Picayune Poltroons

I Am Troubled

2011-08-11T22:58:00.001-05:00

I am troubled as no government has ever willingly reduced its scope or power for any reason, least of all because the people want it or the nation needs it to survive. Reducing the power and scope of any government has always required a blood sacrifice.

Fifty Percent Unemployment?

2011-08-10T01:14:00.000-05:00

Several economists are predicting 50% unemployment. We have had that for several years. Generally, it is called welfare. If 50% of those working now become unemployed, we will have 75% unemployment. Wherever will the Marxist Socialists get their money then?

Rosy Glow

2011-08-01T11:30:00.000-05:00

Some people have their head so far up their butt that the only light they see is the rosy glow of the sun through their navel.

Impeachment Possibility?

2011-07-30T17:53:00.002-05:00

Even with the exception of Reid and Pelosi and a few other diehard Marxists, I think an impeachment proceeding would find Obama guilty. The Democrats want to get out from under this guy and come out of it with some electable dignity. That is about all that is left to them. I think the pillars of the temple are cracking. The closer it gets to election day, the worse it will get. I suspect many are looking for ways to distance themselves from the political fallout that would cause and position themselves in a positive light. I see many voting with the Republicans and I know they hate that, but it is prudent if they want to survive. They will be a few at first, then many. They are self serving and selfish, but they are not stupid.

Dumb Progress Check

2011-07-20T12:56:00.001-05:00

The dumbing down of America was an absolute necessity as many in Congress and Administration could not get reelected by an intelligent and informed electorate. The Muslim postage stamp is just a check on the current dumb level.

Time For A Change

2011-07-20T12:51:00.001-05:00

The current administration has given us hope and change. Now, judging from its demonstrated lawlessness and contempt for the Constitution, it appears to be time to give the entire administration trial and incarceration.

Frogs In The Kettle

2011-07-13T10:06:00.001-05:00

I think Democrats are too stupid to realize and/or too arrogant to admit they have been had. I would add embarrassed, but the Democrat party has lost the ability to be embarrassed by anything. They are frogs in the kettle as much or more so than the rest of the nation.

America's Third World

2011-07-09T22:26:00.001-05:00

California is fast replacing Appalachia as America’s Third World...and it is self imposed!

We Screwed Us!

2011-07-06T23:33:00.001-05:00

I think we screwed us. We didn’t hold our reps and senators feet to the fire to make the prez answer up about faked birth certificates, fraudulent use of social security numbers (he had many), going to war when he pleases as long as he pleases, back-dooring congress with the bureaucracy ruled by his Czars. They didn’t get enough mail, e-mail and phone calls threatening their featherbeds if they didn’t do something so they just tried to finesse us and it worked on far too many. The republic as we know it won’t stand much longer. I hope the new republic that rises from the ashes takes into account greed and avarice on levels our founders could never have conceived.

Eco-friendly? To what?

2011-06-07T01:59:00.001-05:00

Protected golden eagles in CA dying after colliding with 'eco-friendly' wind turbines...
This has been going on for years!...and it is not just eagles. It is anything with feathers that flies. Birds, especially migratory birds, often use favorable air currents to travel long distances. Local birds often use favorable air currents to travel about in their areas. Wind turbines use favorable air currents to operate more efficiently and are placed where the air currents are favorable. Was there not one single eco-idiot capable of foreseeing this conflict? I mean it isn’t rocket science, just plain common sense. Another expensive, poorly thought out, feel good “green” idea that destroys what they claim to protect. I wonder if a condor hit messes up the turbine blades?
---William Fortner 2011---

Politicians and Bureaucrats

2011-05-20T14:31:00.002-05:00

Self serving politicians and improperly supervised bureaucrats have destroyed every society conceived by man to date. America will be no exception.
---William Fortner 2011---

Osama Dead!!!...Dead???

2011-05-05T20:41:00.003-05:00

Well, maybe not quite yet, but it is inevitable. No pictures so far that aren’t faked....hmmmmmmmm. Countless conflicting stories of how Osama was killed...hmmmmmmmmm. A 25 minute blackout of information during the raid (that room full of people were watching a blank screen and posing for a photo op)...hmmmmmmm. I am curious. SEALS don’t normally “execute” anyone. They do snatch and grab. Even the CIA doesn’t do assassinations anymore. Somehow, it doesn't seem logical that the single most important and complete source of information and intelligence about Al Qaeda would be summarily shot without interrogation? I think the SEALS got the right man and I think OBL will live until every single shred of information has been wrung from him. Then he will sleep with the fishes since he is already “dead” and can’t be logically “resurrected”. I think all we have seen is smoke and mirrors regarding his “death”. If the CIA is smart, that is all we have seen and will ever see.

Vocation or Dedication

2011-03-26T21:58:00.002-05:00

When teaching America's youth becomes a vocation rather than a dedication the teacher needs to find another line of work. America cannot survive without dedicated teachers.
---William Fortner 2011---

Politicians That Do Less

2011-03-23T01:07:00.001-05:00

I think we need politicians that do less for politicians and more for the people.
---William Fortner 2011---

No-fly Problem?

2011-03-12T21:47:00.001-06:00

The Arab League wants the UN to impose a no-fly zone over Libya...’scuse me...members of the Arab League have a significant inventory of F-16’s and Mirages as well as MiGs. They also have the fuel to fly them and no shortage of bullets and bombs. Sounds like an Arab problem to me. I don’t know of a Shari’ah Law or Fatwa against bombing or strafing other Islamics. They have done it in the past with no qualms. I think the Arabs ought to Muslim up and take care of their own problems. If not, I am sure the Persians would be only too glad to oblige. ---William Fortner 2011---

Plugging The Loopholes

2011-03-10T01:15:00.001-06:00

A letter to my senators and Congressman. Maybe you might want to write yours as well.

March 10, 2011

Senator XXXXXXXX,

Congress is getting ready to make the most egregious mistake ever by not closing the loopholes that permitted Barack Obama to become president under a cloud of suspicion. There should be no possible question as to the constitutional qualifications of a candidate for President of the United States.

Contrary to popular belief, a candidate for the highest position in this nation does not "run" for office, he or she is applying to the American people for a job. It is to those employers, and not any committee or any other entity, to which the candidate must prove conclusively that he or she meets the constitutional requirements to hold that office. The Constitution does not grant the DNC, the RNC or any federal government office the authority to approve or vouch for a candidate’s eligibility. Since it does not grant that authority, then that authority rests with the several states or the people, period.

To that end, I want you to propose legislation that requires candidates for President make readily available to the public on demand, an original long form birth certificate signed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state of birth and certified by the state registrar charged with maintaining that data, stating the date, place of birth and the parents names and nationality. A certified copy of the candidate’s parent’s birth certificates must also be provided. The candidate must also provide a list of places where he or she has resided with the inclusive dates as well as a listing of employment with inclusive dates and a listing of schools and colleges attended. Graduation certificates or diplomas must also be provided. This is the information I had to provide just to enlist in the US Navy!

