Per Article II of the U.S. Constitution, the President is granted the position of commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the United States, and the powers inherited by this position. The President commands and directs the military and is responsible for planning military strategy. The President, as the Commander in Chief, heads the military chain of command within the Department of Defense. The Commander in Chief is kept abreast of all matters affecting the ability of the Department of Defense to defend the United States and its allies.
So, with these responsibilities in mind, when is President Obama going to exercise his duties regarding the war against terrorism in Afghanistan? General Stanley A. McChrystal stated in his 66 page document assessing the situation in Afghanistan that ""Failure to gain the initiative and reverse insurgent momentum in the near-term (next 12 months) -- while Afghan security capacity matures -- risks an outcome where defeating the insurgency is no longer possible." (Washington Post, 9/21/09). Per the same source after reviewing the assessment, General McChrystal warns that without more forces and the rapid implementation of a genuine counterinsurgency strategy, defeat is likely. McChrystal describes an Afghan government riddled with corruption and an international force undermined by tactics that alienate civilians. The counterinsurgency strategy was clearly outlined in his assessment and has been endorsed by General David Petraeus (UPI, 9/24/09), Commander of U.S. Central Command. General McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan sent his assessment to Defense Secretary Robert Gates on August 30, 2009 and it is still being reviewed by the Obama administration in conferences with President Obama's national security advisors. This staff consists of Vice-President Joe Biden, National Security Advisor General Jim Jones (USMC, Ret.), Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ( a strong supporter of Petraeus' troop surge in Iraq but now hesitant to support General McChrystal), Secretary of Treasury Tim Geither, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen (who stated in a Senate hearing that more US troops as well as a rapid increase in the size and capability of the Afghan army were needed to carry out the President’s own strategy for prevailing in Afghanistan [Times Online, 9/16/09]. This council in turn is supported by civilian advisors, many of whom have no or little experience in foreigh policy (check out his support staff from the whitehouse.gov website; not too impressive). Now it has been revealed in an interview on CBS this weekend, the U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan has only been in conversation with the President once, via video conference.
So, what's my point? The President has not maintained a one-on-one relationship with his commander in Afghanistan to stay abreast of the conditions on the scene. Instead, he is basing his foreign policy in Afghanistan on the advice of civilian advisors, a DOD Secretary who is now hesitant to support his commander in the field despite his previous history as an individual with a pragmatic and consistent point of view, the Vice-President and the "Secretary of Treasury?". We have gone full circle: our federal administration is trying to run a war overseas on their own judgements as opposed to listening to the military leaders on the ground who have the needed experience to make sound judgements. This is the same mistake we, as a country, made during the Vietnam conflict and we know how that turned out. At least in this case, we have a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who is supporting his commander(s) on the ground, as opposed to the problems we encountered during the Vietnam debacle (Army Generals Maxwell Taylor and Earle G. Wheeler).
The President has a moral obligation to address General's McChrystal's assessment in a timely manner (he's had it since late August) and make a decision, for the sake of our troops (U.S. and NATO) in Afghanistan. Otherwise, he is not properly exercising his duties as Commander-in-Chief, as granted to him by the Constitution of the United States.
Of all the cares or concerns of government, the direction of war most peculiarly demands those qualities which distinguish the exercise of power by a single hand. The direction of war implies the direction of a common strength; and the power of directing and employing the common strength forms an usual and essential part in the definition of executive authority Alexander Hamilton: Federalist No. 47
Does it sound like BHO can fit that criteria?
Monday, September 28, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
14% UNEMPLOYMENT: SOON UNLESS...
NOTE: THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY LOUIS WOODHILL,(louis@woodhill.com), AN ENGINEER AND SOFTWARE ENTREPENEUR, AND MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF THE CLUB FOR GROWTH.
Released July 6, 2009:
The June "Jobs" report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on July 2 caused shock and dismay. Payrolls declined by 467,000 jobs, more than the 345,000 lost in May, and much more than the 363,000 that economists had predicted. The only reason that the reported unemployment rate rose by only 0.1 percentage points (to 9.5%) in June was that many jobless people became discouraged and stopped looking for work.
