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Pork in the Spending Package

Posted by BerkoC on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 12:27:15 AM
I have turned and changed a little bit because I am for this idea of spending now as I was completely opposed to it before.  But unlike the democrats, I think that there needs to be major changes to this legislation.  For one there needs to be more money going to the people.  Stop giving money to the banks and start giving the tax relief to the people that have worked very hard to keep this economy going.  In short I think we should do the revision proposed by McCain.  He may be out of the White House but he still has the best ideas when it comes to the economy.
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Obama and Abortion

Posted by BerkoC on Saturday, January 24, 2009 2:55:25 PM
Quickly into his short presidency Obama has already overturned much of the work Bush has done to build moral character in this country and one of those key decisions was the to start funding abortion clinics again.  I understand why Obama thinks this is right because the left has been asking him to do this since day one, but I doubt he understands the consequences of what he is doing.  In Europe, where abortion has been legal for some time now, they are starting to see a rise of girls getting 2 and 3 abortions before they turn 30!  Is this what we want for the US?  I don't want the US to turn into a sex crazed culture that encourages women to be loose with their morals and abandon their responsibilities, those women can go and live in Europe.  We need to build stronger character if we are going to be an example to the world and what Obama is doing is only moving us away from that strong moral center and closer to a society that lacks rules, governance and most importantly decency. 
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Not Happy Letting Timothy Geithner At My Money...

Posted by BerkoC on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:13:41 PM

So the liberal "thrill of Obama" is now over and I think it is time to get down to business and really look deeply into the people that he bringing in to help run this country. One that I am very unhappy about is Timothy Geithner for Treasury Secretary. This man proceeded over one of the branches of the Fed during one of the worst declines in US production, US wage growth, and US Job growth. What kind of system rewards someone that has consistantly failed so often? I think that someone that fails this many times should be shipped abroad and given a paper pushing job that can't hurt anyone. Don't give him the keys to the economy! I have heard estimates that his bailout for the economy may cost in the range of 3 trillion dollars, now who misses Bush liberals?
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FDNY Mug

Posted by BerkoC on Sunday, January 18, 2009 3:35:12 PM
So to continue along the vein I was speaking of yesterday about heroes.  I wanted to present this FDNY travel mug that I found.  A very nice mug that shows off the logo of the true heroes of New York.  I am very proud of the first responders in New York and hope that first responders in the rest of the country can live up to the example they have set in New York with tragedy after tragedy.

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Heros in New York

Posted by BerkoC on Saturday, January 17, 2009 5:40:50 PM

Watching the way New York city emergency response officials handled the plane crash in the Hudson this past week, I have nothing but respect for the types of people that city produces.  Time and time again they are challenged with adversity and seem to pull through with flying colors.  Thank you to all the emergency responders in New York, you are a cut above the rest.
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Don't Seat Burris!

Posted by BerkoC on Monday, January 12, 2009 11:40:31 PM
I know that it has been awhile since I have last posted (the holidays can stop anyone), but I thought I would start off the new year right with a demand of the new congress to not seat the tainted Jr. Senator of Illinois Burris.  I can't believe that the democrats and especially the Republicans of the Senate are rolling over and letting the Rob Blagojevich scandal subside and allow him to appoint a Senator even though he should have lost his right to do so.  The more we allow tainted officials into government the less efficient government will be for the people.  I predict that we will see lots of special interest groups getting kick backs and tax breaks in Illinois in the coming years thanks to the newly elected Jr. Senator of Illinois.


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Terrorism at Fort Dix Adverted

Posted by BerkoC on Monday, December 22, 2008 11:23:07 PM
I am sick of liberals whining about the counter measures our government is taking to preempt terrorism in this country.  Do they not realize the protection that has been granted by these measures?  Today was a perfect example.  The 5 men that were going to attack Fort Dix with AK47s and M16s were found guilty and will be heading to prison for a very long time.  This is great because, thanks to counter measures, they were caught before they had a chance to hurt anyone.  This is just one example.  Ever since we have had the counter measure put in place by Bush's Homeland Security Office we haven't had another attack at all on US soil and that is something be proud of and feel safe around.  So for all their whining I am happy to know that there are good things like what happened to these Fort Dix plotters that keep the liberals shut up for at least a little while.
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Ponzi Schemes

Posted by BerkoC on Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:42:51 PM
I was blown away when I heard about this massive 50 billion dollar ponzi scheme over the weekend because I really thought that people were smarter than this.  I mean even if a person is rich they can still be a crook and you need to do your due diligence before investing with them.  I don't like the idea of the SEC, I like the idea of people learning from their mistakes and the mistakes of other people.  I think having this Ponzi scheme as an example and the punishment this guy recieves (which needs to be Severe) will help to stop this in the future.  We need to have fear in the consumer and the theif so that the theif rethinks his plan to rip people off and the consumer is very, very careful before investing in something that sounds risky.

