Cash For Clunkers

Interesting to see that after just four days the "Cash For Clunkers" rebate program has to be suspended because auto dealers warned the government they are in danger of losing track of how many deals actually have been made and more importantly...the money set aside for the plan was about to run out! Looks like another poorly planned, mismanaged government program to me! And these are the people that want to take over our healthcare system.....and that's what shim sez...

Talking "Stupidly"

Most of last night's Presidential press conference went as expected with President Obama attempting to rally public support for his latest raid on American taxpayers and small business owners.....his healthcare plan.
Then things really got interesting. When asked his opinion about the recent arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates by the Cambridge Police Department Mr. Obama claimed that "even though I don't have all the facts" and admitted he might be a bit "biased" because Gates was a friend he feels the Cambridge police acted "stupidly" in arresting Mr. Gates!
With wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, his takeover of the automotive and banking industry and his attempt to get in the healthcare business I would think the president would have more important issues to deal with than to make ridiculous statements about a local arrest which by his own admission he didn't have all the facts on!
The president should stop talking "stupidly". He's beginning to sound like Joe Biden.....and that's what shim sez..

Taking To The Airwaves

With his personal approval rating down and support for his health care plan dwindling even among members of his own party the "Celebrity in Chief" is doing what he does best...grabbing the teleprompter and addressing the nation tonight.
Yes he'll be eloquent and yes many of you will be impressed by the media love fest that follows, but for those of you that are among the higher income earners or the small business owners in this country look out....he's coming after even more of your money!
Similar to the $787 billion spending package that was crammed down our throats, this health care plan has to be done immediately!
It's going to be interesting to see how he proposes to pay for this without violating his pledge that Americans earning less than $250,000 will not pay "one thin dime" more in taxes.
Yes..another money grab is coming. Stay tuned...and that's what shim sez...

Look Out...They're Setting Us Up!

After hearing Vice President Joe Biden's recent comment that the administration "misread how bad the economy really was" I can't help but feel that we are being set up for another money grab. Believe me when I tell you sooner or later President Obama is going to get up in front of his teleprompter and we are going to hear that the $787 billion dollar spending plan that was rushed through Congress and jammed down our throats wasn't enough and they're going to need more. And he's going to have to go back on his word to get more!
I'd like to call your attention to a blog that appeared right on this site on Feb. 25th the night after Obama addressed the nation ("Good Speech...but Questions Remain").
In it I quoted the President when he said "nobody who earns under $250,000 a year will pay a dime in new taxes". For effect he repeated "not a dime". I called it his George Bush "Read my lips" moment recalling how when President Bush went back on his vow not to raise taxes he was hammered repeatedly by democrats and the liberal media alike and it played a big part in his election loss to Bill Clinton in 1992. Just wondering...what will the media reaction be when Obama breaks his "not a dime" promise and raises taxes on those earning LESS than $250,000 a year? Should be interesting....and that's what shim sez..

Did Palin Think This Through?

Whether you like her or not (I kind of like her). Whether you feel she helped or hurt John McCain in last November's election (I'm not sure she hurt him more than he hurt himself). I think nearly everyone can agree on one thing. After being picked from near obscurity to become candidate for Vice President...Sarah Palin was not ready for prime time.
Her stunning resignation as Alaska's governor to pursue a "higher cause" proves that once more.
Is she tired of all the jokes about her and her family from the likes of Saturday Night Live and David Letterman? Is she going to become a bigger force in the Republican Party and campaign for conservative candidates across America? Is she taking the time off to prep for her own Presidential run in 2012? While all of these are noble and sound reasons for not seeking re election she could have accomplished all of them and still completed her current term as governor.
She's been called alot of things within the last 10 months but her sudden resignation in the middle of her term enables her opponents to hang a label on her that is far more damaging than being called a simple small town hockey mom. They can now call her a quitter. If she stays in the rough and tumble world of national politics it will be extremely tough for her to shed that label regardless of what her "higher cause" is....and that's what shim sez...