forward but you lose a bit with each step.  You lose touch with your High School Friends when you go to College, you lose some of your College Friends when you get a Real Job and after you get married you lose your friends at the bar and the hot number you always "hooked up" with every other friday.  But you are making progress you have been told.  The money you earn the more toys you buy. It would be better in some cases to just let it all go and remember your early days in life. The days when you only cared about playing outside & snow days which cancelled school for the day.  Too many times we all forget about those days, yes there are some who never forget them but many of those folks never more forward at all.  You know the type, still driving a 1975 Pacer, living with their parents and still working at the store as a stock clerk.  That darn drug test just keeps me from getting promoted to head stock clerk...way to dream big!!  Good Luck, Hit it hard.  No wonder why our McJobs only pay Min. wage with employees like that you could get a fry guy for life.

It was nice that the U.S.A. Volleyball decided not to show up in the Gold Medal Match.  The power of the Amazon women of Brazil were just too much.  Our girls started out strong, kicking ass in the 1st match, but we could hold on.  Hell the ladies of Korea put up a better fight against Japan then our ladies did.  It was still a nice showing by the US squad.  Enjoy the sights & sounds of the Olympic games girls and make sure you use one of those condoms that were given to the Olympic Village. Safety First!!

Medal Count-We're Kicking China's ass!!  Screw the Russians, those folks in China have been giving it to us like the hillbilly gave it to Ned Beatty in Deliverance.  Good Job Boys & Girls, the American Gov't can't thank you enough.
 

Friday, August 10, 2012

So its Paul Ryan

Well, according to CNN, MSNBC and more Twitter folks than I can count, I guess it Paul Ryan for VP on Mitt's Ticket!  Oh Boy late August in Tampa just got a lot better.  I can hear the DNC bus pulling up to every senior citizen community right now, Hurry up Mary we have to stop Mitt & this kid from taking away our cash.  Sure he is a "Lighting Rod" but at least he is trying to fix deep issues our country has been unable to address. I, like most Democrats, don't like his plan on Medicare and Social Security but if we try to work with him it just might work.  Others will say he's too young, heck when as 42 been young? JFK was young and Clinton was young, so what we need the fresh blood.  Paul Ryan has a vision for the country, one that is not unlike Ronald Reagan's vision for the country but what did that really get us?

Either way, this election is about our future.  Do we continue to cut taxes with complete disregard for the Middle Class? Or do we attempt to slowly change the paradigm and focus on the whole country.  I find it funny, very funny some of the very people who have gotten help, their paychecks increased-Payroll Tax cut, Health Care etc are the same people who can't or won't support President Obama.  The man is working to make you & I have a better shot. Over the past twenty years our leaders have cut taxes on the top earners in the country and the results have been bad.  We have, as a country, have become great at making BS Money. BS Money is money that doesn't really exist, think CDO's, Market  Calls, the people who bid oil up to $147.00 a barrel. It's not real money, one flash crash and it's gone.  Sure it makes some folks rich but more often than not the middle class folks, those making $30-$50,000.00 a year don't see any of it.  If you really want to make things better call your congressmen/woman and tell them to re-act "Glass-Stegal" and get Money out of politics.  If you do those two things this country can really do some great things again.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