In addition, a candidate must successfully pass the complete screening for a Top Secret Clearance before being placed on the ballot. The document providing that confirmation must also be made public. The reason for this is obvious.

It is ludicrous and dangerous not to require a candidate meet these requirements and that these documents and information be made public prior to any election for President of the United States so the people, via their state governors, can decide if the candidate meets the qualifications for President and if he or she is suitable to hold the office and be placed on the state ballot.

This must be done before the next presidential election.

Sincerely,

LCDR William S. Fortner, USN (Ret.)

Be Gentle With Women

2011-03-08T23:03:00.002-06:00

Men, be gentle with women. Remember, they have to sit down on that cold seat every time and you only once or twice a day and, with proper timing, you can catch it while it is still warm.
---William Fortner 2011---

Slow Learners

2011-03-08T23:01:00.000-06:00

"We are in danger of being overwhelmed with irredeemable paper, mere paper representing not gold, not silver, no sir, representing nothing but broken promises, bad faith, bankrupt corporations, cheated creditors and a ruined people." Daniel Webster, Speech in the US Senate, 1833. We sure are slow learners. William Fortner 2011

Outlaw Prostitution!

2011-02-23T23:33:00.000-06:00

Harry Reid: ‘The time has come for us to outlaw prostitution’
...maybe this could spread to DC and the Congress and Administration could be prevented from selling themselves for campaign contributions from special interests. Since prostitution is selling oneself for money, I see little difference.
---William Fortner 2011---

Ponce De Leon

2011-02-16T23:09:00.000-06:00

In a flash of incredible brilliance it occurred to me how stupid Ponce De Leon was. He was looking for a “Fountain of Youth" where the trees are so old they have beards that hang down to the ground. William Fortner 2011

Sunrise...Sunset

2011-02-08T15:55:00.000-06:00

I have seen my share of sunrises, sunsets too, and they are impressive, but the grandest of all is the one that occurs after you think the one before was your last. William Fortner 2011

War On Poverty

2011-02-06T21:26:00.000-06:00

We must end the war on poverty. The government has already taken 43% of the nation prisoner. We can’t afford any more victory!
William Fortner 2011

Gratification

2011-01-13T10:37:00.001-06:00

There are two classes of people still flying commercial airlines; those who absolutely have to and those who rely on TSA for sexual gratification.
---William Fortner 2011---

AZ Shooter

2011-01-09T18:54:00.000-06:00

So the AZ shooter is a member of the “tolerant LEFT” and described as "quite liberal" and as a "political radical" by a close friend. I wonder what his enemies say about him? The media seems to be overlooking this bit of information...as well as the rest of the “Kill Bush and Cheney” hate rhetoric spouted daily by the “tolerant” left for 8 years going on 10 now. They seem, however, remarkably able to remember everything Sarah Palin ever said that could be twisted into something it was not though. Apparently, the left’s “tolerance” only extends to those who think and act as exactly as they do. The ultimate penalty for being outside their rather narrow zone of tolerance seems to be death.
---William Fortner 2011---

Enjoy The View

2010-12-24T20:34:00.000-06:00

I am not surprised that the leftist battle cry of "Separation of Church and State" does not apply to abortion at church owned facilities, but then the "tolerant", two-faced left has always been afflicted with incurable Forked Tongue Syndrome hasn't it? Shame on the Catholic hospitals for forcing non Catholics to use it...possibly at gunpoint...that is what has been happening isn't it? The ACLU as well as the far left have bent over backwards so far to kill unborn children that they can now kiss their own behinds. I hope they enjoy the view. ---William Fortner 2010---

The Employer

2010-12-15T22:44:00.001-06:00

If someone or some entity takes money from me I become the employer and they go by my rules. Otherwise, don’t take my money.
---William Fortner 2010---

Frankenbombers

2010-12-06T08:28:00.002-06:00

Frankenbombers are 'new kind of terrorism': Al Qaeda hopes to surgically implant bombs into thugs.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/12/06/2010-12-06_al_qaeda_is_truly_gutless_terror_doc_eyes_sewing_bombs_in_thugs.html

Last month, Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole said his agency wouldn't do cavity checks because secondary screening procedures and technology can find fuses and detonators, which must be outside the body.

"You have to have some external device to cause that initiation," he said. "That's what the advanced imaging technology machine will pick up: any anomaly outside of the body."

...what utter BS that initiators must be outside the body and are therefore detectable. Cell phone signals penetrate the human body and cell phones are the main method of exploding IEDs now. I foresee a great future for med school graduates in proctology and gynecology...TSA will be hiring...buy stock in latex gloves. To Mr. Pistole, all I can say is, “John, apparently explosives aren’t the only thing up somebody’s butt....”
---William Fortner 2010---

Better Technology

2010-12-05T23:30:00.004-06:00

If Big Sis was as smart as she thinks she is, she should have insisted on better specifications for the airport scanners. The scanner should have been designed to be autonomous, capable of detecting explosives as well as metal objects, with the ability to differentiate between medical implants and prosthetics and guns and knives, all without human intervention. Humans get tired and lax, machines do not. We do have the technology.
---William Fortner 2010---

Secret Secrets

2010-12-05T22:09:00.001-06:00

Gov Mike Huckabee said ...

"If we want to keep our nation's secrets 'SECRET' store them where President Obama stores his college transcripts and birth certificate."

Letter To Senators and Representative

2010-11-26T00:58:00.003-06:00

24 November 2010

Senator XXXXXXXXX,
I am grieved beyond belief or imagination that I feel compelled to write a letter like this to one whom I deeply respect and hold in high esteem.

It is obvious to even the most casual observer that there are only three things lacking in the current TSA airport security scheme. Those three things would be a proctologist, a gynecologist and, of course, any meaningful security since Homeland Security has decided to permit some known terrorists to pass TSA inspections unmolested. If security was a big issue with Homeland Security then I think our borders would be sealed and parts of our country would not have been publicly ceded to drug smugglers, human traffickers, foreign gangs and any aspiring terrorist with enough shoe leather to walk right in unchallenged. Ms. Napolitano says train and bus depots are next on her agenda. I assume after that will be gas stations, truck stops and welcome stations at the state borders. And what has Congress done? They have shamelessly cowered before an out of control bureaucracy slavishly grateful for the TSA decision not to subject certain “high government officials” to the egregious indignities forced upon the people who elected them. What piteous cowards you all are.

