Countries Struggling

Countries struggling with new ozone restrictions:

Bonner Cohen from the Heartland Institute

Honest IPCC Scientist Tackles Climategate

Andrew Breitbart Blasts Rachel Maddow

Bernanke Must Go

Currently, the Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, is campaigning for himself by calling Congressmen in hopes to sway people's minds so he can get confirmed for a second term. The Scent of Freedom says no!

Bernanke has done some good but the bad is overwhelming. Many commentators believe Bernanke should be reconfirmed because he saved the country. Bernanke, did save the day, but he also caused the need for someone to save the day. It's kind of like breaking a window and then fixing it. You get all the credit for fixing it but what about punishment for breaking it? Bernanke with his loose money policy is destroying the dollar and needs to get the heave-ho!

God Bless America

Congratulations to Scott Brown for his election in the Senate race in Massachusettes. It is quite unbelievable that a conservative, albeit, a pro-choice conservative would even be competitive in one of the most liberal states in the Union.

2012 Candidates

Three guys come to mind...

Sen. Thune (SD), Gov. Daniels (IN), Gov. Perry (TX)

Just throwing it out there.

CO2's

I think we should pump more and more CO2 in the air. The more CO2 in the air, the better plants and trees grow. The better they grow, the more food there is. The more food there is, the less starvation occurring. Sounds like an idea. There is no evidence to prove that a rise in CO2 causes more ice melt. Even if it did, maybe beaches on Greenland wouldn't be so bad afterall. Some polar bears might die but more tropical fish would thrive. Just some thoughts...

Global Warming?

When the globe stopped warming recently, liberals stopped using the term "Global Warming." They changed the term to "Climate Change." They espouse ideas to stop "Climate Change." That's funny, I never knew the climate was supposed to be static. Who would have thunk it?

Another thing...How in the world did the Ice Age come to an end without humans polluting the environment to cause "global warming?" Could it be that the earth heated up with help from the Sun? Hrmm.....

Sustainable Government

One must be a conservative to believe in sustainable living. Think about it...First why does conservative and conservation share the same base word, conserve? Conservatives believe in conserving life...all aspects of life.

A conservative government is a sustainable government. A conservative government will not spend money the country doesn't have. Yes, some republican presidents have done that. Just because some one is a republican, it doesn't mean they are conservative. I say that but you must realize some presidents need to spend more money when wars are occurring (i.e. Reagan - Cold War, Bush I - Gulf War, Bush II- Iraq, Afghanistan). In order to win a war, you must provide the troops everything they need to be victorious. That means spending money.

A liberal government who doesn't care about spending money is not sustainable. They spend money they don't have. Our country and government is going bankrupt. To be sustainable, it is essential to be conservative...economically and environmentally

Definitions

Why is a liberal called a liberal and why is a conservative called a conservative?

Answer:

Liberals want a "liberal" amount of government in their lives.
Conservatives want a "conservative" amount of government in their lives.

The more government in people's lives = less freedom individuals have.

Past Month

Afghanistan - I support the President and his plan. Give the generals what they want and need so we can be victorious. We're not their to build up Afghanistan. We're there to fight for our national security.

Jobs - Job summit = joke! President Obama is just acting like he cares about jobs.

Health Care - House passed their bill late on a Saturday night. The Senate is working through amendments as I type. They are currently debating the abortion language in the bill. This bill is a job killer not to mention a disaster for American health care.

Climate Change - Most countries are convening in Copenhagen for the summit. It's a giant sham. The leaked e-mails just proves that the "deniers" are right. Liberals are using the environment to push their agenda. If they really cared about the environment, they wouldn't have a giant convention that will put more CO2 in the air than the whole country of Morocco in one year.

WHAT??

When was it the business of the United States Congress to do business at 2100 hrs on a Saturday night? This is ridiculous!!!

Thank God we live in a great country and have checks and balances. Hopefully the senate will have more sense and reject this monstrosity.

Election Results

Va Governor:
Bob McDonnell is victorious. Great to see. Creigh Deeds is a good guy but just overmatched in this election. Four years ago, Deeds and McDonnell squared off in the Attorney General election and McDonnell won but a mere 650 votes or so. This time, McDonnell won by 17%. Is that a referendum on President Obama? Is it that Creigh Deeds was not eloquent in his points? Is it that McDonnell was a better candidate? I believe it was a combination of all three. McDonnell is one heck of a candidate and he can be penciled in as a potential presidential nomiee in the next few Presidentail elections.

NJ Governor:
Chris Christie is victorious. Great to see. Christie used his weight to squash Corzine. Corzine raised too many taxes in and the people had enough. I believe this was more about NJ than national politics. President Obama made several trips to NJ to campaign and Corzine embraced him but I still believe this was NJ saying no to Corzine. Looks like Dagget supporters wised up and voted for Christie.