The HST Lifestyle

As any true Hunter S. Thompson fan knows, the Good Doctor was a machine of pharmacy intake. The man was a great writer, in my mind the best, but those in the know are more impressed with the sear volume of illicit drugs the his body ingested. Some people enjoy a beer or three with dinner, yet others can down 40-50 over a 6 hour period, I would be one of those folks.  Still some other folks fall into the dark world of drugs, Meth, Coke, Grass and others.  But no one can obtain true heights of perfection while in a Booze/Drug haze.  Mr. Thompson could.  The Doctor didn't just reach greatness, he surpassed it.
From E. Jean Carroll's Biography on Hunter S. Thompson:
3pm- Rise
3:05pm Chivas Regal with Morning Papers, Dunhills
3:45pm Cocaine
3:50pm another glass of Chivas, Dunhill
4:05pm 1st Cup of Coffee, Dunhill
4:15pm Cocaine
4:16pm OJ & Dunhill
4:30pm Cocaine
4:54pm Cocaine
5:05pm Cocaine
5:11pm Coffee, Cocaine
5:30pm add more ice to Chivas
5:45pm Cocaine
6:00pm Gras to take the edge off the day
7:05 Woody Creek Tavern for lunch- Heineken, Two Margaritas. two cheeseburgers, two orders of fries, a plate of tomatoes, a taco salad, a double order fried onion rings, Carrot Cake, Ice Cream, a bean fritter, a snow cone(a glass of shredded ice over which is poured 3 or 4 jiggers of Chivas)
9:00pm starts snorting Cocaine seriously (like every few minutes)
10:00pm drops acid
11:00pm Chartruse, Cocaine, Grass
11:30pm Cocaine
12:00am (Mid Night) Hunter S. Thompson is ready to write
12:05am-6:00am Chartruse, Cocaine, Grass, Chivas, Coffee, Heineken, Clove Cigarettes, Grapefruit, Dunhills, OJ, Gin, Continousus pronographic movies
6:00am the Hot Tub- Champagne, Dove Bars, fettuccine alfredo
8:00am Halcyon
8:20am Sleep

Jesus H Christ!  If this list above is even half true you have to admire the man for just being able to stand after that intake.  Ozzy, Janis, Jimi, The entire Greatful Dead band and Keith Richards have nothing on the Good Doctor.

"The truest mark of greatness is insatiability."- Henry Fielding

Many have attempted to live this, it's not possible, and no one has yet been able to produce great works while making these attempts.  Sure Mick & Keith wrote some good tunes while buzzed out of their minds but it's a bit easier to write a 2:30 minute pop song compared to a novel.


Iran Cash and people like Mitt

Since the 1970s the business community as been on a roll, making cash at all cost, even if they cheapened the product.  Steel became Plastic, Cotton became Plastic Fibers, Airplanes made of aluminum became airplanes made out of carbon fiber, the product cost went down and profits rose.  We shipped jobs to Mexico, Vietnam and China as well as other locations.  Things got a little dicy in 1979, Iran went Rouge and took Americans hostage as well as giving the world the finger, you use us for our oil and leave us with nothing.  For years most of the world stayed back leaving Iran & its people frozen from the rest of the world.  Things started to change when some corporations saw $$$$'s in the Iranian people. Business leaders, not unlike Mitt, jumped in to get their slice of the pie.  Who cares if the U.S. Government has said not to, "its straight cash homie" these leaders said in their boardrooms.  Business was good and the profits were greater.  "Project Beachball," as Iraq's military leaders called it, was using this very same business activity to bring the Middle East it's most awaited tool.  A tool that would make the rest of the world take notice, the Saudi Kings had the US Military, Egypt & Israel had brokered a peace between them, Iran saw their chance to become the biggest, baddest bad boy on the block. Project Beachball-an Atomic Bomb, would do the trick.  So how do you stop a bad boy from becoming a really, really bad boy...Take the cash away.  No matter how you feel about our current presidents leadership on this issue, some want to go to war, some want to talk, Ron Paul just doesn't care but Obama's leadership just may be working.

Standard Chartered PLC, a U.K. Banking unit has gotten into a bit of trouble for doing biz with the Iranian's.  The bank is charged with washing cash for the Iranian's, not money laundering  per-say but close enough for a layman. The Bank, of course is fighting back, says it would never do something like that but anyone who is not a tree remembers the banking system that just about tanked the world economy a few years ago.  The bank is not alone with it's Iran issues, MTN, a South African Mobile-phone company, is stuck.  All their profits, cash, in Iran can't be taken out of Iran with out breaking international sanctions, that were put in place by the U.S.

