There are three topics that are pissing me off today and I'd like to discuss them.
First, this whole Keystone pipeline deal. This is a deal that would bring jobs, revenue and oil independence to our country .......... and our great leader rejected it. Now, it appears as though China is going to try to partner with Canada on this deal. Exactly what we need, our biggest competitor profiting from a deal we should have closed on. All because the tree huggers think a few pines might get damaged or maybe some squirrels will have to relocate. You know what? I think if you consider the state of the economy, the high level of unemployment and rising fuel costs ............ I don't think the average American gives a fuck about trees or squirrels. However, even though Obama did reject this deal, It is my understanding that the House Republicans are going to get it passed by attaching it to the new Highway Bill. Let's hope they succeed.
Second, I'd like to talk about the "Occupy" movement going on across the country. I waited a really longtime to say anything about these protests because, quite frankly, I had no fucking idea what they were protesting. And I really took a lot of time to watch news coverage and read articles about them and really tried to understand what it was they were trying to protest. As I researched, I realized that every protester that was interviewed gave a different reason for being involved in the movement. First it was "evil wall street", then it was the Federal Reserve, corrupt politicians, lobbyists, reform the tax code, high unemployment, the military conflicts in the middle east, environmental issues, same sex marriages and it kept going on to a whole host of other issues. Then it finally hit me .......... instead of paying attention to what the people were or were not protesting ...... I should have stepped back and looked at the people themselves. When you see a news segment talking about this topic they always interview the protesters and 99.99% of the time it's some early 20's campus douche. Kids who have went from living under the protection of mommy & daddy's house to college and in that transition think they have figured out all of the world's problems and how to fix them. I'm not knocking young people. I was 20 and in college at one time with a lot of ideas on how I thought the world should be. After about a decade I figured out that things that sound good in theory often times do not work out in reality. These protesters should wake up and realize that. If they still feel the same way by the time they hit 30, then they can go back to protesting.
The last thing I want to bitch about is this proposed New Jersey law to outlaw all handgun ammunition and some rifle ammunition. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a total gun nut. I love guns, the 2nd amendment and am a very outspoken advocate of concealed carry. This proposed law makes me want to puke. This is a law that will essentially make it possible for the anti-gun pussies to side step the Bill of Rights and disarm the American people. What is the point of owning a gun if you have no ammunition to fire it? It's kind of like saying you can own a car, but we're going to outlaw gasoline so you can't drive it. Taking away a citizens ability to defend themselves does not make the country safer. Criminals will still find ways to inflict harm on the innocent and by passing this law the government is just making it a lot tougher for an honest citizen to protect themselves and their household. Who ever introduced this bill or supports this bill needs to be voted from office as soon as humanly possible. When the government tries to disarm the people, that's when the people need to be afraid of the government.
First, this whole Keystone pipeline deal. This is a deal that would bring jobs, revenue and oil independence to our country .......... and our great leader rejected it. Now, it appears as though China is going to try to partner with Canada on this deal. Exactly what we need, our biggest competitor profiting from a deal we should have closed on. All because the tree huggers think a few pines might get damaged or maybe some squirrels will have to relocate. You know what? I think if you consider the state of the economy, the high level of unemployment and rising fuel costs ............ I don't think the average American gives a fuck about trees or squirrels. However, even though Obama did reject this deal, It is my understanding that the House Republicans are going to get it passed by attaching it to the new Highway Bill. Let's hope they succeed.
Second, I'd like to talk about the "Occupy" movement going on across the country. I waited a really longtime to say anything about these protests because, quite frankly, I had no fucking idea what they were protesting. And I really took a lot of time to watch news coverage and read articles about them and really tried to understand what it was they were trying to protest. As I researched, I realized that every protester that was interviewed gave a different reason for being involved in the movement. First it was "evil wall street", then it was the Federal Reserve, corrupt politicians, lobbyists, reform the tax code, high unemployment, the military conflicts in the middle east, environmental issues, same sex marriages and it kept going on to a whole host of other issues. Then it finally hit me .......... instead of paying attention to what the people were or were not protesting ...... I should have stepped back and looked at the people themselves. When you see a news segment talking about this topic they always interview the protesters and 99.99% of the time it's some early 20's campus douche. Kids who have went from living under the protection of mommy & daddy's house to college and in that transition think they have figured out all of the world's problems and how to fix them. I'm not knocking young people. I was 20 and in college at one time with a lot of ideas on how I thought the world should be. After about a decade I figured out that things that sound good in theory often times do not work out in reality. These protesters should wake up and realize that. If they still feel the same way by the time they hit 30, then they can go back to protesting.
The last thing I want to bitch about is this proposed New Jersey law to outlaw all handgun ammunition and some rifle ammunition. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a total gun nut. I love guns, the 2nd amendment and am a very outspoken advocate of concealed carry. This proposed law makes me want to puke. This is a law that will essentially make it possible for the anti-gun pussies to side step the Bill of Rights and disarm the American people. What is the point of owning a gun if you have no ammunition to fire it? It's kind of like saying you can own a car, but we're going to outlaw gasoline so you can't drive it. Taking away a citizens ability to defend themselves does not make the country safer. Criminals will still find ways to inflict harm on the innocent and by passing this law the government is just making it a lot tougher for an honest citizen to protect themselves and their household. Who ever introduced this bill or supports this bill needs to be voted from office as soon as humanly possible. When the government tries to disarm the people, that's when the people need to be afraid of the government.
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