As bad as the BLS report was, it should not have come as a surprise. The deteriorating employment situation could have been predicted as early as April 29, when the "Gross Domestic Product: First Quarter 2009 (Advance)" report was issued by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
The BEA numbers (which were revised slightly on June 25) show an accelerating decline in "real nonresidential fixed investment". This measure decreased 37.3 percent in the first quarter of 2009, compared with a fall of 21.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008. Given that employment is a direct, linear function of private business investment (PBI), unemployment can be expected to rise much farther in the months ahead.
Here's why. Because a lot of PBI goes toward offsetting depreciation and increasing productivity, it takes a 5% year-over-year increase in PBI to produce a 1% increase in the number of jobs. Correspondingly, a 5% decrease in PBI will yield a 1% reduction in total employment.
The unemployment rate a year ago was 5.5%. Because the potential labor force is growing, we need employment to increase by 1% annually to keep the unemployment rate from going up. The 37.9% investment decline reported by the BEA can be expected to eventually produce a reduction in total employment of about 8.5%. Accordingly, we can expect unemployment to rise to about 14% within a year unless the downward slide of PBI is reversed.
The current 9.5% unemployment rate is causing great economic pain, and life with a 14% jobless rate would be much, much worse. Unfortunately, almost everything that the government has done or is proposing to do to right the economy is actually counterproductive.
Like the Bush administration before it, the Obama team is pinning its hope for economic recovery on "stimulus". Despite the fact that Bush's $168 billion stimulus package in early 2008 had no impact at all, Obama rammed a $787 billion stimulus bill through Congress in January. Now the administration is waiting anxiously for the "stimulus" to take effect. It should not hold its (collective) breath.
"Stimulus" is based upon the superstition that government borrowing and spending creates "demand". In reality, it does no such thing. "Stimulus" is like trying to raise the level of the Hudson River by dipping out a bucket of water, walking five feet downstream, and pouring it back in. The only difference between the Bush and Obama plans is that Obama's bucket is bigger (and will create more debt). Ironically, the July 2 jobs report prompted calls from leftist economists for Obama to go back to the river with an even bigger bucket.
While doing nothing to boost demand, Obama's "stimulus" will depress PBI, and therefore employment. This is because the "stimulus" plan requires selling an additional $787 billion in government bonds. The money to buy these bonds will have to come from somewhere, and much of it will come from people who would otherwise invest in starting or expanding businesses. Indeed, the bonds will have to be priced so that this risk-free investment is more attractive to investors than their other alternatives.
In the fourth quarter of 2008, the Federal government ran a deficit of $303 billion (and therefore had to sell $303 billion of new bonds) and business investment fell by 21.7%. In the first quarter of 2009, the Federal deficit was $650 billion and business investment fell by 37.3%. The economy is being forced to invest in Barack's Bailout Bonds rather than in businesses that create jobs.
Virtually everything the Obama administration wants to do will have the effect of increasing unemployment. As bad as joblessness is now, be prepared for it to get much, much worse.
Released July 6, 2009:
The June "Jobs" report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on July 2 caused shock and dismay. Payrolls declined by 467,000 jobs, more than the 345,000 lost in May, and much more than the 363,000 that economists had predicted. The only reason that the reported unemployment rate rose by only 0.1 percentage points (to 9.5%) in June was that many jobless people became discouraged and stopped looking for work.
As bad as the BLS report was, it should not have come as a surprise. The deteriorating employment situation could have been predicted as early as April 29, when the "Gross Domestic Product: First Quarter 2009 (Advance)" report was issued by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
The BEA numbers (which were revised slightly on June 25) show an accelerating decline in "real nonresidential fixed investment". This measure decreased 37.3 percent in the first quarter of 2009, compared with a fall of 21.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008. Given that employment is a direct, linear function of private business investment (PBI), unemployment can be expected to rise much farther in the months ahead.
Here's why. Because a lot of PBI goes toward offsetting depreciation and increasing productivity, it takes a 5% year-over-year increase in PBI to produce a 1% increase in the number of jobs. Correspondingly, a 5% decrease in PBI will yield a 1% reduction in total employment.