NY district 23:
Disappointed in the results. I believes Dede Scoffaracvae took votes away from Hoffman. The republican candidate, Scozzafava, drops out right before the election and endorses the democrat? Come on, seriously? Hoffman should have won. If the district would have had a primary, Hoffman would have faced Scozzafava and the issue would have been settled between the two of them. Since there wasn't, Scozzafava took votes away from Hoffman. Oh well, there's always next year.

Endorsements

The Scent of Freedom has the following endorsements for today's election:

VA Gov: Bob McDonnell - Has the better plan - Jobs, transportation, education
NJ Gov: Chris Christie - Won't raise property taxes amongst other things.
NY District 23: Doug Hoffman - Fiscally conservative - Won't attempt to spend taxpayers dollars for nonsense

Olympics part deux

Chicago was the first out. Tokyo was second. That's great news!

I bet the IOC (International Olympic Committee) didn't appreciate the Obamas coming to save the day for Chicago. The Obamas thought if President Obama could speak to everything, then Chicago would get the Olympics in a heartbeat. To his astonishment, not everyone is wooed by his words. Good for the IOC. Good for Brazil.

Olympics

Give them to Rio! They need to be in South America.

Japan recently had the winter olympics. Spain had the summer olympics in Barcelona not too long ago. The US also recently had the winter olympics in Salt Lake City not to mention Canada and this upcoming winter olympics. They need to be somewhere new.

CNN and First Lady

Lead story on cnn.com is "First Lady says 'gloves are off' in bid for Olympics." Here's the link: Obama on Olympics

""It's a battle -- we're going to win -- take no prisoners," the first lady said with a smile at a roundtable discussion with reporters in the White House State Dining Room...."And our view is, we're not taking a chance," she said. "We're just not going to assume that the bids -- that the decisions are made, and so that no matter what the outcome is, we'll feel as a country, as a team, that we've done everything that we can to bring it home.""

I read that and I thought it was great...they're committed to bringing our soldiers home from Afghanistan after victory.....but then I realized it was about bringing the olympics to Chicago. We have soldiers on the ground dying and Mrs. Obama is saying that the battle is on and that she'll take no prisoners. She should tell that to our soldiers fighting in rural Aghanistan. It's a shame.

Honduras Update

Former President Zalaya is back in Honduras hiding in the Brazilian embassy. The current Honduran administration gave Brazil a deadline to turn over Zalaya but still refused. The deadline has past. What now? Here's an article to understand the mess by William Ratliff from Forbes.
Understanding the Mess in Honduras

Say No to Soda Tax

A soda tax was recently passed in San Francisco as an attempt to promote healthy living. Although, it sounds good in theory, we are opposed to such an act for several reasons. First, it is a pilot program for liberals who want a national tax on soda and other sugary drinks. This is just the beginning of a long stream of similar taxation on various other aspects of our private life. The Federal Government should not have the power to dictate what we eat and drink. If it's going to be discussed then keep it as a state issue, please, right there in California.

Secondly, this tax is going to hurt poor people the most; what's new? Who drinks and eats the most unhealthy food and foodstuffs? The poor. Why is this? It is because of a lack of education, a lack of funds, and a lack of convenience and availability. How many Whole Foods set up stores in lower-income areas? It's tougher for most families who are looking for convenience and low prices to place value on buying organic, local, or more nutritional food items. Those items tend to cost more, are harder to find, and not everyone understands the disparity between real food and food products. When saving money and filling stomachs is the bottom line it's a lot easier to purchase that $0.99 two liter of coke over the $5 bottle of organic 100% fruit juice. Put a tax on that soda and the price will increase, but because it's still cheaper than some of the healthier beverage choices, the poor will continue to buy it but now at higher prices. It's very similar to the cigarette tax. Who smokes the most cigarettes? The poor. I thought the democratic party was for the "working and poor classes." If that were true don't you think they would make that $5 pack of cigarettes cheaper?

Back to the soda tax. The final and most important point is that once you start a precedent of taxing certain items in the name of health, you start a troubling trend. From there on, where does the government stop? Cup cakes? Ice cream? Donuts? Ice tea? If the government believes they can dictate what you can and cannot eat, then they gain more control over your life. It's seems quite reminiscent of the issues surrounding nationalized health care. In a nationalized health care system, the government can dictate what health care services can be provided. You smoke?.....no services for you. You don't work out?.....no services for you. You eat red meat?.....no services for you. A soda tax is just a starting point for most liberals who want more control over everybody else. They believe they can garner such control in the name of healthy eating.

I say it would be better if the San Francisco City school district taught about nutrition in health class at school. Served fresh, local produce, meat, and dairy to the children. Developed school gardens, eliminated all soda from vending machines. Showed them first hand the importance of healthy eating. Those sound like good ideas, ideas that can help a community and a population make better choices and over time, become all around wiser and healthier. Through education, people learn and understand. You don't have to hurt the poor and gain more control in the name of health. If a person is fat, that's their prerogative. That's their decision. Not the government.

No to the soda tax.

Joe Wilson was Right

Who would have thought?

Mr. Obama misleads on 20 items in joint session of Congress.