Has everyone in Congress gone mad? Are there none in that august body who has read the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and the Federalist Papers? This continued “in-your-face” usurpation of personal freedoms guaranteed in those documents bodes ill for this once free nation. You do know that America has been downgraded from “free” to “mostly free” don’t you? Continued kicking of even the gentlest dog will eventually get your leg bitten. If I am to believe the news, there is a multitude of gentle dogs at that point now and that number grows every time a citizen is needlessly stripped of dignity and publicly groped or digitally photographed nude for the crime of wanting to travel by air. This is not the America I grew up in and certainly not the America envisioned by the founding fathers of this nation. Is this really the best we can do?

If it is Mr. Obama’s intention to ignite a revolution in this country through excessive, and perhaps illegal, regulation, out of control bureaucracies, unaccountable czars and constitutionally questionable executive orders then I see a significant measure of success in his efforts. In polarizing and dividing a nation, his efforts are unparalleled in the entire history of this country. At least there was some reasonable rationale for the Civil War. Mr. Obama’s stated reason for his actions is that America shouldn’t be so big and powerful. Well, Senator, I like America big and powerful and I vehemently resent this individual, who has yet to prove his qualifications to hold office, taking it upon himself to weaken us militarily and economically so we can number ourselves among the failed nations of Europe and elsewhere and not be a threat to any despot or tyrant. What rips the heart out of me is that the very people elected to be a check and balance against such evils were, and many still are, willing accomplices. I hope that changes in January, but, until then, it is just a hope.

I hear the new crop of Republicans railing against these abuses and wringing their hands as to what to do about defunding the Obamacare travesty and other nationally debilitating programs. What a crock! If the new, as well as the old, Republicans were sincere and had any intestinal fortitude at all they would demand the president do three simple things; produce his long-form birth certificate, produce the passport he used to travel to Indonesia when travel there was forbidden American citizens and explain how he came by a social security number from a state he had never, at the date of issue, been in? An inappropriate response to any one of those three simple tasks would open wide an avenue to render the last two years null and void. Simple solutions are very often the best. Doing what is politically safe and expedient is not necessarily synonymous with doing what is morally right as the latter requires character and courage, attributes that seem in short supply.

In closing, Senator, I am 67 years old and I despise, in the strongest possible manner, the fact that, before I pass from this vale of tears, I may be forced to choose to honor my oath to the Constitution or cravenly submit to tyranny as has Congress which is bound by that same oath. Until recently, neither life nor blood has ever been held in greater esteem than honor and freedom by an American. I may be old, but I do not think I can live with the stain of submission to tyranny on my soul. I sincerely hope you can’t either.

Regretfully yours,

William Fortner

TSA Expansion

2010-11-24T18:30:00.001-06:00

There are only three things lacking in the current TSA airport security scheme. Those three things would be a proctologist, a gynecologist and, of course, any meaningful security since TSA has decided to permit known terrorists to pass unmolested. Big Sis says train and bus depots are next. I assume after that it will be gas stations, truck stops and welcome stations at the state borders.
---William Fortner 2010---

Circus

2010-11-15T18:24:00.003-06:00

The Democrats do not have a caucus; a faction within a legislative body that pursues its interests through the legislative process. They have a circus; a large public entertainment in an indoor arena, featuring exhibitions of pageantry, performing animals, etc., interspersed throughout with the slapstick antics of clowns.
---William Fortner 2010---

It's The Perqs Stupid.

2010-11-11T22:47:00.003-06:00

Nancy Pelosi is fighting so desperately to retain her position of Speaker of the House to maintain her access to the Gulfstream aircraft she uses to commute between Washington and San Francisco because the broom she flew into Washington in 1987 is reported to require three fuel stops. ---William Fortner 2010---

A Million A Day

2010-11-11T21:09:00.000-06:00

A million a day to keep Obama out of the country is cheap compared to how much he costs us while he is here.
---William Fortner 2010---

Practicing Politics

2010-11-11T21:03:00.000-06:00

In my opinion, lawyers have ruined this country. From those practicing law to those practicing politics, neither appears personally interested in justice nor abiding by the law.
---William Fortner 2010---

Spitting

2010-11-11T09:49:00.000-06:00

Relinquishing God-given freedoms willingly or apathetically is spitting in the face of God.
---William Fortner 2010--

Percussive Maintenance

2010-11-03T16:19:00.004-05:00

When the new congress convenes, the only "reaching across the aisle" by Republicans I want to see is slapping the socialism out of and some sense into the disloyal opposition.
---William Fortner 2010---

Priorities

2010-10-09T23:49:00.002-05:00

I have seen a lot of personal change in the last year. I guess I asked for it. I don't know whether my time is short and the Holy Spirit has a lot to do in that short time or whether there is simply just a lot to do. I used to brag that I was the least of the sheep and one day God showed me that I was what I said I was. That really hurt. I decided I didn't want to be the least of the sheep and asked for help. It sure wasn't long in coming and knocking off the many rough edges hurts every now and then. Ten years ago I might have resented it, but now I welcome it. I know my faults are legion and it mystifies me as to why those that concern me the most aren't resolved first. More often than not, some other thing is dealt with that doesn't bother me so much, but it must bother God. My salty language is a major annoyance and an embarrassment to me, but God apparently has other priorities. If He doesn't do something about that soon I may be forced to quit cussing on my own.
---William Fortner 2010---

A Thought For Today

2010-10-09T01:34:00.000-05:00

A thought from a dear friend.

OK. I'd like to offer a thought for the day, if original thinking is allowed.... :-)

"Thank you God, for life!"

Being human we tend to see life as a series of trials and tribulations, difficulties and annoyances, with scattered moments of joy interspersed here and there. Life is really an opportunity of several decades duration to make decisions and then reap the results of those decisions, to choose integrity or dishonesty, faith or cynicism, love or hate or anger, jealousy or acceptance, revenge or forgiveness. From these decisions we grow our souls, no less than we have grown gardens and reaped the fruit. Though we some day shed our bodies, our souls, ripened, move on and live in a place that is ready and suitable for them as harvested.

That's my thought but I think it could apply to more than just a day.

Ken 2010

God Is God

2010-10-09T01:24:00.002-05:00

A few days ago, I asked why God had a thousand attendants and ten thousand servants as that seemed a bit much even for God. The still, small voice said, "God is God." Roger that! He can have all He wants. :-) Later, I stumbled across Malichai 3:16-18. I guess it takes a lot of help to keep a record of all the prayers and mere thoughts about God. I am not sure ten thousand are enough, particularly in hard times.
---William Fortner 2010---

Sword Scabbard

2010-10-09T01:23:00.001-05:00

I think of this earthly body as a sword scabbard. Over time, the scabbard gets beat up, knocked around, scratched, soiled, weathered and damaged by any number of harmful occurrences, but when the hand that owns the sword, which is the spirit, draws it forth, it is unblemished, shiny and sharp ready to do the work of the Master's hand.
---William Fortner 2010---

Teats and Sand

2010-10-01T17:35:00.001-05:00

Considering their glaring failures when tested, the usefulness of the TSA seems to be somewhere between teats on a boar hog and sand in Vaseline.
---William Fortner 2010---

Permitting Shariah Law in America?