The unemployment rate a year ago was 5.5%. Because the potential labor force is growing, we need employment to increase by 1% annually to keep the unemployment rate from going up. The 37.9% investment decline reported by the BEA can be expected to eventually produce a reduction in total employment of about 8.5%. Accordingly, we can expect unemployment to rise to about 14% within a year unless the downward slide of PBI is reversed.
The current 9.5% unemployment rate is causing great economic pain, and life with a 14% jobless rate would be much, much worse. Unfortunately, almost everything that the government has done or is proposing to do to right the economy is actually counterproductive.
Like the Bush administration before it, the Obama team is pinning its hope for economic recovery on "stimulus". Despite the fact that Bush's $168 billion stimulus package in early 2008 had no impact at all, Obama rammed a $787 billion stimulus bill through Congress in January. Now the administration is waiting anxiously for the "stimulus" to take effect. It should not hold its (collective) breath.
"Stimulus" is based upon the superstition that government borrowing and spending creates "demand". In reality, it does no such thing. "Stimulus" is like trying to raise the level of the Hudson River by dipping out a bucket of water, walking five feet downstream, and pouring it back in. The only difference between the Bush and Obama plans is that Obama's bucket is bigger (and will create more debt). Ironically, the July 2 jobs report prompted calls from leftist economists for Obama to go back to the river with an even bigger bucket.
While doing nothing to boost demand, Obama's "stimulus" will depress PBI, and therefore employment. This is because the "stimulus" plan requires selling an additional $787 billion in government bonds. The money to buy these bonds will have to come from somewhere, and much of it will come from people who would otherwise invest in starting or expanding businesses. Indeed, the bonds will have to be priced so that this risk-free investment is more attractive to investors than their other alternatives.
In the fourth quarter of 2008, the Federal government ran a deficit of $303 billion (and therefore had to sell $303 billion of new bonds) and business investment fell by 21.7%. In the first quarter of 2009, the Federal deficit was $650 billion and business investment fell by 37.3%. The economy is being forced to invest in Barack's Bailout Bonds rather than in businesses that create jobs.
Virtually everything the Obama administration wants to do will have the effect of increasing unemployment. As bad as joblessness is now, be prepared for it to get much, much worse.
Monday, September 7, 2009
TIME TO GET UP AND MAKE SOME REAL CHANGES
It was the end of American standard year 2008, and the war had paused, suddenly and unexpectedly. All around us it was as if the universe was holding its breath....Waiting. All of life can be broken down into moments of transition or moments of revelation......This had a feeling of both!
God writes "There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of Flesh is the death of Hope, the death of Dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us....waiting in moment of transition...to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us...only that it is always paved in pain.
Regrets a few and you?
Oh enough to fill a life time, So much has been lost, so much forgotten. so much pain, so much blood,
And for what I wonder? The past tempts us, the present confuses us, and the future frightens us, and our lives slip away moment by moment, lost in that vast terrible in between. But there is still time to seize that one last fragile moment. To choose something better, to make a difference to save what is worth saving.
No Dictator, no invader,can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for Freedom. Against that power governments, and Tyrants and Armies cannot stand. Americans knew this lesson once, We will teach it to them again, though it take a thousand years we will be Free!
America speaks in many languages, But only one Voice! The language is not Spanish, Mexican, Polish, German or English it is the language of HOPE.
It speaks the language of trust, of strength, of compassion. It is the language of the heart, of the soul. But always it is the same voice. It is the voice of our ancestors speaking through us and the voice of our inheritors waiting to be born. The small still voice that says "We are One" No matter the blood, no matter the skin, no matter the religion. "We are one" No matter the pain, no matter the cost, no matter the darkness, no matter the fear, We are one" HERE gathered together in common cause we begin to realize this singular rule....That we must be kind to one another. Because each voice enriches and ennobles us and each voice lost diminishes us. We are the voice of America the soul of it's creation, the fire that will light our way to a better future. We are one!
Send this on for it is time for "ALL AMERICANS" to quit worrying about themselves and start retaking our country back. We need to stop them before they set they're plans in motion it is time to call for a vote of "NO CONFIDENCE" against this current administration.
God writes "There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of Flesh is the death of Hope, the death of Dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us....waiting in moment of transition...to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us...only that it is always paved in pain.
