Going Obama Green

Why can’t we be more like France? That seems to be the basis of the Obama Energy policy. Why? Because gas prices in France are high. So why are they high? Well ‘go green’ liberals would tell you it’s due the metric system, imperial gallons to liters conversion, etc, etc, – well just something that as a conservative, you’re too stupid to understand. That’s what they want you to believe. Well, it’s not really the gas. It’s the tax rates. France taxes gas almost up to 70% of its cost – so for every Euro of gas, add 70% in tax. However, in America, if you figure in both state and federal taxes, our gas tax is approximately 18%.
So the Obama policy of being more like France serves their Socialist agenda well. First, if they can get the gas tax up high enough, then by comparison, the high cost of ‘green’ energy becomes more palatable to the American public. When a gallon of gas cost $7, then you’d be more apt to plug in your electric econo-box every night – even though it only has a range of 100 miles. And even better, they can get more of those gas-guzzling SUVs off the road that those evil rich people love to drive.
Secondly, it would be a large influx of tax revenue to the Federal government – that would only go to fund more big government, and not go to paying off the crippling debt we owe China.
So go buy that Nissan Leaf and install those solar panels on your roof (if you can afford it)
Au revoir mon ami

Good Riddance

I assume MSNBC decided the liberal wave that recently descended across America with the election of Barack Obama is over – and therefore no need to extend the contract of their favorite liberal loony, Keith Olbermann. The “Countdown” has finally ended – and with it, the nightly dribble of the liberal love feast. Question is who is left in prime time to interview Janeane Garofalo? Poor Janeane.

First, my apologies to my loyal reader(s) who follow my blog – I’ve been absent from the cloud for far too long. I’ll do better. But rather than just jumping back in my usual ranting a raving about our liberal brethren, I wanted to relay a point of greater importance. This struck me this morning while waiting in line at the Starbucks. In line in front of me was a member of the US Navy – dressed in BDUs (that’s a battle dress uniform for those of you in the civilian world – you know, those green & brown uniforms they wear in Call to Duty or whatever video war game you indulge yourself.) On the drive to Starbucks, several ideas were rattling around in my head for my blog – the usual stuff, like why liberal ideas are counterproductive to economic growth, Obamacare SHOULD be repealed, etc, etc. But seeing this Navy person made me think of something more important – and that would be their service allows me to even have a blog. I’m sure I don’t have a counterpart in a downtown Teheran coffee shop this morning writing that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an idiot and that his policies are ruining Iraq. So when we were both waiting at the counter for our morning cup of Joe, I thanked them for their service. I think they were a little surprised at my comment, but they should not have been – this should happen all the time. I’m not saying all of us don’t appreciate those that decide to serve our country by putting on the uniform (well, except for those extreme liberal nut cases that hate the military).
So the next time you see one of our nation’s finest, thank them for their service to our country. They already know that, but it’s nice to tell them. They gave you the freedom and protect an economic system in which you can earn enough to buy that $5 cup of coffee – and you may even want to buy them theirs.