Who knows what happens next, but right now the world is winning against the bully of the Middle East.  It's nice to have a bunch of cash but it really sucks when you can't spend it on Anything!

Less than 20 days/Speeding Tickets & Hookers

In less than 20 days the City of Tampa will be over run with Right Wingers, Tea Party crazies, Karl Rove, Super PAC parties, Fox News people and Ron Paul's nuts.  The Event Zone will be "Escape from NY" with Liberals like me playing "Snake Plissken" trying to get the tapes out of the "Zone".  The Ron Paul folks are sure to fire a few "End the Fed" platforms up the chain and Tea Party will most likely push for Michelle Bachmann to become our next State Dept. Head.  And the Right thought Mrs. Clinton was a bad choice wait till Bachmann gets the job.  The SS, known as the Secret Service, will be putting up the fences & 5 ft thick Barriers to stop any truck traveling 30 MPH, those POOR folks that live on Harbour Island have it the worst.  Only one way on & off and its right in the middle the "Event Zone" Security Checks each time they cross, thats gonna make a 5 minute run to Publix a nightmare.  What ever you do, DO NOT take your boat anywhere near Channelside, its mined!  And the TPD, Hillsborough County Sheriff and Fish & Game Patrols are shooting to kill.  Be careful.

Another thing that will blow monkey nuts will be the shut down of the Crosstown/Lee Roy Selmon Expressway during the RNC.  Just yesterday the Shark was nailed while doing a healthy 85 MPH by undercover Malibu!  A Malibu!  Really, Jesus at least pull the shark over in a Good'Ol FHP squad car! I'm not looking forward to using 60 to get to work, the fact that I will have to drive through Brandon is enough to make me pull my hair out.  Thank God I have two very capable Attorneys.

The Only Good thing the RNC will bring to Tampa...Is Better Hookers!  Yep, the folks at Mons, 2001, Pink Pony and others are importing Grade A Talent.  Sure its like outsourcing but at least they are Americans!

Sunday, August 5, 2012

The Friendship Trail, Sports Radio and The Shark Rides again

Ah, the Friendship Trail, that old bridge which Hillsborough & Pinellas Counties saved a few years ago.  Saved to be used as a Bike Trail, Fishing pier, Park, in general they were saying OK some folks want us to save this POS, why not.  Sure they slapped some light posts, railings, decking for fisherman but not much else was done.  Over 500,000 people used the "Park" for Bike riding, fishing, rollering blading and who knows what else.  I even used the "park" as a look out for street racing, watching the rice burners getting pulled over is great fun!  To be honest the moon glows on the bay water on a clear night, when you look towards Tampa the city is in its glory and off to the West Downtown St. Pete looks like a major city.  I don't know if the Friendship Trail will be saved, I was hoping it would be, but given the current state of affairs in our fine state, I doubt it.  Maybe I'm wrong, I hope I'm wrong.  When people work together, anything can happen.

Finally Tampa is going big time, NO I'm not talking about the RNC or the Bucs making a Super Bowl Run, we now have an FM Sports Radio Station!!  Congrat's 98.7 the Fan!

