BUMPER STICKER

On my way to work this day I had a young fellow driving a pickup truck pass me.  I drive slow so that wasn't a big deal.  In his back window he had an ARMY  VET sticker.  Being an old Veteran myself I sometimes drive by the younger ones and toss them a salute.  Just kind of a Thank you which they so justly deserve.  As I pulled closer to the truck I notice a bumper sticker with some pretty small print.  Finally after some careful driving I got close enough to read it.  The first word in BIG letters which had caught my attention was "HAPPINESS".   As I got real close I could read the rest.  It said:

HAPPINESS

is a belt fed weapon!

Got side by side, he looked over and I gave my salute and had just enough time to smile and make the exit.
It certainly made my day.

God Bless these young warriors, we owe them so much!

Pops 

SHORT AND DIRECT

Stolen from my good friend Subvet

 It says it all! 

 

Short & Direct:

From a Marine friend...Short and sweet...and to the point.

The Navy SEALS removed one Muslim threat to America . . . It's up to the voters to remove the other!

2MILLION REASONS

I have spoken out before about the total lack of concern and compassion by barrack hussein obama towards our military.  He has snubbed the Prime Minster of Israel, our strongest ally, bar none!  He has used the returning KIA Seal Team 6 Warriors for photo ops.  He is the most spineless, cowardly, anti-American to walk upright since the Rosenbergs.  Now he has slighted the largest Veteran Association in America!  This spineless cowardly son-of-a-_____(you fill in your word).  Does not deserve another day in the office of the Commander in Chief!  He has just turned his back on my Grandfather, WWI, my father, WWII,  and my son, Iraq.  He no longer deserves any respect as the Commander in Chief, American or a man!

I urge all of my followers to call your Representative, Senator, and the Whitehouse and express your absolute disgust at at this sub-humans behavior!  

Clik here for the entire article!!!

Whitehouse:(202) 456-1414 (202) 456-2461 

 

 Pops

It's About Time!!!

I guess I'm back posting after a short/long time away from the desk so I hope my followers will come back.  This is just about the bestess news I've heard in a while.  I am not a big Starbucks fan (too expensive for this retired guy)  however,...........

I saw the beginning article several days ago and hoped that it was not in vain well, guess what!  It wasn't!  Here's the lead in at Fox News.

Dozens of Business Leaders Back Starbucks CEO's Pledge to Halt Campaign Donations

Published August 25, 2011

| FoxNews.com

Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks call for this and by golly he got it.  It's about time some of the major businesses of this country stood up and quite trying to kiss the derriere of the roughly 536 wanna be kings and queens (including Barney Franks).  The Americans of 1176 tossed out a king and by God and with His grace we, Conservatives, Tea Party people, Democrats that are embarrassed, and the like will get rid of this group of moron, back scratching good ol' boys and girls!! The 2010 election was JUST A START!

This list of businesses is just a start and fantastic.  Check out some of the companies!

AOL CEO Tim Armstrong; Zipcar CEO Scott Griffith; J. Crew CEO Millard Drexler; JC Penney CEO Myron Ullman; and Whole Foods Co-CEO Walter Robb. 

Read more: clik here

I believe that boycotts are good.  I firmly believe that supporting good businesses is also good.  If you need something try to by it from these companies.  I off now to have a Moca Latte at Starbucks,  you should too!

Pops,

PS.  To those that em'd me during my absence and have followed me for a while......well.....all I can say is  Thanks,  May the Good Lord Bless and keep you! Love you guys!

Requested Post

This post is at the request of my adopted son Kody's beautiful wife, Nicole.  He is an Airborne Ranger  in the ARMY with the 82nd Airborne.

A normal person has 1,000 wishes. A SOLDIER only has one, to come home safe. I know 97% of you won't post this as your status, but the 3% that do are my friends. In honor of someone that died, a wounded warrior, or who is fighting for your freedom, please (Like) and re-post in their honor...

How 'bout doing what this ARMY wife asks and send it on.

 Thanks,

Pops 

You Can Run.....but, You Can't Hide....Forever

It is Done!

I woke this morning to my cell phone vibrating and making a racket that means someone has text me.  It's 0630 and my day off.  I look, it's Jacob!  This early in the morning it call only be bad news.  I put on my glasses and take about 30 seconds for my eyes to focus and read the words, "Binn Laden is dead"  It takes me another minute or so to get my bearings and read again. "Binn Laden is dead".  I text back WTF?  Jacob then tells me that Navy Seals got him in Pakistan.  During the coarse of the next 20 minutes of back and forth texting a flood of emotions go through me and my son, still the warrior he was trained to be.   He says he feels it is complete now.  I say maybe, just maybe he and his buddies can put the horrible memory of war in a box in their mind and put it on the shelf.  I pray to God that they can.  For them, Binn Laden may be dead but the memories of war will last forever.  Hopefully just not as frequently nor as strong.

God Bless America and all our great warriors.

Pops

This is a Conservative Outrage!

