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Detroit Demolition

   Fans of the J. Geils Band may remember the title of this post from one of their early hits.  (If you guess the title of the hit, you win ... my undying gratitude -- HA!)  But the sad reality is that Detroit is about to undergo a complete demolition.  If you've read me before you know I'm a "Detroiter in Exile".  I'm one of thousands who have left the Motor City and has never returned because of the poor economy there, the lack of true leadership there, and the weather there SUCKS!  I may not have a hard time finding a job there (fortunately, nursing is one of a few careers that will always be in demand), but I probably wouldn't be making what I currently make here in Texas.

   The point of today's post is this....Washington almost had it right - and (dare I say it?!) Michael Moore almost had it right when they came out against the CEO's of the "Big 3".  I got a "tingle up my leg" when (shockingly) the Democratic Rep. from CA Brad Sherman asked Mulally, Wagoner, and Nardelli if they flew commercial to come testify before Congress.  These characters all thought that they would actually be able to cash in on the spending frenzy going on there.  As Nelson from "The Simpsons" would say - "HAAAHaaa!"  

   The sad thing about the Big 3 CEO's getting sent home in their GulfStream jets without a big fat check in their pocket was that it was these same Democratic Congressmen who were bought and paid for by the UAW and then regulated them into this position.  So it was no suprise to see Mr. Gettelfinger (the current head of the UAW) sitting there next to these clowns to remind the Congressional panel that if they don't want to lose campaign money - er, votes for re-election they better not make the union pay up.  But that is exactly what should happen!  

   The union in tandem with the liberal environmental extremists were the primary cause of the Big 3's demise.  The UAW has held a gun to the heads of the Big 3 ever since the 60's - getting insane salaries, pensions and LIFETIME benefits for its members.  Regulations from the enviromental lobby has forced the automakers to spend money on developing technology that isn't even available.  Then throw in the bad economic policies that Democratic governors Jennifer Granholm (MI), Rod Blagojevich (IL), Ted Strickland (OH), Ed Rendell (PA), Joe Manchin, III (WV) - all from key states that have interest in the auto industry (steel, coal, and factories) - have instituted in their states that tax businesses into submission.  All this - in a time when energy prices (not just gasoline) were skyrocketing - added up to become a "perfect storm for economic disaster" for automakers.  

   What needs to happen is some good ol' fashioned "Free Market Correction".  Basically, the Big 3 are going to have to eat a "doo-doo sandwich" (bankruptcy) and then start over again.  The UAW will be forced to re-negotiate their contracts with the auto industry (its not just Ford, GM, and Chrysler - but their suppliers who are unionized too) and have their own "doo-doo sandwich" when they realize that the honey pot that was once there is now full of doo-doo.  This doo-doo (hopefully) will bubble up to the congressmen who depend on the campaign money - er, votes of the union members - to keep them in power.

So let's all just sit down and have a heapin' helpin' of doo-doo sandwiches!!
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Yet again another victim...

   Yet again, Obama's stooges have been mobilized to dig up whatever skeletons, misdeeds, or dirty laundry they could find.  We saw these stooges invade Anchorage, and Wasilla, AK in their satellite news trucks and shiny black Lincoln Navigators loaded with vermin.  These operatives of Obama are none other than the media and so-called "campaign workers".  Again I was appalled at the speed these sub-humans began to devour a target of Obama and his Terminator-like political machine.  Don't tell me that the underworld of Chicago mafia and radical extremists aren't behind this either.  With his ties to these groups, Obama can easily target anyone - even you or me - for instant public humiliation, scrutiny, and scorn.  
   The stooges descended on small-town Ohio this week to rein in the insubordinate Joe "the plumber" Wurzelbacher.  What scares me most is that it happened to a private citizen who simply asked a question that put the "Dear Leader" in a bad light.   "How dare he challenge the Great and Powerful Obama?!?" - they shouted. "He, he's not even registered to vote!"  "How dare he ask abot taxes when he doesn't do his patriotic duty and pay his!?" "His union says he's not even a plumber!"  "Why, he's even a sodomizing, child-porn loving, satan worshipper!"  "I bet the CIA planted him there just to attack our Beloved Leader!"   The interviews and comments made about Mr. Wurzelbacher in the following days after the incident were shameful and should be a huge opportunity for John McCain to capitalize on the liberal elitist mentality of the Obama-Biden ticket and the Democratic Party.  
   Even the "Dear Leader" himself put Joe the Plumber up for scorn.  In a speech at one of his rallies, Obama pokes fun at John McCain for sending a plumber to do his work.  The mesmerized crowd laughs on cue, and it makes a great sound bite for NBC's Nightly News.  Dianne "I'm too old for Primetime" Sawyer interviews the poor guy on ABC (Always Be Condescending) for Good Morning America.  Just like Charlie Gibson - Sawyer tries to trip him up by asking him if he is registered to vote. 
    "Yes, yes I am.", he replies.  "Oh, (SHOCKED) oh, I just wanted to clear that up.", Sawyer comes back.  When she asks him about his views on the Obama tax plan, she spews VERBATIM the Obama talking points in reply.  How much more in the tank can you be without working for MSNBC!?  
   I feel bad for Joe.  But, you know that there are millions of other "Joes" and "Janes" in this country.  John McCain MUST stand up with them and fight for them.  We are tired of do-nothing politicians that take our money and stuff it in their own pockets and in the pockets of their friends and contributors.  We need you John McCain!  Stand up and fight for us John!  Don't forget about us!
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