Regrets a few and you?
Oh enough to fill a life time, So much has been lost, so much forgotten. so much pain, so much blood,
And for what I wonder? The past tempts us, the present confuses us, and the future frightens us, and our lives slip away moment by moment, lost in that vast terrible in between. But there is still time to seize that one last fragile moment. To choose something better, to make a difference to save what is worth saving.
No Dictator, no invader,can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for Freedom. Against that power governments, and Tyrants and Armies cannot stand. Americans knew this lesson once, We will teach it to them again, though it take a thousand years we will be Free!
America speaks in many languages, But only one Voice! The language is not Spanish, Mexican, Polish, German or English it is the language of HOPE.
It speaks the language of trust, of strength, of compassion. It is the language of the heart, of the soul. But always it is the same voice. It is the voice of our ancestors speaking through us and the voice of our inheritors waiting to be born. The small still voice that says "We are One" No matter the blood, no matter the skin, no matter the religion. "We are one" No matter the pain, no matter the cost, no matter the darkness, no matter the fear, We are one" HERE gathered together in common cause we begin to realize this singular rule....That we must be kind to one another. Because each voice enriches and ennobles us and each voice lost diminishes us. We are the voice of America the soul of it's creation, the fire that will light our way to a better future. We are one!
Send this on for it is time for "ALL AMERICANS" to quit worrying about themselves and start retaking our country back. We need to stop them before they set they're plans in motion it is time to call for a vote of "NO CONFIDENCE" against this current administration.
Followup to Hanoi Jane
Looks like I overreated. Jane Fonda received this reward in 2006. Just goes to show how worthless our liberal media (including Snopes.com and Ms. Walters)truly are to honor and defend a traitor like Jane Fonda. As a veteran, I overreacted without performing any followup to this story when it came to my attention.
HANOI JANE AS WOMAN OF THE CENTURY??!!
Please feel free to copy this and send to all of your friends. Barbra Walters has finally gone senile in including Jane Fonda as one of the 100 Women of the Century:
IF YOU NEVER COPIED ANYTHING IN
YOUR LIFE, COPY THIS AND SEND TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY SO THAT EVERYONE WILL KNOW!!!!!!
She really is a traitor
A TRAITOR IS ABOUT TO BE HONORED!!
KEEP THIS MOVING ACROSS AMERICA
This is for all the kids born in the 70's who do
not remember, and didn't have to bear the
burden that our fathers, mothers and older
brothers and sisters had to bear.
Jane Fonda is being honored as one of the
'100 Women of the Century.'
BY BARBRA WALTERS
Unfortunately, many have forgotten and still
countless others have never known how Ms.
Fonda betrayed not only the idea of our country,
but specific men who served and sacrificed
during Vietnam
The first part of this is from an F-4E pilot.
The pilot's name is Jerry Driscoll.
In 1968, the former Commandant of the USAF
Survival School was a POW in Ho Lo Prison
the 'Hanoi Hilton.'
Dragged from a stinking cesspit of a cell,
cleaned, fed, and dressed in clean PJ's, he was
ordered to describe for a visiting American
'Peace Activist' the 'lenient and humane
treatment' he'd received.
He spat at Ms. Fonda, was clubbed, and was
dragged away.
During the subsequent beating, he fell forward
on to the camp Commandant's feet, which
sent that officer berserk.
In 1978, the Air Force Colonel still suffered from
double vision (which permanently ended his
flying career) from the Commandant's frenzied
application of a wooden baton.
From 1963-65, Col. Larry Carrigan was in the
47FW/DO (F-4E's) He spent 6 years in the
' Hanoi Hilton' ... the first three of which his
family only knew he was 'missing in action'.
His wife lived on faith that he was still alive.
His group, too, got the cleaned-up, fed and
clothed routine in preparation for a
'peace delegation' visit.
They, however, had time and devised a plan to
get word to the world that they were alive
and still survived. Each man secreted a tiny
piece of paper, with his Social Security Number
on it, in the palm of his hand.
When paraded before Ms. Fonda and a
cameraman, she walked the line, shaking each
man's hand and asking little encouraging
snippets like: 'Aren't you sorry you bombed
babies?' and 'Are you grateful for the humane
treatment from your benevolent captors?'
