Liberalism

A belief system of some in our society who, when in positions of power, affect idealistic changes with little consideration of costs, and then blame others or unrelated events for the negative consequences.  -- George Mayleben

Please feel free to give me your one sentence definition.

Raising Taxes

Sounds easy to do, and the politicians promise the financial problems will be solved.  We are in Needles California, and right across the Colorado River from a place called Bullhead City Arizona.  If you have heard that taxes are crazy here in California, and the costs are high,  that is correct.  Needles is "drying up" and Bullhead thrives, and the only difference is the taxes.  Fuel for our motorhomes has been $5.199 per gallon, and regular gas $4.999 in Needles.  Right across the border, fuel is $3.879, and the gas about $3.579.  It is sad to see this town, and realistically the economy of California in trouble.  The roads around here are rougher than any roads we have encountered as we cross the U.S.  The Ford dealer moved to the Arizona side of the river.  Many of the towns here are going bankrupt, and the effects of heavy taxation has even caused the ultra liberal Bill Maher to threatening to move out of California.  The rich have the resources to move, and the poor just get poorer as the sources of revenue diminish!  This State is nuts!  -- Enough

Can you imagine!

Can you imagine going to a church and hearing the following.  This is at the intercession of the Mass.   We pray for  "Our President and some Congress men and women are trying to make Catholics and other Christians participate in abortion, contraception, and euthanasia through paying into mandatory insurance plans.  Many did not know that voting for these candidates would bring about this terror and killing of the innocent.  We do not want to be forced to participate in this killing through our tax dollars.  We pray for a change of heart of these politicians!  For this... We pray to the Lord."  It seems so many priests have abandoned the words that should be said feeling that filling the pews by avoiding these issues is more important than saying what has to be said in these days of political correctness.

This was heard from the pulpit of St. Ann's Catholic Church in Needles California.  California!  Can this be possible in one of the most liberal States in the union?

St. Ann's Catholic Church is worth changing your travel plans for. We have the great luxury of going to many churches and participating in many masses as we travel.  Some of the churches are beautiful old structures, some have fantastic choirs, but some have awesome priests.  Needles has a great luxury.  They have a small very friendly congregation, a nice building, but they have Father Amaro Saumell.  This is how the mass should be said.  If you are Catholic, you will feel more Catholic.  If you aren't Catholic, you will feel you have had a great Christian experience.  -- George Mayleben

Sequester

Icebergs

When I was in grade school the Sister Borromeo taught me that icebergs were deceiving.  On top they are small, but it is below the surface where the real size is.  The Titanic proved the point that you don't get too close, lest you be surprised!

In politics we hear that a bill was past, as an example, and the top portion of the bill, the title, sounds very favorable.  So was the case of the "Stimulus" bill.  How could anything be wrong with stimulating a bad economy.  "Shovel ready jobs" were continuously talked about.  Then along comes the bill dubbed Affordable Health Care Act.  Looks good on the surface, but now we realize we have been coned.  Taxes that only a politician could like, spending on hiring thousands of government employees, health care taxes that will be passed on to us, and generally crap.

Am I cynical when Nancy Pelosi says "we'll have to pass the bill it to find out what is in it"?  -- Enough