2010-09-21T19:20:00.001-05:00

Permitting Islam and Shariah Law in America? What incredible stupidity! I cannot fathom the concept of holding a viper to one's breast and expecting a good outcome.
---William Fortner 2010---

Not Adapting Well

2010-09-17T22:24:00.002-05:00

I am not adapting well at all to our new federal government environment. I think it is unconstitutional in just about every aspect. Congress needs to forgo a "vacation" and be forced to take a two month course in high school civics and Gov. 101 and 201 for 8 hours a day six days a week, with an exit test. Failures repeat the course; no pass, no vote. Then they can explain to the electorate, in agonizing detail, exactly how they are going to dismantle unconstitutional legislation dating back to FDR.
---William Fortner 2010---

Good Ol' Boy's Club

2010-09-17T01:10:00.001-05:00

If the NRSC cannot open its mind and arms to support conservative Republicans elected by the people I see no reason why the people should open their wallets and checkbooks to support the NRSC. Maybe it is time to close the doors on the "Good Ol' Boy's Club" in DC.
---William Fortner 2010---

Professional Politicians

2010-09-15T13:11:00.002-05:00

I don't trust anyone who has been in public office more than 12 years. Congress was never intended to be a career and I dislike career politicians. They are self serving, inveterate nest featherers, pathological liars, professional pickpockets and lean toward imperial arrogance, considering the electorate an unnecessary irritant and an impediment to their continued self awarded life of power and luxury. They inevitably forget who brought them to the dance and why they are there.
---William Fortner 2010---

So Many Lives, So Much Blood

2010-09-14T14:47:00.001-05:00

So many lives lost, so much blood shed defending freedom and this country...and WE have squandered that sacrifice by allowing our country to descend to this current sorry state by OUR inattention, OUR indifference and OUR complacency. I fervently pray that "stupid" can, in fact, be fixed.
---William Fortner 2010---

Third Story

2010-09-10T10:11:00.001-05:00

Many, many horses were stabled in the cities at the turn of the 20th century. I think someone once said that NYC could never exceed one million people as the horse dookey would rise to the third story. Checking the news this morning, third story is the apparent level of horseshit in ALL the major cities, particularly NYC and Washington DC, and there are very few horses stabled in the cities now. Apparently the level has nothing to do with the presence of large animals.
---William Fortner 2010---

Fashion Statement

2010-09-10T02:49:00.000-05:00

Since the president is such a vocal apologist for Islam and its tenets and after having viewed the first lady's choice of attire on several occasions I am forced to reassess my original utter distaste for the burqa. It may be the one fashion statement this administration can make to help preserve what little, if any, dignity this administration may have left.
---William Fortner 2010---

We The People

2010-09-07T23:54:00.001-05:00

WE, the people, need to get off our collective asses and make damn sure we FAR outnumber THEY, the imported illegal alien voters, at the polls in November.
---William Fortner 2010---

Too Big

2010-08-29T22:27:00.000-05:00

November may be a most revealing and educational month. I am interested in how the "too big to be arrested, impeached and jailed" class will fare if they lose control.
---William Fortner 2010---

Unsustainable...

2010-08-29T18:13:00.000-05:00

Task Force Finds Personnel Entitlements “Unsustainable”
Observation Post columnist Tom Philpott interviewed Maj. Gen. Arnold L. Punaro, USMCR-Ret., chair of a five-member task force of the Defense Business Board that, in October, will recommend to Defense Secretary Robert Gates ways to reduce overhead costs in DoD.

Dear Senator,
Having read the above, I am so angry I could chew nails and spit rust! It is the absolute last straw!

You know what is "UNSUSTAINABLE"? It is having almost half the citizenry not paying any income taxes and, in fact, millions getting up to $8,000.00 "REFUNDS" on income taxes they DID NOT PAY! It is "UNSUSTAINABLE" that almost half of the citizenry is sucking on the public teat via countless vote buying scams, excuse me, social programs, run by Congress and have been doing so for generations, taught how by the preceding generation. It is "UNSUSTAINABLE" that American medical, penal and social services continue providing the care and feeding of upwards of 30,000,000 illegal aliens with thousands more coming every day due to Congress' failure to provide the very basic requirement of government, a secure border.

Providing and sustaining a military force is a Constitutional requirement...read it...a copy is on file at the Library of Congress. I find none of the items listed in the paragraph above in that document as the Constitution DOES NOT PERMIT nor give license in any way for government to be a charitable organization! Quite the contrary!

The current Congress and several before it have woefully failed the American people, have feathered its nest and reneged on its promises to the detriment of the working man and the annuitant who paid into Social Security (A big SOCIALIST mistake) and the retired military person who served with honor and earned a retirement...many didn't, you know. Many are buried on foreign soil where they fell. Many, many more are buried in national cemeteries across the nation. They aren't drawing retirement benefits or availing themselves of Tri Care. But Congress, Congress bestows upon itself undue raises, premium health care and a retirement plan envied by royalty. That, sir, is "UNSUSTAINABLE". Congress usurps medical care in the nation, bails out Wall Street, banks and automobile manufacturers (while slipping the fid to the investors) and pays obscene bonuses to the managers of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae based on "creative accounting". That, sir, is "UNSUSTAINABLE". Electioneering by stealing millions in public funds via rider legislation totally unrelated to the base legislation to "bring home the bacon" and ensure reelection is "UNSUSTAINABLE". In short, Congress seems to have been very, very busy doing everything the Constitution forbids and precious little of what it requires. That, sir, is absolutely "UNSUSTAINABLE".

To find military personnel entitlements unsustainable in the face of the sacrifices made in the past and being made at this very moment and the promises given then and now to secure the personnel to make those sacrifices is, for lack of a stronger word, egregious. To even consider taxing prostheses and medical equipment for wounded warriors is so contemptible and nauseating as to make even a buzzard puke. Having defied the Constitution, the tax payer and the will of the people, my only hope is that, when Congress finishes digging this hole, they fall out of the other side of the earth and into outer space having defied the law of gravity as well. I think Congress can expect a large crowd waving them goodbye in November.

Stop Paying Them

2010-08-24T07:45:00.000-05:00

We are paying Congress and the Administration to solve problems like the porous border and a lousy economy. Let's stop paying them until they solve the problems and hire new ones if they can't. They have two months to shape up or be shipped out.
---William Fortner 2010---

Most Damning Reason

2010-08-23T22:35:00.002-05:00

The most damning reason for impeaching Obama, the AG, and all of Congress is that they have, through malfeasance or intention, failed to meet the most basic requirement of government and that is to protect its citizens from foreign threats to life, limb and property. Their negligence has made their oath of office a lie.
---William Fortner 2010---

How Predictable...

