Response to the Supreme Court Decision on the family

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                             The Family

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                            A Proclamation to the World

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.

All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.

In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshipped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize their divine destiny as heirs of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.

The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God’s commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.
We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God’s eternal plan.

Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. “Children are an heritage of the Lord” (Psalm 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.

The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.

We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.

We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Criminal or Patriot?

Is it a crime to expose criminal behavior?

Is it a crime to expose criminal behavior when it is perpetrated by a government?

Mr. Snowden, a former contractor for NSA evesdropping exposed what I consider to be criminal behavior.  So my question is if Mr. Snowden is a criminal, then why are not all witness against criminals also criminals?

In my estimation Mr. Snowden should be be given the American Citizen's Medal of Honor for exposing criminal activities perpetrated by the United States Government.  He won't get any medals from our government, so it is time we, the people, establish medals to be given patriots that are working to be sure our government works within the rule of law and not against the American people.

I didn't agree with George Bush's establishment of Homeland Security, and I don't agree with the current level of interference in American citizen's lives by the current Supreme Ayatollah in chief who disguises it by funneling it through the Department of Homeland Security.

I haven't been very impressed with the current crop of legislators either.  I say throw the bums out.  When you can't tell the difference between the so-called Republicans and the so-called Democrats, we become led by a one party system.  The Republicans are happy to be the party of also-rans and are not willing to lead.  There are a couple of glimmers of light, but we still haven't seen total effort to quell the blood letting, book burning, history rewriting, and total control of the people.

Republican Orin Hatch voted "FOR" the so-called "Immigration" bill using flawed logic.  I am sure he never even read what he voted for.  Using 1200 pages to say that we'll not do anything except give illegal immigrants more money is just stupid.  We are not so uninformed that we cannot see that these current legislators are only there to receive graft.  So many go in as paupers and come out as millionaires it makes me wonder where the money comes from.  Where is the Inspector General for the Senate, or for the House of Representatives, for that matter so that the inappropriate and illegal behavior can be brought to light.  Oh...I forgot....those who bring government illegal behavior are criminals.  Silly of me not to remember.  

I read yesterday that Mark Levin and Sarah Palin are considering starting a "Liberty Party".  Michael Savage attempted a similar project a few years ago and couldn't get it going.  However, I would throw my energy in a Liberty Party if it was truly conservative and willing to lead instead of being happy to be in attendance while someone else leads.
 

Mr. Obama's Covert War on Israel.

I wonder if anyone else has noticed the direction Mr. Obama is taking the world.  I have been watching the little nuances that come out of this administration and I have made my own determination as to what I think is going on.

When the so-called Arab Spring began, I said that the US should not get involved.  Let them fight their own battles.  The middle east had been fairly balanced and the Presidents/Dictators had been keeping radicals in check.  Then came the Libya rebellion and Mr. Obama just couldn't keep from supporting our enemies against the Libyan government.  He armed the Al-Qaeda-connected rebels and gave them military support in the guise of NATO.  We had no business getting involved and I said so at the time. The US gave massive amounts of armaments to the rebels.  Mrs. Clinton was intimately involved in the process as was Ambassador Stevens.  Somewhere along the line Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama neglected to remember that Al-Qaeda is sworn to kill Americans and Israelis, and destroy America and Israel.  So we wound up supplying our sworn enemies thinking they would change their minds about us.  Dumb, eh?  So we wound up losing an ambassador over it along with other valuable assets.

But then came Egypt.  I said, "Stay out of it."  Did we?  Nope.  We helped the rebels, the "Muslim Brotherhood".  Who are they?  They are a terrorist organization connected with GUESS WHO? Yup, Al-Qaeda.  We just inked a deal to supply these enemies with F-16 fighters and other armaments.  I wonder who they'll use them against.  Betting it will be their sworn enemies, Israel and the US. Doesn't take rocket science to figure this out.

Now we're going to involve ourselves in Syria. Who will we help?  You guessed it again.  We will arm elements of Al-Qaeda.  And should they win the struggle, I'd guess we'll again be forced to face our own armaments.