Believing this HAD to be an act, they each
palmed her their sliver of paper.
She took them all without missing a beat. At the
end of the line and once the camera stopped
rolling, to the shocked disbelief of the POWs,
she turned to the officer in charge and handed
him all the little pieces of paper.
Three men died from the subsequent beatings.
Colonel Carrigan was almost number four
but he survived, which is the only reason we
know of her actions that day.
I was a civilian economic development advisor
in Vietnam, and was captured by the North
Vietnamese communists in South Vietnam in
1968, and held prisoner for over 5 years.
I spent 27 months in solitary confinement; one
year in a cage in Cambodia; and one year
in a 'black box' in Hanoi .
My North Vietnamese captors deliberately
poisoned and murdered a female missionary, a
nurse in a leprosarium in Ban Me Thuot, South
Vietnam, whom I buried in the jungle near the
Cambodian border.
At one time, I weighed only about 90 lbs.
(My normal weight is 170 lbs.)
We were Jane Fonda's 'war criminals.'
When Jane Fonda was in Hanoi, I was asked by
the camp communist political officer if I would
be willing to meet with her
I said yes, for I wanted to tell her about the real
treatment we POWs received ... and how
different it was from the treatment purported by
the North Vietnamese, and parroted by her as
'humane and lenient.'
Because of this, I spent three days on a rocky
floor on my knees, with my arms outstretched
with a large steel weights placed on my hands,
and beaten with a bamboo cane.
I had the opportunity to meet with Jane Fonda
soon after I was released. I asked her
if she would be willing to debate me on TV.
She never did answer me.
These first-hand experiences do not exemplify
someone who should be honored as part
of '100 Years of Great Women.'
Lest we forget ... '100 Years of Great Women'
should never include a traitor whose hands are
covered with the blood of so many patriots.
There are few things I have strong visceral
reactions to, but Hanoi Jane's participation in
blatant treason, is one of them.
Please take the time to forward to as many
people as you possibly can.
It will eventually end up on her computer and
she needs to know that we will never forget.
RONALD D. SAMPSON, CMSgt, USAF
716 Maintenance Squadron,
Chief of Maintenance
DSN: 875-6431
COMM: 883-6343
PLEASE HELP BY SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.
IF ENOUGH PEOPLE SEE THIS MAYBE HER STATUS WILL CHANGE
IF YOU NEVER COPIED ANYTHING IN
YOUR LIFE, COPY THIS AND SEND TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY SO THAT EVERYONE WILL KNOW!!!!!!
She really is a traitor
A TRAITOR IS ABOUT TO BE HONORED!!
KEEP THIS MOVING ACROSS AMERICA
This is for all the kids born in the 70's who do
not remember, and didn't have to bear the
burden that our fathers, mothers and older
brothers and sisters had to bear.
Jane Fonda is being honored as one of the
'100 Women of the Century.'
BY BARBRA WALTERS
Unfortunately, many have forgotten and still
countless others have never known how Ms.
Fonda betrayed not only the idea of our country,
but specific men who served and sacrificed
during Vietnam
The first part of this is from an F-4E pilot.
The pilot's name is Jerry Driscoll.
In 1968, the former Commandant of the USAF
Survival School was a POW in Ho Lo Prison
the 'Hanoi Hilton.'
Dragged from a stinking cesspit of a cell,
cleaned, fed, and dressed in clean PJ's, he was
ordered to describe for a visiting American
'Peace Activist' the 'lenient and humane
treatment' he'd received.
He spat at Ms. Fonda, was clubbed, and was
dragged away.
During the subsequent beating, he fell forward
on to the camp Commandant's feet, which
sent that officer berserk.
In 1978, the Air Force Colonel still suffered from
double vision (which permanently ended his
flying career) from the Commandant's frenzied
application of a wooden baton.
From 1963-65, Col. Larry Carrigan was in the
47FW/DO (F-4E's) He spent 6 years in the
' Hanoi Hilton' ... the first three of which his
family only knew he was 'missing in action'.
His wife lived on faith that he was still alive.
His group, too, got the cleaned-up, fed and
clothed routine in preparation for a
'peace delegation' visit.