2010-08-18T00:04:00.004-05:00

The left has gone toilet-tongue on the conservatives...how predictable. I have little use for people with such a limited vocabulary. I guess that is why I dislike rap music. Liberals and Marxists sound to me like a rap garbage dump...I just can't bring myself to use the word song.
---William Fortner 2010---

More Justice

2010-08-10T19:18:00.001-05:00

Recent rulings indicate that America would have more justice with less judges.
---William Fortner 2010---

Mediocre Orchestra

2010-08-06T01:03:00.001-05:00

I have no use for the race hustlers as they stand mute on slavery in Somalia that continues TO THIS VERY HOUR and the National Organization of Women for their deafening silence starting with Clinton's poor treatment of women and the continuing, egregious assault on womanhood in the Middle East. They are tinkling bells and sounding brass unfit for even a mediocre orchestra.
---William Fortner 2010---

Enforcing Federal Law

2010-08-03T18:39:00.000-05:00

I find it odd that the judicial branch can stop AZ from enforcing federal law, but, even with all the checks and balances built into our republic, that branch refuses to require the administration to enforce its own law. Seems to me like the SCOTUS could give the Justice Department 30 days to comply or rule that AZ can do as they see fit.
---William Fortner 2010---

Mission Accomplished...Obama Can Go Home Now.

2010-07-23T03:14:00.000-05:00

Barack Obama can leave anytime now. The job he was given to do has been done. The Constitution and rule of law has been so deeply downtrodden into the mire that neither the Administration nor Congress feels bound, in the slightest, by its precepts while we, the people, look on and shrug our shoulders. America's health-care is in shambles as no one knows what his plan does in its entirety. Congress still hasn't read the legislation they passed. The bits and pieces leaking out are frightening. It will be Gordian Knot unravenable for a decade or more, but even then, the damage has already been done. The economy is teetering on the very knife edge of ruin by socialist fiscal policies that produced incredible national debt, waiting only for the slightest zephyr of truth for the dollar to come tumbling down. Business and industry has either shut down or moved off shore leaving this former industrial giant a cottage industry with upwards of 20% of the nation unemployed. The tax base has shrunk to just about 50% with the other half leeching off the ones that still have a work ethic. We have lost the respect of the rest of the world community by the apologetic buffoonery of our leader and the very last shred of national credibility will vanish like a vapor when it is revealed that a non-citizen with the help of powerful backers pulled off the greatest scam in recorded history and no one had the balls to put a stop to it...and, make no mistake about it, it was done with the advice and consent of the entire congress; they knew. Our constitutional congress has been replaced and nullified by Marxist czars who rule the country in reality. Congress has been relegated to passing out money from the remaining taxpayers and printing presses to the ever growing army of slackards and special interests who keep the current congress in office clinging desperately to their fading power as it slips through their fingers and into the hands of unelected entities. Efforts to weaken the nation's defense have been accomplished with remarkable success. Our only edge was technology and vital technology was given or sold to potential enemies by a previous administration and brutally curtailed by this one leaving America at the mercy of a potential enemy that has a standing army just a shade smaller than our entire population. The single, last step may be the formal turn over of America to UN control. Whether that will be done formally by the administration and congress as a final parting insult or just simply allowed to happen as the UN flows in to fill the power vacuum when Obama leaves for whatever reason and total chaos sets in. He could go home to Kenya. The extradition agreement between the US and Kenya allows for several exemptions and Obama is pouring, many say illegally, millions of US dollars into the Kenyan elections to ensure the outcome is favorable. I feel certain that America has been had. I am waiting to see how the rest of this charade plays out. I am afraid the last act will be as bloody as it will be futile. The saddest aspect of this whole disaster is that it could have been avoided by an active and educated electorate and an honest media. The persons responsible for not putting an end to this debacle in time to save the republic stare back at us from the mirror every morning. One fact is irrefutable. This government, as it has become, is not repairable. It must be rebuilt from scratch using the core values of our original founders. Whether America will be given that second chance is no longer in earthly hands.
---William Fortner 2010---

Die-hard Dishonest

2010-07-21T10:53:00.000-05:00

If the population is well armed and uses their equipment rationally and prudently I think the need for police will diminish greatly. I would expect a "bubble" in the mortuary business until stupid criminals are eliminated and the smarter criminals find safer, perhaps even honest, work. The die-hard dishonest can always run for public office.
---William Fortner 2010---

Catch and Release

2010-07-19T08:32:00.002-05:00

Washington just can't seem to get a handle on illegal immigration and the havoc it is wreaking on the states. This is understandable as the problem is distant and does not affect the beltway. The administration has publicly announced they won't deal with the problem and Homeland Security says no problem exists and the borders are secure. The obvious answer to this conundrum is, if Washington can't come to the problem, send the problem to Washington. If illegals have all the rights ascribed by the Administration, one of those rights must surely be to visit the nation's capitol and express their gratitude in person. The ineffective catch and release program preferred by Washington should be embraced, though slightly modified, by the states. Each and every state should contract with a tour bus company and transport all captured illegals non-stop to DC and release them at all the premiere tourists debarkation points; across from the White House, the Capitol Building, the Congressional Office Buildings and the Mall to name but a few. A few thousand buses daily from all across the nation hourly releasing their "catch" of tens of thousands of illegals within the beltway will move the problem to where it may get even this Congress' attention. I think the states might find this a much cheaper solution in the long run. Buses and bag lunches just aren't that expensive compared to the current alternative. It would certainly be a much more satisfying solution.
---William Fortner 2010---

Marinating In It

2010-07-17T08:48:00.000-05:00

The House Un-American Activities Committee used to watch for the incursion of Marxism in the government. That job was taken over by the DOJ. The DOJ can't seem to find ANY evidence of Communism, Socialism or Fascism attacking constitutional government today. Maybe it is because they are marinating in it.
---William Fortner 2010---

To The Bankers And Financiers

2010-07-13T11:18:00.002-05:00

The bankers and financiers who would rule the world by controlling the money supply are ignorant of history and creation. At one time, the mighty Templars, who had no designs on global domination, were bankers to the world and many countries were heavily in debt to them, France in particular. In a single night, the Templars were rounded up, their wealth and property confiscated and they were put to death, often horribly, over several months. You may believe you have great power on a leash and under control, but remember, you are holding the other end of that leash and your nature makes it impossible for you to let go. That power can, and will, turn on you and devour you in the blink of an eye. The instant that power you think you control realizes its salvation is in your destruction you are doomed.

You think you control the power of nations, but nations are governments and government, in particular, has historically proven to be the most capricious and undependable entity ever created by mankind. I believe the only real question in this matter is whether you will be torn apart by an angry mob and suffer a painful end relatively quickly or be placed in a small room to rot for the rest of your lives.

