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From Wiki we find:

An oligarchy (Greek Ὀλιγαρχία, Oligarkhía) (oligocracy) is a form of government in which power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, military might, or religious hegemony. The word oligarchy is from the Greek words for "few/one" (ὀλίγος olígos) and "rule" (ἀρχή arkhē). Such states are often controlled by politically powerful families whose children are heavily conditioned and mentored to be heirs of the power of the oligarchy.

Oligarchies have been tyrannical throughout history, being completely reliant on public servitude to exist. Although Aristotle pioneered the use of the term as a synonym for rule by the rich, for which the exact term is plutocracy, oligarchy is not always a rule by wealth, as oligarchs can simply be a privileged group. 

It would seem, that this most open and transparent and honest administration EVAH, is resorting to kickbacks, kickbacks, bribery, more kickbacks, and now to downright illegal behavior.  At least, behavior typified by Oligarch governments.

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Else this might be seen as ludicrous.  Who does this?  Who sees this as a good thing?  Especially during our current financial crisis?

Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department is spending $5.4 million to buy fine crystal stemware for American embassies -- but it won't give the US economy much of a boost.

The contract was given to a tiny Washington, DC, interior designer, which in turn subcontracted the crystal work to a Swedish firm -- snubbing such US companies as the famous manufacturer in Clinton's own back yard, Steuben Crystal of upstate Corning.

And what is even more hilarious?  Didn't the dems and Clinton herself complain about former Pres Bush's use of no-bid contracts?  And yet, this administration is flush with them.

The firm didn't even get a chance to bid on the contract, which will outfit embassies and ambassadors' residences with fancy crystal for ritzy functions.

Ironically, under the no-bid contract, some of the crystal is to be custom-crafted to include the seal of the United States, although Swedes will do all of the manufacturing.

And to top it all off....

Contracting rules require any American firms that subcontract work to use a domestic firm or get a waiver.

The firm that got the contract, Systems Design Inc., is a small interior-design firm in tony Georgetown. The company, which is eligible for minority small-business contracts, does not appear to have done any similar work.

After getting the contract in September, the firm subcontracted to Swedish glassmaker Orrefors/Kosta Boda USA.

Well, we already know that we hate it due to the government can't run a lemonade stand, let alone a health care system like Medicare\Medicaid.  But now they want to run the whole country's care?  With less money?

We know that everywhere this type of health care system has been undertaken, it has failed and is failing.

We know that any Socialist that makes a proposal about control, that control will be Socialism.

And, we now also know that this Health Care bill will also radically alter the Student Loan system.

Obama pledged the use of coal and oil during his 2010 State of the Union address along with nuclear an alternative energy sources. 

But yet,

...for the next three years and probably more, trillions of dollars in domestic energy assets will remain untouched while billions of dollars more are spent on foreign oil.

Pres Obama is locking away vast amounts of natural and easily accessible sources of energy.  Continue Reading »

Sanity prevails.  America prevails.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments on Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected two legal challenges by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow, who claimed the references to God disrespect his religious beliefs.

"The Pledge is constitutional," Judge Carlos Bea wrote for the majority in the 2-1 ruling. "The Pledge of Allegiance serves to unite our vast nation through the proud recitation of some of the ideals upon which our Republic was founded."

And what is more...

In a separate 3-0 ruling Thursday, the appeals court upheld the inscription of the national motto "In God We Trust" on coins and currency, saying that the phrase is ceremonial and patriotic, not religious.

So, what did the anti-American athiest zealot have to say about all of this?

Reached on his cell phone, Newdow said he hadn't been aware that the appeals court had ruled against him Thursday.

"Oh man, what a bummer," he said.

Now, send him the bill for all this harassment and see if he still thinks its just "a bummer"!!

Yep.  That statement heard coming soon to a Chicago school near you.

It is bad enough that Chicago itself is one of the most, if not #1, dangerous city in America for juveniles.  Now, the Dept of Education is buying shotguns!