They, however, had time and devised a plan to
get word to the world that they were alive
and still survived. Each man secreted a tiny
piece of paper, with his Social Security Number
on it, in the palm of his hand.
When paraded before Ms. Fonda and a
cameraman, she walked the line, shaking each
man's hand and asking little encouraging
snippets like: 'Aren't you sorry you bombed
babies?' and 'Are you grateful for the humane
treatment from your benevolent captors?'
Believing this HAD to be an act, they each
palmed her their sliver of paper.
She took them all without missing a beat. At the
end of the line and once the camera stopped
rolling, to the shocked disbelief of the POWs,
she turned to the officer in charge and handed
him all the little pieces of paper.
Three men died from the subsequent beatings.
Colonel Carrigan was almost number four
but he survived, which is the only reason we
know of her actions that day.
I was a civilian economic development advisor
in Vietnam, and was captured by the North
Vietnamese communists in South Vietnam in
1968, and held prisoner for over 5 years.
I spent 27 months in solitary confinement; one
year in a cage in Cambodia; and one year
in a 'black box' in Hanoi .
My North Vietnamese captors deliberately
poisoned and murdered a female missionary, a
nurse in a leprosarium in Ban Me Thuot, South
Vietnam, whom I buried in the jungle near the
Cambodian border.
At one time, I weighed only about 90 lbs.
(My normal weight is 170 lbs.)
We were Jane Fonda's 'war criminals.'
When Jane Fonda was in Hanoi, I was asked by
the camp communist political officer if I would
be willing to meet with her
I said yes, for I wanted to tell her about the real
treatment we POWs received ... and how
different it was from the treatment purported by
the North Vietnamese, and parroted by her as
'humane and lenient.'
Because of this, I spent three days on a rocky
floor on my knees, with my arms outstretched
with a large steel weights placed on my hands,
and beaten with a bamboo cane.
I had the opportunity to meet with Jane Fonda
soon after I was released. I asked her
if she would be willing to debate me on TV.
She never did answer me.
These first-hand experiences do not exemplify
someone who should be honored as part
of '100 Years of Great Women.'
Lest we forget ... '100 Years of Great Women'
should never include a traitor whose hands are
covered with the blood of so many patriots.
There are few things I have strong visceral
reactions to, but Hanoi Jane's participation in
blatant treason, is one of them.
Please take the time to forward to as many
people as you possibly can.
It will eventually end up on her computer and
she needs to know that we will never forget.
RONALD D. SAMPSON, CMSgt, USAF
716 Maintenance Squadron,
Chief of Maintenance
DSN: 875-6431
COMM: 883-6343
PLEASE HELP BY SENDING THIS TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.
IF ENOUGH PEOPLE SEE THIS MAYBE HER STATUS WILL CHANGE
Friday, September 4, 2009
WE'RE MOVING TO MEXICO
I received this from a friend and this has probably been seen by many others. But if not, here is a sarcastic (say it ain't so, Bill) but honest opinion regarding illegal immigrants written with tongue in cheek. I'm rather fond of it:
Subject: We're Moving to Mexico........
>
> If this isn't the Damn truth I never heard it before!!!
>
>
> I can't stand it anymore, so I'm moving on if Obama can pull some strings
> for me. Hope they have some nice golf courses in Mexico (even though I don
> t golf now, I can take it up in my spare time there).
>
>
>
> Dear Mr. President:
>
>
> I'm planning to move my family and extended family into Mexico for my health
> and I would like to ask you to assist me.
>
> We're planning to simply walk across the border from the U.S. into Mexico,
> and we'll need your help to make a few arrangements.
>
> We plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports, immigration
> quotas and laws. I'm sure they handle those things the same way you do here.
> So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Calderon, that I'm on my
> way over?
>
> Please let him know that I will be expecting the following:
>
> 1. Free medical care for my entire family.
>
> 2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might need,
> whether I use them or not.
>
> 3. Please print all Mexican government forms in English.
>
> 4. I want my grandkids to be taught Spanish by English-speaking (bi-lingual)
> teachers.
>
> 5. Tell their schools they need to include classes on American culture and
> history.
