Happy New Year

During the final hours of 2007, I would like to thank all my readers, regular and new, for your support during 2007. In the upcoming year; 2008, I will continue to give my unbiased analysis and comments on the news as it is written and/or reported by the various media outlets. I wish every one of you the very best for 2008. May you live and prosper under GOD's heavens and in his physical universe.

Will The Real Muslims Please Stand Up

The recent events in the Sudan, should be a warning to every liberal that believes Islam is another benign peaceful religion. If the behavior we in the West are seeing is not characteristic of true Muslims, "Will the real Muslims please stand up." And I'm not talking about Muslims living in Western Democracies. These people are Muslims in name and custom only.

For those of you that missed it, the following is a recap of the Associated Press article.

Gillian Gibbons, a British teacher, is being threatened with execution and 40 lashes for allowing her students to bestow the name Muhammad on a class teddy bear.

Several thousand Sudanese protested in central Khartoum on Friday against the teacher. Banners demanded "Punishment, Punishment, Punishment," as protesters chanted, "Kill her! Kill her by firing squad!" Gibbons, who was sentenced on Thursday (November 29, 2007) to 15 days in jail and deportation, was taken from her prison to a secret location to ensure her safety.

A Gathering Of "Fools"

On September 30, 2007, a large convention of atheist gathered in Virginia to proclaim their eagerness that GOD does not exist. What a gathering of fools. It never ceases to amaze me how so many well educated and intelligent people can so easily become "FOOLS". For it is written: "The fool says in his heart, there is no GOD. They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good." Psa 14:1 (NIV)


Personally, I don't need to add my comments, "Biblical Scriptures" say it much more emphatically and forcefully than I ever could when it comes to this perverse generation. Because it is also written: "The wrath of GOD is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about GOD is plain to them."

"For since the creation of the world GOD's invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. For although they knew GOD, they neither glorified him as GOD nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened."

"Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal GOD for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Therefore GOD gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another."

"They exchanged the truth of GOD for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator - who is forever praised. Amen. Because of this, GOD gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exhanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion."

"Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of GOD, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, GOD-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless."

"Although they know GOD's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them." Rom 1:18-32 (NIV)

The 14,000 DowThe Death Knell For America's Economic System

"Fund Managers", "Stock Brokers" and "Wall Street Bankers" have been toying with the idea of pushing the "Dow Jones Industrial Average" above the 14,000 mark. These people obviously don't realize the world has entered a new Socio-Economic Era that can not support manufactured money for long.

The Federal Reserve needs to pull the plug on this wild speculation before it damages the economy and sends the entire "Western World" into an economic tailspin that it might not recover from for decades.

"Global Socio-Economic Interaction" is much more volatile and unpredictable than most "Economist", "Fund Managers", "Stock Brokers" and "Wall Street Bankers" realize. This intentional effort to keep inflating the price of already overpriced stocks and mutual funds will drive our economy and our nation into economic disaster.

America does not have enough internal industrial capacity to support a Dow Jones over 10,000, let alone 14,000 and relying on foreigners to support our irrational and irresponsible economic behavior is sheer madness. This country has been surviving for 20 years on borrowed time, low birth rates, borrowed money and by stealing money from the public in the form of billions of dollars in hidden taxes and fees.

Unlike the "Great Depression", the room for future economic growth and expansion will not be there. The world today is much more competitive and despite all the diplomatic pleasantries, Western and Eastern Europe, Great Britain, the Arabs, the Japanese, all of South America, Canada and the rest of the industrialized world no longer trust this country. The Russians definitely don't trust us and the Jihadist can't stand us. The Chinese are simply using us because our short-sighted and money-hungry corporate and government leaders have shown them we; as a nation, no longer have credible values, morals or ethics.

Our citizenry is more decadent, backward and functionally illiterate than during the "Cold War". The Democrats and the "Liberal Left" are a frightening bunch of socialist and the Republicans are greedy, self-centered unilateralist. The world will not let us plunder their resources like we have been doing since the end of World War II. The vast majority of the nations on this planet have largely recovered from the devastation of that war and competition for available natural resources and technological advantages will be immense.

The war against "Islamic Extremist" is costing us billions in borrowed money and even as big as America's economy is, there is a limit to the amount of money we can borrow. These debts must be repaid. If this country defaults on its debts, and it will, the rest of the industrialized world will feel the impact. Because the average American is a mindless consumer, when these millions of Americans can no longer "shop til they drop", major economies around the world will go into economic decline. The "European Common Market" will recover, but America won't.

Since more and more nations are capable of looking out for themselves, more countries will opt to invest in "Common Market" countries than in America. America's only edge right now is our superiority in weapons technology. At the rate the Chinese are growing and developing, we won't have this advantage for long. Heaven forbid, if they should ever decide to flex their economic muscle and demand payment on some of their loans.

Therefore, "Fund Managers", "Stock Brokers" and "Wall Street Bankers" should be very cautious about bidding up the price of stocks and mutual funds so they can line their pockets with the people's money. The worst thing our politicians ever did, was to allow the "Barons of Greed" to get their hands on the people's hard earned retirement money. Well..that's "par for the course" isn't it? Afterall, we do have the best group of political scoundrels money can buy.