As oil warms in the cold steel, you can feel it.  As cool air enters the chamber, you can feel it push you back into your seat.  As your tires begin to grip the asphalt the hairs on the back of your neck begin to stand on end.  When Oil Pressure, Air In Take and fuel mix properly the Shark can over take just about anything with wheels.  When you line up at a street race you want a cool night, cool air is like NO2 to a warm machine, like fresh blood in a body.  Where a human body can be worn down with age, the shark is not like a human. Whether the body is perfect or beat up it's the engine that matters, the engine is what makes the shark go.  The engine is the heart that pushes power to it's legs, those legs will run as fast as they can.  Do not pay attention to the beauty at the start line, for she is a dark mistress, she is not your friend is a killer.  The shark moves about like caged animal, begging to break free, it wants to run, it wants to eat.  The flag drops and heavy shark lurches forward but yet behind the lighter horse in the next lane.  The drive can see the its taillights, bright in his eyes, 1st to 2nd gear is a bitch in these heavy machines.  At 3,500 RPM's the shark hits 3rd and begins to gain on the tiny horse that thinks its turbo/fuel injected motor can dust the mighty shark.  The sky is dark, without a cloud in the sky, the light of the moon combine with the street lights give the Gandy a "Daytona" feel. The cool air from the bay waters makes the drivers sweat feel cold on his neck. The tiny horse is getting scared with only a 1/4 mile left, its at 5,000 RPM's with no more to spare. The shark hits 4th and jumps at the chance to catch the baby horse, its teeth are wet with anticipation.  Its time to kill, its time to win, less than a 1/4 mile left and torque spare thanks to the cold bay air.  The 20inch wheels spinning at over 110 MPH and then a slight fishtail and 5th gear...bye bye tiny horse. The Shark passes the trailer park chicks at the main hump like a QB leaves a cheerleader after the big game, Touchdown, Score, GoodBye, I win. Do not Call me in the Morning. For tonight the Shark as won, The Shark beat it's former self...the Shark is back

Happy Birthday Mr. President

In case you missed it, yesterday was President Obama's Birthday.  Happy 51st Mr. President, you're a little grayer, a little stressed and still following your plan.  Where many leaders make promises that they know they can't keep, you Mr. President kept or attempted to keep everything you promised.  Sure, you didn't shut down Gitmo but you sure as hell did try.  If the Republican or other folks try to hit them on that you should point to the fact the House & Senate shoot down every attempt you made on that one.  Mr. President, you have had job growth every month, yes not enough to turn the ship around but its better than where we were in 2007-2008.  We the people are as much of the problem as you are sir.  We want, we need but don't want to pay for it.  We still expect $1 a gallon gas and Medicare but don't want to pay for it, throw free cable in as well, pass on Health Care and give us Free Cable!!  We let our Unions push wages to employees to great heights, for low skilled labor, and they watched as company after company left our soil to find "Cheap" unskilled labor, leading to a dumber unemployed electorate. We let our Public Service Unions become so bloated that our Cities, Towns and States rely on development growth, once again Cheap Labor to build cheap homes or shot from the hip banking/investing tools.

Happy Birthday Mr. President, we the people gave you a great birthday gift, didn't we.


The shark is washed and ready to go, the black top on Gandy Blvd. is warm after a sunny Tampa day.  The waves beneath the bridge crash against the pillars of the bridge like fans clapping their hands for the big event.  The rice burners are down the street, oiling their machines like a boxers getting ready for the big fight.  Fans begin to mass near the radio tower and the spotter takes it's place on the hump.  The local police are staging to stop who they can.  The Shark has been rebuilt, the old great shark of old met the fate of so many sharks, they stop moving and they die.  90,000 miles of pure fun and numerous crushed souls of BMW owners later the old great shark was put down.  Shinning like a new penny, the new shark took it's rightful spot in line to take on it's old cousin.  A mustang with some work done to it, cold air, new chip and judging by its wobble NO2 system is waiting.  These two "friends" line up and wait for the signal to start.

Friday, August 3, 2012

campaign Debts, Guavaween and More

Since our folks in the House & Senate decided to take a month off for Labor Day, to them it's the same thing as a four weekend that you & I get off only after bullshitting the boss about some family issues that needs our attention.  The time off is not even the worst part, those men & women of greatness who blame President Obama or the Tea Party for everything left a few items just hanging there, unfinished, like a middle school kid before Easter Break.  The Country is facing a drought of biblical proportions, so let's just not vote on the Farm Bill.  The Military is about to lose $500 Billion dollars of Funding, due to their deal over the "Bush Tax Cuts," screw it we have beach time and timeshares to be at. There is more but I'll save you.  So, before you start blaming one party or the other, stop look in the mirror and blame yourself.  While Abortion, 2nd Amendment rights and the fate of Gay Marriage are important don't let those issues overshadow the real issues, US!