Let's see.  To the south of Israel is Egypt.  To the north is Lebanon (weak enough to be incapable of stopping Syria) and then Syria.  I wonder when the Al-Qaeda connection will rebel in Jordan so that Israel will be completely surrounded with terrorist nut-cases.  And then we can safely predict that Armageddon will consume the world.

Those of us who are paying attention are seeing the signs of the beginning of the end.

Hello, Big Brother!

In all this time, I've never welcomed the NSA as a regular reader of my blog.  However, now I can see that I just haven't been paying attention.  After all, as soon as I press the "Publish" button I have two hits.  This doesn't just happen occasionally, but each and every time.  If I had been half-way aware I would have known this would only happen if someone actually had a direct pipeline because who else would get my posts immediately?

So I say, "Welcome, Big Brother".  I hope you find something interesting in my writings.  Most of what I say is what I sense and condense from what I learn elsewhere.  It is also what I've deduced from public Government sources.  Here's a couple of things to think about:

1.  If this NSA domestic spying stuff is supposedly keeping us safe, why did it not let us know ahead of time about Benghazi?  And why did we not know about the Boston Marathon Bombing ahead of time?  And what about the Newtown, CT massacre?  I could name a few more.  Why is it that the only things the government can name is something that cannot be verified.  They could say anything and expect us to believe it.

2.  If this domestic spying stuff is so great, why did they not know about Mr. Snowden before he escaped to Hong Kong?

3.  If this NSA spying stuff is so wonderful, why is the civil war in Syria going the way it is.  And what about Egypt?

I believe they are doing what they are doing so that they can nail down political enemies by researching through their files, phone calls, etc.  Just as they did against Mr. Romney.  I have no doubt that the NSA, IRS, FBI, Secret Service and the rest of the Alphabet Soup were all used to play political tricks against Mr. Romney.

Mr. Obama, Wannabe DOTUS.  (that would be Despot of the United States).

The problem is that Mr. Obama's regime is correct.  It didn't start with him, but all his promises to end domestic spying went for not.  He figured out the power he could wield and power went to his head.  Unfortunately, the old saying marks Mr. Obama.  Power corrupts...absolute power corrupts absolutely.

A Little Personal News

Yesterday my Princess Bride and I attended the temple in St. George to take care of a little business for some of our dead ancestors.  We were to have met our son there, but he contacted us early in the morning to report that his wife was in labor and would soon give birth to our 18th blood descendant, and 23rd claimed descendant.

We have 7 natural children and 2 semi-adopted children and now 11 natural grandchildren and 3 semi-adopted grandchildren and hopefully our family will continue to grow. 

What a marvel this life has turned out to be.  I wonder if, in the pre-earth life, any of us had any idea how interesting our lives would be.  When I witnessed the birth of our first-born it brought tears to my eyes. It was such an emotional and spiritual event that I was overcome.  What joy this child brought (and still brings) into our lives.  Has she always made decisions that I approved of?  Nope, but we love her still and will continue to love her.  She is supportive of us in our aging process and is careful of our needs and desires.

As I watched each of our children being born I had similar experiences.  Each brought tears of emotion and joy.  Each brought a spiritual experience to me.  I noted that each brought a little different character into our lives.  Some of our children are exuberant, outgoing, and fun loving people.  Some of them are introverted, quiet and somber.  Some are moody, and some have an even "keel".  Each is an individual, and each enriches our lives.  Each one has unique talents, and each has their own sense of humor.  What a variety!  Each is an honorable member of society.  We have a stay-at-home mom (wow! what a job), a computer geek, a Home-care provider/late-entry University student, a warehouseman, a military man, and a food service manager/University student.  

We have found joy in each of our grandchildren as they have been born.  Again each one is an individual.  We love them all.  We think we have the full spectrum already, but I'll bet that we'll find that each new grandchild or great grandchild (if/when) will be unique also.  That is what makes our lives interesting.  We have to learn to interface with each one of them. 

On a side note:

A couple of years ago I wrote a piece regarding our grandson, Logan, who is autistic.  What great progress he has made!  His mother is a Princess (had to be...she's MY daughter, after all) among women.  She has instincts that are needed to figure out Logan.  And what a marvel he is.  He loves life and now is not intimidated by me any more.  He is nearing 5 years old now and is smart as can be.  It will be interesting to watch him grow into adulthood. 