>
> 6. I want my grandkids to see the American flag on one of the flag poles at
> their school.
>
> 7. Please plan to feed my grandkids at school for both breakfast and lunch.
>
> 8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I can get easy access to
> government services.
>
> 9. I do plan to get a car and drive in Mexico, but, I don't plan to purchase
> car insurance, and I probably won't make any special effort to learn local
> traffic laws.
>
> 10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the memo from
> their president to leave me alone, please be sure that every patrol car has
> at least one English-speaking officer.
>
> 11. I plan to fly the U.S. flag from my house top, put U S. flag decals on
> my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not want any
> complaints or negative comments from the locals.
>
> 12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes, or have
> any labor or tax laws enforced on any business I may start.
>
> 13. Please have the president tell all the Mexican people to be extremely
> nice and never say a critical things about me or my family, or about the
> strain we might place on their economy.
>
> 14. I want to receive free food stamps.
>
> 15. Naturally, I'll expect free rent subsidies.
>
> 16. I'll need Income tax credits so although I don't pay Mexican Taxes, I'll
> receive money from the government.
>
> 17. Please arrange it so that the Mexican Gov't pays $4,500 to help me buy a
> new car.
>
> 18. Oh yes, I almost forgot, please enroll me free into the Mexican Social
> Security program so that I'll get a monthly income in retirement.
>
> I know this is an easy request because you already do all these things for
> all his people who come to the U.S. from Mexico. I am sure that President
> Calderon won't mind returning the favor if you ask him nicely.
>
> Thank you so much for your kind help. You're the man!!!
Subject: We're Moving to Mexico........
>
> If this isn't the Damn truth I never heard it before!!!
>
>
> I can't stand it anymore, so I'm moving on if Obama can pull some strings
> for me. Hope they have some nice golf courses in Mexico (even though I don
> t golf now, I can take it up in my spare time there).
>
>
>
> Dear Mr. President:
>
>
> I'm planning to move my family and extended family into Mexico for my health
> and I would like to ask you to assist me.
>
> We're planning to simply walk across the border from the U.S. into Mexico,
> and we'll need your help to make a few arrangements.
>
> We plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports, immigration
> quotas and laws. I'm sure they handle those things the same way you do here.
> So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Calderon, that I'm on my
> way over?
>
> Please let him know that I will be expecting the following:
>
> 1. Free medical care for my entire family.
>
> 2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might need,
> whether I use them or not.
>
> 3. Please print all Mexican government forms in English.
>
> 4. I want my grandkids to be taught Spanish by English-speaking (bi-lingual)
> teachers.
>
> 5. Tell their schools they need to include classes on American culture and
> history.
>
> 6. I want my grandkids to see the American flag on one of the flag poles at
> their school.
>
> 7. Please plan to feed my grandkids at school for both breakfast and lunch.
>
> 8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I can get easy access to
> government services.
>
> 9. I do plan to get a car and drive in Mexico, but, I don't plan to purchase
> car insurance, and I probably won't make any special effort to learn local
> traffic laws.
>
> 10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the memo from
> their president to leave me alone, please be sure that every patrol car has
> at least one English-speaking officer.
>
> 11. I plan to fly the U.S. flag from my house top, put U S. flag decals on
> my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not want any
> complaints or negative comments from the locals.
>
> 12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes, or have
> any labor or tax laws enforced on any business I may start.
>
> 13. Please have the president tell all the Mexican people to be extremely
> nice and never say a critical things about me or my family, or about the
> strain we might place on their economy.
>
> 14. I want to receive free food stamps.
>
> 15. Naturally, I'll expect free rent subsidies.
>
> 16. I'll need Income tax credits so although I don't pay Mexican Taxes, I'll
> receive money from the government.
>
> 17. Please arrange it so that the Mexican Gov't pays $4,500 to help me buy a
> new car.
>
> 18. Oh yes, I almost forgot, please enroll me free into the Mexican Social
> Security program so that I'll get a monthly income in retirement.
>
> I know this is an easy request because you already do all these things for
> all his people who come to the U.S. from Mexico. I am sure that President
> Calderon won't mind returning the favor if you ask him nicely.
>
> Thank you so much for your kind help. You're the man!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