I've been relatively quite about the alleged budget cuts that were being debated for the past few weeks in Congress now,  it is time to speak out. This is truly a Conservative Outrage!  The word capitulate means:
ca·pit·u·late   /kəˈpɪtʃəˌleɪt/ Show Spelled[kuh-pich-uh-leyt] Show IPA

–verb (used without object), -lat·ed, -

1.

to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.

2.

to give up resistance: He finally capitulated and agreed to do the job my way

(Compliments of Dictionary.Com) 

That is exactly what John Boehner and the majority of  Republicans did on Friday night.  Surrendered and gave up!  Many of those in the House of Representatives were elected on the mantra of cutting the budget!  They were not elected on cutting one tenth of one percent of the budget!  It is unfortunate for America and our children and grandchildren many of the old school members of congress and some of the newly elected members of congress didn't seems to get the message of the 2010 elections.  When the American public says "cut spending" and you say you will, you will get their support.  When you get elected and don't "cut spending" you will get their boot.  This means you will be a one term Congressman or Congresswoman.  For those of you who don't remember what happens to someone who says one thing and does another, "read my lips no new taxes"!  One term President, George Herbert Walker said that and he was, a one term President.

“The deal that was reached Friday night is a disappointment for millions of Americans who expected $100 billion in cuts, and who wanted to make sure their tax dollars stopped flowing to the nation’s largest abortion provider, (Planned Parenthood) and who wanted us to defund ObamaCare,” Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) said in a statement.

The first sham of this "I'll scratch your back you scratch mine" is that anything was accomplished.  According to Neil Cavuto at FOX NEWS and his staff there are 13 steps that must be taken, in order, for this pathetic facade to take place. The reported 72 hour posting of new bills has been shortened to three days.  Accordingly this sham of a bill could be posted at 2359 hours on Tuesday night and voted on at 0001 Thursday.  That's just the beginning. It seems to me that Congress is doing a lot of their work late at night, or under the cover of darkness.

Obama signs another stopgap budget bill  

By Sandhya Somashekhar and Paul Kane, Saturday, April 9, 1:37 PM

President Obama signed into law on Saturday a provision that will keep the federal government running through most of next week — long enough for congressional leaders to put the finishing touches on a budget compromise that will keep the federal government funded for the remainder of the fiscal year. Clik here article
The key words in this article are "long enough".  This is no more than another CR, aka, Continuing Resolution. How many is it now, three or four in the past months, I actually have lost track. From Real Clear Politics,
"Because of the need to put the compromise into legislative form, Congressional leaders said the House and Senate would vote overnight to pass a stopgap measure financing the government through Thursday to prevent any break in the flow of federal dollars. The actual budget compromise would be considered sometime next week."*
Further capitulation of the Leadership of the Republican party is echoed in this statement from Real Clear Politics, " Although both sides compromised, Republicans were able to force significant spending concessions from Democrats in exchange for putting to rest some of the vexing social policy fights that had held up the agreement."* What's another word or words for compromise, Capitulate, give up and give in! Finally, one last snippet from Real Clear Politics,"In the closed-door Republican session, according to people present in the room, Mr. Boehner described the plan as the best deal he could wring from Democrats..." *

I am so sick and tired of hearing about shutting down the government I am about to upchuck  The soldiers will get paid and any fool of a Congressman/woman who would vote against that would be committing political sewercide.  That is exactly where this piece of crap belongs, in the sewer!  I have had the opportunity to sit and talk with many an old soldier and quite a few young ones.  You can sleep well tonight because soldiers, unlike politicians, do their job regardless of pay.  They do it for a cause, Freedom, Honor, Duty and Faith that living in the greatest country on Earth is worth putting your life on the line.  God Bless these young and older soldiers for their service, regardless of the almighty dollar!


It took me a few minutes to recall this little tidbit of information I am forwarding to Speaker Boehner however, I feel since he has been so, so busy with Harry, the hunchback, Reid it may have slipped his mind.  Since he seems to think Billion is a small number then he certainly wouldn't and shouldn't mind taking a small piece of change from Brazil and giving it back to the hard working Americans here in the  United States.  I am referring to the 2 Billion President Obama has promise to give to Brazil to drill for oil.   The Wall Street Journal of August 9,2009 reports Brazil is getting 2 Billion US dollars to drill for oil and it's not even in US waters.  Thank you very much Brazil,  I'll take my money back and give it to American drillers instead. Now there is another 2 Billion you can cut and make the sham $40 to $41 Billion.  For the complete article clik here.


With a Federal budget nearing 15 Trillion American dollars and the country borrowing more money every day to just pay the interest to China and other countries don't you think $38 or $39 Billion of the promise $100 Billion, is just absolutely ridiculous!  It is my hope that every newly elected member who considers him/herself a Tea Party Congressman/woman will vote against this paltry and insulting spending cut.

I plan to make it know to my Congressman, will you!

Pops

*http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/09/us/politics/09fiscal.html?_r=1&hp