Campaign Debts, are not unlike our Nations Debts.  But this years crop of Tea Party & Mainstream Republicans seem to talk a good game but in their own Campaigns they have shown to be no better than the current Government is.  Michelle Bachmann's Presidential Campaign is $950,000 in the Hole and as of today still has not made payments to many small businesses, and to think Ms. Bachmann was all about the little guy. Jon Huntsman was $1.54 Million in the Hole, and only came up with the Cash to pay his bills after he was sued by a few vendors.  He had the Money, in his personal Bank Account. Newt Gingrich is $4.85 Million in Debt, Rick Santorum is $1.69 Million in Debt.  As of yet, all except Huntsman seem to have a plan to pay it back.  But it's not just this current cycle of President wannabe's, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Pat Buchanan, Pat Kucinich, Al Sharpton, John Edwards and Rudy Giuliani are still on the hook for Millions.  To be Honest, I see no way Edwards, Buchanan & Sharpton ever making good on their  debts.  All of them had your vote at one time, all of them claimed to be the best one for the Job.  The Man or Woman that could balance the budget...Fat Chance.  Wake up people!

No Guavaween Parade this year.  The Folks from Lakeland & Plant City will now have no where to go this Halloween Weekend.  I've heard that the folks at Natty Light are concerned that they will lose 500 Barrels of Brew due to the lost.  It would seem the folks in the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce played the "Whole Take the Cover Charge & Gates Away" play all wrong.  The City used to put up the 50K needed to police, fence and generally insure the event happened.  Taking the gates & cover charge away means no way to fund the fees/cost for all that support.  Nice going guys.  Your Biggest event is now no more, sure the folks from Lakeland & Plant City are up for a Pub Crawl & Costume contest.  This should be fun, look I'm from Plant City, see my costume it didn't cost much because it's how I normally dress. Me, I'll do what I've done since 2009, I'll pass on the whole event, you lost me when you took away the floats only to bring them back a in 2011.  It would have been nice if you noticed that sometimes its better to leave things alone then make a change.

Hillsborough County can talk about "possible" changes.  Nice Going Ken Hagan!  

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Olympics of a US Election

Early voting started for the Florida Primary this week, make sure you get out there & VOTE or just shut up.  It's a bit rough to make that statement but all too often people like to complain about their leaders but yet don't take an active stand in it.  Or as I like to say its like " Stripper coming home from work and crying because she didn't find love." If a stripper wanted to find love, I don't think drunk men grouping and throwing $20's at you is a good way to find love but hey it pays the bills.

With less than a 100 days left until the big day in November the action is being to heat up.  Mitt went to Europe, took a swipe at the London Games, told people of the middle east that they were losers and then his PR man told the press to "Kiss My Ass" while in Poland.  Obama, on the other hand, is running ad's to explain his "You didn't build this" comment.  While what Mitt did was bad and placed some egg squarely on his face, Obama's words strung a bit more. Like the Olympians who miss their landings these two are hamming it up for the judges, all in an attempt to impress that Russian judge.  Where is Kerri when you need her?

So, Chick-Fil-A got a lot of business the other day.  It would seem that US businesses are now using the Gay Marriage Debate to increase sales.  As an old salesman told me once, Sales hide all Sins!  Sure the Chick-Fil-A cows are happy now, not just because they get sunday off but also because they sold a shit load of Chicken on Wednesday!  Damm!  Who knew one guys personal views could lead to such an uproar.  Like anyone really thought the folks at Chick-Fil-A were down with the whole Gay Marriage thing, come on now, they are closed every Sunday...No matter what even if it's the biggest shopping day of the year.  Hey, does it really matter?  If you don't like what a company believes don't go there.  Think about it, if every lefty, Gay person, Vegetarian and alike stopped going to Chick-Fil-A and their sales tanked causing the company to change their mind about Gay Marriage....Which is not going happen, do you really think everyone in the Company who stop being Anti-Gay Marriage?  Come on Now.