I don't mean to say that she is better than any of my other children, just that her talents prepared her for the lot in life that has come her way. 

Our People Can Not Read and Comprehend!

The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America states:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the govedrnment for a redress of grievances."

"Congress" can be considered the "Board of Directors" of the United States of America and as such has authority given it by the people to govern.  The President has authority to carry out the provisions of law provided by Congress.  Thus "Congress" mentioned above is the same as "Government".

Nowhere does it say that one religion may be considered above another.  I wonder why Mr. Obama's administration is giving Islam preference over Christianity and Judiasm among others.

Nowhere does it say that government can prevent citizens from expressing their religion, even if it is at a public event on public property.  Nowhere does it say we have freedom of speech unless we speak of religion.  In fact, the First Amendment prohibits government from denying citizens the free exercize of religion.  It expressly does not say there is freedom from religion as the athiests would have us believe.

Congress holds the purse strings and can close the purse (if they ever get enough courage to do so). 
The recent scandals should be enough for the purse to slam shut until those perpetuating these outrageous events in the Department of State, Department of Treasury, Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice and elsewhere.  I don't believe the Obama administration is alone in these types of events, but unfortunately they were the ones holding the ball when it came to light and they had done nothing to cure the problem, and in fact they may have exacerbated it.

What happened to statesmen?  We have professional politicians but very few statesmen.  We need good, honest, righteous and God fearing people in the offices of our nation instead of lying, cheating, dishonorable, God denying thieves.

Musings of an old fashioned, conservative nobody.

1.  In the middle of several investigations that have just begun, the USA's government takes a break.  Most of us had the good fortune to work today and will again get to work half a day on Monday.  Congress takes more time off than school teachers.  Perhaps they should make school teacher salary?

2.  Why is it that the more money you make the more time off you get?  It should be the other way around.

 3.  It used to be that governmental leaders encouraged families to save money and resources for "a rainy day", for disaster, or for "retirement".  Today government is working to keep us from saving, and if we did manage to save anything, they will tax and re-tax and re-re-tax it until there isn't anything left. 

4.  Isn't it interesting that in liberal New Orleans, when disaster struck, the people all looked for somebody to take care of them.  When God fearing conservative Oklahoma was struck with disaster, they began to clean up and fix up immediately using their own resources.  They didn't wait for the government.  As a matter of fact they resisted governmental interfering.  I wonder why that might be.  Could it be that conservatives are more willing to be take care of themselves than liberals?  I'll probably get some hate-mail for that one.

5.  I wonder why the perception of "illegal" immigrants is that they are just here for welfare.  I know a great many immigrants. I have no idea whether they are legal or "illegal", but I find them to be industrious, hard working, God fearing people.  Many are here to avoid a terrible situation in the gang infested regions of Mexico, or the repressions of Peru, or the hate in Brazil, or the regime of Nicaragua, and...and...and.  Some came here because of mortal peril.  They were threatened with death in their own country because of their religious belief. 

I believe in stronger border control, but I also believe in welcoming immigrants who are not criminals.  I don't care what education they have or what position in life they may have attained.  I don't even care about quotas.  I believe immigrants have a responsibility to learn the language, study our constitution and Declaration of Independence, and participate in our society openly.  I also believe they should speak their native language at home and in their family to preserve their culture, but when out in public they should communicate in the common language.

6.  I wonder why being a raging Islamist isn't wrong, but being a devout Christian or Jew is.  I wonder why all of the so-called Christians sects do not and will not respect each other.  I wonder why there is so much hate between religious sects.  Why is there discrimination against Christians and Children of Israel.  I wonder why Islam hates Israel when both descended from Abraham.  I know, but I'll bet they don't. know.

7.  I wonder when the USA will return itself to a nation of Christian Judeo traditions upon which it was founded.  I wonder when we will return to open worship of our God instead of restricting our ability to practice our religion.  I wonder when we will again have "freedom of religion" instead of "freedom from religion".  I wonder when we will honor our constitution instead of dishonor it.

8.  I wonder when we will again have an honest POTUS.  We certainly do not have one now.

Don't You Just Wonder?