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Iraq Disrespect

Posted by BerkoC on Monday, December 15, 2008 11:22:39 PM
I am the first to admit that things have not been perfect in this Iraq War (name me one war that went perfectly according to plan), but there are things that are good and the overall result was/is a freer Iraq with freer people.  So why do Iraqis constantly level their problems on the US?  This recent show of disrespect by the TV reporter throwing his shoe at Mr. Bush is just another sign of how these people don't understand the positive changes we've brought their country and only focus on the negatives (that are in fact a result of their own blood letting).  I get really annoyed when, first someone attacks our president and second they have the nerve to blame us for their society.  We are trying to help and if you can't accept our help then maybe a dictator is what you need.
Tags: shoe   bush   Iraq  
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Funny Blagojevich T-shirts

Posted by BerkoC on Friday, December 12, 2008 11:17:33 AM
One thing I love about this country is that anytime someone does something bad there are a million humorist to turn it on a dime and make jokes of it. Recently many of these humorist have been turning to t-shirts to also make some money from their jokes. I think this is great especially when it is at the expense of the all too often corrupt democrats like our friend Governer Blagojevich. See below for two of my favorites that I found.
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The Bailout is coming!

Posted by BerkoC on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:41:56 PM
Despite cries from 6 out of every 10 Americans, the DEMOCRAT controlled congress is going ahead with the auto bailout and giving our tax paying dollars to companies that have been robbing us with their cars for years.  Well now they get to rob us with our government as well.  It just annoys me that this is what big government does.  They take my money and then use it for things I hate like giving money to these companies.  That is why big government needs to stop.  If there is opportunity invest will come, we don't need to force the hand of the market and try to save these companies because in the end even the government can't stop the invisible hand of capitalism.


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The Next War: Indian vs Pakistan

Posted by BerkoC on Monday, December 08, 2008 12:39:14 AM

There is no doubt in my mind that Indian and Pakistan will be the start of the next great World War.  Both of these countries are sworn enemies of each other and both are pitched to start a battle over the recent attacks in Mumbia.  Now usually I wouldn't care because it is there problem, but since both countries have nuclear weapons, this becomes the problem of the world and the problem of the US.  What is really scary about this is that there is so much anger between the two sides that I don't doubt that one of them will go to the nuclear option and really start one of the most dangerous events the world has ever seen.  I hope that we can step in soon, before this administration is finished, and defuse the situation because I don't think having WW3 right now is the best thing for our country or the world.
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Holder Broke the Law

Posted by BerkoC on Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:58:54 PM

Obama's Attorney General, Eric Holder, is a law breaker and shouldn't be allowed in office. His pardon of Mark Rich was unlike anything else done before. There was no gray area with the pardon, Rich was guilty and had fled the law to avoid going to jail. Now it is true that the snake oil salesmen Clinton actually signed the pardon, but both you and I know that Holder could have done something to stop it. Do we really want someone like this in the office charged with uploading the highest laws in the nation? I don't think so, I think that it is time to take a closer look at these Obama officials and make sure that they are really as "clean" as Obama and many of the liberal pundits claim they are. If this is just on the surface for Holder, what sinister act lies deeper?
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The Debt Mountain

Posted by BerkoC on Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:03:06 AM

It is time that everyone learned a little about basic finances and pulled themselves out of their own debt issues. I am tired of the government stepping into the private sector and having to save companies like the auto-makers and banks because they have hired people to incompetent to do their own jobs. I think that we should let the market correct those errors. If a bank screwed up it should fail to be taught a less for its leaders and the leaders of institutions around it, that if you take undue risk you can fail. Not that if you take risk that the government will save you and your corporate jet. OK, so corporations don't deserve saving, we all agree on that. But I also think that consumers don't deserve saving either. I know that is painful, but people need to learn to control their spending habits and we can't expect them to do that without a sharp poke that says "hey time to stop spending more than you have and time to start saving!" If we keep coddling these people they will never learn and continue to milk the tax payers like you and I while they reap the benefits of government assistance. I hate the thought of someone that didn't need help taking that money from myself and my family. If you really do need help that is fine for awhile, but there is only so long that you can be aided at some point you/everyone needs to get back to work and be productive in this society. It is time that we all showed a little gumption and brought this country back to its former glory.
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Consumers and Black Friday

Posted by BerkoC on Tuesday, December 02, 2008 11:34:13 PM

Consumer driven events like Black Friday I find totally unacceptable. It seems like on these days it gets more annoying, or even more dangerous for people that want to go out and enjoy the normality that society affords. I mean if I want to go see a movie, forget about it there are a million women going to see any movie that is playing that day. And don't even think about trying to get around traffic if you are going downtown. What annoys me the most is that it isn't something that people really want, it is something that we have addicted ourselves too and cannot undo. I am sure that people would much rather have a measure experience instead of all trying to cram into one store to get the last "tickle my Elmo" or whatever it is. I would hope in the future this holiday wains and we start to be more measured with our holiday shopping and plan for it instead of just rushing out the door whenever some monkey on TV says jump.
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