Secondly, you did not create this world and therefore have no lasting power over it. Any control you may think you have comes at the sufferance of One far greater than your small minds can comprehend. Your attempt to control this world may amuse you, but it may not amuse the One who owns the universe. Think about that bankers and financiers.

---William Fortner 2010---

Silence Is Not Always Golden

2010-07-13T10:44:00.001-05:00

The Greatest Generation was, for the most part, silent about their exploits, courage and sacrifice. The same is true for Korea and Vietnam veterans. I think that was a grave error. That well intentioned silence spawned a generation with little national pride who had nothing patriotic to pass on to their children and now we have a population ignorant of the preciousness of freedom and its cost in human terms. Instead of protecting the young from the horror of war as they intended, it has almost certainly set the stage for a repeat as this new generation must relearn what their fathers and grandfathers learned in foxholes and on the beaches. The capacity for carnage and the price of freedom has expanded exponentially since then.
---William Fortner 2010---

Southern Border

2010-07-13T10:03:00.001-05:00

Not possible to protect the southern border? Remove the fence around the White House and see what method Obama employs to protect his own butt. The same process should work on the southern border.
---William Fortner 2010---

America Burning

2010-07-12T00:41:00.001-05:00

America is burning. The only thing missing is Nero with his lyre. We do, however have something more modern; Obama with his golf bag. Nero allowed Rome to burn so he could build a new palace. Obama is letting America burn so he can build a new world Marxist Plutocracy. America is the last obstacle.
---William Fortner 2010---

Really Crappy Day

2010-06-26T11:08:00.001-05:00

I made up some good ribs last night. The potato salad was made with red potatoes so it wasn't as good as usual. Ya just gotta use the Idahos to make good potato salad. The gristle and bones as well as the pot liquor from parboiling the ribs was a big hit with the dogs.

I think Bo must have gotten a little too much rib fat for his geriatric digestive system. I think that because...well, I was just a couple of steps outside the computer room on the deck smoking a cigarette when Bo the Ancient literally came flying out from under the desk group headed for the door. Bo does not "fly" anywhere, even on his best days, but this was at least as fast as he had ever been, even as a pup. Alarm bells went off in my head and I grabbed for the sliding glass door handle in sheer panic. As near as I can calculate, I was about two, maybe two and a half heartbeats too late. Bo ran headlong into the closed door with a resounding "THUD". Upon impact, the contents of his gut continued forward removing the pressure on his butt which relaxed. A split second later the laws of physics took over, much like dropping a rock in a bucket of water, and the liquid rebounded and shot from his butt about a foot and a half, give or take. It was not just a narrow stream either. The collision addled him for a second causing him to sit back in that mess. I got the door open, got him up and out onto the deck. He wobbled about, plopping down here and there dookey-stamping his butt on my deck in several places.

Dealing with the immediate problem instead of thinking the entire situation through, I ran and got the hose, but the water was turned off in the basement because of the freezing weather. I was not pleased. I ran down the steps to the basement, unlocked the big doggie bunkroom door and turned on the water. I ran back upstairs and shut off the water to the hose that was now spraying willy-nilly about the deck like a mad snake. I realized the faucet below it under the deck was still on so I ran down the front steps, turned it off and ran back up to the deck to wash the crap off Bo before he could repaint the whole deck in brown...no nozzle...crap. I ran to the back door to get the new ones I had just bought and raced back to the hose...it has a quick disconnect fitting on it that was too tight to get off...crap!...down to the basement to find an adapter. I found two and raced back up the stairs, screwed it into the nozzle, plugged it into the hose, turned the water back on and hosed Bo down. It is cold, the water was colder and now I am off his list of fun people to hang with. I parked him in the sun and screwed the other adapter into the jet sprayer and got that on the hose. It took about half an hour to remove all the crappy butt prints from the deck. I shut off the water, hung up the hose and gasped a sigh of relief. My relief was as premature as it was short lived. It was at that point that I realized I should have just closed the door and took care of the carpet first.

The deck is mine and the carpet is Miz Dee's so I can't fault my autonomous prioritizing system, but, in this case, it was in grave error. I opened the sliding glass door, gagged and raced for the basement. I found my wide spatula, ran back upstairs and grabbed a roll of paper towels, a spray bottle of pet stain remover and a Wally World bag. It took ten minutes to scrape the worst of it up, all the time it stank like I was wearing a skunk for a gas mask. I sprayed the resulting horrible stain thoroughly with pet stain remover, then opened the sprayer and poured all of it on. I got the carpet cleaner and started in on the stain. After a couple of carpet cleaner dumpings and refillings, it is down to barely noticeable. If the carpet is ever going to exactly match the rest of the room, I'll have to paint it.

I am sitting here writing this to you almost two hours since the initial event. I am patiently waiting for it to get funny, which I know it eventually will. So far, I am not amused. I can hardly wait until Miz Dee gets home...

Reentry?

2010-06-22T23:36:00.000-05:00

Judging from their comments, I am beginning to wonder if liberals and the far left have stuck their heads so far up their butts that they have actually reentered the world through their own mouths.
---William Fortner 2010---

Thieves

2010-06-22T16:04:00.001-05:00

Illegal aliens are thieves who have broken into our house and are stealing from us. They have neither earned nor deserve any special consideration. Deportation is a very mild punishment indeed and that should proceed as rapidly as possible.
---William Fortner 2010---

Medal of Honor

2010-06-18T10:00:00.002-05:00

Have you ever met a Medal of Honor winner that was a braggart? I haven't. I wonder if only
humble men are capable of earning it or if the honor humbles all men who receive it.
---William Fortner 2010---

50% Unemployment

2010-06-18T10:00:00.001-05:00

I would gladly accept 50% unemployment if half the federal departments were abolished and half of the remaining bureaucrats were fired along with the czar shadow government. I know that would "stimulate" the economy and put America back to work by removing the speed bumps and roadblocks
on the road to recovery.
---William Fortner 2010---

Fourth Of July

2010-06-16T23:13:00.001-05:00

The Fourth of July is upon us with displays of patriotism and national pride, however, I take exception to those who would wear the flag as clothing. How disrespectful. Most have not earned the right to wear the flag in any manner and flag hats, shirts, pants, swimsuits, even underwear are a sad commentary on the state of true patriotism in this nation. I wonder if any of these people gave even the slightest thought to the fact that the white stripes signify purity and innocence or that the red signifies hardiness and valor. It is also the color of the blood that was shed making this country free. Americans have shed rivers of blood for the precious ideal of freedom and not just American freedom, but the freedom of other nations and peoples. That blood runs just as red and just as freely to this very day. The blue signifies perseverance, vigilance and justice. When we have been slack in those three vital attributes we suffered for it. The red and white stripes signify the 13 new states that were formed by the Constitution of these United States, a timeless document that is the epitome of clarity of thought and purity of purpose. The stars on the blue background enumerate the states currently in this union. Blue is also the color of the heavens above that surround us all and the location of stars in our universe.