So, Ms. Lerner pleaded the 5th amendment.  It isn't possible to plead the 5th amendment to cover someone else's sins, so she must be trying to keep off of the Obama regime's "hit" list by not testifying.    It isn't just the administration she is afraid of, but also senators and representatives that have been pressing IRS to repress conservative organizations and individuals. 

I've been hearing stories from across this nation, and from those who fled overseas to protect themselves from this quazi-nazi behavior that the Obama administration has been demonstrating.   Let's see...they have abrogated the 1st amendment; they are trying to abrogate the 2nd amendment; and they have abrogated the 4th amendment.  They have ignored the 9th amendment, the 10th amendment, and they have made the 13th amendment moot by enslaving the citizens of this nation through excessive taxation.

And these are just the tip of the iceberg.  I suspect if an honest evaluation was made of the United States Government it would cause genuine revolt.  Never in my memory has there been a more corrupt administration.  LBJ was  bad, Nixon was bad, "Slick Willy" Clinton was worse,"W" wasn't great, but Mr. Soetero-Obama is by far the worst of them all.  Mr. Obama would like us to believe that he is a "hands-off" president so he can honestly say, "I wasn't involved".  But, whether he is directly involved or not, he is the President and he MUST take responsibility for hiring such corrupt individuals.  Not only was he involved, but he promoted the worst offender in the IRS and gave her a bonus for her work!

I say, "Impeachment and conviction is warranted".

The USA sold arms to entities known to associate with our enemies on Mr. Obama's watch.  He knew.

The USA fostered the overthrow of foreign sovereigns, Mr. Obama knew

The administration violated the citizens' trust with the Benghazi cover-up, the IRS mess, the AP attack, persecution of conservative individuals leading up to the Election, among other items of interest.  Mr. Obama knew of each of these things.  No department would dare embark upon these serious infractions without getting approval from Mr. Obama. 

Mr. Obama and his minions must go.

I can't wait for Mr. Obama to tell us it was Bush's fault.  Maybe so, but he didn't stop it.  He has "guilty" written across his forehead.

Mr. Obama Is Not Responsible?

I wonder if any CEO in any enterprise in the world could say to his stockholders, "I wasn't involved, and I'm not responsible."

Let me see if I have this straight. 

Mr. Obama obviously doesn't hold meetings with his Cabinet.  I guess it would get in the way of his Golf games, parties, and numerous vacations.

However, if I remember correctly, each of the Federal Government's several departments report to the President of the United States.

Solyndra was an Energy Department mess (along with others).  The Energy Department is a department of the Federal Government and thus reports to Mr. Obama.

Benghazi was/is a Department of State debacle.  The Department of State is a department of the Federal Government and thus reports to Mr. Obama.

The current IRS scandle is a Treasury Department problem.  The Treasury is a department of the Federal Government and thus reports to Mr. Obama.

The AP scandle is a Department of Justice project.  The Department of Justice is a Federal Government that reports to Mr. Obama.

Fast and Furious was a project of the Department of Justice.  The Department of Justice is a department of the Federal Government that reports to....you guessed it...Mr. Obama.

But Mr. Obama learned of all these events by watching the news? 

Perhaps if he had meetings with his people and held them responsible for their departments there might be a difference.  However, not having ever managed anything more than a classroom, he still has no experience managing a large organization. 

Perhaps Mr. Obama simply selected corrupt minions to work in his behalf thinking they could work without supervision.  That's what has happened, but MR. OBAMA IS STILL RESPONSIBLE and MR. BIDEN is also culpable because he agrees, aloud, with everything Mr. Obama does or says. 

I think both Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden should resign.  I'm nervous what kind of president Mr. Boehner would be, though.  He is not exactly Mr. Conservative.

We have a corrupt, inept, disorganized, and disconnected government and we need to get it fixed ASAP.

Among The Things My Mother Taught Me....

 My mother taught me that honesty is the best policy.  She taught me that telling the truth, no matter the consequence, will advance my life much more than nearly every other trait I could foster.

She also taught me to stand up for what I believe even if it isn't popular.

I imagine most mothers teach their children similarly.

The mothers of those who serve in the White House must be shaking their heads, thinking "Shame, shame, shame" like most of us. 

Why lie when the truth will do?  The lie just exacerbates the problem because now they have two (or twelve) things to deal with.  It is hard to remember which lie was told to which person.  Why not tell the truth.  It is much easier to remember and it doesn't require a fictional memory.