Over Eating

There is little doubt that many Americans are over weight. The weight loss industry rakes in billions annually on programs and products that work for the few and not the many. Perhaps what most Americans need to do is turn off the television. A recent study done by Dr. Alan Hirsch found a connection between watching televsion and people's eating habits.

According to Dr. Hirsch, in an article written by Jennifer Kwan for Reuters, "people eat more when they are glued to the television." The more entertaining the program, the more they eat. "It seems that distracted brains do not notice what the mouth is doing", said Dr. Alan Hirsch, neurological director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago.

Hirsch explored the impact of smell, taste and eating behaviors while watching TV by measuring potato chip consumption.

Forty-five volunteers ate as many chips as they wanted during five-minute intervals over three-week periods while they watched monologues by late-night talk show hosts David Letterman and Jay Leno.

They also were given chips to eat when the television was off.

Hirsch found people ate an average of 44 percent more chips while watching Letterman and 42 percent more while viewing Leno, than when they did not watch TV.

"If you can concentrate on how the food tastes, you'll eat less because you'll feel full faster," Hirsch said in an interview at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Toronto, Canada.

"So if that's the case, let's look at the opposite. What if you're distracted? If you're distracted, in theory, then you'd eat more."

Through his research at the foundation, Hirsch has helped people overcome the loss of sense and taste sensation, which typically results in weight gain because the brain does not know when it should stop eating.

The ventromedial nucleus in the hypothalamus, where the so-called satiety center is located, tells the body whether it is hungry or full. If it is inhibited or tricked, the result can be changes in eating patterns, he said.

"People who cook spaghetti all day don't feel like eating spaghetti at the end of the day," said Hirsch. "By being exposed to a smell all day long it's tricking the hypothalamus."

At each session, volunteers were asked to concentrate on the sensory characteristics of the food such as taste and smell. Researchers say these sensory clues, in addition to internal body changes, signal satiety.

But when distracted, a person does not pay attention to either the body's sensations of feeling full, or to the sensory characteristics of the food.

Many studies have linked obesity to watching television and that link is likely due to inactivity, Hirsch said. But perhaps entertaining shows are also contributing. Dr. Hirsch concluded, "if you want to lose weight, turn off the television or watch something boring".

President Bush, Now Is The Time To Be A Leader

Many in the media, the political and radical left, the ultra and moderate right; as well as President Bush's most vocal detractors have accused him of "Failed Leadership". From where I sit, President Bush has not led this nation since he was elected.

Bill Clinton wasn't a leader and neither is Hillary. Well, you say..Bill Clinton is still very popular...so was Adolf Hitler. In fact, only one of the current group of presidential candidates, has shown any real leadership ability..and that's Rudy Giuliani.

These 3 actualities are very obvious:

1. Managing government is a failed strategy.
2. The President's advisors and political cronies have failed him.
3. His standing in public opinion polls has no where to go but up.

Therefore, the timing is right for President Bush to become our national leader by words, deeds, actions and activities. He must take charge of every aspect of his administration and become the point man on all the major issues confronting America.

Before we can begin to understand why managing government is not leadership, it will be necessary to define what is meant by lead. Lead means to show the way, by going along with or in front of, or to guide. From this definition, we can deduce that a leader is someone who has taken the responsibility to show us the way or to guide us. Management is simply organizing and monitoring activity. Leadership is directing activity.

George W. Bush was elected President by a democratic process. Therefore, he has a duty, an obligation and a responsibility to lead America, not manage government. Underlings can do that. Leadership requires courage and instinct, and by it's very nature must be in some direction or toward the accomplishment of something. That something America is being led toward must be clearly defined and simply stated because this becomes the goal to be reached, the objective to be accomplished or the destination we are suppose to arrive at.

Once the goal has been defined and stated, President Bush, as our leader, must decide on a plan of action or set a course or direction that will reach the goal, accomplish the desired objective or get us to our destination. If it is determined that a course of action has failed or is failing to reach a desired objective, as America's leader, the President must be ready to change course and personnel if needed. Misguided loyalties can be devastating.

Now that we understand the nature of leadership, we can ask ourselves some questions: Where has President Bush's past and present management taken us? What has he really accomplished with it?...and if he has not accomplished anything, we need to know why? In addition, what has been the result of his administration's management philosophy? Is America better off, the same or worse?

It is time for President Bush to take the helm of the ship of state. It is obvious his captains can not read the political charts. When management fails, it is time to lead.

Are America's Government Leaders Mentally Fit To Serve?

A widely accepted definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Political polarization has never worked at any time in world history.

When the political process becomes polarized, gridlock results and the legislative process becomes stagnant and ineffective. Differences as to methods, policies, priorities and procedural implementation are acceptable among any sane and rational group of people.

However, when differences in the essential elements of the legislative process paralyzes, inhibits or prohibits government to act in the best interest of it's citizens, then those elected representatives are no longer acting with reason or rationality. Whenever elected representatives can not compromise or engage in open and honest debate concerning the needs of a nation, these people are exhibiting characteristics of mental illness, not mental fitness.

If an individual or a group of individuals put politics above citizenship or their personal interest above the national interest, we are looking at people that are not fit to hold public office. These people should be voted out of office or thrown out of office at the earliest opportunity.