I find none of the lofty attributes symbolized by our flag emblazoned on some dolt’s backside or some airhead’s bosom. I will render due honor and faithfulness to the flag and country for which it stands, I will love it, cherish it, protect it and respect it, but I will not wear some shabby replica…ever. I have earned the right to wear the real thing; and I will, for a little while, soon enough.
---William Fortner 2010---

Lying Encouraged

2010-06-14T00:07:00.001-05:00

A "religion" that permits, no, encourages lying for political gain is NOT a religion at all. It is a dangerous and dishonest political system, totally unworthy of trust and inherently dangerous to human freedom.
---William Fortner 2010---

Double-jointed

2010-06-10T15:28:00.000-05:00

So Obama wants to "Kick Some Ass." Well, he would have to be double-jointed to kick the appropriate one.
---William Fortner 2010---

It Floats!

2010-06-10T00:22:00.001-05:00

It occurs to me that the only reason many in the administration and congress keep their heads above water is because feces floats. I hope to see a lot of sinkers this November.
---William Fortner 2010---

Compounded Bad Ideas

2010-06-08T11:46:00.002-05:00

I took Comedy Central off my favorites list as soon as I heard of their planned "JC" programming. I hope the vast majority of Americans deselect them as well. I am doing what I can to empty their purse and I hope others do the same until they are no longer able to broadcast. If they have that little respect for the people of this country, yet lick the boot of Islam over an equally bad programming idea, then they deserve to be cast into the dust bin of bad ideas. It would be interesting to see if they find an empty purse amusing.
---William Fortner 2010---

Chimney Smoke

2010-06-04T21:23:00.000-05:00

A friend of mine said, "I wouldn't trust the Mexican government as far as I can throw a chimney by the smoke." What an elegant way to express the level of trust intelligent people should put in ANY government.
---William Fortner 2010---

In Debt

2010-06-02T22:18:00.000-05:00

In less than two years, this administration has stripped America of its military power, its economic power and destroyed its respect in the eyes of its greatest enemy. We are in debt well over our heads to our second greatest potential enemy. If we had to fight a war with China over North Korea, we would have to borrow the money from them first!
---William Fortner 2010---

Tough Going

2010-06-02T15:03:00.001-05:00

When the going gets tough...the Prez gets a tee time.
---William Fortner 2010---

Shares In Wythe

2010-05-25T22:01:00.002-05:00

I should have invested in Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, makers of ChapStick, the first month of the new presidency since several metric tons of it has since been applied to the backsides of every enemy of America and two truckloads were used to prevent lip damage during the Calderon Public Buttock Osculation Event hosted by the Administration and Congressional Democrats yesterday.
---William Fortner 2010---

Government Greed

2010-05-24T23:53:00.001-05:00

I am no longer amused when I hear the braying asses in congress or this administration pointing fingers, looking down their noses and loudly denouncing public greed this and private greed that when, in fact, the greediest entity in America by far since FDR is government.
---William Fortner 2010---

We Are Stupid!

2010-05-24T23:41:00.000-05:00

We cheer our congresspeople when they "bring home the bacon" in the form of some federal tax money "earmarked" for a local project. How stupid we are! It would have been better if the money had never left the state in the first place and the federal government had not raked off some significant percentage in administrative overhead! We are paying the federal government to give us back some of our own money. WHY??
---William Fortner 2010---

Nashville

2010-05-14T23:02:00.000-05:00

Nashville suffered a major catastrophe similar to New Orleans. Where was the PRESIDENT? Where were the race-hustlers, hand-wringers, bed-wetters, finger-pointers and the 24/7 breathless coverage of government's glaring failure to act in this epic disaster? Are there not enough federal charity recipients or Democrats in Nashville to get on the radar?
---William Fortner 2010---

Defense Budget Shortfall

2010-05-11T21:06:00.000-05:00

Whatever the military budget shortfall, it should be taken out of the Department of Energy's funding which has never produced a single kilowatt of energy or discovered a drop of oil and that goes double for the sub departments of Education and Welfare which seem to be producing little more than idiots incapable of caring for themselves. National defense IS a Constitutional mandate; the others ARE NOT.
---William Fortner 2010---

Americans and Tourists

2010-05-06T15:45:00.001-05:00

I am sick and tired of the hyphenated, multicultural Balkanization of America. This country has room for only two classes of people, Americans and tourists. Decide what you are and act accordingly.
---William Fortner 2010---

Great Humanitarian Idea

2010-05-01T01:33:00.002-05:00

I was just struck with a great humanitarian idea!. I think the UN should be moved to Haiti to boost their economy as they are in dire need of a permanent cash flow. It's just the right thing to do. The US could pay for a new building and the whole move and break even in two years or less just on unpaid traffic fines and the cost of extra police, secret service, FBI and bomb disposal costs.
---William Fortner 2010---

I Am Confused

2010-04-26T20:45:00.005-05:00

I am confused, or somebody is. How is it the Obama Administration is considering "legal" action against Arizona for enacting and enforcing what is a essentially a duplicate of federal immigration statutes? Federal law states that it is a crime to be ANYWHERE in the ENTIRE COUNTRY illegally. The Arizona law makes it a crime to be in Arizona illegally. Well...DUH! Did Arizona secede? Are there now only 56 states? I fail to see the disconnect except the main one between the Administration and the rule of law as understood by any literate member of American society.
---William Fortner 2010---

Public Teat

2010-04-15T21:57:00.000-05:00

If the government continues to insist that all Americans must suckle the public teat, our only option is to bite it.
---William Fortner 2010---

Not Racial Issues

2010-04-14T12:21:00.000-05:00

Welfare and social entitlement programs ARE NOT racial issues. The issue is government induced slavery foisted upon a social class purposefully kept and encouraged to remain ignorant by government education. The Democrats just target blacks because they don't like or respect them; never have...never will.
---William Fortner 2010---

Uncomfortable and Accountable

2010-04-13T12:45:00.000-05:00

Freedom is always the biggest political target in a nation of free men, because freedom makes politicians uncomfortable and accountable.
---William Fortner 2010---

Master

2010-04-12T00:24:00.002-05:00

I watch the struggles as little people subjugate smaller people confined by arbitrary lines on paper and proclaim themselves "master" over them. Now there are those who would subjugate all mankind to be the global master. How foolish; how futile. No man or multitude can be "Master of this World". My Father gave my Master dominion over this small speck in the universe, this universe and countless other universes as yet unseen and untold. My Master holds in His hand the next breath and next heartbeat of any who would call themselves master here. Who, then, is truly master? Only a stupid one would claim dominion over that which cannot be his lest the true owner appear and destroy him. Therefore, would be "masters", you are not mine. I am His. Trouble me no more with your pompous vain glory. My Father cast your father out of His house. Here he is just another homeless wanderer, a dark vagabond with no future.
---William Fortner 2010---