Oh, oh.  I forgot.  It is much easier to say, "I don't remember", or "It depends on what the definition of 'is' is." 

We haven't seen much honesty in the White House in a very long time.  I've been voting for over 40 years now and I believe this president is cut from the same larcenist cloth as LBJ.  I didn't think I would ever see the day where we would have a president that was more crooked than LBJ, but I believe an even worse president has been elected.  I don't know if his mother taught him to lie, but I doubt it.  So where did he learn it?  From Bill Ayers?  From Jeremiah Wright?  From Hillary Clinton (she's a black belt liar)?

I wonder when/if we will ever have an honest president in my lifetime.  I'm betting against it because the public plain doesn't want to know the truth.  The public appears to want a president that presents a pretty picture, but doesn't want to know how bad our nation's condition has become.

I had high hopes in the last election, but it never happened.

The Benghazi Conspiracy

If I were a conspiracist I would suspect a few things that haven't been spoken and perhaps haven't even been thought through.  However, I think it interesting to consider the following:

1.  The so-called protest against a minimally known film exposing Islam for what it really is was planned to be blamed for this Benghazi event even before it happened.  How do we know?  Because it was the immediate response when the attack first happened.  There was no delay in fingering a cause.  This despite the fact that the Department of State was advised from the beginning that it was an act of terrorism.

2.  The embassy in Tripoli had been asking for more security for weeks.  Mrs. Clinton was tired of hearing from her people there.  There is some information being noised about that Mrs. Clinton was wanting to remove Mr. Stevens somehow because he was involved in Department of State programs arming terrorists and he was threatening to go public.

3.  There was 6 hours between the initial attack and the 2nd attack that killed our people there. 

4.  The Special Forces team was able to respond from Tripoli immediately, but were told to "stand down" even when the Libyan government expressed desire that they go help their compatriots.

After considering all of the above, my personal opinion is that Mrs Clinton wanted to get rid of Mr. Stevens.  The U.S. Department of State had been negotiating with terrorists for weeks ahead of this event and even helped them to topple the government of Libya.  Mrs. Clinton had and still has contacts within the terrorist groups and asked for their help in getting rid of Mr. Stevens.  Thus the denial of assistance, the denial of knowledge, the denial that anything was done incorrectly.  I believe Mrs. Clinton developed this plan with full knowledge of Mr. Obama because Mr. Stevens was becoming a problem to them both.  He was an insider with the negotiations going on with the terrorists and needed to be eliminated before he exposed them.

I hope I'm wrong, but I'm betting that is the way it went down.

If I Were President....

If I were president I would:

1.  Close the department of Energy Prevention.

2.  Close the ETA (Environmental Terrorist Agency).

3.  Close the department of Education Prevention.

4.  Close the department of Transportation Prevention.

5.  Close the department of Commerce Prevention.

6.  Close the department of Health.

7.  Close the department of Homeland Security Prevention.

8.  Dramatically reduce the Department of State.
 
9.  Triple Military expenditure, with emphasis on military personnel and research.

10.  Stop supporting foreign nations that openly hate us.

11.  Double support for Israel.

12.  Stop the money drain to Universities and Colleges

13.  Close the Department of Agriculture.  Let farmers grow the crops they want to grow.

14.  Triple border controls, but permit immigration to qualified individuals.

15.  Commence import controls on foreign products such as Hardware/Tools, Textiles, Household goods, steel,  etc.  Let the American worker get back to work.  We've spent enough time and money propping up foreign work programs. 

16.  Reduce burden on business and families.

17.  Bring our military home.  Don't reduce our force, just bring them home.  If our so-called allies are not interested in paying for the military support we give them, bring them home.

18.  Throw open energy exploration and exploitation within USA's borders and stop all imports of foreign oil.

19.  Stop interfering with foreign wars.  Stop assisting our enemies in their quest to over-run their own nations.

I'd bet a rubber nickle our economy would explode.  I'd bet two rubber nickles it will never happen.  Too many weak kneed politicians.