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12 BARREL: 14" - PARKERIZED CHOKE: MODIFIED SIGHTS: GHOST RING REAR WILSON COMBAT; FRONT - XS CONTOUR BEAD SIGHT STOCK: KNOXX REDUCE RECOIL ADJUSTABLE STOCK FORE-END: SPEEDFEED SPORT-SOLID - 14" LOP are designated as the only shotguns authorized for ED based on compatibility with ED existing shotgun inventory, certified armor and combat training and protocol, maintenance, and parts.

Didn't we have the IRS buying assault shotguns a while back? 

That last line makes me really scared.  The Dept of Education has an inventory of shotguns and battle armor?

Holy freak!!! 

Are the Chicago schools really that bad that the teachers have to wear amor and carry shotguns?  I mean, who else would? 

When you allow progressives, socialists, and liberals a foothold in your country and your life, they desire more and more control.  We allowed them in to help provide some jobs during the Great Depression.  We allowed them in more to help give our old people supplemental income when retirement and savings accounts were unheard of.  They were then allowed to institute health care for the poor and elderly as well.  All good intentions.

They were then allowed to provide monies to the unemployed and unemployable.  No longer were families thrown out in the cold and forced to find any kind of work should they lose their former jobs.  Now, they can look for more fitting employment with ease and less stress.

They were then allowed to determine how much people got paid by private companies.  They were allowed to dictate the level of health care that the company and worker agreed to.  They were allowed to dictate taxes and fees on any and everything.  They were allowed to dictate where people could live and what people could do do or construct on their own properties.  They were allowed to take personal properties in place of property taxes.  They were allowed to charge drivers for driving on certain roads and were now allowed to dictate what kinds of vehicles people could buy.

Lately, we have allowed these do-gooders, busy-bodies, over-bearers to dictate what kinds of food we could buy and eat.  They banned certain foods and food ingredients and even how foods were made.  Some have even gone to the extraordinary step of banning your easy access to food by just driving by the restaurant.

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Or maybe the Windmill-tapes?

Seems, Obama's administration got caught being a proxy for the wind energy lobbyists when Obama needed positive news about wind energy and jobs.  Gabriel over at Ace has the story:

The short attack piece they produced under the seal of the Department of Energy (PDF) was then used by the President to keep pretending that green jobs aren't the economic black hole that the Spanish report (and common sense) tells us they are.

According to emails (damn those ever-incriminating emails!) recovered by FOIA request, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a division of Department of Energy, got interested in producing the report because the lobbyists asked them to. For example, from an AWEA email to NREL with the subject "Spanish jobs report":

              "It is critical we respond, this thing won't die and its doing a good job of undermining our green job message."

And from NREL emails:

             "AWEA policy people are quite concerned about a recent report published in Spain (likely the one cited here) and I suspect they are not the only ones." ... "We need to come up with an appropriate response to these criticisms soon. I just spoke to a few people at AWEA about this." ... "The AWEA folks are wondering what we'll do, so if this is our plan, I'll let them know."

Does their deceit know no bounds?  Will they do nothing to tax and spend our money?

With much misery that has affected this world over the last few months, I bring you some levity.  And, what makes it even more hilarious, is that the people who stated these words actually believe them.

The first quote comes from Nancy Pelosi:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that Republicans have left their mark on the healthcare bill and should accept that the bill will go forward.  "Bipartisanship is a two-way street. A bill can be bipartisan without bipartisan votes. Republicans have left their imprint."

Continue on for more bloviating.

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... even the so-called Republicans.

Why do I say such things?  Again?

I present you with this....

The Senate's second-ranking Republican leader says he expects GOP lawmakers will vote to extend unemployment benefits this week — derailing a fellow Republican's objections.

And why would this staunch (so-called) Republican say such a thing?  Why would this so-called Republican vote for such a thing? Continue Reading »