Realistically Speaking

2010-04-09T13:09:00.001-05:00

Realistically speaking, if the administration announced at high noon tomorrow that congress was dissolved and locked the doors what would the people do about it besides whine? If the president declared that the Czars were the new leaders and elections were unnecessary from now on what could you do? If the administration has disbanded the House, it has usurped the public purse and nothing would move in America without administrative say so, not fuel, not food, nothing. Do you think the military would attempt a coup? I don't think so. If the administration turned off the funding for the military, it is stranded in foreign ports and foreign nations. What is at home can't pay the bills to feed or sustain itself. Don't forget, all the administration has to do is feed the inner cities and it instantly has huge, loyal armies all across the nation at its beck and call to which it can grant marque to forage upon the land as their "right" to "take what is theirs". What would America become, a series of ill-armed, ill-prepared communities that are picked off one-by-one by the inner city rabble? Once the seed corn is eaten, the rabble will destroy themselves as they are by nature neither self reliant nor self sustaining by their own hand and the gateway is thrown wide open for "one-world" government, something that could not happen while America stood to oppose it.

I don't think the American people realize what a tenuous grasp they have on freedom, how fearful and determined the enemy or how great the global responsibility that has been thrust upon them by world events.
---William Fortner 2010---

Speak No Evil

2010-04-09T00:02:00.002-05:00

Americans must wake up the fact that this country cannot embrace every religious, social and political idea and remain free. Socialism, Marxism, Communism and Islam are the antithesis of the freedom Americans enjoy, what this country was founded upon and stands for. To survive, America must completely remove all vestiges of the above from within its borders and stop it at the borders; brief visitation privileges only, no permanent anything...period, or the Republic will fall as has Europe and Great Britain. When it is forbidden to speak out against an idea or thing as evil, then it is impossible to refute or defend against it. That right is in the process of being denied as this is written.
---William Fortner 2010---

Declaration of Surrender

2010-04-06T14:42:00.000-05:00

Obama's stance forbidding the use of nuclear weapons to protect America, even under the direst of circumstances, is not a policy position. It is a Declaration of Surrender.
---William Fortner 2010---

Repressive Old World

2010-04-02T21:02:00.000-05:00

Is it just me, or is Obama's brave new world starting to look a lot like Stalin's repressive old world?
---William Fortner 2010---

Legacy of Infamy

2010-03-30T00:49:00.000-05:00

At least for now, it seems that patriotism, the Constitution and the rule of law is a pernicious problem that neither the Marxists nor Barak, The Tragic Negro, can suppress. I note with amusement that Obama is back on the campaign trail, but this time, he is campaigning to retain his presidency. His "legacy" is infamy.
---William Fortner 2010---

Violent Overthrow Unnecessary

2010-03-30T00:04:00.001-05:00

All this militia business...bad juju! Be patient! Violent overthrow of the government is totally unnecessary! The administration and congress have sowed the seeds of their own destruction with imprudent fiscal policies and confiscatory taxes. In a year, two at the most, the government will collapse on itself with no outside assistance due to a shortage of taxpayers. When that happens, China will sue for possession to recoup its losses in the World Court and win. Since no one trusts a liar, the Chinese will not permit Barack, the Tragic Negro, or congress to remain in power. Few will be willing to shed their blood to protect and defend Obama's America. BTW, how's that change working for you?
---William Fortner 2010---

American Free Enterprise

2010-03-27T23:54:00.001-05:00

The first law of American Free Enterprise is that there is absolutely nothing on earth private enterprise cannot do better than government, far faster, more efficiently and far cheaper. Even war would be different if done by private enterprise. It would be done totally in house with the company contracting combatants from the belligerent nation and setting them to fight against each other until the issue was settled or resolvable at the coffee break level by the janitors.
---William Fortner 2010---

The Very Last Words...

2010-03-25T17:13:00.004-05:00

The absolute very last words I want to hear coming from the mouth of a Republican or Independent federal representative after November is, "We need to put all this past 'unpleasantness' behind us and get on with the business of mending the country." Well, just BS, in the highest mound possible.

The single most important reason that resulted in the severing of the colonial bonds with England by decree and the foundation of this country by force of arms was justice!! It was unjust to tax the colonies differently; it was unjust to deny them a voice in Parliament: and it was unjust to treat the people of the colonies as less than equals with the British population in general.

What America needs most after the November elections is justice, Justice, JUSTICE, by the carload, the truckload, the trainload and the shipload. Democrats, liberals and Marxists will howl "revenge", but they will be wrong. Their minds can neither embrace nor understand the concept of justice because it runs contrary to their horribly flawed idea of fair which, in itself, condones, no, demands, treating people unfairly. A society cannot survive on anything but justice. Justice is dispassionate and can be written down, codified and enforced. "Fairness" is an emotional response and is a rudderless ship on a storm tossed sea with a compass that swings independent of any true reference. Fairness can no more be codified or enforced than the term happy because its meaning is emotional, varies due to situation changes and is not the same to all people.

A government that has run rough shod over the Constitution, that has treated Americans unequally, that has misspent tax dollars to remain in power, that has garnered support for unwanted legislation by unethical methods, that has nationalized large sections of private enterprise, that has refused to account to the people for billions of tax dollars literally given to major banks and lending institutions, that has refused to investigate known violations of ethics and statue in Fannie Mae and Fredie Mac, that caters to private interests at the expense of public interests, that has given succor and support to our enemies and, in general, that has operated in violation of federal RICO statutes must be brought to justice, from the greatest to the least among its members. The country needs it, the people demand it and they will get it; it only remains to be seen whether the acquisition will be bloodless or not. The one thing justice WILL NOT any longer be is denied. This country CAN NOT heal without it.

After the grand juries and trials, congress needs to be about the business of reviewing every single statute on the books and repealing every single one that does not have a solid base in or that does violence to the spirit of the Constitution of the United States. This must be done to reverse the creeping socialism that has been encroaching on American society for eight decades. It takes but minutes, hours at most, to set the course for the longest journey, but it will take time to get there. No matter how frequent or how severe the storms enroute, given due diligence to the set course and the preservation of the vessel, arrival at the intended destination is all but inevitable.
---William Fortner 2010---

Only Men Get Old

2010-03-22T20:16:00.001-05:00

Only men get old. Women put on years like a gossamer shawl or slip into them like a radiant mantle. Some, the most fascinating of all, swirl the years about their necks like a colorful scarf casting the ends rakishly behind them, set their backs into the wind and sail off into uncharted waters shrieking with delight.
---William Fortner 2010---