40 Years of Marital Bliss, but Wait! I don't feel that old!

On Wednesday next week we will celebrate out 40th wedding anniversary.  We have enjoyed our lives, although we had some rough spots along the way.  I tell people that the first 30 years were the hardest.

When we were married we were both working part time.  She was working 20 hours per week and I was working 18 hours per week, but we knew we loved each other and we just couldn't wait to be married.  I've told my stories so many times, I'm not sure who I've told them to, so I'll try to contain myself tonight.

My Princess Bride is talented.  She is an extraordinary pianist/accompanist who can function in a storm of stress.  She can take a disaster and make it into a miracle.  An example is a granddaughter who needed a dress for a performance.  She wanted her Grandma to make it for her.  Grandma pulled an all-nighter and got it finished just as I was ready to begin my day.  She remembers every one of her grandchildren's special days.  I can barely keep up with their names, much less their special days.

Yesterday we welcomed our 12th grand baby into the world, and we'll welcome our 13 sometime in June.  My Princess Bride is pretty excited about these events and we hope to experience many more like these. 

Zelpha is my lover, my confident, my counselor, my help meet, my sweetheart, and my wife.  I love her, honor her, and I am grateful for her patience.  I have been a trying experience for her with my physical problems and my stubbornness.

Back to the rant next time...there is plenty to rant about.

I'm Bewildered, Confused, Distressed

I've been reading the news over the past few weeks.  I don't understand much of what is going on.  Let's see what is causing my confusion.

1.  We don't have enough money to do White House Tours, but we DO have enough money to give the terrorists of the Palestine Authority $250 Million.

2.  We don't have enough money to do border security, but we DO have enough money to give the terrorists of Egypt $250 Million.  Does anyone seriously think we can BUY friendship from these sons of camels?

3.  We don't have enough money, but we DO have enough money to waste on yet another vacation.  I don't know a CEO in the country that takes as many expensive "vacations" as do the Obama family.  I believe the rules should be rewritten so that vacations taken by elected government officials are taken at their own expense.

4.  We don't have enough money, but we DO have enough money to send Mr. Biden out at over $500,000/day for some time in the sun.  With all the amazing communications gear available I just don't understand why a $40 phone call could not have saved us a million dollars.  Perhaps only a liberal can understand economics this way.

Congress has the reign on money that the administration spends.  We need to demand that congress plug this drain on our resources and get the country's financial house in order.

 

Things That I Worry About

There are a few things that I worry about. Several of them are political, some are connected to my religious belief, and some are pretty personal.

1.  The Grand Ayatollah Barry Soetero (Obama) is beginning to look more and more like a Central American despot.  I wonder if he has been watching how Cypress is paying its bills and thinking, "I wonder why I didn't think of that".  Just steal billions of dollars from people's savings accounts and when that's gone...oh...wait....he won't be president any more so he doesn't have to worry about that.

2.  Mr. Soetero (Obama) is buying up all of the ammunition he can in the name of Homeland Security.  I wonder who he is planning to use 2 Billion rounds of ammunition on.  I'm betting it isn't any attempt to defend our national borders.  I'm betting it is so it can be used against law-abiding citizens.  I hope I'm wrong, but I'm betting I'm right.

3.  Today the Supreme Court heard arguments with regard to California's Proposition 8 that was passed by a great majority of voters.  The issue was raised through the justice system until it arrived at the US Supreme Court.  By all accounts the court will struggle with this.  I wonder if any of these people in black robes even know what the fall out will be if they negate that law.  I wonder if they will ponder what will be the next step.  Allowing Polygamy, Bestiality, Incest???

4.  Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear arguments with regard to the Defense of Marriage Act that was processed through congress and was signed by President Clinton.  I worry about what they will do with that case too for the same reasons above.

5.  I am concerned that our national (and in some cases, state) legislators do not understand what the founding documents are and how they LIMIT government intrusion into private lives and businesses.  They obviously do not understand that our founding documents were inspired by a loving Heavenly Father who wants his children to live honest, righteous, loving lives.

6.  I am concerned that as I get older my physical condition deteriorates.   I am so susceptible to infections these days that I'm down as much as I'm up.  It worries me.

7.  I am concerned that all of my children are not aiming at the same goal as my princess bride and I.  I don't worry about today as much as I worry about life after this life.

8.  I guess I just worry.